CHAPTER 1: GOING INTO THE SPLATERHOUSE
Michael stirs from his unconsciousness and then he slowly looks around as he is getting conscious again.
He looks around his environment and sees how corrupt and old the interior looks. He then sees someone lying next to him it a girl who is about the same age as him, with a leather Jacket and Bellbottoms who is a bit unconscious, pale skin and raven dark hair. He realizes this is his new partner, he then tries to wake her up then feel her for a pulse but hears none then he listens for a heartbeat and hears none. He then decides to administer CPR and then breathes into her. She suddenly opens her eyes and then punches Michael in the face. Michael rubs his face from the impact.
"That hurt."
"What the hell did you do that for, trying to get a cheap thrill out of me?"
"What, no jeez you had no pulse I thought you were dead."
"Of, course you wouldn't heard a heartbeat I'm a vampire dummy."
"Sorry I forgot about the report."
"Do you know how we got here?"
"I honestly have no clue, I only remember walking toward the house where I would meet you and then suddenly I blacked out, maybe I better introduce myself I'm your new partner Michael."
He extends his hand but then R.M. looks the other way and walks away from him.
"Hello to you too."
They look around the house and it's a house that looks like it's seen better days, it's big it's sort of a late Victorian style as there is a big main lobby with a couple of pillars but a doorway that is missing. Some parts of the house are dusty and there are a few walls that have several cracks and some paint that is chipped. They look toward a staircase which is made of dark wood which now looks scratched and with some cracks where you could easily pick a slither. Both then walk upstairs, as they are walking the upstairs they approach a long hallway where it is just surrounded by shades of darkness and due to the length of the hallway adding to the threat of something hidden in the shadows, it's practically every little child's nightmare. Michael is just a tad nervous but R.M. pushes on in the hallway as if it's just nothing and as they are venturing the hallway R.M. is trying every door left and right their passing by to see if any of the rooms will open. She then looks back toward Mike.
"Listen I never asked for a partner, I asked to do this job on my own, this Amityville Housing gig was mine."
Michael spreads his arms in a practical fashion.
"Hey, I didn't ask for this job either, but orders are orders they thought that maybe two people can help get the job done quicker to investigate, this place is suspected to be a former hideout for the Order of the Infernal Scepter; they felt you needed back up in case there was trouble."
R.M. has a slightly irritated look but she calms down slowly accepting what has been handed down to her and then turn away from Mike.
"Ok, but just remember stay behind me."
"Yes, mom."
"I heard that, make no jokes about my age."
"Listen are you caring any weapons?"
"All I got is a switchblade"
Michael he then pulls off a piece of camouflage Velcro on his paint leg and takes out some small but handy object which has a black handle and a white dragon. There is a button which is flat, but Michael knows how to activate it. He presses it and out comes the blade which is razor sharp. He then presses the button and it retracts.
"Won't do us much good but I guess it's better than nothing."
Michael then twirls the blade in his hand clockwise and counterclockwise fast and then stops.
"I was taken before I could even get out of my car, it was like I was suddenly drugged and blacked out."
"Same here it was just so sudden, I don't get it what is going on, I thought this was going to be a simple hit and go job, and they said there was a source of evil here."
"Well we'll just have to find out."
Both keeping walking the hallway as R.M. continues to find an open door. Michael having only his switchblade handy is scanning the area carefully with no luck and is getting a little bored and feeling a need to break the ice he then decides to pop a question to R.M.
"I have a question what are your favorite weapons that you usually carry."
R.M. rolls her eyes a bit.
"What kind of question is that?"
"It's an orientation question just to help us know one another c'mon nothing is happening, so we might as well talk and who knows maybe the talking will draw attention to the monsters, so we can fight them cause I'm getting bored, still will you answer the question."
R.M. a little bored herself from the fruitless search then decides to reply.
"Alright a whip, magnum, and stake."
"Katanas, Uzis, shuriken, and well all the above in ninjutsu gear."
"Wow, that's a lot of shit to carry with you."
"I carry all that shit with me, because well you never know what shit you'll run into, shit happens."
They both get to the end of the hallways and they encounter a flight of stairs that go down. There is nothing but more darkness at the bottom. Michael then puts his left arm out toward them.
"After you."
"Just because I'm a vampire doesn't make me unkillable."
Michael suddenly barges in front of her and starts going down first. R.M. is a bit surprised by what just happened.
"Michael what the hell are you doing?
Michael he is suddenly at the bottom of the stairs and there are two doorways left and right that are completely dark and a hallway behind him that contain a third doorway all of them are completely covered in darkness. Michael then decides to rattle the cage.
"Well nothing is here, hello, hello, come on out already, and I'm waiting."
Suddenly Michael is grabbed by a big strong scaly hand that grabs him by his shirt and then he is pulled to the right doorway and then is thrown which makes Michael hit the cabinet and it knocks Michael out. The vision in Michael is getting blurry as he is hearing some sort of struggling, he sees his switchblade on the ground but it's too far to reach. He tries to crawl toward it but is suddenly overcome by the ooziness and then blacks out.
Michael in his knocked-out state then has a flashback of his past from several years ago. Michael is in high school and is dating a girl whom he is having a deep connection with and is also taking up fencing. Michel is a champion martial artist and fencer and honor student. Michael is now out of a class and is at his locker then suddenly a girl in a black skirt and white shirt, with autumn brown hair that waves as she moves, a face which is half Dutch half Indian as her skin is white but has a slight tan color and she then comes near and talks to him.
"Hi big guy."
Both immediately kiss.
"Hi, yourself ice babe."
"Hey stop calling me that."
"Sorry, it's just sometimes feels natural, so we still have that date tomorrow."
"Yeah can't wait, so what are you doing tonight."
"Um, homework as usual and my job."
"Again, man we just never have enough time together."
"I know I'm sorry Leah, but it's important besides if I didn't do it I would never be able to buy anything for you."
"Look, I love you, but you have got to be more careful with what we have, you've blown one date too many, why is this job so important?"
"I …"
"Never mind don't answer, look its lunch time lets go and talk."
And both are at the Cafeteria, both have a seat with each other and enjoy lunch and talk for a while. Then after school Michael he then comes back home and is in his room to put on his gear. He is in black from head to toe, he then puts on his combat vest which is black and has on his left shoulder a few throwing knives and in the two pockets the top toe spikes, and bottom steel balls. One the other there is a combat knife, a few shuriken's and in the two pockets on the top smoke bombs and the other a tiny grappling device. Michael then does a small kung fu kata with his hands. He then takes his two short katanas and does a kata with them and then sheaths them and then goes out to do his regular job which of course is Demon Hunting. He is at the Delamorte Cemetery where there is some Demonic Activity as usual; some of the six Demons are doing drug business with Sam Hell. Michael listens in on a mini handheld audio satellite he has and is hearing a conversation.
Sam Hell says, "Yes, you guys are going to make The Sender and our organization proud you've made a 6, 000 in one week on the Paradise Drugs, keep it up and make sure that thousand-dollar mark goes up, there will be a reward for you guys."
All six demons say, "Got it."
Michael hears this info and he immediately takes out his bow and takes out one of his specialized arrows, an explosive grenade arrow, he arms it twisting the circular coned arrow clockwise and sets himself up.
"Freeze, this is the Demon Hunters drop what you're doing and put your hands up, you know I won't miss Sam, I can hit you from the heart or head 80 yards from here."
Sam Hell then has a mocking arrogant smile.
"Ah, Michael doesn't surprise me as usual you interrupt business, pop quiz hot shot you are armed with a bow and arrow and have only one bow statistically you can only kill one of us, and were all armed with automatic weapons (all take out guns), which will shred you in a minute what do you do bitch."
"Simple, shoot you with an arrow."
Michael fires the arrow and then ducks. The arrow travels and then hits one of the demons and it explodes killing the demon blowing his body to kingdom come as body parts and some purple blood all splatters all over the graves, coating them with the blood. The remaining five demons begin firing automatic weapons, but Michael as he runs he fires another arrow which hits a demon straight though the neck, it goes down. Michael though the gunfire then hides in a grave, and he then takes out a flash grenade throws it and then it detonates causing everyone disorientation, Michael then jumps from above with sunglasses and then throws a shuriken at another of the demons hitting him in the forehead. Sam Hell takes one of his hatchets and then throws it straight at Michael's back, but Michael turns around on time, catches it and as one of the other Demons fire Michael then throws that hatchet which brains the Demon it goes down, and then both the demon and Sam come out, Sam has two hatchets in his hand and the demon a machete. Michael takes out two of his machetes and then fights the both at the same time. But Michael gets the upper hand and kills the Demon and then disarms Sam Hell of his hatchets.
"Sam have you given up."
"It looks like I lose this time, but I'll be back to kill you bitch."
Sam immediately pops out a couple of pepper bombs and throws them to the ground, Michael is disoriented, and he disappears. He then pounds his fist lightly on a graves top.
"Damn, he got away, why does he always call people the B word?"
Michael then takes out his communicator and reports back to the Demon Hunters about his mission. Afterward he is at home doing his homework his stepfather Peter comes into the room, Michael then stops what he's doing and looks up ready to explain himself.
"Dad, look it's not my fault Sam got away he pulled a fast
one on me but I'll get him next time."
But Peter doesn't have a look of disappointment instead there is a smile on his face.
Peter says, "No, it's not that you did alright there I'm proud of you, it's something else."
"What is it dad?"
"Michael have you thought about my offer."
"Yeah, I have dad, and the answer is still no."
"Mike, you have so much potential that can be used for this
organization, you can help in the cause to defend humanity
from demons, like your father and older brother Gabriel."
"No, Dad that's your dream, I'll admit after my parents
died I use to have the desire to be a Demon Hunter to get
revenge on the evil responsible, but things have changed I just don't
think that's what I really want out of life."
"Well what do you want out of life son."
Michael he then looks at a photo of him and Leah out on the pier in Seattle, both are smiling.
"It's just I mainly want a normal life, you know
I want to go to college, fall in love, but most of all do something
else with my life, I was thinking about becoming a doctor, writer,
director and actor of movies and plays or possibly a
journalist I can't be completely certain; I mean is there really anything
wrong with what I want?"
"No, son if that is truly how you feel then I won't get in your way."
"Do you think, mom and dad feel I'm doing the right thing?"
"I think they would think any decision you make is right,
now come on downstairs dinner is ready."
As Peter goes downstairs, Michael he looks at the picture of him and Leah and smiles knowing there may be a bright future ahead for both.