Supernatural: Chronicles of the Order

Chapter 4: A Matter of Fevered Expectations

(DISCLAIMER: No, I don't own Supernatural because it belongs to Eric Kripke and Warner Bros. So, enjoy the show! Rated M for graphic violence, adult content, and adult language.)

Dean was up after spending a night at the inn at the train station. His quest into getting me back towards the Order was still on his mind as he was dressed and bundled up. Like him, Colchuvar was also dead-set on bringing me back as well when he was all dressed up and ready to go. They had a mission to fulfill as they were ready to go since the weather had died down. The dismal grey sky did no comfort for them as they were still waiting for the train. Leaving the inn, both Dean and Colchuvar were sitting on the bench after purchasing their train passes for boarding. Just as they were about to leave for the upcoming train, they heard footsteps approaching as they saw Lord Sylvanus standing in their way. He was angry at not only Dean, but with Colchuvar for undertaking a task to bring me back to the Order at once. He wouldn't allow it, for he would also stop at nothing to haul the two members of the Order to come back to the fort.

"What's the meaning of this, Sylvanus?" asked Dean.

"You're planning on bringing Sam back, aren't you?" he snarled.

"Sam's got-"

"Sam has been banished weeks ago. I forbid it!"

"Forbid what?" said Colchuvar. "You know that Sam's very important to all of us."

"How dare you, Colchuvar! I will have you banished, too, for your insubordination!"

"Let me remind you that I've been a veteran to the Order for a while. Hell, I even went up against a Leviathan threat on Harkonnen ten years ago." He hears a train coming. "Well, well; right on time"

"You're not going anywhere! I will see that the both of you be punished sternly!"

"What's the matter, Sylvanus? You got a little Nair on your toothbrush?" said Dean as he was going inside of the train. "I bet that you have some flowery fragrance in your mouthwash as well."

Lord Sylvanus was left fuming as he also saw Colchuvar enter the train as well. With the train taking off from the station, it was going towards its destination as they were going towards Gurusha as planned. They were looking for me, for they would soon find me there if they can catch me in time. Going into a compartment, they were comfortable in riding coach as they saw the snow falling slowly. They were in for a long train ride, for they would soon be able to reach Gurusha in two days flat.

"It's a great thing that we left that sourpuss reeling," said Dean as he was sitting next to the window.

"Sylvanus is many things, but a sourpuss?" said Colchuvar as he was grinning.

"Well, he is a sourpuss. Hell, if only Sam were here right now, he'd be..., no, he might not give us a warm greeting by the time we reach Gurusha."

"It's been a month since he was banished. I bet that he would end up flying the coop the moment we step into the dome."

"And Sylvanus always said that attachments make you weak... No, ever since we've been there at the fort, that arrogant asshat always picked at Sam. Originally, we were born on Alecrast, but we were shipped here to Gehenna since our parents died. Ever since we were kids, he always took the heat for what Sylvanus did to him. And the fact that he found that secret compartment full of books and knowledge about the Elder Days was the last straw when the head honcho caught him and kicked him out. He always praised me the whole time, but Sam's always got the short end of the stick as if nothing has ever happened." Dean sighs heavily. "If only I stood up to that tyrant..., but he needed me in the Hunter Corps just to play the good soldier."

"And Sam took the full brunt of Sylvanus' cruelty. Anyway, I've did some digging in which that the prissy bastard has been keeping Sam from joining any ranks because of the power that he has. Now that he's been banished, everything has bad happened and we've been down to squat, especially with the food supply that is about to run out before the ships from Harkonnen can give us some more of it. I bet that your brother's spirit must have been through the ringer during his days there at the fort."

"For one thing's sure, all I want is to have my brother back."

Dean meant what he said as he wanted me to come back to the fort not only as a either a servant or a member of the Order, but to be his younger brother. He was desperate enough to bring me back as he was riding out the ride on the train directly with Colchuvar coming along. Both men were ready to get me back to the fort, but there would be some further complications in the end...


I woke up in my hotel room bed as I felt shaky. Sitting up, I noticed that Shigeru was off on a hunting job as I was left alone with some quiet. I wasn't feeling too well as I was forced to stay in bed since last night. The fevered chills had shook me to the bone as I was starting to cough my head off. I was in dire straits as I covered up in the blankets that I had. It would do no good for me as I was suffering from such a very bad fever indeed. It wasn't long until I dug into the nightstand and got out the thermometer and shoved it into my mouth. I was taking point as I was taking my own temperature while being in bed. When I heard the thermometer beep, I took it out as I saw the reading on it very carefully. It was a high temperature of 102.7 as I was very sick with a high fever. When I put the thermometer down on the nightstand, I decided to go back to sleep as I was still out of it.

The chills I had were terrible as I was also feeling the pinch of the illness that I had. Just as I was about to fall asleep, I heard the door open as I noticed that Shigeru had come back all dirty from that hunt that he had. To my surprise, I even noticed that he had a bag in his hand as he got out a bottle of cold medicine. He was concerned for me as he was aware of what I was going through. He went solo due to me being sick, but he couldn't leave me out just yet. He knew that I wasn't feeling too well as he was most likely to be playing nursemaid than hunter at this moment.

"I picked up this medicine," he said as he put it on the nightstand. "It's the only one that's feasible, but damn, it's icky to taste."

"I also take it that you ran into a garbage carrier," I said.

"That Rawhead's a pain in the ass, but I got him with the taser."

"As long as you didn't stand in water, then, you'll be okay." I continued to cough as I covered up in the blankets. "Before you play nursemaid, I suggest that you clean up first."

"Hold on tight, Sam; you'll pull through."

"I think that I need to see a doctor first."

"Well, don't throw up a lung while I get a shower in. Man, that Rawhead's got some nerve to live in a sewer."

I watched Shigeru walk into the bathroom as he shut the door behind him. I was left reeling as I decided to take a swig of the medicine that was on the nightstand. Opening it up, I removed the plastic cup that was over it as I took off the lid. The smell of the green medicine was awful as I poured some of it into the right dosage. It was bottoms up for me as I took a swig of the medicinal dose in my hand. It was terrible, but I had to take it as I felt the medicine taking effect. I was starting to fall asleep as I was still in my bed. The cold and fever had taken a toll on me as I was still resting from what ailed me. After spending a few minutes into the bathroom, Shigeru came out as he was dressed up in light blue pajamas. He noticed me sleeping as I was completely out of it. Still, he was concerned for my health as he noticed me tossing and turning.

"Sounds to me like you do need to see a doctor," he said.


Yashamaru had entered into the secret compartment as he was seeing all the books that have never been used in ages. It was out of concern that everyone in the fort had to have this stuff as the sets of books were still collecting dust on the sly. By the time he saw Ginryu enter into the secret compartment, he was accompanied by Castiel as they were also piqued by the age-old décor that had been buried for years. The shelves of books remained unnoticed by time as they were simply about to be read by some of the members of the Order soon enough.

"So, this is what Sylvanus didn't want the rest of the fort to look into," said Ginryu.

"These books are the very heart and soul into what would have been a possible reason to delve into such knowledge," said Yashamaru.

"And Sylvanus had the gall just to keep them shelved from further use."

"It seems that Sylvanus had his reasons just to keep these vast collections of knowledge from being leaked," said Castiel.

"What do you mean by that?"

"Sylvanus has been a seasoned hunter of future monsters that harm the innocent on this planet, but the ones from the Elder Days have been running rampant the moment that human colonization had expanded beyond Earth's borders."

"I bet that he didn't want other members of the fort to become attached to such relics as this."

"It's not all," said Yashamaru. "Sylvanus made that infernal mistake into sealing this place off for years, only to be reopened by Sam Winchester himself. The leader of this place also had his own reasons to force Sam into servitude instead of being a true soldier."

"Come to think of it, Sam's got a power that is so raw that everyone would get their hands on it... or perhaps suppress it." Ginryu was starting to have concerns about what was going on here in this fort altogether. "I'm beginning to understand why Sylvanus wanted to keep Sam from becoming a soldier."

"It's because he's jealous of what Sam could do, isn't it?" said Castiel.

Ginryu had to find me soon enough as he even wanted to show the rest of the fort the knowledge that could be useful into battling such evil that leaked from the Elder Days. By the time that he left the secret compartment, he was being followed by Castiel and Yashamaru as they were also ready to seek me out and bring me back to the fort. It would only be a matter of time before I was brought back here to the place where I was banished, but there would also be problems along the way.


Dean was still in the train compartment as he was seeing the mountains go by. The train ride had been rough as there was a stop at a lodge where it stopped for the night. With Dean and Colchuvar getting off for the night, they entered as they were warming by the fireplace in the lobby. This whole planet, Gehenna, was nothing but a frozen wasteland as it also had domed cities that brought in warmth and pleasure, but both men from the Order fo Letters would stop at nothing to bring me back sooner or later. Still, Dean had been reminded once before by Colchuvar at the funeral that I was in Gurusha, but no one ever knew where. Now, that they were on their way to nab me, they had all the time that they could muster as they were staying at the lodge for the night.

"This weather is so cold enough to make your balls freeze," said Colchuvar as he was putting up his Claymore. "It's gonna be hell out there, but we'll make due till morning."

"I bet that Sam and that Shigeru guy have been combing the streets for possible Elder Days monsters by now," said Dean.

"As I recall, they did stand up to SucroCorp for trying to taint the food supply that started with the now infamous Turducken Slammer."

"SucroCorp?"

"It's the same damn corporation that I once shut down on Harkonnen ten years ago. It seems that their new CEO is yet another Leviathan in sheep's clothing."

"We don't have time to worry about the Leviathans right now. All we need to do is to get Sam back to the Order of Letters so we can rub it in Sylvanus' face."

KNOCK! KNOCK!

Colchuvar got up as he was walking towards the door. When he opened it up, he noticed one of his operatives coming in from the cold. The operative was the newly reincarnated soul of the prophet who was killed in the Elder Days as he was warming his hands near the fireplace. The young operative himself was loyal to Colchuvar as he was still reeling from the awful weather that was going on in the evening. There was going to be information afoot, for both Dean and Colchuvar were most likely to be getting more out of it.

"Master Colchuvar," said the operative as he was shivering to the bone. "I've got bad news."

"Spill it, Kevin; I'm listening," he said.

"I know that Sam Winchester's in Gurusha, but there has been reports of our worst activity yet."

"C'mon, tell us," said Dean as he was getting impatient.

"I hate to say this, but I've been looking into what was going on and you don't want to know about this." Kevin fishes out a small baggie as it contained a yellow substance in it. "This was found in a warehouse that was once tagged by the Wendigo."

"I knew it..." said Colchuvar as he noticed the yellow substance carefully. "It's sulphur and when that shit's around, there's traces that a demon had been pulling the strings into the Wendigo attack."

"According to what Sam told me, those bastards can claw up their prey and eat them, hide in the shadows, and even mimic a human's voice," said Dean. "The rest of us at the fort were simply taking them out when they attacked, but that giant one's different."

"This has never happened before, but the monster that crushed the gate had to have been experimented on by something."

"Whoever made those Wendigo attack the fort, must have been trying to find something on the sidelines," said Kevin. "I bet that there's even something going that none of us can decipher."

"Either way, we'll leave in the morning whenever the trains roll again. Sam Winchester must be found before he ends up flying the coop."

Colchuvar made his point clear as he went towards his room. As for Dean, however, he was still wanting to get me back into the Order as he was also bound by the responsibilities into keeping me safe. He had to find me, but it would end up being too late as there would be further consequences in the end...


I began to toss and turn in the middle as I was still being overwhelmed by the fever that was doing me harm. I was starting to have a nightmare as I found myself back in the fort. The place was a mess as I saw many carcasses of humans and monsters being strewn on the grounds. To my shock, I saw a giant monster appear as it was a Wendigo in giant form. It was about to eat something as I saw Dean being held up high over the monster's huge maw. In a blink of an eye, I saw the monster explode as the impact sent Dean crashing against a wall. After that attack, I was aware that my older brother was still alive as he was hurting badly. I was also grateful when he lived as I watched the carnage being carried away in carts for burial. By the time I was about to see what happened next in my absence, I discovered some writing on the wall as it was written in blood. The words on it had sent a shockwave to my very well-being as I saw them bringing a terrible statement towards me. The nasty words, "We're better off without you," had me shaking as I woke up panting for breath.

It was all a bad dream. It wasn't real. I was just simply looking at the illusory impact of what I saw afterwards. Clutching at my blankets, I was still not doing too well as I was coughing up a storm. It had been three days since I had gotten sick as I was even cleaned and dressed while I was laying in bed. I was even given liquids and soup just to keep me from being dehydrated as I was still under the fever's grip. Sitting up, I heard loud footsteps coming towards the hotel room as I was waiting for Shigeru to get back. When I heard the door open, I saw the hotel manager creeping in as his eyes flashed black. The manager was possessed by a demon as he was ready to do his worst. Even though I was still unwell from the fever, I was grateful that there was something above the ceiling was keeping the demon at bay for now.

"Oh, I can't wait to show you to my handlers," said the demon that possessed the manager.

"You're a demon, aren't you?" I said as I was coughing harshly.

"Looks like you're not doing too well for someone that's about to be tossed back into the Order."

"What?"

"That leader, Sylvanus, is such a dickweed that he kicked you out the way my master has planned it. Besides, it's good to have carnage and anguish on our side."

"Look, I don't care what happens to me, but all the same, I can't come back to the Order ever again because I've been-"

"-Banished? Oh, you're still tied to the Order the moment that you were born. Those putrid soldiers have been-"

Without warning, I saw Shigeru rush into the room as he doused holy water on the hotel manager. The demon that possessed him screamed in pain as I later saw Shigeru become armed to the hilt against the very evil that crept into the hotel. I was ready to get up, but I was forbidden to do so as I simply watched my friend get ready to perform an exorcism on the hotel manager.

"You see that thing up there?" he said. "It's a Devil's Trap and it can pin a lesser demon down without no effort at all. Besides, you're gonna get your ass kicked." He begins to chant the Rituale Romanum in Latin. "Exorcizamus te, omnis immundus spiritus, omnis satanica postestas, omnis incursio; infernalis adversarii, omnis legio; omnis et secta diabolica. Ergo drago maledicte, et omnis legio diabolica adjuramus te." Shigeru sees the demon being slowly exorcised as it was trying hard to remain in its host. "Cessa decipere humanas creaturas; eisque aeternae Perditionis venenum propinare. Vade, Satana; inventor et magister omnis fallaciae, hostis humanae salutis. Humiliare sub potenti manu dei, contremisce et effuge; invocato a nobis sancto et terribili nomine, quem inferi tremunt. Ab insidiis diaboli, libera nos, Domine. Ut Ecclesiam tuam secura tibi facias libertate serviere te rogamus, audi nos. Terribilis Deus de sanctuario suo. Deus Israhel ipse virtutem truderit et fortitudinem plebi Suae. Benedictus Deus. Gloria Patri!"

In that moment, I saw the demon escape from the hotel manager as it fled into a plume of smoke. Shigeru was happy that he took proper precautions into drawing a Devil's Trap on the ceiling, but the hotel manager was not too happy about what was up there.

"This is gonna cost you extra," he said as he collapsed onto the floor.

"Hey, at least it trapped the demon that possessed you," said Shigeru.

"I was possessed?" The hotel manager got up on his feet as he left the room dumbfounded.

"I guess that you learned how to exorcise demons from me," I said.

"Actually, I've been doing this since I started this job as a hunter. Those monsters these days are a pain in the ass, especially demons."

"And do you know why you chose this occupation?"

"My father was killed... by a demon..."

I never heard anything come out of Shigeru's mouth before as I was stunned at that confession. I never expected him to be a hunter that would be going up against all kinds of danger, but demons were the worst after all. Getting up out of bed, I walked towards the door to our room as I was staring at the Devil's Trap all painted in black spraypaint. Without warning, I felt my legs buckle as I was still not doing too well. I was still feeling sick as I was being carted back to my bed by Shigeru. My body was aching as I was covered up in the blankets on my bed. With the thermometer shoved into my mouth, I was waiting for it to work until it beeped. When I took it out of my mouth, I simply felt the heat climbing when I had a temperature of 103.4. It wasn't long until Shigeru went into the bathroom and grabbed a washcloth and ran it into the sink where the lukewarm water came from. Turning off the faucet, he wrung out the washcloth as he came out of the bathroom and placed it on my burning forehead.

"Dude, you really need to see a doctor," he said.

"They could be possessed by demon or something," I said as I was shaking.

"Besides, we're hunters and we don't have much of a social life on hand, but at least I returned the favor for saving me back in the restroom."

"As long that we're alive, we'll be free agents-"

"The tall guy's in there," said the hotel manager as he was standing outside our room.

I was shocked that Colchuvar came in right on time as he was ready to kill first and ask questions later. Even Shigeru was stunned that he had seen the tall guy with his Claymore as he sat down on a chair next to a window. It wasn't long until Dean and Kevin arrived as they were also ready to take me back to the Order as planned. This was not a good day for me as I was starting to dread the consequences of coming back to where I once belonged.

"Okay, I bet that you're not the housekeepers, are you?" said Shigeru.

"We've come for Sam Winchester," said Kevin as he was sitting next to the table.

"Wait, I know who you guys are. You're from the Order of Letters, aren't you, and you're taking back someone that's been kicked out for a month?"

"There's been some crap that went on the moment that he left," said Dean as he was still standing.

"No..., I'm not going back!" I cried as I was shaking in my bed.

"Sam, this isn't the time to argue, but I'm really gonna drag your sorry ass back to the fort whether-"

"Dude, he's not doing too well right now," said Shigeru cautiously.

Dean had seen me unwell as I was starting to feel listless from the fever. Shigeru, however, was ready to give me another dose of medicine as he grabbed the green stuff from the cabinet. With the cap removed and the plastic cup filled to the right dosage, I was given the medicine as I tasted it. The awful taste of it made me want to vomit, but I had to hold it together as I was still not doing too well. The fever that I had wasn't the only thing that bothered me as I was seeing Dean, Colchuvar, and Kevin in the hotel room all poised to bring me back to the fort where no one else wanted me there.

"How long has he been like this?" asked Dean.

"He's been sick for the past three days," answered Shigeru.

"Then he has to go and see a doctor."

"Are you kidding me?! There are demons running amok out there and the manager got posssessed by one."

"And there is the famous Devil's Trap from the Elder Days," said Colchuvar as he noticed it on the ceiling. "You may have protected Sam from an attack, but these guys are into taking him out. I bet that your grandfather gave you the go-ahead to become a hunter, didn't he..., Shigeru Mitani."

"It's been a long time, Colchuvar Grunwald, but Gramps is still back on Alecrast."

"Hey, now's not the time right now," said Kevin as he noticed me getting up out of bed.

"I'm not going back..., ever again," I said as in a raspy voice.

"You better get the whole picture, Sam!" yelled Colchuvar as he seized me by the scruff of my nightclothes. "We've been looking for you for the past few days all because we need you back."

"You don't get it, do you?!" My body becomes wracked with pain as I had tears in my eyes. "Lord Sylvanus makes the rules, not you or anyone else here! I was banished by him and I did all of you a favor by staying gone! Besides, all of you are better off without me, anyway!"

"You're wrong!" cried Dean. "You need to listen to us directly, Sammy! We're not better off without you, you hear me?! I've lived through the attack on our fort and it was you who told me how to kill those monsters who invaded it! Tell me one thing: were we better off without you when you got kicked out?! Were we better off without you when the Wendigo came in and slaughtered most of our comrades?! Were we better off without you when we were reeling from the aftermath of what happened?! No! It was hell, but all our training had been put through ignorance altogether, but it was also the eternal price that we paid for not keeping you when we needed you most! Now, are you with me?!"

I shook my head as Colchuvar threw me against the wall. He was angry for not agreeing with the decision that I made as he drew out his Claymore and was itching to kill me with it. I didn't want to go back to the Order after being banished as I was hurting badly. My body ached in pain as I felt the fever become more intense. I was done for as I fainted onto the floor. With Kevin coming in for backup, Colchuvar wasted no time in gathering everything and getting out of Gurusha directly.

"We got what we came for," he said as he put away his Claymore.

"I thought he was banished from the Order," said Shigeru.

"Sylvanus may make the rules, but Sam's a lot more important to the Order," said Kevin.

"So, get him reinstated."

"He's in it for life just like me," said Dean. "By the way, aren't you from the Mitani Clan?"

"Yeah, but Gramps is-"

"He's like us and you," said Colchuvar. "Ippei Mitani's got a reputation of being an Elder of the Order, but he even wanted you in there as well."

"Well, so be it..., but Sam's been quite a handful since he saved my life from a demon in the restroom and I returned the favor by saving him, so we're even."

"Let's go back to the fort... and let's put Sylvanus in his place."

Colchuvar led the way as he scooped me up from the floor. With Shigeru following after us, he was followed out the door by Dean and Kevin as they left the hotel with all of our things gathered up. Before we left the hotel, Dean saw the leather journal on the floor as he picked it up. He had never expected me to take it with me, but it was also something that became a "bible" into how to find monsters and take them out. All five of us were ready to go, for the journey to the fort wasn't going to be an easy one indeed...


I woke up as I was in a room that wasn't part of the hotel in Gurusha. Sitting up, I noticed that my right arm had been shackled to the bed as I couldn't get free or flee. I was too weak to fight as I felt the fever gaining strength on my body. To my shock, I saw Kevin coming into the room as he had a tray full of food in his hands. The smell of lamb stew and green tea had been something that I hadn't been seeing for a long time now as I was fidgeting at the shackle that bound my arm. I wanted to get free as I began to twist the shackle off my arm until it broke in two. Kevin was shocked that I did that as he saw me get up slowly and hobble towards the bathroom. Closing the door behind me, I decided to relieve myself as I was peeing like a camel. After doing my business, I flushed the toilet as I washed my hands in the sink. Getting out of the bathroom, I returned to the bed as I climbed back into it, for the weather outside was making the room cold. The bed was warm enough as it had a huge quilt covering the bedclothes under it. I was happy to climb into it, but I was still under the fever's nasty grip.

"You sure had to use it, didn't you?" said Kevin as heset the tray down on the table.

"I take it that you're one of Colchuvar's grunts," I said as I was shaking from the fever.

"At least he's the one calling the shots instead of Sylvanus."

"If I went back to the fort right now, Sylvanus will kill me. I should've never gotten into that secret compartment to begin with. I know what I did was wrong and I deserved to be banished from the Order."

"It's not possible," said Colchuvar as he entered into the room. "You're not thinking about deserting us, are you?"

"And why is that for someone who is no longer part of the Order?"

"The penalty for desertion is death and besides, you're far more important to secure."

"I'm not going back to the Order ever again, do you hear me?!"

I didn't want to go head-to-head against Colchuvar as he was still standing in front of the bed that I slept in. I was saying those words, "I'm not going back," over and over again like a broken record as I was dreading the consequences that could happen if I got caught by Lord Sylvanus or any of his loyalists. The last words that I heard before I left stunned me as I wanted to die in the cold. My life didn't matter. My life would never be on the line. All I am was a worthless servant, a doormat, and someone that should have been shoved further deep into the dungeon. Why was I ever born? Was my purpose to be kicked around like a football? All I wanted now is to get out of the Order after being banished. No one needed me anymore. They were all better off without me. If I left, they would be happy to see me gone forever. I was still saying, "I'm not going back," as Colchuvar had gotten fed up with me trying to get out of the Order. I was needed alive, but my life was never important anyway.

"If you say, 'I'm not going back,' one more time, I'm gonna fuck you up!" yelled Colchuvar as he drew his Claymore at me. "Your life is on the line here! Get over it!"

"Who cares about my life?!" I screamed as I had tears in my eyes. "I'm nothing more than a stepping stone to all of you! I'm the dog that gets beat! I'm the doormat! I'm the-"

"-the one who matters? Trust me, Sam, you would do us more good when you get back to the fort and rub it is Sylvanus' face."

"My life doesn't matter because you're still better off without me. It would be better if you would just leave me and get back to the fort."

"You're wrong!" yelled a voice that came from outside.

I saw one of the strangers from the fort as he appeared in his winter garb. He was the one that accompanied the other one with glasses as he was determined to get me to see the truth about what I could do next. Still, no matter how much I was being cajoled or forced back in the Order, my answer was the same. It was "no." I couldn't go back to the fort due to not only my banishment, but to what would happen if Lord Sylvanus and his loyalists could do to Dean and the others if I went back to the Order entirely.

"It's you from the fort," said Colchuvar as he put down his Claymore. "You're Castiel, aren't you? Looks like your friend's back at the stomping grounds tending to the wounded."

"Yashamaru elected to stay behind to take care of the patients. I also helped into repairing the wounds and broken limbs of those that were labeled, 'disposable' by the fort's leader."

"You're quite the good samaritan, aren't you?"

"I need to talk to Sam alone."

"Alright, if you don't mind... Kevin..." the operative stood up as he was ready to go out the door. "We should give Sam and Castiel some privacy if you don't mind."

With that, Colchuvar and Kevin left the room as they closed the door behind them. I was alone with the stranger that came to the fort after my banishment as he looked at the tray of food and handed it over to me. Sitting up, I became disgusted at the food as I wasn't very hungry. The fever and anger had forced me not to eat as I wanted to just die in my bed. I wasn't worth anything. I don't have a future at hand. All I was made for is to being a stepping stone and a doormat. It didn't matter if I was important or not.

"So, what do you have to say to me?" I asked as I was still feverish.

"You have to come back to the Order," answered Castiel.

"It won't make any difference."

"So, you're deliberately trying to starve yourself because you're being reinstated back to the Order?"

"If I went back to the Order of Letters, Lord Sylvanus would find out and he'll end up sending me to a tribunal to the Elders to decide on expelling me and having me executed."

"This behavior..., is this your penance for being banished?"

"I'm not hungry for anything."

"You need to eat something, Sam. Also, telling everyone that they're better off without you is doing you and others more harm than good." He sees me coughing as I was still feeling unwell. "You can't abandon your true purpose that was given to you. It would do no good since that tragedy occurred in the fort during the Wendigo attack. By the way, you're not a doormat or a stepping stone and your life really does matter."

"If it really did matter, then why am I ignored all the time?"

"It's because that they don't understand what you could be destined for. That jeweled mark on your forehead..." I sighed as I touched it reluctantly. "Do you know what that means?"

"I was born with it, but it doesn't mean anything."

"It's a sigil that symbolizes the raw power that you have. Your life is on the line here, Sam. You can't just hide in the shadows and fade away."

"And you're saying that I could use that raw power?" Fear tinged my voice as I was starting to become scared of what would happen. "No, I can't do that! I'm sorry, but no one else would be able to see what I can do."

"You saved that High Elf from a demon attack and you even helped into destroying a plant that was run by Leviathans. You do matter after all and also, you should eat something."

Without any further argument, I decided to eat the food that was given to me earlier. The taste of the lamb stew was still piping hot as I was simply blowing on it in order to cool it down. Bite after bite, I ate it as I was emptying the bowl while drinking my tea. After finishing up, I laid back down in my bed as I was starting to feel better from my illness. Still, I was staring at the stranger from the fort as if I knew him once before. In my past life, I had known him as an angel of the Lord, but he was the same since he was reborn two thousand years later. I also had a bad feeling that my return to the Order would bring further consequences to anyone who would do anything to welcome me back, but I was in it for life, regardless of what fate had in store for me.

By the time Colchuvar came into the room, he was still staring at me as he didn't take no for an answer. All the same, I was refusing as I didn't want to be a bother to anyone at present, for I was no longer a part of the Order due to what I saw in the fort while being banished by Sylvanus. Still, I wanted to get out of the Order because there was nothing left for me until I sensed that Colchuvar was ready to take me out of bed in my fevered state.

"Ginryu's gonna be here at any minute," he said.

"Still, I won't come with you because I've been banished," I said.

"You're going with us whether you like it or not, Sam! You just can't turn tail and leave all because of what you discovered. Besides, you're more valuable than any metal or jewel that we have."

"I don't have any value. All I have is proof that I'll always be worthless to you."

"That's not true," said Castiel. "You matter more than anyone, Sam, and what Sylvanus did was make a costly mistake in which two hundred of your comrades died in the Wendigo attack. Now, what is your decision?"

I paused briefly.

"Sorry, but the answer's still gonna be no," I said.

"Tough!" yelled Colchuvar as he grabbed me out of the bed. "You're coming with us because you matter! Is that understood?"

Without any further argument, I didn't say another word as Colchuvar hauled me out of the room with Castiel following him along with Kevin. It was time to go indeed as there would be more danger lurking about if we weren't careful, for there would be those who fear me in the long run...


Shigeru was sharpening his sword as he was in the living room of the lodge. The snow outside had been harsh as the High Elf was staring at it falling from outside. He was aware of hunting monsters as he was no stranger to those that appeared in the time of the Elder Days. To his shock, he saw a shadowy figure emerging from the snow and fog as he recognized it very carefully. It was a Wendigo as it was the same height of an average person. It was hungry and it was craving for human flesh as it was about to use its claws on the prey that lived in the lodge. Shigeru pulled no punches as he grabbed a flamethrower that hung on the wall complete with a full tank attached to it.

Without no further hesitation, he saw the Wendigo coming towards him as he used the flamethrower and torched it entirely. It was luck that saved his hide as he watched the Wendigo die in flames outside. He was grateful that his hunting skills came into play due to what lore he found during his days out of Alecrast. Still, there was more danger ahead as he couldn't let his guard down. When he went back inside, he saw Dean armed with the grenade launcher as he was ready to take out the outside intruder, but his response came too late.

"Son-of-a-bitch...," he said as he saw flames in the snow.

"Those Wendigo aren't the type of monsters that crawl in a frozen wasteland just to eat things," said Shigeru as he put away the flamethrower. "They're also in it for the kill, too."

"According to Kevin, a couple of demons were behind the attack at the fort."

"Demons? Why did it have to be demons?"

"Dunno..., but Sam's still holed up in that room while he's still sick."

"Well, at least that he's under some protection, but those demons will stop at nothing just to rain on our parade."

"Do we have any better ideas?"

"We salt the windows and doors, then we spray out anti-demon sigils and Devil's Traps all over the lodge, too. It's a start, but we can't be sitting on the fence for too long."

WHOOSH!

Without warning, an Order of Letters spaceship appeared as it landed in front of the lodge. Both Dean and Shigeru went outside to see it directly as the doors opened to see Ginryu come out of it along with Yashamaru following from behind. They were there to pick me up as they also had other matters to attend to. Sooner or later, there would be further consequences here, but not now as everyone was about to leave Gehenna as planned.

"You're late," said Dean.

"It's better late than never," said Ginryu.

"Where's Sam Winchester?" asked Yashamaru.

"He's in the lodge, but he's being uncooperative at this moment," said Dean.

"You're all briefed to go to the summit on Orianthis," said Ginryu. "At least all of you can sit tight and get in the ship. Also, we should also be protective of our 'precious cargo' due to the demon attacks and the Wendigo incident that did damage to the fort on this planet, Gehenna."

"I guess that we'll be further away from this popsicle stand after all."

Dean was grateful that he was ready to get off of Gehenna as he saw Colchuvar hauling me out of the lodge. With Kevin and Castiel following him, they were all ready to go as they entered into the ship. Even Shigeru elected to go as he was not only a hunter, but a member of the Order of Letters like his grandfather. When he went into the ship, he was followed by Dean as Yashamaru and Ginryu were the last ones to go inside before taking off out of Gehenna. When the ship left the planet, there was someone watching in the distance as he was draining what was left of the dead Wendigo's blood into a pewter bowl. He was ready to contact someone as he lost the trail of the stragglers that took me away with them.

"I failed into taking out Sam Winchester," he said as he saw the pewter bowl vibrate. "Yes... Yes..., I'll follow them, but they had left Gehenna-"

Without warning, the demon was killed by someone in his own ranks as it was none other than a Crossroads demon that went rogue. With navy hair and red eyes, the demon was a young woman that wore glasses as she was dressed in only a grey mini-dress and black boots. The cold didn't bother her as she saw the ship in the sky departing this frozen wasteland. She was grateful that no one else got to me, for the battle to destroy me was just the beginning...


I was put into the ship's sickbay as I was cowering in front of Colchuvar with his Claymore in his hand. He was a very intimidating man as I was no match for him due to what he has been through over the years. Once again, I remained defiant as I didn't want to go back to the Order. I just wanted to be free from the Order of Letters as I didn't want to be reinstated in it. I wanted out so badly as I was ready to leave the sickbay and go towards the airlock. Once again, I felt the fever gripping me as I was finding it hard to stand up when I felt my knees buckle, for the illness overpowered me when I was ready to make my next move.

"Take me back to Gehenna," I said in a raspy voice as I was shaking from the fever's effects.

"We're out of Gehenna's airspace, so you're not going out of this ship," said Colchuvar.

"I said take me back to Gehenna!"

"Don't even try to get out of here! You're put here for a reason, Sam! You're brother and I have been looking for you just to get you reinstated and this is the gratitude you show us?"

"I'm no longer part of the Order, Colchuvar! I'm not part of anything because I'm just a lowly servant who got into hot water!"

"That's not true!" cried Dean as he came into the sickbay. "We need you on this. We can't let another mistake happen again like the Wendigo attack. Still, you're part of the Order just like me and even Shigeru's joining it after a long absence. We're all in this together and we're not going down quietly, is that understood?"

I nodded as I fainted onto the floor. Dean felt my forehead as he was aware that the fever I had was something that couldn't be ignored. By the time I was placed on the examination table, Dean and Colchuvar were concerned for my health as they had to make sure that I would be in good health before we left for our destination. By the time Shigeru came into the sickbay, he was concerned for me as he saw me unconscious on the examination table.

"Is he gonna be okay?" he asked with concern.

"He'll live, but he's gonna have to accept his return to the Order," said Colchuvar.

"Still, he fears the wrath of the head honcho of the fort, doesn't he?"

"Sylvanus ain't here," said Dean. "He's back on that popsicle stand freezing his balls off while we're off in space. As for Sammy, he's got a lot of potential in him because he's our best bet. Anyway, he's someone with the raw power that can make Sylvanus piss icicles in his pants and besides, we're all here in this ship."

Shigeru agreed to that statement as he saw Dean and Colchuvar watching over me while I was still unconscious. We were out of Gehenna as our next motive would be something that would never be taken lightly when we arrive there...

To be continued...