Supernatural: Chronicles of the Order 4

Chapter 37: Nazgul Rising, Part 1

(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.)

One day earlier…

Darbus was in an underground chamber as he had the Nazgul tablet in his hands. He was ready to open up a huge can of worms as he found a suitable candidate that was clamped onto a sacrificial altar surrounded by a small empty pool. The suitable candidate was none other than one of his servants who was growing tired of Darbus' rhetoric altogether like the rest of the citizens in Doitsu, despite the Chieftain's wishes to crack down on the worst activity imaginable. The servant, even though she wasn't a virgin, was put on the chopping block as she was about to be the wellspring to unleash hell in the sky anytime soon. Darbus was exuberant into concocting his greatest move as he was ready to control the entire Ashizoka System, even if it meant by shutting down the Order of Letters that stood in his way.

"You think that you can own us all because you despise Sam Winchester for his heroic deeds?" said the servant as she was bound to the sacrificial altar. "He once saved us from the Elect during the battle in Gale Canyon, didn't he?"

"Sam Winchester is a threat to all of us here and I'll be weeding him and his supporters out one by one," said Darbus. "Anyway, I could've had your daughter here, but I'll be the one who will plow into her without your interference."

"You son-of-a-bitch! My beloved daughter is far away from you the moment the Chieftain intervened to get her out of here before you intend to have the gall to rape her repeatedly."

"As usual, you have the guidance of Sam Winchester's return because he's nothing but a threat that was once ran off to the Dabb Mountains on Shiganshina eight months ago."

"No, Darbus, it's you that's been a threat. Your actions into reviving the monsters in that tablet will cause the massive downfall all over Alecrast and it starts with Doitsu!" Darbus gets out his sword as he was ready to kill the servant on the spot. "Sam Winchester will defeat you, mark my words! He will put an end to you and your entire-"

In that moment, Darbus stabbed the servant into her chest as she was dead on the altar. With the blood flowing into the empty pool, he was ready to unleash the primal hell that was a threat to everything, even his own region on Alecrast. By the time he dropped the tablet into the pool of blood, it glowed as he heard the sound of screeching coming from it. He was ready to welcome the Nazgul out into the open as he saw the tablet glowing the moment a dark light emanated from it the moment it shot through the chamber and into the sky. He was enjoying the screams coming from above as he sprinted out of the chamber and out towards the courtyard of his villa. In that moment, he saw the dark ominous beings circling in the sky as they were riding on flying beasts and wreaking havoc all over his homeland of Doitsu before going towards other places.

"Let the fun begin!" he yelled. "Go for the gold, baby!"

Darbus was welcoming the screams of the Nazgul as they were circling in the moonlight of the evening glow. Little did he know was that Castiel was watching in the distance as he feared the worst coming so far. The realization of the Nazgul was complete, but the matter of hope was on the edge of a knife that was more into despair than confidence. Castiel was hearing the Nazgul screeching throughout the sky as his worst nightmare has come to life, for the monsters in the sky were ready to bring on the havoc at Darbus' command. The nightmare has already begun, but there would soon be repercussions approaching in droves soon enough. With several buildings being crushed, the Nazgul were already going to town on adding in the damage they put upon the innocent bystanders that were struggling to get away from them. Castiel watched in horror as he heard the cries of innocents permeating the air with the screams of the Nazgul causing harm to everyone all over the city.

"What have you unleashed onto this galaxy?" he said as he saw the Nazgul flying all over Doitsu's capital. "What influence have you put in front of your own people and the rest of us?"

Present Day.

Kazuo was having a field day as he was in the hospital area of the Order's main headquarters overseeing the patients there. The sight of the victims suffering from numerous injuries were becoming more monotonous to the extreme as he sensed illness in some of them. When he saw me come here in my normal form to assess the damage, I had a feeling that my worst nightmare was here in the form of constant terror as the malignant cause coming from the Nazgul was too much for me to bear right now.

"He's already done it," said Kazuo as he carted a tray full of vials that had a pastel green substance in it. "Darbus had the gall to sacrifice one of his servants to unleash this terror flying all over Alecrast."

"I had a feeling that he would pull something like that," I said.

"The victims here are from Doitsu, but luckily a certain someone blew the whistle and had us go in and bring them out of there before their 'Golden Boy' caused those things to run amok."

I saw Castiel appearing out of nowhere as he was concerned for the lives of the patients that were brought in from Doitsu's capital. He was care-worn as he felt worry for the ones who were suffering from illness during the encounter of the Nazgul. By the time he saw me and Kazuo assessing the situation that was in front of us, we were also making sure that no one else would suffer from further danger that the Nazgul caused, for this wasn't the very end of it.

"The people who are injured have been healed," said Castiel. "As for the ones who are suffering from illness, this is far beyond my expertise, for it has damaged them in many ways than even I can't heal."

"They're suffering from Black Breath and the only cure for it is in the vials of powdered medicine I have with me," said Kazuo. "The medicine itself is from the Athelas plant, which got its start in the Middle Ground, only to have it grow all over Alecrast like weeds. In some areas, it's a weed with flowers that often grows in patches or in gardens. It's a potent herb, but there are naysayers who believe it to be an addictive substance."

"And those who have morals have tried to ban Athelas, didn't they?"

"In the Elder Days, there were mixed feelings about banning marijuana, both recreational and medical, in which many pot shops dispense it for those who suffered from numerous ailments."

"You can thank the Four-Twenty movement for that one..."

"As soon as the patients are treated, we'll go towards Doitsu and put Darbus in his place," I said as I saw the patients being given vials of the Athelas while being ingested to treat the illness they had. "I had a feeling that he would resort to unleashing the Nazgul without our presence in his backyard, but he's put them all over the place in which no man, woman, or child will be safe from their fearsome terror."

"Sam, even if the Nazgul are unleashed, there will always be hope coming to stop it. Dirk Matheson and Sachiko Higuchi are our last hope into putting an end to them, regardless of whether they go back into their tablet prison or not. It's not just us that are fighting the good fight, it's also the future that is yet to come to terms with what is put in front of them."

I saw some of the members of the Medical Corps administering the Athelas into the remaining patients as they were functioning properly after the reports of the Nazgul flying all over the place. Still, my grudge against Darbus wasn't over yet as I had unfinished business at hand. Even though he ran me off once eight months ago, I wasn't about to run away again as I couldn't let him get away with the worst crimes that put him on the map during my absence. By the time I left the hospital wing of the Order's main headquarters, I went towards the assembly hall as they were all in a row for the first time in a while. I even noticed Ginryu and Reina here as they were concerned about the state of what was happening in Doitsu last night. The factor of the Nazgul was more than enough to bring all of us together in a crisis like this as we all had to pull our weight to get them away from the entire Ashizoka System as soon as possible.

"It's been nearly two weeks since you came back home, Sam," said Reina. "I take it that you've gotten more rugged after your stay in the Dabb Mountains on Shiganshina eight months ago."

"I'm not a rugged person, but I'm here for my own reasons," I said.

"All rise," said one of the assemblymen.

And so, the crisis meeting was beginning as we were talking about how the Nazgul were active once again. The sightings of such terror was more than enough to bring a decision to stop Darbus before causing widespread panic in the other regions surrounding Doitsu. It was a long meeting, but we had to deal with what was brought in front of us as I was thinking about Dirk and Sachiko, who were poised to stop the Nazgul just like me and Reiko. We all were on board as we couldn't let this mess get out of hand too much, for we were on point of going towards Doitsu to put Darbus behind bars.

"The Chieftain of Doitsu, who was ousted from power, has given us the outline on going there to shut down Darbus' network of tyranny and terror," said the Rendilian delegate. "The tunnels in the sewers were the only way out of those who despised the Tollers and their aristocratic allies, the Thurbers, who's daughter, Olenna, has been known for her hardline stance and presence to rule by Darbus' side."

"It's not just all," I said gravely. "Even though the Nazgul are released, our battle against Darbus Toller is slim."

"And what about that Cat Sidhe boy and the girl who carries the blood of Isaac Bass in her veins?" said the delegate from Zassel. "We all know that they're the chosen ones that can help you eradicate the Nazgul that will soon get out of control."

"We're not alone on this," said Reina. "Darbus may have unleashed the Nazgul to cause panic, but the ones that are chosen to end them must be protected from harm. You already know of the Black Dragon Guild's attempts on Sam and later one of the chosen Nazgul slayers in which they are a threat to those who see potential of their heroic deeds."

"And Sawney Masbath was responsible for both attacks: one on me and on Dirk," I said. "In the end, the ones who gave their lives to protect us will never go down in vain, for their bravery is bigger than what is put in front of us."

The meeting continued onwards until the clock reached three. In that moment, I left the assembly hall as I was on my way back home to Kanto Village. Just as I was about to take the train, I saw a folder on the floor as I picked it up. It was an old one as it detailed the heroics of Yashamaru, Nimi, and Kyokasuigetsu put together as they were working incognito to stop the Nazgul back in the day. The details of their heroics were there as I also noticed two familiar faces in an old photograph: the Henry Winchester of old and Isaac Bass, who were there with their own agendas back in the day. The nostalgia was the key to bringing down the Nazgul as it also had the tools to shut them down to put them back in their tablet prison once and for all…

London, 1940

Yashamaru was travelling incognito as he saw the infamous Nazgul taking part into the destruction of the British capital the moment that the Nazis bombed everything else. The rubble and carnage was everywhere as he was assessing the situation carefully while combing for survivors who were fleeing the wrath of the Axis Powers that were controlled by Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, and Hideki Tojo at the time. He saw the terror looming as he had to keep his identity a secret for a while, for like the blended alliance of Shinigami and Arrancar, he was part of the Men of Letters as he was most likely to be reporting to Cuthbert Sinclair and the others in this deadly conflict. Just as he was about to report to the bunker on Farthing Street, he saw a man nearing his fifties as he was running for cover from the Nazgul that were going after him. In such a moment of courage, he steered the man to safety as the both of them were hiding in the Underground where numerous homeless people were in hiding during the bombing attacks that stretched for nearly a month now.

"You're safe for now, sir," he said as he saw the middle-aged man gaze in shock. "Very soon, your forces coming from Churchill will quell the violence that Hermann Goring put above you in his Fuhrer's service."

"It's not the bombers that worry me," said the middle-aged man. "It's those things in the air that have been helping the Axis Powers gain the advantage to cause destruction. I was even made to be one of the codetalkers before this mess."

"They're called the Nazgul and they've been released from the bowels of the Middle Ground against the wishes of my kind who live there."

"Nazgul…?"

"They've come to your world bringing terror and fear the moment they fly above your skies."

"Perhaps I should write about them in my next book someday… It's a miracle that my dearest Edith, who is older than I am, is safe in the countryside with our children there. As for me, I'm no stranger to dealing with the German plight during my days as a soldier."

"Mr. Tolkien!" said a Jewish youth as he was dressed in military clothing. "Thank God that you're alright and safe from the fiends flying above."

Yashamaru looked at the young man as he was of Jewish ancestry the moment he enlisted to fight the Nazis and their supporters. What was aiding the man in his service was a Golem that was created in times of war as he was adamant into fighting the Nazis one at a time. It was a ragtag problem, but it had to be dealt with as the war in Europe was raging forward without any moment to slow down at any time now.

"My Golem and I are here for a reason," said the young man. "Even when Hitler and his forces are persecuting my people, I have my own reasons to stop them."

"Isaac Bass, I presume?" said Yashamaru. "You've entered into a conflict zone against the wishes of the Judah Initiative, didn't you?"

"And what about those things in the air helping those goose-stomping scum who kill my people on a daily basis? They won't stop until we succumb to the fear that is running rampant."

"The Nazgul thrive on fear and terror just like your enemies thrive on mass slaughter and destruction."

"Nazgul thriving on fear and terror?" said the middle-aged man. "Now, that's an enemy that can put the Orcs, Goblins, and Smaug to shame and they've came from my novel, The Hobbit. It's extraordinary, but I can write it in there as a sequel to my book. As for what's been going on here, I can't put my head around what has been put here in the first place."

"Mr. Tolkien, you can worry about that later, but right now, we must get you to safety at the behest of your Prime Minister."

"But I don't know your name yet, kind-"

"I go by Mr. Underhill and it's my task to get you to safety if need be."

"Still, even though my services are called to by the Foreign Office, I was called here to observe the horrors by your branch in the secret society that you come from."

In that moment, Yashamaru spotted several undergrounders approaching as they were concerned about what was happening so far. By the time the man known as Tolkien saw them, he was relieved that they were on the side of the British as they were bringing in cans of food and goods with them. War was a troubling menace, but the time to deal with what was put there became more intense as the battle above was troubling to those who loathed the might of Hitler.

"Oi! Is that J.R.R. Tolkien 'ere?" asked one of the men as he was dressed in British military clothes.

"Mr. Tolkien," said another man as he was dressed up in civilian clothing. "I thought you were at University all of a sudden? What brought you 'ere of all places?"

"Mr. Underhill brought me here to be safe from the blitz, young man," he said. "Besides, we should worry about what's up above giving Hitler his edge"

"Aye," said a Scottish man as he was armed with weapons that were created by weaponmakers on his person. "The Campbell Family once stood firm against Longshanks, but we're not about to suffer under Adolf and his cronies. Even my American relatives are ready to stave the wee bastards out of the United Kingdom. Ye hear-a me, Mr. Hitler?! Ye're gonna get it a-coming, like it or not!"

"You're from the RAF, aren't you?" said Yashamaru. "My name's Underhill and I advise you to escort Mr. Tolkien to Prime Minister Churchill and his forces immediately. The disaster here is no place for someone who will write about the experiences that he saw today. The Foreign Office wil be there to retrieve him and if his services aren't required, then he'll be returned home to his family."

The three RAF men saluted as they escorted the middle-aged man known as Tolkien out of harm's way. As for Yashamaru and Isaac, they were here with the Golem in tow as they were most likely to be going up against the Nazgul with the help of those who were in service of the Men of Letters. With the bombing dying down, Yashamaru went to the surface of the underground as he noticed the Nazgul going away for the time being. Still, he had to continue the mission into observing what went on during the Axis Powers' reign on terror, for this wasn't the end of what was yet to come…

Two years later…

Yashamaru was continuing to document the appearances of the Nazgul flying everywhere since the London Blitz as he was en route to the bitter parts of the Soviet Union during the occupation of the Nazis. With the collaboration of Isaac Bass and his Golem at the ready, they were going towards another stronghold in the Russian city of Stalingrad in which the Nazgul were on the offensive by causing terror to the local civilians in the area. By the time they entered into a bunker, they noticed Nimi and Kyokasuigetsu dressed up in arctic clothing as they were armed with their weapons in tow. Like Yashamaru, both Arrancar were wanting to put an end to the Nazgul as the offensive was put to the test so far.

"It's about fucking time that you showed your prissy ass here, Yashamaru," said Nimi. "Stalin's been pissed off at Adolf and his crooked cronies ever since they up and started it with Mussolini and Tojo."

"For a while, Japan's Emperor was the starter that brought his country into the Axis Powers in the first place," he said.

"You think that Hirohito has the balls to just roll over since the Americans got suckered into joining the fight? The guy's just a figurehead while Tojo and his predecessor before him and successor after him in the pre-war and future post-war attacks on Chinese soil were doing the dirty work."

"You talk with a dirty mouth for an Arrancar," said the Golem. "It's a shame that you don't get guests at your parties."

"Don't get me started on formal shit, Sluggo! Right now, the Reds are trying to put a dent into the Nazis one slow step at a time after their victories all over most of Europe."

"I hate to be a buzzkill, but we kind of picked up someone on our travels in and out of the Middle Ground," said Kyokasuigetsu. "He's no G.I. Joe, but he'll do."

Yashamaru went towards the sleeping quarters to find a young man dressed in American military clothing while bandaged up from his battles. He eyed the young man carefully as he was someone who will be part of the Men of Letters someday. It was fate that tied him to the young man's family as it was also his purpose to put a stop to the Nazgul in their tracks.

"Are you from the Men of Letters, the organization that my father hails from?" asked the young man. "If so, I've been drafted and sent here to aid you against the threat that has been unleashed to help the Axis Powers."

"We're from the Middle Ground to put an end to them before they cause more fear in the making," said Yashamaru. "Still, someone with a future shot into being a member of the Men of Letters should be with his unit, not in the Soviet Union."

"My name's Henry Winchester. I'm a private from the observer unit, but I was taken away by those two men after my comrades were taken prisoner by the Nazis."

"We're here to bring an end to the Nazgul after stalling since the Blitz. As for my comrade's agenda, he and his Golem are on a mission of their own to retrieve a red ledger from the Thule Society, which is rife all over Soviet lands."

"I guess that we're all in the same boat, friend. After all this, I'm gonna go back home and marry Millie so we can have a home in Normal with a picket fence that surrounds our house."

"I hate to be rude, but they're coming," said Isaac as he was worried for everyone's safety in the bunker. "The monsters who killed my Jewish brethren and Soviet folk are banging on the doors."

Yashamaru was quick to act as he saw two Nazi soldiers busting through with their clubs and guns. In that moment, Kyokasuigetsu took charge as he used his twin guns to fire into their heads in which the bullets pierced the helmets they wore. With several more Nazis approaching, Yashamaru used his vajra to reveal a silver wire into it as he leaped onto one of them by cutting off his head. It wasn't long until Isaac and Nimi were firing their guns at the invading soldiers as the offensive was getting out of hand until the Golem intervened. The clay figure that stood by Isaac's side shielded everyone as the bullets were no match for his brute strength. With several more Nazis being crushed at the hands of the Golem, everyone in the group had an advantage as they noticed something embedded into the floor of the bunker.

"Holy shit!" cried Nimi as he saw a tablet that he dug out from the floor. "This is the tablet to put the fucking Nazgul back into wherever they came from!"

"What did you find?" asked Henry.

"It's a tablet created by the pure Espadas just in case some asshat tries to open up the Nazgul cage with black magic."

"It's like all the motherlode that my dad told me about in his days in the Men of Letters. And like him and my grandfather and other men in my family, I'm gonna be joining the Men of Letters after I get discharged and go home to my fiancee back in the states."

"As for the tablet that we found, we're in luck to put the Nazgul in their place once and for all in this war against the Axis Powers."

"This tablet must require the blood from two of the most powerful secret societies," said Yashamaru.

"Two of the most powerful secret societies?" said Isaac out of curiosity.

"Yes. The blood from both a member of the Men of Letters and one from the Judah Initiative is our last hope into sealing the Nazgul once and for all."

It wasn't long until the group heard the loud screeching of the Nazgul coming from outside. With quick thinking, Kyokasuigetsu got out his knife as he grabbed Isaac's hand and cut into it while blood dripped onto the tablet that Nimi found. In that moment the tablet began to glow as it was working to attract the Nazgul to the bunker. By the time Yashamaru used his knife to cut at Henry's hand, the blood flowed onto the tablet as it glowed even further. With the bloodletting complete, Nimi grabbed it as he went outside to see the Nazgul being sucked into the tablet prison for the rest of their days.

"Sorry, asshats, but you've worn out your welcome already!" he yelled.

With the Nazgul being pulled in one by one, the efforts into putting them away was a victory for both the physical world and the Middle Ground as Nimi set the tablet down into an empty bronze box with a crooked swastika painted on it. By the time he closed it up, he brought it to the interior of the bunker as Yashamaru and the others were adamant into hiding it away from those who would revive the Nazgul again. Even though the victory to contain the most horrendous terror in their tablet prison was bittersweet, everyone would soon part ways as the battle to liberate the world from the grip of the Axis Powers was still going.

"I guess that it's goodbye," said Isaac as he had his hand bandaged up.

"Looks like we stopped the Nazgul for now," said Kyokasuigetsu.

"After two years of being on foot against the Nazis, I have my own reasons to get to my mission at hand."

"You and your Golem are going after the red ledger, aren't you?" said Yashamaru.

"If you're going solo, I suggest that you take something with you," said Nimi. "Even though the Reds are going up against Nazis, the Thule Society will be a lot worse if you don't watch your back."

Isaac and his Golem bade their goodbyes as they set off out of Stalingrad directly. As for the rest of the group, they left the bunker as they entered into a portal that led straight towards the Middle Ground's catacombs. With Henry in tow, he was ready to go back to where he was snatched as the rest of the group were ready to fight the good fight till the bitter end. Even though there would be casualties that suffered far worse than those from the Nazgul, everyone had to make an effort to stop the might of the Axis Powers before they succeed into taking over the world directly.

"What is this place?" asked Henry as he had his hand bandaged up.

"This, my friend is the Middle Ground," said Kyokasuigetsu. "We come and go as we please, but we're going to a portal where you really need to be right now."

"And there it is…," said Nimi as he spotted a gateway that led to an American military base. "The Stars and Stripes will be streaming and shining tonight after what we pulled off."

"This is the base where the Men of Letters are at," said Yashamaru as he saw the Aquarian Star flag flying alongside a French one. "Our comrades in the Allied Forces will share the great truth about the Nazgul, but not out in the open."

"Cuthbert Sinclair will get his hands on that box, I can tell you that. Besides, hasn't it occurred to you that you should write to a certain writer who saw the Nazgul up close and personal?"

"We'll do that, but first, we must bring Henry Winchester to safety while we rescue his comrades who are taken prisoner by the Nazis. We accomplished so much in this battle, for it won't be the last that we hear from the Nazgul ever again."

And so, they made it through to the portal where the Allied Forces base is located. By the time they made it inside, they brought the infamous bronze box that contained the tablet where the Nazgul were imprisoned in. Even though they won the battle, the war wasn't over until three years later. Afterwards, there was the rising of the Cold War in mind, along with the fall of the Men of Letters later on as the future events would slowly unfold to carve what would be part of the history of the Elder Days…

Merton College, Oxford, Thirteen Years Later…

Yashamaru was in the library of the college that a certain middle-aged man worked at as he was looking at the published works that were on display. On a table with several stacks of books were sitting at, he picked them up as he had a feeling that the inspirations of what went on during the London Blitz would soon come to light as he saw the cover art with a malignant eye on them as well. By the time he saw the middle-aged man enter, he was stunned to see him in person as he couldn't believe his eyes in which he noticed him here with a youthful appearance over the years.

"It's you…, Mr. Underhill," he said. "For a while, I thought you dropped off the map after you took off during the Blitz."

"I see that you've been busy, Mr. Tolkien," said Yashamaru. "It looks like that your work has kept you stable during your tenure here in this college."

"I wrote about the Nazgul that I saw during the Blitz and I incorporated your name as a secret one for one of Bilbo Baggins' relatives. As for the further details, I was hard at work with the notes I had."

"You have four books in your saga, don't you?"

"I have tons of works about my saga that would soon be published, even after my passing."

"You started off with The Hobbit and ended with The Lord of the Rings, which is made into three separate books: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King."

"Those books were made just for you and your friends. I have more that have been purchased by the average readers of standard." The middle-aged man gives the four books to Yashamaru as he was happy to see them written, complete with the signature in the front page. "Therefore, even though the war ended ten years ago, the adventures that I came across even after I was turned down by the Foreign Office made me write what I knew about. I may not be young, but I'm no stranger to seeing the horrors of war. In the end, there are victories and there are the scars that will never heal, but hope seeps through till the rest of our days."

Yashamaru left with the four books he had as he went outside to the courtyard. With the prospects of his duties as a Shinigami who travelled in both the Earthly Plain and the Middle Ground, he returned to the catacombs through a portal as he was going through another one. By the time he reached his destination, he was in Normal, Illinois, as he saw Henry for the first time in thirteen years while comforting his young son the moment they left the movie theater. He sensed that the movie in the theater scared the boy badly as he noticed a poster promoting Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy in a plastic case. Just as he was about to catch up with them, he saw a foreboding figure standing above the top of the building as it was none other than a certain demon who would possess Josie Sands for the rest of her days. He had a feeling that Abaddon would come and observe as she was the most greedy of all the Knights of Hell, for the future battles she would be in may be a clouded understudy in the making...

Meanwhile, back in the present…

I was on the train as I later got off the moment it reached the station in Kanto Village. By the time I got there, I saw several townsfolk getting ready for the impending doom that was about to come forth in the form of the Nazgul. The news about those infernal creatures that fly in the sky have worried the townsfolk as I noticed everyone stocking up on the main necessities from food to laundry detergent and to other things. I didn't blame them as I was concerned about my family that were in the castle. By the time I went towards the gates, I saw Barca napping after his stroll into the forest outskirts earlier. Still, he was tired after running around to do his business, but when I walked past him, he sniffed at my scent as his eyes opened up. Just as I was about to walk towards the main house, I turned around as I saw Barca running towards me in which he pinned me to the ground to lick my face.

"That's enough, Barca," I said as I laughed through the slobbery licking of the warg who was there.

"Look what Dino did to you," said Dean as he came towards me after Barca backed off.

"It wasn't his fault this time..."

"Speaking of what's at fault, the news of the Nazgul attacking parts of Chugoku ain't good. The Chieftain over there has been issuing an emergency ruling to treat some of the patients that have been stricken with illness when those flying asshats took charge and trashed a few cities with them."

"And Darbus won't stop until he brings the galaxy to its knees..."

"Hey, don't try to sulk, Sammy! Besides, we have hope to stop the Nazgul before they do more damage to all other parts of Alecrast."

"It's just it..." I sit down on the front steps as I felt concerned about what was going on all around me. "I knew that something bad was going to happen and it did. If only that I didn't return home, none of this would've happened."

"If you stayed away from home for too long, you're letting Darbus win by a landslide. From what Cass told us, he unleashed the Nazgul from their prison by sacrificing someone who wasn't a virgin, but the deed's done anyway. Still, those flying sons-of-bitches are out there and their terror won't stop anytime soon."

Dean and I saw Sachiko arrive with her Golem as she was aware of what was happening during the Nazgul's reign of terror. As usual, she was hoping to see Dirk as she had her reasons to do so. When I saw Dirk come out of the main house, he was seeing her dressed in a medium teal yukata as she looked more stunning than normal.

"I like the yukata you're wearing," he said.

"I didn't come here for a fashion show," said Sachiko. "I overheard the trouble coming with the Nazgul under Darbus' control."

"He's already made a mess in his homeland of Doitsu, then he sics those asshats under his control on parts of Chugoku, too," said Dean.

"It's not just that that I'm worried about. It's the next attack… on Kanto Village."

"What?!" cried Dirk. "Darbus is making second rounds to Kanto Village again?! He's lost it this time!"

"Earlier, I saw several townsfolk getting ready to for the attack that's about to come," I said. "This isn't the first attack on Kanto Village and it won't be the last, either."

"Last year, Severin came here and torched the place," said Dean. "It's also a godsend that the men stayed behind in the castle to defend their turf in the end. As for what's about to come forth, we're hoping that we hold those flying scum back before many innocent people end up getting hurt."

I hoped for a much broader outcome as I had a feeling that something wrong would permeate in the air. Still, we had to hit Darbus where it hurts as his actions to unleash the Nazgul would soon get out of control if not contained in time. When I looked at Dirk and Sachiko, I saw them to be more than just a couple despite the age difference between them as they were the best hope into stopping the Nazgul in their tracks. They were from the same blood that came from both the Order of Letters and the Judah Initiative as they were most likely to be going up against this flying menace in their tracks, for the battle to stop them is already here…

Darla arrived in the town of Buckleberry as she was on business against her father. The grudge and ostracision she endured was too much for her to bear as she was on hand into going against her father's ideals about putting the indigenous races under the heel of his Master Race. By the time she arrived in a teahouse, she sat down at a table as she ordered a cup of tea with some strawberrydango on the side. The brief meal satisfied her as she paid for the food and drink before exiting until she saw Crowley coming into the teahouse while he sat down at the table she was at.

"Darla Toller, I presume?" he said to her. "It's a real treat to meet Daddy's Little Girl in the flesh."

"If you're talking about my father, I have nothing but contempt for the man," she said.

"Oh, yeah; he's not Father of the Year, but he sent in one of his soulless to blow up my teahouse in Akatsuki a month ago."

"You have a grudge just like me, don't you? All I want is to see him burn for what he did to me. After my mother died, he became distraught until he decided to create the artificial creations that everyone sees today. I knew that he was going against the protocol that the Medical Corps imposed on him, but every time I tried to sabotage him, he sics Uncle Reinhardt on me for disobedience because of my status in the Toller Family's first branch. Everyone knows that the second branch in my family always intervenes on my father's behalf due to his sacred status."

"Your father did a lot more than his fair share of antics. He put Ippei Mitani to the sword and taking the life of an Elder of the Order is a rather serious offense that he got away with."

"I'm not here to gloat about my sacred status. I'm here to see my father suffer for what he's done. The prisoners that his artificial creations round up to go in his factories are used for manual slave labor, but they are maltreated with a side order of starvation and death. My father caused havoc on those innocent people just to get off on them suffering while his artificial creations get the clean treatment in their stasis pods just for shipping! Sooner or later, he's gonna get it coming because I hope that someone either stabs him or put a bullet in his fucking brain!"

"Tough words for an angry girl, but have you ever considered the Commandment that says to honor thy father and mother?"

"How could I honor one parent if the child is dishonored? 'Honor thy father and mother,' my ass! I honor my mother, but my father? He's nothing but a horrendous, backstabbing bastard who should be killed instead of rotting in prison! In the end, he'll fall for his crimes and I'll be the one who will see him butchered to death!"

"NAZGUL!"

The sound of screeching filled the air as Crowley ran out of the teahouse to see the worst threat that came out of Doitsu at the hands of Darbus. The townsfolk in Buckleberry were retreating in droves as the Nazgul were causing havoc all over the once serene hamlet. When he saw Darbus standing on a rooftop, he had nothing but contempt for him as Darla ran out of the teahouse to see him with an evil smile on his face. She never forgot his decision to choose his artificial creations over her as she wanted to see him burn for his crimes, but the sound of the Nazgul screeching was the only thing heard along with the panicked cries of the fleeting townsfolk. Hell was coming as the Nazgul were causing widespread destruction in their wake one slow flight at a time...

To be continued...