p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 5pt;"CHAPTER SEVEN | THE VAULT/span/p
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p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"John Constantine and Flynn Carsen stood in front of the enormous cavernous vault holding the darkest and most evil spells in the library. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;""Ya know I'm going to try to nick everything in there I can get m'hot little 'ands on." Constantine said side eyeing Flynn with devious little smile./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"Flynn sighed resigned. "Ill tell you what. Whatever you take, I get to come take back." He said smirking./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"Constantine smiled. "Heh. That's a deal mate."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"Both men stood on opposite ends of the vault. "Ready?" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;""Ready." In unison both men took special blades to their hands droplets of their blood splashing on the carved open mouths of the stone horned demons flanking the vault. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"After an ancient incantation the door groaned open and Constantine's eyes widened. "Bloody Hell." He said in a soft low voice. He could feel evil throbbing from every single surface. True coursing cruel evil. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"Under thick dusty glass were the skeletal remains of renowned long since dead Mages from history. Their heads slowly followed them and he and Flynn made their way deeper into the vault. Chained boxes with glowing eye balls watching their every move. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"On dusty shelves sat worn leather tomes, tarnished metallic objects, moth eaten scrolls of parchment, and onyx colored glass objects. Strange jade vases, horrible smelling bowls of foul substances, collections of hanging rats, Large bulbus fungus like plants and all manner of ominous pieces of the arcane. Constantine's eyes darted about falling on every single detail. Nothing escaped his attention, and his natural instincts screamed at him to run in the opposite direction. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"Huge hairy monsters with large tusks and hulking arms eyed them angrily. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;""Those are just security guard Trolls." Flynn said. "They don't like it when people are down here."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"Flynn looked up at them and preformed a complicated series of gestures and sigils. "Easy fellas."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"The monsters bowed in respect. "/spanspan style="font-family: Nyala;"span lang="hi-IN"የቤተመጽሐፍት/span/spanspan style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" /spanspan style="font-family: Nyala;"span lang="hi-IN"ባለሙያ" /spanem"My librarian."/em/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;""/spanspan style="font-family: Nyala;"span lang="hi-IN"ይህ/span/spanspan style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" /spanspan style="font-family: Nyala;"span lang="hi-IN"በጨለማ/span/spanspan style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" /spanspan style="font-family: Nyala;"span lang="hi-IN"ጌታ/span/spanspan style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" /spanspan style="font-family: Nyala;"span lang="hi-IN"ይራመዳል"/span. em"This one walks a dark path master."/em /spanspan style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"The monsters barred their path./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"Constantine rolled his eyes. "yeah yeah tell me something I don't know." He said, even though a cold chill went up his spine. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;""I am Flynn Carsen, Librarian. By the marble columns of Alexandria, by the ancient roots of the tree of knowledge I beg passage." Flynn said with a deep bellowing voice. The monsters reluctantly stood aside but remained vigilant. Both men made their way deep within the vault. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;""Cheers lads. Constantine said with a wink sauntering past them./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;""There it is." Flynn pointed. "The Kamigodu of the Choasrealm." His voice fell to a whisper. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;""Blimey." Constantine muttered. Floating upon a dais was a strange spiraling horn shaped relic. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"He looked at Flynn. "Right." Sniffing hard. "Ready mate?" He said flicking his wrist and a sledgehammer appeared in his hand. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;""Y-You wanna do this here?! Right now?!" Flynn said "Are you sure about this John? I mean you could -"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;""Do it. Before I loose me nerve." He spun around helping his trench coat off and tossing it aside. He held out his arms straight as an arrow and rolled his sleeve up exposing his tattoos. His eyes rolled in the back of his head and he began speaking in a forgotten language. The protective tattoos disappeared. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"He breathed out slowly. "Ok … do it."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;""Just … Im sorry. Remember. You have to stay perfectly still!" Flynn sucked in his breath through his teeth and struck Constantine's arms with the sledgehammer breaking them so that they hung at an unnatural angles leaving him to scream out in pain. He remained rooted to the spot his arms crooked and misshapen./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;""AUGHGHHHH! Motherfu;-" He yelped. All manner of imprecations spewing form his mouth. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;""Com'on John focus!" Flynn urged. "You can do this."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"He began to breath in slowly trying to control the pain. He swallowed. "Bi-lio….locous…loc/span span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"insania…" He closed his eyes. "….consternatus…veritas…/span span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"inordinatio…/span span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"Cultus aquarium!" He bellowed over and over. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"The Kamigodu began to spin wildly and lift into the air. It flew around Constantine and Flynn wildly until it stopped at a strange angle and in a blink of an eye Constantine's fingers were breaking in twisted wrong ways and in the opposite directions./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;""AHHH! GOD." He swore loudly but remained in position, sweat beading down his forehead, breathing heavily./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;""You're almost there….hold steady John." Flynn said trying to fight panic./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"Constantine's eyes began to waiver and flutter. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;""C'mon John! Keep looking straight ahead. Don't break the connection"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"Suddenly a horrible strong cold wind began to blow, knocking Flynn to the side but still Constantine chanted on and on for what seemed like hours was over in a few minutes./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"Finally a the Kamigodu stopped spinning and a large portal appeared in its place. Constantine and Flynn leapt through it in the nick of time. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"John Constantine and Flynn Carsen stood in front of the enormous cavernous vault holding the darkest and most evil spells in the library. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;""Ya know I'm going to try to nick everything in there I can get m'hot little 'ands on." Constantine said side eyeing Flynn with devious little smile./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"Flynn sighed resigned. "Ill tell you what. Whatever you take, I get to come take back." He said smirking./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"Constantine smiled. "Heh. That's a deal mate."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"Both men stood on opposite ends of the vault. "Ready?" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;""Ready." In unison both men took special blades to their hands droplets of their blood splashing on the carved open mouths of the stone horned demons flanking the vault. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"After an ancient incantation the door groaned open and Constantine's eyes widened. "Bloody Hell." He said in a soft low voice. He could feel evil throbbing from every single surface. True coursing cruel evil. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"Under thick dusty glass were the skeletal remains of renowned long since dead Mages from history. Their heads slowly followed them and he and Flynn made their way deeper into the vault. Chained boxes with glowing eye balls watching their every move. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"On dusty shelves sat worn leather tomes, tarnished metallic objects, moth eaten scrolls of parchment, and onyx colored glass objects. Strange jade vases, horrible smelling bowls of foul substances, collections of hanging rats, Large bulbus fungus like plants and all manner of ominous pieces of the arcane. Constantine's eyes darted about falling on every single detail. Nothing escaped his attention, and his natural instincts screamed at him to run in the opposite direction. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"Huge hairy monsters with large tusks and hulking arms eyed them angrily. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;""Those are just security guard Trolls." Flynn said. "They don't like it when people are down here."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"Flynn looked up at them and preformed a complicated series of gestures and sigils. "Easy fellas."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"The monsters bowed in respect. "/spanspan style="font-family: Nyala;"span lang="hi-IN"የቤተመጽሐፍት/span/spanspan style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" /spanspan style="font-family: Nyala;"span lang="hi-IN"ባለሙያ" /spanem"My librarian."/em/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;""/spanspan style="font-family: Nyala;"span lang="hi-IN"ይህ/span/spanspan style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" /spanspan style="font-family: Nyala;"span lang="hi-IN"በጨለማ/span/spanspan style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" /spanspan style="font-family: Nyala;"span lang="hi-IN"ጌታ/span/spanspan style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" /spanspan style="font-family: Nyala;"span lang="hi-IN"ይራመዳል"/span. em"This one walks a dark path master."/em /spanspan style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"The monsters barred their path./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"Constantine rolled his eyes. "yeah yeah tell me something I don't know." He said, even though a cold chill went up his spine. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;""I am Flynn Carsen, Librarian. By the marble columns of Alexandria, by the ancient roots of the tree of knowledge I beg passage." Flynn said with a deep bellowing voice. The monsters reluctantly stood aside but remained vigilant. Both men made their way deep within the vault. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;""Cheers lads. Constantine said with a wink sauntering past them./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;""There it is." Flynn pointed. "The Kamigodu of the Choasrealm." His voice fell to a whisper. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;""Blimey." Constantine muttered. Floating upon a dais was a strange spiraling horn shaped relic. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"He looked at Flynn. "Right." Sniffing hard. "Ready mate?" He said flicking his wrist and a sledgehammer appeared in his hand. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;""Y-You wanna do this here?! Right now?!" Flynn said "Are you sure about this John? I mean you could -"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;""Do it. Before I loose me nerve." He spun around helping his trench coat off and tossing it aside. He held out his arms straight as an arrow and rolled his sleeve up exposing his tattoos. His eyes rolled in the back of his head and he began speaking in a forgotten language. The protective tattoos disappeared. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"He breathed out slowly. "Ok … do it."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;""Just … Im sorry. Remember. You have to stay perfectly still!" Flynn sucked in his breath through his teeth and struck Constantine's arms with the sledgehammer breaking them so that they hung at an unnatural angles leaving him to scream out in pain. He remained rooted to the spot his arms crooked and misshapen./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;""AUGHGHHHH! Motherfu;-" He yelped. All manner of imprecations spewing form his mouth. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;""Com'on John focus!" Flynn urged. "You can do this."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"He began to breath in slowly trying to control the pain. He swallowed. "Bi-lio….locous…loc/span span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"insania…" He closed his eyes. "….consternatus…veritas…/span span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"inordinatio…/span span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"Cultus aquarium!" He bellowed over and over. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"The Kamigodu began to spin wildly and lift into the air. It flew around Constantine and Flynn wildly until it stopped at a strange angle and in a blink of an eye Constantine's fingers were breaking in twisted wrong ways and in the opposite directions./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;""AHHH! GOD." He swore loudly but remained in position, sweat beading down his forehead, breathing heavily./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;""You're almost there….hold steady John." Flynn said trying to fight panic./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"Constantine's eyes began to waiver and flutter. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;""C'mon John! Keep looking straight ahead. Don't break the connection"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"Suddenly a horrible strong cold wind began to blow, knocking Flynn to the side but still Constantine chanted on and on for what seemed like hours was over in a few minutes./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"Finally a the Kamigodu stopped spinning and a large portal appeared in its place. Constantine and Flynn leapt through it in the nick of time. /span/p
