Supernatural: Chronicles of the Order 7
Chapter 28: The Shrine Below
(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)
The Order of Letters landed on Atreides as it was near the water. It was a balmy mid June as I was still in my quarters asleep in which I was thinking of Reiko and how I longed for her touch once again. The thoughts made me ache for her as I woke up and got towards the bathroom to take a shower. With my clothes stripped off, I stepped into the shower as I began to turn on the water and cleaned myself. The silver hair that I had was more manageable than normal as I cleaned it up with the rest of my body. Rinsing off, I was ready to turn off the hot water until I heard the toilet flushing in which I felt a scalding sensation overwhelm me. Anger flooded me as I turned off the hot water and stepped out of the shower to notice Kazuo standing next to the toilet with a stern look on my face. Grabbing a towel, I wrapped it around my waist as I wasn't ready to let Kazuo get away with what he did earlier, for I was not too happy with him.
"You're really pushing it, Kazuo," I said as I was getting frustrated.
"You have a summons to go to," he said. "Therefore, you took too long in the shower in which I had no other choice but to hasten you out the door."
"And you do that by flushing the toilet?! You're worse than Dean!"
"Dean and his forces are still on Shiganshina, Sam. As for you, your duty is here to find the shrine here on Atreides.
"As soon as I get dressed, the better."
I went towards the bathroom sink as I was brushing my teeth. It was my start of the day as I wanted to look good just in case. After I finished up, I rushed out of the bathroom as I went towards the changing room to put on clean clothes. When I was fully dressed, I saw Kazuo standing in front of me as he was ready to lead me out of the ship and onto a busy harbor. With Jeriba waiting for us, she was more than likely to be accompanying us as we were in the port city of Toghree, where I once touched down three years ago. Time had passed as everyone had gone about their daily business in which they were also on high alert due to the ongoing war that was all over the Ashizoka System.
"They're on edge," said Jeriba as she saw several Atreidian soldiers returning home.
"It's the war," I said. "Most of the soldiers here are suffering internally and it's not just physical injuries."
"The soldiers have doctors here, but no psychologists present," said Kazuo.
"You should at least diagnose them for once instead of hounding me all day."
"The Executive Division are still at large and I won't let you out of my sight, Sam."
"Sammy!"
I heard a familiar voice echo in the distance as I saw Reiko running towards me with Nibori in tow. Both of them were here as they were ready to greet me. I was elated to see them as I rushed towards them. The expression on my face said it all as I was more than glad to have my wife and the newest member of the Order here, for there was business to attend to…
Castiel emerged out of the ship as he was in familiar territory. The city of Toghree was bustling with activity as he spotted us going towards a familiar residence indeed. Even though he was slated to be my bodyguard, he followed my footsteps carefully in which he spotted two witches that were on business. He remembered Rowena as she was there dressed in a blue outfit, but the other one was none other than Odette from the Vesper Guild as they were on private business. Just as he was about to follow, he heard footsteps approaching as he turned around and saw Crowley stopping in which he was not too happy with what was going on. He spotted the two witches walking past as they disappeared in the crowd, for he wanted to scold one of them for being out in the open.
"Mother, of all people," he said as he wanted to follow.
"Rowena is here, isn't she?" said Castiel.
"She should be back at the Sprawl on Lannister, not in a bloody flea market on Atreides!"
"Keep your voice down. The other witch who is with Rowena is from the Vesper Guild, which has close ties to the Order."
"I've heard of them before. They have a constant loathing for Scrawny Sawney and they picked up the clampdown on him after they caught him stealing their magic plenty of times."
"You should be travelling incognito. If they find out that you're still alive, there will be questions."
It wasn't long until Crowley spotted a vending machine that dispensed costumes. With only a few gaurhee in his pocket, he dug a bill out and selected the costume from the machine. Putting on a magician cloak, he placed a black mask on his face as he decided to hide in the crowd. The business on Atreides was basically no walk in the park as everyone was on board of seeing the Destiny of Worlds come to fruition, for the ongoing war wasn't over yet…
I led my entourage towards a cafe as I noticed Kazuo and Jeriba heading towards the palace that was in the city. The sight of Atreidian architecture was a feast for the eyes as I entered into the cafe with Reiko and Nibori in tow. I was starting to get hungry as the smell of toasted sandwiches filled the air. With Reiko and Nibori sitting down next to me, we were ready to order our food. It was an exhausting day for us, but I was relieved to be in better company other than Kazuo, for I wanted to be in a more comfortable setting after all.
"It's been ages since we last been here," I said.
"Mother is there with the children back at the Cerulean Palace on Targaryen, but she isn't too happy with Uncle Kazuo right now," said Reiko.
"You're not the only one…"
"I've never been to Atreides before, but I've heard from my old co-workers about how they have the best food around," said Nibori.
"Well, this is your first time here."
"I bet that there isn't a single shred of scrap around here. No wonder this place feels clean."
CRASH!
I had a sense of dread coming over me as I saw a suspicious man break through the window of the cafe. He was sniffing around for something as I sense him to be none other than a werewolf. I had to get Reiko and Nibori to safety as I spotted two more werewolves coming here. Bearing their fangs, they were ready to have their early lunch rush until they saw everyone swiftly leaving the cafe. It was down to me, Reiko, and Nibori as we were trapped by the three intruders directly. Knowing that Reiko had to be protected, I had to get her out of here as I didn't want her to be harmed, for the unwanted guests were itching to have us for an early special.
"Look what's on the menu, boys," said the first werewolf. "It's our lunch on a silver platter!"
"Get to safety!" I yelled as I directed Reiko and Nibori to get out of harm's way.
"There go the appetizers," said the second werewolf. "That leaves us the main course!"
"Now, that's what I call playing with our food," said the third werewolf.
I was not about to let my enemies attack further as I tangled at my hair and turned it into a set of blades. The first werewolf was ready to strike as he was bearing his fangs towards me. Pulling no punches, I decapitated his head as the first threat was no more. With the other two werewolves getting ready to strike, I was ready to attack again until I saw a laser blast blowing up one of them the moment he crumpled to the floor. To my shock, I saw Nibori as she was prepared with her laser rifle. With the last werewolf remaining, I was not about to let him go until he sniffed suspiciously.
"You're not on the menu," he said. "Unless…" He sniffs further as he was glaring directly at Nibori with such savagery. "You stink like them, don't you?"
"Come again?" she said as she still had her laser rifle pointed at the werewolf.
"You're from the Vesper Guild, aren't you?"
"Vesper Guild? I've never heard of them before."
"Don't lie! I know that you have the blood of a witch and you'll do anything to finish us off before reporting to that prick, Sawney Masbath!"
"I'm no witch, but I'm just a simple Woman of Letters and don't you forget it!"
It wasn't long until Nibori finished off the last werewolf as she put away her laser rifle. When Reiko came out of her hiding place, she ran towards me as she hugged me the moment I reverted the blades back into my silver hair. When the Atreidian Army arrived with members of the Order, they rushed into the cafe to collect the dead bodies as we left the scene and went towards the familiar lodgings as planned. What we didn't expect was that Rowena and Odette were hiding in the shadows as they were watching us in the distance. In a look of shock, Odette spotted Nibori as she was concerned about her presence. It was unsettling, but the witch from the Vesper Guild had a gut feeling about what was about to happen next.
"You look tense, Odette," said Rowena.
"Damn it," she said. "Why did she get involved?"
"'She?'"
"Nibori… What the hell is she doing here?"
"It looks like you know her."
"She takes after Nidra, who was a Draaza."
"I'm surprised that you would take a Draaza stud as yer lover, but you come unglued when you see the Order's scrapper wandering around."
"That 'scrapper' happens to be my granddaughter! Her mother died the same way when her father found her dead on the ceiling and their home catching on fire! I was there on Mirkos when my daughter's widower got my grandchildren to safety! And did you know who killed her?! It was that Knight of Hell, Ailnoth, who did the deed!"
Rowena remembered Ailnoth very well as she once battled him in the siege of El Castillo Blanco in the Middle Ground once centuries ago. She hated Ailnoth for causing havoc and even making a deal with Metatron in which she saw the latter get decapitated complete with his grace restored to him as punishment. As for the matter with Odette's personal problem with Nibori, she had to hold sway as she also had to deal with the impact of Sawney Masbath using and abusing the magic that he stole from, for she wanted to deal with him personally…
We made our way to the main castle as it was a familiar sight indeed. It was Kelmar Castle as I saw several members of the Order and the Atreidian dressed in black enter at the front. It wasn't long until I saw Jeriba standing in front of us as she was more than likely to escort us to the main house. After battling werewolves, we were tired from our trip as we followed her in, for we were wanting to stay for the night as well.
"It's been a somber day," I heard her say.
"Did something happen?" I asked.
"Sir Tamzen's dead." I gasped in shock as I had a bad feeling. "He passed away from his illness and his widow, who is part of the Atreidian Army, told him that he can go after suffering from the ailments over the years."
"I'm so sorry…," said Reiko. "Poor Sir Tamzen…"
"He was eager on seeing you two one last time, but his illness got the better of him."
"I've heard of Sir Tamzen before," said Nibori. "He served alongside my parents before my mother passed away."
"Three years ago, Sam and Reiko found an akaname that was haunting one of the bathhouses. Thankfully, the servants are on top of keeping it clean after Sam flushed out the monster, but at least there won't be a dirty problem on the horizon."
We followed Jeriba to the main house as we saw everyone in mourning. The bleak setting of Kelmar Castle itself was a sad one as we saw several more dignitaries paying their respects to Sir Tamzen. I was also on hand to pay my respects as I prayed next to the coffin he was in. Everyone also did the same as they laid flowers near the coffin. Even Reiko and Nibori paid their respects as they prayed for our fallen friend. When I saw his spirit in front, I prayed harder as I saw him go towards Heaven, for he was a good friend that needed my help.
With the coffin taken to the cemetery, we saw it being buried as the funeral was over in which we proceeded towards the main house of the castle. The place never changed as it was the same. By the time we got there, we saw a Draaza woman with a blue comb and brown eyes standing there as she was dressed in a black military uniform. Jeriba recognized her directly as she was a relative that I never knew about until now, for it was the first time that I met her.
"Jibara," she said as she approached our host. "It's been ages since we last parted ways."
"It's because of my duties in the Atreidian Army," she said as she was staring at me. "Sam Winchester… You're very tall like your father."
"It's been three years since I came here last time and I've never seen you before until now," I said.
"Tamzen never told me about you, but I've heard of your adventures. Therefore, my name is Jibara Hollywell. My late husband, Matriarch rest his soul, was telling me about how you repelled that creature that was haunting one of the bathhouses."
"Ma'am… I was wondering if I can go to it."
"It's fine. I bet that the servants have been keeping it spic and span after you cleaned it up in there."
My curiosity got the better of me as I was into the main house grounds in which I was feeling nostalgic. When I went towards the bathhouse in question, I entered inside with Reiko and Nibori in tow. The place itself was cleaned up daily as I was busy inspecting every nook and cranny that wasn't attracting any unwanted attention from any akaname that would treat any dirty bathroom or bathhouse as an all-you-can-eat buffet. It had been three years as I saw the wash basins and bathtubs cleaned regularly. By the time I got to one of the wash basins, I saw a familiar strange sigil on the etched on the floor as resembled a rose surrounded by thistles. I also saw the set of Latin writings all over that was etched into it, for it was something that was never seen before by the rest of us until now.
"This is new," said Nibori as she saw the sigil on the floor.
"It's a sigil that was there, but I left it alone as if it was a good luck symbol," I said.
"It's something that we never saw before," said Reiko.
"There's some writing here," said Nibori as she was ready to read it. "'Reserare ostium.'"
It wasn't long until the sigil that was put there began to glow as it revealed an underground basement level. There was a flight of stairs there as we followed the trail that led to something that wasn't there before. Taking the lead, I felt the jewelled sigil on my forehead glow as I followed the trail to where an underground compartment was. The place itself was unseen by prying eyes until it was discovered underneath. What we didn't expect was that we were in a shrine that was buried for centuries. Images of me and Reiko were painted on the wall as they were in a much sexual nature indeed. Nibori recognized something like this as this wasn't the first time that she saw an erotic shrine.
"I've seen this before," she said. "There's something like this on when we were on Gehenna."
"This is it," I said. "This is the shrine that Reiko and I need to be in."
"Sammy…," said Reiko as she dug something out of her pocket. "You know what to do, don't you?"
"I'll leave you two alone for a bit," said Nibori as she was walking towards the main entrance. "'Claude ostium.'' She sees the doors close as Reiko and I were trapped in there. "Sorry, but don't you guys need some privacy? It's also very rude to be interrupting a moment between you two anyway. For a while, I've been hearing of Reiko talking about how much you missed you during your mission on Minas Tirith. I've even seen her wanting you to be with her every day now."
"Nibori…," I said.
"I'll unlock the door when you're done. As for me, I'm on guard duty."
I was alone with Reiko as we were trapped in the shrine by a locking spell that Nibori used earlier. I never got mad at the scrapper as she didn't want to intrude on our private time. As for our own predicament, Reiko and I were in the shrine as we went towards the bathing pool the moment we took off our clothes. The sight of her drove me wild as we began to clean ourselves in a wash basin before going into the pool itself. By the time we finished up, we entered into the pool as we were there for this moment. When we left the pool, we went towards a room with a stone altar as we saw it to be a calling that we couldn't ignore. It wasn't long until I saw Reiko coming with a what she had with her as she opened it up to fish out a condom. The feeling that I had for her was strong as I began to kiss her lips. She was mine for this moment as I laid her down on the stone altar. I was touching her soft breasts as she was more than ready to have me take her before the day was over. I was in tune with her as I felt her flipping me on my back. She was staring at my member as I noticed her taking it into her mouth. I was in a wave of burning pleasure as I felt the oral caresses that were giving me such a grand arousal imaginable.
It wasn't long until I noticed Reiko getting out the condom as she placed it on my already hardened member. By the time I saw her crashing down on top of me, she was enjoying the feel of my member coursing inside of her. I was hers as I saw her breasts bouncing while she was on top of me. My heart thudded in my chest as I was in the throes of heavy ecstasy the moment I began to switch gears and flipped her on her back. I was touching at her breasts as I touched one of the nipples with my tongue. She let out a cry of passion as she felt me sucking on one of her breasts while I tasted the milk that was more like heaven. She was holding onto me as she felt me sucking on the other breast while she had my hot member pulsing inside of her. Our sexual passion was mutual as I continued to thrust more harder until we hit our climax. By the time we hit our sexual peak, a massive surge of raw power emerged as it burst through the ceiling and causing the sky to turn bright. We were tiring ourselves out as I withdrew from Reiko and threw away the spent condom in the wastebasket. We saw the sky to be calming as it was nearly dusk. Getting up, we went towards the bathing pool to gather our clothes until we spotted some robes and put them on. By the time we went to the door, we were waiting for Nibori to open it up as we were waiting patiently for her to do so.
"Nibori," I said as I knocked on the locked door. "You can open the door now."
"Hold on," she said. "Reserare ostium."
The door opened up as we saw Nibori standing in front of us. We were ready to go back upstairs as the duty we had was fulfilled. The last shrine on Valinor was waiting for us as we were more than likely to be opening up further places, for our quest wasn't over yet…
Rowena and Odette jumped over the fence of the castle as they were hiding from the guards who were all over the place. Both witches were still on the prowl as they were also aware of what happened once before. Odette spotted the bathhouse where the akaname was found as she remembered it carefully. It was ages ago as she was most likely to be finding the Vesper Guild seal hidden somewhere soon enough. Just as she was about to go in and search, she saw a blast of raw power coming from near the ocean as she was aware of the sign that just occurred moments ago. Even Rowena spotted it as she knew of the raw power that I possessed was doing its work, for this was yet another omen that occurred in spades.
"Samuel's on the prowl with that High Elf," she said.
"Damn it!" yelled Odette as she rushed into the bathhouse.
Both witches went into the bathhouse as they searched for the Vesper Guild seal. By the time they found it, Odette had a bad feeling that it was tampered with as the entrance to the shrine was opened. Even Rowena was aware of how a shrine was there in plain sight as she had a feeling that I would be down there. She also sensed the witching activity that came from someone who wasn't in the Vesper Guild as she saw the seal's magic glowing, for this wasn't the first time that they had something opened and not the last.
"Son-of-a-bitch!" yelled Odette as she stared at the Vesper Guild seal. "Someone tampered it and opened the seal to the shrine."
"That's my Samuel," said Rowena as she smiled.
"Sam Winchester didn't open the seal this time. It was Nibori and she's putting herself in danger just like her mother."
"Ye worry about that Mirkosian girl a lot, but she never had any training to be a witch."
"Ever hear of the story about The Wizard of Oz? There are good witches and bad witches and the latter parts are often doused in water in order to melt. You went on the straight and narrow after your death and ascension as the Queen of Hell, only to be ousted from power once by Milverton. These days, you have been resurrected and have been living in the Sprawl for centuries. As for Nibori, she not only has the blood of a Cetra, but the blood of a witch as well."
"The man who killed me was Samuel's past self from the Elder Days, but I had no regrets and yet he did. As for that scrapper from the Order, she's better off there than being in the Vesper Guild. All the same, all those years of killing, causing curses, and other things were just getting old in which I also had a loathing for the one who stole some of my magic."
"Sawney Masbath…" Odette clenches her fists as she had a grudge against him. "He stole trinkets from the Vesper Guild's lockers from all over the galaxy, only to be using them to their advantage to add leverage to his tricks. I told him to back off, but he'll stop at nothing to terrorize Sam Winchester to his own advantage."
Without warning, Rowena and Odette heard footsteps coming from upstairs as they noticed a light that was coming upward. To their surprise, they saw me leading the way as I had Reiko and Nibori in tow in which we were ready to go to our rooms for the night. By the time we stepped out of the bathhouse, we spotted Rowena and Odette standing in front of us as they were also aware of the future prophecy that was etched into what was there so far, for there was the Destiny of Worlds to consider after all.
"We meet again, Sam," said Odette.
"It's been a while since our last meeting in the Sprawl on Lannister, but you have a grudge against Sawney Masbath, I take it," I said.
"I was indebted to you for bringing down Cesare Zampano, but I am concerned about the newest member of the Order."
"It's about Nibori, isn't it?" said Reiko.
"Nibori has the blood of a witch, the blood of a Draaza, and the blood of a Mirkosian."
"And the wee scrapper has family that was once part of the Vesper Guild," said Rowena.
"Earlier, I heard a werewolf talking about the Vesper Guild," said Nibori. "They even accused me of being in that group."
"Yer mother never told you about her true lineage, has she?"
"All I heard from my dad was that she never liked being sheltered for too long in which she met and married him. He was a member of the Order and a freelance hunter, but when he married Mom and had us, he resigned and started up the White Rosalia Salvaging Company. Business in cleaning up space debris was booming, but one day, we lost Mom the moment Dad came home to see her, only for her to be killed and with her corpse pinned to the ceiling. Our old house caught fire, but it left all of us distraught, including Dad."
I felt sadness for Nibori as I knew now of the pain she suffered from the moment she lost her mother. It was heartbreaking to hear as I never expected her to talk about what happened until now. As for her questionable lineage, she was about to hit one huge snag as her days as a scrapper for the Order would soon be under scrutiny, but not for long. When we reached the courtyard, all of us were seeing the stars shining brightly as we were also tired from such a long day. As for the predicament that Nibori was under, she was staring at the two witches who reminded her of her late mother's true lineage in which it was starting to be hard to process.
"Is it true that my mother was a witch the whole time?" she asked.
"Nidra was my only daughter after her father was killed by darker witches," said Odette.
"My mother never told me about you before."
"That was when we had a falling out. I wanted Nidra to stay within the reaches of the Vesper Guild compound on Baratheon, but she refused to take part in a group with a shady past with darker overtones. For centuries, the Vesper Guild and the Order of Letters worked side by side during the time of the Orc Wars and up to the time of the First Galvanic Uprising. I had a lover once and when our daughter was born, she was more like her father due to her Draaza heritage. When darker witches who clung to demonic ways came towards us, they burnt my lover to a crisp as punishment for taking someone who had an affiliation with the Order. Nidra, on the other hand, refused to train in the magic arts that the Vesper Guild offered in which she was spotted by the Rakuen Priesthood to marry Nakula T'Chauli, who was in the Order."
"I never knew about Mom being in the Vesper Guild until now."
"Believe it, dearie," said Rowena. "Yer mother may have been a Draaza, but she had witching properties that were collecting dust."
"For years, Mom never told any of us about her life in the Vesper Guild, but she could've used magic to aid everyone instead of keeping it bottled up."
"Nidra never wanted any part of being in the Vesper Guild," said Odette. "She told me that she wanted to have a normal life with a family and children and look what it got her! She and her family were making bank into cleaning up space debris left behind by old ships, only to end up killed by demons. I also watched in the distance of how your father refused to marry another woman after your mother was killed because he loved her so much. As for your own mess, it's best that you remain in the Order in which you have a calling to protect the new god and goddess who are sitting near the fountain watching the stars in the sky. Now that my other grandchildren are grown up, I see that your sister is one of the Terran God's prophets in which she reads fart jokes in Enochian."
"Nabaka always complained about the usual 'pull my finger' joke."
"Well she didn't expect a single fart to blow out a light bulb."
It wasn't long until we all saw several lanterns floating in the sky. The sight of them was an omen in a nutshell as we saw them going into certain parts unknown. By the time I was ready to go to the main house with Reiko and Nibori in tow, I spotted Rowena and Odette staring at us as they were also scared of the fact that there are those who would stop at nothing to sabotage everything, including Sawney Masbath, who they hated the most. Still, Odette was worried about Nibori as she didn't want to lose her like she did Nidra in which she was the product of both the Order of Letters and the Vesper Guild altogether, for she also had a part to play in the Destiny of Worlds soon enough…
Later on in the evening, I was in the library as I was reading up on the Vesper Guild's cooperation with the Order. Record after record, I looked at the entries about the Orc Wars over the centuries in which I saw the image of Odette clearly the moment she used her magic on some of the dissenters that ravaged parts of Alecrast and Atreides. After I put away some of the books, I noticed Nibori entering into the library as she was confused by all this revelation. She never expected to be a witch before, but she had no use for magic in which she was more into searching for scrap and space debris.
"You're bothered by your mixed lineage, aren't you?" I said.
"After hearing about my mom being a witch, I don't know what to think," said Nibori.
"There's nothing wrong about you being part of a witching legacy. From the annals of the record books, Odette was the most powerful witches that even went up against a platoon of mountain Orcs during the time of the Orc Wars. Therefore, being a product of both the Order of Letters and the Vesper Guild is a boon rather than a curse and I am thankful that you're here with us to fight another day."
"I never used any magic before other than what was etched in the bathhouse."
"You have a natural gift in which you closed the door in the shrine and later opened it."
"And the two witches who told me about my mother's lineage? Do you know where they are?"
"They're in their quarters, but from what I know, they have a long grudge against my old nemesis."
"You have a nemesis?"
"His name is Sawney Masbath. He was a blackmailer whose father is none other than Emperor Sarno XII of Kaijirin. Indulged and pampered, his expertise was in blackmailing those who fell under the radar. I was one of his victims in which he tried to blackmail me into a false affair with Sadie, but I remained faithful to Reiko till the bitter end. After his plans backfired, he kidnapped me for ransom in which he even tortured me until Reiko and Cynthia came to my rescue. Even though he was tossed in prison, what I never expected was that he broke out and resorted into stealing magical trinkets from witches. No wonder the Vesper Guild had him on their target list…"
It wasn't long until we heard footsteps approaching. I noticed Jibara enter into the library as she was looking into the records from ages ago. The book she picked up was the same one that I had as she was looking at the entry that featured the Vesper Guild. She remembered their involvement clearly as their collaboration with the Order gave an edge during the time of the Orc Wars. Flipping through the pages, she saw a picture of the bathhouse on the inside as there was an image of Odette standing there as she was etching the Vesper Guild Sigil near one of the wash basins. It was ages ago as she remembered the member of this witching society to be valuable once, for she would be vital again so far.
"I remembered Odette," she said.
"You knew of her?" asked Nibori.
"Odette and her group fought by our side when we were dispatched to Alecrast to fight during the time of the Orc Wars. My parents, may the Matriarch rest their souls, were there fighting alongside members of both the Order of Letters and the Vesper Guild. My sister and I were young for our ages in which we saw battle, but the casualties on all sides have gotten grave at the time."
"How did the Orc Wars start?"
"There was a time where all Orcs were brutal, violent, and territorial. All of that changed when a Terran colonist ship landed on Alecrast in which the people were ready to begin their new home. What the Orcs never expected was that one of the Terran colonists caused havoc the moment they saw his eyes flash to a shiny black. Orcs, as brutish as they were, fought at the stowaway in which they were no match for them until my parents taught some of them how to combat them with the tools that were once used in the Elder Days. For demons, there was the Devil's Trap and the Rituale Romanum; for werewolves, there is silver; for vampires, it's Dead Man's Blood and decapitation. For everything else, there are different tools to use. Some of the Orcs used their tools at their disposal to fight alongside the colonists who stopped the demon, but the others viewed their actions as a betrayal to their culture.
"The first Orc clan to establish ties to the Terrans and Draaza colonists is what is known to be the Farragut Clan. My sister and I fought alongside them when they were dealing with their own kind, who had used brutality as being part of their culture, thus starting the Orc Wars. Many casualties died either in the crosshairs or on the battlefield in which the group that taught the smarter Orcs how to fight against unusual creatures has established themselves as the Order of Letters. What everyone didn't expect was that some witches in the ship were there, but they have pretty much abandoned their darker roots after all that chaos during the time of the Elder Days. They pretty much established their own group known as the Vesper Guild. Both institutes collaborated into quelling the violence that was started by the Orc Wars until they went their separate ways for the time being."
Nibori never expected to hear about the Vesper Guild's involvement with the Order until now. When she went towards one of the record books that was written in Orkish, she opened it up as she saw the picture of the demon who overpowered the Orcs that were rendered useless. Even though she couldn't read the language in the record book, she knew of demons before as she was eager to use what was abandoned by her family years prior. She even saw the images of the Order and the Vesper Guild fighting in the Orc Wars in which the battles were the worst that were recorded. I also saw the images of the book that Nibori was reading as I was reminded of how demons could blend in and cause widespread chaos in front of innocents.
"This old report's been here for centuries," she said.
"It's the Farragut Clan's report of the demon that overpowered their Orc brethren," I said.
"I can't read Orkish, but I know about demons due to what I read in the Supernatural books."
"I can read it." I was beginning to translate the language. "'An unknown Terran came forth and had a suspicious nature. When we saw the Terran's eyes flash into an obsidian black, he overpowered us to no avail.'"
Without warning, I heard something break as I noticed a shot ringing out. I spotted the assassin directly until Nibori blocked my way with the bullet hitting her back. I saw her fall onto the floor as I saw orange blood seeping from her body. Jibara spotted the assassin as she drew out her own gun and shot back by killing the assailant the moment he crashed through the window. It wasn't long until I took the bullet out of Nibori's back as I saw her foaming at the mouth. It was like before when Reina took the bullet for me on that mission as I felt dread all over me. I couldn't let Nibori die as I was desperate to remove the poison that was in her. I had to do something to stop what was killing her until a burst of raw power emerged to the point of healing the one who took the bullet for me. I was relieved to see her safe as I saw her get up on her feet in which she rushed to see Jibara examining the body of the assassin that was on the floor. To the Draaza Matriarch's suspicion, she saw a familiar tattoo on the assassin's wrist as she knew of it to be of the Black Dragon Guild, for someone was there to assassinate me on the spot.
"There's a problem," said Jibara.
"We never saw it coming, but I was saved from death just now," said Nibori as she saw the dead assassin on the floor. "Whoever he was, he sure knew how to pass as normal."
"The dead assassin came from the Black Dragon Guild," I said as I walked towards the dead body on the floor. "He was trained to kill me and I never saw it coming."
"I took the bullet in which I was gonna die until your raw power saved me."
"You saved my life just now. I thought you would end up dead like Reina until my raw power saved you from the brink of death."
"You saved mine after my brush with death on the Doohan. That makes us even for now."
We heard the doors open up as we saw Kazuo burst in with some of the Hunter Corps and Atreidian troops with him. The sight of the assassin on the floor was a red flag as I was taken into protective custody by those who were with the Medic General. When Kazuo saw the bullet that was on the floor with Nibori's blood, he fished out a small plastic bag as he picked it up with a pair of tweezers and put it in there. None of us ever saw it coming as the protective detail has gotten more stricter than normal…
Reiko was in her room as she saw something out the window. She was worried about me as she noticed me and the others being ushered back to the living quarters of the castle's main house. She feared the worse as she spotted Nibori and Jibara with me under the heavy guard of Kazuo and the combined troops of the Hunter Corps and the Atreidian Army. Just as she was about to leave her room, she heard the door open as she saw Odette bursting in. She wasn't too thrilled with what happened as she had to tell Reiko directly the moment she noticed what was going on so far.
"There's been a problem," she said.
"Did something happen to Sammy?" asked Reiko.
"There was an assassination attempt on your husband's life just now and my own granddaughter took the bullet in which the raw power saved her from death!"
"'Granddaughter?' Are you related to Nibori?"
"Nibori and her siblings are all I have left of Nidra's legacy. Now that she has an imprint of raw power, she is determined to protect you and your husband just like your brothers-in-law, Dean Winchester and Nathan Farragut; Kevin Tran, Kotori Midorikawa, and Dvora Trelundar."
"Castiel has imprints of raw power from the prosthetics he has after he lost his right arm and left leg."
"That angel isn't the only one. Crowley, who was thought to be dead after his sacrifice to destroy the Executive Division's factory on Drakonus, also has an imprint of raw power on his body, but a certain someone resurrected him after putting the damper on the ones who crave Sam's raw power.
"Who would resurrect him?"
"The one who resurrected him is none other than the King of Heaven, Jack Kline, who happens to be the bastard son of Lucifer and that human intern, Kelly Kline. I looked into my talisman and found that he told our friendly neighborhood Crossroad demon that his true purpose isn't over yet. It turns out that he shacked up with that Elf widow, whose husband died days before Christmas almost three years ago. She's even pregnant with his child in which Rowena would be shocked to find out what her once dead son was up to."
"Valerie…"
It wasn't long until I was brought in as I saw Reiko run into my arms. She was glad that I was safe, but I wasn't along as we saw Kazuo standing behind us, for he was on alert after all that has happened earlier…
To be continued...