CHAPTER 7:
2003, somewhere in the underworld.
Chris orbed in the lair of Joshiam the great. Well he used to be Joshiam the great, now it was just Joshiam with a lot of money and a big mouth. He wasn't great anymore, not for over two centuries. But Chris did need Josh to help him find the greenish demon. He knew Josh still had some contacts. Very helpful contacts. In the future Josh helped Chris all the time. The only problem right now was, how was Chris going to explain to Josh that they go a long way back? After all in this time they haven't met yet.
However the demon wasn't there. Instead Chris saw three gorgeous brunette girls sitting on an antique divan. He was bewitched with their beauty. He walked towards them and bowed like a knight. "My ladies, may I introduce myself? My name is Christopher. And with whom do I have the pleasure?"
The girls giggled at the charming young men, knowing they had a new prey. The girl with the red silk dress stepped forward and said: "My name is Melody and this are my sisters; July and Nelly". "A pleasure to meet you my lady", Chris said as he took her hand and kissed it gently. Melody began to giggle again.
Chris walked to the sisters. He took each of their hands and gently kissed them. "Join us", Nelly said as she pointed at an empty spot between her and July. The place where Melody just sat, before she walked over to Chris. Melody gave Nelly a deadly look. In return she got an even deadlier look back.
Chris walked over to the divan as in a trance, but before he could sit down an angry voice echoed to the lair: "Consistum malum praecantricis. Abrumpo capio. Festinatio!"
"Stop that, evil witches. Sever the charm. Now!", Josh repeated in English. He knew the witches understood Latin, but he was furious. He wanted to shout at them in every language. They knew not to charm the customers. The sisters looked mad, and those from anger twisted faces weren't that pretty at all.
Melody whispered a few words in Chris' ear and the magic was broken. Chris looked her in the eyes and saw a dark empty look behind the pretty blue color. He quickly stepped backwards and asked: "Who are you", but before she could answer Josh send the girls away. He just pointed at them and they walked away like well trained dogs.
Chris turned around: "What was that all about?" "Nothing, absolutely nothing", Josh answered. "So what can I do for you?" "I need a favor old friend", Chris answered. "Old friend? Have we met before?", Josh said surprised. "It could be, my memory isn't what it is used to be. Well it doesn't matter, as long as you pay." "Well that is another thing I wanted to talk to you about", Chris said. "I don't have anything to pay you with, I am afraid."
"WHAT!", the demon shouted. "Do you want to be the next prey of one of my pets? No-one asks for a favor and brings me nothing in return. You have one minute to explain yourself 'my friend', or you can choose between the dragon, the ogre or the lovely sisters you just met." "One minute?", Chris said stuttering, "You give an old friend at least five, right?", he tried joking. "One minute", Josh repeated.
Chris said fast: "I am from the future, we work together all the time. To bring an evil down that is too big for both of us." "That is then, now is now", Josh simply replied. "Okay", Chris said thinking what he had to offer the demon in front of him. "You can have the demon I am after, when I am finished with him", he said after a few moments of silence.
"Who are you after then?" Chris showed Josh the page he ripped from the book of shadows. "Look there isn't much information about this guy, it is the one behind the Skolder demon. The green one. Do you know who it is?"
Josh didn't answer, he just looked at Chris, doubting about something. "What have you done with Penny?", he asked. "What are you talking about?" "I recognize that handwriting and the paper. Did you steal it?" "No", Chris said. "I borrowed it." "Your minute is over", Josh suddenly said. Chris looked at his watch and then at Josh. "No it is not." "Girls come out and play", Josh yelled and his voice echoed through the demons lair.
The sisters heard Josh' voice and curious as they are came right away. But before they entered the lair again one of the sisters looked carefully around the corner. Nelly watched Chris and Josh for a few seconds and decided that it was safe to enter. She walked towards Chris. "Well my lady", Chris said to Nelly. "Where were we?"
Josh looked at Chris and the girls and saw they had his unwanted visitor under control. "I have to talk to someone", he whispered to July, "keep him busy alright?" "We will, we will", July said with her magical voice. Melody overheard them and got a huge grin on her face. She knew exactly what to do with the handsome prey Josh offered them.
"O one thing", Josh added. "When he's too much trouble, you can kill him". And he shimmered out, leaving Chris with three of the most dangerous women he had ever faced. O, they looked pretty and all they want was having a little fun. But their methods had killed hundreds of men before Chris. Unwanted visitors, customers who didn't pay, or just men they liked to play with to kill the time.