The Door

Mouse, like a hound dog, followed the imp's trail. Mouse growled her disapproval as she stood in front of another meat market.

"Damn demon, wondered all over town." complained Mouse.

Suddenly, she heard a scream.

"Cripes!"

Mouse ran toward the screaming, she turned a corner and into an alley. There a young girl was being accosted by three boys. They advanced on her as she ran from them. The girl tripped over a trash can and they descended upon her.

"Ha Ha Ha, come and play with us." offered the black haired one.

"Play? I say we eat her." suggested the red haired one.

"Play with her, eat her, shag her. I don't give a crap, just let me have her." demanded the blonde one.

The girl screamed again, crawling away and begging for help. Mouse started at them, stared through them. These humans glowed a fiery green; a hellish fiery green. Mouse pulled out her guns and shot two of them in the back. The red head and the blonde screamed and died as their chests exploded. The black haired one turned and watched in horror as his two companion's bodies smoldered and evaporated. Once their bodies were completely gone, the black haired one turned to Mouse and growled. Mouse just stared back in defiance, bared her fangs, and prepared for a fight. The black haired demon boy growled, snarled, and his claws grew longer; itching to tear into her flesh. Mouse looked into its eyes and saw his demon yellow eyes. Mouse smiled as he charged at her; his claws ranking the walls and sending eerie noises of scraping concrete into the air. Mouse allowed him to close in on her, she even allowed him one swing at her, before she ducked and filled his body with magnesium shells. The demon boy exploded, his blood and bits of his body painted the walls of the alley. Mouse watched as a milky pea green mist rose from his body and evaporated into nothingness.

All of a sudden, Mouse heard whimpering and crying. Mouse rounded the corner of the garbage bin and spied the young girl hugging her knees and wishing it would all just go away. Mouse started to approach her. The girl started screaming again.

"No, stay away from me!" she hollered.

"Don't worry, I swear I'm not going to hurt you." said Mouse, as calming as she could.

"No! Go Away!" she screamed.

"Be silent." ordered Mouse, staring at her with glowing eyes.

Immediately, the girl stopped crying. Mouse approached her and took her in her arms. Mouse read the girls mind and teleported her home. Once in her room, Mouse placed the girl on her bed. She placed her right hand over the girl's eyes and said.

"Forget."

The girl's eyes fell shut.

"Now, sleep." commanded Mouse.

Having erased the girl's memory, Mouse returned to the alley. Her senses were accosted by the smell of something awful. It was the smell of …of …sulfur? The stench was strong. If these demons came from the same source as the imp, maybe their trail would be straighter. Mouse followed it until she came to an empty field. She scanned the field and saw several large stones, Monolithic stones. She entered the stone circle and was immediately attacked by demonic spirits. Mouse swore as they tore at her and tried to posses her.

"Freakin' unholy damned! Get off me! I am nobody's puppet!" shouted Mouse.

Mouse fired her guns hitting each one dead center. Their bodies exploded before the power of Mouse's holy blessed magnesium bullets. After killing over 27 of them, the others retreated from her and fled back through the door. Mouse followed and then she saw the door. It stood between the two tallest stone pillars. It was an electric green field of energy. From the top, dark and demonic winds blew from out the door. Mouse studied the door. It seemed to be opening from the top down to the ground. Mouse could see the eyes of several dark creatures peeking out. Mouse sniffed the air. The smell of sulfur and brimstone was so thick; not only could you taste it; it seemed to coat the lungs as you breathed it in.

"If you know what's good for you!" shouted Mouse. "Best you stay your ass on that side of the door!"

Unafraid of Mouse's threat, a snake-like demon slithered it way through the small opening.

"So that's it. It little ones now, but as the door opens wider, bigger one will come through. And once the door opens completely, we're all screwed." reasoned Mouse, with great concern.

The demon snake, a good 15 feet long and 3 feet thick, wormed it way around Mouse, brandishing its fangs and threatening to strike. Mouse, quick as lightning, pulled a silver "cross" dagger from her boot and shoved it through the serpents head.

"E NOMINE YAHWEH, ABEO!" shouted Mouse.

White light shot through the serpent from head to tail and it exploded. The smell of brimstone filled the air. Mouse gagged and then smiled in triumph as she thought about the man that had given her the dagger, Donner. But Donner had given her something else and now she needed to use it too. Mouse reached into her shirt and pulled out a simple silver cross necklace. She placed it at the top of the right stone pillar and prayed.

"Let no evil escape here."

Immediately, the green gate turned blue/white. Two more small demons tried to squeeze through, but the electrified blue/white barrier would not let them pass. The demons screamed in pain as the field burned their flesh.

"That will hold you, for a while."

With the one question solved, it begged two others. Who opened the door? And how the hell to close it again? Mouse sighed.

"Oh, boy."

Suddenly, the sun came up; its rays beamed and shown through the gate. The gate disappeared.

"Ah, so sundown to sunup, it's open. Sunup to sundown, its closed." reasoned Mouse. "At least we get to rest during the day."

Confident in the fact that the door was closed for the day and that Donner's cross pendant was securely in place; Mouse went home, back to Integra.