Chapter 16

Julian had been in many fights over the years. Many of them had neen bar fights in where he and Edward and upset a group of locals on some distant planet while Nightshade was away somewhere else on the planet following a lead for the mission that they were doing. Other fights that he had been in was when his cover had been blown and he needed to get out of the way quickly. The only way to get out was to fight tooth and claw. Then there was other fights that were on the battlefield. Those fights were always the worse for him. They always forced Julian to become the solider that his father had made him before he found out his family was Werewolves of a noble stock like his old man use to say. From a very young age he had been trained how to fire a shotgun and also had learned how to track. Skills that Julian had hated when he was growing up, but in his adult life and when he first became a Shadow Man they had helped in so many ways during his first missions with the Elemental Guardians.

He had first thought that Blithe Hallow would be a simple mission. A mission to go to Blithe Hallow and find out what really happened to the town. UNIT knew that it was something supernatural with a few thinking that it was extra-terrestrial. They were good at keeping an open mind when dealing with strange things. Every UNIT agent was taught the Code that had been written up at the end of the Night Wars. It was needed to be known by all agents no matter what field of work they were in. He had already known about Norman Babcock from the reports that UNIT had been able to gather from family records along with news reports from the town. They knew that Norman's family on his mothers side was related to the witch that had made the town famous.

He had just thought that this was to be a recon mission. A simple mission in where he became the talk of the town with his Aston Martin rolling into town and him being the handsome stranger with snow white hair who was staying for a few days. It had then changed when he had started to hear whispers from the ghosts in the town that Norman Babcock was in danger. He had been quick to take action in following the Anubid Hazel, that he was quick to learn was the ringleader of the tension that was growing between the supernatural community and the human community. Hazel had been the owner of the Judge's House Inn as she kept her cover up as she caused more tensions between the supernatural creatures and the humans.

Hazel had kept her cover up well until Julian had started to step on her toes. There was also the fact that she had felt his arm and knew that he was not what he was telling her. She knew on that first touch that he was a ghost, and a powerful one at that in that he was still in his original body without signs that he was becoming a rotten corpse. She had freaked out and had transformed in front of him and began to stalk Norman through Blithe Hallow. He had been quick to follow her and had stopped her from hurting Norman. To bad when he had done that he had exposed himself to Norman and his chubby friend. He had thought it was best for him to speak to Norman and to give him protection before he was moved to one of UNITs bases to keep him safe from Seth.

Julian had no idea why Seth wanted Norman when there was so many super villains around the world. His question had been answered when Norman had unleased a powerful blast of green lightning. Julian's fears had been escalated to a new level. Fears for a young teenagers life who should not have to keep looking over his shoulders in fear of a Chaos God trying to recruit him to be the next Red Skull. That was something that he couldn't allow to happen.

So here he was. Fighting in his latest fight. He didn't have Edward or Nightshade to watch his back as he fought tooth and claw with Seth. The very same Seth who had fought against Captain America and Nightshade during the Second World War without breaking a sweat. And now he was fighting against the very same thing that had defeated those two and possible the Hulk.

Seth's claws racked through his chest and brought him back to the present. His snow white fur was slowly turning red from all the wounds that he had picked up in his fight against Seth. There was also the blood of the unlucky creatures that had crossed in his way and had been slaughtered by him.

Julian jumped backwards and avoided Seth's moon shaped blade that was close to taken off his head. He steadied his footing as he glared at Seth. The Wereset snarled back at him as he raised his weapon high above his head and was ready to swing it back down. Everything seemed to move in slow motion for Julian as he brought up his rifle to block the blade as it descended towards him. With a loud clank the two weapons smacked into each other.

Julian snarled through closed teeth as he looked at the much larger and muscular Werecreature. He kept his legs locked and used his massive claws on his pawed feet to give him purchase as he kept his rifle between him and Seth's blade. The blade that had no doubt had taken many lives during the many years that it had been used. Julian kept looking at the massive blade that was close to breaking his rifle. Without a second thought and years of fighting he managed to move his rifle and Seth's blade away from him. The next series of movements saw Julian pointing his rifle right at Seth's face.

"Well played Julian!" Seth snarled as he took a step back. He still held his moon shaped blade in his furred hand but he kept well back as he avoided the rifle that glowed a bright blue as Julian prepared to fire it at him. He knew and Julian knew that his rifle could hurt him but it would do him no good in the long run. Sure his vessel would be damaged and he would need to have it repaired along with his suit that had been ripped apart with him transforming. He knew that if his current vessel was damaged in any way that was beyond healing he could always leave it and seek out a new vessel instead. He already had his eyes set on a new vessel, but at the same time he didn't want to leave Thomas. The young HYDRA agent had helped him for seventy years. Those years had been the most productive he had been in centuries.

It had taken him a century after Imhotep had placed the curse on him thanks to the Book of the dead that he had been given. The Book of the Dead was a major turning point in him taken over the world and putting the humans in their place. Imhotep had been a major problem three thousand years ago, but that had ended when he was Mummified alive for a crime he did not commit. That had allowed him to get away before things got worse between him and his brothers. Thought that had made him lose his original body leaving him nothing but a shadow. A shadow that had seen empires rise and fall. His anger grew as the humans forgot why they should be afraid of the dark as they got more advanced technology. His anger grew even more as Hunters appeared all over the world and had started to hunt the ones who had once ruled over them.

"This ends now Seth! Leave now and I wont call for more backup!" Julian demanded. His yellow eyes narrowed as he glared at the other Werecreature who stood across from him. Already his normally white fur was staining red from all the blood that he was losing. He might be a ghost but he was still powerful enough to keep in his true body rather than becoming a shadow of his true self.

Seth chuckled to himself as he looked back at Julian. "This will not end until I get what I want or I am destroyed! Something that you know can not be done!" Seth snarled right back to Julian. His ears flattened against his head as he griped his moon shaped sword. "What you think Nightshade will help you! Hardly, from what I can tell from my contact within the Dalek Empire, Nightshade is no closer in returning to earth! Right now all of her attention is focused on getting the Star Bender before I find out about such a weapon!" he said smirking. Already he was planning five steps ahead of all the Avengers along with the Elemental Guardians. It no longer mattered that the Angels now saw right through what he was doing and had stopped their war before it got any worse. No doubt the growing rumour of the Night Wars being restarted was enough to cause enough fear in creatures who normally looked down on mankind.

"She will figure out what you are planning! So will every hero team will stop you!" Julian responded back to Seth. He pulled back his lips to reveal his sharp teeth. His tail swished side to side as he glared at Seth. He knew he was showing to much faith in Nightshade, but from the way things were going, she was the only one who could stand against him.

Seth stopped in his tracks before flinging his head back in a barking laugh that caused everyone who was fighting in the small area within Blithe Hallow. Already the town had turned into a warzone. A warzone that reminded Julian of Europe during the Second World War with soldiers against soldiers, not Hunters fighting with supernatural creatures as they fought against the supernatural creatures that Seth had brought to his cause to fight them.

"You have to much faith in that alien shapeshifter! What happened to Packs looking after members of the Pack? Have we forgotten our ways that we are looking to lesser beings in forming broken packs? Have I been gone that long that we have been forced to become dogs?" Seth declared as he towered above Julian who glared right back up at him with strange yellow eyes. "I think you need some new lessons on where you stand!" Seth growled as he loomed over Julian like an imposing mountain.

The two Werecreatures didn't see the tall Hunter until he was right on top of them. With a loud bang a gun had gone off and a built that had been designed to take out Pagan Gods slammed into his shoulders. Seth let out an animalistic roar as he turned around on Sam Winchester. His focus being moved towards Sam allowed Julian the chance that he needed. Leaping onto Seth's exposed back Julian began to slash at him with his black claws just as Black Horn appeared out of nowhere. The Wendigo levelled his head and with well timed aim and a lot of luck his antlers pierced Seth's side.

Time seemed to slow and the next thing that Julian was chasing Seth through the forest. He was much slower than he would have normally been as he followed Seth through the woods. His nose could smell scents that he allowed him to track Seth from where Black Horn and the Hunters where fighting Seth's forces. His nose picked up a scent that caused his stomach to drop. It was a scent that he had learned quickly in only a matter of hours.

Norman Babcock!

Growling to himself he dropped onto his arms and ran on all fours. He could hear screaming and shouting in front of him. He had seen Norman and his friends get out of his car and make a run for it. Something that struck him that all teenagers would do even if someone had told them not to do. He would need to ask Norman when he got there what he was thinking.

He exploding from the bushes he came face to face with the sac that talk too much. He hadn't even bothered to learn his name, all that mattered was that his alliance with Seth was over as he plunged his claws and teeth into the sac material. He watched as all manor of creepy crawlies scuttled away with Cortney stomping on that bug with her high heel.

With a quick glance around he noticed all the teens were safe. He really didn't want to include in his paperwork that the people he was supposed to protect had meet an really horrifying end. He knew that Kate would go down on him like a Wendigo on fresh meat without mercy and make him tell the cover story of what happened. He could blame a bear. People died of bear attacks all the time.

He stopped his motion of thoughts just as Seth burst through the bushes. He and the skeleton both took defensive stances in front of the teenagers and stared at Seth as he stared right back at them. The Wereset raised his moon shaped blade. It was only made worse as Dracula came out of the woods. He bared his fangs just as he and everyone was flung into the old gravestones of the cemetery.

Julian could only watch in horror as Seth walked towards Norman. There was nothing that he could do. He didn't have his weapon he didn't have any way to call for backup. His com. link was back inside his cars boot. He was also in no condition to howl and let Black Horn know what was happening so he could get in touch with Nightshade and Edward and hope that the two of them get to his location quickly along with the forces from UNIT.

Then the world began to glow green. Switching his focus to Norman he watched as the boy showed the same power of the tornado that had struck Blithe Hallow a few months ago. The wind picked up as green lightning danced across the sky in a war dance. Then like a savage beast being released from its cage it struck Seth and Dracula with so much force that Julian feared for them.

"Fall back!" he heard Seth shout before he vanished in a beam of light. A tractor beam. Dracula just whisked away with his vampire speed.

The force keeping him down suddenly released its hold on him and he found himself running towards Norman. Norman had dropped to his knees and was hiding his face in his hands as green lightning danced all around him.

"Norman, the Halloween nightmare is over! Lets go back to my car and I will call the boss to see what we need to do!" Julian said as he placed his hand on Norman's shoulder again. "Trust me in saying that we will protect you!"

"This is just the beginning Julian! There is going to be a fight in Egypt over something that can turn the tide for everyone involved!" Norman rasped when he finally looked up at Julian.