Sol and Draven rushed to the feudal manor on horseback. A quest was about to be tackled. On the other hand, Zen was at the top of an abandoned castle keep, just watching over them.
Zen heard a female voice at his back, but he just ignored the speaker.
"Zen..." the voice was heard.
As Zen turned back, from afar he saw another fallen angel. That fallen angel had a long, black hair; wearing a black dress and showing her black wings.
"Mai, thou just showed up." he said.
"What dost thou think? I am just visiting this town to find thee."
"Zen, methinks that thou art acting like a true human being. Art thou not?"
"Not actually."
Zen and Mai jumped up to the sky and flew afar, not seen by the townsfolk. Raine, outside the shop, saw two fallen angels flying high.
Frightened, the young shopkeeper put a question.
"Who are those two flying in the sky?" she asked, but no one heard her.
The other shopkeepers and townsfolk gazed the two fallen angels flying high, but they do not know what they are.
Shocked, they hastened and hid at their shops.
Meanwhile, Sol and Draven rushed to the feudal manor on horseback. They even met other squires and knights.
A meeting was held by Sol, and the knights gathered in. The squires got back to their designated jobs.
"My fellowmen!" called Sol, and the knights stood in attention.
"Yes, sire!" responded the knights.
"There will be a great raid in this town. No knight did not initiate this raid, after all. This raid will destroy every fief and kill every peasant." informed Sol.
"But, His Majesty, a demon invaded this town at exactly four in the morning and killed the fifty-sixth devotee." spoke an anxious knight.
"A demon?"
"Yes, sire, a demon. It is a demon wearing a black hooded robe and carrying a long sword. His face is completely covered with blood and cut with bruises."
"And where canst thou find that such demon?"
"I... I have seen it with two of my comrades..."
"If that is thy case, that demon will possibly attack this village. I want thee to be warned, because at midnight, something strange will happen. I want the peasants' curfews to be highly implemented."
"But what about the squires?"
"The squires will also follow the curfews. Ye knights will defend this town from the siege."
Later at night, in a silent, rich house, the dining room's table was dotted with candles, fish, bread loaves, apples, bananas, oranges, and arranged plates, spoons, knives and forks. A maid dressed in white robe and blue garments washed the dishes in a basin, while the chandeliers decorated with candles started to swing. The maid paused for a while, trying to listen to the swinging chandeliers.
The windows stood upright, as the maid slowly crept to the exit door of the house. The washed plates were still piled up, and as she touched the door, a window began to shatter.
From the broken window, a creature showed with four thin arms, two fat legs, a thin body, and a head showing a large mouth, razor-sharp teeth, pointed tongue, and even bone spikes at its back; and it crawled towards the maid.
The crawling beast screamed like a bear, and the maid screamed and moved back in response. The door also opened, summoning three living corpses that were once human beings.
The living corpses and the crawling creature slowly ambushed the screaming maid, until a back-stab to a living corpse stopped the ambush. That stabbed corpse had its blood flowing at its back and at its abdomen by a sword. The sword, now released with the blood still flowing out, was in the hands of a knight.
"Now go upstairs. These zombies and ghouls will just haunt thee in this room." said the knight.
"Yes... sire..." cried the maid.
The maid, shivering and freezing, took deep breaths and ran out of the dining room. The knight ambushed the two other zombies alone, stabbing them to death and filling the dining room with gore. The sword he used went blood-stained, as he faced the crawling ghoul in the same room.
In the same house, the maid rushed to the bedroom with fear and hid under her own bed, starting to pray "The Lord's Prayer" while listening to the stabs and slashes of the sword.
"Our Father, who art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven..." prayed the maid while sobbing.
Meanwhile, the ghoul rushed to the knight, who blocked its claws by his sword and shield.
"So, art thou trying to devour my own flesh? Take this blade out of thy mouth!" said the knight while wrestling with the screaming ghoul.
The knight pointed his sword to the ghoul's head, forcing it to stab its wide-opened mouth. The screaming ghoul's throat was pierced out and blood flowed at the back of its neck.
The knight's cuirass and heaume was stained with blood, and the zombies collapsed to the ground, splashed with gore.
Releasing the sword from the throat of the ghoul, blood flowed from its mouth and the ghoul collapsed to the ground.
The knight heavily breathed in and out and went out of the blood-stained house.
The door was shut, and upon his departure, he gazed at the running knights.
Inside, the maid slowly peeked at the door and opened it, and as she went out of the room, the wall was stained with blood.
"Oh my goodness! The house!" shouted the shocked maid.
Upon going downstairs, she saw the dining and living rooms with the floors stained with blood, laid by the dead corpses. This made her totally astonished and covered her face in dismay.
The door was opened and two knights carried the dead corpses. The knight who attacked the corpses came to the maid.
"Uhm... dame?" called he.
"Sire..." responded the maid.
"Art thou scared?"
"Aye..."
"Be not, for we will guard this town. Thou wilt rest in thy bed, we will clean up these corpses for thee. We want thee not to see the dead corpses in your house. Just pray to God that thou wilt be safe from harm."
"I will..."
While the two knights cleared the room and carried the dead corpses, the blood-stained one left the maid.
"Sire... What is thy name?" asked the maid.
The knight took his heaume off, letting her gaze at Sol's face.
"His Majesty?" asked she.
"I was once a knight." said the blood-stained knight, who was actually Sol in disguise.
"Oh, much like the emperor gave thee this fief as a reward for thy service."
"Exactly, but still, I have to seek allegiance to the emperor, even to the Lord."
At the back of the same house, a lesser female demon with her scarlet hair, short black horns, hands and feet with long, pointed nails and wearing a red dress stood and stared at the house. Zen was at the back of the demon, calling her from far away.
"Mana, come to me for thy quests to follow." Zen said.
"What is it, master?" the demon, who was Mana, responded slowly.
"Just come to me, and I will tell it."
"OK, master."
Mana instantly disappeared from the house, as the knights searched for the demon previously confronted by the three knights.
The next day, Draven, who was strolling around the town, was called by Sol.
"Draven!" called Sol on horseback.
"Sire?" responded Draven.
"This town is overrun by ghouls and zombies. At night, I want thee to stay inside your home."
"But why, sire? I was just looking for a shop of fruits."
"This town is haunted. Demons were haunting every person living in this town. These people might be possessed by demons if not stopped."
"Demons? Never mind about me. People who have strong faith in God will never be possessed by evil spirits or demons. Prayer is my first thing to do in my own routine."
"I understand, Draven. I just don't want the townsfolk to be haunted by demons. As for thee, do not let thy guard down. Demons test thy faith in God. If you fail to resist their temptations, there will be a possibility that you will turn back against Him."
A ray of light shone on the town, forcing Sol and Draven to cover their eyes. A winged image showed up, thus making Draven frightened and ran towards Sol's horse.
"Do not be afraid." initiated the winged figure.
Draven gazed at the winged figure, who was actually a handsome angel wearing a shining white robe, white wings as bright as sunlight, and a bright halo surrounding his windswept head. Upon seeing the angel, Draven was amazed.
"Who art thou?" asked Draven.
"It is I, Gabriel." said the white angel.
"Why didst thou go here?"
"I just want to meet ye people here, and ask a 'How art thou?'."
"Sire, we are fine. We are still alive."
Gabriel laughed at Draven's speech.
"Actually, young lad, just call me Gabriel; or if courtesy matters, just Archangel Gabriel."
"And my name is Draven, the young squire."
"And I am Sol, the feudal lord of this fief."
"So the townsfolk here said that demons haunt this town. Am I right, Draven?" it was Gabriel who asked.
"Aye." Draven agreed.
"I will tell thee this. These demons will fool ye people. They will tempt ye to do what God forbade ye to do. Or perhaps, they will bring suffering and destruction of this place. Not only in this place, but also the whole world. If thou art fooled by these demons, if thou didst anything God doth not want people to do, ye fall into the temptations of Satan, and ye wilt turn away from God." warned Gabriel.
"Oh my goodness!" responded the shocked Sol.
"But, be not afraid. God has a better plan for us. The demons cannot fool the people who have strong faith in Him. They cannot tempt the ones who stood firm. They cannot put thee down if thy faith is still kept and holden. Do not let thy guard down, keep the faith, and believe in the ones who are loyally good to thee, especially God. Stand up for what is right, even if that means standing alone." it was Gabriel who gave pieces of advice.
"I agree." said both Draven and Sol.
"Have a nice day, townsfolk." bade Gabriel, with a ray of light that faded in tune of his disappearance.
"Goodbye, archangel." responded Draven.
"So, today is the event for the Mass. Dost thou want to go to the church with me? Your fellow loyal friends will also go there." requested Sol.
"I accept thy request, sire." replied Draven.
"Go ride on my steed, Draven."
"Yes, sire."
Sol and Draven, now riding on the feudal lord's horse, trotted to the church where the young squire believed that it was the same church he visited while confronting Zen.