Chapter 7
A scream woke the campsite. Amber, Luella, Naru and Lin ran to Mai and Modoka's tent. Inside the group could see fresh cut appearing on Mai's body. Cussing Amber ran back to her tent while Luella shoved the Naru and Lin out to keep the SPR team out. Amber ran back in with a medical kit and her satchel.
"Mum hold Mai down, Miss Mori clean up the blood please." Amber instructed. The lady's nodded and began doing what they were told after two hours Amber called in Ayako to assist in bandaging Mai's wounds. While they were covering Mai's wounds Amber noticed a mark. Taking a closer look Amber swore and called in John.
Father Brown came in and Amber took him to the side and explained about the mark. John being a priest would understand what she had to say apposed to a group who jumped to assumptions
"Father I want you to bless Mai" Amber explained "she has a demons mark and judging by how it's made, she didn't consent" John nodded and began a blessing on Mai. Luella heard and gasped. Amber went to her satchel and pulled out her pestle and mortar and some jars. She began chanting and crushing berries and herbs. John finished his blessing and watched Amber. He watched as she brought out a bell and flicked it over the mixture and noticed some what looked like glitter fall in.
Amber finished her mixture and placed it over the mark. Everyone in the tent jumped as Mai screamed in agony. "Father an exorcism please!" John nodded and began his exorcism. Amber secured the mixture with badges and put the rest in a jar for later.
John fought the demon as it shredded the tent he felt as he had fought this demon before but couldn't recall where or when.
"She will be mine" the demon screamed throwing John back. Bou-san caught him and began chanting. Lin joined in. no sooner had they began the demon threw everyone back
"Oliver" amber screamed at her brother "get my gear NOW!" Naru nodded and ran to his sister's tent. Seconds later he retuned with a stick. The sticks had bells covering it. Amber grabbed her stick and began chanting and shaking the stick.
"you exposed me you will die first" it said. Slowly the demon took on a familiar appearance that caused SPR to gasp in horror. Amber didn't looked fazed and kept chanting and ringing her bells, soon after little lights danced around her and her eyes began to glow. "By the order of Queen Titania, Queen of the fairy's BEGONE" the lights rushed the demon. The demon screeched "I will have her as my bride" before disappearing. Luella watched as her daughter collapsed.
Martin looked around the campsite and sighed he called his office and left a message asking one of his assistants to bring a new tent and more medical supplies. He made is way to his daughter and sat her up. "Does anyone want to explain to me what has happened?"
Luella told her husband what happened and the others added in anything else they noticed. Martin nodded and gave out instructions.
"Right we can agree this demon is NOT related to this case however it seems determined to make Mai its bride. Modoka, You and Mai will share a tent with Amber. Oliver in the morning you and Lin will go into town to gather ingredients for Amber so she can make more of this paste. Luella go with them and grab some new clothes for Mai. The rest of you please preform a new set of blessings over the camp, we can not be sure if this fight has disarmed them. For now Mai and Amber can sleep in our caravan. Any questions?" Martin asked.
Ayako stood and asked "What happened to Amber?" Luella came in "Amber has similar abilities to Oliver but she can also use power from sprits. Eugene could do that but only with the living."
The SPR team nodded and began the blessing of the area.
Later that morning
After the hassle that morning they didn't get much work on the investigation done as Mai and Amber hadn't recovered. Mai was scared and sat near Modoka shaking. Amber however seamed to channel her brother and was in a bad mood. She was nursing a cup of black coffee and glaring at anyone who walked by her.
"So who was that?" she asked. "you all recognised that demon, so you can tell me who I just banished from Mai!"
"Amber calm down" Naru cut in "We thought we killed him, obviously we didn't" Amber nodded. "I need a name Oliver" Naru sighed and remembered the bad feeling he had about that mission.
"That demon was Urado"
Hey guys,
here is the next installment of the Lost Bell Enjoy :D
KNT
