Ch.5: Wind Cries "Demona"
Demona was busy trashing about in her abandoned tower still thinking on how she had failed to stab Goliath with the dart. Although the reports from the humans said that a gargoyle that went by the name of Rage had produced massed killings in the last three nights had got her intrquie.
But the more vivid the stories became the flame-haired gargoyle felt that there was a connection. There was only one way to know for sure if she was right. Pumping up her majestic dark wings Demona glided off into the night in search for Rage.
Meanwhile, at the Clock Tower, Goliath and the rest of the clan were about to put out a search for Brooklyn when Maggie showed up on the balcony. She was breathing hard and had cuts all over her body, a sign that she had just been in battle. It must have been hard to fly injured like that.
"Maggie?" said Broadway "what happened?"
"It's Brooklyn..." said Maggie trying to catch her breath "he attacked us. We managed to cage him, but I'm not sure how long those bars are...,"
With a dry heave of breath Maggie fainted from both blood loss and exhaustion.
"We have to get her back to the Labayrith right now," said Goliath picking up Maggie in his arms.
With that Goliath along with the clan, except Bronx glided downward to the sewers. Once they reached the long stretch of tunnels called the Labayrith Fang was the first to meet them. Looking at the condition Maggie was in it was no secret that she had suffered a lot of damage in dealing with Rage.
Unlike gargoyles Fang and the rest of his crew couldn't turn to stone when daylight came. They had to relie on healing the old fashioned way. Taking Maggie in arms Fang deposited her on the floor near a couple of humans who lived in the Labayrith who were already at work at mending Claw.
"What happened here?" asked Broadway.
"Follow me," said Fang and led them to the cage that contianed Brooklyn/Rage.
"Brooklyn...is that you?" said Lexington hardly believing what his eyes were seeing.
"Well, well, well..." hissed Rage "my old clan...what bring's you here?"
"Let the lad go Rage" said Hudson "you've done him enough harm,"
Rage laughed and answered "Brooklyn hasn't been harmed old man, I'm just taking over his life. Oh, he'll still able to see what he's doing, but he's powerless to stop me, as are you,"
Whipping out his tail at the cage bars there was a resounding creaking of metal as the big, metal bars popped off the cage flying towards whoever was in front of them. Letting out a loud, inhuman growl Rage springed out his cage and made his way over to the surface above.
"We got to stop him!" cried Goliath and ran after Brooklyn.
Rage blasted his way out of the sewers and instantly blasted into flight in order to get away. An angry roar fell loose from his beak and sang fiercely throughout the once silent night. Demona had been flying around for awhile until she heard the roar.
Looking around she saw Rage being chased by Goliath and his clan. Not wanting to miss the fun Demona also joined in the chase. Rage had put a sizeable distance between himself and Goliath, but none of the less Goliath was catching up.
Doing a qiuck 180 Rage charged back at Goliath and slashed his claws againist the clan leader's belly. Letting out a screeching roar of pain while at the same time defending himself from another blow Goliath didn't detect another gargoyle moving in on his radar.
A shocking pain suddenly sounded across his back as Demona's claws dug deep into his flesh. Enjoying Goliath's cries of anguish Demona landed next to Rage who nodded and they both continued thier assault.
Not to far away the other members of Goliath's clan were watching Demona and Brooklyn's attack on Goliath while on thier way to stop it. No one had ever imagined that Demona and Brooklyn would be fighting side by side, but now it looked like thier theory had been proven wrong.
Goliath was being by being creamed by both his former second in command Demona, and his present second in command Brooklyn. Pretty ironic huh? Unfortunately Goliath's clan was growing to near for Rage to risk one heck of a fight and flew off into the night.
Demona realizing that she had been abandoned on the battlefield followed after the monstrous gargoyle leaving a bloody Goliath barely able to float in the winds. Worried about Goliath's well being Broadway flew up beneath Goliath's wings keeping his clan leader suspended in the air.
"Don't worry Goliath" said Broadway "we'll get you back,"
With the help of the rest of the clan Broadway carried Goliath all the way back to Clock Tower in wait for sunrise to heal Goliath from his wounds. Meanwhile Demona was busy chasing Rage down. Finally both gargoyles found themselves facing each other in the cloisters.
"You've just made a bad choice following me," said Rage glaring at Demona.
"Easy Brooklyn" said Demona calmly "I think you'll like the offer I have to give,"
"What offer?" asked Rage backing down a bit.
"Help me destroy Goliath and I'll give you the world," said Demona.
"You make quite a offer Demona" said Rage/Brooklyn "but then again I know how you go about keeping your promises. You betray me and I'll make sure you won't live to see another night,"
"See tomorrow evening then Rage," said Demona and flew off into the starless night.