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Really sorry for the month + wait…

Chapter 9

Alastair smiled as he and the others left Kiku's store, the sensation of wishing for a fight resonating from him. Arthur looked to his brother worried as he sensed the feeling and realized what it was for.

"Dude, is he alright?" Alfred asked. He was not the best at reading the atmosphere, but even he could tell that something changed in the stranger upon hearing the demon's name.

"Alastair, you know who this demon is, don't you. Please tell me that you're not going to do something stupid," Arthur pleaded to his brother.

"Nae promises. Now let's go home so that I can grab my pack then kill us a demon," Alastair ordered.

"Is he serious?" Alfred asked.

"Yes and no. Like ghosts it's almost impossible to literally kill a demon. Unlike ghosts you can't even destroy them. But you can seal them away for the rest of time. The killing part comes in that if the demon is possessing anyone then that person will die in the process," Arthur explained.

"Oh…wait a minute! I can't just take you to someone and let them die! That is not even close to heroic. Even if the guy was a nut-job before all this I'm sure someone would miss him," Alfred complained.

"Fine, then stay here and stay out of my way. Because if ye try to stop me I can't guarantee yar safety," Alastair reported then left.

"Jeez, what's with that guy?" Alfred complained.

"Let's just say that sometimes a yearning for revenge can cloud judgement and leave it at that," Arthur replied with a sigh as he slowly walked to Alfred's car. Having a fight with his brother was not going to make his case any easier and he was already tiring of it.

"Oh, no, this is sounding way to interesting for my awesomeness to let it die. So spill, why's this guy acting so unawesomely obsessed with this one demon?" Gilbert asked as he floated up to Arthur's face.

"Well, I don't really know all of the details, but until a few years ago his job was to fight and eliminate supernatural beings which were a threat to humans. Then there was an incident where he met his match in the form of a demon who not only defeated him but somehow took away his magical abilities. And while it is possible to fight these threats without magic, it is not as recommended. It did not help that Alastair sort of liked to make himself too big of a target. Because of this, he has spent the last few years doing 'safer' desk jobs."

"And let me guess, this demon in town is the same demon who did that?" Gilbert asked.

"That is what I would guess," Arthur agreed, only to then shake his head as he watched Alastair leave the car in order to walk; most likely feeling that his own feet would get him home faster.

"So then now he wants to fight this demon to get even with it? You know, I think I can kind of understand this Alastair guy wanting to get even with this demon. If someone did something like that to me and more or less ruined my life I don't think I would be quick to forgive it. But at the same time a hero like me can't just let this continue to happen," Alfred rationalized.

"If it can really do what you just said then you should be even more careful wizard. I don't think you'll be of much help to anyone without those abilities of yours. You look out too, officer. I don't want to have to look for a new play thing," Prussia commented to the other two.

"I take it you're not planning on coming with us this time?" Arthur asked.

"Please, the guy just unawesomely sent me back to hell. I'd like to stay here a little longer before going back there," Prussia replied only to then take his leave.

"So much for the confidence," Arthur mumbled only to then look to Alfred and continue, "Come on, we should get to wherever this demon is before it moves or Alastair finds it."

The demon known as Sanguis stretched his back as he left his desk and grabbed his jacket. He had returned to his office after dealing with the ghosts at the ferry and decided to now go to his house. It had proved an interesting night for him, he really was not expecting the vampire to show itself and wished that he could have finished it off there when he had a chance.

Then there was the issue of the wizards currently in his future city. Originally he had no plans for them, and planned to try and get them on his side after his host won the election. But that was before he recognized the taller one with red hair. How could he ever forget the wizard who almost sealed him into oblivion? If such a man was allowed to catch him or in the very least teach one of the others how to effectively seal him then things could prove difficult.

Of course, what was to say that he had not already taught that younger wizard with him all of his past skills? Sanguis frowned at this and looked over to the phone on the desk. These wizards would need to be dealt with sooner rather than later. At last he decided that it was better to be safe than sorry, and called the commissioner.

Alfred and Arthur were on their way to Arthur's house to pick up a few supplies when the car's intercom announced, "Attention all officers, orders just came in that a Mister Arthur Kirkland and a Mister Alastair Kirkland are to be brought to the station on suspicion in being involved with the werewolf kidnapping case and the ferry ghost drownings. The first is a man with blond hair in large eyebrows in his mid-twenties and the second is a man with orange hair and large eyebrows in his late twenties. Both are dangerous so proceed with caution."

"To be honest I would have thought I would be wanted for something a lot sooner. I almost feel insulted," Arthur commented as he turned the intercom off.

"It's most likely just this demon pulling strings - using the prosecutor's influence and what-not," Alfred speculated as he continued towards their original destination.

"So then you're not planning on bringing me in?" Arthur asked.

"Why should I? We both know that it's some trick," Alfred asked.

Arthur sat in silence as Alfred stopped in front of Arthur's house, then rushed inside to grab a few items he would need against the demon. Once Arthur returned, Alfred proclaimed, "Right, now to the DA's office so we can confront this demon."

"No, now you are going to take me to the station so they can lock me up. Alastair as well if we spot him on our way there," Arthur corrected.

Alfred gave the other a confused look for this, but Arthur refused to explain. So after several minutes of debate, Alfred reluctantly took Arthur to prison.

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