Chapter Five: Incident

The demon quickly charged towards the man. Garfield held the gun in front of the demon. Time seemed to move by slowly. He couldn't think clearly as the demon came closer and closer. Garfield's hands began to shake and out of fear, he pulled the handgun trigger. However, the bullet missed and the demon stormed closer and once it was a few feet away, it jumped.

Before the demon could make contact with Garfield, he held out the dagger to block its attack. The blade cut the demon's arm sending blood trickling down the blade. Garfield held the dagger tightly in his hand and the demon growled at the man. Suddenly the demon dropped to the ground and kicked Garfield to the ground with one leg. Garfield made a loud "oomph" sound as his body fell to the floor. The demon pounced on Garfield and they were struggling between each other.

The group was watching silently from the seats. Many of them were emotionless while others were clearly enjoying the spectacle. Raven sat in the front of the group with her arms crossed. She made a disgusted expression while watching what was happening. Her neighbor next to her bumped her elbow. She looked over to see the man who fetched the demon sitting next to her.

"This doesn't look good Dante." she spoke.

"Agreed, but you never know. We need to be optimistic, but rational." Dante said.

"How are we able to do that?" Raven asked with a confused face.

"Just have some faith. I know you don't believe in that kind of stuff, but just believe me." Raven huffed and continued to watch Garfield being attacked by the demon.

Garfield continued to struggle with the demon. It attempted to bite him, but Garfield was able to push him away. He jerked the demon to his right side, but the demon evaded it and bit into Garfield's arm. He winced in pain and pushed the demon off him. The demon walked back slowly. The monster's mouth was covered in Garfield's blood and it dripped to the ground. The demon licked his lips with his snake-like tongue as he savored the man's blood. Garfield nearly vomited when the demon took pleasure in tasting his blood. He held his arm that the demon bit and put pressure on it. The demon appeared preoccupied and Garfield ripped a piece of his shirt and made it into a tourniquet.

Garfield stood up with his dagger in hand. The demon smiled devilishly. Suddenly, the demon appeared behind him. Before he could completely turn around, the demon kicked the man and sent him flying to the other side of the training grounds. The entire team in the seats winced from the blow. Garfield landed on his stomach. The demon's menacing laughed echoed through the training grounds. The man looked up at the demon that was laughing at his pain.

Suddenly, something in Garfield's mind snapped. A threatening growl escaped his lips revealing his sharp canines. Raven could feel this change of behavior. His aura transformed within seconds. She had never felt this type of essence. It struck fear in her. Although the others could not feel his essence, they could tell by his appearance that something had changed. He stood up from the ground slowly from his injuries. The demon glared at the man and licked his lips.

Garfield looked at the demon with his dilated eyes. His canines grew and his hair was shaggy and wild. He held the dagger in his right hand and glared at the demon. The demon's smile faded when he saw the man. The man smiled and gestured for the demon to come closer. The demon sprinted towards the man and held out his hand in a claw like manner. Before the demon made contact with the man, Garfield ducked and appeared behind the demon. He grabbed the demon by the front of the neck and held it close to him. Garfield grabbed the dagger and held it up to the demon's neck. The demon's eyes grew wide and he gulped. Then, Garfield slashed the demon's throat. The demon cried in agony and fell to the ground. It began to convulse, until Garfield stepped on the creature's chest. He held the gun to the demon's head and shot four times until the demon lay still.

The room was silent and Garfield still held the gun near the demon. Without word, Garfield's eyes returned to its original appearance and his canines retracted to its original form. He looked around the training faculty. Raven stood up from her seat and spoke.

"Congratulations Garfield. You are now a Messor." she lifted her hands and began to clap. The other Messors joined in and stood up as well. Garfield bowed in confidence. The team began to walk down to congratulate Mr. Logan. However, Raven and Dante stayed behind. They continued to watch Garfield begin greeted by his fellow Messors. She glared over at him with confusion in her eyes.

"Am I the only one that finds what just happened strange?" Raven asked.

"Indeed no. I, myself find it very unsettling." Dante replied. "It appears that Mr. Logan is no ordinary human. Shall we report this to the board?"

"No. You know what happens to creatures unlike demons that are entered into the board. You know what they do to unidentified strigoi. We might as well sign his death sentence bringing him to the board."

"Then what do we do?"

"We keep him and we protect him." she said and turned around to leave. She walked towards Dante and stopped while she was beside him. "However, I need you to do some research. Find out what unknown creature he his. We need to know how to tame him if he gets out of control."

Dante nodded. "As you wish milady." Then she exited the training grounds.

The team of Messors graciously welcomed Garfield. They complemented on his work and even gave him light punches. He smiled when being praised by his fellow comrades.

"You were like a beast out there!" One man spoke to Garfield.

Garfield smiled. He looked over to the seats to see Raven and that man that leashed the demon talking to each other. They both wore questionable looks on their face as they stared at him. He found it strange when they were bluntly staring at him. She moved towards the man and stood next to him for only moments. Then she walked away from him and proceeded towards the door. He wondered why she left so early? Garfield looked over to the man and he continued to stare at him with confusion. It was somewhat creeping him out. He ignored the stare and continued to talk to his comrades.