Chapter 3 When the Blarg Hits the Road

Character Adam Jensen

"Hey thanks for letting us tag along," Adam, a large man who had over about twenty years replaced every part of his body with robotic augmentations, said to Spyro who was carrying him into D.C.

"No problem," Spyro, a large purple dragon with gold wings belly and horns replied, "Besides you're good at guarding our backs."

Adam chuckled, He along with Spyro, Fenix, a stocky man from the planet Serra, Cynder, a black and red dragon who was Spyro's wife, Eragon, a seven thousand year old dragon rider with blond hair and blue eyes, Saphira, the blue dragon that Eragon was bound to, Arya, another rider and the queen of the elven race from her planet, Varok, the brown dragon that she was bound to, Murtagh, Eragon's elder brother, and Thorn, Murtagh's red dragon partner, had received the request from K to meet him, C, Blitz, Storm, Xavier, and Carter in D.C. just a few minutes ago. Through the inventive use of Ingitus, a very old once orange but now blue dragon who could control time, and Doug, a massive parasitic life form that K had given thought and reason to who was an intergalactic spaceship, they were arriving at about the same time as they received the message. While it allowed them to arrive almost anywhere and anytime, it also meant they had to wait until K got back before they could do anything. They landed in the back of the white house on the golf course and were almost immediately surrounded by rather nervous looking security.

"Hold your fire," Fenix said, "We come at the request of K and President Turner."

"We figured as much but never can be to safe," said the captain whose name badge labeled him as Dan Wright.

"Good then as you were," Cynder said startling the guards even more, "we shall wait here until K returns if that's alright with you."

"Aye t-that will be fine, er ma'am," Dan replied as he and the guards left the green with more than a little relief visible on their faces.

"We always do seem to make an impression," Thorn chuckled.

"Must be the two metal men we brought with us," Saphira added.

Murtagh and Jensen both laughed, they knew that she was referring to them, Murtagh in his full plate mail suit and Jensen with his entirely robotic body.

"So to pass the time," Varok said, "anyone got some music to play?"

"What would you like to hear," Adam asked, "I have almost every song from the 1600's up."

"Anything Gordon Lightfoot will do," Varok replied.

With the throw of a mental switch the speaker system on his body began to play. They were thus engaged with singing along to "Old Dan's Records" when K and his group arrived. Jensen switch off the music, even though Varok continued to hum the remainder of the song, as they greeted their friends that they had not seen in thirty years.

"Ah K It's been a while," Adam remarked as K and his group landed beside them, "Carter what's with the chick?"

"Shut it metal head," Carter replied, "This is Cloak the finest fighter in my group other than me."

"Burned," Four said in unison then started laughing as Adam shook his head.

"Well," K said, "It seems that I can never get only the ones I ask for can I?"

"What with us," Spyro said, "No way we come in package deals."

"Thus my presence in this venture," Fenix said, "And me and Delta were all ready to go to the beach."

"You were not," Blitz said.

"Yeah your right," Adam replied, "They were going to get their manicures."

"Guys, enough," K said, "Jack get these security guys out of here if you would."

"Right because they listen to me," Jack replied, "Oh and thanks for the lift."

"No problem," Carter replied.

"You know for a politician he is pretty cool," Cloak added.

"K whats happened," Adam asked as the security started to leave.

"The collage was attacked," K replied, "Apparently after the battle of Kirkwall we were not good enough at disappearing."

"Or your old enemies survived it," Adam replied.

"Or that," K agreed, "Either way I want you all to look into the undead that attacked the collage and see if you can trace the magic back to whoever set the spells."

"That could be harder than it sounds," Arya said, "A spell is most easily read immediately after it is cast."

"I know," K said, "But just see what you can get from it."

"We will do our best old friend," Adam said, "Take us to the collage."

Character James

"Ok in here is where the bulk of the undead were raised," James said as he showed Arya, Eragon, Murtagh, and Cynder the remains of the undead creatures that were still in the student center cafeteria.

"Well this is more promising than I had hoped for," Cynder said, "Nothing certain but I can get the necromancer's print from the spells he has cast. He was here when he cast the spells and so left a strong mental imprint."

"He was here," James asked enraged, "how did he get in and out undetected?"

"Traces of an invisibility spell still hang in the air," Murtagh said, "and something else."

"Anti matter spell," Arya said.

"That explains how he was undetected," James remarked still he was not pleased.

"Hey look at this," Eragon called from the kitchen, "There is a spell still here it is hiding a tunnel of some kind."

"A tunnel now that explains a lot," James said to himself more than to the others, "yes, they park the C4 car and blow up the deck to give them time to get in and out before we can get to them. And since they have access to this building through a tunnel then..."

"Then they have access to the other buildings through tunnels as well," Cynder finished, "It doesn't go anywhere but to the outside you can collapse it if you want to."

"Hmm yes yes," James muttered as he flicked his tail towards the hole causing it to collapse in on itself due to a gravity increase, "I am going to find K and tell him about what you found see if there is anything else down here." He didn't hear any response, he was to busy running through possible affects this new development had on his and K's assumption. This individual was not only a world class necromancer but also a powerful sorcerer, it was starting to sound more and more like K's old enemies had found him again. James wasn't really worried that K could not beat his old foe but he was more concerned with what this might do to the renewed faith that K had gained through his and C's influence over the past thirty years. K had been outside of God's kingdom for so long now and his return was so recent, only ten years in fact, that this new development might just drive him and thus the rest of DC back away from God.

James, being the Leviathan of truth, had always know about God, His plan, the dimensions, the relativity of time, and many other things that he kept to himself until the receivers of his understanding were ready for the added responsibility that knowledge created. It was this that was occupying his thoughts when a shout distracted him and he happened to look up in time to see Cloak and Vince running towards him, guns raised.

"Get down," Cloak yelled again as she pulled up to a stop and aimed down her gun's sights.

James did more than that he reversed gravity around him so he lifted off the ground while turning around to see what had sent the two mercs into such a frenzy. He was confronted with the sight of a creature he had hoped never to see in person, a demon of strife. The demon was about human sized but its eyes were melted out of its head, its skin was burnt and blackened with exposed sores and flesh hanging out, what used to be hands were now two scythe-like claws, its legs had been mutilated until it walked on four partial limbs and its mouth was a gaping hole in its head.

"I have a message," The demon slurred out of it mouth which oozed blood with every word, "My master is unleashed, he is coming for his brothers and you and yours stand in his way. This is your only chance to submit before he..."

The rest of the message was lost as four shots rang out and the demon's head exploded showering James in its burning blood.

"Sorry about that," Cloak said, "But I didn't need to hear him any more. Come on Vince lets go, uh Vince?"

Vince was just standing there staring at the dissolving body of the demon, James walked over to him and lifted the merc onto his back then motioning for Cloak to lead on. The three headed towards the crater of the parking deck to meet up with K and the others and report on what had transpired.

Character Kalathanon

"Who?" K asked James, "Who do you think is this master of this demon?"

"Lucifer. Not our friend, but the Lucifer," James replied.

"I know, why him though?" K continued.

"Because unlike the demons that we have encountered before, when this one's body died it did not. I felt it return to Hell," James replied.

K sighed and turned his eyes up to the clear blue sky that the two were walking under. After James had come back with Cloak and Vince K had asked for Cloak to fill in the others while he and James took a walk. They were currently across campus near K's security building. The trees were still filled with debris from the bombing but his building was still solid as a rock, Its low gray stone walls not betraying the high-tech underground bunker that it was on top of.

"James let me look at this demon through your mind maybe that will help clear up some of this situation," K said.

James nodded and let K into his mind. The memory was hazy at first, which was odd almost as if... K felt a barrier snap in his mind as he beheld the sight of his old general, Moroni The demon of deceit.

"K are you all right," James was asking him as K picked himself up from the ground.

"I remember," K replied, "James you are right but, how do you not know. The demon, Moroni his name. He, I, oh Lucifer what have you done?"

"K what this isn't making any sense," James said.

"Zar, get Zar, I need to tell him this information as well since he is the only other true Leviathan here other than you, Celantra, and myself," K replied.

"What do you know," James insisted.

"The message is not brothers its brother, I am Lucifer's older brother," K said, "That is why I remain here, this is my redemption, our redemption as Leviathans. My brother and I we are why sin exists we tried to over throw God, and we had no chance of victory, but in the attempt we realized sin."

James didn't say anything he simply nodded and left K alone by his building. "I'll send Celantra," He called back to K who was still in the midst of reliving his unlocked memories.

"I remember Heaven and Hell," K thought, "how is this possible. Why did I receive mercy?"

"To save your brother," Celantra said as she came up and wrapped her wing around K. Her wing was smooth as glass but warm like flesh, her presence comforted and strengthened K.

"How long have you known?" he asked.

"Since you fought God," C replied, "I remained with you to help save you and because I still love you even as God is loving enough to save you through the same blood that saves all creation."

"Jesus," K whispered, "How long did I believe him just a legend a story?"

"Longer than you should have," C replied, "but as long as the barrier remained in your mind only Truth could sway you. James is Truth, I am Mercy."

"Zar is Humility, and I am Judgment," K finished, "and the others; are they still?"

"Aye the other Leviathans are still in God's house with the exception of Lucifer and Mamon," Celantra confirmed, "You are supposed to change that."

"Then may God give me strength to do what I must," K said as he returned Celantra's embrace.