𝙎𝘼𝘾𝙍𝙄𝙁𝙄𝘾𝙀𝙎 // 𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙚𝙨 𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙠𝙨𝙠

Chapter 22

When Alex and Allison reached their apartment, they never expected to see their father collapse at the door. Beaten within an inch of life.

Once the initial worry subsided, Allison was firm on patching him up, all while he explained what those creatures were.

"His eyes were glowing. There was something almost ritualistic about it. Like it was looking right into his soul." Chris explained

"That's the same thing it did to me." Isaac nodded

"That's what it did to everyone." Allison replied

"Not everyone. They only came after the werewolves." Scott corrected

"And Lydia." Allison added

"Anyone with a connection to the supernatural" Christ informed them

Alex perked up "Does that mean they are gonna do it to me? Because I think I can already feel them"

Chris looked at his daughter "What do you mean?" H

"When I helped Isaac, I seen everything. I seen them and I felt them and I swear they knew what I was doing then; I swear they were watching me" she explained "and then yesterday at school I felt them, I don't know how but I did. I felt them, I couldn't breathe and then the same happened at the party. It was as if my body remembered the pain I took and told me when they were around"

Alex sighed, worry lines showing  "I think healing is Just a name for what I can do"

"So you think you can predict when they are here?" Allison asked

"I don't know. My body just remembers" she shrugged

"Look I think we need to know what is coming before we can predict it" Isaac cut in her conversation

"who was the guy they went after in Japan?" Isaac asked

"A kumicho. A yakuza boss. It was my first gun deal. I was only 18 and it was supposed to be a simple exchange. Except Gerard left out the minor detail of the buyers being yakuza. He wanted to see if I could adapt in the moment. Testing my ability to improvise. Or your ability to survive." He explained

"The moment the sun went down it was like they just materialized out of the shadows. They had swords, not curved like katanas but straight, black steel. Like ninjatos."

"What did they want?" Alex asked

"To get to the kumicho. They cut down every living thing in their way." He answered

"Did they mark him like they did us?" Scott asked

"Not exactly." He shook his head

"What was he?" Isaac asked

He sighed "I don't know. But there might be someone who does."

"There were a few others who survived that night. One of them was a man named Katashi. They called him Silverfinger because of an unusual prosthetic. And it looked like he was getting ready to take them all on himself. I've known for a while Katashi was in the country. I spent yesterday tracking him down." He explained

"Didn't look like he wanted to be found" Isaac pointed out the bruises Chris was covered in

"Not particularly, no."

"You think he knows what they are? Or what they want?" Scott asked

"Maybe."he shrugged

"What if he doesn't want to talk?" Allison asked

"What if he doesn't even remember you?" Isaac asked

"He'll remember this." Chris opened a wooden box and inside lay silver mask that was broken to pieces
"I know I didn't kill it. I'm not sure you can. But I slowed it down long enough for us to get out of there."