End of Grace

Chapter 2: Night Guarding

"I made the call, they already made it to the village just waiting for us." Rosaline said she had her back with her, she was next to Aaron they were waiting for Mannie and Jackal to finish packing. "Rory, you got this right?" Aaron talked to him directly, his presence towering over all of us. "Yes I do, don't worry boss!" Rory said with his usual goofiness. Aaron looked already done with him, "I have all my things! Jackal just right behind me."

Mannie said Jackal had a big backpack on him, and two knives on each side of his waist. Leo was in the back rethinking his life choices and trying to figure what led him to this moment in his life.
"Let's go, we have no time to waste." Aaron said, they all walked out and he closed the door behind them locking it before leaving.

ARC VILLAGE

Hunter: Glad you could make it Aaron, the townspeople have been telling us some pretty messed up things.
Aaron: Like what?
Hunter: How someone comes into their village in the middle of the night and takes them away to never return, six have gone missing. They're scared, man.
Aaron: And that's why we're here, we're going to help and we're not letting anything get through that barrier.
Hunter: We're finishing it up, nothing will be able to get through to it. There's a table over there you guys can set your things on.
Aaron: Thanks, come on guys.

*they follow*

Leo: Is this what you've been doing for months now?
Rory: Yep, this guy is no joke, demons are afraid of him, demons!
Leo: Well that's not good.
Rory: Yep.
Mannie: So Leo! Can you tell me more about your daywalking life?
Leo: Uhh...what do you wanna know?
Mannie: Are your fangs the same as a normal vampire? What about your strength? Can you fly?!
Rory: Mannie relax, you're giving him a stroke.
Leo: It's fine.
Mannie: So?
Leo: No my fangs aren't the same, we actually have a few extra ones. Strength I guess it's a little more extra, and yes we can fly.
Mannie: *eyes sparkle* Awesome Eee!
Mannie: Okay, I noticed you aren't pale like them, you actually have some color. Does that mean you aren't cold to the touch like them?
Leo: Yes I am.
Mannie: *touches him* Oh wow your hella cold, like ice cold!
Leo: Yeah.....(this kid talks a lot)
Rory: Is everyone inside? Where did they go?
Hunter: They won't come out of their houses until they know they're safe.
Mannie: That's fair.
They set up camp as well as their weapons, they talk and settle down as night falls. This is what they were waiting for. They had lit the dark roads with a fire bon and a few lanterns. "Keep your eyes open, he's like a fucking shadow we can't afford to lose him." One of the hunters said, they had a uniform, some of them did. They had a badge and a name guessing by it could probably mean the type of hunter they or the unit they belonged to. The uniforms were pretty cool, the colors were more solid than bright, which was more logical if you think about it, they needed to hide so as not to be seen. The woods were quiet, as a matter of fact everything was quiet, no sound out of anything, not even the animals not were making a peep. "Where is he?" One hunter asked, "relax, he'll come but he'll try something else he's not stupud enough to just waltz in here." Another hunter said, it was strange nothing had occurred during the time they had been here. Nobody had left their house either, they hadn't seen anyone make a move, they had eyes everywhere they wouldn't let anything go past them.
There was a rustle in the bushes, they were all on high alert. "Rory, do you sense anything?" Aaron asked, Rory stood silent as he scanned the area, he looked further into the woods but could not feel that something else was there. "No, I don't sense anything. There's nothing in those woods" He said, they all looked at him in confusion, he was confused too.

Leo: (Why can't they see it, there's something there. How can't Rory not sense it either?)
Rosaline: We're up here and we don't see anything either!
Jackal: All clear over here!
Leo: (What? No, it's right there! Right there! Why can't I say anything?)
Rory: False alarm?