Spiritus Animalis (Empath #2) ✔️

Chapter Six

Mammon watched from a shaded area of the forest just outside the dormitories. Upon seeing that Althea got away from Adam he snarled, angry that for the first time not only was he disappointed in Adam and the rest of the Servants but also the fact that for the first time he was threatened by Abigail, the brown-haired girl really was starting to become a pain in his ass. She could see the dogs and she was able to keep them from attacking the rest of the people in and around the football field. How could he possibly be threatened by the follower of his father? But it was also due to the cause of her surfacing abilities.

"Why couldn't she stay out of the way?" Mammon said to no one in particular.

Behind him sticks snap. He turned to find Adam approaching him.

"Master, I have approached Althea and warned her about getting in our way," he explained. "But I doubt she heeded the warning. As for summoning your brothers we may need to search for a new summoning spell, the one that we used to summon you does not work for all demons."

Mammon narrowed his eyes expecting Adam to flinch but when he did not, he sighed and faced him.

"You want a new summoning spell? You search for it yourself," Mammon said. "It should be in that leather book that you have. Now get out of here!" Adam bowed and left Mammon to his thoughts. With the Servant out of the way, Mammon steps away from the tree and heads for the gates of hell where he planned to talk to his brother. Still using the vessel named Melissa, he flicked the strawberry blonde hair out of his face. And approached the gates that stood in the middle of the forest. It wasn't exactly a large rot iron gate, but in fact he needed to search for the gate that could help him get into hell. Mammon tapped at the dirt repeatedly waiting until his foot sank into the mushy ground. Still wet from the rain. The ground beneath him glowed in a bright glowing light before a large door appeared under him. Mammon kneeled and grabbed the iron clasped door forcing it open. Lights streamed from the large door shaped hole before giving Mammon the chance to jump inside. Mammon jumped inside as the wooden door slammed shut.

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Peter was deep in thought once he heard the door open, Althea stepped in, the color drained from her face like she'd seen a ghost. If he were correct then most likely, she'd come face to face with the Servants again. Only this time it was worse, Abigail's immediate instinct was to comfort her friend. Peter looked over at Ezra who also became worried. Peter hadn't seen Ezra that way since Peter had joined the Servants. One thing that he felt embarrassed by. Words couldn't describe why he thought that would have been a good idea. In fact, Peter wished he could turn around and change the past. However, he knew that wouldn't be possible.

"What happened?" Abigail said in an instant.

"Adam happened," Althea responded. "I was walking across the bridge when I came face to face with him. He appeared out of nowhere." Ezra had reappeared a few minutes later carrying weapons in his hand. Peter glanced at Ezra and saw the weapons, there was a dagger and a katana. A type of Japanese sword which had a long range. Peter glanced at Abigail and saw that she had a hard time keeping the katana solid. At first, Peter didn't want to help but he started to get more worried about Althea each time she was in a panic. Despite Peter wanting to go back to his job, he figured that the best option he had was to help. It was either that or Ezra would have his head. If he had any chance to prove to Abigail and Ezra that he had changed, his best option was to help Abigail control her powers. He stood from the bed and cleared his throat. Everyone's eyes landed on him.

"Abigail, it looks like you have to control your powers," Peter said.

"Gee whatever gave you that idea?" Abigail glared at him.

"Do you want help or not?" Peter asked.

"Hey, why don't you watch your mouth?" Emily exclaimed. "I don't know if I trust you with my charge." Peter ignores her and looks right at Abigail. At first, Abigail stays quiet and eventually she gives in and decides to listen to whatever Peter says. Peter nodded and left the dorm, leaving both Althea and Ezra alone. They walked out to his black Honda. He gets in and they head back to his job. Once Peter and Abigail arrived, the two got out of the car and walked into the store heading toward the back. His boss was gone for the day so it made things easier for him to practice his abilities and teach Abigail a thing or two about controlling her powers. Peter glanced at Emily who gave him a scowl, she made it clear that she didn't trust him but he pushed that aside.