Daemon High: The Sense of Dread

Der Arsehole Hunter

Chapter 2: Der Arsehole Hunter

Sounds of arguing rang through the guard's barracks as Lawrence lead us through there. It's always the same there, weapons misplaced on the racks, armor placed askew...it's enough to drive anyone with OCD insane, for example, Lawrence.

According to Lawrence a fight broke out between two of the guards, one of them was a lieutenant, the other one was one of my dad's personal guard, I think his name was Ashtaroth, and what about the lieutenant? Who cares who he is?

According to the guards Ashtaroth had been rooting out the corrupted guards or soldiers in the army. I've heard that they've been messing with the people of the town my Dad was in charge of. Yes...my Dad runs a town, a big one, or more likely my Mom...She's always more organized than my dysfunctional Dad.

Turns out that one of the lieutenants have been picking on the rookies and Ashtaroth has been intent on sniffing him out. FYI, he's a Wolverine Folklet so it might have been literal. Anyways Ash was holding the Lt. at his collar, growling at him. Ash wore the von Berringwood tabard over his shirt and pants, so did the Lt. He had those claws like a wolverine's and an attitude like one too. He's a pure folklet so he had more animalistic features, like claws for hands and more fur. Definitely more fur. So much fur...It's so soft! Whoops. I need to snap out of it.

I stepped forward and asked “Ashtaroth, what's going on?” Ash growled and said “I've noticed that most of the recruits have been pointing at him for causing them trouble, I intend to make him talk!”

“N-no! P-please! It's not m-me!” exclaimed the Lt.

Ash glared at him and snarled “I said shut up when I'm not talking to you!” The Lt. whimpered. Xiang looked at the Lt. and said “Dude...let him go, he's telling the truth,”

“Y-yeah! I am!” said the Lt, but this only caused Ash to look at Xiang with those yellow eyes. He snarled “What do you know huh? You've only been here for a week!”

“Trust me, when you're dead, there are things that automatically come to you, and I for one say that that guy is innocent,” said Xiang. I elbowed him, not expecting him to turn intangible so my elbow passed through cold air, causing me to shudder. I composed myself and said “What if my friend is right? I mean he's dead!”

“Dead men tell no tales,” said Ash. Xiang chuckled and said “ We tell so many tales, we have none left!”

That broke the tension for a moment, well a moment...Soon it was all eyes on the Lt. again. He was still in Die Arsehole Hunter's grasp, hanging by his shirt collar. He placed his hands into a pleading gesture and said “Please! The ghost is right! Let me go!”

Ashtaroth growled and dropped the Lt.”Don't expect me to let you off so easily, I've got my eyes on you,”

And with that he went out of the barracks. The Lt. brushed himself and said “I thank you, your Highness and your friends for saving my skin, there's been rumors of something evil inside the palace, we just don't know who. Die Asrehole Hunter decided that it was me...The irony eh?”

“You said there's something evil? What?” I asked.

“You haven't heard of the news? The servants have been whispering about it, that they've seen something dark and horrifying lurking around the palace. We're not sure what or who it is but, let's just say...It has a multitude of tentacles...but some have reported to see this black mass and a terrifying skull like face, they've also reported seeing tentacles WITH the creature, I've sent some of my men to be on patrol tonight, hope we don't meet what ever it is...” said the Lt.

“Thank you Lt. you can go now,” I said. The Lt. nodded and walked out of the barracks. I turned to Xiang and asked “So, any idea what the things might be?”

“I've ready enough of Japanese Myths to know what it might be...Well...the tentacles that is” said Xiang. I looked at him and asked “Well? What might it be?”

“Trust me...you don't wanna know,” said Xiang. I tilted my head and said “I do...”

Xiang sighed and whispered into my ear about what he knew. “Really? Cool! Er-I mean that's horrifying I regret asking,” I said. Xiang tilted his head and said “Er...Cool?”

Lawrence appeared in front of me and said “I've taken your sister back to her room,”

“I didn't see you leave,” I said. Lawrence smirked and said “Please...I'm dead, and lets not stay here any longer shall we? I don't wish to an OCD attack again,”

“Alright, and cut the formal crap,”

“As you wish your Highness,”

“Damn you Lawrence,”

I hate being reminded of my title, it's kinda annoying and Lawrence just loves to bring it up. Royalty sucks, especially when your Dad is an...how did Fox put it? An OP Terrifying Sister Fisting Goat Chomping OP Bat Demon Mofo, that's what he said, I think. I don't really know how did my Dad meet my Mum, but I knew that they met in Germany, that's all.

Xiang looked at his watch and said “Hey, guys it's only 8 something, wanna do something that's not cleaning the barracks with Lawrence?”

“Err...but...but...This place is...”

I grabbed Lawrence by his arm and said “We're going now, don't want you getting an attack again,”

“Don't remind me...” said Lawrence. Lawrence is OCD originally and the fact that he's me and my sister, Lucy's, butler increased that by ten fold, and the fact that he goes all out arsonist when he gets an attack is scary, and usually he makes me laugh, so the thought of him going all out ballistic is kinda scary. I remember seeing him curled up on a corner with the entire barrack on fire once, and that was a mild one...

Anyways back to the topic, so evil bad thing in castle equals Team Alvanda's job. I grabbed my phone from my cloak and called Kai to meet up with the rest of the guys tonight.

“H-h-Achoo! Hellow?” said Kai in a really sick voice. He sounded terrible, he must have caught whatever his grandmother caught. Scheiße. Whoops sorry, kinda let one slip there.

I cleared my throat and said “You sound sick, you feeling okay?” I didn't know what to say alright? I know it was a stupid question but what else could I have said?

“Achoo! Not so good...turns out that Grandma's sickness is contagious, I'll be stuck at home for a week...”

“Well...what about the rest of the guys?”

“I know you're calling me because something came up, something big,”

“Can the team help?”

“Err...Fox is busy with homework, Joel's at Tiffany's, Julia got what I've got cause she was helping me and Wendy is on her weekly trip to the Monastery...soo....yeah...Can't your sisters and Xiang help? I gotta, Achoo!. Go...not feeling so hot...”

And with that he hung up. Ugh, I hate it when this happens, no help, no team, no...wait...I have family...didn't Kai say something about that? Duh, I've gotta stop being a total derp...looks like it's up to the von Berringwoods to find this thing and kill it. Again.

This is gonna take the whole n-

“HELP ME!”

Here we go...