I Live At The North Pole

December 11, 2019

I found out some things that have gotten me down. The silver lining is that we have managed to locate Duncan's family. After we realized that they were not in this world or the dream one we decided to try a seance. Duncan was understandably nervous about possibly finding out his loved ones had died. Regardless, he insisted that he wanted to be present for it.

We performed it in the castle library. The others and I sat in a circle of runes. Between us were some lit black candles, red candles, and four mirrors. Adam began deeply breathing in and out. Then he started loudly saying a chant.

"Oh, great spirits from beyond. We call upon thee. Please bestow thy knowledge unto us."

"Stop it," Krampus told him.

"Sorry, I figured a little dramatic flair would be appropriate."

"Which one should we try to call? Can we call all of them at once?" I asked.

"I don't think it is them we should contact," Kurz chimed in.

"Agreed. We should call him," Zah said.

"Who?" Duncan asked.

"Death."

"As in...The reaper?"

"His name is Tod," Krampus said.

I had never actually seen what he looked like. Krampus has mentioned him a few times. Much like he and Nukku, Tod also has an assistant. Although, I have never met them before. I don't much about them either, except that their name is Sarg. I will say that death looked almost nothing how I expected.

The only quality of his I did expect was his height. He stood at over eight-foot which made him taller than Krampus. He was slightly thin and had gold eyes and white hair. He also wore a black and white checkered business suit with a pair of matching shoes and a tie. His smile at seeing Krampus showed he had bright white teeth.

"It's been too long," Tod said happily. "Oh, did you get yourself an assistant?" He asked, pointing to Adam.

"Yes but not him," Krampus replied. "Him," he said pointing to me.

I introduced myself to him. Then Adam and Duncan did the same.

"So you and Nukku finally got assistants, huh, Krampus? Took you guys awhile but I guess you both didn't have any luck finding anyone with the right qualifications. That is until these two came into your lives, correct?"

Krampus nodded.

"That's right. Now that we have the introductions out of the way we were wondering if you could help us with a problem we've been having."

"Do tell."

Krampus filled him in on what has been happening.

"Hm, nope. I haven't seen the ones you describe pass through here."

"That means they have to be alive then, right?" Duncan asked hopefully.

"Generally that is the case, yes. However, they may be in a place where their life forces have become weakened."

"And where would that be?"

"I'm trying to think. They aren't here in your world or the dream world. I will have to look for their life forces."

"As in aura?" Adam asked.