Proof

A miserable revolutionary ghost and his magician friend get called on a mission away from home.

Set in the same world and time as The Lullaby of Trees by Darkgenius3

The little blonde girl sighs. "Where do we find these 'reinforcements'?"

Aatun laughs humourlessly. "All over the city, little one. We will not let our brothers and sisters down."

"We'll take down Wilhelm!" The little girl announces, giggling. "Death to all vampires!"

"Not all," Aatun corrects her.

My heart seems to catch in my throat, skipping a beat. I force myself to swallow. They want to kill Wilhelm.

I should have known that bit, and to be honest, I probably did, but it still shocks me. This isn't a game.

I stand up, the chair I sat on scraping against the tile floor. I pull Elijah up by his sleeve. I turn around. Aatun and the blonde girl stare at me.

"Iblis," Aatun murmurs to the blonde girl.

"Oliver-" Elijah wrestles from my grasp. "Ollie, let me finish! I'm winning!"

"We are leaving. Now," I hiss.