Chapter XVII

"Know your enemy and know yourself and you can fight a hundred battles without disaster."

-Sun Tzu

Garroth sat on top of the tower they had secured, watching the Demons as they searched for them. "What do you think they'll distraction will be?" Michal asked, casting another glance down.

Charlotte shrugged. "No idea. I bet it'll be hilarious, though."

Zoe chuckled. "When it comes to Timothy, we know it'll be!"

'You here, Caleb?' Garroth called out, glancing around.

'Of course,' came his swift reply.

Darrin chuckled through the link. 'And here I thought you weren't manly enough to come through.'

He could feel the anger radiating off of Caleb. 'You're more of a chicken then me, Darrin.'

'Am not!'

'Yes, you are. I can remember many occasions when you-'

'Oh shut your trap, Garroth.'

Garroth chuckled. "What's so funny?" Fai asked, eyeing him cautiously.

"It feels good being here, you know?" He said, wetting his lips at the thought of killing Demons.

"Excuse me?" Estal asked as he loaded more rounds into his gun.

"You heard me." Garroth said, not elaborating.

"Yes, but why be excited about something like that?" Charlotte asked, sitting down next to him.

Darrin sighed. "He's an odd guy, I'll-"

Garroth and Darrin froze as the Demonic power increased at alarming speeds. "What the Hell?" Garroth cried out through the ringing that had started.

"What are you talking about?" Zoe asked, confusing lacing everyone's faces.

'Garroth, Darrin! Do you feel that?' Caleb called out.

'No, we are screaming for no reason. What do you think you idiot?' Darrin screamed into the link.

'Not helping!' Garroth said, earning apologies from them both as his knees hit the ground.

"And to think," came a soft voice "we were only expecting the Supernatural."

Garroth looked up to see a young woman standing there. She looked to be the same age as Garroth. Her hair was a rich blonde color and was curled. Her skin was slightly tanned, and her eyes were a lovely green-hazel color. She wore a black blouse which showed off a bit of cleavage. The sleeves ended halfway on her forearm. She wore dark skinny jeans and gray high-tops. She had one ring on her left pinky, and it had magic radiating off of it, telling Garroth that that was what was causing them to fall to the ground.

"W-who are you?" He asked, reaching up to grab his key.

"The name is Lilith, and I am Luci's right hand woman!" She said, sounding much too excited.

"You're a Demon?" Michal asked, his bones cracking slightly.

Lilith threw some of her blonde hair over her shoulder. "No, I'm a super model. Of course I'm a Demon!"

Suddenly, shouting came from down below. Garroth looked down to see Timothy, Leyna, and Troy standing around, fighting. Distraction, check Garroth thought, smiling. Lilith looked down. "Well, looks like there are four non-supernatural here." She sneered, looking back at Garroth. "Why are you here?"

Garroth grunted. "Why did you become a Demon, Lilith? You were the first female ever created, and you threw it away."

"Adam was an asshole, let's leave it at that." She said, narrowing her eyes. then, she tapped her chin, her lips pursed. "Besides, I also blame Gadreel, but that doesn't matter."

"Who?" Zoe asked.

"The Angel that used to guard the Garden of Adam and Eve, obviously. He let in the Snake that happened to spread evil through the world."

Lilith nodded. "Smarter then you look, boy." She said, nodding at Garroth. "Yes, Gadreel let the Snake in, even if it was on accident. Now, he's imprisoned for his sins against mankind."

"Wait, wasn't Eve the first woman?"

Darrin shook his head. "Lilith was the one who had Adam made, and then he gave up a bone for Eve after Lilith turned into...this thing."

"The nerve!" Lilith said. "I'll take special care when killing you, damn Monster Hunter."

The others froze. Darrin shrugged. "Like I'd care." He said, reaching for something.

Garroth nodded as he pulled his key off his neck. The leather made a satisfying snap, and then the magic started.

The others were in awe at his weapon. Darrin pulled out his whip and immediately hit Lilith right in the chest. "Pervert!" She screeched.

Darrin simply broke into laughter. "Sorry," he said, clearly not meaning it.

She was about to retort when Garroth lunged at her, managing to dig the point of his weapon into her shoulder. She screamed in agony at the enchanted weapon's pain. Her skin started burning, so she quickly escaped to stay out of further pain.

"Gah! I hate you all!" She screeched.

Suddenly, the familiar chains wrapped around her. "Deus adiuva me hoc daemon candentis."

Lilith screeched as the chains glowed a hot red, and her body began smoking. Immediately she vanished, leaving them alone. Caleb walked out, tugging his face mask down, sweat making his skin have a sheen to it. "Damn, Lilith? I was hoping we'd get lucky." He said, running a hand through his damp hair.

"C-Caleb?" Zoe asked, staring at him.

Caleb nodded at them. "I'm a Monster Hunter too. They call me by many names. Ninja, Assassin, the Chaininator. I personally hate them all."

"Is Andrea a Monster Hunter too?" Michal asked, his jaw clenched.

"No." All three of them said at the same time.

Charlotte sighed. "Anyone else that is a Monster Hunter?"

"Tim." Garroth said, his weapon shrinking back into a key. He then retied the leather strap around his neck and tucked the key under his shirt.

Suddenly, there was a loud cry from down below. They all hurried over to the edge to see Timothy with his sword as he ran at another Demon. Garroth's eyes widened, and immediately he vaulted over the wall. He heard people yelling at him, but he ignored them. As he landed, he heard another person land, and he turned to see Darrin, and then Caleb.

They all nodded at each other before running towards them, their weapons appearing in their hands.

It's him. We have to kill him.

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Deus adiuva me hoc daemon candentis - God, help me by burning this demon

WHOOP! WHOOP!

No idea what that was.

What did ya' think of this chapter? Short, I know. The first five will be shorter because of the fact that it's like a first part, but each one is over 1000 words, only half of what I typically write! SO no worries!

The sixth will be longer because of reasons, so yeah.

And the song of the chapter is Come With Me Now by KONGOS

Not a strong connection, but still an AMAZING song. Seriously, I love this song.

I love a lot of songs.

Anyways, I want to rant about my life right now, but who wants to put you guys through torture? Not me.

See ya'll later!

-Paige