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The Reaver of Souls by JuankiMan

Chapter 5 The girls were still warding Roger´s body, waiting for their friends to arrive but when they finally knocked the door they saw Dave and Mike, bruised and hurt, carrying another body to ward. Masha´s body. Margaret: "What happened?!?" Mike: "That thing ambushed us. He got Marsha and by the time we noticed something was wrong it was already too late." Dave: "It´s taking us out one by one. We must find a solution quickly and that´s why we brought this." The guys left Marsha resting on the couch. Then Dave handled the girls the books he was carrying. April: "What is this?" Dave: "the thick one is about daemon´s lore and the other one says how to summon hellspawn." Margaret: "And what do you pretend to do with these?" Mike: "We can get some info about our "friend" on the first one and I guess that if the second one tells how to call demons it should say how to get rid of them." April started checking one of the books while Margaret snatched the other one. April: ""Creatures of the other side". Hey, this book is from the college library!" Mike: "Heh! that library is as weird as the college itself. I bet you could find a book about almost any topic." Margaret: "Hey people, I think I found what we were looking for." Everyone came near Margaret and read the line she was indicating. Mike: ""How to bust a demon" Page 46. Yeah that should be it!" Margaret passed the pages to 46 and started reading. Margaret: "So, your summoning got completely screwed up, the creature is out of control messing up your life and you wonder how you can get rid of it. First of all you must know there are three ways to send a demon back to hell: The easy way, the hard way and the it depends way. The easy way consists simply on destroying the creature´s source of power. Demons do not belong to the mortal plane so they need an item of power to act as a link between dimensions (More info on chapter 4: "What you need to get what you want"). The bad thing is that this only works for some lesser demons and underlings but anyway it´s a vital step for the other two ways to work. The hard way is to perform a successfull exsorcism on the creature. This can be pretty hard since you must have the link destroyed, protection symbols for yourself and, most difficult, the demon present and standing still. Plus you need enough will to overwhelm the demon´s so this is better done in groups." Mike: "Waldo and Steve are out so let´s check the third way." Margaret: "Finally the it depends way is called like that cause it depends on what type of demon you´ve summoned. With lesser and medium daemons it´s relatively easy but if you´ve summoned a greater demon or a hell lord then you´re in DEEP trouble. This is cause it consists on inflicting enough physical damage on the creature´s manifestation to weaken it to the point it cannot maintain it anymore." Arpil: "I don´t know about you guys but I don´t like any of the ways." Margaret: "Well, the book says they´re the only ones so we have no choice." Dave: "Just great. It´s past midnight and we have a three meter tall beast to fight. If we´re gonna make it I´ll first have some coffee or I´ll drop asleep right here." Margaret: "Make a double for me if you don´t mind." Dave: "Yeah, sure." Dave got up and walked to the kitchen with Chester close behind. The others stayed in the livingroom reading the books in search for something useful. Once in the kitchen Dave got two cups and the can of coffee and started to work. Chester got asleep on the counter. Suddenly Dave heard a low growl behind him and quickly turned with his eyes glowing blue. Mike: "WHOA! Dave, It´s me. A little tense, aren´t we?" Dave: "Mike!! Don´t ever sneak up like that again!" More calmed Dave turned again and continued preparing the coffee. Dave: "So, wadya want?" Mike: "Oh, I just wanted to help you contact someone." Dave: "What?¿? OUCH!" Dave felt a sharp sting in his butt and turned around to see Mike smiling and holding and empty srynge on his hand. Dave: "What the hell was that?!?" Mike: "Oh that? Just 20 mg of propophol. It´s amazing what you can find in a college apartament, huh?" Chester woke up with the shock and eyed Mike. It inmediatly started hissing and Dave knew what was happening. Dave: "Oh no! You bas..tard..uuungh." Dave´s eyes glowed bright blue but as he dropped to the floor the glow faded. Mike: "Sleep well. There´s a very important guy who wants to have a little chat with you." Dave saw how mike started to change. His tentacle turned to an arm, his nose got smaller and his hair brown. But before he finished everything turned black. ***** Dave: "Hey Margaret, can you come for a moment? I´ve got something to tell you...alone." Margaret: "Ye..yeah, sure." Mike: "Clean everything when you finish!" April and Mike laughed. Margaret glared at Mike angrily and headed for the kitchen. ***** When Dave woke up he found himself in a misty plain that appeared to extend infinitely in the horizon. He turned various times disoriented trying to penetrate the mist with his gaze. Dave: "Where am I? What is this place?" His voice sounded cracked and scared. Then he heard the voice of a man behind him. Man: "Welcome David. I´m glad that you were able to come." Dave turned around and saw a man with black hair, dressed with an elegant black suit with a tie and dark glasses. He appeared to be in his forties and, although he was sure he hadn´t met him before something about him looked strangely familiar. Dave: "Who are you? What am I doing here? What do you want from me?" Man: "You ask too many questions. As who I am you can consider me a bussiness man. As for what you are doing here this world is a manifestation of both our minds so now you´re making contact with me although none of us are really here. And for what do I want...I´m gonna offer you a trade you cannot refuse." Dave: "A trade? What kind of trade?" Man: "Please let me show you the goods I have for trade. Mab?" A huge shadow came out of the mist near the man. Dave recognized the shadow inmediatly and felt a surge of rage. Dave: "YOU!!!" He stared at the demon and concentrated but nothing happened. Dave: "My..my powers. What´s going on?" Man: "Hahaha!. Dave, this place ain´t completely real. None of our powers will work here." Mablothrax: "You called, Master?" Dave: "Master?¿? Then you are..." Man: "Satan? Belcebu? The Devil? I´ve had thousands of names throughout the millenia. Just choose one." Dave: "You son of a bitch!" Satan: "Heh heh heh, yeah that´s quite a popular one. Mablothrax, show our guest our merchandise." The Mablothrax showed its teeth in an evil grin and opened his right hand. Two small balls of orange fire were floating in it. Dave: "What the hell are those?" Satan: "They´re the souls of your friends. You know, my servant here has had some trouble taking yours so I´m willing to trade the two of them for yours. Think that is two for the price of one." Dave: "What´s all this with my soul!! Every demon we´ve encountered has wanted it!" Satan grabbed his glasses and throwed them to the floor visibly angered. His color of eyes was bright red and his voice was like crack of thunder. Satan: "AND EVERY DEMON YOU´VE ENCOUNTERED HAS FAILED MISERABLY! THE SOUL HARVESTER, CTHULHU´S PET...YOU EVEN FOOLED ME!!! SO THINK FAST BRAT! IF YOU REFUSE TWO OF YOUR FRIENDS WILL COME WITH ME AND SUFFER FOR ALL ETERNITY AND YOU´LL HAVE TO LIVE WITH THAT ON YOUR CONSCIENCE!" Satan looked at Dave´s terrified face and calmed himself. He spoke again with a softer voice. Satan: "Oh, please excuse me. I lost my composure. So what do you say?" Dave: "I...uh...er..." Satan: "Dave, you really dissapoint me. I can´t believe you´re doubting. I guess I´ll have to raise my offer." The Mablothrax´s grin grew even wider and a third fireball appeared floating in it´s hand. Dave: "Where did that came from?!?" Satan: "Well Dave, don´t you recognize Margaret´s soul?" Dave: "YOU INCREDIBLY SADISTIC BASTARD!!!" Dave rushed to the Devil and threw a punch that passed right through its form without harm. Satan: "HAHAHAHAHA!! Temper, temper! You aren´t really listening to me, are you? I already told you that we´re not really here. I cannot harm you and you cannot harm me. So what do you say? Do we have a deal?" Dave sighed. Satan: "I´ll take that as a yes. Unfortunately, the trade cannot be made here so you´ll meet with my servant to make the deal efective. Go tonight to the apartament of the demonologist´s who summoned him. Go alone and no tricks or your friends will be gone forever. Now wake up. You´ll find something by your side that will make you know this wasn´t a dream. The mist suddenly got thicker and both Satan and the Mablothrax dissapeared in it. Satan: "Farewell Dave. A pleasure to make bussiness with you." The clouds of mist got thicker and thicker to the point that Dave couldn´t even breathe. He choked and gasped, feeling how he faded away. Then he woke up. He clumpsily got up due to the effect of the drug. He looked around and found a large form laying on the floor. He looked at it trying to focus his eyes to identificate it. When his vision unblurred he recognized his love lying on the floor. Dave: "No! NO! NO!! Margaret, say something! Margaret! MARGAREEEEEEEET!!!" He then broke to cry remembering everything about the deal. He felt completely impotent and dispaired. Down below, in the burning pits of hell, a dark shadow was watching with a broad smile on its face. He was pleased with Dave´s reaction, he knew he had chosen the right target. The prey had fallen in the trap. Now it was time for the hunter to collect his prize. ----------------- Continue

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