Setting Up

got a call from Melissa. Tony and I have to go to her place early so that we can help her set up the party.


I also got a call from Malkator earlier. He might be coming to town soon. He's trying to stop the plague dude too, but he's having to work with one of the Fears servants. I hope he doesn't get in over his head. I don't like any of those Fears.

Anyway, I have to go now. Just thought I'd let people know this stuff.

Invitation

So, I haven't talked much since the incident with Silvermist. We went back to Temecula. Seraph is staying with Melissa. I've been trying to find out what I can about the Fears and the shadow guy. I've found a few blogs, and learned some things about the Fears, But I haven't found out what that guy is up to.

In better news, Melissa's throwing another party. On Halloween. So, we got invited to that.

Anyway, I'm going now. If anyone has any information on Bill Dawson, please let me know.

Silvermist And The Shadow Man

It finally happened. Me, Tony, and Malkator were in town, trying to find more info.

“What was that thing the red thingy told you?” Tony asked after a while.

“It was 'Follow the night',” I said.

“Well, do you thin that might be what she meant?” he asked. He was pointing down an alleyway. I couldn't see what he was pointing to at first, but after a few seconds I realized what was going on.

The Shadows. They were moving. There were a lot of them, too.

“Nightlanders,” Malkator said.

“So that's what she was talking about,” I said.

“Wait just a second,” Malkator said. He vanished and then reappeared with my weapons. I slid the wakizashi into my belt and gripped the sonic sword I had gotten from the proxy.

We followed the Nightlanders. They led us through some pretty bad areas of the city, and we had to avoid the eyes of gangsters and cops on multiple occasions. We were eventually led to an abandoned building. Before we entered, Malkator pulled me aside. He slid a gun into my hand.

“If things go South, you may need this,” he said.

“I already told you, I'm not gonna kill you,” I said.

“Hate to break it to you, but there may not be a choice,” he said. He then entered the building. Tony and I followed.

Silvermist was inside, still inside of Seraph's body. There was a large group of thugs protecting her. There was also something I wasn't expecting to see.

There was a man there, wearing these brown clothes and a vest. We was Caucasian, with a light tan, but his right arm was completely black, and seemed to be moving in a weird inky manner. The fingers of his left hand were the same. And his hair... it was made of whatever his arm and fingers were, only it wasn't as contained, and moved freely in the air. When we entered, he turned to us. That's I got to see how scary he really was. The left half of his face was made of the same shadowy substance. He didn't even have a left eye, and half his mouth and nose were eclipsed by the blackness.

“Nice of you to join us,” he said, smiling. He had fangs. “Misty and I were just discussing some business.”

“Don't call me that,” Silvermist said.

He laughed. “If you insist,” he said. “Anyway, what isn't you gentle men have come to discuss?”

“We're not here to discuss anything,” I said. “We came to put a stop to Silvermist.”

“Oh really?” he asked, chuckling. “What do you have to say about that, Silvermist?”

“The longed haired one bores me,” she said, yawing. “However, I'm curious to see what the Demi-God can do. Why don't you take care of the others, and leave him with me?”

“As you wish,” he said.

Suddenly, he was right in front of me. I knew something bad was gonna happen, so I pulled the wakizashi from my belt and tossed it over to Tony. Right after that, he grabbed me by the shoulders and pulled me into the shadows. I was dragged into darkness along with him, and suddenly we were in the basement of the building.

“Who the hell are you!?” I demanded.

“I am William Dawson,” he said. “You may call me the Shadow Man.”

“What's your business with Silvermist?” I asked.

“Simple,” he said. “Thousands of years ago, the Gods of Darkness brought about ten plagues, nearly destroying Egypt. I wish to recreate their work, on a much larger scale!”

“You want to destroy the world?” I asked him.

“Only after destruction, can the world be rebuilt, and restored to it's former glory,” he said. “The Darkness agrees with me, and has given me their power so that I may accomplish my goal.”

“You're insane!” I said.

“Am I?” he asked. He summoned a sword made out of shadows. “If you think so, then try to stop me.”

I drew the sonic sword and charged at him. The sword didn't seem to hurt him, and he kicked me so hard in the chest I went flying. He was suddenly standing over me, ready to strike. That's when I heard her voice.

Give in, and let the redness take you.

I raised my arm up and blocked his sword as it came down. It broke the skin, but didn't cut very deep. My blood was holding it back. A lock of my hair fell in front of my face, and I saw that it had turned bright crimson. I could feel pain where the sword had struck, but it didn't bother me. As a matter of fact, it felt good. It was exhilarating.

“Is that the best you've got?” I asked, ginning evilly. I punched him, sending him across the room.

“How amusing!” He exclaimed. “You wield the Bleeding Lust's power, don't you!”

I charged at him, and he charged at me. We fought. I landed hits, and so did he. But his attacks didn't hurt me. They just made me stronger.

“Go on!” I yelled gleefully. “Hit me! Hurt me! Make me hurt! I relish in the pain!” I overpowered him, and he went down.

Suddenly the Red Cap's power left me. The pain was no longer enjoyable. It hurt! I fell to the ground. Then I heard a growling behind me. He started laughing.

“Hate to break it to you,” he said, “But the Darkness isn't the only God I have on my side. Allow me to introduce the Hound Of Destruction!”

He melted into the floor, and I managed to get up and turn around, to see a very large dog with glowing red eyes. The Black Dog. Then a bunch of fireflies appeared. They burst into flames and started swirling around, blending together and taking the shape of a woman. As the fire cleared, I saw that she was glowing red, and was dressed in a scarlet wedding dress and veil. I held the sonic sword in one had and drew Malkator's gun in the other. These were both Fears, and I didn't have the Red Cap's power any more. I was in trouble.

The dog charged, and I was quick to jump to the side and blast its shoulder with the gun. The bride shot a fireball at me, which I knocked it away with the sword. Although, I forgot that the sword amplifies sound, so my ears were now hurting. I fell over, and the dog pounced.

My shadow suddenly rose from the ground and grabbed the dog by the throat. Punch it! I thought, and the shadow did as I ordered, before sinking into the ground again.

Okay, so my shadow was alive, and I could control it. Perfect.

The bride raised her flaming arms, ready to attack. Restrain her! I ordered, and my shadow's arms shot from the ground and held her arms in place. I charged and began beating her with the sonic sword. She dispersed into fireflies, and left. Before she vanished completely, I heard her voice saying “I will come for you later”.

The dog got to its feet again, and leaped at me. Punch! I ordered, and my shadow's fist flew from the ground and sent the dog flying. And then, because I'm such a huge Devil My Cry fan (the classic games, not that Ninja Theory crap), I slung my sword across my back and started shooting the dog over and over again while it was still in the air. And I don't mind telling you, it felt fucking fantastic!.

The dog disappeared, and I went running back up the stairs.

Tony was unconscious on the ground, as was Seraph. S]Silvermist wasn't inside her anymore. I could feel her. Malkator was standing next to a burnt area on the ground, and a serpentine lady with a long tail was hovering before him.

“What the hell is going on?” I asked.

“So, this is the fabled Devil Killer?” the lady said, examining me with cold, pure black eyes.

“Stay back, Daniel,” Malkator said.

It was about then that Seraph began stirring again.

“Ah, you're awake,” the snake woman said. “Come, it is time for us to go.”

Seraph looked up into the ladies eyes. “No,” she said weakly. “I- I don't want to.”

“Oh?” the lady said.

“I've been through to much,” she said. “I don't wanna go back. I've had enough of all of this.”

“It is not your choice,” the snake lady said. “You are my servant. You've had enough when I say you have.”

She slithered toward Seraph, but I fired a bullet that just barely passed by her head.

“She said she doesn't want any more of this!” I said. “Leave her alone!”

She stared at me thoughtfully for a moment.

“Very well, Devil Killer,” she said. “Our time to fight has not come yet. Until then, I shall leave you, and this woman, alone. But from now on, sleep with one eye open.”

She then vanished into a hand mirror which was lying on the ground. Malkator ran over to the mirror and began stomping on it.

“Are you okay?” I asked him.

“I'm fine,” he said. “I have to go for a while. Take care of these two for me.”

“Where are you going?” I asked.

“I have to find something,” he said. “Mana.”

And then he vanished.

Tony and Seraph are both okay. Well, Seraph is a little banged up. Tony says the thugs were eaten by Malkator before he was knocked out, and he doesn't know what happened after that.

I have know idea what mana is, but I hope Malkator finds it.

Something Bad Is Going To Happen

I just got back to the hotel to find Malkator looking at something on his computer. He closed it as soon as I came in. He was silent for a little while, but then he started talking.

"Any new clues?" he asked.
"No," I told him. "Still trying to figure out what the hell 'follow the night' means."
"There's something you need to know, when we go to face Silvermist," he said.
"And what would that be?" I asked.
"I've been thinking a lot about this," he said. "And, depending on how things play out, you may need to kill me."
"What!?" I said. "Why would I have to do that?"
"You may not have an option," he said. He got up to leave.
"I can't do that!" I said, blocking the door. "I've never killed anyone before, let alone a friend! I can't-"
"You want to stop Silvermist, don't you?" he asked. "Well, I might have to die for that to happen."

He vanished before I could say anything else.

Damn it! How am I supposed to kill him? I can't kill someone! I mean, I've done some bad things in my life, but killing my friend?


Shit. I have no idea what to do right now.

Red

Well, tonight was weird. Malkator and I split up to look for information on Silvermist. I decided to hit a few bars. While I was looking around, asking if anyone had heard that name before, I managed to find someone. Things went kind of strangely.

I saw this girl with bright red hair sitting at the bar. I couldn't find anyone else in the bar who knew anything, so I figured I should go up, order myself a drink, and casually ask if she knew anything.

I went up and asked. “Excuse me?” I said to her.

“What's up?” she replied.

“You haven't heard of any one called Silvermist, have you?” I asked.

“I have, actually,” she said.

“Really?” I asked, trying not to sound to desperate for info.

“Buy me a drink and I'll tell you where you can find her,” she said.

That was better than I had hoped for. I ordered us both a drink. Then she told me to follow her.

She led me down an alleyway.

“This is the way to Silvermist, right?” I asked.

“Not quite,” she said.

I looked over my shoulder. There was a group of people behind me, blocking the way out of there. I looked back at her. More people, surrounding us.

“What's going on?” I demanded.

“I brought you here for one reason,” she said. “I am going to help you find the Dying Man, but first, there's something I need from you.”

“And what would that be?” I asked.

She was suddenly right in front of me, nose to nose.

“Your body,” she whisper, just before leaning in and kissing me.

My vision blurred, and I passed out. I was suddenly inside my subconscious, on the ship. But things had changed. The ship was sailing through an Ocean of blood. The skies were crimson. I looked around, and then he showed up there.

“Reverie,” I hissed.

“Hello, Daniel,” he said, smiling with his pointed fangs.

“What's going on!?” I demanded. “What did you do to this place!”

“Oh, this isn't my doing,” he said. “You can blame her.”

I turned around and saw something else weird. Blood was seeming up from the ship's planks, floating into the air, and mixing together, taking the shape of a woman.

“What the hell is going on?” I asked, taking a step away from her. She looked straight at Reverie.

“Oh, you're here,” she said.

“You seem displeased,” he said.

“Well, I'm not really happy with your activities as of late, Grotesque,” she said.

“You have no respect for me, do you?” he asked. “It's not like you haven't impeded my plans at all.”

“Silence, worm,” she said.

“Who the hell are you!?” I shouted. “I want some goddamn answers!”

She moved directly in front of me, like some kind of weird phantom.

“I am the Red Cap,” she said.

Shit. The thing that HELLFIRE referred to as the Dying Man's mother.

“Why are you here?” I asked her.

“You are my Vessel now,” she said. “You belong to me.”

“Bullshit!” I yelled, punching her the face. She didn't seem to feel anything, but she still backed up a bit. “I want you both out of my head! NOW!!”

“But I thought you wanted to know where Silvermist is?” she asked. “I can show you. All you must do is submit.”

“Not happening,” I said.

She moved toward me, but I summoned a sword and cleaved her in two. She reformed and attacked me. I kept fighting her off. I must have worn her out after a while, because she vanished. I could still hear her voice though.

“You are persistent. If you wish to find Silvermist, all you need to do is follow the night.”

How vague can you get? Follow the night? What does that even mean?

I heard Reverie laughing behind me. I turned to him.

“What are you still doing here?” I demanded.

“Oh, I just wanted to see what Red wanted with you,” he replied. “I'll go for now, but I'll be back soon enough, Daniel.”

He faded away. I woke up in the alleyway. The people were gone. I got up and returned to the hotel. I still need to figure out what “follow the night” means.