"Okay let me make a call," Gloria said. The others simply nodding in agreement. Five minutes later Gloria returned, a look of relief on her face.
"Okay I talked with Mr. Moreland," Gloria stated. "Told we have some information and need to meet up. He's coming here."
"You invited a freaking demon hunter here," Duke exclaimed. "Hello! They'll kill me without a second thought!"
"I'm sure it won't be that bad," Gloria said dismissively. Thw others simply gave their friend a dubious look, this could be a disaster.
Over the next 20 minutes Gloria and the others now got to know Duke, the damphir son of Miro Tepes. Duke had never been much of a fighter, he was more of an artist. A kind and gentle soul who wished to move into medicine, much like his mother. Dukes mother, Elana, had been courted by Miro, the vampire lord believing a damphir son would tip the balance of power in favor of the vampires.
"Why would your dad think that," Sasha asked.
"Well," Duke replied sheepishly. "Damphirs have all the strengths of a vampire with none of their weaknesses. Believe it or not I can do some vampire magic, like shape-shifting. I'm also pretty strong. Might not look it but I can bend steel pretty easily, thats how I escaped."
"So what happened then," Gloria asked. "How come your dad treated you so badly."
Duke sighed, his head hanging slightly. "Mom was a pacifist," he said quietly. "She was a doctor. A practioner of modern and mystic medicine. Mom trained in medicine, kept my dad from turning me dark. Not that I ever had the stomach for it. I hated fighting. Miro hated that and only tolerated me as long as my mother was alive."
"How did she pass," Felicia asked.
"Illness," Duke said. "Although I always suspected one of dads generals had something to do with it. Dad tried to turn me into a brutal killer but I refused. He eventually got tired of that and just threw me in his dungeon. That was 7 years ago."
Gloria and the others shuddered, thinking of the suffering Duke had experienced for almost half his life. "I'm so sorry Duke," Sasha said. "I'll make sure your safe from now on."
A knock on the door drew everyone's attention. Duke's eyes going wide, as Gloria now made her way towards the door. "I got a bad feeling about this," Duke grumbled.
Gloria now opened the door, surprised to see Caleb standing on Sashas doorstep. "Caleb," she gasped, blushing slightly at the attractive teen. "Whatvare you doing here?"
Caleb smiled, somewhat surprised to see Gloria. His father had told him to go to this house to meet with a wizard. When Gloria opened the door, he was certainly surprised to see her. "Gloria," he asked. "Do you live here?"
"N..no," she stammered. "My friend Sasha does." Gloria now pointed towards the raven haired teen, Caleb gazing at the girl before gasping in shock as he gazed at Duke. The teenage hunter immediately recognizing him as a vampire.
"Get down!"
Gloria was confused, Caleb shielding her as he withdrew a large knife from his belt, tossing at the damphir. Chaos now erupted as the hunter tried to take down the damphir.
The girls now screamed, Duke transforming into mist as he attempted to avoid the silver knife that now embedded itself in Sashas wall. Caleb now lwpt into action, following the vampires teen as he materialized into solid form.
Duke tried to catch his breath, cursing his God awful luck. Glancing upwards he screamed as the teenage hunter tackled him. Caleb now looked to stake the teen through the heart. "Get off," Duke screamed, kicking Caleb away, the teenage hunter crashing into a nearby wall.
"Get away from him," Sasha bellowed, her ring beginning to glow.
Caleb dusted himself off, his eyes growing wide as he watched literal hands emerge from the walls and floor. Caleb now sprang back into action, cutting the hands with a second knife. "What are you doing," he exclaimed, back flipping out of harms way. "Dont you know what that is? You're in danger!"
Sasha didn't answer, her mouth forming into a scowl as she continued to try and stop Caleb. The teenage hunter continued to fight, dodging and cutting his way through the multiple limbs emerging from Sashas home. Eventually though Caleb found himself overwhelmed, trapped by the multiple arms Sasha had conjured. Struggling against his restraints, Caleb now moved to a backup plan.
"Jim!!!""
A small portal now manifested inside Sashas home, the raven haired wizard, confused before screaming in fright as living skull now sailed through the portal.
"For King in Country," Jim bellowed. Sasha screamed, Jim now proceeding to bite down on Sashas hand, causing the teen to flail around wildly. "Get off me damn it," she screamed, finally freeing her hand from Jim's grasp. The skull sailed across the room, rolling next to one of Calebs knifes, grasping it in his jaw ready to attack once more.
"Okay enough!"
Gloria now froze everyone in place, no one able to move. Taking a deep breath, she now used her magic to allow everyone to talk but not move. She now glared at Caleb angrily. "Your a demon hunter."
"Uh yeah," Caleb exclaimed. "And I guess your a wizard. Which begs the question, what thw hell are you guys doing housing a vampire!?"
"I told you this was a bad idea," Duke groaned.
Gloria groaned, rubbing her eyes before looking at her friends. This was definitely one of the dumber things she had ever done.