Damoren by Seth Skorkowsky

Author:Seth Skorkowsky [Skorkowsky, Seth]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Ragnarok Publications
Published: 2014-04-12T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

They met Jean’s team in the museum entrance. Three corpses littered the inlaid church floor. A monstrous werewolf lay among them, red phantasmal flames flickering over its fur. Ben sat against one of the old church columns, clutching his arm. Blood stained a cloth tied to his shoulder. The smell of smoke from fire and shooting still hung in the air.

Across the room Luc held his pistol over a black-clad man lying face down on the floor, hands cuffed behind his back. Anya sat on a carved bench nearby, Baroovda across her lap, and a small revolver pointed at the prisoner.

Allan rushed over and knelt beside Ben. He unzipped a red canvas bag and removed rolls of bandages.

“What happened?” Jean demanded.

“They attacked us,” Malcolm answered, his lips barely moving. “At least eight demons, several humans. We killed five of the demons, but they got the toki poutangata.”

“How?”

“We held them off in the domed gallery, but then an oni broke in through the back of the western wing and took it,” Malcolm said. “The security doors had closed so we couldn’t get there to stop it.”

“How did they get inside?”

Malcolm’s eyes turned to Matt. “That’s a good question. How did they make it past the alarms, Matt?” his voice accusing.

Matt shook his head. “The system said all the doors were locked and armed. But one of the doors was open. The one you were supposed to be watching.”

“Are you saying I let them in?” Malcolm snapped.

“You didn’t notice the door was open?” Matt shot back.

“You were the one watching the cameras.” Malcolm stabbed a finger. “You could have disabled the alarms from the guard room. Maybe you came down after I’d passed and opened the door.”

Matt snorted. “Yeah. I came down and opened the door. You’re right. Then I radioed a break in, just to warn you. Then I killed a ghoul that was about to get Kazuo right before a strutter nearly tore my fucking face off! That makes a lot of sense.”

Eyes moved to Kazuo standing beside them. His army katana hung at his waist.

The small man nodded. “He shot and killed a ghoul attacking me from behind,” he said in the quiet, matter of fact way he always spoke. “I saw the flames. He killed it.”

“Matt killed three human servants,” Luc rumbled. “I trust him.”

Malcolm clenched his jaw. He looked at Matt. “They got in somehow.”

“They came in expecting us,” Matt said, fighting his anger back. “And the side door wasn’t the only one they got in through. They might have planned this all along.”

Jean’s hard eyes moved to Ben. “Are you all right?”

The Indian tensely nodded. “Succubus...flew down and grabbed...me. Anya shot it...before it could mark me. It dropped me. Fall broke my arm.”

“He’ll be okay,” Allan said. The Englishman inserted a syringe into a small bottle and drew out its clear liquid. “We’ll need to get him to hospital or back to the chateau.”

“Is anyone else hurt?”

Malcolm shook his head. “Anya hurt her ankle in the fight, but nothing serious.

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