Chapter 41- Blackout

The man in the mask raised his axe.

"Really none of you believe me?"

Atlas sighed.

He turned around, "Listen!..." he began but stopped.

Leefah walked forward just as the man swung his axe.

"Oh my god! Leefah deary turn around!"

"Leefah move!"

"What? What's wrong?"

The man looked around, "Not believing he missed"

He then charged at Leefah.

"Behind you!"

Leefah turned and screamed, "Ahhhh! I told you I heard something!"

Atlas swung his sword and it stopped the man from moving.

The man breathed heavily.

"Just who are you!"

"Where did he come from!"

"Oh crap! It's the man in the mask! We found him!"

"It appears our young and flawless faces drew him out!"

The man looked at his axe.

He glared at Leefah.

Then at Atlas.

"What's he doing...."

"I don't know... But I'm getting a strange feeling from him..."

He breathed heavily from behind is mask.

Mrs. Nyx slowly slid her wand out of her sleeve.

Suddenly, the man became surrounded by dark energy.

"Atlas look!"

Atlas watched as the man dissappeared before their eyes, "He... He used a dark transfer"

"No way, is he a demon too?"

"Atlas let's follow him!"

"Right, there's only a certain radius from a transfer spot that you can go"

"Oh but wait! You might not be able to catch up to him!"

"If we split up then we might be able to!" Leefah suggested.
"Perhaps Mrs. Nyx has a spell to see his magical energy? It'll be easier to see where he popped up" Atlas replied.

"Perhaps I'll rephrase that..."

"You won't be catching up to him"

"Now then, I've done my part"

Mrs. Nyx began summoning runic words and sent them flying at Atlas and Leefah.

Atlas turned around, "Leefah get behind me!"

Atlas covered his faced and blocked the attack.

"Impressive boy"

Atlas flung off the attack and screamed, "What the heck! Why!"

"What are you doing?!"

"I'm doing what I feel like!"

"Young witches like me are free to play"

"Gravity Warp!"

Leefah looked around and tried to move but was frozen, "I... I can't move"

"Gravity Warp allows me to control movements, Pretty useful if I wanna slow down the ones who shall be purified"

"A young woman like myself doesn't deserve to be near such filth"

"Ah well... I played this game long enough..."

Atlas and Leefah looked at each other worriedly.

"Perhaps I never told you my full name!" Mrs. Nyx shouted as she surround herself in her magic.

"My name is Angel Nyx, Perhaps you heard of me?" Mrs. Nyx said in a more high pitched, younger voice.

Atlas rolled his eyes, "Nope..."

"Ugh... Well..."

"Screw you!" Angel shouted, sending out a bolt of magic at him.

Atlas and Leefah bent over to dodge, "Hold on! I've heard that name!"

Angel began to cast a magic circle around herself.

"That's more like it!"

"I knew I had some fans around here"

"Wait hold on..."

"How do you know who I am..."

"Leefah who is she?" Atlas asked.
"She's one the top witches in the past century, Part of an elite group my dad organized know as the Seven Witches Order"

Atlas stepped forward as Leefah continued.
"It's a group dedicated to subjugating the world to magic power, for evil and good purposes. But I thought it disbanded once my mother passed away and they were down a member!"

"So then... She is evil..."

"SO what"

"I thought you looked like the Kagyura girl, How ya been?"

Leefah gritted her teeth, "Angel Nyx is known at the Dark Witch..."

"She specializes in attacking and killing people during the nighttime, almost like an assassin"

"So then I guess her father sent you?"

"Ha! Nope, I'm on my own. The seven witch order has been out of business"

"Like I said, I'm young, flawless, and free"

"Then why are you here... and why are you attacking me!"

"If I had to guess..."

"You're working for the masked man..."

"You figured that out?....."

"Is it true!"

"No point in hiding it..."

"I am, This flawless face can't just get blood spray all over it..."

"Well then what were you doing at Javans!"

"It was my house, My family owned it..."

"But they died, at my hands"

"I needed some money, so I let him take up residence"

"Business is business... you understand that don't ya demon boy?"

Atlas glared at her, "I follow orders to please my friend, not myself"

Leefah was surprised at him calling her his friend.

"Right then!" Leefah screamed and took out her wand.

"We'll fight her together!" Leefah said excitedly.

"Wow, a two on one? That's no fun!"

"I need a good workout, With Javan around all the time I haven't been able to practice"

"Gravity Warp!" Angel shouted, casting her spell.

Leefah planted her feet on the ground and took the spell head on as she drew her magic circle.

"Fire blast!" she shouted, but her wand only sent out a puff of smoke.

Leefah was surprised, "I... It didn't work!"

"Of course it didn't!"

"You really didn't think I'd teach you offensive spells correctly did you?"

Atlas broke free of her gravity spell.

"Oops, looks like you lost focus!"

Angel looked at him angrily, "Whatever!" she then shot a beam of magic at him.

He suddenly disappeared into dark energy like the masked man.

"Comet Strike!" Leefah casted, sending out a tiny bolt of magic.

"What a pipsqueak of an attack!"

"Starry Explosive!" Angel casted, circling her wand and enveloping Leefah's spell.

Suddenly, Leefah's comet exploded into little sparks of light.

The comet then came back together in a red ball of magic and hit Leefah.

Leefah looked at her, "How did you do that!"

"I'm young and flawless yes, but I'm also experienced..."

"Unlike you!, Here's a real comet strike!

Angel quickly gathered her magical energy and shot it towards Leefah, barely scraping Leefah's side.

"So you dodged.... I'll give you that..."

"You're... You're too strong..."

Silently, Atlas began to form back together right next to Angel.

"Excuse me, But I think you harmed my master?"

Atlas shot his foot out from the dark energy and hit Angel in the stomach.

Leefah then gathered all her magic. "Comet Strike!"

Leefah shot a ball of energy at Angel and it struck her, sending fling back and into a nearby bush.

Atlas looked at her, "Is she... Is she dead?"

"I don't know..."

Raindrops began to fall around Leefah as she walked over to Atlas.

"So then... All we need to do now.."

"Is find the masked man..."

"But how...."

Leefah looked up at the now heavying rain.

"I'm not sure..."

Behind them, a pair of heels clicked at they hit the sidewalk. "Drip.... Drip... Drop...."

Tophet smiled wickedly, "Looks like I've found you.... my enemy...."

CHAD stood up and headed for the door.

"What are you doing!"

"Don't just answer it!"

CHAD hovered closer to the door as someone knocked.

"Okay... that's really suspicious...."

"Should we answer?"

They knocked once again.

"Okay... We must be true men!"

They knocked once again.

"Wait but I'm the only dude! I'll protect you though..."

The light then cut off as soon as lightning stuck outside.

"........................................................................................................................"

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH WE'RE GONNA DIE!!!" They both shouted, freaking out.

"I can't see a thing but what the heck is this!"

"We're gonna die!!"

"CHAD DID YOU JUST TOUCH MY LEG?"

"SOMETHING HIT MY LEG TOO!! OH MY GOD WHAT NOW!!"

"You don't have any legs....."

"What?......... Oh.... Right.... Bummer....."

Someone stood by in the shadows, they then moved and the wood creaked.

Chasity looked around in the darkness, "Hello?... Is someone there?"

"Mrs. Nyx! Are you back yet!"

Ezra stood silent before them.

"CHAD? Can you find a way to give me some light?"

"Oh hold on, I found a candle!"

CHAD rubbed his hand on the wood of the wall and lit the candles with the spark.

Chasity looked around and saw Ezra, "Eh......"

"Hello" Ezra said in a deep serious voice.

"Oh god! Who are you!!"

"I'll look her up" CHAD said, searching his database.

"No need, Since You'll both be dead soon"

"Well that's comforting" Chasity joked.
CHAD"s eyes dinged, "Her name is Ezra Reagan, the bounty hunter. She's best know for having killed six demons and carries around the sword of the one who killed her father"

"So then I'm on the internet? I'm not surprised with my profile info"

Ezra equipped her sword.

She looked off sadly into the distance.

She shook her head, "I'm here to... Here to..."

"Please just say something like... leave... or that you have the wrong house..."

"I doubt that is helping"

Ezra was about to finish her sentence but looked around, "Hold on! Who's there!"

CHAD looked around, "Probably one of your buddies right? My database says to recently had a team you travel with and their names are Tophet and Joker"

"Oh my god not those losers!"

"It's not by choice! And they aren't here... I heard someone else"

"Wait how do you know them Chasity?"

"it's a long story... And why do you know them Miss Reagan?"

"Well your friends... Ahh screw it!"

"I need my freaking money!" Ezra screamed raising her sword.

"Oh my god!!" Chasity said, cowering in fear.
CHAD snapped a picture of Ezra on his phone and posted it to his twitter.

Ezra suddenly stopped then looked around.

"Um..... Okay... Are you gonna kill me or not...."

Ezra looked around and shouted, "Come on out! I know you are hiding here so face me like a man!"

"So... you're talking to yourself... Are you trying to psych me out before you kill us..."

Ezra looked around.

"No.. we're being watched"

"Hold on, I'll scan the area around us"

"What do you mean we're being watched?"

Suddenly the candles blew out.

"Please don't freak" Ezra started.

Both Chasity and CHAD screamed, interrupting her. "WE'RE GONNA DIE AGAIN!" they both cried out.

She sighed, "Out..." she finished, rolling her eyes.

CHAD stopped and flipped out a holographic map of the lot.

"Scan complete... and holy crap! She was right!"

"Wow.. So then I guess your friends are back early?"

"No no.... they'd never come back early.... Your demon friend is too much of a hassle for those idiots"

"How many are surrounding us?"

"From the map... There are three other people...."