WIZARDS [Incubus Hunt 2]

The Night Beckons [Midnight Encounter]

Sarah’s Side

[6th October, 2019]

From [Brooklyn] [New York City] [United States of America] [North America] [5:44 p.m.]

We go to [St. Peter’s Basilica] [Vatican City] [Europe] [10:44 p.m.]

[Basilica Sancti Petri]

“I really like this camouflage power that you have, Belladonna.”

“As a warrior angel, it is one of the basic requirements in the battlefield… stealth.” She looked around to see if the coast was clear. “This sound-manipulating spell of yours is more useful than mine. Even if I stomp the floor, nobody else except for us can hear the echoes it produces.”

“Well, I was just lucky to have learned it during the first world war…”

Belladonna stopped walking, “Underneath this very site is where they buried her, Sarah…”

“Why was she buried here?”

“I told you… this is sacrilege. If they could’ve known that she was the Evil Witch, things would’ve changed.”

“Whether they find out that Dimaria is the Evil Witch or not, humans will treat us the same.”

“Master, I found something,” Beaux examined a dent on one of the portraits. “Could it be that there’s a hidden switch behind this one?”

“Alright, let me take a look… A portrait of a nun, huh…” I beamed at Beaux, “Good job, girl. I want you to check for the others… See if there are certain similarities that would indicate otherwise…”

“Yes, master~” she happily strolled along the halls of the basilica. “Michelangelo was really a great artist~”

Belladonna looked concerned while she examined the portrait with me, “Buried… is not the proper term, I think since they are trying to revive her.”

“Premature burial, is that what you mean?” I finished examining the portrait. “It’s not this one…”

“We need to continue searching for it…” she sighed and looked for another portrait.

“Are you worried about Mother Hershey?” I approached her and patted her shoulder. “I think she’ll be fine since she’s with newcomer nuns as of the moment… She’s well protected.”

“The altar!” Beaux suddenly exclaimed. “What if it’s hidden under the altar or perhaps behind the front door at the main entrance?”

“Probably,” Belladonna hurried to the altar. “I’ll go and check here…”

“Alright, I’ll check the least expected part.” I hurried to the main entrance. “If it’s here… then we’re in for a treat…”

So how did we end up checking this place out? Well… let me take you back… six days ago…

[30th September, 2019] [Roman Catholic Archdiocese Building]

“Why do you keep looking at the window? The full moon has passed fifteen days ago, Blood-fang…” Archbishop Aureo rubbed his forehead and hurried to undo the curtains. “We need to start with the next phase, I tell you.”

“Could you not,” Archbishop Guillermo glared at him. “I smell something… the scent of a woman is in this room.”

“You’re lusting for a mate, huh?” Archbishop Aureo grinned, “Maybe it’s one of the scents that I have left behind… you know, an incubus has to do his job to keep Vatican Crusaders from interfering~”

“Where is she buried as of the moment?” Archbishop Guillermo headed to the door, “Tell me…”

“St. Peter’s Basilica,” Archbishop Aureo turned off the lights, “I’ll lead you the way…”

When the two of them left, Belladonna sighed deeply and sat down on the floor. She finally got proof and it was an overwhelming revelation. Two of the suspects on our list…

[1st October, 2019] [Vatican Crusade Convent]

“Impossible,” Mother Hershey felt like the world crushed her. “Dimaria is the Evil Witch… Moreover, Archbishop Aureo and Archbishop Guillermo are demons… What’s happening?”

“I’m… as shocked as you are, Mother Hershey,” Belladonna glanced to my direction. “We need to act now and warn everybody…”

“We can’t just do that all of a sudden… that you found out their true identities,” Mother Hershey, who was helping us in the investigation, tried to make some rationalizations about the current situation. “You should’ve brought a recorder… otherwise, we’ll end just doing some accusations. We will be the ones to be subjected to condemnation.”

“She’s right, Sr. Belladonna.” I, disguised as Sr. Airi, was shocked by the news as well. “However, at least we know that they’re trying to resurrect the Evil Witch…”

*KNOCK*KNOCK*KNOCK*

“I’ll get it,” Belladonna held the doorknob. “Who is it?”

“It’s Sr. Eri,” Beaux answered anxiously. “I need to report something serious…”

Belladonna opened the door, “What’s wrong, sister?”

“Mother Hershey needs to hear this… One of the children in the orphanage… one of them was bitten by a vampire…” Beaux was holding back her tears. She was really about to cry, “He was taken to the hospital and he needs blood transfusion…”

I was in utter disbelief. I could feel the chills running down my spine. I looked at Mother Hershey and saw her paler than before. Even Belladonna, she was speechless for a moment. Somebody needed to address this, and so I decided to act.

“Did the child see who bit him, Sr. Eri?”

“It was one of our suspects, sister… and he escaped.” Beaux clenched her fists. “It was Fr. Belmont…”

Mother Hershey took a deep breath, “Sr. Belladonna, assemble the nuns and the priests. Issue a warning to the public… A vampire is on the loose…”

“ON IT,” Belladonna nodded and rushed to the control room of the convent to make the announcement.

Mother Hershey approached Beaux and hugged her tight, “Sr. Eri, I need you to go to the hospital and find out if the kids are infected. Also, I want you to find out what kind of vampire he is… can you do that? Be strong, sister. We can make this through…”

“Thank you, Mother-superior…” Beaux bowed down to Mother Hershey and left in a hurry.

Being the last one left, I asked her, “What should I do, Mother-superior?”

“Stay with me, Sr. Airi,” she suddenly had a serious look on her face. “As of this moment, I could only trust the three of you. Since Archbishop Aureo is an incubus, he was really trying to charm me back then. We need to watch each other’s backs.”

[3rd October, 2019]

[Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù] (Baby Jesus Pediatric Hospital) [Rome, Italy]

“Fr. Belmont is a Blood Vampire,” Beaux, worried about the child’s current condition, detailed to Belladonna about their discovery. “At least, we were able to give him the vaccine…”

“That is good news…” Belladonna let out a sigh. “As for the search, we started searching outside the fortress… we’ll search the entirety of Italy. Blood Vampires won’t be able to move out during the day. That’s our only time to capture him.”

Good afternoon, Fr. Guillermo,” the Vatican Crusaders behind Belladonna greeted one of our suspects.

Belladonna and Beaux froze. Of course, only the four of us knew of his true identity as Blood-fang the Patriarch Alpha of Romania. As for the reason as to why he was here, Belladonna decided to ask.

“What brings you here, father?”

“I came here to see how the child is doing.” Archbishop Guillermo suddenly stopped in his tracks. He wiped his nose with his handkerchief. “Let’s see now… is he awake?”

“Yes father, he is…” Beaux, disguised as Sr. Eri, led the archbishop inside. “Leonard, you have a visitor~”

“He caught my scent…” Belladonna, thought to herself. “No… the show must go on…”

[5th October, 2019] [Vatican Crusade Convent]

All four of us sat down together in Mother Hershey and Belladonna’s room. She had been a great help to us for the past few days that we investigated together. So, Belladonna, Beaux, and I decided to tell her the truth about everything.

“You look serious today guys, did something happen?” Mother Hershey gave the warmest smile she could ever give. “You can always open up, you know…”

“Mother Hershey,” I held both of her very soft hands. “You have been a great help to us ever since we told you almost everything about the investigation. When you told me that you trust us… that we should watch each other’s backs, I was starting to feel guilty. We haven’t been honest with you the entire time…”

“What do you mean, did you do something without my knowledge?”

“Yes, Mother-superior, we should’ve said this from the start. I hope that you would accept us…” Belladonna closed her eyes and concentrated.

Upon of a sudden, a pair of sturdy wings spread out from Belladonna’s back accompanied by a golden halo burning and floating gloriously above her head. I raised my hand to keep her angelic aura from getting detected by the Celestial Beings looming within the fortress. Mother Hershey covered her mouth in awe and amazement as Belladonna made her revelation.

“Angel… you’re an angel…” she was moved and was brought into tears by the revelation of Belladonna. “I never even imagined…”

Belladonna smiled at her and hugged her, “I always watched over you and guarded you against evil…”

Mother Hershey wiped her tears and looked at me, “Are you an angel too, Sr. Airi?”

I puffed my cheeks, and transformed into my usual self, Sarah, “Surprise~~~~”

Suddenly the mood of the room changed. Her eyes widened and her soft hands hardened around my neck… or so I thought… Instead, I was met with the warmest hug I could ever get from my nemesis.

“I have always wanted to thank you, Witch Sarah…” she started crying. “You might not remember me, but when I was very young, you saved me from drowning in a river…”

“Wait… really, I did?” I tried so hard to remember but sadly, I couldn’t. “You know, Hershey, I always come to the aid of people who needed help… I might not remember you… but, just in case, how did you figure out that it was me who saved you?”

“That crescent moon necklace,” she pointed out at something that I never paid attention to, “You gave me the inner circle!!!”

When she showed me the missing piece to my necklace, to be honest, I felt guilty of forgetting about her… but… but… but!!! Memories flowed into me… I remembered her when she was probably four or five years of age. Oh God, I’m old… If Geoffrey or Akihiko were here, they would immediately tease me of being an old virgin again…

“So what about the times that you tried to pursue me with the nuns?” I anxiously asked.

“Are you kidding? The nuns were trying to catch you seriously, but I knew that you were playing with us. I never got to see you up close, so I also tried my best to capture you… but just now…”

“You gazed at my breasts first, didn’t you?” I pinched her cheeks. “Let us leave these happy moments later, there’s one last person you should get to meet. My apprentice, Witch Beaux Steinfeld.”

“Hello~” she dove in for the hug, “You guys made me wait that I wanted some hugs too!!!”

“Save it for later… Millennial,” I gripped her head before she could even massage my boobs. “We still have to save the world…”

[St. Peter’s Basilica] [12:00 a.m.]

“This is it,” I discovered the hidden passage. “It’s really here near the main entrance… the least expected… place.”

We felt a sudden shift from the atmosphere. It felt eerily silent. We felt that we were being watched. That was when the three of us turned our heads to the door at the side. Fr. Belmont stood there accompanied by a lot of Blood Vampires. Their eyes glowed red in the darkness…

“Sr. Eri, how awfully nice to meet you~” He looked very pale but very demonic. His claws were very long and very sharp. He grinned at us, “You see, we were invited to come inside~”