WIZARDS [Incubus Hunt 2]

New Incubus Hunters [Doing Night Shift Together]

Akihiko’s Side

[A Certain Bar, New York]

This place had gotten a great reputation in the Celestial being community to gather around under the skins of the humans who wanted to purge our kind from the world. You can actually purge the werewolves for all I care and the rest of the rebellious vampire community!

“So tell me, guys… who is this Agent Ferrer?” I asked Agent Pavlov and Agent Rodriguez about the new guy.

“Before that, why did extend your vacation leave?” Agent Rodriguez made his complaint.

“I had to help them out… those people in the sanctuary.” I leered back at the Mexican, “do you have a problem?”

“Well… for starters…do you remember cap’s nephew, Roderick Evans?!” Agent Pavlov gritted his teeth.

“Uh yeah, that young handsome guy…” I tried to recall. “He’s the only other guy aside from that agent, right?”

“Yep…” Agent Rodriguez put a thumb up.

“What’s wrong with him?”

“Like I said… for starters,” Agent Pavlov went back to gritting his teeth, “that ass hole is abusing his position as Captain’s family member!”

“Like for example!” Agent Rodriguez clenched his fists, “He’s both better and worse at bullying! Better in the sense that he can beat Russian and worse in the sense that he’s started to harass us at work!”

“What happened to Captain Evans? Did he do something about it?”

“Captain suffered a fracture three weeks ago when we apprehended the third incubus… and it all went downhill from there…” Agent Rodriguez sulked on his seat.

“He even started to hit on British, your girlfriend!” Agent Pavlov shook his head in disgust.

“Alright… that was way out of the line now… I’m going to deck him out tomorrow. So who’s next after that bastard?”

“Well, the next one’s a good guy from Nigeria… he was also introduced to us a week after you left,” Agent Pavlov grinned. “This man, Agent Mobo Ibrahim, he’s a family guy! So there’s no problem with him~”

“Good, I like family guys!” I sighed, “At least you gave me good news…”

“Then… we’re on to the main topic…” Agent Rodriguez laid his palm on the table, “Agent Gabriel Ferrer.”

[The next day]

Roderick’s nose was bleeding and he lost a tooth. He was lying on the floor confused as to what had happened to him. Naturally, I blindsided the dipshit with a right hook even before he could do something about it.

“What the f**k is wrong with you?!” He yelled at me as he tried to stand up and retaliate.

All of the other newcomers just watched us as he tried to make a comeback. Of course, he failed… I followed up with a knee to the face before the bastard could even do anything… again. He was again down on the floor with a black eye suffering a bit of a concussion.

“DIPSHIT!” I yelled and spat on his face, “You try and boss this place just because your uncle isn’t around?!” I turned to Tyrell, “and you did nothing!?”

Tyrell looked down, “He told me that he’s going to tarnish my reputation if I didn’t do what he wanted…”

“Did he now…” I stomped on the dipshit’s hand hard that he yelled for help hoping that some other agent from a different division could hear him outside. “WHAT YOU GONNA CRY? YOU GONNA PISS OR s**t YOURSELF? YOU GONNA TELL UNCLE?! f**k YOU!!! YOU ARE MESSING AROUND WITH MY FAMILY AND IF YOU EVEN TRY TO f**k WITH ME OR MY FAMILY?!”

“This guy on the other end of this video call,” Agent Choi showed him to his uncle. “You’re FIRED and you can’t do anything about it, isn’t that right Cap?”

“DAMN RIGHT!” The dominating husky voice of Captain Evans echoed through the room. “YOU’RE GOING TO GET DAMN CONSEQUENCES ROD!!! SHAME ON YOU!!!”

Irina went to my side to give me a hug, “Welcome back Aki~”

“Anna, show me Akihiko’s face!” The captain ordered the vice-captain, Agent Choi.

“Aye, fracture guy,” she grinned and showed me to him.

“YOU DID A GREAT JOB, AKIHIKO! WELCOME BACK!” He greeted me loudly in spite of his condition.

“Yo Captain, get well soon!”

Afterwards, Roderick Evans was kicked out by the team. I told Agent Tyrell O’Neil that he’s got all the privilege to deck out that douchebag son of a b***h… That should’ve cured his depression for being mistreated by a douchebag… dipshit…

“Agent Kuroshiro, long time no see~” Agent Salome Jean Schultz, formerly Sr. Salome of the Vatican Crusade, happily greeted me. “You sure did a number on Agent… Former Agent Evans~ Not only did you deck him out, but you also immediately destroyed his reputation and his irritatingly handsome face! I’m more than impressed with your return, right Sophi?”

Agent Sophia Browning, formerly Sr. Sophia of the Vatican Crusade, raised her eyebrow in a cute accepting way. “At least you did something that none of us tried to do. Other than that, welcome back~”

Agent Irina Louis, my girlfriend, hugged my arm tight, “Don’t you two women steal my boyfriend away from me now~”

“We won’t, of course~” Agent Browning grinned, “right, Salome?”

Agent Schultz stared at me for a bit, “Of course we won’t, why would we?”

“You must be the Legendary Master Agent Kuroshiro,” Agent Ibrahim, the newest member, complimented me with oh so awesome Nigerian accent. “It’s a pleasure to meet you!”

“Let me guess, Russian and Mexican told you to call me that,” I shook my head grinning. “It’s a pleasure to meet you, Agent…”

“Mobo Ibrahim,” he proudly presented himself, “Agent Mobo Ibrahim…”

“Mobo…” I pondered for a bit, “What does your name mean, brother?”

“Freedom,” he took a deep breath. “It is freedom, my dear sir~”

I nodded, “Pretty soon, my friend… we’ll be able to achieve it…”

“Sorry, I’m late… I had to walk because of the heavy traffic… What’s this blood on the floor?” Agent Ferrer entered the room and locked eyes with me, “Welcome back, Master Agent Kuroshiro. How was Japan?”

“It’s good. I was able to take a break and relax,” I replied wary of his presence. “I heard things about you?”

“Like my anger issues?” He sighed and made a blank stare at Agent’s Pavlov and Rodriguez. “I’m currently working on it…”

“Hey, guys!” Vice-captain Choi suddenly butted in unaware of the tension, “Captain just sent me a new schedule for the month of October~”

Monday to Saturday

9 p.m. – 9 a.m.=Gabriel Ferrer, Mobo Ibrahim, Salome Schultz, Sophia Browning, and Irina Louis

9 a.m. – 9 p.m.=Akihiko Kuroshiro, Anna Choi, Geoffrey Pavlov, Tyrell O’Neil, and Jose Rodriguez

Sundays =EVERYONE IS ON CALL

“He also said that we’ll all swap for the month of November…” she sighed showing much disappointment… “Oh… he told us to start the schedule now though…”

“Then that means that I am not late,” Agent Ferrer stretched out his arms. “So Agent Ibrahim, want to eat breakfast… I haven’t eaten yet.”

“Of course Agent Ferrer, but I already ate so I might just grab some snacks~” the Nigerian happily followed him out. “See you around brothers and sisters!”

“Would you like to eat with us?” Agent Ferrer invited Agents Browning and Schultz.

“Only if you treat us,” Agent Browning grinned.

“I will… with service water~” Agent Ferrer stuck out his tongue.

Agent Schultz chuckled, “Ooh… burn… Sophi~”

“I hate you two,” she puffed her cheeks.

“What about you Agent Louis, wanna come?” Agent Ferrer gently smiled at her.

“You know what, I think I will~” Irina gave me a quick peck on the lips before leaving with them. “It’s sad that we don’t get to mingle, Aki. I missed you so much~ you know~”

“Let’s have a date on Sunday!” I sadly sighed as she let go of my arm.

“Sure~” she winked at me before leaving.

“You know what, this schedule is best suited for us,” Agent Choi, who was our acting leader, set out her plans for the day. “Seriously, that Gabriel is an hour and a half late and he has not had his breakfast yet… no wonder he doesn’t get any fatter! It irritates me how a guy like him can eat a lot and stay healthy! On top of that, he’s deadly strong…”

“Full of killing intent though,” Agent O’Neil shook his head. “Thanks to him, we immediately caught two more devils…”

“So there’s three of them imprisoned here now,” I rubbed my chin. “Interesting…”

“Deadly interesting, but against your swordsmanship or my sniping skills, I’d say that were better than him,” Agent Pavlov proudly boasted. “To be honest, we all have our good points…”

“I agree,” Agent O’Neil then turned his attention to the vice-captain. “What’s the plan for today?”

[A Certain Bar] [23rd September, 2019] [10:07p.m.]

“Gab’s a wizard but he’s not a Celestial,” Agent Rodriguez explained it to me. “He is a human wizard, mi amigo.”

“So he’s an inhumane monstrosity, it is caused by being a wizard!” Agent Pavlov added to the explanation.

“Did you tell him about me?”

“Of course not, Jap,” Agent Rodriguez shook his head. “It would’ve been catastrophic if he were to find out!”

“We need to tell him,” I sighed, “or it’ll get worse… I don’t want to fight a good person.”

“What makes you think that he’s any better?” Agent Rodriguez asked me in a serious tone.

“Like you said, the only time he berserks is when he is in front of a real threat, and he did not attack you guys when in the hospital.” I made my convincing answer to his question, “He’s a good guy.”

“I believe him too, Mexican,” Agent Pavlov patted his shoulder. “We are as big of a threat, bigger than incubus, but he never did anything when he found out about us! If you didn’t know, I was assigned to kill Kuroshiro just in case he gets taken over by the Evil Witch.”

“It is right for me to be more cautious though,” I glanced at Agent Pavlov. “It feels like he’s suspicious of me for some reason…”

“Seriously, I can’t really take your seriousness seriously, my tequila-loving friend,” Agent Pavlov chugged his vodka.

“Exacto, mi amigo… exacto…” Agent Rodriguez sighed. “I just can’t for some reason…”

[A peaceful week later] [30th September, 2019] [9:03p.m.]

“It’s been a week and I cannot even get to adjust myself just yet…” Agent Browning tried to stay awake. “Honest to goodness… I habitually sleep at nine o’ clock so this schedule isn’t working out for me…”

“That’s where you got yourself beaten by Agent Ferrer, Sophi,” Agent Schultz shook her head. “That man is a night owl.”

“Speaking of which, where is Agent Ibrahim?” Agent Browning looked around.

“He was asked to fetch the RV back at the headquarters,” Agent Ferrer, who was seated on a bench, offered the two some snacks. “You want some sugar to keep your brain active?”

Agent Browning, “I want a lollipop~”

“I have one left,” he reached into the paper bag.

“Which one~?” Agent Schultz bit into her lower lip.

“Found it,” Agent Ferrer handed the lollipop to Agent Browning.

“He’s too dense…” Agent Schultz sighed.

“Yep,” Agent Browning seconded. “Thanks by the way G~”

“No problem,” he stood up and turned to Agent Louis who was waiting for Agent Ibrahim to arrive. “I’ll offer Agent Louis some sweets.”

“Sure thing Mr. Dense, sure thing.” Agent Schultz shrugged her shoulders.

“Agent Louis,” Filipino approached British, “You want some sweets?”

“It’s alright, I’m still full.” She didn’t bother to look at him. “Where is Agent Ibrahim? He’s taking too long already.”

“You’re avoiding me, aren’t you?”

She made a quick glance at him, “What made you say that?”

“Last week, when I invited you with the others, you just kept quiet and then you immediately left. The other day, while we scout the rooftops of the city, you never even bothered to tell me what to do.” Agent Ferrer turned his back on her. “I don’t know… but I clearly remembered you telling me to share my sentiments whenever I feel down… at least the others listened. You, on the other hand, you… uh… you know what, never mind…”

“I didn’t mean it that way,” she suddenly felt guilty. “I’m sorry but… you… I… I just don’t know how to approach you just yet. I know that you are doing your best to open up, but I just cannot rid myself of your animosity whenever you risk yourself just to slay a devil…”

“When that Roderick guy tried to hit on you, I threatened to kill him behind the scenes. I was protecting you, but at least your Aki came to the rescue,” he sighed, “I’m not bragging… I’m just saying. I’ll continue to talk to you though… even if you don’t want to.”

*HONK* *HONK*

“Brother and sisters! I have finally arrived!” Agent Ibrahim cheerfully honked the horns of the RV. “Wait, where is Agent Ferrer?”

“Huh?” Agent Schultz looked around. “He was just here…”

“Oh my… I didn’t even notice…” Agent Browning then glared at Agent Louis, “Did you do something? You made him sad, didn’t you?”

“I didn’t do anything,” she sat down on the bench, “did I?”

“Hey, she didn’t do anything…” Agent Ferrer just came out of the grocery behind them, “I just went to buy some energy drink.”

“Sophi,” Agent Schultz whispered to Agent Browning, “why are you hitting on my guy?”

“Your guy?” She pinched her stomach, “I thought you said…”

*HONK* *HONK*

“Are you going to get in the car, sisters?” Agent Ibrahim called them out.

“We’re coming!” Agent Schultz hurried inside.

“Hey wait for me!!!”

While driving to their destination, wherever that was, Agent Ibrahim noticed Agent Ferrer beside him being melancholic. The three other women at the back where doing their own thing chatting with each other. He felt the need to liven up the lonely one beside him.

“What is wrong, my brother? Come on, you can tell this old man anything.”

“W…Wait, how old are you?”

“I’m thirty-one, dear brother. So… what bothers you?”

“I feel trapped. I feel like I’m in the middle of two races fighting against each other.”

“What do you mean by being in the middle, brother?”

“You’ll get to find out soon enough. It would take time… but… it’s better if you don’t understand.” The Filipino agent reclined his seat backwards. “Enough about me what about you, how is Nigeria different from the world?”

“Well… I am a Christian, you see brother… and to tell you the truth I am a devout follower of my religion. Even if our nation is the third most populated country in the world…”

“Wait, really?” Agent Ferrer took out his phone and checked the net, “Whoa… no wonder you guys are so happy.”

“The more, the merrier brother~”he laughed. “You weren’t being racist, are you?”

“Why would I? I’m a Filipino and I lived in one of the most corrupt countries in the world… I could only wish for my country’s fall.” He glanced at him, “The last part was a joke, by the way.”

*CRICKET TUNE*

“So in my neighborhood where I grew up,”Agent Ibrahim continued, “There was a large plot of land where we all used to play football and I am not supposed to give my opinion about myself, but I consider myself as the best back then, brother~”

“It must be amazing then… STOP THE CAR!” Agent Ferrer saw strange shadows moving around.

“Hang on to something ladies!” Agent Ibrahim noticed it too… shadow people.

*SCREEEEEEEEEEEEECH*