Morning came by and Carmen was first to get out of bed, she went to the bathroom and after she got out she went to the kitchen to make breakfast and coffee for everyone, she was a bit clumsy and knocked down a spoon, in the complete silence of the house it made a pretty loud noise and Munderic who was sleeping on the couch woke up, he got up and rubbed his eyes, the first thing he saw after peaking into the kitchen was Carmen cooking breakfast, after a deep breath he decided to go close to her...

Munderic-Good morning.

Carmen-Good morning, Mundy, how did you sleep?

Munderic-(She called me Mundy! That must mean something! Oh speak...) Very good.

Carmen-Huh? Gabriel would always complain about sleeping on the couch.

Munderic-Well, I can sleep anywhere as long as it's in a house and warm and...(What am I saying?)

Carmen-Well, it's my fault, I am the one who took Gabriel's room.

Munderic-Don't say that, you are not at fault.

Carmen-It is, and I always cause trouble for Gabriel...

Carmen's eyes wiped as she was talking to Munderic and expressing her thoughts...

Munderic-That can't be true, I am sure Gabriel doesn't see it that way, he isn't one to steer away from trouble anyway.

Carmen-You think so?

Munderic-Of course, you are perfect, I can't imagine Gabriel being mad at you for any reason.

Carmen-Thank you, Mundy.

Munderic-Can I ask you something?

Carmen-Yes?

Munderic-Do you like Gabriel?

Carmen-Huh? What are you saying? I mean he is cool... Gabriel is always fearless, he goes and fights when he doesn't have to, he has a reason in which he believes in and at the same time as he is fighting, he protects what he cares about, he came to rescue me when Eric abducted me, after the fight he couldn't kill Eric, Gabriel isn't just a brainless fighter, he is also kind, when he argues with Mak there isn't any anger behind his words, I guess that's how guys bond with one another.

Munderic-I see...Why don't you ask him out and tell him all this?

Carmen-I don't know if I can, I can't be this honest with him.

Munderic-(But you can with me.) You can, you only have to find the courage to speak your mind, I have always been a shut-in, I didn't have any friends and obviously never even talked honestly with a girl before, I understand the reason behind your fear, you don't think the other person feels the same way and you can't say the actual words, sometimes there are no words to describe this feeling truly. But that's how people make friends and relationships, trust me, I am a guy who summoned a demon to make him cool, until Mak told me it was pointless, I actually thought it might work, Mak was the one who told me that I needed in his words "to grow some balls" and not rely on spells to make my wishes come true.

Carmen-It's easy for guys to exchange these kinds of words, you can understand exactly what the other person is thinking just by insulting each other, I envy that, I don't have any friends apart from the guys here, I couldn't possibly ask for advice.

Munderic-I am your friend, Carmen. (Since I can't be anything more)

Carmen-Really? What should I do then?

Munderic-After breakfast, you should ask him out and tell him exactly how you feel, I am sure he feels the same way about you.

Carmen-You are right, I need to find the courage and tell him directly, thank you Mundy, I appreciate that.

Carmen smiled at Mundy as she has never smiled before, clearly, it was a smile full of pure happiness and gratidute to someone who has just helped you...

Munderic-(What a smile, well, if Gabriel can make you happy and make this smile last forever, then it's the right thing to do.) Don't worry, maybe I could ask you to hook me up with any future friends you make...

Carmen-Hahaha, you are so funny, if I ever meet a kind girl I will do anything in power to hook you up with her, only if she is good enough for someone as kind as you.

Munderic-Haha...

At this point, Kevin entered the kitchen and saw the two of them laughing...

Kevin-What are you doing at this hour?

Carmen-Good morning, doctor, it's already morning, you didn't sleep again, did you?

Kevin-Wow, the night must have slipped away from me, I was trying to imbue some utensils with shadow magic.

Munderic-Why utensils?

Kevin-Imagine it, creating a ring out of the stainless steel and shadow magic, I thought I could make it into some sort of battery to keep extra shadow essence in store for later use, with the amount of stainless steel, I could possibly make all tons of jewelry and store a massive amount of energy.

Carmen-Wow.

Munderic-That could work, shadow essence doesn't have any properties so the artifact created by it would mean that you could draw the energy back at any time. By utilizing the imbuing method, you could use larger objects to store the energy at first and then reshape them into smaller easier to carry items, that is brilliant.

Kevin-Yes, Yes! Exactly, it's good to have someone that understands my thinking.

Carmen-Doctor...You shouldn't keep yourself up all night, despite the importance of those experiments, sleep is important as well.

Kevin-During the night is the best time, it's quiet and there is nothing going on really to distract me.

Carmen-Promise me you are going to sleep at the first chance you get.

Kevin-Fine, there is time to perfect the artifacts.

Mak got up and went to the kitchen...

Mak-Coffee?

Kevin-People usually say "good morning' when they see someone in the morning.

Mak-Good morning, coffee?

Kevin-Idiot.

Munderic-Good morning.

Carmen-Good morning.

Mak-Where is Gabriel? He usually gets up before me.

Kevin-I'll go check on him...

Kevin went to the garage to check on Gabriel, when he opened the door he saw Gabriel sitting on a new chair and playing a game on a computer that he hasn't seen before...

Kevin-What is going on?

Gabriel-Good morning doc, I can't talk right now.

Kevin-Where did all this come from?

Gabriel-What? I bought it.

Kevin-How?

Gabriel-Mercenary work, last night I went out and took care of some ghosts, now that I can damage spectral beings it's a lot easier than using exorcism.

Kevin-I have so many questions.

Gabriel-Where is everyone?

Kevin-In the kitchen, when did you learn to perform an exorcism?

Gabriel-It's nothing really, just some chants and weak spirits go poof, now let me focus.

Kevin-No, get up, Carmen has made breakfast.

Gabriel-I can't pause it, it's online, I will come up in a minute.

Kevin-Whatever.

Kevin walked back into the kitchen and he found breakfast ready, he sat down and started eating, Gabriel came a few minutes later and joined them, just as soon as they finished Gabriel asked for everyone's attention...

Gabriel-Hey, I want to tell you guys something.

Mak-What?

Munderic-Me too?

Gabriel-It has to do with the transformation that you saw.

Mak-You mean the one that beat the living hell out of Warren?

Gabriel-Yes, as you know, it happened when I was fighting Eric again.

Mak-Yes...

Gabriel-Well, there is something weird going on, how should I put it?

The bell rang and immediately everyone diverted from what Gabriel was saying. Kevin went to open the door, when the door opened, Kevin saw a man, a good looking and shaped man, with short blonde hair, shaved to perfection without a single hair sticking out of his chin, he was wearing a white shirt and a black pair of pants that matched his black dressing shoes, he was holding a piece of paper and had multiple rings and earrings as well as a necklace, there was a small pouch attached to his belt and as soon as the door opened, this well-dressed man smiled at Kevin...

Kevin-Can I help you?

Nico-Good morning, my name is Nico D'Renna, I am here to see a young man named Gabriel.

Kevin-What do you want with Gabriel?

Nico-I am here to see him, I will explain everything when you invite me in.

Kevin-Come on in.

Kevin let the man inside and left him alone in the living room and went to the kitchen...

Kevin-There was a man at the door, he was looking for you.

Gabriel-For me?

Kevin-He said he will explain, he looks quite serious and he is dressed really well.

Mak-What would he want with an idiot like Gabriel then?

Gabriel-Fuck you.

Kevin-Let's go...

All of them went to the living room to see this man, Kevin offered him a cup of coffee and they all sat down...

Nico-Nice to meet you, I am Nico D'Renna, a paladin from the Vatican.

Gabriel-(CRAP!)

Mak-(CRAP!) I guess you know what happened in Japan.

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Nico-Yes, you must be Mak, I am quite surprised that you didn't use a Glamour spell to see me.

Mak-Well, this girl is Carmen, she is an esper, I had her read your thoughts from the kitchen and she told me that you knew about me being a goblin, that meant you are not here to sell anything.

Nico-(This kind of intelligence. Scary.) Correct, I spoke with my friend Asano and he told me about the incident in Japan.

Gabriel-Are you here to fight?

Nico-Not at all, Asano told me exactly what you did, he is still in the hospital with a broken leg, after he told me that the guy who did it was you, I was watching you from a safe distance.

Kevin-You were watching?

At this time the tense in the room rose, since no one knew the intentions of the other party, everyone was on edge, Nico was calm, relaxed, Gabriel and Mak were bitting their lips, they knew that there must be some kind of trouble and now this man is sitting on a couch a few inches away from them, if a fight was to break out it could mean serious trouble with so many bystanders...

Nico-Yes, I kept an eye on Gabriel for a few days, the truth is that my friend Asano told me this Gabriel is really strong, when I heard the whole story I thought that this man just needs some guidance, Asano told me that Gabriel went to extreme means to gain the power to fight a Shinigami, he wanted to protect the lives of others, in my book, that's a good thing to do, when it comes to harming others though that's when it becomes problematic.

Mak-What are you planning to do?

Nico-I am not here to arrest Gabriel or to exact revenge, I just want to talk.

Gabriel-Whew.

Nico-The truth is that I am a member of seven paladins, there are six other people at my organization with the same rank as me, we are the elite soldiers of our factions and our only goal is to preserve peace, what Gabriel did is serious but as things are right now, it's not in my jurisdiction to do anything about it, even if Asano was an acquaintance of mine.

Mak-So...

Nico-The onmyoji clan doesn't seem to care about a small group of their trainees being injured or killed in a battle, to be honest, I wouldn't have come to see you if I didn't hear about you from Asano, he told me that you defeated a Raiju all alone with your bare hands.

Gabriel-That's true.

Nico-After watching you for a couple of days I found out that you are not actively seeking trouble, you are just living your life, in other words, you are not a threat.

Gabriel-I want to end the existence of every last piece of shit in this world.

Nico-A reasonable cause, I have looked at your background as well, you lived in a small orphanage in the nearby town, you were presumed dead after an attack of a rabid wolf that came out of the forest, false since it was a werewolf by the name of Bertram, after a long chase from our side, Bertram took refuge with a group of vampires named Blood Legion, led by a pureblood, Warren.

Mak-How do you know all this?

Nico-I had time to investigate, Warren was defeated and our case was closed, I figured that after the incident that happened in the lab that was under the command of general Zach that did research on vampire and werewolf skin tissue, Kevin lost his wife, Stefanie...

Kevin-(Stef...)

Nico-I found out about Kevin's background, the unit that g.Zach was in command has been disbanded and no one came after Kevin who at this point had more information than necessary. When Warren died I figured that Kevin might be involved and since I found that he was here along with Gabriel, individual that killed a Raiju, I was sure that Gabriel had something to do with Warren's death as well.

Mak-This amount of information, why?

Nico-The Vatican doesn't have all this information about Gabriel, I am the only one who knows the connection between all of those things, I wanted to see you, ask for your help actually.

Gabriel-My help?

Nico-Let me explain, what do you know about Johann Faust?

Mak-Faust, he made a contract with the devil to resurrect his wife.

Nico-Incorrect, Faust is the only man, no warlock, that has managed to make a contract with Satan himself.

Munderic-Satan?

Nico-Faust had extreme intelligence, he managed to even trick the Demon King, the contract has made Faust into a powerful warlock capable of tremendous things, when the time for compensation came, Faust tricked Satan but there had to be a human soul for exchange, Faust didn't want to resurrect his dead wife, he offered her soul to Satan in exchange.

Mak-Impossible.

Nico-The experiments that Faust did was on eternal life, he wanted to keep himself from dying, he failed time after time, no amount of evil power can grant eternal life, the problem begins with what he left behind...

Mak-Faust left notes?

Nico-Yes, Faust is dead for the last two hundred years and his work has been lost...

Mak-But...

Nico-Ozymandias Grzegarczoyk... A warlock from Poland who during the World War II left the country and searched for the pagan notes of Faust, he joined a group of elf mages known as Silver Sector.

Mak-Silver Sector? That can't be true... The elf mages from Silver Sector have wielded power beyond anyone else.

Nico-Yes, Ozymandias has joined their ranks during the war and learned from them magic that had been lost for ages, the Silver Sector has been destroyed, it was at this time that a scientist developed the most horrific weapon of all times...

Kevin-The atomic bomb.

Nico-The bombs that were thrown in Japan weren't the only ones developed, the Vatican also had their share of this new powerful weapon, no amount of magic power could do the damage that this monstrosity of a bomb could, the only other thing that could match it is the Holy Hand Grenade and that's sealed inside the Vatican for protection. The bomb that the Vatican used annihilated the Silver Sector but Ozymandias had already left, I have information that he plans to use the notes of Faust to make a new contract.

Mak-I don't think that Satan himself can be tricked twice.

Nico-Correct, Ozymandias doesn't plan to make a contract with Satan, his plans involve another demon king, Belial.

Mak-Belial?

Gabriel-I have beaten demons before.

Mak-No, Belial is a demon king, his powers are a far cry from Marbas.

Nico-Marbas, a mid-class demon that killed a priest in the nearby town, the same priest that was in charge of the orphanage, the same orphanage that you were previously, I guess you killed the demon?

Gabriel-Yes.

Nico-How did you manage that?

Gabriel-Well, I went to hell...

Carmen-(Gabriel, I don't think mr.Nico has to know about Munderic, that could pose a problem.)

Nico-To hell? How?

Gabriel-I found a warlock and forced him to open a portal for me, after I killed Marbas I also killed the warlock.

Mak-(Hm... He couldn't have possibly think about that by himself, good job Carmen.)

Nico-It's not my place to judge who lives and who dies, I won't ask about the trip you had, you have some experience fighting demons then.

Gabriel-Yes.

Nico-My information says that Ozymandias has gotten his hands on the notes of Faust and now he is located in Mexico.

Mak-Mexico?

Nico-Yes, a small village, I have the location and there is not much time to act, I can't allow Ozymandias to perform his contract but I wanted to ask for your help, Asano has said that you are stronger than anyone else he has seen.

Gabriel-Well...

Nico-Will you come with me, Gabriel?

Gabriel-Yes, if there is some ashole warlock doing creepy stuff, I want to be there to kick his ass.

Nico-Thank you, first though I want to check something.

Gabriel-What is that?

Nico-I want to fight with you.

Carmen-What?

Mak-What?

Gabriel-Hm...

Nico-I want to test your power, Asano thinks you are stronger than me, if that's not true, then I can't take you with me to Mexico.

Gabriel-You are in. ( I guess telling them about this guy in my head can wait after Mexico.)

Carmen-(I guess telling Gabriel how I feel can wait after Mexico.)

A paladin from the Vatican has appeared outside Kevin's house, he wants Gabriel's help to defeat a warlock named Ozymandias, Nico, this man claims to be an elite soldier of the Vatican, as Mak said, the Vatican has a hidden organization that deals with paranormal things and if what Nico says is true, then there are six others with his skills, if an organization such as the Vatican has given this rank to only seven people that means they must be strong and now Nico wants to test Gabriel, from the outcome of the battle, it will be decided if Gabriel will join Nico to Mexico and help him take down Ozymandias...