Archy has been hunting night creatures for a while. He's been operating as judge, jury, and executioner. Unfortunately, said night creatures are not happy about this and are about to make it known... in court. Archie is about to get the full criminal justice system experience. An incompetent public defender, a prosecutor more intent on making a deal than a case, a detective that should understand using excessive force on someone who can fight back isn't a bright idea, and a swat team that should've probably announced themselves before raiding if they didn't want to get lit on fire. Apparently ignorance of the law (and that the court even exists) is not a defense.  It's not all bad though. He's going to get a speedy trial.__________________________________________________________ Copyright © 2024 Corey Cloud *** Novelette*** 13,000 words This is a short story exploring ideas of what would happen if a vampire hunter happened to run into a court system that was supposed to take care of vampires that kill humans. That and when I learned burning thermite and magnesium generate UV light I wanted to write someone using it. Some descriptions of violence that are about 100 words or less. No sexual assault content.