My other helper is a different spirit. He is called Bakemono and he is a more material creature than Rook. He is a small goblin, bent and twisted, no more than half my height. His dark skin is stretched tight over his bones, giving him a leering, skeletal look, and his eyes are a glowing yellow. Bakemono is a trickster and a fighter, who attacks and bedevils my enemies when I command it. He watches my back in the Matrix and does small tasks for me while I deal with more important matters. Bakemono fights with the same animal strength I felt when I fought the ghoul in the body-snatcher’s lair.