The Chaos Chronicles/ Chapter Twenty-Eight

Lana's Halloween party takes a turn for the worse when the host is taken by the Hellhound. Honey's true nature is discovered. The Hellhound is revealed.
==Included Characters==
Thorn the Fox
Honey the Cat
Kyle the Squirrel
Rose the Hedgehog
Noon the Echidna
Cocoa the Dog
Daisy the Dog
Quartz the Dog
Lana the Cat
Aurgentum the Dog
Nightshade the Fox
Elizabeth the Wolf
Cale the Cat
==Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Reaper==
Honey walked in a daze through an alley of Westopolis. Her eyes were glazed over. She shook her head at a shape in the dark. She blinked, and was confused at where she was.
"Thorn, you guys need to come to Westopolis right now!" Honey said.
Thorn teleported herself to Westopolis alongside Rose and Kyle.
"What happened?" Thorn asked.
"I went into some sort of daze. I didn't mean to come here, it just happened." Honey said.
"Like when you found all of Topaz's victims." Kyle said.
"Yeah...but there's not a dead body this time, is there?" Honey asked.
"Um...yes there is." Rose said in a quiet voice.
She pointed to the body.
"It's Officer Brooks!" Honey exclaimed.
"He was a friend of my dad's. Helped me do homework when my parents where away." She told them.
"Come on." Thorn said. "Let's call the police and get out of here."
"You think it was the Hellhound?" Rose asked.
"I think so." Kyle said. "The prophecy said "When the five dead cry three times," and this is the second set of five."
"Wait, so the Hellhound has been doing this in Soleanna and Westopolis?" Rose asked. "Where's next?"
"Well, if it keeps following the pattern, the next place it should target is Station Square, and eventually Central City." Thorn said.
"No." Honey said.
"Um, what?" Thorn asked.
"It's not going to kill anyone in Central City. It only needs fifteen sacrifices." Honey said.
"Great...Station Square, here we come." Rose said.
The next morning, Honey got a call from Lana.
"Hey, Honey! I was wondering if you and your friends want to come to my Halloween Party in Station Square tonight." Lana said.
"Yeah, that would be great." Honey said.
"We're going to Station Square for a Halloween Party?" Thorn asked. "Which, I might add, isn't even on Halloween!?"
"Well, duh." Rose said. "Having a Halloween Party on Halloween is so tacky. Besides, its probably her birthday."
"And, it would be the perfect cover-up to why we're there." Kyle said.
"Yeah. Should we tell the others?" Honey asked. "About the Hellhound, I mean."
"Well, the last time we kept a supernatural secret from them, Daisy was making out with a Jinn, so yeah, we should tell them." Thorn said.
Honey told Quartz and Daisy about the Hellhound and the party.
"Should be fun." Daisy said. "The party, I mean."
"Be my date?" Quartz asked.
"Oh, uh...sure." Honey said.
"Cocoa, do you think we should keep an eye on Honey?" Rose asked.
"What makes you say that?" Cocoa asked.
"She's been finding all these dead bodies recently. I just don't want her to be controlled like I was." Rose said.
"Okay, we'll watch out for her at the party." Cocoa said.
"Noon, Aurgentum, you guys coming to Honey's cousin's Halloween party tonight?" Kyle asked.
"Sure." Aurgentum said. "Sounds like fun."
"Yeah." Noon agreed. "We'll be there."
Honey walked into Nails' office. She was typing at her computer.
"Hey, Nails." Honey said.
"Oh hi Honey. Can I help you?"
"I was wondering if you wanted to come to Lana's party tonight." Honey said.
"I would love too, but I'm really busy at the moment." Nails told her. "Have fun."
"Oh...okay." Honey replied.
After Honey walked out, Nails sighed and went back to work on her computer.
Honey's eyes glazed over in the library as she was drawing yet another picture of the hand coming of of the ground.
Aurgentum walked by, noticing the drawing.
"I didn't know you had so many hidden talents." Aurgentum told her.
Honey blinked.
"Thank you..." she said.
Aurgentum walked away. She looked back at Honey, disconcerted.
That evening, Thorn, Honey, Kyle, Rose, Cocoa, Daisy, Quartz, Noon, and Aurgentum were clad in costumes in Station Square. The squads got the Monday and Tuesday off due to the deaths of G.U.N. medics and soldiers in Westopolis and Soleanna.
Lana's party was being held in the lobby of Twinkle Park.
"Lana!" Honey said. She hugged her cousin.
"Hi guys. I'm so glad you could make it." Lana told them.
"Honey, Uncle Cale is here too." Lana told her, motioning to the punch table. Honey's father was drinking a glass.
Honey walked over to him.
"Dad, what are you doing here?" Honey asked.
"I'm here to protect my neice." Cale told her. "And you."
"Dad..." Honey said.
"Go on. Have fun with your friends." Cale said.
"I didn't know you were a virgin, Lana." Thorn said, noticing the purity ring on her necklace.
"Oh, this." Lana said. She put the purity ring on her necklace underneath her coat. "I'm just waiting until the right person, you know?"
"Yeah." Thorn said.
Aurgentum listened nearby.
Kyle, Rose, and Cocoa were getting snacks.
"So what's our next move?" Cocoa asked.
"I'm betting the Hellhound will strike someone here next." Kyle said.
"Right," Rose agreed. "It's the perfect place for-"
"All of the sacrifices!" Cocoa exclaimed.
"What do you mean?" Rose asked.
"I'm betting some of Lana's friends are virgins, Daisy and I are healers, Honey's dad is a warrior, and someone's bound to be a guardian here."
"You forgot a philosopher." Rose reminded him.
"Aurgentum is. Remember, she left to Soleanna to study to become a teacher." Kyle said.
"You think the Hellhound would kill everyone here at once?" Rose asked.
"I don't know..." Kyle said.
"How've you two been holding up?" Noon asked Quartz and Daisy.
"I've been better." Quartz said. "But Honey's been helping me."
"Honey's helped me work on my fighting skills too." Daisy added. "So I can heal and fight at once."
"That's good." Noon said.
"How are you and Aurgentum?" Daisy asked.
"We've been doing great, actually." Noon replied.
"I need to go get my bag," Lana told Thorn, getting up from the table.
"See you." Thorn said.
Lana went into the elevator to the theme park. She admired herself in the glass, and began putting on lipstick.
Suddenly, the elevator lurched upward and the lights flickered. Lana turned around, and, seeing a demonic, black dog, began to scream.
Thorn met up with Honey at the punch table.
"Honey, where's Lana?" Thorn asked.
"I just saw her get in the elevator." Honey said. "Why?"
"She's a virgin." Thorn said.
"Oh my God..." Honey said. "Let's go!"
The two ran through the crowd to the elevator and Honey pushed the button.
"There's something wrong with it." Honey said.
"Come on. We'll take the stairs." Thorn said.
The two ran to the stairs. Cale noticed them and began to follow them.
Rose and Cocoa met up outside.
Nightshade appeared in front of them.
"Nightshade what are you doing here?" Rose asked.
"I am not really here. This is just an astral projection of myself." Nightshade told her.
"Did you complete the spell?" Cocoa asked.
"Yes." Nightshade said. "The Hellhound is at Twinkle Park."
Honey and Thorn climbed up the stairs to the second level of the amusement park.
"We should split up and cover more ground." Thorn said.
"Are you sure?" Honey asked.
"We can handle ourselves." Thorn assured her.
"Okay..." Honey said.
Thorn went down the hall into the Twinkle Circuit racecar area. Honey went down the hall. Shadows draped the walls, and moonlight left only a fraction of light visible.
"Lana?" Honey called out.
Aurgentum stepped out of the shadows and knocked her out.
Back in the lobby, Quartz, Daisy, and Noon began to notice the absence of their friends. The lights in the whole park flickered on and off.
Elizabeth walked into Nails' office.
"There's something you should know." Elizabeth told her.
Honey woke up surrounded by mirrors. She touched her forehead, and found blood on her fingers. Aurgentum was winding a cord around an object Honey couldn't make out.
"What...what are you doing?" Honey asked.
"I'm only doing what's necessary, Honey." Aurgentum said. "I'm still surprised none of you seem to understand."
"You call murders what I call sacrifices. Do you know what the word sacrifice means? It is derived from the Latin word sacrificium, meaning 'one that is made sacred and given to a deity'." Aurgentum said. "They're a sacred rite. A necessary evil."
"Please stop..." Honey said.
"I really wish I could, but you don't know the wolves like I do." Aurgentum said.
"Where's Lana?" she asked, straining to talk.
"She's perfectly fine." Aurgentum told her. "For now."
"And me?"
"You, Honey, you're not a sacrifice." Aurgentum said. "You're just a girl who knows too much. Or rather, a girl who knew too much."
Aurgentum unsheathed her claws and began to go down on Honey's neck. Honey began to scream. Her head rolled back and her eyes glazed over. Honey closed her eyes and saw a hooded figure holding a crossbow. The figure took off the hood, revealing herself.
Honey opened her eyes.
Aurgentum was now standing in front of her.
"Unbelievable." she said. "You don't even know what you are, do you? You're a harbinger of death. A Reaper."
"It's too bad though. You and I are alike in many ways." Aurgentum said.
"Good-bye, Honey." she told her.
Aurgentum began to swipe when the door burst open.
"Get away from my daughter!" Cale cried. He aimed his gun directly at Aurgentum.
"Sherriff Cale." Aurgentum said. "It's been awhile."
Thorn ran into the room.
"Flatu Suo!" Thorn cried, shooting a blast of blue energy at her.
Aurgentum reflected the energy back at Thorn.
"What?!" Thorn exclaimed. She was knocked back against the wall.
Cale shot at Aurgentum, but she deflected it. She walked confidantly toward him.
"Maybe I should have started with Philospophers." she said. "All their knowledge and strategy. Perfect for detecting sneak attacks."
Kyle ran to the door but she locked it shut.
"No!" he exclaimed, banging on the door.
Cale shot her in the leg.
"Healers..." Aurgentum's wound began to heal.
She knocked the gun out of his hand and pushed him into the wall.
"Warriors..."
Aurgentum ripped off his sheriff's badge.
"Guardians..." Aurgentum crushed the badge in her hands and tossed it aside.
"Virgins."
Aurgentum kissed Cale. He opened his eyes, and saw the mutilated, demonic face of the Hellhound.
Glass shattered all around them.
Kyle broke the door open with help from Rose and Cocoa.
Thorn unbound Honey. Tears streamed down her face as she grabbed her father's sheriff badge.
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