[It's rather surprising that no one has come out to see what's going on. We are making a lot of noise after all.]

[That's cuz there's a large girl's only party going on tonight.]

[So that's why you kept trying to get me into your room.]

[No that's not why...]

Selene jumped out of the way while the hooded figure swung down with a short sword.

[Can we talk about this later?]

[Fair enough, we can't be distracted when we have an enemy like this.]

[Where are all these weapons coming from anyways? There's no way someone can carry this many on them, and I didn't see them create any with magic.]

Kaito held out his palm, then clasped it as if grabbing something. While he did so his eyes and necklace flickered with a pitch black light. He then swung his arm outwards, drawing an arc, which formed a curved blade made of lightning in his hand.

[That's cool. Ever going to teach me that trick?]

[Don't know how.]

[Meanie.]

[Can you make an opening for me?]

[Leave it to me.]

Selene chanted quickly, forming red magic circles behind her. From the 12 red circles that formed, a flurry of fireballs shot forth at the hooded figure. As the fireballs sped forward, Kaito ran as well. As there were too many to dodge, the hooded figure put up a barrier to try and defend them-self. Kaito swung the blade of lightning upward at the hooded figure. He managed to slice through the barrier and cut the cloak of the figure, however the attack was too shallow as the figure had jumped back to mitigate the damage. Luckily, the attack had still connected and Kaito was able to draw blood. Kaito and Selene continued to trade blows with the figure, swapping between close and long range attacks. They also covered each other, giving them moments to catch their breath while their opponent had to continue to fight off attacks without a chance to take a break. After another 20 minutes of exchanging blows, all three parties were covered in scratches and wounds. It was a deadlock. Both sides were staring at each other, trying to figure out the best plan of attack.

[What a pain. I really can't stand parties like that. Why did I agree to go? I should have left sooner.]

Walking back down the path was Eliza. She was scratching her head and distracted by her own thoughts. The hooded figure took advantage of the distraction and disappeared. Realizing what was about to happen, Kaito shouted.

[Eliza run!]

[What?]

It was too late. The hooded figure had taken Eliza captive. It was then that Eliza noticed her surroundings.

[Hey what's going on? Who are you?]

The hooded figure slipped a dagger from their sleeve and held it against Eliza's neck while silently watching Kaito and Selene. Kaito's eyes narrowed and his voice seemed cold and strong.

[Let her go.]

The figure simply dug the blade into Eliza's neck, drawing blood. 

[Selene?]

[Yeah?]

[What kind of magic are you good at?]

[Now isn't really a good time to ask.]

[Do you have anything fast and attention grabbing?]

Noticing what Kaito was after, Selene asked.

[How much time do you need?]

[20 seconds.]

[You owe me a date.]

[If we get out of this...sure.]

Selene smiled.

[I'm going to hold you to that.]

The air changed around Selene, as if the temperature dropped. A light purple aura started to surround her. She let out a breath, which glistened as if it was frost reflecting starlight. In an instant, sharp pillars of purple light shot out of the ground towards the hooded figure. The hooded figure did its best dodging the attacks while keeping the blade near Eliza's neck at all times. Eliza had also tried to escape during this time but the figure acted quickly, pulling out another dagger and slashing up Eliza's arms to ensure she couldn't move them. With Selene keeping the figure busy, Kaito got to work preparing. He closed his eyes and focused inwards. 

After 20 seconds, Kaito's eyes shot open with a white light which spread around his body.In his left hand, the light had wrapped around it and formed something that resembled claws. He kicked off the ground and in before anyone could register what was happening, it was already over. Kaito had managed to free Eliza from the figure's grasp. In his right arm, Eliza was wrapped in an embrace, covered in a few more wounds and unconscious. In his left, the remains of the cloak the figure was wearing. The light that was emanating from Kaito had already faded. As for Selene, she had already collapsed on the ground and lost consciousness.

With the cloak gone, the gender of the figure was revealed at least. The figure was a man standing at about 184 centimetres tall. His outfit looked as if it was form fitting armour that allowed for quick mobility. He was wearing thick, black boots and had various pouches strapped to his person. None of his features were visible as they were hidden in the outfit he was wearing. The man reached behind his back and pulled out a small tablet from a pouch. The tablet was an eroded tablet that seemed to be made of some sort of gemstone.

Kaito was focused on the man and was preparing for what would happen next. While locking eyes with Kaito, the masked man turned the tablet in his hand on himself and drove it deep into his heart, shocking Kaito. Blood started to spill from the man as he fell to his knees. Even then the man continued to silently stare at Kaito. The blood that spilled out formed a pool in front of the man. The man placed both hands into the pool of blood, not removing his gaze from Kaito, who was too stunned to move. The blood on the ground seemed to boil. It rose from the ground like tentacles and moved forward, forming more and more puddles of blood. The puddles started to expand and cover the ground. The amount of blood that was spilling out was undoubtedly more than what should have been present in the body of the man. However the true danger was about to make itself known.

By now the blood that had spilled covered a large area in front of the man, still on his knees with his hands in the pool. Figures started to form and seemed to crawl forth as if they were trying to lift themselves from the pool of blood. As the figures fully formed, the blood dripped off of them, revealing what they truly were. Kaito was now face to face with an army of ghastly rotting corpses...ghouls and zombies.

***

At the same time, somewhere in Ljubljana, Slovenia, a man heard a voice calling out to him. The man was a a homeless man with no life in his eyes. he had a thick beard and long, unkept black hair that reached past his shoulders. The teal T-Shirt he was wearing only had one good sleeve with the remaining sleeve that was slightly ripped. There was also a large hole on the left side of the shirt, exposing the entire left side of the man below the chest. He had white pants on though the entire right leg of the pants had been ripped off. Luckily he still had shoes on both of his feet. The voice kept calling out to the man, directing him to follow a certain path. Eventually, the man came upon a slate coloured belt. At its centre was a large octagon shaped object. He was unsure of the cause, but the man felt compelled to put on the belt no matter what. When the man put on the belt, the man could no longer hear the voice that had drawn him in. However, this was only for a moment. A slate coloured "U" appeared at the centre of the octagon, followed by light that seemed to crawl out from the belt and wrap around the man. When the light faded, only the voice that had drawn the man in could be heard.

[Hmm Gary Sôhar... sorry about this but I'll be using your body for a while. I look forward to working with you.]