1313 Cemetery Way 11 Jack the Ripper II
1313 Cemetery Way 11
Jack the Ripper II
John stood in silence staring at
Claire. She could clearly see he had
more questions than she had answers for.
The necropolis now had the ability to track and find the dark
fragments. But John was clearly not
ready for a fight like the one that was coming.
Claire knew who the ripper was or at least the history surrounding
him. In the multiverse that john's ancestor
triggered time was relative based on where you observed it from. If they were just hunting a serial killer
this would be easy, but it said Alchemist making this much more dangerous. Depending on how advanced his alchemy really
was. The man who created Daykin, Arcane and
the beast people like the werewolves was an alchemist. Who also happened to be John's ancestor. It all boils down to the two camps of the
Ravenwoods the protectors and the shadow rulers. The one that created the sons of man was a
protector type, however his plan went horribly wrong as he became Daykin's
first host. This Alchemist is harvesting
human organs. What the hell could he be
up too? Claire shuddered at the
thought. Alchemists had always creeped
her out. Too many of them were willing
to cross the line between God, Man and demon.
John suddenly spoke breaking her
stream of thought. "Claire this one
screams dangerous to me. Since blood is necessary
to get the fragment we have to get it and create it while he is still
alive? Blood from a dead person is
useless I am guessing because their soul or spirit is gone!" As she took a deep breathe "you are
correct John this is the real reason the dark fragments are so hard to
get. For this one I think you should
stay here you are not ready to face off against an Alchemist. Gustav will you stay here with John teach him
how to fight?" Gustav did not know
how to respond but as he collected himself he answered "I will do my
best." Gustav was a very serious
regal person. He was used to the elder showing
him this kind of respect but no one else had ever shown this sort of behavior. Claire clearly respected his skill and
ability. As for everyone else it was
clear that Claire's request made him very happy. John tried to argue but Gustav as he walked
past grabbed him by the back of his shirt "Come with me!" As the door closed behind them Claire looked
at the remaining three "How would you three like to help me obtain a dark
soul fragment from a very evil man?"
Jack was again the first to answer
"I'm in, this sounds like fun!"
You could hear the sound of a growl coming from deep within him. Raven was the next to answer "What do
you need me to do? And her sister "Me as well?" Claire looked at all of them here is the plan
I have time period attire so we can blend in at least I hope we will every
world is different so this worlds London may not be like it is in the history
books of this world or the world you guys are from. But here goes I will be the bait for Jack the
Ripper because I am immortal. I let him
kill me and Jack will track him to his lair.
You two will keep the police occupied while I revive. This plan will work and allows for several unknowns."
"Claire why do we need to use
you as bait?" Raven had asked a
brilliant and very obvious question.
Calyst and Jack seemed to be thinking the same thing. Jack with his beast senses could just track
him by the scent of blood. Claire smiled
"I can see what the three of you are thinking, Jack your sense of smell
though beyond human would be useless in Victorian England, London is a very
dirty place. Are you confident you could
isolate that one smell above the cacophony of smells from pollution and
everyday life of that time period?"
Jack took a step back he had not
thought of how dirty a Victorian era city was.
"As for you two I am the bait because I cannot die and all of you
were important to Merlin so you are important to me. John will not be coming on this one due to
how dangerous our target is, he is an alchemist. As above so below, this is the guiding
principle behind alchemy and many religions.
If this bastard is taking human organs he is up to something horrible. The last one I know of that did this ended up
making the beast strain which you are a member of Jack and the vampire Arcane
as well as Daykin the viral one. The
science of alchemy turned an ordinary man into a perverted monster. These were his creations they are the sons of
man. They were once intended to be
protectors but most became destroyers. But the principle I mentioned can also help us
find him. London is a sewer up above so
it must be one below as well. The
bastard is hiding underground. We may be
up against magically enhanced weaponry or he may also be a full blown magic
user. The darkest secrets of alchemy as
a science was it fused both magic and science.
It found a way to tap the same power as magic without magic. Science is the why of the world, magic is the
faith! Both draw upon the same
understanding which is why the seal Assedo went into living death was flawed
from the very beginning. “Claire who is
Assedo?” Raven had asked the
question. As Claire looked at them she
realized none of them knew the truth behind the worlds. Merlin had never told them. “This explanation could take a while if you
please I will tell all of you about it later.
Let’s focus on the task at hand.”
Claire knew she would have to disclose a forgotten yet awful truth. John and Merlin’s family was both blessed and
cursed. Thinking to herself I can only
hope they will not think less of their mentor for keeping this from them.
“Back to the matter at hand” as she
walked over to a closet Jack sighed “so what you are saying is he could be a
normal human using science to tap magical forces or he could be like us using
science as his tool to achieve his dark goal?”
Raven placed her hand on Jack’s shoulder “the ripper was a prolific
killer who was never caught.” “What you
two have failed to understand is there are multiple Jack the Rippers existing
in multiple worlds this one is just a single possibility of him. It is possible the others were never caught
because they transitioned into a Forelorn.”
In another room John stood before
Gustav sizing him up. Gustav was not
exactly heavily built but he was quite muscular. He was a powerful master and on par with a
sage when it came to magical and brute like might. Above all he was a born teacher even though
he could be quite an ass. “John I know
you want to help Claire but she is right you are not ready for this kind of
fight. Your magical ability is cut off
with your soul in the condition it is in so using rites for now is out of the
question. At least the type we use
however with a magical totem like that sword you are carrying some rights based
on its aspects may be possible. Your
sword is made of electrum making it ideal for channeling and gathering external
power. Let me borrow it for a
moment.” John handed it over without a
fight. As Gustav analyzed it he noted it
was damaged. “Your sword’s astral form
has been damaged. Meaning it cannot use
its full power in its current form it needs to be re-forged by a skilled
alchemist. I bet the other half was
infused into Excalibur which no longer exists.
Damn!
You carrying that huge sword would stand out
too much anyway. First I need to teach
you to fight! Here put these on Gustav
handed him what looked like a gold and silver bracelet. Apart they are a shield as one they are a
sword these are the relics of Arc simply yell Arc shield while taking defensive
action and a shield will appear hold your hands as if you are holding a
baseball bat and yell Arc Sword and you will have a sword capable of a few
slashes. Anyone can use imbued items. These are a last resort. You must refrain from using them unless you
are in dire peril. Defend yourself John
Ravenwood. As the sun warms the so too
does fire warm the hand of man. Fire
run!”
John stared in horror as a wall of
flames lapped its way toward him like a tsunami crashing on a craggy
shoreline. Gustav watched his eyes this
was his defining moment what would he do?
The shock wore off quickly as John held his hands high above his head
clasping them as if he had a sword. What
was he doing “Arc sword” he swung it hard and fast in a downward motion cutting
a path through the flames. Before Gustav
could blink he was in his face throwing punches which Gustav caught. “You could have killed me you crazy bastard.” Gustav burst out laughing “You did
wonderfully my boy, how did it feel to wield them?” For a non-magic user to be able to use imbued
items sometimes a catalyst must be used such as a life or death situation. You should know I would have saved you if you
had panicked.”
John stood dumbfounded he had just
stopped a wall of fire. Gustav called
him over and whispered “please don’t tell Claire I did that and don’t tell her
I gave you those either.” Pointing to
the bracelets “they have side effects”
“Gustav why am I so hungry all of a sudden.” Looking down at his new jewelry “oh… never
mind!”
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