Rice on his way home stopped by a gas station to stock up on some monster bean drinks and some deli.
He bid the faceless cashier goodbye before heading on out.
With this new three letter he didn't Look forward to the next cases. But Tyler had been growing on him. Sure he had an aversion to 'scary' despite the daily supernatural life of Dezer Plaza. That and he was a deer in headlights sometimes. He reminded him of well, himself.
Not the phobia of scary but just the inexperienced Hellrazer. He almost felt around secretly. Even if it's only been the second day.
Rice arrived back at his apartment. Sliding his key Into the door. He paused.
He noticed Garet's door was ajar, the sound of something odd within. His eyes flicked to the blood scrapped into the concrete outside his neighbors door. He withdrew his key slowly.
Taking action to approach his neighbors ajar door with a brisk walk. Now closer he could see the frame splintered.
Either Garet and a bad day or..?
"Garet, hey buddy. You okay?"
Rice said as he stepped off to the side of the door pushing near the hinges to allow the door to swing open. The apartment had its lights on. A weird squelching made itself known. He saw something in the hallway barely opposite The apartment.
infact all their apartments were the same. There was a short hallway from the front door, to the right a living room with a balcony, to the left a dining with connected to the kitchen with its wall replaced by a high counter top. On the opposite side was a hallway. At the end on the left was a bathroom, ahead was a small bedroom, to the right at the end was a large bedroom with its own bathroom and finally there was a small bedroom before the end of the hallway on the right.
In the entrance of the hallway leading to these rooms was a scene that unnerved Rice.
A creature with the body of a werewolf, however it's back was devoid of hair, replaced by a jutting spine with needle foot long boney spikes. It's face was also devoid of fur. Instead It had three eyes, sockets with white plasma balls for eyes. It's snout long and teeth akin to an anglerfish.
It's tongue.. well it's tongue was like a leech and as to demonstrate, it had Garet By the throat with long boney claws. A leech tongue suctioned onto the side of his stomach slowly turning Garet into a husk. The scene unnerved Rice to no end.
He had never seen anything like it. It looked like a mix between a bunch of supernaturals. He was sur even amongst them this is a cursed creature.
unfortunately Him speaking up, calling out to Garet left him staring down a creature of this.. eghh.. cursed sight. It cackled like a hyena, withdrawing it's Leech like tongue from Garet, whom now was very much dead.
Rice dropped his food items.
"What the absolute fuck are you?!"
He reached out as the creature dropped Garet's corpse. He casted out chains the hellish chains jingled as they wrapped around the creature forcing It to kneel.
He whipped out his phone dialing the emergency contact for police!
As a Hellrazer he and contacts in the force. That said, he didn't think he could fight that. Dealing with contact breakers and shit? Sure.
A monster that turned people into mummies? Hell No!
Just as the Wich Wardens picked up he creature began to struggle and rise. Even under his chains that was a mammoth task.
"Wich war-"
"Yes look sorry I don't have time. Get to 1158 Goosebump apartments! I just witnessed a murder and whatever this thing is aint- fuck!" He had to stash his phone when a crisp sound echoed.
His chains were snapping!
He turned on heel bolting for the stairwell, A screeching roar echoed from behind him.
He slammed into the stairwell, glancing behind him to see the creature burst out of it apartment with a thunder.
He snapped his head towards him
Ha no..
Rice vaulted over the railings, dropping two floors, His eyes blazed as he slammed into the concrete with a loud thud. Not a second later did he heard the stairwell door above bang open!
He didn't look, wicked flame sparked around him as he bolted for the parking garage.
He yoinked his phone out again. Still on call with the Wich Wardens who heard the commotion.
"Are you still there? What's your Eta?"
"Sir, your going to need to lock down that creature. We will be there shortly. Three units are on their way, but that cannot escape or many will be hurt!"
You have to be fucking kidding me right? Rice could only curse, stopped in the parking garage anybody he saw on his way he warned to hide now.
"Fine, I'll see what I can do!"
He hanged up, this was above his pay grade. But at this point it was self defense. So he was allowed to use his Hellrazer strength. Even still he didn't feel confident in beating that. Only keeping it 'locked down' so the police could handle it.
Rice tensed up as chains jingled the shadows around him taking on a slight glint of magma.
Just in time too, the creature burst Into the parking lot. It's screeching roar making windows shutter.
"Alright you ugly son of a bitch. Let's parley!"
As if understanding what he said the creature roared angrily. It's imposing figure bulged as it leaned in. Lunging for Rice, Mouth agape!
Rice unleashed a forest of chains, hellfire imbued amongst a select few. "Not so fast you wrenched-"
Rice didn't finish, diving away from the swiping claws of the creature. It soon dragged to the ground by many wrapping chains.
However under Rice's solemn stare it stood against the weight, straining His chains.
Tsk