Chapter 11

"Let's set up the stage shall we?" Benjamin says activating one of Jack's abilities: Fog of Corrupted City.

The entire graveyard became filled to the brim with fog; of course Benjamin made sure that Homura is not affected by the effects of the fog.

"Strange why I'm seeing clearly even though that there's fog everywhere?"

"One of my abilities, it only affects who I deem an enemy, its effect will start to show soon."

"What effects?" She asks confused.

"Wait and see for yourself~" Benjamin smirks.

The strange dog drafts were starting to begun to move sluggish and like a crazy man ramming at each other until they started to attack themselves in a very brutal manner ripping each other's limbs and heads.

"Oh those effects." Homura deadpans, "So how we're going to deal with the grave keepers?"

"Simple we need to find the real one… Hey you use fire magic, right?"

"Yeah!"

"Burn down those things, no mercy," Benjamin says.

Homura smirks and starts flying with jet of fire marking her trail; She aims at the grave keepers who are bumbling around and punching the ground trying to search for them.

"Ignition…" Her palm starts to generate a fireball and she starts to prepare her throw "Napalm!!!"

She throws the fire ball into the air and quickly starts growing and growing until it explodes on the air and flames pillars starts falling from the sky, the bodies start to quickly incinerate but one, the original, who is flailing like crazy destroying the battle field and screaming.

Quickly it creates 2 more pairs of arms and it summons more string and starts cutting them opening more trapdoors who summons more enemies!

"Hey Jack quick question: Can I use Murderer of the misty night now?"

'Yes, if the barrier changes the area to night time you can use it.'

"Good," Benjamin smirks as he creates two long scalpels. "it's show time!"

There are legions of enemies' right in front of him. Staying calm, he slowly walk and what happens next can be summarized as a symphony of death; As he moves, the scalpels dances as parts of the drafts starts to fly into the sky.

Their torsos were ripped open, their limbs dismembered and heads cracked! In a time it takes an incense to burn, the monster disappears!

"Let's go we can't let him summon more of them," He commands Homura.

"Got it!" She prepares another incantation, "Pyro Fireworks!"

A giant rocket is created and it hits the grave keeper making flame pillars sprout from its body. Benjamin start cutting from a safe distance.

The two keep attacking in a perfect harmony, burning and cutting the monster until it starts fading away!

"Now for the finale! Crimson Purgatory!" Homura exclaims and 4 giant crimson magic circles trap the monster. Suddenly they start igniting in a multicolored flame!

The hellfire continued until the monster disappears completely, but Benjamin sees that it dropped something in the distance: a black gem.

Homura flies and picks it up then the barrier starts to disappear and the two deactivates their forms. Homura jumps and hugs you.

"We did it! We did it! Yes!!!" She celebrates before realizing that she was hugging Benjamin, she was red like a tomato. "Sorry…"

'Nice catch Kid,' Jack comments.

'Shut it,' He snapped back.

"Don't worry about it. Now let's talk about the payment… You mentioned a master."

"Oh Yeah! So you decided to meet him, c'mon let me show where he is!" She says happily.

Benjamin followed Homura back to plaza. There she shows him a secret passage that leads them to a new part of the plaza. There were many bars and stores where there are many people using magic like it was nothing@

Benjamin continued to follow her until she stops at a store with a sign hangs that reads <Magician Blind Oaths>.

"He's inside, come in!" She says as she entered the shop.

Inside of the shop looked like an detective agency, but there were many book shelves, a chandelier and in the back there was a man in his 30s or 40s using a black suit, he was smoking.

"Hey kid why are you stinking like very thick dark miasma?" The man asked.

"First: It's not me; second: it's my friend and third: he wants to see you," Homura says pointing her companion.

"Nice to meet you, I am Benjamin Williams."

The man finally notices him and immediately walks towards Benjamin.

"I suppose that you are familiar to all the crazy shit happening in this city."

"You have no idea..."

"Name's Yamato Black, owner of this agency and master to firecracker over here… You smell like shit."

Benjamin feels a little annoyed by the man's comment. "Do you kiss you mother with this mouth old man?"

"Yes, gotta a problem with that boy?"

"Poor thing must go to the hospital all the time because she needs to eat all this shit that comes from your mouth."

Silence hangs in the atmosphere as the two keep staring at each other with an intense glare and poor Homura is shaking with like a leaf in a hurricane. Finally Yamato breaks the silence by lighting another cigarette and resumes smoking.

"You don't give a shit about the age or how powerful is a person. If there's a thing that you want, you will get it by any means. You will cheat and trick any people that you will find necessary. You're a wolf in sheep's clothing. I like your attitude."

Benjamin keeps staring at him with the same glare as before… Never did someone read him like this. And the worse part? He got it all right.

"So how did you two met?"

"He was following me, he was sent by my brother to know what I am doing," Homura says calmly as she stops shaking. "But he helped me fight! He was awesome! Cutting monsters in half and covering everything in a thick fog! He looked very cooler when he said… what was that word? Verge?"

Yamato's eye widens upon hearing the word Verge but quickly composes himself again.

"So you're a Verger kid?"

"Yes I am a Verger."

He lights another cigarette.

"So like I expected they are finally at Itsumo… Goodbye my peaceful life."

"Do you have a problem with them?" Benjamin curiously asks.

"Yes I have, what I can say right now is that I hate their lovey-dovey heroic bullshit."

"Ohh really? I didn't know that they had this philosophy."

"Huh so you must be new and independent to not go jumping on me for saying this." He smirks.

"Uhhh excuse me but what is a Verger?" Homura asks.

"Firecracker, a Verger is a person who made a contract with a Heroic Spirit, a legendary figure that isn't always 'heroic'."

"That's so cool!!! What is your spirit Benjamin?!"

"A killer."

"Sup kiddos!" Jack materializes himself.

Homura pales and Yamato just smirks upon seeing the Victorian era killer.

"Interesting, very interesting without a doubt… that also confirms that the one who contracted with Morpheus must be around these parts…"

Wait a second Morpheus? As the Greek God of Dreams? Benjamin really don't like the sound of this...

"Well time's up, as much as I like to continue to talk with you I need to close the agency but," Yamato lifts a finger. "Feel free to come here whenever you want, I like your personality kid, you got a nice head on your shoulder."

Benjamin nods to him before going out of the house with Homura… He really should come back here more often.

And so this day end with him a little tired but having more information than usual.