11)Demoness of Despair

As Edessak came out of the interrogation chamber, Madam Lily approached him hastily and informed "Sir! General Patnek wants you to report to the headquarters immediately, it's urgent." "Okay then," he said with exhaustion and continued "Tell my coachman to prepare the carriage".

[General POV]

MI9 Headquarters, West Borough

General Patnek along with Archbishop Ince Zangwill(S5 Gatekeeper) from the Church of Evernight Goddess, Cardinal Joseph Blach(S5 Ocean Songster) from the Church of Storms, Bishop Katrina(S5 Druid) from the Church of Earth Mother and Sir Albert Newton(S5 Astronomer) from the Machinery Hivemind were all currently sitting quietly in the meeting room, waiting Prince Edessak's arrival. After looking at his watch once more, as Zangwill was just about to suggest that they should already begin as the Prince might take much more time to arrive, a rather tall man with slender blue eyes entered the meeting hall and greeted everyone with a charming smile. As Edessak sat down, the General motioned for everyone that the meeting had begun.

Edessak cleared his throat as he began speaking " So, we have already collected the victim's testimony and we're cent percent sure about the fact that whatever happened should be attributed to the demigod's advancement ritual cooked up by the rogue witch Amantha."

"Talking about Amantha, I believe she is currently in East borough and testing out her 'pestilence' on the poor folks there" said Bishop Katrina, "Yeah the aura of death is quite prominent, her pestilence is going to be quite effective on the people who already have ailments." added Zangwill, " East Borough has already got enough despair, it doesn't need much more. We should trap her and get rid of her tonight," said Sir Albert. "Albert if it was such an easy task to kill a demigod witch, MI9 would already have her in now in a body bag" the General answered. "I agree with Albert's sentiment and I believe Bishop Katrina and Prince do share this feeling, I think we can trap the witch tonight, if we can pull her to a mirror dimension with sealed artifact 1-08 Magician's notebook by using a Space conceal we can suppress her from using pestilence and affecting the surrounding region" argued Zangwill as both Katrina and Edessak nodded in agreement. "Then there's nothing much to discuss when you all have already decided that" said Patnek in defeat, his intuition told him that this was a stupid plan and all of them were underestimating the witch as a newly promoted demigod.

"I'll be bringing Madam Lily with me, are you guys bringing any extra members with you?" inquired Edessak. "Captain Soest would be a good addition I believe" Zangwill answered.

"Ok let's meet outside East Borough red light district at seven." said Edessak, as all of them nodded and left for their headquarters, leaving General Patnek in the room as reviewed today's meeting.

Tanya's Inn, East Borough

'Quarter past Seven'

As Amantha sat in the corner of the inn which also functioned as an illegal brothel. She quietly observed the men and women who lusted in the shadow of night, as she waited for the next prey. As if the world itself blessing her, she noticed an incomparably charismatic man, 'oh how beautiful his slender blue eyes are! it would so cute if I gouged them out? hehehe🖤' she muttered in her heart. But before she could approach her prey, people around her disappeared!

Mirror dimension???

She snapped out of the hypnosis. An obvious trap but she had fallen into it.

Edessak spoke "Lily she has snapped out of it and already noticed us, break 'hypnosis' and 'psychological invisibility' " as Lily broke her 'imitation'. Before Amantha could even cast, Zangwill summoned numerous undead and Soest forced her mind into utter serenity before she even think about her attackers.

As Edessak was about to 'Imprison' her, Amantha went berserk, " You fuckin little worms how dare you attack an actual demigod?!!!?"

As she broke her 'confinement', her used her 'pestilence' without even conserving her spirituality.

Before she could infect all of the raid team, Bishop Katrina used her druidic spell and 'Motherly' aura to fend of her pestilence. However, Soest, Lily and Albert who had the weakest physiques started coughing violently.

Edessak who had now understood that he could not confine her, started to attack the witch with all his might as he 'flogged' her repeatedly.

But a now half-mad Amantha who had no care in the world cackled crazily as she activated her incomplete mythical form. As her hair morphed into etheral snakes, her now stronger pestilence broke Bishop Katrina's shield and infected the group with all sorts of grotesque ailments. Soest, Zangwill, Joseph and Albert were now on the verge of losing control as they wriggled on the ground in pain and Lily continuously imitated placate to stabilize herself and Katrina prayed to the Earth mother in pain.

Edessak now stood alone on the verge of losing control. He remembered it was just like that day and he was still the same. A naive and ignorant person who considered himself to be the protagonist when he was just an extra in reality.

{New York City, USA}

*intense Protest Slogans in the background*

"Sir, don't you think we should stop them? They might end up blocking the only path to the Public hospital, I don't think that's their intention Sir"

"Stop being naive Eddie! We don't get paid enough to attract the attention of an angry mob"

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"Sir, you don't need to worry, I'm just going to talk to them"

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"Hey guys, I think I need to inform you that you shouldn't really go that way"

"So why do think we will listen to you fucker?"

"What did he Sayyyyyy?"

"What?"

"He's obviously going to shoot us"

"Fuck you!"

"Yeah why don't pull out your gun buddy"

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"You guys are misunderstanding me, all I want to say is..."

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"Yeah grab his gun or he's gonna shoot us"

"Guys you don't want to do this! Believe me, it will do you no good.Guys Calm DoWnN!!"

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"Eddie!Eddie!edDie!!"

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"sTanD dowN"

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'7 weeks later'

Nursing Home

"Sup! bud! howya feeling now?"

"Yeah I'm pretty ok I guess, it's just that I can hardly use my new left arm?"

"Hey Eddie! don't bitch about it, at least it wasn't your right arm hehehe"

"Yeah look at the beer, For IT shall wash away your pain child!"

"Yeah, and you became a national sensation! remember the news guy? Bucker Carlson? he won't stop fangirling about ya!"

"Yeah all of us are on strike for you now! Blue lives matter"

"Hell yeah!!!"

"At least something good came out it I guess?"

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As Edessak remembered the last time he was in a similar situation, he couldn't help but reveal a grin. As he waited for his inevitable death, the world around him changed. An Indefinite Fog surrounded him that he had once seen when he had consumed a beyonder potion for the first time , but as he willed it, fog parted revealing a world supported by Golden and Black lines. As he pulled out his trusty Scroger .50 pistol and pointed it at the cackling witch, he muttered almost instinctively, 'Weaken Mysticism, Enhance Reality' and emptied his pistol. As Amantha realized she couldn't use 'Substitute', her face went from a sadistic grin to a look of absolute horror, and she noticed her 'pestilence' disappear along with Katrina's 'natural aura', Soest's 'serenity', Zangwill's 'Death' and even the blue notebook in his hands dimmed as the entire mirror dimension collapsed as did Amantha's life.

Edessak collapsed due to spiritual exhaustion, knowing full well that he had completed his duty as a defender of order.