Enforcers 42 The Hole?

Ken let out a slight sigh as she walked up the stairs of the basement. She pushed the door opened but quickly stopped when she saw who was on the other side.

"Ken?" Jackson said slightly surprised to see her up and moving. "Shouldn't you be asleep..."
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"You do realize that Hero, Kitsune, and Maudite aren't even down here right..." Ken said slowly as her dull red eyes stared into the Vice-Captains electric blue eyes.

"They aren't... Man... I freaking suck at watching you kids." Jackson said slowly as he let out a sigh.

"What are you doing standing out in the hallways like this?" Ken questioned curiously as she stepped out and stood next to the man.

"I was talking to Father Darvin, but he ran off for some reason..." Jackson admitted as he gave a half-hearted shrug. "After that, I went upstairs where the other villagers are staying and decided to ask them more about the nest, this village, and Maudite..."

"What did you find out?" Ken asked raising an eyebrow.

Jackson simply shrugged. "Just the usual crap...Maudite is an outsider... The village is run by Father Darvin... They apparently somehow grew vegetables out here in the snow... They also apparently aren't worried that the garden was destroyed by the Bestia Macht's... Almost seems like they believe they can remake it? I don't know how though... They also don't seem to know. Just mentioned that Father Darvin would allow the plants to grow again..."

"Maybe he has some kind of Attribute that allows plant life to grow?" Ken suggested as she gave a shrug.

"I doubt it," Jackson said shrugging as well. "There is only one Attribute that I know of that allows plants to grow in harsh environments and unfortunately the family of that Attribute were all wiped out by an asshole Noble... Damn you Kronos's... Also, Father Darvin has this particular energy coming off of him sometimes... Kind of feels like Maudite's sometimes?" He said shrugging. "Then again, Maudite has the level of power of Nobles... But she is just so sweet..."

Ken gave the man a slightly curiously look. "Are Nobles really that bad? Kitsune, and you both seem pretty cool?"

"Well... I'm not a normal Noble..." Jackson said shrugging. "And Kitsune. He had an older brother so I doubt he would of had to really deal with a lot of the responsibilities since his brother would be the head of the family..."

"Kitsune had a brother!"

"Yeah. Jin Nine. Never personally met him but he was a hero... During a massive horde attack, he stayed behind in order to allow the city, and his squad time to evacuate..." Jackson said somberly. "We never found a body... But we did find a city filled with ash. It would seem Jin took several with him."

"I see..." Ken said slowly as she processed what her Vice-Captain said. "So Kitsune is joining for his brother..."

"That would be my guess though who really knows."

Ken let out a sigh as she crossed her arms. "This has all been so hectic." She complained. "Part of me curses myself for picking this mission, but the other part of me is glad that I did since it means this village would have been destroyed if we didn't come..."

"You're right," Jackson said nodding as he crossed his arms. "I shudder to think what would have happened if we just left it alone... Maudite... That girl... She is quite powerful for a kid. She's a one in a trillion... But her power is way to out of control. I can just fill waves of it coming off of her when I pass by... If I had to guess I would say she is a part of the reason why the Bestia Macht are attacking here now..."

"Now wait a minute!" Ken said in annoyance as she crossed her arms.

Jackson held his hands up silencing the girl. "I'm not saying she is doing it on purpose!" Jackson said. "From shat I understand this village has only ever been attacked by the oddball Bestia Macht, and the village guards were able to handle it... Now, however, they were swarmed and all the guards were killed before we arrived. I think Maudite's aura is subconsciously attracting the monsters here... The reason why they never attacked until this month though was because they were all in their Nest and were too far away to sense her unless they got closer, since the oddball attacks. However, now that a bunch of assholes are bombing the Nest this is causing them to swarm out in drones, and they then sense Maudite and decide to go attack there..."

Ken folded her arms as her dull red eyes stared at Jackson. "I want to take Maudite back with us..." She said suddenly.

"What?"

"This village sucks, and is barely getting by. Now, most of it was destroyed, and it lost all its guards... Even if it does get rebuilt, it will still be at a disadvantage. Plus the villagers don't want her, and they all bully her, and she needs to learn how to control her powers."

"Ken... Enforcers don't really have a way to take care of orphans... We are a combat specialized group..."

"Who said anything about the Enforcers?" Ken questioned. "Besides. Maudite is too young. She has to be fourteen to at least join."

Jackson's out a sigh but crossed his arms. "Okay look... I'll ask Maudite if she wants to come with us after this is all said and done... I'll talk with my grandpa when we get back home and we will come up with a place to put her... Knowing him he'll say yes simply so she can join the Enforcers when she comes of age, so he can try and recruit her... He really loves powerful people..."

"So Maudite will be joining us?" Ken asked raising an eyebrow.

"Only if she wants to..." Jackson said shrugging.

"Yay!"

Meanwhile out in the cold dark of night, Father Darvin ran nearly tripping over his feet as he crawled his way forward. He was about a mile away from the village now and seemed to be heading towards something at a breakneck speed.

Father Darvin stopped suddenly letting out a heavy sigh. In front of him, a large tree stood marked with a large X, carved into it.

Strange since it was the only tree that could be seen for miles? It also shouldn't have been possible for such a thing to have grown out here like this but here it was?

Father Darvin stumbled forward as he pulled away at the snow beneath him. He let out a heavy sigh when it pulled away reviling the ground underneath.

The father's breath seemed to hitch slightly as he stepped down into the snow. He fell down a few feet landing painfully on the ground as he groaned.

Slowly the old man stumbled back to his feet as he wobbled slightly. He marched forward with a determined look in his eyes. He was in what looked like a crevasse in the ground?

With every step, the old father took his heartbeat accelerated. Finally, after about ten minutes of walking the man came to a stop...

He slowly reached out placing a hand on a large stone wall. He let out a satisfied sigh as he pulled his hand back.

"...Still here..."

Chapter end