Seeketh the Legions of Abomination

"I like the biker's idea" said Rachel, holding back on her telekinetic assault for a minute, though, like the other lady's fire attacks, she wasn't doing much damage anyway. "Dragging this beast by it's feet should bring him back down to our level, you know? Then maybe we should focus on burning him altogether? You know, heat him down to ashes. D'you get what I'm saying?"

"Heat I can do... At least it will weaken him severly. Isn't there any other way like a stake through the heart. Or does that only work on vampires?", Suraya said... while rapidly increasing the temperature of the air around the abomination.

"Heat, eh? I'll see what I can fix up with what I have. Just so you know, my gadgets and gizmos ain't designed to burn!" She said while unbuckling her belt and rummaging through all the pouches meticulously.

"Right!" Hellhog barked. "You lot get that thing tied to something solid that's not likely to get dragged out of the ground, while I go fetch the old girl!"

With that, the biker began his mad dash, as quickly as his hefty form could carry him, in the direction of where he left his ride.

Hellskeeper flash Rachel a big grin , and pulled her Axe from the air ..

"pick a tree , and i will cut you one ..bigger the better i say ..then if it dont work it will nail the B'strd to the ground .."

Hellskeeper gave the Axe a twirll and looked around at the trees ...

"Shukran habiba... I just hope I wasn't talking utter rubbish. Zombies like this are not common in my homeland you know.", Suraya semi-answered Rachel.

She summoned her army of sun-light again in an attempt to slow the creature down a bit.

Ava stood there looking around and shooting the occasional zombie.

"Anything you need me to do?"

Ava shot the last of the nearby zombies and let her rifle hand slack, staring at the man. She eyed up the weapons he had stowed away in his waistcoat and wondered what other little toys he had hidden away. He caught her eye for a second and looked at Pious; "What are all ya names?"

Most of the others seemed as flabbergasted as Ava. She hoisted the rifle into it's usual shoulder slung position and sauntered closer to the man. "How're ya. I'm Ava." she said with a smile. The girl then produced the AI unit of her Forcefield Generator. "And this is Carter. He's, err, not in the best condition right now."

"Pretty nice moves back there for an old coot." She grinned playfully.

Hellskeeper took a pace back and lost the Axe , freeing her hands to start clapping Nathaniel's antics ...

" sweet moves old timer , Im Hellskeeper , pleased to met ya .."

Hellkeepers glance swept the tree line ..

" ..will thata whiping of their boss spook off the rest of them zom-by-ies..or are we all in for an allnighter ? "

Suraya concentrated and recalled Meymaneh. The djinn uttered a curse at her before his phantasmatic body dissolved to rejoin the Desert Princess. Slowly she decended. Looking down to the defeated abomination.

Upon landing she looked up at the man who didn't look as vulnerable anymore as before. He radiated power and repect.

Suraya moved her fingertips from her chest to her mouth to her forehead in a soft greet.

"Salaam alaykum, in my homecountry I am known as Amira al Sahara... the Desert Princess."

Hellhog's old girl skidded to a halt, flinging mud about in the rear wheel's general inertial direction. Its rider promptly shut off the ignition and sat back with his arms folded.

"Show-offs the lot of yous!" the biker joked with a broad grin on his face. "The name's Barry Berwick. Or Hellhog. Some back home call me the Flaming Ol' Fart of Yorkshire for some reason, but you might want to stick to the former two if yous want to address me and all."

"Good to see you in good health Mister Norman" said Rachel, moving forward into the moonlight, which shone off her long silvery-white hair. The rain still unable to wet her due to the Reverend's spell. "The name is Rachel Grey-Hunter but you can refer to me as the Damsel" she finished, before noticing the remaining few zombies slowly withering to dust, probably due to the defeat of Nightmare, who's body had also begun to corrode into charred bone. Rachel saw Ava the gunwoman eagerly eyeing up the severed giant-sized rotten skull.

"And I am Reverend Pious Micheal Hunter" said Pious, stepping forward and offering the old man a handshake. "You healed up pretty quickly Mister Norman" he commented, genuinely impressed. A russling noise from inside the forest announced the arrival of a frightened an overcautious Mayor Gordon Bower, escorted by the Estonian researcher and followed by Mrs Norman who was pulling along a large old wooden box on wheels.

"Father" said the old man, greeting the reverend respectfully. "Ava, Hellskeeper, Desert Princess, Hellhog, Damsel and the rest of you up there, your actions tonight have proven you to me as true knights, a band of worthy warriors who have protected this cursed town from the monsters now at our feet. The darkness over this world is a great one my friends, there are more beasts lurking in the underworld than the imagination can fathom, therefore I ask you, I beseech you, to pay me one favour. It is a task that requires great sacrifice, drive and determination.

"Hunters of the night, I have grown too old and too weak to carry on on this path, I must pass on my burdens, and I choose you as my successors. To go on where I cannot, to seeketh the legions of abomination and yield not to the evil revenant. Nighthunters, your job, should you accept, is to hunt down the demons of this world and vanquish them back to the depths of the great inferno. What say you, friends? Please, what say you?"

"Vanquish demons you say? For a living?" Ava stroked her chin in mock thought. "Well, vanquishing demons means more trophies for ol' Ava and I guess it would pretty fun! Hell, I got some kicks out of it tonight!"

She looked around to the others before responding, "Sure, I'll join. Just as long as I can crack non-monstrous skulls on the occasion!"

"I understand that you offer us youre legacy and sypport, Mister Norman?!", Suraya said walking up to him and gently taking his hand.

He looked down at the arabic woman who was obviously much smaller then him... "I do Desert Princess... and more if you all take my offer. I recognised some of youre abilities. You have no love of demon-spawn, even if it was born in the far east! Would you accept?"

Suraya floated up a bit to look the man in his eyes... "My name is Suraya Rania Mohammed Khatoon. For centuries I have done what I could... but always without direction. I have faith in this idea... in you..." She gave a small kiss upon his brow. "Consider me in!"

Mayor Gordon Bower cleared his throat and stepped forwards, moving to stand by the old wooden box. "Well then, esteemed heroes of Paragon City, now you have it. I am glad to be present here with you tonight to witness the passing of the mantle. The original Nighthunters first gathered in 1942 Pennsylvania against reports of vampire sightings. They did their job and worked hard to protect this country from supernatural evil. Sadly-"

"-I am the last of them" mister Norman interjected, looking solemn but not downcast. "The zombies you killed tonight were the defiled bones of my brethrens, reanimated by unseelie to lure me and others of this cursed town, into the forest. Let us pray that a similar fate does not befall you."

"Yes, yes, well, indeed" stuttered the mayor, trying to wash out the uneasy silence that followed. "Inside this box which the Federal Bureau of Superpowered Affairs's very own Azuria and Mister Norman here, would like back in Nighthunters posession, are vanquishing weapons, prestigious title and rank badges, a shared team diary, partially filled by Mister Norman himself and of course, the many blessed talismans of the Nigthunter's Amulet. I leave it in your care, Father Pious. For if judged by your performance here tonight, both Mister Norman and I agree, that you would be more than capable leading this new team."

The mayor reached into the box and produced a small glowing piece of metal that seemed to radiate it's own bright white light. "This is the Illuminated's blindingly resplendant pearl badge, Father Pious" said the mayor. "It reads "Reverend Pious, your unrelenting faith in humanity and your undying desire to lead it into perfection has been the deciding factor in your new position. It is with extreme adolation that we appoint you as the Nighthunter's torch-bearer and it's most illuminated leader!" With a beaming smile, the mayor handed Pious the badge and also distributed a metallic tin badge to the others around the forest. "Seeketh the legions of abomination but yield not to the evil revenant" the mayor read out loud, as he presented each new member with the sacred badge. When he had finished, he looked upon his young warriors and smiled. "I am certain, that with great hunters such as you, my beloved village shall duely be saved. It is with great pleasure that we welcome you to the Nighthunter's team!"