CHAPTER 5: MAGNUS AND MIKE THE SHERIFF

It became dawn the following day being Saturday. The Nobles and the federation officers remained on the case about the dark hole until morning, and they still could not find anything in point of fact that could be of good use. The city was in complete jumble and most coordinated activities and sections got out of order. Hospitals were filled up because of the large number of citizens that were injured. This incident was the headline on every radio and TV channel and this made the whole world wonder. Magnus, leader of The Nobles, arrived at the dark hole that same morning to observe if anything new hard happened. Magnus was the most concerned among all five of The Nobles, despite being the head. He was worried because he knew nothing about this thing. Chief Ezra and Steven arrived at the Dark hole as well, Steven drove his father's old red truck.

Bruce Belmont was wildly known for his history of virtuous and honourable deeds, so the name "Belmont" was a highly respected name all across many regions. Steven and Chief Ezra were immediately recognized by Magnus and Mike the sheriff. Chief Ezra had known Mike the sheriff for a long time, and he had already met Magnus a couple of times before, but they never spoke, not until this incident. Steven was only familiar with Mike the sheriff from the times he came to the fortress to see Bruce Belmont, his father. Steven had never met Magnus. Mike the sheriff is a very brilliant fifty-six years old officer of the law, and he was a good friend of chief Ezra.

Mike the sheriff: "It's good to have at least one magician from the Belmont clan in times like this, lucky we have two."

Mike the sheriff greeted as Chief Ezra and Steven Belmont as they approached the police observation tent. Mike the sheriff went on as he said.

"I was expecting to see you here yesterday, what took you so long?"

Chief Ezra: "there's no time for salaams and salutations. At what time did this happen and how did it start?"

Mike the sheriff: "walk with me"

Mike the sheriff led the way as they all walked close to the hole, and they stopped right in front of the barricade tape where he explained.

Mike the sheriff: "it starting around midday yesterday after we heard a loud sound like a bomb went off, it created a hole in the ground at that very spot you're looking at, but it was not so big, then like an hour later we heard the same sound again and that was when this happened. This time around the ground opened massively and swallowed all the buildings, Cars, and humans in that area. We have some CCTV footage you might want to see".

Steven: "chief, we heard the sound too back at the pride"

Chief Ezra: "you did?"

Steven: "yes, when you were away, Robert sent some officers to find out what it was, but they found nothing. Even when jade told me about it, I never thought the earth shake was connected to this."

Chief Ezra: "I smell dark magic here, Steven"

Magnus: "dark magic? There are no dark sorcerers in the country, so how is that possible"

Mike the sheriff: "Is it possible we have a new enemy? I can order a search…"

Chief Ezra: "that will be useless"

All four of them stood at the barricade tape at first. Chief Ezra wanted to see something for himself, so he went across the yellow police barricade tape and walked closer to the dark hole. Chief Ezra stared at the whole and thought to himself for about a minute or two then he quickly walked back like he was in a hurry and said.

Chief Ezra: "This hole we are looking at is a gateway to another dimension, it's only a matter of time before we begin to get unwanted visitors. You better be ready for anything that may come out of that hole. Do anything in your power to stop it from reaching the city"

After this was said Chief Ezra walked away without saying another word and Steven ambiguously followed him. Mike the sheriff believed chief Ezra knew about things like this very well, so he started making calls immediately without plenty of thoughts. Magnus, on the other hand, expected more from such a high ranked magician from the Belmont clan, but that was all they got. Mike the sheriff watched them as they left, but the twenty-three years old Magnus was not happy.

Magnus: "that's it? Was that a solution? What did he actually do here? I expected more from him to be honest, like how in the world are we going to do something about this?" Magnus yelled furiously.

Mike the sheriff: "be calm young blood, I sense he knows more about this, and he doesn't want to speak about it just yet, all I need to do is to wait and see what happens next. I am no magician, I can't just give orders on this one. But I believe in him."

Magnus: "I hate that man. He just acted like it's none of his business, and that's because this did not happen in that vast village he lives in"

Mike the sheriff: "you've got a big mouth kiddo, don't let it put you in trouble. You don't mess with folks from the Belmont pride. Besides, you're still young you won't understand certain things."

Mike the sheriff's attention was then called upon by one of his subordinates, so he left to attend to some legitimate matters.

Meanwhile, Steven questioned Ezra as they drove away from the dark hole.

Steven: "where are we headed now?" Steven asked in a sad and low tone.

Chief Ezra: "to the city's temple, I need to see the priest and…"

Steven: "…and you want to meet Billy the butcher." Steven completed chief Ezra's statement discontentedly

Chief Ezra: "yes son"

Steven: "do you mind telling me what you're up to Chief, and what was that back there with the sheriff? Why did you just leave like that?"

Chief Ezra: "I believe the creature we beheaded last night has something to do with that hole. Last night I inhaled a very poisonous gas that came from the internal organs of the creature, this made all my joint weak instantly and I fell to the ground. It was Malmö and Nicholas that helped me recover. They gave me a sip of the healing portion I carry with me everywhere I go. This morning I perceived the same smell from that hole while we stood there, Steven, this is no coincidence."

Steven: "are you saying that thing crawled out from that hole?"

Chief Ezra: "I am saying we have no time to waste. We must be ready for the worst. Your father has put us all in a great catastrophe, so please drive quickly we need to act fast before the day runs out"

Steven: "so you want to create a weapon in case another of that same creature appears? Is that why you wish to meet Billy the butcher?"

Chief Ezra: "drive, Steven. Drive."