Payback

Ghost Demon had trained for a while and felt like his power did change. He could see then he went ethereal his hands began to give off a dull glow resembling his skeleton hands below it. But he wouldn't know for sure till he tried it out. So he decided to end another brigade. Blood Sword ran to the top of the list. Wallace would give him the answers he needed. But the person he needed to see first was the one who told him there was a weapon there in the first place. 

He travelled by night and ran over rooftops heading to an apartment complex. He scaled the building and came to the balcony of an apartment. The lights were on and inside a man sat eating some dessert and was laughing as he spoke to another man. They both looked to be under some kind influence as they ate. On a table in front of them was a sack of gold. The man Ghost Demon wanted to see was the man with his back to the door. He was a portly man and had a mustache. He was balding and had a comb over of very little hair to cover the spot. He looked dirty and had a gold tooth. 

This man was called around the city as Watch Man. The name sounded more fearsome than he was. But he did have eyes and ears all over the city. He was known to have information on everything. His real name was never known and was a secret to everyone. Ghost Demon even inquired when the Ghost Hand used him to help get information on a target. This little betrayal cut deep with Ghost Demon. For years he helped him and vice versa. All to throw it away, but his thoughts of hatred were cut short. When he heard a knock at the door. Watch Man get to his feet in confusion. He pulled out a pistol and his friend did the same. "Who's there?" He asked if the door was knocked again. No reply came Watch Man became very nervous as he inched closer to the door. He had forgotten to bolt it shut. He yelled again "WHO'S TH.." his words cut short as the door exploded sending Watch Man and his friend flying back hit by debris. Standing there was Wallace the Commander of Blood Sword. His arm is no longer in a sling and holding a blood hammer in his hands. The blood seeped back through his pores and he fixed his cloak. Behind him were six men all in black uniforms with black masks and red crosses on their chests. 

They were all armed with swords as they quickly subdued the two men. They began to beat them with the pommels of their swords and kicked them. The soldiers then dragged them to the center of the room. 

 Ghost Demon put his hood up and then became invisible. He then walked through the wall towards Watch Man's room. He came out into a disgusting mess of a room with clothes strung about and the smell of body sweat. He pressed on and phased through the next wall to the farthest room of the apartment. He stood in the shadows and waited for the security sweep. 

The men moved through the rooms clearing them and seeing no one else as they made their way back to the living room. "No one else commander" Ghost Demon under his mask smiled. 'I need to get that old man a gift for this cloak' he then listened. He honestly had no intention of saving Watch Man just waiting to kill Wallace here and now. 

He listened as Wallace took a seat and sighed. "Well as you can tell I am not happy Watch Man" he then leaned forward and a blade of blood appeared in his hand as he cut the friend's throat severing his head. He leaned back and let that sink in. Watch Man screamed and began to cry. "Why? I did as you asked. I got him there for you. I didn't fail!" He pleaded as he was then kicked in the stomach giving out a grunt. "Well if I succeed then I wouldn't be here. Now that little rat ran off and I can't find him. But you were too easy to find. Perks of being a snitch all your life?" Wallace chuckled at this. "I may be a rat but you serve the king nonetheless! You're just like me a rat looking to get by" he was then struck from all sides as he fell flat on his face, blood pooling from his mouth. 

He was hoisted back up by his arms. "Ungrateful shit! After all we did for you! You assisted in some big catches from the hunters guilds to the Ghost Hand. This made Ghost Hand freeze when he heard this. He was the day it all went to hell. That purge of all threats to the king. 

He remembered the smoke and fire. Blood running down walls as fellow members being slaughtered. He and his old friend James fighting off Brigade soldiers. He fought man at a time and was overwhelmed. He phased through all and then cut them down. He saw James being tackled held by his arms as a third soldiers began to stab him in the eyes. Then cutting out his tongue before slitting his throat. Ghost rushed forward and killed them all with a dangerous fury. He was then blown back by a massive explosion and fell down a hole. He landed hard and passed out when he came too he climbed out of the hole. He saw the devastation left behind as no one was alive around him. He saw nothing but death and bodies everywhere. He looked around and found James's mutilated body. His face in a static blood mess a true friend since he joined the Ghost Hand. 

He travelled through their base and found the armory. He found the mask of a devil and combat uniforms. That day he thought of the King Slayer and heard he wore a demon mask. For this he picked up a gray and blue mask. It had a third eye and two horns. Ghost Demon was born. But to actually find a brigade that was actually involved was the difficult part till now. He knew the War Dogs had no part. Broken Sword was actually behind slaughtering the Hunters as he was tasked to do. He didn't like it, but he did it anyway is what he told Ghost once. Blood Sword claims to do this. This changed everything.

He unsheathed his sword and unholstered a pistol. His eyes were glowing bright as he moved towards the hallway. He now stood staring at the back of a Blood Sword soldier. He then shot him two more and then began cutting down the remaining ones. Blood Sword got to his feet and was pounced upon. He had a knee driven into his face and then grabbed the collar. His face was then slammed against the wall then the floor. He felt a slash across the chest and then thrown to the side. Watch Man got up and began to run. A bullet then ripped through his leg causing him to fall to the ground. He screamed in pain as Ghost Walked up. His armor turned ethereal and it began to give off a dull glow. He then kicked Watch Man over. "Picked the wrong side!" They locked eyes as Watch Man could only look on in fear. Ghost Demon's fist came through his chest breaking no skin and leaving no blood. His hand passed through his chest as he retracted his arm. 

A glow came from his mouth as he soul freed from his body. The Ghost Demon then grabbed it and absorbed it. He felt invigorated and walked over to Blood Sword who created a weapon from his blood. Shurikens came at him. Wallace stood holding a battle axe made from blood. Ghost had taken cover down around a wall by one kitchen. He made ready as Wallace came around the corner. He didn't wait long ducking the blade that then stuck into the wall. Ghost Demon shot his foot then slashed through his leg. He screamed in pain as he was then pinned to the wall by Ghost Demon's sword as it stabbed through his right arm into the wall. A fist was driven across his face over and over. The sword was removed with a jerk and Wallace fell to the ground. Ghost Demon stood over him till he pointed his gun down and shot him in the head. 

Ghost Demon paused, staring at the body as it twitched before going still.