Chapter 5 - Reasoning

This is the fifth chapter of the book.

Satan found herself conversating with Michael on the rooftop of the Prudential Tower. “Excuse me, Ms. Satan.” said Michael. “Yeah, what is it?” said Satan. “You never told me the reason why you brought me here.” said Michael. “Yeah and?” said Satan. “How about you just tell me? Why the hell am I here?” said Michael. “I’ll tell you. You are just a telegram. I’m only using you to gather up everyone who resisted me.” said Satan. “Resist you in doing what?” said Michael. “Destroying this planet and everyone on it except you.” said Satan. “Why only I should be spared?” said Michael. “I won’t be answering that. Feel free to ask me something else.” said Satan. “Why should every human be wiped out. What have they ever done to you?” said Michael. “You love asking questions. Don’t you?” said Satan. “I am a therapist. It’s what I do.” said Michael. “It’s not what they have done. It’s what a certain individual did to me. That person needs humans so by killing them completely it will be easier for me to put an end to them.” said Satan. “Who is it that you hate so much?” said Michael. “Again. I won’t be answering that.” said Satan. “I can maybe help if you tell me.” said Michael. “What help can do you?” said Satan. “I can help by leading you to a different path instead of this like I had for others.” said Michael. “Since you’ve said that I’ll give that a shot. The person I hate is my own father. He sealed me away in Hell because I was in love with a female angel. I used demons to harvest human souls so I could easily escape from there to get here. I want to destroy the Earth just to get back at him for what he did.” said Satan. “I can’t be anymore sympathetic after hearing that, but shouldn’t you be doing this. What happened to your lover?” said Michael. “I don’t know. All I know is that she could be dead. That’s what my father told me.” said Satan. “You ever thought of looking for her. Anyway, what’s her name?” said Michael. “If you want to know then I’ll tell you. Her name is Angela.” said Satan. “Oh. Wait a minute. I…,” said Michael. Unfortunately for Michael, Satan covered his mouth before he could finish his sentence. “This conversation is over.” said Satan as she let Michael go. “Why?” said Michael. “Because my pack of enemies have arrived. I can feel them on the ground.” said Satan as she headed to the roof access door. Meanwhile on the ground entrance to the Prudential Center on Boylston Street, Kenan and the others have made it. The heroes have taken their time to reminisce before going into the building. “Kenan!!” said Gordon, Patricia, Asmodeus and Etsilla. “Hey Gordon, Asmodeus, Patricia and Etsilla.” said Kenan. Gordon then looked at Patricia and Etsilla and said, “Oh hey Patricia and Etsilla. How’s it going?” “Oh, hey Gordon. We’re doing great. I’m sure you want to know if we’re taking care of the Mura Stone. It’s being guarded by Oryssa and Telnor.” said Etsilla. “Wait a minute. What’s the Mura Stone? Patricia and Etsilla, you never told me of that.” said Kenan. “Oh right. We never did. The Mura Stone is a very powerful relic that can absorb and reflect any element with the one that it’s opposed to.” said Patricia. “Wow. That sounds like a great power. I wish you brought it with you.” said Kenan. “Yeah, but Patricia and I are more than enough to handle without it.” said Etsilla. “I see but anyway what are all of you doing here in the first place?” said Kenan. “We were attacked by a group of demons that told us that Michael Wheeler is held captive up the tower.” said Gordon. “That’s what happened to us.” said Kenan as he pointed his fingers at his family. “Us too.” said Patricia. “Us three.” said Natalie. Gordon looked at Sophia and said, “What are you doing here?” “My colleague Helena called me and asked me to help.” said Sophia as she clutched her backpack. Kenan looked at Sophia, Jonathan and the witches and said, “I like to ask what the rest of your names are.” “I am Sophia Reyes. I’m an investigator for the Boston Paranormal Investigation Firm. I’m also a half-demon. I think that my powers can be useful.” said Sophia. “I see. I’m happy that you found your calling, Sophia.” said Gordon. “Thank you, Gordon.” said Sophia. “I’m not sure if you people know but Sophia was the one who sealed the seven deadly sins away into Pandora’s box.” said Helena. Sophia nodded her head as she heard what Helena had said. “Wow. That is impressive. It’s even more impressive to do it all by yourself.” said Kenan. “Thank you, Kenan.” said Sophia. “You are welcome. Anyway, what’s your name miss?” said Kenan as he looked at Natalie. “My name is Natalie Garcia. I’m a witch with the power to absorb abilities.” said Natalie. “I’m Jonathan. I am a demon. A good one.” said Jonathan. “I am a demon too.” said Asmodeus. “So am I.,” said Astaroth. “And so are we.” said Byleth and Tariq. “I’m glad to hear that there are others like me that live here on Earth.” said Jonathan as he smiled. “As Sophia said I am Helena. Helena Carver. I’m a witch with the power of manifestation.” said Helena. “What’s manifestation?” said Kenan. “Observe Kenan Johnston.” said Helena as she conjured an exact replica of Kenan’s unicorn Priscilla right in front of him. “Wow. That is very impressive. She looks exactly like my Priscilla.” said Kenan. “Thank you, Kenan.” said Helena as she made the unicorn disappear. “Wait a minute. How do you know Kenan’s full name?” said Kafziel. “All of us witches know of Kenan and especially his identity as the Time Guardian.” said Helena. Kenan gasped as he heard what Helena had said. “Helena is right. I don’t know if you remember me Kenan, but I was your Chemistry professor at Boston University.” said Sage. “Wait. Yes, I do remember you. You are Ms. Sage Kobayashi.” said Kenan. “Right. I’m glad you remember me. I wish I could’ve told you back then. I am a witch with the power to cast elemental magic.” said Sage. “I second what Helena had said. My name is Faith Thompson. I’m a time witch. I watched you and your brother save my school from that shooter nearly thirty years ago. I was just an assistant teacher back then. I wanted to thank you, but you guys ran away before I even got the chance.” said Faith. “So, you’re like me. I can also use time magic.” said Kenan as he smiled at Faith. “I am Zoe Jones. I can fly as well as use telekinetics. I work as a pilot for a private flying business. Like the others have said Kenan, I have seen you too. I saw you flying on your lovely unicorn here.” said Zoe. “Thank you. Priscilla here has been a part of my family for nearly thirty years. She’s gotten me out of very tough situations.” said Kenan as he stroked Priscilla’s mane. “You’re like us Zoe. We can use telekinetics too.” said Patricia. “Oh really?” said Zoe. “Yes. My fiancé and myself can.” said Etsilla. “Wait a minute. Fiancé? You two are getting married?” said Kenan. “Yes. We just got engaged today.” said Etsilla. “Astaroth and I are so happy for you both. We want to come to the wedding.” said Kafziel. “So do we.” said Gordon. “As long as that demon half of yours don’t go berserk again.” said Patricia. “He won’t.” said Gordon. “Okay. We should get inside. Michael needs us.” said Kenan as he headed for the Prudential Center entrance. “Hey before we go in. We should come up with a name for our group.” said Patricia. “Yeah. Great idea Patricia.” said Sophia. “Yeah. We’re pretty much like The Avengers from Marvel or the Justice League from Detective Comics also known as DC comics.” said Kenan. “If it’s okay I have just the idea for a name for us.” said Kafziel. “What name is that Kafz?” said Kenan. “The Otherkind.” said Kafziel. “The Otherkind. I love it. It’s a great name since we’re all various magical creatures.” said Kenan. “Gordon and I love the name too.” said Asmodeus. “We agree on the name too.” said Natalie. “We’re the Otherkind!!” said Etsilla. “So, the Otherkind is the name of our group.” said Kenan as he opened the door and walked inside of the building. “Right leader.” said Patricia.  “I should be the leader? Why?” said Kenan. “Think about it Kenan. We all know you and trust in you and your powers.” said Patricia. “Patricia’s right Kenan.” said Gordon. “Have you forgotten that you were the one who stopped a battle that could’ve caused a great catastrophe to both Heaven and Hell?” said Asmodeus. “You guys.” said Kenan. “You definitely should be the leader Kenan.” said Kafziel. “What do you say leader? Someone like you who knows the true meaning of courage deserves it more than any of us.” said Astaroth. “Come on brother-in-law. You think my sister would have stayed with you if that wasn’t true.” said Byleth. “Thanks Astaroth. Thanks, Byleth. Okay I will be the leader. I promise not to let any of you down.” said Kenan. “Good.” said Jonathan. Helena looked at Kenan and said, “Hey Kenan.” “Yes Helena.” said Kenan. “You’re not hiding anything are you?” said Helena. “What do you mean?” said Kenan. “Well, you have a cursed knife in your hand. What’s with that?” said Helena. “I am cursed. I figured I can use the affinity to save Michael.” said Kenan as he pressed the button for the elevator. “Okay but you just remember if you start going berserk, we will have no choice but to kill you.” said Helena. “I understand. So be it.” said Kenan. “But Kenan. You have a son and daughter to raise.” said Kafziel. “I will be fine. I know I will.” said Kenan. “Okay.” said Kafziel. As the elevator was reaching the roof accessway, Kenan said, “Okay Otherkind. We’re going to have to combine our powers together if we are to save Michael. Satan could be planning anything. Let’s be ready for that.” said Gordon and the others. And with that, the elevator reached the roof, and the heroes came out of it. Satan stood ten feet away from her enemies and stared at each of them. “So, you’ve all finally showed up.” said Satan. “So, you must be Satan. You’re a lot prettier than I thought you be.” said Kenan. “Yeah, she sure is.” said Gordon, Asmodeus, Kafziel, Astaroth and Byleth. “I forgot to ask this. What did you do with the Shakin that Astaroth sent back to you.” said Kenan. “You’re damn right and to answer your question I squashed it like the bug that it was.” said Satan as she chuckled. “This is the first time I laid eyes on her. Now I know what the b***h who’s the reason I was born into a demon looks like.” said Jonathan as he drew his sword. “Ha!! Did you all forget why you came here?” said Satan. “No. Let Michael go and we might think of letting you live.” said Patricia. “You want him? Then take him.” said Satan as she grabbed Michael and threw him at Kenan and the others. Etsilla used her telekinesis powers to get Michael back up onto his feet and say, “Michael. You alright?” “Yeah. I’m fine. Thanks for coming here for me.” said Michael. “Of course.” said Natalie. “Hey Satan. Why would you just give him back to us?” said Helena. “Because I only needed him to gather everyone who’s ever resisted me.” said Satan as her eyes glowed. “Okay you want a fight then we will give you one.” said Sage and Sophia as they both conjured up water shaped like a basketball in their hands. Michael, however, stood in the middle of the fight. “Wait everyone. Let’s not fight. We can solve this like adults and not commit any bloodshed.” said Michael. “But Michael, she kidnapped you. Why are you protecting her and taking her side?” said Kafziel. “I am not taking anyone’s side. Satan told me why she’s here in the first place.” said Michael. “Why?” said Kenan. “She’s here to kill us because she’s angry at her father for separating her from the one she loved.” said Michael as she shed a tear. “Oh…,” said Kenan. Even after hearing Michael’s explanation, Sage threw her ball of water at Satan. “Now I see. Michael, unfortunately there is going to be a fight. If you want to live, I suggest you get out of here.” said Satan as she glided into the air. At an instant, Satan began to transform. The Devil turned into a fierce black dragon with metal scales and glowing white eyes. Even though reasoning with Satan failed, Michael chose to stay and not retreat.