8.9K results

Ochaes was clearly focused on Lance. Giovanni took the opportunity to turn the floor in front of the beast into an ice slick, slowing the attempted charge. Ochaes’s clawed feet scrambled only briefly, but it was enough for Lance to gather enough energy to slam the man into the ceiling and back down into the floor, hard enough for both to crack. “Get the idol.” Lance called to him. Right, idol. Giovanni began looking for where the… “Lance, he’s got it on him.” “Of course, he…” Lance snarled, then there was a wash of light as Ochaes threw a spell and Lance blocked it a heartbeat before it would have struck them. The red glow returned to Lance’s eyes as a glimmering cage appeared around Ochaes, slowly closing in and blocking the demon’s magic. Ochaes snarled and began moving forward. Giovanni aimed for the kneecap. The bullets were basic silver, but the wolf snarled and nearly dropped to one knee anyway. Then he got back up, the wound vanishing almost as fast as it had been

Chapter Ten: Paging Dr. Taylor (RIP Dick Butkus, actor who played Ed Klawicki: 1942-2023) Michael idled outside of the diner, and checked his watch a second time. It was almost ten minutes past the hour. Lisa was running late. Over the years, Michael had begun to realize just how much growing up around Joey had affected his sister. She’d become more artsy over the years as they grew up. Freer with her time and herself. Finally getting a proper job in the medical field had reigned her in a little bit, but now she had a serious girlfriend. Serious enough for Nicole to call her “Aunt Phoebe.” A girlfriend the whole family joked was very Joey-esque. “You and Lisa really are the same person!” Nicole once observed. Phoebe was a painter, an occasional musician, but mostly a barista. But she didn’t care about nor did she want any of the money Lisa earned as a doctor. Phoebe was completely independent. Except, well, they did live together. But Phoebe made decent money and chipped in for half