demon godfather

"When you say 'shelter,' I think of abbeys, castles, and at worst hospitals, but I just don't—"

Dominic stared intently at the building in front of him——the colorful neon signboard flashed the three characters of "shelter", men and women in sexy and fashionable clothes lined up at the door, and two black security guards stood guard at the door. Let some people in, and the sound of rhythmic music floats faintly from the building.

"—it turned out to be a... nightclub?"

"It's called camouflage."

"This disguise is really... so unique." Dominic really couldn't find the right words to describe what he saw.

They parked the truck transporting the model ship in a nearby parking lot and piled a pile of straw on top of the model ship, presumably no one would steal a pile of straw.Then they came to Chris's "witcher's sanctuary".

Dominique looked down at his clothes, then at the line of fashionable men and women, and felt that he was as eye-catching as an otter strayed into a flock of peacocks.

"Let's go, time doesn't wait." Chris didn't care about his clothes, and pulled Dominic straight to the gate of the nightclub "Sanctuary".There was a smell of burning things at the door, and Dominic wrinkled his nose.

The black security guard stopped the two of them: "Get out of here and go to line up!" Chris took out a golden card from his wallet and waved it at the security guard, who calmly changed his words: "Go in."

People in line shouted dissatisfied: "Why can they go in!"

Dominic strutted past the man and made an obscene gesture: "Because we are platinum VIP members, you bastard!"

The nightclub is full of sensuality, extravagance and extravagance. On the dance floor with changing lights, a group of people are dancing wildly; from time to time, excited screams can be heard from the booths; Men and women who gnaw at each other, or men and men, or women and men.Chris didn't even look at those people, and led Dominic along the wall of the nightclub, passed the bathroom (as expected, there was a suspicious sound inside), and came to a door that read "For employees only, no entry" in front of the small gate.A security guard wearing sunglasses and a walkie-talkie pinned to his chest stood guard at the door. He was a head taller than Dominic and twice as wide, like a mountain.Dominic really doesn't understand why he wears sunglasses at night, especially in such a dark corner.Maybe it's for being cool.

Although his eyes were covered by the magic mirror, Dominic could feel that the security guards were looking at them sharply.

"Need help?" the security guard asked.

Chris gestured to the small door and waved the golden card at the security guard.The security guard moved his mountain-like body, opened the small door, pushed Chris and Dominic, and let them go in quickly.

Behind the door is a narrow and dirty-looking staircase leading down. It has not been cleaned for some time, and a dim incandescent lamp is lit on the ceiling.As soon as they walked up the stairs, the door behind them was closed with a "bang" by the security guard, which made Dominic suddenly think of "straying into the den of thieves".

They walked down the stairs for about one and a half floors. The stairs turned around three times, and their eyes suddenly opened up.It turns out that the basement floor of the nightclub has a hidden cave, but it is not a parking lot, but a luxurious casino, decorated with resplendent and magnificent decorations, with all kinds of gambling. The waitresses dressed as bunny girls shuttle back and forth in the casino with plates full of champagne.Some guests cast curious eyes on the two newcomers, but soon lost interest and returned to their own gambling games.Dominique even smelled marijuana.

"Chris... are you sure we're in the right place...?" Dominic couldn't help but grabbed his boyfriend's arm.It's okay to say that the nightclub is at least legal, but this underground casino is illegal no matter how you look at it?Is this really the witcher's shelter?It is more convincing to say that it is the playground of the devil!

"That's right. It's a disguise, too."

"……real or fake?!"

Chris patted the back of his hand reassuringly, then pulled a security guard who was patrolling the field, and smelled, "Where is Sister?"

The security guard pointed to the depths of the casino.

Dominic wondered, what does "nun" mean?Is it a nickname?Like that screwdriver?The nickname of the witcher is really strange.But there may be other meanings, maybe the witchers call each other brothers and sisters.When other witchers saw Chris, they wanted to call him "Brother Chris".

Chris thanks him and drags Dominique (who can't wait to get his feet oiled) in the direction the security is pointing.There are two people playing cards over there, a group of people around the table, the chips are coming and going in their hands, it seems that the group of spectators are betting on which of the two will win.

"nun!"

"here!"

Someone responded, and then, a tall woman walked out of the crowd.Dominique stared at her dumbfounded, almost screaming, "What a fucking nun!"

The woman was about forty years old, wearing a black and white nun's attire, a long turban, a pair of glasses with a gold chain on her nose, and a cross necklace hanging on her chest.If he had met this nun in other places, Dominic would have admired, "I seem to see the brilliance of an angel in her!" But here, in this underground casino, there is such a nun, and the sense of disobedience is nothing less than The Spartans show up in Times Square and just want people to pull their hair out and yell "Are there any mistakes?!"However, the people around were not at all surprised by the existence of this nun, as if they were used to it.

"Ah, long time no see, Chris." The nun hugged Chris kindly, and kissed his cheek, "You haven't been back for a long time."

"I have a lot to do."

"I guess so."

She let go of Chris and turned to Dominic, "This is?"

"He's Dominic, I mentioned it to you on the phone," Chris said.

"I remember." The nun looked at him appreciatively.Dominique felt uncomfortable. "Is your surname Montale, if I remember correctly?"

"Uh, yes, nun."

The nun pondered for a moment, as if she was thinking about something, and then smiled: "Nice to meet you. I am Sister Rebecca, the manager of this shelter."

"It was also the mentor who trained me." Chris added.

"Uh, hello. Your sanctuary is really...uh... impressive and unforgettable." Dominique tried hard to find a few appropriate and more commendable words to describe the sanctuary.

"Do you think the average person can think of a secret casino under a nightclub?"

"Unexpected. But after knowing it, I'm not too surprised."

"Then do you think ordinary people can think that a building that looks like a nightclub with an underground casino inside is actually a shelter for demon hunters?"

"...Absolutely unexpected."

The nun shrugged: "That's fine."

——It seems very reasonable!thought Dominic.

"Let's gossip. You have come all the way to the shelter. It's not as simple as visiting relatives and reminiscing about the past, is it? Is there anything you can ask of me?"

"Is it convenient to talk here?"

The nun made a gesture and led them to the innermost office of the casino. After closing the door of the office, the loud music outside, the sound of throwing dice, and the shouts of people were all blocked.

"It's safe here."

Chris cut to the chase: "We found an item containing the power of the Apocalypse Knight, but we can't destroy it, so we can only ask you for help."

"The Apocalypse Knight? Same as the painting you found before?" The nun was referring to Benjamin Tristan's masterpiece "Ship on the Ice Sea".

"It is more powerful than that painting. It can be regarded as the source of that painting."

"You mean... 'Black Ship'?"

"You know?"

The nun clasped her hands and hung in front of her body: "When I first saw that painting, I knew it. The black ship and the black mount must be the symbol of the Famine Knight. Without destroying the 'black ship', it cannot be eradicated." The power of the Famine Knight. But where to find the 'Black Ship'? We don't even know what it is."

"The 'Black Ship' is the ship of Franklin's Arctic expedition in the 19th century. The expedition team was lost in the ice sea of ​​​​the North Pole, and the ship was also missing."

"Oh, I know a thing or two about that accident."

"I think that the accident was probably caused by Famine Knight. Driven by the desire for fame and fortune, the expedition team went to the North Pole to search for the Northwest Passage, but failed in the end, and there was even a tragedy of cannibalism... This is in line with the events affected by the power of Famine Knight characteristics. Coupled with the 'black ship' metaphor..."

"Have you found the expedition's missing ship?"

"No." Chris shook his head, "But we found a ship model, which is said to be made from the wreckage of the expedition 'Ghost', it has the power of the Famine Knight, and we couldn't destroy it with many methods. So I had no choice but to ask you, nun, for help."

"Bring that ship model here—no, I'll go there. Maybe it will affect the people here and cause unforeseen consequences."