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The Way Of Blood I
🕑 Added 2022-05-25 13:34:21 +0000 UTC.................
Chapter 83: The Way Of Blood I
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Until one day where... Constantine spilled blood? Indeed, he spilled blood, literally.
Before meeting Ian, getting wounded was a daily occurrence for Constantine, but that changed, and he was starting to get used to it, like it even.
Constantine never realized before just how useful meatshields can be until now, especially ones that can not die. He had his doubts about Ian's power at first, but he firmly believes it now.
How can he not? Does a piece of stones that was sent out into the sky due to a magical explosion before coming down and knocking down a possessed person right as the latter was about to blast Ian to Smithereens sound normal to anyone?
I mean, it's possible... But what about a possessed person passing out because she had diabetes just as the demon within her was about to cause her to self-detonate next to Ian?
Not enough!? What about when another possessed person though this time the demon was in control stalked the group and attacked Ian from behind.
What happened next? Well, you see. At that same point in time, a priest happened to be passing by with a bottle in his hand. He seemed to be in a hurry, so it wasn't too strange for him to stumbled his steps, causing the bottle to slip out of his hands.
However, while in the air, in its constant rotating motion, the bottle's cap dropped out. The water within also followed, spraying all around, coming in contact with the possessed's skin, and what do you know, that water was fucking holy water!
It was potent enough to instantly cancel the possession, and even hurt the demon to a certain extent! Nothing made sense anymore!
Ian's name was starting to spread in hell. Why? He was with Constantine. He was a menace to demons wandering the earth because Constantine has suddenly become much more successful with him around.
Just him being with Constantine was enough for them to hate him. That's how much of a hate magnet Constantine was though strangely none seem to know of the deal he made with several of the powerful demons.
Perhaps they have yet to realize they've been scammed. Well, except for Neron, he should know due to the circumstances of their deal.
Still, no one seems to know, but Ian knows that several of these demons should be keeping an eye on him from afar. After several deals with demons, he came to the conclusion that his soul has more to it than stated. The demons made sure to keep such information tightly sealed in their minds.
They must know by now, or at least some of them should understand they've been scammed, but most can do nothing about it because Ian scammed them more than the rest.
Even in hell, there are demons stupider than the others, so while Neron gave him a five years period before hunting him, some were held up to the contract for life, only able to watch but not act.
Most wouldn't even be able to do anything even when they find out they've been scammed. It's really not easy to deceive demons in such a way because the strong ones of them are able to detect if the victim's soul is already reserved.
The only reason he succeeded is because of his unnatural immunity to many things, not allowing even the demons of hell to see too deep into his soul. All they could see is the curtain.
That brings us to our current circumstances of Constantine chanting a spell to get rid of the remnants of his blood. It's something he made sure to always do due to how special it is.
However, without his knowledge, that blood was replaced with another similar blood. The same blood type of Constantine just to make sure.
There were a few variables in Ian's plan, but he had to take his chances, and he did his best to lower the risk. After all, he didn't just let Raven learn several specific spells in the past weeks for nothing.
Those specific spells allowed Raven to achieve that feat discreetly from Constantine's senses. The only problem was if Constantine can sense whether it was his blood or not and though Ian made precautions of that, he was still not sure.
Thankfully, it all went well. Still, Ian spent another week working with Constantine just to avoid suspicion, and also to make demons a bit more mad and more sure of something.
"Three books."
"Four books!"
"Six books and I'll give you knowledge about demons, specific knowledge... Please?" Constantine seemed desperate, but Ian still shook his head yet again.
"I have a family and a business to run, and things to take care of. What? Got used to me? Just find yourself a meatshield, I'm sure it's not that hard,"
The people in the room gave him an odd look, especially so for Constantine, "You've no idea." The man let out a sigh of disappointment, "Oh well, if you need help in the future, just let me know, and we can make a deal!"
'A scam you mean?' Ian smiled and shook the man's hand, "Perhaps I'll be seeing you soon."
Ian then turned around and went into a portal of Zatanna's making with Raven, not noticing a strange glint passing through Constantine's eyes as he watched him walk away.
"I'll also be leaving," Much to his dismay, Zed who had a frown on her face spoke, but added directly after, "But if a time comes where you need my help, just let me know."
"I understand," Strangely, Constantine didn't seem surprised, "You'll follow him?"
"I don't know... He doesn't seem to be intere... Nevermind," She shook her head before finishing, but Constantine continued on her behalf though he seemed to misunderstand, "He's not interested in your ability at all. Precognition shouldn't be valuable in his mind. I wonder why?"
"I..." Alas, Zed chose not to correct him, 'It was just a crush anyway, I'm sure it'll pass.'
Ian on the other hand walked out of the portal, finding himself facing Zatanna. Strangely, they smiled at each other and hugged as if they were friends. They were just that, Ian felt no shame in calling her whenever he didn't understand something about magic.
She also accommodated him, gladly at that... She was a bit lonely, her circumstances forced her to be that way, and to a certain extent, she still is.
She doesn't trust Ian just yet, after all, he is a crime lord though the way he ruled over Gotham gave not only her but also Constantine peace of mind. A tiny bit of peace of mind for the latter as whether that'll stop him from going easy on Ian is up to debate.
Her face however soon contorted into a scowl, "I do have to wonder though... Why is Constantine safe and sound? In fact, his life seems to be better than ever."
"Just what did he do?" Ian wondered with amusement though his next words worked to appease her, albeit a bit too much, "Well, you shouldn't worry about that. I'm actually afraid I've gone too far, poor him."
"How far?" Zatanna questioned unsurely before adding, "Nevermind, don't tell me, there is a line you shouldn't cross and I believe you know it."
"I know, it should actually be beneficial for us both... Eventually." A smirk surfaced on Ian's face as he saw right through the future, imagining what would Constantine go through, "Anyway, mind sending me back to Gotham?"
"She can't?" Zatanna wondered, pointing to Raven.
"She... It's complicated but she has her hand tied right now. She can't use much magic." Ian shrugged his shoulders, and Zatanna didn't prey any further.
"I'll send you right next to your base... Latrop!" Raven silently went into the portal while Ian remained, noticing Zatanna's signal for him to stay.
"So I heard you invited Xanadu to a special team, and I heard that you spoke of me, not the kindest words, were they?" Zatanna somewhat spoke with a bit of venom in her mouth. She believes herself to be one of the best magicians in the world, so considering Xanadu without giving her any chance at all kind of annoyed her.
"It's the truth though. You're just not suitable for my team. It has nothing to do with your magical capabilities, but more to your morals."
"Oh? Perhaps you were misjudging me because I can handle a lot. trust me, I witnessed a lot of things and as long as you don't breach certain limits, I can accommodate your actions."
Ian eyed her strangely, looking a bit thoughtful for a while, "Do you actually want to join, or are you just curious?"
"I do actually want to join, and I'm not just curious, but I see your potential," Zatanna especially stressed the last part.
"My power?"
Zatanna remained silent for a while, but that gave Ian the answer he wanted. She saw no reason to hide anything from him or deceive him. Constantine made sure to tell her of that said power and he especially emphasized Ian's danger which is not specifically for his power.
"I owe you one, so let's do it like this. When you require my help, let me know and I'll see how we work together. Until then, I simply can not trust you with some inside information."
They came to a peaceful consensus. Ian's death immunity is just that attractive of power, thus Ian is tempting as a teammate, especially in their field of work.
