บททั้งหมดของ Home for Horny Monsters (Book 04): บทที่ 171 - บทที่ 180

Not wanting to dawdle any longer, Mike grabbed the door by the edge and pulled it open. The stream of fae that came out passed around him, and he fought the tide of creatures to walk into the golden light. Once properly inside the door, he had to close his eyes and was unable to see. The resistance of the fae vanished and he opened his eyes to find himself stumbling down a cobblestone path that looked very familiar.It was the outside of the Queen's Court. Though it looked the same as before, it was empty now, and he was shocked at how his footfalls echoed throughout the abandoned city. Was everyone gone on account of Samhain, or was it something far more sinister? Not wanting to take any chances, he paused long enough to drink a little bit of water and then broke into a jog, heading straight toward where he had last seen Cecilia.There was nobody to stop him when he reached the bridge onto the faerie island, but he stopped when he saw that it was empty. Chagrined, he wondered if the

Naia shouted in alarm, and all three of them ran for the backyard. Once outside, they heard a loud roar from the gate below and saw that Marco was fumbling around with the lock. Some rats had come out to see what the commotion was, but quickly hid once more when Cerberus howled. On the other side of the gate, the forest lit up at the sound of hellfire being blasted in every direction, revealing that a giant castle of black stone now stood menacingly beyond the treeline.Marco yanked the lock free and pulled the gate open, a look of triumph on his face."Is he going in there?" Beth asked."No, he isn't." Kisa's eyes widened in terror at the sight of the spectral army that had been waiting on the other side as they stormed into the backyard. There were dozens of them, men and women in antiquated armor that held their weapons high as they marched up the hill. Through the gate itself, she could see columns of hellfire burning in the forest as lost souls continued to file in. "Can't you se

"That's right, assholes, you fucked up big this time." Beth pushed herself up against the wall and laughed, her fingers pointing to the remnants of a shattered dollhouse. "I might not be able to touch you, but I know someone who can, and you just pissed her off."The lights flickered on and off for several seconds and then exploded in a fountain of sparks, sending glass onto the floor. Kisa pressed herself into a corner, her tail poofing out completely as a young woman with long black hair manifested in the middle of the room. She wore an antique dress, and her body was stooped as if her bones had been installed incorrectly."Fuck 'em up, Jenny," Beth said.Jenny tilted her head to one side, allowing her hair to fall away from her face to reveal a jack-o-lantern grin that stretched from ear to ear."Old Mother Hubbard, went to her cupboard, to fetch her poor dog a bone." Her rasping voice faded in and out like a radio trying to find the correct station, and after speaking, Jenny leapt

That was an odd question to ask, and he thought briefly of the cave he had seen. "No. Was I supposed to?"The queen frowned, then pulled out another scroll and opened it. "Let's just say that I had an agreement with someone else to stop you. It was more of a favor than an agreement, really. Did you have help getting here?"He thought of what had happened to Quetzalli. "Does it matter? I do believe there was nothing in the rules about getting help from others.""You are right. I am curious is all. When a deity's claim to fame is keeping others from breaking oaths, one really must expect better of them." She was near the bottom of the scroll now, and her features pinched. "Ah, there it is, the free-will clause. I'm not sure how you got away from her, but no matter. This is what I get for relying on others to do the work for me." She tucked this scroll away in midair as well and then sat in her chair, a glare fixed on her face."So...we can go?" He looked around, fairly certain that an a

"Well, I think that's what's happening. They came out of the gate, but they aren't fully here, it's why they pass through everything. The house can't properly kick them out because they aren't fully inside it. When Quetzalli zapped that one, it was forced to absorb all that energy, which made it manifest like Jenny did. Once it was fully here, the geas booted it out!""I didn't see Jenny manifest, but I'll take your word for it." Dana looked at Quetzalli. "Do you think you could do that again, but on a bigger level?"Quetzalli shook her head. "Not with my horn busted. I can do short bursts like before, but only one at a time. Oh, I know! We could do that thing you did, from that time you had me get naked."Beth had no idea how to process that statement, but Dana's face lit up."Yes, that's right! If we can wire you into the house itself, you'd have plenty of juice to manifest an EM field, I bet that would work! We'll have to bypass the breaker outside, so—""Just go do it. I'll see wh