The Knights of the DC House

Downstairs in this residential building, John threw the cigarette butts in his hand on the ground, rubbed them twice with his thick leather shoes, and then walked upstairs with satisfaction. Chas, who was standing upwind of John, was also there.

After the smell of smoke dissipated, I followed John closely and walked into this aging residential apartment building with him. The sad look on his face did not weaken at all. On the other hand, John on the side, after entering, once again gave himself a

I lit up a cigarette and smoked three cigarettes in a row in just ten minutes. It would be strange to die from lung cancer after smoking this amount.

Secondhand smoke hit Chas in the face again, but this time he didn't have much emotion. Instead, he walked up to John and asked: "John, you agreed to help me bring my daughter back. I can come to Los Angeles."

I understand, but what are you doing here?"

"Relax, old man, don't be so gloomy all the time. We didn't come to Los Angeles from London with any hatred. You see, Lena's soul is not in her body, and as far as I can tell

The last clue is Los Angeles, and this is where Tracy once stayed. We have to look for some clues."

After comforting his old friend for a while, John continued to walk upstairs. The conversation between him and his old friend Chas in the corridor also attracted the attention of the residents living here.

The look in his eyes made Chase on the side feel a little flustered.

"John, I feel something is wrong. Isn't this a trap?"

"Who would use an old residential building as a trap if they have nothing to do?"

After saying helplessly, John also stopped near the middle of the residential building, frowning, because there were many empty rooms in this building, and he didn't even know which one was the room where his old friend's daughter had stayed. But for him,

For him, it's not a problem. He is a magician. Using magic to find a lost soul is not a problem. It's just that he is very resistant to using magic to solve problems.

Magic is indeed a discipline that goes against the science that humans currently understand, but most of the time it obeys a law, the law of conservation of energy. If you want magic to help you do something, you have to pay first.

.It may be your soul, or it may be the rest of your life. Although this equivalent exchange condition is a bit ridiculous, it is not unreasonable.

The magic of finding a lost soul can be big or small, because you don't know where the soul has gone. If it is just wandering outside, then everything is easy to say. John can still bear the price, but if it is killed by someone

If the demon monarch is captured, there will be big trouble. Just when John was worrying about this option, a passing old man suddenly pushed John and pushed John directly to a room. Chas looked at him on the side

My friend was pushed, so he rushed over to help him up, and at the same time cursed angrily at the old man who pushed him.

"What's wrong with you!" However, Chas and Connor, who got up, saw a scene that surprised them.

The old man who pushed John did not just leave. Instead, he stood there blankly, pointing at the door in front of John and Chas. After a white light flashed in his eyes, his dull expression recovered and he looked at him in confusion.

Looking at John and Chase in front of him, he didn't understand why he was here, and left quickly.

This strange phenomenon gave both Chas and Connor a headache, especially Chas. Unlike his old friends, he often ran around in various supernatural events. The old man's strange behavior made Chas feel vaguely like himself.

It seems that the matter of my daughter's soul leaving her body is not that simple.

"John, do you remember what I just said? I think this is a trap."

"So what, do you have a choice, Chas, Tracy is your daughter, not mine, why are you more timid than me." After teasing his old friend, John opened the door in front of him.

It wasn't locked, but he no longer needed to use magic to locate it, because he had found the room where his old friend's daughter had stayed.

Kicking open the door, the ajar door hit the wall with great force under John's foot. The air flow caused a burst of dust flying in the empty room. Covering their mouths and noses, John and Chas walked one behind the other.

walked in.

"Ahem, John, what are you doing here?" Chase asked.

"Because this is the room where Tracy has stayed. Although I don't know why it looks like it hasn't been lived in for several years, but if you want to find Tracy, you have to step into this spot."

"Then what to do next."

"Close the door and make sure no one can get in."

Ha Chas was a little confused, but it was about his daughter's life and death, so he didn't refuse. He closed the door, blocked it with his own body, and then watched what his friend John Constantine would do next. John

He took out a bottle from his windbreaker, which contained some kind of animal hair. He took out a handful of it and sprinkled it in a circle along the room before finishing his work.

"Ten years of black cat hair. In Southeast Asia, black cats have always been considered to be guides that can guide the living to see the souls of the dead. Although Tracy is not dead, it is still the same. The next step is the highlight."

After explaining, John stood in the center of the house, with his hands spread out, the golden magic circle condensed on his palms, and then he recited a spell: et pelagus modo retro et guidelines pro reditu errant meam illud (note).

As the spell ended, the black cat fur scattered around the house also burned, and the smoke formed an image in front of John and Chas.

A little girl with black hair, about 15 or 16 years old, and another girl of similar age, but with blue hair, were nestled together. On the faces of the two girls, one was forcibly calm, while the other was filled with fear.

"Tracy!" Chas could tell at a glance that the girl who was forcibly sedated was his daughter who was lying unconscious on the hospital bed. He couldn't help shouting and was about to leave the door.

"Stay there and don't move! Chas, this is just the memory of Tracy recorded in this house. It may also be the place where Tracy's soul has been. It's easy for you to rush over and confuse this information!"

Hearing John's warning, Chas resisted the urge to lift up and held himself there. But here, the image displayed was still evolving, with Tracy and another girl with an unknown name cuddling together, forcibly

The calm Tracy's hands bloomed with the same magic circle as John's, seeming to be defending something, and a giant red hand rushed over and passed over Tracy's body, and then Tracy fell unconscious on the other girl's body.

In his arms, no matter how the girl called, there was no response.

The image formed ended here, and the smoke dissipated like this, turning into a wisp of light smoke and disappearing into the room. At this time, Chas knelt on the ground as if he had lost his strength, holding his head, hating himself for this.

Incompetence as a father.

"How could this happen? Why! Why!"

"Calm down Chase! Everything is not that bad. It is true that the owner of that big hand took away Tracey's soul, but this is not necessarily his purpose. The girl next to Tracey is also the key. About her, you have

No impression.”

"I don't know. Lena and I have been separated for seven months. If it weren't for her phone call, I wouldn't have known that something like this happened to Tracey in Los Angeles." Chas replied painfully.

"That girl, the girl who was with Tracy just now, do you know her!"

"Lena told me that she was the one who called Lena to help send her to the hospital. I heard Lena say that her name is Raven. Rachel is a friend of Tracy's in Los Angeles. What's the matter?

Problem?"

"That's a big problem, old friend. But why does Tracy know magic? I don't remember you being the one who would expose your children to magic, Chase!"

Chas raised his head and looked at John, "Have you forgotten what happened ten years ago, John? It was that thing that separated us. We all know what we lost in that exorcism. Since then,

After that, I burned everything about magic. I only kept that one, the manuscript in which you first learned magic, but I didn't expect Tracy to learn these things."

"Okay, cheer up, old friend, we still have a lot to do." Listening to his friend's answer, John didn't know whether to scold or be relieved. His friend had never forgotten the love between the two of them.

Friendship, but his niece was implicated because of contact with his magic manuscript. This happened.

After helping his friend up, the two walked out of the room. This time there was no clue. At least the other girl might be the reason why his niece lost her soul. What John had to do was to find out the reason. Sit on

After getting into the car, John rolled down the window, lit a cigarette, and started puffing away again.

"Where are we going next, John."

"Find someone who can answer our questions, maybe a demon king or an angel. Forget it, let's go to the Light. You can search it on the navigation."

"Got it." Holding the steering wheel, Chas was silent for a while and then said: "Thank you, John, you are my best friend. It's great to have you here."

"Don't say that. Let me make it clear to you in advance. If you want to save Tracy's soul, you must be prepared to lose everything."

"You can take my life anytime!"

"There are things more important than your life, old friend, let's go."

Listening to John's conceited words, Chas was also a little confused, and his grief was diluted a little. Without saying anything, he stepped on the accelerator and drove towards the bar where his friend was.

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