Final Story: Conflict

The director of CROSS, Archer Cross, was mortified. He was out of options. The Vatican had been taken over by The Banes and several locations around the world were falling to Servitors, Tempters and Specters. There were no other options. He called a meeting of the Seven. The meeting involved religious leaders from all seven continents, of various and diverse practices. Archer believed mankind was on the brink of extinction and needed to call upon those they would never rely on again. The Seven deliberated for several hours while their Light-bringers fought and died on the battlefield. The time had come. They had decided that it was now or never to summon those they would never rely on again, The Death-bringers. Those whose holy crusade was so extreme that their exploits had only lead to death. Something that goes against the ideals of saving the innocence and bringing those possessed back to life. A boundary CROSS swore never to cross again. But those who were attacking the realm of man were no longer innocent humans being possessed. These were monsters and demons that had their chance in life. Death was the only absolution. You know them today as myths and legends; CROSS calls them Death-bringers. Alucard Tepes, the son of Dracula and first of the Dhampirs whose powers as a half-vampire have helped with the slaying of many demons. Van Helsing, historically one of the most renowned demon hunters of all time. The last and final Death-bringer, Hattori Hanzo, historically known as the ninja who protected Tokugawa Ieyasu during the Edo Period; but was a secret agent in charge of dispatching paranormal and demonic entities of the time. The Death-bringers do not adhere to religious ideals. The only thing they do, is slay demons and lay them to rest. Which is something CROSS had sworn never to do again.