While the castle scrambled against the Broth Mummy's siege, two overlooked brothers lurked in the manor's forgotten corners.
Dante Evernight (16, Chaos Mage)
Last Seen: Experimenting with "harmless" fire spells in the abandoned observatory.
Current Status: Accidentally turned himself into a sentient shadow after a botched invisibility ritual "Temporary! Probably."
Vibe: "If I stay perfectly still, maybe responsibility won't find me."
Theo Evernight (10, Unwilling Participant)
Last Seen: Locked in the armory "for his safety" after the Sir Loin incident.
Current Status: Has befriended the castle's haunted suits of armor and taught them to play poker .
Vibe: "I'm barely part of this family."
Dante's Shadow slithers under the door. As he hears the chaos outside.
"Is that a soup zombie? Shit! I need to find Theo."
While Theo is dealing cards to a helmet. Dante enters the armory and smacks his head.
SMACK!
"Do you have any idea what's happening outside?" Dante pinches Theo's ear and pulled him out the armory.
"Ouch! Wait… I was winning!…" Theo replied.
"Let's go.!" Dante runs while dragging Theo.
The undead horror oozed through the courtyard, its bandages dripping black broth that dissolved stone.
"THE PACIFIER… OR YOUR BONES…" it gurgled.
Duke Cassian is brandishing a fire poker.
"We don't have it!"
"LIAR. IT SINGS. TO ME." The Broth Mummy insisted.
Upstairs, Evangeline's prophecy mark burned blue. The pacifier was calling from inside the mummy's chest.
"Oh, fish sticks," Whiskerton exclaimed.
Dante's shadowy form rippled with frustration.
"Ugh. Fine." He solidified just enough to rummage through his pockets, producing a glowing vial.
"'Essence of Unmaking.' Side effects, Might turn your hair into noodles."
"…Why do you have that?" Theo asked.
"Reasons," Dante replied sheepishly.
He hurled the vial. It shattered against the mummy's chest, and the creature screamed as its bandages began unraveling violently.
Theo whistled.
The haunted armory burst through the courtyard doors, their hollow helmets swiveling toward the mummy.
"Gentlemen," Theo announced, "attack pattern Gamma."
The suits of armor charged, poker chips still rattling inside them. One jammed a royal flush into the mummy's eye socket.
"BLASPHEMY—". The Broth Mummy shouted.
WHAM!
Sir Loin rolled in from behind, crushing the mummy against the wall. The pacifier shot free, towards Evangeline's outstretched hands only for her to spit it out immediately.
"Bleh!" Translation: "Tastes like regret and dead shrimp!"
Gerard watched from the forest's edge, his cultists trembling.
"The Evernights… cheated," he hissed.
The figure beside him lowered her hood, revealing sharpened teeth and a grin identical to Aunt Seraphina's.
Captain Selphina pirate queen of the Black Broth Armada.
"Then we'll sink their whole damn kingdom."
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