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"Angels?" I said, adding an exclahed "Yeah, that statue threw me for a loop when I saw it for the first time My history teacher told us the artist who built these statues ious piety But so the Conclave"

My heart sank like a rock to the botto as being da I’ve learned, it’s that all things are possible Deels? And if any religion is true, I don’t see why even spawn can’t be saved"

I tried to smile but it took effort "Maybe heaven is hell for a demon spawn"

She chuckled "You have a really jacked up way of looking at things soh ti if it’ll make me feel better" I winked

I felt like I could stand there all day gazing at the nificence those statues represented, but Elyssa pulledenough for two people to walk side-by-side Nightliss dashed ahead of us Myback to the statues, naels really exist? Maybe there were supers old enough to remember or know

Elyssa stopped and I bumped into her We stood on yet another road, this one filled with a patchwork of uneven brick pavers and rounded stones A rusty set of train tracks ran in the center of it, and I saw a red trolley trundling down the rails away fro around a corner to our left I vaguely re tracks in other parts of the Grotto as well It made sense to have so as a town and not everyone had supernatural stamina and speed I still hadn’t recoveredoff the old incubus tank earlier, but at least o," Elyssa said pointing across the road

I followed her finger and found a gray stone building Attached to the front was the , its tooth-lined maw curled up in a wicked s inside

We had reached the Laughing Dog

Chapter 25

My stoled like loose leaden coins inother things"

The gaping dog head looked ready to devour anyone who stepped inside it but I needed a Mr Nutter’s Angel Biscuit, whatever the heck that was I crossed the street and stepped onto the red stone tongue leading inside the mouth and up to a wooden door I opened it, and a cozy pub co fire in one corner and haphazardly arranged wooden tables, greetedwhat looked like beer and s and salutations, friends!" said the chubby rosy-faced bartender, shattering the calet for you?"

We stepped up to the bar since the restaurant portion was coel Biscuit, please, and a bottled water"

"You le water?" he asked

"No, as in a plastic bottle of water"

He looked a bit confused "Like the ones noel Biscuit then"

"We just got in a fresh batch of Bloody Benjaht enjoy a nice tankard of our Hale Hell Ale"

A shock ran through ht Or was he expecting us?

"A Bloody Benjael Biscuit, please," I said, trying to suts

"Sure thing, friends," the man said, his smile cheery as ever "But please stop back by and try out sohts"

I widened et my biscuit already!

He went to the back and returned a et a lot of orders for these Mr Nutter’s Devilish Doughnuts are usually el Biscuits are supposed to be a healthy alternative" He chuckled and shook his head like he couldn’t believe anyone would want such a thing "That’ll be a quarter tinsel, please"

"Uh, you take American dollars?"

"But of course," he said, and tapped his chin for athe cost to a quarter

I dropped a quarter in his hand, thanked hiet tinsels?" I asked Elyssa

"The Overworld Merchants Bank, usually"