[b][u]Grey Onyx[/u][/b]

As Grey thundered up the stairs, he was beginning to have doubts about his plan. Surely there was a better way? Demons could be awfully convincing, and perhaps the kid just... snapped. However, once he neared the top of the stairs, there was this stench of... death and insanity that washed over him, and when he reached the top, it was like he entered some kind of hell. Rotting corpse, charred corpses, blood, entrails, the whole nine yards. And he'd seen death but... the sheer savagery of this was... Sickening. No, there was no saving this kid. He blinked back memories of that village, the massacre that would have been prevented if he had just slain that vampire... NO. No mercy! He was LONG past mercy! He didn't enjoy it, but the only way for him to save the students and gods only know who else, was to destroy this monster.

He looked down the hall, and saw a door. Under the door, eerie lights could be seen, and through it, nightmarish chanting or screaming could be heard. He ran up to it, deciding a shoulder charge would leave him vulnerable, and Delivered a solid, rune-enhanced kick to the wooden door with all his might...