The rumble of her engine was felt beneath his fingertips as it purred along I-80. He shifted to get more uncomfortable in a seat he had been plastered in for the last five hours and the numbness had started to creep in to his joints. That was nothing compared to the hunger he had resonating in his stomach. It was deemed a necessary act to leave without packing some road snacks. There wasn’t any time to waste.
Dean nodded his head in resolute agreement.
I wanted a monster...something that pales in comparison to the assholes we’ve been fighting.
Los Vigilantes Obscuros, AKA The Dark Watchers. These creatures were rooted in California Folk Lore since before 1938. They were reported as being giants. Docile creatures in most hunters minds, who only watched travelers from a distance.
He looked down at the scattered pictures in his passenger seat. The murders started about a week ago. A rise in restraining orders due to stalking surged in the southern region of California was alarming, but that wasn’t the fact that caught his attention. For each restraining order there was a report of a death. The one who reported the stalking. Mostly woman who also reported two figures standing at their windows. So close to the panes of glass that they fogged with the hot breath, but the reports were able to name one of the figures due to fingerprints or DNA samples, but the other was only said to be very tall, and darker than shadows.
Dean released the tight grip on his steering wheel as he turned away from the gruesome murder photos he had dug up as Federal Agent Barnes. With a small growl from his stomach he pulled into a cafe with bright neon lights twinkling in contrast to the overcast night sky. The clouds rolling in so thick that no stars were visible. A dreary night to accompany his sulky attitude, that he wouldn’t be able to shake until he put these monsters to rest.
The squeal of his door had passerby interested in his arrival, but they looked away as he slapped on a his 1000-watt-smile to the satisfy their curiosity. The cafe was crowded with the rambunctious evening crowd and he took a seat at the deep red counter. A menu was soon placed in front of him, with a flip of his expectant stomach he ordered a messy cheeseburger with as much grease as the fryer has. The crowd was average. No one in particular that stood out like a sore thumb, but the thunderous laughter of an overweight cook from the back of the restaurant.
His fingertips were unconsciously tracing the outline of his lips while his mind drifted to the police reports in his car. Replaying all their info and trying to figure out where to start.