YEAH I DON'T OWN SKULDUGGERY PLEASANT OR ANY OF THE CHARACTERS, THEY BELONG TO DEREK LANDY...NO SH*T.

Prologue: Back With A Vengeance

-Alleyway-

Tanith Low and Billy-Ray Sanguine slowly walked into an alleyway devoid of light. They looked around as if someone else was present but the darkness of the tunnel-like area prevented the pair from seeing anybody. Suddenly a flicker of light appeared in front of them. The light was glowing a dim golden colour and after a while, two yellow dots appeared above the flicker, presumably eyes.

"Did you find him?" A hollow voice spoke, echoing across the Alleyway

"No we didn't but we know where he is" Tanith stated in a somewhat proud tone

"THATS NOT WHAT I ASKED OF YOU!" The voice boomed, ripping any sense of hope Tanith had away from her

A figure emerged from the shadows revealing a man covered in black robes with golden streaks, his eyes only visible through his hood by the dim golden light. His hands were engulfed in golden flames as he stormed towards the pair. His oversized robes dragged carelessly across the ground as he moved closer.

"Where is he?" The man in robes asked through gritted teeth

"Australia" Sanguine chimed in

"Oh perfect, he is in a MASSIVE country and could be ANYWHERE, oh BLOODY perfect!" The man snapped angrily, sarcasm dripping out of his voice

"Its the best we could do" Tanith tried to reason but was slammed into the wall

Sanguine quickly reacted by swiftly pulling out a small knife and pointing it at the Man. The man saw this but ignored him, instead focusing on the woman he had pinned against the rough brick wall.

"Let her go or I'll slice you to pieces" Sanguine threatened as the Man chuckled slightly

"Put the knife down or I'll peel her skin off then remove your head from your body" He shot back venomously

Tanith gave Sanguine a small nod and he reluctantly threw the knife on the ground with a 'clink' sound. Although his mouth could not be seen, Sanguine knew a grin was plastered on the Man's face.

"That's better" The man chuckled slightly before throwing Tanith to the ground

"Now, find him and your debt will be paid...is that clear?" The man darted his eyes to the pair

Tanith and Sanguine mumbled something that could be seen as an agreement and walked off, leaving the Man in robes by himself. The man chuckled to himself as he suddenly disappeared

-Seafront-

The man appeared on the seafront. He looked around. It was the middle of the night. He slowly walked over to the sea and felt it brush against his feet. He glanced around until he found it, the corpse. The man walked slowly to a rotting corpse that had been washed up by the sea and bent down. His hand started to glow a fierce golden colour as he gently placed it on the corpse's forehead. The corpse's eyes started to twinkle a bright yellow colour as the body was somehow healing itself. Once the body was whole again, the man took his hand off the forehead and watched as the now alive man stood up, rapidly coughing up salty water. the now alive man's eyes were now a yellow tint.

"Hello Caelan and welcome back to the land of the living" The man in robes greeted dryly

Caelan glanced at the man in surprise as he lifted himself to the ground and brushed off some sand off his coat.

"H-how am I alive?" He mumbled, gob-smacked

"That is my secret I don't wish to tell but I'll tell you this...you have a month before your body deteriorates again, one month and and you'll be dead for real this time" He explained carefully as a look of fear spread across Caelan's face.

"before you panic there IS a way to stop it, in order to save yourself you must kill the one who killed you...simple really" The man chuckled

"B-bu-"

"I'll contact you when the time is right but until then lay low, make yourself scarce and DO NOT let anyone know you are alive" The man ordered sternly before vanishing into the night.

YEAH I KNOW THIS IS VERY SHORT BUT I HOPED YOU ENJOYED ANYWAY. YES YOU READ THE SUMMARY CORRECTLY THERE WILL BE FLETCHERIE (VALKYRIE X FLETCHER). I'M VERY LATE TO THE PARTY I KNOW. THIS IS MY FIRST WORK ON THIS WEBSITE SO SORRY IF IT ISN'T THAT GOOD.

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