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Some say the world will end in fire,

Some say in ice.

From what IТve tasted of desire

I hold with those who favor fire.

But if it had to perish twice,

I think I know enough of hate

To say that for destruction ice

Is also great

And would suffice.



Ч Robert Frost





Prologue



They were surrounded by the Daemons; their entire group penned in by the monsters that were supposed to be too dull-witted to accomplish such a feat. But these DaemonsЕthey were different from their predecessors. So very terrifyingly different. They seemed coordinatedЧa working unit with powers of strategic reasoning and logicЧwhich was surely impossible. The beasts were mindless. They were vicious, evil and cruel to be sure, but mindless all the same, with no powers of higher reasoning. But this group, these seven creatures, had worked together against the three Shikar warriors, hemming them in back-to-back, facing outward against their foes.

The Shikars were tired, beyond exhaustion. For them it had already been a long night of hunting and killing these beasts among the jeopardized Territories of Earth. TheyТd saved the lives of countless humans this night, but they would not be able to save themselves. Not against these formidable foes. The warriors were breathless, gritting their teeth against the biting pain of their battle-worn muscles and bones, preparing themselves for a last stand against evil. It was all they could do. Their pride as warriors demanded that they stand their ground and face their deaths with courage and valor. They would not go down without putting up one hell of a fight.

The monsters stalked around them, as if judging the ShikarsТ strengths and how best to attack against them. Their burning yellow eyes were windows into hellТs fire, gateways to the fiery pit itself, seekingЧever seekingЧan opening to attack. An unspoken command seemed to pass between the vicious predators. In the next breath, as one, they rushed the Shikars, attacking en masse.

Shrieks of battle and death rang out into the nightЕthen all fell silent.





Chapter One

Hamburg, Germany