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УWhat are we always looking for, Cin? Daemons.Ф

УBut here, in the middle of a city? Of all the places theyТve frequented of late, I havenТt heard a tale involving such a populated place.Ф

УAnd why do you think that is? Any clues? IТve often wondered myself why these creatures donТt just swarm into a city and take their pick of the humans that wander about here,Ф Cady pressed.

УMaybe psychics only frequent unpopulated areas,Ф supplied Edge, who still munched contentedly on his hot dog.

УAgainЧwhy? DonТt you ever wonder about these things?Ф

УNo doubt, even as dull-witted as Daemons are, they know better than to tempt fate and discovery by entering large cities.Ф Obsidian sighed, clearly impatient. УBut we are not here to question their ways, and to do so will only waste precious time. We are here to protectЕand I donТt see anyone who needs protecting right this moment.Ф

УTrust me, Sid. I have a feeling. We need to be here tonight. I can just feel it, okay?Ф

Obisdian sighed and pulled her tight against his side. УWeТll stay close to one another and stay aware. YouТll let us know when you sense any changes around us, if I donТt sense them first.Ф He winked at his wife. They were always in competition with each other now to see who had the strongest Hunter skills. УBut I donТt like being in so crowded a place. I donТt like thinking that a Daemon would dare come here and wreak havoc. I donТt like it at all.Ф

УNeither do I,Ф Cady agreed.

The group was silent for several long moments as the human world moved on in ignorance around them. Cinder quickly burned his second bratwurst and scanned the people that littered the streets. Such an odd group, humans. He had little use for them, really. Neither did any of the other Shikars to his knowledge. He only really interacted with them when he needed a womanЕor two. He did so love human women. Their soft arms, plump thighs, tender hearts and welcoming bodies were the stuff of decadent dreams. He would have preferred that the human race run itself into extinction as it seemed so wont to do but for the loss of the women.

Cinder was drawn out of his thoughts as Cady went still. Something was amiss.

CadyТs breath misted into the air as she exhaled a long, pent up breath. She leaned into the night, swaying out of ObsidianТs arms, eyes going heavy and distant. Cinder watched the process with a growing alarm. CadyТs strength as a Shikar Warrior of the Hunter and Incinerator Castes grew by leaps and bounds every day. It never ceased to amaze him how powerful she had becomeЕwas becoming. He tried to remember what life had been like before she had joined their ranks. She had been a human woman then. She had been an amazing warrior even then. But nowЕshe was the stuff of legends.

УHoly Horde, theyТre close.Ф Her voice was hoarse, strained.

УHow close? How many?Ф Obsidian demanded.

УI donТt know.Ф Her voice broke. УThey feel so different. Their presence seems so strong one moment and then justЕit just kind of fades away.

УHow can that be?Ф Edge asked.

Cady ignored him. УCТmon. ThereТs something this way.Ф

УHow many are there, damn it?Ф

УI donТt know, Sid!Ф CadyТs arms flailed in frustration and her long braid whipped about her shoulders and back. УIТm not even certain what IТm feeling is the presence of a Daemon or something else. But whatever it is, itТs strong, and itТs this way. So just follow me, all right?Ф

УOn your guard everyone,Ф Obsidian cautioned.

He didnТt have to warn them twice. Cinder felt the fire that was always burning just beneath his flesh, begin to kindle and spark. He didnТt like this situation. None of them did. But he would see that these humans were kept safe from whatever threat was posed to them, if that was the will of The Elder, TrytonЧand it was.

Lately Tryton seemed quite obsessed with humans.

The four of them moved efficiently through the crowded sidewalks until they came upon a thundering nightclub.

УThe Desolate?Ф Edge said, easily translating the German sign that hung above the establishment, the words blinking in bright neon colors that belied the darkness of the name. УSounds quaint.Ф

УItТs an industrial or techno club, I think.Ф Cady looked the place over with a thorough attention to detail.