William

Bonita and I had gotten a bit lost wandering through the corridors. I wasn't worried about finding Mira, I had my own ways of locating Randy. Mainly that in a short while this city would be under siege, I'd seen the weapons with my own eyes after all and they wouldn't be headed this way for nothing. Randy would be up and at the gate trying to hold off the invaders the moment he caught wind of the battle.

I thought we were finally headed in the right direction until we entered a large, dark room. We could hear the rain peppering the windows above us.

"Not the usual approach but, it's a way out." I grinned at her.

A bolt of lightening flashed, illuminating the room momentarily and revealing the eerie truth. This was the place the delegates had been held in while something butchered them.

Our eyes adjusted to the darkness and I grimaced, "This is just like that monster's work from the dark districts. It's beginning to branch out, looking for more prey."

"But--" Bonita stammered. "It can't be that hungry it had plenty of-" She hesitated saying it, "Food."

I stood up and wrapped my arms around her, "I said looking for prey, not food. It's intelligent enough only to be dangerous. It probably isn't safe for me to be here."

"Why?"

"Because I'm the one that got away," I said as a lightening bolt illuminated my frame and another from across the way. "Run."

Bonita ran out the door and I was right behind her, I guess the guards that were supposed to contain it failed in their duty, probably they just ran. A few minutes later we heard voices around a corner and paused. The creature had temporarily lost us in the labyrinth of halls and doorways.

"I don't know what he wants exactly," One of them spoke. They were coming closer, "Something about-"

I jumped from around the corner and punched the one who was speaking in the throat and slammed the other into the wall. I then proceeded to knock the other one out. I picked up a sword and tossed it to Bonita before picking up the other one.

"I have a feeling we'll need these."

We continued walking quietly down the halls.