The building was on fire people ran from the shopping mall and into automatic cars. Krizza adare searched for her sister among the madness spotting her near a parked car. She ran towards Raya when someone bumped into her sending them crashing into a car. They locked eyes silver clashing with gold. "You're a demon." she stated before the demoness scrambled to her feet silver eyes turning into slits before she fled once more.
Moments later and an alarmed sounded, blaring into the ears of those close by, they fell to the floor as was protocol watching with fearful interest. Demons were second class citizens forced into the slums after the Great War. Their home was filthy; a place so decrepit a barrier was erected like a dome to keep in the smell. Those fortunate to live in the city wore yellow bands to identify themselves and subjected to all forms of abuse.
This demoness had a band but lacked Elmer's collar, a device that prevented her from using their abilities against the humans. She wore a thin tank top and shorts despite the numbing cold weather her bare skin held marking denoting her as a landak.
Krizza lowered herself to the ground placing her hands on her head; beneath the car a small orb glowed with power tempting her to touch it. She reached for it almost making contact when a voice spoke over the blare of the alarm.
"Holly tarring" a man appeared from between the guards to stand in front of the woman. Dressed in a grey suit his hands tucked behind his back, he addressed the terrified woman, "you are under arrest for the theft of azucar property."
"It's our power, it doesn't belong in the hands of humans." she seethed
"Your rights are revoked and you are subject to our digression, give us our property and make this easy on yourself." She growled stepping away from him; her eyes darting back at forth trying to watch those who surrounded her. "Give us the orb or your family will suffer the same fate as you."
" they're better off dead" she yelled, her nails extended piercing two guards in front of her, a shot fired hitting her in the shoulder. She launched her elongated nails like daggers ripping the sleeve of the man in grey. The other projectiles pierce the concrete ground one of them landing near Krizza's head.
The sound of bullets rang through the air as they tore her apart. When it ended she lay wounded on the ground gasping. "It never seizes to amaze me."The man in grey approached her pulling a weapon from its holster. "How much pain you creatures can endure, a human would be dead and yet you" he shook his head, " you are an abomination," he put his weapon to the woman's head; Krizza closed her eyes as one more shot rang out.
When she opened her eyes the grey man walked towards their car, for a moment Krizza thought he might come over and shoot her. Instead, he walked over to her sister's side of the car; from beneath it Krizza could see that Raya still stood
"When the alarm sounds everyone falls to the ground." He spoke in his honeyed tone.
"This suit cost me six hundred credits, I rather get shot."She responded stepping around the car. Before her sister reached her side Krizza pulled the small orb into her pocket.
"Are you all right" Raya asked helping her up and propping her against the car. Krizza nodded the contents of her stomach rising at the sight of blood in front of her.
"I'm sorry you had to see that."He smiled at Raya running a hand through greasy hair his brown eyes undressing her sister. His kind smile and welcoming demeanour were in stark contrast to the aura that swirled within him. Inside he was a night without stars, no chance for dawn to arrive.
"It's all right, we know these men and women are trying to protect us." Raya smiled, "My sister holds aspirations of joining the core army, she takes her exam tomorrow."
"I better watch out before I have another adare after my job." he said pinning Raya with a knowing look. Krizza reached out for her purse near his feet. "Let me give you a hand."
"You don't have to do that." she said jerking it away before he could, she didn't want his aura latching on to anything she owned "it's fine, were fine"
"Sir," a guard said approaching her "she didn't have it on her"
"Get a blessed human to retrace the demon's steps see if they sense anything. Excuse me" he nodded a farewell and returned to the scene of his crime. The soldier had already cleared away the body leaving a pool of blood on the pavement.
Krizza turned towards Raya when a hand rubbed her shoulders "I'm sorry you had to see that."
"It was my first time." Krizza whispered