Chapter 3.

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Excerpts from the journal of Rupert Giles:

"7 Apr. 1998

Tragedy continues to thin our ranks. Last night, Carl was killed. Mauled to death by some rogue were-hyena called an Ajaba!"

"Apparently, it was being smuggled into Galveston, Texas, at the time it escaped. It was trailed here by Solomon Cain (a distant West Texan cousin of Kwai Chang's), who subsequently killed it, in turn. That is small consolation, though."

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"14 Apr. 1998

We have lost Kwai Chang. The other night, he and Nancy were cornered in a blind alley (behind that nightclub called the Bronze) by the Three. Elite warrior-vampires working for the Master!"

"I am proud to say that...HE TOOK EVERY BLOODY ONE OF THEM WITH HIM...before succumbing to the internal injuries they inflicted on him."

"Rest in peace, Shaolin."

GLOSSARY OF CHARACTERS

Rupert Giles: Connected to the Watchers but receives little help from the Watcher Council due to this is the wish-verse version and he had never been given a Slayer to train. – from the TV show Buffy the Vampire Slayer

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Carl Kolchak: A former newspaper reporter who had investigated many strange supernatural occurrences in Chicago. - from the TV show Kolchak: The Night

Stalker

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Ajaba: are a shape shifting race that was once included with the tribes of

Bastet based on hyenas. - from World of Darkness

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Solomon Cain: A distant West Texan cousin of Kwai Chang Caine II. Named for the fictional Puritan adventurer created by Robert E. Howard. Bounty hunts werewolves and similar creatures for their fur. – from the BtVS episode "Phases" as a werewolf hunter out to bag Oz

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Kwai Chang Caine: A Shaolin priest - from the TV show Kung Fu: The Legend

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Nancy: She was a non-speaking supporting character of the 'Defenders' or 'The White Hats' in the altverse episode of BTVS called "the Wish."

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The Three: three ninja-like vampires that always fought together. - from the

TV show Buffy the Vampire Slayer

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The Master: A powerful vampire lord who had been trapped at the entrance of the

Hellmouth. - from the TV show Buffy the Vampire Slayer