Aster was yet another ghost town filled with run down buildings and foul toiletries. On either side of the town were two canyon walls. This was where Gary and his father used to go rock climbing. There was a reason this town was called Aster. In the dead of night you could see thousands upon thousands of stars. This was only conjecture since the town was named after an asteroid and asteroids are linked to space but it seemed to make sense. Maybe it was named after an explorer who founded the town. Gary had no recollection of anyone founding the city. It just appeared out of nowhere. As Gary kept wondering about random things that wasn't even close to his mission, he arrived in Aster.

"Wow that was fast," Gary said scratching his head.

Step by step he waltzed into the town. The smell of rotting flesh filled the air. The all too familiar scent filled his nostrils and almost made his eyes water. He still wasn't used to the smell not even after six years. His feet stopped. Right there, on the ground was some stairs. This was one of the underground bunkers he had heard about. The humans used these to escape the demon's wrath but were quickly overrun. This bunker was the best chance to find a survivor or even an animal. Even though it may be filled with demons Gary had no choice. He took one step forward and was shortly interrupted by an all too familiar voice.

"Where do you think you're going!?"

Iren came out of Gary's shadow and hovered in front of his face.

"What does it take to get rid of this girl," Gary thought.

"You think you can just leave me there alone like that!"

"Just go the hell away. I have my own problems to deal with."

Gary proceeded to walk past her but was stopped once again.

"Look wherever you go I'm going too."

"Why do you have to follow me of all people? Why don't you get one of your demon friends," Gary said mockingly as he walked past her again.

"Because… because… you're the only one I have left"

Gary stopped in his tracks.

"I'm the only one she has left?"

"Nobody knew what it was like to have all of your teammates, all of your friends plop down dead in front of your eyes. It's awful to see death and not being able to do anything to stop it. Then I met you, someone whom I could relate to. One who had lost it all but instead you treated me with hate and anger. You hurt me in ways I never thought possible yet I still kept coming back."

The same question kept entering Gary's mind. Who was she?

"I don't consider myself a demon. I never considered myself one of them. In fact I hate them. They killed all of my friends. Now they're hunting me because of what happened did six years ago."

"What happened? Who exactly is she? Maybe if I let her travel with me, I could learn more about this new breed."

The wind started to howl and the same breeze that comforted Gary so, blew past his cheek.

"Iren is it?"

"Yes."

"Better not lag behind. The demons will be all over us if we just stand here."

Iren smiled as he walked down the steps.

"Just don't get in my way if you value your life," Gary said.

"Now why would I get in your way?" Iren said as she floated toward Gary.