---- Some News to fill the World with Terror, Caine

Far away echoes of the subway roaring by seemed to fill the air
as Caine sat still, waiting for any news from his servants. He
couldn't wait, he was already desperate. It had been months
since he sent his people out towards the world, and still he had
heard nothing but bad news. But still, he hoped that today would
be the day that one of his men would step through the door and
say "I've found it". But until now, there seemed no sign that
this would come true today, no footsteps could be heard, and by
now he guessed the sun was setting. This meant that he would
have to wait for the next day, since he knew full well that his
most dangerous enemies roamed at night. That is, unless one of
his men would be foolish enough to make a run for it. But Caine
knew this would not come to be, not yet, so he sat and waited,
starring at those two large doors, half expecting them to open.

-*-*-

The room where currently Caine sat was known to his servants
simply as "The Hall of thRealm" (of which realm it referred to
was certainly no secret), but Caine spoke of in under another
name. He gave it one that suited his cause better, and so he
named it "Isredulr Yaghinte" in the tongue of the Demon realm,
but its meaning he never revealed.

The hall was decorated in a strange fashion to those that did
not understand Caine's "mission", favoring medieval objects and
technologies to those of modern times. The room itself, with its
tall ceiling, had eight columns (four on each side), and on each
of these there were placed four torches, each facing different
directions. This was all that lit the room, but it gave just
enough light for people too see, plus it game the room a dark
feeling, and it painted the brick walls in a dark blood red.
This all would seem demonic to those of fair hearts, and to this
thought Caine felt great joy, for he much enjoyed being thought
of as demonic, even thought he knew very well that this was far
from the truth. Indeed, anyone who would have seen, or even
spoken to someone in the Demon realm would know that Caine would
seem very gentle and light hearted in comparison.

But Caine himself was not known as a "nice guy". Indeed no, by
earth-realm (and certainly by Akuji realm) standards, Caine was
described by others as a vicious murderer, that killed for joy
an felt no remorse afterwards, but this was also far from the
truth. He rarely killed, preferring to torment his victims,
humiliating them and then forcing them to do his bidding
(besides, he has servants that can kill for him).

-*-*-

Hours had passed (it soon would be morning again), but Caine
would never had guessed it, for he was lost deep in thought, and
for him time didn't seem to pass when he was in this state. But
this would prove to be a blessing to him.

Suddenly, the faint sound of rushed footsteps cough his ear, and
before he could move the two large doors that Caine was facing
swung open, and in ran a single servant. Caine didn't move as
his servant bowed low and caught his breath, but deep inside he
already knew what he was gonna say, and this filled him with
great joy.

"We have found it, Sir! We found it!" The man finally cried in
joy "We just received a message that it was found a few hours
ago!"

With this Caine stood up and looked at his servant. A great
smile filled both their faces, for they knew that soon their
mission would be completed! "Fantastic! Where is it now?" Caine
said, asking his servant.

"I do not know, he did now want to say, for he feared that he
was being spied on, but he did reveal that it would take him and
his group a few weeks to get back, maybe a month if they run
into trouble"

"Good" Awnsered Caine. He was very pleased with this news, and
for obvious reasons, but he knew that it was not over yet. "Send
a message out to the others" He said again "Tell them that they
shall return at once here, for the ceremony will begin as soon
as the book is in my hands. Also, be it known that I do not want
to be disturbed unless it concerns the book or the ceremony. I
shall need time to plan, and to speak with my masters. Go at
once!!" And with that he turned to the left, and exited through
a small door that lead to a private study. After his servant saw
this, he simply turned around and left

---- Uriko

"If you so much as open that book for just a PEEK, Caine will
have your heads!" Uriko hissed harshly at the speakerphone. She
smiled with perverted satisfaction as the meek affirmative
trickled through the speaker and then punched the 'off' button
firmly. "...and I'll be the one to bring it to Caine."
Uriko stretched like a jungle cat, and she watched herself in the
full-body mirror. Her breasts lifted a bit, firm and proud, and
she could see her well cut thigh muscles tense underneath her
skin. Having been woken up by the call from the underling who
got the book, Uriko had been in a foul mood Moreso than when her
period came along.
She had notified one of the servants to pass it along to Caine,
not wanting to show her aura of annoyance to him. A sign of
utter weakness, she thought, to be stirred so easily by an
interrupted sleep. Then the servant came quickly and entered the
room without leave.
"You will be justly rewarded for your speed but punished for that
disrespect," she had snarled to him. And she gave his manhood
and testicles a might twist, nearly castrating the man...
wholly.
Having unleashed the anger with such animosity, Uriko calmed
down. She dressed in her usual bodyguard attire, respectful to
her Master, yet comfortable enough to kill the next man. She
looked good in her dress slacks, shirt and jacket, but the jet-
black shades and studded leather gloves fueled her blood lust.
Another day to serve her master.

Uriko stood by the door of the private study, her mind and eyes
focused on the door that led to the hall. No one would get in
her way.