Chapter Six:

Raksha flew into the edge of the city, near the waterfront, and landed near her underground home, changing back to human.  She couldn't figure out why she didn't just kill Chyana, or any of those other demons, strange as they were. What I need is a nice brutal death, Raksha told herself.  She looked around the dock; a homeless old woman was sitting near the dock.  How convenient.  Raksha strolled over to the old lady, and picked her up, then changed just enough to get claws and fangs.  The old lady, who was clearly drunk, slurred, "What.. in …th.. the hell arrre… yooou?"

"I am your death."

The woman screamed and the sound died in a gurgle of blood.  For, she was still alive when Raksha cracked open her ribcage, pulled out her still beating heart and began to eat it.

Raksha smiled, her good spirits returned, as she licked some blood off her claws, and then reverted totally human.  She hummed a happy little song as she went underground, to avoid the sun.  Tomorrow, she would have some fun.  In the back of her mind she wondered where Spike had gone, he wasn't usually the type to avoid a fight.  I wonder if I'll have to kill him for deserting me. Raksha thought absently as she sat down, and prepared to sleep.

"Okay, so let's review, this is how it is. There are two groups, one that wants to destroy the human world, and one that wants to save it.  The first is known as the night world, it's made up of vampires, not the demon kind, shape-shifters, werewolves and a few witches.  The second is us, circle daybreak.  Our goal is to save the humans when the time of darkness comes."  The millennium old vampire finished, "Now could you explain what you are, what Angel is, and mostly what that thing that killed two of my men, is?"

"Well, this may come as a surprise, well, really, no more of one then we just got, but there's one more kind of vampire in existence. The night world is actually very close to human when you get down to it. The enforcement procedures they use to keep themselves a secret, also keeps us a secret from them. This breed is a demon. There are a thousand varieties of demons, but there is one that is specifically vampiric in nature. The vampire exchanges blood with a human and the human in effect dies, and a demon takes their body.  Did you ever hear of a vampire named Angelus?"

"Yes,"  Thierry said slowly, " he was supposed to be one of the most feared vampire, even Hunter Redfern steered clear of him.  He disappeared…."  Thierry stopped, looking at Angel.

"Yes, this is Angelus, he was cursed a hundred years ago, by gypsies, now he's a vampire with a soul.  Now he helps save humans. Ya da ya da." Chyana introduced Angel formally.        

"Do you want to join us?" Thierry asked, without hesitation.