Well it's about freaking time.

I am now the extremely hungry demon who still has a bad feeling in my stomach but at this point I might just be hungry rather then worried. I don't really know anymore.

Kurloz had just given Gamzee a series of strange looks which caused Gamzee to jump off his place on the couch.

"Hey friends." He proclaimed drowsily, "It's all up and time for a huntin' party. My wicked brother here says he only wants a few of us going over and leavin the hive tho."

Gamzee sits back down with a lazy smirk, he obviously didn't have any plans to go. While it was the nature of a demon to go hunting it wasn't always convenient. There was a lot of arguing, people were hungry and on edge. After a good half hour of shouting over a bunch of other idiots we finally decided who was going to hunt. It was a well mixed group of people who went out often and people who's names had finally been called. Rose even with her newfound popularity had been selected because she rarely hunted, she was pretty good at it but didn't go out to kill much. Karkat's complaints could be heard for miles, the dude never left home if he could and he's not a happy camper to be leaving now. John looked squeamish after Kurloz had pointed to him, the guy didn't even need to eat flesh but he was still getting thrown into the mess. The fourth and last member of the hunting party was admittedly the most attractive person our hive had to offer. Cunning, charismatic and had a great personality too. I joined the other member of the hunting party by the door, really who else did you expect? Oh hey, did I mention this insanely attractive demon is humble too? What a guy.

We go to leave a few minutes later but before I'm out the door a big figure blocks the door. I groan, it's pony man. This is going to be fun.

"What do you want Equius." I deadpan hoping it's enough to make him not talk to me. He leans against the entrance with a troubled look, at least I think he does. Even if they're necessary for his seriously freaky face, his glasses block out most of his emotion. I mean this guy seriously needed them, like even more than I do and I have freaking red eyes. Dude needed to get some sleep or something because nothing should be weirder than red eyes.

"Strider did you hear me?"

I snap out of my thoughts to look at the big man again.

"Huh?"

Wow, I should win an award for my eloquence.

"I asked if you had seen Nepeta."

"Nope, not since I saw her with you." I mumble. It was hard to understand why or how that girl put up with him. She was really sweet and sincere, a little weird with her whole cat obsession but overall a lot more normal than the guy who sweats while watching my little pony.

"Hm... Alright then. If you see her be sure and come to me." He stepped out of my way and I rush through the opening as fast as my legs will let me. That guy is seriously creepy, I'll never understand why Nepeta likes him so much.

All of us are moving down the sewer to the exit. Rose is discussing strategy with Karkat while I'm walking next to John who looks nervous. I can't help but feel sorry for the guy, Kurloz was just being an asshole sending him with us and he knew it. John would be expected to kill people and I honestly didn't think he was capable of that. The guy was soft and that wasn't necessarily a bad thing.

"Yo John."

He looked up at me with this pitiful look.

"Yeah, what is it Dave?" He muttered while trudging forward.

"Don't worry to much about tonight, just let the three of us handle it and try to keep up, ok?"

His only reply was a quick nod and then his head was down again.

God this was going to be a long night.

She walked for what seemed like hours, the whole time she just kept talking to herself. Every now and then the cat girl would let out a little giggle and I would feel a pang of guilt and sorrow. The giggling and smiling reminded me of Jade, it was hard to believe she was gone even now that I'm trudging through the sewers during the day time.

I am now the tracking necromancer and the hunt is afoot. Mono is making things way more difficult than they have to be. He's a big doggie and big doggies make big noises at big kittycats and I'm going to be in big trouble if he doesn't cut it out. So far I've had to muffle his growls before they could be detected by the cat girl at least five times. It was getting annoying.

Her voice echoed of the stone walls of the sewer while little drips coming from the storm drains echoed out. The cat demon had been talking to herself about some other red eyed demon. From what she's shared with herself it sounds like the guy is a real killjoy but she thinks she "still loves him and better just keep trying!" I roll my eyes, how does a creature with such a short lifespan have time for shit like that?

The cat girl who I believe was named Nepeta (or at least that's the name she had used for herself during the lovey dovey pep talk she gave herself) quieted down. Mono also fell silent as we walked deeper and deeper along the damp bricks. Nepeta started to be more cautious, masking the sound of her footsteps and checking over her shoulder more often which made my mission a lot harder. Give it another half mile or so and she stops.

There's something off about the place she's stopped at. There seems to be a large pipe, much bigger than a person but still not big enough to walk with a straight back with a steady dripping flow off water coming from it. The tube itself looked normal enough but there were clear as day runes surrounding the entrance to the tube and a soft glow laid upon each rune. The cat slipped in the tube and began scurrying down it.

Mono began growling again almost as soon as she was out of site and I knew this was the place I was looking for. I take a few steps closer to the runes, inspecting them carefully. I had to suppress a laugh that threatened to escape my black lips, these runes were downright pathetic. They looked impressive, yes, but there wasn't much magic infused into any of them. Whoever had put these spells here had only put them here to scare hunters and creatures without the ability to sense magic. Anything that could detect magic would laugh just like me.

My familiar was still growling, I take a moment to pat his head to get him to shush. Demons were ahead and stealth would be more important now than it had been in the city. I can't take any risks, I wouldn't let a single one get away from me. That she demon had taken everything from me so I was going to take everything from her. I might not be able to feel right and wrong or have a conscious, but I know what equivalent exchange is. This was her punishment for her crime, she would pay for what she did to Jade.

Without a second thought I climb into the pipe, copying Nepeta's earlier movements and begin to slink into the tube. I feel the spell runes activate but nothing happens, no wait. That's not true. I feel a quick breeze plays with my blonde hair for a moment and then it's gone. Ugh, these demons really needed to fire their spellcaster, it almost hurt to see magic abused like this. I slink down the pipe before I hear whining from the entrance I came from.

"Mono, be qui..." I started to whisper.

He whined like a puppy and batted his eyes. What a baby.

"You'll fit, come on boy."

More whining.

"I'll turn you back into a rotting corpse if you don't get over here." I hiss.

He reluctantly inches forward towards me and I begin to focus on getting through the pipe again. It's only a minute of half walking half crawling before I begin to see a soft light. We'd found the hive. Before moving any further I went through my mental checklist one more time.

Mono? I glance back, the big baby was still giving me a look. I couldn't really blame him, he looked like a giant marshmallow trying to fit in a hotwheels. I just shake my head. Focus Roxy. Uh... Weapons, right. Body book? Check. Melee weapon? I mumbled some words and summoned my wakizashi. It wasn't as big as a katana but that also meant it wasn't as heavy either. I wasn't a big girl, this sword was the perfect size for me. Originally I wanted a gun but after a close encounter some years go I realized no matter how many bullets you have you can always run out. So melee weapon is a check.

I continued down the pipe until I could sense their presence. The presence of the demons, they couldn't detect me but I could feel all of them. There were a lot of them, this would take a lot of work. I could detect the faint energy of the she demon that had killed my best friend, but that's all it was. Faint, she wasn't in the hive but this was where she called home. That was for sure.

A smirk spreads across my face, I shrug off my coat to reveal my tattoos and I unsheathe my short sword. Looking back at Mono I nod and begin inching forward. Ten feet. Now five. I can see them now, lounging around. Two feet, and now.

My feet move automatically and I let out a war cry as I jump from the shadows.

Today was going to be a good day.

A/N: :D I got another chapter out this week! This chapter is dedicated to Spy of Influence for the super sweet review! You made my heart smile =3 Next update is going to be really great for those of you who like action, it might be a day late as it's going to be Christmas but I'll try. Thanks to those who have fav'd, followed or reviewed! Seeing those messages in my email makes me do a small dance lol.

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