Chapter 104: Premonitions
On the ruined highways which connected Ashgabat to the surrounding region, a figure walked in the midst of flame, death and ruins. She was a young-adult woman clad in a purple gothic-lolita outfit, with short hair adorned with numerous ribbons. Behind her were several figures clad in dark cloaks, despite the hot climate of Turkmenistan.
The woman's nose twitched, her expression went into a small scowl as she waved her hand to dismiss the putrid smell permeating the smoke-filled air. She then began looking around, as if looking for something.
She walked around a little more, with her entourage following behind without a word. Eventually, a few minutes later, her lips twitched into a small smirk at the bizarre sight before her.
It was a large, organic, deformed humanoid remains that looked as if it had been placed inside the furnace before the said furnace exploded; more surprising that the remains were more or less intact enough for the woman to recognize what it was. In addition - the woman's eyes widened ever so slightly at the nearly inaudible noise coming from the remains. She could make a faint sound of growling and labored breathing, as if whatever the creature was clinging to life.
"...My, my, what a lively fella you are." The woman commented with a small giggle, brushing her finger just below her lips in amusement, "While I'm not supposed to be surprised, seeing you with my own eyes is another thing."
She then glanced back, not bothering to turn to face one of her entourage, "...How goes the surveillance?"
"The rest of our men and familiars have scoured over one mile radius, Lady Shien - aside from the object before us, the only confirmed bodies around belong to the humans and… A couple of devils."
'Shien' quirked her eyebrow, "Devils, you say? Are they members of the Gremory or Sitri clan?"
"Neither; would you like us to look into their identities?"