(eng) P. S. Power - Alternate Places 02 by Between

Author:Between [Between]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter fourteen

Zack started intensive training the next day. Fighting, running, and Demon culture. Taught to him by Beatrice, who was doing it just because he'd asked for help. Zack started by showing the pale brunette his trick of mimicking a Demon.

“Not bad. That would get you within ten feet of most Demons before they realized something wasn't right. Try making your scent more smoky...” She led him, through trial and error to an impersonation that she told him even she couldn't crack.

"And I just watched you assemble it. Of course, looking like a duck won't fool the others in the pond forever, if you don't quack right."

Then she taught him enough of their language to get through a basic greeting, and an offer of aid to a stranger. If he'd uttered that phrase as a real Demon, he'd be bound to render aid without hesitation to whoever it was spoken to. As a Human though, it would be just words. It could be enough to trick a Demon, if he timed it right, focusing hard he memorized the phrases as well as he could. That custom, or bit of magic, surprised him however. With their own kind, making an offer of aid was considered normal and polite. Zack had really thought they were all just in it for themselves the whole time.

He took a few hours off each day, doing nothing except spending time with Libby, Claire, Merri and Val. Val hadn't bounced back yet, not really, though she'd managed to get back to work. She still burst into tears randomly, often without visible warning that it was about to happen.

Courtney's death had made the national news, the police having no leads. From a nearby location a House of Representatives member, and several local business people from the Los Angeles area had disappeared. Some people thought it might be related.

Working hard, he tried to drive the memory out, spending large amounts of time in the void, watching for Demon activity that didn't belong. Nothing happened. It was almost like nothing had happened at all there.

They all went to the funeral, helping Val plan it and making sure it went smoothly. While he didn't recognize any of them, Troy said that many famous people attended. Over a thousand people showed up. It was held in L.A. since she'd loved that city so much.

After that, Zack threw himself into work, or training. He checked with Devon daily, to see if there had been any hint of Cruxias. Each day he told him nothing yet, asking for patience.

“We've come closer to catching him in the last weeks than has been managed in over a hundred years. We will get him.” The Demon swore, sounding like he meant it.

He worked, sometimes all night long.

On occasion Patty would come and sit with him for hours at a time in the back of Something Wonderful, when everyone else went home.

During those times, a beautiful girl, a Demon by all accounts, would be seen at Nexus locations around the world.

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