Chapter 38

Through the alleys they padded softly. Their eyes, keen though they were, could hardly pierce the darkness of the Lows. Even the stars seemed muted by its press.

The rat twitched its tail, signaling to the pigeon that it saw action; Ghouls in silhouette, rampaging though the streets. A car suddenly landed hood-first in the road and let out a cloud of smoke to match the dark fog.

Drazhan sat upon a bier high above the Lows. The evening had already proven to be interesting. A few vans of camera-toting humans had skidded in, followed by a wave of law enforcement. His army crushed them and their vehicles, and dragged their blood for miles in all directions. Ghouls who'd fallen, blinked then righted and rejoined the horde.