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</div></div><br/><span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'">He could smell the blood before he came to it. The alleway was pitch black, yet nothing came out to greet Luca. He stepped foward, keeping his approach as quiet as possible. <i>Something's not right,</i> Luca thought as he pushed open the door and was assaulted by the foul stench in the air. He winced and covered his mouth. Inside was a massacre. Bodies were strewn across the floor, old and new. Flys buzzed around Luca who waved them away from his face when they got too close. He stepped in a bit more to examine the carnage and noted the lack of vampires. Strange... <i>No vampires. That's not right. It can't be... with a pile like this...</i> another few steps into the room and he found out why. Dust littered the floor and one body that Luca mistook for a human began to crumble. His gaze grew wide.<br/>
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"Vampires," he muttered as he took in the scene again. He saw it better now; the dust that littered the floor which he'd mistook for dirt before hand. It was the remains of vampires who'd been killed. And judging by the one that had just now begun to crumble, the fight hadn't happened too long ago. Luca turned to the door and glared. He'd just missed them. It had to be them. Hunters wouldn't just walk into a den and kill a bunch of feeding frenzied vampires. At least not without a group of them of which Luca was certain he wouldn't miss, nor would he be unaware of since he had spoken to the hunters a few hours before. <br/>
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He left the building, exiting into the alley in a hurry. If Aries truly had taken them on he had to have been injured. The vampire didn't fight like most others did. He allowed the injuries in the hopes that it would kill him. All Luca had to do was look for the trail. It was hard in the dark, but he didn't want to ruin his sight with a flashlight. So he knelt down and examined the asphalt. At first, he found nothing. But as he continue to search, he spotted droplets against the dark tar. He tested it, touching the wet spots and examining his fingers. <i>Blood.</i> Luca stood and looked for more, getting a direction. Once he found it, he pulled one of the long knives free of it's sheathe and started forward, a slight tremble taking him as anticipation flooded his body along with adrenaline in preparation for the fight. <br/>
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Luca hoped he wasn't too far behind. <i>Just have to keep going,</i> he thought as he moved through the streets as quickly as his legs could bear. As Luca continued his search, plans coming and going, one such idea came and stuck. He hoped it would work; at least to slow Alex or maybe even make him come toward Luca should Aries catch the scent. The only thing that made him hesitate was the memory of Aries running from him. Would it make Aries run from him again? It was a chance he was willing to take. Luca pressed the blade against his arm and opened a shallow cut, just enough to bleed and have his scent filling the air. Vampires were rather sensitive to it anyway. <i>Hopefully it'll bring me what I want and not a host of undead to contend with,</i> Luca thought with a frown as he stared at the welling blood that dripped down his arm. Looking up into the dark street, he continued forward.</span>