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</div></div><br/><span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'">"I understand," Luca replied, letting Aries know he got the gist of what the little vampire was saying. It was quite possible that they would be running into an undead rather than a human. Luca followed after Aries again, deeper through the streets until they came upon a large building. If it was once in use, it definitely wasn't now. More likely it was a vampire den. Luca glared at the boarded windows. The door looked to be reinforced as well. Further up, however -and oddly enough, were sheer curtains. Some fluttered in the breeze as the windows were broken, others were drawn over the glass though it did little to keep the light of the sun from filtering inside whatever rooms lay beyond. <br/>
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"If he's here, and alive. He'll be up there somewhere," Luca said. He took one look at Aries before he steeled himself and went for the door. It took some effort to push it open, but he managed. Once both were inside, he left the door open and stepped into the darkness. Already his heart was pounding and an awful stench assaulted his nose. Luca had never actively sought out a vampire's den as it was quite literally the last place he ever wanted to be caught in. Clenching his weapons tightly, he stood in the pitch black for a while so his eyes could adjust. As soon as he could make things out, he grimaced. <br/>
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<i>Shit...</i> The floor was littered with what Luca could only assume as body parts. Covering his face he grimaced. He tried not to breathe too deeply and instead looked for stairs to get to the upper floors. Turning right, he went for the stairwell and started up them slowly. He had about four flights before he reached one of the floors that didn't have boarded-up windows. With his heart in his throat, he moved as quietly as he could. <br/>
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<i>Two floors down,</i> Luca thought some time into their climb. So far nothing had jumped out at them and Luca was almost hopeful. As they rounded bend after bend of the stairwell; ascending to higher floors, Luca thought he could hear something above them. He frowned as they came upon the fourth floor. He peered into the hall from the doorway that the staircase let out to and immediately stepped back to press himself against the wall and out of sight. He took a breath to try to calm himself. "Fuck," he muttered under his breath. Four vampires were in the hallway. Oddly enough it was a hall that had light streaming through in large bands from open doors all down the hall. Sections of darkness were broken in pieces like this.<br/>
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They were obviously hunting someone and Luca had a feeling it was the hunter they had been sent to find. He looked over to Aries. "Be careful, please," he said softly. Unfortunately, there was only one way to get through and that was fighting the other vampires. Luca breathed deeply and held it, counting slowly to himself. When he finished his countdown, he stepped from the wall he was using to hide against and entered the hall. In the same motion, he threw one of the blades he held and pulled another. Luca threw that one too and prepared for a close encounter fight. Both vampires that he hit with the knives let out snarls of rage and pain. Turning they faced Luca and Aries. Another blade went flying and dug deep into one of the undead's throat. The creature looked shocked, claws tearing at the silver steel even as it burned right through him.<br/>
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Another vampire lunged at Luca, claws extended, fangs bared. Luca skidded to a stop in his forward charge and raised his blade to block the deadly claws. Drawing another weapon, he slashed at the undead's face, forcing it to back off. It became a fight of strength, one that Luca was sure if prolonged -he would lose. He blocked the rapid strikes as best he could, dealing out his own in retaliation. He was knocked back by a hard strike to his chest. Winded, Luca fought to regain his breath and barely managed to get his blade up to keep the vampire from digging its claws in him. He hoped Aries was fairing better and the fight would be over soon.</span>