Lucifer had decided to try blending into the crowd. The other creatures paid him no mind, as if he were one of them.<span style="font-style: italic">We have all probably changed to blend in here,</span>he thought.<span style="font-style: italic">Lord Astaroth will be trying to reunite us, but it won't be easy for the others to find me while I'm so weak.</span>He noticed some creatures that looked about the same age as his new form. They walked with their hands in their pockets and he quickly mimicked them. He came closer to them and pulled out a casual word for bolla<span style="vertical-align: super;">1</span>. "Hey."<br/><br/>They looked him over then nodded. One of them answered, "Hey." He came to a stop when he was close enough to speak to them just by whispering, and one of them spoke up. "If you're looking for stuff, check the alley," and he nodded behind him at the dark space between buildings. Lucifer chose not to ask questions, and strolled into the dark space. A voice called out to him from the shadows, hushed and rasping: "Whatcha need?"<br/><br/>Lucifer returned, "What do you have?"<br/><br/>The shadowy figure gave a crooked-toothed smirk. "Whatever ya need. S'long as you got the cash."<br/><br/>"And if I don't got cash?"<br/><br/>The smile vanished and the voice turned harsh. "Then I got a gun and you better scram 'fore I shoot ya with it."<br/><br/>Lucifer would know that kind of threat anywhere.<span style="font-style: italic">So rikae!</span><span style="vertical-align: super;">2</span>He gave a small laugh, and was shocked at how cheerful it sounded. "I'm only kidding. I got plenty.. show me the stuff."<br/><br/>The creature was still suspicious, but slowly he started to reach into the folds of his coat and pull out some little packages of white powder. "Crystal Lady," he said. "Keep ya high for hours. Now show me the cash."<br/><br/>Lucifer smiled again then swatted at the man's head. It gave a sickening crack sound as it bent over at an unnatural angle. Lucifer laid him down quietly and pulled the side of his coat away. His free hand had been grasping a strange metal object, which he took to be the aforementioned gun. He took that and also some things from his pockets which were green and delicate-looking. He smiled again. "Foolish creature. I need none of your opiates. However, I will be more than glad to take your "gun" and these other possessions."<br/><br/>Lucifer held the weapon in his hand the same way the dealer had been. He had to fiddle with it a while before it actually fired. The sound surprised him, and he jumped, but he saw what it did to the wall and smiled.<span style="font-style: italic">Others will come at the sound,</span>he thought, hiding the weapon in his own jacket and fleeing the scene. He finalized his plan when he felt he was far enough away to avoid suspicion.<span style="font-style: italic">I will kill these creatures one by one,</span>he thought.<span style="font-style: italic">Between the trail I leave and the power it will provide me, Lord Astaroth will find me easily.</span><br/><br/><br/>1. Hello<br/>2. A weapon!