Muse made her way through the streets more carefully now, having heard more explosions and gunfire sounding all over.  She kept her wings tucked close, and her tails swayed gently back and forth behind her, ready to provide balance or serve as a weapon in a pinch.  Her handgun lay in her hand, safety off and slide cocked with her finger on the trigger.  She wasn't going to take any chances.<br/><br/>As she made her way about like that, something leapt out at her!  She was quick to the trigger, and fired off a shot...and then there was only silence.  It remained that way for several long seconds until she was just about to relax, and then a low growl sounded behind her, and the Muse's tails lashed out readily.  She spun and fired another shot - both bullets and tails missing the thing that had just been there.  She panicked, whipping her pistol back and forth, looking about frantically for whatever was out there!  And then a dark shadow fell over her vision, and she could see no more.  She could have resisted any illusion, but this shadow was very real.  She turned to her right just in time to see a pair of glowing pink orbs rush at her from the darkness.  What manner of spell....?!<br/><br/>She shrieked in terror, her eyes shooting wide...to find nothing but the scenery of the park around her.  A few of its occupants gave her strange looks  as she rose off her back and blushed in embarassment.  ...Impossible!  How could anyone...anything.../do/ that to her?!<br/><br/>Back in the city, Ruki crouched over the headless body of the Muse and began her feast.  The succulent meat was a flavor that could only be described as exotic, but Ruki's mind was on more pressing matters.  The city was noisier than usual these days.  Something was up, and she had already smelled a familiar scent on the air - an impossible scent, as its owner must have been hundreds of years old now.