Later Dante sat with Lucian in his office at the Guard Post. The post was a fortified build in near the edge of the city. The body had been taken to the mortuary and been examined. Lucian had a report on his desk and was reading it. “The body was drained of blood before the heart was removed. This was determined by the lack of blood in and around the wound. The marks on the neck seem to be where the blood was removed from the body. Reports from the scene indicate that the woman was killed on site. That she seemed to go into the alley of her own will and was attacked.” Lucian summarized “You think what we are dealing with is a vampire”. Dante nodded and asked “The attack itself seems to indicate a vampire. Have there been any other attacks?” Lucian nodded and said “In recent weeks we have seen an increase in deaths. The victims are always young females, and they always have a missing heart. Well, the ones we can find”. Dante looked intently at Lucian “What do you mean?” He asked. “We have had several disappearances of young women as well as the deaths” Lucian said. Dante nodded “The deaths were found in a similar fashion to the young woman today. As in no other signs of violence like the woman just walked into the arms of her killer?” He asked. Lucian nodded “Some were found on the street like the woman today, Others were found in their homes. No signs of forced entry and yet they were found dead”. Dante stared as though deep in thought “I still think we are dealing with a vampire, but there are difficulties such as why kidnap the people and why take the heart as a trophy. Interesting I have somethings to investigate.” Dante took his leave of Lucian and left the guard post with his men, and they moved down the street towards their lodging. As they walked down the street. Dante saw a young man standing by a building. He had silver hair, but Dante could not make out any other features, and he held a staff. Dante did not know why his attention was drawn to this young man. That was until Dante saw a shimmer from him and Dante knew that the young man was using a glamour. Dante decided he was going to investigate this young man. He sent his men on ahead of him and moved to the area his saw the young man.

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