Chapter 17

At the word succubus, all three of his pupils knelt in eagerly to examine the wound. The few succubi that still walked the earth had long ago learned to lay low. It had been a couple of decades since an attack had been recorded, and this was a first-hand experience for the next generation of hunters. They took turns looking at the mark, then backed away to let Cyrus back in.

“Do you really think it’s from a succubus, Master Cyrus?” A look of concern crossed Amida’s face.

“There’s only one way to find out.” Cyrus pulled a pocket watch out of a hidden pocket in his coat. “I assume you all know what this is?”

They all nodded.

Cyrus pulled a piece of hair off of Ray Scotes’ body and opened the back compartment of the pocket watch.

“Allow me to warn the others,” one of the techs said, then disappeared outside. Cyrus waited for her to return, and noticed that she was already popping a couple of pills into her mouth.

f vertigo. He also noticed that Amida