Sera and her group were prone on the roof in total silence. As they were relaxing all of them heard a sound, it was a roar. Seconds later Ash came running in, she was on watch duty and she told what was kind of obvious for everyone.
"My Lady, the Corrupted is heading in our direction."
"Thank you Ash. Lets head to the roof."
And here they were, waiting for the Corrupted to show itself. They needed to get as much information as possible and they wanted to scan it. Even the monster''s name could provide clues about its powers.
They didn''t know anything about the creature, they only knew that it''s a Corrupted because that''s what Nightmare told Bea back then. They didn''t even know its Tier.
They were watching the streets trying to find the monster, but it was nowhere to be seen. And had to wait for nearly an hour before they heard it again.
''Something is off... Where did the sound come from?''
The sound was like it came from everywhere as it echoed between the buildings. Sera was wearing her Clothing Item under her tactical gear so the she had better hearing then most. But still she couldn''t pinpoint the noise.
''It''s coming from our direction. Maybe below us?''
But then it hit her, the sound didn''t come from below. Sera slowly began to raise her head into the sky. Their what she saw is the literal definition of demon.
A huge figure around 5 meters in height with curved horns, dark red skin, a pair of black bat-like wings, was flying right above them. Sera looked at it and only felt pure malice coming from the devil.
She couldn''t see the whole creature from this angle, but saw enough to know that it''s going to be a hard fight.
"Watch. Scan." She whsipered into her Watch.
The rest of the group looked at her, they didn''t notice the creature above them. Sera without saying a word pointed up and they used their optics to analyze every inch of the demon.
"Scanning complete! Classification: Corrupted of the 1st Tier! Name: Night Demon!"
"This is excellent, then we could head home to make a plan against this ugly bastard."
"Yeah, finish eating then lets go. I haven''t slept all night."
"Oh, I bet Bea will help you with that." Said Lucy with a grin.
Sera blushed a bit but didn''t look away as she said in a faked outrage.
"So you are the one who''s spreading rumors about me and Bea."
"What rumors? I only tell the truth, Bea and you already confirmed it." Said Lucy while chuckling.
"Fine, whatever! Finish eating and then lets go!"
With that Sera went up the roof to keep an eye on things while the others rested.
Soon they finished eating and began the journey back to the station. They had to fight a couple of creatures, but the regulars took care of them. After a few hours they arrived.
They bid farewell to the soldiers and they all saluted them. With that done, Lucy and Sera went straight for the conference room. The others were waiting already and so the long planning began.
It took them hours to work out a way to win, but eventually they decided on a viable plan. Which will be executed in two days. They spoke of other important matters afterward like a potential spy''s existence.
"It just seems way too convenient, that Deathbringer knew not just about our plan, but Saint Seraphine''s existence as well." Said Clockwork.
"You are probably right, but we weren''t too secretive about our plans either. And Nightmare could have an Evolved that has some kind of future sight or something. The only thing we can do is proceed with our plans." Answered Bea.
"But if anyone is suspicious of someone, don''t hesitate to isolate and question them." Added Sera.
With that the meeting came to an end. Sera and Bea went into ''their room'' as they began to call it. To talk about the future.