After checking that Victoria had gone inside, and no one was watching, Alex smirked. He had been itching to run. Really run. He picked up his pace before moving into a sprint. He became a blur as he sped to his apartment. No human would spot him with the speed he was using. He loved running like that, it was exhilarating, even now.
When he arrived at his apartment, he unlocked the door and headed inside, locking it behind him. He sniffed the air. There was nothing different about it, other than what he had sensed earlier. There was danger on the wind. He thought he had sensed someone familiar earlier, someone from his past. He hoped he had not. Things could become very complicated if she was here.
As a creature without the need of sleep, he tended to ace college without needing to really study during the day. He pulled open his laptop and started it up.
He walked over to a seemingly ordinary section of the wall and opened the secret door that was there. Inside there was a small refrigerator. He opened the door and pulled out a small plastic sack filled with a thick red liquid. He had struck a deal with a local butcher some time ago. Animals were better than nothing, but it didn't compare to human blood.
He filled a cup and put it in the microwave for a short while. Blood was always better when it was as close to body temperature as possible.
The beeping of the microwave filled the room, and he quickly took the cup out, placing it by his laptop. A drink for him while he did his research. There would be something on the internet, there always was.
*A FEW HOURS LATER*
After searching the usual sites, and coming up empty, Alex resorted to looking for patterns, trends, dead bodies, strange reports. He knew he was unlikely to find anything, they all appeared human, and they would be being very careful.
He found that there had been 3 killings in the past few days, one with all the blood drained, and a large gaping hole in the neck. A rather carried away vampire had obviously gotten that one. One with it's throat ripped out, seemingly by a very large dog. Alex could have recognised a werewolf attack anywhere. The final victim had a large hole burned through his body. Alex knew what that meant. Magic was being used. There weren't many supernatural races that could use magic of that kind. Generally speaking, he was probably looking at some sort of elven creature, or perhaps even one of the fae.
He dropped his head to his desk. If there were three different races in town, and they were working together, then there was an army on it's way. He couldn't take all of it, but he had to do something.
He wrote a note down on a piece of paper and set fire to it. He had a good friend he could turn to in this situation.
Illyad would help him.
The message smoldered, and then vanished. After a few seconds, a hole appeared in the wall of Alex's kitchen, filled with a purple light. He sighed and stepped through. Illyad was a careful one.
*UNDISCLOSED LOCATION*
"You've taken a risk, old friend." Illyad told him.
"I know, but I have to try." Alex replied. "They're going to attack-"
"I know." Illyad nodded. "I feel it, too. But I am a lot better informed than you are. I know exactly what they are doing."
"How?" Alex asked.
"I have my ways. There are several stages to their plan, but they are going to be carrying them out in unison. Vampires will be attacking the college. You should stay there, defend as well as you can, and keep the girl safe, she could be useful. Werewolves will be attacking a club in the town, I will be sending some of my allies in with the crowd, there is not much more I can do for them. There are a couple of elementals in the mix, who may be a problem. They plan to set the council ablaze. I'll be sending my best water mages to deal with them. There is only one more issue. There are magic users in the mix, and they are somewhat resisting my probing. I am sure there is another section to this plan, but I can not find what."
"Logically speaking, they are going for places with lots of people, or powerful people. They would be targeting somewhere else similar." Alex said, before it suddenly clicked into place. "Or not. They would be aiming to prevent anyone from being able to help. Emergency services, for example?"
"Yes! I'll collect the necessary forces. You must go back to the college. Try and avoid any confrontation, and keep an eye on your human. She has the sight, does she not? She will be a big player, I am thinking." He opened the portal back to Alex's apartment. "Leave me, I have planning to do."
"Yes, Illyad. I thank you for your assistance." Alex stepped back into the portal, bowing as he left the elven warlock to his plans. He didn't realise he had already done so much. Somehow Illyad was always so far ahead of him...
