The demon activity started three days after the ceremony which was approximately two weeks earlier than anyone had predicted and also deeply inconvenient timing given we were still figuring out how to coordinate five different faction fighting styles into something resembling a unified defense.
Marcus brought the news during what was supposed to be a routine strategy meeting, which meant I was mid-bite of a sandwich I didn't want when he dropped "Eastern border scouts detected movement" and suddenly eating was the last thing on my mind.
"How much movement?" Kael was already standing, already shifting into Alpha King mode where his voice went flat and dangerous.
"Enough." Marcus pulled up images on the screen and okay yeah that was definitely demon-spawn, at least six of them, moving in patterns that looked coordinated. "They're not attacking yet. Just watching. Testing defenses."
