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It was the beginnings of winter in Destiny city. Decorations had already gone up in the mall, Salvation Army ringing their bells, parents practically punching each other in toy stores to get their kids the newest gizmo or gadget. The holidays were not far off, and with them, youma attacks seemed to be on the rise. People out later, the cold, small things just added up, making people easy prey, easy targets. Not even thanksgiving yet and Castor was seeing more and more lurking about. Not to mention, he’d been feeling something for the last few days. It wasn’t a general queen, or king for that matter. But it also wasn’t a regular youma. Too weak to be one of the monstrosities, too strong to be normal. It was a threat that couldn’t be ignored.

Taking to the streets, Castor debated about going royal to lure it out. But, that would have serious backlash. He didn’t know if any agents were in control of it, or, if it was just some elaborate ruse. But no matter what it was. It had to be stopped. People were at risk, and Castor wasn’t going to have it. Jumping onto a truck, he tried to feel out the energy but couldn’t. It was either gone, or hiding it’s own power. If it was the former… not good. He needed back up. If only just get more backup. Better safe than sorry.

Flipping open his phone, Polaris’s name came up. She was closest and she might even have felt it as well. A quick text and hopes he’d not be playing the waiting game alone.

There is was again, the briefest flash of energy before vanishing. Whatever it was, it hadn’t moved very far. Either it had found a target, or was toying with him. Neither prospects were good in Castor’s opinion. It had moved closer to the alley near the mall. The notion that it had found prey was seeming more likely of the two sadly. But the sigh of Polaris was definitely more comforting. “Hey Polaris.” A simple hand wave as he looked in the direction the energy had come from.

“First off, nice to see you, secondly, have you felt it as well?” Head motioned to when he had been looking seconds ago. “I’ve been feeling a large flash of energy around here recently. Last few days to be exact. It’s like a short pause before it vanishes. Either it’s general king or queen powering up and down frequently and randomly at that, or a powerful youma with a knack for being able to hide itself. I’m guessing youma, since the past few days there were reports of ‘attacks’, and the typical monster sightings. Didn’t hear about any new coma patients, so it hasn’t been stealing starseeds thankfully, and if it has, it hasn’t come up in the news.” He’d done a bit of research, but with Destiny city constantly masking the truth, it was hard to get anything.

“To be honest, I haven’t seen or heard a youma doing this before, and kind of nervous. Could be a trap for all I know.“ Lord knew he was on almost every officer’s hit list. Not to mention he was still willing to bet that they were going for cheap shots after the events in the surrounding. “If you can’t tell, I’m glad you came.”