The scent in the air was rich, a sweet, untainted and alluring taste on the senses, the smell had steadily grown over the day and those in the nest were getting restless waiting in the dark, it wasn't a case of they couldn't go out in the sunlight, it was more of a desire to stay in the shadows, their sight was better suited to the dark, however it was getting closer to night fall and those who had stumbled into their home were quickly running out of time. Snarling and biting their warnings to each other the twisted forms of the immortal creatures of the dark hounded each other edging from their hiding places ready to hunt down those snooping around above them. The small beam of sunlight had almost totally gone, they would soon be unleashed, nothing stopped them going sooner, it was the thrill of the chase, the anticipation of the hunt, there were humans in the building and their pure blood was causing a frenzy, as the sunlight disappeared the hunting pack screamed in delight and they bolted forward.

It wasn't long before they had closed in on their prey, the scent was so strong they found the source before their target could make its escape. Yet they were not fast enough, after a short chase they had allowed the meal to slip into the fading light of the outside, but it was wounded, blood had been smeared along the gangway toward the door, in their frenzy they clawed at each other licking at the floor tasting the blood they needed. It was like nectar, sweet and its taste left them wanting more. They clawed around the door playfully letting their prey know they were still there, they waited before they rushed through the door into the empty street infront of their home. There was more blood on the floor and they lapped it up screaming in excitement as they spotted the direction their prey went. They gave chase.

A little more than a few heart beats had passed and the human had doubled back on itself leaving blood soaked rags in opposite alleys along their hunting grounds, it was playing with them, it was a game it would not win. The pack picked up their pace and rushed in two groups across the tops of the buildings. It was at this point that in the distance a stronger smell had caught their attention, more food had arrived, the entire nest could feed so they would have to get the others. One of the pack yelped then headed off over the roof tops back toward the nest. Two of the pack jumped from the roof landing on a large metal object, the sound of the metal beneath their claws distorting their hearing causing them to scrap between themselves before they finally jumped to the next building clawing up the wall until they reached the roof again.

Other packs had already left and were stalking the area looking for the source of the sweet smell that was growing steadily stronger as they searched toward the edge of the city. Time means nothing as they hunt, while it was still getting darker they would have plenty of chances to hunt those they were seeking, however they did not expect to be attacked, from some of their prey bright light flashed as small projectiles raced toward them, their keen sight and reflexes made it rather easy to avoid some of the projectiles, but even their instincts were no match for the sheer rate of attacks they had to deal with. Changing their approach they relied on stealth and speed, they were fast and they would use it to their advantage. It wasn't long before they had cornered one of their attackers and was rushing back to the nest, the eldest of their nest was with them, she called to them in a series of clicks and short high pitched cries before a loud noise and a flash of light knocked her to the floor while killing several of the others. The human was dropped to the floor as the elder cried for help, rushing to get her to safety they ignored the human.

The rest of the night was spent guarding the elder, their nest had gone up in flames, a set back, however their network of tunnels under the city was the main nest, hidden, dark where time was endless, they waited for the humans to return as they always did. However they didn't expect it to be so soon. The entire nest rushed through the tunnels as they heard the roar and felt the ground vibrate, their hunger pushing them on until they sensed something else, something bigger, something they were hunted by. Their cries didn't go unnoticed by those above and as soon as they were on the roof tops looking down they could smell the blood, it called to them, but something more deadly was also coming, they watched with strained eyes in the morning light as the ground exploded and the hulking forms of their own predators appeared. The Humans held them off before escaping across the red ground, they watched then they retreated to the tunnels once their prey had faded from view.

It was a short time later when they felt the rumble of several human objects reach the city, the scent of blood, not pure blood, was strong, they had brought numbers with them, they would be here to hunt them, so they stayed below ground, seeking even darker places to hide. If the smell of blood was that strong then they were safer below ground where other creatures could not find them. They were small compared to others, which the humans were likely to find out. There was little going on above them, however the scent of pure blood had returned, now they had reason to venture out, it would be safe, at least for now. Small parties left the tunnels through many vents and hatches across the city, avoiding those humans whose blood was not pure. Terrifying flashes and noise erupted in one of the nurseries as some humans had laid waste to all within, now they would have to pay, giving chase they forced the humans above ground again. However the scent of the pure bloods was drawing more and more of them closer. A mighty crack then the earth shaking moved the very foundations of the city, tunnels crumbled, other nurseries were crushed, cries and howls echoed across the city, then suddenly the air was turned rancid as a creature without remorse thundered forward.

There was not just one, but a small herd, probably moving inland from the coast, but they had stumbled across the humans in the city, they would hunt them for sport, as the humans would be no meal, they fed off the creatures that hunted them, it was a time of monsters eating monsters in a world that once belonged to the humans. The Elder of the nest had died during the sunlight period and the whole brood wanted blood, the humans had done what they could to kill them off, their bodies littering the streets and tunnels, but they numbered in the thousands, and with the humans on the run they too chased them across the roof tops until the edge of the city came to view, smoke billowed away in the distance, the handy work of their feared enemy, above them more of the immortal host flew overhead surveying the area, but none of this mattered now, they watched as the humans began walking out into the red lands around the city, they watched with cries of excitement as they knew where they were going, the hunt would be on come nightfall.