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“Then don’t. But I will keep asking questions, such as, how did the demon hunt in the subway go?”
“Good.”
“Good? That’s it?”
“What do you want to know?”
“How many were there? Are you sure you got them all? Did anyone get hurt? Are you okay?” I didn’t mean to slip that last query in there, but once out, I couldn’t retract it.
Despite his orneriness, he replied, “There were a good twenty or so demons. No casualties on our side, but Franco did get a few slashes that will need stitching.”
“Mizuki claims that the subway infestation was larger than usual.”
“It was. The most we’ve ever seen in one spot.”
“Why?”
“How the fuck would I know?”
“Because you’re a reaper. Demon hunting is your thing. As such, I would think you would know their habits and whatnot,” I countered primly.
He growled. “I thought I did, but something has changed in the past few months.”
“That’s not good.”
“No shit.”
“Since you killed the demons in the subway, then I assume the ones that attacked the shop weren’t from the same group.”
“Again, hard to know. Perhaps they split off before we wiped them out. While unusual, it could be we’ve had multiple doorways open in a short period of time.”
Weird conversation, but my fantasy-reading ass kind of loved it. This was better than a book, and I had questions. “These portals that release the monsters, how do they come about? Like, is someone opening doors from this Inferis place you spoke of? Is it a random natural occurrence?”
“A bit of both. There have always been doorways between the two worlds, but the permanent ones have long since been deactivated. What we’ve been encountering of late are wild portals. They open suddenly, without pattern, and release anywhere from one to four demons.”
“I thought you said the subway had twenty.”
“It did, and there’s no indication yet if they came from a single doorway or many.”
“Who’s opening them?”
At my question, he frowned. “We’re not sure if they’re naturally occurring or intentional. Either way, it’s disturbing and is making our job more difficult. Especially since Toronto isn’t the only place dealing with an increase in demons. And before you ask, Toronto seems to be getting it the worst, and, no, I don’t know why.”
“Thanks for replying,” I stated, “Was that so hard to do?”
He cast me a sideways glance and, utterly deadpan, said, “Yes.”
My lips tilted. “Too bad. So sad.”
We reached the dais of stone, and he pulled out his strange amulet. As he dangled it, once more I had to bug him.
I cocked my head. “I guess we’re teleporting.”
“What gave it away?”
“Ha. Ha. Smartass. How does it work?”
“Magic.”
