ROMAN
Six. That's how many they were. The number alone was insulting. Was this some kind of tease? A warm-up? Children playing pretend assassins? I tilted my head slightly, listening as they crept towards the bedroom, their movements loud, clumsy, and dramatic. Their hearts thudded too fast. They had weapons with them. I could sense the faint vibrations from the hollow metals. Pipe? Bat? I wasn't sure. But the most amusing part was that they were nervous.
Pathetic.
Solana flinched behind me when one of them struck the door of the bedroom. Fighting them wasn't even necessary. Why waste energy?
So I grabbed Solana's hand and spun her around to face me. Then I clamped my hands to her ears and unleashed the sound of my demon. It wasn't pleasant to the ear of anyone who heard it. In fact, i
