The crystal sculptress awoke with a strange, uneasy feeling that morning, all but bringing a shiver down her spine, far colder than the bitter, almost wintery morning chill. A chill no amount of warmth from her bedsheets could relieve, with no comfort from her pillow ever coming close to lulling her back to sleep.
As if the simple appearance of the Black Sun - as palpable enemies she could now chase down and kill - Baska had been literally plagued by delinquents who were readily biting off more than they could chew. In their misguided attempts to strike out at a society that pretty much didn't care about their existence, they had gotten their hands on biological weapons, the kind many dark mages would kill to get their hands on... Weapons capable of reaping thousands of lives without casting a single spell.
Despite her personal vendetta, the latter of these two problems worried her far more than the former, for reasons she couldn't even describe... A mere hunch, an ominous feeling, a visceral warning against a predator she couldn't see, hear, or even feel, but whose attack could turn animals against one another in the blink of an eye.
The earlier incident with the water pretty much urged her not to drink it, or anything coming from a public pipeline. Instead, she opted for the usual coffee for breakfast, with a single loaf of bread and ham. Alisa was quite obviously in a hurry. She dressed for battle, yet instead of the usually disciplined, military styled uniform, she went with a skimpier battledress, baring her thighs and boasting a rather impressive cleavage, for the simple reason that she could slip it on in the blink of an eye, zip up the high boots, and step outside.
The cold itself didn't really bother her, and yet, she couldn't help but shiver once more... The city felt different... A thin veil of mist yet covered the empty streets, but they looked just that... Empty... It felt like a ghost town, with even a lone sheet of newspaper blown in front of her at the slightest gust of wind.
This felt like a completely different Baska, and Alisa felt on edge the very moment she stepped outside, she immediately felt on edge as she walked towards Arisa's hotel.
Something had gone horribly wrong...
"I only hope she's alright..."