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2024-10-29 19:42:56The plane stood tall on the runway, as the night stars shone clearly from a bright sky. The weather had calmed enough for them to risk the flight back, and begin finalizing the war plan once they landed. Vamps flew up the steps into the personnel carrier like wraiths in a horror movie, followed leisurely by the rogues looking forward to spilling blood.
Santos was next, taking his place amongst the wolves, and behind them the dark witches materialized like phantoms, scaling the steps and filing in. The snow on the ground by the plane started melting and Magnus's lips curled evilly as the lower demons arrived to complete the passenger list making the trip back to the States. Magnus waited until everyone was seated in their own specially built housing compartments and the locks were in place before he took h
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