Black Order/Chapter 4

Chapter 3 Ufuka

10:20 A.M. Uluhluwe-umfolozi Game Preserve Zuluand South Africa

A world away from Copenhagen, a Jeep travels.

Khamisi Taylor asks if it is the place. Doctor Marcia Fairfield half stood and pointed.

They were on the drive for anti-poaching. Every black rhino was important and Dr Fairfield was interested in conservation. The reserve sought to remedy the fact that the population of black rhinos dropped nine-ty six percent in Africa. They had found a black rhino because of the tracking implant implanted in her. They cleared a hill, looking. They were now on a gaming reserve, the oldest and one quarter of the land.

The Waalenberg preserve had rumours and stories. They see it and arrive. They get out and approach a prehistoric giant tree. The tree had a water hole near it. The tracking signal lead them to a corpse of the black rhino cow. It lay on its left side. Flies rose in a black cloud at their approach. The belly had been ripped open. Intestines bulged out, ballooned with gas. It seemed impossible that all this had once fit inside the abdomen. Other organs were draped across the dirt. A bloody smudge indicated where some choice tidbit had been dragged into the surrounding dense foliage.

He had to check. The horn was still there, despite it being valued in powdered form and sold in Asian markets. No jackals nor any other feasters had eaten themeat. Something had brought the rhino down and fast. Dr Fairfield noted the rhino's calf, which was still unborn, was gone, not born but ripped out of the carcass.

Some predator had done this. And they surmise it was still there. Khamisi remembered. He listened to the air ver closely.

9:31 A.M. Copenhagen Gray layws on the tiles, wondering what happened. He quickly moves around, and sees a landing to a staircase. He sees Fiona fell on it. Looking around, he sees two figures, waiting for a clear shot. They had to keep hidden.

He chucks a tile to hit on eperson, and hide as the other shot a brick above his head. He moves and

Fiona flees as Gray tells her to do so. Gray missed throwing the dagger at the sniper.

11:05 A.M. Zululand, South Africa Khamisi runs. Dr Fairfield runs with him. It was some monster. They slowly moved after the hunter stopped. They realize nothing was killed to be eaten. They head to their Jeep, hoping to use to run away faster. Both trip while 30 meters away, making Khamisi hurt an ankle. A movement in the forest provided him the realization that it was something related to the half ghost creatures told by his father.

A monster jumped down from the tree and killed Dr Fairfield. Khamisi ran and jumped into the water hole.

9:32 A.m. Copenhagen Gray moved, hoping to avoid things. Something crashed out of the smoky shop window, enough to distract the sniper to not hit him. It was Bertal, the St Bernard, and it attacked him. The assassin quickly kicked Gray while he lunged for him, and moved quickly out.

They recover and Gray leaves, hoping to find someone. He calls Sigma command and tells Logan Gregory]], the mission leader, and informs them that the mission is much bigger than thought. Logan thinks it is best to scrub the mission as the cover is blown.

Gray wants Crowe, bu the had sent Crowe on a mission to Nepal. Information came back and it was a lot of information.

Gray is then told to watch and observe. No more. Now, hje is concerned for his monk master Ang Gelu.

Ghost Lights

11:18 A.M. Ghost Lights

Painter asks questions from Lisa Cummings.