"Any idea what killed them?" Lykopis asked Guant.

"I can sense their souls were ripped from their mortal bodies and were silenced. They were not just killed, Lady, they were damned. Do you comprehend?"

"I was raised to think that after you die, you cease to exist if no one remembers you." My own fate, eventually. Gaunt nodded. He had forgotten Lykopis was raised in a pre-Christian world where Heaven and Hell had different, more primitive, meanings. "Still, I cannot tell what killed them until we let in a little light. Can you find an auxilery switch somewhere to get the lights working agian?"

Gaunt agreed to help her look, but seemed saddened that the lights would be on. Both combed the walls, hoping to find something that would aid them in powering the room. Lykopis bumped against a massive handle near a still-warm section of the wall. The emergency battery. She pumped the handle three times before a faint hum could be heard. The emergency lights turned on, and even a few computers were online again. The room was not as bright as it would have been under normal circumstances, but it was enough for the Amazon and the Shadow Chancellor to work in. The radio Gaunt was wearing buzzed.

"It's Iracus. Someone turned on the lights?"

"Lykopis and I have turned the emergency power."

"Good. Adem was getting tired of my helmet's gear."

Drake came in to. "Good job you two. Check out the room, tell me if the sailor's...bodies...provide any evidence of what happened."

Lykopis walked towards the nearest one. The chest cavity was ripped open. Ribs were spread outwards, like some recently slaughtered pig. "I think we can find evidence for the cause of death."

"I agree."

Lykopis bent down closer. She placed her hand around one of the exposed ribs. "The bones are shattered. The flesh is torn. Something...something bit him..."

This casual observation alerted Gaunt. It reminded him of some old memory, some trivial fact deep in his mind. His senses became more hightened.Now, I know what to look for! "Yes...I can see his footsteps...I even know the order in which he killed...yes...yes...Lykopis, ready your sword."

Lykopis actually grinned as she pulled her sword from its sheath. "Yes, enough with the talking and thinking part!" She looked at Gaunt for a moment, puzzled. "So what did this?"

"Not what, but who. Lord Asbjorn, the demon bear-hound, has been awakened. We need to start running...now!"