My summer book binge with my monsters continues, and while I keep reading, here's another excerpt for you to read. This is taken from my futuristic urban fantasy No Angel, where supernatural beings still roam the Earth, and other planets too...
He stalked the streets of the city, the part that he had an unspoken
claim on. Around him, those few humans venturing into the cold, wet weather
walked with silver rain sticks in their raised hands, the buzz of invisible
energy umbrellas keeping them dry. Beams of light from flying vehicles criss-crossed
the clouded sky above. The odd blaring of collision warnings or irate drivers
too impatient to wait their turn at the aerial stop signs broke the incessant
hum of traffic. Towers and gothic arches in black marble and black glass
surrounded him, glinting in the bright gleam of lurid neons. Mirrored panels reflected
the 3D adverts that would spring up in front of commuters, like pranksters
leaping out of hiding. Lucien strode through them all as they tried to seduce
him with the latest social drug, eating place, bar, or males and females
available for company. Next, it offered things to increase his libido, at which
he laughed, then cosmetic alterations to enhance his appearance. Lucien
snorted. As an angel, he'd been beautiful. As a demon, he'd kept his looks, but
his demonic nature had sharpened his high cheekbones and narrowed his face,
turned his already dark skin a shade darker. He could class himself as drop
dead gorgeous and appreciate the utter literal nature of the phrase.
When that failed, the ads tried targeting him with off-world travel as
they followed him around. Lucien smiled. He already belonged to another world
that most humans might have forgotten they could reach. Little did they know it
would still be their final destination.
At last, even the holographic advertising left him alone. Contrary to
what humanity might think, the supernatural beings of this world had adapted to
technology, if somewhat more slowly than their mortal cousins. There were
demons on the outer planets too, and new versions of Hell that linked them to
the original to ensure the sinners still met the fate they deserved. Crossing
space was no defense from supernatural beings who could cross dimensions as yet
unknown and unexplored by the human race.
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