The way into the shopping center was largely clear, now, and though people were still filtering out due to the evacuation it appeared as though the building was mostly emptied by this point.

It was perhaps a good thing that the Devil-class was not immediately visible, given how close it would have had to be to the evacuees if it was. At the same time, in such a large building, that also meant that it could be anywhere.

"Attempting to pinpoint the Demon's exact location," came Shiro's soft voice through communications, "There is significant signal interference. There may be other demons present, or the demon may be attempting to make itself more difficult to detect. I will pin it down."

The silence of the shopping center was surreal. Normally such a place would be bustling with activity, but in the moment they were the only ones there. Shops normally filled with people stood empty.

It could have been quite an eerie feeling, knowing that the demon could be anywhere in the vast building, but perhaps it was something of a relief to know the evacuation seemed to be at least mostly successful.

With that being said, there was no way of knowing currently if [i]everyone[/i] was already out, and-

Blood.

There was blood, sprayed across the tile flooring, ahead. It was unmistakable.

There was no sign of a body, but the amount of blood made it quite obvious that there had been one there, at some point.

And then there was a sound from within the shop.

It was a sporting goods store, selling a variety of equipment for casual and more serious play. There was no clear sign of anyone inside, but something had moved in there. It sounded as if something had fallen from one of the shelves.

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