Ethan had gone to bed in the new headquarters and was just asleep when he heard Gaia's plead for help and he jolted up. 
"What the fuck..." he muttered. He grabbed his cellphone and texted his friends what just had happened. While he wanted to go back to sleep, he was far too worried about Gaia and after tossing and turning a few times he got up. Someone in this base had to be able to tell him where Gaia was and what was happening to her right now. If this was done by one of them he'd hurt them.

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Benjamin frowned at the revelation. Steph wasn't just a succubus, she was the granddaughter of satan herself and, if he understood correctly, part angel as well. He rubbed his face, this was a lot to take in. Accepting she was a demon hadn't been an issue, but this was a whole lot more than just being a succubus.

"Humans have always tried to get rid of creatures that cause trouble," Mike said, "Because of the trouble they caused us. For a long time, before our technological advancements, we were pretty much at the mercy of supernatural creatures - many have fallen victim to vampires, succubi, and other creatures, with only a handful of warriors strong enough to fight them, and just a couple of humans capable to perform rituals with runestones." He sighed. "But now that we reached a status quo, it seems the sling is moving in the other direction and humans are the ones causing trouble as well. We're at a technological level where we can get the upper hand and with history in mind a lot of us feel that excessive violence towards creatures that have always preyed on humans is justified." He looked at April and Jack. "I'm not saying it was right of them to imprison Steph and Gaia, but I understand the human mindset that led to the decision, it's hard to let go of the past." He then turned to Jack. "We have diplomatic relations with Harriet's kind which we don't have with satan's kind. That's why Harriet isn't imprisoned and the other two were."

Benjamin listened to Mike when he noticed he got a text message and read Ethan's update. "Gaia is in pain," he summarized when Mike was done.

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Lily listened to a live feed of what happened with Gaia through the phone as she was on her way and smiled. "My, that sounds incredibly [i]painful[/i]. I can't wait to see it," she told her assistant.