Okay, so, here's a teaser for my latest story; For a little introduction, Jake and Kenzie have been called out to a crime scene.

It wasn't a body. I hadn't been able to see it through the hustle of the crime scene. It was a skeleton. The bones were fresh, with blood still drying on them. Bits of hair stuck to the skull, but it was devoid of flesh. I fought the urge to throw up, and directed my attention to the cause of death.

Three worms, each about a foot long and as big as a fist around, lay near the skeleton. Their rubbery flesh was a sick gray color, stained with blood. Their mouths were circular openings, with layers of teeth inside.

"What's with the mini-Saarlacs?" Kenzie asked. Li, Tran, and I all directed our eyes on here. "What? Only the boys get to make the geek jokes?"

Tran shook his head. "I've honestly never seen anything like them."

I nodded. "Because they don't exist on mortal planes of existence." I pulled out a pair of rubber gloves, then crouched next to the skeleton and worms. "They're ralocks. Flesh eaters."

"Ralocks?" Li questioned.

"Yea. They're usually smaller. I've only read a little about them. Demons, minor ones. More powerful Other Siders use them as torture tools."

"Torture tools?" Kenzie asked as Tran started to turn the bones a little.

I nodded. "Pissed off demons have them eat up their victims. Ralocks are perpetually hungry. If they stop, they starve."

Kenzie frowned at that. "What a terrible way to die." Her voice was a soft whisper. I could only feel sorry for the poor person that had once used this skeleton. It really was a terrible way to die.