She nodded at the two hired servers who were there to make sure there was enough for everyone. People who smoked were out on the large balcony feeding...their nicotine habits. It seemed like everyone was having a good time as the noises and laughter from one hundred voices going at the same time caused the penthouse to have a din to it.The party was a success. Erin joined with her fiancee' as he was talking with his political friends about doing business. Most of the men there just stared at Erin. “Your fear of the government taking me by force is ludicrous and unfounded. Even in my damaged condition my shields can indefinitely withstand the most powerful atomic bombs and other weapons your world possesses. Your technology is incapable of breaching my hull by any method.“Your fear you are unable command is groundless also. The only shortfall I see to your commanding me successfully is the lack of knowledge of the technology contained within my hull. I can teach you all you need to know. Smiling, she closed the door behind me and grabbed a couple cups from off the top of her minifridge in the corner of the room.I slipped the joint into my front pocket and cracked open the bottle of Nikka.She handed me a glass. Being chivalrous, I reached the bottle towards her and poured hers first, then filled mine, set the bottle down on her nightstand.“Cheers.” I exclaimed, raising my glass and clinking it to hers.“Cheers,” she replied, with a smile, and we both imbibed, had a long smoky sip. "What is wrong with them?' Daniel asked. "Simply put they are like the very creatures I made them to hunt and destroy. They prey off of vampire like vampire prey off of humans. My creations never kill more than what can easily be replaced, so as to not diminish their food supply." Anthony said. Now it all made sense. That is why the vampire feared them so much. For the first time in their history another creature was hunting not simply for survival, but for the pleasure of the kill. Now the.