Rena giggled happily when Breaker made a joke about the others. She instantly decided that she liked this person, and smiled happily before saying. "My name's Rena, nice to meet you Miss Breaker! I'll bring you all to Grand Moon with no problems at all, though it's true that there are some pretty tricky areas with snow and ice. I usually just fly over them using my aeromancy but if you can help too that would be great!" She offered her unbitten sweet bread as a token of friendship before saying. "Want some? It's really good and sweet!"
Hadrian eyes twitched as he forced a smile. "It's nice to meet you too, Breaker." He said in the same sweet tone she used to greet them. 'Oh I'll break something alright. Damn vampires.'
Breaker took the bit of bread and ate it. "Mmmm...good! Thank you..."
They started walking again, crossing from the forest into the plains where a cool wind blew. Breaker and Hadrian eyed each other with narrowed eyes as they all walked, with Bastian whistling a tune.
Hadrian was the first to speak, getting tired of the little "staring contest" going on between them.
"What are you looking at, bloodsucker?" He growled. His teeth were bared, making his canines more prominent.
Rena blinked as she looked between the two of them. They seemed to really dislike each other, but they didn't know one another did they? Pouting a bit, she said. "Hey how come you're fighting? You should be friends! We're all in the same group after all!" She smiled and then said. "Besides, you know what they say about a guy and a girl that fight. They actually care about each other veeery much! So kiss and make up and quit fighting!" She giggled happily at that last part.
"Kiss and make up?" Hadrian scoffed, looking a bit red in the face. "Rena, I'd sooner throw myself in a vat of boiling oil than be romantically involved with..." He pointed a finger at Breaker. "...with that."
"I'd rather brush my teeth with nettles than kiss that hairy beast..." she said, crossing her arms and looking away.
"Both of you, quit it before I just so happen to charm both of your tongues into silence..." said Bastian, irritated. Werewolves and Vampires never, ever got along. Like sullen teenagers fighting over the last fag in the packet.
Both of them huffed and ignored one another, but out of Bastian's sight Breaker stuck her tongue out at Hadrian.
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After a long walk, before them the plains were suddenly coated in a thick layer of snow and a bank of clouds sat there as though held by some power.
"I assume that whatever destroyed the Fae's homelands is responsible for the random snow?" asked Bastian.
Rena let out a sigh as she realized it would be tougher than some light teasing to get these two to get along. Before she could think of a plan B though, she did have a question. "What are nettles?" She tried to think of a time she heard the word before but came up blank.
Still out of Bastian's sight, Hadrian looked at Breaker and promptly flipped her the bird, before mouthing the words, "bite me," all while having a cocky smile on his face.
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As they began to cross the open plains, they spotted a massive dark cloud under which a mass of snow had accumulated, as though a spell had forced it to only snow in that area.
"I assume there is something....bad over there..." said Bastian.
"I can sense a locus of dark power, probably an outpost of the Shadow here." said Lurker, blinking. "Whatever they are doing, it is necromantic in origin. I assume disinterring those who fell in the war as undead servants. Wait.."
The group halted and Lurker's features changed a little. His eyes glowed green and his flesh shriveled a little. "I can feel the cries of thousands of souls pulled from Ou'Rus before they could pass into their next life, cries of pain and anguish. They fight but they cannot win. A great dark forge pulls them into dark service, twisting them into evil beings. Forgetting their lives, being only empty servants of evil. I can hear the hiss of forges, the chants of sorcerers. This one of many places, a bastion of darkness secreted among the good."
and then he returned to normal, as normal as the jackal-headed creature could be.
"Whatever this is...it is fresh." said Lurker. "Was this here before, little one?"
Rena's body began to visibly shiver as they looked upon the dark cloud and snowy area. Crossing her arms together to warm herself up, she said. "T-that was never here before She came..Faerie was a nice, peaceful and warm place until she showed up and ruined everything. I hate her the most..I can't wait until I become an Avenger. Then I'll personally take her down myself!" She seemed to warm up after saying that, though she did move closer to Hadrian for warmth.
Hadrian placed a hand on her head. His eyes were narrowed, but other than that, his face was vacant of any expression as he gazed at the white patch of land.
"Rena, I noticed that you said that you'd defeat the Dark Skull, and take down the Dark Skull."
Hadrian's voice hardened. "But does that mean you're willing kill her?"
Rena didn't hesitate to nod her head before saying. "Of course! I'm definitely willing to kill in the name of protecting the ones I care about! With me on the guard, our last city won't fall no matter what they send to us! Grand Moon is impenetrable!"
Hadrian looked down at Rena. "Oh? Tell me, have you ever killed someone before? Have you ever watched the life leave a man's eyes while he struggles to push you off as you strangled him? Have you ever felt blood spill, coating your hands and splashing against your face as you stabbed a woman while she lay helpless below you?"
He removed the hand from Rena's head and stared at it. His expression darkened. "It's different from killing a mere animal."
Rena gulped a little bit, and even felt a little bit afraid of him, just as the first time she saw him, but she tried to be strong by pouting and saying. "I-I haven't killed a person yet but I'm really good at hunting! I can also manipulate the wind, so cutting with compressed wind blades is easy! It just takes a little bit of concentration for me." She then looked up to him and said. "You don't have to worry about me. I'll definitely make myself useful, all the way until Grand Moon!" She seemed to think about this before saying. "You're not gonna cause trouble right?"
Hadrian shook his head, a slight smile on his face. "I have no intentions of causing any trouble."
"But like a said, the people we're dealing with aren't beasts who attack based only on instinct." He tapped his head. "They are capable of higher-thinking. They will use anything at there disposal to kill you. Not to mention that they are capable of using weapons and have access to the arcane arts."
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