Sora sat in the chair across Z. "Don't beat yourself up too much, Sora." I thought he was homeless too before he brought me here." Z tried comforting Sora.
"I'm glad you're impressed baby."
"Who says I am?"
"You said you liked how huge my bed was after our first night to—" He was cut off immediately as he caught the glass figurine Z threw at him.
"Nevermind Sora. She's shy, you can ask me about it later."
"You wouldn't dare." Z threatened Kain.
"She's extra touchy today isn't she?" Kain asked Sora "How was she in the journey here?"
Z locked eyes with Sora "Prefect.".
Z's faced softened as she face Kain again. "Are you ready?"
"Yeah… only one problem."
"You broke my painting, didn't you?"
"I wouldn't dream of breaking something you hol
"My name is Sora." Sora bowed his head slightly and stepped backwards. He looked to Z and gestured for her to take her position again in front of him and although she noticed the awkward silence in the room, she didn't question it. Dumbfounded, Hork looked to Z, "Tydinn sent you three?" "I did say he sent the best. Do you have a problem with his choice, your royal grace?" Hork's face remained expressionless as he gathered the papers on his table to the left side. "If Tydinn sent you then I'll have to see what you have to offer." "Your confidence in us is heartwarming." Z replied, clapping her hands together with a grin on her face. "I'm glad." Hork replied completely emotionless. "So why did you ask us here, Gracious one?" Z gave another curtsy. "Sit" Hork ordered Z took the single chair opposite Hork
Soon, faint lines began to appear on his arms, and his blood boiled as his anger grew. He got out of the shower, dressed and got into bed. He felt exhausted emotionally and physically and tried to get some sleep but after laying still for minutes, he couldn't relax or clear his head. He tried relaxing by shutting his eyes but images of Hork's rigid face kept appearing in his mind and no matter how hard he tried to brush the image off, nothing worked. After series of twists and turns, he gave up trying and decided to try a different approach. Walking through the halls of Raskinth, Sora could feel the harsh weather dry his throat. The leaves and flowers had fallen off the trees in order to survive the harsh winter as well and the air had dark and smoky smell, like the heady aroma of burning pinecones in the fireplace, the aroma that pervades and clings to your hair and skin. The crimson color that marked Raskin
At the exact moment the sun set the next day, Sora, Kain and Z set out of their quarters walking side by side with Z in the middle fully dressed in their uniforms. Sora had taken the time to cut his hair and restyle it to reveal his scar. Seeing his reflection in the mirror earlier had helped erase the image of himself as a powerless mage and made him feel more worthy of himself. Now as he walked, he realized his uniform was starting to get a little tight around his torso but he simply straightened himself and made a mental note to get a new set when they got back to the Academy. Z on the other hand, looked as clean and put together as always. She let her hair down tonight and the wind swept the layers effortlessly over her shoulders, down to her back. They weren't expecting to get into a fight tonight, only to inspect the covens so she decided to let her hair stay down tonight. Kain walked with his shoulders high
They walked a short distance through the woods and came to a stop at a cave and walked in. "I traced a soul eater from the city to this location." "What an awful smell?" "Should be from the body. I left it here last night." They walked further into the coven as Arden led the way and stopped at a room where the smell was the strongest. They moved further into the room and Arden pointed to a body covered on a stone table. "That's it." "We'll check around." Sora said as he moved ahead checking the room nudging Kain to do the same "Z, can you check for the burn mark?" "No way I'm not touching that… I got my manicure done before we came." Arden stepped forward towards the body, "What should I be looking for?" "Any sign of burns." Sora replied as he kept searching for anything out if the ordinary. &n
Saq's red energy glowed brighter than before as he drew water from the air. This one move threw the Hunters completely off guard and before they could process their thoughts, his energy hit them again and with no shield up to guard them this time. Sora struck, deflecting his energy but Saq's was stronger, making Sora fall backwards. Saq sent more strikes with red energy their way and Kain's hard shell deflected the strike but the weapon in his hand wasn't strong enough to take Saq's hit, making it shatter into droplets of water that faded into the air and he fell to the ground covering Z with his body. Arden who was the least affected by the hits from the angle he stood was quick on his feet and jumped in the air throwing out a lasso glowing with his energy at Saq but Saq cut his lasso mid air and sent an energy charge at him making him drop to the ground. Arden laid there unable to stand. "He's strong." Z sa
Putting her hand to the wound, Deki channeled her energy to her hands and they flowed from her hands into Z till her entire body began to glow. "She has lost a lot of b-blood." "I don't care. Heal her." Kain demanded as he watched Z remain unconscious. "I'm trying but she's far gone." "Pull her the fuck back!" Kain held on to Z hands which were now very cold. Finally, Deki withdrew her hands from Z's body, filling Kain with anger; " Why are you stopping? She's not awake yet." "I tr-tried." Deki bent her head. "Try again!" Kain demanded as he grabbed Deki by the hand. "T-There's nothing m-more I c-can do." Kain let go of Deki and grabbed Z into his arms. Her wound was closed now but she remained unconscious. "Come back dammit!" Kain yelled as he drove his fist through the floor ma
“Who”“Zavok.”“He was there?”“Yes. They waited for him to come do the ritual. Only he could do the rituals.”“I didn’t see anyone… We didn’t see anyone. Are we just supposed to take your word for it? AGAIN?” Z demanded.“I am not lying.” Deki glared squarely at Z. “I lied before because I didn’t want you to think I was a follower of Hix and leave me there or worse, kill me.”“I could
Sora and Z stared at each other for a few seconds. Sora glanced at Hork who was once again buried in the reports on his table .Z took a step closer to Sora and whispered quietly, “Do you want me to stay?”“Hork said—”“Fuck Hork. You can leave if you want to.”“But—”“You’re answerable to Tydinn, not him.”Sora sighed deeply before nodding to reassure Z he was fine. “I’ll be fine, thanks.”“I’ll be outside if you need me.”