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CHAPTER 7: BLOOD ELF ON THE ROCKS
Kinji walked to the side of his mount. "Ryu can you do anything for her?" He asked placing a gentle hand on the saber's side. She nodded looking away from the bird as it flapped its wings nuzzling the rogue continuously.
"We should try to move away from here... The wound isn't to bad." Ryukiba stood up after giving the cat a once-over. Kinji readily agreed calling for Aliane. Ryukiba's Talbuk galloped around the hills and pillars soon after.
Aliane rose from the ground leaning on the Hippogryph for support. She stared at the still form of the male naga in front of her. The naga twitched once and opened his eyes. The Rogue stood stiff as well did the Hippogryph behind her. The naga lifted himself up onto one elbow. He cackled wildly as he clutched something in his clawed hand.
"With my death I curse you to eternal sleep; a gift from our Queen!" It spat out hissing every other word. The Hippogryph flapped its wings running several yards away; squawking frantically. The ground beneath Aliane began to glow blue as a single giant rune began to form. The Naga chuckled again before falling dead on the ground.
"Shit!" Kinji cursed. With the weight of his armor slowing him down he wasn't sure if he would make it.
Why... why can't I move! Aliane asked herself. The last thing she seen was a pair of arms pushing her out of the circle...
She awoke a moment later to a screaming Ryukiba. The huntress dropped her bow to the ground standing where the young human had been. Aliane turned around tears filling her eyes spilling down over her cheeks. A pale blue statue with outstretched arms, and gaping mouth is all that stood. Ryukiba, down on her knees, staring up at her brother with a scowl, but tears streaked her elven features in frustration and sadness.
Aliane shuffled her feet slowly walking toward the elf frozen in time. His eyes were wide in panic and his brow's in a fierce knot. She reached out her arms. "DON'T TOUCH HIM!" Ryukiba shouted jumping to her feet. She placed herself between her brother and the human.
Aliane stood shocked. "I'm so sorry..." She cried. "I didn't mean to...for this to happen..." She lowered her head choking on her own tears. The hunter clenched her teeth, but stopped fearing she would break them with such force. Aliane looked back to her, the hunters expression far off and unfocused. "Is there anyway to save him?" Her voice was low.
The hunter thought searching through her guilt clouded mind. The Hippogryph came prancing over once more to stand behind the rogue. "I...I don't know..." She glared down at the corpse of the male Naga that took her brother from her. She stomped over to him prying what ever it was from his massive hand that he still clung to. The small tablet was broken in two. Aliane came to stand beside her staring down at the broken clay tablet in her palm.
"Can you read it?" She asked staring down at what seemed like jumbled up symbols.
Ryukiba shook her head. "But I might know of someone who can..." She stared at her brother once more. She placed the tablet into her bag carefully taking quick strides to her waiting Talbuk. "Stay here!" She shouted over her shoulder as the beast took off in the direction of the soul remaining Naga. Aliane watched as the hunter faded into the distance.
The Hippogryph gave a snort pushing its head into the rogues back. Aliane stumbled forward a foot trying to regain her balance. The shadows crept over the trees as the sun slowly sank down over the horizon. "What can I do to help him?" Aliane whispered to herself. Her hair fell down in a curtain hiding her face as she lowered her head. She sat down hugging her knees close to herself. All she could do, was wait. Wait for the hunters return.
"Come child..." A voice whispered as the wind steadily began to blow.
Aliane looked around trying to find the owner of the voice. The Hippogryph looked at her blinking quizzically. She stared ahead of herself thinking she was losing her sanity. "Who's there?" She slowly rose to her shaking feet.
"Do you wish to save him?" It asked in a sing song voice. "Come to me... set me free..." It whispered almost in her ear. The rogue jumped looking around once more. The Hippogryph squawked at her sudden jump. "I will save him... come to me..."
Aliane turned to look at the frozen elf. "Fine, where are you!" She yelled into the wind. A fog came creeping toward her as the words left her lips. As if to lead her somewhere. She took a few tentative steps before the black Hippogryph ran around blocking her path. He threw his wings out stamping his feet into the ground trying to force the girl back.
"Come child so we can save him..." The voice tempted once more. "Come to claim the strength that you never had... come to me..."
"No don't!" A voice called in the back of her head. The other quickly over powered the pleading and was almost never heard. Aliane quickly walked backwards at the relief of the bird-horse. The safe and kind feeling quickly became replaced with fear and hatred. Everything was quite again save for the drumming of the young rogues heart.
"Come!" The voice demanded once more. The mist creeping toward the rogues legs like a snake. Little wisps floated up and spiraled around twisting and turning in and above the cloud. The Hippogryph gave a shrill 'squaw!' before once more running several yards away in sheer terror. As if being pulled in by the mist Aliane walked forward. She blinked and as soon as she reopened her eyes her surroundings changed. The white mist covered everything, and blocked out all other forms.
She gulped attempting to take a step back but found her feet frozen to the ground, literally. Ice crystals crept up her legs to her thighs leaving a prickling sensation where they touched. A blacked out figure slowly walked forward taking their time. It had no definite shape to its mass but two glowing eyes.
"W-who are you?" The rogue asked fearing her voice would never reach the being.
It seemed to blink as if pondering the young rogues appearance. "You need not know..." It spoke slowly in a bored 'Everyone should obey me' tone. Aliane watched the being move to circle her. It came to stand in front of her after a few moments once more. The eyes hovered silently in front of Aliane for a moment before speaking once more. "Shall I give you the power to see the future?" It suggested.
The ground began to shake and a great fissure split the ground in two running jagged off into the distance.
"Open your eyes child..." The lidless orbs said in its two-toned voice. The rogue opened one eye then the other to see the same blank scenery covered in mist. "Or do you wish the great strength of a warrior? Or perhaps the cunning of a druid?" It asked once more. "What do you wish of me; it shall be yours."
"Aliane! Don't trust it!" The same pleading voice screamed at Aliane. The rouge shook her head as if trying to wake from a bad dream. "Listen to me!" She turned around to look for the voice calling her. She couldn't figure out who it was, but it felt so familiar.
She looked back to the eyes; it hadn't seemed to hear the voice though. It simply stared at her impatiently waiting for an answer. Aliane shook her head trying to pull her feet free from the ice. Something inside told her not to trust this being. "I can't trust you." She said under her breath.
It seemed to anger the eyes they flared up in massive balls of fire; melting the ice around her legs. The mist floated off retreating back into the darkness. Traaip traaip traaip came the pounding of what sounded like hooves on stone. The eyes blazed in anger as Aliane stared wide eyed at it. Clap clap clap the pounding was coming closer.
"Obey me!" The voice screamed once more vanishing into darkness, the mist following.
"Begone demon!" Came a shout from what sounded like a Draenei. A bright golden light flooded the human's eyes as soon as she began to stand up right. The woman threw her arm up over her eyes trying her hardest to not become blinded.
"Dimitri... what has happened here?" Came the crystalline voice of the Draenei. The clank of Dimitri's plate boots stopped as he came to stand beside the human wrapped protectively in a blood-elf's embrace. The land scorched beyond reason. The copper haired man looked back to his traveling companion, shaking his head unknowing.
Dah dah dahhhh! Introducing my next two characters! Hehe, I'll have to put up a poll soon to see who everyone likes! :D Cheers!