Soul Summoner
Yuna's scream was drowned out by the sound of bubbles erupting from her mouth as she found herself no longer falling... but floating... in water? The blue haze had vanished, almost as if it had formed into the liquidy substance of water, now turning the tomb-like room into a subterranean chamber. And the timing was ironically perfect, for she was at least ten feet from impact. Taking this time to thank the dear gods above for sparing her life again, she eyed the area around her. The once slanted pillars had shifted to a shape of a normal straightened cylindar of stone, and the mysterious "fiends" that had watched her fall were no longer in sight, as if they had vanished completely without a trace. It was at that moment when she felt a powerful arm snake around the small of her back, then curl around her waist as a clawed hand slipped over her mouth. The demon she had encountered hadn't disappeared, and was taking her with him... wherever that destination may be. He continued into the depths of the chamber, entering a strange cavern of some sort... and just the sight of this place forced her mind to flash to the cavern before she confronted Yunalesca a month ago.
Nevertheless, Yuna's senses were screaming at her to swim away, to escape from this creature. She twisted her entire upper body furiously yet carefully as to not cut her face from the demon's dangerously sharp talons. This had taken him by surprise as she kicked furiously, pushing away from him with her legs as her furiously paddling arms whipped throughout the water. Annoyed with her struggling, the demon removed his claw from her mouth and balled the talons into a fist, brought it up, and smashed it powerfully over the summoner's head. Just as the fist created contact with her skull, Yuna's eye's blacked out almost instantly... and her consciousness was lost. Oddly enough, her head would've been sliced in half, had his strange, glowing sword been on his arm. Strangely, the sword itself had vanished along with the haze and the "fiends". This gave him an advantage as the now unconscious Yuna floated beside him as he again slipped his arm around her waist and continued into the cave.
The cavern was a labyrinth of some sort, twisting and winding, filled with smaller caverns, tunnels and dead ends. Eyeing the area in interest, he noticed a set of stairs engraved onto the ground, odd shaped fonts and slots here and there. It was as if the cavern itself was used as a type of forge of some sort. It was then when the demon's eyes caught yet another mysterious visage. Gazing upwards, he noticed a tunnel with a glistening glow of orange and gold as if the water had been set on fire from the sunset. At a quick speed, the demon cannoned himself from the water, shooting himself into the air, and then landing on the cold stone of a floor. The two had found themselves in small, shrine-sized chamber with large, lit torches lined on the walls, causing the fiery glow on the water. This shrine however was surrounded by a large, termogent forest swamp. Armed civilians prowled the area on a patrol of some sort, donning smalled-sized armor and carrying axe-bladed staffs or large broadswords. Placing Yuna onto the ground, and giving her a powerful push of his claw onto her stomach, a mouthful of water was released from inside her, causing the summoner to cough, breathe, then pass back into unconsciousness. The demon leaned towards her, hissing in the girl's ear:
"Rest well human... you fight for your life at the dawn of your awakening..."
Her eyes slipped open, seeing that of a stone ceiling and a few escaping embers of one of the torches. Yuna slipped her fingers to her head, feeling the throbbing headache return in a more splitting pain then she could ever imagine. She rolled on her side, seeing that her clothes where no longer soaked, but now damp. The very next moment, she met the eyes of her demon staring down at her as his claw slipped onto her shoulder, assisting her in sitting up straight while at the same time, steadying herself from falling over. The closest thing to help that he managed to accomplish was simply leaning her against a wall. She ran her fingers through her short, caramel colored hair, then flung the strands back out of her face.
"It's about time, you've awakened, girl..." her demon hissed.
"I probably would've waken up sooner... if you hadn't had hit me so hard..." was her reply as she massaged the slight bump on her head.
"Nevertheless... there was just no way to restrain you. I just did the first thing that came to mind..." he stated, then blinked. "Second thing that came to mind..."
"Besides killing me, that is?"
"Exactly..."
Yuna sighed, and slowly began to raise to her feet. The demon sprang up quickly and walked to her side, placing one claw on her hip and the other on her ribs, assisting as she stood up. As an advantage, Yuna pushed herself up with one hand on the wall and the other on his shoulder. Again, just as she made it to her feet, their eyes met. They were so... hypnotising and mystical, there was just no other words to describe them besides beautiful. She was shocked how they had come to be such lovely, glowing orbs of light rather then the average set of eyes. Ironically, the demon was haunted by the summoner's eyes as well. He noticed that one iris was a shade of cerulean blue whilst the other was a shade of emerald green. Strangely enough, those eyes represented an enchanting, gentle glow of mystery to the woman before him. The two just gazed at each other for a moment... not saying one word... just gazing at the mysteries and beauty of their eyes before the demon broke the eye-catching and began to turn away, removing his arms from Yuna as he stepped toward the swamp.
"W-Wait!" Yuna stammered, stepping forward as her demon stopped in his tracks.
"Don't try to stop me from leaving you, human..." he hissed, staring at the ground.
"I'm not going to... I just... never got your name..." Yuna commented timidly. Although not facing her, the demon's eyes narrowed into a glare, flaring like white fire. After a moment of silence, he replied with a simple, gothic, beautiful name of...
"Raziel..."
Yuna's scream was drowned out by the sound of bubbles erupting from her mouth as she found herself no longer falling... but floating... in water? The blue haze had vanished, almost as if it had formed into the liquidy substance of water, now turning the tomb-like room into a subterranean chamber. And the timing was ironically perfect, for she was at least ten feet from impact. Taking this time to thank the dear gods above for sparing her life again, she eyed the area around her. The once slanted pillars had shifted to a shape of a normal straightened cylindar of stone, and the mysterious "fiends" that had watched her fall were no longer in sight, as if they had vanished completely without a trace. It was at that moment when she felt a powerful arm snake around the small of her back, then curl around her waist as a clawed hand slipped over her mouth. The demon she had encountered hadn't disappeared, and was taking her with him... wherever that destination may be. He continued into the depths of the chamber, entering a strange cavern of some sort... and just the sight of this place forced her mind to flash to the cavern before she confronted Yunalesca a month ago.
Nevertheless, Yuna's senses were screaming at her to swim away, to escape from this creature. She twisted her entire upper body furiously yet carefully as to not cut her face from the demon's dangerously sharp talons. This had taken him by surprise as she kicked furiously, pushing away from him with her legs as her furiously paddling arms whipped throughout the water. Annoyed with her struggling, the demon removed his claw from her mouth and balled the talons into a fist, brought it up, and smashed it powerfully over the summoner's head. Just as the fist created contact with her skull, Yuna's eye's blacked out almost instantly... and her consciousness was lost. Oddly enough, her head would've been sliced in half, had his strange, glowing sword been on his arm. Strangely, the sword itself had vanished along with the haze and the "fiends". This gave him an advantage as the now unconscious Yuna floated beside him as he again slipped his arm around her waist and continued into the cave.
The cavern was a labyrinth of some sort, twisting and winding, filled with smaller caverns, tunnels and dead ends. Eyeing the area in interest, he noticed a set of stairs engraved onto the ground, odd shaped fonts and slots here and there. It was as if the cavern itself was used as a type of forge of some sort. It was then when the demon's eyes caught yet another mysterious visage. Gazing upwards, he noticed a tunnel with a glistening glow of orange and gold as if the water had been set on fire from the sunset. At a quick speed, the demon cannoned himself from the water, shooting himself into the air, and then landing on the cold stone of a floor. The two had found themselves in small, shrine-sized chamber with large, lit torches lined on the walls, causing the fiery glow on the water. This shrine however was surrounded by a large, termogent forest swamp. Armed civilians prowled the area on a patrol of some sort, donning smalled-sized armor and carrying axe-bladed staffs or large broadswords. Placing Yuna onto the ground, and giving her a powerful push of his claw onto her stomach, a mouthful of water was released from inside her, causing the summoner to cough, breathe, then pass back into unconsciousness. The demon leaned towards her, hissing in the girl's ear:
"Rest well human... you fight for your life at the dawn of your awakening..."
Her eyes slipped open, seeing that of a stone ceiling and a few escaping embers of one of the torches. Yuna slipped her fingers to her head, feeling the throbbing headache return in a more splitting pain then she could ever imagine. She rolled on her side, seeing that her clothes where no longer soaked, but now damp. The very next moment, she met the eyes of her demon staring down at her as his claw slipped onto her shoulder, assisting her in sitting up straight while at the same time, steadying herself from falling over. The closest thing to help that he managed to accomplish was simply leaning her against a wall. She ran her fingers through her short, caramel colored hair, then flung the strands back out of her face.
"It's about time, you've awakened, girl..." her demon hissed.
"I probably would've waken up sooner... if you hadn't had hit me so hard..." was her reply as she massaged the slight bump on her head.
"Nevertheless... there was just no way to restrain you. I just did the first thing that came to mind..." he stated, then blinked. "Second thing that came to mind..."
"Besides killing me, that is?"
"Exactly..."
Yuna sighed, and slowly began to raise to her feet. The demon sprang up quickly and walked to her side, placing one claw on her hip and the other on her ribs, assisting as she stood up. As an advantage, Yuna pushed herself up with one hand on the wall and the other on his shoulder. Again, just as she made it to her feet, their eyes met. They were so... hypnotising and mystical, there was just no other words to describe them besides beautiful. She was shocked how they had come to be such lovely, glowing orbs of light rather then the average set of eyes. Ironically, the demon was haunted by the summoner's eyes as well. He noticed that one iris was a shade of cerulean blue whilst the other was a shade of emerald green. Strangely enough, those eyes represented an enchanting, gentle glow of mystery to the woman before him. The two just gazed at each other for a moment... not saying one word... just gazing at the mysteries and beauty of their eyes before the demon broke the eye-catching and began to turn away, removing his arms from Yuna as he stepped toward the swamp.
"W-Wait!" Yuna stammered, stepping forward as her demon stopped in his tracks.
"Don't try to stop me from leaving you, human..." he hissed, staring at the ground.
"I'm not going to... I just... never got your name..." Yuna commented timidly. Although not facing her, the demon's eyes narrowed into a glare, flaring like white fire. After a moment of silence, he replied with a simple, gothic, beautiful name of...
"Raziel..."
