The wind was cold, almost bitter. It bite any exposed skin, and sadly Elena had a lot of it. Having discarded her turks's uniform awhile ago, Elena was now only wearing jeans and a white tank top. She shivered as she walked up between Vincent and Rufus.
"I don't remember the road to rocket town being this cold." she complained. Vincent cast a dull glance down at her. Removing his cape he sat it on her shoulders, hoping to end her complaining.
"It's not usually this cold." Rufus commented, "obviously something is wrong."
"No duh, Einstein." Elena retorted. She pulled the red cape closer around her. "Aren't you going to be cold without this, Vincent?" Vincent shook his head.
"I don't get cold." Elena paused for a second, then blinked.
"Ok, that's just creepy." Rufus moved his fingers around in a vain attempt to keep them from losing circulation. On tips of his knuckles tiny icecubes had formed from where snow had melted then frozen again, clinging to his skin. Muttering to himself he broke the tiny crystals off and ran his hand through his bangs. Taking a glace up, he stopped in his tracks. Elena and Vincent stopped and turned around to look at him.
"Rufus?" Vincent asked. Elena walked over to him and looked up at the sky. It was blue and calm, the sun was strong and golden.
"Ok, am I the only one here who is rather disturbed that it's snowing and there's no clouds?" Elena asked. Vincent took a glance up, his expression unreadable. A figure flickered through the trees next to them. Vincent's lips curved into one simple word.
"Run." They took off at a frantic pace, forgetting the burn in their limbs. Vincent led the group through a maze of trees, trying to lose their stalker. Darknation stayed close to Rufus's side, not wanting harm to come upon her master. Rufus stopped and turned around, Elena was at least forty feet behind them. He had forgotten, she was still injured from when she was attacked by the fiend. Running to her, Rufus knelt down.
"Get on my back!" he instructed. Elena didn't fight, instead she just scrambled onto his back, wrapping her arms around his neck.
Vincent ran about ten feet ahead of the other two. He could no longer hear their stalker, and for some reason that worried him. The strands of his black hair whipped around him like a wild fire. However his escape was stopped when the ground shook beneath his feet. Infront of his a large ice crystal ripped up through the group, blocking his path. Turning around, another one shot up, the another, until the group was taped in a circle of ice.
Rufus put Elena down as he put hand on his shot gun. The fur on Darknation's skin rose like a thousand needles, her back in a perfect arch. A low growl rumbled from her throat as her claws scratched against the cold ground. The icescials around them slowly began to shatter into droplets, the water reforming itself no more then ten feet away from the group. It formed into a crystal, large and frozen. Inside a figure could be seen. The eye lid of the figure snapped open like the ice did not effect her. waving her hand, the ice shattered, leaving her free. A single cold word emitted from Vincent's lips.
"Shiva."
Shiva darted forward, sending ice crystals in her path. The group split, each ran a different direction. Rufus turned around raising his shot gun. Taking aim he fired several bullets at the confused summon's chest. Summoning an ice crystal, Shiva deflected the blast. Elena ran forward, punching the summon hard in the chest. Landing behind her target, Elena rubbed her ice covered hand. Again Rufus raised his shot gun and fired a series of bullet, joining his attack were the bullets fired from Vincent's gun. Darting forward, Darknation cast thunder on the bullets as the entered Shiva's skin. she screeched in pain and threw crystals at both of the men. Vincent jumped to the side, the ice missing his skin by less the an inch. He could feel the heat inside him rise as his skin began to burn. he screamed in pain as the monster, Chaos ripped through him. The beat glared at Shiva, launching itself forward. Slashing her with his claws, he casts Figra on her then threw her to the ground. Taking the opportunity, Rufus fired his shot gun at the summon.
Shiva rose, the fell to her knees. Her image flickered, then disappeared. In her place, a small round orb was left. Rufus knelt down and picked it up.
"Metira, Shiva's metira." he said. The Chaos landed and slowly allowed Vincent to regain his form. He walked over and looked at the merira in Rufus's palm.
"Just put it in your armband. We will figure this out when we arrive at Rocket town." Rufus nodded and placed the red orb in his silver armband. The snow around them melted under the sun's strong rays. Shortly it looked like nothing had ever happened.
"I don't remember the road to rocket town being this cold." she complained. Vincent cast a dull glance down at her. Removing his cape he sat it on her shoulders, hoping to end her complaining.
"It's not usually this cold." Rufus commented, "obviously something is wrong."
"No duh, Einstein." Elena retorted. She pulled the red cape closer around her. "Aren't you going to be cold without this, Vincent?" Vincent shook his head.
"I don't get cold." Elena paused for a second, then blinked.
"Ok, that's just creepy." Rufus moved his fingers around in a vain attempt to keep them from losing circulation. On tips of his knuckles tiny icecubes had formed from where snow had melted then frozen again, clinging to his skin. Muttering to himself he broke the tiny crystals off and ran his hand through his bangs. Taking a glace up, he stopped in his tracks. Elena and Vincent stopped and turned around to look at him.
"Rufus?" Vincent asked. Elena walked over to him and looked up at the sky. It was blue and calm, the sun was strong and golden.
"Ok, am I the only one here who is rather disturbed that it's snowing and there's no clouds?" Elena asked. Vincent took a glance up, his expression unreadable. A figure flickered through the trees next to them. Vincent's lips curved into one simple word.
"Run." They took off at a frantic pace, forgetting the burn in their limbs. Vincent led the group through a maze of trees, trying to lose their stalker. Darknation stayed close to Rufus's side, not wanting harm to come upon her master. Rufus stopped and turned around, Elena was at least forty feet behind them. He had forgotten, she was still injured from when she was attacked by the fiend. Running to her, Rufus knelt down.
"Get on my back!" he instructed. Elena didn't fight, instead she just scrambled onto his back, wrapping her arms around his neck.
Vincent ran about ten feet ahead of the other two. He could no longer hear their stalker, and for some reason that worried him. The strands of his black hair whipped around him like a wild fire. However his escape was stopped when the ground shook beneath his feet. Infront of his a large ice crystal ripped up through the group, blocking his path. Turning around, another one shot up, the another, until the group was taped in a circle of ice.
Rufus put Elena down as he put hand on his shot gun. The fur on Darknation's skin rose like a thousand needles, her back in a perfect arch. A low growl rumbled from her throat as her claws scratched against the cold ground. The icescials around them slowly began to shatter into droplets, the water reforming itself no more then ten feet away from the group. It formed into a crystal, large and frozen. Inside a figure could be seen. The eye lid of the figure snapped open like the ice did not effect her. waving her hand, the ice shattered, leaving her free. A single cold word emitted from Vincent's lips.
"Shiva."
Shiva darted forward, sending ice crystals in her path. The group split, each ran a different direction. Rufus turned around raising his shot gun. Taking aim he fired several bullets at the confused summon's chest. Summoning an ice crystal, Shiva deflected the blast. Elena ran forward, punching the summon hard in the chest. Landing behind her target, Elena rubbed her ice covered hand. Again Rufus raised his shot gun and fired a series of bullet, joining his attack were the bullets fired from Vincent's gun. Darting forward, Darknation cast thunder on the bullets as the entered Shiva's skin. she screeched in pain and threw crystals at both of the men. Vincent jumped to the side, the ice missing his skin by less the an inch. He could feel the heat inside him rise as his skin began to burn. he screamed in pain as the monster, Chaos ripped through him. The beat glared at Shiva, launching itself forward. Slashing her with his claws, he casts Figra on her then threw her to the ground. Taking the opportunity, Rufus fired his shot gun at the summon.
Shiva rose, the fell to her knees. Her image flickered, then disappeared. In her place, a small round orb was left. Rufus knelt down and picked it up.
"Metira, Shiva's metira." he said. The Chaos landed and slowly allowed Vincent to regain his form. He walked over and looked at the merira in Rufus's palm.
"Just put it in your armband. We will figure this out when we arrive at Rocket town." Rufus nodded and placed the red orb in his silver armband. The snow around them melted under the sun's strong rays. Shortly it looked like nothing had ever happened.