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Warnings- Same as before.

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Chapter 13

Yawning sleepily Leon nestled further into Joachim's lap. Moaning in content, he ignored the laughter of the other. Closing his pools, he mumbled, "we need to move on."

Joachim nodded his head in agreement, standing up, he let Leon fall of his lap. "To the right." He started down the glossy hallway, ignoring the paintings he passed by.

Leon clambered behind his lover, feeling a sense of dread wash over him. Stopping at an iron gate, he watched it open with a large creak. "Let's go." He muttered sarcastically.

The room they entered was full of small cage like structures. Unlike the area they were in before, this new one had animal remains lying about. The iron cell gates had wide bars, so that a person could easily fit through. Straw, blood and a sticky clear substance were dried in various areas on the stone floor.

"An animal prison?" Leon looked around in a curious awe. He had never seen anything quite like this before. Sniffing the air, he smelt the lingering odor of decay.

"Interesting…." Joachim floated into the room fully, barely noticing the gate shut. Examining the room, he went cell to cell finding nothing, but remains.

"I found something." Leon pointed to a spiral staircase, leading upwards into a tower. Looking back, he saw the being nod.

"I think we should go check it out."

Walking forward, Leon made his way over ready to step onto the first stone piece, when a growl and snarl halted his movements. Looking up, he brought his hand to his waist, gripping the purple weapon settled there.

Two larger tiger like creatures stepped out. Their bodies were half decayed, as dead flesh fell with every step. Their pools once full of life were lifeless and flashing an angry red.

"We have to kill them." Leon backed up, hitting the ground in front of him. It halted the two tiger's halted, before growling even louder. Cracking the whip against the ground again, he ducked as one leapt toward him.

The creature fell instantly cut by the blade of one of Joachim's blades. Torn in two, it fell dead, but another soon joined it's ranks. "It's a pack." Leon informed the other, watching their movements carefully.

Joachim nodded, throwing a blade at the two.

Leon watched the creatures jump back, before he rushed forward, hitting them with his whip. Stepping back a step, he straightened himself out. The two bleeding creatures advancing slowly on them.

"We should kill them fast." Joachim repeated with urgency. Floating behind one, he silently held one of his blades in the air, sliding it into the monster's skull.

Howling in pain, it reared up, pushing the bade deeper into it's skull. Falling down, blood started to pour from the open sockets. Seeing its partner die the cat started to make its way over to the dead corpse. Snarling at the floating being.

Joachim repeated his movements from before killing the other in the same fashion.

"Let's continue." Leon made his way towards the staircase going up.


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