Sorry once more for the long wait on the next chapter. My will to keep writing this thing is draining fast. Ah well. What happens happens. I may cut the story short, I haven't really decided yet.
Disclaimer: Eh you guys know what I'm gonna say…. I don't own nothing used in this fic.
Chapter 14
Vaati
9:00 A.M. 6/12
I slowly opened my eyes once more. Sleeping had turned out harder, then I'd thought on the floor of a cave, but I'd slept through far worse in the past. I'd been woken up almost 5 times in the middle of the night by the sound of thunder. I sat up and glanced over beside me. Yep, Raveness was still laying there...A mere few centimeters away from me. I was afraid she might have left during the night, unable to bear with the truth of who I was. There was something...Comforting, about the fact she hadn't left already. But it didn't make this any easier. We would have to part ways today... It was for her own good.
I quietly stood up, doing my best not to disturb Raveness. I walked as quietly as I could, over to the entrance of the cave. It was morning. I then noticed something, that I was surprised I'd missed up to this point. It wasn't raining blood... There were still puddles of it on the ground here and there, and the plants and trees were soaked in the stuff. But all that would eventually go away. And even though I was gazing out at blood-soaked woods, it was still reassuring to know the blood rain had stopped. (Now if only I could figure out what in world caused it...) I thought. But I shrugged it off.
I stood at the entrance for a few minutes. It was finally time for me to go. I would simply walk out the cave...And eventually the woods...And into a different city. No one would bother me...At least not for a little while. And yet... I felt sad... Raveness was the only person who had ever accepted me. Hell she even seemed like she liked me...It just didn't seem right, that I was forced to throw her away. But what other option did I have? I remained at the entrance, for a few minutes longer, standing in indecision. Finally I reconfirmed my previous thoughts. I couldn't put Raveness through my tortures...It wasn't fair to her. I'd finally decided. I was going to go through with this. (But... I suppose there's no harm, in looking at her...Just one last time) I thought. I turned around, and walked the little ways into the cave where we had slept.
She was still laying there asleep. She looked rather...Well...Beautiful. My mind flashed back to the moment in that other cave, where she'd pressed her lips up against mine. I would never ever forget, for the rest of my existence, how good that moment had felt. (Well...That's that...) I thought. I turned around to finally be on my way, when I heard a soft little groan. I turned back around, to find Raveness, opening her eyes to look at me.
" Morning Vaati..." She said groggily.
(Damn it! This is going to complicate things...Why didn't I just leave when I had the chance!) I thought, cursing myself in my head.
" Good morning...And good-bye..." I said woefully, as I turned around again and made for the entrance.
"Vaati! Wait!" I heard Raveness call from behind me.
I increased my pace. I didn't want to have to face her now. I didn't make it to the entrance however, before I felt her warm embrace around me.
"Please don't go..." She whispered softly.
" I told you already... I refuse to put you through the horrors you'll have to face if you stay with me... I already explained my past... It's too dangerous!" I said.
"Yes...You did tell me your past...And...I suppose it's time I told you mine..." She said softly. "Please... Hear me out before you go..."
I wanted to immediately say no. Staying with her any longer, would only make this ordeal even more painful then it was already. Yet... Something in my mind was telling me to stay.
"...Fine..." I finally managed to stutter out.
She pulled me back into the part of the cave where we'd slept.
"Thank you...Well... Here I go.." She said laughing to herself nervously. "Sorry...I never thought I'd be willfully telling anyone this..."
I merely stared at her, waiting on her to start. It seemed she'd gotten the message.
"Well...When I was a small girl... I wandered upon a small cave near my home village. Whenever I went near there I would always here...A voice...Telling me to come in... And I eventually gave in... Little did I know, the cave housed the seal of a feared demon that had once tortured my village... His name was Xalces...And I would later find out, that even mentioning his name in my village was taboo... But I was deceived. Xalces talked to me often...Telling me that he could do marvelous things for me, if I could find a way to break him out of his prison... I believed every single one of his lies... And then, when I was 8 years old I finally found a way to release him and I didn't even hesitate when I did it..." Raveness said slowly.
She looked like she was on the verge of tears.
"And then?" I asked curiously.
"The thing about Xalces is...He's a parasitical demon. He has to have a host to survive...When I released him, he forced himself into my body, where he remains to this day... I then realized my mistake...But I tried my hardest to continue living my life normally...Yet when I went back to my village, anyone I came in contact with immediately realized what I'd done...Before they had all treated me so nicely...They were all so very nice...But after that...They all looked at me with hatred... They called me things like "Demon Child" and demanded that I be executed...Even my own parents shunned me away, refusing to call me their daughter any longer...But the village chief knew all about Xalces...The only way he can change host bodies, is for the one he's currently inhabiting to die...To execute me, would seal the fate of the entire village...So instead I was exiled from the village..." Raveness explained.
She'd finally started sobbing in the middle of all that. Yet she had more to say. I let her continue.
"The worse part is...Xalces remains with me even now... He taunts me almost daily with insults... And he constantly causes dangerous things to happen to me...Like in that cave...The pitfall you saved me from, was his doing...That living armor with the axe was his work... Oh Vaati he's laughing at me right now... Even after I left the village, I always tried to make friends. But whenever I finally found someone who would hang out with me... Xalces would always run them off with his tricks... And as such... I've been alone my entire life..." Raveness finally finished.
I came forward, and hugged her. An attempt to console her I guess.
(So...She's...Like me... She's been alone her entire life. And never really had anyone who cared...) I thought. It was official.
I was re-thinking this whole situation. This woman, had put up with extreme mental stress her entire life. She probably went through the same horrors as I did, if not worse ones, every day. If she could bear those...Then maybe she could bear mine also.
" I...I see...I'm sorry..." I said, stuttering.
I wasn't really sure what I could say that would cheer her up.
"I feel like, you're the only friend I've ever really had Vaati..." Raveness said, looking up at me.
(If she only know how true that was for me too...) I thought.
Raveness was the only person who had ever spoken nicely to me, even after finding out who I really was. She had healed me when I was injured, and even stuck by me when things were dangerous. I had a lot of troubles...My sanity...My enemies... And my future... But maybe with someone to share them with... It just might be bearable after all.
" Fine...I've decided... I'll stay with you Raveness..." I said to Raveness.
"You will?..." She said back. She seemed surprised.
"Yeah. Of course...And you can tell that little demon of yours, that he doesn't have a trick big enough to run me off..." I replied to her.
Raveness looked relieved. I could already tell she was feeling better. And her sobs were decreasing.
"Th-...Thanks Vaati... You really are a good friend..." She said back to me.
There she went again, speaking like that. Never before had I been referred too as someone's friend.
I was about to say something more, when I was interrupted by the sound of a stomach growling.
"Hehe... Sorry... I haven't had much to eat in a while... So much for the moment. " Raveness said giggling.
(Good. She's feeling better... Probably due to finally being able to tell someone about all her trauma...) I thought.
She had a point though. I couldn't remember seeing her eat, since we met, and I hadn't eaten either since my short-lived stay at the Smash Mansion. Although my body was used to abnormally large periods of time, with no food. I still had to eat every now and then.
"Don't worry about it...I could eat a piece or two of meat myself... So, let's gather us up something to eat!" I said back to Raveness.
"And how are we going to do that?" She replied.
"The simplest method. Hunt it down and kill it." I said to her.
"You hunt your food?" She asked me.
"Of course. You don't?" I replied.
"No... I just kind of did whatever I could... Sometimes, people would let me do work in exchange for food...But there were some times I was forced to beg, and even steal..." Raveness said sadly.
"You have to do what you have to do to survive. It's the way things work..." I said back, in an attempt to comfort her.
"I guess your right...Still I don't know how to hunt..." She replied.
"Well then I'll go hunt the food... And you can start a fire, to cook it on. I can handle the rest myself." I said to her.
She commented, on how she felt bad for putting all the dirty work on me. But eventually I convinced her to go along with it. I would go find an animal to kill, and she would start a fire to cook it on while she waited for me. So, the two of us exited the cave, and wandered off in different directions.
I wandered around the woods, taking special care to make sure I didn't get lost. I was looking for any signs that an animal may have come through somewhere. These were woods after all. There had to be some deer here somewhere. And who knows? Maybe if I got lucky, I could find a bear. So I wandered...And wandered...And wandered...
11:00 A.M. 6/12
It was no good. I couldn't find anything. I'd been walking around for hours now, and not seen a trace of animal life. (Maybe the blood rain from last night scared them all off... I have had to go around some puddles of the stuff... They might have washed out traces of them I suppose) I thought. Oh well, I was going to have to turn back. I'd already gone too far in the woods anyway. It would take me another hour or two to get back to the cave, and I was sure Raveness was already worrying about me.
I turned around to begin heading back to the cave, when I noticed a clearing not that far away. In the clearing however, appeared to be some sort of tower... Like a medieval tower. Yet it didn't look ancient at all. It didn't even look old for that matter, like it had recently been built. Intrigued a little, I decided to look at it a little bit closer, and slowly walked over to the edge of the clearing where it was located. I gazed at the tower, to discover a rather startling fact. There were Stalfos around the tower...A good number of them. I had been too far away to see them before, but there had to be at least 15 of them patrolling the perimeter of the tower. They were lacking armor, save for some on their shoulders and shields in their hands. And their blades looked sharper then I remembered. But it made no sense why Stalfos would be here. They were only supposed to be found in Hyrule, and Hyrule was a long way away from here.
(I have to know why in the world those monsters are here... But there isn't anywhere for me to take cover, if they get violent... I suppose I'll have to get violent back.) I thought, as I stepped out into the clearing. The Stalfos noticed me as I drew closer, and I drew my blade expecting an attack. Instead however, they merely bowed, before pointing around the tower. After that they resumed their patrols, seemingly ignoring me. Now even more curious, I walked in the direction they'd pointed to me, to find a door leading into the tower, with two larger then normal Stalfos in front of it. They looked at me, for a minute, before stepping aside and pushing the door open, motioning for me to walk inside.
(How hospitable of them...) I thought, as I sheathed my sword and stepped into the tower. It was apparent the Stalfos weren't going to attack me. I walked in a little ways, before another Stalfos appeared, and began leading me around. We walked up many flights of stairs before entering a hallway, and from there the Stalfos merely pointed to a large door at the end. Getting the message, I walked up to the door as the Stalfos turned and went back down. Looking out a window in the hallway, It seemed I was now at the top of the tower, but that didn't matter. I just wanted to know what was up with this place. Finally I cautiously opened the door, and stepped into a large room.
11:15 A.M. 6/12
The room looked kind of like a throne room of some sort, only minus a throne. It was big, yet it had all the furnishings of an average bedroom. In said room, standing in front of a window looking out of it, was a large dark man. Suddenly everything about this place made sense.
"Ganondorf...I should have guessed..." I said to him with disgust.
" Indeed you should have...It's been a while Vaati... I thought you were still imprisoned...You don't know how much of a joy it is to see you..." He said calmly, turning to look at me.
"I escaped again... This time by myself... And it was your fault I ended up back in there anyway!" I replied coldly.
"Oh come now Vaati, your not still angry about that are you?... I did whatever it took to win... And wasn't that your motto?" Ganondorf said, as calm as could be.
"Fuck you! It was a betrayal! Not just some tactic to stay alive! Now shut your mouth and start explaining! Why are you here?! I heard Link got you banished to the Sacred Realm, how are you here right now?! And more importantly what is this tower?!" I said, raising my voice angrily.
"Calm down for a moment, and I'll tell you..." Ganondorf replied, some of his coldness slipping into his tone.
That was the thing about Ganondorf. 90 percent of the time, he was always so calm, as if nothing in the world were wrong. And yet, he was the most vile and heinous person I'd ever met on the inside. In the blink of an eye, he could go from the calm collected person that was in front of me now, to deceitful murderer willingly to do anything and sacrifice anyone for his ambition.
"Well? Start talking!" I said, lowering my voice slightly.
"Tell me Vaati. Have you ever heard of a certain tournament... Known as "Super Smash Bros."?" Ganondorf said, his voice now perfectly calm once more.
"Indeed I have...What of it?" I said back.
"Well you see, A while ago I received an invitation to join...With very intriguing terms of agreement...If I agreed to participate, then every year when the tournament began I would be set free from the Sacred Realm. When it was over and done with, I would be re-sealed until the next year..." Ganondorf explained.
"They let you out?!" I said in shock.
"Oh I assure you, the first time or two the Sages were very cautious. They watched every move I made, ready to re-seal me at any moment. So I intentionally played innocent...And now I'm even allowed to leave a few days earlier then the start of the tournament, for the vacation all the Smashers take together. Of course I've never gone one time... But I never threatened anyone...And soon enough the Sages left me be...So whenever it came time for the annual vacation, I would instead, sneak into Hyrule...And slowly but surely re-build my army of minions..." Ganondorf said, a creepy smirk going across his face at that last remark.
"Your plotting something..." I said back to him.
(not exactly a very shocking fact...) I thought.
"Indeed, oh but first I suppose I should answer your other question...About this tower." Ganondorf said.
" So get on with it then!" I replied annoyed.
"Fine then... You see little demon, this is a defensive tower for a certain Demon King near-by." Ganondorf said.
"Demon King?.." I replied questionably.
"Yes, his name is Nobunaga Oda... And he has a castle a short walk away from here. In order to protect it, he ordered his forces to erect a bunch of towers around the castle in a circle. This tower is one of those." Ganondorf explained.
"That still doesn't explain why your here...You were never one who would take orders from someone else..." I said back.
Ganondorf laughed.
"You think I would serve someone as atrocious as Nobunaga? It's all part of my plan... When I was released, I went back into Hyrule, and brought a few of my minions with me back here. We attacked the first tower we saw, and overtook it in mere minutes. The fool who dares to call himself the Demon King, doesn't even have a clue that we're here." Ganondorf said. His cynicalness was showing through clear as day now.
"Let me guess...Your going to attack the main castle as well..." I said coldly once more.
" So you didn't lose all your intelligence after all. The rest of my monsters are on their way here now. When they arrive, the Demon King is as good as dead." Ganondorf said evilly.
"What's the point? You can't be going to all this trouble if there isn't a good reason." I replied.
"The Demon King happened upon a certain spell. If he finishes it, he will summon an almighty demon that will destroy everything and everyone... But of course I have better uses for such a pet... To put it bluntly, I plan on killing Nobunaga, finishing the spell myself, and using the demon to control the world!" Ganondorf said, maniacally.
"Hmph! Fine then..." I said turning to leave.
"Leaving so soon Vaati?... Please stay a while..." Ganondorf said, his tone still maniacal.
"For what? So you can get me trapped again?" I said, turning back around to face him.
"Link isn't anywhere around, you can't be trapped again. And I merely want your assistance for my little plan...Your powers will make things easier" Ganondorf said.
"Sorry, you can forget that! I'll turn myself into Link before I fight alongside you again!" I said back.
"Oh will you? But Vaati, you can have all the power you want when we succeed! And isn't that what you always wanted?" Ganondorf said, sneeringly.
"Not anymore!" I said sneering back.
"Then what do you have left? You can't live a normal life, and no one will accept you for your crimes! Face it demon, your nothing more then a mere pawn, who can't do anything but be sacrificed for a more important piece!" Ganondorf exclaimed.
I stopped dead in my tracks. (He... He's wrong... He has to be...) I thought. Was there really no way for me to atone for my mistakes? I was aware that I would always be hunted down by people like Link and Meta Knight...But I would always be hated by everyone in the world? As much as I hated to admit it...Ganondorf was right... I would never be accepted by anyone. (But what about Raveness?) I suddenly thought. She had accepted me...She even knew what it felt like to go through some of the things I had... She was the only person I'd ever met, that didn't instantly hate me, or try to kill me upon learning my identity. Would it ever be possible... For us to be normal... One thing was for certain. I'd never know the answer to that question if I repeated my past.
" I'm through with evil Ganondorf! Say whatever you want, it won't matter when Link rides up to kick your ass once more!" I said once more turning to leave.
" Very well then...It seems I won't be changing your mind anytime soon... In that case I'm afraid you've become useless!" Ganondorf shouted. His true nature finally clear as day.
In an instant, I was sent sprawling onto the ground, from a huge blow to my back. As soon as I regained my senses I sprang to my feet to face my attacker. Ganondorf's fist was glowing an evil dark purple color, and he was wearing a smirk all the way across his face.
Enraged, I drew my sword and the two of us faced each other. I dashed forward to charge him, but immediately received a blow to the stomach followed by a heavy blow to the face. I was sent flying backwards once more, landed on the ground in deep pain. (Damn it! I don't have time for this!... I don't have a choice. I can't beat him right now. I have no choice but to retreat.) I thought, as I eyed my potential exit. The door was out of the question. Their was no way I'd make it over to it without getting pummeled again. That left only one way. The window Ganondorf was previously looking out of. In the rumble, I'd ended up close to it.
Without a second thought, I lunged through the window, shattering the glass. I manipulated the wind outside, and made it move around myself in a way that would slow my fall considerably. I hit the ground about 15 seconds later, rather softly and began a mad dash towards the woods, where I could hide myself better.
Before I could make it however, some of the Stalfos that had been guarding the outside of the tower blocked my path. I didn't have any time to waste. As quickly as I could I slung some blasts of wind, and had completely decapitated one of them before I even got close to the group. Finally I sliced another one in half as I attempted to charge through, only to get thrown back by shields. I parried an incoming slash and quickly sliced off the arm of the Stalfos that had delivered it. Kicking it to the ground, I followed through with a stab forward straight through the chest of another Stalfos. I sliced and diced yet another one, before my path was finally clear. Seizing my chance I made a bee-line for the woods. A Stalfos or two chased after me, but quickly stopped and went back. (Ganondorf must have called them all back...) I thought as I dashed past tree after tree, afraid to stop running. Why he would do something like that perplexed me but I didn't have time to think on it now. So I merely ran, re-tracing all my steps from earlier today.
11:50 A.M. 6/12
I ran for what felt like hours, but I knew it had probably only been 30 minutes or so. Finally, I stopped, and dove behind the closest tree. For a while longer I merely sat there against the tree...Waiting...Listening...For any sign of pursuit. None ever came. It appeared, for now at least, that I was safe. But then again it was probably safe to assume, that I now had a third chaser to run from. (Ok...This is too much... As soon as I get back to the cave, Raveness and I are getting as far away from this damn place as possible...) I thought, as I stood back up and continued my back-tracking.
It wasn't long however, until I heard rustling near-by. I stopped dead in my tracks, my hand on the hilt of my katana. There it was again! Closer this time. Whatever it was it was heading towards me. Fearing the worst, I drew my katana and waited.
"Vaati!" A voice cried out.
A figure came out of a near-by bush, and I quickly lunged at it.
"AHH!" The voice screamed. It was female... And I recognized it.
I stopped at the last second, throwing myself off to the side before turning around again quickly and embracing Raveness in a hug.
"Don't do that! You almost gave me a heart attack!" She said to me.
"Sorry... I thought you were someone else..." I said in a low tone.
" Who? That girl and that blue thing from earlier?" Raveness asked.
"No...Not them...Someone worse..." I said low once more.
" Tell me..." She said, looking me dead in my eyes.
" I'd rather not talk about it now...Maybe later...Just don't sneak up on me like that for a couple of days..." I said back to her.
She looked down at the ground. I could tell she was worried, but now wasn't the time to talk about Ganondorf. I would tell her eventually, but for now it was best if we just got as far away from here as we could before night fell.
"What are you doing here anyway?" I asked her.
"I came looking for you. I waited for an hour and a half, for you to come back but you never did and I was worried that something might have happened to you..." She replied.
"I told you I was going to hunt for food... It takes a while sometimes you know..." I said back to her.
"I know... But I couldn't find much wood to cook meat on anyway. Most of the wood I found was blood-soaked, and too wet to burn easily..." She said.
" I see... I'm sorry I worried you... We should go. We need to make it as far as we can before tonight." I said, finally letting go of Raveness.
" Why?... Something happened didn't it?!" Raveness exclaimed, in a worried tone of voice.
"Yeah...Something happened... It has to do with the blood rain...And a certain someone from my past... And a demon king... I'll explain later. We don't have time. Now let's go!" I said.
I started to lead her in another direction of the woods, but she yanked back.
"No! I want to know what's going on now Vaati!" She said sternly.
Looking at her, it seemed I wasn't going to shake her resolve. Not to mention, I didn't have time to argue.
"Fine fine... There's this guy in some castle near-by named Nobunaga Oda, and he-" I started to say.
I was stopped in mid-sentence however by the sound of rustling near-by. Instantaneously, I grabbed Raveness's arm and ran as fast as I could in a random direction dragging her along. The only ally I ever had was with me right now. Whoever or whatever had made that sound, would likely not be coming in peace.
"Ah! What's happening?!" Raveness exclaimed.
"There's no more time to talk! Be quiet and come on!" I said back sternly.
Raveness grunted, and I let go of her as she began running willingly alongside me. Something wasn't right though. The rustling sounds were getting louder and closer. Whatever it was, it was catching up to us. Realizing the dreaded fact, that we weren't going to be able to outrun our pursuer, I turned around to face the direction the sounds were coming from. The sounds were far too light for our chaser to be Ganondorf.
"Whoever you are, come out here now and face me!" I cried out.
"I suppose that does get things done the fastest..." A male voice replied from above.
I glared, as a tall male human fell from the treetops, landing on his feet. He had long black hair, and was wearing purple armor over his body. A katana was sheathed as his side.
" The scouts did say there was an...Insect, wandering around our territory. We feared, you were one of the Smashers come to get them back..." The man said calmly.
"What are you talking about?! Who are you?!" I demanded.
"Hmm?...Your not affiliated with them?..." The man asked.
"With who? The Smashers?... No I'm not..." I replied.
"And yet you know my lord's name... Ah well, I suppose it really doesn't matter.." The man said.
"I'll ask one last time... Who are you and what do you want!" I said through clenched teeth.
This man's calmness was becoming disturbing. It reminded me of Ganondorf...
"What good is it for the sheep to know the name of their butcher?" The man replied as calm as ever.
"Because sometimes sheep go astray..." I replied.
"Indeed. Yet those that do, will inevitably meet their end. Their deaths are merely prolonged... You may call me Mitsuhide Akechi." The man said back to me.
"Nice to know... Now what are you doing here?..." I asked.
I drew my katana at last. I sensed only hostility from this man. Despite his calm appearance, there was no way he was just stopping by say hello.
"You may sheathe your blade once more insect. I'm not here for you... I'm merely here for traveling partner" Mitsuhide said pointing behind me.
I heard Raveness gasp in surprise from behind me, at her mention.
"Well in that case you can forget whatever your planning. She's staying with me!" I said, raising my blade.
"So there's no way to convince you to part with her I assume? In that case I suppose I'll be taking her by force..." Mitsuhide replied.
"Your with Nobunaga correct? I've heard bad things about your little cult. You picked the wrong person to mess with!" I yelled out, as I charged forward with my katana raised.
I swung my sword down at Mitsuhide, and in a flash was knocked to the side. I looked back at Mitsuhide to see him staring at Raveness, not me. His sword was drawn, yet when I'd attacked it was sheathed. He'd parried my attack in less then half a second.
"Oh have I now?...I believe you've got that backwards..." Mitsuhide said to me, not even turning to face me.
He charged towards Raveness, as I got back up to face him. (Oh no you don't...) I thought, as I brought my palm in front of me. Mitsuhide was moving shockingly fast. Not wasting any time, I fired off as many blades of wind as I could. All of them missed save for one which struck Mitsuhide in the back. He didn't even flinch however, and his charge resumed as powerful as ever. Raveness, in response to all this, drew a small dagger from her suit and prepared to defend herself. This didn't last long however, Mitsuhide swiped at her weapon faster then I think I've ever seen someone fight, and Raveness's weapon flew out of her hand. In an instant he seized her. He held her arms behind her back, and his hand was over her mouth.
"Let go of her now! And maybe I won't rip ALL your limps off!" I yelled angrily.
"Idle threats from a weak fool...Although I suppose I should at least thank you. To think that I would find one out here wandering around. You've saved me the trouble of having to hunt down one more...And now only one is missing." Mitsuhide said, looking over Raveness.
"I don't know what the hell your talking about! And personally I don't care anymore!" I said.
I raised my katana once more and charged at Mitsuhide. He hiked Raveness up over his shoulder, and jumped away. I chased after him, yet he continued jumping away quickly from my strikes, as Raveness screamed in fear. This process continued about ten times before Mitsuhide finally hopped up onto a large branch of a tree.
"As much as I would love to stay here and continue humiliating you. I should get this woman back to my lord. I bid thee adieu!" Mitsuhide said, before hopping off to through the tree-tops.
(Oh no you don't!) I thought, as I gave chase through the woods. I didn't care if Mitsuhide was faster then me, there was no way in hell I was letting him get away with whatever sick and twisted plan he and his "lord" had planned. And soon enough, as I expected the sound of Mitsuhide's retreat, and the sound of Raveness screaming for help, slowly grew faint until finally they disappeared.
Determined to get to the bottom of this, and to save Raveness. I charged on, in the direction I'd seem them going last. I would find their castle. And there would be hell to pay when I did!
12:30 P.M. 6/12
And the plot gets thicker……