CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX
~ Uneasy Coldness ~
A fairly large creature glides through the air with one wing and perches like a devil atop the roof of a rundown warehouse, his landing making a soft thump on the metallic material. Silence surrounds him in the dark night but soft barely audible squeals could be heard coming from the inside of the warehouse should one listen closely. The creature straightens himself and takes a step toward an opening in the roof and in an instant jumps through it and lands on the crate below in kneeling position facing the source of the soft squeals of fear. He stands up slowly under the moonlight. His angry gaze soon set on the boy in the corner.
"W-welcome back, Lok…uhm…uh…" Sparky squeals as the creature approaches him. "See, Kai came by…and well…somehow…she disappeared…and…well…and…"
The boy never finished. The slight glow from the creature's wing fades and a pool gleams dimly in the little light remaining.
"Incompetence…" the creature mutters. He turns slightly and calls calmly, "Zane."
A youth steps in through the main entrance in response. "Yes?"
"Has Wyvynn returned?" Lok asks him.
Another youth steps in from the front behind him. "I'm here."
"You will assist me in finding the Knight…both of them." he tells him. "The eighth mustn't interfere."
"Y-yes," Wyvynn replies hesitantly as more light fills the skies and the warehouse.
Lok jumps back to the crate at the top and leaps up out of the warehouse. Zane also turns to exit but before he leaves, he mutters, "You know what to do with Sparky."
Wyvynn nods. After the other two leaves, he turns to the motionless, bloodied bundle barely lit by the soft light of daybreak and whispers six syllables before turning to exit the warehouse as well.