When I first set foot in the soul plains I almost fell at least fifteen feet.
If it was not for Serana's quick move in grabbing me I would probably have multiple broken bones right then and there.
It turns out that the path leading down into this world is a bunch of floating stairs. I was expecting solid ground. Yeah I was obviously wrong. I laughed nervously as Serana carried me down the steps before she set me on the ground.
"No dying allowed." She said as she let me go.
"Don't worry I will be careful." I said with a laugh.
She shook her head. "Not good enough." She said with a serious look on her face.
My brow furrowed as I looked at her.
"I have part of you remember, that means you are not up to full strength, I'd say that you are not even half as strong as you usually are." She said as she bit her lower lip.
My eyes went wide. "So... I'm useless here..." I whispered.
She instantly shook her head and took my hands in her own. "No... Without you... I don't think I would have the strength to do this..." She said quietly as she played with my fingers.
I smiled slightly as my heart fluttered in my chest. But at the same time I knew that this was going to be a challenge because of my state. I could only hope that we did not run into anything to dangerous.
"Ok, we will get through this together." I said with a smile as I squeezed her hands gently. She smiled and quickly leaned forward and placed a quick kiss on my forehead before she pulled away.
I stood there for a few seconds as a mad blush consumed my face. "Well…" I cleared my throat as I scratched the back of my neck. "Shall we move on?" I said with a crooked smile. She giggled before she began to lead the way.
We did have a run in with some... Creatures… They looked like skeletons but they were much stronger... At least that is what I thought. They took on the shape of a human skeleton but were completely black, like a shadow. Serana killed them with no problems, but as for me I got thrown into a wall and was left in a daze as she finished them off.
I felt so weak; it was like the feeling of not eating for a few days. Not the hunger pains but the weakness because of the lack of nutrients running through my body. I shook my head as my vision blurred for a second but then went back to normal. I blinked a couple of times before I sat against the wall that had been what my body collided into.
I looked up in time to see Serana rushing over to me. "Skylar! Look at me." She said as she dropped to her knees in front of me and placed a gentle cold hand under my chin. She tilted my head so that I was looking into her eyes. "Are you ok?" She asked with a fearful tone in her voice.
"I'm fine." I answered her with a smile. "Just needed a moment... I hit my head pretty hard." I murmured as I rubbed the side of my head, not surprised to find that I had a lump there.
Serana took the opportunity to run her fingers through my hair looking for any damage. Of course she would find the lump. "Serana, I'm ok." I chuckled as I gently pushed her hands away before I stood. I was a little wobbly at first but I soon I was ok.
We began to make our way through the plains, as we did Serana stuck close to me and defended me from any more dark skeletons that threatened us. I however was able to defend myself, I just needed to use better tactics than the ones I had been using before. It seems that attacking them head on was not going to work here, I actually needed to use my brain to be able to kill at least one of these things.
"Ha!" I yelled at a skeletion that I just killed with my crossbow.
"Not bad." I turned to find Serana standing behind me with her hands crossed over her chest a smile on her face. For some reason this brought a blush to my own cheeks.
She just seemed really... Pretty.
"Thanks." I said with a sheepish smile.
She obviously saw my blush because her smile widened and she began to giggle as she stepped closer to me. "Are you... Hot?" She asked me as she played with the collar on my armor.
I cleared my throat. "Um kind of." I said as my blush grew.
"Oh really?" She murmured in a husky voice.
Ok that got me. I actually forgot how to breathe there for a second. We were so close that the tips of our noses were touching.
We were like this for a second but then Serana quickly brushed her lips against mine before she jumped back laughing. "You are so cute." She said before she began to walk in the direction of a huge building in the distance.
But I stood there for a few seconds stunned. I brought the tips of my fingers to where Serana's had been. I stood there wishing that we could have some time to ourselves... Quick little moments were nice... But.. I shook my head as I heard Serana call my name. "Coming!" I called as I jogged to her. She still had a smile on her face.
"You are really happy aren't you." I said as I bumped her shoulder. She Looked at me and scrunched her nose before she looked on a head for any threats.
It took a while but soon we found a very large structure, but as soon as we reached the top of its steps our path was blocked by a barrier that I ran face first into.
"Ouch." I mumbled as I rubbed my forehead.
"Mother!" I heard Serana say. I looked up to see another vampire step out of the shadows and towards the barrier.
"Serana!? What are you doing here!? Do you realize what you have done!?"
I looked over to Serana to see her visually flinch. Well... Not what I expected for a family reunion... Not one bit"...