(aaaaaaaaaaaa)
The two of them are quickly brought back to consciousness. The temple starts to shake around all of them. The soldiers, with Cyrus in the lead, were now visible as they got closer. And he was pissed as usual.
(a a a a a a a a a a)
(Also sorry my brain is lagging a teeny bit rn (but only a teeny bit!!! :D))
Resh immediately stands up and runs over to the others, pulling out his sword. He stands next to Teth, tapping her shoulder and discreetly gesturing to Daphne, who now looks terrified. Teth looks up at Resh, then glances at Daphne and nods, walking over to her.
Daphne stares at the soldiers as they get closer, mainly paying attention to Cyrus. Her loud, panicked thoughts drown out any reasonable ones, and she barely even notices when Teth stands next to her.
Teth gently puts a hand on Daphne’s arm, immediately pulling away when Daphne flinches and looks at her. Shit- I’m terrible at this… She stays silent, unsure of what to say to her.
The wolf ran over to Daphne, growling when she sees Cyrus.
The entrance temple doors slam shut within a few seconds, just before Cyrus and his soldiers could enter. At the same time, the door on the opposite side leading to the Wastelands slowly opens.
Cyrus flinched back the slightest when the temple doors closed so suddenly. He glared as he looked at the now-closed doors. “What the fuck-” He turned to the soldiers, giving out orders in Manta.
(I would say them, but brain says nah)
(Mood)
Resh sighs in relief when the doors close, hesitating a bit before sheathing his sword again. He looks back at Daphne and Teth, and he looks pretty concerned now. “Are you okay?” The question is clearly directed towards Daphne.
Daphne looks at Resh, and it’s clear that she’s definitely not okay. She shakes her head slightly and looks down. “I’m fine.”
Resh tilts his head slightly, then sighs. He wouldn’t push, that would just make her feel worse. “…Alright then.” He glances at the wolf for a moment, then looks back at the others. “Let’s go. Before the doors open again.”
Calian stares at the open doors to the next realm for a few seconds before nodding their head. “Yeah, let’s go-“
(Short response, gotta leave-)
Resh nods and starts heading toward the doors to Wasteland, Teth and Tsadi following closely after. Daphne hesitates, then follows the others.
(I probably won’t have them have to go through a cyclone to get to the wastelands for the sake of. Everyone. And I kinda don’t want to abandon unnamed wolf)
The wolf hesitates herself before following Daphne, sticking decently close to her.
As they leave, they go down a snowy slope with completely toppled and crumbled buildings half-buried beneath the snow. The snow itself abruptly stops and changes to sand up ahead. The sky overhead will soon be covered in dark clouds that cast a green haze over the desert that is the wastelands. There’s barely any cover that can be seen to protect them if Cyrus and the soldiers get past the temple doors any time soon.
Calian looks at the wastelands with a hint of unease. And it seemed to be more than just the fact that it was infested with darkness. They shake their head a bit and walk a little faster.
(Pfft- Good call)
(noot noot)
(sobs m sorry- brain’s been broken all day-)
(a)
(I might just end up doing a one-liner ;-;)
(Do what you gotta. I can do a timeskip if that’ll help-)
(Timeskips are always helpful,, but I feel bad for not yeeting a good respons ;-;)
(i mean all you can really do is have them stare at the scenery or have one of them poke Calian and ask them wtf they’re thinking)
(y e a h h -)
The group had walked for quite a long time along the sand dunes before they found themselves coming up on an ancient, crumbled fortress made from black stone. There was a large gash in the wall that lead to its inside. Either they go inside, or they find a way around. Looking inside the fortress, it wasn’t much better than outside. But it provided cover, which was a lot better than having none.
(Brain melted,,, here u go)
Resh tilts his head curiously at the fortress. He pokes his head through the gash in the wall, looks around, then slowly steps through into the fortress.
Teth looks at Resh and tilts her head. “What are you doing?” She sighs and rolls her eyes when she gets no answer.
Calian stared at Resh for a second as he entered and then followed him, cursing under their breath. They took out their spear as they looked around the tall fortress. Up ahead, the roof had crumbled away. The view was half-blocked, but they could swear they saw a blue flash of light for just a moment. It’s nothing. I’m paranoid.
Resh has noticed the blue light as well, looking up and blinking a few times. Teth, Daphne, and Tsadi had followed Calian and Resh into the fortress already.
Resh continues looking up, saying something in a language that was just a series of clicks and chitters. His tone sounds like a question.
(turret voice hello?)
The wolf had followed as well, trailing behind the others and watching out for any movement.
Up ahead, there was no response to Resh. As they got closer, the blue light had flashed past the group again. Calian flinched back when they saw it, clearly on edge. They said nothing, however, staying a bit behind Resh.
Resh looks completely unfazed as he looks around. He chitters a second time, a little louder this time.
Daphne looks at Resh, confused and irritated. What is he doing? She glares at him for a moment, then huffs and looks around.
(Bump)
(A yes-)