Secrets Beneath The Sand (Plot)

[Krad Zephyros]

"I-I'm okay...but we don't have to continue." Krad paused when he heard the Myrthra’s voice. "I don't want you to get hurt because of me... You wouldn't even be here if it wasn't for me..." Her words were uneasy. They were nervous, like the young boys of Krad’s former tribe during their coming-of-age survival test. "...This... isn't worth your life... nothing is. I-I cant see you hurt... Not ever. I just cant.." He listened to her concerned words, but his eyes were focused on the living rock forming more hostile creatures. The air was thick with growing tension, panic, and uncertainty. Fear sprinkled around the young Myrthra like the crimson snowflakes that filled the halls. Krad stood tall nonetheless. He faced the two rock creatures as he faced all challenges. A barrier of confidence shielded him from any uncertainties.

”You’re scared.” His words were blunt like the Mythril sword, which he prepared for battle. “It’s fine, though.” His words softened like a gentle breeze. “I understand completely what you’re feeling.” He continued as he raised his sword towards his mid-section, and took hold of the gray scarves that acted as the weapon’s sheathe. “But we’re not gonna lose.”

As more confidence radiated from the blue-haired knight, so did a steady current of air radiate from the covered sword. The twin scarves shuttered at his touch. They roused when his strong hand gripped them, and a strong breeze poured from beneath them as he pulled back a single tie. “The best way to get over your fears,” His voice raised with the rising volume of the hallway. “Is to face them head on!” He pulled tighter against the scarves. A flash of Mythril blue escaped from under the gray coverings and more air gushed out, like pressure being relieved from a can of soda. “Don’t think about pain! Don’t think about loss! ‘cause in a life-or-death situation, there’s only one possible goal: Win!” As he tugged on the scarves, visible streams of gray air burst from underneath the cloth. The knight’s clothing levitated in the unnatural wind. He appeared as a heroic warrior gathering strength for a final strike. His arching spikes danced with the unnatural winds and it seemed as if the air created around the two of them protected them from the weight of fear.

Krad’s sword sounded like it was screaming to be unrestricted. It almost seemed alive. A conscious being awoken from hibernation after catching a whiff of its next meal. It roared like the empty belly of a Wyvern, and the scarves flailed like flags caught in a hurricane. The air it created, however, felt empowering. Though it was a great beast, this monster of a weapon was on their side. It’s very presence increased the morale of the two adventurers as its winds poured into the caverns. The rock-creatures who formed radiated their intent to spill blood, but the powerful winds of Krad’s blade fought back against this looming presence. Combined with the adventurer’s confidence, it seemed as if no goal was impossible. No mountain was to high and no rock was too dense.

“Meiling.” His words were commanding. “I’m gonna need your claws.” Taking the very advice the Mythra herself provided, Krad devised a strategy to overpower the rock creatures. If he could draw their attention by means of a frontal assault, the tiger-Mythra could flank them; using her powerful claws to sever the crimson veins that fed life to the monsters. “I’ll rush in and grab their attention. You hang back until you see an opening, and then claw those red strings to pieces!”

A hungry grin spread across the knight’s face. Battle was quickly becoming a stranger as he spent so much time traveling through space. His heart, however, was that of a warrior, and it is fed by battle. His very veins carried fight throughout his system, and he was ready to feast on the adrenaline of a good fight.

“Alright!” With one final tug, Krad ripped away the grey scarves that once protected the world from his mighty blade. Now, freed from its cage, the Mythril beast roared with the fury of a hurricane and, in the fiery light of the hallway, it shone with the beautiful azure light of deep sapphire. As if fearing the might of the weapon, the twin scarves than once sealed this terrible beast quickly retreated around Krad for protection. Their ends magically laced together with the magical winds they held within them and tied themselves around his neck before falling in four long tails around the warrior; completing his outfit.

The great storm from Krad’s weapon was finally beginning to rest now. His sword glimmered like a hundred individual sapphires were smelted together to forge its steel. The knight emitted confidence and focus like the sun emitted heat. “You ready, Meiling?” There wasn’t a shred of fear or insecurity in his heroic blue eyes. He was ready for a fight. He was ready for victory.

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OOC: Took a week to make this post, lol. Sorry for the long absence.

[Meiling]

”You’re scared.”

That hit Meiling like a rock. She didn’t want Krad to think her a coward…

“It’s fine, though. I understand completely what you’re feeling.”

She looked from him to his sword as he raised it.

“But we’re not gonna lose.”

Meiling hair started to whip about a little in the steady breeze coming around them.

“The best way to get over your fears, Is to face them head on! Don’t think about pain! Don’t think about loss! ‘cause in a life-or-death situation, there’s only one possible goal: Win!”

The speech was indeed inspiring but Meiling was still afraid. But as afraid she was she could see Krad had no ideas of even retreating. Shit was going down if she liked it or not. She was sure that if she did run for it- which she would never do- he would stay to fight the battle alone. No way he could alone.

She looked from his sword to the rock creatures. She wasn’t a warrior like Krad. She’d been brought up with the intention from her parents of just being a mother to bring the numbers of the tribe up. She had little training. What did Krad expect her to do??
He clearly wouldn’t have a problem. His sword, which she was sure was alive with the wind, was big enough to cast Meiling in shadows. She had no weapons at all but herself. Even in tiger form her Teeth and Claws wouldn’t be able to bite or cut through rock.

“Meiling. I’m gonna need your claws. I’ll rush in and grab their attention. You hang back until you see an opening, and then claw those red strings to pieces!”

Meiling stepped back a bit to give herself space. Even if she was scared she knew she was much more stronger and robust in her tiger form. She didn’t know if it was because she could sense Krad was more then ready to run into battle, and in effect that was rubbing off on her, but she began to feel a surge of energy.
She bent over slightly as her body morphed and grew in size. In a blink of an eye her body turned from a small young woman to a mighty furious tigress. Her tail whipped around a little behind her. Now in her animal form she reacted differently to fear as she would as a human.

“Alright! You ready, Meiling?”

Meiling felt the surge of engery pulsing around her body as she padding up to stand beside Krad- her claws already out and ready. Her voice came out as a deep growl, "As ready as I'll ever be..."

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[Ooc:: Soooooooooooooooooorrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrryyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy D: I know i suck im so sorry this post is horrid... ;A; Sorry!]

[Krad Zephyros]

Krad smirked.

She was in her tigress form and her claws looked like they were more than sharp enough to get the job done. A blue Knight and a White Tiger: easily an intimidating force to be reckoned with. Krad leaned forward and, within an instant, he blasted off like an air-cannon. He was using concentrated pockets of wind beneath his boots to push him forward faster than any normal human could run. He was closing the distance with such velocity it looked like he was only five steps away from ramming into them like a bullet train.

The creatures barely had any time to react and, assuming he was going to just smash straight through them, the one he was aiming for went into a defensive stance. Krad wasn’t that predictable, however. With a pulse of wind from beneath his feet, the blue-haired knight flew into the sky. The creatures’ eyes followed him up, watched as he placed his boots against the ceiling, and then with another powerful burst, he kicked off from the ceiling and tucked into a flip before bringing his powerful Mythril blade crashing down onto one of the beast’s arms.

The entire cavern shook from the impact. Sand spilled from the ceiling, the walls, and vibrated against the floor. Krad’s man-sized sword cut deep into the rock, but not deep enough to sever the red veins animating the monster. The pressure from the impact caused Krad to lurch forward, but once he was able to fight back, he pushed himself off of his target and landed a few feet in front of it. As if completely unaffected by the attack, the rocky creature struck out with a savage right hook, but Krad, as swiftly as the wind itself, was able to side-step to his right and dance around the rocky punch, only to be forced to block a straight left afterwards, which pushed him in between the two monsters.

After blocking, Krad could feel the golem behind himself preparing to attack. Looking over his shoulder, he saw the first strike coming from overhead. He turned to his right and, with blade held high, he parried the attack, only to have to block a second strike from the left. Rock met steel with an earth-shaking collision that dented the ground beneath the firm swordsman. It was then that the first Golem began its advance. It lifted both arms up high in the air like a terrible wrecking-ball threatening to crush the blue-haired adventurer, but Krad showed no fear.

Two mighty fists were brought down upon the blue-haired swordsman and the entire ground exploded in a heap of sand, brick, and dust. A cloud obstructed the view of the scene, but Krad was moving fast enough to even escape that. The blue-haired knight appeared just a few feet above the thick cloud of destruction and gracefully sailed through the hall in a loose backflip. He was upside-down now, with his sword held out in his right hand and his deep blue eyes watching the scene below him pass by. He could see both Golems, which only now realized where he was. He could see those crimson veins attaching to their backs and feeding life energy into them. He could even see the white tiger in his peripheral vision in the perfect position to strike.

Krad landed behind the monsters, and was forced to jump backwards as the closer one swung into a turn with a rocky arm. They both quickly advanced onto his position, and Krad’s eyes lit up with the thrill of battle. Both their attention was completely on him, which meant they’d never see Meiling coming.

”Meiling! Now! Take ‘em out!”

The only one the tigress would be able to execute would be the one on the far right of the room, for it was the most vulnerable and most exposed. The life veins hung limply from its back while more crimson snowflakes fell upon them and the rest of the room. She would have to hurry before they saw her coming, and before they had a chance to get to Krad, who was now dangerously close to being back into a wall.

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OOC: No worries. Takes some time getting back into the swing of things, I know. I missed Yuu~ :3

[Meiling]

Meiling watched as Krad jumped into action. Her white fur was ruffled by the wind and even a strong beast like her had to steady herself against the strong bellows of wind coming from what it seemed nowhere.

When the strike was dealt the cave shook and sand came down onto Meiling’s fur making her shake from instincts to get the irritating sand off her back. She had started to lower her body. In any other situation it would look like she was relaxing and having a little lay down. But just one look at her ears pinned back to her head and the snarl on her face would tell you differently. Her tail swished back and forth with such strength it would easily make anything caught in the line of fire black and blue.

When it seemed that Krad had been crushed by the rock monsters Meiling stood up suddenly and her ears perked forwards. For a second she felt like her heart was the one being crushed. The like magic he appeared above the cloud of sand and dust and landed. Again she lowered herself and swished her tail, ready to get those red strings of life, as if they where red strings of yarn.

”Meiling! Now! Take ‘em out!”

He didn’t need to say it twice. Meiling pushed off with her mighty paws and in seconds was on the back of a rock monster. Her front paws clawed into the rock before she brought up her back legs. While hanging onto the monster her back leg claws got caught up in the red strings and she jerked her legs back down to the ground in one quick movement!

The strings ripped and frayed and she pulled, pushed and chewed this monster apart. It would of been quiet horrific to see if this monster had been a human. Once the stings where damaged Meiling’s claws made quick work of pulling apart the creature. Once it was a pile of rubble she leaped off it- her body stretching as she leaped towards the next one.

Meiling could fight. That was clear. But she lacked the know-how and strategy about fighting. She lunged at the other rock creature without even thinking. By now the monster had seen her and already turned. Meiling ended up pouncing onto his front rather then his back. Luckily she was fast enough to realise her mistake and she pushed off from the ground and climbed right over its shoulders, her huge jaws making quick work of the strings.

As the creature crumbled into rubble she stood there panting- red strings hanging from her mouth limp and lifeless.

[[Ooc:: Abit short D: Sowwie <3333]]
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[Krad Zephyros]

Once Meiling pounced onto the first golem, the other one froze and turned to see its companion’s plight. Bad move when Krad is in the fighting mood. Just as the tigress literally mangled her prey, Krad gripped his sword tightly and twisted into a horizontal spin, dragging his sword through the air and cutting some of the red strings on the lower-part of the golem. It was a good thing he did too considering it was just about to strike the Myrthra, who used the creature’s stunned reaction to climb over its shoulders and tear the red veins from its body.

The two rocky creatures were reduced to a pile of rubble and Krad lowered his sword in a more relaxed stance. He smirked, then looked at his panting partner. He’d never seen the girl fight in her tigress form, and he had to say that he was impressed, but praise may have to wait a little while longer. Krad could hear rock and stone grinding down the hallway behind them and he turns to face down a new challenge. He lifted his sword into both hands and held it with the point facing upwards, towards a formation of rocks and veins pooling together to form another monster. He smirked. ~Only one this time?~ This would be too easy, but then, he realized they weren’t creating another monster. They were creating a ball.

Krad’s eyes widened and he lowered his weapon. He took a step back as the ball collected more and more rock. “Meiling…” his voice seemed troubled, but he knew exactly what was coming. “Run!” He turned bout-face and ran deeper into the caverns just as the massive boulder formed. It completely took up all the space in the narrow hall and then started rolling towards Meiling and Krad. The blue-haired knight knew that Meiling, in her tigress form, would probably be faster than him, so he didn’t have to worry about carrying her, which was a relief. Only problem is was Krad fast enough to escape the boulder. He could hear it roaring after them down the hall. Even if they attempted to attack it they’d be flattened before they could ever slice into the rock and cut the threads.

He ran and ran, hoping that something… yes! The passage was widening and Krad could see a light at the end. He just needed to get closer, and closer, and then he made it! Krad burst into the widened chamber and literally pulled himself against the wall next to the hall he just exited. “Meiling!” He called out to her so she too would get out of the way.

The chamber was a lot larger than the tiny hallway and had a dome-shaped surface. It wasn’t as sandy in here as it was in the hallway and was styled with sand bricks all around the wide room. Torches illuminated the circular room and the giant boulder flew in from the hallway and roared past them, then slammed into the wall on the other end of the room. He breathed a sigh of relief and allowed his weapon to lower close to the ground with the tip tapping on the floor.

He looked around for a while and noticed another, much larger passageway to the left of the room leading deeper into the tomblike catacomb. He looked down at Meiling, then smirked. He considered them pretty lucky, actually. For a big chamber like this, he was absolutely thrilled to see only one chamber, and not thirty of them that he’d have to guess at. It was then that those damn red lights began to reappear. Krad was really getting tired of this shit…

The crimson snowflakes fell with a bit more intensity in this room and, in the center, the ground began to shake. Something big was coming again. Erect from the ground, giant rocks began to form legs, which piled higher to create a body. This time, however, the red wires weren’t exposed at all. The rock was being built to completely encase them. Neither Krad’s sword nor Meiling’s claws could puncture that rock. If this thing became complete, they were screwed. Krad looked around desperately, and then found its weakness. The red threads were vertical above the creature, which meant if they could get high enough, they could sever the beast from all the strings and destroy it.

“Meiling, I’m gonna need you to transform back into your human form.” Krad was a very fast thinker when it came to combat strategy. He smirked, knowing that his plan would work. “I’m going to run over there, close to that thing and you’re going to run after me. When I turn around, you’re going to step on my hands and I’m going to launch you right at its very top. Just tear those strings out from the ceiling and don’t worry. I promise I’ll catch you.”

The strings were so fragile even a newborn baby could possibly rip them if gripped properly. His plan was to throw the girl in the air while she was in her lightweight human form, and then run around to the creature’s other side and catch her as she fell. They didn’t have much time to further plan as the monster’s body and chest and just finished forming. “Let’s do it!” Krad dashed forward quickly, hoping Meiling had already shifted into her hybrid form so she could run towards him.

He stopped just a few meters in front of the massive creature and turned with his fingers interlaced and his hands held low. He was ready to launch her as high as he could as soon as he felt her feet touch his hands. Once she was in the air, he’d get into position to catch her. This was going to be awesome!

Word Count: 971
OOC: Operation throw Meiling at a giant golem so she can rip it's hair out is a GO! lol.

[Meiling]

Meiling glanced at the ball being formed. She also quickly figured out that this was not a good thing to happen. She let out a little growl as if in protest.

“Meiling…Run!”

Meiling watched at he turned to run. She glanced back at the huge ball of rock before turning mid pounce so she landed with light feet and ran. Even with Krad having a early start in front of her she soon caught up and was pouncing behind him. She even over took him at one point before slowing down a little again.

Tigers are fast but only can do a small sprint. Normally would be used when hunting, just as fast sprint and then a pounce to end the preys live and fill the tigers stomach.

Meiling also wanted to keep close to Krad. If he tripped or anything she could take him on her back. But soon the passageway widened and the light at the end grew bigger.

“Meiling!”

Just in time Meilings sleak form turned around the corner to stand against the other side from Krad. After the rock came roaring past Meiling already was looking around the room. The rock had slammed against the wall on the other side of the room which made Meiling flinch. She could feel the floor tremble frot he impact and the thought of her being inbetween the rock and the wall… well lets just say it made her hair stand on end. Even her tail was slightly poof just like how a spooked cats would be.

Krad smirked down at her as she trotted over to stand next to him, her tail wrapping ever so loosely around his back. If she was in her human form this would be her taking hold of his arm or something of the like.

But the few second of peace was soon over as the ground began to shake. One more was forming and this one was a tank of a beast.

“Meiling, I’m gonna need you to transform back into your human form.”

Meilings head titled to look up at him. Human form? But she was stronger like this. And this transforming thing wasn’t as easy as it looked. It wasn’t just like flicking on and off a switch. She was still young and when she was in either form she was normally in them for many days even months at a time. Not a few minutes!

“I’m going to run over there, close to that thing and you’re going to run after me. When I turn around, you’re going to step on my hands and I’m going to launch you right at its very top. Just tear those strings out from the ceiling and don’t worry. I promise I’ll catch you.”

Meiling was just changing as he finished. Her hair was such a mess it looked like she had been dragged backwards through a bush! She Looked at him with wide eyes. Throw her?? What he think she was? Some toy ball? She trusted him yes but this was a bit far. She would trust him to try his utmost hardest to catch her but… Shit happens. He could miss her and she would land on the ground and brake a leg or something.

“Let’s do it!”

But before she could voice her protect he already dashed away! She watch him for a second before following. She might not agree with the plan but there was no time to stand and have a meeting over what else they could do! She ran towards him and stepped into his hands. She was launched up into the air and she couldn’t help but let out a little yelp. She was shock he could throw her so high!

With not much time she had to focus on the task. Krad threw her so high up that she almost hit the ceiling! She was like a fraction of a hair away from it. But this meant she got a good two handfuls of the red string stuff.

“Kraad!!” She called out as she felt herself coming back down. That man better grab her or he’ll never hear the end of it!

[[Ooc::yeeeeey]]
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[Krad Zephyros]

~Shit~

When the young Myrthra girl stepped into his hands, he had no idea how light she really was. He threw her way too high and was frozen with fear that she might hit the sealing. She got so close that his breath froze in his throat and his heart dropped, but it didn’t look like she hit the roof. He cheered with relief, but then realized as she was grabbing the red strings, he hadn’t even started moving yet.

”Fuck!”

He was nowhere near where he needed to be in order to catch her. He dashed over to where she was going to fall. Before, he would have ran around the giant stone golem, but because he was so far away, he had to risk cutting through its legs. He dashed out with a pulse of wind in his wake and, just as Meiling ripped the red strings from the beast’s newly forming head, its formation instantly came to a halt.

She sailed overhead in a perfect arch; time seeming to slow down as she got a handful of the precious red strands, and ripped them apart. They seemed to have no mass, and did nothing to tug against her momentum, which meant she’d actually fly just a bit further than Krad originally predicted.

As she came overhead and Krad shot out from under the monster, the rocky beast began to crumble. It was like a mountain was collapsing beneath the Myrthra girl and all around Krad, but he wasn’t worried about the rocks hitting him. He’d survive. What he was worried about was Meiling. If she hit the ground from such a height going at such a speed, even if she did have nine lives, she’d lose about six on impact with the floor.

Krad cleared the danger zone of the collapsing rock and Meiling screamed as she got closer and closer to the ground. Krad’s sword was slowing him down, so the warrior did something he almost never does. He ditched it. Krad left behind the one thing that has been in his possession for almost as long as he could remember, just so he could catch her.

He was still too slow, and didn’t know if he’d make it in time, but as they got closer to one-another, Krad knew what he had to do. He jumped out, using as much of his wind magic to literally propel him forward. Twisting in the air so that his back was facing the ground and his front was facing hers, he held his arms out and, instantly, she fell into them.

He slid across the trembling earth across his back and held on to her tightly. He finally stopped sliding, and the rest of the rocky creature fell in a scattered heap in the middle of the floor. One ocean-blue eye opened, and was absolutely relieved to see the Myrthra girl safely in his arms. He couldn’t help but smile, and Krad rarely smiled.

A smirk, maybe, but a smile? This was rare: an extremely rare occasion where he was actually happy. He could even feel the pain in his cheeks from his muscles not being used to form such an expression, and he started to laugh a bit. He hugged the girl tightly in his strong arms, unexplainably happy that she was safe. Maybe it was the high from all the adrenaline. Maybe it was the fact that they were becoming so close throughout their travels. Whatever the reason, Krad was ecstatic to have the girl safe and sound in his arms. ”You’re fucking amazing, Meiling!” he said with the happiness of a playful child.

He even instinctively kissed her on her forehead, but that’s what made him realize he was acting strangely out of character. Sure, Krad got excited every now and then, but to actually be affectionate? He didn’t know the meaning. Or so he thought. His eyes were filled with surprise at his own action. Though it wasn’t on the lips, he actually kissed her. He kissed Meiling right on the forehead. What in the world was going on with him?

Ever since she’d been with him he could feel himself acting so strange. He was concerned for her life, her safety, and actually enjoyed having her around. He actually preferred her company versus his own solitude, which has never been the case ever before. While all this was going on through his mind, he couldn’t help but stare deeply into the Myrthra’s crystal eyes. They shimmered with mystical energy in the wake of the torchlight.

His arms, which were wrapped around her soft warm body, held her closely to his own as she lay on top of him. She felt so nice in his grasp: a perfect fit, as if her body was predesigned to fit snugly in his arms. She was extremely beautiful as well. Her face was such a heavenly sight, anyone would mistake this girl for an angel. Her skin was luminous like the midnight moon, yet glowed with a crimson hue from the red snowflakes that fell around their embrace. Her lips… her lips really stood out at the moment. They were so close to him. She was so close to him. He smiled a little; a much warmer smile than usual. ~Damn…~ he thought to himself. ~I actually have feelings for this girl… and I really want to kiss her right now…~

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OOC: D'aww! He likes her. <3

[Meiling]

Meiling watched the ground come closer and closer. She closed her eyes tightly. She knew she would not die from the fall but oh hell would it hurt. She knew she wouldn’t be able to walk. The hit would surely brake her legs. Then she would be done. She wouldn’t be able to move and Krad couldn’t carry her all the way.

Suddenly, when she was expecting to hit the ground she felt strong arms link around her and landed with a soft thud. She hid her face against Krad chest as she slid across the floor. Once they came to a stop she lifted her head up to look at him.

Their was crumbling rocks all around and even the danger of another monster appearing, but all Meiling could do is start back into Krad’s eyes. She panted softly with her lips slightly parted.

”You’re fucking amazing, Meiling!”

Then suddenly something happened even Meiling wasn’t expecting. He smiled…She had seen him smile a few times but its was only hinted in his face. This was a full 1.21 gig watt grin. It made his eye sparkle. Meiling couldn’t help but smile a little also, but the sudden kiss to her. He kissed her! Okay it was on the forehead but hell! Meiling felt something beating wildly in her chest. Was that her heart? It was going crazy. She was glad for the red glow about the room, maybe that would cover up the huge blush spreading across her face.

She could feel his strong arms around her. She realised she wasn’t breathing and took a little sharp intake of breath. It felt like the moment went on forever. She didn’t want to brake the silence but she had to. She didn’t know if he chest could take much more beating.

“W-What now?…” She whispered as she closed her eyes for a second to brake the connection and moves to sit up. She sat there for a second before blushing even more. She was straddled over his waist rather provocatively. She moves to slide off so now sat next to him.

She was shaking uncontrollably. She wasn’t sure if it was these feeling that raced through her or the fact she was in way over her head with this adventure. Probably a big mix of the two. She was fraying. That look Krad gave her… She didn’t know how to take it. She didn’t know how to react.

[[Ooc:: Hehe did ya get my ref?? xD]]
[[Wc::408 short i know sowwieee ;A; ]]]

[Krad Zephyros]

Krad’s eyes widened a bit with surprise when Meiling sat up and straddled him. He couldn’t help but appreciate the view. She looked damn sexy on top of him. Not to mention that happened to be one of his favorite positions. What was really shocking, however, was when she looked like she got embarrassed and slid off of him. A curious look filled his eye as leaned forward on one shoulder and watched her. ~I thought she was supposed to be innocent. Did she know that was a sexual position?~ If she did, then this was going to be fun.

He decided not to say much at the moment. As much as he wouldn’t mind having a little fun down here, he didn’t think it would leave a good impression on the girl to be somewhere so dusty and decrepit. Maybe another time if she’s feeling a little more adventurous. For now, he figured they’d complete what they had to do here, then take the party back to the space ship. Had he even had sex in a space ship yet? ~I don’t think I have. This should be really interesting.~ A grin spread across his face as he rose to his feet.

He walked by Meiling and rubbed in between her ears as he passed the Myrthra by. Up to now, every time they took out one of the rocky guardians, more would immediately spawn. This time, however, there was a nice pause. Had they finally beaten this place into submission? Krad felt so. He had enough endurance to tear this whole place apart brick by brick. Why wouldn’t he feel confident in his abilities? As he walked towards the rubble pile of Meiling’s latest victim, he stopped to pick up his sword from the ground.

He held the mighty weapon in front of his eyes and stared at his reflection for a moment. ~I wonder… if I really do like her, or if I’m just attracted to her.~ Krad’s past has made natural emotion as foreign as another language. He’d never been taught love aside for it being a sign of weakness and a quick way to get yourself killed. All he knew was lust and the power that came with it. Maybe that’s what this was; just a different variation of lust. But… lust never made him feel the need to protect someone. Lust never warmed his body whenever he thought of someone else.

He gives a frustrated swing of his mighty weapon and discards his confusing thoughts. ~Whatever.~ His eyes fell upon the next passage they were to venture, and Krad turned towards Meiling. ”Looks like we’ve got one more place to go before we’re finally done here. Think you’re up for the final stretch?” He smirked. The girl proved herself to be more durable than she looked. When Krad first met the Myrthra on the pirate ship, she seemed so fragile and innocent. Even though her outer appearance hasn’t changed much at all, Krad now knew she was far from fragile. She had the true heart of an adventurer.

Behind Krad, and very silently, the red snowflakes were being absorbed by the broken rocks that lay behind him. They flowed into the clay-colored rubble in great volume to the point where some of the rocks even began to glow the same crimson color. Stones began to levitate as if possessed by some ghastly spirit, but they did so in silence, and thus the warrior had no idea what was taking place behind him.

The tomb was throwing one more boss at them. It was preparing its very last defense against intruders. So long has this ancient defensive warrior slept, the spirits of the deep tomb were slow to remember exactly how to create it, but they were figuring it out. The rocks slowly compounded together, and that was making enough noise for Krad to hear, which he verified with the shocked, yet infuriated look that crawled onto his face. His fists tightened as his fury built. He wasn’t scared or tired. He was annoyed. ”They just don’t fucking quit, do they?” He whirled around to face the giant that was forming, but there was something different about this one.

No strings.

No veins or laces held this rocky puppet together. It was purely the energy from the crimson lights that snowed around the entire room. How was he supposed to defeat this one? There’s no way he could slice through the rock. Even if he did, with no strings to cut the creature wouldn’t fall apart. ”Meiling, let’s go.” The creature was forming slowly, but Krad was dumbfounded as to how to defeat it. Perhaps it would be smart to avoid this beast until a good strategy develops. The young adventurer slunk around its forming legs while staying close to his Myrthra companion, and went around the forming monstrosity towards the next long corridor. Krad didn’t want to fight without knowing he could win. It’d be reckless and put Meiling’s life in danger. She’d already been wounded once in here. He wouldn’t let it happen again.

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OOC: One last beastie. I'll figure out how to kill this one later. At the end of this passageway is a door with an angel's carving on it. It will awaken a portion of your angel powers, which will also unlock the door. (Member the picture you drew of Meiling holding the light?)

[Meiling]

Krad was right in thinking she knew it was a position of a sexual sort. Well not quiet sexual. Her mother would of boxed her ears in if she saw her straddling any male like that, and do worse if it was a human. She knew from a young age its what ‘Grown Ups’ do. During the heat season a tiger Tribe is a very sexy place. The females dress in there most prized clothes or preen their thick tiger coats in order to display themselves. It was then up to the men to impress a female and fight with other males if there was competition.

But because most fights would end up with one male seriously hurt or even worse, dead, the arguments were settled by the elders. In Meiling’s case she is the only white tiger of her tribe. Her parents already knew she would be fought over the moment she was born so decided once and then to plan with the elders who she would be mates with.

So in a way Meiling is already promised to someone in her tribe. Because of this Meiling never joined in with the seasons where females would display themselves for males. In fact she had to be sent away a lot of the time just so she wouldn’t get… excited… by the males.

That is why Meiling is so innocent. She knows very little but still knows what appropriate and what is not. And straddling Krad in the middle of a tomb, while her chest is alive with the wild beating of her heart, was not. She looked away a little as he stood but when he rubbed her between her ears they twitched a little as she glanced up at him.

Just then Meiling realised how quiet it was… the quietest it had been since they got there. Maybe there was no more monsters. She was glad. She didn’t know how much more she could take. She let out a little sigh as stood up. It was only when she saw Krad pick up his sword that she realised he would have to thrown it down to get her in time.

Meiling could tell it was a prized object for Krad. She felt horrible she made him have to choose between that and her. She didn’t want Krad to feel he was responsible for her. In all truth Meiling didn’t know how to feel about anything anymore.

When the door of the escape pod had been opened she wished for nothing more then to get home. She had to rely on Krad for that. Since then the image of her home had for further and further from her mind. It was off in the distance, only slightly nagging her from the corner of her eye. Her parents and tribe would be in such distress over her disappearance…

But Meiling had become to like her travels with Krad. She had became to crave for it. As scary as it was, that little burst of energy and electric through her body after an adventure. She hadn’t spoke to Krad about how she wished to continue to travel with him. This was just a little detour on the way to get Meiling home. There was no chance Krad saw it as anything more. He would drop her off home and shoot off into the sky without her…

That made Meiling treasure her adventures with the human even more.

She watched him swing his sword. He looked angry… Maybe he was annoyed for having to throw his weapon down just to catch her. She hoped it wasn’t the case.

”Looks like we’ve got one more place to go before we’re finally done here. Think you’re up for the final stretch?”

Meiling smiled a little back at him. That boyish smirk was back on his lips. She wondered if he thought this was all a game sometimes. He seems to calm after such an attack, when she was still recovering from the whip lash. “It would be all for nothing if we turned back now..” She panted softly.

It was probably due to the fact all Meiling could hear was the beating of her own heart in her eyes that she didn’t pick up on the very silent noises behind Krad. But her eyes picked up the red flakes gathering behind him. She was just about to open her mouth to speak to point out her concern when Krad’s face changed.

”They just don’t fucking quit, do they?”

He turned to look at the huge beast being created. Meiling shook her head. She couldn’t take more. Her arm was on fire from when she got crushed between a wall and one of the rock monsters fists.

”Meiling, let’s go.”

Meiling was surprised to see him back down so quickly. Maybe he didn’t want to bite off more then he could chew, and this one looked like it was going to be huge. After noticing no strings she also realised this one was going to be tricky. Meiling followed Krad to the corridor- keeps her eyes on the beast at all times as she walked.

As the turned down the corridor she finally turned her back on the monster but her ears where turned backwards and perked up- as if she was listening to him to keep an eye on him as it were. Meiling stopped at the end of the corridor. It was a dead end… She couldn’t help but let out an annoyed growl. She had not seen any other passage! This was the only way. “it’s a dead end..” She said it with such defeat. She sighed and lowered her head a little.

She put a hand to her face. The adrenalin must have been running low because she suddenly felt someone dazed. She put her other hand against the wall to keep her steady. The moment her finger tips touched the ‘Wall’ she lifted her head. It wasn’t a wall. She touched her other hand against it, there was a slit down the centre of the wall. Like a seam in a dress.

It was a titanic of a door. And in the centre where the doors met was a carving of an angel. Meiling traced her fingers over the wings. The carving itself was very beautiful. Someone very gifted must of carved it.

It happened so suddenly Meiling let out a little gasp. A light came from the chest of the carving. Right over where the heart would be. Meiling noticed there was a round indent. As if something would slot into place there.

Meiling ears pricked up and she glanced down the hallway. She could hear the rock monster starting to get its stuff together. She could hear its heavy feet moving. She looked at Krad. She was scared. She didn’t know what to do. She didn’t want Krad to end up hurt because of her…

Just then Meiling glanced down. She felt a warmth coming from her chest and was shocked to see she was glowing herself! Just like the statue. She touched her chest, right above her heart. She didn’t understand what was going on. It felt like something important was happening. Something… just on the edge of her understanding.

She watched in awe as a little orb of energy came out of her chest. It hovered just inches from her. It was like her body had taken over and she put her hands around it- cupping it gently. It light up the end of the hallway almost completely. The whole of the door with the beautiful carvings could be seen.

Meiling’s eyes sparkled as she held this strange orb of light. She didn’t understand. Was this… apart of her? What was it?? Her hands slowly moved to place the orb into the indent in the door. There was a suddenly crack and Meiling flinched back and grabbed onto Krad’s arm. The orb now gone but the door swung open just a little so they could slip inside.

Meiling was shaking. This was all way above her head. She couldn’t move… The light faded away from the carving and Meiling at the same time and they where back into the dark, only the light from inside that room flooding out into the hallway. She held onto Krad’s arm while her other hand was still pressed against her chest.

She took a few gasping breaths before suddenly moving to push the door open further and walking in. She was shaking still but had bitten the bullet and just walked in. She knew if she didn’t go now she wouldn’t get the courage to ever return to this place…

[[Ooc::I hope that was okay xD I didn’t quiet know where you wanted to go with it so just winged it :3 And whoot you learned a bit more about her tribe~~]]
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