The tunnels were quiet. Almost too quiet. Nox didn't like the silence. He was talking mostly because it made him nervous that everything was so quiet. Even the dripping water in the distance wasn't comforting. But he guessed it was better than scratching and clawing at the walls. The very thought made him shudder.
Lih asked Ivan a question in a hushed whisper. Nox smirked. "I can hear you with the power drawn. Aria was my friend, a fellow Atharim, I had to kill her because she became a monster we hunted." It was only a partial truth. Aria was dangerous, and he'd made a promise. She'd gone on a killing streak. It wasn't pretty. All because Dane had died. Nox still blamed himself for bringing the man back from Mexico with him. Or had it been the other way around. Either way, Dane was here because of him.
Nox sighed and pushed the dangerous thoughts from his mind. They rounded a corner and passed an old Rougarou nest. Nox checked inside the old cavern. There was no new stench of the dead. And there were no sounds coming from it. Nox split his flow and threw up a light orb and tied it off in the room. Nothing but the remains of old victims. And probably the Rougs themselves. The charred spot still marring the ground where he'd burnt the bodies. Nox marked the room as cleared on his map. Part of keeping the tunnels clear was making sure no new ones cropped up after he'd cleaned them out.
Down deeper into the tunnels they went. Commercial Wireless services was still viable here. Sage had given him a few military grade repeaters that he'd placed deeper in the tunnels, and as long as the batteries stayed charaged they'd enhance the signal deeper. But only on the paths that Nox had traversed already. Thankfully they had been going that route for now. At least until they reached the spot were Dorian killed Alistair Pavlo.
The quiet was too thick. It few heavier as they moved towards the blip on the land warriors. it was like all living creatures were gone from the area. Not a single creature was around. That was never good. The drip drip drip grew stronger and the blip drew closer. Until they were on top of the spot that Dorian had marked on the map. It was a simple intersection. Nox drew up another orb of light.
A pair of eyes popped open from the wall. He'd been dead silent in the area. His skin was slough off and he looked hungry. He wore the remnants of a suit and a leather wallet with the crest of the CCDPD hung from his belt open carelessly. The IA guy Dorian had lead into the tunnels to his death....
The sudden appearance and the proximity to the creature Nox tumbled backwards, his wall of air falling into place in front of him as he landed against the wall behind him smacking his head with a loud thump before he caught himself with the wall. The man pawed at the wall of air - a gruesome mime looking for a way out.
Lih asked Ivan a question in a hushed whisper. Nox smirked. "I can hear you with the power drawn. Aria was my friend, a fellow Atharim, I had to kill her because she became a monster we hunted." It was only a partial truth. Aria was dangerous, and he'd made a promise. She'd gone on a killing streak. It wasn't pretty. All because Dane had died. Nox still blamed himself for bringing the man back from Mexico with him. Or had it been the other way around. Either way, Dane was here because of him.
Nox sighed and pushed the dangerous thoughts from his mind. They rounded a corner and passed an old Rougarou nest. Nox checked inside the old cavern. There was no new stench of the dead. And there were no sounds coming from it. Nox split his flow and threw up a light orb and tied it off in the room. Nothing but the remains of old victims. And probably the Rougs themselves. The charred spot still marring the ground where he'd burnt the bodies. Nox marked the room as cleared on his map. Part of keeping the tunnels clear was making sure no new ones cropped up after he'd cleaned them out.
Down deeper into the tunnels they went. Commercial Wireless services was still viable here. Sage had given him a few military grade repeaters that he'd placed deeper in the tunnels, and as long as the batteries stayed charaged they'd enhance the signal deeper. But only on the paths that Nox had traversed already. Thankfully they had been going that route for now. At least until they reached the spot were Dorian killed Alistair Pavlo.
The quiet was too thick. It few heavier as they moved towards the blip on the land warriors. it was like all living creatures were gone from the area. Not a single creature was around. That was never good. The drip drip drip grew stronger and the blip drew closer. Until they were on top of the spot that Dorian had marked on the map. It was a simple intersection. Nox drew up another orb of light.
A pair of eyes popped open from the wall. He'd been dead silent in the area. His skin was slough off and he looked hungry. He wore the remnants of a suit and a leather wallet with the crest of the CCDPD hung from his belt open carelessly. The IA guy Dorian had lead into the tunnels to his death....
The sudden appearance and the proximity to the creature Nox tumbled backwards, his wall of air falling into place in front of him as he landed against the wall behind him smacking his head with a loud thump before he caught himself with the wall. The man pawed at the wall of air - a gruesome mime looking for a way out.
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