Child of Omens: Ruination Part 2

Chapter 14: Dissociation

Hawk walked through the vast hallways of a huge mansion. Along with its walls, paintings and statues are positioned in a somewhat awkward manner. Each of the sculptures held the same sword, a bastard sword with a skull with horns in the center of the guard. The paintings were spaced apart as though they were in morse code. However, the paintings spell the same code, Rebellion. All the while Hawk kept hearing a noise, like a heartbeat. As he kept walking, the noise was getting louder. Then he approached a door, the noise stopped as he looked at the door and it had a symbol. A symbol he instantly recognized as the Schnee family crest. Reaching for the door nob, his eyes open as he shoots up from his bed, his new sword formed in his right hand. He breathes heavily as he looks around to see he is still in his team's new dorm. Hawk then feels a soft hand on his back, turning to see Pyrrha in the bed with him. She had asked to spend the night sleeping with him as she had yearned to be with him again.

Pyrrha: "*Drowzily Whispering* What's wrong?"

Hawk: "*Whispering* Nothing...Let's go back to sleep." Laying back down as he pulls Pyrrha into his embrace without any resistance.

The Next Day

Team HVRN was able to "acquire" bullhead as they fly towards the Schnee Manor. Hawk couldn't stop thinking about his dream. It was like whatever this "Rebellion" was, was calling him. He could feel the demonic energy inside the dream, and it was trying to reach out to him like it felt that he was close and woke up. Inside the bullhead, Pyrrha was sitting next to Hawk as she was double-checking her weapon. She had her weapon modified to change into two battleaxes instead of one greataxe, allowing more movement. Nora was busy staring out of the window like a small child flying for the first time, yet this wasn't her first time. Ren was reading a book of poems.

Ren: "Hawk, I have a quick question?"

Nora: "Yeah! Did you and Pyrrha "do it" last night?"

Pyrrha: Nearly dropping her weapon. "Nora!"

Ren: "One, I certainly hope not. Two, I wanted to ask why we're headed to the Schnee Manor. I'm pretty certain we won't find any clues to the sword there, and if there are, Jacques would've already found the sword, which is a lot scarier now that I think about it. Eugh."

Hawk: "To answer both your questions, no, we didn't have sex last night. I assure you, you would've heard. Also, the reason we are headed to the Schnee manor is that I felt a large demonic presence there last night, a presence which I can still feel."

Nora: "Oooh! Time to slay demons!" She stands proudly from her seat.

Hawk: "While I enjoy the enthusiasm, Nora. It probably won't be a demon." Nora sank back into her seat in defeat.

Pilot: "We'll be arriving shortly."

Hawk: "You heard him, ready up. Just because this isn't a combat mission doesn't mean we get sloppy." Summoning his sword, getting used to its weight, yet it didn't weigh anything.

Pyrrha: "Hawk? Aren't you going to name your weapon?"

Ren: "I agree, one should name their weapon as it builds a sense of responsibility for one weapon."

Nora: "Also, it sounds sick as shit!"

Hawk never really cared for naming his weapons. As long as they got the job done, it didn't matter what its name was. So he usually left the naming up to Dante, who had a better imagination for naming things. But if it truly mattered, then Hawk wouldn't mind naming the weapon he'll be using for a long while.

Hawk: "How about...Darkslayer." Pyrrha recognized the name.

Ren: "Interesting. Where'd you draw inspiration from?"