The Adrift Oath

Chapter XXI: She-Devil

Fae was sitting down with her back against that tree she slept under, in between her index and middle finger was a half spent cigarette while her left hand was over her face, she was both exhausted and frustrated

"Don't worry, you're safe now" Yuna was crouched down in front of Fae with her hand gently rested on her friend's shoulder bringing some much-needed comfort to the woman

Fae removed her hand from her face, revealing a very much serious expression to Yuna with sharply furrowed eyebrows and a menacing frown but she nodded to her friend in gratitude

"For now" Fae then looked to the side before she brought the cigarette between her lips to take a deep inhale and then push that smoke in her mouth down to her lungs

Yuna on the other side pursed her lips in worry for her blood-sister, seeing smoke leave her lips and nose

"We're back" Both heard a familiar and friendly voice behind Yuna, prompting the two women to look in that direction as they could see Yulia and Claude approach them

"Neither of us could find any trace of whatever attacked you, seemed to have just vanished" Yulia added as the duo now stood over Fae who sighed at that news, setting her gaze aside while Claude looked at Yuna with deep interest since he didn't get much introduction from her, but for now he had to leave his curiosity, for his worry was prioritized

"Any suggestions of what we should do?" Yulia asked the group as she looked around with her dark eyes, none had any solution to the problem as they were fighting a foe that they didn't even know existed

"We hunt" Until Yuna spoke, attracting all eyes onto her, even Fae's

"That demon might come again, Fae seems to be its target and who knows how or when it will strike" She spoke up while her sight bounced from Yulia's, into Claude's

"If we chase it down, we will at least be ready to fight, and if we beat it, we can at least rest at ease" Her eyes then finally locked with Fae's, looking down at her

"It's your choice Fae, I believe that you can make the right call" With a smile, she then extended her hand to her friend

Fae blew the smoke nested in her lungs before she tightly grabbed Yuna's helping hand, pulling herself up to her feet

"I'd rather sleep soundly at night, we'll go with your plan" She then mushed the cigarette against the wood of the tree that she was against

"Well I don't like fighting without knowing what to fight, but I'll support you nonetheless Fae" Yulia interjected, receiving an appreciative nod from her friend

"Although, we don't have any leads" Yulia then crossed her arms and pursed her lips in thought

"I'm not sure..." Fae raised her right hand that was balled in a fist, leaving only her index finger up pointing towards the sky

"But maybe we do" As she spoke, a dark string suddenly appeared to the eyes of the rest as it coiled around Fae's index finger just like a spring would

"That's... dark magic?" Yulia got closed with squinted eyes and furrowed eyebrows, Claude was interested too

"I wouldn't know myself, all I know is that this might just lead us to wherever that fucker is" Fae replied before closing her fist fully as it sent the particles around her hand flying everywhere in a beautiful yet darkly colored cloud

"I don't know lots about history myself, but this kind of magic could only be used by demons, and they haven't been seen for millennia" Yulia spoke with a slight touch of concern, not just for Fae, for the whole world at this point