Cerbi trots along the way, hopping on top of the wall in a fluid motion. The fox sniffs at the air slightly and turns its head towards the west. The hound turns and starts walking along. The sun is bright with the winds at a slow clip. A Non-Numbered watches the hound pass inawed.
Can't do anything about them on this side. Just keep walking.
The day is nice at least, a few birds drift in the skies and sing. A rabbit or two skitter away as the hound passes. Cerbi shifts and keeps walking as a car drives by on an unmarked road. It's calm out here, just him and the world. A unique calmness compared to the hustle and bustle of the factionhouse. The small path turns to a forested area, birds and squirrels run about chittering and chirping. They get away from him quicker than they would a normal person. That's the fun of having a uniquely predatory scent.
Cerbi shifts again to finish the trek, the fox head whips up and snaps a bird in between its teeth. The hound moves quicker and darts through the woods to another footmade path. The ground passes quicker and quicker with each step. Rabbits and the lone fox dart away at the predators approach. He had no intention to hunt, for now at least.
***
A fence shows up after a few minutes of running, he hops it with ease and shifts upon hitting the ground. The building is dilapidated with some signs of handmade repair, a few bones lay around in various states of returning to the earth. A winged figure lands behind him as he steps up to the old mall.
It raises its head to full stand and growls to get his attention. He turns slightly, making eye contact with the shimmering aqua gaze of the Guardian.
"Long time no see Alei." Cerbi smirks,
"Hound.." the dragon responds, lowering her neck to meet his gaze easier.
"You see Anbu at all?" he turns fully with his arms crossed.
Alei nods and flicks her tail to the building, she chuffs. Cerbi nods and just walks over to it, the large dragon follows with a yawn.
"The.. fox.. Was shot.." Alei mumbles, Cerbi sighs and walks a bit quicker.
"That's what we thought, are they alive at least?" Cerbi is pretty much jogging at this point,
"Yes.." Alei keeps up with him. Cerbi sniffs at the air and darts to the side, following a trail of scent in the air.
***
Anbu lays up on the wall, they find themself being held by the frogman. His hold on them is loose but still oddly sicky, his hands are cold and wet. They try to wiggle out but stop at the sound of approaching footsteps. They look at the door and stiffen a bit, it opens and they relax.
The man walks over with a look of relief on his face. His eyes glint a familiar golden glow in the dim lights, his gray hair looks like clouded smoke, his face shows age for only being in his late 20's. Anbu reaches out to him, he takes thier hand with his own callused and clawed hand.
"Glad you're alive kid." he smiles, Anbu takes thier hand back to sign.
"Glad to not be dead", Anbu's hands shake slightly as they sign. Alei pokes her head in the door, not a very subtle thing to do as a 20 ft dragon. Croaker shifts a bit and groans as he comes to. His red eyes open and lock with Cerbi as he panic shifts to the little frog.
"AH! HELLHOUND!" Croaker screams and hops on the wall. Anbu chuckles with Cerbi just staring at him.
"I wasn't the one to hurt them I swear! Please don't kill me!" Croaker sits on the ceiling backing away, Cerbi stands up and looks at him. Alei and Anbu watch.
Cerbi shifts to the hound with the fox head smiling with teeth on full display. The frog backs up more. The hound grows in size to meet the frog with the fox's nose. The frog backs up more. The fox yips and opens its mouth a bit, Croaker shifts and runs to the other side. The hound shrinks down with the three heads smiling, his tail wags slightly as he shifts back to the man.
"The hell are you thinking?! Are you trying to eat me?!" Croaker snarls,
"Oh calm down. I already knew it wasn't you else you'd be a smear on the wall by now.'' His voice is calm and smooth.
"That doesn't excuse whatever the hell that was?!"
Alei and Anbu chuckle a bit, Cerbi stands firm. Cerbi's attention turns to Anbu as they clutch thier side a bit. Anbu's condition is alright other than the stitches and the chunks of missing fur on thier tails.
***
Spark stands outside the infirmary messing with his hands, light flows from his bracelet as a spirit wraps around him. It's smaller than the other spirits but it has three heads connected to the backs of each other.
"What do you want now, Timeo." the boy yawns and lifts his arm to his face.
"Your body" "Your soul" "Your mind" the three heads finish the others words in quick succession clockwise.
"Really, right now?"
"Yes" "No" "Yes"
Spark flips a bit of light in his other hand as it compresses,
"How about we don't do that I'd rather not be a concern right now"
"We will have you" "By the soul" "By the mind" The spirit spits. He takes his hand over his eye, brushing his hair away a bit as it glows. The marking of that little spirit. They see from his eye while he can see the lights brighter than the others. Hell, he can even look at the sun with it and not be phased. He sighs and draws his bow from an arc of light in his hand.
"You are quiet" "Stay that way" "Let us in '', the spirit slithers up on the bow, it doesn't have weight but it sure makes its presence known.
"You aren't being cute without a reason. Why do you want my body." he raises to bow so the three heads face him dead on.
"Hes learning" "Rude" "Idiot" the spirit stares,
"You told me yourself, you say the Light is the element of tricks" Spark bares a fang in an attempt to intimidate.
"Fool" "You've fallen before" "Bearer" the spirit slinks off the bow and into a little smoky puddle before reforming. Spark takes the spirit and draws a ball of light in his hand, he aims his arm in a finger gun and points at the spirit.
"I'm not letting you get my body again, you almost killed Rabi like that." the boy growls as the light in his finger grows. The spirit laughs with all three heads and seems to smile with two of the three.
"You had the desire for bloodlust" "We only did what your soul desired" "To kill" the spirit sneers,
"Bastard, I lost my footing for one second and woke up with Cerbi's snout and teeth in my face and Rabi on the ground in her on blood!" he snarls, the spirit grows closer.
"Infant" "Child" "Kid" Timeo raises like a cobra, the infirmary door swings open with Lavender walking out.
"What's going on out here, I heard you yelling" she pushes Spark's hand and bow down to aim at the floor. She looks at him, Spark sighs as Timeo laughs and fades away into the bracelet.
"It's nothing Lavender, don't worry about it" he mutters under his breath. Lavender looks at him and narrows her eyes, she takes his hand as the bow fades away.
"Don't give me that, were those little things giving you trouble again?" she doesn't break eye contact with him, or loosen her grip on him.
"Its fine," he mutters,
"Sure doesn't seem it. Anbu's awake and treated if you want to talk. I have to go talk with Piper" Lavender moves to the side a bit, her shoulders roll back a bit.
"I'll go talk with them then" Spark yawns and goes to the door as Lavender scampers off.
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Numbered and Factions
FantasíaNumbered are a newer phenomena in the world, they're people with abilities ranging from Resurrection to having a set of animal ears. They're kept separate from the public via a large wall. The Numbered inside the wall have created factions to stay a...
