Mist Breakers

Prologue

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"Sir, are you sure this is a good idea? They reformed days ago at this point, and I doubt anyone has tried getting past it." A knight carrying a large white object in the middle of a small group of armored men. "Quiet soldier! If it is still here, we will deal with the beast again. Our mission is nearly complete, we just need to make it back to the surface." A larger man leading the way said as he peaked around a corner before continuing upward. The knight felt uneasy, as if they were being watched, but he couldn't see anything in the dark, and his helmet did not help. The leader froze and the rest of the group stopped behind him. He had been carrying a torch, and pointed it farther up the tunnel. The knight in the middle gulped as everyone around him unsheathed their swords. The leader threw his torch forward illuminating dozens of white eyes in the dark as a large group of black fox creatures stepped out of the darkness, the light seemed to slow them down slightly.

A low growl sounded from behind them as the beast finally made itself known. They couldn't see its body but its pupil-less yellow eye glowed in the light and seemed to pass over every man in front of it. It was hard to tell what it was looking at, at least until it was looking directly at you and you could feel it scratching through your brain. Shivers Ran down the man with the object as the creature's glare stayed on him longer than usual. Yellow smoke started seeping from the shadows. "HUMANS! YOU HAVE MERELY ONE CHANCE TO GIVE BACK THE ARTIFACT AND LEAVE BEFORE I SLAUGHTER EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU! YOU SNUCK UP ON ME LAST TIME, NOT THIS TIME!" The beast spoke. "No you beast, We shall not cooperate with the likes of you! Or any of your demon brethren!" The leader said as he turned toward it. "SUIT YOURSELF!" It said as it disappeared back into the shadows and more shadow fox's started appearing and surrounding them. "SIR! WHAT DO WE DO?" One of the men yelled as the shadows started creeping closer.

"Stand your ground, Leroy, make a break for it the first chance you get, you're the one with the artifact, we need you out of here as soon as possible. Someone go with him to make sure he gets out!" The leader yelled to the man in the middle. As the shadows got into range, the men started swinging their swords at them, but the beasts just dodged and then lunged at them. Leroy turned just in time to see one of the other men get tackled to the ground as two of the beasts started tearing through this armor. That was it, he made a break for it. The creatures had left a gap wide open and he took it, he could hear the clanking of armor behind him as a couple knights started following. Leroy heard a growl, a thud, and then only one pair of armor in pursuit. "S*** S*** S*** S*** S***!" He said as he heard another thud. He could see light appear ahead of him. "SO CLOSE!" He yelled. Then he saw it, the beast was standing in the doorway of the cave entrance.

"HALT IMBECILE. IF YOU DARE LEAVE WITH THAT ARTIFACT, IT WILL BE ON YOUR DEAD BODY!" The demon yelled again as Leroy got closer. "Better than rotting in prison!" Leroy yelled as he charged straight at the beast as it lunged at him. He closed his eyes as the beast's jaws locked onto his arm, caving the metal armor inward. "<•HOLY DEFENSE ACTIVATED•>" as he heard the voice, he watched as the beast's eye widened in terror before its entire head set ablaze in white flames. Leroy slammed the beast into the wall, knocking it off as he exited the tunnel and skidded to a stop. He turned and looked back at the cave, the beast let off a whine as it put out the flames in the dirt and turned back to Leroy. It growled as it exited the tunnel, revealing its full form in the light of day. Its orange fur was covered in dirt and its tails swished back and forth, one was a normal fox tail, while the other was covered in scales with 6 spikes and a leaf shaped thing at the end. Its second tail had twenty-three green rings floating on it. One of its eyes was covered with a bandage that looked old but also seemed to have a spell cast on it, the bandage had been uneffected by the flames. The beast also wore a strange pendant that seemed to radiate energy.