A Demon's Heart.

Chapter twenty-three: Thin Ice

               When they started going, a ship from Bastaad, Conako break the ice in which they were travelling since they saw a big fish under the water... Forcing themselves to catch it, they put the lives of Aliana and Mirghreel in peril, so they had to act quickly and run, even if that meant breaking the thin layers of ice and making it worse and easier to break for the ship. The fishermen started cheering the other men on throwing ropes, nets and bait into the water, as other started getting the anchor off and turned the ship around, positioning it for an easier capture.... Which didn't help, the fish took the bait and smartly evaded every obstacle and disappeared.... The ship then slowly turned around as other fishermen started screaming again that they found more.... Making the danger for Aliana and Mirghreel's little walk on foot go away...

               They could already see the burial mound, it was a little circular and small one, although bigger ones were buried underwater ages ago, this one was the only one standing, thanks to the others being brought down to ruins. Ravagers, thieves, looters used to sneak in, take the sacred and valuable offerings for the dead in either alternate eternal reality and take them with them, with such grace. After this, they would burn down everything in most cases, by the fact that most looters were employed to steal from the dead as war values, set to determine most of the time treaties of surrender, the dead were sacred.... Not to be fucked with in this case. After the kingdom that had their valuables stolen had them back, they would go to a specified place, underground, underwater, or wherever to throw the offerings in a safe place, forever.

               This burial mound was the only one standing, the newest one, with fresh corpses, some from a few days, even hours... The residents of Coldnaught thought someone was going to desecrate the tombs and sent guards to the place; only a few came back.... It was not a thief, but a demon. As the guard may call this kind of demon; this demon was a "Nekrosimorah" or as simple enough—a demon with necromantic powers, taking the corpses to ''study'' and mutilate them, as puppets.... Some were abominations, having 4 legs, and hands for ears.... Disgusting stuff.... Big words from someone like me; a god. A group of guards were sent to seal the burial mound, until someone took care of the problem or at least, until Aliana came to take care of it.

               Once again the duo had to take matters carefully. They both agreed on approaching silently, having their eyes open until they were on the doors of the burial mound.... Then take the blockers off the door without making any noise, and then sneak inside and kill the demon... It was a good plan they thought, so they went on, they prepared first, Aliana took out her bow and Mirghreel took out some holy water out, it might have been the first time they've used it.... Now the holy water concept is funny, I drink that stuff, I pour it directly from Ermetia (Heaven) unto the recipient where someone wants it; it's super delicious and incredibly satisfying, now it can burn the hell off the insides of demons and most races easily.... Or the skin if poured aggressively into them, which was Mirghreel's most effective idea.