Salvation.

Chapter 4: Frozen

A rush ran over Salvia she felt stuck. Frozen. She couldn't move her body she wanted to call out behind her to Mika to warn him not to come but It was to late when she heard the roll of his bare feet slapping against the cold concrete stairs. She could feel the cold tremble pierce her veins and course threw her like sweet poison.

The creature before me was like nothing i'd ever seen. It fascinated me. She held me in here gaze like a rat stuck in a trap. It was an Banshee, these female creatures were only known to show when death was near but why it was here so deep below ground was baffling. they were said to roam the wooded areas long ago waiting upon the sicken and prey those with deaths song on them. Little was really known about these ladies, all that was known of them was that they preyed on those dying and changed their appearances at will to the person they stalked. Another was the piercing wail they used to attack those they felt in danger by, legend has it that those with dark talents can wield these terrible creatures powers and use them for deeds whenever they disposed of for a small fee.

Snapping out of her mental trail she quickly snapped back around towards Mika as the banshee neared with a piercing wail targeting the steps. The wail echoed and bounced all around the hidden room sending the walls and stairwell to crumble at their feet. Mika stumbled losing his footing, without thinking Salvia doubled back right into the banshee's arms , the banshee wrapping her arms around Salvia in a tight ghostly grip. The hag smelled of death and rot her nails long twisted yellow and mangled. The hair on the banshee was long and tangled in clumps of knots and smelled like a wet dog. Her eyes furious glowed with a red lust so intense that you could feel her thirst for blood physically. Her stomach tied in a knot she didnt know how to get out of this she was literally in the arms of danger and not the good kind.

Mika, losing his footing, fell face forward tumbling down the rest of the stairwell in an attempt to catch himself he reached out to grab the rail passed it over quickly, locked on but the gain of speed and force from the tumble caught up with him immeditaley tearing his body off and dislocating his shoulder.

After the quickness of all of what just happened caught up to him the searing pain slowly rolled up on him causing a yelp to slip from his lips. He clenched his teeth at the roar of the pain, stood  and slowly exhaled catching his breath and just as quick as the fall came he wrenched his arm right back into its socket letting out a rough groan from the pain. As much as he wanted to sit down and get a hold of his wracked nerves he had to find salvia and help her. Who know what kinda trouble she was in with that creature.  Looking around it was hard to see in the dark but luckily he had an old lighter tucked into his pocket. Pulling it out he lit it and looked around the damp chilly area and got glimpse of something silvery. "A torch!" he exclaimed a little to loudly and swiped it lighting it, though still a bit damp it eventually sparked and held the light allowing mika to return his lighter.

Trapped in the arms of the banshee salvia started to panic a bit, her stomach caught in her throat. She needed to do something but she didnt know what blindly looking around she seen the flash of light burst into the dark room and looked over to mika who was now holding a torch light. With quick thinking she yelled to him. " MIKA! The Torch! Use It against the banshee! quickly!" he turned to her voice and did just that. None to pleased the banshee shrieked echo stinging threw the dark chambers and fled from the girl. Salvia ran from the spot towards mika, the two of them scanning the area for any trace of the banshee that had vanished.

"She's Gone." he stated with a grim look. "For now." he quipped looking for some more useable items and torches they luckily found a few tucked away. Salvia helped light them and place them into holders. With the area lit they began to start setting up camp, since they really had no other choice because the only entrance and exit, as far as they knew, was blocked now.