The Things

Chapter 2

"Creed!"Avalyn yells, summoning her blade arm and preparing to attack the Drake. She looked for weak spots in its tense body, finding the spine and the knees the best place to strike. Creed did not move, instead he just stared at it. The Drake wasn't attacking either. Its tail loosened around the lampost, though it still had a pretty tight grip around it. It could still pull it out of the ground if needed. The entire situation was tense. Avalyn was ready to rip the Drake's square-shaped snout off if it made a single move. It seemed like the Drake wasn't even fully aware of its surroundings, as its beady eyes were looking at Creed with calmness. It's head lowered a little, as if trying to be on level with Creed.

"Hakehyjq, um. . . Ie'vvffeh nrmehvvffehrrrr srehehnrm oknrmeh okfeh träkehsreh ukprr curmlmäoksreh buskehfehokrrrreh. . . Yjqokuk'rrrreh arnrm oklmädrufehrrrr Drufrrrrararkrreh, arrrrrehnrm'tzal yjqokur? Ie curmarnrm tzalehizi. Yjqokur hakarvvffeh träkiesr arnrmcurmieehnrmtzalnrmehsrsr arrrrrokuknrmdruf yjqokur, " Creed said, in that guttural language. Avalyn's eyes narrowed. Why the hell was he talking to it? It was suspicious, but she didn't want to interrupt. If anything, Creed was keeping the Drake from attacking, so she let him continue,"Prrlmäeharsreh drufoknrm'tzal krrieizi uksr. Curmarnrm Ie prrehtzal yjqokur?"

The Drake did still not attack. There seemed to be a yellow gleam in its black eyes, and it lowered its head a little more. Creed took a cautious step forward, hand outstretched, wearily approaching the thing. Avalyn tensed up, preparing to leap at it. Creed swiftly turned his torso, hand still outstretched, a panicked look on his face. "Don't attack!" He yelled.

Avalyn stared at him for a moment, before nodding and relaxing. She still kept her sword arm formed however, just in case. Creed turned back around, and started walking towards the Drake again. When he was close enough, he leaned forward and planted his hand right on the Drakes forehead, right in between its onyx eyes. It leaned into his touch, much like a cat. Creed rubbed up and down gently, and the Drake closed its eyes and started to lie down. Or, it just bended its knees like it was going to lie down. It never actually did lie down, but its tail did unwrap from the lightpost.

"Grahokokdruf, er. . . , Drufrrrrarkrreh.Ie weyokurlmädruf arprrprrrrrrehcrumieartzaleh iefeh yjqokuk curmlmäeharrrrrruo srokhrmeh okfeh träkeh prrarträk arhakehardruf fehokrrrr uksr, arnrmdruf rrrrehfehrrrrarienrmruo fehrrrrokhrm artzaltzalehhrmprrtzalnmgl tzalok krrieizi uksr ienrm träkeh fehuktzalukrrrreh, Okay?" Creed asked, switching back into English. The Drake gave off a sad sigh as Creed stopped petting its rough skin. It stood up, turned, and bounded down the street. It's heavy footsteps fading away the further it got. Avalyn was sure that some blood would be spilled in its path, which was marked by cracks in the asphalt.

Avalyn and Creed stood in silence for a few minutes, Creed staring down the street, and Avalyn staring at the mop of yellow hair that covered the back of Creed's head. Her expression twisted into that of both confusion and hatred. Creed had let the Drake, a monster of mass destruction and death, get away in one piece. If she killed it, there would at least be one less infectious demon in the world. She stormed up the Creed, unmorphing her sword arm as she did, and grabbed his shoulder. Violently. She forcefully made him face her. All of Avalyn's attention was on Creed, and not in a pleasant way.

"I have a million questions and I want them all answered." She growled, her face choleric.

Creed immediately felt scared. It was like seeing Brier, but pissed off. Both him and Avalyn could easily crush him with little to no effort. He couldn't even look Avalyn right in the face. "Uh...sure, but shouldn't we get going? I mean, we have to get to the Greffon Rebellion as soon as possible. . . "He explained at a rapid-fire pace, tripping over his own words. Avalyn just angrily hummed and agreement, and started walking at a fast pace. Creed walked alongside her, and the two didn't speak for a while. It wasn't until after they turned two corners (all the streets are the same size, mind you) that Avalyn spoke up. She had regained control over her emotions, and had managed to beat her anger into submission.