The Lazy Life Of Raine

Darkness (2)

Raine watched and waited with a blank look on her face, not caring if Mina was hurt, tired or dying.  She felt no remorse for her actions and had no urge to help Mina.

As the scene unfolded, Raine went through the System Market Place, looking through permanent items that she can attach to herself.  

[Permanent items can only be bought in a System’s Space.  If they are bought in a mission world, they will only last during that mission.]

Raine nodded her head in understanding and closed the transparent screen it was about time that the male protagonist shows up.  Mina is close to dying.

On cue, Luvon shows up right on time and duels with the bear.  Raine uses her skills to connect with the bear and with her guidance, she is able to help the bear get a good couple of claws and bites into the male protagonist before running way.  

“Are you alright, Mina?”  Luvon asked as he held his chest with one hand and his waist with another hand.  

“I… I’m okay…  Thank you for saving me, Luvon.”  Mina said as she slowly sat up and began to open her pouch.  “You’re hurt. Let me help heal you.”

Luvon nodded his head and begins to strip his ragged clothing off.  His wounds were deep, however with the longevity of an Elf, he was nowhere near being close to death.  

As Mina spreads the healing cream on Luvon, a pink tint flushes across her face.  Her hands were shaky, but she endured and kept her mind on her job.

“Come out!”  Luvon shouted as he looked around.  When no one came out, Luvon frowned.  “I know you’re there!”

[Dame male protagonist and their heightened sense of awareness.]  Scam complained.

However Raine did not step out as he said, she sat still and waited.  

[Are you not going down?]  

“Hell no.”  Raine told Scam in her head.  “If he wants to see me, he has to find me.  No one calls me out, to come to him like a dog.”  

Scam smiled, before transforming himself as a black puma.  

“Kitty, you’ve grown.”  Raine teased Scam. “How thoughtful of you to change just in case our hiding spot is uncovered.”  

[~~~~ grrrrr ~~~~~~]  

Raine smile at Scam and looked back at the scene before her.  

“I’ll give you one more chance.  Come out, before I’ll make you come out.”  Luvon warned for the last time.

Mina took her hands off of Luvon and began applying the healing cream to her wounds.  Her eyes looked all around her to see if there was anyone there, but there was nothing she could see.  She began to have a creepy feeling overcome her senses as if she was being watched.

“Let’s just go.”  Mina said as she tugged on Luvon’s wrist.  “It doesn’t feel right.”

“I’m not running away.”  Luvon told her as he removed her hand on him.  

“Lets go now.”  Mina encouraged him.  “Listen, Luvon. Listen.”  

Luvon stood still and listened, but he couldn’t hear anything.  

“Can you hear it?”  Mina asked.

“Hear what?  I don’t hear anything.”  

“Exactly.  Nothing. No chirping birds, no rustling bushes, no animals at all.  It’s too quiet. Like the calm before the storm.” Mina told him.