Forgotten Horrors

[xXRassBerriXx]

Once she returned Akaski was quick to accept the offering of the coat, slipping it over top of his on then messing with the zipper until he got it to zip up. It was then that he took note of her new apparel which seemed much more befitting of the current climate than what she had been wearing before though he still did hope that it would be warm enough for her. As did he hope he could stay warm as well, hopefully it would be warmer than it was the night before.


"Lead the way" he offered, seeing as he would have no clue as to the location of this tree house, but he was still rather curious over the place. He tried to hide the slight happy curling of his tail's tip of which would signify the feeling of excitement or happiness. He did however know that she might not know much about a demon's tail as often they're motions vary from demon to demon.


Akaski was sure to check that his key was still within his pocket, it was something that he would always carry with him and he wasn't about to quit now just because Anja disliked the abyss. You never know when you might need it, as such it was an important item to have with him. Considering how much strength he currently has he could probably use it quite a bit if he was needed to. 
( Oh, and sorry for my late post >.< I'm a little excited over the upcoming part, and I knew I would end up falling asleep at some point. I would rather have it be then instead of in the middle of that x3 )

 

[spacepanda]

Anja slipped her black backpack onto her shoulders as Akaski slipped the coat on. She still felt a bit weird letting him use it, but she supposed there was no other alternative other than letting him freeze. It was odd to see him wrapped up and bundled in something that had brought her comfort many times over the years. It was almost like him wearing her childhood teddy bear. She quickly scrapped that thought, ew, that would be creepy.


She contemplated for a moment on taking her cell phone, but she didn’t exactly feel like being bombarded by texts from Victor. Besides, Greg had given her the next couple of days off, and although he might not be the sharpest crayon in the box, he was still a man of his word.


Tugging on her boots she grabbed her jacket, not quite sure how cold it was going to be outside yet.


“Alright,” she had to laugh a bit at Akaski’s comment. He very well could know the way back to the forest, but she had grown used to leading him around had automatically assumed she would be doing the same today. She found it curious that she could become so accustomed to such a task.


She opened the door and stepped outside into the cold air, locking the door after Akaski. The sun was still rising in the east, and Okay, I guess it is cold enough, she mused, slipping her backpack off to put her jacket on. Once adjusted she turned to Akaski.


“Ready?” She asked, beginning to descend the apartment steps without waiting for his answer.

 

[xXRassBerriXx]

Before stepping outside along with Anja, Akaski was sure to mask both his horns and tail from view. It was a rather easy task today and the summoning of this illusion hadn't even dented his current strength. It was a very small illusion compared to a couple he has managed to pull off and though the dim coloring of his shoulder could be noticed by a perceptive one, it would probably just be blown of as a trick of the mind.


Akaski knew he may need to start working on a less noticeable illusion for times ahead, though drawing from a shadow other than his own would require a surplus of energy. Though it wasn't much of one he still wouldn't want to drain himself quicker than needed.


Now in his human-like disguise, Akaski made his way out the door along with Anja, nodding slightly as she questioned him though it didn't seem that she had taken notice to his silent reply seeing as she went on ahead rather quickly. He didn't bother to vocalize as he assumed his actions would display his answer as he took the descend with her.


It was still cold out as he could tell even from the interior of the apartment building meaning it was probably even colder than this outside. He didn't truly like the idea of that, though he could recall becoming slightly tolerant to it the day before after a while of walking, maybe the same thing would occur today and he wouldn't need to worry about freezing half to death.


Besides, he now did have some extra energy to spare. If needed he could warm himself up though he still would be careful with its usage, being careless could be a dangerous mistake. As such, he would only use his abilities when absolutely necessary, unless Anja would request to see some. Then he didn't see much harm in it.

 

[spacepanda]

Hoping it wouldn’t snow much while they were out, Anja trudged onwards, her arms pulled against her chest to preserve heat.


She realized that for all their convesation that morning, she had never asked how Akaski’s rest faired. “Did you sleep well? You know, on the floor?” She was unsure as to the sleeping habits of demons. If his magical key was anything to go by, they probably all slept in four-poster canopy beds. Then again, where there was rich, there was poor. He could very well have been used to sleeping on the floor.


She suddenly considered her herself lucky, which is something she rarely felt, that despite her humble origins she never had to sleep on a floor. She had always had a warm bed to enjoy in the evening, even if she did have to share it from time to time growing up.


Audibly sighing, she shook her head. She wanted the day to be a pleasant, well, at least a relaxing day. Well, maybe not even that. As long as no one passed out today she would consider it a success.


I’ve got some pretty low standards nowadays, she frowned.

 

[xXRassBerriXx]

Akaski looked ahead at her question, nodding lightly. "Yeah, it was fine" he replied, his hands now shoved within his pockets. Though he did have gloves they where made of a rather thin fabric, they weren't made for the winter. Truly they were there for warm weather to avoid scorching his hands on a piece of metal that had been in the sun to long.


"I move around alot, and unless I end up stopping by a friend's house I normally end up needed to make do with a quite ally" He explained, though this didn't necessarily mean he was pore. Akaski in truth had many tools that a rich man would, his key was worth alot of money and he had already been offered trades by a few of the richest demons, all of which he turned down. The key was important to him, it could probably lead him to figuring out more of his past, and even if it couldn't it was still a very handy tool.


Akaski also did have a safe within the banks in which he would place everything that he couldn't carry, and whenever he needed something he would only need to stop by any bank. Demons held a special system and all the safes are connected allowing easy transportation of truly anything as long as the clerk is in a good modd.

 

[spacepanda]

Anja felt a quick pang of jealousy as Akaski mentioned friends. The concept of demon friendship had already been explained to her, but she figured it still must be nice to be able to at least consider someone a friend.


Continuing onward, the snow crunching beneath her feet, Anja found herself now lost in a train of thought.


“What constitutes the difference between a friend and an ally to you?” She found herself quite confused, for his explanations of friends earlier sounded more like her concept of an ally, and yet he seemed to separate the two. Unless, of course, he was going by her definition of friend.


She tilted her head, looking up at him through her eyelashes. She was quite certain he had mentioned something along the lines of having never met a demon that didn’t try to use him, so perhaps he wasn’t going by her definition after all.

 

[xXRassBerriXx]

He was caught a bit of guard by her question, it was one to force him into thought as truly he didn't know the answer of the top of his head


An ally is one who delivers aid, but normally an ally has they're own purposed for helping the other. They might be fighting for the same thing, or one could be paying the other for they're surfaces though normally they don't truly have an emotional relationship. The definition of friend in his realm was practically the same thing.


Two demons brought together because of a shared goal or an offered payment. Akaski has a lot of people who owe him and that's a good thing to have in his realm, but all of his emotional troubles he has had to deal with by himself. No one has offered their services to him without pay, he never truly has know generosity...


"I... don't know. I'm used to the way things work where I'm from... I guess I've come to call my allies my friends" He replied, unsure of what else to say.

 

[spacepanda]

Anja simply nodded, as it didn’t really seem as if he knew how to answer the questions and she didn’t wish to bother him further. She was still slightly embarrassed about the nature of the question she had asked not moments ago, and her cheeks burned slightly. Mentally kicking herself for not having had brought her scarf she simply looked forward, hoping he wouldn’t notice her change in color.


In a way, she sort of wished that the human world worked the same way in regards to friendships. She was already accustomed being used, and yet she had never received a single thing in return. She had already handled betrayals, back-stabs, and the like. But what had she ever gained?


She sighed, she was simply feeling very bitter. In a world that was supposedly filled with love and friendship she had no one. She wasn’t even honestly sure the type of human friendship she had described to Akaski even existed, and yet she had lived her entire life pining for it. Perhaps it was her fault. Perhaps she had simply delved too deep into the words of fiction provided to her. Film, art, poetry, all of which clearly announced there was such things as a true friendship.


She stopped for a moment to kick a rock, going out of her way a few paces to the left in order to do so. The path to the forest was just up ahead, and hopefully her mood would improve by then. She turned to Akaski, asking yet another question before she could stop herself.


“Do you have art in your world, Akaski? Poetry? Stories?” She was eager to know if he did, and if it would bare any resemblance to the kind she was used to.

 

[xXRassBerriXx]

Being asked yet another question, Akaski nodded in response. He had read a large quantity of stories and poems himself as often he could learn things from literature, though still some things he found hard to wrap his mind around. Literature always provided worlds and ideals he never heard tell of, some of them seemed rather far fetched in his opinion though seeing this world he knew some may actually be reality.


"Yes, we have a lot of it" He replied, thinking over some of the more broad ones he has read, what he could thinking of off the top of his mind. "Demons like to state they're ideals and they're opinions. Many can put these ideas into the stories and art, I've seen a lot of it. Mostly its done by demons of white magic seeing as they focus mostly on the strength of they're minds, but I know some demons of other orgins who enjoy the arts."


He replied what he could think of, not thinking to dwell into their morals and meaning though many stories did have them.

 

[spacepanda]

Not wanting to push her luck, she decided it was probably a the best idea to stay silent. Once in the outskirts of the town they continued upwards, hiking up the trail heading towards the forest. Upon reaching the entrance to the forest she smiled.


“I brought my sketch book with me, I hope you don’t mind if I draw a bit.” To be honest, she didn’t really care if he minded. It was his fault that she never got to enjoy her day off yesterday and she was determined to get some relaxation in, dammit.


She silently cursed herself yet again for not bringing her scarf. She could have given it to Akaski, and although he said he had rested well enough, she was still afraid of him having another coughing fit again. He did say he had never been to the human realm before. What if he was just overestimating his strength?


“Are you warm enough?” Oops, another question, she chided herself.


The forest trees were all lightly cloaked in snow, and already she could hear the sounds of songbirds. She wondering if she should have brought a broom or some other such device to clean the tree house, as it was most likely covered in snow. And probably beer bottles. The tree was usually used in the warmer seasons as a sort of ‘secret’ hang out amongst the local high school’s ‘rebellious’ teens. However, in the winter it was all hers.


She smiled, inhaling the forest scents just as she had done the day before, only this time with a demon trailing behind her.

 

[xXRassBerriXx]

He truly mind if she wanted to draw, it would give him time to look around a bit as he was curious over the matter of the forest. He wondered what sort of plants it held, though it seemed much of it was currently covered up in a blanket of white snow and he probably wouldn't be able to collect much information from dead plants. That is if he could even find any.


At her question he nodded lightly, though his neck was a bit cold due to his short hair and inability to pull up his hood, it wasn't that much of a discomfort. Though his tail had been freezing he wrapped it up within his coat only moments before and it now curled over his waist. A demon's tail was sensitive and a weak point, for those reasons it is considered rude to touch a demon's tail as he had stated when they first met.


Akaski found himself peering over the snow-covered trees curiously, wondering what uses they could have. He knew they could provide building material and possibly food, but he couldn't think of anything more pacific just by looking at them.


"You don't need to worry, I'm fine. Its a little cold, but I can tolerate it" he replied to her question, hoping to not make her fret over his health again. He knew it might b possible that she still thought him to be in bad health, though in truth he felt perfectly fine... at the moment that is.

 

[spacepanda]

Shooting him an incredulous look Anja walked onward, veering off the forest trail into it’s depths. Soon enough they were at the log where she had first encountered him. Ah, memories.


“You can drop your illusion now,” she provided, “No one in their right mind goes into the forest at this time of year.” She realized that she had just essentially called herself crazy, but she didn’t really care. She sat down on the log to rest for a moment.


“The tree house is just a little further that way,” she pointed north, and then looked up at him. He was already nearly a foot taller than her, not including the horns, and now as she sat down he seemed to tower over her.


“If you don’t let me know you’re feeling unwell again,” she began in a voice she hoped was serious enough. “I will kill you myself. I will nurse you back to health, bid you farewell, and then I will hunt you for all of eternity if I have to.” She then added with a sweet smile. “It’ll be fun!”


She, of course, was only playing around with him. She sat up, wiping the excessive snow she had gathered on her coat off. “Alright, let’s go. ETA, 5 minutes, my friend.” I should probably lean away from using abbreviations, she shrugged. But she knew if Akaski was curious enough he would simply ask her.

 

[xXRassBerriXx]

Akaski hadn't been expecting this from her, it seemed she really didn't want for him to lie to her again. He hadn't seen much of a big deal in it, he had hurt himself, but why would she be concerned over that? he knew already that he worried for her and that he would hate to see her get hurt, but he didn't think she would feel that way towards him. Though still that didn't make too much sense, seeing as she said she would kill him herself... he could actually believe that considering some things that he has witness in the year of life he can remember.


His mind shifted, she had given him permission to drop his illusions and truly it seemed like a good idea to him. He liked to reserve his energy and he hated to waste it, so seeing that it was no longer needed Akaski quickly chose to rid himself of the trouble. His horns appeared on his head, though his tail could hardly be seen seeing as he had wrapped it up inside his coat.


ETA? Akaski didn't know this word, if it even was one. It had an odd sounding to it when comparing it to most of the english language as abbreviations weren't used in the demonic realm.


Yet Akaski didn't want to make himself appear as stupid, so he just pretended to understand what it meant. "Let's keep going then" He said, looking in the direction she had pointed with notable curiosity.

 

[spacepanda]

They had finally reached the tree house. It was your typical tree house, four walls, a window, and a latter, only it was a bit bigger than the one made for children. Carefully constructed near the top of a cliff, once inside the window held view to the mountains surrounding the town. She thought the location was borderline dangerous, but it never stopped her from visiting the place. The view was, after all, was quite breathtaking.


She wasn’t sure who had made the tree house, but it seemed to almost magically appear during her sophomore year. It had been all the rage in school, with parties being held there constantly. It could easily fit about 5 adults, although she did worry about the height. Thankfully the place usually contained two or three fold up chairs.


“This is it. You might have to duck once we get in there.” She suggested. Grabbing the bottom rung of the ladder she began to climb up.


Yep, I should have brought a broom. The tree house wasn’t dirty, it was simply covered with snow. She carefully opened both of the chairs and set them next to the tree house window. She immediately sat down and began to sort through her supplies.

 

[xXRassBerriXx]

Akaski curiously looked over the area they had just entered, peering over the forest firs then the treehouse in front of him. He hadn't been in one before as not many demons like to live in such places, though he had known a couple resided somewhere in the demonic realm. He had wanted to visit them, but he never got the time to do so. Yet he was sure he would make the time someday to examine such structures and he could start of with this one.


He grabbed hold of the bottom of the ladder and quietly he began to follow Anja up attempting to avoid peering upwards seeing as she was wearing a skirt. He instead brought his eyes to the side, peering over the land he was growing more distant from with wonder, looking at all that he was unable to see from where he was on the ground. This world truly did look different from his own... it seemed to peaceful and it was rather beautiful in its own way. The sights were something he didn't often see, his realm was made up of mostly plains yet still some forests resided there. He just hadn't seen snow before...


Once he was inside of the treehouse he found Anja to be correct as he did have to bend himself slightly in order to fit into the interior of the small structure. His eyes followed up to where she placed the seats though something else caught his eye.


As he approached he seemed rather interested in the window, seating himself with eyes still locked upon it.

 

[spacepanda]

“A-ha!” Anja exclaimed gleefully. She had already procured her sketchbook and pencil, and had been digging through her belongings for quite some time before she had found a large pink eraser.


She peered upwards to Akaski, whose eyes seemed to be transfixed on the sight before him. “Enjoying the mountain view, are we?” She asked him, wondering how long it would grasp his attention. Or maybe he just finds the whole thing rather boring, she thought, opening her sketchbook to a blank page. Just yesterday she had awoken with no prospect of adventure in mind, and now she was speaking genteelly with a creature from another dimension.


“If you get bored you can always wander around the forest a bit.” She offered, now leaning against the window.


“Oh!” She shouted in excitement. A bright red cardinal had just perched itself a branch close to the window, and she hurriedly began to sketch it.

 

[xXRassBerriXx]

Akaski had heard her offer and though he did want to take some time to examine the forest and its plant life, he guessed that it wouldn't hurt to look over this sight for a bit. This place was different from what he had come to know and he hadn't ever really looked upon something like this before, mountains did exist in the demonic realm, but snow wasn't something he had seen before. He was interested in learning more about it, but he didn't want to miss out on things either.


His attention was caught once he noticed the red bird who had perched itself near the window, his orange eyes looking it over from its talons to its heads. He could compare it to some creatures in his realm, but they were much larger and held a more threatening appearance. Not much was settle there after all.


By this point Akaski had undone the coil he created around his waist and now his tail could be soon beside him, its end still curled like it had been that morning in a happy manner. He was actually in a rather good mood for once, this was a rare feeling for him seeing as Akaski normally only found himself in danger, or stuck inside one of his dreams.


He peeked over to Anja once more, in this mood he allowed a hushed word of gratitude to slip from him. He swallowed his pride for a fleeting moment, and even in his murmured tone his words were still rather clear. "Thank you..."

 

[spacepanda]

Anja’s pencil came to a swift halt. She didn’t truly believe she had done anything to warrant such an expression of gratitude, as her motivation for bring him to this place had been purely self-centered. The fact that he had even thanked her at all seemed almost… intimate. After all, she had supplied him with food, clothing, and had tried her best to ensure his comfort, and yet she had heard words of thanks from him maybe only once before.


She turned to him, her blue eyes examine his orange ones. “You’re welcome, Akaski,” she spoke softly. To be honest, she wasn’t even quite sure what he was thanking her for. The whole situation seemed a bit awkward and she was quick to turn away from him and begin sketching quietly.


“Will you help me for a moment?” Asked Anja, trying to break the awkward silence she felt was now nearly suffocating her. Standing up she placed her sketchbook, eraser, and pencil on her chair. Using the sleeve of her jacket she pushed all the snow off the window sill, being careful not to make any sudden movements that would scare away the bird.


Satisfied she wouldn’t have to sit on a pile of snow, grabbing the window sill with one hand and her skirt with the other, she threw one leg over the side of the tree house, and then the other. Now seemingly perched herself, she stared at the bird, who had hopped a bit closer in interest.


“Hand me my book,” she turned to Akaski, smiling with an outstretched hand.

 

[xXRassBerriXx]

Akaski watched as she sat herself upon the window sill, not thinking much into it as she was probably just trying to get a better look at the area outside. He could understand why she desired such seeing as even he thought the sight out to be rather pretty, though he wasn't entirely sure what he tastes were so he couldn't make a true judgement on her motive. He didn't know her well enough yet, though oddly Akaski did want to wrap his mind around her. He did wish to make the effort to understand her the best he could, which was a rather strange feeling for him as he normally didn't care much for other people in such a way.


Though he would keep this thought to himself Anja did look rather nice agents the scenery. Looking her over once in depth she actually was kind of pretty, he might have been using a bit of an under exaggeration for this observation, but it still was more than he would normally say to someone.


Akaski noticed that this could be considered starring so quickly he averted his eyes, a bit of a blush upon his face though it could be mistaken as an effect of the cold whether though Akaski wasn't really red before hand.


"S-sure" he said softly as he looked forward towards her book, taking it in hand and for a moment he let his eyes land upon the unfinished sketch of the bird, though she didn't get to far due to his interruption. Akaski wasn't the best artist, in fact he normally had quite a bit of trouble drawing and would give up around the fourth or fifth time he tried to create something, but she seemed to be fairly good. He did wish to see the completed sketch, though he would request such later.


With that, he finally offered her the sketch pad still hoping that she hadn't noticed all the thoughts that passed him.

 

[spacepanda]

Anja was too excited to notice any lingering done on Akaski’s end. That being said she was very quick to snatch the book and resume her drawing.


The cardinal hopped ever closer, and Anja leaned forward a bit in delight. She had never been able to get so close to one before. Her eyes quickly darted from the bird to her drawing, as her hand seemed to take a life of its own, producing a nearly identical copy of the bird on the paper.


Just as she was about to request Akaski hand her the colored pencils stored in her bag she stilled. The bird was gone. She turned to the demon, a look of confusion on her face. She had only looked away a moment and was crestfallen to see that the bird had left. “Where did he-AH!”


Apparently he did not leave. The cardinal, apparently now aggravated at Anja for having sat in it’s territory for far too long, was now angrily swooping down at her. She quickly shot her hands up, attempting to use her book to swat it away, but it continued to dive towards her.


Anja swung her right arm with perhaps a little too much force, because very suddenly she felt her weight shift. Crap! She barely had time to think, as she was now very soon in the air, and even sooner on the ground.


She landed face down in a pile of snow at the base of the tree house, all the wind seemingly knocked out of her. She groaned lightly as she now felt pain in two places, her head, and her stomach. It took nearly all her energy to flip over to her back, a move she regretted almost immediately as it made her quite dizzy.


Suddenly she noticed a feeling of wetness near her stomach. Unbeknownst to her, a shard of broken glass had made a home in her skin, nestling itself mostly in her jacket. The wound wasn’t very deep, but a small pool of blood quickly began to form, staining her jacket and very soon the snow.


(Anja doesn’t need wolves to attack her, she’s weak enough to get owned by a small bird lol)

 

[xXRassBerriXx]

The moment Akaski realized Anja was falling, a strong fear entered him and he acted almost upon impulse. He shot up from his chair, reaching his hand out the window yet he was unable to reach her. His eyes widened in a feeling of shock as he saw her form far below him laying amongst the snow and for a moment he felt as if he were frozen.


His eyes transfixed upon her and his hand still extended, the minute he noticed movement he felt a small relief. She was alive, at least she was for now.


Though Akaski was still shocked and rather fearful he found the strength to move, his first two steps backwards were unsteady and ragged, but upon turning himself he quickly made his way for the ladder climbing only halfway down it before hopping off onto the snow covered ground.


It had sent a jolt of pain up his legs, but it certainly wasn't enough to keep him from darting across the snow and making his way to Anja's side where he felt his heart sink even deeper. He saw blood, lots of it... all coming from a wound within her stomach. He found himself nearly freezing up once again, his eyes still fretful and his expression full of worry. Yet, the demon managed to bring himself a few steps closer before piratically falling to his knees at her side.


"A-Anja..." He stuttered, reaching a hesitant hand forwards. He was terrified, scared half to death that he would soon find himself gazing upon a dead body and seeking comfort he wouldn't receive he bent himself over until he was hovering inches away from her with one hand propping him up and the other wrapping around her tightly in a hug.


"D-don't die! Please, don't die!" He begged her, though he now had her rather close to him he still was careful about the shard of glass in her stomach. "I'll... I-I'll fix you up! So, hang on, please! We... need to get out of the cold..."


At that, he had placed a hand within his pocket, feeling the ruby surface of the key.

 

[spacepanda]

Still stunned from the fall, Anja let out a shaky breath, opening her eyes. Everything was a bit hazy, and she couldn’t quite remember what had happened. Hearing her name, she felt as an arm strongly wrapped itself around her, and although it hurt a bit to do turned her head towards the sound.


Her eyes peered upward for moment struggling to focus on the face of her captor, but was pleased to find it was at least someone attractive. She reached out as her vision cleared, touching his face. Oh, Akaksi, she was able to recognize after a moment.


Die? Who’s dying? Still unable to find the strength to speak she attempted to sit up, only to have the pain from her stomach cause her to fall back against Akaski with a yelp. Her hand flew to the source of the pain almost instantly. Noticing a wetness she brought her hand up only for it to be covered in a sleek red.


“Shit!” She found the strength to hiss. She was finally coming too, her vision and hearing nearly entirely returned, and she was now very conscious of the fact that she was essentially cradled in Akaksi’s arms. His face was only a couple of inches away from hers and if it weren’t for the fact that her own was already paled from the fall, it would have reddened.


“It... hurts...” She commented softly between breaths, bringing her clean hand to her head. She didn’t have any way to know exactly how deep her wound was, and Akaski’s expression was sending her into a mini panic now that she was feeling herself enough to notice it.

 

[xXRassBerriXx]

( Sorry if I'm a bit slow >.> My computer just forced an update on me and that took a bit ;~; )

 

[spacepanda]

(Aww don't worry :])

 

[xXRassBerriXx]

Akaski wasn't truly thinking straight, his mind was in a panic. Though he could keep calm in situations that threatened his own life, he never was good in predicaments where someone else could be dieing. He felt scared, he didn't want to lose her... he still wanted to learn more about her and truly he found himself wanting what she would call friendship, he didn't want to just use her.


His grip increased on the key, yet he could remember what she had said about passing through the abyss. Using his arm he slowly brought her upright as he straightened himself as well, letting her lean upon his chest as he brought a hand over her eyes to avoid having her see the upcoming darkness she hated so much.


He didn't know where to go, he just wanted her to be safe. He wanted a place where he could heal her and keep her away from any further harm... he hadn't even realised that he had submitted a command to the key when the area around them melted away. From there, he saw the familiar land known as the abyss, the vast seemingly never ending darkness that always fascinated him, though at the moment he couldn't care less about it. His biggest concern was now Anja, and even though moving two people acrossed the realm would require a rather large tool on his energy, he would do whatever it takes to help her.


In only a moment everything came back to the way it was and the two of them where within an old looking home. A floor of dark tile rested below them as firm stone walls surrounded them. It was old, wooden furniture had begun to rot and a few odd looking spider webs could be seen. It was clearly in need of cleaning... but this wasn't what Akaski took note to.


Uncovering Anja's eyes he came to realise, he had no idea where they were yet, still it felt so familiar.