Fan Fiction ❯ New Dawn Of The Heart ❯ Shadows In The Cold Of The Night ( Chapter 3 )

Aeon looked slowly up through the brambles, the Hoko-ji temple rose skyward in all it glory. It had been a very odd walk through the trees to get here. There hadn't been any trap's and he'd not seen a single ninja any where in sight. The place seemed totally deserted.

He saw Mina slowly start to kneel so she could get a better look. He sharply grabbed her pulling her back down "Don't look over there!"

Mina scowled putting her face flat on the grass "Their just big silver dragons statues." She felt kilik pull him self over to lie on top of her "Hardly, trust me on this one Mina, If those things see as they'll pull their silver bodies clean of the stands and come and chew on as. Unless you know the password that is."

Mina raised an eyebrow "So why are we all lying here? Shouldn't we start to move to the opposite entrance?"

Aeon pushed his long brown hair back "Well that's just were I'm heading. Its very odd though there isn't a single trap in operation around here. It's like they've all been ripped out. Plus there's not a single ninja around here ether, its really strange."

Kilik put a hand up "I agree this has just been far too easy. Maybe we should tread more carefully. I bet this is one of the other clans traps." Aeon leaned on his elbow "Maybe this is what other ninja clans do when taking over. They rip up the oppositions traps and lay new ones, what do you think Mina?"

Mina groaned turning herself on to her back. She gently rubbed her leg against Kilik's causing the dark haired man to breath in deeply "Probably but it makes no sense." She shook her head "Taki I can only just understand but the whole how ninja's live their lives deludes me."

Kilik pushed his tail back "You mean the whole go on an adventure and nearly get yourself killed part. Or the hunting demons for sport part?"

Mina turned sharply "The adventure part I get but the demon part I don't I get. I mean why does Taki kill demons for sport? Its not like she gets paid for it unless the situation calls for it."

Aeon tapped his fingers on the grass "The thrill and the crazy adrenalin rush perhaps?"

Mina raised an eyebrow "Uh… well I still think it's mad I rather kick in a few heads in a bar. I'd be more satisfied at the end of it." Kilik put a hand on her skirt pulling slightly then he ran his hand down the skirts edge near her upper thigh. Mina jolted she could feel her self blushing, she swallowed trying to control her emotions. She looked up slowly in to Kilik's brown eyes, they seemed to gleam down at her.

The world suddenly froze she felt his hand move up her stomach running over her yellow belt then up on to her upper waist. It stopped just under her chest. Kilik leaned forward, he was almost touching nose's with the young woman underneath him "I'd loved watching you do that at the other bar. You're so beautiful when you're angry."

His words seemed to just slide out like silk. Mina felt her hand grabbing the grass she could hear her own heart beating faster. Kilik just seemed to lean closer the next moment seemed to last for eternity as he placed his lips on her kissing gently. She could feel herself melting, his hand seemed to move across her stomach again.

Kilik gently released him self from the kiss giving Mina a moment to pull away if she wanted to. The young brown haired woman eyes seemed to study him for a spit second.

Her next movement surprised him, she gently leaned up kissing him passionately it was such a surprise. He could feel her hands moving up arms to his neck then through his hair and down his back. She seemed to push her legs further up, he closed his eyes this was happening to quickly but what the hell did he care she was beautiful.

The most beautiful and adventures woman he'd come across in a long time. She was someone who needed love and he wasn't going to hesitate to give it to her.

"Get a room!"

Mina shot up fast breaking away from her moment in paradise. She could see Aeon staring at her and kilik in annoyance. The long brown haired man shook his head "What's is with you two? Can't you save it until later?"

Kilik grunted then sat up "Sure I can doesn't mean I want to though." Aeon gowned his teeth together "Then save it, we've got Taki and Sophitia to save. Both your sexually attractions for each other can wait till later!"

Mina slowly sighed turning back on to her front "When are you going to change back to your original form Aeon?"

The dark haired man folded his arms "How should I know, I took far too much of that potion why'd you ask?"

The young woman put both hands out "Curiosity I'd have thought it would have worn off by now that's all." She put her head on her elbow "Do you still know where we are going?"

The dark haired man pushed his hand out "Round the back of this temple, the other entrance is hidden in the ninja's back garden area." Mina pulled Kilik's shirt causing the young man to smile "Well he says it's that way shall we get going?"

Kilik put his hand on hers" Sure ready when you are Aeon." Aeon shook his head and then began to slowly crawl forward on his belly through the brambles. He could hear both of Mina and Kilik behind him slowly following his lead.

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Sophitia pulled up sharply she wasn't liking the sound of the water as it flowed around her knees. She felt cold and her legs hurt, she wasn't sure how long they'd been walking for but it felt like ages. It had been one turn after another in the darkness. Taki was just in front of her holding her flaming torch up. The ninja seemed unafraid of the darkness around them and the constant noise's that kept on hitting her ears.

She pulled the torch around swishing it as she heard a scuffling in the darkness. She found her self moving it left and right almost in panic. This place was already getting to her. She wasn't used to the darkness or the echo's, it was like being in side some rusty coffin and having the lid closed on top then being buried.

She swung the torch again trying to get a grip on where the noise was, Taki seemed to turn around to glance over at her. The ninja smiled at her "Sophitia if you do that any faster I bet you could make patterns with it." Sophitia stopped the torch waving, normally she'd find a remark like that funny but somehow it didn't seem to make her feel better at the present moment in time.

She felt something hit her boot she leaned down putting her hand in the water. It was impossible to see anything, she felt something she grabbed it pulling it up. She hoped it wasn't some dead animal. She pulled harder the thing was stuck whatever it was, she grunted then yanked it hard as possible. A horrible mass of bones shot out of the water a human skull with its mouth gapping open landed on top of her.

She found herself crying out in panic as she looked at it. Her boots seemed to loose all grip causing her to hit the water, her hand almost let go of the torch. She suddenly felt the ninja' hand on hers dragging her up, Taki kicked the dead carcass of her at the same time. Sophitia pulled herself up against the wall holding up the torch, the ninja looked at her then grinned "You know the dead guys not something to be afraid of he can't hurt you."

Sophitia narrowed her gaze "Oh that's easy for you to say he didn't jump out at you." Taki turned eyeing the dead sack of bones covered in weed. She shook her head "Your pulling on his arm caused that, I mean he was probably stuck under the rocks." She leaned against the wall "You know there are a lot of dead guys around here there all leftovers from the demons."

"Means we've got a good chance of finding some weapons around here somewhere." Sophitia gave her a look "Taki your really enjoying this aren't you?"

Taki pulled up her torch to get a better look at Sophitia's face "Well I've been here before I trainer here the place was a lot of fun." She paused Sophitia didn't look happy she looked miserable and cold and she had the hint of fear in her eyes. Taki put a hand through her dark black hair "You know you shouldn't be scared of this place. I know it's dark and uncomfortable but we are going to get out of here trust me."

Sophitia turned sharply meeting her gaze "I'm not scared of this place." She could feel herself cursing mentally that was such a lie she was terrified. Taki's hand suddenly found hers. The dark brown eyes seemed to drift across her gaze "Sophitia are you afraid of the dark, I mean I can understand if you are?"

Sophitia growled moving her torch from side to side hearing another noise behind her "No I'm afraid of ending up like the dead guy over there. Because I can't see anything down here. How do you get over what's a noise and what's about to jump out and eat you?"

She moved the torch again to the scuffling sounds. She felt the ninja put her hand on her torch pushing it down slightly "The demons are very large down here they like to move through the waters, They sound like Crocodiles because they also make a lot of sound before they attack." She smiled gently "That scurrying is insects and rats inside the stone walls. There moving in bunches that's why it sounds so loud."

Taki put her arm around the younger woman's shoulders "If you just stay close to me we'll be fine believe me. Just don't wander off or touch anything that looks odd, this place is heaving with traps." Sophitia shook her head "Unlike you I haven't spent my life in dark places my eyes don't see so well in the pitch black. So the chances of me seeing anything to touch around here are very slim."

Taki cocked her head to one side she could hear the frustration in Sophitia's voice. The younger woman did have a very good point though. She'd had no training in this kind of darkness, it was little wonder she was afraid. It hadn't hit her till now that Sophitia needed to be comforted as well as told that she'd be taken care off

She moved her hand gently up Sophitia's side for some reason she just kept ignoring the voice in her mind that was telling her to hold back. She'd been holding back to long. And when ever she come close she'd ended up scaring the younger woman and making herself look like an idiot. She heard the younger woman gasp in surprise, she leant forward pulling up her torch so she could see Sophitia's eyes better.

They twinkled like green sapphire in the firelight. She pulled her hand up tracing her finger along the woman's slender jaw line "Don't worry what ever happens I'll be here right beside you Sophitia, I'll take care of you." She let her words drift in the darkness, she could hear Sophitia's breathing. She closed her eyes just a for a spilt second listening to it.

Sophitia felt her self being lost in Taki's words, she stood up sharply throwing the torch to one side. She was tried of this wanting and waiting it was pushing her breaking point. She grabbed the ninja by the shoulders pushing her back until she came to a stop against the other wall. The dark brown eyes looked at her in surprise.

She knew what she'd heard in the cell wasn't her imagination she could feel it. She knew she wasn't deluding herself everything that had happened was just pointing to it being for real.

She breathed in slowly looking up in to Taki's eyes "I'm tried of this, tried of you holding back you keep hinting your feelings. Just tell me what you said in the cell I want to hear it again." She paused breathing out her hands not leaving Taki's shoulders. The ninja seemed to breath in tightly she slowly leaned forward "You were awake, but I thought you were….?"

Sophitia lowered her gaze "I was but I still understood you." She slowly grasped the ninja's body suit tighter "Tell me what you said again please?"

Taki put one hand up taking Sophitia's in to her own. It was hard to peel her hand away she was gripping so tightly "I said…" Taki closed one eye sharply this was very hard she felt her mind kicking her to carry on. She could see Sophitia's eyes looking at her waiting for her answer. She breathed in deeply "I said you were the most beautiful creature I'd ever seen in my life and that warriors would die for you."

Sophitia's eyes flickered "You said more than that I remember." Taki's hand seemed to tighten slightly around her own. It seemed like the ninja woman was trying desperately to get her words out and finding it difficult. Taki breathed in and carried on "I said that you deserved to be loved because you have so much love to give. And that I would give anything to love you and to be near you!"

She lowering her head "I love you." There she'd said it, she listened to the quite that followed, she felt Sophitia let go of her hand. Sophitia stepped back slowly trying to take Taki's words in. It seemed like an eternity before she managed to look around to the ninja who was standing against the wall looking down in to the water in an almost sad manner "You love me?"

Taki slowly looked up "Yes." Her answer was simple she wanted to say more but found herself keeping quite waiting for Sophitia's reply. The younger woman suddenly stepped forward "I knew it, I just knew it!"

Taki put a hand through her hair "knew what?"

Sophitia put a hand on her chin "I knew all those things you've been doing where pointing to the fact that you might have a crush on me, but you.. you love me." Taki slowly stepped forward she could see Sophitia's emotional panic. She slowly put the torch in a holder on the wall as she went. Then calmly put both hands on the younger woman's face "Who wouldn't want to love you." She ran her hand gently through the blonde hair."

"I'm not expecting you to do anything Sophitia, I mean if you have no feelings for me I understand. I'd just rather you know the truth about my feelings for you."

Sophitia breathed in deeply closing her eyes she had always had strong feelings for Taki but not really understood them till recently. She'd spent most of her time ignoring them or pretending it was just a friendship. When deep down it had always been so much more.

She slowly took the ninja's hand away from her face holding it gently. There really was no turning back from here on in, she wasn't going to let this chance slip away. It was the chance to be loved by another and to give love in return it. She slowly looked in to Taki's eyes, the ninja looked as afraid as she was right at this moment. The brown eyes just gazed at her longingly waiting for her reply.

Sophitia slowly took hold of the ribbon in her hair pulling it loose letting her long blonde hair fall around her back. She slowly pulled the ninja's hand over so her wrist could be seen. She gently wrapped it around Taki's wrist then loosely around her own. She'd had this once done to her by another but this time it felt so much more meaningful. She moved the ninja's wrist over gently kissing up from the ribbon.

Taki's stared in shock, she was speechless she'd never been speechless in her whole life. Sophitia's gesture was such a meaningful symbolic one. It was one from her own country, which meant eternal love. The wrapping of ribbon used by Greek couples to confirm their love of one another. She watched as Sophitia's smiled lovingly at her.

Taki still couldn't speak, she tried to regain her composer but it was impossible. She slowly took Sophitia's wrist kissing in the same spot quickly confirming the Greek gesture. Then slowly she leaned forward putting both hands on Sophitia's shoulders bringing her even closer. Sophitia could feel her heart beating in her chest she could feel the ribbon swaying against her body.

The ninja's lips met her own it caused her to jerk slightly at first but she found her self being lost in the deepness and softness of this kiss. She found herself just closing her eyes as the ninja kissed even deeper and more passionately while putting one of her hands through her hair stroking it. She found her self responding with the same passion.

She felt the ninja's arms pull her in to a warm embrace while their kisses became stronger. She could feel her hair being played with in a loving fashion. She began to run her own hands gently through Taki's soft black pony tail. The world around her just seemed to slip away and disappear.

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Ryoko's glass shattered as it hit the floor "Oh my god!"

Rei put her hand on the table smiling "And you said she wouldn't have the guts to say she loved the girl." She put her hand up gesturing, "You owe me twenty yen so pay up." Ryoko sighed shoving the coins to her step sister "Rei you're a kill joy!"

Rei eyed her two brothers they both looked annoyed "Pay up Nagmo, Hitoshi." Both men tossed a bunch of coins over to her. Yosho eyed her "I can't believe your betting money at a time like this, you might be dead by tomorrow." Rei looked her spoils then pushed them under the table "Well at least I'll die well off unlike the rest of you. And if I do live I'll have enough money to get my self drunk and laid."

Ryoko eyed her then leaned forward whispering in her ear "Your mind is in your lowers Rei, maybe you ought use your sex appeal where it's necessary. Like on those idiot guards over there." Rei gave her a look then stood up swearing under her breath. She then walked over to the nearest guard putting a hand his shoulder.

Yosho slowly sipped his drink "She's terrible she must get her drinking and money issues from you." Ryoko grunted, "I don't have drinking and money issues." Yosho raised an eyebrow "You get drunk every chance you throw drinking parties at every bar you go to, and you gamble all the time. It's a wonder you and Nagmo can actually can kill demons half the time, I mean your both always so drunk."

Nagmo put a hand on the table leaning down at his step brother "Yosho I like girls, drink and killing ugly faced demons it gives me a great feeing that I'm living my life. Just like your magic lab when it's not blowing up in your face." Yosho paused then smiled "My lab doesn't blow up that often and you can't say I don't make some wonderful spells for you to fry demons with."

Hitoshi lifted his sake class "Some of the best brother." He was about to say more when the doors were flung open. Suzuka marched in her armour flashing slightly. She turned eyeing Rei who was trying to put her leg between the guards who was starting to sweat. She grabbed the red eyed woman roughly by her shirt flinging her out of the way.

Rei hit the floor hard on her front. She turned just as Suzuka got close to her "Rei you weren't trying to chat up the guards now are you?"

Rei wiped her mouth lightly with her hand "Bitch like I'd try to do that. I mean your guards aren't studs why would I bother?"

Suzuka slowly pulled her weapon out flicking it "Oh I don't know a cunning plan perhaps. I mean sister that's what it's all about around here the cunning plan." She pulled up her hand getting ready to slap Rei when Toki's voice hit her ears.

"Leave her!"

Suzuka looked up slowly "The old man speaks and I thought you weren't going to say a word." Toki opened his eyes slowly gazing at her in an unfeeling manner "Don't pick on your sister." Suzuka eyed Rei then laughed, "She's not my sister not by blood or anything else for that manner. She's annoying!"

Rei rolled her eyes "You love your little power trips don't you Suzuka?"

The blind eyed woman looked down at her sharply "You know I still haven't considered whether not I'm going to hit you so I'd be quite if I were you." Rei looked down at her hand personally she wanted to hit Suzuka as hard as possible. Breaking her jaw would be a relief from listening to her egotistic ranting.

Suzuka eyed Toki the ninja master lay silent he put both hands together clapping lightly "Your plans really aren't going well are they Suzuka?"

Suzuka squinted slightly her one good eye moving questioningly "What do you mean by that?"

Toki found himself grinning widely "Well last time I looked Taki and her Sophitia weren't suffering they were enjoying each others company an awful lot." Suzuka one eye opened wide "What the hell are talking about?"

Yosho slowly stood up moving out of view so she could look at the mirrors image. He put his hand up grinning "They look there having fun don't you think?"

Suzuka pushed forward half shoving Ryoko out of the way in the process to get a better look in the mirror. She growled at the two women hugging and kissing.

Hitoshi nudged her slightly "Guess this must be really be ruining your plans to make them both suffer." Suzuka's eyebrow started to twitch. Ryoko leaned over her smiling "What can I say this must be really eating you up right now. Didn't someone once say love conquers all?"

Nagmo laughed aloud "Like they say you can't win em all." Suzuka shot around pointing at Toki "Bastard they haven't even got in to the maze yet. So you can all keep your traps shut I mean once they reach the first corridor it's game over. And if they manage to get to the maze's centre, well we all know what you put in their Toki."

Toki sighed shaking his head "Personally I have faith in both of them. There getting together has been something of a surprise but then this world is full of surprises. I just can't wait to shake Sophitia's hand and tell her how great it is she's won Taki's heart over, which I though wasn't possible by anyone."

Suzuka turned her head to one side "I think I'm going to barf you sound like a dreamy fool." Toki clapped his hand together "Maybe but it's better than sounding like a foolish ninja warrior who's acting like a total idiot in front of her family."

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Mina stood staring for a second at the image in front of her, it was beautiful if not amazing.

Huge blossoming trees stood tall in the sunlight. A deep set Japanese garden was below them it had a gentle stream that ran into a small lake, which had sweet smelling flowers surrounding it. The whole place was beautiful. She put a hand down gently swishing her fingers through the water of the stream. While sniffing in the sweet scent all around her.

This was something Taki had never mentioned. It was surprising that her ninja clan had such beautiful garden in the backyard of their temple. She'd always seen them hanging out in some deep dark place sharpening their swords.

A large clang caused her to turn around. She watched Aeon hit his sword against some creeper vines the sound was hollow and metallic. She watched Kilik put his hands up in confusion. She pulled her self up walking up to them, she played with her yellow neck ribbon slightly then leaned forward "What is that?"

Aeon hit his sword against the vines again then pulled up his finger grinning, "That Mina is the sound of our ride in to this temple." He grabbed hold of the vines pulling them back revealing a medium oval shaped door. Long metal bars hung across it, it was lying slightly flat against the hillside.

He grinned grabbing the bar slowly easing the door open. He turned back to Kilik "I might add though this is a one way trip. This door goes down a sliding tunnel with leads directly in to the maze one of these three tunnels can get you in but not out." Mina arm was on his shoulder "What'd you mean only get as in?"

Aeon eyed the tunnel "This is the only this tunnel to get in the place from this direction, but there are three which we can use to get out. It means we won't be using this tunnel again to get out." Mina folded her arms "That's crazy, how come the ninja's didn't make the tunnels work both ways?"

Aeon put a hand on his chin "It's probably some test they do. I don't really know." Mina leaned over him slowly eyeing the black pit "Looks dark down there, how deep is it?"

Aeon shook his head "No idea but since it's ladies first I'm sure you'll tell as when you reach the bottom." Kilik's hands went up in annoyance "Are you mad what if she lands on stone and breaks her neck!"

Aeon shook his head "She won't break her neck this tunnel is like a slide you fall down it and you land in the water below." He slapped the stone door "She'll be fine trust me." Kilik folded his arms "You better be right about this one Aeon because if she really hurts herself it'll beat the hell out of you." Aeon growled eyeing him "Oh Calm down lover boy do you think I'd get ether of you seriously hurt?"

He eyed the tunnel "I've not hurt ether of you yet so why would I bother now. I could have killed you both a long while ago but I didn't and I've had countless opportunities to hurt you but I haven't, so just shut the hell up." Kilik pulled up his arms in defeat, he grunted then leaned against the wall.

Mina eyed the tunnel then turned back to kilik "Hey c'mon I'll be fine I mean it can't be that far down." She turned eyeing Aeon "Can it?"

Aeon shook his head " It's probably deep but not that deep. I mean they made these tunnels to get in the underground labyrinth I don't see why they'd make it dangerous." He watched Mina grin the young woman flicked her tail back "Well can't be any worse than sliding down a muddy slope." She swivelled around putting her feet in side the tunnel opening "Should be a fun ride."

Aeon watched her jump in Kilik bolted around, they both heard the sliding down then a large splash as she hit the water below. Her weapon rattled as it hit the stone. Kilik jumped on his knees shouting down the pitch black tunnel "Mina you ok, you didn't hurt yourself?"

Mina's voice came back almost an echo "No I'm fine, but its really horrible down here!"

Kilik eyed Aeon who put a hand on his chest "Like I said she wouldn't get hurt." Kilik eyed him then tossed his weapon down the tunnel he heard it clang against the walls. He heard Mina scramble over to pick it up from the water. He found him self sighing and swerving his feet in to the tunnel "I hate this Aeon couldn't we have picked a better entrance?"

Aeon pushed his hair back "There are no other entrance's, unless you want to use the front door and be ripped apart by the dragons that is." kilik groaned then threw himself in to the tunnel. Aeon heard him hit the water at the bottom. Mina yelped as she was splashed by the waves from Kilik's entrance. Aeon grinned then threw his sword and shield in to the tunnel he heard them clang as they hit the stone below.

Kilik's voice hit the air in annoyance "Watch where you throw those things you idiot! I almost got hit by your shield!"

Aeon rolled his eyes this was going to be one very long night he twirled his feet around. Somehow he was thankful he was in human form the thought of getting his tail down the narrow slide with out scratching or breaking it made him cringe. He jumped forward in to the tunnel closing the door of the tunnel at the same time. It wasn't like they'd be using this way to get back out again.

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Taki broke sharply away from kissing Sophitia. The sound of metal bashing caused deep echo's, which broke the silence through out the whole labyrinth.

She felt Sophitia pull her head back down, she met the light green eyes. The younger woman looked as annoyed as she was. Sophitia turned her gaze down the tunnel "Taki what in Tarturus is that?"

Taki gently put her arms around her new girlfriend pulling her closer "It's metal hitting the walls someone else is down here." Sophitia's eyes widened she ran her hands down Taki's strong arms feeling the muscles tensing "Suzuka's men wouldn't come down here would they?"

Taki shook her head "Hardly and I doubt she'd send them down here just to go after as. Even if she thought it might be more entertaining." She narrowed her eyes "No this has to be someone else. Someone really stupid, I mean were stuck down here because we were shoved down here. There down here because they're trying to sneak in through the other entrance."

Sophitia smiled slightly "Maybe its Mina trying to rescue as." She watched Taki burst in to a fit of laugher the ninja woman put her head against her shoulder trying to force herself to stop laughing then pulled her head up grinning "Oh I'd just love to see that Sophitia I really would. I mean Mina trying to save the both of as, it would be hilarious I bet she'd cause hell in this labyrinth."

Sophitia raised an eyebrow "In what way?"

Taki's face was suddenly almost touching hers the ninja woman was still trying to contain her laughter "Mina likes to touch everything she's over curious. She'd just end up setting of every trap this place has. Who ever would be with her would be wishing they'd stayed at home." Sophitia softly ran her hand through Taki's long roughish fringe "Your being mean she's not that bad."

Taki laughed slightly "Yeah maybe I am being a little, but the image of her in this place just makes me laugh." Sophitia shook her head "It's not a place I could see her going in to ether. She always told me how much she hates cold damp places, were it's freezing cold and the smell is worse than in a graveyard.

Taki gentle ran her hand through Sophitia's long blonde hair. She eased some of it up letting it run through her fingers, she smiled at her at the same time. It was still hard to believe this was happening. It was like some wonderful dream and she didn't want to wake up from it. It was better than she could have ever imagined in her wildest dreams. Sophitia had come to her and shown her love, it was so unbelievable.

She had rewrapped Sophitia's spear ribbon back in to hair. Somehow she hadn't wanted to, the younger woman's hair was so beautiful down. The light blue ribbon was wrapped around her wrist, in the place where her bandage normally was. She gently nuzzled Sophitia's long blonde hair "There is one really good thing about this little intruder though." Sophitia's hand found her pony tail again and gently played with the fine silky tip, the Greek woman raised an eyebrow "What's that?"

Taki smiled evilly "Well with the noise they made the demons are sure to come to them instead of as. Might give as time to get out of this place." Sophitia shook her head "I feel sorry for who ever they are, it's horrible down here." Taki put her hand out pointing in to the darkness "Well at least they have weapons, which is more than I can say for the both of as."

Sophitia shuddered slightly "you have a point I think we better start looking for something." Taki grabbed one of the torches from the wall while keeping her arm wrapped around Sophitia's shoulder "I'm right with you on that one lets go find something."

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