Rise of the Cynth [1x1]

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Luna watched Skye walk away, him 'saving' her, made Luna want to rip his head off. Now that wouldn't be too fun, would it? After a moment of watching the darkness through narrowed her eyes, she remembered Rioku. Luna snapped her head down at him and locked gazes. Her lips twitched, and then curled into a grin. "Now what is a pup like you doing here?" She asked, an mocking edge to her voice. Luna snickered softly and curled her hands out of fists, trying to find the limits to the palms of her hands. It didn't hurt too much, but still, she could tell it would be best not to mess with them. No matter how much she wanted to. Luna relaxed her muscles,uncurling her hands. She stared at Rioku, slightly startled to the intelligence glinting in his eyes, like looking at human. It made her grin slightly wider as she stared, very interesting...


Ren jerked awake from the cold water as it soaked him. The shock turned his powers out of control, for a moment his illusions caused everything that could see, pitch black. But it was gone just like that, his eyes were unfocused for a moment. But the spell was broken when he flicked a strand of hair out of his face. "Hunter, come on now." He complained, with a easy-going smile, "Even if you're a dog, you know how to use your words." Ren said with a unfamiliar edge to his voice, but his expression said nothing of him being mad. Ren glanced at Mayia, "You do know you just wasted water, right?" He sighed, "Well, don't worry I can fix that." Ren smiled, he can, but would he? Using powers drained him, just like Mayia. And trying to get water back into it's container? Yeah, he would be sleeping for a while.

Zero watched quietly as the flames died down, it didn't last as long as usual fires which was strange. But it didn't concern him, in fact it pleased him. Zero peeled himself from the building, out of the darkest shadows. He growled softly when he saw another one of his kind, wondering around. The Gryth was a very weak one, hasn't eaten a lot of souls. It seemed scared too. Zero snarled loudly, almost as loud as a yell. The stray Gryth skittered off into the night, disappearing from sight. Zero turned away, satisfied by the fear the Gryth displayed. Zero started to wonder again, in search of some souls in another attempt to satisfied his own never ending hunger.

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Rioku grumbled slightly, his ears pointed forwards while his eyes narrowed slightly. His jaws parted slightly and the crystal on his necklace glowed with power. "I am over eight hundred years old. I am very far from being a pup, Miss..." It was obvious that he was a bit aggitated by Luna's words, but his assignment was to observe and protect Luna. Ripping her to shred wasn't going to fulfill his mission, now would it? "And I assume that you were just a sweet little girl until something in your pretty little head exploded." He grumbled, closing his jaws as the gemstone's light faded. Rioku never meant such an obnoxious human, and he had been around Skye while he was presumably in the presense of royalty. Luna was lacking the finess that those royals possessed, though Luna wasnt truly as bad. At the least she wasn't purposely trying to walk all over Skye... Literally.

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Mayia continued to watch quietly as Hunter walked back to Mayia, waiting for her to close up the canteen. "That was the easiest way to keep you up, unless you want me biting you." Hunter grumbled when Mayia finally had the will to move again. "I-I'm so sorry that he did that! Are you alright?" She said, not seeming to have heard either Ren or Hunter speak. She took the canteen to the place where Hunter had taken it from, then searched around the stone shelves for a towel or blanket of some sort. Hunter seemed to have sighed as he watched, then laid down, shutting his eyes so that he could rest. It wasn't like anything was going to happen as he slept. Mayia had finally found a blanket and a towel, taking them both out and hastily making her way to Ren, putting the blanket down and putting the towel over his head as she dried his hair. "I'm really sorry... I didn't think that he would do something like that..." She said apologettically again while she dried him off.

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Skye could hear the scratchyu glides of a Gryth's feet against the pavement, watching as it ran. Soon enough, it had ran against the barrier and died from the energy that was keeping the barrier up. It must have been weak. The energy needed to create a Gryth wasn't mind-blowing, but they still needed it to survive. What he was wondering was what could have scared it that bad. A Nyldrem wouldn't do anything like that without reason, so there had to be something. It wasn't like other Cynth were going to just scared another just for the heck of it, would they? He had never seen a Cynth scare another Cynth, but he had seem them eat each other sometimes... It was a little disturbing, but it was knowledge...

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Luna laughed as she threw her head back, after a moment she returned her gaze back to Rioku. It was sinister in a way, she put her hand up to her head,in shape of a gun. "Bang." She muttered, her eyelashes lowered as she stared down at Rioku. "But we both know it's more then that." Luna said, her smile dissipating and her gaze turning ice cold. Luna dropped her hand to her side again, she lowered her eyes to the necklace Rioku was wearing. "Hm, does that have anything to do with your age?" She muttered under her breath, mostly to herself then Rioku. She raised her eyes back to Rioku's and sneered at him, and suddenly turned away from him, clearly not expecting an from answer him. She silently stalked to a tombstone shaped like an bench. Luna flopped down at it, sighing, well she wasn't invincible, she too needed at least a little rest.


Ren ignored Hunter and grinned at Mayia, trying to keep still so he didn't frightened her. It was funny how she just forgotten her fear of him, but he wouldn't mention it, nah not until after she was done. Besides it wasn't too bad to have someone dry your hair, even if it was a little strange. Ren looked at the floor of the stone cave. "Nah, It's fine, it's clear Hunter can be touchy." He said, but the last part carried an edge to his tone. Ren glanced at Hunter without moving his head. He snickered at Hunter, and returned his attention back to the ground. He clenched and unclenched his hands. It seemed they didn't take note of his power to make illusions, which was lucky for him. It's nice to have at least something up your sleeve. After a moment of grinning to himself Ren slowly peeled off his jacket, trying to avoid any more contact with Mayia. It was getting close to a minute, even now was pushing his limits.

Zero growled to himself as he stalked along the buildings. Almost everything was scared away by that fire, he turned back around. Maybe he could find something at the cemetery, even if he couldn't go in there he could ambush someone. Zero smirked, and picked up his pace, he didn't want to be late. Zero sped along, pushing off the ground, it made more noise then he intended. Zero slowed his pace, becoming silent once more. But the cemetery still wasn't in sight. Zero snarled loudly, trying to warn off anymore Gryths that might get in his way.

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Rioku simply followed Luna, as if he were actually being loyal to her. He sat himself down beside the tombstone, being respectful of the dead here, and looked up at Luna. "Skye created as a translator. It takes a bit of energy to allow me to speak, so I only do when needed." Rioku explained briefly, his tail still to show that he was bored while his pointed ears expressed his dominance. "I live for as long as Skye does, or so that is his theory since I've undergone just as much pain as he did. And you should be more respectful of the graves. This dead town can return souls to kill others. What do you think the Cynth are?" Rioku inquire, his tail now moving to and fro in patient swings. Rioku would have much rathered id Lune could speak to him in his own language so that he wouldn't have to use up Skye and his own energy just to talk.

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Mayia had finished drying off Ren's hair, taking the warm, dry blanket and putting it over Ren's shoulders before stepping back and lowering herself to her knees. She was sitting in a fashion that made it difficult to run is anything were to come close, but she was use to that and found it comfortable at this point since she did it often. "He must have had a reason for doing that to you... Hunter never did anything like that to me before... Unless you count the time that he pinned me down just to keep me up..." She said lowly, still rather worried for Ren's condition. She had placed the dampened towel just to her left, closer to the fire so it could dry. It was then that the cold winds blew in through the gaps that the boulder didn't cover up at the entrance blew in and sent a sharp shiver down her spine and throughout her body. "Y-You're no upset, are you?..." She asked cautiously, her head lowered as she awaited Ren's reply.

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Skye could hear the growl of a Gryth nearby. It wasn't coated in blood, so it didn't seem to be a normal Gryth... If it was more powerful then he could expect, then Luna and Rioku could be in danger. He would have to follow the movement of that one Gryth until it left the cemetery grounds. There was a barrier, but it wasn't invincible. The souls could weaken or shatter it at any time, and some Nyldrem were nearly powerful enough to be able to just faze through the barrier. It was either be careful, or watch anyone who hid here die without a chance to their names.

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"If they didn't want their grave sat on, why make it like a bench?" Luna grumbled under her breath, she glanced down at Rioku and made a shooing motion. "You can go now." She hissed at him and looked away again, expecting Rioku follow her command to leave her alone. Luna threaded her fingers through her hair, ignoring the sharp pain it caused. Luna hummed quietly, trying to think of something fun to do. But in this cemetery it was only a resting place for Luna, and she didn't want to a take nap yet. The night was still young, she stood up again, and approached the entrance again, staring out longingly. She glanced back behind her, grinning at Rioku. "I'm not ready to settle down." Luna growled at the wolf, she took another step, less then inch from the barrier.

Ren blinked at Mayia, relived he was no longer in contact with her. Ren taking note of the way she was sitting, but he wouldn't mention that either. "Why would I be mad at you?" He asked, Ren didn't really wait for an answer. He turned back to his hoodie and pushed it close to the fire, next to the wet towel. Ren chuckled to himself. "So, you still afraid of me?" He asked yet another question, but this time he was clearly waiting for feedback from Mayia. Ren turned his head back to her and smiled softly, he tilted his head to the left slightly. Ren took another quick glance at Hunter, the wolf clearly cared for Mayia, most humans weren't capable of the love had for Mayia. At least the way this town is now, no one can really love anyone else.

Zero grinned and picked up his pace again, but not making a loud racket as he did earlier. He made a soft clicking noise as he ran, finally the cemetery came into view. And just as it did he saw a girl at the entrance, looking over her shoulder. Zero grinned and snickered. Just as Zero made the quiet sound the girl whipped her head around to face him. He was off balance by her gaze, it was strange and dark, even greedy. Zero slowed his pace and kept a distance from the entrance. He stared back at the white-haired girl, Zero leaned away. Maybe he shouldn't be here. But he curled his claws and took another silent step, the girl's grin widened, why wasn't she scared of him? Zero snarled at her quietly, and how had she heard such a soft noise? Zero didn't like this one bit...

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Rioku just watched Luna, not moving when she tried to shoo her away. He followed her when she got up and was at her side as she came to the barried, but just before she could pass through it, he darted in front of her, half his body on the other side, vulnerable. "I am under orders, so I will obey the-" Before Rioku could finish his sentence, he felt a piercing pain in his gut that caused him to stop. There was something very wrong. He could feel it in the pit of his gut as he just started to snarl, his icy blue eyes growing increasingly intense and rageful. [i]There's something out there... Watching this area... What could it be?" He thought to himself bitterly as he glared up at Luna with a threatening expression, trying to at least get her to step back so she could go around him. The second she was to move backwards, Rioku would come closer to keep her from advancing.

Skye had come out from the shadows, following the path of energy that he felt in the air. Finding a Gryth in the darkness that held intelligence in its eyes, Skye could see what was going on. A Cynthian, here in the town... At least it wasn't a Nyldrem. He should be able to fight against this one. "Stand down." Skye said sharply and lowly. He had been struck by a few of the regular Gryth, his sides bleeding with blood that rotted on contact with the air. He didn't care though. He had his blade in his left hand, having cut down the weak Gryth, and held it to the Cynthian's neck once the area was clear of the extra Cynth that held no mind of their own to decide. He was not going to lose his body just yet. He didn't have a soul so he could handle the pain, no matter how powerful an effect it had on him.

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Mayia's shoulders tensed at the sound of Ren's voice, shuddering at both his voice and the breeze that came in through the gaps at the entrance of the cavern. She could tell that Ren had skipped over the first question and went straight to the one that Mayia had a definite answer to, lowering her head as her arms became tense. "... Y-Yes..." She muttered softly as she cringed inwardly, the fatigue in her eyes becoming more and more apparent. For some reason, Mayia just wouldn't go back to Hunter to sleep. For one, Ren was here, so sleeping peacefully would be hard. And another reason is that she was worried about Ren. Hunter having dumped water on Ren was a rude thing, but Mayia was the one taking the responsibility for his actions. She was technically supposed to be the owner due to laws and rules, so why wouldn't she be worried?

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Luna tore her gaze from the Gryth that was standing there down to Rioku. She tiled her head to the left, and chuckled. "Move, I just found something very fun." Luna lifted her head back up to the Gryth, spotting Skye. "Hey! That's my kill!" She yelled loudly, disturbing the peace in the cemetery. She snarled, sounding much like a animal that had her prey snatched from her paws. Luna glanced down at Rioku, her eyes showed she would be merciless. She took a few steps back. After standing there motionless, she suddenly took off, running at full speed, a mere blur, and jumped over Rioku. She landed far out of the barrier, a few feet from Skye and the Gryth. Luna put her hands on her hips, that looked quite strange with her savage growling.

Zero flinched away from the sword, and when the girl approached them he realized how he was cornered. Okay, bad choice to come here, Zero thought to himself. His eyes darted around, looking for a escape. Zero pressed himself against the building, he put his claws behind him and dug them into the brick. He planned to pull himself up the brick building if needed, but that girl might help. When they fought over him, he would run. Zero tried to smile nicely, "You don't really want me." He said, breaking the silence, his voice scratchy and low.

Ren pouted childishly, "Aw, you were just drying my hair." He said, a teasing note in his voice. Ren leaned against the cave wall, settling in again, trying to ignore the cold that seemed crowded against him. Ren ran her fingers through his now-wet hair. He took a lock of green and held it to his eyes and grinned. Ren chuckled, "I didn't know Hunter could be so rude." He murmured, taking yet another glance at Hunter, smirking a little. Ren chuckled and looked back over at Mayia, "You know, you don't have to be so afraid." Ren said sadly, "It hurts my feelings." His teased her, making a sad face, but his eyes were light and cheerful.

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(Be sorry if you're away for a month without telling me XD One day is nothing.)

Skye didn't say anything as Luna charged in with her voice as hostile as a rabid animal's. With Luna yelling like that, others were surely to come. Just summoning a lance, Skye aims to stab it through the Cynthian's stomach and to the wall in order to keep it there. If not just that, then he would probably end up scaring it. "Please, be my guest." Skye said simply to Luna. Sure, if he were to kill this Cynthian, he would have been taking care of about a couple hundred more souls, but fighting with Luna wasn't worth it. He would rather not make any more enemies. He had work to do. "Remember to burn the body once you have had your fun. If you do not, the creature will be reborn tomorrow." He warned before walking off.

Leaving the Cynthian to Luna, Skye walked towards the cemetery, seeing that Rioku looked hurt. Looks like Skye would have to do this by himself. When the regular Cynth began to swarm at the loud noise brought on by Luna, he took his blade and stabbed it into the ground, the pommel made from crystalized blood flashing unbearably with power. It was to aggitate the Cynth and draw them to him. He couldn't fight with his blade, though. He summoned forth his brother's bow, its energy tainted with his darkness, and used the blades on each end as his weapons. It was nothing like a sword, but it worked for now.

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Mayia flinched slightly at the sound of Ren's voice, her hands curled in her sleeves to keep them warm. Her body was freezing though, no matter how the fire burned. She scooted a little closer to the flames when Ren went to the wall and leaned behind it, just trying to stay warm at this point. "... I'm sorry... I can't help it. I just don't do very well with people..." She said quietly, having a very hard time staying awake herself. She ended up yawning, swaying slightly as she sat there. It would be rude to sleep in the middle of a conversation, wouldn't it? And Hunter was sleeping already, and she didn't want to disturb him, seeing his adorable expression in the flickering light of the fire.

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Luna tried to ignore the gathering Gryth, she was sure Skye would take care of it what with all that power he was reeking of. A grin spread across her face as she dropped her hands to her sides. She curled them into what looked like claws, her eyes glinted as she stared at the Gryth. She tilted her head to one side as she took a small step forward, "Now now, I'll make it as painful as possible." She said in a low voice, suddenly she launched off the ground, running at full speed. The Gryth flinched, and Luna laughed, this would be so much fun.
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Zero could barely avoid her as she raked her claws down on his head. It tore his shoulder, he couldn't even feel the pain come before she attacked again, aiming to take his head off. Zero tore his claws from the bricks and ducked, and darted down the alley. At least his kin was gathering, that should give him at least a little leverage, but a little voice in his head told him not to count on it. Zero snarled and looked behind, she was still chasing him? Zero doubled back, launching himself to a building and heading back to the cemetery. Zero didn't look back, he could feel the blood lust reeking off of the girl. He shivered, this was worse then him, which was not a small feat. Zero skidded as he twisted around to dodge yet another attack. For split second he locked gazes with the girl, he felt frozen in his spot. "Giving up already?" She asked, Zero jerked away from her and took a leap back. She couldn't be human, no, that was not possible! Zero snapped out of his thoughts of fear as she bounded to him again. He couldn't keep this up, he glanced down, spotting the guy who was fighting the other Gryth. For a moment he was stunned, but he couldn't think about that right now. Zero screamed a high-pitched one. He glanced back the girl who had stopped for a moment, she covered her ears, Zero looked back down at his kind.
Some froze for a second then looked up, only two, but that would be enough. They darted up, they both seemed kinda weak but it would do for now.
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Ren glanced at Mayia and sighed, he shook his head, "I was just kidding, try not to take everything so seriously." He frowned for a moment but he laughed like always. "Anyway, do you have anything, not normal, like a power?" He asked, tilting his head to the left in a curious gesture. He knew it was blunt and kinda lame the way he said it, but they both knew it takes a lot to survive in a place like this. And he kinda hoped he wasn't the only one like this. Ren looked away from Mayia to the outside of the cave, it would be okay if she said no. Ren choked down a sigh and smiled, chuckling at himself, it's good he wasn't so serious about everything.

(Okay good xD)

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Skye continued to battle as the many Gryth came at him, a few Zyrif joining in for the battle. He sustained a few injuries, cuts on his face and slashes in his clothing. He really didn't care to worry about the injuries, just to fight these creatures. When he noticed that two were trying to go up to the Cynthian's aid at the sharpness of the creature's screech. Before they could get too far, Skye had shot them to the floor again just by pulling the string and releasing two little pillars from the thing at once. He had pinned them to a wall by their arms. He aimed to kill them, but just pinning them wasn't too bad. He hadn't been fazed by the screech itself. He just continued to fight, using that screech as his advantage and taking down as many Cynth as he could with the blades on his bow. When the others got back to their senses, they were frightened off by how many of the Cynth had fallen. Skye got his time to rest once all the regular Cynth were gone. As for the Cynthian, Skye would leave that one to Luna. He knew that Luna was rather powerful, so it wouldn't be too hard. The only issue was setting the creature's remained on fire. The second that the sun came up, it would come back to life.

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Mayia slowly nodded and rubbed her eyes tiredly. "T-Talking to animals and controlling light..." She said quietly, breathing to get a little oxygen to her head. She was absolutely exhausted, wishing that she could just curl up with Hunter right now, but she thought that it would be rude and would anger Ren if she were to ditch the conversation like that. She ended up going unconscious where she sat, collapsing away from the fire. One bad move, and Mayia could end up burning off her foot, but she didn't care anymore. She was tired and couldn't handle her own fatigue. She needed to sleep, and just letting herself passed out was the only way that she would get any rest.