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Valkyrie Cain ¦ 15
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location: unknown street ¦ tags: open
Valkyrie Cain ¦ 15
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location: unknown street ¦ tags: open
Desolated streets weren't a novelty to Valkyrie. She's been in the Faceless ones' realm already, after all. The only sign of civilization there was the half-destroyed town of what seemed to be a once thriving society. But the street she was observing was nothing like that - everything was still intact, apartment buildings were undamaged, there even was a small, unassuming shop with a sign that read 'OPEN' on its door just near the corner despite the fact that the supposed rush hour was not observable at all. It's like all the people who once inhabited the area have suddenly up and left. That was not how the Faceless ones 'do their thing' so the possibility of their presence was excluded. Utter destruction and chaos followed wherever there were all-powerful, bloodthirsty creatures.
Valkyrie started walking down the street slowly, in direction of the shop. Her gaze was scanning her surroundings, vigilant for any movement. But there wasn't. Her only company appeared to be the buildings around her, devoid of any inhabitants. There didn't even seem to be any street animals either, which is an especially unusual phenomenon in urban areas. As much as the girl didn't like to admit it, that place was triggering a faint, but persistent feeling of anxiety in the back of her head. The young sorcerer has been on her own once already and the experience wasn't pleasant - nor for her, neither for her partner Skulduggery Pleasant himself so she couldn't help getting at least a little nervous. Even the prospect of some ragged, crazed lunatic attacking her seemed like a good possibility, just so she'd know that there was some form of sentient life in the vicinity. And she could take him, after all.
After wandering around the street and inspecting the buildings towering above her from the outside Val decided to give the shop a chance. She could see her own faint reflection in its window, as if they were approaching each other in synchronicity. That reminded the girl of her 'original' reflection, the one that she used to conjure nearly every day. She'd come out of the reflective surface and act as her replacement - she'd go to school, spend time with her parents and then transfer all her memories of the day to Valkyrie before returning into the mirror. Now the reflection in the window was transparent, like a ghost. Fitting for the ghost town her owner had found herself in. The teen observed the 'OPEN' sign for a moment before entering the door and carefully letting herself in.
The many shelves and tables, each one the resting place for all kinds of books, revealed the place to be a book store. It was a good start - maybe there would be guides and pamphlets for the city that could provide basic information. The girl took a few careful steps deeper into the store, inspecting the books placed around. There was fiction, poetry, self-improvement and so on but nothing of value was present. Valkyrie scoffed. She had to know something, anything about the city, at least. So she got down to work and started rummaging around the numerous shelves and tables, toppling over a few large tomes that fell down with loud 'thumps'. But she didn't care. She had to find information about the city. And there didn't seem to be a single soul around so why bother about some noise?
Valkyrie started walking down the street slowly, in direction of the shop. Her gaze was scanning her surroundings, vigilant for any movement. But there wasn't. Her only company appeared to be the buildings around her, devoid of any inhabitants. There didn't even seem to be any street animals either, which is an especially unusual phenomenon in urban areas. As much as the girl didn't like to admit it, that place was triggering a faint, but persistent feeling of anxiety in the back of her head. The young sorcerer has been on her own once already and the experience wasn't pleasant - nor for her, neither for her partner Skulduggery Pleasant himself so she couldn't help getting at least a little nervous. Even the prospect of some ragged, crazed lunatic attacking her seemed like a good possibility, just so she'd know that there was some form of sentient life in the vicinity. And she could take him, after all.
After wandering around the street and inspecting the buildings towering above her from the outside Val decided to give the shop a chance. She could see her own faint reflection in its window, as if they were approaching each other in synchronicity. That reminded the girl of her 'original' reflection, the one that she used to conjure nearly every day. She'd come out of the reflective surface and act as her replacement - she'd go to school, spend time with her parents and then transfer all her memories of the day to Valkyrie before returning into the mirror. Now the reflection in the window was transparent, like a ghost. Fitting for the ghost town her owner had found herself in. The teen observed the 'OPEN' sign for a moment before entering the door and carefully letting herself in.
The many shelves and tables, each one the resting place for all kinds of books, revealed the place to be a book store. It was a good start - maybe there would be guides and pamphlets for the city that could provide basic information. The girl took a few careful steps deeper into the store, inspecting the books placed around. There was fiction, poetry, self-improvement and so on but nothing of value was present. Valkyrie scoffed. She had to know something, anything about the city, at least. So she got down to work and started rummaging around the numerous shelves and tables, toppling over a few large tomes that fell down with loud 'thumps'. But she didn't care. She had to find information about the city. And there didn't seem to be a single soul around so why bother about some noise?