As expected, Odin responded with a witty joke that made her chuckle and truth be told, Venus thought he had a great sense of humour. She’d always assumed Odin to be stone-faced – not that he has a face – and wicked evil to everyone around him, but it seemed that she had the wrong impression of him. The lich appeared contrary to her imagination; light-hearted and amicable, though he was still merciless, considering how he brutally murdered every single person in the room on the quest they were on previously.
Still, despite the amount of time they’ve been in the guild, Venus rarely spent time with her lord and hardly knew much about him and vice versa. Having said that, Odin needn’t to question her loyalty to him, for she already found herself attached to the very eccentric guild and its members, as much as she didn’t want to admit it.
The flickering light from the fire touched the stones underfoot and as they marched ahead, they would soon face a wooden door that appeared to be sealed with magic. Venus attempted to push the door and other than piling months’ worth of dust onto her, the door didn’t even budge an inch even with her strength so, she figured to break down a magically sealed door, she would have to use magic. With a snap of her fingers, she’d gather a shockwave of lightning within the palm of her hands and pushed it against the door in an attempt to break the seal.
It seemed like her plan had worked because the next second when the door blasted open, a swarm of bats flew into their faces. It startled her so much that she barely had a second to process her thoughts before she screeched like a banshee – not because she was scared, but because she was taken so off-guard that it felt like she just had a heart attack. The flames from the torch were put out from the gust of wind as the bats flew past by and now they were surrounded by darkness once again.
She’d hoped her scream hadn’t frightened the valiant Lich. Though the flames were extinguished, she was still able to see perfectly ahead of her due to being a night creature and continued to trod ahead into the darkness. This time, Venus made sure she was more alert as she drew the crossbow that she wore over her back, and pointed it in line with her vision. She wasn’t sure if it was simply dust or smoke, but she had noticed how their surroundings became foggier the further they went in.
”I’m not gonna lie, I’m really not fond of anything that is related to horror.” The woman spoke quietly in a hushed voice.
Suddenly, there was a ghastly sound as though some unknown creature was trying to speak or yell – it sounded deep and hollow. She spun around within the empty space that surrounded them and there she’d see a horrifying face with eye balls that were nearly twice the size of a human’s with dark rims, its lips stretched and curved in the shape of a ‘v’, its face as white as paper and its wet, gross hair stuck to her face. For the first time in her life, Venus was speechless. As if a lump was stuck in her throat, she couldn’t get a word out of her mouth.
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