The cold that followed them seemed to surround and muffle everything that they did. Their footsteps, their breathing, even the ruffling of their clothing seemed muted and distant the closer they drew to the cave. It had Seika visibly worried, the stench and feel of dark magic shouldn't be this strong this far out, yet he could feel it just as clearly as he could feel Hitomi's latent yet surpressed body heat. Reaching back, he grabbed into the handle of his staff to provide a small level of comfort, easing his worries as he reminded himself that this new mission would be better.
Hitomi's words sparked him back to the present as he nodded and responded in kind, "It's honestly one of those things that I would absolutely hate to be right about honestly. But even Amaterasu told us that our trials and journey weren't over. I just never figured it would have brought us back to Fiore..."
He glanced over the assorted corpses and other visible signs of previous habitation that had been left behind by people who had called the area just outside the cove home. It was actually surprising to see so many bodies out this far from the city. Sensing Hitomi moving away from him, Seika would turn in her direction to see her inspecting one corpse in particular. Taking this time to observe more of their surroundings he would will the orb of light to float higher and grow in prominence, illuminating more of their dimming surroundings.
The light would wash over more and more objects of notice with little fanfare, the musings of Hitomi barely reaching a whisper in his ears as he continued to scan the proverbial horizons. It was on his third glance that something in particular caught his attention. The wet slopping of flesh on hard ground met his ears as if something was messily dragging itself across the ground. It was odd that he could even perceive the sound, the cold still air was still choking out any semblance of life in the area, yet here was this grotesque sound allowed to flourish in such a somber and dank locale. A screeching, grinding crack filled the air suddenly as the movement seemed to stop. This caused Seika to reach out and grab on to Hitomi to stop her before she continued to talk. Something was here and he wasn't sure if they should catch whatever it was' attention just yet.
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