DWC- Day 1- August 17th-Ethereal, Calculate
{Somewhat NSFW; Foul language. Minor details}
“You sure you're ready for this one Fid?”
The two had gotten word about some of the welcomed races going missing, from the light forged to the ren’dorei and shal’dorei. From all ages and genders it mattered not, through with the children that is what yanked at Fid’s heart when he had spoken of the bounty and the lengthy time it would take for them to get there, thanks to the bounty hunter's antics of not getting on things that move very often, this time though it was inevitable as no one wished to even take them near the place of rumors and whispers, people feared and avoided it like the pledge.
Thinking they were pussy's, Haven happily taken the flyer, a few days later now they had arrived somewhat… No, not close to the destination at all, with the demons vanished back into the world of the void, and it now a barren wasteland for the most part, the militia had done a good job ensuring no more would make it back to this world without summons, and summons meant contracts, so unless there was a rogue warlock there would be no problems.
Once they found a good spot he had started setting up the camp site and was happy about this job, placing down the large luggage of his weapons and placing rocks for a fire pit, he wanted it to be homey as possible and he did, once everything was set up the two went into the tent and settled in for the night, knowing they would have a long trek ahead through the thickets and through an orchard that was around.
Halfway through the night he had gotten up lighting a smoke, standing up he went and walked outside the tent scratching his rear some and looked for a good tree to relieve himself on, once one was picked out, he went through some pushes and took a long drag of his smoke doing his business now. Though hearing some twigs snap he glanced around, lightly adjusting his mask as he glanced around, all went quiet for a moment, that was till he heard his wolf yelp out, not even zipping he took off running to the camp in a frantic, throwing his smoke down seeing Kima netted and biting at the ropes and snarling he quickly went to the tent.
Fid was not there, he went in and moved blankets, pillows anything he could to see if fid was hiding, even looking for the tracker, that was missing to, zipping up and struggling to buckle he slung the bag over and began to suit up as quick as he could assuring pure safety, gripping his combat knife once decked out he went and cut the ropes for his loyal wolf to get out of, though she snarled at him for not doing it in the first place, she soon took off, as did he pulling on his jacket he took off, his healers life depended on it.
He may not have been the fastest but he could at least see Kima's tail in the distance till she had gone through some of the brush, biting onto the tracking device he normally used only for his wolf while she hunted he saw it was on and beeping like mad and showed the location after a few good hits to it, signal was wonky, something was interfering with his tec.
Jumping over some brushes and finding himself in some swampy water he went on like a champ, keeping his breathing regular and his heartrate down as best he could they soon saw a house, pinning his back to the wall he slowly peered inside seeing people in hooded outfits and candles all around, he then got to the door, looking at his loyal pet, then to the door, she hunched down awaiting, this wasn’t the first time they’ve done shit like this… But could it be the last? Once he backed away from the door enough, he lifted his heavy boot and slammed it into the door knocking it off the weak hinges, in between the bounty hunter and Kima.
While taking down anyone and everyone in his way that dared to come at him, shots rang throughout the whole place as well as snarls and screams, with Kima doing her job he would run up the stairway and continue his massacre, no one… NO ONE STEALS FROM HIM. No one takes his healer! Fuming he surged through the house, bullet casings flying to the floor still smoking as he still let loose. No one around would be able to withhold this man from getting back who was his, even if he was getting shot at, slashed at and magic users trying to hit him he pursued! Making his way through the house with anger and adrenaline rushing, taking whatever hits but yet killing them, reloading, unloading in anyone, everything had to be carefully and quickly calculated with this pursuit.
Seeing the kitchen he soon walked in, noticing the long ears lining up along with fingers that had been taken off, herbs, pots brewing on the open fire, these people were sick. Horns and hooves laying here and there, some in jars. Noticing a door he rammed his shoulder into it, once, then again, seeing it was giving way he was flying through next time and he found himself upside down and sideways as he tumbled down the stairway slamming into the stone wall at the end, his head rang and hurt horridly. Groaning he slowly pushed himself up, so slowly and fell to his elbow on the first attempt groaning again.
Screams of a woman were heard down the hall, then a scream that he dreaded to hear, shaken he pushed up crying out Fid’s name. No answer, only more screaming as well as wails of the children, oh this triggered his adrenaline once more, pushing through all the pain from the fall and from running everywhere he hobbled down the hallway stepping in what he had only hoped was water, with hearing chanting once he was right at the door he saw a child on a stone slab, a woman on the ground, a gruesome sight to see.
“Where the fuck is Fid?!”
“Ahh, the little Elf with the gun finally shows…”
The voice echoed as the runes lit up, the light was nearly blinding but Key shot off the clip of his gun knowing he aimed right at the person in question, once the light dimmed the cloths fell to the ground soon enough he took a step in the room, only to hear Fid yell at him.
“Don't come in, the circle can still go active! You have to destroy it! Just don’t touch it with anything connected to you.”
“Guess a broom is out of the fucking question!”
Shaking he danced around looking everywhere to figure out how to mess up the ritual circle so no one would get harmed, hearing a drip of water he looked that way, quickly hobbling to the puddle he had stepped in earlier he cupped his hands and quickly gathered the water, walking back to the room he splashed the markings, then went back and forth again till it was distorted enough.
Quickly he went in and looked around, noticing shuffling he gripped the nearest torch and went right to the movement, seeing Fid was tied he placed the torch down and untied him, glancing over his shoulder here and there, seeing the child on the table now, and a woman on the floor not moving, shivering some he would soon be done with the ropes.
“Stay here, I’m going to check on the kid.”
Getting up he gripped the torch and quickly went to the child, seeing she was still breathing, he walked around to the now cloth pile on the floor and kicked it around to make sure nothing was in there, who the hell knew what other shit storm could pop up after this crap. Wincing some he laid the torch on the table and started to untie the kid, picking her up.
Looking to the healer as he spoke a nod was given, though he paused after lifting his foot to go tend to Fid as well, the healer was undoing the bandages, once they dropped to the floor Key nearly dropped the kid in surprise, though got a grip on himself, seeing the healer's eyes glowing golden, able to get lost in them, they seemed so.. Ethereal- beyond his comprehension at the time. Now opening his mouth then closed it a few times, speechless, fearful.
“I will get the kids out that I can, and that can walk, you pick the locks, it's what you're good at doing, then we will meet outside and talk, come, you don’t know how little time we may have,”
Shifting after Fid took the kid from his arms and softly urging the others outside the door, the bounty hunter's hand quickly went to his mask then to his hair slicking it back some, muttering so many unknown words, snapping from it he quickly went to work, picking the locks and quickly ushering the kids and others out, some were blind others wounded, but he quickly got them all out and lead them to the outside, most cried and held one another, the draenei prayed and cried as they huddled.
With everyone safe the bounty hunter's heart nearly dropped from his chest once he saw Fid kneeled down with the child he had taken from the ritual table, sucking things up he walked over to see if things were alright, Kima soon by his side and plopping down tired and needing her rest for now. He smiled down at his wolf then watched Fid and the child.
“He… He took mommy's eyes…”
“I know, but the bad man is gone, do not worry yourself little one.”
With that said and done he got up as the kid ran off to go with the others, looking to the bounty hunter now. Finding himself tensed some as he gulped, his mouth couldn’t feel drier with all of this, his head began to spin, his vision blurred, his energy had been spent now, now his fate was within the healer's hands. Fears rioted though his head, fearful Fid would leave, why though… He was so used to being left. To be alone… His own mind betraying him briefly as he spiraled some in memories.
“Don’t go near that weirdo. His parents abandoned him, left him here.”
The voices of the other kids haunted him, of when his parents tugged him to the orphanage and just left him, always wearing a mask so no one knew the pain in his eyes, always wearing boots that seemed too big, he was a freak to the others. In reality… No one ever knew. Loved, Accepted.
