@maskedarchivist
For whatever reason, the citizens of this kingdom tended to chase them during the day. Though it hurt and the spirit guardian didn’t understand the reasons, they didn’t have trouble with staying out of sight - but night was different.
Right now, they were hopping roof to roof of the Opalarian kingdom, little hooves click-clacking against the tiles as they fled themselves, of all things. Was it themselves? Were they dreaming? A quick look over their shoulder and the lock of their eyes with the other confirmed they were not - the dread they felt was all too real, not as vague as dreams usually were.
Speaking of dread, the other Ori had just thrown a Light Burst their way. A gasp and sharp turn to the right, and they took a leap of faith and jumped off the roof as it exploded into brilliant, burning light, bringing their hands forward when they realised they were literally going to dive into a water channel.
With a clean splash, they were in. Ori shook their head and immediately glanced upwards, bringing their front hands in towards their chest after casting the water-breathing spell over themself. They began paddling deeper down the channel, away from the surface where their glow would easily be spotted, and kept close to the wall.
And ... wow. These channels were so much deeper and more complex than they originally thought ...
Ori paused, grabbing a support beam running to the surface and holding onto it, tail and legs curling around its circumference. They could see an eerie, pale seafoam glow a short distance away ... what was that? Ori squinted. And then, from that glow, a vibration spread through the water that made them shiver - as if something was smacked, or hit.
Their antennae raised in alarm and they took off swimming in the direction of that hit and the glow, spotting two silhouettes dancing- no, fighting.
