Another Battlefront
Doctor Xil, shaman Volstag and demon Vrain are finally coming to examine Odiniya. I wanted to set up an examination group for her, to find out what we are dealing with first, before we know what to do. Xil is perfect as she’s Odiniya’s friend and a doctor. She knows what is best for Odiniya from medical perspective and I also hope she will solve the fact, that I need to keep the demon influence weak, and at the same time we all want to keep Odiniya away from any health danger. Volstag is the Raven Shaman and a Norn with some knowledge of demonology, he’s perfect for Odiniya, because he’s from the same culture and his shaman abilities can have positive influence on her. And… Volstag cares for Odiniya as well and would protect her, if Vrain will try to kill her. Yes, Vrain doesn’t like the idea of a demon trapped so close to his friends. Vrain is also a demon, but a demon I can trust and who’s my ward as well. His origin gives the examination group another valuable attribute. I hope he will be able to see the real demon in Odiniya.
Xil, Volstag and Vrain… three souls I believe can start the process of freeing Odiniya. Together they should give me the right answers and beat the monster in her.
I’m not going to join them. I have another task to do. Right now I’m secretly watching them from the window. Xil is trying to pick the lock of the house, where Odiniya is held. How the hell is Xil able to do that? Hmm… it seems like Vrain isn’t patient and kicks into the door. They are in now and it’s time for me protect them…
I’m going outside closer to the hills behind the manor. I can see the building with Odiniya and the group behind my back. It’s getting dark and I know once they will start, the demon will be pissed. A pissed demon trapped in the corner means troubles… I’m watching the hills for any sign of movement… I’m not a demon expert like Vrain or Volstag, but my visions and my own observation gave me enough hints to know, that… the sun is gone and the darkness of the night is spreading; stars are dotting the sky; the shadows merge together and the hills are covered in the dark… I know that the demon is not a lesser one and therefore has its own devilish minions… I’m trying to penetrate the darkness and recognize any movement from just a simple wind playing with branches and leaves… minions of many legs and mandibles… I’ve heard some rustle and quickly turns in the direction of the sound. I’m trying to narrow my eyes to focus on the dark, to see through.
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Another rustle sound, this time the opposite side… and another one coming from other part of the hill. I’m not fast enough to follow all the sounds. Lights coming from the manor’s windows are not sufficient to illuminate the hills. I immediately transform into my owl form, my clothes and staff falling on the ground and the feathered bird, me, is flying up… to fully see the the hillside with better eyes – eyes of an owl adapted for the night.
What I see is… oh Gods… even in my owl form the view gives me the shivers. I’m trying to land as fast as possible and grab my staff. The minions are here. The whole hillside is moving like a black avalanche. The whole hillside is covered in spiders of various sizes…
Thanks to Turin’s book of protection wards around the manor I’m already prepared for the minions, but it won’t be enough. I transform back to my human form just one yard above the ground and my staff. My elements are ready. “Try to get me, you miserable slaves.” I know I’m grinning even though I’m afraid, but this is my part while the group is helping Odiniya… the fight is here… I’m going to melt the spiders!