forum Runner's Start (Private)

Started May 19, 2019 by Deleted user

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"….No, not at all," he admitted, continuing to rub the spot where he was hit by the dart.

She sighed, turned around, and hooked her fingers in her mouth, blowing. A sharp whistle rang through the rainforest, then echoed for a bit even after she stopped. She put her hands on her hips and kept her gaze directed towards the sky.

He frowned, looking in the direction Tess was. "Something dark. Darker than even the magic that corrupted my mother. I can't get much else off it."

"That would be because you're sensing a shadow demon known as a Drake." She looked over her shoulder at Runner with a small smile. "He's a cutie, don't worry."

"Never said I was," he said as a small black dot appeared in the sky. "Just a bit confused."

The drake finally landed in front of Tessa with a huff, nuzzling her affectionately as leaves and twigs scattered from its landing. It seemed to suck the light from the small section of the forest they were in. Though it seemed hunched over thanks to it using its wings as front legs, its long neck doubled its height to about twice as tall as Tess.

Tessa cupped her hands around its bottom jaw and chuckled, lifting the demon's head up. "Hey there, sweetie. Ready to go for a flight?" The demon made a rumbling sound in its throat. Its tail swished back and forth like a dog wagging its tail.

"Do we need to ride it to get where we're going?" he asked, tilting his head at their odd interactions.

"Uhhh, yeah?" Tessa said as she turned to look over her shoulder. "Shadow demons can hop realms with relative ease, thanks to their…uh…somewhat of a lack of a physical body. They are technically just shadows after all."

He shrugged. "Fair enough. We should probably get going now. The other tribes undoubtibly saw the demon and are on their way right now."

"Andiamo, idiota," she said as she pulled herself up onto the demon. She patted its neck and flicked her eyes over to Runner.

He didn't understand the exact words of what she said, but the meaning was clear. He climbed up the side of the demon, far back enough that Tess couldn't compain about him being too close.

She rolled her eyes and wrapped her legs around the demon's neck. "You might want to hang on to something, little fae prince. Malakai likes going fast, and who knows where you'll end up once he turns to shadows."

"Probably somewhere not nice," he agreed, grabbing hold of one of Malakai's spines.

(NJDJDC what if she calls him Prince in Italian when they start getting lovey dovey)

(OOoOOOOOOOOO)

"In avanti, destriero possente!" she exclaimed. Malakai snorted as he shook his head, then took off into the sky with one mighty flap of his wings. Soon enough, they were spiraling upwards and into the clouds.

He was starting to get confused with all of the Italian, but he kept it to himself as they flew through the air.

(Adorable, dhfj)

(fyi, she tends to speak Italian randomly if she's comfortable around someone. Well, that or when she's doing her Mafia stuff and it's used as intimidation)

"You ready?" she asked Runner, looking over her shoulder yet again as Malakai leveled out and started to glide on an air current.

(Oh, so she;s getting comfortable with the boi)

"Yep!" he said, giving the thumbs up. "Let it rip!"

(yeup. She just doesn't really realize it yet, 'cause she's dense when it comes to relationships. Too stubborn to realize her own feelings)

She patted Malakai again, and he made a noise in acknowledgment. In only a span of a few seconds, they saw nothing but darkness swirling around them like it was a living thing, and then open, dull grey skies.

"Are we there yet?" Runner asked, analyzing everything with those big hazel eyes of his.

Tessa looked around her surroundings before answering. She's only been to the land of the Titans once, and that had been with Jamir to guide her and the others. But it looked to be the place. Just like the sky, the land seemed to be a dull gray with little to no life. A slight breeze blew by them as Malakai flew, swirling patches of dirt and dust over the lifeless earth.

"Take that as a yes?" he asked, tilting his head at her lack of response.

"Oh, yeah. We're here." She nudged Malakai with her legs and he swooped down and landed on the dry dirt, his wings disturbing the light film of sand and grit.

He got off after Malakai had settled into his spot, stretching his legs out with a wince. "Not the most comfortable ride in the world, I must admit."

"Cin's got a special saddle she uses when she goes for a flight with him," Tessa said as she slid off the demon. He nudged her expectantly, and she sighed regretfully as she turned to him. "Sorry, bud. No McDonald's bags for you this time. Try bugging your master instead."

"Thanks," Runner said, waving at the demon before turning back to his surroundings. "So…..what now?"

"Now…" she said as the demon disappeared in a cloud of darkness. She turned to the land around them. "Now we wait for the Titans to let us in. If they ever do."

"More waiting, I guess," he said, laying down on his back in the dirt. He fully exoected to sit there in total silence for another 3 hours.

Tessa twirled her fingers around in the air, creating patterns with small and weak flames. She briefly forgot about Runner being there and started to make an actual picture with the suspended flames. She was by no means an artist, but that didn't stop her.