Secrets of the Past and Conquerers

["Cosmos"]

looking at the ball of light, Akrina shook her head. "impossible to close the Well of The Void. and i would turn into a Daemon even if the Well wasn't there," she said, looking back to Kalyra. grabbing the Shadow Amulet around her neck, it once again tried to latch onto her arm with its shadowy tendrils, only to retreat when the runes on her arm lashed out at them.

[Ixion]

"The necklace..." she said looking at it "Where did you find it?" She asked as the ball flew close to it.

["Cosmos"]

pointing to the ceiling, she responded, "on the mountaintop, among the bones of a dragon. i'm not giving it up." wrapping her claw around it tightly, Akrina felt like she would need this sometime soon.

[Ixion]

"You`d be smart that thing may save it. Now I wonder how my troops are doing in that cave" She said floating near her daughter.

["Cosmos"]

perking an eye-ridge up when she heard the word 'troops', Akrina looked up at her. "what do you mean?" she asked.

[Ixion]

"There is a cave not far off from here that I hid my magic armor. I entrusted a platoon of long living serpent-kin to guard my armor." She said raising a brow "Why"

["Cosmos"]

remembering the previous cave that she and Keales had been in, Akrina let out a weak growl. "those beings are dead. we encountered one of their spirits," she said, frowning at her.

[Ixion]

The little orb spun quickly "What! How!?" Her voice was visually upset as she glowed blue.

["Cosmos"]

"it seemed that the Shadow Creatures overwhelmed them, then were merged into one monster by the radiant magical energy from whatever was in that cave. i saw no armor in that place, though i could barely see anything other then the shadowed monster in the darkness of that place," Akrina said, as the shadowy tendrils once again tried to creep up her arm, only to fail once again. suddenly, she yelped in pain as a shadowy tendril seemed to puncture right through her wrist, straight through a rune that looked like a swirling star.

[Ixion]

"May the ancestors give them peace when I doo return" Teresa sighed "I did not wish that fate for them" she said.

["Cosmos"]

"that is good you feel remorse for their deaths. they still followed their honor, even in death," Akrina said, the let out another yelp of pain as another tendril punctured right through another rune. "damn you!" she yelled, grabbing the shadowy tendrils and trying to pull them out as another tendril punctured another rune on her forearm.

[Ixion]

"Yes that thing is a little" suddenly Trish leaned forward curiously.

"Wait that look a lot like the shadow Martivir keeps close to her" she said

["Cosmos"]

"damn it!" she growled, pulling at the tendrils. as all the runes of her forearm were punctured by shadowy tendrils one by one, Akrina growled in pain and discomfort as Kalyra jumped off her mother's body. looking at her with worried eyes, the child could only watch as her mother struggled with the tendrils, with the Shadow Amulet still clutched in her claw.

[Ixion]

"Stop" Trish said standing and pushed a finger against the amulet first chance she got. sending a commanding aura through it like Martivir had taught her the tendrils now tried to assault her but she pressed the assault and the tendrils began to recoil in horror. "Shadow Lore tendrils why is it bound to an amulet?" she asked herself.

["Cosmos"]

as the tendrils began to retract from her forearm, she jerked her arm away before they left her flesh. "NO!" Akrina screamed, her voice sounding like it was actually two different voices. as her body was wracked with pain from Trish's actions, she clenched her entire body as her mind was filled with the reason why the Amulet was doing this, and what the Amulet truly was. breathing heavily as the pain left her body, she clutched her arm as she rolled over with her arm under her body. with Kalyra watched scared, she stayed where she was, not sure what to do. as her claw clenched her upper arm and squeezed several times, Akrina spoke with a pained tone, "Trish, next time you want to help, don't!" dragging her arm out from under herself as she used her head to support herself as she got to her knees, she put her open claw onto the ground, the Amulet having clung to her palm as the runes that had been punctured changing from the Fel green color to a midnight-blue. turning her head slightly to look at the Amulet, she spoke softly as the pain diminished from her, "your impatient, Shadow Amulet."