Chapter 529: Ravager Scout (1/2)
The sounds of two beasts fighting caused the small group to pause in mid-step. One was definitely the menacing growl of a feline, while the other was unrecognizable.
Pon shook his head and resumed his step. ”The hell is going on in there?”
”STOP NIX! I gave up already!”
”Say it, then!”
”Damn you... Uncle Nix rules the roost.”
Nix's laughter could be heard from outside the tent. ”That's right... Try to remember that.”
Alpha team arrived in the tent a moment later. The two uninhabited bunks were scattered and broken, while clothes and blankets had been completely shredded. An angry-looking Orion was covered in bites and scratches; the fur on her neck was sticking straight up.
”My bunk...” Fajii's face was expressionless as she took in the state the tent was in. ”What happened in here?”
”Sparring!”
”Bullying!”
Both puppets spoke simultaneously; Nix hopped next to himself while Del stalked off into the far corner and started licking her fur.
Semmi moved closer to the Ravage and examined it. ”This thing can fight?”
”Yes,” Del answered sulkily from her hiding place in the shadows.
Fajii picked up her broken bunk and tossed it outside, before doing the same with Shae's. She clucked her tongue at Nix. By the time she returned, Nix had already dropped the Ravager puppet and was picking up her things.
”Sorry, Fajii. Got a bit carried away.” Nix noticed that the entire group was wearing the [Thine Enemy] rings. No one had said anything, but he knew they were expecting to be deployed on some sort of mission once Intel came in.
Fajii nodded in agreement. ”You'll have to make me a nice Golem to make up for it. Something really big.”
”I can do that.”
/Inferno: Semmi: Could someone bring a bunk to Nix's tent?
/Inferno: Gideon: I can, want to talk with him before he heads out.
/Inferno: Semmi: Better hurry then.
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”This is my private bath.” Glacia stared at the intruder while washing her pale shoulders with a round sponge.
Ducky shrugged slightly and knelt beside the edge of the large tub before holding her hand out. ”I'm aware... Please excuse the intrusion.”
Glacia handed her the sponge before turning away. ”The Trifecta has been complaining about you. Apparently, you are stealing their members.”
Ducky leaned closer and dipped the sponge into the water; it was colder than any ice she'd ever felt. Although it didn't bother the Water Witch, she preferred her baths warm. ”I took one little thief as payment for being attacked.”
Glacia closed her good eye and leaned forward slightly. ”Say what you want, Ducky.”
”The Ice Faction can no longer win this war. Once Nix brought Inferno here, that became impossible.”
Glacia opened her eye and turned slightly. ”We might be able to kill him together.”
Ducky shook her head. ”My Master wants him as an ally. The council of Dragons has plans for Nix.”
Glacia didn't comment, and the silence between them extended for several seconds. The Trifecta had their own Agenda; they had originally been brought to the Fortress by Khione. It was a move that had finally pushed Glacia over the edge. Recently she was able to sense a grave injury to the Goddess of Winter; Glacia took advantage of the opportunity by plucking out the eye that watched and controlled her every move. ”What would you have me do?”
”When Inferno Breaches the Keep, join with me to help defeat the remaining forces of the Ice Faction.”