Well, that wasnt too difficult. Now, I was planning to just observe. But my noble and royal seven-chambered heart couldnt bear to see a child be so rudely handled by such ugly people! So with some quick eyes to spikes coordination and boom! They all drop like headless flies. Now enough monologuing to myself and lets greet this child and her slash his most noble knight!
Hey, dont judge me. How can I know who wears what. Could be a psychic baby in that armor.
The sun had started to set, casting long shadows on the ground and painting everything touching the light with a pinkish hue. The knight cradled Dianas small frame on his left arm while holding the sword in his right. He heard the chirping of different songbirds, but there was something so faint underneath. The sounds of footsteps.
Could it be someone practicing the ways of the druid? No, it couldnt. He had managed to get a quick look at whatever it was that killed the Jakob and it didnt look like something a druid would make as a weapon. Could it be a magician or wizard of some kind who had been studying a new spell, then deciding to test it on these bandits? But that wouldnt explain the birdsong.
It was while thinking Diana made a sound. He looked down to her and saw that she was looking a bit further up than he he was, so he followed her gaze. Into something he couldnt quite explain. It had what looked to be the head of an elk, but its slightly open mouth and the setting sun showed its sharp teeth. It had seven eyes that he could count, three of them seemed to be pairs with different pupils. It had a eye in the middle of these pairs, right on its forehead, which was looking straight at them.
Its horns were a total mess of sharp points, but it looked like a tall crown made out of thorns. The creature took a step forwards, grasping at the trees it was hiding behind with massive hands and each finger had long dagger-like nails. Its back and chest was a combination of fur, feathers and what seemed to be blades of grass mixed together. It was only now that he realised the size of this creature too, as it looked down on them with its many eyes.
It wore a cape of some kind, and due to the sunlight it looked like it was covered in blood. Its exposed belly look hollowed out, as if it had been starved for days without end. Its legs were the most normal looking part of the entire creature, ending with rather common looking hooves. But combined with the rest of its form only added to its demonic look.
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Running was a thought that appaered in his mind, but he doubted either he or Diana would get far. Even if they couldnt escape, he doubted that he could fight it for long. Those nails seemed tough enough to tear him apart. For thought that raced throught his mind, he got more and more afraid.
*tink tink*
The sound of something hitting his armor brought him back to reality. He looked down to Diana for the second time. She was looking up at him, but she wasnt as afraid as before.
"Sir knight, let me try to tame it." she whispered.
Tame it!? He thought. The creature was not only terrifying to look at, but it most likely ate meat with those teeth. And even if she managed to get close to it, it wasnt garanteed that her magic would work on it. If he remembered correctly, both parties would have to agree for the magic to take effect. Meaning that if the monster wanted to, it could simply disagree and then kill he and after that it could kill him.
But it being Dianas wish to try, he had to comply. She got down from his arm, shaking slightly as she took a step towards Vita. Sir knight came from behind catching her, make sure she didnt fall over.
Aha, here they come to meet me. For a second I thought I scared them away when I dealt with these bandit looking fellows. They must be coming closer to admire my noble form! Yes, people of probably noble decent, come closer witness my royal looks! Hmm, no. Im cringing at what Im thinking. I should learn to keep quiet in my own mind.
Diana stopped walking towards Vita when she was at arms length away. Vitas arm to be exact. She got down to one knee and brought her hands together. She muttered something and a soft light started to spread over the area. Sir knight behind her stood there without showing any emotion, but inside he was getting more and more paranoid.
After a while, a ray of the light covered Vita. Normally Vita would have reacted violently to magic, but after surviving the magical version of a nuke Vita did start to look down on it. The light swam over Vitas surface, looking over every nook and cranny. As the time went by, Dianas muttering stopped. The light that covered the two started to take shape in front of them. The light took the shape of a piece of paper. It seemed almost alive as it fluttered in the air. The scroll in front of Diana quickly dissappaered as she touched it. Now, the only magical thing in the air was the piece of paper in front of Vita.
What is this? Looks like one of those bootleg ancient scrolls you find in childrens toys. Not only that, I have no idea what this text is. What even are these chicken scratches supposed to mean. Use your superior mind Vita, it cant be too hard to understand. Okay, it has text at the top, some slightly smaller text in the middle and two lines at the bottom. One line got words on top of it while the other line doesnt. Is it a contract of sorts? It is magical and all that stuff so it might be something else. Eh, potato potato who cares. Let me just poke it.