She was in the lead of her small group. They carried on through the passageways.
Ebony held her bony hands together as she walked behind Rose. Mica was behind Ebony, he hyper focused his senses on every little crack in the wall, every little bug they stomped on as they walked by.
Rose rolled her eyes, and carried on. Suddenly, she was stopped by Ebony.
"She's near." The skeleton whispered.
Rose turned to her. "Where are we at?"
"West Hall." Ebony replied.
Rose scanned the wall for a door, and sure enough, there was. She opened the door and it led them into the hall.
Sure enough, Valerian stood before them, with her hands together in front of her. She smiled warmly at them. Rose stared her down with ice in her eyes. Valerian stepped closer to the red head.
"Oh, it's so good to see you, my friend!"
Rose clenched her fists. "WE....are NOT friends!" Valerian snickered. "Don't judge what you've been hearing lately, all those nonsense rumors."
Rose shook her head. "Why don't you tell that to HER?" She hissed. She stepped out of the way, so Valerian can see Ebony and Mica.
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Valerian laughed at the horrid sight that Ebony had become. "Well, seems like you had a wonderful day with those villagers...let alone, that PRIEST!" Ebony then shot forth some black magic onto Valerian, causing her to clutch her throat. But the green witch giggled. She sent a wave of magic of her own, causing Ebony to scream, but the skeleton fought back. She turned her voice into a weapon, she ended up screeching like a banshee. Rose covered her ears. Valerian was sent back a little ways, she laughed once again. She looked at Ebony and then Rose. Mica stood right next to them, baring his teeth at her.
The three of them surrounded Valerian. The green witch seemed pretty amused by this. Rose prepared her energy for battle, Ebony slowly sprouted fangs from the jawbone, Mica was ready for command.
Valerian changed herself into the Crone, and looked at Rose. "Aw, sorry we couldn't be the bestest of friends, dear. Behind the Crone, Ebony was ready to strike. Rose nodded, and the skeleton struck, but the Crone was too quick for her. She threw a glass bottle of blue liquid and sent it under Ebony's feet, causing fire to emerge, making Ebony cry in agony.
"Mica, now!" Rose commanded. The red eyed wolf nodded in obedience and tackled the old hag. He grabbed hold of her arm and bit down hard and thrashed, making the fun and kill easy!
The Crone shrieked from the pain, but she continued. Rose noticed her raise her hand, and she gasped.
No, she can't!
Before Valerian can succeed, Rose summoned energy around her, causing the room to be full of light, her hair changed to a full moon white, and her skin turned platinum as she focused her energy on the Crone. The light and heat caused the Crone to scream over the pain as she was getting an intense sunburn. Valerian then collapsed and Rose changed back. The light slowly dimmed. The air was calmer.
"Is she dead?" Mica wondered. The girls looked down at the Crone.
"No." Rose answered. "She's unconscious, we don't have long until she wakes up....where do we take her?" She turned to Ebony.
The skeleton smirked. "I've got JUST the place!"