It was clear the woman wasn’t sold in his ability or conviction, so she proposed a task.
Kartan’s brow furrowed at the mention of the crystal. Was this some weird shamanic ritual? A flash in his memory of the demonic world sent a shiver down his spine, but even as he felt fear threaten to take hold of him, his determination silenced it.
“I accept.”
Without another word, Zaylos stood bobbed his head in what he assumed was the proper farewell before readjusting his backpack and heading back for the settlement he’d started out at. The wor— no — the universe had taken on a different visage to the young man as he plunged himself back into it. He stood upon the precipice of two paths, one of the winged spirit and one of the fanged.
Kartan’s brow furrowed at the mention of the crystal. Was this some weird shamanic ritual? A flash in his memory of the demonic world sent a shiver down his spine, but even as he felt fear threaten to take hold of him, his determination silenced it.
“I accept.”
Without another word, Zaylos stood bobbed his head in what he assumed was the proper farewell before readjusting his backpack and heading back for the settlement he’d started out at. The wor— no — the universe had taken on a different visage to the young man as he plunged himself back into it. He stood upon the precipice of two paths, one of the winged spirit and one of the fanged.
End Thread
@Phoenix