Isleen step into the bus getting ready to move with the rest, she scan around for Alaric and he was no where in sight.
"Are you okay now?" Orlaith was the first to ask.
Isleen nod at her and the female let out a breathe in relieve. Thaddeus also asked after her health.
Calix who always seemed the most bright had his head cast down with his hood covering his head and a nose mask in place on his face.
Isleen decided to pay him less attention knowing what it could be.
As she proceed to take her seat someone came in on the bus.
"Isleen?" She turn to see River whose worried gaze was on her.
"River" she called knowing for sure she own him an explanation.
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She stood outside the bus with River.
"Am sorry for what happened yesterday, I didn't mean to scare you like that" she apologize to him feeling guilty but she has no control over her psychic power.
"No I should be the one apologizing, whatever trigger that must have been my fault" he said sighing.
"River I know we didn't get to know each other and all, but I want you to know I had the best time with you, you are a great person honestly. I have never met one as kind of you considering your status" Isleen told him.
A smile graced his lips.
"You weren't bad either, I wish things weren't cut short abruptly but sure we will meet again" he said .
Isleen nodded with a smile.
Her eyes caught sight of Alaric who walk towards them.
"I will get on the bus now bye River" she said and he wave and she climb in.
She settled into the bus and soon Alaric followed, he took his seat beside Neera who nestle close to him after getting in after him.
The bus kick off and they get on their way back to the camp.
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Orlaith hop down the bus after the rest, her hand firmly infuse in her pocket, she was reacting again, her head was cast down.
She moved aside and made her into the forest her step quick and her breathing sharp, she took off her hood throwing it aside as if it burn through her skin.
She ran almost in a flash her lips seething and fangs sprouting forth her nail elongated black veins slither down her eyes trailing down her cheeks and disappearing into her neckline. Her red eyes showing rimof black circling her iris.
She leap and began bouncing on the trees ferociously.
Finally taking a stop in front of a building far away from camp.
The door creek open and she step into the building.
"Orlaith" she heard a eerie voice that was as cold as the room and dark as the night. It sent chill vibrating through her body. She jolt fear clouding her mind but she push it back. Because fear was a weakness that shouldn't be shown to the man sitting at the dark cover.
His bony hand was visible and he had at his feet a young maiden which he suck life from.
She turned grey and dry having her life pulled out of her, she drop to the ground dead her skin shrunken.
"Ahhhh" he breathe in deeply.
"My lord" she bowed her head deeply casted down.
"My sweet Orlaith what brought you here unannounced?" He asked.
Orlaith with her eyes still casted down replied.
"I have came with a report for you" Orlaith said.
"Hmm" he urge her to go on.
"The girl is finally showing some reaction,her barrier is still there but she will be awake soon" she reported.
"Finally some good news" He said.
"Keep a close eyes on her, we don't want her slipping through our finger this time around" he said.
Orlaith bowed again.
She raise her head only to take a sharp intake because the devil was in front of her.
He looked young and refined but she dare not cast her gaze upon him.
He took hold of her chin with his index finger raising her head. Orlaith shiver at the coldness he was exhuming.
"You haven't been feeding" he said his eyes on her pretty face and he noticed how much weight she had lost and hallow carve invisible on her face.
She tried not looking into his eyes which was like a bottomless abyss itself.
"Do you find the method disgusting and have been finding a way other than that hmmm?" He asked his voice carrying the sweetness of the world but Orlaith knew how much danger was pending if she reply wrongly and offend him.
"No my lord, I simply haven't find the chance to feed yet due to the tight security around me" she replied.
He let go of her chin and walk pass her to pour himself a drink.
"I see" he replied
She heard the pouring of a drink inside a glass at a corner, soon he was at her face again offering her the drink.
With a steady hand she accepted it and down the content.
It glide down her throat sweet like honey and sour like lemonade it shook her but she stayed transfixed in her spot. She took a deep breath and felt the goodness of sin corresponding with her dead bone bringing it back to life.
It was the sweetest feeling she ever had but nothing good came out of sin and deep down she knew that.
Her life has been consumed with darkness there's no turning back once in it.
She opened her lid and the vein invisible on her face gone the dark rim around her iris gone.
"Thank you my Lord, I shall go back to the mission you gave to me" she bowed and left his presence.
On getting to the outside she walk pass a tall red head with striking green eyes she could barely advert her gaze.
He took a brief uninterested look at her and walk in to the devil den bowing.
Orlaith step out and made her way back to camp.
Neera brush her hair and let it cascade down her back, she sigh staring at the mirror which had a embroidered pearl design.
She held it up muttering softly beneath her breathe. The mirror ripple and soon enough a woman face came in view.
"Neera?" She called.
"Mother" she answered looking a little down.
"My sweet dear you don't look alright is anything the matter?" She ask.
"It Alaric " Neera replied.
"That boy again, what has he done this time?" Her mother asked displeased.
"Not him just some random girl trying to catch his attention despite knowing he's engage. She has been rueful mother I wish her gone" she said spitefully.
"Then make her gone" Her mother said.
"I wish it was that easy, but Alaric seems to have catch a liking to her" she told her mother.
"Hmm tricky, how dare she offend you Neera have you grown some compassion now to be down casted by others" her mother said.
"I will never be compassionate" Neera said her eyes sharpening.
"But I know how to handle a wrecker like her" Neera said a smile glittering on her lips.
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Isleen came out her tent relieving a stretch from being huddle up for hours.
She decided to stretch a little by taking a walk, as she proceeded to leave Giovanna and Mizuki came out the tent.
"Where to Isleen?" They questioned.
Isleen turn to look over at them.
"Taking a walk" she replied nonchalantly.
"We are coming along" Giovanna said pulling Mizuki along and the two follow behind.
They chat as they took a stroll.
"I know right ahhhhh, Giovanna is such a child at times" Mizuki said.
Giovanna frown slightly at her statement but her lips was graced with a smile soon.
"Well am nothing close to your status with boys, they flock over you like bees" Giovanna said teasingly.
"It would be weird if they don't I mean you should take a good look at me, ain't I desirable" Mizuki said.
"Narcissist" Isleen said sneering at the jellybean.
As they proceeded to cross the bridge that was connecting to the river to the other land.
Giovanna and Mizuki were the first to pass along following behind was Isleen.
She took strides forward only to slip on something unknown.
Her eyes widen in horror seeing as she was falling to the side into the water which she isn't so sure how deep it is.
" Isleen!!!"
Giovanna and Mizuki shriek in horror watching her fall with a splash that wet the plank of the bridge.
Isleen fell into the water, she knew a little about swimming, so she proceeded to swim back to shore, she was suddenly unable to move and pulled down with so much speed she was unable to make sense of what was happening.
She couldn't struggle due to the force and speed which she was being pulled to the depth of the ocean.
Her ear began bleeding causing riffle of blood to circulate around her, Isleen struggle to breathe her eyes clouding with mist, she gave up the struggle sinking down further into the darkness of the sea.
The hand clasping around her ankle let go , she swarm away and stop stopping to get a look at her hand work.
She smirk and mutter.
"That what you get for meddling"
She swarm away her royal blue scale strong and thick causing a wave as she went back up.