Child Of Darkness

So much time on one image. 100% worth it though. That image quality is something I'd have payed money for. And I don't spend money freely

@@SaraEH, Each fur is a single hand stoak? Damn, that's amazingly impressive. Seriously well done on this piece. Came out so well.

Sara this is so adorable and very well drawn, the detail on the background, the fur and just everything in general is amazing. You really are absolutely fantastic at drawing ^^

Shana could feel the dark aura in the air. Only a few of them and she wasn't sure on the distance. Though if her body senses cannot detect the, they may be a bit of a distance away. It didn't matter though, this was dangerous. She gripped her sword hilt and left the rest in its sheath. Ready to draw on anything that came into sight, and was hostile. Aside from this change, she remained following the group quietly until something happend.

White and Wade were having one of their training sessions in the Everfree forest. A basic game of hunt, when both are the prey and the predator with the goal of seeing which one could incapacitate the other first. After Six hours non of them had made much impact on the other, White being an expert on survival and Wade being a highly trained royal operative. While sneaking through some overgrowth, Wade's attention was taken by small voices he could hear not too far away from him. All the brush and background noise made it difficult for his sight to make an image in his head of numbers or body shapes. He just sat down hidden in the growth and listened in on the topics. Maybe he could make out some names.

Your art just keeps on getting better and better Sara.

Really? I did not know that. Learn something new everyday

Is that Pawflake ice skating? That's kind of cute. Nice WIP.

@@Drago Ryder, "Hmm, I'd need to have a look to be sure. Though the process is very invasive and dangerous. I don't think you would have the levels of trust required for me to preform a memory scan. The fact you can use magic is actually not much of a surprise. Most non human creautres have a natural atunement to the arcane. Depending on how advance the levels of magic you can use are, then it would be interesting. But more to the topic at hand." @@Jellal Fernandes, "I sort of trust you, but I'd still like to know where we are going? I didn't know of anything down this way last time I was here."

Almost as adorable as you are Sara ^-^ It's pretty good.

@@Drago Ryder, "Hmm. I see. Amnesia is a difficult thing indeed. Particularly if it's recent. Now the question I always ask myself when talking to someone with amnesia or some form of memory loss is this: Was the loss of memory an accident, or did that person seal them away? Arts of memory magic are common practice in some places of the world and locking memories it's not a very hard spell. On a willing person at least." This had honestly caught some of her attention. She knew her own reasons, but she couldn't help to be curious. Maybe this guy had a dark past that he wanted to forget about, something to cover up until the time was right, or maybe it was just a complete accident. So didn't know for sure now, so she couldn't do much.

@@Drago Ryder, Shana tilted her head back and rested her hands behind it while thinking about the question. "Hmm, now that you mention it. I don't really know where I'm from. Somewhere up north I can guess that much. I can't remember anything from the times before I started wondering around the lands. I think I was too young to form memories of home. All I know is somewhere up in the cold north. Hence the bushy tail." Shana dropped her tail out from under her dress and started swaying it as she walked. "What about yourself?"

Shana was curious to know why a trio had ran off after some wolves. She thought about following them, but decided that staying with the main group would be for the better. She had to establish some relationships and security within the group. Safety in trust after all. @@Drago Ryder, She could feel power surges coming from one of her new companions, it was worrying to her. Uncontrolled magic is dangerous, a hazard, both to the wielder and anyone close. Best course of option would be to try and help, plus it may assist in establishing a trust. "Hey, I can feel those surges from here. Are you sure you've got your own magic under control?"

@@Jellal Fernandes, "Well, your plan seems to mostly work on the presumption that humans will play on defence only, but I suppose your plan does have some holding. Fair enough though. I'll help out for now." Shana quickly moved to follow Allendune. Where they're heading exactly she didn't know. But she was happy to join the ride.

Aww it's so adorable ^-^

This has been in my head for a good while now

@@Jellal Fernandes, "Question!" Shana raised her hand as high as she could while looking towards Allendune. "You say we are fighting against the human empire, that much we can agree on. But a solid reason behind your victory here today was the element of surprise. It was obvious no one was expecting an attack or what tactics it was you would use to do such a strike against a town. Now that you have made an offensive, the element of surprise has been lost and by the time any force reaches another human settlement, a status of alert will have spread throughout the empire. Humans are also naturally talented in the arts of warfare and have already developed methods of countering our greatest asset being magic. So the question is, what makes you so positive that an inferior powered resistance force consisting of magic users and less skilled war creatures against an army as large and powerful as the human empire? I don't know where everyone else stands on it, but I don't want to fight for a cause that has lost before they even being."

"Promising me some one on one time? I feel special now. Fair enough then. If you so wish to listen to me ramble about theories of life, science, time and relativity, I'd be happy to oblige, and from what you say it seems that my hard work isn't for naught. While I don't know what theory you're talking about yet, makes me feel like I've accomplished something. Even though it technically hasn't happened yet. That's a thought. If I know something I will do has an effect on the future in the way I desired, can I say I feel like I've accomplished something? Because that's a past tense term so it doesn't really work, but I can't say I'll feel accomplished because I feel it now so it also doesn't fit. What phrase and tense would we use for something like this? If any even exist in our vocabulary. Food for thought."

Shana caught up with the group roughly about the same time Allendune made his small announcement. If the next part of her life was going to consist of her following this resistance around and working with them, for partly mutual benefits and partly personal gain, she would have to get to know at least some of the people she was going to be working with, provided her thoughts are true that this group would be remaining together. It may be best to start with someone she can find some similarities with, it would be a good start. @@Drago Ryder, Shana walked up along side the other Neko, slightly bumping into his side to get his attention. "Hey, looks like we'll be working together on this little resistance thing. Reassuring to know that I won't be the only one of my kind here."

"Oh god, oh god. This is bad, the Elves attacking us are one thing but now a Vampire shows up? Damn, come on, think. What did I do?" One lone guard that had managed to avoid being killed or captured was hiding out in the back ally ways of the town. He was cowering for his life, knowing all too well that he would most likely killed or forced into imprisonment if he surrendered to the Elves. On top of that, a small Vampire girl seemed to be toying with him, scaring him and chasing him around. For now at least it seems as if he had lost her. Sitting down, surrounded by crates, hidden from view the guard was taking a moment to catch is breath. Before he could rest for long, Shana dropped in from above, crouching in front of him. Now at eye level with each other. She quickly moved to put her hand over his mouth to muffle any sounds that would escape from him. "Now now, screaming is a bad idea. If those Elves find you, they'd take you away from me. And we can't exactly have that happening. No we can't. So be a good human and shut up." Before long, Shana had sunk her teeth into the man's neck. The bite paralysing him as she started to drink his blood. Not long after, Shana's sense of power had returned to her, amplifying her abilities to a greater extent. Now to finish the process. As usual, the man was still alive after all this. If he was left alone now, he too would turn. So before that can take place, Shana drew her sword and cast an enchantment spell. Holy light. It was a little uncomfortable to use this but it was needed. Plunging the sword into his chest, the holy light burned away at the corruption, leaving the corpse just a pile of cinders and ashes in seconds. "Much better." Now feeling much better, Shana left the ally ways and tried to find her way back to the group she had made an alliance with earlier, forgetting to clean her sword and mouth.

@@Jellal Fernandes, "Threats one second, manners the next. You most certainly are a strange person. Nice to meet you Allendune. I am Shanalott Windbreaker. Sellsword and Master Blade Dancer. Pleased to make your acquaintance." Shana gave a light bow to Allendune,before turning her eyes to everyone else who was around. To say they were a rather interesting mix would be a very accurate description. She should spend at least some time with them in the future to learn a bit about them, or at the very least their names. Shana's throat became very dry at this point, she felt her blood slightly boiling and she was feeling very hungry. She hadn't fed for a few days, any longer and she's go into a Blood starved state, not a nice experience for anyone. She looked at Allendune before speaking again. "Well, do whatever it was you were doing. I'll find a way to catch up later. I have some business I need to get over with. Bye bye." Shana took off from the main roads and down the side ally ways, hoping to find maybe a Guardsman that has ran and was hiding away from the Elves or even a civilian in the same state. Either way, she skipped down the side ally ways as she looked for someone, humming a little tune from her childhood as she went.