11-26-2014, 03:03 PM
Akio walked along, taking his time as he did so. The bird keeping an eye on the female, as she began to engage within a battle. He could not help but admire her skill once more. She was definitely not someone to take carelessly or lightly, but there was no need to take her as an immediate threat either. He could not help but think about all of this. The reason why she was here. This dream plague…nightmares running ramped through people’s minds. They would be tormented, before they would be taken killed within their own minds. Akio knew that this could be one of the worst ways to die, dying in your own mind. Trapped in your own thoughts and fears, alone most of the time, with no hope of anyone coming to save you. It could, and had, driven people mad.
She looked up at his crow, and a slight smirk tugged at his lips. So she had spotted it. She did not seem too happy, but that was alright. He paused just beyond where they would be, for a moment letting her deal with just the crow for now. It tilted its head, turning it to regard her in an almost playful way. He chuckled, she was amusing, but perhaps it was time to get a little more serious. He could have left, left her to deal with all of this alone, but he was not that kind of man. Despite what people thought about him or his kind, he was not going to just run away and leave her there. At the same time, it would only give her confirmation about him being less than good.
He glanced up at the ‘sky’ of this place. It was darkened, he noted a bit of a coldness setting in. It usually got colder and darker within the mind, the closer one got to death. It was as if signaling the mind was shutting down, turning off. If it did so with them in it… He stepped forward, making his way through the last bit of distance between them. The crow gave a caw, flying down to land on his shoulder. He lifted a hand, gently using his fingertips to caress the feathers upon the crow’s head. His eyes moved over to her, regarding that accusing look of hers, and what would follow it. “It seems you are doing well enough on your own” he mused, “and yet you have not completed your task.”
There were more and more of these creatures appearing, coming to battle her and get rid of her. Thankfully, it did not seem that one could not be affected by this plague within another’s mind. That was confined to reality thankfully. He sighed, before moving over to her. “We could stand around and exchange banter all day, but this female of yours does not have that time” his eyes moved past her for a moment, to take in the scene before them. “I will help you” his eyes return to her, “not for the opportunity to devour you after, merely for the sake of a life.” He stepped past her, “I am not a monster, I will not simply put my own needs and pride above the life of an innocence.”
He turned to look at her again, awaiting to see what she would say. Would she give a quip laced with attitude, or would she put that aside for now as well. There were always exceptions to what he had said, based on the person, as well as the situation. For him and for now however, he was making a choice to remain her and place himself in danger to assist. The crow ruffled its feathers a little, shifting how it was sitting upon his shoulder. It kept her in its sights, watching her, even though he was right there with her. It had a slight awareness and a mind of its own.
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