08-13-2011, 01:52 AM
Ti started walking as soon as the two were behind him, making sure to keep his stride in check so he did not leave Shaya's barrier. The walk down the earthen tunnel actually proved to be rather easy, the only solid sign of the demons being the aggressive chatter and occasional squeal of pain from one that did not run fast enough. However, more than once Ti caught glimpses of something bigger sliding just out of view.
The farther they walked, the warmer and wetter the caves became. Ti started to run his thumb over the carved pommel of the wakizashi. To him, it started to feel as though the walls were moving in, the tunnel getting smaller as the temperature rose. His ears began to ring with the near constant sound of the smaller demons, their half-speak seeming to grow louder. His eyes started to flick back and forth between the walls and the path before him, were the shadows moving? No, he would feel it if they were... His mind was playing tricks on him, making him feel claustrophobic.
He took a deep breath, trying to relax and focus only on the stone at his feet. He would not let his focus be strayed, he had to keep his mind on the task at hand....
Suddenly, he stopped, holding out his arm to halt the other two. His eyes narrowed as he peered into the gloom ahead, the hair on the back of his neck rising. His gut wrenched and he drew his katana, the hissing of the steel as it was pulled from it's sheath quieting the inane chatter around them. After a moment he called on his vampiric blood, the power welling up to enhance is senses.
He looked back to Shaya and Mei with golden, slit-pupiled eyes. "Ready yourselves. There is something bigger than these imps out there." he said, voice a harsh whisper as he scanned the corridor behind them.
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