Serpens Domum [Aeluri Intro]

WOULD YOU LIKE TO MEET THE MONSTER BEHIND THE MASK?

Words: Social
@aeluri
Yeah I wrote this while half-asleep :V

He was growing weaker.

Though it hardly seemed so in the scarce desire to exit his room, the lack of light was known to be true. Slowly but surely it consumed the inability to be subject to natural disasters. A trouble that brought him discomfort in what time had passed by upon this jagged layer of slopes. Icy torrents that did nothing but remind the curious that they were not wanted in the persistent gale. Briefly however, the somber skies would part into the clarity of evening. Allowing them the remembrance of what truly lay behind the storm, if only it were just a sliver in their fickle lives.

Theo– startled by the vehement slam of the door jolted from his slumber. It did not take him long to recollect what had brought him here, though the majority was resolved over the boisterous noise that resounded from below. Had Ahote been making a mess again?– was his first thought, but then came the unlikely idea of unfamiliar company. The usually empty hall had made itself the epitome of what could've been lonesome. Not that he'd ever minded it, no matter how eerie it was.

Making an effort to slip from the warmth of the bed, the light of the fire doing well in the corner to keep him sustained. Irritably he pushed the door open, deluged by the gloom of the hall and the chill that lingered in wait. From a slightly better perspective, the vague call of voices indeed came from downstairs. A furrow had roused into his rough features. Rather than to step the opposite direction, it seemed a cunning move to go and directly confront what may have wandered in. With purpose or led astray, Theo was hardly concerned with what could've been an intruder. Thankfully for him it had been the exact opposite.

"Whose there?" a sharp query, prominent once he'd been visible in the cavity of a stairway. The hostile pair of golden wandered from the children to the young girl, not finding a single presence to be something that was mundane in his memory. Either way the vigilance was far from present. "Is there something you need?" deciding to direct the heed towards the girl which stood from those that desperately sought warmth, he'd taken a few steps closer. Glaring brilliance deliberately became more tolerant in the eventual clarity of a black cat. Fleeting was the reveal of surprise, the inside stirring in excitement over the mere existence of this adorable companion.

ALL I ASK OF YOU IS BELIEVE

The girl before him appeared nearly galled by his presence, the crimson that struck her golden pair radiating with some sort of hidden resolve. A new light shuddered the expression that he'd been carefully attending the majority of his attention towards. With the scarce lacking of patience that struggled to seal his lips together, the larger form stood tall, allowing her to step closer and closer from what he had originally suspected to be the more comfortable distance. Instead it was hardly so in regards to conversation. Startled– Theo jerked as the feline had been abruptly forced upward and eventually into his arms. Not wishing to dismiss the warmth, he held onto it with as much delicacy as he had, allowing an able hand to gently stroke the harmless companion on the peak of its feeble head. Silently for awhile, the charm of the cat had grasped the majority of his attention, not allowing the heed prior to this giving to be directed elsewhere.

Frustration had roused up, clear in the tone of the girl that stood before him. Just enough so it made him wonder if it could've been something of offense- the idea made him glower- hardly enough that it was prominent. What was resounding in purrs had eased the usual hot temper, the forthright downside not so much. "Yes, yes, just like the rest of you," he'd started with a disinterested expression, "I don't need to hear a story, everyone comes here for the same reason." a momentary glance was directed at the twins, then into the shadowy extra that made him ponder whether or not his friend was even around to allow another into this venomous affiliation. By how comfortable the younger ones had made themselves near the flickering heat, it was surely certain that they'd already been granted access. Maybe this fortress was just to big for him to even notice.

"Our master isn't present... at the moment." surely he were somewhere in this massive winding structure. Theo was hardly bothered by the close intent that he'd been willing to waste his time and search. "Surely your will to join can allow you to wait until he decides to appear," beginning to move off and towards the nearest round table, the companion of the girl was still kept close. "Unless you'd like to go back outside." that alone was incredibly doubtful. It was always a nuisance to get out of here then come back- which often prevented the majority from scarcely withdrawing from these halls, past the cool stone and into the blinding white. Travelers that came seeking refugee often disappeared in this place- and definitely not by his own hands. They became meals of thrill and the appetite for bloodshed.

Once taking the wary descent into the nearby wooden chair, the slender fingers winded through the raven fur, allowing the softness to indulge his once cold hands. "So... your name?" simply observing the cat, the query had been directed at the girl. It only seemed right to make an effort in conversing when the others had already disregarded their attempts. Not that Theo minded leaving- something else was steadying that notion. "Or do you usually not bother to introduce yourself?" there was a drawl in his tone, a colorless flavor that lacked any sort of emotion. For the most part he was coming off as incredibly coarse individual.

ALL I ASK OF YOU IS BELIEVE

The shuffling of movement recalled against the cool floors, golden peering through the wave of disorderly strands. As soon as the voice parted from the depleted breath, it faded upon realization of unfamiliar company. Fortunate enough for him that Ahote had appeared so suddenly, yet all at once he dreaded withdrawing from the warmth and into the storm outside. "Is it really that urgent?" he'd drawl with the emphasize quite clear of disinterest. If anything he would have preferred to stay exactly where he was, the warmth of this soft feline forever present on his lap. Though it wasn't as if that wish could be controlled. It was not his companion after all, but the girl just a few feet to the front. Aeluri was her name, the one beneath the gentle caress called Umbra. Strange and unlikely callings that he couldn't truly say he would have heard persistently in this time.

"--Why do you look so terrible?" deciding upon the upfront approach in regards to how frazzled the man looked, he started to ponder if this was why the gloomy nature was so present in contrast to the rise and fall of his childish nature. Certainly Ahote was aware of these destructive habits? Not that it was particularly respecting of his own company. There was only so much he could do as a "bodyguard", casually did the frame move upwards and from the chair.

The feline was handed back to Aeluri, not a single mutter of thanks in the process. However he had felt rather content with being able to hold the soft creature so abruptly, her sharp note of his hidden urge somewhat inconvenient. Though not a word had been brought to expose him of this obscured nature for how adorable cats were. "Yes, Master, just what is this business?" following suit with the query of the other, alongside the remark for the position at which his friend stood there was still the subtle flicker of irritation in his voice. Mostly for the fear of it being anything absurd. Theo loathed embarrassing himself just on the command of another, especially when it contributed to failure. "Since Aeluri is so interested in joining this infamous guild of yours... she can suffer with your antics for today." figuring it was a chance at departure from this scenario, the sullen man gradually turned off in an attempt to leave.

ALL I ASK OF YOU IS BELIEVE