NETYISHA'S POINT OF VIEW.
-Shivers run through my spine-
At just the first take of the room;
-I already feel like turning away-
My eyes span across the room, and my stomach churns tightly at the unsettling nature of the interior;
-Apart from how innately filthy the place is, the odour alone is enough to throw someone off balance; when Waer warned me of the notorious dirty nature of Mage Nox, I could never have imagined this was the extent-
It's not merely untidy, it is a havoc that reveals one's neglect of hygiene for the sake of other goals.
Stained scrolls, mouldy foods, and irrecognizable things lying around, all contribute to the turmoil, while topped off by an incredible amount of dust and spiderwebs to make me scared of catching some illness by merely looking into the room.
-But that isn't the most horrible part-
Just now, I have managed to make out what is pinned on a tray on a grand table situated at a corner of the room, lighted by a ray of sun that barely escapes through the window above it;
-If I'm correct, that is supposedly identical to the paw of an animal-
Then I take an even closer look at the room;
Jars rather neatly arranged on a shelf that are full with some murky liquid, containing mutant aquatic creatures floating within.
Another section of much larger jars contain the heads of several creatures; birds, mammals, reptiles, eyes empty and lifeless.
It appears to be more of a morbid experimentation in a biotic workshop than another regular room.
I see him emerge from within another room, once he sights me, he beams.
"Oh, did I keep you waiting?" he asks while beckoning to me in excitement.
I just look at him;
He is wearing a brown undershirt and incredibly bloodied gloves.
-Just how safe am I in the personal space of one who sees the world in such a different, unsettling way?-
I gulp hard before properly stepping in.
I look around for any signs of Camada, as he motions me to a flat couch thrown to a side of the room;
"Where is Camada?" I ask sharply, my tone full of more repulsion than I intended.
He stares at me blankly;
"She's in my inner room" he mutters gesturing at the place he emerged from.
-My stomach tightens; do I really have to go into another room?-
I take a deep breath as I follow him into this inner room, whilst trying carefully to avoid stepping on anything disgusting.
I enter the room and a gasp escapes my mouth;
-I am absolutely stunned by how neatly maintained this place is-
Apart from a single bed at the centre of the room, there is no other furniture, I notice Camada sleeping peacefully on the bed, then I instinctively turn to him in surprise at the reverse nature of this room in comparison with the other one.
He looks away shyly and I silently gag at his reactions, and their possible indications;
"So, how is she? Anything to be worried about?"
He shakes his head;
"She only concentrated TOO much essence into healing another person, she's going to be fine after days of rest, although I would like to monitor her some more"
I nod and make to quickly escape any awkward situation with this maniac.
"Wouldn't you like something to drink or... anything" I hear him undertone as I am just about to pull the handle leading outside.
"No, no... maybe some other time..." I blurt as I step out.
"I'll hold your word on it" I hear him whisper right before I shut the door.
-Gross, I'm never going there again-
NETYISHA'S POINT OF VIEW END.
HYDE'S POINT OF VIEW.
This performance is worthy of theatrical note;
I watch as Faria, Treya and Clot work together, gliding in and out, creating perfect distractions and accurately slipping out fruits, food and even beverages.
Skunk and I stand at a corner, strictly obeying Faria's instruction of 'Not causing any trouble'.
Skunk lets out a deep exhale;
"And here I thought we would gain in on some of the action" he turns to me, his eyes glaring;
"It must be because of your inefficiency that they told us to both sit this out" he wags a finger at me.
I look up at him expressionlessly;
"We're doing a really important job by keeping watch actually, but we may just fail at that job too if you continue ramble-" "Excuse me? ramble? A loser like you has no right to tell me anything like that" he interrupts with a snicker.
I sigh heavily as I blatantly ignore him, he seethes when he sees no reaction from me;
"Hey, loser I'm talking to you-"
I look around the market with interest;
-The hustle and bustle of activities; traders advertising their goods at the top of their lungs;, rambles, quarrels and bargaining going on about business deals; the calm dizzy atmosphere contributed to by the gentle sunlight; a few shops for people from high class dotted here and there; and a distinctly familiar face-
A gasp escapes my mouth as I recognise someone being wheeled into a prestigious shop;
Brown hair tied up in a bun, calm emerald green eyes, and a gentle expression,
-Instinct, rather than ration drives me-
I begin making my way to the shop.
"Psst, psst, hey, hey, loser, where the hell are you going?" I hear Skunk whisper after me.
I ignore him and move along;
-It's Rise, I have to at least say hello-
I make my way to the grand entrance of the store, which apparently sells clothing.
"Faria is so going to kill us" I hear Skunk snap from right behind me.
-Don't tell me he followed along-
"And you've got to be at least ten times more idiotic than I thought... this is a clothes store, it's not even an outlet for foo-" "-Just shut up" I cut him in with a snap as we make to enter.
"Nope, these masks have gotta go off" the security at the door stops us;
Skunk pulls me away and intones good-naturedly; "Okay, since that's criteria... we'll be taking our leave no-" I brush him off;
"I need to see someone that came in here, if you can just tell her that I'm here to see her-" I am cut in as the guard shoves me hard;
"A brat like you can't be here to see anyone, you're probably a pickpocket...so get out of here before I change my min-" "-RISE! RISE! it's me Hyde!" I yell into the store.
The guard gets aggressive landing me a vicious punch, I fall to the floor holding my jaw tightly.
Skunk helps me up, and drags me along, but just at that moment, I see someone wheel out of the shop;
"RISE!" I run and embrace her.
-She is shocked-
"Hyde, you're alive?" she mumbles in unbelief, I nod as I take in her beauty.
But our moment is interrupted as some guards come to ceize me;
"That arm of his, I'm certain it's charmed!" The guard from earlier grunts.
"No, don't hurt him he's with me" Rise complains as they try to hold me down and cuff my hands up.
"Well, good job loser" Skunk groans as he rubs his palms together calculatively;
The friction produces sparks and Skunk stretches his index finger; a power force resembling lightening bursts from his finger and erupts towards the guards holding me down, when contact is established, they are practically electrocuted.
They let me go, rolling around in anguish at the shock and Skunk comes to help me up.
He drags me along with him in a race away from the guards.
We bump into a small group;
-Faria, Treya and Clot-
Faria's eyes look scarier than usual as she seethes with rage;
"Where have you two been?" She asks in a seriously surpressed voice;
Before any of us can explain, the guards come in torrents hunting for us;
When Faria sees the upheaval she groans;
"What have you two idiots done?"
We collectively begin running, and we are almost cornered when someone beckons to us from an alleyway.
We dart into the alleyway quickly, our saviour is hooded so we are unable to see who it is;
-For a moment, I think it's Lord Fenice-
This person gestures at a door, quaintly situated on a wall.
We rush through it quickly;
-A cosy room that seems to have been established for someone, of royalty, is all I can say to sum it up-
Our saviour throws their hood off dramatically;
-This is the 'highness' that rescued the old man earlier-
She frowns;
"You're members of the Reformation, correct?"
Faria nods nervously;
She takes a deep breath and sits on her large, pink bed;
-We look so odd right now, like rotten creatures in the middle of a room set for royalty-
"My name is Yuwa, and I'd like to set up a meeting with your boss... the one you call Lord Fenice"
She speaks clearly and confidently staring right into Faria's eyes, Faria laughs;
"That can be arranged your Highness-" "-wonderful, that's the only reason I rescued you" Princess Yuwa interrupts.
HYDE'S POINT OF VIEW END.