"Right. Let's move then." The moogle who still boggled her mind about his height, ducked under her arm to help support her as they trudged around the back of the temple. Her suspicions were correct that the police force felt it far more nessesary to keep guards up near the scene of the crime, and remained lax outside the temple. It seemed luck was on their side? She felt the moogle stumble over a rock just happening to find the particular cave they were looking for.<br/><br/>The cave as memory served best seemed hidden and carefully taken care of. Leaves were thrown all over it as if trying to camlouge it. Normal citizens would of had no idea it even existed but her father before this incident happened had always explained to be warry of the tunnels. Then when she was little she found them. This cave looked exactly as it had way back then , rotting door and all.<br/><br/>Once the door was carefully shut the two of them made their way down the narrow cave's stairwell that went down seemingly endlessly into the dark. The moogle's pom atop his head began to glow lighting their path just enough to see the next few steps. Of course the stairwell along with the cave was narrow but when she was a child it seemed much larger. Her feet could only go so fast and with no police pursuing them she could allow her ankle to take it very slow.<br/><br/>"I'm sorry for your loss. I've never seen something like that before. Those people killed... They must have been people you know. I'm sure the killer got what he deserved." She winced trying to cover the pain that seeped into her mind from image of her father at the top of the temple floor. His body sprawled out with dried blood all over the ground. Shaking her head , and tugging her hand she continued to walk.<br/><br/>" I lost my father, and my mother has no clue. Or she does by now. They probably told her I was the one that did it. Ashes don't prove that it was the culprit. " There was another slight pause.<br/><br/>"You must be in pain. I remember how much it hurt when I became an avatar of a spirit. Quetzalcoatl has chosen you. For what, I am still unsure, but whatever it is can't be good."They finally made it to the tunnel floors where there was a big cavern with a large rock on one side, and the moogle thankfully helped her. She muttered a thanks in response to the help. "I'm Donta by the way.I don't think either of us had a chance to say who we are."<br/><br/>" Yea , that is true." The ceiling of the cave was lined with crystals and littered with small rainbow like birds who seemed to hum the minute they spotted the glowing light from donta's pom. " Well , I am Faustina Markimei,  I am on a mission to find something better to do with my life than being the daughter of a high end guard."  Her hand that was marked seemed to burn again as if sparking a warning about the creatures in the cave.<br/><br/>The rainbow birds seemed to stop humming their glowing tails started buzz as elctricty developed. It sounded like a ton of bees excepot louder.  More birds began to become attracted as if curious about the pair. These birds hold the name rionza for their lighting fast tails, and pretty colors. However , the birds were the least of their worries as a loud sound which was probably a loud creatures feet grew closer.<br/><br/>" I forgot to mention that there are very large 4 legged dog like creatures that live in these tunnel like caves."  The wolf like creatures had long thin tails, and large retractable paws with large snouts. They too thrived off of electricity from the animals they hunt. The caves were always thought to be blessed by quezacult ( spelt wrong I know.) the guardian of the sky, and master of lighting so to speak. She always wondered what would happen if the guardian of the sky left the temple.<br/><br/><br/>Surina's pov<br/><br/>Surina's mind was a bit troubled from the amount of heat, and wind rushing towards her. It took several moments before all of a sudden the pain, anguish, and wind vanished. Instead , a large purple circle encased her as if protecting her from the volcanic explosions in the cave. A man with black wings stood next to her seeming to be the reason for ths sudden protection.<br/><br/>The feeling of the pheonix burst through her body trying to help her mind handle the power of her guardian. She could feel the spirit's blind worry at seeing the other fire guarian. It felt like a heart being shattered into glass and stomped on but the pheonix contiuously healed the inner pain. For a moment her eyes caught Anara<br/>sanding at the edge of the lava pool. Her back nearly covered by the long strangly brown hair, and torn up red dress. This was her best friend? Why was she here?<br/><br/>Time seemed to pass slowly as another voice bellowed into the cave. "I know not of what has troubled you, yet there is no need to cause harm. Release the girl, please. I will do anything you ask to quell your turmoil!" The voice belonged to the gria man trying to reason with a beast. Well, she couldn't blame him but if he should notice her eyeing him over for any goods a fight might erupt. So she carefully averted her eyes to Anara.<br/><br/>Inside the ava pool rose a creature of about 9 ft with two long black horns, and a face much like a dragnon with brown pointed ears. His eyes were flaming red, with hair that  was made of lava. The body was lined with muscles as if the beast could lift the entire volcano with just his chest. A gold bracelet was latched around his left arm and the black fur attached to his chared brown legs seemed wave with the warm wind.<br/><br/>Deep throated laughter shook the cave as if the beast was mocking all who dare stand in it's path. Rocks tumbled from the black ceiling, crumbling, and shattering into small pieces as they landed on the steaming volcanic cave floor. The creature grabbed Anara from around the neck with one giant hand lifting the ant like body up into the air.<br/><br/>" I dare hear two , TWO of you wrecthed humanity lovers dare ask me why I AM MAD! Not once have I gotten a thanks for fire, nor a soul to dare touch my cavern walls. AND YOU REMAIN TO ASK ME WHAT IT IS thAT TROUBLES ME!!!!!" The beast crushed the neck of the girl who was in his hand. All she could do was stare in mock horror at the girl, as she sunk into the flames around the beast.<br/><br/>Despair clouded her mind at the witness of watching her best friend die right before her very eyes. Anger, pain ragged through her body but there was nothing she could do nor wanted to do as the thought of how easy it would be for the beast to kill her ran into her mind. Then as if matters could not get any worse a man with dark skin, and dark green eyes walked towards them. A large staff resting in his left hand. " Ifrit, enough of this, you have marked me, and with that choice we humbly need to find shiva for the prophet wench was right , we have a lot of work ahead of us," The beast then seemed to dissapear as the man pointed at them.<br/><br/>" You carrier of diablos, and carrier of pheonix tred carefully, for I am no friend." She couldn't speak and looked at the gria for help waiting on his reaction.