Donta listened quietly, his nose lowering as he stared at the ground, burying it in his red scarf around his neck.<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic">" I forgot to mention that there are very large 4 legged dog like creatures that live in these tunnel like caves."</span><br/><br/>His eyes simply shot over to stare at her without moving his head. The buzzing above them was getting annoying but the growing sound of heavy thuds on the ground quickly became apparent.<br/><br/>From the direction they came, two glowing red eyes emerged from the darkness. Donta jumped to his feet, a small kunai in hand ready to throw. He heard a hollow echo in the beast's throat as it lumbered closer, it's grotesque features revealing in his pom light.<br/><br/>"A Skoll." Donta muttered.<br/><br/><a class="postlink" href="http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120720002423/finalfantasy/images/3/36/Skoll.jpg">[ img ]</a><br/><br/>Dragging Faustina to her feet, he pushed her behind him and inched towards the other side of the room where the tunnel continued on. To where, he had no idea. He was going to tell her to run, but he knew she was unable.<br/><br/>The beast lunged for them but Donta was able to push Faustina out of the way and throw his knife into it's side. This only made the Skoll more angry, and focused it's attack on Donta. Donta rolled and pulled his sword from it's sheath on his back, but with the lack of light in the room, he didn't know he was so close to the wall and he stumbled. The beast swung a large paw and caught the thin frame of the moogle along the side of his chest, sending him flying sideways into another wall. His sword clattered to the ground first, then he landed heavily right beside it, coughing and moaning.<br/><br/>The beast then turned to the woman, snarling at Faustina and drooling on the floor. It began it's attack, rushing towards her.<br/><br/>"Stop!"<br/><br/>The Skool stopped dead in it's tracks as if frozen in time. It was caught in mid stride and simply toppled over, remaining in the same position as if it were a statue. Donta had pushed himself to his knees and had a hand raised towards the monster, a whisp of magic remaining on his hand. Holding his side he stood and retrieved his sword, then jumped at the monster just as his spell wore off. It didn't have a chance to get it's footing before Donta cut off it's head, letting it fall to the ground once more.<br/><br/>Sheathing his sword, he limped over to Faustina to help her to her feet, "There could be more. We need to move." Again he heard heavy footsteps behind them, probably coming from one of the junctions they passed on their way in. They needed to find safety soon.<br/><br/>"You probably know the way better than I. Can you lead?" he asked.<br/><br/>---------------------------------------------------------<br/><br/>Sain watched in horror as it happened, as if in slow motion. His hands gripped his scythe until his knuckles turned white. Rage filled his head and all thoughts of conjuring spells gone from his mind.<br/><br/>"IFRIT! YOU MONSTER!" Sain yelled, then stepped to advance on the spirit, but stopped when he noticed the other dark skinned man appear and speak.<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic"> " 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,"</span><br/><br/>"You...." Sain growled, "You are his avatar?! Do you not have control over your own spirit? Or have you commanded him to kill this innocent girl?" His scythe was quickly brought to the man's throat.<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic">" You carrier of diablos, and carrier of pheonix tred carefully, for I am no friend."</span><br/><br/>"Of that I am now certain." The man simply stepped away from the curved blade of his weapon and smiled. Sain stepped to place himself between this stranger and the girl behind him, still protected by his spell, "There will be no more killing tonight, stranger." he said sternly, "Tell me. Why have you done this? What is your business with Shiva and what prophecy do you speak of?"