Thread: Me and Deep - In war an enemy can be an ally

Jaden had continued to creep silently in the darkness of the cave, the light of the moon just barely capable of reaching the inner depths. It wasnt until it was pitch black that the hunter began to feel a sense of unease. Wolves and their like had no need for illumination, perfectly capable of seeing in darkness as well as daylight, and that was what was most troublesome. As he crept deeper and deeper, the cave growing darker and darker, he released that he should have been attacked by now. The wolf would have been able to sense him, he shouldve been ambushed from the darkness and it wouldve been promptly cut down in one fell swoop. Alas, nothing of the sort ever came to pass and it made absolutely no sense to the human. Keeping his wits about him he continued to press forward, figuring either that something foul was afoot or that this entire mission was either a trap in disguise or a wild goose chase. It didnt take long however for him to enter the main sanctuary and release just how right he was to exercise caution. When even the moons light had gotten too dim for him to press forward he was forced to draw his weapon, the silver broadsword clutched in both hands released a dull, though penetrating white light that was just enough to provide the human with enough illumination to be aware of his immediate surroundings. Despite this, nothing. No attack, no ambush, not even the slightest hint of movement had graced his ears, however the pungent stench his blood immediately pierced his senses and only grew stronger the deeper into the cave he went. Many different scenarios went through the mans head as a result the wolf had recently fed on the towns populace, other hunters might have beat him to the punch, a bizarre cult was using the cave as a mean to practice nefarious magicks. His mind only continued to wander as he inched closed, but a sudden bolt of lightning that echoed from the outside briefly, but immediately revealed just what had come to pass inside of the cave. The grizzly scene was enough to even startle a veteran fighter like Jaden, who immediately took a step back and took on a more defensive posture. Among the corpses there was just one still standing, the silhouette of whom he could barely make out from the light of his sword. This land truly is transforming into a demons paradise He muttered under his breath, almost sure that the salvage scene was committed by one of his own. However, he had neither the position nor the concern anymore, at least to call out his brothers for their crimes. His words had always feel on deaf ears, raising more of a ruckus would result in nothing but a punishment against himself. He had a job, this was merely one scene amongst many he had to deal with in present time, the least he could do was spare this final wolf some mercy and allow it to depart from this world without the pain he rest of its kind must have endured. Theyre gone He called out, waiting. Hed only fought an enraged werewolf once or twice in his lifetime, the battles were some of the ones he didnt look back fondly on. Words meant little nowadays, but if he could reach out to someone with but a smidgen of common sense You will be too if you stick around, there will be more on their way. They get their hands on you and youll be no better off than your kin, perhaps worse if they decide to bring you in alive Though he maintained his stance, still anticipating an attack, he honestly couldnt help but feel a touch sympathetic. Not enough to interfere with his duties, but he would allow the wolf this one opportunity to flee. Run, your life would serve far greater purpose spreading word of what occurred here. Dont throw it away now