Thread: Portal - Darkness Dawning (Black_Out and Eternal Thrill)

Getting out of the dark and narrow secret passage was at the forefront of Sebastians thoughts as he listened to Evelinas quietly spoken offering of using her fathers weapons. As the door opened and the natural light within the room filtered into the hidden hallway the thief breathed a sigh of relief. The echoing sounds from beneath their feet and beyond the bedrooms massive open balcony though reminded him of the lurking presence of danger. As he followed her into the room, Sebastian moved towards the open double doors that framed the balcony, but kept a safe distance back as he looked out over the partial view of the city afforded through the opening. The turmoil beyond the balcony was unreal, he could hear the screams coming from every direction as his sorrowed eyes took it all in. The pleas for help, the sound of ghastly groans and moans, the shrieks, and the sound of death was swamping the city. Night had fallen over the vastness of Crescent and the tell tale signs of orange and yellow glows throughout the city signaled to him that fires were beginning to flare up. The entire place he had long called home seemed to be descending into hell. Gods, we gotta get out of here. He glanced over to Eve in time for him to catch her directing him to her fathers closet. He scrambled swiftly over to the closet and fell onto his knees as he tapped at the floor with his fist. After a few gentle knocks the hollow thud he was looking for resounded from the floor and he quickly found the seam in the stone and drew open the hidden compartment. He immediately reached in and selected out a fanciful handheld crossbow along with several sleeves of bolts and a smaller sword and dagger . Hopping back to his feet Sebastian looked over her old mans clothing, fingers rifling through the hanging garments until they passed across a darker ensemble that he plucked out and tossed to his feet. He began to undress swiftly, clumsily stepping out of the white cotton trousers that were beyond smeared with blackened blood. Kicking those aside with a look of disgust Sebastian literally tore the thin matching shirt off of his body and tossed it to the floor. In haste he began to throw the fresh and far better smelling garments of her father onto his lean and mildly muscular frame. Stepping out of the confines of the closet he looked over towards Eve as she was in the midst of opening her fathers safe. Hope you don't mind if I borrow some clothes, too. He quipped, trying to find something, anything to draw his thoughts away from the despair that was clutching at his heart. Stepping over towards Eve he looked over her shoulder as she was emptying the contents of the safe. His fingers fiddled away with the snaps and buttons on his cloak and shirt as he glanced about. Do you think there is a chance we can get our hands on some supplies, water, rations, whatever before we get out of here? His words were soft, but loud enough for Eve to hear as he stepped over to the main door into the room and leaned against it, listening for any signs of trouble approaching. Because once we're out of here, I don't know if we'll have a chance to get anything to help us survive in the desert.