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"I'll walk. Snow doesn't bother me whatsoever." he said while opening the stable doors.

Somehow, I think the terrain is just an excuse to ride a fricken' polar bear. a thought slid into his head that was definitely not his.

"Also, its easier for me to guard you that way." he called out as he shut the door behind them.

A couple hours later, with Auren easily keeping pace with the bear in the deep snow, found them at the entrance of the Mayor's Residence.

"Well, Your Highness? Let's see what's going on." He said.

Auren followed Oriana wordlessly, behaving like a shadow. Except for a slight tightening of his eyes, he did not say anything. He felt something was in the building.

Not sure where it was but it was familiar. It was a Huscarl. Not just any Huscarl... one who had transformed. And it wasn't him.

When the Butler left the room, Auren growled "There is another one of my kind in this building. They are insane, muderous, and bloodthirsty. I will have to hunt them and down and kill them. It will be quite a catastrophic fight and you would do well to see shelter soon."

His hand went to his sword reflexively, tightening on its hilt

"A number of questions and demands Mayor." Auren growled. "One. Can you please keep better control of your servants? There is a maid eavesdropping on us. Two. What do you have chained up in your laboratory? Three. I want all of the so called research you've done on enhancing one's jewel."

Auren stood up from leaning against the wall, a soft light coming from the bottom of his cloak and its collar, giving him an odd ethereal lighting.

"Oh, and don't try to deny the third demand." he said dangerously quiet. He took out the folder that Kaiser had made off and dropped it on the desk unceremoniously, its contents scattered slightly.

"I know damn well what you're doing, and I want to know everything. Prepare everything that is needed. I am not taking 'No' for an answer. Also, bring me down to the creature and evacuate the rest of the building. You have no idea what you're playing with... Mayor."

Auren growled "If I wanted to be your guest, I would've shown up at a better time, Mayor." He leaned forward dangerously, then stepped back. "Tell me where the creature is. That's all I ask. The research can burn in hell for all I care in the end."

****

The creature growled as it sensed the others prescence. Serveral tentacles extended from its torso, wrapped around the bars, then grew ridges that were sharper then steel, and easily sliced through the bars.

Stepping through the bars, it chuckled and looked up, as though it were looking through the ceiling, the wings flaring before going to rest, each feather was a serrated blade more then anything, the outside was armored.

It then walked down the hall containing its cell, ignoring everything else. Its only intent to fight and kill the other.

"Oriana, leave. Now."

Auren was out the door before she said that, walking to the main foyer, oblivious to the crowd as he took off his cloak and dropped it, his wings fully lit and alive looking, emitting a soft glow.

He drew Dissension first, the azure blade glowing softly in the candle and ethereal light, taking on a warm glow. He grasped the handle with both hands, and made a drawing motion, Disorder taking form and pulling free from the blade.

Taking the second sword in his left hand, he took slow, deep breathes, calming his nerves. Focusing on the coming battle. While many fights in the Realms that he was involved with were quite deadly... This was a whole other category of violent.

At its core, it was two monsters fighting to kill eachother. With their enhanced damage tolerances far exceeding regular combantants, it would be devastating to watch.

***

The Creature stepped into the foyer, its dirty clothing was once rich but torn, obviously meant to be worn under armor. The long, crimson hair was also dirty but the same length. An energy shield seemingly blazed into existence, its skin hardening into armor.

"Seyla Latera autaru." Auren whispered. "May Latera have Mercy."

The Creature, formerally known as Valkyrie Captain Siriyana Aventhel looked up at Oriana, grinning maniacally in a rictus smile as four bladded tentacles shot out from her wings, aiming for Oriana.

Auren was a blur. Taking two steps, he launched himself in the air, intercepting the blades as the punched through his armor and flesh. Weighted down considerably by his bulk, they dropped when he fell to the floor, unmoving.

The monster looked up at Oriana with a bloodthristy grin.

An energy shield flickered in front of Siriyana, the arrow shattering on impact.

The spikes impaled Siriyana with ease but she paid them no mind. Simply by walking forward they broken and were pushed out by her body, the spikes stained a light pink with her blood.

The armor punctures and flesh wounds seemingly sealed themselves up. On anyone else they would've been fatal.

The monster grinned as she shot four more tentacles at Oriana, bladed just like the ones that had taken Auren.