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Tales of monsters, sirens, shipwrecks, and treasure. All whispers calling out to Surtr and all stemming from the same place. He had gotten permission to investigate and as soon as the wind permitted his wings took him to the sky and he was off. Soaring overhead he had come to the place many told him to avoid. They begged and pleaded not to follow that any and all who went perished. Though if that were true, where did the stories come from?

Surtr descended from the skies and gently touched down upon the surface of the water looking about the remains of fleets that litter the area. His lavender hues glanced about as he walked atop the water each step giving off no ripple and yet he somehow walked atop it. "Hmmmmm..." The sound slipped through his lips as he began his investigation. The sea was calm, flat and lifeless in its presence seemingly untouched by the world it was a part of. He continued to walk across the top of the water on guard but intrigued by the desolation that lay before him.

He stood watching as suddenly the still world around him erupted into chaos. A jet of water splintered wood tearing the remnants of the past asunder. Another erupted next to him. His eyes whipped back and forth looking for a source. Suddenly they darted down looking beneath the now angered seas to see a shadow erupting towards him. With a single flap of his wings he erupted upwards but was unsuccessful in evading the attacker. A piece of the trident gashed up his leg as blood pooled out staining the clear sea crimson.

The Faye rose into the air as the wound closed putting distance between itself and the assailant. "Show yourself." Surtr bellowed as he swiped his hands apart. In doing so the very sea beneath him began to split as if the water was obeying his very command in trying to reveal what lay beneath. Though with so much to disperse this process was not immediate and Surtr surmised the predator would move before being spotted. "Why do you destroy all who come?" He asked as the sea below continued to divide his lavender orbs scanning what he could see trying to determine who was attempting to end him. The geysers of water had done a good job containing Surtr but he was high enough now that believed he would have ample time to react. A good thirty meters from the surface and he hovered waiting and watching.

As the splitting sea stopped and rushed together Surtr smirked eying it intently. It was strong whatever it was. Incredibly so to not only resist but overpower his magic. How interesting. Water swirled now and at the epicenter something came forth. Surtr watched his wings flapping slowly and rhythmically to keep him steady as hair and scales came from the abyss below. His head tilted what came was not what he expected.

Water began to swirl around the tip and Surtr immediately began to channel energy he surmised force may not be the best way to deal with this one, perhaps demotivating her would? The energy within him surged as he intended to show just what he was capable of. As her entire form came forth his eyes widened seeing just how large she was. "My my, what a powerful one you must be..." Surtr said as suddenly an ancient tongue was spoke. He hadn't heard those words in around ten thousand years. He admitted he was rusty and couldn't discern all of it but managed to get the gist as water erupted forth tearing into the land next to him and it began to move toward him. His eyes glowed as locked on to her when the jet near him a bolt of lightning erupted down from the heavens shearing the stream of water before it could tear Surtr asunder. It struck the water below radiating outward into the sea a bit before dissipating.

Surtr raised his hands looking to her showing he meant no harm. He had not attacked her yet and aimed to refrain from doing so at all cost. "I have not come to fight.... How old are you? To speak such a tongue you must be of ancient origins" He said his palms open to her wondering if she would pursue this attack. He was like a fly to her and as such he wouldn't be easy to squash. If she wished to continue to fight Surtr would use this to his advantage being sure to outmaneuver her so that he would be able to leave this place in one piece. At least.... that was the plan.

She seemed to pause at his display of power. Perhaps he had gone a bit too far, he merely meant to show he wasn't one to be trifled with. Though such an action could easily be misconstrued as a challenge. This one was different that was to be sure, it seemed more like a machine than flesh. Unwavering in its words or actions. Surtr felt more like this being was constructed rather than birthed. Though such notions only served to further fuel his curiosities. As she spoke it seemed to reverberate through the Faye so deep and powerful that it shook even him. Such an interesting one this was, he couldn't rightly leave now.

He hovered in place listening and watching studying the creature with a scrupulous gaze. As she pointed to the barren remains of ships Surtr looked to them before back to her. He was getting a summation of her words with each time she spoke removing a bit more rust from that accursed tongue. If she weren't so unique the Faye would likely attempt to end her now, knowing full well what she was. Though fortunately for both parties she was one of a kind and as such the Faye would not attempt anything rash at this moment.

She spoke of eliminating trespassers and this caused the Fayes head to tilt. He turned back to the remains of great fleets and saw a very high crows nest jutting out from the water high above the rest. Surtr began to fly to it moving away from the sentinel as well as whatever lay below it. He descended down and promptly landed atop it standing now and looking to her. He wondered if she would be less aggressive now that he had move back. Shown without words that he at least for now had no interest in being labeled a trespasser. While she didn't directly state she was guarding anything the fact the word trespasser came up caused Surtr to assume she was guarding something. Hmmmmm, Ulch'ano y Ultum" He said knowing grammatically the phrase was horribly wrong. Though its direct translation was "Speak with you". Just uttering those word put a terrible taste in his mouth to speak such a foul language it disgusted the Faye a bit. Though he swallowed such pride in order to have a chance to speak with this one. He was on guard and ready, she didn't seem like one to be dissuaded very easily but he wished to see just how intelligent she was.

Would she speak to him? It seemed like the smart thing to do in Surtrs mind, he had not made a move forward but instead took a step back and showed that he was not here for whatever she was guarding but was here for her. Perhaps she would be able to conclude if she spoke with the thing it would have a greater chance of leaving and then again perhaps she would surmise that he should be killed since he refused to leave.

As she descended into the water Surtr watched cautiously knowing full well he was likely to have just kicked the hornets nest. His theory was immediately proved correct as the water itself seemed to hurl her monstrous form from its depths. She cleaved the crows nest in twain and Surtr fell from it dropping out of the sky as if he had been shot down himself. He had not expected such a harsh reaction and it had caught him off guard. As he neared her he outstretched his wings to halt his descent though before they could catch wind he found his legs suddenly entrapped into something warm and soft. As he planted his hands his head tilted confused at what he felt. He looked down and his eyes widened to see that he had become trapped up to his waist in her incredulous bust. "What the s**t....." He mused as his eyes darted up to look upon the giant before him.

"Ifrata no pershekum" He said hurriedly. Came out as "This was not intended". Surtr squirmed attempting to free himself but it seemed the more he moved the more he sunk in. This was his word nightmare. Now up to his chest he sighed looking up to her rather helpless as he couldn't use enough force to get free without attacking her and it seemed she was for the moment not attacking him so if he used force now it may ruin his chance.

"Uftretum infite?" He inquired looking upon her. It translated to "speak infinite?" The word the fallen had used to describe the tongue of this world. He was not good at their language and the more he pressed his luck the higher the probability of him misspeaking and given his current position of vulnerability that was not what he wanted. His lavender eyes looked up at her as his arms where outspread so that he could keep from being fully engulfed by what lay around him. His face was now red flushed with embarrassment he had been fooling around and look what that got him? Stuck between two things he attempted to avoid at all costs.

A firm hand came and plucked him free which only caused the Faye to let loose a please sigh. "Thank you..." He said as she began to speak some of the common tongue. Surtr smiled at thise though he soon realized he had been removed from the frying pan only to be thrust into the fire. As the duo dove deep Surtr tilted his head to either side as slits formed allowing him to breath while being subjected to this. She held on to him tight enough that he wouldn't slip free and not tight enough so that he would die.

Once they reached well within the abyss Surtr eyes looked around at the graveyard that surrounded them. He exerted pressure to keep from being squished due to the depths but his form was not suited for this world. If she chose to fight here he would surely lose. It seemed for now he was at her mercy. As he looked around eying everything in this other world he spotted a hole, what looked to be an underwater cave. He couldn't make out much within but he saw carved stone, it meant something was inside. Some not made by nature.

Before he could get a better look the water rushed from him and the two left the icy depths just as quickly as the came. Once upon the surface those temporary gills dissipated and the Faye whipped his head back to remove the hair that obscured his vision. He look to her now and shimmied a bit removing one of his arms from his grasp. "You are a guard....." He said looking upon the giant before him his hand laying out upon hers as he thought how best to propose this deal.

"I will not speak of what you guard, nor seek it without your permission, if you speak with me." He said raising his hand and extending it to her. His palm opened and faced upward as somehow the flesh upon his hand parted and blood began to pool. He was making her an offer, one as old as her should know if she accepted these terms the Faye would be bound by them. He waited to see, this was the first test of her intelligence. To see if there was anyway to be reasoned with. If she declined his offer then he'd likely have to flee for now, and return with a much better plan. It was a compromise to be sure and one that benefited her far more than him. Though he given his current position would take what he could get.

She gave him enough room to move. It meant she hadn't made up her mind on killing him yet. A rather fortuitous thing really, she had him in a position where she could if she chose to cause some serious damage. Surtr was hoping to take the opportunity while he could. He had extended her an olive branch and it seemed she was for now mulling it over. She seemed to recoil when he mentioned her being a guard. It only confirmed his suspicions and proved to him that this was her only purpose. A sentinel meant to guard the area at all costs. She inquired as to what they'd talk to as if mulling over the proposition before accepting.

Just as it seemed the two were coming to an accord the water suddenly began to crash over itself and a sinister energy began to fill the air. His body jerked as she swing him around and once he came to a stop he saw what she was angry with. "Ulfritas...." Was all that left his lips, ancient tongue for a word that was indiscernible from any other and conveyed just how displeased with the council he was. They had disobeyed his orders and sent help after him, the damn fools had gone and ruined everything. She yelled out about them and Surtr felt his body jerk again as she hurled him and he merely allowed himself to fly across the horizon his face now phlegmatic annoyed. She was too powerful, this was her domain, those men and women were dead the moment they decided to pursue. As he passed by them and they called out he looked to them, "Run you fools..." Was all he whispered likely too quiet for them to hear as he rocketed by and into the water a good three to four hundred meters past the ships.

He crashed into the water and curled up into a ball as he heard the sounds of ships being torn apart and lives being ended. Surtr moved from the water once the cries went soft. As came from it's surface his plumage was now crimson the blood soaked sea clinging to his form. He flew high into the sky now and as she rose from the depths he continued to climb being out of reach now just at the edge of the clouds. "Those men were not mine." He bellowed arcs and bolts of lightning radiating across the clouds as he spoke a side effect of the anger he now felt. Such a pointless waste of life, all because some idiots believed Surtr was incapable of accomplishing the task himself.

After he spoke his piece he took off flying away, though once he reached what was deemed the edge of the forbidden zone he landed atop the surface of the water and stood waiting. He was intent upon showing her his purpose. He stood here waiting for her to come. He was technically no longer trespassing but he would stay here as long as needed in order to show her why he came. He would not be deterred so easily and he was not so foolish as to venture into a territory that he couldn't handle. He had gained a better idea of her and now that he knew she wasn't evil he would not allow someone like her to disappear into the night.