Footsteps over the foggy stone paths echoed the enclosed mansion hidden by the over growth, trees that curled on the red windows the faint vines that made their way over the the entrance enhancing the glow coming from the window panels,
"They shouldn't show here"
Stomping down the path Chulain strolled beside Taran, his blue eyes scanned over his partner, noting the brass knuckles dripping with a gold poison, he saw Taran cold brown hues lingering over the gates, checking the men Ui placed at their post near the entrance of the gate, and the other side pacing, Taran glanced at Chulain with a irritable huff,
"They will in any sort of way, like us. But have more compassion to the masses,"
"For the masses" Chulain let out
Chulain walked with him dazed, the warmth that followed her like a cloak a small flame that shielded them and burnt him to an extent, healed him, questioning him was exasperating but he's seen there humanity. It sickened him. Chulain jaw tightened, making him think of the blood seeping in the lines Of his hands, made it humiliating what he witnessed.
"You pounder to much," Taran interrupted Chulain train of thought,
"I would like it if you did thought more then what Lugh wants you to believe" Chulain countered
Taran glared at him his hand tighten a fraction,the gold that was seeping around the knuckles grew it dripped off massive globs,
"he's our boss his word is law, don't take this so lightly" Taran growled stopping a foot near the gate he glanced behind them at the roof,
"Where are the cornered heirs?" Taran inquired
"Im not sure they told me something about a better sight and left," Chulain Scoffed
Standing near the gate Chulain released his chain burning red it mimicked Taran's brass knuckles, he peered at the gate illuminated by the flashlights on the men passing, Chulain swings his chain watching the chill in the air make steam. eyes scanning over the guarded gates. Tense the fog making it thicker…it felt like it could choke them,
"Its so quiet" Chulain let out
Taran nods agreeing with him, scanning over the the gates, he leaning on his leg closer to Chulain,
"It seems that way before the prey tracks over bloody prints," Taran forewarned
Taran caught Chulain blue hues, a cold glare that met one that was hesitant, but hardened, finding that Taran saw it. Saw the weakness. Chulain looked ahead hearing the slight ring, Taran pressed the ear piece in his ear. Hearing the ring stop and a soft hum of a computer and soft stressed voice on the other end,
"Yes Mocha?"
"They have moved, the middle of the city not towards us but close enough to make them anxious" Mocha answered
Taran scoffed his face cold aspiration, he glared thought the fog if he could and Chulain watching him could see his cold ruthless stare that would occur before having to paint blood on himself,
"Get me there lates moves I don't want them sneezing without us knowing," Taran ordered eyes flickering over the gate, guarded securely in placed by men armed ti the teeth, no head lights no cars came through that they haven't known about,
"I will keep you informed on the latest we have on them Taran"
Mocha responded and ended the signal with her soft voice cut off. Taran let his hand fall glaring ahead,
"Was it cut off or did she hang up on you again?" Chulain asked picking at his chain pulling out chard skin, Taran glared at him his lips snared watching Chulain clean his chain from there last endeavor,
"She did…"
A slight rumble under their feet cut Taran off. They saw the stone path way tremble from the ground moving under their feet,
"The ground.." Chulain started his eyes drift over the breaking stones that tore apart the ground, Chulain backed up having the stones under his feet turn, jumping he saw Taran on the stones and dirt that are lifting up, brown hues shifting through the lifting dirt and flying rocks, looking for them. Seeking that stomach turning white glow,
"Where are they"
Taran snarled the ground raised under him flipping him onto his back, he rolled on his feet a hand on the ground watching a wave of stone and dirt hit them,
"Taran!" Chulain shouted
Taran peered at Chulain and saw he was breaking the stone falling on him with his chain, burning and turning it to ashes.
"Get back…there under"
A metal breaking from the presser could be heard over the seismic sound of it scraping over the path, Taran moved back jumping watching the gate lifted into the air,
"What is this independence day" Chulain let out
The world shifted for him landing him near the lifting gate, he held onto the ground his forehead meeting the dirt,
"Boy you dumbass"
Taran growled at him through the gate shifting, Chulain clenched his chain hilt feeling the grass on his finger tips, he looked up and shouted over the rumbling,
"Dont call me that!"
He saw the gate bare close to his hand something glowing under the dirt, under the bars,
"Taran!" Chulain shouted again, getting up hastily he clenched his jaw glaring at the gate,
"There under…"
Chulain was able to turn to Taran when the gate is hoisted over them with a colorful shine, screams and the smell of ash consumed them, Taran reached out for Chulain eyes widen and Chulain saw him,
"Dammit" Chulain cussed whipping his burning chain reaching Tarans arm he caught it right when the gate fell on them, the metal created over them the stones crushed over the guards that were securing it, metal dirt and stone crashed settled with a blinding light from under it opened, higher touching the fog causing it to gleam white, it was soft at first through the dirt, the cries out for help echoed through the abandoned mansion,
CRUNCH
ground that covering where the light is broke apart a beam shot into the skyline,
"Taran!"
Chulain screamed under the rubble he felt heat get worse near his feet, legs trapped under metal of the crippled gate door, he reached out at a trapped hand tattooed with brass around his fingers, it was Taran,
"Wake up.." Chulain stopped the rumble jolted down, sizzling. He could hear it on the dirt footsteps alerted him, it was from the hole where it was footsteps came out of it, he looked through a gap, white light shined through it burning his eyes, he covered them with his hand and tried to look for them. A slim shadow emerged from the light reaching out for him, a hand covered white when it moved back showing who it was, a woman covered in some silver light head down towards him,
"A breach!"
A shout came down to them, Chulain witnessed there head move up looking ahead, the mansion,
She advanced over them the hissing front he heat that resided under her lands over his head, he heard the ground melting under her boot,
"We have contact" Ui alerted through the radio, Chulain saw the woman left his vision he held back onto Taran, pulling at his hand,
"Taran get your hairy ass up she's here" He urged
He pulled at Taran when he felt Taran pulled at his hand, he smirked when the light in front of them moved,
"Your the one at the restaurant" Ethn alluded,
He flipped down aiming for the woman he held his blade turning it with him a flash of blue met the white, she held his blade in her hand staring at him dazed,
"Ceth?"
She asked the sharp edge cutting into her leather, Ethn pushed against her trying to see if she would buckle, any sign of a flinch would be a weakness he needed to slaughter her, Ethn smirked feeling a tremor. He leaned closer the blade cutting into her skin a red line crawled down her arm,
"That's not the woman I heard stories of, Avalon." Ethn expressed
Ethn tilted his blade getting better leverage placing his weight into it he thrust against her hand, she stared at him hollow, when he strained himself with the hilt, it creaked under his pressure as he looked over the blade,
"Just give in I can cut through you and you can end your petty revolt here" Ethn mocked
He twisted his wrist moving his blade to Cut her hand in half a grin placed on his lips, she looked at him stoic titled her hand to the side to throw him,
"Ethn!"
Ui rushed reached back and swung his lighted blade his soft yellows glared at his nose snarled he went for her midsection, her other hand caught the scorching blade that matched her own heat, Ui seethed digging his feet into the elevated ground pressing against her force,
"Ethn the hands of both now" Ui warned
Ethn glanced at Ui a scowl his lips a irritated lifted up into a disgusting snarl, he moved placing his hand on Ui's shoulder, they felt the woman pulling at them apart, Ethn's hand started to slip he tightened his hand fingers going white,
"Then do so patronize Golden boy" Ethn hissed grasping the shoulder, their blades reflecting the same glow, The woman felt the blade's fall through her fingers like sand sifting down glass, the weight was missing against her hands, she peered down at them finding the two switched their blades curved inward closer to the two men.
"That's not Ceth?"
She let out leaning closer witnessing there blades she stretched her hand back revealing a stroking glam that reached the rubble,
"No she's our blood loaner"
A blade cut through the flames that wanted to grab them was severed, blown apart by a wind cutting blade. She felt the sting of a cut across her arm, her gaze sharpened pulling her arm back catching a black blade in her hand,
"Blood loaner you have no care?" She asked
The blade shifted from a dark obnoxious gleam it actual cut through her hand, she didn't his As the blade cut through her arm, a darling pure white covered in crimson flow dripping down the blade into the hilt,
"She never really cared enough to be a parent. She only want to supply more of the power" Ui explained
The blade showed the holder Ui staring at her with blank and a faint spark of indignation living Within him dawning half of his face in a blinding light like hers, she moved her hand twisting the blade with a flick of her wrist, she peered around him not finding the other side of the twins,
"Your brother moved, planning to undermine me?"
She turned her head her question still reverberate in his ears he twirled the blade taking it out of her grip, tilting It the other way slicing it through the iridescent flames, he stared thought it the dirt still in the air by The gates tore apart, Ui went to slash her side as a up draft made the flames flickering around Her eyes glanced above her, a silhouette covered by the obscene light of Ui's sword, but she could still see the black blades a sheen cast over it, a blood thirsty smirk placed over Ethn's lips swordpointed over there heads,he pulled back letting out a triumph laugh.
"Ahahah"
Ethn lunges down cutting through dense fog straight at her staring at him, Ui fastened his blade with Ethn at other worldly speeds, She heard Ui grunt watching her tilt her head to them a slight smile appeared on her face,
"you fight like new born cattle."
She grabbed the white blade and Ui went to pushing it into to hand to cut her in half, she stopped it separating her hand but holding the sword, her other hand caught the black blade, she felt Ethn stab her hand getting into her wrist,
"Why won't I get thought" Ethn scoffed pressing His weight into the sword,
"This is true worrysome"
They felt nothing holding them. The fire suddenly vanished. Ethn's sword stuck into the ground, meeting the blood mixed into the soil. He took deep breaths sweat dripping off his brow,
"Where…where is she?" Ethn let out standing holding the hilt of his sword loosely, he glanced at Ui irritably whipping the sweat off him, Ui scanned the area, the rubble was moving but he can faintly see it's Chulain pulling himself out of the rubble.
"She's not as predictable as mother told us"
When the air got thick with fog Ethn straightened up pulling his sword from the ground, he peered at Ui eyes seeing a plum of flames behind Ui. Eyes wide he reached out grabbing Ui's shirt,
"Ui behind…"
That when their feet left the ground flung into the side by a ball of fire and a brunt punch sent them tumbling To the left. hitting what remained of the gate, Ui hit his back feeling the grating metal cutting through his jacket, he held back his brother the flat end of the blade held Ethn's back, turquoise eyes pissed and stared back into his, it was an absolute order. He nods, pushed off rubble and held the sword Ethn smirked watching the woman standing up blood dripping off her hair stuck to her head while the flames covered her, she stared ahead seeing a dark plum and a blinding light,
"Try grab us again"
A growl tore through Ethn jumped up turing is body, feet landed on Ui's sword the white power filled his legs. Ethn stared at her a smile that matched before appeared dripping with malice,
"I dare you,"