I take a step back from the thing as it goes on
"in a play, nothing else matters but being entertaining to the crowd."
It lifts its hands into the air, a tone thay i can only call insanity in its voice
"in this play I am the director. And you are a supporting actor"
I summon a sword it has to have something planned.
"Why does anyone follow a fiend like you?"
It laughs waving me off
"why do you think?"
Its head tilts so far it has to start hurting. My breathing is coming up short. My chest is far too heavy. Why am I so scared of it. I'm a saint, but its also a saint. Maybe this thing, because its in no way a human im sure of it, is skinwalker. But skinwalker is dead, and surely can not make a vessel rank up.
"Power"
it untilts its head
"power? What a interesting answer."
"Enough. Why are you here?"
It takes a bow
"my my demanding aren't you? What next am a mongrel?"
It stands up fully wiping its outfit off
"but, I am only checking some things. It would appear I am fully right"
it turns away from me the robe flowing behind it
"I will take my leave"
It almost seems to skip away. Like a child. I watch it leave, and I keep watching where they went for some time. Slowly I look towards the door to the snow castle. It's too tense. I can't relax at all, and frankly it will make my mood worse. Interacting with seer of the infinite for the first time already wasn't pleasant i don't want to deal with a tense atmosphere. I guess I'll check out the other two parties. I highly doubt either is too tense. So I think I'll check them out.
I walk across the frozen grass each step making a crunch. First I get to the closer of the two citadels. The military camp. The guard sits on a chair on the walls.
"Who goes there?"
They shout down at me
"its han li caster I'm here to look around"
theres a scoff then the area is bathed in light as he summons a light memory.
"Oh you actually are."
He jumps down and the door opens after a few seconds. Its the young saint that told me to get on the boat.
"Saint lightning slayer! I can not believe its actually you!"
I stop studying the young man's face for some time.
"Wait I remember you, your one of those troublemakers!"
He freezes up
"yeah that would be me."
He seems embarrassed. Better be with how much trouble he got me in
"well you had been pretty young at time. Just.... dont keep doing that kind of thing"
he nods a few times quickly
"sorry saint caster"
I start walking
"well good luck as a saint"
I walk into the middle of the camp finding the party the music is far far too loud. The whole thing is.... like something you'd see from one of those old movies with college parties. Hell there's even the red plastic, cups. Why is there red plastic cups? I can smell the alcohol. A arm is slung over my shoulder by a man
"heyyyy your one of those fancy legacies arent you?"
I tense up at the unwanted touch
"and who are you?"
He takes a long swig of alcohol
"awakened Blake. Wait no saint Blake"
he gets off of me throwing his arms up, spilling some of his beer
"its real cool to be a saint, you know that? Bet you do. Hey i don't think I'll even have a hangover. Do you?"
I look around the place. It's too rough, too rowdy, too much.
"I can't say i have"
he laughs walking away. A rather bit rude. I'll probably leave. Hopefully the ash mansion party will be less.... off this. I take a deep breath. I can't be too judgemental. I take a last look around. This place is just... not for me. I do notice saint dread sitting on the gate, still in his armor. I finally go to leave
"oh going already saint caster."
I nod a few times
"yes I am. This just isn't my kind of party unfortunately"
I nod to the young saint and I finally leave
"well have a good night saint caster!"
I smile
"and the same to you"
I walk across the grass, the grass here is a little burnt. Theres someone smoking outside. Oh no. Oh damnation.
"Oh look who it is. Little Mr fast. Is that why you've not gotten any women or men?"
Avery.
"No."
She laughs pointing the cigarette at me
"why are you even here? To look down on us poors?"
I walk past her trying not to look at her
"no."
She's the worst to have to deal with.
"Yeah run away little bitch"
I start speed walking. After a few minutes I get to the party. It's a lot less tense, but it has some restraint. I walk over to kai, I know him well enough.
"Caster? I thought you would say in the snow castle"
I smile at him
"it got far too tense you know?"
He nods a few times
"yeah i get that, two supremes being there and all"
I end up staying here for a while. I do go back to the snow castle. After its party ended. The whole time I know I was being watched, from storms last hope. I know who's doing it too, seer of the infinite. The next day I help direct the evacuation. Storms last hope moves out to appear as a shock force. I move out with kai to get the refugees to ravenheart.