Aether - Castle Vaash

Siah stepped into his home-land the Demon World of Aether. He saw a giant golem approaching, molten lava driped from it as it stood before him.

He walked towards the Castle, the Golem bowed and followed him.

Mika was still unconcious and floating.

Daniel got off his horse and with a flash he lifted Destiny from his
horse, into his arm then looking at the portal for a few second,
holding his hand up in the air as it was shining brightly at them and
started to run into the dark red liquid and felt and odd sensation,
then his feet hit the ground. There he was at the Demon's Castle,
gently putting down the princess looking around the castle it was HUGH.
"Quite a enchanting place you have here, Siah" he smiled looking at the demon smiling as warmly as he could muster

Siah enetered the castle and the golem was joined by three more. He took Mika up to one of the spires and put her to rest on a cold hard slab. A golem took up position in the entrance of the room, blocking the doorway. The room was hot, the whole of Aether was hot.. always hot.

Siah made his way to the lower levels of his Castle where there could be heard the sounds of metalurgy and construction. He waited for the vampires to follow him. "Perhaps your female friend would do better to rest upstairs with the Ookami." Siah told the vampire from a distance.

Daniel felt a hot wind blowing onto him, making him feel sweaty. He heard the Demons voice from a distance and obeyed quickly. He turned to Princess Destiny. "May i escort you to your room" he smiled warmly, his arm out ready for her to take his arm.

More golems were at work inthe lower levels, constructing siege engines, armour, weapons and many more instruments of war.

He moved to a tall room adorned with multiple suits of armour and weapons.

mika stirred from her unconscious state opening her eyes she saw a stranger not who she expected with panic now in her mind falling to the ground holding her arm not knowing where she was or who he was she growled as she backed away from him feeling and seeing only cold stone walls.

Siah smiled to himself. He could see the Ookami's reaction to his golem. He telepathically ordered the golem to come to him and stop walking if the Ookami got too far behind.

"I need vassals with more intelligence, much more intelligenc." He thought to himself.

He continued perusing the weapons and armour in his armoury.

Mika's eyes searched for a way out panic taking hold she never liked enclosed spaces her heart was free this place was barren different seeing none she cowered in a corner, her tail wrapped around her her ears low to her head as panic turned to fear.

Siah was picking out armour and laying it on a tabl in the middle of the room. Some as ugly as the swamps of Nobley themselves. He searched out ornate armour too and placed that on the table. All types, all sizes he was very particular.

He saw through the golem in Mika's room again, it was outside of the doorway but the Ookami was too afraid to follow. Siah sighed...

He held his hand out in front of him and made a tight fist - the golem in Mika's doorway crumbled to dust.

seeing the stone crumble mika dove for the doorway running down corridors to who knows where she now blindly ran, turning left and right trying to leave this strange place and get back to the tavern and its safety, then she saw it, an open door running in she bumped straight into someone falling back on her butt.

Siah's armour took the full impact of this tiny Ookami. He hardly felt the little creature hit him.

"These worlds, of yours and mine are going collide. They're going to become one and woe and betide those are not ready! Look to the table in the next room and choos for yourself armour and weapons hanging from the wall. Take as mucha s you can carry, and make sure you can carry it with ease."

Siah moved to the table. He examined a silver-looking gauntlet.

Mika looked at him confused at his words she took only what was necessary with her and no more , what would she do with armour she could barely keep herself on her feet and armour would weigh her down.
She tipped her head puzzled at him shaking her self as she stood up her long black hair falling over her shoulders her wolf ears standing up on her head and her tail standing behind her.

Siah left the room with the silver gauntlet in hand and walked down a curving corridor. He went up some stairs and exited the gloomy underground into a large arena. There were many boulders littered about the arena and he stood staring at them and the blood-drenched sand.

After a moments pause he walked to the centre of the arena and waited. He drew his sword.

Mika now curious followed behind making sure to keep back she looked around every corner before she followed him threw some doors and out into the open . Mika sniffed and looked at the ground the smell of blood hung in the air it made her sneeze as she clung to the wall beside the door.

Siah held the gauntlet up for Mika to see. "This gauntlet has some... unique magickal properties. Its a powerful ally and is yours if you would but take it."

Siah plunged his sword into the earth in the centre of the arena. he placed the gaunlet on the handle.

He levitated three feet into the air and remained there. A strange red glow surrounded him.

A boulder between Siah and Mika moved...

mika jumped slightly at the boulders unnatural movement "why?" she asked still confused poiting to the gauntlet "why mika need ?" she asked

Suddenly boulders in the furthedst part of the arena jumped about landing ontop of eachother.
All gates into the arena slammed shut.
After moments there stood three stone golems, where the boulders had been, moving with incredible speed towards Mika. They made no sound aside from the thumping of their stone limbs on the arena floor.

Siah looked at Mika "Move Ookami, you're faster than they are!"

Mika looked around seeing no escape she ran to her left running on all fours as fast as she can following the walls till she could find no way out "why you do this to mika" she shouted diving between the stone legs of one stone man

Siah refused to answer her. Instead he advised her, "You have no means to destroy rock, Mika. The only thing in this arena that can topple a golem, right now, is a golem."
Siah watched intently as the Ookami dodged with agility that surpassed any he'd seen before.

He hoped that this Ookami... this Mika... would find her instinctual skills of survival.

mika on not hearing an answer became angry , she'd had enough, jumping onto the back of one stone man she waited till a second saw her and brought its fist down, jumping backwards she dodged it letting the fist hit the first smashing it as she sat safe on the head of the second, it reached up trying to grab her but again she slid down its back, standing in front of a wall the second ran at her, but quick as the wind she jumped running down its back as it smashed against the wall, the third was a bit more difficult as she stood it came up behind her its stone hand open to grab her but again she crouched low diving under its legs and out the other side as it toppled to the ground.
now she walked over to the man again "why!" she shouted

Siah smiled, she was fast. She was good too and just needed a little incentive. The guantlet still glinted on top of the sword.

He looked at her. "Take the gauntlet Mika, take it quick."

Without warning he shot a fireball in her direction.

Mika moved dodging the fireball , why did he want her to take it , her mind now filled with questions as she stood to face him "mika want know why"she looked at him "not need before not need now" she said motioning back to the piles of stone men that lay behind her

Siah smiled he knew of independence, it was his greatest strength. He looked at the Ookami, she was good! She knew her instincts and he had to get her used to this.

"Okay, Mika, listen you need to -" Without warning three fireballs were hurtling towards Mika shot from Siah's hands. He smiled and watched her reaction.

The first and largest golem of the arena moved again...

mika twisted dodging the first fire ball quickly she crouched low to doge the third, the second jumped and twisted to land facing him, she saw out the corner of her eyes the movement from the stone man watching as he loomed over her running up its front she stood on top making it twist and turn so much so it lost balance mika jumped rolling in the air she landed among the dust as it fell to the ground so hard it smashed into dust.