Kaith took Dante's hand as she took a deep breath and proceeded through the gate into the infamous Dead Zone.
Dante had heard several legends about the Dead Zone and as a light adept, he took care to learn about the behaviour of accendo in the area. From his readings, Dante understood that the accendo acted freely in the wilderness. Within Nomeni borders, the immortalis had fortified the area to deliver a neverending source of accendo long ago. It was still unknown how they did it but what was known was that the Immortalis' power was nearly limitless.
The light adept expected a more dramatic change in the accendo as he walked into the Dead Zone but found that it was only marginally weaker.
Dropping the invisibility, Dante continued on. Best not to overexert myself, at least this close to Nomeni borders... He mused. "Let's go. And if you sense anything at all, let me know...silently, preferably, okay? We both need to be vigilant." Dante whispered to Kaith.
The girl nodded as she released his hand, giving him a kiss on the cheek before walking astutely.
Ahead of them, Dante could see a looming forest not far away as well as the low foothills that enclosed the ocean. The temperature was rather mild but as it became darker it also became colder.
Dante nodded, and led the way to the woods, trying to impose himself in front of Kaith...if anyone was going to hurt her, they would have to go through him first.
Dante realized soberly that anything in this Dead Zone would be happy to go through him to get to Kaith. Fortunately, nothing attacked them and Kaith pointed as she spotted a makeshift lodging suspended in the trees. Since they were still relatively close to Nomeni borders, it was likely made by a traveller from yesteryear.
"Okay, lover" she snickered as she reached up and rubbed his chest, "and I just wanted to say that I'm sorry for freaking out earlier. Granted I'm still a little shocked but... I love you, Dante. More than anything in this world."
Dante shook his head. "It's okay. I can't say that I would have reacted that much differently had our roles have been reversed. It was a lot to take in, and you reacted accordingly." He smiled wistfully. "I understand."
"If you insist, lover" she snickered as she moved into the shelter and laid down, "if you change your mind, just wake me." She blew a kiss at him sweetly, "I love you."
Before long he could hear the long, deep breaths of Kaith sleeping in the darkness. While the forest offered some refuge from the wind, it was much harder to survey and every moment made Dante more tense yet more bored.
Sorely tempted to make them invisible, Dante resisted. The accendo was thinner out here, and he couldn't strain himself unnecessarily. All he could think about was curling up alongside Kaith, but he couldn't leave them vulnerable like that.
In the darkness, the faint lilac coloured accendo still gave off its eerie glow, illuminating the world only slightly. Unlink its ubiquitous presence in Nomeni borders, here it ebbed and flowed; danced and diminished like a sheet blowing in the wind. It was beautiful to watch but also remarkably soothing and before long Dante could feel his eyelids fluttering.
The hours waned on, making Dante's fatigue all the more apparent. He was nearly asleep with his head bobbing when he realized that he could stay awake no longer. Nothing had stirred at all in the many hours he had stayed watch and there was little reason to believe anything would now. If he desired, Kaith could probably keep watch for the remainder of the night.
Dante had heard several legends about the Dead Zone and as a light adept, he took care to learn about the behaviour of accendo in the area. From his readings, Dante understood that the accendo acted freely in the wilderness. Within Nomeni borders, the immortalis had fortified the area to deliver a neverending source of accendo long ago. It was still unknown how they did it but what was known was that the Immortalis' power was nearly limitless.
The light adept expected a more dramatic change in the accendo as he walked into the Dead Zone but found that it was only marginally weaker.
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Ahead of them, Dante could see a looming forest not far away as well as the low foothills that enclosed the ocean. The temperature was rather mild but as it became darker it also became colder.
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