"Hm... it should be relatively easy expect for knightbane and his generals. Though we should wait for the others." Caelum murmured, sipping his coffee like it was just another morning when jinx obnoxious voice rang out through the air.
"Its caelie~!" Her voice was ecstatic, she waved excitedly from rowan shoulder. Her grin showing her teeth making it go from neat to jagged, she swayed like she wanted to fall on purpose.
"Stop moving or you'll fall, Jinx." Rowan gauntleted kept a firm grip on jinx thighs, keeping her in place while she swayed on place.
"Shut the fuck up! You two are fucking annoying!" Kael growled, finally uncrossing his arms he slapped the back of Rowan helm with a loud clang ringing out like a gong.
"Now, now, darling's~ let's not kill each other before knightbane." Sylvia purred towards the three before walking towards veyrah and giving her a peck to the cheek.
"Since all of you are finally here, let's get this over with." Caelum took one last sip of his coffee before putting it down, standing up he fixed his robe and walked towards mikael's bakery
The other followed suit, a bell rang when they opened the door and the smell of freshly baked bread hit their noses.
Mikael Bakery was... Normal, unlike what they expected. The place was empty except a grandma who stood at the counter, she is probably mikael, the twins nose twitched in sync at the smell of fresh bread that filled the air.
Their boots dirtied the floor, but the grandma didnt seem bothered by it, shelves was filled with many variants of bread so rowan went to browse with jinx still on his shoulders, veyrah stood at the corner as usual with sylvia teasing her, kael eye twitched but went beside rowan to also browse.
Caelum muttered something under his breath before his eyes glowed slightly, he looked around analyzing the place, he saw a faint glow at the backdoor but that was interupted when he felt two people whoosh past him
"Hello dear, what would you like?" She waved at the four, her voice was sweet like honey.
"Mimi and Miro wants cream bread!" Mimi and Miro shouted before caelum could stop them, he sighed before his gaze narrowed on the mikael.
She didnt emit anything threatening, but her presence itself was off to his eyes.
At the sidelines, kael grabbed a sunrise loaf but... It felt hard like a rock, Kael snorted at how hard the loaf felt in his hand.
"What kind of fucking loaf is this?" Kael looked closely at the loaf, turning it left, right, and finally he looked below and saw a key.
Taking it out, kael sniffed it. A moment passed before he grinned, the corners of his mouth reaching his eyes.
"Hey, dumbass. Give this to caelum." Turning to rowan, kael shoved the key into rowan hands.
"Wha-? What is this?" Rowan eyes flicked from the key to kael under his helm before jinx giggled.
"Wow genius, thats obviously a key!" Jinx, still on rowan shoulders leaned onto rowan head, you can hear a faint grumble from him.
Turning away from kael, rowan walked up to caelum, ignoring jinx teasing he placed a hand on caelum shoulder.
"Hey uh... Kael told me to give this to you." Rowan brought the key up to caelum face.
Caelum furrowed his brows at the key, his eyes flicking from the key to the backdoor much to rowan confusion before caelum snatched it from his hands.
Caelum head went beside rowan's, his mouth moved whispering something that suprised him. Rowan pulled his head away and looked at caelum with a sense of uncertainty but caelum just gave him a look. Rowan sighed before fixing jinx position on his shoulders and then he marched towards mikael.
"Calm down deary, there's still cream bread-" Mikael Made a suprised sound when rowan gauntleted hand clamped over here mouth, his other arm going over her neck.
"Go to sleep!" Rowan arm tightened around her neck, her hands tried to pry rowan off her while her legs flailed frantically.
Everyone watched in amusement except mimi and miro. Rowan kept choking mikael until she stopped moving. He finally let go of her and gently put her down on the ground.
Caelum ignored all of it, walking up to the backdoor he took one last look at the key before inserting, caelum turned it and a loud noise of stone scraping againts stone came from behind the door.
Opening the door, their eyes was met with a narrow tunnel that led down into the darkness.
"Huh... Interesting pick for a base?" Rowan questioned, his hands going up and finally prying jinx off his shoulders.
"Shut up, rowan." Everyone said in unison, they followed behind caelum entering the tunnel. Leaving rowan behind, annoyed.
"God damned shitty party..." Rowan complained, adjusting his sword at his side he followed the others inside.
**
Inside the tunnel...
Caelum staff glowed brightly, lighting up the narrow tunnel, the twins held each other tightly as they walked, their breathing had a hint of fear in them. Rowan noticed, placing both of his hands on each of their head rowan ruffled their hair, that seems to calm them down.
"Hm... Knightbane expect us, so expect traps and ambushes-" an arrow sped towards his head, luckily sylvia managed to pull caelum out of the way. Had it not been for her he would be dead by now.
"No need to thank me darling~ anyone would've noticed it." Sylvia purred, her eyes narrowing seductively.
They kept going, every step echoed through the narrow tunnel. finally they reached a staircase leading up into a blinding light, walking up they finally reached the forest.
Leaves crunched under their boots, the sound of birds chirping was peaceful.
"Finally here? Took all of you long enough." Knightbane greeted them, his massive frame dwarfing the table infront of him as he was sat. His armor a a color of blood red with streaks of black.
Nineteen men stood behind knightbane, each holding a weapon as they stared at the seven.
His generals stood by his side, each had their hand on their swords handle. Waiting for a command from knightbane.
"Knightbane, real name glenn morgan. You are wanted for desertion, murder, and enslavement. This shall be your execution." The light on caelum staff slowly dimmed, his eyes darkened.
"A bit rude aren't you? Well, that's what i expected from the damned seven." Knightbane or glenn, slowly stood up. With a snap of his fingers both of his generals took out their swords.
"But, let's get straight to the point. None of you are taking me," Knightbane hand rose, he pointed at the group. "Kill them."
Rowan unsheathed his sword. Steel shined briefly before his sword lunged and pierced a Axe wielding man, the blade left his throat and rowan shoved the man out of the way, twisting his body rowan dodged a spear aimed at his body.
"Finally, some action." Kael grinned, his arms and legs twisted, bones snapped as gray fur tore through his skin. A clawed hand tore through the nearest soldier. He ripped him off and threw him away like he was trash.
"Damn mutt!" A man shouted, he lunged at kael with his spear.
But it never landed. Sylvia arrow pierced the man skull with a crack and a wet thud, Lowering her bow she smirked. "Don't get too overwhelmed by us, boys."
A puff of red smoke hissed, and jinx was gone. And what followed that was a scream, jinx arms, now shapeshifted into a blade tore through five men. Blood spurted with every move as she laughed maniacally.
"My hands is full over here-!" Rowan hand held a dagger in place, his sword shot out and with a muffled pop it hit the heart.
Rowan kicked the body off his blade as he saw a rapier wielding man pounce on the opening. "Die you son of a bitch-!"
The man was pushed down, Mimi and Miro held him down as four daggers repeatedly slammed down on him not even giving him a chance to scream.