★ Follow the Fireflies

Malik followed close at his half brother's side as the wound through the tunnels, following his lead and making sure to keep to his instructions about breathing in this place. The colored lights of the fireflies lit the way ahead of them, but otherwise there was nothing really but darkness. His hazel eyes scanned the walls for anything of note, but the only thing he noticed was this kind of haze that hung around them the deeper they went. He couldn't tell how long it was that they were following after this navy and white stranger before they finally found him and when they did it seemed like the brute was confused or disoriented by something. As to what he couldn't tell, but he did see the fireflies they had been following. They were congrigated down one of the tunnels, hovering in place and waiting for them to follow. He felt like they were becconing them in, but it made no sense. They were just bugs. Weirdly colored bugs, but bugs none of the less. Why would they be leading them somewhere? "We should probably go," he said softly to Artorias, his gaze still lingering on the fireflies. Logically there was no reason for him to keep going after the fireflies, but he did want to. Still, with how strangely the previously overly confident guy was acting he wasn't sure if he wanted to stick around here for very long.

"Malik of the Sea"