The hunt lasted longer than he had initially thought it would, giving him that much longer for the anticipation to fuel his drive. Moving through what could easily seem as an impossible network of caves and tunnels, Aresenn had fallen into an easy pace- nails clicking on stone in a steady rhythm as he searched. It was near silent, but the visceral growls audible only to him were near deafening. At some point, he had expected to hit a dead end that would force him to turn around and try a different branch. Though, the best he could tell in the pitch black, it seemed that the tunnel was gradually looping around in a significantly wide arc- where it was leading him, he had no idea. Though, as he crossed some sort of threshold into a more open space, the soft whines and echoes of panting caught his attention. He wasn't certain what had tipped their toy off, if merely the sound of quickly approaching footfalls. But at the same time the recognition struck him, he heard the mocking tone of Sephiran's voice- fully saturated in malicious intent.
It was followed by a call out- one that was readily answered. Aresenn pushed himself to a faster gait. And just as the tunnel he had been trailing opened back up into the heart of the mine system, his attention snapped to the rush of movement. The girl- with Sephiran in pursuit. Their toy seemed to try and veer wide in an attempt at escape, but in the end, her avoidance was all for naught. As the Praetor boy drew closer, Sephiran was the first one to make contact. She tried to turn around to defend herself, but the sudden weight of her assailant toppled her to the ground. In the moments leading up to his own impact, he watched her writhing beneath the purple brute. She took another shot in her own defense by trying to force her upper body back off the ground, but in doing so, it left her delicate throat unobstructed- a method of contact he made without any hesitation. Grabbing her by the flesh at the side of her neck, he forced her back to the ground. The blood that leaked in his mouth suddenly silenced the roaring in his mind- though it only lasted a second. He noticed her scream for the first time, but then the euphoric rumbling of his own inner demon began to drown it out. It was all he could hear, and was felt it in every fiber of his being. FREEDOM.
-Exit via Fade-
"Aresenn Praetor"
Juggernaut
Professor
