OoC: Yey^^ group assignment. I'll use my two characters - Ithil and Aira.

IC:Aira walked around the fishing village.

Everyone was so nice to her. She felt like she had found a second home. She was staying at the local inn, where she had a decent room and food on the table every night. It was paradise, comparing with her situation before. She had rough times after leaving her home town. No place to sleep, days without any food, and the terror of some sleepless nights, due to possible attacks of distrustful men.

She had been in the fishing village for over a month. It was then that the dry season began. The well had dried up, not a single drop from the sky. She helped with everything she could, providing food from hunting trips she made to the nearby forest. The men didn’t bring food from the seas anymore. They had been missing or hiding from something. No fish could be seen near the fishing boats, so the men started to hunt with Aira.

She kept on walking towards the centre of the village to present the villagers with hunt. This time she went alone. By the time she got to the centre, it was almost midnight. She immediately knew something was wrong. Everyone was reunited there around a fire, secrets circulating, plans being made, knives being ready for some kind of war.

“What’s the matter?” she asked to the owner of the inn.

“She is here, people. She is here!” He shouted in reply to Aira’s question.

The villagers all turned to face her. Everyone grabbed their weapons.

“The dry started a month ago, by the same time you got to our village.” The major of the village proclaimed. “People claim to have seen you execute dark magic in the forest; they say that you have a deal with the Devil, to keep the land dry. You doomed us all. Now you must pay for your acts. I’ll pronounce your sentence. You must be killed to lift the curse, your filthy hag.”

After all had been said, the villagers moved forward to kill Aira.

“Don’t be superstitious. I’m no hag. I never made pacts with the Devil. I didn’t bring this curse to your village. It’s not even a curse; it’s a natural thing to happen. I’m innocent.” She tried to calm the men down.

“AH! So you say. But how can we trust you, you shape shifter. If you say your innocent that means that you know the guilty one. Get her!” One shouted.

Suddenly a dark image appeared in front of the whole village, preventing the angry crowd from touching Aira. It had dark wings, but the thing seemed like a man.

“That doesn’t make any sense at all.” The thing spoke and laughed at the stupid faces that looked at him.

It had a voice of an influential man, an educated one. He was serene, but something in his eyes said otherwise. His laugh made him look like a savage best, ready to attack at anytime, bored at the insignificant folk that surrounded him.

“See! I told you that she had a pact with the Devil itself. Here’s the proof.” A voice rose from the mob. “Kill him. Kill here. Kill them both. The curse must be lifted.”

The crowed ran towards both man and woman, the all of a sudden everyone froze.

The man turned to Aira.

“My name is Aira, thanks for the help.”

“You’re quite welcome. Let me introduce myself. My name is Ithil. Now, if you don’t mind coming with me…the spell I cast onto these crowd is complicated, so it won’t hold any longer. Ready?”

Aira didn’t react at once. She was not sure she should follow this strange winged man, but she was facing a certain death, so she hadn’t much of a choice either.

“So?”

“Yes. I’ll go with you.”

“Good. Now hold on tight. The trip might be long for one that is not accustomed to fly.”

Aira held tight during the flight, trying not to look down. After awhile both of them were at a far away beach.

“You can relax now. You’re making to much pressure on my right wing.”

“Oh! Sorry. Thanks for the trip.”

“Nevermind. I just couldn’t stay quiet in a situation like that. I hate ignorant people.”

“What are you?”

“A vampire.”

Aira’s face turned to shock. She looked everywhere, but it was only sand and water. No place to escape.

“Do not worry. I had my thirst satisfied before our encounter. And I have no wish in your blood. You are far too pretty to be a mere food supply.”

“Thanks…I guess.” Aira had no right reply.

The sun had begun to rise over a hill top that could be seen from the beach where they stood.

Ithil transformed painfully into his human form again. Aira hold him to avoid him falling. He was wearing a long grey jacket, a white shirt underneath and black trousers.

“I appreciate that. Well at least we are stuck in this beach.”

“I’ll race you to the water.”

Aira ran towards the sea, observed by this new friend of hers, which had a joyful smile on his face.

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[Midnight Queen is a sexy female assassin name -Twin Blades ]
[Adopted by: Aex] [Avy/Sig : Josh][BA teacher: Aex] [Clan: Nayru] [BA Character: Airanárë | Ithilungwë]