Group RP Blades of Eternity

Reku doesn't respond either, just keeping his eyes ahead. Once the reach the edge of town Reku commands his ice horse to stop. He dismounts it and looks around at the remains of Tethys.

It must have been a slaughter. Where there were once houses made of timber there were mountains of ash. The houses composed of stone and brick were not much better, the ruins of which were scattered across the area. A thick line of that black, oil-like substance they had seen before cut straight through the center of town, anything it touched dead and decayed. There was no one around, living or dead, no corpses or people hiding among the rubble. The entire place reeked of a lifeless, desolate feeling.

Reku stood still for several minutes, just taking in the destruction.

 

As Rio looks at Reku, she can see his eyes are watering. He doesn't answer her question, instead he takes a few steps forward, putting his hands around his mouth, and yells. "Ayla...AYLA! AYLA ARE YOU OUT THERE!?" He shouts, his voice pained with desperation. He yells a few times, practically pleading for her to be alright, but there is no response.

 

Reku appreciates the kind words from both of them, but still doesn't respond. He takes several deep breaths, trying to hold his composure from completely breaking, before dropping his pack. "...I'm gonna check what's left of the inn. If I don't find anything, I'm going to hold out hope she managed to flee to Galahad." He said, before starting to walk in the direction of the inn.

 

The ruins of Tethys don't give them much to look thru. As they walk over the remnants of the town, they can somewhat make out what some of the buildings are. Town hall, the local bar, foodstands, everything laid in ruin.

It didn't take long to find the remnants of the inn. A wooden sign lay on the ground next to the crumbled building, with VACANT written on it. The stone structure was torn apart, the walls crumbled down to barely two feet of stone in height. the wooden floor was smashed and missing planks, and any furniture there was in the area was completely non-existent. Reku started to look around the area, to try and find something, anything that would indicate Ayla's presence. Though try as he might, there doesn't seem to be anything of note.

 

"...Given the destruction, I highly doubt it." Reku said solemnly. His gaze shifted back and forth as he tried to see if there was anything of note, but still nothing. "Those people following the wielder of Chaos are like the reverse Eyes of Eternity, they're crazy about that Divine Blade and its holder."

Clearly upset at the lack of any signs of Ayla, Reku turns to head back to the town exit. "...We need to head to Galahad. If she got out, she would have fled to there."

 

"It was our backup plan in the event anything happened. Galahad is one of the safest places around, and possibly the only one that could hold the line against Chaos." Reku said, still looking a bit worried. Taking a second to shake his head, he approached the ice horses they had used to get to Tethys.

Looking up at the sky he could see the sun setting over the horizon, darkness covering the sky as the stars began to emerge. "If you two are willing we can book it straight to Galahad, or we can leave this place and find a spot to camp for the night."

 

"Probably. We've already done a lot today. That sound good to you, Aurora?" Reku asked, as he took a moment to mount his ice horse, naginata at the ready.

 

Reku agrees, igniting the blade of his naginata and whipping his horse to make it start moving. "Let's get some space from here. I'm sure we can find a good place to camp for the night." He said, as he took off, wanting to get some distance from Tethys.