Awakening

Nero was getting really sick of waking up, unsure of just how He had fallen ****, though, like the last time when His memories of events a rushed back into his mind only... unlike last time, he found himself quite comfortable, laying in a well lit, large room, decorated with colourful stones, a host of weaponry held up on wooden stands, many lights and fires burning to keep him warm and of course, He lay on a large rather comfortable bed of furs, the soft material helping him relax slightly despite being rather confused as to why He was here exactly "N-Nero?" He heard a soft, girlish tone speak, it's soothing and loving tone coming from right next to him, a voice that belonged to which He saw when He turned his head: Fiore, Her gentle smile, Her cute face and caring hands that caressed his face as the other pair wrapped around him in a benevolent embrace

"Fiore?" He said, wincing slightly as He felt her clutch at his bruised ribs, The Girl smiled at him, planting a few kisses on his cheek as He looked at Her curiously

"Oh, sweet Outsider, my beautiful outsider... I'm so happy You are well." She said sweetly, kissing his again on his other cheek, Nero found himself smiling back at her, she sounded exactly like He would have imagined, gentle and caring, He stroked her silver hair and lay back, inhaling

"So... the Cheif, she..." Fiore's eyes flew open, flying back and much to Nero's confusion, bowing her head before him in reverence

"I-I'm sorry, Nero is the Warwolf, P-Please forgive me, My Love... I mean, oh Great and mighty Warrior." She stammered, Nero considered her before chuckling "So that's what Vaako-Vollukar means, Warwolf, they were chanting for me, they just didn't realise." He thought

"Hey, come on now, You don't need to bow, or be so formal." He said,

Fiore shot up obediently, clearly unable to contain her excitement before exploding into joy and hugging him tightly again "You chose me, You chose me, I'm so happy!" She cried

"Chose You, for what?" He said, now completely lost again, Fiore pulled back looking into his eyes

"You chose me as a Mate Great Warrior, You did the Sex with me, filled me with Your sacred seed, that means that You want me as Mate, Yes?" She asked, almost a little afraid now, Nero raised an eyebrow, chuckling nervously, just what was He getting himself into now

"M-Mate, well that depends on what You mean by Mate, what does that... entail?" He asked, fuck that couldn't have sounded more robotic if He tried! but Fiore didn't seem to be upset, in fact she smiled

"Life-mate, You fill me with Your sacred seed, I become One of Your mates, stay by Your side always, fight with You, love with You, make babies... if You... um... want to," Fiore said, fluttering her eyes and giggling girlishly

"One of My mates?" He asked inquisitively, consequentially avoiding that babies comment, but still trying very hard not to insult Her, Fiore only nodded, however, though Her smile faded slightly

"Yes, Yours is the Seed that will save the World, You must have other Mates Great Warrior... like maybe, The Griff-Griff woman." She said, her voice becoming low at the mention of Griffin, Nero's eyebrows raised higher than ever, gritting his teeth slightly as He considered her words "The rest of our Hoard is honoured to Have You, Great Warrior after the others saw the Mark of the Sovereign on Your.. very nice chest, the Cheif welcomed me back, She even lets Griff-Griff feast with Her!" Fiore said with a giggle, touching his bare chest with two soft hands, Nero rubbed his chin, his head still hurt a little from learning the Litchen language and trying to piece together events was difficult with the throbbing

"So, I'm like, some kind of Hero or something now, because I had that mark on my chest?" He asked, Fiore's adorable face lit up like the sun

"More than Hero, sweet Nero... I mean, Great Warrior, You are the Chosen of the Sovereign, the God that created us, the greatest and most powerful who's blade will protect us and seed will save the world, The Warwolf!" She said, staring at him like He was her own personal Jesus Christ, well He was to her, He supposed. The sound of footsteps came from the tunnel exit, Nero's body reflexively flexing as He saw a figure emerge into the room.

As soon as the Cheif entered, Baj walking slightly behind Her, Neither wearing their masks He noticed, Fiore pounced back from him, bowing her head low for him once more as the two walked up to his bed. Nero had remembered the Cheif's face, Mature and Beautiful from before, but this was the first time that He had really gotten a look at Baj, and the sight of her might have been nice too, only... she wore a tight hide eyepatch over her left eye, right where her mask had splintered into it, Nero's chest sank, He really didn't mean to do that, although, she was still very pretty, just like Her sister and mother, a power about her smooth face, also tattooed on the left jaw, Her sharp cheeks bones, stern black lips and chocolate brown eyes that avoided Nero's gaze.

"Hila, Warwolf." The Cheif said in her powerful tone, Nero blinked, lips curling into a slight smile

"Hey..." He said, The Cheif didn't seem to acknowledge his awkwardness, in fact, she seemed to soften, her and Baj both fell elegantly to their knees, bowing their heads to Nero

"I.. I beg Your forgiveness Great Warwolf, Our treatment of You was wrong, we thought that the Chosen would be of our ilk, not Vermilico, but that is no excuse, I leave Myself and My Hoard at Your mercy." She said, sounding honestly apologetic, her head bowed low and her body completely still, very tense like she expected him to do something, Nero thought this was crazy, this was crazy, of all the crazy shit that had been going on, this was the motherfucking queen of Crazy _"oh my god... they're being serious aren't they?" _He thought looking down at them with uncertainty

"Oh, well, You don't have to bow, ladies," Nero said, watching as all three sat up, looking at him expectantly "So just to be clear, You think I'm like a Messiah or something because I have this Mark, so You're just surrendering to me... well alright then, I suppose, get lemons, make lemonade." He said, feeling strangely optimistic, now that He had the right end of the stick, The Cheif considered him curiously as He drummed his thigh in the thought of just what to do with this newfound recognition, even if it was a little confusing "So, um, Cheiftan Ulsa, w-what are my options?" He asked, Ulsa raised an eyebrow

"Options?" She said curiously, Nero nodded adamantly

"Yeah, like what would You do in My position, for example, You seem pretty level headed, so, what are My options?" He said, Ulsa blinked clearly surprised, though she did what Nero asked, thinking for a moment before speaking earnestly

"I would either Punish the one's who wronged me, with **** and battle, or maybe... I would spare them, have them pay for what they did in another way-"

"Well, that's an easy choice, Innit," Nero said, eyeing the three who all looked rather grim, He sighed, rubbing his eyes and shaking his head "Well I'm not gonna punish You with **** and Battle, what do You think I am a fucking maniac?" He said, shaking his head at them, wondering just what kind of culture these people had that You would just kill them, Jesus Christ...

"So You will spare us, Great Warrior?" Cheif Ulsa asked in a serious tone, Nero nodded

"Yeah, but... You do need to answer for the things You did, to Fiore, and Griffin." He said sternly, The Cheif bowed her head again

"Of course, Great Warrior, I will do anything to repent for what we have done, Anything... I have a great many offerings to make You if You would accept them?" Ulsa seemed humble, gentle and kind in these moments, it made Nero feel a little better, though Baj still refused to look at him, a deeply ashamed look on her face, Nero smiled at them all warmly

"Really, well that sounds great, only, do You think I could have some clothes first?" He asked, feeling very naked under the Mahogany brown covers, The Cheif smiled back at him, nodding gratefully as she snapped both of her fingers at Baj who quickly scrambled off to gather some clothes for him.

"If I may, Warwolf, the offerings?" The Chief spoke as Nero awkwardly let Baj dress him, in fine furs mind You, extremely soft hide sliding over his front and a cloth wrap on his legs and feet, a Black animal skin with long onyx hairs that shone in the light, tied tightly around his waist

"Yes, of course, go ahead." He said, casting his eyes to Ulsa who had poised herself sternly on a stool, Fiore looking dreamily up at him from her seat on the ground next to Her mother. Ulsa cast back her mixed mane, the red and white caressing each other for a moment as she looked at Nero with a look of reverence

"As repentance for our sins, I would like to extend my first offering, the offer of Bloodkinship of Cheiftan Ulsa." She spoke grandly, placing both of her left hands above her heart, Fiore and Baj looked up at her in surprise, like she had just offered Nero a 70 billion pounds, a brand new Bugatti Chiron and a night of midnight pleasure with every GoT actress He could think of, but of course, Nero just stared unsure of what that Entailed, luckily Ulsa seemed to notice this swiftly explaining:

"With our Bloodkinship, You would be considered Litch of greatest honour, sharing the command of the Chieftain, the right to come and go as pleases You and Your pick of as many Mates as is Your wish, a Role worthy of the Warwolf who would protect and bless us with the love of the great Sovereign." The Chief announced more than said, staring almost like she was afraid that Nero would refuse, Hell fuckin' naw he wasn't gonna refuse, That all sounded great

"Wow, thank You, I am Honoured, I'd love to be um... Bloodkin, with You." He said, chuckling nervously, Ulsa beamed at him, her lips swishing and eyes burning with what Nero thought might be desire, though it quickly passed as she continued

"The Second is half of our store of Gems and Gold, a tribute to Our great and powerful Warwolf..." She said graciously, Nero felt a little funny about this one, these people were tribal, if they had gold and gems then He didn't just want to steal it from them

"I... well..." He stammered, the Chief clearly sensed his apprehension, standing up and placing herself beside him, touching his arm with the now three Mysterian marks on them

"Do not fear Warwolf, My people have little use for such things, but I know that the Outside lands value them." She whispered so that Her daughters, Nero raised an eyebrow

"But... you must have some use for them?" Nero said, Ulsa smiled warmly at him, continuing to touch the soft skin of his bicep unconsciously

"You are kind, but no, Gold and Silver make pour armour and weapons, the land gives the Litch what we need to survive and with grace from the Sovereign our lands is plentiful in ways that no Outsider can understand, I beg that You take this gift, Great warrior," Ulsa spoke softly, Nero sighed

"Alright then, thank You, really," Nero said, returning her warm smile. Ulsa seemed to notice that she was caressing him, slipping back smoothly, raising her arms to each of her daughters, Nero looking at them both curiously, Fiore's loving eyes and Baj's turned face, ripe with shame

"My final gift to You is the fate of My children, Fioremika broke our laws in mating with You, disowned by our ilk, I... had **** but to leave her fate in the hands of the Sovereign in Karzkja, and by his grace, You protected Her, for which I am eternally grateful," Ulsa spoke earnestly, Fiore flushed, batting her eyelids at him like she had the world's biggest crush, Nero's mouth arced into a small smile "And Bajarineh... is one of the greatest Warriors of Our Hoard, loyal and strong, but... she disobeyed me in fighting You, and in the battle, Her Spear was broken, a Litch's greatest dishonour, she will be an outcast in the Red Sea's great wastes, a disgrace in the eyes of our people," Ulsa said, Baj was trembling, He hadn't seen Her afraid before, He didn't like it one bit "...Unless of course, she was welcomed back into the Hoard with the Blessing of the Warwolf." She added

"What, yeah of course I do, let Her back in!" Nero found himself commanding, strange, the fire inside of him continued to burn lightly inside, it gave him this kind of powerful flare, Ulsa and Fiore smiled, Baj looking him right in his eyes now, tears welling in them as she blinked

"W-What?" Baj said, Her voice soft but deep like warm butter, her eyes looking to her mother in disbelief, seeing her smile which made Baj seize up, collapsing at Nero's feet respectfully "Thank You, Great Warrior, Thank You... I beg Your forgiveness, thank You!" She said strongly, sniffing back tears as Nero held up his hands

"Hey, it's cool, no problem at all, I'm really sorry about Your eye, I really didn't mean to-"

"You were fearsome in battle great Warrior, it is an honour that I got to fight with You." She said, looking up to him with her one beautiful brown eye, Nero smiled at Her, Fiore noticed this, looking between them before standing suddenly

"A-And what of Me, Great Warwolf, d-do You wish for me to stay as well?" She said, sorrow brushing across her pretty face, Nero shrugged

"Well, if You want to, or... If the Chief is okay with it, You could stay with me, that's what Mates do right?" Nero said offhandedly, Fiore exploded with glee, rushing at him and embracing him sweetly

"Yes, Yes! I will stay with You, Fioremika will never leave Your side, not until You command me away, even then I will cling to You, I Promise, Great Warrior, I promise!" She cried, Nero, grinning nervously as Ulsa raised an eyebrow. Nero found himself feeling warm inside, the fires of his instinct churning passively in his gut, his soul strong but calm. The Cheif led Nero out of the tunnels, strolling slowly in the crystal, Fiore clutching Nero's arm the who lay until they emerged into the piercing Saphire of the coming Dusk.

The Litchen Valley was filled with its inhabitants all standing bellow the rockface where Nero and the others stood, so that a sea of Hundreds of thousands of masked Blood-orange skinned Litchen looked up at them, Nero swallowed, looking around the many Litchen to spot a Horned, red-skinned woman, grinning coyly at him from beside a campfire whose embers swept high into the air, Her long-bladed sword laid across her lap affectionately as she gave him a quick wink.

"Daughters and Sons of our Great Hoard, hear me!" Ulsa called out, her voice booming from next to him so that it echoed through the entire Valley, "The Whispers of the Elders have spoken true, the Son of our God has descended from the heavens, landing in the heart of the Sovereign's Eye, the place where all the Life in the world was Created, raise Your spears, Sing and dance in celebration, FOR THE WARWOLF HAS COME!" She cried, taking Nero's arm and raising it high, the crowd exploding with joy, small skirmishes of rampant celebration beginning, spreading and spreading until every Litchen in the Valley was dancing and spinning, raising their spears, and casting away their Masks, the coverings hurled high among the breeze, many orange faces painted with Joy, although Nero focused only on one thing in the crowd, watching Griffin waltz elegantly through the crowds towards the east tunnels in the rock face, turning Her head to glance back a Nero with a very "What are You Waiting for?" Look in her eyes, Nero felt oddly compelled to follow her, though shaking his head, he raised an eyebrow, weird, it was like... something was pulling him,

"Cheif Ulsa, I'm just going to Meet with Griffin, do You mind?" He asked respectfully, Ulsa shook her head waving him off

"Of course, I will be upon the Spire, preparing the Ritual of Kinship, I will need both of My Children's assistance if You please, I will send for you when it is time, Great Warrior." She said, eyeing him for a moment before clicking her fingers at Baj and Fiore, Nero nodded warmly as they move down the west path, Baj had to drag Fiore by the arm, otherwise, she'd kept staring dreamingly, though Nero eventually watched them disappear down the long hill.

Nero was bathed in adoration as He traversed through the Valley camp, many of the Litchen calling out to him, bowing and even singing for him as He nervously waved and thanked his way through to the East tunnels, as Nero entered, just as he wondered how He might find her, He heard a the sound of a beautiful humming, a perfectly practised tune that was... actually quite an ominous-sounding, hauntingly beautiful, Nero followed the song, listening to his way through the tunnels until He came to a wide-open room, completely stacked with weapons and armour "the Armoury?" He thought, following the large chamber in search of the close daunting tune.

Griffin sat on a stool, clutching something large and shiny in her hands, with an outfit on a stand behind her that Nero stared at with fascination "You can take a closer look if You like." Griffin whispered, her eyes focused on what He realised was an elegant silver Helmet. Nero stepped forward, passing Griffin to feast his eyes on the beautiful Outfit.

This was clearly a Warrior's garb, matching shirt and trousers of Iron grey were carefully wrapped with shiny silver round chainmail, a scaled Waistcoat, matched with the lightweight boots that were covered in thin segmented plates that gleamed in the light, many straps and Belts where buckled tightly to the waist, shoulders and arms, with hundreds of small sheath, Nero guessed that knives of some kind normally sat in them, Nero noticed the Right arm had a simple gauntlet leading to a fingerless white glove, but the Left side's arm was entirely covered in intricate plates of silver steel plates, the metal engraved with spiralling symbols, He wondered why this side was so well protected only for a moment, before looking at his own left arm where the Black Mysterian markings were etched "Do You have to protect them?"

But the true sight to behold was the tailed trenchcoat and Cloak, the former being stark white, made of a light but strong feeling scaled material, the chest rippled with engraved plates of silver steel, winding upward to form pauldrons that protected shoulder, Her high colour tipped with silver, the left inner side engraved with a beautiful bird symbol, The Cloak was also light, able to shroud the whole body in its silver fabric, streaks of royal blue climbing from the Cloak's bottom tassels "Woah... it's beautiful." He said, running his fingers across the coat, Griffin pushed her stool towards him as She stood, gesturing for him to sit, He did so, watching as she crouched next to him, pressing the Helmet into his hands.

This helmet was nothing like a Knight would wear, it was completely smooth, save for the spiralling etching that encircled the square eyeholes that each had lenses laid in them, the visor ended in a sharp, beak-like point and the top was a long dark blue feather of maybe 15 inches that made his fingers tingle "You are the Son of War." She said, flashing her coy smile at him once again, Nero raised his eyebrows as He felt the cold metal helmet in his hands

"let me guess, I'll save the world and spread my seed amongst the people?" He said, looking at the growing fire in her Azure eyes, Griffin tapped her thighs with her fingers staring quietly for a moment before folding her arms

"I get the impression that You don't quite understand the magnitude of what You are." Griffin said calmly, Nero eyed her suspiciously, watching her sink back into a crouch as she did nothing but stare at him with a piercing look "Your awakening of Animo was the most powerful I have ever seen, You learned one of the most complex languages in the world in less than a minute, that level of power does not come from nothing, only the Son of War, the chosen of the Red God, prophesied to liberate our world could summon the mere Volume of energy that it takes to use Mysteria like that, You are the One, and I Need Your Help, everyone who suffers under the Empire needs Your help." She said seriously, though she continued to smile, Nero pressed his lips together

"Look, I don't know why I'm here, I was just snatched up from everything I knew, none of it was good there, You know that, I told You, but You have to understand why this all feels just a little far fetched to me, right?" Nero spoke Honestly and Griff seemed to understand, nodding to herself while drumming her fingers again

"I can show You. I will gift You my memories, to show You the truth." Griffin said, pleading with her eyes, Nero took in a calming breath, nodding as He smiled weakly

"Is it gonna hurt?" He tested, Griffin's lips arched even wider, considering him fondly

"Only a little." Getting to her feet, Griff stood over Nero, He tried to not to flush as she placed herself on his lap "What's wrong, it's like You'd never been touched by a woman before?" She chuckled, placing her smooth hands fingertips on his face, running up his cheeks to his temples

"This is um... intimate." He said awkwardly, feeling the round of her breasts press against him as she pulled his head towards his, their horns interlocking gently for a moment as their foreheads touched

"Just relax, try to keep Your mind blank." Nero could feel her gentle breath as she spoke, her voice helping to relax him, though with Her pressed up against him like that it was hard to tame his imagination "Close Your Eyes, Deep breath, Mind blank." She instructed quietly, Nero letting his eyelid fall and releasing a cool breath.

Nero's Fire burned inside, the spiralling smoke rising higher and higher from within, touching every edge of his mind, curling around the folds in his brain, tempering his memory for transfer, He felt something like a cold wind sweep through the smoke, distorting it and changing it until the smoke began to engrave itself inside, the cool wind swiping, swishing and flicking like a pencil drawing a picture that rattled him to his core.

Images formed, dancing like an old fashioned movie reel, sounds echoing unnaturally gave voice to what He seeing, and what was He was seeing was beyond terrible. Mars was Ruled by an almighty ****: The Scarlet Empire, headed by the Dark and Mysterious Immortal Empress. The Empire, headed By the many Noble Houses that Served as the Empress' delegation and proxies, Old Vermilico Families that ruled over all 9 of the regions of the planet, but as grand as it looked, Nero was horrified to discover how the Empire ran things, walking on the backs of two classes of society, The Highborn, who the Empire subjugated and **** to servitude, and the Lowborn, second class citizens, slaves of the highest degree, beaten, ****, killed in service to their masters. Nero felt a raging boil in his guts, feeling, smelling , tasting, seeing, hearing all of Griffin's Memories of the Empire using the corpses of the entire world's population to rise to the top.

Nero found himself heavily breathing as they separated, his fingers wrapped tightly around her arms as a slight pain in the base of his horns cracked into his skull "You know, this is no way to handle a lady." Griffin whispered, Her face still extremely close to his, Nero realised his firm grip on her arms, releasing her and flushing as He expected her to pull away, but she remained for a while, Nero saw the wave patterns in her iris, they contasting hue of Baby blue on the inside with a ring of Azure around them

"This is going to sound really corny, but You have really beautiful eyes." He professed, Griffin giggled a little

"You're sweet." He thought she might kiss him and she did... on the cheek, very quickly before standing up and straightening out, Nero shot up to his feet also, trying to brush off the awkward moment as He briskly walked a few paces away, rubbing his neck and chuckling nervously to himself, still carrying Girfin's Helmet as She walked passed him to her outfit

"That was a lot... like... Holy shit, that's really what the Empire is like, Highborn aren't exactly highborn are they, glorified servants, allowed to live in servitude, it's bullshit! and the Lowborn, my god, they aren't even people to the Empire, less than nothing, How the fuck do they put up with it, why don't they fight back!" Nero spoke furiously, turning momentarily to see Griffin's bare-skinned back, the top of her Litchen outfit removed, the curve of her soft breasts barely visible, She grinned

"Don't You know it's rude to stare at a lady when she is getting dress, turn around." Griffin whispered, though Her eyes swirled with delight for a moment, "Turn, around please." She said, clearing Her throat, Nero blinked quickly turning away from her

"Right, sorry." He said more than a little awkwardly, flicking his nostril as he heard Her dressing behind him

"I'm glad that You understand, these people have been under the thumb of the Empire all of their lives, they know that they will be snuffed out as soon as they try anything, though... there are some who rebel, not that You could even call it rebellion, running off to hide from Empress' eyes, unsuccessfully most of the time, Lack of motivation, that's what I believe it is, something that You can definitely provide,"

"Your thinking of using My legend to push the People into rebellion, start a war against the Empire?" He asked brightly, Griffin cleared her throat

"Come and button this up for me." Nero turned to see Griffin in her tight trousers that extended into a bodysuit, the back's buttons open to reveal her smooth red shoulder blades and spine, He stepped towards her, his hands brushing her skin as He fastened her buttons, feeling Her eyes on him as the Suit stuck tightly but flexibly on her body

"Thank You." She said, reaching for the rest of her gear, taking an especially long time to bend for her boots, her round ass poking out as him as she continued to talk, as if she wasn't doing it at all "I'm not only counting on Your legend to Help kickstart the Revolution of Mars, with My help, I want You to Lead the Revelation of Mars." She said with a smile, standing straight to face him "If the legends are true, which we both know haven't failed us yet, then You will be the Most powerful Warrior in the world, One who wields all 8 Mysterian Glyphs, what we cool cats call an Omnis, a monster on the battlefield, a Leader, a friend... a lover, to all." She quickly added on at the end, slipping on her tailed coat and buckling the straps of her armour, she really looked like the real deal with it on, like something legendary

"So all of this just... comes naturally?" He asked, a little unsure if He could fill all those shoes with just his two feet, Griffin's hand lay on his shoulder, her fingertips moving smooth across the skin in a circular motion, it was strangely comforting

"Maybe some of it I'm sure, but know this, I will do everything in my power to assist You, work with me and together we will topple the Scarlet Empire, then, when there is peace, if You wish, we can find a way to send You home. What do You say, partners?" Griffin's voice was solemn in the great chamber, stood amongst blades and armour, the Azure embers in the Woman's eyes pulsing like gentle waves, Nero considered them for a moment, contemplating what was going through that head of his, though He had already come to his decision, locking arms with Griffin and smiling resolutely

"Partners." He said, their grip on each other's arms tightening, sealing a kind of wordless bond at that moment, in that dark Chamber, a Bond that would turn the tide on Mars and break the chains of War.

"Nero, Great Warwolf, Are You in here?" They heard a voice echo, watching as Fiore stumbled into the room, swaying and droopy, Nero didn't doubt for a minute that she had been drinking something alcoholic the way she cried out with Joy and shambled towards him, hugging him tightly as she rocked in place, having trouble standing up straight "Oh My sweet Warrior, I'm so happy I found You!" Fiore slurred, looking up at him with an intoxicated haze, chuckling nervously, Her held Fiore steady

"Hey Fiore, You alright there?" He asked, trying to keep her from slipping off her feet, she nodded however, grinning dozily at him

"Y-yes, I'm great... I had some Boora sap with some of the *Hiccup* Workers, it's sooo good!" Fiore erupted, jumping up to wrap her arms around his neck, Nero holding her up with surprise

"Easy there, Boora Sap must be pretty strong stuff!" Nero said with a slight laugh, Griffin chuckling just next to them

"No wonder she's so heavily debauched, Boora sap is heavy stuff, people drop dead drinking too much of that stuff!" Griffin said with an intrigued surprise, Fiore turned to Griffin, eyes narrowing slightly as she looked at her

"You... Evil Griff-Griff woman, wanting to steal My sweet Nero, fight me, Vermilico witch!" Fiore cried, rushing towards Griffin with her fists raised, naturally Griffin easily just stepped out of the outway, watching a Fiore tripped violently, flying forward towards a stack of extremely of jagged blades that looked about ready to mangle the cutie that was heading their way, time almost came to a complete halt, Nero's Instincts flaring as He almost naturally raised his arms, with a fantastic spark of crimson, Nero's guts exploded with furious intent _"Protect Her!" _His mind commanded the electrical burst of energy flowing from his mind, down through his arms and shooting out into the Stone, watching it writhe and warp at his command, the rock rising in front of Fiore, forming a smooth surface that caught her like his own hand, propping her body up where Griffin quickly grabbed her, holding her on her feet as the unnaturally warped stone freezing in place as if the strange formation had been cut that way naturally.

Nero felt the searing at his skin, the heat of having used his Mysteria... but, how the hell did He do that, since when was earthbending on the Tattoo magic agenda!? "By the Red god...." Griffin said in wonder, sitting Fiore down on the stool, observing the structure that Nero had just accidentally created, his Glyph's light fading as He joined her in looking at the structure "You... used The Creation Glyph instinctively... that's incredible!" Griffin said, grinning at him as He looked at his arm, looking at the same lightning bolt symbol on his arm

"That's the one I used to shock that monster, but... how did I move the stone like that?" He questioned, Griffin, pulled Fiore to Her feet, hugging them both close as she laughed with excitement

"Come on You two, We have a lot to talk about, haha!" Griffin laughed, pulling The two of them along, out of the dark sweeping tunnels, and into the night, the drums of celebration hammering under the stars.