Normal rules apply. I guess romance is fine if that's what you wanna do straight bi males

*he lands in front of her* hello darling~, what’s a thing like you doing in a place like this? *he grins*

Aliana: who are you

Just someone looking to help you is all *he grins*

Aliana: um ok...

Anyway, I heard you are interested dragon kind, are you not?

Aliana: the orb of dragon kind but yes

interesting… i know a lot about the orb actually, many stories i have been told

Aliana: you do?

mhmm! let’s say i have a rather… advanced knowledge

Aliana: wow!

though, there is one thing i never did get to learn… the location of the artifact. if i could find it, i could further study it

Aliana: I'll help you find it

Really? Oh, thank you so much human. This really means a lot to me *he grins, a hint of mischievousness in it*

Aliana: you're welcome*smiles*

Where might the orb of dragon kind be?

Aliana: based on what I read it's more than likely it's in a temple

Yes, I would assume the same. Where might this temple be?

aliana: good question

So, you don’t know either?

aliana: unfortunately nothing ive read has given me any information on where it might be

I think I have someone who might know *he grins and pulls out a small white mouse from his pocket*

Aliana: a mouse?

A messenger *he snaps and a price of paper appears in his hands. He write something on it with his claws and bribes it to the mouse. The letter disappears in its mouth then a new one reappears after a few seconds*

Aliana: what the-

*he opens it and rolls his eyes, writing something on the paper and giving it back to the mouse. The letter disappears and a new one re appears. He sighs as he reads it and mumbles* I was hoping this wouldn’t happen…

aliana: what wouldn't happen

*he turns back to her* my friend is coming to pay us a little visit… he should be here any second now

aliana: alright

*a red portal opens in front of him. Out steps another demon*
???: abbadon! You have been gone for three days on this assignment! Where the hell have you been?! *he notices you and smiles* oh, hello

Aliana: hello there

???: what might your name be?
Abbadon: leir please, we don’t have time for small talk. We need to find this orb
Leir: please, we have plenty of time

aliana: my name is aliana, sir

Leir: it is a pleasure to meet you aliana! My name is leir, and this is abaddon if he hasn’t introduced himself *he mumbles* which I’m sure he didn’t

aliana: it's nice to meet you both

*leir smiles and abaddon just rolls his eyes* can we PLEASE get to finding that damn orb now
Leir: of course! All we need to do is follow these simple instructions from the ancient ones *he pulls out a paper, clearly ripped out of a book, that is in another language* ah… I can’t read this…
Abaddon; *facepalm*

aliana: let me see i might be able to piece something together

*leir gives you the paper*
Abaddon: I don’t think you’re gonna be able to read this-

Aliana: as I said, I could piece something together

Abaddon: well, piece all you want
Leir: come on! Have some faith in her!

Aliana:*try's to read it*

*you can make out a few words “temple down north… west of bloody river… look for the great ones graves”*

Aliana: hm I think I have something

Leir: what is ir?

Aliana:*repeats to them what she read*

Abaddon: bloody river? Great ones grave?
Leir: hmmm… could it be referencing the raid on Callahan?

Aliana: maybe

Abaddon: nope nope nope nope nope nope I am NOT doing that
Leir: *he sighs* you know you gotta come
Abaddon: no way in hell your getting me to go there

Aliana: um, if you want the orb you kinda have to go there

Abaddon: screw the orb, I’m out of here *he spreads his wings and takes off*
Leir: don’t worry, he’ll come back. He has a… history with that place

Aliana: ok

Leir: so, shall we go?

Aliana: mhm

Great! *he claps his hands together* I know a short cut. Say, are you afraid of heights?

Aliana: no

Good *he picks you up and takes off into the sky* hang on tight!

Aliana: alright

*he would fly, the clouds seemingly zooming by. The world below blurs and when he lands, they stand facing the temple. He grimaced and shivered*

Aliana: that was fast

Yes, it is a power we demons have. Traveling miles in mere seconds. Sh-shall we go in?

Aliana: oh right, we should

Well, ladies first *he smiles sheepishly at you*

Aliana: alright*enters*

*he follows behind, his wings folded tightly. He looks around the temple. There was graffiti covering the walls and the floor was wet and mildewy*

Aliana:*starts looking for the orb*

I don’t like this place at all… *he looks around* so many people died here….

Aliana: oh....

My parents fought to live here, all that bloodshed for nothing… *he ran his fingers across the walls*

Aliana: I'm so sorry

It’s fine, i never really knew them anyway. Neither did Abby in that matter *he sighs then looks up at you and smiles* but for now, let’s focus on finding that orb

Aliana: oh right, I forgot that's why we were here

Do you have any clues that could help us at all? A secret message, a poem, anything?

Aliana: no, unfortunately

Leir: damn… *he looks up. There is a compass on the ceiling along with other strange artworks that have been graffitied over*

Aliana: hm *tries to understand what she can see*

*the pictures depict humans chasing demons away with torches and weapons, many of them laying on the ground and slaughtered. In one of the demons hand though, looks to be an orange ball*

aliana: that must be the orb...

*he would look up and see the painting* the orange thing? Are you sure? Aren’t orbs supposed to be like… bigger?

Aliana: I'm not sure but if this is the temple where it's kept I would assume that's it

Yeah, that would make sense. Well, let’s go find it! There should be a cellar somewhere…

Aliana: alright

Hmmm… *he examines the floor and walls* (tip: look under carpet*

Aliana:*does that*

*there is a brown trap door underneath the carpet with a silver handle with a cross carved into it* oh! You found it!

Aliana: *opens the trapdoor* I guess so

*he goes down the ladder into a damp, cold basement. A single light flickers on*

Aliana:*follows*

*he shivers* I don’t feel so good…

Aliana: it'll be fone

*he nods, hugging himself and looking around. There is a cooler and a chest in the basement*

aliana;*opens the chest*

*inside the chest is a crucifix, holy water, a wooden stake, and a silver dagger, along with a bible. Leir holds his stomach in pain and leans against the wall* c-close that please…

Aliana: ok *closes it*

*he takes a breath and clenched his jaw* sorry, that sort of stuff makes me sick…

Aliana: it's fine

*he clears his throat. He still seems uneasy* anyway, looks like we’re getting near the orb. It seems protected enough

Aliana: yeah..

*he takes a breath and runs his fingers through his hair* why do you wanna find it anyway?

Aliana: I wanted to learn more about it's power. And the books I have aren't really helping

I see… and what are you planning to do with it once we find it?

Aliana: study it

I mean, you know once you have the orb oye said a curse will be placed on you

Aliana: oh. Well it's fine I can deal with a curse

Yeah, I wouldn’t bet on it… one of my friends is dealing with a pretty nasty one right now. Stuck to him like glue

Aliana: I'm pretty sure I can deal with one

*he shrugs* whatever you say

Aliana: where could it be...

*he trails his hand across the wall. One of the bricks move a bit. He looks at it confused* hey, check this out

Aliana: *goes over to him*

*he takes the brick out. Inside is a gaping hole in the wall. It’s pitch black*

Aliana: eh it must've just been a lose brick

Loose*

*he sticks his hand through the hole* that goes back far…

Aliana: oh my

Hey, how strong are you?

Aliana: not very...

Do you possibly have a sledgehammer on you??

Aliana: no but I might be able to find something else that's heavy

That may work! *he breaks off a lead pipe and examines it* hmmm… maybe

Aliana: yeah I think that works

*he slams it against the wall as hard as he can. The bricks, already falling apart, break down and reveal a hole in the wall that leads down a dark hallway* woah…

Aliana: cool! A secret passage

Well, l-ladies first! *he gives you a nudge*

Aliana: ok *goes down the hallway*

*he runs into something* ah shit!-

Aliana: good job

*he mutters* shut up… *it is pitch black. After a while you hear a click and something whizz by your ear*

Aliana: oh jeez! We must've stepped on a pressure plate

Pressure plate?! You didn’t mention anything about pressure plates!!

Aliana: I didn't know there would be any but seeing as this is a secret passage it's not surprising that there's traps

*he grumbles, cautiously taking steps and cursing under his breath. You hear a click and a huge burst of flames would appear in front of you, singeing your hair

Aliana: holy- we have to be more careful

Agreed. I have an idea. What if I fly across the pressure plates with you?

Aliana: yeah that works

Well, hold on *you hear his wing flap. Suddenly, you are a few inches above the ground, being held up by your arms*

Aliana: thanks

No proble- *he would stumble mid air, accidentally dropping her and crashing*

Aliana: *hits her head on athe wall after she lads* owww

Are you okay??

Aliana: yeah just hit my head

Oh gosh, I am so sorry. I think I may have tripped a wire of something

Aliana: uh oh

*he freezes when he hears a click from behind him. GET DOWN!! *He would instantly tackle her to the ground, sucking out of the way. And array of arrows is shot at them. He would cover her, a few arrows piercing his wings*

Aliana: th-thank you

*he would nod a bit and clear his throat* no problem

Aliana: *smiles*

*he looks at his wings. There are two arrows in his left wing and three in his right* ah f**k…

Aliana: I can help you get those arrows out

Heh… yes please

Aliana: alright *takes the arrows out of his wings

*he would wince but Vite his lip, clenching his fists and jaw* f**k!! That hurt like shit…

Aliana: sorry

no no, it’s fine *he would fold his wings back and stand up* that’s definitely gonna leave a mark though…

Aliana: alright

*up ahead, there is light* looks like we’re almost at the end. I don’t know if I can fly the rest of the way

Aliana: alright well then let's just be careful

*he would nod slightly. You could see a bit clearer now. There are patterns on the floor. Some of the tiles have circles and the others have different symbols*

Aliana: avoid the ones with circles

*he would nod. the moment you step on one without a circle, a different attack would happen* hey uhhh, maybe we should stay on the circles?

Aliana: yeah let's try that

*he would carefully maneuver around the tiles. Some are close and others are a good distance apart*

Aliana:*does the same*

*they reach the end of the tiles to where it is just stone floor. In front of them are two doors, each looking the same*

Aliana: one of those has to be a trap

I have an idea *he pulls out a small albino gecko from his pocket. It would look up at them before leir sets him on the ground. He crawls under the left door and comes back out, nodding his head slightly*

Aliana:*opens the door on the left*

*there is a longer hallway behind the door, symbols on the walls and drawings everywhere*

Aliana: ready to do this again?

*he nods* you bet

aliana: good

My guess is, find the right tile and we find the next corridor

Aliana: smart

*he smiles and gives her a thumbs up* why thank you

Aliana: your welcome

*he examines the words in the light* hmm… well, this seems fairly easy. Just gotta *he presses one of the tiles. For a second nothing happens*

Aliana: I think that's the safe one

*there is a click and the floor beneath your feet opens. A trap door. Leir grabs your hand before you can fall, your legs dangling*

Aliana: I take that back

*he would smirk and pull her up just as the trap door closes*

Aliana: thanks

No problem. I know how fragile mortals can be

Aliana: that's good

No offense or anything, of course *he would look around the corridor* go***amn it, everything in here is written in a different language

Aliana: none taken

You wanna try another one?

aliana: yep

Go ahead. Knock yourself out

Aliana:*steps on another tile*

*this one, nothing happens at first again. After a few seconds there is a ticking sound and a rumble*

aliana: uh oh

*suddenly, the walls start to close in* oh shit!!

aliana: uh oh! thats a problem!

You don’t say!! *he would try to push the walls back. It doesn’t work* uhhh, uhhh, uhhh

Aliana:*panics*

Don’t worry! We can figure this ou- HOLY SHIT IS THAT A BALLOON?! *he would jump and press himself against the wall. Sure enough, there is a blue balloon*

Aliana: what the hell?

*the balloon floated closer to him. The walls continued to shrink. Leir is pre-occupied with the balloon. You start to feel helpless*

Aliana: uh..

Leir: how are you so calm about this?!

Aliana: I'm not calm, I'm just very good at hiding my panic apparently

*suddenly, something flys into the room and is stuck between the walls, stopping them temporarily. A red scythe. Suddenly, you hear abaddon a voice* you two good in there?