MHD: The Darkness Within XIII - All Hail the Ancestor

Taka woke up to find the skies clear, the air tangy with moisture, and Lauren gone. He blinked and rubbed his eyes, but they weren't playing tricks on them. His Melynx companion was truly gone.

In a minute, Relcia had woken up and noticed the same thing. "She left," she said simply, voice heavy with disgust. "She must have left the Highland entirely. That earlier fight must have scared her off."

Ordinarily, Taka would never believe that his faithful Melynx friend would ever desert them, but under sway of the darkness as he was, he could certainly believe it now. After all, he would certainly desert his companions first chance he got in the interest of his own safety.

The small amount of light still locked within him struggled briefly, but then fell still.

MORE COMING SOON