In These Stone Walls

[Nex]

Nex glared at the castle that stood before him, all around there were minions building additions to the already tall and imposing fortress. He hated his father for being the ruler of all of this, but he quickly relinquished these thoughts, going against the warlords wishes would be suicide.

As he stepped into the fortress a minion rushed past him pushing him backwards in to another, soon both were headless and put aflame. When a proeliator saw the violence, not realizing who was the cause, he began to yell at the magnus, looking to the floor where the minions burning bodies lay, to the stony face of Nex who pulled the face off of the helpless demon and fed it to Serxe, who had just curled up around his leg. She ate the flesh with a happy expression and when she swallowed she let out a small passionate growl for her master, who proceeded to pet the hellhound with an armored gauntlet.

He soon shooed his companion away and continued to his destination. By the time he had reached his quarters it had been a long day and he was becoming tired he let out a long roar like yawn and settled himself into his intricate bed made of the finest stones in the Abyssus. As he settled he quickly morphed into his true form. Serxe entered the room through her secret entrance at the top of the room and also settled down to sleep.

Suddenly Nex awoke. He sat up in his bed, morphing to his true form as he did and put his naked fist to his chin. He looked down at his unarmored body to gaze shortly at his muscular body. He raised his hand to his chin once again to think. His armor returned to his naked body as he stood up to step out of his chamber. Alarmed, Serxe looked up at Nex, but settled back down as she was too tired to follow him out.

Nex stepped out of his chambers and then out of the fortress. He walked across the hot, stony ground and fell to his knees. Punching craters into the ground, he screamed.

[Xing]

Xing yawned as she lay in the tree in front of the warlord's fortress. She had been requested there several time and had come several times, yet at that moment, she was simply there to be there. Like almost always, she remained in her human form that resembled something of a teen-aged girl mostly out of habit.

Bah so much work and then no work..... she sighed to herself thinking of several contracts she had made in the last few days. Humans were stupid creatures, it seemed. And now I'm bored.....merph... In the back of her mind and away form the childish front that Xing used in all instances even with the front of her thoughts, the darker calculating Xing was irritated at not having enough. She wanted more souls, yet that meant going into human lands which was annoying to say the least of it.

Xing rolled over on the branch and then caught sight of Nex. Blinking slowly, she tried to remember who Nex was... After a moment, however, the thought hit her. Ohhhh Nex! Of course! the demon quickly sat up on the tree and then jumped straight off the tree walking over now with an easy smile on her face.

[Nex]

Nex stood up silently and looked over to the smiling Altus. He stepped towards her and offered the best smile he could, but soon his face returned to his blank stony stare. He observed Xing carefully, meaning to find her faults and weaknesses in case he may have to exploit them eventually. After he finished observing her Nex looked up to see a smile still plastered across the demon's face. This lightened his spirits. "Why do you come to me at such a late hour?" asked the magnus not expecting an answer. He once again looked at the Altus. "Why," he thought "is she smiling at me?" He looked at her closely once more. He knew that nobody liked him. They were always either too afraid to speak to him or thought him to be a pompous self inflamed idiot. This one was different, she could help him with his plan. He could tell by her constant movement and lightheartedness that she would be the ideal partner for him to carry out his plan with. "Have you ever heard of a death squad Xing?" he asked.....

[Xing]

"Why do you come to me at such a late hour?" Xing smiled and said nothing. Even if she had had a thought of what to say, she wouldn't have stated it. No, Better to wait and see what else came. "Have you ever heard of a death squad Xing?" Ah there we go~ Yes she could work with this quit well. "Why hello, my lord, how are you?" the demon smiled as she had before. "And no I have not heard of the death squad. Would you care to enlighten me, Lord Nex?" She was respectful to the higher ups, and hey why not? They kept her from having to work in the military or something of that annoying matter.

[Nex]

"A death squad Xing," he noted the improper context she had put for the word, "Is a group of people, who joined together can reign terror on the battlefield through killing and harvesting as many enemies we can privately." "Now Xing," He spoke softly, "I know for a fact you want to cause as much death and decay as you possibly can.... am I correct in saying that?.... but Xing I also know you don't want to be included in military while doing so." He stared her down and the attempted smile on his face was soon replaced by a more sinister smirk. He continued to stare at her and spoke once more. "For you and I Xing, a death squad would be a perfect ideal... we could join together a group of us and split the kills equally satisfying our thirst for blood, what do you say Altus? Are you with me?"

[Xing]

Xing blinked rather slowly after the explication was finished, yet a rather cynical smile seemed to come and go on the face of the demon as the thoughts of what this could possibly mean in the end of it all. Well now... was he starting a deal or something of the like? A contract with another demon or simply just..... Ah damn my facade is cracking....better fix that heh..... Xing found her face once again in the rare smirk that signaled something far beneath her facade. She quickly whipped up an easy smile once more as though the other hand not been there, but being what Nex was, Xing highly doubted that he had not noticed the change. Well.. no matter for now....

"But of course~ we're made to kill," Xing grinned rubbing the back of her head and faking a rather childish smile. "And ya... the military is sooooo boring..They never have any fun....." She brought up two index fingers and then shoved down the corners of her mouth into a fully fledged frown. By fun... she meant killing of course... yet not in the style that the military seemed to impose. No... she was a Reaper after all... she loved watching her victims suffer as the contract slowly suffocated them....There was no fun in simply chopping to bits... at least for Xing.

After that, she was quiet for a moment and released her fingers from the frown that quickly reverted back into a smile as though it had simply been some sort of rubber band stretched down and returning to its true form. "And... hm..." she said seeming to take on a rather peculiar look of one who is obviously thinking. However, this face faded in an instant and she giggled a bit. "Sure~! Sounds like fun," she grinned feeling the facade shift ever so slightly once more.

[Nex]

"Good." his face shifted into a brutal smile and he turned to go off.... Then he turned around as if he was forgetting something. His face returned to a stony glare and he stared down the Altus once more, making sure that she would be proper to carry out his plans. "One more thing," he called "make sure you don't tell anyone about our little secret, especially father..... we wouldn't want anyone seeing that we do not feast as we deserve..... oh and meet me on the battlefield.... the cross roads.... I know that there is a human caravan crossing it in the morning. If we are lucky we would not only feast on them but their goods would be spoiled, forcing the citizens of the kingdom to leave their walls. A perfect time to strike if you ask me. What say you Xing?"

[Xing]

The Altus put a finger to her lips and smiled easily. "A secret is easy to keep~" she grinned turning her head to one side. "And of course I'll be there. Where else would I be heh..." She thought for a moment and then appeared almost bored for half a second. "Anything else.... would be boring." she finished. "Are you leaving now, Lord Nex?" she smiled once more still not moving in case there were extra orders.

[Nex]

"Yes Xing," he smiled. "I should really get some rest. I have a busy day tomorrow of course." He turned towards her, standing a few yards away and his face reverted to its normal state. He then morphed into his true form, an imposing dragon, who made the fortress look like a minions pitiful dwelling."And Xing," he knew what she was thinking, he found her easy to read,"what I give you are not orders, merely suggestions." He then flapped his wings causing the the earth around Xing to shake. His angry face seemed to smile as he looked once more at Xing. Suddenly Serxe rushed out of the castle onto Nex's back and he took off into the night sky. He flew powerfully and it was sight like no other. Soon Nex was disappeared into the dark and fiery demonic horizon.

[Xing]

Well that was certainly interesting... Suggestions were fun too~ As she watched the shift into the real form, Xing felt a sudden rush of exhilaration that came and went in a heart beat. As she watched him fly off, the Altus turned and formed a scythe in her hand rather easily. Hello there dear friend.... she played the childish part well even in her own mind. Looks like we'll get to play with a few more human soon heheh.... With that, Xing turned and watched the sky for a moment before starting onwards scythe in hand as she walked now quietly through the area.