He paused outside the door that would take him to his goal. He shuddered as he thought about what awaited him on the other side of the wooden door, but gathered his composure, checked his gear, his sword, even checking the blue shining stone of The Goddess who had brought him to this world. Seeing it shine brightly off of his platinum armor helped mustered up his resolve. He threw the door open, took a step into the large room at the uppermost tower of the castle and stopped in his tracks. The room had no windows, but there was plenty of light illuminating the grisly scene. Every inch of every wall was covered in the same shining Sigil of The Goddess he currently wore, the blue aquamarine glow leaving no detail hidden. In the center of the room was a ritual circle carved into the stone, filled with still fresh, glowing, red blood. Brightly enough to contrast with the Sigils, giving the floor a slight purple aura. At the other end of the room was the man he had come to battle, th
I walk up to the one story house with its meager front yard with a spring in my step. From its outward appearance I knew I wasn’t going to make any money off this visit, but I had done rather well for myself recently so that didn’t matter, the smile would be enough. I rapped on the thick wooden door and took a step back so that whoever answered wouldn’t be surprised by a stranger standing in their doorway. A woman, bright red hair pulled back into a bun, big blue eyes, rosy cheeks and a little polite thin smile, answered. She was a cute little thing, wearing a nice blue and white checkered sundress tightly wrapped around her lithe form thanks to a white apron tied around her tight. “Is this the home of a missus... Sullivan?” I ask politely, taking off my brimmed hat and placing it against my chest. I knew already who she was, I had been searching for her for a few weeks now. “Why yes.” she said with a smile. “I am her but I am afraid I just cannot afford whatever you are selli