Dark Magic

[Cadmus Caliva]

Laan all the sudden was pulled foward. For the first time he had noticed something about the girl. She was very...well he couldn't place a word on it. The rain kept falling when she complained about the rain Laan created a small protective shield around them. He coudn't do anything about the wetness of the clothes though.

"Th--There." He said. "And I do not walk slow. Perhaps you walk to fast." He said jokingly.

[Robin]

Serenity crossed her arms, "I walk just fine, thank you very much."
She sounded serious but she had the slightest hint of a smile on her face.
"Atleast the rain slowed the pain of my bruises. They still hurt though."
She sighed, She was going to get tired and weak soon.

[Cadmus Caliva]

He looked to her bruises he wanted to ask where they came from. But would she even tell him. He looked around he was very tired, he wanted to set up camp. He stopped walking and looked around. He would have to catch up with Cadmus another day, he needed sleep now.

"Lets set up camp...I haven't slept in days."

[Robin]

Serenity stopped and smiled. She gingerly walked over to a large path of grass under a tree. She kneeled down and touched the ground. She closed her eyes and breathed in. As she breathed out, she opened her eyes and turned to look at Laan. She smiled sweetly and stood up.
"This is the perfect place. Not any real danger, the ground is good and less infected with bugs of any sort, and we have shade."
She smiled and sat near the tree leaning her back against it as she looked intently at Laan.

[Cadmus Caliva]

Laan looked over at the place she had picked. He dropped his pack off to the side and sat down beside her. Just for a second he closed his eyes and nodded in approval of the spot. He went for his bag and started going threw them for the food he had brought in the village. He turned to the girl and smiled. He pulled out some things to start making a stew.

[Robin]

Serenity looked at him for a moment then leaned back and closed her eyes. She sighed deeply. Her mind wandered about what her plans of action were for rejoining the resistance against her mother and father.
She gently touched her bruise and jumped at the sudden pain just a touch caused. She didn't want a repeat of what happened last time. She opened her eyes and huddled her knees closer to her face and rested her chin on them.

[Cadmus Caliva]

After fixing the things into a pan he summoned using magic he placed it over a open fire. He looked down at the girl as she seemed to recoil from the pain of a bruise. He watched as she placed her head on her knees. He pulled back his robes from his arms and looked at her.

"I'm not much of a healer but maybe I can help with those." He said.

[Robin]

Serenity nearly laughed, "These bruises were made with dark magic. I don't know if you could help with them. I can't even make the pain go away."
A tear rolled down her cheek. It had escaped from all the built up emotion inside her that she wouldn't release. She wanted revenge on her mother for using magic against her. She wanted revenge on her parents for leaving her abandoned in a dump only to be handed from abusive foster parent to a abusive foster parent.
She looked away from Laan and took a deep breath.

[Cadmus Caliva]

Laan looked at her. Dark Magic was deadly stuff anything damaged by it couldn't be healed by normal magic. He pulled out a cloth from his robe and handed it to her. He went back to the soup.

"So how did it happen." He then asked.

[Robin]

Serenity smiled and held the cloth in her hands. She touched it to the bruise on her leg and sighed.
"I was abandoned when I was little. I was put in foster care. Every foster parent I had was abusive so I ran away to find my real parents. They weren't any better."
She paused slightly, "My dad was an evil tyrant and my mom was a sorceress. They abandoned because they wanted an heir."
She sighed once more, "I joined the resistance against them. I finally got close enough to them but my mom blasted me with dark magic. Her powers were much stronger than mine. I didn't stand a chance. I was weakened badly."

[Cadmus Caliva]

Laan listened to the story as she told it. It seemed as if she had a harder life then most. He pulled off his robes to reveal a white shirt and white pants under it. He looked around and placed the robes on the ground.

"Thats a very sad story." He said. "Dark Magic is very dangerous you should be happy you made it out alive...That she didn't kill you."

[Robin]

Serenity merely chuckled, "I'm stronger than I look. She raised hand and it glowed black."
She looked at Laan, "I know all about Dark Magic and what it does to a person. I only use it when necessary."
She thought about her mother. She was so emotionless. She had no remorse whatsoever. Her hair was black and her eyes matched. Her dress was black and her lips were blood red. She shook her head.

[Cadmus Caliva]

"Be careful with Dark Magic...some say it uses you, and that you don't use it." He said.

the Stew had finally finished and he took some out. He could smell how good it was and passed some to Serenity. He smiled and started to eat it in a hurry. The ran had stopped once again but he decided to leave the shield up just encase.

[Robin]

Serenity finished eating her soup and yawned.
"I'm just a little tired, maybe."
Serenity managed a smile, "Being attacked by your mother is tiring thing apparently."
She chuckled.

[Cadmus Caliva]

"Yeah, and same here." He said.

He waved his hand over the ground and it became softer. He leaned his head against the tree and started to daze off.