"Pick it up, let's keep going."

"What bu-"

She was already walking off. Deddoai groans and scoops the cat up, who did not fight him for control. He catches up to her, cradling the cat in his arms. So far this mission was turning out to suck, nothing but an empty city and a damn cat. Why the hell would a cat be here? He sighs audibly as they walk, looking up at their surroundings. The gold structures that glinted made him feel anxious, like this used to be some impressive kingdom wiped out by an unknown force. Then he shook his head, dismissing the childish thoughts. He looks back at Crystal. 

"If you're so worried about this thing turning into some kind of monster, let's just toss it off a bridge or something, does it really have to stay with us?" he asked, his boots echoing on the golden ground. They round a corner, Deddoai continually peering into buildings as he passes. He hops onto a ledge and starts to swing the cat around, trying to get a reaction out of it. The buildings whistle with loneliness. He stops a moment and stares at a giant hourglass, it's majesty overlooking the city, almost like a guardian. Deddoai hopped down form the ledge, racing to Crystal side, slowing down as they got to the base of the time device.

"It stays with us, just in case." she replied, walking up to the giant hourglass. There appeared to be a set of stairs next to it. They started up the winding stairs, the sound of wind whistling past them the higher they got. 

 "Don't you find it odd how selective the creator was? Wind, a cat and yet inside these buildings, there is nothing at all." she inquired, climbing the last of the steps through the roof. The sound of wind was so realistic, Deddoai swore he could feel it blowing at his flames. He peers over the edge of the roof, the cat becoming lighter in his grasp.

"Maybe the creator wanted a big battleground but didn't want to go too specific into the details. Like furniture and the like. Hey, do you think this fall will kill the cat? Seems pretty likely."

 He dangles the cat over the edge, waiting for an order to stop. But none comes. The cat just hangs there in his hands, looking at Deddoai. He sighs and pulls it back to his chest. He looks back towards crystal, who just seemed to be gazing at the sky, lost in thought. [i]I hate it when she gets like that[/i], thought Deddoai. [i]Nothing short of an artillery strike can get through to her.[/i] He sighs and holds the cat up, his eye sockets staring into its yellow eyes. 

"It [i]is[/i] odd, though. Just a random cat. What's your story?" he thinks a moment before sitting down tih the stupid thing, petting it. Worst mission on record so far, no fun whatsoever. Trekking through an abandoned golden city with a cat and no enemy to fight. Sighs again, looking about the golden city. Barren rooftops and towers...what a joke.

"Why doesn't this guy just come out and fight already? I'd love to tear this place up..."