[h3]Darius [url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/2798916]→[/url][/h3]	[@Laue]
	He didn't plan on stopping to examine John's freakish remains. The boy already learned from the events prior to that moment what John's body could do in the Cradle. Wasn't a pretty sight. So Darius turned his back on the body and kept walking. John could catch up on his own, but Darius was more focused on their goal. The shrine gradually disappeared from view as the teenager guided the bioengineer deeper into the specious, verdant forest. Darius remained withdrawn and vigilant on the path to the village from before.

	[i]Only a little further.[/i] As their location became more remote from the shrine, the boy thought of new ways to effectively retaliate defensively against John or any threat if he were ever so aggressed. If he wanted to survive, he would have to trust his instinct and be willing to kill when necessary. He had moral conflicts about the act of murder, but against the other nascent godlings Darius understood situations where it could not be avoided.

	They pressed closer to the edge of the woods and the clearing by the village. Recalling correctly, the brunet kept his eyes peeled for the scene of his death where there'd be some charring from the explosion and perhaps something more sinister or gut-churning.