The Shadow Chosen had only been on the mission as support, all the Chosen knew that. The Gods had already taken care of the rift to the shadow realm, so they would not be needed to close a rift during the mission unlike all the other Chosen. That’s what made the decision so easy for the Gods. 

It was during their short lunch break that the Shadow God appeared to the group and informed them of the shocking news. The next Shadow Chosen had been born, it appeared the fates had something else entirely in store for the Shadow Chosen line. They weren’t meant to be out on this mission, no they were meant to still be in the city so that is where they returned. The mission had barely started and the group had already gone down one person, but they had no control over how fate and destiny acted so they would have to just adapt and continue on with the group they did have.
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[center][img]https://fontmeme.com/permalink/180208/45b015cc5336597a20d16f646b2093b3.png[/img][url=https://fontmeme.com/halloween-fonts/][img]https://fontmeme.com/permalink/180214/7f3e8bcdfc6b99ddc09b4c411faa401e.png[/img][/url][img]https://fontmeme.com/permalink/180208/45b015cc5336597a20d16f646b2093b3.png[/img][/center] Esmeray walked at the back of the group, a little ways up Osseus was trying to get Soleil’s attention as always but she paid her bone dragon no mind for the time being as he wasn’t hurting anyone. The pinkette thought back to the past days of travel and how they’ve been walking for a long time now. It was almost funny though because they were just walking in a direction in hopes of stumbling on one of these rifts, it wasn’t like they had ever been outside before, well… a few of them had… but not far enough to know anything about the lands beyond those just outside Haven’s walls.

They were the firsts to be walking out here since ancient times. So they didn’t know what awaited them with each step they took. But it was their job as the Chosen Ones to be the ones to explore the unknown and to take on the risky, deadly task of finding and closing these rifts. It was only a matter of time until they encountered something though.

Almost ironically, Esmeray was drawn from her thoughts by a sudden thick fog rolling in.  Her body immediately went into defensive mode, keeping her ears open for anything beyond what was visible to the group. It was when the howl was heard that she stopped with the rest of the group. When the creatures showed themselves Esmeray already knew they most likely couldn’t win a fight against these creatures but maybe just maybe if they showed they were a possible big threat… when the creature bent down and began to move its hand towards Ka’ora, Esme used her small size to move to be next to the woman holding her hand down by her side but ready to reach out and use her decay ability at any moment. 

What she wasn’t expecting was for the creature to suddenly stand and let out its call causing her to flinch from how loud it was, then the creatures began to walk and Ka’ora followed. It was a smart move, these creatures knew these lands plus they’d most likely be crushed if they stood still. It wasn’t until they began running that it became more dangerous for the group, wanting to do her part to help the group Esmeray whistled and Osseus was by her side almost immediately.

Grabbing onto his back Osseus began to grow in size just as she pulled herself up.  When she got onto his back he began to ascend up to a height more level with the creatures while staying just above the group. By the time he was full size the creatures were full on sprinting but they made sure to avoid Osseus thus avoiding the group who could not keep up with such big creatures. 

Looking back Esmeray realized not many creatures were left behind them and it wasn’t until she looked back down that she realized the group had exited the fog. Looking forward her eyes widened at the sight, it was beautiful. The water pouring out of the abandoned buildings and the greenery taking back what belonged to it. She had never seen anything like it, she could just stare at it for hours and she would have if Ka’ora shouting orders from below didn’t bring her attention back to her group. 

Before the pinkette even looked she felt a prickling sensation up her spine and knew what was happening. Quickly giving the command for Osseus to shrink and land they sped towards land. The sight Esmeray was greeted by as she jumped off Osseus’ back 7ft off the ground and landed with a roll was exactly what she expected. As she used the rolls momentum and continued running, the uneasy feeling that she got around zombies grew stronger as she got closer.

When she got to the main horde she jumped and with her momentum kicked a zombie in the chest knocking it back into a few others. Landing in the ankle deep water Esmeray slowly stood from the crouched position she landed in as she unhooked her bracelet with one hand letting it slip into her hand. Looking up she glared at the zombies as her eyes began to glow followed by her bracelet glowing and growing to its full chain-blade form. 

[color=AF4035][b]“There is not supposed to be such a thing as the undead.”[/b][/color] Esme growled out at the zombies near her, as one lept at her she back flipped and swung her blade slicing it in half. Catching the other blade so both blades were in her hands and the chain behind her.  Letting a few zombies charge her, the pinkette began punching and kicking the zombies, using her blade only for the finishing kill. It was no doubt that she could fight well in hand-to-hand just by watching her, unlike most chosen she couldn’t rely on her abilities to fight for her so Thann taught her to fight thus turning her into a fighting and killing machine with abilities as a plus.