[center][h2]The Journey Begins[/h2][/center]

[center][h3]~ Unknown Location ~[/h3][/center]

[center][i]Interacted with:[/i] [@ERode], [@Pyromania99][/center]

The magical tug-of-war ended in their victory. Albeit one that sent them tumbling to the ground, but a victory nonetheless! Nick was just happy that they avoided danger, even when he was lying down on the ground. There was something heavy on his chest, though. It was [u]Augusta[/u]. No surprise there, he was the one physically pulling her earlier after all. Having a beauty like her so close, elicited a slight blush from Nick but alas, he was taken.

She quickly got off though and the three got on their feet just in time to see the results of their efforts. The ground beneath and around the slab rumbled and cracked, splitting open as the snow covering it quickly melted and evaporated into the air. In its place came a black sludge that seeped from the cracks, bubbling up into a pool around the slab. The liquid soon rose, veins of it crawled atop the slab. Nick was a little horrified by the sight. Just what have they done?

The sludge began forming shapes once it was atop the slab. It first formed a stem then it gathered mass as it formed a huge ball or head over the stem. It almost looked like a flower, or perhaps it was one just not the usual kind. The bulb grew and grew until it blossomed open, releasing a creature in front of the three. With its purpose served, the sludge flower withered away and leaving only a few of its 'petals' behind.

Nick took a look at the creature. It was a black-furred puppy. No, demonic black-furred puppy dog. Look at those bloodthirsty eyes and that long snout full of jagged teeth. It was small though so it was still pretty cute but Nick was sure that if this thing grew up, it would be the stuff of nightmares.

[quote=Augusta?]"With that probably colossal thing out here, perhaps we should follow the dog inside? Just to make sure we don't get crushed under foot? Besides, Octavia there is much too adorable to mean anything bad. Doesn't she seem friendly?"[/quote]

"[color=skyblue]Yeah, we should get out of here.[/color]" Nick agreed with [u]Augusta[/u]. His danger sense was flaring up, but not from the demonic puppy. Rather, it was probably from that giant thing that [u]Isidore[/u] mentioned earlier. Still, there might be no danger from the puppy right now but Nick did not trust it just yet. "[color=skyblue]Hold on a second, did you already give that thing a name?[/color]"