Carnival of Chaos - Aneura Shivan
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Tsk tsk tsk, shouldn't have touched anything
The world fell into the color of fiery bloods and sick yellows, plastered over grainy whites that were carelessly painted upon grungy structures. It certainly was the carnival of nightmares, such that a child suffering from them could arrive here and fall into despair as if they were made true. Aneura kept her calm, already tip-toeing on the edge of breaking down into fear, beads of sweat clearly revealing such precariousness. She gripped her spear tighter and brought her shield closer to her side, eyes darting into those of the carnival's occupants, scanning for signs of malevolence. Of course, it was all around her, but a particular malevolence was what she sought. For now, it seemed they would not assail them, but given their nature and chaotic behavior, she wouldn't so easily loosen her stance.
I was waiting for you silly fools to go about touching things, an echoing voice spoke within her body, its every word like a surge of cold in just beneath her skin. Aneura glared and silenced the demon quickly. "Shut up!" she simply boomed, caring not for those around her. Already quite used to dealing with the infernal pest around others, Aneura had grown to remain just as stern as before the demon would speak to her, as if knowing she was not crazy, and trusting that those around her would simply ignore her apparent ramblings. If they asked, she would dismiss them. They didn't need to know, and she didn't want to explain.
"Welcome to the Carnival of Chaos, go to the inn and speak to he who commands obedience to learn your place in his pattern," the vile clown spoke.
“Can we at least play the dart and balloon game before we go first? I want a teddy bear,” Tristan joked. Aneura swiftly batted the flat of her spear head against his shoulder and gave an ironically chastising smile. Gazing about, she attempted to find immediate way for the inn, hoping the place to be within quick walking distance. No one knew how long they would remain unnoticed in the carnival's presence. It seemed as though one of the Whitemarch brothers had noticed before, and so she followed in line.
"Of course it's a trap," Aneura replied to Tristan, "but such was to be expected. Did we not read the letter sent to General Hanus? I can't imagine the Queen's Blades expect everything to be so easy," she grinned teasingly.