"That will be one much needed break..." Allura mumbled more to herself than to Akira before focusing her attention to the problem at hand: They had managed to fall behind Hades and he wasn't responded to Akira's calls, not to mention the fact that there was something driving the angelic side of her crazy; that was never a good sign. As they finally arrived at the part of the corridor where it widened, they discovered that Hades had run into a Reaper. The angel could feel a chill run down her back as it spoke and she wondered just how powerful it was. However, it didn't look as if she nor Akira would be fighting the thing as Hades pushed the half demon through one of his portals, also telling her to go too. Knowing that it would be futile to protest, the girl nodded before stepping into the portal herself. Allura then looked back, watching as Hades began to fight the reaper for a moment before the portal closed completely, leaving nothing but a plain old wall in its place.
She turned away from the wall to look at Akira, trying to offer him a reassuring smile, but it was pretty hard to do considering the situation at hand. "Hey, don't worry. He seems to be capable of handling himself." The angel said, hoping that it would be enough to ease his mind for a while. They had other things to focus on at the moment that would require his full attention. "C'mon...he said that we should head north." It wouldn't be a good idea to idle around for too long, especially with the threat of reapers lurking around every corner. With that thought in mind, she began to head in the direction that she assumed was north though her doubts were soon pushed away as she felt the presence of evil energy growing the longer they walked.
In addition, the appearance of the corridor began to change as well. Smooth walls morphed into cobblestone walls with stones that were surprisingly neat and well placed. Allura figured that the creator of this particular part of the labyrinth took their job quite seriously. Occasionally, there would be a gap between two stones and the angel wasn't surprised to find them filled with the bones of some poor soul. However, it did make her wonder if the person had been buried down here and their bones were moved around or if they had actually died down here and their bones had been carelessly tossed into a hole in the wall. The corridor widened slightly as they kept moving forward until they began to hear some sinister chanting in a language that she could not recognize. "We're almost there..." Allura said as she grabbed her staff from her belt and held it firmly in her hands. She wanted to be ready for anything that may happen once they arrived at the necromancer's hideout. A few moments later, the end of the corridor could be seen and the angel paused to make sure that they were both ready to enter before stepping inside.
The first thing that the pair noticed was the smell: the room reeked of bodily excrement, blood, and who knows what else. It was strong enough to make Allura gag and she had to fight to keep from retching. It was dome shaped and could have easily been the size of a (very) small town. The walls were lined in the same stone that the corridor had been lined with but the floors here were much more interesting. Intricate designs had been drawn onto the floor with some sort of red liquid--probably blood, considering the circumstances--and tall metal torches had been strategically placed sparsely, giving the room an odd red tint. One could almost consider the necromancer's lair to be an amazing sight...if you took out the countless dead bodies, severed body parts, and freaky coffins laying around.
In the middle of the floor sat a figured clothed in red robes that pooled around him on the floor, looking as if he was sitting in a pool of his own blood. Allura assumed that he was the necromancer that they had been searching for. He definitely looked like a necromancer: his skin was extremely pale, as if he hadn't seen the light of day in a few decades and the angel was sure his skin would probably burn right off if the room was any brighter. Although the black hood of his cloak covered most of his head, she could clearly see his eyes, one of which was an odd milky color. He's probably blind in that eye... It was something that Allura definitely took note of though she wished that he was blind in the other eye too because she didn't like the way his gaze seemed to bore into their minds and souls. It was amazing how this one eye man was able to make her feel vulnerable and exposed just by looking at them! If that wasn't enough proof of his undeniable strength, the air around him was so thick with evil energy that the angel was sure that she could physically touch it.
"Ah, my guests are finally here...but I must say, I expected you two to arrive much earlier than this." His voice was deep and seemed to vibrate the air surrounding him as he spoke, and much to Allura's surprise, he sounded...bored.
