They walked back in silence. Sunny could simply whisk Rain away through the shadows, but she was not ready to return to the embrace of civilization just yet, so instead, they traveled through the ashen expanse of the hollowed out Hollows on foot.
It felt nice and nostalgic, reminding her of the long hikes back to Ravenheart they had often taken after her hunts. The pleasant sense of fatigue, the warm feeling of sharing her teacher's company, the pride and satisfaction of having slain a Nightmare Creature with her own mundane hands…
Times had been so much simpler back then.
Eventually, her brother stopped near the scorched remains of an ancient asura and gave it a little kick.
"Hmm. These ones are different from the asuras of Condemnation. I wonder what they were called."
He sighed.
