Risen .+. Ino

The silver miss walked along the dirt road, that soon grew into a stone floor. It was warm where the sun had been bathing and cool where the shade had embraced it. Her strides were long but slow as her shoulders rocked back and forth. She saw no need to rush, no need to be hasty. "First rule," She stared without even looking at Litharaz "You have to be calm, be patient, no need to rush to a death" She walked over a fallen pillar then entered a cave with an awkward entrance.. and an even more awkward inside.

Unlike most caves, this one's mouth was square.. almost a perfect square, with vines and tree roots growing over them like spider webs. The inside was ill lited and cold, and damp. But Risen moved through them as if nothing was wrong. She knew what they were, but only partially. They looked like the buildings in the alley ways, but slightly different and the stench of humans were far gone from the area.

As she passed through the hall, small circles of light decorated the floor from the tiny windows on the wall. One was different however. A dark figure stood in it's beam, but Risen walked right over it. However when Lith walked over it the shadow grew and engulfed the whole beam of light. A loud cry chirped fand the shadow began to move as Ino, the Egyptian Plover, dived from her resting spot and at the tiny pup.

Risen turned around, yet again to see the reaction of the pup. With a set smirk on her face as Ino tried her best to psyche the kid out. After his reaction ceased the plover turned and landed on Risen's back, Risen was staring at him and spoke in her usual monotone voice. "Are you ready for your first lesson?" She asked then walked toward the middle of the room, Doors and halls where every where, this was the largest room on the floor.

Ino jumped to the floor and turned toward the far end as Risen continued "This lesson will be a chase, You chase my messanger bird here, Ino. While doing so she will try to lead you over traps and pits, keep your eyes open as well as on her. It will train your speed and aware ness. Next test will push you to your limits, and have you making rash decisions. The third will be of courage... and the last...." She smirked and highlighted the word.. "Isolation" She smirked then remembered he was still a pup. " All of these will make you strong, stronger than any... Even the humans." She turned and walked to the side, Ino stretched her wings, Readying herself for flight. Risen lifted her head. "Ready! Set! GO!" She howled and just then the plover jumped and flapped her wings rushing away.

Litharaz

Don't waste your time on me you're already
The voice inside my head

The pup was eager to follow, trotting along behind Risen quite happily. Until of course she mentioned death. He stopped, but shook it from his mind. Dont be weak Lith..
He took a deep breath, and carried on, bounding to catch up with the wolfess.

They soon reached the mouth of the Temple. It looked strange, but Litharaz tried not to pay any attention to that. The American White Shepherd followed Risen through the square entrance, trying not to get tangled in any vines or roots.

The badly lit room was dark and Lith stuck out like a sore thumb. He trotted up to try and be next to Risen, just to feel safe, but she was moving a little too fast. He was about to pass through the beam when the shadow engulfed it. The pup looked up to see the bird dive at him. He gasped and began to back away, but then realised he was probably being observed and so he quickly growled and bared his tiny teeth at the bird. However the bird moved to rest on Risen, so the growling ceased. Yeah I guess I am. He followed Risen, still a bit shaken from the assualt, but he was gradually getting back into the "zone".

Risen soon stopped and turned to face Litharaz. The pup stopped in his tracks and listened intently. He nodded. As Risen began to move away and the bird prepared herself for flight, the pup took deep breaths and relaxed. The word "Go" took the pup by surprise. He glanced up at the bird who was already up and off. Cursing under his breath, Lith scrambled after the bird, trying his best to keep up and follow it. He was quite fast, but not too good with concentrating for long periods of time. This would indeed be a test for Litharaz.

L I T H A R A Z
POWER

Risen

Test 1:

Risen watched as both took to a dash down the main room. Ino not looking back, she was literally fleeing from Litharaz. Though every once in a while she would dip down and let her thin feet skid across the ground to lay her scent just incase she lost Lith visually. At the end of the room was a spiral stair case, she let herself glide down the steps and into the basement. Though she could only follow the light because of a birds natural blindness in dark. At the end of the basement she turned around and flew back up the stairs. If the pup didn’t pay attention to the stairs he could have tripped down or struggled and slipped up. Again they were back in the main room, though she now aimed for the other stair case. She weaved through halls and rooms, then found the stair case and flew up them again. Flying around the full room, she made her way into Risen’s “room”. Then without warning, on the balcony, she flew over one ledge and back over. Lith would have to jump 2 feet to get to the other side. A foot between the support beams. The drop was at least 8 - 10 feet down, plus a steep decline. After the bird went through that obstacle she flew back down the stairs, through the halls once again to Risen. Where Risen waited patiently for Litharaz. Ino rested tiredly on Risen’s back.

Test 2:

Vicious and Tyrant come into the temple. Tyrant was a large 180 pound black wolf with crimson orbs, A flap of skin hung limp from his face where a flesh wound was only days old. Blood was clotting on top of his muzzle but the sight was still gruesome. Vicious was a large 200 pound gray wolf with a missing eye, his body is littered with scars including one around the top of his neck that is in the middle of healing.

Both tower over Risen and are ready for their duty. As Risen gives the word, Both take after Litharaz. They will both snap at him if he falls behind, only enough to cause pain and some bleeding, they wont handicap him, but Litharaz hasn't been told this.. All the pup has been told "Run for your life!" A quivering snarl called out to scare the pup.

If the pup could make it back to Risen, the test would be over. Vicious and Tyrant are not going to let him get back too easily.

Test 3:

After the first two tests, Litharaz is placed inside a large wine vase with no water and no food. He is to sit with himself in total isolation for 24 hours. The only words spoken to him are by Risen ."This barrel is visited by demons.. you'll hear them in your head, they will try to get you to go mad. Crazy and tell you to kill yourself... You must fight them. Ta-ta" And he is left in the basement until the moon is seen once again.

There are no demons in the vase, but to one who is isolated, the thoughts may come and one could think demons are talking to them. Kind of halucinate.