rock formations mix with the aroma of rotting vegetation, the hybrid being, part-human and part-fox deity, dropping down from a higher ledge with ease as others begin to secure the site. it hadn’t been abnormal for multiple vault personnel to be on site at a find of this kind– especially given the unknown nature of it. any texts related to the artifact that had been uncovered were vague about its power, merely alluding to something of a dark nature. but it had offered enough of a trail for the archeologist to follow. securing it before the cabal got their hands on it was the priority, figuring out the rest could come later.
“we’re on a timetable. malcolm wants this excavation completed by morning.” she suspected it was less malcolm and more the council but the facts remained the same. “let’s go, get a move on!” she ushers, prompting various people to move past her into the cave system and begin preparations. she’d found where the artifact was hidden, extracting it was another story.
a breath is released, soft steps taken as she makes her way outside and leans against one of their vehicles until senses ignite. within moments, body dissipates, a misty cloud in its wake as sydney reappears behind a man. except, there was something strange about him. he wasn’t what he appeared, just as she wasn’t. “want to tell me who you are and what you’re doing here?”
locating the artifact was easy; they had done all the heavy lifting for him by tracking it down. all ky had to do was watch, wait, and then obtain what was rightfully his when the time was right.
a waiting game where the stakes were high and he simply needed patience. to say it would have been easy would be an understatement. it never was when ky had to bide his time; simply lingering until the deed was done.
he thought getting into a closer proximity to the artifact would make things go far more quickly. that way, he could speed up the process, and get out of there before anyone realized what he’d done.
unfortunately, the thought of getting out of their quickly (with-out any outside interference) was thrown out the moment someone appeared behind him. interesting was one way to put it, but not exactly the best – still, he was going to be decent. it was the least he could do in this sort of situation.
“let’s say i’m here for that,” a gesture was made in the general direction of the artifact, “and while you may want to put up some resistance… i can assure you i have a valid claim to it’s ownership.”
Hellfirebound 