Rin part 2
While visiting Veronica and her family, Rin heard Tsunami's call. It was one of warning and urgency. Rushing into the water looking out to the horizon Rin saw the enormous wings of the Sakor'akai slayer. With his huge hunting spear in hand, we dove into the warm mating waters around the blessed island. Blood blossomed into the water as he swooped back up ready for another dive. Tsu met Rin and they races to the area. Standing atop the whale, she pulled her bow and fired arrow after arrow toward the Sakor'akai. Year of planning and waiting had readied her. A fortune had been spent on the items she now wielded to defeat her prey.
Since last they had met, he too had improved his arsenal. Scales of bronze and gold were draped around him to protect him, bones daggers adorned his belt, neck and head. The arrows pelted him but did not pierce his skin. Diving at her, finally an arrow drove into his shoulder having deflected off his bone crown, a shot Rin thought should have killed him. He crashed into her and Tsu. His spear tore into the whale and he latched onto Rin. Tsu, nearly killed from the incredible flurry of the dive withdrew and he lifted Rin out of the water.
Up they flew as Rin prayed for protection and stabbed at him with a dagger. Prepared for such an instance, her dagger was crafted to harm the slayer and each time to punched through the armor he winced. One final strike and his wings went limp. They plummeted towards the sea. "We go together." he mumbled. Rin again prayed for a spell to escape, but the slayer broke her casting. They hit the water with incredible speed.
She had no idea when it was, but Rin when it was cold. She was underwater, in utter darkness. For only a brief moment she thought she was dead. More likely another plane. When she heard a voice, she thought something else. Retsunagi, the eel creatures of the northern seas. By the end of a few weeks, she learned, as the Retsunagi seemed unconcerned about telling her, that they were paid to keep are imprisoned. They knew nothing of the slayer's whereabouts. They would not tell her the time, and in the darkness, it was impossible to keep track. Her prayers were sometimes answered, but those that would help her escape failed.
The time, years she assumed, was dull and cold. Prayer and her captures concern for keeping her alive kept her going. It was miserable, but not tortuous. It was clear that whoever had paid to keep her there wanted her alive and healthy enough. Daily, she called out to the whales, hoping for an answer. Some voiced their regret, but the home of the Retsunagi was a place the feared to go. She called upon the horde and called to the traveler, but they did not come. She feared they were dead, for nothing else she could perceive would keep them from her.
On occasion, she would have company in the cells near her, they were sailors and fishers. Sadly, they were kept alive to feed off of for only as long as their bodies would hold out giving blood to the Retsunagi. It was a sad state. One time, a Gree was put, unconscious, into the cell near her. Rin was intrigued and a but excited. The Retsunagi did not feast on Gree, so his reason for being here was be something else. News of the world and the date were the little facts that helped her get thought this.
She was shocked when the gree opened his eyes and she saw a glint of recognition. "Hello Rin, I have come to repay you." Ritvali slipped between the bars and unlocked her. "Quickly we go and I will deliver you to a friend." They swam quickly, with Ritvali carrying her along. Excitement and praying this was not a delusion raced in Rin's mind. That it was Ritvali and not someone else convinced her it was not a dream, for she would not have picked or guessed him as savior. Reaching the surface, her eyes took a long time to adjust to the light, but soon enough she saw the form of another Gree, an iceflow, and penguins.
Nezhek Unhebna awaited her and tended to her. Ritvali spoke, "The Guardian of the Tides has gone missing. Many of the crew are dead. The Traveler of the Seas travels no more. Tsu is out there somewhere. But you are alive Guardian Rin, and you have me and Nezhek to thank. Recover and remember, and I will meet you again." Ritvali dove into the water, leaving a pile of items which belonged to Rin.
The ice flow sailed north, where Rin could recover in peace.
Cleric 6 / Ranger 4 / Animal Guard 10