Aaliyah simply hummed in acknowledgement to Imperia's words. She planned on perhaps giving it to someone, as the black panther she met earlier had said. Of course, she couldn't tell Imperia that, and so just pretended to agree. But as they went on, she began to feel nervous. "What is it that you have planned?" She already had a sneaking suspicion of what it was, and she was dreading the answer.


"Speech looks like this."
"Thoughts looks like this."

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Imperia chuckled lightly. "One day, these caves will be full of only the strong. It'll happen within time, if left alone. But if we kill the weak, then it will happen faster! The cave will be full of those who are strong, and rid of those who are weak. Everyone will know who we are, and they will praise us! Those who come may be told about us, and they will fear us. It is all we've ever wanted." They paused before the entrance to Pisces and turned to face Aaliyah, their grin only getting wider. It was a malicious grin, their sharp, pointy teeth clearly shown.

"Speech looks like this."
"Thoughts looks like this."

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Aaliyah lowered her ears. Of course. Imperia wanted to go and kill. And she knew she'd be forced to go along as well. When they turned to her, she looked up at them. She just nodded, to show that she would go along with her plan. She had no choice. One day, maybe she'll get away from them for good. But today will likely not be that day.

"Alright. When do we begin?" She tried to show that she was enthusiastic about it, but didn't know if she succeeded. "Being well known and feared may be what you want, Imperia, but it is not what I want."

"Speech looks like this."
"Thoughts looks like this."

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Imperia flicked their stubby tail. "We start as soon as we cross into Pisces and find somewhere to put that stone. If we see someone before then, we will attack and kill. Depending on the species and size of who we see, I will decide who will get the honors of the first kill. Or we may work together."

"Speech looks like this."
"Thoughts looks like this."

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Aaliyah hummed. "Alright. Any idea where I can put my stone once we get in?" She glanced toward the entrance. By this point, the water had risen to clear over her paws. She lifted one and shook the water off, which was pointless, but she didn't much care. It was starting to get tired holding the gem constantly in her mouth, as well as talking, so she decided not to talk anymore for the time being. Hopefully until she could set it down.

"Speech looks like this."
"Thoughts looks like this."

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"I'm sure we'll find somewhere. It must be getting tiring, carrying that stone." Imperia flicked an ear. They looked at Aaliyah for a moment, trying to gauge what they were feeling. With little success, they turned to the entrance of Pisces. "Now, come. It's time we started cleansing these caves of the weak." They stepped into the entrance and was almost immediately swallowed by darkness.

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"Speech looks like this."
"Thoughts looks like this."

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Aaliyah just nodded. When Imperia started to stare at her, she began to feel a little nervous. She wanted to shift from one paw to the next, but kept her paws firmly rooted to the ground. They couldn't know that she was nervous, perhaps a little scared. So they wiped their face clean of emotions and stared right back at them. Eventually, they turned away and entered Pisces. Breathing a sigh of relief, she followed after.

-exit Aaliyah-

"Speech looks like this."
"Thoughts looks like this."

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