Inside the cracks and hole was the trademark ominous red glow associated with Grimm. In the center of it's "head" was a hole with cracks splintering off the sides down to the edges of the helmet like growth. A bone like mass covered the beasts entire head, coming to a point towards it's front with no gaps for ears, nose or a mouth. But it's face was where the Grimm truly stood out, mainly because it didn't really have one. On their backs were a pair of insect like wings fluttering slightly with each step. It's three fingered hands ended in foot long claws, the spines on it's back curved downward, and it's black hide was covered mostly in scales with patches of black fur sticking out in places. They were about the size of an average Beowolf, a Grimm Oreonna was more than familiar with from her time at Signal, but this creature was different in several key ways. Sure enough, a group of three monsters stepped out from around the corner. Oreonna thought to herself as she brought up Symphonic Discord in front of her. For a moment she thought it was some of her fellow students, but as the trio got closer there was a low buzzing noise coming from them. She didn't get far before Oreonna froze in place, her tail going still and the cat ears on the top of her head twitching as they picked up a sound. Oreonna could make out a few different paths leading off into other chambers of the catacombs, and with no sign of any of her classmates or any hints as to where her objective was, the cat faunus shrugged and started walking down the nearest pathway, her weapons at the ready. There were torches like there had been above, but there was a lot less of them in this abyss. Pillars and abandoned temples littered the area, the signs of the lost civilization gave off a haunting vibe as her pink eyes observed them. The cave she'd fallen into was massive with all sorts of dilapidated ancient ruins around her. This turned out to be slightly more difficult once Oreonna took in her surroundings for the first time. Her destination was above, it was just a matter of finding the right path leading up. But luckily she had no intention of falling into any more bottomless holes today. Moderation was always an issue she struggled with. The cat girl sighed, she was tapped out of wind dust now, she hadn't meant to use to use so much in her landing strategy. Oreonna looked at the dust storage device on her violins tuning pegs and saw the white colored chamber flashing quickly, and then it died out and faded to gray. But even with her enhanced sight, she could only make out an inky blackness above her. "Well, that's one way to get the blood pumping." she said as she craned her neck upwards, trying to identify where she'd fallen from. The cat faunus used the time to do a flip to get in a better landing position before falling the few additional yards to the ground, her aura cushioning any remaining damage she might have sustained from the fall.įinally on solid ground, Oreonna took a moment to calm herself. A burst of wind was sent out from the tip of her blade creating enough force beneath Oreonna to halt her momentum for a few moments in midair. She brought her sword back and waited until just the right moment before swinging downward with a yell of exertion. The cat faunus looked down and could just barely make out the rapidly approaching ground beneath her in the darkness. She needed a lot of dust for this idea to work, Oreonna played the song fast and furiously yet the melody was soft and calming and in an instant her sword began to glow with a white light. She placed the instrument/weapon to her chin and began to play. Oreonna quickly grabbed her violin shield off her back and her bow sword from her side. She needn't worry about the landing part yet, that would happen regardless, it's just a matter of how broken her legs were in the process. She was falling, obvious problem, so she needed to find a way to slow her decent. Oreonna panicked for a half second before those instincts that had developed from years of combat training kicked in and she started analyzing her situation. Before the young faunus mind could even begin to process the events of the last few seconds, she felt the smoothness of the slide disappear beneath her and the cat eared girl found herself falling once again. She didn't fall far before she landed on a slick surface (a slide of some kind!?) which sent her on several twists and turns seemingly meant to disorient her. Oreonna's enhanced hearing picked up the sounds of a few surprised screams from her classmates over the noise of wind rushing past her as she fell.
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