"Wake up. Hey foolish demon, get up as ordered I have to train you before dawn." An irate voice called out into the darken room to the lump on the bed all curled up into a ball.

"Mind if you keep it down, unlike some I still wish to sleep." Off to the side, Gon sat slumped over in a chair trying in vain sleep.

"Why are you here lousy goblin?"

"Well I have to watch the fool as Lady Death had instructed, now if you-"

"No why are you still here rather than your own shabby shed you call home." There was no reply only silence and the sound of shuffling clothes then a clearing of voice until,

"Arent ou ere 'or the 'ool? Well there he ish now go 'nd take 'im, just dont orget me as well." He looked toward the balcony avoiding the serpent's eye. Realization and a lazy smirk found its way upon his face. He realized that the goblin had no way out of the tower despite being able to enter it; assuming that he wanted to show off not thinking about the consequences.

"I suppose you are correct so, I'll just take the lad and leave." He strode over to the dead-to-the-world sleeping form to carry him tucked under his arm, before stopping at the balcony doors. "Ah, but do not worry I won't disturb your precious sleep any longer so I wish you a good day after all he probably won't be here until nightfall." Preparing to jump from the ledge, the goblin latched onto his leg, "Now what did I just say, 'do not forget me' you idgit."

"What's that? Free fall until you fall off? Well, ok then." Hydra took one step off the balcony, with the two occupants, and started to fall head first towards the ground laughing at the screaming goblin. At one point, mid fall, he let the demon to slip from his grasp still sleeping unaware that he was going to kiss the ground.

Thud! Murni hit the ground, hard creating a small crater around his body. Fortunately, or rather unfortunately, he woke curling in himself as pain coursed through his body his mouth opened in a silent scream. A moment later, the other two joined him on the ground. Hydra landed on his feet while Gon had let go some point during the fall, fell face first.

"Hey looks who's up, now training can begin. Oh by the way, just because you can't feel pain brought on by others doesn't mean objects can't hurt. Now get up before I drag you until your arm rips off." With that said he crept closer to loom over crumpled mess that was Murni. Slowly, stumbling at first, he crawled into a weak stance and stared into Hydra's dark eyes. Smirking Hydra turned away calling over his shoulder, "We shall begin your training with a short run around her mistress' home." He took off with a bolt not even waiting to check to see if he had followed. Sparing the still stuck goblin huffing up a storm a glance, he took off as well following behind the red reptilian.

Although he is remarkably weaker than your average demon, he is still a demon and of noble blood nonetheless so, he was able to catch up but only to where he could still follow the reptilian from a distance. Still somewhat sore from the fall, he ran clumsy almost tripping over a rock every few steps. The realm only just now to lighten with dawn revealed how lively everything seemed to be, considering that this is the realm where Death rules over all its occupants (dead or alive) it was a remarkable sight to see. Unfortunately Murni didn't have the luxury of seeing the landscape as he sped past all of it, trying to keep up with the humanoid reptilian such a sight, as he wondered just how large the castle seemed to be.

It came as a shock to Murni, that Moat Nona's so called home was far grander than any mansion and even castles he had ever seen. Stretching over many acres of land and standing proudly touching the sky, blocking out the rising sun. They weren't even halfway when he started to feel weak. At the back of his mind a fleeting thought questioned how he could feel pain? Tired? And...Hunger? Atlas it was no more than a mere fleeing thought as he spied what appeared to be a water fountain. On instinct he forego following one of the eight hydras and dived right in the welcoming water when all of a sudden his world of vision turned side. 

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"What in the holy realms are you doing!?" an unknown voice screeched into my ear with a hint of worry in their voice. Although my face is pressed into the ground, I could tell that the person on me was small and slim, probably female based on their voice. Turning my head, I saw it was indeed a female, a young girl to be precise about in their teen years nearing her marrying age. Though she wore some odd clothes and looked different from any I have even seen before, she did have a sense of beauty to her. Short black hair framing her soft round face with piercing eyes that seem to see right through me as face her face is coveted into worriedness. Her clothes were another matter entirely, it seemed to be a dress tied around the mid-section and appeared to be a gossamer piece. It was unlike I have ever seen before. I started to notice that even though she was on me, I felt no weight. Dragging my eyes downwards, her body began to be transparent from the knees down. 

Seeing where I was staring at she quickly got off of me almost embarrassed by her actions earlier fidgeting trying to think of something to say. When she finally worked up the courage to say something I was already in sitting position as a loud booming voice shot through the air.

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"Knave! Where did you run off to?! I'll tear you apart and throw you in a river a salt making you wish you didn't exist if you don't come face me right now!" Hydra beyond furious that the frail demon even dared to disobey and abandon the training only grew his already distain for Murni. Retracing his steps he caught sight of his, soon-to-be-suffering, student talking to someone. Seemly sense his presence the youngling locked eyes with him, eyes widen in fear before he turned back to pardon ways with the other person.

Hydra stormed his way towards the two near the fountain with irritation ripping off his form. "Perhaps, I was too lenient with you so, how about I make you run until you collapse and still make you run until the sun goes down. To hell with the others, they're me and as such I don't care! Better start running or.... Lady Shemi?"

Upon his fury filled march, Hydra neglected to notice the person standing by the demon near the fountain and the being by it. Lady Shemi was not unlike any other rather compared to others, she is by far the less interesting when compared to someone like Hydra. However it was her swore duty to the realm that graced her with such a title and respect that not a single soul dares defy her, she was the Seeker of Souls and a Necromancer. The mere title alone granted her with more power than most believes she deserves. She was a necromancer who obeyed Death in return for souls and dead beings, for proof of her loyalty she gathered and judged beings close to death before ending their existence and dragging them into the realm.

A pleased smile found itself upon her lips and eyes glimmered with amusement at the reptilian's shocked face before, turning back to the fidgety demon beside her. "I apologize that I had purposely knocked you down upon our first meeting. I had assumed that the ever so loyal serpents had informed you that there are some areas that are prohibited for safety measures; I hope you can understand." She stated calmly leaving no room to object her statement, even as her eyes seemed to flash towards Hydra as she spoke with conviction as she debased him based of past errors. With that said, she turned back towards the youngling before bowing to excusing herself and bid him good tidings and a promise of meeting once more before striding towards the fountain and disappearing before their eyes.

Murni hurried his way down the worn path back towards his instructor with dread in each step. Hydra stood tall, arms crossed, legs apart, dark eyes glowering into his very being, his red scales matching his anger with the rising sun behind him appearing ready to tear his disobedient student apart. After a severe punishment and ramblings about how one should respect and listen to their instructors when told, Hydra dragged Murni towards the entrance of the castle to a waiting Gon tapping his foot impatiently as he saw their arrival. Still angered from earlier events, he glared at the reptilian before turning away and leading them to a wide open room filled with various things both large and small and in the center a lone chair faced a long wooden table littered with weapons ranging blades to firing projectiles and some he couldn't identify. At this point the Hydra who came with them walked behind the table just standing appearing to expect something to pop up; as well did Gon.

"Um... what are we doing here? Isn't there supposed to be another you to teach me something?" At this point Murni too looked around trying to see if the creature lurked near by or completely forgot about him. Unbeknownst to him a bright figure sneaked across the room, only those with a keen eye would be able to spot the subtle changes that occurred here and there. Still obvious to the movement in the room, Murni was caught off guard when he felt something against his neck and restrained in one fluid motion.

"Heya! Nice to meet you fool, though if you weren't already dead I would've slit your throat and-" The excited white reptilian sped talked to the restrained demon until the red version of himself pulled him apart interrupting his talk.

"Enough, we both know given the chance I would have killed him already for annoying me." His gruff voice sent a shiver down Murni's spine as Gon just sighs at the Hydras' actions deciding to leave now that the demon is with the two secretly happy that it wasn't him this time.

Just before he could make it to the door, a streak of white passed him and stopped at the entrance standing proudly with an evil glint in his eyes. Noticing this, Gon made to dive past his legs only to be caught and hung upside down by his leg staring up at the white Hydra.

"Now where do you think you are going? As Kiron of this room, I decide when you leave and what you do; won't that be fun?" With a kick in his step, he walked towards the room still holding the struggling goblin in his grasp before dropping him on the desk. Slowly he brought an old dagger from the table and threw it to a random spot on the opposing wall. Grinning as if he had just made an achievement, he began to approach the red version of himself and grabbed his hand starring into his eyes before blinking away with a mischievous glint in eyes as a plan began to unfold in his mind.  

"So I see from memory that, you don't like to follow orders and got us in trouble. Tsk tsk, well that just won't do, a proper punishment should be more... entertaining for the one giving the punishment. Now I wonder what I should give since you have been pushed to the point of collapse," tapping his mouth he gave the room a brief once-over before turning back to Murni. "I know, it will be simple but fun (for me), all you have to do is retrieve that dagger that I threw and return it to me, sounds simple right." His kind eyes twinkled before moving to the side where a lever held and pulled it down with much gusto. There was silence when the sound of tired worn gears started to moan in protest as the very floor and walls itself started to shift around. The desk remained as the only stable structure with both goblin and demon holding on for dear life as the room trembled closing the only way out before turning pitch black. Everything stilled deafening the two figures on the desk with silence when fire hung from a chandelier above casting shadows on every surface leaving only silhouettes of objects in the distance. 

Circling around them so silent that not even footsteps could be heard, had it not have been for his voice they would have thought they were alone. Murni turned to ask Gon his knowledge of this Hydra only to discover that he was alone. Looking around wide-eyed he didn't, couldn't see the figure of Hydra come up behind him. "Just because I'm white doesn't mean I'll be easy to spot." With one clawed hand Hydra grabbed the back Muni's head, tangling his talons into his hair to prevent escape and slammed his head into the desk repeatedly breaking the skin and drawing blood. He cracked the desk in the process and grinded Murni's forehead each time until a small pool of blood gathered, his face busted and bruised that he couldn't even blink the blood out of his eyes. Satisfied he finally released his hold, letting the demon crumble to the ground trying to stop the blood flow from the gash on his forehead and spitting blood out his mouth in vain. 

"In case you haven't figure it out, this room is in a different dimension meaning that I can physically harm you. This pain is nothing compared to the trouble you got us in, as for that hideous creature. My other-self took him when you weren't looking and using a transportation spell, so he won't squeal to that overpowered crazed mistress that her precious pet was harm this severely by her underling." Staring coldly at the writhing demon he clicked his tongue before pulling out a bottle and dumping its contents over Muni's form causing him to cry out as it burned his wound.

I don't know what's so special of him, yelping like a beast in pain because of a little cut. This little runt best be grateful that it's a healing potion instead of poison. Ah well best make nice and be a 'good little underling'.