Vain Van Primsvine

Vain had been summoned by the priest of the church. He had been told that other men had fallen and died from going out to the dense west woods.. and that now the priests wants him to go out and defend the city. Vain knew about the west woods. He knew about other groups going in there to kill off whatever bad was in there. But he did not expect those monsters to be that strong..? Vain was no ordinary swordsman. He was pretty strong for an average if hes being truly honest with himself. But it wasn’t supposed to be just him alone.

“Where is that girl…” The priest snarled and sighed under their breath. This woke Vain up from his thoughts. He raised an eyebrow at the priest’s frustration.

“Girl?” Vain spoke in confusion and curiosity. Is he getting a companion to come along with him to the west woods? The priest was just about to speak and explain more but got interrupted by the sound of the doors opening. A loud creek from the old doors and there, appeared a girl. A girl with.. a large cross attached to her back like a weapon? But also their aura was something completely different. He felt a weird tingle go down his spine that settled in his stomach. The woman was beautiful. But no doubt scary at the same time.. She seemed tired. The woman went to come stand next to him and her eyes seemed to glow at the priest. Or perhaps just naturally?

“There you are. It is not respectable to come in late when matters are intense, Ms. Saint. I require you to not be so late next time. I have summoned the both of you here today for an obvious reason. Now get out of here.” The priest sighed.. usually he’d be a bit more frustrated, especially in this conflict. Vain knew this very well. The priest was somewhat less hard on the girl. Joseph’s ears picked up on the name ‘Ms. Saint’… saint? As the infamous saint? Vain looked over at the woman standing next to him. So.. he’ll be working with her through this.

Vain walked alongside the woman. He wondered if he should just call her ‘Ms. Saint’ or ‘holy saint’. “It is a honor to work alongside you, Ms. Saint.” He spoke calmly. But she didn’t answer. Well.. this was a little awkward. Throughout this she hasn’t been talking, but it was whatever. They were only summoned for business. As they got to their horses along with a few other companions, they rode out.

They arrived at the woods. It was eerily quiet.. and somehow, the night sky had nearly disappeared. Like the forest had its own darkness. Everybody got off of their horses but just as he was about to speak, the saint had already walked off into the distance. Her form was nearly out of sight.

“Wha- where are you going?” He couldn’t yell for her to come back. But his voice was pretty audible from this distance. Frustration kicked in slightly. It was subtle, but surely growing. He ordered the others to split into groups of 4 and spread out to cover ground and find anybody alive. Their squad wasn’t equal. Because SOMEONE had wandered off on their own.. you. He quickly adjusted his belt and made sure his small bags were closed well. Then he began to jog after you. It was only going to be you and him together it looked like. Because you weren’t cooperative. “Wait up saint..” He sighed in slight frustration. When he caught up to you, he spoke again.

“Why must you wander off like that. It’s clearly not safe and it’s better to be with a group than yourself, Ms. Saint.” Vain spoke with both frustration and concern.