Slowly the sun arose at the horizon and announced the new day. The warm rays heated the air to a cozy feeling and further drove away the night. Tia smiled as she looked up from the road they travelled on since several hours and realized the red light crawling over the horizon. Unlike her sister she never observed what her father was doing and therefore didn't knew much about the beauty of this world. Tia poked Marina in her side and pointed at the sun, still smiling broadly. The looks in the eyes of her elder sister though immediately wiped the smile off of her lips. Marina looked back rather annoyed at Tia and growled at her. "What is so interesting about the sun that you just have to annoy me like that?"

Tia shyly looked away. "I just..I am sorry.."

Marina sighed and closed her eyes for a few moments before she pointed at the horizon herself, unlike Tia her finger followed the direction of the road though. "Do you see that? Buildings. There has to be something useful there."

The two continued their journey towards the settlement, but Tia couldn't get her mind off of what just happened. Slowly she started to feel insulted by Marina, but then again she was too insecure to leave her and explore this world on her own. If she could show her though that she was not a dead weight that only slows her down she might stop being that hostile towards her own sister. But how she could achieve that? Just now she looked up and saw the buildings in the distance.

The map! If I bring it to her she will love me. She has to! But how can I get it?

Tia looked at Marina and then at the settlement again.

She'd have no problem at all to just leave me alone and go on her own. After all she is strong and doesn't fears anything at all.

Tia took a deap breath.

This is the only way I can win her favor. I don't want to, I am scared, but..I have to do it.

Again she took a deep breath. Tia closed her eyes and for a few minutes she focused soley on building up courage before finally rushing past Marina towards the settlement.

Marina's amber eyes followed her sister for a few seconds before ignoring her again. She didn't really cared what the brat was doing, she had her head focused on other things. Things like a strange feeling that was like an emptyness in her veins. More than once within the last few hours she failed to concentrate on planing her journey and instead felt forced to focus on this distraction. Every time she tried to get her thoughts back in line her own mind failed her.

Suddenly she heard a grinning laughter behind her. She turned around and looked directly into the eyes of two men eyeing her rather lusty. Immediately she felt disgusted by these two mortals, yet she knew it might be better to not kill them right where they are but instead wringing some information out of them. As they slowly approached her she crossed her arms. "Tell me where we currently are. Now." The men kept grinning. The redguard stared over Marina's body while his Bosmer friend looked directly into her eyes. "We are at the gates of intense pleasure, sweet cheeks. Come, let us enjoy our time!"

The Bosmer started to stroke the growing bulge in his pants and licked his lips.

Marina felt again the emptiness shadowing her veins and her mind drifted away from her plan to put these men to good use. She slowly shook her head and tried to focus on her earlier thought. "Answer me, you scrum."

Again the men just laughed. The redguard reached out with his hands in order to grab and squeeze her breasts, but Marina already lost her plan again. She felt as if a feral beast took over her as she bared her teeth and growled at the men. Right before they could touch her she jumped at the redguard and pushed him to the ground. She pressed his head to the side and pinned him down, making it imposible for him to move without breaking his own neck. He screamed loudly as Marina rapidly forced her teeth into his throat and ripped parts of it out. Every breath was agony and he tried to stop the bleeding by pressing his hands against his throat while Marina pushed the Bosmer away. He tried to draw his sword, but Marina was faster, she pulled out an arrow out of the quiver the Bosmer had hanging next to his sword and she pierced it right through his leg. In pain the man dropped to the ground and during his fall Marina grabbed another arrow and rammed it in the back of his skull. Before he hit the ground he already was dead.

A smile came upon Marina's lips as she watched the Redguard die from the loss of blood. Truly pathetic mortals. She licked her lips and tasted the blood of the man that covered her mouth. It tasted sweet, almost like honey. The taste calmed her down a bit and she looked down at herself. She could see why the men were so interested in her and again she smiled. It was a rather simple idea, but just now she realized she can use her looks for her advantage. Mortals can be decieved by beauty, it should be easy for her to gain servants for her will, thralls even. If she wanted she slowly could build up her influence on the mortals all over this plane to reign over the whole world from the shadows as their demonic queen.

Marina laughed loudly. No, she didn't wanted to rule this plane. Destroying lifes and letting the world feel her hate, that sounded more intruiguing for her.

The sun now fully climbed across horizon and Marina looked into the distance. A beautiful playground. Her playground.