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"Hold on," the bear said, "well go with you." Icias didn't know if the Komodo dragon was interested in a quest such as this but he wasn't going to give the reptile much of a choice. "If you don't come with us Mr. Lizard then I say pig over here should all the demon now and sacrifice you." The bear turned to the pig, "I mean look at the little guy, he didn't want to die, he was just trying to help an traveler..." The bear had to find his flamingo and this guy had to find a large spiteful creature that wouldn't mind being sacrificed to a demon... "It'll be easy," Icias tried to smile.

Oop: How does Icias know Xeres's name? He hasn't introduced himself yet.


Xeres hissed. All the possibilities ran through his head. There was always the chance the pig was just seeing things, afterall Xeres didn't believe in Demons or Spirits. But if the demon was real it was possible the demon would take him, or completely dismiss him. Xeres let out a hiss. "Fine."He said

When the pig heard Icias say Hold on he stopped walked and turned around. "Hmm so where can we find a large animal who would be willing to go with a demon?" he asked both himself and them. Judging from how Icias and Xeres reacted definitely not them. Pig thought harder, just who wouldn't mind giving themselves to a demon? Someone who likes demons. No, someone who loves demon. Even better, someone who worships demons. "Do you by any chance know a group of animals who worship demons?" pig asked the lizard and the bear.

Xeres shook his head. "No I do not, and nor do I wish to know anyone like this."Xeres said.

Icias scratched his head, "yeah I'm not to familiar with anyone like that either." He turned away from the two of them, "everyone I have met either fear the Demon or deny his existence..." He thought for a moment or two before turning around once again. "If there were such a group of Demon worshipers I assume that they would be to the south/east. The Black Rock Mountains are filled with all sorts of strange folk, and it's still within the boundaries of Loqwood."

"So there are animals who might worship demons in The Black Rock Mountains?' Pig smiled, this meant that there was a slim chance he could find a large animal to give to the Demon before three days past, but then another thought crossed his mind. "Is The Black Mountain–a place that might have demons worshipers—dangerous?" asked pig. Now that he really thought about a mountain that might have demon worshipers residing on it did sound pretty dangerous. Yet even if the mountain was dangerous pig was still willing got go; he had to. As for Xeres and Icias he didn't know if they would still tag along if the journey was possibly extremely dangerous.

"Most likely, yes."Xeres replied. "I don't imagine demon worshippers as the most sane and safe individuals."Xeres replied.

"Not to mention bandits," Icias said. But he saw before him a creature in need, someone as small as this wouldn't stand a chance alone in the mountains. "We will escort you pig, think of it as a trade." The bear smiled, "if we do this for you, I get to choose what the wish is..." He looked at the reptile, "and if we fail to get you a demon worshipper in two and a half days, I will willingly go with the demon, deal?"

"Well if is the best idea you have. Then it is a deal." he replied confidently. He hoped they woud not get to the point where he would have to sacrafice Icias. Pig was planning on trying as hard as he could so that would not happpen. "When should we start walking to the The Black Rock Mountains?" pig asked both Icias and Xeres. Should they go now and stay for a bit to get some supplies? With time being tight pig was leaning towards leaving now but Icias and Xeres deserved a say in when they left so he was decided to listen to their opinion first.

"If I'm being forced to come along than I say I get to choose what this 'wish' is."Xeres hissed. "And I don't care when we leave."The komodo dragon added

Icias looked over to the lizard, "well Mr. Reptile, you don't really have to come if you don't want to, but either way, I choose the wish." Icias looked up at the sun setting over the afternoon sky, "I'm going to wish that everyone turned into an animal by the Demons curse could be returned to their original form."

Icias realized this pig must be the pink shadow, he was finally given the chance to change everyone back. The only thing strong enough to undo the Demon's curse was a wish granted from the Demon itself. "Stay or come Lizard," Icias said, "but we are heading for the Black Rock Mountains immediately."

"Are you not going to get supplies?"Xeres asked.

Pig nodded and said pointing out the obvious, "Whoever here knows how to get to The Black Rock Mountains can lead so we don't wind up going to the wrong place." Though the Black Rock Mountains was in the Loqwood area pig still had no idea how to get there. After all he had been sheltered from the rest of the world most of his life. In his mind Pig expected Icias to be the one knew how to get to The Black Rock Mountains from the way he spoke about it but Pig never said this out loud or suggested it because he didn't want to look like he was picking favorites.

"As for the supplies we can get stuff along the way." he suggested.

Icias had been traveling about since his little ice fishing town of Avelanche got hit... By an actual Avelanche. The Demon's doing of course, some kind of sick joke, so Icias knew the areas to the North/East and South/East rather well. "There is a larger town closer to the Black Rocks." Icias turned and had begun to walk, "nearly a days walk from here, well travel faster if we pick up supplies there."

Xeres let out a hiss. "I say I should also have a say in the wish if I come along."Xeres said.

Icias smiled at the pig, "exude me for one second." Changing from polite to enrage the giant white bear let out a roar, the force of which pushed the Komodo Dragon back a bit, and left small crystals of frost on the ground. "Do you not with to be human again Lizard?" Icias had one chance to free everyone from this curse and avenge his fallen village of the north in doing so. "You may come along if you would like sir, if you could stay a slimy reptile forever."

"So far being a 'slimy' reptile has done me more good than being human. Perhaps a simple addition to your wish. Being bale to shift between two forms would be incredibly useful. Particularly for me and others in our line of work."Xeres said.

"Okay." said pig when he heard Icias's plan. He calmly went went behind Icias and followed him and didn't really care when Icias roared and Xeres hissed. He was a pig not a mouse, also if he knew it wan't being directed at him it would be silly to get frightened. He continued to calmy trot along till he heard Xeres addition to the wish, he felt the urge to say "A simple addition of changing between animal and human? That is a pretty good idea!" Pig wondered what Xeres and Icias would look like as humans. Though he didn't really think of the possibility that the Demon might consider Xeres's addition a second wish and refuse to grant it, he was corrupt after-all. "So what line of work are you in that is easier becuase your a lizard?" pig asked Xeres, moving on.

The bear sighed, perhaps there were more who were happier being animals, "my wish as it stands; I wish for any animal who was once a human and wishes to be as such form again, may turn back, broken from the curse." Icias sighed, "I doubt you can shift back and forth unless you make a deal with the demon yourself." Icias squatted down and picked up the pig, "come, or don't lizard man, were off to break a curse!" And with that the bear walked out of the town, pig in hand.

"I work Mercenary work. Typically assassinations. Being a large venomous lizard has its advantages when it comes to killing. And I don't see why not. If this demon has the ability to turn all the humans in area into animals, how would he not have the ability to allow them to shift between the two forms?"Xeres questioned, following after the two.