Stepping out of the magic shop on the outskirts of town, Drake re-entered the cool, night air. He had had to stop here to make a few purchases, the shop itself catering to many different kinds of magic-users. The proprietors of the small establishment prided themselves on having just about anything a mage could want or need. Whether you were looking for healing herbs or an actual skull candle, one could most likely find it here. And so, the dark mage exited with his stash of materials that he required for his own magical arts, as well as a bag of eyeballs for his imp familiar, Aoban. The imp really loved to eat eyeballs as a treat and so Drake obliged his wants and got some for him whenever he could. Although, most imps thrived solely on negative energy for sustenance, his familiar also liked to eat actual food which mainly consisted of organ meats and of course other unsavory body parts. Like the eyeballs he had just purchased. The bag contained a variety of the squishy things from human, elf, dwarf, fairy and even orc. Drake smiled to himself. This should keep his familiar satisfied for awhile.
Making his way back to the guild where he lived, Drake walked on but stopped upon seeing something of interest. A young woman with stark white hair wearing red and white clothing looked around carefully before entering a small shack, closing the door behind her quickly. But not quickly enough, as Drake could see what looked like three people tied up and gagged in various positions. Deciding to take a little detour, as this could prove to be intriguing, Drake stepped into the shadows being careful not to be seen and moved over to the small house and over to a cracked window.
From there, he could see inside and that his initial suspicions were indeed correct. However the truly interesting event was when the woman began moving her hands in quick and fluid gestures, making the man who was tied up there, whimper and scream through the rag which was bound over his mouth. The man's form began to warp and mutate in different ways, his bones and muscles growing and shrinking according to the white-haired woman's will. The other two people were no less horrified and began crying out as well in despair and terror. The blood and fire mage could hear all this due to the large cracks in the window which allowed enough sound to come through. Drake continued to watch, waiting to see what else would happen here, letting the woman do as she pleased.
