Minecrawlers [XVIII]

"What did you use back there? Pagan wouldn't stop mumbling to himself," Ghost whispered into Lucius's ear as the group trekked back to the surface.

"A new spell, I'll show it to you guys later," he replied, before picking up his pace.

It was for their own good. How could he tell them about a power he can't even control? What if they wanted to learn it? Would they be able to deal with its psychotic effects?

~Still, I'll have to show it to them someday. I should be prepared for that eventuality,~ he realized.

As they journeyed, he couldn't take his mind off the 'alien' runes the curse had left on the wall. Sure he couldn't sense any hostile energy following them, however, he still found it strange that the rune had no effect whatsoever.

It put him on edge. All sudden movements were met with a readied gaze, every odd sound, with a readied battle stance.