Untamed Chroma

Chapter 12 - Searching for Qinglong

They both wore their coats and stormed out, rushing into the village, as they were joined by a group of men, and after a while, Sól and Hel joined them, and even Sif came too

"Freyr! I've heard of what happened" Sif said

"We gotta head to that cabin immediately"

"Are Loki and Freyja coming?" Sól asked

"No, Freyja said Loki is too injured, she's gonna look after him" Sif replied

"I still don't get why we're going out to help someone that nearly killed you, Freyr" Sól said, glancing at Zhurong

"This has nothing to do with him. That woman hasn't done anything to me. And besides, anyone that steps into my village immediately falls under my responsibility. I will not let anyone disappear under my watch no matter who they are" he replied

"You don't need to be too forgiving all the time, Freyr" Sól said

"Forgiveness is an indication of strength, Sol. To err is human, but to forgive? That is an attribute of the divine" Hel said

"Let's not waste time, come on" Sif said as they head out into the forest with some torches

"Zhurong, give us a description, what does she look like?" Freyr asked

"Well... she's blue, fluffy short hair, big eyes, a bit taller than you" he replied as he pointed at Sól

"She was around my height, if I recall correctly" Sif said

"Oh... you were the person she met" Zhurong said

"Alright, when we reach, the five of us will search of the cabin, everyone else will search the surrounding forest" Freyr said

"I'm sorry how would she help look for her?" Zhurong asked, talking about Hel

"You'd be surprised, she can sense more than anyone here" Freyr said

"She's literally blind what are you on about" Zhurong replied as Freyr shrugged and grinned

"Blessed by the gods I guess" He said as they continued walking through the forest. It was darker than usual, quieter, colder.

After a bit of walking on the path, they finally reached the cabin

"Alright, as I said, circle the perimeter and blow your horn if you find anything" Freyr said, as the five of them entered the house

"MAZU! HEY! WHERE'D YOU RUN OFF TO GOD DAMN IT" Zhurong yelled as he quickly ran into the living room. He saw the blanket he put on her, now on the floor. The note that Zhurong left was crumpled up on the coffee table, with the TV off

"You, quiet" Hel said, pointing her staff at Zhurong

"Excuse me? How about helping instead of standing there like-" He replied before Sól interrupted him

"Oh my- Just shush, let her do her thing" Sol said as Zhurong frowned, looking back at Hel, who stood in the center of the room in silence, occasionally shaking her staff, looking around. She moved closer to the couch, then the bedroom, then walked over to the broken window

"H-Hey theres glass the- Wait WHY ARE YOU BAREFOOT YOURE BLEEDING" Freyr asked as she lightly smacked him with her staff, not too hard, just enough to shut him up, totally ignoring her now cut feet

"I said be quiet, I am trying to help you" She said, as she walked closer to the window, and took a long deep breath

"Be relieved, she is just lost, not in any harm" She said

"What? How do you know?" Zhurong replied

"Awoken by a loud noise from the TV, she got up and called out to you. After not finding you, she saw the note you left her, and was filled with acrimony, upset with you. She ran up to the door, trying to open it but finding it locked, after which she ran to all windows, trying to open them but finding them locked too. She then angrily took off her high heels, and proceeded to smash at the windows corners until it shattered, where she climbed out and ran" Hel