Himiko stood at the base of a tree stump. She looked around, and took a breathe of the death and decay filled around her. "Isn't it lovely?" She had barely heard the breathe of another behind her. It still beseached her how this strange girl crept up on her. Himiko turned around, and stared the other in her face. "Is there something I can help you with?", she says with an evil giggle. "I don't know why you are here, but something tells me that it isn't good for either of us."

Himiko took a step backwards, if there was any occurence of a battle...she'd be ready. "Well...are you going to stand there and act out of the stupidity of yourself. Or shall you answer me..." Himiko was not really upset, she was more kidding around with the girl, but that didn't need to be known.

She looked at the mysterious girl. She was a little creeped out by how evil she was. "Who....are you?" She said, clutching her hands. She didn't have a weapon with her, only the Dagger, and she knew that a dagger wouldn't defeat her.

"Who am I? I ask the questions around here. And a better one would be who are you?" Himiko sounded angry again, but she was just trying to phyche the girl out. "Himiko....lady of the darkness." Just the tone of her voice is enough to make you scared, but yet it sang like a sweet melody with every word she made. It was very strange how it could be so. Someone that looked evil, sounded a bit evil, yet had a sweet voice. "Now, if you'd be so kind as to finally state your name. You do know it is rude to ask others for their name when you have neve even given yours. You're lucky I'm in a good mood today." Himiko smiles and cracks her knuckles.

She looked at her disgusted. "Just call me ShadowGirl.." She looked around her, and she didn't like her sorroundings since she could sence that dead bodies, and dead spirits were around her. "And your lucky that I dont have a good weapon, and not really in the mood for fighting, or stealing." She looked at her, determened.

"Heh, Shadow huh? I could really learn to like you." Himiko smiled and turned around. With her back facing the girl, she completely disguised herself into her other form. "Do you wish to fight an innocent girl such as myself if you had a weapon? That would be so dreadful." Himiko twirled around in the opposite direction, and appeared back in her normal form, continuing to laugh. "If you had a strong weapon...I wouldn't of let you come this close." Himiko could see that the girl was apparently swift. "So...your a theif? That could really come in handy. Maybe even get us some special things that we normally would have no control over." Himiko was hinting at a small alliance. Not as a master and desciple. But strangely..she wanted a companion.

"Hmph...Us?" She shook her head. "Are you talking about an alliance here?" She put her head down to think for a moment, then she looked up and back at her. "An alliance, that sounds......wonderful."

She walked two more steps. "But, do not take me for a fool...." She said looking at her, then she smiled. "And exactly how will this alliance work?"

"Exactly how it sounds...and do I look like the person who would take you for a fool?", she says smiling. "You need a favor, I scratch your back...I need a favor...you scratch mine twice as good." Himiko was now kidding around, you could tell it in her giggles. "Basically, you help me...I help you. We each gain power, and rule over this world."

She giggled a little too, and it sounded evil. She never laughed like this, so she was a little crepped out. "Yes...that exactly how the perfect alliance sounds like..." She said, flipping her hair back. "Now...if were going to be in an alliance, I need to know more about you....do you mind telling me more about your self? And remember, you tell me more about yourself, I tell you more about me..."

Himiko lept up from the ground to a high branch attatched to a tree that towered straight above her. "I am Himiko, Lady of Darkness. I was born out of a half-demon's body, therefore....I have no mother. He was a demon mixed with an elf, like myself.", she says while flicking her ears. "I hunt out the stupidity of most full elves, and jest on them to the point they are humiliated. As of now....that is sadly the extent of my powers. Binding spells are a cool person..." Himiko glanced down at the cat demoness. "And yourself?"

She nodded. "I am know as ShadowGirl, A Cat Demoness...When I was a child, my family traveled alot, from place to place. I set out on my own when I was 12. I have been traveling alone since. I somehow know that my mother and father are still alive, but I haven't heard of them for two years." She said, standing feeling a breeze in the air, wich was blowing her hair.

"Well...it seems we are purrfect for an alliance with each other." Himiko giggled at her insanely fatuous comment. "I'm sorry. I let myself get carried away sometimes. More importantly, the thought of evil needs to be farther spread." Himiko was suggesting that Shadow make the decision on where to go. Afterall, it was an alliance. Suddenly Himiko vanished, and a sound rang through the air. 'Do not leave, I shall return shortly'

She stood there, waiting for Himiko to return. I hope she will return soon... She looked around, examining her surroundings.

Himiko slowly seemed to glide back over to Shadow, with two girls following behind her. "Shadow, i have returned. I'm glad you havn't left in the amount of time I took my leave."

She looked at Himiko "Its ok...im a patient person.......sometimes..." She looked behind her, and saw the two other girls. "Who are your other friends?"

Lamya laughed at the cat demon. "Aww how precious!" She bowed down to the cat demon. "I am Lamya, Kitty." Lamya pulled out her shadow dagger and twirled it on her index finger. -How can a cat demon be vicious? They are adorable!- Lamya smiled arrogantly at the demon.

"This is Lamya", she says off of Lamya introducing herself. "As she had said. She is very good at thieving, such as yourself." Himiko looked at the other girl who had not introduced herself yet. Her glaring eyes seem to ask her to say her name, but it wasn't quite certain.

Selena stepped forward, into the direction of the shadow girl. Indeed, she had been very wrong about the looks of this cat demon. Nevertheless she knew it was foolish to underestimate anyone. And so, she would not be too sure of herself to do so. She smiled at the shadow.

'How do you do?' she asked, her voice light and polite. 'My name is Selena Starling. I am a mage. A fire diviner to be exact. Though this does not mean I have no talent thieving around.' An evil grin appeared on her face. Her eyes sparkled. 'I am, as you can see, a moon elf. But I am also partly vampire.' She smiled, examining the girl before her. 'So...now we are better acquainted, will you tell me a few things about yourself? Himiko has told as something about you. But those facts seem to make you an even bigger mystery to us.' She waited patiently for the cat demon's answer.

I wonder what she will say. And what her voice will sound like... Evil? Or not? Maybe she's like Himiko, changing her appearance and mood from good to evil.

Himiko smiled sheepishly at the other three. "This will be a grand empire....Large enough to take on any challenge. I wonder, would the god/dess of darkness be behind us? Would she honestly accept the horde of evil uprising in the world of Imythess. What if we all become more powerful then even s/he. Is that even possible?" Thoughts rampaged through the demon's head. She was unsure if even the three of them would accept in an alliance.