Crimson Academy RP

"Seven of them," Dawn blinked, "The seven deadly sins?"

Avan sat up straight. "That's right!"
The dream shattered and Avan jerked awake. He grabbed the dagger from Dawn's side and slammed it into Sloth's heart before he could move. He vanished into a cloud of shadow.
Avan sighed and rocked back on his heels, still exhausted from the dream. "Dawn?"

Dawn opened her eyes, releasing a yawn, her face still pale, "W-we did it," she smiled tiredly.

"Yeah." He scooted over next to her, helping her sit up. "Maybe we should catch our breath for a second? You still look pale."

"N-no," Dawn said, shaking her head, "We only have 3 more, we've gotta hurry."

"Alright." He got to his feet and offered Dawn his hand. "Let's go then."

Dawn nodded, getting to her feet with his help. She was tired, but she had to continue on, "So now it's either Pride, Lust or Wrath," she sighed, "Let's start looking."

"Lead the way," he sighed with a weary smile.

Dawn nodded, moving into the building, "We're almost done, at least."

Avan nodded, gnawing on his lip. He was anxious and nervous how he would react to Lust and Wrath. He'd probably be able to resist Lust a second time, but Wrath. That was not going to go well, and he knew it.

Dawn looked over at him, "Are you holding up alright?"

"Yeah. Just anxious." He attempted a smile, but it turned out looking a bit more painful than he intended.

Dawn put a hand on his shoulder, "I'll be right here to help you."

He just nodded. "I know. But still." He could feel the demon in him stirring and growling, ready to take control at a moment's notice.

Dawn nodded, understanding, "I can do this by myself, if you want I don't want that demon to take control of you."

"If they're getting stronger and stronger as we go on, I don't want to risk you getting overrun. I'll help, but if it starts going south, I might have to bow out."

"I understand," Dawn nodded, "Hopefully the next one isn't too difficult."

"It's only Pride. What could go wrong?" he asked in tongue-and-cheek humor.

"Don't get too cocky, Avan, he'll use that against you."

"That was sarcasm, my dear," he replied, smirking.

"O-oh," Dawn blushed, "Sorry, too focused to detect sarcasm. I just want to find him and get him over with."

"Same here." He searched the grounds again, scanning every face he focused on. "See any guy that looks like he owns the place?"

"No," she said, shaking her head, looking around, "What about you?"

Avan looked around again until he spotted a guy matching one of the descriptions. He was lecturing some poor soul until the girl started tearing up. "I think we found him."

"What a scumbag," Dawn huffed, "Alright," she said, holding the knife in her hand, "Let's go."