A shimmer of light illuminated a empty room, casting shadows off of the bed and statue that occupied the small bedroom. That glimmer steadily grew brighter for several seconds before a draolf appeared with a yelp and he fell backwards onto the bed; his paws patting out flames on his thigh. "Fucking A, I hate going to hell. Everything tries to kill me!" He ran his claws through his fur, grumbling for a moment before he brought a hand up to shield his eyes with a mrf. Another glistening of light exploded in the center of the room and quickly began to grow brighter before a fox burst out of it and bolted from the room. Licks of flames trailing over his form as he yelled in frantic panic. 

	"Nurse! Need nurse! Out of the way!" Sitku's voice echoed through the castle. The very home that the two of them had built within several hours, between getting materials and guarding themselves from the endless undead. The shouts grew in desperation as the vulpine ran through the castle, tripping over his feet as he clambered up the stairs before he went quiet. Kaji got up at the start of the silence and he headed out of the room; poking his head out to quirk a brow. 

	"Oh, Sitku," sang the mutt as he ascended the stairs, taking in soft whiffs of the air around him to follow the scent of the fox... and burnt fur. "Where did you go." He rounded a corner, and let out a soft laugh; tilting on a foot as he leaned against the door frame. "I take it that you're having a bit of fun now, eh?"

	The fox's tail flicked back and forth as he laid in the nurse's lap; her hand brushing along his ears before going down his neck. "Details," churred the vulpine as he smiled at his draolf, "I was nearly dead after I got out of that lava pit. I think I deserve some relaxation." He nuzzled up at the nurse's hand as it reached his ears once more before he got up, and grinned wryly at the mutt in front of him. 

	"You just wanted a reason to cuddle with the nurse, didn't you." Kaji grinned back before he reached down into one of his pockets, pulling out a few blocks and wires. "Besides, I have some more goodies to play with," chuckled the mutt as he spun the wrench in his hand; holding the dart traps in the other. "Shall we make a defense for this castle?"

	Sitku’s ears perked up before he snickered, nodding while he said, “Lead the way, fluff butt.” He winked before he reached forward and gave the hybrid a grope through the somewhat tight ninja garb he wore. 

	The draolf let out a soft rumble for a second before he pivoted on a foot and started to descend down the stairs. “I might need your help on this, to test it out ya know.” He grinned over his shoulder before the hybrid nudged the bedroom door open with his hip. “Though... I think you might need to make that land bridge a bit longer.” He peered out into the distance before he shrugged and casually took a step off of the edge; his wings flared slightly to slow his fall to the ground. 

	“Wha? … Wh- Hey!” Sitku took a leap off to follow the hybrid, falling down through the air before he rolled along the ground with a soft grunt. As he stood back up, he glanced over his shoulder towards the mutt before he headed over to him. Looking up at the castle door before he looked over at Kaji who was muttering to himself. 

	“If I put that there... then attach that to there. I think that’d actually work out.” He looked down at the fox next to him with a smirk, “Figured that if the darts were that much of a hassle to us, that they’d be a pain to the undead that seem to love to mess with us.” He knelt down to the ground as the fox shook his head with a chuckle. Both of them went on their own respective tasks, the mutt starting to stack up the dart blocks and affixing them to stone blocks around them. Lightning lingered around him, picking up the wires that were around him before it dove into the ground. Attaching to the dart blocks and burying the wires into the ground as Kaji stood up; hefting the pressure plates up with him. 

	He peered down the lengthening bridge of land, and hummed to himself as he was running numbers through his head. Kaji started to walk forward, counting under his breath as he dropped pressure plates onto the ground at certain points. The element following him was diving into the ground at regular intervals, burying the pressure plates as he dropped them to make sure that they were connected and powered. 

	As he dropped the third plate onto the ground, watching it sink into the ground before he looked over at his mate. “Hey, love! C’mere!” He tilted his head a bit before his ears flicked slightly, listening to the soft thumbs of a running fox. Sitku was slightly out of breath as he came up along side the draolf as Kaji chuckled. “How well do you think you can dodge?”

	The fox blinked softly before he looked over at the mutt and asked, “Why... do you ask?” He looked down at his paws and started to brush them off on his pants before he spotted Kaji’s paw starting to slide over towards the plate in the ground. “You wouldn’t...”

	“I would.” Kaji grinned wide before he pressed his foot down onto the plate, flicking his eyes over toward the darts near the door as they shot in their direction. He slid to the side and hugged his wings close as the darts shot passed. Close enough that he could see the scratches and dings on the metal fletching of the projectiles. “Faster than I thought...”

	Next to him, Sitku fared a little worse as he yelped at the darts flying towards him, dodging one of them; but he got scrapped by the second one on his shoulder. “Ngh... Next time? Bit of advanced warning.” He shuddered a bit, the poison coursing through his veins for several seconds before he let out a small chain of coughs. He glared over at the draolf before he slammed his foot down on the plate, and grabbed at Kaji’s shirt before dragging him into a deep kiss. 

	The draolf let out a purr into the kiss, his arms slipping over the fox’s shoulders before he let out several groans. Darts embedded into his back as the other ones tore through his wings’ membranes. His breath picked up, coming out in heated huffs, as the poison surged through his system. His arms shaking before he let out a soft groan of pain, “Oh, that was an evil trick.” He coughed several times afterward before he let out a soft whine; the membrane of his wings healing as the effect ended. “Very... evil.”

	Sitku grinned innocently, licking at the mutt’s nose before he rubbed his chest softly. “All’s fair in love and war,” chuckled the vulpine before he looked up at the sky, “Maybe we should head inside before it gets dark.”

	Kaji’s head turned upwards to the sky with a soft huff as he said, “Should. But, I don’t think we have anything to worry about.” Right as he said that, he let out a soft growl as the moon started to rise; letting its red light flood over the horizon onto the land. “... And of course, Inari loves to prove me wrong...”

	Peering behind the fox, the draolf slammed his foot down onto the plate as he put a hand down on Sitku’s shoulders. “Duck,” commanded the draolf as he dragged his mate down with him to the ground. The whistling of the darts sounded over head, cutting into several zombies as they shambled closer towards the couple. As the couple stood back up, a spelltome formed in the hybrid’s hand as the fox rose up with a handgun resting in his. 

	Purple blades started to spiral around his hand, illuminating the area around him before Kaji flung the scythes down the lane as Sitku took aim and fired several shots; the two of them backtracking towards the castle behind them. “Watch out for the plates,” warned Kaji as he stepped over one behind him. He brought his hand back and shot another scythe own the lane; slicing a zombie in half from crotch to head. 

	“Just how many of these did you put down!?” snapped the fox as he narrowly missed stepping on that very same plate. 

	“Enough to slow them down. Duck again!” The mutt slid on the ground, his claws digging into the ground as he watches his mate leap over the darts that shot past them. AS he hopped back up to his feet, he fired off several more scythes towards the undead and even one upwards to collide with a flying eyeball that was on a collision course with him. His feet hit the stone on the end, the heat of the lava moat blasting at his back as he stood up and just let out a chuckle.

	A zombie lumbered towards him, a top hat nestled on top of his decaying scalp. A torn and ripped tuxedo on his body as he let out a moan, reaching out towards the hybrid. “If you don’t mind,” said the mutt with a sly grin. The spellbook vanished in a shimmer of violet magic only to be replaced with an eruption of flame. A great sword erected itself from the fire as the hybrid charged forward, “I’m going to take that hat!”

	After he had leapt over those darts, he propelled himself up towards the parch with a shot of his ivy whip, dangling below the wood as he looked down at the lane of zombies. He pulled himself up, and perched on top of it before started to take pot shots at the zombies down below. Bullets cutting through the zombies that were running towards his boyfriend. His azure eyes flicking up towards the eyeballs coming towards him, his handgun shimmering out of existence for now before it was replaced by his Muramasa. Several rapid slashes of that sword dispatched the floating body parts and sent entrails and guts falling down onto Kaji; which the fox found somewhat amusing. 

	Down below, the draolf was nearly dancing with that combusting blade, zombies were exploding into flaming bits as Kaji made his way towards the Groom. The blood on the ground proved to be excellent as he pivoted on a foot and dropped down onto a knee as the darts flew overhead once more. As he got up, two zombies on either side of him were shot down; allowing him to press forward. A unearthly moan came from the slightly dapper clothed undead as it meandered his way towards him as embers floated around the hybrid. The smell of burning flesh filled the air once more as Kaji slashed upwards, tilting his sword to the side in mid swing so the blade would exit out of the zombie’s neck. As the monster fell, Kaji caught the falling hat out of the air with a grin. 

	He flipped it around a bit before he brushed the dead skin off, and then set it on top of his head with a chuckle. He spun around and posed a bit as he shouted up at Sitku, “What do you think?!”

	“Very nice, now get inside!” Came the quick remark back as the fox was still eliminating the undead that were surrounding the draolf. 

	Kaji let out a sigh before he hung his head a bit. “Fiiine.” He reached into his pocket and pulled out a small mirror. Light enveloped the mutt before he vanished from the lane, at the same time; Sitku had bailed backwards into the room. To wait out the Blood Moon once more so they could finish exploring what surprises waited for them on their own little world of Inari.