>>6132471>>6132598>>6132607>>6132693>>6132746Calming herself, Impa pulls her mind away from thoughts of revenge. The investigation comes first and she had made some interesting discoveries before being ambushed. She needed a second look at that house. Moving carefully and cautiously Impa climbs down off the roof. There are no Shadow Beasts in sight and none jump out to attack her when she hits the ground. Feigning a retreat Impa takes off at a run, away from the house, and doesn’t stop until she has several dozen trees and a hill between her and it. Then she pauses and waits a while, scanning for pursuers. When none come, she loops around and comes at the house from the opposite direction.
Finding a hiding spot with a good view of the house, Impa settles in to wait for the strange shadowy creatures to leave. The last few rays of sunlight sink below the horizon and the sky shifts from orange, to red, to purple, to dark blue before finally succumbing to the black, star speckled night sky. Mists begin to roll in and the damp in the air sets a chill in Impa’s bones as she continues to watch the house. Hours pass and there is no sign of movement from the hovel. Doubt starts to gnaw Impa. Those creatures appeared seemingly out of thin air, what is to stop them from simply disappearing in the same manner? If it hadn’t been for Rungin’s warning, you never would have known the monsters were there in the first place. Now that Rungin isn’t here, what is to stop them from sneaking up on you now? That thought makes the hair on the back of her neck stand on end and a shiver runs through her body. Impa’s senses tingle as she becomes acutely aware every sound, smell and dark shape. The night itself seems to close in around her, drowning out the stars, stilling the wind, and making the air around her start to feel heavy and stale. Her heart starts to pound loudly in her chest as fear grips at it. Her muscles itch and ache at being held so tensely. An overwhelming desire to run away threatens to overwhelm her.
>You are a Sheikah damn it. Training to become the next elder and leader of your people, you are STRONGER than this.>Something is off, you’ve never felt this way during a stake out before. Take a deep breath and calm yourself with a meditative exercise. You’re too SMART for something like this to overtake you.>You can not let fear overcome you, you have to continue the mission and make the sacrifices of your team count, for their sake and for the sake of these monster’s other victims, you have to be BRAVE. 