The Desert is Cold in the Dark [Dark Data]

[Summer]

“Red eyes, huh...” Jim repeated in a mumble, dropping his head as he retreated into thought alongside Sun.

“The glowing is gonna be the hard part, I think,” the monkey boy responded, trailing off into an uncertain laugh.

Somerled, however, simply smiled brightly. “I’ve got just the thing for this!” He lifted his arm up, a giddy tone to his voice. “Bright, red, and glowing, we’ve got the perfect thing in nature just for this!” Power welled up within him, a faint scent of ozone beginning to suffuse the air. “Red Sprites! Skipping the specifics, they’re an upper atmospheric phenomenon caused by lightning.” Small, red orbs materialized just above the fingertips of his outstretched hand, glowing dimly with an ominous light. Sun leaned forward, eyes aglow, entranced by his makeshift magic trick, while Jim merely raised an eyebrow. “They usually only last a fraction of a second, but using my power, I should be able to maintain them long enough for us to do what we need to.”

“They probably won’t pass for eyes,” the armored man pointed out.

“If we let them get a good look, then no.” Somerled admitted, casting a quick glance towards the darklings milling about, and dropped his hand, causing the sprites to disperse in an instant. “All we need to do is hide the glow behind the armor and we should be set. I doubt they’re smart enough to figure out that it’s not our eyes that are glowing.”

“Well it’s not like we’ve got anything better,” Sun said, straightening back up.

“If it works, it works,” Jim spoke gruffly, “And if it doesn’t...”

“Then that’s a storm we’ll just have to weather,” Somerled continued nonchalantly, manifesting some sprites for their plan. “I’m sure we’ve all got a few tricks up our sleeves.” Lets just hope it doesn’t come to that.