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De Antiqua Tenebrae (The Ancient Darkness) RP One on one

Ina dug her heels into the ground when he appeared in front of her, the sudden stop would’ve made her fall if Belail hadn’t caught her, but then she was thrown to the ground anyway and winced at the impact. She grasped his wrist with both hands but didn’t struggle as she knew it would do no good and didn’t want to waist the energy. She gazed up at him, not listening to his words as her mind worked incessantly continuing the spell in her head. It was never a good plan to speak the words in one’s mind as stray thoughts could enter and mess the spell up, possibly spelling disaster, but she had no choice. She smirked as his weight lifted and she spoke one word, barely more than a whisper: "Somnium." Her body went completely limp, then it faded to a grey smoke and dissipated before Belail’s eyes. It had not been a spell against him, nor one of any offensive kind, not even one of a defensive kind, but she was no longer there, nor could her presence be felt anywhere.

Amaya watched his tirade boredly, not really caring, but after he finished she muttered, “Actually I don’t really know it that well, I know the back streets and the alleys, and I know the holes to hid in, but I rarely use the main streets and it generally takes me longer to get anywhere I go.” She took the book with the spell he’d indicated and studied it closely, not wanting to mess it up. So far she’d only done a couple small spells, this would be biggest and the most dangerous.

Maeva looked at Af worriedly as he spoke, relief crossing her face as he assured her he was alright. She nodded, “Yes, that seems like a good idea, we won’t be able to help anything if our minds are worried about our stomachs.” She followed him to the table, sitting at his right hand with a worried sigh.

Dara couldn’t help but smirk at Abdiel’s comment about Amaya being mad at him, for all they knew she’d joined the Sanguis and was plotting to kill them all, but he was still worried about making her mad. He caught up to his friend and walked along side him, placing a hand on his shoulder, “We’ll find her Ab, I’m sure of it.” He looked worriedly towards the shelters, his mate was there and he’d hoped she’d been inside and the walls had been thick enough to shield her from the dreadful noise. He wanted to check on her but knew she was tough so he followed after Abdiel silently.”

Du’an looked at her as she stuck her head out the door and smiled at her comment, “He is scary, and he can do a lot worse than that.” He stumbled to the side as she pushed past him and watched her run to the barn, he started after her, breaking into a run as she came out screaming. “What’s wrong?” he asked taking her shoulders as he listened to her speak. He’d already started heading toward them when she asked him to. He stepped into the barn and grimaced at the sight, but reached his mind out to them, wincing as his touched theirs at the turmoil in their minds. He wanted to pull away but pushed further in, determined to stop them. Finally getting into their minds he pulled at them, sending calming waves and trying to make them stop eating the hapless edg’va.
 
Belail’s eyes widened as she said that one word and he realized that he had misheard several parts of the spell that she had been chanting. He knew that if he had been listening more clearly that he wouldn’t have even given her a chance to live. His paws slammed to ground as she vanished from under his weight and he could no longer feel her presence. He wasn’t irate about the situation but rather more intrigued that she was able to perform such a spell, “Crafty bitch that is the first smart move that anyone has preformed and that was running away from me!” He wouldn’t waste his time looking for Ina figuring that she would show up sooner or later with time. He turned and began to saunter towards Moloch’s home in hopes that they had made progress. He was suddenly distracted by a known power of the Adorus he once called Vires and was confused as to why he had picked up on it. He had realized that his lost ability had effected a nearby heard of edg'va on Navi’s farm and they had formed a connection with his thoughts. He listened a moment to what Du’an was saying to the creatures and laughed at his words then thought he would toy with him. One of the strange goat like creatures turned and faced him. With eyes unlike the rest of the herd almost demonic like the dark lord attempted to pierce Du'an's soul by using the possessed edg'va. Belail had caught a glimpse of Du’an’s thoughts and knew that he was harboring Uriel in the nearby building. This made Belail’s attempts to take over Du’an’s body even more tempting for he would use the Adorus as a tool to end Uriel’s life.
Ariel who had been looking for Uriel since he hadn’t returned had suddenly appeared next to the tainted edg’va her blade severed it’s head which cut off Belail’s attempt to finish his spell on Du’an. She then continued to slaughter the rest of the edg’va corrupted by Belail as she spoke to Du’an, “Consider yourself luck that I am here and could sense Uriel’s presence nearby or you would have been a goner. I am sorry about killing your friend’s livestock but I had no choice! Now where is my friend?” She said as a radiating light glared from her body and she sheathed her bloody sword.
Navi sat inside the house as she waited for Du’an to return since she couldn’t handle seeing her edg’va act in such a peculiar manner. Her head rested in her palms as she filled them with tears she was unaware of what had occurred outside in the barn.

Moloch shook his head at her and couldn’t believe that she persisted to argue with him, “You my dear are very irksome and I am confused whether or not you are on our side…yesterday you seemed so understanding but when have been given a task by the master you protest.” He was suddenly becoming wary of her and was having second thoughts on trusting her. He figured he would share his worries with Belail a little later and continued his teaching of the transformation spell, “Maybe you should just ask Belail to transform you since I fear you don’t have enough time to learn such a difficult incantation and that way you can’t screw up and blame me for your mishap!” He said hatefully as it was the first time he really showed his true colors to her and was becoming short tempered.

It wasn’t long before Abdiel’s adrenaline started to wear off and the effects from the lack of rest began to take a toll on his body as he made his way back to the Sanguis village. The only thing that kept him going was his determination to get Amaya, Moon and Night back safely. He glanced over at Dara as he felt his hand on his shoulder and he responded to him, “I know I will but if she is already in Amaya’s arms then she is going to know that I wasn’t watching her and she is going to be irate with me for it…you don’t have to come with me if you don’t want to I am sure you are pretty worried about your love! I will be fine by myself I went up there once before…I just need to convince her to come back home!”

The servants wasted no time serving both Af and Maeva their breakfast since the chief had finished early and they were just waiting for the both of them to settle themselves at the table. Af who didn’t have much of an appetite sat quietly as he placed his forehead into his hand only nodded at Maeva’s response. It had always been so peaceful here but now he could only feel fear and oppression. He was clueless on how to battle a dark demon god and was at a lose for words of what he was going to say to his people who looked for his protection. He picked at his meal only taking in a few bits then looked up at Maeva as if to get advice from her, “Since you have been studying Belail have you found anything that might weaken him…he must be stopped before he even attempts to enter the sanctuary of our safe city…I have already got many spell weavers looking for a protection spell for the entire city but I fear that they may not be powerful enough against him.” The look of concern conveyed through his expression as he was desperate to protect the Ventus people. He was capable of preforming his own protection spell but it would never stand up against Belail but he figured that he would be the one to attempt to stand up against him and fight.
 
Ina hit her knees gasping for breath, the spell had taken a lot out of her and her heart was still pounding from being that close to having Belail rip her to shreds. It took her a moment to get her breath back but when she did she looked around. Everything was grey and sad, dead or dying. She frowned, she didn't like using the spell as she never knew where she'd end up, but she'd been in worse places. She got to her feet and closed her eyes for a moment, feeling around with her mind, then turned to her left and started walking, before long she could see a small girl walking with a single candle in her hand and Ina broke into a run to catch up to her.

Du'an gritted his teeth as he could feel Belail trying to take over him, he tried to fight back but Belail was much stronger than him. He was about to succumb when Ariel killed the edg'va and he fell to the ground with a cry of pain. He lay there gasping for breath, having been a part of the edg'va when she killed it he had felt it's death as if it were his own, yet didn't die so could still feel the pain. He had to hold his neck to make sure his head was still attached. It was a good thing the shock had pulled him out of the minds of the others or he would've felt their deaths as well. The sound of her voice broke him out of his trance and he slowly got to his feet, he looked at her a moment and said slowly, "He . . . he," he was cut off and had to run outside to retch, still recovering from feeling himself die and seeing Navi's edg'va slaughtered.

Amaya didn't look at him, but continued to read the book as she responded calmly, "I'm not protesting, I just think he could find a better person for the job." She didn't seem to notice his temper flaring, yet continued to read. She also didn't comment on his suggestion, figuring it would be a bad idea to ask Belail for anything at this point in time, after a moment of silence she started to speak the words, slowly and clearly, picturing in her mind what she wanted. Her fur grew and changed colors as her nose grew longer and her ears bigger. She got to her feet and looked herself over, smirking as she'd preformed it perfectly. Then she looked at him and said, "And I don't blame others for my own mistakes, especially when I don't make them."
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"You're worrying yourself more than necessary, Ab," Dara said, he was used to not getting enough sleep so being tired didn't slow him. "If she's in Amaya's arms then that's a good thing." He shook his head with a small smile, "She'll be fine, my mate's tough and she'd be mad at me if she found out I went to check on her and let you go off on your own to the Sanguis. Now, come on sleepy head," Dara gave Abdiel a small playful shove, his touch filling Abdiel's body with energy as it was his ability to give others strength.

Maeva ate slowly, pretending to be distraught and just making herself eat, even though she was actually quite hungry as she'd been up all night and done a lot, but she knew if she scarfed the food down she'd be a bit conspicuous. She looked at him when he started to ask her advice, keeping herself from laughing in his face. She frowned and shook her head with a sigh, looking back down at her plate she said sadly, "Nothing I found was helpful for after the seal was broken. I fear without the help of Lucis we're doomed. But," she amended quickly, "I'm sure my fears are foundless," she placed a comforting hand on his arm and smiled slightly at him, "surely we will prevail over this darkness."
 
Belail could feel his dark powers rush back to him as the creatures fell to their death and his close attempt to possessing Du'an was compromised. He snarled in anger and clashed his fist to the ground as it was the second time someone had slipped through his fingers. He was so close to destroying Uriel and with the knowledge of him being in a deep sleep the kill would have been easy for him. He then no longer wanted to wait for Amaya and he made his way to Moloch's front door and giving out an impatient growl, "Let's go now...I have no time to wait for you any more!" His wings were now gaped open as he was eager to follow through with his plans.

"If the master didn't think you were the right person to carry out the task he wouldn't have never chosen you! You underestimate yourself and that sets you up for failure!" He was silent for a moment still unsure if he should believe her or not and he wasn't surprised when she learned the spell so quickly although he was a little doubtful at first. Moloch's temper was still flaring a bit but he managed to be impressed by her skills and knew she would make an excellent Sanguis, " See how strong you are? You should never doubt yourself and your abilities....you are the first Sanguis to ever learn such a spell so quickly and you can move up in rank if you impress Belail and for the last time he is also testing you so this is your time to prove yourself to him!" He was just about to respond to her last remark but was interrupted by Belail.

Ariel then followed Du'an outside as she watched him heave and she lowered her head to make eye contact with him, "You all right look I am sorry that I killed those creatures and I am not sure why you care for them since they were made by the hand of Belail and I really need to see my friend since that demon is probably heading this way now that he has been in your mind. He will be after you and anyone else who lives here so if you are done projecting your breakfast lets not waist any time and get out of this place!" Ariel who was never really good with her kindness was blunt and tomboyish especially when she felt the situation was critical so her attitude came off rude when she spoke to people. She also never thought for a second that Belail had his hand in crafting the Adorus or any other race that lived on Alloces.

"But I am pretty sure she doesn't want Moon near any of those vile Sanguis and not to mention Belail!" His face still had a distraught look as he made his way out of the city gates though a hidden passage."Alright I just didn't want you to feel obligated to come with me but I could use the help." He smiled a bit when Dara gave him a small shove and he laughed as he shoved him back felling Dara give him some energy to wake up, "Well we all can't be like you and have endless supply of energy so yes I am a sleepyhead I have been running around this place since yesterday morning!" He said still smiling as he joked with him.

Af was a bit disappointed when he heard that she had no clue on how to a least slow Belail down but the word Lucis brought something to mind and his hope was once lite again, "You have just given me an idea I don't know why I didn't remember it earlier.....my mother once told me that there were ancient relics that belonged to Lucis and that they had the power to lay Belail back into a deep slumber once more if he were ever to escape. Only problem is no one has ever seen these weapons so it is unknown if they exist. I fear this may just be a legend but it could be worth a try!" He then finished his meal as he was in a hurry to solve this problem and he rose from his seat and started to pass the window. He paused and was in shock as it was the first time he had noticed the ominious keep now towering over the city and it's walls! This only made him want to work harder to put this beast to rest.
 
Ina caught up to the small girl and her brow furrowed when she noticed the candle the girl was holding was nearly burnt out. She shook her head, surely the symbolism couldn’t be real. “Is this your world?”
The girl looked up at her, her face was sunken and sad, she shook her head and looked away again and said in a quiet voice, “No, this place is no longer mine, I’m just waiting for it to take me.”
Ina frowned and looked around, “What’s your name?”
“May-may always called me her Candle in the Dark,” she replied with a small smile. The candle in her hands flickered and Candle held her breath for a moment then sighed when it grew steady again.
“Candle, hmm, that’s a little weird. Anyway, listen, do you think you could wake up for me.”
Candle looked up at her again and shook her head, “Can’t wake up, been trying but can’t. Need to help May-may, in a dark place, needs her candle.” She looked to the ground and a tear slipped down her cheek.
Ina’s brow furrowed and she knelt on the ground beside the girl, she cupped her hands around Candle’s and looked into her eyes. She knew then that Candle was badly injured and not waking up and that she’d been this way for a while now. Ina frowned, she couldn’t leave Candle’s dream unless Candle woke up and she didn’t know what would happen if Candle died while she was within her mind. Of all dreams to enter why did it have to be this girl’s? “Are you a Ventus?”
Candle gave her a bitter smile and said, “May-may says that even though we live with the Ventus we’ve never been nor will ever be Ventus. She says the Ventus are self-righteous fools, whatever that means.”
“But you do live in Ac'quida correct?” Candle nodded and Ina sighed, “Good, maybe if I can get out of here I can tell someone Belail’s planning on coming here.” She stood up and looked around, wondering if there was some way to wake Candle up, she wished she knew more spells, but she’d never been good so hadn’t bothered learning many.

Amaya looked up when she heard Belail's growling, she looked at Moloch and rolled her eyes, she was used to getting speehes like this and didn't need another, she said, "I'm not underestimating myself, just saying what I know is true." She turned then and headed out of Moloch's house and gave Belail a rather bored look, "Let's go then."

"Well there goes a perfectly good meal," Du'an muttered, he spit to the side to clear the vile taste in his mouth then glared at Ariel, surprised by the sudden anger welling up from her words, "Excuse me, but you didn't just feel yourself get beheaded and yet not die. Now look, we don't get to live up in your perfect little world and sometimes the only way we can get a little love is through those creatures, even if they were made by an evil being. I understand you killing them, it had to be done, and I'm not going to argue that point, but don't assume the creatures are evil just because their maker is." He looked towards the house for a second before looking back at her and continued his rant, "Now, you need to clean them up, because if you leave them there for her to do it then that would be like slaughtering a bunch of kids and leaving their mother to clean them up. I'll wake up Uriel while you do that." He didn't give her a chance to respond as he turned and headed towards the house. He stormed inside and as soon as he saw Navi all his anger faded and was replaced by deep sorrow. He walked over to her and softly said her name.

"I meant if Amaya has her then she's safer than if she were taken yet not with her. Anyway, I rarely feel obligated to do anything unless it's my duty, but I would feel bad if I watched you come up here alone and then you never came back, not that I would be able to do much probably, but still." He laughed at Abdiel's energy comment, "Well, when you raise a kid you learn to live on little sleep." Dara chuckled, he was glad he got Abdeil laughing and joking around. "If you run around it much more you're gonna learn it as well as we do the hidden back streets of Ac'quida."

Maeva smiled as she watched him get determined and hurry through his meal, he would translate it as pride in him wanting to help his people, yet it was actually because she thought it was so funny how he gave every detail of his plans so willingly to his enemies. She stood up as he did and asked dutifully, "Is there anything I can do to help, my King?"
 
Moloch knew she could get away with sassing him but when he saw the look she gave Belail that it would be taken as a form of disrespect and he tried to warn her with a slight shake of the head but it was too late. His words then entered her thoughts as if to let her know the next time she approached their master. "You shouldn't have done that you must watch your attitude with him...your expression must always remain neutral or else looks like that can get you in trouble!" He knew his warning had come to late as he could see Belail already becoming irate.

Belail could see that she wasn't thrilled about having to go with him and he wasn't liking the dull look she was giving him, "I'm sorry do I inconvenience you...do my plans not amuse you? How about I make it more interesting!!" His eyes narrowed as he glared at both the fox children and with the extending of his arm he snatched Night off the seat with his dark magic then caught him by throat as he clasped his fingers around his neck. He knew that he then would get a rise out of her if he went through with his threats, "Are you entertained yet since I do believe you are forgetting your place...now lets see how long it takes before his skin pops between my fingers and his blood trickles down my hand!! Or if you wish to take me more seriously then I might just change my mind!"

Ariel's eyes widened at his response as her mouth gaped open at Du'an before regaining her composure and she followed Du'an into the house to give a piece of her mind, "Excuse me but I just saved your life and I don't think I was obligated to do so and not to mention this is a demon realm and ALL OF YOU WERE CREATED BY THAT BEAST!!! The only reason the Ventus are different is because of Lucis and we told her never to get involved in a demon's affairs and look what happened now she is DEAD and my friend Uriel has never been the same! I hate this place and the people who called out to her..I also don't know why I helped you since you are just as ungrateful as those who let Lucis die!" She was now letting out all her anger against this place out on to Du'an as she had been holding this grudge for so long,"And another thing don't you ever tell me what to do because with a tone like that it is never going to happen! Wake my friend up!" Navi sat quietly as she was flabbergasted by Ariel's temper and almost didn't hear Du'an say her name sweetly. She had a bad felling sitting in the pit of her stomach as she almost knew that something went terribly wrong, "Who is she and what is going on.....are my edg'va ok?" She asked with such confusion but still unsure if she wanted to hear the answer.

Abdiel straighten up a bit as he continued down the dirt path, "I know but I still feel bad about loosing Moon...I can still see her face as that thing carried off with her...I should have been able to do something about it!" He was quiet for a moment as he went into deep thought but came out of it and smiled once more, "Well don't expect me to be everyone's guide if I do learn the whole city!" He joked once more as he tried to get his mind off of his worries.

Af looked back at her as he heard Maeva offer up her help and he shook his head no while responding, "No I don't want you to get hurt....I don't want to loose you again because there might not be a second chance if you get hurt by Belail...I want you to remain in the castle while I reassure our people and look for these relics!" He then turned and ran out the door into the hall before disappearing out of site unaware of which side Maeva was truly on.
 
Amaya had to fight to not roll her eyes, she'd always had a problem with authority figures, but then normally they couldn't do a thing to her before she had them on their knees and often sobbing in pain. She looked at Night who was looking at her with a pleading expression and holding onto Belail's hand, then she looked at Belail with the usual blank expression and responded. "I don't get entertained unless it's watching someone get beat down by someone they thought they were stronger than. I am taking it seriously. I just figured if you're in such a hurry we should get going."

Du'an wheeled around on his heel to face Ariel, his voice was calm and quiet, but his expression betrayed a seething anger, "Excuse ME but you WERE obligated because if you hadn't Uriel would be dead already and, you know, it's not MY fault she came here, nor that you or Uriel came here. You think I don't hate it here too? At least you get to leave, we're stuck here, permanently, to be stuck as slaves for him. So the least you could do is NOT cause us MORE agony." He froze when he heard Navi's soft, confused voice and he turned back to her. He sat down beside her and wrapped his arm around her shoulders with a glare at Ariel then looked back at Navi and said quietly, "I'm so sorry Navi, I couldn't save them."

Dara shook his head, "There was nothing you could've done, nothing either of us could've done, I was there too but it was gone nearly before we had a chance to react." He watched Abdiel worriedly then smiled when Abdiel joked again, "Hey, why not? You could make some good money off it."

Maeva smiled at Af and nodded then rolled her eyes as soon as he left the room. She finished her meal then left the table and headed to her room. As she walked she heard a simi-familiar voice call her name and she turned towards it, she gave a gentle smile when she saw the teen servant that liked her jogging over to her. She'd noticed he often took jobs that would take him nearer to her. "Morning Martyn, are you faring well?"
Martyn grinned broadly, she was then only one in the court that actually knew and used his name whenever they saw each other, he had no clue she just used a bit of her powers to learn it every time they talked instead of wasting space in her brain to remember it. "I do Maeva, and you."
She smiled, "I see I've finally got you using my name," she hated being called madam, or miss, or lady, and it had taken a while but she'd gotten a few among the place to use just her name. "I'm fine, but all this Belail stuff has poor Af so worked up and worried." She shook her head and sighed. She smiled as an idea began to form in her mind, but she didn't have time for it now, she had to prepare for Belail. "Martyn, how old are you? I'm just curious, you're one of the younger servants here."
"I'm fifteen, Maeva," Martyn replied with a bit of a smile, "my parents--"
"Fifteen?" she smiled, it was perfect. "When you get to quit for the day?"
His brow furrowed and he shrugged, "As soon as the sun falls, why?"
She nodded, "Meet me at my bed chambers then, the door will be unlocked you can go right in, and if I'm not there just wait for me." She placed a hand on his cheek gently then turned and left quickly, heading to her room.
He watched her go then swore, he'd meant to talk to her about the Sergeant's suspicions but had gotten too caught up in her that he'd forgotten.
 
Belail let off a low growl while he dropped Night to the ground as he maintained his temper, "You are a sassy little bitch aren't you and evil doesn't play fair sweetie!" He snarled and clutched his fist as he stopped himself from backhanding her. She was right about him being in a hurry and hitting her would only delay his plans even further. Belail then spread his wings as they began to beat downwards catching the air and he hovered over Amaya before wrapping his large hands around her waist. His words then entered her thoughts as he told her his plans, "Once we are inside the city I want you to take me down the back alleys and show me all the good hiding spots a little thief like yourself uses so that my demons have an advantage of ambushing any Ventus soldiers. I also want to know if there is any other passage way that they can enter through!" Belail then figured that it would be better to trap Uriel within Lucis's temple as he passed over the trees and roof top of Navi's home.

Ariel was now all fired up at Du'an as she was just wanting to get her friend so that she could leave, "Say one more word to me about things you don't understand and I will light you up like a camp fire!! I didn't want to come here but Uriel is here and as soon as he is up I am taking him home...and you think you have been living in agony why don't you try seeing your friend in pain for the past two hundred years and you have only been suffering for a day so don't go preaching to me about torture!!!" Ariel was greatly infuriated at him as she left out the small detail about Lucis's being her sister and how she missed her everyday.
Navi was still confused as she continued to question Du'an, "What do you mean you couldn't save them....what did you do to them?!" She then suddenly jumped to her feet and began to run to the front door as she wanted to see what he was saying was true.

"Haha and to our left we have the butcher shop!" He said in a joking manner as he watched several travelers pass them on their svine. "You know to bad we didn't have the money to get ourselves a couple of those creatures so that we can ride them but then there is also the fact of having to train them just so we can even do that...but it would be so much faster!" He then heard his stomach rumble as he noticed he had eaten anything for awhile, 'Man I am starving maybe we should hunt something!"

Kabol had been running all over as he tried to keep track of Maeva and when he finally made it back to the castle he looked like a wreck. He then searched Af's castle on every floor until he located his master, "Maeva....ahhhh I have been looking all over the place for you and what the heck was up with you chucking me against the wall last night!!" He blurted out loud as he temporarily forgot where he was at.
 
"I would think you would like that," Amaya replied as she ushered Night back into the house with a few words of comfort. She looked up at Belail as he took flight and moved so that he could get a hold of her easier then tucked her long legs close to her stomach to reduce drag. She listened to his instructions and shrugged replying with a simple, "Okay." Amaya watched the scenery below, she'd never been in the air before and she enjoyed the view a bit. She was a little curious at the random house and barn in the middle of nowhere but didn't say anything about it.

Du'an jumped up after Navi and caught her before she got to the door, he gave her a pleading look, "Please don't." He desperately didn't want her to see it, he loved how naive she was and didn't want that destroyed, she'd seemed the last truly happy person left. He then looked back at Ariel and said, "One day of suffering? Ha! That's rich. Look, I know all about you and your sister and your friend," he gestured toward the bedroom where Uriel was sleeping, "but guess what, two hundred years is nothing. My family's been cursed by that demon for centuries before the name Lucis meant anything to anyone in this godforsaken realm, I've seen siblings, and parents, and the woman I was going to marry suffer and die because of it and he wasn't even conscious, so I don't want to hear a sob story I already know, when you don't know what's happened here. At least Lucis chose her fate knowing what could happen, we never had that choice. So stop being such a--"
"Stop this," a deep, beautiful voice, tinged with sorrow rang through the house and Du'an froze.
He then turned to look at Uriel who was standing just at the opening of the hall leading to the bedrooms, the white Varavi on his shoulder. All the dirt, blood, and grime of the day before was gone and despite the fact that everything about his body posture showed constant sorrow and pain, there was still a gloriousness about him. "Uriel," Du'an gasped in shock, "you're awake . . how?"
Uriel turned his gaze on Du'an who shuddered and looked down as if he wasn't worthy and Uriel replied, "The sleep was no longer needed, I was able to break the alchemic array and awaken." He turned his gaze on Ariel, "I did not expect to awaken to my friend shouting at a Ventus."
"I'm not a Ventus," Du'an muttered, shuffling his feet and not looking up.
"What?" Uriel looked back at him a bit suspiciously for a moment, then realization crossed his face and he said, "Wait, I recognize your voice. You're one of them aren't you?" Du'an nodded and the smallest of smiles crossed Uriel's lips as he crossed the floor and placed a hand on Du'an's shoulder. "Thank you my friend, you've save my life and I will repay you for that, but for now, where's my armor?"
Du'an could feel a warmth and calmness spreading from Uriel's touch and the very fact that he was being touched and thanked by him would've made him giddy if he hadn't been in such a sour mood. But he looked up when Uriel asked about his armor and replied with a frown, "It's in the barn, with my saddle bags."
Uriel nodded and headed towards the door saying curtly, "Go home Ariel, I'll be back eventually."
(if any part of this isn't ok i'll change it ^_^)

Dara chuckled and watched the travelers warily, wondering what they were doing way out here during all this commotion and danger, but surly it was nothing. He looked at Abdiel with a smirk, "They may be faster, but you always have to worry about them getting suddenly aggressive and attacking you, then that would make things much less fast." Only his mate knew that his brother had been killed by a svine and he hadn't gotten near one since, he figured he'd be more likely to ride a Carpion than a svine. "You can hunt if you want to, but I don't have my bow and I don't have your creepily quiet paws to sneak up close to something."

Maeva turned at Kabol's voice and snarled, she grabbed him by the scruff of the neck and tossed him in her room glancing around to make sure nobody'd heard him. She slipped inside after him and hissed at him, "Are you trying to get us figured out?" She muttered some words and a spell was placed over her room that made it completely sound proof, then looked at Kabol and sighed, trying to decide if she should tell him to go back to the Sanguis or stay and act as if he'd found a way to escape like she had. She looked out the window and figured she'd let him decided, she didn't really care, he could probably be helpful here so she said, "Af thinks the mortis took you and used you as a sacrifice to Belail," she chuckled a bit then continued, "so you can go back and stay with the Sanguis if you want, but we can come up with an excuse for your return if you'd rather stay here, but I have to go meet Belail, he'll be here soon." She moved away from the window and grabbed a cloak as she got ready for him.
 
Belail farrowed his brow at Amaya and grumbled to her response, "I like servants who keep their lips pinned shut and aren't stupid enough to piss me off. Your doing a good job at not doing neither!" He thought how simple minded she was and this made him want to be around Maeva all the more. He did not think highly of any of his followers or anyone else for that matter but Maeva was different to him and he couldn't wait to be around her once more. He was silent no longer wisheing to hear Amaya's voice for the remainder of the flight and he figured that not speaking to her would be a good way to keep her out of trouble. Belail flew over another patch of vast green forest below and was tempted to drain the life from it but he held his urge back as it would give his position away. His eyes peered through the stocky branches and could see several travelers walking along the old rundown dirt path deciding that this would be a good place to land once the strangers left out of site. Belail circled the area as he looked for an opening in the tree lines until he came across a small vacant field where several wild svine were feeding. His silence then broke as he got an idea, "What luck we have now we wont have to walk!" The svine did not budge from feeding and they continued to graze as Belail drop Amaya a few short feet off the ground before landing himself. His wings folded on his back, his feet hit the dirt and he began the process of shape shifting. His wings reverted into his spine binding to the flesh on his back and his bones began to crack. Belail's muscles slithered under his flesh and his fur turned to the color of petrified white while his facial structure morphed into the image of a fox. The area then grew abruptly dark for a few short moments and when daylight was visible once more there stood a elderly alabaster fox with peering pale blue eyes and a long flowing beard that hung past his neck line while his body was sheathed in a ivory cloak.It was the perfect disguise for Belail his hands looked aged with time and he appeared to meek to be evil. The svine that were grazing had moved a bit but Belail had kept them from darting. He looked over at Amaya, "Do I look harmless?" He asked with a cackle and like his body his voice sounded just as withered. He thought about Maeva once more and thought she might get a good laugh at his appearance and with that he gave her a visual of him so that she would know what to look for. He preferred her opinion over Amaya's despite the fact he really didn't need it he asked anyways. "Do you recognize me Lust?" He said as he dabbled in her thoughts then he slowly turned to the svine and with little effort he mounted one of them. It didn't fight him not even for a second it was like he had been it's master forever and that case it was true. Belail then looked over at Amaya then he directed her to mount the second svine that stood next to him, "Get on! Don't worry about it's aggressive nature...I have already imprinted it to you so it will be like you had it since it was a svoal also when we get into town if you wish to address me then call me by the name Azza...Is that clear?" He stated as his long boney fingers and black pointy nails wrapped around the reins that suddenly appeared on the svine.

Navi jerked against Du'an's grasp as she heard his plea but she didn't want to listen,"What did you do to them! You hurt them didn't you....I asked you to help them and you hurt them!" She screamed out in a pitiful cry as she escaped his clutches and she fell to the wooden floor before scrambling to her feet then running out the door. Her heart dropped in the pit of her stomach as she ran across the yard towards the barn. Ariel despite being angry with Du'an didn't think it was fair to punish Navi and she made every last one of her slaughtered edg'va disappear down to the last drop of blood. She then made the illusion that they were still safe and alive in the barn until she could find a way to let her down easy and also to calm her a bit before revealing the truth. The false image seemed to soothe Navi's worries and she feed them before taking a deep breath in relief. She walked out slowly into the open air and her body slid down the side of the barn as she sat quietly. Never thinking to speak to any of her animals in her distress.
Ariel didn't understand what he was talking about and she was about to light him up like a fireplace like she had promised until she heard Uriel's voice, "Well if this Ventus didn't dare to boss me around then I might not be yelling at him!" She then glared back over at Du'an as she had tuned out most of what Du'an had said only moments before Uriel interrupted their argument. She was now getting lost in the conversation when Du'an stated he wasn't a Ventus, "Well if you are not a Ventus and you are not a Sanguis then what on earth are you doing in a demon realm?....and where are your kind? Did Belail destroy your realm or something then take your ancestors as slaves?" She questioned him as she couldn't figure out what her friend had solved. Her head then snapped over at Uriel as he gave her orders to go home, "NO...don't you start up on me! I have had enough people telling me what to do and I didn't come all the way down here to be griped at by some little boy and then go home without my friend!! This place is hopeless and if Lucis figured that out a long time ago then she might be still alive and I am not about to lose you to this place either! Soo I guess if I can't get you to come home with me then I will just have to help." She said as she was to stubborn to listen and she force the last sentence out of her mouth as she didn't think it was worth her time.

"You just don't trust svine do you?" He asked with a small laugh as he continued down the dirt path, "Well if we can get into the forest then we can find some materials to make you a bow and arrow and then we have a better chance of finding a dowl in there as well!" He said while he pointed over at the woods as he seen more travelers appear and his eyes then looked up as he thought he saw something flying in the air but when he did there was nothing there."Did you see something just a second ago or are my eyes playing tricks on me? He questioned Dara as he had a queer look on his face.

Kabol's eyes grew wide and he covered his face with his hands as Maeva reached over and snatched him up from the stone floor before tossing him in her room. He let out a little shrill as he thought he was going to get another beating. "Don't hurt me your most evilness!" He yelled out as he tried to butter her up. He calmed down a bit as she started laughing about Af think he was dead and used as a sacrifice and he then responded, "That is kinda funny....hehe....but I will go where ever you want me to be...I just want to be were you are at!" He felt safer when he was around her even though she knocked him around occasionally. He then looked at her as she grabbed her cloak and was eager to know what was going on, "Can I come? I can help...I want to help!" He didn't want to be left out on the fun and he hoped she would tell him yes.
 
Belail was right in the fact that not talking to her would keep Amaya quiet as she didn't really want to speak to him anyway and hated having him in her head. She noticed the travelers and thought they were rather stupid for being out now but that thought vanished as she thought she saw a couple other figures near them but out of their line of sight, but she could only see them for a second as Belail quickly flew past them and she put the thought out of her mind, it was probably just the shadows of trees and bushes. She sighed and unfolded her legs as Belail dropped her, stumbling on the unaccustomed canine feet and she swore under her breath, "Stupid tiny foxes and their tiny feet." She regained her footing and looked at Belail's new form, smirking at his question as a snide answer popped into her mind that dealt with an inside joke, but she held it back and replied seriously, "Very inconspicuous." She gave the svine a dubious look, she'd never ridden before and her body type would make it a bit awkward, but she wasn't about to bring those issues up now. Moving forward she answered, "Crystal," and as an after thought, "My lord." She swung herself up in an ungainly manner and took a moment to get herself situated, it was uncomfortable and she would probably rather go on foot but she kept those thoughts to herself as she gathered the reigns and looked at him, ready to go.


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Du'an flinched as Navi screamed at him, not because it hurt his ears, but because her anger and terror stabbed at him deeper than he thought it should and that confused him greatly. Still, he tried to stop her again, but she escaped his grasp and ran outside. He followed her to the door but froze just outside, not being able to bear seeing her in anguish but when she went into the barn without a problem he sighed in relief and looked at Ariel, "That's all I asked you to do in the first place, didn't appear to be so hard then did it?"
He looked at Uriel as the deity spoke calmly to Ariel, "So, you thought it better to argue with him and waste time then to do what he said and be done with it?" He stepped outside with a sigh, walking around Du'an and towards the barn where his armor and Du'an's things lay.
Du'an watched him go and replied quietly to Ariel's confused question, "No, it's nothing quite so complicated. In fact I guess we're very much like the Ventus, but instead of Lucis's light, it was him," he gestured at Uriel, "who gave us that gift. We live on the other side of the mountains, about a month's easy ride if you know the right way to go, but what separates us from the Ventus, besides the mountains, is that we never worshiped her, before or after Belail. Sure we offer up thanks to the centuries of good that she gave us, but when we pray, we do not say her name, she was never our god." He turned as Uriel vanished into the barn, and looked at Ariel sadly, "I'm not sure of every detail, I was never one to do a lot of studying, but when your sister fought Belail, the leader of our tribe betrayed his master's trust to help her, 'causing Belail to curse our entire tribe. From her my ancestors learned of you, and of Uriel. We know who she was to you, and others, how much he loved her and still weeps for her, how much you miss your sister. When we pray, we speak to Uriel, we often lift up prayers of solace, almost as a friend would just sit and talk to someone in pain, even if their friend won't reply. Many of our people have gone through what he has, have experienced his loss," Du'an's fists clinched and he looked at the ground a moment not saying anything and swallowing as if holding something back, before he continued in little more than a whisper, "although not to his extent. Mortals cannot love like the immortal, we can learn to love again when we loose another, that is where, despite our mortality, we can always have a claim over the immortal." He placed a hand over his face, he was shaking a bit but went on. "We know we can't ever do anything to truly relieve his pain, but maybe instead of voices calling out for his lost love, and calling for him instead, we hope that gives even the smallest bit of comfort." He turned away then and followed after Uriel. "Because of this, Uriel attempted to break our curse, he tried everything he could but was unsuccessful, his last effort was to give us the same gift Lucis gave the Ventus. So we became Aduros from his light."

"You've no idea," Dara replied with a smile that didn't quite reach his eyes. He shrugged, "What do we need with a bow when you can just creep up and sink your fangs into one?" Dara chuckled, as one of the few humanoids in the group he occasionally got made fun of, so instead of taking it harsh, he'd turned it back on them and made it sound like they were the freaks and then it had just turned to fun and games from there. He was about to say something when Abdeil asked if he'd seen anything and he shook his head, "Nope, maybe your lack of sleep is catching up again."

Maeva completely toned Kabol out as Belail spoke in her mind and she chuckled at his form, replying, No, I do not, and wouldn't be able to tell you from a Ventus on sight alone. They're so stupid anyway you could probably walk in without a disguise, she joked. As she finished her message to him she caught Kabol's question and shrugged, seeing no reason for him not to. "Fine, but you'll need to change your form, I don't want any possibility of someone recognizing you, if you can't perform the spell yourself I can do it. And," she stopped her preparations to look at him to show how serious she was, "if you do anything to compromise us I will kill you myself if Belail doesn't get to it first, and trust me, you'd rather him do it." She then turned away again and continued getting ready to go.
 
Belail could see that Amaya was uncomfortable on the svine realizing her complicated design and he shook his head laughign out at how awkward she appeared. "You do know that I am to be reasoned with, on occasions? If you are not comfortable on the beast then you don't have to ride him. All you have to do is simply state that and in that case you can just pull my svine along so that it looks like you are assisting a helpless old fox!" He said with his wane sounding voice before giving her a snide look, "What are you mumbling about??" He snarled as he place his old withered hand over the dark crystal that was strung around his neck under the white cloak only realizing his mistake afterwards that she meant his directions. His expression softened a little and the wrinkles on his face lifted with his smile when he heard Maeva's voice ring in his thoughts, "That might be so but then it would only take one fool to recognize me and compromise my whole plan. I will inform you upon my arrival to Ac'quida and guide you to my pressence!"His thoughts then faded from hers and he lead his svine out onto the dirt path.

Abdiel continued his journey into the forest along the dirt path as he seen an elderly alabaster fox appear out from the forest trees and leading the svine he was riding on to the path. He then punched Dara in the shoulder playful for his comment about acting like a wild beast when hunting. "Just because I have claws and teeth doesn't mean I act primitive like the Sanguis and I swore I saw something maybe it was just a Nocturna but if that is the case we need to watch out!" He said as the Belail was coming into a better view and he whispered to Dara, "I haven't ever seen a white fox around here before and there is something off about him!" He had heard about a different tribe of Ventus that lived off in the far east and that a white fox was considered a messenger to the deities but he was getting nothing but foreboding feelings from Belail.

Kabol was glad to hear he was able to go but knew he was unable to morph, "Uhhh you will have to change me because I don't have that ability Maeva and I won't mess anything up I promise!" He didn't want to be killed especially by Belail or Maeva as he responded, "I don't think that it would be pleasant to be killed by either of you!"
 
"That would take more time," she replied urging her svine after his, "besides it's probably best I get used to it." She repositioned herself trying to get more comfortable and failed then replied, "You asked if your instructions were clear, and I replied 'crystal'." She glanced at him as a smile crept across his face and was confused for a moment before realizing he was probably conversing with Maeva. She looked away again and looked around at the forest, memorizing the path they trod.

Maeva nodded at his instructions and replied, True, I'll see you soon love. She turned and looked at Kabol, "No, it would not be. Now, do you want to do it now, or wait until he's closer?"

Dara chuckled, and nodded, "That's true, you are not." He patted him condescendingly and smirked, "I'm sure you did, but I doubt it was a Nocturna this time of day." He watched Belail, narrowing his eyes warily, "Me neither, but there's something . . . familiar, about his companion." He watched the two for a moment as she fox girl shifted on the svine and replied to something the old fox said. "Yea, I don't like this, we should move away from them before they notices us." Dara started to walk backwards slowly with a frown, looking away from Belail to Abdiel to see if his friend would follow.
 
Ariel glared at Du'an as she started to become hot tempered with him again, "First off you didn't ask me to do anything....you demanded me and second off I didn't do it because of your forceful command...I did it because it looked like she really loved those creatures." Her head then snapped over at Uriel as she couldn't believe he was taking Du'an's side, "I don't have to do anything for these people and last time I checked I am not his servant!" Her finger then stabbed over in the direction as she pointed over at Du'an, " The last time my sister helped the Ventus it got her killed and you Uriel are following in her footsteps...I don't want to loose you!" Her head then lowered as she thought about it and she was realizing this place was making her act heartless as she was normally caring like her sister even though she was a bit more tomboyish. She took a deep breath as she calmed down a bit while she listened to Du'an's origins. "So you are a Ventus It just makes more sense to worship someone who isn't dead...doesn't change who you are if you have a different set of beliefs." She suddenly knew she was coming of a little blunt again, "Oh just forget it...as far as I can see a rose is still a rose no matter what you call it!" She then walked over to Uriel as she wondered what his next move would be, "Well if you are not going home then where are you heading next may I ask?"
Navi was confused about what she was hearing and she got to her feet as she looked at Du'an, "What are you guys talking about?? I know you were just talking about me and I demand to know what it is that you mean!" She had calmed down greatly from her frightened ordeal and she remembered she had yelled at him, "I am sorry about accusing you of killing my edg'va...I think that should have been the first thing I said." She grew quiet as she still had a sinking felling in her stomach about her edg'va.


Belail only nodded his head at Amaya before lowering his hand down off his chest that covered the dark crystal and continued his conversation in her thoughts as he had already seen both Dara and Abdiel. "We have eyes in the trees and they are listening so Amaya give me another name to call you by." He continued to smile as he hoped his words hadn't confused her and his weary tired pale eyes glanced over in the direction they had went. He was still a short distance away and he was relaxing around Amaya as he continued to talk to her in her mind, "So Amaya what is it that would make you happy? I reward those who do me service? I can be pleasant you know when things go my way and if this turns out well then you can have anything you desire, maybe that girl Candle that I keep hearing in your thoughts...I can wake her up! There is no need for you to despise me all the time." He was now in a more pleasant mood. He then returned his attention to Dara and Abdiel as his tricks of deception began to turn and the uncomfortable feeling they had been getting from him faded as he stopped his svine directly in front of them. Belail attempted to revert any suspicion of who he was by pinning there awkward glares on them as if they were the ones up to no good. He played his role well as his withered voice rang out, "You two better not be trying to rob an old fox like me.." He said as he pulled a long staff off the side of his svine and proceeded to point it at them as if they were the ones threatening him and his companion.

Abdiel then walked into the woods just off to the side of the road as the tense feeling was replaced with a calm and trustful one, "You are right about her looking just a little familiar but I am not getting that threatening feeling anymore maybe it was a Nocturna after all because that guy is giving off nothing but pleasantries." His eyes then looked up as the strange old fox stopped right in front of them and he knew that they had been spotted, "Oh no we weren't going to do that were we Dara...It is just that we haven't ever seen you around here before and we were unsure of you." He now kinda felt like a fool for assuming the worse as he stood up from behind the bushes.

Kabol leaped for joy like a child with a new toy as she had never preformed any good spells on him before, "OO..oo..oo lets do it now...can I be a tiger like you!!!" He asked with excitement in his voice as he had always wanted to look like a strong big cat and not having the feeling of being the prey. He sat up on his hind legs and held out his arms as looked like he was prepping for a hug from Maeva.
 
Du'an didn't answer her, he didn't really care anymore, was no longer in the mood to argue as he was more concerned about Navi than anything else and he followed Uriel to the barn.
The deity was donning his armor where Du'an had left it the night before and he replied to Ariel without looking at her, "Then don't do anything for them, no one asked you to, but I won't let her death be in vain."
Du'an shrugged, "You can call us that if you want, but we do not consider ourselves Ventus, but it doesn't matter." He stepped away from Ariel and walked over to Navi. He smiled slightly at her apology and shook his head, "It's okay, I understand." He was avoiding the topic about the edg'va, not knowing what to tell her.
He looked at Uriel as he said, "I'm not sure yet, but we need to stop wasting time, he'll be growing stronger with every second."

Amaya's face twitched as Belail entered her head once more, she thought for a moment then came up with a name and replied, You can call me Vera. She was silent as she listened to him try to gain her trust, it wouldn't happen, she'd never trusted anyone, not even the members of the group of thieves, even the kids could eventually go up to hurt her, trust was not something she was capable of. She glanced at him then sent back, I don't do happy that much, but it would please me if you gave me and Moon the same . . . gift, you gave Night. She didn't really want him involved with Candle, not that she could keep him from it. She turned her head and looked at Dara and Abdiel with an inward groan, Fools. A smile crossed her lips and she said reassuringly, looking at Belail, "They're harmless, Uncle Azza. Just another pair of travelers." Her gaze turned back to the two others, "That's because we're not from here, my uncle and I were coming to visit some family."

Dara chuckled as his fears melted away, "Nah, you're just a paranoid fool." He looked up at Belail and Amaya with absolutely no worries and smiled at them, "Well then, I hope you find them safe."

Maeva raised her eyebrows and smirked, "I really don't care what you are as long as you don't draw too much attention. Now, just get in your head what you want to look like." She gave him a moment to get the image in his head then started to speak the words, weaving the spell around him with more ease than she'd ever had.
 
"Perfect name sweetie...and I can do that for you as soon as my plan works out but for the small girl you call Moon, it will have to wait I need her innocence to open sealed chambers that my power has been locked away in. When that happens then I will do as you request." He said swiftly in her thoughts as he listened to Abdiel explain himself. Belail was almost tickled by her deceptive abilities and he had to stop himself from falling off his svine in laughter as he whispered in her mind, "You are good at this game...I knew I picked well..you are a natural liar and I applaud you for it." His face remained stern even though his laughter and amused voice rang in her thoughts. His weak voice then past his lips into response to what Amaya had said, "Are you sure they aren't thieves Vera? They look like thieves diving into bushes as if they are ready to pop out at any second and try to give an old fox like me a heart attack!" He then started to babble a little as he flung his staff around at them. "I'm on to you two and if you even think of following us I'm going to give you a beating you will never forget!" He said in a mean spirited tone as he pretended to be senile. Abdiel ducked a few times as he felt the wind from the staff gust over his head and he looked at Amaya, "Well he seems to have a lot spirit left in him doesn't he? Maybe you sh..." He then paused as Belail had thwacked him in the head with the long stick and he crouched down in pain, "OW...what I was saying before I got hit in the head is maybe you should take that thing away from him so he doesn't try to use it on town's folk while you are in the city...he might hurt someone!" He hollered out in a brash tone as he rubbed his hand over his sore." I feel sorry for your folks if they have to put up with that but I do hope you have a safe journey." He smiled at her as he tried to forget the knot he had on his head. Belail then moved his svine forward as he continued towards his goal but his head looked back and he gave them the stink eye as he called out to Amaya,"Vera lets get going before these thieves change their mind and try and rob us!" When Belail was quite a length away from them his disposition changed greatly back to the spiteful demon he was known for and he summoned for a flock of Nocturna. Their red beady eyes widen at the voice of Belail and they took to the air despite the glistering light they despised so much. Belail again called out to Amaya as he tried to quicken her pace, "Come on child hurry along I don't want to be here when the night comes!" He hinted to her even though he was aware that she knew them and the location they were going.

Ariel placed her fists on her hips as she retorted back to Uriel’s remark, “I am not going home without you so I may not be doing this for them but I am doing this to avenge my sister. Not to mention I am not letting you go alone without some backup so that you can end up like my glory hogging sis Lucis!” Her mood lightened up in a short second and she gave a pleasant smile to him, “You are my friend and I wouldn’t feel right if I let something happen to you so I just need to lighten up a bit and be bigger person.” She then glared over at Du’an as she leaned in next to Uriel’s ear while she whispered, “But I swear if you leave me with that guy at any point I am going to light him up like a firework on Libertas day…I am not sure but I he really tweaks my nerves and I almost regret saving him.” She knew that it wouldn’t have been right if she just stood by and watched Du’an fall under Belail’s spell and that she would have that on her conscience for always. “You don’t know where we are going next but you want us to start moving without any sense of direction so no matter what we waste time running around in circles looking for this demon. Our best bet is to think about what his next move might be then head towards that location.” She said as she tried to be logical about the situation while she grew silent in thought.
Navi could see Du’an was avoiding her question and thought that she would let him tell her in time but for now she listened to them as a group in bewilderment, “I can help if any of you get injured then I can heal you!” She said naively as she had no real clue to who dangerous the situation could be and thought she could tag along.

Kabol then got the image of a strong tiger in his mind as he felt Maeva’s powerful spell flood his body and he could instantly fell the changes. His eyes widen and he yelled out in pain as it wasn’t as pleasant as he thought it would be. His rat fur began shedding off his back as the coat of a tiger pelted his body while his flexible small bones snapped and reformed into the much larger beast. His hands cupped his face in pain as it felt like his eyes were being gouged out of his sockets as he gained the sight of a tiger. After the transformation was complete Kabol felt nauseas as his head was spinning and he ran to Maeva’s window that he was never able to reach before and popped it open before hurling his lunch all over the top of an unsuspecting guard. Kabol could hear the guard curse out as he quickly shut the window before he was seen and he looked over at Maeva, “Why didn’t you tell me it was going to hurt….that was the worst feeling I have ever had!” He then stopped jabbering while he looked in Maeva’s long mirror and become self absorbed in his new looks, “Wow I look sexy…hey I think I could get to like this and want to stay this way forever!” He then turned and looked at Maeva with a cheesy smile, “Would you date me? I know I would date me….you can just dump Belail and keep me this way and you can be with me.” He said as he was getting a little cocky with his new looks.
(Here is what Kabol looks likehttp://fc02.deviantart.net/fs32/f/2008/196/5/d/KaaII_by_darknatasha.jpg)
 
Amaya gave the mental version of a shrug, but kept her shoulders from actually moving, and sent back, As you wish. She could feel his amusement at her lies and replied with no pride nor shame in her ability, Been doing it all my life, I ought to be good otherwise I'd make a poor thief. Then aloud she replied with a smirk, "They might be, but not good ones if they were easily spotted by an old man. Besides I'd wager I could take 'em they don't look too strong." She looked at Abdiel and chuckled as Belail hit him, she felt bad for her former friend, but didn't show it, "Take his staff? I'd sooner give myself a concussion 'cause that's what would happen if I tried." The smile turned gentle and almost pitying as she looked at Belail, "Yes, well, we love him so we deal with him, and besides, if you know how to handle it you rarely get hit. Let's go then Uncle, I'll keep an eye on them." She chuckled as one trying to humor a crazy old man would, then headed after Belail. She frowned and looked at the Nocturna then watched them fly away with a worried expression. She might not consider herself their friend any longer but she still didn't want them to get hurt. Tearing her eyes from the vicious birds, she kicked her svine to a faster pace and kept up with Belail.
Dara had quickly backed away from Belail when he'd started to swing his staff and couldn't hold back a laugh when he saw Abdiel get hit. "Don't worry grandpa," he said with a chuckle, "I think you incapacitated him for now." He watched him leave for a moment before looking back at Abdiel and asking, "You oka-" his question came to an abrupt halt as he saw the Nocturna flocking and he grimaced, and said, "Maybe you did see a Nocturna," he pointed at the growing cloud, "we should get away from here quickly."

A long time ago Uriel might've laughed at Ariel's comment about Lucis, but it only made him flinch now. He finished with his armor silently then glanced at her out of the corner of his eye when she whispered in his ear and replied, "That's not being the bigger person, Ariel." He glanced at Navi and Du'an then replied, "I guess I'll go talk to the king, see if he knows what Lucis did last time, then go from there." He started to head out of the barn.
Du'an watched the two of them talk silently until Navi pipped up and his eyes grew wide as he looked at her. He shook his head, "No, it's going to be too dangerous. I couldn't let you get put in harm's way for us."

Maeva smirked at Kabol's pain, but didn't release the spell, nor do anything to lessen it as she well could've if she'd wanted. She smiled at his question and answered, "If I'd've told you, you would've tensed up and made it all the more painful." She watched him admire himself and her eyes narrowed at his arrogance, she thought about beating him for the insolent question, but decided otherwise. She smirked and moved seductively towards him. Pushing him against a wall and digging her nails into his chest as if he were Belail, she ran her tongue along his neck then up his jawline, her nails pulling out of his skin and running down his chest, hard enough to cause pain, but not draw blood. Just as her mouth reach his ear, her hand reached his penis and she dug her nails into it, her other hand clamping his jaw shut to keep him from yelling in pain and she whispered in his ear, "If you can't handle the pain of a little transformation spell, then you can't handle me. Don't forget, you're still just a little rat." She released him and turned away, licking his blood off her fingers.
 
Belail peered over as Amaya's Svine was next to his then continued his conversation out loud, "It shouldn't belong now I can smell the stench of Ventus feeling my nostrils in the distance not to mention the prominent view of the city is in sight...You do know that those fools were heading towards the Sanguis village to rescue you but I don't think they will be making it!" He laughed maliciously as he caught view of the Nocturna. "Your abilities to lie do please me so and they came in handy but I don't think I have ever heard anyone love me before." He snickered a bit at the thought, "You probably like me about as much as a murder has empathy for their victims." His demeanor once again changed back to a pleasant one as they neared the gates to the city and could see several guards protecting it's entrance. The city was on high alert and anyone entering the town was seen as a threat as one of the soldier's took a couple steps forward then he lifted his hand to block them, "Halt you two! What is your business here and how long do you plan on staying in the city?" The guard asked with precaution in his voice as Belail stopped his svine only a few feet away from the soldier. It irked him to have to take orders from what he thought was a low life but he kept his temper still.

Abdiel glared over at Dara, "It was only funny to you because you didn't get smacked over the head with a misshapen stick!" He said while he started to punch him as Dara stopped in mid conversation. He then looked up at what Dara was pointing out and let out a gasp,"I told you I thought I Saw a Nocturna!" He said in a panic while looking for a place for shelter and his eyes came across a thick hallowed out tree, "Lets head for that tree trunk over there and hid." His heart now sunk deep down as he could see the devil creatures diving down for them.

Ariel planted her face into her palm as she meant for the comment about teaming up with Du'an as joke for him to laugh at, "It was supposed to be funny but I keep forgetting that I can't make you laugh anymore and you know I would have felt bad if I let him be controlled by Belail!" She then listened to Uriel's idea before nodding, "At least I now know where we are heading and I will follow you when you are ready." She then agreed to what Du'an was saying about Navi coming with them, "I am with Du'an I don't think you should come with us you might get killed." Navi Frowned and crossed her arms at what they were both saying to her, "I am a big girl and I can take care of myself not to mention I can heal one of you if you ever get hurt so I don't see what the problem is." She started to pout as she was contradicting herself.

Kabol started to get aroused by her approaching him but it turned back to fear swiftly even though his size had changed his abilities had not. He flinched in pain as her nails popped through his flesh and he started to try and make his escape but the enviable happened that he did not expect when her finger nails dug into his flesh around his shaft. He started to scream in pain but found that his mouth wouldn't open and it only turned to a loud moan. He then jerked back after being scolded by her and fell to the ground as he scooted himself into a corner. He grabbed his lower midsection as he looked at the damage she had done and it quickly put him back in his place, "AHHHHHH I think you broke it!!! Why did you go and do that for...it was only a suggestion! You always have to ruin my fun!" He got to his feet but he still held himself as he started to walk funny.
 
Amaya didn't look at him as he spoke about Ac'quida and the Ventus, but her blank face turned to a grimace as he laughed at Abdiel and Dara's fate. She sighed, telling herself to not feel guilty, she'd told Abdiel to leave her alone and if he and Dara got killed it was his fault, but she still couldn't help but want to go help them, not that there was anything she'd be able to do anyway. Belail's voice broke through her thoughts and she looked at him then replied with a smirk, "That would be because no one loves you, 'cause your a sick bastard," She smiled at him as she figured that would be compliment to him. Then, looking forward again she continued, "My entire life has been made out of lies, including to those I cared about. So I have some experience with it." She looked at the soldiers and, giving Belail a sideways glance to make sure he wasn't planning on killing them, which could raise an alarm and ruin everything, she kicked her svine so that it sped up and drew ahead of him a bit then came to a stop near the guard that had spoken with a confused look on her face, "We came to visit some family, we tried to make it for Libertas Day but we weren't quick enough." She pretended to be ignorant of the previous day's events and continued, "We've never had problems entering before, why are we being delayed like this?"

"No time for 'I told you so's!" Dara replied as he dashed towards the tree Abdiel had indicated. He waited for Abdiel to go in before him then held his hands in front of the small hole, complaining, "This is really gonna wear me out." As he spoke he could feel some of his energy leave him as it created somewhat of a force field blocking them off in case the Nocturna followed them, he just hoped it would work and he could keep it up.

Uriel looked at Ariel a moment then at Du'an as he watched the boy try to convince Navi not to go. "Navi," Du'an said, looking at her worriedly, "no one's saying you can't take care of yourself, but we each have experience in battles and fights and well . . . " he glanced at Uriel as if to ask him for help.
The deity shook his head, "Last time I tried to convince someone not to do something they didn't listen and got killed, you don't want my help." He turned and walked out of the barn and Du'an flinched as the door shut behind him.
Du'an looked back at Navi and frowned at her, he enjoyed being around her, but he didn't want her getting killed to help him.

Maeva chuckled and flicked her hand at him, healing his wounds, not that she cared about him, but she didn't want him waddling around the streets and drawing attention to them or slowing them down. She sat on the bed and looked at him then mused, "You need clothes, none of yours will fit you." She thought about it a moment before she waved her hand again and commoners clothes formed over him.
 
“Was that supposed to be a compliment of some kind because if so you failed greatly at your attempt to kiss my ass.” He snarled back with a snide tone at her remark before listening to more of her life story. “Caring holds you back and lies get you out of trouble so you’re my kind of traitorous bitch but if you ever double cross me I will impale your body on a large spit and roast your corpse over hot coals. You have impressed me so far but I don’t trust you and I never will for good reason of course.” His tongue stilled at the voice of the guard that now blocked their way into the city as he delayed Belail’s plans. The guard looked over at Belail as it had been ages since a white fox had been seen near the city because they were considered prophets to the deities. His attention then averted swiftly to Amaya as he gave her a queer look, “Don’t you know what has happened…. Belail has risen and this world is in peril and the first place he will be attacking is this very city so you must understand why we take precaution.” His eyes kept looking over at Belail and couldn’t help but ask, “Do you hail from the far eastern mountains and are you apart of the Paled eyed tribe? Sorry I must ask since they are the only kind that has white foxes in their tribe and it might be fate that has brought you.” Belail knew what he was talking about as he nodded his head yes since he knew if they ran into complications that his disguise would let him pass by with ease. With that simple nod the soldier no longer halted them as he waved his hand as he beckoned them to pass, “You should really go speak to the king I am sure he could really use your abilities in aid to the destruction of that accursed demon and may Lucis bless you.” Belail then moved his svine forward as he held back the urge to choke the guard for his last statement.

Abdiel crammed himself into the tree with Dara just in time as the Nocturna swarmed the heavy trunk and was relieved that his friend was able to make a shield to protect them. He flinched as he watched one of the Nocturna try to pass through the entrance but was only met with a thump, “How long can you keep this up Dara because I don’t think they are going to give in!” Panic quivered in his voice and he could think of nothing better to do but to call out, “Somebody…. Anybody Help us…Oh Lucis somebody help us!” He had heard that these creatures were relentless and unforgiving when it came to torturing there victims and that made him holler out louder as his voice carried out of the forest barrier. The Nocturna’s beaks pealed at the bark as their wings snapped at the wind while letting out a dreadful screech.

Navi was determined to go with them despite what Du’an was saying but just as she was about to saying something in disagreement to him her ears perked up at the sound of someone pleading for help. She turned away from Du’an and ran out after Uriel so that she could get a location to where the screams were coming from. Her voice perked up and out as she tried to get Uriel’s attention, “Someone is in trouble I can hear them screaming along with some very frightening noises to go with that…they sound desperate!” She yelled out as she pointed in the direction she heard it coming from.

Kabol was relieved that the pain had subsided as he dropped his hand to his side and was able to walk straight once again. He had noticed that he had ripped the clothes he was wearing only moments before as they lay shredded on the glistening crystal floor. Despite the fact he had been punished by Maeva in a cruel manner he thought she would garb him in the finest robes after stating that he need clothes that fit him. His disappointment was very apparent as he whined about what she had dressed him in, "Why do I have to wear these ugly common garbs can't you give me something more spiffier like a noble man's robes?" He normally acted a lot more intelligent when it came to his responses to Maeva but lately he had been acting more cocky and brave as he figured he should get a little more respect for aiding her in Belail's return.
 
Amaya glanced at him after his threat but no fear showed on her face nor could be felt coming from her. She wasn't sure if that was because she wasn't scared of him, or because she just didn't really care.
She pretended to be shocked when then the guard told her about Belail, "Oh my Lucis," she gasped, "that's terrible." She kicked her svine after Belail adding, "We'll do that, thank you."

"Not long," Dara replied grimacing, "I can take some of the energy from the Nocturna, but most of it's still coming from me." He flinched slightly as Abdiel yelled in his ear but wasn't about to complain, he'd be yelling himself except he needed all his concentration.

Du'an's brow furrowed as she ran out of the barn after Uriel and he followed her out.
Uriel turned and looked at Navi, as he listened to her. He turned his head towards where she was pointing, then spread his wings and took off. Flying swiftly in the direction she'd indicated. He could soon see the Nocturna flocking and hear Abdiel's yells.

Maeva sighed, he was starting to wear her patience thin, "Because you moron, how obvious would someone walking down the street in fine clothes be?" She indicated her own drab, brown robe that covered her entire body. "Now, either shut up or stop saying stupid things." She suddenly stood up and hurried toward the window, after standing there a moment she smiled and said, "He's here."
 
Belail could feel that he hadn't gotten a rise out of her as he found it a bit peculiar since her reaction was different towards him when they first meet, "You are an odd one you know since it was only yesterday that you quivered at my feet but today you don't even flinch at my threats." He stated as soon as they gained distance from prying ears, Not to mention I could feel you wanting to help those Ventus that were being attacked by the Nocturna that I summoned and yet you have chosen to assist me....you must be awfully confused of what you want but enough about you lets get started on my plans. I want you to lead me through the back alleys of this hideous town and show me as many secrete hiding places so I may open portals to let my soldiers in after that we will be meeting Maeva and she will be telling you the location of my blade because you are going to steal it since you are such an excellent thief...after you sneak in the palace and retrieve it utter these words Ego servum domini tenebris quae tuum reditum postulat,it will transport both you and the blade at my side." He gave her instructions through thought as an extra precaution while dismounting the svine and tying it to a post. "The job shouldn't be hard for someone with sticky fingers like yours... so now do you see why you have been chosen?"

Ariel followed after Uriel as she soared through the air and it wasn't long after she was able to catch up with him. She now was seeing what Navi had been speaking off as she turned to look at her friend, "Well who ever is in there is sure making a lot of hoopla so lets hope he shuts up after we get rid of them!" She then figured that her small talk could wait as she wasted no time diving down at the Nocturna which caused them to dispersed away from the tree. She quickly got annoyed at Abdiel's yelling and wasn't afraid to tell him how she felt, "OH PIPE DOWN YOU SISSY!! Can't you tell there is someone already here and helping?!" Abdiel was silent for a moment as he looked over at Dara, "Did someone just call me a sissy?? It isn't like we aren't getting attacked by mindless flesh eating birds so yeah screaming just sounds over rated!" He ranted out in sarcasm as he started to relax at the site of the Nocturna fleeing but it didn't last long as they returned back to the tree to continue their assault on both Abdiel and Dara. They acted like she wasn't even there as they were too focused on finishing the task that Belail had given them.

Navi had started running towards the sounds of screaming as she passed the many trees before coming to a halt. The screaming had stopped and she had lost her sense of direction as it had been the first time she had really ever strayed from her home but these new people she had only met yesterday had changed her whole life within an instant. She could hear rustling in the bushes as her face grew pale with fear while calling out, "Du'an is that you?" Her cries had only caught the attention of a aggressive Carpion as she was standing in the middle of his territory. It's tail raised high in the air into a striking position while its mouth gaped open dripping viscid venom on the forest floor. Navi stood frozen in fear as she made the worst mistake of her life by staring the creature in the eyes as she started to scream, "Du'an! AHHHHHHHHHH!" The Carpion's eyes widened and nostrils flared out as she invoked it to charge.

Kabol's mouth then clamped shut as she scolded him once more and he took her advice about shutting up.It of course didn't last long as he found it difficult to keep his tongue still, "How do you know he is here just by looking out the window and How do you plan on getting us out of her without being noticed?" He wondered as he tried to look out the same window she was was glaring out of.
 
Amaya looked at him blankly and replied, "Then, I was scared of you killing someone I care for, I was confused about everything that had happened yesterday, I was worried about what would happen to Night's sister, and I was still more Ventus than Sanguis. No longer." She twitched slightly as he spoke of Abdiel and Dara and she looked away from him saying coldly, "I told that fool to leave me be, his death will be his fault." She listened to his orders, she had a good memory and repeating the words of power once to herself was enough to keep them set in her mind. Then, as he finished she told him matter-of-factly as she too slid awkwardly off her svine, grateful to be back on her own feet, even if at the moment they weren't really her feet, Most of the hiding places I know are only good for disappearing into when running, they're small and can only fit one or two in them at the same time, they often involve small winding passageways that are very maze-like and can cause confusion for those that do not know them well. There are only a few that would, I would think, make a good place for an ambush, and I don't know if any of those are still useable after the earthquakes.

Dara looked at Abdiel and smirked, but didn't say anything as he turned his attention back to his shield. He let the shield fall with a sigh of relief, but the sigh turned to a gasp of horror as the Nocturna turned back. He threw the shield back up but that act pulled the last of his energy out and his vision swam as darkness swarmed around him and he passed out, him and the shield falling.
Uriel landed just after Ariel and as he did Dara fell on him. He grimaced as he caught the man and looked at the Nocturna swarming again. He had to drop Dara to the ground to bring his hands up in time to create a wall of light.

Du'an frowned and ran after Navi as she took off, but somehow she was faster than him and he quickly lost her in the trees. He heard her call for him the first time and he quickened his pace, a pang of fear for her shooting through him. Then he spotted a charging Carpion just as he heard her scream. He shot his mind out to the beast but knew with it's size and momentum it was too close to stop itself in time to keep from hitting her, but he was at least able to slow it down, allowing him valuable seconds to reach her. He forced his legs to go faster, it was only a few steps from her and he wasn't close enough. With a desperate cry he launched himself into the air and dove at her to knock her out of it's path.

Maeva turned to glare at him from the window, she replied with threatening venom in her voice as she'd grown very tired of his questions, "Because, Rat, more than just his dick has entered me and I can feel him, and therefore where he is anytime I desire, as I'm sure he can do with me, or for that matter anyone that he so wishes. I'm warning you," she said stalking over and gripping his chin, squeezing hard enough to cause quite a bit of pain, she could've applied just a little more pressure to shatter his jaw, but decided as well as that might end his questions his screams would probably draw guards like flies to manure so she didn't, "he will not be as patient with you as I. So if you want to come and live, I suggestion you keep your trap shut." She released his face and grabbed his elbow, she closed her eyes and recited, a few words of power. She smiled as they vanished from out of her room. When they reappeared in front of Belail she released him roughly and moved towards him saying seductively, "Ah, my lust, my love. I've already missed being by your side."
 
Belail raised his brow at Amaya's explanation, "You care to much about others and that is a waste of time...you should be more focused on yourself!" He didn't mention anything more about Abdiel and Dara as he was satisfied with her response but he did remark on the hideouts being destroyed, "Just show them to me and if they are damaged then I will restore them so that I may use them. The Ambush will be silent at first so my demons will be taking the appearance of the city guards and towns folk while you retrieve my blade because if I make a big scene now they might guard my sword with their lives and I don't want that." He snarled in aged tone of voice as he followed Amaya.
Kabol started to snicker at Maeva's response that was until she snatched him by the jaw which caused his demeanor to change, "OW..ow..ow ow...that hurts let go...I get it I really do!" He called out as he squirmed in her grasp while nodding his head at her instructions. He was relieved once her hand dropped to her side after letting go of his chin and he replaced it with his own as he tried to rub the pain away. He was instantly side tracked though as her grip constricted his arm as she muttered the spell and with a blink of a eye he was standing in front of an elderly white fox and a six legged female fox. "Ow! Why must you be so ruff?" He question as Maeva forcefully released him from her clutches. A crooked smile peeled across Belail's face as he seen Maeva move towards him, "I as well my lust and how are our spawn?" He remarked as his hand slid down from her breast and over her belly. His question of the child growing within her was almost snide for he cared not for it. His only concern was for Maeva and if the demon child would risked her vessel. He had planned to wake the lady of the Abyss and no spawn would get in his way. Kabol soon caught on that the white fox was Belail and he found Belail's actions amusing because of his elderly form. He said nothing but burst out in laughter while he pointed his finger at the two as he drawled attention to them. Kabol then realized his actions as he slapped his hands to his mouth as if to try and take it back but he knew it was much to late for that. Belail glared over at him as he clinched his fist trying to hold back his temper so that it would cause no more inadvertence. Instead he began to walk away from the situation as he directed his attention back to Amaya in an irate tone, "Lead me to the closest hideout I will be needing it to beat an insubordinate slave back in his place!" His blue eyes burned to the color red as he looked over at Maeva, "Why did you bring this fool? Has he any purpose in our plans?"

Abdiel caught Dara just as Uriel dropped him and laid him gently on the ground, "Dara!!" He called out so that he could see if he would respond to him but had to quickly shield his eyes from the bright light that shone before him. The Nocturna scattered at the eye blinding light and began to seek refuge in any dark part of the forest as they waited for it to dissipate to continue their orders. Ariel looked over at Uriel as she could see that this was only temporarily stopping them, "This isn't working...as soon as you stop they're just going to come out of hiding and start up again! Why are they so focused on killing those two?" She was silent as she thought for a moment before speaking again, "These creatures can speak if you give them enough power they can give us information!" Ariel then flew out in search of one as it tried to escape her grasp and succeeded for only a few short minutes before she caught one. Ariel then brought it closer to Uriel as she gave it enough power to speak. The Nocturna screeched out as it covered it's eyes to block out the light, "Let go....it burns me!" Ariel only shook her head at it's request as she didn't pity the creature. "No I will not release you until you tell me why you and your kind are so intent on killing those two!" The Nocturna hissed at her as it tried to lunge at her eyes but was unable to as she had it by the neck, "I will tell you nothing....for I would rather face your wrath then of my masters." But for Ariel he had given all the information she wanted to know as she looked at Uriel as if to see what he would say about the matter.

Navi's scream was soon replaced with a umph as Du'an knocked her out of the path of the Carpion and she turned around just in time to see the creature trip as it lost its footing when Du'an tried to slow it down. The creature laid unconscious after knocking it's head on a rock and it's body went limp as Navi looked over at Du'an, "Are you alright....that was awful it was like it blocked me out from talking to it!" She flinched in pain as she felt blood dripping down from her leg and could see she had a open wound.
 
"Well," Amaya replied blandly, "you can blame my father for that. If he'd stuck with the Sanguis I would've been born there instead of Ac'quida and wouldn't've had to rely on others to survive." She nodded at his plans and then turned at the sound of Maeva's voice.
"You haven't seen rough, rat," Maeva hissed at him before she went to Belail, she smiled as he touched her and sighed happily, having missed that feel, she smirked and replied, "Growing way too slow." Maeva spun and glared at Kabol as he laughed. She answered Belail with a sigh, "He had helped to release you so I figured I would let him tag along as a reward, but I had hoped he would be smart enough to keep his mouth shut, apparently I over estimated his self-control, but seeing him beaten will have it's amusements." She hissed at Kabol as she shoved him after Amaya who had turned and was walking down the nearest ally.

"He'll live," Uriel told Abdiel when Dara didn't respond, "it's common for energy manipulators to use too much and pass out, he just needs to rest for a bit." He turned to Ariel and replied, "It wasn't exactly supposed to be a long term solution, just one to keep them alive." He watched her leave to catch the Nocturna, keeping the wall of light up so they didn't swarm again. He frowned at the retched creature as Ariel interrogated it and responded to it, "Well, your master could've gotten a better minion to do the job, 'cause you just told us everything." Turning away from it and to Ariel he said, "We'll have to kill them all to keep them from killing the Ventus."

Du'an glared at the Carpion a moment before deciding it wouldn't attack again and he turned back to Navi. "I'm fine, but I'm not the one that just got attacked, are you oka--" he noticed the wound then and grimaced. He moved to it and inspected it closely, forgetting she could probably heal herself in his worry, he started to remove his shirt to make a bandage for it, wishing he had his saddle bags which had plenty of bandages.
 
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