Demon Hunting Part 2

Piro walks onto the island, only doing so twice before, Roumor beside him. The giant moor cat walk's with a fluid grace, and it's mustles buldge from underneath it's back fur. Piro's sunglasses are pushed high up on his nose so his eyes cannot be seen. He make's his way to the center, where the dojo lay's. He find's the place and steps out of the wood's, no sign of the cat now.

[Flash_Guardian ] Flash_Guardian narrows his eyes, leaning forward with his hands upon his knees and looking fairly exhausted, staring into the empty void in the earth, its edges shaped strangely like the demonic creature. Perhaps the imp is using some kind of invisibility? Oh well, it shouldn't matter. Especially after hearing the gong in the distance being struck, sending a wave of force past Viimz and Flash to solidify some distance behind into a potent wall of pure magical force. Flash simply smirks happily now, his lip bloody and form bruised. "Good," he says with a smirk, resorting to common speech. "Now, we talk." Then suddenly the smirk is wiped from his face as he glares at the creature. "Where's Glyniss?"

[Flash_Guardian ] Viimz stares at the face of Flash......unsure whether he can actually be seen as it wiggles......causing the earth around its shape to crumble and move.....it couldnt open it's wings and fly off...nor could it use its tail stuck as it was beneath it.....its lips pulling back revealing ..or would....its razor sharp teeth as it sends spittle into Flash's face.....dark globbles of the matter...

[Piro ] version*

MaiKa Out of the shadows a petite, curvy form would appear. Her light grey eyes showing first and then body would appear soon after. Her long, dark, silver hair is curled and pulled over her shoulder, stopping once to her round rear. Her body was covered by a cream and pale blue kimono, molding to every inch of her flawless form. Her posture was held to perfection, her movements never less then graceful. A pair of high heels covered her feet, with a single strap wrapping around her slender ankles. Her wing expand is 6ft, though at the moment they were pressed tightly to her back. She leans against a tree as she looks to the people around her, her light grey gaze showing little amusement. She shakes her head as a few strands of her hair falls into her face and simply smiles.

Flash_Guardian has no time to avoid the demonic spittle, seeing as he was practically holding his face up to Viimz's invisible location to begin with. It splatters all over his face without warning, burning and stinging. Flash shrieks in agony, hands wanting to claw at his face but fearing to touch as he falls backward, squirming in the dirt amidst the pain ...

Piro smell's something. Blood perhap's? No, something else. Something...well...off. He follow's the scent, Roumor Keeping stelth in the shadow's behind him, imposable to see to the untrained eye. He spot's Flash, staring down at the ground, then Devine beside him. He make's no effort to conceal himself, he was just wondering. He watches as Flash jumps back all of a sudden, realising there was something burried. Some demon. Yes, that was what that smell was.

Flash_Guardian has the black spittle clearly covering his face, steaming as the acid burns his flesh ...

Devaine_Hawk peers down at the demon. As he stares at it a cold smile crosses his lips . He jerks his head to the side as it spits , the spittle not catching him. Reaching to try and grab Flash s arms as he trashes about with one hand, tearing his shirt with the other to wipe the substance from his face if he can. The way he moved before the demon spit was almost like he knew it was coming . Maybe he did , there s that soft blue glow in his left eye.

Viimz would chuckles but knows the wisdom against doing so....watching with its coal dark eyes satisfaction smuggly upon its features .....well if they could be seen anyway......its feet...arms and tail working underneath the ground to free itself.....even its skin changing and working towards that end

Flash_Guardian at last stops screaming as Devaine wipes some of the stuff off, seeming to calm down a bit, though he can't seem to keep still. A single, shaky hand reaches up to try and trace some sort of pattern through the air with a pair of fingers ... he grits his teeth, doing his best to hold steady while his face continues to burn. "Don't ... let it ... loose!"

Piro coulld smell the thing still, it's scent masked by that of the earth. He feel's Roumor's presence beside him, the giant moor cat growling. He reaches down and places his ear to the ground, listning for a moment. He stand's back up, placing one hand on Roumor's head, calming the cat instantly. He look's to Div. "Er...um.. That thing there...it's moving underground. I think it's tryig to free itself." His voice sound's dead, lifeless. "Just thought you hsould know.."

Devaine_Hawk turns back to face where the demon is still trapped in the earth after helping Flash. cute trick you got there , want to see one of mine? he ask. With that his right foot cocks back and he sends he combat boot hurling right at the demon s trapped head . now where is she?!? he shouts .

Viimz wiggles madly a great deal of the earth having been shifted from beneath it......more and more it can feel the earth give..eyes swinging to Dev as he speaks.....as yet Viimz had not uttered a word....and as Dev lashes out with his foot....it pulls it's head to the side not taking the full impact though it does scrape against its flesh....splitting the skin with the sharp metal of the boot......as it hisses loudly.....wiggling ..

Demitrious makes his way slowly out to the island hearing the sound of battle about and sighing in frustration

Flash_Guardian keeps at his idle finger waving, still trying to summon that bit of magic and grunting through gritted teeth with his eyes still closed. In his mind's eye, he pictures the ocean nearby in preparation to teleport into it's cooling waters. Finally, the spell seems to click, and Flash is swallowed by a flash of white light, his form disappearing to places unknown.

Devaine_Hawk glares at the demon. I can keep this up all day. he whispers in a low dangerous tone. and if you pass out from the pain Flash can heal you just enough for me to start all over he finishes . He circles around it, his feet alternating kicks at it s head trapped there in earth from all sides . With each kick a single word is whispered where he launches the first kick at its face again. is the second kick comes at the right side of it s head. my the third kick from behind it this time . friend? he finishes as the last kick comes in from the left side.

Reiken hovers above the famous red fang Island. With an unlawful purpose in mind. To him, he plan of action should have been gone through many months ago, but for untold reasons he did nothing. Knowing this place was where Phoren hung around an awful lot, he thought.... hoped that he would be hear. If was, they the struggle for life would once again take place, and if not, it would be another day waisted in the life of this damned soul. Dropping himself slowly towards the ground, he lands with a soft tap from the ground below him. He scouts the area quickly and begins to walk, heading towards the Dojo, with a slow pace....the sword known as ' Ominshar' hilted in one hand. This being his longsword which had been fasioned from a metallic aloid of the serdian people , which to date was vertually indestructible. The massive wings on his back quickly speed into his spine, retreating from the daylight, leaving to look like that of a normal man. Standing only 5''7 he has two long braids one dangling down either shoulder

[Reiken ] all the way down to his feet, the hair itself was a dull silver color

[Flash_Guardian ] A splash may be heard in the ocean somewhere nearby ...

Viimz bids its time much as it's master had taught it ...its senses already altered enabling it to actually be successful in much of the dodging of head bashing that the human seems to be taking much joy in.....and it waits...huh.....friend....pretty lady wont have no friends by the time its master is finished...let alone even exist the last it had seen master had her good....black spittle spraying in all directions as a kick lands...swinging it's head around....a badly gashed cheek split open...the black liquid oozing from the gaping wound....landing upon the earth as it hisses sending wisps of smoke upwards..

Devaine_Hawk would not even notice Flash disappear behind him . His focus is all on the demon in the ground . He keeps to the creatures blind side and behind it, safe from the spittle . do you know why Flash left you here with me? he whispers . The next kick is faster and harder as he aims it at the back of the creatures head . Because he didn t want to see what I m willing to do to you to make you talk you bustard! he shouts as he aims another kick at the left safe of it s face . He notices the boot started to smoke as spittle lands on it and decides to change tactics and use some thing else . His right hand goes over his left shoulder to pull Storm Blossom from her sheath. He might not be a swordsman yet, no real talent with the blade, but he knows enough about it to be sure she ll be safe from the acidic spittle. So, swinging her with a double handed grip at the back of the demons head he would try and hit with the flat side of the blade, using her more like a club than a sword now .

Viimz senses worked for it as much as Dev's worked for him....a small boil begining to appear upon its neck.....others starting to appear upon its flesh....not that Dev could actually see this if all he can use is empathy or aroua reading....the flesh beginning to stretch as they begin to fill with liquid....head swaying a little to avoid the smashing blows of the side of the sword...and still the creature uttered not a sound.....though it continued to wiggle and concentrate ...planing... and even managing to twist a little

[Flash_Guardian ] A brilliant flash, hidden up in the tops of the trees above, could possibly attract someone's attention ... the sounds of something rustling up above in the branches. It's Flash, now dripping wet and clambering around over tree branches like a monkey. What is he doing now?

Flash_Guardian notes that when his fist opened during his recoil from the acid, he dropped something ...

Devaine_Hawk measures the nest swing of the sword , taking several practice half swings before he lets it fly. He looks like Arnold Palmer at the Gulf classic with a nine iron the way he tees off at it s head this time . He can hear the thrashing in the trees , and senses Flash s aura there, knowing that he s not a threat to him he keeps his focus on the demon.

Flash_Guardian snatches now at something hanging from a tree branch, grasping it firmly in his right hand. Funny, this object doesn't feel like the other one he had caught earlier ... Flash gasps suddenly! 'The other one!' He quickly hops down from branch to branch, descending in a manner much safer than his previous drop through the canopy. At last, he reaches ground floor to see Devaine whacking away like there's no tomorrow. "DEV!!" Flash shouts angrily, though it's unclear who the anger is directed at, Dev or the demon. Maybe both. For now, Flash stands there, holding Glyniss's necklace in his right hand, searching for the thing that he dropped earlier, hoping that he hadn't lost it in the combat.

Viimz black liquid seeps pass the boot having burnt through it....and now begins to soak into the soak beneath...as Dev would begin to feel the first stinging effects of the acid blood.....the imp does nothing to stop the impact of the blunt edge of the sword.....as it hits one of the ever growing boils...now filled with black puss.....erupting it sending the black liquid cascading outwards into an arch in all directions...like a shower of black rain.....as a little more of the invisible imp slips deeper downwards....

[Viimz ] rolls eyes.....soaks into the sock......geez....slaps wrist......twit

Viimz black liquid would hiss .....wisps of smoke rising on its impact as it burns into whatever it hits....metal stone earth skin etc....nothing seems to withstand its effect...the area around Viimz filling with the now growing thick smoke...

Devaine_Hawk turns toward Flash as he shouts, and that s what saves him this time . Be it blind luck or some aspect of his pre cognition, his face and chest are turning away from the imp even as the black rain of acidic good explodes out ward . wha/// he starts before he feels the burning on his back . The ooze burns right through jacket and shirt, to the skin below , surprisingly it has no effect on the blade or it s sheath though. He screams as the liquid sears the hide on his back shoulders and arms . Then his mind kicks in massive multiple first and second degree burns on back, shoulders and arms , shutting down pain receptors in mind and nerve endings , increasing adrenaline out put to three hundred times normal to prevent shock or loose of consciousness. Motor skills and reflexes at three times normal for maximum physical performance, increasing production of white blood cell count to twice normal level to fight off possible viral agents and or infection introduced to blood stream Hi mind tells him

Flash_Guardian catches sight of the bursting boil and resulting spray as Devaine's swing connects, thinking that maybe Storm Blossom won't look to kindly upon such treatment. Demonic blood upon a sword never cleans up nicely, assuming the sword actually survives. In Flash's case, he was far enough away that a quick backstep and an arm brought in front of him fends off any of the offending ooze, sliding harmlessly off his cape to anyone else's surprise. That done, Flash narrows his eyes at the situation, knowing that this should not continue. Flash calls once more upon his dwindling magical reserves, drawing back a hand to his hip before flinging it out at Viimz, fingertips slightly curled as he attempts his telekinesis spell, trying to grab hold of Viimz, rip him out of the ground and hurl the struggling demon into the air, holding it there and just staring at it. "That's enough," he growls, his voice flat and unamused. Flash himself at this point looks like he's seen better days.

Devaine_Hawk drops to one knee, his knuckles turning white as they grip the hilt of his blade, until his mind shuts the pain out . Then even though he s hurt and hurt bad, he can t feel it . All he feels now is the burning desire to return the favor in spades . Despite the odds, and the pain , he rises back to his feet , when a lesser man would fall he steps toward his foe. The hand holding the blade shifts it s grip on the hilt so that now the keen edge is out ward like a sword should be held . In his mind he hears Trya ,the blade you idiot you will clean me a hundred times before you sheath me do you hear. and he cuts her off shut the hell up lady now s not the time!! the sword makes one last mental humph and grows silent

[Devaine_Hawk ] Devaine_Hawk turns toward Flash as he shouts, and that s what saves him this time . Be it blind luck or some aspect of his pre cognition, his face and chest are turning away from the imp even as the black rain of acidic good explodes out ward . wha/// he starts before he feels the burning on his back . The ooze burns right through jacket and shirt, to the skin below , surprisingly it has no effect on the blade or it s sheath though. He screams as the liquid sears the hide on his back shoulders and arms . Then his mind kicks in massive multiple first and second degree burns on back, shoulders and arms , shutting down pain receptors in mind and nerve endings , increasing adrenaline out put to three hundred times normal to prevent shock or loose of consciousness. Motor skills and reflexes at three times normal for maximum physical performance, increasing production of white blood cell count to twice normal level to fight off possible viral agents and or infection introduced to blood stream Hi mind tells him

Viimz uses the cover of the smoke and the fact of sooo much of its acid blood burning into the earth as it slips with a soft thud downwards....chuckling softly as it wiggles and begins to scrumble off....under the earth. moving at a extreme pace where his nose takes him....abviously the swing of the sword towards where it was missed due to the fact that mere seconds before it was no longer there to be hit...leaving the above ground hissing and smoking its gone presence.....urgently the imp continues along its burrow...and blinks.....wondering what the hell was pulling it back to the service....up to where they where struggling and wiggling ....as it slowly exposed....the dirt etc crumbing away like a waterfall as its lifted upwards into the air......its wings trying to open as it swings its tail around preparing to fire its boned barbs towards it's capture

[Viimz ] surface...not service...laughs

Flash_Guardian has an even better image of the demon now, its invisibily doing very little for it at the moment as now it is outlined with magic as well as dirt and sludge from the ground after that last oozy blast. Flash just sits there, holding Viimz up and in the air with the strength of his magic. So long as he concentrates, Flash isn't going anywhere ... but Viimz isn't going anywhere, either. And just in case any boils or barbs begin to form, Flash will simply jerk Viimz in one direction or the other, throwing off the trajectory so that he'll miss. For now, though, Flash simply warns the creature. "Don't even think about it ..."

Devaine_Hawk s waiting on it when Flash pulls it from the earth with his magic and holds it suspended in the air . He speaks n a surprisingly low calm voice for a man that still has smoke and steam coming from acid induced wounds on his body. Lucky for him the acid it self cauterized the wounds and kept blood loss to a minimum. it likes to burn people, bring it back down here so I can show it how it feels he tells Flash in a low dangerous tone the other man has head before. His left hand, the one not holding Storm Blossom slips in a pocket of his ruined jacket , again flash would know that rarely does any thing good come out o there . Thus time his hand comes back out with his Zippo and a small can of lighter fluid , some thing he carries every day, but now he for a viand new use for it in mind as he stares up at the imp where Flash s magic holds it.

Flash_Guardian simply continues to watch the creature held in his telekinetic grasp. "Dev, do you honestly think you could conjure any fires hotter than that which this creature already calls home? Or any torture more gruesome and agonizing than it has already previously experienced?" Flash actually moves his hand back and forth just a little, giving Viimz a shake just to let it know that Flash still has it right where he wants it, and that's how it's going to stay.

Viimz dark eyes drop to the zippo in Dev's hand unsure what it is ....its lips pull back as it hisses and snares at the pair......talons reaching up to the magic holding it in the air.....joustling it about as it fires the boned barbs towards Flash....it knew it's master would protect it...the 6 strange barbs released and speed towards Flash....well tries to....yet others quickly growing to replace them even as the others havent hit a target......its snout wrinkles as it smells the lighter fluid.....phew....humans

Devaine_Hawk staggers and shrugs his shoulders at Flash, all reason chased away by anger and hatred of the thing in his mind, combined with the fact he s got his game face so to speak on right now. He thinks more like some sort of weapon than a man when he s like this . I can keep trying until I do he snarls up at it .

Devaine_Hawk continues to speak in that cold even tone . Flash even demons have weak points, lie those open wounds, or it s eyes , lets try this my way

Flash_Guardian sighs, simply staring up at the creature. Sure enough, it fires, and Flash is forced to shake him just at the point of release, throwing the burning acidic darts aside to slam into the ground at Flash's feet with a hiss. "Its weak points will kill it, Dev. That's not what we want. Hear that, you little runt?" he shouts unhappily at the creature. "You have something we want." Flash does his best to try and calm down in spite of his burnt face and bruised muscles, putting on his best bargaining face. "Surely there must be something you want from us ?" Flash raises an eyebrow, staring up at the creature, hoping that it would at last say something .

Devaine_Hawk shakes his head again , and staggers once more as he steps closer to the imp, almost like he s daring it to try it s worse even in his weak and battered condition. The adrenaline is the only thing keeping him on his feet, but not the imp or maybe not even Flash should be so sure about that just yet. I can keep it alive a long long time , and then you or Blue when he gets back can heal it and I ll start allover he reasons .

Viimz glares at Flash.....hatred burning clear and bright....before speaking.....black spittle accompanying every word....." Nothing have I yours.... all dead yous ares.....weak you are"

Viimz looks down at Dev........gathering a big globble in its cheek before spitting it downwards at him.....grinning or maybe that was a snare afterwards......tail twisting to shoot those barbs now at Dev.....the man was not really thinking straight he was working on hate and revenge.....good tools but not always

Piro appears on the island, seeming out of nowhere. His sunglasses are still on, shielding him from the glare of the sun. He feel's the imp's presence, and rushes towards it with inhuman speed. He stop's, looking to Dev, then directly at the imp. This would seem imposable, seeing's how it's invisable, but somehow he stares directly at it.

Flash_Guardian resists the impulse to slam the vile little creature into the nearest tree, instead teeth gritting and eyes silently burning at the creature. He does, however, whip him violently to one side as he spits, sending the glob down to the ground harmlessly. "Weak, are we? Then why are we still here? Why not just kill us all right now? Go ahead," Flash tells the creature, calling its bluff with a cocky smirk. "But I tell you now, you'll just be wasting your time. Why not just tell us what we want to know? Then you'll be free. And who knows, you may actually end up better off for your cooperation." Flash tries to keep his voice silky and light, but there's an tone of hatred underneath it all.

Devaine_Hawk darts to one side , the glob and all but one of the bone darts missing , the last one buries it self in his right leg . Again if it s blind luck, did Flash use his magic to throw it s aim off or was it pre cognition, who s to say? Then defying all odds and sense , even common sense at that Devaine grunts as he tears away the last of his T shirt and wraps it about his hand , stopping the lighter and fluid as he does . He reaches down to the bone shard burning in his leg , and snaps the part protruding off in his hand. Even though it burns through the cloth, he has time to take aim and launch it right back at the demon s right eye with exceptional accuracy. He limps on the wounded leg now , but he still moves toward the demon. That the best you got? he bluffs through clenched teeth now. Even with all his genetically improved mind can do for him, the battle is starting to take a real tow on the man, the others could see that clearly. IS it some thing to do with the project that made him what he is that k

[Devaine_Hawk ] *stoppig====droping there**

[Devaine_Hawk ] keeps him on his feet, or is it will power alone now ?

Flash_Guardian doesn't dare look away from the creature as he speaks to Devaine. "Dev, I dropped something kinda important earlier ... it may still be on the ground around here. I don't suppose you could find it for me? I'd like to know just what was thrown at me earlier." Flash must not realize that the ground is currenly a huge mess ...

[Flash_Guardian ] ... or that Devaine just did something completely insane.

Piro just continues to look at it, no sign of emotion on his face.From underneath his coat, he pull's forth a bottle. It's milky white surface gleems in the sunlight. "Now, now demon, we cant have you running around, now can we? The's nice people want something from you. I think you will give it to them." He was standing behind the creature, voice the came cold tone. With that, he uncork's the bottle. "In you go." The neck of the bottle swell's a bit before air rushes into it, the neck now pointed at the creature. The sucking grows stronger, not sucking any dirt or debris in. Soon it would have enough force to suck the being in.

[Piro ] came=same*

Viimz tail sways its tip whiping upwards as it sends another row of barbs towards Dev......at the same time lifting a taloned finger wagging at Flesh....." Yous dies Master Kills...." ittries swinging its body using Flash's own hold to help it dodge the miniuture flame thrower....instead of the eye....its flesh burns....the flames crackling over its body where the fluid landed......head turning quickly to Dev.....hissing madly at him...the familair boils beginning to appear like little water blisters first before beginning to grow.....

Flash_Guardian eyes the bottle curiously, as well as the demon creature's outline as it begins to swell once more. Thinking quickly, Flash begins to maneuver Viimz through the air towards the bare surface of a tree, slamming him into the tree hard with his telekinetic hold before whipping him back towards another, hoping the impact would prematurely pop a few of those boils. "Aaaugh!! Forget it! We're not getting anything out of this vermin!" Flash will continue to direct Viimz from tree to tree until he sees the swelling has gone down to his liking, or something else happens ...

Piro would continue to keep hold of the bottle, it now becoming sort of difficult for him. He sway's and staggers a bit, keeping firm hold. He slowly walk's towards it, the force still not strong enough to entrap it....

Viimz amends that post forthwith due to new infor.....instead of lighter fluid its shoulder gets one of its own barbs buried into it...and then Viimz is yanked up and violently slammed into a tree's trunk....branches cracking at the sudden impact ...smoking and hissing as acid sinks into the trees bark....burning the defenceless substance.......and continuse to be slammed and plummled into tree upon tree.....its skin splittting not just from the boils ewrupting but the impacts of the trees

Devaine_Hawk is bleeding out standing up even as they watch. That s what causes him to stagger and almost fall, the next volley of darts sailing over and past him. As he stares at the ground , on his ands and knees now, he sees an object there, the one Flash is looking for not , he can t realy say. Then he collapse on his face in the dirt . As he lays there, he don t know much , but he does know this . my friend is out there some where all alone, might be hurt, in the clutches of this things master, scared , and I ll be damned if I die here before I bring her back home safe . If it s the last thing I ever do I find her he thinks . Then as impossible as it seems with his wounds, he comes back up to his feet once more , his left eye flickering now, not able to keep his focus s well as he could when this battle started . Strom Blossom in his right hand , what ever he found in his left, he holds it up for Flash to see . Not even looking at him self a as he faces the imp once more . No I never forget he

[Devaine_Hawk ] he tells Flash . not when it comes to a friend, that thing is going to tell us where to find her . He hands over the object in his left hand to Flash and twirls on the imp again. your master s not her, and he can t save you. Tell us where to find her or die he growls.

Flash_Guardian must feel that Viimz has at last been 'cleansed' enough, as the next direction he hurls the helpless creature in is straight towards that bottle, hoping against hope that it will be able to hold and imprison the demon like he thinks it will. Between the bottle's sucking force and Flash's telekinetic urgings, Viimz should soon be forced into the bottle.

Piro watches flash tos the thing towards him, keeping the bottle steady. Now it had enough force to suck it in. If acomplished, the bottle neck would expand, letting it in, then close again. Piro would then quickly put the cork back on, sealing it away until someone uncorked it.

Viimz eyes widen as it twist about sensing something awaiting it......feeling the force of the bottle......talons coming up as it claws at the force used by Flash to hold it as it swings its tail towards Piro.....releasing what seems an endless supply of boned barbs towards....and then to its utter amazent it seems to shrink and pull as it feels its feet seem to enter the impossible small opening.......wiggling madly to get away....screeching and screaming " MASTTTER.....MASSTER"

Devaine_Hawk swaggers and staggers , going down to one knee again. But some thing brings him back up to his feet, and this time, be it ever so brief when he brings the sword Strom Blossom up, he actually looks like he knows how to use her . Holding her in a offensive stance he almost pulls him self at the imp still before it starts to disappear into the bottle In his mind he hears Tya s voice again you are a warrior after all I am proud to have you wiled me , now if you can just not die we will share many glorious battles together you poor brave fool . And even though eh might not believe it him self, it sure sounds good to hear it from her to him. He sinks to his knees, then falls on his back, holding the magnificent blade to his chest as he falls back

Piro would feel the tail smack into his arm, keeping a firm grip on the bottle. He would then sopt the barb's comming at him, having no way to dodge thenm with out relesing the botttle, he turns his back at them, taking most in the back, some fall harmlessly to the ground. He doesent wince as he feel's them peirce, although feeling their pain. He watches as the imp continues to sink deeper and deeper into the bottle, feeling the pain in his arm now from the tail. Still the creature goes deeper and deeper....

Flash_Guardian just keeps bearing down on Viimz with his force, pushing him toward the bottle with all the willpower he can muster in his battered and burnt state, his hand shaking, teeth clenched tightly, eyebrows knit ... not much longer now, and this will all be over.

SotiCoto is curious as to how this came about, but don't mind him. He'll find out what he needs to know.

Devaine_Hawk lies there on the ground , looking up at the blue sky, and starts to see the darkness crowd the corners of his vision. He can feel the last of his strength slipping away from him , but some how he keeps his grip on Storm Blossom. In his mind even now he has time to think about a lot of things at once . did we get it. You know now that the time is her I m still not afraid to die.but I m not realy looking forward to it either the others will rescue Glyniss. Hope where ever Reikia is these days she knows I always. he fades more, not able to think as straingt now . The only thing keeping his heart beating or his lungs working is all that extra adrenaline that his and is pumping into his system right now .

Viimz feels himself being pushed and sucked into the bottle's opening.......screaming ..hissing his defience pleading to it's master......a single talon gripping the edge of the rim of the bottle before with a mighty scream......it too disappears ....and Viimz is no more seen......though something can be seen pressed against the inside of the bottle as if looking out to the world

[Devaine_Hawk ] *and ===mind**

Flash_Guardian won't break his magical hold until the stopper is in place ...

Piro would swiftly put the cork on, sealing it tightly. He would hold it up, with a kind of childish fasination, looking into the now visable creature,s eyes. It looked like a swirl of smoke in the bottle, but you could make out the outline of the being. A samll grin would cross his face. He would then turn, slowly towards Falsh. "I believe this thing owes you and your friend something..."

Flash_Guardian gasps, releasing his spell now and staggering slowly over to Devaine, paying little more heed to Piro at the moment but a simple nod. His friend is at death's door ... he could see Devaine slipping away, but was unable to do anything until now, half stumbling, half leaping to Devaine's side, trying to steady himself and concentrate. Breathing ... breathing in ... closing his eyes ... his right hand held over Devaine's badly injured leg beginning to glow with the potent white spirit energy, more commonly known as chi, at his command ...

Piro walks up to Flash and Dev, keeping his distance though, bottle cocked under one arm. He watches this healing prosses go on, reaching back with one hand, pulling the dart's free that he could reach, blood trickling down his back a bit. He knew none of them were of any real danger to him, so he doesent mind the pain. His coat stoped them from sinking deeper. He tosses them to the ground after studying them a bit.

[Piro ] *corked

Flash_Guardian feels the healing energy growing within him, slowly bringing his hand down onto Devaine's chest, his fingers contacting flesh since his shirt is removed ... the healing chi spreads throughout Devaine's body, speeding to the burns and wounds and working to heal whatever ails they find. Flash's own breath becomes slightly unsteady, and a bead of sweat forms upon his forehead.

Devaine_Hawk feels the darkness slip away, replaced by a bright light and walks toward it . Getting closer to the light he stops to think as only he thinks , even in times like these what do you? I made it !! know there realy is a bright light at the end if they have Hooters in Heaven? The he opens his eyes to find Flash playing with his leg of all things, not the pearly gates, cotton clouds and surer hot model/angels he was looking for . He weakly tries to use his left hand to push him self up, Strom Blossom still in his right hand. But weak as he is that little girl Hazy mentioned could hold him down we to make it .where she ///is he mutters as he struggles to rise, his thoughts picking up where they left off before he went down in the battle .

Flash_Guardian smiles at Dev despite his exertion, and withdraws his hand now from Devaine, glancing now to the stranger who is holding the bottle. "I don't know who you are, but please ... allow me to thank you by mending your wounds as well." Flash's right hand is still surrounded by a little bit of a glow, some chi saved for the stranger. It appears difficult for Flash to hold it there in this manner, so he hopes Piro will give him an answer quickly. After all, those were no normal barbs ... they are coated with the demon's vile goo, which burns like acid, stinging and hot as it seems to eat through just about anything.

Piro nod's. "As you will."

Flash_Guardian stumbles as he brings himself closer to Piro, all the exertion of the battle, his injuries, and now his healing leaving him well spent. He brings his hand up to Piro's back, placing his flat palm firmly upon him and closing his eyes once more. Piro would hopefully also experience the same healing rush as Devaine as the bleeding stops, barb-wounds trying to close.

Flash_Guardian sends a thank you after the stranger before simply collapsing on his bag, laying upon the battlefield. His left hand moves to collect the bottle which now contains Viimz, his right hand still holding Glyniss's necklace. "Lost Glyniss, and gained a demon," Flash mutters to himself, sounding very tired. He had expended a great deal of magical energy this day. Slowly, though, he bends upward to look over at Devaine. "The object," he says curiously. "What is it?"

Devaine_Hawk tries to rise and thank the stranger, but the will just won t be enough to move the body right now, after expending all that adrenaline . Ins tead he sinks back down, managing a weak salute with his left hand, and a nod thanks he mumbles before looking to Flash you alright? Sorry you had to save my hide again

Flash_Guardian shakes his head, chuckling. "You owe me a sword match after this is over," he tells Dev somewhat cheerily. "After that, we'll call it even." His fingers grasp now at the place where the object had landed nearby, picking it up and holding it out for Flash and Dev to see.

Devaine_Hawk gets a chill up his spine at the sight, and a bad feeling he knows who s it is even before he asks Flash can I hold it.

Viimz notes that they will see a finger obviously ripped off it's owner's hand....female by the look of it....chewed a little and imbeded into its flesh ......dented teethmarks is a silver engraved ring....

Flash_Guardian makes a sort of gagging and choking sound, quickly dropping the finger back to the earth and looking away. Try as he may to put the image out of his mind, his face contorts into a grimace of disgust. The ring, however ... it looks familiar. For Devaine's benefit, he manages to muster the courage to scoop the finger up, tossing it unceremoniously back to Devaine for him to see what he sees.

Devaine_Hawk holds the finger in his and, the grisly thing not bothering him at all, he s seen a lot of this sort of thing . He opens his minds eye, trying to use his psychic gifts to find traces of the owners aura or impressions of a psychic nature left on the finger and or ring , fearing the worst that he will be right .

Kaiser_Drake - From within the shadows he arrives like the wind, planting his divine aura upon the plane before entering it in material form. Eyes of gold wander the surroundings searching for anything menial to involve in. His ears perked up at the sound of other beings unlike himself and with a quick flutter of the wind he moved towards the sounds, dragging his sword along the ground clanging it on nearby trees to draw needless attention in the hopes of attracting a fighter. "Vorstisch Est Brineit" He laughed and hurried up alittle to encounter the auras pulsing not far away.

Devaine_Hawk jerks his hand and drops the thing as he snaps out of his psychic trance . He opens his eyes and looks to Flash before he shuts them again I felt it being ripped off , heard the scream, it s hers . he whispers , not opening his eyes as he tells his friend the bad news, Some times being psychic just plain sucks !

Flash_Guardian 's heart sinks, his own eyes closing as a hand reaches up, fingers brushing through his spiky hair. He swallows, shaking his head slightly. "We've got find her, Devaine. And soon."

Devaine_Hawk keeps his eyes shut, his voice is low when he answers Flash we will and when we do. God help them because no one else will be able to save them from me he vows.

Devaine_Hawk keeps his eyes shut, his voice is low when he answers Flash we will and when we do. God help them because no one else will be able to save them from me he vows.