Mara 's expression would have melded away from sun-kissed features, leaving a displeasingly stoic demeanor in the wake. Her head would have craned, caramel cheek coming to rest against the shoulder of Fenris; a hint that the woman would no sooner move for the man than she would move for the lord himself - especially since she wasn't quite a religious person - Slender digits played idly, gentle ticks of precaution that could hint at any number of thoughts that ran through the mind behind those sapphire pools. No exchange of threats or egging on. She didnt bother with that.
Fenris_Jormugand grinned, transforming almost immediately. Had Ramidel ever seen a werewolf in full Crinos? Well, it was truly a sigh to behold. A full nine feet tall now, all of it either muscle, fur, claws, or teeth. The epitomy of the words strength, celerity, and fortitude. And, exercising the former two, he lashed out his razor sharp claws at Ramidel's face, both hands hopefully delving his claws into Ramidel's flesh after he tossed Mara to the side.
Ramidel Well, warning and chance given, and Ramidel had already been preparing his attack. So as the celerity-enhanced wolf tossed Mara aside, Ramidel would take advantage of the chance to fire a blast of destructive flame at Fenris' chest. Likely, this would stop much of the attack, but nonetheless the closer claw would rend across his right cheek, causing him to turn his head and stagger back in pain, growling, the claw having cut only a half inch from his eye. "Damn you..." Now he's on guard, though.
Anya slips into the forest, her eyes searching for him
Mara would have been tossed away rather unexpectingly - her attention having fully been focused on Ramidel and not her own father - Coming to land in a nimble crouch amongst the dense brush that dappled the forest. Claiming that spot for a moment, a delicate rumble would have passed her lips with a subtle snarl, though no attempt to rush it was given. Yet.
Flash_Guardian notes that some in the nearby forest who have keener hearing may catch the sound of something on the wind above, something like a long, adrenaline-fueled cry of excitement. "... wwhhooooooOOOOOO!!!" Out of nowhere, Flash seems to barrel through the canopy above at dangerous speeds, snapping branches purposefully as he descends through the trees, trying to slow his fall ... but not quite enough. He slams roughly into the ground, doing his best to roll with the landing, yet only managing to end up in a crumpled heap, clutching his foot and shoulder in agony and crying out, half from pain and half from amusement.
Fenris_Jormugand merely growled as the destructive flame hit him. Sure, it hurt, but not near as much as it should have. His chest charred and black but already showing signs of healing, he brought both elongated claws in a downward motion, hopefully into Ramidel's shoulders. Harder to cast spells if you don't have arms, eh? The attacks seemed to have his entire weight behind it, but had as much grace as a swan.
Ramidel is already staggering, so he now takes the chance to take a quick backward-leap about a bit of a meter, the result being that his shoulders would be missed, the claws instead striking his cuirass, which is not as yet penetrated, though the blow gets him knocked back a few more steps. He begins to mentally focus his next trick, expecting the wolf to come after him again...
Mara shifted, slinking across the dense brush and taking to the trees. She would nearly vanished into the branches, taking refuge amongst the jade foliage that formed a substantial sanctuary for her lofty perch. What was she planning, though?
Anya gasps as she sees Ramidel "Master....." she whispers
Flash_Guardian lay there nursing his foot and shoulder, multiple cuts and bruises showing on his arms and legs from his harsh landing, his expression caught somewhere between a grimace and joyous laughter. Slowly, accompanied by a loud grunt of effort, he straightens up to a sitting position and manages to start brushing himself off with his hand, thick clouds of dust coming off his clothing. "Note to self: wyverns don't play fair," he comments quietly, chuckling to himself. His ears were alerted to the sounds of a battle raging somewhere nearby, and he cranes his head up and around the bushes to try and spot the combatants.
Fenris_Jormugand roared, extremely loudly. He hated to miss. Fenris leaped, but not at Ramidel. He leaped onto a trunk of a tree, using it to springboard at super-human speeds at Ramidel, claws extended, mouth open. Then, within the blink of an eye during his midair excursion, his entire body became swathed in flame. It didn't seemed to hurt him, but it would indeed burn like hell if.....when Fenris struck again.
Mara relingquished her lofty perch within the realm of intertwined boughs overhead to take the offensive. A procisely timed and deftly acurate lunge from above would have sent the lithe woman plummeting downwards towards Ramidel. Though, if anyone had truely the time to seek out subtle changes in her appearance through the streaks of motion that marred her fair features, one would have come to notice the furred ears that had come to raise from ebony tresses. Or, perhaps, the tail that had sprouted while in her sanctuary above. Most noticable were her hands, or more procisely the lengthy claws that tipped each slender digit. In such a plunge, the maiden made a swift attempt to tackle the staggering Ramidel, seeking to pin him.
Flash_Guardian watches the assault, suddenly catching the face of one of the fighters as he staggers backwards. He swore that he recognized him .... Bracing his weight against a nearby tree, he brings himself painfully to a standing position, trying to get a better view. His wounds were just beginning to show signs of fading.
Ramidel would fire his attack as Fenris leaped. That attack being a telekinetic pulse of sheer knockback, Fenris would likely be slammed into the nearest tree and certainly isn't coming into combat range...and now he's tackled from the side with a woman's arms around him. And now pure reflex would take over, given the number of fights Ramidel gets in with women, unarmed for wager, and he would attempt to land on the bottom and hook his arms around her, avoiding a pin as such.
Anya would gasp, staying back.....not wanting to mess anthing up. She would bite her bottom lip in fear.
Mara toppled to the ground - none the less on top of the downed Ramidel - with a rumbling breath of irritation. His arms curling about her ribcage would have indeed prohibited the maiden from seizing his wrists in a pin, but it left him wide open for the alternative. With his frame unguarded by his occupied arms, she lurked foreward with a swift shift of limber weight upon him, delicate hands attempting to meet his shoulders - and with luck, those sizely claws would have sank into the supple flesh of his muscles thereof - Head dropping with a dance of raven, her face soon became burried in the side of his exposed neck, only giving birth to a set of unrelenting jaws that parted, elongated incisors - as well as other razor keen fangs - seeking to chomp down into the fleshy section of where neck met collarbone. If successful, the full length of her incisors - an approximate two inches - would have embedded themselves into his flesh. If not, then...?
Flash_Guardian finally placed the person whom he recognized ... the man from several days ago who had saved him and Bida from Bida's sister, Aiza. The fight now concerns him enough to at least witness the outcome, so he moves closer to get a better view of what's going on ... possibly revealing his presence to those who are fighting, if the battle is not too distracting.
Fenris_Jormugand simply did not get knocked back, zooming forth, though his speed was a bit diminished. His two claws would continue going, hoping to strike Ramidel square in the chest, his gaping jaw to snap at his neck. He had long wanted to bite into the mage. Why not now?
Avene sighs alittle, as she moved through the forest, her bare feet seeming to instinctivly find the right places to step, thus no wounds of any form were sustained. Of fineries, today she wore none, as her cloak was coarse, and caused extreme discomfort if she was physically touched to an extent beyond a pat on the shoulder. Her grey eyes seemed to roam her surround in the undergrowth scouting her location with elf like precison, before moving carefully through the forest, stepping gradually into the shadows that surrounded the clearing. Her ears had picked up on what appeared to be an extremely violent stand off, so she was intrigued enough to watch. No one would ask for her, so she saw no reason, why she should not spectate. Her skin, dark as always, like a moonless cloudy night, seemed to glow in the sunlight as she stepped from the shadows into a more visable position to the combatants. Only she had not expected this in the very least. Her jaw dropped for a breif moment, as she took a step back, blinking >>
Avene << furiously to determin whether or not the sun had gotten to her bad enough to hallucinate. Fenris!? Another face from her ever distant past, brought to life right before her eyes. For a moment she could say nothing..a combination of shock, and a faint shadow of joy, although recently it had become hard to express the latter emotion. To add to her growing surprise, a female, whom she did not know..was also engaged with none other then her master, Ramidel. For a moment, everything lacked. Vision, hearing, breath and strength..to a point she had to fall on her knees, for lack of strength to stand. Why were they fighting!? Fenris was there...here...now. Ramidel too..Suddenly her world seemed to shrink. Standing slowly, she found herself standing again, but would hold her peice for a moment...unable to understand why the pair would fight each other so vigorously.
Ramidel thinks that in that case, Fenris would -overfly- Ramidel by a chunk. Got to love the changing combat positions...now, Mara's attack. The claws indeed dig into the shoulders, and meet a fine mesh of mail. Not a -heck- of a lot of resistance, but it isn't penetrated either...it just dulls the point of her claws significantly. He'll still have red on his shoulders, aside from the silk. Now, as to the bite...He'd twist his head and shoulder in desperation, her weight an obstacle, but not particularly insurmountable for his strength. She would instead have a mouthful of collar, the collar containing more of the mail, which cushions his collarbone from snapping as she bites it and probably isn't too good for her teeth either. Howling, he'd make a desperate grab across space and time, attempting to pull Mara, and himself, away, and escape to his palace...
Anya cries out "MASTER!!"
Fenris_Jormugand skidded to a stop, to lithe and dexterous to keep flying for too long. He turned, and stomped over to Ramidel, bringing his claws down into Ramidel's neck. Hard to dodge, eh? He already had to deal with Mara. And it was certainly quicker than Ramidel could cast a spell. Thanks for slowing down my speed with the telekinetics, slick. ^_-
Mara 's attempt at piercing flesh would have proven - in the long run - minorly vail as opposed to the first attempted strike. However, the maiden showed little signs of releasing her newly captured prey within the immediate time - perhaps the attempt to flee through matter manipulation going virtually unnoticed as of yet - Grappling upon the man, her jaws made deft maneuvers against the curve of his neck, hoping to strike where the chainmail was absent from protecting him. Dulling of fangs, the subtle grind of enamil against brandished links of metal, all seemingly but a soft murmur in the background to the womans consciousness. She could do no protest to such a phasing, nor did she show any true will to bother with it.
Flash_Guardian stands and watches interestedly, just outside of the ring of combat.
Bida walks through the trees, and notices her necklace begin to glow. She turns to her right, towards the sounds of fighting
Ramidel was using dice to assist his determination of time. Fenris' attack vs. Ramidel's defense. As stands, Fenris would strike one side of Ramidel's neck, and Mara the other, but Fenris' strike wouldn't have gotten its full force in before the teleport. Ramidel's got a damaged neck tendon (though the whole collar is mailed) and a partially crushed carotid. Life-threatening, yes...but that's the hope of the escape.
Flash_Guardian notices his pendant glowing from the depths of his field of view, looking away to catch sight of his love, seeming somewhat concerned. He doesn't seem to find her due to the distractions nearby, but he knows she's there, somewhere ...
Mara would have, of course, been spirited away - no pun intended - by such a retreat.
Anya is left....she would crumple to the ground.totally lost...
Flash_Guardian catches sight of a flickering sort of distortion, and the form of Ramidel is no more. Wide eyed, he reacts quickly, clapping his right hand to his chest for a moment, then brushing his face with his fingers and whispering, "Show me." His eyes begin to glow a light blue color as the more detailed aspects of magic in his field of vision are revealed to his sight.
Flash_Guardian scans the area where Ramidel was, attempting to trace the signature and trajectory of his disappearance.
Anya would looks around totally helpless........her eyes looked over to Flash "He.......is......gone, sir."
Bida walks to Flash, and stands silently behind him. Her once white dress was tinted red, and it's edges were blood red. She barely breathed, her necklace glowing so strongly it actually warmed up. Her eyes were lit up by a smile that did not show on her lips
Avene feels herself swallow hard as she watches, almost helpless to do anything. Fate always seemed to be hard in her case, but in some ways it had completly lost the plot. Standing slowly, she looked to either side and realized..that Ramidel had disappeared. Did he always run? Shaking her head vigorously, she refused to beleive what she had just seen. Drow she may be physically but inside she was hardly recognisable. When she blinked, her senses seemed to have been restored, and looking down she realized she was on her knees, again. She was Ramidel's property..his slave and she had done nothing but stare absently as he vanished. She had missed Fenris dreadfully, but..this..was not the homecoming she had anticipated, or even imagined in her wildest of dreams. Once again on her feet, her dark skin caressing the grass beneath them, did she move slowly toward he had been. Why had they been fighting? Why had Ramidel gone? What was going to happen to her now? Overwhelmed she just stood there, looking ahead to >>
Flash_Guardian is startled somewhat by Anya's comments, offering her a quick glance of curiousity before again peering back towards the site of combat. He stares for a moment further, squinting awkwardly in his concentration ... then lets out a sigh, shutting his eyes and shaking his head. "You're unfortunately right," he says. "The residual energies are too unstable for me to make out." His pendant is not glowing fiercely, divirting his attention from whatever he may be doing to turn and look behind him ... he nearly jumps at the sight of Bida standing there, robes tinged with white as they were. He gasps, then smiles at her. "There you are!"
Avene << where she had last seen him. It was over. But what and why? Her head was aching now, and for the first time in about an hour did the few words find any meaning. After afew seconds, she managed to speak, in her soft, yet thourghly Drow accent, "W--whats going on? Ramidel.." turning around slowly, looking to either side, having forgotten where Fenris was, "Fenris? Wh..what happened?"
Bida lets the smile spread her lips, her eyes are now dark with thought, "yes, here I am. What's happened?"
Anya would stand and whatch Flash.
Flash_Guardian shrugs wordlessly, shaking his head. "I wish I knew, really ... I'd just landed nearby, and then I notice a familiar face involved in the combat ... you remember than man from the day we first met? The one who took your sister away and bound her to him?" The last of Flash's bruises on his shoulders and arms were luckily finally fading from view.
Fenris_Jormugand stood, shifting down to a humanoid form once more. Amazingly, he still wore his sleeveless black T-shirt and remnants of his black jeans. He stumbled over to Avene, limping slightly. In front of her now, he drew her into his arms, hugging her tightly, speaking rather calmly even though his mind was still racing. "Shh....I've won you away from Ramidel, sweet. You're fine now." He bent his head to kiss her on the forehead, stroking her back gently.
Flash_Guardian gives a casual glance back to Avene ... did this woman know something perhaps he didn't?
Anya stands there.......alone and terrified..........no one cared that she was homeless and barely spoke common. She was surrounded by people who had loved ones waiting for them. She would slowly turn...not knowing where she was going or whether she would live through the night.
Bida 's mouth opens slightly at his words "won you away from Ramidel" Her eyes stray as her thoughts turn to her sister
Bida 's eyes dart to the red haired girl walking away, and she feels as though her heart was going to break, even while standing next to her beloved. She walked to her, and placed a hand on her shoulder.
Anya turns to the woman "Vhat?" her eyes would be totally void of any human emotion
Flash_Guardian continued, slowly turning his head back toward Bida. "Anyway, I saw Ramidel here, and of course that got me to thinking about your ..." he stops abruptly, seeing her distant gaze. "... about Aiza." In Bida's eyes, Flash saw the same concern for her sister's welfare. He follows her toward the woman, Anya, curiously.
Avene closed her eyes softly, the tears welling beneath her eyelides. For the breifest of times, Ramidel had been her only link to the past...her only surviving memory. Had it been anyone else but Fenris, she knew she could not have coped. Almost breaking down she sagged limply into his arms. She was alittle upset..But she was a slave...a slave that every master seemed to want. Fate...undeniably cruel. But it had done one good thing. It had brought her freind back...her Fenris. Looking up at him, her hair alittle tusseled she nodded, replacing sorrow with solace. She had found it. "Fenris...what will become of me? What will become of his other slaves? They'll be alone...and have no home. I have plenty of room in my villa...but...what about you?" a thought crossed her mind breifly, and she found herself chewing on more words. Won away from Ramidel? Had this...been her fault..? Was this mess her doing? Unable to think..she just burried her head in his chest.
Bida asks softly, "are you alright?"
Anya would lower her eyes to the ground "I........have.......nothing.." she whispres, her small frame shudders "Ramidel.....give me.......home....now......I am no good.'
Flash_Guardian can't help but hear other words on the edge of his hearing. "What will become of his other slaves?" He suddenly stares at Avene, fear lighting upon his face. "No ..." he says, not wanting to think of what may happen if Ramidel ... if something happened to him.
Ashnod enters the clearing of the forest stepping away from the canopy her hood still fallen about her face until she raised her hand pulling it away in one fluid motion. Her eyes scan the random faces of the crowd here finding two that plesantly suprised her. She walks toward Avene and Fenris with no expression on her face aside from her tired twinkling eyes
Anya sighs, tears fallng down her cheeks "I bother.....you...no more." she whispers
Bida puts her other hand on the girl's other shoulder, "you are plenty good. Ramidel was. . . is evil. Without him you have everything, not nothing. I know someone who can show you. She was owned, and she was lost when she was freed, like you. She is happy now."
Bida shakes her head, offering a wan smile, "you are not bothering me."
Anya shakes her head 'I......am........alone.....I have no von."
Flash_Guardian turns his attention urgently back to Bida. "Umm, Bida? We may have a problem ..."
Bida lifts the girl's face, "no, now you can have anyone. Love can find you now, and bring you someone."
Bida looks to Flash, "problem?"
Fenris_Jormugand offered Avene a small smile. He really did love her, and he would take care of her. He stroked her soft, white tresses, her back. "Don't worry about it, dear. I'll take care of everything." He peered over Avene's shoulder at the approaching Ashnod. He smiled brightly at her, motioning for her to come over, all the while mouthing She's free.
Anya starts to cry "No von vill vant me.........I am a vamp-" she woud stop, her tangled hair falling around her face as she slipped into the darkness.
Flash_Guardian nods, a look of worry on his face. "Ramidel ... if he dies, what happens to your sister?"
Ashnod smiles lightly nodding to him in greeting, "Have I missed all the fun again?"
Bida 's face pales, but she puts on a brave face and turns back to the girl, "I know plenty of people who would be absolutly delighted to know you, vampire, demoness, goddess, or whatever."
Avene looks over to Anya, not having noticed Ashnod just yet. Her concern for Ramidel's other slaves was paramount. She had to do something to get them out, before he took out his aggression on them. She had seen it before, and she did not doubt, despite the clearing of his ways that he could and would do it again. But seeing cases like Anya broke her down. Sighing heavily, she knew she had to do something. Moving toward Anya, she tilted her head to the side alittle and offered a warm smile, "I would feel the same way...I am..Drow...But..you don't have to be alone. If, you want...I have a large villa by the sea. I'm gathering what freinds I made in Ramidel's harem there...you can come if you like?" she geninuinly felt upset, as Ramidel, as heartless as he could be sometimes...had been a provider and a good one, and she felt incredably guilty. Looking over her shoulder, white hair falling back, she found another surprise. Ashnod!? Had her entire past come alive in a matter of moments? Oh this was a both >>
Avene << baffling, confusing and yet in many ways, joyous day.
Aiza walks in the trees, her hair loose, and her face twisted in a grimace of pain. She stopped and growled as the smell of her sister wafted by.
Bida stiffens as she senses her sister nearby. She looks to Flash, a worried expression barely showing on her face.
Ashnod first goes to Fenris wrapping him in her arms hugging him lightly and kisses his cheek, "Hello old friend" She then turns heading toward Avene
Flash_Guardian stands there, watching the situation spin uncontrollably around him like a whirlwind, feeling out of the loop and yet in it at the same time ... he just sort of looks around, catching Bida's worried look and giving her a reassuring nod. He was on full alert now, watching the forest around him like a sentry.
Aiza walks to Bida, her eyes cast at the ground as her palm rested on the hilt of her sword.
Bida turns to face Aiza, her palm also on her sword hilt, although she knew she would not need it, "Hello Aiza" she said softly
Flash_Guardian instantly spots Aiza's approach. He steps to Bida's side defensively, watching her suspiciously and ready for anything.
Little_Half~Breed_Kodora she sat in a tree. Perched like a cat on a fence. Her ears swivvling and twitching every which way that noise came from. "Hmmm", she then spotted Flash. And in an instant she pounced onto is back, purring softly.
Bida looks at Flash, her eyes cold, but soft with affection, but not towards him. She looked back at Aiza
Fenris_Jormugand grins, kissing Ashnod as well. He sauntered over to Avene. "You no longer have to listen to Ramidel anymore, love. I'll leave you in the capable hands of Ashnod, alright?" He smirked, kissing Avene lightly on the lips, before he retreated into the shadows, limping away, smirking that he finally beat the hell out of that asshole.
Aiza asks "what the hell are you doing here, Angel?" she sneered
Bida 's face hardened at the sound of Aiza's voice, "I could ask you the same thing. Where is your master?"
Aiza scowls, "I think you know where Ramidel is. I need to find him, and try again to kill him. I lost the first time, and now I'm his Fucking SLAVE!" her voice increased in volume until the last word startled birds from the trees
Flash_Guardian has his defenses up, so when he senses something falling towards him, he instinctively leaps to one side before whatever it is hits him, whirling on the spot and putting forth an open hand strike towards the creature ... stopping short once he realized it was Kodora. "YOU!?" he cries, completely startled.
Avene stood slowly, realizing that Anya was gone. She felt dreadful... So many others would be homeless because of her. Looking downcast, her gaze locked onto her feet, grey orbs softened by the days overwhelming surprises. Feeling so much weaker, she knew she had to do something to atone for all of this. Everything had been linked to her in some insidious way. Was it Fate that always landed her in hot water or Destiny? Looking up, her lips kissed breifly by Fenris, she smiled filled with a sense of warmth now. Oh he had helped her! Ramidel was gone...and though he would attempt to return, his rule was broken. Turning slowly, she moved toward Ashnod, but only needed to take two steps. Taking Fenris's advice, she smiled warmly at Ashnod...so long..and yet she was unchanged. Ramidel's hold on his slaves were broken. She was free, "He is...really gone?" looking now at Ashnod, her grey eyes searching her features deeply, "Its all over?"
Little_Half~Breed_Kodora she falls flat onto her face "oww.." She said, her nose still stuck to the ground ".thanks Flash." :she sat up rubbing her nose " , blood dripping down her chin " .. DAMNIT!" she yelled out. "one bone after a f*cking nother!!" she grumbled. it was rather comcical to see the young girl with the mouth of a 50 year old sailor.
Aiza looks at the child that fell from her sister's friends back, and raises an eyebrow.
Ashnod wraps her arms around Avene pulling her close as her lips meet her loved ones, "No more, and if he returns, I and Fenris will be waiting for him
Flash_Guardian looks around him at Bida, Aiza, the others, then back at Kodora, wincing and groaning. "What are you doing here too?" he says, kneeling down next to the wounded Kodora and shaking his head. "Never mind, I'm sorry. Just let me see," he says, trying to bring a careful hand to Kodora's face to better see the wound.
Bida looks at Flash, and stifles a smile. He looked so natural around children, but she'd never say that out-loud.
Aiza almost collapses, but quickly regains her feet. She stares menacingly at Bida and Flash, then walks to a log and sits
[Little_Half~Breed_Kodora] " she turned her nose away" Well good to see you too" she said coldly, and sarcasticly. she stood up and put down her hand, blood trickling fmro her nose down her chin, her right arm was healed, but it still had the bloody bandages on it.
Bida turns from her sister to Flash and the girl and forces a smile, "Hello."
Avene tilts her head alittle, before finding her lips caught in another kiss. This had been...a most interesting day. Smiling she held the kiss for a moment, a delicate hand brushing tenderly through Ashnod's hair. After a moment or two she breaks the kiss closing her eyes alittle, "All Ramidel's slaves are freed...all because of Fenris. Did you two engineer this?" looking around slowly, she shook her head. "Come..lets go home. We have alot to talk about."
Robert~Darklord leaps from tree to tree, his hair and trenchcoat never coming to rest as he is always moving, till he stops suddenly, his eyes watching the group of Aiza, Bida, Flash and Kodora. He watched them silently as the darkness hid his form perfectly, so that he couldn't be given away unless you really tried to find him
Aiza hears something in the trees above, but keeps her eyes trained on her sister, as though waiting to be attacked.
Ashnod nods her head lightly reluctantly letting Avene go after a moment and takes her hand squeezing it tenderly. She kisses her cheek lightly then takes a step back looking around, "Your place or mine?"
Flash_Guardian was a little hesitant ... Kodora had never allowed him to heal her before. He nods to Kodora reassuringly, then sits back and closes his eyes to concentrate. Back straight, palms up ... breath in ... a whitish glow envelops Flash's hands. He reaches out, eyes still closed, to touch Kodora's arm gently with one hand, her cheek with the other. As Flash exhales, the white energy enters Kodora's body, a warm and comforting glow suffusing her wounds for a moment. The glow lingers for a moment, then slowly fades along with Kodora's pain. The wounds quickly close, the broken bones mended but still slightly sore.
Aiza puts her hands on Flash's back, her eyes closed, and her wings half open as she wills some of her energy into his majick, then returns to her log, leaving Bida Surprised
Avene smiles, simply and just answers growing more light-hearted by the moment, "Yours sounds nice."
Ashnod starts to walk to a path south of the clearing not letting go of Avene's hand, "Follow me"
Bida looks at Aiza sit down, her eyes wide, and wondering. Why the hell would Aiza, spawn of evil, and killer of their parents, help Flash, her beloved, to heal another?!?!
Robert~Darklord sits on a branch as he relaxes, the cool night air feeling good on his face as he lights a cigarette, taking a long drag as his eyes still watch the small group
Aiza shifts on the log and winces as her wings move. Her right hand moves from her sword to her left side, then back once she stops moving
Bida walks to Flash and places one hand on his shoulder, "are you alright?! Did she hurt you?"
Flash_Guardian pulls his hands back, greatly surprised. His spirit had reached out to touch Kodora, who was now in perfect health, including her arm. But something didn't feel right ... it was as if he had just lifted a weight that normally required two hands, but done it with one. Thinking for a moment, he did feel something brush his back ... on his first instincts, he looks up to Bida inquisitively ... but judging by her question, it was not her. "Ummm ... what? What happened?" he inquires, confused.
Little_Half~Breed_Kodora she looks at her nose and touches it a bit ".. t-tha..." :she was about to say thank you, but that wasn't in her nature, not yet anyway ".. Feh" she just said. sitting back on the ground, lickingthe blood off her hand.
Bida gestures to Aiza with her left hand, her right not leaving Flash's shoulder, "she. . . she. . .She touched you. . . and then. . ." she shrugged helplessly
Aiza growls at Bida
Flash_Guardian looks over to Aiza, blinking in surprise. There was no question now, he had been helped ... but by Aiza? The notion surprised him greatly, though probably not as much as it did Aiza's sister ... Flash had only interacted with Aiza once before.
Flash_Guardian shakes his head, suddenly regaining his awareness. "Oh ... yeah, yeah, I'm fine." He looks over at Kodora. "You?" he inspects her. "Yeah, you look alright ..."
Aiza snarls at Flash, "What did you think I was gonna do, Kill you? with the Angel here?"
Bida blinks three times in quick succession, before turning her attention back to the little girl, "Hi. I see you know Flash," she smiles a warm and friendly, but still forced, smile
Robert~Darklord laughs softly as he watches the arguement ensue, glad that at least he's going to see a show whike he is here
Aiza hears a male voice, a laugh, very softly overhead, and this time she looks. She thinks she sees something, but she isn't quite sure. Shaking it off she returns her glare to Bida
Little_Half~Breed_Kodora she rolled her eyes and stood up, looking at bida ". don't give yourself a hernia" she retorted. She could sence that Bida was forcing the smile, and frankly, she would rather have beida be honest and look disgusted, then have to pretend to be nice.
Bida is surprised again, then smiles for real, leaving all thoughts of her sister behind for the moment, "you are a very pretty young lady, even with a mouth to make a sailor blush."
Aiza chuckles at Bida's words, knowing that she was first trying to be polite. Something difficult to do when her thoughs were on family.
Flash_Guardian stands up and holds his head, wincing from an overload of information. "Waitaminute, waitaminute ... so now Ramidel is dead and/or dying, which is apparently a good thing, except it means all his slaves are loose, so now Aiza's here, which is bad, but she's helping me heal Kodora, who I thought wouldn't let me ... and that's good ..." he said, pausing for a moment. "Right?" Flash's left eye is twitching as he tries to make sense of it all.
Robert~Darklord reaches into his trenchcoat as he takes a drag, pulling out his custom .45 to inspect it and clean it, but before that, he opens it up to make sure it's loaded before he slams it shut, pulling a cloth out and cleaning the gun very maticuously
Bida stammers, "I. . .I think. . . umm. . . I have no idea."
[Little_Half~Breed_Kodora] " Yeah, right!" she rolled her eyes, being as sarcastic as ever. her hair was matted and dull, her clothing covered in dirty and blood, and she had a secent so strong, due to lack of bathing, that even a human could smell.
Bida smiles at the girl, "You are! You just need a little tidying up. I've been worse than you are now, and I still got hit on. . ." she made a face
Aiza hears the sound of a gun. Her head snaps up as her eyes scan the trees for any movement. Her eyes catch something moving above. She stodd, folded her wings, crouched, and jumped straight up, almost silently, into the branches, her gaze wanders into all the dark crevaces in order to find who was up here
Flash_Guardian doesn't hear the sound of the gun being cocked in his confusion. His face suddenly goes dark and serious, turning to look possessively at Bida. "You what?"
Robert~Darklord smiles as he can see Aiza easily in the dark, and to give her an even better clue, he cocks the gun slowly, making sure she hears it before he holsters the gun and takes another drag of his cigarette
Bida hears some branches rustle, and turns seeing that Aiza was gone. She looked back to Flash and smiles slightly, "It was. . . before. When I was. . ." she looked at the ground.
Aiza turns to the sound, and sees the small light of a cigarette. She stops moving altogether, except for her wings slowly opening slightly. She could feel the stranger's eyes on her, although she couldn't see them.
Flash_Guardian cannot hold the jealous expression on his face for very long as he thinks of others who have admired him in the past, suddenly looking very guilty. "Ummm ... never mind, don't worry about it." He closes his eyes and takes a deep breath to steady him physically and mentally, then looks around, seeing that Aiza had gone ... no wait, he saw her in the trees above, along with the sound of a cocking gun near a tiny pin-prick of light that indicated someone's cigarette.
Flash_Guardian just shakes his head, knowing exactly what would brighten his spirits. He gives a sly look to Bida. "Hey," he says. "Are you thinking what I'm thinking?" he says, his eyes darting to Kodora for a moment.
Robert~Darklord keeps his eyes focused on Aiza, wondering if the woman was going to make any movement as he reached up, removing the sunglasses that hid his red eyes, putting them into a pocket without looking at them
Bida looks at Flash, and raises an eyebrow. He looked like a kid who got caught with his hand in the cookie jar. She followed his gaze, but saw nothing, although she heard a slight click.
Little_Half~Breed_Kodora she stayed silent. not knowing what to say, then she saw Flash's eyes dart at her, she got paranoid " WHAT? WHAT THE H*LL ARE YOU STAIRING AT?" she yelled ath then. " i don't need this sh*t" she sighed. jumping high up into a tree.
Aiza stretches her wings then folds them tightly against her back. Her hand held the hilt of her sword, but she'd never be able to draw it in time.
Bida looks at Flash, and raises an eyebrow in curiosity.. .. . She jumped at Kodora yelling, then looked back to where she thought Aiza had jumped to.
Robert~Darklord smirks as he sees her hand drift to the hilt of her sword, but he would stay as he was until she decided to attack or talk. He calmly took another drag of his cigarette as he moved, resting his back againist the tree as his legs stretch out on the branch
Flash_Guardian looks suddenly disappointed, knowing that Kodora would not allow him to do what he was thinking ... probably not in a million years. He then turned his attention back to Bida concernedly, his voice now a whisper. "So ... what now?" he asks her. "About your sister, I mean." Bida would know what to do better than he would.
Bida sighs and shakes her head, "I don't know. She's different now, since becoming Ramidel's slave, but if she's free. . ." Her eyes reflected the fear she felt if her sister turned back.
Aiza calls, sounding as tough as she can with the pain burning her wings, "Who's there?"
Bida looks up to Aiza's voice, and quickly spots her sister, her face twisting between saddness and love and hatred
Robert~Darklord smirks as he calmly answers the woman "Just an old man who enjoys a good drink and a smoke"
Flash_Guardian nodded, not entirely understanding the situation. "Do you think ... I mean, will she try and come after you again?" Flash looked very worried. "She can't ... you know ..." he gestured with his hands, searching for the words. "She can't change you back to the way you were ... can she?"
Aiza relaxes slightly, but does not move. Her right hand was held tightly to her left side as she continued to breathe slowly, "do you have a name>"
[Robert~Darklord] "Now now, don't you want to see my face, before you know my name?"
Bida takes a deep breath, "no. . ." she's a terrible liar now that she's an angel again. . . at least she is when she is talking to Flash
Aiza says "no."
Dante_Sparda *Finds himself walking along the forest path in a red coat, white under shirt, and red pants. His platinum hairs hangs down slightly over his blood red eyes. His father's dragon sword strapped to his back, and a pair of Desert Eagle .50 cal rest in hip holsters*
Flash_Guardian doesn't seem convinced, but he doesn't argue either. He just looks up towards Aiza as she speaks with the other gentleman. "Is there ... is there something we can do to help her?" This time he seems to show genuine concern for Aiza's well being.
Robert~Darklord shrugs as he takes a final drag, making the cigarette dissapear before he sits up suddenly, a familiar person entering the area "Call me Darklord, for now" He started leaping through the trees, looking for the person intently
Bida looks at the ground, this time telling the truth, "probably not. She can never be an angel again."
Aiza nods "Darklord" She took one step forwards, then yelled as pain seared through her left side and she fell, landing hard on the ground.
Bida rushes to her fallen sister, "Aiza!"
Dante_Sparda *Stops abruptly sensing the presence of others. He looks around trying to get a fix on where they all are*
Aiza snarls at Bida, "get the fuck away from me, Angel"
Flash_Guardian sees the fallen angel fall ((sorry, couldn't resist)) and walks over to the pair, looking between them nervously.
Bida stops short, about three feet away from Aiza
Dante_Sparda *Runs through the trees and brush hearing the scream. He stops a small distance away to get a good look at what was going on*
Aiza forces herself to her feet, refusing to let tears of pain fall from her eyes. She looks at Bida and Flash as though she wanted to hurt them badly.
Flash_Guardian just looks down at Aiza ... he wants to say something, but just ends up looking down at her with concern, looking back to Bida for guidance.
Bida takes one step closer, "Aiza. . ."
Dante_Sparda *Cocks his head to the side watching Aiza, Bida, and Flash talking. He small smile comes to his lips*
Aiza spreads her wings with another grimace and growls again
Bida steps back again, her hands loose at her sides
Flash_Guardian just watches uncertainly.
Dante_Sparda *Can't help but laugh at the three loudly as he steps out of the brush, and into veiw*
Flash_Guardian whirls to look at the newcomer, his face untrusting.
Bida walks to Flash's side, ignoring all but Aiza, "Why are you back, sister?"
Dante_Sparda *His red eyes shift from Flash, to Bida, then finally to Aiza. Watching Aiza closely, he begins to circle around her*
Aiza asks, "does it really matter?" her hand grasping her side as she slowly backed away from Bida.
Flash_Guardian has his attention drawn back to the two sisters, but keeps a cautious eye on the half-demon as he does his curious dance about Aiza.
Aiza falls to her knees and pulls her hand from her side. Her hair falls over half of her face as she looks at her hand, now bloody. She wipes it on the grass and returns it to her side.
Azalie\'Darklord returned the embrace lightly,' I'm sorry."
Bida walks towards her sister until she is about a foot away from her, and she sits, saying nothing.
Flash_Guardian 's eyes go wide. "You're hurt!" he exclaims, making a motion to kneel next to her ... but he stops it short, hesitating.
Dante_Sparda *Stops his movement, and crouches down still watching Aiza. He laughs* Aren't we in a predicament? *Looks up to Flash then over to Bida with a smile on his face*
Aiza growls and glares at Flash, "Don't. . . You'll get hurt. . .Hurt real bad. . . You'll probably bleed." She said quoting a long time friend of hers, now recently deceased.
Bida looks at the demonic stranger, half angry half afraid, "Don't touch her." She half growled at him
Flash_Guardian gives Dante an odd sort of glare, then looks back to Aiza. "Only if you put up a fight. You helped me heal another, why not let me return the favor?" he reasons, still not sure how he should react to Aiza.
Dante_Sparda *Chuckles softly* No need for threats little one. I have no intention of harming anyone.
Aiza looks at the new stranger, "Don't touch me," then to Flash, "I will fight like a hell-hound someone is trying to put into a tank of holy water."
Bida raises an eyebrow, that used to be her saying. . . She still distrusted the demon, but said nothing further.
Dante_Sparda *Chuckles at Aiza* My, how weak demons have become over the past several hundered years. *Shakes his head* Perhaps it's time that I return home and change that.
Flash_Guardian looks confused. "My healing has no bearing towards holy or unholy, if that's what you're worried about," he explains. "Or are you one of those who are allergic to positive spirit energy?" he asks, cocking his head to one side. He then turns to look at Dante, now looking quite perturbed, yet still chooses to ignore him, focussing instead on Aiza.
Little_Half~Breed_Kodora she is now asleep in the tree, on her big bubble. sleeping soundly, sghe almost looked like a littel girl in her rest.
Aiza rolls her eyes, "look, just. . . don't touch me, ok? I tore some stitches, not very good stitches, but they tore, and when I sew myself back up, I'll be fine. ok? can your goody-goody mind comprehend that? Why the hell do you want to help me anyway? I almost killed your girlfriend over there," she motioned to Bida, "so why are you trying to help?"
Bida half smiles, thinking of her early days as a demon, when she and Aiza were inseperable. They used to stitch each-other up all the time. She looked at Flash, "She's not allergic. I'm not allergic to it. If I was before then I would be now. . . And I'm not, so I can tell you that she isn't."
Dante_Sparda *Stands up laughing* Can't even heal yourself. *Shakes his head, and his body and eyes begin to glow red from his aura. Two small bulges appear on his back, and after a minute his 15ft demon wings rip through his shirt and jacket. Tearing off the rest of his tatered clothes, he looks down at Aiza his eyes full of power*
Flash_Guardian wrinkles an eye as he looks at Aiza. "Like I said, just returning the favor. You helped me heal Kodora, I want to help heal you," he spoke, his voice flat and logical. "Don't get me wrong, I still don't trust you ... but your sister ... well ..." He shrugs, not knowing how to put his thoughts into words. "Call it a one-time deal, if it makes you feel any better."
Aiza looks at the demon, "Shut up. Ok? Just shut up. I can, in time, when I'm can concentrate. How the hell am I supposed to concentrate with all of you surrounding me!?!?"
Bida looks at Flash, knowing that he did not care for Aiza, and knowing that he was doing this for him. She sighed.
Aiza looks at Flash, "It wouldn't work anyway. . ."
[Flash_Guardian] Maniacal_Jester: Suddenly, up in the tree near Kodora, a minor guitar chord is struck. Then another. It is followed by a high, tinny voice that begins to whine in accompaniment to the sour music. The form of the Jester appears next to Kodora, sitting with one leg dangling over a tree branch, guitar in his lap, snazzy shades hiding his eyes. "Whoooaaoaahh ... I got the blues ..." he sings in his raspy voice, staring up into the trees and strumming away.
Aiza jerks her head up towards the tree where the child is sleeping with a look of disgust on her face, not at the child, but at the voice.
Little_Half~Breed_Kodora she wakes up hearing the noise ". waht the hell" she mumbled, rubbing the sleep form her eyes.
Bida looks at the tree, shocked at the sight of a brightly dressed. . . man? suddenly appearing.
Flash_Guardian sighs. "Oh ye of little faith," he says, shaking his head. "Your choice." Then he hears something horrid coming from up in the trees, his face snarling in disgust at the poor attempt at music. "... the hell?" he says, peering up into the trees.
Dante_Sparda *Smiling he pulls out his pair of Desert Eagle pistols, and aims them at Aiza. The barrels begin to glow red, as if the bullets inside were being infused with his energy* You disgrace the rest of us. *He pulls the trigger firing a bullet at Aiza's leg*
[Flash_Guardian] Maniacal_Jester: continues to strum his guitar, striking horrible chord after horrible chord, his head now swaying to the music. "YeeeAaaAaAAahHH ... ya think no one likes ya .... gotta run and hide ..." he sings in his scratchy voice.
[Little_Half~Breed_Kodora] "she looks up to see the blue and orange monstrausity[sp?], and somehow, the scowl on her face fromed into a bright smile, a few tiny giggles. they first time she had actually evern laughed.
Aiza screams at the sudden pain in her leg, and raised her hands to the man, an energy ball glowing, and being shot towards him.
Flash_Guardian is alerted by the charged gunshots, quickly whipping his hands behind him, charging them with a powerful yellow energy, and flinging them forth simultaenously at Dante. "Force wall!" All at once a shimmering field of yellow force springs into being between Dante and Aiza, 70 feet wide and 50 feet high.
Dante_Sparda *Easily jumps over the energy ball, and flies over the barrier created. He dives directly for Aiza firing at her wings*
Bida swiftly stands and draws her swrod. Opening her wings she steps forward, blocking the way between the demon and her sister
[Flash_Guardian] Maniacal_Jester: continues to play, amidst the sounds of combat below ... even quickening his tempo and adjusting his tune in time with the sounds of magics firing and gunshots ... "WHhhEeeeEEEEeEeEE!!"
Aiza scampers at the chance her sister gives her, and hides behind a tree, concentrating on her wounds, speed healing them
Bida yells over the gunshots that spead through the feathers of her wings, "STAY AWAY FROM MY SISTER YOU FUCKER!"
Dante_Sparda *Seeing that the other's are getting in the way, he sighs. Disappearing, and reappearing only a couple inches away from Aiza he grabs for her throat while erecting a barrier of his own around them both*
Aiza drops to the ground, dodging the hand at her throat. She shoves her elbow into the man's groin
Bida screams as she spins. She won't let anything happen to her sister, "AIZA!"
Flash_Guardian growls, watching the man perform his teleportation. He quickly draws the metallic rod from his thigh, placing both hands squarely upon it. Two bars of translucent golden light instantly shimmer into being from either end of the rod, increasing the length of the energy weapon to Flash's full height. Brandishing his brilliant quarterstaff, he dashes forward with incredible speed, bringing his energy weapon to bear against the magical (?) barrier, hoping to at least put a crack in it.
Aiza shouts, "SHUT UP, YOU FUCKING CLOWN!"
Dante_Sparda *He flaps his wings, flying up over the blow and grabs for her elbow*
Aiza wrenches out of the grip and falls, her mind still on her cuts. She opens her wings wide and crouches, glaring up at the man, readying another blast.
Dante_Sparda *Sensing the attack to his barrier, he reinforces it as Flash hits it. The first barrier cracks, but other holds strong*
Dante_Sparda *Faster than a blink of an eye he flies behind Aiza, and tries to grapple her to the ground*
Flash_Guardian abandons his attack, seeing that there is in fact enough room to maneuver inside of the barrier, so there is probably enough room for two more. He quickly moves to Bida's side, taking her hand. "Hold on ..." he says, closing his eyes and bring his free hand quickly to his chest. The air around Bida (if she allows it) and Flash wavers for a second, then both of them apruptly disappear and reappear inside of the barrier.
Bida 's dress changes to black, the red edges deepening in color. She attacks the barrier on the opposite side that Flash is, relentlessly hitting it, over and over.
Little_Half~Breed_Kodora she run to Jester and gave him a large hug. happy to see him, which was rather odd. she cotnonues to laugh happily at his horrid songing.
Aiza shoots the energy ball too late, and it crashes into the top of the barrier, she slips out of the man's grip again, her eyes beginning to glow red, as a grin splits her face. It has been a long time since she really fought anyone, aside from the ass that tore her side open.
[Flash_Guardian] Maniacal_Jester: stops his music suddenly as Kodora hugs him, his hand striking one final angry twang on the guitar before Kodora impacted with him. Jester lets out an "Oof!" sound as she hugs him, his middle squeezing tightly in her embrace, almost rubberlike.
Bida blinks as she is suddenly inside the barrier, and in her surprise, she nearly drops her sword
Aiza yells, "BIDA! You idiot, get the fuck out of here!"
Dante_Sparda *He hovers mere inches off the ground watching the three of them with his arms and legs crossed. He smiles to them all*
Bida re-grips her sword tighter and jumps off the ground, staying above the man's head, her eyes never leaving him.
Flash_Guardian glares up at the flying half-demon, a snarl covering his face. "I don't know who you think you are, but you've got some nerve ..." His fists were clenched tightly.
Aiza growls, "who the fuck are you, and what the fuck do you want with me?"
Dante_Sparda *He laughs* So you do still care for her, that is a nice change. *Teleports back infront of Aiza, but does not make a move* Your aura is shreded almost to pieces.
Bida glares at the demon, "Stay. Away. From. My. Sister."
Aiza "What the fuck are you talking about?"
[Aiza] ** looks at Bida, "Stay out of this. . ."
Bida lowers to the ground, but keeps her sword at the ready
Little_Half~Breed_Kodora she continued to laugh, unaware of teh conflict below . she nuzzles his middle softly. not saying a word. but she wash appy to se him
Dante_Sparda *His smile fades* You are a lower demon aren't you? Then allow me to introduce myslef. I am Dante Sparda, son of the legendary dark king of demons Sparda.
[Flash_Guardian] Maniacal_Jester: just sighs, dropping the guitar, which lets out a series of disturbed notes and twangs as it hits every branch of the tree on its way to the ground. He quickly removes his shades and sticks them over Kodora's eyes with a smirk.
Flash_Guardian narrows his eyes, studying Dante's face carefully. He would need to remember it.
Aiza walks to Bida's side, her wings also spread to their full length. She growled proudly, "I am no mere demon. I am a fallen angel, and I comtinue to choose the path of darkness." she hoped he wouldn't ask her why she was then standing beside her sister, an angel, if she was on the path of darkness.
Bida stands proudly, a growl growing in her throat. She hoped he didn't ask about her.
Little_Half~Breed_Kodora she looked up at him, her arms dropping ot her side. why wasn't she his normal, happy , luny self ".. waht wrong?" she asked softly, her ears lowering to the side a bit
Flash_Guardian stood somewhere inbetween Dante and the sisters. Some bonds go deeper ... he thinks to himself, grinning slightly before returning his attention to Dante.
Dante_Sparda *Sighs* So you are even weaker than a normal demon. I was hoping for better but I get stuck with this. *Shakes his head* Nevermind, I cannont even let loose my full demon self without killing all of you. Now I must apologise to you three. For involvoing you in this fight.
[Flash_Guardian] Maniacal_Jester: looks back at Kodora with lazy eyes. "Whatever would make you think that there was something wrong with me, child?" he says in his sing-song voice ... then he begins to melt in front of her very eyes, becoming completely flat and limp to drape over the branch that Kodora sat upon. "I'm just fine," he says in a liquidy voice.
Dante_Sparda But none the less one of my objectives has been complete. *He looks from Aiza to Bida who are now standing side by side fighting the same thing together* Amazing how that works.
Flash_Guardian glares in shock up at the half-demon, letting out a bitter breath as he cracks his knuckles. "What an arrogant son of a ..."
Bida "What the hell are you talking about?"
Little_Half~Breed_Kodora she looked at jester, and , begining to understand hmim, and picked up one of his fingrs and began to blow on it, hopeing to fill him upw ith air ".. your not usualy this.. droopy. " "..coem on.. whats wrong?" :she pleaded ".. tell me.."
Aiza growls, "I may be weaker, but I come from something stronger than you can even imagine"
[Flash_Guardian] Maniacal_Jester: looks back at Kodora with lazy eyes. "Whatever would make you think that there was something wrong with me, child?" he says in his sing-song voice ... then he begins to melt in front of her very eyes, becoming completely flat and limp to drape over the branch that Kodora sat upon. "I'm just fine," he says in a liquidy voice.
Bida "What objectives?"
Bida says, "You could not kill me if you turned to a full demon, nor would you kill Aiza."
Dante_Sparda *Tilts his head, as his wings retreat in his back. He snaps his fingers and his pistols appear in their holsters* That might be true demoness, and you are showing that your sister means more to you than I thought. I'm impressed.
[Flash_Guardian] Maniacal_Jester: just seems to make an odd, high pitched honking noise as Kodora blows into his hand. He actually lifts his head up, which regains some of its substance, and grins at her, impressed. "No, it's alright, I doubt you'd be able to understand ... not that I fully understand, mind you," he says, cackling gleefully.
Aiza turns away, a look of disgust on her face, her leg still smarting. She had forgotten about being shot in the fray, and she did not bother to heal it. Her eyes met Bida's, full of hatred, with underlying love for her sister.
Flash_Guardian just shakes his head and rolls his eyes. "Well ... this has been a, uh ... nice ... chat or whatever," Flash says, waving his hands inconsequentially. He looks with meaning at the two sisters. "We can leave whenever you'd like," he offers.
Dante_Sparda *He smiles* I can't believe you guys had no idea what I was doing. Just remember love, no matter what kind it is, conquers all. *He turns his back to them, and walks away*
Bida meets Aiza's eyes, and then looks at Aiza's bleeding leg, her eyes questioning. Sometimes, between the twins, words never need be spoken. She looked to the demon, and growled, her wings flashing for an instant back to the black demonic wings they were before. She was mad, and it showed.
Flash_Guardian notes that he walks away through his own forcefield, and is very impressed ...
Little_Half~Breed_Kodora she sighs softly and began to pout . but she didn't say anything, hopeing to distract him fro what ever was making him feel bad.
Aiza shook her head, about her leg, then smiled at the old evil spark in her sister.
Flash_Guardian scowls as Dante leaves, realizing fully well what he had just accomplished. "Why that sneaky little bastard ..." he said, shaking his head in disbelief. Then he actually chuckled a little.
Bida takes a deep breath, trying to calm down. Her wings were still flashing back and forth between demon and angel, but not so quickly now.
Aiza puts her hand on Bida's shoulder, then jumps into the tree overhead. She concentrates on her leg, trying to heal the wound. She looked down at Bida, and smiled again. She hoped that the demon wings would stay.
[Flash_Guardian] Maniacal_Jester: suddenly perks up to his fully solid form once again, sitting cross legged on the branch, looking suddenly very upset. "I mean, I try to do some good around this place," he begins. "You know, helping people see the error of their unchanging ways ... reversing gravity on them, turning them into chickens, encasing their feet in limburger ... you know, the usual," he says casually. "But do I ever get any thanks?" he asks indignantly, then answers his own question, thrusting a finger of protest into the air. "NO!" He scowls, casually placing a hand on the back of Kodora's head and scratching lightly.
Robert~Darklord jumps from tree to tree again, until he was behind her, taking a drag of his cigarette as he slowly cocks his .45 again to announce his arrival to the woman
Bida looks at the jester as her wings were stopping their transformation, staying as the white feathered wings they were earlier that day.
Flash_Guardian looks between Bida and Aiza, a smile spreading over his lips. "Blood is thicker than water," he tells them both. "Whether it's silver or black."
Aiza frowns at Bida, then returns her attention to her leg. she snarls at Flash, "Shut up."
Little_Half~Breed_Kodora she began to purr softly like a kitte . ".. well, most people wouuld see being turned into chickens, or being burryed in meat somethign to be thankfull for. though turning gravity awya form them would be fun" she giggles softly, sitting in his lap.
Bida looks at Aiza, finally realizing the demon's plan. She smiled at her sister and sheathed her sword. Turning away she strode into a little clearing and sat on a log, shaking her head at herself
Flash_Guardian smirks at Aiza. "You remind me of someone," he says, his thoughts returning to Kodora as he looks up into the trees ... only to stare in shock at the form of the Jester that Kodora has made herself so cozy in. "Wha ...?"
Aiza looks to the sound of the gun cocking, then to Flash. She drops to the ground, "yeah? Who?"
[Flash_Guardian] Maniacal_Jester: sighs, his form beginning to rise up off the branch and float away of its own accord. "You're the only one who understands me," he pouts, moving the back of his free hand to his forehead in a melodramatic gesture, his other hand moving to scratch behind Kodora's ears.
Bida looks at Flash, and at Aiza, practically in his face.
Robert~Darklord laughs softly as she jumps away, the gun being holstered in his coat as he watches Aiza talk to Flash, his body now on a new branch, a yawn coming from his lips now
Flash_Guardian blinks and stares at the now floating half-demon cat. "Kodora ..." he says, only partly as an answer to Aiza's question. A confused look spreads over his face as he watches the Jester float through the tree branches.
[Flash_Guardian] Maniacal_Jester: looks down below, and sees Flash's distressed expression. A thoroughly evil smirk plays over his sharp face as he glares down at Flash, wiggling his fingers at them all in a cute sort of greeting.
Aiza looks at the cat/demon/girl, a bit of a smile coming to her lips. her eyes suddenly clouded over, and she turned and walked away, unmeaningly into the clearing where Bida was.
Little_Half~Breed_Kodora she waved to flash, then looked to Jester ".. i want you to meet a friend, ok?" she gives a hopefull smile. " he is really nice"
Bida half whispers, "thank you."
Robert~Darklord leaps from the tree he was in to one close to the clearing where Aiza was heading. He knew something was going to happen, and he wanted a front row seat
Aiza says "shut up." but this time there is less cruelty in her voice. "I know what that was about, now. It will never happen again. The next time I see you, be prepared to fight."
Bida nods, "we'll see. you're not leaving, though."
[Flash_Guardian] Maniacal_Jester: chuckles long, low, and sinisterly. "So he's a friend of yours, is he?" He seems utterly delighted. "No need for me to meet him, my pet," he says darkly, smiling a grim smile of amusement. "We've already met. On countless occasions." He glares down at Flash.
Aiza laughs. "I know, but I'm not talking to you anymore." she walked back to where everyone else was, and leaned against a tree. She watched Jester and Flash, occasionally darting glances to Bida.
Flash_Guardian just stands there, shaking his head, his face bearing an expression of concern for Kodora. "No ..." he muttered under his breath.
Bida spins around on her seat, and watches what is happening. She sees the concern on Flash's face, but also the delight of the child.
Robert~Darklord looks down at Aiza again and smirks
[Flash_Guardian] Maniacal_Jester: begins floating upwards, eventually breaching the canopy of the woods and rising out of sight, carrying Kodora with him into a moonlit sky. (Nighttime?)
Aiza looks up at the face of the man she spoke to before. She looked back at the others, completely ignoring Darklord
Bida spreads her wings, and flies up behind the jester, "I'm assuming the child wants to go with you."
Flash_Guardian closes his eyes and rubs his forehead roughly, looking suddenly very stressed. "I gotta sit down," he murmurs, turning and walking in the direction of the log.
Little_Half~Breed_Kodora she waved by to Flash as the floated higher. she held onto Jester with her othr hand, dangling beneath him as the floated higher. shel ookledl ike marrypoppins, with jester as the umbrella.
Bida sighed and landed back on the ground.
[Flash_Guardian] Maniacal_Jester: sees the approach of the angelic figure, ceasing his ascent and rotating slowly until he faces her. His mannerisms suddenly become that of a stuffy aristocrat. "Ah!" he says in a rich accent. "Good even' to you, madam!" he says, twirling an invisible mustache and looking over at the angel before she left.
Aiza rubs her eyes fiercley, expelling any oncoming tears. She would not cry. She slid down against the tree and sat on the ground.
Flash_Guardian plops himself down on the log, propping his elbows up on his knees, groaning and beginning to massage his temples.
Bida watches the jester leave, scowling at him. She walked to and sat down beside Flash.
Flash_Guardian looks up at Bida's approach, looking rather emotionally drained. He stops his rubbing and gives her a poor attempt at a smile. "Hey."
Little_Half~Breed_Kodora she kept flyinf up int ot he sky with jester, watching beneath her, the forest looked so stiny now.
Aiza looks at the lovers and pulls her knees up against herself. Wrapping her arms around her legs she rested her forehead on her knees.
Bida offers a wan smile and lays her forehead against Flash's shoulder, "you ok?"
[Flash_Guardian] Maniacal_Jester: just shrugs, looking down at the now hanging Kodora, and continues rising. At some point, the jester's body begins to shake slightly. He cups a hand over his mouth and speaks in a muffled voice. "KrrRrRrr ... attention passengers, we're heading into some rough airspace, prepare to experience turbulence ... kkkRRrRRr ..." The jester's body begins to shake violently, making it hard for Kodora to hold on.
Aiza looks up at the two high in the sky. Her muscles tensed automatically.
Flash_Guardian shakes his head, letting out a worried breath. "I just worry ... about you ... about your sister ... and Kodora. She shouldn't be with that guy, he's dangerous," he says, expressing his concerns.
Little_Half~Breed_Kodora she climbed up onto his body heer arms wraped around his neck, her legs around his waist. she wouldn't flal off now
Bida kisses Flash on the cheek, "don't worry about me. Or about Aiza. She can take care of herself." She turned her eyes skyward and nodded in the jester's direction, "we could go kick his butt if you like."
Flash_Guardian sighs and rolls his eyes, nestling his head inbetween Bida's shoulder and neck fondly. "Wouldn't do any good. Jester's not normal ... swords and magic don't really do much to him ... and usually he just ends up making you look like a doofus," Flash complains, sounding as if he knew from experience.
Bida raises an eyebrow at Flash, but says nothing. She had been made to look like an idiot before. . .once. . . she killed the person who did that to her. . . .. she looked at the ground, "the girl was clearly delighted to be with him. Maybe he's just a bad influence."
[Flash_Guardian] Maniacal_Jester: begins to emit a sort of sputtering sound, leaning dangerously to one side and wobbling in midair. Slowly, jitteringly, he begins to sink lower. "kkRkRrrrRrrr ... krr ... Mayday! Mayday! ... kkrRRrrr ... Mayda-krrrrrrrr ...." Holding his arms straight out to his sides, Jester suddenly relinquishes whatever force was keeping him and Kodora afloat and begins plummeting back towards the woods below in a dangerous arc, sounding a tinny sort of whine that increased in pitch the further and faster he fell.
Aiza looks at the love-birds and makes a gagging sound.
Aiza jumps to her feet and soars to the two falling, hoping to catch at least the girl.
Bida sees Aiza jump up and stands, running over to see why. She pointed to the sky, and called, "Flash!"
Flash_Guardian chortles. "Bad influence doesn't begin to describe him ..." He quickly leaps to his feet and stares in horror. "Oh, bloody hell!" he screams, dashing to the place where the Jester and Kodora were falling in hopes of catching Kodora.
Little_Half~Breed_Kodora she began to whimper at the falling why wouldn't he stop?.., she was caught by Aiza and clung to her, though didn't let jester go either,
Aiza flies and grabs the girl, trying to tear her away from Jester
Aiza says, "dammit! let go of him, girl!"
Bida spreads her wings and prepares to take off, but something holds her back.
[Flash_Guardian] Maniacal_Jester: continues in his momentum, causing the pair of Aiza and Kodora to spin around him a few times in air, eventually coming to a stop floating in the air. Aiza notes that the Jester is surprisingly light for what he looks. At last the Jester is stationary, being held up in midair with his hands over his eyes, afraid to look. He slowly peers through the cracks in his finger and sees that he's alright. Looking up to Aiza, he cries out, "My Hero!!" and hugs Aiza, with Kodora squished inbetween them.
[Little_Half~Breed_Kodora] she wouldn't let go of jester. she didn't want him to go splat either, buit finnaly she was torn aaway, though not so much worried, seeing as he would probably go splat and end up like a puddle the consticancy of oil clay or something
Aiza punches at Jester's face, "Let GO!" holding the girl, she tore out of jester's grip and flew down slowly. She landed on the ground and handed the girl to Bida
Bida took the girl, and quickly asked, "are you ok? did he hurt you?"
Flash_Guardian stares up at the jester, still in the air, his teeth grating together. "Oooh!!" he growls.
Aiza flies back up and faces Jester, "WHAT did you think you were doing?!?!?!?!? You could have hurt the girl!"
Flash_Guardian 's knuckles are clenched and he is shaking from his urge to go up there and give Jester a piece of his mind. The jester, upon being struck in the face, proceeds to spin around very quickly in midair several times, winding down to a stop just as Aiza approached him again, eyes black and blue, one much larger than the other, and tongue hanging out of his mouth. "Dith anyvody geth the number on thah shruck ..." he mumbles incoherently.
Flash_Guardian looks to Kodora in Bida's arms worriedly. "By the gods! Are you alright?"
Little_Half~Breed_Kodora she scrambles away from brida. and looks back up to jester, again, not able to contain her laughter. she fell on her back, giggling happily, her feet kicking in the air
Bida looks shocked, half a moment ago the child was terrified! now she was giggling and happy!
Aiza grabs at the clown's throat, "Stop. Now."
Little_Half~Breed_Kodora she looks up to Aiza and hops to the tallest tree, calling out to her " LEAVE HIM ALONE" well morel ike snarling and hissing.
Bida looks at the night sky and the two figures silhouetted against it.
[Flash_Guardian] Maniacal_Jester: gets his throat squished by the demon woman, his eyes bugging out and tongue sticking out even further. He shakes his head rapidly, then stares back at Aiza. "Won. Pots!" he says cheerily, reaching behind his back and pulling out a small cast-iron pot with a ribbon tied around it, and attempts to bash Aiza over the head with it.
Aiza looks down to Kodora, just as shocked as Bida. She gets hit in the head, and releases the clown as she tries to dodge before he swings again. Who the hell was this freak?
Flash_Guardian looks down at Kodora, spouting random mutterings of disbelief at the girl. "You ... how ... why ... urgh!" He throws his arms up suddenly, watching the fight above him in the night sky.
Little_Half~Breed_Kodora she waved happily to jester,, happy that she helped him out. shewould wait patiently for him to return back down to the ground.
[Flash_Guardian] Maniacal_Jester: quickly wiggles his feet, rising up in the air, seeming to sort of swim through the air over Aiza's head until he was upside down and on the other side of her, casting the pot away with one hand. He pokes a finger at Aiza, spouting more nonsense in his gibberish voice. "Sister is as sister does, one is white on black, the other black with grey polka-dots ... two become one and make squishy grey!" he says, clapping loudly, apparently proud of himself.
Little_Half~Breed_Kodora she laughs again at jestsers ramblings, they made no sence, and was perfect humer for a child.
[Flash_Guardian] Maniacal_Jester: notes that a smaller version of the Jester with pixie wings appears in front of Ranmyaku in a burst of feathers. "Must life be a battle for some people?" the creature says, before swallowing its own feet and more, eating itself into nonexistence.
Aiza spins to face him, "What the hell? look, don't mess with me, ok? just. . .don't." she backed away from him, while still in the sir.
Bida calls to Aiza, "Be careful! You don't know how powerful it is!"
Little_Half~Breed_Kodora she had never heard the word squishy before , and it sounded rather pleasant, so , she began to say it happily, over and over again "SQUISHY squishy squishy squishy" and so on.
Flash_Guardian can't take it anymore. He springs up off the ground, jumping from branch to branch until he reaches the top of a tree, as close as he can get to the jester unassisted.
Bida spreads her wings and flies up to join Flash, "what was that supposed to mean?" she asked him
[Flash_Guardian] Maniacal_Jester: shrugs and humms lightly. "Don't need to," he explains. "You're already a mess. Quite delightful, really." He quickly places his thumbs to his face, fingers spread out, and sticks out his tongue. "Nyah!" He then reaches up to the top of his hat, grapping at some sort of invisible zipper and pulling downward. The form of the jester comes apart straight down the middle, becoming a hollow shell of cloth with slowly floats away on the breeze and disappears.
[Little_Half~Breed_Kodora] s:she looked to flash and juped to him, now almost pleading " leave him alone, ok?.. please?" she pouted a bit.
Aiza looks startled, but quickly gets to the ground before the stupid clown did anything else to her while she had several hundred feet to fall.
Flash_Guardian watches the Jester make his disappearance, narrowing his eyes. He lets out a sigh of disgust and relief, looking to Bida, and Kodora, shaking his head. "I have no idea, and I never do with him," he says resignedly. "It," he corrects himself, looking to Kodora. "If you're smart, you'll just stay away from him. He's dangerous."
Bida looks at Kodora, then to Aiza, then to Flash. She puts her hand on his back and watches the clown colored cloth float.
[Little_Half~Breed_Kodora] " I dont' really have a choice. he just keeps following me , wheever i run there he is. i've come to enjoy his company... for the most part"
Aiza lands on the ground and rubs her head where the stupid clown beaned her with the pan.
Flash_Guardian winces and looks painfully at Kodora. "Look, I know he may seem rather ... amusing at times, but ... you haven't seen just what he's capable of," he tries to explain.
[Little_Half~Breed_Kodora] " see this collar Flash, it's not like i have a choice in the matter. and i'm alot happier just accepting it than trying to fight."
Bida lands on the ground and folds her wings, shaking her head at the antics of the Jester. She sighed and walked into the trees, taking a seat in the shade of one, out of the moonlight
Flash_Guardian 's mouth makes an 'o' of realization, and he nods a little. "You think he's your friend, is that it? Sorry to rain on your parade, Kodora ... he doesn't make friends. There's no such thing as a friend to him. Or an enemy. He is totally unpredictable," Flash stresses, trying to make Kodora understand. "Please, just stay away from him, okay?"
[Little_Half~Breed_Kodora] " as i keep telling you Flash, it's not like i have any chpoice" she looks down sadly, tears dropping to the ground " i tried to run. he just finds me again. and it's better if i don't run.."
Bida looks up at Flash and Kodora. Each tear that fell she felt another pang of sorrow. Now she remembers why she hated being an angel.
Flash_Guardian sighs and shakes his head. "Well ... I've warned you, at least. Just be careful, I guess." He slowly starts to climb back down out of the tree, grumbling to himself. "Can't believe I gotta deal with that creep again ... annoying little, toe biting, thumb sucking, two-timing, tricksy back-stabbing, no good ..."
Aiza walks to Bida and extends her hand, "come back with me. You know that it would be better, for you at least. No more pain for lost loves, no sorrow for a child's tears. . ."
Bida looks at Aiza, "no joy for newfound love, no happiness at a child's laughter, no daylight to brighten the darkest shadows. . ."
Aiza looks at Flash, then back to Bida, "no having to figure out new emotions. . . no having to realize that you are going to watch everyone you care about grow older and die."
Little_Half~Breed_Kodora she looked to flash and followed after him "i'm sorry?" she said softly, not knowing if it would help or not.
Flash_Guardian hears the words of Aiza and frowns, hopping the last few feet out of the tree to reach the ground with a thud. He dusts himself off as he approaches the two sisters. "I hate being an immortal. You know why? Because everything gets old, that's why. Everything gets commonplace and stale, until you feel like nothing will ever excite you," he says grimly to the pair.
Bida 's hands are loose at her sides as she watches Flash, her eyes welling up, "because you don't care about anybody. That won't happe though!"
Aiza glares at Bida then at Flash, "You've lost him once, sister. Do you remember what that felt like? Do you know what it would be like to feel that a second time?" her voice was cracking, as though she did know what it felt like.
Flash_Guardian smiles from out of his depressing speech. "That's why I've learned to embrace every moment. That's why I choose to live my life the way that I do. I relish my emotions, my joy and sorrow, my pleasure and pain. Those are the things that let me know, after living for centuries, that I am still alive." He beams proudly back to Bida.
Little_Half~Breed_Kodora she sighed looking at flash below. she layed down on he puffy balloon bed and curledi nto a ball crying. she wanted her mama and papa.
Aiza says, trying not to cry, "then you are a fool. All feelings only lead to pain, until pain is all you feel."
Bida smiles to flash, wiping her eyes. She turns to Aiza, "you know that's not true. You loved once."
Aiza screams, "SHUT UP! HE'S GONE NOW!!" her voice dropped to a whisper as she moved to only 6 inches from Bida's face, "because I killed him. Because I had to kill him. He is never coming back. nor is anyone else."
Flash_Guardian shakes his head. "Death is not the end, Aiza," he states plainly.
Bida does not flinch at Aiza's words, but her eyes turn cold again
Flash_Guardian adds, with a nostalgic chuckle. "After all, I've done it once ..."
Flash_Guardian turns to look at Bida. "And you've done it, what? Hundreds? Thousands of times?"
Aiza "death is an end. death is the end. He's not coming back. and unless you can find him, and somehow get him to forgive me, or find someone else who can accept me for the demon that I am, I will never believe you. I have no parents, because I killed them, I have no home, because I killed too much, I would have no sister, because I would have killed her, but I got interrupted."
Flash_Guardian notes that Kodora sees, looking on the back of Flash's cape, a small sign which reads in elegant handwriting: "I am a party pooper." In the corner is a hand-sketched picture of the jester's winking face.
Bida turns her gaze to Flash, "over 10,000. each time coming back as a 1/2 demon with a lust to kill, and maim, and hurt." she gave a fakey smile, "but i'm all better now!" she said sarcastically, then softly as she looked at the ground, "all better. . ."
Flash_Guardian looks back to Bida lovingly. "Much improved, my love, and getting better with each moment that passes." He places a hand on her back reassuringly, then looks back to Aiza. "Anything is possible. No matter how unlikely it may seem, the impossible can come true."
Little_Half~Breed_Kodora she sees the piece f paper and giggles a bit. she goes down to flash and looks upa t hin " please dont' be mad at me?"
Flash_Guardian nods upward in Kodora's direction. "Even that little girl, whose life is so full of hardship, can find a reason to smile," Flash says hopefully.
Aiza flinches at Flash's touch, but doesn't pull away. It had been so long since someone had spoken to her like that. "children are meant to smile. Demons are meant to kill. I am not a child."
Flash_Guardian realizes that the little girl he had just spoke of was now standing behind him, and had heard what he just said. Bashfully, he turned to face her, kneeling. "I'm not mad at all," he tells her, shaking his head. "Why would I be?"
Bida smiles at Flash's interaction with the little girl, then see's his cape and laughs out loud.
Little_Half~Breed_Kodora she stayed silent, but cuddled up to him none the less. " i'm sorry" she said softly
Flash_Guardian wraps his arms around Kodora affectionately. "Me too," he says, then hearing Bida's sudden and very out of place laughter. He turns his head to look at Bida, giving Aiza a clear view of the paper attached to his cape. "What?"
Aiza roughly wipes her eyes, then storms away and sits under a tree.
Aiza lets out a small laugh at the sight of his cape, but doesn't move from where she sits, 4 feet away.
Flash_Guardian follows Bida's gaze to his back, reaching around to pull his cape in front of him slightly. His face wrinkles as he spots the paper, quickly ripping it off his cape and turning it upside down before reading it. Rolling his eyes, he quickly growls under his breath and crumples up the paper, tossing it aside in a huff.
Bida smiles helplessly at Flash
[Bida] I think so. . .Flash_Guardian follows Bida's gaze to his back, reaching around . . .?
Flash_Guardian just sighs, looking at the odd assemblage that surrounded him. "It's been a long night, eh? What's say we all get some sleep?"
Aiza huffs and looks away.
Flash_Guardian reaches up a hand to stroke the fur atop Kodora's head.
Bida says "Not a bad idea. I think everyone could use some rest."
Little_Half~Breed_Kodora she would nuzzle into his hand.
Aiza scoffs and stands to leave, "goodbye for now, Angel"
Bida looks at Aiza, "goodbye, sister."
Flash_Guardian nods, standing and releasing Kodora before looking back to Aiza. "Well, uh," he says awkwardly. "I'm glad we got a chance to meet each other ... you know ..." He shrugs. "See you around, Aiza."
Aiza looks over her shoulde at Flash, "goodbye, oh, and She's ticklishabout 6 inches under her wings, on the small of her back. . . VERY tickleish"
Flash_Guardian grins at Bida, wrapping an arm about her waist and pulling her close. "I know," he says, beaming.
Bida stands and shouts, "AIZA! No!" she looks at flash, her eyes wide, "noi'mnot, don'tlistentoher, I'mnottickleishthereatall!" she spoke quickly and ran her words together, slowly backing away
Aiza grins her "I'm gonna go kill someone" grin, spreads her wings and flies away
Flash_Guardian just starts laughing happily, kissing Bida's forehead gently in his mirth.
Bida says, "I love you, ben."
Flash_Guardian grins back at Bida, embracing her warmly. "And I you, Skrayling." He runs a smooth hand across her cheek, then kisses her on the mouth to show his love.
Bida frowns, "that's not my name, remember. . .I told you. I lied about it. To get close to you and . . ." she looked at the ground.
Flash_Guardian seems a bit embarrassed. "Oh yeah. Right," he says, his cheeks turning red and looking away. Hand in hand, the two left in search of a comfortable place to sleep for the night.