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After Foxy makes her exit from the �chamber� Mantis was given out in the depths of the graveyard. Upon sunrise, Mantis slings a severely wounded Damien Draven�s arm up and over his shoulder. Following Foxy out of the graveyard, the warm sun grants them safety from all of the mindless vampires here in Mora. Making a move, Mantis decides that he will never allow for his successor to die. Nightstalker must live. . o O (Is that? Yes! It is!!! Lord Sukinahito is here on Slavista!) O o . Staring at the back of Foxy�s head as she leads them on their way out of the graveyard. Passing several tombstones, the dark castle�s embodiment remains strong behind them as they make their stealthy retreat away from it. Foxy stops at the gates to the castle, demanding that she remains behind to keep Vain�s curiosity occupied just incase he makes his way out here to their location. Mantis looks at her like she�s gone mad, but they�ve already discussed all of this before back in his designated chamber. . o O (Foxy�Sukinahito is here, why don�t you just follow me? Sukinahito is the most powerful God amongst Gods. He�ll destroy Vain in a heartbeat, why are we still running when he�s coming this way�and fast? We can bring down Vain with the power of Sukinahito assisting us, no doubts about it! However�) O o . Codename Nightstalker, Damien Draven. To be the leader of the Mantis Clan in his final moments, in the replacement of his downfall - if the moment is ever destined to arise in the future, Now�could be that time. Mantis doesn�t argue with Foxy about cherishing her life, for he doesn�t care. All he cares about at this moment is getting Damien to Sukinahito. At least that way, Damien will survive at all costs. ~ ??? ~ �Where the fuck do you think your going�? Mantis stops and slowly turns his eyes to look back at his questioner, frowning at the egotistical vampire known as Vareth Morrow. Mantis slowly sets Damien down with his back lying against a building as he turns to square his shoulders off with the vampire that has a resembling body size and similar structure as his own physical presence. ~ Vareth Morrow ~ Now! You �din-nit� actually believe you was gonna� get away that easily, did you? Wasting no time, Mantis reaches up over his shoulder and grabs the hilt to his sword. Unsheathing it, Vareth pauses�sensing Mantis� spiritual pressure as he lets it spew from his adrenaline pumping rapidly throughout his entire body. Mantis grits his teeth at Vareth, his eyes narrowed with a passion to destroy anything that tries to get near his wounded student. Vareth tilts his head to the side, losing his cockiness. ~ Vareth Morrow ~ You know�? I�ve been itching for a good fight� Vareth quickly unsheathes his sword, than starts pacing back and forth in front of Mantis, noticing how Mantis isn�t attacking him for that would open up a chance of taking the vulnerable life of Damien Draven whom lies helplessly in a coma behind him. For Mantis, this situation isn�t a good one to be in. ~ Vareth Morrow ~ �Why do you value a mere mortal�s life�Mantis? What makes him so important to you? Mantis doesn�t respond, instead he stares at Vareth waiting for him to attack, remaining focused in on one of the fastest opponents the Nemesis clan has to offer. Mantis remains cautious, never taking his eyes off of Vareth. Surprised in a sense, for the fact alone that Vareth has the ability to stand out under the sunlight and not burn like the rest. ~ Vareth Morrow ~ The silent treatment, huh? Okay, what if I kill that little bastard behind you first�than we talk? Vareth steps forward and Mantis swings at him with blinding speed. Cutting Vareth�s shirt, but not the actual skin on his chest - Vareth jumps back and out of range of his blade, taken by Mantis� resilient speed. Looking down at the horizontal tare in his shirt, he glares back up at Mantis again and narrows his eyes before chuckling under his breath. Vareth proceeds on pacing back and forth, wondering how he�s going to get to Damien. ~ Vareth Morrow ~ Those are some impressive skills you�ve got there, now I know why Lord Vain let you live� ~ Mantis ~ �Shut your mouth� Vareth pauses with an alarmed expression on his face before he shakes his head a couple of times in disbelief that he was just told to be quiet. Vareth frowns and attacks Mantis, swinging with great haste. Their swords clash in a heated dance of sparks until Vareth manages to work Mantis� back toward Damien, he kicks Mantis to the side and raises his sword up to stab down at Damien but Mantis dives over his wounded student just as fast as he was discarded to the side. Vareth impales Mantis, driving the sword down through his left shoulder blade. Mantis grunts but doesn�t yell. ~ Vareth Morrow ~ You see�this is your weakness. You fucking care too much about mortals�you suck. Mantis looks up at Vareth from the corner of his eye, than he feels excruciating pain as it shoots through his shoulder blade once Vareth rips his sword back out of Mantis and tries to stab Damien again. Mantis turns to his back and just barely blocks Vareth�s sword from making contact with Damien by swinging directly for Morrow�s sword itself. Clashing it to the ground beside Damien, Mantis kicks Vareth in the stomach to back him off. Mantis gets back up to his feet, clutching onto his shoulder. ~ Vareth Morrow ~ �Do you actually think you can kill ME!? Come on now�Mantis�have you lost your mind? Mantis chuckles, a grin of pain staining his face as he never breaks the eye contact with Vareth. Vareth quirks a brow - pausing in confusion, wondering how Mantis could be laughing at a time like this. Vareth�s eyes widen after he realizes that since Mantis isn�t attacking him, he must be insane or he�s got a trick up his sleeve. ~ Vareth Morrow ~ Newsflash asshole�you�re LOSING�right now! I�m gonna� kick your fucking ass and when I�m done? Mr. Sneaky son of a bitch there behind you is next! Hey! This isn�t any laughing matter!!! Why�what in the hell makes you so confident anyway? Huh!? �Mantis shakes his head with that grin still plastering his face� ~ Mantis ~ �I don�t have to kill you, Vareth. All I have to do is stall you a little longer� �Vareth looks at Mantis like �wtf?�. Dumbfounded� ~ Mantis ~ �Lord Sukinahito is on his way to Mora now as we speak�and he�s angry� At that moment, Vareth�s eyes widen to feeling Sukinahito�s spiritual pressure coming this way and fast at that. That pressure growing heavier on his shoulders, Mantis smiles at Vareth, still holding his ground by protecting Damien Draven by all means necessary�Vareth finds this time to be do or die, having very little time of eliminating Mantis and Damien from Vain�s hit-list at the current moment. ~ Mantis ~ �If you leave my student alone�I might give him a good word about you� ~ ??? ~ �No need for such petty circumstances, Mantis. Let my brother come� Vareth�s fearful expression fades away as Mantis gets a little more serious due to Vain approaching him, coming from behind Vareth. Vain places a hand to Vareth�s shoulder, yet Morrow never takes his eyes off of Mantis and Nightstalker. Vain swiftly steps past Vareth, removing his hand from Morrow�s shoulder as he stands now between Vareth and Mantis w/Nightstalker. Standing face to face with Mantis, staring death into his eyes. ~ Lord Vain ~ �Good work, Vareth. You will be rewarded well for your obedience this night� ~ Vareth Morrow ~ �All in the name of your servitude, Lord Vain�Thank you�Lord Vain� Mantis stares at Vain, breaking a sweat. Remembering the last two times that he came across Vain. This time it feels the same, but different in a sense of danger and how he doesn�t feel like he�s in trouble. Watching Vain�s movements carefully, now prepared to give his life to save Damien�s. Lord Vain looks over Mantis� shoulder and down at Nightstalker then he smirks back into the eyes of Mantis once more. Vain grabs Mantis by his ninja Gi, grasping tight�he lifts Mantis up off the ground with one hand, Vain grins at Mantis as he gets a frown in return. ~ Lord Vain ~ �Why is Sukinahito coming here, does he wish to perish or is he here to save�you? �Mantis spits in Vain�s face�Vain�s grin fades away� ~ Vareth Morrow ~ OH!!!! NO!!!!!! YOU!!!!!!! DINNIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Zip�an arrow sinks into the forearm of Vain that has Mantis within� the hand of his possession of. Mantis drops to the ground and scurries back and away from Vain as the God of Death examines the feathers of this arrow. He narrows his eyes at the arrow, as Vareth snaps his head to the side to spot the white coat of Sukinahito standing off in the distance, another arrow zips at them�catching Vain dead in the heart. ~ Lord Vain ~ �You� Vareth grabs the arrows and pulls them out of Vain. Mantis gathers Nightstalker on his back again and takes off in a full speed dash away from Vain and Vareth and into the direction of Lord Sukinahito as he puts the bow into it�s attachment on his back. Clicking it back into place, Sukinahito stands in wait for Vain and Vareth. ~ Mantis ~ �Greetings, Lord Sukinahito...Man�Am I happy to see you� �Mantis says to Sukinahito as he stares off at Vain and Vareth� ~ Lord Sukinahito ~ �Mantis�Retreat� ~ Mantis ~ �But�Lord Sukinahito??? �Mantis goes quiet as Sukinahito looks at him� �Discomfort fills the air, yet Mantis knows that he has no other choice� �Sukinahito turns his attention back to Vain and Vareth again� ~ Lord Sukinahito ~ �I�ll hold them off. I want you to get your student off of this continent. Go to Fitstral� �Confusion, disturbing Mantis in ways he can�t fathom� ~ Lord Sukinahito ~ �Your clan remains there, waiting for you. They need you�now, go� Mantis pauses again, staring at Sukinahito in admiration for a moment before bowing his head and running away, heading south with Damien on his back. With 280 for speed, Vain and Vareth would have to get past Sukinahito to catch up to him and even then�he�ll already be too far ahead and long gone before they can. . o O (I have faith in you, My Lord. Just come back alive.) O o . Having doubts. Mantis forces every negative thought from his mind while running through the empty streets of Mora, heading down toward the mountain range, leaving Lord Sukinahito behind to deal with the overwhelming likes of Lord Vain and Vareth Morrow in a two on one fight. What many would consider those odds to be that of the impossible chances of survival, Mantis believes that it�s a fair fight. . o O (Be careful Lord Sukinahito, buy me some time to get off of Slavista and I will see you in Fitstral afterward. I wish the best of luck to you�my lord.) O o . | ||