Nova entered her and Sesshomaru's rooms with Khendon on her heels, drunk with a severe headache from the constant noise and alcohol, but was proud of herself that an episode didn't happen. She lifted the hem of her skirt and unstrapped the sais from her legs and noticed a shelf had been added to Sesshomaru's weapon rack and placed her new weapons on it before. Not even bothering to change, she laid down on her stomach on the bed. Too tired to move to remove the jewels and pins that had caused part of her headache, she closed her eyes and sighed as her tight muscles started to relax.

Hearing doors open and then close, she rolled over and sat up, seeing Khendon quietly pad over to the several white furs and laid down, becoming practically invisible. She crossed her legs Indian style and propped her head in her hand, waiting. She had expected Sesshomaru but when Cayto entered the room, she immediately scrambled back to the head of the bed.

"Are you lost?" Nova asked, wondering where her guards could have gone that he managed to even enter the room.

"No," he spoke coldly as he jumped towards her, drawing the blade at his waist

She managed rolled off the bed and spun to face him as her world threatened to spin, finding him crouched on the bed with his sword deep into the bedding. He got to his feet, standing on the bedding and turned to face her as she eased her way towards her weapons but tried to make it seem that she was going for the door. He lunged again and she rolled forward, grabbing her sais as she came back up to her feet and tossed the sheaths off as she adjusted her grip on the corded hilts.

"What is your goal here, cat?" Nova frowned coldly as she moved back slowly, needed to get out of the bedroom since she didn't know if the sound seals had been activated when he had entered. With her being drunk, she didn't know how well she would be able to fight.

"I don't like you, bitch," he replied. "If you had been a submissive bitch, I would have fucked you before killing you, but seeing your stance, I'll just go for the latter. Don't bother thinking your soldiers will come, they're all dead. The lords are sharing a drink and the servants have all gone to bed. You are utterly alone as it seems that even the pup that followed you has left you."

Nova remained quiet as she reached the doors and slammed them open to enter the common area. Her heart was pounding as he followed and she managed to get to the main doors and got the door unlatched before having to dodge Cayto lunging at her. She blocked his sword and moved to get away from the door in hopes to give Khendon a chance to get help.

Cayto kicked her and she felt herself get pushed hard into the shelf of books, breaking some shelves and books fell around her as she staggered to stay standing. Her head was spinning and she vowed that if she managed to survive this, she would never drink again. She saw Khendon peak his head out of the bedroom, carefully, his eyes understanding what needed to be done.

She staggered away from the way to get Cayto to turn his back to Khendon and the door as he lunged again and she felt his blade catch the outside of her thigh as she blocked. She brought her elbow up and managed to catch his nose, pushing him back and Khendon took the window. He dashed from the bedroom to the main door on only a few steps and disappeared. Distracted by Khendon's escape, she found herself being thrown across the room, knocking over several pieces furniture as she hit the ground.

"You're pathetic, bitch. Can you not function when alcohol is in your system?" Cayto taunted and she snarled at him as she managed to get to her feet.

"Maybe but your senses are also weakened as you missed my companion escaping to warn Sesshomaru," she huffed.

"It matters not, you will be dead before he comes."

Cayto lunged at her again as she dodged, finding herself beside the door. Without hesitation, she tried to get out the door but felt she felt his claw dig into her shoulder. He pulled back and she found herself flying backwards and slammed into the glass doors of the balcony, her weapons getting knocked out of her hands. She hissed as she felt glass in her back as she lifted her head as Cayto walked towards her, grinning.

"You have caused the downfall of the South," she grunted as she managed to get to her feet but had to lean against the balcony railing to stay standing as her body trembled in pain.

This was the worst place to be. She didn't have the strength to fight back as blood flew freely down her body. She was in so much pain from the many glass shards that broke into her body that she could barely move. One move from the cat and she would be falling to her death.

"How'd you convince a Youkai to claim you, a weak creature as his own? The same way you managed to get that dog to court you? It seems that you are simply a witch, a coward that tries to put every male under your sway. It won't work!" He snapped as he reached her and she felt her feet leave the floor as his hand came around her neck, letting her up. "I will free everyone from what devil spell you cast..."

He was monologuing. Nova mentally frowned as everything seemed to slow down. Why was it that every bad guy would go on some long monologue, thinking that everyone would just wait for the talking to finish. Feeling a long shard of glass in her lower back that she could reach, she jerked it out and plunged it into Cayto's neck. She must have pierced his spine cause his eyes widened and she could hear his gasp of air as his grip around her neck loosened. She felt herself falling backwards off the railing as darkness claimed her.