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A/N: YAH! A continuance! See! I didn't forget about you guys at all, I just have a busy life every since I came back home. Relatives, their a pain, they always use that "because we're family" line on me and I get sucked into helping them out all the frickin' time! I can' help it, I'm a nice girl, just like you lovely reviews, kisses and hugs to all of you feel the power of the warm fuzzies and let it consume your souls to ...
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Play It Till It's Played Out
"It was an utter failure … embarrassment … that … child!"
Ellris jumped from tree to tree, ignoring the pain that throbbed within his chest until a sharp stab shot up his spine and surged through his body, the iron tease erupted at the back of his throat and he slipped a step. Dropping from the high treetops he dug his claws into side of a trunk and skidded down until he jerked back and dropped onto a large branch. Still a good far up form the ground he coughed and nearly chocked on his own blood if he hadn't have turned onto his side and threw his internal bleeding to the forest floor.
Exhausted …
Weak …
Unable to move …
Ellris knew he was in no condition to fight … knew that no matter what he did he couldn't go on … not like this. Running a clawed hand through his chest where that CHILD had punctured the Angel's Wrath. He gritted his teeth and felt the charred mark where all it would take was one more hit like that Angel's Wrath and he'd be a goner for sure. Which was why he ran … why he disappeared from a battlefield and made himself look like a complete FOOL! A vicious angry snarl slipped passed his lips and he shot up from his laying position to bury his claws into the tree out of pure frustration.
Eyes a lit and blazing with an unparallel fury the Hellborn roared to the heavens and shook the surrounding forest of it's majesty. The leaves quivered at his rage and the trees groaned and moaned in fear at the extent of his dark aura that gathered in that one particular spot. Surrounding shadows coward before his might, seven bursts of energy popped up all around him and seven pairs of eyes stared on – unimpressed as Ellris took a deep breath and dropped to his knees. Having released the last ounce of energy he had, one of the seven pairs of eyes from the shadows stepped forth and sneered down at the weakened Hellborn.
"Your failure was most … predictable," the voice, male, a drake … but not … Ellris looked up to the yellow, blonde haired dragon demon with abnormally large eyes that mimicked a frogs. His webbed ears, fingers, and feet pretty much suggest that he should be in water … not on the surface, breathing air. He scoffed and crossed his arms over his chest showing the fins that lined his elbows he snickered, "I'm rather surprised you're not dead by now …"
Ellris snarled and shakily got back to his feet, "Silence you impudent wretch! I was the one that released you from that prison of an Amulet, haw dare you speak to me in such a tone."
"Me? The impudent wretch?" the blond amphibious looking dragon demon smirked and snorted, "Who's the one that was weakened with one move that a little girl had delivered? Apparently the demon you've chosen to foster half your heart wasn't as strong as you first perceived … was she now?"
"I said: SILENCE!" Ellris jumped to attack the demon, but something held him back large arms that belonged to a grinning centaur, a creature with the torso of a human and the lower torso of a horse with horns upon his forehead. Ellris snarled and lashed out at the centaur who pushed him away and reared back on his hind legs. Kicking his front and pushing Ellirs away from him before the dragon could land a claw on the centaur that was laughing freely and openly without fear.
The centaur snorted and trotted about like the half-horse he was with a sickening demonic smug twist to his movements, "True you may have freed us … but face it dragon … you're not as powerful as every mortal believes you to be … however … since I cannot stand to loose a war … we shall cooperate with you for now. Be a good boy Avarice."
Avarice, the yellow amphibious dragon-demon scoffed when Ellris growled and glared at either of the two creatures he had released from the Amulets, "We're making a mistake Vanity."
Vanity, the centaur chuckled and shrugged, "We're not the one's that'll pay for it in the end, because we cannot die … like the Hellborn."
Ellris gritted his teeth, his eyes still a blazing scarlet the two sins shared looks and snorted when Ellris barked his order, "Locate the Safety-Zone and destroy everything and anything you see … I'll follow in the back."
"I'm sure you would," Vanity snickered and gracefully in his large form leapt off the tree branch and lead the other five on lookers of the Seven Amulets to the Safety-Zone, Avarice smirked at Ellris and with a snort flipped after the disappearing group. Leaving Ellris to sulk and lean against the trunk of the tree, hanging his heavy head he ran his claws through his tangled hair and glared tiredly at the branch he stood on.
Blood dribbled the corner of his mouth, he wiped it away and pushed off the tree, I'm a fool … but what's done is done and I must see it through to the finish … with a hand to his heart he felt it skip several beats and begin to slowly fade, The Angel's Wrath nearly destroyed the demon heart I share … another similar blow and I'm through … that child? If anything she has to go. Without a second thought Ellris took a deep breath, gathered what was left of his energy and took off in the direction the Seven Amulets had taken off.
Determined to finish what he had started.
((Starship Phoenix))
After hearing from the pilot that they were descending, Francesca the white Nightstalker sat up from her napping position at the foot of her master's bed and yawned wide and loudly. Displaying impressive fangs with her large copper eyes she looked about the room and found that her master was at a mirror in his privet quarters looking at his face. Sensing his distress she jumped to her feet and walked up to Kenneth, purring she bumped the top of her head to the side of his leg and growled low to gain his attention, "Master … what ails you?"
"Nothing …" he answered distantly and Francesca frowned. Once again she bumped his leg and she found his amber gold eyes locked on her in irritation, "What? You hungry or something? Go down to the Mess Hall I'm sure someone will feed you there."
"No master," her soft childish voice echoed in his head, Kenneth sighed in realizing that the giant oversized cat wasn't going to leave him alone. Leaning against the counter giving her his full attention he rubbed his eyes when they suddenly when blurry and growled when he felt the tips of his ears become itchy.
"Then what do you want if you're not hungry?"
Francesca tilted her head, blinking her large copper eyes that seemed to smile softly up at her master, "To know what ails master … ever since he had come into his quarters he had stayed within his bathroom gazing at himself within the mirror. Surely there is some help I can offer master."
Kenneth huffed and walked around the cat to get ready for the arrival of a different location, "Unless you know something about weird Demonic Inhalers and the side-effects of it being sprayed into your face. You can't help me."
"There are no such thing as Demonic Inhalers master," Francesca growled and Kenneth stopped to give the cat an odd look.
"What do you mean?"
"Exactly as I have said it … at least in what master understands from Earth, Demonic Inhalers are considered a drug … illegal in Azarath for it's dangerous addictive pleasures and stimulations that are lethal to natural health." Francesca blinked her copper eyes once more and tilted her head to the opposite side, "You have said to have felt it sprayed upon master's face? Has master gone to the Med-Lab to get himself looked at incase you have not been poisoned? Is this what ails master?"Kenneth stilled, chilled, and then rushed back to the bathroom to take another look at his face to make sure that he hadn't missed a single spot, bit found that there was nothing to be seen that would indicate his death. Yet oddly enough his ears were on fire and every now and then his body would five off an odd pulse that he couldn't explain. However it wasn't enough to cause suspicion, in all actuality he seemed – he felt – perfectly fine!
Francesca walked back to her master and Kenneth shot the nightstalker a dry look, "I freaked about something a cat told me? I've been in this dimension for far too long."
Without another worry he walked out of his quarters with Francesca following a foot behind in respect for her master. Enjoying their walk and keeping mostly to herself, she frowned however when she felt and heard the swift approach of someone coming around the corner. Too fast to warn her master, she bit down on the leg of his pants and yanked him against the wall when a speeding, panting, and worried coated guard zipped right by them. Kenneth raised a brow and looked down at Francesca who looked up at him with equal confusion, "What's got him? Late to pick up his bosses coffee or somethin'."
"Care to investigate master?" Francesca purred and Kenneth shook his head continuing down the corridor.
"Nah, for all we know he's probably trying to make it to the bathroom."
"KENNETH!" once again stopping in his tracks, Kenneth spun around at the mention of his name to catch a heaving Rorek trying to catch up with him waving a note around in his hands. He skidded to a stop and caught his breath once he reached the two and he gasped, "Kenneth, am I ever glad I found you."
"Wasup?"
"Wasup? Wasup?" Rorek gritted his teeth and jerked his head back, "We're in a middle of a war and that's all you can say!"
Kenneth blinked, stupefied, "But we just got through the blood and gore … what's got your panties in a knot anyway?"
Completely ignoring the insult Rorek jerked his wrist and gave Kenneth the paper her was holding, "Saligia, Raven, and Malchior have all received the same paper, and we're trying to locate you to be sure of who had gotten this note. It's from Syndella, Raven's future daughter, it says –"
"Rex," Kenneth growled, "I know how to read alright, shush already."
"Master …""Quiet Francesca."
"Yes … but master."
Kenneth shot the nightstalker a harsh glare, "Didn't I just say be quiet, nicely?"
Francesca shrank back and bowed her head, "Of course master … but –"
"Thank you," crudely Kenneth ignored her, and Francesca was forced to bite down on her connection with her master in order to keep out of his affairs, even if she had something very important to tell him. Kenneth shook his head and returned to the paper while Rorek leaned against the wall still trying to catch his breath like he had just run a marathon and he might as well have in search of Kenneth. that with ever word he skimmed through the paper his expression grew sour, "Oh you've got to be fucking kidding me! You mean they knew the Safety-Zone was FAR from anything remotely safe and they break it out to us in writing? What the fuck man this kind of thing's not meant to hold back on! Shit, and I just walked right by them not to long ago…"
"Apparently the crew got the same message cause they've requested an immediate meeting with Malchior, being that he's the higher power aboard the ship other then Malachite who still hadn't recovered from his injuries," Rorek shook his head and ran his fingers through his snowy-white mane. His ice-blue eyes boring into Kenneth's disbelieving amber orbs he shrugged and took the paper back "You really didn't know or received a paper? Signed by Syn?"
Kenneth growled and rolled his eyes, "No, alright, but what are we going to do? The pilot just announced out decent!"
Rorek looked down the hall and sighed, "Well, Malchior's trying to keep us from landing … but if push comes to shove Saligia's already on the ground scanning the perimeter."
"Wait, just Saligia? What? She has no back up?"
"The Titans are her back up, but she claims she has a better chance against the Sins that might have escaped the Seven Amulets Ellris had …" Rorek glanced down at Francesca, her sheet white fur striking him with a dooming idea, "… the Titans would also be safer if we had the Amulets of the Seven Virtues … but that's just a myth."
Kenneth scoffed, "You know, ever since I've been with you I've learned there are no such things as Myths, the only "myth" here is the word "myth"."
Rorek chuckled, "An odd proclamation, but nevertheless we have to brace for the worse. Follow me, Malchior had ordered us to take position with the Titans for Saligia's backup."
"Since when have you ever taken orders from the dragon."
"Since he started making sense," Rorek scoffed, "and personally I think all credit should go to Lady Raven for even putting up with him."
"That …" Kenneth grinned sinisterly as he followed Rorek down the corridor to wherever it was that Malchior wanted for them to group up, "… or you're just sore that he got to her before you did."
Rorek stopped dead in his tracks and shot Kenneth a disbelieving look, "Excuse me? Are you implying that I harbored any hoping relation with the sorceress other than that of friendship and am now envious of their togetherness?"
Even Francesca laughed softly right along with her master when Rorek glared warningly at the both of them, Kenneth reaching out a hand and mockingly patting the wizard's shoulder he snorted, "You said it bro, not me."
"I hold no blood relation to you."
"And I've never been more grateful of the fact." X winked and saluted the wizard with two fingers as he found himself walking into the room that Rorek had lead him into. Finding the whole gang together, Francesca pranced right up to Starfire and rubbed her head right along the alien's leg and purred when the princess giggled and started to pet her lovingly. Raven on the side watched the interaction and couldn't help it when her eyes narrowed, not wanting to make it look like she was glaring at the nightstalker she directed her eyes to the window to her left where she saw the entire Hunter Forest.
Okay, well, maybe not the entire Hunter Forest, but a good portion of it. With her long violet hair pulled up in a high ponytail and braided in order to stay out of the way. She closed her eyes and tried her hardest not to look like she was ready to tear something apart. That particular something being Ellris, he just didn't know when to quit! Plus in being frustrated with Syn and Dante, they weren't even born yet and she knew they were going to be hard to control.
A hand on her shoulder pulled her out of her thoughts, opening her eyes, she looked at the hand, followed the wrist to the arms and finally up to the ice-blue eyes that belonged to non-other then the gentle Rorek, "You okay? You've been quiet for a while."
Raven rolled her eyes and without meaning to, snapped at him with a sarcastic retort, "Gee, I wonder why."
Rorek understood and moved to stand in front of her and with her gazed out the window to the Hunter Forest, "Maybe because your kids are out there trying to take on a Hellborn and you fear that they'll never come back …"
Amethyst met ice and the heat of the gem grew intense enough to melt him, "What would you know?"
"Enough to comfort a friend."
Raven was awfully temped to just go off on him, but know she'd not only be wrong in doing so, but immature and she wasn't like that. Just because she was with Malchior didn't mean she changed … much. So instead of saying anything she just sneered and turned her gaze right back out to the forest, until X came around, "You know, I hate to break up such a cute moment between the two of you, but I need some help."
Red X? Stand alone thief? Needed help?
Both eyes turned to X who was grabbing a hand of his ears with a greatly agitated look on his face he growled and asked pointedly, "Is there a reason why I'm burning up and not everyone else. I don't remember getting sick."
"Did you touch anything you weren't supposed to?" Raven snickered, never actually looking at him which Rorek was, blinking to be sure he wasn't seeing things when Kenneth took his hand off of his ears. Rorek opened his mouth to voice his worries, however no words came out when he felt a sudden shutter of the ship.
Starfire yelped and grasped a hold of Francesca, Beast Boy panicked, "AH! We're goin' down! I'm too young to die!"
"What was that?" Robin threw himself at the window next to Raven, Rorek, and X.
"Whatever it is," X glanced at Robin when they both saw a flash of what they thought was a miss fired energy blast only to explode once Saligia came into the picture with her double-edge scythe to block off the attack, "looks like we're in for trouble … again."
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"Come on Dante, keep up!" Syn grinned as he skated through the forest floor in her hover boots, while Dante high over head, but never over the tree-tops – he had to keep an eye on his sister – snorted and rolled his eyes. With ever beat of his wings he swerved and dodged a vine or twirled over a tree branch. Skillfully navigating through the thick forest with his large leathery wings, he pushed his glasses back upon his nose and smirked down at his sister.
"Sister dear, you're the one grounded," folding his wings over his shoulder, Dante dropped out of mid-air and dug his claws onto the side of a tree branch, using momentum his swung and flipped onto the next and leapt from one point to the next. Still easily keeping up with his sister that was determined to stay ahead, truth be told she was actually the fastest on foot then in air. Odd considering the boots she wore could easily launch her off the ground if she put enough juice into it.
Dante knew, because he built it!
With one final flip Dante fell to the forest floor just as Syn was about to pass him he shot open his wings and skillfully glided right over her head, glaring up at her older brother Syn sneered and poured it on. Pulling further a head of Dante, Dante laughed, but gasped and jerked to a sudden halt, digging his claws into a near by tree to help him stop. He clutched a hand to his heart and dropped to his knees, Syn slowed her speed and turned around when she couldn't hear Dante's wings, "Dante?"
"Syn! He's close!"
Informed, Syn looked around on high alert, "How do you know? I thought two intakes of that stupid inhaler knocked out the connection you have with hell for awhile?"
Dante sighed and leaned against the tree when a sharp pain shot up his spine starting from his heart that tightened his chest. Feeling his fangs already piercing his lower lip when he gritted his teeth he gulped and took a shaky intake of breath, "I don't know … I'm not a chemist alright! Remember I'm still trying to find the ingredient in the drug that helps me, but Ellris is close!"
"Correction," Syn, snarled low when she caught the downwind scent of the Hellborn, fangs jutting out and claws ready for trouble, she crouched low and grinned menacingly enough to make her father proud, "he's mine."
"Don't do anything stupid!" Dante growled and shuttered when he felt another slight prickly of pain, already on his two feet, but struggling to stay off the ground he closed his eyes and concentrated on his meditation while he heard his sister take off. Trying not to worry too much, Syn could very well handle herself far better than even he himself could.
After all, being the only child of Raven and Malchior without any dark powers, yet that of pure holy, heavenly light. Ironic, considering she was always the more … "naughty" child so to say, always getting in trouble and defiant to the point of arrogance, not to mention reckless enough to be a danger to herself. Syn could very well be her own demise; "danger" wasn't apart of her vocabulary, in fact, Dante would be surprised if she even knew what it meant!
High in the trees, Syn looked about, then slid against a trunk and remind silent for an ambush, she could smell him, Ellris and his injuries – and she held herself back from laughing. Had she really hurt him that bad to still be suffering? Good. With her violet eyes flashing a dangerous red then fading back to violet she chuckled, "He's gonna get it now …"
"Get what my dear?" Syn chilled and spun around to come face to face with her target that had targeted her. Without warning, Ellris wrapped his claws around her neck and slammed her up against the tree trunk successfully winding her, but not successful in knocking her senseless. "How convenient. I don't have to go looking for you to thank you for that little present earlier."
"No … problem …" Syn chocked and gritted her teeth, "it was all … my … pleasure! Bastard!" Before he could rip her internal organs from her body she lifted a foot and connected it to his chest at the same time turning on the jets. Ellris was thrown back and off the branch, while Syn flipped, connected her feet with the trunk and launched herself down at the Hellborn.
Syn was about to find out wasn't such a good idea, cause as she turned on her hovers to stay afloat in mid-air in search of Ellris, Ellris popped up from under a tree branch and kicked her straight down onto the forest floor. A loud CRASH echoed shocking Dante from his meditation, snapping his violet eyes open he looked down in the direction Syn had gone and frowned, "Damn it Syn, I told you not to do anything stupid."
"Get off of me!" Syn growled and grabbed a hold of Ellris wrist before he got a chance to mess her up good, flipping them both so the Hellborn was on the ground, Syn retracted her claws and got ready drive them into his throat. That was until he morphed into his true form and threw her off of him, once again slammed into a tree trunk, Syn slid to her knees and shook her head from the dizziness. Looking up to the large black dragon before her she gulped and ran off to dodge Ellris large tail that aimed to crush her. "You wanna play that way? You asked for it!"
From the holsters at her thighs she took out her automatic handguns and loaded the cartridges that were hanging on the her back of her belt, taking off from Ellris fire-breath, she rolled and stopped on one knee and took perfect aim at the dragon. In fact, it didn't matter where she fired from, because within the cartridges were acid-bullets and if it was one thing she knew – dragons were dreadfully allergic to acid. It was the only thing that melted their naturally armored scales.
With a pull of the triggers, Syn held them down and Ellris blocked what he thought were plain bullets with his wings. A very big misinterpretation cause with the barrage of bullets that hit his shield, a stab of acidic poisons shot straight through his wings and to his side, roaring in outrage Ellris immediately swiped his tail at her. Syn sized fire and ran to dodge the tail once more, diving and rolling right as the spikes swung inches above her head. However, stupidly enough, she got back to her feet right when he swung it back around and flung her high into the air. Dropping her guns Syn yelped when he snapped his claws out and grasped her small form and squeezed the breath out of her.
"Still a child." Ellris snickered and squeezed tighter, earning him a scream of pain from the young dragoness that dared to challenge him.
Syn bared her fangs and growled out a weakened whimper of pain. Clawing his scales, she snarled and brought her hands high over her head letting them glow an eerie white she sneered when Ellris chuckled daringly, "Hazar lentril'nor credrec ignitous!"
All around them the forest was brought to life roots of trees, vines and leaves attacked the one who their master wielded them to take out. With the vines wrapping around the dragon's long neck, the roots holding down his tail and limbs, Ellris threw Syn to the ground in order to take care of the childish spell with a simple flamethrower. Setting the forest around them ablaze, Syn took the time to run for her guns, but instead found herself quickly ducking down and staying down when Ellris once again flicked his tail her way.
Then, suddenly, with the tip of his tail, Ellris stopped and slammed it where he thought Syn was staying crouched, however missed when she jumped to the side and came a good inch close to slicing her clean in half. Syn raised a brow and with a devious smirk she pulled out her duel blades and stabbed them into his scaly hid before he lifted it up and away from her. Ellris roared once more and whipped his tail in crazy whiplash motions to get her off, yet her grip was true and defiant. That was until he whipped it back to the ground, did she let go and was launched high into the air. Seeing her coming down, Ellris reared his head back and like a snake snapped up to her in order to take a chuck of her to eat.
Syn chuckled darkly, and put her swords away, pressing her hands together in a prayer formation she quickly charged the Angel's Wrath, this time the seven charms on her right wrist glowing right along with her, "Open wide."
That was exactly what Ellris did when he chomped down on her and swallowed her whole, Dante witnessed the whole thing and shook his head, then shuttered in disgust, I don't know how she does it … but I'm glad I don't have to. Within seconds of being swallowed the fire all around him was put out when an explosion of limbs and blood drenched the entire area. Hiding behind a giant tree trunk Dante snorted when the sent of blood was everywhere. Disgusting …
With a snobbish sneer Dante stepped from behind the tree and looked around for his sister, "I say that would be the 10th time you've done something like this … now it's either you like being swallowed, or you have bad luck … but that's just sick."
In the middle of all the gore, Syn shakily stood up and wiped away as much of the guts as she could while holding her own in she gulped an glanced in her brother's direction, "Whatever … I'm just glad it's over."
"Yeah …" Dante sighed and looked around, " … over …"
"Far from it …" a dark voice from behind him whispered into his ear and even before he could turn and see who it was Dante found that meditation didn't work for jack when it came to him. His heart stopped, his breathing seized and darkness followed soon after he hunched over and slid down the tree he was leaning up against. The slick blood doing nothing to help him stand, Syn with her back to him gagged and never saw the evil dark tendril snake into her brother's heart.
Thoroughly consuming him with no intention of letting go, his voided violet eyes glazed over the white in his eyes fading to black and his violet irises lightened to a threatening red and suddenly cat slit. With a vicious snarl he looked up and didn't see a trusting sister … didn't see the unsuspecting twin … didn't see a blood relative … what he saw …
Was and easy target …
"Oh sister dear …"
"What?" Syn scoffed still trying to get the thick red blood off of her hair that dripped of the sticky substance. Turning around to face her brother … she instead turned to face her death …
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