Gotta say, it's been too long. Also, was a bitch getting this up here, it's been getting more annoying to do that recently. I dont know if it's the site, but I have to retry submitting the document several times, and then it doesn't save reliably. Anyway, it has been too long since the last update, and this site is annoying me more and more. So, an announcement! I will be posting the second Arc, as well as the first on Archive of Our Own. Now, the second arc will still come here... Probably, but this site is just... Ugh, it's getting frustrating to keep updating on here simply because it keeps glitching out, and Repeating Stuff isn't something I enjoy. Hope you guys understand, and dont worry, things shouldn't change too much, but if it keeps doing this, and I have to try and reupload it for the 47th goddamn time, ima kill it.
Also, things... Change this chapter. I hope you read, things dont end on a happy note. Also, you guys have 2.8 yet? I love 0.2, and Back Cover. The Master of Masters is a great character, and playing DDD on a ps4 is the best way to play it. Because the ps4 is objectively better than the 3ds, at least control wise. Anyway, read the chapter, the next should be out quicker.
-Aftermath-
"Kels, have you seen my-" Toni stopped talking, and nearly fell to the ground, she closed her eyes as a feeling of dread settled in her body, and a connection that she'd had for years was severed. She braced herself against the wall, and let out a shuddering breath, as Kelsi came around the corner, and rushed to her, once she saw her wife.
"Toni? What is it?" Kelsi asked, Toni shook her head, and desperately pushed off the wall, moving past her wife to the bedroom. Kelsi followed her without a word as Toni rushed to her bedside drawer, and pulled out her red Wayfinder, before she fell to her knees on the ground, clutching it to her chest, and shaking her head.
"No… No, it cant be. Zack, he's…" Toni stopped as tears formed in her eyes, Kelsi fell next to her wife, and pulled her into a tight hug. It wasn't often that Toni cried, and often not so suddenly. Kelsi frowned as a few tears came to her own eyes.
"He's gone?" Kelsi asked, Toni nodded. Kelsi frowned and simply held her wife close to her, as the two cried together. Before Toni's eyes hardened.
"It's ZaZick. It has to be." Toni said, Kelsi nodded, as the two stood back up. Kelsi frowned, as she thought of what to say.
"What are we gonna do Toni?" Kelsi asked, feeling like a teenager again, back when she had looked to Toni for guidance. It had shifted later, but all at once she felt that coming back.
"We're gonna make sure Violet is safe. Settle our affairs, you know ZaZick. He's gonna come for us, I know it. Then we're gonna make sure to kill that motherfucker, or die trying." Toni told her wife, who nodded.
"Well, let's talk to Janice first. We've gotta make sure Violet is taken care of, and that Janice knows about ZaZick. We should also contact Rhyme just in case." Kelsi suggested, Toni nodded.
"Tanner, and Miranda are in town, so we can ask them to take care of Rhyme. Rather not leave the world." Toni told her, before she sadly looked to her Wayfinder. She was the last of her Trio. She would make damn sure that she honored the memory of her dear friends.
-Aftermath- Janice's Mansion- Thirty Minutes Later-
"It still amazes me that she lives in a mansion." Toni remarked, Kelsi smiled. Janice rarely was ever at her mansion, often running around, doing various things, and running the stores she owned around town.
"Yeah… She really doesn't like expressing her wealth like this does she?" Kelsi asked, Toni shook her head as they moved. The only reason Janice had bought this mansion was just in case Violet wanted somewhere to go to, to relax, or vacation without leaving the world.
"But she loves her God-Daughter…" Toni chuckled, as soon as Janice had been named as one of the two God-Mothers, she vowed to always be there for Violet. When the girl was born, Janice was completely enamored with her. "I'm glad… that Violet has someone that loves her… Just in case…" Toni stopped, the words being too painful for her to even get out, Kelsi nodded.
"Everything's gonna be fine Love. No matter what, Violet will be okay. We raised her after all, she's got the strength to kick anyone's ass from her mom, and the smarts to get out of situations she cant punch from her mother." Kelsi told her wife, who simply smiled, and nodded.
"And all the money her God-Mother has at her disposal, which is… vast to say the least." Toni noted, as she knocked on the door. A few moments later Janice opened up the door, a maid behind her. She had hired them to maintain the house since she wasn't going to be there most of the time, but it was more like they just lived there than anything, because Janice didn't actually demand much from them.
"Come in!" Janice ushered them in, before the women could get a word out. They made their way into the front room, and sat down on the couch, with Janice facing them on an opposite couch. "You guys said it was important, what happened?" Janice asked, Toni shook her head, and pulled her Wayfinder from her pocket.
"Zack's gone…" Toni said painfully as she held her Wayfinder, Janice frowned, as tears came to her eyes. "We're gonna go fight ZaZick, but… We probably wont make it out alive. We just wanted you to know and…" Toni stopped, with Kelsi taking over for her.
"Could you make sure Violet is taken care of? I know we don't need to ask, but it just feels better to ask in person. As an assurance, you know?" Kelsi asked, Janice nodded, as she wiped a tear from her face.
"I promise guys… Violet will always have a home with me." Janice told them, Toni, and Kelsi nodded, as the two stood up, Janice frowned at them. "You guys cant stay awhile? It's been ages since we've last hung out." Janice said, looking at them, as they looked down sadly.
"We're gonna go fight ZaZick, no time for that Janice… If we make it back, as unlikely as it is. We'll all hang out, but…" Toni stopped, and pocketed her Wayfinder, her expression hardening. "I don't think we can beat him, best we can hope is that we make him pay for what he did, even a little bit. Make him feel a bit of the pain he's caused people over the years."
"We don't know where Violet is, but as soon as we find out, we'll tell you." Kelsi told Janice, just as a Corridor of Light formed in the middle of the room, Tanner and Miranda stepped out of it, Kelsi, Toni, and Janice looked to them in surprise.
"That's convenient…" Toni muttered, and Tanner gave her a lopsided smile, placing a hand on his hip.
"Isn't it? That's how we work, convenience, and circumstance, also sarcasm… and pain." Tanner told them, Toni glared at him.
"Tanner, where is my daughter?" Toni asked, knowing that he would most likely know where she was.
"She's safe at the moment. You two can visit her, but I would recommend doing so tomorrow, she's sleeping right now, recovering." Tanner told her, Toni glared at him.
"What happened to her?"
"Nothing too bad in the long run, but she is without her magic for the time being." Tanner told them, before his face became serious. "But if you haven't seen her by tomorrow, I'm not sure how much of a chance you'll have after." He told them, his face grim, Toni, and Kelsi nodded.
"Right… Well, Tanner, could you let Rhyme know what's going on? I'm worried about her." Kelsi told him, Tanner nodded.
"Will do. You guys prepare as best you can. ZaZick is stronger than ever, and this time… There's no Zack around to absorb him." Tanner told them, Toni and Kelsi nodded, dreading the future, while fondly remembering the past.
-Aftermath- The Complex- 18 Years Ago-
"This place?" Toni asked, as she kicked a stone across the charred grass of The Complex. Zack nodded, looking up at the dilapidated tower in front of him, before his eyes drifted over to the buildings, not in a much better shape. Toni was holding a sleeping Violet in her arms.
"Isn't it great? Cant you just see the potential?" Zack asked, spreading his arms out, as he gazed at the base he had found. It was an anomaly, having showed up in the space between worlds, existing in a place between Light, and Dark. Making it the perfect base of Protectors of Balance.
"Looks like shit to me Keire." Toni told him, Zack shook his head. He saw a courtyard for potential Protectors to train, he saw barracks, a school, a base of operations, a home. Something about it spoke to him.
"It will be great eventually. It just needs some work done on it…" Zack said, he saw Vani, and Fiona, holding a two year old Rose, coming back to them. He had sent them ahead, with Toni, and him coming later, Janice, and Kelsi were going to come once they finished their classes.
"Daddy!" Rose cried happily, Fiona smiled, as she sat the two year old on the ground, and she moved to her father, who smiled, and swooped her into his arms, making her laugh loudly.
"It seems big enough for what we need." Vani told them, Zack nodded, as Rose leaned against him. Fiona smiled at the sight.
"Good… Well, let's go check it out then. Toni, come on, there's an amazing view up there." Zack said, referring to the balcony of the tower, Toni glared at him.
"I hate heights Keire, fuck you for reminding me that they exist." Toni replied, putting more emphasis on 'fuck' than any other word she had said, shaking her head, her words woke Violet up, and the baby began to cry, causing Toni to panic. "Oh come on Vi, I didn't mean it, don't be such a baby." Toni tried to reason with the baby, as she tried to soothe her. Rose smiled.
"Fuck!" Rose spoke, causing Toni to turn red, and a glare from Fiona to be shot her way, Zack laughed nervously, as he held Rose, she looked proudly at him, because she had learned a new word.
"Come on Rose, don't say that, it's naughty, okay? And Aunt Toni will have to be punished for saying it." Zack told her, Rose nodded, Fiona narrowed her eyes as Toni tried to soothe Violet, and avoid her gaze.
"I'm telling your wife." Fiona said, it wasn't a threat, it was a statement, a warning. Toni pouted at her.
"Come on… It was an accident… And Violet, cut me some slack here, I need someone on my side!" Toni tried to reason with the baby, who just continued to cry. Zack shook his head, looking over to Vani, who seemed to be looking around, as if searching for a threat. She usually did that.
"So, should we get moving?" Zack asked, Toni glared at him. "Well, Kelsi, and Janice are probably coming around this spot with a Corridor, so…" Zack trailed off, Toni glared at him, with pure hate and resentment in her eyes.
"Lead the way." She growled through grit teeth, Zack just smiled brightly at her, and adjusted Rose in his arms, Fiona smiled as the group made their way towards the tower. Toni began making silly faces to try and calm Violet… It worked, to a degree, the baby began laughing, and poked Toni's nose with a finger.
"What about Sloan?" Fiona asked, Zack hummed and shook his head.
"Maybe… Shu?"
"Gross." Fiona replied, Zack shrugged. "I mean, it would be cute because it would be Rose, but… Gross on it's own. Where did that even come from?" Fiona asked him, Zack simply shrugged.
"Just thinking of names. It popped into my head." Zack told her, Fiona hummed as the group made their way through the place that would one day be the center of an organization that spanned worlds.
-Aftermath- Kya's House, Virtuoso City- Present Day, Two Days After Zack's Death-
Violet let out a quiet yawn, she opened her eyes, and looked around her. She was currently laying on the couch, her head in Kya's lap, with the Guardian gently stroking the blonde's hair. Damon, and Jesse were sitting around in chairs, Yuri was out at the moment, doing… Whatever it was that he did.
"How was your sleep?" Kya asked, Violet smiled in response, and looked to the tv, they were watching some anime series that Violet liked. Violet had been feeling extremely tired in the few days she had been without magic.
"Good… How long was I out?" Violet asked, Kya shrugged.
"Only about an hour… Glad you woke up on your own though, because I've gotta go." Kya told her, Violet pushed herself up, and looked at Kya, getting closer to her.
"Where are we going?" Violet asked, Kya shook her head.
"We aren't going anywhere. I'm going to take care of some Guardian business, you're going to stay here." Kya told the blonde, who pouted at her in response. "Don't give me that, you know it wont work." Kya told her, kissing the blonde before moving her so she could stand. Violet frowned, as she examined Kya stretching.
"I'm bored though…" Violet whined, Kya rolled her eyes.
"Go to sleep, and I'll be back before you know it." Kya told her simply before she walked off, into her room. Violet pouted, and fell back on the couch. Her muscles were rather sore, due to the strain they had been put through in the time without magic. They weren't used to feeling so weak, and neither was Violet.
Kya came out of her room a few minutes later, with a backpack on her back. She walked over to Violet, and gave her another quick kiss, before she glared at the blonde, poking the blonde's nose with her finger.
"You behave, nothing too strenuous. No leaving." Kya told her, Violet pouted at her, and nodded. Kya nodded back, seemingly satisfied, before she turned and walked to the front door, looking back at Jesse and Damon. "You two keep her in line." Kya told them, both the boys nodded, as Kya left the house, closing the door behind her.
"You're not going to stay here are you?" Jesse asked, looking to Violet. This was the first time Kya had left the house. Violet glared at him, and shushed him, in fear the Kya would hear him. The three sat in relative silence for about ten more minutes, before Violet felt confident enough to speak up.
"So, you guys are gonna help me get home, right?" Violet asked them, Damon and Jesse exchanged a look before they looked at Violet. They knew this was coming. "Listen, I'm going regardless, so are you gonna help or not?" Violet asked, Damon sighed.
"Well, Baby-Girl. We support you, so yeah… Let's go." Damon told her, standing up, Violet smiled at him, and hopped up from the couch, stumbling a bit, Jesse caught her, and stabilized her, she smiled gratefully at him.
"Thanks, my balance is totally fucked. Never realized how much I relied on magic." Violet said, Jesse nodded.
"You'd better get changed. Not sure Kya would approve of you walking around in just a shirt and panties." He told her, Violet nodded, before she walked to the bedroom. Once the door clicked shut, Damon and Jesse looked at each other. "Kya's going to kill us all." Jesse told him, Damon chuckled, and pulled out his Wayfinder.
"Yeah, but at least we'll die together. We're a team, no matter what, a Trio." Damon said, Jesse nodded, and pulled out his own Wayfinder, frowning a bit when he looked at it. It seemed to lack some of the luster it usually held, and something about it felt… off.
"Your Wayfinder feel a bit weird to you?" Jesse asked, Damon nodded.
"Yeah, I was gonna ask you about that, you're the magical guy. It sorta feels… Empty, you know?" Damon asked, Jesse nodded.
"Maybe it's because Violet lacks her magic. Our Wayfinders do seem to be linked to magic, so that's probably why." Jesse said, Damon nodded, as a Corridor of Light opened up, and Tanner stepped through, with a smile on his face.
"Tanner, what are you doing here?" Damon asked, Tanner smiled at him.
"Thought I'd check in… Are you liking the Wayfinders?" Tanner asked, with a smirk, he knew they felt odd, and that's why he was here, to explain that, and some other things.
"Yeah, but… They feel strange. I assume you know this, because you always seem to have all the answers." Jesse pointed out, Tanner nodded, as Violet came out of the bedroom. Dressed in a pair of jeans, and a light pink shirt, her Wayfinder clipped to her belt loops, alongside Oathkeeper's Key-Chain. Around her neck was her Choker, and necklace Yuri had given back to her at the start of the year.
"Oh, Tanner, what are you doing here?" Violet asked him, he smiled at her.
"Just checking in. Also, got to explain a few things, as you no doubt have questions. Mostly pertaining to your Wayfinder." Tanner told her, she nodded, and unclipped it from her belt loop, holding it in her hand, a sad look on her face.
"Yeah… It feels strange. Empty. Wrong…" Violet said, Tanner nodded.
"That's because it is intrinsically linked to your magic, and Damon, and Jesse's magic. It feels wrong because your non magical body is reacting to their magic, raw magic is very dangerous to non magical people, which is what you are right now. Wayfinders provide an avenue between the three of you, they operate in a different way to normal magic. I call it Wayfinder Magic, originally enough." Tanner told her, Violet nodded.
"So… Because my body is getting exposed to raw magic though my Wayfinder, that's why it feels wrong?" Violet asked, Tanner nodded.
"Yes. Wayfinder Magic basically creates links between the three of you. It allows a great many things. If you had magic, you could access it. But even if it's blocked off for now, you should still know about it." Tanner told her.
"So, what exactly can Wayfinder Magic do?" Jesse asked, Tanner smiled.
"Many things. It most importantly links you three together. You could call upon one another for help through your Wayfinder. It's a power Master Aqua used in the realm of Darkness, albeit unwittingly. She summoned the weapons of her friends through her Wayfinder. It also served as a beacon in the Dark, for Mickey to find her years later. You three can use it to locate one another, in a similar way, or even create pathways to each other." Tanner told them.
"Like a Corridor of Light?" Jesse asked, Tanner nodded.
"Yes, even if you lack the knowledge to summon them on a whim, your Wayfinders can create the necessary pathways. Basically you three can become a singular fighting unit, knowing when the other is in danger, sending your power, or showing up yourselves. It is very useful in the long run." Tanner told them.
"That it? Also, how come you always seem to show up when we need something explained?" Violet asked him, Tanner smirked, and held out his hand, a book materialized in his hands, a book Violet recognized immediately. "A Book of Prophecies."
"Yes. Though mine doesn't originate from the set you know. You see, there are five Books of Prophecies everyone knows about, those written by the Master, and given to the Foretellers. They were scattered across the worlds, and hidden to ensure no one could use them for their own gain. Three have been found. But anyway, mine isn't apart of that set." Tanner told her, she glared at him.
"So, you know everything that's going to happen?" Violet asked him, he shrugged.
"There are many things that could happen. The book covers all of them, however how you act, and others act for that matter changes things. So, nothing is set in stone, but me telling you this, was also told by the book. Anyway that's not important, what's important now is that you know about Wayfinder Magic." Tanner said, Violet glared at him.
"It really seems like you're just playing with my life. Ever since you showed up things have gotten strange, also… I thought only the Foreteller Books existed, where is yours from, if not that set?" Violet asked him, Tanner smirked.
"Kingdom Hearts, or someone of equal power, and importance." Tanner told her, as a Corridor of Light formed behind him. "Violet… Please be careful." Tanner told her, a glimmer of sincerity showing through the general façade of sarcasm, and superiority he put up. Tanner vanished along with the Corridor of Light.
"Man, so that's why that guy knows so much. I knew he was immortal, but shit." Damon muttered, Violet nodded.
"Doesn't matter. Let's just go, if Kya comes back before we do, or catches us leaving, she will literally, not figuratively trap me here." Violet told them, as she made her way to the door, Damon, and Jesse followed her, on either side. Jesse, and Damon both pocketed their Wayfinders, and Violet clipped hers to her belt loop.
-Aftermath- One Day After Zack's Death-
"You think Violet's okay?" Toni asked, the two were standing outside Kya's house, on the porch. Kelsi smiled, and giggled a bit.
"If I know my daughter, she's doing just fine. Probably had sex with Kya a few times already too." Kelsi said, with a smirk, Toni glared at her.
"My daughter doesn't do anything like that, and fuck you for- Oh, hey Kya! Where's Violet?" Toni growled at Kya as the Guardian opened the door.
"She's safe." Kya told the woman, with a slim smile, as she stepped aside, opening the door further. "Please come in." Kya welcomed them, Toni, and Kelsi made their way inside, Toni rushing, while Kelsi took the time to thank Kya.
"Mom! You're hurting me!" Violet screamed Toni just shook her head, as she loosened her hold on her daughter. She had forgotten that Violet didn't have the magic to protect her against her hugs anymore. Toni smiled at her, and kissed her forehead, before hugging her once against, gently this time. Kelsi smiled at the sight.
"You're okay right? Do you need anything? Is Kya being nice? Are you eating properly?" Toni launched a barrage of questions, Violet just giggled slightly as she hugged her mom. Kelsi walked up to Toni, and Violet, and wrapped her arms around the two of them.
"Give her a break Love." Kelsi told her wife, before she kissed Violet's forehead, and gently pried Toni off of her daughter. "We're very happy you're safe Violet… Also, we cant stay too long." Kelsi said, Violet furrowed her brow.
"Why?" Violet asked them, Kelsi frowned, and Toni simply looked away with a pout on her face.
"Because we have to take care of a few things still, see some old friends. It's dangerous, and you don't have magic, so it's safer for you here." Kelsi explained. "But we will see you again later, okay? We love you Violet." Kelsi said, as she stood up, and pulled Toni away, who glared at the ground.
"Yeah, Kid, we love you. See you later." Toni said, flashing a weak smile at Violet before she was pulled away by Kelsi. Once they passed Kya, Toni shot her a dark look. "You better make sure she stays safe." Toni warned the Guardian who gulped, and nodded. Toni and Kelsi left, once they were outside, Toni nearly collapsed on the ground.
"Love, it's okay. Everything's going to be okay. No matter what, Violet will be okay…" Kelsi told her, Toni shook her head, before she let out a shuddering breath, and pushed herself up.
"Let's get ready for that fucker… I'm not leaving Violet, and I'm going to avenge my best friends." Toni said, with burning determination in her eyes, Kelsi smiled. She knew everything would be okay if they stuck together.
-Aftermath- Hart Residence- Present Day-
"There… All loaded up." Kelsi said, as she finished loading the magical energy charges into the Gauntlets. Toni smiled, and pulled them on, clenching her fists, the runes lighting up in a bright orange, signaling the Fire charge loaded into them.
"You still got enough magic?" Toni asked, Kelsi nodded, she pulled out an Ether, using it to refill her magical energy, Toni smiled. "Good." The two made their way outside, as the sky clouded over, and bright orange embers began swirling in the air. They began swirling rapidly, until a large gust of wind shot from them, shaking the ground, and several windows breaking from the intensity. Toni gripped Kelsi to make sure the blonde wasn't blown back.
"Waiting for me, are you?" ZaZick's voice sounded, he was floating in the air, the bright orange embers swirling around him, as he slowly descended to the ground. Toni, and Kelsi glared at him.
"Yeah, we got a friend who told us you'd be here…" Toni told him, cracking her knuckles, ZaZick glared at her, as he landed on the ground.
"The one with the Book, I presume? I'll eliminate him next, and that idiot sister of his." ZaZick told them, Toni glared at him.
"You're not going to leave here alive you fucking bastard. I'm gonna kill you for killing Zack. No matter what, you fucking die today." Toni told him, ZaZick smirked at her, and held out his arms, in a mocking manner, begging her to rush him. Toni glared at him, and rushed forwards, she was on him instantly, driving her fist into his chest, launching a Fire Charge as she did so. He was knocked back several feet, before Toni was on him again.
"You've gotten stronger… or maybe… I'm just not used to this body yet? Been too long since I've had a fight." ZaZick said, grabbing Toni's arm as she threw another punch at him. He kneed her in the side, before he tried to jump away, only for Toni to grab his leg, and scream as she brought him down, slamming him on the ground. Several bolts of Lightning rained down on him, as Toni jumped away.
"Not feeling so confident now, are ya?" Toni taunted him, glaring at the smoke where she left him. She heard a sick chuckle, before an explosive pain ripped into her ribs. ZaZick had vanished and reappeared beside her, launching himself at her, and driving his knee into her side, Toni screamed in pain, before she swung at his head, connecting her fist with his face, knocking him away from her.
ZaZick righted himself in the air, and launched himself feet first at Kelsi, the blonde just remained calm, and kept charging her spells. ZaZick smirked before Toni fell on him, driving her elbow into his throat, and slamming him into the ground. Toni grabbed ZaZick by his shoulders, and launched him at Kelsi, just as a large Fireball ripped through the air, and hit him in the chest, knocking him back into Toni, who greeted him, with a foot to his spine.
"I'll admit… You've gotten better…" ZaZick said, as he pushed himself up. Toni jumped in the air, and did a flip, aiming her foot at his head. ZaZick grit his teeth, and grabbed her ankle, summoning a sword of Darkness in his other hand, swinging it at her. She grabbed the blade with her hands, and broke it swiftly, before she punched him in the head.
"You're going to die here ZaZick…" Toni told him, ZaZick smiled at her.
"Do you want to know a secret about this body? It's a replica, a puppet, created with my essence, my Darkness… It's designed to take in as much pain as possible, and then deal it back tenfold." ZaZick said, before he jumped in the air, and punched her in the stomach, she coughed up some blood, he hit way harder than he did even a few seconds ago.
"Fuck…" Toni let out, as pain exploded in her body, Kelsi glared at ZaZick, and healed Toni with a quick Curaja spell. Toni smiled at ZaZick, and slammed her fist into his skull, knocking him away from her. ZaZick landed on the ground, and smirked as he summoned thirteen blades of Darkness behind him, before he summoned a fourteenth in his hand, assuming a stance similar to Zack's.
"I think it's time to end our little game." ZaZick said, with a smirk, before he rushed at Toni, his speed far surpassing her own, and even Zack's. He swung his sword at her, only to hit a barrier of Light, he was knocked away from Toni, as the barrier exploded outwards, before it reformed around her.
"You wont touch her." Kelsi told him, as she prepared another high level spell. ZaZick glared at her, and vanished, before he reappeared in front of her, and grabbed her head, digging his fingers into her flesh, as his eyes darkened, and his hands began oozing Darkness. Kelsi screamed as visions of horrible things filled her mind. Of Toni crushing Violet's skull, Violet cutting her throat with Oathkeeper.
"You son of a bitch!" Toni yelled, as she rushed at him, she jumped up in the air, and charged at ZaZick fist first, ZaZick smirked, and maneuvered himself quickly, and before Toni could change her course, he placed Kelsi between them, Toni's fist slammed into Kelsi's spine, effectively shattering it instantly. Toni's eyes widened, and she lost all her strength, she fell to the ground, as ZaZick tossed Kelsi aside.
The blonde lie on the ground, tears pouring from her eyes, paralyzed from the waist down. She shook her head, and reached out to Toni weakly, Toni just stared at the ground, before a sword was driven through her chest, she coughed up blood, before ZaZick planted his foot against her face, and pushed her off of his blade. She fell to the ground, her lifeless eyes staring at her wife. Kelsi just shook her head, and tried to reach out to Toni before ZaZick drove a sword through her chest as well.
"That… Was too easy…" ZaZick muttered, before two corridors, one of Light, and one of Darkness formed behind him. Mark, and Zane stepped out from them, examining the scene as ZaZick dissolved his swords.
"All taken care of then Boss?" Mark asked, ZaZick nodded.
"Yes. Lay the bodies against the house, then destroy it. Leave nothing left." ZaZick said, with a glare on his face, before he vanished, and with him the bright orange embers vanished, and the clouds parted to reveal the sun. Mark, and Zane exchanged a look, and shrugged, beginning to do the job.
-Aftermath- Hill Overlooking Violet's Street-
"That was some weird goddamn weather… Jesse, any explanation?" Violet asked, Jesse rolled his eyes.
"You asked me the same when the sky clouded over, and I didn't have an answer then. Why would I have one now?" Jesse asked her, Violet shrugged.
"Trying to give you some credit here, give you a chance to shine in the limelight for once. Not my fault you don't know what's going on." Violet told him, as she came up over the hill, she looked to see her house, a smile on her face, before it faded. She saw Mark, and Zane dragging her parents bodies up to the house.
She was about to yell, but a hand covered her mouth, and arms wrapped around her waist to keep her where she was. Violet screamed against the hand, and struggled against the arms around her waist. She had to get down there! Those were her parents, they couldn't be… She was going to kill whoever those guys were!
"Shit…" Damon muttered, glaring at the scene, he had his arms around Violet's waist, and Jesse was covering her mouth with his hand. "Violet…" Damon choked out, Violet shook her head, and screamed into Jesse's hand, trying to break free, but unable to do so.
"Bastards…" Jesse muttered, he wanted nothing more than to go and confront them, but the three of them stood no chance. Especially if they had killed Toni, and Kelsi, two of the strongest on the world, and considering that Violet didn't have her magic. There was nothing they could do. Mark and Zane then leaped into the air, Zane charged a ball of Light in his hands, while Mark charged a ball of Darkness in his.
The two combined their abilities, and dropped the orb of Light, and Darkness onto the ground in front of Violet's house. An explosion of Light, and Dark ripped it, and the surrounding area apart, while Mark, and Zane vanished into portals.
"Let's get you back home…" Damon told Violet softly, all the while she screamed, and tried to break free. Others came out from their houses to check the damage, however Jesse, and Damon didn't let Violet go, they didn't turn back, they dragged the blonde kicking, and screaming away from the house.
She screamed so much that she ended up tiring herself out eventually, at which point, Damon carried her, with a broken look on his face. Jesse frowned, the three made their way back to Kya's house. Damon and Jesse knew that Violet wouldn't be right after this, she would be broken, but they were sure that if the three of them stuck together, they could at least be there to make sure she didn't lose herself entirely. They were a Trio after all.