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Will desperately fought not to break the man, his grip getting tighter. He listened to what Pentre said before setting him down. "Remember this, I put this collar on you to protect my family. Now, I'll take it the hell off you whenever I feel like it. But for now..." Will said, putting Pentre down and taking one of his claw and drug it across Pentre's cheek, drawing a bit a blood. "It'll be twice as bad next time you pull a stunt like that. Now, Get out!" Will said before literally kicking Pentre out of his chest, sending him rolling out before falling backwards, landing on the floor from the burst of adrenaline dying out.

Will's eye shined red as a burst of rage surged through Will. In the blink of an eye, Will had already bolted out the tent, grabbed Pentre by the throat, drug him a few feet through the dirt, and was on top of him, his hands around his neck, choking Pentre. "You dare speak about them after what you did to them! I'll kill you!" Will shouted loudly as he started to change, his cheek getting sucked into his face, outlining his teeth and jaws.

Organna glared at the archer as he spoke to her and pointed out the goods available to slaves, "Tch... Another rude ass human. Go figure. No one makes a slave out of Organna Fistic Bouldoor. I'm here as an escort to the Priestess of Gaia." she says as she turns to walk away, catching Will and Pentre's exchange out of the corner of her eye and grinning malevolently, "Oh? Things just got interesting..." she growls as she draws her axe and takes a sprinting charge toward the pair, "Thats it Will!! Hold that maggot right there!! I owe him one for Jimmy!!" she calls out before giving a jump and drawing her axe high like an excecutioner, locked onto Pentre's head and set to split it open like a grape on a butcher block.

Merry would see this just in time and took her own rush to get to Will, charging up a sphere of her aura and blasting it toward Organna before gathering her momentum and thrusting herself into Will's side, aiming to tackle him and get him off of Pentre before Pentre's head popped off.

Organna would be totally blind sided by Merry's attack, "Whoppe- AAAH!!" she shouts as Merry's attack hits her and sends her falling to the ground with a loud grunt, dazed from the sudden attack, but it could have been far worse, as she had heard an arrow whizz by her head a split second after Merry's attack hit her, knocking her clear of the arrows path of flight and ultimately saving her life.

Merry would cling to Will whether her tackle budged him or not, "Will!! Stop!! Please!! Get ahold of yourself!!" she pleads loudly, trying to snap Will out of his rage. Turning to send a closed eyed glare to Pentre, "By the name of Mother Gaia and all her holy forces, I command you, be silent and stand at attention like a proper guard!!" Merry calls out, trying her best to tap into the dragons magic whithin the Sigil collar to shut Pentre up and make a statue out of him so he wouldn't cause any more verbal harm for the moment. Then she was back to hoping that she could get through to Will before the darkness inside him took more control of him.

Audemar looked at Lwyncelyne, "I have nowhere to go. I have been roaming this place without a destination and I believe that now, it's time I stay somewhere." The sorcerer gave a small smile to his now, closest friend.

Organna got to her feet again as Merry focused herself on Will, hearing Pentre run his mouth yet again, she reaches for him and jerks him to his feet and close enough to kiss her before planting her fist in his stomach, followed rapidly by her knee to his groin. She'd then throw him to the ground and commenced stomping dent after dent into the back of Pentre's armor with her boot, "MERRY just TOLD you to SHUT the MOTHER Gaia FORSAKEN Hell UP you FILTHY... FOUL mouthed... WRETCHED excuse for a LOW-LIFE... SEA crustation of a MAGGOT!!! IT'S YOUR KIND THAT MAKE ME HATE HUMANS!!!" the orc warrioress roars at Pentre as she literally stomps him into the ground and leaves him beaten and bruzed, but very much alive, if unconscious from the onslaught.

(Each all caps point before the full bold is another stomp to the center of Pentre's back Organna dealt, just to clarify for the phrasing. Also if this is too much, just let me know and I'll dial back, ok? I apologize too if that's the case and hope that there are no hard feelings OOC.)

Sleep had almost come to her. Almost. She would open her eyes and moan, sensing that something was amiss nearby. Raven would turn into Crow, and Crow would stand up, pick up the staff, and pull apart the tents door flaps as she peeked around outside. She could hear the yelling as clear as day, and after a moment she would step out and head in the direction of the noise. She would approach cautiously. She would open the tent and cautiously walk inside, to see Will, Merry, Organna, and Pentre all standing around. Will was holding Pentre, and Merry was holding Will while Organna was dazed on the ground. She would just blink at all the commotion, standing in the doorway.

"What in the heavens....what is going on in here??"

Though Pentre's comment about women made her turn her head towards Pentre, as she stared daggers at him once more. It was no longer a question of what was going on, but of how badly was Pentre hurt. Not like she really cared. She would fold her arms and lean against the wall, smirking at Pentre as Organna beat the snot out of him. As far as she was concerned, he was getting what he deserved. She would stand there and watch before speaking up.

"Perhaps next time, you'll keep your mouth shut in the presence of women who can beat the snot out of you with their eyes shut and one hand died behind their back..."

She says before approaching Will, kneeling down in front of him. The smoke would surround her once more, and Mason would be standing in front of him. He had hoped that his familiar face would help to calm Will down as he went in for a hug.

"Will....Calm down...you and I still have to talk...."

Will was so close to popping Pentre's head like a balloon, Conrad's comments not helping at all. When Merry tackled him, she caught him off guard and managed get him off of Pentre. His eyes glowed red with rage as he looked at Merry, her weight not enough to stop him from sitting up. But then, she started to plead for Will to calm down. Pentre's word would counteract Merry's for a short time, but Organna taking care of him helped Merry's cause. Slowly, he started to calm his, his face going back to its original state and his eyes changed back to normal. When He saw Mason, that put the nail in the coffin for the darkness as Will closed his eyes and slouched back, fast asleep from the adrenaline rush wearing off. For now he was asleep, this time with no life threatening injuries. This was the first time he had slept in days, and he was out like a fire under water.

Mason would scowl and stand up, turning back into Crow. The three of them would grow increasingly more angry, and Crow would storm out of the tent in front of Merry, Robin, Organna, and everyone else who was inside the tent, clearly upset. She would look around, noticing all the slaves and slavers, and groups of humans of many kinds before she eventually ran off to a secluded part of the camp so she could be by herself. Though thinking it through, this was ironic. The three of them would feel lonely, and felt like nobody truly cared. Crow's eyes would turn red and she would hold her hand out in front of a tree, before a incredibly strong wind would roar through, knocking over many of the tree's like dominoes. She would then proceed to kick a tree as she let out her aggravation, and her eyes would turn black as the others spoke to her.

"You get it out of your system??"

"No, I haven't!!!"

"Crow, please! You need to learn to control your temper!"

"Aren't you guys upset too!?!? Don't you guys feel lonely too?!?! Robin flat out ignored us back there! He doesn't give a damn about us! Nobody does! Not truly!! All the humans either ignore us or want us dead!! Everyone else has humans looking out for them, while half the damn time those same humans want our heads! Lilim has Haldor, Elesa has Lilim and Will, Will and Merry have Robin, Organa and Pixel have Merry! And where does that leave the three of us?!"

"It may be harder for us because we share a body, but we have each other..."

"It doesn't feel the same....We can never truly be able to hug one another and protect one another or hold one another....Not to mention that Mason and I are reunited. Were both dead, and if someday we were to somehow vanish, that would leave Raven all alone....Maybe this is just the way I think, but I can't help feeling this way.....I just wish there was a way we could maybe separate....so we could actually be there for one another...."

She says sitting down and pulling her knees to her chest, burying her head in them as she silently sobs. She was right though. Neither one of them would be able to hold her or comfort her, and they felt the same way she did. The fact they couldn't hold her just reinforced that idea as Crow would sit there in control of their body and cry.

Crow would look up and turn to Jimmy surprised, her face turning red out of sheer embarrassment out of what Raven had said earlier. She thought that Jimmy would hate her to much to even want to talk to either of them ever again, but when she saw the young child sit next to her, she would just stare at him with wide eyes and a look of shock on her face. When he said that he could read the three of their thoughts, her face would turn even more red. To know that the child could hear conversations that were only held inside of their mind, it surprised them even more to say the least. Though hearing that Jimmy cast a spell on them to make them go to sleep...well...sleep sounded like a luxury at this point.

"Y-You did, did you?? I-I'm sorry....I didn't know you could hear our conversations...."

She says watching as he let loose a bunch of butterflies and fireflies. She would gingerly hold out her hand, and let a butterfly land on finger, and she would give a small, sad smile before she watched it fly away. She would look towards him as he offered to have a magical competition to let her anger out, and she would just chuckle lightly and wipe her eyes, staring down at him.

"I don't know...you might be to much for me...casting illusions and beautiful things sound nice though...."

Though what he would next would cause all three of them to remain silent and stare at him in utter shock. When he had transformed himself into Mason, Crow, Raven, and Mason would all be shocked into silence. Crow would stare at him for several long moments, reaching out and hugging him tightly, tearing up some more before gently letting go, sniffling a bit.

"Y-You wish to be like Mason...huh?? W-Well...Did you know he's my husband?? In fact...there's someone I want you to meet..."

Crow says before the black mist surrounds her, and Mason was kneeling in front of Jimmy in Crow's place. He would stare at Jimmy with wide piercing eyes, as he gripped Jimmy gently by the shoulders. The three of them couldn't help but wonder how the young lad would react now that he was face to face with the man he had transformed into.

"You...truly wish to be like me...?? H-How did you even know what I looked like or that I was a basilisk warrior...??"

He says, completely flabbergasted, but remaining as calm as he could so he wouldn't scare Jimmy.

Lilim puffed her cheeks and scowled at Haldor for ignoring her, but trusted him to keep Elesa safe while she stepped out into the evening twilight to hear her mothers singing before Goddess Lilith turned the world into choir zombies with her song magic.

Lilim stepped out of Haldor's tent just in time to witness Merry tackle Will and Organna stomp a mudhole in Pentre's corpse, "Mother above... I almost feel sorry for the guy now... That really looked like it hurt..." she says as she looks over Organna's muscles. Lilim would look up at the sky and started hearing that usual funeral bell that chimed when Lilith's concert was set to begin.

She'd gain some altitude and hover in the air as she looked up, taking in the music once again. Then she noticed Crow taking her aggression out on some trees and came closer just in time to hear her scream that everyone else had someone but they were all on their own. Lilim's heart would sink with those words, and she started to charge up a small spell of her own, but then Jimmy came up to them and started his transformation magic show and seemed to cheer them up.

Lilim would stay most of her spell, but threw a marble sized blank megido at Crow's shoulder, just to sting her a little without really hurting her. She'd wait to hear Crow say some kind of 'ow' before speaking up, "That's how my heart feels after what you said!" she says before coming closer and lowering herself to look at Crow with tears of blood in her eyes, "Is that really how you feel?... You think I don't care about you?... Any of you?... Thanks for the honesty!! (sniffle) Raven and Crow... I saw both of you as my best friends. I loved you guys, and I thought the feeling was mutual... I really believed... I believed you guys cared for me and saw me as more than just another war refugee..." she says through her sobs, tears streaming down her cheeks and dripping onto the ground to stain it with blood.

Lilim would sniffle again and wipe her eyes with her arm, only for the blood to now stain her arm and cover more of her face, "But fine. If that's really how you feel, then I'll go to Mercia myself. Elesa will be safe with Haldor until I get done tearing Mercia apart single handedly and rescue the prince all alone. You and Will and all the others can go somewhere else. If you really think that little of me, then you never have to see me again!!" Lilim says before turning and hovering away from them, hiding in the tall golden savannah grass as she tries to situate her eyes so she at least wasn't flying blind when she went to apply her wrath to all of Mercia.

She'd cry noticably though, wanting to get the sorrow out of her system before letting it give way to rage. Crow had bit the bullet this time for sure. Her words had just set a one woman storm to destroy Mercia. If something wasn't done now to calm Lilim down, there was nothing anyone would be able to do later... Meaning Mercia was soon to be doomed.

(I had forgotten to mention that tidbit and I almost instantly regret it...T-T please forgive me....*Offers apology as peace offering to Lilim*)

Crow would let out a small "ow", before looking up to see Lilim crying tears of blood, visibly upset. Her eyes would widen as Lilim yelled at them, talking about how she thought the feeling was mutual before turning to walk to Mercia by herself. She would let out a long sigh and twitch a bit, before the smoke surrounded her and Raven stood amongst them. She wondered how it was that she became the bad guy for their feelings, and the only reason they even felt like that at the moment was because those were the same feelings of loneliness that Crow had felt while in Limbo, and those feelings always came back in a nasty way every now and then. Raven would just scratch her head for a moment before standing up.

"Excuse me for a moment, Jimmy...."

She says before running towards Lilim and tackling her to the ground. Hard. So hard in fact that it would almost hurt as Raven would wrap her legs around Lilim's and hug onto Lilim with a vice like grip so tight that Lilim would be unable to get out of it until Raven decided to let go. She would continue hugging her tightly and bury her head in Lilim's shoulder before speaking up, tears forming in her eyes.

"Lilim, that's not it....you don't understand...you are my best friend, both of ours....but Crow....those feelings that you heard Crow venting out, those were the feelings she felt while she was in Limbo all those years...and sometimes that same lingering feelings of loneliness come back to haunt her....and given that there's three of us in here, it affects all three of us....she didn't mean any offence by it, really....but sometimes it's healthier to let these episodes just play out so they get out of her system...were all really sorry for upsetting you....I understand if you never want to talk to me again..."

She says, clinging to Lilim even tighter as she hoped Lilim would understand. Though she was doubtful that she would even want to look at them given how upset they had made her feel.

(No apology needed, Raven. We're still friends, I just wanted to post in so the timeframe wasn't stuck at sunset perminantly. Sorry my post was so harsh. Hopefully this one makes up for it?)

Lilim oofs as Raven tackles her from behind and clings to her like a baby ape to its mother, still in the sorrow stage so she wasn't fully ready to let out a storm. She had little choice but to hear Raven out, and would have listened anyway without Raven's grip having to be so tight.

Lilim would let Raven hold her down, but tries just to turn over under her, "Raven..." she murrs sadly as she finally gets to where she was facing Ravens hug and wraps her arms lovingly around Raven to hug her tightly. The hug would see Lilim cupping her left hand behind Raven's head and her right hand behing Ravens back, massaging her affectionately.

Lilim would sniffle again and coax Raven up a little to look at her, "You're not wrong that it's healthier to let those emotions out... But... Crow, you don't have to feel that way anymore. If Raven and Mason don't count as friends that love you and have your back, then just take a look at the last few days... We got out of Camelot together, we started this team of magic users together... and all of our team has become friends. It's true that me and Elesa look out for each other, and Merry, Pixel, and Organna all look after one another... But all of us have dedicated a part of ourselves to looking after you too. I want to believe I speak for everyone when I say you aren't alone anymore. If you need any of us... All you have to do is ask." she says as she gives Raven a soft smile, tears of blood still welled up in her eyes.

Lilim would slowly move her right hand to wipe away Ravens tears slowly and delicately, "Thanks for setting the record strait... Hehe. You're a really good Witch Queen, you know that? You just stopped a huge storm without using a spark of magic power. You should feel proud." Lilim teases, seeing if Raven would let her sit up at last, but she'd not struggle against Raven or force her to let go, not seeing any need to since Raven explained everything.

Raven would gasp slightly as Lilim tried shifting her, and this could cause Raven to cling to her tightly even still in fear that Lilim was trying to get away from her. Though when she felt Lilim shift her so that she was in Lilim's embrace, she would ease up slightly as she felt Lilim cradle the back of her head and back as she started massaging Raven. She would relax even more, and would eventually just lay ontop of Lilim, eyes closed as she clings to her more tightly.

"It's.....more complicated than that....those feelings that she feels from time to time are just what I said they were. Their episodes. It creeps up on her and there's nothing she can do about it...you have to remember that she's still dead, and despite being inside a living body, those feelings of fear and loneliness that she felt while in the void come back to haunt her a lot, and it's healthier to let her just vent it out and let them play out. She usually bounces back afterwards..."


She says yawning sleepily. She turned back to look at Jimmy, who was playing by himself, and she would smile as she lied sprawled out ontop of Lilim almost like a weight as she snuggled into her. She would feel Lilim wipe away her tears, and she would stare at Lilim wide eyed as she mentioned that she had managed to stop a massive storm. She blinks at Lilim momentarily before speaking up.

"I-I don't think I'm that good....but um...what were you planning on doing??"

Merry was rather quick to shake her head and decline Robin's offer to enter his tent, "I'm not hurt... Not physically anyway... You'll have to forgive me though on turning down your request, Robin... Last I was indoors, there were people that tried to rape me... Plus that, there's very little living aura inside your tent, and I don't like being in area's where I'm completely blind. On top of that I can't stand the smell of cooking meats... I'm a vegetarian with a sensitive nose, and the smell of meat in an enclosed space makes me ill... I'm very sorry." she says apologetically, backing up slowly and turning to jog back to the edge of the encampment with Glitter and Moonlight where she knew she'd be safe.

Organna would let Merry run off and moved to collect her axe again, strapping it onto her back once more, "Yeah, screw the veggies and herbs, bring on the meat. I'm a carnivor and I'm starving here. You maggots want me to change my opinion of humans? Lets see if you can win me over with some cooked meats." Organna says as she tries to make a friendly challenge out of it. The talk of food had her in a better mood than moments before, for sure.

Pixel would have her own task to tend to though. She overheard Jimmy say that Matthew had passed away in his sleep and that he was going to Conrad of all people to beg for work!! Pixel was in a way greatly relieved to hear the corrupt king turn the boy away, but at the same time crushed to hear that the boys dreams had been cut down so abruptly. She was one fairy that wouldn't let a young boy be turned into a slave. He was only around Elesa's age, and slavery was no place for a boy with his skills.

When he got sat down, Pixel would ignite her aura trail to increase her speed and fluttered quickly over to Jimmy's shoulder, landing carefully on him, "Jimmy?... Hey... Could I talk to you for a moment?" the 2 inch tall fairy says calmly into the boy's ear, wondering if he'd even give her the time of day. She really hoped he wouldn't ignore her though.

Audemar rose and followed Taff to a more private place. The sorcerer gained interest, "A boy, you say?"

"Taff," Audemar began to speak, " I have had many burdens in my life, some that I may never forget I beared." There was a small pause, "But I see no child a burden if I can help them."

Pixel hopped into the lotus and sat down as she was given the attention she asked for, but pawed cutely at Jimmy's finger as he pet her, "Hey, cut it out." she giggles before looking up to him and taking to the wing again, moving to the ground in front of him, "Wish Magic... Fairy Growth..." she says before her aura engulfs her and she grows to her maximum size, a petite 5 feet tall, having to keep her delicate wings folded behind her in this form, as she was much too large to fly.

She'd sit in front of Jimmy and reach around him, pulling him into a warm hug, "Jimmy... I want to talk to you about this choice you're trying to make... You don't deserve to be a slave at this camp, nor do I think you deserve to be corrupted by that horrid kings armed forces as you seek to become. Lady Poppy saw more potential in you than something so wicked, and so do I... Jimmy, let me ask you... How much of a warrior do you hope to become? Because you'll never get to be a warrior at all if you commit yourself to slavery here... Come with me instead and I'll talk someone a whole lot stronger than that Lord Knight or even Will Stone to teach you how to fight. And if you want, I can help you with your magic too. And before you go on another rant about not wanting your magic anymore... Let me ask you this... Wish Magic... Fairy Shrink..." she says before letting Jimmy stand again and returning herself to her true 2 inch size, able to take to the air and fly again.

Getting back to eye level with Jimmy so he could see her entire being, "As strong in magic as I am, do I look like a monster to you?" she asks with a cute wink to the boy. Pixel did have a point to her question. She'd use it as an ultimatum to convince Jimmy that he was no monster either, even with his magic.

Will was sounds asleep, for once, snoring. When Haldor came in and nudged him, he groaned, wanting to sleep. But Haldor's insistent on waking him up, Will groaned and turned over, sitting up and sleepily open his eyes. "What do you want Haldor. I'm trying to get some sleep for once." Will asked, looking at him.

Haldor wouldn't have to worry about Elesa waking up from Will talking, she was already awake and aware when he scooped her up to move her and took her out of the generated silence if Lilim's Sound canceling barrier. Haldor looked too much on a mission to notice her drawing her hands close to her chest and clinging to his shirt, though she remained quiet all the while Haldor spoke his peace to Will and declared himself her father. In truth Elesa looked up to Will more as a fatherly figure than Haldor, whom to Elesa was playing the role of Big Sis's unapproved boyfriend whom she dated just to spite their parents.

When Haldor laid Elesa down with Will, she'd scoot closer to him and cuddle up to him, finally thinking it was the time to speak up. Haldor wanted to impress Lilim? Why didn't he just say so when he woke Elesa up? The child had known Lilim for going on 2 years now, and she knew a few things about what Lilim liked.

Looking to Haldor just to show she actually had woken up, "Mister Haldor?... If you want to be romantic to Big Sis, the best way to impress her is to be simple, and direct with your words. Compare her beauty to something else that others find beautiful. But if you really want to seem like a prince in her eyes... Then just be nice to her. If she looks like she needs a hug, then just give her a hug. But if she doesn't look like she needs it, then just open your arms to her and let her come to you. If she wants an unneeded hug, she'll appreciate you being there." the child says as she cuddles into Will and scoots herself so she was up under his arm and using his chest as a pillow.

Meanwhile, Lilim would look to Raven with her face and hands still stained with the blood of her tears and smiled to her, "Just what it sounds like, Raven... I was going to become the storm that would tear Mercia to shreds. I was going to attack and destroy every last structure above ground, and some levels below it. That's how hurt I was when I thought Crow forgot how deeply I care for you. That's why I complemented you so... Because you stopped that storm before it started." Lilim says as she reaches to brush Ravens bangs out of her eyes carefully, minding her hands so she wouldn't get any blood on Raven. Lilim would certainly need a hand cleaning up, because blood wasn't exactly easy to wipe away without a little water and a washcloth. Plus the lack of a mirror meant that if Lilim tried to clean herself up she could miss a lot of it.

Will listened to Haldor babble on about trying to get his date with Lilim. He let him babble before taking Elesa as he handed him to her, letting her get comfortable against him. Once Haldor left, Will laid back down, his arm around her protectivly as he went back to sleep. But not a minute later, Haldor turned to take Elesa back, already putting Will in a more upset mood.

Once Aynor came and kicked Will in the back, Will turned and grabbed his ankle and looked up at him, his eyes flashing as he growled at Aynor. Once he let go of Aynors ankle, he sat up and tried to wake up a bit more, not happy in the slightest, unlike how he usually is.