Tekun held back his tears as best as he could. "They....came in....a week ago....an army....." Tekun muttered and then closed his eyes tightly. "Killed....everyone......I......I was barely left breathing....a knight.....eyes as red as blood was there. Left me a bloody mess....came back four days later to finish it......left me for dead in the snow." He managed to let out. "This....was my home...Tara...I.." He stopped and covered his eyes with his hand, trying what he could to hold back the tears.

Eton felt the bump against his legs and looked down to see Serene in a panic, crawling away backwards. He grabbed her by the arm and tried to pull her to her feet. "Serene, get ahold of yourself." He said.

Tania shivered, she remembered how those cold villainous red eyes stared at her before, she knew who he was talking about...it was that monster who killed the wyrmrider and his dragon. "What if he comes back?" she worried. They didn't do any damage to him before, and they weren't any stronger than before. He was a monster, a beast, some sort of demon. "That must have been why we saw him in the middle of nowhere" She slid off of Windy's back and pulled Tekun into an embrace "Oh Tekun" was all she said as she patted his hair gently, trying to comfort the boy.

She stared at Tara from over, Tekun's head she whispered gently "Do you think it is the same dark knight who fought us from before?" she said with a hint of fear.

"..." Tara was silent at first, going over the possibility. She certainly didn't want to believe such a thing..to have killed all of these people singe-handedly..survival would be slim. "I.. would hope not.. but".. she finally replied, giving her a meak grin. "Lets not to jump to any conclusions now..alright?" Normally she would be quite impolite with a warrior from the mainland, but however.. death lingered in the air..Tara, truthfully, was nerve wracked underneath her facade, and so her attitude had differed. "We should just get through here as soon as possible" She finished, turning a half step from them to gaze off into the rest of the town.. such carnage..

Tekun felt Tania's arms wrap around him from behind. He was surprised a little bit at first as he felt her hand's run through his hair. He hadn't realized she came back yet. It was comforting him a little, but he was still shaken. The knight was there, but there was more to it then just him. An army, a large one, came out from the mountains and marched in and slew them. He was just one among their ranks despite how powerful he was.

"There were more..." Tekun muttered. "They all left, to where....i know not. Like a breeze going by....so fast."

Gabriel took a sharp breath when the people saw him. He jerked forward, then halted, then sprinted towards Tekun. He drew his dagger and screamed. "Lucifer! Kill them!"


Rana reacted slowly to the attack. He began to raise his hand but then stopped. This man was the animal he had felt, there was no doubt... "Eton! Don't hurt him, he is sick!" Rana said before his hand twitched and Gabriel's feet fell out from under him, only a few yards from Eton.

Eton readied his dagger but then stopped as the insane man fell and Rana spoke up. He was anxious now and held his hand on serene's shoulder, trying to calm her. "What the hell." He muttered to himself.

Tekun looked at Gabriel, this man was in hs village, wandering about, intending to kill. If Tania hadn't been holding on to him, he would have most likely struck the man down. He wanted his blade, what if he went after Tara, or Tania. He wouldn't lose anyone else, he vowed it.

Tania was shocked by the strange man's outburst, Windy whinnied loudly and Tania let go of Tekun and grabbed onto the pan she had left at the top of her pack. The man looked somewhat not in his right mind and who was this Lucifer he had mentioned? She looked around the area to see if there was some other beast or man perhaps hiding near them. Windy pawed her hoof onto the ground anxiously, she was ready to bash her armor clad wings against the human who had threatened beloved Tania. They both waited poised and ready to strike the strange man if he charged at them again. Tania with her pan held like a hammer, and Windy with her wings outstretched and jingling as the armor shifted.

OoC: Kiki and the pan of destiny D:

Tara would wrap an arm around tekun securely, as if trying to protect him as she outstretched her free hand towards the charging man. spreading her fingers as she focus'd nether energies to form over her palm, it would be a simple and small attack, but perhaps enough to defend oneself with; a look of anguish at the man as her light chanting started, her clothing beginning to sway as if to an invisible force. She would not have much time to concentrate, it had to be done now..

"Be gone!" she would aggressively state as she held onto tekun tightly, The orb of energy would disperse into the air, forming a small portal hovering across from them, in the mans path. The slithering snake-like dark worms squirmed from the void which then shut as they emerged. They were rather thin and none too numerous, perhaps enough to stop him in his course, if that..

OOC: Rana already knocked him over, he wasn't going anywhere.

Gabriel squirmed on the ground, his eyes flying wildly from face to face. He reached for his knife but he couldn't reach it. He reached behind his back and grasped his heal staff, planning on using it as a club. "Lucifer! Help!" He screamed again before scrambling to his feet and stumbling towards Tara, brandishing the staff wildly.


Rana made no move this time; Tara could handle the madman. Instead Rana expanded his mind, searching for the man Lucifer. There was nobody. Not a single living thing in the town he didn't know of... Then Rana looked back to Gabriel. The man's twisted soul was distorted and hard to read, but it felt like a fork. Like there were two pieces stuck together and held there unwillingly. Perhaps Lucifer was dead... Or perhaps he was a piece of Gabriel.

Serene felt Eton's hand on her shoulder, but couldn't stop herself from shaking. She ran in after the man, but she felt something bad in there, and it gave her a spook. She turned her head to Eton. "There's something that isn't right about the man who ran in there." she told him, still shaking. "Could you help me out of here? I need to find Black King." She extended her arm, giving it out to him.

OOC: Belth kinda left the forums. So i have no real choice.

Barbas stood with his bow ready, unsure of what would be coming at him. Out of the shadows ahead of him came at him, it was similar to the bonetheif he had fought before but larger and looked more humanoid as well as darker, it's eyes a darker red color. It hissed as it went into a full on charge at Barbas. He waited until it approached and then knocked an arrow and shot it all in one fluid motion, shooting the creature in the head. It fell back two feet in front of him on the ground motionless. He smirked and then turned his back c*** to his fallen enemy and attempted to continue on his way.

A sound was heard from behind him, soemthing getting up, he broke into a sweat and turned around only to see it lunging at him, and impaling him through the stomach, lifting him into the air, staring at him.

"I knew....this was gonna happen eventually." He muttered to himself as blood ran down his mouth. "What a s*** way to end it." He said and then into the creatures eye as he reached for the arrow on it's forehead. In anger of the stinging in it's eye, it began to stap Barbas repeatedily in the gut as he held on to the arrow, coughing blood as it happened. Soon, it cleaved off his arm and then his leg. He dropped his bow in his remaining hand as he seemed to reach out for something. What he wasn't sure. His life came to an end as he was decapitated and then ripped in two. His bloody remains were left on the ground in a pile as it turned away from the corpse, arrow still in it's head, mocking him as it walked away.

Julius heard the sounds from inside the village and then decided that it was a mistake to come here to begin with, a horrible idea. He turned to Charisma who was equally disturbed by what was going on. He dare not enter with her for their own safety.

"You were right, we should not have come." Julius said and turned around and saw something leap to the ground in front of them from a building that was over the village wall. It looked like a wyvern, but it was smaller and lacked a lower half and it's wings looked to be torn off. It's flesh was decayed and eyes a white glazed over color. It let out a roar and the pounced attacking the horse. It rammed and the bit, knocking Charisma and Julius off it. The steed neighed and struggled in vein but died instantly when it slammed it's claw down on it's neck. It then set it's sights on Charisma who was seperated from Julius. Charisma began to move back, staring wide eyed in fear at the creature as it began to approach. It pounced at her and snapped, but instead caught Julius's arm.

"You need to run Charisma!" He yelled at her as he tried to stop himself from screaming as he stabbed the creature frantically, causing it roar in pain releasing his arm and slashing at him, tearing his leather armor appart as he got knocked to the side and on the ground.

"I...I can't" She replied trying to get move, trying to do something, paralyzied by fear, she couldn't find her tomes. She was completely helpless. The creature grabbed Julius's leg and dragged him closer to him, attempting to rip him in half, instead, Julius slashed the creatures arm and found out what the result of that was. It angrily grabbed him in it's claws and slammed him into the ground and threw him away into the nearby rock wall and shadows. Charisma stared in horror, beliving Julius just died, trying to save her. Unknown to her, Julius stared at the two on the ground, a bloody mess half awake, his arm reaching out for her. The creature then lunged out and bit down on Charisma's boot and stocking and began to slowly drag her over to him.

She tried to find something to grab on to, something to help, but found nothing. The creature released it's grip, with that, Charisma tried to get up, but found herself unable to, and tried to back away instead. "Julius!!" She cried aloud closing her eyes tight as she saw what was to come. The creature went in for the kill. It clamped down on her upper body as she screamed a muffled scream, her head and shoulders now in it's mouth. As she struggled yet, blood began to run down it's mouth from the puncuture as it lifted it's head back and bit into more, her whole upper body in it's mouth as some of her forearms stuckout yet, hands moving frantically as she kicked about. It waited yet, keeping her in it's mouth, savoring the flavor of blood and flesh. Soon she stopped screaming and stopped kicking. A moment later, it bit more and then left on the lower calfs sticking out and then left nothing showing

It began to chew, sickening bone crunching sounds were made and then silence. Seconds later a loud gulp as a bluge appeared in it's throat, slowly moving into it's stomach. It grinned, satisfied it had a meal, showing pieces of tattered purple and black cloth, some strands of green hair caught in it's blood stained teeth. With that, it leapt back into the village, leaving the only remaining evidence Charisma had been here simply a part of a lightning tome, blood and a a piece of purple cloth. Julius let out his tears and muttered the word, "Charisma." but had no time to cry as he passed out in a small pool of blood as he stared at what was left.

Eton took Serene's hand and helped her up. "Alright, let's look for him. I don't want something happening to your trusty steed. "I think Rana and Tara can handle this." With that he began to look around from where he was and began to move from the area. "Where was he last?"

Tekun remained still, looking at the man. He was clearly insane, this was known already. He looked around for this Lucifer, but saw no one and began to wonder if he was real. He then looked back at Gabriel, unsure of what to think.

Nechis stood aback at the gruesome sight that awaited him as he entered the room. His bare feet came in contact with crimson blood as he stepped around the room. Disgusted at the sight, he unbuttoned his shirt and hung it on the dead man's head. Nechis began to look around the area, while though seemingly empty, he might have found something of use. His thoughts were immediately interrupted as his ears then met a sound from outside the building. The young man rushed outside and quickly proceeded followed his ears until he came to the others, apparently grouped around something. He stepped into the group, and casually peaked over the shoulders of one of the others. The image depicted from his view was of a man on the ground, wailing and screaming about something. The group around him seemed to be rather tense. Nechis' mouth wished to ask what was going on, but he was too bewildered to mouth the question. He stood blankly, and hoped that someone would fill him in.

Serene thought for a second, trying to think of where Black King would have went. "I told him to head towards the outside of the village...we should head over there." she told Eton, heading down the where she thought he would be.

Black King stood inside one of the shacks. He deliberately disobeyed Serene's orders. He was starting to disapprove of Serene's behavior the past couple of days. The fact that they finally were in a group with other people must have caused her to change her ways in front of them. She wasn't normally the person to talk much like she was now.

Eton followed and had no luck in his search, he couldn't have just wandered off. He was too smart for that.

"Maybe.....he's hiding?" Eton suggested.

OOC: Im waiting on forbz to post....his internet cord broke, so i mgiving him some time yet, he did order a new one btw.

OOC: Gabriel is running at Tara brandishing a heal staff, shouldn't she post first?