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Aelus simply stared at her. What? "What do you mean, Lady Fierya?" He asked, his old habits of formality falling back into place.

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Aelus spotted the tear. He didn't believe her story. He knelt down beside her, ducking his head, trying to look her in the eye. "Now, what's that?" He asked, his voice gentler than before. "What happened with your parents?"

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Vincent made his way down the hill into the village. He scanned the ruble, hoping to see a living soul. With a sigh of relief, he found two speaking to each other. He didn't hear any of their conversation coming closer, but gathered it musn't be a casual talk by the expressions.
"Hullo, there, friends. I saw the smoke far off and wondered if I may be of some servise to the Elementals I've heard so much about. I am the Red Druid Vincent Kurusamno," he said with a quick bow, and then straightened.

(*coughthetwoareAelusandFieryacough*)

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"The aura, and the call I heard a few hours ago," Vincent replied, coming a little closer, but keeping his distance. "I'm sorry if I startled you or interupted anything. I didn't mean to."

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"No." Aelus said. "It's fine. We were going to be heading back anyway. I need to find healing supplies." He carefully wrapped his arm around Fierya to support her. He sent her a glance that conveyed the message that they would continue their conversation later. "Do you know if the healer's shop is still intact, Vincent?" He asked.

((Ack! Must go to bed now! Sorry, y'all!))

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Vincent rubbed his chin.
"I believe half of it is. I might be able to scrounge something from the rubble. A wall collapsed of it, and thats it, that I know of. And I know some healing herbs," he replied...

(g'night SG!)

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"We shall have better luck finding your friends from the skies," Darian told Callisto as they walked down the blood-drenched path. Callisto nodded and quickly mounted Este as Darian mounted Thalion. Urging the beasts into the air, Callisto gasped in horror as she saw several creatures attacking Minna and her friends.

"Minna!" she cried. I thought they had all fled, she thought desperately

"Apparently not. Or they returned to finish their job," Darian spoke aloud.

Callisto turned to Darian in shock. "How-" she started. He can read minds?!
"Forgive me, I should not have done so." he said as Callisto turned away from him.

Urging the animals into a descent, Darian quickly drew his bow and shot the nearest creature in through the heart as Callisto targeted another with her light magic.

"Help your friend!" Darian called back to her. "I'll do what I can to protect you." Calling upon his magic, he chanted a spell to weaken several of the creatures before he shot them with his bow. Callisto urged Este lower when suddenly one of the creatures struck out at her, sending her crashing to the earth below where she lay still.

"Callisto!" Darian cried as he urged Thalion in the direction of the fallen elemental but was barred by two other creatures. "Stand aside," he ordered, his voice low and menacing, knowing that fighting the beasts would waste precious moments-moments that the light elemental or her wounded friend may not have.

Callisto groaned as she slowly opened her eyes, groggy from the fall. She tried to move, but a sharp pain shot from her side, forcing her back down again. With deliberate steps, the creature that struck her approached the elemental, his great shadow looming above her. Callisto turned so that she could gaze up at him, slightly surprised at his sheer size. The creature reached down and grabbed her by her throat, his iron grip tightening around her delicate neck, cutting off her air. Grabbing his hand, she tried to free herself, but found she was powerless to do so.

“Los benthos rex!” a male cry came from behind her and a dark aura surrounded the creature, seeming to drain its very life. The monster gave a weakened cry as it dropped the girl and plummeted to the earth, its life drained from its body. Darian quickly moved and caught Callisto before she fell and sank to his knees with the gasping elemental in his arms.

“Are you alright?” he asked her.

Callisto nodded as the air rushed into her lungs, but never before did it taste so sweet. “Thanks to you,” she managed. “Minna…” she whispered as tried to rise, only to groan as the pain tore through her again.

“Easy.” Darian told her. “You are hurt.”

Callisto shook her head and Darian could see that it was no use arguing with her. With a sigh, he rose and carried her over to Minna’s side, whether she liked it or not.

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((Alright, Will! Gosh... Truely, I didn't realize how much we posted... *blushes*

Elenriel - It will never cease to amaze me how you can come up with good, loooong posts all the time. Very good!))

Aelus nodded to Vincent. With a small sigh, he set Fierya back down on the ground. "Sorry." He whispered to her, as he awkwardly set her down. "I'm going to see if I can find anything of use in the shop." He said to both of them. His voice lowered, and his face became grave. "Or anything else." After a small pause, he turned on his heel to face Vincent. "Watch over her." He said plainly. "And don't you try anything." his eyes seemed to say. He didn't know this Vincent very well, but he trusted him. Somwhat.

With that, Aelus left, off to see what had befallen his Master's old place. Once at the village, with the morning sun low in the sky, the village was visible. It was in a wreckage. Buildings, old, new, and some that weren't even finished, all layed in heaps of clay brick, straw, and wood. Most of the inhabitance had fled, but several bodies could be spotted from beneath the wreckage.

It didn't take Aelus very long to realize that there were two dragons flying above his head. He also heard some yelling, and saw some more beasts. Very promptly, he decided that now would be a good time to hide. He drew upon his power over shadow for protection, and ducked into a near by building for shelter. He turned around. There were potions, herbs, and liquids scattered everywhere. Sunlight was let through holes in the half-destroed roof, and Aelus could see bundles of dry plants hanging there.

This was the hut he was looking for. As a healer's apprentice, Aelus knew that the kind of potion he was looking for would be in the healer's private quarters. It was very strong, and was usually reserved for battle. It was a precious potion. Picking his way past the wreckage, he tried at the door to the master's quarters. It simply fell open. As he stepped through the door, he stopped in his tracks.

There, on the floor, lay his old master, Kerike Jeyro. Aelus paled. He was dead. Aelus dropped to the floor beside him. A large, bloody wound on his stomach was apparently the cause of death. And, even with all the strongest health potions around him, he had been beyond healing. Aelus' vision blurred as he felt tears well up in his eyes. This was his master. He had been like a father to him ever since he was small. And now, just like his real parents, he was dead.

Quickly, Aelus grabbed the potions he needed and put them into the bag that was strapped to his back. He then took a roll of thick bandages from one of the cabinets. He proceeded to wrap his deceased master up in the linen, fighting back tears. He then picked the man up easily - Master Jeyro wasn't a large man at all - and started back towards the woods. It may have been a time of war, now, but he would keep his master's honor and bury him properly.

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(SG and TS I have to say I have enjoyed reading your posts! lol! )

Elizemere contiuned to walk though the trees in cat form her green eyes glowing slightly in the shadows. She was fully healed but she didn't feel like changing back and she always felt more confortable as a panther than human for some odd reason. As she walked other animals moved away sensing she wasn't of their kind... I am no one's kind... she thought sadly. I am not fully human, or fully panther... they are both scared of my unnatural abilities. Elizemere sighed and changed her pace, running... if only I could out run this pain... Her shoulder answered her with a stab of pain. She remembered exactly how she had been given that scar, but she tried to forget it everyday, to block it out in hopes of blocking out the pain the scar still gave her...

It had been a calm day, she was nine years-old and walking in the forest. It was before she had learned of her panther shape, so she was unable to protect herself from the attack. He had come from nothing, given no warning, attacking her and trying to kill her. She knew now that it was no accident as she had thought then. She had paniced and changed for the first time in a huge black panther. As she realize what she was she found she could fight back, but he had known she would shift before she had and he was ready for her. While she was still wondering at her change he grabbed a dagger from his waist and cut an X on her shoulder. She cried out as the pain burned into her making her weak from it. The dagger had been no normal weapon it was made to kill shape-shifters. Her attacker had returned the blade to his waist, smiled as if he was plased with himself and disappeared again. Elizemere had lain there slowly dying from her wound for hours it seemed. Then an angel it seemed to her had come and taken her in his arms and took her away. She had a hard time remembering all the things that had happened after the poison had entered her body so couldn't remember what he had looked like or his name though he told her as he tried to calm her. He treated her wound and took care of her for days then when she was as healed as she could be of the poison (though never fully) he had left.

Even now as she remembered she wondered about him. why did he leave? But she still had no answers to those questions and probably never would. Elizemere sighed again and ran on though the woods chasing the dawn away...


(wow long post! Sorry but hey it's a important part of her story so hopefully you'll forgive me! which this may be my last post for a week so see ya when I get back!!!)

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Dune and Riko were already by Minna's side when Callisto and Darrien came to join them. Riko looked up at them, desperate,"She'll not be dead. The air heals her! Partially...." Dune looked at Callisto sadly,"Is there anything you can do to help her? The air will do most of the healing for her, the rest will take time, but...I just hope it's not to late for her..."

(NR you forgot to add me to the first post! )

Elizemere slowed and finally stopped as the light became more. She was about to run back toward the way she came when she heard a sound. It was a cry. She walked slowly toward it. Elizemere changed into a human as she came near. She now saw it was a little girl sitting under low braches of a tree. The girl was crying... but not normal cries. As the girl looked up to see who was there Elizemere's eyes widened. The girl's eyes were jet black and the tears rolling down her cheeks were black as well. Elizemere had made no sound as she had apoached but the girl had heard her. She isn't just a little girl... there is something more to her... Elizemere thought puzzled....

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