In this corner... [graceful_shiek]

OoC: Setting: A large circular rink surrounded by a pool of element, that changes from lava to water to ice to whatever

BiC: "The pool of elements, this is where I'll get directions to the other tail spirits..." Latio thought aloud. "But nothing's happening. Perhaps..." he sat down in a meditation position, "this'll help," and he went into deep meditation.

The one you call 'Gorin,' he will take you to the other spirits. But beware: once you get them he'll try to convince your mind into helping his awful cause... a voice whispered in the foxfolk's head ...just follow the ones you know you trust...

But I trust Gorin, he's a great leader... Latio telepathically replied.

Are you sure? Isn't there someone you can trust more than him?

Footsteps broke Latio's telepathic communication with the pool. Someone approached behind him. He turned around and found...

OoC: Castlevania DS rocks! Get it! Now!

OoC: Lol! I've already beaten Dawn of Sorrow three times. Yes! It rocks!

BiC:

Kai wandered around a forest, lost deep in thought. Her training with Kira had been going well, she felt stronger than when she first entered the Dome. Where will I be when I finally graduate? she asked. The dragoon figured she had become stronger than most dragoons that lived in Grydon. At least, the female had never heard of the Celesital Wings before. I wonder why I'm trying to get stronger. Maybe I want to prove that I can belong in my home once again. Though, that was impossible. Once a dragoon was banished, they could never return.

The lightning warrior sighed, I really need something to cheer me up. That thought was interrupted by a bright light that shined through the pine trees. First it was red, then light blue, dark blue, finally back to red. Curious at to what could be creating such a glow, Kai walked over to it. She entered a large clearing in the forest. There was some ground but in the middle was a pool of elements. The dragoon was amazed by the sight. Raw element was hardly ever found, and in such quantity. But was more interesting was the figure that sat by the pool. Three tails swished gently behind the figure, his back covered in familiar demonhide armor. Is that... the woman wondered.

The beings ear twiched in her direction and he stood up. Turning around, "Kai?" Latio asked.

It was him. But, "You've changed."

"Yeah, I've grown much stronger," he said proudly.

The dragoon smiled at him, "That's great. I knew you could." She saw him blush slightly and, in turn, she blushed a little, too.

"Though, I haven't had a chance to see just what I can do know."

The female gave him a sly smile, "Well, I haven't had a little spar in some time. What do you say?"

He didn't draw any weapons, instead, he flexed his claws, "Sure. Just don't expect me to go easy."

Kai giggled and drew her own scimitar, "Don't make me out to be weak. I can hold my own."

Th-Three times?! How do you kill the big ugly guy at the top of the tower, the one with the |-|yp3r 14z0R?

IC: “Would you like the first move, milady?” Latio asked, preparing to block one of Kai’s spells.

“No, I’ll let you go first, because if I did, I wouldn’t get to see your new ‘powers.’” Kai joked.

“Well then, prepare to loose!” Latio swung his left hand up, and Kai felt a gust of wind rise from below her, in the same arch her opponent brought his hand up. The strong gust caught on her wings, and she was swept off her feet, though the dragoon regained her balance in midair. She pointed her scimitar at the foxfolk, who sensed the incoming blast, and waved his hands sideways to redirect the blast into the well containing the pool of elements.

Kai was speechless at the control Latio had over her spell, and she saw the foxfolk pull some of the liquid from the pool and gather it in a ball. It glowed red, and the three-tailed fox moved his hands around the liquid, not touching it, and formed it into a ball shape. It looked to Kai like he was making some type of pottery from the liquid hovering in front of him, but with a flick of his wrist it burst into flame, and he threw the fireball at the surprised dragoon…

OoC: Are you getting Metroid Hunters? Wi-Fi will be awesome!

OoC: Of course I'm getting Metroid Hunters. I don't know about the Wi-Fi, though. I don't even know how to get it. And about the big, ugly boss with the huge laser, you've probably already beaten him by now, lol. But I'll be glad to help you with anything else on that game, it rules.

BiC:

Kai quickly spun to the side, the fireball whizzing past her, flames lickly out at her. She let out the breath she didn't realize she was holding and turned back to Latio. A grin was plastered on his face. "Since when could you do that?" the dragoon asked.

"I told you, I've gotten much stronger. And I'm going to keep getting stronger," he proclaimed. Determination shone in his eyes. The female had to hand it to him, the fox had done better than she ever thought. But she wasn't about to be left behind.

She floated down to the ground and folded her wings tight against her back, hoping that another gust of wind wouldn't catch them. "Well, don't think I've been just laying around," she playfully commented. This battle would have to switch to melee combat, which was fine with Kai, she was better at that anyway. The dragoon held the scimitar in front of her face. A scent wafted into her nostrils, it smelled like her mother. But memories had no place here. "Ready, Latio?"

"Are you?" he shot back. She grinned and lunged at the fox. He came foward, also, and they met halfway. His claws clanged against her blade, he was just a little stronger. That wouldn't stop this warrior, though. She tapped into the Amythest imbedded in her scimitar and purple, electrical magic coursed through the steel. And right into the foxfolk's body, giving him a rather nasty jolt. With that distraction, Kai dropped to the ground and kicked his feet out from under him. But as he began to fall, Latio flipped backwards and landed perfectly on his feet.

"Looks like you can't control all of my magic," Kai commented. This fight's gonna be good. Who knows, I just might get to use Celestial Wings for the first time.

OoC: I got my wi-fi adapter at Futureshop for 50$ or something, but seeing I'm up in Canada, and you're in Kansas, I believe (yes, I read that battle Scoria made, with the 'protect yourself with your character' situation) so its going to be ~45$. Also, you need a broadband internet connection to use it (Cable or DSL).

IC: "You won't catch me off guard again," quoted Latio. He was running many different tactics through his cranium. Lightning? No she'll absorb it. Fire? Tried that. All that's left it wind, but she won't fall for that again, I guess I'll go physical again, but first... Latio waved his arm close to the ground, and the wind blew dust and dirt at Kai, who blocked with her wing. The foxfolk lunged at the unnatural (to him) limb and clung on with his claws, being very careful not to damage the wing too much. He then heated his hands, and burnt the dragoon.

"Ow! Get off, get off!" she demanded, though not too seriously. Latio refused, so Kai flapped her wings to shake him off...

OoC: Uh, sorry it's short. I missed Inuyasha and Naruto yesterday, so I have no ideas to build on. Also, where do you go after the fire guy beats Julius?

Edit: Whoa, I reread Kai's profile and I realized all the battles she was in I participated in! Coincidence? I think not! Unless it isn't updated... But cool nonetheless

OoC: $50?! Jeez, I could buy a new game for that much. Though, I do remember that after moving from Canada to the states everything seemed to be ten dollars cheaper. Oh well.
Okay, after that you beat the Bat Company boss and get his soul, which lets you turn into a giant bat. Then you back to the Cursed Clock Tower and go back to where you faced Zephir. Travel after that room and you should come to one that has a lot of spikes. Just use your new soul.
Wow, I didn't notice that either about Kai's battles. And it is updated. Hmm, that's kind of creepy, lol.

BiC:

Latio backflipped again as the dragoon shook him off her wings. They had a slight pain sensation, but nothing that would be serious. The fox cracked his knuckles, his large claws gleamed in the red light of the elemental pool. Kai brought her scimitar in front of her again, ready to fend off and blow and deliver one right back. What can I do to gain an advantage? she asked herself. Lightning wouldn't work, unless she summoned it right from the Amythest. But the female was sure Latio wouldn't fall for that again. Plus, the foxfolk was stronger than her, not by too much but still stronger. Somehow...

The three-tailed fox leaped at her, his claws thrusted forward. She blocked with her sword, clashing once more. Latio, however, didn't keep his hands on the blade for fear of her magic, and swiped her knees. Stepping back to avoid, the dragoon let a strike go towards his snout. He lifted his head upwards and kicked out, landing it her thigh. Kai stumbled and Latio jumped. He came from the air but the girl had just the counterattack. She lashed out with both wings, catching him in mid-air and throwing him to the side. The dragoon decided it was safe and let loose a bolt from her hand.

It didn't get near him. Instead, it went zooming off into the sky. The fox stood up and brushed himself off, "I though you knew I could control lightning magic. Or did you figure that I would be too preoccupied?"

Kai laughed, "That's exactly what I was thinking. You know, I thought you said you've gotten stronger."

"I have become stronger," he slightly growled.

"Then prove it," the female taunted. She wanted to see Latio push himself, to see just what he could do. Come on, Latio. I know you can do more than that. The pool shifted to ice, bathing the battlefield in a light blue glow. No wind rattled the trees that surround them. The only moving beings were the two combatants. They were all alone. Two friends fighting to better each other.

The day turned to dusk and the two warriors were at a stand-off, skimming through their options. Damn, no more wind to control. Wait, what am I thinking? I can beat her without 'magic,' I'll just beat her down with physical blows! But I have to disable her flight first...

Without warning Kai's scimitar started slashing at Latio, though the foxfolk narrowly dodged most of the swipes, though a few hit his arms and legs; nothing serious, but small drips of blood seeped from the cuts. “Latio, I thought you were going to beat me. Come on, show me what you’ve got!”

Latio could feel his savage personality suddenly flare up. His mask morphed into it’s natural form (the metal part, incase you don’t know) and his eyeslit glowed dim red. “Kai, get away, as far as you can, and don’t look back!”

“You’re not fooling me, Latio! Does this mean you-“ The female dragoon saw various patches of Latio’s skin grow metal, and he had a bloodthirsty look in his visible eye…

OoC: What tactic did you use to kill the sythe guy in the Mines? Also, YAY, new sig!

OoC: What exactly does your sig mean?

BiC:

The lightning dragoon took a step back, terrified of the horrible transformation Latio was undergoing. His body was now almost completely covered by blueish biometal. His only eye was red in color, identifying bloodlust. He growled, resisting the curse, but it only progressed futher until his entire body was a metal weapon. "Latio?" Kai whispered, unsure of where her friend had gone. The only reply was a feral growl. Then the fox launched himself at her. His claws, longer than she remembered, were now small knives. His teeth, no better.

They clashed against the iron of the female's scimitar, raised in defense across her neck. Latio came with the other claw, which the dragoon also blocked. She could've struck back, but didn't want to. "Latio!" she shouted, hoping to get some responce other than an attack. He seemed to back off for a second, only to drop to the ground and sweep Kai's feet out from under her. She grimaced as her back hit the soft soil, the foxfolk's form towered over her. For survival, she shot a purple lightning bolt from her left hand, striking him. The magic coursed through his body now that it was covered in metal. The scared fighter jumped to her feet and stepped away.

"Latio, get ahold of yourself!" she yelled. He turned to her and bared his teeth. Latio moved toward with the intent to kill, his eye holding no mercy. No! she shouted to herself. With one powerful push of her wings, the dragoon took flight, gliding high enough to be out of his reach. Instead, now that the elemental pool had returned to lava, he gathered fire from that and formed a fireball again. This one was about twice as big as the first, however. He shot it at the dragoon, who easily dodged it in the air. But the fox had jumped into the sky. He was now level with Kai, though not for long, just long enough. He slashed furiously at her with his claws, too fast for her to block all his attacks. Her arms and wings were marked with cuts and scraches. Finally, he kicked her in the stomach and sent the winged woman back to the earth.

She flared her wings right before colliding with the ground, gently setting her feet back on terra firma. Latio also landed, his horrifing demenor not changing. I wanted to fight Latio, but not like this. This isn't a fight, it's just torture. Latio was trapped and she didn't know how to help him. But she sheathed her scimitar and held out her hands, "You've got to fight it, Latio! This isn't right! I-I won't fight you like this!"

OoC: There's a banking company called 'Scotiabank,' and I just changed the scotia to Scoria.

BiC; "...I-I won't fight you like this!" Kai shouted at the monster who had replaced her friend. “But I will defend myself if I must,” and she threw up a shield of electricity. Latio seemed to grimly chuckle as he parted the veil with a wave of his hand, and approached his prey, ready for another attack.

“No, d-don’t come any closer, or I’ll-“ What could she do? “I’ll kill you!” the dragoon bluffed. Latio seemed to stop for a second, then continued slowly approaching Kai.

It wasn’t that the metal weighed him down, he just seemed to stalk closer and closer, until Kai ran, and tried to take flight. She realized then that Latio had broken her left wing, and she decided to run as far away into the woods as possible. Latio quickly gave chase, ripping through trees with razor-sharp claws, and slowly but surely caught up to his prey. He dove in her direction, and tackled her to the ground. He dove for the neck...

OoC: Yay for me! I beat Castlevania, and I'm playing it through on easy again, 'til I'm ready to take on hard mode (and Julius mode, for that matter).

OoC: Yay for you! Ooo, you should really play Julius mode, it's oodles of fun. The final boss is the coolest.

BiC:

Kai's hands lashed out and grabbed part of Latio's face to keep the possessed foxfolk from ripping out her throat. He kept coming closer. Finally, the dragoon forced a large amount of lightning through her hands and into the biometal that covered Latio. It had a huge effect as the substance conducted the electricity wonderfully. The fox jumped off of her, howling as the lightning continued to course through him for several minutes until he used his control to throw it off him. The moment gave the female time to get away from the maddened fighter but when he looked up, she was still standing there. Now Kai had her scimitar drawn, "Latio, I don't want to fight you. But if I have to, I will!"

The fox smiled insanely, showing a mouth full of sharp teeth, before she rushed at her again. The dragoon summoned the Amythest's magic to cover the blade with electricity. That would give some protection against his physical attacks. Instead, he covered his own claws with fire and slashed at her. She blocked with her sword but the fire around his paws prevented her own magic from getting to him. The warrior fired a purple lightning bolt at him but he just forced to fly harmlessly pass him. He slashed continuously, the dragoon was just barely able to block each of his strikes. At least my best department is speed, she thought as another clash announced that their weapons had met.

The fox didn't seem to be tiring at all, though Kai figured he'd be in a bad condition once this was over. For now, she had to fight the monster that had taken him over. She flared her wings in defiance, despite the broken left. As he came against her scimitar again, the dragoon called her strength and pushed Latio about a foot away. Then she wrapped her wings in front of her, charged, and tackled him. His claws raked against the soft webbing between the wings, making her yelp in pain but she kept shoving. Finally, the female stopped suddenly and pushed out with her dragon wings. They threw the foxfolk a little ways into the air where he landed with a thud. The dragoon brought her tattered wings to her back and took another battle pose.

OoC: Hard mode seemed... easier than the normal mode. Maybe it was because I had Dracula's tunic, and the best upgrade of all weapon types! Julius mode... Dang, that's pretty hard, I can't even beat Dario at level twenty...

BiC: The demon in Latin's mind knew that his opponent couldn't last much longer, and once her strength gave in and her speed wore down, he'd feast on her flesh. The foxfolk licked his metallic lips, and once again charged at Kai, who lifted her scimitar in defense. Latin ignited his clawed hands, and reaved through the dragoon's scimitar with a lick of flame. The family heirloom was melted in half just under the amethyst's position, and the majority of the blade fell to the ground.

"M-My sword! That was my mother's sword, Latio! It was special to me, and you ruined it!" Kai shouted furiously, clasping the handle part of the blade in one hand, and the larger blade part in the other. The sharp edge cut her delicate hand, and she glowed a pale purple aura. Many translucent orbs, possibly spirits, surrounded the female and entered her body and tattered wings. She was completely enveloped in the light purple glow, and her wings grew twice the size. The limbs grew thousands of soft, smooth feathers, and in a brilliant white flash, her transformation was complete.

OoC: Feel free to add whatever you want to that melted sword thing. On a side note, music number twenty-six (momentary moonlight) was playing through this scene. *loves the sound mode*

The lightning dragoon held the melted in blade in her hand. She just couldn't believe it. The scimitar was now a worthless hunk of metal. It was the only item she had to remember her parents, her mother. Kai could picture her right now. Her mother looked so much like her: the same brown hair, purple wings, body structure, and kind violet eyes. The female's own eyes weld up with tears, she would never see her mother again. And the only heirloom she had was now in pieces.

Kai hardly noticed what was happening outside her own memories but she now felt a calming wave come over her. Then, a powerful...entity entered her mind and left just as quickly with graceful words, Don't worry, we are with you. The dragoon looked up and at her own wings. The soft, lavender feathers surprised her. She had never entered Celestial Wings before but it was such a peaceful and comforting feeling. Then the females turned her attention back to Latio. He had taken a step back, unsure of his opponent. She had to free him from the demon, so she had to beat him.

The feathered dragoon drew some electrical magic inward, then expelled it in a dome shape around her. The possessed foxfolk flipped backwards, not getting hit my such and attack. Then she gathered her magic in an orb of purple lightning between her hands and launched that at the demon. Latio started rushing her right after she fired her spell and used his control make the orb fly harmlessly around him. But Kai had more control over her magic and willed the ball to go after him, slaming into the fox's back and hurling him forward. The dragoon erected a dome-shaped shield around herself that Latio was pushed into. But he engulfed his claws in fire and clung to the shield. Using both his hands and control, he started to rip a hole in the dome. But she fought back to keep it closed until the female had another spell ready. She released her will on the shield and Latio ripped it open. He was met by a large, purple bolt right in his snout, fired at point-blank range. He flew backwards but flipped in the air and landed on all fours, snarling. "Latio," Kai pleaded, "Wake up!"

OoC: Eh, Dario isn't that hard. Besides, its the last boss that's a surprise. And your custom rank...is pretty sad. Lol, J/K.

OoC: Could you review my Character Fic please?

BiC: Latio sped towards Kai, too fast for her to track. He lit up his claws and leapt under his opponent, ran up a tree (which soon went aflame) and leapt at Kai's back. He scraped his sharp claws down her back, but the wounds were scorched together right after. The savage foxfolk then grabbed onto Kai's valkyrie-like wings and tried to rip them apart too, but was repelled with an electric bolt.

OoC: Sorry, I have to go buy some more CJs later.

OoC: I don't suppose you know where you can buy motivation, too? Lol, sorry about the wait. I still don't know what to do about Kai's now-melted sword.

BiC:

The enraged fox flew a little ways from the electric bolt but easily landed on his feet and came after her again. Kai's back seered with pain, her flesh burnt where Latio had slashed her. But she was only half-worried about dieing. The dragoon knew that he could beat the demon and regain control of himself, but how? I have to figure out a way to help Latio, she said to herself. The foxfolk had not only ignited his claws but his feet as well. His single red eye was full of nothing but hatred.

He slashed at her with his right claw but the dragoon waved her hand in front of it, creating a electric barrier that broke as soon as his paw glanced off it. This happened several times, each attack sending Kai back a few steps. Finally, fed up with his claws, he kicked at her with a flaming foot. Instead of creating another shield, the female grabbed his talon, the fire burning her hands. She didn't let go but sent a shockwave of lightning through the fox. He growled in pain and claws her her arms, making her strengthen the magic until it was visibly coursing through him. Latio finally howled in pain and stopped his attack, though he wasn't close to being finished. But at that moment, the dragoon stopped her magic and wrapped arms and wings around the fox. "Latio," she whispered, "Please, wake up!"

Kai draped her feathery, purple wings around Latio, and was just able to rest her head on his left shoulder. Her hands clasped his arms tightly, and they send a steady shock through the foxfolk, just enough to warn him not to lash out at her. The lightning dragoon, sure that Latio wouldn’t attack, stopped the electrical pulses, and she sobbed on his shoulder. The female could feel tiny hairs on Latio’s cold, metal arms, and the foxfolk’s hands wrapped around her, just under where her wings met her back. She felt a slight squeeze, and saw Latio’s red eyes dim down. Almost all of his metallic ‘shell’ had dissolved , and with the support of the beast within him contained again, he fainted on top of Kai, who struggled to heave him off. Tired from the battle, the winged female lay beside him, and drifted to sleep, under the moonlight...

The tweeting of an unknown bird aroused the sleepy dragoon. Bits and pieces of a battle flashed through her mind, What a wierd dream. She sighed dreamily and moved against whatever was beside her. In response, something brushed against her face. It was kind of wet and... furry? She lazily opened her eyes to see Latio's peaceful face. Immediately, her own face turned red, Okay, I guess it wasn't a dream. Kai sat up and looked around. Bright sunlight shone around them, probably late morning. The trees around the gale had some scorch marks on them and areas of the ground were gouged out. Wow, we really did fight here, she realized. Turning back to the foxfolk, she softly shook his shoulder. "Hey, Latio," the female said in a quiet voice.

"Too... early," he mumbled.

The dragoon chuckled slightly and shook him harder, "It's not early. We probably slept through most of the morning."

He stirred and finally opened his only visible, pupil-less eye, despite that he couldn't see. His nose and ears twiched, "Kai?"

"Good morning," she replied cheerfully. He quickly sat up and surveyed his surroundings.

"What... happened," he asked apprehensively, as though he didn't want to know the answer.

"We had an interesting litte schuffle last night," Kai responded.

The warrior's ears dropped a little, "I'm... sorry about that."

The dragoon laid a hand on his shoulder and gave a smile, "Don't worry. But can you tell me why that happened?"

"Err, well, a few months back, maybe a year ago, I met up with a warrior named Gorin. I think you two met at the Tower of Time." Latio started to explain.

"That dark-clothed guy? He did this?" Kai interrupted. She ran her index finger along the foxfolk's scarred eye, and her voice held a little anger.

"No, he didn't do it-" Latio suddenly stopped talking and consulted himself about Gorin. Wait, yes he did! Well, not directly, but if anyone is to blame, it's him. Besides, I don't remember volunteering for his group in the first place... "-well, he’s partially to blame. He brought me into his group, but he didn’t attack me, or anything. It was one of his enemies, I think his name was Grasthos, who did this. He was making mutants, and one of them scraped me across the eye.”

“I woke up in a cleric’s house, and the people in there told me that my eye was cursed, and if I didn’t get a cure, or something to seal it, I’d mutate into something awful. After that, I tried to find something to control it. I kept on fainting, and waking up in a cage, like an animal. Eventually I joined a party of adventurers, and we went to a temple in a marsh, where I found this-” Latio morphed his mask into it’s metal form, and Kai instantly tackled him down.

“Latio, take it off, it makes me nervous,” she commanded, afraid that her friend would attack her again.

“Relax, I can make it go away,” Latio said, morphing it back. “Um, could you get off me, please?” Kai blushed slightly and sat beside him again. “The curse, or whatever, breaks loose every once-in-a-while. I don’t know how it’s activated, or anything else about it, besides that once it gets released, it doesn’t go away until it’s defeated. How did you stop it, anyway?” Kai suddenly kissed Latio on the cheek, and they both blushed.

“So, if you didn’t join Gorin’s group, this wouldn’t have happened?” Kai didn’t seem to like this group Latio had got into, and she was trying to get him to quit. It was working, and would pay off for Latio sooner or later.

“I’ll do that once I get a chance…” Latio’s thoughts turned to the mental conversation with the elemental pool he had. Who can I trust more that Gorin? He felt something lean on his shoulder… Well, her, of course!

OoC: Can you think of anything that'll make it longer? I sure can't, unless someone comes to spoil it.

Latio Scaptur, or now we should call him, "Flame of the West," has invited me to join this battle for some reason or another. He also asked me to tell you that he's going to be gone for Spring Break, so I'm stuck here. >:/
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Isis had been flying across a small wooded area, wondering where Latio was. He had sent a letter for her, or could it had been... "You LOSER!" she screamed, a mental image of Gorin's little imp popping into her head.

Over a hundred miles away, that same imp was cracking up, until Gorin got out his duct tape.

OoC: FotW knows what I'm talking about.

BiC: The goddess was just about to turn around, but then she heard voices talking. One little tidbit surprised her was "So, if you didn’t join Gorin’s group, this wouldn’t have happened?”

"...I'll do that once I get the chance."

Isis pieced two and two together and landed. She ran towards the group, hoping to all the powers that it wasn't Latio... Alas, it was.

"Are you thinking about quiting the alliance?" she asked, not caring what the foxfolk would think when he saw her. The two lovers (I hope) turned around in shock, and saw the winged woman standing there, a look of concern and anger on her face.

"Uh..."

"Yes he is. Just look what that Gorin had done to him!"

Isis thought back a few months, back to that time when... "No, no! That wasn't his fault! That was MINE!"

OoC: It actually is, you know. Isis tried to help Latio fight Tohinka, and then she got speared through the wing, then he got slashed across the eye. So, it's Isis' fault. ;_;

OoC: Yeah, I know what really happened, I followed that little quest. But Kai doesn't. And they aren't exactly lovers because that would be a little wierd, to say the least.

BiC:

"It was your fault?" the dragoon asked. It was obvious that this new person was part of this alliance and was sorry for what happened to Latio.

"No, no, Isis," the foxfolk reassured, "It wasn't exactly your fault. You didn't try to get me attacked." Still, he cast his eyes downwards, as if not sure what to do.

"Still," Kai interrupted, "It's doesn't change the fact that it did happen. It is true that Latio has gotten stronger while with you people but at the price of losing control?" She wasn't trying to be controlling, she just cared for the fox.

"He doesn't lose control all the time," the goddess countered, "And if he stays with us, he'll probably find a way to get rid of the curse." She then directed her attention to Latio, "Don't you want to stay with us? Or are you really going to betray us?" Isis narrowed her eyes.

The foxfolk shook his head, "I'm not going to betray the Oblivion Alliance, just... leave."

The goddess drew a slender sword, "I can't let you do that, Latio." Latio stepped back a bit and held his claws out in front, ready to defend himself but not eager to do so. Kai, however, drew her own sword and was ready to fight this Isis. Until she looked at her sword.

A small yelp escaped her lips and the goddess let out a little snicker. "Kai, what's wrong?" the fox asked, concerned.

In the fogginess that led her to believe that the battle last night was a dream, she had completely forgotten about her sword. Now, seeing the melted half-blade, it all came back to her. "Latio," she said in shock, "You melted my sword."

"Oh..." was all he could say as the memory came back to him, also. The dragoon sighed with some saddness but with more annoyance. Looks like she would have to fight this battle without her scimitar.

“Oh, right.. Well, it’s not like you two need to fight...” Latio didn’t want to get on either of the women’s bad sides. One would use shock-therapy to brainwash him out of the Alliance, and the other cold blow him to bits, if she wanted.

“Latio, what are you saying? They’ve scarred you, made you loose control, and it will only get worse if you stay with them. She-” Kai pointed towards Isis “-will just make you suffer, and-“

“She doesn’t know what she’s talking about, Latio. We would never make you do anything you didn’t want to do,” Isis rebutted.

“Well, then why can’t he leave? You said you’d let him do what he wants!”

“No, I said that if he didn’t want to do something, he didn’t have to. Besides, if he quits, what’s stopping him from giving away our secrets?”

“Isis, I would never tell anyone about you liking Gori-“ Latio quickly jammed a hand over his mouth. He had just given away Isis’ most personal secret to someone who hated the Alliance enough to turn it into blackmail.

“So now Latio is playing matchmaker for you and that pus-spewing organ pile sin against God!”

OoC: Phrase of the day.

BiC: “You don’t go talking about Gorin like that! And as for you, Latio, you’re dead.” the goddess leered at the two, and cast a glare at both of them. The bright blast of light hardly phased Latio, but his dragoon companion let out a yelp, and shrunk down, grasping at her eyes. The pain was over in a few seconds, though once Kai raised her head, and opened her eyes, she started whispering.

“L-Latio, I can’t see anything. Where am I? It’s so dark.”

“Isis! What did you do to her?!” Latio shouted to his once-ally, who leaned against a tree at the edge of the clearing.

“Oh, a side effect of the glare spell. The blindness will wear off in an hour.” Isis responded, with a smirk. Kai groped at empty space, trying to get a hold of something, and found Latio’s arm.

OoC: Gone again in two days, or something. I'm bad at remembering things.