(( Omg, this just gets more and more exciting! I was going to have Dante save Holly, but I can't! XD If she gets to the point of dying Dante will be the savior ;D ))

Holly screached as she fell to the ground. She blocked Selks punch and rolled away from her and stood up quickly. She stood there watching selk and waiting glad her reflexes were good. She glared at Selk not happy, she didn't want to fight Selk and oviously selk seemed to think she wasn't very good. "That was so cheating." Holly growled puting her arm up ready to block selk or fight her back not sure which would come first.

Alex watched the fight beginning. He was glad selk hadn't used wepons on her, she was a hopeless fighter. He didn't ever think to teach her, Vampire's and wherewolves don't really do well together when their fighting. He watched closely ready to jump in if Holly needed help.

{Lol, Dante could appear out of the blue and tackle Selk XD}

Selk snarled, lunging at the vampire. She rolled to the side at the last second, sweeping Holly's feet out from under her. When the woman was on the floor, the dark elf threw another punch at her face. The next shot was aimed at her stomach, and she started for that when her first fist was moving.

Holly grabbed selks wrists and kicked her off of her. She shoved selk away and stood up again.

Alex sighed. He was about ready to scream fight back. If she didn't start fighting soon he was going to have to help.

{Holly's quite pathetic for a vampire XD}

Selk's rage seemed to simmer down, allowing her to focus better. Her eyes still burned, but she blinked away the tears she felt streaming down her cheeks. "Holly," she said in a stern voice, "you have to keep me away from you. Don't let me hurt you."
Her violet eyes narrowed, and the dark elf levitated up a few feet in the air. Her dagger was soon flying toward Holly's chest, aimed for her right shoulder.
"Do not only avoid, but return the blows. Fight back!"

Vik leaned against the wall watching in disgust, as Holly proved she was a terrible fighter. This was more than painful to watch for a guy who thrived on fighting and killing and he held on sympathy for the girl figuring that the wolf was the reason she was so weak. Had she not been with him maybe she would learn to defend herself, typically against his kind. The half breed started hissing silent curses to himself the more he watched she was trying to win a fight by barely defending and it was not working at all. Selk was truly being benevolent for not killing her where she stands now but he was not the judge or the jury, just a bystander getting pissed at this display.

((Haha sorry for not being on lately... having a few internet problems heh heh :sweat:))

{In coming Alex XD}

Holly stared at selk and the dagger coming at her more then a littled freaked out. "Holly move." Alex screamed jumping up and pushing her out of the way. He grabbed selks dagger just before it hit the ground and turned to faced her. Holly got up of the ground where she had fallen a little slower then she had before. Holly frowned. "I don't know how to fight!" She almost screamed. Alex sighed and handed her the dagger. He looked around for another wepon that she could use and picked up a sword placing it in her hand and taking back the dagger. Holly frowned but looked up at selk, she would try to fight but she didn't think she would do very well.

"You have to fight to survive down here," Selk purred, still hovering in the air. Slowly landing, she stepped over and retrieved her dagger from Alex. "The two of you are too dependant on one another. If one of you is taken down, you will never get out of here alive." The drow went back to the middle of the room, fingering her blades. "Strike me," she hissed at Holly. "See if I can match your speed. Hold the blade tightly, but not in a death grip. It should feel like an extention of your own arm, not a stick to be tossed about." Selk sheathed one dagger, holding the other ready in Holly's direction. "Strike me."

So it had now come to this huh? Selk had to give the pitiful thing lessons in how to fight. Did they even have time for this? Feeling a surge of anger come over him the half breed reeled in his emotions and let it go hoping that this would work out for the best. He had known all along that the vampire was not a threat in a fight and now it everyone knew, this was quite embarrassing to their race and even more so since she was in love with a beast that was their sworn enemy. How pitiful a sight this was for the vampire race. Vik's crimson eyes were filled with rage at this development but he figured he had set his self up for this sort of disappointment.

(( Hahaha. I sooo want to fight noww! D; Gaah!! Can't resist it any longerr... will still try and wait :P ))

Balthazar sat watching, his black hair flowing infront of his face as a slight breeze rustled around him. His dark black eyes made extreme contrast to his pale skin. He did little to hide his weapons, two swords crisscrossed across his back runes of fire danced on them and a massive bow. He chuckled, he hadn't seen selk fight in a long time, he hadn't seen her in a long time.

((Hehe, welcome. :D Good to have you with us. Selk is preoccupied, but hey! Maybe she'll notice you. And, just to clarify, I don't know if you are a dark elf as well, but where these guys live, drow have black skin and white hair. Hehe, forgot to say that. . . . but that doesn't mean you have to be a drow. You very well could be a surface contact that Selk has. You never know. :D))

((hahaha nah ima Half elf ranger... so pale and random colored :P hehehe if that makes sense, basically i do runs into the dark elf towns for fun and to hunt. figure thats how we first met.. if that makes sense at all :P))

((Shweet. :D That's awesome . . . alright! More adventure. Muahaha! I'll have Selk notice him eventually . . . lol))

((Hey peoples!!! haha))

((haha no problem :D He loves watching ;) ))
((HI))

{lol.}

Holly sighed and did as she was told. She thrust the sword forward at Selk. Holding the handle tightly but not in a 'death grip' as selk had said. Alex backed away and leaned up against the wall. He didn't want to hurt their chances of winning this battle for selk. Although if Holly did die in the battle he would be happy to die himself. He watched Holly's fighting attempt felling bad that he hadn't tought her anything, she hadn't been a good fighter when she was human either.

"Don't look where you're going to strike," Selk said in an irritated tone, though she closed her eyes to calm herself before saying anything else. The dark elf had easily knocked the blade to the side, using nothing but her leather bracer to do so. Stepping up beside the vampire, Selk grasped her hand, forming it around the blade properly. "Like this," she whispered, "and when you swing it, don't watch where you want to hit. It warns me of where you'll be aiming."
Stepping away, the drow shook her head. "Someone help her." She cast her gaze about the room, sighing. "Well, at least I know where I'll be putting you," she chuckled. "In the back." Then Selk laughed aloud, shaking her head again. "We have a proverb here in the Underdark. One that even the youngest of children know as common sense. 'Those that watch their backs meet their death from the front.'"
She cast her purple eyes over Truinthil. "You will deal with the weapon master," she stated, then looked to Neam. "If you do not mind, you will be taking down the priestess' and mind flayers. Nasty beasts, the lot of them." Her gaze flickered to Vik. "You will aid me in getting to the Matron." Then to Alex and Holly. "And you will take care of the guards that pursue us." Tilting her head, the dark elf sighed. "Any questions on the matter?"

Vik smiled and shook his head since he had no objections and exposed a malicious grin revealing his ivory fangs. feeling a rush of excitement run over him as he looked around the room. He felt that he would finally get to stretch his limbs like he wanted to. Peering over towards the figure that was leading them he couldn't help but feel great respect for her admiring her great ambitions. the half breed got off the wall and cracked his neck on both sides then loosened up his back and stood there waiting for their next orders.

Dante stepped out of the shadows. He didn't exactly understand what her plan was, just that the obvious was she was trying to break in somewhere, using them to help her. He wondered what got into them to just go along with it? Perhaps he should too, then he'll try stop her.
"Why hello there Selk.. long time no see," he said with a mischievous grin, walking forward and approaching her calmly.
"Have you forgotten about me?" he asks, and he fakes a sad expression, as if he's heartbroken. This act was soon broken when he smiled solemnly. "C'mon.. you're not that tired are you?" he asks, his eyes widening.

"Ah," Selk frowned in surprise, blinking slowly. "The other wolf. Dante." Her arched brows raised suddenly. "How did I miss you?" Her eyes narrowed even more. "Where did you come from? You disappeared in the city. You followed us?"
The dark elf reached forward to pat his cheek harshly, a grim smile on her face. "Do you need a placement too?" Selk seemed a bit worn out, but was determined not to let it show. "We're attacking my mother tomorrow. Might I place you within the plans?"
Her lavender eyes scanned over everyone in the room, pausing only when she looked back to Dante. She shook her braided hair out of her face, taking a deep breath. "Where would you do best, wolf?"

Balthazar looked on with curiosity, -what is selk doing this time, with all these misfits?- he thought as he watched he talking with so many people who werent drow or even human.

Truinthil's attention snapped towards Balthazar and his eyes narrowed. How had he allowed himself to miss the coming of another person, and for so long. He had been too wrapped up in watching the people fight. He remained where he was, however, the shadows of the corner he stood in all but completely hiding his Drow appearance. Other than his eyes looking upon Balthazar where he sat, Truinthil moved not a single muscle. Were anyone to look at him it would seem he wasn't even breathing.

Dante simply remained where she was as she began trying to figure out how he stood where he was, but he shook his head. "I have my ways." he spoke, and before he continued she began talking about what they were doing, and he nodded enthusiastically.
"Yes, I'd like a placement." he stated with a curt nod, he had thought it best not to ask why, but he couldn't just simply go along and then stop her when he didn't even know the reason, so he asked.
"May I ask why you plan to do this? She is.. your mother after all." he concluded as he looked at her. His face was not expressionless, but many of his expressions were hidden behind a grim one, his eyes observing her, his lips in a line.
As she asked his position, he shrugged. "You can be the judge of that." he responded with a slight smile, already preparing himself for what was coming.

Balthazar still sitting scanned the area once more noticing something he hadn't before, a drow standing in the corner. A slight smile coursed his lips, his eyes trailing to meet the drows. Taking a single arrow from his quiver he notched it into his bow, Jumping backwards into the city streets he let it loose aiming for just above the drows head. As soon as his feet hit the ground he disappeared into and alley, he wanted to watch them fight but couldn't no matter how interesting they were.