"No Nieko," Eleanor said seriously as she pulled her hand away from the male. She cared for him, but this wasn't the Nieko that she had grown to care for. "What's wrong?" She questioned him softly. "He needs our help, we can't just leave him." It was almost as if Nieko's sudden outburst had caused all the fear in her to just, vanish. "Nieko, please, we need to help him."

Only the hand the Nieko had taken was removed from Chris' fur and once she pulled away from Nieko she returned that had back to where it had been. "I would do the same thing for you Nieko," she said as she looked back at him from her spot as she clung to the werewolve's chest.

There was no reaction from Chris, nothing at all, he just stood there, his eyes open and he was breathing normal. He started to fade back into his human form, once he was completely human; all his weight went onto Eleanor. He didn’t even make a sound or responded to anything they were saying or doing to him, he was completely passed out, in a weird creepy kind of way. He was butt naked and passed out on top of a girl, well this put things into people’s mind who was watching the whole thing.

Ok, falling wasn't expected so when all of Chris' weight was suddenly on Eleanor she fell back. The wind was knocked out her her and her vision was spinning for a moment again. Once it cleared up and the initial sharp pain from colliding with the floor had passed she looked back at Nieko. A small smile on her face as she said, "Um, I think we helped?"

Not being too sure on that one, Eleanor looked down the length of her body to see Chris. He was human again which helped, but then she noticed something else. Since he was human now, he was naked. "Uhhh, uhhh, umm Nieko?" Was the only thing she was able to studder out as her face went bright, bright red. She wasn't sure if she should push Chris off of her or not. The floor was hard and cold and if she was trying to fix things between them and putting him there didn't seem like a good idea. The bed! She thought, the bed would be a great place. But there was an issue with that. She was stuck, trapped under the male and she couldn't pick him up.

Torrence walked around a couple blocks thinking of all the memories she had just gained. She had finally gotten her mind to organize itself into chronological events instead of the chaos that was. She looked around only to see that she was in the neighborhood where Varun's house was. She looked up at the house and walked to the back to go inside. The place was just the way she had left it. She could feel Varun's spirit and love for which he had put into this place. It was amazing to think about the man who had helped her through a non talking depression in a matter of two days. There was still the bar in the kitchen doorway which made her smile and remember how he had tried to impress her with his pull ups without a shirt on. Little did he know that he had actually impressed her with it more than he knew.

Torrence looked away from the bar and walked upstairs to the room for which she had been in when she woke up. The room had changed in when Varun told her she could take a shower and put on his clothes. It was a nice place that held everything the man was. Neat, kind, loving, and such a player. She opened up the dresser and found the tight clothes he would always wear. They made her smile even bigger. "Hey Varun." She was talking to herself which was odd. "I know your gone now because you sacrificed yourself for Rroy but... I wanted you to know that i got my memories back. All of them... Thanks to you mostly i think.... Anyways. Thank you for being there for me whenever i needed you." As she was speaking, she walked over to his bed. Again no tears came out of her eyes though she was a little depressed because she was grieving him.

An hour after laying down on the bed, only staring up at the ceiling singing to herself, over and over again, the switching between the only two songs that came to mind, she got up and walked out of the house through the back again. She walked into the city in the middle of the market area. She had some cash on her from when she broke into that other store. The clerks looked at her strangely as she bought a couple other bits of clothing. Mainly a black tanktop and skirt and a white sweater ish thing that only tied in the front in order to close. When she changed clothes in a nearby bathroom, she looked completely different. People thought she was some kind of cosplayer or something but now she looked normal and they all went on with their buisiness as she put the dress she had back in the bag. She walked out of the place, still wearing her boots and walked back towards Rroy's place.

((I figured out something to write here too))

A pair of amber eyes watched closely as Torrence went about the city. Caedis watched through the window across the street as she spoke to Varun's spirit. The dark Talian gazed upon her without any portrayal of emotion upon his features, there was one soul reason he was watching. He wanted to make sure she was alone, that there would be no one nearby to come running ot her rescue. This group of strange men and women seemed to somehow be connected, and together they held a great strength. He could see that just by the way Torrence and Rroy had fought together so well, even without practice. It was a phenomenon he intended not to repeat.

Caedis scoured the surrounding shadows as Torrence went shopping, he had to be certain of it this time. Once he was satisfied, Caedis drifted forward. A powerful dome of shadows enveloped the area surrounding Torrence and himself, and he strolled around to face her, "Hello again" he allowed a smile to cross his lips, although his eyes remained as cold as ice, "Do not tell me you thought would fall so easily, Torrence was it?"

Torrence was still a little ways off from Rroy's house when she saw a dome envelope her in one area. She looked around for the source, dropping her bag in the process. Her swords were still on her belt when her eyes laid on the man who she had fought earlier. Had he been watching her? He spoke and she felt a chill run down her spine. She pulled out both of the swords and glared at the unexpected visit. Her breathing was a little faster.

She had made a mistake to think that the man was dead from the single blow from Rroy. He wasnt dead at all. He was only looking for what seemed to be the opportune moment to strike at them. "What do you want?" She wasnt afraid so the words she spoke had more of a get out of here tone to them. It was hard to think with the shadows around her. She knew she couldnt be thrown into the shadow realm unless it was by Rroy so why was this man covering her with a shadow dome? She kept a tight grip on the swords incase something happened.

Caedis strolled forward, strangely enough as the dome thickened and began blacking out all light, it was his eyes that seemed to glow. They did not glow with brightness, it seemed as though they glowed with... darkness. They provided visibility, enough to see his face but not exactly light. Such a strange encounter could be rather memorizing, particularly with the way that he slowly approached, keeping his gaze locked upon Torrence`s eyes almost hypnotically. The shadows spread over his skin, making it even darker as he reached out to gently grab the blades and move them aside. He lifted his hand to brush a strand of hair from her eyes, his touch was light and cold, like a trickle of ice.

"remain calm little one" he cooed softly, "I am not here to kill you"

Nieko snorted and walked out of the house. He wasn't in the mood to play around or help out. Once outside, he took off in a dead bolt. He was sick of everything that was happening and he just wanted to find someone he knew - Rroy. Rounding a corner, he looked around town hoping Rroy would be amongst the crowd.

"You're welcome," Varun's spirit said after Torrence had left the house. He was smiling. Thinking to himself, he wondered something. Was my sacrifice to bring Rroy back worth it? Are you glad I gave up my soul to bring him back? His eyes drifted away from the street as he vanished into the air.

Melik finally came to and when he say Rroy cuddled up beside him, he let out a joyous squeal. "Rroy-kun!" He nuzzled the black haired male's face.

"Ummm," he rubbed his sleepy eyes, "hi?"

"Rroy-kun, where's your girlfriend?"

"Somewhere?"

"Hmmmm, yeah. But where?"

"On this earth?"

"Duh."

"What, it's true."

"Yes, but where. In town? Outside the door?"

"Ugh, I'll go look outside." Sighing, Rroy stood and stepped outside. He looked down the way and noticed an odd figure. "Hey Melik, come here."

The peachy male ran over to Rroy's side. "Hmmm... what is that? CAN WE GO SEE IT! MAYBE IT'S FRIENDLY~!"

"Ummmm, just how badly did you get your ass kicked?"

"Friendly dome! Friendly, scary, giant, scary thinger!"

Rroy shook his head and decided to go check it out.

All Torrence could see was the man's face as it started to get darker in the bubble. It was nice that she had heard Varun before the bubble had engulfed her. She would need that strength now. His eyes were glowing as well. It was hard to keep her own eyes away from them. They were the only things she could see. She put the swords up as if to strike but couldnt. The eyes of the male were a little more mesmorizing than she thought they would be.

Torrence kept thinking she would move but then the blades were taken out of her hands as the man calmly walked up to her and threw them to the side. He then moved a strand of hair out her eyes. His skin was ice cold. She backed up only to hit the wall of the dome as he cooed to her softly. He said he wasnt there to kill her but then why was he there? And why couldnt she attack earlier? It was as if the man was drawing her into him somehow. Was it his eyes? It had to be those glowing eyes.

Caedis lightly touched where Rroy had placed his mark upon her, "tch, that boy has marked you... claimed you as his own just to keep you from me... tell me Torrence... do you wish to be free of him? I can set you free, but only if you accept it" the glowing darkness in his eyes swirled like a pair of black holes. Although it was hard to tell in the dark, the place where he had touched her was now spreading shadows across her skin. They were icy and lightly prickled her nerves as they slowly crept across Torrence's body, both terrifying and exciting at the same time. Caedis' face was inches from hers, even his breath played coolly across her lips.

Caedis had lightly touched the mark on her forehead. She got a little colder from just that. His eyes seemingly trying to pull her in to him. She shut her eyes and turned her head. Her nerves seemed like they were reacting to the cold. It felt like she was getting pricked by a thousand needles, all over her body. wanted to get out of there. The light his eyes provided were so inviting to her though. They were so dark yet had that bright touch to them. She breath played on her cheek instead of her lips now because she had turned her head to look away. She felt trapped. Like a cornered animal who wouldnt be able to escape the inevitable. She could feel the light on her skin as well as his cold breath which just made her open her eyes again and her breathing a bit faster.

Torrence didnt know what would happen but she sure that whereever Caedis was involved it wasnt good. She wanted to move away from him but it seemed impossible from how close they were. She fnally decided that she was going to try it anyways. It couldnt hurt. Or could it. She moved away from him only to trip and fall because of an uneven thing of cement under her and the darkness of being unable to see it. Torrence hit the ground and turned onto her back to try to find her swords at the same time as crawling away.

Even as torrence tried to move away, the shadows spread across her skin. Caedis looked down upon her with a sickening sweet smile, "My dear... Rroy may have stopped me from sending your body to the shadow realm... however he cannot place restrictions on your mind." he held out his hand as though to help her up, "my shadows delve deeper than his, and I think it is time that I did something that only I can reverse."

There was a tug upon Torrence's arm as the shadows completely covered her body. They were doing more than that however, the shadows were pulling on her mind, trying to separate the two as Caedis summoned the darkness back towards himself. It clung to her mind, digging in it's icy claws in an attempt to tear her from the rest of herself.

Torrence kept trying to get away when she hit the other end of the dome. He was speaking to her about Rroy and how he couldnt stop what he was doing now. With a sickening feeling she knew what the prickling actually was. It was clear now since her body acted on its own and put her hand out when he had put out his to help her up. She tried to stop it.

"LET ME GO!!!" She screamed trying hard to keep her mind and body as one. Hadnt she gone through enough? With everything she had gone through, she never felt this pain. She was trying to stifle a scream as it felt like icy claws were tearing her apart. She kept trying to get herself back. She kept pulling herself back, but every time she did it made the pain even worse. She would scream every time she let out a breath. It was hard not to. The process was painful. "STOP IT!!! PLEASE STOP!!! RROY!!!" She screamed his name though she knew it wouldnt do any good. She couldnt control her body anymore. The shadows were doing that. She focused on trying to keep her mind enfused with it but she was losing the battle and she knew it. "RROY... please help... me..." Her voice started to fade as she became exhausted. She kept fighting but it got more and more exhausting. The more exhausting it got, she knew that she would lose the battle.

The dome closed in around them, secluding the space that Torrence could run to as Caedis wove his dark web. He sent his shadows out to break her down and tear her away. The mark that Rroy had given her was providing some resistance but Caedis only became more ruthless in response. He was going to have his little prisoner and he wasn't going to let anything stop him!

Torrence kept screaming from all that was happening. The shadoes made it hard for her to move and it seemed by how the dome was pushing her into the center of it, that he had started to close off the space in order to keep her there. She moved her arms around as much as she could to try to grab her swords. She found one of them and used as much will power as possible to slice his leg. She then used the mind that she was so desperately trying to keep to push him backwards. Away from her. Unfortunately he didnt go far. The dome made sure of that. The mark on her head helped her to keep her mind a little more but she didnt know how long it would take for that strength to fade. Especially since it was the one thing that was keeping her from losing it. Her own strength was waning but it was the mark that kept her mind where it was. Her screams got louder as she attempted to try to hurt him again. The pain that was surging through her was too much. Where was Rroy when she absolutely needed him. Her strength failing her and the mark being the only thing protecting her, it made her feel pathetic. Her exhaustion finally kicked in and her body lay still. Her screams died and she used the remaining strength to keep the fight going.

Caedis hissed upon the injury torrence inflicted, it caught him slightly off balance as he was forced back a little but there was no stopping him now. Darkness bound around his leg like a bandage, automatically trying to help the Talian. He stopped forwards again, kicking at the sword to send it flying from her hands, while baring his sharp nails like claws. He slashed at the mark upon Torrence's forehead, trying to break it and therefore her.

Torrence was done screaming in pain. She was done getting hurt. Her mind was her own but this man was trying to take it as if it were a possession he was stealing from an extremely secure house. He slashed the mark on her forehead and it made her jump. Her protection was getting ripped to shreds. Her last line of defense was going to be taken from her by force, just like the sword had been when he kicked it out of her hand.

Caedis' eyes narrowed upon the human girl as he began to circle around her. With a somewhat inhuman snarl he leaped forward. His sharp claw-like nails seemed to pierce through Torrence, except soon his entire body followed, pushing a shadowy copy of the girl right out of her own body. With his own self wrapped in shadows, he was capable of pinning Torrence down-although should anyone else try to touch her without such abilities, they would pass right through.

Caedis smirked down upon the shadow girl, leaning in close to her with a look of victory in those black-hole eyes. "Now you're mine" he hissed in her ear.

((Just so you know, I'm not god-playing, I asked permission to tear her apart first X3 Woot! Evilness! With permission!))

Torrence wasnt expecting what happened next. Her body was lifeless above the man who had just pushed right through her and tore her mind from it by force. She tried to fight back but he had her pinned so that she couldnt. She thrashed her head and legs around as if trying to escape. Well she was trying to escape but all that was able to move was her head and legs. She was unable to because this guy was so much stronger than her physically and mentally. Her mind was still unstable from all she had gone through. She looked to the side as she stopped thrashing. Had he really won? Was this the end of her as she knew it? Why hadnt he just killed her like he had planned before? Why was he keeping her prisoner?

((I did give her permission.... He is stronger than her after all lol))

Caedis stood, swirling his shadows around Torrence to help her up as well as he moved the dome of shadows to exclude Torrence's actual body, and contain only her mind instead. "Now, It's time to seal you away somewhere safe. I have a bargain to make with your beloved boy-toy." he chuckled, only to taunt her a little.

Torrence struggled in the shadows that were around her. Her body lay limp on the ground as they moved away from where Rroy and Melik were staring at the dome. She wanted to fight Caedis but there were two reasons she couldnt. One was that he was a physical being while she was a shadow of herself... Sort of like a ghost and she knew that. The second reason was that the shadows that swirled around her were keeping her from moving on her own. She kept trying to fight everything until he said he was going to make a bargain or deal with her beloved boy toy... Was he talking about Rroy? Crap... that wasnt good.

((Alrighty, that's fine ^^ And thanks for understanding each other's skill levels ^^))

Eleanor sighed sadly as Nieko left. She should have expected that, but no, she was too busy trying to predict the werewolf's actions. She watched him storm out, unable to chase after him with that larger male on top of her. She tried pulling herself out from under him but only managed to squirm out just enough to sit up.

In sitting up she looked at Chris, her hand abesentminded stroking his head. "Well, I'll still help you," she said quietly as she watched the male. Her eyes didn't wander, she didn't have to keep them from doing so after Nieko stormed out either. She didn't know what was wrong with Chris, but she hoped it wasn't too serious. If it was then she would be stuck with him and her thoughts.

Maybe he was serious about proposing to me, Eleanor thought now remembering his question. He had seemed to be joking, or at least that's what she thought since he had pulled similar stunts on her not that long ago. She wasn't sure how she was going to fix that little mistake. One battle at a time, she had to remind herself as she looked beyond Chris and to the wall, her hand still stroking his soft, still damp locks.

((Hey guys. I'm having a mental breakdown and realizing that I need to sort out my life. I'll be back.... maybe. So for now, just ignore my characters or power-play them. Yeah, I don't really care. Do whatever you guys want. Thanks.))

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Rroy's eyes looked away. Something inside him was calling at him. "Melik," he turned to his friend, "fine Nieko. We are needed on the battlefield."

"The battlefield?" His eyes were full of curiosity. "What are you talk... damn, they actually attached. Very well, my lord. I shall find Nieko and we will meet you there. God speed and good luck. I shall work with Nieko to take on the left flank. If we're lucky, we can win this monstrous war. If not... this will be our final hour."

His eyes turned red as he vanished to find Nieko.

"Caedis, I'm sorry. But, I must leave you. Torrence," he hung his head down, "I'm afraid my people are calling. I must fight to save those that believe in me. My brother... he's waging a terrible war. If I can't stop him now, he'll destroy this place too. I'm sorry, but I... I must go." With that, the male vanished.

Nieko was minding his own business when suddenly Melik appeared before him. "Melik, what's wrong?" His green eyes were a bit cold looking as he spoke to the short male.

"He's back and this time, he's joined him."

His jaw dropped. "Shit. We need to get over there now before it's too late."

His body became a full bird again. With a few large swoops of his wings, he flew into the air. Once past the clouds, the fiery bird was gone.

Melik nodded and was just about to follow after him, only her remembered something. Morel like someone - Zero. Speeding over to the white haired male, he stood panting before him. "Sorry to end your happy loving moment, but your father needs you help. He's facing our greatest enemy. Zero, will you help us fight this greater evil?"

"If father needs my help, then I shall be his sword." Zero rose to his feet. "Lyna, I love you. I cannot promise I will return, but please, please don't forget me." Morphing into a demon-wolf, Zero took Melik on his back. He howled and then departed, flying high into the sky. He then moved behind a cloud, forever vanishing.

((it is soooooo sad!!!!!!))

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((*bawling eyes out while typing this*))

"Zero! I love you! Please come back to me!" Lyna yelled to him as he flew off and vanished behind a cloud. She pasted a fake smile onto her face and slow started to make her way back to the town to get lost in all the choas there, not even caring if the goverment takes her back. She had just found someone that she loved more then anything and who was going to help her know everything. He had to go and fight with his father and he might never come back to her, this made her depressed, she seriously didn't know what to do and she didn't care what happened to her but she will remain alive and free as long as Zero was alive and free.

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Chris groaned and rolled off of Eleanor, he sat up and looked around his house before he spotted his bed, he stood up and walked over to it and lay down on his stomach. The bed rocked back and forth, it was still covered in Nieko's blood, he could smell the man on it, he nuzzled his nose into the bloody spot, pulling it closer to his face. The bond that he made between him and NIeko let him know that the man was gone and there was no way they could get him back. He started to cry into the sheets, his eyes were pale blue as he did so basicly mourning his loss of a companion. He had completely forgotten about Eleanor, she was no where near his mind either.

Torrence could hear everything that had happened. Her body just laying there as if she were dead. It didnt matter. Rroy had to go off and save his own town and she could understand that. Her body was still just laying in the middle of the street when they left. The girl who was trapped by shadows, in an out of body experience couldnt believe what had just happened. Instead of fighting the shadows, because she didnt know what would happen to her body, she just let them take her for the moment.

It was hard to fight something when you knew you lost and that no one would be coming to save you due to duties of their own country. Though she could understand why he had left, she didnt want to. It just hurt to think that he had just left her body in the same spot it was in. Lets just say it wasnt the reaction she had expected from the men if they had found her body. She wouldve fought harder had she known that Rroy was outside the bubble with Melik. She had heard voices out there as the dome started to move. Now they were gone. She had nothing to help her through any of it.