Miaka's Lair and Forest

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The Jet arrow hit as Daniel looked at James, staring right at it. pulling it out, the hole closed as though it never existed. looking at the arrow more closely, he opened a viod in his shadow and droppedint in, closing after the feather sank into the Void. laughing, he gathgered what lightning energy was left from the ashes and fused his aura with it, saying "how unsportsmenlike, Alan, not only making my fun less enjoyable, but to spit at a lady?.... tsk, tsk, dear cousin" and dashed at Alan, aiming to knick his cheek with the fist that had the aura charged static in it. the touch wasn't much,but if Alan failed to dodge, then the efect of shadows and lightning would light him up like a christmas tree.

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Alan was too distracted by the rowing Vampire bloodlust to see Daniel recover, and had disregared the words he spoke, and turned right into the fist, getting punched and crashing into the ground. feeling his body surge with lightning and shadows. though it was painful, he let out not one sound. getting to his feet, Alan looked at Daniel and said "yeah, dirty.... but what you just did....just gave me a new idea...." focusing on the blood he had taken from enemies and adversairies, pooling their power and abillity into his own and slowly felt his body shift around. His head had narrowed, nose pointed somewhat, eyes in slits that had darkened completely. his body was diamond hard, but rubber like. his limbs had narrowed, with an additional 3 inches in height, sharp claws on each hand and foot with energy humming from benieth his grey skin. finishing, Alan looked up and stared at Daniel, and said "so, i guess it's my turn....."

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Laughing at Alan's colomglamated form and said "very nice...perhaps i may try to look more like our hosts in this lovely world...." amd the shadows of everyone and everything within twenty two yards rushed to him, circleing around and obscurd him completely for a few seconds, then returned to their positions. and standing before them was a man clad in black, with short hair of a dark purple color with matching wings. smirking, Daniel looked at Alan and said "It is so much fun to play dress up with dead corpses..."

[Beautiful Avenger]

"That idiot," she thought, "no matter where he just put James's Jet arrow, it will return to his quiver." She hoped it hurt like hell coming out of wherever he just put it. Nothing short of the death of the Crow Queen could keep that arrow from returning to James, not even putting it in another dimension on another planet. Outloud, she said, "You have no hosts in this world, Daniel, and fool that you are, you must have already forgotten that you're in Dragon country; those of us before you are Avian, but the Queen comes, and she will not let you live when she realizes you have murdered her nephew." She ignored Setsuna entirely; not that she didn't regard her as a threat, but she was Alan's trouble. She wanted Daniel's lifeforce fed to Raiders. "If she doesn't deign to sully her teeth on you, I'll be happy to take another shot at you."

[James Draconis]

James's Rage, and anger climb higher and higher. "Dont you ever turn your ignorant back upon me fool." he then chants "Impetus Illuminarious!!" createing a bright light enough to illuminate an entire city block., then almost in the same breath as he flies directly at Daniel now at full speed, his vampiric fangs gleaming in the light, his eyes black as obsidian. "Impetus Imobulus" To freeze Daniel dead in his tracks. then as his wings beating as hard and as fast as they possibly can, his talons fully extended, as he is now in a blood rage. "Impetus Fuegus" causeing the stream of flame to come forth from his mouth as his talons he uses to try to sink deep into the flesh of daniel, and burn him to ashes, he is almost succumbed to his own madness now, and hes just going further and further into it, "You murdered Dark, you have murdered innocents, and now, you ignoramous, I WILL END YOU!!!!!!"

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The illumination didn't bother him, and he easily sidestepped the imobilizing spell. Smiling, he blew a small magicked breath and the fire turned, reversing to its caster, hopefully singeing a few feathers. Daniel wanted the boy dead, but it was more fun to prolong the suffering, especially when the person angered easy. He flew right at James, and with the speed that would give even Avenger and Shio a run for their money, grabbed him by the neck, tendrils of darkness protruding from his body. He gripped tightly and whispered to him "My back may be turned, but my eyes are everywhere....and the only one who'll die is at my mercy right here...." Finishing his word, he dug fingers into James' neck and tried to throw him to the tree that was behind him before he attacked.

[Ephemeral Setsuna]

Setsuna snickered, obviously enjoying this little jaunt through the forest. Daniel amused her, which was a good thing, otherwise she wouldve had to get nasty to him. Not caring very much about the events around them, Setsuna began to walk towards Alan, arms(And Blade) dangled at her side, completely as if off guard. Her bare feet made no sound, and she thought to herself, "My but she found herself a unique little fool of a man...I must commend you Miaka..." She reached the maddened Alan, and simple stared at him, analysing him, his every feature.

"you make me want to eat a rack of babies...." She said it so calmly...So matter of factly. It was almost as if she were completely serious. And she very well might've been.

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Alan was shaking with anger as he stared at Setsuna standing at him and said "why are you trying to kill Miaka? what has she done to you?" his left hand was open at his side as he said this, ready to conjure his staff in an instant if needed.his eyes continued to look her in the eye and show not one drop of warm emotion, otherwise he might not get the answer.

[Ephemeral Setsuna]

"Oh my dear..." She took one index finger, with its long nail, and traced his cheak as she leaned in close, and nearly whispered, "What reason do I have to not want the wench dead?" She then backed up a few steps, a shrill laugh from her throught. Raising her voice somewhat, she spoke to Alan, "I was imprisoned within that beast for 15000 years boy! I have been surpressed, trapped, rendered helpless in chains of mental controll...Now..Im FREE! I dont need her, want her, or have any sympothy for her...She is my bane and I cannot simply let her lead a happy life amung these fools..."

It was as though his question was a great insult to her. The mere thought of Miaka being the good one here was simply proposterous to her. She completely ignored Daniel and James, ignored almost everyone around her that could pose a threat. All but Avenger...She seemed....Yummy...Good enough to eat. But, Alan occupied her attention for the soul fact that he was closer and the one blocking her way to Miaka's cave.

"Well then oh great and powerful Alan....Shall we dance?" The line was fermilliar...Spoken by one other before. And Alan had already faught him.

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Alan recognized the taunt and almost moved to strike her when she touched him. regaining composture from within, he answered her with one word, a favorate among his brothers and often was a more practical than most of his spells and abillities."Doppleganger" was the uttered word and four identical copies appeared in a ring around her, all equally as strong and indepentantly mobile as Alan himself. With Staffs in hand, they all stood ready as one said "Ladies first...."

[Beautiful Avenger]

Avenger didn't move. She simply set herself Aside, and took James into the limbo that Aside was. "Stay here, or if you must, use my body. He and I have unfinished business." Coming back from Aside in James' body, her adult femme figure taking his over, "her" eyes snapped open, and she brandished her talons. His grip on "her" neck was as nothing in light of the Madness that took hold of her quicker than water passing through a sieve. Unsheathing her talons, she began an ultimate barrage of viscious swipes at him that if they landed would render him a pile of useless flesh, which is what he was anyway. "NEVER lay a hand on my family," she gritted through her teeth, and using her flapping wings to keep her upright and moving towards him, she began using the talons on her feet to slash at him as well. Since her legs were longer, she stood an even greater chance of reaching him. She was going to make permanent mince meat of him or die trying. Her eyes were solid black, and she was in the full grips of the Madness. It would be amazing if James could even ever get his own body back, unless he called upon the help of his mother and siblings to set Avenger Aside again and put her back in her own body. That would be a difficult and dangerous task, since he'd risk making both of them permanently Mad.

[The Forsaken Subtle Sin Saint]

Subtle came out of the portal just in time to see Avenger's eyes go black in Aside, and then her body go slack as she took over Subtle's son. "Avenger, NO!!" she screamed, but it was too late. Knowing what would happen if she tried to pull her back now, all Subtle could do was take Avenger's true body by the shoulder and fly backwards, away from all the action, and chanted "Occulto!" which would effectively hide them from everyone there, even Alan. That spell used to not work around him, but that was back when she was Blackbird. Having gained the power of the Draconis family magic and the sacred rare Thunderbird magic, in addition to the Crow magic she'd been born with and Moonlight clan magic Alan so graciously had given her years ago, there were probably few beings in existence on any plane who could see through her Occulto. It also lasted longer than the average Avian casting. She was going to protect her sister's body so that, stars forfend, if she got killed in James' body, he'd have a body to come back to. Hopefully, though, she'd win the day, and she, her son, and Shadow and the younger twins (whom she must now summon) would be able to bring Avenger out of the family Madness and set her back Aside, so her son could have his body back. While in Occulto, she set herself Aside, and went to her son's spirit, to reassure him and inform him of the dangers his wreckless aunt had put him in, and what could be done about it, if anything, when the time came.

[Jasmine Renegade]

Jasmine walked through her portal just in time to see the Queen take her sister by the shoulders, fly back, and disappear. "I didn't know she could do that," she thought to herself, and said aloud, "Alright, Vincent, have a care, things are ugly here." Then it hit her like a ton of bricks. How did the Queen just disappear with her sister, when her sister was fighting Daniel? Come to think of it, the person the Queen took and disappeared with only vaguely looked like Avenger; was that a doppleganger she was disposing of? Speaking of dopplegangers, there seemed to be more than one Alan running around; must be a handy fighting trick. She drew her sword and waited for Vincent to step through the portal, and her chance to jump in on the action. She was shaken hard again, and asked aloud, albeit very quietly and slightly tremulously, "Where's James?"

[Ephemeral Setsuna]

Setsuna bowed, arms outstretched behind her as she closed her eyes."As you wish...." A mist began to swirl around her ever so slightly. It was barly noticable, but visible all the same. Almost like a transparent smoke. This mist in fact, was Setsuna's aura, which was overpowering to most lesser beings. But she wasnt foolish, and knew that would not effect Alan. A slight echo in her voice she spoke, " So...Am I to assume Im to find the real you? Or are they all physicall manifestations of your power? " Emediatly after she spoke, she exploded....A great fire ball engulfed the area, and anyone cought off guard wouldve been stopped in there tracks as not only the shock wave would hit them, but the blinding amount of smoke would render the area almost completely dark. The smoke filled every inch. Every crevace. and yet..it didnt feel, or smell like smoke. It smelled almost like almonds, and felt light, fluffy almost.

If Alan had been expecting that, he wouldve been prepared. If not, then well...He wouldve been thrown back a couple dozen feet after the shock wave. But seeing as Alan had a knack for being annoying in battle, she fully expected him to be right where she left him.

Question is..Where would she be.

[Miaka Li Kuro]

Miaka flinched as her cave shook violently. The blast above causing rubble to fall around her. She backed up, to avoid a small stone hitting her, and growled. She was getting tired of sitting around like a petulant pup....And slowly began to walk forward, towards the mouth of her cave.