The Dragon Children: Second Generation

[rocklobster]

--Aaliyah--
"You're a feisty one. They've trained you pretty well." Aaliyah said. She placed a free hand on Lobinka's forehead. "But I think you've done enough." She spoke in the angelic language.
OOC: It's a mental assault. Make it like Aaliyah is attempting to get inside her head and give her a major headache.
"My turn!" said Reika. She slashed at Lobinka with her lightning sword.

[Twister980]

~Lobinka~

She growled at the angel, her mental assault was giving her a killer headache. But the lancing pain that shot through her body a second later shocked it away. She stumbled away from them, the wound smoldering. Strych... Get down here! He dropped to the ground next to her. He healed her wound while she climbed onto his back. We can't defeat the angels, but we can delay them, keep them from finding Anei. He nodded, then took off into the air.

[Diamond Dragon]

-Shiro-
Shiro picked up the key. "We should get out of here While the demons are distracted. Come on. I know the way down to the entrance." She placed the key in the lock and turned it. The door unlocked with a groan. Len! Len can you hear me? she mentaly asked.

-Ai-
Back outside, Ai concentrated. two translucent balls appeared above her, then crashed into the maquins. Len was about to attack as well when he heard Shiro's voice in his head. Shiro!!! Where are you??

[Twister980]

~Eruan~
He turned around when he heard Len's mental shout. Len, if you can hear her, tell her we're coming. He ram down the staircase. A door at the bottom was guarded by two demons. Who he promptly slashed into pieces. He cut the lock on the door, and busted in. What in the world..? He was staring at a table, with a strange device above it. What is this?

~Lobinka~

She growled. The brat found the Dream machine. Strych glanced up at her. And that's more important then keeping them from Anei? She leaped off his back, landing at the bottom of the staircase. She smirked as she snuck up behind him. All too easy...

[Ally-Ann]

=Chrysanthe=

Chrysanthe whipped out a dagger before following Shiro. Chrysanthe was already panning out a plan of defense, or attack, if necessary. If the guard wakes up, I'll use the marbles. If those don't work, I'll use the sleeping gas. She thought, visualizing what her moves would be in the case of hand-to-hand combat.


=Eulalia=

Surely Adarah didn't turn me into a blind demon just so I would be defenseless! How can I fly if I can't see? Eulalia thought. There must be some way that she could get around, maybe even fight. She clicked her tongue in annoyance, then froze. The clicking echoed. The door... is to my right? Eulalia suddenly thought. Her brows furrowed slightly and she walked to the right, holding her hand out. After some feeling around, she felt the doorknob. She took a deep breath before walking in a completely different direction. She clicked her tongue again, but three times. My bed's over there... She thought after hearing an echo. She walked in the direction that the echo bounced back to her, and surely enough, she was touching her bed.
She grinned. Evily. Oh, my dear Mother Below. I knew you wouldn't disappoint me. She thought. She quickly clicked her tongue again and walked to her door and out of her room. The main gates... She clicked her tongue twice, paused, clicked twice again, then began running down the hall. Her mind wandered to her wings. How am I supposed to use these? Eulalia visualized using her shoulderblades, focused on the feeling of flight. All of a sudden, she felt lighter. Her feet brushed the floor again and she started running once more, but then she was completely off the ground, the whole thing happening much like a reindeer. Ah! No! I can't see! Eulalia quickly clicked her sharply and she dodged a frightened-looking guard that had been passing by in the halls. She was still unsteady when she flew, as she was having a heard time keeping her body facing straight forward, still not used to the feeling of flying. Her heart was fluttering, but she finally managed to maneuver her body so that she was mostly facing forward. Her flying started to become a little more steady and quick as she neared the gates. Here goes nothing... She clicked her tongue three times to get a good idea where everything was before she shot out the main gates and soared into the air.

[rocklobster]

OOC: For the record, reindeer don't fly on Krangor. Santa doesn't visit Otherwise, VERY GOOD POST, ALLY! WOOT! You came up with a great way for Eulalia to discover her echolocation!
Oh, and could you have Aristocoles show up and discover the tiara's powers?
--Reika--
"What in Sophia's name is that?" Reika said when she spotted Eulalia's silhouette on the horizon.
"I don't know, but it looks angry. Very angry." Brylin said.
Aaliyah said, "It's a blind demon. Haven't seen one of those in ages. They can be very dangerous once they get their bearings.

[Twister980]

~Eruan~

The hairs on the back of his neck stood up, he heard the door slam shut.
He flipped over Lobinka and put his sword to her throat. "On the table. Now."

Five minutes later, she was strapped onto the table. She growled.
Now... He stepped over to the controls. "What does this do?" He pushed a button,
causing a gas mask to fall over her face. She smiled. "Gas..." He frowned, and pushed another button. The gas turned off. She began struggling, then ripped free.

~Lobinka~

She ripped through the bonds, the gas made her more alert. She grabbed him by the neck and slammed him down onto the table. She ran out the door, sticking a Kunai in the frame to keep the door shut. Then she turned her attention to Eulalia. Use your voice! You've got sonic waves to help you see.

[rocklobster]

--Ariel--
"Eruan! Stop!" Ariel yelled inside Eruan's head. "That's Emily you're hurting! Desade has brainwashed her!"

[Twister980]

~Eruan~
He slowly regained consciousness, when he heard Ariel's voice. That was... Emily? He rubbed his head. So... He looked up at the machine. Desade brainwashed her... He grinned. Well, maybe I can change that, with a little sabotage. He walked over to the machine and cut a few wires. He smirked. Desade's gonna have a harder time brain washing her now. He called out to Saphira. Let the others know about Lobinka. Tell them to try and capture her.
He turned to the door, kicking it open. And as for me, well, I've got some friends to rescue.

[Diamond Dragon]

-Shiro-
Len, me and Chrysanthe just escaped out of our dungeon cell, and we're making our way down to the entrance. I believe you know where it is. Shiro thought to Len.

-Ai-
Don't worry! I'm coming. We're all coming! replied Len. He flew into the castle and made his way through the corridors, fighting with demons and other evil creatures as he went.

[rocklobster]

OOC: Ai isn't supposed to know that. Edit that please.
--Joanne--
Joanne sent a message to Saphira "Tell Eruan we can't help her unless she wants us to. I'm not sure she wants it. The brainwashing may be convincing her otherwise. We don't capture. That's what they do.

[Ally-Ann]

=Eulalia=

Eulalia heard Lobinka speaking to her. My voice? Eulalia kept flying before uttering a short, high yelp, having the feeling that the sound from her voice would reach objects further away from her if her voice's pitch was high. It did. There were many people below on the ground, and based on some of their statures, Eulalia had a pretty good guess who they were. The Resistance. Eulalia thought with contempt. They're fast... I'll have to attack. Eulalia shot straight up into the sky before turning around and diving straight down towards the ground, much like the manner of a roller coaster, and clicked her tongue twice. Just before she hit said ground, she pulled up so that she was soaring just five feet above it. She clicked her tongue twice again and the echo she recieved acquired the slight shape of a person. A female, at that. It could be Karin... No, she wouldn't fight yet. Not during her pregnancy. It could be Joanne... No. Then it must be Ai. Eulalia thought. She shouldn't be too difficult to take out. Eulalia, still flying towards Ai, held her hands up instinctively, a black flame appearing in the palm of them. She then threw both of them at Ai, the black flames leaping quickly on the ground, setting the grass on fire as they darted to Ai.


=Chrysanthe=

"Should we really let them enter far into Heilgrad?" Chrysanthe asked Shiro. "Maybe at least we should start to get as far out of here as we can." She looked around at the numerous halls and corridors. "I've never been this far into Heilgrad. I've only been barely past the main gates once with Aristocles. But he's described this place as the ultimate place of torture and danger. If that's true, Adarah will most likely have traps and such ready for the Resistance."

[Twister980]

~Eruan~

Saphira relayed the message as he ran down the stairs. Tell her, I'll try and convince her that this is a rescue. He spotted to demons at the end of the hall, the two promptly froze. Saphira snorted. They're too slow, it's as if they want us to rescue Shiro and Chrysanthe. He stretched his mind out. I feel them, they're moving this way.

~Lobinka~

She grinned when she saw Eulalia throwing fireballs at the resistance. "That's it!" She shouted up at her. This was the closest thing to happiness she had ever felt since her brainwashing. It was a strange sensation.

[rocklobster]

OOC: Diamond, lead Chrysanthe to the path on their left. That takes them to the main gate.

[Lockon Stratos]

Blind flamethrowing flying chicks, assorted monsters, heck, they even deal with brainwashed psychopaths. Do these guys ever do anything that makes sense? And I was right in the middle of that mess. Without the firepower Feld gave me, I was having problems when I had to fight more than one or two at a time, and that was just with the grunts. I had no idea what would happen when those wackos got over to me, but it wouldn't be good.

[Masquerade1412]

Trevor saw everyone fighting the new arrival, so he took the opportunity to search for Chrysanthe and Shiro. Now...If I was kidnapped by demons...where would they put me?
How about in the dungeon?
I THOUGHT YOU WERE FIGHTING!!
They've all got it covered.
Riiiiight...

[rocklobster]

--Joanne--
"This Emily, is she a friend of yours?" Joanne asked Eruan telepathically. "I'm a little busy now." She turned to Minerva. "Minerva, get a mental fix on Eruan and help him out."
Minerva nodded. She concentrated on Eruan's mind. In a few minutes, she found them.
"Eruan, I'm going to do a mind meld and see what's going on."
OOC: Lobinka has a mental block given by Adarah's spell. It won't give her everything. Have Lobinka send her lots of hate.

[Twister980]

~Eruan~

Alright Minerva. He turned around, Lobinka was standing at the top of the staircase. Whatever you're going to do, do it now.

[rocklobster]

Minerva concentrated. "I...can't...I'm being blocked...too...much...hate. She's not letting me in. Whatever Adarah did to her, it's messed with her psyche. She wants to do everything Adarah has told her. We can't help her now. We can't help anyone unless they want us to."
--Reika--
Reika did backflips and barely dodged the fireballs Eulalia was firing. Brylin, are you doing this? I couldn't possibly do this on my own!
Yes, your bond with me has increased your reaction time Brylin explained.

[Twister980]

~Lobinka~

She barely registered the mental attacks as she stepped down towards Eruan.

~Eruan~

So, they didn't just brain wash her. He gritted his teeth. They changed her completely. He turned and ran down the hall behind him. Shiro, Chrysanthe, I'm on my way.

[rocklobster]

--Adarah--
Adarah came upon Lobinka and Minerva.
"Minerva, it has been a long time." she greeted the old dragon.
"Not long enough. I see you have improved your mother's methods."
"Yes, she truly sees me as her mother. She wouldn't dare let any harm come to me."
"You have no knowledge of what love truly is!" Minerva exclaimed.
"Love is useless. Your mistress's folly was believing otherwise."
"And your mother's folly was believing that love was useless."
"Enough talk." Adarah said. "Lobinka, protect me. Show this dragon just how heartless you are."

[Twister980]

~Lobinka~

She grinned, a crooked grin. She slashed the dragon across the eye.
"May I take it slow my queen?" She asked.

~Eruan~

He ran down hallway after hallway. He sent out a mental beacon until he found them. He charged down the last hallway towards where he last felt them. "Shiro? Chrysanthe?"

[rocklobster]

--Minerva--
Minerva shrieked in pain from the injury. She couldn't hold back her defensive magic. It hit Lobinka at full force, knocking her down.
"Child, please listen to me." Minerva gasped. "You are nothing but her slave. We can offer you..."
"She will not be tainted by your lies!" Adarah said, and threw a black fireball at her, cancelling the mental link.
There was a rift in the monsters. They seemed to be dwindling in number. "I think we can move forward!" Joanne called. "Let's go help Minerva!" Hang on, old friend. Joanne thought.
OOC: Ally, Eulalia can still attack Ai and Reika to distract them. Have Eulalia reveal herself to Reika.

[Ally-Ann]

=Eulalia=

Eulalia flew straight up into the sky before diving straight back down before, pulling the same diving and pulling up maneuver again. She clicked her tongue twice and headed for Reika. A smaller form. Definitely Reika. She thought. She stopped mid-air and landed infront of her former sister, then lit up a circular barrier of black flames on the ground surrounding them both. Eulalia smirked, holding her hands palm-up, black flames dancing on them.

"Guess who," Eulalia said tauntingly, tossing her head slightly to get some of the loose, red curls out of her face that had come out of her braided bun from flying.


=Chrysanthe=

Chrysanthe jumped slightly at the voice calling her and Shiro's name. She began running in the direction of the familiar voice, but stopped, remembering that she had to look out for Shiro as she was told to. "Shiro, come on!" She said, starting in the direction of the voice again. "Over here," she called back to Eruan.

[Diamond Dragon]

-Shiro-
Shiro immediately quickened her pace when she heard Eruan's voice. Len? Are you with Eruan? She mentally asked. She sighed with relief when she heard Len's reply. Yes! We're coming! he said. Len flew past Eruan towards Chrysanthe's voice.

-Ai-
Ai had narrowly missed being scorched by the flying demon. When she saw who it was going after, she ran towards it. "Don't...you...dare...hurt...my...SISTER!" she cried, launching a mental missile at the demon.

[Masquerade1412]

Footsteps? Trevor pulled an arrow out of his quiver.
Question is...Friend or Foe?
Only one way to find out! Trevor quickened his pace towards the group approaching.

[Twister980]

~Eruan~

Len? He saw the dragon squeeze past him, then fly down the hall. "I'm coming!" He shouted down the hall.

~Lobinka~

She sat up, glancing between Adarah and the wounded Dragon. She slashed at Minerva's face once more. Maybe these scars will remind you not to mess with the Queen Below.

[rocklobster]

--Reika--
Reika exclaimed "Eulalia! What have they done to you?"
Joanne heard this and shouted "Eulalia?! That demon is her?"
Reika nodded. "I'd recognize that hair anywhere."
Joanne shook her head. "She has Adarah's blood in her now. It's hopeless. There's no way she'll accept any help now."
OOC: Have Berenike help Reika by melting the flames. Then you know what to do next.
--Adarah--
"That's enough Lobinka. I believe she's learned her lesson." Adarah said. "You've done well, my child. Don't worry about your precious machine of teaching. Desade can repair it quickly. In the meantime, I'm sure Strych won't mind initiating the dream state and giving you such nice dreams."
Minerva thought So that's how she's brainwashing them now. This is worse than anything her mother ever did.
OOC: Ally, could you have Aristocoles try to stop Chrysanthe, Shiro, Eruan, Len, Trevor, and Revel from leaving?

[Ally-Ann]

=Berenike and Eulalia=

Berenike had just made it to the battle when she noticed two figures in the distance that were surrounded by a circle of black flames. She quinted. Then gasped. A demon is attacking Reika! She thought with panic before taking off and soaring to the scene. She commanded water from a nearby underground stream to rush out of the ground and soak the black flames, flying over to Reika and standing protectively in front of her.

"Stay away, demon!" Berenike snarled, the water from the soaked ground rising again and taking the shape of a large snake. Eulalia smirked.

"Water can't do a thing to me, 'Nike," Eulalia sneered. Berenike gasped, her heart fluttering with shock. She knew that voice, that nickname, and upon seeing the face shape, the stature, and the blood-red hair, it was now plain to Berenike that this was Eulalia.

"Eu... Eulalia...? What have they done to you?!" Berenike shrieked. Eulalia's eye color was gone, as her pupils were too dilated, her skin was much paler, and she was sporting a pair of leathery wings. "Y-you're a... a..."

"A demon?" Eulalia finished with a smirk. "Yes, I am. I'm in the process of achieving my goal, you see. This is the first step to--"

"Shut up!" Berenike yelled at Eulalia. "No more! Eulalia, you... you don't know what you've done! You--"

"Silence, 'Nike! I've waited long enough. I'm finally achieving the power and status that I've had the right to since birth!" Black flames engulfed Eulalia and she grinned maniacally.

She couldn't possibly know about her parents... could she? Berenike thought. No, no. No one's ever told her as far as I know. Berenike spread her wings out in a manner to protect Reika. "Eulalia, I love you; you were like my own. But I'm afraid I cannot allow you to do this to the Resistance. Joanne and her family did nothing but good for you, and yet you've let greed overcome you."

"This isn't greed; it's obtaining what's rightfully mine!" Eulalia yelled before rushing at Berenike, whips of black flames gripped firmly in her hands.


=Chrysanthe=

Chrysanthe heard fast-paced footsteps and she gasped and sighed with relief when she Len. She smiled and turned to Shiro. "I'm glad one of us still has contact with a dragon, much less a friend," she said with relief. She then heard someone else approaching them. Perhaps another friend? Hopefully... Or it oculd be a foe. Chrysanthe thought, pulling out a kunai just incase.


=Aristocles=

Aristocles flew down the halls at lightning speed. The Resistance is here. No doubt they've tried to help Shiro and Chrysanthe escape. Aristocles thought with a growl. He then smirked. No matter. I am an expert in dark magic. It will simply be annoying to have to stop a bunch of annoying brats; but that's what my hypnotism spell is for. Aristocles, thought, referring to Chrysanthe, not knowing that Chrysanthe was now protected from his evil influences.

[Diamond Dragon]

-Shiro-
Shiro and Len crashed together and fell in a heap. Shiro laughed out loud as Len gave her a dragonish hug. "Great to be with you again too Len!" she said. "But we gotta get out of here before--" Suddenly she heard shrieks as some of Adarah's creatures came and encircled the group. Len Stepped in front of Shiro and Chrysanthe protectively, growling deep in his throat. Shiro took out her fann and made it grow to it's biggest size.