Holy High - IC - Open

[Charlia]

"It was excellent last time..."

He opens the door awkwardly, as his hands are full, and walks in, doing the same to the bathroom door, "Good, happy you liked it. Just didn't know if you wanted it any hotter."
Not sure how much hotter I could make it though...
He sets her down next to the tub and tosses a manju jewel in, instantly filling it, and holds his hand over to set it at the appropriate temperature before pouring in some sort of bubble mix stuff.
"There you go." He reaches into the dorm and grabs a brown box, setting it on the rim of the tub, and takes off the top, revealing it to be a box of chocolates.
Ryujin kisses her, then turns to leave, stopping, "Anything else you need?"

She smiled, sinking into the water and letting out an appreciative sigh.

"Thank you, but I think I'll be all right... I'll try to stay awake this time."

"It was excellent last time..."Can't... not while he's still alive...

Why won't it ever stop?

Isn't it obvious? You are mine. You always will be.

Why won't you ever die?!

He heard her thoughts and wrapped his arms around her. "I will not let you be harmed. W-whoever that other voice is, I won't let them hurt you. Please, just rest. You need it." he said with concern.

She nodded wearily. Her last thought before drifting into restless sleep was Thank you...

And then the nightmares started.

"Awake at night, I search my room;
Awash in tears, I sense the gloom.
The stroke of twelve, the witching hour,
The bells speak of his horrid power."

---

When Charlotte opened her eyes, she literally fell off the side of the bed. She pressed her hands against the ground to get up, but her fingers slid into something sticky. She lifted her hand and looked at her fingers. Red liquid dripped from the ends, and she frowned. She had bled here, and recently... her eyes widened. It had to be the night. Then she heard something--moaning. Crying. The sounds of suffering. A draft brushed her cheek, cool and moist, and a whisper followed.

---

"A chime for darkness, two for fears,
Three for tyrant's tortured years;
The tones recount the hurts, the lies,
The tears of grief from captive eyes."

---

"Will you be my friend?" Charlotte sucked in a breath and froze in place. "I'm so lonely. Will you stay with me?" She screamed.

---

"I cry, I weep, I can't pretend
This darkest night will ever end.
The morn is but a twisted dream;
O wake me now before I scream."

---

"No! You're dead! Leave me alone!" The draft stopped, as did the voice, and the moaning returned. The laments grew louder. A new voice bounced into the room, clearly from outside.

---

"As light and darkness storm and clash,
As swords collide and soldiers thrash,
The nightmare pounds within my brain
Of tyrant's tortures, children's chains."

---

"Stop fighting!" A man's voice, sharp and angry.

---

"Alas, my fractures leave me there
To merely stand in awestruck stare.
I give my blood and final gasp
And fall into the reaper's grasp."

---

"No! Please, please! Don't--" Charlotte couldn't breathe. A grunt sounded. Scratching noises, and then a scream. She peeked outside, and then pulled her head back, feeling nauseous. The scream faded quickly as if carried away by the wind, and silence ensued. She gasped for breath, bowing her head.

---

"The vultures feast; corruption creeps;
Yet I am but a girl asleep.
The bell then tolls the twelve of noon;
Again I count within my swoon."

---

Then the lonely girl's voice from earlier spoke again. "Dad," it whispered, "I wish you were here. It's so lonely here in the dark."

---

"The twelfth leaves echoes strewn about,
Like shattered glass reflecting doubt.
I listen while the echoes fade,
And silence starts a new charade."

---

Charlotte covered her face and wept.

But that wasn't all, no, there was still more to come.

That was when she felt an odd sensation. Like she was being pulled towards something. Pulled towards the girl lying out in the cold, shivering and bleeding. But then once she entered the girl's body, she was herself again, seventeen years old, but still in the same place, the same position. But then she heard footsteps.
She looked up in fear, thinking her tormentor had returned.

No; it was worse.

Thanatos stood in front of her, staring down at her, and she couldn't bear what she saw in his eyes.
She shook her head frantically, reaching out, pleading with him.
"Don't leave me alone! Please, don't leave me here alone again! Please, Thanatos, please, don't leave me here!"
But he looked at her with disgust and contempt.
Then he turned and walked away, fading into night...

And once more, Charlotte was alone, weeping in the dark.

[Ranoria]

Jawzarr growled, stepping back, "Vi...you might want to stand back."
He drew his sword, then impaled it into the ground, carving out a very neat circle, adding in what looked to be some sinister mark in the center, and delicately carved out shallow runes on the outside, surrounding them with another circle.
"I've done this before, it should force him to manifest himself in the physical world..." He flips the blade over, setting the pommel on the ground, outside the circles, and slits his wrist on the point, tossing back the sword and letting his blood drip into the circle, all while envisioning his worst fears.
The things that still haunted his nightmares, and more than that, the things he hoped would never come to pass.
"This should work..."


He opens the door awkwardly, as his hands are full, and walks in, doing the same to the bathroom door, "Good, happy you liked it. Just didn't know if you wanted it any hotter."
Not sure how much hotter I could make it though...
He sets her down next to the tub and tosses a manju jewel in, instantly filling it, and holds his hand over to set it at the appropriate temperature before pouring in some sort of bubble mix stuff.
"There you go." He reaches into the dorm and grabs a brown box, setting it on the rim of the tub, and takes off the top, revealing it to be a box of chocolates.
Ryujin kisses her, then turns to leave, stopping, "Anything else you need?"


He nods and is gone instantly, back at the school.

Lux moved out of the circle, though he was uneasy at the sight of the strange patterns inside it. "...This...will not hurt her, will it?" he asked, eyeing her with concern.

He shook his head, "No, I am summoning Phobia. This will have no effect on the marks until I..." He pauses, "Convince him to remove them."

He opens the door awkwardly, as his hands are full, and walks in, doing the same to the bathroom door, "Good, happy you liked it. Just didn't know if you wanted it any hotter."
Not sure how much hotter I could make it though...
He sets her down next to the tub and tosses a manju jewel in, instantly filling it, and holds his hand over to set it at the appropriate temperature before pouring in some sort of bubble mix stuff.
"There you go." He reaches into the dorm and grabs a brown box, setting it on the rim of the tub, and takes off the top, revealing it to be a box of chocolates.
Ryujin kisses her, then turns to leave, stopping, "Anything else you need?"

She smiled, sinking into the water and letting out an appreciative sigh.

Ryujin nods, "It's alright if you do, I don't mind you being comfortable."
He walks out, clucking his tongue for Taiyou to follow, then closes the door before laying down on the bed.
I might need some sleep myself... He closes his eyes, dozing off.

[Skyline United]

He opens the door awkwardly, as his hands are full, and walks in, doing the same to the bathroom door, "Good, happy you liked it. Just didn't know if you wanted it any hotter."
Not sure how much hotter I could make it though...
He sets her down next to the tub and tosses a manju jewel in, instantly filling it, and holds his hand over to set it at the appropriate temperature before pouring in some sort of bubble mix stuff.
"There you go." He reaches into the dorm and grabs a brown box, setting it on the rim of the tub, and takes off the top, revealing it to be a box of chocolates.
Ryujin kisses her, then turns to leave, stopping, "Anything else you need?"

She smiled, sinking into the water and letting out an appreciative sigh.

"Thank you, but I think I'll be all right... I'll try to stay awake this time."

He heard her thoughts and wrapped his arms around her. "I will not let you be harmed. W-whoever that other voice is, I won't let them hurt you. Please, just rest. You need it." he said with concern.

She nodded wearily. Her last thought before drifting into restless sleep was Thank you...

And then the nightmares started.

"Awake at night, I search my room;
Awash in tears, I sense the gloom.
The stroke of twelve, the witching hour,
The bells speak of his horrid power."

---

When Charlotte opened her eyes, she literally fell off the side of the bed. She pressed her hands against the ground to get up, but her fingers slid into something sticky. She lifted her hand and looked at her fingers. Red liquid dripped from the ends, and she frowned. She had bled here, and recently... her eyes widened. It had to be the night. Then she heard something--moaning. Crying. The sounds of suffering. A draft brushed her cheek, cool and moist, and a whisper followed.

---

"A chime for darkness, two for fears,
Three for tyrant's tortured years;
The tones recount the hurts, the lies,
The tears of grief from captive eyes."

---

"Will you be my friend?" Charlotte sucked in a breath and froze in place. "I'm so lonely. Will you stay with me?" She screamed.

---

"I cry, I weep, I can't pretend
This darkest night will ever end.
The morn is but a twisted dream;
O wake me now before I scream."

---

"No! You're dead! Leave me alone!" The draft stopped, as did the voice, and the moaning returned. The laments grew louder. A new voice bounced into the room, clearly from outside.

---

"As light and darkness storm and clash,
As swords collide and soldiers thrash,
The nightmare pounds within my brain
Of tyrant's tortures, children's chains."

---

"Stop fighting!" A man's voice, sharp and angry.

---

"Alas, my fractures leave me there
To merely stand in awestruck stare.
I give my blood and final gasp
And fall into the reaper's grasp."

---

"No! Please, please! Don't--" Charlotte couldn't breathe. A grunt sounded. Scratching noises, and then a scream. She peeked outside, and then pulled her head back, feeling nauseous. The scream faded quickly as if carried away by the wind, and silence ensued. She gasped for breath, bowing her head.

---

"The vultures feast; corruption creeps;
Yet I am but a girl asleep.
The bell then tolls the twelve of noon;
Again I count within my swoon."

---

Then the lonely girl's voice from earlier spoke again. "Dad," it whispered, "I wish you were here. It's so lonely here in the dark."

---

"The twelfth leaves echoes strewn about,
Like shattered glass reflecting doubt.
I listen while the echoes fade,
And silence starts a new charade."

---

Charlotte covered her face and wept.

But that wasn't all, no, there was still more to come.

That was when she felt an odd sensation. Like she was being pulled towards something. Pulled towards the girl lying out in the cold, shivering and bleeding. But then once she entered the girl's body, she was herself again, seventeen years old, but still in the same place, the same position. But then she heard footsteps.
She looked up in fear, thinking her tormentor had returned.

No; it was worse.

Thanatos stood in front of her, staring down at her, and she couldn't bear what she saw in his eyes.
She shook her head frantically, reaching out, pleading with him.
"Don't leave me alone! Please, don't leave me here alone again! Please, Thanatos, please, don't leave me here!"
But he looked at her with disgust and contempt.
Then he turned and walked away, fading into night...

And once more, Charlotte was alone, weeping in the dark.

Mason carried her to a tree and let he rest her head on his lap. Due to the fact that she was still making physical contact with him, he saw her nightmare. He wanted to do something, but couldn't. A tear ran down his face as he said, "I-I'm so sorry... I didn't know that it was that bad. I-I want to help, but I can't..."

[Free Empire of the Low Isles]

Raphael passes out, breathing quietly.

And also snuggled up against Patriah.

[Skyline United]

Lux moved out of the circle, though he was uneasy at the sight of the strange patterns inside it. "...This...will not hurt her, will it?" he asked, eyeing her with concern.

He shook his head, "No, I am summoning Phobia. This will have no effect on the marks until I..." He pauses, "Convince him to remove them."

She smiled, sinking into the water and letting out an appreciative sigh.

Ryujin nods, "It's alright if you do, I don't mind you being comfortable."
He walks out, clucking his tongue for Taiyou to follow, then closes the door before laying down on the bed.
I might need some sleep myself... He closes his eyes, dozing off.

A red mist swarmed to the circle from all directions. Slowly, it formed Phobia. He dropped to his feet and sighed. "I leave to prevent a war, and you bring me back. Why?"

[Luminesa]

Lux moved out of the circle, though he was uneasy at the sight of the strange patterns inside it. "...This...will not hurt her, will it?" he asked, eyeing her with concern.

He shook his head, "No, I am summoning Phobia. This will have no effect on the marks until I..." He pauses, "Convince him to remove them."

She smiled, sinking into the water and letting out an appreciative sigh.

Ryujin nods, "It's alright if you do, I don't mind you being comfortable."
He walks out, clucking his tongue for Taiyou to follow, then closes the door before laying down on the bed.
I might need some sleep myself... He closes his eyes, dozing off.

Lux nodded, and stepped out the circle. All the while, he could feel a strange darkness not too far away.

But...we have beaten Thanakron...what could it be now? he thought.

[Luminesa]

Raphael passes out, breathing quietly.

And also snuggled up against Patriah.

Patriah stared at him, slightly uncomfortable. Nevertheless, he was too tired to move, and so he went to sleep. If Hamiri and Otohime beat him up, that was on them. They hadn't blown-up a throne and hadn't had to eat one-and-half whales to keep from going insane.

[Charlia]

She smiled, sinking into the water and letting out an appreciative sigh.

"Thank you, but I think I'll be all right... I'll try to stay awake this time."
She nodded wearily. Her last thought before drifting into restless sleep was Thank you...

And then the nightmares started.

"Awake at night, I search my room;
Awash in tears, I sense the gloom.
The stroke of twelve, the witching hour,
The bells speak of his horrid power."

---

When Charlotte opened her eyes, she literally fell off the side of the bed. She pressed her hands against the ground to get up, but her fingers slid into something sticky. She lifted her hand and looked at her fingers. Red liquid dripped from the ends, and she frowned. She had bled here, and recently... her eyes widened. It had to be the night. Then she heard something--moaning. Crying. The sounds of suffering. A draft brushed her cheek, cool and moist, and a whisper followed.

---

"A chime for darkness, two for fears,
Three for tyrant's tortured years;
The tones recount the hurts, the lies,
The tears of grief from captive eyes."

---

"Will you be my friend?" Charlotte sucked in a breath and froze in place. "I'm so lonely. Will you stay with me?" She screamed.

---

"I cry, I weep, I can't pretend
This darkest night will ever end.
The morn is but a twisted dream;
O wake me now before I scream."

---

"No! You're dead! Leave me alone!" The draft stopped, as did the voice, and the moaning returned. The laments grew louder. A new voice bounced into the room, clearly from outside.

---

"As light and darkness storm and clash,
As swords collide and soldiers thrash,
The nightmare pounds within my brain
Of tyrant's tortures, children's chains."

---

"Stop fighting!" A man's voice, sharp and angry.

---

"Alas, my fractures leave me there
To merely stand in awestruck stare.
I give my blood and final gasp
And fall into the reaper's grasp."

---

"No! Please, please! Don't--" Charlotte couldn't breathe. A grunt sounded. Scratching noises, and then a scream. She peeked outside, and then pulled her head back, feeling nauseous. The scream faded quickly as if carried away by the wind, and silence ensued. She gasped for breath, bowing her head.

---

"The vultures feast; corruption creeps;
Yet I am but a girl asleep.
The bell then tolls the twelve of noon;
Again I count within my swoon."

---

Then the lonely girl's voice from earlier spoke again. "Dad," it whispered, "I wish you were here. It's so lonely here in the dark."

---

"The twelfth leaves echoes strewn about,
Like shattered glass reflecting doubt.
I listen while the echoes fade,
And silence starts a new charade."

---

Charlotte covered her face and wept.

But that wasn't all, no, there was still more to come.

That was when she felt an odd sensation. Like she was being pulled towards something. Pulled towards the girl lying out in the cold, shivering and bleeding. But then once she entered the girl's body, she was herself again, seventeen years old, but still in the same place, the same position. But then she heard footsteps.
She looked up in fear, thinking her tormentor had returned.

No; it was worse.

Thanatos stood in front of her, staring down at her, and she couldn't bear what she saw in his eyes.
She shook her head frantically, reaching out, pleading with him.
"Don't leave me alone! Please, don't leave me here alone again! Please, Thanatos, please, don't leave me here!"
But he looked at her with disgust and contempt.
Then he turned and walked away, fading into night...

And once more, Charlotte was alone, weeping in the dark.

Mason carried her to a tree and let he rest her head on his lap. Due to the fact that she was still making physical contact with him, he saw her nightmare. He wanted to do something, but couldn't. A tear ran down his face as he said, "I-I'm so sorry... I didn't know that it was that bad. I-I want to help, but I can't..."

She couldn't hear him. She just hugged herself in her sleep, crying bitterly.

All she could hear in her tortured mind was her own screaming.

[Ranoria]

He shook his head, "No, I am summoning Phobia. This will have no effect on the marks until I..." He pauses, "Convince him to remove them."



Ryujin nods, "It's alright if you do, I don't mind you being comfortable."
He walks out, clucking his tongue for Taiyou to follow, then closes the door before laying down on the bed.
I might need some sleep myself... He closes his eyes, dozing off.

A red mist swarmed to the circle from all directions. Slowly, it formed Phobia. He dropped to his feet and sighed. "I leave to prevent a war, and you bring me back. Why?"

Jawzarr became uneasy.
"I need you to remove your daughter's curse, Fear. You can leave once that's done." He motions towards the circle. "You know as well as I do that you can't leave until I let you."

Raphael passes out, breathing quietly.

And also snuggled up against Patriah.

Patriah stared at him, slightly uncomfortable. Nevertheless, he was too tired to move, and so he went to sleep. If Hamiri and Otohime beat him up, that was on them. They hadn't blown-up a throne and hadn't had to eat one-and-half whales to keep from going insane.

Zhan, as a thousand pound wolf, decides to weasel his way in and lays down before shuffling over and slipping his head between them.

[Free Empire of the Low Isles]

A red mist swarmed to the circle from all directions. Slowly, it formed Phobia. He dropped to his feet and sighed. "I leave to prevent a war, and you bring me back. Why?"

Jawzarr became uneasy.
"I need you to remove your daughter's curse, Fear. You can leave once that's done." He motions towards the circle. "You know as well as I do that you can't leave until I let you."

Patriah stared at him, slightly uncomfortable. Nevertheless, he was too tired to move, and so he went to sleep. If Hamiri and Otohime beat him up, that was on them. They hadn't blown-up a throne and hadn't had to eat one-and-half whales to keep from going insane.

Zhan, as a thousand pound wolf, decides to weasel his way in and lays down before shuffling over and slipping his head between them.

Raphael shifts around, wrapping both Zahn and Patriah into a hug.

[Ranoria]

Jawzarr became uneasy.
"I need you to remove your daughter's curse, Fear. You can leave once that's done." He motions towards the circle. "You know as well as I do that you can't leave until I let you."


Zhan, as a thousand pound wolf, decides to weasel his way in and lays down before shuffling over and slipping his head between them.

Raphael shifts around, wrapping both Zahn and Patriah into a hug.

Zhan's tail thumps loudly, licking Raphael a couple times and giving off a high pitched yawn. his jaws snapping shut at its conclusion.

[Luminesa]

A red mist swarmed to the circle from all directions. Slowly, it formed Phobia. He dropped to his feet and sighed. "I leave to prevent a war, and you bring me back. Why?"

Jawzarr became uneasy.
"I need you to remove your daughter's curse, Fear. You can leave once that's done." He motions towards the circle. "You know as well as I do that you can't leave until I let you."

Patriah stared at him, slightly uncomfortable. Nevertheless, he was too tired to move, and so he went to sleep. If Hamiri and Otohime beat him up, that was on them. They hadn't blown-up a throne and hadn't had to eat one-and-half whales to keep from going insane.

Zhan, as a thousand pound wolf, decides to weasel his way in and lays down before shuffling over and slipping his head between them.

Patriah grinned at him. "You drool on me and I'll knock out all your teeth, got it?" he mumbled, wearily. Nevertheless he found himself sleeping on top of his back, needing a comfy pillow to rest his head on.

[Skyline United]

Mason carried her to a tree and let he rest her head on his lap. Due to the fact that she was still making physical contact with him, he saw her nightmare. He wanted to do something, but couldn't. A tear ran down his face as he said, "I-I'm so sorry... I didn't know that it was that bad. I-I want to help, but I can't..."

She couldn't hear him. She just hugged herself in her sleep, crying bitterly.

All she could hear in her tortured mind was her own screaming.

He took a deep breath. "I have sworn to Phobia that I shall never return to the dreamscape, but I can't let her suffer. I refuse to let her suffer." He threw his sword into the distance and placed a hand on her forehead. "I'm coming Charlotte, just don't give up." he said before entering the dream.

[Skyline United]

A red mist swarmed to the circle from all directions. Slowly, it formed Phobia. He dropped to his feet and sighed. "I leave to prevent a war, and you bring me back. Why?"

Jawzarr became uneasy.
"I need you to remove your daughter's curse, Fear. You can leave once that's done." He motions towards the circle. "You know as well as I do that you can't leave until I let you."

Patriah stared at him, slightly uncomfortable. Nevertheless, he was too tired to move, and so he went to sleep. If Hamiri and Otohime beat him up, that was on them. They hadn't blown-up a throne and hadn't had to eat one-and-half whales to keep from going insane.

Zhan, as a thousand pound wolf, decides to weasel his way in and lays down before shuffling over and slipping his head between them.

"Forgive me, but I refuse. It's the only way that I could protect her." he said in a cold tone.

[Luminesa]

Jawzarr became uneasy.
"I need you to remove your daughter's curse, Fear. You can leave once that's done." He motions towards the circle. "You know as well as I do that you can't leave until I let you."


Zhan, as a thousand pound wolf, decides to weasel his way in and lays down before shuffling over and slipping his head between them.

"Forgive me, but I refuse. It's the only way that I could protect her." he said in a cold tone.

"What are you protecting her from?" Lux questioned, now stepping back into the circle next to Violet, sensing her fear.

[Skyline United]

"Forgive me, but I refuse. It's the only way that I could protect her." he said in a cold tone.

"What are you protecting her from?" Lux questioned, now stepping back into the circle next to Violet, sensing her fear.

"She is beautiful, and that is what I fear. It can be very dangerous for someone like her in Hell. Tell me, do you know what an Incubus is?"

[Ranoria]

Jawzarr became uneasy.
"I need you to remove your daughter's curse, Fear. You can leave once that's done." He motions towards the circle. "You know as well as I do that you can't leave until I let you."


Zhan, as a thousand pound wolf, decides to weasel his way in and lays down before shuffling over and slipping his head between them.

"Forgive me, but I refuse. It's the only way that I could protect her." he said in a cold tone.

He growls, showing his teeth, not fangs, but sharper than they should be for certain, and pulling a hand up for his sword. "What do you mean protect her? Believe me, I'm sufficient for that at least." He grasps the hilt, half drawing the massive sword, his other hand clenched in a fist, sunfire leaking out of it.
"I'm not going to force myself to stay away from Violet for eternity, now remove the marks."
He didn't even acknowledge Lux's attempts at being civil.

"What are you protecting her from?" Lux questioned, now stepping back into the circle next to Violet, sensing her fear.

"She is beautiful, and that is what I fear. It can be very dangerous for someone like her in Hell. Tell me, do you know what an Incubus is?"

"I'm enough to keep her safe, and do you honestly think someone like Lucifer or Azazel is going to care if she dies? Idiot."

[Charlia]

She couldn't hear him. She just hugged herself in her sleep, crying bitterly.

All she could hear in her tortured mind was her own screaming.

He took a deep breath. "I have sworn to Phobia that I shall never return to the dreamscape, but I can't let her suffer. I refuse to let her suffer." He threw his sword into the distance and placed a hand on her forehead. "I'm coming Charlotte, just don't give up." he said before entering the dream.

Her loneliness had been bad enough... but it didn't last.

She was reliving the absolute horror and pain of the first night, suffering endlessly.

She didn't know she was dreaming. She just wanted to die.

[Skyline United]

"Forgive me, but I refuse. It's the only way that I could protect her." he said in a cold tone.

He growls, showing his teeth, not fangs, but sharper than they should be for certain, and pulling a hand up for his sword. "What do you mean protect her? Believe me, I'm sufficient for that at least." He grasps the hilt, half drawing the massive sword, his other hand clenched in a fist, sunfire leaking out of it.
"I'm not going to force myself to stay away from Violet for eternity, now remove the marks."
He didn't even acknowledge Lux's attempts at being civil.

"She is beautiful, and that is what I fear. It can be very dangerous for someone like her in Hell. Tell me, do you know what an Incubus is?"

"I'm enough to keep her safe, and do you honestly think someone like Lucifer or Azazel is going to care if she dies? Idiot."

He laughed at his response. "You're a fool. You do not understand. I care about my daughter. I do not want her to feel harm from love. I have told her that he mother is Reverie, but that is not true. Her mother is Rose. The child of me and my enemy."

[Skyline United]

He took a deep breath. "I have sworn to Phobia that I shall never return to the dreamscape, but I can't let her suffer. I refuse to let her suffer." He threw his sword into the distance and placed a hand on her forehead. "I'm coming Charlotte, just don't give up." he said before entering the dream.

Her loneliness had been bad enough... but it didn't last.

She was reliving the absolute horror and pain of the first night, suffering endlessly.

She didn't know she was dreaming. She just wanted to die.

He attempted to summon his blades of light and dark, but something was preventing him. This did not deter him. He wandered around in her nightmare, unarmed. Only one thing mattered to him, finding her.

[Ranoria]

He growls, showing his teeth, not fangs, but sharper than they should be for certain, and pulling a hand up for his sword. "What do you mean protect her? Believe me, I'm sufficient for that at least." He grasps the hilt, half drawing the massive sword, his other hand clenched in a fist, sunfire leaking out of it.
"I'm not going to force myself to stay away from Violet for eternity, now remove the marks."
He didn't even acknowledge Lux's attempts at being civil.


"I'm enough to keep her safe, and do you honestly think someone like Lucifer or Azazel is going to care if she dies? Idiot."

He laughed at his response. "You're a fool. You do not understand. I care about my daughter. I do not want her to feel harm from love. I have told her that he mother is Reverie, but that is not true. Her mother is Rose. The child of me and my enemy."

He growled, he honestly couldn't give a damn about her mother, but he drew his blade, letting it slam into the ground, half of it sheathed in the earth before he yanked it out again, holding it to Phobia's throat effortlessly despite its insane weight.
"You honestly think I would hurt her? Look at your daughter Fear, she is a flower in this world, I have turned down many, but I would chase her across the stars if I had to. And you are not going to stop me. Even if she wold not have me, her love for this world is too deep, her curse to great a burden for her delicate shoulders to bear."
His eyes narrow, "Now you have three options here. You are going to do what I've told you, or I could simply beat you into submission."
He stops, letting his sword fall. "Or I could swear to never hurt her, to protect her as long as I can, with my life if necassary. I'll do anything...just...remove her curse, please."

[Charlia]

Her loneliness had been bad enough... but it didn't last.

She was reliving the absolute horror and pain of the first night, suffering endlessly.

She didn't know she was dreaming. She just wanted to die.

He attempted to summon his blades of light and dark, but something was preventing him. This did not deter him. He wandered around in her nightmare, unarmed. Only one thing mattered to him, finding her.

In the end, what could be found was a small house, nothing special, simply... there.

What was important was what was happening outside the house.

[Luminesa]

"What are you protecting her from?" Lux questioned, now stepping back into the circle next to Violet, sensing her fear.

"She is beautiful, and that is what I fear. It can be very dangerous for someone like her in Hell. Tell me, do you know what an Incubus is?"

He narrowed his eyes slightly. "I used to be of the darkness myself. I knew quite a few Incubii. And you say...her mother is Rose?" He looked down at Inari, in his arms. He smiled quietly, scratching the tiny fox behind the ears. He walked next to Jawzarr and put a hand on his shoulder, patiently. "There is no need. Put your sword away," he whispered.

He then looked up at Phobia, frowning. "Tell me, Phobia...you say you love her, yet you defend her from love...from her mother, from the care of others...Are you certain the one you are defending her from...is not yourself?"

[Skyline United]

He laughed at his response. "You're a fool. You do not understand. I care about my daughter. I do not want her to feel harm from love. I have told her that he mother is Reverie, but that is not true. Her mother is Rose. The child of me and my enemy."

He growled, he honestly couldn't give a damn about her mother, but he drew his blade, letting it slam into the ground, half of it sheathed in the earth before he yanked it out again, holding it to Phobia's throat effortlessly despite its insane weight.
"You honestly think I would hurt her? Look at your daughter Fear, she is a flower in this world, I have turned down many, but I would chase her across the stars if I had to. And you are not going to stop me. Even if she wold not have me, her love for this world is too deep, her curse to great a burden for her delicate shoulders to bear."
His eyes narrow, "Now you have three options here. You are going to do what I've told you, or I could simply beat you into submission."
He stops, letting his sword fall. "Or I could swear to never hurt her, to protect her as long as I can, with my life if necassary. I'll do anything...just...remove her curse, please."

"Your empty threats do not phase me dragon. This body is not physical. For it is only a manifestation. This is not my true self. Now then, I need further convincing."

[Ranoria]

He growled, he honestly couldn't give a damn about her mother, but he drew his blade, letting it slam into the ground, half of it sheathed in the earth before he yanked it out again, holding it to Phobia's throat effortlessly despite its insane weight.
"You honestly think I would hurt her? Look at your daughter Fear, she is a flower in this world, I have turned down many, but I would chase her across the stars if I had to. And you are not going to stop me. Even if she wold not have me, her love for this world is too deep, her curse to great a burden for her delicate shoulders to bear."
His eyes narrow, "Now you have three options here. You are going to do what I've told you, or I could simply beat you into submission."
He stops, letting his sword fall. "Or I could swear to never hurt her, to protect her as long as I can, with my life if necassary. I'll do anything...just...remove her curse, please."

"Your empty threats do not phase me dragon. This body is not physical. For it is only a manifestation. This is not my true self. Now then, I need further convincing."

At Lux's words, he had sheathed his sword, but snarled, "I told you already. Anything. What do you need me to do? I've already given my blood for this, why would I spend so much effort, pain, and time if I didn't love her? Now tell me, what do you need?"