Alice
*She loved the stars, they were gorgeous and awestriking. Clutching her hands against her chest, she found it a little difficult to breathe with the air being so thin, but she managed. She took it all in... She'd apply it to her memory so that she could transcribe it onto paper later.* "So pretty..." *She said with an audible gasp and smile before they depended down into the town.

She was used to being more discreet, as those wings would surely attract attention... And not the good kind. Her Mary Jane doll buckle shoes made a soft taping sound against the pebbled pavement as she took a couple of steps forward. In the dark, her eyes held a soft glow but then she remembered something. Shoot! She didn't bring the cloak! Damn it all.* "I need- I need a cloak." *She'd turn to Ysildea a little bit anxiously.* "Faedon told me to travel with a cloak... They'll find out. They'll find out and try to kill me. He gave me a cloak to wear, but I forgot to bring it with me- I was foolish."

*Keep her hood up, hide her face... They were both sitting ducks out here.*
Charles
*Smiles softly seeing ai so happy she forgot to tell ai to take a deep breath as she did so she could have more air how silly of her to forget something. As she landed and set ai down on the ground she set down her satchel like backpack pulled out her cloak.* 

`"I'm way ahead of you on it, faedon was worried about you so I made sure to bring it along just in case."`

*She smiles as she gently wraps it around ai's shoulders she wouldn't be able to put her wings away at the very moment they were a pinkish red they fluttered slightly, her eyes were pink/reddish color along with her fangs showing when she smiled her skin was also pale when she tried to put her wings away it didn't work it fustrated her.*

`"I'll be here I have a sword don't worry ai go hurry while the night still young."`

*She waved ai off.*
Esther
*Raizen would walk into faedons room and look around to see if anyone else was here before looking to faedon himself*

"Awake?"
Alice
*She had a soft smile on her face as she pulled the hood over her head. She looked up to Ysildea with a grateful nod* "Ah, thank you. Be careful... Really.." *They were far from the inn, with no foreseeable backup. She run forward but stop to take one look over her shoulder at her, just to be certain she'd be ok before disappearing into the night.

She had found one, slumped over with a bottle in his hand. He was the perfect candidate, and he smelled absolutely **S c r u m t i o u s** And as always, she would not take enough to kill him no, just one pint. She just needed one more now, and as she was walking down the baren street
She felt a gloved hand cover her mouth. She could only get out a small audible squeak before being pulled into an alley. Three men, armed with knives and swords but no more than that. They didn't snatch her because she was a vampire... They abducted her because she was a young girl walking alone on the streets at night.

Well, she didn't forsee this, and insisted on biting the hand covering her mouth. She was struck for that... Right across the face. What gall. Her eyes resonated a piercing pink glow as the blood from his hand trickled down the side of her mouth. Disgusting... Nowhere near as tolerable.*
John
*Lifts his head slightly before putting it back down on the pillow taking a soft breath he spoke*

`"I'm here it's been awhile since I seen you raizen."`
Esther
"It sure has been... I heard you have been making a whole bunch of trouble~"

*She sat on the edge of the bed looking to him*

"Care to explain..."
Charles
*Flutters her wings deciding to stay in one spot her magic began to ware off on her face her markings began to appear and her horns began to show. She growled as she covered her face before shaking her head deciding it was whatever her different colored eyes showed as part of her demon side began to show and she looked different she had demon like scales along her body under her dress and some forming along the base of her wings.*
John
`"Are you here to poke fun at me I was just really angry and I destroyed my hands in a fight with the dragon man you met I can't use them the skin was torn to shreds and revealed bone but ysildea helped wrap them for me. That's good at least."`

*He smiles softly.*
Esther
"I meant the other thing but sure, maybe next time don't use your hands? Now I came to ask a few serious questions seeing as it's just us at the moment~"

*She leaned closer*
John
`"W-what other thing...? Ok...? Ask your questions...?"` *He looked at her he was laying down as she leaned closer she was slowly getting ontop of him he was getting nervous.*
Esther
"Ysildea... What is she to you, the vampire aswell."

*Stare, she listened close as she was pretty much sat on his crotch now~*
John
*His face turned a complete pink blush and began to become hot as he lifted his hand and placed it on raizen shoulder grimacing in pain* `"Ow... Ysildea is my friend so is ai... I like ai... But the feeling is no longer mutual..."`

*He looked away slowly embarssed as he talked about ai.*
Alice
*She couldn't kill, that would break her moral code. She didn't kill humans, so this would be very tricky... And she was getting nervous. How was she going to get out of this- welp, she reverted into the form of a bat and fluttered up and out of the alley. This would obviously raise some alarms as shouts of 'vampire! Vampire!!' Echoed throughout the streets. This was not her fault... Not entirely. The town reacted surprisingly very quickly. Ligths came on, a town square bell chimed loudly, and- were those torches??? She was a vampire not a witch- in any case! She had to regroup with Ysildea and to be honest, with her new appearance it wouldn't be hard to find her.*

"There she is! There's the vampiress!" *But they weren't pointing at her... They were pointing at Ysildea and charging towards her. They had gotten the night guards involved... So now they also had armor... And swords.*
Charles
*Tried to cast her magic but her magic began to continue to waste away as she looked like a fully demonic creature with demon scales forming around her forearms and shoulders they were as hard as stone maybe even ten times as hard they were deep red along with her feet to her shins and omher outer thighs. She rose her sword and spoke her enchantments.* 

`"Nãr Calta!"`

*Her sword turned ablaze in a firey blood flame this filthy humans! They dare insult her heritage she was a descendant of the blood flame a true born aerie! Twirling her swords around left to right then forwards sending waves of blood and flame in every direction they dare come towards her in the blood would be like acid burning skin and armor melting them away like ice cream would melt in the sun. It was not face it would be slow and painful if the flame touched them it would set there clothing ablaze, she stomped on the earth shattering the ground around her sending waves of rock and debris in every direction to keep them back. She didn't want to kill here until she found ai.*
Esther
"I seeee... It's just what I wanted to hear, and you and ai don't be down about it, all vampires are grumpy anyway~ what you need is a succubus~"
John
`"W-what...? What do you mean i need a succubus...?"` *His face was still a pink blush as he moves his legs slightly unable to escape even just the slightest of his movements caused a thousand leagues of pain to surge his body."`
Esther
"What I mean is, make her jealous~ you said she shared the want for each other did you not? Then make her get jealous~ I'm availble~"
Alice
*She may not have wanted to kill here, but she **Would** Kill here. They were humans after all, and if they melted away like snow balls in the heat of July they weren't going to magically regenerate. Ai would find the commotion from the flying dubree, screams and shouts paired with the very distinct smell of blood. Her head poked up from the rooftop of the local pub, having reverted back to her humanoid state she gazed upon the going ons of a very one sided battle. Ysildea did not look like the woman she knew... And she was wary, for she thought whatever energy had consumed her. Would she even recognize her as friendly? As a show of good will, she'd stand and wave her arms from where she was. This was enough distance to flee just in case. If she threw an attack her way, she'd have to abandon the town and make a run for it... But if she was still herself, she'd have to stay out of the way anyway and in the shadows to not end up collateral damage by mistake.*
Charles
*Looked around as she slowly swung her sword around then sheathed it as this would do seeing all the humans staying back her eyes looking at some of them die she was about to run forward to try and save some of the flesh bags* `"No! Don't die squishy things..."` *She sighed and shook her head as she saw ai wave her tiny arms she waved her hand towards her recognizing her she lowered herself in a squat jumping towards her with a lunge swooping her in her arms flying out of the town flapping he wings off into the night sky heading back towards there town with Hunald and Faedon.
John
`"No... No thank you I don't want to make her jealous I'm fine I can't even use my hand I wish for no drama."` *He nodded no drama he took a page out of ai's book and crossed his arms in a x and shook his head.*
Edward
*Bylin being the worry wart that he is, was still hung up about his friends and how they were doing while he wasnt there, so he was very much intent on getting back there but he also needed to take care of business here so he was a bit spit down the middle.*
Esther
"Now now come onnnn~ just a little bit of fun with t hurt will it?~ I'll help you get with herrrrrr~"
John
`"No I'm ok I won't do that to ai I've done enough already I don't need to make her hate me even more."` *He closes his eyes sadly.*
Esther
"Well would you not atleast want me to help you get back on speaking terms with her?"
John
`"If she wants to speak to me she will come I won't force anything upon her if you want to help... Help with my pain I'm in agony my wounds hurt all over."`
Esther
"If I do will you help me out in return?~"
John
`"I'll help you out in return I just want to not feel pain maybe healing magic or something...?"`
Esther
"Sure, I'll state what you have to do after."

*She put her fingers to her lips and kissed them, she then placed them on his as an indirect kiss which gave him energy and let her take some of his pain making him healed and feel better, raizen now held the pain but her appearance was unchanged*

"T-there, now... Help me gain Lady Ysildeas attention."
Marion
Fae' `"What do you mean gain lady ysildeas attention? Like get her to fancy you."` 

*He tilted his head as he listened to her*
Esther
*She went slightly red and flustered*

"A-what else could I mean?!"
John
`"Well I don't know in the book of the blood flame... She serves the one who walks the path of the blood flame... There is no way for you to get her to fancy you..."` *He didn't want to hurt her feelings only tell her the truth.* `"Maybe if you swore loyalty to me to serve in service to the blood flame it would allow you and her to spend more time together and you get to learn more about something she enjoys so you can get closer? But you can't swear allegiance souly to get another to fancy you."`
Esther
"...I won't swear allegiance but I'll help and serve for now as long as you help me with her... Al of my attempts she seems to growl..."
John
`"I can't accept your terms it is not fair to ysildea tricking a friend is not right. You have to genuinely want to server and want to learn about her interests. One more thing she will always serve me for as long as I walk the path of the blood flame it's like a package if you want her I come with it not romantically but wherever I go she goes so she says. If you want someone to like you maybe don't be so lewd to someone you barely know and not be lewd to everyone you meet and see it should be exclusive to that one person so they feel special."` *He shrugged his shoulders.*
Esther
"...Your asking me to not to be lewd? That's like asking cheese not to be yellow... Fine I'll swear allegiance."

*She sighed*

"But I atleast want help still with gaining her focus... Like maybe talk to her about me???"
John
`"I'm not saying to not be lewd I'm saying if you want to be lewd save it for her exclusively and not everyone you meet."` *He nodded* `"When she comes to speak to me I'll talk to her... Why do you fancy her...?"` *He thinks back to when she kissed his forehead his cheeks turned into a pink blush thinking about ysildeas kiss.*
Esther
"Well... I don't know! Why do you like the vampire?!"

"J-just talk to her for me okay??"

*She ran out embarrassed*

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John
*Felt her get off of him and ran off before he could speak he groans in pain as she did it fairly quickly he tried to move his hands but it still hurts to much he could lift them but move his fingers by the gods it would be a long time so he waited for ysildea to return his stomach was growling.*
Rafael
*Comes out with beef stew and a plate of rice with water he looks for ysildea didn't see her so he walked over to the dragon man* `"Have you seen ysildea she asked me for food for Faedon."`
Edward
"Yeah she I left a little while ago with a little vampire girl, im not sure as to why there not back yet, however if you would like i hear a small belly grumbling, so i could give that food to faedon since it seems hes hungry." *I would hold out my claws, wanting to give some food to the small boi, especially after he saw an embarrassed succubus running out of his room so he doesn't know whats happening at this point.*
Rafael
*Tilted his head as he looked at bylin* `"Oh ysildea asked because he can't use his hands it would be hard for him to lift even a spoon or fork your hands/claws are massive."` *He also saw the embarssed succubus run out and he spoke once more.* `"Don't worry about the succubus she probably got embarrassed because Faedon turned her down or something he doesn't like the way succubuses act they only want one thing I can't blame the boy. However surprised he is able to resist such temptation at a young age."` *He laughs softly.*
Alice
"Hey! I'm over he-" *She got swooped up with sich a quickness she lost a shoe. As they flew into the night, she booped her cheek* "Are you ok? Did you do your happy murder dance?" *She grinned up at her as her hair fluttered about her face. She knew she fancied killing, and was now a bit more content with how things had turned out.* "Do you think we'll make it back in time?" *If not, she'd have to revert into a little bat and hide away somewhere on her oersi, or in a tree nook until nightfall again.*
Charles
*She had a happy look on her face she did enjoy killing she had a devilish grin and her cheeks were flush pink, as she exhales happily as they were in the air she landed and lunged again using her wings to propel herself faster and longer through the air.* `"I'm ok I did have fun however I didn't think they would die so quickly they're so fleshy and soft."` *Her fangs could be seen as her face was warm along with her chest as if she was in love with killing.* `"We will make it back in time with my wings helping us did you get your meal??"` *She asked her horns shining in the moonlight.*
Alice
"I did yes, and I would have gotten more if not for being abducted into an alley way.." *She was still salty about that. Rude, disrespectful heathen had the nerve to strike her. Well look where he is now... He's dead.

 Once they arrived back at the inn, she'd look a little awkward without her shoe... So she would remove the last one, just to make it even. She'd have to find another pair in the shop, but these ones would be difficult to find. Victorian gothic wasn't exactly a booming market these days.* "Thank you for coming with me Ysildea, I suspect you'll be going to check on Faedon now?" *She was probably going to retire to the room for a little while.*
Edward
Yeah dont worry it'll be fine i can deal with the small child, also it seemed like she was flustered about something so maybe it wasnt that hard to resist those temptations but what do i know I haven't seen many succubi in my time." *I would pick up the bowl and bring it to fae, giving hunald a thumbs up as i open the door and sitting down next to faedon.*

"Whats up buddy, how have you been?"
Charles
`"It's ok tomorrow night we shall go back out so you can get another meal."` *She began to walk inside the inn once they were inside she would gently set ai down on her two feet seeing she lost a shoe she would apologize* `"I'm sorry about your shoe... Hmmm you should take the the shoe to Hunald he can probably have it replicated for you."` *As she mentioned Faedon again she didn't seem like she could avoid it this time around.* `"Yes maybe... I should check on him... I know and him had your ups and downs but I feel like he's gotten better he still cares about you, and worries for you. I understand why you got upset at him for his actions but every friendship will have there fallouts and breaks but friends still stuck together either way I think you may see the Faedon you know. I also have a question... By any chance... Did you see any being made of pure blood named Esiyae Greqirelle...? Did faedon interact with said being...? It may have caused his behavior to change so drastically..."` *This was her theory and would like to know if ai has seen such a being.*
John
*Saw the dragon man enter the room with the food where was ysildea? Was she ok he brought the food instead of her he tries to lean up but winces in pain as he does so.* `"I'm ok... Just had raizen trying to convince me to speak to ysildea for her as she fancies her... I wish to stay away from such things."`
Edward
"Hehehe i know what you mean, but for now id rather feed you since it is still technically my claws that you shredded your hands on."

*I would grab a random piece of wood out of my pocket, turning it into a spoon with little effort as i slowly sit you up, smiling as i bring the soup and rice to your lips.*
John
`"It wasn't really you it was me who destroyed my own hands heh.."` *He smiles softly as he smells the food he couldn't help himself he would eat with bylins help with a soft smile his cheeks turning red with how good the food tasted he had a happy smile however... The door was left open... He heard the conversation between Ysildea and Ai as they were entering the inn as he chewed he felt something in his head it was like a headache he swallowed the food then began to cough gently placing his bandaged right hand on his head with a troubled look* `"Something... Is wrong... It hurts my head hurts..."` *What was it it was the same thing he felt when he was in the middle of the forest alone. Blood pool began to grow around the floor under the bed it was quiet and forming very slowly...*
Edward
*Seeing that the blood pools were forming under the bed, he would slowly put down the food, wrapping his arms around faedon, cradling him in his arms and using mild amounts of cryomancy to cool his head and help with his headache, while holding his head to my chest, using my large claws to cradle him close.* "Shhhhhhhhhhh, its ok... Its ok, just breath and focus on breathing, try to clear your mind."
John
*Felt himself being held by bylin it the cold magic would help with his headache and cook down his blood the pool of blood began to disperse into a white smoke it sounded like a creature was hissing as the blood disappeared it was definitely no ordinary blood that faedon uses when he casts his magic he closed his eyes keeping his hand on his head* `"I think I'm ok now I don't know what's getting to me it's something strange the blood flame is tainted it's being corrupted by something... It's hindering my connection to it's grace."`
Edward
"And thats why i want to help you, you need to get this blood flame of yours under control before its eats away at you from the inside out, but rest assured we will work on it together." 

*I give him a kind almost fatherly smile as i put a cold aura around faedon to keep his headache from flaring up again as he stayed close to keep him sane still.*
John
*Slowly lowered his hand from his head and let it rest on his lap as he looked up to bylin with a weak smile* 

`"I do know a lot of the blood flame but ysildea knows more she may know whats wrong... I didn't tell her of the corruption I'm feeling... Maybe I should have."`

*He says with a slight pant slowly moving back to the bed he tries to calm his body within a few moments he was doing a lot better*

`"Can I get some more... Food...?"`

*He did feel embarssed he wasn't able to feed himself he looked towards the food and tried to pick up a wooden spoon but a searing pain shot through his hand and forearm before he could even wrap his hand around the spoon and he moved his hand back with a pained face*
Edward
*I shake my head as you admit you should have told her about it, giving you a weak head nod as i pick up the spoon again and get back to feeding you the food, using my tail to hold you up so you didnt hurt yourself as i slowly fed you each spoonful.* 

"Just chew slowly and swallow slowly, that bruise on your belly hasn't healed up yet."
Alice
"Oh its alright.." *She assured her* "And I wouldn't want to inconvenience him with something small like this. Its been nothing but chaos since we arrived, to the point where I feel guilty for making requests.." *And she wasn't wrong. It was a never a dull day since they stepped foot in here. Picking up her shoe, she held it in her hands and looked it over.* "Faedon attempted to be killed intentionally. Essentially, suicide but not by his own hand which shows cowardice, but more than that... You weren't worth it." *She'd lift her eyes to face her with a very serious expression.* "I wasn't worth it. The act in itself is rather selfish, but one doesn't rightly forget where they stand when someone would rather die then maintain the relationship they built with you." *And that was the harsh reality of it.

At the mentioning of the name, she blinked and it was like a light switch flicked on.* "Ah! Yes. She didn't interact with him as much as she... Came... Out of him?" *The whole phenomenon was very hard to explain.*
John
*Ate slowly and quietly he would listen to the conversation outside it wasn't hard to not listen, as he finished the food and chewed on the last bit he smiles before trying to lay back down* 

`"Thank you for helping me..."`
Charles
`"Well we rarely made any requests he did everything out of the kindness of his own heart. Only if this world had more people like him that no matter what happens he stays happy and still helps those in need."` *She tilted her head at ai's words she said it was cowardice? She herself couldn't make an assumption as she didn't ask faedon what was going through his head at the very moment.* `"I feel it is unfair to say it was cowardice as we don't know if he himself was even in control of his own body let alone what was going through his head. It would be ignorant to call it cowardice without knowing what exactly he was thinking or if he was even in control."` *She nodded however it would be cowardice in many ways as she saw it through ai's point of view as well..* `"I understand completely where you are coming from however... I feel that..."` *As she confirmed what she had feared it would be more drama.


She growled shaking her head this was becoming annoying something she would have to deal with without bothering Hunald she stepped closer to ai and spoke quietly.* `"What you saw wasn't Esiyae Greqirelle it is a demon from the blood flames fallen champions they take form and portray themselves as something that they are not to taint the image of the blood flame if left to fester it's like a virus once they reveal themselves they begin to take over the blood flame user corrupt them into something else this is uh... Problematic... I don't think I can beat this said demon I fear. You confirmed my theory it wasn't Faedon in that forest but the demon of the blood flame and faedon struggling to maintain control."` 

*She really didn't want to deal with this drama let alone there wasn't much she could do this was perhaps above her capabilities. Thinking to herself she is in service to the blood flame they had to kill Faedon before the demon took full hold of his body and use it as a vessel* `"Nngh..."` *Her head began to hurt as she had a headache* `"Whatever is in th

At room right now is not faedon or if it was it is no longer him get the dragon man to leave them room he is in danger I'll go gather every holy item I can find and take form as a bat and hide..."`
Alice
"What do you mean in control of hos own body? You suggest there is an entity inside him robbing him of free will and conscious?" *Something was off, this... Nlood flame was starting to sound more and more like a cult.* "So... You have this demon too?" *She would question as she pointed to her horns. The next set of instructions was a little bit of a blur and she had to back track a bit.* "Danger? Room? What... What is going on?.." *Well, she would set her shoe down and scurry on over to Faedons room. She wasn't tactfully secretive. Her method involved simply tugging on his arm, and then slooowly pulling him out of the room. Never breaking eye contact... Just pulling him out if his chair and out of the room. Step one complete.* "You are in danger." *She'd repeat it word for word and he better not ask her why because she hardly understood why herself.*
Edward
"No problem bu—" 

*He was going to give faedon another pat on the head, before feeling myself got pulled out of the room by his arm not really understanding what was going on, and also questioning why he was in danger but not really wanting to ask considering he didn't really think he wanted to know the answer.*
Charles
*Places her hand and fingers over the bridge of her nose rubbing it fustrated as the little ai ran and pulled the dragon man out the room she looked to ai before speaking* `" No I do not have a demon in me as demons attack at random and it is like regular demons anyone can get taken over and robbed of there freedoms but the blood flames demons only target those who walk the path of the blood flame to spit on the flames great image."`
Alice
*Well, part one of the plan was complete. Somebody should really tell Hunald however, lest they wanted to all get scalded again so that is what she would advise Ysildea to do before taking the shape of a bat and heading out- nope. It was already too late. Dawn was approaching, she'd have to find somewhere inside to hide and there wasn't a lot of options. She'd figure it out, and make herself scarce. Didn't have to tell her twice although she hoped they would take whatever battle was to be had outside... It would be problematic if they tried to quell said demon inside the inn.*
Charles
*Sighed shaking her head she gently placed her hand on ai's little shoulder there was still blinds blocking all the windows across the entire inn.* `"Hm.. Let's not make any hasty decisions. Let us prepare for what's to come so we can do it outside away from the inn and village to not cause damage to anything or anyone and so ai can help us we will need to work together on this."` *She nodded she didn't want to rush this delicate situation.* `"So dragon man... Faedon did you see anything off about him at all...? I fear there may be a demon inhabiting his body."` *She lowered her head her horns sharp and pointy and slight shiny.*