"Thank you for the gift, Milo. I shall not take it off" she smiled as she looked at the bracelet. "Knowing I can call upon you will make this meeting with Maddox less frightening. I need to go alone as requested" she said as she brushed his cheek once more before leaving the room to head to the Dark Lord's Study.<br/><br/>As she entered, Ankai and Sunkai were waiting for her. They each took an arm and walked her to where Maddox was seated. She struggled a little as she didn't like being held the way she was but it was of no use. Maddox rose to his full height, towering over her. He took his hand and wrapped it in her hair, twisting it so her head rested in his palm. He pulled her up against him and grinned.<br/><br/>"Good girl. No cat I see" he said as he took his free hand and stroked her shoulder. "I have something I wish to discuss with you Azurine," he said as he bore into her eyes, gripping onto her mind with a vengeance, searching for any possible deception.<br/><br/>"My lord, you're hurting me," she said as she gripped his arm trying to balance herself.<br/><br/>"I want you to kill the heroes. All of them" he ordered as he drew his cheek against hers, growling into her ear.  She sucked in her breath and closed her eyes as she swallowed the lump in her throat.<br/><br/>"But my father...." she whispered.<br/><br/>He cut her off as he yanked her head back. "Your father abandoned you Azurine. He left you for dead when you were thirteen. If it wasn't for me you'd have been sold into slavery or worse!" he snapped as his hand glided over her chest and down to the hem of her pants. He slipped his hand inside and caressed her soft folds.  Her breathing became erratic and a disappointing soft moan escaped her lips. A moan that she would hate herself for but her body was betraying her. "You will kill him as you will kill the others or it will be your life and of those, you now care for. Do you understand?"<br/><br/>She nodded her head that she understood and then she squeezed her eyes shut and called for Milo. She was so scared that she didn't know what else to do. He said he was there to protect her and she needed that more than ever right now.<br/><br/>----------------------------------------------------------<br/>The mages fought against Zion and Spina, throwing their magick at them threefold.  There were casualties on both sides as bloody as the camp became. Azurine would be able to feel each mage death as their essence passed through her before they reached the ether.  Screams echoed through the night as the fighting continued and the mages were losing. Maddox's and Azurine's dragons appeared from the cloud-covered sky, descending upon the battlefield screeching and breathing fire, setting the camp ablaze.