Oz felt the energy coming and had lunged, pinning Celris down as the carnage erupted around them.<br/>With that blast, Oz made his decision. If he allied with Coralzane he would Die. He didn't want to die.<br/>Celris froze for a moment, feeling the shaking of the earth and the screams of her own kind. She cursed and struggled against Oz as he slowly released her. She lunged back the way she came, teeth bared, water on her face, but Oz held her back and started pulling her towards shelter.<br/>Not that there would be any soon. Coralzane could fly. The buildings couldn't hide them for long, and the desert was a no-go.<br/>Celris shrieked, and lunged anew. Oz slammed a hand over her mouth to quiet it, but it had been heard.<br/>"Oy!<span style="font-style: italic">What</span>are you doing to her?!"<br/>Another Celris approached, patterns  matching hers exactly. Oz looked between the two and finally grasped the key differences. Male. Female.<br/>The other Feral kicked his shin, reinforced boots leaving a dent. "Let her go, HighBreed scum! She may be a traitor but she's<span style="font-style: italic">my</span>traitor!"<br/><br/>Oz didn't have the time to deal with this. He scooped up the other Celris and moved through the crowds. But where to go?<br/>"Cerosene!" This mournful wail made him move with more haste. He did not care to look at what was happening. He would use this time to find a nice rock to hide under.<br/>The two Celris' were bickering, he heard the other's name, Kith. A sibling?<br/>"Look, traitor, what you have done to this city! Right when the HighBreed were gone!"<br/>"Shut up you bloody oaf! S'Not my fault! We need to hide, though. This one's nasty."<br/>"I know that! Where's your Blues to help you now!"<br/>"Shut up and help me think of something!"<br/>Oz dragged the two into an alleyway between two stone buildings. Not adequate cover from a HighBreed, but it gave them time to think.<br/>"Silence! Coralzan is injured now, and worn from using his energy. Where can we go and what is our plan?"<br/>Kith sniffed and crossed his arms over his armored chest. He was dressed heavily, with thick armor and two rapiers strapped to his sides. "You gone to live with the HighBreed now, instead of those uppity Blues?"<br/>Celris smacked him, and tried to think, "Ugh, of all the brothers to meet with it had to be YOU. Look, the only hard shelter we have is the Crag. But since the enemy can fly I don't know what use it is. We could fight, but honestly, that show of destruction scared the hell outta me. We need stable ground."<br/>Kith brightened, "I sheltered in the Crag when the HighBreed first attacked. As long as you stay close to the entrance and in the light it isn't too bad."<br/>Celris shook her head, "That's stupid! No one fights on the edge of a bloody cliff!"<br/>Kith pointed to Osbourne, "You tamed that one! I don't see<span style="font-style: italic">its</span>wings. Can't you do that same to the other? We just need to take it's wings and give it a good shove off into the Crag!"<br/>Celris and Kith continued bickering in that manner while Oz thought this over. He didn't know what material Coralzane's wings were made of, most likely nothing as fragile as Oz's. It seemed to depend on how strong the magic sword was and whether or not they could keep the scythe away while they worked on his wings...it<span style="font-style: italic">could</span>work...but they needed a distraction to get there.<br/>Oz tapped Celris on the shoulder and told her his idea, only to get punched. "I'm Kithreid ya limey scrap heap!"<br/>A light entered Celris' eyes. "Of course you are, Kith. We all know I'm the fastest runner out there, so I'll handle distractions, Oz. You two go hide and prepare."<br/>Her twin spat in anger, "No!<span style="font-style: italic">I'm</span>the fastest! I'll distract him!"<br/>Celris smirked, "Then you'll have to wear girl clothes, brother."<br/>Kith's proud grin faltered, "What?"<br/>"He's chasing me, not you."<br/>Oz almost felt like laughing as Kith grumbled and started taking off his armor, "What I do for you, you bloody pup."<br/>Celris turned her back on him and spoke to Oz, "So while the fool is running around we retreat to the edge of the Crag...where...then what? It's hard fighting against a one-hit-a thousand-kills enemy."<br/>Oz nodded, and Celris shivered as the HighBreed laughed in the distance. Oz thought it out, "The other you is matched in speed, right? You two can work on his injuries and wings, I will try to belay the scythe."<br/>She stared at him for a moment, "So you're on our side, for good this time?"<br/>Oz nodded slowly, "I have no choice. I do not wish to die."<br/>Celris scowled and turned him to face the outside of the alleyway, "Of course! Keep your eyes straight ahead while me and brother switch garments, ya hear?"<br/>After a few moments, they were ready.<br/>Celris grabbed her mirror image, save for the eyes and slightly paler fur, and hugged him, "I'm sorry for leaving you guys, but I<span style="font-style: italic">had</span>to see the world. It was my calling." Pain entered her gaze, "Are Talic and Vanya...?"<br/>Kith shook his head, "I ran and hid, and got separated from Kivan. Talic is out in the desert somewhere, though I only know this from fellow travelers. They can take care of themselves, we'll find them. Now let's go kick some HighBreed behind."<br/><br/>Kith ran out into the open, running through the mourning crowds as swiftly as he could. He'd lied, oh how he'd lied. Kivan was gone. Had been since the first raid. And Talic...he was in the desert, but the HighBreed attacks had messed with his head. The Feral was a mute, shambling mass of nerves now, with no lasting memory save for the basic survival skills required to live off the desert. Kith cursed and searched the skies for the HighBreed. "OllyOllyOxenFree!" His cheeks burned, here he was wearing girl clothes, waiting to be killed. Who'd have thought this would ever save Tol'Sel? What was left of it anyways. "Oy! Ya giant scrapheap! Come and get me! Destroy<span style="font-style: italic">MY</span>people will ya!" He kept moving, unwilling to be caught in another magical attack.<br/><br/>Celris and Oz snuck through the ruins, making their way back towards the hotel. The Crag wasn't far, but with a HighBreed in the skies it was far enough. Oz called his halberd and it flew through the demolished wall into his hands, it's own voice calling back. Oz touched the citrine, and wished for the best as the two ran in the opposite direction of Kithreid, the bait.<br/><br/>(( Equally if not longer pooost. >_> XD ))