Aris finally managed to undo the last knot as the glowing slits on the demon's face began to widen and blink. He pushed himself off the ground suddenly, scanning the area. All he found was the dead bodies of those ravenous slavers, a few starved slaves, an unconscious thief, the demoness who claimed otherwise, and Aris, who knelt by him, looking concerned. His skin shimmered, turning paler and paler until it was a 'normal' tanned tone. Nathaniel stood, holding a hand to the angel, who took it.<br/><br/>"Are you alright?" He asked, rummaging through one of the slaver's clothing. Aris stared in confusion, "Uh... I'm fine... Are you<span style="font-style: italic">stealing</span>??" Nathaniel turned to look at her, a fair-sized sack of gold in his hand. "Call it a bad habit, but we can use the coin more than they can."<br/><br/>(Time Skip!)<br/><br/>Aris looked exhausted. Nathaniel couldn't blame her; after all, she had ran for hours from the demon hordes, so another few hours was wearing out her strength. He, on the other hand, preferred the night. The calm tranquility. The quiet. It was how he could cope for being a half breed, one foot in the world of men, the other in the world of demons. He could never belong to either race. A real shame.<br/><br/>"I think there should be at least one place; unless you prefer to stay in the forest." Nathaniel muttered, heading towards a building that seemed about the right size.<br/><br/>The night was rather sort, considering they had spent most of it fighting slavers and traveling. Aris slept in the bed while Nathaniel rested on a blanket on the floor. He didn't mind; she wouldn't like sleeping with a man in the bed anyways, being all proper and such. Near dawn however, Aris began to toss and turn a great deal. Nathaniel sat up, shaking the bed lightly in an attempt to wake her from her nightmare. "Aris. Aris, what's wrong?" he muttered. Her eyes suddenly opened wide and she sat up straight. She began to mutter incomprehensible things, something about an auction house, and a blade of fire? "Aris! Wake up!" he said quickly, standing up.<br/><br/>Aris gasped, finally snapping out of it, and turned to Nathaniel, an amazed look on her face, "I know why I'm here Nathaniel. I understand."<br/><br/>(('Nother Time skip!))<br/><br/>Aris and Nathaniel knocked on their companion's doors, telling them to wake up. Today would be important, to the angel, and to the rest of the world.<br/>----------------------------<br/><br/>Jack thoroughly enjoyed seeing the new recruits squirm at the thought of death, so he toyed with them as well. "Keep yourselves armed; hell, if a demon comes in, he'll eat your guts like noodles." He had to cover his mouth to keep the laughter in when one of the recruits passed out.