Death rolled his eyes at Vaan's words. It was clear to him that what they were attempting was foolish; without a healer of some sort, she was as good as dead, no matter how successful he was. Regardless, he chose to refrain from directly responding to the child, and turned his attention to Abaddon instead.<br/><span style="font-style: italic">"Assistance in saving a life, from the Lord of Death? How ironic.. I suppose your options are rather limited, given the circumstances. Before I promise anything, precisely what would you ask of me, Abaddon?"</span><br/><br/>------------------------------------<br/><br/><span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="font-style: italic">"If you've no healing abilities of your own, is there no one you could bring quickly--someone who has them? If not, I suppose the alternative method would be far more difficult. I do not fully understand your methods, but my alternate request would be time. If it would be possible to preserve her soul long enough to find a method of healing the body, that would be the only other thing I could think of, though I wouldn't wish to attempt such a thing in the first place,"</span> Abaddon responded.</span><br/><br/>------------------------------------<br/><br/>Death silenced for a moment, shutting his eyes and considering the possibilities. In the instances he had directly interacted with Abaddon in the past, prior to the invasion, the demon had seemed too proud to stoop to calling Death his 'lord' if it wasn't genuine. The odds of this being nothing but a lure were unlikely. Opening his eyes once more, Death glanced over at the girl who was lying unconscious. "Very well, then. Healing her here and now will be a much more permanent solution. Allow me a moment."<br/><br/>Erring on the side of caution, Death turned around and walked a distance away until the others were no longer visible. He set a hand against the nearest solid surface, and began conjuring another portal, while at the same time opening his link to Azrael.<br/>"Azrael, bring Adeline through. I find myself in a situation where her abilities would be of use."<br/><br/>------------------------------------<br/><br/><span style="font-weight: bold">Just as Lord Death had advised him, Azrael had kept a telepathic link open at all times in case he was needed. There was a lengthy moment of silence on the other end that was only to be expected. However, within fifteen minutes, the reaper's words came through.<br/><br/>Azrael raised his eyebrows and blinked in partial surprise at the request. It wasn't proper for him to question any command the Lord gave him, so he went to fetch the girl quickly, but he did ponder the situation as he went, running over the girl's known abilities in his head. They had just refueled the air supply, so unless her wind powers were needed for something else... someone might be injured.<br/><br/>"Miss Adeline," the demon called to the girl when he was close (granted, they were never far in this space), "Lord Death has requested you." He gestured in the direction of the new portal forming, fully aware she couldn't see him do it.</span><br/><br/>------------------------------------<br/><br/><span style="font-weight: bold">Not long after returning from her previous escapade, another voice called for Adeline; one that always accompanied Death. The one known as Azreal informed her that she was needed once again.<br/><br/>"Again?" she inquired.<br/><br/>She decided to follow the orders without rebuttal. She called upon Tiresias's help and went into the direction of the portal... then past it, and into a wall.<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic">Heheh...</span> the lizard chuckled sheepishly.<br/><br/>Adeline chose not to respond to this, as she progressed onward into the real location of the portal. Once on the other side, she immediately took to asking, "What is it that you request of me, again, Death?"</span><br/><br/>------------------------------------<br/><br/>Death only had to wait for a short while before Adeline came out of the portal, and in the interest of making the process as easy as possible, he grabbed her wrist and started walking in the direction of Vaan. "There's an injured girl. I believe helping her will further assure their loyalty to us.. I'll explain the details after." When Azrael didn't immediately follow, Death sent one last message to him before closing the link; "You too, Azrael. Shut the portal behind you."<br/><br/>Once they arrived within view of the others, Death slowed down, watching Vaan carefully. "Severing a link to Lucifer is no simple task," he began, allowing no time for either party to make comments. "Allow Adeline to focus on healing the wound while you attempt to erase that connection. With any luck, if you can control that hellfire well enough, this girl will survive."<br/>Death looked at the girl for another moment, eyes narrowing. "How long has she been like this? She's lost a dangerous amount of blood."