Aris squirmed relentlessly as she was hoisted up on one of the men's shoulders. She kicked and struggled to free herself when, out of the corner of her eye, she saw Eve get launched back by two chains. Relief flooded through Aris, Eve was safe. The relief was short-lived, as she was carried away from the others.<span style="font-style: italic">There are too many to contend with, and they are too tough,</span>Aris concluded.<br/><br/>The thugs that had captured her were talking loudly and laughing, Aris found their company sickening as she tried to loosen the grip on her waist the one man had. "What... is she?" One of the men asked, looking somewhat confused at Aris.<br/><br/>"She looks like some of the statues at the monastery in Aienwary." another man commented, and, with a taunting little smirk on his face, started to lift up the hem of Aris' dress. "I wonder..." He didn't wonder for very long, as Aris turned bright pink from embarrassment and kicked back as hard as she could, nailing the man in the jaw. "Damn it!" He cursed, grabbing hold of Aris' hair and yanking it back fiercely. Aris winced with the pain.<br/><br/>Some of the men laughed as the one she kicked rubbed his jaw irritatedly. "Feisty little minx" he muttered, pulling out what looked like a potato sack. "Put her in here, that should keep her preoccupied for a while." Aris was taken hold of by her arms, and another man came over and opened up the sack, releasing a pungent odor that made most of the men cover their noses. Her eyes watered as she was brought closer to the bag, the stench could only be described as 'like Death' by some of the men.<br/><br/>"Pfwhoah! What is in here?"<br/><br/>"Remember Jimmy?" One of the men holding Aris asked, lifting her struggling body up and into the smelly sack. Aris landed on something squishy, and in places, hard and sharp, as she struggled to stay upright. "Didn't he die two weeks ago?" Aris heard one of the men ask, and a disgustingly horrid idea began to form in her head about what she was on top of.<br/><br/>"Well, he's still traveling with us." A chill went through the angel's spine and throughout her whole body after hearing those words. She was in a sack... with a corpse. Aris lost it. She let out a muffled scream and began kicking with all her might at the cloth walls that encased her.<br/><br/>Suddenly<span style="font-weight: bold">Crack!</span>Aris froze as her heel went into Jimmy's skull, a sticky liquid began oozing onto her foot. Her heart nearly stopped, she couldn't stay conscious after that. A dark cloud rolled over her vision as she collapsed, one word echoing through her thoughts.<span style="font-style: italic">Why?...Why?</span><br/><br/><br/>-----------------------------------------<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic">Back at the mansion</span><br/><br/>Nathaniel wasn't going to go after Aris by himself, he knew that, even if the other demons feared him, he couldn't take on an army alone. He ran to where he suspected Sir Ashton was resting, only hoping he wouldn't be too irritable to refuse helping him.<br/><br/>He slammed the door open, shouting with urgency, "Ashton! Aris is g-uh!" His human face turned bright red as he noticed 'his' chest.<span style="font-style: italic">That is not a man's chest...</span>he thought, frozen in place.<span style="font-style: italic">Sir Ashton... is a woman?!?</span>