<div class="floatleft">(http://www.theshiznit.co.uk/media/2015/April/AvengersGrimm1.jpg)<br/><strong><strong>Character Name/Alias</strong>: Rumplestiltskin<br/><strong>Location</strong>: Eastern Continent, Desert Region<br/><strong>Current Action(s)</strong>: Directing an attack<br/><strong>Tagging</strong>: Open</strong></div><br/>There was nowhere safe for anyone from Rumple's reach. On or below the waves, on or below the ground, or even in the skies, he had minions and means of finding and mounting an attack on all of them. So when it came to one of the few airborne threats to his regime, it was no trouble at all to send a squadron of winged beasts, already deadly enough on their own, but also carrying passengers for additional firepower: Harpies with deadly talons, ferrying miniature Tengu demons from the farthest side of the Eastern continent opposite the desert region, wielding spears.<br/><br/>The Monkey King, while not yet known specifically to Rumplestiltskin as a high-level threat, was the target of the minions who spotted the motion of his mystical cloud. Anything not bound to land or sea was to be taken as a 'shoot to kill' target if they weren't confirmed to be an ally of the dark army. Anyone or anything connected to a flying object or wing not flying under the banner of Rumplestiltskin was therefore marked for death simply by displaying its capability to evade normal soldiers. Such power should only belong to the one wielding the power to control the world, and if it did not bend the knee, it did not belong in this world. By not immediately falling before him and surrendering the object or possessor of flight, they forfeited their chance for mercy.<br/><br/>As such, Kit and Sun were about to find themselves surrounded by murderous claws and pointy sticks, with the sound of high-pitched shrieking and demonic laughter from their Harpy and Tengu assailants. And given that they were airborne, they were subject to attacks from above and below as well. "For the glory of our master!" the Tengu chanted as they prodded the Harpies, whose shoulders they sat upon, to move in to strike.<br/><br/>Rumplestiltskin watched the event through the eyes of one of them that held back, passively watching while the others attacked in earnest. Remote viewing through the eyes of one he had made a deal with kept it from draining any of his magic reserves since the deal was to keep the recipient safer during battles by being his eyes rather than a sword on the frontline. It didn't guarantee safety, but it was better than the deal the others got for the most part. The minute a flying target was spotted, Rumple was alerted and knew to connect to his spy and observe this execution. He wasn't expecting failure but very few were capable of long-distance flight, so it was worth keeping an eye on.