++Smooth Criminal++

[DemonicFox99]

Kette was distracted for a moment as his blood ran cold. "Myfi!!!" He fired three bullets into the alpha cu sith and raced towards the alley way only to be knocked down by the alpha. He held up his arm blocking the cu sith's fangs allowing him to clamp down on his arm ripping and tearing at his gauntlet. "Casticus!" He screamed, "Go help Myfi!!" The dog viciously whipped its head around taking a bite out of the demon's shoulder.

Sabre was able to gut one of the cu sith and leapt onto the one that was taunting Casticus stabbing it several times in the spine. "Go!!" He shouted to the kelpie. Lance had his sword drawn as well and managed to slice the tendon in the cu sith's back leg.

A female cu sith growled viciously leaping in to attack Kette at the same time as the alpha. Kette braced for her to attack him when he heard a painful yelp from the creature. He looked up to see the elf standing between him and the cu sith with a large halbeard swung out in front of her dripping with blood.

[Rikku_Feline]

Casticus froze in horror at the scream before bolting off into the alleyway. He growled viciously, eyes glowing slightly at the large dog that hovered over the sillouette of the small girl. The dog whipped its head around, blood dripping down from its muzzle before leaping at the kelpie. Casticus bared his teeth, slicing open its stomach as it lept over him. The cu sith fell to the ground, panting before disappearing into shadows. Casticus rushed over to the selkie, picking her limp form up and carrying her out into the light.

The girl looked horribly dissheveled, new bruises forming on her legs and arms. A large scratch ran the length ofher face, over the bridge of her nose. A large bite wound took up a massive part of her shoulder, spanning over her chest and arms, bleeding profusely and staning her pale skin a crimson red.

[DemonicFox99]

Kette caught the scrawney cu sith as it came out of the alley way with a bullet between its eyes, then fired a shot underneath the larger's chin and into its windpipe. "Get the hell off of me!!" He positioned his feet underneath the dog's chest and heaved it off of him leaping to his feet and firing six more shots into the dog. "Die dammit."

Sabre stabbed right through the smaller cu sith's brain and ripping it out causing it to fall.

[Rikku_Feline]

The alpha disappeared just as one of the elder temple priestess's rushed from the temple, realizing that he was no match for the experienced priestess's magic. "Good heavens!" she cried, looking at the massacred dogs laying in the courtyard. "Fairy magic..." she muttered, eyes darting back and forth. She raised up her gnarled hands, whispering a spell, eyes glowing a faint purplish tint before the bodies of the cu sith disappeared into the shadows, fading away.

Casticus held the injured selkie tightly, gazing sadly down at her, panic filling his mind.

[DemonicFox99]

Kette raced down the alley until he came upon Casticus. "Myfi..." He knelt down touching his hand to her cheek healing her scratches but when he touched her chest trying to heal the bite marks magic coursed painfully through his hand knocking him back. "Damn." He held his hand trembling a bit. "I cant... heal it..." Anger and frustration filled him instantly as he watched her suffer. Growling with anger he slammed his fists into the brick wall feeling them burn with heat. "Dammit dammit DAMMIT!!!"

The elf had wandered down the alley way long navy hair trailing behind her. She walked past Kette kneeling down and pressing her hand to her forehead. "We have to get her warm, she's developing a fever."

[Rikku_Feline]

"Child, you are doing no service to your friend by taking out your frustration on yourself," said the elder, looking at the demon with strong eyes. "Bring her to her room," she said, looking at Casticus. He nodded, rushing her into the quarters and laying her gently on the bed, pulling the covers up around her. "She was bitten by a fairy dog. Your water magic will not heal this kind of wound. Shiri, go get bandages and the healing solution." The young priestess nodded, rushing off across the courtyard to obey her wishes. The elder looked over at Kette saying, "Demon, you go watch over her. I will not have you moping about."

[DemonicFox99]

His anger grew as he wanted to scream and shout at the woman hating to be told what to do. But he only stood next to her bed ignoring the woman's words. Sabre stood outside the door with Lance and Sylryl. The dark elf leaned against her halbeard watching the two men inside worry over the girl.

[Rikku_Feline]

Astron stood outside next to his swordsman teacher, watching idly as the people bustled around. The elder woman nodded towards Shiri once she returned, taking the medical items from her and turning towards the demon. "Perhaps, you should be the one to treat her. The less people that are around her when she wakes, the less stressed she will be." The old woman took Kette's hand in hers turning it palm up and placing the bandages and blue vial in it, closing his fingers around it. She smiled up at him, understanding his worry and surprised that such a powerful fire demon would be so concerned for such a frail little selkie. She exited the room, guiding Shiri out with her and shutting hte door, leaving only Casticus, Kette, and Myfi in the room.

[DemonicFox99]

He stood angry with himself, "I couldnt protect her. I couldnt heal her. She's suffering because of me." He slowly held out his trembling fist to give the bandages to Casticus not feeling worthy enough to take care of her.

[Rikku_Feline]

Casticus growled snatching the bandages from his hand. "Neither of us could protect her. There is no way for any of us to heal her. None of the blame for those occurences do you deserve, but if you refuse to help her just because your damn pride was wounded then you truly are unworthy of her." He narrowed his fiery blue eyes at the demon, gritting his teeth before turning towards the selkie, gently dabbing at the wound with a towel from the bathroom.

[DemonicFox99]

Kette gripped his fists until blood started to drip from his gauntlets. He attacked the door knob tearing the door open and stormed out of the temple into the woods comensing to lighting everything on fire. Wild grass caught fire under his feet as the trees tumbled into one another setting the next a blaze. White hot flames boiled around his body licking across his skin as the fire's spread through the woods burning down everything in its path. He truely was a monster regaurdless of what Myfi said. He was a destructive monster that couldnt be stopped.

[Rikku_Feline]

Casticus snorted at the prideful demon turning back to the girl in front of him. His eyes softened at the injured woman, gently brushing her hair from her face. The kelpie carefully dabbed the blue ointment onto the wound, watching her face tighten in pain at the touch. "Shh..." he whispered softly. "I'm sorry..." He gently lifted her up, wrapping the bandages around her shoulder and under her arm. Once he was done, he carefully sat her down, humming softly to her and holding her hand, brushing his thumb over her knuckles.

[DemonicFox99]

Kette fell to his knees and pulled out his gun flicking open the blade on the handle and touching it to his chest. He was about to sink the blade shallowly into his skin when Sabre tackled him from behind grabbing the gun from him and tossing him into the ashes on the ground holding him by his wrists. "Let go of the gun.." Slowly Kette let go of the gun letting it fall into the ashes beside him. "Calm down." Sabre was trying to be comforting but stern so that he would listen to him. His eyes cast downwards he slowly got a hold of himself as the fires danced around them.

"Sabre..." He whispered as the rabbit allowed him to sit up. He leaned forward the dark elf catching his eye as she calmly wandered around putting the fire out with her magic. "I couldnt protect her..." Sabre sat balanced on his toes resting his elbows on his thighs.

"But she's ok now..." He reached out putting a comforting hand on his shoulder. He smiled, "Maybe you should go talk to her? I'll try and get Casticus out of the room so you can be alone with her." Kette was silent for a moment.

"You wont have to worry rabbit. I'll take care of the kelpie." The elf's strangely commanding voice sounded right next to them even though she was several yards away. Sabre stood up extending his hand to help him up. Kette grabbed the gun from the ashes and took his hand standing up with some effort. The elf appeared behind him sliding his red jacket up his shoulders.

"Thanks.."

They walked back to the temple together and once outside the door Sylryl stopped them closing her eyes and touching the door calling to Casticus to come outside through his mind. Sabre touched the demon's back with encouragement and left to go find Shiri and his little brother.

[Rikku_Feline]

"Ow, damn..." muttered the kelpie, a sudden jolt through his spine suddenly jerking his body into spasms. He placed a hand on his forehead for a moment, taking in a deep breath before looking over at the sleeping selkie. Myfi was laying quietly and peacefully in the bed, not moving much aside from the steady rise and fall of her chest. He slowly stood up, making his way out of the room. "What?" he asked, eyeing the dark elf.

[DemonicFox99]

She grabbed him by the ear and drug him away, "Come on.."

Kette waited until they were out of sight before slowly easing his way into the room closing the door behind him. He stood leaning back against the door for a moment watching the selkie sleep softly in the bed. He felt awful for everything that happened to her but he sat down beside her at the foot of the bed resting his hand on her leg, hidden under the blankets. "I'm so sorry Myfi." He gripped the blankets softly trembling a little.