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Vivyne looked up from Allison and looked to Jetty. She hadn't seen him not sensed him at all. "Jetty...I don't know if anyone told you. Nala somehow had captured Ardy and Arachne was controlling her as well. She attacked us back at the council building, but then she vanished. She was beyond what I could sense." The light elf bowed her head in a condolance to her dark elven cousin. "We can still find her somehow."

"Ready!" Said the two in unison, on her command, they were summoned. With Broadsword in the hands of Alexis and Katana in the hands of Terrell, the twins took to the skies in red and yellow streaks of light to face off with their brother.

"Wait! What are you doing?" Said Newarva, they shouldn't be attempting to do this with just them alone. They ought to be fleeing while they still could. There was a reason why this tended to take the might of all of the Pandora together.

It was then Ful'sou brandished his own weapon. A deadly scythe, used for harvesting the souls of those he consumed. With a single swing, he set forth many dancing blades of energy to cut all around him as a defense. The strike sent both of the hero Pandora down to the ground.

Ful'soul lowered himself to the ground. "You two will never learn. You can't beat me."

"We can try. You're not so tough." Said Alexis, rising to her feet with her sword.

"That, and you're forgetting something." Added Terrell, doing the same.

"Oh, and what's that?"

Immediately a ray of light connected with his face and threw him towards several trees. Kelanthra had silently prepared her arrow as the three had been in the air fighting. The fourth pandora in the area was the quietest one, and thus the one forgotten at that moment.

"Light Arrows were always your bane." Chuckled Terrell, he then turned to the others. "That's not going to hold him for long, mother."

"I'm in no shape to fight, but I'll do all that I can." Said Rios, brandishing his great sword.

Lancelot turned to Imra and Newarva. It was now or never. "Imra, I need your heart right now. Do you mind lending it to me?"

EDIT - Sorry about that ZD, I thought I should had giving things more context at the last moment.

(Not sure. The raw adventure or maybe the plot. It was just so fun and allowed opportunity for the characters to have their own stories.)

Saya laughed, "No kidding! From what I saw, they always ate a ton too. At least they stayed independent, I don't remember ever having to run an errand for them in the middle of the night." She was their protector, fighting by their sides as they wielded the power that would save them all. She respected that, cravings and all.

When it turned out Jack was just as lost at her. She laughed lightly. "I did say I was lost, so it's no surprise I've gotten you lost too." Shaking her head, she looked towards the way they had traveled, "How about we retrace our steps? You're right, we probably aren't that far, and we'd better get a move on, it's already late."

"Unfourtanatly no." Vivyne stated as she looked back to Allison. "The battle is not yet over. Fol'sou has returned as far as we know... we'll have to defeat him all of us." The elf took her friends hand and squeezed it. She knew that it was going to be a hard battle ahead and she had to be there to protect her friends.

Hello everyone. Well, everyone that's still here and are willing to read this. It appears that the 2nd Anniversary of Pandora's Mark (Remake) had passed without me knowing. It's been two years already, time sure flies when life hits you hard and the work of being older piles on.

To be honest with you, I hate making excuses for myself and of my absences. There are things I would like to say, but it would change nothing. All I can say is sorry that I have not given you all a proper post in a very long time.

As always I'll say what I have always said about you all and this RP. This was never my story, it is and always will be your story. You all and your variety of characters you have made to build a unique and interesting cast are what makes this RP so special to me. You are what makes me want to do better with every post and every month that goes by of rewriting events to be more fun or impactful on the players.

Whether you actively participated or helped from the sidelines, I thank you all the same. Any assistance has been great assistance.
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yay, we managed to make it two years! Congratulations all.

(What's this, an update? Yeah, so I had this post sitting in limbo for awhile. And I think I thought of the best way to finally execute it.)

Lancelot nodded his head and reached his hand into Imiras body. It was now or never, he and Imira had gotten friendlier since their moments of being alone together. Out of her chest he pulled out a shield...just a shield.

"What the, isn't there supposed to be a sword as well?" He thought to himself, he didn't understand why it was not a sword but a shield. Maybe this was what Newarva had meant when she explained that these were the weapons of their hearts.

Never had he seen Imira actually fight, nor did she believe in fighting to solve problems when he saw her at school. She was more of a huggable than the others, and would even solve problems through them. Imira protected through her words and her ability to infinitely comfort...

With this in mind, he drove himself towards protecting her and the others. He would have to act fast, as Ful'sou was back on his feet and ready to fight once more.

The fight raged on, and Lancelot now understood why all the Pandora were needed. Ful'sou was the by far the strongest. He took on Lancelot, Newarva, Rolas, Kelanthra, Terrell and Alexis at the same time.

The shield was surprisingly useful, being able to transform into dual gauntlets for offense, a compressed air cannon and even fired paralyzing nets. Luckily it took on the brunt of many of Ful'sou's attacks, but Lancelot stuck to dodging, having noticed between the twins fighting and the shield parrying attacks, it was all taking a toll on Imira's body.

Distracted, he was thrown against a wall. "Despair, realize how weak you are and despair. None of you can harm me!"

"I won't, I refuse to fear you." Says Lancelot in defiance.

Meanwhile, Newarva realizes this battle won't end in their favor. She had to do something to buy them time. Had she not given back Saya her powers, things may had been more favorable. "I'm always telling you not to do anything foolish, but I guess I'm the foolish one now, Ursula, Trish, Mel'Nala, and you too Rick." She mutters to herself.

The sound of clopping could be heard getting closer and closer into the distance. It was Milena, having heard all the fighting, she could not simply ignore it any longer. "What's going on here?" She asks, then seeing Newarva and her pupils. Newarva!

"Stay back! Milena, Take Lancelot and Imira. Rolas, take the sisters. Get them and the others out of here." Says Newarva, doing as requested, Rolas takes both Kelanthra and Naria, while Milena grabbed a hold of the tiring Imira.

"What, no I'm not leaving you!" Yells Lancelot, in the confusion, Ful'sou makes his move. He fires a piercing beam at Lancelot. It would had been a direct hit, had not been for Newarva getting in the way. She took the bullet for him, still standing yet very fatal.