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Strale spotted the outskirts of Gutre on the horizon and he spurred the griffin onward. He also glanced over at Boe and Molic and their...chicken. It made him feel slightly better that he was on the easier and better mount, quite obviously.

Strale directed the griffin to fly lower as they started to reach the outskirts of Gutre, not sure if he should actually fly into the city. That would make a big scene and have a crowd that would hinder progress. For another reason, it might draw the attention of...undesirables, let us say.

(So...what are we doing?)

Innova was forced to put her hand behind her back and pertend there was a mass in her mouth. She understood now that it was a spell that bound her so but struggled and tryed to fight against bonds, makeing, not quite as much noise as before but a god amout to be a pest.

Stain want so badly to chew on Hiro's till he was unable make an alternative noise than that of what innova to forced to make, who had suddenly become very quite. The temptation was to great for him look at Hiro directly, "A contract. We came to pedge our services to those who would best allow us the ability to slaughter those who would, normally, lose hope in situations such as the one Innova-."

A loud crack followed by a muffled scream came from Innova who had just, very painfully, knocked her knee back into place on the cobblestones.

Stain continued, "That is why we're here no more no less...will you tye her feet already before she starts ramming things hopeing to hit you again and hurt herself? For the god's sake child you're stubborn."

Innova was on her feet again steadying herself and catching her breath.

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"Keep it smooth shiva we're oamost to the city," Boe shouted. Shiva was in the back chasing the Gaint fire breathing chicken by shooting fireballs at its feet to make it run.

"Tis times like these that make me regret haveing powers," Mloic growled slowly sitting directly in front of Boe as if Boe were his parent.

Now directly outside the city the chicken refused to slow down and was about to ram a building! Molic had been nervous the way and now was scared enough to cast another spell, a Spell Eraser. Every spell that was still in effect that molic casted, the horse becomeing a chicken, summoned it, the griffon's mind wipe, and the summons that brought it had been undone. With Molic and Boe on the ground they watched as Strale fell helplessly through the air. Molic remembered the chase and was scared once more casting a bubble spell that trapped Strale and floated him gently down and over to the others.

((All better. By the way silver, when said "bubble spell", I ment literally. Starle was in an actual bubble. heart "

(That is a bit of a god mode there raven. sweatdrop )

Strale had been watching them continuing towards the city on their chicken and he made an exclamation to himself in that they were going to hit a building. Then, he felt nothing. To be more specific, he felt nothing underneath his legs...at all. I am going to throttle that mage.

The wind was whipping past him as he fell towards the earth. Most people would be freaking out and screaming, but he wasn't. He just crossed his arms and stared at the ground rushing towards him. If I die, I am going to haunt those two for all eternity. No, better yet, i'll come back as a wraith and attack them. It was at that point that he abruptly stopped falling. He felt like he was standing on the ground, but there was nothing underneath him. He just watched as he floated down towards the group. When his feet touched the ground, he made a movement like he was going to charge at Molic, but he stopped, "Someday you are going to have a very bad "accident", you know that?"

Hiro sighed, he would rather not walk in with a liof carrying a mumbleing girl if he could avoid it... just wouldn't do for his pride at the moment. He looked about and turned to the girl, hopefuly she would have some sence in her brains and just be compliant. Hiro wasn't to optomistic on this option.

"If I set you free, will you follow quietly?... Just nod or shake your head."

He said, tacking on the last part to avoid any muffled attempts at her speeking with an imaginary sock in her mouth, a funny sight to be sure, but Hiro wasn't in the mood for a laugh.

With a snap Hiro let the binds of Innova slip away, her blindness would fade and the shadows retreet back to their respected corners. He grinned at the effect of his handywork, he had become far more powerful than he had expected during that training corse.

With a satisfied grin he lead the way into the bar, not stopping for the two to follow him. Now that he wasn't in a hurry, his staff could be heard lightly thumping down the halls. He passed Shu on his way back to the common room of the bar, and paused to conferm with him.

"Shu, two people would like to draw up a contract with us and work for us. I saw no downside to it, and if you don't have any problems with it I was going to ask Rikoshite to draw one up for us... his contracts are far more binding than any of us could make them after all."

He said with a sly grin.

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(( Di, Crytuf, I hope you don't mind my making your characters pause for a moment... but you didn't post and I don't know what else to do with them))

The Fairy of death had been floating invisably behind Shu and the rebourn godess when the call of a nightmare pierced the halls and Hiro came blasting out the door. He could hear a little scuffle going on outside, and with the cheerful thaught of someone actualy dieing he paused in the hallway with the other two, who seemed at least interested enough in what was going on outside to actualy stop where they where headed.

Finaly when the shouting actualy did stop for a moment the Sorcerer came back inside looking rather pompus, as if he had done some great feat. Rikoshite heard his name mentioned as the boy spoke to the leader, Shu, apparently was his name. He sliped back into the visable spectrom and floated beside the boy silently.

"A binding contract?... and what would I get out of this bargen?"

He asked, almost hissing out the words in a devilish way that would be so characteristic of a god of death.

Rikoshite waved the liof away, of corse he would offer that, anyone could promice that with the right tools. Especialy in this case, mass death, blood and souls where a given in this situation but he wanted something more interesting.... A bet? maby.... those where always infintecimaly facinateing. Especialy when the stakes where life or death.

"I'll come up with something... in the meantime why don't you go find some barmaid to play with."

He said, talking to Hiro as he waved off the Liof, and his all too easy to keep promices. He went and hovered in the rafters and thaught this over, looking about for some inspiration, when something whispy and familer caught his eye.... A soul? No! he had done his rounds for today and taken them all to the proper grounds.... then what could it be?... He floated over to the ghostlike fleeting thing.

(( that would be you GN))

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Hiro glanced over to the Liof at his suggestion, it sounded good from his standpoint after all, what more could a god of death want then more death? But with a wave of the fairy's hand it was clear that death was something he already had in surplus. He was about to offer something else, that would be equily as simple to give when the fairy waved him off once more.

When the fay left he shrugged and waved his arm in an inviteing gesture for the two of them to have a drink. With Cain inside He didn't worry too much about the girl and her behavural malfunctions anymore. Calling over a barmaid he slipped into the bar for some drink, female company, and entertaiment.

((Yeah, yeah I'm late, sue me. I hope you two figured everything out?))

The other villains, after the summoning of Lilie, had retreated up to their rooms to rest for the night, seeing as they were no longer needed and what was done was done. With each assinged a different room, they seprated, happy with not having to look at each other more than nessicary.

((That gets rid of all the villains currently not in play.))
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Shu had been outside with Lilie speaking on whatever she wished to speak about when the screeching of hte nightmares called over the city. He didnt worry much about it, nothing could actually disturb the creatures as much as the sound they were making suggested. If things got to bad, they could always retreat to the shadows and find a good childs dreams to haunt untill called.

He did however look over to see that adopted child of his run out to see what was going on, and trusted the boy could deal with things just as easy as he could. Returning attention back to Lilie, he let Hiro deal with the people behind the house at the stables.

Hearing Hiro come back, the Incubus looked over to them and smiled.
"Alright Hiro. Make sure to use what I taught you."
He called to him as they re-entered the place. He ment of course, make sure they could gain something good from this deal, espically since Death was the one drawing it up.