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After seeing Oscuros transformation Cereberus' gaze went directly at her chest. "Mmmm, that's a nice outfit you have there." He remarked while blushing like most of the other men.

Grimm quickly averted his gaze from the direction of Oscuro while turning a bright red.

Darren had taken a place next to Cerberus. "Wow... just wow." Was all he could say.

((You know, Never, it's just pretty off that you suddenly put your characters on the roof. You haven't been following along in over a month; you need to backread from the point where you last left off and work your characters back in in a way that makes sense. Not to mention, you need to read through everything so that you understand what exactly is going on. If you feel that's too much catching up to do, you could at least make it look like your characters have been off in another part of the mansion or its immediate vicinity so that they can't have seen or heard what the others have done, so that it isn't hard to act like they've kept up. If you ask me, your characters could have done with staying where Raine and Cinkel are.))

Noticing how Zelos was ogling Oscuro, Sheena grew irritated and elbowed him real hard in the stomach. "Pervert!" stressed

Oscuro snickered at Sheena's reaction. Still keeping that smirk, she caught Rhone's jacket and mumbled, "Spoil the fun, why dont'cha..." to herself softly before putting it on. Answering Cain's question, she continued, "This shouldn't take too long...if I can get complete silence from all of you, y'hear. Not a peep. The only thing you can do is breathe silently. Got that?"

"Understood." Sheena nodded, and said nothing more. Colette and Kratos simply nodded in compliance, the latter turning his glance back once Oscuro was decently covered, folding his arms and preparing to watch the ritual keenly.

Sheena gave Zelos the evil eye while gritting her teeth. She had a string of things to yell at him, but now was not the right time to explode. She simply growled a sharp "Just shut up for Oscuro now, will you?" before finally doing so herself.

Oscuro's eye twitched as she heard Rhone in her mind. "Geh! Rhone! Well, you can watch in there...but you still gotta stay quiet. Even Birdbrain has to shut up."

Chiaro just made a dry, unamused, narrow-eyed glare into Oscuro's mind's eye.

"Now. According to the note Oro left, the brothers are going to meet us in the nearby forest after I'm able to call forth Master Eloysio's soul."

The serene that Rhone was feeling could be attributed to the mood of calmness Oscuro began to sink herself into, as taught by Schwarz. Her thinking could be heard within the mindspace as a disembodied voice.

Calm my mind. Empty out every thought.

She stood completely still, but not stiffened up; more relaxed. She closed her eyes, causing the view through the eye-shaped windows to go black. From there, she began to cast aside her immediate memory of the surroundings. The mindspace was starting to grow dim. With the sight of everything outside gone, all that was left were sounds ringing through the air. Then as Oscuro began working on ignoring those sounds, they began to fade away one by one. The chirping of crickets...to the sound of everyone's clothing rustling in the wind...to the sound of the wind itself...until all that was left was a heartbeat, and that sound began to fade away too.

At that point, the air in the mindspace was completely silent...and pitch-black too. No one could see each other, and not even the glow of Chiaro's halo could be seen in this darkness. Peacefulness was heavy in the air, and everyone in the mindspace was likely having the same feeling of floating without effort as Oscuro was.

In the outside world, the group could see a glyph of black beneath Oscuro's feet, with purple fumes rising from it.

Reach out with that emptiness. Fill with it what you seek. There is nothing around me now. Master Eloysio, I seek you...

It could be "sensed" that Oscuro's eyes were opening, yet everything remained pitch-black. This was, in fact, Oscuro opening only her mind's eye. She lifted her hand before her...that could be seen through the eye-shaped "windows". Her hand was also emitting the same dark purple fumes as the glyph. In the distance, several feet away...was what appeared to be a small white "fireball". Not exactly white...very faint wisps of violet and red danced across its surface.

Oscuro smirked. Pride...and wrath. Not enough to be gravely sinful, but still. Such were embedded in your soul, Master...

The group could also see that she raised her hand, and her eyes really did open...but they were a full black. Her bright yellow irises seemed to be gone. Both Sheena and Colette made a double-take at the sight, then cupped their hands over their mouths to silence their gasps.

Suddenly, Oscuro began to walk forward in slow steps, her hand still held out; the kind of pace someone would walk if they were under a trance.

Where is she going? Sheena thought, It's as if her stare goes right...through us... She turned her head to look back for what Oscuro could possibly be staring at...and there indeed was something. By the chimney, a very small white "fireball". Her eyes widening, Sheena silently signaled for everyone to give way to Oscuro, a parting in the middle of the group made. The dark being continued past them, oblivious.

When Oscuro was finally right before the "fireball", it floated up into the palm of her hand. As it settled in, the faint image of a tall, blonde-haired, blue-eyed man phased into view. He was wearing a monocle, a ruffly cravat, and a formal-looking long-sleeved coat of dark goldenrod color that ended in coattails. His trousers and shoes were a sepia brown, and his legs were covered by white tights.

"My...what an interesting new trick you've learned, Oscuro..." his voice echoed, only audible in the mindspace. Those back in the outside world could only see Oscuro standing frozen with her arm out, holding that fireball for a prolonged amount of time.

The dark womanly being gasped, and the man's image faded away as suddenly as it appeared. Color started flooding in again through the eye-shaped windows of the mindspace. The blurs soon sharpened into the view of the outside world once more. The glyph that she left behind faded into thin air.

And there...still nestled right in the center of the palm of her hand...was the white fireball that was the soul of her old master. She grinned and proclaimed in triumph, "I did it! I have you now, Master Eloysio!" She drew her hand closer to her face for a more intent look at the soul she held.

Taking that as the all-clear to stop being silent, Sheena and Colette rushed to Oscuro's side, curious to see. O.O "So this...is what a wandering soul looks like...when it's brought into plain view..." O.O

"R-really now?" O.o;; asked Azriel, a little surprised. Though neither she nor Chiaro were aware that the former was holding on to the latter's hand like a small child.

>:D "Of course it's good! It mean's Master Eloysio's gonna live again!" Oscuro exclaimed. "Now it's off to the forest near the city. Although...I wonder if Azriel's coat's been worked on at all. This jacket don't exactly sit on my wings right." She looked over her shoulder and pointed, showing how the back of the jacket was bunched over the base of her wings.

Cain leans back and lets out a yawn. He then proceeds to stand up, "Well, you guys can all head towards the forest. I'll go get everyone else." He then jumps off the side of the building.

Rhone grins as he heads back through the black and red door from whence he came.
"Of course not. I'll see you in the sky."
As the door closed, Rhone's eyes in the real world opened up and he stood on his feet.
"Guess I'll have to change...."
Within a few seconds Rhone's bone wing and feather wing burst from his back, causing him to bleed for a few moments, before the exit points on his back closed up.
"Let's get going."
Zelos walks over to sheena while smiling.
"Why thank you, hunny." ^_^
Regal grins and summons his altered rheiard.
"I'll use this."