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One second he had been plunging his dagger into the barrier, the next -

White. The immutable earth shaking with sudden fury. White.

Things snaked about his arms as he stumbled about, and with growls the executioner hacked at them with increased agitation until the white seemed to shift. And he stood with a strange expression as the crystal wound about him, watching what he thought was a person appear in the lack of color.

And then anger overtook him.

And then the crystals were on him, seizing him up in their path. He couldn't move.

Even as they continued to creep over him, all he could think of was that maybe this was for the best, maybe it was better to go out like this. He wouldn't have to find out what had happened to Ace and Jordan, he wouldn't need to deal with anything. It would be easy.

And maybe it was easy.

He didn't let go of the weapon tablet in his arms.



He didn't know.

<< I'm gonna miss you >>



As the crystals crept higher and higher, it was too late, much too late to change anything at all.

He exhaled resignedly and simply let them.

Chaos had erupted around her, and she could only watch helplessly as people started turning into crystal states all around her; it didn't matter what they were - human or halloween creature. Whatever or whoever was causing this obviously did not care which side they were on... They were on their own side, acting according to their own agenda.

Looking around, she weaved through the crystals around her, trying her best to avoid touching one; she might had came here by choice, by her own free will, but it was to save the people she cared about... Not that she did much. She wasn't there to free anyone. She wasn't there to give anyone a hug. She wasn't there to break them out of wherever they were contained. In the end, she was useless - she might as well have stayed home.

Then she wouldn't be running for her life right now.

As she darted past someone, she heard a sharp crack from above; a piece of crystal growing on a branch overhead had broken off, heading straight for her. It hit her on her shoulder, and she yelped in pain, clutching it as tears spring to her eyes - they weren't from the pain though. Not her physical pain, at least...

It was from the emotional pain of not being able to do anything.

Dakota grimaced as the crystals sliced at his leg, the blood that seeped from his wound dribbled down...and turned to crystal as ******** s**t damn hell ******** s**t damn hell.

He was so screwed, so ******** screwed.

Tori could feel the crystals growing upward to finish covering the rest of her body since she could no longer move to hit them off with her weapon. Watching closely as the crystals slowly covered her weapon as Aklin didn't deserve this at all. So much sorrow, so much sadness filled her heart as Tori realized that she was going to die and she didn't want to die at least not yet. Tori had wanted to get more out of her shell to be less of a puppet that her parents had made her to be, to open up the part of her that was locked and hidden. To be something that one day that she could be proud of herself that she was no longer the puppet that she had been made to be. To be useful in her own way and not to be called cattle or to be disposable. Oh dam, Tori thought as she didn't even get to read all the books that she had been denied in her old life. But now that was gone and lost forever now.

Regret also started to creep into Tori's thoughts. She was so sorry Ceri that she failed to listen to you Ceri and that it was her fault that you died that night so long ago. That was not a fate she wanted on you Ceri since Tori want to know more about you and to watch her grow. Tori wanted you to be mother that she never had that loved her dearly something that she so desperately wanted and to be proud of her as well. Now that was lost and gone forever. Even now Tori never forgiven herself for what had happened on that day with hands stained red for your death Ceri. Tori also regretted not being able to help Julie to her final resting place after becoming a puppet. Tori was very sorry to the both of you for failing when she shouldn't have.

Aklin called softly.

The lifer didn't listen to the weapon as since she was lost in her own thoughts reliving the memories that she had pushed away and locked down to be forgotten. Tori didn't even get to try and show her friends the side of herself that she had locked away deep within since she was also scared to do so. Since after Ceri's death that side of her had always been used against her by her parents and so she locked it away to never be hurt that way again to become what her parents had always wanted. But once a puppet always a puppet Tori kept on thinking over and over. The puppet set up on a shelf alone and forgotten only used when needed and useless for the rest of the time.

Aklin spoke loudly but in a kind tone. Not getting any response from his Hunter and gave her a mental smack to her brain. he repeated.

With that smack and the repeated that she wasn't alone that brought Tori back somewhat out of her sorrow. Lin I'm so sorry.



For dying and being a bad partner to you. I didn't want this to happen to you to be trapped unable to choose another partner. Tori answered as she started to cry as she thought that she was always going to be alone.

Aklin stated very sternly with a hit of a growl to it. He stated with a soft purr.

I'm scared Lin, this isn't how I wanted it to end. I wanted to do more to learn more about myself to be free from being a puppet. The lifer answered to her weapon still crying still in sorrow and regret.



I thank you Lin, but I still feel sorry.



I also feel like I failed everything. Since I don't even have anything to show for it now. Tori replied as she did have to wonder where and how her friends must be feeling right now.



There had been one thing that Tori did so want to tell Aklin, but words were escaping her as it was so very hard to try and say them even to her partner as she cried harder as she couldn't get out what she wanted so desperately to say as that had been one regret she didn't want to have before dying.



Those were the last words that Tori heard as the crystal fully engulfed her body and weapon. A forever crying crystal statue.

And then the Crystals engulfed him.

Chama.....

A shard from above broke, racing down at her with incredible speed. Not only was the object heavy... but it was sharp as well. It speared through her scarf, nailing her leg on the way down. With a scream she was pulled backwards, hitting the ground with a loud cry of pain.

Seeping out of her leg a crimson stain spread on the earth around her, a rather large rush of it. It made her catch her breath, reach out... only to stop mid motion and stare. The blood was also becoming incased in crystal. It was crawling up the trail, and soon disappeared inside the scrape. Where the leg wound was, the crystal started to form and spread rapidly.

She couldn't stop looking at the crystals that grew out of the cut in her stomach, her face grim and set in a straight line. It was almost entrancing, really, and it was only the shout of somebody nearby that finally drug her attention away, and had her looking at the others who were around, who were still fighting. So many had already been crystallized. Several had been instantaneous. She could feel the pull on her fear as it was slowly dredged from her body, inch by dying inch. She assumed those who were the first to go were likely the weak ones, the ones who's fear had already been low so they had little for the crystals to take.

She shifted her gaze towards those that she knew. Lifen, the woman from conquest that she had only so recently met. She appeared so frail, but was so strong. Shaheen would have really liked to have gotten a chance to get to know her better. And then there was Shik. Proud and strong. Her favorite person to hate. She had known him since childhood, and there weren't many left if any at all that she could say that about. Something inside of her clenched up at the thought that she might never see him again, once this was over. She had a sudden and inexplicable realization, but it was one that brought with it sense of bitterness. She would miss him. Would he miss her too? Probably not. He hated her, and she was one hundred percent sure of that fact. Their relationship had always been combustible at the best of times and out right explosive and bloody at the worst. If she had a chance to say goodbye, she might have, but even this close to the end she would not show that kind of weakness.

And now the crystals were growing up out of the ground around her, twisting upwards, and she watched them instead. It was easier, then focusing on those that she cared about getting torn away from her again. Easier this way if she didn't watch what happened to them and instead paid more attention to what was about to happen to herself. The flashes of white came faster, brighter, almost blindingly so. But there was a figure there, just beyond sight. She could see it's outline, and she wondered if this was the one to take her home, to lead her to revenge, or to guide her into the afterlife. The sounds of battle were hard to ignore, and as anger suddenly surged through her, her lip pulled back from her teeth in a smirk that what forever be immortalized as the crystals consumed her.