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"He..He won't kill her..But I assure you her Ego will be more fatally wounded then her." James said, before collapsing onto his back. With Fafenir gone and the man's draining spell affecting him, he could do little to help Alexis at the moment. He needed to rest, and pray the man fighting Alexis was one of the gentlier ones..

The man chuckled darkly at Alexis, not even bothering to dodge the blow. The sword swung at him sharply, and dug into his..shouldeR? Instead of sinking into flesh, or even hitting armor, there was the dull thunk of..Bone? And indeed, when the man pulled away from the sword the area his robe and cloak had been torn did indeed show a chipped, grey bone. The man lifted his left hand and drew back his hood, then smirking darkly to get the full effect.

The 'man's' face was a skull, a dull gray skull with wispy black hair covering the sides and back of it. His eyes were dull orange orbs in his skull, unblinking and unmoving. His 'mouth' was a set of perfectly normal teeth, and his lips were merely a dark orange, glowing pair of lips that was set in a dark smirk. All togetherr, he looked quite terrifying. Taking advantage of what he belived would keep Alexis occupied for a moment, he turned sideways and attempted to slam his shoulder into her.

James struggled slightly to sit up, propped on his elbows to watch how things went.

The 'man's' frown faded slightly, replaced by a neutral look. He lowered his sword and instead took a step back. He lifted his left hand and glared at Ali and Alexis, his anger evident. "I'll let you live..But I will have a parting gift from you." he said. His dull eyes flickered for a moment, then began to glow orange as a soft black light enveloped his hand. From the light, a small black shape began to emerge. It twisted and distorted, until it was clear what it was. A dull, black heart, beating in his hand.

"Heart Rob!"

The man let go of the heart and watched as it began to float in the air next to his hand. Three small symbols appeared in the air around the heart, and one flew into James, Ali and Alexis's chests. The man then lifted his blade and violently stabbed the heart, then watched as it sunk into his blade. As it did, however, a feeling suddenly swept over the three near him. A feeling like that of suddenly getting hit in the stomache by a sledgehammer. James groaned loudly and fell flat on the ground, his breath ragged. The man, in contrast seemed to grow stronger. The slice in his shoulder repaired itself, as did the cut to his robe.

"Hmpf. Will teach you all some better manners." the man said as the blade quickly shot back into his sleeve. He lifted his hand and pulled the hood back over his face, then turned and quieltly stalked out of the courtyard, his dark features once more fading into his cloak.

Ria had watched the whole thing curiously. It had been quite a sight. She stood and excused herself politely. SHe then went over to Alexis. "Hello. That was some fight. I'm Ria. New here so I don't know that much. Who was he?" Ria glanced at the exit but shrugged. She went over to James and Ali's side. "Are you going to be okay? Oh I'm Ria. New here."

Ria burst out laughing. "Yes I do. I was wondering where you went?"

Ria rolled her eyes. "I know your not in my shower efreet cause you know I would have burned you along time ago. Also I'm here because I am going to school."

"Aaah!" Ali said, as the sledgehammer feeling suddenly hit her. She toppled over, Alexis landing ontop of her. Ali groaned, pushing her sister over and she sat up. She took Fafenir from Alexis and walked back over to James, her stomache throbbing. She kneeled beside him, placing the sword down in between the two of them.
"Your sword is here James,"

Alexis just lay on the ground, looking up into the sky.
...What the hell just happened?

((I read the rules!!! xd ))

Alexis looked up at Ria and shook her head, scowling.
"I'm just fine!" she snapped, sitting up. "And I can heal myself. I don't need any damn hospital,"

Ali sighed, looking over at Alexis yet again yelling at some random person.
"Just ignore her. Thank you for your offer though," she said, remaining by James's side.