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✧Tyrek Ashton✧

✧If you're out there, sing along with me✧

As Jack predicted, Tyrek did block, only to have a string of curses spew from his mouth when his sword broke. He let his knees give out from under him as he brought his wings in front of him to protect him. As they were a part of him, he was able to feel how much pressure the boy in front of him was generating. "Tch." He clicked his tongue as he reopened his wings, forcing Jack away from him.

He felt something pulse from within him, starting from his shoulder blades then spreading throughout his entire body. Hesitating, he paused, wondering what it was. Without realizing it, his hand moved to his wings, barely touching them. He felt another pulse ripple through him, and he briefly closed his eyes. He could feel his hand and fingers moving on their own, and something cold and hard was pressed into his hand. Opening his eyes, he saw crudely shaped shortsword in his hand, seemingly formed by the metal feathers from his wing. Looking at it, he realized his parts of his wing were now missing. Huh. I gained a new power. That's nifty. he thought to himself, testing the weight and balance of his new weapon. It wasn't heavy, but it wasn't too light; it was perfectly balanced, and seemed to be connected to him. Smirking, Tyrek refocused his attention on Jack. "I'm not down and out just yet!" He yelled, charging at him.

✧I'm dying to believe that you're out there✧

(It's ok KB. This is the surprise after effect I was going to give you. ^'^ Enjoy.)

The demon did not speak as he continued to pull her life force from her body. His eyes stayed on the girls', looking for when he knew he had taken all the witch away. But as he started to see them return to their normal brown luster, it became harder for him to pull away. Now he was starting to take her core energy. Mentally trying to push her back, he tried to close his mouth. Her weak voice barely could be heard, but he knew it was his Tsukiko and he tried even harder to stop.

With an audible snap, the demon sealed away his screams and stopped draining the girl. He had a split second to realize she was unconscious before he followed suite, falling to the ground at her feet.

Looking around him, Palian sighed. He was in his world again. But something seemed off about it. It was different than his normal routine. For instance, he was not being tortured, or imprisoned. The area was like a starting gate, or loading stage. The place where dreams begin to form and take place. Turning around he saw Tsukiko with her back to him.

"This is unexpected," he exclaimed with an air of amusement. "But I can't say that I don't like this turn of events." He knew what had transpired and was pleased as hell about it. Palian felt and looked positively manic.


Nodding, he looked away from the books, ashamed at being spotted. 'Stop acting so bashful, it wasn't like you weren't going to ask her the same thing,' he thought harshly to himself. Why did he have to act like such a middle schooler? Nemo tried to act mature, but he was gravely underdeveloped socially. So this left him either acutely dismissive and distant, or oppositely clingy and appeasing.

"It's no problem. I don't feel like doing anything else anyway," he admitted. He knew he was behind in class, but considering recent events, he felt he should be excused. That meant he would need to go talk to the school's director later. Smiling reassuringly at Fyte, he walked back to the open door.

"Come on."

♥♡ Alessa Kelull ♡♥

♡♥ Broken up, deep inside, but you won't get to see the tears I cry ♥♡

Not expecting him to pass out, Alessa fell over as his whole weight was put on her. "Woah! Ace, Ace, hey, are you alright?!" she asked him, shaking him a bit. Half scared that he was dead, she began to panic until she saw that he was glowing again. "…That's why I can't read your mind…" she let out a sigh of relief. Rolling him over, she brushed the stray hairs from his face, watching him with a soft look. "You're the only one who makes me feel normal…" she whispered to him, her fingertips tracing the bruises on his face and neck. Leaning over, she planted a quick kiss on his forehead before returning them both to the real world. "Thank you."

Coming back to reality, she noticed that she had been slumped over Ace ever so slightly. Still, after what had happened in her illusion, she had to blush. She could hear the sound of a body falling over, and looked up to see her friend fall. "Ty!" She cried out, unable to scramble to his aid with an unconscious Ace. Now that the time flow was back to normal, the rest of the squad looked on in shock. They have some sort of connection to each other… if it's what I think it is… Dread settled in her stomach, and Alessa began barking orders rapidly. "Get to Professor Ashton, now! Don't let the enemy get a hold of him!" Hurrying, she cradled Ace in her lap, fully aware that she didn't have the strength to carry him. I just have to see what comes out of this… I can't ask any of the boys to help me right now since we need to protect both Tyrek and Ace at the same time. She thought to herself, trying to come up with a solution to their predicament.

♥♡ I'm torn into pieces, but I don't cry on the outside anymore…♡♥

[[Why are you on so late Ace? o__O … or why were you on so late?]]

Tsukiko heard a voice. It was dark, and she had a feeling she really shouldn't know where she was. Turning around she didn't give it a second thought before she began running. Her body was bruised, she had small cuts. The white dress she had on was torn, and covered in blood. "Please tell me your really here this time. That she's not going to hurt me anymore." She buried her face into his neck not wanting to let go. Tsukiko was still scared, even shaking slightly. She looked up, but not at Palian. She was looking behind him, staring of into the distance. "I don't want to live through the nightmare again." She locked eyes with him, her eyes begging him to not let her be taking away. Then a white light swallowed everything.

The church was beautiful. Filled with flowers, ribbon, and lace. People filed the area, though no one had a face. Tsukiko in a long white dress kept her head bowed as she walk up the aisle. She was the only one moving. The groom at the alter face was shadowed just like everyone else. "This is how it always begins. My dream wedding, with family filling the church. My mother, and brother still alive. There is never a father to give me away at alter though. I never make it that far not matter if I run or walk by the time I get there. I'm in a field something is chasing me. I know it's trying to kill me me. I try to remember I wake up soon. Tonight though I was begging to actually die." Tsukiko turn slightly to look at Palian a small smile slightly on her face. "I never knew you enjoyed me screaming that much though."

((I love it!!)

The demon wrapped his arms around her, keeping her shivering body from collapsing. His smile stayed in place as he heard her plea.

"Don't worry. I have a feeling the witch isn't going to be your biggest problem anymore," he laughed. A bright light made him squint as a church came into view. His sky blue gaze re-focused as the dream became more vivid. 'I'll have to teach her to finish the little details,' he thought as he noticed the featureless faces. Coming up behind her, Palian grabbed Tsukiko's hand and held it tightly.

"One of the few perks to playing with this demon. I can alter anything within my realm," he whispered in her ear. Growling at the figure who stood in the place of the groom, he made it disappear. As with all the people within the church. In a blink he made them alone in the beautiful setting, with the feint sound of birds chirping outside and the tinkle of a wind chime. Hearing her despaired confession, he dropped his eyes from absorbing and changing the scenery to that of the dream bride before him.

"I admit it. I'm a bit. . . twisted," he laughed darkly. Then his expression went a little more serious as he let one hand rise to play with the lace of her veil.

"Why in all things created and imagined, would you beg for death?" It still baffled him, this need for humans to give up and be defeated. Yes, pain and suffering was most likely the cause, but the power of their spirit should last far longer than their bodies. To wish to not exist was unfathomable. Pulling her close, he held her tightly. "Don't ever say that again," he whispered harshly.

Nemo followed after Fyte, his captured sleeve leading the way. He fought the blush that started to color his cheeks, but soon they became red anyway from their quickened pace. He noticed her slight frown and wondered what could be the matter. However, with the first step of their errand complete, he had no time to voice any concern as they went downstairs and outside to his favorite coffee vendor. The folks at "Bad a** Coffee" always were charitable with their cream and biscotti, not to mention their amazing brews. Nemo held his double caramel machiatto and two chocolate dipped biscotti as they walked off to the teacher's offices.

He stopped just inside the lobby while Fyte ventured on to one of the offices. The dreamscaper imagined she had to speak to someone about grades, or schedule adjustments. That usually is a private matter so he waved her on reassuringly and plopped down in one of the lobby's plush seats, eating his pastries and sipping his drink.

(lol, there really is a place called Bad a** Coffee. The mascot on the sign and on all the employees uniforms is a donkey holding a cup of coffee. lol! Imagine that.)

♥♡ Alessa Kelull ♡♥

♡♥ Broken up, deep inside, but you won't get to see the tears I cry ♥♡

Team A all gave some sort of acknowledgement that they had heard their captain, dropping down into a defensive position. Lynne had begun scribbling again, and a few huge balls of water began to appear all around the group. Meanwhile, Elliot had also created a few balls of light, which now begun to glow softly in the dimly light corridor. Within a second, both he and Tyrek disappeared, leaving Sam, Lynne, Ayuka and Tom behind. A second after he had disappeared, his lights began to fly in erratic paths all towards Jack, fading in and out of sight. Sam charged Jack, with Tom following his suit. Lynne stayed back by Ayuka, frantically sketching in her sketchbook. The ground rose up to surround Jack's feet and hands, immobilizing him as the boys attacked him. Sam punched him right in the stomach while Tom tried to hack into his mind. Meanwhile, Elliot had appeared next to Alessa, holding an unconscious Tyrek in a fireman's carry. Laying him down carefully, he looked at his captain. "Should I help protect these two or help fight?" He asked her, looking over at Ace. She watched the fight; what happened next would determine her answer. "I think they might need your help, but hold your position for the moment Elliot." she told him, trying to look unworried. Try as she might, she couldn't keep it off her face. If only we had more help…

♥♡ I'm torn into pieces, but I don't cry on the outside anymore…♡♥

As Tom tried to hack his mind an electrical surge went through his and continued to electrify his mind till he were to go unconscious which was a very painful process and could take a couple minutes to happen as Jack had something inside of him to prevent things like this, acting as a firewall to stop people from taking control of him. Because Ace had just turned no such implantation had been put into place. Jack had then used his sword to free himself and spin slash at Sam missing and maneuvering himself behind the boy only to have a large gust of wind send Tom flying into the wall of the corridor. Jack then turns to Lynne and readies to strike at with his sword to take her out already having memorized where Tyrek was and because Ace was there as well it would be easier to carry them when his mission was over.

((Jack is one powerful bad a**))

Jack takes the hit from the light in the chest and stops for a second. Jack then looks at him and puts his hand on the wound as a light glows on it and quickly heals it as though it had never happened. Jack then looks at Alessa and then starts to speak for his superiors as though the words are his own. "Your boyfriend and teacher are ours now just give it up and we will release you after you go through the mind eraser process, it will make it as though Ace and Tyrek never existed to you all, also you can find a new boyfriend. There will always be others and there is no way you can stop me. Even if you somehow have a miracle and beat me in this fight you cannot surely manage to get past security."