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Popoki was relieved to hear she could keep a secret, most people could, but since he didn't really know Feena, he couldn't be sure. He nodded as Feena told him to keep the secret she had let slip, or did she? But he jumped slightly after she said she could help him.
Popoki immediately jumped off the tree, landing infront of Feena, and turned to look her straight in the eyes,

"You can?" Popoki said eagerly, a look of hope upon his face.
Maybe this person, Feena, could really help him. Maybe she had some kind of power to aid him in his problem. He knew that Sakura was no ordinary girl, and if she wasn't her sister probably wasn't either. Then again, who in Ria is normal?
(( xd ))

Kumizu was surprised at feeling this sudden gust of wind. He looked over at the tree, the girl had some sort of doll in her hand and the cat... the cat was gone. In its place simply stood a boy.

Feena grinned as she heard Popoki speak, Hands!, she stood up slowly and swiftly placed her things back in her bag. She then slugged the bag over her broad shoulders and with her other vacant hand she wiped some grass blades off her black leather pants. Her bloodlust eyes then went back to Popoki's attention, but he was long gone to the fountain. Aweing at his human form, Feena really out did herself.

She slowly walked down to Popoki, who was now almost as tall as her, but of course, she was a little taller than him, only by a couple of inches. He seems to be exactly 6' feet but she is 6'2, she is almost a foot taller than Sakura Ai who is 5'3. Yeah, Sakura Ai is pretty small but she is in her high teens, she just turned seventeen about a month ago.

"Popoki, or if you want to prefer to another name, if you want to turn back to a cat you just let me know and i can unbind the spell" she said slowly, it was valuable information he needs to know, her hand was gently placed on his shoulder, her bloodlust eyes staring intensively into his. Thats when she remembered, Sakura Ai is at the hospital, and she needs to visit her sometime today.

"I forgot, my sister is at the hospital.." she said completely zoning out. Forgetting that Popoki was ever standing there.

((I like the hands part, when he yelled out 'Hands!?!!!' xD I was laughing out of my chair))

"I think I'd like to be called 'Ikaika' now." Popoki answered Feena. He didn't know why, but he felt 'right' with that name. Popoki also nodded when Feena told him she could unbind the spell. Though, he felt that he would never want to go back to being a cat, but it would be good, just incase things didn't work out. Then Feena mentioned that her sister, Sakura Ai, was at the hospital. Though Popoki wasn't sure wether she was talking to him or herself.

"Should I, um, go with you?" he said, tilting his head a bit.
"Oh, also, please don't tell Sakura. She might tell Nohea...and I want it to be a surprise."

Popoki trusted Sakura, but he didn't know if Sakura was good at keeping secrets. Feena had reassured him that she would keep the secret.

((I didn't know whether or not you wanted Popoki to go with Feena, heh, oh and, can Feena call Popoki Ikaika from now on? heh sweatdrop ))

[Actually Middy, Solumone was referring to Sin, he's been calling him "Stranger" since the man made his entrance. Not only that, but Solumone was actually talking, not using telepathy. And you guys wonder how you were getting your asses handed to you by Citedal. >.>;; ]

Maru almost tripped as the bright beam of light soared past him. His stumble gave him the appropriate time to see Acid soaring to the creature. But instead of merely stopping, he changed the direction of his attack and leaped for the beast's tail. At the very moment he leaped, the beam of light from Sin soared straight fort he monster's head, and yet did not collide. Instead, the light bent upward as it neared, then was completely absorbed within the larger beam from the creature's eye. But it was in that moment that a great shining light spread throughout the wide beam which closed in toward Acid's descending form. The flash was made for but an instant before the monster's own energy dispersed and erupted, creating a shockwave of force. Dinah's shadow based sphere burst, and Shien's wave began to bend and twist as the shockwave moved through it. However this did not slow down Acid or Maru as they came toward the beast, nor did it stop Shien's wave. The bending, twisting energy moved over the tail yet did not cut through. Just like before, the wave began to coil and divide all around the creature and began cutting at its body. And at the same moment, Maru placed his hands along the creature's tail as Acid's sword planted into its back. The surge of Acid's electrical bolt streamed to Maru, which then gathered through his body and was shot again through the beast.

The energy between the two built and strengthened, became more intense and powerful at the exact moment the cuts were forming...and suddenly all exploded in fury. The many fine cuts on the creature's body burst, the force by the building electricity causing them to literally explode in masses of blood. Citedal's tail swung violently to the side, forcing Maru to fall off and roll to the ground. The explosion of blood from its back would be enough to launch Acid off of the creature. The ground became sickeningly red with the blood that now covered it as the monster began to stumble to the side. It quickly lost its balance as it turned, falling toward the left...and so catching itself in the spike of earth laid out by Scytheress. The left half of its chest was impaled, the beast slowing to a halt before the spike could run through, its tail twitching erratically for several seconds more before growing still and falling to the earth. Maru slowly raised to a stand, looking in a bit of shock as the blood slowly crawled down the large stone spike. "Hmm...so it seems I was right about you, after all." Solumone smirked ever so slightly now, glancing to his side toward the barely conscious Sin. Meanwhile, Maru let out a small sigh as his eyes narrowed a little and he straightened himself. The calm and calculating gaze in his eyes had slowly returned, and a sense of relief washed over him...however difficult it was to see.

Solumone still smirked as he now watched Maru staring at the creature, he didn't exactly need an answer from Sin. Though Maru was far away, he could tell the feelings which he now felt, the fear he had for the creature...as well as the relief it had fallen. Indeed, Maru may have seemed to be a cold man often, yet he was still a man, still mortal and alive. He opened his mouth to speak a few, small words yet nothing immediately came to him. It was at the moment he thought of such words did his eyes widen in shock and he heard the sounds of cracking earth. The stone spike had been gripped at the side, the creature's hand was once again raised as it tore the spike from the very earth and broke it in half. Deep, gaping breaths came from its large mouth as it ripped the spike from its body and threw it aside. Its back heaved inward and out as more blood spilled across the ground. The sickening sounds of its flesh parting and tearing could be heard, and Maru slowly backed away. Its stomach tore open suddenly, and from it fell what could very well have been organs. But no, it was something in the shape of a humanoid upper body, long and thin looking, which fell out in an upside down pose over the ground. Its head was balled and skull shaped, with small, gnashing teeth and metallic colored eyes.

Joining it were long, thick appendages and cords similar to intestine. Three eye stalks fell from the hole as well, one of them breaking apart when it hit the ground and spilt a constant stream of blood from it. The falling parts were all a blue gray color, pulsing with veins and the constant beating of a heart. The large gaping wound in its chest, the wounds on its body, its back, all over had similar results. From its chest came many very small, worm like tentacles which wriggled constantly around and over a single, large eye with teeth along its eye lids. From its right shoulder, another upper body like creature, hanging upside down with wings folding out, hanging limply as if it were dead. The mid-section connecting it to the body of Citedal was thin, withered and weak looking. Tentacles and heads with gnashing teeth, many parts and withered looking creatures pulled themselves from within the beast. But none were so much as noticeable as that from its stomach, its chest, and its back. From its back, there came three large, bulky, muscular arms which raised from the hole and lowered to the creature's body, slowly pressing along the flesh with its fingers. Then came four, serpent like heads which slowly squirmed about and hissed, eyeless longheads baring their teeth and wriggling their two forked tongues.

But instead of attacking, it turned slowly toward Solumone and began to walk. Maru did nothing to stop it, only backing away in sheer horror and from the shock that this insult to nature was still alive. It walked toward Solumone with a limp, its body swaying left and right in an almost undead state of movement. When it finally reached Solumone, the man was grinning at the creature. Furious, it roared loudly at the smaller being, blood slowly dripping from its mouth. Solumone responded...with a chuckle, and shook his hand with an almost dismissive manner to it. "It's over, old boy...you've lost this battle. Do not direct your anger toward me." he still smiled, receiving another mighty roar from the beast. "Oh please, I hardly helped them at all. Besides, you had no business coming here in the first place. It is behavior like this which allowed Aeon to be killed...was it not?" the creature responded in a low, hissing sound back to Solumone. "Hmm, if you wish to be angry then go ahead, but are we not forgetting the others with you?" he glanced toward the grotesque creature that hung from Citedal's stomach. The creature growled once more before its arachnid like legs lifted upward. Its body lowered as its limbs bent, and with a powerful burst of force lifting the dust, the creature was gone with a single leap. Solumone remained, standing there as blood rained down in his general area, yet not a drop seemed to touch him. The smile never left his face, and Maru was simply left without words as he stared off toward Mr. Graves.

Scytheress straightened as she watched the attacks in succession. She was far enough away still to not be splattered by any of the ensuing blood but the mere sight of it was enough to give the Fox added energy, something she could use after this whole incident. Between the force she had used in the Ancient Forest chapter and the one that was concluding before her Scytheress had lowered her energy considerably. She dispersed her wings, sending them back through a dementional fold to be summoned back at a later time.

A sigh of relief was cut short as Citedal got up from her skerwering spike and Scytheress winced as it broke the pointed column, literally snapping the energy link she had kept within the spike to keep it from breaking when the beast fell on it. She stumbled back a few feet, bringing her right hand to her forehead as she closed her eyes tightly. When she regained her barings she cracked open her left eye to peer at Citedal and Solumone from her bent over position. She could barely catch the man's words, but what she heard was enough to let her know he knew this creature and that was just another reason Scytheress concluded to stay away from the people around this place. They brought nothing good.

Seeing Citedal should have, or would have startled most to their knees but the grotesque forms coming from its body intrigued her more than scared her away. Each figure, each writhing arm only served to increase Scytheress's curiosity even though the creature had attempted to destroy them all. However interested she was, Scytheress reigned her desires to find out and held her ground away from it as it vaulted into the sky.

Scytheress knew there was no way she could make it to any other section of the school without collapsing on the way there, and there were no open areas within the Courtyard either, the space in and beneathe the tree had been occupied and hte fountain was destroyed. Giving way to practicality Scytheress sat down where she was, folding her legs in front of her and leaning over them with her arms wrapped over her stomach. Her forehead reached the ground she sat on and felt pleasantly cool against her skin. She let out a deep breath and relaxed. Normally she'd pull her wings around her as a covering but she didn't feel like wasting hte energy to summon them back.

Marrow sighed as she laid on the bench. She was stiff and a little beat up from her test. The orc really had it out for her. She felt dull and alone as she smelled the wind. Taqune from the smell of it was with Galea and most likly flirting. She knew that it would happen. She crumpled up the tickets and threw them on the ground with a single tear falling from her face. "Well it was nice while it lasted" She said as she held back the tears.