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Beast's Castle, Main Hall

With a soft word of thanks to the departing gummi ship - it really wasn't as bad as she thought it would be, although the ride was a tad bit bumpy at times - Lenne paused outside the enormous, imposing castle, taking a moment to register its intimidating form before moving forward.

Shuyin was in here, wasn't he? At least, as far as she knew...

Feeling a strange swell of happiness rise in her heart at the prospect of finally seeing her lover again, she continued walking, pushing open the large door and hoping that she didn't make too much noise. The summoner-songstress didn't quite know what to expect, truly, and she wondered if there was a reason why they called it the Beast's Castle.

Nevertheless, she stepped inside, taking a few moments for her eyes to adjust to the abruptly dim lighting.

"Hello?" she called out softly, an uncertain note in her voice as she decided to start walking, soft boots making almost no sound on the floor.

Beast's Castle--Corridor

A small pain throbbed in the back of Yazoo's head, but that spread like wild fire. Everything. Every last little detail was filing itself into place inside the "remnant's" head. Mother was...Jenova before. Jenova's head, more specifically. But...Lucrecia was now? No...that couldn't possibely be right! There was only one Mother...only one true one. Now the only issue was figuring out that one little question:

Which was it?

The burning question linger in Yazoo's mind as he looked somewhat absently at Kadaj, his mind elsewhere. Though something from that look snapped him back, and only then did he catch its message. There was something dangerous up ahead.

A slim hand hovered down by the holster at Yazoo's hip, the steel frame of Velvet Nightmare causing his nerves to react to the cold weapon as his hand touched down. Glass-like orbs darted about in an attempt to locate whomever was about.

Kadaj motion a hand and Yazoo followed, toe touching the ground first. The ball of his foot slid down next, only to be fallowed by his arch and heel. The same motion repeated itself continuously as Yazoo followed Kadaj towards the on-coming fight. Well...fighting wasn't new. Not whatsoever. There was nothing special about this.

Beast's Castle -- Corridor

Blissfully unaware of the mental turmoil his brother was going through, and not about to question Lucrecia's reasons, Kadaj was happy enough with her. They had spoken before, and Lucrecia had mentioned that Kadaj and Yazoo were indeed remnants of Sephiroth. Kadaj himself did not like that classification, not in the least, but it proved that Lucrecia was their true mother, and Sephiroth, b*****d that he was, had hurt her.

And that, was unacceptable.

Fluidly drawing Souba, with an unconscious grace Kadaj hardly knew he possessed, the remnant stepped forward quickly, quite determined to take care of the potential threat before it could do them any harm.

He caught sight of the blonde woman and the strange pink-haired man not too far ahead, as well as the strange blue dog that had growled at him earlier. They were not alone, and the silver-haired young man suppressed an agitated hiss as he moved with a catlike swiftness over the stone floor.

What the hell were those things surrounding them? Under normal circumstances, Kadaj wouldn't really have bothered, and would much rather leave the trio to their fate rather than get tangled into their business, but they were in the ******** way and Kadaj was nothing if not a prideful, almost spoilt young man whose brothers allowed him his way every single damned time.

Now was no different. If it meant getting rid of the obstacles and allowing them to continue, then so be it. With a backward glance at his mother, he turned back to the little scene ahead of him, Souba held deceptively loosely in his hand as he strode forward, paying the strange creatures no mind.

"Do you people mind moving? We're coming through." Kadaj commented carelessly, feline eyes scanning the group with a mix of irritation and disdain.

Beast's Castle - Main Hall

This was real. This was no dream. Lenne… It was really Lenne. They were finally together once again and this time, they were alive. If the process was not so painful and aggravating, Shuyin might have been thankful that the Heartless attacked the Farplane. However, they still hurt them. They still tore Shuyin and Lenne apart. For that reason alone he would never forgive them, even if they had somehow returned life to them.

Shuyin placed his hand on Lenne’s as it rested upon his face. Her touch was as real as ever. “As long as you’re safe, I couldn’t be happier.” The man smiled gently before furrowing his brow at her second comment. “And what’s that supposed to mean anyway?”

The footfalls of the other man pulled Shuyin from his dream-like bliss of reunion. He just caught the stranger as he disappeared beyond the stairs. Frowning, he turned to Lenne, already guessing at what was on her mind.

“You’re going to want us to follow him, right?”

Beast's Castle - Before the stairway and Ballroom

Shuyin continued to frown. He was right. Lenne was a summoner, one who was meant to help and serve others. Sometimes he just wished she would think of herself first for once instead of complete strangers. But if finding the blonde man was what she wanted to do, Shuyin would follow her to the end of the world.

"Alright," he nodded, hiding his disappointment. In all truthfullness, Shuyin did not know what else he wanted to do now. He had found Lenne, just as he had hoped, but then what? Return to the Farplane? That was a world for the dead, one that they were no longer a part of. Spira? Let's just say that Shuyin could use a vacation from the Al Bhed and machina of Spira.

He felt him being pulled by Lenne toward the stairs and listened carefully to her every word. So they were on the same thought pattern?

"Return? Why? There is nothing left for us on Spira."

Near the Dining Room

Lucrecia was waiting for Kadaj and Yazoo to come back from dealing with...whoever had appeared in the other room. She stood calmly, turning when she saw Lenne enter. Lucrecia would have gone over and talked to the woman who had been so kind to her but...she wasn't going to interrupt the reunion Lenne and Shuyin were having.

She watched them, thinking about how good it would be when she finally got to see Vincent again. After a minute or two, Lucrecia began to notice that she felt increasingly light headed. Her ears started to ring, growing louder by the second, drowning out all the other sounds around her.

Two small hands went to hold her head as she sunk to her knees. She closed her eyes, and tried to slow her breathing down to it's normal pace, she had to calm herself before things got worse.

It was...so strange. She hadn't had spells like these since she was pregnant with Sephiroth...and those would include horrid visions of what Sephiroth would try to do to their planet.

The spell only lasted several minutes, but to her, it seemed like hours. She opened her eyes and looked around; pulling herself to her feet carefully, swaying a bit before regaining balance.

Lucrecia decided to use the wall as a support beam incase anything else should happen...she had to get out of this world. Home...when they went back to Gaia, she could try to find a way to cure this.

The thought of going back to her old profession sickened her, it had caused her no good in the past...but if she was ever going to lead a normal life...the Jenova cells would have to be removed from her body.

The Only question was how…

Beast's Castle - Before the stairway and Ballroom

Tensing as she recognized Xeryim's voice, Lenne froze in place as he walked past, apparently not too interested in them. His anger, however, seemed to radiate from him, and the summoner-songstress instinctively felt a little sorry for the individual that the Prince of the Heartless was angry at.

For a moment, she wondered if she should go after him, to see if she could somehow help the pers--

Wrath?

Now there was an odd name...

Glancing over at Shuyin, and deciding that she had better keep him away from Xeryim - her blonde lover's temper had worsened over the years, and she wanted to keep him safe, which meant keeping him occupied with someone that was NOT Xeryim and thereby preventing a fight. Shuyin, Lenne knew, was never one to shy away from battle - or even the hinted notion of it, and he did not take kindly to people who threatened him. Besides, the lone person who disappeared up the steps probably needed their company a more than this Wrath person.

"Hello?" Lenne called up, a little uncertain, and wondering if she was supposed to be raising her voice in this place.

Beast's Castle; Bedroom


The blonde gambler had just begun sifting through the drawers of a dresser in one of the many bedrooms for anything that could possibly be a clue for...well, anything, when he heard that yell--

"WRATH? WHERE THE ******** ARE YOU!"

He winced a little in reflex of what he usually saw in movies. The person yells, and something either attacks or falls and kills them all. Shaking his head to clear his mind of that notion, he continued to fumble through the furniture, finding mostly moths, dust, and eaten-up remnants of expensive-looking clothes.

Then, something rather soothing and calming went through his ears, the voice of that young lady from before.

He stepped quietly to the entrance of the chamber, went down the hall, and peeked around the corner at her and that blasted, immature partner of hers. Whatever he was to her, he did not care for, but he was not in the mood for a boisterous attitude.

"Proceed with caution, miss. I've not a clue when or where the floor will fall out, or even if it will." Hoping they both would heed his word, he ventured back into the cell he was searching, continuing to do so.