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Grey eyes widened greatly at the sound of a car pulling up to the house. Soon they were shifting from side to side in a concerned manner. Ebony knew if she'd heard it then the snakes had most definitely heard it as well. Sure enough once approaching footsteps sounded, the snakes all began to get more agitated, slithering in tight movements or hissing/rattling.

Their queen hadn't moved much in the last few days from her curled, possessive position around her guardian, but soon that black head was slowly rising. Intruders. Cordelia's currently red eyes narrowed into a deep frown as she let loose her own dangerous hiss. How dare anyone think to come onto her territory without permission?!

With a few flicks of her tongue, the nest of serpents went to greet their moronic guests. They soon followed after, Delia latched onto Ebony in a most unusual way. The girl had bits of half solid, half smoke tendrils wrapped around the woman so she could actually manipulate the human into moving although the Brit was still very much paralyzed.

Had they been able to, Ebony's ears would have perked at the familiar voice calling out to her. Had she been able to, she would have shouted to him to keep away, to not put himself in such immense danger. But of course the Brit couldn't do any of this. The best she could do was try as hard as possible to put as much frantic movement and emotion into her eyes as a warning to her friend. Luckily the massive amounts of angered serpents had stopped the white haired male dead in his tracks, yet she hadn't been aware of Rivener's presence until he was a furious flurry of red and black rushing at her and Cordelia.

The smokey Frei hissed loudly, her wings rattling so fiercely that Ebony could actually feel their vibrations wrack her body where she stood. Not that it was hard given the very close proximity of the two females. Cordelia floated them back quickly as the Sigel flew in at them and began to manipulate her human. She intended to use Ebony in a similar manner as the Scorpion had wanted to do with his guardian, yet Delia went a step further.

Ebony could feel the tendrils snake around tighter to her body, panic welling up in her as she realized what was to happen. Tears silently fell from her cheeks knowing that even if she could talk that Rivener would not listen as he too was still under the influence of the virus, that much was very clear by the blood thirsty look in his face. Suddenly her arms and legs moved in a sweeping manner, one open palm hitting the Scorpion squarely in the chest before the other hit the same. Cordelia was making Ebony fight the Sigel!

His surprise all too soon turned to anger once more and now it was directed towards Ebony thanks to Cordelia. Forced to go in for a punch, she couldn't flinch at the pain he caused at catching it. Rivener was a lot stronger than any human male she'd ever fought with and she thought her bones would snap right through her skin if he gripped any tighter.

Cordelia splayed her dagger-like wings wide in rage as her lips pursed tight in a sinister hiss. Who was he to put his hands on what was hers?! Given she was using said hers to defend for herself, but that was not the issue here. The Sigel did not have permission to be there and he did not have permission to touch what wasn't his! A scaly hand lashed out to swipe at his face while her tendrils forced the purple haired female to yank on Rivener's ribbon knowing full well the unpleasantness of such an act.

Meanwhile, the Basilisk's brood were slithering about trying to launch themselves at the rampaging male Raevan, with little success, as others had gone after the other human in hopes of stopping one the intruders for their mistress.

Cordelia suddenly found herself shield-less as her guardian was ripped from her clutches and tossed aside like a simple rag doll. Zul? Reptilian red eyes looked at the other curiously for a moment. She vaguely remembered that name, a faint memory floating to her snake muddled mind at the utterance of it. What was he going on about with talking of the demon Frei now?

"Sheza kiresh ka zaha?" uttered the youth in a low, hushed manner as she drifted just out of his reach once more, wisps of smoke catching where the Scorpion's claws had barely managed to touch.

The Brit skidded across the wooden floors and hit the wall near the front door with a loud thud. She could feel the pain, yet Ebony still could not find the means to make it known either in physical gestures or vocally. However she had a full view of the two dark Raevans circling one another like the predators they were. Not to mention she could very well see the slew of snakes sliding just inches past her nose, all of them still greatly agitated. She hoped that none of them felt the urge to bite her anytime soon.

One could almost feel the anger and frustration emitting from her grey orbs then as she stared at the chef. What a stupid question to ask, of course she couldn't move! If she had been able to didn't he think she'd be able to keep the snakes off her or something? Ebony mentally hushed herself, remembering it wasn't Aphi's fault she was paralyzed. With those same eyes, she rapidly shifted them to the side, gesturing towards the door in an attempt to get the man to move them outside.

Obviously he hadn't understood her and that got the girl's cold blood boiling again with discontent. Cordelia snaked back, swaying to and fro while Rivener kept a steady pace after her. It was almost like they were dancing...if it weren't for the fact that they were trying to kill one another that is. She watched as he advanced, sinking his stingers into anything that was remotely in his way. There was something deadly in them as she watched a few of the items began to degrade and dissolve. The Basilisk couldn't help being a tad impressed by such a toxic display, something deep within her soul rumbling with the satisfaction of such destruction.

Just when she'd thought he had given up on actually attacking, Cordelia coiled in anticipation of counter-attacking him. But it seemed they'd both had the same idea and two claws clashed loudly. The Snake growled and snapped at the Sigel, hoping to sink her fangs into some portion of flesh during her attempts. He was strong! Maybe she should try reasoning with him? "Kishe aszu cula mesha, keli sheza za?"

Again he talked of Zul, but it was with such anger. What was he saying?! Why couldn't she understand?! Why couldn't he understand her?! As her rage built and the girl began to seethe at the Scorpion, very close to paralyzing him as well with that serpentine gaze, the Sigel roared and slammed her against a wall. The parts of Cordelia that were smoke merely puffed up and out before settling back, yet with the solid parts she very much felt the pain he wanted her to suffer through. It hurt badly, but not as much as her earlier pains. Cordelia would endure this and continue on to win this fight.

She gave a scream as Rivener pounced on her, digging his sharp nails into her flesh. After the initial shock, Delia hissed and began beating her razor sharp wings at him. Surely it'd be enough to get him to back off once more?

The further the human duo got from the two fighting Raevans, the more control Ebony could feel seeping slowly back into her limbs and other body parts. When her lips felt loose enough, she experimentally opened and closed them before finally attempting to speak to Aphismet. "F-fi...fire...ex..extin-guisher..." she paused to swallow and lick her dry lips. "Ga-garage! Go!"

Cordelia breathed a sigh of relief once the pinning feeling of the Scorpion's nails finally let up, Rivener retreating oh so briefly for the time being. Yet the Snake tilted her blackened head in confusion as she heard him let loose with a hiss of his own. How very odd? He wasn't a snake like her? Then why...? Scaled, red eyes watched him scrabble up onto the ceiling curiously and perhaps a bit intrigued by this new development. Although this was the case, Delia still hissed threateningly back towards the black and red Sigel. He would not escape her so easily! Slowly, her body rose up to meet the other.

The British woman watched as her student ran off after interpreting her words. She gave a loud sigh although it would do nothing to alleviate her worry for the two half-formed beings fighting in her house then. Yet until Cordelia's paralyzing hold had finally let Ebony go completely, there wasn't much of anything she could do to help Aphismet in his quest. It was all up to him at this point.