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"Assassins?!"

Raven practically screams as she whirls on Haldor, distracted briefly. Though this would be enough to cause the bubble around the Juggernaut to disappear, and she would whirl around back to it and groan annoyed. She looked around briefly, wondering why the hell there were assassins in their village, before turning to see a smirking Pentre, on top of hearing him address the assassins. She would scowl at him and point, both of her eyes turning black as she grew increasingly more angry.

"I will deal with you when this is over..."

"William, I don't like this...First her mother died, and now this?? Her emotions are spiking, and if they get to be to much..."

"What??"

"You might have to help them stop us...."

She warns to Pentre before looking at Haldor, seeing he was clearly worried about Lilim. Before she could say anything though, Lilim had already gone after the Dominatrix, and would notice she would start slowing down as the sun came up. She look up to the bird, and formulate a plan to get Lilim up to Elesa when she did inevitably collapse. She would turn to Haldor and nod, understanding his concern and promise to Lilim, though she wasn't going to stand idly by while her friends fought and possibly murdered. She would have to subdue the Juggernaut later, but right now she needed to teach these assassins what's for. She would march up to them, unknowingly grabbing the pyromaniac by the collar of his shirt, and would proceed chanting.

"Tolu Makri zulu....No Juu Siem...."

She chant's as her palms start glowing white, becoming brighter and brighter. It would continue to intensify, and eventually it would build up and cause an explosion, though it would only explode around him, so as to not destroy the village. She would take care of them one at a time if she had to, if it meant protecting her friends. Though she would start with this one, and watched as he recovered from the explosion, getting ready for the next attack.

Th Dominatrix didn't quite expect Lilim to tackle her, but she smirked and wrapped her legs around her. Once she saw Lilim starting to slip into a sleep, she smirked and twisted her body around, putting her into a choke hold.

The Pyromaniac mule kicked her in the gut and spun away from her, pulling two daggers out from his coat. He clashed them together, causing them to ignite in flames. "Well my dear, you better hope you're quick because if not, you'll be ash my dear." The man said, a sense of formality in his voice.

Meanwhile the Juggernaut disappeared, landing outside the town. He roared and charged back into the town, going back to Will. Will' who was bleeding and bones were clearly broken, was unconscious. In his mind, Robin's words bounced around, mixing with the screams of the town and his memories. Eventually, the Juggernaut came back, going straight for Will. Before the Juggernaut got to Will, Will's eyes opened, a crimson red color as his wound healed in almost an instant, his bones snapping back into place as Will shot from his position, meeting the Juggernaut head on with an other-worldly strength, tackling the Juggernaut back onto the ground before getting knocked off with a clubbing right hand.

Elesa would wiggle out of Matthew's embrace and ran off onto Peridot's wing, "Big Sis!! Here's the energy you asked for!! Take it!!" Elesa calls out as she uses the powerful Phoenix's wing as a diving board and throws the orb back toward Lilim with all the strength her body could muster. Peridot would glance back and catch Elesa in a strong whirlwind, launching her back onto his back for safety and continuing to circle the village.

The orb would hit home as Lilim held up her hand and called the orb back to her, grabbing it with barely any strength left as the Dominatrix was forcing her to look toward the daylight sky, and Lilim was feeling like she was about to go blind trying to stay awake. The daylight was scalding her nocturnal pupils. The orb would quickly fade into Lilim's hand, causing her body to radiate with a soft red glow for a moment. Lilim would struggle a little more as she fights against the choke hold and staggers around in her hover, but then she'd get still and leaned forward, holding the Dominatrix's wrists.

The power had seeped in and now Lilim had all the power she needed, "It's amazing what fear can do... Tell me, Bimbo... Do you feel fear?... Because it's your turn to be afraid..." she says as her body starts to get hot and radiate with a deep red energy, looking like Lilim was radiating fresh blood. A pulse of this energy would throw the Dominatrix off of Lilim's back and free Lilim up for her transformation. She'd move like she was about to draw a sword, and as she goes through the motions of unsheathing it, she'd hold it up and call down a bolt of Red Lightning upon herself.

"Morrigan!!!"
As Lilim shouts and the red lightning hits, Lilim's body would transform, taking on a more avian-esk appearance, her clothing turning into black armor and her skin changing to Cyan, or greenish blue in color. Her lips remained pink though and now she was wide awake again, and standing proudly as the swift moving swordswoman of legend.

Morrigan-Lilim would smirk as she looks to the Dominatrix and holds her sword up in front of her, becoming engulfed in a pinkish red aura as she charges for her next attack, "Think you can keep pace with me now?" she asks as her skill finishes charging and she gets into stance to use what she had charged up.

Swift as lightning, Lilim would rush at and passed the Dominatrix, appearing as though she only slashed once, but as 90% of the Dominatrix's cloths fell away in unusable ribbons and left her in a two piece bikini with no belt of tools and particularly no whip, it could easily be said that Lilim was back to having her advantage. "This time... I cut your cloths away... Next time, I cut your muscle tendons. Recall your giant and leave before I make a bedridden harem toy out of you." she says warningly.

Raven was growing increasingly more furious and stressed, but more than anything she would grow more and more concerned for Lilim. She seemed to be doing ok for now, but if she saw or sensed Lilim collapse and fall asleep due to the sun, her priority would be getting them to safety. She could also sense Will's energy, hearing him collide with the Juggernaut. Though one thing could be certain: Pentre would pay for this if they survived. When they survived. Her eyes would become completely pitch black as her voice started warping to sound almost demonic-like, as shes kicked in the stomach. She would let out a groan and drop him, before jumping back and putting a good amount of distance between the two of them.

"Luckily for me, I don't need to be close to you to teach you a lesson....you better hope you have good aim, or you'll be the one reduced to ash..."

She says as her voice becomes more demonic like, as both of her hands shape themselves to form a claw-like shape. She closes her eyes and starts chanting, as she slowly brings her hands together, a blue aura surrounding her that grew bigger by the second as she did so.

"vaanti lumo diem...ra schen..."

She says before lifting her hands above her head, causing the water from the nearby river to rise up like a giant tidal wave and rush forward to be in front of Raven. It would grow bigger and bigger, until it formed this giant ball of water, and she would thrust her hands forward, sending it charging towards the pyromaniac. The water bubble would engulf him quickly enough, before raising into the air. It would be to big for him to easily swim out of, and would not only douse his knives but deprive him of oxygen. If he couldn't swim his way out, then it would only be a matter of time before he passed out due to oxygen deprivation. Her voice becomes more intense as her voice becomes more deep.

"First my mother dies....and then the spineless coward sends assassins to finish us all....you truly picked a bad day to mess with me..."

"Raven calm down! Your emotions are going through the roof right now!"

"To HELL with my emotions!! I have never been more furious in my entire LIFE!!! This is his last chance to surrender..."

She says as she increases the water pressure around the pyromaniac, which would make it more difficult for him to move or breath, and would cause him to feel the pressure all over his body as he either sat there and took it or tried to escape the bubble before he was left with no oxygen left, inevitably passing out.

The pyromaniac was caught off guard by the bubble. He tried to swim out of it before the increasing pressure finally stopped him. After a bit more struggling, the pyromaniacs body just floated in the water.

The Dominatrix smirked at Lilim before getting thrown off. She watched her transformation before she started attacking her. She cartwheeled backwards, letting Lilim turn her clothes into a bikini. She smirked as she grabbed her whip, twisting her spine so she could land and get a good stretch out of it. She turn and whipped the whip at her, wrapping it around her legs before yanking her legs out from under her, winking at Haldor for his comments.

Meanwhile, the Viking charged through town on his war bear, destroying everything he could as the Barbarian grabbed his greatsword and walked up to Haldor, swing it downwards at him.

Will got up and charged the Juggernaut again, this time Will discarding his coat as he collided fist to fist with the Juggernaut. Will's arm broke and fractured, the bone sticking out his forearm and bicep and his fingers in positions they shouldn't be in. Will yelled in pain, but instead of a normal yell, a loud, echoing sound came out his body that sounded like a screech of some sort before getting sent flying into the air with a massive uppercut, Will's body almost colliding the Peridot's head

"I believe that is the man I saw first," Audemar looked back at Taff, "I want to say that I saved his skin but he might say otherwise." There was a wavering silence waiting to be broken.

(EDITED!)

Raven would see his body go limp and instantly make the huge bubble separate before he could actually die. The water would then return to the river, leaving the pyromaniac crumpled in a shivering wet heap on the ground. Raven walks up to him, grabbing him by the collar of his shirt and lifts him to his feet, staring into his eyes with a look that said she was staring inside his soul. She shakes her head before letting him go as she stares down at him, summoning her staff and gripping it tightly in her hand.

"Take your party and leave..."

She says not taking her eyes off him for a moment, in the meantime collecting her breath. She really did need to calm down, or her emotions were going to spike. First her mother died, then assassins were trying to kill them? As far as her mental state goes, she was incredibly close to snapping, and was desperately trying to keep her cool. Meanwhile, William and Crow would be watching from inside her subconscious, clearly worried. William would have no idea what happened when Raven snapped, though now that he was fused with them, if it did happen, he might be the key to stopping the two of them. Her eyes would glow black and white as William and Crow spoke from within.

"Well? What will it be??"

"I suggest you surrender before we make you..."

Morrigan-Lilim would grunt as her legs were pulled out from under her, though skillful use of her wings and fanning her tail saw her taking to a tug of war with the Dominatrix. Instead of Morrigan-Lilim being pulled onto her back she was being held from flying too far away by the whip that she believed she had just cut into unusable sections. She started to wonder what the whip was made from if it had survived Morrigan's sword. She'd use this as another advantage though and channeled another skill into her sword, coating it in static electricity. A swift diagonal rush saw Morrigan-Lilim once again slashing at the Dominatrix and using her sword to channel a stream of electricity to indirectly zap the Dominatrix's body just from passing close to her body. Her intent was to use this as a method of electric stimulation to throw the Dominatrix off balance by making her weak in the knees.

Elesa would see Will fly passed Peridot's head, and quickly reached for her plant charm. Aiming it at him, "Seal of Plant!! Heal!!" Elesa calls out loudly, sending a beam of soft green energy to Will to help heal his wounds. Peridot would catch Will in a whirlwind and slow his falling speed so Elesa would have just enough time to get him healed. If Will was able to keep going, Peridot would allow him to fall back into the fray, but if he was unable to continue, then he'd move Will to his back so Elesa could keep him safe.

Merry and the others woke just in time to see the village under siege. Merry would see Will go flying passed Elesa's Wind Phoenix and knew they had to help, "Organna, you and Moonlight can get there the quickest. Go. Glitter and I will be close behind. In Mother Gaia's name... No good lives shall be lost today. I'll see to that." she says as she moves to ready Glitter. Moonlight would be up as quick as she could and Organna would jump onto her back. The Pegasus would waste no time in spreading her powerful wings and leaping into the skies, making quick work of circling the village and heading for the giant.

The mentality being that if they take down the biggest threat the others will fall apart easily, and Organna shared in Moonlight's thinking. That was... Until she saw Haldor get struck down and Robin risking to be next. Organna would redirect Moonlight and Moonlight would pick up speed toward the Viking, only for Organna to jump from Moonlight's back with a fearsome war cry and plant her doubled-up fist firmly in the Viking's face, simultaneously tackling him from his mount and using him as a cushion to hit the ground and slide.

The struggle was on as Organna jumped off of the Viking and grabbed his Axe, "Ooh, Viking War Axe... Don't mind if I do." she says as she tries fruitlessly to pry the axe from his hand, though his grip was as tight as hers and they would be locked in a tug of war after that. If he tried to run her through or slash at her with the sword, Organna would see the axe twisted just in time to parry the blow, proving to be quite the fighter even when struggling over a single weapon while there was another proving a threat.

True to her words, Merry and Glitter would make themselves present as well, Glitter carrying Merry into the village quickly and Merry jumping the last bit of distance to get to Haldor's side. She'd uncover his head, "It's not too late..." she says as she sets to work, her aura flaring to life and healing Haldor's wounds as she knelt beside him, her aura starting his heart back up again and getting him back in fighting shape. Whether the proud fighter was willing to accept that Gaia's humble priestess had saved him though, was another story. He'd come to the realization soon enough though, as Merry acted on Gaia's will and decreed that Haldor was meant for a higher calling. Plus that she loved to heal other peoples wounds.

Seeing as well that Organna was in trouble and Glitter and Moonlight were currently tag teaming the Viking's mount, "Pixel! Please get Haldor out of the fray. It is likely these Battalion warriors wont accept resurrection easily, so I've left him in sleep. Take him to the spring and come back for Robin. I have a feeling that Organna would appreciate his salvation as well." she says before running toward Organna and the Viking. Just in time too, as Organna's stomach meets the Viking's sword in a jab that saw her being run all the way through. Merry would channel her magic from afar and heal Organna as she got hurt, allowing her to stop dodging and worrying about getting hurt and focus more on what she had to do.

Organna would be grateful for Merry's appearance, as it meant Organna could focus more heavily on the axe. As the Viking hacked and slashed at Organna only for the wounds to be undone, Organna would lay into the Viking's hand that held the axe with her teeth. The Viking would scream as Organna forcefully pried the meaty mitt open and tossed the axe aside, then Organna looked to him with a glare, "Got what I wanted, now it's time to end you." she says as she holds the Viking's hand, pulling closer to his chest as he swings down in an attempt to lay her skull open. Organna would plant her fist in his stomach so hard she'd make him jump, and from there it was one hard knuckle sandwich after the other.

Bare handed, Organna's strike speed was far quicker than the Viking's heavy swordplay. Organna would be making him dance as she continued to feel Merry's healing and walked him away from the group. Merry would stay close in tow as Organna did her thing.

Pixel would land near Haldor's head and began to chant.

"Now before your very eyes
I give the gift of Fairy size."

She chants before her magic would send a blue mist over Haldor, shrinking him until he was Pixel's size, which in every sense of the word, was about 2 inches tall. She'd then be able to use her very limited strength to get Haldor up and carried him quickly off toward the spring. It seemed to be a much further distance for the tiny fairy, especially with a passenger. Pixel was in no way masculine, but she did her best to handle Haldor with care. When she finally got back to the waterfall, she'd lay him in the grass were Merry, Organna and the Equines had slept just the night before.

"What was done... Now undo...
Return thee to the form that's true."

Pixel chants again, returning Haldor to his normal size. She'd already be panting from the effort, but had her role to play. She left it to Gaia now, to ensure Haldor would be safe in this place. She went back now for Robin. She'd be a much faster flier without a passenger, but it would take time to get to him. But how would Robin fare until she got to him? This was yet to be seen.

Audemar knelt to Merthyr and put his hands on his shoulders. He began to heal the rest of Merthyr as his hands began to glow. Audemar stood up without a word as after he was done healing Merthyr and then he waited for further instruction.

The pryomaniac would be still as Raven grabbed him. But soon enough, he showed some life, grabbing two daggers and cutting her arm and wrist before rolling away from her. He put the daggers in his coat, dipping them in flammable oils before lighting them again. "Now that was a good try my dear, you almost had me." The man said, getting ready for her next attack.

The Dominatrix watched as Lilim tried to cut the whip, smirking to see her sword only making sparks against it, showing it was made up of metal. But the Dominatrix didn't expect Lilim to electrify the whip. Even though the hand was leather wrapped, she felt some of the electricity go into her hand and body. But instead of making her drop it in shock or pain, she only moaned, like it made her feel REALLY good before throwing Lilim through the wall of a house. "Come on baby, is that all you got?" The dominatrix teased.

The Viking eventually got a hold of Organna's skull and as he came back up from her punch, he smashed her face into his knees before jumping back. It took him a second before he could do what he wanted to do next. Once he got a grip on reality, he charged Organna, tackling her and throwing her to the ground, going down with her. Meanwhile, The war Bear was standing up, roaring to Glitter and Moonlight as the bear charged Moonlight, ramming them with it's head before turning and lunging at Glitter, trying to bite her front legs.

Meanwhile with Will, he fell towards the Earth, Elesa's healing charm surround him in green energy, healing him. But it wasn't even a minute before the energy turned crimson red ad Will became a ball of red light, speeding towards the Juggernaut. Will reached the Juggernaut as the giant of a man went to punch the ball of light that was Will. When they collided, it sounding like two church bells ringing out together as the force of impact sent out some wind, kicking dust up around them, the two men now hidden inside a a cloud of dust.

Raven cried out in pain as the pyromaniac sliced at both of her hands with his two knives and jumped away. She looked down at her arms, and saw the gash in both of them as they began pouring out blood. A black smoke would surround her as she stared at the pyromaniac, gripping onto her staff tightly as the blood dripped to the ground. She would worry about her wounds later, but right now her top priorities were her friends and these assassins. She would almost growl at him, before the other two started talking to her in an attempt to calm her and help her formulate a plan.

"Raven?! Are you ok?!"

"Just peachy...can you-"

"I can't...Not from within you..."

"You mean you can't use your healing powers anymore??"

"William, I used up the rest of my strength in saving you, meaning I used up the rest of what I could....It doesn't mean I don't have my powers, but I have to be facing someone to use them. I would have to be face to face with Raven, meaning I can't heal her given our situation."

Raven would grip her staff tightly, before both of her eyes turned black and a black smoke surrounded her. Though Crow wouldn't be coming out this time. Oh no, she had something else in store for him. The orb on her scepter would glow as black as her eyes, changing from their original aqua marine color. Smoke would even envelop the orb as she stared at him.

"zanti moku....tiem..."

She says before a black circular smoking circle started forming in front of her. Slowly a spear would come out of it, growing longer and longer until a spear formed from within the circle. After it was long enough, she would fire it at him. If it hit, it would pierce his stomach, not enough to kill him but it would certainly do some damage to him. If it didn't hit, then it would leave Raven open for his next attack.