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(can't think of a name for the male witches )

Raven watches as lilim and elesa used one of her charms to do....something. she didnt know what. But she watched as elesa fell asleep and fell Into lilims arms. When lilim layed elesa down next to her, she smiles and sits up, placing a hand on elesas head before chanting.

"gnillacfo ehtortcetorp. Yakseye nosiht lrig, dna peekreh efsa."

Suddenly a bright light shines over her head, and a shield forms over the girl. It envelopes elesa, so she would be safe from any attacks. She could sleep peacefully. She yawns before lying back down, before leo, the male witch, walks over and lies down next to her, closing her eyes and stroking ravens hair to attempt to lull her to sleep.

After everything that happened outside, Lilim threatening his finally push him over the edge. As soon as she let go, he grabbed her hands and pinned her against the wall, his reptilian eyes glowing crimson read as his teeth went from human to lizard like. "Now listen here, I what did out there was all to protect Elesa, so sorry if I don't care about killing a few slavers to make sure she's safe. And the Prince is already on his way back to the castle, so don't lecture me about it. I've been trying not to snap after whats his name insulted my men and remembering my wife and daughter, but you just pushed me!" Will said, his voice sounding like there were five other voice speaking with him.

Once he realized what he was doing, he let her go and went back to his rock, hiding his face in his hands as he tried to calm himself down.

Lilim was not amused at Wills attempt at pinning her down. He'd find as soon as he had ahold of her that handling her was like handling a stone, and while he may have tried making her kiss the mountain, Lilim slipped right out of his grip, appeared behind him and instead made him kiss the mountain and make a small crater in it as she pinned him there with her foot in his back, "Moron!! If you killed someone in front of Elesa it's no wonder she seemed so out of it when I had her cast the spell to reverse all the damage you did!! And Raven just told me that her efforts got EVERY prisoner at the castle released!! INCLUDING PEOPLE THAT COULD KILL THE PRINCE AND PIN THE BLAME ON US!!! Now stop fighting me and GO SEE THAT HE'S SAFE!!!" Lilim growls aggressively, once again using that Regal tone of voice that only a concerned royal would have.

Her eyes were still burning red and she'd push off of Will's back and hover in the light of the moon, crossing her arms as the moon cast its shine behind her. The glare she'd be using would look exactly like her mother, and when Will turned to look, he'd likely see Lilim looking exactly like her mother, the Goddess Lilith, The Succubus Queen that has existed since life itself began. Just as all the legends said.

Wrath appeared with the group suddenly, seemingly out of thin air. He had to duck out, he could feel his anger returning and he needed to go repress it before something bad happened. He hated that he had abandoned them without warning but it was better than the alternative. He saw Will hiding and he could already tell he was angry, angry was his nature so he could tell. "So what did I miss?" He didn't want to sound like he was being a jerk for leaving so he wanted to make for it as soon as possible.

Will growled at her once she slammed him into the mountain. He waited for her to let go before turning towards her, his wings emerging as the scales Will had given Elesa had started to glow red, which was not good based on his expression. "Thats why I sealed the entrance of the cave, so no one would get to her and she couldn't see what was happening. And he's better at fighting than you think, I'm the one who trained the man who to fight when he was a kid." Will told her as he flapped his wings, raising himself up.

Lilim glared at Will as he rose to challenge her, saying that she was wrong to worry and her giving him a means and method to repent for the blood that had just been removed from his scale covered meaty mitts was the wrong thing to do, "..... Fine... If that's how you really feel... You can stay here and take a nap. I'll go check on Prince Merthyr myself. Elesa is safe with Raven, as are all the other witches that have been rescued and even more recently that have been brought back to life through the cruel coils of time. If you refuse to help me when I have everyone's best interest at heart, then you're of no use to me. Find a way to make yourself useful when you wake up..." he says as she closes her eyes, opening them just as the magic in the atmosphere began to gather and wail like the River Styx in the underworld, "But for now..." she growls before vanishing from his line of sight.

All at once Lilim's flying onslaught was on, coming at Will from what was apparently all directions at once with her speed, clocking him in various places over and over again, the magic armor her body was covered by making each impact feel like he was being hit with iron cannonballs, until finally Lilim slammed her heel into the back of his head from above him, sending him head over heels spiraling to the ground. Knowing that wasn't enough to knock him out, she then thrusts an orb at him, which would detonate on top of him and forcefully sap his magic until he reverted back to his human form, as well as driving him a bit deeper into the soft soil of the ground.

"Sleep, soldier... Your anger will only put Elesa in danger... Sleep it off... Awaken in a better mood tomorrow..." Lilim says apologetically. She hated having to do that, but she knew Will was too strong to be left in charge of the safety of innocents while he was enraged like that, so she had to take him down in a way that would hurt him but not kill him, just to prove her point. Once she was satisfied that Will was unconscious and that no one was around to hurt him in his human form, she'd turn and fly off toward the castle, looking and feeling for Merthyr along the way just to make sure he was ok and that he would get back to the castle safely.

(I'mma just wait a post of two before I post! Also, I have work in about 2 hours so I'll disappear after that! I'll definitely post before I have to go tho!)

Wrath whistled as he watched the exchange, it was weird to see others with powers as strong as his. "Lucky, you get to just let your anger go." He turned then towards the castle and took off. He needed to see what was happening there and assist the situation. He could at least get close to humans since he looked like one, as long as nothing made him angry he would be fine. Once he arrived he stood there and surveyed the area. He would be ready if a fight began or if anything happened really.

Will couldn't keep up with her movements before getting slammed into the ground. He reverted back to his human form as the scales Elesa had went back to their shiny emerald green color. Although knocked out, he had a pained expression on his face as he tried to get comfortable in his position as blood trickled down his face.

As leo continued rubbing Ravens head, she turns on her side to look leo in the face, tears in her eyes. She noted his slim figure, as he probably hadn't been able to eat or drink for at least a weak. She places her hand on his face, looking him in the eyes.

"Go find some food...I'll be fine here..."

"not a chance in hell raven....ill be fine for another day. But I need you to sleep..."

"That's ridiculous leo...you need to find something to eat and drink...your so skinny...."

"I'll live...my priority right now is making sure you and elesa are safe...please get some sleep...

"I can't...crow won't stop trying to talk to me....i keep trying to ignore it but she's insistent...she keeps talking about our comrades...how we watched them burn to death. .."

Leo sighs as he brushes the hair out of Ravens face and places his hand on her forehead. He starts chanting a spell of his own, and slowly raven falls asleep. He had cast a spell on her to put her to sleep so she could get some rest. He smiles and gently kisses her forehead before snuggling up to her, lying down next to her.

"I wasn't actually going to kill him," Audemar said mostly to himself, "just to make him suffer enough to send a message." He chuckled, "I shall never understand the younger generation."

Sarina glances around, unsure of what was going on. She sighs, sitting back and watching again. "...Hmm..." She sighs slightly.
"Wonder what's going on... feels like I've been asleep for days..." She glances around... "Where... the hell...?"

(I need to bump this up in my news feed! That is the purpose of this post! Also I'm off work!!!)

Lilim continues to fly around the skies of the forest between the Dwarven Mines where the magical community was now making camp, and the castle where King Conrad held rein. She'd be searching every inch of the forest for Prince Merthyr, having a bad feeling in her stomach that he was indeed NOT safe, though not due to the actions of the magical community, whom the king was sure to blame if his son turned up wounded or dead.

Lilim had a sick feeling the prince was now in a life and death struggle against a group of bandits, so she wanted to find him and personally accompany him safely back to the castle. This also posed a great risk though, as Lilim was as well risking an encounter with another extremist whom, like the king, thought the magical community nothing but evil.

Whom of the two would Lilim find first? Prince Merthyr?... Or Lord Knight Captain Tron Pentre? Lilim hoped for the prior as she still held ill will toward the latter. Last they met the good prince seemed to have something he wanted to say to Lilim, and she was wanting to ask him about it since she got distracted last time by her heartfelt reunion with Raven and those of the magical community in which Raven tricked the king into freeing.

Her eyes still burned bright red as she scanned the forest, still infuriated by the actions of Will and those in the magical community that believed acting as savage as bloodthirsty humans was any way to convince the humans that the magical community could be a force of good. (Because newsflash for all readers... IT'S NOT!!)

Elesa would be sleeping soundly until Leo started casting the sleeping spell on Raven. Somehow his chanting caused her to stir and start to whimper in her sleep, twitching and wiggling as though she was having a nightmare. Drained of her magic from the Time spell though, she didn't have the energy to wake up and realize her dream was a dream. She'd need more time to recover from reversing so much violence, and was left vulnerable since Lilim was out on her mission. It was almost like she was having a nightmare about Will's life being in danger and being unable to get to him to heal him in time, which wasn't too far from the truth as Lilim had left him wounded and unconscious just outside the mines. She did hit him pretty hard to knock him out.

(I need to post so I can move this up in my news feed)

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Merry would have been sleeping when she suddenly heard someone calling for help. She'd stand up from the cuddle pile of her friends and allies and move a few steps away from them, then using her earrings to 'ping' the area with her auric sight, finding the wounded being quickly, but gasping as she saw the wounded being had an aura that was all kinds of nope to her. She'd swallow her fear though and leave her friends near the spring, taking a jogging pace to get to him.

She'd circle around a bit and be a short ways away as she peeks out from behind a tree a fair distance away, slowly and shyly stepping out where Pentre could see her, "H-hello... I... I've come to help. Please, show me your wounds..." she says nervously with her hands cupped together in front of her chest. She'd move a bit closer when he noticed her and she was sure he'd not lash out at her for taking him by surprise. Finally getting to his side, she'd take over applying a gentle pressure to the wound, "Please... Lower yourself to the ground and take a seat... I'll have you healed up good as new momentarily." she says as she focuses on the wound. If he cooperated she'd lower herself with him and sit on her knees while her hands began to glow a soft green and her healing aura washed over his body.

Not only would Merry make easy work of his self-inflicted wound, but any injuries that he had previously sustained such as cracked or broken bones, weapon wounds, scars from battles long passed, all would be healed good as new if he allowed her to nurse his entire body with her magic. Pentre would feel back at his prime again as Merry removed trace toxins from his system and restored his body to full strength. It was likely that Merry had just made Pentre a little stronger if he allowed her to finish all of her healing, as she continued to do so even after the first act of healing his arm was finished.

The girl would be so focused on him, showing him such kindness, even smiling softly as she did so. It was true that a lot of beings in the magical community were merciful and compassionate, and some even wished to spread this kind heartedness to the humans, but these days, so few even listened. Some believed the old wives tales about eating an Elf's heart freshly carved from their chest would give a human unrivaled magical strength and immortality, or that Elf females were more enjoyable during intimacy than even a Succubus, which led Merry's kind to be constantly hunted for stupid and untrue reasons, and then accused of cold blooded killing when they defended themselves... The Elves of the forest didn't need King Conrad to become an endangered race, as they already were well before his rein as king even began.

Merry felt flattered enough just for him to seem grateful for her aid, but gasps at the mention of a gift. Sure enough she'd see the enchantment on the collar and tries to back away before he gets it secured to her neck, reaching to grasp his wrists and struggle in protest to having the collar on her.

She'd stand alright, but with tears in her eyes she tries to hit him with her magic only for the spell to be nulled before it was cast and she'd only manage to hurt her hand thrusting her hand into the breastplate of his armor, tears welling up in her eyes as she finds herself unable to use any of her magic save her Auric Sight, which was constantly active due to her earrings.

She'd gasp again and would try to flee now as he bade her to raise her wrists for more restraints, only for her body to act submissively out of her control and raise her wrists to him only for the cuffs to be locked onto her, causing her to whimper and start to cry.

As he gives her permission to speak she'd start to cry louder, "P-please, I don't know what you're talking about! What witch?! Who's Will the warrior?! I don't understand, please let me go!" she begs loudly, still trying to take a simple step back from him, but finding herself unable to move and she raises her hands to her chest again as she speaks, starting to sob before lowering her face into her palms.

The collar would have enforced its command for her to lead the way to the magical beings camp if she actually did know, but as Merry was a guest in these lands herself, she knew nothing of the layout. She could only sob and try to whisper her friends names in hopes that they would save her from this knight, who's soul was stained with a black and purple aura of corruption.

Merry couldn't even look at the man as he put more orders into play, most of which she didn't want to say. Gratitude?! Why would I be grateful to be enslaved at all you corrupt jerk?!!! she screams in her mind, unable to say it physically as her body was forced to take a breath from crying and mutter reluctantly, "Th... Th... Tha-... aa-... nk... Y-y-you... Ma... Ma... Master." she mutters reluctantly, trying her best to fight the collar's control but if forced her to say it anyway.

More crying would follow as she walks with him, her auric sight acting as a radar both for her to see where she was going as she sobbed into her hands with her feet on auto-pilot like this, and as a means of identifying other magical beings in the vicinity. The timid, shy, and traumatized visitor Forest Elf from the long lost and forgotten wild lands of the Magic Forest far to the West reduced to a living radar and retainer to a corrupted knight.

The girl's heart would sink as her body followed the knight away from the fresh water spring and her friends and allies, whom she believed were still asleep because she could not sense them. Several minutes into the walk though, Merry would perk up, following suit on the collar's orders, "Master... There is a powerful magical being heading this way, closing in fast." she says as she senses Lilim in the skies nearby. Oh how desperately she wanted to scream for help, how desperately she wished her powers weren't being prevented from zapping the dog crud out of this knights soul with her aura. But even moreso, how badly she just wanted the collar and chains off of her neck and wrists. In preparation for Lilim's arrival, Merry would move beside and then out in front of Pentre, moving to act as a living shield for him as he had commanded her to.

After making sure that Raven had enough rest, he places his hand on her head and his eyes begin glowing white as well. White smoke surrounds his hand as well as Ravens forehead before he starts chanting. After several long minutes this ends as he waits patiently for her to wake up. After another few minutes raven open her eyes, slowly sitting up. She glances around before turning her heads towards leo. She purses her lips and punches him in the arm before turning away.

"ow! What was that for?!"

"For putting me to sleep like that! You know I hate it when you do that without my permission..."

Her eyes turned black, and another voice could be heard resounding throughout the cave. Nobody would be able to see this other person, for it was the second personality of raven. However leo had already seen her once before. Crow just Snickers as she speaks to leo.

"honestly, you should have expected that...."

"I was only trying to help..."

"I know..."

They had stopped talking after that. Everyone in the cave was silent. The silence in the cave was so sharp it could have cut paper. Leo stood there akwardly while Raven just layed her head on his shoulder.

"guys, I get the feeling something bad will happen..."

"What makes you say that?"

"I don't know...it's just my intuition. I don't know what, but I feel like something bad is happening..."

"Well we should wait here for the others. We're strongest as a team after all..."

She says before hearing a shuffling in the corner of the cave. She looks over to elesa, who was....having a nightmare?? Her brow furrows in frustration for a moment.

"What the hell do we do..."

"you think I know?! Between the two of us, I'm the cold hearted one rember....just, try something!"

"Crow.....you are absolutely no help at all..."

She says before scooting over to elesa. She stares down at the girl, unsure what to do before saying f*** it and lies down next to her, stroking her hair and humming a song.