Demon Part Deux|Malagard, Khelek

[Kender Bard]

Once on Nagi, she'd dug her hind claws into him a little and scratched downward with her claws, annoyed that he had curled up and stealing from her a swift kill. And it was with great surprise that she suddenly found herself flying through the air with the force he projected. She twisted about, landing on all fours in a cat-like manner. She was sorely tempted to just take off then and run anew, but they would chase her and she hated to be chased.

She didn't give Schuldig a second thought, confident he would die before becoming a threat again. Now her attention was completely on Nagi. She sprang forward again, not trying to land on him this time, but instead focusing on letting her aura stretch and spread about her. She wasn't intending to feed on him, but humans were oh so easily distracted. She prowled towards him and focused, concentrated on driving up his lust enough that he wouldn't be able to concentrate. Then she could swoop in and finish him.

[Darastrix]

Nagi made a startled sound as he felt the first touches of her aura, and scrambled to his feet. He felt almost as though he'd taken golden haze, though at the moment, living was still a far more appealing prospect than sex.

Her claws? Maybe, but there was no time to ponder.

Nagi clasped his hands together as though squeezing something in them, the force he used against Callista mimicking his gesture.

Schuldig staggered toward her from one side, sword still gripped in his hand. He might have reached her sooner had Nagi not thrown her, but on the other hand, he might not have been swift enough to save Nagi if the younger man hadn't. He could feel the effects of her aura as well, but they were all but drowned out by anger at what she'd done, fear for Nagi, and the pain of her venom.

~If you see another eye pop up on her forehead,~ he called, ~gouge it out!~

[Kender Bard]

Callista made a pained squeal at the vice-like grip Nagi had her in. She was tired, tired, tired. And so very hungry. She needed to get away, and this time hope they didn't chase her. Pulling on her strength, her third eye opened, a little more sluggishly than normal...

[Darastrix]

Another eye? Oh!

Nagi's own eyes widened and he sent a narrow burst of force at the demon's third eye. His grip loosened slightly as he did, but by then, Schuldig had reached Callista.

With a snarl of rage, he thrust his sword forward, trying to pierce her (hopefully) soft throat from the side, then swing outward to sever her windpipe. The venom hadn't left him completely, and it wouldn't do for his blade to be stopped by her spine.

[Kender Bard]

The blood - or ichor, for it was a dark green that was nearly black - sprayed disgustingly everywhere as Nagi punched out her sensitive and useful third eye and Schuldig severed her windpipe, cutting off her scream of agony and rage before it could even start. She clutched at her throat, but it did her little good. For all her powers, all her speed, and all her ability to inflict misery on those around her, her most human-like parts of her body were equally as frail. Callista was never bred to be a fighter, after all.

She sank to the ground, writhing, screaming soundlessly in her death throes. When she lay still, her body dissolved not into a puddle of acid but into a pinkish colored cloud that drifted on the air.

[Darastrix]

Schuldig moved so that he was upwind of the cloud and wiped his sword on the ground. ~Brad, how's Filly?~

~Worried about you. Whatever the creature did, it seems she'll recover.~

He sighed in relief at that. Thank fuck. ~Good. I killed fucking bitch-demon-thing, whatever she was. Her body disappeared like Dispator's.~

~And Nagi?~

There was a pause, long enough to make Crawford sit up a little straighter and frown. ~Schuldig?~

~He's not hurt badly, but it looks like he could use some bandages.~

~I'll see to it,~ he replied, rising from his seat. "Where do you keep your bandages and dressings?" he asked Filly. To Schuldig, he added, ~We're in the sickroom. You two come here.~

[Kender Bard]

Filly started slightly; she'd started to doze off and waking was a singularly unpleasant experience. She groaned quietly before she could answer. "There," she murmured, pointing as she started to sit up again, sucking through her teeth as she did. "Is Schu hurt?" she asked, concerned. Unless he had some severe cuts, it wasn't anything that his regeneration couldn't take care of. But she couldn't think of any other reason why Brad would be asking.

[Darastrix]

"He probably is, but he didn't think it worth mentioning," Crawford said, crossing the room to get the items he needed. "These are for Nagi."

As soon as the words had left Crawford's lips, Nagi and Schuldig appeared in the room. Schuldig's wounds were healing rapidly, as usual, and the dark tinge of the venom in his veins was fading. Nagi was facing the room, and appeared unhurt from that angle.

"Take a seat and get your shirt off," Schuldig told Nagi, nudging him in the direction of a chair before dropping his sword and moving to Filly's side. "How are you feeling?" he asked, worried. He knew what Brad has said, but they didn't really know what the damage actually was.

[Kender Bard]

Filly glanced at Schuldig, mouth still open from Brad's remark. "Nagi," she breathed in worry, rather than answer. For the moment, she was more concerned about the prince. "Brad... use the healing water on his wounds. In case they're poisoned. Like you said, we don't know." She started to get up, to help, to be active in her domain, but didn't get very far. She shifted around to slide off the bed and just wound up laying down again, on her side. That's not what I meant to do.

She decided to tell Schuldig what she'd told Crawford earlier. "It feels like after the wolf attack. Everything hurts. I can't use my powers at all."

[Darastrix]

Crawford nodded and retrieved the healing water to use on Nagi's back. Nagi hissed softly as he was tended to, and kept glancing over at Filly worriedly.


"The only mark on you was here," Schuldig murmured, his fingers hovering above her shoulder. "And it wasn't even bleeding that much. What the fuck did that thing do?"

[Kender Bard]

"I don't remember," Filly whimpered. That upset her almost more than anything else. "The last thing I remember was Shiver - or, whatever - pressing down against me then it all just..." She waved a hand vaguely. "When I try to think about it, all I can remember is the p-pleasure." She shivered lightly. That memory, at least, was very vivid. "Then the next thing I remember is waking up hurting and then Brad was there and you were fighting a monster. I don't even remember getting bit... though I do think Shiver's head was heading that way when everything sort of went hazy."

She wanted to get up again to better see Nagi's back but the thought of trying again made her a bit nauseous. "How badly are you hurt, Nagi?" Filly asked tenderly, worriedly.

[Darastrix]

Nagi gave her a small smile. "It's not that bad. She jumped on my back, but I threw her off before she could do much."

"Yeah, the kid did great," Schuldig said. "He held her, I halfway cut her head off, and she melted into a pink cloud."

Nagi flushed at the praise, though Schuldig's version was considerably abridged.

[Kender Bard]

Filly grimaced faintly. How... messy. "I'm glad you're okay," she sighed. She reached for Schuldig's hand to hold. If everyone was okay now, perhaps she really could rest. "I'm sorry this all happened," she murmured to him. Stars, but she hadn't even thought of the possibility of getting hurt. Her hand tightened. At least she had Schuldig to watch over her. "If you hadn't been linked with me..."

[Darastrix]

Schuldig squeezed her hand gently. "Well I was, so that's that. And don't apologize. It's not like you went with someone you knew was really a demon or something. And I didn't catch it, either."

~Locket?~ Nagi sent out, realising he hadn't spoken a word to his wife since he disappeared. ~We're back.~

[Kender Bard]

Oh, thank Soahc, Locket thought back a bit shakily. Unable to do anything and worried sick for him and Schuldig, she'd simply stayed up and prayed. Are you okay? What happened?

Filly smiled weakly back at him. "Can we go to bed?" she pleaded quietly. "I'm exhausted. After some sleep, I should be better."