Malachi Vs Takaromie and Hotaka

This is my latest fight between My character, Malachi, and Takaromie, an old friend, and Hotaka, her mate. Turned out to be quite an odd battle, but enjoyable XD

Takaromie: -Taka looked tohotaka who found his own seat and patted his lap and shook her head. She loved him and would most likly do so though she wasn't used to showing her lovey side around other people. She gave him an odd look and looked back to Mala as he had motioned to them and nodded giving Hotaka another look.-

MalachiRavensBlood: Malachi smiled at Cara before shadow-stepping away from her and appearing next to the seat Hotaka had seated himself in, taking note of his uneasiness. "It's alright, Taka. No-one here is gonna tell on ya." He says, winking playfully.

Hotakas: Hotaka looked right at Malachi and growled at the wink, standing up and putting himself in between Malachi and Takaromie through even more narrowed eyes, his irritation skyrocketing and the rage slowly building up inside. "You watch yourself, a*****e," he growled at him in a very low voice.

Takaromie: -Taka stood up and got between Mala and Hotaka and pushed him back a bit.- "Easy Hotaka we're just friends." -Taka blinked some not sure why he was acting like this.- "Sorry Malachi I'm not sure whats wrong with him."

MalachiRavensBlood: Malachi raised a brow to Hotaka, not knowing him very well, he never thought him to be the jealous type. But still, even though he may have deserved it, he would not tolerate being commanded to do ANYTHING in HIS kingdom, in front of HIS people. Nor being called rude names. His raised brow almost immediately became a furrowed brow, and almost as soon as his brow furrowed, his eyes opened back up, appearing blank. They were complettely black and it looked as if Mala had just "Shut down" He showed no response to Take, or anyone else, ror any activity whatsoever in the kingdom. He simply sat, staring blankly at the man. The air around him would seem to thicken a bit, like it was being filled with something.

CaramiaDraven: -Hearing Hotaka growl, she pushed off teh chair from under her sister, and stood, glarring down at the man who growled towards her love. Not saying anything just observing his behavior. The feeling growing more in her stomache as her skin began to get hotter. Not liking teh feeling at all. . She turned towards her sister making sure she was still comfy, before gazing back at the others-

Takaromie: -Taka looked back over her shoulder at Mala for a moment then shuved Hotaka back a little more glaring at him.- "Hun please.. he's my friend try to be nice.. I know your not good at that but try." -Taka glared at him again before turning around to look at Malachi keeping Hotaka behind her.- "I'm sorry about that Hotaka has a bit of a temper."

Hotakas: He just met Malachi's stare, not showing the slightest hint at backing down. He didn't care if they were kings or queens or whatever. The sounded charge of power from Malachi was responded in kind by a black and icy blue mist rose out of the ground around his feet and began to trail up his body. He didn't speak at all but just stared at him through lifeless, angry gray eyes. The magic cut immeadiately when he was yanked back by Taka and he was about to throw her aside and attack Malachi before she spoke to him. He calmed a bit and just growled in irritation as he crossed his arms and continued to glare at Malachi

MalachiRavensBlood: Malachi still gave no response, his eyes completely blacked out now, a slight haze visible in them...as if he were in a trance. His eyes never twitched, nor did he respond to Hotaka's rise in power. He simply sat as he was, staring. The air around him grew instensely thicker, a light black aura becoming visible around him...more a bubble than an aura, as it seemed to circle around his body. The aura would bring cold to the already thick air, the temperature around Malachi dropping dramatically. Still he sat as this all occurred, not responding to anyone who spoke to, or about him for that matter.

CaramiaDraven: -Hearing Hotakas, growl again she continued to glare at him, her eyes twitching as she started digging her nails unconsiously into her thighs. Her anger rizing emensly at the disrespect. Regardless of their titles, this was their home he was disrespecting Mala in. Blood begin trickling dwn her leg, her eyes turning from green to ice blue, her body temperature turning cold, as she became numb from anger. Feeling sorry for the irritable man should he dare try and atatck Mala. She snickered knowing what the outcome would be should he. She took deep breaths before calming herself a bit. But still stood her ground and observed them carefully-

Takaromie: -Taka looked at Hotaka giving him a very sharp glare. One he should know just what it ment. To stay back.. and she ment it. She loved him but he was out of line a bit in doing what he had. She turned to look at Malachi and seeing the Aura. she gave Cara a quick glance with her bright green eyes, before focusing back on Mala. She waved her hand behind her slightly to indicate Hotaka to stay back before taking a step toward Malachi and the aura.- "Malachi.. I'm sorry about that..are you.. are you okay?" -She felt slightly odd about the aura and the way Malachi got so mad so fast.. it didn't seem like him..atleast not hiow she knew him.-

Hotakas: Hotaka's narrowed eyes went a little wider as he picked up the aura. His magic touched against it and it was just pure chaos. He didn't like what was happening. When Taka began to step forward he quickly reached forward and grabbed her hand and pulled her back. "Stay back," he said in a sharpy whisper, he looked to Cara briefly, her rise in power provoked his need to fight, but looking to Malachi...it was different. He could feel that Malachi wasn't there. The black and icy mist began to crawl out of the ground and coiling around Hotaka's legs as it rose to tendrils of mist surrounding his body.

CaramiaDraven: -Cara, pulls her hair back tieing it up to keep it from falling into her eyes. Her body tingling still from the mans growl. Feeling the warmth of her blood trickling down her leg , she smiles sadistically, as teh smell seeps into her nose. A flash of red could be seen in her eyes as the uneasy feeling grows more inside her.Taking a few more steps closer, strutting her sleek sexy body closer to her mate she glances over to Takara, then to Maa, but her main focus was on Hotaka. Not liking what she felt from him at all. A low growl could be heard seeping out her lushes lips, as she moved infront of Mala, she ran her eyes up the mans form getting a fill for what she was putting herself up against. She snickered not showing any fear of him . Blinking her eyes as she completed her scan over his form. Feeling Malas aura change sent shivers through her body as she moved to his side, No words to say she held her gaze on Hotaka, as more deeper growls slipped out-

MalachiRavensBlood: Malachi still sat, the aura of darkness enveloping his body constantly as the others tried to figure out what was going on. He showed no intentions of responding to Taka, or anything. Just before the aura sealed over him, one could see shadows beginning to crawl over his skin, almost like a shell, as he finally disappeared completely from view. Slowly the temperature began to fall, reaching temperatures below freezing. The air around the black bubble sparked with conficting currents of hot and cold, and the aura began to expand, now sitting at eight foot around, easily a foot taller than Malachi standing up. The lit candles in the kingdom would begin to dim, the room darkening as the event took place. Soon the bubble reached fifteen foot in diameter, either freezing those within it's wake, or forcing them to back off. No powers could penetrate the bubble. No sooner than a hole would be made, it would only regenerate and replace the opened shadows that made the bubble. Whispers would fill the room and ears of those around, like a thousand distant voices. Screams, violent screams could be heard in the background of the whispers. Cries, sobs, and whimpers could alsio be heard. Memories of those tortured to empower the shadows that now surrounded Malachi.

Takaromie: -Taka stoped and was jerked back slightly by Hotakas hand. She looked back at him for a moment concerned, before looking back to what was going on with Malachi. The woman that she did not know had stepped infront of him and was glaring at Hotaka. She could see that clearly. She looked past her and to Malachi before looking back to her. Takas eyes turning to slits beneath the hood.- "Look we are not here to be a threat to you.. so don't go glaring and him like that. If youd open your eyes.. it seems as if something is wrong with Malachi." -Taka gave her a sharp glare at the womans growling before looking back to Malachi and keeping Hotaka behind her. Taka took not e of the tempurate change and looked around the room a bit then back to the aura. She started to back up pushing Hotaka back with her and keeping him behind her. The tempurate change and the voices she started to hear worried her a bit. Takas eyes narrowed as she balled up a fist with her right hand at the energy that was building up around Malachi. Her body began to heat up and glow before a black mist swirled around her body turning her skin black and her eyes changing to black with white pupils. A demonic tail creeped out through her coat and she just glared into the energy ball to Malachi.- "Malachi can you understand me or hear me hello!?" -she called out hoping to get a response though not sure and taking her demonic form as a precaution.-

Hotakas: Hotaka glared at Cara. His empty hand clenched into a tight fist to her challenge causing his nails to dig into his palms and drawing blood. He was just about to let loose on her and drive her face into the ground, but he was snapped away from his images of violence toward Cara to the continuing rise in Malachi's power. When the bubble pushed out and got close to Hotaka, the black and icy mist coiling around his body sparked to life and pushed out a dome in front of him. it met the bubble and sparked against to with an angry hiss, but he was forced to step back from it and being pushed from Takaromie mostly. "He can't hear you," he told her, his eyes were settled on Malachi but went back to Cara for a brief moment, making a mental note of that, but he would let it slide for now as his eyes went back to Malachi. His eyes narrowed in concentration as the dome the mists had conjured up slowly fell back. He took no note of the temperature change as his body barely perceived such things, but the screaming and crying that came up he heard. His eyes narrowed to the sounds of the dead that this man had taken for power. Long ago, he would not have given a single thought to that, but now he had changed, now he saw things different that set him on edge. He saw malachi as a monster that needed to be put down for acts that even Hotaka found cruel and having gone too far simply for power.

CaramiaDraven: -Cara smiled towards them with a devilish look in her eyes. Hearing her words she too knew that Mala seemed off. Catching a glimpse of Hotak seeing his anger towards her grow, she got a sense of accomplishment knowing she pissed him off. Taking in what Takar said she felt the air beside her quickly change , the chill stinging her skin as it touched her. She turned looking towards her mate seeing the shadows consume his body, a bit scared now she began to slowly back up towards teh others. Not caring that she had angered them as much as she worried about what was taking over Mala. Her confusion grew watching him wanting to help, wanting to do somthing. Not sure exactly what was happening. As teh shadow grew it forced her back into what she had once consitered enemy territory but now was seeming safer than teh place she was once standing. Lost for wards all she could do is watch and see her love being swallowed whole by this darkness. Her skin stinging more from the icy chill. The voices and screams, the cries that echoed through the room was sending a rush through her mind, swirling inside her, her confusion grew. ALl she could do was watch and hope for the best outcome from it all. Completely oblivious to everything else around her, she backed herself behind the others, as tears filled her eyes-

MalachiRavensBlood: The aura around Malachi stopped growing at around fifteen feet, the whispering, screaming, and other sounds growing louder, the sparks around the barrier getting bigger as the power within it rose. He still didn't respond to anyone's pleas. After only a dew moments, there seemed to be one whisper that hovered after the rest faded, the words "Master, no!" Echoing throughout the walls of the kingdom, in Malachi's younger voice. As soon as the echos ceased, so too did the temperature return to it's normal level, the sparks around the barrier dissipating into nothing. There was nothing but the three that stood outside the barrier, and the barrier itsself for all of thirty seconds. The calm before the storm, most would call it, and a helluva storm it would be. Right when most would become comfortable with the brief silence, the world would seem to explode around them as the barrier expanded in the blink of an eye, filling the entire kingdom with darkness. The screams and whispers would return, multiplied and amplified one hundred times more than what they were before. the sparks returned as well, seeming like thunderstorms without the rain. The entire room would drop to temperatures below freezing. Where Malachi once sat within his barrier, there now hovered a tall dark figure, it's features only visible to those who's eyes worked well in the absence of light. Wings extended from his back, twelve foot altogether, six on each side. The sword that was once on his back was now held in his hand as he hovered only inches from the ground. His eyes, though they were black, glowed in the darkness surrounding him. Finally his feet hit the floor, and the darkness that filled the room seemed to be sucked back to what Malachi had become. He now bore black, spiked armor, a black hood over his head, and a look in his eyes that bore murder. If one could see his lips they would see a grin that was more morbid than the screams that came before his ascension. His gaze passed from one individual to the next, choosing his target. As his eyes landed on Taka, they stopped, the grin now visible in his blackened eyes. "It's about time..." Were the only words that escaped his lips. The voice heard was Malachi's, yet not his own. It seemed laced...Laced with a thousand tortured souls. He didn't make a move toward her, only faced her with his sword held offensively at his side, showing that he had no intention of being polite. He had a thirst for blood that not even a Vampire's hunger could match, and it would be quinched, whether it be with his own, or another's blood, it would be shed.

Takaromie: -Taka looked around at everything that was going on the room temperature, the shadows and the voices. It was making her feel uneasy as she turned to look back at the figure landing on the ground. Her eyes narrowed again as she glared at him. She watched him looking around to the otheres even to Hotaka. She let out a low growl as his eyes fell on her. This only cause Taka to withdraw her sword and stay infront of Hotaka and Cara. She looked back over her shoulder at the two for a moment then back to Malachi as he said it was about time. Taka had just recently been through enough hell and was hoping to finally get some peace by visiting her friend. She held the long katana down at her right side before the back of her coat tore and 2 large white angel wings appeared from her back, hidden by magic, though still covered with blood. The wings were her new wings and still not taking th whitness as of yet. Electric sparks began to rise up around herself as she bent her knees slightly getting a bit defensive. She used her left hand to try and shuv Hotaka back slightly.- "Get back." -She glared at Malachi not really wanting to fight him though still unsure of what exactly was happening. it seemed to be tiggered out of nowhere.- "What do you mean by.. about time Malachi?" -Taka was a bit more worried then usual expecially considering the last time they faught was a friendly spar. She didn't like this one bit and got herself put on defensive real quickly.-

Hotakas: Hotaka narrowed his eyes at Malachi when his eyes landed on Takaromie. "Oh hell no," he said, and when Taka pushed him back with her hand he shoved it away. "There's no way I'm just staying out of this." The black and icy blue mist swirled around Hotaka angrily as he sought his power wihtin and began to bring it too bare. A black and icy blue flame erupted from his fists and engulfed his arms up to his elbows but caused no burning of himself as he stared at Malachi and then looked to Taka. He wasn't going to just stand idly by no matter what she said to him. He intended to kill Malachi for that look and the intent. He moved up to stand right by her side and slightly turned his body to put his left shoulder in Malachi's direction and crouched down a bit and brought his left forearm up defensively. "You can say what you want...I'm not leaving," he told her through their telepathic connection.

CaramiaDraven: -As teh calm came, Cara new this was not the end of it but felt like she could maybe snap him out of it if she could touch him, SHe tried pushing past teh two, but Takar was too strong for her, as Takar shoved her and Hotak backwards , tears began streaming down her face, seeing the her love explode into a massive wall of black. She fell to her knees and reached forward , screaming his name and begging him to stop. Hoping that there was still a llittle piece of her love hidden in there somewere. Noticing his gaze was amed at Takar, Cara began fearing for her safty, his words seemed more sadistic than before. As her hand stretched forward to him the freezing cold that emmited from him could be felt as her skin began stinging more. Not liking what she saw or was seeing she didnt know what she could do. Her tears freezing instantly but they kept coming. Hoping she wouldnt be the victom of his wrath, wondering if he could hurt her, even though she knew he wasnt himself now. SHe couldnt feel his pressence there like she could before. She whimpered as she back herself against the wall. Hoping somthing good would come from all this chaos-

MalachiRavensBlood: Malachi's eyes flickered slightly as he sensed Cara's distress, smiling as her grief fed him, only making him stronger. He felt what was similar to a burst of adrenaline at her cries. His gaze was only averted for a short time as he looked back to Taka, smiling as he replied to her question. "Heh, I guess you didn't know...Never got the chance to drag more of our secrets from him, eh?" The shadows said through his lips. The laced voices screeching and hissing as it passed through the air. "You no longer speak with...what was his name?...ah, yes...Malachi. Face what will now be the end of you all, woman. Not even you can stop us now." They stopped speaking as Hotaka took a step beside Taka. "And you think the two of you are enough?" The voices cackled, sending echoes of their twisted voices throughout the kingdom. "You only lower your odds by increasing your numbers, fool. But I guess you would rather find that out the hard way." With those last words, there was a deep, booming echo that shot out, as Mala's feet left the floor, running towards the couple. Then, just as suddenly as he had taken his first couple steps, he stopped, seeming to be frozen in time. It would seem that way to most, as he had only begun to move so fast that even his after-image took a moment to fade, leaving a solid image of where he was before he stepped beyond the boundaries of this realm, and into his own of shadows. As he stepped from the shadow realm, the image would finally begin to fade as he appeared behind Hotaka, his blade held over his upper body diagonally. Immediately he took advantage of whatever opportunity he may be granted by that move, swinging his blade toward Hotaka, aiming the blade for a diagonal slash from left to right, the blade long enough to cover the area of Hotakas back, starting at his left shoulder. No sooner than he moved the large blade in his attack, he formed a second, shorter blade in his left hand from the shadows. It started with just a hilt, and slowly formed into a blade at the end of it. the process only taking about a minute, the new blade only half the length of the original, but the same width.

Takaromie: -Taka looked behind her at Cara freaking out about the whole thing. The electric sparks that flashed and cracked around her body increasing and cracking against the ground and pillars. Her power was increasing just from being in the form, though not being shown by an aura but ebing concentrated souly in the electricity that was engulfing her body. She smirked some at the girls panic before looking back to Hotaka who had come up beside her. She glared at him.- "Hotaka if.." -Malachi seemed to interupt her and her attention was drawn back to him. She listened to the voice it not sounding right. He referd to himself as not being Malachi and to himself as ...as us? Taka clenched the Katana tightly with her right hand bringing it down to her side the point just facing the ground. A low growl escaped her vpive again at him listening as he spoke. Malachi wasn't himself at all. It seemed all too farmiliar to her as she gave Hotaka a quick glance from the corner of her eye, before looking back to Malachi. She too had had something likethat happen to her only recently though she had gained control of herself. She kept her eyes on Malachi while she spoke.- "Hotaka back off." -Taka wasn't anywhere near worried about herself as much as she was him. She knew he could fight and stand his own ground.. hell he had even killed her before.. but she couldnt handel it if anything happened to him. Steam escaped from the mask due to the cold air in the room before she saw Malachi take action. Taka concentrated and focused on what she was doing and watched the solid image. Her eyes widened slightly as she remembered the spar that had taken place with Malachi before. He could shadowstep..teleport it seemed. Also leaving an afterimage..honestly that was one of her own tricks. She snickered beneath the mask. she figured as much as she turned around to catch Malachis image reapearing and sensing his energies. she saw the blade and as almost if in slow motion she would turn her body. Her own blade being in her right hand and Hotaka being on that side of her, also with the angle Malachi was taking would seem to be the perfect match. The Katana in her right hand was brought from the ground sliding acrossed it with a ring and up passing just centimeters behind Hotakas back, before it would be met in turn with Malachis blade. At the same time she would bring the blade up to clang with his she would twist her body to face him, and once again place herself infront of Hotaka. So now she used the Katana in her right hand to block his giving it a push back if she could and looking to the left where he was forming a blade. She snickered again as it formed and remained using the sword to block his.- "Please. That afterimage is the oldest trick in the book. And you call yourself powerful? If you were really that damned tough you'd have control of yourself like I do!" -With that Taka bent her knees just before the blade could finish forming, and pushed herself from the ground, coninually using the right blade to block his and bringing her left foot up from the ground and aimed at his stomach in an attempt to kick him back and into one of the walls.-

Hotakas: Hotaka watched Malachi begin to step forward but then quickly dissapear. "Shadow stepping," he chuckled, turning around and bringing his left forearm in the path of Malachi's katana, but as he moved that left forearm began to become incased with a thick layer of ice that had a dark tint to it. But he didn't get to parry the blade as that distinct ring of metal on metal found it's way to his ears. He could sense Takaromie right behind him. He would take advantage of that. His left arm dropped and his right first began to draw in air around his fist. Concentrating the collection of air around his fist. As he continued to turn around and face Malachi he came dropping down to his knees and small spikes of ice protruded from his knuckles, an inch in length, and reinforced with the dark energies he commanded to withstand a heavy impact. The tips were razor sharp and hollow. The were hollow to allow air to be injected rapidly into the target they punctured causing the inside of them to rapidly expand and hopefully burst. He threw all his strength into that punch, his fist traveling for Malachi's sternum.

CaramiaDraven: -Cara remembered what Mala had told her about what he fed from. She quickly calmed herself as Taka stepped forward to stop him. WOndering if calming herself would help , or hurt teh situation. She stood, as Taka pulled her sword. Knowing that no good could from this fight. SHe called out to Mala again. Wiping her tears from her cheeks and taking deep breaths, she slid her body across the wall to get out of the middle of the fight. Standing by watching she knew she couldnt dare do anything to harm her love, and didnt know what good she would even be to any of them. She cried out to teh others not wanting him hurt at all-

MalachiRavensBlood: Malachi grinned as he took note that they remembered his old moves. He had a tendency to test his adversaries before showing them what he could really do. Taka would remember that, too, he was sure. Hotaka, however, seemed a little too confident in Mala's eyes. He simply chuckled as Taka blocked his blow. The chuckle seemed to fade, though, as Malachi worked on his next move. In the split second it took for the echo of the ringing blades to filled the room, he formed a shadow clone in the exact same position he stood as his blow was deflected. For a moment, he mirrored the clone's movements so as not to be spotted, then shadow stepped once more, disappearing from view, but leaving his shadow clone behind. Hotaka's punch would land dead center of the clone's chest, the ice breaking right through the armor of the clone and bringing him to his knees in pain. The clone screamed out with the same voice Malachi spoke through, agony clear in his tone. Blood leaked from the corner of it's mouth as it gasped for air. During the time that the blow landed, Malachi reappeared above the others, attempting to mask his powers by placing a layer of shadow under himself as he hovered, forming another weapon. Chants escaped his throat in a dark whisper as he began to shape a sphere in his right hand, with which he had sheathed the larger sword. The sphere would begin to grow in size until it too hovered over where his hand held it, growing rapidly until it was easily the size of Malachi himself. Back on the ground the Clone would fall to the ground, one hand holding him up, the other clutching the wound in his chest, blood dripping from between his fingers and gasps escaping his throat as he still struggled for air that seemingly would not enter his lungs. He didn't know how long the act would hold, but he only needed a few more seconds to get ready.

Takaromie: -Taka smirked some and watched as Hotaka and her had connected. She looked to what seemed to be malachi drop onto the ground and bleed. Something didn't seem right. As stong as that form was and as much talk..for the two of them to hit him so easily.. it seemed just a bit to easy. The electricity cracked around her and against a few pillars in the room. A few just barley hitting Hotaka as she wthrew her sword back down to her side. Her eyes narrowed at how it seemed so simple to bring him to his knees. The shadow block Malachi had placed up worked well to mask his energy though Taka was always very alert with her senses. The moment Malachi began to chant, she picked up the faint sound in the room and her attention went directly upwards to see where he really was. Almost immediatly at the moment she caught side of him, her wings were folded back in a burst of energy as she shot from the ground like a rocket that had exploded. Bringing her left leg up and swisting her body, pointing the sword to the ground, she would bring her left foot swinging as hard as she could in an attempt to hit Malachi in the right side of his head. Hopefully if she connected it would knock some sense into him and make him a little more alert of her not taking things lightly.-

Hotakas: Hotaka felt the fist connect with the clone and the sternum crack under his knuckles, but something was not right as soon as the clone fell to it's knees unable to catch it's breath. He came back on his feet and looking to Takaromie who's attention had perked up at something and she looked up and he had followed her eyes to see Malachi and his lips moving. He could barely pick up the sound of his voice and was glad of Taka's sharp ears. He smiled and the ice from his left forearm dissolved and disappeared to be replaced by the fire that burned over his forearms, but the fire moved down to collect and concentrate around his fist and he opened his hands, letting the black flames collect onto his palms, spinning rapidly and concentrating into denser orbs. They were at an inch in diameter and shrunk down to a half-inch. As they grew smaller, the spun faster and collected more energy.

MalachiRavensBlood: Malachi's brow furrowed as Taka picked up on his location as quickly as she did. He never stopped his chanting, however, but increased the speed at which he spoke, more than one word echoing at once, seeming to reverberate conversations throughout her ears. The clone soon melted back into the shadows it was made of, pulling quickly back to the sphere, forming lines on the sleek outside shell, a design that appeared to be a type of Rune. He raised his right wrist to catch the kick she had thrown at him, easily blocking the blow. "Seems we are not the only ones repeating mistakes, eh?" The shadows said as the chanting finally stopped. There the black and silver ball hovered in the air, the black runic lines glowing slightly as they were activated. "And it begins." He muttered as the ball shattered, breaking apart from it's seven foot diameter and into hundreds of tiny pieces, needles to be precise. They just hovered there a moment, as if awaiting their next command. Within seconds the needles, each about an inch and a half long and no more than a quarter inch thick, swarmed around the combatants, not even coming close to making contact with any of them, slamming into the walls and floor, the pillars and furniture, sinking half their length into their targets. The air around them began to "hum" as sounds and motions caused the needles to vibrate, filling the room with an eerie song. "Now, where were we? Ah, yes, the cocky little mage..." The shadows said, aiming a quick kick toward Taka, folding his right knee, and kicking straight out, aiming for her hip. He mostly used the strike as momentum, rather than to actually strike her, as he launched himself toward Hotaka on the ground, diving at a great speed toward the man, something darker than the shadows beginning to form around the smaller blade which he still held.

Takaromie: -Taka growled as her kick connected with his arm. Her eyes had narrowed now, though keeping the way they were in this form when she had control of herself. The force from the connection stung a good bit, much like hitting your shin off a table really hard. She clenched her teeth tightly beneath the mask and letting out a huff of steam from the air. Her eyes would connect with his for that spilt moment, trying to read what he was doing. Her attention quickly turned over to the sphere that created needles next. She pulled back dropping her leg down and watched at the darted around the room to look back at him. Then as he said "the cocky little mage" Taka's eyes widened slightly. He ment Hotaka. At the very moment Malachi would bend his leg, Takas right hand would have opened, releasing the Katana to the ground. White razor sharp claws would be extended and as Malachis foot would connect with Takas hip her head would turn to look at Hotaka in that split second. Beneath the hood her eyes would flash from the black to the solid white, and she would reach out and attempt to grab hold of Malachis ankle before he had a chance to kick off of her. If successful, She would sink her claws into his ankle and the electicity would thicken around her body. It would spark and crack increasing with power as she would flap her wings forwards. Malachi being much bigger then she was especially in this form would be difficult. But she was powered by rage and adrenaline. With her wings flapping forward she would use her strength to try to pull him back by his ankle sharply, and spin him and herself around atleast tree times before slamming him into a nearby wall if she managed.- "No way in hell I'm letting you go after him!"

Hotakas: Hotaka observed the orb break and the carefully watched those needles, but they didn't come after him at that moment and imbedded themselves into everything else. He listened to the ringing sound they gave out and made a mental note to keep cautious of those. He looked up at Malachi, and narrowed his eyes to the comment of cocky and just gave him a cocky smile to taunt him. He pointed his palms toward Malachi, the small orbs of black flame in each palm spinning faster and shrinking down to one-eighth of an inch. The idea of their small size and rapidly spinning velocity was to make it easier for them to tear through things with ease, and when they launch they would fire at a high velocity. If Taka's grasp for his ankle had missed Hotaka would fire the one in his left palm at him in alignment with his dive, hopefully able to strike right through his spine in the process. Right after it would be launched he would gather up a concentration of air around his legs and kick off, releasing the compressed air to jet from where he stood, in the hopes Malachi's momentum would allow him to angle away in time and he would throw his right arm forward to where Malachi would be to send the second, small orb down at him for the area of his rib cage to strike vital organs and maybe collapse a lung or strike his heart. But his tactics would go a little different if Taka had managed to take hold of Malachi's ankle and began to spin him, Hotaka would simply hold off for a bit. Instead he would stare at where those needles were and stare at the walls. The were elements of the earth, marble with metal tied into it. He could bend it. He didn't like the eerie vibrations of the needles and would stare back up at Malachi. He sucked the energy he was putting into the orbs into what he was going to do by expanding his elementals magicks into the walls and expanding the marble over the needles that stuck in the marble and hold them tight to keep them from ringing, his instincts told him the rining of them was a bad idea.

MalachiRavensBlood: Malachi's launch halted in mid air as Taka grabbed a hold of his ankle. He didn't attempt to resist. She had made the worst mistake in hand to hand. She occupied BOTH her hands. He grinned widely beneath his mask as every possible opening flew through his mind. He had only to choose which would be the most devastating to her. "Silly girl..." He mumbled, and spun his left leg upward only a second after she had a hold of his right, using the momentum from her first spin as a propellor for the attack, he brought the left foor upward, aiming for her neck, just in case she were to try and duck away from it. He left little room for error when it was his well-being at stake. As the needles embedded in the marble and metal were not ringing due to any magic energies, even as the marble expanded, the continued to ring. The ringing was simple the wind blowing the loose needles against the marble. Malachi knew a bit about elemental manipulation as well, and was using the very elements that Hotaka tried to use to stop the needles from working, to make them work. He smiled inwardly, sensing the needles being tampered with. He was too occupied, however to deal with tose then, and focused his attention on Taka, hoping the mage would try harder to stop the ringing. As it wasn't even the ringing that posed the threat to begin with.

Takaromie: -Taka pulled back on Malachi as hard as she could and using that flap forward of her wings to keep him pulled back before she began to spin him around. She wasn't even thinking about occupying both of her hands at the time. The only thing she had been focusing on was the fact he was going down after Hotaka, and she need stop him from doing so. As she began to attempt to spin around, the next thing she saw was his other foot coming at full force toward the side of her head. She wasnt expecting it by far, and the only option she had was to let go of his ankle with her left hand. She would bring it up in a defensive manner as sast as she could, releasing his leg completley. Malachis foot would connect with her forearm at full force being so close and being caught off guard. It would make a loud cracking noice and force tk to fly to the side her back slamming against one of the pillars in the room with a loud thud and cracking the pillar. At the same time her back would connect with the pillar, her arms would fall down at her sides and the pillar would smash completley. The back of Takas coat would tear open as large metallic boody chains would pierce out from her back and through the pillar. Six in total, three on each side. Each one having a sharp speared tip attached to it. They would slam through the pillars and curl out around her and then outstretch aimed directly at Malachi. Each spread outto a width to attack him from each angle of his body. Halfway to Malachis location they would be charged with the electricity that surrounded her body making them even more deadly. To her it seemed a decent speed from having used this before and actually recently in her last fight but to any normal human eye the speed in wich all of this took place from when Malachi connected to her arm to the point the spikes shot out at him from her back, would seem like nothing more then a blur or a split second. If connected the spreas could pierce through flesh at fast speeds and also give a leathal dose of electricity into the bloodstream of any victim it connected with. Taka did this more out a defensive mode then an attack. The kick Malachi had delivered to her arm simply made her react this way as if any normal person would to someone sneaking up behind them and getting punched in the face.-

Hotakas: -Protect me when it's needed,- Hotaka told Takaromie through the shared telepathic connection, -The fight will simply be lost if you choose to defend me from every attack.- He watched her crash into the pillar and the chains explode from her back. He wanted to get this over with to keep Taka from more harm. He was concerned with her safety. The black flame exploded from his palms and engulfed his arms up to the shoulders before he threw them forward. A quick sound of explosion came from his palms that were followed with a stream of black fire. The heat was intense enough to melt steal within seconds. The stream of fire charged right for Malachi just as soon as Takaromie attacked him with those chains from her back

MalachiRavensBlood: Malachi, seeing the movements as if at normal speed, Immediately folded his wings over the front of his body in a protective shell, the black substance on his sword, crawling from it and coating his wings, turning them into a solid steel, protecting him from the stabs. The blast from Hotaka would hit him full force, launching him against the wall behind him, the needles penetrating about half an inch into his back. He winced lightly in pain as he recoiled from the wall, the black substance now sinking back to his blade. He now hovered before the two, able to see each of them clearly. He drew out his larger blade and held it now level with the smaller one. Taking note of Taka's need to protect Hotaka, and how his attacks were successful when she did so, he conjured a second clone, a bead of sweat appearing over his brow. "Time for a little game." The shadows hissed from both beings, and no sooner than they had spoken, they made their next move. Malachi launched himself at Taka, and the clone went for Hotaka. This wasn't an act this time, this was real. Malachi simply swung both his blades, the right diagonally to the left, the left diagonally to the right in an X formation. It would be easily blocked, but he simply meant to delay further reaction from Taka. The Clone hovered at a small distance from Hotaka, the black matter around the blade he held in his right hand beginning to spark and sputter with activity. He seemed to just await an attack from Hotaka, hovering quietly, and cautiously only ten feet away from him.

Takaromie: -After the spears pierced from her back and went towards Malachi, Takaromie winced and slumped forwards some. She took her right hand over and held onto her left forarm. It hurt like hell and fromt he sound of the crack it had made, might possible even be broken. when the spears connected with his shielded wings they made a metal clang from the connection before coiling back, and being withdrawn into her back again and out of sight, it only taking a moment. Takas eyes narrowed beneath the hood the only thing visable to malachi were the two white pupils glaring at him. She took in a deep breath as th rest of the pillar crashed behind her feeliing a sharp pain in her back. A few of the needles had connected and stung a good bit. She looked down for a moment seeing a small amount of blood dripping from the heals of her boots. It must have been from whatever hit her back and been dripping under her clothing. She looked over to Hotaka for a moment out the corner of her eye hearing his words in her mind. she had made a stupid decision and he was right. Her eyes went back to Malachi as the clone was formed and he mentioned playing a game. Taka hissed out a growl through the mask at his choice of words. He wasn't acting like himself and this need to be stopped before it got any worse or soemone was going to get killed. She reluctantly decided to let Hotaka handel his own and turned her left side slightly to Malachi as he bolted off in her direction swinging with his blades. At the moment he was right infront of her bringing those blades down in a slash, the chained spears errupted from her back once more. She knew how strong he was and just how much power he was packing. The moment the spears would appear again they would jut forward and coil around both of his blades in mid air. As they coiled around, the chains would tighten and a black aura of power would explode from Takas body. It would shake the whole room sending electricity out at the walls. Taka would charge the coiled shains into stopping his blades before they could make the X pattern stopping his attack midway. The left blade would be stopped and held back by the chains two feet from her right shoulder as would the right with her left shoulder. Thus bringing Taka and Malachi to a stand still face to face. As she would use the power to hold back the blades and stop his attack as well as bring out her won strength shooting out electric sparks around the both of them.. all six chains were now occupied and blocking the blades. Taka having turned her left side slightly to mala now used that to give her a bit of momentum to bring her right good arm,since her left was injured slighty, out and right to Malachis throat. If connected since he had little way to block her both his hands being occupied she would connect to his throat and grip down tightly attempting to sink her claws in. He had broken the same rule she had by occupying both his hands, and she planned to use that right back on him. Her eyes would narrow as she would growl at him and if having hold of his throat attempt to cut off his oxygen-

Hotakas: Hotaka just smirked. "Clones," was all he said as the fire extinguished from his arms. An thick layer of ice began to cover his left formarm and become dense with the aid of a little black magic. It was to be used as a shield against blades, and if Hotaka had wanted, the ice could latch out and grab the blade to hold it to the ice. He flattened his right hand and ice began to collect around the middle of his right forearm and extended down over the top of his hand and beyond his finger tips to form a blade, about a foot in length. It was narrow enough to slide between the ribs on a person, the edge of its blade down to the width of a few atoms, sharper than any blade a mortal could craft, and it was more sturdy than steel thanks to a reinforcement from black magics. He curled his right fingers away from the ice to form a fist, making sure he could keep the use of his hand for grasping. He winked at the clone and through his left arm forward toward the clone to release an explosion of black fire at him, but this was simply to preoccupie the clone with a defense. Just as the fire was released and closing the distance quickly between him and the clone a black mist swirled up around Hotaka and he disappeared from view. He quickly rematerialized behind Malachi just as the moment Takaromie was reaching for his throat and with the quickness of a lightning bolt's strike his right arm shot forward to the right half of his upper torso for the lung in attempt to slide that blade through whatever armor he wore and inbetween the ribs to puncture his right lung and incapacitate him.

MalachiRavensBlood: Malachi grunted as the chains grabbed a hold of his swords, learning from many previous battles that holding onto a trapped blade would only leave him defenseless, he released the handles, just in time to throw up his right hand to deflect Taka's attack, smacking the palm of his left hand onto her wrist, allowing him momentum to strafe to Taka's right side, also narrowly avoiding the stab at his right side from Hotaka. Having the clone fighting Hotaka prevented him from using the shadows, and the black matter on his sword was being held by the chains. He had few options remaining, and swore as he began to chant again, the ringing from the needles growing louder as he began to bend the elements to his will, the conduits charging for whatever attack he planned. As he chanted, the needles began to push through the walls they were buried beneath, hovering only a few inches away from the marble in mid air. The chanting grew louder as the needles began to mass in a semi-circle around Malachi and Taka, leaving only the rear of Malachi opened. Hotaka, having placed himself where Malachi was before his strafe, was now also within range of the needles as they closed in behind him as well. The chanting finally stopped, and there seemed to be a half a second of eerie silence as he opened his black eyes, the needles all moving toward Taka at blinding speed, each one aimed at points on her to immobilize her, attempting to catch her pressure points, not so much to kill. Meanwhile, the clone on the ground, prepared for a magic attack as he was, simply raised the magicly enhanced blade to block Hotaka's spell, the fire seeming to be absorbed by the dark matter and bubbling up as it became a little more dense. The clone turned back to see the three above him, watching as the needles began to whirr through the air at their enemies, waiting till the right time to make another move.

Takaromie: -At seeing Malachi knock her hand away with his palm she smirked beneath the mask. She had done this before and taken his weapons just like this. As he moved over to her right she culd make out Hotaka behind him. Wasn't he sposed to be fighting the clone? She wasn't expecting him to help her like that but turned her eyes away from him and her attention on what was around them. She could see the needels swirling and Malachi going to her side. She heard Mala begin to chant and looked back to Hotaka wide eyed for a moment knowing what was about to happen. The chains that now gripped onto Malachis blades coiled back and above her brigning both blades hovering in the air. The cahins would uncoil as Taka lifted both her arms and the blades would drop, each handel landing in her hands. She gripped the bldes tightly, bending her arms back as the chains recoiled back into her back. She backed up from Malachi and Hotaka a few inches as she folded both her wings around her body and infront of her. Both wings covering her entire front Taka would bend her head down slightly to hide herself under her wings as they would begin to give off a black glow. At the same time, Taka would bring both her arms down to her waist and bring the blades behind her criss crossing them along her back. As the needles would have been launched Taka would now have a shield ecasing her wings to clock her entire front and head and use Malachis own blades to shield the needles from hitting her back area. Though a few may have pierced in to the back of her shins and boots the rest of her body was well protected but it would only hold up for that small amount of time and she would barley get the defense up before Malachi would launch them at her

Hotakas: Hotaka growled in irritation when he missed and turned his head, following his movements with his eyes. He didn't hesitate, he went in again for another strike just as soon as his hands began to come up for a chant of some sort. The air collected around him to keep him hovering and he turned quickly toward Malachi and let the quickly compress around him and propell him at Malachi. His right arm shot forward for another stab into the right side of Malachi's chest. He was hoping with the chanting he'd be too distracted to block or dodge the attack this time, and puncturing a lung should interrupt his chant from being completed.

MalachiRavensBlood: Malachi finished the chant just as the needles bombarded Taka, looking over in the half-second it took him to realize he was being rushed again. Again, he strafed to his left, putting his right side to Taka. He smiled, thinking he had narrowly avoided yet another attack from Hotaka. howevr, his victory was short lived as he felt blood trickle from his mouth onto his chin, looking down to see that the thin blade had only narrowly avoided hitting his lung, slicing clean through his right side, starting at the lung, and slicing till it left his flesh. He coughed slightly as the pain rushed through him, an agony unlike any he had ever felt before, as the weight from his lower body threatened to tear him in two. He clutched his injured side, his wings no longer moving, and plummeted to the ground, the shadow clone disappearing as well. Would seem the cocky mage had gotten the best of him after all. As he slammed into the ground on his knees, he doubled over, still clutching his side in pain, spitting blood onto the floor as it leaked from his mouth. The shadows around him thinned, the air becoming warmer as they receded. His own pale flesh was now visible once more, the wound now nastier in his mortal form than it was in his shadow form. He toppled over, face first onto the marble floor, unconscious from the pain, and loss of blood.

Takaromie: -Taka would have braced herself tightly holding onto the blades tight against her back as the needles clangged and hit fof of the blades and the shield that encased her wings. She kept her head down under her wings to protect her but her shins were wide open getting hit with the needles. She clenched her teeth tightly as they pierced though her skin and into her flesh before it sounded like it all stopped. She let her shield down and unfolded her right wing from around herself slowley, only to see Malachi dropping to the ground. Once he hit the ground, her eyes darted back over to Hotaka in a blank stare. Whatever he did while she was protecting herself it must have worked. She unfolded her wings from her back slowley as the black shield disappeared, bringing Malachis blades down at her sides slowley. The chains slowley coiled back into her back painfully as she took in a deep breath. She glared at Hotaka for a moment before looking back down to Malachi.-

Hotakas: Hotaka watched him fall from the sky. His eyes were cold and dead as he watched him cough up blood and fall unconscious against the floor. The seconds felt like hours as he fought a sudden rush to tear Malachi's body apart into tiny pieces until all that was left was a pile of grounded up meat and crushed bone. He looked over to Takaromie with those cold and dead eyes she knew when they had first met. He simply just stared back at her and a cruel smile spread across his lips as the black mist swirled around him and he teleported from the spot down to Malachi. He put his left knee into Malachi's back and grabbed the back of his head, yanking it up and back to expose the neck and bringing that blade of ice to his throat, ready to slit it and watch the blood pour, but he hesitated and held still.

Takaromie: -Taka let out a sigh seeing that the fight was over. She was just about to power down and go back into her normal form when she noticed the look in Hotakas eyes. The look was all too farmiliar. For a moment it felt like her heart stopped when he was looking at her like that. It brought back a memory she didn't like. When he faded from view she folded her wings back and turned to look down at Malachi while she hovered in the air. Blood dripped down from her sins and onto the ground from Malachis attack. When she saw Hotaka place his knee in Malachis back and grab hold of his ahri pulling his head back Takas heart sunk. She felt a chill go up her spine and electricity swirled up around her body- "HOTAKA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" -Taka screamed out his name in the demonic voice loud enough to shake the walls. She glared down at the blade on Malachis throat and what Hotaka was doing. Shre froze in place where she was but her voice and the loudness protrade all to clear. What the f**k was he doing and why.. the fight was over. There was no need for him to do that. Malachi was down and unconcious. Taka thought to herself, and glared down at him in shock disbelief and anger.-

Hotakas: -Taka...the demon...control,- he managed to say to here through the telepathic connection, but it sounded like he was on some radio frequency and far away as the words cut out and were weak. The only part of his body moving was his chest in slow, normal breathing as he held the blade to Malachi's throat. Beeds of blood began to trickle down it's edge and drip onto the marble flooring from the tip of it. He had this unquenchable thirst for blood. The need to further mutilate and tear the body apart. It was taking everything he could do to hold himself in check to keep himself still. He didn't trust trying to move away from the body. A soft whisper could be heard from Hotaka, the voice demonic, sounding like a thousand screaming souls of anguish, "So...helpless. Still alive. Your blood...warm. The scent of your blood...sweet. So much power you have...must...be mine."

Takaromie: -Taka could hear him but he was cutting out. What the hell was going on with him. Her entire body began to shake. Not from fear but from concern. Malachi was still her friend and she loved Hotaka. She stared down at them. She couldnt even breath at this point. Her body tensed as she opened her hands realeasing Malachis blades to fall onto the marble floor with a clang. Taka had no time to think. Not now.. not with this situation. She could dart down there and kick Hotaka in the side of the head.. but that may result in the blade slipping and slicing Malachis throat. She could just barley make out the whispering. she tried to take in a breath of air. She had no options left..she didn't want Malachi to get hurt. Another black aura encased her body and exploding out aorund her in a swirl like a tornadoe around her body.- "You want power let him the f**k go! Your so f*****g tough come after me you b***h!" -Takas words were laced with Venom. she loved Hotaka but she didn't want to take a chance of flying down there and hurting Malachi. The only other option she had was to provoke Hotaka to focus more on her then him.- "Hes not even a challenge... your so f*****g powerful come show me what you got and let that weakling lay!"-Taka couldnt even tell if she waqs breathign saying this... she didn't mean any of it but what other choice did she have?-

Hotakas: Hotaka leaned in closer to bring his lips to Malachi's ear and gave the edge a slow lick. He paid no mind to Takaromie as a black mist began to seep from the body, her words had only angered the demon and infuriated him, giving him more power to control the body. The mist began to take form of slender tentacles that grew from the back. They could not solidfy just yet and appeared transperent as they came down and the tips gently touched against Malachi, penetrating the clothing as if they weren't there. They tasted the skin, picking up traces of his shadow magicks, trying to find a way to tear his magic from his soul and bring it into the demon's soul. "So good," he whispered seductively, the demonic voice rang out in the hall as he kissed Malachi's ear. "The power...I've gotta have it." The blade of ice dissipated into a mist and the ice that covered the left forearm disappeared. Hotaka's nails had gone a black so deep in color it sucked away light around out and they grew into claws. He wiped away some of the blood from Malachi's throat and brought his fingers up to his mouth, licking them clean and suck the blood away. "It's so good. The blood...the magic permeates it. Mmm."

Takaromie: -Taka looked down at what he was doing. She still felt as if she couldn't get in air. Her boddy was tense and shaking as she looked down at him. Her legs were injured from what Malachi had done as well as her arm. She loved Hotaka.. why was this happening? He was fine the entire fight..they already had gone though a bunch of hell just come back and have this? Takas eye twitched when he kissed Malachis ear and then as he took his hand up to his mouth to lick Malachis blood. She didn't want to do this but she had little choice. At the moment he took his hand away from Malachis throat and tasted the blood, Taka felt a rush of adrenaline and shot down like a bullet at Hotaka. Her speed was so great from the fear it would seme like she left an afterimage and almost teleported but it was speed entirley. Once she reached Hotaka she would brign her left leg around and have her boot fly to Hotakas right shoulder, hopefully kicking him hard enough to send him flying off of Malachi and away from him and into a wall if connected. She had to get him away from him and kicking him was her best bet despite her own injuries.

Hotakas: A sudden alert came to mind of danger and he turned his head slightly to catch sight of Takaromie's foot coming for him. He felt the sudden connection and the force threw him across the room, but for poor Malachi, Hotaka had a firm grip of hair that was yanked out of his head when he was sent flying. He crashed into the wall and sent out an explosion of marble and dust and slid down to slump on the floor. He sat there with his shoulders sagged and chin resting on his chest as he began to chuckle. "You think you're so tough. You're all brute and no brains," the demon teased, "No wonder why Nemeside could easily manipulate you into being in love with him and trying to kill Hotaka, or when you lost control and tore Hotaka's chest open. Tsk tsk. You have all that strength, but you couldn't stop the things that truly hurt you or the ones you love." His head lifted and he laughed to the sky, the skin had began to turn black and the canines began to extend into sharp fangs.

MalachiRavensBlood: After being unconscious for a while, and the demon's tentacles taunting the shadows, the shadows began to crawl over Mala's skin once more, now not to change him again, but to heal his wounds. They first travelled to the wound in his upper torso, starting from the center and working their way out, healing the muscle, sinew, tendons, and cartilage, then finally sewing the skin back together, leaving only a mild scar. They then moved to healing his minor wounds, taking only a second more to do so before retreating back to his head, and into his eyes, which burst open as he inhaled deeply, rolling over and looking up at Taka. she seemed angry, intent on something...or someone. He followed her glare to Hotaka, who seemed a bit...different than before he changed. He pulled himself weakly to his feet, standing a bit behind Taka. "I can't help much, but if you need me..." was all he could say.

Takaromie: -Taka would reach down with one arm and help Malachi to his feet, lightly letting go of his arm as he weakly moved behind her.- "No..no Malachi..its fine you need to..." -Takas voice was laced witht the demonic echo but she was in complete control for the time being. She was interruped tthough at hearing Hotaka chuckling. Taka turned again to face him watching him slumped over laughing. She rose a brow slightly and listened to his words. When he mentioned Nemeside and what had happeened to them in the past Takas eyes opened widley. They began to turn completley white as the mask burned from her face as well as the skin leaving nothing but the front of her skull showing and sharp fangs. At she same time she would have darted forwards as fast as she could again, Hotaka being on the ground, Taka would have nearly ran right into him, stoping and reachign down to grab him by his throat. She would lift him off the ground and pull back a bit with her arm a few inches. Her legs hurt like hell to even stand on with the injuries Malachi had inflicted. As she pulled back a few inches she then slammed Hotakas back into the wall hard enough to make another crater and pinned him there firmly by his throat. She would lean in and bring her face close to his, steam and a growl leaving her mouth as she glared at him with solid white eyes. Her voice a mix of echoed growls in a whisper Malachi could hardley even hear.- "Don't..you ever....ever...f*****g bring that up to me." She let out another low growl and tightened her grip on his throat for a second before lossening and her eyes going from the solid white imediatley to green. She didn't want to do that.. this what she was doing.- "I love you. Now stop it."-

Hotakas: His eyes snapped to the look of life momentarily for a few seconds when she told him that she loved him. "Taka," he managed to gasp out in a strained pain, it was Hotaka's normal voice. His eyes were frantic with an unmeasurable fear and wide as they would go, before narrowed and went lifeless again. The blackening of the skin had recided, but the smile returned along with the demonic voice and he laughed in satisfaction when she attacked him. "It's the truth. You were Nemeside's little b***h. Always did as he demanded. Ready to kiss his feet if he asked," he whispered to her and the transperent tentacles snaked around and brushed agaisnt Takaromie's skin, tasting the magic, their touch was cold as death and would send chills down her spine. "All that strength, and you could do nothing against Nemeside. He had you under his thumb."

MalachiRavensBlood: Malachi took one last glance at Taka before she charged Hotaka. He watched as she whispered to him, as she released him and the sudden panic in his eyes. What had he brought on? He invited Taka over for a friendly visit, and now he may have just caused a fight between the two. He began to worry a bit for his friend, thinking about speaking, but closing his mouth as soon as it opened, waiting to see what happened before he did anyhting.

Takaromie: -Taka released his throat slowley and let her arm find its way down to her side. She took note of the tenticles but ignored them. What he said felt like a knife in her chest as she looked at his eyes.- "That...thats not true." -She ddin't know what else to say or do she just stared at him.- "Thats not true and you know it!"

Hotakas: He stopped laughing and stared at her. -Crushed,- he thought to himself. "You could've been away from him so much sooner. You could've missed all the pain. You could've been happy. But you were too weak. You let him control you. You chose to be his little b***h and do so at his every whim. All that pain you caused yourself and pain you spread to others was your fault. You could have saved Kiara too, so long ago, but you let them keep you under fear and remained their b***h...you caused her death," he stared at her in challenge, waiting for her to deny it. -Taka...please...help me...- Hotaka's voice rang out in her mind, fear and desperation clung to every word, he was begging for some kind of help. The demon terrified him.

MalachiRavensBlood: "Hotaka! Do you not realize what you are saying? This is the woman you love! you don't mean any of it. Taka, it's not him, I know it. I sensed it in his soul when he came here, he isn't this evil...not consciously." He stepped up behind Taka, looking directly into Hotaka's pleading eyes, his own silver eyes still piercing despite their dullness. "Hotaka, you gotta gain control. For so long you preached it to Taka, and now you only shame her with your actions. You say she was Nemeside's b***h, but you are the one standing here now under something else's control. If you ask me, Taka is stronger than you will ever be..." He knew Hotaka was a good man, and he knew he wasn't himself. Was an attempt to try to create a courage inside of him, a longing strong enough to help him gain control over the demon.

Takaromie: -At hearing what he was saying it hurt Taka a lot. It felt like knife after knife in her chest but she didn't show it. She loooked over her shoulder at hearing Malachi and what he was saying before looking back to Hotaka. The skin started to form back over her face and the fangs started to disapear as the blackness left her skin going back to her normal form.- "He's right. Your only out of control like I was." -Taka reached up brushing the hood back befor leanign in and wrappign her arms around him and hugging him as tightly as she could.- "I don't want anything to take you away from me. No demons no Angels...noone...so please just calm down.- "The demonic echo had left her voice and she sounded more as if she were going to cry and closed her eyes as she hugged him. What he saidb hurt.. but it wasn't him she had to remember that..she forced herself to realize it wasn't him and hugged him whether or not he'd let her. Her wings and tail would also disapear as she powered down though she remained on full alert incase anythign would happen.

Hotakas: He stared at Malachi and an thrist suddenly came to command and he tried to move to Malachi, beginning to lick his lips, but he paused as the man spoke. He blinked and stared at him. Then he looked to Takaromie when she spoke. -F**k!- the demon screamed as he could feel himself being torn back to the dark reaches of Hotaka's soul, mind, and body to be chained again. He began to suddenly shake violently in fear and threw his arms around Takaromie in response and held her tightly, and the man began to weep in fear. "I'm so sorry," he whispered quietly holding her tightly. "I'm sorry I lost control on him...I'm sorry. Please forgive me, my love. Please." He gave her a squeeze and held to her tightly like a frigthened child. Only two things could scare him in this world, the thought of losing Takaromie...and the demon within. "I didn't mean to lose control on him...please...forgive me. Lets go home...I don't want to be here anymore...but...forgive me, please." The black mist began to swirl up around them, ready for Takaromie to give the command and they'd be gone.