the wartorn land

Stella
Of course, Stella hadn't shown up to tea with Aleron as herself. She had fragmented her conscience, hiding her true personality while giving Viceroy Abeque certain little things on purpose and other things without knowing it. Memories of the school. Vague memories about Angela, Aaron, Walking Earth and Serra. Without knowing it, she had left her current hatred that flared to live of Zane alongside a feeling of betrayal she doesn't understand. The scent of tea and cake is rudely interupted by a body crashing onto the table. Although the viceroy admits it is rather funny to see Aleron get tea to the face, she too forms the tea in her cup into a blade, more reflex than anything. Stella had left her control to a limited degree of water. She jumps further back when Zane sends lightning in her direction. At least he noticed her, but it doesn't help the intense hatred she's feeling for him. Ramona hadn't even noticed her, which stung incredible for some reason. She can smell someone her brain identifies as Alais, along with another scent that she can't place. She watches the whole fight quietly, aware that Cyrus would step if need be. Stella herself takes the reins, already to shred something, her amber eyes glowing, fangs bared and nails sharpening back into claws.

Zane

This was all wrong. All of it. Aleron was a monster, even when he had been Zeal. At least then he had been in control, now he was giving it all away to Oba. Always loved Ramona. That was obvious. If it wasn't for Oba and his lust for power he could have been with her. "Aleron, You don't have the right to judge my emotions, especially since you don't have any. And too bad you are a complete idiot and monster otherwise you could have had a good life with Ramona." He then turned his attention to Stella, who looked ready for a fight as well. Lightning flared around ane. He couldn't tell if she had betrayed them or not. "Your going to explain yourself. Now." he said coldly.

Stella
From working with Aleron, and like the Colorado river carving the Grand canyon, Stella knows that vague remnants of emotions remain. Though she tries never to pick on them with her empathy, when she actually is herself. Which happens very rarely.Leave it to Zane to be an idiot. Migraine from a turtle her foot. "What the hell did you think I would do Zane?! Take a lightning bolt zinging over my head and not get ready to fight? You're like you're father! Crap for timing!" She's hoping that Ramona can focus on her long enough to understand the American Sign Language she's using. Translation I'm not on his side! call DA off! She sends an impression of either kill him now or shut up! to Zane.

Zane

"Thats not what I was talking about!" Zane shouted at her. "What I mean is why the hell your having tea with that bastard! And don't you dare compare me to my father! And as for timing, I'm not the one who had countless lives lost because I was too slow when operating on them to save their life you bitch!" Zane was livid with anger. The moment someone insulted him, he would attack or insult back, no matter who it was. And if someone tried to calm him, they would find themselve's hurt. He wasn't going to shut up, but he would kill Aleron the moment he heard what happened. "Now spill it before I just take it from your subconscious."

Ramona went still when he came closer anitcipating an attack was taken off guard when instead whispered closly in her ear that she almost forgot to supress the shiver that ran down her spine. "A tool can be disguarded as easily as it is picked up. You should know that I know how killing you will effect me, it is a torture like no other. I am willing to accept it if it saves so many creatures, I cannot even hope for forgivness of carrying out such an act but I will when I must," she told him sadly then turned to Zane having caught Stella's message, "Zane, Alais, Cora, Kamui, time for a tactical retreat, we need to regroup with the others before we can attack." Without taking her attention off Aleron she wrote book on Stella's arm indicating what they needed and spy on Zane's to get him to back off, only these two were aware of her message.

Zane

Zane almost lashed out at Ramona. A spy. Stella was being a damn spy. "Retreat my ass. We don't even know where to start looking for anyone." He glared at Stella. He might as well just leave everyone right now. With a snarl he turned and started walking away. Away from the base and away from everyone else. He didn't care where he ended up. Just as long as there were no more traitors and people he couldn't trust around him.

Stella
oh so many curse words so little time. Deep gold starts creeping into her vision, replacing the grey that had bleached it. Stella steps back mentally, another figure taking her place from her mental repertoire. A figure that doesn't give a damn about lives or anything else other than the thrill of the hunt followed the kill. Predatory instincts and all the hurt Stella had ever felt wrapped into one very powerful pissed off persona. Knowing they could be crushed like bugs. Utter hopelessness, like drowning in a storm out at sea. Aleron at school. Bitter realization. Serra at sword point. Helpless to do any thing but submit. So much shame and hatred... at him, Aleron, the world in general, especially herself. Condemning eyes. Didn't they see? If she's the weakest link in the chain, what chance did the others have? She didn't rank as a threat. Theta. A moment of sadness and complete fury there. The take over in India. Being named viceroy, the meddle around her neck feeling more like a noose. She slams against his mental walls, which are weakening, with all the force of a tsunami slamming into below sea level land. And then she's gone, leaving them to muck around with Aleron on their own. They can find their own way to the resistance base.