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For a few seconds Mazrim just stood there as if stunned, Nalla held her breath fearing the worst until a smile crossed Mazrim's lips. “I wouldn’t care if you were a two headed Behemoth, we are friends now you and me and we will escape this place together.” he said softly to her. Nalla was shocked, no one had ever said something like that to her, she could have used her last bit of power to jump into his cell right then and there and hugged Mazrim for that. Mazrim stood up and walked to the gate of his cell before turning back to Nalla, who was still sitting in shock on the floor, “Now what kinda magic does a demon like yourself know?” he said.

Nalla still couldn't believe her eyes, she quickly wiped what tears were still falling from her eyes before a small smile broke out on her face as well. "Thank you." was all she managed to get out for a few seconds before she was able to get her wits together. "I've actually had a plan to escape for awhile now. The reason why these hallways are so well lit is to keep me inside these cells." Nalla stated as she stood up and walked to the bars of her cell, picking up a small rock that had been thrown at her by one of the guards. "This is not Demon Magic, but a little bit of earth magic I've picked up." Closing her eyes Nalla felt for the small stone in her hand. It was a little difficult because Nalla was not very good at Earth Manipulation but finaly she got it. Holding the rock in her hand she slowly turned the small stone into a smoother stone before giving a small twirl and flick with her wrist. The now smooth stone slipped from her hand and sped towards the candle, hitting the tip of the wax and putting the candle out. "Now, Demon magic" Nalla said as she turned around and vanished into the dark corner of the cell. A few seconds passed before Nalla turned around and walked out of the shadow cast onto the floor of the hallway. The small demon only took about two steps from it though before she stumbled into the wall and started coughing up a storm.

Nalla placed a hand on the wall to support herself from the coughing fit, she knew that the jump would take most of her remaining energy with it but this was more then she had anticipated. She stood against the wall coughing for a few seconds before she was able to regain control of her breathing. "Demon Magic takes a lot of power to use." She told Mazrim as she regained her breath. "I'll get the key, just stay here."

The key would be in the Captain's room down the hall a ways, just in front of Cell 1. She could feel Mazrim watching her go and she sent up a small prayer that the captain was in his bottle or something as she turned the corner of his office to see him bent over a map with a fire crackling in the chimney of the room. Nalla took a deep breath before slowly tip toeing into the room. Two steps, three, she could hear the captain's breathing and with each step closer she could feel the beating's he had given her afresh. Her chest rolled in anger. Once behind him, Nalla dipped into her last reserves of her power to slowly shift her right hand into a claw. It was slower then normal, and she feared the captain would hear her while her hand was changing, but he never did. Once the transformation was finished, Nalla brought her hand back with all her force jabbed it into the Captain's back. She could feel his body seize up in shock as her ghostly claw slipped through his skin and into his chest. The blood stained the rags as she could feel the Captain's last moments of life. The demon side of her was relishing in the smell of blood, the drug that all demons were susceptible too. The captains head turned around as she leaned against his back with her claw in his wound still, the only think keeping him from bleeding out now. "You...you...how did yo..." He choked out. "Oh please captain." Nalla said, taking in the scent of his blood. "Did you really think that iron bars and candles could keep me in this prison." Nalla was losing her senses a little now, as she the captain groaned. Her mind was screaming stop but her instincts kept her there. "Ah, Captain. What happened to that laugh you always had." Nalla whispered into his ear as she turned her left index finger into a single ghostly finger. "Laugh captain, we wouldn't want something to happen to that rugged face of yours." she said as she slowly cut into his cheeck, a line of red following it out. "Goodbye captain" She said as she pulled her right hand out of him, her claw dripping with his blood. She placed her hand onto his chest and slowly pulled back, taking a small white and blue substance with it. She quickly popped it into her mouth and her eyes flashed into a sharp red before returning to their normal rosy color. It was also at this time that Nalla regained her senses and her face twisted to horror. "No... I..." Nalla shook her head. He had deserved it...just not like this, she hadn't meant to torture him. "I'm sorry." she whispered as her hands shifted back to normal.

Nalla did now wait long, other guards would be by soon and she had to release Mazrim. Forgetting the blood covering her now, Nalla quickly grabbed the key and a strange sword leaning against the wall that she had never seen before and ran out the room, her fists were clenched in anger that she had failed to control herself. Nalla brought herself to a quick halt before Mazrim's cell, placed the key into the slot and quickly unlocked his cell. "Sorry I look like this...I I... didn't have much of a choice." she said looking down a bit ashamed. Nalla quickly thrust forward the sword, "I think this is yours." she said softly. "And Mazrim, try not to get bogged down in a fight, I... I'll watch your back. I am not defenseless." she said as she released her new energy for the first time and shifted her hands back into her claws. The energy from the Captains Soul was not enough to bring her energy completely back, and no amount of energy could heal the wounds to her body, but she could fight again. Nalla looked up at Mazrim with a glint of determination in her eyes, saying softly "I'll follow you."