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Kirrah Shay

"Wait! Don't, you'll get yourself killed!" Kirrah shouted at Kiriko as he rushed down the hill. Her hand shot out to grab him, but she was a second too late. He was down into the clearing in a matter of seconds, his wind magic speeding him along. To add to it, the other man who had joined them also followed Kiriko down to the fighting. Her heart shot to her throat as the Jewel Princess receded in her mind, only lending her strength to keep Raiyn's still frame upright. God's he was heavy, she pulled him up closer to her, struggling to stay standing under his weight.

Kirrah shifted her gaze to Aelianus, the only one who seemed eager to leave just as she wanted to. She motioned for him to come help her with Raiyn and held her other sword in her hand. She would use the wind to help them get a fair distance away from the fighting. Things were going down hill so quickly that she was afraid they wouldn't even get far enough away to make a difference. Fear clouded her mind as she stood there with Raiyn. Behind her magic exploded across the valley, thundering through the air as if a storm had been brewing and was now unleashing its torrent.

Once Raiyn was secured, she let lose the magic in the jewel with help from the Princess inside her. Turning she looked to Aelianus as they quickly moved through the forest, light on their feet, "Do you know where we can stop to heal him?" Her heart was in her throat as she shot a quick look back at Raiyn's unconscious form. Blood was all over him, and she could still see it glistening as it slowly trickled from each of his wounds. If they didn't hurry, she feared the worst for him.

Nira Ku

Her pale eyes caught the flash of steel and she could feel the air shift as the boy who had met her up on the hill came flying from the darkness at Kreon. She watched with an amused smile on her face as her husband looked at the young man with a deep frown. Then, as if he were swatting away a fly, Kreon unleashed his own power on the child. Black wind swept up around the lithe form of the jewel user and tossed him away into the darkness. Kreon had no time for such an insolent boy as he returned his steely gaze to Nira and Talazar.

Her eyes sparkled as Talazar lifted himself off her and put himself between her and Kreon, his voice thick with rage and acid as he spoke to the Shade leader. Her thoughts mirrored Talazar's. Yes, Kreon was going to regret ever interfering with her and Talazar's plans. Just as Talazar was about to attack the man, another figure came from the darkness, voicing his opinion of the situation. Apparently the tall man wanted to strike a deal, one that consisted of helping the young man who had been flung away in killing Kreon. Nira shifted her gaze to the man in the darkness for a mere moment.

Laughter bubbled from her lips, maniacal and on the edge of hysteria. Nira couldn't believe what she was hearing. Why would she even consider teaming with someone who used an Angelic Jewel? Power erupted from her fingers as she slowly controlled her laughter. She aimed just at the man's feet, exploding the dirt around him in a show of her energy.

"Lets say you survive my Shades, all of them," she swept her gaze around the area that was swarming with men and women in black cloaks, "Then you'll have to deal with me. I'll enjoy killing you," she promised him. With a flick of her hand she ordered those that had sided with her and Talazar to attack the tall brute of a man. Weapons were drawn and the air was filled with dark magic as each Shade powered their Demon Jewel. One man couldn't stand against the thirty or so Shades that had joined with Talazar and Nira.

Across from her, she noted that Kreon had flicked his own hand forward, ordering the rest to attack her and the two men that had jumped down into the fighting. With her eyes bright, she flexed her hand and waited for the enemy to grow closer to her. The first one to reach her got a chest full of her electricity. Her scream was the first of many to penetrate the air. Nira leaned over and took the girls sword from her dead fingers, weighing the blade in her palm. The light weight was perfect for her, the demon jewel sprang to life as well. A different kind of power that she'd never used before but would enjoy getting used to. Shadow magic wasn't something she'd used before but it seemed to be a perfect match for her innate powers.

Leaving her magical circle, Nira disappeared and reappeared right in the midst of Kreon's Shades as they slowly came forward to try to encircle those that had joined her and Talazar. Letting the magic from the jewel expand, the darkness swirled around her, filling her with a different kind of power that she knew she was going to relish. Tendrils of dark magic reached out and encircled six of the men around her that had whirled around to face her the moment she had appeared. The misty darkness crushed their throats, lifted them off the ground and slowly pushed its way down into their body via their mouths. Their choking cries were exceptional as she watched each of them writhe and struggle in her hold.

Once their twisting forms stopped struggling she let them all drop from her demonic hold. Two rushed her from the side, but she saw them before they could get close to her. Snapping her attention to them, her hair flying about her face and shoulders, she lifted her hand and from her finger tips her dark magic crackled through the air as it rushed at them both. Together they were flung backwards, hitting the ground with a bone crunching force. Once more Nira disappeared only to reappear right next to Kreon. He was quick as she swung the sword at him, her lithe form easily countering his next strike. The dark magic swirled around the blade and extended towards him. Only his own Demon Jewel and power kept the darkness from killing him.

This fight was just barely beginning, Nira grinned at the thought. Oh how the night was going to ring with the sounds of the dying.