Snippet #2758391

Clover spent most of her time sleeping. The medication for her heart combined with the medication for the pain made her dizzy. There were two tubes in her nose now, one in each nostril. One was for miasma to be delivered into her body, the other for food, water, and the medicine to prevent her heart from failing, a brew they came up with after stealing Clover's herbology book. She was no longer strapped down, but allowed to walk around, not that she had the energy to do so. She was, at the very least, provided with books to read in her spare time, having learned to read from Maple.

"They're going to execute Erika today," Maple said softly as she pet Clover's hair. Clover lay on her side, her head on Maple's lap. "Maple, please save Erika," Clover begged for the umpteenth time. Maple nodded, she had promised. Fearsome too, was going to be executed once he had performed the ritual to rid the world of miasma. Maple was only being spared because of her usefulness as an anima. "Clover made something," she reached under the bed, handing it to her sister. "Please give to Erika once safe." Maple nodded, tucking it into her pocket. Clover had ripped out the letters from books and pasted them onto a page.

"Time to go," a guard said, knocking on the bars. Maple nodded, rising from her seat. Clover whimpered, wishing she could stay longer. "I'll be back," Maple promise with a smile, but Clover knew it was a lie. Maple would be escaping today with Erika, Clover would probably never see them again. She watched sleepily as Maple left, two guards entering to haul the kitten up and strap her down. "You're needed at the lab," Clover nodded, not resisting an she was rolled out.

Maple stood in the wings of the stadium where Erika was to be executed. She had to time this right if she wanted to save her. The black haired cacat clutched the closed bottles in her pocket, Fearsome standing behind her. His familiar grinned from the shadows, a creature summoned from the depths of hell. "Ready?" Fearsome asked, squeezing her shoulder. Maple nodded grimly, knowing that if this failed, they would all be dead. She handed a bottle to Fearsome and one to the creature, his horns glinting in the light. "Let's do this," they set off to different points in the stadium, Maple breaking into the broadcast room. "Sorry about this!" She squeaked, conjuring up a frying pan and whacking them over the head. Maple pulled the wires out, stopping the live feed.

In the meantime, Fearsome blocked off the entrances, closing and locking the gates. The creature knocked out the guards, leaving just Karma and Erika. The moment she drew her sword, the three of them used their potions, causing explosions that rocked the stadium, shaking the ground. In the confusion and mess, Fearsome slices the bonds off of Erikax his familiar catching her. He opened up his bag, sealing Erika inside. It was a magical tool, a bag cast with magic to contain vast amounts of equipment and tools. "Let's go!" Fearsome yelled, grabbing Maple by the waist. He reached upwards, what appeared to be a large winged bird grasping a claw around his fist and lifting them up, taking them out of the stadium and soaring towards the clouds, disappearing within the white cape.

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Clover tried to resist as Karma's researchers drew her blood. She screamed and cried, unable to do much due to the fact that she was strapped down. They had come up with a device to try and control the monster within her. It went around her neck, another two going around her wrists and ankles. They were thin and clung flush against the skin. The band inside of it glowed a soft blue, but would change depending on the command. The kitten was not too happy as they released her into an enclosed glass room to test it out.

Clover fell to her knees once released, rubbing her sore arm where they drew her blood. "Clover, stand!" The band turned orange, aware that the kitten had been given a command. It turned red when she didn't move, administering a light zap. Not enough to injure, but of high enough voltage that Clover jumped.