Lazarus's Story

"He's not dead you know." Lazarus stepped through the door, the fire behind his eyes diminishing. "Well, he is, but he's fine."

Lazarus walked to the other side of the room. "I sense your confusion. Allow me to explain." He paused to collect himself. "Lucius used to be a rather happy child, same as the rest. But, that all changed when The Tantibus bound itself to his mind. Unable to control his power, Lucius destroyed his entire village. But soon, he learned.

"He learned the key to its' strength. Fear. Fear is what gives it power, and the more powerful it is, the less control he truly had. In actuality, The Tantibus is only the size of a fist, hardly able to form into a knife. But it feeds from Lucius.

"Lucius is perhaps the most scared person under the sun. His mind and heart are full of shadow, and it scares him. His heart has long since been corrupted by The Tantibus, ceasing it to beat. The thought of what would happen if it left him scares him. Everyone he killed scare him. And most of all? He is scared of himself. Of what he can do, and what he can become.

Lazarus traced a small finger over Lucius's chest. "The Tantibus takes all of that fear, and devours it. Freeing Lucius from his own negative thoughts. It lets him laugh, sing, and smile. But the fear is still there. That's why he went home today. He grabbed something from his past, to constantly torture himself and keep him afraid. That fear lends him the power, and through power, control over the shadow.

"He truly is powerful. He has the ability to look at the hell that he is living, and laugh at it all. But underneath it all, all he feels is fear." Lazarus looked Rex straight in the eye. "Which is why it's so amazing what your leader did today. She caused him to feel something. He sensed the power within her, and immediately attached himself to her. Pledging his allegiance. Then, to prove it all, when she asked him to leave, leave the one thing he can relish in with his power, he did."

"Leave him. Leave him to me. I shall keep an eye on him as he adjusts to his new bindings." Lazarus turned away. "By the way, I'm Lazarus."

Rex stopped working on the herbs and sat down, motioning Lazarus to do the same. "Nice to know I won't have another death on my hands, can't save everyone." Mostly mumbling to himself, Fairies began to work rubbing on claiming ointments on both Lucius and Lyra. "Rex, Rex Tox" Placing a hand on his head Rex tried to clear his head. "So many questions." Sitting up straight to look at Lazarus, Rex gave an emotionless expression. "Let's start with one at a time, shall we?

"The one that concerns me the most; what did Lyra do and what kind of attachment do you mean? Another thing before we move from this question. Leave, what do you mean by leave? On both sides.

"Why should I leave my patent to you? I do not know you, I most diffidently would not leave him to someone I do not know." Sensing his lose on his emotions Rex cut the link with the fairies before they could get mischievous. "Please do elaborate on these things."

Lyra woke with a start. "They know." Was all she said for she dare not to continue with the unknown man standing in front of her bed looking at Rex.

Rex turned his attention to Lyra then back to Lazarus. "Please do answer." Lyra looked between the two, not liking the atmosphere between she tried to get out of bed. "Do not move that leg, you will make it worse." Rex informed Lyra with out looking breaking his eye contact with Lazarus.

"Well, I do not see any harm in you staying, if what you say is true." Rex paused for a moment to collect his thoughts. "Ah-" Rex held up a hand to silence Lyra. "Since there is a possibility that we have been found. May I suggest that you do not leave. For. Any Reason."

"I need to met my in-" Lyra looked to Lazarus then continued. "I need to leave." Pain shot through hair body as she tried to move out of the bed.

"Your leg got ripped to shreds by hell hounds, I am doing my best to fight an infection." Rex gently took Lyra's arm and injected her with a fluid. "That is vile two. I have one left."

"Then go for me." Rex sighed as he put the vile in a bin.