"No! You have to get out of here! Trust me!" He ran to the other side of the study and threw himself against the back window. "Go!"

"What about the Mistress?!" She screamed. "We cannot leave her!" Violet let the little boy on his feet and she started to push on the door. She didn't know what to do. Mistress would fix everything, she concluded. She took the boy again in her arms. "We are going to the Mistress," she whispered into the boy's ear. She started to run back to the village ignoring Marcus and his warnings. Mistress has the answer to everything, she repeated in her head. She was confused as to what would happen to her or her siblings. Violet just had to get to the Mistress. only then she believed she would be safe. Violet ran into the village gates leaving Kina, Marcus, and Aria at home.

"Dammit." He threw himself against the window a few more times. "DAMMIT!" Once more he threw himself against the glass. His desperation finally peaked though. He collapsed against the window. The book fell from his hands and opened. He sat with his face in his hands and sighed. Something triggered inside him. He looked back up, back at the book and noticed something. A few words on the opened page seemed to stand out to him. He read the phrase out, softly at first. Unable to help himself though, he read it again and again, his voice rising each time until it started thundering through the room. "This... This is amazing!" A force seemed to surround him, pushing everything away from him. "Come on!" He got back up and threw himself against the window. This time, it shattered before he even touched it and for a moment, a translucent red armor surrounded him. Then the energy left. "What... What was that?"

Kina has pressed herself against the glass, but pulled away when Violet left, and with that little boy. "Vio-..." But she was gone. Kina hoped she would find he Dark Mistress and bring her back soon, and Tristan too, but she hated how she left so quickly. They should stay together...
She turned back to the house, blue eyes practically falling out with astonishment when Marcus used those odd words and the window shattered under his magic armor. Only a second, then she ran inside and grabbed his hand for comfort. "Where's Aria? Do you think Violet can find the Mistress and Tristan? Will they be back soon?" She again looked at the shattered glass. "You'd you DO that?!"

"Aria's inside." He wrapped his arms around her. "And we need to get out of here. Things are turning sour faster than I realized." He ran to the door and grabbed the handle, chanting the words again. It was weaker this time buit when he pushed, he could feel the lock snap and the energy leave him again. "Come one Kina. Get everything you can't leave behind." He ran inside and grabbed Aria, hugging her tight. "We need to go. Now."

Kina was utterly confused but hugged Marcus tightly before running off, his fear urging her on. In her room she looked around sadly at all the wonderful things Mistress and her siblings had gotten over the great few years together. She sighed softly, grabbing a light backpack and racing around her room, putting in some clothes and necessitates. She was just about done, zipping her bag closed and tying her hair in a bouncy ponytail, knowing they'd be probably on the move. She grasped the one of the bag's straps, straightening to sling it over her back and head out, but as she did so her gaze fell over an open door in her room, leading to a small closet.
Kina's stopped moving, held her breath.
In her closet where all her precious instruments; when the Dark Mistress had found her, and her great musical talent, she'd gotten Kina beautiful violins, cellos, an acoustic guitar, small and large wind instruments, and a great piano rested downstairs. Bright blue eyes quickly liquified and spilled over as Kina dropped to her knees and trailed her fingers along glossy wood, smooth metal, coarse strings. Memories flooded her mind -- Sitting on her bed, practicing hard to show Mistress a song; performing little concerts for the family; playing games and dancing with her siblings to light tunes; playing softly to Violet's lovely voice. Kina shook her head, wiping at her eyes. No way could she take them with her... but... Kina picked out a small flute, her favorite. It fit in her pack just enough. Her gaze lingered on the rest of the precious pieces and she had to tear herself away and make herself race down the hall, fly down the stairs, run through a few corridors to leave it. She passed the large family room and almost burst into tears again at the large piano, sitting, waiting, to be played by her graceful fingers. She just turned quickly and ran to Marcus and Aria, burying her face in her hands. "Are we going to go find Mistress and Tristan and Violet now?" she managed to get out.

"Kina... It's complicated. I'll leave a note but that's all I can do. We've got to leave now." He grabbed a bag from a hidden spot behind the old clock. He'd been prepared for a long time to leave but never thought that he'd have to. "I'll leave it where Violet will find it. But the Mistress can't know." He scribbled a note that read In the woods. The old stone garden. Tristan & you only. and placed it in between the pages of her favorite book. He hugged her and grabbed another bag with Aria's name on it. Slinging both over his shoulders and picking up Nathan he started for the door. "When you're ready."

(Violet has Nathan)
Violet ran hard but stopped when the boy squealed in protest. "Don't go back," he cried. His sobs were broken words but she heard it loud and clear. She tried to ignore him and started to race along the dirt path that lead to the Mayor's Square but he screamed louder. "Don't go back! It's bad! I know it's bad," he whimpered. Violet didn't know what to say. The boy was screaming for her to leave the village, but her Mistress was somewhere inside the village. She was divided. "Put Nathan down!" he ordered sadly as he realized Violet wasn't listening to him. She put him down slowly watching the boy closely. Suddenly as she blinked, he had raced past her and was magically near the village gates already preparing to leave. She jetted towards him. His speed amazed her but she still caught up to the boy. They were already by the house. Violet was frustrated as she grabbed the boy roughly. "Don't run off, Nathan!" she scolded sharply. He cried again. She didn't know what to do.

Aria followed Marcus like a shadow and kept as close to him as possible. She had never been this completely terrified before and she wasn't sure what to do. This had been her home for an extremely long time and the others had made up for the suckish family she had back before the mistress found her. "Marcus" she almost whispered "What are we going to do?"

(My bad)
"We're not going to look back. I think I know where we can go." He stepped out the door, looked around for about a second and then started off into the forest. "Come on we can't slow down!"

The Dark Mistress was about to finish the mayor off until something in her chest felt like it exploded. At this moment, undiluted rage burned her whole body knowing that her precious collection was running away, with a book she knew would reveal who she was. It was almost as if a demon possessed her, her eyes turned blood red and her skin tightened to the bone.
"You're going to tell me where the fountain is or she dies!" she screamed, grabbing the mayor's daughter from Tristan.
The mayor in shock could only feebly point at the fountain's direction. His mumbles could only be interpreted as "...the hallowed tree."
Without wasting a second, she transported Tristan and herself to the tree and knocked it down. Under its roots was an underground set of stairs that showed a little hint of light glimmering from deep within the tunnel. Just to check, she reached her hands closer down the stairs until she felt it zap back at her.
"Tristan, honey, I'm going need you fill this bag with the water from the fountain down there. Be careful you don't touch it with bare hands" she said as she handed him some leather gloves. "And don't stay down there too long, you might see some things...things that will lie to you and tempt you, it is vital that you do not give in."
After this...there will be some punishment for my naughty, naughty pets...she thought.

Kalirina grabbed Marcus's hand, running as fast as she could with him, continuously looking over to see Aria too. Once she tried glancing back at the house... and almost tripped. She didn't try that again as her tears dried on her cheeks with the wind. She didn't continue to ask where the others where, there would hopefully be time for that later.

Marcus stopped, only for a second and hoisted Kina up. "No time to slow down Kina. Come on." He sat her on his shoulders and kept moving. Luckily the lowest branches were still a foot or so above Kina's head.

Tristan looked at the mistress with a slightly worried look, slipping the gloves over his hands. Walking over to the steps he peered down into the murky darkness the only source of light seemed to be deep within the hole. Tristan swallowed deeply and looked back to the mistress " I'll be carefull mistress well I'll try to be" he gave a reassuring smile and slowly began to walk down the steps , they were damp and slippery covered in wet roots from the tree above. Tristan fumbled around in the darkness till he found a source of natural light then the fountain it was quitea strange image a woman on her kness and crying the water seeming to appear from nowhere the pool of water was fairly deep about half the length of Tristans arm. He looked at his reflection in the water Tristan could hear shallow breathing turning around he was face to face with a young woman who looked exactly like him " Why are you doing this?" her voice was rough and distorted. Tristan closed his eyes and shook his head free of the image and voice, he open up the bag and went to dip it in when he was distracted by a golden glow a large red jewel was sitting in a statues hand he couldn't take his eyes off it " take it and fill your bag with all the gems you want, take a drink of the water it's cool and refreshing" closing his eyes he dipped the bag in the water and could feel it melting into the gloves and tingling his skin.

The statue moved revealing bright red eyes the floor trembled the roof crumbling above him water from the fountain swelled and poured out from every crack, his shoes began to melt and fall apart. He ran up the stairs slipping the wet roots water sprayed him over the top half of his body he cried out in pain as he dragged himself up the steps pulling the bag with him his body shook as he landed at the mistress feet. He held out the bag and stayed on the floor his face and shoulders " mistress" he mumbled softly.

"Oh my poor dear..." she cried as Tristan was struggling to get up the stairs. Once he came up she hesitated and grabbed the bottle first, before attending to his wounds. They were beginning to become so severe that she didn't know if her magic would do enough. Something near the stairs however caught her eye, a red jewel...when she picked it up she could sense it's magic current running through like thunder. She fashioned the the jewel into a simple necklace and put a healing curse onto it, after putting the necklace on the boy she knew it was only a matter of time before she knew if it would work.
She helped carry Tristan before she transported back to the house. "No, no, no, NO!!!" she screamed knocking down the contents of the room. She calmed down considerably when she heard Violet yelling for someone just nearby.
"Violet! are you ok?" she asked, running quickly outside. But she had to halt when she saw the boy...what was he doing here?

Violet promised Nathan that they wouldn't return to the village. She picked him up and cradled him in her arms. Suddenly his motions became violent. "No, no, no!" he screamed and Violet clutched on to him as he spun uncontrollably in her arms. "Nathan!" she yelled trying not to drop him. He froze in place and remained like a statue as the Mistress came out to them. Violet felt happiness burst inside her when she saw her Mistress. "Mistress! Oh, I am so glad to see you! I was worried!" She tried to run up the steps when the boy bellowed loudly. His eyes started to shine brightly and his skin felt like fire on her arms. Instinctively, Violet dropped the boy in the floor as his touch felt like acid on her skin.
"Nathan!" she breathed as the boy glowed like the sun. He transformed into a tall young man around the age of twenty. Surprise surged up her veins, Violet stumbled back to the Mistress and landed on her butt by the Mistress's feet. Nathan now stood about five yards away holding a snarl of anger. "Hello, Mother," he glared at the Mistress.

The word mother instigated a lot of mixed emotions within the mistress. At first she wanted to cry but she quickly banished that weak thought, instead she stormed up to the boy, who she has now seen has grown into a man, and glared at him.
"How dare you greet your mother so!" she shrieked, grabbing him by the collar. While she was shaking him, she realized that her other "children" were much more of a priority at the moment and let him go. "You will go back to your rotten little village, stay there and tell no one what you have seen, you understand boy?!"

Tristan groaned lightly as the mistress placed something around his neck it was a strange feeling his skin was still burning painfully, it was like acid melting away at the skin. He groaned as the mistress transported them back to the house he sank to the floor feeling unable to move much he breathed sharply as he moved his arms to a more comfortable position. The red jewel vibrated and pulsed as it tried to heal Tristan burnt skin but It was having trouble. He watched the events unfold with the mistress and the stranger. Tristan could fall asleep for a while he felt so I'll, he slumped his body to he side and watched waiting to fall asleep.

Violet stared on confused as Mistress stomped over to the grown Nathan and shook him like a rag doll. As soon as he stepped back, Mistress commanded him. He scoffed. "Keep silent? Just like all those years i cowered in your shadow? I know who you are. You and your dirty secrets, disgusting," his lips curled in anger. He had read the book. he had discovered the secret. "Your children are running away, Mother. Just like everyone else," he stared down at the woman with dark eyes. He flicked his wrist and Violet lurched forward and stumbled awkwardly towards him. His hand cast a shadow on Tristan and imagined his body to do the same as Violet. " We're leaving you," he said with finality although he couldn't bring himself to move. He had so much more to say and blame her for. The woman he loved more than a Mother.

Kina gripped Marcus's shoulders, trying to keep as still as he could for his sake. Her whole body tensed as she narrowed her eyes to keep them open, trying to focus on the present, not the past and definitely not the future...

Marcus stopped at a crag of rock that shot up in the middle of the woods. For a moment he stared at it, then he put Kina down. Yeah this should be it." He muttered.

Kina still gripped one of Marcus's hands tightly, watching him with wide blue eyes. She looked around for Aria, wanting to make sure she was at least with them too.
"What's it?" She asks worriedly. She desperately wants to ask again for the Dark Mistress and the others, but she hold her breath to let Marcus concentrate.

"It's a sort of bunker. I heard about them a while back but I didn't think they were real til I found the pages of the book." He set Kina down and put his bag next to her. "There's networks of tunnels down there. Now we just have to get in." He looked around the rock face for a little bit before tearing off a small rock. When it fell, a larger piece, about the size of a doorway rolled away. "Come on." He started down into the rock tunnel.

Kina watched in stunned silence. It was a moment before she could close her gaping mouth and follow slowly after Marcus, gripping her bag and holding his out to him. "Do you have a flashlight, or anything?" She didn't think she did, and she wasn't sure about walking into pitch darkness. "And do you know where we're going?" She added softly.

"Relax. I'll lead." He took the bag from her and smiled. "You trust me right Kina?"