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Ethereal-Star

Evadne told Blaze the same thing she had told Erin.

"We are traveling to the home of a friend of mine. He is a half-celestial with the name of Geldin, although I am deeply saddened to say he has not been seen in some time. Still, I would go there to see if there has been any change in his whereabouts, along with the hopes that there could be something of use at his residence that may help us out. Geldin has been known to collect various written tales and other things of interest, some of which may very well point out a clue as to exactly what manner of monstrosity we are facing. And if that avenue bears no fruit, there is another route we can and shall take. In the large city of Dunberg which is two days travel from here, exists a great library. It has one of the largest collections of books to be found in this part of the world. Perhaps there we may find some answers. However, I wish to visit Geldin's home first as it is closer to our current location, and so would make the most sense to travel there before doing anything else. If neither of these two locales work in our favor, I suppose we could simply ask around as such a vile being could not have gone far without someone noticing something amiss."

The Flameling paused here, thinking. Her worry for Geldin was something that had troubled her for awhile now. She was puzzled as to what could have happened to him, and hoped he was alright wherever he was. His friends had mentioned he had been gone for nearly one full Earth year now, one more month and it would be. Utilizing Star-Prayer had not yielded any helpful answers either. While that ability could be used to gain certain insights into things, it was not guaranteed to reveal everything. Once more, Evadne's concern showed on her face but she tried to remain hopeful that he would return soon even though eleven months was a long time to be gone for most. It was too soon to begin fearing the worst. At least not until she had more to go on.

Glancing at her sleeping companion momentarily, Evadne wondered if he would awaken soon. She was about to turn her attention back to Blaze when movement from high above caught her attention then. Looking up, she noticed a star trailing across the sky in a bright flash of light, before it quickly vanished off into the distance. It was another Star descending to earthbound form, yet its destination was not this world, but another. Evadne could tell that much at least. Smiling at this for a couple seconds, she then refocused on the other light being sitting across from her.

"I trust that this is a sufficient plan for the time being?"

                           ***

Far off, many miles away in the depths of an underground complex, the abomination dwelt here as it too planned out its moves. It had already acquired a decent amount of allies, although they were weaker in power, but it could always use more. And more it would have.

Cackling evilly, the sentient darkness continued inscribing powerful runes of destruction onto the stone floor in blood. These same runes would need to be done in all major parts of the world. Once it had found at least one more ally to aid in its plans, the ultimate ritual would commence as each demonic presence would channel their dark magics into the symbols, beginning the end of the world itself as the being of darkness had done so many times before.

The effects would first include a minor trembling of the earth's foundation, before a storm unlike any the world has ever seen before would ensue. After that, it was party time as the earth would then start to break apart, bit by bit before erupting into a huge colossal explosion, killing everything on the planet before the planet itself would die immediately afterward. Its allies were busy collecting the necessary ingredients that were needed to pull this off. It would be easy enough to accomplish, just like all the other times. Of course by that time, the abomination and its fellow allies would be long gone.

The Star would not win, it was sure of that. Anything that meddling light-being would try would not work. It had eyes and ears just about everywhere, some nearing its foes' current location even now as it worked to fulfill its devious goals. While there was only one way it knew of to kill a Star, that was not its goal at this time. Perhaps later it could acquire that power after all was said and done...

RogueDM

After a short period of time Erin had allowed himself to drift off to sleep. He sensed no hostility from the newcomer and no wariness from Evadne. If she trusted this man, whomever he was, he could as well for the time being. Besides, being a mortal, he needed his rest. He awoke early the next morning unsurprisingly to see Evadne and the stranger already awake. He wondered if either of them even rested at all. To call the newcomer odd would be a great understatement. At least the villain and Evadne had looked mostly human in their figures. The creature still held the shape of a man, but his features were so clearly different upon any close examination.

"I'm sorry to have kept you waiting" Erin said as he rose, "Who is this? He asked gesturing towards the strange man wreathed in flame." Erin felt no fear, though that was normal, but he also felt no wariness, which was not. It might be a result of Evadne's presence, as she had a very calming affect on him and she seemed undisturbed by his presence, but it also might have been the creature's aura itself. Aura might not be the right word, but the air felt strong and steady. It was a faint feeling as few feelings ever penetrated the Earth which was calm by its very nature, but the fact that he could sense it at all was no small feat. The feeling he got was one of righteousness and contained no malice. Whatever the case, he did not think this man posed any danger, at least not presently.

Blaze Enderman

Blaze stood and bowed to the man. "I am Blaze Enderman, Bringer of Light," Blaze said, switching back to the common language, "Sorry for not explaining this earlier, but I did not wish to explain it twice. I am a spirit of sorts, but more primeval. As I'm sure you can tell, I am made of almost equal parts darkness and Light, A remnant of my creation. I am called the bringer of Light, because I forge the path for Light to enter, I am on a quest to rid this world of evil, a goal that we seem to share. Am what would your name be, Geomancer?"

Blaze Noted the blind eyes of the man, and how, even awake, his soul was deeply connected to the Earth, making the two almost indistinguishable. In order to gain his powers, he must have given his eyesight, a hefty price.

RogueDM

"My name is Erin Arrafel" Erin replied. A spirit and a star. By comparison he seemed so small an insignificant. While he was sure his powers would be useful, standing next to ancient creatures who would outlive him hundreds if not thousands of times over was daunting. "I am a mortal of this world and I would like to protect it." he said.

Erin hadn't yet thought why he was seeking to protect the world, it was simply an impulse. He had made the decision to follow Evadne as if the correct choice was so obvious it didn't need thought. He wasn't fighting for justice, light, truth, righteousness, or any other lofty ideals. It wasn't the need for survival that drove him. It wasn't his attachment to the world that pushed him to fight. As much as he searched, he really couldn't find a reason. It was more of an instinct. There was a need and he filled it. He had strength so he decided to use it. He decided to stand against the evil he saw just as a mountain chooses to stand against the wind and the rain. It wasn't so much a choice as it was simply how things were meant to be. Perhaps his connection to the world had influenced him more than he had once thought and was currently moving him to act. Whatever the case, the choice is and was clear, he would follow Blaze and Evadne and lend aid however he could.

Ethereal-Star

"Shall we continue on our journey?" Evadne asked with an amiable smile.

The determination within her was just as strong as ever though, but it wasn't due to a sense of righteousness or justice. It was simply the inherent need to see everything flourish and to be a guiding force for life everywhere. That all life no matter what form it took, was beautiful and therefore it needed to be protected. It was just as much an instinct for Evadne as it was for Erin, although perhaps the reasons were a bit different. In any case they were in this together, all three of them. With their combined force, that hopefully should be enough to take down this abomination which threatened the planet. While the Flameling was still hoping for more allies, she was now that much more reassured with the new addition to their small group. She was grateful to both of them, no matter their individual motives.

As they began to move, it was then the Star caught a sense of something coming their way. Something dark and no doubt, vile. It wasn't the abomination itself though, but something far weaker. Perhaps it was a minion of it, one of many. Whatever the creature was, it stayed just out of reach of their line of sight, but Evadne could feel it at the edges of her consciousness, like a shadow trying to worm its way into a pool of light but not risk getting too close either. The dark thing she sensed could just be a spy or scout of some kind, trying to get information on their whereabouts, which made total sense. No doubt Blaze could also detect whatever it was, as maybe Erin could as well.

The Star stopped, just reaching out with her senses as much as she dared. "Something approaches, be on your guard." she warned the other two.

RogueDM

Erin focused and became one with the earth and the air when he heard Evadne's words. While he could easily sense everything in his immediate proximity using his abilities, the lack of sight limited the range of his senses. Things which other creatures could see from great distances he could only see when they were a stone's throw away unless he knew exactly which direction to look in. It was a weakness to be sure, but he had more than enough strength to make up for it.

As he focused his breathing and his heartbeat grew steady and his mind grew silent. He was no longer Erin, he was the wind snaking through the grass, and the ground holding steady beneath it. The air coiled around Erin's body, flowing around him as a gentle breeze, but it did not pass him by. It began to compress itself as it meandered down towards the palms of his hands. It was as if he wore a soft veil of invisible cloth woven out of the air itself. It took time to collect as the breeze swirled around him, but if released in an instant it would make a powerful weapon. Erin held onto the air and waited, though not sure for what.

Lloyd Orodelo

It retreated his consciousness from the area as Evnade sensed him. He was weak in that form. He rose up, defying gravity, shifting from laying on his back to standing up by only shifting the way he existed in this plane of existence. He could hear the master's call, from far above. The Great Elder ones weren't happy about the way things were slowing down since he arrived in Leera'na. "Mare wantsss to pleaze the masterz, jussst give him a chanssse to make thingz right..." he pleaded for atop of his lungs.

Anghenfil had waited for them. They were three now, that despicable star-child, the blind men and someone new. It felt like he knew the presence... Who cared!? He was about the eat them and nothing could stop him.
     He walked out the cavern casually, crushing the bones of the dragon that rest there before. He ate it, it was tastier then humans at least.

"I am alwayz watching you, Ssstar child!! Alwayz!" He yelled in the wind, making his infernal voice echo through the world. As his voice went further and further, the forest grew grimmer. The trees were slowly dying, their leaves falling to the ground. The grass turned gray and the sky instantly got covered by a thick layer of clouds. Lightning struck around the beast as it laughed uncontrollably.

Ethereal-Star

As Erin prepared his magic, funneling it into a weapon so he would not be defenseless in case whatever it was decided to strike, that was when Evadne became aware of two things then.

The first and foremost was the nefarious voice which echoed through her mind like sludge through clear spring water, obviously taunting her from afar. The Star frowned at this, when she also noticed the green of the meadows and valley they were traveling through started to darken as the grass wilted, the flowers curling up and dying. The effects however seemed to reach even further than that, all the way to the nearby woods which bordered two sides of the valley, one of which was the direction they were headed in to get to where they were going. The being of light hoped they would not come upon a dead forest but it seemed that that would be the likely scenario here. And she was also worried about how Erin would react, being as he was deeply a part of the very earth's consciousness and soul.

And if all that weren't bad enough, Evadne became mindful of yet three more presences that were out of sight, weak ones at that, again just leaning on the very edges of her awareness. They seemed to be coming from three separate directions, the north, the south and the east, the latter the direction they were heading towards. However a small reprieve had been given, and that was the first evil presence seemed to have vanished as the Star could no longer detect it anymore. But that was such a tiny, minuscule thing which no doubt became overshadowed by all the negativity that decided to make itself known. It was safe to say the evil being was moving onto the next step of its despicable quest as the sky overhead continued to darken, the beginnings of a storm approaching. They had to hurry.

Utilizing her Star-Song ability, Evadne sang a little to help uplift her two fellow companions and inspire confidence into their very selves. However, while the ethereal song would no doubt have the opposite effect on those they were up against, said vileness was too far out of her range for that to happen just yet. It would only be a matter of time before their group would all need to channel every last bit of strength they had in order to fight and ultimately, save the world from destruction.

Blaze Enderman

Blaze drew his sword in response to Evadne's warning, the Blade igniting with an orange lava glow. He saw Erin focusing his power, the wind twisting around him. Blaze Looked around, taking in the landscape around him. This was a poor place to fight: They had the low ground, with trees all around them. He could barely sense the three darknesses, but the effect it had was obvious: the grass was wilting and the trees dying. Blaze tightened the grip on his sword, the fimiliar grip molding to his hands.

"Things are about to get messy," Blaze said,"We need to try and get to higher ground before the darkness reaches us. I hope you both are ready."

Blaze's voice was dead serious, and taunt as a bowstring. Gone was his usual more warm attitude from before, now he was deadly and fierce, his mind devoted to analyzing the situation at hand, and averting possible tragedies. From what he could tell, the creatures weren't extremely powerful, but were not to underestimated: they were probably armed to the teeth.

There was a dark peddle in his pocket, one that he could focus a spell through, but that would have to wait until the evil was closer. Blaze's flames burned hotter as he focused.

RogueDM

Erin felt the world dying around him. He felt it deep within his soul. As the ground grew coarse and the trees decayed he felt as if he himself were dying. The ocean of calm that anchored him was now polluted. Rage, sorrow, and desperation flooded into his mind. He became to tremble ever so slightly as his hold on the world flickered. The soft cloth of air he had woven around himself began to vibrate as the despair ate at his mind. Wind began to swirl around him as he struggled to maintain control. The ground beneath his feat began to shake as Erin fell to his knees. His usual composed face began to contort and grimace as he muscles tensed. Erin clasped his hands to his head and stifled and groan.

He felt it all. Every branch that withered, every blade of grass dying, every insect shriveling up resounded in his mind. He could hear their voices, their souls as clearly as if they were his own. They pounded against his mind. His soul was being picked clean just like the world around him. The wind whirled around him even stronger and the earth began to tremble more. Never before had he felt this desolation, this destruction. He had felt loss of life before, but never everything at once.

Inside there was a struggle for control. His calm ocean was now a storm and he was struggling to stay afloat. He battled the wind and the waves as he fought to find the calm that usually anchored him to the world, though there was so little of it to be found. He fought to accept the bitter reality of the world though it tore at his mind. See the world...see past it. he thought. Chanting the words he held dear Erin made a push for control. The death in his mind could only rule him if he let it. "See the world for what it is...Accept it. ACCEPT IT!!!" He shouted but the storm threatened to devour him still.

Ethereal-Star

Evadne was very much aware of Erin's struggle for control. After all, how could she not be? As the earth trembled and shook around them and the violent wind continued to storm around her despairing companion, Evadne softly began to sing to the world using Star-Song. She sang to the dying trees, the withered grass, and the shriveled bugs. She sang to the gray skies, the wilted flowers and plants, the very air itself. She sang to it all, pouring as much comfort and solace into her tune as much as she was able, a certain sense of serenity now beginning to envelop the land.

The Star sang her ethereal song of light to both mend and console, the earth starting to respond in kind to the beauty of it all. It penetrated deep into the earth, not necessarily healing it completely, but paving the way for that to happen. The earth hummed in response as it took what solace it was given, soaking up the energies like a dying plant struggling to move its leaves and stems upward to reach the light of the sun.

Ever so slowly, the earth became calm once more and hopefully with it, the Geomancer's conflicts would also cease. The earth was still dying and barren but now it had a certain light and energy infused into it that it didn't have before. Since Erin's connection to the earth around them determined his ability to fight, Evadne took it upon herself to ease the ache the darkness had left in its wake. And she hoped this would be enough. For even as she strove to help, the dark forces were getting closer and closer with each breath, each passing second. They needed to be ready for whatever came next.

Evadne's aura flared more brightly then, as she prepared another ability of hers to counteract the coming evil. Soon they would be here. There wasn't time to get to higher ground, despite Blaze's warning. They would have to make do with what they had. And Evadne prayed it would be enough.

Blaze Enderman

Blaze quickly realized they wouldn't have time to retreat to higher ground, so he whispered a word, and the Blazing blade transformed into a magnificent bow, the same color as the blade before. He pulled back on the sting, and a arrow of fire appeared. Blaze pointed straight up, and released, the projectile soaring out of sight. A few seconds later it burst in a spectral burst of color, and a serpent of flame soared down,coiling around Blaze's neck.

Blaze's familiar, Caleo, was basically a sentry, and will attack any hostile that gets too close. He can only be present in this plain for a limited time though, and Blaze's contract with him forbade him from summoning him more that once a month, which is why Blaze hardly ever summoned him.

Blaze also released his hold on his aura, deciding that it would be most beneficial for them all to have a little vengeance instilled in them. HE wanted to punish those who had harmed this land, and caused his friends so much turmoil. His wrath came to full power, making Caleo and his flame pulsate with power. He wasn't paying attention to it, but the weird light reacted violently with Evadne's light, similarly to how it had previously, but more intensely.

"They will be here in a few more seconds," Blaze said, readying another arrow. "We will reap justice on those who have done this to this land. We will make them pay!"

Blaze had a spell woven into his voice, designed to inspire confidence in those around him. Absently, he realized that he was using a lot of power, but put that out of his mind: what was more important was their survival.

RogueDM

Why does a storm rage? Why does the wind blow? Why does water flow? What causes a mountain to stand firm? Simply because that is the way the world is. The wind doesn't choose it's direction, nor does it get frustrated when it's path is interrupted. A mountain isn't afraid of crumbling and a stream doesn't worry about where it will go. The Earth does as it wills how it wills without feeling. To be one with the Earth and the Air is to share in that directive. The water accepts the obstacle and moves. The mountain accepts it's fate and crumbles. The air accepts it's fate and changes course. There is no room for fear, doubt, or question, only calm and action.

Erin knew this, he knew in order to control he had to first let go. He had to lose his fear, his despair, his confidence, his joy. He had to let go of sorrow, rage, greed, and justice. Everything must be another word lost in the air. He would fight because it must be so. He would guide the elements, because that is what must be. However, he was still young and inexperienced and the emotions that poured forth from the world threatened to uproot him as a storm would a tree with shallow roots. He knew he had to let go, but the despair clung to him. Yet, through all the noise, he could hear Evadne's voice.

The emotions that were a hurricane quieted until they were simply a light storm. The waves that threatened to swallow him calmed. The feelings were not gone, but they were once again manageable. Erin gasped for air and slowly began to steady his breathing as the air swirling around him began to calm, and the Earth grew quiet. As his breathing steadied he worked to relax the muscles he had been tightening reflexively and started to let his soul mingle fully with the world once more. The sorrow bit at him like an icy wind but numb to the pain he moved forward. The cold of the world threatened to sap his strength but still he moved on. The world moaned, cried out, and threatened to pull him under, but this time he held firm. The calm that was torn from him he had found once more.

Erin stood up slowly and gracefully as if nothing had happen, his face was blank and expressionless revealing neither fear, hate, or guilt, but looking closely you could see one emotion hiding in the back of his mind. He felt rage. All the sorrow, despair, hurt, and torment had boiled down to a pit of anger that seethed in the back of his mind. While it didn't have any root in his actions as of yet, it spoke to him making him want vengeance upon the enemy that would tear the world apart like this.

Quietly he moved towards the nearest tree and reached out feeling the wilted branches, the shriveled leaves, and flaking bark. "I'm sorry, but I will not let your death be in vain" he whispered as he slid his hand down the bark of the tree. Air rushed forth underneath his palm igniting a streak of fire down the bark of the. Erin immediately became one with the flame and he lept from branch to branch of the tree and began to consume it while it the same time he was the flow of water inside the tree which he began to extract from the trunk. The tree was consumed by the fire with an unnatural speed as he guided it carefully. No heat was wasted or lost to the air as it would be without his guidance. The fire left the charcoal remains of the tree and wreathed itself around Erin. He wore the fire condensed and brilliant as a cloak. It did not emit any heat as he did not allow it to, just as the air compressed around his body did not emit any wind or pressure. He was the flame that would consume the land and purify it. He was the wind that would scatter the ashes. He was the earth that would absorb the ashes and become fertile once more. Those that stood in his path had to be prepared to fight with the land itself.

Ethereal-Star

Erin had found his inner calm once more, Evadne knew this to be true. While Erin did his best to control his breathing, adorning himself with a cloak of fire as his weapon, Blaze summoned a fiery serpent to this world and let his aura come alive with an increased sense of justice, as he too prepared for the oncoming battle. Evadne's own powerful aura grew brighter and brighter with immense heat as she channeled the might of the stars within her being.

While Blaze's aura and spell did have an effect on Evadne, it instead took the form of determination and hope, of a certainty that light would win out over all darkness. Vengeance was not an emotion that a star really felt, but determination was a different story altogether. Regardless of what form it took, the Flameling's willpower shone brighter than ever before, her eyes reflecting both fire and light, as well as certainty and calm.

And then the enemy arrived. They came from three different directions, all heavily armed and armored with weapons forged of black steel, sharp and deadly, burning with unholy fire and choking shadows. One of the enemies wielded a scythe dripping with acid, a strange combination of a green and magenta color. It was most obviously of demonic make, no doubt.

One opened its dark maw and let spew forth a noxious cloud of vaporous gas which quickly surrounded the trio, making the air around it hard to breathe as well as limiting vision. Evadne did not really suffer the effects of the toxic air much, but it did make for difficulty seeing. She could simply burn away the gas with her abilities, but did not wish to expend too much power too quickly though. Besides the fact she needed more clearance so as not to hit her allies accidentally. While Blaze may not be affected by such, Erin would, being human.

Each of the three enemies went to attack each one of their little group, the one with the scythe going after Blaze and the one with a sword of demonic fire went after Erin. The one with a sword of black shadows chose Evadne as its target.

Focusing her power, Evadne let bolts of fiery light project themselves out of each eye, coming together before it hit the enemy into a single line of force. It struck the one heading towards her, and the creature screeched in agony as the single bolt hit it in full. While it was gravely wounded it was not dead, and even as she prepared herself to face whatever came next, the minor demon cast a spell on itself to temporarily deflect any more attacks its way, but it would only last a few short minutes.

Evadne took this time to weave her Star-Song around the area, simultaneously inspiring confidence on their side while terror would befall their foes. It worked on the one targeting Erin, it running away in fear just before it reached her comrade. The others however stood firm in their stance and continued their forward momentum.

Blaze Enderman

Blaze made a split-second decision, and ordered Caleo to help Erin, and follow any instruction that he gives. Blaze hoped that Erin may be able to feed his cloak of Flames with Caleo's power. Evadne's eerie song drifted through the air, causing the attackers to flinch, and one to flee. Blaze narrowed his eyes and loosed another arrow, the fiery shaft streaking through the air, and planting itself right at the base of the creatures neck. There is only one thing that Blaze hates as much as evil, and that's cowards.

Then, he pointed at the ground in front of the attackers, and whispered several ancient words, a spell to melt the earth. He couldn't melt the ground under them due to an infuriating curse they had woven, but he melted a huge swath ahead of them, making it so they would have to go around it. Blaze Could see the dark glittering shell the demon had cast around himself and curse quietly in Dwarfish. He would be able to cut through it with Blazing Blade, but that would be the last amount of power he had.  He muttered another word, and the fiery bow shifted back into Blazing Blade.

Finally, he made a decision.

With a blink of emerald light, Blaze teleported behind the shielded demon, and sliced the glimmering shell, splintering into into many shards. He wasn't expecting the demon to turn as quickly as it did, and its blade pierced his shoulder. Blaze grabbed the blade, and blinked again, back next to Evadne. Green, boiling blood leaked out of his wound, splattering the ground and smoking. But the demonic blade was still in his hand.

"I'm done for a while, or at least until i can absorb enough power to cast spells again. But one of them no longer has its weapon, " Blaze said, careful not to let the strain leaking into the voice. This wound was not, by far, the worst he had endured, but it still hurt. " I will provide ranged support, but i can no longer cast spell."

Blaze's power was nearly infinite, but if he used it as quickly as he had now, it leaves him fatigued. He could, if needed, use even more power, but then he risked letting his true natures out, and that would destroy them all. Blaze hoped that Erin could find a way to circumnavigate the poison filling the air; it would be very toxic to humans.

RogueDM

Erin had lost all sense of self by now. He was the fire, the earth, and the air. He did not make decisions, things merely happened as they were meant to. In this state his senses were far sharper than most other creatures, though he was sometimes difficult to reason with. He could feel the air being poisoned by one of the demons. He could feel it's corruption eating at his body, yet using his powers he filtered clean air into his lungs. While the plague did not manage to mar Erin's body, it did divide his concentration slightly. The real problem was his vision. He used the air to see and as it was polluted his vision blurred.

Erin raised his arms out to his sides slightly, palms up and briefly released his hold on his woven cloth of air. A burst of violent wind was released in all directions taking with it the noxious fumes in the area. About half of the air he had compressed was consumed in process. While unfortunate, it was far better than being unable to see his opponents clearly.

These demons, or whatever they were had made one grave mistake, they had allowed Erin time to prepare his defenses and they would pay sorely for that. In an instant Erin sized up his opponents. One was gravely injured by Evadne, one had a serious injury dealt by blaze, and the other had his defenses torn down by Blaze as well. Erin charged towards the demon that had lost it's shield with inhuman speed. The air parted ways to allow him to move swiftly and the earth itself pushed him forward upon every step.

The demon steadied itself upon noticing Erin's advance. He raised his sword ready to strike the moment Erin was in range. As Erin closed in the earth shifted underneath the demons feet and an invisible force of air pushed him backwards while another forced locked his legs for an instant. Few realize before it's too late that when facing a geomancer they are always flanked and vulnerable. The demon tumbled backward as Erin lunged forward. Bringing both palms forward Erin put his wrists together and thrust downwards at the demons chest. An explosion of wind and fire roared downward while at the same time the earth beneath him lept upwards forming spikes. The wind and fire ripped apart at the creatures torso as it was impaled upon the earth below. It's death was so swift that it barely had time to release a tortured scream.

As Evadne's attack had made clear, these creatures were very resilient so Erin made sure to go all out from the start. Wasting no time Erin charged towards the other demon Blaze had left injured. Blaze's flaming serpent had caught up to Erin by this time and while there wasn't any direct communication he got the feeling it was there to offer aid. As Erin approached the second demon it had finally regained it's senses from Evadne's attack. Erin knew he couldn't surprise it the way he did the other demon, but he was exceptional when it came to close quarters combat. The closer he was to something the more keen his perceptions were. He could feel every muscle, every subtle movement the demon made. As the scythe came down for it's attack Erin pushed lightly with air to redirect it's motion and duck under the swing. Feeding off the flame's off the flames of Blaze's familiar Erin took both hands and slid them across the the demons chest releasing the remainder of his air and igniting the demon's body while pouring the flames from his cloak and the serpent onto the creature.

Erin quickly backed off while focusing on the fire. He fed the fire air while guiding and containing it around the beast. The blaze ate at the demon's fleshed with incredibly speed as the creature howled and ran, desperately trying to break free of the flames. As it realized that it's fate was sealed it charged Erin but it's muscles were already burnt to a crisp and the creature fell clawing at the ground towards Erin before finally succumbing to death.

Ethereal-Star

That left one more demon to kill. Moving swiftly over the lava-covered ground, as Evadne could not be hurt by such therefore she had a direct path to the last enemy standing. It seemed to lose some of its courage as it saw its comrades fall around it, but no less continued to fight.

Letting out another cloud of toxic gas, the demon made to attack Evadne then with its weapon. As she was far enough away from Erin to avoid accidentally hurting him, Evadne unleashed a wave of starlight around her being, the powerful flames and bright celestial light instantly reducing the creature to nothing but burning cinders which quickly died out, the demon's weapon clattering to the ground with its fall before it too disintegrated into nothing. The gas had also dispersed, burnt away by the sheer amount of power Evadne had used, making the air clear and clean once more.

Now that all the foes were no more, Evadne stopped then and turned back to her companions. "That was only the first wave, and by no means the most powerful we will come up against. These ones were rather weak, but I fear this will only get more difficult as time passes. I suggest we all get what rest we are able to before we continue on."

While the Flameling had not used all of her power during the battle, she had used a good amount of it, so activating Star-Prayer was a necessary thing to do before they moved onward with their journey. She had a feeling these enemies they had just fought were only a ploy to simply test their combined might before the real danger would finally arrive. And no doubt it would eventually. And it of course would be only a distraction to stop them from interrupting the devastating ritual that would completely tear the world asunder. Evadne had seen this happen from space, she knew what it was the darkness was trying to do. This time though, it would not win.

The Star told her companions all this, so they were all on the same page here. "While this ritual will take place in many locations, our goal is to stop the main power source that fuels it all, feeding all the others the dark energies that will course through the lands. We may need to split up at some point, one or two of us to deal with the diversion, while the rest of us will have to find a way to stop this ritual from commencing. Otherwise all will be lost."

Evadne sighed, but was still very much determined to do everything in her power to help. "While it is unwise to separate us from one another, it may very well come to that. I just pray that we will prevail and that this madness is stopped. If we cannot destroy the darkness directly, we can at least banish it back to the void from which it came."

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