[Rosekitten]

He didn't really enjoy being reminded of his age. He knew he was young for his kind, but hell there were hardly any of his kind left. Even on this base there was maybe a handful of drows? At most maybe 12 and that was if they didn't just get killed by the ambush. After being silence he decide it was better just to shut up and let them do whatever they were going to do. He didn't want to stand around and watch this though.

As Thalion started to walk off Neimi flinched a little. "You said two hours it's only been-" He cut her off as he kept walking. "I can tell time Neimi" Was his last response to her before walking out of the tent. She sighed heavily before stepping back a little looking at what the girl Hana was doing. She was in aw that she would get the chance to watch a magic user do healing.

After a few moments she spoke up a little. "Sorry about Thalion.. " She looked down a moment before speaking again. "Do either of you need anything, I can't do anything to really help but I can try.." She didn't want to be in the way but she hated feeling useless at the same time.

[Pinkie]

Riku stood to the side of the bed that Hana had regected. When the women once again spoke his lifeless eyes laid upon her combined with a smile "I do not mind anything" He said "That man has great love for our master" He said slightly before turning his eyes down to Mizuki. As soon as they did though his face went from happy to stern in a matter of moments "His crystals energy is almsot depleated" He said softly and Hana gave a nod of her head.

"His wounds are deep in body and mind" She said in a little pained whisper as she placed two fingers in the middle of his pain chest. As Hana closed her eyes a white light tipped her fingers as she moved them down Mizukis chest the color of the glow changed from clear to a dark crimson and Hana jerked her arm away as if burned. Opening her eyes she looked up to Riku and he nodded before kissing his fingers and touching the sweat licked forehead of Mizuki.

Rikus head lifted as he heard the pained question come from a frighted female before him "What...whats wrong?" Neimi asked looking between the two. Hana was the first to speak "The master is assending" She said before standing with a bowed head. "Assending?" Neimi asked before turning her head to look at Riku "What dose she mean Assending?" Rikus head never lifted "Master Mizuki is..." He paused a moment "Dying" He finished lightly before raising his head "The masters crystal...' He said indicating to the grey rock "...Hes gone..."

[Rosekitten]

Neimi dropped into a chair that was close to where she standing a moment ago. She wished she never asked now. She stood after a moment and saw Raden enter the tent again as she walked over to him. "Get Thal.. " Raden nodded putting a hand on her shoulder. "I heard, just calm down.. ok?" She nodded a little before going back to the chair and sitting in it. This was it, she feared this would happen. She only sent Raden because if she sent a simple messenger she feared that Thal would over react to the news.

Raden quickly left the tent to go deal with Thalion, he knew what to expect and it was hardly going to end well. When he found him he stood where he was before speaking. "Thalion... " Thal looked over to Raden as he stood there a moment. "It's Mizuki." Thalion didn't need him to say anything further as he walked past Raden, though Raden followed him anyway.

After they got back to the tent Neimi stood and half tackled Thalion when she say him and Raden. Thats all the proof he needed, not that he thought Raden was lying but still. "Neimi.." He looked down at her a moment before before he got her to let go. "Raden make sure she gets some rest." He seemed rather calm at the present time, though Neimi knew better then that as she sat back into a chair again.

Raden started to go after Thalion when he walked out without a word. "I wouldn't.." She warned him." Raden looked at her a moment questioning her. "But.." Neimi shook her at him. "He'll be back.. eventually" She looked down a moment, most people didn't know about how bad a drows temper could get, she was rather impressed he had held it together this long really.

[Pinkie]

Riku said nothing until he heard the movement of feet "Remember...to live you must first die" He said. It was a riddle with in a riddle and Riku knew Thalion needed to hear it even if the young master didnt understand. "You young female' He said indicating to Neimi "You are going to let him go?" He asked simply and got a pained 'There is nothing I can do" In return.

It was true there was nothing anyone could do. Riku could see the aura of Thalion drop as soon as he entered the room. Riku sighed and sat down in the chair beside Mizukis bed. Hana bowed at the end of the bed. This is where she began a light chant that sounded like a prayer.

The minutes drew on. Those minutes turned to hours before Riku lifted his head one more but only to the fact that Hana's words had stopped "Master Riku..." She began and he silenced her by raising his hand. He then reached out and touched the crystal that laid on Mizukis chest.

His face became serious for a moment before it relaxed and he gave a smile "Welcome back...' He said softly before withdrawing his hand and placing it once again within his lap "My dear...be so kind as to fetch me that young women" He said to Hana and she said nothing as she stood and left the tent.

When she returned Neimi stood behind her looking tired and woren out. Her expression was a lost one and Riku frowned a little "My dear...everything happens for a reason" He said and got a pained huff from Neimi "Why am I needed?" She asked before bowing her head "Hes dead..." Riku then cut her off before she could continue her words "Is he now...' He said. At this her head snapped out "You yourself said that..." "I said to live you must die first' He said motioning to the bed. There the light rise and fall of a pale chest was seen. Mizuki was alive.

[Rosekitten]

She nodded after she spoke up timidly. "He's a drow.. how do you even suggest going about stopping him?" She looked up at Raden and then towards the mage who asked if she was going to let him go, she was a mere human all of this was things she wasn't use to. She'd never have to deal with any of this if her family was still alive but ... this was her family.

She had left the tent to get some air, maybe she could stop Thalion but he was already gone. Lord even knew where he had went off to. She gave up about the time she was fetched to be brought back to the tent to speak with the other mage again. Of course she was confused, it wasn't like she was use to magic there was hardly any left in this section of the world.

She watched his hand as he motioned towards the bed as she looked at Mizuki and then back to Riku. "But.. she's.... what about Thal!" She squeaked out. "He's going to end up killing himself and he's not I don't think that whatever happened here would happen with him. She shook her head still trying to grasp all of this. "He was already wounded if he goes off and fights he's going to make it worse."

By the time Neimi was even told Mizuki was alive Thalion had managed to catch up to the retreating army. This probably looked like foolishness as one being of the Western side stood against the remains of the Eastern army. Even in their battered state there was more then enough troops to kill one. As he dismounted the horse and started walking towards the camp that they had set up. Though his eyes didn't really show he was alive at the present time himself as they seemed to change from their normal yellow color to a blood red.

The first being that crossed his path was met with a single blade through his middle as he kept walking not faltering a second as the blow was dealt. This soon sparked the rest of the units here to pick up arms and to take to trying to kill this apparently crazed drow. It only took a few swings before it was apparent that he wouldn't stop for any of his current or soon to come wounds.

A few had already forced themselves back open as he destroyed anyone who stood before him. This soon turned into a mix of melee combat as well as blaze as fires started erupting from corpses and anything else that was possible to catch aflame. Over the course of a few hours the camp was destroyed and not a sole was left breathing in this destructive wake.

Even as he walked around his rage was only just starting to settle, though his body was more then weary as he breathed out heavily before falling to one knee. Even without Mizuki's help he had used his powers on the level of a master, though this was rather reckless and hardly controlled in the manner he had used them. What did he care the main person he cared about was gone as far as he knew and he still had the rest of the Eastern forces to deal with.

[Pinkie]

Riku stood there for a moment after he talked with some of his mages "Find him...give him the message and bring him home" Riku said to the three that were standing before him. With a nod of each head they left and headed out of the camp. It was not long before the reached the flaming part of the forest. One of the mages looked about until he noticed the crouched figure of a drow "Sir over there" He said and before any of them could move Thalion was on his head heading towards them with his blade drawen.

"Sir Thalion" One of the men said "You need to calm down sir" He said and got no reaction as the rage drunken drow continued towards them. "Sir..." then the sound of mettle hitting rock was herd as the attack was blocked by a staff "SIR HES ALIVE" one of the mages screamed towards him drawing up her own staff for the just in case. Though the movements of Thalions almost faultered at that. "The masters plan is a great one...trust him and he will lead you through the darkness" One of the mages said to Thalion in attempts to get to him.

The one mage forced the blade off of his staff and dropped his arms leaving him unprotected. "Its true sir...we came in search of you" He said "Master Mizuki is alive and asks for you..." He said slightly and before he could speak again he watched As Thalion ran and mounted the horse to disappear into the trees.

[Rosekitten]

He didn't care who was standing here alive he couldn't tell friend from foe. Neimi had seem him like this once before and thats why she had warned Raden to not go after him. The mages were probably lucky he was even in such a state. Normally he wasn't as sloppy with his strikes even against a mage. It took a moment for the words to even get to him.

He never said a word as he was still getting over the shock of everything. What the hell was going on, first they say he's dead then... his ears dropped a little remembering something the mage had said. He was quickly reminded why he hated the elders of his clan now. He still went off to get back to the camp, if anything to give the damn head mage of this group a section of his mind.

After a few hours and getting back to the camp Neimi jumped a little when Thalion walked into the tent quickly being followed by Raden. He stopped when he got to were Neimi was as he looked at her. "I'm not sure if he's still mad or not." He said tilting his head a little before flinching as Thalion spoke up to the mage suddenly.

"Why the hell are all of you mages the same! Can't you just speak fucking common for once in your lives instead of some damned riddle." Ok sure with his current state be couldn't take any of the mages on but he still wasn't about to let that stop him from laying this one out. He probably had gotten a laugh out of this whole ordeal.

Raden looked at Neimi before she spoke under her breath. "If he keeps pushing himself we'll have someone else passed out.." she sighed heavily, he was damned lucky he was a drow most races couldn't hold against pain let alone the blood loss. Let he was just as lively as ever..

[Pinkie]

Riku stood there and watched as Thalion entered the room "To tell one straight is also to lie" He said to him with a little tilt of his head. This he knew would anger the male before him even more so his next steps could not faulter. Moving fast he darted forward and touched Thalions chest with light blue glowing fingers. This touch then moved to the side of his neck before it touched his forhead. Riku smiled as Thalions protest died and the male fell backwards into the waiting arms of two mages. When Neimi began to speak he spoke over her "He would not rest other wise his mind was to troubled" He said witha shrug.

That is when they proceeded to go about setting up another bed "Make sure it is right beside Master Mizuki" Riku said motioning to mages doing all the work and he smiled as Neimi and Raden stepped back "Sorry..." Riku said "But it was for his own good" He said before Thalion was placed on the bed beside Mizukis. "And before you ask...the only thing he needs...is to see him when he awakes" He said indicating to the both of them.

Mizuki laid there in the darkness. It was all he saw but something kept telling him to turn around to fallow the light that was now before him. That is what he did. Fallowing the light he soon opened his eyes slowly. That is when half lidded lavender orbs fell upon Thalion laying on the bed beside him.

[Rosekitten]

She blinked a few times as he spoke and explained it. It was true enough. "can Mizuki do that? No wonder Thalion listens to him..." She tilted her head a little before looking at Raden. The poor guy looked a little faint, in just a few simple movements they just forced Thalion to fall out like that. He wasn't sure what scared him more here, the mages or that Mizuki was back from the dead. Both of them seemed to flinch as Ruki spoke to them. "heh.. it's true.. he can be hardheaded at times." She smiled weakly before looking at Raden who still seemed pale.

Neimi walked forward a little when Mizuki seemed to come to a little. She was about to ask how long Thalion would be out though that was never asked as Thalion groaned a little before swearing a little in his own tongue. She sighed slightly, he never changed. Then again most of the drows she had met were this way, stubborn rash .. some where worse. Raden still never moved he was kinda worried to breath these mages scared him. Thalion he could deal with and Mizuki he could deal with but .. these guys were different.

He started to sit up a little about to give that damned mage thrashing if he had the energy to do so but he stopped noticing Mizuki was looking at him. He couldn't even say anything as he noticed this though he did cringe a little as Neimi glared at him before quickly jabbing his side. "if your not going to say anything I will. Damn it your a idiot! I took all that time stitching that and you managed to rip it open?" She huffed a little before crossing her arms. "You deserve any pain your in." She only had her outburst to prevent herself from crying. she had a trying day to say the least, her fears of losing both of them nearly came to pass.

[Pinkie]

Mizuki watched at Neimi reacted just as she always did. Mizuki wanted to laugh but he wanted what energy he had for Thalion. Riku knowing this smiled before walking over "Either way you all need rest" He said ushering Raden and Neimi out of the tent. Though he stoped right at the door before slightly turning "Welcome back Master Mizuki" He said before leaving the two of them alone.

Mizuki didnt move his his eyes from Thalion. That was the only thing that he wanted to see so that was the only thing that he was going to see "T-Thal..." his voice was horse and his lips were cracked but Mizuki knew that Thalion needed to hear even just his name. The others worst fears came into play that day. Mizuki did die but now he was back and thats all that mattered.

[Rosekitten]

He didn't want to rest but he knew Neimi and the damned mage was right. He was lucky his ass was even alive considering what he had pulled off. Even when everything seemed to grow quiet he wasn't sure he wanted to glance at Mizuki. Once the other came to a bit more he was sure he was going to be chewed out. Mizuki was hardly one to let details slip by unnoticed.

Though he seemed to draw his attention once Mizuki said part of his name. He felt almost foolish having run off like that. He cursed being his age, it wasn't his fault he was so rash, he'd probably never grow out of it though. He looked at the other without saying a word for a few moments, what was he suppose to say.

Forcing himself to move he leaned over to Mizuki seeing as the beds were close enough as he kissed the other suddenly. To damn with anyone who saw it, not that anyone was really in this section of the tent. "Don't do that again..." he whispered, he meant any of it the running off without any help the dying on him. He didn't care if it didn't last still it had hurt more then anything else he had dealt with in his life.

[Pinkie]

Mizuki felt the kiss and smiled a little "Take....Your o-own...advice" He said as the other male pulled away from him. Mizuki looked to Thalion with fully opened eyes. It was everything he had in his power but he was going to do it. With how close the beds were at least he had no fear of falling.

Grunting in pain and stress he moved over. It took everything he had to curl up next to Thalion with his head below the others chin. "D-dont...leave" He said as he began to hear the protests of Thalion on how he shouldnt of moved and he was stupid.

[Rosekitten]

"Never.. only one of us is allowed to be reckless." He smiled weakly, he wasn't being serious but still. He went to breath out again as he winced before putting a hand on his chest. 'damn it..' he hissed under his breath, he didn't need to tell Mizuki he nearly killed his own life force by using the powers he had.

When Mizuki moved to curl up next to Thalion of course he protested and tried to say he needed the rest.. but truth of it was this would be one of the few ways Thalion wouldn't go anywhere himself. He finally sighed before settling back down and wrapping his arms around Mizuki before speaking. "I'm not going anywhere.. not if i have a say in it.."

[Pinkie]

Mizuki smiled and closed his eyes managing to say one last word before he fell asleep again "...good..." And with that he was out. The warmth of the others body relaxed him completely to the point that he didnt notice Riku enter once more, he was already out.

Riku smiled, he maybe blind but the combined auras of the two was bright "He will heal and will be able to sit tomorrow" He said 'But he can not walk for the next thee days no matter what" Riku said with a smile "As for you...you are to not leave that bed for the next day" Before Thalion could protest he cut him off "Gaurds are stationed around the camp, resorces are being gathered and building are almost fixed" He said slightly 'Just rest...thats the only worrie you should have" With that he turned and left.

[Rosekitten]

After everything settled down Raden finally got Neimi to rest. Both of them were going to be fine he kept telling her, besides they were both damn stubborn so death wasn't a option. She smiled weakly before going back home to rest, she looked like she needed it. Raden would follow her in a few hours after he finished helping with some of the rubble around the place.

Thalion was too focused on Mizuki who was resting to even notice that Riku had entered again. Though when the mage spoke he flinched a little, he hardly liked not being aware of his surroundings. Though he kept his mouth shut this time, not like fighting with him would do any good. Also going against his will seemed fruitless as well if he was just going to knock him out again. This sucked he really would be stuck here.

He sighed a little listening to Riku go over everything that was taken care of. Once he was done and said he needed to just focus on rest he nodded weakly, it was hard to believe he was being submissive about this. Then again he had no choice in the matter. He waited a moment listening to the others footsteps before speaking. "Riku was it?.. Thank you." That was something on it's own, it went against everything Thalion was to thank anyone or even be half way civil.

[Pinkie]

Riku nodded his head back to Thalion before he left. He would leave the two to do the healing between just them. Besides he had other things to take care of.

It was half a day more before Mizuki groaned and opened his eyes. He was shocked a little to see that Thalion was still holding him just the way he had when he fell asleep. His throat was parched and he needed something to drink. Turning his head a little he saw the cup of water on the table and he sighed. There was no way in hell that he was getting that cup.