[Pinkie]

Mizuki after he left Thalions room ran to the last place he knew people would look for him. The giant study cross with a library. Heading inside he was going to take some books and begin his study again. Though when the books were collected and he was sitting in a place on the floor his emotions finaly took over and he broke down into tears.

Mizuki knew that Thalion had no knowledge of the baby growing but at thte same time Mizuki thought it was something you would see after awhile. Though with that thought came Neimi who sat down beside him explaining his own thoughts that were in his head. Mizukis tears fell silently as he listened to her.

"I know Neimi..." He said in an almost defeated tone "I know hes tired and on the brink of giving up..." Mizuki said in a pained voice hiding his head "We all are" Mizuki said raising a hand and rubbing at his eyes in a tired manner. "Yet we cant give up...we all have to continue if we ever want to leave here alive" He said slightly.

This is where Mizuki all but broke down and he explained to Neimi the new plan he had rising in his head. It was going to be tricky but it was something he had been thinking about or contiplating for a long while now and with Thalion being as tired as Neimi sad then he had no other choice but to do this.

"When I am forced to fight I can feel her..." Mizuki told Neimi "Poking around in my head looking for the spell she pleases" He said with a disgusted tone "Next time I am going to use that window how ever breif and enter hers" He said with a serious tone "It will take only a moment but what I am looking for maybe harder to find then most think" Mizuki said

"I am going to look on how to remove this damn thing" Mizuki said touching the collar around his neck with a sad look 'But...if she finds out or tells I have been in there..." He said hanging his head "I would be forfitting my life" He said lightly to her.

Mizuki found it a little weird that Neimi was the person he seemed to pour his heart out to but it was something that needed to be said and the more it rested in the back of his mind the more he wanted to scream it to the world. This was better then that.

Just as he was about to continue telling Neimi his whole plan, that he was planning on finding a way of removing the collar and also sealing the women himself the double doors to the study opened and his name was called from them causing him to look up at the guard halloring his name 'Im comming" He said before he stood.

Looking down to Neimi he gave her a little smile "Moment of truth yes" He said softly to her and watched as her eyes opened a little. "Hurry up M'lady dosent like to wait" The guard said and Mizuki nodded his head "Tell Thalion what I told you...with the side note of if I fail...My love was always his" Mizuki said in a broken matter before turning and leaving fallowing the guard with no word behind them just the sound of the doors shutting.

[Rosekitten]

Neimi just sat there after the other left. How was she suppose to tell Thal that? He had been here fighting longer then any of them. Maybe he never planned to leave here in the first place and they had gotten in the way. 'Mizuki..' she thought in her mind before standing and walking slowly towards the doors to see if she could find Thalion again. She had so much on her mind, yet she couldn't share it with anyone but Raden and he seemed to be kept busy.

Inspecting the room she noticed that the hard headed one was not there. Not that she thought he would be. Even being tired to the point of falling over he was damned stubborn in not wasting the day. Where could he.. maybe the grounds? She had no idea where he would go if he wanted time alone or wanted to think. Normally he would just vanish and come back but that didn't help when she needed to tell him this.

Spending the better half of the day she finally found him down in the holding cells. Though what she saw she wasn't expecting. Mizuki had mentioned what he had been failing ant doing all this time and he just pulled off the same little said failed stunt without a second thought on it. If he could do it why was he hiding it?!

Neimi was a bit confused and upset at the same time as she walked over to him before crossing her arms. "Mizuki thinks you don't try and here you are able to pull off exactly what he thinks your incapable of doing?! WHY? He's risking everything to try and get us free of here and your hid-" She was cut off as Thal put a hand on her head to make her shut up. "Each time she finds out I can do something it's forced into the fights... it makes things harder on Mizuki if he knows that I can do this stuff.. also it still takes a bit out of me to even use it. Hardly of any use for what he wants."

She blinked a little before shaking her head. "Mizuki's going to try to get the collar off, by going into her mind." Thal looked at her almost before she finished her words. "He can't... Neimi where is he now?" She fell back a little holding her arms close to her. "He was just summoned... but he didn't want you to think about if he failed! so stop it!" She cried out before Thal slammed a fist against a wall.

"Stop thinking about it? She'll kill him. I don't have to be told that I know how things work around here when you step out of line." He sighed heavily knowing if he went there and busted in she'd have more then enough proof that there was something going on. At the moment she was guessing if there was or not.

[Pinkie]

Mizuki stood there before the witch with a scowl on his face and his arms crossed "How exactly is this my fault?" He asked her as she began on a rant that Thalion didnt seem to be learning anything. "Its not my fault if that thick headed man dosent know or want to know how to complete something simple like a creation spell" Mizuki said with a huff and a tsk as he turned his head to the side.

"Besides that...It seems as though his will is almost gone" He said in a bit of a far off voice that had a hint of brokenness to it. Though his head was turned the moment she began to speak again. Saying he had to continue the teachings even if he had to force the male to learn it. "How exactly should I do that?" He asked with a snarly voice and all he got was a smile.

The next words from her mouth made him freeze a little "You have a vast range of spells...make him do it" She said evily "Or should I find the spell for you" This is was it! The moment Mizuki needed. It was now or never he just hopped to what ever gods were watching that he got what he needed with no issue.

The moment he felt her mind touch his Mizuki reached forth and did the same. It was simple but yet hard at the same time looking for something, an answer to a riddle that was hidden in anothers mind. Though he wouldnt give up. Searching searching he was almost there he knew it but the words that came forth from her made him stop dead in his tracks "Having fun searching for something?" She said as she touched her head.

Mizuki gulped and continued knowing that he was already doomed what would a little more of probing do? Then his eyes grew wide...thats it! "Gaurds..." Mizuki gulped 'no!' He thought 'Just a little longer!' "Take him to the cell...beat him first" Mizukis eyes widened. Not at the fact he was going to be beaten but the fact he was able to get everything he needed before his vision blurred and he fell to the ground from a blow to the back of the head.

[Rosekitten]

Neimi and Thalion were both walking along the hall a while after they had talked over a few things but they were stopped by Raden who was panting a bit. "They.. she." "Breath damn it, whats wrong?" Thal snapped at him a little before Raden nodded weakly and tried to regain himself. "Mizuki, there are some guards dragging him to the holding cells.. But He.. I'm not sure if he's even breathing he was covered in blood." Raden's ears dropped a little seeing Thal's expression change.

"You two go somewhere, If he's dead by the goddess I swear ..." He bit his tongue to prevent anyone else from over hearing what his plans were. With that being said he walked away from the two as he headed towards the cells that Raden mentioned. He'd deal with the guards that were probably there, though his rank alone could deal with them. He was rather not in a mood to spout out rank at the moment.

Upon getting to the holding area there were two guards, both armed and then in the cell behind them was Mizuki on the floor curled up. Covered in blood was almost a understatement. He did look dead, but to damn with it if he was he wasn't going to be left here and it he wasn't he still wasn't going to be left here. He knew what he had done to get this reaction but that didn't mean anything.

The guards seemed to step forward and one spoke saying no one was allowed near the prisoner. "Tsk ask me when I care." He hissed before moving a hand out stopping one of the weapons from getting close enough to do a strike as the metal seemed to melt instantly upon contact. "Now two choices, you two flee like damned little cowards or you stay and I'll be sure that your last moments of life is the most painful thing you will ever encounter.

The guards seemed to back down a little before storming off, though not before handing the key over. At this point Thal hardly cared if the witch heard about any powers or heard about this. He was in the mood to take her ass on if she crossed that line. Mizuki was right when he spoke earlier, he had a reason to keep fighting ... it was all of them and mainly Mizuki, he couldn't lose Mizuki. Not here not to her.

Once he opened the cell and walked towards Mizuki he moved to sit near where the other was before he shook his head. "Please don't be dead..." He moved Mizuki a little to pull him to rest against him though he didn't detect any movement at all. This worried him, sure Mizuki had been in bad situations but this.. the witch could have made him brain dead for all he knew.

[Pinkie]

Mizuki had awoken moments after the club to the back of his head. He now was still in the same room though the queen was no where to be seen "Finaly you awake mage" Some one said to the side and Mizuki groaned as he was forced to a sitting placement looking at the two guards that were before him.

"The queen said we are supposed to take care of you" one of the males said just as the other threaded fingers in his messy braid before yanking his head roughly back causing Mizuki to growl "She said not to kill you...what fun is that though?" The guard said "But...I dont want to end up like you so we are going to do as we are told to"

"Have at it then...' Mizuki growled out. Mizuki was well aware of what could happen when he invaded the queens mind and he accepted that fact. He was glad though he was awake for the start...at least then he could guard something himself.

"You hear that...he wants it" The gaurd standing behind the other male spoke "So...lets give him want he wants" The male said roughly letting go of his hair and all but throwing him to the ground. Instantly Mizuki curled into a ball. His knees brought up around him as his arms crossed over his stomach.

Thats when it came, the first blow. A foot to face jarged his head back and Mizuki gasped. Whiping his head forward it took everything it had in him to remain in the ball he placed himself in. By the time the two males had finished he was on the verge of passing out.

Slashes, cuts, bruises and lasherations littered his body from head to foot. Every patch of his skin was a different color from either the blood spewing from different gashes or bruises in the shapes of firsts and feet. Everything was different except his chest and stomach still tucked away hidden behind knees and arms.

An eye was sealed and swolen shut from a combination of a bruise and crusted blood. Some where in the midst of the one sidded fight his hair was set free causing long strands to be pulled out and the rest sullied with blood.

As Mizuki was dragged to the cell he had a smile on a beaten face. He had what he needed and he was still alive. Even if being alive was close to death. Mizuki didnt care at that point. Though he did gasp the moment he was tossed onto a cold stone floor. Instently he curled up again to protect his stomach though the beating never came.

This is where Mizuki laid in pain verging on the edge of nothingness until he heard a camotion at what he assumed to be the doors. The sound of the voice told his mind that everything was going to be okay though his heart didnt believe it.

The moment the doors opened and Thalion stepped inside his body tenced though thats all it did. When Thalion spoke he wanted to reply, to tell the other that he was going to be okay and he had what was needed though nothing came out. Even when the other male fell to his knees and pulled him in he couldnt move or say anything. His breathing was shallow though it was still there. Mizuki was alive but his heart was faint. He needed medical attention.

[Rosekitten]

Raden managed to catch up with Thalion after him and Neimi talked it over saying that she was tired of running. He froze though seeing the state of the weapon on the floor. Given what he knew that was Thalion's doing. This was short lived as he noticed the two sitting there, well one seemed to be nearly dead. "Raden.. get Neimi." Thal spoke up after a moment before the half elf seemed to walk off again.

"You idiot.. you knew this would happen.. I could have done something to get the information from her and you wouldn't be like this..." His ears dropped a little before he spoke again. "Damn it let me help at times!" Mizuki still never said a word as Thalion spoke, he wasn't expecting him to. Though he did notice that everything minus his chest and stomach seemed to be covered in gashes and blood. He went through all of this and still protected himself? .. No it was for the baby.

A thought he couldn't get use to that was for sure. But if he died then so did what he tried so hard to protect as well. After a few moment Neimi came back with Raden and she had a small kit with her. She had walked off to get it in the first place so Raden had met her half way.

Laying Mizuki down she went about trying to find out where the gashes were to clean them to prevent any infections. "She's going to find out you know.." She muttered towards Thal who shrugged a bit. "She already knows... though she will find out about what I can do now that I made one of the guards piss himself."

Neimi blinked a little before shaking her head and going back to tending to Mizuki. She kept checking his eyes to make sure he was still with them as far as being alive went. It was hard to get a reading from anywhere else. "She better hope he pulls through this... " Thalion finally said before having a almost blank stare towards the doorway to the holding room. "She will wish she knew death if he dies and the child.."

[Pinkie]

Mizukis mind was pure darkness. There was no light at the end of long tunnels that he seemed to travel through but something was telling him that he needed to find a way out. That he needed to scratch his way up to the surface for air. So thats what Mizuki did. The moment he was close he heard the voice of Thalion though he was convinced that it was all just in his mind.

After all how could the other male get near him with out that witch knowing? Though with that thought Mizuki was prooven wrong as his mind found the opening it needed, but from the moment he awoke his body tensed and without a second thought he did his first reaction. He jerked his body to the side with a growl curling up and covering his stomach.

Mizukis mind didnt register who was around him or what they were doing all he remembered was the pain of the beating and the need to protect. With those same thoughts still in his head it was his bodies natural reaction as soon as he awoke.

His eyes were half lidded and his vision was blurry at best as he tried to gain every bit of awareness that he could. Mizukis body tensed further when a warm hand was placed on his shoulder his mind not understanding the words that were spoken to him. Mizuki growled low in his chest but the moment his vision cleared and he saw a very worried Thalion before him he all but whimpered.

[Rosekitten]

This was short lived as Mizuki seemed to come to after Neimi was finishing up. She all but flinched as he moved suddenly not expecting that. Though the short moment thinking that things were ok after Mizuki seemed to let out a whimper instead of growling was over before any of them knew it. Footsteps caught their attention as Thalion stood from where Mizuki was and drew a blade without thinking twice about it. He already knew this was coming.

It was ok though, Raden and Neimi wouldn't get much punishment from this. Also if the witch was busy with him then Mizuki would be allowed to recover. It seemed his thought were right as she emerged from the stairs with a handful of guards. "Did you think I was going to let you help him?" She laughed a little before speaking. "Thal.. here I though we were finally coming to a understanding." She smiled before ordering her guards to take the three of them.

The handful turned into a dozen if not more, she knew very well what Thal could do... she wasn't taking the chance that he still was strong enough at the moment to take on her normal group. Though between the three of them a few guards did end up dead on the floor. Neimi even managed to knock one out with the medical box she had brought with her. Not effective in killing but it worked well enough in protecting herself.

The struggle over all was short lived as Neimi and Raden were over powered and Thal made his final strike. Though it fell a few mere inches short of his target as two guards managed to stop him just in time. "Did you think it was to be that easy? ... " Her words were like ice though Thal seemed to smirk a little. "For a moment I did." He said before adjusting his hand a little as a flame nearly did make make connection with her skin.

Her ears went back as she ordered the two put into cells and kept there for a few days and for Thal to be taken to her personal holding cell. As the guards followed orders she looked at Mizuki before shutting the cell door. "for someone who doesn't know how to use magic he certainly is quick enough..." She growled her words before walking off to deal with Thalion. Apparently Thal had been managing to keep the little tricks he was picking up on away from her and Mizuki. Though the one he just produced was nothing compared to what he really knew.

[Pinkie]

After everything was said and done Mizuki was still on the cold stone floor though now the little bout of wakefullness was gone and his mind was once again put into darkness.

Minutes turned to hours and hours turned to days. This went on for awhile until he was finaly allowed to return to what his room was. His moments of awareness came for longer moments until he was able to be up for majority of the day some two weeks later.

In that time Mizuki was locked in his room kept there alone in silence 'to heal' as the guards outside of his door so kindly reminded him. Mizuki wanted to protest and he wanted to fight but at the same time he was glad for it. This gave him the time he needed to come up with a plan. Now that he knew how to remove the collar he needed materials to complete his mission.

Right now he was one thing off from completing a replacement ring. It was simple really. The ring was what controled the collar. Get rid of the ring and the collar was useless. Mizuki just needed to make a replacement ring with some minor adjustments.

Instead of her controling his magic Mizuki made the ring so it would tell him the spell he was to use but not use it for him. At least this way he could control something. Not only that but with the true ring gone he could make a strike at the witch hopefully sealing her like he planned.

Though this still would take time. The last thing he needed was no where to be found in the castle. He needed a scale of a dragon to complete his mission and the more the days continued the more Mizuki began to worrie. But Mizuki had a thought in his head. With the creation of his collar and that of many others there had to be a supply some where right?

Mizukis thoughts were stopped as a knock to the door was sounded. He was greatfull he had placed everything away within the hiding spots he had made "What..." His response was short and filled with anger "M'lady requests your pressance" The male on the other side of the door said and Mizuki huffed "Well shes going to have to wait for me to get there"

Mizuki growled as he moved to get to his feet. Each day was a task and a half to keep hidden his magic at work. Not only the magic of the collar but the one altering his body creating a new soul. It took everything in his power to keep said things hidden and he hoped it would remain that way.

"You dare keep her waiting!?" Th male said before Mizuki opened the door with a limp still healing from the beating he recieved for his little stunt 'Yes I do...I move slow and if she wants me she will wait till I get there!" He all but yelled into the mans face as he began to limp his way to where he was instrucked to go.

By the time he reached the doors he was panting from the lack of breath and his muscles protested every moment yet he pushed on. Opening the doors he walked into the room and limped to stand infront of the witch "What is it you want?" He asked in a huff.

[Rosekitten]

Time had indeed gone by slowly. Though Thal was use to whatever he got from defying her every wish. It was nothing new to him to get battered a bit when she was mad. Oh no in fact he enjoyed watching how mad she could get by edging it on. Exactly what he did this past time as well. Though this last time he thought she was going to break something with how she was going about.

The woman smiled a bit as Mizuki asked what she wanted. "Nothing really, just making sure your still breathing." She smiled seeing how annoyed this answer made Mizuki. "Seeing as I need you to still train that hard headed Thalion." That was probably her only reason for keeping him alive. "It seems he's made more progress then first thought." She was referring to the fact he had managed to nearly attack her with a small spell. Something told her he knew more then he was letting on to.

"So if you can manage to walk that far you should return to your normal routine... maybe force him a little more so he can't hide what he knows." With that she dismissed Mizuki and said that he could leave. She was done with him for the moment.

[Pinkie]

Mizuki huffed at her "As you wish" He hissed out before limping towards the door. Thalion knew more then he led on...that was something interesting to think about. Though that was not the thought Mizuki had at the moment as he limped his way down the hallway towards Thalions room. It was the task he needed to give the male.

Upon reaching the door Mizuki was out of breath and in pain. Muscles still protesting his movements. Reaching a hand up he knocked at the door. As it opened Mizuki looked to Thalion. The male looked tired and woren out, even battered. Seemed he put up with some things when Mizuki was healing.

Entering the room after he was told to enter Mizuki limped his way over to the chair before sitting down with a sigh greatfull to not be standing "Hey..." Mizuki said to Thalion the moment the door was closed. It had been over two weeks since the little beating took place. So over two Weeks since they last saw each other. Mizuki was glad to see the male before him.

[Rosekitten]

After the door was shut Thal sighed heavily before going over to Mizuki. "She finally let you out huh?" He tried to have a start at the conversation though it was fail at best. Mizuki hardly seemed entertained by the comment. "Right.. don't try that anymore." He shrugged a little before moving to lean against the wall near the other.

"She send you to start training again already? Tsk.. surprised she didn't try when you first woke up again." He knew they could spend a while trying to catch up.. but he couldn't risk her attacking Mizuki again. "How are you then? ... I know we don't have much time to just talk but I know she's been keeping a short leash on you after that stunt."

He had a feeling that Mizuki had a plan, he just didn't know what just yet. It could be anything though knowing the other. But he figured he had gotten what he needed seeing the beating he had gotten from her.

[Pinkie]

Mizuki gave a little sigh at that "I have been a hell of alot better" He stated to Thalion though this is when his eyes grew hard as he looked to the other "And I hear you have more ability then you claim to have" He said with a little tsk to his voice but cut the other off as he tried to speak "I did what I had to do to get the results I needed" He said with a little shrug of his shoulders.

"I got the information to take this damn thing off..." He said pulling at the collar around his neck "Though after everything I am one thing short" He said with a huff before he looked to Thalion "I need you mto get me something....something I think she keeps with her or around her at all times" Mizuki said slightly.

This is where he began to explain his plan. That he found out how to remove the collar and replace the ring with one he has almost complete...but the fact that he needed a dragon scale to complete. After the ring is made Mizuki would remove the ring from his neck replacing it with the one he made with a quick spell so she couldnt tell he even removed it.

"But there is a catch" Mizuki said to Thalion with a little sigh "She will tell the differance and fast....so as soon as she finds out I need to seal her...as you guard me towards anything or anyone that trys to stop me" Mizuki said "I need about 20 minutes..." He said again "After that she would be sealed within an object in which case you have a short matter of time to grab it to gaurentee our way out...I will have no energy the moment im finished"

[Rosekitten]

When Mizuki seemed to give Thal a look before speaking he seemed to flinch a little. "Ah... well.." He didn't get a chance to explain before Mizuki seemed to speak up again. Good that saved him from having to say he had been lying when he said nothing was taking. Not that it was important really, they were still nothing compared to what Mizuki had done.

He had to give the other a look when he mentioned it was something she kept on her at all times. He had a few ideas to get such a item.. none of them that he wanted to do. Either way he let Miuzki continue with explaining what he was after and all. Though the only good thing that was coming of this was that Mizuki could maybe get the collar off.

As Mizuki went on he shrugged a little before speaking like there was not a care in the world. "Sure twenty minutes, not a problem.. " Though the next part of fetching whatever she was bound to.. that could be a issue. "So .. get this last item from her and your set right?" This sounded easy and in fact it was going to be hard as hell to pull off.

[Pinkie]

"Twenty minutes he says" Mizuki said with a little shake of his head "And yes that would be the last thing needed" Mizuki said with a nod of his head "But the bad thing is to complete the ring I need about a weeks time of magic" He said to Thalion with a little sigh. "But after that we can make our strike" Mizuki said looking to Thalion with a smile.

"But the thing I need to stress over is grabbing the object I seal her in" Mizuki said with a serious look to Thalion "If one of her guards get it and break it...all of our efforts are gone and we are all but dead" Mizuki said with a cringe as he wrapped his arms around his slightly larger stomach. "If I could arrange it for all four of us to be there at once I would" Mizuki said "But as it stands the two of us have a better chance with a smaller amount of guards to get to her" He said with a nod of his head and it was the truth.

With just the two of them things should be easy enough, but at the same time if Mizuki went to her and said 'let us show you Thals power' She will more then likely assign more guard to watch them. Either way Thalion needed to get that object.

[Rosekitten]

"Relax, you'll have the object. Her guards are hardly bright and when it comes to anything dealing with magic they tend to avoid it." He sighed a little. "If anything your doing her personal guards a favor they have similar collars like yours and if shes sealed I doubt they'll want to free her again." There were a few he had to worry about but they were not normally at her side at all times either.

"This'll work out in the end, if not there's plan B that you don't want." He shrugged a little, he said it so casually it wasn't funny. Plan B was that he would kill her if it came to it. If this plan failed he wasn't going to stand by and watch her pick them off one by one. "Either way, not much longer..." Everything at least was falling into place, maybe this would be over soon enough.

So long as he could get a certain object anyway. He dreaded trying to get it too, he knew what Mizuki spoke of. "How long till you need this said missing object?" He needed to know how long he had to plan this little plot to get it. probably the sooner the better but he dreaded the thought and he would refuse to tell Mizuki how he planned to get it.