[quote=kagethekiller]
Micheal walked up to the crystal and put picked it up feeling the its energy. The rush he got was one of blood lust, he blinked and every face in front of him twisted and distorted and he felt as though all of them must be destroyed. A tiny female voice in the back of his head piped up Just like that everything was clear again and back in order. He felt the darkness in the crystal and almost hated it, to him it him it looked like a double edged sword and the last thing he wanted to do was trust it. "I won't condone this being brought with us." He looked at Seth with a straight face. "And if one of us were to drop your little how would that pan out? Would it send us skyward?" Michael put the crystal back on the in front of Seth.
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"If you did happen to drop it accidentally, it is highly unlikely it'd explode and reduce you all to ashes," Seth said as he held the crystal in one hand. They weren't really all too fond of his little creation, but Seth expected that really. Other than the fact he himself was giving it to them, they were already becoming wary of its darker effects when trying to directly use its power.

"Like it or not, so far it's the only thing you have to point you in the direction of the Golden Fleece. I don't recommend you taking some ridiculous 'noble' decision in leaving it behind, because the longer that Fleece stays off the Camp's borders, the weaker its boundaries will get. Do you really want to put the other demigods here closer to danger because of one arrogant decision?"

[quote=IrishAngelQueen]
Val shivered. Thecway the crystal stole her fire...It unnerved her. She shivered and made her flames burn warmer. Val retreated into a dark corner, illuminating the shadows behind her. She was careful not to touch the wood. She shut her fire off only to have her eyes glow out from the darkness, making her look a bit creepy.Shæ sighed. "Enough showing off Seth. It earns you no favors." She stoked her black pegasus lovingly. Ace nickered and nuzzled her han affectionately. Shæ gathered up thecwater that was currently in the air and flicked Seth in the face with it, laughing at the look on his face.
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The demigod internally smiled at the way Valen had reacted when his creation had lapped up part of her flames. He always liked it when people who were high up on their horse felt fear at the simplest of his actions. It... entertained him somehow, even if he didn't mean any real harm by it. That's when Shae tried to show off by splashing him with water droplets, but Seth merely moved out of the way and let it fall upon some wooden furniture. 

"Water tends to damage wood, Shaelyn," Seth said simply. "Do try to control yourself next time, I doubt your allies will appreciate such childish antics during such a serious quest."

Seth sighed. He sometimes wondered why he bothered trying to help people like them at all, even if he was trying to benefit himself along the way.

"Anyway, that's what I had to say. Now make your choices, because those monsters are just waiting for the chance to cross our already weakening boundaries. Don't fear the crystal's power, use it wisely, and you'll find it'll serve you well..."