[h2][color=662d91]Edo-Beatrix[/color][/h2]

[color=662d91]"I don't know what I was expecting..."[/color] she muttered to herself when Mayt claimed he saved her to test his magic. He went on to explain he didn't figure she deserved to die by Maddox's reasoning, which was somewhat reassuring. She kept quiet, even after Penny arrived, and eventually accepted Mayt's hand. Once on her feet she placed her arm on the wall and used that as a way of standing up. Once Penny asked what was going on, it was Edo-Beatrix that answered instead of Mayt.

[color=662d91]"Maddox is taking over,"[/color] she said, though her voice didn't sound too thrilled. [color=662d91]"He's going to kill everyone here himself. He forced the entire guild to rebuild an ancient weapon that's about to level the city, too. It's too late to stop him."[/color] Edo-Beatrix let out a sigh, closing her eyes. [color=662d91]"Destroy, destroy, destroy. That's what he's about to do. Bringing me back to life didn't save me. We're all going to die here within a few minutes anyways."[/color]

Now she opened her eyes and looked at Mayt specifically. [color=662d91]"He has a weapon that absorbs magic. Staff of the Ancients, he calls it. Your power won't work against him. And he's not weak... like me... No, he's far beyond the next best. He's maybe more than a hundred times more powerful than I am..."[/color] She let out another sigh. [color=662d91]"Once this city is destroyed there will be no future for this world..."[/color] With some effort, Edo-Beatrix managed to stand up without supporting herself against the wall.

[color=662d91]"I don't think anyone can stop him at this rate."[/color] Her eyes shifted around, taking in the environment. [color=662d91]"He used to be different. Or at least I think he was. It was so long ago, I can hardly remember. Perhaps that was why I clung to him. That I thought he still had some good left in him."[/color] Now her gaze went to the floor. [color=662d91]"But there is none. He kills and causes destruction to make himself feel powerful, but on the inside he is hateful. He'll never be happy and he knows it, but here we are..."[/color]

Edo-Beatrix began walking, slowly moving past Mayt and Penny. [color=662d91]"I'm not useful here... I'll just try to escape the city before it gets crushed. I'd wish you all good luck, but it won't help."[/color] She stopped to look back at the two mages. [color=662d91]"You two aren't from this world... I'm so sorry..."[/color] With that she turned away and began walking. Though there was no limp, she was clearly pained. Her tone of voice made it clear that she honestly didn't believe they would live, even thinking she wasn't going to make it out alive.

Meanwhile, the silent twin decided to make another appearance. While Edo-Karn was alone on the palace roof, it was the perfect opportunity to begin picking the group off, one by one. The young man landed on the roof behind Edo-Karn silently, several meters back. With a straight face and surprisingly venomous eyes, the assassin drew several throwing knives again and tossed a few at the blonde's back.

[h2][color=ed1c24]Maddox[/color][/h2]

The red-haired mage grinned when both Trinity and James reminded him of his exhaustion. [color=ed1c24]"Alright, alright,"[/color] he said, waving his hand through the air melodramatically. [color=ed1c24]"I'll relax a bit. No need for you two to lecture me."[/color] After laughing to himself over it, Maddox put his hands in his pockets. [color=ed1c24]"Man... my cigarettes were in my jacket. That sucks."[/color] His grin faded as he let out a sigh. [color=ed1c24]"I'm also gonna need a new jacket... And that one was expensive. Comfortable, stylish, and even durable. Not easy to find those."[/color]

While he kept the mood light, he couldn't help but feel somewhat depressed on the inside. He wasn't able to defeat Grane, though he felt he could've had Damien not intervened, and he wasn't able to beat Shutler. He couldn't even contain Shutler and he exhausted himself after using hardly any magic. It was embarrassing and humiliating. But he smiled the entire walk to the train station. As they approached James, Maddox pointed towards the spider-dog that he and Trinity had. [color=ed1c24]"We found this guy in the building. I think his owner was taken by the Anima a bit ago, so wherever our friends are is where his owner is."[/color]