[i]Ellys[/i]

[i]No matter. You've done your part.[/i] Chessmaster replied dismissively. As it spoke, the dagger broke in Mar's chest. The sliver that broke free burrowed rapidly towards the Naga's heart. Once inside, Chessmaster turned Mar's magic against her. The Naga's body started tearing and shifting, as if some manic child was playing with her body. Mar's screams echoed through the Forest.

[i]Althalus[/i]

After several more times of smacking into trees, Althalus remembered the gauntlet Tyrael had given him. It was strapped on his arm, the assassin figuring it was better to be safe rather than sorry in case he needed it. Now he definitely needed it. Althalus clenched his fist (the gauntlet already being on the strength he needed) and focused, just like the overprotective bastard told him too.[color=00aeef] [i]Only one Rune. Don't want to push it.[/i][/color] Energy and strength filled him. [color=00aeef][i]Alright...my turn.[/i][/color] In one quick movement he drew his crossbow, leaned up, shoved it under the chin of the Harpy carrying him, and fired a bolt through her skull. As her body went limp and they both went crashing to the ground he tucked his body into a ball and rolled quickly to his feet, throwing two knives at the remaining Four Harpies. His ankle flared with pain, torn to shreds by the Harpy's tail, but nothing felt broken. 

The two harpies he threw at went down, one dead immediately with a knife in her eye, the other writhing around on the forest floor with a knife in her throat. Althalus whipped around to kill the other two when he heard the screaming. He froze. [color=00aeef]"Mar!"[/color] One second he was ready to kill the remaining Harpies, the next he was turned around and sprinting. Five runes on his gauntlet flared, and more power and energy flowed into him. He was moving faster than any mortal should, tearing through the forest.

[i]Mackendrick and Co.[/i]

The armored knight halted when he saw Keri. Hatred boiled in his gaze as he regarded her for a moment, various parts of his armor seeming to glow for a moment, before he raised his crossbow and shouted. "VAMPIRE! I [i]will[/i] kill you." The bolt was sent flying towards Keri. His brother stopped, a distance behind him. "Do you rea-" Whatever he was going to say was turned into a shout as he was backhanded into a nearby tree, bursting into a cloud of buzzing insects upon impact. He had gotten in Althalus' way. 

The Knight ignored his brother's distress, shouldering on his shield as he began to reload to fire again.

Slade reappeared next to the masked Assassin. [color=black][b]"You can handle this?"[/b][/color] Mackendrick snorted quietly. "I can kill a child." Slade giggled. [color=black][b]"Good! I have business in the College."[/b] [/color]With that, he sank into a shadow and was gone. "Come on, boy." Mackendrick gestured towards the scarred man. "We have to go kill an abomination."

[i]Althalus cont.[/i]

He was within reach of Mar in seconds, after knocking that new stranger out of his way. He didn't care who it was, or why they were here. Mar was suffering, and Lyn was protected. He had to save her. He couldn't fail again. There was a well of power inside of him he hadn't had before, and he used it to its fullest ability. As soon as he crashed into Mar, arms wrapping around her writhing form, a shadow opened up beneath them and they were gone. The Nox was a blur as he quickly picked up Mar like he would have a small child and sprinted towards the medical room of the school. 

He didn't have long. He had to get Mar to help and then go back to protect Lyn. Within moments, he had dropped Mar in the center of the med room. Perhaps it was unceremonious and harsh, given what she was going through, but Sam and others were there to help, and he could feel the power beginning to run out. [color=00aeef][i]Have to hurry. Have to go faster.[/i][/color] He tore through the Nox again, looking for Lyn. It didn't take long to find her. Or, rather, find her opposite. He popped out of Samson's shadow, just as his energy disappeared. [color=00aeef]"That...was too close."[/color] He gasped, looking up as the horse continued running past. 

There was screaming here too. Althalus cursed before drawing in a deep breath. [color=00aeef]"ANNABETH! TAKE LYN TO THE COLLEGE! RUN! RUN DAMN IT!"[/color] He screamed as loud as he could, seeing a white mask and someone else begin to approach.