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Wait what's going on *confused*
Make sure she didn't get in her way? Either this chick had a funny sense of humor or Artemis was going to have to remind her exactly who was saving her ass. She ignored the comment and began striking whatever monster had the misfortune of being in her line of sight. They weren't difficult individually, simply the sheer number of them. A raid party probably would have not had so much of a problem. Even as two others jumped in, she wasn't stupid enough to assume that everything would be fine. It was five people versus lord knew how many there were. At the very least, the other people weren't that bad. Of course, Miss Damsel in Distress found herself in another pickle, but it seemed the other boy who joined rescued her. So much for anyone getting in your way. She thought, rather enjoying the irony.

Apollo remained towards the edge of the mob, mainly killing around the edges rather than jumping into the middle as most of the others probably did. His eyes would briefly flicker up to their HP every once in a while; it seemed for the most part, everyone could take care of themselves. Except for that one girl that got caught again. But it looked like her and that dude knew one another, so it was all good. This was just one reason he didn't want Artemis to solo anymore. What if she had been the one to get caught in this mob? Then again, as he thinks this, he watches her effortlessly slice through the wasps like they were made of butter. The other guys weren't doing too shabby either. Maybe after all this, they could maybe team up? Well, he wasn't too sure about Miss Orange cursor there. Still, no one deserved to die in this game. And who knows? Maybe it was in self defense? Or something. He wasn't one to judge, all things considered.
Emiri looked at Savayna, unsure of what to say. She didn't even fully understand what had happened. Where would she even begin? Jaakuna's head voice was his father? His father was alive? She couldn't stop him? No. No way they'd ever believe her. "I suppose it became too much for him." She found herself saying without really realizing it. Nadeline looked at her as well. She couldn't believe she was just lying to them. What was wrong with her? She looked down, shaking her head. "That place was...bad news for everyone. I still feel dizzy from all the Mist." She continued, letting out a sigh. She then crossed her arms. "I'm sorry, I think I'm going to lay down and rest. It's been a long day."

Grant couldn't help but agree. "We should all rest, these two won't wake in a while."

Emiri was the first to leave, and she headed straight for Jaakuna's room. She laid down on her side, though she hugged his pillow. What was wrong with her today? She didn't even want to think anymore. She prayed to the gods that Jaakuna would wake. She kept thinking about him, even as she finally fell asleep.
After a few minutes of hit and miss, Emiri somehow managed to get Jaakuna onto her back. She walked over to the Way Stone, touching it. The famliar orange color returned, and she let out a small sigh. She would walk back to the same spot where the group had split, and by whatever miracle, the rest of the group had yet to return. She wasn't sure if this was a good or bad thing, though. She looked along the path the rest should come, and she let out another sigh. She gently placed Jaakuna on the ground, and put his head on her lap. Without realizing it, her eyes had diverted to his forearm. She didn't like that little speech of his, that wasn't like him at all. She gently pushed his hair out of his eyes and let out a low groan. If anything happened to Jaakuna, she swore she would make Simon pay dearly for it.
Wesley tried to heal Nadeline, but it seemed that the battle had taken its toll on him. Was she going to die here? Grant was no medical expert, but one thing her knew was that no one should bleed that much and come out alright. Still, Wesley wouldn't give up, and instead of the usual curative magic he was used to seeing, a blue and white light came out instead. "Wesley!" Grant called out as the dark haired prince collapsed. He forced himself to get up and went over to the pair, though to his surprise, Nadeline stirred. "Nadeline..." He couldn't believe it. She slowly sat up, a rather dazed look on her face, though she winced lightly. Her blue eyes widened immensely as she spotted Wesley on her, and she immediately forced herself into a sitting position.

"Wesley--what--what happened?!" She cried out, clearly panicked and confused at what happened. Grant when over to her, and despite what had happened he couldn't help but pull her into a hug. It was quick, however, as he pulled away, turning his attention to Wesley.

"I don't know what he did, but he saved you." Grant explained to her.

She looked between the two men, shaking her head. "I..."

Grant went over and gently picked Wesley up, carrying him over his shoulder. He extended his other hand to Nadeline, who took it. The girl winced again, holding the place where she got stabbed. He then looked at Savayna. "We're leaving. Lead the way."
'Might' was just an unneeded word. Truly, looking at it now, it was cruel. Jaakuna had been so eager to help his father, and so Emiri had agreed with it. But deep down in her heart, she felt only regret. She should have protested harder. She should have convinced him otherwise. She should have offered herself instead. She should have done something. Anything. Anything would have been better than this. She was not the one experiencing the pain, and yet she felt her own body twist in its own pain as she watched Jaakuna. It was as if someone had taken her worst nightmares and combined them all, bringing them to life before her at this moment. She didn't cry, she didn't scream his name, she did nothing. No, that wasn't true, was it? What was she doing? She wasn't too sure.

And then she heard him say her name.

It was as if she had been snapped out of a trance. Emiri immediately dropped down to her knees, looking over Jaakuna. Whatever it was that was happening, it was causing him immense pain. What could she do? She was pretty sure slapping him was out of the question. For one reason or another, she got the bright idea of trying to heal him. In hindsight, it was probably not the smartest thing to do. Yet she held out her hands in front of her, but the very second she attempted it, something went very wrong. Her power was forcibly rejected by some unknown force and it hit her hard. She didn't even realize that she had been set flying back until her head and back hit the ground and she saw the crystal above her. She blinked a few times, but she slowly managed to get up, and once she was on her feet, she dropped once more to her side.

She was so useless. So helpless. What excuse did she have this time? "I'm so sorry." She whispered to him, gently putting a hand on Jaakuna. There was nothing she could do. And she would never forget this.
The fight was long and rather difficult. Nadeline felt like everytime she would block one attack, another would appear in its place. It got to the point where she didn't even think about attacking, she just kept reacting to whatever came her way. She couldn't say whether or not she was having a more difficult time then the others, there were just so many enemies. Towards the end, she felt her stamina was low, she didn't even know how many were left, but she did know they neared the end of this battle. She stood back to back with Grant at that point, the two eyeing the four ninja surrounding them. They were at a very temporary standstill, and it ended when the four went in for the attack.

Nadeline and Grant separated, each one running forward. Arcane magic surrounded Grant's weapon, and as one of them came it for the attack, he shot her leg. She staggered, and in this moment the other one picked up its slack. However, instead of attacking him, she jumped over him. This disoriented Grant for a moment, and he turned around, expecting an attack from behind. It never came. Instead the third went right for Nadeline, who had her attention on the ones in front of her. It all happened so fast. The sword pierced through the side of her abdomen, catching her by surprise. She let out a small gasp, though in this moment, her sword had been up in the air, her white glyph beneath them. Her Holy spell came from above like a divine bolt of judgement, easily frying the three ninja around her. Once the light vanished, she wavered, her rapier hitting the ground before she did.

He couldn't believe it. He didn't want to believe it. How did this happen? A missed attack reminded Grant that his battle was not over yet. Grant grunted slightly, though he immediately brought up his gun. The ninja didn't even get the chance to react as he put a bullet between his eyes. Once he fell, a silence cloaked them all, only broken by their heaving and panting. Only then did Grant look to Nadeline's still form on the ground. He walked over to her, as if afraid of what he would see. She lay there, still and pale, her blood soaking her clothes and the ground. He dropped down to his knees, and in his despair he punched the ground. Why couldn't he warn her in time? Why couldn't it have been him?!
It certainly sounded like something Hamut would say and do. For the moment, Emiri only listened. Jaakuna seemed genuinely happy to be able to talk to his father again. Simon certainly was different from what she had expected as well. Yet, something deep insider her said otherwise. He knew about Vincent's attempt at reviving him. So that was the reason Vincent truly doubted her. She didn't like this. She couldn't even put it into words as to why. It wasn't even that she wasn't happy for Jaakuna--gods knew he deserved it--but she didn't like this. She didn't like any of this. But Jaakuna looked so happy. And if anything happened to him...

"If you want to help him, you should." She found herself telling him. "I'll do what I can, too."
"Okay...okay...I'll collect my pet next time." Lola sighed, lazily waving. "Okay, let's get going to the next one then."

As the ninja appeared, Nadeline was shocked at how many there were. How in the world did they appear as such? How did they not hear them? The two main people, Michel and Lola, then made their exit. Stopping them was impossible, there were simply too many of them. Grant furrowed his brow. This was bad. Really bad. They stood ever still, waiting for the group to make their move. He silently cursed, though he aimed his gun at the closest female. All eyes were on them, and this would turn out to be one hell of a fight.

So be it.

"Graviga!"

Grant's spell managed to envelop the entire area around them in darkness temporarily, and each person (aside from the party) would be brought down to their knees. He was surprised that it managed to do this much, he didn't even think he would be able to get them all. Once the spell vanished, light was brought back to their vision, and at this point Grant started shooting. Some hit, some missed, but the battle was on. Nadeline took his lead and charged, her sword glowing as it burst, knocking a few of their enemies off the edge. As they fell, Nadeline brandished her sword, ready for the next few to approach her.
The kunoichi looked at the group, somewhat surprised. She put on a pout as she looked back at Michel. "My little pet...she's not here. There's another missing, too." She whined as she lightly bit her lip, her hands behind her back. "I don't want to say hello to these people, I want to say hello to my pet..."

Nadeline didn't so much as wanted to say 'I knew it', rather she wanted to scream it. She saw the signs and yet she said and did nothing. Incredible. She didn't really recognize either of the two, though Savayna and Grant recognized Michel. Grant himself was rather surprised to see the man here. Nadeline assumed he must have been Archadian, but the woman beside him was rather odd, speaking about a pet. However, she had the slightest hunch that she knew who she was talking about--Jaakuna and Emiri. Something in her head clicked, however, and for some reason, she could guess the woman's identity. No, it couldn't be--that whiny woman was an assassin? It couldn't be, this woman hardly looked strong at all!

"Lola, I presume?" Nadeline asked rather warily.

Grant's eyes widened. So this was the assassin? Had they truly been tracked all the way here? The woman's talents were just as Emiri said. Lola did smile a little bit, and she winked at Nadeline. "Bingo~ I suppose my pet told you about me. Good, we can skip introductions, Princess." She looked at Michel. "See? They already know who I am. What do you want to do about the other two?"
If Emiri had not seen it herself, she would never have believed it. Yet there he was, the previous Emperor of Archadia himself. Vincent resembled him greatly. Emiri stood with Jaakuna, mainly supporting him. It was just the oddest situation. Hamut had been the one to trap Simon here. Jaakuna was at a loss. She couldn't even begin to imagine his thoughts. Should he be relieved? Happy? He needed to be guilty no longer. But Emiri didn't like this situation, not one bit. "Why?" Emiri asked him. "Why would your father do that to you?"
Emiri bit her lip at Jaakuna's continuing deterioration. Oh no, this had been a mistake after all. And yet he pushed forward, and she wasn't going to abandon him. Eventually, however, the trip proved too much for him. She hung onto him tightly, as if afraid he was going to slip away from her. They reached a Way Stone, and it was here that he told her they needed to hurry. She reached out for the Way Stone, but her body stopped. She didn't understand why, but it was as if she was about to do something forbidden. Something that she should not do under any circumstance. Her hand actually trembled--why? She looked from the stone to Jaakuna, and back at it. She had to do this. For him. Taking in a deep breath, she touched it, and the familiar light and sensation occurred. The two were whisked away.
What the actual fuck was that?

Savayna had managed to stun the group to silence. Nadeline's anger had not subsided, though for the sake of everyone else, she forcibly put a lid on it. So suddenly she's the spoiled princess? She didn't choose this life, just as Savayna did not choose how and where she was born. She didn't even know why she was angry, but boy did the woman know how to get under her skin. For a moment, Nadeline remained still, though eventually she exhaled. She looked at both Grant and Wesley, who were each surprised as she was, no doubt. She then shook her head, and she too began to walk. With nothing left to be said, the group continued onwards. But Grant (and probably Wesley) knew Nadeline better than that. No doubt this conversation was far from over. She didn't even have to say anything; her anger was practically seething off of her.
As Jaakuna stood up, so did Emiri. He wanted to find out more about the voice. He didn't want to put her in danger but he couldn't do it alone either. She wanted to tell him that at the moment, she felt herself more capable than he. He was just a wreck. It seemed this would be the only course of action that would comfort him. Still, she could already hear Nadeline's voice in the back of her head, telling her to stay put. No, this was too important. Hopefully they would be back before the others would. She grasped his hand, smiling at him. "Of course. You have nothing to fear. I'll protect you from anyone, okay?" She reassured him. "Let's go. I'm right here with you."
She did not.

She did NOT just say that.

Grant's eyes widened at Nadeline's less than pleased look. Her eyes were dangerously narrowed, her anger practically seething off of her. This...this was not going to end peacefully. Not at all. "Now, Nadeline--" He tried to mediate, but she would have none of it. She glared at him, and that put him to silence. Nope, he was not going to get through to her that easily. She directed her attention back to the goddamn woman in front of her. "What I do is my business, thank you very much." She snapped rather angrily. "You need to watch that mouth of yours. We aren't in school anymore, Savayna, that little trick where you say things to get attention? That doesn't work here."
The place was big. Very big. And that was an understatement. Grant hoped they would remember the way back, and not just for Jaakuna and Emiri's sake: one wrong turn and who knew how long it would be before they found their way out? Still, it was a good chance to think about himself and his own heart. He felt utterly and completely confused. He thought he could be satisfied with Emiri's friendship. He thought he could maybe even perhaps start a new relationship and work something out with Savayna. And yet, every time she would smile so gently at him it would make him think, her touch making him remember the old days. But the past was the past. Nothing could change that, and it was more than obvious that she loved Jaakuna dearly. Yes, that was the truth. And he genuinely wanted something with Savayna, so those thoughts would just have to mean nothing to him.

That is, until Savayna mentioned Jaakuna's name.

Hell, I might always have feelings for him.

A flare of anger waved through Grant, though on the outside, he remained as emotionless as ever. Why did he remember her saying that? Why did it bother him so much?

"Savayna, do you ever consider your words before you speak?" Nadeline asked rather loudly, shaking her head. "Honestly! Besides, Emiri will make sure he is safe!"

As you will for Emiri

If this was how he was feeling, what if Savayna was in the same boat? That thought alone immediately put his flame out, but it also made him more confused and envious. It seemed Jaakuna had both their hearts, his old love and his new one. Why, why did it bother him so much? He didn't understand it. But deep down, maybe it was just a truth he didn't want to admit. A truth that hurt the more he realized it. But why? Why now after all this time? Was seeing Emiri with Jaakuna that much of a bother? Was hearing Savayna mention their first time something so troublesome?

Grant didn't bother replying to Savayna's statement.
His father was the voice in his head? Emiri couldn't quite understand, she felt just as confused as he did. She wanted to tell Jaakuna that perhaps it had been a trick of the mind, but the way he acted made that very unlikely. She watched him, for once at a complete loss. What should she tell him? That he was right, that his father was truly dead? How did he feel about it? Perhaps it haunted him, and that was why he was so troubled. She placed her hands on his, looking at him. "What...what do you want to do about it...?" She asked uncertainly, not quite sure what to do to help him.
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