War with Humanity{H.A. Sequel}♦Advanced♦

[babyfroggi]

Erin nodded as Thorn agreed to follow for a while. She cringed slightly in unison with Chase as Thorn nudged the body. her mouth perked up into a smile at Chase's enthusiasm -"Lets go, then," she added. She looked over as the two butterflies whined, an amused look lighting her face. The look quickly changed to surprise and awe at how pretty the two girls were as humans. Feeling she couldn't wait any longer to look for her brother, she started forward in whichever direction seemed the most convenient, glancing over her shoulder to check if the guys were following. Remembering a way to possibly contact Brandon, she pulled a small device out of her pocket, glancing down at it as she walked, also careful to step over or around any bodies. She swiped her fingers across it a few times, sending a message to the one her brother was supposed to be carrying.
**Message could not be received by subject**
The alert that popped up filled her stomach with a sick dread. If her brother didn't have the device with him, or on, or whatever was causing it to not receive, what could that mean about his survival?

((I wish Veraway hadn't poofed :C She was awesome...))

[snuggs]

/JUST FYI doggy says her internet went poof and she doesn't know when she can get it back - A -/

[TheUnderDog]

Chase looked at a random direction, which was the opposite where he and Erin joined the group. "All right, let's go that way!" He declared, pointing in that direction with that grin on his face. "Just beware if you see a tall demon with an eyepatch... He's probably very loopy right now," He added, despite how he'd love to see his best friend was all right. The dude was probably more than all right. The lion hybrid looked over and saw Erin touching a device, but Chase just guessed it was her cell phone and walked in lead. What he didn't notice was a charging black figure running towards him, the feminine voice shouting his name from the black, slender body of a big cat. "Chase! Wait!" She yowled.

[TheUnderDog]

Chase looked at a random direction, which was the opposite where he and Erin joined the group. "All right, let's go that way!" He declared, pointing in that direction with that grin on his face. "Just beware if you see a tall demon with an eyepatch... He's probably very loopy right now," He added, despite how he'd love to see his best friend was all right. The dude was probably more than all right. The lion hybrid looked over and saw Erin touching a device, but Chase just guessed it was her cell phone and walked in lead. What he didn't notice was a charging black figure running towards him, the feminine voice shouting his name from the black, slender body of a big cat. "Chase! Wait!" She yowled.

[babyfroggi]

"Mmk," Erin said, following him. "I'll keep an eye out for him," she added. She was still a bit distracted, trying to use her device to track where the other device was at the moment; she knew how, but it wasn't the easiest process and involved some hacking (which she was no stranger to). She trailed along after him, eyes glued to the small touch screen, when she heard someone yelling. She looked up, turning and pushing the red bangs out of her eyes to see who it was, and saw a large black cat -a panther?- running towards them. She stopped abruptly, unsure whether to run or follow the cats directions and wait. "Chase, there's a panther yelling at you," she said uncertainly, although he had probably already noticed.

[AngelofSins]

((Froggi, you want to have Tori talk with Saranu? I think it's about time I revealed something about him... and he'd only tell her. or maybe Velius, but more likely her.l I'll post a set-up just in case anyone wants to, whether her or not.))

"Somehow I think he already knows that. Then again, with Chase a truck could probably crash in front of him and he may not even notice." Thorn muttered dryly, acknowledging Jacklyn's presence with nothing more than a mildly disgruntled wave. "Now that we're gathering up a zoo can we get going? I'd really rather finish this as soon as possible." "Don't be so grumpy, Thorn. "Slow and steady wins the race" and all that." Jess lectured, waving a finger dramatically and grinning about the simple fact that she had a finger just then. "The turtle may win the race but he still probably ended up as someone's lunch." The wizard retorted sharply, causing both his familiars to stare at him with comically upset expression. "The turtle died?" Fayt whispered, eyes brimming with tears. "Oh for... Fayt, the turtle isn't even real!" "But you said he died!" "He's a turtle, things eat turtles!" Thorn groaned with annoyance as the butterfly's lip began to quiver and swore under his breath, immediately turning around and attempting to ignore her. "Chase, can you talk with Jacklyn so that we can leave already?"

"Ryoku? Ryoku! dammit kid, where are you?" Saranu hissed, eyes scanning the demolished battlefield for a sight of his brother's chocolate brown hair, or a matching wolf. By now he was absolutely exhausted from all he'd done that day; holding up a roof wasn't easy even for someone like him. His throat was hoarse from more than just yelling as well, and the tall boy only managed a few more steps before pain seared in his chest. Doubling over, Saranu held a hand to his mouth in an attempt to qualm the coughing fit that had begun to shake his body. Grimacing from the pain and hoping nobody was around to see him, he staggered to the nearest tree and leaned against it with one arm, the other still covering his mouth. The coughing subsided after about a minute and he slowly pulled his hand away but didn't straighten up- he wasn't even sure he would have been able to at the moment. "damn, not right now." Saranu growled, glaring at his bloody hand and wiping some of the stuff away from his mouth as though his body was purposefully inconveniencing him. Sticking around in a smoky, plaster-filled building likely wasn't helping him much- but it wasn't like even he could let all those people die, was it?

[babyfroggi]

((Yay! Character interaction! 8D))

Tori was struggling with herself; she knew the battle was over, and had to find out whether certain people were still alive or not -it was killing her to not know- but she wasn't sure whether she could face the carnage and death left from the battle. She paced back and forth in the room she was in, putting her hands on her face, adjusting her wings against her back. She finally turned once more, determination written across her face. Although there were lots of people she cared about, she simply had to find out what had happened to the two boys, her best friend and her crush. She went over to the window, climbing onto the sill and hopping out, spreading her wings and drifting to the ground, eyes half shut to block out what she was sure to find. She realized that picking her way across the ground would do her no good, so she hopped back into the air and glided. Tears streamed down her face at all the death she couldn't block out, wondering if the next dead face she might see would be one she really recognized. But, to her relief, she suddenly saw movement and recognized the person leaning against the tree.
"Saranu!" She choked out, landing next to him and letting her tears fall. "Saranu, you're alive!" she stepped forward, ready to cling to him for as long as she could, then noticed the blood on his hand and how he wasn't standing straight. "We need to get you help," she whispered, eyes wide at the thought of losing him.

[AngelofSins]

((8D I've been waiting to do this with him for SO long.))

"T-Tori?" Saranu swore quietly under his breath, frozen in an offensive position. Quickly relaxing his guard now that he knew there was no threat, the boy managed a fake smile and wiped the blood off his hands onto his already torn jeans. "There was probably some poison still left in that building or something, I never notice until the stuff affects me. Took awhile after everyone else got sick for me to feel anything anyway. I'll be fine." He lied hurriedly, mentally kicking himself for acting so oddly. In his haste to reassure her he hadn't even taken into mind that she was okay, and now he hurriedly pulled her into a strong hug, though much weaker than normal- which was a problem considering he normally didn't hold her anywhere nearly as strong as he could have anyway. "I was so damn worried about you... are you okay? You're crying." Saranu drew back as he-far too late- expressed his concern, though he didn't release the girl's shoulders. It was a fact none dared insult, but all knew, that he had always had feelings for Tori- he tended to keep contact with her as long as possible.

[babyfroggi]

Tori's worry took on a hint of skepticism, knowing that even if he was in danger he wouldn't show it because he didn't want to be "weak". Those thoughts quickly disappeared as he pulled her into the hug, and she clung to him, clenching her hands behind his back and burying her face in his shoulder before realizing that she was crying on his shirt, and looking up when he pulled away. She nodded, her eyes bleary. "I'm fine. I didn't fight." she sniffled, wiping away the tears as he pointed it out. "I'm a bit overloaded right now. I'm still waiting for me to look down and find a friend covered in blood. To find you." a quiet, choked sob escaped. "This is a bit too much for me," she murmured, keeping her eyes locked on his face to avoid looking anywhere else and seeing what lay around.

[AngelofSins]

"God Tori... I'm sorry, I didn't want to scare you." The tall man muttered awkwardly, resisting the urge to hold his friend again and simply squeezing her arm lightly as if to give her support. "I guess we can go look for that vampire brat if you want, he's probably around here somewh-" Before he could finish the sentence Saranu felt another stab of pain in his chest and was forced to release Tori's shoulders as another coughing fit took him over, causing his knees to buckle and nearly making him collapse. In an instinctual effort to stop the pain he crossed his arms tightly over his stomach as if her could crush the illness inside him, accidentally coughing the red stuff on Tori when his hand drew away from his mouth. "S**t... (Mods are getting testy.^^') Sorry Tori, I didn't mean t-" Another, shorter series of cuts welled up at the further use of his strained lungs, though this time Saranu managed to cover his mouth.