Do I Look Like A Damsel In Distress?

[Solemn Creed]

Sol smiled and laughed at Scarlett's choice of weapon. Scythes were cool weapons in theory, but in reality they were large and unwieldy, they had one edge usually and a blade curved to a point where there was only a few predictable ways of attack.

[glow=red,2,300]"Dont worry, Ill only be a minute. I didnt have much time to play with the eight guys they left with me back at the cabin, you being on your way to a de-winging and all."[/glow]

Sol chuckled slightly. Whatever little fun he had had, it had indeed still been fun. Fun was always fun, no matter what quantity it came in.

[glow=red,2,300]"Yes I have a name."[/glow] Sol sneered at Scarlett. Her ignoring him and calling him scum wasnt exactly extending her life expectancy. [glow=red,2,300]"Just so you all know it,"[/glow] he began [glow=red,2,300]"I am Solemn Zachariah Creed, Archfiend of Ireland, Duke of Caïna, He Who Slept a Reeally Long Time, Survivor of the Celtic Demon genocide, The Red Lord, Kinslayer, and The Bloodied Prince."[/glow]

Sol finished saying his most favorite of titles, for he had many more, with a sneer. Scarlett stood there, a pure white scythe in hand, and yet all Sol could think of was how good she would look in pieces.

[glow=red,2,300]"I can leave anytime I want, but I wont. You have attempted harm towards a friend of mine and insulted me! You will pay dearly for this. You weaklings clain the titles of 'Archangel' as if that is all it is; a title. To a demon being an Archfiend is of no little matter. I have enough power in my little finger to destroy the lot of you."[/glow]

Sol glared at Scarlett. [glow=red,2,300]"But enough talk. Let us begin."[/glow]

With that Sol snapped his fingers and a large circle of fire sprung into being around him and Scarlett, cealing them off from all others.

Chaos stood stock still at the mention of the Celtic Demon Genocide. Very few people knew about the event, and those who did knew there was no survivors. A powerful demon clan had been completely destroyed. A very powerful demon clan. And they did multiple searches through the debris and sea of bodies. No one was found. The fact that Sol even mentioned knowing it was big, but being a survivor. That was big.

While Chaos was still thinking about the genocide, a ring of fire engulfed the pair. Chaos had to jump back to avoid being singed. She couldn't see over the flames. She couldn't see anything. She was trying to see though the flames to get a glimpse when her hair was pulled free from her bun. She snapped her head and her dagger came centimeters away from Skye's throat. When she realized it was him, she paused and withdrew her weapon. He touched her cheek, she winced.

"That's a nasty bruise." He said and she nodded. "The dem- Sol didn't do this to you did he?" He asked with a solemn look on his face. She glared.

"Of course he didn't! Sol's been nothing but kind to me. Something this clan has never been." She stated averting her eyes.

"We certainly haven't been kind to you, have we? Poor Chaos, always taking the brunt of our negativity. Always standing in the shadows of others. If I could change thing you know I would. I'm so sorry." Skye's words were soft and sad.

"You've got no reason to apologize. You've been nothing, but kind to me. You're just doing what you feel is fit for this clan. Trust me, I'm better gone." Chaos said and Skye grabbed her hand. He placed a little beaded owl in her hand.

"For the wise and honest. Remember where you came from and how it made you who you are." Skye said and Chaos smiled taking the owl. "Cornelius would be proud." He whispered before walking away.

Chaos smiled and brushed away a wayward tear at the mention of her old mentor. "I hope so. His opinion means the world." She whispered and turned her eyes back to the circle of flames.

[Solemn Creed]

Sol flashed his signature smile at Scarlett. [glow=red,2,300]"Dont worry, the pain comes later."[/glow] he told her.

Sol took a quick step forward and made a lazy thrust for her breast and she easily evaded it. He made a few half-hearted slashes at her hands, face, and torso. She blocked them all with practiced ease. After a few minutes of dancing with her, she stumbled and Sol kicked out at her face, expecting a trap.

He was correct when she regained her balance immediately and she swept with her scythe, intending to take Sol's leg. He winked at her and hopped over the blade.

From what Sol could tell so far, she was quick on her feet and excelled at blocking and countering strikes. Unlucky for her, Sol was alot faster and her knew he could always overwhelm her with pure speed but that wasnt what he wanted. She stabbed the butt end of the shaft at Sol's face, a feint for at the last moment, when Sol brought his sword up to parry, she reversed momentum and spun around sending the blade slicing towards his off-arm.

Sol brought his blade over to block but the curved scythe still managed to open a gash on his arm, just a flesh wound really. It didnt matter for Sol had found what he was looking for. When Scarlett attacked she always shifted her eyes to his face, as if expecting to see an expression of dismay and pain, dangerous seeing as how she took her attention away from his weapon.

Chaos couldn't see a thing through the flames. It was absolutely useless. She tried to step closer, but every time she did that flames would become more intense as if trying to keep her away. She took another step back. She needed to know what was going on in there. She was distracted by a voice coming from the right.

"You better pray for you precious demon, though it's useless. Scarlett will have him begging for death when she's through." Her mother sneered. Chaos turned to glare at her.

"Don't underestimate Sol. And don't hold Scarlett so high. She's fast, but her attacks are weak. She's looking for satisfaction not technique. She's probably not even paying attention to what Sol's doing. She's useless." Chaos said trying to see through the flames.

"How dare you-!" Chaos caught her mother's arm with one hand and held the curved blade of her knife to her throat with the other. Her grip on the hilt was tight.

"You no longer have a right to lay your hands on me." She snarled.

"What are you going to do? Kill me? Forget it, you're still an angel." Her mother said and gave her a rather triumphant look. Chaos smirked.

"You just tried to assault me. This is simply self-defense." Chaos pushed the knife with more pressure and her mother gasped. She threw her aside. "I refuse to dirty my blade with your blood. Go away." She said and turned her back to her mother showing her, she wasn't afraid of anything the older angel could do. What she was more interested in was what was going on inside the flames.

[Solemn Creed]

Sol continued trying to provoke Scarlett into attacking him. He made his parries more desperate and he put more effort into his cuts, so it seemed as if every blow sent him a little off balance.

Sol assumed a frustrated look on his face and he shouted at her [glow=red,2,300]"Stop moving around so much!" [/glow]and he made a huge lunge at her that she easily sidestepped as he went stumbling past.

In his peripheral vision Sol saw the eager look on Scarlett's face as she swung her scythe, intent on severing his spinal cord. Sol placed his left foot in front of him, twisting his torso towards her, and he pushed on the ground with all of his might which stopped his former movement and sent him flying towards her.

The surprised look on Scarlett's face told him everything as he winked at her. Suddenly he was within the range of her scythe and he tackled her to the ground, causing Scarlett to drop her scythe.

Chaos didn't see, but she heard. The fire was quiet as Sol screamed for her to stop moving around and Chaos's face twisted with confusion. Then a second later she heard a grunt and a heavy thump. A bit of the scythe cut through the fire, but started to melt quickly. Sol, disarmed her. Then, the only sound that could be heard was Scarlett's voice.

"Filthy Demon! How dare you?! When I'm through with you, you'll wish you were never born! You abomination! Scarlett was screaming at the top of her lungs and Chaos winced. She glanced at her mother still on the ground.

"That's your daughter. Disarmed and at Sol's mercy. She has a very loud, very annoying bark. Sadly, her bite can't match up. What exactly are you going to do? As her mother? As her role-model?" Chaos sneered. Her mother picked herself up and brushed off some snow.

"If Scarlett can't take care of a lone demon by herself, she will never survive in this world. She needs to fight for herself." She said calmly and Chaos felt her eyes widen.

"And if she dies?!"

"Then she was never truly my daughter." She said and Chaos laughed in disbelief.

"You are a piece of work. Throwing away anything that doesn't meet your standards. When you're all alone in this world, think about this moment. You have the chance to help your daughter. You already lost one, are you really ready to lose another?"

"I would rather have a dead daughter then a weak one."

Chaos just stared.

[Solemn Creed]

Sol grinned, inches away from Scarlett's face. He had her pinned to the ground, one hand holding her wrists above her head while he used one of his knees to hold her legs down.

She screamed and cursed in his face, making all sorts of threats, but to no avail. Sol just laughed in her face. Grinning Sol allowed the index finger on his free hand to revert back to its normal talon form. He reached up and caressed the side of her face with mock affection, just to enrage her further.

Sol's plan was to humiliate her before putting her through excruciating pain.[glow=red,2,300] "This is going to hurt, alot." [/glow]Sol promised her.

Sol began by running his talon down the legnth of her ear. The real fun wasnt to begin yet. No, that would take place somewhere private.

The fire was shrinking. Chaos realized this when she could starts to see figures inside the fire. She spotted Sol first, hovering over Scarlett. Scarlett was pinned down. The flames didn't totally disappear, but Chaos could tell his attention was elsewhere. She noticed he was touching her face with a....with a talon. Scarlett blew up.

"How dare you touch me?! Get off!" Scarlett said shaking her head back and forth as if to rid her face of his touch. Sol smiled a very wicked smile.

Chaos heard Sol's words and her eyes widened. He wasn't only planning on killing Scarlett. He was going to torture her. As an angel Chaos wasn't sure she could allow him to do that. Sure, she hated her sister, but she still had morals. Killing out of self defense was one thing. Killing just to exert power was another. And Chaos wasn't okay with that.

"Sol, let her go. She's not worth it. Don't soil your hands with her blood. Let's just go, its over. I doubt anyone is going to stop us from leaving." As Chaos spoke the last part she threw a glared at everyone, daring them to challenge her. When no one spoke, she turned her sights back onto Sol. He didn't look very Sol like. He looked a little more...insane. And Chaos was not comfortable with that. Sol, let's go."

[Solemn Creed]

Sol was in an almost completely single minded state as he stared down at Scarlett's angry face. She was attempting to thrash about, she even tried to bite him once. The welt on the side of her face had convinced her that was a bad idea.

As Sol stared down at her, he imagined ways to keep her alive while he went to work. It was one of the few times in his life that he regretted being a creature of complete destruction and chaos, for he lacked the ability to heal others. Such an ability would come in handy to keep Scarlett alive, leaving so many more possibilities.

Somewhere beyond the fog of his insanity, Sol heard Chaos tell him that Scarlett wasnt worth it. To not soil his hands with her blood. Part of him wanted to listen to her but an even bigger part, where resided the voices, wanted Scarlett's blood and tears of pain. Sol shook his head.

[glow=red,2,300]"No, Chaos. I want it. I want her blood, I want to tear her limb from limb!"[/glow]

Sol could barely contain the hunger in his voice. He had gone too long without eating.

It was clear now that Sol was out of control. He wasn't really Sol anymore and that terrified a part of her. She wanted to run and never come back. However, a bigger part of her knew she was not gonna let Sol torture someone not even worth looking at. She kept her chin up and slowly started to make her way towards the duo. The fire was nearly gone and everyone was staring. She could probably get hurt. There was a possibility that Sol could kill her. There was a good chance of it. But, she wasn't going down without a fight. She gripped her knives tightly as she stepped over the thin line of fire. She was now in the lion's den.

"Sol, stop it. I said she's not worth it. Let her go. She deserves it, yes, and she will get what's coming to her one day, but that doesn't mean it has to be you. Let's try and think logically for a second here. What has she done to you? She's been an idiot and tried to be a show-off and you knocked her down some notches. She called you some names, but is that grounds to kill her?" Chaos stepped closer as she spoke. She was now within distance to not only attack, but to be attacked. She really hoped it wouldn't come to that.

She saw a welt forming on Scarlett's head reminding her or her own bruises. She seriously needed ice. She glanced around at everyone. Wide-eyed and panicked. Except her mother. She wasn't surprised. She stepped a little closer, inching her way to Sol when Scarlett had to open her mouth.

"Get your trash off of me! Get him away! I swear I'll get you back for this." Scarlett said and Chaos's voice was ice.

"Shut up. I'm sick and tired of hearing your voice. Nothing useful ever come out of it. Here you are helpless and at the mercy of a very dangerous being and you're still spouting bullshit. Just stop." Chaos said and decided to risk her life with her next move.

She slowly, so as to not come off as a threat, dropped one of her knives to sink in the snow. Her other hand stayed alert and ready to strike. Her other hand, however, slowly made its way to Sol's shoulder. She didn't add pressure and she didn't move. Her words came out soft and in almost a whisper. "Sol?" She held her breath as did everyone else.

[Solemn Creed]

Sol shook his head. Scarlett's stupidity no longer surprised him. Her one mistake, her one mistake, had been, and still was, speaking to Chaos as if she had some control over him. The idea enraged Sol. He was not a dog, nor any other animal, that could be controlled.

Sol gripped Scarlett by the chin and forced her to look into his eyes. [glow=red,2,300]"Your one mistake, fool, was believing that she controls me. Your. One. Fucking. Mistake! Was speaking to her, and not to me."[/glow]
Finished talking, Sol gave Scarlett a look that, without a doubt, told her that her fate was sealed. Then Sol felt a hand on his shoulder.

Sol was on his feet in moments, ready to tear the throat out of whoever it was. But he stopped when he saw it was Chaos. Sol's face softened when he looked at her.

[glow=red,2,300]"Please leave, Chaos. I dont want you to see this side of me." [/glow]he asked her while he held Scarlett, on her toes, by her throat.

All Chaos needed to know was that Sol wasn't going to hurt her. She just had to be sure. She felt him tense and turn towards her. His face softened. And that was all the reassurance she needed. She gave him a very concerned smile at his words. She knew she didn't own him. Scarlett had been stupid to say that. It offended Chaos. But as friends, she did have a sort of influence over him as he did her.

"We're friends. I'll never turn my back on you. And in the long run, I'm bound to see this side of you. But....does it have to be now? Leave her in a wheels chair, hell leave her without wings. But, leave her. She's not worth it, I don't know how much emphasis I can put on it. Death, even a slow one, would be too easy for her." Chaos spoke quietly and kept her hand on Sol.

Scarlett struggle grasping at Sol's arm, but she didn't speak. In Chaos's opinion it was the smartest move she had made all day. Everyone around watched, at the edge of their toes, waiting to see the next move. They didn't move, didn't try to help. It was like they were watching a movie, rather than watching their own kind be strangled with an inch of her life. Chaos was disgusted with them. They weren't comrades. They were cowards. She looked back at Sol, awaiting his response.

[Solemn Creed]

Sol thought for a moment. Did she really have to see this side of him now? Then he shook his head. She would have to find out sooner or later. The sooner the better he felt.

[glow=red,2,300]"You dont understand, Chaos. She will not have a slow death. A slow death is the best she can hope for. If I have my way, she willl be alive when I am finished with her."[/glow]

Sol noticed Scarlett's face was turning awwefully bluish so he loosened his grip on her and she began gasping in much needed oxygen.

Sol stared at Scarlett, trying to decide whether or not to do what he wanted to do to her. He closed his eyes, thinking deeply. Should he do what the voices told him to do or what Chaos wanted him to do.

Sol sighed he had made his decision. He leaned in close to Scarlett, enough so that he could feel her breath. [glow=red,2,300]"I'll be back for you, when Chaos isnt around."[/glow] he whispered in her ear, too low for anyone else to hear.

When he was finished, Sol dropped Scarlett to the ground where she was too weak to move much. He bent down and lifted Scarlett's right hand. With his one reverted talon, Sol began to cut into her arm. When he was finished it read 'I WIll COME BACK FOR YOU' the cuts were deep enough that not even magical healing would prevent obviously legible scarring, so she would never forget.

[glow=red,2,300]"Okay. Lets go now."[/glow] Sol told Chaos as he stood and faced her. [glow=red,2,300]"Someone should stop the bleeding before she dies."[/glow] he shouted to the crowd around them.

Sol spoke and Chaos knew he was going to ignore everything she had said. She closed her eyes, knowing despite what she said, he was going to do what he wanted to. Chaos watched as Sol leaned in to whisper something in Scarlett's ear. She didn't catch what he said. However, she saw Scarlett's eyes widen and in the next second, she was dropped to the ground. Sol reached low to cut into her arm and Chaos turned away from the sight. She knew what Sol wanted to do and what he was capable of doing, but that didn't mean she had to watch. However, when he walked off, Chaos was shocked. She didn't even give Scarlett a glance as she glued her eyes to Sol's back.

She followed him quickly, but she was surprised. He didn't ignore Chaos. He listened to her. He left. She caught up to him and tried to match his pace, though his legs were longer and he seemed a little frustrated. She felt a little guilty. She watched as the angels all crowded around Scarlett and some turned back to look at them. They gave Chaos nasty looks and she glared. Soon they were out of sight and there was nothing around, but snow and trees.

She thought about how Sol had acted back there. She thought about how his personality changed completely. It scared her a little and she wanted to ask, but then again she didn't. She liked Sol, just Sol. If there were other personalities, she could probably handle them. But just Sol was nice too. She looked around, looking for any indication of where they were going, but even the footprints had been covered with new snow.

"Do you know where we're going? Kind of a silly question I know." Chaos asked and then a little quieter she said, "Thank you. I know walking away was the last thing you wanted to do but...thank you." She kept her head down as she walked.

[Solemn Creed]

Before he left Sol had the sense to retrieve his sword and wipe the bloodied blade clean on the dead angel's clothes. As Sol stormed through the crowd, Chaos' mother shot him a nasty look. He smiled at her, winked, and then punched her in the face hard enough to break her nose and send her flying back a few feet. Suffice to say, she was in a dreamland shortly thereafter.

Sol was frustrated. He had so much fury pent up and he badly wanted to vent it out on someone but when he looked at Chaos' pleasantly surprised face, Sol felt that walking away had been worth it.

Sol thought about Chaos' question for a moment and he shook his head, laughing. [glow=red,2,300]"I have no idea where we are going. I just want to get away from those bastards before I kill them all."[/glow]

Sol was confused by how Chaos was acting. [glow=red,2,300]"You dont need to thank me. I walked away for a very personal reason."[/glow]