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[b][i]Deuel Akakios (Transformed)[/i][/b]

In a flash of light, Deuel had pulled his sword out and slashed at the Ursa Major's left chest; the blade cut through and caused a shower of black blood that glittered with small starry flecks, causing the ursine creature to roar loudly, this time in pain, and swat at Deuel, who simply put up a barrier of hard light around his body that the bear's claws bounced off. There was a blank look in his eyes, as though the youth was doing this from muscle memory and learned responses, but that faded quickly as some steel returned to his gaze, and he lifted up his left hand to blast the Ursa Major with a beam of burning light. 

Then, as though testing the limits of his powers, he looked at the blasted bear, held out his left palm outwards, then said, "Ignite! May the Stars on you light up!"

And the glowing stars that lit up various points of the Ursa Major's body lit up, causing the bear to trash around in pain, rolling all over the jungle clearing's floor, kicking up soil and dirt, before it finally collapsed to the ground, exhausted, bleeding, and smoking. 

It was then that some compassion returned to the young man's face, as he walked closer to the now-scared bear, and holding out his open palm, began to shine with a softer light, a soothing glow that caused the whimpering animal to quiet down as its wounds and burns sealed themselves. Then it coughed.

What did it cough out? Black and purple chunks of flesh, blood and bile, but not one that was dotted with small stars; rather, it looked like several small tumors that resembled that seen in an Anti-Smoking advertisement that wriggled around like worms or maggots.

[b][i]Basil the Ermine[/i][/b]

"It's [i]The Corruption[/i]!" Basil explained, albeit a little unhelpfully until he continued, "It's basically a magical disease that makes animals - And a few sapient beings - more aggressive and attack people out of the blue, as well as slowly causes them to rot inside! It's been spreading at an unnatural rate; it's probably the Enemy Entity's work. However, that is the reason we summoned you guys - To hopefully find out how we can stop it and its master! However, it seems that this is the [i]actual first time[/i] someone's been able to purge it from a creature..."

He then saw Deuel scorch the spat-out mass of corruption with another beam of light, burning it to ashes. Then, without his prompting, the young man de-transformed back to a normal human in his swimwear and rubber sandals, before he turned towards Basil, eyes lifted upwards in obvious distress as he said...

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[b][i]Deuel Akakios[/i][/b]

"[i]Basil...[/i]" Deuel was trying to suppress a rise in tone and the anger that caused it, "You could have caused a rift between me and [i]my friends[/i]. You made Niles leave. Who knows what could be happening to him now?"

He was breathing hard, all the while knowing that, "He's not going to return any time soon; I know him. He's probably going to avoid me like the plague because of what [i]you[/i] said, Basil."

[i]I know I lost Niles, maybe even when confessing my love to him. He doesn't like me that way; he might barely tolerate me. I scared him off and made him uncomfortable.[/i]

Turning towards Chesi, Deuel spoke to the Dolphin, "Do you know where the nearest town is? Or city? We can't just stay here, even with powers. We need food, water, new clothes... And cash. Are you and the others working with the local King to summon us and if so, does that mean we can stay in the Royal Palace?"