[color=fff200]"Yeah, me neither, Al."[/color] Lily sighed, but then her brows furrowed. [color=fff200]"Hmm, I don't think they might want to do that. Penny was with Beacon, and that means they aren't as strict about monster girls as usual. So the chances of me being on their hit list, while real, is quite small."[/color] Lily stood up from the couch, her legs still a bit shaky. [color=fff200]"Hey, why don't we call it a day for now? I know I don't need sleep, but I'd like to gather up my energy so we can start looking for allies."[/color] With that said, she went to the door of her room and opened. She looked back at Alex, with an awkward smile. [color=fff200]"Once again, thanks. I...Nobody's ever cared about me like you have."[/color] [hr] Caroline stabbed at the shadow just as the twins disappeared through it, and showed signs of anger at the words Elroy said. She turned the weapon into a hammer, and crashed through the roof of the building, coming down in a tri-pod landing to the hotel room that connected to the balcony the twins escaped to. She lifted her lowered head, her fangs glistening from the moonlight as she looked at the two of them. [color=92278f]"Caroline...Is...Cute...CUTE?"[/color] She growled; it sounded like she hated the word with all of her heart, even though she was happy to hear praise not long ago with the ghostly twins. Elroy turned to face the vampire, making sure to keep the shield between himself and IT at all times. “Yea.” He said with a smirk. “I think you're just adorable. Hell, maybe it goes beyond cute.” There was something inside Elroy that just made him enjoy setting people off. So of course he was going to continue to “flatter” the woman. “In fact, I'd be willing to take you out of town huh? Some place nice to eat? If there's something that fits your fancy, just name it. We'll make it a date. Anything for my little sugar plumb.” Regina made sure to keep herself positioned behind Elroy the entire time. The succubus placed a hand on his neck and telegraphically sent him commands to stop talking, but it was too late. The words were coming out. Caroline's eyes widened, her crimson orbs shining as she grimaced. Her hammer-wielding arm shook; it looked like the weight of the weapon was now affecting her. She changed it to a sword with a jagged, cruel edge, and stood up, slowly walking closer. [color=92278f]"S-Sugar...plumb?"[/color] She spat out the words, breathing heavier than before. “Sugar plum, butter cup, summer strawberries, you're everything sweet.” Elroy leaned around his shield. “In fact, I'm willing to take it a step further. You could be the sun the hangs in the morning sky. The one thing that makes life possible on this dreary, shadow covered world.” He twirled his finger in the air, as if pointing at everything. “There are over ten billion people in the world right now, and you're more eye catching than any of them.” Regina removed her hand from the back of Elroy's neck. What was he up to? Caroline stopped. She lowered her head, her sword still pointed at Elroy as her legs started shaking. She bared her teeth, wincing in pain. [color=92278f]"No...Lies...Caroline hates you!"[/color] She braced with her feet, about to lunge at him; having seen the power behind her earlier attack, Elroy could assume his shield wouldn't entirely protect him. Elroy grit his teeth with a smile. “Oh yea?” He pulled his shield back in front of himself. “Well I love you!” Regina could feel the energy build in Elroy's body and immediately dove off to the side. Meanwhile, Elroy's shield started to change shape. It swiftly grew in size and buckled in half like a V-plow. A cylindrical shape appeared at the very top of the shield and ran back over Elroy's head. The twin dropped into a sprinting position and pushed the shield forward with all of his might. Suddenly metal wheels manifested themselves around him. Then a smoke stack, a head light, and even freight cars that went back into a shadow portal. He had transformed his shield into a train, and was intent on overpowering the incoming vampire. Chains shot out from the sides of the trains face in an attempt to ensnare Caroline. Two opposing forces were about to collide. The unstoppable chaos engine, and the immortal vampire. [color=92278f]"HURGH!"[/color] Caroline dropped to one knee, and the sword she wielded melted into a pool of blood around her. Her slitted pupils widened back into looking normal, and they rolled around violently as she trembled, looking at the blood flowing out of her palm. [color=92278f]"L...Love...?"[/color] She whimpered, and struggled to stand up even as she saw the Killing Blow coming towards her. She closed her eyes, and braced herself. [color=0054a6]"That is enough, my Lady."[/color] [center][youtube=KQcuoybJ1ec]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQcuoybJ1ec][/youtube][/center] In that very instant, a strange noise went through the air, and the chains on the train's front grasped around empty air. Elroy crashed right into the hotel room's wall, causing the entire building to shake from the impact and the room to fall into rubble, trapping the incubus-like magical boy momentarily underneath. When he climbed out, he laid eyes upon a knife pointed directly at his forehead; he could feel the very tip of it sting his skin without cutting it. Elroy's eyes rolled up to look at the blade. The [url=http://i.imgur.com/Gyxdt7y.png]sophisticated woman[/url] wielding the knife held Caroline's hand alongside another knife, and the blonde girl breathed through her teeth as she focused on standing up, partially leaning onto the taller woman; Elroy realized that Caroline somehow avoided the attack, impossible even for her incredible speed. [color=92278f]"...Sonia?"[/color] Caroline asked, her eyes wide in wonder at the woman, surprised by the hand gripping hers. The woman's icy eyes gently observed the younger, fanged girl, and then coldly towards the rest as she sheathed the knife on the holster around her thigh. [color=0054a6]"You should not associate yourself with low-brow rabble, Lady Caroline. Such company is below your noble status."[/color] She threw the other knife she held in Regina's direction, missing her chest by a couple of centimeters; it was a warning shot. Regina's hair fluttered from the air movement, but she didn't flinch. [color=0054a6]"Let us be off, young master; Lady Justine has been worried for you."[/color] [color=92278f]"Big...Sister?"[/color] Caroline responded, with a look of fear on her face. Then, the two suddenly disappeared into thin air, leaving nothing behind but Caroline's puddle of blood. Regina's fists were balled and quivering with her anger. “Low-brow rabble?” This was not the first time Regina had been mocked in such a manner. Regina was never very fond of the smugness of high society, but how dare that witch throw a knife at her. Regina was just defending herself, and if that vampire had been properly supervised, the Bates twins wouldn't have had to defend themselves. Erloy on the other hand looked ecstatic. He was sitting on the rubble as if it were a throne. “I can't believe it!” He said while fighting the urge to laugh. Though this was a battle he was losing. “I think this is one of the few times I was able to mock someone into submission!” He cackled. “L-love!? B-buttercup? Oh my god... I wonder how much of that she honestly believed.” He sighed and his laughter died down immediately. The incubus tipped his head back and looked at the ceiling. “Those noble types sure are petty aren't they.” Regina approached the blood stain on the ground and examined it. She didn't really know what she was looking for. To her, it just looked like normal blood. “I take it you're sitting right now because you've expended all of your mana and a fair bit of your energy.” “That is correct.” Regina sighed. “I guess we're going to have to withdraw for now. I would have liked to have met the other twins, but I don't know how friendly they will be. It's a shame you had to resort to tower of carnage. You know that's a very reckless attack.” “I was lost in the moment.” Elroy was still looking at the ceiling. “In hindsight, that attack would have been a lot more powerful if I wasn't on that balcony. There wasn't enough room to generate more carts. The weight is what makes that attack powerful.” “You still missed.” Regina eyed the rubble. “All you'd have done is hollowed out the building, and possibly caused it to collapse.” “You're probably right.” Elroy raised his head and stood up, almost stumbling. “So I guess we're going to see about joining up with Umeko then?” “Provided she hasn't gotten herself killed yet.” The twins walked out towards the balcony.