[hr][center][img]https://i.imgur.com/MzIHaGw.png[/img] [img]https://i.imgur.com/8XlJDkh.png[/img] [/center] [b][code]Town Hall.[/code][/b] [hr] "In the name of the Knights of Luminscience, I've eliminated a traitor," Amethyst replied to both Caelea and Penny rather casually. "Harold betrayed the Knights and the Watchers when he broke the truce and told the Blind of secrets that they were never meant to know." Amethyst hung her head low. "However, that is irrelevant," She replied, as she figured, the group didn't trust her. They were too blinded by Britney's lies to see the truth. Which was unfortunate, but she had a plan for this nonetheless. She craned her head towards Caelea first and foremost. "... I believed you've never seen anyone as cunning as her, then." She chuckled. [i]'Lynette, shit, I hope this works. You got those glyphs in place if this goes bad, right? I’m a shit negotiator.'[/i] Lynette heard the message in her head suddenly, and then she remembered the plan. She could probably kill the whole lot of them if she got them in the right place at the right time... but she didn't want to kill anybody. But, she could easily slow them down if she had to. [i]'Everything's good, keep going.'[/i] Lynette answered. "But, I'd love to arrange an alliance with you all," Amethyst said with a smile, "But, the traitor here has disobeyed a direct order far too many times and schemed behind-" "... Like your order to lead all my friends to their death!?" "Don't project your schemes on me, corrupted - but I want you all to do something first," Amethyst lowered her dagger as she pointed towards Harold's dead body. On his wrist, his sigil was glowing a bright blue color and was seemingly projected off his wrist. It was floating in the air as everyone looked on. "I know she informed you all of your ability to take abstractions from each other." She brought up the subject that the group was uncomfortably pushing away. "We need every edge we can against the Glutton, and I want you to take his abstraction," Amethyst started before she focused on Penny. "I feel it'd do you the best... merely touch it, concentrate on it, and it's yous... But I should warn you that you'll also inherit his memories." "Penny, don't do it..." Britney tried to plead with her. "I'll-" "No, she gets it, it has been decided by the Order of the Watchers," Amethyst snickered before she turned her attention to Penny. "Come now, unless you want someone else to have it - then we shall decide the terms out our alliance and then dispose of the other traitor." [hr][center][img]https://i.imgur.com/C4njhfP.png[/img] [img]https://i.imgur.com/pzvcW5L.png[/img] [img]https://i.imgur.com/f4XE2MO.png[/img][/center] [b][code]Hauling ass from the Library.[/code][/b] [hr] The group ran out into the snow and Jordan looked over her shoulder and realized that the Wendigoes were [i]much[/i] faster than they were in the snow. Shit. Shit. [i]Shit[/i]. What the fuck were they going to do to get out of this one? "We don't!" Justin shouted back at Rien. While it wasn't very reassuring, Justin had a plan. It wasn't a super good plan, but running from ghosts until the group gets tired didn't sound much better. "Everyone pick a direction and run in it!" Justin yelled at the top of his lungs as he turned around to see the massive horde of Wendigoes coming towards them. They were pouring out of the library and Justin sighed. While they were victims of circumstance; Justin got stuck with the least combat compatible people... there was nothing wrong with that. Justin was going to make sure they all get out safe and sound. Even if it meant he got hurt... Justin wasn't ready to die. Not while [i]her[/i] death was still unavenged. Justin stared them down, he didn't know how the Soul Self worked, but he was hoping that it would do what he wanted it to do. Just this one. He had no idea how it worked but it seemed to do what he unconsciously wants to do. Well, he unconsciously wants the thing to keep them alive. Justin sighed as he noticed the Soul Self returning and the horde of Wendigoes getting even closer. He didn't know where the group went but he was hoping that they followed his orders and ran off somewhere. He took in a deep breath. "I don't know what you are or what you want, but just this once..."[/i] Justin silently pleaded with his guardian. [i]"... Please."[/i] The Phoenix returned in a glorious display above him in a wreath of flames and the light and heat it emitted could be seen from miles away. The Wendigoes stopped in their tracks as the Soul-Self opened it's maw and spun around Justin fast as it could, spraying fire from its mouth. It burned the Wendigoes and forced them to run away... but the real goal was to cover the group's tracks. The snow was melted into water near-instantly, and there was not a footprint or a trace. Soon there was enough fire that Justin was engulfed in a huge orb of flames that spread to the surrounding buildings... ... It would suck if they could track from more than just sight. [hr] "Did anyone see him?" Kimberly said as she poked through the blinds of how they took refuge in. All she could see was the snowfall being too thick to see through. She could see the flames of the burning buildings in the distance and was amazed that Justin was able to set it on fire in this snow. "Get away from the blinds!" Jordan whispered to her in a hushed tone. "Before they see us." Kimberly did as told and looked around. They were set up in the living room which seemed to be abandoned in a rush... there was rotting half-eaten food on the table, and stuff all over the place as if the family realized there was something wrong and ran out. But after that, the place seemed to be untouched - but again, that thing was mind-controlling people left and right, and anyone stupid enough to loot was probably taken out by something else. Kimberly shook her head as she took a seat. "If Justin made it," Jordan said, "He's probably going back to Grand Ridge... If he didn't, well..." She shook her head. It was sad losing another member of the group, but that was more proof of how grave the situation had become. He died so they could get away and that was more than what Jordan could offer right now. Kimberly sighed as she took a seat. "Okay, um, so, we're gonna take a rest here and then we should get back to Grand Ridge as fast as possible." While the group wasn't keen on splitting up three ways; a few members of their group had decided to stay in Grand Ridge to keep watch. They were Zoey, Nathan, Cyrus, and Charlie, and she was confident the place would be in one piece... well, they were just as likely to be wiped out as anyone else here. Kimberly looked around, before her gaze rested on Rien, "We should definitely look around, but Rien, do you still have the map?"