[center][hr] [img]https://i.imgur.com/TVgdUPZ.png[/img] [img]https://i.imgur.com/yCYRUO5.png[/img] [hr][/center] The Outsider stood there as she was trapped behind the bubble with merely a blank look on her face as she tapped it. "̷̯̉.̸͔́.̴̪͘.̷̳̿ ̸̥͠Ḭ̶͝s̴̖͠ ̴̟̉t̴̖̔ẖ̷̾i̴̛͈s̴̤̾ ̵̙͑y̶̯͆o̸͔͠u̸̼̾r̴͖͛ ̵̘͋ŕ̴͙e̸͉̒a̵̤͝ḽ̶͝ ̵̩̽p̴̻̆o̸͚͐w̴̲͗ė̵̻r̸̢̂,̴̧̔ ̶̙͌B̶̩̂ü̴͍r̵̯̕n̸̨̅s̵̼̏?̵͉̀"̶̧͂ The Outsider asked as she put her hand against it. "̵̭͐I̷͉̍ ̵͇̀s̵̞̋ȁ̵̹w̶͚͂ ̵̛̰y̴̘̿o̷͚͋ú̶͓r̷̖̍ ̴̬́a̷̛̺ṋ̷̕c̵̜̈ë̸̘́s̸̫̚t̴̖̃ô̸̝r̶͙̈ ̶̭́s̷̗͐u̴̗͠m̸̼͝m̷̯͗ô̴̧n̵̟̔ ̷̟͊a̴̛̟ ̷̮̐m̴̟͂o̴̮̿ü̷̺ǹ̸͜t̵̳̽a̶̢͒ǐ̵͜n̴̡͝ ̴͈̃ǒ̶̦f̷̭́ ̸͓̃f̶̡͝l̶͍͋ĕ̷͖ș̸̆ȟ̶͔ ̵̮́ã̷̜n̴̙̑d̴̛̳ ̵̝̂b̶̬͒o̶̲̐n̵͎̂ē̴̢ ̴̢̅t̸̳́o̷̬̔ ̸̡͌b̷̪͊a̶̜͆t̸̼́t̴̰̅ḽ̵̽ẽ̴͕ ̶̞̒ḿ̶̻e̶̻͗.̶̧͑.̴͋ͅ.̸̡͠"̷͍̈ A wave of dark bluish-green energy came out of the Outsider as she decided to fight fire with fire. It pushed against the barrier however, the real attack was towards Lyss. Her hand transformed into a scythe-like claw that was long as she was tall. The scythe was pointed at Lyss and was launched at her in hopes that it'll kill her. The Burns had it coming, they all did. [center][hr][img]https://i.imgur.com/1tJdWt7.png[/img][img]https://i.imgur.com/dIfRnRE.png[/img] [hr][/center] Babylon summoned another sigil of flames and the area burst into flames and warded off the monsters. The room was filling up with smoke as Emily couldn't help but cough. The smoke was irritating her lungs, but the monsters were being kept just outside of the range of the fires. The flames dissipated and in the span of a second, they all lunged at her and completely covered her. She felt their claws and teeth slash away at her as she screamed, falling backward. Then she felt like she was falling... and felt the rain against her bare skin. She took in hurried breaths as she seethed... she grabbed her side as she was bleeding. What didn't help was that she was naked but she was out of the chaos. She looked up... to see Ellie. The girl that she treated like garbage all this time, saving her. A tear almost ran down Emily's cheek as she felt so [i]appreciative[/i]. "Ellie, thank you," Emily started, almost laughing. "I'm... I'm so sorry for the way I treated you all this time. I promise I'll do better." "It's okay," Ellie answered. "I'm-" Babylon appeared behind Elise with an [url=https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcTbJTv0uob-4j-yba3zEDCFPJB7gwTqhE6if_zQVHeT73V1RqIH&usqp=CAU]ornate blade[/url] and quickly brought the blade to her neck. She grabbed onto as much hair as she could as she just [i]yanked[/i] it so hard that she almost pulled off her [i]scalp[/i]. The blade slashed her throat with much, much, blood splashing all over the place. The blood dripped... off the knife as Emily merely screamed. [i][b]"BABYLON!?"[/b][/i] Babylon laughed as she threw Ellie to the side as she looked down at Emily. "... They're easier to work with when they're dead." Babylon started. "What the fuck?!" Emily screamed. Babylon flew into the open wound on Elise's throat and then it sealed itself shut as Elise's eyes opened. She pushed herself up to her feet as she had a wide smile that was mildly [i]disturbing[/i]. Emily felt Babylon leaving... or more accurately, the void that she left inside of her. "Elise" held the knife in air as she tapped the blade and looked down at the wounded Emily. "I'm sorry, Emily," Babylon started, "I'd rather cut and run than take my chances with the [i]Outsider[/i] of all things." "I... is this what you wanted all along?!" Emily shouted. "Yes and no," Babylon started... it felt wrong since it was in Elise's annoying voice, "When I first laid eyes on you, I saw a [i]monster[/i]. One that was wrapped in chains... and one that was [i]perfect[/i] for my empire, Ms. Reed. I just needed to give you that push to break your chains, the first taste of [i]power[/i] in your hands... I did everything I needed to." Babylon kept tapping her finger against the knife as she continued monologuing, "Because you know [i]what[/i] I wanted, Ms. Reed. An empire of sin and hedonism... and for that, I need loyal minions. And you had [i]potential[/i] and you know how [i]elated[/i] I felt when the Coven was formed...? And how disappointed I was when they [i]wasted[/i] that potential?" "... Babylon..." Emily trailed off as she climbed up to her feet. She was in agonizing pain... even taking one footstep was enough to send a shock through to the rest of her leg and fell to the ground. "Look at yourself, Reed, you're about damn ready to die," Babylon started, "Just do yourself some good and cut and run. [i]If[/i] you do survive, then..." Babylon just shrugged as she turned off to the side. "You're free to seek me out." "I won't let this happen-" Emily hissed as she lunged as Babylon... only to meet the handle of her knife. Emily saw stars as she always fell forward... however, Babylon yanked her forward. Her vision was blurry and her ears were ringing as she could barely hear what Babylon was even saying. "... That's why I liked you, Reed," Babylon said, "Stubborn as a mule." And then she planted a deep kiss directly into Emily as she was barely conscious... and still confused as to even what the hell was going on at this point. She tried to resist as she pounded Babylon-in-Elise's shoulder with her fist but she was so weak that it barely did anything. After she was done, she pulled back... and tossed Emily to the ground hard as she could. "Ciao." Babylon said as she walked off with a skip in her step... and Emily watched as she couldn't do a thing about it... [i]Damn it. How could I have been so stupid?[/i] [center][hr][img]https://i.imgur.com/iScydTv.png[/img][img]https://i.imgur.com/Iqo5dyL.png[/img] [img]https://i.imgur.com/H9epPjR.png[/img][img]https://i.imgur.com/y8f0UJw.png[/img][hr][/center] "Jesus, sugar" Taylor saw the damage that was done to Quinn and the new chick... and saw that Quinn wasn't lying when she said that she was a summoner. Greatest? That remained to be seen but it ain't like Taylor knew a whole lotta them. She shook her head as she continued, "We need to get that patched up ASAP or you could get an infection, sugar." "Izzy can handle it," Claudette said as she looked on... Alyssa seemed to be the one trying to hold the Outsider off. For that, Claudette applauded her, however, Claudette knew that some of them would be better off regrouping and coming up with a different strategy. To Claudette this was shock and awe... but she was going to keep herself composed. Worse comes to worst; they'll have to completely cut and run and think of a [i]new[/i] strategy. She was confident that they could defeat the Outsider - or at the very least stall it - but what Lyss and the others said gives her a very... poor perception of what's going on. "Fuck it," Taylor said as her hand was coated in a fire, she turned towards Quinn. "I'll burn it shut if you want, sugar. It'll just [i]suck[/i]."