[b] The First Lotus ~Seaside Village~[/b]

I stare blankly at Omega. I'm slightly surprised but glad to see he... or she... is being reasonable about the situation. 

I repeat the words Maya has instructed. I feel hesitant about trusting the Umbra, but Omega does have a point. It'd be easier to not have to worry about Zaakilo at all. 

I cast one final look at the body of Galen, before turning to Omega again. "Alright then, are we ready to go talk to our tree?"

[b]Frenzied Flame ~ ThroneWorld~[/b]

I growl viciously at the machine, at the hands dragging me.  My mind muddled. I breathe in the scent of blood. My senses becoming blind to it. Then. Freedom. 

[b]Wraith Spirit.[/b]

[i]My child. My love. My darling Flame.[/i] The Wraith spirit croons. It collects Flame's soul in its claws protectively. Like a snake coiled around prey. Then it strikes.

Called forth by blood the Wraith Spirit rushes Flame's body, filling her. It bends her body, making room for itself. A shockwave erupts from the force of the Spirit's entry, spraying viscera from the hands everywhere. 

The Wraith Spirit had tasted the blood of the enemy on Flame's tongue, and now it knows this blood. Commands it. Strikes. The Wraith points its finger at Kara and commands all of her blood to solidify. With a curl of its claws, it guides the blood out in long piercing stakes. A reverse iron maiden. Then with a final fist, it rips all the blood from Kara's body. 

[b]Blaze ~ Shadowhold battlegrounds~[/b]

My jaw drops and eyes widen to saucers as I witness the Machine. " Scarlet... is that a Wyrd Engine?"

"Calculating." The tablet chirps with my AI assistant's readings. Then pings. " Wyrd Engine confirmed."

"GET HER OUT!" I shout to Gaul and wave the tablet around frantically. "You have to know what the thing is, get my sister out NOW!"