[img]http://i.imgur.com/J8VStXo.png[/img] He stared at the dead body by his feet. Ha ha...he killed Don. He had actually strangled Don. Lucien was laughing hysterically, hoping that everything was just an elaborate, cruel prank. "Yeah, yeah, I'm sorry!" He yelled to the darkness. "I'm sorry I hid a dead bird in your bag," he gestured vividly with his hands, eyes the size of pinpricks. The summoner began rambling on and on as if he had gone mad. "Guys, this prank it's pretty cruel!" He hissed before tugging wildly at his hair and laughing. He couldn't have killed them. THIS, it had to be an illusion. He would never hurt them! "I-I've had enough," he was sniffling now. "You can come out now...yeah? C'mon guys...please?" Suddenly, a door appeared out of nowhere and the doorknob began to shake. Lucien looked up, hopeful, but it wasn't his friends. "You killed all of them. Now, that was impressive." The lion picked at its teeth with his claws. "You brought me to life." Its voice was in his head now. "You and I, we did it together. We were a [i]team[/i]" The scenes began replaying inside his head and once more he saw everyone die. He was the summoner, but he couldn't stop the summon. It was HIS fault. The creature grinned from ear to ear and Lucien stared at the floor with blank eyes. "T-They're dead because of me." "Righty-o, kid!" The Lion swung an arm over the man's shoulder then ruffled Lucien's hair. "We made a great team." [i]It's all my fault.[/i] --- [img]http://i.imgur.com/ZEQcnsM.png[/img] "I'll...I'll kill you," Xan's voice quivered with each word. The wolf shook his head and smirked. "Shame on you, that's against guilder code, silly kid." He unsheathed his own sword and took a step towards her. "Besides, we don't think you're capable!" The other two were laughing their heads off. Her vision was blurry with tears, but the metallurgist sucked it up and ran towards her opponents on what felt like jelly legs. "Where are the others?" There was the sound of steel against steel and Xan staggered back when the wolf pushed against her own blade with his. She knew how to weild a sword when it was connected to her own arm, but actually holding one in her hand felt different. She didn't know why, but she was out of her element. "Tell me, damn it!" "You're as threatening as a child!" The wolf sidestepped the girl's strike and slammed the hilt of his blade into her stomach. She double over, her sword falling to the ground with a clatter. "Heh, don't tell me you're crying over your silly friends." Xan didn't move, so he gave her a quick kick to the side. The girl was sent into a coughing fit and she curled up into a ball. She could hear the crowd booing, but nothing in the world made sense. Aria was dead, Estelle was dead, Trixie was dead, and she was as good as dead. She hugged her knees to her chest, Xan didn't even have the will to fight back anymore. "There's no point in this...we all know the audience wants a show!" The wolf threw his hands back and smiled at the booing crowd. "Oi, announcer guy, just release the scavengers and end this pathetic fight! She's not a [i]guilder[/i], just a pathetic, sniveling kid." Her opponents' voices grew farther and farther away. One of the cages were opened, and angry snarls filled the arena. Xan closed her eyes, she couldn't save anyone, not even herself. "I'm sorry..."