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Avalia

Time: Morning
Location: Myriamor Bed & Breakfast
Interactions: Rosaria @Potter, Sophie @princess, Caelan @Alivefalling, Nuallán @13org,
Aurora @Mole, Mikazuki @Tae, Uzul @dragonpiece
Equipment: A dagger, fake elf ears, a ring of disguise, and a bag full of supplies

"Please don't wink again unless you want me to puke. Also, flaunting your old age and centuries of experience means nothing to me but if it helps you sleep at night, call me humbled." Jomari told Rosaria in a very bored tone while looking around more at the eatery. He yawned and lazily waved his hand when Nuallán reminded him of being respectful towards this friend of Rosaria's. Honestly, if they're tired of keeping an eye on him then they should've just let him go and keep the other two obedient love-struck humans Jomari's with. He felt like a child being constantly reprimanded by his parents and he almost puked again at the thought of these two elves being his parental figures.

Just then, his attention got piqued when Sophie's little pixie friend suddenly flew off somewhere to a table. "Please do something about that weird talking fly. It's attracting unwanted attention and we don't want to attract the wrong kind." Jomari said to Sophie with his arms crossed, getting even more bored as time went by. Seriously, do people in Avalia have no concept of tardiness?

Finally, a woman with white animal ears and a fluffy tail approached their party's table. It seemed that this was the friend Rosaria was talking about based on how friendly they were towards each other. Judging from her clothing and mannerisms, this was the princess Rosaria kept yammering about. Jomari exhaled through his nose, disappointed as he thought they were meeting someone else entirely when in reality it was just another Rosaria but in demihuman form.

He didn't notice she was accompanied by someone until he followed her. When Jomari got a chance to look at him, he realized he had an urge that was left unsatisfied since coming to this god-forsaken world. Tall and mature-looking, his clothes and old-looking cape gave the impression he came from a faraway land but his strong muscular build and the various weapons he brought showed he was skilled in fighting. After seeing horrific monsters and tiny winged creatures, the man's green skin and tusks didn't deter Jomari's liking to him. If anything, it actually made the orc look hot in the eyes of the human.

When Uzul spoke, it awoke something slumbering within the human. Uzul's body language looked tense and stiff, perhaps nervous at meeting strangers? Jomari would be more than happy to help this big strong man relax and cool off, preferably in a spacious room with just the two of them alone, but it might not be appropriate if right from the get-go Jomari told Uzul he was willing to get tossed around like a flailing doll in the bedroom. He kept all of these thoughts to himself for now and decided to wait for the right time. After all, they always did say actions spoke much louder than words.

"Finally an interesting fellow. How profitable indeed." Jomari smiled to himself while taking a sip of his drink, suddenly thirsty for something. "Jomari. Nice to meet you." He simply said from his seat, nodding at Mika and curiously glancing at Uzul.

Young Justice

Location: The Submarine
Interaction/s: The Team

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Aleen'a breathed onto her fists. She's already changed into a newer, drier set of clothes after coming back from the sea outside. She could still feel the impact from when the submarine decided to fire against the squid, ending its life in a snap. The blue waters seeped with red blood and black ink as its destroyed body slowly floated up to the surface. She was still in shock about what happened and she was more appalled that anyone would be capable of outright murdering a living creature.

She looked at her open palms. She would've reacted in time. Why did she hesitate? Was it because of the uncertainty of battling on a planet that's still alien to her finally catching up to her? Was it because of the growing frustration of not being understood, of missing her home at Tamaran? What would her parents say to her right now?

What would Koriand'r say to her right now?

She felt disbelief at Victor as he had claimed he was the one who fired at the squid without an ounce of heart in his voice. Perhaps that was him all along and his true personality was gradually coming up to the light, but Aleen'a didn't care for him. She looked over in Ja's direction and then at her team as one or the other shouted, she didn't know who. She could feel all their shock, grief, and anger, crashing down on her like the sea during a storm. Amongst the emotions of the team, she could feel Ja's the strongest, her heart ached along with his. She knew words would not be enough to console him but in her own way and she didn't think she could do anything.

"I need to go-" Aleen'a said to herself as she stood up and tried to fly, realizing that she's within the submarine and they're probably hundreds of feet away from the surface now. She looked out the window and saw only blue, the sunlight getting fader the deeper they go. She felt her heart race and tighten and she took faster, deeper breaths, slumping back down on her seat. Her team's emotions, not to mention the fact that she couldn't fly out and get as much sunlight as she could anymore, was overwhelming Aleen'a.

"Vresna o-tathra X'hal sumda. Vresna o-tathra X'hal sumda. Vresna o-tathra X'hal..." She repeated to herself in raspy breaths, sweat dripping down her forehead as the collective pain of those surrounding her filled up her heart. She tried to focus on the happy memories that she had on Tamaran and the selective ones she had with the others and Kori here on Earth, but she found it harder and harder to do so as her consciousness slowly faded away into darkness.

Avalia

Time: Morning
Location: Myriamor Bed & Breakfast
Interactions: Rosaria @Potter, Sophie @princess, Caelan @Alivefalling, Nuallán @13org, Aurora @Mole
Equipment: A dagger, fake elf ears, a ring of disguise, and a bag full of supplies

Jomari could already feel the heat emanating from the desert in his sleep. He dreamed he was back in the humid forests of his hometown, laughing as he and the others his age would bathe in the cool rivers. Then, he gradually felt it become warmer to the point where the sun seemingly glared down upon him. Instead of wet mossy rocks and the feeling of water gently splashing at his feet, it was replaced by multitudes of sand that seemed to reflect the sun's heat back up.

Jomari's people had no concept of a desert as their home country was an archipelago, meaning it consisted of multiple islands dotted with lush forests and jungles, and each island was surrounded by the vast blue seas. For Jomari, the only logical place for sand to exist at was the beach but in his dream, he could not see a sign of the waters no matter how long he walked. Just an endless, vast land of scorching sand wherever he went.

Rosaria woke him up from his sleep along with the others as they had finally arrived at their destination, Myriamor. When he looked out of the carriage, he grumbled in annoyance when his dream finally made sense. It was sand as far as the eye could see but he was thankful it was not that hot in Myriamor itself. The city was not the place to be for someone like Jomari who has lived his entire life in a wet, damp climate which would possibly make him a little grumpier than he already was, even if he was considerably easily angered the second he arrived in Avalia. He even took note of the abundance of what Rosaria called demihumans. It felt weird seeing something that resembled dogs and cats back in his hometown now walk upright and speak the human language but at this point, Jomari's too tired to even care.

In any case, he and the others followed the elves to this establishment called 'Myriamor Bed & Breakfast' and were asked to put their extra luggage there. Again, Jomari and his people had no concept of hotels so he thought the owner was this very rich tycoon that built this very big house and let other people stay in their extra rooms for a fee. Still, he felt uncertain leaving his valuables unattended so he decided to just bring them all with him as he made his way downstairs to the dining area.

Jomari was then given a list of foods that were very alien to him. When asked about what they think about the city, he glanced at the other humans he's with and so far, they were very impressed with it. "I don't care about how grand the architecture is or how wonderful are its people. If it's really hot and dry, I already hate it. At least it smells a bit nice." Jomari said. "If the princess is going to pay for our food, by the way, I'll have their most expensive dish." He added, glancing at the demihumans milling about. They were in all different species and ages, eating and laughing merrily with their companions. It reminded him of home, along with the mission he and the others were in right now. "Who is this person we're going to meet again? And why do they seem so important enough for us to risk our lives just to get to them?"

Young Justice

Location: Atlantic Ocean
Interaction/s: The Team

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Brightheart learned from her past mistake. It was her impulsive actions that lead to her being spotted by Kobra agents which lead them into further secrecy which will definitely make it harder for them to be captured by the authorities. She still couldn't shake the disappointing look on Batman's face from her brain, it was the same look her parents gave her back in the past, which also played a part in why they sent her here on Earth...

Nevertheless, she really learned to listen and wait, reacting than acting. She went with the others out to the open ocean while the others stayed inside to protect the professor. Brightheart had been to the ocean before and she thought she could breathe underwater being that Tamaraneans could survive the vacuum of space, but unfortunately Starfire had to give her CPR when she drowned trying it. Since then, she tried to stay away from the deeper parts of the sea as she could move around as easily as moving through outer space yet it was still completely alien for her. She was very nervous when she learned their mission required them to go far, far deeper into the ocean than she wanted but she did her best to hide her anxiety for the sake of the mission and her friends.

At least, she was glad they got a squid attacking them to help ease her anxiousness even a little. The tentacled monster reminded her of some of the creatures back from her home planet, some were even quite delicious, but none were certainly as big as this one. It spewed out a cloud of black ink that spread through the waters as it used its long tentacles to wrap around the submarine but thankfully Mirage managed to hit it with her magic and now its attention was on the people outside. It did manage to hit some of them though, one of its tentacles sending Brightheart a few feet away and she swam to join her team as swiftly as she could while her body's in pain.

Nymph returned and informed them she couldn't understand the kelps. "Will it work if I kissed them? Oh right, they are plants! Hello Brightheart!" Brightheart asked and then remembered in a panic. Nymph said something about giving her sunlight which she meant the devices Brightheart brought with her that stored ultraviolet rays. They were supposed to be kept for emergencies for the Tamaranean but for the sake of the mission and her friends, she will do anything.

"Do not worry about getting tied with the squid. We'll handle it. Get ready, Nymph!" Brightheart retrieved the devices and, with a push of a button, released the ultraviolet light stored within them, shining them in Nymph's direction. She could feel a small amount of energy from them which was limited because of her diving suit but it was enough to make her feel re-energized even for a little. "I-Is it working? Are you feeling it now, Nymph?"

Young Justice

Location: Submarine
Interaction/s: The Team

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Moments later, Aleen'a was riding with her team inside the submarine towards Atlantis. She would have loved to ask more questions to the Atlantean king about his kingdom from one royal to another, but it would've taken the entire day just to satisfy her curiosity. For the moment, she was just seating there, looking out to the reinforced glass windows and seeing schools of fish swimming past them. She could see how the waters dispersed the sunlight and the ocean before them becoming gradually darker as they went deeper and deeper. The fact that they're moving so far away from the sun, Aleen'a's constant source of energy, made her quite anxious and afraid. She was at least thankful Red Tornado gave her a device that could replicate and give out the ultraviolet rays her body needed in case of an emergency.

Her train of thought got interrupted when Daphne or Nymph approached her with such a warm smile. The girls really bonded that lovely night and now Brightheart felt nothing but joy for her friend. "Oh it is simply marvelous! I am sure my parents would be quite astonished to learn that there is a vehicle specifically to explore the depths of an ocean. Tamaraneans can breathe in the vacuum of space but not underwater. If we could understand the science behind this wonderful contraption, we can also discover the secrets beneath Tamaran's oceans as well!" Brightheart said excitedly.

She looked at Nymph again. "And how are you feeling? Thankfully, we are not going to a very cold place like our first mission but I reckon Atlantis is an entirely different matter. If you need any help, please do not hesitate to speak out loud. We are here for you, Daphne. No one is a liabib- lialib- lailibitily." She said, giving her the same warm smile while giving Daphne's hand a reassuring squeeze.

"Oh yes, that reminds me. I must kiss Mirage to acquire the language of her people."

Young Justice

Location: Mission Briefing room
Interaction/s: The Team, Aquaman, Red Tornado

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Alee had enjoyed her night with the girls and she had learned a lot not just about them but also about the culture of female empowerment and how supporting each other as women were like on Earth. It included feel-good romantic comedy movies, beautification rituals, and the collective fact that boys, while cute, were also quite stupid.

Of course, she wouldn't admit all that now. The team was currently in the briefing room for another mission and instead of Batman, they were now facing Aquaman. Alee never met the Atlantean king before but she heard stories from Kori from when she first arrived on Earth. Thankfully, Kassy was just as happy and excited as Alee was in sharing lots of fun information about both their homelands.

She listened as Red Tornado explained the details of the mission and smiled excitedly when Kassandra was chosen as their leader for it. Once Red Tornado showed the equipment they're going to use and said they have two hours to prepare, Alee was already filled with excitement. It did seem like the role of leadership will be rolled around to each of the members based on the nature of their mission. Would Alee be the leader for a space-oriented one? It will definitely revolve something around aliens, that's for sure. However, she did pick up on Kassy's nervousness and she could tell she tried not to show it to the others as well.

As Kassandra left to prepare in her room, Alee raised her hand to ask a question. "Salutations, King Aquaman Arthur Curry, Red Tornado. May we know what kind of threats are we to look out for while escorting Dr. Bingley? I would also like to know that in the years the humans living above the land have spent studying the seas, how come they still did not know what the deepest bottom of the ocean is like?"

Avalia

Time: Dusk
Location: Carriage in the woods
Interactions: Rosaria @Potter, Sophie @princess, Caelan @Alivefalling, Nuallán @13org, Aurora @chrysocoma
Equipment: A dagger, fake elf ears, a ring of disguise, and a bag full of supplies

Thankfully, their group managed to spend the rest of the day without screaming and running for dear life. Jomari couldn't get the awful sound of bones crunching from his head and remembering the sight of blood splattering everywhere almost made him throw up again, although his stomach was empty now from vomiting the food he hate upon arriving on Avalia. He was thankful for Sophie being kind and caring but he's not prepared to show his soft side just yet. He did have a reputation to uphold after all.

He ate the food given to them but Jomari still kept himself alerted to their surroundings. He refused to have a repeat of what happened to them with that ugly monster and he also refused to die because of the elves' incompetence. Jomari at least wanted to go out on his own terms but not before being able to spend a night with a handsome male specimen. Perhaps he could find some competent men in these strange lands and Jomari hoped they won't be the same as the pointy-eared loyal dog named Nuallán.

In any case, the group managed to find a carriage they can ride safely towards their destination, wherever it may be. Jomari was glad to be able to feel safe every once in a while but he was irritated when Rosaria of all people sat across from him. Not only that but Nuallán was sitting beside him too. They've been keeping a much closer eye on Jomari ever since he showed interest in a vial of poison yet they were unaware of a presence of a humongous murderous monster that was close to killing them. His annoyance on these elves only grew even more.

Jomari ignored Rosaria's question and let the others talk with her; he hissed whenever his arm made contact with Nuallán but other than that, he kept his attention towards the driver. He didn't care if he was too feisty for their tastes. He wanted to make it known that Jomari didn't want anything to do with these people and the sooner this was all done, the better. However, would he really go back to his own world? Sure, he made many memories with some of the people he held dear in his heart but Jomari wasn't sure if he would be willing to go back to a world where prejudice was rife along with murders and injustices. Would he really be willing to risk his life for the same people who looked at him with disgust?

It was already dusk when they found a carriage they could ride in and all the adrenaline from arriving on Avalia to running away from the beast was beginning to place a toll on his body. He fought hard as his eyelids become heavier and heavier, even putting rubbing and squeezing his cheeks to prevent himself from sleeping while it was Nuallán's turn to tell more about himself.

"So... annoying..." He mumbled before his head slumped forwards, snoring quietly as he fell asleep due to tiredness.

Young Justice

Location: Haly's Circus, Gotham City
Interaction/s: The Team

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Aleen'a watched Daphne's very captivating performance, so captivating indeed that she couldn't help but tear up at the end where Daphne's character turned into a tree while 'Apollo' wailed his heartbreak and sadness. She was the type of person who's really into whatever they're watching and she's very much into the performance of her teammate. She even thought that the characters of Daphne and the other male actor were based on real people and that woman actually turned into a real-life tree. After they're done with their show, Aleen'a and the audience gave them a standing ovation. "Beautiful! Absolutely beautiful!" Aleen'a clapped fast and hard as tears streamed down her cheeks, much to the bewilderment of a kid sitting beside her and staring at her.

Everyone was in great spirits after that show. It was followed by the act of a guy called Tiny Man and a woman called the Bearded Lady, the latter being one of their prime subjects. None of them have approached her for gathering information, as far as Aleen'a knew. Perhaps she could go to the Bearded Lady after her performance tonight.

'I am afraid I have no such luck.' Aleen'a texted to her teammates. The audience laughed at the pair's performance but Aleen'a didn't have context for anything they're saying. 'I have attempted to approach the Juggler but his personality is much too mean. He is like a foul-mouthed nut that smells horrible and is very hard to crack.'

She continued to read the texts her other teammates sent over their group while the pair continued on with their performance. Through the laughter of the audience, Aleen'a could faintly hear a scream. She was automatically alerted and looked at the circus tent's cloth walls. One scream after another followed with some of the audience looking concerned because of it. Eventually, the source of the outside commotion revealed itself as multiple horses burst through the tents. They had crazed looks on their faces, their mouths overflowing with frothed saliva, and their entire body was rippling with muscles.

Everyone ran and screamed as the horses rampaged through everything. Chaos ensued within the circus tent while everyone tried to run away from the horses. Aleen'a opted to fly to make it easier for her to save people but she remembered they were undercover. She didn't want what happened back at the Kobra base to happen again here. Even though she hated the thought of being unable to fly, the safety of these civilians must be put first among all else.

One of the crazed horses neighed like crazy as it ran straight towards the parent and child sitting beside Aleen'a. The mother hugged her daughter and they both screamed in fright but Aleen'a quickly jumped in front of them and delivered an uppercut, punching the animal at its snout and sending it flying back and landing on its back."Go! Quickly!" She told the mother and daughter and they both ran out to safety as Aleen'a threw a bucket of discarded popcorn right at another horse's face before bumping it with her shoulder and sending it crashing onto the bleachers.

"Oof!" A horse barged at her side and Aleen'a wrestled with its head. It thrashed against her and glared at her with crazed, murderous eyes. Aleen'a was frightened by the look on the animal's face but she planted her feet on the ground, growling as she used her strength to keep the horse from pushing her further. It neighed loudly and continued to thrash as Aleen'a kept her arms wrapped around its snout.

Just then, she heard Zachary cast a spell that made the horses glow and float several feet off the ground. Aleen'a let go of the horse she's grappling with and watched in awe as Zach effortlessly saved everyone, but it was only for a short while and the horses fell down on the ground once more.

That made the horses seemingly angrier as two of them were now running straight at Aleen'a with murderous intent. "EEEEEP!" She screamed and ran for dear life while the two horses were right on her tail. "I cannot let out my full power or else we might get exposed again! We must contain these horrible beasts to prevent them from causing more chaos!" She shouted at Zach and Kassy.

Young Justice

Location: Haly's Circus, Gotham City
Interaction/s: The Juggler @FunnyGuy

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After her conversation with the fortune teller, Aleen’a enjoyed the various food and rides available at the fair. All of them were thrilling nonetheless, but she couldn’t get what Madame Xanadu said out of her head. Everyone else was screaming as the ride she got on was spinning around fast but Aleen’a remained unfazed, an expression of worry on her face, as even some of the people at her sides began throwing up. It’s not like she couldn’t tell her teammates about what the fortune teller said to her. It’s her own destiny that’s on the line and she should deal with it herself, even when Madame Xanadu told her that she needed her own kind’s help in facing it. That’s the part that troubled her the most as Tamaran was tons of light-years away from Earth and her only blood kin was Starfire who’s away for a JL intergalactic space mission or whatever they called it.

Before she knew it, it was the second day and the shows of the circus were beginning that night as well. It was this huge cloth contraption that Aleen’a was very impressed with. When she learned it was something called a circus tent, she was really shocked because the only tents she saw were the ones that could only fit one or two people in. She sat a few seats away from the others to cover ground and watched along with the audience as the current performer spewed fire up in the air. The audience cheered and shrieked in joy and excitement as one of the team’s suspects put on quite a show. It wasn’t hard to impress her at all and watching it while eating these delicious stick dogs made of corn were so delicious.

Just then, her phone vibrated and she opened it to see a message from Nymph, calling her by her nickname because they still all were technically in an undercover mission, saying that she volunteered to go up to the fire breather guy herself. Brightheart applauded her teammate’s bravery but she couldn’t help but worry. Sending Nymph in very cold temperatures did not bode well for her during their last mission and now she’s openly walking up to someone who could control fire at least theatrically. One wrong move and she could be much more dangerously hurt.

Still, worrying about others’ sake was not the best thing to do right now. They needed to get as much info as they could. Reviewing the list of their suspects, Brightheart was also surprised to see the fortune teller among them. She just talked to her yesterday and despite being a little creepy and weird, she didn’t get any vibe from her that told her she was secretly evil. She wanted to go there herself but maybe Madame Xanadu would grow suspicious upon seeing a familiar face again so she left it to the others.

As if fate was calling to her, a tall lanky man dressed in a black sweatsuit stood up from a seat ahead of her. Unlike the other guests, he didn't appear to be impressed by the show and was leaving the stands with a pack of cigarettes in hand. Upon getting a better look Brightheart recognized the grump as the Juggler.

Brightheart put her hand on her mouth to cover her gasp, her eyes wide in surprise. She didn’t realize she was sitting this close to a potential enemy. If the Juggler was their prime subject and he knew about Brightheart’s mission, she’d already been dead by now. She really needed to be more cautious about her method of laying low.

She was tempted to go after him and ask him on the spot, but what would she even ask him? Asking the wrong questions might land her in even more trouble and alert the squad’s real enemies about their mission. With a deep breath, Brightheart decided to just wing it and let Fate decide.

“Um, excuse me!” Brightheart said and got up from her seat to catch up to him. She was holding a corndog on one hand and her drink on the other. She then accidentally tripped upon getting close to him and she threw her drink at him, spilling her orange juice all over his black sweatsuit.

“Oh no!” She gasped and immediately tried to dry him off with the tissue paper she had, repeatedly apologizing to him while doing so.

“Are you fucking serious right now?!” The juggler yelled as he pulled away from Brightheart with scowl. His hands balled into fists as the drink soaked into his clothes. The Juggler was already a grump as is, but now his leisure clothes were wet. He recognized Brightheart as the 'Strong Woman' but he didn't care how strong she was. He was pissed. “Didn't your damned parents teach you to walk? Or were they just as clumsy as your dumbass?!” As the Juggler noticed many of the audience looking his way, he stomped off to go outside so he could smoke his and get over this mess. Not even waiting until he was outside the tent, he put a cigarette to his mouth and lit it with his red see-through lighter.

Brightheart cringed at her own clumsiness. "I'm so- And he is gone." She could only watch him as he went out of the tent, probably to dry off his wet clothing. She sighed and sent a message to the group, telling them that she failed in getting information from the juggler as he was very hard to approach. She opted to return to her seat and finish the rest of her food, it's also to prevent making a much louder scene from all the shouting the mean juggler did. After all, her own teammates were the next performers and Brightheart wanted to cheer them on.

Avalia

Time: 10 am
Location: Jungle
Interactions: Rosaria @Potter, Sophie @princess, Caelan @Alivefalling, Nuallán @13org, Aurora @chrysocoma
Equipment: A dagger, fake elf ears, a ring of disguise, bag full of supplies, and some new schweet clothes

Jomari looked in a mixture of surprise, horror, and disgust at Nuallán as the elf flashed him that weird, kind-of murderous smile. He got so distracted by it that he almost tripped and fell over but thankfully he managed to regain his footing at the right time. Now that incredibly creepy smile was implanted in his brain.

'If that clean-cut a-hole smiled at me like that again, I will so gladly volunteer to jump straight to the beast's mouth.' Jomari thought to himself.

Thankfully, the impending doom brought about by the monster chasing them proved to be an excellent distraction. He kept running and running, sometimes letting out loud shrieks of terror like how the women in his time would scream when they saw a cockroach, only this time the cockroach was 10 feet tall and had only murder in its mind. Nuallán yelled at Jomari to not run too far from the group or else he might run into another breast's lair. Jomari couldn't imagine a monster more terrifying than the one chasing them but he's too afraid to ask them about it so he just kept running while being mindful of his distance from the group.

Jomari risked a quick glance back and saw the Vuothoran swinging its massive arm at Sophie and Caelan. Seriously, how could a monster this big be this fast? Also, why did it keep chasing them if it's territorial? Did that mean the entire jungle was its territory? That's one mighty possessive son of a bitch.

The beast slammed itself on the tree trying to chase them and Jomari was thankful the jungle's overgrowth managed to slow him or else they would've been early lunch for it a long time ago. Just as it was about to strike once again, something quite amazing happened. Sophie raised her arms instinctively as bolts of electricity released from her hands and struck at the Vuothoran, making it let out a pained roar and fell to its knees as its body convulsed.

Jomari stopped running a bit to admire Sophie's handiwork. "Yeah! Take that, you ugly bitch! He screamed and taunted the monster just as three other light elves came out of nowhere and told the group to leave as they distract it. Jomari was confused by it at first. Why would they need to leave now that they had reinforcements to help defeat it? Also, he didn't like the elves' choice of words as they said they'd 'distract' it rather than 'take it down.' Anxiousness grew within him and he gasped in horror as the monster snatched one of the elves and...

He forced himself to ignore it, continuing to run with his group while the battle ensued behind them. He forced himself to clear his mind, focusing only on running as the beast roared in defiance while the two elves fought with it. Jomari didn't stop for anything until they had managed to arrive upon a clearing by a river surrounded by a canopy of trees after running for what seemed to be hours. He supported himself against a nearby tree, sweat dripping from his forehead as he caught his breath. It was only that they were safe that Rosaria explained what the monster chasing them was. He would've snapped at the elves, saying 'I told you so' or whatnot, but he had no more fights to give especially after what he saw a while ago.

That loud crunch of huge, sharp teeth as it gnawed on the elf's body, his scream of pain and anguish gone in the instant the Vuothoran 'chewed' him like he was just some sort of snack, whatever's left from the poor man's body dripping down the beast's bloodied maw.

Jomari had seen what the Spaniards have done to the members of the resistance once they caught them. They defiled them, tortured them for months on end. Even after they confessed, those cold-hearted bastards still continued to make them suffer just for the thrill of it. When they die, their bodies were discarded on the riverbanks like mere trash, their bodies marked with numerous scars and wounds. Seeing the mangled remains of the elf reminded him of the countless innocent lives taken by the Spanish basta- no, those Spanish monsters.

Even as Aurora went over the humans and used her magic in an attempt to keep them calm, all these thoughts and memories came crashing down on Jomari in an instant. He couldn't take it anymore and rushed to the river, going on all fours as he vomited. With his stomach emptied, he panted and wiped his lips before looking at Aurora with a horrified and angry expression. Though furious, his voice was low and breathless.

"What the fuck did you get us into?"