In Search of One's Soul

"There won't be any more for a while." Kyles stepped in the room, holding his shoulder as an excess amount of blood poured out of the stab wound in it. Seline followed in right afterwards, limping. Her usually white fur was caked with blood on her front right leg.
"I had found out about their plan, and on my way back, we ran into a few of them."
He scanned over everyone, checking over Senna the longest. "No one is hurt right?"

Senna stood up quickly regaining her energy.

"I think we'll be ok, but you two are loosing alot of blood." She walked over Crest now sitting on her shoulder.

"I'm fine." Kyles muttered, Senna almost laughed,

"No, your not." She frowned, "Sit down, we're gonna see what we can do about that cut." He was about to protest, but she pushed him into the chair and walked to her medicine closet and sorted through the asortment of gells, wraps, and other medical things. Crest flew to the top shelf and pulled a cloth wrap down to her. Darci was telling Kyles to unbutton his shirt so they could fix the stab wound. He finnally did and Senna carried the stuff over and set it on a table. She filled a basin of warm water and got a rag. "I'll get to you next Seline." She said petting the tigers head. She carefully cleaned around the stab wound first getting the excess blood off. Kyles winced in pain and she bit the inside of her lip. SHe hated it when people were in pain. She washed the blood off the rag and then carefully ran it over the wound and then quickly put a peice of cloth with some ointment on it over the wound before it could start bleeding again. "That should make it stop bleeding." She said wrapping another cloth on it to keep it from coming off. She knelt down next to Seline and looked over her leg. It was pretty much the same as Kyles. She moved the basin of water down to the floor and started cleaning Seline's fun.

"Is she going to be ok?" Kyles asked, Senna smiled,

"You'll both be fine." She put the ontiment on Seline's wound, but didn't put the bandage, she didn't need it and it would only annoy her skin.

i sat there, stunned.not really knowing what to say or do. Sy was shaking slightly and i held on to him tightly, stroking his head. i watched as Senna patched up kyles and Jason checked over his own deamon. they had been so brave on my account.

"so what is their plan?" i asked

he all looked at me.

"they've targeted me twice now. what have i got that they want. i mean, they took all my money, my purse and everything. surely they would leave me alone by now. or do they want to finish me off?"

i stared most intently at Kyles. "you said you've figured out thier plan...?"

i glanced breifly at Jason before turning back to Kyles, waiting patiently for an answer.

Kyles bit his lip. He did know, but he didn't think that it would help any.

They will find out sooner or later. Seline commented wisely. Seline seemed to always have that random comment that always seemed to help.

"Yeah," said Kyles. "I do know."

He sat down, sighing nervously. "The thing is, they think that with your deamon, you actually have magical powers. It's jealousy, mostly, but also fear. They think you are a threat to them, Darci."

"But aren't magic powers a myth?" Senna said, looking at Kyles incredulously.

Kyles held out his palm. Concentrating for a second, he made a flaming ball appear, floating just inches above his palm. "It isn't at all."

magical powers...? yes i had heard of them... but me? of all poeple. i looked down at Sy nested in my arms. he looked back, his eyes round and bright.

why me? he asked. i mean, there must be loads more powerful deamons than me. look at seline, is she not beautiful and powerful...? seline purred slightly, at least there was a low rumbling in her chest. at least more powerful than me.

i nodded. "Sy has never shown any magical powers i know of. and who would be jealous of us...? i would have thought a wolf deamon would be more saught after than a perigrin falcon"

i watched the flickering flames hovering in Kyles' outstretched hand. i watched the blue base flare up into dancing yellow, i felt the heat of it from where i was sitting on the bed... i was mesmerised. until there was a great smash as the flames slipped off his hand, onto the floor, no longer fire... but ice. the shards glittered like crystal and i stared at them as the others stared at me.

"it seems..." Jason murmered. "that you are far more powerful that you think you are..."

Senna stared at the ice, she stroked Seline's head absent mindly.

"How...how did you do that?" She asked, "I know majic, but..." She couldn't believe it, majic was supposed to be a myth. Crest jumped on the floor and looked it over quickly moving back to her side after his talons touched one of the cold peices.

"Thats so cool." Jason said smiling,

"I'd say so." Senna agreed.

(Is it too late to join? I would like to join, if it's not a problem. )

((Go right ahead))

Name - Carly
Gender - Female
Deamon's Name - Jessie
Deamon's Form - Panther
Age - 19
Appearance - Short, but strong. Short, choppy red hair with bleached tips. Green eyes.

Kyles grinned. "It is good to meet another one who has control over it."

Senna looked at the frozen flame, studying it shockingly. "Is it...possible for others to have powers like this? Like me?"

Kyles shrugged, now playing with a little fiery ball in his hands. "It's possible. But I need to check with all of you. One on one. Is everyone okay with that? We don't know when those guys will be coming back."

I stared, equally mesmerised by the iced flame as the others. Sy was swift in following Crest and proding the ice with his feet curiously. when Kyles announced he would test every one of us individually, i couldn't help but feel guilty for putting everyone to inconveniance.

"But i had no idea i could do that..." i stammered. "is that natural...?"

Kyles thought it over. "It happens... sometimes... but not usually often..."

"Ok, whatever we do we better do it quickly, I know of a place." She thought if she should take then to the safe house. It was up in the hills, hidden away and safe. Wild horses ran there and she knew most of the people up there. The hills were surronded by forest and the people that lived there didn't like unwelcomed visitors but Senna had gained their trust.

"Where is it?" Kyles asked,

"Outside of the city, in the middle of the woods." She said,

"No one has ever gone there and come back alive." Jason said,

"I have my ways, it'll be safe there and we'll have more time. I can't say there aren't people there that will want y'all dead, if they knew. But I can say it is safe, and it is quiet." She looked at all of them, "So, do you want to go or stay?"

She sat beneath a tall tree in the forest, stroking Jessie's fur. They were just outside the village in the forest surrounding the hills. Jessie's ears perked up and he craned his head to look around. Setting it back down, he purred fiercely under her hand.


Your friend is coming. He said to her, eyes closed, purring stopped. Carly lowered her eyebrows, looking at him slightly confused. Senna is coming, and she's bringing...others. He picked his head up and sat it in her lap, resuming the purring.


"Others...like us?" The large black panther nodded slightly against her hand, confirming her accusation. Carly leaned back against the tree trunk and gazed out into the forest, a still air sitting upon them.


"So I guess I'll have to plan for extra guests." She nudged Jessie off her lap, and stood from her earthy seat, dusting herself off. Ready to go home? He asked her.


"Yeah, we'll need to tell mom." They took off at a slow walking pace through the forest, taking their time.There was no need to rush.

"I will go." Kyles stood up, Seline nodded with approval. "It is unsafe here now; it will only cause problems if we stay."
He looked at Senna, and smiled. "Besides, she seems trustworthy enough, don't you think?"
gaining personal feelings are we? Seline laughed in his mind. He cast her a warning glance.
"You know personal attachments would only hinder us." Kyles hissed, though not very convincingly.
"Is anyone else going to come, or is it just me and Serric?" Senna offered one more time.

"i am going!" i announced. "i want my Sy to be save... and he'll love hunting in the woods!"he nuzzled into me hand at the mention of the woods. "and i want to be safe from those attackers. i feel kinda tense with the wolves howling at my door..." they stared at me and i added quickly, "no pun intended!"

NOTE. 1. who is Serric? Aren't you Kyles?
2. Sorry for the bad pun...!