Until the End

(thanks!)

Ninette~

Ninette walked up to Blind Seer and grabbed him by the scruff. "C'mon you fat lug!" She complained. Blind Seer stood and backed away from the other girl. "Good do-" Bling Seer drew his lips back into a mock snarl,"wolf." Ninette caught herself.

"Sorry about my dog he's kinda stupid." Ninette laughed and stuck her hand out. "I'm Ninette."

After Thorn finished eating the jerky she sprinted away. She still had a mission find her comrads. She knew exsactly how to do it too. A sign of fire. Thorn climbed up a tall building, people watching her and calling her crazy. As soon she reached the top she grabbed her flare arrow. Placing it in her blow she shot it into the sky.

A huge red and yellow light filled the sky. Everyone saw it.


"please..." Thorn begged.

Tamara-

Tamara saw the light in the sky. "Thorn!" She said grabbing Warren's hand and pulling him towards the source of the light hoping to find Thorn safe and sound.




***Grrrr, all I had*****

Thorn looked down to see Tamara and Warren running through the crowd. She waved towards them and they spotted her.

"Thorn...found ya..." A man whispered in her ear.

She froze." Fffather...."

Thorn went to turn around but she didn't have enough time to do so. Her 'father' stabbed her through the back with a long sword, it emirged through her stomach. Then he pushed her off the building.

"Now the sacrifice is complete!!! LET THE GOD STONE BE MINE!!!!" He yelled.

Tamara-


Tamara jumped up in the air rising ground up with her. Warren was on the earth she was lifting with her. He caught Thorn, but she kept going lowering them to the ground.

"TAMARA! Get down here!" Warren yelled at her. She kept going though completely ignoring him. She glared at Thorn's father, but he just stood their smiling his sword ready. She quick sent a ball of rocks towards him but he jumped aside and disappeared.

"Just great." She hissed jumping back towards where Warren and Thorn were. She caught herself with some earth before she smacked into the ground. "How is she?"


Warren-


"We need to get to a healer, and fast, that is all I can say." Warren said looking at the crowd that was around him. "Where's the healer around here?" He demadned, they had to help Thorn, she had helped them it was time to return the favor.

Ninette~

Ninette turned around a saw a guy with a girl in his arms, bleeding profusely. "I'll have to talk to you later. Sorry." Ninette bowed quickly and ran towards the boy.

"The healer is this way." She grabbed the man's sleeve and pulled lightly. Another girl appeared beside them. Ninette motioned for them to follow as she weaved her way through the crowd and to a small building.

"Mistress Hazel." She called. The door opened and a plump, old woman, with white whispy hair and soft brown eyes greeted her.

"Why hello Ninette. What do you need?" Hazel asked.

"This girl is hurt and needs healing right away." Ninette explained. Hazel looked at the injured girl, noticing the stomach wounds.

"Oh my. Bring her in. Quickly!" Mistress Hazel opened her door widely as the four people walked in and layed the girl on the small cot in the center of the room. Right away Hazel began to work.

*how about we all meet up at the healers, or something?*

Kaoli-

"Just how did I get involved with this gang of thieves, oh right 'cause I'm one too." When Kaoli had caught the kid trying to lift her money pouch she had made him show her his gang's base. One of the children was really sick, he was burning up with fever.

Carefully Kaoli carried the kid to the healers, her hood was pushed back and her bright silver hair was exposed. When she finally reached the healers she noticed the boy and girl from the square. A girl was there as well with a wolf. There was another girl with them now and she was covered in blood.

She froze in the doorway, the scent of blood washing over her, awakening memories best left forgotten. Gritting her teeth, Kaoli slammed her iron will down, as her darker nature began to stir.

She walked into the room and glanced at the healer. Her voice tight as she spoke, "Excuse me Mistress, when you're done with that girl could you please take a look at this boy?"

The healer nodded absentmindedly before turning back to the others, Kaoli lay the boy down on the floor covering him with her cloak. She glanced at the other travelers hoping their instincts weren't sharp enough to see her for what she was.

**I kind of lost track of where Zip is so I'll just have her show up at the healers.**

Zip-

I sighed and stood, making my way towards the local healers house. Mistress Hazel. She was a kind woman, one who i volunteered for often when i needed a few coins. I'd see if there was anything i could do today.

Approaching the door i heard many voices inside. Most of them seemed urgent.

She must be busy today, i thought, opening the door and stepping inside the small hut. The stench of blood and sweat washed over me, but i was used to it by now.

I walked over to a cot where a small boy lay, shivering. His feverish eyes darted around the dim room, once or twice flickering to my face and away again.

Looking up at the woman that stood by his bed, silver hair gleaming, i asked: "What's wrong with him? Perhaps i can help."


Nathan-

The girl regarded me suspiciously for a moment before shrugging.

"And you are from around here?" I asked.

"I've lived here for a little while, i suppose."

"Can you tell me where the mage shop is? Or where i can find some marjoram? "

She thought for a moment. "The healer might have some. Here, I'll take you there." she offered.

I nodded. "Please, thanks."

Thorn-

Everything fashed before her eyes. Thorn didn't understand what was happening, all there was to her was pain. Tears were pouring out of her eyes. She didn't even have enough strength to scream.

Here comrades Tamara and Warren were right by her side, while the healer Hazel and the one who guilded them Ninette.

Little did they all know that something was forming in Thorn's stomach.

Meliodoul ran inside while Izlude stayed outside watching, on guard. Soon it died quiet and he peaked in. She seemed okay, only resting now. When he turned back he saw a young man walk with a girl towards the hut. As they past her whispered the word Magi and the guy turned.

"How do you know who I am?"

"I knew a wizard once, he always gave off a, presence."

"How can I help you?"

"The God Stone. It has been remembered, and now we may have another death on our hands." He pointed inside the tent.

Tysa

All I saw was the boy and girl from earlier running through the crowds. Then all of a sudden there was a flash of light, burning red, beckoning to me. I shook it off just in time to see a girl fall to the ground. The black haired boy picked her up and ran into a tent.

I saw Zip and Melidoul, as well as the girl who owned the dog go into the tent.

I was afraid of going in and ruining their privacy, but I felt that I should.

I walked in. The boy and girl were bending over a body on the bed, while the Healer worked at the stomach.

I went to stand beside Zip. "Who is it?" I whispered. She shrugged.

"She's Thorn," the boy said, looking at me with startling green eyes. "She was our friend."

"Is our friend yet," said the girl fiercely, glancing up at me.

"I'm Warren, this is Tamara." said Warren.

"And who, why-" I couldn't help but be curious.

"Her father. He seeks the Godstone."

The healer knew what they ment. But as she cared to her stomach wound she noticed something strange. The healer placed her hand in the wound to pull out metal shards from the sword. There was an object that she could easily fit in her palm, in Thorn's stomach.

"What is this?" She wondered.

Izlude and the magi Nate heard the mention of the God Stone. "He's a fool," said Nate. "The God Stone is a magical object that no one can use. If he finds it he will die."

"Or worse." Izlude looked as the sun began to set. "A darkness is beginning to cross this battle worn land. I have the feeling for that just her father is looking for it."

I'm not exactly squeamish, but seeing the Healer pull shards out of a girl's stomach wasn't really something I wanted to be doing. Of course I wanted to help, but my magic was of a very destructive nature and I've never felt at ease in a place where good is done where I could have created bad.

So I stepped outside and sat on a low wall nearby. The sun was beginning to set. I could never see it like this at home, the branches reached too far and obscured my view. I looked out at it.

Behind me two young men talked. I couldn't help but overhear the dark words spoken.

And I couldn't help but hope that whoever the girl Thorn inside was, she would be okay, for her friends' sake.

The healer grabbed the object in Thorn's stomach. It burned in her palm. She pulled out a small bloody stone- it seemed to grow.

"AHHH!" The healer screamed.

She dropped the stone onto the ground- it made a sizzling noise when it touched the floor. The blood covering was the only thing stopping it from fully showing its blinding light.

"What is that?" Tarama asked.

Everyone in the tent stared at the strange stone glowing red from the blood.