A Raven's Blessing | Vax'ildan x OC | TLOVM

A Silver Tongue

Warnings: Strong and Sexual Language; Violence, Gore & Death.

Keyleth, Athena, and Vax rushed to the study after slaining some guards to aid Percy. Vex and Grog were left to deal with the remaining ambushers. As they entered the study, they released a gasp at the sight of Percy clutching his sister with blood pouring out of her throat and mouth.

"Keyleth, hurry!" Percy cried. She immediately dropped to Cassandra's side, holding her up. While she was nervous, Keyleth quickly jumped it as she prepared to heal Cassandra.

"Vax!" she called as she tossed him her bag, "I need Wanderer's Moss, Flicksilver and, uh... the bag that says "dirt." Need pressure on the wound before the spell can hold." Vax quickly got the components out for the spell as Keyleth held onto the wound.

"Tick-tock, tick-tock," Anders teased as grabbed a bottle of alcohol for himself.

"Switch me, Athena," Keyleth said as she let go of the wound. Athena quickly placed her hands on it, her gloves turning a darker black from the blood.

"Okay," Keyleth calmed herself as Vax held up the components. She spit into the pile and ground it all together with her fist.

"You can do this," Vax encouraged. Keyleth let out a last shaky breath before nodding to Athena to remove her hands. Vax and her pressed the pile into the wound as Keyleth began the spell. A green aura spilled from the wound as Keyleth concentrated on healing. Professor Anders simply poured himself a glass as he watch in excitement.

"Oh, the joy in watching a de Rolo child meet a painful end," he said as he pick up his glass, "Cheers."

Percy faced turned into one of pure anger, "You son of a bitch!" The black smoke emerged around Percy as his eyes turned black. He fired a few bullets at Anders, breaking his glass.

"We're all sons of bitches, de Rolo." He vanished in a pile of smoke. Percy continued to fire into the smoke. Anders reappeared in another part of the study, "You in particular, from that bitch who bore you," he finished and slammed the door stopping the bullets from hitting him. Percy followed after him, pounding on the door until it broke open. He entered the room, reloading his gun. Athena looked up at Vax to see if it was alright for her to follow him.

"Go. I will be right there soon," he nodded. She quickly took off, bringing out her sword as she stepped into the room too. Anders was nowhere in sight.

"Aw!" they heard his voice as they scanned the room. "Did I poke a sore spot? You didn't know your parents like I did. They took every opportunity to keep an intellect like mine nose-down in the dirt, tutoring their... misbegotten spawn."

Percy and Athena further entered the room, looking for him. Athena's ears heard footsteps approaching them so she quickly turned around to see Anders in the air ready to strike. Her refluxes brought her sword up quickly blocking the attack. Percy rounded in front of her and let out a bullet but missed him. Knowing that the fighter couldn't retaliate with Percy close, he brought his rapier back and knock Percy's gun away from him. Anders lunged at him but Athena switched places with Percy. She moved slightly away from the strike as she grabbed his arm throwing him towards a display suit of armor. Percy quickly grabbed his gun up from the floor.

"Unlike you de Rolos, the Briarwoods see me for a greater purpose. And for my efforts, they have given me a great many rewards." He licked his lips with his tongue that had a silver hue as his eyes glowed that same color, "Rise, armor of old and greet our guests."

All the suits of armor in the room awoke as they began to surround them. Percy fired a few shots at Anders but the suit behind him blocked them. All the suits unleashed an assault on them. They both skillfully dodged out of the way of the attacks.