Elliot's eyes widens at the chaos and he blinks, "house it is then..." And with that, he left taking Niha to his home.

The lord was still on the throne as he listened to Aska's report. With his stone face hidden away behind his long, neglected hair, only the air about the room would betray his emotions.

First, it lightened a bit at the news of success and, only slightly, from the peak of pale skin of the woman's neck and the ghost of a smile could be seen on the exposed parts of his face, if the woman had chose to look. Then it grew heavy again as the smile vanished as though it were never there at the mention of those who betrayed him. If it were anyone else mentioning them, they'd have ended up like the dead rats littered about the room in an instant. Since it was his priestess however, he held back. One might not have even noticed if it weren't for the fact that the stench of decay had grown even stronger in the heavy air steeped in darkness. Upon hearing the date of his revival, the air lightened back to normal as the maiden regained his favor, and finally, he lifted his head from his hand as he stared at the ring in the woman's hands; an item he thought was long gone by now.

The lord remained seated until Aska finished speaking, then there was a long pause. The lord's old, clothing shuffled as he rose to his feet and he took slow, deliberate steps towards the woman kneeling before him. Upon reaching her, the lord stood there, the stench of decay even stronger now that his stale clothing was closer to her. Without a word, he plucked the ring from her hands and held it up examining it closely. Once satisfied, the lord slipped the ring into his pocket and nodded at the woman kneeling before him.

"Thou hast done well, I thank thee. Once I am free of this accused place, I shall reward thee graciously. For now all that ist within my power ist safe passage home," with that, the lord extends his hand over the woman and she feels a dark power surround her like a barrier and enhances her own darkness before the feeling fades. Once it is done, the lord turns away from the woman slowly making his way back towards his throne, his skin growing pale again.

"Thou hast served me well enough already. I shall see to mine own comfort once I am released. Continue in thy endeavors and free me posthaste that I may have my vengeance upon the world and reclaim the kingdom stolen from me so long ago." Upon reaching his throne, the man turned around and sat down in the position he was in when the woman had arrived. "Go now. I shall stay here and continue to store my power as I await thy return with baited breath."

It was then that the woman would notice it. Her lord was NOT as fallen as his appearance would imply, upon closer inspection, the room was so heavy with darkness that it had even become the very air she now breathed. Yet, it seemed like the lord could not access it for some reason. Even the small buff that he bestowed upon her came from the floor, not from the man. The wave of his hand was merely a signal to cause the action, not the action itself. The room darkened slightly as a low grow echoed from the walls. The man on the thrown smiled silently as he looked at the woman with amusement, a mounting sense of danger overwhelming her.

"It seems my companion is still not used to you. He still considers you naught but a snack," he said. It was a shame, he'd like to spend more time with her, but their meetings were always cut short due to this beast. "with the ring, I can control the beast, but it will take time. Thou must leave now, but worry not; by thy return, the beast shall be fully within my power. Farewell young maiden."

Elliot didn't care that the woman called him "tiger-kun" when she left because he was to busy blinking at the stone that had appeared in his hand and wondered If this was the heal stone, then why did he need to take Niha to his house? Why not set him up here in his Dorm room? Regardless, the teen shrugged and decided to do what the witch said. He recalled that Niha said that Yume was there earlier. And though he didn't particularly wish to see Yume right now, he didn't want to leave the mage all alone in his dorm either.

Finally, the teen let out one more haggared sigh, and began to make his way towards Niha's new home hoping he wouldn't get lost trying to find the place.

The more Niha spoke, the more Elliot clenched his teeth. His rage continued to build more and more, yellow sparks danced across his body as white ones spurted from the invisible circle. His body twitched and trembled as though Elliot was becoming too wild to restrain until, finally, about halfway through his speech, Elliot screamed, his yellow aura flaring up full force as the teen managed to tap his foot ((strength x4 = 120)).

Even though it was just a tap, the increased impact blasted a hole in the floor breaking the circle ((if it was there)) and simultaneously launched the still glowing Elliot up to the ceiling while sending out a shockwave knocking Niha off balance and disrupting the circle ((if it was an energy circle or simply in the air)). Once Niha caught his balance and looked up, he'd see the teen glaring directly at him with golden, wolf-like eyes and fangs peeking out from his between his lips as his hair bristled a bit to appear like fur. Then, that afterimage would slowly fade revealing another hole in the ceiling ((Speed x3 = 120)) as Niha feels a clawed hand close around his neck and lift him effortlessly into the air. He'll then hear an almost beastly growl escape his lips as the Crescent Moon glared up at his "friend".

"You really think I don't know that," the teen began in a surprisingly calm voice, but make no mistake; his rage and blood lust at the moment was so intense that it was quickly filling the room terrifying the little chocobo as he continued to glare at the mage slowly squeezing his neck tighter.

"Do you REALLY THINK I don't understand? That it's NOT Yume's fault and that I need to apologize? NO! I DO KNOW!!! Never think that I'm the type of **** that DOESN'T KNOW WHEN HE'S WRONG!!!" A wolf's growl escapes his lips as he yells at Niha. Ventus and Aqua enter the room through opposing walls and flinch at the sight of Elliot, they look at each other in a panic as though they don't know what to do as Elliot continues to speak.

"BUT!!! Before you spit your biased, self-righteous BULLSHIT at me, put yourself in my shoes: all my life I've been nothing but a PLAYTHING for women. NONE OF THEM took me seriously as a potential boyfriend NONE! To them, I was merely a DOLL to be dressed in frilly clothing and paraded throughout the town to show off! Could you, with your so-called "infinite wisdom" possibly even BEGIN to comprehend what that kind of life is like!?!? To fall in love AGAIN and AGAIN only to have your heart stepped on, trampled, and tossed aside like it doesn't matter!?!? It makes you JADED! It makes you DISTRUSTING! It makes it HARD TO TRUST and even HARDER TO FALL IN LOVE!!! And then finally, when I THINK I can trust again... When I THINK I can fall in love... the one that I put my trust in VANISHES INTO THIN AIR!!!"

At this point, a single tear rolled down enraged cheeks. The teen blinked as he feels it and uses his free hand to wipe it away staring at it as his grip slightly loosens. Finally, the enraged teen tossed the mage aside like a rag doll onto his couch, which rocked upon his landing. And he turned away as more tears began to stream down his cheeks. "... I thought I was beginning to like her, so of course I was worried... I searched all over for her, and it was also one of my reasons to get stronger as I was prepared to do whatever I needed to to rescue her... every day, every minute, every second I was in the dark, it hurt more and more as I tried to figure out who, what, when, where, and why... and then the letter came... and all my questions were answered; she was just like the rest. Then, my heart began to hurt for different reasons; disbelief, betrayal, even more heartbreak... all those old feelings came rushing back. And I had no choice but to move on or stay stuck on her forever. And that's not my style..."

The harsh feelings the teen was exuding before began to calm along with his golden aura as his wolf-like features slowly began to fade. Then, the teen looked back over his shoulder with eyes that were hurt, almost as though pleading for help as the old pain from years of bullying finally began to seep through; Elliot's emotional armor had finally begun to crack. "Another old love of mine has returned, but she's with my cousin right now, leaving me to deal with a LOT of confusing feelings. And now, during the time when I'm most confused, she returns and you REALLY expect me to remain calm? How UNREASONABLE can you be!?!?"

Ventus and Aqua float over to the teen with worried looks on their faces. The Crescent Moon merely glances up at them and shakes his head before taking slow, almost lifeless steps over to Georgie petting him until he calmed down and then plucked him up and set him on his shoulder. After that he sighed, walking over to the door and opening it before looking back at Niha. "I'm sorry for being like this... and I'm sorry for how I acted towards Yume... but what I need right now is time to recover... so please, just... leave me alone...," Elliot said weakly, almost pleadingly, then, he walked out the door letting it close behind him as he headed towards his favorite spot to meditate.

Niha's silence only served to infuriate Elliot even more. Looking down at the tea, Elliot wanted to throw it across the room, or better yet; in Niha's face, but he doesn't. Instead he controls himself thinking that that would be going too far, though it takes a LOT of difficulty, and slams the cup down on the table spilling some of the tea as he glares at the mage before him.

"Fine. Be that way. Thanks for the save but if you have nothing to say then I'm out of here. Give "Yume-san" my regards," he spat vehemently and began stomping towards the door. As an afterthought, he considered whether or not he should take Georgie with him, but in the end, he decides it may be for the best if he left the bird there for now as he stomped out of the door, and soon out of the dorms heading towards his favorite spot to try and meditate to calm down.

Elliot blinked in surprise as he sat on the couch, not sure of what to make of everything. Eventually, the teen grit his teeth and began to shake in a silent rage. "What do you want Niha? First, you give me an awesome pet, then then you bring "her" back, now your trying to save me? What do you want from me Niha!?!?"

By the time he'd finished speaking, the teen was on his feet panting with rage as yellow sparks dancing across his body. Deep down, he already knew that Niha wasn't at fault for any of this and that it was wrong of him to take out his rage on him, but since he wasn't able to properly vent his rage before, the teen was still lost as to what he should do. If Niha didn't calm him soon and help him think, then things would get very messy, very fast...

"But what if I faint because your you?" The teen thought looking away for a moment more before sighing and giving in, looking Lya in the eye.

Elliot flinched but didn't resist cuddling with Lya. In fact, he was completely compliant with it, moving his body as needed to become even more entwined with hers. Ocean blue eyes became half-lidded as he relaxed, slowly giving in to his feelings. His blush deepened as he gave up resisting the atmosphere, the bulge in his pants becoming more and more defined with each soft stroke from the No Moon, finally, a slender, yet strong hand reached up gently stroking her cheek as he looked her in the eye, his own becoming clouded with lust.

"Lya-chan... I...," he said, but frowned. Externally, he was ready to make a move on the woman, yet, internally, it felt wrong. Lya had come to him in a moment of weakness. To make a move now would be taking advantage of her... right? Not to mention that she was still with... Gregor...

The teen sighed, all lust drained from him in an instant as he looked away from her again. His mind and his body tugged at his heart as he laid there, hand still on her cheek, unsure of what he should do next.

Elliot blinked stunned at the man and his actions. "I...," he said blinking when he finally noticed Niha was there. The teen lowered his head, for the first time in a long time, unsure of what he wanted. The battle had been a great diversion, but the teen's feelings were still scrambled and confused. Elliot's eyes narrowed as he tried to sort out his emotions, but to little avail. At best, he knew he needed some time alone. "I... need to go, sorry," the teen said and got up, turning to walk away from the battle, pinching the bridge of his nose.