"And this is your end." Asphyx grabbed the rebel's swinging arm, yanking it down towards him, and craking his spine with a drive of his knee.

He dodged another blow from another oncoming rebel, and exhaled calmly, sending a kick to the next attacker's neck, and finally stuffing the surrounding smoke into the last rebel's lungs.

This really is pitiful. Auric thought as she scanned her attacker's weapons. She decided that it was so pitiful that she was quick to send bolts of light though all their heads at once. Quickly, and efficiently.

(I'm adding a trigger warning here because what I'm typing is getting very graphic and is very dark and yea just a warning lol. I just realized how dark my posts are)


The teen cried out in pain, his body falling to the ground with the book next to him. He struggled to stand back up, unable to move his legs, but was able to see the teen who got kicked in the neck fall painfully to the ground, not another movement being made from her again.

The other teenager struggled, scratching at her neck and throat as she started to suffocate. With too much panic, the lack of air, and the rush of adrenaline, the suffocating girl passed out, not to get up again. The boy, seeing no escape from this, looked over at Asphyx.

A plea he cried, "Just make it quick." The teen lowered his head, tears dropping to the wooden floor. He couldn't fight anymore. He was paralyzed. He watched his friends die. There wasn't a point to fighting. Behind the boy was someone running up, carrying a teen Ardour had thought was dead. The guy looked like he was going to quickly grab the paralyzed boy and carry him away as well. Had an exit been found?

The bodies dropped, and there was a scream nearby from a kid, an almost teenager, maybe twelve. She paid no attention to Auric but ran up to the elder, sobbing. There was another young adult who ran up to one of the bodies, their eyes wide, shaking their head. They lifted up the hand of the body, trying to find a pulse in vain. They looked up and saw Auric, not realizing that Auric wasn't another meeting member due to the gas blurring their vision.

Without any caution, disregarding the warning from the girl nearby, they started to run up Auric, crying, "Go get help! Why are you standing there?!"

From the side coming towards Auric was another traitor who was aiming to attack.

Ardour was still fighting violently.

The person was now close enough to grab the paralyzed teen, picking him up quickly, just catching a glimpse of Asphyx before growling out a profanity. He turned to run, holding both teens close to his body protectively.

The attacker fell, not quite dead yet but in pain. He was able to cough out to Auric a question.

"Why fight for such a cruel king?"

The traitor who had mistaken Auric fell limply to the floor, the most peaceful death so far. There wasn't a sign of significant pain.

Asphyx was thinking of what he should do with that one running past him, but as he spouted that profanity, he knew that he shouldn't be the one.

Asphyx let some smoke thicken. It was so condense, that somehow, it was more physical (idk if that's possible but yea) He sent the rope of smoke to yank down the runner.

"Because it's my job." Auric knelt down and did the same as her previous victim

Asphyx yanks him back even more.

Auric gave a small, sad, smile as she willingly did the same for all the others. She thought them to be very brave, especially the children.

Auric was tensed and turned to the sound of the wood cracking, ready for action.

Asphyx quickly stepped up to the front of the three of them. He was quick to deliver multiple blows to the man.

Auric gave another soft sigh, she raised her hand, and activated bolts of light, quickly sending them for the once-were escapees.

Asphyx blew out the man's guard, to quickly deliver a blow devastating to his neck.

"You suffer because you have simply decided to become a traitor to our ruler." Asphyx said, though he decides to not make any attacks or anything towards the pair.

Auric returns to her peaceful killings.

((The female version of Asphyxiate, Asphixia))

Well, not murder. It's lawful.

((Who would be the last one?))

((Ok ok then))

Uhh... so slowly, Auric kneeled to the child, and did the same to the others.

Asphyxiate eliminates the two by him.

Asphyx and Auric nodded, staying silent as the smoke started to dissipate and clear.

Ardour slowly walked over, none of his movements making a sound as he stepped across the old wooden floor. 

He stopped a couple feet away from the teen, his eyes sharply glaring.

"Take a good look around at everything," Ardour spoke. It sounded like a command, especially when he added the next part.

"Tell me what you see."

Ardour stared at the boy for a moment.

"A massacre... massacre. Someone like you would obviously say that. But, it's lawful, isn't it? A lawful massacre. Have you ever learned of cause and effect? The cause was you and your friends' foolish actions of plotting against our King. The effect was punishment. All of this-"

Ardour pointed across the room at the bodies and blood.

"-is lawful, almost divine, punishment. You all deserved this, you all deserve to die. Hmm..."

"However, I'll allow you to live."

Ardour knelt by the boy, his voice dark as he leaned foward, growling out a cold statement, holding eye contact. Ardour smelt like blood and rotting flesh.

"Just remember that your revolting is pathetic compared to our King's justice. Rebellion against him will not be tolerated. Next time we'll kill you. Understand that, boy?"