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Sam: *he blinks slowly a few times, staring ahead blankly, before he closes his eyes and instantly falls asleep*

Todd: ...

Lucifer: *watches carefully* ...

Everyone: :/ ...

Sarah: Okay... Now... whatever pain is left in your mind, let it wash away... take a deep breath, and feel it leave you...

Everyone: ...

Sam: *he does as commanded, breathing in slowly, breathing out even slower than that, allowing the pain to leave him. He seems to relax a bit more*

Lucifer: ...

Todd: :D

Everyone: ...

Sarah: *smiles a bit* Alrighty... *looks over at Lucifer* Is there anything else wrong with him...?

Everyone: ...

Lucifer: You poor, naive young woman. EVERYTHING is still wrong with him. You didn't just HURT him - what should have KILLED him, BROKE him. Did you SEE how he was? DID you??

Todd: D:>

Harry: ...

Everyone: D: ...

Sam: *...*

Sarah: *doesn't look at him* Don't remind me, just tell me how to fix him!

Everyone: D: ...

Luficer: By carefully repairing his mind. But you don't have the power for that sort of thing.

Todd: D:>

Sam: *...*

Everyone: D: ...

Sarah: *pulls her hand away* W-We can't just leave him like this... *looks back at Lucifer* Could you? Please? D:>

Everyone: !

Lucifer: You really trust me with that sort of thing?

Everyone: D: ...

Sam: *...*

Sarah: You're an angel, aren't you? Isn't that what you're supposed to do? HELP PEOPLE?

Everyone: .___.;

Lucifer: A good enough argument. *he then kneels down next to Sam and touches his head with both hands* ...

Sam: *comes close to crying out before relaxing again* ...

Lucifer: Imagine your mind a shattered glass sculpture... imagine, that Sam... go ahead and carefully pick up those pieces... look into each one, Sam... each bit of all you've learned, and every memory in your life... your thoughts... your feelings...

Sam: *his fingers twitch slightly*

Todd: *can tell that what Lucifer is doing takes a lot of practice to do, as the whole thing is one elaborate command* D: ...

Everyone: *watches*

Sarah: *watches intently, wishing that she had known how to do this kind of thing properly earlier... Maybe then, she wouldn't have messed up* ...

Everyone: *watches*

Lucifer: ... Are you following my instructions, Sam?

Sam: *mumbling* ... Yes...

Lucifer: ... Good. Now let those pieces go. Notice, Sam, that they aren't falling to the ground, but they're floating... floating up... and forming your mind once more.

Todd: ...

Everyone: ...

Lucifer: ... Now wake up. *takes his hands off of Sam*

Sam: *he eyes open, and he blinks a few times, dazed* ...?

Everyone: !!!

Sarah: <:D!!! Sam...!

Sam: *he looks over at Sarah, and instantly remembers what she had done to him. His expression turns into one of fear and confusion as he looks at her in silence* ...

Lucifer: *backs away from them* ...

Everyone: D: ...

Sarah: ......Hey. I'm guessing an apology won't cut it, huh? <:(

Everyone: ... :/

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Todd: ... Well... come on, then... <:/ *he takes her hand and leads her back to the group*

Harry: *still trying to calm down*

Iratus: D:> ...

Lucifer: *is the first to notice them back* ! ...

Sam: *he's still suffering from the lingering pain, dazed. His mind is not yet quite working properly. He sits against a try, holding his head, moaning quietly to himself*

Claire: *is trying her best to calm Harry down when she sees Todd and Sarah come back* ...

Sarah: ! *doesn't let go of Todd's hand, suddenly feeling incredibly nervous--what would the others say?* ....

Shidako: *watches Sarah cautiously* ...

Zorua: ! ....

Harry: *his eyes burn a fiery red when he notices Sarah come back with Todd* YOU! YOU DID THAT TO HIM! D8<

Todd: Harry, CALM DOWN! The last thing we want is that thing in you to do any serious damage! D8>

Harry: *he huffs, trying his hardest to calm himself*

Todd: ... It's fine now, alright? Everything's okay... D:>

Lucifer: Hardly. Sarah needs to learn how to be more responsible with her powers.

Sam: *still suffering*

Sarah: *flinches at Harry's outburst, but doesn't say anything. He WAS right, after all--but she wasn't happy with Lucifer's comment, even if it was also true. It WAS his fault that she had those powers in the first place...* ...I'm sorry... I know I messed up...

Claire: *keeps an arm around Harry, rubbing his shoulder to try to calm him down* .......

Shidako: *watches* ...

Zorua: ... *hops onto Iratus' back, trying to put a bit of distance between herself and Sarah* ...

Todd: She won't do anything like that again. D:>

Lucifer: Who's to say that's true, Todd?

Todd: I did. Just now. D:<

Lucifer: She's no DEMON like I was - she has barely ANY experience with her powers -

Todd: That YOU gave to her!

Lucifer: And I REGRET THAT. But I also regret letting her RUN AROUND with something as dangerous as what she has with NO guidance and NO way to control it - if she keeps up like this, those powers will DESTROY her!

Harry: >:( ...

Iratus: ... (What do you mean...?) D:>

Lucifer: I mean her feeble mortal mind will break from so much raw power. Unless we were to switch the powers to someone else.

Sam: *suffering*

Sarah: ...Can't you just get rid of them? J-Just take them away? I don't just want to pass that burden onto someone ELSE... D:>

Lucifer: You can't get rid of matter, can you? It just exists. I gave you a piece of my own powers, not powers out of nowhere. I can't take those powers back because I fear I may become a control-hungry monster again. You MUST pass those powers onto someone else.

Todd: :/

Sam: *suffering*

Harry: >:( ...

Iratus: D:

Sarah: ...Then... Who do I give them to? D:>

Zorua: .___.

Shidako: ... :/

Claire: ....

Lucifer: Someone mature and responsible.

Todd: I'll do it! D:

Lucifer: *bursts out laughing*

Harry: I think he's serious. D:

Lucifer: Wait, WHAT?

Iratus: :/

Sam: *suffering*

Sarah: Well... Who ELSE could we give it to? D:> I mean, everyone else here either already has some kind of psychic powers or is more volatile than I am.... n-no offense... D;

Shidako: S'true. I wouldn't trust me with that kind of power either.

Zorua: Mmmhh... >__>

Claire: ...

Lucifer: ... So it really has to be Todd then? Christ, this won't end well...

Todd: I'm mature! Enough! D:>

Sam: *suffering*

Harry: >:/

Iratus: ...

Sarah: ...I-I'll take responsibility for him if anything goes wrong. I just don't want to hurt anyone again... D:>

Everyone: ........

Lucifer: ... Very well. Would you like me to do this now, Sarah?

Sam: *still suffering*

Everyone: ...

Sarah: Yes--Wait. *glances over at Sam, then back at Lucifer* ...Could I try to fix him first? <:(

Claire: !

Shidako: :/

Zorua: :o

Lucifer: ... Only if you let me supervise you. >:/

Todd: ...

Iratus: D: ?

Harry: >:/

Sam: *suffering*

Sarah: Yeah, whatever... I just don't want to leave him like that. <:(

Claire: ... <:/

Shidako: ...

Zorua: *observes curiously*

Lucifer: *watching her carefully* Go then.

Sam: *suffering*

Todd: <:/

Harry: >:/

Iratus: ...

Sarah: ... *goes over to Sam, kneeling in front of him and putting a hand on the side of his head* ...Hey... Sam, I need you to fall asleep... fall into a deep sleep...

Everyone: ....

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Todd: ... Y-you didn't... he was still breathing before I left to go find you... h-he's okay, Sarah, just... just come back... D:>

Sarah: I-I don't want to hurt anyone again... Todd, it feels like I'm going crazy, I can't... I can't stop myself anymore! W-What if I had killed Sam like I killed those sharks!? D8>

Todd: But you WOULDN'T! Sarah, I know you could never kill Sam - never kill ANY of us...! D:>

Sarah: Didn't you SEE what I just DID!? If Lucifer hadn't done something, Sam would be DEAD right now!! D8>

Todd: *he takes a step closer* But he's NOT dead... please... PLEASE, you can't just stay here forever, Sarah... that would hurt Sam more than you think...

Sarah: *stares up at Todd* I don't want to hurt anyone anymore, Todd... I-I've messed up so many times, I've lost count...!

Todd: You WON'T, alright?? It's OVER now - maybe Lucifer can help you - j-just come BACK...! D:>

Sarah: ... *stands back up, pushing herself away from the tree and towards Todd. she stares at him, finally allowing herself to cry* ...

Todd: *he closes the distance between them and hugs Sarah tightly* ...

Sarah: *hugs him back even more tightly, crying into his shoulder. she felt like a kid again, running to her dad for comfort... she sincerely wishes it had stayed that way...*

Todd: *he keeps hugging Sarah, rubbing her back, trying to comfort her as best as he can* Ssshh... it's alright now... everyone's okay... ssshhh...

Sarah: *tries to hold back sobs so she can speak* I-I wish... I wish L-Lucifer h-hadn't.....

Todd: *still rubbing her back* ... Let's not think of Lucifer right now...

Sarah: *nods slightly* O-Okay... *sniffles* ...

Todd: ... Heh... and I'M supposed to be the emotionally broken one...

Sarah: M-Maybe you're doing better than you think you are... Or maybe I'm just TH-THAT down, heheh...

Todd: *smiles sadly at her* ... Think you're ready to go back...?

Sarah: ... *nods* I sure do hope so... *wipes her eyes with the back of her hand* L-Like you said... can't stay out here forever...

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Sam: *he tries to respond to Sarah, but at hard as he may try, he cannot speak a single word to her... so he turns on Todd again* SEE WHAT YOU'VE MADE HER DO TO ME?? I CAN'T TALK TO HER!! NOT AT ALL!! YOU'VE RUINED US, TODD - RUINED US!! D8<

Todd: *shaking and whimpering* I-I just want K-Key back... p-please d-don't...

Sam: Ungrateful son of a dog! *he pushes past Sarah to punch Todd in the face*

Todd: *stumbles and thumps against the tree* ...No, no, no...

Sam: *takes out his gun, readying it and pointing it at Todd and hissing through his teeth* I am sick of this... sick of it, SICK of it, and you CAUSED it...!

Harry: SAM! D8<

Iratus: DDD8

Lucifer: !!!

Everyone: !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sarah: *grabs Sam's wrist and pushes the gun away from Todd, putting herself between them again. she glares at him, and hisses through her teeth* Fine then. Talk to me.

Sam: *snarling at her* You don't care about me... you probably NEVER cared about me... I was just something to PITY... you only care about your damned INCEST with TODD, and I had to sit back and WATCH IT ALL... you SICKEN me, you fracking WHORE!!

Todd: DDDD8> !!!

Everyone: D8 ...

Sarah: *her grip on his wrist tightens. It takes all her willpower to restrain herself and not punch his teeth out--but unfortunately, all that rage was coming out in a different way. Right now, she just wanted Sam to suffer. Her voice starts out low, and gradually increases in volume as her anger comes up to the surface* It wasn't his fault... It wasn't his goddamn fault, and it wasn't mine either!! Lucifer--he FORCED us into it, and YOU KNOW IT!

Lucifer: D: !

Sam: WELL IS LUCIFER FORCING YOU NOW?? IS LUCIFER FORCING YOU TO BECOME THIS WHORE YOU ARE?? IS LUCIFER FORCING YOU TO HAVE SEX WITH YOUR OWN FATHER??

Everyone: D8 ...

Todd: D8> !!

Sarah: *is completely silent while he speaks, her anger continuing to build. only when he finishes does she finally hiss out* You're going to regret saying that, you ungrateful piece of shoot. *takes all of that fury, and feeds it right into Sam's head, turning all of that emotional pain of hers into physical pain for him. he needed to suffer*

Sam: *his expression falters, and then twits into a mask of agony. He backs away a few steps before falling to his knees, holding his head and crying out, SCREAMING as he is crushed by the wave of pain placed on his mind*

Harry: SAM!! D8>

Lucifer: DDDD8 !!!!!

Todd: D8 !!!!

Iratus: (SAM!!) D8>

Sarah: *doesn't let up, she REFUSES to--she yells over him, screaming right back at him* I DID LOVE YOU, SAM! YOU'RE THE ONE WHO WALKED AWAY. YOU'RE THE ONE WHO WALKED AWAY!

Claire: SARAH, STOP! DDD8>!!!

Zorua: DDDDD8>!!!!!

Shidako: DDDDDDD8!!!!!!!!!

Sam: *continues to cry and writhe in pain*

Everyone: DDDD8

Lucifer: *he runs over to Sarah, pulling her somewhat away from Sam, yelling right at her, STARING into her eyes* YOU'RE KILLING HIM!!

Sarah: *glares at him for a moment until his words start to sink in. suddenly realizing what she was doing, she releases Sam from her control* D8!!!

Everyone: !!

Sam: *lies on the ground, shaking, tears in his eyes from how painful the experience was. So painful, in fact, that at the moment, he can't even speak. He instead makes pathetic little noises, failed attempts to say SOMETHING, ANYTHING*

Everyone: *stares at him and Sarah in horror*

Lucifer: ...

Sarah: *stares at Sam, just as horrified by her actions as everyone else was* D8 ....

Zorua: ...What did you do...?! D8>

Sarah: !! *looks up at Zorua, and glances around at the others' horrified expressions--what had she done? she couldn't think of anything to say--so she shoved Lucifer out of her way and ran*

Sam: *still on the ground, shaking*

Everyone: *stares at her as she runs* D8 ...

Todd: *after a few seconds, he gets up and runs after her*

Sarah: *has run far into the forest. she sits down against a tree, her hands in her head--she was too shocked and terrified to even cry* Oh god... oh god, what did I DO...!!??

Tod: *it doesn't take long for him to catch up* Sarah! D:>

Sarah: *doesn't look up* DON'T--I-I don't need to blow YOUR brain up too...!!

Todd: *he stops in his tracks* ... Why'd you even DO that...? D:>

Sarah: I-I don't know!! I d-don't know...! I just got mad a-and... *looks up at Todd* oh my god, please, PLEASE tell me I didn't kill him...!

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Harry: *is horrified* ... BUH... WH-WHAT?? D8>

Todd: D:>

Sam: D8

Iratus: D8

Lucifer: ...

Shezmul: *it appears in its spirit form outside of Harry's body, though still attached to it* I wasn't trying to ESCAPE, stupid human, I was trying to buy myself some TIME...

Everyone: !!!!!!!!!!!??????

Claire: !!! *tries to grab at Shezmul, though that was quite possibly a stupid idea*

Shezmul: *Claire's hand slips right through him* Hahaha!

Harry: OH GOD, OH GOD GET IT OUT! D8

Lucifer We can't, Harry.

Harry: WHY?? D8>

Shezmul: We are bonded together. Forever. Or at least until the poisonous gases inside his body kill him.

Todd: *shaking* Oh noo... no, no, noooogh... D8>

Iratus: D8

Sam: What are we gonna do?? How are we gonna help him??

Claire: We can't... D:>

Zorua: D8>

Sarah: D:> ....

Shidako: D8

Lucifer: Remain calm, Harry. It's important that you remain CALM.

Harry: Wh-what happens if I don't?? D8>

Lucifer: This demekarr will take you over again.

Harry: D8 !!!

Lucifer: CAALLMM DOOOOOOWWWN! D8<

Iratus: D8

Sam: D8> There's gotta be some way to help him - there's ALWAYS a way!

Todd: *whimpers*

Sarah: *puts a hand on Todd's shoulder and rubs it with her thumb* ...

Claire: I don't know what we CAN do... Apparently I can bring him BACK after he turns, but... I don't know if we can get rid of that thing....

Shidako: D8 ....

Zorua: DX

Todd: *calms down a bit* Mrrff...

Shezmul: I say just let him go. He'll die anyway.

Harry: *desperately tries and fails to strangle Shezmul* SHUT UP! SHUT UP!! D8<

Shezmul: Mmmmhmhmhmm... yesss, keep that up... your anger is WONDERFUL...

Sam: It - it doesn't seem THAT dangerous...? D:>

Lucifer: That's because it's not doing anything.

Claire: Harry, SHH! *to Sam* You didn't see it last night... it was terrifying. D:>

Sarah: <:( ...

Zorua: w-what happens if he changes again? D8>

Shidako: ...

Lucifer: He'll try to kill us, and anyone that stands in his path.

Harry: D:> ... Was it really that bad?

Sam: You don't remember? At all?

Harry: *shakes his head* ...

Shezmul: Why WOULD he?

Iratus: D:>

Todd: D:>

Claire: *to Harry* You don't remember fighting him? D:>

Everyone: D:>

Harry: ... Well, I remember bits and pieces of THAT...

Lucifer: ... We should continue walking.

Todd: D:>

Iratus: (R-right...)

Sam: <:/

Shezmul: *grins in triumph*

Claire: *shoots the demon a hateful glare* ...

Zorua: *hops onto Iratus' shoulder* ... X(

Sarah: ... *stands up, and offers a hand to Todd* Come on...

Shidako: ...

Todd: *he looks at Sarah for the longest time before getting up*

Iratus: *nuzzles Zorua*

*they walk*

*They walk until night falls, and they're forced to stop again*

Claire: *leans back against a tree, a bit tired from the walk--but also hungry* ...

Shidako: *curls up on the ground to try to sleep*

Harry: *he's jittery and nervous, and strangely... he feels VIOLENT. ANGRY. He sits down against a tree, ready to lash out at anyone who dares to look at him funny* >:(

Lucifer: *watches Harry carefully* ...

Todd: *is sad and against a tree*

Iratus: *curls up on the grass* ...

Sam: *watches Todd* ...

Claire: *sits down next to him* ...Hey, Harry... do you mind if i...?

Zorua: *curls up next to Iratus*

Shidako: *trying to sleep*

Sarah: *sits down next to Todd* Hey... want me to help you sleep? <:/

Harry: Do I mind if you WHAT? >:(

Todd: I -

Sam: frack YOU, TODD! D8<

Todd: D: ??

Sam: *stands up and walks over to Todd, body tense with anger* YEAH! frack YOU! frack YOU FOR STEALING SARAH! D8<

Todd: I-I never -

Sam: NEVER?? I KNOW ALL ABOUT YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH HER, AND I KNOW HOW MUCH SHE WANTS TO PUSH ME AWAY FOR YOU!! I'M SICK OF IT!! D8<

Iratus: D8 !?

Lucifer: D: ??

Sarah: D:<!!? *stands back up and gets between Sam and Todd* HEY, that was uncalled for!! D:<

Claire: --!? *looks over at them*

Zorua: D8!?

Shidako: --??

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Todd: *he smiles a little at her* ... Okay... thank you...

Sarah: *smiles back* Any time... <:) *touches the side of his head* Now go to sleep... dream of something that'll make you happy.

Todd: M... mkay... *he immediately falls asleep, having been unable to do so in a while*

Sarah: *pulls her hand away, smiling a bit, then rests her head back against the tree and tries to fall asleep*

The Next Morning

Todd: *still asleep*

Harry: *same*

Sam: *so very not, staring at Sarah with anger, sick of this stupid command she put in his head*

Iratus: *asleep*

Lucifer: *not* ...

Sarah: *wakes up* Mhh... *notices Todd asleep next to her* ! *reaches over to him* Wake up, Todd...

Claire: *asleep*

Shidako: *asleep*

Zorua: *asleep*

Todd: *wakes up* Mm... 'morning...

Sam: *stares*

Lucifer: ...

Everyone Else: *asleep*

Sarah: 'Morning... Sleep okay? <:(

Everyone else: *asleep*

Todd: ... Really well, actually... thank you. <:)

Sam: *seethes*

Lucifer: *notices* :/

Everyone: *asleep*

Sarah: Anytime. <:)

Shidako: *wakes up, and notices Sarah sitting next to Todd. looking at him like that... she's jealous of the fact that he even lets her be that close* ...

Everyone else: *zzz*

Todd: *he notices Sam looking at them* ...

Sam: >:( ...

Harry: *waking up* ...?

Lucifer: *readies himself for Harry* !

Iratus: *asleep*

Sarah: *glances over at Sam for a moment, then notices Harry moving* !

Claire: ..? *wakes up from Harry moving* !

Shidako: ??

Zorua: *yawns widely, waking up*

Everyone: *stares at Harry* o___o;

Harry: *he fully wakes up* ... What happened...?

Claire: *bites her lip nervously, then looks at Lucifer* Should I tell him, or should you?

Sarah: ...

Shidako and Zorua: ???

Harry: Tell me what...? D;

Lucifer: You do it.

Todd: D:>

Iratus: ...?

Sam: D: ?

Claire: *looks back at Harry* ...Y-You were possessed by a demon last night.

Sarah: ...

Zorua: D8?!?!?!?

Shidako: D8!!!

Harry: *looks at Claire with a face of complete confusion, not at all taking her answer seriously* ... Uh?

Todd: D:>

Sam: D8> !!

Iratus: !!

Lucifer: ...

Claire: ...We were out in the forest last night and this thing flew in out of nowhere and took over your body... It forced you to transform and then tried to escape--It took us a while to get you to turn back... D:>

Sarah: ...

Zorua: D8 ...

Shidako: D8

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Todd: *the tears start to roll down his cheeks* ... I can't help it... everything's fallen apart for me... there's just... no point in even trying anymore...

Sarah: Yes there IS, Todd... Look around, we're all still here. We're all managing to get by... and none of us want you to stay like this. Even LUCIFER feels bad.

Todd: *he's fully crying now* Well, I can't feel BETTER without KEY, and knowing I'm making you all FEEL BAD makes ME feel WORSE...!

Sarah: D:>!! *puts both hands on either side of his face* Todd, just shhh... shhh... *rests her forehead against his, and lowers her voice* Dad, please, just shhhhh..... This isn't your fault...

Todd: *he stares at her in silence as the tears roll down his cheeks when she calls him "Dad"... he had forgotten, somehow, that Sarah was supposed to be his adopted daughter in the future... how easy it was to forget to, considering all that has happened between them*

Sarah: *doesn't notice what she says. she doesn't move, and keeps her voice low* ...None of this is your fault... I wish you'd realize that...

Todd: ... *he remains silent, looking at her, the tears still rolling. He leans over and hugs her tightly* ... I know you understand what I'm going through right now... you MUST... I'm supposed to be your father... and Key's supposed to be your mother... and we're... supposed to be very close...

Sarah: *hugs him back just as tightly, and nods* You ARE close... No one ever said you weren't... *a bit more quietly* I-It's why I tried to help in the first place... If it's anyone's fault that you're like this, it's mine...

Todd: ... S'not your fault... M'sorry for yelling at you... you didn't deserve that...

Sarah: I DID... I shouldn't have taken her place...

Todd: ... 'Least you made me feel happy again for that short amount of time...

Sarah: ...I'm still sorry... *hugs him a bit more tightly* I just wish there was some way I could help... WITHOUT having to manipulate you...

Todd: ... You can keep being Sarah... I dunno... I'll try to climb out of this pit of self pity I've been wallowing in...

Sarah: *nods slightly, and lets go of him, but keeps her hands on his shoulders* If there's anything I can do... please let me know. <:(

Todd: Just go to bed, Sarah... it's late... <:/

Sarah: ...Okay. <:( *decides to sit against the tree next to him, pulling her knees up to her chest* ...Do you want to sleep? I'll wake you up in the morning...

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Lucifer: *rests against a tree and forces himself to sleep*

Harry: *unconscious*

Todd: *STARES*

Sarah: *lays back down on the ground, hoping the situation wouldn't be as bad as Lucifer says it could be...*

Claire: ... *leans her head against Harry's shoulder, a bit hesitant about going to sleep. what if that THING took over him again in the middle of the night...?*

Lucifer: *asleep*

Harry: *unconscious*

Todd: *stares*

Sarah: *tries to fall asleep*

Claire: ...? *looks up and notices Todd staring* ....

Harry: *unconscious*

Todd: *whispers to Claire, somewhat pulling himself out of his emotional train-wreck in order to do so* ... What happened to him...?

Claire: ...He was possessed by a demon.

Todd: *his voice now shakes with the weight of this new knowledge crushing him* O-oh... s'k-kay n-now...?

Harry: *unconscious*

Claire: ...Yeah. He's okay now. And I'll make sure he stays that way.

Todd: *he stares at Claire with hard, serious eyes, still shaking slightly. He stares to make sure Claire isn't lying to him. Trying to keep the truth from him. Trying to make him stay "safe"... but every bit of bad news hurts with ten times the sharpness because of the mental state he is in, and he just nods slightly at Claire while tears begin welling up in his eyes, thinking the worse, that Claire is lying to him, and Harry is either dead or WORSE. He rests his head in his knees, exhausted yet unable to rest*

Harry: *unconscious*

Claire: ... *rests her head back down on Harry's shoulders, more concerned about him at the moment than anything else... she eventually dozes off*

Sarah: *was still awake, and had overheard everything. she sits up with a sigh as soon as she was sure Claire was asleep, and scoots over towards Todd* ....Hey...

Todd: *he slowly lifts his head up to look at Sarah, eyes wet with tears. No one has really gotten too close to him to really notice how thin he's gotten, how sunken in his face has become. Though this is mostly because Todd had to be forced to eat something, and even then he didn't eat much - just enough to get by. He almost looks like Altodd*

Sarah: ... *slowly lifts her hand and touches the side of his head* ...Todd... Could you tell me what you're feeling right now?

Todd: *can't exactly stop the words from tumbling out of his mouth, Sarah's influence being too much for him* ... Like I want to die... I feel overwhelmed, and depressed... and SCARED... I'm... I'm scared because of what's happened to Harry...

Sarah: ...I'm a little scared too... But Claire's going to take care of him, okay? You have to believe her when she says that...

Todd: Mngh... m'kay... s-stop using your p-powers on m-me...

Sarah: ... *puts her hand down* ...I just don't want you to be like this anymore... none of us do.

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Shezmul: *he suddenly whirls around, barking at Claire* NOT IF I KILL YOU FIRST!! *he then runs at her, claws ready, teeth bared*

Lucifer: !! *throws a fireball at Shezmul*

Shezmul: !!! *has to stumble around it*

Claire: *takes the opportunity to tackle him, knocking him down and pinning him to the ground* DAMMIT, HARRY, GET HIM OUT OF THERE, I KNOW YOU CAN!

Sarah: D8!!

Shezmul: *this time when he speaks, Harry's voice seems to overlay on top of his* I... I CAN'T...

Lucifer: !!

Claire: Yes you can, you're already breaking through! Just fight him a bit harder...!! D:>

Sarah: !!

Shezmul: *he then goes for Claire's throat, using both his hands to strangle her* GNAARHHGH...!!

Lucifer: CLAIRE! D8

Claire: *is left unable to breathe, but that isn't much of a problem since she doesn't particularly NEED to--however, she knew she was vulnerable now. she just stares at the demon--no, at HARRY--and WILLS him to fight*

Sarah: !!!!!!!

Shezmul: *he continues tightly gripping Claire's throat - why isn't she DYING?? - As his short-lived control slowly fades. The tentacles soon withdraw back into Harry's skin, and his grip on Claire's neck loosens until it becomes completely limp. Harry manages to gain control again and become human. He gives Claire a small, tired smile before passing out*

Lucifer: D: ...

Claire: ! *quickly checks him for a pulse, just to be safe. His mind was back in the driver's seat, but she could still feel the hint of enraged frustration coming from the demon* ...It's still in there, isn't it?

Lucifer: ... That's how demekarrs work, yeah... it will stay with him until he dies.

Harry: *passed out*

Sarah: D:!!

Claire: D:> ... *looks back down at Harry* ... *stands up, and goes to help Harry up*

Sarah: Oh, here-- *helps support Harry*

Lucifer: ... Each time he will transform, the demekarr will suck away at his energy until he can't even stay awake. The worst case scenario would be the demekarr borrowing the body for a few MONTHS. Harry could die for being possessed for that long.

Harry: *passed out*

Claire: *narrows her eyes* I refuse to let that happen.

Sarah: *can hear the determination in her voice* ...

Lucifer: Claire... he's going to die from simply having the demekarr IN HIM...

Harry: *passed out*

Claire: *her voice breaks only slightly* Then I'm keeping him alive as long as I can.

Sarah: ...

Lucifer: ... Then drag out his suffering. And speaking of dragging, let's take him back to the others.

Harry: *passed out*

Claire: ...

Sarah: ...Come on, Claire... we'll talk to him when he wakes up.

Claire: ... *drags Harry back with Sarah*

Lucifer: *follows them back*

Harry: *unconscious*

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Todd: *stares at them when they come back* ...

Sarah: *helps lean Harry up against the tree he was sitting by before* ...

Claire: *looks back at Lucifer--she could help but want to blame him for this--after all, it was his fault Harry went out there in the first place... she sits down next to Harry, tired, concerned*

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Lucifer: *he carefully eases his hand over her head* Claire... I'd really appreciate it if you could kiss me... please...

Claire: ...! *finds herself leaning forward and lightly kissing him. Uhm. That wasn't supposed to happen. She tries to stifle a momentary spark of panic, and after a few moments, she pulls away from Lucifer* ...This isn't a good idea...

Lucifer: *desperately, not liking that she was able to break free so easily* WHY...?

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Harry: *he wakes up, having felt Claire's panic* !!

Claire: Because I'm not her, Lucifer...!

Lucifer: You couldn't humor me...?

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Harry: *RUNS*

Claire: If you had asked instead of forcing me into it, I might have considered it!

Lucifer: *quietly* ... I feared you'd say "no"...

Harry: *runs in and sees the situation - he assumes the worse* GET THE frack AWAY FROM HER!! D8< *he throws a wild punch at Lucifer*

Lucifer: *carefully dodges around the swing* Harry, stop, I wasn't - !

Harry: WEREN'T WHAT?? DOING WHAT YOU'VE ALWAYS DONE EVER SINCE WE'VE MET YOU?? YOU NEVER frackING CHANGE!! D8<

Lucifer: D:> ...

Harry: *he throws another punch* DDDD8<

Lucifer: *let's Harry hit him and stumbles back* ...

Harry: frack YOU, LUCIFER!! frack YOU!!

Shezmul: *the demekarr observes from a distance, attracted by the wave of anger he feels* Krrr...

Claire: H-HEY! *gets between them* Harry, CALM DOWN. NOW.

Harry: YOU'RE ONLY SAYING THAT BECAUSE HE'S PROBABLY BRAINWASHED YOU!! DON'T GET IN MY frackING WAY - I'M GONNA frackING MAKE HIM WISH HE COULD DIE!! D8<

Shezmul: ... That can be arranged... *he shoots himself at Harry, entering him from behind* !!!

Lucifer: WHAT WAS THAT?? DID YOU SEE WHAT THAT WAS?? IT - IT COULDN'T HAVE BEEN A - ! D8>

Harry: * tentacles slither out of his pores, crawling all over him, PAINFULLY. He screams, clawing at himself, but this does nothing. He vomits, but out comes nothing but tentacles, which hang from his throat and engulf him in their blue ilk. He bleeds - BLEEDS, and SCREAMS as it seems - and feels - like he's being devoured*

Lucifer: ... No... NO... DDD8

Claire: *Harry's agony passes over to her through their link, and she falls to her knees, screaming, practically SHRIEKING from the near-impossible amount of pain she felt--and she knew she wasn't suffering nearly as much as he was. she screams at Lucifer* DO SOMETHING!!!!!!!! D8>

Lucifer: I-IT'S A DEMEKARR - I-I CAN'T - !!

Harry: *his eyes glow red as he continues to painfully transform, curved blades ripping out through the bottoms of his fingers, ripping through muscle tissue and skin, closing up through the meeting of the top blades, which had broken out by sliding out from under Harry's knuckles. He continues howling in pain until he is eventually, fully, and completely taken over, Shezmul standing where Harry once did*

Shezmul: ... Hehehehh... heheh-HAHAHAHA!!

Claire: *stares in horror; she can feel whatever this thing, this BEING was, she can feel it in his mind, its insanity overwhelming Harry's consciousness--but not completely blocking it out. She can feel him hanging on in the back of his mind, she can feel his PANIC at losing control of his body* O-Oh god... Harry--H-HOW DO WE GET HIM BACK?!

Sarah: *had still been awake when she heard screaming--she runs over* Guys, what's goin--HOLY shoot WHAT IS THAT THING?? D:

Lucifer: I've never truly dealt with a demekarr before, besides Condemned... D8

Shezmul: Ahaha... Lucifer... my host, as I've overheard, wants to make you wish you were dead... I may as well start that for him... gahaha! *with the speed of a cheetah, he lunges forward, punching Lucifer into a tree*

Lucifer: !!!

Shezmul: *from there, he takes Lucifer and throws him into the air* HAHAHAHA!!

Lucifer: *catches himself, flapping his wings before he fell and hurt anything* Let Harry go, demekarr! D:<

Shezmul: And why should I? He's got a nice body, after all... just missing an arm, but that's easy to fix - *he then easily grows another arm* ... There... and his ANGER... oooh... too good to pass up...

Sarah: Oh god, don't tell me that's Harry. *has no idea how to fight this thing* D8 ...

Claire: It IS Harry... H-He's still in there, I can feel it...! *Is rather AFRAID of this being--she wasn't sure if that was because of Harry's panic or because of how she could just FEEL how chaotic the thing was* He needs to fight it... *yells at Shezmul* LET HIM GO! D:<

Shazmul: ... "Let him go"...? *he bursts into a fit of laughter* L-let him GO?? HAHAHAHA! Oh - oh JEEZ, lady, are YOU talking to the wrong demon...

Lucifer: They're called demekarrs, and they are nothing but pure evil...

Shezmul: You think she didn't figure that out the first couple of seconds I was controlling her boyfriend? Silly, stupid demon...

Lucifer: >:( *his arms are set ablaze*

Shezmul: D8 !! *quickly steps away from Lucifer* CHEAP, stupid demon... D8< *he runs off*

Lucifer: !!

Claire: D8<!!!!!!! *isn't about to let him get away without freeing Harry--she chases after him*

Sarah: !! HEY, WAIT--!! *goes after Claire, not about to let her face that THING on her own*

Lucifer: !! *runs after them*

Shezmul: *he runs off at his animal-like speed, before stopping and turning. He sees that the group of three are still following him* ... Ssss... *he's about to run off again, but suddenly he feels incredibly dizzy, and when he tries to run, he falls over* NRF! ... So you're fighting back... Snrrrgh...

Claire: *was close enough to hear that--a glimmer of hope flickers in her eyes* Yes, come ON, Harry...!!

Sarah: How are we going to deal with this guy..?? D:

Claire: Harry just needs to fight him off...

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