Entrance Hall

*shakes head*
This can't happen...this CAN't happen....
*holds hands over ears*
Asher-nii has to be okay...I won't let it happen again....

*goes silent*
*slams head on the wall again*
*hands ball up into fists*

I'm pretty sure this is where Echosong is...

*steps in and glances around, then spots Echo and how upset she appeared to be*

"Um, Echo-sama?"

*turns head to look at Olivia*
*metallic silver eyes show evident worry*
Asher...he's....
*slams head against the wall again*

"Lost his memories, right? I kinda know why."

*shifts uncomfortably, not enjoying the sight of an extremely worried Echosong*

*doesn't move*
This can't happen to him too...no one else...
Why...
*turns head to look at her again*
Why doesn't he know who I am?!

*looks down, her expression saddening*

"Well, Ashal used some kind of powerful vampire gene on him to make Asher do whatever Ashal says... Memory loss is one of the side-effects."

*pauses and thinks*
Do you know if it travels by bloodstream?

"I'm not sure... Could be. But the reason I came here is that Ashal is planning on crushing Area 3. Me being just an ashi, I don't know how to stop him."

*looks to the ground*
*looks thoughtful*
*looks to her*
I'll help.


(((g2g for a while))

(bye. ^_^)

*smiles thankfully*

"Thank you Echo-sama."

*stands*
Do you know where he is?

"No... and normally I can track people by sensing their life force, but Asher's has changed so much, I've had a difficult time finding it."

*sighs, but then glances over*

"But Kurai and I have worked out a plan to lure Ashal out of hiding."

*regains confidence*
What's the plan?

"I'll explain on the way to the library, where Kurai is."

*turns and walks out of the room*

(I sent it in PM ^_^)

*nods and follows*

Echosong runs in, carrying Olivia. She places her passenger against a wall, and walks over to the opposite wall. A quiet dripping noise can be heard, and the repetition of the drips becomes more frequent as Echosong breathes harder. The aura blows that Ashal had thrown at her had hurt her chest, but she didn't say anything about it. "Are you okay?" She asked Olivia.

Olivia didn't respond as she gripped her shoulder tightly, "I can't believe we did all that just for me to wind up slowing us down... Do I smell blood?" She glanced up at Echosong with a semi-worried gaze. She as still in plenty of pain herself, and her shoulder just seemed to get worse by the minute... What's more, she wasn't even away of her own massive bleeding.

"You didn't answer my question." Echosong pointed out, refusing to answer her question. What had gone wrong? Ashal was too cunning. He had injured one of her own, and that had slowed them down. Next time, Echosong thought, she would take him on alone.

"I'll be fine." Olivia muttered without meeting Echosong's gaze, but her grip on her shoulder tightened.

*appears silently still thinking about her conversation with Ashal*

"You will be after we patch up that shoulder...he'll attack again soon."

"Why? We don't have anything he would want!" She growled, even though she had her suspicions. She suddenly flinched and she gritted her teeth, seething with pain.

*walks over and places a hand on her shoulder trying to ease the pain magically*

"Olivia, he wants you."

Olivia winces at Serena's touch, as though the pain was being increased, "Stop. Look at Echosong first."

*nods and walks over to Echo's side but speaks back to Olivia*

"Those were his words pretty much: He wants you, although he didn't say why."

*turns to Echo*

"Where did he hit you?"