Hector, I'm Home [open]

[Mr. Kaar]

Hades would look, watching Sider, listening. In fact he was moving slightly too, or at least one could assume he was. It was like a shadow at first seemingly moving before he did, like a ghost showing a trail that he followed shortly after making his exact position near impossible to gauge.

Next thing anyone there would notice was he was standing in front of Sider.

"Simple thing... Killing me is harder than you might think."

Hades would reach a hand out, yet it was not his hand, but that hollow shell, it would grasp Sider by the stomach. Hades would pull away stepping back, ripping a shadowy version of Sider from him, representing the fire forced upon him, yet there was more to be explained.

Hades hand clenched and the ghastly figure desipated into oblivion and destroyed.

"Zack was right, and wrong. I have helped you get rid of the fire. Yet I have taken your Qi as well. It is as though it never existed. Thats the bad news. Good news if you find me someone with a Qi you like I can do this to them and give it to you."

[Lucien DeChain]

Lucien stood in shock as he looked to Sider. Was he losing his mind?

But, he wouldn't have any time to do anything else but jump, as Hades (Is it really Hades?) slammed his hand into Sider's belly, pulling out a shadow... And crushing it.

Lucien wanted to vomit as Hades explained that he had just taken all shred of his Qi from Sider. But... was this a good idea or not? That was the answer that was on Lucien's mind, though it was reeling.

As to stay alive, Lucien would not dare speak. Nor do anything except watch. And hope that Sider didn't like invisibility.

[Malcomb Warhazzard]

Sider fell to a knee as the ghost left him. as if a giant weight had been lifted from his shoulders.

"Wait...if i did that what happens to the other person? Do they retain their Qi? or do they lose it as a sacrifice to me?" Sider asked respectfully.

[Raikotsu Sudeki]

Rai tensed, one minute Hades was there the next some kind of a ghostly figure and now he was in front of sider. What sorcery is this?! Rai didn't speak out but as soon Hades told Sider to find someone with a Qi he liked he would turn his gaze to meet Siders, if there was any chance that Sider would try to ask for Rai's he would kill him before he could finish his sentence. If not then he would listen carefully to see who Sider might take a Qi from.

[Mr. Kaar]

Hades would look to Lucien and nod while saying.

"Yes and no."

He'd look to Rai and tilt his head slightly.

"I doubt that will be Needed."

Finally he would look to Sider who had spoken an actual question.

"They will be sacrificing themselves for your sake."

[Lucien DeChain]

This man... Reads thoughts.

Lucien stiffened. Everything that everyone has thought about this whole time, Hades had been hearing. He just hoped to high heaven that his companions' thoughts were not in anger or insult. Lucien thought back to his own thoughts, and decided that they were mostly innocent.

Lucien then turned his thoughts (being careful, of course,) to Sider, and if he would end up taking a power from someone...

What would happen if Sider said he wanted Hades' Qi?

AND HE IMMEDIATELY REGRETTED IT.

[Raikotsu Sudeki]

So the man can rip out Qi, and hear thoughts... He was interesting indeed. But at this moment it wasn't about him it was about Sider and what Qi he would choose. I wonder what would happen if Sider asked for Hades Qi... His eyes would flicker towards Hades.

[Malcomb Warhazzard]

I can not have someone else sacrifice themselves for my sake, either i try to re-learn my Qi, which will be no doubt unsuccessful, or i learn to live without. If i had known this i wouldn't have got rid of the fireball usage. But what if i didn't? that voice would still be in my head...telling my what to do, what to say. No, i am better off this way.

"Thank you, Sir Hades, for what you have done. The debt i owe you is insurmountable. however, you will most likely not being seeing me again."

Sider had nothing left to say beyond that.

[Mr. Kaar]

Hades would smile and chuckle a bit at the almost in unison thought between Lucien and Rai, but it was Siders thoughts he heard most.

"And why not? Defeating some villain thralled by Barker and taking away the power they have to weaken the mans forces and strengthen your own? Is that not just? A way of defeating Barker without killing."

[Malcomb Warhazzard]

Sider could not help but laugh in his own thoughts. The one who calls himself Hades is talking about what is just. Ha! None theless he had a point.

"And i guess i'm supposed to just ask one of them to follow me up here? willingly?" Sider asked.

[Raikotsu Sudeki]

Rai would look at Hades and then back to sider. Thought speak...

"Before you give up all hope of having Qi go see my uncle Leon. Tell him what ability you seek and he should have an answer or tell you who to go to that would have that answer, hell he might even have an idea on how you would get that person back here. Lucien you go with him, if you don't mind, to make his being in Dragon Territory easier they are still unsure about him."

Rai would turn his gaze back to Hades. There is more I would like to discuss with you in private, if you don't mind.

[Lucien DeChain]

Lucien blinked at Raikotsu's recommendation. Go with Sidervib into Dragon territory? Lucien didn't have that much pull with the Dragons, even being a Crow. Unless the person they run into personally knew him, or was an advocate for the Crows, Lucien didn't think he'd be doing much good, at all. But, it was better than him striding in unaccompanied.

"A.. Alright. Let's go then, Sidervib?" He shrugged.

Off to see Uncle Leon... Again.

[Mr. Kaar]

"I wouldn't call it taking if they where willing. You will have to do the grunt work of bringing them here. I will simply do what I do."

Hades had nothing further to add to the conversation at this point, seemed the young Dragon Apprentice had things set in order. Hades went back to his throne and sat down again.

[Malcomb Warhazzard]

"We'll be on our way then." Thank you.

Sider slowly made the decent back down and walked off mount olympus.

[Lucien DeChain]

Lucien followed Sidervib out, thinking about the situation.