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[Zack Asiv]

The thing would keep a hold with its own teeth and oddly enough the teeth of the mask, as it was dragged into the shadow with her.

[Kyrie Blaze]

Kyrie's heart leaped into her throat as she pulled the entire creature into shadow with her. Normally, this situation was never a problem. Nobody had ever been able to do what the creature could. She fully intended on being able to pull people in, of course...

...but under her own terms.

With a hiss of both pain and surprise, she lifted her qi-coated dagger and thrust the entire blade into the side of the thing's head, about where its ear would be on a normal human. It was one of the easiest ways to strike the brain. All the soft tissue and the opening there...

The blondee would rip and reposition the dagger to slide through the bottom of the thing's jaw, extending her qi to lengthen the blade to reach the brain that way. Assurance of her kill.

[Zack Asiv]

The creature would freeze as the dagger was jammed into its brain, and go limp as Kiyr moved the blade downwards. The mask would slowly crack and shatter as the physical body disintegrated slowly.

[Kyrie Blaze]

Kyrie exhaled slowly and pulled the now-dead-thing from the shadows to the normal plane, taking a wary look around with her dagger being pulled from the thing's head. Her qi expanded off the blade, letting the blood - or black goop - fall to the ground and leave her blade untouched. She was looking for anything else that could be amiss, or any other uninvited 'guests', before looking back to the disintegrating body of whatever her adversary had been.

[Zack Asiv]

And suddenly a weird twinge of pain would come from the wound on her shoulder.

[Kyrie Blaze]

The flicker of pain caused her to stumble on her feet, surprised, as she made her way towards the bodies of her fallen Dragonkin. Pulling in a deep breath, she figured...she was going to need a bit of help.

So she tried two ways: first, she spiked her qi, high, hoping to grab Levi's attention. At the same time, she called out into the wind despite the rain: "David, Dragons down in the North-West along the coast. Some type of creature--bit my shoulder."

If she could, she would finish making her way towards her fallen kin and decided there was no way she could make repeated journeys...if even one at all. The twinge to her shoulder definitely did not bode well. So she created a travois, large enough to pile bodies on top of with a very heavy heart. Loss was not something she was comfortable dealing with...perhaps if she had sensed where the creature was sooner, she could have saved their lives.

[Levi Kayamei]

Levi sat at his "dining room" table, eating a small bowl of fried rice as he read a selection from his tiny little bookshelf of a library. He was currently splitting his attention between a song his was working on in his head, eating, his book, and how to store the fish he was planning to contribute to the Dragon's food stores. Unfortunately, his leisurely late evening at home was interrupted as a multitude of Dragonling signatures faded in quick succession. He stood up and began to walk downstairs before a familiar Qi spiked to a high level as his silver eyes snapped to its location, stopping his feet dead in their tracks.

That doesn't bode well!

Levi rushed through his door, leaving the two Yakuza men outside shocked out of their shoes as he pushed his speed as high as he easily and safely could, not knowing what to expect (+10 Dex). Levi's torso tilted down, his arms trailed behind him while windows and people blurred by as he screamed towards Kyrie's location, his senses trying to find a possible cause around her location. Was it yet another Barker assassin? Was it someone else? Levi's blood boiled as he anticipated another enemy intent on disturbing the peace they fought to protect. 

OCC: Levi will arrive on his next post.

[Kyrie Blaze]

At intermittent periods, the petite blonde flared her qi as she worked on respectfully - respectfully - transposing the dead to her travois. She moved quick enough, but was methodical and precise. She couldn't afford to have her travois collapse due to negligence on maintaining her qi's form. Another body was gently deposited on top of those already there.

[Levi Kayamei]

Levi reached the scene by rooftop, looking down on the scene of his blonde flame moving his fallen brother's bodies to a transport device he was unfamiliar with. She was injured, but certainly able to move and perhaps even fight, leaving one question in Levi's mind:Who or what did this?....and why?

Levi leaped down and approached Kyrie with slight caution. He knew that prior events had made quite unsociable, but she had gotten time to recover, he hoped, and so he figured she was not beyond approach as long as he was tactful. His eyes fell to the bite mark on her shoulder as he spoke, "Kyrie....are you alright? What happened?"

Whatever had done this was of considerable skill and clearly had hostilities towards the Dragons, though Kyrie had clearly dealt with what or whoever had done this.

[Zack Asiv]

Kiyr would feel another small twinge of pain, this time though, her knee's would feel weak and any Qi she was playing with would be harder to focus on.

[Kyrie Blaze]

The sound of someone landing had the blond whirling, free hand going for the dagger even as her knees nearly buckled. She relaxed upon seeing Levi, but only just. Her name caused the back of her neck to tingle with discomfort and a pit formed in her stomach.

Her first response, the only one she could think of, was laced with a heavy sorrow and guilt.

"...they died before I could get to them..." Her gaze went unfocused. Distanced. And then they flickered back into focus. Releasing her grip upon the dagger without unsheathing it, her hand trailed to the bite on her shoulder, clamping down on it, finally, with a muted hiss of pain: a sharply inhaled breath between her teeth. Finding her qi was wavering, she focused on using her gloves to better stabilize herself. "Some kind of creature. Two swords, incredibly fast...with a mask. It bit me, came through shadow with me...it is dead...and disintegrated."

She had stopped moving, trying to ensure she could hold together the travois so she wouldn't spill the bodies of those warriors that were family. The blonde couldn't help but sway.

"...pain...peculiar. I feel weaker...as time passes."

[Levi Kayamei]

Levi crouched down and examined the bodies as he listened, noting the precision and speed at which the cuts must have come in at. Precision.....very fast....no idea how I didn't sense it....maybe it was purely physical power?

Silver eyes rested on the wounded blonde, watching her aura strain as her focus clearly became more of a chore. Easing the strain on Kyrie was first priority. "Here..." Levi extended a hand towards the pile of bodies. Light formed around Kyrie's construct and took its shape, now bearing the weight of the bodies. "Your Qi is fluctuating, you should save your strength."

Levi's silver eyes stared at the wound on her shoulder, trying to determine if something was still actively hurting her or if it was simply a more serious wound than she was letting on. Levi's brow furrowed at her last statment, "Weaker? Is the pain intensifying or is it something inside draining your strength?"

[Zack Asiv]

Levi would be able to sense a Qi signature he has never felt before approaching very fast.

Kiyr's pain levels would drop quickly, but the control over Qi almost none.

[Kyrie Blaze]

With Levi's qi forming over her own and despite her reluctance to release the burden that was clearly her own to bear, she couldn't help but allow it. As she let her qi dissipate, she swayed once then began to stabilize.

"...I think...it is connected to my qi. I can barely grasp it, but, now that I am not using it, the pain has lessened. The weakness fades." a pause. "...we need to take them home."

It was odd. Why couldn't she utilize her qi? Her brow furrowed, and she looked at the bodies laying upon the travois of solidified light. Her gaze reflected a deep sadness, but she looked up once again. Towards Levi.

[Levi Kayamei]

Levi nodded in agreement, "Agreed, where exactly do de.....!" Levi's senses went off as someone or something unfamiliar approached at very high speed. Perhaps it was another one of the creatures Kyrie had described, but either way, Levi needed to be prepared. A solid field of light took its place around his body, matching his contours closely. He then quickly moved the deceased Dragons into a nearby building where they would be safe before gently setting them down, his construct fading. He hated to place them on the ground, but he would hate more for them to be further disturbed by whatever conflict what potentially imminent and he wanted to avoid having to split his focus if possible.

Sorry, brothers...

He refocused and turned swiftly towards the foreign Qi signature, speaking quickly, "Kyrie, take cover, something is coming."