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Trinity let go of her after she assured her. Then she looked to Rydia as she posed the question that was weighing on her. She answered… this did concern her but she was herself, as she was in the Realm of the Dead right?

Then Theonis pushed that side of it. Grr… Theo why ruin a good thing can’t have anything nice. she glared at him for asking but sighed to herself and rubbed bridge of her nose. “I REALLY hate to say this but he does have a point.”

The young woman put her the palms of her hands over Ravan's ears and tersely replied, "I know nothing about timelines. As her trust, I'm privy to memories of her attachments and betrayals. That's it. If you're her mother, then you are at the top of the latter group. This one cannot know that."

"Before I let her go, the only reason I'm helping you and telling you anything after knowing who you are is because...despite her self loathing and hatred for you...she doesn't want to be alone anymore."

The young woman took her hands off of Ravan's ears.

The little Ravan looked up at the young woman and asked, "E. Rah-Vahn. E. Stahay?"

"I'm afraid not. This lady is going to help take the darkness away. You need to go with her to the big black swirly in the center. Alright? Listen to what she says, just like you learned to listen to Reyhan, Okay?"

Ravan wrung her long, unkempt hair in her hands anxiously. After a few seconds she nodded while her eyes stayed close to the ground.

The young woman looked back to Crystalio and said, "One last thing. If you truly wish to know what happened to her before Theonis found her there are memory rifts all over the city that will show you her past in no particular order. Good luck, and don't let the little one know who you are until it's done."

In a blink the woman was gone. All that was left was Ravan and Crystalion.

The little Ravan shuffled nervously over to Crystalion. She trembled uncontrollably with fear and apprehension just like she did the first day with her new family. She didn't take her eyes off of Crystalion all the while. She was prepared to fight or fly.

Trinity nodded as she mentioned meeting in the underworld. She frowned a little when she revealed that Theo’s question on whether they could trust her was valid. Yet despite the possibility that she might end up feeding like Legio it did not dissuade her from trusting her teacher like she would an older sister.

As Freya caught up she had a similar reaction to the news. She smirked at the idea, training with her sensei once again. She knew that she needed to be on the next level for the next fight and Freya- or Fenris more like, would be a big help. As Fenris made reference to Freya’s training she responded, “Yeah, that’s no joke. Outside of training we know she’s fun. But inside, she means business. I’m looking forward to it.” She said the last part while clasping her hand on her fist.

Originally she was going to push herself on the level of gravity she could take but Fenris probably had way better ideas than that. Yet it wouldn’t hurt to try whenever she had time.

There was a small shift in her colors when Leo responded but it quickly went back to normal. It made it hard for her not to be honest when she wore her heart on her..well..wore her emotions on her hair and eyes.
She smiled Dawn.

"Anything for these kids. They should never be involved in any form of conflict." She responded before turned her attention back to Leo more serious this time.

"You mean the monster I became a part of? The one that used me to maintain itself? The one that kept me in eternal sleep while feeding off of my power? The one that would have kept me imprisoned had it not been defeated in this world? That one? Tell me if you were part of something against your will that killed billions in a different world, should you be punished for that in this? You're not being fair Leo."

She had crossed her arms during this."I will not pretend to to fully understand or know what you've all been through. But these kids look up to you. If you start out hating me for the wrong reasons they will think it's okay because you do it. It's not the kind of things a child should even think about."

Liv thanked Heather and took some comfort in her guiding her away. But there was a small obstacle. Another woman who....quickly turned into a man?! What the....wait..this was Damian but he looked a lot older this time around.

"Damian..can it...wait a bit? I just...found out I had my head blown off. I need some time. I'm sure whatever it is you are handing out is still there later okay?"

Theresa didn't say a word. She felt a smile stretch across her face. It was a sensation that was still mostly foreign to her, but she could learn to get used to it. She rubbed her eyes and chirped, "I'd like that a lot."

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Ravan swallowed hard and inched her way closer to stranger. Reyhan had told her to trust the new woman, and so the little girl would do her best to heed the words of the young woman.

Her eyes lit up at the sight of the gentle glow that emitted from the stranger. It brought a sense of calm that caused her shoulders to drop a bit. With one last shuffle of her feet, she took Crystalion's hand and squeezed as tightly as she could.

The bunker twisted and gave way to the landscape of the city directly above it. They stood at the outskirts of the sprawling ex-metropolis. Ravan hid her eyes away and pointed toward the swirling tower of dark malaise that could be seen clearly in the center of the city.

Sure enough, as Reyhan had said, there were spacial anomalies that dotted the city haphazardly. They looked like standing pools of rippling water that showed warped snippets of Ravan's past.

When Theonis left she didn't think it was in part of her choice of words. She hated the situation that Theonis' question placed her in, not trusting her sensei and ruining her reunion with her, she wasn't sure if she'd see her again even though she knew she was alive. Though, the break up was a sharp break, it left them both with a mess of emotions. She sighed to herself.

Then Fenris addressed her with her question. As she was addressing Rydia to not answer for her she couldn't help but think about her other sensei and what he thought of him …

Perhaps she really was doomed to live single. After a long line of relationships gone wrong one way or another, Theonis was number 30 a number she thought for certain was a sign that he would be the one for her since the numerology had played some role in her life. Yet sadly it didn't pan out that way.

She was hoping to have a moment to explain her concerns to him before they break up, have a mutual understanding. Yet seeing her, calling him "daddy" changed that. To her it was proof. Proof that no longer how much she delayed the inevitable with Theo, and in that timeline even had a son with him... he still wanted her. After seeing this proof she couldn't continue with their relationship, even though she loves him that moment told her she needed to let him go and be with the one he really should be with.

"Yes." The flashback of Teshou's smile surfaced once more, knowing it would probably disappoint her she told the truth, she sighed sharply, " I broke up with him. Look… I don't want to talk about the details now. I want to talk to him first about it, alright? … and nooo matchmaking stuff by pairing me with him for training." she shook her head, "After all that happened yesterday and today, I need some time and a drink. I'll be sure to be ready to go early in the morning s**t-faced or not." with that she left the lab and started heading toward the bar.

She was surrounded by destruction, ruin and blood. Trinity has saved the world before but handling the aftermath, the lives lost never gets easier.

Gidget smiled warmly and pat Theresa's head. When Trinity started to talk about Theonis Gidget kept an ear open while she gave her new "teenaged" daughter some much needed physical affection. When Trinity took her leave Gidget quickly said to Theresa, "Sweetie, this nice man is Ako and he's my boyfriend. He's gonna take you to get some cheeseburgers at the cafeteria. Okay?"

Ako's eyes went wide and started to dart between Gidget and Theresa. "Whoa whoa! Hey now, where're you going?"

Gidget stood up and turned on her toes to face Ako. "My big sister's hurting, and I'm gonna go make sure she's not drinking alone. Don't worry, I'll stick to virgin drinks...so to speak."

She grasped Ako and Theresa's hands and put them together. "Just be kind to her. She seems to respond very well to that. Just remember that she's a three year old in a teenagers body. There are a lot of things that are completely new to her."

She pat the top of Theresa's head once more and requested, "Listen to Ako the same way you'd listen to me or your big brother. I'll meet with you guys later."

With that she ran off after Trinity.

Ako fruitlessly reached out to Gidget as she ran off and said,"But, wait, I'm not...good with kids."

He dropped his hand back to his side and looked down at Theresa with an awkward smile. "Heeeey there."

Gidget quickly got Trinity in her sights and called out, "Hey! *huff* Wait up! *puff* I'm a shut in *gasp* with no stamina!"

Gidget skid to a halt by Trinity, put her hands on her knees, and panted heavily while she caught her breath. It also served as a moment for her to collect her thoughts and try to push back what she saw around her for the time. She huffed, "I...just thought...ugh...that you'd like...oof...some company. Hahu...cuz...drinking alone...hah...sucks y'know?"

Fenris just listened and watched as Trinity said her piece then left. With a sigh she shook her head and looked around at who was left. "Oi, what happened to the emo kid and the kitsune girl?"

"You mean Alec and Kerana? They left just a little bit ago. I heard them talking about going to the infirmary to speak with someone."

"Ah. Speaking of which, we should see how your grandmother is doing. No doubt she's gonna want to know what's been happening the last fifteen years. But let's walk, though. I'd like it if you talked me through what's happened since yesterday afternoon."

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Dawn sighed and slumped her shoulders, "We all are. Most of us couldn't sleep on top of our beds, if we slept at all. The slightest strange noise puts us in fight or flight. The kids couldn't sleep without either myself, Leo, Mom, or Ravan in close proximity. Not to mention all the nightmares. We just...we aren't used to not being in danger all the time. The battle...it was the first time we've fought people in a very long time. We were more in our element fighting for our lives today than we were being fed and cleaned yesterday."

She made sure her back was turned to the children and proceeded to wring her hands together roughly and with no small amount of trembling. "Leo is the head, Ravan the fists, and I'm the heart. That's what the older kids say. We have to be strong for them...but none of us are okay. We don't know what to do with peace. We aren't...we can't...we...we."

She dropped her head and shut her eyes tightly. A few tears fell onto her nervous hands. She was trying, and failing, to keep the trembling at just hands as the tension began to work it's way to the rest of her body. She was on the verge of falling apart.

Leo had been watching his little sister and listened in with his superior hearing. He audibly scoffed and quickly made his way out of the infirmary while he told some staff to look after his found family. He couldn't do it. He couldn't just watch his sister lose it. It...disgusted him.

He followed the directions the guide had given him and the others and trudged to the exit without a thought of the carnage around him. His knuckles were white as he stood in the elevator alone. His shadow began to writhe in response to his mood.

The elevator dinged and he hurried out of the lobby. He wouldn't be able to contain his emotions much longer. The moment he stepped foot outside he used the power he inherited from his father to fly up to the roof of the main building, not too far from what was left of Liv's old head.

He knew his control over air pressure would level what was around him, so he did what he always did and focused his frustrations into his shadow. It responded by thrashing and striking out at nothing in particular as though it had a mind of it's own. He let out a furious scream that turned his shadow into a mass of rage fueled tendrils.

His screaming only stopped when he thought he might taste blood in his throat. His shadow reigned itself back in and he fell to his knees in exhaustion. He didn't feel any sort of catharsis. All he felt was tired and angry. Then, despite his earlier disgust at Dawn, he began to sob uncontrollably.

"Damnit..." he wheezed. "God damnit."

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Damien tilted his head slightly in response to Liv's laughter. Then his eyebrows shot up when he realized aloud, "Oh! That's gallows humor. I've read about that."

"Anyway. I'll come see you tomorrow morning then, as you've asked. I hope you feel better."

Heather and Deora thanked Damien. They made their way back to Liv's room with Heather supporting her and Deora running as much visual interference as she could to keep Liv from seeing what had become of Valhalla's interior.

After what seemed like forever they finally made it to the dorm and helped Liv onto the soft mattress of her bed.

"Is there anything you need?" Heather asked, "Whatever it is we'll get it, or maybe we can do something to make you feel better. Just ask, and we'll-"

"Heather." Deora interjected, "Give the girl a second to talk."

Kerana blushed at his gesture then cooed "Such a gentleman." They entered the room and saw the lady she noticed that her ears looked like Trinity's ears. With the woman's eyes with covered with white cause Kerana was about to announce their presence but she didn't seem to have any trouble detecting them. She carried herself with such grace that she couldn't help but bow to her a little and responded, "Yes, I received a message saying that you wanted to see 'the fox girl who brings life', well I am 'she' I mean... that'd be me. Ah heh, heh…" Real nice cat_sweatdrop

As much as she wanted to cut to the chase and see if she could help her figure out how she could give Alec her proper blessing, she wanted to get a better sense if she could. She knew about her but how much? She was also resisting the temptation of waving her hand in front of her face and ask how she was seeing them but that would be down right rude. "How can I help?" she asked for starters.