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The elder queen laughs and says to Ryuu, "you are right, you do have one master. ME!" She has her gargoyles pick up the prisoners. She has collars put on Aku and Ryuu then they are dropped into a wagon with bars to be transported to her castle.

As the wagon bumps along the rocky road, Tarik, Ryuu, and Aku are tossed around. Tarik is still in pain as the collar has robbed him of his powers and he cannot heal his cracked ribs. He winces with every bump. He curses himself for not figuring out earlier that the elder queen was there too.

The younger queen watches Tarik through the bars and smiles with lustful pleasure as he is punished by the bumpy road. She will enjoy torturing them to weaken their will so that they will submit to her. She will break them like wild horses and tame the to be her slaves.

When they stop to water the horses, Tarik felt he could finally rest and try and heal himself. But the elder queen comes to him and puts a leash on him and tortures him as she pulls him along like a dog. "You will submit to me," she warns him as she grabs him and throws him back into the caged cart so that they could continue onto her castle.

Elaise looked around her again, hearing a voice she rose to her feet. collapsing sideways against the wall. using her hand to guide her she began moving towards the voice she heard.
"Elaise!" willow shouted following felix forwards, she saw that he was going further into the catacombs and frowned. walking faster she kept felix in he sight until she finally saw elaise staggering towards them blood on her face and hands.
" willow. sasori is that you." she said loudly still unable to see anything. " i can't see were are you?"

Tarik props himself up against the bars of the caged wagon, leaning partially on Ryuu. He closes his eyes trying to center himself and heal himself enough so that he can move.

The Booforian queens will not be very merciful to him. Especially the elder one. He had beaten her several times in battle and he knew she wanted to take over Antera. She had several times suggested that they for a union between their kingdoms but he had always refused. His mother had though the union would be a good idea, because she wanted to take over the Booforian kingdom and once promised the union between Tarik and her before he was king so that she could take it but Tarik did not comply and the plans fell through. Ever since she had tried to take Antera.

They arrive at the castle. It has gothic looking walls and high towers. They are dragged out of the wagon and to the main hall of the castle. The queens take seats on the thrones and Tarik, Ryuu, and Aku are made to kneel at the foot of the throne.

Now he had failed and had been captured. He was sorry that Ryuu and Aku were pulled into his battle with the Booforians. He says to them, "Sorry you got stuck in the middle of this." Tarik addresses the queens. "These two women are not part of our war. They are on their own quest. Let them go, you have your prize. You have taken my powers. Do as you wish with me but let them go."

Ryuu growled slightly at Tarik, but eventually got used to it. Accidentally going to sleep on the way there, but had a rude awakening.

Ryuu knelt without much choice, as Aku merely had a bored expression. Both looked over surprisingly at Tarik, whom requested they be free. You fool, I'm not leaving you here alone. Aku sent to him with a glare, Ryuu nodding in agreement. Though Aku would say it out loud, she didn't want to cause attention to herself.

The younger queen laughs at Tarik and walks down from her throne and grabs Tarik's leash. "You will not make demands of me!," she roars. "I can give you pleasure," she says as she rips open his shirt and touches his ribs softly, healing them. Tarik feels her sensual hand relieving his pain. "Or I can give you pain." She the puts her hand palm down on his chest and sends a powerful jolt through his chest, making him fall to the floor and convulse with pain. He had never, not had his powers and was confused and helpless to stop her. He crawls to his knees, grasping his chest.

Tarik says "I have no throne to take in this time and in my time I have given my throne to my sister to rule as I try to stop history. What is it that you could want of me or my traveling companions?"

The elder queen walks down and pulls Tarik up by his leash and says, "You will give me a child of your seed and you can go on with your idiotic quest. I will give you 24 hours to submit or you all will be tortured as my slaves for eternity. Take them to the dungeon!"

Elaise was shaking slightly when they finally found her " i can't remember what happened after m and willow were attacked" she said still unable to see anything " sasori, i think i've gone blind." she added in a low voice knowing how hard it might be to learn how to do things on her own if she had gone blind.
willow put her arm around elaise's shoudler and helped her to walk out into the sunlight. Looking at elaise for a moment she froze seeing the cuts and scratches that covered her face. " can you still not see anything?" she asked, looking worried when elaise shook her head again.

As Tarik is about to be dragged away he sees Amiric. He wonders what he is doing there.

The queens are not amused and send their troops in to take on Amiric. Hundreds of undead and worse enter the main hall of the castle to attack Amiric. Thousands of others are outside surrounding the castle. Gargoyles fly in to prevent an aerial escape.

While the undead converge on the guardians, the brothers that had snuck in under one of the supply wagons find Aku and Ryuu and work on releasing their collars.

Tarik is being dragged away by the elder queen while the younger directs forces at the guardians.

Aku gasps at the two,"You cam back?" She chuckles a bit, a pleasant surprise. Once she was released she quickly dodged the explosion. "We have to help Tari-" She suddenly pauses, seeing Ryuu already running ahead of them. Aku gives the brothers a wink before disappearing, reappearing in front of the elder queen. "Cat in heat..such a pity." She said shaking her head in disapproval.

Ryuu flips over onto of the undead, using them as simple platforms as side steps with her eyes on Tarik. She avoids a slash or two, finally right behind of the queen. "A coward to add." Ryuu says with a sly smirk, the two surrounding her.