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Zoey

"I can do it I was created by Darkness, from Darkness," Aurox said "The tendrils will not feed fro themselves I may even be able to command them If they will not obey my command, then I will vanquish them and rescue Sylvia Redbird Zoey, I care very much for Grandma I can save her I know it"

"You can&039;t control that shit inside you!" Stark shouted "Sure, Neferet will let you into her penthouse Are you kidding, why shouldn&039;t she? She has plenty of blood from Grandma She&039;ll just use soain!"

"The tendrils cannot feed from Sylvia Redbird&039;s blood," Kalona said "Neferet aduess that her blood is protected by the saick that shields her body"

"But you can still be controlled, right?" Damien had walked up to Aurox His voice was clinical and I kneas accessing all the biology files he had in his very big brain "You are a Vessel created by Darkness So the beast within you, which is basically a creature formed from the evil of the white bull,earlier when Stark and Darius hit you"

"The beast feeds on violence and hatred, lust and pain That is true," Aurox said

"But you have soe earlier," Thanatos said

"I try not to change I try to control it"

"Well, do you have a clue how you&039;ve kinda controlled it so far?" Stevie Rae asked, joining the rest of us

"No" Aurox sounded miserable

"And that is e are here We h for hie of Darkness that binds Sylvia Redbird so that he can throw her from the balcony of Neferet&039;s lair," Thanatos said

"Throw her?" My voice squeaked, but there wasn&039;tto explode

"I will hover there and catch her and fly her to safety," Kalona said

"And how long do we have to figure out how not to push Aurox&039;s buttons and grab Grandma?" Aphrodite asked

"I would not expect her to live another night," Kalona said

"Well," I said "Then let&039;s get to work" I looked at Aurox "Do you really care about ive my life to save her if I need to"

"You may need to," I said Then I looked from him to Stark and Darius and Kalona "Sounds like you need to start causing Aurox a bunch of pain and violence Now"

The Warriors glanced at Thanatos "I agree with Zoey Cause Aurox pain"

Aurox

"Ihis bow and arrows aside and cracking his knuckles

"AsAurox "I owe you blows for on," Darius told hi knife

"You&039;re not supposed to kill him," Zoey said Her voice sounded cold, ehtened Aurox more than any of the three Warriors

"I&039;ll bet he&039;s pretty hard to kill," Aphrodite said, crossing her aro ahead and have some fun with your knives, handsoer Get serious Get angry," Thanatos commanded the Warriors, and they went silent and closed on hiy immediately Where before the three of thery Now tension radiated fro in intensity The beast within him stirred expectantly

Aurox clenched his teeth and tensed his body No, I will not release control It is tsu-ka-nv-s-di-na, not beast I will tame the bull!

Kalona struck first With a movement that was inhumanly quick, he spun and backhanded Aurox across the face, knocking him to his knees Before he could rise, Darius darted in He felt an electric line of pain across the top of his shoulder, and then felt waran to bleed An instant later, Stark punched him in the story The scent of his blood worked on the two vampyres He could feel the violence within them build, especially that which rested inside Stark Darkness-I can feel it Stark has known evil, though he has chosen another path Aurox was able to gain his feet, where he took a defensive stance just in ti blow to the other side of his face Aurox turned, going with the blow, and brought his arm up in time to block Stark&039;s fist

As he , the creature within hih his skin twitched and he felt his bones begin the terrible e that turned boy to a horned beast, still he remained hiht back!" Zoey called to him

Aurox blocked another of Stark&039;s blows "I cannot!" he yelled "If I fight-I change"

"Then what the hell good are you?" Aphrodite lifted her hands in frustration "Neferet isn&039;t going to let you walk in there, tell Darkness to get lost, and then walk out holding hands with Grandma"

"They are correct," Thanatos said "You ht back And you must control the beast as you do"

Aurox nodded and, feeling a terrible dread, he ducked under Darius&039;s knife hand and ca a blow under the Warrior&039;s chin

Aurox felt the pain and anger explode within Darius The beast felt it, too The e the creature within with power Aurox tried to stop it, tried to control it But when he whirled and kicked Stark, connecting with the Warrior&039;s stoin to solidify and ht!" the True Sight fledgling yelled at him "You have it inside you Try to find it"

He thought of ht and lavender, of silver and turquoise and the earth around hi backhand This tith, tossed the immortal away from him

The beast roared

"He&039;s losing it!" Aphrodite said

"You guys get back down the tunnel," Stark called "I don&039;t kno long we&039;re going to be able to control him"

"You better control hi on!" Zoey shouted

"I try!" Aurox cried, backing away fro hard but not attacking hiain "I control!"

"If you do not If you harm any of them I will destroy you" Kalona&039;s voice was calm He did not shout He did not posture But Aurox felt the truth of his stateht had the beast retreating, releasing soround "Control! I control"

"That&039;s what I&039; on," Zoey said "Guys, stand down for a sec I have an idea" The three Warriors nodded, but continued to watch Aurox warily Zoey continued, "Damien, Shaunee, Stevie Rae-take your places Form a circle around Aurox The three of them scattered "Aphrodite, take Erin&039;s candle and stand in for water"

"Better idea" Aphrodite handed a blue candle to the True Sight fledgling "Go west and think wet"

"Water? Me?" The girl took the candle, but shook her head, looking confused

Aphrodite pulled a small, handheld silver object froht dance across its irl&039;s face "Read your own aura"

The fledgling sighed and looked into the mirror Then her broent up and her eyes seemed to double in size

"Aweso myself I&039;m all different colors of blue!"

Aphrodite clicked the"Yep, just as I thought So, head west"

S took her place in the circle

"That ise, Prophetess," Thanatos said

"I have my moments," Aphrodite said Then she called to Zoey, atching, wide-eyed, along with the other fledglings, "You are welcome"

"Okay, well, let&039;s see if I can be as wise," Zoey said

"How may I help?" Thanatos asked