deal on shaky grounds

[use of authority successful, target recovering]

the white energy returned to my body as I dropped to my knees sweating and panting and wheezing, really struggling to breathe.

[STA:10/1,000]

[EP:10/1,000]

after those had popped up my vision had gone blurry and my balance was now gone, my body falling to the floor as everything went blank.

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Raya pov...

Syn had actually done...it.....I don't actually know what he did but it was apparently hard enough to make him pass out after finishing, something I thought wouldn't happen with his huge boost in stats.

systems were at a weird place, some had them, others had a weak version of them, and others still used weapons with creatures sealed inside, the only ones with abilities were the system users, syn, races with race abilities and the demons.

I shook myself from the off topic thought and awkwardly picked up Syn, he was lighter than he looks, I carried him up the stairs and placed him on the first couch I saw, putting him down and heading for the winged woman, going back down the stairs and grabbing her, carrying her to the couches as well, placing her down on one and claiming the other for myself.

kina walked upstairs nervously not too long after that, standing in front of me with an apologetic face.

"I fucked up didn't I?"(kina)

I nodded yes, she fucked up.

"you're lucky she won't remember anything, Syn helps you too much, even if he doesn't mean to."(Raya) I told her bluntly.

kina slumped against a far wall, sliding down and hiding hiding her head, burying it between her knees, hugging them up to her chest, a small lump against a wall.

she wasn't that bad of a person, her bipolar like personality was hard to follow but she wasn't terrible.

her sister was terrible.

I looked over at Syn out of curiosity, he looked so innocent, so young, but in reality, he was thousands of years older than me and has a not insignificant body count, really goes to show about appearances being deceiving, no one could see what I'm seeing and not think it to be impossible he had such power, such bloodlust.

my face reddened as I shook the thoughts from my head, refocusing myself, apparently just in time to see the queen start to get up.

"what?"(winged queen) asked with a groan.

"don't worry, you're safe now."(Raya) I told her in a gentle voice.

she looked confused until her eyes landed on Syn, her face going from confusion to anger, she basically flew over towards syn, faster than I could move, sending a kick his way.

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my hand caught something, I didn't care what it was I was trying to sleep, tossing whatever was in my hand aside I slowly sat up while rubbing my eyes and holding my head, my ears ringing.

[STA: 300/1,000]

[EP:300/1,000]

good enough.

my balance states returning as I stood, stretching my arms and back as I half yawned half groaned.

the winged queen on the floor in front of me, holding her leg, it was twisted the wrong direction.

cringing at the sight I backed away and back towards the couch, sitting down and facing away from the sight.

the unsettling noises from it healing making me gag as I sat there, Raya not too far from me with a face of relief.

the noises stopped and the queen stood, giving me a glare.

"what do you want evil?!"(winged queen)

"look I'm sorry about a few years ago and all but in my defense-"(syn)

"NO! I won't hear your excuses, you must die!"(winged queen)

"yeah good luck with that."(syn) I told her, laying back down on the couch.

"I wouldn't try to attack him."(kina) said from across the large room.

"but!-"(winged queen)

Raya was the one to speak next.

"just look at his aura."(Raya)

the queens face weren't from determined to terrified, took less than a second too.

"look of you won't mind can you help that girl over there kill the demons or whatever?"(syn) I asked the queen.

she nodded her head yes quickly.

"alright kina, your turn, where's your sister?"(syn)

"she's in the old school, the one from a thousand years ago, she's in the old plasmas mansion."(kina)

"we knew that, we want to know how to get to her, what's changed?"(Raya)

"everything, you'll need a guide, someone on the inside."(kina)

"this bitch."(syn) I said with disbelief.

"calm dow Syn. Kina, how do we get a guide?"(Raya)

"you have to......you have to satisfy a certain demon."(kina)

"alright Raya looks like this so gonna be easier than we thought-"(syn)

"a royal succubus."(kina) interrupted.

"never mind were totally screwed."(syn)

"she's got a thing for creampies."(kina)

"it's getting worse every time you speak."(syn)

"she's located at the top floor of the old school."(kina)

"ok better."(syn)

"top floor is guarded by three death demons, all royal."(kina)

"it got worse, again."(syn)

"the succubus has an incubus with her, someone needs to distract him, but don't become his partner!"(kina)

"every time your mouth opens this entire plan gets more and more fucked, in this case literally!"(syn)

"anything else?!"(syn)

"no."(kina) said sheepishly.

I grabbed Raya by the hand and started leading us out the front door and through the maze, reaching the opening fairly quickly and launching myself and Raya out of it, us landing on the road with the help of my wings.

"I hate her and this entire plan."(syn) I told Raya the second our feet touched the ground.