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I'm good too! I've basically been living on Youtube for the whole week. (IhavealifeIpromise)

It'll probably just be us here the whole time, so it's gonna be quiet. I dunno what we can actually do. Maybe we can get the dog squad away from Dianne and one of my characters can encounter them? I have no idea. XD

Oh man that's a mood, YouTube is how I'm getting through college so far XD
Yeah, it'll be quiet. I still have a little tiny bit to do with Morty and Brink so I could get him over to where literally everyone else is and he could encounter one of your lot?

Oh wow, you're in college already? (I'm homeschooled and have never been to college, I have no idea when other people start. XD I always thought it was when you were older than 16.)

Sounds great! Feel free to go ahead and write what you're planning. Take your time. I'll probably be writing some random stuff in the background.

Yeah! Welp, I am 16 right now to be perfectly honest XD So you are right pretty much!

And alrighty! I'm a little distracted so I may be a while ;w; I'll try not to take too long though!!

Oh, I knew you were 16, I just thought that sounded kinda young to be in college already. XD Though I do know literally nothing about it.

Yeah, let's go! I'll think of something to write at some point.

(Also going to be slow because I was on the computer but now I'm going on my DS.)

Oh oof right XD
Yeah, it's kinda funky, I feel like nearly everyone else in my class is older than me :')

After witnessing Dianne arriving with Ango's group, Armin hurried back up to the royal castle to tell everyone the news. He entered the hospital bay, glanced around briefly, then announced to the room at large, 'Dianne's back, with Frederick and some kids she rescued from Shacklestone.'

Dark Brink's grin curls tight, his form wavering and forming into a dark mass that curls around Mortikai's outstretched hand and seems to absorb into it. The shifter shudders, shaking his hand out slightly once the spirit is gone. He could almost feel forgotten memories bleed back into what fuzzy ones he had, though he knew it would take some time for them to heal to full. As was the way Brink worked - stupidly.
"I hate it when you do that."
//We should head to the city. This place is dead.//
He winces slightly as Dark Brink speaks into his mind.
"Let me guess, you're allowing me a one-way trip through the shadows?"
//Would we travel any other way?//
The spirit laughs, Mortikai ignoring him as he heads into an alleyway, giving himself a moment to ready himself before walking straight into the nearest shadow that was tall enough to allow his form through.

He reappears in an alleyway in the Sovereign, raising a hand to his mouth, having remembered why he refused to gain the power of shadow-travel as a wave of sickness flows through him. Dark Brink laughs cruelly, having reformed sat on the man's shoulders.
//Go, find what you seek. You'll see what my plan entails later.//
With that, the spirit leaps from Morty's shoulders and turns the corner, disappearing both out of sight and from the material plane of existence.
Sighing, Mortikai rubs his face. It would be best to find someone, anyone he knew before heading to the hospital to see if Ango and the others had been taken there. He didn't particularly want to encounter that again while his mind was healing. Shaking his head slightly, he heads out of the alleyway and down the street.

(Hmm, what should I do here...)

(I just realised the lack of useable characters I have right now.)

In the main city square was Ango's group, along with Dianne, Ivy, and Frederick.

'She's most likely right,' said Fred, in response to Dianne's statement about Ango needing medical attention. 'There are doctors and medics up in the castle. You should all go and check yourselves in. None of you look in great condition.'

'I could show you where the hospital is, if you like!' Ivy offered. 'I've been in there, I know the way.'

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Meanwhile, Wendigo was continuing to watch over the city. As Mortikai walked out of the alleyway, the enormous hydra scrutinised him from over a low wall, all three pairs of eyes watching the shifter intently. 'Hello, Mortikai,' he said out of nowhere.

He's taken back by the sudden voice, looking around before turning his gaze up and noticing the hydra.
"Woah, hello there. You're one of Dianne's...creations, right? You seem like it."
He gestures to how the hydra's body is made up of at least three different dragons, quite curious as to how he even functioned. Necromancy (or whatever the hell it was that Dianne practised) was always something he didn't pay too much thought to.

Wendigo gave a scornful snort. 'You make it sound like I belong to her or something. This body I'm using was made by her, but I still have my own mind. I was a normal guy not long ago. Anyway, what are you doing here? Do you have something to do with that bunch of kids Dianne just brought back?'

He stays silent for a moment, then nods.
"Yes, in a way. I'm...letting things cool down before I reunite with them."
He slips his hands into the pockets of his coat.
"I assume you died for this to happen to you. Don't worry, I've done that a couple times before too. How'd you get to being...this?"

Wendigo looked like he wanted to ask exactly why Morty needed to 'let things cool down', but then he shrugged and said gruffly, 'There's not much to say. I was originally part of old Sargon's army. I left him because I hated everything he was doing, and while I was helping Dianne's lot, I got killed by that freak of a witch dragon, Anastasia. Dianne brought me back in this new form, because she wanted me to help bring Sargon down. That's the whole story, really.'

"Oh. Huh. So that's what all that commotion was...At least you got revenge, in a way, with Anastasia dying."
He shrugs slightly.
"That's pretty admirable though. Finding the strength to break away from an evil force and instead fight against it, only to die for your new cause. But, your resolve is so strong you're able to come back to the world of the living and keep fighting. Very admirable."

'You know a lot about this. Or maybe you've been in the same situation yourself?' Wendigo grinned mischievously, with all three of his heads, showing very sharp teeth. 'I heard that you're like a servant to Dark Brink. Are you thinking of leaving him like I left Sargon?'

(Hey, I gotta leave now, but it's been fun! See you! :D)