(Hmmm. They sound absolutely adorable. I want one. *contents self with watching the rats*)

Azrail hums in a way that carried the message that he wasn't so sure that him being safe is all that matters. Because it couldn't. Will had to be alright as well. Azrail sits down beside Will before hesitantly sitting on his lap.

Churrio clicks her beak with uncertainty. She wasn't sure if she wanted the humans to die. They didn't do much, but that didn't mean they could just let them die.

(Yes.... Hopefully.)

"What?" Austyn was super confused on what Tippy had said. He was just tagging along to have fun with his friends. And stop the war. And figure out what Faytes were. And keep his head. And not be lonely. And... Ok, more than just to have fun with friends. Austyn was tripping and stumbling over his feet more than anything else.

(Take time to breathe. *tosses the random suggestion that means more than just breathing but taking time to pause and rewind a tiny bit* *nods at Nimmt comment* So what if there was thks Nimmt who used to be like the others and stole happiness and joy and knowledge from others like the rest of the Nimmts, but this Nimmt did something, perhaps stole compassion or knowledge from an old being that was something along the lines of giving is better than getting, and so the Nimmt changed and turned for the better. So now there's a Nimmt out there that heals, and takes sadness, depression, bad experiences, etc.)

(*watches rat have trouble breathing* I have two and they are cute and my babies even though one of them will be put down soon...)

Will blushes a bit as Azrail sits on his lap, but hugs him gently, rocking side to side a bit, "Never give up, even if the sky cries everything will thrive. So don't let the bad bring you down, let it lift you up high. Don't you feel sad, because I'll hold your hand and help you through the night," He sung in a quiet voice, trying to help Azrail feel better.

"They deserve to live! Not die because we didn't try to help! The curse will kill them all," North hissed looking frustrated, South didn't understand or care.
"I don't care, let the curse kill them," South retorted.

(In the fuuutttruuurreeee)

Tippy didn't say anything, just kept walking forward. He was a strange person indeed, seeming both wise but too shy to share them. But at the same time he seemed scared of nothing, glancing around way to much for it to be classified as normal.

(Um... never! Because I is cruel! Sounds cool for the Nimmts, that would be an interesting idea... why do they steal happiness anyways? Like is that how they eat? But overall a cool idea)

(Nuuuuuuuuuuu! *feels sad and gently pets rat and pats your head in an attempt to cheer and help everyone* *wishes I had Azrail's ability to heal*)

Azrail slips his bag off his shoulder and shifts so that he's hugging Will, wrapping his legs around Will's waist and resting his head on Will's shoulder. He listens, not having heard the song and wanting to learn it.

"What curse? If you won't help them, I can," she hesitates, "I can try at least." Churrio says to South and North, gently taking East's hand and squeezing it gently.

(*future noises*)

Austyn hums a tune to himself, a childish skip sneaking its way into his stride. He wasn't too scared. He had friends, awesome ones at that.

(I'm sort of thinking that Nimmts have to steal life from others in order to live, they have to take whatever they want from others in order to feel it or gain it. If they don't have their hands, they can't steal and so they die...)

(*sighs and collapses into pile of sad kiwi mush* no saving the kiwi... or Midnight)

"When the light falls don't be scared of the dark, let it show you the light. When you fall from the sky, so high, open your wings and fly. A tale so old, but precious to all, don't die before you soar in the sky..." Will finished, hugging Azrail gently.

"The curse of the last dying breathe," East said ominously.
"It's not called that," South said with a sigh, "It's an old one, called the Stone Arc. It's hard to explain. It basically kills people when activated... that's the simple version."

(*eats cake*)

"I told you to kill them, the healer person is a threat. I thought you said you could handle it," A frustrated female voice drifted out from a room, along with a sigh, "Should I just kill them myself? It would be much easier..."

(That actually sounds very cool. I like the idea behind that. That would be why they don't like eating bad emotions, because it makes them sad xD)

(Nuuuuuuuuuuu! *sadness*)

Azrail hums in content, letting the silence stretch for a few minutes before daring to break it, "Pretty." He hugs Will tightly for a moment before releasing him and simply leaning on him, closing his eyes. He just took a nap and then sort of took one when he died. What was wrong with him? He grumbles to himself as he forces himself to sit up so that he wouldn't feel so tired.

(Did you create that song? If so, very good.)

"What activated it? Or, if that can't be decided, what can we do to undo the curse." Churrio says, her feathers fluffing again slightly. Not as much as last time, so she wasn't a ball if fluffy feathers, but just a slight poof.

(*steals bite of cake and nibbles on it*)

Austyn stays quiet until he is next to the owner of the female voice, or at least closer to. "What healer person? I know a few. My mom, for example, she could be counted as a healer person. She's a nurse. And my dad, he's a dentist so he heals teeth and gums and all that." Austyn chatters, eager to talk to someone new and hopefully befriend them.

(Yeah. Though it's said that you can't feel any joy without sorrow nor sorrow without joy... Sorry I'm really really strange. xP)

(I am a kiwi, a kiwi I am!)

Will dwells in the silence, feeling it wrap around him like a blanket. He let out a small happy sigh, enjoying the peace while it lasted. He gets dragged out of his head by Azrail's voice, smiling a bit and hugging him back. He didn't mind it when Azrail leaned against him, he was comfy. He did seem a bit upset when Azrail pulled away, although he didn't show it.

(I did. In like five seconds. I just write the words in my head, to make it clear I'm a mess. All the ideas scattered around, help me put them togetherrrrrr *sings in horrible singing*... yes, that's what I do xD)

"It's not activated... yet. It is activated by one powerful emotion, hate. Or was it greed. Hm... one of the two," South said thoughtfully.
"Well it would be good to remember and fast," North said with a small sigh, looking worried, "Can it be stopped?"
South grinned, then shrugged.

(*angry kiwi chittering noises* my cake *snatches back* alllllll Mine!)

The woman, a tall girl with short curly strawberry red hair and green eyes was talking to a Muncher, a huge one. The Muncher was the same size as a human, glowing pink blue and green. It hissed. The woman jumped in surprise at the sudden Austyn appearing in the doorway to the room she was in.
"Ugh, it's the chatty one, can we kill him," The girl said rolling her eyes, "Of course we can! But let's have some fun! Fine, as long as everything turns out okay."
"Stop talking to yourself Fate, it's creepy," The huge Muncher hissed, voice girl sounding but also smooth and snake sounding.

(Moo... moo moooo! Moo mooo moo! Moo?)

(And I am a nut- er, I mean... *glances around and sees pillow* I am a pillow. A blue square one that's coming apart at the seams. *nods in satisfaction when I have described the pillow next to me*)

Azrail glances at Churrio and the directions before looking around for Zio. He taps a rhythm on Will's chest with his fingers as he looks around before returning his gaze to Will. A small smile spreads across his features. Will looked perfect. Azrail kisses Will hardly thinking about what he was doing.

(I mean, sometimes that's me. Last night I was creating a poem in my head as I stare up at the ceiling and was thinking about an epic story idea that has no plot whatsoever so it's not much of a story idea and rather just a world. I forgot it, of course, and woke up and had to redo it. I think I did better the second time, lol.)

Churrio squawks and ruffles her feathers. She looks rather annoyed at South. "If you know, you should tell us. Secrets aren't a good thing to hide. We're only as strong as our weakest link, and if we do not know, how will we be able to defend against this? Knowing is half the battle."

(*angry chirps and ruffling of feathers* my sugar! *eats from your hands*)

(*glances at description of character* Oooh ooh! I know! It's a competition to see who can describe their characters better! I can chuck any description of their physical appearances!)

Austyn was following the conversation just fine. "Oooooh! You talk to yourself too? That's so cool! I thought only I did it. Um, well, not really, I guess I didn't, but hey, that's ok. I don't like being alone, so usually I have someone to talk to. Nice meeting you! I'm Austyn, what's your name?"

(*quiet chirping as I bounce along the end of the branch and look at moo*)

(Cool. Very nice pillow you are xD)

Zio was in a tree, though he didn't look too well. He was leaning against the tree, eyes half closed. He looked both tired and upset, though there wasn't really a reason to be upset.

Will was still okay and chill. He liked the tapping on his chest, closing his eyes a bit as he hummed. Then Azrail kissed him and he blushed, flustered. He did kiss Azrail back though.

(I create stories in my dreams. It's nice *nods in agreement* then I make them better xD)

"What should I tell you? One wrong step could rise the titan of doom. Not. I'm not telling you for reasons you would not understand. If I told you... you would..." He trailed off, looking at nothing.

(*sighs* fiiinnnneeeeee *let's you eat*)

"I need to kill him later? Why not know," Fate said with a sigh, "No names. I'm killing you and your friends and whatever. What? I can do what I want."
"Your the one who thinks we are... pets," The huge Muncher hissed, "Why don't I show you what we really are! We are not pets in the slightest!"
"He didn't call you a pet," Fate said with a sigh.
"I know he wanted to say it," The Muncher hissed.

(*is sleeping* moo)

(Yes, a very nice pillow I am. *hugs pillow*)

Azrail was a bit flustered when Will kissed back, coming to realize what he was doing and was a bit startled by his own actions, and so he pulls back. Also, the fact that Zio didn't look too well. That was another reason.

(xD dream stories are the best. Sometimes. Othertimes they are the worst nightmares ever and you can't do anything to change the dream but can control your own actions and so you do the best you can and you're stuck in this extremely law abiding place that puts everyone who is infected inside the dump and waits for them to die there so when your little sister gets dumped in there you can do nothing but wait for the right timing to go in and find her. Just in time for her to die in your arms. *shudders as I remember the dream* It was very vivid. I could give you the whole rundown if you wanted. Most often used color was orange.)

Churrio looks rather distressed but she did her best to hide it. She didn't like not knowing but understood that sometimes knowing wasn't any better.

(*happy bird noises* *let's you eat everything apart from the miniscule piece I had gotten for myself*)

"What?" Austyn looks very confused. "No... Yes... What?" He still thought Munchers were absolutely adorable and super cool but he tried to respect animals when they wanted to leave him and let them go.

(Chirrup)

(*hugs pillow as well* pillow xD)

Will was only more confused as Azrail pulled away. He made a small squeak sound in protest, trying to pull Azrail closer again because he liked the company. He didn't want him to leave.

(*nods* sounds like a crazy dream, I am never aware in my dreams, only once and only for a moment. Stuff just happens, it tells a story. Then I wake up. I haven't had nightmares in awhile, which is good... dreamcatchers I have an army of xD)

"..." South looked like he wanted to say something, but didn't.
"I think we should still open the gate," North said suddenly as she looked away, as if thinking about something, "Before we are too late."

(*eats whole cake then gets fat*)

"So... your going to open the pillars or is the right word activate? Hm... one of the two. The curse is going to be activated soon. Or should I say, the beast shall awaken soon," Fate said with a grin, "Queen Glow-Worm, I need you to go see how the other group is doing. Make sure they don't open the pillars, I don't need more complications."
The huge Muncher, Glow-Worm, nodded as a smaller Muncher, the one Austyn had seen before stepped forward. It watched Austyn curiously.

(Moo!)