Heroes of Silvatica City

It was not unlike Caoimhe's usual flame, which Golem might remember from his days on Earth - but it was much more powerful. Caoimhe had grown stronger in Golem's absence.As she engulfed Golem in her energy, she also pulled from Mo's and had that swirl around him too. Hers was fighting back, which was just what she wanted. Both ethereal forms took hold of Golem and began to play tug of war, but Caoimhe was careful to only take hold of Will's energy, the brighter red energy beneath Golem's. It seemed to be working, as something small started to seep through Golem's chest. It looked like Will.

Tenpo looked worriedly at Zeke. Obviously that explosion didn't look good.

Caoimhe and Mo pulled and pulled on both halves of the being between them, until eventually and after quite a bit of pain on Will and Golem's behalf, the pair split. Will looked battered, and Golem's rocky skin was scuffed and dented. They both felt exhausted and like something important was missing. Caoimhe collapsed in exhaustion, having just healed a fatal wound and then pulling off a move she'd never tried before. Mo fell to only one knee before staggering over to Golem. "Gogo, you alright?" she asked him.

Tenpo turned to Zeke when they arrived. "Can you hear anyone inside?" she asked him mentally. Her own abilities were basically useless hear, but her suit was tough and possibly fireproof, so she could run in there.

Mo laughed at Golem and punched him in the arm. "Finally!" she said, feeling his relief at being away from his scrawny captor. That meant a lot for the two of them... But now what did they do with the weaklings? Will looked weak and Caoimhe was literally passed out on the floor. As much as Mo wanted to give them both a hiding, though, they certainly owed Caoimhe a great deal. Mo didn't have much time to think on it however, because suddenly Klu was in the room with her blunt sword raised. She saw Caoimhe on the floor, who was the only one she recognised as good, and went over to her, ready to carry her away without realising who Will was.

Tenpo held up three fingers, signalling she'd go to the third floor and rescue the family there. Figuring Ire could fly in that suit, it would be easier for her to get up higher, whereas Tenpo ran inside and took the stairs up.

"Caoimhe's friend," Kyun replied sarkily. "Who're you? Shit." She cursed as she saw Mo swinging at her. Caoimhe was owed one, but Will and Kyun were still fair game for Mo - and Golem too. He had to reckon with her after she and Aaliyah beat him. Kyun just wanted to get out of there with Caoimhe, but this looked to be turning into a fight again.

Tenpo stumbled around blindly until she found some stairs, and travelled up with the rising heat and smoke. Some of the stairs had collapsed and she had to make a few leaps, but eventually she got to the third floor.

"Oh, it's you they're after?" Kyun asked, dodging back and back as Mo swung punches at her. Caoimhe's friend was a scrawny one, his pale skin and hair made him look like a spectre of death. He was the opposite of the Goliath though, and that made sense. Kyun hopped away again, then teleported and scooped both of them up in her arms before vanishing once more in a whoosh. Mo cursed.

Tenpo knew this wasn't right, but with people in danger she'd put her own safety even more on hold. She ran through the empty path and went into the first room on the floor, looking for the family. They weren't in here. Onto the next one.

Squishy went over to Caoimhe and patted her face. "Why is she unconscious?" it asked Will in an accusatory tone. No 'hello' or 'long time no see' - but Will and Squishy never had gotten along. Mo was still annoyed, but she couldn't help smiling at Golem. "Yeah. You are." It reminded her of her own euphoria when she first left her own weak world.

Tenpo saw the charred corpses and nearly threw up inside of her helmet. Oh that was horrible, those poor people. Only one of them was adult sized... She turned to look at the man on fire and shook her head. She had no idea what was going on here, but she wouldn't blindly kill

The all went back into the ship and loaded Caoimhe into the med bay. She had just passed out from exhaustion and nothing more serious, and was soon awake after some rest. Mo laughed more loudly. "Then meat you'll get. Come!" She grabbed his arm and pulled him out of the room. They usually held a banquet for winners, but Golem didn't go because he liked being alone. This seemed like a good opportunity for Golem to finally feast with the others - before beating the crap out of all of them.

It was obvious from the way the man was burning that he'd done all of this, but Tenpo wanted to know more. In here she couldn't communicate with him though. She thought as loudly as she could for Zeke, telling him what she was seeing and what her plan was, and then she held out her hand for the man. This was her gesture to come with her.

The first thing Caoimhe did when she woke up was ask, "are we still on the planet?" She couldn't tell immediately if they'd taken off into space or were still docked on the planet they found Will at. The banquet was huge, and it got even louder when Golem arrived. They threw a huge party for his arrival, and showered him with food and drink. It was all getting a bit hedonistic and raunchy after a while, but Golem truly was being treated like a king

Tenpo felt the heat through her suit and it was almost too much. Her suit would melt after much more of this. Quickly she led the man down the stairs and outside. She had no intention of hurting him herself or via someone else. They had to find out what caused this man to go up in flames, and help him get better!

Caoimhe looked briefly heartbroken but then swallowed it down and tried to forget. No one else cared, but she'd wanted at least to say goodbye to Golem... After rubbing sleep from her eyes, she looked at Will and smiled sheepishly. "Hi." She'd not seen him in so long. His sharp Slavic cheekbones were the same as ever... Mo was with Golem the whole time, partying away and enjoying the excess. She'd never celebrated like this before, and it felt great to just forget about all her cares for a while.

Tenpo had no idea what to do, so the first thing she thought to Zeke was that this guy wanted to kill himself after killing everyone he had done. But she didn't think he'd done it deliberately. So what should they do now?

Caoimhe blinked slowly in response. What was he talking about? Oh, he was already diving into the hard questions? She supposed it made sense, Will never was one for sentiment, which seemed not to have changed. "Dunno," she said quietly, looking away from him. "Guess I winged it."

Tenpo was so conflicted. The man didn't deserve it, what he'd done was clearly an accident. But just as clearly as that, the man was suffering for what he'd done and therefore killing him would be merciful. She didn't dare ask who the bodies in the room with him were, because she felt she already knew that they were his family... All Tenpo wanted to do was hug this poor man right now, but her armour was already fragile and she didn't think he'd like that.

Caoimhe saw Will's smile, and felt a tiny bit moved by the rare site. She didn't return the smile, instead just nodding and looking down at her knees. "I'm happy for ya, really. Just... Wish I coulda said goodbye to Gogo."

Tenpo sat down on the ground and began writing on her whiteboard, which she'd retrieved once they'd gotten outside and her suit had cooled down enough. "When did you become like this?" she asked. The how and why could come after.

It didn't at all, really. Caoimhe shrugged, then swung her legs around and got up out of bed. "Hungry?" she asked him.

What a handy but unexpected coincidence that this man knew sign language. What a tragic and heartbreaking story. Thankfully the man couldn't see Tenpo crying beneath her suit. She signed various apologies to him, but probably nothing would make him feel better. No wonder he wanted to end his life - not only from loving his loved one, but from him being the one to kill them. And in such a horrible way too. Tenpo couldn't refuse him that, really. "Don't you want to know why?" she asked him. She herself was not vengeful, but she knew some people were. If something specific had caused this man to change, perhaps revenge would ease his soul into contentment.