The golden stag did not expect the bitter retort, and it made his skin prickle. There was so much sorrow in Death's voice...so much anger and regret. It was almost overwhelming. Oliver took in a slightly shuddering breath, the lantern that hung from one of his tines swinging gently with every movement. The flame encased within flickered dimly as though it were an afterthought. It seemed to possess a life of its own, swelling and dwindling to every influx of emotion and aura.

Oliver began to wonder if it was a mistake to approach the dark stag...no, why would he ever think that? It was not a mistake. It never was. The golden stag tilted his head slightly, his ears swiveling as he pondered Death's words.

"It's a funny thing, death is. Some say it's a blessing, others a curse. Some fear it, some welcome it. But in the end, we must all meet it," he spoke softly, a faint smile upon his lips. "I do not see why anyone would fear death, for without it there wouldn't be life. I do not believe that death brings grief or suffering...it is just the next step in the continuation of life. It's beautiful."

What Oliver was saying might not make sense...after all, he did not think like most mature deer. But he only spoke the truth, of what his heart believed. "I suppose it is no concern of mine. But, I do not like to see others suffer. It...hurts me. And to see Death like this...well, it is unusual to me. To embrace death and its beauty is one of the greatest things anyone could do."

Edit: Oh SNAP, I claimed your own page! *flaildance*

The laugh made Oliver blink in slight confusion. It was a laugh, yes, but it was not full of mirth as laughter was wont to do. That smile did not represent joy, either, and it befuddled him. Crucio's aura was blazing with negative energy, and it was beginning to make the golden stag anxious. His heart bled for Death; he truly was suffering, and he felt helpless. For once in his life, he could not reassure another, and that greatly disturbed him. What was his purpose, then, if he could not light the darkness in everyone's hearts?

He listened in silence as Crucio spat his words, flinching with every influx of his voice and energy. And then, for the first time in an eternity, shock and terror seized Oliver as Crucio began to bite at himself. With a gasp, without thinking, Oliver lunged forward and with all of his strength nudged Death's head aside, his shoulder pressing into the dark stag's chest.

"S-Stop! Gods...why are you doing this to yourself? Please, stop!" he cried in a strangled voice, his heart pounding furiously and his mind racing as he tried to figure out what to say or do. Slowly, Oliver backed away and drew in another breath, his legs shaking. The flame within the lantern seemed to explode with white-hot light.

"There is hope. There is always hope," Oliver finally spoke once his found his voice, his ears swiveling. "To desire love and affection is build inside of us all, no matter if we are Death or not. To love, to crave is to be alive. We are all alive." The golden stag paused, and then gingerly took a couple of steps forward. Leaning down, he gently pressed his muzzle against the emblem upon Crucio's chest, trying his best to ignore the smell of blood. "This, here, is not a curse. It is a blessing. It is a will, a gift. It has the power to do so many things. It makes you alive. It would be a pity to waste such a precious thing..."

Such anger, such confusion... The hiss was horrifying in itself, but Oliver did not back down. Rather, he gazed upon Crucio with a mixture of sympathy and fascination. He was not easily swayed by creatures of darkness, but Crucio was not like the others that Oliver had previously associated with. He was different, certainly, but so much more...human. A crackling energy seemed to filled the void between them as Death's negativity continued to grow, so much so that Oliver considered fleeing. No...he would not give up on Crucio. Not this quickly, not this easily. He'd be damned if the darkness overtook him.

The words were harsh, and they stung. Oliver had never heard so much bitterness in another's voice, and he took a step back as Crucio towered over him. He crouched submissively, but his gaze never left Death's. Childish, pointless...is that what Death really thought? Perhaps it really was pointless, what Oliver was doing. The golden stag's heart plummeted, and tears welled up in the corners of his eyes. No...you can't give up. Not you, not Crucio. Be strong...keep the light strong. And so the light flickered warmly, brightly...and Death was running away. Oliver had caught the apologetic look in the dark stag's eyes, however; he did not miss much when it came to others' emotions.

With a heavy heart, he watched Crucio gallop off until he was nothing but a speck in the distance. The light began to die down, dim. It flickered weakly, and Oliver sank to his knees in defeat. A lone tear slid down the bridge of his muzzle and pooled upon his lip. He could taste its saltiness, and it stung. It burned. "Everything happens for a reason...everything," was all he could whisper before curling into himself, shivering as he was once again left alone.

:'D <3
*rubrubrub* |D ♥

Crucio locked his jaws together as the crow neared him, fur bristling up bitterly. The mere sight of the bird was stones in his black heart. Behind his mask, his lips pulled back in a low growl, exposing more of the sharpened teeth lining his slender jaws dangerously. The stag's ears flicked back, his eyes narrowed, and he stepped back away from Tandem, silently warning Dismay to mind his space.

Yet, he stayed where he was, twitching and shuddering irritably as he forced himself to listen to every single word that came out of the crow's beak. By the end of it, the black stag huffed stubbornly, shooting a thick hiss down at him before coherent words could string themselves into a sentence moments later.

"Then you can do so as my partner," Crucio responded with another quiet growl, kneading at the ground beneath his front hooves disdainfully.

"I'm not even sure where my affections lay anymore, but I know one thing for certain; they're not on you. I need you to know that, right now, no matter how harsh it may seem. Whether that's at potential for change I don't know. I can't see the future. If I had, I never would have chosen to be with you," he added, his facial features relaxing as a frown washed over the scowl that had occupied them previously. Finally, he shook his head in disbelief, becoming distraught again.

"Do what you want. I won't drive you away.. not unless you get in my way," Crucio snapped coldly, dismissing the topic entirely.

_{YES.
NEW SONG = LOVE <3}

Lucy would fall in love with a potato Oo

I'm shocked his updates are the things you're wtfing at guys. LOL.

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE~

*squeezes fat, potatofied Crucio*

He needs a hamster wheel, uguu~ cB

Ryff: ... I think you're missing the point. LOL.

Colby: /SNORT Yep. Yes he does.

Wiana: No you may not. 8C ♥

I HAVE FATBOY. YOU MUST MEET HIM.
FATBOOOOOOYYY~

...I think you're right. DOES NOT UNDERSTAND DURRH. -drools stupidly-

It's a stupid-fest for me today. XDDD

ROFLLLLL

rofl! That fighter's chart x'D *dies*

I'm not sure if it's just me, but the first and third chart overlap, I can barely read anything in those two areas.

I'm seeing that too.
I thought it was because I was on the cellphone but now I'm in the laptop and it looks the same ._.

I hope it's alright that Tullus wasn't responding to Crucio's efforts, haha. He was focused on Kody, so he disregarded everyone else and just avoided them.

Also...:c
Your coding looks like this on my browser. I use Google Chrome too. XD

It just bugs me that my efforts were for nothing. It was a pain to get this coding to work and now anyone who uses google chrome can't see it right. It's just frustrating. No wonder people end up redoing their bios all the time.

And yeah I do have to redo it. I can't have a screwy bio that no one can read.

As far as things go with Tullus, that's fine, but if it's gonna be ignored in terms of damage taken too I'm gonna bump Cru's back up to normal. Just let me know if that's the case.

Feel free to put his health how it was, since Tullus was avoiding him. Tullus, on the other hand, will have taken damage from him, because he did get in physical contact with Crucio. I base how much damage any of my deer will take on how many times they appear to be touched in game.

As for your coding, it wasn't like it was before. I visited this bio not too long ago and the boxes weren't overlapping...but I cant really remember how the layout was so...Yeah. :/

I could help ya if you'd like. I'm pretty decent with coding. What do you have in mind as to how you want the bio to look? :B

trying to get back into chibis again.. sorry he's so bad. -_-;

I'm glad you like him. It makes me happy too, because I've been really down on my art.

Kaoori: Awww. ;u; I love him Kaoori, he's adorable. ♥ And I've seen some of your other chibis too, they're so sweet. <3 It's nice of you to do this for everyone. Don't be so down on yourself; your style is one of the cutest things I've ever seen. ^^ ♥

WD: Hehe.. yeah.. he's pretty bad off, I'm not sure if he'll even recognize Phobos and Honey right away /: btw, when can we expect Phoby back in-forest? <3