"Heh, well you do have a point," she said with a nod. "I..I really have no idea where I come from...I don't remember a thing. I remember a bright light, but dark at the same time.."

(Awwwzzz... :'( I g2g to sleep. Bye!!! -huggle-)

ZiraBay smiled and nodded. "Yeah, you're right," she agreed. She kissed him again. "I love you so so so much."

(XD I'm back! Yayyyyz!! 8D )

Zira rested her head on his neck and quickly drited to sleep.

In her dream, she awoke in the same white place where she had last encountered Diablo. He looked a little different, as he appeared out of nowhere, a figure in the distance. He still had no antlers, but now he looked larger than ever and everywhere he stepped, blood oozed out seemingly from his hooves. It smelled....like roses.

"Well, well kitten," he said as he came closer toward ZiraBay until he was in front of her. "It seems I have found your weakness."

ZiraBay dropped to her knees. "No!" she cried, the tears beginning to well in her eyes. "Please!! Don't you dare hurt him!"

Diablo knelt down in front of her and leaned his head closer until it was right in front of hers and whispered, "Oh, I, won't harm him, kitten... You will."

ZiraBay heard his voice in her dream and then all of the sudden, the white room disappeared, and so did Diablo.

[=lightblue][=13][=albertus] She awoke in the middle of the night. Her eyes were glowing red.

This was not ZiraBay. It was Diablo, and he was now so close to taking over her being. And for the moment, he was in full control. It was like ZiraBay was the one trapped in her head, switching places with Diablo.

Diablo slowly stood up, smirking. He faced Shane who was still sleeping. "What this, kitten," he said to ZiraBay. With that, he reared up and began to hit Shane on his head (shane would probably wake up at the first hit) and his whole body.

ZiraBay screamed in her head as she watched through her posessed eyes. Diablo beat on Shane as ZiraBay was trying to break through the mental wall to re-possess herself. At last she did win, and Diablo retreated to dwell back in her mind. Her eyes weren't red anymore. Tears flowed from her eyes as they turned back to the yellow-neon color. The only one she loved, Shane, was majorly injured. (I think he'd be knocked out by now.)

But she realized that she shouldn't be with him, not if Shane would be put in danger. So, with much effort, she kissed him on the cheek as she whispered, "I'm so sorry. I'll never let him hurt you like this again. I have to protect you. I love you. And if I love you...I have to let you go."

Slowly, she backed away. And silently ran off, the darkness of night engulfing her into the atmosphere.

(Yeahl...Poor Shane! You can put Haunted in there if you want, I don't mind ^U^ )


ZiraBay ran and ran until she was literally off of the forest. Now, all of the colors green, brown, and blue surrounded her. When she looked back to where she had entered the area, she could no longer see the forest.

ZiraBay collapsed on the ground. She felt so unhappy, confused, and angry at the same time. Zira could not stop thinking about what happened to Shane and how it was all her fault.

"ZiraBay...."

Her name. ZiraBay jerked her head up at the sound of the lovely voice.

It called her again. "My ZiraBayyy..."

ZiraBay responded immediately as she stumbled to her hooves. "Wait! I'm here! Don't leave me..."

"I am here...I am here..."

"Please!" ZiraBay shouted as she glanced around to see to whom the voice belonged to. "Help me! I feel so alone..."

Suddenly, it popped into her head. She knew who the person was, their voice was once as familiar to her as her own heartbeat.

"My..My name...I know who you are!" ZiraBay exclaimed as she smiled. "You're in my name!"

Suddenly, the voice came from behind her. It was more clear as well and still lovely.

"I remember you!" the voice laughed.

ZiraBay jumped in surprise as she turned to face the voice.
There she was, as beautiful as she has ever been. It was Bayleen. She was also human. There was a faint white outline of wings on her back. She was glowing white, and "wearing" white. Her skin was a creamy white as well as her hair.

ZiraBay transformed into her human form and found she was smaller than Bayleen. Zira leapt on Bayleen, tackle/hugging her. "Bayleen!!!! I knew it was you!!!!" Zira clamored. "I missed you so much!"

Bayleen laughed. And what a sweet sound it was.
"I've missed you too ZiraBay. But it was time for me to leave...Continue on with my own life in Heaven. My time was done in the forest."

"But..Why are you human?" ZiraBay asked her.

"I am human because it is the form of our Creator. He created us in His image, and in His image, I came to Him."

"Why did you come back now?"

"I had to help you. I'll still give you guidance, even though Diablo dwells inside of you."

"He's ruining my life!" ZiraBay bursted with tears streaming from her yellow eyes. "He hurt the love of my life! What happens if he controls all of me?"

"He will not, ZiraBay. I promise you. I don't know how to get rid of Diablo, but I will try. I have to go now, Zira. I grant you with the gift of strength. Remember, I'm always with you."

And with that, Bayleen disappeared. ZiraBay stood there for a few moments, still confused with what was going on, when suddenly she was back in the forest in a flash (back as her deer self.)But it was dark and cold. She didn't realize where she was...

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Bayleen went to the forest too, but appeared to Shane and Haunted. She was a white orb in the forest. She floated in front of them and then traveled a little distance away. Is she trying to lead them somewhere?[/][/]

ZOMG I feel so bad for Shane

The white orb darted forward, leading Haunted onward towards ZiraBay.

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XDDD I'd LOOOOVE to go see Leera's Bio!!! 8D

Well, I don't necessarily want them to be seperate, it's just for random rp's sake XD We'll just have to see what happens :3

The little white orb grew brighter and brighter as they got closer and closer to ZiraBay. Soon, they had arrived at the Ancient Ruins where Zira was supposed to be. The orb floated about, circling the ruins in search for her friend. When she realized that she must've sent her to the wrong dimension, the spirit led Haunted to the little ditch at the corner of the ruins. The white orb floated down in the the ditch and went through.

The white-glowing orb waited for Haunted as she climbed the wall. She was had entered another dimension through the ditch to where ZiraBay was. The white orb floated left and right, looking around for ZiraBay.

In this demension, the atmosphere was dark. Although the full moon was out (in which it was always nighttime), hardly any moonlight glimmered through the trees. Because of the eerie atmosphere, it played tricks with your mind...make you go crazy. And it happened very fast...

The white orb hovered forward, looking around for ZiraBay. Suddenly, in the distance, they heard a loud cry...as if an animal was tortured...

The orb turned, hesitantly in the direction of the sound. Slowly, the orb hovered forward, nearing the cries that echoed in the forest..

The sounds grew louder as they neared. At first it sounded like something was in pain, but then they grew to cries of pure sadness and loss.

In the distance they could see where it was coming from.

It was ZiraBay.

The white orb transformed back to its original form: Bayleen/humanform.

She ran over to ZiraBay, though the atmosphere grew darker as she got closer. Bayleen threw herself next to ZiraBay and hugged her large, deer body. ZiraBay jumped up and a few feet away from Bayleen.

Bayleen could now see that she had cried so much that all of the water that could've possibly been cried out, was gone. The tears were now dark red. Blood.

Bayleen edged closer to ZiraBay. She looked frightened and sad as the bloody tears continued to fall.

"Please," Bayleen begged to ZiraBay. "Please come with us. You can't stay here, you'll go mad!"

"Ha, mad," ZiraBay cackled as she took a step back. "I already am. I can't hurt him again...I never will!"

"No. Haunted can help you!" Bayleen pleaded to ZiraBay with her arms open to her, as if wanting her to come and hug her. "She knows how to get rid of the demon inside of you. You'll be whole again!"

"Ha! Whole...The demon inside of me keeps the balance of good and evil...unlike YOU who was trying to turn me into a perfect angel!"

As Zira yelled at Bayleen, her eyes flared red and, in a flash, demon broke free. It was only for a few seconds, and she went back to her original form. But they saw, for a moment, what evil looked like. What Diablo looked like.

"I..I do love him," Zira whimpered as she knelt to the ground. Bayleen ran to her and lied down next to her, wiping away her bloody tears.

And then she snapped, "And don't you dare take me on that guilt trip! I do want to help him but I CAN'T!!!! I don't want to risk hurting him, demon is more powerful than ever..."

Bayleen stroked Zira's side. It seemed to soothe her.

ZiraBay gave a short sigh, almost in annoyance. She was too tired to say anymore, and she was also in pain. Almost immediately, she fell right to sleep.

ZiraBay continued to sleep, her chest rising and falling. In this dimension, her candles were black with purple little sparks.

Bayleen created a white fog-like shield around ZiraBay. Its purpose was to purify her, as she was very unstable in this dimension. Bayleen felt offended by Haunted's words; annoyed, even.

"Perhaps it is you who needs the personality boost," Bayleen spoke normally as she sat and leaned against the shield. Gently, she pressed her hand against the shield.

"My intention was not to offend you," Bayleen said calmly, still gazing at ZiraBay through the dome-shaped shield, "but to merely open your eyes to yourself before judging others. I would protect her, and him. Even if I have to drag ZiraBay from this cursed place, I would do it. And even if you did take Shane's soul. You'll be the one to live with the guilt, whether he asked you or not. You better feel the qualms."

"Please don't go," Bayleen said rather quietly. "You have a heart, even if it is of stone. But I hope, deep down, you can find a dot of light. A dot of hope. And in it, I hope you find a reason to stay and help..."

"You know some things I don't," Bayleen called after her. "Just because I'm an angel, doesn't mean I know everything.."

Bayleen nodded and looked back at ZiraBay through the shield. "Okay," she said quietly.
ZiraBay's candles were back to normal now, but she still looked a bit dark and ugly...Bayleen never knew she would be possesed by the Dark Forest so easily.

(I guess it'll be the next day, even though it's always nighttime in the Dark Forest )
The next day, Bayleen woke up to the dark night around them. She yawned and stretched, still leaning against the purifying sheild for ZiraBay. She sleepily looked at Zira through the circualar shield and was surprised to find her still sleeping, but all "healed" again.

Bayleen was rather creeped out by Haunted's smile. (XD) She wasn't fully trustworthy of Haunted quite yet. Bayleen got to her feet.

"What will you do now?" she asked. "You said that you can get rid of her demon so.."

Bayleen thought for a moment as she looked around the Dark Forest. "Well," she said. "We could go back to the Endless Forest for a bit. Just so that way you can get some food. Then we'll come right back."

"Ummm..W-wouldn't that..h-hurt?" Bayleen stuttered. Her eyes grew as wide as an owl's hoot eyes.

(Okay, kewl If you want, I can bring in another one of my characters to keep Shane company. Unfortunately, my main computer is dead; so I have to use my brother's laptop. He'd kill me if I downloaded TEF on here XD )