(You should regret your decision XD, I'm going to make this the most uncomfortable for you and Ajax as possible lol))

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Ajax had regretted his decision way back when he heard the word *party* come out of Goose's mouth. -Why the hell does she hate me so much- Ajax thought grumpily while watching the female demon look like she was about to explode into flames and devoure him. Thaaat was a great feeling. Then Goose started playing the music, and Ajax couldn't help but wince. Rooster picked this demon for two reasons... she loved pop music, and she was a great fighter. Ajax sure wasn't going to kill her but if he could just knock her out to very quickly run away with his nonexistant tail between his legs, that would be fine. He hunched his shoulders slightly and waited for her to make the first move, which he knew she would.

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Bellatrix stalked forward till she was face to face with Ajax. She was maybe 5'9... so taller than Mercy, but still much shorter than Ajax. "Prepare to die you foul beast." Bellatrix spat. She had studied Ajax for a while now to get revenge, and knew he was the best fighter of all the demons. Admittedly... even better than she was. He did have one big downfall, though, and she was going to use it against him. Bellatrix leaned forward and planted a kiss of Ajax's lips before whirling around, stabbing him in the back with a knife, punching him in the gut, and smacking the back of his legs so they buckled. -Score!- She thought

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Ajax regretted this a LOT more when he saw that dangerous glint in Bellatrix's eye... because it confused him. That was not her fighting glint, that was her *I have the perfect plan and will use it to kill someone* glint. He knew something would go immedietely wrong when she kissed him, then everything happened rather quickly. Ajax felt a stabbing pain in his back, half staggered backward, then thumped onto the ground. Instead of completely losing his brain he rolled to the side, narrowingly avoiding being a shish-kabob for her sword, then flared his wings and smacked her in the face. Ajax jumped up, grabbed Bellatrix, smacked her against the wall, and she was knocked out before he could comprehend what happened. He then leaped into the sky and flew away, anger and revoltion boiling over. He did NOT want to hear Mercy's laughing in the background, or hear anything from her motuh. He did not want to hear Goose's sympathetic words or see his pitiful gaze. He did not want to watch Rooster go silent and stay that way. Ajax beat his wigs faster and skimmed the clouds, pain stabbing in his back every time his wings flapped. His breath came in ragged gasps and his stomach ached from where it was definetely bruised, but he flew on, right up to a mountain peak. Ajax landed with a growl of pain and stomped into a small cave, bashing his fist against the wall with a small roar of anger and sitting down heavilt on a log. Why was he SO STUPID. He should have KNOWN Mercy would let Rooster and Goose choose, he should have KNOWN Bellatrix wouldn't just try to fight. He should have just backed out and be called a wimp instead of whatever names they were thinking up now.

....you one hundred percent succeeded xD))

Mercy tensed anxiously. She didn't figure Rooster would pick someone this difficult. She blinked in shock as the woman kissed him, stepping forward suddenly, angered by it for some reason. She let out a small gasp as he got stabbed, deeply regretting her decision at that point. "Oh my heavens-" She whimpered quietly as he slammed her into a wall and flew off. "Ajax-? Ajax!?" She called as he flew off. "Oh, shit." She whispered anxiously, taking off after him without a second thought. He had a major headstart on her, but it was just small enough for her to follow. She landed quickly at the entrance, high altitude wind blowing her long, shining hair out and seeming to emphasize the entire angel stereotype. She looked at him, quickly walking toward him and into the cave. Her eyes were welling with tears, none of which she had let spill over. She paused about a foot infront of him. "I'm sorry." She whispered, unsure if she had his permission to sit or help. "...is it alright if I see?" She asked softly.

Thank you, lots of my role play friends say im great at making people uncomfortable *takes a bow*))

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Rooster's eyes widened in a shocked expression he almost never had, and he stood there in silence for a moment before taking off after Mercy, his powerful russet red wings beating the air as he followed silently behind her

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Goose was so angry and confused and shocked all at the same time that he flew in and stabbed Bellatrix a couple times to make himself feel better before flying after Mercy and Rooster, seething. He had no idea that was going to end like that, or he would have never done it.

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Ajax glanced up as he heard wingbeats, seeing the three already coming. -Could they have not lost me for like 4 WEEKS so I could get my anger out and NOT end up yelling- He thought furiously, dropping his head again and staring at his hands as Mercy landed. Ajax's vest was thrown onto the floor with his supplies in it, and there was a hole torn straight through the back of it. A very ragged hole. His leather jacket laid across the bench, and there was also a giant rip in the back of that one. It seemed like not only did Bellatrix stab him, but she also twisted the dagger so it cut everything to ribbons... including Ajax's back. He was lucky it had also missed any impotant organs, but it had torn through a good amount of muscle. Even for an angel this would be extrememly hard to heal, if possible at all. Ajax closed his eyes and did not move. "Do whatever you want." he finally muttered, his voice still ragged from the hard, long flight over through the bitter driving winds. He just didn't care at this point, just wanted to get that awful memory out of his head. AWFUL. That STUPID woman using his UNCOMFORTABLENESS with people being close to him... against him. He clenched his fists slightly before letting them go, his hands flopping over his knees. Why even try to get angry? Look what good it did.

Mercy heard the wingbeats behind her, gently walking closer to him and settling at his side. She flared her wings behind her to shield him from view, figuring he wasn't ready to deal with more than just her at the moment. "You can say that you don't accept my apology. That's okay." She said softly, gently reaching back to look at his back. She bit her lip, looking at his face again.

From the way Ajax could feel his shirt was soaked with blood, stabbing pain shot and twisted through his back, and he felt a rather steady stream of blood still trickling down his back... he knew the wound was bad. Very bad. ?But what point does that make? I would just be being an ass, like you've called me so many times. You don't even need to apologize, you did nothing wrong." Ajax answered dully, though his sagging brain had plently of emotion running through it. He just didn't want to let the anger out, so he decided concealing everything was a much better idea

"In this instance, you have my permission to be an ass." She said, trying to lighten his mood. She slipped a hand under the back of his shirt, running it up his back until she felt his wound, her touch cool and soothing. "Sit up straight, love." She murmured, gently pushing his shoulder back with the other hand so he was sitting tall. She pushed her palm down against his wound, and the same feeling began to seep into the deepest parts of the wound, mainly fixing the furthest point of impact and crawling back. When she was done, there was still a very substantial part of the wound that sank into his body, but some of his muscle and most of his nerves had been restored. She gently brushed her thumb over the wound, forming a thin seal of skin over the small chasm. She gently pulled her hand back. "Don't move. Just sit there, okay?"

Ajax's eyes sparked a moment, and he shook her eyes slightly. "You do realize I don't ever TRY to be one, right?" He huffed, though he stopped speaking when Mercy went to go see what she could do on the wound. Ajax flinched away slightly but did as he was told, his body tensing as pain throbbed through the wound. Half of his brain was yelling at him that he was injured (it finally realized) and the other half was grumping about Mercy calling him *love*. Ajax shut both hlaves up as he so commonly had to do, staying still after Mercy was done... mostly because he was too sore and tired to move. "That won't be an issue." He answered in a slightly strained voice, closing his eyes for a moment

"Where do you want to sleep?" She asked calmly, gently bringing her wings in so he was a bit more secluded. "...and do you want Rooster and Goose here?" She asked, much softer, so the boys wouldn't be able to hear her. "I can get them to leave. I can leave too, if you want." She added, doing her best to make him confortable.

"I'm sleeping in my own cave, and you think Rooster is stubborn about his wounds? Try geting him to leave me." Ajax answered, sitting still for a moment longer before standing with a wince. He knew it was definetely best NOT to fly, so he just walked towards the entrance... and out of the cave. It was a cave only accessible by flying unless you were a mountain goat, so Ajax was glad he was an amazing climber. He hopped down 6 foot ledges and scrambled down the sheer cliff rather quickly, descending the mountain within 30 minutes since it wasn't too terribly tall. Ajax then stalkd to his cave, and by the time he got there moving seemed more like an issue. His back was still stinging with pain, and he could feel that even Mercy couldn't heal all of it. He went in and sat down again on the log with a strained breath of air

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Rooster looked onward as Mercy mumbled stuff to Ajax. He could glimpse her trying to heal his wound, but even Rooster knew it wouldn't go very well. When Ajax got up he knew enough not to try and stop the man, instead taking flight and hovering with him the whole way down. Rooster was definetely not talented enough to climb down that rock face

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Goose stayed silent as well, following Ajax when he started moving. He couldn't climb down the sheer cliff either, so he did the same as Rooster... hovered.

"Ajax-!" She started, giving a frustrated sigh as he moved out of the cave. She did her best to scramble down with him, making decent time but still struggling. After a stumble that could've been particularly nasty she just sat where she was on her ledge, glaring as he made his way down. When he got to the bottom she followed him back to his cave, putting on the same calm voice she used for sick children to cover her frustration. "I meant in THAT cave, silly." She sighed, crossing her arms and giving him a slightly pouty look. She hadn't been able to heal the entirety of his wound before, and heaven knows he hurt himself in his little trek, which meant it would be even worse.