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Cedric landed on a small outcropping turning to look at the ocean and smirking seeing the boat the vampires were in still a ways out. He tilts his head hearing people speaking inside about buying and something called a Memphis.
He looks out at the boat and blasts a thought to them.

"Hurry Up! You slackers! I'm waiting, there are buyers here or something, they seem to be leaving and will be gone by the time you slowpokes get here. I'll wait since all i can smell is the rotten funk of dead fish and lizards. I cant track anyone here. Also...I think there is an evil here, bad juju."

As the boat that carried the group got closer Cedric looked up into the sky crouching still in Dragon form, he notices a very fast moving shape coming towards the island. It swoops and lands on a clearing further down the beach and a form gets off and quickly makes its way into the cave.

He turns his large head and listens in the cave, growling softly hearing that this was the buyer for Dancer and deciding to take action to prevent Dancer from leaving Cedric leaps down to the cave opening to block anyone's escape until the boat gets here. He turns to look at the creature that the form had ridden here. It was a giant mutated crow, mottled and looked fused with a bat. Very disgusting and he puts it out of misery with a quick burst of flame. He curls up slowly eating the bird and watching the cave entrance.

Meanwhile inside the cave Dancer's buyer stands in front of him, he slaps him enough to get him awake and alert.

"Wake up! No more sleeping, I was promised a shifter that can change into a leopard and a seal. IS that you? Speak!"

Dancer shifted away from the slapping hands even as he tried to hide his body as much as he could. He didn't bother to look up at the man and spoke honestly, his voice rough from everything he'd been through so far.

"Not with the collar on... But yes, I can shift to those forms," he said simply, his head reeling thanks to the slaps that had brought his headache to even more agony. Whoever had knocked him out was more skilled at killing and addling brains than rendering people unconscious.

He just wished this nightmare would end already... But it only seemed to get worse with every passing moment...

The man nodded pleased and strolled over to the wooden table that stood for payment. He laid out very large amounts of gold coins and rare magic parchments. Suddenly a loud squawk echoed throughout the cave and his head snapped up, he rushes towards the cave entrance and notices a large body blocking it and the smell of roasted bird wafts through.

He growls and turns towards the end of the hallway.

"A TRAP!...Oh Memphis you tricked me! Lured me here to get my magic and steal my gold, I'll bet this shifter is nothing more than a liar! I'll kill you for this!"

Sounds of men rushing from the beach and voices yelling "Come on!" stirs the shadow demon a long tentacle comes snaking out of the hall and grabs the buyer by his throat. Within seconds the buyer disintegrates into nothing and the voiceless voice echoes mirthlessly as it cackles loudly.

"TO ALL THE FOOLS WHO THINK YOU CAN TRESPASS ON MY ISLAND AND LIVE....THINK AGAIN!"

With a large neon purple bolt of lightning a giant plume of violet colored smoke begins to form in front of Dancer barring the way for anyone trying to get at him. A large cloaked shadow hovers above the ground staring at the intruders with sickly green eyes.

"How kind of you to bring vampires to me."

With a wave of a covered arm the undead just freeze they can still look around and speak but their bodies cant move.

"I've got you by the tail. I'm a necromancer, power over the dead and undead? Surely you've heard of me?" Shadow wings flare behind his form and he sends tentacles out to caress each vampire testing their powers and magic. He sighs, a sound just brimming of disappointment.

"Nothing, you are all just normal. Now...the dragon I can sense behind you that's power." He croons, a sound that causes the other slaves to get sick.

Suddenly a large white hot fireball explodes beside the shadow and Cedric clears from the dust.

"I'm not a vampire and you cant control me. Release them now!"

Valick, Michael and Andy struggle to try to move again but they couldn't the looked at the cloaked man and Michael being stuck like this, seeing Dancer not too far from he started to struggle harder trying to move, He yelled in anger trying to get free but couldn't. Andy try's to look at his brother seeing him trying hard to get free, "Michael please calm yourself, its no use, you know that."

Andy tries to look at Cedric but couldn't see him so he just called to him. "Cedric use your light, necromancer go blind to holy light." Andy calls to him trying to help. they just needed one moment to break free and grab Dancer even though they had to think how to get around the barrier. "Dancer hang in there, I'm right here!" Michael calls to him as it was hard to feel his love, something was wrong and it just frightened and angered Michael More.

At this point, Dancer was worse than useless. Every time Cedric blasted the thing apart, one of the shadows would either land on him or near him, letting him feel the despair and terror it instilled in whoever it touched. It left him shaking badly as he curled up in the corner of his alcove, flinching harshly whenever one of those shadows touched him or came near him.

Then the voice screamed in rage and made him cry out at the force of it.

This whole experience was a complete nightmare for Dancer. He was always so strong for others, always willing to help and soothe them. But this creature was his opposite: despair to his hope, terror to his laughter, and death to his healing...

Once Michael, Andy and Valick were free, they took off fast straight for Dancer, the three of the sliced drell in half easyily as they pasted through them with there swords. Once Michael was at Dancers side, he waisted not time as he gripped the callor and yelled as he used all his stregth to shatter it into peices. "I'm here my love hang out I'm here" Michael called to him as he looked so weak. Michael scoops him up in his arms and Valick and Andy stand by as gaurds as they worked there way out of the cave to the boat the best they could.