Yet another Character Chat

(depends. @Your_Local_Scrivener pops up on the occasion)

Aurae presses her fingers to the forest floor, summoning a small group of dead bodyguards.
Tess heaved one tree off her, and she crouched down, teeth bared, tail spikes on the ready, prepared to strike. "I'm fine. I'm built for this." Indeed, no harm seemed to come to her.

"If you want to die."

Aurae held up a hand, stopping him from going anywhere. "Stop. Wait. Don't move."
Her eyes were wide with terror and horror

She pointed. Surrounding the demon was a group of 15 pissed off people. But that's not what she was pointing at…
The male next to Cinthia lunged forward, needing to be held back by his twin. "Agdrin, you sick son of a bitch! Let them go!" Another snarling male also needed to be held back by a tiny girl with metal for skin.
For right in the middle, the demon held two small children hostage, holding their throats and poised to choke the life out of them. They didn't scream, but silent tears rolled down their plump cheeks.

No one stopped him. Not even Agdrin. They knew he was not after the human, only them. Should they move, Nadya and Aydan would die. Furious tears streamed down both struggling males' faces.
The demon grinned at Runner. "What are you going to do, boy? Kill me?" He laughed, throwing his head back in delight. "Oh, I'd love to see you try."

He laughed again. Tess, who was right behind Runner, muttered "No he's not."
Agdrin snarled. "That's right. Listen to your girlfriend. Can't you put the pieces together? These two maggots" he shook the kids. The girl closed her eyes and let out a small whimper. "Mean nothing to you, but they mean everything to two of the warriors" he spat the word, "in this group. Now why would I do that? Why would I chase a human that's a nuisance at most?"

He sneered and turned to Cinthia. Dismissal. "We are all aware this whole ordeal is a trap set by yours truly, yes? God. Now, princess, I want to see you kneel. You have been a torn in my side for far too long. I want you to get on your knees and plead for mercy before I carve you into little pieces and dump them at your father's feet. I want to see you beg, a privilege you have yet to grant me or my dear sister, who you so rudely killed, by the way."
Cinthia didn't move, but her gaze flicked over to Runner.

An invisible presence carefully crept up behind Runner, easing him to a natural halt.
"On go," it was a whisper of a male voice. Hot air brushed against Runner's neck. "Hit him with everything that's thrown at you."

The presence left. The Vanguard members shifted uneasily–or, at least, that was how it was supposed to look. They all took aim at Runner.
Cinthia held her head up high. "Let them go, and you get what you deserve."

The demon ignored Runner, grinning and falling for Cinthia's own trap. He let go of the two kids, who immediately ran for the male next to Cinthia and hugged his legs. Cinthia smiled. "Now my end of the bargain. Go."
Agdrin blinked in confusion. "Go?"

A massive wave of multiple kinds of magic blasted towards Runner as the Vanguard scattered.

Agdrin was blasted back, shocked and, quite frankly, overwhelmed. A stream of helfire made its way over to him, and he shrieked in pain. "TRAITORS!!" he screamed

Tess wrapped an arm around Runner's middle and pulled him back. A boy appeared from seemingly nowhere and looked to the three newcomers. "I'd suggest running right now." It was the voice Runner heard before.

Most of the Vanguard had disappeared by now, along with the children. All that was left was Cinthia, Tessa, the boy, and Cinthia's twin brother.
Agdrin gripped at his burning arm. "You bitch! How dare you go back on your word!"
Cinthia smirked. "I didn't. You got what you deserve, just like I said you would."

Cinthia and her twin linked arms, bodies merging until they formed a single entity. It was a large canine with dragon-like features. It roared and charged for Agdrin, but he disappeared just before its crushing jaws snapped him in two.
Tess let out a relieved breath and let go of Runner.