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Taming The Beast?!?

The room is plain and fairly empty. A few hours before, it had been a small study, but Set and Dia have cleared all of that stuff out and made it a much more fitting arena to face The Beast in. After all, he is going to be violent enough when he realizes what they are going to try to do to him. It probably isn't a good idea to give him access to anything that could be used as ammo.

Dia watches as Set paces around the room checking the various wards that he placed on it when they moved in. They aren't anything special--just a few detection runes--but they were never meant to do anything like keeping The Beast in check. The Beast himself has seen to it that Set can't do anything like that. That is why Bazett is stopping by. She doesn't have to try and work around The Beast to do her work; she can just do it.

Set flops down into a cross-legged sit in the middle of the floor and sighs, "I think that's it until she comes. Hopefully, it won't be too long. I think he's starting to wonder. I'm trying to distance myself, but..."

Dia nods, fingering the capped needle in his hand, "I'm really sorry about this. I hate having to do it."

"Don't be, it has to be done and this is the safest way. Just promise me something," Set gives him a hard look. "Make sure you make the most of this. You need to talk to him. I doubt he's going to let us get away with this very often. Heck, maybe not ever again. This might be the only chance we get."

"I-I know," Dia's voice wavers a moment and then he steadies himself. "I am preparing myself. It's going to hurt, but hopefully it will be the first step toward making it so it doesn't hurt so much anymore."

Set smirks and motions for Dia to come and sit with him. When Dia joins him, he wraps his arms around his lover, "That's my Baby! You have no idea how good it makes me feel to hear you say that."

Dia blushes slightly, but doesn't reply. Instead, they wait for Bazett to again make her way into their home.

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There is a quick knock on the door. As she stands outside, waiting for them to answer, she tugs on the collar of her blouse. This is going to be less risky than the memory scan, but she is still nervous. Especially since she knows the Beast has a very good chance of killing her if the two of them fought.

Dia is still cuddled in Set's arms when they hear the knock. He gives his lover a quick kiss as he gets to his feet and then heads downstairs to let her in while Set waits for them upstairs.

He smiles when he opens the door, "Welcome! Didn't want to walk in on anything this time, did you?" Dia laughs and waves her in, "Set's waiting upstairs in the room we cleared out. We kind of figured it wouldn't be a good idea to leave anything we didn't want used as a weapon in there."

She blushes when he reminds her of how she had walked in on them last time.

"No, I definitely do not."

She gives him a quick nod.

"You certainly are well prepared."

Dia shakes his head and smiles kindly at her, "You really didn't walk in on anything that important. I was just trying to make sure we both were as calm as we could be for what was coming next. It's just too bad that things didn't go better. Here," He leads her to the stairs and points up them. "The room we are using is the first one on the left. The few detection runes Set was able to place when we first moved in are still intact, but otherwise the room is clean and just waiting for you to set it up however you need it.

"Just be aware that Set said it seemed to him that The Beast is already starting to sense something is wrong. I guess that is part of its animal nature. I have the tranq ready and we'll put Set down just as soon as you want us to. That way you can set everything up in peace."

"Diarmuid, this time, please maintain your distance and be ready to run or help fight. I cannot fight him at full capacity if I have to worry about someone else."

She hopes that fighting would not be required, though.

She peers into the room.

"Cu Chulainn, I am here. Is there anything you wish to discuss before we begin?"

"If it comes to that, I will fight this time. Set and I have talked and he has made me realize that I was wrong to allow the things I was," Dia laughs. "He is very persuasive when he wishes to be as you might be able to guess. I really should have talked to him sooner."

Once they enter the room, Set looks up and smiles at her, "Hey there, Lass. Looking good tonight. Lets hope it stays that way, hu?" He winks at her and then his expression turns more serious, "As much as I would like to chat a bit before we start, he's really starting to stir around. We need to get this started before he comes up much more or else the tranq isn't going to work no matter now much I may want it to."

She turns her face to Diarmuid as soon as Set is done speaking.

"Then, inject him."

Meanwhile, she goes to a corner of the room and starts sketching the first set of runes.

Usually, Set would make a joke about how business-like and cold she is being, but it's obvious he is having trouble holding The Beast back so Dia wastes no time moving to him and helping him settle onto his side in the middle of the room. Once he's sure Set is as comfortable as he can be, Dia injects him with the tranquilizer. Fortunately, it works just fine and only a matter of moments later, Set is out cold.

Dia gently strokes his lover's hair for a moment before standing up, "Okay, it's done. Is there anything I can do to help? Can you tell me what you are thinking of doing to try and restrain him? What do you want me to be doing?"

"I am going to create a ward around this room. I will also use binding runes, but my experience with using them in this manner is considerably less than my experience with using them as wards. We will be able to speak to him through the wards, but he will not be able to pass through them. If the binding runes work, his power will also be restrained."

Having finished the first set, she quickly walks over to another corner and starts sketching the second set of the runes.

"At best, we should both be able to exit before I activate the runes and close the room off."

Dia nods as he watches her work, "I would feel much more comfortable if we were both outside of the wards that way he won't be able to hurt anyone but himself. Not that I think he will try to hurt himself, but well, you've seen him now. You know how unpredictable he is.

"The last time we used the tranquilizers on him, Set was down for several hours so I think you should have plenty of time to set things as you want them to be. I don't think The Beast will be able to shorten that time. He didn't before, then again, he didn't have reason to. I was actually thinking you might have to set a healing rune to pull him up out of it once we were ready. I suppose I could have dosed him earlier, but I didn't want to run the risk of it wearing off before we were ready."

"I see. The runes will not that that long to draw."

Already, she is moving on the the third corner.

"But when I draw the healing rune, I want you to stay close to the door. If anything happens, then at least you can get out."

Dia nods again, "When Set woke up last time, he was groggy for quite a while so hopefully even after you set the rune, you will have some time to get back. That is, as long as The Beast doesn't try to take control just as soon as he can.

"I wonder though, what will we do if The Beast realizes what we want and just refuses to come out and stay out. Then what? Is there a way we can draw him out with your runes?"

The third corner has just been finished.

"I do not know enough about his workings to try drawing him out. However, you said it is motivated by some sort of desire to protect you, correct?"

She closes her eyes and gives a big sigh.

"Then...forgive me for asking this of you. Do you think you could give me the permission to hurt you? Or at least, pretend that I am hurting you?"

"That is true, and messing around in his mind isn't something I would think would be very pleasant. So, yes, you have permission," Dia runs a hand through his hair and sighs, "I was actually thinking of that myself, but I didn't know if it would be something you could or would want to do. It's tad different asking someone to hurt you than just asking them for something like a hug.

"Is there anything else I should know about the wards and the way you are setting them? Anything that might accidentally break or weaken them? If we have to get in there in a hurry, is there a way to deactivate some, but not all?"

"Runic magic appears simple, but they operate like crests in miniature. It would be hard for someone unskilled in the art to undo them."

It was an old magic. She is not sure how she came by it, but she assumes it is because of her family's ancestral teachings.

"You could remove energy from the wards, like any other wards or bounded fields, and weaken its operation, though. Is there any way you could do that?"

"Gae Dearg could easily nullify it since that is its special ability, but I have no intent on call it for this fight. If things go so badly that I need to draw a weapon it will be Moralltach since he seems to respect and even fear it. Otherwise, I have no other way of removing or weakening energy flows. I merely wished to be careful. I would hate for a stray action to put us all in danger," Dia notices Set twitch slightly in the middle of the room and frowns.

"You may wish to focus on finishing those wards. It seems The Beast is trying to force him to wake after all."

She quickly finishes the fourth corner and runs back to Set. Grabbing hold of one of his arms, she starts drawing runes on his hand. She knows she has to hurry, but runes took time to set up.

Dia takes a step back toward the door remembering what Bazett asked of him, but also ready to dash in and fight should that be required.

Fortunately, despite letting out a low moan, Set remains unconscious as Bazett does her work. It's clear from the look on his face, he's fighting though. How long he will be able to hold out is anyone's guess.

And unfortunately, Dia knows it will only take a split second for the change to occur as soon as Set loses his fight. He just hopes Bazett will be done by that time.

It is a genuinely nerve-wracking experience as she traces the runes, pausing every time he stirs. But she gets his hands done. At the very least, he would no longer be able to snap bones as he had done the other night.

"How is it going? Almost done?" Dia asks softly, almost afraid that hearing his voice might give The Beast that last little bit it needs to break free. "Just remember how he changed last time and if you see even a hint of that you need to get back away from him."

Set moans again, eyes tightly squeezed together. He's twitching harder now, and it's obvious he's not going to stay down much longer.

"Damn it,'" Dia curses under his breath. "You might want to consider calling it good, Bazett. I think the tranquiler is about to let go. So much for needing a rune of healing to remove its effects!"

She nods and stands up, running to a spot in front of Diarmuid. She shifts into a defensive position, ready to react to any sudden movements from Set.

"He has runes on his hands, but not his legs. If he so wishes, he can still rush up to us."

"I'm sorry. I really had expected that the tranquilizer would work longer. I guess that was too much to hope for. The wards should protect us if he rushes us, right? What do you need to do to activate them or are they all ready now?"

As Dia finishes speaking, Set suddenly falls still. A moment later, Dia notices the shift from his lover to The Beast begin, "If you need at activate anything, do it now! He's waking up!"

She barks out a verbal command which activates all of the runes. The wards seem firm enough, if the way that they initially drain her prana is any indication. She watches the Beast rise, wondering if he would attack.

"It is no fault of yours. We all knew there was a possibility of this happening."

Dia nods, but doesn't say anything. He's too busy watching to see what The Beast is going to do.

The Beast slowly looks around the room. When his gaze falls on them, he grins, though the grin in tinged with anger, "What is going on, Little Bird? What game are we playing now? I see your woman friend is back. Locking me in so you can go play?"

"No, we need to talk to you without you causing anyone harm. Since you have messed up Set's ability to use his runes, Bazett came to use hers," Dia answers.

The Beast cocks his head at them and slowly starts walking forward, "And if I don't want to talk now? What then?"

"I only wish to discuss our current situation. You have so much influence over Cu Chulainn that it is only right you know of what we wish to do. And it is only right for us to know the reason for your recent behavior."

She throws a glance at Diarmuid, mouthing a quick apology.

"You will talk. Otherwise I would not guarantee Diarmuid's health. But rest assured that if I do kill him, it would be in a more merciful fashion than anything you could inflict on him."

She hopes that he will not call her bluff.

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