For someone who was usually so kind and warm in his everyday life, Aurum could certainly be a bastard when he was on the battlefield. He had remained in the sky for several minutes, his large wings keeping him up in the air as he recovered from the former barrage of attacks, taking gasping breaths of air as he surveyed the battlefield below. It was still utter chaos, and right in the middle of it were the forms of Goldie and Jervis, fighting against each other viciously. When Jervis tripped Kydobi into the path of the attack flying at him, Aurum's eyes went wide, and he opened his mouth to warn the jaguar, but it was already too late. The attack connected with horrible certainty, and Aurum flinched as he imagined the agony that was gripping Kydobi. Shortly afterward, he roared down at Jervis, bloodlust in his eyes, "You are insignificant speck with no sense of honor! I hope God has no mercy upon your soul!" He would've dove down and attacked Jervis himself, but it seemed as though Goldie had it handled, and Aurum didn't want to steal the glory from her. This had been her fight far longer than it had been his, and he had other things to worry about anyways. The guardsman found himself diving down to the ground near where Kydobi was, his paw steps heading for the injured jaguar, but yet again he was too late to do anything. When Kydobi finally staggered up to his feet, Aurum expected him to flee the fray and go somewhere to recover, but he was sadly mistaken. Instead of making what would've been the smart decision, Kydobi chose to go and rescue Bai Shi, a creature that Aurum doubted actually cared for even a second about the male. After all, it wasn't as if Kydobi had proven himself to be a wonderful judge of character up to this point.

Watching in shock as Kydobi launched himself onto Kanga, Aurum felt sheer rage grip him, warm fury running through his veins and seeming to make flames lick at the edge of his feathers. Even after everything that had happened, Kydobi had the audacity to continue to fight for this place? For Bai Shi? Bai Shi was the monster that had kidnapped Red from Tanglewood. Bai Shi was the bastard that had felt the heat of the vengeful angel's claws – he didn't deserve saving, and evidently Kydobi had just proven that he didn't deserve it either. Once again, Aurum had thought that perhaps a Pittian had the capacity to do good, and to surprise him, and yet again Aurum had ended up disappointed. He should've never hoped. After all, the only people he could trust were the ones fighting alongside him now, not bastards who defended a place that thought slavery was okay. If Aurum had one duty as an angel – even one estranged from heaven – it was to eradicate villains like that from the earth, and make them serve as a lesson to everyone else. Perhaps others wouldn't see his cause as so noble, considering what had just happened to Kydobi, but it was pretty damn clear that the jaguar was strong enough to still be attacking, and he was still standing up for injustice in the form of that horrible dragon, which meant that Aurum felt no guilt in stepping in, his divine retribution gripping him as he raced through the crowd, the ache of his muscles seeming to melt away as he focused on nothing but Kydobi, his usually blue eyes seeming to blaze a molten gold. If he couldn't exterminate Kydobi with his flames, then it seemed as though he would have to get a bit more physical.

Taking in a deep breath, Aurum braced his back paws against the earth before launching himself forward, charging into Kydobi's side and moving to knock him off of Kanga and slam him into the dirt. The angel flapped his wings to maintain his balance as they both went stumbling off of Kanga and into the hard ground below, a snarl leaving the guardsman. His voice was full of raw rage as he snapped at Kydobi, his fangs flashing as he started to try and pummel Kydobi in the face and chest with his paws and claws, viciously aiming for anything he could reach, "HOW? How can you continue to fight for these bastards, even after everything they have done to you? After what Jervis just put you through? You're either an idiot or you're evil, and I'm inclined to believe it's actually BOTH! His voice was cruel and unsympathetic, but he felt no remorse for his own words, because what he spoke was the truth. Bai Shi claimed he was some sort of groupless pacifist, but he was just as much of a Pittian monster as the rest of them, and all it really meant was that Bai Shi was so dirty that he would betray even the worst of the worst. So why? Why was Kydobi defending him? His thoughts were wild and rampant as his wings spread out above him, the flames licking between then forming a fire halo as he aimed to slam Kydobi's head into the ground, trying to dig his claws into the jaguar's skull. If he got a grip on the other, he would roar, fury bubbling up in his chest and showing in the flames that swarmed wildly around him thanks to his elementals, "Die, you bastard! Suffer for all the suffering you and all of them have caused!" He then tried to lunge downward and clamp his powerful jaws around Kydobi's neck, trying to crunch down as hard as he could in order to tear through vulnerable bone and muscle, trying to kill Kydobi and fill his mouth with blood. It was gruesome and terrible, but the angel cared little. This was just retribution. Violent retribution. It was earned, and needed, and if Aurum needed to be the agent of this divine destruction, then so be it.

Whether or not he accomplished his murderous task, his head lifted when he heard Jervis's shrieking, his eyes widening at the sheer bravado of the Ardent's brazen tantrum. The flames that licked all over the lion's body seemed to soften slightly, and Aurum felt... amusement slip into his gaze. Pity and amusement mixed together as he looked at Jervis, a laugh leaving him as he shook his head. He rumbled towards the Ardent, a cruel grin spreading across his muzzle, "Oh, Jervis. You are so, so pitiful. It now makes sense to me why you couldn't even earn the rank of Ardent on your own. You're nothing more than a sneaky, sniveling little shit who has no right being where he has gotten. I can't wait for Goldie to end you, right in front of the subjects that you so desperately try to claw shreds of respect from." He shook his head and let out a soft snort at Jervis's position before turning back to inspect Kydobi, his body still tensed and ready for more of a fight if need be. He just... he really couldn't believe that Jervis was so much of a twat that he would throw an honest to god tantrum in the middle of the battlefield because things weren't going his way... he really was the lowest of the low.

( powerplay allowed for yanking Kydobi down
Attacking: [member=4490]Kydobi[/member]
Power: 35% )

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