Honey and Sulphur

[Aleyha Snow]

December 15th, 2027; Standing in front of the Snow Manor[adminapproval=7292364]

--Standing with Theodore Snow was Aleyha Snow. She thought over her honeymoon almost a month ago, and one had to say, that was one amazing time. Though the first time they made love, Aleyha even said that it was not great. So, alas, they practiced and now Aleyha could officially say that she liked the sexual activity that came along with being married. The weather was cloudy, and it was a little cold so Aleyha was accordingly. Fenrir was wrapped around her neck and she narrowed her eyes at the Snow Manor. Aleyha reached over and held the hand of Theodore as she stared up at the Snow Manor. He was here to take his place as the Head of the Snow Family. Aleyha could not be more proud right now. She thought it was about time anyway. Theodore needed a position now. Aleyha murmured, "Theodore, it is time." But she could not help but feel just a little nauseous. She had been feeling like this for the past few days. And mild stomach pains but that was about it. Aleyha thought that it was a bug going around too. Aleyha breathed in and she hoped that nothing bad would come along with this. But she had a bad feeling about today. Aleyha smiled over at Theodore, and she hoped that with her there, he would feel more confident.

 

[Theodore Snow]

Theodore Snow exhaled softly and let his emerald green eyes fall upon his childhood home. One that he had been absent from for the past few months of his life. The The Snow Manor stood silent and as ominous looking as it always did. At least from the way that Theodore had always remembered it to look. Sad, depressing and ancient to the point where people viewing the house for the first time would surely think that this was a place where serial killers and madmen were raised up. The funny part was that some of the family members did end up like that too even if it wasn't the homes doing it all added into the long run of there being no hope for the Snows in the family that were not born as a pure blood. If things went well then Theodore would make sure that things change so that they could live without threat from their leader. Being a Half-breed wasn't something Theodore was proud of exactly, but even if he hated it he couldn't exactly change what he was born as. He was a Part-Veela and it bothered him to think that he wasn't filly human or something he wasn't going to let it get to him and he wasn't going to allow Alphonse to bully him or anyone else in this family anymore because it was obvious that the man was scaring away his own damn descendants because of his pride and hatred for his own mistakes. He was their father and he was partially at blamer for their existence so why does he completely take it out on them? He should be punishing himself for being an idiot and not his children. It wasn't Theodore, nor Alyssa's, or any of the rest of their faults that they were like they were. So today, Theodore Yzak Snow was going to take the position of head from his father and put that man in his place. He had been training and planning non-stop since he had Graduated and save for a few moments like his wedding, honeymoon, and other events he barely did anything else but buff up his magical skills and abilities. Whether it would be enough or not though wasn't really known to Theodore. He knew his father wasn't exactly one to be doubted at all and that he did know how to use some dangerous magic. But Nicolette and a few others gave him assistance with telling him spells that Alphonse commonly used. He was warned about the three unforgivable curses too since now that he was an adult, it wouldn't be out of the Death Eaters way to have them used upon him. He never had been cursed like that before so that alone made him a little iffy. "I suppose. I just hope my father doesn't decide to pull some crazy stunt on us. Let's go before someone else comes along." If he hoped that the man wouldn't chances are that he would. When Theodore's father got angry that man did the most insane things. All that was needed was one small tick of selfishness and Alphonse could harm the entire family somehow. The family was divided with this little dispute between Theodore and Alphonse too. Some of then supported Theodore and just wanted Alphonse to step down and stop hurting people. And others thought that Theodore was too young, soft, and stupid to run a family. Then there was those that didn't trust people like the Zhefarovich's, the Lefevre's, the Styx's, and the Hensel's. They believed that the member's of those families were only trying to take control and were brainwashing people into doing the dirty work for them. Either way some were pleased and some were not. Hopefully those that were not would not be here to cause him problems today. Aleyha had been seemingly sick for the past few days too so he didn't want her pushing herself either. He would be doing most of this alone.

Knowing that Aleyha had never been inside his childhood home either he wondered what she was thinking right now. They reached the door and Theodore took the handle's within his hand and pulled. Neither door budged open for him. He tried again and when the same thing happened he growled under his breath and flicked his hair away from his. "My dad is being a bloody chicken, he bolted the goddamn doors. I guess we'll just have to get rid of them then. Expulso!" Theodore pulled out his wand and called out the incantation. This spell blew an target up and he remembered learning it in his seventh year. Sure enough when the spell hit the large wooden doors they both blew to small pieces. Theodore cast a nonverbal Protego to make sure that neither he or Aleyha were harmed by the debris or the flames. Part of the door was still on fire afterwards but a strong gust blew it out and Theodore motioned for Aleyha to follow him inside. Surely his father must have heard their entry anyways. The entire house stood quiet and that informed the Death Eater in training that something was not right. More than a hundred people lived, or once lived inside of this place. It was never quiet. Hopefully they were not all murdered or something. Raising an eyebrow then snorted her pulled Aleyha along with him as he made his way down a long hallway. Even within the main hall there was not a single family member to be seen and that made him worry a little. "I'm worried. There's no one around, which isn't normal. I think my father already knew about us coming here, keep an eye out." Theodore told Aleyha carefully. As he stepped around a statue to head back into the hall he heard a loud crash from what sounded like it was coming from the floor directly above then. Footsteps were also heard but it sounded like the person was running. He let his emerald eyes fall onto Aleyha before he pulled his wand out. What the hell was his father doing? More crashes could be heard but this time voices followed them. Others were indeed here.

 

[Anastasia Matthias]

Anastasia was having a very difficult time keeping her brother's temper under control. Usually as his twin she knew exactly how his moods worked and how to keep him under control. But today was far from being easy for her when it came to helping Alphonse calm down. Her nephew was coming to take over the Head Position today and although she agreed with him and his views, Ana didn't like to see her twin upset. Especially this upset because he was actually destroying stuff by this point and it was beginning to worry her that he would do something drastic and possibly harm someone that he wasn't meant to harm. "Alphonse you need to stop thi-if you could...god will you stop destroying stuff you complete imbecile!" She hissed as she flinched when a very expensive vase flew from the shelf it was on and landed on the floor in many pieces. Then voices were heard downstairs and both figured within the room paused as they listened in. It was Theodore's voice and he was talking to someone. It was probably the newest addition to their steadily growing family, his wife Aleyha. The fact that they were here though was not good at all because it was going to force Alphonse to boil over and put their own lives at risk. What was Theodore thinking coming here alone when his father was like this? A deep growl left Alphonse and he nearly tore of the door as he opened it and began to head downstairs, Anastasia was right on his heels though. Pleading with him to stop what he was doing before something horrible happened. Before he did something he was going to regret doing in his life, why wasn't he thinking about this at all? Finally they were downstairs and as they headed into the main hall, a big open room with large windows and a staircase. There was some seats as well they looked similar to what one would see in a throne room. But it was only for the Head to seat himself upon when they were having mass family meetings. "Alphonse you need to stop stop this now! Your going to hurt someon-" Anastasia was shoved aside with little care about her being a women and his sister on top of it, she could feel the hate coming from her brother's body. Worriedly she glanced over at Theodore and Aleyha before she sinked back into the hall hurriedly tried to find someone to help or knock some sense into Alphonse. But everyone seemed to be missing.

 

[Alphonse Snow]

Being furious could no longer be a way to describe how Alphonse was feeling right now. He was so beyond furious that he was pretty sure his anger could suffocate those around him, his anger was so powerful that he was willing to spill the blood of his own offspring. Theodore Snow had stepped far past the line he was welcome to and for that he had to pay in various ways. He didn't care if it was through torture, death, life misery, or what but that boy was going to pay for what he was doing tot he family. He was trying to take away the mans position that he had been holding for so long. Alphonse didn't want to lose his high status and he was going to be damned if he let his Half-Breed of a son ruin everything he had worked so hard to maintain. Out of anger he destroyed items within the house, whether it be vase or some old family portrait. He was intent on destroying it all if he could manage to do so. There would be nothing spared and there would be nothing that Alphonse left behind that held proof that there ever was a Half-Breed named Theodore. But then he heard voices downstairs and he lost it. It was his son talking to someone. He must have blown his way through the door or something because Alphonse had bolted them shut in order to keep the outsiders outside where they belonged. The fact that his son no longer belonged or lived here but came in anyways fueled Alphonse's anger. His sister's words fell upon deaf ears as her ignored her and started to head down to the lower levels of the Manor where his son and daughter-in-law were sure to be. He passed by a few worried family members and ignored their soft calls to him as they all poked their head into the direction that he was headed into. None of them left their rooms though as they knew what was going to happen and they dreaded it. So far only his sister had enough bravery to try and stop him from bringing harm to Theodore and pretty much waging world war three or something. Most of the ones on Theodore's side were either sent away or not living here. Alphonse was stupid and he wasn't going to let those fools get in his way. Ana knew better than to fight again him and knew better than to try and aid Theodore. When they finally made it into the main hall Alphonse froze when his eyes fell upon the young couple. "Get away from me Ana. Or I'll kill you too." He shoved his twin aside, no longer caring how he treated his family or if people approved of it or not as it wasn't there battle to worry about any longer. He could hear his sister start to head back and he hoped that she wasn't dumb enough to try and bring others involved. He purposely sent away the majority of them so they wouldn't bother him but there were some that remained. Alyssa being one of the many that he couldn't get to thanks to his ex-best friend and his pain in the ass son that she became involved with. He could kill them single handedly but as a group they could become a problem.

"You." He started ominously. "You two both have a lot of nerve coming here and trying to take what is rightfully mine from me. You disgusting little Half-breed. But be strong son. You'll be seeing your trash of a mother very soon." With those cruel words Alphonse pulled out his wand from his suit and headed for his son. He could hear whispers coming from the hall behind him and he knew others were watching behind him. A few of his siblings were among the few and he could tell that much. He wondered if they were going to enjoy watching their brother murder two of it's members. And why stop there too? With Theodore gone and out of the picture there was the blood traitors and other half-breeds in his family that he could go after next. There was going to be a lot of bloodshed tonight and he wasn't sure if the family had the stomach strong enough to see it all. "Crucio!" He aimed the torture curse right for his son and smirked as he heard the cry of pain. He was very sure that the boy had never experienced the feeling of this curse before. Perhaps now he would realize why it was truly unforgivable. Alphonse approached his son and released the curse. Staring down and daring his son to do something against him.

 

[Aleyha Snow]

--Aleyha turned her red eyes at Theodore for a moment, and then she smiled wearily. The bad feeling only increased. She was not scared, but she could feel something bad coming their way. The young Parselmouth nodded once and she continued to walk along and then she stopped with Theodore. The doors were locked, but she figured as much. She released his hand to let him have some freedom before she got out her family heirloom for a wand. She did not have the other wand because she was expelled and all. Aleyha took a deep breath and realized how silent it was. It was a deadly silence. It was something else. Aleyha had never heard anything like this. Aleyha smirked when Theodore simply blew the doors off as if they were sheets of paper. It was one of the most epic things she had ever seen her life. She glanced over at her husband, and she smiled even larger. How proud of him she was. Theodore should always know just how proud she was. However she did not even know she was pregnant with his own child, or else she would not even be here today. Her eyes glanced around but no words passed her lips. Her white fingers gripped around her wand, and she narrowed her red eyes around. Everything did not seem right even though this was her first time here in the Snow Manor. Aleyha moved her hair from her shoulders, and she let out a soft sigh. "Theodore, this is getting me worried too." She was really getting worried here, and it was bothering her too much right now. Aleyha just hoped that nothing else would go wrong right now. She did not think she would be able to handle it anyway. Not with her bug at least.

--Crashes suddenly echoed through her head and she winced slightly, because they sounded like they were right there, and then she heard two sets of footsteps. How Aleyha could distinguish between the two, Aleyha did not know and she would find out here in just a few moments. Her wand was itching to shed some blood, probably from the past family members in the centuries. They all shed blood, and soon she would be doing the same thing. Aleyha turned her red eyes to face two figures, one being Alphonse and the other being a beautiful brunette. She did not know her, but she looked just stunning. However soon she was running to get some help apparently. Aleyha turned her red eyes to the man that was Theodore's father. And her lips curled into a silent sneer as she hissed to Fenrir in Parseltongue to stand back as she did not want him hurt. He slithered down her body and out of sight for the time being. She did not want him in any of the crossfire. However, the moment that Alphonse sent out a curse, and then soon released it, Aleyha hissed rather violently, "I wouldn't talk because you slept with the Veela, blood traitor!" Despite the fact that the fight was mainly between Theodore and Alphonse, she could not stand the fact that he was doing this to Theodore, and she could not stand and watch. Maybe the power of a Death Eater in training and a descendant of the mighty Zhefarovich family could maybe take him down. But she had a big feeling that this was about to get rougher. And Aleyha, being as hot-headed as she was, could not resist the spell she sent out to get Alphonse some distance from Theodore, "Reducto!" The spell flew from her wand with force, going right for the man that fathered her husband. Her red eyes went to Theodore, urging him to fight back.

 

[Theodore Snow]

Theodore barely had any time to react before his father came into the room and started to resort to horrible words that no man should ever use again his child. Particularly ones that struck Theodore in so many ways that he felt his entire past nineteen years boil up from under his skin and float to the surface. Nineteen years of treatment that no human being should go through, and nineteen years of Alphonse always trying to bring Theodore down a peg or two. Well finally he was going to show him that treating others miserably was not always going to pay off well in the end. He would definitely make sure of that. "Don't you dare talk about my mother like that. In case you forget your the one who married her. So your works just make you look stupid. Besides, I owe her for teaching me a lot more in life than you ever have and she's been dead since I was eight." Theodore insulted Alphonse's fathering skills. Yes he could bring children into the world very easily, but he seemed to lack actually teaching them properly like a father should do for his children. Most of the skills they knew they acquired from their mother or learned on their own and Theodore knew that his younger siblings wouldn't get the chance to really ever learn anything from Margaux like Theodore and Alyssa had. In fact Aphrodite had been just a little baby when their mother was killed. The poor never even had the chance to understand the kindness and the love that the women gave to all her children. It wasn't like she was an Auror or completely goody goody. She had a worry over muggles, but she believed that killing would never solve anything in the world. Theodore remembered that his mother was always so kind and gentle with him. He was a goody kid when he was younger, but that was all destroyed when he had his mother and his protector taken form him. In fact if it hadn't been for Nicolette he and Alyssa along with the rest of them might not even be alive today. His father cast the torture curse on him and his memories flashed back as he crunched down to his knee's and cried out. He remembered going way back, back to when they first started talking about the Three Unforgivable Curses. The Torture curse was one of them, and never did he really reflect. Sure he discussed and knew what it did. But talking about it and actually experiencing it were two different things. This pain was truly enough to drive someone into insanity. Never did they in school discuss how really painful this was to be put under. Then the curse was released and Theodore breathed out as he slumped to the floor. A shudder escaped him and he rose back onto his feet. They weren't kidding when they said that his father would no longer hold back.

Aleyha shot a spell a this father and Theodore whipped his head around. "Aleyha, I don't you giving him a reason to attack you!" He hissed worriedly as his eyes flicked back over to his father. He knew that if his father got annoyed with her too that he would surely start aiming stuff at her and Theodore didn't want major injuries hitting her, not with her sickness being the way it was lately. With a growl of anger he charged at his father and literally jumped on the man, trying to cause any physical that he could without using his wand. his hands slipped around Alphonse's throat and just as he was about to press down he felt a fist collide with his face and his body being thrown back ever so slightly. "Sectumsempra" He remembered hearing this curse mentioned by someone but he had never used it as it was a dark curse he knew of. He aimed it right as his father as he stumbled back to a standing position and barely managed to dodge a spell thrown his way. He thought he was out of the clearing but another one was cast and Theodore stumbled to avoid that tone too. By the time a third spell was cast it hit his leg and knocked him over and onto the floor with a loud thud, his wand flying away from him. He could hear moving and shuffling around from the hall and he peered over and raised an eyebrow when he saw Gabrielle and Noah's heads poke out from behind the corner. He was about to tell them to beat it when Gabrielle kicked his wand over to him and ducked back behind the corner. Not even she wanted to meddle in this it seemed. Why were none of these losers helping him?

 

[Alphonse Snow]

Alphonse almost would say that he was impressed with the fact that his son was able to withstand the torture curse and not run away crying to the idiotic family that was trying to train him up to be a leader. No, instead he stood up like a true man would and even dared to fight back. But not before his daughter-in-law Aleyha shot a curse right in his direction. He turned his ice blue onto Aleyha and growled. He was going to have to deal with her too then was he? He was hoping that he wouldn't have to worry too much about shedding her blood because the Zhefarovich's would likely be on his case for it, but at this point all moral thoughts were gone and he just wanted these pathetic people out of his life. He'd give her another chance to redeem herself before he tried to kill her though, he'd just to knock her out of the way. "You stay out of the way you little worm. I'm trying to avoid from killing you too but if you keep getting in my way then you won't end up so lucky! Incarcerous!" Ropes shot out from his wand and in Aleyha's direction. He didn't even pay attention to whether or not they wrapped themselves around the small blonde girl before his son jumped him and they both tumbled to the ground in a heap of flying fists and struggling. He didn't think that this was at all ethical or fair but he tried to fight his son through it anyways. Some hands found his neck and before he could be suffocated to death by a filthy half-breed he flung his fists up and knock the younger male a good one right in the cheek. As Theodore fell from him Alphonse summoned his wand to him and stood up. Fully prepared to rip that boy to limbs now that he was successfully mad enough to start killing others. Sectumsempra flew from his sons wand and barely nicked his arm, tearing the jacket and blood immediately coming out in large amounts. It was only a flesh wound and it wouldn't be enough to kill him or severely injure him either. He was surprised that Theodore even had enough guts to use darker magic too. Someone must have been teaching him things or else he wouldn't know these spells.

He saw that Theodore's wand was kicked back to him and he growled when he saw Gabrielle and Noah peek their heads out from around the corner. "I thought I told you to stay out of this!" He used a spell to force the two of them back before he then flicked his wand to close and lock both Gabrielle and Noah inside. He could hear their angry shouts and struggles with the door too. That thing would probably only keep them contained for nearly ten minute's or so. But that would be enough for him to really destroy his son. Spell after spell he shot at his son. And when the former Slytherin was finally on the ground and he had his wand back Alphonse didn't waste any time knocking the wand away again before using The Hover Charm to lift him of his feet and into the air a good twenty-five feet or so. Then he dropped the poor boy onto the ground and he felt the thud in the room. It made the wall height and length bookcases lose a book or two. With how large that were, Alphonse hoped that they wouldn't fall. Surely they were big and heavy enough to crush several fully grown men if they landed on them. Using Crucio again as he approached the still boy, Alphonse grinned. "Had enough yet boy?" He hadn't released the spell yet and watch Theodore writhe and cry out in pain. When he finally released the charm he lowered his arm to his side and he heard in the distance the closet door that he had locked his daughter and brother into open loudly along with some shouting. By this point he was sure various member's were watching from a safer distance.

 

[Aleyha Snow]

--The Parselmouth did not think that she had much to worry about because she was protected but she was actually getting more worried about Theodore than anyone else. They needed helped and all, and no one was going to try to fight Alphonse at all. He was one man, and there had to be more than just the two of them that hated his guts. Aleyha wished that she had an owl at the moment to get the Zhefarovich family here and now. How did they know that one was in trouble anyway? Was she in real trouble? Aleyha wondered that and she hoped that she wasn't for the most part anyway. Aleyha narrowed her red eyes at Alphonse as he turned toward her. She did not think that he would do anything but she had hoped that the spell hit but obviously it had not actually. Aleyha cursed whens he did not receive it actually. He really needed it. Aleyha felt the nausea take over her body for the time being, where she felt like she was going to throw up. Something felt like it had moved around in her stomach. Aleyha glanced up just in time to receive what was coming to her. Ropes. Aleyha's thighs were soon tied together and she fell straight on her bottom. Aleyha narrowed her eyes for a moment, before she got to work trying to get the ropes from her thighs. She missed the fight between Theodore and Alphonse though. Aleyha glanced up when she smelt the blood from the wound that Theodore caused. Her sense of smell was really heightened because of the bug. Aleyha reached into her boot leg and she received a small dagger. She went to cut the ropes that held her bound together. She continued to cut away and she did not really pay attention to what was going on right now, but she could hear a lot of noise. All she cared about was getting back up and on her feet so that she could get back into the battle. She needed to get back in there. Finally the ropes were sliced. She hopped back onto her feet, and she pointed her wand at Alphonse and she sent out two more spells, her voice crying out, "Langlock!" and then "Confrigo!"Aleyha just wanted this battle to be done and over with. Fenrir was hissing to her in warnings, to keep her distance from the Death Eater gone insane. "Stupid man, I fight for my husband! The only one that will die tonight is you, blood traitor!"

 

[Theodore Snow]

Theodore was starting to become slightly aggravated that Aleyha kept getting involved and trying to attack in his stead or something. He was pretty sure that he had told her right before they even came here that he didn't want her to get directly involved nor did he want her endangering herself. Which was exactly what she was doing and he figured that eventually Alphonse would become very annoyed with her and do some serious harm. Theodore show a simple stupefy at his father in hopes of doing him some harm. But instead he was lifted off the ground by a spell his father used and he struggled as he attempt to try and resist being hovered. Screaming for someone to get him down his wish was granted when he feel nearly thirty feet back onto the ground and held his knee, surely something had been damaged within his body because of the fall. It felt so painful to be in this situation that when his father started to use Crucio on him again it felt completely unbearable all together. The spell was released and Theodore took this moment to close his eyes and try to figure out what he needed to do to win this. Did he even have the smallest chance of winning this or what it going to be that no matter what he did there would be a bad ending for the both of them. Even though he had been told by countless people what Alphonse's weaknesses were and how to use them Theodore didn't know if he had enough power to use them against anyone let alone his father. Now either Theodore needed a good plan that would throw his father off and maybe give him an advantage, or he needed some serious help. He knew that Aleyha wouldn't be much help in her state. She was sick and hell she hadn't even Graduated from school so she was missing a lot of fundamental skills that she could have used. Opening his eyes he shot, "Sectumsempra!" again before he pushed himself up to a standing position then glanced to the side. He knew that his sister had aided him somewhat but he realized that they all had to be careful on when and if they helped. This was Theodore's battle for the most part anyways but he would love if one of them powerful enough came in here and started to battle Alphonse with him. Noah and Gabrielle were powerful. Hell, Gabrielle was related to one of the scariest female witches he had ever seen. There had to be some power behind her. But they were either all too afraid or expected Theodore to actually win on his own. Idiots. If they couldn't tell by now that Theodore was having trouble then he wasn't sure who in the hell would. He didn't exactly here what Alphonse said to him but he sort of began to feel a little dizzy and held his head. It was then that he looked down and noticed the large wound seeping blood from under his knee. So that fall had hurt him a little. And since Theodore had never bled so much in his life his body was acting a little harshly to it. But when he saw his father heading right towards Aleyha again Theodore panicked and dashed in that direction as well.

"Confundo!" Theodore threw another spell at his father before he ran past him and stepped in front of Aleyha. At least if he wanted to get to her he would have to go through Theodore first. The spell didn't seem to deter the man very long so while he waited for Alphonse to get his bearings he breathed out heavily and flinched occasionally at the way his knee ached. The way his entire body ached from exhaustion and from all the cursing that had been done. They had never pushed the students this much in Hogwarts so Theodore was unprepared to duel like this, and with a Death Eater. By this point Alphonse's dark mark had even been exposed. But by now the mark barely phased him. He knew what his father was and he was one as well. "Aleyha....I don't think I'm strong enough to do this by myself. I-I thought I was but he's too advanced for us." Theodore started to tell her but he was cut off when Alphonse finally reached the two of them. His eyes looked so angry and different than from what Theodore remembered. It was completely different than even the normal angry he was used to. And Alphonse was excellent at always looking angry and cruel. Tensing up she tried to clam himself when Alphonse started to speak.

 

[Alphonse Snow]

Alphonse already felt like this fight had gone on too long. His annoyance level was already sky high and that started to cloud his judgement just ever so slightly. Everyone knew fighting on clouded judgement was probably one of the most dangerous things a person could ever do during a fight. It made them stupid and gave them reason to make such rash decisions at times, Alphonse already had a hard enough time concentrating as it was during the fight because he was just so angry. His thoughts switched on and off to his past and thoughts about his future. He could clearly remember a time back when he did actually care for his children. Before he knew about Margaux being a Veela and before he knew that his children were nothing short of perfect little beings. Back when he believed they were pureblood and that they were going to grow up just be like him, just like he always wanted his children to be like. Hating Muggleborns, and muggles. Growing up wanting to be Death Eaters who idolized the Dark Arts and followed the examples that the Dark Lord set out for his followers many years ago. He knew they would be perfect from the moment he laid eyes on them. He of course already had two children in the world by that point but with how angry and bitter as Danielle was he half expected himself to never see the two of them. They would be raised outside of his world so he wasn't sure exactly how they would be influenced in the first place. But Alyssa and Theodore he intended to start right with. But come near the time they were toddlers he learned of their inhumanly imperfection. They had messed up so much for him and he would never forgive either of them for that. He could never forgive Margaux for lying to him and keeping him for so long as she was in love with him but he wasn't in love with her. He would never forgive Nicolette for defending the wretched little creatures and destroying his own father's marriage. He lived in a world of hate and he no longer understood if there was any possible way that he could ever live with it all kept inside. One by one he intended to get rid of every single one of them for what they did to him. Alphonse blocked the spell that Theodore shot at him and hazily turned to watch his son run like a little baby to Aleyha. What a hero.

He approached the both of them with his wand gripped tightly in his hand. His son nearly towered over him with his extreme height, but he wasn't nearly as toned as Alphonse was. "I think I should take this time to tell you now that once you are gone you won't be alone. Your sister and the rest of those that opposed me will surely be next. Hell the entire family will be lucky if I don't send them all to an untimely death. Perhaps now I should just start with your lover, she's just egging to have her life ended." But Theodore ran in front of Aleyha and spoke to her. That was almost cute, but if that was how it was going to play then he'd just kill the both of them together. They'll die together so neither one of them had to miss the other one too much. He raised his wand and let his eyes meet directly with his sons. There is nothing he would love then to see the color leave his eyes. "Protect her all you want, in the end you'll both be dead anyways. Avada Ked-" He raised his wand further and readied himself to use the spell that would take away his sons very life. But he didn't even get through with saying the incantation before a very powerful spell was shot from the side of the room and took direct contact with Alphonse's side. The strength of the spell was enough to knock him sideways and into the nearest wall of the room. The rough contact made a crack within the wall. Alphonse lifted his head to look onto the other side of the room, when he saw who shot the spell he growled under his breath.

 

[Nicolette Styx]

Keeping an eye on Theodore these past couple of months wasn't exactly something she wanted to do in her free time, but years ago she made a promise to Margaux that she would. Besides she wanted to see Alphonse lose his position as much as anyone else around here wanted it. So there was really no question behind why she wanted to help destroy his title and bring down any part of the family that she could. The problem of this all had been that Theodore was wasting his time on trying to actually go in and take it from Alphonse, the longer he waited the more ready that his father would become and it appeared that he had already waited too long. From the moment he told them that he was going to face his father today there was an air within the room that easily gave away that people were nervous about Alphonse's possible actions against Theodore. If he had any idea about Theodore coming to see him he would be ready and his anger would be at a scary level and the young Death Eater in training would need to be on his toes for face immediate Death. Nicolette wasn't around for the exact announcement of his departure of she would have demanded that she go with him so she could witness Alphonse's downfall and be there just in case there was trouble. When she arrived at the broken down house and they told her she wasted no time in heading after the two idiots. As Theodore waited ling enough already there was going to be problems arising and Nicolette wasn't fully sure if Theodore knew enough magic to thwart his father easily or not. This meant that whether or not she wanted to in the first place, she was going to have to get involved. Plus the airhead took Aleyha with him and that was even more trouble than it was with just him. As Aleyha was a direct Zhefarovich descendant Nicolette felt even more obligated to make sure that nothing happened. With quick haste she Apparated to the Snow Manor and rolled her golden eyes carefully as she stared at the busted door in the front. Then she hurried down to the main hall where she heard plenty of commotion going on.

She barely caught the situation but she did catch a hold of Theodore running from the place he was standing and passed his father for something. Nicolette's head cocked to the side when she saw Gabrielle Snow step out from the corner and give the elder woman a worried look. "How long has this been going on?" Nicolette asked the blonde who peered about after moving her bangs aside. She seemed very worried even if she tried to remain cool and composed about the situation that was going on. It was an easy guess that she had seen the entire thing if she looked this worried already. "Not long. But Theodore is getting tore up..he wasn't ready for this. Nicolette nodded her head and Gabrielle and peered back out into the hall just in time to see Theodore step in front of Aleyha to protect her. Alphonse raised his wand and aimed it at Theodore and that immediately signaled a response from Nicolette. Pulling out her wand she shot a very powerful reducto in his direction. It hit him dead on and stopped him from using the killing curse on those two kids. Nicolette then made her way into the room. Knowing fully well that Aleyha had never seen her as an actual human before and not as a cat she wondered if she would even be recognized by her. Gabrielle actually lurked behind her in the doorway by this point, obviously feeling more comfortable now that someone who could easily take on Alphonse was here. "Alphonse, of all the low and dirty rotten things you've done in your lifetime this one certainly takes the cake. But-....before you get to them you'll have to go through me first, and we all know how easy it's always been for me to kick your ass." Taking a piece of rubble Nicolette transfigured it into a medium sized dagger. Then she inclined her head to Gabrielle who was now close behind her. "I need you to do me a favor. Contact the Zhefarovich's, let them know about this. Tell them...to bring help okay?" Gabrielle nodded and turned away so that Nicolette could also turn back to look at Alphonse. He was getting up from being hit into the wall and she wondered if he was even going to fight her back. Well even if he didn't want to she would make him. He was younger and weaker than her which meant it all that much more fun and all that much more easy for her to get to him and for her to end his life if it was needed for her to do so.

 

[Aleyha Snow]

--Aleyha could hear the plea for help in his voice for when he said that he was not ready for this. Neither of them combined could take on Alphonse, and Aleyha now realized it. If only she had not been expelled and she could just apparate the three of them out of the Snow Manor. Alphonse had come after Aleyha, and she remembered holding her stance, and remaining strong like a proper Zhefarovich would. However, was it worth it? Why did she not get her father and them to help out first? Aleyha wished that she had thought of it first. Aleyha thought, Here we are, in the Snow Manor, with a man that lost his mind whom is doomed for divorce, but now, it looks like we might be the ones who die tonight... Aleyha gripped Theodore's wrist, and Aleyha could count the beats of her racing heart in her mind. Fear was only a word, she knew no fear, Death did not scare her. Losing her life did not scare her, but why was her heart racing so fast? Perhaps she was scared, for Theodore's life to end. She never wanted that, and she was glad that she was here with him. At least they may die together. Til Death do they part. Perhaps it was a small goal that they were setting themselves up for. Aleyha closed her red eyes, and she didn't want Theodore to be hit by the spell. If need be, she would sacrifice herself for him. The spell was just interrupted when Nicolette Styx managed to come and save them. Now she was going to take over the fight. She gripped her wand, and she murmured to Theodore, "Fate is on our side. Especially if that blonde girl seeks out my family. That's Kalif's wife, and that white cat, right?" Once her family arrives, that would be the end of Alphonse's reign. Taking over families, eradicating them off the face of the earth, the Zhefarovich's were a large force to be reckoned with. One alone, depending on which one, was a challenge, but if the entire family excluding perhaps Kalif Styx were to arrive, that would be history in the making. Aleyha just hoped that the blonde could even find one to seek help anyway. She could go to the Zhefarovich business in Bulgaria, because without access into the Manor, they would remain ignorant of the obvious fight, and perhaps elimination of three of those protected by the family.

 

[Theodore Snow]

Theodore's mouth gaped open when he saw his father get shot into a wall by what seemed to be a very powerful spell, he had not expected someone to actually come in and save him and Aleyha from certain death. Especially not Nicolette when she had originally told him that she wasn't going to get involved in this part. Then she sent Gabrielle off to find and hopefully contact the Zhefarovich's for help, how she was supposed to do that exactly was unknown to Theodore. "Yeah that's her." Theodore responded softly, his eyes fixed on his father. He answered Aleyha about this being both Kalif's wife and the white cat that they had seen the other day, he had nearly forgotten that Aleyha had never seen Nicolette in person until now. But it wasn't like they even had time for an official greeting or even the chance to talk and get to know one another. No right now they were in a fix and it would be stupid to let their guard down even for a moment. But now with Nicolette here they had a chance to win this and take Alphonse out. He turned towards Aleyha and stepped back so that he made sure they were both completely out of being in between Alphonse and Nicolette. "The blonde chick is my sister Gabrielle but I think your right, so long as we have her here and we stand out ground we might have an actual shot at taking him down." He was unsure about whether or not he needed to start firing or attacking as well or if Nicolette wanted to do this part by herself, he didn't want to be in the way and he didn't want to mess things up. So he would just wait until further instruction from someone before he went in and stuff, hopefully Aleyha would stay out of it too because she wasn't supposed to be involved in the first place.

 

[Alphonse Snow]

Traitors. They were all dirty rotten traitors and he should have done away with them all earlier because now they were all getting in his way. Particularly Nicolette because she had quite the nerve to come in here and assume that she could just go against his family and even him. Alphonse pushed his body from the wall and wiped of the debris that had fallen onto him. He attempted to shoot a curse at Nicolette with his wand to see if she really on the top of her game but it failed as she deflected it with ease. So he was actually going to need to pull out more than what he had been giving to Theodor, so big deal he expected that if he ever had to duel with an actual Death Eater older than him that he would actually need to give all that he had. "How do you expect Gabrielle to come into contact with anyone from that family? It is not like she is related to them in any way, so the chance of her actually bringing them here are slim to none. And when she gets back she'll just as much in trouble as the rest of this damn family." Alphonse apparated forwards and started throwing curses at Nicolette as well as dodging some of her own. Her spells that were being short were quite a bit more powerful than his were so he had to make sure they didn't hit him. Plus he somehow he needed to find a way to get to his son and Aleyha and take care of them too. Pulling his wand out to the side he made sure to shoot a spell or two their way as well. But once again his attempts were made futile as Nicolette cursed him and he flew back, nearly hitting the wall once again. He made no attempt to push himself back up before he shot a curse back her way along with flames. Then he pushed himself up.

"Your one to talk, you nasty little blood-traitor. You think that helping him out will actually give a chance? Even if you did get rid of me how do you know he won't fail you all either? Like father like son Nicolette, he has no idea what he's getting himself, he has no idea how much he will have to give up for this." Alphonse aimed Crucio at Nicolette and he actually managed to curse her before he felt something hit him from the side and distract him. He turned his icy blue eyes and glared at his son, he shot the spell and protected Nicolette from getting curse to death. This made the man angry that they were all teaming up on him. As it wasn't fair. Alphonse started to stride his way over there pull his wand out to face Theodore and Aleyha again while Nicolette was momentarily distracted.

 

[Nicolette Styx]

Nicolette raised an eyebrow at Alphonse when he point out that she wasn't even sure if Gabrielle could find a way to contact the Zhefarovich's, was he really that stupid? "You really need to research things before you say them, remember who Gabrielle's mother is? Danielle Zhefarovich. Danielle married that family's Patriarch so all she has to do is go looking for her mother and she'll probably find one of them. Personally I hope she brings Asparuh here to deal with you, I'm sure he'd love to hear about this. Or Kalif, or Hades, they all want your head on a plate, give the word and I'm sure they would love to show you what happens to traitors around here." Nicolette pointed out with almost what a bored look would appear like, but it was actually more annoyance than anything. How cold and cruel she had grown the past four or five years she had been around here. Back before she had ever conceived the twins with Kalif she hid her true darker nature under layers and layers of fake emotions and fake happiness. But the more she spent time with him and listened to the examples and darker influences of the family the more she started to let go of that inner light and embrace the darkness inside. Her old bubbly ways were replaced with sarcastic and harsh glares. The fun pranks she pulled turned into cruel life changing lessons, and the way she always giggled at everything was soon replaced with her just becoming annoyed by it. It would be a fool who would have said that Nicolette hadn't changed any in the past few years because she had. Oh she had. Kalif had helped her return to her truer self and she owed him for that, she owed him for many things and that was why she was here now. To protect her family that had given her so much. Being more cruel than she ever used to be also allowed Nicolette to not fear killing Alphonse on the spot if he needed to be. As he shot spells at her and at the other two Nicolette made sure to deflect them all and make sure that there was no way that none of them could get harmed to easily and too quickly.

When he used the curse on her, Nicolette fell to her knee's and clutched her stomach in pain. It didn't last long though because Alphonse was hit with a spell that cause him to stop the torture. In a way she was used to the spell but not enough to ever make it any less painful and any less scary to have it preformed upon her. It took a moment of recollection and a moment to compose herself before Nicolette pushed herself up to a standing position and she headed over to Alphonse in a hurry. Theodore and Aleyha were moving about, Theodore moved closer to the main hall while Aleyha moved closer to the large bookcase within the room. It would be hard to take care of both of them so she could only hope that they didn't cause her problems. Nicolette shot another spell at Alphonse that knocked him to his feet just as he tried to shoot something at Aleyha.

 

[Aleyha Snow]

--Aleyha was hoping that Gabrielle could reach the Zhefarovich's before it was too late. However, they always seemed to need a reason to come. And they normally came when someone was seriously hurt. History could have proved that. Many wars not noticed by the Ministry or anyone else have gone on before with the Zhefarovich family, and it happened at least once per Patriarch. Asparuh had fought in one before, but it seemed like there would be another in his lifetime as Patriarch. Aleyha nodded as she glanced over at Gabrielle. Aleyha shouted after Gabrielle, "Get Arnost! Go to the Lefevre Manor and he should be there with Axelle, and if not, she would know how to get him!" It might be helpful, but one would never really know. She hoped that Gabrielle would actually find the manor, somewhere where she has never gone before. She did not really care if she had another mother-like figure in her family, but she seemed nice enough anyway. Aleyha hoped that her father was in the Lefevre manor, and maybe once he was contacted, and then the rest of them, Alphonse was dead. He had messed with the wrong family. Once Asparuh and Hades arrive, there would be blood and maybe, if everyone else tagged along, there would not be a body left to identify. Aleyha hoped that Alphonse could feel the fear that the Zhefarovich Family brought to anyone that crossed them. She moved away from Theodore in order to get away from the spells thrown. She hissed for Fenrir to keep an eye out for others to arrive as well.

--The further away she moved from Alphonse, the closer she moved to a giant bookcase. Aleyha watched as Alphonse shot a spell at her, and then Aleyha quickly move to the side, and the spell hit dead on with the bookcase. It wobbled a bit, and her red eyes turned and looked up. It wobbled dangerously, before she knew it, it was tipping over. Aleyha was frozen, but she felt a shove. Her body went flying out of the way, and she landed on the ground. A loud crash was heard, and Aleyha moved her blonde hair to the side, before she felt a moment of dread. Like it was all over now. Her sickness or bug was really affecting her now, and Fenrir hissed a warning to her. But her hearing strained to hear the snake language.

 

[Nataliia Snow]

--After tending to all nine of her children, Nataliia Mirela Snow figured that it was time to go see what everyone was speaking of. Her slim figure raced down the corridors, following the sounds of noises, her feet only covered with slip-ons. She had no idea what was going on, but she knew that deep inside, there was a feeling like something bad was going to happen. And her husband was not around which only meant it was terrible news. Letting out a sigh as she rounded the corners, she could see that some were merely watching. Nataliia fought her way into the larger room where she saw the thing that only lived in her nightmares. She hated fighting and stuff, and now it came time to choose between the love of her life, and her family. Where did her loyalties truly lie? It was difficult, and she darted from Theodore to Alphonse, and then she saw something horrible occur. Nataliia really did not want to get in the middle of the fight, but she might just have to. Her outfit was not fit for fighting but she would if she had to. Her withdrew her wand and she aimed, as she made the ultimate choosing between her family and her love. She let out a sigh, and lowered her wand down. Fighting won't solve anything, but she walked over to Theodore and placed a hand on his shoulder. This one signal was enough to say that she was going to be protecting him. She folded her arms over her chest, and she glared coldly at Alphonse Snow. "Alphonse, please stop this fighting. You will just end up choking on your own blood. It's time so just...stop before you end up dead." Her wand was at her side, and she could not believe that she was willing to fight her own husband if he tried to harm her own family.

 

[Nicolette Styx]

Nicolette listened to the bit of information that Aleyha had given Gabrielle and wished she had thought of that before so she could have given the poor girl easier instructions. But that didn't matter any longer because now she was faced with the job of trying to protect Aleyha and Theodore from Alphonse long enough for help to come and take care of him. It wasn't that difficult fighting him because the truly difficult part about it mostly was trying to make sure that both of them were defended easily. But both of them seemed very unaware of how dangerous things were becoming around them and such. It was her job to protect them and if she couldn't do that then she would feel like she completely failed everyone. In the distance Nicolette could see Nataliia now getting involved and she shook her head softly, hopefully she at least understood that she needed to watch herself. Even if Alphonse was married to her, god only knows what he may or may not do to her to get his way. When Aleyha and Theodore separated to keep the spells from hitting them Nicolette hissed under her breath, now she had to keep an eye on both of them. Deflecting a spell and casting another one Alphonse's way she flinched when she heard the sound of breaking glass. Part of his spells at him part of the structure of the building and damn did the house shake when that spell hit. Things were get much more serious than they were before and it really scared her. Trying to focus on a what plan she needed to pull out in order to make this end more quickly she hadn't realized how close Alphonse was getting to Aleyha. And by the time she did notice thankfully the blonde had moved out of the way from the spell, but she failed to notice how the spell that had hit the bookcase behind her was starting to creak and break from the wall. It was going to fall and the stupid kid wasn't moving! 'Sh*t, sh*t, sh*t!' Whether or not it was Aleyha's own stupidity for standing there and not doing anything to move herself. Without even really thinking about what she was doing Nicolette apparated right next to Aleyha and violently shoved out out of the way. "Move!" Nicolette called as she watched the girl land away from the bookcase. Her heroic moment didn't last long before she noticed a shadow hover over her. Her golden eyes widened and she glanced up. Before she could move or Apparate away she felt a enormous weight on her body amongst a terrible amount of pain jolting through her small body. And then, it all went dark.

 

[Theodore Snow]

Theodore couldn't really be sure of what really happened but once minute he remember Aleyha being cornered near the large bookcase that covered the wall. Then the next he remembered her body being pushed out of the way by Nicolette, so that Aleyha wouldn't be crushed and killed. Those bookcases were specifically built long ago by his family to hold thousands and thousands of books, documents, and other types of objects that were kept on the case by the family. It more than three tons with all the stuff on it plus the size, so it surely would have crushed Aleyha to death instantly if it had landed on her. But Nicolette prevented that from happening and pushed her out of the way, but that didn't come with a price apparently because within seconds of Aleyha being pushed out of the way, the large bookcase came crashing down right onto Nicolette. She made no noise or anything, but Theodore saw her hand poking out from underneath the case. Without really reacting to Nataliia due to the rising fear in his gut he ran over to the bookcase was. Aleyha was right near it so he was sure that she could see the panic in his eyes. Not only was this a family friend and advisor, but this was also his old Herbology Professor's wife and he really did not want the blame of this to be judged upon him by Kalif. Nicolette was their trump card to winning too. Without her he didn't know if they would have the chance to beat Alphonse. "Sh*t." Theodore swore as he felt her hand to try and see if he could detect any movement in her body. But it was still, and that made Theodore's blood run cold. Was she killed or was she knocked out or something? Hopefully it was not the second one. Theodore tried to lift the bookcase but it didn't budge a single bit. He couldn't lift this even with magic. Shaking his head he turned to see if Aleyha was okay. He didn't like that she was shoved so roughly but if it saved her life he wouldn't think twice of it, she was alive and that was what mattered.

Just as Theodore went to hold his hand out to Aleyha he felt his shoulder being gripped tightly and his body being pulled up roughly by his father before he was then face to face with his father. Theodore grit his teeth and tried to move his body to that he created some distance between them. But his father's fist connected with his face and he flew back a foot or two. That really hurt but Theodore was more concerned about Nicolette and Aleyha to really worry about himself. He started to push his body up but just as he went to do that he felt a sharp pain on the back of his head and he felt the room around him begin to spin, before it all faded into black.

 

[Alphonse Snow]

Alphonse's anger grew even more steadily when Nataliia decided to get herself involved, his own wife had turned against him. If it was one thing he was never able to tolerate well it was someone being chosen over him. The fact that everyone seemed so much more willing to defend Theodore than him was severely hurtful and disgusting to him. Why did they choose a stupid half-breed over him?! "Nataliia this doesn't concern you at all, so suggest you stay out of my way. Or I'll finish you right along with every one else." He muttered coldly as he started to corner and attack Aleyha. She was Theodore's weak link and he felt that if she was destroyed his son would be weakened and she wouldn't need to worry about be separated from her lover because Theodore would certainly be next. He was finally close enough and shot a spell at her hoping that it would stun her, but she managed to dodge it and allow it to hit the large bookcase behind her. It was going to fall and Alphonse knew for sure that it would kill her, so he was going to allow it to happen. But fate took a strange turn and he watched with narrowed blue eyes at Nicolette Apparated to Aleyha and pushed her out of the way. Just far enough back so that the bookcase didn't hit her, but instead landed right on top of Nicolette. It made a noise that he was sure could be heard at every part of the manor, but the shuttering noise made it hard to hear if there was any sound of bones cracking. The arm that Nicolette was holding the wand it remained hanging out of the bookcase and Alphonse snorted and started to approach the bookcase. He didn't think it would be that easy to get rid of Nicolette. She had been a pest to him since they were kids, and this was how she went? How, saddening. Oh how he would enjoy showing this to Kalif. Revenge was an awful b*tch. His son beat him to the bookcase and he froze for a moment.

This was truly pitiful. His son was actually trying to help the woman, or in Alphonse's thoughts, the dead cat. Either way he expected her to come out of that a bloody dying mess. And the fact that Theodore was still even going to try was what made it even more pitiful to watch. Then he tried to reach to Aleyha and see if she was alright and Alphonse had had enough. He strode over to his son and roughly picked him up by the shoulder then turned his around. Face to face, emerald to ice blue, Alphonse swung his fist back and roughly punched his son in the face. The boy flew back, but not too far. Just close enough for Alphonse to step up behind him and knock him him in the heads, this time rough enough to knock him out. Alphonse waited for a moment before he turned his son over and grabbed a hold of the boys wand. He lifted it up and stared at it in the sunlight of the room for a moment before he grasped it in two hands and broke the wand into two pieces. Then he approached Nicolette and also picked up her wand, her hand still felt warm too so perhaps she was actually still living. Probably not though. "They won't be needing these anymore." Alphonse gripped Nicolette's purple glazed wand with both hands and broke it into two pieces as well. Just as the wood snapped in half, another presence entered the room. And this presence was far more powerful that he was at least. Tossing the broken wand aside Alphonse prepared himself.

 

[Arnost Zhefarovich]

--Having been at the Lefevre Manor when some blonde girl told himself and his wife to get the Zhefarovich family over to the Snow Manor, Arnost Zhefarovich did not even bother going with Axelle to alert the family. Not that he was going to tell her either that she was going to have to alert Asparuh and the others alone. Arnost never saw the point in having both go over there, because the moment he heard that his young daughter, Aleyha Snow, was being attacked, all hell would break loose. Apparating, Arnost arrived at the Snow Manor where he thought the fight was occurring anyhow. The only thing he saw was his daughter and he nodded lightly at her, before his cold, onyx eyes filled with rage as he saw a hand that looked like Nicolette's from under the bookcase. Arnost retrieved both of his wands, and knew that Alphonse won't be able to stand a chance against a Death Eater twice his age, and against someone that was a Zhefarovich descendant. Cocky as it might have sounded, it was Arnost, and he was willing to fight Alphonse. This was not just going to be a battle to teach the man a lesson, this was going to be a battle to kill the man. Arnost thought that surely Asparuh would have thought the same. Both were twins and sometimes did in fact think alike. Arnost leveled his thoughts, and he saw that Alphonse seemed to have detected another presence in the room. This would surely be entertaining.

--Finally, Arnost was able to have some fun with someone, and he needed this. The Death Eater finally spoke, "Alphonse Snow! Turn around and face me like the man you never were." Arnost smirked and he wondered if Alphonse knew just which twin he had right now. The bad one or the worst nightmare. Either way, blood would be spilled, and Alphonse would be the one dead tonight. Arnost sent out a powerful Reducto and then a Sectumsempra to follow suit. Arnost was angered now that the ignorant man was going after his daughter. Arnost was a protective father for the most part, and Alphonse was going to learn his lesson for messing with his second oldest daughter today. She was well guarded, a Parselmouth to boot. She was a precious being in the Zhefarovich family, pure-blooded or not. Arnost felt something dark his way, but he did not care at this point. Arnost would fight, and he would fight like Raisa once had. Arnost felt the heavy pressures of what was to come but he did not care, not an ounce in his black cloaked body that stood over seven feet tall.

 

[Aleyha Snow]

--Aleyha gasped when Alphonse attacked Theodore and knocked him clean out, and she was even more distraught when Nicolette was crushed by the bookcase. She let out a sigh of defeat, and she noticed that Nataliia rushed to her side as well. Aleyha glanced down to see that Fenrir was right by her side. She got onto her feet and she let out a sigh once more when Alphonse broke their wands right in half. She wanted to go to Theodore's side, but Nataliia's arms kept her back. She could feel the anger pulse from Nataliia's arms. However, the two blondes remained silent. Aleyha smiled though, when she saw the one person that would help them all. Her father. Arnost Zhefarovich. He could easily take out Alphonse, right? Perhaps even kill him. Aleyha hoped for the latter. Aleyha would have to keep an eye out though. Arnost was getting up there with age, but he moved around like someone half his age as well. Aleyha just hoped that the rest of the Zhefarovich family would come. Many were better than none. Nataliia was not really a fighter, but she would if she was pushed hard enough. Come on, Theodore, wake up! cried the Parselmouth in her mind.

 

[Alphonse Snow]

Alphonse wondered if it was bad on his part if he felt little to no remorse for bringing harm and possible death to Nicolette and his son. He felt nothing when he witnessed the bodies, nothing. One was even his own son while the other had been in his life since day one of it. Would he feel any remorse as he destroyed the lives of all the others in his family? Probably not since the lot of them were traitors too. His siblings that had gone against him and told him that he shouldn't be doing this, to hell with them telling him what to do. They didn't understand what he was going through and why he felt the things he did. They were all on Theodore's side so they should probably be gotten rid of too, he would deal with them once he made sure that Aleyha and his son were taken care of. After those two were eliminated he wasn't sure who was going to be next. He would have to look at the family tree if he wanted a good look at all of them but he figured either Gabrielle, Xavier, or Alyssa. Start with the eldest children then branch out to his siblings and then the rest of the family. Even though some of them did nothing wrong. They had never spoken out against him, helped Theodore in anyway, the ones who merely just stood out of the way were even guilty in his eyes. Like Xavier and Alyssa who went along and made friends with Aurors and with the type of people that Alphonse hated. Alyssa was under the watch of an ex best friend of his, which was bittersweet in a way. They had always dreamed of being brothers and being close when they were kids. But now that they couldn't stand one another they finally got their wish. In a way Amauri had gotten Alphonse's daughter and it was because of him and his son that she was safe from harm right now. Oh well, she won't last long now. Alphonse gripped his fists tightly and tried to level his mind. He knew his son was still alive at the moment as he had only knocked him out. He might as well do away with him now. But just as he bent down to grab a hold of him he heard a voice. One that made him pause and narrow his eyes immediately.

For a moment, once he turned he almost thought of it to be Asparuh. But if one looked closely it was easy to see that it was not him, but his twin. Although both were extremely dark beings at heart, Alphonse would have been more worried if the Patriarch himself were here. Alphonse had yet to see what Arnost could fully, and to think it was his fault that he had become part of this family in the first place. "Dare to call me whatever you'd like, it doesn't matter. Nicolette was eliminated, my son will soon follow, and I guess I might as well do away with you too before I get to your daughter. And- once you are all gone, I'll do away with th rest of the traitors in this family." Alphonse barely managed to dodge the reducto that was shot his way, but with the second spell he wasn't so lucky. The Sectumsempra managed to hit his side though. It added further to his injuries added in my Nicolette and his son. Blush gushed from his side and he turned back toward Arnost. As the spells were much more powerful due to his age, he had to be careful. Blood started to drip to the floor and Alphonse knew that many hits like that would end him quickly. Alphonse decided on a counter attack and cast Impedimentia to try and stop him or slow him down. Then he too cast Sectumsempra on Arnost.

 

[Gabrielle Kovac]

Taking that girl's advice, Gabrielle went to her old childhood home and sought out a man named Arnost, the one that was married to her aunt Axelle. She described to him what had happened and he immediately headed to the manor. Axelle went off to get more help too. Possibly by getting Danielle or even alerting everyone else. Either way, Gabrielle had followed the request given to her and returned home eager to help out and fix any injuries that were had. Hopefully no one wad dead either. She Apparated home and when her body arrived in the main hall she was met with the site of her brother down on the floor, un-moving, and Nicolette was nowhere to be seen. Arnost and her step-mother were now present within the room so she wasn't sure exactly what had happened and how many people had become injured. Gabrielle slowly tried to approach the scene when she saw a hand sticking out from under the bookcase. Oh dear god what had happened in the short time that she was gone for? 'I have to start healing people!' This was one of those times that even though she wouldn't want Colton here because of the danger, she wish she had his help. He was an amazing healer and by the looks and size of the bookcase she made need some serious healing done to her, poor Nicolette. Starting to run more into the hallway to try and give aid she screamed out loud when she felt something grab a hold of her leg and pull her down to the floor. It was a painful pull and Gabrielle was being held back from getting over to help. Turning her head carefully she breathed out in shutting breaths when she saw it was her uncle Isaac that had stopped her. He was making it so that she couldn't help them. Gabrielle struggled and saw ropes around her ankles. "What the hell are you doing? I need to get in there?!" Gabrielle tried to reach for her wand and sat up. But Isaac aimed his wand at her and she was forced to pause and stare at him. Was he really trying to threaten her?

 

[Isaac Snow]

Even though Alphonse had pretty much ruined everything for him as a child, neglected him and kick him out of the inner circle that was his family, Isaac still found himself arriving to help his little brother once word got out that it was his own son attacking and turning against him. And sure enough it was a scene that made his heart go numb. His own family was turning against Alphonse and he had to help him. He would start with keeping Gabrielle from helping anyone. The moment she appeared Issac wasted no moment on using a piece of rope to wrap around her ankles and trip her. Then he pulled out his wand and aimed it at her, warning her not to move or cause any trouble. "You move, I'll fire this curse. You scream, I'll fire, if you even think of attacking, I'll fire." Isaac warned in French and narrowed his eyes at her. She knew better than to be stupid and he didn't want her to help them and bring more trouble for his brother.