With all of his continuous strength, Isaac carried onwards, silently praying that the portal wouldn't be so small that he, Scarlett, or Cain would be lost within the crumbling dimension. Each step was strained and harsh, sweat beading down his forehead as he carried onwards to the shrinking portal.

Then, as he neared the portal, he felt himself propelled in like something had grabbed him. His vision turned into a blood red for a second as he felt his feet touch ground again, this time, in the night lit sky of the destroyed throne room. Cain was beside him, and so was Scarlett.

Isaac fell to his knees, pressing his bloodied hands against the flooring before looking up, studying the stars that were high above. A trembling, faint smile came upon his face, as he rose up and brushed himself off, looking over at Scarlett. "...I know it's too early to celebrate, but.. holy hell.." He muttered, lifting up Cain's arm once more.

Scarlett looked at him and chuckled as well. "Hehe. No kidding." "Oi! There you damned kids are!" The voice of the Jarl bellowed as he entered his throne room. Beside him was the ashen haired Lilly, who looked with fear as she immediately ran over to Cain. "C-Cain! What did he do to you?!" She asked as she looked at his wounds. "He kicked some serious ass I'd imagine!" Haakon said. "Though that usually comes with a cost..." "That's putting it lightly Haak." Scarlett said. She turned her head to Isaac. "We should probably let him down...let the doc do her work."

"Yeah.. Lilly, is Ari alright?" Isaac looked over, setting Cain down and looking over at Lilly questionably. He was clearly concerned for the safety of Cain, judging by his grimace, but he wanted to hear of the safety of his sister as well.

Lilly turned her head to the entrance of the throne room, and Isaac had his answer. There was his sister, looking frail but standing in the doorway. Arianna's wounds seemed to feel much better than before, but her stomach was sore and stinging with pain still and her other cuts stung as well. [spoiler]all you buddy [/spoiler]

"Ari!" Isaac immediately began a sprint towards the wounded, beaten, yet alive young woman, a smile crossing Arianna's pale face as she shrugged and nodded, still aching from the previous agony. Blood continued to drip from Isaac's head wound, yet he didn't mind, as he tackled Arianna in a tight hug. "...So.. is he dead?" Arianna asked quietly, whispering within Isaac's bloodied ear, as the teenage boy responded with several, several spurted words and phrases. "Y-Yeah, he's dead - ashes everywhere, Cain was hurt, dimension collapsed entirely - drove a spear through his head, all three of us did it together-" "Woah, woah." Arianna laughed a little, placing her hands upon Isaac's shaking shoulders. "...Yeah, I think that confirmed my suspicions. He's dead.. wow. Celtic Isles are hopefully free, and.. we can go back. To.. the Dojo." There was something solemn about how Arianna had mentioned the Dojo. Isaac didn't question it: he thought of Pan, knowing that Irina had cared for the girl while he had gone. It brought hope to his heart. "So, Haak!" Arianna shouted, interrupting the silence. "Since you're.. well, the only surviving Celtic leader, probably - guess you own the Isles, or what's left of them?"

"Haha! Damned right!" Haakon said. "First we ought to rebuild and clean up this fu[i]c[/i]king mess. Jaysus it's a fine mess that's for sure." The Jarl told them. Suddenly, the group heard the sound of bustling and a crowd making their way to the castle. As they turned to see, they saw hundreds of people all at the entrance of the castle. Their clothes were tattered and their bodies looked frail, and they looked at the entryway to the throne room with confusion as they looked at the transformed corpses. "Well shit! Looks like killing that white haired bastard did more then clear the weather!" The Jarl said.

"...I'm not giving a speech." Arianna muttered sarcastically. "I'll go kill a vampire lord fuсker and his army of Celtic zombies, but not give a speech to said Celtic people about the slaying of said vampire lord." "Er.. yeah. Though I think we can convince the Dojo to help with the repairs, search-and-rescues, that thing." Isaac pointed out. "Right, Ari?" "...Sure."

"Ha! Wasn't gunna have you introverted shites give a speech in the first place! Plus, us Celtics focus on doing the shit rather than talking about it!" Haakon yelled as he walked down towards the crowd. "OI! LISTEN UP YA SHITS. WE GOT FU[i]C[/i]KED. BUT NOW ITS TIME TO BUILD. SO START BUILDING!" Suddenly, all of the Celtic people began to rush around. Many started to clean up the corpses while others went to the city and it was as if someone picked up a hammer immediately and started banging something, and soon after, it had a chorus behind it. Haakon chuckled as he turned back to the group, and Lilly had laid Cain down and already started to clean his wounds with some form of magic. "That being said ya crazy tykes, I couldn't have done this without ya. Know that you will always have a home here on Ragnarok, no matter where ya are!" Haakon told the kids.

"...Thank you, Lord Haakon." Arianna gave a deep curtsy towards the renewed ruler. She would certainly remember his comment, and the way of the Celtic people and how to blend in within their society. Isaac followed suit with a calm bow, nodding his head before turning over to Scarlett, Lilly, and Cain. "...I suppose that we should get back to the Dojo, then. It's been a fun trip - hellish, deathly, but fun." "We still need to get those instruments to.. Zane, and his kids. Rorek and.. didn't see the sister's name." Arianna reminded her younger brother, whom shrugged and nodded in agreement.

"Actually..." Scarlett said. "I think I'll be staying around here for a bit. I'll try to make some connections, that sort of thing." She told the two kids. "Aye! I'll find you two a sailor, don't you worry." Haakon told Isaac and Ariana. Lilly looked up to Isaac and Arianna, a combination of different emotions on her face. Particularly, fatigue. "I think Cain and I will have to spend some time here you guys." She told them. "He's much to injured a-and i need to make sure that he'll be safe."

"Fine by me, then." Arianna responded, as Isaac calmly nodded, before speaking in response himself: "Definitely fun. Can we go get some things, before the ship back to our place returns? Left some things behind."

"Aye you can." Haakon permitted Isaac. "What did you forget kid?"

"Instruments." "...Items that a survivor wished to see returned to one of his friends, on the mainland." Arianna explained.

"Mmm. Aye then you best get to it." Haakon told them. "That being said, I suppose that brings us to our farewell. I owe you kids everything, and I am definitely more than fu[i]c[/i]king surprised by that matter!" The Jarl said. He turned to Lilly. "And same with you lil Alex. Without your healing these two wouldn't have made it!" Lilly smiled shyly at the Jarl as she brought her attention back to Cain, who was still unconscious

"Well. This is it, for the timebeing - Haakon, try not to get assassinated, please. Scarlett, stay safe, don't let the Celtics yell at ya. Remember, they prefer punches and swearing over speeches. Lilly.. tell Cain that I said thank you. For helping us, and saving me from certain death." Finishing the conversation, Arianna bowed, patting Isaac on the back. "C'mon. We've got to go tell the Dojo that we succeeded." And so, they were off. ---------------------------- The small boat that they had taken to Ragnarok started up again, with the three instruments selectively collected and organized upon the ship, so that they wouldn't fall off during the trip back to the mainland. Isaac piloted the ship this time, with Arianna silently staring off at the Isles, reminiscing of the journey: it had been a long one. She found herself praying: for the old man upon that took them in, for the souls of the Celtics whom had died, for the Celtics whom they had aligned with, for Tyrell who saved Isaac's life, and the instrumental scarecrows, as jolly and active as they had once been. "...You alright, Arianna?" Isaac quietly spoke up after Arianna had risen, the latter looking over as the winds blew her hair, snow white curls stained with blood and flinging themselves to follow the wind's continuous path. "Of course. I'm alright." Arianna's voice replied, while Isaac merely nodded in response. As for Ari, she was.. unsure. What was she to do, now that the threat had ended? She had thoughts of betrayal within her mind: after the monologue with Felix, she was unsure of what side, what future, that she wanted - the Dojo's, or her own. Perhaps she could stay with the Dojo. Perhaps she could become what they needed, she thought - a hero, like Alex, whom died and drove Arianna to this. She parted the serious thoughts for the moment with a smile: it was a new day, and she would return to.. home, she assumed. And thus, the ship carried onwards through the seas - onwards and returning to the Dojo.