Subduing the beast!

Betsy and Poseidon walked together through the forest, following the trail of blood and guts through the thick woods, to find the source of the carnage, Lancelot himself.

" This is insane. I've only seen monsters and truly heinous things do something like this. Are you sure we can save him?" Betsy asked. She walked alongside Poseidon, making sure to stay as close to him as possible, to find Lancelot. And as she did, she felt a very humane terror creep up her spine.

Poseidon looked at the girl and saw how she trembled. And he understood. This was dark. Far darker than anything he's seen for hundreds of years. Especially for a mortal man. The scent of blood was strong, the crushing feeling of bloodlust paralyzed the animals of the forest, and the burning chill only further served to instill fear in all who could feel it.

" This is, evil. I don't know if we can." Poseidon replied. " Lancelot is stronger than anyone else I know. If he can't save himself, he might just be gone. But I still need to try, I can't give up on him when I haven't even tried yet." Poseidon told the woman.

Betsy nodded and continued scanning the area for any signs of Lancelot's psychic energy.

She used her psychic powers to try and search for Lancelot's mind, if he was still there, there would be some kind of feedback. But all she found were the scared minds of the animals around.

She felt around for his presence, and that's when it hit. The murderous rage swallowed her whole. Crushing her spirit. It felt like she was in the epicenter of a black hole.

Poseidon took note of the dark feeling and stood closer to Betsy to ward off the malefic energy. He used his own aura to push back the darkness and protect Betsy from its crushing might.

" Are you alright?" Poseidon asked the woman.

" Yes... I'm better. Thank you. I wasn't prepared for that." Betsy explained.

" It's okay. I wasn't ready either." Poseidon replied.

" Yeah but..." Betsy suddenly stopped and felt immense pain claw through her mind. " AGHH!"

Poseidon turned around and quickly caught Betsy as she dropped to her knees.

" Madness. Such madness and rage. I've never felt something so violent in my life. Is he even man anymore?" Betsy exclaimed.

" What is it, Betsy? Did you find him?" Poseidon asked.

" No. He found us." Betsy replied.

" GRRRRRRRRR!" Poseidon heard a growl and turned around as Lancelot in his transformed stat lunged at him.

" HAAAA!" Poseidon caught the man in the air and tossed him to the side.

Lancelot went sailing through a tree and landed on the ground and rolled. It quickly raced towards Poseidon again. It jumped in the air and breathed a large blast of fire at the two. Poseidon raised his sword and blocked the blast from hitting them, but unfortunately the forest still caught the brunt of the attack and started burning.

" Come on, Lance. I know you can hear me in there kid. You gotta get yourself under control!" Poseidon shouted.

Lancelot ignored his words and charged him again.

" Damn it. Betsy, can you get through?" Poseidon asked.

" Just a little. It'll take me some time, but I think I can." Betsy replied.

" You better hurry then, because he's coming!" Poseidon shouted.

He raised his sword and swatted Lancelot away with the face of the blade. Poseidon leapt after the man and slammed the sword down on top of Lancelot who blocked it with his arm.

" Damn it Lancelot. Knock it off ya little runt. I'm trying to help ya." Poseidon grabbed Lancelot by his throat and lifted him up off the ground.

[ Baw God! SEND HIM TO HELL! SEND HIM TO HELL! CHOKESLAM!]

Poseidon then slammed Lancelot into the ground hard.

" Betsy! Can you read his mind?" Poseidon asked.

" YEs. But it's still fuzzy. I'm... I'm.... Oh my god." Betsy exclaimed. Her face looked as if she had just seen a ghost.

" What is it?" Poseidon asked.

" Dagonet... He betrayed them. He betrayed Lancelot. Forced him to make this change in an attempt to save his life." Betsy explained.

This shocked Poseidon. He knew Lancelot wouldn't succumb to the beast. But he didn't expect that Dagonet would have betrayed them. This hit harder than most could imagine, never had he expected one of the very knights that swore to protect the kingdom would be the one to betray them.

" I see. So, that's why you're so angry my friend. Betrayed by those you thought on your side, I know that feeling all too well. But you must control yourself, if you allow this beastial power to control you, you'll only further drive yourself into the darkness." Poseidon told the man.

Lancelot struggled underneath Poseidon scratching and clawing frantically to get free, but to no avail.

" Come on, kid! Fight it!" Poseidon screamed.

" Hang on. Let me try." Betsy spoke.

" Are you sure. His claws are sharp." Poseidon told the woman.

" I think I can handle it." Betsy replied. She walked over to Lancelot and placed her hands on the temple of his head.

She began to probe his mind, trying to help him rebuild his mental landscape, while Poseidon held him down

She struggled; Lancelot's mind was like a raging storm. Two persona's vying for control over the other for victory.

" What are you doing?" Poseidon asked.

" Trying to help him fight the beast. He's trying. Struggling so much to keep it under control... But it's strong." Betsy explained.

" Come on kid, you can do it. Remember who you are. You're not some son of a dragon. You're Lancelot the black of the lake. Think about all that time you spent training to protect the kingdom. To save the people. Come on, Lancelot, you've never given up before, so don't quit on me now, kid." Poseidon spoke.

" GRAAAAH!" Lancelot growled and continued struggling.

Betsy began to shake and bleed from her nose.

" GRAAAAA- AHhhhh- ahhhhh!" Lancelot began to shake violently. But thankfully his shaking and screaming started dying down and soon enough, he reverted to normal, passing out quietly on the floor.

Betsy soon collapsed beside him, gasping and struggling to breathe.

Poseidon let, the boy go and grabbed Betsy's shoulder to help her steady herself.

" What happened?" Poseidon asked. He was confused on why Lancelot suddenly reverted back.

" I used... My psionic abilities to help him overcome the beast. We fought it on the... Astral plane and... Forced it back in the cage. He'll be fine when he wakes up." Betsy explained.

" I won't pretend to understand what it is you're talking about. But you helped. So, I guess i owe you another thanks." Poseidon spoke. " Thank you."

" No problem. But what are you going to do with him for the time being?" Betsy asked.

" I'll carry him. We don't have time to take him back to the kingdom and I can't leave him here." Poseidon replied.

" Are you going to be able to handle carrying him the whole way?" Betsy asked.

" Do you know who I am Betsy? I define strength. Besides, when he wakes up, he's gonna want to kill something. Let's go put an end to this stupid mess."

" Right, time to end this!"