RPG Dead Fate (M-LV)

[Makurayami]

((OK, cool. I just don't want this messed up after so much work.))

They had been walking for a while. But now it was getting dark. And they were in the mountains, the mountain where the gaurdians were rumored to be, and it was not smart to roam at night. Also, Omrie had a hunch that there was something close. He couldn't explain it, he couldn't even sense it, but he had a feeling that there was somthing close by.

"Let's stop here for the night," Omrie said. He let Satsuki down against a nearby tree and started to make a fire. With a fire they should be able to scare off most of the beasts.

[bogger3k]

Yeua saw that Omire had gotten a nice fire going. One in which would burn well enough to cook meat and keep burning for at least another hour. With a large enough wood supply he was sure that it would last all night. Yeua began to walk off.

"Where are you going?" Omrie asked him.

Yeua turned around with a big smile and said, "I'm just going hunting." Then he spun around again and continuned to walk along the same path. He walked until he wandered far enough away that he would be able to speak freely without anyone hearing him. He pulled out his sword and layed it on the ground. He sat up against a tree and just sat for a few minutes letting his blank mind take him where it needed to go. Then he felt a warm wettness on his cheeks. Tears had fallen fron his eyes. Whatever was wrong with him had him weeping. Perhaps the death of the girl was just now getting to him, or the thought that he was losing Satsuki to Omrie was getting hurting him so bad that he didn't even realize it. Whatever it was had him weeping.

"This is funny, it really is." An unfamiliar female voice spoke from the trees above. "From what Jericho had told about me I was expecting a lot more out of you guys and what do I come to see? Probably one of their strongest members weeping over something so trivial. It's almost too pathetic."

"Who do I have the pleasure of meeting here?" Yeua asked the strange woman.

"One of Jericho's officers. I am Juno of Turnquist. I have studied thirteen forms of sword battle and stealth is my specialty."

"I heard you coming."

"What!?"

"I knew that you were there, I'm just not really ready for a fight right now. So if you could just leave and maybe come back tomorrow then..."

"No one insults me like that!" SHe lept out of the tree with her sword in her hand and brought it down, but Yeua caught it with his own blade.

"Wow and with all of that sword training I'm suprised that I was able to block you with mine. Perhaps you're not as good as you lead to believe." Yeua felt a wound in his leg open. "What the hell?"

"And perhaps you didn't think that I may possibly know styles that include using two swords."

"Welll all be dammed for all eternity."

"Anyways I didn't come for a fight." She took a step back and settled both of her blades next to her. "At least not this time. I came only to observe and I must say that I was impressed with what you people did to those scorpapes. I may have to watch myself in battle in the future. Of coarse if you know what is good for your friends not a word of this conversation to them."

"Why?"

"Because I have about a dozen creatures barely being held back right now wanting fresh meat off their bones. If you mention this, and I'll know if you do, they will no longer be held back."

"You have my word then miss Juno." Yeua took a swing and brought down a few bats from the sky. "Now if you don't mind I have dinner to go eat." He ran back towards the camp neglecting to wipe his cheeks of tears.

[Akieen Cloud]

Satsuki leaned over onto Omrie's shoulder and pretended to be asleep.
"Do you sense something? Or is it just me?"
She used the tree to stand as Yuea came into the camp.
"What did you get Yuea?"
He held up the bats and smiled.
"Lovely...winged rodents..."
He laughed and began to clean them, she noticed a leaf rustle and fall from a tree. A high pitched scream was heard a second later.
"Get down!"
She grabbed her pole and stood as the two fell to the ground, a young girl about Satsuki's age lept from the tree infront of the fire and barred her teeth at Satsuki.
"Who do ye think ye are? Coming onto this sacred ground of the earth's gaurdieans!"
Satsuki growled deeply in her throat much like a wolf would to ward off danger.
"ANiue...I would calm my temper infront of an elder if I were you."
"Elder...Satashi? Is that ye?"
"Satsuki now Anuie...and you'll have manners here."
The girl wilted under Satsuki's gaze.
"O-Pf corse Satsuki, I was just kidding."
"I'm sure Anuie...Apologize, you scared my companions half to death."
The two turned and made both boys blink, the wer almost identacal...only the girl had red hair with blue highlights.
"Yuea, Omrie...This is Anuie, a ending member of the people whoi protect this area. My sister..."
The gril bowed politly and stood smileing.
"Pleased to meet you, I'm sure, They will be pleased that you've come back Satsuki."
"Not now Anuie...when we get to the village. Till than go back and tell the elders I'm back...and I have the operators."
Anuie bowed againa dn lept into the trees and was gone.
"Okay, I know you have questions...so ask away. But I warn you. It be alot to handle..."

[bogger3k]

"I think I'm good." Yeua said abruptly. "I think I've heard a little history about people of this area and I think that I can come up with a believeable enough story in my mind that I don't need to know what really happened." He stood there for a moment. "Alright it's killing me. Satsuki please tell us what is really going on about you and your sister?" Yeau was interested, but also watched quietly for any sign of what Juno may have been talking about. He feared for his friends lives.

[Akieen Cloud]

My people do not age as you do... I'm actually 104 years old... I was sent to find the operators of the gaurdieans and I found them...you two, you now how you said that there were four beasts Omrie? You were right...The fourth is my sisters, I was the operator of the Ice wolf, you would be the Falcon, Yuea you the Lion, and Anuie the Tiger...Each has anelement...her's is Lightning. I think we should move to my village, there are emimies all around us here. And I would hate fot you two not to get to meet my poeple...I think you will be comfoartable there...that also explains my strenght...my people have exr=tremly unnatrual abilities...."
Yuea looked at her.
"Than, everything you ever told us was a Lie?"
"No, It wasn't. My father really did wanna boy."She smiled.
"Cmon, things'll get better or clearer as we go. Promise."
She stood and walked North.
"One thing, you are gonna get some new clothes too, all of ours are really torn up here so, don't worry, they're comfortable and for the most part moderen..."
She laughed as Yuea looked at his clothes.
"Promise."

[bogger3k]

New clothing and new faces to be seen. This was turning out to be an interesting day for Yeua, but Satsuki wasn't Kellage. How could she be so much older than him? It didn't matter, age shouldn't ever matter.Of coarse she knew about the creatures in the forest. Did she know the entire time or did her sister inform her? And if she did, did she also know about his meeting with Juno?

"This is it." Satsuki said standing on the edge of a path that led into a village, but not an ordinary one. This village had built it's civilization in the trees. All of the homes and stores, if there were any, in the trees.

"This is amazing Satsuki." Yeua said as he looked from shake to shake. "I didn't think these people really existed. Wait, if you are the keepers of the gaurdians then why did that girl have to come with us? And you don't resemble Kellage, what are you people?" Yeua sounded a bit upset when he asked about the girl. If she didn't need to come then was she just a pointless sacrifice? He couldn't be sure.

"You know what I don't want to know the answers to those questions. Nothing against you or anyone here, but I just want to be left in the dark this time." He didn't want any of the pain this time. All of the truths he had learned before were just more pain to him. He did not need them, besides if that Juno was still watching him then it was better if she didn't find out as well.

[Akieen Cloud]

Satsuki stoped and grabbed a rope , she looked back at Yuea sadly.
"If I knew I would tell you Yuea. As far as my apperance....you'll see."
She tugged the rope and grabed Yuea and Omrie and put them beside her as a hidden platform moved up. As they landed high up in the trees a young looking girl ran foward.
"Sanashi!"
Satsuki caught the girl as she flung her-self into her arms.
"Hello Marie, go get Baba."
The girl nodde dna dran off, Omrie arched an eye brow.
"Baba?"
"Father."
Yuea raised both his eye brows.
"Father?"
An old man, plump and hearty strode forward. He looked cheerful and happy, he smiled broadly at them and as he came to them in turn he gave them a large hug that cracked their backs and quiet possibly a rib or two. satsuki greeted him fashonably in a tight hug and began to explain to him in whispers about her journy and Yuea nad Omrie
"Ah, these the operators? Good bring them to home, let them wash and eat good food for stomach. Get them new clothes too, they rough looking."
He patted his rounf stomach and walked away laughing. Yuea looked at Satsuki.
"That's your dad?"
"Yup, that's Baba...well you heard him lets go."
She began to walk across to another house, no bridge under her feet, Omrie drew an arrow and looked around.
"Satsui...waht's going on here?"
"It's a charm...you won't fll promise."
She got the boys across and into the small house wher Anuie sat etting what looked like hot soup, crickets in a screen cage sand happily nearby adding a sense of comfor to the home.
"Anuie, get them something to eat...I'll be right back with your clothes and a sharpener for you Yuea, I'll bring a bow for you as well Omrie, that one looke a little worn..."
she dissappered from veiw througha flap and they could hear her rustleing there, she reentered about 5 minutes later an armful of clothes, bare foot and in a short skrit and a sheer shirt. Yuea gaped as Omrie went back to inspecting his bow.
"okay, Yuea, I got you the green and Omrie, you the red."
She trew each a pair of thin but warm material of pants and a shirt.
"don't worry they're warmer then they look."
She sat down and tossed Yuea and blade sharpener and handed Omrie a newly made hickory bow from a piece of clothe.
"wow satsuki...it's beautiful."
"It won't shatter, that's hickory wood. Sturdy and gives your arrows plenty of wind speed trust me...that's the one I made before I left."
She dished out 3 bowls and gave the boys one each.
"Forgive Anuie, she doesn't trust very easily."
She began to drink the soup from the bowl and she added what looked like rice into each bowl.
"Look I know you two have alot of questions, ask please, I'll answer as best I can, but please forgive me if I cannot...I don't know everything right now...I thought my home was destroyed in the last attack on this region...as far as me looking Kellege, when one leave their home land for a while, their apperance may change. Eat, you two will need it for the morning."
Omrie slurped down some of the soup as Yuea sniffed it catiously.
"What happens in the morning?"
Satsuki threw each a hide blanket packed with cotton and made from fur.
"Baba intorduces you and I to the councila nd the village. Get some rest. If you want more it's in the kettle. I'll be here if you want to know anything. As far as the bathroom, find a tree. I'm joking, bathrooms in the back."
Yuea looked up.
"You have plumbing?"
"Not exactly, but it works, we're geting there."
She took her hair from the braid hs e had out it in to eat and lay down next to the fire pit in the house and curled under a blanket. The last words heard from her were
"please forgive me from keeping this from you two..."

[Makurayami]

Omrie sat, wearing a red shirt and what seemed like jeans for pants. This was a lot to take in. He had kept quiet for most of the time, only speaking when necessary.

Satsuki was Kellage and 104, but that didn't matter to him. And he could tell that it didn't matter to Yeua. This love triangle was getting deeper. Only one of them could be with Satsuki. And the one that couldn't would probably be hurt.

They were in a village now and would soon be with the guardians. But what would they do with them after they were bonded? The obvious choice was attack the Nine Army. But how? And where? Actually they should probably go after J. Walls. Without his leadership the Nine Army would be crippled. Or that's what Omrie thought. He might be wrong.

Omrie looked at Satsuki. She was braiding her hair. She had apologized for keeping her secret, but Omrie understood. He had kept secrets of his own. But there was something else that was bothering him. It had since they had made the camp back in the woods. Omrie stood up and began walking towards the door.

"Where are you going?" Satsuki asked.

"Out. I need to think." Omrie walked outside. He couldn't figure out this bad feeling. He started walking towards the woods. Still nothing. Omrie stopped and closed his eyes. He reached out with his tamer senses. That was it! The feeling. There were hundreds of monsters in the forest. There seemed to be a tamer controlling them, though the control was light, just barely holding them back. It seemed that they could be unleashed at any second. Omrie ran back to the house. He barged in and found Satsuki.

"Can your people fight well?"

"Why do you ask?" she replied.

"I think we're about to find out. There are about two hundred monsters in the forest; all of them poised for attack.”

[bogger3k]

"Damn her." Yeua said to himself, but he was sure that they all heard him.

"Her who?" Satsuki asked.

"That's not important, right now we need to prepare for a fight because if we aren't ready then we are all going to get demolished. I'm going to ground level you guys do what you want to do." Yeua stood up and went for the door. He stopped at the opening and turned around. "And don't worry about me. I'll be returning in one piece." He went out the door and lept off of the balcony and landed on the ground ignoring the pain from his leg wound. Well he wasn't sure if he would be enough, but if he had to he would hold them off.

yeua turned back around and looked up from where he just lept from. "Omrie do you think they are going to be released?"

"They feel like they are coming." Omrie yelled back.

'If I don't return Omrie please love and take care of Satsuki.' He thought before he began to walk towards the edge of the forest. He stopped at the thick bushes and then pushed through. He didn't see any creatures but there was a wizzing sound in the air. He lept to the side as a blade landed almost into his leg.

"You are quick and good at hearing I see." Juno said as she rushed him and knocked him over then pinning him to the ground. "Well I warned you about letting them know."

"I didn't tell them." Yeua said realising that her blades were about a centimeter from his throat.

"Well she knows." Juno said. "That other one told her."

[Makurayami]

"Yes, I did," cam Omrie's voice from the bushes. An arrow went sailing past Yeua and hit Juno in the leg. She winced in pain a second then returned to normal.

"Damn-it!" she said as she pulled the arrow out. She looked at Omrie, who had come out of the bushes. He had another arrow knocked and aimed at Juno.

"You didn't really think I'd let Yeua go out on his own with all the danger around, did you? No, your tamer energy is too strong to ignore."

"How can you sense me? Only the Nine Army has tamer abilities."

"Long story. I don't really feel like telling it now." Omrie said. Juno let out a sigh of frustration and charge at Omrie. Omrie let his arrow fly. Juno dodged it, but that gave Omrie enough time to jump out of her swords' distance. He leapt up and let another arrow fly. She dodged this one too and leapt after Omrie. Omrie hit the side of a tree and jumped diagonally, barley flying over Juno's sword strike.

"Any time now Yeua!"

[Akieen Cloud]

Satsuki whitsled and looked down at her people.
"Prepare for battle! Nine Army!"
Warriors began to run all over killing the beast of the Nine Army, Satsuki looked for the two boys and when she finally found them a tamer was fighting them.
"Any time now Yuea!"
She took the chain of bracelets from around her wrist and began to swing them back and forth having them make a sound like a whistle.
"Hey whore!"
Juno looked up and growled.
"Who are you calling a whore when you fantasize of two men?"
Satsuki frowned and let the chain fly slashing Juno's cheek.
"I see you have not changed Juno."
"Nor have you Sanashi."
"she didn't want you to tell me of your meeting Yuea, because she knew I would seek her out and kill her. Juno and I have a long unfinished battle and she thought that by getting to you and Omrie she could get to me. Fortuanly for her she was right."
She whiped the chain and wrapped it arounf Juno's throat.
"o shall we finish it than Juno? Or will you flee as you did the last time?"
Juno smiled and threw her sword past Satsuki's face.
"You miised."
"No...I didn't"
Satsuki turned as she heard a body fall to the ground.
"ANUIE!" She rushed to the girls side as she began to gurgle speech with the sword embeded in her throat.
"Sa-San-a-shi...p-ple-ase...end i-it..."
"Shhh, Anuie...you'll be fine. I'm going to save you."
Anuie smiled weakly befroe she took her last breath.
"Anuie? Anuie.....ANUIE!"
Satsuki cradled the girl's body to her and wept openly.
"My sister, I will kill her for you."
She spun and grabed her pole from a nearby tree and swun hard making it sing through the air. It hit Juno in the stomach, her body breaking was heard all around.
"You killed her! You killed my sister! Now I'll kill you in return!"
She raised the pole to stirke when Omrie caught her arms.
"No Satsuki! I know how you feel but killing her like this makes you no better tahn her!"
"How can you say that! Let me kill her let me kill the bitch! She killed my sister! She killed my baby sister!"
Satsuki wrpee Juno to a tree with the chain and fell to her knees crying in Omrie's arms.
"ANUIE!"
She sobbed openly and gripped his shrit.

[bogger3k]

Yeua stood with his sword glowing it's crimson red and foaming with flames. "This is getting out of hand. Too many people are dying with no reason." He looked at the broken Juno. "You know when I thought Jericho died I was ready to kill anyone who got in my way so I know exactly how Satsuki feels. The pain is unbarable and can cloud your judgement. It did this too me thanks to some tricks that Jericho played on me. You scum should never have been born."

"Bi-g words c-oming f-from the p-p-person who is losing the girl he loves." Juno said to him with a smile. Blood began to trickle from between her lips and run down her chin.

"Does that matter!?" Yeua demanded. "I THINK NOT!" He rushed with his sword and sliced through a creature with little effort. "Get the hell out of here if you want to live." He warned.

"Psh." A twirling fog formed around her and lifted her up. From it formed a figure and then it became Jericho.

"Well little Yeua is so merciful. That's going to come back to bite you, all of you." He said then dissapeared with Juno.

Moments passed before anything was said. There was a sorrow in the air that was thick and terrifying. For some reason the tears began to run down Yeua's face. He felt as if a chunk of him had just been removed. "Damn you Walls, I damn you to hell. It will be I who kills you."

[Makurayami]

Omrie stood holding Satsuki as she cried. There were beasts al around them, most of them running towards the village. They ran past the two of them, though, as if they weren't there. The truth was that Omrie was using his abilities to hid from the creatures. It was dark and the creatures depended on there smell sense. So Omrie just lightly touched their scent instincts so they couldn't find them. It was amazing the control he was getting over this new power.

"Satsuki, it's ok. It's ok. I swear, I won't let anything happen to you. But right now you need to calm down. We have a job to do. We need to protect your hometown." Omrie stood there holding her till she stopped crying.

[bogger3k]

Yeua pounded through creature after creature until he felt like he could no longer move and then just kept going. It wouldn't help anything to stop until all of the creatures were dead. They needed to die. Yeua looked around seeing the bodies of the villagers and even more of the creatures. He did not see any living so he turned back towards Omrie and Satsuki. Omrie had his bow out and had been firing arrows at creatures and Satsuki had gone over to her sister. Yeua went over to her and knelt besides her.

"You know looking at your sister reminds me of you. She was very similar indeed. She was beautiful like you and seemed to have the personallity that kings would kneel to. Though I can't help but feel responsible for this. If I had told you earlier that Juno was there then maybe this would not have happened. I wish I could go and change the past, but I can't. I'm very sorry. I'm going to be here if you ever need me. I just want you to know that I love you and I will help you in your personal quest for revenge. This death will not be one without a price for someone to pay."

[Akieen Cloud]

Satsuki kissed her sisters hand and placed it over her chest slowly.
"May the pirate of the river sstyx lead you to peace dear sister..."
She stood and looked at her broken home.
"Yuea...Burn it."
"W-What?"
"I said burn it, all of it."
I want no evidance that we were here. None whatso ever. Grab what you need, We head for the gaurdieans. Tonight."
She stood and took the head band from her sister's hair and put it around her head and walked away as Yuea began to st the woods on fire. She picked up her chain and pole and walked towards the mountain.
"One more thing."
She stoped and walked over to Yuea dn pulled up his pants leg and dressed his leg wound quicky.
"Don't hide that kind of thing, it could get infected...Please?"
She looked at him her face streaked with tears and more falling every time she blinked.

[Makurayami]

Omrie shot another arrow. Another kill. Another arrow. Another kill. He had been fighting for some time now and he was beginning to run low on arrows. Omrie heard Satsuki say something to Yeua. Something about burning. He didn't know much about the Kellage or their customs or such. But burning a whole village did seem a bit unnecessary to Omrie.

There was fighting everywhere. Some of the people had actually heard Omrie and had gone to get some weapons. There were a few fighting the beasts with swords and axes and other weapons. But they were losing. Badly. Omrie hated running from a fight. But he just might have to this time.

Omrie caught sight of a large beast. It had a horn on its head, which was shaped like an alligator's except with fur, and the body of a bear, but longer legs that were made for running. Omrie guessed that that could be a good mount. After a few seconds of concentration the beast was Omrie's. Omrie jumped on its back and spurred it to Satsuki and Yeua.

"Come-on, I got some transportation. We can ride it till it tires then kill it." It might have sounded cruel, but he didn't care at the moment. All he cared about was getting out of the fight and finding the guardians.

[bogger3k]

Yeua nodded and hopped onto the beast and reached out his hand for Satsuki to take. She did and sat atop the beast as well. There still seemed to be a sadness around her, but that seemed to be sliding down underneath an anger. It was an unsettled rage. Yeua wasn't sure how it could be satisfied. If she killed Juno would she be any better than her? If she didn't, would that rage always exist? Yeua only hoped that these gaurdians will be the answer. Also what will happen with only three pilots? He wasn't sure of this either.

The horizon the next morning was a beautiful crimson gold that he didn't want to fade. Of coarse it did, but he couldn't help but dream. The creature's speed had been dying for a while now. Omrie pulled back on the reigns and nodded to Yeua. He hopped off and drew his blade. With a clean slash the neck of the beast poored it's warm blood to the ground and the beast died leaving no threat to them. Omrie helped Satsuki off of the beast and the three of them began to walk towards the side of a cliff that they had come upon.

"This is it." Satsuki said peering with accomplishment. "The shrine of the gaurdians."

[Akieen Cloud]

Satsuki stepped into the doorway to the shrine and fell to her knees saying a prayer, a mighty roar was heard inside as the shrine rumbled and shook.
"They know we're here.
"I'd say."
She looked back at Yuea and forwned slighly. Be queit and let me do the talking.
"Talking?"
Satsuki nodded as all of a sudden they were inside and infron of the great garudieans, the elemental beasts of the tiem. The large blue wolf took a step forward and nuzzeled satsuki gently.
"Sanashi..you have grown young one. You have a great anget in your heart."
The lion moved forward and seemed to look at them.
"where is Anuie?"
"She-She was killed great one...murdered."
the lion moved to Omrie where she sniffed him gently., Omrie raised his hand infront of her and blinked.
"Your blind..."
"But I can still fight just as well as any here."
"I don't doubt you."
Satsuki looked at the Wolf and sighed.
"Monien, we need your help again."
A loud screech was heard from above as a large red Falcon swooped down.
"Did I not tell you? She only visits when she needs us Desh."
"The lion swiped at the falcon warningly.
"Buron, shut your beak."
Satsuki smiled at them gently.
"These are the gaurdieans..."

[bogger3k]

"You four are amazing beings." Yeua said and then went down to one knee. "I must say I have much respect for you and what you have done for this land." Yeua then slipped and fell to his side.

The gaurdians laughed at him and the falcon helped him back to his feet. "You are a clumsy one I see." It spoke and then flew back to its purch.

"Sorry great gaurdians."

"For what?" The Lion asked.

"Well I'm sure that I seem no where near worthy of having this position that I have. That and I feel responisble for the death of Anuie. I know that I could have defeated the person responsible for killing her before she even got the chance to strike. I just let her words cloud my thought and I held myself back. I'm really sorry."

[Makurayami]

Omrie looked at Buron, the falcon. He was suppose to become the pilot of this guardian. This was going to be interesting. Omrie walked to the falcon and held his hand out. The falcon calmed down and looked at Omrie. Omrie touched the falcon's beak. As soon as he did there was a flash of light. Omrie shut his eyes.

When he opened them he felt different. His muscles were lond and powerful. He flapped them and floated into the air. He was the falcon. But there was another mind inside of his. Or maybe they were just merely sharing. Omrie looked at Satsuki.

"This is amazing," he said. His voice was a flow of his own and Buron's. Suddenly there was a flash. Omrie was back to his normal body execpt his uper body was clad in some lightweight armour that was a turquise color - Buron's color. The armour covered his torso, but left his arms open. There were also two flaps that fell to his hips at the sides. He was wearing the same pants, but he had shin guards and boots made out of the same material. His bow was still on his back and his quiver on his belt.

'Omrie,' said a voice in his head. 'this is Buron. I am now fused with you. Whenever we need to use our falcon form we just need to simply concentrate. I will always be here with you.' Omrie noted how he said "we". He was right, they were now a team.

Omrie tunred to Sastsuki and Yeua. "Look at me, I'm guardian warrior."

[bogger3k]

The Lion looked on Yeua and smiled a large smile. He lept towards Yeua and he tried to duck, but the Lion landed on top of him and the fusion took place. He felt the strange feeling and peered through the sharp eyes of a Lion. "This is my power. This is my ability. You are troubled, but wee can solve it." The Lion spoke to him.

"Thank you." Yeua replied.

When Yeua brought his eyes back to his own body. He peered at himself to see the armor that had formed to him. Much like Omrie, but a red and orange mane came dowm his back and claws overlapped his hands from the armbands.

"Okay Satsuki. It's your turn." Yeua said with much support.

[Akieen Cloud]

Satsuki nodded and looked at the wolf.
"Ready little one?"
"As always..."
The wolf bent down and seemed to eat Sstsuki but in a bright flash a large block of ice stood, inside was Satsuki, looking very much dead. But she opened her eyes and the ice burst as the fusion took place. Her dress was repaired and placed around her legs as a tight body suit. She looked up and smiled as the blue armor covered her shoulders and arms and legs. A large helmet covered her head, the form of a wolf. She smiled, short fangs were now formed in her mouth as she fused completely. The wolf came back to life and she smiled.
"Feels good to have you back liitle one."
"Same to you."
Satsuki looked at eh others and smiled at them.
"Well, welcome to your new lives."
Yuea noticed that her skin was now a dark tan and her eyes a bright blue.
"Your apperance changed."
"I become full when I fuse with him. You can name your partners whatever you wish. They are now a part of you what you feel they feel, what they feel you feel. I'll take some time to get used to. But it's worth it. trust me."

[bogger3k]

"I think that I'm going to love this." Yeua said looking at the armor on his body. "I feel so much stronger and capable."

"You are." The Lion replied in his head.

"And I have you to thank for that." Yeua spoke internally to the beast.

"I'm a part of you as I always have been. I'm just completing the chain."

"Oh. So can I give you a name?"

"Anything you like."

Yeua went out of his head and looked at his friends. "I'm going to call him Chu."

"Why Chu?" Omrie asked.

"In memory of someone who should not have died for me." Yeua replied. "What is going to happen to the Tiger?" He asked Satsuki.

[Makurayami]

"Yeah, what is going to happen to the tiger?" Omrie echoed. He was curoius too. But more then anything else he was eager to get out into a battle field and test out his new powers. Omrie stood there. Then he realized he was hovering about three inches off the ground. He had two big wings on his back that were filled with feathers the same color as his armour.

'Where'd that come from?' he thought silently.

'They come out when you will them to," the falcon replied mentaly.

'Ah. Anyways, I should give you a new name, shouldn't I. How about...Jenon?'

'Why that?' the falcon inquired.

'That was my dad's name. I haven't seen him since I ran away many years ago. I think after this is all over I'll go see him.'

[bogger3k]

The air in the room suddenly became shallow. It was only a trifle bit harder to breathe, but the change was noticable. This sent all three of them into a state of readiness. Yeua brought his sword up to his waist as if there could be an attack at any moment.

With a whisp the last gaurdian spirit zipped away, but it looked almost as if it was a vapor being pulled by something. "Is that supposed to happen?" Yeua asked Satsuki since she seemed to have the most knoledge of these gaurdians.

"No." She replied. She looked shocked at what just happened. Not sad, just like something unbeleavable just happened. "I think we should follow it though."

Both Omrie and Yeua nodded as they rushed off down a cave towards the way the gaurdian had been dragged. They ran for only a few minutes before they found the problem. A group of Nine Army soldiers and a short fat little man in black robes holding a crystal ball with the face of the tiger gaurdian in it.

"Everyone be careful." Yeua warned, they had not been spotted yet and he kept his voice low. "That is a dark mage they have there. A very powerful one to be able to trap one of these gaurdians I'm betting. Even with our new powers we can't be too rash. Now I'm going to create a distraction while you two take care of the soldiers. Then we'll have a better chance with the mage." The other two nodded agreeing with the plan.

From around the corner the black mage is heard saying. "Lord Walls is going to love his new pet now isn't he? As soon as he unlocks your power and fuses with you he will become unstopable and the witch that controls him will fall beneath his mighty hand."