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Venturing into Tien's mind without leaving his own too much, Cloud began a mental attack, as well as a physical. This was more than anger. This was the power of all the hate, death, war, and discrimination that Cloud felt over his 1600+ years of being a vampire, all combined to create a power beyond belief. With his katanas, now with a pitch black aura surrounding them, Cloud began ruthlessly attacking, his attacks not as "kiddie" as they were before.

If there was one thing Tien would all himself a master at, it would be his mental strength. The vampire was taught by one of the Leaders who almost solely used this power to her will...Aurora, so if he found Cloud's mental attack to be amusing, you can clearly see why. A silver light surrounded his body as he fought back, pyrposely blocking now so the effects of his power would be stronger. He sent images at first that only showed his girlfriend's death. Then he began mixing sounds withthe images and making the memory move as if Cloud was watching this as it happened, the sounds of her pain and even the few times she called out to Cloud.

If Cloud wanted to really battle, then Tien would step up his abilities as well.

Troden didn't reply as they walked, his mind now thinking about hie own battle he would have with Tien inevitably soon. I have changed brother. he thought his fists tightening. And you shall die because of it.

The happy images merely confused Tien, for he never cared for such things, but tragedy was something he almost thrived upon. He sped up the images, his movements becomeing less defensive now as he let his aura groweven brighter and stronger.

The images suddenly stopped as Tien quickly grew tired of such things, his offensive moves now quickening as he began slashing towards his chest before attacking his face. The images he recieved from his opponent had given him a plan..and he was going to use it to his advantage for as long as he could.

Lina sighed, pulling away from the sleeping Leader as she thought of any way to get past Aurora's defenses. She looked up at the cavernous ceiling calling out to the one person who may be more help in this matter. Remus...I believe I may need your help more than I thought...

He began to move faster, his hits more precise as his eyes began to turn comepletely silver, the plan rolling over and over in his mind.

"Now is up to you," Troden replied, looking back at her.

Remus was about to have much larger problems. All he knew was that his old mentor, Magreon, had called him away and promised to return him in two weeks time. What she didn't say was why she had summoned him, or in what condition he would be returned.

An immense bang rang out through the Lotus base. The door to Remus's room exploded off it's hinges, shattering against the opposite wall. Thick, dark grey fog billowed out of the room, dissipating once it was a few feet into the hallway. Lotus members crowded into the hallway to discover the source of the noise. The fog continued to role out of the opening.

One of the older vampires decided to investigate. He edged his way into the room. The remaining members listened intently. A menaceing barking was heard shortly accompanied by the ripping of fabric. He all but fell out of the room, his right sleeve torn. He wasn't bleeding, but the look on his face was one of abject terror.


Lotan heard Lina's plight and understood what was happening. He'd left only moments before the bang, moving quickly toward Aurora's resting place.