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((Evil I'm still gonna rp with you, but I need to get a prp out of the way so I can get my third tail.))

Melohim strode down the corridor to the Elder's room, he had been having troubles with his power control recently, and wished to discuss them with someone wiser than himself. As he approache dhte door, he gave a small knock and waited to be acknowleded.

"Enter." The Elder spoke with a voice that dripped with wisdom and patience. As he eyed the young kitsune that entered, he recognized him as one who had died several years ago. He must be one of those shinigami, like that wolf I spoke to a while ago"what are your trouble young one."

"Elder, I have come to you because my control of my powers is lacking and I don't know why. I believe it may have something to do with the fact that I died not to long ago, and I can't seem to remember any of my training."

That is not surprising at all, probably the shock of your death erased all of your memories, and caused you to lose most of your power as well. That in turn would mean that when you got your powers back that they would be lessened and without control." He eyed the youngster carefully for a moment before continuing. "I can help regain what you have lost, but it will cause you great pain, for you will also remember how it is that you died. Are you prepared to face those memories.?"

"Yes Elder, If I cannot control my powers, they will eventually damage someone I care for, and I cannot allow that to happen.

"Very well then, sit down in front of me." As the boy did so, The Elder began concentrating some of his power in preparation for the technique he was about to use. "Are you ready?"

Melohim recognized the power that the elder was using as a kind of mental key. man this is gonna hurt was his last thought before saying "Yes, please unlock my memories."

"Very well." The Elder then began chanting in some long lost languge. As he spoke, a circle appeared around Melohim's body, glowing a bright blue. As he continued the glow became brighter, and his chanting grew louder. From the edges of the circle, four sphere appeared, in front, behind, and to either side a Melohim's body. "Unlock! Omoi hanro kikan*"At these words, the sphere sent out four tendrils which passed through Melohim's head, to meet at the center of his mind, unleashing the memories that death and despair had locked within.

The pain was so intense that Melohim nearly screamed, it was only the onrush of memories that kept him form crying out. His whole life passed in mere moments, growing up, spending time with his family, his training it all rushed by like leaves on the wind until... "Cassandra" The word hung in the air as Melohim remembered his greatest friend. His memory stream slowed down at this point, and he recalled the details of his death.** As his mind caught up with the present, the tendrils retraced from his mind, and the glow dimmed down, to eventually vanish altogether. Melohim's body sagged, and he felt as if he had just run for a thousand miles with a 200 lbs sack on his back. Panting he looked up at the Elder and muttered "Thank you."

"It is my pleasure youngling, you have grown much since your death, and are very worthy of my time."

"I can't have grown that much, I couldn't get my powers under control without your aid." He hung his head a bit in shame, he aslo was saddened from the gain of his memories. He wondered how Cassandra was taking his death.

"We all have time in life, and death it seems, were we must turn to others for help. What defines a person is whether he is willing to ask for that help, or is so proud that he loses control and becomes a danger to others. By showing a willingness to look for help, you show a strength that some people never gain in this life. If you do not believe what I have said then look behind you." The Elder waved for Melohim to do so, smiling at the surprise he would find there.

With a look of slight confusion on his face, Melohim turned... and found that he now had three tails instead of two. In shock he stuttered "Y-You grace me oh Elder with a great gift, thank you."

"Do not thank me young one, it was your own strength that allowed you to grow. Remain true to yourself, and honourable in your actions, and you will continue to grow. Now off with you, I am weary and need to rest. Oh, and by the way, you should now find yourself capable of controling fire. Mind you don't burn down any buildings." With that the Elder laid down on his bed and appeared to go to sleep."

Still somewhat in shock, Melohim left the Elder to his rest. He had gained what he came for, and more. Yet he now had another set of troubles to worry about. What had become of Cassandra, and how would he ever find her? Well that will have to wait, for now I had better go and make sure I can control this new element of mine. Pushing the problem of Cassandra to the back of his mind for later pursual, he strode off to the training grounds that were outside the temple to practice the use use of fire. ***

*Translates as "Mind opening key"
**For details on Melohim's death, visit the creative writing forum as it is posted there.
***Obviously this training ground does not actually exist, but saying it this way allows me to use my new element without testing it out in dangerous ways with other people.

Although it had seemed like a long time, Melohim's exchange with the Elder had only taken a few minutes. As such when he came out, he easily caught up with Evil and flagged her down. "Hey Evil Taicho, sorry I was in a rush before, so how have you been? Wait, what are you doing here anyway, I thoguht you were a wolf?"

"Sorry about that, I'm came to try and regain control of my powers, what I got was all my memories and another tail, see." Melohim allowed his tails to split out into three, enjoying the feel of them splaying out behind him. "So are you trying to forge relations between kitsune and werewolves?"

"Hmm, I have some idea of how you feel, I am one of very few of my race who has died, I feel as if I no longer belong here..." He trailed of, as he looked around in thought, thinking longingly of his life, back when he had lived and trained here. Perking back up, he suddenly looked at Evil. "Hey! Did you want to take a walk around the city with me? I was gonna go back to all my favorite places from when I was alive, the fountain, my house, the training grounds, this little clearing I used to visit..." He continued blathering on about places he used to know, he was feeling somewhat sad and stressed at the moment, and blathering was an unconscious stress reliever for him.

"Actually with me around to vouch for you I think we can dispense with the guards." Nodding his head at the two, the walked away, presumably of to do other things. "Well, now that that's out of the way, come with me, I'll show everything about this wonderful place."

As the pair headed out into the village, Melohim stopped at all the sites he deemed worthy of their attention, The fountain in town square, was one such stop. "Wow, this thing is still so beautiful. You know, I used ot walk past this every day and never really notice it, funny how death makes you appreciate things huh?" As he spoke, he looked up at the grand fountain, it was a cascading fountain, with the symbols of all thirteen element arrange like stair which the water cascaded down, eventually reaching the pool at the bottom.

((I'm gonna breeze through most of the town, mostly gonna describe my place and the training grounds.))

After looking at the fountain, Melohim spent a good portion of the afternoon, showing Evils around the town. Introducing her to people, showing her the music hall, the theatre, taking her into various shops. After a couple of hours of wandering the town, they came to Melohim's house. It didn't look like much on the outside, just a plain log house, with a slanted roof, but as the stepped inside, the true value of it was shown. The house only had one floor, but everything inside was carved out of various types of wood. It was all very ornate, and beautiful looking as if it was simply part of the house itself.

"Really, you think so?" As they entered the house, he looked around and reveld in the memories of this place. Moving over to a chest on the floor, he opened it to reveal an odd assortment of weapons, vials, and pills. "This is my old provisions trunk, most of this stuff has experied but..." He reached deep down rumaging to the bottom of the trunk, finaly grabbing a bag, and hauling it loose form the rest of the junk. "Ah, here they are, my booster pills, they basicaly do the same thing as your tomato juice, but are easier to use in combat. They're not as safe tough, afetr you take one it gives you a stomach ache, and if you use more than one, you can become ill and even die." He placed the pouch of pills on his belt, and then turnined back to Evil Smiling. "Are you hungry? I'm not the best cook around, but I can make sushi pretty well."