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"I am afraid that if she returns all of that will happen again. I am also afraid that she will never come back. I am tired of being alone, I have always been along." he said, not noticing that Nina had moved her chair around next to him. He had just managed to open the bottle as his head was moved to face her. He felt the kiss, he felt guilty that he enjoied it. Thsi time he didn't move, didn't flinch. "I don't want to make the same mistakes again, I might be doign the same thing as I did with my ex-wife." he muttered under his breath.

"Sometimes.....it's best to give into what we want...." Nina said in a quiet, slightly seductive voice as she licked his earlobe after finishing whispering her message in his ear. "You're not the only one who's tired of being alone....I've been that way for a while and I had twin daughters that never had a chance to grow up. I think we're not that different....don't you agree?" She asked, looking him in his eyes before kissing him again.

Nadea had returned to the mansion and wanted to tell Shadow the good news, not seeing him in the dinning room she knew where he would be. She walked outside and down into the crypt, her travels had made her quite silent. She had just turned into the doorway of Shadow's office when she saw a woman kiss him. She tried to stifle a gasp but to no effect. Nadea looked down at the ground and gulped, "I....i guess i'll come back when you're not....busy." she choked out and ran back out of the crypt to her tree. Climbing quickly up its twisted branches all the way to the top, its green tendrils wrapped around her comfortingly. "I'm fine Luro..." she managed to say through silent tears.

Shadow sealed his bottle of blood and replaced it in his drawer. "Things might just start gettign hectic once more. How do you get yourself into these situations." he asked himself as he stood and forced his way back into his armoury. He looked to his old robes, the memories of times when he only needed to think about the battles came flooding back. 'When did you becoem so weak Shadow.' his warrior side said to him. Shadow shook his head and sighed. He decided to dress in his old robed, he was suprised that they still fitted. These long baggy robes offered him a slight comfort. The cloak attached to this one was alot bigger, allowing him to conceal himself inside them completly. he picked up his old staff and wandered out of his crypt, sealig all the door behind him and bringing up the protective magic. He walked amoungst the remnants of his troops that had been destroyed in the training session. "What have I done now?" he asked hismelf, only having questions left once more.

((see you later) Nina)

"It is time to rise once more brothers. Hear my call." he said to the piles of bones at his feet. he started to utter his incantation but opted for the much longer and more dramatic version. The ground shook and the sky filled with coulds. The piles of bones started to move and gather, they started to form up into full skeletons once more. In a amtter of moments Shadow had resurected his entire force and sent them on their way into the forest once more. Shadow then sat down and rested his back against one fo the tomb stones there and lit up a cig. After taking a long draw from it he started to wonder why Nadea had come to his crypt. He figured that it must have been important if she had come directly to him rather than waiting on him or sending him a message.

"Don't apologies. I am not completly sure what was going ont here myself. My head is a mess as usual. I just don't know what to do anymore Nadea. I am only comfortable when planning and execicuting battle plans. What has happened to me?" he said, he always respected Nadea and needed someone to talk to about all of this. She had hepled him out in the past and hoped she would help him again. "What is this?" he asked as he lay his staff down at his side and took a long draw from his cig.

Shadow took the spear and examined it closely. "Impressive, for a christian relic. I guess I should lock this away in my crypt and triple the power of the wards." he said as he placed the spear down infront of him. He was never a man for spears and it was too powerful to be left out in the open. He knew were to lock it up and how deadly to make the wards. I think I have forgotten what is important but what if Cassidy wakes up again and I end up going through everything like last time? I want this lonelyness to go away, I want it all to end and be happy once more but what will it cost me in the end?" he said as he looked to Nadea, it was clear that he was confused, in pain and in need of guidance.

Tyrn walked through the front door of the mansion and, as expected, it was quiet for all he could hear. He had gone to town and bout a necklace that would help him keep his strength if he should mutter the wrong words again and he buffed all the stains and filled in the scratches of his sword so it looked new. He went up to his room where Sakura lay sleeping peacefully and put his stuff away. He kissed Sakura on the cheek and before she could wake up he had gone downstairs and out into the backyard. He had asked an old fortune teller what the proper word to say was and she had told him the one that sparked his memories. "Io la terra intorno a me per schiacciare." Tyrn muttered and sure enough there was a rumble and a crack split in the ground. He looked at the necklace and it was glowing a mystic purple color signifying that he was using Earth spells. "Sweet!" Tyrn said in happiness. He looked over to the horizon and noticed the sun coming up. "Scudo mi da la pura luce." Tyrn said and he waited. When the suns rays finally hit him he didnt feel anything but warmth. He looked down at the amulet and saw it shining a brilliant white signifying he was using light powers. Perfect, now time to try some dead. First, wheres Shadow? Tyrn said looking around trying to sense the necromancer.