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I trudged through the storm, freezing cold I fell, hypothermia seeping in, a shadow cast its shade on me and I looked up, it was.....me? I was wearing a mix of white and grey garb, and my mask was different, it was completely grey, was this what I would become if everything whent right? "Drako." My voice was somewhat deeper too, "You must make the right choice, or I will never be." He raised up a bleached white glove, overtop it was my ring, "If it works, we get married." He took off the mask, a kind face smiled down at me, with a knowing face. He nodded. "It is time we get on with your mission here." I pulled myself up besides the protests of my freezing limbs, "What mission?" But he turned and walked away. I decided I had to follow him.

"So....are you going to tell me what I have to do exactly?" He stopped and shook his head without looking back. Figured. Suddenly I saw a dead tree in the distance, and there was something blowing in the wind that was caught on it...rags? No, that was a person struggling! I ran through the snow, not caring if I was stumbling, no one else deserved to be out here! As I arrived I saw the tree was actualy an old corrupted treant, tearing at her dress trying to pull her back towards its gaping mouth. "Hey stupid over here!" The treant paused and turned to me, right as my flaming sword slashed its face in two. I ran over to the girl huddled in the snow and held her in my arms, trying to get her warm. "Um, hey me! If your alowed to help at all, could you make someplace to shelter this girl? He nodded and raised his arm, the ice and snow started building up into a igloo. I picked the girl's limp form up in my arms and rushed into the cave. I placed her on the now dry and snowless floor and pulled out my fire stone, not even realising I had it back, a gift from Father Time? It didn't matter, I lit the gem into a small campfire sized blaze and placed her gently next to the fire, I brushed her hair out of her face and nearly fell ontop of her, not her. It couldn't be her! She...died....Father Time's words echoed in my mind I took you outside of spacetime..well that meant anything could happen, but what was I supposed to learn from this?

Helena...oh gods...it was Helena! But the worst part was...there was a large shard of wood lodged in her chest, she was bleeding to death. "Dr-...Drako...It hurts..make the pain stop!" It was a wodden stake driven straight through her heart...the pain would be unimaginable, she would die a slow horrible death. What had I gotten myself into? Swearing to protect the lives of two women! that memory had floated back to the surface of my mind. I had sworn to protect them both... could I kill my own sister and save her this gruesom fate? She groaned in agony and coughed up blood. I had to...but...she was my sister! With tears in my eyes, I ended her suffering.

The other me put a hand on my shoulder, I looked up at him before standing and looking him eye level. "What kind of test is this?" He shook his head, "It is no test, its a set of trials, if you are not proven well enough, we will have to kill you. It only gets harder here on out." I nodded, "I see then." I walked out of the shelter and into the snow-filled plain. I could only guess what horrible things where to come. My next step fell through the ice covering a hole and I hit the ground below with a thud, I stood up....and was in a clearing. I turned around and cursed, it was our house, mine and Scarlet's. Oh gods no. I saw myself and Scarlet exit the front door, I turned and kissed her before flying off. No I was being pulled after myself, it was the day. The day that I lost myself. The day I suffered the blow that caused my life to turn into hell. I saw myself battle and fight, suddenly a bar of white light shot out, barely missing me, the ripping of spacetime around the balfire made me pass out in the air, I plummeted to the ground and flinched as I hit it. I looked up at where the bar had come from, and nearly ran after the person. It was Lady Fate that blew my life apart, fulfilling her own prophecies. Destroying my life! I was on a set course though, I couldn't move at all. My past self's limp form was rused to a hospital tent, Axel followed shortly after, I couldn't enter myself but was just outside. Suddenly there was yelling and scuffiling, the tent exploded, Axel flew through the air, I was no where to be seen in the scene. I had just witnessed my own first defeat. I was still in the same spot when Scarlet showed up on the scene, she wept infront of the burning wreckage, she cried out for me. I felt myself ripping apart on the inside with every calling of my name. Suddenly I was on a smooth black marble floor, too dazed to move. "Get up boy, you have seen what you had to." Father Time told me gruffly as he poked my side with his staff. "It was Lady Fate that ruined my life....twice." Father Time nodded, a sternly serious face made him seem as powerful as he realy was. "Time, is there any chance I can get back to the planes? Is this where Lords go when they die?" Suddenly he smiled and waved a finger hypnotically infront of his face, back and forth like a clock. "Tick, Tock, Tck, Tock, Goes the Clock. Tick, Tock, Tick, Tock, Go back to the Clock." Everything faded to black.

I hold Zeaon, whom I had summoned back. The others riding Dragons, Angel or not, also stop. I look down at the Army below us. "Axel II, we are here for you." I murmur. And with that, I cross the line, but not before Sending Eliza a message. it said :We are at the line, so it will be hard to contact me, I hope you are safe, and we will wait a day, and then we will go, stay or come, it is up to you. With that, I sent in Zeaon, and we set up. Two hours later, the first of Nocturnes forces show. I wail the troops to life, and we all fight. I hold my blade tight as I swing it, and split demons into two, sometimes three if they lived. I Finally stop fight, and when we are all done, we go back to resting. The suns last rays showing through, then dark

Scarlet was just paceing the room and in the dimness of the light,she didn't see Eliza walk in nor did she hear her.She was too deep in though and was off in some far away place.Scarlet turned around quickly when she heard a slight cough but then heard a slight shreak of fright come form the other woman's mouth.
"What?"

I opened my eyes, ow! I tried to shut them just as fast but whatever it was clogged them, earth...they had buried me! I willed teh earth apart with druid magic and sat up coughing and spluttering. My wounds where gone, and I was laying in a now 'empty' grave. I stood up and fell back down, I hadn't inhabited a body in quiet some time...I stood up and looked around me, leaning on the gravestone, strange, I was seeing my own gravestone. I looked further around and saw a grve next to me, my sister... they had buried me next to my sister. And I had killed her. no! that was not her...it was part of a trial! I clambered out of the grave, Scarlet! I had to find Scarlet.

I stand as horns are blasted, and Sinbane is in my hands. I could not summon or call it like normal, magics, even mine, both my natural, Kitsune and Angel, and my unnatural magics were blocked. Luckily, I had my wings. I jump up and see the massive troops coming towards us. Axel II had his insignia all over these ones. I sigh as I come down, amongst my men. I would fight with them, not in front, not behind, but with. We all start to get our things ready, I grab a regular shield and give it to a "Ninja" as he called himself, and he accepts it for use with his Scythe like weapon. We run to battle, and I am caught in the battle. I slice two right off, and fly low to the ground, literally feet skimming the ground, and run down two more. Zeaon roars above me as he fights enemy flyers, and the dragon riders, and the angels coordinate themselves. I attack the ground troops, and then I hold off, I use what holy I can, which would be a Kami attack, and blast the demons sky high. I run back to get another breath of non blood filled air, and then back I go. I keep at it, and soon, we are finally done. We head out, past the line, and then, with no eyes back, I shed a tear, she had not decided to come. I felt somewhat empty, and with my blade held tightly, I head off.