Redemption

[COLOR=DarkSlateBlue][FONT=Trebuchet MS]Karyan looked around. A new arrival had joined them. She could tell he wasn't from the United Kingdom, but he certainly did come from Europe somewhere. Looking at the food, the wonderful smells wafted past her noise. They all smelt delicious. Taking some roast lamb, boiled potatoes and creamed beans, Karyan began to eat. It was wonderful. The food in Moscow was pitiful. Sometimes just eating it would make you violently sick. So this was heaven for her. The exquisite tastes touched every part of her tongue. Karyan began to enjoy herself. Drinking deeply from her glass of red wine, Karyan looked to Tre beside her. " So...Tre.....what do you think of this place so far?"[/COLOR][/FONT]

[COLOR=Purple][FONT=Trebuchet MS]Namia ran swiftly back to camp, tears flowing out of her eyes freely. [i]How could he not remember me? How? What happened? Why is he playing this game with me?[/i] All the confused thoughts and many others ran around in her head, chasing each other like hungry dogs. Finally she came to camp. Looking around, there was no one. Terra and Vincent had disappeared to somewhere. Left without a goodbye or even a note. Namia supposed they went off for some together time. But they had been away for too long just for that. Namia collapsed into her and Tanken/Reki's tent. Looking downwards into her bed, she cried softly. Why was he playing this game? It wasn't funny, not funny at all. She thought about what they did together. And now he is pretending that he can't remember any of it. It cut her deeply. Tanken/Reki was the only man every to come into her life. And she wanted him to be the last. Hearing the flap of the tent open, Namia heard Tanken/Reki enter. She didn't lookat him and stopped crying to herself. Half shaking with anger, Namia composed herself the best she could. " What do you want?"[/COLOR][/FONT]

[COLOR=DarkRed][FONT=Trebuchet MS][b]Name:[/b] Ashrel Diesmon [b]Age:[/b] 22 [b]Height:[/b] 5 ' 10 " [b]Weight:[/b] (I have no idea what this would be in pounds because we don't use pounds in Australia) 65 kg [b]Gender:[/b] Female [b]General appearance:[/b] See attachment [b]Occupation:[/b] Damion's first-in-command [b]Bio:[/b] Ashrel met Damion when she was about 16 years old. Her father was a nobleman and he introduced her to the future King. It was love at first sight. The looks and gestures he gave her was just heart-melting. He was the perfect man to behold - and to love. As the years progressed, both Ashrel and Daimon grew ruthless together. When he became King, he made her his first-in-command, honouring her for the services she had given to him since they met. However, lately, Ashrel has revealed to Damion that she isn't who everyone thinks she is. A woman dying from an uncurable disease, Ashrel refuses to give up and is trying to keep he reputation intact for Damion's sake. Now with Damion holding interest in Sarah, Ashrel's will has decreased severely and she desires for some sort of companionship. Maybe Rion Marquise is in her sights. [b]Personality:[/b] Like Daimon, Ashrel rules with an iron-fist and does not hestitate to kill anyone that dares to defy her on the spot. The power she has gained has made her into a monster, much like Daimon. However, she has a certain weakness for young children, for they are the only creatures that give her joy. Only they are given her mercy. Lately, Ashrel has revealed that she can be caring. The ruthlessness is just a front for those that don't really know her. Dying from a disease, Ashrel has become weaker in body, but not weaker in mind. She strives to let no one see that she is weakening in health.[/COLOR][/FONT]

[COLOR=Red][FONT=Trebuchet MS]Blaze and Deviryn took off into the sky, both outstretching their wings to their full extent. Sayne looked over to Sora. He could tell she was pissed off with him. He swore he could have seen some flames flickering on Blaze's wings. Meanwhile Sora concentrated on the battle. Mentally she looked over to Sayne to see if he was by her side. [ESTABLISHED COM LINK: Kai, Jinn, Sayne] Sora: This is a team battle. The other team will be using combination attacks against us. We should do the same. Sayne: Hn... Jinn: I agree. But you are aerial, and I'm ground. There's a problem there. Sora: With every problem, comes a solution. [CONNECTION DISABLED] Sora looked over to Sayne. Deviryn seemed to be flying in synch with Blaze. " Ok Blaze. Time to show these new guys what we're about." [COLOR=DarkRed]I'm right with you Sora.[/COLOR] [i]Deviryn, I know you can hear me. I'm not talking to Sayne for the moment, but follow our lead.[/i] [COLOR=DarkGreen]All right Sora.[/COLOR] Locking onto the Sabertooths, Blaze and Deviryn dived in unison to become ground level and scooted along the earth, kicking up dust in their wake. The dust provided a cover for Stella and Leon. Two Sabertooths stood in their path. They tried desperately to get out of the road but it was too late. Both Blaze's and Deviryn's retractable blades lengthened from their wings and sliced off the massive guns upon the two Sabertooths' backs. Suddenly two massive explosions rocked the stadium, one on the east end, one on the west. Blaze and Deviryn wheeled around. Two gigantic T-Rexs entered the stadium with all guns outstretched, ready to fire any second. [b]Everyone, don't move.[/b] The crowd started to rustle. Some people started to panic and run to the exits. Commander De'Larne and Dr Kane jumped up. The two presidents sat there, a little bewildered. " What do you want?" Commander De'Larne demanded over the microphone. Everyone in the stadium and its surroundings heard his demand. The crowd fell deadly silent. Sora and Sayne lowered their MechAnimas. The dust cloud hovered over the desert stadium. [b]What we want, we won't say. But instead, we'll take your pretty little MechAnimas.[/b] A lion's roar and an eagle's screech echoed through the stadium. " KAI! JINN!" Sora yelled in cockpit. In a blink of an eye, the T-Rexs vanished into thin air. Sora looked around bewildered. [center]*******************************************************[/center] [b]At the base, in the main meeting room...[/b] " WHAT DO YOU MEAN THEY VANISHED!!" Sora yelled, slamming her fist on the table. Dr Kane quaverred under Sora's anger. " Like I said, they vanished. With Jinn and Kai too. Just like that. Poof!" " Sora...settle down..." Sayne said calmly. Sora stared at him coldly. Keiji, Lyu, Ajack and Dale sat around the table. " It seems these new MechAnimas haven't been engineered here. Because no other MechAnima here has cloaking teachnology," Dale said observantly. " Yes. I did that on purpose. But I know how to make the cloaking technology. So does Professor Saith," Dr Kane replied absent-mindedly. " Whatever these new MechAnimas are, we can defeat them. Just like five years ago," Keiji said, with his arms folded against his chest. Ajack, Sayne and Lyu were silent. Commander De'Larne was practically shaking with anger. " Have you told them about the Legendarys, Dr Kane?" he asked with controlled rage. " Legendarys?" Lyu piped up. Dr Kane nodded his head vigrourlessly. " The Legendarys is another stage of MechAnima evolution. All MechAnima created here have been fitted with the Legendary system since the beginning. Even all of the originals." " What exactly is the Legendary system?" Sora asked. She wondered why Blaze felt a little strange lately. " The Legendary system is an evolution of the MechAnimas. It is used in high-emotional periods of battle. It's like an emotion sensor. Your MechAnima becomes empowered far beyond normality, and may sometimes be a completely different personality to your normal MechAnima. All of your special attacks are fitted into the Legendary system." " Why didn't you tell us this five years ago?" Sayne asked suddenly. " We could have used it before the Cylargrians took as many lives as they did." " You weren't old enough. You weren't experienced enough in life," Commander De'Larne said. " The Legendary system would have killed all of you instantly if any of you were to tap into the system." All of the pilots grew silent. They just wondered where Kai and Jinn were now. But no matter what, they were going to save their new friends. [b]OOC: Ok, original pilots, get ready to save Kai and Jinn. Sakura and Idiot 2.0, post how you were captured and if the 'enemy' (which will remain nameless) tortures you and so forth.[/b][/COLOR][/FONT]

[COLOR=DarkSlateBlue][FONT=Trebuchet MS]Karyan left her room dressed in black jeans and a black leather tank top. Walking down the hall, she thought about the incident with Marcus. Little did he know of her past, or she his for that matter. " Maybe I was too harsh..." [i]No....you weren't Karyan.....you're just thinking that to make yourself feel better. You can't trust anyone. Not a single soul but yourself.[/i] Karyan's gray eyes darkened. This was true of course. Her past was as dark as her eyes, and even more fathomless. Entering into the hall, a servant showed Karyan to a seat between two males she didn't know the names of. Sergio and Sean sat opposite her. Kai was on the opposite side of this male. The male next to her introduced himself. " I'm Tre." " Karyan." " Nice to meet you Karyan. Where are you from?" " Moscow, Russia." " Really? I'm from New York." " What's it like?" " I love it. But I thought this would be an adventure." " Hmm...." [i]An adventure he says? By the way the Master of Game described this 'opportunity', this 'adventure' should be more than we bargained for. There is [u]always[/u] a catch.[/i] Soon the food was served and the lids were taken off the silver platers. Delicious aromas wafted more strongly off the food as everyone tucked in. Mostly the table was quiet, but some people were talking softly amongst themselves. Karyan looked around nervously. When is this 'game' going to start?[/COLOR][/FONT]

[COLOR=DarkRed][FONT=Trebuchet MS][b]Back at headquarters...[/b] Night covered the earth above headquarters. Everyone was anxious to hear anything from the doctors about Farel and Lee's condition. But they were told to rest themselves after being attended to for their various wounds. Andy walked back to her room alone. M insisted on staying behind. She was a little disappointed but hid it well. It had been a stressful mission. Very stressful, for all members. Opening her door, Andy noticed that her Phoenix was sitting on her bedhead, waiting patiently for her to return. A small smile came to Andy's face. " You are very loyal," Andy said softly. She wished M could be with her, so badly. But something about him scared her. When they were in Asia only a few hours ago, she had overheard his conversation with Commander Red. His tone of voice was threatening and harsh. Around his body, you could almost see a dark aura. It was scary. Climbing onto her bed, Andy sighed. She looked at the ceiling. Whatever she was running on now was amazing stuff. Andy had used all of her strength to find a way out of the tunnels which ran for miles. Now tiredness started to creep over her. Her eyes slowly closed as she prayed for M to come to her. [b]OOC: kairi, just go to andy's room and discuss the conversation and whatever else. don't start the scene please.[/b][/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR=DarkSlateBlue][FONT=Trebuchet MS]Karyan smiled a little when Marcus said it was all right. She felt like a complete fool when she asked that question, and he answered it. Made her realise a little that she was a little out of the loop. [i]Always the outsider...[/i] " I see you are living next to me," Marcus said, trying to make conversation with an unco-operative Karyan. She didn't want to put her foot in her mouth again. " Yes." " I hope you don't walk around naked," Marcus joked, trying to get a smile out of her. A small smile came to Karyan's face. Marcus was relieved to see she had a little bit of humour in her. " Actually...." But her sentence was cut short by a knock to the door. A servant bowed to all of them. The group looked at who it was. " The Master requests that all be ready very soon for the welcoming dinner," the servant said softly, bowed and walked on. Everyone looked at each other. " I suppose we'd better get ready," said Sean. " Yeah," added Kai. Karyan nodded and walked out, Marcus at her side. They only walked a couple of metres when Marcus turned to his room. " Um...Karyan....." he said tentatively. " Yes Marcus?" Karyan replied very formally. " Would you accompany me to dinner?" Karyan was dumbfounded. " I'm sorry.....Marcus......I can't go with you......" she said. Karyan feared companionship, but she also longed for it. She hadn't had a love interest, or anything even near that since that fateful day. She shivered and looked at Marcus. " I'm sorry. I can't accompany you. It's hard to explain....but....I had an encounter long ago. And it turned sour. I hope you don't take offence." As she finished her sentence, she walked into her room and closed the door behind her. She regretted instantly what she did, but it was too soon, too sudden. Karyan shook the feeling off and went to get ready for the dinner. [b]OOC: I hope you don't mind me moving it along a bit kairi[/b][/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR=DarkRed][FONT=Trebuchet MS][i]A pearly white mist surrounded Ashrel. She looked around confused. This had to be a dream... Walking along, Ashrel looked side to side. All she could see what mist. Nothing else. Then a figure came towards her. It was bulky and masculine. Ashrel knew instantly to who it was. It was Damion. He appeared out of the mist, unveiling his bulky figure. " Damion..." He walked up to her and backhanded her across the face. He then kneed her in the stomach. Ashrel feel to the floor, gasping for breath. " My Lord, what was that for?" Damion stood over her and kicked her in the side. " Filthy scum." He kicked her again, making her flip over to on her back. She gasped for breath. " My Lord, what did I do?" she asked desperately, trying to get to her feet. Damion grabbed her by the hair and pulled her to her feet. " Ashrel. I have never loved you. You disgust me with your hopeless love. You disgust with your displays of bloodlust. Begone from my sight!" He threw her across the floor. She rolled across the floor and lay for a while. Then she started coughing. And coughing. She couldn't stop.[/i] Ashrel jolted up. She coughed and coughed. She didn't realise that Damion had his head laying on the bed next to her. Marou rushed up to her Lady with a bowl in her hands, allowing Ashrel to cough up blood. Ashrel struggled to sit up, feeling very weak. Damion got up. " Ashrel..." he said softly. Ashrel struggled out of bed. Ishizu and Marou held her up. " My Lord..." Ashrel breathed. Damion looked at her with pity in his eyes. " I must go to see to my duties..." " I order you to stay in bed Ashrel," Damion said forcefully. " I will not die in bed my Lord. I am stronger than that..." Ashrel breathed and was helped into the bathroom. Damion realised that he truly made a monster out of a girl that was once so innocent and so pure that he enjoyed being in her presence just because she made him feel innocent. He felt a rush of guilt and regret go through his body. He didn't even realise that Ashrel was sickly in love with him all this time. Blind at the best of times... Hearing Ashrel cough uncontrollably, Damion couldn't bare to stand in her room anymore, hearing how she was suffering. Walking out, he gave specific orders to the guards to not let Ashrel out until she was better, that's if she would get better. Night started to fall. The starts twinkled in the inky black sky. Damion wondered if Sarah had gone away with Starlight. In his heart, he hoped not. The bell for dinner rang. Damion made his way up to the dining hall to take his seat. He instructed a guard to see if Sarah had returned, and ask her to accompany him to dinner. To his surpirse, he saw Ashrel sitting in her normal seat, looking as if nothing had happened to her. Damion's brow furrowed. He walked over to his seat and sat down without any regard of the nobles that rose to greet him. " Why are you here? I specifically gave orders that you were to stay in your room." Ashrel looked at Damion with cold eyes. " I am better now. Although I am not impressed with my maids telling you about my condition, I let it slide. Do not treat me if I were glass just because of it. I have lived with it ever since you met me, my Lord. It does not weaken me." [b]OOC: The plots thickens. Hee hee hee[/b][/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR=Purple][FONT=Trebuchet MS]Lana glared at Zoku as he left. He really brushed her the wrong way. Nye turned to Lana. " We are going to New York Lana for a brief trip. Teleport us there." " Yes my Lord." Lana walked over to Nye and held one of his hands. In an instant, they were transported to New York. [center]*************************[/center] Walking through the entrance to the underground city of the Gyshram. Nye shuddered. It had been a long time since he was in the underground city his father built long ago. Lana looked around, sussing out where they were. She had never been down in the underground city before. Keitha had forbid her of it. [i]Keitha......come back.....[/i] Finally coming to the end of the tunnel entrance, a magnificent display appeared before them. Gyshram vampires walked around the underground city. Nye had completely forgotten them. They were a secret that the Gyshram alone held. Not even Kuroichi knew of this place. But how did Zoku find out? The answer was simple. Keitha. Walking to the royal house, Nye stood on the blacony overlooking the city. One of the vampires below looked up and saw Nye. " MY LORD!" he shouted from below. The crowd of Gyshram stopped and looked up at the royal house. Nye stood there kingly. " Gather all forces my fellow Gyshrams! We have a war to attend to!" he bellowed out orders. The crowd bowed and went to gather forces. There would easily be 100 strong male vampires in service. There would be more if able-bodied females joined as well, but not this time. The Gyshram clan needed to rebuild after their drastic losses. Lana would be the only female. In half an hour, the force of vampires were assembled in front of the royal house. Nye stood there, surveying the army. Lana stood a little behind him, to his left side. " A war has brewed my friends. We have to defend the Gyshram's honour. To Japan my loyal soldiers!" A hideous howl of delight echoed from the crowd as they started to march out of the city and towards transport that Nye had organised while the army was assembled. Nye turned to Lana. " Japan my dear Lady Lana." [center]*************************[/center] Back in their hotel room in Japan, Nye paced around the room. " We must see Kuroichi. And find Kietha." Lana didn't say anything. She was beginning to become tired of being angry at Keitha. She was slowly beginning to realise that what Keitha had done, she wasn't in control of. But it was a hard fact to accept. All she did was sit down upon the bed. " Dawn comes upon us Lana. We must sleep. When night falls again, we shall go see Kuroichi and tell him that our forces will be here soon." Lana nodded and lay on the bed, drifting off to sleep.[/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR=DarkSlateBlue][FONT=Trebuchet MS]Karyan walked around the floor where all the resident's were staying. She heard various conversations go around. [i]Always the outsider...[/i] Karyan sighed to herself. Maybe this time she should make an effort trying to talk to someone. She had never been much of a talker. Maybe someone here would be like that too. Stalking the corridor, Karyan looked into each of the rooms, all with the doors open. Various people stood in some of the rooms. Others were empty. Suddenly she bumped into someone who was walking down the hall. Karyan was knocked to the ground. " Are you okay?" came a male voice from above. Karyan looked up and saw the late arrival staring down at her. " I'm fine," she said and got up easily, brushing off her leather trenchcoat. " That's good. My name's Marcus, from New York." " Karyan, from Moscow." " Really?" " Yes." " Nice to meet you Karyan. Isn't that like a boy's name?" " No. It's Armenian. Means darkness." " Oh." " So...." Karyan took a stab at making conversation. He wasn't bad looking. " Are you single or married?" Marcus had a look of pain upon his face. " Divorced." " I'm sorry." [i]You fucking idiot![/i] She looked at his blonde hair. It was sort of....adorable. " Anyway. Sorry again. I'll be going now." Marcus did nothing to stop her. Karyan was swearing at herself when she looked into one room and saw three people in there. Deciding to try and make some sort of friends, Karyan knocked on the door. The two males and the one female looked at her. " Hi," Karyan said rather stiffly. She wasn't used to doing this. " Hey. You're the girl from Russia, aren't you?" the Spanish man said. " I'm Sergio by the way." He held out his hand in a friendly gesture. Karyan took it. " Karyan." " I'm Sean," the other said. He shook Karyan's hand too. Karyan felt a pricke of fear and a thrill of excitement rush through her body at the same time. " I'm Kai," said the Japanese girl. Karyan nodded. " So....what are you guys doing?" she asked, trying to make conversation.[/FONT][/COLOR]

[FONT=Times New Roman][b]OOC: I'd just like to point out that Kala isn't an angel....just yet. kairiKIce2 said he isn't in it anymore. And Heero has been away for a while. I don't know where, and I don't know if he's coming back. But his character is still essential to the story.[/b] Kala twirled around gracefully, decapitating any demon around her with practiced ease. Out of the corner of her eyes, she could see the others fighting against the demons. They looked so mad, but what at? Kala felt none of the anger. Was it because she didn't know Sam well enough to get mad at the abduction of her? Was it that the Destroyer was a former team mate? Kala didn't understand it. Was it because it was friendship that made them angry? The bond between Sam and the others. That was it. The bond. Kala shared no such bond between her and Sam. It was just Kane. Feeling guilty at the lack of conviction she had, Kala killed more and more demons. Some had cut her with their weapons, some clawed her clothes and skin with their talons. She was more afraid of them than anything. Kala's strength started to leave her. It was tiring killing demons. Her blades wouldn't hew through them easily. It was an effort to slice through them properly. Her instincts started to waver. Suddenly she was tackled by a mutitude of demons and they buried her underneath their decaying bodies. Feeling the air being choked out of her, Kala tried to pry the decaying hands away from her neck. The more she struggled, the less strength she had to try the next time. Her vision started to go blurry. Kala had now had no strength left to struggle. Her body screamed for air, but none would get to her lungs. Blackness started to crept over her. [i]So this is it....this is what it feels like to die....[/i] Suddenly Kane's smiling face appeared in front of her, in the blackness. [i]Kane......I will miss you.....you were my first......and my last....[/i] A burst of bright light flitered into the darkness, scaring it away. A figure walked towards her from a distance. She could make out it was a girl of similar stature to herself. But when she came closer, Kala saw that it was her, but with a greyish coloured set of wings from her back. The angel Kala smiled. [b]" You don't have to give up so easily...."[/b] " I can't fight anymore. I don't have the strength." [b]" You have the strength Kala. Inside you. Why did you never let anyone see inside of you? Because you are strong - stronger than most others. Kane believes in you. Isn't that enough?"[/b] " I don't. I don't have the strength." [b]" Stop denying what you have always had inside of you Kala. You have strong from the start. Time is an everflowing river. Rivers start off small, and then build to mighty torrents. I think it is about time for the waterfall."[/b] The angel Kala bent towards Kala and kissed her. Kala felt life flow into her body. The light began to recede, darkness replacing it. Forcing her eyes to open, Kala found herself still at the bottom of the demon dog-pile, with the demon with his hands around her throat. A steely glint appeared in Kala's eyes. " You've messed with the wrong Elemental demon!" With an explosion of energy, all the demon piled on top of her were incinerated in an instant. Kala rose to her feet. Her eyes had turned brilliant pink. Joining her two swords together, it suddenly lengthed to become a massive silver glaive. Two greyish wings burst from Kala's shoulder as she rose a little from the ground. She was no longer afraid.[/FONT]

[COLOR=Purple][FONT=Trebuchet MS]Lana hissed at Keitha's departure. Nye looked sadly at Lana. [i]When will she realise that Keitha was not in control? When will she stop hating her?[/i] Sighing, Nye turned on his heel and walked back to their mode of transport, a black Mercedes Benz with a chaffuer. The man opened the door as Nye approached, Lana following closely behind. Nye climbed in first and then Lana. The door shut and in a few moments, they started moving. Lana crossed her arms in front of her chest and glared at the seat in front of her. Nye looked over to the young assassin. " Lana, you will treat Keitha will respect the next time we meet." Lana didn't look at her Lord. " How can you forgive her Nye? How can you not hate her for almost killing you?" " She was not in control of herself when that happened." " And she is now?" " Yes." " I cannot forgive her. She betrayed us Nye. She left me behind, like she always did. Always..." It suddenly occuried to Nye that Lana didn't hate Keitha just for trying to kill him. Lana was young and inexperienced as a vampire and a warrior when Keitha took her to Australia. By what Lana had just said, Keitha must have always left Lana out of the loop, and had not introduced her to the leaders of groups. He could see that Lana resented the fact that she was always dragged around, not knowing anything but what Keitha was willing to tell her. " I was her friend Nye......" Lana whispered softly. Nye looked over to Lana and saw a lone tear roll down her cheek. He wiped it away with a finger. " As was I Lana." Lana shuddered - either from grief or supressed rage. Nye looked ahead. " Now she wants to kill me......it makes me think if I was just a tag-along...." " She doesn't want to kill you Lana. She is just....confused...." " Heh. You're not so confident either Nye." Nye staed silent. Lana easily called his bluff. The car started to slow down. It slowed to a stop and the door opened. Nye climbed out and then Lana. They stood in front of a hotel. Entering, Nye and Lana walked up to the receptionist. " Booking for Gyshram," Nye said firmly. The receptionist typed in the name into the computer. Their booking came up, with an extra note on the side. " Oh Mr Gyshram, a man came in a few minutes ago, asking for you and your partner. He is in your room currently." Nye and Lana looked at each other and then back at the receptionist. Together they walked to the elevator and caught it to the 9th floor. Nye withdrew his sword and Lana withdrew her sais. Opening the door carefully, Lana and Nye shadow-melded and entered the room. " I know you are there Lord of the Gyshram, you too Black Widow," came a male's voice. Nye and Lana came out of the shadows to see Zoku standing there. Lana's oath to kill him for what he did to Keitha came back to her. She flung a sai at him. It buried itself into his right shoulder but was not moved. He merely took out the blade from his flesh and flung the weapon to the floor. Lana hissed at him. " That's for what you did to Keitha you bastard..." Lana growled. Nye stepped forward and slapped Lana across the face. Lana was taken aback by the move and fell back into the shadows, ashamed. Nye looked at Zoku. Zoku looked at Nye. Nye was the first to talk. " What are you here for Zoku?" [b]OOC: There you go demonchild. Lana doesn't exactly hate Keitha. She just resents her.[/b][/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR=DarkRed][FONT=Trebuchet MS]Ashrel heard what Rion had said to her. She felt deathly sick. Walking around the castle's outer wall, Ashrel collapsed onto the pavement and vomitted into the garden. Blood dribbled out of her nose and out her mouth. She wiped it away hastily and got to her feet, wobbling about. This was not the Lady Ashrel everyone feared and hated. This was the real Ashrel - not a Lady, but a murderer of many people, innocent and guilty. All the faces of every person she had killed passed through her mind's eye. She could see them. They haunted her dreams and her reality. Ashrel did not wish to become this. A murderer - cold and ruthless. Before she had met Damion, Ashrel was innocent and pure. A little boy crazy like all teenage girls were, but none of what she was today. Ashrel did everything a teenage girl would do. Giggle when a cute boy passed her, blush when they talked to her. She was timid, and cute. But when she met Damion, her whole persona changed. She fell in love with him instantly. When he started to change into the monster he is now, Ashrel changed with him to keep him interested in her. It was a cruel deal of fate for Ashrel, but she followed it nonetheless. Bending over the garden again, Ashrel wheezed. It had been long since she had an attack this severe. Vomitting again, Ashrel collapsed to one knee. All her strength started to leave her. She was dying....ever so slowly....ever so painfully. No one knew but Ishizu and Marou. But now they weren't at her aid. Ashre's back creased and some of her wounds reopened. Blood trickled down her back. Slowly she got to her feet and staggered back to the castle's front door. The guards quickly opened them for her as she staggered all the way to her room. " Ishizu.....Marou......" she whispered hoarsely before collapsing in a pool of her own blood. The two maids rushed out and saw their Lady laying face down on the floor. They quickly bandaged her back again, stemming the flow of blood, before Marou rushed out of the room to find Damion. Despite her Lady's wishes, Ashrel needed attention, and Damion needed to know. [b]OOC: I hope you don't mind Demonchild. I just thought Ashrel needed a little complexity.[/b][/COLOR][/FONT]

[COLOR=Red][FONT=Trebuchet MS][b]OOC: Sorry about the absence. Since Heero hasn't been on for a while, I'm going to be taking over Sayne. And beginning the Opening of the Tournament.[/b] Sora felt like a class idiot when she snapped at Lyu. Sayne had just infuriated her so much, it wasn't fair for her to snap at her. Noticing that Jinn and Kai were still standing near her, Sora sighed, letting her frustration go with the sigh. " Is....is something wrong Sora?" Kai asked very timidly, finally gathering the courage to say one sentence. " Just Sayne is being his normal pain in the ass," Sora replied. " Sayne, a pain in the ass?" Jinn asked. " When Sayne is hiding something important from me, he doesn't tell me. He just avoids the subject. That plus with today's ...... emotions....just made me go a little overboard. Poor Lyu. I shouldn't have snapped at her." Dale and Keiji joined them. Jinn looked at the older pilots in awe. " There's been an announcement in the base. The V.M.Tournament is starting in two hours. All pilots be ready in an hour, ready for briefing for the first match of the Tournament," Dale said. " Which ones?" Sora asked. " You, Sayne, Kai and Jinn. It will be a four-on-four," Keiji said. Sora growled. Dale and Keiji looked surprised. " What's the matter Sora?" Keiji asked. " Her and Sayne are having a lover's tiff," Jinn came out with boldly. Dale and Keiji looked at one another and then burst out laughing. Even Jinn and Kai had a chuckle. " It's not funny guys," Sora said seriously. " Something is on his mind. Whatever it is, it's important." [center]*************************************[/center] [b]MC: Welcome to the Grand Opening of the Valentine Memorial Tournament...[/b] The stadium was jam packed full of spectators. It was like a grand final of football, without the players and ball. Instead every team's MechAnimas stood in the stadium, all had a banner under each member fought. The team's banner was black-backgrounded with a single red rose on it with the words 'Lest we forget' printed in white letters. Every pilot stood beside their respective MechAnima. [b]MC: Please, everyone take their seats as the opening ceremony is about to begin.[/b] The crowd's noise started to dull. Soon it was deadly silent. On the dignitaries' stage, Commander De'Larne stood and walked over to the microphone. " Welcome all, pilot or spectator. This tournament was organised with the idea that the sacrifice people made five years ago would not be forgotten years later. Many have made a painful journey back to Earth to support this rememberance, and for that I thank you. Most of us were hit in one way or another by the attack on our people. We all share the pain." " But five years later, we have grown stronger and now we celebrate our strength with this tournament. So sit back and enjoy this display of strength and skill!" A huge uproar of appluase followed Commander De'Larne back to his seat. Dr Kane and Professor Saith sat in the seats next to him, all looking as proud as punch. The former President of Earth, Mr William Hyther, sat on the other side of Commander De'Larne. He was the President of Earth five years ago. The current President of Earth, Mr Steven Reins, sat next to the former President. All had supported this event. [b]MC: And there you have it folks. The Valentine Memorial Tournament has now been officially opened. Coming up is the first battle: The famous MechAnima pilots themselves, Sayne De'Larne and Sora Avian, joining forces with new recruits Kai Elric and Jinn Mitsuba to form the chosen four of Team Valentine. They are matched up against Team Fang. Billy Shult, Justin Trembic, Selina Black and Joseph Utei are the chosen four to go up against Team Valentine. This should be one heck of a good fight![/b] All of the MechAnimas and their pilots moved out of the arena. Sora, Sayne, Kai and Jinn walked to the east end as their MechAnimas were transported there by some sort of mechanics. There was a room specifically for the pilots to wait and to discuss their battle tactics. But the pilots didn't say one word to each other. All had been briefed of the rules before the opening ceremony. A loud horn echoed through the stadium. The signal of the emergence of the teams. Each pilot climbed into their respective cockpits and moved out of the huge hanger into the arena. On the opposite side of the stadium, Team Fan stood there with models of the Cylargrian Sabertooths, but these looked far weaker than the Cylargrian. Sora growled. Another horn echoed through the stadium. The signal for the commencement of the battle. Blaze outstretched his wings and took off into the sky. This would be an interesting battle. Four land-based MechAnimas against three air-based MechAnimas and one land based MechAnima. [b]OOC: Ok, Ohkami and Idiot2.0, pick an opponent, make up their characteristics and fight against them. It can be one-on-one, or you can choose for someone to help you. That would be a good option because Jinn is the only land-based MechAnima, and he needs protecting. Make sure you are up-to-date with the rules. Happy battling. Lyuann, kairiKIce2, Rei_Man and Altron, you may watch. Lyuann and kairiKIce2, I especially left you two out because of your little 'tiff' between your characters. Rei_man and Altron, you may be with kairiKIce2 and Lyuann if you wish.[/b][/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR=DarkRed][FONT=Trebuchet MS]The ground shook beneath them as they stood on the bottom floor of the building. Everyone looked at the ground. Abruptly, the vipers cracked through the concrete floor and grabbed all four team members and dragged them underground. The vipers' tails were clasped so tightly around each of them that they could hardly breath. Coming above ground outside, the vipers flung the Heaven members onto the earth. They all rose slowly, looking around cautiously. " Where the hell are these things?" Ivy growled. She wanted to blow up one of them. A red ring appeared around her waist where the viper has snared her. " Shhh Ivy. They know exactly where we are. They are just playing with us," Carl said sullenly. The group could see the vipers circling them, just waiting for the opportunity to launch their attack upon them. One reared up suddenly and grabbed Andy by the leg. With the distraction in place, three others were picked up by three other vipers. In one gulp, all four vipers swallowed the Heaven members. Andy went tumbling down the snake's throat and into its sickening stomach. Splashes of stomach acid dripped onto Andy and scorhed her skin and burtn her clothes. " God....I need some help here..." In an instant, Andy felt warmth throughout her entire body. [i]Fire[/i] It wasn't warmth. Flames were burning outside of Andy's body. They covered her entire body. The ciper thrashed sideways and pelted Andy into its side. She heard its scream in pain, and tried to vomit up Andy. " No way you overgrown reptile." Andy threw out her hands and a storm of fire blew forth, burning a gapping hole in the snake's side. She masterfully rolled out of it and found herself in one of the snake's tunnels. The tunnel being very narrow, the viper couldn't turn and attack Andy. Andy looked at the creature with sad eyes. " I am sorry my friend. But you have done wrong against me and my friends. I send you to your grave." Holding out her right hand, the viper was engulfed with a white flame and was incinerated. She looked left and then right. There seemed to be no clear way out. Trudging along the tunnel, Andy started looking for the others. [b]That might get things mvoing along a bit better.[/b][/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR=DarkSlateBlue][FONT=Trebuchet MS]Karyan read the letter twice. Her naturally suspicous nature kicked in. There had to be some catch. There always was. The lure of having everything she desired was very enticing. But what she desired the most, was what she feared the most. Karyan swivelled around on her computer chair, having a blanket tightly wrapped around her. Moscow winters were killers, and luckily Karyan was wealthy enough to afford sufficient heating and clothing for herself. Turning back towards her computer, Karyan typed out her reply. [i]To the 'Master of Games', I will join your little game. We'll see where it will really end. Karyan -Armenian Darkness-[/i] With one click, Karyan sent her reply. [center]*********************************[/center] Hours later, Karyan stood outside the main International Airport in the United Kingdom. Her bags of possessions lay at her side. Cold wind whipped around her but it didn't bother her. Moscow was far colder than anywhere in the United Kingdom could be. A black limousine rolled into a parking space in front of Karyan. A round man hastily got out of the driver's side and made his way clumsily over to her. " You're late," Karyan growled. Because of this man, she was going to be the last to arrive. She wanted to check out the competition. This was a game after all. It wasn't like that were gambling with their lives or anything. [center]*********************************[/center] The limousine cruched across a crsuhed gravel driveway. The mansion Karyan could see at the end was massive. Her mind flitted momentarily to how much money this man possessed. It was a small fortune indeed. When the limousine stopped, Karyan stepped out quickly, grabbed her bags and walked up the stairs, into the castle. Entering into the great entrance hall, Karyan looked around, astonished at all of the detail this massive room possessed. Setting down her bags, she realised she was the first there. " Maybe he wasn't so bad after all." [b]OOC: Sorry I was so late. Computer problems.[/b][/FONT][/COLOR]

[FONT=Times New Roman]Kala felt safe in Heaven. She didn't want to leave. But she knew she had to. Someday, hopefully, she'd return to it. It was such a beautiful place. They teleported back to the temple via Kane's powers. He looked so magnificent with his angelic wings upon his back. " Kane, who's Gabriel?" Kala asked. " Gabriel is someone that has the keys to the Gates to Hell. We have to get them to help the others," Kane replied, his wings folded contently behind him. Kala felt a little inadequate to walk beside Kane like this. He was so much more powerful than she could ever be. Kala fiddled with her hands nervously, falling a little behind Kane, where she felt she should be. [b]OOC: Sorry its short. I'm having net problems.[/b][/FONT]

[COLOR=DarkRed][FONT=Trebuchet MS]Ashrel looked Rion up and down. To his surprise, she sheathed her sword and walked away without another word, leaving an utterly confused Rion. Stalking into the castle, Ashrel walked down to the executioner's office. Slamming the door open, she saw the black-haired thirty year old sitting behind a desk with skyscrapers of paperwork set out in piles. There was always lots of work for him to do since Damion came into power. Noticing the door open, he looked up and saw Ashrel standing there with a face of deadly calm. Hastily he stood and clumsily bowed. " What do you wish for today, Lady Ashrel?" Ashrel looked him dead in the eyes. " 100 lashings. For me." The executioner was always surprised at this command. However, it was his job to deal punishment to those that were deemed deserving of it. And Lady Ashrel was no exception. [center]**************************[/center] Hours later and Ashrel lay stomach-down upon her bed. Ishizu was smearing her lashed back with an ointment of some sort. Ashrel hissed as the ointment stung like a thousand wasps. Ishizu sighed heavily. " What is it Ishizu?" Ashrel asked. Her voice wasn't cold or demonic - it was one of concern and sincereness. " My Lady, why do you do this to yourself?" Ishizu asked. She wasn't afraid of speaking her mind in her Lady's presence. Ashrel actually demanded that they do. " Because I can. And I feel I need to be punished for the things I have done." " You have done great things my Lady." " Great....but terrible." Ashrel sighed heavily but then swore loudly as the sigh made her back crease, making pain rip through her body. Ishizu made Ashrel stand and wrapped her in bandages. Ashrel's face creased in pain as Ishizu put on her black leather. [center]**************************[/center] Ashrel walked slowly out of the castle. Rion was sitting in the same place she left him. He jumped up as soon as he heard feet again the ground. Spinning around to face Ashrel, he withdrew his rapier and pointed at her throat. She did nothing to stop him. " I said stop stalking me Lady Ashrel," he growled. Ashrel just looked at him in the eyes. " Kill me if you wish Rion. I am vunerable and unable to move in my present state." A look of confusion crossed Rion's face. How isn't she able to move? Was this a trick to get caught without his guard? He looked into Ashrel's eyes and he became overwhemled with a sense of sadness and guilt. Ashrel stared back at him. " Now if you excuse me, I must return to my duties." With that Ashrel walked off towards the battlements of the castle, on her patrol. Rion stood there with his rapier hanging loosely at his side in his hand. This sudden change of personality really confused him. Was this the real Ashrel?[/COLOR][/FONT]

[COLOR=DarkRed][FONT=Trebuchet MS]Ashrel hissed through her teeth as Damion mounted his steed with a slave girl at his side. How she wanted to be rid of them. No matter how hard she tried, she never seemed to catch Damion's eye. It was always [u]them[/u]. She rubbed her cheek where Damion had backhanded her. There was still a red mark upon it. Stalking back into the castle, an idea suddenly came into Ashrel's mind. [i]That new slave girl....the one Damion is so interested in.....I think I shall make a visit to her....[/i] Striding down the halls, Ashrel soon made her way to Sarah's room. She burst through the door without any consideration of what Sarah could be doing. Sarah whirled around on her bed, staring at her intruder. " Ashrel..." Sarah hissed. " You have my Lord's attention," was the first thing Ashrel said. Sarah looked puzzled. " What did you say?" " I said..." Ashrel said through her teeth, " You have my Lord's attention. I wish to have it." " You can have him." Ashrel glared. " You don't realise what I am implying." " What are you implying?" " I must eliminate every obstacle in my path to become my Lord's favourite." Sarah backed away from Ashrel, scanning the room quickly for any weapon she could use on the evil woman. She picked up a long thick piece of wood that was laying underneath her bed. Ashrel smiled and approached Sarah. With one wide swing, the wood connected with Ashrel's cheek. Blood splattered from Ashrel's mouth at impact. Sarah smiled, thinking that she had an upperhand on Ashrel. Slowly turning to face Sarah, Ashrel wiped her lips of blood and spat onto the floor. Sarah swung again but this time Ashrel caught her by her wrists. Very slowly, Ashrel started twisting them, crushing Sarah's wrists with all her strength. " You have to do better than that to contend with Damion, or my lashings." Sarah started crying. The pain from Ashrel's grip was starting to become intense. She winced each time Ashrel turned her wrist more. Soon, Sarah dropped the wood to the floor. Ashrel still clutched her wrists, Sarah unable to move. In a swift movement, Ashrel spun Sarah around, now with her arms crossed over her breasts. " So fiesty. I know why my Lord has an interest in you. If he had me, he wouldn't need the likes of you and your filthy kind." Ashrel gripped Sarah's wrists with one hand as she unsheathed one of her swords. She drew it close to the back of Sarah's neck. Sarah could feel the cold blade touch her neck. She shivered in fear. " One little movement and you die Sarah." " I'd rather die than sleep with your Lord." " If you really want that wish to become true, send for me. I will gladly do it for you." Sarah moved away from Ashrel's poisonous tongue. " What are you going to do to me?" " I am just going to mark you. So then you'll realise that you can always remember than I am higher than you." With her sword's tip, Ashrel carved an 'A' into Sarah's left shoulder blade. Sarah winced at the flaring pain Ashrel inflicted. Now finished, Ashrel let go of Sarah and left the room with a smile upon her face. Now, it was time for Rion's marking.[/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR=Purple][FONT=Trebuchet MS]If Lana were a cat, her hackles would have been raised from a rage that dwelt within her until her Lady Keitha appeared. Then it boiled over. Nye strode over to her and grabbed her wrist tightly. She bowed her head quickly. " Forgive me my Lord in my moment of rage..." Lana whispered. Nye's dark eyes narrowed. " You will do better to control it next time," he scolded her and released her wrist. Lana turned away from Nye and walked towards the woods. " Where are you going Lana?" Nye enquired, an angry tone entered his voice. " Somewhere where I can reap my hell without anyone interfering." [center]*************************[/center] Lana stalked through the streets of Japan, taking any unwary victim that she came across. They all tasted bitter. Bitter and cold. Most of them were muggers, and even a few were murderers or rapists on their daily hunts. Their blood were bitter and twisted. She needed innocents or some of Kuroichi's enemies to sweeten the foul aftertaste in her mouth. Prowling the streets like a hunting cat, Lana searched for an innocent, or somebody to kill. Her body yearned for bloodshed. It desired blood more than she desired Nye. Looking around, Lana spotted her perfect victim - a young male that was walking home after a late-night job. The lust that once cursed through her body had all but disappeared and focused on Nye. But nevertheless, she would use her wiles to ensnare this pretty boy in her trap. The Black Widow was on the prowl. [center]*************************[/center] Lana crouched on the ground with the pretty boy's lifeless body held in her arms. She had sucked him dry. He now looked like a mummy without the bandages. Her wings had burst from her shoulders in the excitement of the struggle. Lana lifted her head from looking into the boy's eyes when she started draining him of that precious liquid. It was a priceless moment for Lana. Her first drink of blood in Japan. Turning around to exit the alleyway in which she left the mummified body, Lana ran right into Nye. He pushed her forcefully back into the alleyway. Lana, like always, looked at the ground. " My Lord. You follow me." " You are becoming like Lady Keitha, Lana." " I am nothing like her. I would never betray you my Lord." " Your bloodlust is strong. If you are not careful Lana, you will repeat her mistakes." This hit a nerve with Lana. Her clenched fists shook with anger. " My Lord.....you push my temper." " I only say the truth." " In your eyes." " In my eyes, I am unbiased." " In your eyes." " Lana, you are becoming Keitha." Lana looked at Nye in the eyes. She caught him by the throat and drew one of her Sai on him, pushing him against the brick wall. He could have easily overpowered her, but Nye let her have the thought that she was in control. " I told you not to push my temper." Nye just looked into Lana's dark eyes. He was trying to show her that she had just replicated what Keitha did only too soon ago. Lana continued. " If you wish me to become Lady Keitha, then why don't you just call her to Japan?" " I already have. She arrives in 7 hours." Lana backed away. Nye could see the rage ripple through Lana's body. She had become stronger since Keitha had left them - both mentally and physically. " Fine," Lana spat. " You shall meet her then. Alone." Nye's eyes narrowed. " I dare not. Not without you my dear Lady Lana. I command you of it." Lana flinched slightly. Nye just wanted to get Lana to stop hating Keitha and realise that what Keitha did, she was not in control of. In time, Lana will also learn that. " Come. We meet her at a private airport. My dear Lady Lana, come." With that, Nye walked off, clutching the shard of the Opal in his left hand. Lana cursed and swore loudly at herself, but obiedently followed Nye as they made their way to the airport.[/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR=DarkRed][FONT=Trebuchet MS]Andy swung her leg over the motorcycle. She kicked started it to life. Surprisingly, it was a fairly new road bike. It must have belonged to one of the slave drivers around this region. Luckily he had conveniently left it behind. M got on behind her. He wrapped his arms around Andy's middle. A small smile crossed Andy's lips. " Hold on M. This is going to be one ride you won't forget." The engine roared to life and they jolted forward, racing over the dirt tracks. Weaving around to avoid obstacles, Andy found the ride rather enjoyable. That was until they were met by some uninvited visitors. Two Sand Vipers reared up out of the earth. " Andy, Sand Vipers," M said into her ear. Andy's body temperature jumped. The Phoenix soaring above them prieced the air with a war cry. It flew start towards the Sand Vipers that attacked Andy and M. Andy swerved side to side to avoid their strikes. The Phoenix attacked the Vipers, taking out their eyes. " Shoot it M. Between the eyes!" Andy yelled over the screechs and cries of both Snake and Phoenix alike. M turned and aimed for one of the Vipers that the Phoenix had already maimed. Pulling the trigger, a bullet pierced the snake's forehead. M turned to the other and did the same. Both of the snakes cried for some time and then fell dead. M turned back around to see Andy focused on the road ahead. " How did you know?" " One of those things killed something close to me." " You don't need to be secretive anymore." " I'm not. It's just hard." Soon they arrived at the town Taikaru said she was at. They both got off the motorcycle but didn't see anyone. " Where are they?" Andy wondered.[/FONT][/COLOR]

[FONT=Times New Roman]Kala moaned with a pleasure she had never experienced before. It was like fire running through her entire body. The movement between her body and Kane's was like a symphony - perfectly harmonised. Sweat beaded on both their bodies as they moved together. Their breath grew heavy. It was such a pleasure that was never experienced between two people before. Kane and Kala kept eye contact while they moved together. Time started to warp about them. Things started floating into the air. Both of them lost some control over their elements. Kala kissed Kane breathlessly, her breath whooshing into his mouth. A thrill ran up Kane's spine as he watched Kala's perfectly curved female body moved ever-so-slightly underneath his body. Her tingertips tantilised his skin with every loving stroke she gave. Kane kissed Kala back passionately. They lost all sense of time and space. It was just them. Kala moaned as she began to climax. Her heart quickened. Her breath became shallow and fast-paced. Kane felt his heart thump against his chest as he too began to climax. An overwhelming sensation of pleasure rushed through both of their bodies. Kala moaned. [center]*********************[/center] Kane woke. He opened his eyes slowly. He felt Kala's warm body pressed against him. Her body moved slightly when she turned in her sleep. Wrapping a hand around her waist, Kane pulled her close. [i]She looks so peaceful...sleeping....[/i] Then Kane noticed all of the things around the room floating. He could see small spheres of time warps floating in the room. They must have lost control in their moment of passion. Kane righted the wrong and the floating objects returned to the floor. Kala murmured something before waking. The first thing she saw when she opened her eyes was Kane's miling face. A smile of her own crossed her lips. " Good morning Kala..." " Good morning....Kane..."[/FONT]

[FONT=Times New Roman]Kala looked around in confusion. She was sure that the others had followed her and Kane out but they hadn't. And now they were trapped in Hell. " I hope they'll be ok..." she whispered. " They will be," Kane replied, overhearing what she whispered to herself. " Who was that man? The Destroyer?" " I don't know. But it seemed the others did." " Yes..." At the other end of the portal was a dry barren desert. They had been transported far far away from the temple they resided at for the short time. The hot sun beat down on them. Kala wiped beads of sweat from her brow. Kane looked a little pale under the sun. " How are we going to find the others Kane?" " I don't know Kala." Kala drew close to Kane. The sun started heading over the west horizon, slowly darkening into night. They found a suitable place where it shouldn't be too cold. Kane and Kala snuggled together, keeping each other as the temperatures dropped below zero. Kala's teeth chattered and Kane's limbs were numb from the cold. Kane felt the cold chill right to his heart. His whole body started to shiver. " Kane? Kane? Are you okay?" Kala asked, noticing how his face was slightly turning blue. Kane couldn't answer. He was so cold. " Oh no Kane. Please....hang on...." Kala undid the buttons to her blouse and opened it up. She masterfully slid up Kane's robes, their bare skin touching. Kala wrapped herself around the shivering Kane, trying to transfer some of her body heat to him. She rubbed his arms with her hands, trying to warm them. Kane's lips turned blue. " Kane....don't leave me...." She loked at him in the eys and kissed his cold lips. Instantly, Kane felt the sensation of warmth run through his body.[/FONT]

[COLOR=Red][FONT=Trebuchet MS]Sora walked around the stadium in awe. Sayne followed her. Something wasn't right with him. It was strange. " Sayne?" Sora asked, turning to him. " Hn..." he mumbled in reply. " Is everything all right?" Sayne noticed she didn't use 'lover' in her sentence. It meant she was really concerned about something. " Nothing much..." " Nothing much what?" " I said nothing much Sora." " Fine." She hated it when he hid something from her. It usually meant it was pretty big. " Shall we go and see our Mechs?" Her tone changed to one of ice. Sayne looked up, noticing the cold change but he said nothing, just merely nodded. Sora half stalked off and Sayne followed, still in deep thought. [center]***********************[/center] [b][COLOR=DarkRed]How are you doing Sora? Ready to pilot me?[/COLOR][/b] Sora stood before Blaze. Her mind was elsewhere. " Oh....sorry....were you talking to me?" Blaze huffed. [b][COLOR=DarkRed]Just a little...[/COLOR][/b] " I'm sorry Blaze. Sayne's being a pain in the ass." [b][COLOR=DarkRed]Oh.[/COLOR][/b] Sora cleared her mind of all thoughts other than the ones for piloting. It was an effort but she managed it. Now sitting in the cockpit, Sora closed her eyes and syched completely with Blaze. " Disable the Phoenix System Blaze, and all Special Attacks." [b][COLOR=DarkRed]Why?[/COLOR][/b] " We aren't allowed to use them in the V.M.Tournament." [b][COLOR=DarkRed]Ok. System disabled. Now what?[/b][/COLOR] " I want a full system inspection Blaze. Everything. I want to know if everything has been fixed perfectly. I don't want the system to freeze mid-battle. That would be embarrassing." [b][COLOR=DarkRed]I see your point.[/COLOR][/b] Sora and Blaze worked on their weapons mainly. The Doctor had kindly fitted Blaze with some new weapons other than the close-combat. Two machine guns, one on each side, with an extremely large amount of ammunition stored in the wings in blast-proof containers. It was very impressive. Now all Sora had to do was wait.[/COLOR][/FONT]

[COLOR=Purple][FONT=Trebuchet MS]Namia hissed sharply at Vaxla. She didn't like how she was egging Tanken on to use Pinnacle. He clearly did not want to use the power sword. But the reasons, Namia was unsure of. However, one thing Namia was sure of was Vaxla's constant nagging didn't do anything to help the situation. Squaring off with this new enemy, Halthan, Namia and Cairo circled the enemy, while Vaxla continued to nag Tanken. A vein throbbed in Namia's forehead as she gripped her spear tighter. " VAXLA! SHUT THE FUCKING HELL UP!" Namia screamed, unable to contain her anger anymore. Namia compared Vaxla's nagging to the pestilant annoyance of a child. It was more than she could handle. " JUST SHUT IT!" Everyone in the vicinty was shocked at Namia's sudden outburst, even the new enemy. The only time Tanken had seen Namia this angry was when the Black Knight revealed himself as the monster and Namia went rank. Her eyes glittered with a mad glint - daring anyone or anything to mess with her. " Leave Tanken alone..." she breathed.[/FONT][/COLOR]