I'm sorry for having to do this. This story was up in my sisters account (Jello-is-evil)butshe deleted it off her account because she didn't want to continue it. So I decided that because I've written most of it (about 85 of it.) I'd bring it back on my account this time. I'll try and upload all the chapters as soon as I can, and I hope you find the time to re-read it to enjoy it once more or catch up on what you've missed. I'll try and update to the point where it last was. Please, just be patient.

Enjoy though...

Disclaimer: I'm only doing this once, cause I usually forget. So I DON'T OWN BEYBLADES! NEVER WILL! ...WANT TO, BUT WON'T!

ENJOY!...


Chapter One: The Colour of Blood

It was said that five thousand years ago there was once a portal from this world to a New World. In this New World there were four kingdoms, each governing itself under its own law.

The first kingdom consisted of the Neko-jins; the guardians of the portal. With the ability to see in the dark they could vanquish any trespassers who dared to cross between the worlds. Likewise, their fast speed and great agility made them formidable foes.

The Neko-jins had five clans; three that stayed in their kingdom while the other two clans watched the portal from the Old World. Each clan had a leader which made up the five elders; leaders over all Neko-jins and their lands.

The second kingdom was where the Faeries dwelt. With their delicate wings their speed in flight was an amazing sight to see. With the ability to wield magic they were able to hide their identity and protect themselves and their kingdom. Many have said that their handling of a bow and arrow far surpassed that of even the highest renowned archer.

There government consisted of seven guardians, the most powerful of all Faeries. But there was one family who were far superior. This family held the Enchantress, their Queen. Every Enchantress gave birth to twins, a son and a daughter. The son was to grow up to be an adviser to the Enchantress while the daughter would grow up to become the next Enchantress, Queen of all Faeries.

The Avarians held the third kingdom. Bird-like people with retractable wings, they were the most powerful creatures of all four kingdoms. The claws on their fingers were easily hidden, like the wings, and with their amazing speed, which out did even the Neko-jins, they were made to be the perfect assassins. Their only flaw, but most valuable feature, was their promises. Avarians always kept their promises, which could be used to their advantage, or to the advantage of others. Seen as proud, their loyalty was to the highest grade.

They were the warriors of the kingdoms and were ruled by a King and Queen. The royal family was always of the same blood and it was the first born male child who held this royal blood. It was shown through his blood red eyes, the colour of the royal family. These red eyes proclaimed him to be the heir, the next in line to the throne.

The last kingdom was the kingdom of darkness. No light shone down in order to keep what lived there hidden. These were the Shadow Crawlers, creatures able to use this darkness to conceal themselves. They could travel through shadows wherever they pleased, even to where they were most unwanted. These creatures were hated by all, and governed themselves in a most unruly manner. The strongest and most powerful creature, being Avarian, Neko-jin or Faerie included, was given the power to rule. Often corrupting even the most loyal of folk they were able to seduce them to the darkness and their will.

With the Shadow Crawlers threatening the peace, an Alliance was formed between the three neighbouring kingdoms. For hundreds of years this Alliance stood strong against the corruptiveness of the Shadow Crawlers, until they were able to destroy the Avarian hierarchy. The King and Queen were murdered and their only son, the heir to the throne, disappeared. The Avarian kingdom fell into turmoil when the adviser of the Crown took advantage of the situation and took the throne. The royal blood being lost. The young Prince, only five when he disappeared, had never been heard from since. The kingdom, never wanting to lose hope that their Prince would return, kept the hope in their hearts, but with the Alliance shattered each kingdom separated, each trying to gain the advantage over the rest...

"That was an awesome story Rei. Where'd you come up with something like that?" Tyson leant back with his hands behind his head and stared at the ceiling.

Mr Dickinson had decided to send all five Beyblading teams, Blade Breakers, White Tigers, All Stars, Majestics and much to everyone else's dismay, the Demolition Boys, on a little 'get to know one another' camp. Seeing as though the Neko-jin village was surrounded by forestry it was the perfect place for none of the teams to escape from eachother. They had already landed in Hong Kong and were all spread out on Rei's living room floor.

Rei looked to his team mate amused, "Tyson, I told you at the beginning that this is a story that was passed down through my family for generations. It was said to be where we came from. This other world, this New World."

"Cool..." Tyson looked around and his eyes fell onto his team captain. "You know I'd hate for that story to be true."

Michael looked to Tyson smirking, "Why? You scared of a little story?"

"No! It's just that, if the story was real...and if Kai was one of those bird people..."

"Avarians..."

"Yeah. Well then he would be like, royal or something...King even! It's bad enough having him as our teams captain, but imagine giving him all that power. Sheesh...major trouble there."

Everyone else just laughed at his comment; some nodding there heads in agreement. Tala looked up defiantly, "Why not? Kai would make a better leader than you would anyday. And anyway, how do you know this other world isn't still there? Kai might really be King."

Kai looked up at the comment from his childhood friend and smirked, then looking to Brian he winked. Brian, getting the hint to continue, spoke up next. "Better start treating him like one, before he sends you all to the dungeons." He pointed to Tyson, "If I was King, I'd send you there first. Might keep you quiet for a while."

"Yeah, well if I was King...I'd...umm...send all of you away! Banish you all!"

Rei looked up, "Actually Tyson, banishment was a serious punishment done by the Faeries. The Avarians didn't see the use of banishment and had a more detailed legal system."

Emily's curiositygrew at what Rei had said,"You seem to know a lot for just a story that's been passed down over the years."

Mariah, half-glaring to Emily, answered matter-of-factly, "Actually, it's more like our family history. Where we came from. That's why it's so detailed."

Max had been listening intently to the story and was drawn into the imaginative details, "So if it was all real, what was the punishment for criminals?"

It was Lee's turn to interject, "Well it ranged for each of the kingdoms. Each kingdom governed itself differently, remember? So for the Faeries, like Rei said, it was banishment which was reserved for the most serious offenders. But most of all, because of this punishment, the Faerie kingdom had hardly any offenders. They saw everyone as equal, only those in the highest positions of power, like the Enchantress and the seven guardians, were held in high respect. Us Neko's had the cells for small offenders and the gallows for the worst sort. We don't know much about how the Shadow Crawlers dealt with it, I think that they just killed off those they didn't like, but the Avarians had the most diverse punishments. They..."

Ian looked up teasingly, "Gallows? Cells? Banishment? Sounds like these kingdoms were still living in the medieval times. So, let me guess. The Avarians had torture chambers, gallows, executions and witch drownings all mixed in one?"

Mariah didn't look amused at his comment, "One. The Faeries had magic and they weren't about to drown the whole Faerie kingdom. They weren't considered witches either. Two. Banishment was too good for them, so they set up a system that allowed for second and third chance but after that it was death. Not executed, they just killed the person right there."

"They gave them chances? What kind of people give criminals a second chance?"

Mariah glared once more at Ian and yelled at his face, "We gave you lot a second chance didn't we?"

Ian just looked at her blankly and said in a monotone voice, "Harsh Mariah. You hurt my feelings...to think me a criminal. Honestly, I've never been caught in my life. You can't convict me without any proof."

Spencer slapped him over the head as he rolled his eyes, "What happened to 'No Lying and I'm going to get along with everyone'?"

"I lied." His reply earned him another slap over the head.

Mariah sighed and turned her back to him, to face everyone else, "As I was saying, they set up a system so that if you were caught for a menial offence you got a tattoo. Just a diagonal line across the right wrist. If you were caught again you got a second line, making it into an X. If someone was caught doing something wrong again, with an X on their wrists, they were usually taken to be punished. The punishment ranged from being imprisoned to being sold as a slave. Once the punishment was issued they would tattoo a circle around the X and if anything else would happen after that it was..." Instead of finishing the sentence Mariah drew her finger across her neck, indicating the punishment.

"Ooooooh. Ouch."

No one noticed Tala subconsciously draw his right arm back to him and rub his wrist.


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