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Chapter 1:

The sun was rising, over the rocky terrain of the Valley of Corrupted Gravity. An eagle cawed in the lone silence. The valley was quite today, even time seemed to stop as a silhouetted figure strode to the top of a 'hill'. The figure smiled.

"Home sweet home."

........................... In Bale.....................................

"King Albert?"

"Yes Minister Noish?"

"There is a woman here to see you, she has a young man accompanying her, and a person she calls her son."

Albert raised a petite eyebrow, "Why are they here?"

"She says that she knows you."

Albert sighed, he had just gotten back from his journey...... the defeat of Melbu Frahma...... and the death of Rose. Couldn't he at least get ONE moment's peace? Apparently not. Never mind the fact that it took him a year to get back, but it was a king's duty to listen to the people. Although... after all that he has done, he doesn't FEEL like a king anymore. He let out another sigh. "Send them in."

Noish bowed and headed out the room. Albert waited patiently, with the help of the book he was reading of course. He raised his eyes at the sound of boots, and he me with swirling purple ones.

"Glad to see that you haven't changed, your majesty."

Albert dropped his book, (A/N: GASP!!!!) and his jaw nearly dropped. He cleared his throat. "Rose?"

Rose smiled. She looked roughly different somehow. Her hair was definitely longer, it went a little past her knees. In stead of her usual black armor she was adorned in well...... a strange black, as almost as if her armor was moving. And her sword was simply tied to her waist, it was a deep saffire crystal. Albert's eyes traveled to the young man next to her.

"Dart! How nice to see you again."

'Dart's' faced defaulted, "I don't look that much like my son!"

Albert nearly fell down, "ZEIG?!"

Zeig smiled and put his arm around Rose's shoulder. "You're right Rose, he is a bright one!"

Albert's eyes traveled to the younger man next to Zeig. His eyes bulged. There standing beside him was a mirror image of a teenage Lavitz. The Lavitz teen looked just as confused.

"Mom, who is this man? Where is Albert?" He said turning his head in utter confusion.

Rose looked at Zeig, Zeig nodded and took Lavitz out of the room.

"It's been a while Albert."

Albert regained his composure, "Yes it has. Rose, why are you alive?"

Rose's face turned to the cold mask he was used to, "I don't know, but I have my suspicion. Did anything weird happen while you journeyed through the Valley of Corrupted Gravity?"

Albert shook his head, "The only thing strange that happened was that no monster's attacked me."

Rose frowned, "I was afraid of that. Oh, and before you ask I don't know why Zeig is alive or how he looks so young. And I'm sorry Albert, but I don't know why Lavitz is alive and his age reversed either."

Albert once again raised an eyebrow, "That wasn't what I was going to ask."

Rose fumbled with her words slightly, "Oh... what was your question?"

"Did you really come all this way just to hear if anything was strange?"

Rose chuckled coldly, "You are smarter that I remember. I actually came here to ask for your help."

"With what?"

Rose almost smiled again, she was working on breaking that habit. "Only you can access the library that is under the library in Deningrad."

Albert did fall off his throne this time, and he got back up and sat down, " How did you know about the library?"

"Don't be so naïve your majesty. I was alive when your father Carlos built it. Carlos was a nice young man...... but strange."

"Strange?"

Rose nodded, " He walked over to me as soon as he saw me in Denigrad. I'll never forget what he said............" She trailed off.

There was an awkward silence, Albert once again cleared his throat. "What did my father say?"

Rose shook her head for a second and then continued, "He said: One looks so beautiful when caught in the sands of time, and in the flames of hate. You are truly a mystery to me, Black Monster..."

Albert's jaw was practically unhinged, (A/N: How undignified! LOL!), How had his father known about Rose...... a person that he didn't even unravel.

Rose looked up at him, "He told me that if something strange happened in the valley that I should come to get you to open the library. He said it would be of great importance."

Albert still looked completely confused. Rose sighed, "Okay, shall I explain why I am here again?"

Lavitz walked about the streets of Bale. He shook his head. He didn't like that cold woman very much, it was always so chilly when he was around her. He wanted to know why he couldn't visit HIS mom. The man called Zeig told him not to visit his mom. How absurd!

Then he noticed something, none of the people looked familiar! What was going on? Then he looked to see a girl coming his way. He smiled, at least there was one person he still recognized!

"Lavitz!" The red headed girl latched onto his neck as he remembered her doing so. He sniffed her hair. Yup! Still smelled of flowers and rain.

"How are you doing today Leora?" He said trying to get the eager girl off of him.

Leora smiled her biggest smile yet, "Waiting for you silly!"

The two sat down and began to speak to each other.

"ALBERT! WILL YOU GET THAT EXPRESSION OFF OF YOUR FACE!" Rose and Zeig said and unison, becoming annoyed with the king.

Albert shook his head, "Fine, I will open the library. Let's go, I'll meet at the gate of Bale, I must get my spear."

Rose and Zeig left and Albert slumped on his seat, again with the traveling!

Leora's face stiffened slightly as she saw the two coming toward them. She had to leave, it was too soon, "See ya Lavitz!" She ran off before Lavitz could say a word.

Lavitz frowned, "That was odd." He went over to the two and then saw a third one who looked like an adulterated version of Albert. Lavitz shook his head, he mustn't think such things. If Leora was still young, he should still be young.

"We are going to Deningrad." Rose said in a cold tone.

Leora was not a happy girl! She stomped back to the home in the Valley of Corrupted Gravity, to the place where that woman was. "YOU! You said that the cold lady was dead! You promised! I've done everything you've asked for! And THIS is my repayment?!"

The woman glanced up to the angry teenager, "I wasn't expecting this either. Deal with it. You will be happy again, after I put them into their final place!"

Leora frowned, "You are one weird lady!" She began to trudge her way to the room the mysterious woman provided for her.

The woman stepped out of the shadows, her eyes lighting up in the fire. "If only you knew my little pawn! I just want me to kill Rose." The woman's face hardened, "Rose, you dug up and buried me into my grave. It is unforgivable. When you find out what I am, it'll be to late." The woman started to laugh maniacally. A boot was soon thrown into her face.

"Shut up! I am trying to sleep!"

The woman cursed, mentally making sure that she would be rid of the girl soon.

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