A Light Within The Darkness

Chapter 3

She read cautiously through the book, looking at the pages briskly, then flipped back and started reading page one.

-Frerenfall, first breath-

' Barodius has a problem with me somehow. The day I failed that one time must have set him off. I would say im sorry, but he knows that. He rewarded me that day by turning on my briefly, injuring my arm nearly to the point of it not being able to be used. I am still in shock from this, but at least he did not injure me too closely to my middle section. He doesn't even know. I decided to keep it that way, I do not know how to tell him, let alone how he will react to when he finds that we two created something, and it rests slumbering within me. Nurzak heard about what must have happened. I knew what the old man wanted. He asked me to commit treason to the emperor. Dumbly, I said that he could more than likely consider us allies now. I hope I do not regret this.'

Roz gloanced up at Nurzak. "My mothers?" she asked him. Nurzak nodded slowly. He had closed his eyes, he knew well the questions to come. "Please, read more." She nodded at him and turned her head downright, but before she did, she growled. "He attacked my mother. I will remember that." The did not bother withholding the snarl in her tone. She read further.

-Krishaltounge, last breath-

'My god. He did find out. All he said was that I was lucky I was still of some use to him. Yes, he was angry, I was thrown to the floor after he said that. I expected him to attack me again. But he didn't. he did the shockingly last thing I expected him to do. He tilted my head up to meet his gaze and would not let me go when I tried to look away. I was more sad then anything, the war with the humans had changed him so. The orb was changing him too. That was why I hated the Neathians. Something as powerful like the sacred orb should not exist, no matter how bright the light, the light will yet still attract darkness. This thought saddened me, but I did not allow it to show. He told me that if I helped destroy the battle brawlers and remained loyal, he'd make me his queen. I accepted, and was loyal to the emperor yet again. My beloved Barodius, I still loved him even if he was warped by the desire for power. I stiffed my shoulders that night after, when we had forcefully exiled Nurzak. Many presumed the man dead, but I know better. I shall also have to come up with a cloaking device for my stomach, I cannot have anyone noticing. Even I have enemies who would be willing, more than willing, to make use of this information.'

Roz let out a pained sigh. "I know what my mother is attempting to do. I am like her, so I know her. She will protect herself and whatever is dearest to her." She raised her gaze to Nurzak, who nodded and replied, "She stuck by the emperor's side and did whatever he asked, never letting her guard up, because she had two futures to protect now." I leaned back in my seat. "Yes… even if it meant.. lives.. she masked everything well." "Continue reading please." Roz nodded.

-Jakstrughar, darkdawn-

'It is as I feared, this monster that calls himself Dharak, the emperor's bakugan, has asked me to forcefully combine an enemy bakugan's DNA with his own. The emperor stands by my side, a constant smirk on his face. If it was any other bakugan they wanted fine, I would not hesitate. But they are asking me to make a combination of Dharak and Drago, the leading bakugan behind enemy lines. I shudder at what could and can go wrong here. But even my voice of reason is beyond them both it seems. I have no choice. I have to protect what is mine and what I hold dear, even if it means dropping into pure madness like this. I just hope all goes well.'

"Drago, the name is familiar to me." Nurzak spoke, "Drago was partnered with Dan Kuso, who was-" "He was the one who was the main driving force behind Neathian forces." "Apologies." She added quickly, seeing Nurzak was annoyed by her interruption. "Do you guys have anything else?" "Your mother was killed by someone who betrayed the emperor and your mother." Roz stared at the old fart. "Who." She snapped coldly. "His name was Gill, do not worry. He is long dead. The emperor found out the same day and killed her murderer, onboard his own ship." Roz looked down at all the other pages she had not read yet, and stuffed them within a coat pocket in her robes. It was time to blow this joint. She stood up calmly. "I thank you for this information. But I am afraid I must be on my way." Nurzak's surprise showed on his face. "But, dear." I Glared lightly at him. "Do not call me dear. Do not even try to stop me. I am leaving this place to pursue something else." Nurzak glared. "What would that be?" She glared back. "Perhaps we will see each other again sometime." With that, she snapped her fingers, and teleported out of the room the same way he'd gotten the chairs into the room, the old man was not always the sharpest knife in the box. He'd made a very big mistake. Her scalp began to prickle. Shit. She looked down and lifted a strand of her hair. Her hair had pulled a switcheroo like it normally does. It was now the color of her father's, purple and silver-white. She cursed. Nurzak stared as she teleported away. She landed herself in a large, empty room. No.. wait. She groaned as several Gundalian soldiers met her gaze, instantly, she bolted as they yelled at her to halt. To stop. To freeze. Nope. No way in bloody hell. She pulled her hooded robe over herself, hiding her face as much as possible as she tore around through the hallways, trying to figure out where their main teleportation gates where. The ones that let them go to Neathia. She was going to find this 'Sacred Orb.' Her sleeves trailed behind her as she ran, setting into a rhythm of pace, fleeing the giant room. She turned a corner and snickered. The idiots actually bothered to label such a thing on the wall? She followed the arrow on a sign that said 'Travel Gates.' This caused her to speed up further, and she burned down the halls, a near blur of feet and arms. She knew that the old man was most likely watching her on camera right now. There was one, speak of the devil outside the doors leading to the room with all the gates inside. She stopped, pulled back her hood slightly so that her eyes and mouth were showing, and grinned cheekily staring straight into the camera lens.