A/N: I would like to thank the 'Drow Dictionary' for the translation I have been getting for this fan fiction. It wouldn't have the same feel if I didn't have the translator. I hope this is going alright for you guys who are reading this so far. Remember, there are eighteen more chapters to go, including this one until the ending of this one and the beginning of book three. Just enjoy the ride, though buckle up. It will be bumpy. To recap what happened in the last chapter, Ren met with Yin again who had a warning for him. He would soon be tied to darkness. The waves of pains coming from his transformation are getting worse, and he knows that soon he won't be able to hide it anymore. Then a plane crashed, and the boys had to fight zombies! ((OMG)) Then the sun rose up and they saw that it was covered by some kind of strange clouds. Thus, the journey begins. To the fan fiction!

Chapter three: The man in black

Ren sat back against the wall, out of breath and completely unsure of what was going on around him. His whole body hurt a great pain that confused him but he suffered through it. He couldn't let the others know, at least not yet. Not until he could figure out what was happening himself. He looked around him dim room and then looked at the alarm. It was only one o'clock in the morning. He closed his eyes and tried to return to sleep, but his body wouldn't let him. The whole time he sat there he knew that something was going wrong inside of him. He had no idea what, but he would figure it out soon.

He sat up, and looked around the room, before he rubbed his head. The pain was horrible, and those bumps on his head were a little larger then they were a while ago. They must have grown while he was asleep, he guessed. He turned on the lamp and made his way to the rest room that was beside his room. As he looked at his reflection in the mirror, he couldn't help but sigh. How long would he be able to hide what was happening to him?

He sighed and then made his way back to his room, to hopefully get some sleep. But he couldn't sleep, visions of strange things keep on plaguing him. Why couldn't he get the visions of a dark man in robes out of his head? Why was his voice hunting his mind? He groaned and looked back at the alarm clock.

"Well, this isn't going too well," Ren said as he got back up again. He looked at his hands and then clenched them in slight anger and annoyance. "What the hell is happening to me…? "

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"Get up Ren, it's almost ten o'clock!"

Pirika heard no answer, so she knocked again. Crossing her arms, she shook her head and opened the door. Ren wasn't laying on his bed, but there was something sitting beside the bed, against the wall, covered in the blanket. It had to be him. Walking over, she smiled warmly. "Ren, get up-"

"Pirika, stay away," came Ren's dark, growled reply. She took a few steps back, and didn't know what to say. She took a few steps forward, until she was standing right in front of him, and she reached out to touch him.

"Ren…"

He slapped her hand away and jumped up, flipping back to were he was on the other side of the bed. He took up straight, and then looked at her with sharp gold eyes that she could see, despite the fact that most of his face was shadowed. He then looked away from her and said;

"Sorry…"

Pirika shook her head, and walked over towards him. "Something is wrong, what is it?"

Ren still didn't look at her, but off to the side. "It's a little hard to explain. I don't understand it myself."

"Try me."

He shook his head, and then made his way towards the bathroom. "I'll explain it to you later, when I understand more. Alright?"

Pirika tilted her head, and shook her head. "I'll give you time. You better tell me something soon or there will be hell to pay."

Ren was in the bathroom, though he waved a hand out of the room to tell her that he understood. He then heard her leave the room, closing the door behind her, and he couldn't help but sigh in relief. At least she was gone, and he wouldn't have to worry about her asking any questions for a while. He removed the blanket from around him and gasped as he saw his reflection before he groaned. How the hell was he going to hide this?

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"So, you mean to tell me that, it's already started?"

Horohoro, Yoh and Anna sat around a table, Tamara not standing too far away, cooking breakfast. She watched the others with concerned eyes, wondering what was wrong. Anna just looked at Horo and nodded calmly.

"It has begun, and you know what that means."

Yoh leaned forward. "We got to be ready for 'them' to come for him. We have to be prepared to fight."

Horo shook his head. "I really don't like this."

"He is already speaking their language; it's only a matter of time before the transformation becomes complete."

"Should we tell Pirika," Yoh asked and Anna shook her head.

"We should let Ren tell her himself. Once he fully understands it though, he will most likely tell her."

"What's going on?"

Pirika had made her way down stairs and into the dinning room, there was an expression of slight wonder. Anna didn't say anything, but Yoh just smiled lazily. "Nothing Pirika, we were just talking. Where's Ren?"

"He's in his room," she said, crossing her arms across her chest. "He's been acting so funny lately, but he told me he say why soon."

He nodded and smiled. "He always keeps his promises."

Pirika sat down, and Anna sighed silently. She was glad she hadn't over heard anything. She would have to discuss more info later with them. She was hoping that they still had a little time. But she didn't think that they did.

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Ren covered his face with his hand, and groaned. This was going to be pretty hard, he knew he had to figure out something. He poked his horn with a clawed finger, and he shook his head. He knew he couldn't hide it forever, and how could he with the way things were going. He could try hiding in his room for a while, but then again, that wouldn't work either.

He sat down on his bed with another wave of pain surrounded him, and he grabbed his head in pain. He let out a low growl of frustration and shut his eyes tight. "Why does this have to happen to me… why can't it happen to Horo?"

He cursed and let go of his head, deciding to suffer through the pain and try his best to ignore it. He grabbed a pen and began to write. It was something he did when he was very irritated, and he was actually very creative. He wrote songs, songs that most likely would never get seen and never get heard in his lifetime, if he didn't burn them before he died. It helped him ignore the pain.

"Why so glum?"

The voice of the young shaman startled poor Ren and he couldn't help but stare at the London shaman with wide gold eyes. "What the hell?"

The young shaman jumped down from his window, a slight smile on his face, and he shook his head. "I thought I might find you up here, we need to talk."

Lyserg was a lot taller then he had been the last time Ren had seen him, and he looked like he had changed a lot. He was wearing a simple green vest over his torso and black pants. Around his neck was a crystal pendent, with a large 'F' inscribed in it. Ren wondered how he got up into his window and why was there. But then he realized something worse.

He could see what was happening to him…

Ren made to hide himself but Lyserg waved a hand. "No need to hide yourself. It's already too late."

Ren just gave a frustrated grunt and looked away. How very irritating. The dowser walked over and stared at what the Chinese shaman was writing. "What's this? You're a song writer? Misérable… such an interesting sounding song, you should have someone sing it."

Ren grabbed the note book and hid it in one of the drawers. "You don't need to see that. So, why are you here?"

He chuckled and shook his head. "You shouldn't hide your talents like that. It was a really good sounding song. But anyways… Since Anna won't tell you what's going on I guess I better."

"You mean, she knows about what's happening to me, and she hasn't told me why yet?"

"Exactly," Lyserg said calmly, sitting down in a nearby chair. "There are a lot of things she hasn't told you. Like the clouds covering the sun. Those aren't clouds, their ships from a very dangerous race, bent on taking over this planet and using it as a ship."

"How do you know about this?"

"I've done some research and found out all the information I needed from a book. Those ships, and those people inside… They need to find some kind of key in order too unlock the planet and use it. The only thing is, the book didn't tell me what the key was."

"Did that book have any information about what's going on with me?"

"Actually it did, it said that-"

"Why don't you come out? I need to speak with the Chinese one."

There was a loud booming voice coming from outside and when Ren and Lyserg looked out they saw a man in a black cloak looking straight at them. They couldn't see his face, but they could feel he was smiling. He pointed at Ren and then pointed down at the ground. It seemed like he wanted him to come out.

Ren jumped out of his window, and on to the small roof that outstretched a little from his window, and then jumped down to the ground. He was actually up pretty high, but he didn't seem to mind at all. He landed on his feet and stood up, staring at the man. For some reason, Ren felt like he had seen this man before, his voice just sounded so familiar to him.

"That's good, you had enough courage to come out and talk to me yourself," the man said in a cold, but amused sounding voice.

"Who are you?"

The man chuckled. "Just a person looking for a place to call home. How about you Ren?"

Ren didn't say anything, but the others had finally joined them to see this strange man. Anna seemed a little frustrated for once, it was strange to see without her normal look of calm, but it was gone at the moment.

"Why are you here," she asked the man, and he looked at her before he chuckled again.

"Lady Anna, I was hoping to see you again. That dream vision was quite funny."

"You know him Anna," Ren asked, not looking back at her. "What else do you know?"

Anna didn't say anything else, so the robed guy deiced to continue. He looked back at Ren, and held out his hand. "We've come for you, my linage."

Ren didn't know what to say, but for some reason he felt drawn to the man. He didn't realize it, but he was walking towards the man. Pirika noticed and grabbed his arm, holding him back. He looked back at her, in confusement. "What?"

"You were walking towards him!"

Ren looked back at the man, who removed his hood with another soft chuckled. His face was angler and cold looking, his bright yellow eyes shined in the light. He had a 'x' shaped scar in between his eyes, and his hair was a pale blue. He lowered his hand and shook his head. "You remember my face Ren, you will be seeing me again soon..."

He did a short of bow, out stretching his arms, and then a black gate appeared behind him. He walked back into it, disappearing into it and then gate shut. Ren shook his head, grabbing his head. "Who was he?"

"Saix," Anna said coldly, walking forward towards him, "One of the members of the race that is coming."

"They are already here Anna, you know that," said Lyserg.

"You didn't say anything to Ren did you?"

"I didn't have a chance to say anything…"

"What the hell is going on," Pirika asked. Anna and Yoh turned to her, and Anna shook her head.

"It's hard to explain."

"Well you better," she said, crossing her arms. "I want to know what's happening with that guy in black, Ren and how Lyserg knows more then me."

Lyserg chuckled, and put a hand on her shoulder. "Don't worry. Once the high and mighty Anna figures out that she needs to tell the truth, she will tell."

"What was that?"

"Uh… nothing…"

"Lyserg…."

A/N: Well, chapter three is done… so how did you like it. I think it turned out alright, it just took a little longer then I liked. At least I got it finished huh? Saix… yeah, I had to add him to something besides another kingdom hearts fan fiction. So he is one of the five members of the race that is going to attack earth. Four of the group are KH inspired, while the leader is completely original… I hope you enjoy it! Well, till next time. Next chapter, Lyserg and Anna explain what they know so far, and Ren runs off to figure out what exactly is happening to him. He meets a man who tells him about the alien race coming. See ya soon!