The next year was like hell twice over. I remember waking up the day after it all, I could hear her screaming. From the next room I could hear Crystals' cries. I ran in to find her asleep. Nightmares. It didn't take a genius to know. She was dreaming of them.

Myself I had seen them in my sleep. The images. His minions. I wanted so much to let it out. Show how they felt to me. It wasn't my place. She needed me. With Chaleah and the sovereign in training, Teleah also needed someone. Sometimes it was too much.

Through the wall I heard the door slam. I could hear her in my room. Teleah. Finding it empty she pounced on my bed. I called in.

"In here"

A split second passed. Crystal awoke to us both. I remember how much it had taken. Neither of them could stand even a moment alone.

One could hear outside. The guard, they had been put immediately on a strict training regiment. The sounds of battle drills echoed the canyon. Among the higher ranks she stood. Chaleahs' voice boasted well. Confidence and Authority boomed from her lips. A natural leader. A world mostly of men and a teenage woman of another world was their most reputable.

I left them for only a couple of minutes. I went to get water when I heard. I passed the sovereigns chamber. I heard them. I peered through to see who he was with. I saw him. The Lord.

As I stood I heard all. They talked mostly about us. No names but I could tell. He even talked of our brother. He was younger, living as a child of the forgotten. He even mentioned our mother.

I wanted to enter. I would have, if she did not find me.

"The others are waiting"

She took me to a room. Crystal and Teleah were there. She had brought us to the basement. Below our feet a pentagram logo was visible. I could feel it in my bones. This was not for show. From the surrounding circle an aura filled the room. Strange forces came from every part of it. As I looked at the size of it I could tell, it was a perfect impression including its size. It was the base of the palace.

It was crystal who asked first. We all wanted to know. There was no support, how was the palace standing above us.

"Well… you see, the place we currently stand in. It technically doesn't exist."

Somehow I felt I knew what she meant. We all did but we didn't understand how. After a short pause Chaleah explained;

"I can see you all know how, this is because our fathers are from a world in which this kind of knowledge is comes to the children from birth. Although we must learn, we know in our hearts. This will become clearer soon."

She explained many things to us here but above it all, she explained him. The first we had heard of our father. The man from the sovereigns' chamber, the Lord Darou Deville.

She explained more about us and what we were. She also explained it, the "Dark One".

"Many years ago, as I reached the age you are now, his people were at war with ours. They had been for many centuries. The lead houses became targeted. Both the Deville and Phsycute houses. The leading heirs to our worlds' throne decided to try and lure enough away to allow our people some recuperation time"

"So why here, Why did they come here?"

"Well Damien, with myself, my father and mother and Darou inside the ship we just circled wherever we could to scatter them. After a while and a large battle the ship was too badly damaged and we crashed."

"And our leadership?"

"Well my sister, the people were being led by a lord and sovereign falling to powers grasp faster and faster. Our fathers were not going to interfere until the day one of them came for us, it was one of them, the Oblivious. The leaders were not corrupt just losing a fight no one could see them fighting…"

"No-One?" Teleah interrupted.

"The Oblivious take people by infesting the body and soul with spores, to anyone untrained they cannot be seen. It was our fault they were here. We took back the town and the forgotten from them. We were going to leave the rest but they came to our ship with the forgotten who aided us. It was the peoples choice to be lead by our fathers. Darou had already found a life with a human woman, she died birthing his second son. Our mother died not long after your birth, the force of battle while carrying a child was too much for her."

"What of our brother?"

"Best question so far Cryssie, Lieo was separated from you to prevent them targeting all of Darous children, our father may be the first heir to our home world, but your bloodline continues from the one they fear the most. Darou so far is the first and only mortal to reach his level, known by our people as Primalia, when the synch between the soul and body, between the two primary energies, Chi and Mana reach a level in which is greater than even that known to yokai. As the only one of this level they will want all who come from him dead."

"What do we do?"

"Nothing, He has used Lieo as a method of hiding your existence, he wishes you both to be tested, that is why we are here."

"What of Teleah?"

"Well Damien if you were patient you would find out now is the day she begins her training to replace the sovereign. As for you two you may begin you predestinated testing. But know this, you cannot do this together. You must be separated for this until the time comes. You will not see until your thirteenth year."

"Can you be any less fair Sister?"

"Teleah, I am but the messenger, Crystal you are to meet me here in five days, Damien in seven."

"And what will we be doing?"

"You will know only if you accept, and know this, it is he who will take your answer."

"Our Father" I ask?

"The lord himself."

The next week was not good. I talked with Crystal a lot about it. But one conversation the day before the meeting stood out.

"But if he is our father, why do we not bare the same marks as him"

"Brother, Teleah shows no proof of those of the Phsycute house"

"I'm still unsure, even if it is his blood the Sovereign has been our father since mother"

"Still, is there nothing you would wish to know from him?"

I did not answer. I knew in my heart that my path would lead to him. I also knew that part of me wanted to accept this offer. I knew without asking, she would. He was a protector in his heart, even though she often hid behind me, Crystal could stand as well as myself if she wanted to. Part of me wanted her to turn down the offer, we both knew the dangerous part was surviving in these times.

The day came, the fifth day. I wanted so much to see her return having said "no". I also knew before the day ended that when she left to meet Chaleah she would not be back. I will never forget the last words between us. It may sound stupid but as she left there was only one thing I knew could be said. We had said only two things to each other that day. As met that morning I said we passed on a single message each,

"Good Luck"

As she left to meet with Chaleah a final word was exchanged between us. Knowing in our hearts the other would accept, it is all we could say. In six years we would meet once more, a deal made with a single word.

"Promise"