CHAPTER FOUR

Everything was still. Nothing moved. Nothing. No one breathed. Sydney was wide eyed. I was still. Inside, I was almost to my boiling point. "Hey Halman. Finally decide to surrender your presidency?" I asked, softly and Sarcastically.

He chuckled. "Very funny. You know, I've been waiting for this for a long time."

"Really? I wonder why…" I said. The sword was raised suddenly. There was a roar and a scream. Suddenly a wild cat appear, and knocked me to the ground and back kicked Halman to the wall. I leaped up to my feet. "Wha-"

"Quiet!" The wild cat screamed! "Get her down! Quickly!" It said. I quickly shot down the shackles and caught Sydney in my arms. Our lips met briefly. "Took you long enough tiger. They surrounded me before I could Hid." I nodded.

"It's not your fault. We have to go now…" I turned and the wild cat lead us out. "Go." It hissed. We quickly ran down the long hall after it… her. It sounded like a female. "Wait!" I muttered to her. The Cat turned around and looked at me. "What is it?" She asked, impatiently.

"What are you?"

"I am your daemon. My name is Kyana."

"A what?"

"Daemon. I am your soul, in animal form. Now come! You can ask questions later." It turned and began to run away. Sydney glanced at me. I shrugged and nodded after it. We took off and followed it to a staircase. Guards ran up the stairs. It leaped up and onto one of them and began to attack it. "Well… maybe this daemon thing isn't so bad after all…"

I ran forward and kicked one of the guards down and pulled one of my pistols and shot another. "Go! Go!" I yelled, shooting another guard ran into the front hall that we were in.

Kyana and Sydney ran past me and Kyana broke through the front doors at the end of the hall. Dak dropped down and motioned for us to get on. I turned and fired off a few more shots before leaping onto the dragons back. Go!

Dak took off into the air. Just before we went out of range, I watched Halman run out and fire off a few rounds from a pistol of his own.

"I forgot how far away we were from Halman's Place." I said, putting wood on a fire. Night had fallen. We were still about half way to our hideout. I sat down beside Sydney. The wild cat… Kyana, sat, staring into the fire.

"Hey… Kyana, Right?" She turned and looked at me with a slight bow. "Yes. That is my name. How can I help?"

Sydney glanced at me. I shrugged. "Well, you can start by explaining to me where you can from and what you are."

Kyana nodded. "Very well. I'm sure you are very confused," She said, "I am your daemon. A Daemon is essentially your very soul and heart in animal form. Daemons are always opposite sex to their true selves. That is why I am a female, because you are a male."

I nodded. "Please, go on."

"I've always been with you, you've just never been able to see me, as you were living in the wrong world. When you entered Halman's Palace, you enter a portal of sorts, and entered my world. The Right world."

Sydney leaned forward to warm her hands on the fire. "And why are you here? How did you continue to stay visible to us after we left Halman's Palace?"

Suddenly Kyana's ears perked up. "That is a very good question. With a very simple answer. You never left the Right world. Also, I am simple here. Everyone has a daemon. Even you."

I looked at Kyana. Then Sydney. Then Dak. Then back at Kyana. "Then where is mine?"

"That I do not know…"

We all stared into the fire completely in silence suddenly. "You are doing the right thing Matthew." Kyana said.

"Huh?"

"Trying to take down Halman. He is an evil and dangerous being."

I nodded. "I know. All too well."

Kyana stood on all four legs and walked over to sit beside me and Sydney. She looked up at me. "I know what happened. Remember, I've been with you since you were born."

Sydney looked over at me. Kyana continued in a whisper. "You've never told her. Why?"

"Because." I hissed quietly. "It's not something I like to talk about."

"It would ease the pain."

"How would you know?"

"Because I am your soul and heart. And you know that in your heart you would feel better to tell someone about it. Don't lie to yourself."

"I'm not lying to myself!" I said suddenly. Everyone looked at me, Human and Animal alike. I looked down at the fire quickly. I turned and walked a few yard into the woods and looked up at the sky. The stars were clearly visible tonight, as was the moon. A hand touched my shoulder.

"Are you alright?" Sydney asked.

I took a breath a turned to her. "Yes. I'm fine."

She took my hand and held onto my arm and looked up at the sky with me. "Hey…" she started, looking at me, "You know you can tell me anything… right?"

I looked down at her hands and rubbed them gently and smiled weakly, and began to say something when suddenly Kyana screamed. "Dak move!" she yelled. "Find Matt and Sydney! Hurry! I'll hold them off!"

Sydney and I looked at each other in confusion and turned and ran back toward the camp site. Kyana ran forward and pushed us back the other way. "Go! Now!" She screamed as Dak landed behind us.

Suddenly a dozen Men tore through the bushes.