Hey guys! here's chapter 6! Then I'm updating Hidden behind a Mask! So please be patient!

Disclamier: I don't own either.

Kai walked with the group of shamans back to the hotel. He wasn't pleased that he had to bring these shamans with them but with Dranzer scouting the area it shouldn't be a problem.

They entered the hotel where Bryan and Tala lead them to the room where Tyson and Max were, while Kai went up into his room.

Kai opened the door and entered frowning slightly he couldn't help but worry about Dranzer.

He could remember when he first received Dranzer…

----------Flashback--------------

A little five-year-old Kai ran around the woods in his Grandfather's estate. His Grandfather had sent Bryan Tala and him into the forest to find three out of the five spirits here and have one become their guardian ghosts.

Kai climbed over an overturned root from a tree and continued on his way.

He was so excited to finally get a spirit. He's been training for a long time to finally get a guardian.

He looked for any sign of the altars but found nothing as of yet. He frowned they had to be near by.

He moved aside a branch and step on something that opened a trap door beneath him. Kai cried out as he fell.

Kai grabbed onto a rock sticking out of the wall, breathed a sigh of relief.

Kai looked down but saw nothing but inky blackness. He swallowed and then let go of the rock.

He fell quite a ways before landing on the ground. Kai looked around but it was too dark for him to see anything. So he blindly searched for a wall. Once he found one he used it as a guide to lead him down a tunnel.

Kai swallowed uneasy. He didn't know where this tunnel lead and it was making him nervous. It could lead him to an army of those zombies that he gets from the Tao family in China.

Soon he saw a light and smiled in relief. He instantly headed towards it running as fast as he could.

Once he passed through the archway he gasped in wonder. There before him was the alter for the Red Phoenix: Dranzer.

Kai smiled happily, "I found it." He muttered taking one step forward.

He then noticed some writing on the wall and began to read it, "Those who wish to command the Great Phoenix must have a pure heart or else they will be rejected." He read.

Kai took another step towards the alter when those zombies jumped down from the ceiling. There was about twenty of them, and Kai never faced that many before.

Kai looked around he forgot his weapon back in the mansion he couldn't fight these things barehanded.

They attack him at amazing speed and slashed at him with those claws. Kai dodged quickly and weaved through them to the alter to get the ruby sword.

Kai ran up the steps weaving side to side when they tried to jump him. He was almost at the top when another one jumped from the ceiling Kai tried to dodged but didn't move in time and got scratched across the chest.

Landing a few steps away from it holding his chest in pain. He stood up shakily and waited until the thing on top of the stairs jumped at him. When it did Kai went between its legs and headed up the rest of the stairs.

Kai finally reached the top and reached out to grab the sword.

Instantly Kai felt like his soul was being judged and gasped slightly as it pulsed. All of a sudden he could feel immense heat coming from the blade but it didn't burn him and new strength running through him.

A red aura surrounds Kai it was soothing and welcome, Don't give up. Said a voice in Kai's mind that soothed his nerves and brought him courage.

Kai turned to face them his eyes flaring in determination and courage. He braced himself as the aura faded slightly but he was still soothed by it. He charges to the nearest zombies and expertly slices them in half with ease.

Kai knew he couldn't take on twenty at once when something happened a wall of fire surrounded him Kai look puzzled until the soothing voice whispered again, Spin fire.

Kai smirked and attack the nearest zombie and chopped its head off the other that tried to attack were burned.

Pretty soon Kai was exhausted cause of the blood loss. The cuts on his chest were slowing him down and he felt woozy.

Suddenly his arm went up on its on it pointing straight to the ceiling Kai opened his mouth, "Flame Saber!" Kai noticed that his voice was mixed with another.

He brought it down in a arc and incinerated them all to ashes.

Kai breathed a sigh of relief and started to look around for a way out but can't find any. Kai begins to panic slightly.

Kai then senses something behind him and turns to see the red phoenix Dranzer. Kai felt his eyes widen.

You have proven yourself worthy young one. You shall have me and leave this place. He said as a stonewall moved and touches lit up.

Kai smiled and headed down the hall back to his Grandfather.

--------------End Flashback-------------

Ever since that day him and Dranzer were hardly separated from each other. Dranzer turned into the father he never had.

When Kai was still just a baby his parents died. Ever since them he lived with his Grandfather that could've cared less at what happened to him.

Kai snapped out of his thoughts when he heard the door open. He looked up to see Bryan. Kai smiled at him and he smiled back, "So what happened to Tala?" He asked.

Bryan shook his head in amusement, "He's getting something to eat." He replied walking over to him shutting the door behind him. "What about those shamans?" He questioned.

Bryan snorted, "There here. Though I wonder how they're so powerful they are completely pathetic." He retorted.

Kai chuckled, "That bad?"

Bryan shook his head, "Their not bad their horrible!" He said throwing arms in the air, "They argue over the littlest things, and their guardian ghosts are just as bad if not worse."

Kai smiled lightly, "I think you've been hanging around your boyfriend to much." He said. Bryan gave a mock gasp of horror, "That's an insult Kai. You don't see me walking around with a turtle neck and red hair do you?"

Kai chuckled and was about to reply when tapping on the window interrupted him. He turned around and opened the window glad to see Dranzer fly in and perch on his arm.

Kai smiled and stroked him on the head; that made him coo and lean into the touch. "Did you follow them Dranzer?" He asked. Dranzer nodded his head but didn't leave his perch. "Good job. We'll follow them tomorrow. Bryan go tell Tala." He said.

Bryan nodded his head and left the room leaving Kai and Dranzer alone and thinking about their pasts.

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Later that night after everyone had supper and were getting ready for bed.

"Kai…" Said Tala.

Kai rolled over to look at him, "Yeah Tala." He said. Tala smiled slightly sitting on the bed waiting for Bryan, "I was wondering when we get to the village how will we tell which one has Driger?" He asked.

"Its obvious the elder of the village must have it, if not then he gave it to the strongest fighter." Said Bryan coming out of the bathroom in his nightclothes.

Kai laid on his back staring at the ceiling, "We have to befriend whoever it is than bring it back to Voltaire." He said.

Wolborg let out a whine at the back of his throat clearly not liking the idea. Tala looked over to Wolborg who was at the foot of the bed and patted him on the head, "I know you don't like it when we do that, but we have no choice its either that or we fail and Voltaire experiments on you again." He said.

Wolborg's ears went flat against his skull growling softly at the mention of that name.

Bryan reached over to the lamp, "We should get some rest, goodnight." He said switching it off.

"'Night."

"Goodnight."

Kai closed his and submit to the pitch black of the night.

-------------Dream----------------

Someone around the age of fifteen ran though the forests. He had fire colored hair (A/N: For the hair just think Brooklyn but is in the color of fire instead of just orange.) and piercing dark blue eyes, he was wearing a black jacket with white fur on the collar with no shirt, black pants and a silver belt a sword sheath hanging off the belt, and Chinese black slippers. But the most amazing thing about him was the pair of red wings on his back.

He ran through a worried expression on his face, but smiled when he saw light coming ahead. He broke through the thicket and gasped in horror as his village was a blazed with fire.

He ran down the hill he was standing on and ran toward the town. He stopped once he entered the village looking around for any signs of life. He was about to move on when he heard a scream coming from the center.

He headed to where the scream came from knowing it sounded familiar. He gasped when he saw a man with pale skin, long brown hair, wearing a shaman outfit including the hat have his hand clamped around the person who screamed wrist.

The one who had their wrist trapped was a beautiful teen with long white hair that reached his ankles that was held back with a string, beautiful jade eyes, he wore a white shirt with dark blue pant, black Chinese slippers, and had a sword sheath at his waist. But what stood out the most was the cat ears with green strips on his head and the golden tail behind him.

"Let me go!" He yelled to the shaman, but all he did was chuckle. "You're the one I'm looking for. With your power added to mine we'll be invisible." He muttered into the struggling teens ear.

Neither of them noticed the unsheathing of a sword until it was to late, but the shaman jumped away before he could hit him letting go of the white-haired teen, "Dranzer!" Said the surprise teen.

Dranzer kneeled next to him, "Are you okay Driger?" He asked pulling the teen up into his arms.

Driger smiled softly and buried his head in Dranzer's chest, "I'm fine." He muttered.

"Oh how cute." Sneered a voice. Dranzer and Driger broke away for their embrace to see the shaman glaring at them, "I think I might just throw up."

Driger growled at him and Dranzer glared back. Dranzer then felt the wind change and pulled Driger close to him, "You won't get him this time Zeke." He sneered at him opening his wings and flying away leaving a cursing Zeke behind.

Driger wrapped his arms around his neck, "I'm sorry." He said Dranzer looked down at him puzzled.

"Sorry? Sorry for what?" He asked shifting his grip so he was cradling him bridle style to his chest. "For making us leave another home. I should've just let him take me." He mumbled.

Dranzer shook his head, "I don't care you're important to me more than some place. I'd never let Zeke take you." He mumbled back.

Driger smiled and started to purr, "Thank you Dranzer."

Dranzer smiled in return, "No problem Drig." He said back fly into the moonlight with the others following him.

---------------End Dream--------------------

Kai snapped his eyes open and looked around the room. It was barely dawn but Kai didn't care. He got up and changed his clothes. He had never had that dream before and it felt so real. He could feel the heat radiating off of the body like it was right beside him.

Kai shook his head and walked outside onto the balcony. He took a deep breath of air and exhaled. He leaned against the railing staring at the raising sun. He looked over to Dranzer who flew over and perched onto his shoulder.

Kai smiled and reached up and petting him. Kai looked back at the horizon not noticing Dranzer's sad face.

'We'll meet again Driger. I hope you remember our promise. The one where I'd always protect you.'

Well thats all for now!

Till next time!

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