Title: lost kingdoms

Summary: Four heroes'. The prince of light, a water sage, a healer and a boy with no past. Now travel through out the kingdoms to find the true heir to the realm of darkness and to put a stop to the new queen of darkness who wants the lost prince for her self. When the four seem to not be able to find the prince they realise that he is closer than they think…

Stage 9

Krad ran, his legs aching, begging him to stop, his eyes burning with unshed tears. He fell, his hands reaching out to steady him. Golden hair snaked into the ground, he growled and stood. Tears leaked out of his eyes, he stood and set off again, his legs sore and his heart pounding in his chest. Two blobs appeared in front of him, he ran towards them, his eyes stinging.

"Daisuke! Satoshi!" He skidded to a stop, his body leaning against the nearest tree as he huffed and puffed. The two boys ran to him, they took the elders arms and slung them around their shoulders.

"Anything?" Daisuke's voice whispered as he heaved Krad to another spot.

"…They have him…that witch controlling the dark realm has him" He hissed, blue eyes looked to red, they nodded and pulled Krad forward.

"Come on, if we can get to one of the kingdoms or realms we can get to the dark realm" The elder nodded as he limped with his friends.

She happily waltzed in the room, her hair fluttering like wings in the air, she smiled, her blood red lips reaching her ears. She turned and walked to the window. She smirked and ran her hand on the frozen glass, a bedroom coming into view, Dark's body lying asleep on the bed.

Dark stirred, he awoke, his eyes heavy and his mind fogged. He blinked and looked about, a sigh leaving his lips as he remembered about Krad, the way he'd leant against him and forced him under him, the way he lustfully looked at him. Dark shivered. Tears stung his eyes, he didn't know why but he sat there, silently sobbing.

Krad stopped, his eyes wide. Shadows passed in front of his eyes, a path then, it stopped, a large tree standing in his view, body parts sticking out from its black bark before it creaked open. Krad shook his head, he blinked.

"What…was that…" He shook himself before running off, his golden eyes confused.

Green eyes watched from a distance, a deep growl leaving it's throat as green hair fell down covering it's sparkling green eyes, a large grin growing on it's face.

Krad ran, Daisuke and Satoshi resting against a few trees, their brows laced with sweat. He caught up with the two, their rest cut short as they set off again.

A long winding brown mud path was what they were now on, their feet sinking into the deep mud, the trees watching them. A loud squawk alerted them to a bird. A raven black crow sat still, its black feathers gentle pushed in the wind, its eyes black and hard, it quirked its head in its direction, the boys gulping and following it.

The bird flapped its wings as it glided through the forest, it stop and perched on a branch, black eyes watching the three boys catch up before darting to the moving black blurs in the forest. A load squawk left its beak before it flew on, the humans following it.

Krad skidded to a stop, the bird perched on a large black tree, its eyes locked on him, it squawked and called to Krad, the blonde stepped forward, the large black tree familiar. Parts of bodies poked out from the tree, the body pieces black and dead, a face was on the trunk, its mouth open as if it had screamed, the crow squawked once again. Daisuke gasped, he dug his face into Satoshi's shirt, the teen wrapping his arms around Daisuke, Krad walked closer, he gulped, his hand reaching for the tree, a few more inches and…

A hand burst out of the tree. Soft pink flesh covering the bones, the hand grasped Krad, blood oozing onto his sleeve. A scream left his lips as he was pulled inside, the other two reaching for him only to skid to a stop as the dead arms and legs flexed and moved, the hands reached for the two boys, red eyes wide with fear, the crow gone.

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