Hey! Second out. Thanks soooo much to all that have gone this far. Please, really I
don't know what you think, so if you like my fic so far. Well anyways here it is, chapter 2 of
"Eternal Destiny."

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Eternal Destiny
::Chapter Two::

"Ahhhh!!!" Unmei screamed in surprise and quickly grabed the furry object and brought it
to her face. It looked like some small bear, only six inches tall, sandy brown fur, and dragon
fly wings on it's back. On his paws where claws of the likes of a Dragon's, and it's teath like
tiny daggers.
Unmei looked up and saw that Kiro had woken and had ran over towards her. He seamed
worried and ready to fight, but now his eyes had changed to show amusement. He walked up and
grabbed the little creature in my hand that was squirning and flapping his wings to get away and
laughed.
"You should know you can't hurt mystics." Kiro chuckled. Unmei frowned in confusion.
'What is that thing?'
"I didn't know she was a mystic!" the strange thing cried out to Kiro, suprising Unmei
that it could talk.
"You talk!?" Unmei asked incredously.
"Unmei, this is Saykio. He was a gaurdian to my half sister." Kiro introduced. At this,
the little creature named Saykio flew out of Kiro's hands and did a little bow.
"Nice to meat another mystic. Last time I saw one besides Kiro was two years ago before
we left." Saykio said.
"Why isn't he guarding your sister still?" Unmei asked curiously.
"She was a mysman. So she had powers of a mystic, but a life span of of human, so
she died at the age of seventy, when I was eleven." Kiro informed. Mysman. That was a mystic who
had a human and a mystic as parents and had some human characteristics, and some mystic
characteristics.
"So now he's YOUR gaurdian? Hahaha!" Unmei laughed.
"No, he is needed to help find the stones if I am to defeat Norshin." He replied,
smiling.
"What where you talking about when you said that Sayiko couldn't attack a mystic? Those
teath look really sharp to me." Unmei pointed out.
"I'm a Verkénion. We are prtotectures of Mystics by birth, most killed in the battle
of King Norshin and the Ancient Mystics." Sayiko informed, looking slightly proud of himself.
"So where have you been all night? I never saw you till now." She continued her rant
of questions.
"I was searching The Forests, that is how Kiro found you, I saw you fighting those
mosters. Kiro just barely made it to you to save you. Now in this dark I did not notice you
for the girl from earlier, I thought you to be a thief." Saykio said with a frown.
"Don't worry Saykio, she is fine. We should go to sleep for the second time tonight.
It is near sunrise." Kiro said. Unmei yawned her agreement.
"Go to sleep, I will watch over you both, being so as that you are both mystics. I will
sleep in Kiro's pack in the morning when we head for The Hills." Saykio informed.
"Good night Saykio." Unmei said, purposefuly forgeting Kiro, as she walked towards her
cot.
"Good night Unmei." Saykio replied.
"Good night to you too, Unmei." Kiro said, luaghing as he went towards his cot, angering
Unmei.

After getting in her cot, Unmei wondered over what had happened within the day. She
wondered if Kiro and Saykio would pass Oaken's challenge. Only tomorrow could answer her
questions though, so Unmei fell a sleep.

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"Unmei." Unmei heard as small, fuzzy paws pushed against her arm. Unmei quickly sat up
and got ready to fight anyone who got in her way.
"Just like Kiro. I once made the mistake of yelling in his ear, and nearly got his elven
dagger stuck right through my heart." Saykio commented.
"Dammit Saykio! Trying to kill your self? Don't do that!" She hissed.
"Sorry, but Kiro tolled me to wake you, though The Hills is only a short ways off, hardly
an hour away, Oaken and your friends must be curious as to where you are." Saykio apologized.
"Oaken knows of my training, I can spend days outside The Hills, and I don't have any
friends." Unmei replied hottly, eyes turning color to show anger.
"I'm sorry you don't have friends, but it is common with mystics. If you where to meet
elves and fairies, I'm sure they would become your friends." Kiro said, noticing the slight
color of sadness in her eyes.
"Hmph, when do we leave?" Unmei asked, ignoring Saykio's comment.
"After you eat. I collected some berries, and their is some bread and cheese left."

After Unmei, Kiro, and Saykio ate, they headed east of The Forest towards The Hills.
They walk was very uneventful, exept for a few arguments between Unmei and Kiro, and Saykio
having to change the subject to stop them from going at each others throats. When they arrived
at The Hills bordering houses, Unmei noticed a group of girls who had always teased her for
her pink hair, and nature to fight strange creatures of The Forests.
They beleived that Unmei was no better than the creatures she fought, saying she was the
one who summoned them in the first place, and that she should go live in The Forest. They where
six in all, always wearing skimpy things, gossiping and talking about the strongest and cutest
boys.
They saw her entering the small village, and started giggling and pointing at my hair.
Then they saw Kiro and Saykio and giggled more, this time flirtatiously, obviously liking Kiro.
I stopped and glared at them, wishing more than ever that Oaken had not told her never to use
her magic on villagers, but oh how tempting! She knew this one that would send the person's
voice hoarse, and make great stomach pains.
Crysta, the 'leader' of the six, Neko, Meika, Chiharu, Utako, and Shizuki, who
where all twenty, began over towards us.
"Hey! Unmei! Whe have been so worried!" She said fakely as the rest came over to where
we had stopped.
"Yeah Unmei, we thought those things in The Forest had killed you for sure!" Chiharu
said, grinning coldly at her. "But I see you got some help." She continued lookin up at Kiro
fondly.
"Hi! I'm Shizuki, my friend Crysta, Neko, Chiharu, Meika, and Utako, you?" Shizuki
flirted, smiling brightly at Kiro. What happened next disgusted Unmei to no extent. Kiro smiled
back.
"Kiro. Nice to meet you." He said to each one as they giggled.
"So why are you hanging out with our here friend Unmei? She is so young, and is always
going off fighting, and is a mystic! But with THAT hair, and those eyes, I'm sure you noticed."
Meika asked lightly, glaring at Unmei. Unmei was just about to do a little summoning charm, just
a small rat, to scare them witless, when she was shoved by Utako and just hardly stumbled.
"Oops, oh sorry Unmei!" She apologized, how ever hollow it was.
"Actualy, after saving her from The Forest, I thought I should make sure she did not get
in any more trouble, so I came to send her home, for my destination was this village." Kiro
smiled smuggly. I could tell he was used to this, but I guess he would be, with hair that black,
and being that fit from fighting. She just couldn't beleive he was intrested with THESE girls,
of all girls.
"Look, Meika, we have to go see Oaken, so we gotta go." Unmei interupted.
"Oh, and keep Kiro locked up wtih stuffy old Oaken? To have kept a mystic in the first
place is insane, then let her work her powers? Ha!" Crysta laughed.
"Actually, Kiro is-"
"on important buisness with Oaken, so I must go talk with him. Good-bye girls." Kiro
interupted Unmei and grabbed her arm and pulled her away from the 'Fawning Six' as Unmei called
them, and began to whisper in her ear, "Don't tell anyone what I am. If I am to do well with the
challenge of Oaken's, then people can't know I'm a mystic too. Not only Oaken is scoring. Others
will be too, this is an important matter, and even though they know mystics are powerful, they
would believe that once with the map I would join Norshin and help him."
"Lucky you, you get all the girls to fawn over you, not knowing what you really are,
while they tease me for being exaclty what you are!" Unmei retorted angrily.
"This is not about some social life! This is about our destiny, if we have one!" Kiro
said angrily.
"You don't understand! All my life, I have been sent to family to family because of what
I am. They all lied about me so as to get rid of me! Finaly Oaken takes me in and cares to me,
only to have the whole village hate me, and want me drowned when I was found out! If Oaken was
not leader of one of the most important villages, I would have been! You grew up with mystics,
and humans who did not mind you being what you are!" Unmei whispered out harshly through tears,
and than muttered, "Mana Kesless!" and dissapeared.

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Unmei apeared in one of the better houses, in the center of the village in a neat room
with paintings of fairies and unicorns. Their was many shleves with century-old books, and
pouches of herbs and dusts. Small orbs holding light inside where on top of a shelf above the
bed. The lights where dim, and the room itself seamed enchanted. Unmei, however, ignored all
of it, and went straight to the door and went out it to a hall way to a stair case and went down
it, and went into a room with many books, not as old as the ones in the previous room. On a couch
in the middle of the room sat a man in his fiffties blowing a pipe looking at a book. Unmei
walked towards him.
"Oaken." She said.
"Unmei! Glad to see you. I was curious how long you would be out this time. Find any
more books on ancient times of mystics?" the man asked. Unmei found books mysteriously when ever
she went out training or exploring. They where very old, and where written in mysin. They told
of how to cast spells, which was how Unmei learned them, and told the history of mystics. It
still confused her she understood and knew mysmin, and that the books just appeared.
"Where you expecting Kiro of the Night?" Unmei asked, ignoring his question.
"Yes, infact I was, he should apear some time today." he replied, looking curiously at
her.
"I met him at The Forest. He brought me to the village, then I teleported to my room."
Unmei explained.
"Good, so he should be here within five minuets." he replied. They waited in silence
for a couple of minuets till Unmei said,
"How did he find out about your challenge when he comes from so far away?" Unmei asked
curiously.
"This is an important matter Unmei. You are to young to understand. The word has been
sent to many strong warriors about the map. Many come up, not for actually defeating this evil,
but to gain the gold on the way. The treasure hidden on the way is massive. So that is a little
plus to get warriors to go." Oaken chuckled.
"But-"
"Knock, knock." a banging at the door interupted Unmei.
"Ahhh, that must be Kiro. Come then Unmei." Oaken stated, getting up off the couch
and went to the door, Unmei following slowly. She knew when Oaken told her something, as an
elder, she must obey. But more then anything, at the knock, Unmei wanted to go running up
stares to her room.
Oaken went to the door and opened it too see Saykio and Kiro. Unmei imidantly hid behind
a shelf next to the door.
"Hello, I am Kiro of the Night, and this is Saykio, and I am looking for the village
leader, Oaken." Kiro introduced.
"I am Oaken, it is nice to finaly meet you Kiro. Come in please. Unmei, come out from
thier." Oaken said. Unmei hesitantly came out, blushing, and said,
"Oaken, I do not feal well after my trip. I would like to rest in my room if that is ok?"
It wasn't all a lie. Her neck was still sore and she could still feal the cuts on her back.
"Come on, Unmei, being a mystic you can't be as all worn out as that!" He laughed.
Unmei could not beleive it. He had just openly said I was a mystic to a stranger! Even though
Kiro already knew, Oaken did not know he knew, and did not know he was a mystic too.
"Oaken, I would really like to rest." Unmei pleaded. Oaken looked in her eyes, one that
had made her beleive he was mystic years ago, and said,
"Unmei, forget earlier happenings, and come with us. This matter concerns you too,
though how ever young you are." Oaken ordered, eyes hard. Unmei had to go now. She could get
in VERY much trouble if she tried again, so she obliged and went with them to the Meeting Room,
where Oaken and important people discussed important things.
Once in the room, Oaken sat down at a circular table, followed by Kiro and Unmei. Saykio
just hovered by Kiro's shoulder.
'Damn, Saykio sure is loyal. I would not stay with a person like that for long. I hope
Kiro makes the challenge and leaves!' Unmei thought.
"Kiro, you will be staying here with us till the other leaders of the villages nearby
come so you can take the challenge." Oaken informed Kiro.
'Shit, Kiro would be staying for a while! Those other leaders took almost everything
with them when they came. They never took any less then two days to get here.' She thought
angrily. Kiro just nodded.
"And Unmei,the reason I asked you to come, I'm not to sure about. For both a mystic and
human life, you are very young indeed. Yet their is no choice when it comes to this evil.
Though I can not read mysin as you do, I can see that Norshin in your books is written with fear,
and I know this evil will be to great for Kiro. Though he is a strong mystic, but so are you,
for your age. I only know not even half of his power, but it beyond exeeds your own, and your's,
only half, is greater than most mystics, even when mystics where every where. Your will is very
strong, so I have to ask you something that will seem horrid to you and Kiro," Oaken paused as
everyone stared at him. 'So he does know hes a mystic.' Unmei quickly thought to herself.
"I want you to stay here." Oaken finnished. Everyone was silent. 'Horrid? What does he
mean? No way in hell was I going to go fight Norshin, with any stones are not!' Unmei thought.
"Oaken, you are right. She must stay." Kiro stated. Saykio nodded in agreement.
"Are you ok? Horrid you said? No way would I go fight Norshin! I'm not stupid, and not
even with all that money you talk of, I would never go!" Unmei screeched, standing up. "I could
not even fight these monsters in The Forest! You see me here now? I would have been a bloody
heap on the ground in The Forest if Kiro had not saved me!"
"You hold your power back. You read how strong mystics are at different ages. You
beleive you should be this strong at your age, not knowing you are holding back even greater
magic." Oaken noted calmly.
"So what! I don't even want to go. How is it bad thing that you, when I don't want to go,
wont let me?" Unmei asked increduously.
"Because of your powers, you could easily help me in getting the stones if I make the
test." Kiro replied.
"But I don't want to in the first place!" Unmei said, frustraited.
"That may be so now, but later your mind might change. You are tired, go to sleep Unmei."
Oaken said. Unmei said nothing, but left the room, went up the stairs, and layed on her bed and
fell asleep.

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Unmei woke to see the moon and stars shining through the window. She sat up from bed and
got out a white blouse and a short forest grin skort and changed into them. She took out a brush
and comed her waist long pink hair. After that, she wrapped her sheath around her waith
with her dagger and pouch of faerie dust(which warded off nosy pixies) and went down to see what
Oaken and Kiro where doing. While going down the hallway, she saw Saykio flying up.
"Oh, your awake Unmei. I came to wake you for dinner." he said, flying towards her.
"Unmei, I'm so sorry about earlier. I didn't know they treated mystics that whey here." he cried
wrapping his teeny fuzy paws around her neck, trying to hug her. Unmei smiled.
"Don't care much any more Saykio, it does not bother me much now that your my friend, and
Oaken does not care I'm a mystic." Unmei replied, trying to hug the tiny creature back. He let
go and flew a few feet in front of her.
"Come on then Unmei!" Saykio said, looking happy that she had called him a friend. "Lets
go eat!" And so Unmei and Saykio went towards the dinning room where Kiro and Oaken sat, and
ate ham, bacon, cheese, bread, berries, and wine. After dinner Unmei said,
"I would like to go to the lake for a swim tonight Oaken, if that is ok." she asked.
"You may, as long as you return early enough to sleep well." he replied.
"I will go to protect Unmei." Saykio said. Unmei nearly laughed. He was nice, and his
intentions sweet, but she could not see this little cutie saving her from some evil.
"Yes, that would be best Saykio. Enjoy your swim." Kiro agreed as Unmei and Saykio left
the table and went towards Unmei's room. Unmei entered her room and changed into a small white
bikini made out of some material that looked like a white rose petal. Over this she put on a
white knee length dress while Saykio waited outside her door. She went out and looked at Saykio.
It was Friday, the lake probably had others already swimming, but she alway went any ways.
"Give me your hand Saykio." Unmei instructed him, and he did do right away. "Gen va
Feii!" And they both vanished.

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Saykio and Unmei appeared behind a large oak tree next to the Crysta Lake. It was ironic,
for it was named that for it was crystal clear, and pure. Everything Crysta, the 'leader' of the
'Fawning Six' wasn't. And speaking of the whores, their they where, in the middle of the lake, in
tha smallest possible swim suits, flirting with three guys.
"Come on Saykio! Lets swim!" She laughed ignoring Crysta and her friends, and ran towards
the water. Unmei was a great swimmer, but hardly any knew. She usualy swam when all where gone,
or just a few people, who ignored her, where their.
Saykio laughed and flew after her. Crysta and her gang heard us and watched us come.
They all gave Unmei dirty looks, like daring her to swim in the same lake as them. Unmei came to
the lake, and went around it to a flat, large log that went five feet out through the lake. She
ran up top it and dived into the seven feet deep clear blue water, after removing her white
dress.
When she came up for air, Kiro was flying above her.
"Don't you swim?" she asked.
"Yes, but the water looks cold." he replied.
"Nope, it's nice and cool. Come on!" and with that, Unmei reached up and pulled him under
with her. Under water she saw all the peoples lags turned towards her, and let go of Saykio.
He swam with her under water till she cam up to shallow water and stood up as Saykio swam up and
fluttered above the water and laughed along with Saykio.
"Unmei!" an all to familiar voice called. Unmei turned towards Crysta,
her friends, and the three guys she now saw where Matoki, Seevan, and Ekiino.
"Oh, Unmei! Look, here is the bitch who's own mother abandoned." She said to Matoki,
Seevan, and Ekiino. They nodded but looked Unmei up and down, obviously impressed with her body.
This she saw, and angered her greatly. Saykio obviously saw this too, and was angered by what
Crysta had said and went under water. A moment later, to her suprise, up came a handsom man
with brown hair and ice blue eyes.
"Unmei is a beutiful kind person, and is very strong." he said looking at them in
disgust. 'Wow! This must be how he protects mystics.' Unmei thought. Crysta looked stunned that
all a sudden, a very handsome guy had appeared from no where, and was looking at her, the most
beutiful girl in the vilage(next to Unmei, but no one but theboys ever let on) with disgust.
"Saykio?" Unmei asked unsure as he wrapped his arm around her waist.
"Yep, it's me." he said, smiling down on her, his voice souding normal again. Unmei
smiled up at him and giggled.
"Thanks." Saykio stayed in human form, and swam with Unmei. While swiming, Saykio asked,
"Unmei, want to race from here to that side of the lake?" he asked.
"Sure!" she replied.
"Ready, set, go!" he cried and swam off, followed quickly by Unmei. One thing for sure,
Unmei was a very fast swimmer, but Saykio was faster.
'Uh oh, he's going to win!' Unmei thought, and quickly mumbled throught the water,
"Seako Mizu!" and she sped off even faster, catching up to Saykio, and just barely
beating him.
"You cheated! You used magic to help you! I can sense when a spell is used." he whined.
"Oops?" she asked and giggled. She looked at her hand and noticed her ring that an elven
girl had given her as good luck was missing.
"Oh, no! My ring is missing!" Unmei cried.
"Lets swim done and find it." Saykio suggested, swimming down to start looking. It took
Unmei about five seconds to get to the bottom of the seven feet deep lake, and she swam along
the bottom, looking among some of the weeds at the bottom. She saw a light shining in one
particular wide and tangly patch. She quickly swam over to it, and searched through it with her
hands. She felt the weeds sawying up against her legs, making her want to laugh. Finally, she
found it, and slipped it on her finger, and began swimming to the top. Well, she would have,
if her legs had not got tangled up in the weeds.
'Oh no!' she thought, and looked and saw that Saykio had gotten the misfortune of Crysta
and the lot to take advantage of him being alone and was basicaly throwing themselves at him.
Unmei was about to cast a spell that would unbind her legs when she remembered that she could not
in the watter. So she turned over and luckily got one foot free. Then with her hands, she quickly
untied the other and quickly tried to swim up, lungs screaming fo air.
"Splash!" she heard as she began to get tired, and closed her eyes, as she felt two hands
grab her waist and pull her slightly down.

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hehehe. So, cliffhanger? What do you think? Common, don't be shy, e-mail, reveiw, anything,
but please, even if you hate, please reveiw. I would really like to hear what you think, even
if all you say is "good" or "bad" or "ok" just take five seconds of your time, and make my day
happy, scince I'm writing this at two in the morning for you guys. ^_~ Anyways, chapter three
should be out next Sunday, for those of you that care, if any do.
~Moon Shards~