( Note: Disclaimer is very long, but extremely funny! XD! )
Prologue: The Phoenix Dagger

Medieval Times: The Forests of England

Crimson spattered across the soft green grass only seconds before the lone body hit it. A young man of maybe 17 years of age stood over the young girl, panting, a bloody dagger clenched in his trembling hand, his other hand covering the handsome features of his face. Crimson eyes peeked through his fingers; silver-blue bangs falling in his face. "Why... why wouldn't you listen to me, Shade?" he murmured softly as tears fell down his dirt-caked cheeks. He looked down at the young woman, her emerald eyes staring into the darkness of the forest, that light he loved so much slowly fading. Her long fiery orange-golden-red hair was falling around her head and body like the flaming wings of a phoenix, her chest slowly rising and falling though going much slower and unsteadier with each passing moment.

Her eyes slowly closed, a soft whisper escaping her soft pink lips. "Th... thank you... re...member... I... love you, Damon..." With those words, her chest failed to raise again, her final breath escaping her now blood-filled lungs. Damon's crimson eyes slowly opened, the blood-covered dagger dropping to the ground. His hand fell from his face, more tears streaming down his cheeks. "No... Shade... I love you! Don't leave me!" he cried softly, kneeling next to the young woman named Shade, lifting her body and resting her upper half on his lap and rocking back and forth slowly. After a minute, he slowly picked her up, taking her over to the large body of the already-deceased red dragon, black blood slowly seeping from it's wounds. Slowly the dagger raised itself in the air, it's flame-like blade starting to glow the same color as fire.

The Phoenix Dagger was collecting its price. It started to spin slowly, the glow slowly growing brighter and brighter. Damon looked over at the dagger, giving a soft cry. Another cry was heard, this one much more feminine. "Shade! Orion! What the hell have you done to them you bloody bastard?!" Damon turned, hearing the voice of Shade's younger twin sister, Sylvia. His crimson eyes were filled with regret as he slowly stood, covered in the blood of Shade, and the black blood of Orion, the red dragon. The glow from the dagger grew brighter as his hand suddenly lashed out, grabbing the handle. Simultaneously, the glow spread all over his body and he screamed.

Sylvia's eyes widened, showing the blue and green constantly mixing with each other, always changing... the brown flecks in them always stayed the same, though. Her long sandy-blonde hair started falling in her face and started blowing all over the place. "No... this can't be right!" she said softly to herself. Her hands clenched her long staff, taking two sides and twisting it, so a long curved blade showed up on the end. Damon, his eyes wild and his whole body glowing as the power of the Phoenix dagger pulsed through him. She charged towards him, blade ready, while he ran back towards her, Phoenix dagger in hand.

They met in the middle, both freezing and looking downward. Sylvia had the Phoenix dagger buried in her chest to the hilt, while Damon had Sylvia's blade sticking into his chest, coming out his back. A white light exploded from his chest and he went flying back, lying unconscious. The Phoenix dagger gingerly pulled itself out of Sylvia's chest as she collapsed to the ground. It started spinning again, the glow going brighter and brighter as it spun faster and faster. The massive dragon's body jerked a bit as a glowing red ethereal light was pulled from its body, being sucked into the dagger. The young Shade's body jerked as well as a red-midnight blue-white ethereal light was pulled from her body... but it wasn't sucked into the dagger. Then Sylvia's body jerked as well as her green-brown ethereal light was pulled from her body.

Moments after that, the dagger dropped to the ground. The ethereal lights spun around it, then disappearing. A man slowly came upon the scene, looking at the three bodies. His eyes were shaded, unable to be seen, under the straw hat he wore, but his long white hair fell over his shoulders. One pale hand rested on the huge staff he carried around with him. The Ancient. He slowly walked up to the Phoenix Dagger, taking it in his free hand, a soft warmth meeting it while he did. The six rings on the ornament on top of his staff clanged lightly as he moved around. The dagger had somehow wiped itself clean, he noticed, of the blood that had coated the entire thing just moments ago.

He looked at the two young women with unseen eyes, realizing that the dagger somehow belonged to them. Also realizing what damage the dagger could do in the wrong hands, he decided to do one of the only logical things to do. He would take it and hide it, in the very home of the two young women.

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Centuries past... many had sought the Phoenix dagger and whatever other treasures the large castle may have held. The two spirits of the young women haunted the house... then, until the time when two other young women would enter...

Disclaimer: Only Shade, Damon, Sylvia, Orion, Adria and Jade belong to me. The rest of them belong to the person who created them!
Shade Starlight: This story was written by me with the assistance of my friend, Venka Le Fay. Ain't that right, Venka? *turns to look at her*
Sylvia & Adria: *pop up in front of Shade* Why are you saying that we're yours? Venka's our mom! *glop onto Venka*
Shade: Alright, alright. Venka helped create Sylvia and Adria. *growls* Happy now?!
Adria: Who spouted out all the good ideas? She did! *points to Venka* Who even got you to write this story?! Venka did!
Shade: Hey, hey... I CAME UP WITH THE IDEA WITH DAMON AND SHADE AND SYLVIA!! THAT'S A GOOD IDEA TOO!! >.<;
Venka: *was spacing out* Huh? Wait, what's going on now? I was thinking about how happy I would be if I actually did own the Ronin boys...
All But Venka: *sweatdrop*
Jade: Sheesh... One would think you needed to see a shrink about this obsession...
Venka: THEY'RE REAL DAMNIT, LEAVE ME ALONE! *clings to her life-size dolls of Sage & Rowen*
Jade: *huggles REAL Rowen... ish happy* Mine! *sticks out tongue at Venka*
Rowen: What? How the hell did I get here?!
(Venka dissappears a moment, reappearing with the real Sage, who is looking just as disoriented as Rowen)
Venka: Sure, you can have the brainiac, Jade. Pretty boy is mine!
Adria: *hooks onto Sage's other arm* Hey, mom... you know he's mine!
(Just then, Sage's fan club, aka the Bitch Squad pops through the computer room door)
Bitch Squad Member #1: Hey! Sage's ours!!
Sage: *sweatdrop* The Dynasty was better than this...
Rowen: *looking down at Jade, grinning* Speak for yourself, dude...
Jade: *squeels with glee*
Sage: *large sweatdrop*
Bitch Squad: *starts to climb all over Sage, trying to pull Venka and Adria off him*
Shade: ALRIGHT, ENOUGH!
(Everyone freezes and looks up at Shade... they all blink at the same time)
Shade: *AHEM* Everyone out of the computer room... or else none of you are in the next chapter!
Bitch Squad: *slowly goes out, grumbling about how they are going to do nasty things to Jade, Adria, Venka and Shade*
Shade: I heard that... -.-;
Damon: No one likes me... ;-;
Shade: *pats Damon's head* Don't worry, people do like you, Damon.
Damon: How 'bout a kiss then? Just to prove it?
(A loud slapping sound was heard inside and outside of the computer room)
Damon: *goes out with a large red hand-print on his face* Ouuuuuuuuuuuch.....
Kento: *goes up to Damon... he had a black eye* That's better than what she did to me, dude.
Shade: Out, out, OUT, OUT!!! ALL OF YOU!!!!! JUST GET OUT UNLESS YOU ALL WANT STICKS SHOVED UP YOUR ASSES!! *chases them all out with her metal baseball bat*
All But Shade & Venka: *running as fast as they can out*
Shade: Finally... peace and quiet... -.-; *feels a tap on her shoulder... turns* ..?
Jade: I'm still in the next chapter of the fic, right...?
Shade: Get out, or I'll take you out of the fic all-together.
Jade: But... but...
Adria: *pops her head back in* Does that mean I can have Sage AND Rowen?!
Jade: *growls* I AM SO GOING TO KICK YOUR ASS FOR SAYING THAT!!!! *picks up her metal baseball bat, the words "Piece 'O Mind" written on the side, chasing Adria around angrily... but she trips and ends falling flat on her face, her skirt flipping up. All the guys who are peering through the door at this point get nosebleeds and silly grins*
(Many, many thwacking, whacking, bopping, popping and growling noises are heard, then all of the guys groaning in pain)
Shade: *puts a hand to her forehead, sighing* I'm never going to get anything done... *she looked over at Venka*
Venka: *staring off into space* Wow... you really look good with your shirt off, Sage...
Shade: *looks forward, then smashing her head into the keyboard repeatedly*