Author's Note: The flashback is narrated by Milliardo at parts.
Part 3 of The Last Stand
The Flashback
There were three male riders and three females. Their names and powers were well known throughout the Mystic Kingdom. Leo the Sun Walker and his girlfriend Raven the Dark Rider. Dameon was the oldest and had a terrible temper. He was the Fire Rider and loved Raven though she hated him. Corie was the youngest and the quietest and was the Water Rider. Jamy was a high spirited young girl and quite stubborn, she was the Earth Rider. Last was the small but kind Kit as the Wind Rider.
These six became quite powerful and knew their powers well. There was one problem though...
"Come on Raven, Leo never needs to know..." Dameon whispered softly, wrapping an arm around her slender waist.
She shoved him away. "Leave me alone. You aren't the same anymore. You aren't even my friend anymore." She turned her gray eyes on the tall boy. "What's happened to you?"
"Nothings happened!" He shouted grabbing her wrist. "Leo's no good for you! I'm more powerful!"
"Get away from me!" She slapped him leaving a red hand print.
Fights like these were very common between Raven and Dameon. The thing about the Dream Riders is their powers vary depending on their friendship and this group was quickly losing power. When it came time to fight the Dark Lord...
"Leo! Nooooo!!!!" Raven watched in horror as Leo crashed to the floor a few feet away, unconscious.
"Hahaha! You have no power!" A cold grin spread across the lean face of Treize, the Dark Lord. "There is a traitor among you." His grin widened. "Step forward traitor." He boomed.
Dameon sauntered over to Treize's side, dragging a stunned Kit with him. "You should have joined the Master. He could have given you great powers Raven."
Raven stared in shock at Dameon. "How could you?" She said looking at the floor.
Jamy and Corie stood there ground as Kit looked at them with wide terrified eyes. Treize watched with interest but Dameon was begin to suspect something.
Jamy couldn't take anymore, kit was like her sister. "VINE SPEAR!" She twirled the spear over her head and brought it down in an arch to point at Treize.
Vines shot from the spear and towards Treize. He put up his hand and the vines stopped and turned back to face Jamy. Raven watched in slow motion as the vines raced back at her friend and went straight threw her, splashing blood all over the floor and wall. Jamy moaned and fell to her knees as the vines turned to dust. Then she simply collapsed her blood forming a crimson puddle around her body.
Corie suddenly snapped. "WATER BLADE!" He shouted.
Dameon's eyes widened as the deadly water sliced threw his stomach. He let go of Kit but Treize grabbed her neck and held her still. Dameon put his hands on his stomach and looked frantically at Treize for help. He fell back against the wall and slide to the floor leaving a streak of blood.
Treize smiled and turned back to Corie and Raven. "If you have anything of importance to say to this young girl...I suggest you say it now." Kit's eyes went wider then before because she knew what was coming.
"Raven--"
She was silenced by Treize when he snapped her head and dropped her on the floor. "Too late."
Raven's anger began to rise. Her hair began to whip around her face and a dark glow began to shine around her body. Corie stared at her in fear and didn't notice Treize come up behind him. He had no time to avoid the dagger Treize stabbed into his back. The darkness around Raven grew darker.
"You...killed...my...friends..." She said slowly and darkly.
"Mm. I seem to have missed one." He stated making his way to the prostrate form of Leo.
Raven looked up and her eyes were eerily empty. "I'll kill you." She raised her hands and tendrils of black mist began seeping out of them and twisting around her body. "DEADLY STORM!"
The room went pitch black and crackling electricity started flying around the room frying everything except Treize. She lost all control over her powers and killed any living thing in the room including Leo. The spell finally ended and she collapsed on the floor. Treize stood over her smiling coldly.
Raven looked up tears in her eyes. "They're gone...they're all gone..."
"Yes, they left you, all alone to face me." Treize said softly. "I'll give you a choice. I can end your pain and you can join your friends or you can join me and live forever."
She sat up and stared at her friends. All dead. All gone. When she looked up at Treize he looked different, he didn't seem as ruthless as before. He held out a hand to help her up. She sobbed uncontrollably with knowledge of killing Leo and letting the others die sinking in.
"I'll protect you Raven. If you join me I'll protect you." Waved a hand around at the demons she had killed. "You've killed many of my best warriors. For that I would kill you but you are too innocent. I don't want to kill you, Raven."
Raven winced pained by something deep inside, the pain of being alone. She slowly reached up and took his hand. He pulled her gently to her feet. Already demons had come out to take the bodies away. She noticed the talisman sitting on the floor near Leo's body. Raven grabbed quickly and shoved it in the pockets of her robe. She decided she would hide it in the forest and hope someone found it, and found out what happened to all of them.
~ ~ ~
They finally opened their eyes and Duo was surprised to find that he was crying along with Relena and Quatre. Milliardo looked very sad.
"Wha...what happened to her?" Relena asked wiping away the tears.
"She joined him, became the captain of the Midnight Riders. She also had a daughter with a Changeling but I think she had a son before that with Treize. Shortly after she had her daughter she was murdered by a Shadow Warrior, he went crazy and impaled her. Apparently Treize loved Raven and killed the Warrior on the spot. He hasn't been the same since. The two children were raised by another Changeling, Wintermoon I think. Although this happened over 200 years ago her children are probably still alive." Milliardo explained.
Something suddenly dawned on Duo. "Changelings change into any animal right?"
"Yes, only their eyes stay the same." Trowa told him speaking for the first time.
"There were two cats in my room the other night, one with gray blue eyes and the other with bright green eyes." Duo said shocked he didn't realize it sooner.
Milliardo looked grim. "This means he knows, he knows the Riders are returning. You must learn quickly and leave this place. Train along the roads of the Mystic Kingdom, protect the villages and towns. I have to go now. Be careful Dream Riders. This realm depends on your protection." He began to disappear back into the talisman. "I pray you are more successful then those before you." With that he as gone.
Author's note: So is it getting more interesting or more confusing or more clear? Review pleaseeee!
Part 3 of The Last Stand
The Flashback
There were three male riders and three females. Their names and powers were well known throughout the Mystic Kingdom. Leo the Sun Walker and his girlfriend Raven the Dark Rider. Dameon was the oldest and had a terrible temper. He was the Fire Rider and loved Raven though she hated him. Corie was the youngest and the quietest and was the Water Rider. Jamy was a high spirited young girl and quite stubborn, she was the Earth Rider. Last was the small but kind Kit as the Wind Rider.
These six became quite powerful and knew their powers well. There was one problem though...
"Come on Raven, Leo never needs to know..." Dameon whispered softly, wrapping an arm around her slender waist.
She shoved him away. "Leave me alone. You aren't the same anymore. You aren't even my friend anymore." She turned her gray eyes on the tall boy. "What's happened to you?"
"Nothings happened!" He shouted grabbing her wrist. "Leo's no good for you! I'm more powerful!"
"Get away from me!" She slapped him leaving a red hand print.
Fights like these were very common between Raven and Dameon. The thing about the Dream Riders is their powers vary depending on their friendship and this group was quickly losing power. When it came time to fight the Dark Lord...
"Leo! Nooooo!!!!" Raven watched in horror as Leo crashed to the floor a few feet away, unconscious.
"Hahaha! You have no power!" A cold grin spread across the lean face of Treize, the Dark Lord. "There is a traitor among you." His grin widened. "Step forward traitor." He boomed.
Dameon sauntered over to Treize's side, dragging a stunned Kit with him. "You should have joined the Master. He could have given you great powers Raven."
Raven stared in shock at Dameon. "How could you?" She said looking at the floor.
Jamy and Corie stood there ground as Kit looked at them with wide terrified eyes. Treize watched with interest but Dameon was begin to suspect something.
Jamy couldn't take anymore, kit was like her sister. "VINE SPEAR!" She twirled the spear over her head and brought it down in an arch to point at Treize.
Vines shot from the spear and towards Treize. He put up his hand and the vines stopped and turned back to face Jamy. Raven watched in slow motion as the vines raced back at her friend and went straight threw her, splashing blood all over the floor and wall. Jamy moaned and fell to her knees as the vines turned to dust. Then she simply collapsed her blood forming a crimson puddle around her body.
Corie suddenly snapped. "WATER BLADE!" He shouted.
Dameon's eyes widened as the deadly water sliced threw his stomach. He let go of Kit but Treize grabbed her neck and held her still. Dameon put his hands on his stomach and looked frantically at Treize for help. He fell back against the wall and slide to the floor leaving a streak of blood.
Treize smiled and turned back to Corie and Raven. "If you have anything of importance to say to this young girl...I suggest you say it now." Kit's eyes went wider then before because she knew what was coming.
"Raven--"
She was silenced by Treize when he snapped her head and dropped her on the floor. "Too late."
Raven's anger began to rise. Her hair began to whip around her face and a dark glow began to shine around her body. Corie stared at her in fear and didn't notice Treize come up behind him. He had no time to avoid the dagger Treize stabbed into his back. The darkness around Raven grew darker.
"You...killed...my...friends..." She said slowly and darkly.
"Mm. I seem to have missed one." He stated making his way to the prostrate form of Leo.
Raven looked up and her eyes were eerily empty. "I'll kill you." She raised her hands and tendrils of black mist began seeping out of them and twisting around her body. "DEADLY STORM!"
The room went pitch black and crackling electricity started flying around the room frying everything except Treize. She lost all control over her powers and killed any living thing in the room including Leo. The spell finally ended and she collapsed on the floor. Treize stood over her smiling coldly.
Raven looked up tears in her eyes. "They're gone...they're all gone..."
"Yes, they left you, all alone to face me." Treize said softly. "I'll give you a choice. I can end your pain and you can join your friends or you can join me and live forever."
She sat up and stared at her friends. All dead. All gone. When she looked up at Treize he looked different, he didn't seem as ruthless as before. He held out a hand to help her up. She sobbed uncontrollably with knowledge of killing Leo and letting the others die sinking in.
"I'll protect you Raven. If you join me I'll protect you." Waved a hand around at the demons she had killed. "You've killed many of my best warriors. For that I would kill you but you are too innocent. I don't want to kill you, Raven."
Raven winced pained by something deep inside, the pain of being alone. She slowly reached up and took his hand. He pulled her gently to her feet. Already demons had come out to take the bodies away. She noticed the talisman sitting on the floor near Leo's body. Raven grabbed quickly and shoved it in the pockets of her robe. She decided she would hide it in the forest and hope someone found it, and found out what happened to all of them.
~ ~ ~
They finally opened their eyes and Duo was surprised to find that he was crying along with Relena and Quatre. Milliardo looked very sad.
"Wha...what happened to her?" Relena asked wiping away the tears.
"She joined him, became the captain of the Midnight Riders. She also had a daughter with a Changeling but I think she had a son before that with Treize. Shortly after she had her daughter she was murdered by a Shadow Warrior, he went crazy and impaled her. Apparently Treize loved Raven and killed the Warrior on the spot. He hasn't been the same since. The two children were raised by another Changeling, Wintermoon I think. Although this happened over 200 years ago her children are probably still alive." Milliardo explained.
Something suddenly dawned on Duo. "Changelings change into any animal right?"
"Yes, only their eyes stay the same." Trowa told him speaking for the first time.
"There were two cats in my room the other night, one with gray blue eyes and the other with bright green eyes." Duo said shocked he didn't realize it sooner.
Milliardo looked grim. "This means he knows, he knows the Riders are returning. You must learn quickly and leave this place. Train along the roads of the Mystic Kingdom, protect the villages and towns. I have to go now. Be careful Dream Riders. This realm depends on your protection." He began to disappear back into the talisman. "I pray you are more successful then those before you." With that he as gone.
Author's note: So is it getting more interesting or more confusing or more clear? Review pleaseeee!
