Get of Fenris
Part Fourteen: ...It's Time




"MAYDAY!!! MAYDAY!!!" The word got out quickly. "THE HOSPITAL IS FULL OF BSDS!!!! WE'RE BEING OVERPOWERED!!!! AUGH!!!!!!"

That was the outcome of the attack, no one expected for the dealers to be Black Spiral Dancers. As the last Garou fell dead, the BSDs emerged from the hospital only to be smashed into fine dust by Yakuza Stingers. Soon the Hengeyokai moved in to reclaim the hospital, the defeat of the Western Garou was a crushing blow. Soon the hospital was littered in the bodies of the Wyrm-Wolves. However, during the battle, the truck with Busuzima and his supplies took off without notice.

The figure watched from the safety of the buildings. He looked up at the moonlight, his golden eyes glittering in the dim light. He wore red and gold robes and a feather tiara, beside him was a samurai wearing gold and red armor and a ninja in black. The samurai had slate-blue eyes and the ninja had the distinct silver eyes of someone familiar. They watched the battle unfold and end in bloodshed. The Yakuza pulled out when police sirens sounded their way. When the police got there, the mess was devastatingly bloody.

The young man turned toward his co-horts and they nodded. "...it's time."

They turned away from the scene and vanished in the moonlight.



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Fang ran up to the doors as they opened upon Brad and Basara's departure. "Splinter!! Wait!!"

Brad picked up his bags and didn't turn to face him, Basara however, did.

"What, Fang?"

"Why are you leaving!? You don't even know that Albrecht made you Ronin!!!"

"I know." Brad headed down the wooden walkway with Basara at his side.

"HOW!!!???" Fang shouted in anger, his eyes glowing with sorrow.

"I just do, okay?" Brad and Basara vanished in the darkness of the night, but Fang and Long ran after them.

"Wait!!!" Long called to them. "Let's be reasonable, Brad!"

"I have been."

"Splinter-in-the-Mind's-Eyes!!" A voice called from out of thin air.

They all turned around to see Albrecht limping toward them, his Grand Klaive broken and his body covered in unhealable scars. Brad and Fang rushed to their king's side as he could no longer walk. "Help us!!" Fang shouted to Long and Basara, causing the petite beauty to drop all he's got and help them heft Albrecht into the temple.

"...everyone... dead..." Albrecht muttered as they lied him in a cot. "...it was an ambush..."

"Everyone in Wolf Mountain went to attack?"

"Yes..."

"..." Brad stood up and shook his head. "You're a fool, Jonas!!"

"What!?" Fang was startled. "How can you say that about the king!?"

"You don't know anything, do you!? It's part of the Prophesy of Phoenix!! Once all kin are dead, the Apocalypse will begin!!"

"!!!!!"

Albrecht tried to sit up, but Long pulled him back down. "You need to rest."

"I want to talk to Splinter-in-the-Mind's-Eyes alone."

"Yes, sire." Fang nodded, then everyone left except Brad.

"I have a confession to make, Splinter." Albrecht coughed some blood out of his mouth.

"Yes, sire?" Brad sat down beside the large man.

"I know who you really are..." Albrecht smiled, a certain sparkle in his eye. "You were the one who was in Phoenix's talons.... you are the prophet who brought us His word... I know... I know you are... well over 10,000 years of ago... I know... your name..."

"....really?"

"Your name is not Splinter-in-the-Mind's-Eyes... your true name is Dhârien Greystone of Concordia..."

"...when did you learn this?"

"That's the beautiful part..." Albrecht's voice was low. "I knew the entire time... please Dhârien... save yourself and those around you....." Albrecht's eye closed, his hand dropped.

"Jonas?" Brad felt his pulse and frowned. "Good luck and Gaea-speed." He tipped his head down and began to pray to Grandfather Thunder.



"Brad?" Basara stood up as the Shadow Lord walked from the room.

"Is the king okay?"

"The king..." Brad's voice was very low. "...long live the king." He passed everyone and hugged Basara tightly, the slender Bastet hugged back. Fang and Long turned toward the door and the wave of grief overwhelmed them both.



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They got to the remains of Wolf Mountain, the skies were grey and the torches were barely lit. The guards were gone, their bodies all over the place. Brad held Basara close, they continued up the mountain. Uriko and Kenji trailed behind, they were appalled at the bodies and the carnage. The tattered flags were torn by angry claws, some of them had bits of entrails on them. Long and Fang were seeing for the first time during morning's light, the first hand attack on the Garou. They also noticed that many of the statues were ruined also.

"Someone came here for a reason." Kenji whispered softly, but enough for Uriko to hear.

"I know." Uriko nodded, her hands on the straps of her backpack. They also saw footprints leading to the main courtyard, they all decided to follow. When they got to the other side of the mountain, they noticed a slew of Yakuza Stingers parked in the sand below. Fang tried to keep his temper as they walked up the stone pathway. They all came to the main courtyard where the room was filled with Yakuza hitmen. They let the group in, but their hostilities were not aimed at them at all. It was almost as if they were guarding against something and they were holding their ground. They were joined by the samurai and the ninja, who unmasked themselves. The samurai was Kenshirou, the ninja was Tanaka and there was someone in the King's throne. The person was the young teenager, Tasuke, dressed in ornate and flowing red and gold Chinese robes with patterns of phoenixes all on it. They realized who Tasuke really way, Brad was on his knees right away.

"Please stand."

Tasuke unfurled his fiery wings and morphed into the magnificent Phoenix of legend. Tanaka and Kenshirou took new forms as well, as magical beings of silver energy in the form of nine-tailed foxes. "Dhârien. The world is almost to an end. You must join us back amongst the stars."

Brad was hesitant at first, he kissed Basara goodbye and headed for the Phoenix and the Youkos. Basara broke into tears and reached for Brad as his Exemplar's armor reappeared along with amidnight blue cape, along with a silver circlet. He turned toward his lover and smiled sadly.

Long placed his hand on Basara's shoulder, causing the beauty to turn around. He whispered softly. "Go with him."

Basara turned toward the Phoenix and the foxes as Brad slowly approached. He ran for them, holding his arms to Brad. "Wait!! Take me with you!! PLEASE!!!"

Brad turned around as Basara ran into his arms, they hugged very tightly, Basara crying on his shoulder. "I don't want to be alone anymore!!"

There was a moment of blissful silence, then Phoenix spoke up from his lapse. "You realize once you leave, you can never return."

"I don't care, I want to be with my true love!"

Brad smiled, tears in his eyes. "Kitten."

From out of the blue, a pointman shouted. "THEY'RE HERE!!!!"

"GO!!!" Fang shouted, shifting to Crinos form.

Phoenix snatched Brad and Basara in his talons and flew into the daytime sky, the foxes ran into the shadows and vanished in a light sparkle of energy. Soon the doors began to pound as the stench of the Wyrm seeped into the cracks. Long, Fang, Kenji and Uriko got into stance and prepared for the Final Battle.

"For you, Yugo." Fang softly muttered.

"For the honor." Long replied.

"See you in Heaven, Riko." Kenji smiled.

"Not if I see you first." Uriko winked, then they turned toward the doors as they burst in, a flurry of Black Spiral Dancers ran in. The four ran for the first wave, crying out a Garou warcry.



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