Hey guys an inspiration hit me, and I got the bump to prove it. I'm so sorry about how confusing previous chapters have been thanks for pointing that out Avaris Sky I'll see if I can get the old chapters on my new computer and fix that.can I even put them onto my new computer.Grabs computer manual and frantically searches the pages I found the chapter! Anime falls at seeing how big the chapter is and how small the print is..yeah read the story goes back to book

Well same old same old no suing that sort of thing I only own blah blah blah.you guys know the drill by now right? Good on to the story then ~Avalon

Chapter 8: The End?

Kali rode on with no thought of where she was going. The sun was shinning through the forget-me-not clear blue sky, after riding for many hours with the sun slamming down on her she was extremely hot and tired. The long stretch of hot weather had left the roads dry so that when she rode she caused a small cloud of dust that made breathing difficult. She minded none of this though and laughed at the thought of other princesses trying to do what she had done over the last three days: riding all day sleeping out under the stars and fighting other men off when they attempted to take her captive. Her thoughts though always drifted to Dion. She felt so deeply about him, he was her first thought very day. She loved him more everyday, she loved him from the moment she saw him, and it had hit her like a brick wall. It was such a strong desire. Kali was beginning to get nervous it had been days since the last attack had come, she was no fool she knew that the man called Folken sent them. She knew that they were out there biding their time she could sense it. She pressed the horse harder, even though it was tired. She had to make it to the next town before nightfall otherwise she would be captured by Folkens men and that she could not allow she had to find Maya she had to rescue Dawn. Although she had accepted the fact that she was the princess of Gaia she wanted to get back to earth she belonged there with her father her only family. She had it all planed out in her mind. She would find Maya and rescue Dawn they would go back to Fanalia and get Dion and she would take him back to earth with her. Someone else could be Queen or King, perhaps Van and Hitomi would consent to the job after all they were already King and Queen of Fanalia. After all she had no true desire to be Queen.



On Earth

"What happened?"

"We're not sure. We know that there was a driver and a pedestrian involved. By the looks of things the driver swerved and hit the pole and was thrown from the car. He is already dead."

"The pedestrian?"

"Near as we can figure he is either unharmed and walking somewhere. Which is unlikely as the witnesses say the driver hit the man. Or he is in the river, also dead."

"I can't believe that we're missing a body."

"Have you found any ID to indicate who these people were?"

"Yes" The officer turned to his partner "Mikel bring me the ID." Mikel returned a few moments later "Thank you." He turned back to the chief "One David Sagan and Ryol Carter."

"Notify the next of kin for both of them."

"Not a problem for Sagan sir but we did some looking knowing that we would have to contact them soon and sir Carters next of kin is Kali Carter."

"Kali Carter? I know that name, but from where?"

"She went missing a short while ago. She was never found."

The lights flashed around them as they looked at the crash site realizing the two events might be connected. The paramedics stood aside waiting for the time they might be needed, if the second body was ever found. Other officer walked around picking up evidence taking pictures, with the sirens turned off it was silent. No animals made any noises no wind blew through the trees. It was if the very planet mourned the death of these two men.

"The girl, Kali, what of her? most likely dead?"

"Yes."

"Two deaths in the family in a month-"

"Less than that, just a few weeks." He shook his head. "We found a relative to Mr. Carter and we will contact them soon but how can we break this to them? Two deaths in as many weeks."

The two officers were quiet for a awhile. When the chief spoke it startled most people around them. "Lets get this over with. Come on back to work!"

No one knew why they had stopped working nor did they know why they did their work without speaking it just seemed right.



Gaia

A group of men dressed in black creped up to the inn without making a sound and broke in through the back door and made their way to the second floor where their target lay sound asleep. There were 4 of them here to grab her and another 4 outside the inn in case she decided to run. Not that it much mattered she was just one woman after all. None of them could understand their leaders choice to have them come and get her. But they followed their orders to the letter. They surrounded her door counted to three and kicked the door open and charged in all done as per orders except

"Where is she? She hasn't left the inn."

The room was empty.

"Oh boys up here."

The group of men looked up and there she was in the corner above them but not for long, she jumped down on them knocking two of them two the floor. In one fluid movement she stood up and drew her sword and turned to the others. Having their swords already drawn they didn't hesitate a moment longer they attacked but the girl was ready for them. The sound of metal upon metal filled the room as the fight began. She wielded the sword like it was an extension of her. She movements were like water: pure and graceful. In no time and with little effort on her part she disarmed her opponents and fled the room and as she ran down the corridor she looked at all the hidden passages and dark corners that could hold a attacker, nothing came at her. She opened the door and ran out side she got about two steps before a hand grabbed her from behind around her throat preventing her from running away. This was something she had not thought of before that her captors would be waiting out side for her. But come hell and high water she wasn't going to let them take her because she was caught by surprise. Thinking quickly she used her weight and threw the man behind her over her head and onto the ground in front of her. She walked forward a another man moved to block her path she kept moving using her momentum to help her, using the palm of her hand she thrust it upwards towards the mans nose breaking it on contact. A third came up behind her and grabbed her around the throat and waist. She used her elbow and rammed him in the stomach used her foot and slammed down on his instep used her elbow again hitting his nose and groin. The solider fell to the ground in pain. She continued forward intending to leave at this point when she ran into the last of the group.

"Well well not bad. I'm surprised a woman could do all that. But time for you to surrender."

"Are you blind or stupid? I just beat all your men I think you're the one who's going to be surrendering."

"I think not." He moved out of the shadows and with him there was a young girl no more then 10 silently crying. "Either you surrender or I kill her." He pressed the sword closer to the young girls neck a small amount of blood started to roll down her neck and she whimpered some.

She hung her head in silence "Let her go. I'll go with you." She sheathed her sword and put it on the ground. The men that had recovered from her attacks came and grabbed her arms. The man shoved the girl away.

"Good I knew you'd see it my way. Princess Starfire my name is Dilandau and you are now my prisoner."

Dilandau was looking quite pleased with himself at the look of fear and terror on the princess' face but he soon realized that the fear was not due to him. Her eyes held a far away look she was clearly focused on something else that he couldn't see.

"Dad?"

"What?"

"It's my father."

"The King?"

"I can't feel him anymore!"

"What do you mean?" Dilandau looked at her. /Odd girl. Maybe I should just get rid of her. /

"I can't feel his life force on earth! I.I can't feel anything! Omigod.dad."

Kali slumped over. Dilandau looked at his men, they checked her over. "She's just fainted sir she'll be ok."

"Good then bring her. Let's get back to camp."



Folken's camp

"What happened to her?!" Folken demanded as the unconscious princess was put into her cell and her sword handed to him, he took the sword and turned to Dilandau for an explanation.

"I did nothing she fainted. Just like every princess would."

"Except that she's not like any other princess on Gaia."

"Got that right." Dilandau mumbled. He didn't mean for Folken to hear him but he did.

"What do you mean?"

Dilandau looked at Folken shrugged his shoulder "She kept mumbling about 'not feeling the King' whatever that meant."

Folken turned from him "That means the legends are true."

"Legends?"

"Yes as the legends go the Royal family was supposed to have great powers they could predict things, fight with amazing grace and power and feel the life force of everyone they ruled and more importantly their family."

"Old wives tales that hold no meaning."

"Still our Lord wants us to be careful."



Several hours later Kali woke up in her cell. She looked around first panicked that she didn't know where she was then more calm as everything came back to her finishing off with sadness as the emptiness that her father's life force had left behind. Tears fell down her cheeks. "Dad.I'm so sorry I failed you." In her head she could have sworn she head a voice but chalked it up to her imagination

Dry your tears with love

Dry your tears with love

She thought to her self / Loneliness your silent whisper through the river of tear through the night. /

Memory you never let me cry

/Here you never said goodbye/

Sometimes the tears blinded love

/We lost some dreams I never thought you'd leave me alone /

Time, through the rain, has set me free

/Sands of time will keep your memory. Love everlasting fades away. /

Dry your tears with love. Dry your tears with love

(A/N: the italics are the voice she hears and /this stuff/ is her thoughts)

A groan brought her away from her own sadness and mind.

"Ka.Kali?" A horse whisper came from a voice that hadn't been used in many days.

"Dawn? Dawn is that you?"

"Kali it is you! You came for me, I knew you would."

"Dawn." Kali started crying "I'm so sorry but I can't take you away from here I.I" she broke off she couldn't continue.

"You got caught because of me." Her voice carried guilt

"Yes but it was never your fault I came despite everyone trying to keep me in the Palace."

"I heard you say something about your father"

"Yeah I can't feel him anymore I.I think tha.that." She couldn't no didn't want to think or say it. Dawn didn't ask more knowing the pain she must have felt then.

"So this is it then, the end. They'll use you to get the other stones, I guess they won."

"The End?" Kali looked at the night sky she could see. / The end? Yes it has to be I've failed everyone. I failed you dad you wanted me to be here to save these people, you wanted me to be the princess but I couldn't do it I wanted freedom, I wanted love, I wanted life, I'm sorry./



I know I'm I shouldn't leave it like this but I want to throw something else in and if I do and then continue this chapter will get really long I didn't think that would be a good Idea.but on the plus side I know what I want to write so the next two to three chapters should come out quickly (I'm hoping to make up for how long it took to get this one out, by the way I'm so sorry it took so long!). I have to say that the bit there with Kali and the voice in her head was from Tears By X Japan (very cool song by the way English/Japanese check it out!) and I do not own it in any way shape or form. Well catch you all in the next chapter, which should be out soon. ~Avalon