Episode #9 - Power Running Wild
Geoff watched his children going through their training exercises. Shino was coming along nicely, she had mastered the basic and advanced techniques for the scythe, and now she was learning the energy techniques. She had learned the most devastating first, the Death Spike, and now was learning the Twin Slice. His other children were progressing well, Yamino had begun to learn his advanced techniques, and Zigokuno had begun to learn his energy techniques. Kibo was an excellent shot and could shoot an entire quiver of bolts through the same hole. Akumano could already loose energy bolts from his axe, and he could parry any attack that came his way. Shino had adopted one of Geoff's massive pistols as her secondary weapon, she had become a good shot, but she really didn't use the pistol much, she would much rather let Kibo lay down cover fire and she would rush forward and use her scythe with deadly, almost surgical precision. Geoff smiled to himself, things were progressing nicely. His children would soon be at their full potential, and the Sailor Senshi would be removed from battle permanently. He felt a hand slide up his back and rest on his shoulder. "Yes Casey?" "Oh nothing..." "Okay" said Geoff, who walked away and sat down at a desk. Massive amounts of books were piled all around the monstrous desk, the books were very old and many were written in ancient languages. "Wha'cha readin'?" asked Casey, lightly sitting on the side of the desk. "The Book of Tantalus, written in 3800 B.C, it details the rise and fall of a civilization that has been forgotten in the folds of time. This book details their most powerful spells and incantations, I needed to brush up on some of my basic magic... and get off the desk" Geoff looked at Casey, his new secretary. She was alot more forward with her emotions than Ms.Pakar and had a bad habit of trying to seduce Geoff. She was wearing a very revealing leather top with baggy blue slacks. She looked quite nice, but she didn't even perk Geoff's interest for a moment. He was preparing. Preparing for his greatest battle ever. If he were to beat the Sailor Senshi, he would need more spells and would need to hone his prodigious fighting prowess to an even higher level than now. "Geoff.... just why are you doing this?" "Doing what?" "Burying your nose in those musty old books when theirs so much more we could be doing together..." Geoff's eyes raised from the book for a few seconds then went back his book. "Ms.Gillis, if you want someone to, ahem, play with then go find someone else, because, to be frank, I am not interested." Casey frowned slightly and stalked out of the room. "And my office better be in the same condition that it is now, or else" Casey shivered, she knew exactly what that "or else" meant. She was the eighth secretary that Mr.Silveria had had in the past three months, and she wasn't about to go and "disappear" like the others. She walked out of the small office and went back to her desk at the front of the office. Ever since her jewellery shop had closed and her daughter had died, there was no reason to find work, but Mr. Silveria himself had phoned her and offered her a job. She reported the very next day. Geoff was a hard man to work for, but he was also incredibly handsome and had an air of mystery that kept him apart from everyone else. She was trying to figure him out. She knew that he was slightly different from other people, his massive physique and ice white hair marked him out as someone special. She wanted to get to know him better, but he was as cold as ice and twice as hard. It was going to be an uphill battle. Geoff read the book, remembering old spells that had once been the pinnacle of his powers, now only the most rudimentary of his strength. He now had a complete grasp of this planet's magic, plus the thousands of other worlds he had subjugated under his control. He remembered back to the time he had lived in the Silver Millennium, he wasn't like this, of course, he didn't have reason to be. He was content to be the Protector of the Moon Kingdom and Chief Advisor to the Queen. He knew that the four princesses could hold their own in a battle, but he also knew that they had a long way to go to reach their full potential. "What if they reached that potential? Could I beat all five of them? That little bitch Princess Usagi already has the Silver Crystal and the powers of the Purity Chalice, but does she know how to use them? I've seen her use the Silver Crystal as a shield, but can she use it offensively? Probably, she's beaten Kaguya and the Casinian Blossom, no mean feat, not to mention stopping Bandiyanu, which in itself is quite the accomplishment." No, Geoff knew she could use the Silver Crystal and Purity Chalice to their full extent, and still, he was not worried. He had his own talisman against her powers. Geoff smiled coldly and absentmindedly ran his finger down a scar on his forearm. He closed the book he was reading and went to the training room. Shino was practising her Twin Slice, severing blocks of steel into four clean segments, Yamino breaking iron bars with single strikes from his spear, Kibo using his crossbows to ventilate entire sheets of steel, Zigokuno shattering iron sheets with single energized slashes from his sword, Akumano severing steel pillars in half with slashes from his axe. Geoff smiled, his wonderful children had mastered their weapons in a matter of weeks, he knew that they were ready to begin their magic training.
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Serena sat at her desk and was writing, as usual. She looked up, she had completed the blackboard copying and now began to read through the textbook she had for this class. She pulled out her science text and began to read. She read until class ended, then went for lunch. Soon after Rini had arrived, she and Hotaru had enrolled in Serena's school. She sat down with her friends and smiled as she got her lunch out. "So Hotaru, how's your classes?" asked Lita. "Oh their fine, little boring, but fine." "Boring?" "I'm stuck in all academic courses, I was hoping for some arts classes, but I guess that's the way the cookie crumbles" "Yeah, life sucks hardcore sometimes," said Lita. "True..." Hotaru said with a slight smile. "Hey, why so gloomy!" Rini piped up as she sat down. She wore her hair down now, with a gold beret with a red heart in the centre. She and Hotaru were both fifteen now, and were glad to be able to hangout with their friends, instead of being stuck in middle school. The conversation digressed into less academic subjects, and it was then that Raye's communicator went off. "Hello?" said Raye. It was Haruka. "Raye!! Collect the others and get down here! Were at Broadway and 9th!" "On our way!" said Raye. "You guys heard that right?" "Sure did, let's get outta here!" said Lita. She was up and running towards her motorcycle. She strapped her helmet on and gunned the engine, pulling out and tearing up the road to Broadway and 9th. She thought as she drove through the familiar roads. 'What if Angron is there? I'll kill him, that's what! He'll pay for everything that I've suffered for! I gotta avenge Kenny!' She squealed her brakes and leapt off the motorcycle, running into a small alley and taking out her henshin wand. "JUPITER CRYSTAL POWER!!!" She chanted. The crystal ball above the wand burst into life, corsucating green energy erupted from the ball and covered Lita in a wreath of emerald power, which coalesced into her uniform. Lita ran back over to her motorcycle and reached into the side compartment. She pulled out a large machete and a small buckler-style shield. "This'll give me the edge I need" Lita said coldly, her eyes shining like chips of green ice. She ran down the street and looked at the battlefeild. One of Geoff's children was standing there, a massive spear in his hand. He was fighting with Sailor Uranus. Her Space Sword was glowing brightly and she was attacking with the speed of a devil. Geoff's child and Sailor Uranus traded blows with all the grace and speed of two coiled vipers fighting. A parry from Sailor Uranus, a thrust from Geoff's child. Lita was transfixed by the fight, she couldn't move, such was her awe of the two battling forces, one of purity and light, the other of corruption and evil. Uranus parried a thrust from Geoff's child, and he tripped her with the other end of his spear. Uranus stabbed up at his heart, but he spun away from the blade. Uranus was up in an instant, holding her sword in a defensive position. "Come on you Bastard! Is that the best you can do!" "I will say this ONCE sailor brat! My name is Yamino Tamashinomori! Remember it well, for it is the name of your executioner!" He cried as he charged at her. Sailor Jupiter looked at him, she remembered enough of the language of the Silver Millennium to understand what his name meant in English. While her own ancient name, Makoto Kino, meant Friend of the Forest, this vile abomination's name meant Dark Soul of the Forest. The blasphemy! Sailor Jupiter shrieked like a banshee and charged Yamino. Sailor Uranus was grateful for the assist and allowed Sailor Jupiter to take over for her. Jupiter attacked like a dervish, keeping Yamino on the defensive. As Yamino parried and blocked the savage attack from this new Sailor Senshi, he thought back to what his father had said. "One day, without your knowing, you will just know what to say and when to say it. When this happens, I will begin your magic training" Yamino didn't have any idea what his father was talking about, but he could feel something welling up inside of his stomach. It felt as if he had eaten too much, then something happened. Actually, many small things happened at once. Yamino lashed out with the blunt end of his spear and knocked Sailor Jupiter senseless, then he reached his hand back, his entire arm feeling leaden down by something, then, he thrust his hand forward, screaming "DARK BOLT!" A massive bolt of black lightning erupted from his hand and struck Sailor Jupiter full force, electrocuting her severely. She cast down her blade and looked at him. "Here, try this! LIGHTNING CRASH!!" She cried, unleashing a lightning bolt of her own. It raced towards the path of least resistance, namely, Yamino's spear. He dropped the electrified weapon and looked at her. He unleashed another Dark Bolt and drove Sailor Jupiter off. "You think that's all I've got! HA! LIGHTNING DRAGON!!" A massive blast of corsucating lightning erupted from Sailor Jupiter's outstretched hands, took the shape of a massive snake dragon and sped towards Yamino. He nimbly leapt out of the way, narrowly escaping being crunched by electrified fangs. "You are quite the fighter, Jupiter, but do not become overconfident in your powers!" Yamino cried. He concentrated inwards and collected all his energy into a single point inside him. "HYPER DESTROYER!!" He yelled, a massive blast of black energy exploded from his hand, colliding with Sailor Jupiter and slamming her into a nearby building. Sailor Jupiter groaned in pain and slumped to the ground unconscious. "You Bastard!! Take this!" cried Sailor Venus, unleashing her most powerful attack. "VENUS LOVE AND BEAUTY SHOCK!!" She cried, creating the wreath of golden hearts, and then throwing them like shurikens at him. Yamino leapt upwards, almost flying through the air, finally landing on the roof of a nearby building He calmly walked away from the battle, carrying his spear over his shoulder, leaving the Sailor Senshi to tend to their wounded. Yamino smiled, creating chaos and havoc was so much fun! A rare smile passed his lips and he disappeared into a puff of black smoke. Sailor Moon ran forward, looking for Sailor Jupiter and Sailor Uranus. Haruka walked out of an alley, and Sailor Moon looked around franticly for Sailor Jupiter. She found her half-buried in the rubble from a decimated building. Sailor Moon and the others dug her out quickly, making sure not to injure her any more. Sailor Mercury walked forward, scanning Sailor Jupiter with her computer. "Guys, she's pretty busted up inside, we need to get her to a hospital, or else she's gonna die!" She said with grave certainty in her voice. "No, she won't," said a small voice. They all turned to see Sailor Saturn standing there. "I can heal her." Sailor Saturn walked forward and placed a hand on Sailor Jupiter's forehead. A beauteous purple aura extended from Sailor Saturn's hand and into Sailor Jupiter, healing her. Sailor Mercury scanned her again. "She's gonna be fine now, she just needs to rest" said Sailor Mercury. Sailor Saturn stood up slowly and turned around, smiling slightly.
"You okay Hotaru?" asked Rini. "Yeah, I'm fine, just feel a little wea(" Hotaru fell to the ground, unconscious. "HOTARU!!" Rini cried as she ran to her friend's side. Amy scanned her. "She's fine Rini, she just needs to sleep." ************
"Well Yamino, try and describe to the others what it felt like to use your magic" said Geoff, a proud smile beaming from his lips. "Uhh( well( it's a little hard to describe, per-say, but, it's like, well( it's like nothing I've ever experienced in my life!" he said finally.
"It is good you answered like that my son, for the feeling of using magic for the first time is nearly indescribable. Yamino, your physical weapons training is finished, you will now begin your magic training" Geoff said in a low voice. Shino and the others looked at their brother in slight awe. He had already unleashed two very powerful attacks in the short time he had used his magic, and now he was going to be taught how to harness this destructive energy by their father, the most powerful sorcerer in the known universe! "Magic( Bah! I don't need any of that foppery( I only trust two things in battle, my axe, and my skills with that axe" Akumano said under his breath. Shino raised an eyebrow and shook her head slightly. She hungered for the day that her powers would awaken, so that she could be taught as well. To become perfect, like her father. Shino thought of her father like a God. Indeed, his power was near godlike, but he had the odd habit of never being around to talk with her about anything, or anyone for that matter. Geoff had the ability to crush worlds with his bare hands, make people do whatever he wanted them to, and Shino wanted this power, and she would do almost anything to possess it. She had already tried many different avenues of opportunity to gain access to Geoff's spellbooks, but she was halted every time. Shino walked to her room and threw a Cd in her discman. She was listening to American Jazz, it was quite pleasant music and she enjoyed listening to the different styles that these pitiful humans played this wonderful music in. Shino smiled, she hadn't told anyone about her little secret, but she knew that it would come out soon enough. She got up and stood up and looked at herself in the mirror. Cold neon green eyes stared back at her from a face that she still didn't totally believe was hers. She knew she was beautiful, she wasn't vain or boastful about it, it was simply fact, but she knew that there was something inside her, something that wasn't human, that wasn't even of this world, it just needed time until it got free. At that time, she knew that her magic powers would awaken to their fullest extent.
Geoff watched his children going through their training exercises. Shino was coming along nicely, she had mastered the basic and advanced techniques for the scythe, and now she was learning the energy techniques. She had learned the most devastating first, the Death Spike, and now was learning the Twin Slice. His other children were progressing well, Yamino had begun to learn his advanced techniques, and Zigokuno had begun to learn his energy techniques. Kibo was an excellent shot and could shoot an entire quiver of bolts through the same hole. Akumano could already loose energy bolts from his axe, and he could parry any attack that came his way. Shino had adopted one of Geoff's massive pistols as her secondary weapon, she had become a good shot, but she really didn't use the pistol much, she would much rather let Kibo lay down cover fire and she would rush forward and use her scythe with deadly, almost surgical precision. Geoff smiled to himself, things were progressing nicely. His children would soon be at their full potential, and the Sailor Senshi would be removed from battle permanently. He felt a hand slide up his back and rest on his shoulder. "Yes Casey?" "Oh nothing..." "Okay" said Geoff, who walked away and sat down at a desk. Massive amounts of books were piled all around the monstrous desk, the books were very old and many were written in ancient languages. "Wha'cha readin'?" asked Casey, lightly sitting on the side of the desk. "The Book of Tantalus, written in 3800 B.C, it details the rise and fall of a civilization that has been forgotten in the folds of time. This book details their most powerful spells and incantations, I needed to brush up on some of my basic magic... and get off the desk" Geoff looked at Casey, his new secretary. She was alot more forward with her emotions than Ms.Pakar and had a bad habit of trying to seduce Geoff. She was wearing a very revealing leather top with baggy blue slacks. She looked quite nice, but she didn't even perk Geoff's interest for a moment. He was preparing. Preparing for his greatest battle ever. If he were to beat the Sailor Senshi, he would need more spells and would need to hone his prodigious fighting prowess to an even higher level than now. "Geoff.... just why are you doing this?" "Doing what?" "Burying your nose in those musty old books when theirs so much more we could be doing together..." Geoff's eyes raised from the book for a few seconds then went back his book. "Ms.Gillis, if you want someone to, ahem, play with then go find someone else, because, to be frank, I am not interested." Casey frowned slightly and stalked out of the room. "And my office better be in the same condition that it is now, or else" Casey shivered, she knew exactly what that "or else" meant. She was the eighth secretary that Mr.Silveria had had in the past three months, and she wasn't about to go and "disappear" like the others. She walked out of the small office and went back to her desk at the front of the office. Ever since her jewellery shop had closed and her daughter had died, there was no reason to find work, but Mr. Silveria himself had phoned her and offered her a job. She reported the very next day. Geoff was a hard man to work for, but he was also incredibly handsome and had an air of mystery that kept him apart from everyone else. She was trying to figure him out. She knew that he was slightly different from other people, his massive physique and ice white hair marked him out as someone special. She wanted to get to know him better, but he was as cold as ice and twice as hard. It was going to be an uphill battle. Geoff read the book, remembering old spells that had once been the pinnacle of his powers, now only the most rudimentary of his strength. He now had a complete grasp of this planet's magic, plus the thousands of other worlds he had subjugated under his control. He remembered back to the time he had lived in the Silver Millennium, he wasn't like this, of course, he didn't have reason to be. He was content to be the Protector of the Moon Kingdom and Chief Advisor to the Queen. He knew that the four princesses could hold their own in a battle, but he also knew that they had a long way to go to reach their full potential. "What if they reached that potential? Could I beat all five of them? That little bitch Princess Usagi already has the Silver Crystal and the powers of the Purity Chalice, but does she know how to use them? I've seen her use the Silver Crystal as a shield, but can she use it offensively? Probably, she's beaten Kaguya and the Casinian Blossom, no mean feat, not to mention stopping Bandiyanu, which in itself is quite the accomplishment." No, Geoff knew she could use the Silver Crystal and Purity Chalice to their full extent, and still, he was not worried. He had his own talisman against her powers. Geoff smiled coldly and absentmindedly ran his finger down a scar on his forearm. He closed the book he was reading and went to the training room. Shino was practising her Twin Slice, severing blocks of steel into four clean segments, Yamino breaking iron bars with single strikes from his spear, Kibo using his crossbows to ventilate entire sheets of steel, Zigokuno shattering iron sheets with single energized slashes from his sword, Akumano severing steel pillars in half with slashes from his axe. Geoff smiled, his wonderful children had mastered their weapons in a matter of weeks, he knew that they were ready to begin their magic training.
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Serena sat at her desk and was writing, as usual. She looked up, she had completed the blackboard copying and now began to read through the textbook she had for this class. She pulled out her science text and began to read. She read until class ended, then went for lunch. Soon after Rini had arrived, she and Hotaru had enrolled in Serena's school. She sat down with her friends and smiled as she got her lunch out. "So Hotaru, how's your classes?" asked Lita. "Oh their fine, little boring, but fine." "Boring?" "I'm stuck in all academic courses, I was hoping for some arts classes, but I guess that's the way the cookie crumbles" "Yeah, life sucks hardcore sometimes," said Lita. "True..." Hotaru said with a slight smile. "Hey, why so gloomy!" Rini piped up as she sat down. She wore her hair down now, with a gold beret with a red heart in the centre. She and Hotaru were both fifteen now, and were glad to be able to hangout with their friends, instead of being stuck in middle school. The conversation digressed into less academic subjects, and it was then that Raye's communicator went off. "Hello?" said Raye. It was Haruka. "Raye!! Collect the others and get down here! Were at Broadway and 9th!" "On our way!" said Raye. "You guys heard that right?" "Sure did, let's get outta here!" said Lita. She was up and running towards her motorcycle. She strapped her helmet on and gunned the engine, pulling out and tearing up the road to Broadway and 9th. She thought as she drove through the familiar roads. 'What if Angron is there? I'll kill him, that's what! He'll pay for everything that I've suffered for! I gotta avenge Kenny!' She squealed her brakes and leapt off the motorcycle, running into a small alley and taking out her henshin wand. "JUPITER CRYSTAL POWER!!!" She chanted. The crystal ball above the wand burst into life, corsucating green energy erupted from the ball and covered Lita in a wreath of emerald power, which coalesced into her uniform. Lita ran back over to her motorcycle and reached into the side compartment. She pulled out a large machete and a small buckler-style shield. "This'll give me the edge I need" Lita said coldly, her eyes shining like chips of green ice. She ran down the street and looked at the battlefeild. One of Geoff's children was standing there, a massive spear in his hand. He was fighting with Sailor Uranus. Her Space Sword was glowing brightly and she was attacking with the speed of a devil. Geoff's child and Sailor Uranus traded blows with all the grace and speed of two coiled vipers fighting. A parry from Sailor Uranus, a thrust from Geoff's child. Lita was transfixed by the fight, she couldn't move, such was her awe of the two battling forces, one of purity and light, the other of corruption and evil. Uranus parried a thrust from Geoff's child, and he tripped her with the other end of his spear. Uranus stabbed up at his heart, but he spun away from the blade. Uranus was up in an instant, holding her sword in a defensive position. "Come on you Bastard! Is that the best you can do!" "I will say this ONCE sailor brat! My name is Yamino Tamashinomori! Remember it well, for it is the name of your executioner!" He cried as he charged at her. Sailor Jupiter looked at him, she remembered enough of the language of the Silver Millennium to understand what his name meant in English. While her own ancient name, Makoto Kino, meant Friend of the Forest, this vile abomination's name meant Dark Soul of the Forest. The blasphemy! Sailor Jupiter shrieked like a banshee and charged Yamino. Sailor Uranus was grateful for the assist and allowed Sailor Jupiter to take over for her. Jupiter attacked like a dervish, keeping Yamino on the defensive. As Yamino parried and blocked the savage attack from this new Sailor Senshi, he thought back to what his father had said. "One day, without your knowing, you will just know what to say and when to say it. When this happens, I will begin your magic training" Yamino didn't have any idea what his father was talking about, but he could feel something welling up inside of his stomach. It felt as if he had eaten too much, then something happened. Actually, many small things happened at once. Yamino lashed out with the blunt end of his spear and knocked Sailor Jupiter senseless, then he reached his hand back, his entire arm feeling leaden down by something, then, he thrust his hand forward, screaming "DARK BOLT!" A massive bolt of black lightning erupted from his hand and struck Sailor Jupiter full force, electrocuting her severely. She cast down her blade and looked at him. "Here, try this! LIGHTNING CRASH!!" She cried, unleashing a lightning bolt of her own. It raced towards the path of least resistance, namely, Yamino's spear. He dropped the electrified weapon and looked at her. He unleashed another Dark Bolt and drove Sailor Jupiter off. "You think that's all I've got! HA! LIGHTNING DRAGON!!" A massive blast of corsucating lightning erupted from Sailor Jupiter's outstretched hands, took the shape of a massive snake dragon and sped towards Yamino. He nimbly leapt out of the way, narrowly escaping being crunched by electrified fangs. "You are quite the fighter, Jupiter, but do not become overconfident in your powers!" Yamino cried. He concentrated inwards and collected all his energy into a single point inside him. "HYPER DESTROYER!!" He yelled, a massive blast of black energy exploded from his hand, colliding with Sailor Jupiter and slamming her into a nearby building. Sailor Jupiter groaned in pain and slumped to the ground unconscious. "You Bastard!! Take this!" cried Sailor Venus, unleashing her most powerful attack. "VENUS LOVE AND BEAUTY SHOCK!!" She cried, creating the wreath of golden hearts, and then throwing them like shurikens at him. Yamino leapt upwards, almost flying through the air, finally landing on the roof of a nearby building He calmly walked away from the battle, carrying his spear over his shoulder, leaving the Sailor Senshi to tend to their wounded. Yamino smiled, creating chaos and havoc was so much fun! A rare smile passed his lips and he disappeared into a puff of black smoke. Sailor Moon ran forward, looking for Sailor Jupiter and Sailor Uranus. Haruka walked out of an alley, and Sailor Moon looked around franticly for Sailor Jupiter. She found her half-buried in the rubble from a decimated building. Sailor Moon and the others dug her out quickly, making sure not to injure her any more. Sailor Mercury walked forward, scanning Sailor Jupiter with her computer. "Guys, she's pretty busted up inside, we need to get her to a hospital, or else she's gonna die!" She said with grave certainty in her voice. "No, she won't," said a small voice. They all turned to see Sailor Saturn standing there. "I can heal her." Sailor Saturn walked forward and placed a hand on Sailor Jupiter's forehead. A beauteous purple aura extended from Sailor Saturn's hand and into Sailor Jupiter, healing her. Sailor Mercury scanned her again. "She's gonna be fine now, she just needs to rest" said Sailor Mercury. Sailor Saturn stood up slowly and turned around, smiling slightly.
"You okay Hotaru?" asked Rini. "Yeah, I'm fine, just feel a little wea(" Hotaru fell to the ground, unconscious. "HOTARU!!" Rini cried as she ran to her friend's side. Amy scanned her. "She's fine Rini, she just needs to sleep." ************
"Well Yamino, try and describe to the others what it felt like to use your magic" said Geoff, a proud smile beaming from his lips. "Uhh( well( it's a little hard to describe, per-say, but, it's like, well( it's like nothing I've ever experienced in my life!" he said finally.
"It is good you answered like that my son, for the feeling of using magic for the first time is nearly indescribable. Yamino, your physical weapons training is finished, you will now begin your magic training" Geoff said in a low voice. Shino and the others looked at their brother in slight awe. He had already unleashed two very powerful attacks in the short time he had used his magic, and now he was going to be taught how to harness this destructive energy by their father, the most powerful sorcerer in the known universe! "Magic( Bah! I don't need any of that foppery( I only trust two things in battle, my axe, and my skills with that axe" Akumano said under his breath. Shino raised an eyebrow and shook her head slightly. She hungered for the day that her powers would awaken, so that she could be taught as well. To become perfect, like her father. Shino thought of her father like a God. Indeed, his power was near godlike, but he had the odd habit of never being around to talk with her about anything, or anyone for that matter. Geoff had the ability to crush worlds with his bare hands, make people do whatever he wanted them to, and Shino wanted this power, and she would do almost anything to possess it. She had already tried many different avenues of opportunity to gain access to Geoff's spellbooks, but she was halted every time. Shino walked to her room and threw a Cd in her discman. She was listening to American Jazz, it was quite pleasant music and she enjoyed listening to the different styles that these pitiful humans played this wonderful music in. Shino smiled, she hadn't told anyone about her little secret, but she knew that it would come out soon enough. She got up and stood up and looked at herself in the mirror. Cold neon green eyes stared back at her from a face that she still didn't totally believe was hers. She knew she was beautiful, she wasn't vain or boastful about it, it was simply fact, but she knew that there was something inside her, something that wasn't human, that wasn't even of this world, it just needed time until it got free. At that time, she knew that her magic powers would awaken to their fullest extent.