Psycho-CJ: Yay, a few days and already I have another chapter posted. I wanted to post this by Thursday, but things came up, sorry.

Evan: Remember the good old days when you used to post a chapter every two days?

Psycho-CJ: Yeah, those were the days. Rook, I'm really sorry about the problems you're having. I know how it feels to have one of those days, that's why I am not only posting one chapter, but two. I already had the second one written, but not this one ^_^

Gojyo: What's with you writing out of order?

Psycho-CJ: Hey, I had to rework the plot so it would make sense.

Warner: Righttt!

Psycho-CJ: Oh shut up before I decide to make your character into a woman instead of man.

Evan: (muttering under his breath) Won't have to change much of him to make that work.

Warner: I heard that!

Goku: Psycho-CJ does not own Saiyuki…

Raven: Sadly enough she does own me.

Psycho-CJ: Hey, I thought you were on my side!

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Chapter 11: Change of Heart

The minute the light fades, Goku summons nyoibou and Gojyo takes out his shakujou, while Sanzo has his gun aimed at Daycarthro.

"Sanzo, no!" Evan yells, grabbing the monk's wrist.

"Get your hands off me!" Sanzo snaps, pushing the boy away.

"Idiot!" Evan yells, latching onto the monk's arm. "If you kill him, how are you going to return to your world?!" Everyone finally notices their surroundings. They appear to be in a cave of some sort with walls the color of onyx. Little shards of cloudy blue crystals are protruding from the walls and ceilings making the cave look like a night sky with blue sparkling stars.

"What? We're in another world?! When did this happen?" Gojyo gawks.

"The flash of light you saw was Daycarthro opening a dimensional gate around us," Raven explains.

"But why would he take us to another world?" Hakkai asks, with Hakuryuu perched on his right shoulder.

"Good question," Raven examines Daycarthro, trying to find something to explain why the god is acting strangely. The God of Saerublon still dons the black trench coat with several straps crisscrossing over his chest, exposing a midnight blue shirt underneath. The sphere-like jewels still appear to be embedded into his hands—the source of his power. His teal eyes seem to be the same color as before, but there is a darkness present in his once sad eyes. "I have a bad feeling about this. We might have to fight him."

"Fight Daycarthro! Are you nuts?!" Warner gasps.

"Like I said, I don't like this," Raven replies. Warner suddenly walks towards Daycarthro.

"Haha, great joke Daycarthro." Warner laughs. "You can stop screwing around now." Daycarthro narrows his eyes at Warner then smacks him across the face with his staff. Warner falls flat on his back and gapes at Daycarthro in disbelief. The god raises his staff about to cast a spell on the fallen Vaerire, when Raven tackles Daycarthro and the two tumble to the ground. The God of Saerublon kicks Raven off of him and the Hybrid stumbles back but quickly lands on his feet.

"Everyone be on guard," Raven warns. Everyone prepares themselves for an attack that is no doubt going to come.

"I can't believe he hit me," Warner whispers, wiping the blood away from gash on his cheek.

"You want to try that again?!" Evan snaps, hating how Daycarthro dare laid a hand on his brother.

"No you can't," Warner yells. "He's our friend!'

"He isn't acting very friendly at the moment," Gojyo points out. Daycarthro steps back, a smile forming on his lips.

"I've always wondered how powerful the Sanzo-ikko is," Daycarthro thinks out loud. "How convenient you found my servants for me."

"Did he just call us his servants?" Cassandra whispers to Raven. Out of all the years the two have known Daycarthro, the god has never called them his servants. Daycarthro has always consider himself Cassandra's, Raven's, Evan's and Warner's protector.

"He's flipped his lid," Evan says through clenched teeth.

"Daycarthro, I am giving you ten seconds to explain what the hell you are doing, after that we will be forced to take you down," Raven tells the god. "I've told you before, my loyalty is first to my friends then you."

"How interesting," the god comments. "Do your bonds of friendship really run that deep?" the teal-eyed man asks out loud. "Furthermore, are your bonds as strong as the Sanzo-ikko?"

"What are you getting at?" Sanzo asks, coming close to the point when he is going to put a bullet in the god's head.

"Many people have fallen to both groups. Are you two nearly invincible because you are strong individuals or is it because of the bonds you share with each other?"

"And your point is? Your voice is starting to annoy me…" Sanzo says impatiently.

"What would happen if I separated you from the people you care about the most?" Daycarthro twirls his staff, chanting in his sacred language.

"Damn," Raven says under his breath. He casts a fire spell, while Daycarthro sets a barrier around himself, but the fire breaks the barrier and smacks the god head on.

"You're stronger than I anticipated," Daycarthro whispers as he stands back onto his feet.

"I told you I would choose my friends over you," Raven says simply. He grabs his dagger to prepare himself for a counter-attack. "He's weak to physical attacks."

"Leave it to me," Goku replies. He runs forward then leaps into the air about to bring nyoibou down, but Daycarthro blocks the hit. The god raises his free hand to Goku's eyes and a flash of lightening blinds Goku. The brown haired youkai is thrown back by one of Daycarthro's spells.

"Everyone stay close by," Raven orders. The Hybrid closes his eyes, chanting an incantation. A mass of shadows wraps around them, throwing everyone into darkness, but hiding them from Daycathro. "Evan, can you see?" Raven asks. Since Evan is mostly demon, his night vision is slightly above average.

"Barely," Evan replies. "I'll handle him." Evan places his hands together, whispering a light-spell. He is about to unleash it, but a strong essence catches his attention. A clenching pain passes through his body as something pierces his shoulder. The boy crumbles to his knees, his hand pressed against the wound in an attempt to stop the bleeding.

"Evan!" Raven yells, about to go to his aid, but a bright flash of light slams everyone back into one of the walls. The light fades, killing the darkness around them.

"Sanzo," Goku calls, rushing to the monk, who seems a little dazed, but otherwise all right. Cassandra steps in front of Goku and Sanzo to guard them from another attack.

"Stay down," Cassandra replies. She morphs her necklace into her staff with the star-like blade. She glances at Raven, Gojyo, Hakkai, Hakuryuu and Warner who happened to land fairly close to each other. Evan is in between the two groups, pulling a long dagger out of his shoulder, while blood drips onto the floor. Where did that dagger come from? Someone else is here, Cassandra realizes, but the only other person she sees is Daycarthro.

"As much as this is entertaining, I have other plans for you eight." Daycarthro finishes his spell and two rings form around them. One ring around Cassandra, Goku and Sanzo, while the other around Hakkai, Gojyo, Warner and Raven. Evan happens to fall outside the transportation spell.

"Evan, grab my hand!" Raven yells, reaching out to the boy as the light slowly begins to absorb him. Evan looks from his brother than to Sanzo's group who is also disappearing. Evan knows the two groups are being sent to two different places and he doesn't like the idea of leaving Sanzo, Cassandra and Goku to fend for themselves.

"Raven, you should stop acting like we are brothers. You know I don't give a damn about you," Evan grabs onto Sanzo's robe and he vanishes with them. Raven's group then disappears as well.

"That settles that," the god announces. He whirls around, his teal eyes searching the area. "You didn't have to interfere," Daycarthro announces.

"I don't see the point of this," a man with violet eyes replies as he appears next to Daycarthro. "You should have killed Sanzo while you still had the chance." The man appears to be a first-class demon, just like Evan. "I can't believe you are going through all this for a lowly human."

"That lowly human has killed others like me. The direct approach has failed too many times. With my way, I can discover their weaknesses and exploit them," Daycarthro replies.

"Sounds simple enough. But as I warned you before, make sure you have all this done by the first stroke of midnight tomorrow night." Daycarthro is about to ask why, when the demon answers. "Let's just say, it will make things easier for both of us."

"I've already set up a trap for them. This is going to be fun torturing them. I'll make the Sanzo-ikko pay for what they've done."

"Just remember—do what ever you wish with them, but Raven's mine."

"What about the boy?"

"Who? Evan?" The demon glances at Daycarthro, his eyes cold and calculating. "I have no use for traitors," with that the demon disappears.

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Raven rubs the back of his neck as he searches his new surroundings. The new place is similar to the cave they were previously in, but Daycarthro is no where to be seen.

"Raven, I have a headache," Warner whines.

"That was one hell of a ride, right Hakkai?" Gojyo mumbles, rubbing his eyes to get rid of the spots he is seeing. "Hakkai?"

"Kyuu!" Hakuryuu whines as he flies frantically around.

"Where's Hakkai?" Gojyo asks Raven and Warner.

"He was right next to us," Raven replies.

"Kyuu! Kyuu!" Hakuryuu grabs a piece of paper and flies over to Gojyo. The half-breed reads the note, but from the reaction on his face, Raven can tell it's bad news.

"It says Hakkai is somewhere around here and we have to find him," Gojyo says through clenched teeth.

"Then the three of us will have to work together to find him," Raven calmly replies. He looks at Warner then Gojyo. Great…I'm stuck with Warner and some guy I barely know. Well, it might not be too bad.

"Raven, I want to go home!" Warner starts, obviously not done complaining. "This totally sucks! Why can't I be home with a nice cute girl, no worries in the world, but no you and Daycarthro had to find me and bring me to this life of hell!"

"I'm with him, your god is one sick bastard..."Gojyo begins. Maybe not, Raven thinks unhappily, blocking out Warner's complaints. This is going to be a long day...

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Sanzo opens his eyes, bright spots dancing along his vision.

"Sanzo!" Goku calls, tugging on his sleeve.

"Stop that," Sanzo replies, smacking Goku's hands away. Evan also releases his hold on Sanzo's robes, so he can heal the wound on his shoulder. When he finishes he looks around, feeling like something is wrong.

"Cassandra?" Evan asks, seeing the blonde woman is not present. "Where is she?" Evan says, standing up. Sanzo also looks around, but the woman is gone.

"Eh, Sanzo, what's that?" Goku asks, pointing to a piece of paper next to him. Sanzo picks it up and finds it is a note.

"If you want Cassandra back, you are going to have to find her in this world." Sanzo reads. Evan eyes seem to burn up with anger. How dare he use Cassandra as bait! If I find him, he's dead!

"The three of us better find her fast," Evan says, as he tries to keep his anger in check. Sanzo looks from Goku then to Evan and a disturbing thought hits him—he is all alone with Goku and Evan! Someone is going to pay for this! Sanzo thinks bitterly.

"Kuso," Sanzo swears.

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Psycho-CJ: Oooh, the plot thickens.

Evan: (Smiling) But still lacks substance.

Psycho-CJ: (muttering) Little brat…Anyhoo, the next chapter it kind of…interesting.

Sanzo: To say the least.

Evan: Don't forget to review, you know you want to.

Psycho-CJ: Now move on to the next chapter.