Kerda: Hey, everybody, what's up! Sorry this chapter took so long, but we're finally back.

Tyson: Yah! And I need to find out if Rei and Kai are going to die. (*Tried to grab script*)

Max (*grabs Tyson and pulls him away*): We…need…to…get…the…show…(*lets go of Tyson*) started. Okay, thank you all reviewers that were so cool to us! (*Darina pops out*)

Darina: And, umm…Elbereth Gilthoniel, umm, I'm not sure…if what you meant by my story being twisted…was a compliment or a flame? Thank you. Oh, and I don't own Bey Blade and like Max said, I really like all reviewers. (*Disappears*)

Kerda: Umm, well, if that's it, then, enjoy you all!

       " Rei!" Mariah watched the two blasts collide. REI!!!" Naia looked up with worry, barely seeing Rei and Kai trapped between the beams. No, she thought. Please don't let somebody else be hurt. Please…don't let them die…

    " GUYS!!!" Tyson yelled, catching his friends' attention. Rei and Kai are in major trouble!!!"

   " What do you mean?" Max asked in a confused voice. Tyson pointed to the shots, making horror spread among those who saw what was happening.

    " You mean they're…" Oliver said in a hushed voice. Before anybody could say anything else, two figures fell out of the sphere formed by the two connecting beams. They sunk lower and lower, and as the demons and angels fought, all the people with bit beast rode down after them.

     " Ah!" Max yelled when he saw how close Rei and Kai were to the ground. They're going to crash!" Dragoon could travel faster than Draciel, which was something Tyson was aware of.

     " Go Dragoon!" he yelled, taking a dive on his bit beast. I'll take care of it, Max. Storm attack!" As Tyson said that, Dragoon's eyes glowed an angry red and a storm began to form around him.

     " Direct the storm at Rei and Kai!" the boy yelled and the large dragon shot a tornado at the two falling figures. Naia looked at Tyson, bewildered.

     " Are you sure that's a good idea?" she asked, looking at Kai and Rei swirling in the wind. Tyson flashed her a thumbs up.

     " Don't worry, this was the weakest wind Dragoon here could produce," Tyson said, aiming for his bit beast to fly right under the quickly descending boys. Naia gave him another look like she though he was crazy, but closed her mouth and followed him.

     " Hey, are they okay?" Max saw Amphilyon fly by Draciel with Enrique and Oliver on his back. He waved to them and pointed down. Oliver's eyes widened unusually at the sight.

    " Isn't that Dragoon's storm attack?" Kenny asked Dizzy as he rode behind Tyson on Dragoon.

    " Which was your second hint genius?" Dizzy smart-mouthed. But if you must know, it still is." Kenny sighted, looking down as they swept past the ground.

    " You holding out okay back there, Chief?" Tyson turned to the brunette. Kenny knobbed.

      " Wow, look out!!!" he suddenly yelled and Tyson turned just in time to turn Dragoon out of the way of his own attack. The dragon-bit flew right under the swirling wind, catching the angel and the demon on its back as Kenny closed Dizzy, forgetting all about his fascination in Dragoon's attack.

      " Rei!" he tried to wake the angel up. Kai! Oh no, wake up!" Neither figures budged. But both were in a terrible state! Their skin was hot; as if they were just boiled alive in hot water, as well as their bodies were sealed with little deep cuts, scratches and burns. With all scars burned crisp-black. And all clothes ripped, hanging in shreds from their broken bodies.

     " Oh…my…god…" Naia put her hand to her mouth as she on the ground. She was almost speechless, as well as everybody else next to her.

     " Wha…what…h-happened to them?" Max asked, finally landing Draciel next to Dragoon. He looked over Rei and Kai when Robert joined them as he furiously began to inspect their bodies. Putting his hand to both the princes' chests, he nearly gasped.

      " They're…not…breathing," he choked on every bit of the sentence. It's like…their lungs were totally cut off. Not even a…a stroke. And…" He also listened to their hearts, hoping for at least a single beat.

      " And…their hearts have…totally stopped," he swallowed his last word.

Silence once again fell over the small crowd that gathered around their fallen friends. None wanted to believe this was actually happening.

      " But why so…" Oliver broke the stillness in the air. I mean, what did happen to them?" Robert sighted.

      " I saw it when the demons and the angels began to soot at each other," he admitted sorrowfully. And…Kai and Rei just wanted to stop this, so they…got in between the opposite sides' blasts and…" He didn't finish and he didn't have to. A tear escaped his eye.

     " But…Naia…" Tyson turned to the ghost. Can't you…revive them…like Korea?" He could see her eyes shining, which told him they weren't in for any pleasant news. Naia shook her head "no".

     " I'm sorry…but," she said, kneeling down next to Rei and Kai. I…I can't. You see…when I gave Korea another chance, I knew it would take all power to turn her into somebody like what I became. Time is needed to make such an sacrifice, since not all people get this opportunity and…" She gave out a small sob, but went on. " And…if the spirits stay on earth for more than fifteen minutes, they spirits will die and they'll never get a chance to turn into ghosts…" Suddenly, she broke down into tears and leaned into a bow before the two princes. 

      " I'm sorry…Rei…I failed you and Kai!" she said through tears. And I failed all your friends. I was supposed to protect you! And…I couldn't even do that…let alone help you stop this war." Her sobs increased as her body shook violently. Before anybody could bend down and comfort her, she suddenly got up and yelled…

      " See what you did?!" her voice echoed in the battle field, making all the angels and demons stop their destruction for a moment and look around for the caller.

      " Naia…" Enrique said, seeing Naia broken into tears of anger, sadness and determination. The people next to her gave her the same glances, but all Naia could hear or see right now was the blinding deaths that surrounded this place.

      " Look at Rei and Kai!!!" Naia tried to make the fighters look down. She got what she needed. Once the two opposite sides looked down, whispers gathered in the crowd as most people stared with shocked large eyes at the two lying figures on the ground. And then at the screaming figure.

      " Rei…" Helen looked down at the angel. Kai…"

      " Aren't they the people we fought for?" Naia asked everybody in the air. Wasn't their disappearance what caused this fight in the first place?! Answer me!!!" Everybody hesitated, but a small yell came from the crowd…

      " She's right!" Myra flew out and settled in front of everybody. Helen's eyes opened wide as she looked at her daughter. I told her to stay out of the battlefield, she thought, but decided to give Myra a chance to talk before telling her to go back on the ground again.

       " Look at yourselves, why are you killing each other?" Myra asked. Was that your goal? Do you do it because you think Rei and Kai disappeared thanks to either the angels or the demons? There's no proof of that!" Both grandfathers looked down at her. Rei's Grandfather's eyes reflected horror when he saw Rei in the condition he was, while Kai's Grandfather smirked in satisfaction, seeing the way his grandson came to be.

      " He deserved to be taught a lesson," Voltaire mumbled to himself, pleased. And so did she." Rei's grandfather heard his faintly and knew he was referring to Kai and Korea.

      " I can't believe you, Voltaire," he said to the demon ruler. I knew you were low, but I never knew that low. Killing your own grandchildren…how could they stand you?" Voltaire just raised one of his hands.

      " Don't listen to them, fellow demons," he roared out. Carry on with the battle!" Some demons resumed fighting with the angels, but others remained in the air, trying to make sense of Myra's words.

       Suddenly, a demon soldier loosened his grip on his sword and shield. Everybody in the air watched the armor drop slowly on the ground beside the dead bodies of an angel and a demon. It made a splattering sound and all eyes went on the guard, who lowered himself on the ground before Tyson. 

      " A…a…" Tyson stared at the person who just landed in front of him. He stepped a few feet back, a very unsafe feeling clouding him. The soldier just gave him s serious look, but suddenly turned to the others.

      " I don't want to fight," he said slowly and another breakout on whispers slithered through the people in the air like a snake.

     " What?" the cherry-haired teen behind the tree gave the guard a surprised look. He stared as Tyson gave a cheer in the air and the crowd on the ground gathered around the demon approvingly. The stranger calmed down and let a small, but for the first time agreeing, smile grace his face.

     " Maybe there's hope for them after all," he closed his eyes in some relief. I don't want to see another race die out, he thought to himself, now frowning…

     As another ten demons and angels refused to battle, Naia though she sensed a dimly familiar energy, but…

       " Huh?" she looked around the place, yet didn't notice where it came from. Some demons and angels were still fighting, mostly because the demons were still loyal, giving into the fighting orders, some maybe even enjoying the terror.

       " Naia, but what about…" Oliver still couldn't believe Rei and Kai were…gone. The girl shook her head slightly in new sorrow.

       " I'm sorry," she repeated again, looking up at the sky, past all the descending demons, through all the remaining anger and fighting into the storm-gathering sky…

~Rei's POV~ (from his spirit's point of view before he's supposed to disappears) 

      " K…K…" I couldn't move and yet…my body felt too light to be numb. The minute pain that occurred some time ago now…dissapeared. Where am I? Why do I feel so…weightless?

     Am I dead?

   " K…ai…" I said the first thing that came into my mind, but then the thought disappeared.

      " Kai…are you…" my mind gave out as I tried frantically to remember what that name meant. Who is Kai? My body…or whatever was left of me gave in to my orders and I slowly sat up stiffly. Mist was surrounding me from all sides and I felt my vision blur yet again, but got up on my feel and looked around. My head span as I saw a field of blue and scarlet-toned colors spreading out dimly before me, like in some kind of a dream. I looked down, wondering what happened to my family and friends…

      " AH!" a yell emitted from my throat as I saw something that nearly swept me off my feet, if that could happen. It was a crown of angels…and demons! They were fighting!!! I looked over the horrible sight as my memory began to haunt me. I remembered Tyson, Max, Oliver, Enrique and Kenny as I saw all the bit beasts that gathered on the ground. I saw who I remembered to be…Dralunara?

     " Korea," my mouth formed the name of the dead girl. Then I remembered Naia…who was said to be my great-aunt, who said Korea was going to be back. And my grandfather…

      "  NO!" I yelled, seeing my grandfather being shot at by a bunch of demons and a…a man named…V…V…Voltaire? While I watched the angels summon up a blast also, I couldn't get that demon ruler out of my mind. He was…Korea's father. No, wait, that's…not it. He was her…grandfather. He killed her and started this…war…

      And all above a…a dark-red field. Small crimson drops seemed to be flying the wind as I tried to shut the sight out of my eyes. But the vision still remained, as I knew it always will.

     But if this was real, why couldn't I reach it? Did this mean I really was dead? Was this what death mean? And am I in hell or heaven? My knees wanted to give away, but I started to walk, making sure they didn't. As funny as it seemed, the gravity didn't pull me down anymore. I felt shaky and light and unstable.

       Yet through all that, something told me someone was missing…

     " Kai!" I saw a lump in the distance. Walking slowly towards whatever it was, I tried to ignore everything beneath me. Glancing up, I noticed that the sky above was darkening. But…there were clouds…so how could I be in heaven? And I wasn't under…so how could I be in hell?

     But my thoughts quickly turned to the figure before me as I neared a demon lying on the ground, unmoving. Another flood of memories filled my mind and I leaned next to Kai, trying to wake him up. I remembered him, all right, but something about him made me feel strange…

       " Kai, wake up," I shook his shoulder lightly. Kai. Kai, please wake up!" As hard as I tried, his eyes kept themselves closed. I felt my strength draining, trying to keep myself up while wanting to get the demon up also.  

       " Don't…go…" I whispered, my eyes stinging with sudden tears. Kai, everybody needs you…your sister's going to be alive and she needs you. Even if you don't know it, your friends need you…" That's when my voice was cut off. I couldn't hold up any longer. Dizziness came over me like fire, letting me fall beside Kai. The last of my strengths was gone; I felt myself chocking on my breath.

      " You know Rei," before my eyes had a chance to close, a voice came from next to me and I turned to stare at a pair of reddish-brown eyes. My mouth opened in a surprised O as Kai sat up suddenly. 

      " I'm not sure what that was back there," he said, now looking down at me with a little anger, but mostly expressing another unknown emotion. I guess I saw too much anger in him to not recognize it from first sight, but never much of any other feelings.

      " But I must say I'm not happy with you trying to get in the way of the blasts," he said with frustration. What were you thinking?! You got yourself killed!!! I can't believe you were FOOLISH ENOUGH TO DO THAT!!!"  I couldn't believe it. Was that guy THAT MAD AT ME?! Couldn't he see I was already hurt enough?!
     " Then what about you?!" I couldn't stop myself from letting go of my sudden fury. You were the one who threw yourself INTO THE BLASTS!!! And now, you're saying that I'm the foolish one!!! You seemed to want to get yourself killed or something, for WHATEVER reason there may be, I was just trying to…to…" Once again, my voice broke. I was just trying to be a friend when I was trying to save Kai…right? That unknown feeling returned to me, the one I felt a lot when I was around Kai. Was it anger? Trust? Respect? Fear…I wasn't sure.

      " You were trying to…" Kai asked me to continue, as if mocking me out of being right. I said nothing, but sighted.

      " Trying to save a friend," I finally mouthed in barely a whisper. My energy was at its lowest point now and the world was spinning madly, but I tried to keep my eyelids open, waiting for a response from Kai. He didn't say anything at first, but then:

      " I…see…" Before I could do anything, he suddenly leaned forward, capturing my lips. Kai, please don't start this again!!!

      " Kai, stop it!" I said, trying to regain my already lost breath and frantically moving to pry the demon off of me. But he didn't budge. Instead he deepened the kiss. This was really starting to get out of hand!

       " Kai, don't…" I began, but was cut off by him.

       " It's best if you don't talk!" he growled through his teeth, clearly showing he didn't like how I was reacting. I'm trying to transfer as much energy into you as I can and the only other process would probably kill you at this stage rather that give you energy. So just be quiet!" The thought of transporting energy into me the way Robert did came into my mind, making me shudder. No thanks!!!

      So I just stood still, as if I had a choice. My muscles relaxed suddenly and I felt myself getting stronger by the second.

      " K…" I was about to ask him to stop since it was enough, but something inside me stopped me from doing so. It was that feeling…and it was growing stronger…

That mystery once again stood before me. What was it I was feeling around this guy…this guy who hurt me so much before, this guy who kept making fun of the people dear to me…

      This guy who saved my life more than I can count and the one that was helping me now… 

     Kai pulled away and I looked right into his face. He lost a lot while giving me a lot…still, could I be…

     I finally realized that when my hand shakily placed itself on Kai's back, it wasn't me who was controlling it. It was that other annoying, yet somewhat missing part of my mind. Or was it…

     " Rei, what are you…" even though I never seen it before, I recognized a first-time surprise on Kai's face. My hand just pulled him down closer without me being conscious about it…

      " I…don't know…" I answered his question. I just…don't…know…anymore…" With that, he almost closed the distance between us. But before that:

     " I can't give you any more energy," Kai said with seriousness. Those words hurt me a bit, but I knew he thought that I…you know.

     " I don't want any," I whispered and a moment later, his lips roughly met with mine. My mind finally snapped into one as I tightened my grip on the demon, the pace of my heartbeat resembling a heart attack and my lungs struggling to breathe. That made me realize something…I…never actually felt this way…wait, I don't…

       Oh, the hell with it! It's about time I faced the truth…I felt something more than friendship for the demon prince.

      " Why are you shaking?" Kai suddenly pulled away and I noticed myself twitching slightly. I gulped. He noticed that I kept on taking large breaths and my heart kept beating and the whole thing I felt my face go totally red. Not of embracement or fury…but of…(I dared not think it, but I did anyway)…love.

      " I…I…" Kai tried to say something, but suddenly fell over and his body fell on the floor. Uh-oh…

      " Kai…Kai…" I called him in an alert voice. Oh, no…" The demon's chest wasn't even moving up and down to show that he's breathing. His eyes didn't flutter a bit. That's when I understood…

       " No," I said, tears once again coming out of my eyes. Now I knew where I was…in hell. Because as my eyes started to close and my head began to spin again, I finally knew what hell for me meant…

       It meant finding yourself for the first time and loose everything a moment later…

~Normal POV~

      " What in the world?" the red-haired boy on earth looked up at the stormy sky. He noticed two figures mistily forming up there, but when he saw whom they were, his shock died down and he frowned. He looked over to the people on the hill, but saw none had noticed them.

      " Figures," he said, spreading his wings out. I guess there's not much time left for those two, he thought, getting serious all of the sudden. And if I want to stop these people from destroying each other, I guess I need to act quickly. He shot up quickly, but quietly, through the air, making sure to be covered from all eyes…

       Meanwhile…

      " Urgh!" Sander got up from the ground, rubbing his head slightly. I'm going to kill that idiot even if it takes me every trick in the book to do it!" He got up and took his sword, but didn't rush into battle looking for Kai.

     " Now we'll see who's the ruler of them all," the sandy-haired guy snickered as he threw a look to the nearest body of a demon. Carefully moving so nobody would notice him, he crept up behind the body and put his sword ruthlessly though it.

      " AHHH!" the bloody thump yelled and gave out a jerk, which amused Sander. He waited a little till the lump stopped twitching and took out the sword, making sure some blood stained it.

      " And I thought he was already dead," the cruel demon looked down again at the now dead body. Oh well, he should be thankful I chose to use his blood for this." Sander walked a few feet away from the body and drew a large circle on the ground with a cross in the middle.

      " Good, good," he said to himself, obviously pleased with the way this went so far. Now, then!" he took his sword, which was now dripping in red, and drew a smaller circle around the cross. It wasn't long before Sander looked over his work again and took out a leather bag that was hidden in his armor.

      " I was going to wait after everybody were dead to use this," he muttered under his breath. But I guess I can use this to make up for the people who refused to fight." He stuck his hand into the bag and took out a black torch with a bag of matches.

       " Heh!" Sander let out a short snicker as he plunged the wooden torch into the middle of the smaller circle. The shadow cast by the boy covered up the small, gleaming red skull carved into the wood. Lighting the match, Sander put the flame over the tip of the torch. Instantly, strangely black fire covered with red bordering rose up on the wood.

       " Shatan Ai-hakari," Sander chanted, putting his hands together so only his index fingers were touching each other, the rest of the fingers folded against his palms. Arise the darkness deep under the earth's core. Arise and feed upon the flesh up here. Arise and obey me…"

       In the air…

      " Huh?" Rei's grandfather heard a strange chanting coming from somewhere on the ground. He looked down while the demons and angels were preparing more blows. At first he only saw Rei's friends, but then he noticed an unknown boy standing over…an unusual mark.

      " Hey, what's the hold up?" Voltaire called out to him. Cease fire!" He looked down to where the angel ruler was staring.

      " What are you…" he also noticed the strange boy. Oh, no…" Rei's grandfather flew next Voltaire, but the other's eyes stayed glued to the circular symbol on the ground.

       " What does that fool think he's doing?!" the enraged demon elder yelled. Doesn't he know he should temper with magic he could have no control over?!" The other man looked down as he tried to recognize the symbol Sander carved into the ground.

       " That's the underworld mark!" he suddenly blurted out. Voltaire, stop all the fighting!" Voltaire looked at him like he was crazy.

        " NO!" he said. Do you think I'm stupid, old man? Your breed must pay for what you did!" Rei's grandfather sighted, seeing this was going to be tough.

        " We can do this later, right now we have bigger problems to worry about," he said, making Voltaire be at his attention. You're the one who invented this magic, so you should know how dangerous it reall…"  Before he could end his sentence, a large wind of black dust swept all over the place. Everybody stopped what they were doing and looked down at Sander, who held his hands up to the hurricane. The circle next to him glowed a thick red color, small pieces of darkness emitted from it. Even the red-haired stranger stopped in the air, covering his face from the charcoal-colored particles of evil in the air

     " Oh, no," he said. I must hurry before it's too late." He resumed his flight…

     " Awake, my dark servants!" Sander laughed as something shadowy began to rise out of the shining circle. Kill them all!" Naia turned her head in time to see a large black creature come out of the ground, followed by another, and another, and another…

      " What are those things?" Max stared horrified at the weird-looking . Tyson shook his head, also confused.

      " They're…creatures from the underworld," Naia breathed as she stood still, totally struck by the shadows' appearance. Oliver gave her a strange look.

      " What does that mean?" he asked a second later.

      " Nothing good," Naia reassured him. Nothing good at all." I didn't count this factor in, she thought frantically.

     " He actually summoned them," Voltaire said, looking down at the dark beasts. The fool!" Rei's grandfather stated to fly down to investigate.

     " Where are you going?" the demon ruler asked him with surprise. We sill haven't finished our battle." The angels standing with Rei's grandfather before that shot the demons were now following their leader.

     " Sometimes you have to realize that some things are more important than battles," Rei's grandfather shouter out to Voltaire, who frowned. You may have wanted to destroy your family, but I didn't want my grandson dead. But then, with a heart like yours…" the elderly angel flinched at the thought of wanting to kill what was left of your family "…there will always be war."

      " There's nothing more important than power!" Voltaire yelled after him, but realized that some of his demon guards were swooping down to help the angels. At least some are not stupid as to give up their position, he thought, watching the rest of his troops still fighting the battle…

      " Well, what do you think?" Sander yelled at the landing angels and demons as he pointed to his new army. They're my own force." The creatures behind him stood still for a moment, but all the red eyes turned to him.

      " Uh-oh…" Naia said while she knew what they were thinking. Sander turned to his-summoned creatures.

      " Attack them!" he yelled, but the gigantic shadows didn't move. Didn't you hear me the first time?!  Attack, you lazy, brainless things." That was all the encouragement the beasts needed. They suddenly broke out in eerie cries as they advanced on him, making Sander step back in shock.

     " Wha…what are you doing?" he asked, tripping over in fear and falling on the ground. Attack them now." His voice was no longer filled with satisfaction, but fright and uneasiness. Before he could get up, the nearest shadow let out another high-pitched screech as it bared its teeth…fangs…and swooped down to get Sander.

    " NOOO!!!" Sander yelled as the gigantic creature inched closer. The teen closed his eyes, but no blow came…

      " What?" Sander looked over to see Naia carrying him out of the way of the angry creature. The others stared at her in disbelief as she put him on the ground next to them.

      " Don't get any ideas Sander, I did that only because you're the only one who knows how to put those things back to hell," the ghost said furiously. If not for that, you shouldn't even count on living. Didn't you know those creatures can't be tamed?!" Sander kept quiet.

      " Now, what shall we do about the…" Enrique was cut off by a piercing yell from the air. Before they all knew it, about ten bodies landed on the ground, burned and bruised. Naia looked up to find that now; all the dark creatures were mercilessly attacking the angels and the demon.

     " We don't have much time to put those things back under!" Rei's grandfather yelled as he flew up again. Otherwise, none of us might be left in the end."
     " Where are you going?" Naia yelled to him with a bewildered look. It's safer to stick on the ground." 

     " You stay there and help Sander with whatever needed to make sure those things are out of here," the angel ruler called back. Meanwhile, I'll keep these beasts busy." Naia knobbed and turned to the others.

     " Guys, we have to fight, too," she said. Our bit beasts may be enough to overpower that evil. The question is…are you willing to risk it?" There was silence for a moment, but then:

     " Yah, let's go for it!" Tyson yelled as he climbed on Dragoon again. Oliver and Enrique climbed on Amphilyon, while Max climbed on Draciel. Dranzer decided to tagg along behind with Dralunara.

     " All right…" Naia smiled as she climbed onto Sylvarian. Kenny, could you please stay here with Sander and make a spell to reverse what he did." The brunette boy knobbed, while Sander groaned. 

     " I'm stuck with the nerd," he grumbled. Even that girl would have been better…" Kenny overheard him.

      " Well, I'm sorry if I'm not good enough for you, but for now, you're stuck with me so if you'd just be quiet about it, we could begin!" he yelled slightly as the demon. Besides, you're lucky you're even getting any help, since you're the one who started this mess in the first place and if it weren't for you, YOU wouldn't be stuck with me right now!" Sander raised one eyebrow, not expecting that from him, but didn't disagree…

     " Wow, Kenny's in a mood for a lecture," Tyson heard Kenny's voice all the way from the air. I never knew somebody like Kenny could be quiet so…loud."

      " Just concentrate on the dark beasts, okay?" Naia flew past him. Tyson crossed his hands with a clear sweat on the back of his head.

       " No, I'm going to go sing "I'm a Little Teapot" to entertain those things," he said grumpily. Max looked at him in surprise.

       " Look like somebody got up on the wrong side of the bed," he said as he pulled Draciel over next to Dragoon. Are you okay, bud?" Tyson tried to say something, but nothing would come out, so he clapped his hand over his forehead and sighted.

       " It's just…I don't know," he said, looking right at Max. I guess…I just…feel like this whole war went to my…head…and…" He kept staring into the summer-blue eyes and just noticed that Max and his faces were almost touching.

       " Er…" Max suddenly snapped back into reality, blushing furiously as he sat himself back down, appearing to be standing this whole time. Well, I guess this…can get to you, can't it…" Tyson reddened, remembering the feeling of having Max so close to him.

      " Yah…" he said absent-mindedly. You know, I was think and…"

      " WATCH OUT!" Max drove Draciel right into Dragoon, nearly knocking Tyson off. At that moment, a shadow flew through the air where the blue dragon floated before, the shadow's teeth wide open.

      " Thanks, Ma-wow!" Tyson made a sharp turn to the snapping jaws of whatever the black creature wouldn't get his bit beast. Okay, I've had enough of these things. Come on, Dragoon!" The blue dragon's eyes glowed red all of the sudden and it flew down strait on the black beast that attacked it. 

      " Tyson!" the boy on the dragon heard Max yell behind him in horror.

      " Dragoon…STROM ATTACK!!!" Tyson yelled and his bit let out a humongous tornado, aimed right at the dark inhabitant. The shadow screeched painfully as it span in the fast wind, its dark shape dissolving. Max pulled over next to his friend, watching the last of the shadow disappear.

       " All right, Tyson!" Max raised his hand to give Tyson a high five, when something caught his eye. The dust those dark creatures were made off didn't fade away. Small black dust particles were on the ground after Dragoon's wind and before his eyes, the particles began to take shape…or rather, TWO shapes!

       " What?" Naia watched the shadow repair itself, since she saw what Dragoon just did. How…" Tyson looked just as stunned as now two shadows yelped and took off the ground, knocking Dragoon off its balance.

       " Aaaa!!!" Tyson yelled as he lost control of his position and started to fall of his large friend.

       " Draciel, dive under Tyson!" Max yelled and his bit beast caught Tyson in the midair before the other had a chance to fall. Tyson instantly climbed to his feet.

       " Thanks Max!" he put his hand on Max's shoulder, who gave him one of his all-smiles expressions.

        " No problem, partner!" the blonde gave him thumbs up. Now, let's go help Dragoon." Draciel swept to the side where the blue dragon was furiously fighting off the double creature. But the shadows were too powerful…

       " Dragoon, hold on!" Tyson jumped off Draciel onto his bit beast…to find that the dragon was falling. Dragoon, please hold on!" But the dragon sunk lower.

       I can't…I'm sorry, a voice came to Tyson's mind just before Dragoon hit the ground, Tyson falling after him.

       " It's okay…" he whispered, closing his eyes…

      BROOOFFFF!!!

        There was a crash as everybody turned to see what happened.

      " Tyson…" Naia gasped when the dust cleared, revealing Dragoon lying on the ground with the blue-haired boy beside him, both covered in dust. Before she could do anything, Robert blasted past her head and landed next to the two.

       " Hmm…" he said thoughtfully, checking Tyson over to see how badly he was injured. A few scars and loose of consciousness. But luckily, nothing serious. All Tyson needs is a good rest…" He looked at the large blue creature next to him… "…as well as his…what do you call them, bit…beasts?" Naia just kept staring in horror at the many black creatures that kept multiplying the instant they were hit, too deep in her thoughts to hear Robert..

      " They don't only enlarge in numbers," she said to herself. They increase in power and speed. Dragoon is one tough bit beast, I know that, and those two things after separating, defeated him." She blinked in worry.

      " But how can we defeat something…" she wondered, looking at the people left "…that cannot be destroyed?"

      In the air…

      " This is getting out of control," the red-haired stranger saw the battle now between the creatures and everybody else. I have to revive them…before I'm too late…"

Will the mysterious guy be too late to save them? We still didn't find out who he is! How do you defeat an enemy that just keeps coming back for more? How will this new twist affect the war? Time's running out on the next chapter!

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Kerda (O.O): A…a…um…yes, well…I guess…this chapter surprised me a bit.

Tyson (O.O): Wow, Rei admits he likes Kai! Wow, I never thought he would.

Kerda: NOOO!!!! They can't die NOW!!!! Not now, when they finally know…(*dramatic violin music plays and all light flash on her as she sits on the ground with a flower in her hand, crying with her eyes closed*). This can't happen. I'm so fond of…them together…

Tyson (-_-;;;): Don't ask people, she's a very sensitive person…Kerda, it'll be okay. They can die together peacefully.

Kerda (*grabs Tyson by the sleeve and shakes him*): Don't say that! You don't know what it's like…to live without a love…(*cries again*) 

Max (^_^;;;;): Okay, I think we should sign off before Kerda gets any more personal. Thank you for reading everybody and have a good day!