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Amidst the Moonlight

By:  Crystal of Psyche

Chapter 21:  Phoenix's Feathers

Tolaku walked across the large balcony leaving behind melted footsteps in the pavement.  Her fiercely red eyes lifted towards the sky.  Rain poured down from the heavens landing on her fire-like face, the water droplets didn't seem to phase her fire.

"The heavens are angry at you," Tolaku said as her eyes came back down onto a figure standing on the other side of the balcony.

"Or they're angry at you," Orpheus said coming into better view.

Tolaku's red eyes narrowed, "There isn't a possibility that they can be angry at me.  I didn't kill anyone…yet." Tolaku said forming a fireball in her fist.

"Who do you plan on killing?"

Tolaku growled and launched a multiple of fireballs at Orpheus who dodged them.  Tolaku smirked, "Isn't it obvious?"

"What are you smiling about?" Orpheus said planting his hands on his hips.  "You missed."

Tolaku turned her face to the side, but still watching him by the corner of her eye, "Oh really?"  She lifted her hand and pointed to his shoulder.  He glanced at it with confusion and his eyes widened in horror.  His shoulder was on fire!  He quickly started to swat at it, making an effort to make the fire go out.

"Nice try but you won't defeat me with your fireworks!" Orpheus said looking at the spot that Tolaku was supposed to be, but she wasn't.  "Where did that bitch go!?!"  He looked up and to his horror he saw her doing a dive in the air with two big balls of fire in her fists.

"AAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!"  A huge explosion erupted; once the dust cleared everything seemed to be disintegrated except for two people who were in the heat of combat.  Tolaku was currently in the air throwing punches and kicks full of fire.

"ARRGG!!!"  Orpheus growled as Tolaku got a good hit on his chest.  He stumbled back, and glared at Tolaku who was currently flying with tremendous speed, Orpheus barely had enough time but he summoned his sword in his hand and pointed it forward.  There was a sickening sound of metal going through one's body.

Tolaku stumbled back clutching the end of the sword that currently went through her stomach.  She fell on one knee and glared at Orpheus with hatred.

"That was a waste of time," Orpheus said swiping some dirt of the ground.  Tolaku found her anger building up again.  She gripped the end of the sword tighter and using the some of the last of her strength yanked it out.  Ignoring that fact that blood was pouring down her body.  Orpheus could only stare in horror at the Warrior of Flame as she stood back up with newfound rage.

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Kai dragged Julia into an abandoned room that looked like a storage closet.  He turned to her and it looked like she was ready to pass out.  "What's wrong?"

"I don't know," she said staring at her hands, "There is something happening to me."  He followed her glance and gasped in fear.  Her hands looked a little transparent, Julia eyes rolled back in her head and she fell.  Fortunately Kai was there to catch her.  They both sunk to the ground, Kai holding Julia close to him.

"Just stay with me Julia, you'll be fine," he said fear evident in his voice.

"I…don't….you….can't…leave…..me alone!….Your…..dead…can't….hurt….me…." Julia mumbled.  Kai was confused who did she think she was talking to.  Who was dead?  He felt that someone else is there in the room.  He focused his senses and his eyes narrowed.

"Who are you!?!"

"Do not be alarmed, I may be a muse, but I am not here for the Jewel's life.  Rather I am here to protect it." Said a young woman.

"I don't trust you," Kai growled.

The woman sighed, "You don't have to trust me, but if you want the Jewel to be taken away and from him to come back, that's all right with me."

"Who will come back?"

"I am sorry I can't tell you that," she got on her knees next to them, and slowly slipped a necklace over Jewel's neck.  It had a bright gem on it that was a bright ruby; it was radiating some strange power.

"What is that for?"

"It will restrain the spell that was put on her for a little while," the woman said simply.

"What spell?" Kai asked.

"What do you think Orpheus was doing in the shadows for so long, once he touched her the spell activated on her."

"Who are you!?!"

"I believe you met my sister, but my name is Polyhymnia Muse of Sacred Song."  After her little intro she disappeared.  Kai looked down at Julia praying that the spell will be held off.

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Ray gawked at the site in front of him; a woman that looked around in her early twenties was floating in front of her.  Her long wavy red hair, and her piercing green eyes.  Her large pink wings spread out behind her, her clothing looked like someone from ancient Greece would've worn.

"Do I know you?" Ray asked, getting the feeling that he had.

She smiled, "Yes you do, but we didn't get a chance to talk."  She floated next to him, and smiled once more.  "You do know that you're not dead, right?"

"What!?!  I'm not!!!  How???"

"Because of my magic, Damon's, and that Bit beast over there," she said pointing at Dranzer who only blinked in confusion.

"WHO are you?"

She giggled, "Julia was kind enough to give me a name, I am the baby that Julia and Max brought back from the Calain Island."

Ray's eyes widened, "How is that possible!?!?!  Rose was just a baby!!!!"

"I was put under a magic spell," she said sadly, "Me and Damon were kinda like partners, but when Sutekh came.  He put a spell on me; Damon was quick enough to avoid that.  But!!"  Rose smiled again, "Thanks to you!!!  I am back in my older body!!!"

"Me???  What did I do??"

"Silly Ray, when you were summoning all the Calains, you summoned me as well, and also breaking the spell."

"Whoa, I didn't know that."

"Well, your still developing your powers, I mean you just found out about having powers today, didn't you?"  Ray nodded, and Rose took a step back and she went into deep thought.  She walked over to Dranzer and yanked a few feathers off his wings.

'OWW!!!  WARN ME NEXT TIME WHEN YOU DO THAT!!!!!!' Dranzer shouted clutching his right wing.  Drigger was snorting with laughter, but quickly shut up when he got a nasty glare from Dranzer.

Rose walked back to Ray and placed the feathers in his hand, "Repeat after me……osugallki skashgal aksrehawelri….."

"Osugallki skashgal aksrehawelri….." the feathers in his hand began to vibrate.

"……Ksaghskalskedgi….."

"Ksaghskalskedgi….." the feathers lifted themselves up and started zooming around the party.

"….Touwinilljsadge."

"Touwinilljsadge."  The air around them started glowing a red-type of touch to it…and before you know it they were gone.  Ray opened his eyes not to find darkness like he would have, but to find himself on a balcony with rain pouring down.  He scanned the scene and he lost his breath at what he saw.

Author's Note:  THERE!!!!  I'm sure you're all happy now….you better be….i'm doing this in the middle of finals week!!!!

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