Fierce: The next morning

Keja and Picard walked the road to Fierce throughout the night. They talked about who they were, recent events, and life in general. They arrived at Fierce before the sun rose. It was around three in the morning.

The city was enclosed in a huge stone circle, much like Stronghold. The drawbridge was up for the night and would not be opened until sunrise. Keja and Picard fell asleep against a tree until then.

The sun crept over the peaks of the mountains of the east, and the marching of several hundred Celtic Guardians awoke the two. The Celtic Guardian at the front blew on a horn that echoed through the plains. The bridge began to lower itself as the Celtic Guardians made a temporary stop at the threshold of the moat.

"Looks like its time to go in." Picard said.

"Yeah." Keja said as he grabbed his turquoise staff and they walked toward the entrance.

The Celtic Guardians continued to march into Fierce. A man entered the tollbooth on the side of the massive door and Keja and Picard walked up to it.

"Welcome young masters. What may I do for you?" The man asked.

"We wish to gain entrance to Fierce." Picard answered.

"Well its five Scapegoat Tokens per person." The man said.

"I only have Kuriboh Tokens." Keja said.

Picard let out a sigh. "Typical Yamian. I got it. Ten Scapegoat Tokens."

"Thank you much." The man said. "Enjoy your stay in Fierce."

"You owe me." Picard said as they walked into the castle town.

"Yeah whatever." Keja replied.

"So what are we doing here again?" Picard asked.

"I have to go talk to King Apollo." Keja answered.

"Good luck." Picard said.

"Hey I am the Prince of Yami, he just might give me some of his time." Keja said.

"Yeah, sure." Picard said.

They walked over to the pub and got some breakfast. Picard paid again because all Keja had were Kuriboh Tokens. Keja obviously didn't know that Kuriboh Tokens were the currency of Yami and only Yami.

"So we're here." Picard said. "Gaia Castle. So how exactly do you plan to get in now?"

"I don't know really. There isn't even a door." Keja said.

"Its on the other side of the castle doofus." Picard said.

They began to walk to the other side of the castle to hopefully enter the palace and get some information that would lead to the whereabouts of Dominus. They saw the entrance in the distance but also something else. Picard caught something out of the corner of his eye. The object was scurrying up the wall. It stopped and directed its attention to Keja.

"Get down!" Picard yelled as the creature jamp at Keja.

Keja looked over to the object and quickly took action. "Nightmare Steel Cage!" He yelled as he raised his hand and the monster became entangled in the steel dome.

"What the hell is that?" Picard asked.

"Man eaters!" A guard shouted from the entrance to the castle.

A swarm of Man-Eater Bugs came pouring over the wall like a flood. Large amounts of guards began to spill out of the castle as well. They ran into the wall of insects and were almost crushed in an instant.

"Think we should help?" Keja asked.

"No." Picard said sarcastically.

"Alright." Keja said as the two began to run at the insects.

"I think you know what to do." Picard said.

"Yes I do." Keja said as a pink orb illuminated from his free hand. "DNA Surgery!" He yelled as he shot the pink orb and it shattered into hundreds of pieces. The pieces hit each and every one of the bugs and Picard held out his sword and prepared himself for the enormous power boost he was about to get. "Turn to Dragons!" Keja yelled as the bugs all sprouted dragon wings.

"Here we go. Your on your own now." Picard said as a green aura began to flow rapidly into his sword.

"Alright." Keja said as he darted off.

While Keja began to take the bugs out one by one with Dark Magic Attacks, Picard took several out at a time with huge sword slashes. The battle went on for almost an hour but when it was finished, Keja was on his back breathing heavily and Picard was on one knee doing the same.

Up in the tower of the castle, a blue and red armored solider was looking out at the wreckage.

"Damn bugs. Why do they keep coming?" The man said. "General Megacyber."

"Yes sire?" Megacyber asked.

"Bring me those two boys. I'd like to have a word with them." The man said.

"Right away sire." Megacyber replied.

Dominus' Training Ground: One hour later

Dominus was tearing through Vorse Raiders left and right. The Chaos Solider looked on as his master destroyed almost one hundred of them.

"Follow Wind." Dominus yelled as he spread his arms and immediately sprouted silver wings. He flew up in the air and pointed his pitch-black staff down at the remainder of them. "Raigeki!" He yelled as a massive thunderbolt shot from his staff and destroyed the Vorse Raider in an instant.

"Another great day of training sir." The solider said.

"Yes but Vorse Raiders are getting too boring. I need something stronger to test my limits." Dominus replied.

"How about I round up some Zoas?" The solider said.

"Zoas work." Dominus said. "Well it's just a matter of time. Soon I will make my move. I'll create the largest army in history, afterwards I'll be known for what I really am, the Magician of Black Chaos."