First off I'd like to thank those who reviewed and answer any questions they may have asked… so here we go!

Enigma: Glad you liked it. I'll try to update both of my stories more frequently. ^_^

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Wolfarine: Glad you liked what I did with Kain. That chapter was revised, especially the battle between Kain and the Serpent.

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Myra mopped the floor quietly as Alex used his water psynergy to wash dust out of the ship. They heard a shout of surprise and Kain appeared in the doorway. At first the dark robed man just stood there watching as water swirled around his feet, after a few moments he finally spoke "Hmmm…are you two enjoying yourselves?"

Myra dropped her mop and put her hands on her hips. "Shut up! Why isn't this place clean!? Don't you ever use it?"

Kain shrugged. "I use this ship to get around…I prefer to stay above on the main deck, the last time I came down here was...a really long time ago…I can't remember exactly how long ago…"

"You could help us at least!" Myra said a slight snarl in her voice.

"I won't be using this section of the ship…clean it yourself!" Kain said, closing the door in her face.

"Who does he think he is talking to me like that!" Myra shouted swinging her mop at Alex who stepped out of the way, barely managing to avoid the stout cleaning tool.

Alex sighed and sat down in one of the galley chairs. "He has a point Myra it's his ship and we're guest on it…he's made it clear that he rarely uses this section of the ship, so he refuses to waste his time cleaning it."

"What about being courteous!? Where are his manners!?"

"I doubt he cares about being courteous to us Myra…" Alex said.

"Well I refuse to let him treat me that way!" Myra said throwing down her mop. "I'll show him!" She said running out of the room, her crimson eyes glowing with a furious light.

"Why can't things go as planned?" Alex muttered as he followed the irate Mars adept. "She's gonna get us killed before we even reach Vale!"

Kain was standing on the deck observing the clouds when Myra charged up the steps. "Kain!"

The masked man turned, brushing some of his brown hair out of his eyes. "Yes Myra?"

"Apologize!"

"I fail to understand why I should apologize."

"You insulted both of us! Now apologize and help us clean this ship!" Myra growled, her fist shaking with barely contained fury.

Kain leaned back against the wheel. "I apologize if I sounded insulting, that was not my intention."

"Alright I'll accept that; now, come help us!"

Kain shook his head. "As I said before I see no reason to clean the lower decks…"

"We will be using them!"

"Yes you two will…I plan on staying up here."

Myra growled lowered in pitch, sounding more like a deep roar. "Come NOW!"

Kain laughed. "Fine…what will you do for me in return?"

"What? You want me to do something for you!?"

"Yes."

Myra frowned. "What."

"Can you patch clothing?"

"Yes."

"Fine take this." Kain said pulling his cloak from his back and throwing it at Myra, along with a needle and thread. Myra snatched the cloak out of the air and examined it for holes; she found one of them and gasped. The hole was huge over ten inches across and very badly frayed.

"What did you do to this thing?" She cried, still trying to get over the initial shock she received from catching sight of the enormous hole.

"That doesn't matter just stitch it up and I'll help Alex clean the ship."

"What about the wheel?" Alex said, a note of concern in his calm voice.

"That's not a problem…the ocean is clear for now, and I'll sense any changes in the weather long before they reach us."

"Alright…lets go then." Alex said Kain nodded and walked over to Alex, but he stopped and turned back to Myra. "Myra can you patch this?" he said, indicating his broken mask, still stained red with dried blood."

"I…I don't know…"

Kain sighed and turned away. "Then I'll fix it myself…lets go Alex."

Alex nodded and the two men rushed down the steps intent on finishing their chores as quickly as possible. Myra sighed and began stitching the cloak…this was going to take a really, really long time…

Kain and Alex made good time; Alex was using his water psynergy to wash the dust off everything, while Kain used a miniature tornado to suck the dirty water out of the ship. In an hour they had finished cleaning the lower deck and all of the cabins. Kain laughed "One more deck to go Alex." he said opening a door.

"Yes…when we finish this maybe we can eat."

"Yes…well lets get started…be careful down here. I'm not sure what condition things are in…"

Kain held up a hand and a small fire began to burn in his palm, covering the walls with flickering shadows. "You first Alex."

Alex went down the steps followed by Kain, to his surprise the area was clean. "This is odd…" Alex muttered.

"This is a special ship…in storms the water rises and floods this deck, then the ship pumps the water out through these hoses." Kain said pointing at one of twelve thick metal hoses hanging from the ceiling.

"I have never seen a ship with such mechanisms…not even Saturos and Menardi's ship had such unique technology."

"Their ship was Lemurian, intend only for travel…this is a ship that belonged to the ancients…it was built when Alchemy still existed in Weyard. When Alchemy was lost the ship lost some of its functions as well. Now that Alchemy has returned many of those have been restored…"

"You knew Saturos and Menardi?" Alex asked quietly.

"Not personally, the people of Prox told me stories. They also told me of the ship that they owned…it was a simple task. Finding out what their ship contained and who had built it." Kain said.

Alex nodded and turned his attention to the room. "Why are we here if we don't need to clean this place?" Alex said, indicating the spotless floor.

"When this deck floods sea creatures can wash in with the water…sometimes they get stuck in the hoses. We need to flush the hoses for any debris."

Alex looked at the hoses, they seemed clean enough to him… "What's the purpose of such devices?"

"These hoses can keep the ship from sinking if it takes on water…in addition they keep it from being tossed around in storms by flooding the deck. It's not necessary to use them, but they could be useful in the future if we run into bad weather."

Alex smiled. "Alright lets get to work then."

Kain nodded and pulled a net off the wall "Spread this on the floor, the larger objects will need to be dragged to the next deck using that hook." Kain said pointing at a thick cable on the ceiling.

Alex and Kain finished spreading the net easily using psynergy. When they finished Kain walked over to the wall and pulled on of its many levers. There was a faint groan from the ship and the hoses started pumping out various things, from fish, to plant life. All of it ended up in a big pile of squirming debris.

Something white caught Alex's eye, he reached into the pile of rubbish and pulled out a human skull. "Where did this come from?" He said, rotating the skull in his hands.

Kain looked at the skull and shrugged "In the days of the ancients wars were fought over Alchemy. This was a war ship…this chamber was designed to help the ship stay afloat, it was also used to execute prisoners of war…they would throw the prisoners in here and chain them to the walls. If the ship was attacked and stood a good chance of being boarded the captain would pull a lever next to the wheel and flood the chamber, drowning the prisoners…"

Alex looked at the skull, examining the empty sockets "…I never knew the war of Alchemy was so furious…they even fought on the ocean…"

"The war of Alchemy was a terrible time of great strife…thousands were killed by the power of the Stone of Sages, some of the technology you will find on this ship was designed specifically for war…if you want they're some books in the study that I've collected over the years."

"Hmmm…" Alex threw down the skull and reached into the pile of rubbish yet again. This time he pulled out a necklace of gold and silver, attached to it was pendant shaped like a circle, in the center of the pendant was a cross.

"That probably belonged to our friend here." Kain said, nudging the skull with his boot. "You may keep it if you wish…"

"…I think it may be useful in the future…" Alex said, tucking the necklace into his pocket. Kain nodded and tied the net shut; he attached the net to the hook and pulled another one of the levers. The ceiling above them spilt open and the rope began to pull the net upward, towards the main deck. "Lets go throw that overboard." Kain said, Alex nodded and followed Kain up the steps.

Myra sighed; she had just finished stitching Kain's cloak…the thing was ancient! He should have tossed it long ago! While she had been stitching it she found multiple patches…evidently the thing had taken quite a beating. She smiled and folded it up intending to lay it on the deck, but she paused and lifted it to her nose…it smelled…strange. After sniffing the cloak a few times she recognized the smell…blood. The cloak reeked of blood and death; she frowned and threw the cloak to the deck. Suddenly the deck shifted and began to open beneath her, with a scream she fell into the hole landing on something big and squishy. She looked at what she was on, and screamed. She was stuck on top of a net; the thing was full of unrecognizable stuff…she had no idea what it was, but she was sure she did not want to find out.

"Are you alright Myra!?" Alex called from above; she looked up and saw him standing at the edge of the hole with Kain who was putting on his cloak.

"I'm alright!"

Kain turned to Alex "I suppose I should have warned her…oh well. What's done is done. Myra try not to touch what's in that net, I'm not sure what it is!"

Myra pulled her hand away from the "stuff" and stood up. "Ewwww…this is so gross." She said sticking her tongue out.

The net reached the deck and the hole closed, setting the slimy squirming ball of "stuff" on the deck. Kain raised a hand and the net lifted off the deck with Myra on it. "Lady Myra I suggest you jump off before you end up in the drink…"

Myra nodded and jumped off the net. Kain swung his hand and the net flew over the side of the ship. It opened up dropping its contents into the sea. Kain used his psynergy to run the net through the water a few times before bringing it up to the deck to dry.

Kain sighed and straightened his unruly brown hair. "There, I fulfilled the end of my bargain…now why don't you make a meal Myra?"

"You want me to cook?"

"If you can cook, yes, that would be helpful." Kain said, a slight laugh in his voice.

"I can cook! I'll make a great meal!" Myra said, fuming at the hidden insult.

Kain smiled behind his mask. "The supplies are in the galley."

"Okay!" Myra said leaping down the steps and landing with a loud crash. "Ouch! Who put this Barrel here!?"

Kain shook with silent laughter "I did that…she was a good choice Alex…very entertaining. Now I will continue steering the ship, why don't you help Myra? I don't want her setting my ship alight…"

"I'll be happy to help her if it means keeping this ship intact." Alex said with a smile, he lifted a hand, and disappeared.

Kain shrugged and returned to the wheel, he sighed and looked up into the sky. It was growing dark with clouds and lightening flashed, cutting through the dark veil like a knife…the water was getting noticeably rougher as well.

"Hmmm…may be getting that storm sooner than expected…" He said to himself. Suddenly there was a loud explosion and a blast of smoke escaped the open hatch. Kain shrugged, and kicked the door shut. "With Myra around this ship won't last long…maybe I should install mythril plates…hmmm…"

"Myra!" Alex shouted as he doused a small fire with a jet of water. "What were you doing!?" Alex stiffened as he felt something dash up his vest, looking down he discovered a mouse. "Hmmm…Gah! Don't Myra!" he cried, frantically trying to wave off the furious adept who was preparing to blast the mouse and Alex into oblivion with a fireball.

"I HATE MICE!" she shouted throwing the ball of fire at Alex who jumped out the way, barely avoiding the dangerous attack.

"Myra it's just a mouse! Ahhh!" Alex jumped behind another counter as two balls of fire rushed at him. The flaming orbs smashed into the cabinets blasting them open in two furious explosions. Alex sighed and snatched the mouse off of his chest; he shoved the squealing rodent into a hole in the floor. Alex put his foot over the hole trapping, and effectively hiding it from Myra's view. "It's alright Myra it's gone!"

"Good…lets make dinner."

Alex nodded and pulled himself off the floor, allowing the mouse to run out the door. "Alright…what will we make?"

"Proxian stew!"

"What's that?" Alex said, a look of confusion on his face.

"Take whatever's available, throw it in some water, and boil it down to jelly…that's Proxian stew!"

Alex frowned "Can't we make something a little better than that?" he opened up one of the counters and peeked inside "There's plenty of food here…we could make something decent!"

"Proxian stew is wonderful, nothing can compare to it. Now throw me whatever's in there and fill this pot!" She said pulling a huge iron pot from under a shelf, she looked at it for a moment and lifted the lid. "I hear mice!" she calmly made another fireball and dropped it into the pot, with a loud bang the lid was launched out the window and the pot was cleared of any living things. Alex stood pressed against the wall; the lid of that pot had almost decapitated him! Myra wasn't going to kill him with her Proxian stew…she'd do it herself long before then!

Kain was steering the ship when a loud bang and a crash got his attention. He ducked his head slightly allowing a spinning disk laced with fire to race over his head and soar out to the ocean. He calmly stood up and looked at the broken window that the disk had flown through. "Hmmm…wonder if Alex lived through that one?" He heard Alex shouting angrily and another bang, followed by more shouting from both Alex and Myra. "Well he's alive…for now…" Kain said quietly turning back to the wheel. "Maybe I should help." Another explosion and Alex flew out of the broken window, landing next to Kain in a smoking heap. Kain nudged Alex with his foot earning a slight groan from his comrade. "On second thought…I think I'll stay here for now…hmmm she's burning something…"

"That would be me." Alex said pulling himself to his feet, a frown plastered on his pale face.

"…I knew that…"

Alex sighed sitting down on a barrel "She doesn't need any help."

"I can see that…is the galley intact?"

"…Most of the cabinets have been blown open, and the table is slightly scorched…other than that it's fine."

Kain sighed and smacked his masked head into the wheel with a loud crack. "I suppose I should have expected that at the least…still that pot was expensive…"

"Stews done!" Myra shouted from below.

Alex and Kain looked at each other and sighed "That didn't take very long…" the said in unison. Kain calmly locked the wheel in place and walked downstairs with Alex following him. They arrived in the galley to find Myra pacing in front of a bubbling pot of brown slug.

"It took you long enough sit down and eat!" She cried, throwing a small bowl to each of them.

"I'm on a diet…" Kain said quietly.

"Eat it or else!" Myra growled, her eyes flashing dangerously.

Kain picked a spoon up from the table and cautiously dipped it into the pot. He scooped up some of the stew and flipped the spoon upside down, the stew stayed in place firmly plastered to the spoon. Alex blinked a couple of times and pulled a shattered piece of cabinet from the floor, he poked the unmoving slug getting it to wobble a little. "I don't think it will come off…" Alex muttered as he poked the small blob even harder, still failing to dislodge it.

"Nonsense!" Myra cried smacking the spoon with her ladle, the blob of stew fell into the bowl Kain was holding. Instead of spreading out like a normal liquid it kept its shape.

Kain sighed. "Do you really think we want to eat this?"

"Its good for you! It will stick to your ribs!"

"And anything else it touches…" Kain said with a laugh, he held the bowl to his mask and sniffed the odd concoction. "You have the right ingredients, but you didn't mix it well enough, and it needs a little more water…Alex I'm sure you can take care of the water…I can mix it. Myra heat the pot and keep it at a constant temperature. The we may have something worthy of being called dinner."

Myra and Alex nodded, each of them fulfilled their duties while Kain lifted a hand and mixed the slug with a powerful whirlwind. In moments the once inedible substance became a meal.

"There it's done now…enjoy it." Kain said stepping out of the galley. Myra ran after him, grabbing his armored shoulder. She felt him tense as she grabbed his shoulder.

"You haven't eaten yet!" She exclaimed.

"Myra I'm not very hungry right now…I'm sure that the meal you made is delicious, but I don't feel like eating anything…" Kain said quietly.

"Alright…"

"I will be at the wheel if you need me." Kain said. He walked down the hall and disappeared into the shadows.

She walked back into the galley; Alex put on a smug smile, and pushed a bowl to her. "Well let's eat Myra, I can save some for him."

Myra grabbed her spoon and sat down. "Alright!"

Kain stepped out onto the deck and turned to the mast, he grabbed one of the ropes and began climbing the huge wooden spire. In moments he had reached the crows nest. Upon his arrival there he took of his cloak and unlatched all of his armor, placing it under a large piece of canvas. Sighing, he sat down and looked into the dark sky, jeweled eyes scanning the rolling clouds for signs of rain. He brushed the hair from his eyes and peeled the mask from his face, gritting his teeth as it peeled away, leaving only a dull pain. He stared at the mask with his own eyes, still sore from the sudden change in light. The mask was torn apart…the left side of it was torn open; it would take awhile to repair the damage. He sighed and touched his cheek…it was sticky with dried blood, and the flesh was still sore from the wound he had received. Something wet hit his cheek, breaking him out of his revere.

"Rain…" He thought to himself. It had been such a long time since he had seen a storm of this magnitude…luckily he would be here to watch the whole thing. He smiled and pulled a cloth from his vest, he held it to the sky and let the rain wet it. When it was damp he used it to wipe his cheek and chest free of blood. He moved on to the mask, pulling some dark matter from his satchel, he pressed it against the mask mending the hole in seconds. He stood up and looked at the mask, in the dim light it looked void of life. He touched his own cheek, nothing…as lifeless as the mask he wore. He spun the mask in his hands until he was staring at the face side, which was filled with small tendrils, similar to those of a plant. He sighed and pressed it to his face, gritting his teeth as the tendrils stabbed into his face latching the mask in place.

"Time to go…" he said quietly. Standing up he jumped off the crows nest, landing lightly on the deck in a crouch.

He heard footsteps behind him. "Kain…" A soft voice…female.

He turned his head, catching sight of blue skin and long red hair. "Myra?"

The blue skinned girl smiled. "Yes…what were you doing up there?"

"When I need time alone I climb the crows nest…" Kain said, turning all the way around so they were facing each other.

"Oh…Alex froze some of the stew for you, when you want it I can heat it up for you."

Kain smiled. "Thank you Myra…could you get Alex up here please?"

"Why?"

"A storms coming…we may need to fight off some monsters, I want both of you on deck with me."

"Alright, I'll go get him."

Kain turned back to the sea, concern on his hidden face. "Hurry back…"

Sol Sabre: Hey what did ya think? Good or what? I know most of you probably want to know what Kain really looks like, but I'm not gonna tell you! Bwahahahahaha! I'm so very evil…Bwahahahahaha! Anyway take time to review and ask questions…HIT ME!

Kain: Alright! (Hits Sol Sabre in the stomach with his staff.)

Sol Sabre: Ouch… Thump! (Falls to floor unconscious.)

Kain: Hmmm…Alex get over here. I think I hit him a little to hard…

Sol Sabre: x_x

Alex: Don't worry everyone, he will post the next chapter as soon as he regains consciousness…