Chapter 2- The Legend of the Spirit Stars
Ares quickly got up, and ran over to the boy.
"Brother! How have you been? Why didn't you come back for me? She said, hugging him.
"Sorry, I'll explain everything now." He said smiling, trying to release himself from Ares' grip.
He turned to Kai, staring at him with a respect that Kai had never seen before.
"I don't want to fight you Kai." He said, as though reading Kai's mind.
"Well then, get out of my face, I don't feel like talking, Tala." Kai snarled, and turned to walk away.
Tala ran in front of him, blocking his path. "Kai! Hear me out, just listen for once!"
Kai stopped, and looked straight at him. "Give me one reason why I should waste my time on a brat like you."
"Voltaire's gone now, so I can go where I want! I've changed Kai, I don't want to be your enemy, I want to be your friend."
Ares was still rejoicing over the sight of her long lost brother. Kai just stared at Tala. Was it true? Was Voltaire gone? As Kai continued to stare at him, he realized that it must be true. Tala's eyes were no longer their cold, icy blue colour, but a soft cerulean. Even his expression had changed. He no longer looked like he wanted to destroy everything, but as though he truly wanted to make up for the trouble he had caused.
"Alright, tell me what you want to say..." Kai sighed. This had better be good.He thought, as the group walked to one of the giant cherry blossom trees.
Sitting down, Tala began his story. "As you might have guessed, Dranzer is no ordinary bit-beast. In fact, he's the legendary fire phoenix, and one of the powerful Spirit Stars."
"Spirit Stars? What are those?" Kai asked curiously.
"The Spirit Stars are a group of four legendary bit-beasts. Together, they can either bring peace to the world, or destroy it in an instant. They also have the ability to revive, but only if all four of them are united."
"Who are the other 3 Spirit Stars?" Ares asked her brother.
Tala smiled. "I'm glad you asked! In fact, 2 of their owners are sitting here now."
"So.Wolborg and Kialu are Spirit stars too?"
"Correct, and Kalibos is the fourth. He."
"Hang on..." Kai said, stopping him in mid-sentence. "How do you know all this?"
Tala hesitated, as though debating with himself how much, or how little to tell him. "Well, my family has guarded over the secret of the Spirit Stars for centuries, and seeing as though Dranzer has chosen you as his new master; it's my duty to inform you." "But how come I never knew about this? I'm family too, right?" Ares asked tearfully.
"I'm truly sorry, sister." Tala said, trying to avoid her shinning green eyes. "I swore not to breathe a word of this to you until you were far from Russia. You could have let slip some of this information, there are eyes watching our ever move."
"So you thought I wasn't responsible enough?" Ares asked, tears forming in her emerald eyes.
"No, of course not!" Tala said quickly. "You must have misunderstood me, I retract my statement, forget all about it, sister. I sent you to Japan to be safe, there are many who would kill you to get this information."
"Forget about it? How can I act like nothings happened, when I've spent the last two months wondering if I'll ever see my family again! Words can't erase what I've been through; nothing you say will help to heal this wound that's scared my life!" Ares said, standing up in anger.
"I'm sorry Ares, but I did it for your safety. Now do you want to hear the rest of my story or not? Tala calmly stated, taking no heed to Ares' rage.
"I.I suppose I should." She said, sitting back down.
"Good, I assure you, it's in your best interest."
"Wait, I have a question.What did our bit-beasts do before they chose us? And why did they pick us, of all people?" Kai asked
"Well, long ago, perhaps when the world was first born, there lived four great spirits. Now, these spirits lived in harmony, granting the world of all its needs. They came to be known as the Spirit Stars. One day, a tremendous war broke out between the light and dark sides of the earth. The spirits tried their best to resolve the feud, but came to no avail. Finally, Kailbos decided to side with the yami, and became their leader. He claimed that the darkness should rule over al, and was named the Dark Lord. The three other spirits banished Kalibos to the Netherworld, forbidding him of using his Spirit Star title ever again. With Kalibos gone however, the balance of the element was lost, slowly turning the once perfect world into nothing but a war torn planet. Seeing that the world would soon be destroyed if action was not taken, they decided to infuse their spirits within small bit-chips, and reside among four suitable humans."
"Nice story, but that still doesn't explain why we were the humans the spirits chose!" Kai said sternly.
"I'm getting there." Tala hastily answered. "The spirits wanted to make sure they were going to humans that would be able to help them save the world. They watched us for many months, secretly putting us through tests, to see our worth. They finally decided that, despite our past actions, our hearts were the purest. Kalibos however, didn't want a human with a good heart, so he searched the world for one who knew nothing but hate, one whose only wish was to kill. One person stood out from all the rest, a young assassin that went by the name Daisuke. Daisuke showed no remorse, no regret. He would kill the enemy that stood before him, and move on to the next, without how many lives he had ripped apart. When Daisuke accepted Kailbos as his bit-beast, the world took a turn for the worst. With two of the most ruthless beings in history together, they are shaping the world to how they had always dreamed, shrouded in darkness. We must work together with our spirits and bring peace back to our world."
"Do you know exactly who this Daisuke is?" Kai asked
"Of course." Tala whispered. "Because he is a cousin to both Ares and me."
Kai stared at Tala in disbelief. How could this all be true? Sighing, Tala got up. By the expression on his face, Kai could tell he was worried.
"I've said too much." Tala said, brushing his red bangs out of his eyes. "Forget everything I said about Daisuke, he plays no role in our current mission. If we can avoid his path of destruction, we should. There's no telling what he can do." With that, Tala started to walk away.
"Brother! Why do you leave so suddenly? Will we ever see you again?" Ares said, running over to him.
Tala looked back, and smiled at his sister. "Yes, I believe we will be seeing each other very soon. Don't die on me now. In fact.meet me in front of the sakura tree in Okono Shrine tomorrow at 6:00. There are some people I'd like you to meet.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FINISHED!!!! THAT TOOK SOOOOO LONG TO TYPE!!! _ Oh well, 7 more days until Christmas! ^_^
Ares quickly got up, and ran over to the boy.
"Brother! How have you been? Why didn't you come back for me? She said, hugging him.
"Sorry, I'll explain everything now." He said smiling, trying to release himself from Ares' grip.
He turned to Kai, staring at him with a respect that Kai had never seen before.
"I don't want to fight you Kai." He said, as though reading Kai's mind.
"Well then, get out of my face, I don't feel like talking, Tala." Kai snarled, and turned to walk away.
Tala ran in front of him, blocking his path. "Kai! Hear me out, just listen for once!"
Kai stopped, and looked straight at him. "Give me one reason why I should waste my time on a brat like you."
"Voltaire's gone now, so I can go where I want! I've changed Kai, I don't want to be your enemy, I want to be your friend."
Ares was still rejoicing over the sight of her long lost brother. Kai just stared at Tala. Was it true? Was Voltaire gone? As Kai continued to stare at him, he realized that it must be true. Tala's eyes were no longer their cold, icy blue colour, but a soft cerulean. Even his expression had changed. He no longer looked like he wanted to destroy everything, but as though he truly wanted to make up for the trouble he had caused.
"Alright, tell me what you want to say..." Kai sighed. This had better be good.He thought, as the group walked to one of the giant cherry blossom trees.
Sitting down, Tala began his story. "As you might have guessed, Dranzer is no ordinary bit-beast. In fact, he's the legendary fire phoenix, and one of the powerful Spirit Stars."
"Spirit Stars? What are those?" Kai asked curiously.
"The Spirit Stars are a group of four legendary bit-beasts. Together, they can either bring peace to the world, or destroy it in an instant. They also have the ability to revive, but only if all four of them are united."
"Who are the other 3 Spirit Stars?" Ares asked her brother.
Tala smiled. "I'm glad you asked! In fact, 2 of their owners are sitting here now."
"So.Wolborg and Kialu are Spirit stars too?"
"Correct, and Kalibos is the fourth. He."
"Hang on..." Kai said, stopping him in mid-sentence. "How do you know all this?"
Tala hesitated, as though debating with himself how much, or how little to tell him. "Well, my family has guarded over the secret of the Spirit Stars for centuries, and seeing as though Dranzer has chosen you as his new master; it's my duty to inform you." "But how come I never knew about this? I'm family too, right?" Ares asked tearfully.
"I'm truly sorry, sister." Tala said, trying to avoid her shinning green eyes. "I swore not to breathe a word of this to you until you were far from Russia. You could have let slip some of this information, there are eyes watching our ever move."
"So you thought I wasn't responsible enough?" Ares asked, tears forming in her emerald eyes.
"No, of course not!" Tala said quickly. "You must have misunderstood me, I retract my statement, forget all about it, sister. I sent you to Japan to be safe, there are many who would kill you to get this information."
"Forget about it? How can I act like nothings happened, when I've spent the last two months wondering if I'll ever see my family again! Words can't erase what I've been through; nothing you say will help to heal this wound that's scared my life!" Ares said, standing up in anger.
"I'm sorry Ares, but I did it for your safety. Now do you want to hear the rest of my story or not? Tala calmly stated, taking no heed to Ares' rage.
"I.I suppose I should." She said, sitting back down.
"Good, I assure you, it's in your best interest."
"Wait, I have a question.What did our bit-beasts do before they chose us? And why did they pick us, of all people?" Kai asked
"Well, long ago, perhaps when the world was first born, there lived four great spirits. Now, these spirits lived in harmony, granting the world of all its needs. They came to be known as the Spirit Stars. One day, a tremendous war broke out between the light and dark sides of the earth. The spirits tried their best to resolve the feud, but came to no avail. Finally, Kailbos decided to side with the yami, and became their leader. He claimed that the darkness should rule over al, and was named the Dark Lord. The three other spirits banished Kalibos to the Netherworld, forbidding him of using his Spirit Star title ever again. With Kalibos gone however, the balance of the element was lost, slowly turning the once perfect world into nothing but a war torn planet. Seeing that the world would soon be destroyed if action was not taken, they decided to infuse their spirits within small bit-chips, and reside among four suitable humans."
"Nice story, but that still doesn't explain why we were the humans the spirits chose!" Kai said sternly.
"I'm getting there." Tala hastily answered. "The spirits wanted to make sure they were going to humans that would be able to help them save the world. They watched us for many months, secretly putting us through tests, to see our worth. They finally decided that, despite our past actions, our hearts were the purest. Kalibos however, didn't want a human with a good heart, so he searched the world for one who knew nothing but hate, one whose only wish was to kill. One person stood out from all the rest, a young assassin that went by the name Daisuke. Daisuke showed no remorse, no regret. He would kill the enemy that stood before him, and move on to the next, without how many lives he had ripped apart. When Daisuke accepted Kailbos as his bit-beast, the world took a turn for the worst. With two of the most ruthless beings in history together, they are shaping the world to how they had always dreamed, shrouded in darkness. We must work together with our spirits and bring peace back to our world."
"Do you know exactly who this Daisuke is?" Kai asked
"Of course." Tala whispered. "Because he is a cousin to both Ares and me."
Kai stared at Tala in disbelief. How could this all be true? Sighing, Tala got up. By the expression on his face, Kai could tell he was worried.
"I've said too much." Tala said, brushing his red bangs out of his eyes. "Forget everything I said about Daisuke, he plays no role in our current mission. If we can avoid his path of destruction, we should. There's no telling what he can do." With that, Tala started to walk away.
"Brother! Why do you leave so suddenly? Will we ever see you again?" Ares said, running over to him.
Tala looked back, and smiled at his sister. "Yes, I believe we will be seeing each other very soon. Don't die on me now. In fact.meet me in front of the sakura tree in Okono Shrine tomorrow at 6:00. There are some people I'd like you to meet.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FINISHED!!!! THAT TOOK SOOOOO LONG TO TYPE!!! _ Oh well, 7 more days until Christmas! ^_^