A/N:: I hope you people aren't upset at me that it's taking me so long to update, just blame my homework, and my shrunk time on the comp -_- It's really annoying, honestly. Anyways, here we go, and don't worry, thanks to your pleas, I won't kill Gabriel. ^^ Here we go

"Days of Storms and Fire"

Chapter 10

The navy haired boy could feel his fingers slightly tighten around the silk like feathers of the phoenix god, as they began to get closer to the floating mountain where he knew the sleeping dragon was waiting to have it's seal broke. It was probably already aware that the other three gods had been released, and it was patiently waiting to be brought out of it's seal. He was really nervous about all this, since he was the last one that still had the power of one of the gods in him, and he didn't know what was going to happen to him when he released the ryu kami-sama. The navy haired boy's new koi looked over at him, seeing the look of nervousness on his face. He made his way over to him, and laid his hands on his, making firey orange face the storm eyes. A soft reassuring smile appeared on the sea blue haired boy's, seeing a grin appearing on the storm eyed boy's lips.

The silver haired boy was looking up at the mountain ahead of them, seeing the clouds always seemed to go by a lot slower as they approached the seal of the dragon. He began to let his eyes wander a bit, seeing the scenes in the area. He could see the bright blue ocean sparkling in the white light of the sun of Spirit Ward. From here, he could even see the burning volcano, Phoenix Mountain. His long silver hair began to gently flow through the wind, as he continued to look around. The blonde haired boy looked over, seeing the curiousity running through the bronze eyed boy, and gave a small smile. The teenager was acting like a little child that was going to the park for the first time, but he couldn't really blame him. He had been locked away in a castle that's only sight was the winds pouring with dust since he was a baby.

The group turned back to the floating mountain, as the phoenix landed on the soft ground, and laid it's head down, as if signaling them that it was safe for them to get off now. The black haired neko-jin slide down the bird's silky back, and offered a hand to the slate haired boy, still worried about the burns that were still covering him. The Russian greatfully took the black gloved hand, as he made his way off the red bird. The Tiger and Turtle guardian made their way off the bird, Max and Dranzer right next behind them. The last ones to make their way off the phoenix god was the silver haired boy, and the dragon child, and guardian. They all looked over to see a small cave that was the entrance to the mountain. A small sapphire light illuminated the entrance, as they could hear a pulse coming from inside.

The navy haired boy felt his shoulders tense up as he faced the cave in front of him. His storm eyes seemed uncomfortable, since he knew what would happen when he went in there. He and Dragoon would have to release the ryu kami, and then, he too would have a test placed upon himself like the others did. He looked over at the others, taking in the looks they had on their faces. Kai's blood red orbs narrowed, the seriousness flashing in them, pretty much saying for him to be careful. Rei, who was still keeping his koi on his feet watched the ryu child with eyes of concern. The blonde had a uncomfortable frown on his face, but he made a gesture to him that said to go in and get it over with. Tyson frowned, and looked over at his koi, who gave him a look of seriousness. He seemed ready to go through with it, as he reached over, and took the Japanese boy's hand into his own, and smiled lightly. The storm eyed boy smiled, feeling a bit more confindent than before. He gave a nod to the others, then started for the entrance of the mountain.

As the two boys headed inside, the silver haired boy walked over to the edge of the mountain, and looked out at the sights covering the land around him. He could see the deep caves of the planet where the Tiger was once sealed. He continued to look around, seeing the mountain, Phoenix Mountain. He was actually very glad that he had agreed to himself to bring the dragon guardian to the others, and his koi. His bronze eyes seemed to close a bit, as he looked around at the Spirit Ward palace, where Gaia resided, along with his son and the rest of the guardians, which would change after they had stopped Cereberus. Suddenly, the silver haired boy paniced a bit. What would the lavender haired god do when he finds out that he had helped Dragoon escape the castle? His bronze eyes closed completely, just as he felt a hand on his shoulder. He jumped, and turned around, only to be faced with a pair of cereulean eyes. He blinked lightly, his silver hair gently blowing in the breeze.

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The two boys carefully made their way down the stone steps, looking ahead at the bright sapphire light that was ahead of them, still lightly pulsing as they walked toward it. The navy haired boy took in a breath, wanting to get this over with as fast as he could. Dragoon looked away from the pulsing light, and looked down at the storm eyed boy, who seemed pretty tense about all this. He couldn't really blame him, since he was probably remembering what happened to the others when they released the three other gods. In fact, the dragon guardian was seeming a little tense himself, though he didn't want to show that to his already nervous koi. He picked up his pace a little, and laid his hand over the boy's shoulder, giving a reassuring smile. The storm eyed boy couldn't help but feel a grin appear on his lips. At least he knew that he could be with his koi, even after all this mess was over.

They both walked into the cave where they found themselves in a room that seemed to be made out of emerald green room, that gleamed with the sapphire light the entire cave was giving off. They looked around, admiring the room for a minute, until something caught their attention. There, across the room, was the sapphire sealed wall. Inside it laid the resting dragon, silently waiting for it's awakening. The sea blue haired boy tried not to waste any more of the time, and made his way over to the circle of the seal. Tyson, though he knew that they had to get this over with as quickly as possible, still continued to look at the sapphire sealed dragon, seeing the look of imatience that was starting to appear on it's fanged face. The storm eyes closed after that, and he made his way over to the seal, taking a grip of his koi's hand. Dragoon could feel the tight grip that the boy had on his hand, but he didn't seem to mind at the moment. They closed their fire and storm eyes, and began to say the words of the awakening.

"My Lord of the Wind, hear us now,

awaken, and come back from your slumber,

the worlds of image need your powers,

With the will of your power, rise and aid us."

The two looked over as the sapphire began to slowly crack, as they saw the bright eyes of the dragon slowly start to open, looking at the storm eyed boy, and the fire eyed boy as well. With sheer power, the jewel finally shattered, spreading to the ground, but almost instantly disappeared. The dragon flew out of it's prison's letting out a cry of triumph, it seemed. Before the navy haired boy could grasp the situation, he felt his body suddenly lose all of it's energy. The room around him started to go into a mess of color, as he fell to his knees, looking down at the ground. The sea blue haired boy looked over to see Tyson had fallen to the ground, and he seemed very dizzy. His eyes widened, and he quickly ran over to aid his koi. Dragoon lifted the boy into his arms, hearing the soft whimpering coming out of his throat. He waited as the dragon made it's way out of the mountain, before he carried the boy in his arms out of the mountain, climbing rapidly up the stairs to get back to the others.

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The red haired boy watched as his blonde koi was busy talking to the silver haired boy. No one else seemed to be talking to him, so Max wanted to try and make the boy feel as if he was a part of the team, even though they all knew he was. He was against Cereberus, like they were, and he even helped Dragoon escape from the clutches of the lavender haired god. But...Dranzer was starting to feel a little jealous of the bronze eyed boy. He really wanted to be talking to the cerulean eyed boy at the moment. While this was going on, the black haired neko-jin was busy treating the burn marks that still covered his body, so they wouldn't be as annoying as they already were. The slate haired boy was just trying to live with the pain, his eye twitching everytime he could feel a sting of pain run through his chest or arms. Driger and Draciel were sitting on one of the rocks, wondering how much longer they would be there before the two boys came back from unsealing the dragon god.

The silver haired boy could sense something come out of the mountain, and he turned his attention away from the blonde, and looked over, as two shilloutes began to make their way out of the entrance of the mountain. Everyone saw what he did, and watched, as the figures stepped out of the shadows. They all felt their eyes widen at what they saw. The dragon guardian was holding the unconsious navy haired boy in his arms, who was breathing a bit harshly. They all stopped what they were doing, and began to make their way over to the two boys, pouring questions like 'what happened?' or 'is he gonna be okay?'. The sea blue haired boy tried his best to answer all their questions. As they were talking to the boy, the bronze eyed boy had seemed to be frozen in his spot near the cliff of the mountain. He thought he sensed something coming their way, but even if he wasn't sure, he still couldn't move.

To everyone's surprise, they heard a painfilled scream fill their ears, they turned, hearing it was Gabriel's voice. They felt their eyes widen at what they saw. A blade was going through the boy's shoulder, blood pouring onto his loose clothes. Right behind him was the bearer of the sword. The black eyes of the the lavender haired god glared into their eyes, as he quickly pulled the sword out of the bronze eyed teen's shoulder, as blood began to spill from it, staining his clothes, and hair. The red haired boy raced forward, and caught the injured boy in his arms, laying a hand on his bleeding shoulder to try and stop it. His emerald eyes looked up to face the person that had just inflicted Gabriel with the wound.

"Don't think I'm going to let you off that easily with just a injury on your shoulder, you little traitor. Oh, it'll be much more than that."

He brought his sword up, as dark energy began to flood around the blade, as his dark eyes began to narrow dangerously, looking into the weakened bronze eyes below him. All around them, the group could see the sky above them start to flood with dark clouds, and eerie lightning. The sea blue haired boy clutched the unconsious boy in his arms, slightly frightened about what was going to happen with the forming storm that Cereberus was creating. Dranzer lifted the injured boy into his arms, and began to back away from the god, as he summoned his power.

"You will never stop my reign of earth and Spirit Ward. I will see you all dead before that happens!" He hissed.

As if one cue to his words, the lightning began to flash, and it started to surround the guardians and children. Driger found himself clutching Draciel tightly, his eyes showing no fear, even though he was slightly afraid of what was going to happen. The black haired neko-jin brought his koi close to him, as the clouds began to gather above their heads. Max brought his arms around the emerald eyed boy in front of him, afraid to let go of him. The dragon guardian clutched the unconsious Tyson closer, ready to protect him from anything that was going to come from the black haired teen. In seconds, the lightinig in the sky flew out of the clouds, and began to fly straight for the group. Before they knew what was happening, a dark shadow covered them, and then they felt everything grow dark around them.

A/N:: Okay, Gabriel was injured, and all the gods were released. What do you think will happen next? Will Cereberus destroy them, or will they finally defeat him? Well, we all know the asnwer, but it's fun to ask. hehe. anyways, r/r see ya next time ^^