Bringing of the Shadows

And here we go again
We've taken it to the end
With every waking moment
We face this silent torment.
Sacrifice. London After Midnight.

Miranda steeped gracefully through the door, she moved to dust some of the dirt off of her clothing, then looked up and smiled at Albert. "Nice to be here, but think we can have some place to crash?" Miranda asked with a smile. "Um... Sure.... It's nice to see you Miranda." Albert looked over to watch as Haschel and Kongol enter through the large doors. "I see you all made it then."

"Of course!" Haschel boasted.

Kongol gave a simple nod of the head, and Albert quickly walked around to them. "Alright well I've already got rooms for you, Dart and Meru's groups haven't showed up yet however I think they should be here by today or tomorrow."

"That's good Albert but really don't you have..."

"Emille is already here you should go see her after you get cleaned up!" Albert said carrying on not realizing that he was still a king.

From the side of the thrown room Noish and Alulan watched as their King when off showing the Dragoons about as if he was a commoner. "Well he was their friend." Noish said with a shrug, before following after them.

Alulan watched as the small group walked off, he sighed and went back to leafing through a book of inventories from that week. The total where skimming on breaking some of the countries bank accounts. Does anyone realize that we just went through a war and that we're extremely low on cash? Or am I the only cleared head in this place? The irony of his own words struck him a little hard. He smiled to himself thinking about how strange it was to see Albert just go dashing off.

He looked back down at the book and sighed. The feeling that he knew them, much the same as with Emille had come when he had seen them. It was far more intense however. It was more than a brief second concluding that he had great wishes to kill them. But this time he felt wonder and aw, he was thankful... And at the same time he felt relief.

He shook his head, he didn't have time to consider things anymore. He'd had move on past or no past. Things from that age were over, and since he was being well cared for, there was no need to worry.

He had already forgotten, now all he had to do was move on.

Dinner came when and young servant with dark red hair rushed over to him. "Mr. Alulan, I can to tell you that Albert wants every one down in the Main Hall for dinner tonight. He'd like it if you attend."

"Alright." Alulan said to the man standing straight from his lean on the wall. He when on his own to the dinning area. Already the dragoons and Noish where sitting drinking and waiting for food from the kitchens. The three dragoons all looked up and eyed him when he walked in. It was almost eerie in a way to have all of them looking at him. However he paid little attention to them and took his customary seat next to Albert's left.

"This is Alulan my tactician." Albert said to the three of them, "And coming through the door is Kaiser, he's the new head of the First Knighthood since... The war."

"Hello." Kaiser said taking a seat next to Albert's right.

"This is Miranda First Sacred Sister of Mille Seseau, Haschel Master of the Rouge School, and Kongol last of the Gigantos." Albert said as the servants started to carry the meals in.

Alulan made a point not to get involved in any conversation. However he did pay good attention to what the dragoons spoke of, whether they knew it or not, he did have very good hearing.

"I see he sits at your left Albert, your treating him like a friend..." Miranda had hissed over at him.

"He doesn't remember anything, beside he's quit loyal. He's a different person than you knew Miranda. I knew him before and after." Albert had said back when he passed her some wine.

"I say we should have locked him up in Ulara." Miranda vouched.

"I'd rather have him where I can watch him Miranda, Dart agrees with me on this. So don't bother talking about it now."

Later on he heard Kaiser talking to Miranda just below the normal conversations. "Lavits was a good friend to us all, and if you think for a second that we'd forget him your wrong. However the man is loyal, he doesn't even bother to ask questions about the moon incident. Most of all he's smart, and I'd much rather have him by my side if the rumors I've heard are true."

"He doesn't ask questions because Charle knocked him and the other two up with a spell of some sort. It keeps them for asking questions."

"Oh really? Well then he should be fine shouldn't he, she's the most powerful wingly since you people killed that guy up at some tower place. Right?" Kaiser asked giving her a smile.

"Technically she is, however... When her brother shows up on the scope again, I can't guarantee anything, not about him or the other two."

"Oh." Kaiser shook his head and then looked down the table at some potatoes. "Mine passing them, oh fair and kind lady?"

"Shove it you moron." Miranda hissed at him before reaching for the potatoes and putting half of them on her own plate.

Alulan looked over at Noish who sat next to him, the man was engrossed with some man called Fester from Tiberona. He was the tutor to Lisa, so there was no doubt that the man was smart. Carefully he listened into the conversation.

"Ah yes it was quite an amazing discovery. I never really understood how it was that all people saw the Moon in the same spot. However it just proves how powerful the god of destruction is..." Fester said.

"It's an amazing thing. To think that the moon was projected into all of our minds. How did you come to realize such things?" Noish asked him.

"Well when the Dragoon Meru came to visit Emille last month she talked with me about how the city of Ulara had a projected sky. However everyone could still see the moon there, even though it wasn't part of the created sky. So you see, it's only possibility is if the moon was placed into our minds."

"An amazing feat for the monster, or Soa. I can understand how the dragoons where cured from the death of the creature." Noish shook his head and looked over at Alulan. "You agree don't you."

"Yes. But I've heard that some Winglies are quite powerful at blocking things from reaching their minds. So how is it that they too see the moon?"

"Hm... I might have to ask one of them. Perhaps the gods power was go great. Or maybe they saw no point in blocking it?" Fester replied.

"It would make since... You should speak to one of them." Alulan replied noticing a look pass between Noish and Fester.

"I will someday. I haven't had a chance to do so as of yet." Fester replied.

Alulan leaned back in his chair and listening to the conversation passing between Haschel and King Zior. They talked about the current trading system between the Islands and the main land.

"Now that the Dragon is gone, thanks to all of you of course, we haven't lost one ship." Zior stated proudly.

The night wore on with the same simple talk that passed, and there wasn't anything else said about him. So as the last of the food vanished he headed up to his own room, long the way he thought he heard a little yep, however as he turned he saw no one standing there.

Alulan kicked off his shoes and then took a seat at his table. The room was mildly warm, and the night sky above him was crowed.

In quick notes in a form of code he had thought up he wrote down the short amount of things said about him. He puzzled over it. The Dragoons had affirmed his suspicions, he had been around them before the lose of his memory. Miranda's tone and looks had also made him certain that he had been an enemy to them.

Of all that time before all I know for certain is that I had been Albert's Tactician for about a year before the actual war started... Some time in the war I went against the dragoons, and now that the war is over, rather than deal with me as a foe, they get some wingly friend to erase my memory and stick me right back where I was on their side. Not only that but they have the wingly cast some spell so that I wont wonder about my memory loss.

He stared and smiled. But then again I'm wondering right now, maybe hearing about he spell is enough to break it. Alulan shook his head and folder the paper up into to a hallow leg in his chair which had once contained a pair of extremely expensive earrings which he now had hidden under a book on his shelf.

He carefully blew out his candle and moved easily in the darkness to his bed.

Somewhere in a tower not to far from Alulan's room Albert was sitting down to his own table, far more furnished, and pulling out a writing pair, ink and quill.

He stared in a leather bound book with off white pages. He scrolled out and few words looked down and then by candle and Spirit light he started to write.

The energy that we have estimated was contained in the moon itself is far more than all of our spirits placed together. Although we where able to defeat the god, he was still young, thus he had not completely gained all of the magic stored in the moon. it was only after the most powerful attack and sacrifice of both our fellow Dragoons Rose and Zieg that me managed to overcome the god.

This energy however took healing form once the god was destroyed. Myself and the other dragoons received an enormous amount of backwash from the explosion. This alone was able to heal us completely. However it also made us stronger. Most of the energy is within our spirits which where able to absorb more than ourselves. However the energy given to us has thus far proved quite valuable. Unknown to most of my follow people, I no longer need the spirit to cast magic. Like a wingly I can cast any spell I have seen before myself. Also I have found that I have both improved hearing, eyesight and smell. I can sense where the other dragoons at all times.

All of us dragoons have such been gifted. Charle herself noted that the energy has made us into weak forms of Winglies, with out changing our appearance. Where this has also had an effect on our lifespans is also to be seen.

Meru is no longer a weak Wingly in terms of power, she now rivals Charle herself. This amazing gain is because she is a Wingly. She was able to absorb far more energy, and seems to be able to "gift" it out to other winglies. As she found with her current fiancée Guaraha...

Albert continued to scroll down page after page with notes and takes about the energy. Till finally the candle flickered out and he leaned back away from his book. He shook his head and look out his window simply staring and thinking. Till his eyes closed and he fell asleep.

A/N: It's time for.... Answer some questions!
Darkside: The monster was a Succubus, one of the things you encounter in Velweb. Sorry about the furby thing too... ^.^;
Reasa: Yep your right about it, but as to the stuff in the Email... ^.^; Girl where are you getting your drugs?
Fifi: to get the centering thing you have to use the STUPID center and / center tags. XD It's so gay.