The Keeper Of The Light
By Chang Liko
Chapter Seven - Quatre
Disclaimer: Don't Own
Quatre smiled as he looked up at the stars, thinking of his game earlier that day with his friend Trowa. He and Trowa had become great friends a couple years ago when Trowa had saved Quatre from drowning. They'd been friends ever since that day. And now, his little sister, Shiana, was starting to fall in love with Trowa. Although it would be difficult, Quatre vowed to support their union all the way. The people would follow him. He was their Prince.
"That is a very noble thought, Prince. I can guarantee you that they will indeed need your support. It will be a very trying time for the two of them. But, if you stick close to them, and support them in every way, they will be together."
Startled, Quatre jumped to his feet. Turning, his eyes widened in shock at the appearance of the young boy behind him. "How did you get in here? How did you get past the guards?"
Smiling, the young boy shook his head, saying, "Getting past a couple guards is easy work for the holder of the Keeper of the Light."
Gasping, Quatre immediately went to one knee in respect, causing the young boy to laugh.
"Get up, Prince. It is I who should go down on bended knee to you, not the other way around. I am not royalty, yet you are. Get up. I wish to ask you something, Prince," the young boy said.
Standing up, Quatre smiled, saying, "It is a great pleasure to meet you, M'Lord. I have heard of what you have done for us all, and I thank you on behalf of my people. What is it that you wish of me? Ask anything."
Smiling, the young boy nodded, saying, "I knew that you were the right choice. Very well. As you know, the four gods are destroyed. But I have a problem. I need to pass their powers onto four mortals that I know are capable of handling their powers. So far, I have already passed on the powers of the Elements Wind and Water. I passed the powers of Wind onto a member of the Wind clan, and I passed the powers of Water onto your friend, Trowa Barton. To you, I wish to pass on the powers of the Element Earth. But, before you accept these powers, you must know that they are a great responsibility. To control them fully, you will have to become immortal. Once I leave, though, all knowledge of the powers and me will be erased from your mind. Do you accept these conditions?"
Nodding, Quatre replied, saying, "I accept your conditions. But first I have a request. Since I now know that both Trowa and I will remain immortal, I need to ask about Shiana. Trowa loves her, and she him. Is there any way for her to become like us? For her to become immortal?"
Chuckling, the young boy explained, "There is nothing that I have to do. I am sure that you have heard of the Magicks that walk amongst us, the ones with great powers. She is destined to become one of them within the next six months. With those powers, she will become immortal. She will also gain the powers of transfiguration. She will be able to transform at will into various animals, but will always keep one close to her heart."
Eyes wide, Quatre smiled, saying, "That will be a great relief. Then I agree to all your conditions."
Nodding, the young boy closed his eyes as the two of them started to glow a deep golden color. As the glow intensified, Quatre's hair and skin gained black streaks, like those of a tiger and a long, white and black tail protruded from his tail bone, breaking through his pants and trailing out behind him. As this happened, sand shot in through the windows, and surrounded Quatre, cradling him and holding him close. As the glowing dimmed, the sand eased into Quatre making him one with the Earth and all that the Earth stood for.
The glowing stopped, setting Quatre and the young boy onto the floor.
"You will remember nothing, and everything that has changed on you, will go back to normal until you remember everything about your newly acquired powers. I will see you again, when there is a need to. Until then." With those words, the young boy disappeared, along with all the changes to Quatre.
Glancing around the room, Quatre frowned slightly, saying, "Strange. I thought that I was lying down on my patio. Oh well."
With that, he went into his room, heading for bed.
To be Continued…
A/N: I hope that you all liked Quatre's story. Up next is Wufei's story, with a little touch of humor added to it. Please Review!