It was a clear night across the land. A full moon shown brightly and the stars twinkled, lighting the land below. Six cloaked figures ran across that land toward a tall, black-walled fortress. That castle was called Purgatory, which fit the one who lived there, but all those who lived outside its foreboding walls simply called it 'Black Death'. Even though the ruler of the land that lived there was cruel and arrogant, no one dared oppose him, for all who had, were now dead, or doomed to die in one of the castle's jail cells, living up to its name.

However, the six still ran. Black hoods shadowed their faces and hid themselves from detection at one of the many lookouts around the castle. They stopped behind a crumbled section of wall just outside of Purgatory's iron doors. Now, safe from the watchful eyes of the castle, they pulled back their hoods. All of them wore black masks that hid everything below their eyes so they could still see. They spoke in hushed tones to prevent disturbance of the silent night.

"Whew, we ran forever. Give me a quick breather." The smallest spoke. He had short black hair and sharp brown eyes that didn't miss much. The tallest managed to silence a chuckle and patted the boy's back.

"Of course Yahiko. We don't want you slowing us down." The brown haired man smirked with laughter in his brown eyes. The young boy addressed as Yahiko yanked on the tall man's red bandana and glared at him.

"Stop teasing him Sanosuke." A young girl with dark hair pulled back into a braid narrowed her green eyes at him.

"Shut up, Weasel-girl." Sanosuke mumbled. The girl drew out a single kunai and pointed it at him.

"My name's Misao," a loud deliberate sigh came from their side. "What's that for, Megumi?" Megumi flipped her long raven hair back and said simply

"If you're not quiet, this whole plan'll be ruined."

"Yeah. Honestly guys. Argue after we're done with this," Agreed a girl with bright blue eyes. When she turned to the man beside her, her long dark hair swayed back and forth in the ponytail she had. "What now, Kenshin?"

"Well, Kaoru, we'll sneak up to the doors, take out the guards, and make our way through the castle," Kenshin turned his violet eyes to Misao. "Can you give us some cover?" Misao nodded and closed her eyes. She put her hands perpendicular to the ground and a soft yellow light began to grow around them. She brought her hands together as clouds came out of nowhere and blocked out the moon, instantly turning the land dark. She opened her eyes and her hands stopped glowing. "Perfect." Kenshin whispered. He pulled his hood up to cover his bright red hair he had tied back in a low ponytail. The other five also pulled their hoods up. "Okay. Yahiko, Sano, Misao. Take the left. Kaoru, Megumi and I will take the right. Be silent." He added. With that, they moved out from behind the wall and ran across the land to the castle, each staying to their side.

Once each guard was unconscious, they met back up at the gate. Misao motioned for them to come closer.

"Hey guys, I've got an idea. There's a open window two stories up on the west side. If we could sneak through there, we can get in without raising the alarm." Everyone nodded in approval and they ran along the side of the stone fortress until Misao pointed to the window. Kenshin leapt up to the windowsill in one jump and took out the guard that was stationed there. He leaned out the window and waved, signaling all clear. All accept Megumi began to scale the wall.

"Wait," Megumi whispered, turning everybody's heads. "Get by me. I'll take us up there." Silently, they let go of the wall and landed on the dry earth. The four huddled around Megumi as she closed her eyes. She held out her hands, palms facing the now cloudy sky. Like Misao, her hands also began to glow, but with a lavender light instead of yellow. A purple sphere surrounded the five and up they went. Once they were level with the windowsill, they crept through the small square one at a time and joined Kenshin inside the castle of Black Death.

"Thanks Megumi." Yahiko whispered. She held her finger up, signaling for him to be quiet. Kenshin nodded.

"Now that we're inside the castle, we have to be extra quite. There could be spy's or hidden guards anywhere." Kenshin breathed almost silent. Yahiko and the others nodded and followed Kenshin as he turned and began ascending the circular staircase, each as silent and invisible as the shadows. As they reached the end of the staircase, they heard the rain that suddenly began to pour, shattering the dead silence that they were trying to blend with. Looking back at Misao, they found her hands just stopped glowing. Kenshin & Sano nodded in approval and Kaoru gave her the thumbs-up. Continuing on, now more relaxed since the driving rain outside masked their footsteps, they found a large room, lined with many statues of black marble dragons. Various weapons and swords lined the walls, giving you a first impression of the kind of power-loving king that dwelt there. Seeing a door at the opposite end the six took of down the length of the room.

Two smiling eyes watched from the shadows as they left through the wooden doors.