Shitza: HIII again! See the title today; have you any clue where it is taken from? You guessed right, it is Shakespeare's "To be or not to be, that is the question!" However I changed it slightly. I did try to use something similar in chapter two, but it didn't work.

You know, this story is really getting on the development… and as you guys have helped me to decide Kim's next bit beast, I still have one more question in my head. This has to do a lot with the next fic, and I need something like BBA or BEGA. Do you know what I mean? Probably not, or you are more clever then I am giving you credit for, however I can explain without giving out too many details. Next fic will have a new Beyblade Corporation, can't tell you why, but it is really important for the fic. It actually has about 70 of the next fic, so see what I mean. Anyway, take this for an example. EBC, which could stand for Evolutionary Beyblade Corporation. The more people who can help me with ideas, the happier and relieved this author will be for this is the nightmare of the next fic, a haunting dream you could describe it. You are free to send as many suggestions as you can and can come up with.

Now that is over, better continue. This chapter surely will be interesting. We have some more action, a lot more magic and much more elements in this. This is a typical Shitza-favourite.

Especially since probably the oldest idea enter this fic. Don't ask me about it, this first part survived from the first idea of what became this fic. The very first story is so unlike this one you would never recognise it and Kim wasn't even there. No, about this first part. It used to have more information, which I've clumsily have forgotten great deals about so there will be less importance then planned. All though there is a cute scene with it.

And if anyone remembers the rat that seemed so weird. Have you been able to figure it out now? Not? Wow, then you better read this chapter.

Another thing is, there is yet another flash back with max and his little sister. Well, facts say about Japan that they have strict laws when it comes to blood. So, I hate to say this but in this fic, and probably through real life a well, Max would not have been granted a Japanese citizenship. Which allowed a lot more into this fic, but a lot of irritation as well. Well, do understand countries are different the eastern countries have a complete other kind of culture. Hopefully this will be changed in the future, I do hope so.

This also features parts of one of the most important pairings. Wohooo! It is so cute! I have been waiting for ages to find somewhere to put some in, all though you will know more in the next three fics. Just to confuse you I am using more pairings then usual… I'm not that easy to crack.

Oh, and have you noticed anything. Yeap, you are right. A record length for a chapter! I really hope you like this; it took me ages to write because I never wanted to quit writing. Unusual since normally I find a good spot to stop but this time I didn't want to stop. These small fights are too fun to write. Okay, no I sound mad… at least my brother would put it like that. Hope you enjoy!

Shitza

Chapter 11 To Fuse or Not to Fuse, What is the Question?

Kim sighed. She hated this more then anything around the whole valley. She was currently sitting in the green grass, a long knife in her hand. The knife was new and sharpened. Bright brown eyes stared at her and fanged teeth shone in the light. Kim stared at the eyes, took the knife in her hand and prepared for the thing that was coming. The teeth barred at her, sending cold shivers down her spine. A loud howl could be heard before something jumped at her, the brown eyes glowing.

Kim sighed again as something bright white stroke past her arm attacking the knife she held. She didn't let go however so the white wolf was still dangling there. Another brown wolf entered the scene. The brown creature attacked her as well, with a wet long tongue. Kim started to giggle, against her own will. It hadn't been her idea from the start; well unless the Village of Ice hadn't fallen then she wouldn't have to put up with these wolves of ice. The Priestess of ice had been severally injured and since she wasn't occupied she had to take care of her little… darlings.

One of the wolves suddenly grabbed her ankle. It had a luminous green colour and looked like some sort of radioactive spirit, if she was allowed to put it so. The wolf stared at her with bright red eyes, it wanted something, she could see that. However she had no skills with wolves so she couldn't see what?

"What is it?" she asked with a soft growl. A growl similar to the wolf. She had a gift when it came to bit beasts and that was communication. Normally she ignored it like she tried to ignore the rest of her powers. Perhaps that was why Biovolt had wanted her in the first place? To steer bit beasts into doing what they wanted. After all, her training had never stopped. Boris had placed her with the scientists to study bit beasts and also to learn about military equipment. She could remember those dreary days sitting in front of a huge screen studying airplanes and their functions and weaknesses. Once she had through the computers, controlled a flying plane from NASA. She felt bad for the guy who had flown; he had o control at all.

Kim sighed yet again. The green wolf nudged her from behind. "All right! All right!" she said irritated getting back to her feet. The greenish wolf glared at her, the blood red eyes penetrated her soul. Kim tried to shake the feeling of her shoulder, but the wolf continued to stare.

Kim gave out another sight and clapped her hands twice. The wolves around her looked up and howled happily.

Now, you would probably say as bit beast they are incapable of eating. Well, that is really a lie. Bit beasts do eat, yet it doesn't need nutrition to survive, it needs it to feed up for evolutions and powers. A bit beast is a soul that has received power and energy from the sun in order to survive.

So what is this sort of "food" they eat? Well, you are about to see.

Kim whistled twice as they entered what looked like a see of silver flowers. They had the same shape as a sunflower, however the petals were shining in silver and the seeds glowed in light. The wolves stared hungrily at hem but didn't go near the field. To be honest they couldn't. Too much power did weird things with them.

Kim walked past them and entered a small lane through the field, to a small cottage house with huge sacks piled up in it. She took one over her shoulder and walked back. It was last season's harvest. The wolves howled happily when she came back and untied the knot around the sack. She poured half of the content into the grass. The wolves quickly hurried forward and after three minutes not a single seed was left. A bright glow surrounded the wolves as the holy energy from the sun mixed with the spirit of the beast, sort of evolved to an even more powerful version. Kim took a little of the content and put it into a small pouch that hung by her belt. Maybe it could come in handy some day?

The wolves scattered testing their newfound strength on each other. Kim shivered as all wolves had ice or frost powers. She retreated back to the Village of earth. This was too cold for her.

She really wondered how long she would have to put up with this life? Even if this valley may seem like a miracle, she hated it and would have given anything just to be a normal person for one day. The problem was, that if no one traded her, or she married with someone from the outside world, she would never be allowed to leave.

Tears streamed down from her eyes as she entered the temple. Daichi met up with her, his head some inches shorter then her. His green eyes looked at her salty cheeks and he hugged her caringly. She hugged him back for he was the only one who knew what she felt. They had a close bond, almost as close as the bond twins had. But they were no twins; they were half sister and brother.

"One… Two… Three… NOW!"

All Ray could feel was static energy ripping through his body. He could feel his body temperature rise as his nails sharpened and his fangs lengthened. Green stripes appeared on his face while his hair turned white.

Exhausted he crouched down, after a half transform into the task they had been given. It was a lot harder then he could think of. The others simply shook their heads and sighed. This was probably their 60th attempt for the fuse, but yet another failure.

Kenny laughed seeing them. He had returned some day ago, flying over their heads. The little scientist had already mastered the fuse and could become a snowy owl whenever he wanted to. Dizzy had very weak attacks, thinking of bit beasts, a screeching howl was the worst. His fusion wasn't twice as hard as theirs but still he had mastered it.

With a blinding light Ray returned to normal. He walked back to them and sat down on the ground, leaning his back to the wall. Max went up towards the empty circle they practised in and started his fuse.

"Draciel!" he screamed trying to get his bit beast to help him. His blood boiled as his body started to change slowly. His skin became lizard like, his eyes turned out darker and something very hard tried to form upon his back. There he stood, another half transformation. Sighing in defeat he switched back to his usual self. Such a disappointment.

Next Kai tested, even the captain seemed in a fouler mood. Usually Kai was the one to grow irritated and snarl at them whenever they needed to train harder, but his own attempts seemed as half done as theirs.

The two toned hair turned yellow while bright red wings grew on his back. The fuse stopped and Kai shook his head turning back. The captain slammed his fist into a nearby wall crumbling the rock.

Tyson too had problems. Many problems. All he could do was to grow winds, but so far he hadn't even been able to form half transformations. Zeo always ended up the same. Ears, fluffy purple hair and the three tails. It looked really cute, but he didn't appreciate it. He wanted to manage it… even if he knew it would take ages.

The circle continued again and Ray stepped up once again only managing half. The raven-haired blader shook his head, but suddenly an idea formed in his head.

"The Angora!" he said, his yellow eyes widening. "Maybe we could ask her for some help?"

The others turned questioning towards him. But soon, once they had time to think about it, it didn't seem like a bad idea. They collected the cloaks and then hurried out before the darkness would fall. It was late afternoon and the wind was growing cold. They pulled their cloaks tightly around themselves as a roaring wind erupted. Something wasn't right and they could feel it. They looked up only to see thunderclouds appear over their heads. Rain fell down hard over them and the heat poured from open gaps from the hot magma beneath.

Something jolted through their spines, an intense darkness. 'No, not this again!' Zeo though, his eyes widening as they all prepared for battle. Max made the first move, sending a arrow into the darkness. They could hear a scream and knew at once they were right. Demons were approaching.

All of them held forwards their blades as their bit beasts appeared before them. Kai climbed up on Dranzer's back and flew of, Ray and Zeo climbed up on theirs as well. Max nodded towards Draciel as the two of them headed towards the lake, having an idea. Dragoon wrapped himself protectively around Tyson, making sure no one would touch his master. Kenny fused together with his beast and they were of to warn the villages that still stood. They weren't many.

Kai and Dranzer flew down close to the ground, slicing them in half as they went, the sword he carried easily cut the demons dead. Ray was fighting one with a long spear he carried. Dragoon had left Tyson's shoulder and was ripping as many as he could to protect his master. Tyson was doing well as well, sending demons flying using storms. But it didn't work forever, so he took out the sword he had and did his best.

It wasn't a big attack, probably a small fore Troup sent to see if the coast was clear. Max washed the remains of the battle away, having summoned a flood from the lake. As they collected what was left of them, exhausted forms of their friends, they hurried to find shelter at the Cave of Prophecies.

It was a rather odd bunch that stumbled into the caves and fell on top of each other out of exhaustion.

"We are under attack! Get everyone woman and child away from this village, and hurry to fetch the priestesses!"

Daichi couldn't believe this nightmare. Before his eyes the home he had been destines to live in burned into ashes. Serpera flew over them like a protector causing the demons as much trouble that stood within his powers to do. Daichi could feel the tears behind his eyes; all this beauty slowly disappeared before him. They all would fail and his sister…

'No, sis!' Realisation hit him and he panicked. His sister was down there, she hadn't made it up yet, but so was the demon king. 'NO!'

Daichi quickened calling upon his beast with a whistle. Serpera flew down beside him allowing him to climb up on his back. "Hurry!" Daichi said in a hoarse voice. Serpera flew up into the sky; the vision was much better up there.

Daichi's heart almost stopped seeing a faint light among the mass out of darkness. The light flickered, as if it was about to die. Serpera sensing his master's thoughts dove straight into the mass of darkness where his sister lay unconscious. In her hand was her bow and in the other her blade. The demons couldn't touch her, her light still purified them. They simply waited for her light to die as they drove it away with darkness. Their anger could be heard for miles as Daichi quickly grabbed his sister before flying up again. They headed back towards the Village and he prayed with his life that the darkness hadn't killed her yet.

This was their darkest hour ever. The light was almost gone, the war was almost lost and this was probably their last chance. Tears streamed down his face, dripping from his eyes. The salty water fell upon the soft cotton tunic his sister wore.

'Sis!'

Max woke up, staring straight at two yellow eyes looking down from above him. He blinked to see the Angora bent over him tending to his wounds.

"Where am I? What happened? Where are the others?" His mouth kept asking questions without him seeming to know. The Angora sighed and put her soft old hand on his forest.

"Rest young warrior of Water, thus it is too early for you to be awake. Rest and tomorrow your wounds and your shattered heart will have healed. Even though there is darkness there is always hope.

Max sighed in relief and fell asleep again. He wouldn't wake up until late in the next day.

Zeo opened his eyes slowly, blinked a few times and stared up at the ceiling. His hair lay around his face like a turquoise Gloria and his staff lay over his head. He lifted his arm over his head feeling the ebony shaft. He sighed in relief.

Slowly he sat up, to his surprise the wounds he had received were all healing nicely. He looked around to see all the Bladebreakers asleep. By each blader lay a bowl of food and some water. Zeo suddenly stopped hearing his stomach protest in hunger. He couldn't help but to smile as he sat up properly and started to eat. He surveyed the others while they were asleep. It is said sometimes you can see the proper human in sleep, you could see what the person really was like as the masks of disguise fell of. Zeo laughed looking at Kai in particular. The Russian teen was wearing a very content smile upon his lips, his face was soft and a few strand of hair fell over his closed eyes. If his eyes had been open Zeo could bet they would have sparkled of happiness for that was what the Russian looked like. Zeo could guess, with the childhood that he had heard Kai had, that the Russian felt happy with his team. That the mask he wore was something he had left from his days of his childhood when he dreaded to show his emotions. Zeo would keep that in his memories.

(Shitza: haven't researched upon that, so don't believe this writing, okay! Just fits into the story)

Another thing that astonished him really was Ray and Max. Both bladers wore equally worried expressions. The raven-haired bladers however looked a bit more calm the Max, who was holding on to a necklace he wore around his neck. Zeo remembered having spotted that necklace in Max's hand when they had been back in the fire village. Max seemed to hold something very secret in his past, something he didn't show to anyone else.

(Flashback)

Zeo wondered where the blonde haired boy had walked off to. He excused himself from a flirty girl who had clung to him for the last few minutes and went to find him. He didn't have to look far. Max was sitting by the edge of small cliff, deep in thoughts.

"Hello Max!" Zeo said happily, yet his expression fell seeing the crying teen looking out over the horizon."

Zeo looked worried. As far as he knew Max had never acted like this, so broken. "What is it?"

Max sniffed. "Life is simply unfair!" he said holding up a small cross-made in silver. It was a necklace that had belonged to his sister. It had been sold after her death and now he had found it, in a shop in this village. Life was really unfair.

(End Flashback)

Zeo remembered having read an article a few years ago. It lay on top of his father's desk, coming from an old newspaper. It was some years old, and it held an article about a very young American-Japanese girl who had gone to kill herself throwing herself over a cliff. His father had taken notice of the article since it told about the relationships between adoption and Japan. By that time Zeo was still an Android, even if he didn't know it, and his father had burnt the article shortly afterwards. Zeo remembered reading one name though.

Candy Tate

Beloved daughter and sister

Could this be the reason for Max's worries? That he wasn't lone child but in reality also had had a sister. It could also describe why he reacted the way he had. Zeo thought about the little picture of the young girl… it had been a black and white photo of a girl with blonde hair, pale skin and sparkling eyes.

'Just like him'

His eyes continued to wander over the guys. Tyson seemed a bit more disturbed in his sleep. It wasn't a good sign he could tell. The blunette was probably still suffering from the things he had seen. Also, from the time Zeo had been one of his greatest fans, he had known Tyson to have lost his mother when he was younger.

What really can be described as normal? He did wonder. For people may seem cheerful and happy but you know very little from the start what they have experienced and what they have been through. It simply depended upon how easy or hard they had to live through all that. You think that life is so easy to live, but you are wrong. For every life has its obstacles which you have to live through, sometimes they are easy to come by while other times it is harder to do so.

Zeo shook his head from his deep thoughts. Suddenly some curtains opened to reveal the aged Angora walking up towards him. The elder woman took his hand, a faint light glow surrounded them. He seemed to feel years pass through his body, a cold wind flow down his spine as this aged woman, who knew her time was soon to come, shared her memories with him. He could see the fall of four generations of Lights, Kim's ancestors. No one seemed to last longer then twenty years before their powers forced them to die. It sent a coldness down his spine. Perhaps Kim was soon about to reach that age, when she would have to die.

"NO!"

He couldn't let that happen. The old woman looked down at him with sorrow and tars in her eyes. Zeo nodded. He felt so sad for Kim. She had saved him, she had given him life. He wanted to do the same for her. He would never break the secret promise of his heart. He slowly stood up and walked on unsteady feet towards the entrance of the cave. The dark storm was over, the sun shone brightly over his head. The light surrounded him and gave him as much comfort he could find in darkness these days.

Light… that word haunted him these days. It was as if he was drawn to light as she probably was drawn to darkness. How could that be… he didn't even want to think the word. Surely something must be wrong with him. What would his father say? Surely they had discussed the whole thing, but still. His father wanted him to be happy.

He felt so split. Like he was only half of one thing. But what?

The bright rays of sunshine filled his empty heart. Suddenly something shadowed him and he looked up to see Hilary all of sudden. What was she doing here?

"Hello Zeo, do you know where Tyson is?"

Zeo pointed into the caves. Hilary blinked happily before hurrying inside, the orange skirt around her flew as she went. Zeo shook his head. Poor Tyson would have a noisy wake up.

'Asleep, how can they be asleep at this hour? Hasn't Zeo woke them up yet? Oh well, guess I will have to do it then.'

"HELLO!" she said, her voice echoing in the silent caves. The Bladebreakers all shook wide awake. Tyson, Max and Ray held their hands over their ears. Kai looked unaffected, quietly turned around and took his meal outside. Ray growled softly and Max was moaning as his head ached. Tyson looked up with one eye.

"Hello Hilary, could you please be a bit quiet!" he pleaded closing his eyes again. Hilary sat down cupping her hand around his cheek. She was worried, this was no normal Bladebreaker behave. Zeo appeared in the doorway, crossing his arms over his chest, leaning to the wall.

"They had a rouge day yesterday. Some demons caught up with us on our travel here and well, we made short work of them but, as you can see, we dropped here in exhaustion."

Tyson looked up, his eyes looking tired.

"How come you are so fully awake?" he asked feeling slightly jealous. Zeo smiled. "If you want to know I had a bad headache, some nightmares and suddenly went sentimental before I could pull myself together." He said with a smirk.

Tyson smirked back and suddenly started to laugh. Max and ray turned their heads and smiled themselves. The silver necklace around Max's neck shimmered in the faint light. Ray saw the light and looked at the necklace. Max looked back at Ray. The two of them shared equal faces. Ray was shocked at what he saw.

"I-I'm sorry… I had no idea…"

Max shook his head. He then lifted his hands to the back of his neck and unlocked the small lock. One night sleep had helped him to clear out his thoughts. Candy was dead but his realisation was that life continued and his happy little sister would never have wanted him to mourn all these years. He had someone he could give this necklace to later. Someone who could help him to leave his past behind. Sighing he told them the story of his sister.

(Shitza: And I promise you this will have to be the last version of the story.)

"You know I am always acting hyper and happy all the time. Well, you could say a part of that hyper attitude is just my way to cooperate with my feelings. You see, when I was eleven, about a year before we all met up in Seaside Doom, my parents started to fight. For my younger sister, and me. Yes I had a younger sister, it became a hard time. My parents started to argue more and more and I knew after a while they were close on splitting and that I would probably have to live with my dad. The problem was that dad wanted my sister as well, but mum told him to be an ego saying she was taking away everything she had. My sister knew this.

It was really early in the morning and I don't know why but I suddenly woke up. I saw my sister getting dressed, which surprised me as she isn't known of being early. She closed the door to our bedroom, but I got up as well and followed her. We used to live at a house by a huge cliff. I had no idea what she was planning so I hurried after her. I think my heart stopped because I saw her running, running over the cliff…"

The whole room went silent. Tears streamed down Hilary's face and she buried her head in Tyson's chest crying. Ray clenched his fists trying to prevent his tears from coming. Zeo was pale as a ghost and silent. "Continue!" Tyson said, his voice low.

"I think mum and dad must have heard me screaming for moments later they hurried out to see me bent by the cliff. Normally we had been forbidden to go there, but I didn't care. They too saw the scene and tried to comfort me. Mum, who believed it to be her fault packed her suitcase and left. I didn't see her until the American tournament. Dad and me buried her by some trees she used to love. We let her keep the necklace on as she was the only one in the family who was Christian. Mum grandmother had been Christian too, I think Candy got it from there. They were so close."

"Candy?" Tyson asked confused.

"Sorry!" Max apologised. "My sister's name was candy. You see, when she was born she looked as pale as cotton candy so we named her candy. We weren't too alike you know. Both blonde and hyper."

"It suits her!" Ray said. "Do you have a photo of her?" he asked.

Max smiled and took a neatly folded paper from his pocket. He gave it to Ray whose eyes immediately started to water. On the picture was Max, his mother and father and a small hyper girl being restrained by her older brother. The girl has two pigtails with long blonde hair, wearing orange an orange skirt and yellow shirt with a huge red star on. She had bright pink ribbons in her hair and smiled equally as much as her brother used to. Max and Candy were clearly laughing n the picture carefully being watched by their parents.

"It was taken a month before they started to fight. It is the only picture we have left, mum burnt the others. She hates to be reminded of it."

Ray passed the picture to the others. Hilary giggled softly as she saw the young girl. "She is so cute!" she said. Max smiled.

"I am happy you think so, if she would have lived I bet I would have had problems keeping her from you guys. She really loved to flirt with others, not as hysterically as Enrique, but she liked to play with other guys. She would have liked you all, I am sure of that."

Zeo remembered the picture, it was the same girl he had seen in the newspaper. Kai entered the room and looked at the picture over Zeo's shoulder. He had heard the story as it echoed through the halls and he too had felt pity for the hyper teen.

The picture returned to Max who held it close to his heart, a tear formed in his left eye and slowly trickled down. Everyone watched him put it back into his pocket.

"I am glad I don't have to hide it anymore. I am happy I am free to cry again."

And so he slumped down on his knees and wept. Hilary bent down and hugged him while Tyson held his hand. The two close friends looked at each other and smiled.

Daichi sighed. His forehead was dripping of sweat as he finally could walk out from the crowded Healing House. His sister lay on a bed still shining brightly. Her powers were overpowering her soul, she had tried to hide her powers for too long. He knew how much she hated being a light, but he still wished she had trained it more. After this he would have to force her upon controlling it. Still she could be so stubborn when it came to those things.

From the crowded room Kim moaned in pain. Nightmares and most of all from images of her mother still haunted her dreams. In reality Daichi had inherited most of their mother except for one thing. Kim had the voice, she could sing like their mother used to have done. It haunted her as their mothers last words had been a song she used to sing for them. The woman had made it to the better world drowning herself in the lake. It was the only way for her to see that the demons didn't take the last part of her, her heart.

"Mother…" Daichi said gritting his teeth in sadness. Pearly tears formed in his green eyes and trickled down his face. A pair of arms snuggled up behind him. "Shi-Ma?"

The blonde girl held him gently calming his tears. Daichi hated to admit it, but he really enjoyed being this close to her. All the arguments he usually put up once the girl was near fell apart as he realised he really did like her after all. Shi-Ma was nice and caring, very much like him. He breathed in her scent feeling slightly calmer then usual. Maybe he should give her a chance, after all with his older sister's decision he would have to put up with her after all.

Slowly he reached for the girl's hand and untangled from her. Shi-Ma sighed in defeat believing he really did hate her. He could see the sadness in her eyes and it hurt him too. Slowly he bent forward and kissed her.

Now it was time for Shi-Ma to be shocked, but the next second she kissed him back. And so thus the future for this Village was safe for a while. Daichi didn't feel so alone anymore… he didn't feel like he had to put up with everyone's expectations. Smiling he hugged her and she hugged him back, there hearts would never let go from this.

Ray, Max, Kai, Tyson, Hilary and Zeo sat by the fire of a huge cave, which was the Angora's home. The old Neko Jin was boiling some water in a kettle. Six empty cups lay on a tray. The old woman filled the cups with water, added some herbs and soon the cave smelled of rich tea. Ray gently helped her with the tray as she was old. He had worked at a hotel after all, he wasn't too unfamiliar to serve others.

Everyone took their cups and sipped it. They all kept their eyes at the old Neko Jin who was gently tasting her own tea. The old woman pulled a face at the taste.

"They surely don't respect their elders, I said I wanted some catnip as well!"

The other six teens sweat dropped hearing this. The elder Neko Jin sighed and proceeded drinking. Even though she kept muttering about the drink now and then. Tyson looked around at the room. Apart from the usual, a bed, cooking spot, mattresses and such his eyes caught up upon three chips printed into various old weapons. His eyes widened. They were three!

He nudged upon Max who stared at him. The blond haired teen followed his finger and his eyes widened as well.

"I know what you are thinking, yes I have three beasts to take care of!" Angora said. As she spoke her words the three bit chips glowed and three creatures landed upon the floor. It was a white angora cat, a blue dog and a yellow swan. Angora shook her head. "I haven't summoned you yet, go back to sleep!"

The three creatures returned to the chips and the lights around the fainted and died. Max was first to speak.

"Are there more of you who use more then one bit beast?" he asked.

The Angora nodded. "Kim does, we can take her for an example." She said catching everyone's attention. "She does, apart from Ruyaka they gave her a white Stallion, Ozia. But she rarely lets him run, she is fonder about her phoenix then about the horse. It is a fire horse; mind you, very fiery temperament."

Tyson leaned back. "She never told us that." He said.

"She likes to keep it a secret. It is a very rare thing to have more bit beasts then one. This Valley doesn't only capture bit beasts. Some times we give bit beasts to families to guide. We never show us doing so, normally we leave it sealed into a rock or tree, when the person destined for it comes near it breaks free. Even if we are strict through our laws we do what the beasts are destined for."

Ray nodded. "About bit beasts, before we came here Kim and Raya put us into the task of fusing with our beasts. Well, you were the very first person we saw using that ability and since you are the oldest person we know of, perhaps you could…"

"Teach you?" the elder woman said before laughing. Kai raised an eyebrow wondering what was so funny? "I normally don't give more lessons then the prophecies allows me to and I won't do it now. Fusing, as you call it that is called matamaria in the old language stands for Close-Unbreakable-Bond-Of-love. The only time you really master matamaria then I should suggest you look into your hearts and find the hidden secrets within and most important of all you have to question yourselves, what is your destiny and why you have been chosen to wield the element you have?"

Max sighed. "Now this is much to remember. How come Kim and Raya didn't tell us about this?"

"They followed our laws, or their laws. They are forbidden to leak out the secrets of many things and they have both said too much." The Angora said ending the conversation. The six teens slumped down in defeat guessing the topic was over. They all drank their tea in silence and then said their good byes to the old woman. Hilary sadly enough had to return to the Village of Love and she gave her boyfriend a goodbye kiss before she disappeared. Tyson looked after her dreamingly. He would miss her.

With a sigh they left the place and wandered back to the Village of earth, not knowing what was awaiting them, only knowing it was soon getting dark.

"Daiku, look out!"

Daichi ducked in the nick of time as a scarred demon flew over his head. Yet another attack had begun and this time it was worse then ever. At least his sister was still safe, but for how long. The crows bombarded them with hell's fire and the demons showed no mercy even for the pleading ones. The remainders fought for their lives… but for how long?

The huge burning signal had been lit but by the time the other Villages would get there it might already be too late. Most of his Village had been burnt to the ground, few soldiers were still standing and it became less and less by every second. Even Serpera had problems too fight the strong darkness… it was too much.

"It is over!" someone among the soldiers said I fear yet as another great wave of demons approached. Daichi gritted his teeth. "It is not over yet!" he roared. "It will be over the day when the sun dies and the last man falls but until then we have to continue. For there are people who need our protection and have no idea what they are about to face."

The soldiers silenced. Never before had they heard their Priest speak with such ferocity.

"Hear me out! What would this land be like if we didn't fight? What would this world look like if we didn't continue? You are all a bunch of cowards thinking about your own escape when your wives and children are now crying from fear. Do you know what demons even do? They rip your heart out and drink your blood like vampires. Will you allow your daughters and sons to suffer such pain? Well, do you?"

The silence continued. One voice could be heard coming from the same soldier who had spoken before.

"He is right we are cowards. I am ready to fight for my family's survival even though I wished I could have seen my son grow up."

"And so you will!" another one said. "If you stop whimpering and start to believe in yourself."

Daichi smiled. His little speech seemed to have given new hope for his soldiers. Grinning he whistled for Serpera, who dived down to allow him to climb up. The soldiers followed his example and climbed up upon their own bit beasts of various sizes and colours.

But no further then they had all cheered for their land something happened and they all raised their swords.

By the brink to their Village, Kai, Ray, Tyson, Max and Zeo stood all ready to go.

It had been a shock, but after the fight they had had on their way to the Angora they weren't too surprised. On their way seeing the smoke coming from this place they had summoned their bit beasts and mounted them. Kai took the lead flying on Dranzer. Tyson wasn't too far away keeping his balance on Dragoon's back. Ray and Zeo spurted over the rocks and grass on Driger and Cerberus. Max and Draciel hurried best they could, all though they were slower then the others.

Kenny was first to hurry over to them. The blade designer flew over their heads and landed before them. His eyes were watered from tears of relief and he looked rather beat. He told them about the attack and about how they were loosing. Tyson looked at Kai who looked back. "Ready to go, captain?" he asked.

Kai nodded as he and Dranzer flew off. Ray shared his thoughts with Zeo and the two of them scooted of towards a herd of demons that received big problems with the newcomers. Max and Draciel did the best they could.

"Thank you!" Daichi said with tears in his eyes. He motioned for the soldiers to attack. A roar echoed in the Valley as the soldiers hurried into the battlefield. The night was over them, but no one cared. The music of swords, arrows and spears could be heard for miles as more help arrived from the Villages of Lightning, Love and Illusions; the only remaining standing villages, came.

But as the help came, something must have clicked within the souls of Ray and Zeo. The two bladers ad been thrown of from Driger and Cerberus, who returned to their blades. Ray couldn't believe it but as the clouds of thunder marched towards them he could feel it, smell and sense it. He could even bet his own blood pounded because of the electricity in the air. What was his destiny? Why was he here? He finally understood why he had to be here. An ancient power of destruction lay upon his shoulders and it was time.

Even Zeo felt a change in his blood. He didn't just sense darkness he was darkness. Among everyone else he was the one who had had the darkest thoughts. And he still had dark thoughts but he didn't let them control him as he had done. He knew his faults; he knew now why he was here as well why he was darkness.

People who saw them gasped and the demons retreated. Ray felt the changes upon him as his legs shortened, he fell forwards on all four, his hands and feet now paws beneath him feeling the earth for the first time. His hair turned white as the striped appeared around his body. His clothes disappeared and very soon a tiger roared where he had stood.

As for Zeo. It felt so weird but right. He too fell on all fours, his head split into three, three tails appeared behind him. Thick purple fur appeared on his body. The demon beast Cerberus appeared, except this time he was for real. The two beasts roared in anger before leaping over the demons. They had an incredible teamwork and an incredible speed.

The tide had now turned.

RAY'S POV

This is so weird. I cannot believe I am one with Driger. I can feel his thoughts; they are so equal to my own. And he can feel mine. We are sharing everything, memories, hearts, and air. This is so weird.

I have never ever in my entire life been able to imagine something like this. People who say they understand their bit beasts have no idea really what they understand. You have to share it, like we are now.

I jumped down on all fours, roaring at a bunch of demons feasting over a poor man's body. They all stares back at my in fright. I can feel Driger think the same as me, why not play with these for a while. Maybe I am more of a cat now, but this is fun. The demons back away from me as I leap over their heads, pounding one of them with my right front paw. The demon screams in pain… what pain? Do things like this even feel pain?

The demons try to flee, but fails, as I am too quick for their slack legs. Indeed slack, sharing the body of a corps must be a very bad way of travelling since the corpses most often are broken. My body generates of electricity, it doesn't hurt me but it is pain for those creeps. This is fun, very fun.

Soon the demons I've been fighting lie dead by my paws. I sniff the air to see if I can locate any more, but the air simple smells of death and rotten corpses. My poor nose, it smells so awful. With I sigh I change back to myself.

Normal POV

Ray unsteadily got back to his feet. He stared down at his hands and then looks up in the air.

"Driger, you surely do have weird thoughts." He says into the wind.

ZEO'S POV

Stinking creatures, they should have suffered the same pain we have been through and then they would know what pleasures that awaits them. The time I spent with the god of death, Hades. If they only knew the cruelness…

I hurry to find more prey. My feet send death through the ground, as I am one of the most feared creatures of darkness. The very grass bows before me as run over it. I continue to run, never stopping. I can hear the demons; they are feasting on corpses below the hill. It disgusts me. It disgusts me. It is pain to hear the dead calling for mercy when they are already dead. I'm so tired of it.

I leap down at them, tears the demons apart with my fangs and three heads. I will get them for this, for this and for the pain they causes the light of this place. I am darkness, but I love light as well.

The demons cry of pain as they die, but they have no souls so only corrupted minds. These minds form into bright glowing orbs of darkness. No mortal can se this, only me since I too once was corrupted. Perhaps that is why we choose each other and stand by each other's side. We are not evil, not anymore.

I raise my ears but the battle is over. With a sigh I have to change back.

NORMAL POV

Zeo sat down sighing deeply. "As long as I've had you I've never known, my old friend." He says holding Cerberus close to his heart.

Zeo looked at Ray who looked back. The two of them had sunk into deep thoughts right after their first successful fuse ever. The others thought of the fusing as great work, but neither Zeo nor Ray knew what to answer of that. The two bladers sighed deeply, their blades in their hands and their bit beasts glowing in response.

Tyson scratched is head not sure of what to think. Hilary, who had turned up under the battle, sat by his side resting her head on his shoulder. Kai stood leaning to the wall as usual. Max was quiet and worried.

"I'm not so sure I want to do this ever again!" Ray said looking up. "It was a wonderful experience, but if I had ever known Driger to be so blood-thirsty I should never have left him out. Some of those things really disgusted me."

"Worst is they knew our darkest sides and they used it for their own purposes." Zeo added. "I mean, with Cerberus."

He blushed not saying anything more. "Forget that, it was nothing."

The door slid open and Daichi popped in. he was carrying what looked like a basket and a sack over his shoulder. "Are you guys okay?" he asked them seeing their worried expressions."

The seven teens nodded. Ray and Zeo however still looked worried.

"Did you know about that?" Max asked him. "I mean, about the bit beasts and such?"

Daichi sighed. "I guess you had some problems, am I right?" he asked. The seven teens all nodded.

"Happens all the time, you will simply have to accept it ad live with it, or you can do as few has ever managed."

"Managed what?" Ray asked lifting his head enthusiastically.

"Lock yourself out from it, but through that you will perhaps never be able to become yourself again. And then we would have a hell to return you to normal."

Ray's head sunk back. "Is there no other way?" he asked.

"Sorry to say, there is not. Sorry to say now you have mastered it you have to live with it, perhaps you and your beasts can agree on some points, bit beasts can be rather nasty in war."

The red haired teen suddenly looked back as a female voice called for him. Smiling he dropped both sac and casket to the floor. Max lifted the velvet cloth that his the gifts from their eyes. His eyes widened.

"Just some tokens I was about to give you. The village sees you as our heroes as you showed up in the nick of time. Have fun!" Daichi said before disappearing. Everyone else stared at the casket and sack. Both were filled with shining, valuable gold.

Daichi hummed happily as he walked the familiar corridors to the new Priestess' Office, but his happiness soon turned to fear as he saw one of the guards dead by the wall. His eyes were glazed over, and arrow stuck out from his chest but thus so he had left his message.

BE BEWARE AS WE COME PRIEST OF EARTH! THUS THIS WORLD IS OURS! WE WILL GET WHAT IS OURS BEFORE NEXT FULL MOON!

Daichi panicked. Full moon was only five days from today. He hurried as fast as his feet could carry him. He had to find the other priestesses and priests before things turned too late.

TBC

To Reviewers: Finally, done! Please review! I hope I deserve some reviews after this.

Storms-Winter: Well, I've been struggling to make the fusion cooler then the very first version I created for it, so I hope I succeeded without working up the rating for this story. I seriously don't want it to become M-rated for the younger readers. Anyway, well, don't exactly know all five languages fluently. Swedish of course since I speak it, and English since it's second language here. I've been in French class for five years so I can speak some and make myself understood, I think. Haven't had much Spanish or Latin yet, besides we're not speaking Latin just reading and translating texts. I know some Japanese words as well, mainly from anime series and such. I am glad you liked the titles. I think these series will be some of my best writings ever.

storm-of-insanity: You're not stupid, sometimes I forget it's me knowing how all this ends while the rest of you wanders around only knowing what I've typed down. I should practise n that before I give out too many details and spoil the fun from torturing you. Anyway, about the messy part. You should know as I wrote that it reminded me of a thing during Junior High. We had these round tables in the corridors and ever so often the guys in my class and other classes would jump up on them, lying as a pile spread over it. Brought back some really weird memories. Hope you enjoyed.

Z Star The Hidden Dragon: Perhaps, perhaps not. The last chapters have been based on almost no facts, all though some people look irresistible once they are asleep. Yeah, Kim and Daichi are a cute pair, even though they fight a lot. But what pair of sister and brother doesn't do that? It is the fun part with such a relationship since you fight as much as you like but you still love each other. I think a brother and sister relationship is one of the hardest relationships to break, but what do I really know? Just putting down theories. And Kim, not too hard to guess what happens to her with a demon king on the loose. Use your imagination until I can reach that part. You are going to hate the content of those chapters, but it can't be helped. For me, I am looking forward to write more.

Fire Falcon: (Giggles) I wondered when this would appear? Well I can say there is an attack each for the boys to use in their fused status, those will appear soon. There are more attack as well, but I prefer simply to type them down one after each other. The attacks aren't much levelled, they are simply new ideas. But magic, well I can give you the full report down below. There is much more to come there.

Kendo Baby: Don't feel bad about knowing three, most people I know only know three. Some only two, English and Swedish. I know five since I wanted to learn more languages and skip boring classes as Social Science and Geography. I'm hoping on reading Japanese one day as well. Or Russian would be cool to. Anyway, enough language chat, I hope you enjoyed.

Elements:

Water: Basic is simply to steer water, it proceeds with waves, and summoning of rain clouds. The more water you can summon the stronger you are. Water isn't most often used in battle.

Lightning: Small static shocks, continued with orbs of electricity and to the power of crating thunderstorms and direct the flashes into different targets. Very popular in battle.

Fire: First lesson ever is to light fire in your palm, most often these doesn't hurt. You continue training by making the fire warmer and warmer and bigger and bigger. Another thing is to summon fire from other places.

Wind: Starts with small breezes to whirlwinds and then cyclones. The bigger it is the stronger you are.

Darkness: Since most people to start with darkness live in light the first thing is to grow shadows. When they get more and more dark they proceed into making nights, corrupting light and painful magic. The darkest version is to corrupt souls, which is thankfully today forbidden to do.

Wisdom: Starts by reaching through time, later to understand ancient conversations. What everyone in the Village of wisdom does is that they absorb the knowledge of other people before making theories. This of course can cause havoc.

Teaser

The last days continue and Lee-Eck returns after being gone. Why is he back? What is really going on? And… OMG Kim is finally taken by the demons!

End Notes: Don't dare leave any. All notes are already too long. Hope you enjoyed and review.

Shitza