Back again with chapter 3. I'm sorry but I'm not going to put flashbacks anymore. Note: I changed the title from A New Friend to A New Friend and New Discoveries.

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Lost Love in an Amulet

Chapter 3: A New Friend and New Discoveries

"Who are you?" asked Kim, staring at the girl. "And why do you want to help me?"

The girl sat down on the bed and Kim saw her face, clearly. She was stunning. "My name's Marianna. I'm Wallah's sister and I've had it with his ways. Yeah, mom and dad have wanted him to find a wife but he just got overwhelmed with the idea. He couldn't find anyone in our world but when you wore the necklace, you released him. In our world, we all are spirits. I, too am a spirit. I can and will help you and no, I will not help Wallah, even though I'm his sister."

Kim looked at the princess and asked, "Are you sure?"
Marianna nodded and held up her hand, "I swear."

Kim nodded and smiled up to the girl. "Well then, since you've introduced yourself, let me introduce myself."

"My name's Kimiko Toho and I came into your world using sleeping powder. My cat also came in here but she awoke and went back to our world. I've got a boyfriend back home and I can't marry your brother. I have to be dead first. I'm too young to die."

Marianna nodded in approval. Kim jumped out of bed and threw on her jeans and T-shirt. "Now I'm ready for exploration," Kim said, stretching her limbs after sleeping in the too soft bed.

Marianna who was dressed casually in a mini-skirt and a button-up blouse, carefully creeped out of the room. She beckoned to Kim to follow her. "Where are you going?" asked Kim, following Marianna's every move.

Marianna just put a finger to her lips and that told Kim to remain silent. "Come in here," she said, dragging Kim by the wrist. "There are guards and the royal servants are coming."

Kim and Marianna plastered themselves to the wall until the guards, Jenna and Moro went past. They both let out their breath. "That was a close call," sighed Marianna, patting her chest.

"Really close. They were so close."

"Now let's get out."

Suddenly, Jenna and Moro came running out, calling for Kim's presence. "Those two annoying girls," hissed Marianna, clenching her fists. "They're always getting in my way. This shall stop them for a while."

Marianna shot out an iceball and the two royal servants froze in their tracks. "Don't fret. They'll unfreeze in 16 hours or so."

Kim stared back at the frozen pair as Marianna pulled her away, just in time for Wallah to come round the corridor. "Marianna!" he hollered as he reconigsed the work of his sister.

"Hush. You have to be quiet around Wallah's room and my parents' quarters," whispered Marianna, creeping silently past the grand marble doors. Kim followed taut on Marianna's tail.

Just then, out of nowhere, appeared the ever annoying Wallah. "Hello, sister," greeted Wallah, coldly.

"Hello, my dear brother."

"What do you happen to be doing with my fiancee?"
"Just showing her around the palace."

"That's my job," hissed Wallah, balling his fists, tightly. Fire steamed in his hands, he was ready to fight his own blood sister. "I'm afraid I'll have to eliminate you. Permanently."

A fire ball was thrown right in Marianna's face. The heat was scalding but Marianna dodged it just in time to see it burn the cutain behind her. Kim watched in awe as Wallah conjured up another pretty fireball. Marainna iced it and it fell to the ground, splinters of ice lay everywhere. 'Woah. These is not a brother-sister cat fight. This is like war,' thought Kim, getting ready to defend herself incase she gets attacked by either side.

She watched on as the fight continued for long hours. Fire and Ice defended each other. Blowing, freezing, Kim was getting a headache. Marianna was getting weaker by the second. There was something about Wallah's fire that made her dizzy and weaker. 'The fumes,' thought Kim, her eyes widening.

Just as Marianna was about to be wiped out, Kim stepped in front and made a fire wall, defending Wallah's fire ball. The heat was welcoming to her but painful to Wallah. 'He must be using special powers to not stand the heat. Why, my fire is only medium level,' thought Kim, looking at Wallah shield himself and scream.

Wallah tossed a fire ball at Kim's unshielded legs, scalding them but not burning them. Kim increased the power of her shield and Wallah ran away. Kim brought down the shield and helped up the unconscious Marianna. Kim carried her to her room and lay her down on the soft velvety bed.

Fire enveloped Kim. Fire all around, in all types of forms: lava, candles. Every form you can think of. Out of the blue, a wolf like creature stood on the platform in front of her. It was white with fire bits at the end of it's tail. "You have called upon me, mistress. What can I do for you?"

Kim looked at the beautiful, magnificent creature and said, "I do not know who you are."

"I am part of you. Whatever you wish to name me, I shall except. I am your element, I am you."

"But what can I do, friend?" asked Kim, looking dazed. "I do not know what are you or where you come from. How am I suppose to control you?"

"Only time will tell, mistress."

The creature disappered in a fiery flash, leaving Kim stranded in the fiery chamber. Soon the fiery place vanished, bit by bit, leaving Kim in a cold dark area.

Kim fluttered her eyelids. "Friend?" she called. "Where are you?" She looked around to find herself in her room.

She got up from the chair she lay her head on. Marianna was sound asleep on the bed but she awoke when she heard Kim's call for the creature she had just encountered. "Hi, Kim."

Kim nodded and sat on the bed. "Could you tell me about strange creatures that appear in your dream, telling you that it is part of you? Being your element?"

Marianna sighed and whispered out the corner of her mouth, "Here we go again."

"Okay, in our land, we have certain creatures like special gods protecting every one of us. Every person in this land, human or spirit will be given a god to protect every one of our citizens. All I know is that they call them 'kudan' in Japanese."

Kim listened intentively, nodding as Marianna went. "So, this 'kudan' as you call them can take any shape or they just remain in one?" asked Kim, tying up her hair and thinking about the wolf creature.

Marianna laughed. "Of course they take different shapes. The weakest shape is as a person or material. The strongest is a wolf. That is very rare and I think now they are all extinct."

Kim looked sheepishly at Marianna and said, "I think not all of them is extinct."

"What do you mean?" asked Marianna, taking Kim's hands in hers.

Kim smiled sheepishly and shook her head, saying, "I don't think you will want to know."

"Why, Kim?"

"I have a wolf 'kudan'." Marianna gasped and was taken back in shock.

"Oh my god, Kim," gasped Marianna, her dark eyes widening to the size of dinner plates. "Do you know what this means?"

Kim shook her head. "You are the one."

"The one what?" asked Kim, looking blank. "I don't see anything special about me."

Marianna's eyes filled with joyful tears and she smiled. "You, my friend, is a special one. You are the one light that will shine over the entire dark land, bringing joy and peace to them once again."

"Huh?"
"You will save the Dark Lands from the treacherous reign of the Monster."

"Your country is full of legends," Kim said, lying down on her tummy. "Tell me about this Dark Lands."

Marianna slapped her forehead and sighed, shaking her head at how much she had to explain. Kim just grinned her childish and impish grin.

Outside the castle walls, a strange young fellow emerged, dropping from the sky into the busy market square. With him came a beautiful, silver-white cat. The young fellow had large green eyes and nice, healthy brown hair. People all stared at the handsome young man as he got up and rubbed his head.

"Where am I?" he asked, looking around the strange country he was in.

Soon enough, a large crowd had gathered around him, pointing and gossiping. An old lady emerged from the crowd and went up to the boy. She looked into the boy's immense green eyes and asked, "What is your name?"

The boy smiled heartily and replied, "I'm Raimundo Pedrosa."

The old lady replied, "I'm Mariam Ilham. Please young sir, let's talk in my house."

Rai nodded and followed Mariam to her house with Chi Fay hot on his tails. Mariam's cottage lay in the heart of a beautiful forest on the outskirts of Golden City, as Rai discovered the name of the place he fell in.

The kettle whistled as Rai entered the quaint little cottage. "Sit down, Mr. Pedrosa."

Rai settled down on one of the downy and soft worn out couches in the living room. The clinking of china soon rang in Rai's ears as the strong and never frail Mariam carried a poppy coloured tray into the room. "Have some tea."

Rai took up a cup and sipped gently from it. "So tell me, Mr. Pedrosa..."

"Call me Rai."

"So tell me, Rai, what is your business in Golden City?" Mariam asked, bringing out a tray of cookies from the kitchen.

"I'm not sure, Mariam. I just entered this world a few minutes ago. "

"Come on, Rai. There must be a reason for your coming here. No person comes to Golden City for no reason."

Chi Fay who was curled up on the couch, stretched her limbs and answered for Rai, "Well, my friend is in the castle over there, trapped and being forced to marry this prince-whatever. Now I don't even know how is she."

Mariam had a very grim expression. "Your friend is in great danger. Wallah has chosen his bride and is determined on marrying her. If she ever refuses in three days, Wallah will eliminate her. Just like he did with every other girl and my Maria was one of them."

Mariam sobbed softly as she picked up the photograph on the fireplace. Mariam sat down on the couch opposite Rai's and handed him the photograph. "That's my beloved Marianna."

Rai studied the photograph properly. The girl had beautiful blue eyes,long dark hair with olive coloured skin and an unforgettable smile which could heal all broken hearts. Rai smiled and thought, 'Just as pretty as her mother.'

He set the frame down on the coffee table. "Where is your husband?" asked Rai, picking up his cup.

Mariam looked at Rai and replied, He passed away a long time ago."

"Oh, I'm so sorry."

"Wow, your country has a lot of stories. I've been here for so long, why don't you tell me what is this place called?" Kim inquired, smiling up at the so out of breath Marianna.

Marianna said with a smile, "You are lucky that I still have some more breath to tell you the name. Golden City."

Just then, Wallah erupted into Kim's room, face red and eyes blazing. Kim quickly leaped off the bed and stood on the floor, ready to defend herself. "Give me your answer, Kimiko Toho if you want to be my wedded wife," growled Wallah, fire enveloping his fists.

Kim smiled smugly and replied, harshly, "Never shall I be married to you."

"Than I'll make you," hissed Wallah, charging furiously at Kim.

"Try me," grinned Kim, smiling her most evil smile.

Wallah launched a fireball at Kim. She gasped and then grinned, leaping up and mixing Wallah's fireball with her own fire power, hurling it back to Wallah. Wallah was so surprised, he caught it in the gut, causing him to choke up blood. Kim landed on the ground in a perfect gymnastics landing pose. "Never mess with Kimiko Toho, Mr. Prince."

She flicked Wallah's fringe and got up. "Kim, look out!" shouted Marianna, pushing Kim aside.

Kim was just missed being hit by a fireball. "Thanks, Marianna. I owe you one."

"No biggie."

"Marianna, get out of this!" ordered Wallah, with a wave of his hand, his eyes blazing hot red.

"Yea, Marianna. It's just your brother and I. No interruptions."

Kim and Wallah growled heavily. Wallah then let his hands drop to his side, the flames out. "I shall let you off easy if you will agree to be my wife, for eternity."

"Never."

"Then meet your doom."

Wallah tossed a flame at Kim. It enveloped her whole body, not burning but locking her limbs so she was unable to move. She was only able to move her eyes, glancing terrified at what Wallah was going to attack her with. Wallah threw an arrow made of flame straight at her heart. Kim braced herself for instant pain. 'Someone, save me,' she prayed silently.

She shut her eyes. She heard the arrow of flame whizzing, Wallah shouting winner cries, "Yes! Yes! Eliminate her!"

Just then, Kim felt a jolt in her body and she could move again. She quickly defended herself from the arrow of flame but her body was still a little stiff so the arrow hit her, throwing her back against the hard wall. "KIM! Your kudan!" shouted Marianna, pointing to the beautiful wolf creature Kim had seen in her dream.

Kim wiped the blood that trickled from the corner of her mouth. She spat out hard. "That so tastes metallic," she said, wiping her mouth again.

"Hello, friend. It's nice to see you again," Kim gritted, stroking the head of her kudan.

Wallah never knew the background of the country as he was too busy partying instead of being a good ruler, so he did not know that a wolf kudan was a saviour. Neither did his right hand man know as he was too busy eliminating people that Wallah disliked. "So, you have unleashed a kudan?" grinned Wallah, sarcastically.

"I can unleash mine too."

Outside in the market square, every citizen saw smoke billowing out of the guest room in the castle. They all crowded round and pointed, whispering to each other, "Prince Wallah is eliminating his newest fiancée."

Over at Mariam's cottage, Mariam received a telepathic message that there was a fight going on in the castle. "Come on, Rai," ordered Mariam, dragging up a small bag and dragging Rai's wrist. "Your friend is in danger."

"Do not worry, Mariam. My friend is a fire dragon."

"But you still have to come, Rai."

Rai got up, clutching the cute, Chi Fay in his arms. "The town is so far from here. We shall never get there in time to stop anyone from getting hurt."

"Never worry, Mariam. Pretty, Chi here is a magical cat. She can be our ride to town."

Chi jumped out of Rai's clutches and changed into the horse-tiger like creature with wings. "Come on, climb on. We have to save Kim," Chi said, flapping her wings hard, ready for take off.

Smoke was flowing out of the window, rapidly as Wallah and Kim battled. "You must be the toughest fiancée I ever had. Could you excatly weaken yourself?"

"Excuse me, I have a boyfriend back home," Kim shouted, her kudan blowing out a large blast of fire. "I can't be married to you."

"Time out!"

Wallah and Kim stopped and looked at Marianna. "What! That is the rules of the fight. Don't tell me you forgot the rules," Marianna reminded, shaking a finger at Wallah. "Kim here will be excused from not knowing."

Wallah sighed and sat down on the carpet. "She's right, Barron," sighed Wallah to his right hand man.

Kim's kudan disappeared, leavin Kim to pant heavily, leaning against the wall. Kim grabbed a jug of cool crystal water from her bedside - she left it there earlier but was not mentioned. She poured it over her head and left some to guzzle down heavily. "The second round of the battle has to be in the market square," announced Marianna, whipping out a list of rules Wallah had created.

Kim got up and summoned her kudan. It leaped out of the window, carrying Kim on it's back. It bounded all the way to the market square to wait for it's strong opponent. Wallah landed in the market square and walked up to a stage only for special performances. (This is a special performance)

Kim followed after. Imaginary electric sparks zapped from Kim's blue eyes to Wallah's red eyes. "One, two...START!" shouted Marianna from the crowd.

Rai landed with Chi and Mariam in the outside of the crowd. Rai squeezed through the corwd, heading for the front. Wallah's fire kird kudan was flapping find breezes at Kim's wolf kudan. Beautiful fire blasts flew from side to side, running into the air sometimes. If the crowd was lucky, sometimes an inflammable would fly out to them and they can keep it as it will not burn you.

Mariam soon arrived by Rai's side with Chi squirming around in the bag she was carrying. Chi saw Kim and Wallah battling up on the stage and wanted to save her but a guard caught her and she was thrown back to Rai. "Sorry, no one is allowed into the battlefield but the battlers," the female guard that was there said, waving back the people.

Barron, the leader, pointed at Rai and shouted, "You have a very strong kudan. Are you a relation of the girl?"

"Me?" asked Rai, pretending not to know who Barron was talking to. "Yeah, I'm her friend. Is there a big deal?"

"RAI!" shouted Mariam.

"What?"
"If he know's your Kim's friend than you are in so big trouble. Wallah made a note that no realtions nor friends of his fiancée can come to the land. You are in big trouble."

Barron hoisted Rai over his shoulder and tied him to a chair beside Marianna. "Hey, you're Marainna, aren't you?" asked Rai, looking at the girl who sat beside him. "I thought you were dead."

Marianna looked at him and said, "How did you know me?"

"Your mother told me all about you. She thought you were killed by that Wallah-fellow. She really misses you, Marianna," Rai replied, hanging his head.

"Really? I miss her, too. Is she here?"

Rai nodded. "Shut the hell off, boy!" shouted Barron, whacking Rai hard on the head.

'This is like hell,' thought Kim as beads of sweat filled her whole body, soaking her clothes. Her kudan fought strongly beside her.

Wallah on the other hand was fighting very freely, nothing that was stopping him from killing his fiancée. Then a thought popped into Kim's head. 'The fumes,' she thought. 'They have some kind of toxic in them to make any one who smelt it drowzy.'
Her kudan read her thoughts and ran zig-zag towards Wallah, knocking him off his feet, sending him flying sky high. Wallah's kudan caught him before he fell onto the ground. Wallah sent a large blast of fire into Kim's direction. 'The same style he used to lock my body,' Kim thought frantically prodding her mind for ideas.

Another blast of fire was sent into Kim's face. It caught Kim hard in the chest. She spat out blood and lay lifeless on the ground.

"KIM!" shouted Rai, squirming hard to free himself.

Chi shieled her eyes from the painful sight of her friend dying in Mariam's bag. Everyone watched, silently. No more talking nor whispering. Pin drop silence enveloped the whole crowd.

Rai thought hard till his brain would pop out of his head. Just then, a bright blue-silver wolf emerged beside Rai.

Took me so long to write this. I hope I get better reviews this time. I really need some. No reviews, slower update. LOL. Sorry about the long delay, my exams were up so I was banned from playing the computer the whole week.

If you really like this chappie, the fourth one is up soon. Look out for Chapter 4: Unexpected Views.

Cherio