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Chapter II – The Bit-Beasts' Tale

The Bladebreakers all watched Dragoon. The blue dragon stood there, looking sadly.

"Well…?" Tyson asked.

"I am most sorry for not telling you this before, master. But there was a time when we did meet those children." The dragon said.

"What happens will happen. Now tell us." Kai said unsympathetically.

"Thousands of years ago, we Four Beasts were born. However at the time, beyblades were not in existence. So we shared the bodies of humans. If a human and the bit-beast had a strong bond, then a human could have tremendous power. These humans were called conductors." The dragon paused. "But fate had something in store for us. Four children had been put on the Earth, each on a place with a strong sense of one element. Those children were Kiyo of Hidden Volcano, Kazekuro of Hidden Desert, Din of Hidden Mountain, and Suisen of Hidden Ocean. Once the children found us, we immediately chose them as our conductors. They were able to harness out true power. There were many wonderful years when we were together in peace; until a grave incident happened. I am shamed of what happened. Please ask Dranzer if you want to know more…" Dragoon sorrowfully retreated into Tyson's blade as it stopped spinning.

"Well, at least we know that the book was right about something." Joseph said.

"So what we have so far is that in olden times, bit-beast took shared a body with humans. Together they unlocked the bit-beasts powers." Kenny said as he typed it into his computer. "Did that happen to you Dizzi?"

"I wasn't around at the time. Bit-beasts have ages too, you know! But I did hear about something like this. I thought it was a rumor though." Dizzi answered.

"Then shall we move on now?" Ozuma asked. The others nodded. "So then Kai, if you'll launch Dranzer."

Kai answered with a 'humph' and launched Dranzer. It landed on the floor, spinning in one place. Kai called her out.

"Dragoon said that you have more information about the incident that happened between you and the four humans. Can you tell us?" Ray asked.

"It's not a matter of having more information. Dragoon is simply too ashamed to speak about it. But I will tell you in his place." The phoenix answered. "Each of the children had received a title from the place where they were found. Each one of the places was hidden, that is why they are known as Hidden Volcano, Desert, Mountain, and Ocean. Each of those represents one of us as well as the children. I represent the Hidden Volcano. Dragoon is the Hidden Desert. Driger is Hidden Mountain and Draciel is Hidden Ocean. When the children found us, everything was a matched. They became the human bodies that we shared. Every one of them was very skilled and harnessed our full potential. However others that had the powers of bit-beast sought riches and world domination. Our humans kept a pure heart… until the day that Kazekuro's father had killed his mother. His rage took over and he killed his father. After that he was never the same. Kazekuro wanted to be acknowledged, he wanted riches and fame. He believed that he was better than everyone else." Dranzer looked down sadly. "The other three wanted to stop him. However, Kazekuro was the strongest of them all. When they fought, Suisen and Din did not last long. Only Kiyo was left. Eventually, it was found that those two were evenly matched. The battle ended with a great attack from both of them; which resulted in their deaths. That image burned into Dragoon's mind as he ran away. I sat next to Kiyo, hoping he would wake up; although he never did. The villagers cursed Din and Suisen with immortality so that they would never feel the end of their pain. Time passed, beyblades were created, and we call found a new owner. Now… our past is back to haunt us."

Suddenly, Ray and Max's blades jumped out of their pockets and the two bit-beasts appeared.

"So why is your past back to haunt you?" Max asked Draciel.

"You may only find the message if they will appear again." Draciel answered. "But our greatest fear is… that Kazekuro has come back to life. Suisen and Din soon separated and hid themselves, away from civilization."

They were all interrupted by a beyblade that shot threw the windows and then landed next to Dranzer. It was a gray blade that had red flames around the edges. There was no bit-beast, only a chip that had a black flame on it.

"All these years, and not even a welcome?" a voice asked. "Maybe I should've have come to visit."

"It can't be… Kazekuro?" Driger growled.

"Relax. Kazekuro would've just destroyed the whole place." The boy took off his hood. "It's just me, Kiyo."

"Wait, Kiyo? They said you died!" Mariam exclaimed.

"It's a long story. And I'll only tell you if Dranzer gives me a welcome." Kiyo said smiling.

They all watched Dranzer. What kind of welcome was he asking for? Kai's blade moved toward him and Dranzer was looking at him, eye-to-eye.

"It's been a while. I miss you." Dranzer said. Her wings glowed.

"Exactly the welcome I wanted. You sure know how to make somebody's day." Kiyo said as the light circled him. Then he turned to the Bladebreakers and the Saint Shields. "Well, introductions are in order. My name is Kiyo; I used to be the conductor for Dranzer."

"I thought you always had to say your birthplace too." Kenny said nervously.

"Well, I didn't always say it but right now it doesn't have any importance."

"So tell us why you're here already!" Tyson yelled. "Or how… Just give us an explanation!"

Kiyo sighed. "I wanted to make sure that Kazekuro would never could back. And I also wanted to help lift the curse from Suisen and Din."

"But how did you come back in the first place?" Ray asked.

"The day I died, someone had been watching me. He is known as Death although his name is Klow. Klow is a high ranking sorcerer that can bring back people who have died. He was in search of someone to fill the open position of a descendant and he chose me." Kiyo answered with a gloomy voice. "I have no doubt that if Kazekuro come back, he will be using the same method; but maybe with a different sorcerer."

"What do you mean when you say descendant?" Hilary said, suddenly speaking again. "Someone to inherit his powers?"

"No. In the universe, there are a class of people called descendants that come back to life in order to fulfill their true purpose. We live under the sorcerer that has brought us back. Most sorcerers only have two, a girl and a boy." Kiyo explained. "My partner was already there when I was revived. Her name is Sita, she's an avenger. Maybe you'll meet her one day."

"So that's how you came back." A male voice said.

Everyone turned around to see whose voice it was.

Draciel came back out of his blade and went towards the boy.

"So you are alive…" Draciel whispered.

To Be Continued