A/N: WAAAAHHH! I'm ALIVE! ALIVE! 'Coughs' Ahem… Anyhow, as you can see – I am alive and kicking… I can't believe it's been nearly 2 blemmin years! 'Squeals' But now that I've graduated no one can boss me around anymore! MWHAHAHA! Well until Uni starts anyhow… 'sweatdrop'

A big thanks to all those who have reviewed since god knows how long it was and to all my dedicated readers (if, that is, there are still any 'cries') – I WUV YOU!

Anyhow I won't bore you with my ranting any longer, I'm sure you'll all just want me to get on with it – but just one last thing – all the bloody studying paid off! The piano exam was beyond what I'd hoped for and I actually got Dux of the College (no… there were no illegal bribing involved and no I did not drug anyone as my piano teacher had so nicely suggested). Ok, ok, I'll shut up now, up and onwards!

Disclaimer: See Prologue

Pulling out the cotton balls from his ears, (he'd placed them there to dampen the child's blood curdling screams), Genma padded to the sizable hole and removing the padlock, wretched the hinged door open.

All hell broke loose.

Chap. 5 – The green comet

The boy with the emerald eyes had long since lost all consciousness of his surroundings. Existing in a world that was pure pain and suffering he had withdrawn into himself, searching and yearning for anything that will release him from this hell on earth, and the demons that tormented him so.

Unbeknownst to himself, this overwhelming desire for escape and shelter brought upon by the dire situation unlocked the barriers around the boy's inner core. Magic, in its raw form, pooled from the centre of his being, and flowing throughout his body sought to fulfil what its master wished – to be protected.

Buried under masses of famished, hissing felines, the boy began to glow and pulse. Eerie green light the exact shade of his once brilliant eyes now dull with exhaust and pain lit the cave as the magic pulsed stronger and yet stronger, wave after wave of power radiating from the boy's broken form.

The cats tearing and biting in their feeding frenzy froze as their prey first began to glow (for as hungry as they were, this was something… simply unnatural). As the pulsing of an invisible force passed through their bodies the felines fled, their animal instincts informing them of a danger beyond anything they've ever experienced and the cats sought shelter burrowing into the dirt at the very edges of the hole. The brave (or stupid) stragglers who clung on to their food source soon found themselves flung against the sides of the hole with enough force to maim.

And still the glow did not diminish, instead, it grew ever brighter until everything was a washed in green.

It was at this very moment that Genma, martial artist extraordinaire, flung open the trap door. The moment natural light entered this dark confinement the boy's magic became aware.

A chance.

An escape.

Green light shimmered in sphere form before contracting violently inwards, slamming back into the boy's body and lifting his limp form upwards, towards the light and towards freedom.

Upon opening the trap door, Genma Saotome had expected to see a number of things, but a fiery green streak that was anything but human was definitely NOT one of them.

Said inhuman glowing thing shot towards him, bowling him over and flinging his bulky form to land painfully several dozen feet away before shooting upwards and disappearing over the horizon, a loud explosion and a vacuum trail of air in its wake as it broke the sound barrier.

Left sprawling disgracefully in the dirt the heavy martial artist thought of only a single four-lettered word to express the situation, before passing out into blissful la-la land.

'Oh Shit'

The poor starved and now scared shitlesskitties slowly made their way out of their confinement. Sniffing around to make sure the scary glowing thing was gone, they settled for the next best thing – a nice chow time with the ugly fat lump who conveniently smelt like sardines and ramen.

On a cold clear November night, a green comet streaked across the sky above China, drawing attention from both astronomers and UFO observers who excitedly recorded this much-unexpected phenomenon.

A/N: Please review! And is anyone interested in being my helpful lil proof-reader?