1Yay, I'm finally getting around to the next chapter on this story, and with the time I've spent with Christmas I've managed to come up with some ideas on how this story can go. Anyway, here comes the next chapter and I hope everyone enjoys it.

Chapter 7: The Master

Storm was getting herself ready but she wasn't really looking forward to what she knew would be another sleepless night. Between the constant dreams she was having and the attacks at night she wasn't really thrilled with the thought of sleep. She laid down on the bed and she began to let her mind wander about everything she had learned that day. Could she really be a reincarnate of Spiritua? If she wasn't though and this angel of darkness was, then she would be getting into a fight that she couldn't possibly win. What would she do if she got into battle and this angel of darkness was the true reincarnate?

Storm's thoughts were disrupted when she heard a very soft noise coming outside. Her angel senses allowed her to barely hear someone or something making its way towards the building from outside. Storm wasn't about to take any chances this time and decided instead to grab her sword and climb out of bed. She ruffled up the covers to make it appear as if she were still in her bed as she crawled along the floor until she was sitting below the window. She listened very carefully and was able to hear the sound of someone's breathing from right above her. She heard them move as if they were about to strike. She tensed herself up, ready to strike whoever it was back.

All of a sudden, the attacker broke through the glass and leapt for the bed. Storm, though, caught a hold of the person by the foot and she threw all of her weight against them as she slammed them into the wall. She held her sword up against the attacker's throat as she pushed them up against the wall.

"Where is your master?" Storm asked.

All the attacker, who appeared to be a Desian, did in response was point to outside the window where Storm could see a dark figure standing. But, even more than the person in more than the person on the dark, she noticed the person's eyes. She took a moment but soon recognized them as the eyes from her dream. Could this be the very person her dream had been trying to warn her about?

While Storm was looking at the dark figure in the night, the Desian kicked her in the stomach and made a break for it. Storm decided to face this master head on, in the hopes of ending the battle right away. She ran to the hole in her wall but her pursuit was cut short when someone tackled her from the side. She looked over and Forcystus was standing next to her. He took his large metal arm and slammed Storm back into the room she came from. Storm, gathered herself from the floor and was about to go after Forcystus when the door from the hallway opened, revealing Genis who was next door. Storm got up and prepared to try another attack but Genis tried his best to hold her back. He threw his arms around her and struggled to calm her down.

"Storm, wait until Lloyd and Kratos get here," Genis advised but Storm threw him off and, revealing her wings flew out of the room and after Forcystus.

Storm was just about to attack Forcystus head-on when another attacker knocked her off course. She looked over and saw Magnius standing next to her. She looked carefully and also saw Kvar. Forcystus, Kvar, and Magnius were all alive and well but they also were all equipped with their own set of angel wings. Storm took to the skies as she attempted to out fly her pursuers. She had all three of them on her tail when she decided to fly down to the ground and used her Outburst attack the second she made contact with the ground. This attack knocked all three of them to the ground. When they were on the ground, she used her Death Eater attack on Magnius and Kvar who landed closest to her.

Kratos and Lloyd arrived to the battle scene and Kratos flew over to help Storm defend off the three cardinals. Kratos and Kvar began to fight and Magnius and Lloyd began to fight. Lloyd was at a disadvantage as Magnius flew above him, but Lloyd managed to strike him when he came down lower by using his Rising Falcon attack.

Storm was trying to help her brother defend Magnius when she was hit from behind by a mana blast from Forcystus. She was knocked backwards into a tree, but got up quickly as she became full of rage. She began to chant and attacked him back with her Angel Feathers attack. She flew over to Kvar, Lloyd was managing fine against Magnius, and she attacked him with her Thunder Arrow attack. Kratos managed to create a large gash on Kvar's arm as his sword made contact. Suddenly, Storm heard an attack that made her heart stop.

"Sacred powers, cast light upon these corrupted souls, give up while you can. Judgement," a voice rang out through the heat of the battle.

The sky grew black and rays of light began to rain down upon the village of Heimdall. Storm, Lloyd, and Kratos were all hit by the powerful blasts. Storm managed to pull herself off the ground, but was soon surrounded by Kvar, Magnius, and Kvar. Kvar sliced her with his sword in the arm, Magnius attacked her in the stomach, and Forcystus used a blast of mana to knock her into the wall of a nearby building. The impact of her contact with the wall sent her thorugh the entire building as she came through the other side. Suddenly, Storm was picked up off the ground by her throat. Her entire supply of air was cut off as she saw the eyes of the dark figure pick her up. They moved into the light and Storm saw the master of the cardinals, Pronyma.

"You know it's a shame that I have to kill you, you really are such a great fighter. You really could have done great things for Cruxis, but you're only human I guess," Pronyma said.

"P..Pronyma?" Storm choked.

"The one and only, my dear. You know, when you fight someone you really should make sure that they are dead. I know, a stupid little mistake right? Unfortunately, this one will cost you your life," Pronyma said as she prepared to finish Storm off. Suddenly, Pronyma was hit in the side of the head by Colette's chakram, giving Storm a chance to kick off from Pronyma and she flew away from her grasp.

"Why you little..." Pronyma said as she began to make her way towards Colette.

Storm flew back at Pronyma and the two began to fly higher and higher in the air as they continued to fight. Storm hit Pronyma with her Death Eater attack, but Pronyma also attacked with her Aggarasium attack. This back and forth fighting continued until Pronyma finally flew away from Storm and summoned the other three to follow her.

"You win this round, but I'll be back for your head, and my revenge," Pronyma said as she flew off into the night.

Storm gently floated back down to the ground where she immediately collapsed to the ground from exhaution.

"She's never been that strong before," Storm panted.

The others helped her, Kratos, and Lloyd all return to the inn where they rested for the rest of the night.

"Damn, she's still too strong for us to handle. We have to kill her before the war starts or there is no way that we will ever win," Pronyma said.

"But you saw how tough she was, she was able to hold off all of us," Kvar said.

"Yes, but that's only because her family and friends helped her out," Pronyma replied.

Pronyma stood in silence for awhile as she began to concoct a plan. Finally she looked as though she had a thought.

"Forcystus, you said that you heard that Kratos has yet to tell his daughter of her eternal fate?" Pronyma asked.

"Yes, he seems very hesitant to tell her," Forcystus replied.

"Good, well I have a plan that will cause Storm to wish to die at my hands," Pronyma announced.

"How's that?" Magnius asked.

"We'll kill off the only person that keeps her alive as it is," Pronyma said.

"Wait, she doesn't really seem to need any help taking care of herself," Kvar said.

"Yes, but I know Storm's personality like the back of my hand. I know that the only reason that she doesn't kill herself now is because of the love for her father. If we kill off Kratos, Storm will wish to die and I will have my revenge," Pronyma said.

Well, that's it here. We got the master, the plan, and a fight. Wow! That's a lot of info. Well, next chapter, Pronyma's plan will begin to take effect. There will probably not be any fight scene. Will her plans succeed? I don't know. Review me please!