Sorry guys for the LONG delay. I was on fiction press. P Thanx for the reviews! I love you all! smooch and thanx for the info Birdie! Truly helpful :D. Oh, I introduce a new character. MINE...

Chapter 2

"MEI!" He screamed, cradling her in the cold snow. Blood poured from her stiff body onto the white ground.

She was gone; never to return.

The next thing he saw was a fading face of the woman he loved, and then, the roof of his home. Leo sat up, slowly, and looked around. Putting a hand to his aching head, he laid down again. That day still haunted him. Why did he do that to her? If he didn't hurt her they would have been happily married. But then again, she would have been with Jin instead. I'm an idiot…I'm a fool… he thought. Even if Izra did accept me…

Oh damn.

He jumped up and grabbed his clothes, putting them on without a care in the world whether they were backwards, upside down, or unsightly. He tied his hair in a half bun, and after bidding Lougi a goodbye, he ran outside. The sun was nearly rising over the forbidden sky. Relieved, he mounted his horse and rode out toward the Flying Daggers. He wouldn't mess up anymore.

Somewhere else

All was well. General Queda stared at the soft plains of the forest. It was going to be his now. He had successfully over-thrown the Emperor two years ago and now he was able to become the new one. The first thing he had to do was get rid of those silly dagger people. After he succeeded with that, he would exterminate that foolish Leo.

Queda was born with immense fame. His father was a general in the government who had fought in many famous battles. His horrible mother was with the flying daggers. She was so overprotective of him, always telling him to never be like his father…that he would become an undisciplined being and he would be a terrible leader. She was killed by Queda's father much later. But that was what Queda's goal was; to become the leader. He wanted more fame than he had now, and he definitely wanted to be the leader.

"Sir, mission; ambush with flames, has succeeded!" A man announced to Queda.

"Are they ALL dead?" Queda firmly asked. He wanted to make sure no one would run away and rebuild the clan later.

"Yes sir! We sent out our men to scout for survivors, so far, we've found none."

Queda smiled evilly.

Daggers down; Leo's death, next.

Later

It was suspiciously quiet in the forest at that time of the day. Leo looked around, as he jumped off his horse and tied its rein to a tree. The whole forest was bleached a bright green. There was no other color, where as, you had to be the best eyed human to walk through the forest without bumping into a tree. The leaves were the same color as well. The leaves piled on the ground like a

Slowly, Leo walked through the forest. Something was definitely not right. He took a few steps, and suddenly heard a startling crunch. He looked down. It was a single black leaf, which made the whole forest look crooked just by its color. He bent down and touched it, startled by the warmth it gave. A black leaf? What is this, misfortune? He thought.

He felt a softness settle on his head and felt it. It was a fallen leaf from the trees above. This one wasn't black, but healthy. Suddenly, there was a heavy weight on his back that pushed him down. He was straddled, and a familiar, but stern voice came to his ear, before his eyes were forced into darkness.

"Don't worry; Death doesn't bite where you're going."

Ya! Chapter 2! R&R and flames :D and inform me if I made a mistake or if you don't understand something. Oh, I'll make sure chapter three doesn't take as long 3.