Snow.
A massive curtain of white snow fell upon the vast, cold land. Deep within it, the silhouette of a large facility was visible. It was an airport along the outskirts of a nearby city. Sitting along the fairway was a familiar plane. And outside of it… was a shivering Takao. Desperately holding on to his body to summon what little heat he had, chills vibrated around his very person. "I, I, I, forrrrgotttt abouuuut thheeee we, weatherrrrrr herrrrrrrre," he shivered violently.
From the door of the plane, Hiromi cried out to him, "Takao, you idiot! What are you doing out there without a coat!"
"I, I, I, didnnnnn't thiiiiink it would beeeee so coldddd."
"You're a wimp, Takao," Daichi's voice called.
Takao frowned down at the small down but gasped once he noticed that Daichi was also standing out in the wild cold with no coat but didn't seem to be affected at all! "W, w, w, what! Howwww…!"
"…Am I standing here?" Daichi grinned. "I'm the 'monkey boy' from the wilderness, remember? I learned to adapt to any surrounding, no matter how hot or cold. Bet you feel pretty stupid, huh?"
"I, I, I, haaaaate youuuuuu."
From inside the plane, Hiromi kept yelling out the door. "Takao, get in here right now!" While she was busy, Kyouju, Max, and Rei were already wearing their deep brown coats along with the Great Chairman. "I never thought we would ever set foot here again," Kyouju said.
"I still remember it like it was yesterday," Max nodded.
"I only hope this doesn't turn out to be anything worse than BIOVOLT," the Great Chairman replied.
"Yeah. Really," Rei murmured.
"Hey, is there anything wrong, Rei?" Max wondered.
"Oh, nothing."
Meanwhile, Kai was holding his coat over his right arm while he stared out through the plane window, out in the deep storm of snow. He wore the gravest expression over his face as several thoughts echoed throughout his mind…
Beyblade Lunar Eclipse
Episode 6: "Revelations Over Fire"
After the rushing currents of snowy wind finally dissipated, there was a city covered in sleek white blankets, along with the trees and the very ground. Several buildings were properly lined up next to each other while large, sophisticated conglomerates and monasteries were isolated to shine in their personal glory alone. Few men in thick jackets and scarves journeyed down the cool streets and sidewalks amongst the children running past them and the Infinitia Revolutions E nearby.
Moscow, Russia.
While Daichi took the lead and cheerfully toured his new surrounding, Takao and Company followed the Great Chairman down the sidewalks. "So, what's the plan?" Max asked.
"Well, we're going to stick around Moscow for the night," Kyouju replied. "Then, we'll head to Siberia and find out once and for all just what's going on lately."
"I wish we can go now," Takao sighed.
"Save your strength for tomorrow," Rei said. "It may be our last battle."
"Really!" Hiromi huffed. "We can't count on you when it comes to strategy."
"What's that!" Takao hissed.
The Great Chairman only chuckled to himself while Kai quietly followed, still deep in his own thoughts.
Daichi continued looking back and forth in this quiet, snowy city until he spotted someone familiar. "Hey!" he cried. To everyone's surprise, they all spotted Reena standing on the other side of the street, solemnly looking into the wide, blue wonder above her. "Reena!" The pink-haired girl finally pulled away from the skies to find Daichi running to her. Instead of running, she stayed put and faced him. "You came all the way out here, Daichi?" she asked.
"Of course!" Daichi replied sharply. "We still have things to talk about, ya know!"
"Yes. I know."
She threw her sight back to the sky and sighed wearily while Daichi patiently stood by her. "You want to be the best Beyblader of all, right?" she asked.
"What?"
"Answer me."
"Y, yeah. For my father, I must become the world's number one Beyblader."
"I really hope that comes to pass. But, before you do, you must defeat me. Because… I may know exactly how your father died."
Daichi was thrown from his complacent composure and stared at Reena in complete disbelief. "Wh… what did you say?"
"That's why I joined my old team again… because I knew I would run into you. It has to be this way… so the both of us can finally settle things in the one way we know how."
"Reena…"
"Just us two… and no one else… can you promise me that?"
Daichi managed to calm down a little and stand upright with tightened fists. "It's a duel. Just us two… and no one else." Reena nodded and reluctantly marched on past the rock-steady boy without another word. Daichi kept his ground and clenched his fists even tighter, his ultimate challenge thoroughly acknowledged.
After Reena had disappeared, the rest of the Infinitia Revolutions E came to Daichi. "Hey, are you okay?" Takao asked.
"I will be," Daichi replied.
Then, he looked up towards his older companions with deep, unnerving eyes, his sight especially targeted after Hiromi. "Don't interfere next time," he quietly murmured. Hiromi was slightly taken aback, but after taking another look in his intense stare, she respectfully nodded in reply. "So, the Saint Generations A team is already here," Max said. "Where do you think the rest of them are?"
"Look!" Kyouju gasped.
Kyouju pointed the others towards a nearby gathering to their right. Sure enough, amongst a well-sized group of children, there was the Saint Generations A.
In a violet Beystadium, an icy-blue Beyblade repetitively struck hard against the familiar crimson Beyblade, Red Salamander Atlas. A young Russian boy in a black beret and thick gray cloaks cried out, "Come on! Do him in!" Meanwhile, his opponent, Alex, smiled confidently and waved one finger at him. "Now, now, don't be so hasty without a plan of action. Or else…" The blue blade came in for one last strike, but Red Salamander quickly faded to the right, circled around it, and swiped underneath the blade to send it flying into the young boy's hand in defeat. Alex caught his own blade and shrugged indifferently. "…That will happen."
"Aw, man, I lost!" the kid groaned.
With that, each of the other kids fussed amongst themselves, arguing which will challenge Alex next. The red-maned youth laughed as he rubbed over the back of his head cheerfully. "Oh well…"
Nearby, Leo was found watching over a few young boys practicing in a red Beystadium. One green Beyblade was shot into it, but it briefly wobbled from side to side before it gained enough momentum to make a clean dash forward. "Good recovery," Leo nodded. "But, you must have a good and steady launch consistently."
"Yes, Shishin-sensei," the kids collectively replied.
Meanwhile, a young lass in innocent blue robes sat patiently like a statue on a chair as someone before her was drawing her portrait over a canvas. While Nanami was by him, soothingly playing her gorgeous melody on her violin, Boss could quickly put his artistic vision to brilliant, colorful strokes of beauty. "Finished," he said. After Nanami finished her own melody, Boss turned his painting over to the young girl. She was instantly ecstatic. "Wow! That's incredible, Banken-oniichan!"
"You think so?" Boss smiled warmly.
"I'm gonna keep it forever! Thank you so much!"
With that, the young girl was given the portrait and she cheerfully hopped back home with it. Nanami nudged Boss playfully and said, "That looked nothing like her." Boss flattened down his eyes and scowled at her. "I don't think Reena would appreciate that impression of her."
"I'm just filling in for her. She's not feeling like herself, though."
"Just give her more time. She'll bounce back eventually."
"I hope so."
While they all were collectively giving the young kids company, the Infinitia Revolutions E team was in awe of the warmhearted display. "The Saint Generations A…" Takao awed.
"They don't seem so bad… looking at this," Hiromi added.
"Just what I've suspected from them," the Great Chairman said. "They are a lot like you all: a strong, competitive team but a spirited, good-natured group of Beybladers eager to be there for the ones who look up to them. That's why I couldn't believe they were as bad as you claimed them to be."
"Yeah; they seem quite nice," Max nodded.
"You think it could be a trick?" Takao wondered.
"Oh, come on," Hiromi sighed.
In the mean time, Kai was busy staring towards the bench near the streets to find Fox sitting there, watching over her fellow teammates with a small grin. Then, Alex sauntered over to her with a wide smile. "Kitsune, BABY. Some kids want to challenge ya."
"I don't do training exercises," Fox replied. "And I told you before to never call me that."
"Aw, come on; it's better than 'FOXY LADY,' isn't it? And even tamer than 'SEXY DYNAMITE.' Or how about this…?"
"I don't do pet names either," she sighed in exasperation.
"Okay, I got it! 'SUPERMODEL BEAUTY!'"
Fox twitched impatiently in reply. "Stick with one name, IDIOT."
"Hey!" Alex pouted. "You're using my English against me! That's not fair!"
Fox chuckled to herself in reply, faintly blushing.
After a moment, Fox's attention was drawn to Kai once she laid eyes on him. She slightly frowned and sat up from the bench while she kept her eyes locked with his. Quickly following Alex, Boss and the others finally noticed the Infinitia Revolutions E in their midst. The Saint Generations A gathered together and stood in opposition with Takao's team. "Well, well, look who came all the way out here," Alex greeted. "Nice seeing you guys here."
"So, what are you doing here?" Boss asked seriously.
Takao replied, "The same thing you guys are doing. We're going to get to the bottom of what's been going on. We're heading to Siberia tomorrow."
"Are you sure you want to do that?" Nanami asked. "You might not like what you'll find there."
"We came all this way," Daichi shot back. "We're not gonna turn away now."
"That's right," Hiromi nodded. "The Great Chairman did too much for us just to throw it away."
"He did the same for us," Boss said. "I have no problems with you being here. Just stay out of the way. And Takao… I'll warn you one last time. You mustn't fight with Shiroryuu."
With that, Boss' team left their rivals alone to ponder their next move.
After the Saint Generations left, Takao tightened his fist and stared down into the ground in wonder. "What could he mean by that? Does he know something?" As Takao was left to think, Rei stared after him mysteriously amongst his own thoughts. Meanwhile, the Great Chairman solemnly watched Boss' team leaving his sights. "Apparently, he's still not quite over it."
"What's that, Great Chairman?" Kyouju asked. "Could you be talking about that 'event' you spoke of before?"
"Yes. But, I'm not at liberty to say. Just wait; I'm sure they'll tell you sooner or later. At any rate, let's check in at the hotel."
"Um, right."
With that, everyone began to follow the Great Chairman to the place where they'll rest for the night. But, Takao stopped to see that Kai was standing his ground, his eyes widen under his bangs and his mouth opened wide. "Kai?" Takao wondered. Suddenly, Kai ran off in severe urgency while the others slowly reacted and followed him into a nearby graveyard.
Inside the gates of the graveyard, Kai past many tombstones standing strong in rows and columns across the snow. Finally, he made it in front of a significantly larger slab of stone and scaled it with a bewildered stare. Meanwhile, the others soon caught up to him. "Hey, what's the idea running off without warning like that!" Daichi pouted.
"Kai, is there something wrong?" Hiromi wondered.
The Great Chairman looked up the tombstone and gasped as soon as he read whose grave it was. "Oh my…!"
The Infinitia Revolutions E all stared up at the large, expensive slab of stone to find gorgeous calligraphy engraved on it.
"To you, forgive your powerless lover
I shall remember you always
Madame Izayoi Satsujin"
Kai's arms were noticeably trembling as he focused hard on this woman's grave. Takao wondered, "Did you… know this woman?"
"She…" Kai replied slowly. "She's… my mother."
A wave of shock quickly washed over the entire team as they reflected on this situation. "Your… mother?" Hiromi repeated.
"Was this the first time you seen this?" Max asked.
"Grandfather… never told me," Kai replied with a quiet hiss.
"Voltaire…, or Souichirou rather, never said anything to me either," the Great Chairman said. "But… I'm not the least bit surprised."
Kai quickly turned to the Chairman with a dirty glare and clenched his teeth. "My father is still alive, isn't he?"
"Well…"
"You had a picture of him. I saw it, remember?"
…Takao and the others began to walk out the office, Kai briefly stopped in his tracks once he saw a photograph lying on the floor. It was a peculiar picture of himself and a somewhat familiar man with a long white mane both in impressive black suits. Kai picked it up and looked at it briefly. He walked to the Great Chairman and silently gave it back to him. After the old man took it, Kai just turned away to rejoin the others… briefly twitching to himself…
Kai confronted the Great Chairman impatiently, tightening his fists. Defeated, the Great Chairman bowed down his head and sighed. "He was a very dear friend. We both began the BBA project together. He was a wise scientist with an undying lust for knowledge for the benefit of others. But, an incident between your father and grandfather ensued, directly resulting in dear Izayoi's death. It all happened when you were very young. After Izayoi was given a proper burial, he soon disappeared. I'm afraid I have no idea where he is now, and since he's gone, your grandfather was officially the only living family you had left."
Kai finished for him, "So, I had to go to him."
"Since Voltaire is still serving time," Takao said, "that means you're living by yourself."
"That's right."
"That's terrible," Hiromi gasped emotionally.
Kai turned back to the tombstone once more, this time with a determined stare…
Now… I'm ready to meet you…
As night quickly blanketed over all of Moscow, few beams of light shone from the large wooden building at the west of the city. Inside, Daichi threw himself over a comfortable bed with a giant yawn. Nearby in the large bedroom, Max sat over his own bed while Takao was already lying over his own with his hands behind his head. "It's gonna be a big day tomorrow," Max said.
"Yeah, I can feel that something big is gonna happen after we wake up," Takao agreed.
"The Siberian BeySoldiers… the Saint Generations A… either way, we're opposing them all."
"Doesn't matter. I'm gonna win, no matter what."
"Doesn't Boss' warning intimidate you even a little?" Rei asked from a bed across from them.
"What do I have to worry about? Shiroryuu and I are a team; nothing's going to happen between us. That Holy Beast, Luna, was the best thing that could ever happen to us!"
"The readings still show that his new powers are unstable," Kyouju explained, "but Takao has full control for quite a while. So, I think it's safe to say that there's no real risk involved."
"See, Rei? Don't worry; we'll be just fine tomorrow," Takao grinned.
Rei smiled back halfheartedly and turned away. "If you say so," he said.
"Look at Daichi; he's fast asleep," Max observed teasingly. "You can tell that tomorrow doesn't worry him too much either."
As everyone laughed, Kai was already lying underneath the covers of his bed, but unbeknownst to everyone, he discreetly eyed Rei over his shoulder with a look of suspicion…
Later that night, darkness blanketed over the quiet city of Moscow. Dim rays of light shone from atop of poles on opposing sides of the empty streets. But, a small shadow crept through the faint spotlight. A mysterious figure was lurking within the deep shadows, heading towards the lifeless hotel…
Back inside the dark hotel, Takao and the others were fast asleep. Daichi was heard snoring in the background, unable to stir any of the others from their deep, comfortable trance. But, someone was there, walking amongst them. The silhouetted figure crept in between Rei and Kai's beds and stood before Takao's. While Max randomly tossed and turned in his bed, Takao lain still with a powerful snore that rivaled Daichi's. There was a bedstool by his bed, and in a half-opened drawer, his Beyblade gear was found inside. A hand was slowly guided toward the drawer. It was guiding toward Takao's gear. It was guiding for Dragoon Eclipse.
Moments later, the same shadowy figure quickly ran out the hotel and rested against the wall, panting hard from the nerving pressure. With the silver Beyblade tightly in hand, the mystery thief nervously tried to regain a clear breathing pace. Eventually calming down, the figure prepared to fade into the shadows. But, a familiar voice called from behind. "Explain yourself." Underneath the faint beams of light, there was Kai, his arms crossed and his eyes reflected an accusing glare… a glare directed towards Rei.
Rei breathed heavily as he stared back at Kai with a steady gleam in his golden eyes. "I've fallen lower than I ever thought possible," he replied. "But… if this continues…"
"You were loyal only to your master from the very beginning, correct?" Kai said.
Rei couldn't reply, but the lack of a defensive response made it very clear. "How much do you know about whom we're up against?" Kai demanded.
"I don't know. I only know what my master told me."
"So, the Saint Generations A, then."
Rei bowed his head in defeat, clinging tighter and tighter to the blade he stole. Then, suddenly, two Beyblades flew past Rei and attacked Kai! He quickly leapt out of the way and left the two blades to crash into the snowy ground. Rei suddenly turned around and gasped to find two of the Siberian BeySoldiers right behind him, Colonel Mizuno and Sergeant Inada!
Rei jumped away from them to distance himself, but Inada's gray Beyblade suddenly flew at him and struck his right hand hard. He flinched and inadvertently dropped Dragoon Eclipse. Then, a tall, sapphire-colored Beyblade flew up and struck the silver blade into the air. Then, it dropped right into Mizuno's hand! Rei gasped, "Dammit!" The two soldiers grinned derisively at the two youths, taunting them with Takao's blade in their clutches. "Thanks a lot, kid," Inada laughed. "Couldn't have done it without ya."
"Why you! Give that back!" Rei cried.
"Like that's gonna happen."
"Now that we finally have the white dragon, everything will finally come to a climax," Mizuno declared.
Kai ran to Rei's side and clenched his teeth. "We can't let them take that Beyblade, right?" he said.
"Right!" Rei replied. "Even though I betrayed you, they're always the enemy!"
"What, you wanna challenge us for it?" Inada smiled. "Come on; give it your best shot!"
The challenge acknowledged, Kai revealed his rip cord by pulling it out his sleeve by his teeth. He spun around and pulled his Grip Shooter from his back pocket hook, immediately loading his rip cord in it over his head. The twin tails of his scarf flew by, and Kai faced his adversary once more, locking in his Dranzer Eternal, and prepared to pull the cord. Meanwhile, Rei roared the sky as he dramatically pulled both his Grip Shooter and his ripcord from behind his back before an elegant body counter-spin while loading the cord in it. Then, he threw out his hand before him, his Driger Edge in his palm, and briskly locked it into his shooter, creating a brief spark of lightning. Kai and Rei both cried out, "GO! SHOOT!" as they simultaneously released their respective Beyblades into battle.
Dranzer E and Driger E both raced towards their opposition with full force, even through the thick snow surface. They clashed with the soldiers' blades hard and easily drilled them backward. Mizuno felt their power wash over him and wear him down. "Not bad," he said. "But it's MY turn!" Suddenly, the sapphire blade Dranzer E grinded against stood its ground and gradually began to push it back! Kai frowned and exerted a bit more of his strength to endure Mizuno's force to break even between the two blades. "Lancer Leviathan, keep pounding like waves washing over the shore!" With that, the blue Beyblade gave off the image of an oceanic wave beat down on Kai's blade, pushing it back one strike after another. Kai grinned in intrigue. "To think… there are still adults around who plays the game so well." The noise clearly enough to get their attention, Takao and the rest of his team ran out the hotel and beheld the battle. "Those guys again!" Takao frowned.
"Kai! Rei!" Max cried.
Meanwhile, Driger E was swiftly pulling its weight against the gray and jagged-edged Beyblade from all sides. But, it appeared to have no effect, as the white blade was briefly sent backward from each strike. Rei hissed as cool air visibly escaped past his lips. "It's like repetitively hitting a steel wall! His blade's like an impenetrable shell!" he thought.
Inada grinned maniacally, "Heh! Try as you might, my Cold Stallion will never break! Now, trample him!"
Obeying its blader's command, Cold Stallion ran after Driger E, quickly strike over it in clean smash attacks that appeared in transparent afterimages. It was like a stampede of wild horses running right over whatever was in their path! Rei clenched his fangs in brief intimidation… until a wily grin crept over his face. Inada twitched violently, "What's that for, huh!" Suddenly, after one more thrust, Driger E suddenly disappeared in blinding speed! Then, before he knew, Dranzer Eternal suddenly was found running at Cold Stallion in the streaking form of a massive fiery ball of energy! Mizuno observed his partner's plight and directed Lancer Leviathan to help, but it's suddenly surrounded by nine multiple images of Driger Edge! "Nine Life Edge!" As Rei's voice echoed across the battleground, all nine blades met at the center, striking Lancer Leviathan hard and throwing Mizuno clear off his feet into a brilliant flash of light! Next, Kai cried out, "Eternal Candle!" and Dranzer E clashed with Cold Stallion, steadily breaking through its steel shell and throwing Inada to the ground. The soldiers fallen, both Lancer Leviathan and Cold Stallion fell before them, their revolutions coming to a halt.
The battle over, everyone at the sidelines all sighed in relief. "That was a close one," Max said.
"A brilliant strategy," Kyouju replied, looking over the battle once more in his laptop. "Seeing Mizuno and Inada's strengths, Kai and Rei switched opponents; Kai's pure strength can break through Cold Stallion's steel wall while Rei's ability to strike at all sides cripples Lancer Leviathan's frontal wave attack."
"So, what's going on here!" Takao wondered impatiently. "Where's my Beyblade!"
Rei picked up his Driger E and had his back to his team silently. Kai and everyone else awaited his answer while he went to Mizuno's side to take Dragoon Eclipse back from him. "Takao… I'm sorry, but… I've seen what happened in that Universe City Tournament a year ago," he said. "So, I know… I know that Shiroryuu is the next 'Cross Dragoon,' the Holy Beast that nearly wiped out the entire planet!" With this startling revelation, everyone was caught off guard. "That's right," a voice said. "I could never forget it." Suddenly, right behind the Infinitia Revolutions, there was Boss, Uehara Banken.
Boss bowed down his head solemnly and tightened his fist. "A Holy Beast just like yours… was on the verge of destroying the world. It even took control of someone most precious to me to do it. I'm not going to let that happen again. The world will never see another Cross Dragoon!"
"Cross… Dragoon?" Takao repeated.
Next, another figure greatly hidden in the shadows appeared, far from everyone but in between Boss and Rei. It was Leo, Ou Shishin. "Master," Rei murmured.
"It's as he says," Leo said. "Shiroryuu mustn't be allowed to fall into the wrong hands. The consequences are too great."
"No!" Takao protested. "I don't care what happened before! It's not going to happen because he's my partner, my friend! He's not some crazy monster! Is that really how you see all Holy Beasts? Do you really think they're just monsters that will run amuck one day?"
"You don't understand; this Holy Beast is…" Rei began to explain.
Before he could finish his sentence, Mizuno and Inada suddenly rose to their feet and grabbed Rei by his arms!
Everyone gasped while they beheld Rei trying to struggle from the two men's hold over him. Inada snickered, "Damn, you really believe his nonsense, kid?"
"It's only natural," Mizuno added coldly. "A pupil always holds his master to his every word."
"What's that mean?" Rei hissed.
"Dammit, Captain, you sure like to complicate things."
When Inada said that, it was directed towards Leo. Rei stared in unnerving wonder while Boss' eyes began to widen. "Shishin… you can't be…" Sure enough, Leo emerged from the shadows underneath a nearby spotlight… wearing a sleek black uniform just like the other soldiers!
Leo marched toward the large gathering while chains hanging from his pockets rattled. "My name is Ou Shishin," he said, "but to the Siberian Army, I am known as Captain Blackleo, the leader of the BeySoldiers you have encountered to this point."
"Master," Rei murmured, his jaw trembling in shock. "You…"
"I can't believe this," Boss hissed. "You would betray us?"
"I don't expect you to forgive me, Banken. But, I told you when I rejoined the team… that I will do whatever I can for the sake of everyone."
With that, Mizuno and Inada slowly crept backward into the darkness with a defeated Rei as their hostage. "Rei!" the Infinitia Revolutions team cried. But, after Blackleo followed them, the BeySoldiers disappeared in their retreat into darkness.
Max bowed down his head in defeat and punched one fist into his free palm. "Pretty low of them to strike in the middle of the night… I'll never forgive them!"
Kyouju reflected on the situation, "Dragoon Eclipse is stolen, Rei is captured, and his master, one of the Saint Generations A members, betrayed us all. What else can go wrong?"
"We still have to fight," Takao said. "Harder than ever!"
"Absolutely," Hiromi nodded. "We'll get Dragoon Eclipse back and Rei too!"
"You can say that again!" Daichi added.
While everyone collectively focused on their mission come the sunrise, Kai stared up at the sky, his grip over his Dranzer Eternal tightening anxiously…
"WHERE ARE YOU, KAI?"
The next day, Takao and everyone else were all gathered before the front of the hotel along with the Great Chairman… except for Kai. Takao cried out again, "Argh! Now, Kai's gone missing! He better not turn traitor, too!"
"I don't think so," Hiromi replied indifferently.
"Maybe he's gone on ahead," Max suggested. "He lived here part of his life, after all."
"Why can't he wait for the rest of us?" Takao pouted.
"Because you were the last one to wake up," Daichi teased.
"Shut it!"
"Now, now," the Great Chairman interrupted. "It's not good to argue now. Our helicopter is ready for us."
Takao clapped his hands over his cheeks a couple good times and dramatically pointed toward the outskirts of Moscow. "All right then! Let's hit the road!"
Far in the wide land of white, the wind gently blew across a frozen pool. Among several boulders protruding from a snowy mound, Fox was found comfortably resting over one, her arms crossed and her eyes hidden under her bangs. Patiently, she lied there, appearing to be waiting for someone. Sure enough, someone was heading her way through the calm sleet of snow. Sensing the approach, Fox sat up and leapt down to the bottom of the hill to meet her guest. After the wind dispersed once again, twin tails from a scarf was free from the blustery currents to just hang down behind a familiar figure's back. Kai emerged from the winds and stood face to face with Fox.
Quietly, the two exchanged piercing glares to one another in nearly perfect symmetry. As brief thrusts of air casually flew by, Kai held up Dranzer Eternal to his adversary in defiance. "Right now, I don't care about my allegiance to my team or what those BeySoldiers are planning," he declared. "Right now, this is just between you and me; no one and nothing else matters."
"Of course," Fox smiled.
Their eminent duel aroused their fighting spirits and by each Beyblader, their respective Holy Beast appeared in physical form. Fox's Vyx howled savagely as Kai's Suzaku shrieked to the cloudy skies…
Several minutes later, a deep black helicopter soared from the ground towards the high skies. Down below, the remainder of the Infinitia Revolutions E stood on top of a snowy mound a short distance from their destination. Just a few yards away, there was a large steel facility in the form of a massive hut, cold and lifeless. With a plate of snow lain over it, the building bore no windows or any trace of vision from the inside. Electricity violently ran from the cables at both sides of it, giving whatever within vast and multiple surges of power. "This is it," the Great Chairman said. "This is the Steel Keep."
"It looks… so cold and lonely," Hiromi replied.
"But, a lot of power and electricity is directly focused towards it," Kyouju explained, observing his laptop's stats. "Way too much."
"Something big is going down in there," Max deduced.
"Well, there's no turning back now," Takao said. "Let's go."
Kyouju cried, "Wait, Takao."
Takao turned back to his friend who held to him a small white Beyblade with nonchalant red markings. "Take this Master Dragoon I had in reserve. It should hold you over until we get Dragoon Eclipse back."
"No, I don't need it," Takao declined. "Dragoon Eclipse is what I need."
"Takao, we'll need your help if we're forced into a battle," Max protested. "Please take it."
Takao suddenly cried, "No! I want Shiroryuu!"
Everyone was caught off guard by his sudden cry while Takao steadily realized what was going on. He shook his head and sighed, "I… I'm sorry, everyone. I'll take it." With that, the young boy took Master Dragoon with a bit of reluctance. "You're acting weird," Daichi shrugged. "Come on; let's get this over with."
Takao nodded, "Yeah!"
With that, the Infinitia Revolutions E started off to reach the Steel Keep in the distance, the base of their constant adversary…
Within the keep, two figures were walking together across the bright metal halls. It was Captain Blackleo along with Colonel Mizuno. "Where did you put Rei?" Blackleo asked.
"Don't worry; he's safely put in the basement," Mizuno replied. "How about you concentrate on more important things now that we finally have the white dragon?"
"We won't be able to start anything until we manage to pull it from its Beyblade."
"Our leader won't wait forever."
"Tell him for me that he won't have to wait long. Now that we have both the keys of value, the plan can finally begin."
"Hmph."
Mizuno proceeded to hasten his walking speed to leave Blackleo to himself. After he disappeared from his sight, the dark-haired man stopped by one noticeable door and marched inside. There, he was inside a laboratory oriented with a massive super computer. He found one scientist in a white lab coat working along at the controls while observing the other side of a clear window.
On the other side of the window, an orange bird Holy Beast was standing inside a tall white room in the shape of a cylinder. It cried nervously, flapping about violently while it tried to find a way out of its claustrophobic space. While Blackleo watched quietly, the scientist proceeded to push one of the buttons on the control panel. Back in the white room, an enormous fan built underneath the floor of the room was suddenly activated. As the blades began to accelerate, the growing currents of wing gradually carried the Holy Beast upwards! It flapped its wings to control itself, but the wind dramatically began to overpower it. But, the large bird frantically kept trying, especially when it saw the sharp and deadly spikes protruding from the ceiling! It was an apparent test of strength, but as the scientist observed, it was steadily failing. Weakening, the Holy Beast was slowly being pulled closer to the spikes above. While it continued flapping its wings in desperation, its deep brown eyes seemed to be overwhelmed in tears. It shut its eyes and finally gave in to exhaustion… and its fate. In an instant, the great bird was sent up towards the ceiling…
SHRIEK!
Disappointed, the scientist pressed the button to shut off the fan and bowed down his head. In the white room, everything was silent. Not one noise was audible. Then, a single glowing orange feather fluttered onto the floor, disappearing upon contact.
Blackleo unnervingly watched this brutality and looked down towards the scientist. "Who authorized this experiment?"
"Why, the leader himself," the lab coat replied. "He said to continue the experiments, even if what we're searching for is in our hands."
"Cease any other tests for now. As long as I control this station, everything shall run as I see fit. Understand?"
"Y, yes sir."
Then, as he stared down at a computer screen built in the control panel, the scientist took a look outside the facility, spotting the Infinitia Revolutions E on camera. "Captain, we have intruders."
"Ah, Rei's friends," Blackleo observed. "Let Angriff take care of them."
"Yes, sir."
Back outside, Takao and his team stood a few feet from the keep, looking around for some sort of entrance. "So, how do we get in?" Daichi wondered.
"I doubt they'll just have an entrance waiting for someone like us," Hiromi said.
"Kyouju, can you scan this building?" Max asked.
"I have to connect my laptop to the keep if I'm going to do that," Kyouju answered.
"Looks like we'll have to work fast," Takao replied. "We got company."
Answering to Takao's observation, everyone found that several dark BeySoldiers were running right out of the steel wall in a militant and uniform formation! Before them, there stood nearly 35 soldiers in a single platoon!
As the soldiers stood in still attention, another soldier marched in front of them. He was a muscular-looking man with short crimson hair and a deep green uniform similar to the other lead soldiers from before. He casually held his rifle across his shoulder and stared after the Infinitia Revolutions E team. "I am Lieutenant Angriff. Let me be first to welcome you to Steel Keep. Now, leave immediately," he declared in a deep and gruff tone of voice.
"Some welcome!" Takao shot back. "One of your pals stole something important to me! I want it back!"
"Don't forget about one of our friends you kidnapped!" Max added.
"Stubborn brats," Angriff growled. "You're just like how the Captain described. Then, I shall trample you pathetic lot here."
With that, his fleet of BeySoldiers simultaneously locked into generic gray blades into their 'Bey-Rifles' and aimed them towards the intruders defensively, ready to battle.
Takao and his team quickly took the time they had left to regroup. "Looks like I might use this Master Dragoon, after all," Takao said.
"Let's take them down together!" Max winked.
"You can count me in!" Daichi added.
"Me too," Hiromi nodded.
"Kyouju, you saw that they all came out of an invisible door, right?" Takao said. "Take the Great Chairman and try to find it while we keep them busy."
"You got it; leave it to us," Kyouju agreed.
"Yes. But, just be careful," the Great Chairman nodded.
With that, Takao, Hiromi, Max, and Daichi stood defiantly before Angriff's large army while Kyouju took the Great Chairman to safer ground. Angriff waved his hand forward and cried, "Ground Battalion, attack!" With that, all 35 of his men fired their blades in a steady assault wave, blanketing the skies above the young kids. But, the four members of the Infinitia Revolutions E team were ready with their blades already linked to their shooters. Together, they cried, "GO! SHOOT!" In energetic and accurate shots, Master Dragoon, Dreamer Excalibur, Draciel Endless, and Gaia Dragoon Earth were thrust into battle.
Gaia Dragoon E's heavy build pulled itself down from the sky, drilling straight through a couple of blades in mid-flight. While they broke on impact to the snowy ground, Master Dragoon ran across the field, swiftly striking the four blades in its path. Meanwhile, Draciel E grinded and shoved against two blades that went on the attack until it returned a smash attack over the both of them. Six gray Beyblades held Dreamer Excalibur from all sides, grinding hard over it to deplete its spin power. But, Dreamer's special ability was absorbing their energy until the ruby-colored blade shoved them all away, breaking them into pieces in an instant! Takao laughed, "This is too easy! I don't need my Dragoon Eclipse to waste the likes of you!"
"Yeah!" Daichi cried.
With that, both Master Dragoon and Gaia Dragoon E aligned together until their attack rings gently sparked against each other. Both Takao and Daichi cried, "Team-up! Twin Tornado Attack!" With that, two currents of wind erupted around each blade and twirled around each other. The two tornadoes blew past several gray Beyblades, destroying all that touched it! Meanwhile, Dreamer E leapt into the air and landed over Draciel E as they both ran towards the remaining enemy Beyblades. "Team-up!" Hiromi and Max cried. "Tsunami Excalibur!" As Draciel E quickly ran across the battle ground, it took on the form of a rising wave of water, carrying Dreamer E higher and higher above their opponents. Absorbing the power Draciel gave, Dreamer glowed with an intense aquamarine aura while it was thrown down at group of gray blades, exploding upon impact! As the white fog cleared, Dreamer E continued spinning among the shattered rubble of Beyblade parts.
Angriff observed the battle with intrigue. "Hmm. They are strong. The Captain might have been accurate to say that they're just as strong as the Saint Generations A team." Then, from the corner of his eye, he noticed that Kyouju and the Great Chairman were busy trying to discover the invisible door to the keep. "Hey! I told you that you're not welcome here!" The two gasped as Angriff aimed a brown, tall, and triple-armored Beyblade locked in his Bey-Rifle at them. Then, without any discreet and mercy, he fired this massive blade at them! Kyouju and the Great Chairman couldn't move away in time…
Suddenly, two Beyblades, a familiar black top with crimson shades and a brilliant, golden one with black and red markings, flew together through the cool air and tackled the giant blade! The Great Chairman sighed in relief as he recognized what rescued him and Kyouju. "You made it in the nick of time." Kyouju turned around and was surprised to find none other than Boss and Nanami as their saviors. With Alex and Reena behind them, the remainder of the Saint Generations A team had arrived!
Takao and the others noticed that Boss and his teammates had appeared. "You guys!" Takao gasped.
Angriff hissed, "I didn't think you'd show up so soon."
Boss ignored the BeySoldier as both his blade and the other returned to him and Nanami respectively. He turned to the Infinitia Revolutions E team and sighed in exasperation. "Takao, we don't have much time. The white dragon must not be used for their evil purpose. So, I request a truce for now."
"You want us to join forces? After all that's happened?" Takao replied negatively.
"There's no time to argue. We'll settle our score as soon as this is over."
"I don't know. But, I guess there's no time to dwell on it. All right; it's a truce!"
Angriff's Beyblade still spun violently, throwing up clouds of thin snow around it. "You think I'm going to let you enter without permission!" Angriff cried. "Ground Mammoth, attack!" With that, the giant spinning top ran at both teams until a familiar green blade blocked its path. It was Draciel Endless! "Max!" Takao cried.
"Go on ahead! I'll keep him busy!" Max declared.
Then, the red Beyblade, Red Salamander Atlas, flew down to the ground and joined Draciel in pushing Ground Mammoth back. Max noticed that Alex was by his side with a wily smile. "We'll take care of him together," he said. With that, Takao and Boss both followed Kyouju and the Great Chairman and led their remaining and respective teammates through the invisible door inside the Steel Keep. And both Max and Alex stayed behind to deal with Angriff together…
Dranzer Eternal spun patiently over the thin icy surface with Kai standing behind it. Before him, Vyx Amethyst stood its ground as Fox faced him with an opposing glare. The two quietly stared each other down as the cool wind gently blew past, both finding the appropriate opportunity. Suddenly, an eroded piece of rock fell from a nearby stone wall. Reacting to the breaking of stone, both blades quickly ran at each other into battle!
Dranzer E howled bravely as it ran closer and closer to its opponent. Vyx A proceeded to charge in swift, zigzag movements as it finally clashed with its adversary. Quickly taking on the attack, Dranzer pulled forward. But, the yellow blade dodged left and struck its side twice. After it delivered a third strike, Dranzer caught it and retaliated with two clean and strong blows. Fox was slightly shoved across her feet until she recovered and waved a hand forward. Vyx circled around and went to attack once more, but Dranzer flew over it. After it landed, it quickly and repetitively smashed over Vyx in accurate blows. Then, after one last strike, Vyx caught it, and both blades grinded against each other while spinning in a complete circle. After six complete rotations, the yellow blade literally threw Dranzer E to the air. Kai flew upwards and recovered just in time to throw his hands downward to direct his blade to drill right onto Vyx A. As the sparks flickered brilliantly, Vyx bucked Dranzer from it and left it to land on the ground before it in a stationary position. The fire in Kai's eyes ignited along with his very blade as he cried, "Go, Dranzer!" The fiery blue Beyblade rushed towards its opponent in an attempt to deliver the first damaging blow.
A sea of golden fiery energy raged over Vyx Amethyst. As it continued to infinitely blaze, Fox's right hand pulled through the flames, her claw-like nails flaring up intensely. While her hand pulled five blades of energy over her hand, the cry of a wild fox wailed in the background. "Blast Fang!" With her own cry echoing along with it, she waved her hand forward in the form of a claw, its energy brimming through the ground below. As Vyx Amethyst was carried along the sharp wave of power, the image of the yellow fox Holy Beast, Vyx, ran alongside it with a valiant battle cry!
Vyx's special attack overcame Dranzer's own upon impact and sent it flying back! The fiery claws swiped across Kai's own body and also threw him from his feet, him crying out in pain! But, in reply of Dranzer E recovering, he somersaulted in midair and landed on his feet. Vyx A continued running after Dranzer while still in its attack aura. Kai lifted his head with a stern look and threw his fist down hard on the ground. Dranzer E briefly gave off a white aura, and once Vyx A connected with it, its attack phase was immediately canceled out! Suddenly, Dranzer's awesome power flared around it once again and gradually began to push Fox back amongst its own wave of flames. She noticed the ice around them was beginning to melt and shut her eyes patiently. "Oh, gentle being, I ask that you come forth to deliver protection," she whispered."Heed me now, the holder on the pact."
"I seen that before," Kai thought in wonder.
"Please, Shield Fox! Divine Shell!"
Suddenly, icy waters surrounded Fox's very person while the face of a vixen's dark, ruby-eye patch reflected over the wall it formed. Dranzer's attack power dispersed once again while Dranzer grinded against an impenetrable wall of ice in front of Fox. Kai observed Fox's defensive play in awe. "Like I thought, you're a magic user or rather a summoner. You can invoke the power of the Holy Beasts that are directly ancestral to your primary Holy Beast. I heard about that, but very few can actually pull it off."
"Hmm. You're very knowledgeable," Fox chuckled. "You now seen both my summon attacks since I used Cardinal Fox's Wild Drive attack on you last time. But, there's so much more you haven't seen yet. Such as…"
With that, she placed her left hand over the ice wall, and the jewel embedded in the back of this hand glowed brilliantly. Suddenly, the ice wall shattered, and its fragments were fired at both Kai and his Dranzer E! Kai cried out as he and his blade flew over the brittle ice surface, instantly breaking it and falling right into the pool of water below!
As her opponent sunk deeper in the icy depths, Fox tightened her magical left hand with a triumphant grin. "My magic ability. I manipulated the ice into my attack, Blast Fang, to make Ice Fang. But still, you haven't seen all I'm capable of yet. And as long as you continue flailing at me like this, you never will." Suddenly, a great cylinder of ice water erupted from the pool and reached up to several feet high! Fox was genuinely surprised once she spotted Kai and Dranzer E standing atop of the watery geyser. "You fool. Did you think I wasn't holding anything back?"
Dranzer Eternal spun in midair as multiple rays of blue energy gathered within it. Kai's hand reached out from under it, and the Beyblade soon combusted into sapphire flames. Rays of fiery power shone from the blade and over Kai's head as he hovered in crimson space. "Eternal Candle!" As deep red feathers flew past, Kai shut his eyes as he spun around the rings of flames before flailing his hand forward to direct his blade on the attack in the form of a shrieking, incandescent firebird!
Kai's attack quickly flew down at Vyx Amethyst and made an accurate strike over it, its explosive flames burning over Fox's person. Stunned, she knelt down while her Beyblade's spinning rate was greatly decimated. Kai landed on safe ground while Dranzer E came back to his side. After a brief moment to his quiet thoughts, a grin crept over his face. In reply, Fox lifted her head to flash him an annoyed glare, in which grew into a grin as well. She rose back on her feet, and she and Kai both cracked their knuckles readily for their next attack. Both visibly enjoying the battle, Kai and Fox grinned towards each other, almost to the point they appeared to mirror each other. Their respective blades began to glimmer with life once again. The two bladers both clenched their fists simultaneously and sent a great cry to the skies. In reply, both Dranzer Eternal and Vyx Amethyst exploded into raging wildfire!
Holding her left hand in front of her, the aquamarine jewel on the back of Fox's hand glowed with brilliant orange colors until sun-colored magic sparked from it. With blazing magic power in her hand, Fox pulled her arm to the side, creating long ribbon-like streaks of deadly fire around her. As she finally threw her hand above her head, she cried out, "Amethyst Enigma!" Finally, a raging wave of fiery magic roared around Fox until she was completely engulfed within the crematorium. The golden fox Holy Beast, Vyx, ran through the firewall with a great howl, coming to attack!
Kai took a stiff, meditative stance and roared to summon more of his strength as the fire around his right arm began to glow brighter and expand around it. He quickly stood upright and threw his right arm diagonally from his side, following it as red ashes flew by his passionate ruby pupils. Then, he rammed his right fist into his palm and served as the ignition to a wide crimson aura surrounded him. "Eternal Incandescence!" With one last mighty yell, the magnificent battle aura suddenly burst into an enormous cylinder of blazing fire as the Red Phoenix of Fire, Suzaku, shrieked behind Kai himself!
Bursting with pure power from the soul, the two blades ran at each other until they finally clashed, creating a massive whirlwind of flames spreading out throughout the battlefield, engulfing both Kai and Fox and everything in the area…
Angriff roared as he raised his arms over his head. "Ground Split!" Suddenly, enormous slabs of stone arose from the ground all around him. As the rocks rose and disturbed the natural surface, his Ground Mammoth broke through every stone slab in its way. Meanwhile, both Draciel Endless and Red Salamander Atlas tried hard to leap from rock to rock, but with every rock Ground Mammoth broke, it broke their control. After it obliterated the rock Draciel E stood on, it was thrown underneath a wave of large stones falling right towards it! Max gasped while Angriff grinned derisively. "Now, I have you!" Before it had a chance to get away, Draciel E was completely buried underneath the layers. "Now, for you!" With that, Ground Mammoth leapt on top of one boulder and shattered it the moment it touched it. Then, its physical force of power sent an endless storm of small pebbles to hammer down on Red Salamander. Alex guarded himself as he took the relentless assault head on. "Heh! Not a bad move," he smiled. "Too bad it's all for nothing."
"What?" Angriff scowled.
As Red Salamander kept on forward, a faint, blazing aura began to igniting around it. "Bomb Flare!" The horned, crimson warrior salamander hissed viciously as its Beyblade poured on its raw power to break through the boulders in its path as well! "Impossible! That was supposed to limit your movements!" Red Salamander circled around and struck Ground Mammoth from behind, grinding it back in great distance and through several stone barriers behind it. Then, it delivered a strong smash attack to send the gigantic blade into the air! "Well, that was an impressive counterattack," Angriff grinned. "But, I'll turn this all around; don't worry."
"On the contrary," Alex smiled back, "it's all over."
"You're bluffing."
"Finish it, Max."
It was then that Angriff realized that his Ground Mammoth was thrown right at the pile of rocks Draciel E was buried under before. To his surprise, beams of green light pierced through the rubble, and it soon exploded! As the light dispersed, Max and Draciel E was seen underneath a liquid field they created. "What!" Angriff gasped.
Max grinned, "I used my Endless Reflect to save ourselves. Now, we'll return the favor as Draciel Endless and I wash you away for good!"
With that, a giant wave of water rose above the airborne Ground Mammoth with Draciel E riding on top of it. "Endless Wave!" The strong blankets of water poured over the defenseless Beyblade and drilled it hard against the broken ground with a great splash. As the water washed away, Draciel E stood over one rock in stationary above the dead Ground Mammoth lying over the ground.
With their opponent defeated, Draciel and Red Salamander both returned to their respective Beybladers. Max and Alex faced each other and couldn't help but beam a triumphant grin towards each other. "GOOD JOB," Max said in his English tongue.
"YOU, TOO," Alex replied in the same speech.
"Now, let's hurry and join the others."
"You will do no such thing."
The two boys turned towards the Steel Keep and found Angriff faintly seen behind the invisible door. "We'll get your friends soon, so… just sit tight here." Then, once he pressed a button from within, he gradually disappeared from sight. Max quickly ran to where the door was, but he felt nothing but solid, cold steel. He and Alex were both locked outside.
Max rammed his fists over the wall but to no avail. "Damn! We're stuck out here!" Alex came to his side and placed one hand on his shoulder to comfort him. "Don't worry; I'm sure they all will be all right."
"But, there's gotta be something we can do."
"There is… one thing."
Max turned to Alex attentively as the red-maned youth tightened his grip over his Beyblade. Then, he held it towards Max and declared, "We can forget all of this for now… and have ourselves a real battle."
"You can't be serious," the blond youth replied indifferently.
"Dead serious."
As he said that, Alex briefly lifted up his visor to show a deadly, emerald-shaded gleam in his silhouetted eyes. The two quietly stared each other down for several moments while the wind softly blew past their feet. "All right," Max finally replied. "Let's do this." Alex grinned in satisfaction, locking his blade onto his launcher. Max also linked his Draciel E to his Grip Shooter and held it out towards his opponent. His sapphire eyes brimmed with half-hearted determination. "You know, don't you?" Alex coolly said. "Do you know why you're fighting?" That question rang many times through Max's head, making him recall many memories. He remembered his loss to Alex before. He also remembered his battle against Orochi. Then, he remembered his answer. His complete fighting spirit echoed through his cleared eyes and his grip tightened over his launcher. "I'm Beyblading for you, Genbu. Even if I'm not with the others right now, my mission is still the same. I'm fighting to protect you!"
"GO! SHOOT!" the two boys cried.
With that, Draciel Endless and Red Salamander Atlas were fired once again and met each other in a brilliant clash, the beginning of their ultimate duel…
Back in the cold wasteland, steam boiled from the warm pools of water nearby. As the translucent fog gradually began to clear, both Fox and Kai were seen on their knees, panting wearily from an exhausting battle. Behind Kai, the red phoenix, Suzaku, in physical form shrieked towards the heavens as it emerged from the thick sleet of steam. And after the clouds dispersed completely, the golden fox, Vyx, was visibly seen lain over the ground, unconscious. Her Beyblade was also seen with a giant cut that reached its very core! "Kai, you've indeed grown so strong," Fox panted with a faint smile. "To think that you inflicted such a wound…"
"I… guess I owe it all to you," Kai replied.
"Hmm."
Suddenly, Fox's Holy Beast regained consciousness and struggled to get back on her feet. "It's… not over," she spoke. "I'll… keep going."
"That's enough," Fox sighed. "You won't be fighting for the remainder of this duel."
Fox slowly stood back up on her feet and picked up her wounded partner. As she slowly took her away, the weak fox looked up towards Suzaku with a wistful stare. "I enjoyed fighting you," she said. The red sparrow cawed in reply as he himself spoke majestically. "And I you." With that, Fox laid her wounded Holy Beast behind an available snowy mound and stroked over her neck as she took time to rest.
Fox returned to face Kai once more while he examined the slight damages over his own Beyblade. A wily, malicious grin crept over her face. "So, you proved to best me at half my power. Now, I'll give you all I got." Kai didn't reply as he immediately locked his blade back into his launcher and aimed it at his adversary. Fox chuckled slyly as she scaled up his mighty red phoenix. "I have a very special Beyblade for something like this. It used to belong to my grandfather long ago. I think you may recognize it." With that, she reached under her jacket and pulled an obscured Beyblade out from it. "Do you remember this?" Then, she lifted up the blade for Kai to see. Kai's eyes widened the moment he laid eyes over it. It was a black Beyblade with slick green stripes and sharp edges over the three-pronged attack ring. And its Bit Chip was a picture of a large black sparrow with a grayish-white mane, a mirror of Suzaku! Kai cried, "Black Dranzer!"
Fox chuckled villainously as she held the familiar blade towards the bewildered Kai. "That's right," she said. "Black Dranzer Apocalypse."
"Fox… Kitsune… who… are you?"
As she locked in Black Dranzer to her launcher, her smile quickly faded away as she solemnly stared after him. "Don't hold the Great Chairman responsible for not telling you everything; I wanted you to find out this way." With that, she immediately pulled her ripcord to release the dark Beyblade before her feet. Then, she finally introduced herself. "My name is Kitsune… Satsujin Kitsune. I am the daughter and eldest child of Satsujin Izayoi… and Hiwatari Daigo." Finally, the black sparrow, Kurozaku, appeared behind Kitsune, shrieking violently towards his crimson twin! While the final phase of battle nearing, Kai kept his amazed stare from this startling, unbelievable revelation…
She's my… older sister…?
NEXT TIME…
Kai: Everything's nearly clear. Every piece of the puzzle is almost put together. But, what will become of this? What will it all lead up to? Fire and water will merge into one. Two cries from the red and black sparrows will align. And… and…
What Falls to Hell…
…The white dragon will become... the messenger of death…
