AND: Hiya everyone. I wanted to update earlier, but I had a test, a biology test, yesterday and was exhausted because of it.

On another note, I bet some of you are wondering about Fate and Destiny. This is a joke the a few friends and I have going. One is Fate, who knows all that is far in the future. One is destiny, who sees the paths all life takes. And the final one, me, is the Destroyer, who completely screws up their plans every single time. Hehehe.

Warning: You all are going to hate me at the end of this.

Disclaimer: See previous.

Past Returns

The Avatar hovered there in the courtyard and watched as the Elysians got into battle formation. With a flick of his unseen hands, the shadows rose from around them and took on the forms of an eight eyes dog. He had summoned Hellions.

OOO000OOO

Cold leeched into Eva's veins. She could feel death and swore she could smell rotting flesh. The first and only thing that came to her mind was the Hellions of the old Elysian legends. But, they could only be summoned by an Elysian, one of noble birth at that. Her confusion and pained played on her face before she stood and turned to the door. Aikka and Toros were already heading out. Eva waved a young maid, Roseline if she remembered correctly, and told her to protect the Crog Heiress before running after the males.

OOO000OOO

Spring was beginning to panic. She and the other warriors as well, knew the beasts they fought were the thing of stories and meant only to cause naughty children to behave. Some of the men were beginning think their Queen had summoned them. After all, the Hellions were the ultimate war tool of the House of Rau.

OOO000OOO

The trio of fighters ran down the empty halls in silence. Toros had removed two daggers from somewhere under his cloak. The Naurasian prince simply unsheathed his sword. Eva pulled out her cuspis and extended the staff portion without releasing the blade.

"We're almost there," she called to her fighting companions. Amazing, isn't it, how someone you view as an enemy can go to an ally in the face of a threat?

"Let's go," Toros whispered. Aikka nodded silently and kept his gaze forward.

Two Hellions jumped out at them. Eva let out a swift shriek, like a bird of prey might, and thrust her now bladed cuspis at one of them, striking it in the chest and watched as it crumbled into dust. The two males took care of the other in quick time. Eva was now more than pissed. The Hellions were meant to be called only by her clan. They were to be used only as a last resort to keep the balance and the Avatar went and perverted them and their purpose. They headed out the hall into the courtyard.

"So you have finally come, Elysian Queen Eva Spera Wei," the Avatar said.

AND: I was tempted to leave it here, but since I have so many reviewers (This is a hint people) I decided to make it longer. A special gift to my loyal readers.

"Te futeo et caballum tuum(1)," she said. Her two fighting companions looked at her in shock.

"Now, now, is that any way for a queen to talk?" the Avatar said in the most condescending voice Eva had ever heard. Considering her father, that was saying a lot.

OOO000OOO

Around the courtyard, the Elysian soldiers, their bonded beasts rising up and fighting beside their chosen, were fighting tooth and nail against the Hellions. Blood and dust covered the ground. A few fallen soldiers lay about staining the earth a bright red. Spring growled and struck out at her opponent. Beside her, Eiki and Emma fought with fervor with blue steel blade daggers gleaming in the torchlight.

Darkness encased all.

OOO000OOO

"Spurius(2)," Eva hissed and began to draw the wind to her. Her pissed off mode giving her more power over the elements was something she really liked about this time. Hellions began to attack Toros and Aikka, but strangely left the young Queen alone.

"Oh, but I know my father, little Queen. After all, he was a member of your house," the Avatar said. Eva froze. "Oh, you didn't know? I am a distant cousin of yours. That's right. I'm part Elysian."

Eva was beginning to see red. How could a vile creature like him be related to her most noble house? Taking deep breaths, she calmed her nerves somewhat.

"Malcolm," Eva heard Alistar say from the Spirit World.

"Ah, so my illustrious sister finally decided to tell you my name," the Avatar said. Eva was put off balance by those words.

"Summon me. I need to speak to this vacca foeda(3)," Alistar said. Moments later, a large glowing white wolf stood in the courtyard of the palace. She and the torches were the only light in the darkness.

"Well, well, it is nice to see you again, little sister. Have you changed your hair?" the Avatar said in a taunting way.

"At least I have not sold my soul for so called immortality. You, Malcolm, have not changed since I last saw you," she said with a growl.

"Yes, that was when you destroyed our mother's home moon," he said with a sneer. The darkness crackled with energy. Eva looked between the two in confusion before she began to remember her lessons.

Malcolm of Telatsi was the elder child of King Starseus of Elysian through his wife, Queen Morninth of …the Elon. Eva shivered at that. Her family had once been stained by the Elon. Alistar, Malcolm's sister, was the child of a tryst between King Stareus and a young maid in the palace. She became pregnant. Her name was Mabelium, and she died in childbirth. Alistar was announced as the heir to the throne, because of the old Elysian laws about females being the rulers because of their connection to Nature. Malcolm and his mother did not like this. When Alistar married a young nobleman, the two found an opportunity to get to her and killed him. They were planning on killing her as well, but they didn't expect her mate to be her Soul Twin(4). Alistar went insane for a period and blamed the Elon for her mate's death. She destroyed their home, the first moon of Elysian called Elosinth, and banished the Elon from Elysian. She killed her step-mother. Malcolm had vowed revenge upon her and her descendants.

Oh, boy, Eva thought. She was in deep trouble. The two siblings had begun fighting during her thoughts. Eva leapt out of the way and went to assist Aikka and Toros. The fighting had slowed as more of the Hellions were being destroyed. The wounded and the dead were being gathered together. The two trios of warriors had gathered together and were watching Alistar and the Avatar, truly known as Malcolm, fight.

The white wolf was losing.

"You cannot win!" he yelled and struck Alistar, who fell to the ground and dissolved into thin air. He then turned his eyes to the gathered warriors, specifically toward Eva. Eva brought her cuspis up in a defensive stance. He smirked at her and pointed his now visible black hand at her. A purple lightening bolt struck out toward the assembled Elysian. There was no time to move. It was coming closer to the group. Eva cried out as a body hit the ground.

The bolt had hit Prince Aikka in the chest.

Notes

Screw you and the horse you rode in on

Bastard of an unknown father

Dirty cow-this is a phrase Alistar started in reference to her step-mother, Malcolm's mother. It was eventually adopted by the Elysian populace as the way to refer to the Elon

A Soul Twin is someone who holds the exact match of your soul. You belong together and have a very, very, very deep connection. Removal of this connection, through death, may cause temporary insanity and extreme depression. Don and Maya Lunai Wei were soul twins. That's why he was hit so hard. Soul Twins may also be known as Soul Mates.

AND: I want REVIEWS! No more reviews, no more story. I like reviews. If I get more reviews, I may post more than one chapter a week.