Author's Announcement:

Chapter Twelve of Lucy and the Sirens folks!

Now this might may or may not equal, or get close enough to that as well in words as well to also make-up for not posting this upcoming chapter as we also get to, within the beginning that is, Normal POV Briefly with an Adagio POV in a flashback as well, from last chapter point to explains things in the beginning. This is also to explain what kind of deal was struck, and for what true reason; as said Siren not only states it, but explains as well. Her conversation would also trigger a normal flashback within the flashback in Normal POV (mind blowing isn't it?).

Next upcoming chapter although ( When I do it) would be mostly Lucy's to make-up for it; with it being Normal POV before that, that is.

There will be a lot of things going on within this chapter itself as well as Lucy eventually being taught something (finally that is) near the end. But I do not want to spoil things like I sometimes (When I saw the announcements that is) on what might occur in the chapters itself.

I also happened to beaten the new Pokémon: Ultra Moon game within a new record for my other times (and yes I do tend to only play the games, or glimpse at the movie every once in a while), within or on 11/22/17 of last year! As well as announcing for those that use it, the Pokémon Bank is also updated as well as the transported function for the digital 3DS versions of Pokémon Gold, Pokémon Silver and Pokémon Crystal to let the critters to be sent into the 3ds games now; like the three certain others.

Anyways off topic right now.

I just hope I get those that are either browsing, currently following/favorite said stories and read them, would leave reviews as such or maybe PM me for suggestions to what I can do within the stories (except only slightly on the Half-Sister one), and see what I can possibly do as I also have to deal with issues in real life as well; which is why I tend to do things when I am alone most of the time guys.

Now as usual in my statements: I do not own anything besides my own ideas or plots, as well as OC's used within my own stories. If I did so, then some of the content in the current WOW expansion would be altered slightly to go back into time and save certain NPC's lives that certain layers to said franchise (not saying I play the game or not… Or do I?), would not be done so by the way they went out (… did I repeat myself here… not sure guys.).

I would also like to state that it is only me, myself, and I that tends to fix chapters as well as errors by myself. Just letting you guys know for those that are better experienced in writing or typing things, which is why.

WARNING: Blood content, different year mentioned for era, death, some cursing, near-death experience, character experience's body-change alert (you will know once you read the chapter on whom it is), brief objects coming to life for a short-amount of time, Plot-Twists.

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Let's resume guys:


Upcoming Trails for Lucy and her Family; The Battle of Icecrown has Begun and the Secret within Lucy…


Normal POV; Few hours later after said test from the Lich King, Within the current resting chambers to the group:

Things were currently quiet as mostly everyone was either talking amongst themselves or, in Adagio's case since she was now having second-thoughts of telling the others two hours ago; as they wanted time to either think or something else as such to what she told them, about her deal.

A deal with the devil, specifically that is.

Everyone also took the perfect opportunity by the Blood Princess's own offer, to when she woke up that is from a small nap, for a true tour of the Citadel with everyone also knowing that they would likely be within the Keep or Citadel, for a while.

So currently it was just Adagio, as she was still nearby; to a still-passed-out Lucy.

Adagio from a specific pocket in her own pants she modified herself, gotten out a dark-green gem and at the same time, glancing at the time-rune that was placed upon her as such by that demon himself, from earlier. She clutched the gem slightly as this very trinket brought-up some things from the past she would likely would have changed, but it was too late for anything as such. The gem itself though was in secret, another type of deal that occurred later years ahead of the demon-one, but that is another time as such to tell.

Adagio recalled still for the longest time; looking briefly out from the spelled window to see the snowy landscape this area, Icecrown which the territory was called, was famous for as the wind blew and snow quickly fell a lot in random directions since a small storm was currently going on; the conversation that she herself confessed to the others about.

Yet she also blushed as afterwards, something interesting occurred as well.


(Flashback Begins; Adagio's POV)

After we all settled down and placed the two knocked-out sleeping girls; Lucy and the unidentified child that Lucy asked Jaina to save also, on a couch of sorts that was big enough to fit them both, they all now turned to me as Sunset only said one word with a mixture of both in a firm tone with her arms also crossed, and gave me a slight pity-like look; while everyone was either sitting in said chairs or sofas made of animal skins, "Explain."

I gulped as I knew I had kept some important secrets from back then, but I wanted to make sure that my siblings didn't find-out as such.

I then sighed as it was silence with everyone waiting on me to at least say something, and I decided sadly to myself, that I had to come clean... Well, to this part of my past that is.

I gave them all a firm look to the now surprised ones on their face, from what I now stated firstly to them firmly, my arms crossed also, "What I'm about to tell you has to stay around us," I looked to Sunset; despite my heart thumping slightly as I continued by also stating it to her as well, "Not even my siblings or the other girls back home must know, and we need to keep this to what I... have to reveal to ourselves, Sunset."

I saw Sunset looked reluctant, yet sighed as she wordlessly nodded to me a yes as I was surprised she was, despite her current look, had concern in her eyes aimed right at me. I also saw her glancing a few times with hidden pain at Lucy's new scar on her face. That event the Lick King set us up for, must of shook her up; Especially to whatever that thing was… A Sha was it, done to her against Lucy. I briefly thought to myself as I had everyone's attention onto me, right now.

"Alright... I did make a deal with that person… It just that I have forgotten all about it, until recently. But it was also a long time ago that I made it, as you know Sunset," I began as I looked to her lastly as to when I spoke, I was looking at everyone but the two sleeping girls, and the Blood Princess decided to take a nap as well near them, on the floor. "My siblings and I did exist for a thousand or so years on Lost Avalon. As we did a lot of things back then to hold onto our powers and stuff, from what I told you, correct?"

I nodded as I also saw looks from everyone as to where this was going, and yet they all froze to what I stated next. "One of those times is that my siblings and I, were nearly abducted during us being average citizens as such, during the time of the end of World War 2, by a foreign group of sorts, that somehow discovered about us. Thankfully we escaped… But…" "But what, Adagio, are you trying to say?" Sindragosa asked me as everyone noticed I was trailing off; fully recalling as such to what that deal was.

Sunset I didn't see when I began to tell everyone as the memory of that very day, began to play before my eyes, gave me like a few others; more-so to her though, a sad yet understanding look now instead of a firm one.


Normal POV; September 12th, 1945; Outskirts of Berlin, Germany:

The sky was partially cloudy as the weather was slightly warmed mixed with it also being cold. The area was also slightly wet from a storm that occurred within this area as well recently. It was also nearing the end of the day as the sun was slowly setting.

But the surroundings of said location, was a forested location mostly, which also seemed to be nearing the end of summer by the leaves themselves in dull to multi-colored leaves of red, yellow, and light brown on some with hints of green still.

Yet currently as three teenagers, mostly three specific Siren girls, were currently running within their slightly future designed-clothing by a person that also owed them for suggestions on fashion and yet, said person hasn't even decided to do so until a few years from now.

They were also for once, all-matching slightly this time as they had their hairstyles still, but their outfits are light-blue for Sonata, dark-magenta for Aria, and pale-yellow mixed tan for Adagio. All three outfits were by a man who didn't want to be published… yet but they made them more attractive in looks at this age of time.

"Keep going! Don't look back!" Adagio shouted to her two younger half-sisters as they were being chased by some Germans who were still loyal to the Nazi leader himself. The group that was also currently chasing the three Sirens was part of another group of sorts mixed in, but kept into secret things or hush-hush topics, on stuff. They planned on using them to further the war; despite the leader of the Nazi's was gone, and cause more havoc as well.

Sonata tripped as she wasn't watching where she was going, and fell face-first onto the ground. The two older siblings saw this and quickly grabbed their wincing sister; whose leg was now slightly bleeding by being nicked since the three were being shot at; since the group only needed one of them alive, for their plan to succeed.

The three then resumed running until they came to a dreadful stop to what they thought, as they were now trapped by a dead-end cave near a mountain to hide at. The group chasing the three however, run past the entrance with some dogs going as well for tracking them down, and the three were sweaty and also taking in breaths of air, into their lungs.

"D-Did we lose them Adagio?" Sonata wearily asked her eldest sibling, who briefly looked out the cave entrance and sighed to herself at not seeing them, and turned and headed back to them, since the two elder Siren's witnessed Sonata yelp small in pain; with the other older sibling, Aria, tearing some-parts of her dress to cover the cut-like wound, on the younger Siren's left-leg.

"I think we did girls." Adagio stated to herself more-so then telling her siblings, as they all now sat on the ground. Aria winced as she earlier fell and didn't say anything but with the adrenaline now gone from her system by running, she looked as she secretly while Adagio comforted a now crying Sonata into her arms, did the same thing like Sonata's leg and wrapped her right-forearm up as it was bleeding from a small hole into it.

After a while they froze as they then heard a voice that made so-called ice now being felt up all three Siren's spines by the leader of the group shouting nearby the cave entrance, and dogs to be also growling as well as from the sound of things, being held-back. "You three: Come-on out at this point, otherwise we will all go inside and drag you out by force!"

Both Aria and Sonata looked to Adagio in true fear, with Adagio not knowing what to do but gulped as she softly stated; to make her siblings look to her as if she was crazy, her eyes changing red as her beast-side was fed-up of mortals making them run for nearly five and a half miles, without rest, "I think I need to settle things with them sisters. Then we can head to America like we plan on doing, for some time."

Sonata merely whimpered as she felt sudden dread for some reason, and Aria now frowned as they heard pointless demands by the leader himself at the entrance; to which they ignored for now as she spoke tensely to elder sibling, also making Adagio look to her as Adagio's eyes now changed back to normal, "There isn't any way to settle things with those men Adagio." Aria now crossed her arms; hiding a wince as not only some of them had injuries that were minor by being chased, but they had bruises from not only being tortured, but also running into things up to this point.

"I don't see you doing anything better Aria on this, but we have no choice, ok?" Adagio stated firmly to her sibling with warmth in her eyes at the two of them, making them wordlessly understand she was protecting them while she spoke once again, getting up and slowly with her arms raised, stated in finality, "If I have to, I can use my gem to deal with them."

Aria also now felt dread for some reason, yet placed that to the side as she comforted her younger sibling without words; quickly looking away to a secretly hurt Adagio, but trudged forward as she thought uneasily to herself as she neared the cave-entrance, I hope I know what I'm doing as the mortal saying goes, I'm winging it mostly.

"Good. At least one of you fools decided to be smart enough to show yourself… willingly perhaps?" Stated the uniformed general leader who went by code-name: Toxic. He stood at seven feet even with him wearing like the seven others, uniforms for this time period. He had pitch-black hair with violet eyes, and a peach-like skin tone. He also looked young, despite him being at least thirty years in age. But he had a scar on his right-eye, with an eyepatch as well, and like all the Nazi worshipers, had said sigil on the left-arm.

Adagio just gave him a defiant look without words as her arms was still raised, yet almost jumped by the dogs growling at her, which were German Shepherds.

Toxic merely chuckled as he signaled two of the seven foot-soldiers with them also quickly without words, grabbed her by the arms and dragged Adagio to him. Toxic gave her a smug-like grin with a strange gleam in his eyes; which also unsettled the Siren for some reason as he stated to make her whole body and heart fill with feared-like ice now as it was also an order, with him looking at his foot solders as well, "Go deal with the two others as we by the orders of that cloaked man, needed only one of them."

Adagio's eyes quickly reddened as the others besides the two-firmly griped soldiers now rushed into the cave as she glared with utter hate at Toxic, who merely shrugged as her heart dropped at hearing her siblings shout at them, as well as them calling her by name.

"It's better this way, Siren. You will be our main ticket to resume the war to its fullest abilities…My dear," Toxic sweetly stated as the male caressed her cheek, to which Adagio also moved her head quickly. She earned a tsk noise from Toxic as she now froze with hearing pained screams with guns being fired firstly at Aria as she heard her sibling Sonata shout no; making her begin to struggle in place with tears falling down her eyes quickly with fury mixed with utter hate still aimed at Toxic.

"No! You can't do-" Adagio shouted as Sonata called her with a last shout before a loud bang silence her sibling, with Toxic now smacking the currently-living Siren hard on her left-side of her face.

Toxic then stated to her with a wicked smile as well as his arms behind him now since Adagio was also forced to be on her knees by the other two soldiers. "We can and we will, Foolish Beast." Adagio now felt the connection of her siblings, gone. Her gem that was also around her neck was glowing as well in magical despair, as well as Adagio hearing her beast-half when this occur, was roaring in emotional pain.

The groups of foot soldiers were now coming out of the cave, with the Siren still not believing on seeing both of her younger half-sisters in plain sight with dull, lifeless eyes as they were dragged by them, uncaringly. Blood from their dead bodies were also smearing the ground itself as she strangely felt the land groan for some reason. There were also bullet holes as well as one near Sonata's heart as well, to her horror.

"You-You're monsters." Adagio gasped as she was being pushed onto the ground as rope was now tied around her hands, flipped over, and to her horror once again, a slip of paper that would not let her draw-out her powers to defend herself, was also placed onto her clothing near her stomach. "We are not the monsters my dear, you are." Toxic stated firmly to her as he now began to state orders to the others in German; with Adagio now wordlessly crying to herself since she was then raised as well as being escorted by force; as a prisoner, with them beginning to walk away from the cave itself.

Yet if they stayed a few minutes more, the blood of the two dead Siren's would have been seen being sucked into the entrance of the cavern itself along with the ground replacing the dirt itself used as such, and a red-like hue began to emit at the entrance to which now changed into a vortex of sorts, with a cloaked entity now coming out.

It then began to follow them all with glowing eyes that were narrowed.

As the sun began to finally set since they now neared from twenty or so minutes of walking, or in Adagio's case, forced to trudge along with them for at least a mile away from Berlin, one of the foot soldiers now complained to Toxic. "Sir, we have been chasing those three for some time, can we take a small break and then continue to the objective spot?" Toxic and the others paused as they saw him seem to be pondering over his minion's words, not realizing Adagio for the past ten or so minutes, felt like they were either being followed, or merely watched.

Adagio even thought she also saw a pair or two blood-red eyes to what she thought was a dragon, observe them; from up above the tree's upper limbs.

Yet most of the time was Adagio within minor flashbacks of seeing her two siblings in death-like states of mind, as both her younger sibling's corpses were left behind and also buried without a cross near a dead tree. Memories of their time in their original home mixed with them on this world as well kept playing throughout her, Adagio's, own mind. But Adagio was also seeing as well as listening, to her entire surroundings at the same time.

"That seems alright since we are closer to finishing our objective, since the scientists want to control this Beast as such eventually, when we arrive." Toxic stated to make Adagio now fearful to those very words.

The few foot soldiers then saw a small clearing within the woods still, as these woods were rumored; not known to the Siren herself, to myths and legends of monsters besides her, to the countries own terms, and possibly demons as well. They then sat down near some fallen logs as well as small yet easy-sitting rocks. Since they also got rations for the on-to-go snacking as such, and refused to share with the Siren also, Toxic kept her close as the soldiers laughed at each other's jokes; ignoring the fact not too long ago they just killed two innocent… ok slightly innocent teens.

Once the sun set and the night came, they decided to move-out once again, dragging Adagio as tears sprang to her eyes as her wrists hurt from the tugging of the rope they bound her with, behind her back that is. But within moments the forests own sound of nature suddenly stopped. This made them all freeze as well as Adagio, as she felt like they were all being watched still, but more then or felt like, as being observed to being hunted.

"Sir, is this natural for a forest to… You know-" "No it isn't private." Toxic interrupted a random soldier with a firm statement and look; with him bringing Adagio closer yet not too close for body-to-body contact, but reassurance of her also not escaping him as he too, felt on edge slightly. They then all heard a quick yet minor noise up above a nearby tree, and one of the soldiers randomly shot upwards in minor fear, which got looks at them as a small branch then fell down; making him look sheepish afterwards.

It was then Toxic saw one of his men was missing, "Private Tucker, where is Sergeant Stunsan?" Tucker and the others noticed as well, and he then shrugged unsurely with also stating with a minor gulp, "I don't know Commander, but something isn't right in the forest right now." The group with Adagio slowly began to trek past the current clearing and onwards to the path that would within a mile, lead to a small plain or wheat field, and then Berlin.

If they stayed a little more, they would see now bones of said person with minor blood still left-over; as well as torn clothing, and a dismantled yet clearly broken gun nearby said corpse. The same cloaked figure jumping back into the trees quickly after it was done; leaving trails of blood slightly as it moved now within several feet away from their original spot, by the clearing itself.

After a while they all noticed that even though they knew the way out of the forest, they realized slowly, including Adagio as well, that they didn't near the exit-point of the forest after twenty or so minutes of traveling; with small lanterns they also brought with them now lit.

They then to their confused shock arrived back at the very same clearing now.

"Sir, are we lost somehow?" Tucker asked in minor worry, as currently to what they are experiencing was slightly one of the signs of that legend within the woods. Toxic however scoffed as he firmly stated to settle everyone, "That is nothing more than a myth, Private Tucker. You should know despite this Beast with us currently, that part of this countries so-called demon, is fake." Now this eased the men slightly.

Before they could move onwards, they all froze stiff as well as Adagio as she saw along with them now, a dark-cloaked person on their current path. It was the very same entity that also did what it wanted with the last soldier before them, recently.

Toxic then signaled one of his soldiers to start speaking whoever this person was; not even seeing small amounts of blood being dripped under the cloak since it was slightly dark to the point of not seeing anything truly to what it is. Adagio however froze as she smelled it, the slightly metallic tinge that blood gave off slightly as she also decided to not say anything yet was fearful all the, same right now; like the rest of them.

The soldier then stated in German firstly at whom he was or why he was here, as they can clearly tell it was a male before them. Then the solider spoke in English, stating the same thing. The cloaked figure didn't give a response as they couldn't even see his features, as his body and face was entirely cloaked.

They all froze within moments as the stranger began to chuckle slightly in a deep-like yet to her, chilling voice, and stated; to make Adagio to gulp as the female Siren felt some kind of strange power now coming off the stranger that was currently in front of them all. "Why should I do so, when it is you that should do the same back to, me firstly?" The stranger then titled his head without somehow removing the hood at them curiously, and his cloaked arms now crossed.

Toxic's eyes now narrowed as he made Adagio cringe at his now firm grip on her arms, with him firmly stating or ordering also at the person, who chuckled afterwards, "Listen well Civilian, or whoever you are. You are in violation of our mission to escort this Beast as such to our encampment nearby these woods. Either state your name or we will have no choice, but to kill you where you stand." The male stranger then straightened slightly to prove he was slightly taller than they were, but from what Adagio felt that he was not entirely amused to what Toxic stated and yet, why did she felt this strange power would be her undoing if she even spoke right now.

But instead of saying anything rudely back to them, they heard him chuckle deeply to himself, and then stated carefree at them all now; to make them slightly less tense, but Adagio was more-so right now that Toxic noticed quickly, "By all means then, I can give you my name. However…" The stranger now trailed off as they then all saw a dark-like aura forming around the person's form and within moments, the one male soldier near the person, somehow exploded to their shock as they saw a clawed-gloved hand of sorts from the person's sleeve; before retracting quickly back into the cloak itself with the soldiers now aiming their guns now right at him, as they saw demonic-like dragon eyes, to which Adagio also froze over. "You all won't be alive to even hear my name."

"Shoot the damn man now!" Toxic firmly stated as he realized with dread that this… thing was too powerful to let alone live then get captured by, as the soldiers then fired round after ongoing round at the person.

Whoever this entity was, easily dodged each bullet as if it wasn't anything worth it's time, and quickly vanished or killed a random soldier as all of their eyesight was now gone somehow. They all heard screams as one by one, the entity took his prey and devoured it whole, leaving nothing but bones behind (1).

All that was left was Tucker, Toxic, and Adagio was still in his clutches as he had a dagger of sorts in his free hand now with the man also firmly holding the Siren in place. The three froze as they saw to their horror, bones of the current soldiers were in plain sight when their vision returned quickly as if by magic, with mostly their weapons destroyed as well as clothing torn, or ripped to shreds.

"The m-m-myth is true Sir! We need to get out-" blood was then splattered from the man's heart now showing from his chest; making Toxic pale as well as Adagio as it was then crushed with ease by that same hand, to the now wickedly-gleaming orbs under that cloak. Whoever this entity was, then tossed the dead corpse aside as it slowly with small trudge-like steps, began to go to their position; Toxic's and Adagio's that is.

Toxic shoved the Siren harshly to the area behind him, making her give him a brief glare before being fearful at whatever this creature was, coming right at them as Toxic tossed the dagger from his hand at the center of the thing's chest. To what Adagio then saw on his face as he quickly pulled a pistol out and began shooting; with the monster as far as she knew, easily pulled it out and bent it like a twig, and tossed it away, as it also let said bullets hit him square-on.

Once he, the cloaked male was in front of Toxic, he then whispered something to the man's left-ear and Toxic's eyes then widened as he suffered quickly the same fate as Private Tucker, with his heart done-so like before.

Adagio then froze as the cloaked male gaze quickly looked to her as he tossed the now dead Toxic a few feet away, with the dead-man's blood pooling in a single spot also.

She merely froze as he just tilted his head slightly to the right and then stated to make her looked to be shocked, yet glowing, amused eyes was the only response to the entities' own understanding. "It would seem to me, Siren, that you were the correct choice of making me spare you as such. As anOld Demonic God slightly, I find you slightly… interesting, to say the least."

Adagio, still frozen in her place and yet, remained guarded to the amused orbs once again by the male's demonic eyes at her; his arms now crossed once again. She however despite her current fear of ending-up like the human males around her, and then find it also suiting Adagio would die like this. Maybe I can be with you my siblings after all- "I wouldn't give up on life just yet, girl, as I have a proposition for you at this moment." The entity stated to make her jump as well as interrupt to what she thought was her last thoughts; with said cloaked male merely a few feet in front of her right now since he was standing straight, and yet, his arms was still crossed.

It took her a few moments to digest to what this person stated to her, and gave him a befuddled look to the amused orbs which narrowed at her, serious-like mixed in at the same time now; her now sitting on the same rock Toxic forced her to earlier sit, during their break, "Y-You want to make a deal of sorts, with me?"

He just nodded with a wicked grin hidden under that cloak of his, and stated with briefly glowing eyes at her form, shocking her once again as not known to her, he recalled the memories of the two other's blood that was also spilt upon his prison he was placed, the cavern itself that is. "Yes Adagio, a deal with a demon; Including being an Old Demon as powerful as I am, since those mortals were merely an energy-booster to restore my so-called reserves, as such."

He then chuckled by Adagio's pale face as she held herself from barfing and also swallowed to her disgust; recalling the bones now before her, and then hesitantly asked him to make him narrow his eyes at her slightly yet mixed with understanding as well as no longer chuckling to himself now. "W-What deal are you talking about?"

The male demon the Siren then knew, looked intrigued in secret, and yet stated neutrally to her now, with him holding two specific items to freeze her in place with quick understanding also in Adagio's eyes now. "I can fully bring them back; Alive as well as change time to the point, from what I witnessed; As despite the deal, I will be free regardless as such now, thanks to your sibling's donated blood. Your own mind slightly as well as your own fear, let your guard down to the point for me to do so; Within the city of Berlin."

Seeing the hope now on Adagio's face mixed with suspicion; to make him understand, she slowly got up as Adagio then winced as her ropes were sliced off by his power; rubbing them with each hand every so often now, while at the same time, giving him a look at her current spot, "How do I know you will keep your word?"

The demon then with a quick flick of the wrist, summoned a silver-like parchment known to what class of demon he was with words and stuff; as well as hidden clauses to keep the deal on, but getting out of it at the same time as well, hidden on most of them.

"I am a demon to my word, and it is within reason as within a certain yearly time, I will… collect your soul as such to serve by my side. But that won't happen unless we encounter each other and I give you a timeframe, Siren. But like I stated, my deal is this," she silently gasped as he was instantly in front of her; with Adagio now seeing the dark-red dragon/demon-like eyes looking right into her as well as her soul with him finishing his part, "I will let them be alive, but they would be the ones to forget as such to the events leading up-to their own deaths, but you will recall as a side-effect on everything you witnessed at this time. In fact some of your payment was involved by allowing me to make this type of deal by the very men I have killed. So in terms for your understanding: Your sisters live. You three go back to the beginning so you can head-out and head to this land… America it was called, and continue on from there."

The parchment or contract by his own power then floated in front of him as if, being placed out in the open as live-bait to the Siren, right now.

Adagio was now debating to herself the demonic god-like entity saw, as she now paced back and forth. Yet this entity was patient enough as he would need to see… a few things he last left off before being imprisoned by that wielder a long time ago, as such, and to also see if his personal home was left untouched.

After a few minutes, she seemed to be a mixture of being hesitant yet determined; with a mixture of upcoming regret also showing in her orbs as she now sighed, and he wickedly grinned at Adagio in silent reply.

Adagio then took the still floating parchment, and was then also given a tricked-pen of sorts as to when she hesitated a few moments before getting ready to sign her entire name with no regrets on her choice, she winced as blood from her current hand the pen was in, made a drop of her own blood now spill in a single drop onto the silver paper; as to where Adagio was needed to sign.

"That should be good enough Miss Dazzle… More than enough actually, to complete it." The demon stated as the contact turned into a mist and went into his cloak, and the next thing Adagio saw as well as was too slow to react quickly to avoid it, was a swirling vortex behind her with the male demon also shoving her into it, with a playful gesture afterwards.

The scene after reopening her eyes froze her in place as she saw that the Siren was right in the middle of getting around to leave like they were going to earlier, but knew her younger sister wanted to go to that museum this place had to which, they were then taken to the back by a soldier in disguise as such that led them to this... well the not-so future of their deaths of her younger siblings.

Adagio froze with true shock on her face as she now heard a voice Adagio thought she never hear ever again, making the demon's contract truly known that it was real, "Come on Adagio, I want to go see the sights before we take-off on that boat to America!" Sonata exclaimed on the other side of the door she, Adagio that is chose, for the night.

The Eldest Siren shook her head with her seeing her outfit was now brand-new like before; with her also not seeing the same-exact sigil appear briefly on her left-wrist before entirely fading away, and things also went on as planned to her own opinion, as they instead of going to that museum, were now on the boat as well as all three, to America.


Adagio's POV:

When I was finished, I saw the mixed looks on everyone's faces right now.

Yet I was inwardly surprised from Sunset's face, as she only gave me a look of sad understanding.

"So the strange person who gave advice as well as other things from that Sha, was in fact the same one who you made that deal with, correct?" Jaina then asked me in a thinking pose since the room was filled with silence, yet it was slightly unnerving to know it took at least five or so minutes for anyone to say anything at all to me, at this point.

I merely nodded as currently while I told my story, I was leaning on a wall nearby Lucy and Sunset, my head down slightly so I wouldn't see their eyes at my form since I also at the same time, had my arms crossed yet secretly was hugging myself. I was unnerved though as it took only the Highmage or Alliance Ambassador, at least five minutes after awkward silence from everyone, to be the one to speak-up as such.

"So if what he stated was right then Adagio," April began to state to not only I, but everyone as she had her eyebrows furrowed, glancing at Lucy slightly before mostly looking to me then as she finished to what she was going to say, "Would in order for you to be free of him, you need someone powerful enough that it would be them, instead of you?"

I merely nodded as we all quickly then looked to Sindragosa with her lightly snorting, with half-amusement on her face at this mixed with a typical answer-like look with her stating to us, as I looked to her with half-understanding at the same time along with the others, "That would be what demons tend to do for those that collect souls, or maybe enslave them as such; from my personal experience with the fools. I recalled one of the times," she now stated to make Jaina look to her with wide eyes at this, the former undead female drake; unknowingly pushing her chest out while Sindragosa also crossed her arms under her chest as well, "The Lich King had me go and deal with a Demon Lord that was doing that, but taking the actual souls of his servants, for an odd reason. That was of course when I still served the male human."

I saw that Jaina had a curious look to Sindragosa now, who in return gave her a silent what-like look, and the mage told her now while Jaina was also thinking from her current pose on the bed she was sitting on now; after standing for the entire time in-place near the doorway entrance. "While as his… servant Sindragosa, you also had to deal with demons within this area?"

I saw what the dragon now narrowed her eyes for at the mage, understood quickly, as she merely sighed while also rubbing the back of her own neck slightly as well as telling us a lot of things; thankfully getting my deal-part out of the way to this topic. Apparently despite this world being under threat of Arthas himself at this point of time to what I and everyone not of this world can understand that is, that secretly demons of sorts randomly tend to also show-up within Northrend itself, and take the souls of the dead randomly at random times. Even those under the Lich King's own command.

Then the topics now shifted to Sunset as she told her along with me, our time with Lucy back at Lost Avalon. Needless to say most of them were not happy as some parts we told; back at the Aspect's Tower we dubbed it, the entire tales of our time with her. April also added her own input to the time she and Lucy was within the Skylanders world.

But I froze at the mention of who was within her mind, as well to my surprise, both Sindragosa and Jaina for some reason. Yet I decided to speak my mind before they could as well, now looking at me in minor shock at this, "Did you just say, April, that specific Dream Demon, Freddy, was in my nieces head?" She seemed unsettled as near the end I shouted that last part, to which she then meekly nodded, and I sighed afterwards.

I then covered my face and looked to the others as they all froze, even Sunset, by my confession about the so-called former human, "My sisters and I have indeed encountered… Pardon my words, the basterd, a long time ago; Actually three years ago with Sonata trying to be his next victim."

Sindragosa merely nodded with Jaina agreeing with me as she then stated, a knowing look while also explaining some things at the same time to us I had to guess, along with the other teen girls I saw on their faces at her as well. "Demons of any sort are deadly in their own rights. I heard of some stories of younger teens within the Alliance encountering said person you told us, April, as such. Of course when he found out we are already masters of our own dreams; Unlike those he might have dealt with, he never returned to this world for some time."

Now the former undead female drake snorted again to disprove that as she made Jaina and all of us look to her now at her confession, with a look to the mage at the same time, "I begged to differ. My Former Lord had me doing a mission secretly within the Emerald Dream, and let's say as a Dream Demon, he was not only a killer but alas, a prankster as well." Seeing our looks, she did a small gesture without removing her arms with her claw-like left-hand and stated with a deadpan look mixed with not telling anything at all in it as well to us, "Please don't ask, as it was embarrassing to do so at the time."

We merely nodded as eventually, we all told truthfully amongst each other within a few short hours, our true experiences with Lucy.

Seeing Lucy also reminding me of her…. Other-Self or more so dubbed, Lilith. I don't know how someone as sweet like Lucy is, could have someone as such like her, as a part of her. Yet the way she looked reminded me of someone familiar we may have encountered back on Lost Avalon, though. I thought to myself while also twirling my hair out of nervous habit I developed, with being in Human-Form for years now.

It was then the Blood Princess finally woke-up from her nap, Thal'ena I think her name was called, along with the two female dragon children; Alexstrasia's daughter, Keristrasza, and the unnamed or not known younger child I guessed, as they yawned. Although the newer child-dragon however, breathed a fog-like mist when she yawned as if her breath was to that in the winter time, when it was cold.

Though what surprised us, but mostly stunned Sindragosa was that the dragon child herself, sleepily went up to Sindragosa, and simply laid on her lap; as within the two hours, mostly everyone was currently sitting down now, and went back to sleep while gently clinging to her.

"It seems Sindragosa, that the dragon I healed by Lucy's request, sees you as a… mother figure, of sorts." Stated a secretly amused Jaina to her, as Nefertina merely seemed smug at the drake who gave all of us, but mostly giving to the two females, bewildered mixed with confused looks. But before she could state anything to decline that with ease, Thal'ena then stated randomly while also clapping, "I want to give a tour!"

We all looked to her with either raised eyebrows or confused looks as she then now looked sheepish, and then stated with her now rubbing her head; her fangs slightly showing as she laughed hesitantly, "I recalled Mr. King's words slightly about you guys staying within the Citadel. So I figured I do so when I wake-up." He stomach then rumbled as she then blushed a darker tint from her skin on her face; as she is only half of what she is mostly as a race, and then stated to make us now deadpanned to her now; with us also declaring another Lucy slightly within our minds briefly, "Sorry about that, it has been a while since I last ate."

Eventually everyone decided to take the offer, seeing we would possibly be staying for some time; but not knowing how long of a wait we will be doing so. But to my surprise inwardly, Sunset stated to confuse mostly the teen girls besides myself, and the elder females now by her choice of words. "You guys go-on ahead. I might go out later after I stay with Lucy and Adagio, for a while."

I did wonder what she wanted to say as I saw she had a lot of questions running through her eyes secretly to what I also saw within those beautiful orbs of hers- No stop thinking as such, she wouldn't return those feelings anyways. I sadly chastised to myself as I also realized I was in fact in love with her, but knew she hasn't yet realized it at all.

Once they were gone with April stating she might come back and check on us, with her pendent I called it briefly glowing while she left last, the door was then shut. It was currently me, Sunset, and a still passed-out Lucy with the room now.

Seeing that I understood why she might have stayed, she then sighed and looked to me half-firmly yet with understanding in her eyes now; with her sitting on the free bed next to Lucy as well as her motioning me to do the same. I gulped slightly and decided to just follow her wordless order and did so as I was on Sunset's left-side with each of us not looking at each other in mere awkward silence for a few moments.

I then decided to break the ice, so to speak, and asked her randomly to make Sunset look at me slightly weird with a raised eyebrow to it; as I also looked to her at the same time with a hesitant look on my own face back, "So things have been… Interesting to you, despite all of what earlier happened today, right?"

Sunset nodded to what I saw was minor confusion as she answered a hesitant yes to me, and it was silent a few moments afterwards. I froze as I saw tears now began to leak down her face, slowly, and I didn't know why, but I placed my right-arm around her shoulders to which I saw minor relieve in her posture, yet Sunset still gave me a thankful yet still regretful look afterwards from me to Lucy. It felt like I had to do so at the time.

What she stated next froze me for a few seconds yet I understood as Sunset's eyes mainly looked to where she scarred Lucy, on her left-side of the face near her left-eye, "Would she for-forgive me Adagio, in honesty that is from me to her?" I looked away from Sunset for a brief moment before returning to her gaze as I saw she was also heartbroken to what she did, and from what I guessed, still felt guilty despite we all also told her when Sunset asked this earlier, within that two-hour period, a different yet same question randomly to all of us.

Yet I decided to relieve her burden, somewhat, as I still had my arm around her frame with ease; despite myself trying to avoid her wings to which I knew might be sensitive slightly from what I recall flyers back at my old home, with a small half-smile on my face with also showing understanding in my eyes; despite also my heart thumping slightly at how close I am by sitting next to Sunset as well.

"I'm sure Lucy would be ok Sunset. Its Lucy we're talking about here, alright? We all know she may flinch for a while from what you did," I saw her give me a look at that to which I quickly replied to her hastily slightly at the same time, "Not that you weren't in-control of your own actions as such, Sunset. Lucy is a strong little girl; Despite her looking older due to that elixir of sorts, she is kind and never a grudge-wielding person. So yes she may have a fear of fire every once in a while, but she loves you as a mother… Like I love you slightly." I didn't realize I said that at the end, softly yet still, Sunset merely nodded her head away from me in minor thought but within moments, quickly froze as she then also quickly looked to me.

"You l-like me?" Sunset now stated to me in a curious tone yet had an utterly shocked look on her face as I did as well at letting that slip out of my mouth while talking to her with wide eyes now. I was going to deny it yet I froze briefly at seeing her eyes. Her eyes held many emotions, some of which was to my inner shock and my beast's secret approval without stating to me, hope mixed with regret and a few other emotions in her eyes all at once. I knew some of those are meant for Lucy, but… hope in those beautiful eyes of hers at me?

Why did I- I froze as she then kissed me firmly yet also softly on the lips rather suddenly. I then briefly saw with my eyes she now looked regretful as Sunset now took my not-kissing-back, after a minute, as a rejection of sorts and began to pull away until I surprised her by kissing back softly, as well.

After a few minutes, she I noticed had her arms on my own while she did so, and when she pulled away, Sunset laughed hesitantly and gave me a sheepish look to my now blushing face as she also sated randomly to me; making me still look at her with sudden warmth and to my surprise, my beast roaring inward to me to do that again, and with Sunset also brushing her hair away from her eyes as it got into the way while she kissed me first.

"I have a confession as well Adagio." Sunset stated to get my full attention, as we knew Lucy was in the room right now and yet from what is aw on her face, she had a minor tint to her face on her cheeks, still looking at me with warmth now in her eyes, "I-I secretly had a crush on you for some time." I was of course shocked on this, and looked to with a raised eyebrow and asked softly with a hint of wanting to know in my eyes at the same time, "When did you…" "I had it during Lucy's monthly recovery, Adagio. I just held it in as at the time m, you and your siblings seemed to be concerned about something… else, I had to guess to myself back then?" I heard Sunset stated a question to more herself being unsure at the end, yet I sighed inwardly knowing why.

My sisters and I loved Lucy dearly, but I felt we could still back then, before Aeroza told us firmly we couldn't do so even if we wanted to due to the powerful spell that sent us from our old home to here, to try and return back to Equestria.

Yet we did spend most of our free time despite this also, with the girls back on Lost Avalon, even ending up in weird situations with Sunset and myself at a few times in separation from the odd errands Aeroza sent us to, back then.

"It wasn't anything really concerning Sunset, but despite the kiss; Which was lovely I had to say as well as felt from you," I began as she seemed to be secretly pleased by that comment but then looked at me curiously now as I finished, as we both looked to Lucy and then back to each other, "We can start slow and maybe involve Lucy during that time as being her parents. But right now however, we need to keep our guard up, and protect what is ours."

It would seem she understood as she glanced briefly back to Lucy before a determined look crossed her face and she also stunned me as she stood up, making me sweat drop as Lucy probably had passed some of her habits to what I hope, my girlfriend the mortals called it, from her friendship with the other girls? "We will protect her if we have to, especially from that person earlier and Arthas himself!"

After a few moments as she now had a fist clenched in the air; with said fist was also briefly shaking, she looked to me. Then looked to be sheepish now while turning and also rubbing the back of her own head, like Lucy does, mixed with her own doing, "I stated that out loud like Lucy sometimes does, didn't I Ada?"

I was about to comment on that yet froze briefly, and then questioned her to which she seemed confused as such by it, "Ada?" Sunset then looked at me, not known to me it was mock sadness yet mixed with true as she was still worried over Lucy, despite our feelings for each other now known to us, "You don't like it? It's just when Lucy calls you that it was fine but…" "No. No, it's fine Sunset!" I then exclaimed with also motioning with both my arms and hands, not seeing a brief sly-like smirk on Sunset's face before returning to normal at me.

I then felt I needed to by sly slightly as Sunset then gapped at me yet I saw she liked the nickname I stated to her now, while also in a false-thinking pose on the bed still with my left-hand to my chin, and my first-finger gently tapping it while I gazed at her at the same time, "As long as I get to call you Blaze in return, Sunset~." I lightly sang her name at the end; not seeing I caused her to lightly shiver at briefly.

I now saw her debate slightly to herself for a few minutes and then smiled a true yet small, sad smile as she gazed at me since I knew most of her sadness was aimed at Lucy from her still looking at the scar she caused on my nieces, and her adopted child's face, "Deal."

We then both jumped as the door was lightly knocked yet it was loud enough to know someone was at the door, and we both stated at the same time to make ourselves lightly blush briefly for, "Come in!" It was April as she then gave us knowing looks, and within moments she made us both freeze in place and also at the same time, gave her surprised looks at with her beaming at us, "It's about time you guys finally realized your feelings to each-other."

When she closed the door, I then narrowed my eyes like Sunset was doing, yet I saw her look to me with approval of asking first for some reason, with myself also crossing both of my arms under my chest at the same time, with a pointed look, "How long did you know?"

Now it looked like April was sheepish as she then stated to freeze us in place, "For a while since Aria got me involved briefly at the temple the dragons had. But they not like me," she quickly made waving motions with her hands at our looks now to her to be slightly confused, yet I was then mad slightly like Sunset was, yet she also seemed amused at the same time by the reveal April then stated lastly, "Aria and the others however made a bet to see how long it would take you guys to notice one another."

"So they bet with whom though, April?" Sunset now asked after a few minutes of me and her thinking it over, with also knowing who it might have been to start this bet off with. She now gulped, and I then promised inwardly to myself to prank the two later-on once we officially return back to Lost Avalon… and maybe get Sunset in on this as well as she was involved. "Rainbow Dash and Pinkie Pie."

I sighed knowing right now, they are not where we all are at the moment, including my siblings to which I was now half-saddened to know they weren't with me right now…. as it felt like it was that back then.

Eventually April then asked Sunset, to which she briefly glanced to me and Lucy before sighing in agreement since from what I saw, Sunset seemed to be stressed secretly still. "Do you want to come with me right now and go on that tour the Blood Princess is doing? It has been amusing so far, as we accidently caused a scene." We then both gave her a look at that, and she shrugged while also at the same time deadpanning to plainly state with humored eyes also in her orbs, "You may want to hold-off on that for now though. Let's just say it was... Interesting and leave it at that."

I saw after a few minutes of not saying anything with Sunset also debating on leaving or not, I softly stated to make her look at me in surprise, "Go ahead. We can catch-up when you return as I'm going to stay and watch Lucy, for now." My new girlfriend seemed reluctant until I got up and then kissed her on the lips to stun her once again, yet she return it, with April secretly chanting a yes I win, as she secretly fibbed on her being part of the bet.

Once we pulled away, she gave me a wordless smile of acceptance as we knew we were officially started as of now, as a couple, and she gave me one last kiss, but this time on my cheek as she waved goodbye with the door then closing lastly by April, with an approved look to my confusion to her.

I then sighed after standing alone for the past few minutes, and saw it was starting to snow, and decided to make myself comfortable with myself also beginning to think what has transpired today up to now.


(Flashback Ends)

I sighed to myself now as I still gazed out the current location I knew must have been very high-up of sorts, yet I stated randomly while briefly glancing at Lucy to still see she was passed-out in a peaceful sleep this time, and looking right back out to the scenery, "I still hope Lucy gets better…" I then trailed off as I briefly brush my left-fingers from my left-hand to my lips; recalling the few kisses I had with Sunset.

I then tinted a little thinking of doing so once again as when we kissed the first time, in secret, it felt like I was complete as well as finally whole with her. I even ended up chatting with my beast while I thought at the same time with agreement. Yet I was confused as to why she stated Our One, instead of Sunset's full, first name.

"It would seem you have a knack of being in love like other mortals I knew, personally, Adagio Dazzle." Stated a familiar voice I froze in place at and then slowly looked to see it was him, the one that took the Sha of Fear's power I was told by the others. He was currently just standing perfectly still in the middle of the room.

I then quickly got-off the window's long-yet-settable edge, and quickly moved myself over to Lucy, and also firmly stated with a guarded tone showing on my face; not seeing him secretly pleased by my swift actions without deciding anything at all within his presence. He also wore that same cloak now on the same time of day we made the deal with each other for. "Why are you here, and what do you possibly want now?"

Diablos merely chuckled at my stated question to him as if it was slightly amusing, and titled his head as he then casually stated with ease; his eyes briefly glowing as a result, "Why can't I just check-up and to see how our long-time reunion held you as such, Contractor?"

I just glared at him still, and he chuckled as well as sighed at the same time, shrugging as he then stated to me to make me lessen my guard… but only slightly at the best, "So feisty Adagio over a simple question. I just came to do something kindly for the few times I would be doing so that is, until the time is up my dear~" he sang that last bit to me, to which also made me shiver.

Yet I paused in place as I then stated curiously, despite him being secretly pleased at this information he was about to now pass on as he sensed he was like her, being watched by that annoying vampire-like princess of sorts; in Diablos's mind that is, with her also telling and making them come to the room as fast as they can now, "And what that might be, demon?"

I froze as I glanced slightly to see that sigil lit-up rather suddenly as well as quickly on my left-wrist to that same hue color once again; with him chuckling at the same time.

I then felt fear once again by him as he easily came-up to me now and also leaned to my frozen form, with a hint of satisfaction mixed with amusement in his tone of voice, by his final words before teleporting by a dark-like smoke cloud of sorts afterwards. "You will see later-on slightly, my poor, unfortunate soul. Just be thankful I was amused by your telling of our Deal to the others, and theses few secret gifts I then bestow upon you… Is a price for it; A good one I might add to further amuse me till you find me a more... worthier soul then your own. Yet you get to keep said gifts as such; Even if you do get-out of our Contract for my soon-to-be newer client."

The door was now quickly opened, and I was in a daze since it was also Sunset who hugged me, as well as looking around with, strange as it sounds, slit-like eyes of a dragon. She then shook her head as her eyes then changed back from being dragon-like to normal, instantly.

April and Jaina then came into the room since the others went to protect the younger girls currently still out of the safety-zone of our chambers of this place. Though it would seem they were too-late yet the three then noticed my left-wrist was still lit-up before dimming back to what I knew if we returned, to be a tattoo of sorts.

"We just missed the demon?" Sunset was the first to question me firmly, to which I nodded without words, and she hugged me once again as Jaina began whispering some kind of spell I guess to herself; going around the room to see if he might of left any hidden surprises I imagine, behind. April however, was half-touched by Sunset and I also guessed at the mini-scene we are doing, but also aware of a faint, dark-like presence that was also hidden yet vanished to whom knows where.

After ten minutes, with them also double-checking as well as Lucy's area, it was deemed safe as I decided to let April remain behind; after she volunteered mysteriously that is to make myself suspicious slightly of her hidden motives, but now me, Sunset, and the mage, were now heading to the current location they last knew the others were at.

I also at the time from when we were moving, inwardly warm as well as slightly happy; despite the scare the demon caused recently once again to me, as Sunset Shimmer, AKA, my new girlfriend, kept holding my left-hand with her own right-hand, in turn.

We eventually came to a strange location to which when we saw, we had to hide our amusement as the girls were causing havoc somehow by tossing random bottles within a lab of sorts, everywhere that was thankfully, empty, off the edge of a platform. Nefertina merely chuckled at their antics as it was a game the Blood Princess sometimes plays, with permission of course by said Doctor himself, to do.

As it turns out, this area was Putricide's Laboratory within this citadel. I did wonder why… Shudder… that stitched corpses roamed that hallway we recently passed in guard-like poses. The doctor himself however, seemed to be working on something as near him was a huge table filled with beakers, test tubes, and bottles filed with curious to dangerous liquids.

He noticed us instantly as he greeted us in a cheery way, before returning to his work I assumed, "Welcome everyone! I decided to let the girls play around for a while." I gave the undead male a weird-out look to make Sunset chuckle with myself now also half-pouting at her, as Sunset even found this even more amusing. Yet I saw the doctor had an armored guard watching him while working in utter silence, yet he I think it was, eyed us with minor interest before mainly watching the doctor do his thing.

Nefertina then stated to get my attention, to which I also noticed the other two females: Jaina and Sunset seemed to already know about this guard; which made me unnerved by the stiff posture he was using to do his duties. "That guard is the so-called punishment to the doctor here Adagio, aunt to my mate. Well, one of few things that is." I was curious and before I could ask, the undead male groaned annoyed as the guard then took the finished vial and dropped it; not knowing it was an extra, "Why does the King punish me so, why, why, why!"

It was also amusing yet I was more entertained by the three girls currently tossing bottles in random locations near the edge they were at; not knowing it was one of two area's that housed Putricide's experimented colossal abominations.

Eventually we decided to go on with the tour with the doctor now complaining to a chuckling guard at him; for his orders, as we then left to the area Sindragosa now stated she used to claim as her own, since it was the last-part of the tour itself

We rode a strange-enchanted elevator they called a loft, down to her former area. It was spacious I can see that, as we were then swarmed by undead-humanoid-looking spiders and giant-like humanoids they called the Vrykul. However she was mostly surprised the most, other than us, as they still bowed to her; both male versions as well as females I guessed, alike.

"Why are you all still bowing to me? I am no longer ruler of this part of the Citadel anymore." Sindragosa stated to the inhabitants of this area I guessed, until one of which, a smaller-yet-still tall female who appeared to be around my age in human-wise, and Sunset's, now stepped forward with her quickly kneeling at the same time, "My Queen, despite our King's orders to not worship you at all, we feel… No need to do so; Despite soon this area will be remodeled for another ruler to take its place."

The teenaged Vrykul female was like I stated, easily around our current age, yet she had a mixed figure of being an Amazon with a small yet lithe figure, and a bigger chest to my envy then mine. She also wore leather or animal-based gear like the few other females in the room, yet hers was also mixed with dragon hide. Her skin was a lighter blue then the others females though with her eyes not like theirs, but inwardly surprising us, was more human than the Vrykul race; with them being violet-green mixed. She also had a strange-tribal tattoo I am guessing, on the left-cheek on her left-side of her own face that was neon-green in color. Though I thought I saw her blue-furred belt twitch slightly to my hidden interest.

Sindragosa sighing inwardly to herself I imagined, simply motioned to rise, in which everyone done so, and then looked mainly at the teenager with her being surprised by the look on her face by the question, "You, what is your name?" This caused the other female Vrykul and undead spider-people as I dubbed them, looking at the eventual scene curiously. She gulped before stating quickly her name, which was also understandable to us. "My name is Astrid Moutainrage; Daughter to Hermana Moutainrage and Sapheon from space, My Queen." She, Astrid, quickly bowed afterwards.

I was curious about her father as she mentioned not the last name, but from space. Is she Half-Vrykul then? I briefly thought to myself.

The large group of followers I guessed, were surprised by their Queen's; Sindragosa's actions as she then kneeled and lifted the teen Vrykul, and then declared to freeze her in place with a gapping jaw; also seeing a nearby female who wore priestess robes gave her a look of a really mixed with disapproval as she also slightly resembles the teenager in looks, except her hair was like the other female Vrykul within this area, a light-blue. The teen's, Astrid's that is was a darker-blue with black highlights mixed in… sort of like the belt around her waist. "I declare you as of now, my right-hand:For being able to speak-up by the others as well as from what I can tell, useful as such. I also dub you Astrid," Sindragosa smiled slightly to herself at this as we were witnesses as such, along with mostly everyone in this large chamber-like room, "As my personal Second-In-Command, as soon as we are able," she now gestured to everyone to get their attention, also surprising them as a result by her next choice of words as well as us; making me secretly look to Sunset with her silently agreeing this might be either interesting or more problematic, "We will leave this world along with the Otherwolders, and live amongst them."

It was silence until eventually they all cheered at her for this, as well as the teen's own mother now joining her as she hugged the teen in congratulations at this unexpected outcome.

Jaina as well as the rest of us; besides the curious younger girls that is, gave Sindragosa looks as she shrugged and replied softly as they, her followers, were conversing loud-enough to not hear her at the moment. "I figured as I owe them like they owe me; A good exchange to live peacefully as such, right?"

I saw Jaina had an inner debate, but before she could state her opinion, Sunset stated it before she could with us all now looking to her; Nefertina keeping the younger girls occupied to know she is great with children. "Well, it is a great idea Sindragosa, but…" "But?" Sindragosa questioned curiously, with her posture also pointing it out as well to the hybrid teen I fell in love with. "It might be problematic slightly if they arrive at the world as they are."

Seeing she now understood as Sindragosa recalled the locals on Lost Avalon as such, she sighed as I then stated to make her look at me, then face-palm to herself to our amusement at the same time as she muttered something, "Why not when we get a chance, have Aeroza do something to aid us when that happens? I have a feeling we may be doing more than this group, for some reason." They all gave me curious looks, to which I shrugged and then stated unsure that is, "Just a feeling I suppose."

Like I stated to them, I felt as if we may be bringing more than this current group if the stated promise Sindragosa just made to her followers was anything to go by. Not known to me eventually I would be right on this, especially at which I felt this strange feeling would do so as such.

We then decided to hang out and then discuss on random topics; also slowly yet surely getting along with the other two races within her group. Even the two former blue drake-like undead dragons I found out she governed as well... well three, as the third was currently missing.

Afterwards we decided to stay as well as Sindragosa also fetching both April, Lucy, and the current belongings we had with us at the time from the chambers itself since we felt safer at the moment within Sindragosa's chambers here at the Icecrown Citadel. But we didn't realize we forgot her, my dau-my niece's backpack. Of course a few of her followers as well as Astrid, went with her as protection, to her hidden ire.

So all in all, right now it seems peaceful, and yet to what the demonic male stated to me earlier, as I glanced at my sigil on my wrist, somewhat feeling that something might occur tomorrow.


Normal POV; Aspect Temple:

Everyone after the absence of the girls as well as Lucy, were kept busy while they made plans to go eventually to storm into the Citadel itself, and retrieve not only them, but to end the Lich King's terror, once and for all.

Aeroza and the others eventually came to this world by Discord, with the help of not only the dragons, but by the fay-witch herself; sent him back to report what occurred.

So currently the turtles had to be enchanted to stay-warm on the cold climate, along with a few others as they were not slightly used to the cold; especially those of water-based elements.

Currently everyone was either training or joining in on learning a lot of other things about this particular world, since it peeked mostly everyone's interest as it did for him long ago. But the man himself, Aeroza, was currently alone with him being further outwards; at the outskirts of the temple grounds as he also meditated to conserve his worries as well as speak to his spirits; as well as his two Aeon-Cursed-Based Siblings, within his heart.

It would seem Lucille is going to have a hard-time from what I briefly felt on my face within a mere few seconds. Aeroza began to think while meditating, since he kept on talking for the past few hours with his weapon's spirits as well as the other Aeons as well, as well as to who was mentioned. But I foresee she would prevail over anything that comes her way…. Especially her other-part of herself that was formed by Venom back then… More-so, simply reawakened that spirit that aided her when younger as such, yet still fused with the spirit herself.

Aeroza then felt a presence behind him now as he then sighed, and with him not moving at all since the man was merely floating; stated firmly without either looking or also opening his eyes at this specific person; with him in a minor Indian pose for his meditation, "What are you here for Xemnas?" Xemnas with said item given to him by his so-calledMaster earlier, felt like he needed to deliver it in person, as well as speak to him about something… personal to which this immortally-cursed man can only tell the Nobody.

"A gift from my Master," Xemnas began to say, but yet spoke the word Master in minor disdain that caused Aeroza a small chuckle to escape from his lips at this, as the Former Leader of Organization 13 now continued; as he at the same time, moved slowly in front of the floating immortal, "To you. He merely wanted more room for other worlds we recently obtained by the Corruptions as such, Aeonmaster."

Aeroza merely nodded as he then floated up even higher, and quickly opened his eyes as well as positioning himself to stand. He then gently touched the rock he was on this entire time with ease; now stating rather easily with a minor glaze for a few moments within his orbs as he looked to Xemnas now. "Even as he is now, his original self still after all this time… Obtains a part to which he cared for our people, still."

This secretly peeked Xemnas's interest slightly as Aeroza now gave the man a brief look to, and then noticed the orb with sudden wide eyes to make that interest to switch to sudden half-confusion, as Aeroza then quickly plucked the orb from the Nobody's hands without a word.

"He had them this whole time?" Aeroza loudly asked himself as he ignored the Nobody for a few moments, before glancing at Xemnas who half-shrugged his shoulders to make Aeroza understood he didn't know who he meant. "Who you just held, Nobody-Based Child of both Xehanort and Terra, are the few children I have been seeking ever since the Dark Shift of my world. The last few children My Soulmate, Lucinda; To when she was whole and not cursed, took care-of kindly from the Orphanage we once had on my... Our world."

This made Xemnas's eyes widen briefly at this sudden news, yet thought grudgingly at his so-called master's stupidity at this as well, It would seem as a specter… dissolved a few things to recall as such. Xemnas then revealed the other two, to which he quickly took without words, and placed all three into his cloak to deal-with later on.

Yet now, Aeroza saw that the Nobody has something to say to him or maybe ask him, and he inwardly smirked as well as the others within his heart at this as he then asked with a tilt to the head, and also crossing his arms as well, "What is your hidden question then, Xemnas. I can somehow tell something bothers you personally?"

Xemnas felt unnerved slightly and yet also cursed inwardly at his heart making emotions he didn't want to show or use right now in front of this person. Yet he then stated to make Aeroza by his own response to this, merely raise an eyebrow at. "I need to know all about the Realm of Darkness, Aeonmaster, and how to easily leave and go into it." Aeroza then had an all-knowing look, as he then waited merely in silence with him at the same time, briefly looked away in minor thought, then glanced at him with his head tilted up slightly to when he now spoke; by his own tone it held a mixture of both curiosity, and intrigued, "Pray tell to me Xemnas, as to why you must know as such, hmm?"

Xemnas's face then narrowed slightly as he firmly stated to make Aeroza be slightly impressed as such as the Nobody in turn, also crossed his arms to prove a point slightly, but more to himself. "It isn't of any of your concern, Aeonmaster. I just need to know." Xemnas then looked to the immortal slightly in half-shock as Aeroza then stated with narrowed eyes now at him as well as looking at the Nobody, all knowing that is, by his words now. "This wouldn't of happen to do with both your Half-Somebody, and Aqua; the Keyblade Master's, within that domain now wouldn't it?"

Aeroza's suspicions were confirmed as Xemnas merely nodded only once in hesitant agreement.

Aeroza then sighed as he debated for a few moments, recalling to what the Nobody recently gave him three specific orbs of whole people or truly specific people from his past, long, long, ago. But he knew the Nobody has his reasons, or more like questions to the two Masters. Why not get more out of this as I know this might out-trick Xemnas's current plan, I sense. Aeroza then thought with a grin now, making the Nobody then looked slightly nervous as the look also made Aeroza, somewhat insane for a moment.

Aeroza then looked to the Ex-Leader, and stated normally to him with a minor half-grin now on his face, with his tone also stating he was grateful as well, "I do appreciate of you returning those three orbs to me, as a gift by… Him as such," but Aeroza's eyes now narrowed once again as he gave Xemnas a look, and then stating firmly yet kindly to the Nobody now with a sly grin also replacing after Aeroza then stated his own choice of words, to him. "I do not do deals as such half-fast, or partially. I do them fully, without any side-effects or as such, by the terms."

"I know this Aeonmaster, and I would agree to your own terms… As well as mine when added," Xemnas then told Aeroza firmly, to once again impress the cursed immortal; who startled the Nobody by laughing softly for a few moments and then began stating now with a wider yet heart-felt grin on his features with a minor flash in his eyes at the same time, "I have to say as to whom you are, Xemnas, you impressed me. But I do however have a few conditions as such for this… particular deal." Aeroza stated in a mixture of determination and firmness, to Xemnas now.

Before the Nobody could sate anything, Aeroza raised a hand to motion to be silent as he was still talking, and held up the first finger on his left-gloved hand as he began to state his terms. "First: I want you to retrieve a few things by a list I will give you while within the Dark Realm. Secondly," Aeroza then showed to be showing two fingers now, on said gloved hand, "You are to retrieve not only those two you want to ask, by temporary items I will give you to do so as you wanted in the first place, but a few others I think deserve.. A second chance as such, of life."

Xemnas could agree… slightly to this, yet froze as to what he then stated to make the Nobody now give him a really look, to which the grin stayed on Aeroza's face still. "Third and finally, I want two things from you: I want you when the time is right, to train my Granddaughter alongside someone... Particular; When she shows up that is, in some of your arts as well as bestow a gift of sorts upon her person, and the other is that I want you to do something…. humiliating as an apology to what you caused her as such, Xemnas. It will be five things of course, and she gets to choose when and where."

Xemnas now pondered the pro and cons of this particular deal to himself, with Aeroza merely waiting patiently for his answer. I would get what I want, but the last part of the deal seems… not worth it yet at the same time, it is on what I would get out of this entirely.

After five minutes of Xemnas deciding, the Nobody now sighed in defeat to make Aeroza grin wider if possible, before it then changed to a smaller yet normal grin on his face now at Xemnas, as the Nobody now narrowed his eyes with hesitance, and then held-out the hand Aeroza would shake normally to make said deals, the right-hand, and stated neutrally to him as well, "You have your deal, Aeonmaster."

Aeroza with his glove now charged with the magic required to make sure that this is binding; which would be felt to whom he makes this kind of deal with as well, now shook with his secretly, skeletal hand within that glove. The magic then linked to them both for a few seconds before going away with ease.

"It a deal then. Now," Aeroza began as he conjured two objects to which he easily handed to the Nobody; who was curious as one was a orb that was about the size of a baseball, yet was like that to the communicator orbs his so-called master uses, and the other was a basic list of sorts with a lot of detailed items purposely listed as such on said paper.

"Now that orb is not just a Locater Orb (2), as not only it would easily lead you to whom our deal is based upon, but it would by my own power, allow them to head to my Created World as such, for a purpose only I all-know, as such. The list would also change once you obtain the specific times first that is to the very people, and the orb itself would lead you to them." Xemnas mutely nodded as he was then given one final item after he stored them away into his inventory that he has like a few others, a strange device that mostly resembled to that of a pager, "That would allow you to enter as such with ease, into the Dark Realm, Xemnas. But you may use this item," Aeroza then pointed as he got near the Nobody and pointed to said item to make the Nobody's eyes now narrow at the particular item as he finished, "To return with ease, and it would basically drop by slaying normal Neoshadows. To what I think, you may need at least seven of them or more."

Xemnas nodded as he moved away from Aeroza and opened a portal of darkness, and was about to go into it before he froze and glanced at the immortal as Aeroza now lastly stated in advice the Nobody thought briefly, before leaving fully into said vortex, "Just do everything the list states, and you would be all right and possibly regain the ability to enter that domain, once again, Xemnas, as I know you lost it once I can easily tell when you were brought back as a servant, to my former brother."

Once he left, Aeroza sighed and turned to briefly glance at a rock formation since his location was near a small mountain of sorts within the area itself, and then stated firmly with knowing in his tone, "Why don't you come-out Alexstrasia. I know you were merely waiting a chance to ask me something." It was indeed the Dragon Queen of the Aspects herself, alone as well in a concealed charm of sorts; which was placed upon her by Khadgar himself. "You were aware I was there the entire time, correct Aeroza?" He merely nodded and turned as he also motioned for her to continue, yet winced as she then firmly exclaimed a little loud yet not to loud for it to echo all over the land, "Then what were you thinking of making a deal with that mortal?!"

Aeroza sighed in exasperation as he then sat down on the same rock he meditated on, and gave her a look from his hands to which she saw him acting his true age slightly yet not, as he held wisdom in his orbs, mixed with looking overly stressed. "It needed to be done if he is to be redeemed later-on; When the chance is given, Alexstrasia. However," Aeroza then changed the topic back to her as he stated knowingly to make her look to him in shock now, "You wanted to ask if I can bring-back any of your elder children if possible, correct?"

She merely nodded slowly at him now as she then sat next to him without him asking at all, and he sighed as Aeroza then stated to shock her with a sad heart now, yet mixed with hope at the news; with the Dragon Queen also seeing his eyes were glazed as if he was seeing farther away than right now, before they returned to normal. "All but two of your children were spared, and yet they were taken off this world and sent to another in which, your two elder daughters will have to remain for now."

Alexstrasia was about to ask why, until he held-up a hand to stop her from even doing so with a sad yet understanding look on his face as he then also explained his reasons why, shocking her once again as the cursed immortal was known to do so most of the time to others unknowingly, "The very world would need of their skills and powers; Both current and new that was bestowed upon them, to not only save it, but to find their soulmates on said world. They would eventually be bringing them with the two, back here to meet you."

She sighed yet nodded to his words, and they then got up and he then teleported by his power, back to the temple to give him a sudden idea, and then make said plan as well as to tell the others as such. Though they wondered where did both Discord and Maleficent possibly go to, yet Aeroza already knew but decided to not say a word.

Not known to the two, they were being watched by a person concealed in the same way, but more developed charm of sorts to reveal a specific Orc who grinned at this, yet decided as he sensed the presence of a potential individual earlier, to train as such. He then left by a dark-green portal to his current-hidden base.


Location on Azeroth: Broken Isle; on Warden's Isle, Azsuna:

Within the continent of the Broken Isles on this world, on this very isle, specific group of Elves that were dubbed as Wardens, live and remain to watch-over the prisoners their own group collected, and also imprisoned within the Vault of Wardens.

The area itself also has the Burning Legion's forces also setting up camp not too far from the location, as said demons try to invade. Speaking as such, the location was fair in the ground mixed with partial plant-life also, with mostly rough terrain. There was also a cavern on the isle itself to which hosted a Nightfallen who hasn't bothered with the Wardens for the moment's time he arrived here.

But at this time, a lighter-yet dark vortex then opened up and two individuals now shown-up near the Vault's entrance; with the two female Warden guards aiming their spears at them. It was both Maleficent and Discord who had a small, white flag and was also waving it around, with a sheepish grin on his animal face.

"Halt! State your business!" Firmly stated one of the two female Warden guards, to both the strangers. As such being in the Wardens, only females or a few rare chanced males are accepted into their ranks as such.

Maleficent gave them both neutral looks, yet spoke kindly to them as at the same time, Discord dismissed that flag by his Chaos Magic, and she stated to make them less tense yet now suspicious of their actions on being here. "I am here to see if your vault has a few individuals that would be… Innocent of their crimes within." The two guards then began to speak in the Night Elf language to each other briefly, and then the left-one nodded and quickly went inside, and the remaining guard firmly motioned for them both to wait.

Discord then whispered to the fay-witch nervously now, making her only give a raised eyebrow in response back to him, "Are you sure the not-mentioned-to me individuals are locked-up here, Fay-Drake?" She merely stated plainly of course tone of voice back, yet also whispered back to him in response, "Yes I do think they are here. Especially to a few that were sent by Maiev herself, from what I recall of that Elf back then."

It was a long ten minute wait later-on that the same female guard came back with a more higher-up guard behind her.

The current Warden in charge by the absence of Maiev narrowed her own eyes at them both under the helm all Wardens wear, and firmly stated to them with a hint of curiosity, "Whom do you two seek within the Vault of Wardens?" In response to this, Maleficent then reached into her cloak, and pulled out a strange-looking stone to make their eyes widen slightly at what it was, yet understood as they are considered rare among their race. Especially since it was also made not only in Azeroth, but rumored by the goblins themselves, other worlds as well.

"So the stone you must have placed certain blood or other, is reacting within our Vault then?" The Head-Guard finally asked after a few minutes of silence. The fay-witch merely nodded as she gently tapped her staff to now start walking as it would seem they were given silent permission to enter and seek whom her stone was set to do so; especially with minor hope of finding a very specific someone as well.

Secretly to what she didn't tell the others, even Lucy as well, she did have a child with the Saiyan male or her mate in his race's terms. Her daughter though, was sent-away for her own safety at a young age; including to what she felt once she arrived on this world, felt her connection to her only child on this globe. But she wasn't the only one she would be seeking as well, as she knew the few others might have ended up as prisoners by the tales she obtained by her... spies of sorts on this globe as well.

After trekking within the walls, the two were stunned as to how their imprisonment works: they are incased either within enchantments of sorts, or jade-like gems fully. The two saw mostly those of their race strangely with a few others, and even demons or elementals within the prison, sealed away as such described.

It was when they now neared a strangely large yet enchanted door the stone glowed to make the Head-Guard secretly in a mixture of both alarmed and surprised. "Your Seeker Stone (3) is reacting to this specific door?" The female Guard after a few moments of hesitation, stated questionably to the fay-witch who merely raised an eyebrow at this to make the guard now tell them, also secretly freezing her in place while glancing at the door.

"This strange dark-skinned drake-hybrid of sorts, randomly showed-up injured and at the time we had no supplies to cure the female hybrid, of her ailment. So we decided to place an enchantment on her to freeze her in time. Of course we did cure her, but we kept her remained in place, in case she was hostel." While the guard spoke, not only was she unlocking the door as she was shown by Maiev; as she was the one who ordered curiously to do so to this female dragon, but Maleficent by the only one who saw, Discord that is, gripped her staff firmly yet quickly held it normally within moments.

The enchanted door, once it was opened that is with the runes also glowing; before going downwards and into the floor itself, as the small group then began entering the room, Maleficent then was angered as well as relieved at seeing who she has been searching for a long, long time for. Discord however was shocked slightly at seeing a hybrid dragon-human of sorts within an ice-like block of sorts.

The hybrid being mentioned was currently looking like she is twelve years of age but in reality, was only the same age as Lucy in development by the mixed races within her. She had black-ivory-colored skin that seemed to be a mixture of normal skin and scales; due to Maleficent's own Animagus form as a side effect to her child. But the child's hair was that of her fathers; a dark-brown with her eyes also shut as she was currently lying on an altar of sorts, in a sleep-state. She was also the basic height of a twelve year old as well, and her features and figure was sleek yet slightly curved, but with a defined tone of muscle also showing on her arms, legs, and upper and lower parts of her body to the point of having little to no fat at all on her lithe yet sleek-frame. The child also, as a part of being mixed as well as the potion itself, a dragon-like tail that matched her skin tone, on the side of said altar. The girl wore mostly dark-grey gear as well as clothing to which, was showing herself off slightly mixed with being decent-looking to the viewpoint of others. No gloves or feet as they were clawed hands and feet, and yet, she had two small-curved silver horns of sorts near the sides of her forehead that grew within her hairline.

The Head-Guard nearly jumped by the minor anger embedded into the tone of the fay-witch's voice with her glaring at her at the same time, "Open the enchanted prison as that is my daughter you have here, at this moment." Paling under her helm by the small amounts of power she felt by the fay-witch herself briefly, she quickly signaled to the guard that was secretly placed within to do so, with Discord dropping his jaw at this news from Maleficent, with her also giving him a look for later.

Within moments after the enchantment was gone, Maleficent then quickly yet with grace; as she knew she had to make an ever-lasting impression amongst the Wardens as such, to her daughter as well as started on checking her over. Discord came by once she was done with a relieved look on her face, and yet seemed impressed at the same time as she turned her gaze to the Head-Guard with her neutral yet kind statement now, "Your race has done a good job healing my child. But you should have kept her out of this enchantment in the first place as she is kind and gentle in nature, but like a dragon when truly angered on the happenings of her family or friends she would of made, injured or worst."

The Head-Guard seemed not only relieved yet inwardly groaned as she as well as the others suggested this a long time ago, as the child they now know, was in this state for nearly seventy-seven years in mortal years. But it was Maiev that gave the orders to keep the hybrid in the enchantment for some odd reason or other.

Maleficent then gave Discord a look as she conjured that vortex to the slight surprise of the Wardens, now in the room and he stated before she could say anything as he sensed it was Aeroza's world currently she made for a specific reason; also holding a clawed-hand up with a knowing grin on his features. "Say no more, I will make sure she is in good care until you and the others do come to his world when it is time. Although did you want me as a sitter or..." "Yes," Maleficent stated with a soft gaze mixed with her neutral look still as she began to tell Discord to keep an eye on her child, and he agreed quickly, knowing the pain he would be by said fay-witch if he didn't, and the two quickly left, with him easily carrying the child through the vortex, and it then vanished.

Within moments the fay-witch turned swiftly and began to leave the room now, and startled the gob smacked guards to quickly go with her, "Shall we proceed further still?"

After a while, since she also enchanted the stone itself to reveal familiars within the domain of this place for not only her child, but her goddaughter as such, sent at least seven of them away back to Aeroza's world the same way she done so, for her own child and Discord. She also sent away a few Demon Hunters that to the confession of the Wardens themselves, they gave-up without a fight to make it seem they were innocent under Illadan Stormrage's campaign on the Burning Temple (4), back then. Both male and female Night Elves and Blood Elves, that is.

She also liberated a few other races that were possibly kept as prisoners by accidental means or was mostly forced to do so as such, by their own groups back then; making the prison have the same amount it has before, but now from secretly from two-thousand prisoners, to at least one-thousand, seven-hundred, and fifty-two remaining.

Eventually she knew she couldn't free the so-called Betrayer himself as the enchantment on his own prison was casted by Current Leader to the Wardens; Maiev, herself, but came to a wall as strange as it sounds to cause the two to freeze slightly in place as the stone glowed and kept trying to leap out of her left-hand as in her right, was her staff. "Tell me In-Charge Warden, what is beyond this very wall here to make my enchanted stone to act-up as such?"

To what the Head-Guard of the place then stated, peeked Maleficent's interest slightly as when the currently in-charged Warden placed her gloved hand onto the wall, a strange yet familiar sigil appeared. "We have no clue as such, my lady, as this room has been here even before my time. It was mostly built within our foundation of the Vault, itself." When the guard spoke, the sigil lit up, and most of the wall began to sink into each other with the brick-work she noticed was different, began to move inwardly to show a opened doorway now, and as they walked into it, touches they must on enchanted began to lit-up one-by-one, near the ceiling to light-up the room itself. To what the fay-witch saw, truly astounded her.

The walls themselves had hieroglyphic writing mixed with an ancient yet familiar language Maleficent knew slightly, and it was all around the room itself. But in the middle to which she frozen over briefly before an all-knowing look was now on her face was a metallic, pitch-black pod of sorts that resembled to something Aeroza described to one of his half-siblings being sealed within (5).

As they now neared the pod, she questioned as well as now touching it at the same time gently, with a look to the two Warden guards, "How long do you estimate this… peculiar item has been within your domain, over?" The two merely shrugged in a unsure way, and the Head-Guard then stated honestly to make Maleficent now fully understand it might be one of Aeroza's siblings that he long lost as of now, "We think from what one of our best knowledge describers could tell us, around or at least close to a few millennia or more?"

"Then I will be taking this thing lastly as well, as I know whom this might belong to, truly." Maleficent then stated firmly yet kindly, to surprise the two guards as they gave each other a look, but sighed and nodded as a safety precaution to stun the two guards, she used her magic mixed with her summoning her vortex-portals as such, to make under the pod, and it slowly yet gently sunk into it and when it vanished, they were surprised that a orb was left behind.

The fay-witch then took it and placed it into her robes, and seeing that she was done, was about to leave with them when a strange horn that quickly alerted the two guards with her, made her now seemed surprised by the sudden distress mixed with authority in the Head-Guard's voice now, "We need you to seek safety my lady, as we are being attacked suddenly."

Maleficent seeing she couldn't say anything word-wise right now, sighed and let fate take their course with these guards, and left via a vortex one last time from this location. Not knowing when she left, a Balrog then came into the room by the outside of the wall itself, and roared at the two.


A few hours later; on a Legion Ship near the outer rim of the former World of the Dranai, Argus:

Above a world that was all but partially destroyed due to the power of a corrupt titan by the name of Sargeras, was the Legion Ship that was run by non-other then one of the two Betrayers of said world; who mainly gazed at most times at the world itself in half-regret and with none, at the same time.

This was non-other than Kil'jaeden (6), the now leader of the current deployment on his world of the Burning Legion, and Betrayer of the two of his own people. He currently was standing with his arms behind his back as the demonic-like wings of his currently red skin flexed slightly as he merely gazed at Argus.

He then scowled as he briefly looked behind him to see the supposed person now show-up as such to make his offer known. "You are late." The person was non-other than Xemnas as he as per orders of his master, was meeting with not only him, but one other as requested now. "My sincere apologies, Demon Lord," Xemnas did a brief bow of apology to the former Dranei-turned-demon, who grunted in compliance to this as acceptance, and rose as he finished his words to the demon, "I was holed-up on my other missions, and then decided to do my meetings, lastly."

Kil'jaeden merely grunted as he still gazed now to the world, which Xemnas now witnessed with intrigued, yet stated nothing as the Demon Lord now gazed sharply to the Nobody, who wasn't at all afraid by the burning glaze slightly in the fel-green eyes of his, the demon's arms now crossed in front of his chest, "So will you master accept my offer?" Xemnas nodded once to appease the Demon Lord by the look he had now on his face, as he also stated plainly to him with a hint of his own master's words by his orders to tell him as such, "Yes he has, and wants your forces to join his when the time is right. In doing so, you also gain us as an ally to aid on your… quest of sorts, to which he is curious about."

The Demon Lord grunted once again and casually stated with narrowed eyes firmly at the prone form of Xemnas, "It is none of your Master's business of what our quest is currently, but if you must know now, since we will be allies soon that is, it has to deal with Azeroth herself." Now instead of the world being intriguing, what the demon stated did more so as Xemnas curiously asked in a neutral look, moving as well to prove he was by looking at Kil'jaeden, "So your goal is to obtain Azeroth and maybe force the so-called lives to join your own Master's cause, I take it?"

Kil'jaeden said nothing, but only nodded a firm yes as he still gazed at Argus still. "Then of course you also wanted something else to be part of your forces as well… Mostly to deal with the ground-work of the so-called Champion's as per your wording on the deal; The deal you made with my master also?" Xemnas now asked the Demon Lord.

Once again the Demon Lord grunted in a yes to him, and Xemnas now produced a cube of sorts to peek the demon from looking at his world, to the item itself in sudden interest, as it was then placed into Kil'jaeden's large right-hand. "So this is the so-called essence you managed to gather as per agreement for us, the Burning Legion to us, as per deal?" Kil'jaeden then asked curiously while examining the metallic-like metal that felt odd, and Xemnas merely nodded as he then stated to make the Demon Lord to sharply yet quickly look to him for, "in that would be the essence of a dragon that was formerly dead inside, as well as a few other things. I do hope you will keep with your other bargain that we also agreed upon as well, Kil'jaeden?"

With a firm nod, Kil'jaeden then snapped his fingers as a fel-vortex then showed with a large fel-guard carrying with a grunt on each step, a coffin of sorts; an Egyptian-looking coffin that is with no face at all on top. The coffin itself was metallic slightly with it being a dull-silver color with warnings as well written in an ancient language on the sides.

The Fel-Guard then placed it carefully onto the ground near Xemnas as he examined the coffin itself with pure interest with his secret plans now into fruition, and looked to see Kil'jaeden was pleased as he plainly stated as if it was nothing hard to do, gesturing to the coffin as the same fel-guard returned via fel-vortex back to wherever he was, "It wasn't that hard to locate once we retrieved the information as such on a world nearby Argus, as strange as it sounds, Nobody, so as to that," he leaned slightly to be face-to-face with Xemnas now with a grin on his features, "What do you plan to do with this supposedly powerful artifact?"

Xemnas had neutral look still, but if you look closely you would defiantly see a gleam in his orange eyes now as he now also stated carefully, as to not give anything way to the Demon Lord, "Personal issues I'm afraid as such, but do not worry as it won't affect your plans, but my Master's slightly if whom is inside this coffin is to what I desire, then it would be worth the risk."

Kil'jaeden mutely nodded without words back to Xemnas in agreement as he then went and started to stare back at Argus, and then stated lastly as Xemnas was about to leave since this was also a slight dismissal as such, "Do come again as your company was slightly… interesting, at least."

Once Xemnas truly left by his portal-ways, Kil'jaeden now looked at the cube briefly before gazing once again at his home world, with a glazed-like look in his eyes as he also thought of a few things he regret doing since being a servant currently, by Sargeras.

The Demon Lord then lightly griped the cube before stating to himself now, his eyes still gazing at the world itself, "You are my slight minor-hope of sorts to bring her back to me, as well as other things." He then used his power over the ship to move it slightly, and at the location to which he then beamed to.

A small yet floating fel-fire-like flame with two neon-glowing orange eyes that also showed through said flame, looked at this with interest, as it was a manifestation of the Dark Titan himself.

Sargeras though despite him being corrupt, felt the connection with all his servants, and knew it would allow Kil'jaeden to do this, as it would be payment from him to the Betrayer to do so, as he felt his mate was with child before her demise; as said child now is seven or eight in both physical and spectral terms; with a perfect mix of both his own power from Kil'jaeden, and pure-light energy that he also felt on a certain construct at his so-called tomb. But alas as it was a construct, it wasn't what he truly wanted as it wasn't alive.

So for now, he would allow his servant, Kil'jaeden, go-on with his plans currently to have family once again, and decided to look into other things of sudden interest as to what the future-servant of his from another time, Gul'dan, stated.


Azeroth; Dragon Aspect Temple, within the planning chambers:

After the careful plans officially laid-out, a few hours later that is; by Aeroza's own suggestion that is, everyone began to do their own thing.

The Turtles as well as Splinter decided to still train as well as continue training the others currently, while the Skylanders and the Villains were doing the same; honing their skills even more-so in practice battles. Even the other mates for Lucy were doing their part; by either training, or aiding the current dragonkin as such by tasks or favors, to do.

The Dragon Aspects were also talking amongst themselves as well as preparing their flights to be involved, sensing that Arthas's forces may have increased with the Shadowed Ones as well as the Silver Ones from what Nozdormu felt, would be somehow involved.

However, both Aria and Sonata were currently at this time, with Aeroza, as well as a recently returned Maleficent, in a private area of the tower itself to discuss some things.

Maleficent just got finished explaining to Aeroza to her time on the Warden's Isle, with him merely not only nodding his head, but at the same listening as they each sat in comfy chairs.

Aria and Sonata however, had received their familiars as the stone it turned out, freed at least seventy or so of them within only a few jade-prisons the vault had. Aria was able to obtain a Silver Two-Tailed Siamese Cat that was innocent along with a Three-Tailed Turtle hybrid of sorts for Sonata. Said turtle though seemed to be a crossbreed between a tortoise and a snapping turtle, yet it only ate fruit of any kind.

But when Maleficent got to the end of her leaving after sending a strange yet familiar black-pod of sorts, he froze and quickly looked to her suddenly that he might have broken his neck if done so fast. But it didn't as he responded firmly yet aloud to make her look to him curiously as to why this was important, "Did this pod have a sigil on it with an orb underneath?"

Maleficent nodded as she used her magic to design a light-green neon-sigil within the air, and the sigil itself was a kanji to a name Aeroza hasn't seen for a long, long time with him now laughing to the point of being not only hysteric; which was making Sonata look scared as secretly, Aria as well, but Maleficent looked annoyed until the three froze as he then stated heartedly; with a mixture of being not only happy, but also surprised at the same time to them. "I can't believe she survived; One of my half-siblings after all this time thinking I discovered all of those alive, survived our world's slight doom. Well this is a surprise that my sister, Freda, somehow survived her supposed destruction of her personal ship. I also knew she had her adopted child with her at the time as well within the pod, a little girl near the same age-range as Lucy by the name of Orihimia, as such."

Maleficent now saw Aeroza was glad about this, yet saddened suddenly as he gazed at her now, looking remorse rather quickly with a mood change to the opinion of the three females, "Was there other pods, or just hers?" "Just that very pod, Aeonmaster." Maleficent honestly told him, seeing he understood the meaning and sighed.

Yet he decided to change the subject as he knew mostly everyone was personally sent to his world via Maleficent's vortex as such, and looked to Aria and Sonata now, with a firm look replacing the forlorn one. "I felt recently near the Citadel itself, a familiar presence I banished along with a few of my allies back then, twice, and was from your world Aria and Sonata; That you three Sirens were banished to. Diablos is his name and as such, he is a demon known for his gifts and tricks, as well as one of the Thirteen Old Demonic God's from my former world."

This made Aria merely raised an eyebrow to the man, but Sonata gulped as that name felt strangely familiar for some odd reason, but she couldn't quite place it as the idea of the name was on the tip of her tongue, so to speak, and yet decided to remain quiet for once. "So why is this person important to concern you Aeroza, like you said; You somehow sealed this guy away a long time ago, right?" Aria now asked him with Aeroza also looked to her now firmly with hesitation in his eyes.

What he stated next stunned the females quite easily, "We did of course, but he can be freed by shear-amounts of blood via a creature of mythic quality, to free from his void-like prison. I have a feeling if he is here, he must have been checking-up on one of his contracts as such. Because despite the way he is, he is quite powerful yet honest, like the Four other Demonic Gods, out of thirteen, that is."

Seeing their looks as well as them wanting to speak, he raised his hand as he wasn't done, and smiled sadly at them now, "I may be powerful, but old demons as such as him and the other twelve, would be slightly beyond my own power as like I stated, I only go full-out when angered truly or have little to no choice, as like I also told you three a lot of times, I fight honorably."

They then nodded to him as well as Maleficent at the same time, gripping her staff slightly at the next choice of words to know even he couldn't of done anything to the realization of the two current Sirens within the room now, about Lucy back then, "I couldn't even at the time; Even if I wanted to as well by my own hidden confession until now, couldn't retrieve my Granddaughter at all. Despite whom I am, he somehow placed Blood-Wards on said property to where she used to live-at, and they were powerful enough to block my own attempts to retrieve her every single time."

He as well as the other two saw Sonata had a question to this, and he motioned for her to speak then, with the younger Siren now titling her head to make her hair partially cover her left-eye right now when she asked, "What are Blood-Wards?"

"Blood-Wards, Sonata Dusk, are either legit or illegal to do so, as it is also considered slightly dark-magic by the use within the name, blood as such, to protect certain others or a specific someone or kin within the lines of the area it is warded upon. I somehow figured when I saw the warding that my daughter's blood was used, mixed with the old fools as during that time, he was considered Lucy's Magical Guardian with mostly all her chosen godmothers or fathers, away, as planned." The three females gave him a look, but Maleficent with understanding as she then stated by making them look to her now from her words, "I perhaps can guess to myself then, Aeroza, that the warding was from the time of Morgana Le Fay, or someone powerful enough that Dumbledore could of used as such, to even block you?"

Aeroza merely nodded a yes to surprise the Sirens, and he looked to the two now as well making them understand this also, "It also blocked from you two as well as Adagio, from what I saw. As I did check-upon her while on the world a few times, and lets say when Vernon's time comes," Aeroza now gripped his seat from his right-hand firmly with a dark-look to make the three shudder as they were glad his fury wasn't on them at the moment, "It will be truly personal to me as such."

Then after that they began to discuss some concerning topics that both Aria and Sonata then told them; nightmares of random events of their supposed death, including from not knowing, the original way they died.

Needless to say they were told it was alright and they were just that, mere nightmares of personal fears or something else they felt they would eventually feared as such, sooner or later via the encounters they must have done with Maleficent on her vortex-world hopping. But Aria was the most unconvinced one; even though she agreed to make the conversation change to random topics, she somehow knew her own dreams were merely that, more so then they appeared as they also felt too real to her.

Eventually Aeroza stated he had to go do something and eventually would return, and Maleficent decided to go out as well to obtain something, but the sudden suspicion of Aria, but Sonata was just clueless.

So at this current point, it was the two Sirens, and Sonata then asked randomly to make Aria even more irritated as she was; as part of it was for both Lucy and Adagio, as well as the others taken a while ago to said citadel this Lich King ruled over, now. "Do you think everyone would eat something like Tacos, if I made it Aria?" Sonata's question although was innocent and yet this also pissed Aria off, as she had enough from the current stress that was building up, and the sudden migraine of not having good-nights rest as in secret, she had the nightmares more so then Sonata, who recently began having them, for close to several weeks.

This froze her sibling as they were now standing and getting ready to leave by a statement so harsh from Aria, that Sonata's heart then broke in utter hurt by it now. Yet Aria was merely voicing her thoughts aloud and didn't realize it, until it was too late. "Will you shut-up about your stupid food cravings? Geez, sometimes I wished you were never born at all, so I wouldn't have to deal with your annoying ways all the time."

Aria froze within moments as they were in a hallway right now, and to her shock she saw Sonata had tears quickly running down her face; with a truly hurtful look to make Aria realize to what she just said; as her left-hand was to her forehead to relieve the headache she was having.

"Sonata-" Aria began to quickly apologize to her younger half-sister, but Sonata quickly took-off with tears falling down and hitting the floor, with Aria's right-hand reaching out while her left-hand still to her forehead. Suddenly the headache was gone, and she then leaned against the nearby wall in despair with her now also stating softly, "W-Why did I say that? I didn't mean to say what I was truly thinking, out loud…" she then trailed off as determination set-in, and Aria now began to go look for her sibling.

After nearly or close to an hour, Aria began to worry as she should have found Sonata easily by now. Especially since Aeroza took both of their familiars back to his home, on New Harmonis, for less distractions. She also still felt awful during her search, as with running and stuff, and even asking the guards if they saw her, her headache that went off and on was quickly forgotten by her true goal at this current point: simply locating her sibling to apologize.


Outside of the Dragon Aspect Tower; Sonata's POV:

I was currently still running as the entire time Aria stated those rude or hurtful comments, from all the years we been together that is, that last one finally broke me.

I can't help it sometimes as secretly, I didn't tell my siblings I went to go see a therapist to deal with what I truly learned I found out having, but I can't recall as part of me had a disorder as such. It would explain my randomness though… It was a mild cause of what was it? Autism mixed with another mild case of attention-something. Yet with them both, even though I was smart, it was hard for me to understand things; when I knew I can understand fully also at the same time. Yet I was also thankful I didn't have that kind of disorder as well.

I then realized now when I glanced around my current surroundings, which I was now utterly lost as well as cold now from realizing I was outside the tower the dragons lived-in.

Right now my current location was near to my horror, near the dragon bone-place I was told by certain dragons to not ever go to, as lately, certain entities took residence there to catch a lot of travelers or dragons also, unguarded.

But I also forgot to what they were captured for.

I then clasped my bare-arms as I forgot to grab my warmer clothing; with my teeth also chattering, and headed to the least wind-blowing part of this area, in front of a large bone-pile. "Why did my sister have to say that to me?" I stated to myself with tears going down my face once more, my heart filled with hurt. I then landed on my bum, and placed my knees to my chest, and I now began to cry to myself silently.

I don't know how long I was crying, but my body was stiff and entirely cold, and my breath from the long-time I was here, still puffed out a mist every time I breathed. But I then froze quickly as I then heard a tsk-like sound, and slowly turned to my right as I saw a black-cloaked figure who seemed… familiar for some reason yet I can't quite place it, looked at me now in pity. The person I noticed was a male also.

"Why would a teen female as such as you, be all alone now, hmm?" He questioned me in a deep-like voice now to me, and I sniffed and also rubbed my eyes from my left-arm as I also stated, thinking I can trust this stranger slightly on what was bothering me, like my therapist does. "My s-s-sister said something mean to me, and i-it hurt from the oth-other times she has done so, fro-from my years with her." My words were a mixture of both crying, and at how truly cold I was as my skin was paler then it was, in my normal skin color.

He still stood, but was nearby me as he just nodded his cloaked head, as I couldn't make-out who or what he looked like until I get a true glance, and stated with understanding, "I too have siblings, twelve of them to be exact. So I know how you truly feel…" He trailed off as I sniffed again, and I told him my name, "Sonata, Sonata Dusk." "A wonderful name for a teenager as such as yourself, to have... Sonata. Your name also means: Piece of Instrumental Music at Twilight, correct?" I nodded as that is what my name means in one of two ways. In Siren terms, it just means Musical Twilight.

"As I was saying, I know how you personally feel, as sometimes my own brethren would pick on me, even to the point I was in your situation right now." "Really?" I asked as my tears was still coming down, but slowly as talking to this person was helping me deal with the hurt Aria placed upon my heart, and he nodded without seeing a face still. "Yes, Sonata. Do you perhaps want to know what I did back to get even with them?" I shook my head no to this as I didn't really know about this stranger's past, and he stated slyly to me for a strange reason, making me suddenly feel something bad might happen soon and yet, I shoved that to the side by listening to him still, "I got even by pulling tricks on them, and even their own…Personal Hobbies as such." I softly began to chuckle, then sadly laughed as I was still hurt by Aria, but this stranger was easily lifting that, slowly.

"There, now despite it being a sad one, there is that laughter I was expecting." He then stated smugly to more himself and yet kindly to me, which he then helped me up. I was about to ask him his name until I froze at now seeing his eyes. Eyes that I suddenly felt dread inwardly as they were familiar, in my dreams or my starting nightmares.

"Is there something wrong, Sonata?" He then asked me in concern. I shook my head no and stated softly to him, allowing him to also place a warm-cloak around my frame, as I was grateful and yet wasn't weirded out at how easily he had one on his person; not even the small warning bells that has yet to go off into my head telling me to be wary, "Thank you."

"No problem at all, my dear, it's the least I can do for a sibling to My Contract." He then casually stated to me to make me freeze in place, I slowly began to walk away from him as it would seem he caught on as his eyes gleamed from under that hood; showing him being slightly amused now as I then also gulped, and asked warily to him; also realizing certain others by both Adagio and Aria's lessons back then to me, stated those certain words he let slip-out by accident to me, "Who-Who are you?"

He merely chuckled and I froze in minor fear that was slowly growing to true, by his name as he did a comical bow of sorts to me, and with his head still looking at me without removing his hood, "Why I thought Aeroza would of told you by now my dear, my name is Diablos: the Old Demon God of Gifts and Tricks, as well as Eternal Fear and Redemption." I was still frozen in place, and he merely chuckled, and yet sighed as he glanced out to the open-part of the rib-area on where the bone-pile was, and stated neutrally to me now, but it was more-so to him then to me, "It would seem I would have to hurry this along then."

Confused, I was about to say something until that cloak he placed onto me, quickly wrapped me up and covered my entire body except for my eyes, nose, and face; but it did over my mouth as I now looked to him on the ground with fear in my eyes. My form still as a stick or stone.

Diablos then quickly strides now to my position on the ground, and hoisted me up with ease with untold strength, and had me now dangling with my face up front and my legs at the back; with him carrying me like a rug on his left-shoulder. I muffled to him to put me down in fear, and he merely chuckled as he simply stated to me now with half-amusement mixed with annoyance now on his face, from the look it seemed he somehow sensed someone was coming, "Patients right now, Sonata. You are just merely a hostage... Until we make a deal of sorts."

I widened my eyes at this news from him as I began to struggle, knowing deals with demons were bad from both of my older siblings.

Although before he could take a step, I saw to my sudden relief, it was not only my sibling, Aria, but also Aeroza and both Yser-as or Ysera I think her name was called, and Alex-stry-xia or something like that? I wasn't sure since I decided to call her Alexis instead, within my mind. But I was also still hurt by recalling what my sister told me earlier as well.

"Put my sibling down now, Demon!" Aria shouted to him, making me widen my eyes at her, since I thought she didn't even care about me at all.

Diablos then scoffed and we all froze at this slip-of-the-tongue from him, and yet I thought it was on purpose as he adjusted me easily now on his carry-hold, "I think not Aria Blaze, Half-Sibling to Sonata Dusk and Adagio Dazzle… my current Contract Holder." I did gasp when he mentioned my older sister made a deal with him, and yet he continued still, "I have yet to do what I told her I would do: Bestow her a few gifts as such as I am known for, and why not bestow her a gift of telling her I made a deal with her younger half-sibling I have currently, on my person, as such? Possibly a few other things as well."

"You are horrible slightly still from what you are, Diablos." Aeroza stated to the demon that held me, who shrugged slightly from his free shoulder, and adjusted me again in his hold as he stated with a brief chuckle before, "Guilty as charge, Aeonmaster, especially since it was you and a few of your friends on Lost Avalon that sealed me to what I might add, wrongfully away~." It was weird as they gave him a look by singing those two words, to Aeroza.

"What are you going-on about Diablos? I know back then it was you who murdered that small village of adults and yet, left the children to live, back then?" Aeroza either questioned or demanded to him, in which he chuckled and froze in place as well as the two dragons as I think they had looks of shock as if, they may have encountered this person's name that came from Diablos's words now. "It wasn't I that done so, as you know I never tend to harm families as such as it goes against my own honor as a God-Based Demon. But it was the father to two certain demons you may have encountered as such, that did so. Especially the one by the name of Frandas. His name is known as… Galvaveen, the Chaos Demon."

I saw I wasn't the only confused one, as my elder sibling was also confused, but Aeroza understood as his eyes narrowed and yet stated to make Diablos annoyed again by him now by Aeroza's words, "Yet you still did things back then that wasn't harmful, yet almost to the point it was with your tricks."

Diablos then chuckled as well as stated to make me fearful now while holding me, a strange aura vegan forming around us by his power; making the current group tense now, "I am guilty of that as well… But for the point of old times sake….. YOU WILL FEEL MY WRATH NOW!" I muffled-yelped suddenly within his hold as he tossed me into the air, and blasted them with an attack I muffled-scream at Aria for; her eyes widen in minor yet stunned shock at being blasted like they were, away from our area.

Diablos then quickly caught me with demonic speed I guess, and went quickly to my sibling and grabbed her by the collar of her clothing, and took off with us, and then I also heard that the other three were right behind us as well. He then kept tossing and catching us, almost made me want to barf wither I had the cloak around my mouth or not, from the two dragons and Aeroza blasting him with spells as he still ran away with us.

After he led them to an icy forest now, outside the dragon's land I guess, we were now coming to a ruins of sorts. Diablos then tossed us away from him as he began dodging not only more spells by the dragons, but Aeroza's weapon he summons most of the time; with Diablos grinning as he also dodged each attack or spell, with ease.

I was once again on the ground… which was annoying slightly since I felt my hair was messed-up, yet I had relieved eyes now as Aria slowly yet quietly moved to me as she tried to get the wrapped-up cloak off of my stilled body. I tried muffling a sorry to her, and she must have understood yet before she could get the entire thing off as she succeeded somehow on untying my mouth, I quickly widen my eyes in sudden fear as well as horror, with me shouting loudly to her, "Look out!"

But I was too late as to my dreadful horror by not only Aeroza, but the other two dragons, my sister was shoved away from me by accidental means of Diablos still trying to dodge their attacks, and she then got impaled by his power, through her lower-half, into some crystal-like rocks that looked sharp, nearby.

I saw Aria was stunned as she then glanced downwards in slow-growing horror to see her own blood was coming-out; slowly yet quickly, and realizing that if she was removed… Especially as she touched the bloody parts of the now red-gleaming shards showing through her lower half to where her stomach was... "Aria!" I shouted to her in a mixture of despair and horror from where I laid.

I yelped now as I was then lifted once again by Diablos with him glancing at my sister, and stated to more himself then to us, with a look to her; with him making me face him while placing me at stand-up point on a large enough rock to fit my frame, as if he didn't expect that to also happen as well, "Well, that was not how I planned it, but now I can make this work."

Diablos then placed a dark-red barrier or sorts around us; to my other growing horror as I still was looking at my elder sibling, who saw what was happening, yet even though she was yelling, I couldn't hear her as the barrier was soundproof; but only on the inside to where I was forced to listen to Diablos, and not the others.

"Now," he began to state to me firmly yet in a way I could understand with me now looking directly into his eyes as he spoke, "You have two choices right now, Sonata Dusk: You can either make a deal with me; Which would be slightly different then your sisters… Or within three minutes, you can watch as your current sibling out of the two you know ever since you were little, die before your very eyes as you could have done something to prevent this."

I didn't know what to do at this point, but when I saw my sister scream as they tried to get her out of that object, Aria knew she would most likely… die from, I knew I might regret this eventually, but I now looked determined mixed with slight hesitation; not seeing the horror on my sibling's face now as she saw what I was about to do and also not heard from me, shouted 'No, don't do it'. "Fine… I will make the deal, but to save my sister's life."

I then saw to my horror his eyes glowed slightly as well as him revealing his face, which was just like a teenaged boy I once knew back then a long, long time ago... until he sacrificed himself for me, "I figured you would say that, Sonata," he began to state with sharp-silver-like teeth in a grin at me, and he then stated to what the quick-terms of this deal he said was different then my siblings, was to me now.

"My deal is that not only I will allow your sibling to live, but you will gain… certain abilities that would either aid you well, or corrupt you at the same time; w the point on a specific night of a new-moon, on the first night that is, your body will act-out all on its own; with you fully aware as to what is happening… Future Hybrid." I looked at him in horror to what he just stated at the end, He is going to change me into something I'm not!? I thought inwardly in panic, yet he still continued his terms, "You can fully control this urge after the first time however. But know this: You will no longer be just a Pure-Siren, but something else entirely and also, you Beast will no-longer be part of you anymore; W you both will be fused to still be you, but she will be… something more useful to not only you, but to me when I call upon you when the time is right, as this deal is not a Soul-Deal. I will also as part of who I am, like I do to your sibling, bestow certain… gifts while I am at it, as well as unlock that block for your soulmate, which I have to say would be interesting for your siblings to see."

I saw my sister also when he was talking, look weaker by the second as she was nearing her death, and he saw this as he then stated to me quickly; knowing my current mental state right now, "Do we have a deal?" Despite seeing Aria looking at me still while yelling no; but weakly I saw from her lips, I sighed to him and softly stated, yet it was loud enough for him to hear, "Deal."

I had sudden wide-eyes as he then kissed me on the lips fully, also feeling some type of charge-like energy going from him into me, to make me scream within the forced kiss. I then felt strange energy going into my entire body as I heard my beast-half of me then scream and went purely silent. I was then removed from his lips as he unwrapped my cloak he bestowed upon me as my body felt truly hot, like I was completely on fire.

I was lying still on the ground as he quickly dropped the barrier, and grinned wickedly at me while purposely also stating aloud to make me weakly look to him now, "This isn't just the end of things to come, Contractor, but just the very beginning of your new life." I yelped in sudden pain as my body was still feeling like it was on fire, not truly seeing my Siren wings come-out and then changed into something else; as well as gaining a strange tail that then formed on where my supposed human-based tail-bone is located; ripping my jeans I was wearing slightly, in the process.

Diablos quickly vanished before Aeroza could slash him as he still had his blade out, and then looked to me since Aria was able to be removed now with the severe wound she gained, quickly healing over without a scar or her feeling any effects at all of extreme blood loss. She then looked to me in horrified concern on her features, with her now running to my left-side.

I couldn't see well, but hear instead as she exclaimed to Aeroza; as I felt the dragons also approach me to their surprise I felt I was sucking their energy into me as well as his, "Can you do something Aeroza!" I heard her then state without seeing it, he sadly done so I might add, "No, I cannot do anything at all. Diablos is a crafty god like a few of his kin, and yet to what he has done is unforgivable as this is permanent to your younger sibling. From what I can tell by scanning her right now, she is still Siren, but more-so now by the effects of that kind-of deal, he rarely makes."

I didn't hear the rest as I weakly said to catch my sibling's attention, with also feeling slightly her right-hand into my own as I reached out blindly for her, "Aria?" Before she could say anything, she grew worried I felt as I then passed-out.

When I came-to, I realized I was in a healing chamber… well one of them I recall by the tour I was given earlier yesterday. Yet I was surprised I saw Aria sleeping near me, with her left-hand now into my own weak one, since I felt truly weak for some reason. I also felt heaviness all around my body; more-so on my chest.

I decided to wordlessly grip my siblings hand a few times, as weak I was right now, I didn't think I could talk but a mere few sentences.

It would seem my tactic worked slightly as she began to wake-up, slowly that is, and when she saw me she was instantly awake and began to look me over with concern, to confuse me. Despite all of her worries over me, I still remembered to what she stated to cause all of this, and looked away, and I heard her sigh at me now. It was a sad one I heard.

"Sonata…" she trailed off on purpose to get me to look briefly at her with hurt still in my eyes she must of saw, and stated in a few range of emotions I never saw her do as I was surprise now with me seeing quite clearly, tear-streaks as well as Aria's eyes being slightly puffy, on her face. "I-I'm Sorry!" Aria stated to me aloud as I was also then hugged, awkwardly by her as I was shocked as to what she said. She never apologizes to me at all; Even when she usually blows me off as I was the one who mostly does that. I thought to myself briefly as she held me in that awkward position for a few minutes, before sitting back down and resumed holding my hand.

I decided to speak, and I flinched as it was mumbled slightly yet could be understood by her with understanding also in her eyes; as she mostly looked at my face, "Aria, whys I feel we'k? Eve' my bo'y feels he'vy?" I was unsure so that was why I asked her that.

Aria then began to explain to my sudden horror as to what happened as I have been trapped on this bed in this room, for at least a full day's worth of being knocked-out. I; like Lucy slightly, don't like being stuck in bed if I was sick or worse, for longer periods of time, especially a day in a hospital or something else like right now.


Aria's POV; after Sonata passed out:

Seeing my sister weakly talking to me worried me, and also wondered as to what deal she was forced to make to… save my life.

I then held my now passed-out sister in fear and worry, seeing her changed wings and a tail that seemed familiar to my mind, but at the moment my main concern was with my younger sibling right now, thinking to myself in both regret mixed with fear for her, as well as horror from what I done. Why, why did I do what I did earlier to her? I never go that far when we argue at times, and yet I did it on this day to her to lead up to right now… Why?

Aeroza then moved me slightly as he scanned her once again with now furrowed eyebrows, and looked to her tail in understanding clearly on his face as the dragons.

Her tail was just like her skin color, but a slightly darker-blue with a spade-like tip at the end, and the tail was thick yet flexible as a child's arm; to that of a four or five year old.

"It would seem Diablos changed her more ways than I thought, especially the soulmate block I felt that was placed upon her a long, long time ago when she defended a boy she sort-of liked back then; On Lost Avalon, was placed, is now broken." Aeroza stated in a small explanation to all of us, making my eyes widen as I recalled that event nearly thirty or so years ago.

"But that would not explain the current changes she is going through right now, Aeonmaster?" Alexstrasia firmly questioned to the male, with her briefly looking away as to what she knew might be happening to my younger half-sibling as her body also twitched slightly; especially this entire time her body temperature was hot, like her entire body had a fever.

"It will be explained once she transitions to what she is becoming eventually," he now stated without telling us anything to my sudden glare aimed right at him, which wasn't effective to talk anymore as he now carried my sibling, and we began our way quickly back to the tower; seeing the others shocked as to what was happening and before they could come near us, he stated firmly to make then hesitantly resume... well those that got to know us slightly better that is on our time here. "You all will know when she is awake. Until then, resume to what you were doing as eventually, we will attack within the middle of the night, tomorrow, as I will heal her to the best of my abilities."

They reluctantly did so, knowing fully well we would go and find the others, as well as defeat the Lich King, to the time he stated as we are going through his plan of attack for it.

That Green Dragonflight female, Ysera I think her name was called, took my sibling from him and within a few minutes of non-stop running as we finally came to a healing chamber from the tour; More like a hospice room for this current age on this world, and Sonata was then placed onto the plain bed with white bedsheets and blankets. It was a good thing too, as a dark-blue mixed with purple aura-like mist quickly formed now around my sibling; to worry me even more, as I didn't know what Diablos has done to Sonata, but the three; Aeroza, Ysera, and Alexstrasia, began to chant in healing I guess, to my sister.

I saw eventually, after merely staying silent as well as sitting in a comfy chair Aeroza created for me; to my displeasure of knowing I couldn't help at all at the moment, saw changes began to show while they healed my sibling.

Firstly, I saw her eyes quickly opened as they were pure-white and she grew slightly, height-wise to what I think was six-feet evenly. Then her chest itself rumbled as with her quick breaths while unconscious grew with each pant. her body also began to match slightly to whatever the hell is going on with my little sister, as her muscles she didn't have much to show-of before, expanded slightly all around her body to make her a body-builder for a brief moment; making me blush as she was half-nude before said muscles began dulling backwards; to make her frame sleek yet fit, with no fat anymore I guess, on her frame.

Yet there was still some muscles showing she might be stronger now than she was before.

Her hair remained the same, but she gained strange rune-like markings on her left-arm, all the way to her left-hand; which glowed while they still healed my sister. They quickly dimmed as they became tattoos on her skin, as a while back she did want one but we refused; knowing how sensitive she was to pain slightly. That tail then tried to smack them away while letting out… white stuff as well as her chest to make me blush in understanding, but fully not comprehending it as the aura was slowly going away, and also weirdly that is, adjusting her outfit as well while repairing the damage to her own clothing.

Sonata's eyes then returned to normal as they quickly closed, with her chest now stopping to make them to my jealousy, as well as her body to my ire, more attractive then she once was; fully knowing now I as well as Adagio once she sees her, to keep either gender away. Her tail remained, but her wings went away like before, and after a while... or more so to ten or so minute's by the three, Sonata was now peacefully yet unconsciously sleeping.

Aeroza then wiped the sweat he built-up slightly on his forehead as well as the two female dragon leaders now panting, yet were slowly regaining their powers quickly, as it took at least half of their own powers to keep Sonata alive in secret; not known to me at the time that is, as this transformation was meant to kill her unknowingly. "Well, she with our help, transitioned to what she now is sadly." Aeroza stated to all of us, with a look to make me nervous as he motioned outside, but before he did so, he told the two drakes to keep an eye on Sonata.

Once we were in the hallway with the door firmly shut tight, he quickly looked to me and stated one word, "Explain." I did so, and yet he understood as Aeroza was a witness sometimes of both her and I fighting randomly, but this one fight we briefly had was too far worse than ever before to my sibling, and it also hurt me inwardly to know I was the cause of all this.

When I was done, as he had a thinking look right now, he glanced at me and stated to make me wonder why this was important, "You said the entire time you had headaches; especially since you confessed of having nightmares longer then Sonata, correct." I nodded a slow yes to him. Aeroza then sighed as to what he stated, stun me slightly as I knew it was possible, but for someone to do this to me on purpose, "I believe that from now on, you may need to check both of your drinks or food from now on, and use your Siren-Based Senses (7) to check to see if it was laced. From what you were describing Aria, is that you were influenced to say those things most of the time, or possibly to start arguments with her, Sonata that is."

I gulped and wondered to him now, getting a knowing look back as if, he might have already known who has done so to me, "Do you think it might be someone who has a grudge against us?" I gave him a look now as he merely shrugged, yet stated to freeze me over as I recalled someone at the high school during the month of Lucy's recovery, she wanted revenge against me over something I done to her by accident. "Possibly, Aria; Maybe it might be that very female student, who vowed to truly get revenge done so unto you. But if this is the outcome for revenge, then I may have to do… A particular payback against her as well."

I nodded without words as this was too far, and thankfully he decided to use a purging spell, to which I quickly afterwards, threw-up dark-blue slime out of my mouth as when it landed to my disgust to see it was a potion or elixir of sorts, I felt ten-times better and no-more headaches at all. From what he then told me, my body was trying to fight it, yet not at the same time as I was half-immune to my own surprise by his choice of words, was developing immunity to it.

He then glanced at the door my sibling was in, and then looked to me to see I was truly worried about her, and his eyes softened as without words, made me understand as he went in first, and the three then came back out with giving me sad-looks on their faces as they then left to further the plan on the Assault of Icecrown Citadel.

I quickly went into the room now and sighed, as Sonata was still knocked-out, but I understood and yet not, since he didn't yet tell me to my sudden realization, as to what she became.

I decided to rest as I was tired from the current stress as well as worrying over my younger half-sister, and I moved the comfy chair next to the left-side of her bed, and instantly passed out with myself also holding her left-clawed hand slightly that retracted once held, to being normal.


Sonata's POV; Current Time:

I was stunned yet I was still hurt by my sibling, but only slightly as I recalled yesterday she apologized to me.

Yet I still felt heavy as if, my body was drugged or something and I mentioned this to my sibling, and she sadly laughed and then also told me, while also explain at the same time, "Aeroza recently came by before you woke up and stated you would be up soon, as your body was healing faster than he thought it would from what… that demon did to you."

I was about to ask her what she meant until I froze as I saw a strange-looking spade-like tail that somewhat matched my skin color, but a little darker then it was. She saw this and sighed, I gave a surprised yelp as she began to try and lift me up; easily removing my body from being covered-up, "W-What are you doing?" I asked her in minor panic mixed with confusion. Aria then rolled her eyes at me I saw, and she also stated while grunting; my body trying to move yet not at the same time as it made it hard for her to do so, as I saw we were heading to a bathroom of sorts this world has within this room, "Letting you get a good look at yourself sis. If you now just noticed, your slightly taller and that is only the tip of the iceberg, slightly."

Confused, we then headed into the bathroom as there was a long-ways mirror of sorts on the wall, and the room itself to my surprise, seemed to be a mixture of being back at home with medieval times. I didn't see my form yet but when Aria motioned with a free hand as she let me lean on her now-not-equaled height as she was right, I was stunned. "Is that… Me?" I now asked dumbly.

I still looked like me on both my own hair, skin color, and face, but that was all that hasn't changed. I was taller to the point I guessed, six feet tall? I wasn't sure. But my body… was the most that changed.

I had a really attractive figure then both of my siblings now, I also saw, and I was also decently muscled mixed with good curves, especially I noticed to my worry how big my chest was, yet I still didn't see minor jealously mixed with a brief blush on my sister's face as I touched them, with both of my hands. Speaking as such, I realized my fingernails were now claws to my minor fear, yet they seemed to be easily retractable since I saw my one hand, went back to holding into my sister's once more.

I now noticed, after checking slightly, that my bra was gone; yet my entire clothing fit me easily as if, by either my own magic or something else. Although I was getting annoyed when that tail I thought was not real, was, whacked me on my right-side gently before waving back and forth like Lucy's does at most times.

I just gazed at what I knew was me and yet wasn't, as I knew what I truly looked like, and after nearly a thousand or so years alive, I knew then on whatever that demon done to me on the deal I was forced to make with him, changed me a lot.

I even pinched myself with also not seeing minor worry appear on Aria's face when I did this, and inwardly sighed to myself.

I guess I have to get used to it from what he stated within that red-shield-thingy, yesterday… I trailed in my thoughts, and then widened my eyes at something he mentioned on the first new-moon, and I mentioned this to my sibling to see her pale at this, to my confusion. "We need to let you go see Aeroza right now sis. He may know what you mean more-so then I do," Aria finally admitted to me after I explained the deal I made with Diablos slightly to her, but before we did she blushed again, and I then asked what was wrong, she merely pointed to my chest to my confusion, and I then blushed as I saw two dark spots on my chest.

After we settled my current leaking problem I now had, which isn't going away to my own ire and awkwardness as we as sisters, never had to deal with this at all during our time on Lost Avalon… or what world they said it was as I can barely remember it sometimes. Especially since Aria had to use some of the pillows; after finding out they were absorbent slightly by the accidental spill on my glass of water, was absorbent enough to handle the two leaks from the stuffing they had, into my shirt. We left with my older sibling still carrying myself slightly, mixed with myself now moving, but slowly that is to wherever he may be.

We eventually found him with the two dragon females, and the other two teenagers: Karai and Kristina, going over the final plans for tonight. Though I was uncomfortable on the way from this entire location by the stares at my new figure, I was slightly surprised by the brief blushes they had on their faces.

Especially Karai's as in secret… I was now starting after all this time, thinking I was straight but I did without my siblings own notice at most times, checked the same gender out as well. I eventually told my therapist as this was one of many topics I asked of her at most times, and she stated I might be attracted to both genders.

I did find her frame attractive as well as her personality she has, including the minor time I got to know the teen girl herself while here at the tower also.

"It would seem Miss Dusk is finally awake," Aeroza warmly stated to everyone, but gazed at me knowingly with a blush, as even though I am… was a Full-Blooded Siren, I didn't like the attention now, since knowing how my body looks by the still minor-like shocked gazes from the others or random guards we passed to get here (I mentioned this didn't I?).

I merely nodded nervously, feeling awkward also as my new sized chest moved to make Karai blush even more with Kristina also giving her a half-knowing look. "Yes, and we need to speak to you in case something… he did, has side effects." I then saw Aeroza looked kind still, but serious now to what Aria told him aloud near the dragons and teen girls.

He then gave the four females a look, and decided it would be ok I guess, on his face, as I didn't have problems of them learning the deal itself; strangely more-so to Karai though.

After we explained the deal once again within five minutes to them, Aeroza looked thoughtful, and asked me now to make sure if what he heard was right, "He said something would occur to you on the first night of the New-Moon, correct Sonata?" I just nodded to him once, a yes that is without words, and he sighed while looking away from the others before returning to me, and I thought as well as they did… also wondering how Ysera can see without fully seeing anything at all, at us in both regret and sudden realization at me now.

"I fear it has to do with the mixture of both your original race, and the new type mixture as such, as we clearly heard him call you a hybrid; In terms of that, it is a minor insult yet not at the same time, as those that are as such, find it offensive." Aeroza then saw my expectant face as I then froze along with my sister, who then looked at me now with realization and the other two dragons as well; but the other teen girls were confused as I was to what I am now.

"You are no-longer a pure and yet are still, Siren, like I recently mentioned; But your more-so now as you saw your tail, and eventually when given a chance, your newer type of wings. Sadly Sonata, you are a rare version of a hybrid of not only your original race, but to that of a rare version of Succubae as of now: An Astral Dragonix (8)." Seeing that we were all confused except for the two dragon ladies, he sighed and gave me a pointed look while also stating calmly yet in a gentle-based toned voice now as well, "I cannot reveal all there is to that type of half-like demon race, but they are quite different than the original as such, but more prone to the aspects of both light and dark-based spells. So with us knowing what you are slightly," he then stated in a thoughtful tone with furrowed eyebrows as he was then unsure at the end when he finished, "Diablos wouldn't of changed you like this if it was without good reasons; For him to gain something in return."

I gulped at that as I rather not or want to be used by anyone as such, as a slave.

Aria then grabbed my hand as even though I was still being aided by her since I was still weak, she comforted me like I knew Aria would sometimes do. Without words though as she has pride in herself slightly from how long I knew her as a sister; a tough-like act she has made for herself seven-hundred and thirty-three years ago without me and Adagio knowing why she rarely smiles anymore.

My sister and I eventually, after I sat down to my relieve on my wobbly legs, began to listen to the upcoming battle and seeing as to how I was right now, some of them to my sudden guilt now, would have to be left behind to watch-over me.

I was confused when Karai quickly volunteered for this, and Ysera did so as well with reasons of her not being able to commune with the dream if she wasn't at all near the tower; since the Citadel itself blocks it for an odd reason for the last few years of knowing its existence.

After that, they wrapped it up and to confuse me even more, Karai was then escorted by force by my elder sibling; with narrowed eyes at her, leaving only my nieces mate, Kristina, and I alone. The two dragon ladies also left to check on their kin as well as prepare for tonight, and Aeroza stated he too had something he needed to check-out at this moment by a portal no-less, and left quickly.

"Do you perhaps know why your sister took-off with my friend?" Kristina now asked me within moments after they left us alone, and I merely shrugged while still being confused and replied getting a really look mixed with hidden curiosity, not known to me in those eyes of hers, "Dunno, but she has her reasons I guess?"

We then began talking to one another as I wanted to know my niece's mate slightly, as I figured from what I secretly knew, might be with us for a long time.

It turns out we have some of the same hobbies as she likes Mexican food like I do to my hidden joy, and she was kind to animals like I was; being partially raised from a small group of smart-like dolphins back at my sisters and I's old home, well… you tend to pick up a few things or two on caring for other races then your own.

Eventually after she brought cards out and began to teach me a strange game of sorts I barely recall, the two; my older sister and Karai then came back. We then left the room with Karai strangely being the one to carry me now, to confuse me once again, as I thought it would be Aria doing so.

Besides having a strange yet warm feeling in my heart at Karai doing this, I now had thoughts once again on my other sibling, Adagio; besides I half-forgiven Aria for her hurtful words yesterday, I felt something bad was going to not only happen to her, but mostly from what I knew were somewhat-strange feelings that were not to be ignored, Lucy by the end of the night.

While we were going, I didn't see a pair of hidden, red-glowing eyes looking at us in interest before teleporting somewhere as such of its job.


Normal POV; Top of the Lick King's throne, Icecrown Citadel:

We now take our current gaze at the very, very top of an open-area based location of the Citadel of the land; Icecrown that is, to see on an ice-made staircase with a metallic-throne of sorts, was a certain ruler of the dead known as the Scourge, now sitting in contemplation.

Arthas, AKA, The Lich King, now sighed yet was still thinking on the reactions of the famed blade, Frostmorne, when it was mostly aimed at that child, Lucy, he now recalled her name being stated as such and then glanced once again at the cursed blade itself. I truly have no reason as to why this blade has sudden interest at all with the child, and yet, I also find keen interest as such. Arthas then thought while still glancing at the blade still.

After a few minutes of thinking about the current battles he has done in the past, as well a mixture of that and the child herself, he now scowled as he sensed one of the Professor's creations made by the corpse infusion of a former succubae with a human female, now appeared with her kneeling with ease on the bottom of the steps.

She in appearance-wise, looked to be about fourteen-sixteen years old as a human, but remained as such like this for some time due to her actually being in her late twenties in true age. She was also dressed in Death Knight Armor made for her own gender, but custom-made to reveal her more-then-average chest or cleavage slightly, and her legs, abdomen, and arms with ease on her slender frame. Her wings were a dark-blue due to her skin color as well, which also matched as she had snow-white hair as well. She also had tiger-like markings that were neon-green on her sides, and on her neck as well, and her eyes could change to three specific colors depending on what power she switched to: red for her demon-side, green for her human-based power, and icy-blue for her being resurrected after nearly dying on the operating table.

This was his one of few trusted allies, secretly that is, he has gained ever since becoming to whom he was named now for, Davina. She from being reborn had slight amnesia as per being resurrected like most of the Lich Kings… willing participants as such, but knew she didn't come from this world by free will, yet seemed to be able to understand two certain languages with ease: Japanese, and current English. So in secret as well, he has been treating her as a secret sibling more so as in the past for his own little sister, but at the moment he was annoyed by her sudden presence.

Even Frostmorne doesn't mind her presence as well... Despite her acting her original age or current form's age at most times combined.

"Why have you returned early, Davina?" Arthas now questioned with a small amount of kindness if closely listened, but in real terms, firmly with a hint of annoyance.

Davina merely grinned slightly as she now used her wings to easily fly and go to him, as well as fake-pouting at the Lich King who gave her a hidden really look under his helm; in which she was able to somehow easily know what he was doing under it. "I can't visit my Onee-San while giving him interesting news?" Davina now asked coyly while making a pose also at the same time; this made her also giggle briefly, and Arthas to facepalm at her antics.

Yet he paused as to what Davina stated, and looked to her with sudden interest now, mostly looking right at her when he spoke, "News, Davina?" She merely nodded as he saw she used her demon-side, and showed an orb that recorded as to what she witnessed secretly within the shadows, and after nearly thirty or so minutes of watching, he was intrigued at seeing a demon-god altering one of the Siren siblings from a deal of sorts, to save one of them.

"Very interesting news indeed, Davina," Arthas stated to her in being truly impressed, and she beamed at him as he also stiffened from her sudden hug. Within moments, she then let go after seeing he didn't hug her back like always, yet knew she secretly was a sister to his eyes and showed his affection… in other ways of love by hidden words within his words to her, or with her few gifts, to feel what he secretly feels to her, personally.

"Thanks Onee-San!" Davina still beamed at him, and he grunted in reply to make her beam even more. Arthas also wondered as to why she was mostly happy all the time in his presence, but placed that to the side as she quickly hid behind his throne to confuse him slightly, but understood as a dark vortex showed on the floor in the center of the area now.

Xemnas then showed himself to then freeze the two as he then muttered with hidden wide eyes at the sleeping figure in his arms right now, "It cannot be true, as you have kept your word, Nobody?" Arthas stated in both confusion and being shocked, and this confused Davina as well for when she glanced secretly behind the throne, she then felt a sister-like pull to the smaller girl in the Nobody's arms, as he then gently placed her down on the ground.

"Indeed I have Arthas, as traversing to where she was placed by that demon you slew back then, was easy to get by a… Benefactor as such." Xemnas stated with ease to the Lich King, who calmly yet with authority in his movements, walked down with Frostmorne also pulsing slightly in hidden excitement, to the man's confusion briefly.

The child in question was a little light-blonde as well as red-highlighted haired girl around the age of either eight or nine years old, and mostly wore a white flower dress with wool-short socks and sandals on her feet, and she also had an animal-stitched bag of sorts that was enchanted to hold anything of hers within, and finally a golden-bronze bracelet that was also etched in ancient runes of sorts on her right-wrist. She resembled mostly to Arthas's own mother before she died giving birth; within a half-hour of birthing her, his secret sibling from the kingdom back then, Regina Iris Menethil.

Besides she was the youngest of both him and his other sister-sibling, Calia Menethil, who vanished during his… siege to the now former home-turned city of the dead, by unknown means.

Regina was also a product of rape from his mother back then as well, but it was from someone who wasn't at all human from what he recalled now looking at his sibling; her triangle-like ears on the sides of her head briefly showing through her long, shoulder-length hair. She also had small fangs that showed from her upper-lip that in truth also, she had silver-like teeth with them sharp in front and normal human teeth in the back, giving her a total of twice the amount of teeth that is average for humans, or any human-like race on Azeroth, as far as he knew.

Arthas then placed Frostmorne within the scabbard on his side; to its pulsing dismay to declare it wasn't at all happy yet understood, and he gently picked his half-sibling up while secretly giving the Nobody a look at, but merely grunted with Xemnas understanding, that was as close to thanks he was going to get out of the Lich King.

"Now," Xemnas neutrally began to state to Arthas; making said Lich King now look to him as he still held a peacefully sleeping Regina, with apt attention right now to the Nobody, "Will you keep your end of the bargain as such?" Xemnas crossed his arms when he spoke while glancing on where Davina was, to make her hide once again.

He nodded as the deal was kept full, and with the helmet, channeled an order to the secret project that was provided by the Professor himself, and the center got Xemnas's attention as within moments, inwardly impressed at seeing a Heartless now show itself.

It unlike any Heartless the Nobody knew, as it had icy-blue eyes unlike the red or amber ones most Heartless had been known to have, and it was at least or close to his height with as strange as it sounds, a female structure in dark or pitch-black armor from its light-grey coloring tone of so-called skin. Her face was hidden like some-parts of the female Heartless's body, by the exception of the legs and arms, had the glowing eyes that were also currently trained on the child in the Lich King's arms, but then mostly now looked at Xemnas. The Heartless also had ghostly-like wings of sorts that flapped every once awhile with a smoky effect when it does so.

"Behold one of the seven created hybrids from your… donations as such of captured Solaris Hearts… To what you dubbed them as, as this one is what you would have, but I tend to have it be a…Guardian to the child here." This made Xemnas sharply turn to him in hidden anger yet instantly calmed, as he was still being given six more of these… interesting looking Heartless to use as he pleased. "I have called them Twilight Angels. Since these hybrids are still alive, but given the abilities of what your race has dubbed, Corruptions correct?"

Xemnas now nodded as Arthas finished with hidden pride while also still holding his half-sibling, "They're infusions of deceased Val'kyr; Whom were slain by the so-called Champions of this world, mixed with the donated hearts from you, Xemnas, to redeem the soul slightly, and both one Heartless, and if she turns around," The hybrid did so without words to show the Nobody symbol on the back near the wings, "A Nobody that slightly matches with perfect ease, to said Heartless."

Xemnas now circled the entity-like female, as she from her own position currently, didn't look nervous yet inwardly was. Secretly she was brought back, unknowingly to Arthas, in secret as well; by the Titans own will in this form. Especially it was her own entire self from that one, very specific heart that was used to also turn her into this, as she is none-other than Former Queen Lianne Menethil. Especially if she also removed the helmet, it would be her own looks and face, but with the skin-color matching her current form.

After a once, full circled lap while examining the hybrid, he firmly nodded with hidden approval, and with this in que, the rest were then summoned as the first Xemnas saw, now stood beside Arthas, while she once again was looking at the little girl in the Lick King's arms. "They will serve the purpose I have in mind eventually later-on, Lich King," Xemnas now after a few moments of secret admiring the other six, summoned his vortex as without words, they went into it.

Xemnas now looked to them one final time before leaving with a farewell-formal bow of sorts, and the vortex itself was now gone.

Arthas now inwardly sighed as at the moment, from what Davina told him earlier, would face a more-then-average challenge very soon by a lot of otherworlders and Azeroth's Champions themselves by nightfall. "Take my sibling, Hybrid, and also Davina, to the secret chambers I specifically built and guard them entirely to those that seem a threat until anything… happens to me specifically." The Lich King thought he saw wide eyes at this from the orbs the Hybrid shown at him, but reluctantly nodded as the female took Regina, and left through the teleportation rune with Davina giving him a look, yet followed right after them.

Within moments, tons of armored Heartless now shown as per agreement by Xemnas for him to use; all types and kinds that is, as well as armored Nobody's also shown.

This now made the Lich King laugh to himself wickedly as the fight will soon be upon this world to either him ruling it, or his own demise.


Lucy's POV:

I began to move slightly from this comfy… bed I guess I was on? I wasn't entirely sure, and when I opened my eyes, I saw that I was once again in a hospital-like bed of sorts, but within that Citadel still.

I then saw we were in a different room of sorts as well, and saw both my Aunt Adagio, Mommy, and Aunty Sky, and they were also quietly talking about something without even noticing I was awake yet. Mommy though was gently holding my hand on my right-side of the bed.

I moved slightly and that got their attention quick as they now all had relieved eyes at me as I was then hugged by my Mommy with her also gently stating while also rubbing my head, eyes filled with relieved warmth, "I thought you never wake-up after what happened a day ago, Lucy."

I was surprised I was out for an entire day slightly, like some other times I felt I over used my powers. Though I jumped when I heard a somewhat similar voice that sounds like an older version of me now speaking into my head, from my Inner Heart I felt, as strange as it sounds. "Nice to see you awake as well, Sparky." I also felt that in that place, my original mom and the others were talking to themselves quietly while letting this stranger now speak to me.

"I was o-out for a day?" I then asked with not only my aunts and Mommy nodding a yes to me with still relieved looks on their faces, but I felt the new female person also do so as well inside my Inner Heart. "Yes Little Star, you were out for that long," Aunty Sky now told me in both minor amusement and sadness mixed, by my look to her. I then flinched, recalling the scar Mommy gave me when she wasn't… herself. I then saw her look briefly sad as I slowly touched my face since it was still normal, but I knew I had a scar somewhere, somehow, on my left-side of my face; around my eye.

"You in pain right now Lucy?" My Mommy asked, instead of something she truly wanted to say I also strangely felt from her voice, and I shook my head no as I laid my hand from my face back on the bed, and let them sit me up so I can at least be in bed while sitting to properly see them well.

I felt both alright and yet, also weak at the same time; fully knowing I may have overdone it once again on my powers, and possibly my magic.

I then looked past them and froze to make them confused until they looked to where I was gazing and they froze also; both Aunty Sky and Aunt Adagio looking at the now cloaked male in front of my current bed in slight anger. But I saw to my confusion that Mo-Aunt Adagio's face was also mixed with hesitant fear in her eyes at him.

He also seemed familiar for a strange reason, but I couldn't recall at all.

"So that child is finally awake within the given timeframe?" He asked us, making me confused and slightly fearful mixed with a hint of worry, as my hand was gently gripped by Mommy's hand, and Aunt Adagio narrowed her eyes as she then firmly stated with utter hate to my surprise at him, "What do you want, Diablos?"

Diablos merely chuckled with a hands-up way to prove he might be here peacefully… but from the tense vibe I felt within the room, it wasn't likely. "I merely came to give you a message that of a minor occurrence I was given a chance to do," he stated with those strange eyes of his gleaming under that hood of his, but they looked mostly at my Mom-Aunt Adagio when he spoke.

She briefly stiffened yet kept her glare on her face, but lessened as if sudden realization might occur, as if she knew this man somewhat, and hesitantly asked with a gulp before doing so; making him under the hood to grin at this, "W-What did you do recently to do so?"

"Glad you can ask of me, Contractor," I was confused at the title Diablos bestowed on my M-Aunt Adagio; who briefly glanced at me with worry and back to his form the entire time while he also continued to speak, with also being smug-like mixed with hidden amusement in his tone as at the same time, crossed his arms, "I decided as one of your… gifts as part of making that deal with me a long, long time ago my dear, is that I should let you know you are not the only one now."

He chuckled at her confused look, as well as most of ours as I didn't recall ever seeing this person, and yet have. He backed-up a few feet from the bed to make him now state to shock not only me with a mixture of even more confusion, but shock and mixed anger with dread on my M-Aunt Adagio's face, and wide eyes from both Aunty Sky and Mommy at his words. "I recently made a deal with a girl whose name means Musical Twilight; In your tongue, my dear, sweet and unfortunate souled Contractor."

It was within moments my M-Aunt Adagio with sudden fury, got-up and tried to hit him, but he easily dodged her sudden or so-called assault against him, and laughed coldly as he merely swatted her back without any problems, and she landed to my sudden dismayed cry onto the steel-like cold floor this citadel was made out of.

"Leave." Aunty Sky loudly stated with a growl also in her tone to the man, Diablos, who merely grinned at her as well as to what he just done, as if he didn't care at all if he hurt my M-Aunt Adagio, and stated while to our surprise, was sinking into the ground in a dark-like puddle of sorts under his feet that quickly appeared within moments, "I merely just dropped by to simply tell her that and also," once his head was mostly showing now with his final, parting words loudly to us, but mostly to my stunned M-Aunt Adagio's form as she then weakly let-herself up with the firm look she gave to Diablos at the same time, "That there are more gifts to be bestowed upon you eventually my poor, unfortunate soul."

He was then gone as the puddle also misted away, once he was fully inside of it.

I jumped once again at the sudden yet light metallic pounding as Aunty Sky came over and began to calm my M-Aunt Adagio with soothing words and I then looked to Mommy and asked her innocently, making them tense by my innocent question… Well one of many I had going through my mind right now that is, with them also gazing to me now, "Who did that man meant?"

It was tense silence to still get me confused, but only slightly, for a few moments right now. But eventually my M-Aunt Adagio then sighed sadly while giving me also a look as such at the same time, with her not sitting on my current bed to make me freeze in place at to what she honestly told me. I as well as she didn't see the shocked looks on both my Mommy's face as well as Aunty Sky's, when she told me honestly as to whom he was as well as something else.

"Lucy," Aunt M-Adagio began to state to me gently in a way I could understand as she saw my utter confusion as to what is going on, "That man is a Demon I made… A deal with a long time ago for my own reasons. If he made a deal with someone by that term he used for their name, it would have to be Sonata." I was stunned at this yet confused now when I saw her having a purple-like tattoo on her left-wrist that looked strange, and I pointed to it with my right-hand, and she blushed as the other two; despite it not being the best time for it, laughed at the awkwardness of my innocence slightly, "When did you get a t-tattoo Momm-Aunt Ada?"

I didn't see her looked inwardly surprised by her own eyes as well as the others at what I almost called her; without me knowing I did so, yet she decided to keep that to herself as she answered in now a regretful tone, also touching it with her other hand in sadness, "It is his mark from our personal deal he made with me long ago, now returning."

I then felt something off yet decided to wait later-on as if she was still hiding some things from me right now, like strangely my Aunty Sky and Mommy. Yet I decided to change the subject as I saw instant relief filled my M-Aunt Adagio's eyes at my next question, with a tilt to my head, "Are we still at the castle?"

Before Aunt Adagio could answer to that, Aunty Sky did so in a solemn-based tone with a hint of not only happiness still to see me awake I can tell, but bitterness as secretly, she had a fist hidden from our view to know how frustrated she was. "Yes, and at my former part of the citadel itself, the Frost Wing. At this moment, since I recently as well as the others found out, they are only loyal to me still; Even as I am no-longer able to be a… dragon in form, anymore."

I understood as being able to change into a dragon to what I slightly understood, must of felt great to her and having that man to make me inwardly shiver at, Xemnas, to take it away from her, would be torture itself to no-longer be able to do so.

"Can we go see your wing then, Aunty Sky?" I then asked to make her be surprised about my new question to her, and she looked relieved as if, I was going to ask her something else then that, and softly nodded as she went with a look of a wordless question to my Mommy and M-Aunt Adagio, and with a gentle yes-based nod, I was easily lifted out of the bed, and was now leaning-in on her body to support myself as my legs were wobbly right now.

They then followed us as we then also left this small room, and I saw to make me freeze in place that is, when we left that room, to see a huge area filled with Vikings and… Spider-People? Aunty Sky saw my confusion as they quickly all bowed to her briefly before resuming their tasks that were given to them, and stated quite easily to me as well, "This is my loyal followers my goddaughter; Lucy, and they may indeed follow us back to your grandpa's world, if he allows them to live in peace, eventually."

I wordlessly nodded as I saw both male and female, Vikings that is, duel each other with axes, swords or a mixture of both. I also saw when I gazed upwards those spider-people were either climbing or going down on the walls or webbing that they produced from their rear ends, to the floor. I almost also cooed at seeing mini, baby-like skele-drakes as I quickly dubbed them into my mind, being escorted by a larger yet armored-paled male Viking to a certain location perhaps?

We then headed onto a balcony-like area she still owns at this point, to my confusion and half-awe; despite the barrier I somehow saw to not also see Aunty Sky's hidden surprise at this from not letting the harsh cold-like temperatures enter this area, I didn't know why we were here in the first place. But I then find out to my brief wide eyes and my two family member's astonished looks, as the others were currently either training by themselves, or learning from the followers of my Aunty Sky's group.

"Lucy," Aunty Sky now began to gently state as I was able to walk on my own now; after testing to see if I can stand that is without support, since I did so within five or so minutes, "I decided to teach you something I figured you can handle without overexerting your powers, right now."

From what both M-Aunt Adagio and Mommy now saw on my face, and to what I then felt; despite Aunty Sky being right, I was excited I finally get to learn about something.

"Are you sure to what you're going to be teaching Lucy, wouldn't harm her right now as weak as she currently is right now, Sindragosa?" Aunt Adagio hesitantly asked with hidden amusement in her orbs like Mommy's was, as I was currently still standing in place, but my tail was waving frantically back in forth in excitement. Aunty Sky merely nodded a firm yes with a soft look on her features at her, before looking back to me with her arms now crossed with a grin on her features now, "You think you can handle it Little Star?"

I nodded slowly yet also normally, as I felt my powers were slowly yet at the same time, quickly returning to me with ease, as I then stated in excitement to amuse them even more; as I didn't realize my tail now whacked me few times on the head before returning to the same state it was in, "Yes! Please teach me something, Aunty Sky!" I also had my hands clasped together when I stated this.

She chuckled lightly to herself before leading me a further in the center of the strange balcony area, and began to explain to me in a way I would understand as to what she would be teaching me right now, "What I am going to be teaching your firstly for now, is to draw-out your magical-part of your power, and eventually the rest as time goes, Lucy."

Aunty Sky then looked at me in half-pride mixed with concern to my confusion slightly yet I also understood now to what she stated next, as grandpa also stated I did need to be trained slightly as well. "From what I heard from your kin, Lucy, is that you have been mostly lucky while fighting; Knowing you had secret training, but not full as such by your grandfather and a few others you may have encountered during a certain month, am I correct?" She questioned to me at the end.

I now gapped at her and then stated softly, making her understood as I then looked away; not seeing my two mom- I mean both my aunt and Mommy, looking at me in slight concern at my mood to my godmother, "How did you-" "Know Lucy? I figured it out after recalling the events of your fights based on pure-luck, from what I heard from the others." Aunty Sky interrupted me with a knowing look now, and I looked to her with also sighing, yet my look changed to determination with her looking at me with brief approval at this. I then also stated in small declaration to her as well, "What do I have to do?"

I didn't understand as she then positioned my body while also copying her as she sat down on the cold metal ground, and began to gently state to me with ease; Aunty Sky's arms resting gently on her legs now while she did this, with her eyes mostly at my entire form, "First thing you need to do to call the magical-part of you into your palm as I will show you soon, is by relaxing your body into a peaceful state-like mind of sorts, or to be easily stated, to your happy place."

I was confused and she also must have saw it as she then stated to me with a brief light chuckle firstly, "I was confused when I began to train as such when I was a little Dragonling at your age or perhaps, younger then you were, as I was also advanced in magic alike some of the few rare other Blue Drakes, back then." I then nodded as she then told as well as shown me, on how to do it.

I had to simply relax my body from what she told me, and look deep into myself. She also stated it would be easy to identify out of the others, as it would be my favorite single-based color as such as like all people who undergone this part.

I then began to do as she stated by taking small yet gentle-deep breaths to keep me relaxed while I did this.

After to me, feeling it was at least three hours but in reality due to what I was doing, meditation that is I would find out I was a master at, for in reality, only a few minutes or so to their shock, I began to do like my godmother stated to me.


I then eventually saw I was within the Inner Heart place once again, but all alone. But I did see to my surprise, eight orb-like energies I saw merely floating within the center, lazily I might add, in a small on-going circle of sorts.

The first orb was a glowing-neon green, the second a dark-red, the third was pure-silver-like mist of sorts that too glowed, the fourth I saw was my favorite color: blue, the fifth orb was dark-jade green mixed with navy-blue and light yellow swirls; like one of those tie-dye t-shirts I helped make with Rarity that one time, the sixth orb felt a mixture of evil and good for some reason; as the orb itself had half-white and half-black in colors as it swirled from left-to-right while moving, the seventh orb truly felt like Arisa slightly but more powerful, and the final one though, seemed to be like a mixture of me and grandpa.

I moved only a mere step, and the orbs stopped in place, and then maneuvered quickly to my surprise to me as they then slowly yet surely began to do the same things they were originally doing, but also at the same time I was forced to be at the center of the platform.

I then touched the regular, glowing blue orb, and was stunned as the rest easily went into the platform itself as to my surprise, the orb began to speak in a female tone of voice that felt familiar to me slightly and yet, can't quite place it as well. "So you wish to control the power of your own magic firstly then, Lucille Potter?" I merely nodded as it was what Aunty Sky suggested I do firstly, to which the orb lightly chuckled at me and then stated kindly to me as well, "Then so be it as I will now reveal myself to you… My Reincarnation" She the voice had a mature-sounding accent like I still have, but it was also filled with kindness as well as also being friendly towards me.

I widen my eyes as the orb flew gently a few feet away from me, and recalled to what she told me in minor shock as the orb was suddenly to bright for me to look, so I had no choice but to block my eyes, and when it died down I was stunned to see a twenty-something year old female in its place, but with a blue-like aura all around her frame and yet able to see her entire form not covered in it at the same time.

She had my hair-color, but peach-toned skin, her eyes were also to what I used to have; my original eyes before my eyes gained the eye-based bloodline, as well as my face but older-looking. But she was not only at least 5'9 in height, but she also wore strange looking robes of sorts that went well to display her curves in the right places, and yet to not attract any unwanted attention to her form, and had a metallic-wooden-infused looking staff of sorts in her left-hand. All-in-all, she looked to be the perfect model of sorts, if she would do so in real life.

She merely now gave me a gentle smile on her features, the blue-aura moving in a light-mist slightly when she did move as she then told me who she was, "My name was once known as Sorceress Fiona Emerys Blackwood; Magical Demigod Daughter to the Greek Goddess Hecate, and also the Daughter to both in secret, Merlin and Morgana Le Fay, as their eldest secret child." I now gapped at her as from what Grandpa told me, they were truly famous; Merlin and Morgana, as well as the Goddess of the Greeks of Magic herself back then. If she is who she was, and I was one of the so-called reincarnations of her…

"How did you exist back then Miss Fiona?" I asked her from all the other million questions running throughout my own mind at this. She gently smiled as Miss Fiona gazed to me kindly with a tilt to her head, and approached me as well as gently placing her hands on my shoulders while gently stating at the same time in minor humor, "Please since I insist, you may call me on my first name as such,My Reincarnation of myself. I as well as the others, witnessed you deeds leading up-to now, so like myself as I tell you some parts of my past, a test of sorts to see if you can accept our powers within you to use on your own."

Confused, she chuckled to me lightly and removed herself from my shoulders, as she now sighed to change my confusion to curiosity as she seemed somewhat sad now, yet I froze as to why she was when Fiona now began to explain to me as such. "I was taught by not only my own goddess-based mother of some parts of magic I can only use, but both my birth parents as they were the ones to raise me in secret from the world I grew-up in back then. I was taught upon many things as well as to read, write, and understand any given language that I soaked-up like a sponge would, as my memory was able to be with ease with my mind."

Fiona looked briefly away, before returning her gaze to me sadly, yet still kindness on her face mixed with remorse now as she also continued, "Eventually I settled down and had a child of my own; my only child that is with a man named Blake Blackwood. As we within Magical Society back then also, were at war with a Dark Lord like your own parents fought slightly against, My Reincarnation. But alas," she looked upwards for a brief moment before returning to my gaze with a single tear to fall quickly from her left-eye to the ground in a minor ripple effect, "It was a life I would of cherished if I wasn't killed before my beloved's very eyes by said Dark Lord as well, but I did take the maniac with me when I did die. Yet the price of me on not having a choice to return to my family and friends was a dreadful blow to my recently departed soul."

I understood that slightly as sometimes, I do have personal dreams of a what-if scenario if my real mom and dad lived as well as raised me during my time with them, but knew it was pointless also to imagine as such stuff as that since I was also happy to what I have currently now.

Fiona then shook her head as she warmly yet sadly gazed at me now with her gentle voice, looking at me carefully as if I would back out on what she had to say next, "I have gotten off track slightly then. Lucy, do you want to go through my test, as if you pass you will be able to do a lot of things people of the Magical Community could only dream of slightly, as you would not be overpowered and yet, be able to use the forgotten ways of magic itself like I had done back then. Most of them with eased-out Wandless Magic?"

I began to think it over slightly as knew if I didn't do this, I wouldn't be able to control some-parts of my power and yet I wasn't afraid to do so, since I also felt that this test might be easier, unlike the others I felt strangely as it is. I then decided now with a determined look, and secret approval now hidden by Fiona's eyes at me as I stated bravely at her with a fist raised to make Fiona also raise an eyebrow at; as this was from hanging out with Rainbow Dash sometimes, "I'm not going to give-up without even trying at all Fiona, believe it!"

Fiona then lightly chuckled at my display of bravery, and then stated to make me blush lightly as I then lowered my fist to my side while also unclenching it, "So you shall if you have decided then… Despite the amusing display of your own actions, My Reincarnation."

The area suddenly began to shake lightly as a door appeared behind Fiona, to make me confused until I quickly understood that the door might lead me to what her test might be.

I then began to head to the plain-wooden door with a bronze handle to open it, but froze by her brief warning to me now, with myself also briefly looking at her warily now at the words she used. "Even though my own test is simple, it wouldn't be easy at the same time. You will have to go through three specific trials to earn my powers: The Power of the Mind, The Power of Choice, and The Power of Will. If you pass all three, then you will obtain my power as well as my own self within your weapon as per agreement; Due to your heart, My Reincarnation."

I gulped as I then entered the door, with it automatically closing behind me and vanishing.

I was then blinding briefly by a pure-light source, and when it faded I was stunned to see a mythical creature now before me at exactly on the same platform, but a few feet or so away from where I am standing. It was a female Sphinx, and it was an Egyptian looking one with her also looking at me, with kind yet narrowed eyes.

She mostly resembled like most of her race, the wings; hybrid of a human, lion and bird of sorts, but her fur as well as wings was pitch-black with silver highlights on the feathers, and she wore a bronze crown on her forehead, and her cat-like ankles had silver shackles without chains. She also strangely had my eye color as well, and worn a partial top-part Egyptian female garb of sorts, and a necklace to also prove it as well.

"Are you part of my test?" I hesitantly asked her to receive a firm yet kind nod in reply without words, and she grinned with sharp-like teeth now with her also stating to me matter-of-factly at the same time without moving as she was currently laying down on the center of the platform itself, "Yes. Your test of the mind is to answer my riddles correctly; Three as such. If you do so, then you will head on to the second part of the three tests my lady has tasked you to do. However as per tradition of my race, I will give you my own riddle as a test at the end, and the three my lady has chosen are based on things as well as others."

I nodded as I was good at most riddles, and seeing as I was ready, she now began to state the first one to me. "Each morning I appear to lie at your feet, all day I will follow no matter how fast your run, yet I nearly perish in the midday sun?" I recalled this riddle easily, as grandpa told me this one as well as a few many others. I then answered her with ease to see she was surprised I guessed it right, "It's a shadow, right?"

She nodded as she then within moments began to state the next question, "At the sound of me, men may dream or stamp their feet. At the sound of me, women may laugh or weep?" Now I had to think slightly on this one, and when I was doing it I began to hum slightly to myself and froze as I then recalled it now as I was hum-thinking for the past two minutes, and then stated to secretly see pleased, yet shocked eyes at me from the Sphinx herself, "Music?"

"Correct child." She stated with a fanged smile at me right now, but narrowed her eyes quickly as she then stated the third riddle that my past-self must have told her to speak as such, "At night they come without being fetched. By day they are lost without being stolen. What are they?" That one was truly easy as that was one of the few riddles grandpa taught me, and I answered nicely yet kindly to see she was truly impressed at answering three riddles in a row without any errors, "I think it's the term, Stars, right?"

The female Sphinx nodded at me kindly and then she stood up, and stated firmly to me now with her tail also waving back and forth, "You may have passed my Mistress's test of the mind; But you have yet to do my own single test; My many of few favorite riddles as such."

I nodded as she then began to tell me her own test-riddle to make me half-stumped at now, "It is greater than God and more evil then the Devil. The poor have it, the rich need it and if you eat it you'll die. What is it?" I began to think very hard at this one, and so far for the past nine minutes to see the female Sphinx getting ready to pounce I guess if I answer wrong, I couldn't think of any- I froze as I stated to what I quickly thought to stun her as well as now also sit on her bum in surprise at me, in realization that is, "Nothing."

"I am surprised as you have indeed passed my own trail, Lucy Potter." She state to me in pride within moments at my riddle skills, and a door then showed behind her as it was the same one, and I then knew I had to go into it.

I then began to thank her briefly to which she gave me a mischievous look slightly behind my back now as she was so impressed she might ask her Mistress about being something of use to me since I then entered the next room, with the same thing happening to me like before. Especially since I didn't realize it would be the same but different once again.

When the light came down, I saw I was once again at the same platform, but saw to my confusion, the same Sphynx I saw from the past room, was now in front of me once again with a light chuckle to my now gapping mouth, "I figured you be surprised to see me once again, but this time it is the test of choice to my dismay, and yet I can show you only two of such, with the third being mine; By my Lady Fiona's own terms."

I sighed and nodded as she began to state a choice for me to choose, "Would you save a life by knowing fully well of seeing a person about to die and take their place, or you desert them with betrayal and defeat with the same results to your own death?" I stunned her slightly as it was without a doubt easily for me, as I smiled to myself at this as it was slightly part of who I am I guess to myself, "I would rather save the life than the other option. I'm not that heartless of a person to even do so."

"Very good choice you have made; Self-Sacrifice isn't always easy, but at the end, it is well rewarded if you survive, or a possible miracle occurred after your own death." She stated to me then with a gentle look.

She then started like before, to quickly begin the next choice for me, "You have won a lot of money and decided to spend it slightly for yourself and yet, you see a poor person who has no home, family, or friends at all in need of it more so then you have. Do you give money to the person and possibly become friends eventually later-on with said person, or would you simply walk away and allow the person to die due to being homeless as well as starvation?" Once again I impressed her I guessed as I stated easily once again, as it reflected my kind-like nature, "If I did earn that kind of money, I would share it if I could with anyone. Especially to that of what you stated firstly."

The female Sphynx merely nodded to me in agreement and she stated one single word that I passed it quickly, before she began to now state her own choice-based question to make me almost stumped and not at the same time. "If you would ever have a choice to give-up all of your powers to protect those you love, would you do so or not?"

Now that was a hard one for me, but as per my own nature, I truly shocked her at my quick yet sudden answer, "I would without a doubt, Miss Sphynx." Despite her being in minor pride at this, she winced afterwards at my title I bestowed upon her, and from my look she merely shook her head and stated to me her name, with her moving to see she was on a trap door this time, "Please do call me Gazelle, as being declared a miss with my race's name, is kinda over-the-board to my own ire."

I bowed to her as I didn't know why, but I felt the need to do so, and she was pleased at my action then with me kindly stating back now to her with my eyes kind, "Then it's nice to meet you then, Gazelle." When I rose, she smiled yet then she changed to concern to make me confused, but I then understood as she then warned me; as I also began to open the trapdoor. "Take caution as the final test is very, very tricky Lucy. The Test of Will, will still slightly change your views." I was confused at what she meant, but I shrugged as I then entered the trapdoor.

Of course I didn't hear her sigh now as well as also now hearing Gazelle then mutter to me softly as she lay down now, "I hope your sanity would remain intact slightly after this child, you're going to need it."

I was now blinded once again, and expecting the same thing, but froze as I was frozen in shock at the current sight. I was now in a ruined version entirely of the city I got to know, with my Mommy and her friends for some time; Canterlot City that is.

But what truly froze me is that I saw that everyone I knew was dead, beaten, or bloodied all around me. I now began to cry as I saw both my Mommy and M-Aunt Adagio were holding hands to my confusion, but they were too, dead, like the others.

I then heard familiar laughter that was in my nightmares, and saw to my horror, it was that armored black-knight person who wielded a scythe, and he was currently fighting against… an older me? "I see you are looking at one of the possible futures right now, correct Lucy?" A strange female voice now stated to me to make me turn, and I was confused as I didn't recall ever seeing this girl. The girl was also sitting casually on one of the non-demolished cars as the battle raged between the two; the nightmare I dreamt slightly over my years with them, and my older-looking self at seventeen.

The girl, who I think is fifteen years old, wore a white singlet and frilly skirt combo with white heeled boots; her dress-skirt was also reaching to about mid-thigh. She resembled to someone familiar to me, and yet, I can't truly place it. She also had clear-blue eyes and a general body structure with rosy cheeks and pale, pink lips. The teen girl also had her blonde hair draping over her right shoulder as well.

She smiled softly at my confusion of her, and she got up and hopped down from the sedan-like car with her now snapping her fingers at the same time, and the area then quickly changed back to my Inner Heart.

"I wasn't surprised you walked right into that part of your past-self's trick as such on showing you a possible future… But it was meant to be a warning in case you do lose control over your powers." I froze at the teen girls words, and gulped while stuttering, with her giving me now a understanding yet sad look as she approached me, "D-D-Did I k-" "Yes and no, most of those lives were from him; The man your Grandfather warned you about, Lucy." She interrupted me while she also at the same time, comforted me as well as I had tears down my eyes from recalling their dead bodies.

She then got a handkerchief out of nowhere, and gently rubbed my eyes to which I was thankful, yet I was surprised they were, my own tears, were glowing neon-blue to her half-amused chuckle to me now. "They have been like this ever since Kaos experimented on you, Lucy." She now gently explained to me as within moments, we then saw a minor flash of light to temporary blind the both of us, and saw a half-angered Fiona looking now at the teen girl, and stated firmly while glancing to me in half-understanding, "What is the meaning of this interruption, child, as My Reincarnation was still doing her test?"

The teen girl now gave Fiona a look to make her quickly lose the anger she had and was stunned as I was, but not entirely as to what she stated to her next, "I do know about your Test of Will alright, but it was tampered with slightly by an outside force. A familiar Demon Dragon by the name of Frandas, when he was last inside Lucy's heart, tampered with not only your final test, but a few others that from now on, Lucy may need assistance with."

Fiona blinked at this in surprise as if she didn't know, and sighed while muttering the words, of course, to not known I also heard her and looked to my face with regret. "It would seem whatever was shown that was not of my own design, harmed you emotionally I take it? My Reincarnation?" I only shuddered as I still saw their dead bodies with her taking my silence as a yes.

Fiona then looked to the teen girl to give her understanding, and yet she seemed stunned as the teen now shook her head to my half-confusion as if whatever she tried to do by touching the top-part of my head, didn't work to make Fiona also realize something I didn't tell on her face, as I had my head currently on this teen girl's chest while still crying. "Well, I guess I will allow you to pass My Final: The Test of Will, as earlier your mother, showed-up to my location within your heart, My Reincarnation, and showed me your memoires… All of them. Fiona now admitted to me in sadness as I also looked to her in shock, but was secretly grateful of my real mom doing so for me.

The teen girl then looked at Fiona curiously, and Fiona to my confusion, snapped her fingers more-so like Discord does with his paw or clawed hand he has, and two orbs then showed, we then both gasped in suppose as one was pure-blue like Fiona was earlier, but the other was pure-gold with that one being sent into the teen girl currently holding me. "I knew your Grandfather, and my one of old friends, Aeroza, for a long time My Reincarnation." Fiona then began to gently explain while also approaching us, making me go wide eyed at her as well as the teen girl who didn't know this minor fact, as she gazed at both of us now in hidden shock yet kept reassuring me as despite this, I was still scared at my loved ones bodies back at what fake-place I saw.

"In fact he told me whenever I encounter my newer-life or you, Lucy, and this girl as she is connected by the other from encountering the Wielder, Kairi, would or more like stated to me, to bless you both with a gift." The teen girl helped me up as when I was crying I was weak-kneed, and then asked curiously yet also with minor hesitance, "What did he tell you to gift us?"

Fiona now looked at us kindly to state; stunning both of us to what gifts she now blessed us with, "You, My Reincarnation, would be able to wield my own weapon as such to also now fully comprehend my powers, as I once had; My memories to use them wisely, that is, as well as full-knowing. My Mastery of Chaos as well as others however as part of my being your weapon, will slowly unlock as a side effect. But you will be able to know a few spells, but fully mastered like Discord does, the use of starter chaos magical ways." Fiona then paused, and chuckled more-so to herself then us as she now stated with half-mirth with a grimace also, making me look at her weirdly at her next choice of words to me now, "However that part of your magic will go slightly out-of-control... If you ever ended up sick, or minor cases, like hiccups."

Fiona now turned to the teen girl, making her go wide eyed in shocked hope now to my wonder, "Your gift like another, is what you wanted ever since your creation as well as being connected toMy Reincarnation here, as a adopted sibling, or more-so an older sibling who will not age until she reaches that age you are currently, like your-other… The gift of True-Life."

"So Roxas I will be…" "Alive, although is also correct, as well as related to your Somebodies." Fiona stated to make me confused as to what she meant at that, but she then changed the subject as she began to fade away, with her giving ma a parting-word I guess as I felt I would be seeing her sometime once again alter-on, a feeling I now just gotten that is. "Fare-thee-well, My Reincarnation until we meet once again, into your Inner Heart…" Fiona then faded away as if she wasn't there to begin with.

Me and the teenager blinked a few times, and she then shrugged as well as stated warmly to me to the point I gave her a look at afterwards, "Well, at least I know I can leave when you are done here."

I was curious over a few things, and yet I decided to see what her name was as I now also asked, making her give me a slight I forgot-based look afterwards, "What's you name miss?" She just smiled without showing her teeth at me, and stated gently while we simply stood now face-to-face in the middle of the platform, "My name is Naminé, Lucy, and if what I heard your past-self state, I might be your newly adopted sister."

I smiled at this as well as secretly felt I knew her from somewhere still, yet it might be this other person Fiona mentioned… Kairi was the name she used, right? I wasn't sure.

We were suddenly blinded by an immense flash of pure-white, light.


I then heard three surprised yet soft gasps as when I opened my eyes, I was still on the ground in real-life, but I also saw a standing Naminé, looking at the three older females slightly amused now.

She merely waved at them lazily, as well as secretly winking at me with her sudden playful manner since I saw secret joy of what, I didn't know until I was told later-on as to why she felt this way when I was older, "Hi, what's up?"

Mommy, Aunt Adagio, and Aunty Sky blinked confusedly at Naminé, then sighed with Aunty Sky now looking to me for an explanation, and when I told them what occurred, to saw they were all shocked as well as secretly, two sets of eyes carefully hidden in plain sight; one red within the shadowed corner to see us, and pale-green that glowed eerily that quickly left to let their master on some interesting news.

"So you're Naminé, correct?" My Mommy now stated/asked as after finally proving I can control the magical-part slightly; as when I was brought-out of that meditation trick, I had that same colored orb that was placed into me by Fiona earlier, in my right-hand's palm. So currently we were sitting on the ground in a small circle. I sort-of was also curious as to where the others were, but knew they must have been busy at the moment; not realizing a few others were currently at this point right now, in a minor dilemma of sorts before going into this wing's chambers to hide at the moment.

"Yes, and you must be Sunset Shimmer as well as Lucy's Biological Siren Aunt, and aunt-like godmother… or one of the few of them that is, right?" Naminé then asked back in reply, to stun them as they didn't tell her their names as of yet, but I was curious as to how she must of knew them as well.

"How do you know who we are without having to explain it to you, or in fact, introduce you?" Aunt Adagio narrowed her eyes now, as I glanced and saw to widen my eyes that Mommy and her was holding hands in a… lover's way to confuse me as that also brought the minor glimpse of seeing both of their dead bodies, while holding hands. But the question was mostly aimed at Naminé in a firm tone, more so than a kind one.

Naminé then began to rub the back of her head, as Aunty Sky as well as her lifted me up as I had wobbly legs that seemed to be slightly asleep now since I also leaned on my yet-to-be-announced adopted sister by the terms of my past-self, now rubbed the back of her neck sheepishly while also stating to stun both Mommy and M-Aunt Adagio at the same time, and yet, also made Aunty Sky mumble something long that was too quick yet I heard only the two words, of course, from her lips.

Naminé while speaking also explained a few pieces about herself also, at the same time.

"Well, from what I recall, the Headmaster before Lucy developed the mind-immunity part to which she has now, blocked her memories slightly of her meeting my Former Somebody's: Kairi and Sora, at six years old. Of course," Naminé then let Aunty Sky hold me as she paced, and began to hold fingers up to make us understand how she came to be, "Firstly I was born by the Princess of Heart's, heart, being placed within Sora, and he used a Keyblade to unlock it, forming me without his memories but was able to eventually, make my own."

Naminé then held a second finger up now as she still continue to talk/explain to us, as I also tested my legs after a bit to just stand yet still also lean on my godmother; who secretly liked my contact with her yet didn't say anything at all because of being within her wing, would cause questions for the followers within it. "Secondly, the so-called memory I was supposed to obtain also created my half-sibling, Xion, and yet she was within the former Organization 13's ranks so even if I could, I wouldn't be able to get to her. Lastly," to this she seemed somewhat mixed with anger, but mostly sadness as she finished to not only stun them again, but me as well, "I was used by Diz or in future reference, Ansem the Wise, as a mere tool to get me to mess with Sora's mind, after I also did so for the Organization, once they found and captured me firstly. I was also then; With my own choice, fused back into my Somebody, Kairi, as despite Sora also being a part of my creation; She was my main host like my… Friend was to him."

"Well that does explain things slightly?" My Mommy now stated to all of us as well as Naminé at the same to me as she was still secretly holding hands with my aunt, but her free one was at her chin as she was in a thinking pose slightly. Mommy also sounded unsure as well by her tone also.

"But that doesn't explain as to why Lucy's magic flared to the point of making you come-out of a vortex near her side, and in a position of merely standing after five minutes of getting both yours attention, though." Stated or secretly questioned herself aloud, my Aunty Sky as she gazed at not only me, but Naminé.

I was curious as well as her as to what she meant, but Naminé decided to state something randomly to almost cause both my Mommy and Momma-Aunt Adagio, to face-fault I guess, as I didn't know the term very well? "Well it doesn't help that to what your past-self stated, Lucy, is that were now adopted siblings."

Though they paused as when they asked, we explained mostly what tests I went through, and afterwards when I was done explaining, Aunty Sky groaned slightly to make us all look to her, and she had a look of realization on her features as she then led us to a more comfortable location then the balcony, and into that same small room I was resting in I figured as we all either sat on the same bed or in chairs provided within the room itself.

"I have kept something from you, Little Star, as I have met in secret with a few of your godparents that is, all of your past-selves. If what you're saying is true and the only means to control your powers as of now slightly, would be to pass their trials when it is time." Aunty Sky now confessed to mostly me, but loud enough for them to understand things now at whom Fiona was truly, as in terms, my past-self.

"Were you planning on telling us before, or after Lucy goes through these trails, Sindragosa?" My Mommy firmly narrowed her eyes as well as stated accusingly to my godmother, who looked not only regretful, but was also looking apologetic as she now stated to lessen her anger; as I saw her fingers in her right-hand like the rest of us, briefly lit with flames before vanishing into her, "I was going to despite Aeroza telling us to wait until she was ready fully, early-on. But it seems now is the best time to do so, as from what you two mentioned, some of Lucy's past-selves tests, might be altered slightly that she may need aid when it is time to do so."

We all then nodded at my Aunty Sky's words as the three also recalled Naminé, being my adopted sibling now via Fiona's gift, I guessed to myself? As of right now I wasn't sure of a lot of things, but a minor secret to which I felt there was more-of, strangely, that Aunty Sky wasn't telling not only everyone but me mostly, was secretly still more to yet be told.

Aunty Sky then furrowed her eyebrows now to her own confusion and then ours to what she then stated next, her arms also now crossed under her chest as well, "But you passing the first part of controlling your powers should of took longer than it was, as it would be weeks or even months for you to then gain access to Fiona's powers of what magic you contained, Lucy."

"Maybe it had to do what fused most of Lucy's abilities together, that strange elixir of sorts, to cause this, Sindragosa?" Mommy then asked in a minor statement to us, but mostly my godmother who looked to her as if to explain. As if without meaning to, my backpack now showed itself in a minor flash, as they forgot to retrieve it lastly before heading to this wing, making the former female undead drake, jump at this in minor surprise.

Mommy then grabbed the backpack as it was near her, and began to think carefully this time, and was successful on getting that vial of sorts that had the strange liquid I was covered in a long while ago, with the label as well, and handed it to Aunty Sky. Once she read it she seemed to be in not only shock, but also impressed as well to what she stated more-so to herself then us, "It would seem whoever designed this elixir of sorts, wanted to adjust things to make either children more adult-like in appearance to continue breeding or worse...Or possibly didn't even know what they were doing."

To my own surprise as well as there's, yet Naminé merely seemed to held-in her own laughter at the situation, my backpack as we saw it, came alive slightly and gobbled the vial back into itself before returning to its stilled state. From the zipper that is that was still open, the main-part of the bag itself.

After that, I as well as they began to chit-chat with Naminé, finding out some personal as well as amusing things that may have occurred during her time as a Former Nobody.

Eventually, the door was opened and I saw a teen-Viking girl to my confusion, yet my heart sped up slightly and yet not to my confusion, I heard a familiar yet strange female voice randomly state without the others within my heart to notice, She looks hot. I blushed to make them look to me as to why I was doing so, but placed that aside as Aunty Sky then addressed the Viking teen girl with ease, "Astrid, to what has your presence require my assistance I assuming?"

I was confused as Aunty Sky used an authoritative-like tone; as if she was a leader of sorts, to which the teen Viking, Astrid I recall her name being state by my godmother, then state to stun her with surprise like the rest of us, "There is currently fighting happening within the outside of the walls of the Citadel, My Queen, and as it states from your own orders, it might be the group who wish to free the Otherworlders as dubbed by yourself, to us."

Aunty Sky merely nodded with an approved-like smile to the teen Viking, to stun her briefly yet was relieved also at the same time to briefly confuse me until I froze, and saw Aunty Sky now looked to us with her also stating in a mixture of both hope, and possibly wariness to what may lie ahead of us now, if this was indeed happening. "It would seem the Battle of Icecrown Citadel, is now happing. So I suggest we get prepared as Arthas may probably seal-off our entire wing until further notice, as usual for battles; as well as the rooms for those not willing to fight also, despite his decree to do so."

I felt that after this so-called battle, something… odd would place me in a surprised event, to which I hid that feeling away as we then left to prepare what is to come, and I was also told by my mates after I introduced everyone to my adopted sibling, Naminé Genova Potter, in secret surprise to Naminé herself, began to plan like the others; that they caused mischief in all the wings before this occurred to make them currently hide as such within Aunty Sky's wing, yet decided to tell me the details later-on when the battle was over with.

I was now back halfway to my full power I somehow knew… my instincts I guessed slightly to myself, with my real mom and the others agreeing with me at this, for the battle that is to come.

Little did I even know how right my feelings are, as eventually this minor event I sensed that would be happing, would change things slightly for the better for this world, yet let me come and go-to as I please easily, from now on as well.


Well guys, here is Chapter 12 of Lucy and the Sirens Story, and once again it is a slight cliffhanger, but you will get to know as such in normal POV in next chapter as to why that is.

I also decided to have Naminé as an adopted sibling for secret reasons, as well as other things to bring-forth a lot of out-going future outcomes that will be happening when Lucy is in her true teen years as such. but if anyone that reads this chapter can guess as to what would be happening to Lucy at the end of this chapter's statement, please do so as it would be a stunning yet a mixture of both surprise, and knowing it would eventually occur as well due to one of the hidden… secrets Sindragosa as well as others by Aeroza, kept from them still.

Don't worry guys as once Morgana Chapter is done, I think I will work on chapter 13 to this story next. And leave Jade Chan last, as I have an idea I want to do for that story.

Now here are some numbers:

One: Reference to both the regular movies with Brenden Frasier: The Mummy and The Mummy 2, from that red-chest of sorts; for those that have indeed watched the movies. From the mummy himself sucking the skin and other fluids from said cursed victims, that's what it is referring to.

Two: An orb mostly to use by mostly tracking things or people down with ease, it can also be modified for other purposes as well if tweaked-out slightly by said person who either ordered or made them.

Three: An enchanted, etched stone that absorbs unlimited amounts of blood for tracking specific things, people, or others in secret within the medieval days. it can also point-out familiars, and other things of use for the given individuals within he same area as well.

Four: Details the event that occurred within the last-part of the Burning Crusade Campaign-raid within World of Warcraft. As well as the lore to said content.

Five: One of many-types of escape pods used in the large, cruiser-like ships that Old Harmonis used to allow everything of thing to space in case the ship was near-destroyed or any other means within space. The royals to which are related to Aeroza mostly have black-pods, while the rich and common had metallic red, and the poor, metallic green.

Six: Just look him up in case you need to know who or what he looks like as his model is based-off of the World of Warcraft Franchise (which I do not own).

Seven: Smell, taste, and hearing could be adjusted as such per Siren race of any Siren-based race. it is a small yet useful technique if sued, to detect as well as look for things personally, or knowingly within their knowledge.

Eight: I mentioned this in previous chapters, but it is a hybrid race of any-given races of dragons and phoenix's. Example as such of a hybrid race: light dragon and dark phoenix.

Now this is Aeroza, signing off till the next chapter, peace-out guys!