And here it is - the final chapter! I would like to thank those that have read this story and I really hope that you have enjoyed it up until now. Hopefully this chapter will be able to answer a few questions, like how is it possible that Kai keeps coming back from the dead. I have enjoyed writing this story but I am really happy that it is finished for now.

As I have mentioned before, this is one long chapter, almost 30 000 thousand words alone but luckily it extends the ending a little more. There is a very small epilogue at the end and the song featured at the end (indicated in italics) is that of EVANESCENCE - LOST IN PARADISE as I felt it fits the moment perfectly. There will be an author's note at the end of the story, something new for me as I usually just say something at the beginning.

So then, on with the story and I hope that you guys enjoy the last chapter of this story.

Chapter 30 – My return; My victory

Definition of drug: a medicine or other substance which has a physiological effect when ingested or otherwise introduced into the body; a substance taken for its narcotic or stimulant effects, often illegal. This is the definition of a drug according to the Oxford dictionary. Ask a drug addict the definition of a drug and he or she will simply say that it is their life, and then they will ask you whether you have some change to spare for something; ask Cindy Kon the definition of a drug and all she will say to you is a name: Kai.

Only he can put her in a trance that no words will ever be able to express; only he can make her body experience things and feel things that nothing or no one else can make her feel. No existing drug will ever be able to put her on this type of high that she is currently experiencing at this very moment. All her senses have heightened, intensifying every sound, every touch, and every taste she is currently being surrounded with and that she is feeling. Her mind completely lost to the outside world, to the real world, for she is only focused on the complete bliss right now. Kai is her own personal brand of drug, exclusively just for her every need, every want, every desire and every craving. He flows through veins, intoxicating her whole body with his poison and addictive yet distinctive qualities; every thrust into her body is like a shot of her drug into her body; every breath is like every inhalation of the drug; every kiss on her skin is like tasting the drug on her tongue. She can't get enough and she just wants more and more. It has taken over her whole body, corrupting her soul with its poison, knowing that she should not indulge in it but knows that if she does not get her fix, she will surely die from withdrawal symptoms.

Feeling his naked and sweaty body moving against hers, feeling his hands roam her body, feelings his lips on her skin and feeling his breath on her just intensifies the drug-filled trip; hearing his ragged breathing, hearing his groans and moans and hearing him whisper her name and telling her how much he loves her, makes her want to have an overdose from this incredible drug that has taken over her entire life and being. No rehab will ever be able to cure her from this drug addiction because there is no cure from it and she does not want to be cured from it. She wants this rush to continue until she draws her last breath, and even in death she still wants to feel it. The word 'perfect' does not even come close to describing what she is feeling right now; there are no words to describe it for words will just ruin it, putting it in a class with something else and that is just wrong on so many levels for there is nothing that can even come close to this what she and Kai are currently having and experiencing.

Every nerve ending tingling like a current of strong electricity is constantly flowing through her body, stimulating every blood cell, every muscle fibre and every nerve in her entire body. Cindy will agree with any drug addict now, saying that drugs are the way of life because Kai is her way of life now and she will never kick the habit.

It has almost been three hours now since she has been reunited with Kai and almost three hours since they have been in bed. Ciara left the moment she realised that her parents wants some time alone and neither Kai nor Cindy objected about their daughter leaving their side. Right now the two adults are trembling and sweating because they have been at it since they have arrived home, ripping off each other's clothes as they made their way up to Cindy's bedroom. The sheets on the bed are a complete mess, the pillows and duvet all laying on the floor; Kai and Cindy are also not in a better shape, their hair a complete mess and their bodies all sweaty, and looking as though they have both just ran a marathon. However, there is no sign of them stopping anytime soon. Currently Kai is on his knees, Cindy having her legs wrapped tightly around his waist with her arms securely around his neck, whilst Kai is having a firm grip on her bum, their bodies pressed up against each other and rubbing against one another as the thrusting and moving of hips continues on. They both know that they need to stop and to just relax but they just do not want to stop, enjoying it way too much.

Cindy still cannot believe that Kai, her Kai, is back and that he is back in her arms again, and this time it is not like a dream, it is the real thing. Now she can take in every touch, every sound and moan, every movement and every sight, knowing that it is the real thing. She just wants to cry out of happiness; after all of these years with just emptiness and longing for him inside of her, it has finally disappeared because now she is whole again.

She feels like a woman again, embracing her body, her curves and her sexuality; feeling how the fire inside of her soul has been re-ignited, giving her new life and meaning to her existence. Looking into his eyes assures her that she is in fact in the real world, and that her one and only is back with her, and this time nothing is going to take her Kai away from her again, nothing and no one.

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Ciara is resting her head on Jonathan's chest, playing with his right nipple by gently drawing circles around it. Jonathan is resting silently, his arms wrapped securely around his girlfriend, enjoying the sensation she was sending through his body with just that simple touch she is doing right now. He also enjoys the feeling of having his naked girlfriend against his own naked body. This is what love making is all about, the cuddling afterwards as both lovers are slowly coming down from their euphoria trip.

Ciara took a cab back to her school to collect her truck and also to get her boyfriend. After obtaining all of her belongings when her father took her out of that interrogation room, she just sent Jonathan a text, informing him that he has to get ready because she is on her way to come and fetch him. Jonathan arrived at her truck the same time she did and the two young lovers just embraced each other, holding each other closely after the morning's horrible ordeal. They got in her truck and as they were making their way over to Jonathan's place, Ciara filled him in on how her father showed up and that he is back for good, and that her father was the one that had murdered Ashley because of what she had done to her. Ciara explained to Jonathan that it was Ashley who was behind her drink being drugged as she had hired two men to rape her in a horrible way, but that her father took care of the two men, and just waited for the perfect time in which he could get back at Ashley. Jonathan was shocked about how low Ashley could really go in order to get what she wants and is also very happy that she has been killed the way she has been. Kai told both Cindy and Ciara how he killed the blonde girl and secretly Ciara was enjoying every moment of it, wishing that it was her that could have killed Ashley that way, but no one will know her dark desire, maybe just her father. Ciara also left out the part of how her father killed all the staff members at the police station where she was held; she figured that it will be way too much information for her boyfriend.

"I still can't believe your father is back after all of these years; what do you think it means?"

Ciara stayed quiet for a while, pondering on what she should say to her boyfriend, knowing exactly what it means with her father being back, but Jonathan probably will not be able to handle the complete truth. "Honestly, I don't know what it means; all I know is that I have my father back, my family is complete and that is all that is important to me right now."

"I am really happy that you have your dad back, Ci." Jonathan placed a kiss on top of her head and then the two lovers remained cuddling in peace.

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It is well into the afternoon already and many people are still at work, hoping and praying that the last hour and half can go by at the speed of light so that they can just get out of their work place and head home. For Cindy that is not the case at all because right now she is lying on her left side with Kai behind her, enjoying how he is placing sensual kisses all over her shoulder and into her neck. The two have finally reached their breaking point and are exhausted after catching up properly.

"Kai?"

"Mmhhmm?" Kai did not stop with his kissing but at least Cindy has his attention.

"I'm pregnant." Kai did not stop with his kisses, and just moved them up to her ear, where he licked her ear before huskily whispering into her ear 'I know.' Confused by his answer, Cindy immediately shot up, resulting in Kai falling back onto his back, just smirking up at Cindy as she looked at him with a questioning look on her face.

"How the hell do you know that I am pregnant?! I just found out this morning."

Kai just had to chuckle at Cindy's antics, finding it very cute and sexy just like he always did in the past. "Cindy, I know your body; I am the one that got you pregnant after all."

Cindy snorted at Kai, playfully slapping him on his arm that he currently used to stroke her lower back. "I see the cockiness is still there."

"Till death baby. Problem?"

Now it was Cindy's turn to smirk as she got on top of Kai, straddling his lap. Kai just placed his arms behind his head, looking up at her with a very amused look.

"No problem but just remember, I can be cocky as well, maybe even better."

Kai just raised an eye brow, wondering what she is up to but he did not have to wonder for very well long because Cindy leaned down onto him and started teasing his nipples by nibbling and sucking on them, making turns between the two pink buds, and Kai just enjoyed every moment of it.

The exhaustion was something of the past as Cindy took the dominating roll this time, taking lead in the dance of love between their bodies and Kai did not object at all.

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It was becoming dark and after taking a warm and refreshing shower with Jonathan, Ciara was currently getting ready to get into her truck and to get back home.

"I really hope those two are done."

Jonathan just laughed.

"Hey, don't laugh! Do you know embarrassing it will be to walk in on my parents while they are butt naked in the kitchen or in the living room?"

Jonathan again just laughed. "Come on Ciara, you already saw them naked, and who says that it is what they are doing?"

"Are you kidding me?! I saw them naked on a tape, not in real life; and why would they not be getting it on? Can you imagine all that built up sexual tension and lusting for each other after all of these years? It will be a shock if they did not do it! You did not see how they looked at each other; they were hungry for each other!"

"Come here silly."

Jonathan pulled Ciara into a hug, while she continued going on about her parents.

"Don't be surprised if I call you in the middle of the night, telling you that I need a place to sleep because I can't take the sounds and moans anymore."

"I will be waiting for your call my love."

"You are mean."

"I love you too."

Jonathan kissed her and then helped her into her truck, and then he watched as his girlfriend drove off, still not certain what is going to happen now that Kai is back. The little he knows about the father of his girlfriend is that Kai was set on taking over this world in the past, but he failed, but now that he is back, does he still want this world to serve the darkness, and furthermore, where does Ciara fit into all of this?

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Cindy and Kai were in the kitchen, busy preparing dinner after they had a long and rejuvenating bath. Kai is waiting for his daughter to return because she had told them that she will be back before dark and now he is anxious to see his baby daughter again, although she is not a baby anymore. Surprisingly enough, the dogs did not growl at Kai at all; Cindy does not know what to make of it seeing as her lover is a very, very bad person, and usually dogs sense that kind of stuff but with her four dogs it is a whole different story; even the cats are very affectionate towards Kai.

As Kai was busy cutting up the vegetables, he heard a car pull up in the driveway and the dogs all started to bark, indicating the arrival of Ciara. He heard the door open and close of her truck and then his heart skipped a beat because his daughter walked into the house.

"Mom? Dad?"

"In the kitchen sweetie!" Ciara walked into the kitchen and Kai dropped the knife on the counter when he saw his daughter.

"Dad..." Ciara ran to her father and the two just embraced each other tightly for a second time that day. Cindy watched as father and daughter just held each other tightly, being reunited after all of these years. She still does not know how Kai came back, but that is a conversation for later. Right now she just wants to spend quality time with her family. After all the greetings, the family of three proceeded to finish preparing dinner, all having a laugh while doing it, even Kai laughed along with them.

When they had finished preparing the dinner, they all took a seat at the dining table, and for the very first time in her life Ciara can say that she is having a family dinner with both of her parents, not including the times in Moscow because she cannot remember them, so they do not count. Her father sat at the head of the table with her mother to his left and she was sitting to his right and she could not help but notice how her parents constantly gazed at each other. There was so much love and affection within their eyes, all the respect and trust they were feeling for each other were visible in their eyes. Their eyes were shining and it warmed her heart to know that despite all that has happened and the time that has passed, her parents are still very much in love with each other, the exact same love she has heard from so many already. Uncle Tala told her that he is almost certain the love that are always talked about in fairytales are actually the love between her parents that the books and stories talk about, and to hear an outsider talk so lovingly about her parents fills her with a lot of pride.

After finishing dinner, the three remained sitting, giving their food a chance to settle in their stomachs. Kai and Cindy had decided earlier that after dinner they will tell Ciara about the baby that is on the way. Cindy cleared her throat, a little unsure of how she is going to say it all and explain it all.

"My girl, your father and I have a little announcement to make."

Ciara watched as Kai took her mother's hand firmly into his, and just looked at her with his loving eyes. Cindy took a deep breath and then spoke,

"I am pregnant; your dad and I are going to have another baby."

The air has left Ciara's lungs and logic has gone from her mind. She just stared at her parents, dumbfounded.

"How...but..."

Cindy just chuckled at her daughter's shocked antics. "I know, I mean like how can it be possible seeing as your father had only shown up today, but it seems that your father has been very naughty; what I always thought were erotic dreams, were in fact your dad that came to visit me during the nights."

All Kai could was just smirk at how Cindy was describing the situation. Reality finally set in and like a bolt of lightning, Ciara was up from her seat to hug her parents and to say congratulations.

"I can't believe this! I am going to be a big sister! You go dad," she said and winked at her father.

Soon Cindy and Ciara fell into a deep conversation, just talking about the baby and the possible names, how the baby room is going to look, all the usual stuff. They continued with the baby talk when Kai suddenly spoke up, asking his daughter a question no dad should ever ask his child.

"When do I get to meet the bastard that took your innocence?"

"What?!" exclaimed both mother and daughter but for two completely different reasons. Ciara was shocked about the question because how does her father even know that she had slept with Jonathan; Cindy was shocked about the question because how could Ciara sleep with Jonathan after she had forbid her daughter from doing it. Ciara just looked between her mother and father, totally at a loss for words. Kai just sat there with his arms crossed over his chest, looking very bored.

"I asked a question Ciara."

"So you went and slept with Jonathan after I told you not to do it." Ciara still did not know what to say so then she did the only thing she can: retaliate. She pushed her chair back with a great force and then placed her hands on the table with great force, catching both of her parents off guard.

"You two are the last two people to comment about my sex life. Yes mom, I slept with him but I did it at the age where you two have already made a sex tape; and dad, I don't think I want you to meet Jonathan. Your reputation is not that of a loving person. I'm out of here," and without saying another word, Ciara left.

"Get back here Ciara! I am not done with you!" Cindy got up to go after her daughter but Kai gently took her by her wrist and just shook his head when Cindy looked at him. "But Kai, she can't just walk away like that. I did not raise her like that."

Kai said nothing and just pulled Cindy towards him, placing his hands on her hips when she was right in front of him. He kissed her stomach through her shirt and just kept his head at her stomach. Cindy in turn placed her one hand on his shoulder, and the other behind his head where she softly stroked his hair. The two lovers just remained like this, not taking notice of the time passing them by, or either that their daughter is sneaking out of the house.

Ciara just glanced into the kitchen after she quietly made her way down stairs and stopped in her tracks when she saw the moment between her parents, but somehow she just knew that it will not stay in that position and that very soon her parents will be very busy with something else.

'I better get out of here before I hear them moaning. Disgusting!' and with that thought she was out the door, as quiet as she can be.

Kai pulled his head away from Cindy's stomach and then lifted her shirt, only exposing her stomach. He started placing soft kisses all over, Cindy enjoying every moment of it; her anger towards Ciara long forgotten. As Kai continued with his kissing, he started to feel how his arousal grew. Cindy might not know it but he is just all too aware of Ciara sneaking out, so that means he can have Cindy right here in the kitchen. As he continued kissing her stomach, he started to pull her shirt higher and higher, exposing her bra.

"Kai, no, not here. Ciara can walk in on us."

Kai ignored her and suddenly stood up, picking up Cindy in the process. She gasped at his sudden movement as it was very unexpected at the moment, but she wrapped her legs around his body anyway. She did not even get a chance to ask what he is doing because he captured her lips with a deep kiss and then placed her on top of the table. Luckily the dishes were shifted to one side of the table to go to the dishwasher later on. Cindy wrapped her arms around Kai's neck, getting lost in his toxic kisses but soon she pulled away to remind him once again that Ciara can catch them any moment.

"She left," is all he said before recapturing Cindy's lips once more. She also finally decided to give in to the carnal cravings, and making a mental note to herself that the first thing she is going to do in the morning is scrub this table clean because after tonight it will not be a very clean and food friendly place.

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'Tala!'

'Dranzer!

Tala immediately sat upright in his bed when he heard Dranzer yelling his name. He quickly glanced over at his alarm clock and the time showed 02:33.

'What the hell?'

'Dranzer? Say something, what is wrong? Dranzer?

Tala could not hear Dranzer anymore and a dreadful feeling suddenly came over him. Just then the ground trembled, almost like an earthquake and Tala was almost certain it was caused by some explosion. The sirens started to go off, and not just any sirens, the sirens specifically allocated in Dranzer's area, meaning only one thing, "Black Dranzer."

Tala did not even bother to get dressed into his uniform. He just rushed out of his room with his night pants on, heading towards the hanger where Dranzer is being kept. When he came inside, he saw flames everywhere and there were men all around, trying to put out the flames. He looked over at the elevator and was relieved when he saw the doors still closed but the celebration was short lived as another explosion took place, an explosion so strong that it ripped the doors of the elevator completely off.

'I have to get out of here,' was all he thought before Tala made a run for it.

A smart move on his part because soon a huge black phoenix emerged from underground, its eyes glowing red. The few men that were still on their feet started running the moment they saw the phoenix but unfortunately for them, Black Dranzer got hold of them, killing them all. Black Dranzer broke through the roof of the building but it was far from being done with the base. It started to fly around the base, destroying everything in sight and killing everyone that had tried to run to safety. Fire came from its mouth, just like a dragon, burning everything. The destruction continued for a few minutes more and when Black Dranzer was satisfied that it has destroyed everything in sight, it took off, disappearing into the dark night.

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With his arms crossed over his chest and his cocky grin on his face, Kai looked out onto the city, feeling very satisfied with everything. He was currently standing on the head of the statue of liberty, just looking at all of the skyscrapers of New York City and Manhattan.

'Soon my phoenix, all of this will be ours. Soon the takeover will begin, and this time, nothing will stand in our way.' And just like that he was gone, just like his trusted black phoenix, gone into the darkness of the night.

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Cindy cannot remember the last time she woke up this happy, with a song in her heart, a song that she just wants to sing to the whole world. For the first time in so many years, she actually has the will power to stand up, not because she has to, but because she wants to, because she has a man to greet 'good morning'. She woke up just a few minutes ago, and the first thing she saw when she opened her eyes was Kai, resting with his back against the headboard with his eyes closed, and he looked so peaceful. She was so happy knowing that this is not dream; she still cannot believe that Kai has returned from the dead, for a third time now, and hopefully this is the last time because honestly, she doubts she will be able to handle another departure from him; this time she is going with him, no matter where he is going, even if it is into the afterlife.

Cindy suddenly felt a gentle touch on her cheek and then looked up at Kai, their eyes locking.

"Morning my love,"

Cindy could only smile at how he greets her, that deep masculine voice of his with that tint of compassion coming through.

"Morning Kai."

"Want some coffee?" Cindy just nodded and then Kai left, heading to the kitchen to make coffee for them both. Cindy listened to the clatter of cups downstairs, again in total disbelief of how lucky she is right now, and how blessed she is. Her one and only has returned to her, and the best part is that they are going to expand their family. Cindy touched her stomach, just smiling at the thought that once again she and Kai has created life, and this time she will not run away; she is going to stay by Kai's side so that he can also have the experience of a pregnancy.

Cindy was so lost in thought about the baby that she did not hear Kai coming back upstairs. He stopped at the doorway with the two cups in his hand, just looking at how the love of his life is caressing her stomach with a sincere smile on her face. He too feels like that, another child for them and now that they are older, they can enjoy it like it is suppose to be, they can finally be the family they are meant to be without any interruptions. Kai proceeded into the room and placed the two cups down at his side of the bed on the bed stand. He got under the covers with Cindy and also placed his hand on her stomach, the two lovers in comfortable silence.

"Kai?"

Kai looked at Cindy, his eyes no longer making her feel uneasy.

"Will Ciara become like you?"

Kai removed his hand from Cindy and then sat upright, taking the two cups of coffee and then handing Cindy's cup to her after she also sat upright. Both of them rested their backs against the headrest, just sipping quietly on their coffee. Cindy was not sure whether Kai wants to answer the question seeing as he shows no sign of saying anything.

"She will become like me when I kill her."

"What?"

"Remember that day in Moscow in the stadium?" Cindy just nodded.

"It is the same. She will not die, but she will also not be unconscious for as long as I was. She, or her transformation, will be instant."

"And this baby Kai?"

"He, or she, will be born into the darkness. I was born into the light, hence the long time it took for the transformation to be complete; Ciara was conceived after the darkness already came into my life, it was just lying dormant and that is why her transformation will be instant; this baby," Kai took her hand into his but did not look into her eyes, "this baby will be like me because it was conceived by the darkness, and it will be born into the darkness, and there will be no transformation taking place because the baby will be dark and evil from his or her birth."

Cindy could not say anything; she did not know what to say anyway. Her daughter is going to be like her father if he kills her, which he probably will do, and this baby is going to be born evil. She really does not know what to make of it all.

"Everything will turn out for the best Cindy, trust me." Kai placed his cup down on the bed stand, and then took Cindy's cup, whether she wanted to drink more or not, he really did not care right now; all he wants to do right now is lie down and hold Cindy tight against his body. Luckily for him she was still naked so he can relish in having her skin against his. Cindy did not object as she too just wanted to cuddle with her man, trying her best to forget about what he had just told her about their children.

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"I don't want you to come."

"Tough shit Ci; I am coming. It is the right thing to do."

"Have you not been paying any attention to all the stories about my dad? The guy is evil, bad, horrible, name it, he is all that."

Jonathan just sighed. "I am meeting your father Ciara, with or without you."

"And what if I decide to break up with you right now, then you are no longer my boyfriend and you no longer need to meet my dad."

"Smart move Ci but it is still not going to stop me; I still took your virginity and your father wants to meet me so I will just have to man up to what I did, even if it kills me."

Ciara just grabbed hold of her hair and groaned, being very frustrated with Jonathan.

Ciara came to him some time ago and told him what Kai had said, and Jonathan knows that it is the right thing to do. He wants to meet Kai and assure the man that he is serious about Ciara and that he will never leave Ciara, and also that he is not playing with his daughter. It is the manly thing to do and he is a man, not a coward. Ciara does not see it that way; she is convinced that Kai will not let Jonathan off easily, but that is just the risk Jonathan has to take. If he needs to prove his love to Ciara, he will walk through fire and face a thousand demons, all just for her because she deserves it all and she is worth all the trouble and dangers that may lie ahead for him.

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It is midday and the sun is shining at its hottest right now, and it still being summer, anyone caught outside without any shade nearby will for surely feel the impact of the sun and all its power on their skin and body.

A groaning and then a hissing sound came from underneath a pile of rubble, with a slight movement. Whatever is beneath the rubble is trying its best to get out from under the rubble, desperate for some fresh air. A few cuss words were heard once more and another shuffle, however, still very unsuccessful from coming out from underneath the rubble. With another very loud groan a young man finally emerged from out of the rubble, his black hair covered with dust, and his body covered with blood and dirt. He crawled away from the rubble for a few feet before collapsing to the ground once more.

Tala has survived the horrible attack that Black Dranzer dealt out onto the base, but only just. He just laid there on the ground, panting heavily but he managed to glance around with half open eye lids and was in shock to see that everything has been destroyed. No one in Washington DC is aware of what had happened otherwise the army would have been here long ago cleaning up the mess. So far he can spot no other survivors but he has not even stood up and walked around to look for other people that might also be stuck under rubble. Buildings and vehicles were still burning; without a doubt there will be no way of communicating with the outside world, also no way he can alert the people back in Washington DC about the return of Black Dranzer.

'If Black Dranzer is back, then that means...Kai. I have to warn Cindy somehow, she might be in danger. Kai will be unstable in his head and he might kill her without thinking twice. I have to find a way out of here, and quick.'

Perching his upper body up by his arms, Tala tried to muster up all his available energy to get up.

'I have to get to Clinton Tucker so that he can alert everyone back in Washington DC and to start the search in finding Black Dranzer before it and Kai can start with their destruction. I must succeed in stopping the evil, I must!' With newfound energy, Tala got up completely and staggered around the base, looking for any survivors, any type of transport and any type of communication.

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Kai and Cindy were in the kitchen, busy preparing lunch. Neither has heard any word from their daughter after she has stormed off from the dinner table the previous evening. Cindy is still furious with her daughter, the main reason being that her daughter went and slept with Jonathan. Cindy was actually more disappointed than being furious because she had hoped that her daughter would wait a couple of years longer before taking that big step. She knows that that is asking a lot but a mother can always hope. She could always boast about her daughter's virginity and always felt so proud about it but now all of that has gone straight out the window.

Kai is really not bothered about it at all; he knows that he really cannot say anything in the matter because he himself did not wait for a proper age before he did it with Cindy, but he is not going to let Jonathan off that easily. He has been watching the two young lovers for quite some time now from a distance and he has realised that Jonathan is really a good guy for his daughter but there is nothing wrong with making the young man sweat a little and by making him nervous as hell; it is all just some innocent fun.

Just as Kai and Cindy was about to sit down to have their lunch, they heard Ciara's truck pull up in the driveway and the dogs all started to bark out of excitement. Kai kept standing at the counter, knowing very well that his daughter did not come alone; he immediately sensed Jonathan's presence the moment they drove up in the driveway and he was correct for two car doors opened and closed shut. Cindy was standing behind the counter whereas Kai was standing in front, his whole body in view which showed him leaning against the counter with his arms crossed over his chest and his legs crossed over each other by the ankles.

Finally Ciara came walking in to the house, and Cindy was surprised when she saw Jonathan also coming in afterwards, and for some unknown reason, she started to feel a little bit anxious about the whole situation. Ciara was the first to greet her parents, even if it was just with a nod of the head. Jonathan remained at the door with Ciara only a foot or two in front of him. The young man was very nervous because despite Ciara's many warnings and pleading, he just ignored her, knowing that he should man up about the whole situation, but now he is having second thoughts about the whole situation.

'Maybe I just should have ran away like a weak ass punk. No! Man up you idiot, just do this, the worst that could happen is...that he can kill you. Oh shit, I really did not think this through.'

"Ciara, Jonathan."

"Ms Cindy; Mr Hiwatari."

Kai did not acknowledge the young man, he just kept looking at Jonathan without any expression on his face. Ciara did not like the situation at all, and secretly it kind of pissed her off that her dad is treating her boyfriend like this.

"Aren't you going to greet him back dad?" Kai ignored his daughter and then started to glare at Jonathan, the red glint in his eyes intensifying. Ciara immediately noticed this.

"So you are the bastard that took my little girl's innocence."

Jonathan could feel how the blood was leaving both his head and the rest of his body upon hearing that statement. He had no idea what to say to that and just nodded his head once.

"Answer me kid, with words, not gestures; are you the kid that is the reason why my daughter knows what sex feels like."

Ciara cringed at hearing the word 'sex' coming from her father. Hearing an adult saying that word is just absolutely revolting to her.

"Yes sir, I am, but if you can just give me a chance to explain, please." Kai just raised an eyebrow and Jonathan took this as a signal to talk. "Ms Cindy, Mr Hiwatari, I really love your daughter, more than any young man my age can ever comprehend. I am not just using her and I promise you both that for as long as I live, I will love her and treat her with the respect and love that she deserves and I am not trying to get into your good books Mr Hiwatari. I swear on my life that I want nothing but the best for your daughter. Yes, I did take your daughter's innocence but it was done out of love, not lust. It was the most special moment in my life and I do not regret it for one second. So there, and if you want to kill me Mr Hiwatari for loving your daughter, at least I know that I will die a happy man."

Kai just looked at Jonathan without saying anything. The other two women were also completely silent, and stunned, about Jonathan saying those things to Kai. Ciara could feel her heart beat excessively fast in her chest out of pride about how her boyfriend had just stood up for himself against her father. Kai pushed himself away from the counter and wanted to make his way towards Jonathan when Ciara suddenly intervened and it was not the loving, mahogany coloured blue haired girl; it was the dark version of her. Ciara went to stand right in front of her father, a low growling sound coming from her and the red glint in her eyes were also very intense. This immediately halted Kai in his tracks as he looked on at how his daughter changed so drastically within a split second.

Cindy just looked on in shock, unable to say anything at the moment. She had no idea that her daughter could do this and it really pains her knowing that her daughter is really like her father.

"You will not touch him or it will be me and you, DAD." Ciara's voice was deep, just as Jonathan has come to know it whenever she goes through this change, and he was somewhat feeling proud of his badass girlfriend. Kai just looked on at is daughter, a smirk developing around his mouth, pride filling him. Ciara on the other hand still scowled at her father with no indication of calming down any second or minute.

"Baby, your eyes..."

Ciara did not hear her mother and so did not reply; her only focus now being that of protecting her boyfriend from her own father.

"Stay away from him; I am warning you."

Kai turned towards Jonathan, still smirking. "You got balls kid and I respect that; the fact that you came over here and saying all that what you had just said, despite knowing what might happen to you, that takes guts." Kai uncrossed his arms and then held out a hand towards Jonathan. "The name is Kai, kid."

This action alone calmed Ciara down and she just looked on as her boyfriend approached her father to shake his hand, and just like that, Ciara was back to her normal self, much to the relief of Cindy and Jonathan. "It is a pleasure to meet you, Kai; I am Jonathan." Kai just nodded and then turned back to go and stand next to Cindy where he placed his arm around her waist.

"I am still disappointed in you two kids, but, I was in that position before; I know how it feels to be so in love, and although I am sad that you did it behind my back Ciara, I am still very happy that you did not do it at 15 like me and your dad, and I do hope that you two were safe up until now."

Both young adults nodded their heads as Jonathan also placed his arm around Ciara's waist.

"I want you two to go to Jonathan's place and go get his stuff and bring it here."

All three looked at Kai with a flabbergasted look on their faces because that was very unexpected of Kai.

"Why?"

"Because he will be staying with us from now and that is the end of the discussion."

'Still as dominating as always,' Cindy thought to herself as she watched Kai take both hers and his plate to the table to sit down for lunch. She looked at her daughter and just nodded her head, Ciara and Jonathan saying their goodbyes before heading out the door.

"That was very unexpected from you, my love," Cindy said as she took her seat next to Kai at the dining table. Kai did not say anything while he silently ate his food. This action did not bother Cindy at all because this is how she knows Kai since they were teens, and it makes her happy that despite being a darker being, he still has some of his old ways.

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Somewhere on a gravel road a lonely soul was walking, but this soul was not happy at all. Any possible cuss word known to man can be heard coming from the soul walking in the blistering sun. With a torn up shirt wrapped around his head to protect his face from the sun, Tala was busy making his way towards Washington DC to alert the people at the pentagon that Black Dranzer has returned. He could not manage to find any form of transportation or communication and now he has to walk all the way to the city and he knows that it is going to be some time before he reaches it. Luckily for him he managed to find a few bottles of water, not cold, but at least it is clean water to drink on the way.

He was cussing both Kai and Black Dranzer for all they are worth because he has to walk in this cruel sun all because of them. The base was completely destroyed with no survivors. Tala counts himself very lucky for even being alive after all of that chaos. At least he can alert Clinton Tucker who will know what to do about the whole situation; unfortunately it is still going to be a while before Tala can reach him and alert the man about anything.

"Bloody stupid, ignorant, good for nothing ass wipe phoenix! Thanks a lot you jackass for making me walk in this hellish sun! I hope you are so happy about it you turkey roast wannabe! And the same goes for you Kai! I hope you both get spasms and cramps in your assholes!" Tala kicked a stone while venting his anger out loudly to no one in particular. Another few colourful cuss words could be heard coming from the black haired man and he continued yelling and screaming for a minute or two longer until he stopped so that he could listen more carefully to the sound he was hearing in the distance. He turned his head from side to side to try and pin point in which direction the sound is coming from, and more importantly, what the noise is that he is hearing.

After listening and concentrating more on the sound, a huge wave of relief came over Tala for it was the sound of a helicopter he was hearing, a few to be more exact, and they sounded like they were coming his way. Tala finally spotted the oncoming helicopters in the distance, and he just could not resist starting jumping up and down like a jack-in-the-box.

"Over here! Come on you beautiful dragonfly copycat machines, come to papa Tala!" Tala was waving his arms around like crazy and kicking the ground to make a dust cloud like his life depended on it, which in a sense it does actually.

Tala could finally spot three Cobra helicopters and two UH-1D helicopters coming his way and tears would have fallen from his eyes if he weren't too much of a coward to cry out of happiness. The three Cobras' flew right over Tala, along with one of the UH-1D, heading straight for the base. One of the UH-1D landed a few hundred feet away from Tala to prevent the young man becoming showered in just dust. Tala ran to the helicopter as fast as he could with two soldiers meeting him halfway. They helped him into the helicopter where it took off and then headed into the same direction as the other four has just flown to. They took about ten minutes to get to the base and Tala was feeling very smug with himself for walking that length of distance.

'The Ivanov is still as fit as a fiddle,' he thought to himself with a triumphed smirk on his face. While on the flight to the base Tala had to state his name, rank and the reasons of why Washington has lost contact with the base.

Tala filled them in but no one was prepared for what they came to see when they landed at the base. There was nothing left but rubble. No vehicle, no building, no fence, door, window or gate withstood the attack from Black Dranzer. Tala stayed in the helicopter while the other soldiers looked around for any survivors. Two of the Cobras surveyed the area around the base looking for any survivors or any possible threats but after a while they gave up on the search. Tala was wrapped in a blanket despite it being so hot outside and as he sat there, looking at what was left of the base that he has called home for the last 12 years, the realisation finally and clearly dawned upon him for the first time since Black Dranzer has returned: evil is upon them all, upon the entire world, and that this time they may not be able to stop it.

'Dranzer told me that she could not reach the other sacred beasts which can only mean one thing: Black Dranzer has killed them without any other beast realising or sensing it, and now it is too late to save them, if there are still any left to save. It was already busy getting rid of any possible threat to both it and Kai; it destroyed this base completely knowing that this base is skilled in capturing sacred beasts as it has the correct technology in doing it, and now with it gone, there is practically nothing left to prevent both it and Kai from fulfilling what they were set out to do from the very beginning, and that is to rain darkness upon this world. Kai has to be back; the only question being: where is he? Clearly the world is still at peace, somewhat, otherwise these guys would have known it by now, so at least I can breathe easily about that. Oh Cindy, my heart breaks for her. I have to speak to her as soon as I get to the city, I will just call her to find out how she is doing. Or wait, I will drive there personally and tell her to pack both her and Ciara's suitcases. I will tell her about Black Dranzer and then hopefully she and her Ciara can come back with me to Washington where I know they will be safe, until we wait for whatever has to happen. I think I am also going to inform Solange and her family to pack their bags, heck, even Tyson and his family should come to Washington with me. I want them all to be safe; I owe it to them all. Ray is alright; he is already in DC so that is one less family to worry about. That's settled; now just to get back to the city to get a good scrub. Man, I feel filthy!'

After almost searching for another hour longer, the soldiers finally decided that there is nothing they can do and that they should just head back to DC. The sun was also indicating that the day is coming to an end and that night will soon fall upon them all. The five choppers started heading back to Washington DC, Tala seeming the happiest about it as he just wants to get up close and personal with clean and warm water.

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The streets of New York City are alive and crawling with life, everyone going on with their regular routines. Many are getting ready for the night life, despite it not being weekend yet.

Ciara and Jonathan are on their way back to the Kon/Hiwatari residence. They would have been home long ago were it not for Ciara that had felt that she should reward her boyfriend for his brave attitude towards her father, twice, and not that he was complaining at all. Standing up to Kai really has boosted Jonathan's self confidence and he had performed remarkably in bed.

And it is not like Kai and Cindy minded being alone at home the whole afternoon; they too had their own fun on the couch, not even caring that they had a small audience in the form of four dogs. Kai and Cindy just cannot get enough of from each other and are just all too thankful for their time alone.

The two young adults finally arrived at home and Kai decided to volunteer to help unload Jonathan's stuff, which were quite a lot for a young man. He had at least five huge suitcases, not including those that consisted only of his shoes. Kai found it very amusing for a young man to have so much stuff, but he did say that Jonathan will be staying with them from now on, so maybe the young man had packed in everything he owns.

"You know where the guest room is Jonathan sweetie."

"Yes Ms Cindy."

"No."

"What?"

Cindy just looked at her lover for denying Jonathan the guest room. "Where else is he going to sleep Kai?"

Kai just looked at Cindy, the answer clear in his eyes and Cindy did not like it one bit.

"Ciara, you two go up stairs but leave the stuff here downstairs for now. Your mother and I need to talk."

"Cool." Jonathan and Ciara went upstairs, leaving a calm Kai and fuming Cindy behind.

"Care to explain why you want Jonathan to sleep in the same room as our daughter."

"Why do you want the kid to sleep in the guest room? Do you want to prevent those two from sleeping together?"

"Well duh."

Kai just smirked and shook his head as he took Cindy into his arms. "They will sleep together my love, whether we put them in separate rooms or not. What would you rather prefer: keeping them apart and having no peace of mind, wondering the whole time when will they sneak out to go and do it, or, let them sleep in the same room, knowing that they are doing it but also knowing that they are at least responsible about the whole thing?"

Cindy just sighed as she enjoyed the feel of Kai's arms around her and the sound of his deep voice so close to her that she almost did not listen to what Kai had said, but she has to agree with Kai.

"I guess you are right my love; it's just...she's my baby Kai, or I want her to remain my baby. I don't want her to have sex and I also don't want her to grow up."

Kai pulled Cindy closer to him and placed a soft kiss at the side of her head. "I know my love, but she has grown up and you should accept it; she is not a little girl anymore and at least she did not exactly follow in our footsteps."

Cindy just chuckled at that, knowing that the situation really could have been worse. "Fine, you win; Jonathan can move into Ciara's room and I will try my best to refrain from castrating the boy."

Now it was Kai's turn to chuckle at his lover's remark. Cindy called the two young adults, and after telling them where Jonathan will be staying from now on, the young Hiwatari jumped both her parents out of sheer happiness.

The new family sat down for dinner after placing all of Jonathan's stuff in Ciara's room and they all just enjoyed the rest of the evening leisurely with each other.

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The sound of ragged breathing, skin on skin impact, moans and manly groans could be heard within two different rooms as two different couples were engaged in an intense passionate moment. Both mother and daughter were busy experiencing the intimate sides of their lovers, enjoying the feel of their naked and sweaty bodies against their own.

It was not a planned thing but somehow both Cindy and Ciara are taking up the roles as the dominant ones in the bedroom as both women are on top of their lovers' bodies, straddling their hips, riding them so that they can feel nothing but absolute pleasure. Neither of the two women were even concerned about the noises they were making, not caring that the other might hear them.

Jonathan was on his back, holding on tight to Ciara's hips as she grinded him and he cannot complain at all. The light beside Ciara's bed is on dim and it is more than enough illumination for Jonathan to watch his girlfriend in action; how the small sweat beads trails down her body, the few hair strands that is sticking to the sides of her head, her breasts slightly bouncing up and down and her lips slightly parted as her mouth tries to get in as much oxygen as it can, all of this just adds to the heat being shared between the two lovers.

With Kai and Cindy it is almost the exact same effect, except that in their bedroom the light is not on dim; the two has opted for a few candles by the bedside, adding to their loving atmosphere. Kai is also enjoying the view in front of him, enjoying the feeling of Cindy pressing down onto his chest with her hands as her hips are controlling the pace of their love making, and also getting the pace perfect for both of them. Kai then noticed how Cindy's nails started to dig into his skin, her head drawn backwards and within seconds he could feel her inner walls clench around his member, hearing her moan out his name as the crisis of pure pleasure ripped through her entire being, Kai following afterwards. Cindy collapsed onto Kai after the assault on her body and senses had passed, and the two just lay there, listening to their heart beats coming down from the high.

A few minutes have passed before Cindy could manage to remove herself from Kai and lay down next to him where the blood eye coloured man took her into his arms. With a flick of the wrist, the candle was out, Cindy not even noticing that move from Kai. The two lovers remained laying in complete comfortable silence until Cindy was herself again and has regained most of her energy.

"Kai?"

"Mmmhhhh?"

"How is it possible that you can come back to life; don't get me wrong my love, I am happy about it, but I just could not help but wonder about it."

"It is because of the phoenix that I am bonded to."

"What do you mean?"

"My whole body, soul and spirit are connected to a phoenix and as you know, they are mystical beasts, having the ability to rise from the ashes, or from death, either way. I am not immortal but I have the ability to rise from the dead, coming back stronger every time. I know you cremated my body all those years ago but that was actually a very good thing you did my love. By doing that I could come back with my powers fully developed."

"Powers?"

Kai chuckled softly against Cindy's skin, sending a jolt of tingles through her whole body. "You will see tomorrow my love, but anyway, if I were to be bonded with another beast, I would not have returned the first time. For as long as Black Dranzer is alive, I will be alive. We just had to disappear for some time, gathering our strengths. We were never gone my love; I was always with you, looking over you and our daughter, and I will always be there for you my love, no matter what, in life or in death, I will be there looking over you. Death will only claim me completely when my phoenix is claimed by death, and that is not going to happen any time soon."

Cindy snuggled even closer to Kai's naked body, taking in everything he had just said and feeling so relieved that Kai will not leave again. Kai remained on his back with Cindy close to him and his arms tightly around her, enjoying the sound of her soft breathing.

"Kai...I've missed you and I am glad that you are back with me."

Kai smiled at the words of his lover, feeling the exact same way. Having his love here with him is all he really needs in this life, and it is all that he actually wants.

"Love you Cindy, more than life itself." Unfortunately Cindy could not hear those few sweet and loving words because sleep overtook her immediately after she spoke, and soon enough sleep also took over Kai, leaving the two naked lovers in a world of peace, love and calming dreams.

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The wind is blowing but it is at least bearable; the air is cold, for two reasons; one, the earth has cooled down after the rains it has received, and second, the winter season is approaching and it is approaching fast. Kai is standing on the ledge of a tall building, arms crossed over his chest and hair blowing in the wind, looking over the city with no expression on his face.

He continued standing in silence until he heard the flapping off wings coming closer and closer until he felt a small tremble below his feet as his dark companion has landed right behind him.

'Welcome back my dark phoenix.'

'Likewise my young companion. I sense that you are ready to start with the take over.'

Kai just nodded his head as he turned around to face the dark phoenix, a sadistic smirk on his face.

'Soon I will begin with the transformation of my child and I will need your help to complete it.'

'As you wish my young companion. The other phoenixes are ready to help as soon as I call for them. They will start clearing a way for the others and they will wait till after we have opened the portals.'

'Good. The humans will try their best to stop us but this time we will be unstoppable. By trying to destroy us in the past, they have given us time to gather our strength and powers; they will never stand in our way ever again.'

'Our time has finally come, young Kai.'

'Indeed it has my dark phoenix. You will know when the time has come when I need your help with my child.'

'I will be waiting.'

Black Dranzer went to stand on the ledge and then dived off, free falling for a few feet before it opened its majestic black wings, taking off into the darkness of the night. Kai looked on as his dark phoenix disappeared into the night, he soon following afterwards.

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The sun is already rising and whereas many people only start to wake up now, a certain Russian born man is already on the road, wide awake.

Tala is only a couple of miles outside Washington DC, on his way to New York City where he wants to alert his friends about the arrival of Black Dranzer, the possible return of Kai, and convincing them to come back to Washington with him so that they can be safe. Clinton Tucker and his team have already started to alert the other countries to enhance their defence systems for a possible attack on them. Tala was very impressed when he found out just exactly how much this Clinton Tucker knows about Black Dranzer, Kai and the other sacred beasts. The two immediately hit it off and he even offered to fly Tala to New York City, and although it is the fastest way to get to the city, Tala has decided that he wants to drive; it might be the last chance that he gets to the see the landscape before it is destroyed with the rest of the earth. Clinton told Tala that he should not be so pessimistic but Tala just said that he is being real.

Tala has not mentioned to Solange that he is on his way; he wants to tell her face to face about the oncoming danger. Ray already knows about it all and he has already taken his whole family to a safe place within the pentagon.

Everyone in the world are so at peace with life right now, not knowing of the great evil that is upon them; soon they will all see just what darkness really is, and it is not going to be a pretty face.

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A groan could be heard coming from Kai as he is pissed that Cindy has to get up and leave for work. She did put in leave for about two weeks but there is an emergency at the hospital with a dog and the owner demanded to have only Cindy work on her dog, hence why the Kon woman has to leave.

"I won't be long Kai; I am almost certain you will survive a couple of hours without me."

"Hn."

Kai was still lying on his back with his arms behind his head and his eyes closed as he listened to Cindy getting dressed after getting out of the shower.

"I can always decide to go and kill that asshole that dares to take you away from me."

Kai realised too late that he should not have said that and he opened his eyes to look at Cindy who just looked at him with a very pissed off look on her face.

"Not funny Kai." Kai just resumed his previous position with his eyes closed while Cindy continued with finishing up. There were a few minutes of silence between the two, although not uncomfortable.

Cindy finally finished getting dressed in something comfortable and then finally took a seat beside Kai on the bed, where he immediately encircled her with his arms.

"I want to ask you something Kai."

He just nodded his head softly while breathing into her neck.

"I know now that all those so-called dreams I had were real, but there was one specific night where I had a nightmare about you."

"What was it about?" he asked huskily against the skin of her neck. Cindy just had to shiver at the sensation that passed through her body, almost forgetting that she was talking to Kai.

"It was about you forcing yourself onto me and hurting me, saying horrible things to me." Kai started to kiss Cindy's neck, not saying anything at first, just enjoying tasting her skin for a while.

"What do you think Cindy? Do you think that I would do something like that, that I am even capable of hurting you in any way?"

"Of course not Kai, I was just wondering because it felt so real but the next morning there was no sign of it ever happening."

"There you go; now weren't you supposed to ditch me for some mutt?"

"You are just unbelievable, but yeah, I am leaving. Try not to miss me too much."

The two shared a deep kiss before Kai laid back onto his back, watching Cindy leave. Kai looked up at the ceiling after she had left and started to think about that night which Cindy thinks was a nightmare. If only she knew that it was far from being a nightmare. Kai was so furious that night and he just had to take out that anger out on Cindy. He broke the glass ornament in the living room, hoping that it would stop Tala and Cindy from what they were doing; he is sure that if he did not intervene, then Tala would have had Cindy, and Kai would rather kill them both before he allows something like that to happen. He does not regret hurting Cindy that night but he seriously doubts that he will do it again. He had allowed the anger to control him, and that was wrong towards her, but now she knows that he is back and she will never allow another man to touch her, not even in death.

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It is just past eleven in the morning and Tala is currently on his way back to Washington in a tow truck. Unfortunate events took place earlier that is preventing him from reaching New York City. The road he was driving on was wet after an unexpected rain shower and unfortunately another car that was driving behind Tala had lost both traction and control of his car and crashed right into Tala; luckily no one was injured, but now Tala's plans are halted for the day. He will have to get another car and try the trip again. So far everything still seems fine, no attacks or anything, and Tala is both relieved and anxious about this. Relieved that earth is still bathing in the light, but anxious because Tala is certain that Black Dranzer and Kai are planning everything carefully and will most probably attack at the most unexpected time.

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Cindy arrived from the hospital about twenty minutes ago and was now busy in the garden, taking care of her plants before the brutal winter comes which is fast approaching. Ciara and Jonathan were upstairs busy unpacking Jonathan's things, and Kai was just relaxing on the patio, all four dogs seated right around him and the two cats sleeping peacefully on his lap, while Kai is just enjoying the fresh air of the outside world and watching Cindy taking care of her plants. Even Kai is surprised about the attitude of the animals towards him; usually animals avoid bad things, growling all the time but up until now since his arrival, the animals have been very affectionate with him.

About ten minutes have passed and without saying anything to Cindy, Kai got up and went into the house, the kitchen more specifically and retrieved a huge cutting knife and quietly made his way upstairs. Kai reached Ciara's bedroom where the two young adults were sitting on the carpet and laughing while sorting out a lot of books when Jonathan was suddenly yanked onto his feet by his shirt by Kai. Kai pushed him out of the room and before either of them could ask what is going on, Jonathan watched as Kai stabbed Ciara right into her heart with the knife. Jonathan wanted to lunge at Kai but suddenly it was as if an invisible force field was around Kai, preventing the young man from reaching Kai. Jonathan then ran downstairs, calling Cindy's name in complete hysteria.

Kai kneeled down by Ciara's side, watching as his daughter gasped, trying to speak but the words could not come out. She was clutching Kai's shirt with one hand while the other hand was on the wound while she looked at her father with a shocked expression on her face, almost as if asking why did he do this to her? "Relax my girl, it is for your own good." Ciara looked on at her father a little more before both her hands fell limply by her side, her head also falling to the side as the was life leaving the young girl.

Cindy and Jonathan came rushing back upstairs and reached the bedroom just as Kai dropped the bloodied knife on the carpet and he picked up his daughter in bridal style. Kai turned around but did not even look at Cindy or Jonathan as he walked right past them, heading downstairs, Cindy screaming horrible things at him while Jonathan still tried to get to his bloodied girlfriend. The two followed Kai all the way, but they could not get close to him.

'Black Dranzer,'

'I am here young one.'

Kai walked outside, Cindy and Jonathan a few feet behind him, both still very furious and shocked at the same time. The dogs suddenly started to bark uncontrollably and with good reason because just then a huge, majestic and beautiful black phoenix landed on the grass. Kai placed Ciara gently on the grass right in front of Black Dranzer. Cindy and Jonathan did not understand anything, although Jonathan was so mesmerised by the phoenix that was standing right in front of him that he almost completely forgot about his rage.

'You know what to do my dark phoenix.'

'Soon she will be like you and then the takeover can finally begin.'

Kai silently nodded his head and stepped back, while he and the others watched as the black phoenix opened up its huge black wings and slowly started to change into a black mist. Cindy did not understand what is going on and watched on as the black mist entered Ciara's body. Cindy started to pound on the invisible wall that was surrounding Kai and Ciara once more, crying out of anger and yelling at Kai. The grown man ignored her and just watched over his daughter with his arms crossed over his chest, smirking to himself.

After listening to the shouts coming from Cindy for a couple of minutes more, Kai decided that it was time to silence the crazed woman. He turned around and walked straight to her, pulling her close to his body and started to kiss her deep and passionately, leaving the woman stunned after Kai pulled away and just smirked at her. The invisible wall around Kai and Ciara was gone but she did not seem to notice it.

Jonathan ran to Ciara's side the moment Kai walked towards Cindy, and he is currently sitting on his knees, Ciara's head resting on his lap as he is gently stroking her hair. He already tried to feel for a pulse but could not find anything, not knowing what to make of it all, wondering whether Kai has really just killed his own daughter or is it something else happening right now, something sinister?

After Cindy got over her shock of the wonderful kiss that she had just enjoyed so very much, she made to slap Kai but he stopped her by grabbing both of her wrists.

"Don't do that again Cindy," is all he said in a very serious tone.

"Don't. What the hell did you do to my daughter you bastard?! I demand to know right now Kai!"

"You mean our daughter, Cindy."

"Answer me Kai."

While still holding her wrists in his hands, he pulled her close to his body once again, looking deep into her eyes, Cindy starting to feel slightly uncomfortable by his eyes. "It was time Cindy, time for her to embrace the real Ciara Hiwatari, and soon the takeover will begin."

"Wha...what?"

Complete shock took over once again, just hearing what Kai had just said, Cindy knew exactly what he had meant: the dark Ciara Hiwatari.

"Just watch as it happens, my love." Kai turned both him and Cindy to face the body of their daughter. Jonathan, along with the other two started to see how the hair colour of Ciara started to change, the blue streaks becoming gray, the dark blue parts of her hair becoming black. Jonathan did not know what to make of these changes, despite having seen them a lot in the past; all he could do now was watch as it became more and more definite.

"You might want to get away from her, boy, for your own safety."

He does not know why, but Jonathan listened to Kai and he got up after gently laying Ciara's head down on to the grass, and then stepped away from Ciara. He went to stand right beside Cindy, and the three continued to watch over Ciara. Her eyes snapped open and there were two glowing red eyes just looking out in front of her. Kai smirked to himself, very satisfied with the results. The three continued watching as the glowing eyes turned to pitch black eyes where it remained black for an entire minute. Ciara suddenly sat up, her eyes changing once more and this time it was to the colour of blood, the red glint within them. The black mist left her body slowly, collecting a few feet away from the young girl, and slowly taking up the form of Black Dranzer once more. Ciara smirked at the black phoenix and then finally got up, looking over at her small audience, the famous sadistic smirk on her face. Kai was very happy, whereas Cindy and Jonathan were in disbelief about what had just happened before their very eyes. Cindy's heart was silently breaking because her only daughter has finally become what she did not want: evil. Jonathan knows her eyes and hair by now, but after witnessing everything that he just did, it was heartbreaking for him knowing that now the old Ciara is gone, and that she will no longer change back to her old features like she has always done in the past. Cindy was the first to approach her daughter cautiously, trying her best to smile at the new appearance of her daughter but she was finding it slightly a bit difficult.

"Are you okay my baby? Does your chest hurt?"

"I have never been better, mother." The red glint in Ciara's eyes grew brighter and Cindy started to feel nauseous, not because of the pregnancy, but because of the evil coming from her own daughter. She wanted to embrace her daughter so much right now but the new appearance of her daughter was preventing her from doing so, and secretly she was hoping that Ciara would not pick up on it.

Jonathan also cautiously approached his girlfriend and her mother, whereas Kai just stood at his place, arms crossed over his chest with a broad smirk on his face.

'You did good, my phoenix.'

'I suggest we give her a day or so to gather her strength before we start with the take over.'

'Agreed. I will see you later my phoenix.'

Black Dranzer nodded its head, opening its black wings and took off but not without leaving a gust of wind behind. Ciara locked eyes with her father and the other two failed to notice how the glint in both of their eyes pulsed a few times before dimming again. Ciara turned her focus back to Cindy and Jonathan.

"You know you can hug me mother, I will not bite; I am still your daughter."

"I was hoping that you would not pick up on that."

"My senses have enhanced mother; I can sense a lot of things."

Cindy did not reply to that and just took her daughter into her arms, feeling the darkness and evil radiate off from her daughter.

'Oh my baby, why did you have to turn out like your father, why?' Cindy also hoped that Ciara does not have the ability to read minds because that would just suck. Mother and daughter released each other after a tight and lengthy embrace and that was when Ciara noticed Jonathan, and her primal side was going crazy at just the sight of her boyfriend.

"Baby, I need you so much right now."

"What?"

Jonathan had no idea what she meant by that but there was no time for further questions or explanations because Ciara took him by his arm and dragged him towards the house, Cindy yelling afterwards for them to stop with their antics. She wanted to run after them in to the house but Kai stopped her by the door.

"Are you seriously going to allow this Kai?! That is your daughter!"

Kai did not say anything at first and just pulled Cindy in for a very heated kiss, leaving his lover short of breath. After pulling away for some much needed oxygen, Kai whispered huskily against the skin of her neck that he thinks their daughter has the right idea. By now Cindy was already blinded with desire from that very heated kiss that she had just received from Kai, that she did not really care about anything else right now, and so the two adults also proceeded to the bedroom for some adult fun.

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Tala and a few other soldiers were gathered in a meeting room, busy discussing various strategies on how to fight Black Dranzer and Kai.

"But Clinton, what if they open another portal like what they did here in Washington?"

"Then we will just close it; it was done before and I am sure it can be done again. Guys relax, please; Kai and Black Dranzer are not undefeatable. It is just a matter of using the right equipment and being at the right place at the right time. I have contacted the others in various countries and there is still no sign of Black Dranzer or Kai, and neither has there been anything picked up on by them, so for now we are all still safe and it gives us more time to plan everything till perfection. Do you have any thoughts on the matter Elliot?"

Tala was not really listening to Clinton, his thoughts being with all of his friends in New York and with Black Dranzer and Kai.

"You are in charge Clinton; I trust you fully with this whole operation."

And that was not completely the whole truth. Tala knows deep down that no machinery or any type of technology or weapon will be able to stop Black Dranzer; the phoenix is just too strong, despite only being one phoenix but it is one very powerful, and very dangerous, phoenix.

Tala wanted to go back to New York City after he got back from the towing of his car but Clinton said that it would be best if he rests for the day and then he can take the chopper the next day. Tala is still against the idea of flying to New York but he will see how he feels the next morning. If he still feels the same about the chopper, then he will drive and no one will be able to say shit about it; it is his choice and at least there is still time to take a drive for old times' sake.

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The early hours of the morning were quiet and peaceful within the Kon/Hiwatari residence, well, not completely. The only person that was actually peaceful and quiet was Cindy for she was deep in dreamland. Kai was lying next to her, just listening to her soft breathing and because of his enhanced hearing, he could also clearly hear what was going on between his daughter and her boyfriend; any father would be furious for what was being done to his daughter but not Kai for he knows why Ciara is doing what she is at the moment.

He walked in on her earlier the night while she was drinking a glass of water in the kitchen and she divulged some very interesting plans to her father and Kai could not help but feel very proud of his daughter. The new day that is approaching will sure be filled with a little blood bath; Cindy will just have to be strong for what she will have to face the next day. There is nothing Kai can do to stop Ciara from executing her plans, and neither does he want to stop her; this is who she is and it is her right to do what she wants to do and no one can say shit about it.

Kai could smell the rain outside and he has to admit that it is really a very mesmerizing smell, bringing a sense of relaxation upon anyone who takes in the natural clean smell that Mother Nature gives off. Kai was brought out of his of trance from the raining smell when Cindy turned around to lie face to face with him and she cuddled closer to him. Kai took her into his arms and held her close to his body and remained like this until the sleep also overtook him, sleeping peacefully for the rest of the night.

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The new day has finally arrived and everyone was greeted with the smell of fresh rain and they were also greeted with a cold morning. Cindy snuggled even closer to Kai, almost lying beneath him taking up all the body heat that she can. The two lovers were awake but had no intention of getting out of bed anytime soon. The smell of breakfast also started to fill their nostrils and one can only guess that it is the two young adults that have made themselves productive in the kitchen. The dogs were all running outside and barking for every little thing they saw moving and it sounded like they have more than enough energy which the dogs have to get rid of. The furry animals do not seem to mind the cold weather.

"It really does smell delicious whatever the kids are making."

"Mmmhhhhmmm."

"Wow, what a mouthful Kai, really, please talk less so that I can also get in a few words."

Kai just chuckled at Cindy's sarcastic comment and pulled her closer so that she was almost on top of him and then he placed a soft kiss on her head. Cindy also could not help but laugh at herself. Kai kept his eyes closed, just enjoying the feel of his and Cindy's skin pressed up against each other.

"Come on Kai, I know it is very tempting to lie in bed all day but you know we can't."

"Hn. I beg to differ."

Cindy just sighed, knowing that there will be no use in convincing Kai otherwise. It is clear that the two-toned hair coloured man has already made up his mind.

"Call the kids and tell them to bring up our breakfast."

"Are you serious?"

Kai just opened one eye and looked at Cindy, his eye telling her that he is in fact very serious.

"Fine, fine, in a minute okay?" Kai just nodded his head and closed his eye again, Cindy also making herself very comfortable against her lover's body.

Ciara and Jonathan were busy making French toast, bacon and waffles along with coffee. Jonathan yawned constantly because he has not had any sleep so far, all thanks to Ciara that has kept him awake the whole night through. She also has not had any sleep but she does not act that way; instead, if one did not know any better, one would think that she has had a very good night's rest.

"Ah my poor baby, I promise that after breakfast you can sleep all you want."

"You promise?"

Ciara just grinned at her boyfriend, knowing that it is a complete lie. She has something else in mind for Jonathan and it does not involve sleep.

"You have my word my love; I will let you sleep for as long as you want to."

"Thanks babe, I would really enjoy a good sleep right now."

"Soon my love." Ciara walked over to her boyfriend who was busy getting the coffee cups ready for everyone and placed a sweet and loving kiss on his lips and wanted to deepen it but the ringing of her phone interrupted her. She was very surprised to see that it was her mother.

"Is something wrong mom? Why are you calling me while we both are in the same house?" Ciara just heard her mother chuckle before speaking.

"Nothing is wrong my baby. Your father and I just wanted to let you know that we also want some of that delicious food that we smell."

"Sure, it is almost ready; we made for us all."

"We want it upstairs my baby."

"Okay sure, but please be decent when I come in. It will be ready in about five minutes."

"We will be decent, I promise."

"Cool."

They hung up and Ciara went back to finishing up the breakfast, her kissing of her boyfriend temporarily forgotten.

Kai kissed Cindy on the head after she put down her phone down and he told her that he is going to take a shower while they wait for their food. Cindy did not want to join him as her bed was really much more comfortable; besides, she longs for a long hot bubble bath where she can just relax in silence without a horny man with her, not that she does not enjoy Kai, but a woman just wants some time for herself every now and then.

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Tala was anxious to get on the road but he has to wait until afternoon because the minister of defence has called an urgent meeting and Tala has to be present seeing as he was at the base where Dranzer was kept, and also because he is working side by side with Clinton Tucker on the case of Black Dranzer, and who knows how long the old man will keep them busy. He wanted to be on the road already but while he was getting ready, they called him and informed him about the meeting and made it clear to him that it is compulsory for everyone to attend.

'For hell's sake, can they just speed up this shit already!? I am bored out of my mind! Come on people, I have things to do, people to see! I am really not in the mood for this horse shit! I already know all of this crap, and guess what?! Black Dranzer is going to kick all of your asses and there is nothing you can do, especially you with the fancy suit. Stupid clown! You don't know the first thing about sacred beasts. They are powerful, much more powerful than any machine on this earth so guess what, you don't stand a chance! Hah, I am seriously bored because I am already starting to think people can read my mind. Oh man, the world is really going to come to an end because I am finally admitting that I am going crazy. Great, just absolutely great!'

Tala looked at his watch and rolled his eyes when he saw it is just past ten, meaning there is still a whole lot of time left before these people come to their conclusion. Tala just sighed knowing that no matter what he does, they will not excuse him from the meeting any time soon.

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Cindy was finally in her hot bubble bath, just enjoying the mood she has set for herself, complete with lit candles all around her despite it being morning; she has even added some oils to the bath to soothe and soften her skin, and also to add some lovely fragrance to the whole bathroom. She and Kai have enjoyed the breakfast very much, and he offered to take the dishes down stairs and she took that opportunity to jump into her hot and relaxing bath.

Ciara and Jonathan was just finishing up packing the dishes into dishwasher machine, and Kai was nowhere to be seen right now. Jonathan gave another long yawn as he closed the door of the machine. Ciara jumped onto the kitchen counter, her legs open wide enough for Jonathan to come and stand right between them.

"I just want a kiss for old times' sake before you go take your well deserved sleep my love."

"I can do that," is all Jonathan said while walking to his girlfriend with a huge grin on his face. The two young lovers quickly became locked in a heated kiss, tongues dominating each other for dominance. Just then Kai came walking in quietly and stopped at the entrance. He crossed his arms over his chest as he leaned against the doorway, watching the two lovers in their moment.

Jonathan failed to notice Ciara reaching for the knife holder next to her, removing a huge kitchen knife from the knife holder. She broke the kiss and shifted her head slightly to the side so that Jonathan can continue kissing her in her neck. She looked at her father, both of them with a sadistic sneer on both of their faces and the red glint in their eyes glowing. Kai knows exactly what his daughter is planning and would not miss the show for anything. Jonathan continued with the passionate assault on his girlfriend's neck when he was suddenly stabbed in the neck with the kitchen knife. He pulled away from Ciara, grabbing his neck and that is when he saw the bloodied knife in her hand. Shock overcame him at what Ciara has just done to him and he cannot believe it.

"Ci..."

"Sorry love but there is no future for us. It was fun while it lasted but it is over. Enjoy your sleep in the afterlife."

She stabbed him once more in his chest and then slit his throat, causing her beloved boyfriend to fall to the floor, blood everywhere. His eyes remained open as the life left him. Ciara just looked down at the body of her former boyfriend, no remorse, no sadness, nothing. She jumped off from the counter, the bloodied knife still in her hand. Kai walked over to her, looking down at the body of Jonathan.

"Your mother is not going to be happy about the mess on her kitchen floor."

Ciara just snorted at that.

"And neither will she be happy about the dead body."

"That's why you are here dad, you can take her focus away from it."

Now it was Kai's turn to snort.

"We can only hope."

"Ain't that the truth."

The dogs were still outside which is a good thing; they might just come and lick the blood from the floor. Cindy will have ten different attacks.

"So, what do we do with the body dad?"

"Easy: Black Dranzer."

"Niiiiiice," is all Ciara said while chuckling at the thought of the great black phoenix devouring her dead boyfriend's body.

"Now that the only real distraction is out of the way, you can start focusing on your powers."

Ciara looked at her father with a confused look on her face. Kai just smiled at his daughter and indicated with his head that she should follow him outside, and she did just that, forgetting all about the body of Jonathan.

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Cindy was in a world of complete bliss, completely unaware of the bloody mess in her kitchen, and also unaware of what her lover and their daughter are up too this very moment. The aroma of both the scented candles and bubbles is sending her into a trance of just absolute tranquillity, not caring about anything, anyone or what the future holds for her. That worries will be left for after the bath.

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Kai has just finished explaining to Ciara that she has the ability to push objects away from her by just using her hand and pointing it into the direction of whatever object she wants to push away. The two of them also has the ability to put up an invisible wall around them, protecting them from outside threats; this is what had happened when Kai stabbed Ciara and Cindy and Jonathan could not reach Kai or Ciara. They even have the ability to jump very high and very long distances, but they cannot fly.

"Okay, now that you know about these powers of us, I want you to try them out. Lift the chair on the right side of that table and bring it here."

Ciara stepped a few feet away from her father and pointed her hand at the chair but nothing happened. "Just relax my girl, don't concentrate too hard." Ciara tried again but still nothing.

"Dammit!"

"Relax Ciara, that is all that you have to do."

Ciara just groaned at her father but tried again and this time there was some movement with the chair but she still could not manage to lift it up and bring it to her.

"Again." Ciara tried again and this time she managed to lift it up but she was unable to bring it to the precise location of where she and Kai were standing. She tried again and again until she could get it right, and she was very happy, and also very relieved, about the progress she has made.

She proceeded to lift a few other objects and moved them all successfully. The next practice was the invisible wall around her which was quite easy. Kai was very impressed with how fast his daughter was learning and progressing.

"Now, I want to test your..." Kai was interrupted with an ear bursting scream and it was coming from within the house. Kai and Ciara rushed inside and found Cindy in the kitchen, where she was shaking and looking like she is going to throw up any moment. Kai and Ciara forgot about the body of Jonathan.

"What happened to him?!"

Cindy wanted to check for a pulse but the blood pool made her too nauseous to go to the poor boy.

"He was in the way mom."

"So you killed him?! What the hell is wrong with you Ciara?!"

Ciara decided not to comment on that question. Kai approached Cindy in order to calm her down but she stepped back from him.

"Stay away from me Hiwatari, both of you. I can't even...I am so disgusted with you two right now! Just...whatever. I am out of here. Clean this up because if I get back and my kitchen still looks like a murder house, I will kill the both of you, and that is a promise."

Cindy took the keys of her truck and just left, without saying anything else to her lover and their daughter.

"She sure is a sight when she is angry."

"And she scares the shit out of me, dad, but anyway, where is Black Dranzer?"

"I will call it. I will take the body outside while you start cleaning up this blood."

Ciara just nodded and then the two started with their assigned tasks.

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Cindy just raced down the street, no specific destination in mind. Tears were falling down her face, her heart broken into a thousand pieces.

'She is gone, my beautiful baby girl is gone, and all I have left is this...this horrible killer!'

Cindy touched her stomach with one hand, new sad emotions filing her all over again.

'And now, this precious new baby will be born a killer, a dark and evil being that should actually be destroyed, but how?! I can't kill my children, no matter how bad they are, they are still my children. This is not what I would have wanted for myself! Why Kai, why did you have to go and make that deal, and all of that just to get a phoenix! Damn you Kai, damn you to hell! This is all your fault! I hate you, but...I also love you so much it hurts me. You are the reason for my tears but still I do not want to live without you, a life without you is no life at all, why my love, why us?'

Cindy just continued driving, her thoughts all over the place, and all of them being sad and hurtful places.

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Night time has fallen over the big apple and Tala was on his way to a hotel to get himself booked in for the night. The drive was long and all he wants to do now is get in a shower and then attack a bed and show it how sleeping should be done. Because there has been no attack so far, he has decided that he will go and see the others early the next morning. There is no use in going to see anyone now because he is way too irritated and tired, and that will just ruin everything. In the morning he will be a brand new person.

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Cindy drove up into her driveway, seeing that the lights in the house were on. She sat in her truck, contemplating on whether she should go in, or just reverse her truck and go and sleep somewhere else for the night.

'What the hell are you doing Cindy? Your daughter and the love of your life are in the house, waiting for you. Just get your shit straight and go in; they will not hurt you, especially Kai...Kai, oh my love, I have missed you so much and I still cannot believe that you are back in my life, but you hurt me so much, just as much as you show your love for me.'

With a deep sigh, Cindy finally removed her key from the ignition and finally got out of the truck, heading towards the house but the few feet was not easy to walk; her feet felt like they were dragging lead along. She took in a deep breath and then opened the door, Kai being the first person she sees when she walks through the door, and he just smiled at her with the smile that he has always saved just for her and no one else, and with just that simple smile, all the anguish disappeared at once from within Cindy, and she just rushed to him, Kai taking her into his arms and just keeping her close to him. Ciara saw the moment between her parents and then decided to make her way upstairs, not wanting to interrupt her parents' special moment.

Jonathan's body has been disposed off and Ciara has watched the whole thing. She always thought that she had loved him and that she wanted to spend the rest of her life with him, but that was until the dark side of her awakened. All the feelings of love towards the black haired man disappeared. The moment Ciara regained consciousness, she knew that she is going to kill Jonathan, and that is why she kept him in bed; she wanted to get all the sex she could because when he is dead, she will have to stay without it for a very, very long time. She does not regret killing him and she probably will never feel guilty about it. She is actually incapable of loving right now, making her wonder how does her dad do it. She can clearly see the love in his eyes for her mother, and she can also feel it being radiated from him. They truly do have real love; what she and Jonathan had was probably just lust being confused for love.

'Good thing that it is over now; love is not for me.'

The rest of the night progressed peacefully in the Kon/Hiwatari residence. The three sat down for dinner that both Ciara and Kai had prepared and after dinner, they just enjoyed a movie and then they all retired to bed, Kai and Cindy spending most of the night just showing their love for each other. She failed to notice that her dogs were missing, and Kai and Ciara also did not notice it. Cindy did not ask any questions about Jonathan or what they did with his body; she prefers to be kept in the dark on the matter, for the sake of her own sanity.

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Tala was up before the sun even had a chance to show off its first rays. Right now he is sitting with a cup of coffee, his second for the day. He is very anxious to get to Solange's house before it becomes too late. After he has visited Solange, he wants to go to Tyson, and lastly it will be time to go to Cindy's where he has to deliver her the good/bad news, depends how one looks at it. Tala is very impressed with how good he feels after a good night's rest, and he now can face anything, even if Black Dranzer should cross his path today, he will handle it calmly and with an open mind.

He glanced at his watch and sees that the time has reached just past seven. With a deep sigh, he took another sip from his coffee, knowing that he still has to wait for at least another hour before he can leave. Although he does want to see Solange early, he does not want to do it by chasing her out of bed, it is Sunday after all, the day everyone would much rather just sleep in and just relax.

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Cindy was also doing the exact same thing as Tala was doing now: enjoying a cup of nice brewed coffee. Kai and Ciara are still asleep and she would prefer it that way for now. She still has so much to process. Seeing Jonathans' bloody body was just one too much, and she feels so sorry for the young man. He was really so in love with Ciara, never knowing that the one he loves so much would be the death of him.

'Oh Jonathan baby, I am so sorry for what my daughter did to you; you deserve so much better. If only I could have protected you somehow, but now it is way too late for that. Maybe it is better this way because now you will be spared this horrible fate that awaits this world. I still do not know how to feel about all of this; my daughter has become exactly what I have feared all my life, the world cannot escape the horrible things that are about to take place and Kai is alive but also not; his soul is over taken by the darkness, almost making him inhuman.' Cindy then smiled a small smile to herself, just suddenly thinking back to last night.

'Kai, you still know how to make me feel better and how to make me feel like a woman, a real woman. For a moment there I forgot all about the horrible things that have happened, but now, I remember it all and I remember it very clearly. How will it happen, how will you start the take over? Will you immediately start to slaughter those who have refused to join you? How long will it take, do you even know all these answers my love? This just sucks!'

Cindy finished her coffee and was about to wash out her cup when she stopped in her tracks while walking towards the sink.

"Where are my dogs?" she asked herself out loud. Cindy started calling her dogs but there was no response from her furry children, not even the cats came. She looked everywhere outside and constantly called but still nothing.

Kai came stumbling downstairs, still half asleep. His hair looked a mess, eyes still a bit puffy and a few yawns have already left him since he got out of bed. Cindy's calling for her dogs woke him up, and although he is happy that it was her voice that woke him up, he is still a bit pissed that he has to wake up this early. It is Sunday and even he believes that Sunday is the day to just sleep in and relax. He went outside to see why she was calling her dogs so desperately.

"What is wrong my love? Why are you calling the dogs with such urgency?" Kai had asked while rubbing his one eye and giving another huge yawn.

"My dogs are gone Kai; I can't find them anywhere."

Kai looked around and saw that there were indeed no dogs to come and greet him, and just then a realisation dawned on him, but there is no way he will voice it to Cindy; not even the hell he is about to unleash on to earth will compare to what Cindy would do if she finds out what had happened to the dogs.

"Maybe they ran away."

"Then they would have done it a long time ago. I am going to the neighbours. Make yourself useful and start with breakfast."

Cindy walked right past Kai without even kissing him good-morning, or even saying it in the first place. Kai just flinched a little when he heard the front door slam shut with great force. He was about to turn to go back inside when he heard the flapping of the wings behind him and then a hard thump sound, indicating the arrival of Black Dranzer.

'Morning young one.'

'I did not take you as one to greet someone formally.'

'You are my companion after all and I have watched this human race for some time, I may have picked up some things.'

'Impressive my dark phoenix. I am glad you are here, for today is the day where we are taking what is ours and correcting this mess.'

'I am glad to hear that young Kai. I shall alert the other phoenixes to get ready.'

'Good; just one more thing, do you know where the dogs are?'

'Do not ask questions to which you already know the answers to young one.'

'You do know that she will go crazy right?'

'The hysterics of the female does not amuse me and I will not hide my dissatisfaction if she should dare threaten me, and you can take that as a light warning. I will not bow down to a human, no matter if she is your mate or not.'

'Careful Black Dranzer, do not let something like this become between us, it might just ruin everything.'

Black Dranzer just nodded its head as a sign of agreeing with Kai.

'I will see you later young Kai.'

'Likewise my phoenix.' Kai did not watch Black Dranzer fly off and just went back into the house to go and start with breakfast, while Cindy went to ask a few neighbours whether they may have seen her dogs or cats anywhere.

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Tala drove up into the driveway of Solange and Clarks' house and just chuckled to himself when he saw toys scattered all around. It is weekend so who cares where the kids leave their toys; that is the joy of having kids after all. Solange and Clark were at the door waiting for Tala, both dressed with their robes, clearly not in the mood to get dressed. Tala had called them just before he left the hotel and told Solange that he is on his way because he has something very important and very urgent to talk to both her and Clark about.

"Morning stranger."

"Morning you two, sorry I bothered so early."

"No worries my friend, come on inside; Solange already has a fresh cup of coffee just waiting for you."

"Thanks."

Tala followed the married couple inside and they all sat down at the kitchen table. Tala took a few sips of the coffee and just smiled at the fact that after all these years, Solange still remembers how he likes his coffee.

"Now that's a damn good cup of coffee."

"As always, so anyway Ivanov, what is going on?"

Tala placed the cup down and turned very serious.

"Black Dranzer is back, Solange."

The Hiwatari woman could not help but gasp and place her hand over her mouth; Clark does not really understand although he does know all about Black Dranzer.

"Yeah I know, it is really shocking; it broke out earlier this week and up until now there has been no sign of it anywhere and that is what worries me; they are getting ready Solange."

"They? Do you mean..."

"Yes, I believe Kai has also returned because there is no way Black Dranzer will go on without its partner by its side."

"Cindy, does she know?"

Tala just shook his head. "I don't think she is in trouble, I mean looking back at what happened in Washington, remember how he embraced her and Ciara, and he only called Black Dranzer after he was sure she was out of harm's way."

"Yeah I remember but Tala, this is Kai, my brother, and even if I still love him so much, we cannot ignore the fact that he is very unstable and very evil."

"I know, but look, I am going to her after I am done here and after I have spoken to Tyson. I want you guys to pack a few things, not much, and head out to Washington DC, and I would prefer it if you could do it in about two to three hours time. I want you all to be safe, and luckily at the pentagon your safety will be ensured."

Solange and Clark just looked at each other, both smiling at each other, and then they turned their attention back to Tala.

"Tala, I...what can we say, thank you so much."

"Don't mention it; see it as a way of me trying to fix some of the mistakes of my past. When you get to the pentagon, just tell them that Elliot sent you; they will all know who you are talking about. I have already informed them about your arrival. I would have been here earlier but things got a bit hectic back in Washington."

"Once again thank you so much Tala."

"My pleasure you guys, but," Tala finished his coffee in one gulp before speaking again, "if you would excuse me, I still have to go to Tyson and then lastly Cindy. Ray and his family are already at the pentagon; Kenny and his family are probably also on their way by this time."

Tala got up, Solange and Clarke following him. They walked him up to his car and then waited in the driveway until he drove and was out of sight. They returned inside where they started to pack and to get ready for the road that lies ahead.

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Cindy was fuming at the moment because of her dogs and cats being gone just like that. Kai and Ciara do not really know what to say to calm her down or how to put her mind at ease about the cats and dogs. Right now Cindy was just sitting on the couch, watching TV but not really paying any attention to what was showing on the screen. Ciara decided that she is going to go for a drive because she is not in the mood for her mother's tantrum. Ever since she has changed to the dark side, petty things like this just gets on her nerves. She figures that her dad can take care of it seeing as it is his phoenix that has caused this mess in the first place.

Kai came downstairs and just watched Cindy for a while as she just looked out in front of her. He walked over to the couch and came to stand right behind her, gently placing his hands on her shoulders, starting to massage them slightly. But Cindy just shrugged him off.

"Not now Kai, I am really not in the mood for your advances."

This immediately angered Kai. "I am not making advances Cindy but you can't just sit and mope here all day; it is really becoming annoying."

Kai realised way too late that he has just said the complete wrong thing, and Cindy's action just proved it. Cindy flew up and turned around to face Kai, her eyes in slits and she really looked beyond angry. Her tone just verified the anger.

"If it is so annoying, then get the hell out of my house Hiwatari, or better yet, just kill me because the way I feel right now, if you don't kill me, then I am going to kill you."

Kai snorted and then crossed his arms over is chest. "Please, you know you can't beat me Cindy, much less kill me."

"We will see about that."

Cindy rushed upstairs, Kai short on her heels. She slammed the door of her room shut in his face and ran to her safe where she quickly obtained a gun. Kai pushed the door open just as Cindy pulled the gun on him.

"Come now Cindy, are you really going to be so childish about a stupid comment that I made? You are better than that."

"No Kai, it is not just about the comment, it is everything. I can't let you destroy this earth and much less can I let you kill millions of people."

"A gun will not stop me Cindy, of that I can assure you."

Kai glared at Cindy, his expression changing to that of a very aggressive person. Cindy just glared back at him, her mind a complete mess and she is really not thinking clearly at this moment. The comment of Kai just made her snap; taking its toll on the stress that has been building inside of her lately. Without thinking twice she pulled the trigger, the sound coming from the gun being heard throughout the entire house, but nothing happened. Kai remained standing at the doorway, his angry scowl still on his face.

"What the hell?" Cindy reloaded the gun and pulled the trigger once more but still nothing. Kai started to chuckle a sadistic chuckle and slowly made his way over to Cindy who just stared at the gun, very confused.

She was brought out of her thoughts when Kai gently took the gun from her. She did not step back from him, but instead just looked into his eyes. Kai then saw the look of being lost inside of her eyes, all anger just disappearing from within Kai. He placed the gun on the bed and then took Cindy into his arms, and this time she did not shrug him off. He just held her and said nothing, only noting the front of his shirt becoming wet as Cindy silently cried. Kai decided to let her cry for as long as she wants to, he having complete compassion with his lover because of the situation she is currently in. It cannot be easy for anyone to face what she did in just a few days' time but he hopes that she will start accepting it all, for the sake of them all.

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Tala arrived at Tyson's place and was very surprised that Tyson welcomed him so warmly. Tala sat down with Hilary and Tyson and then told them all about what had happened at the base and that Solange and her family are already getting ready to leave the city. Tyson had no objections and sincerely thanked Tala for all of his efforts.

Tala soon left afterwards, leaving the Granger family to get ready with their stuff. Tyson did not even think of telling his mistress about the dangers that are coming. It seems that after his confrontation with Ciara, Tyson came clean about his affair towards Hilary. He and Hilary talked out everything and he assured her that he is going to try everything in his power to make things right, to win back her love and most importantly, to win back her trust. He admitted to Hilary that he was a complete fool and that nothing he says will ever be able to justify why he did what he did; he was just a jackass, but he begged her not leave him and that he will not be able to survive without her. Hilary told him she will give him a second chance but that he will have to work very hard to show his dedication. Washington may just be a new start for them all.

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Somewhere, deep in the Himalaya Mountains, far away from any sign of human life was a deep hole in the ground, filled with boiling lava. Black Dranzer was standing right beside the hole. It opened its wings, displaying its beauty. A majestically call came from the black phoenix and then it moved away from the hole, although only a few feet. The lava suddenly started to boil and then at once it erupted but it was not hot lava bursting out of it, but instead another black phoenix, and soon enough hundreds of black phoenixes emerged from the hole, Black Dranzer seeming very pleased with itself. It soon took off, the other phoenixes following it into the sky.

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Tala pulled up in the driveway of Cindy's house, but the moment he climbed out, a wave of nausea hit him, leaving the Russian born man very confused by this sudden change of his body. He started to walk towards the door.

Cindy was in the kitchen, busy making coffee for both her and Kai. Her little breakdown from earlier has been sorted and she still cannot believe that she wanted to shoot Kai, but thank goodness for his powers that made it possible for him to stop the bullets. She could not apologise enough for shooting at him. Kai assured her that it is in the past and that it is all over. Kai is still upstairs, just lying in bed and waiting for Cindy to come up with their coffee.

Just as she was about to leave the kitchen, Tala came walking through the door, and she almost dropped the cups when she saw him.

"Tala, what...errr, hi."

"Hi Cindy, sorry to just walk in like this."

"Errr, it's okay, but what...what are you doing here?"

Cindy started to feel very nervous with Tala's presence here, afraid of what Kai might do when he sees Tala here.

"I have to talk to you and it is very important."

Cindy placed the cups down on the counter, unsure of what to do, and not knowing that Kai is already making his way downstairs, quietly, discreetly. "Important? About what?"

Tala sighed and ruffled his spiked hair, unsure of how to tell her about the return of Black Dranzer and Kai. Kai walked into the kitchen very quietly and stood at the doorway, arms crossed over his chest. Cindy immediately saw him and tensed but Tala does not seem to notice anything.

"It's about Black Dranzer, Cindy."

Before Cindy could ask what about the phoenix, Kai spoke first. "What about my phoenix, Tala."

The moment he heard that voice, Tala felt the blood drain from his head, everything else becoming numb. He looked at Cindy and only then did he notice how tense she looked. Tala did not move to face Kai, too scared that it might all be real.

"Hello Tala, no greetings for your dear old friend?"

The sadistic tone of Kai could not be ignored. Tala heard footsteps approaching and he almost thought that he was going to faint. Kai walked right past Tala and then went to stand behind Cindy, placing his hands on her hips, smirking at Tala and his nervousness.

"Kai, behave," is all Cindy said to him. Tala took in the appearance of his once best friend, seeing that Kai has indeed gotten older, more muscular, with the same red glint in his eyes.

"Kai," Tala finally found his voice and that was the first thing he could say.

"How are you still alive?"

Kai just chuckled, giving no indication of answering that question. "Surprised are we?"

"I will not deny that fact. So I was right in assuming that you have indeed returned along with Black Dranzer."

"Of course, we are partners of the dark after all."

They then heard another car pull up, clearly Ciara has returned from her drive. She came waltzing into the house singing some rock song, but stopped in her tracks when she saw Tala; Tala on the other hand gasped when he saw the appearance of young Ciara.

'She has transformed, oh shit! This is bad, this is way worse than I had thought, shit, shit, shit!' Tala tried to keep his demeanour calm while his thoughts were all panicky.

"Hi uncle Tala, what are you doing here?" Ciara smirked at Tala, knowing that he has to be nervous upon seeing her father alive, and she is planning on exploiting that nervousness for her own sick amusement.

"Ciara, what happened to you?"

"What do you mean uncle Tala?" The smirk on Ciara's face turned to that of a sadistic one and for a few seconds she and her father had locked eyes, their eyes saying everything to each other. Ciara slowly started to approach Tala but the black haired man took a few steps backwards, causing Ciara to halt in her steps.

"What is wrong, I thought we were getting along so well."

"You are not Ciara."

"Of course I am; this is just the real me, the one that have been laying dormant for way too long. Thanks to my dad, I have finally awakened and no more sleeping for me."

Tala has already scanned the area for any possible way out, and although there are a few, it will not be easy to get out, especially given the fact that both Kai and Ciara are very skilled and fast fighters.

"Come now uncle Tala, stop this foolishness. Don't look so nervous, I mean you know us all; you knew my father the longest. I would have thought that you would have been excited to see him after all of these years."

"Sorry to disappoint you sweetheart but I don't mingle with killers."

"And this coming from one of the X-twins, hilarious."

"Stay a while Tala, I insist."

Tala turned to face Kai after hearing him say this and he could clearly see in the eyes of his former best friend that the invitation was not done with honesty and with good intent; instead, a dreadful feeling overtook Tala just by looking into Kai's eyes, almost as if he can see what the Hiwatari man is planning to do with him.

"No thanks Kai, I think it will be for the best if I just get out of here."

"You are breaking my heart uncle Tala." Tala did not comment on this and just looked at Ciara, sadness creeping into his heart for the loss of the beautiful young woman that he has come to know, but now she is nothing but a killer, just like her father.

Cindy was quiet the whole way through, not really sure of what to say. Kai was still holding her close to him and she just enjoys feeling his big manly hands on her body, it makes her feel so special.

"Will you please let me pass Ciara?" Tala figured he can at least try to be civil, maybe it will help and he was actually surprised that it did because Ciara stepped to the side, the sadistic smirk still on her face. Tala turned back to look at both Cindy and Kai for one last time before heading out the door. The moment the door closed, Cindy just relaxed, and she relaxed even more when Kai kissed her softly in her neck. The two adults just heard Ciara say 'get a room' and heard her leave the kitchen. Cindy turned to face Kai and just took his head into her hands, bringing his lips down to hers where the two lovers continued to kiss each other very heatedly.

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Tala raced down the streets as fast as he could, not even knowing where he was heading, as long as he can get far away from that house. His thoughts were a complete mess, he just could not think straight. Just then his phone alerted him of a text he has just received. He took it and read it but he had to read it over for at least five times before the words could sink in. 'The war has begun,' is all that the message had said and it was from Clinton. As if to prove the message right, a few shadows passed over Tala's car, causing the young man to stop and climb out to see what was going on. He gasped when he saw what was causing the shadows and he just could not believe his eyes. Dozens of black phoenixes were flying over the houses and Tala had no idea what this all means. He did not see Black Dranzer but that is the least of his worries now.

Tala took out his phone and called Clinton.

"Are you okay?"

"Yeah, I am in New York; I just had a run in with Kai. Clinton, there are dozens of black phoenixes flying over my head this very second." Tala could hear Clinton sigh before speaking in a tone that sounded very drained and tired.

"I know; they appeared in Asia, Europe and the UK some time ago, and it is not just a few dozen Elliot; it is hundreds. They have already started attacking, closing off all major cities forcing the inhabitants to remain there. All I know so far is that the various armies are not having any luck in defeating the phoenixes, but luckily there was also no sign of Black Dranzer."

"Clinton, I have a feeling it is going to show itself very shortly. What are we going to do?"

"The only thing we can do: fight till the death. Head out to the base there in New York City and prepare yourself for battle Elliot. I have already alerted all of our forces."

"Will do so Clinton."

"Be careful Elliot."

"Thanks, and the same to you." Tala hung up and just stared at the phone, trying to take in what he had just heard.

Tala looked up to the sky once more and saw how the phoenixes soared through the sky, almost seeming like a flock of birds immigrating somewhere away from the coming winter, but that was so far from it.

'So this is how it all starts, the start of the ending, just great, just absolutely freaking great. This was the last thing I had expected, and now that Kai has returned and the fact that Ciara is exactly just like her father now, this world is royally screwed, and make that in capital letters; this world will be no more once Kai and his two partners are done with it. Makes one wonder whether this all still would have happened if Kai had died while still being the old Kai? Would he still have come back from the dead in this dark version? Well, there is no use in thinking about what could have happened; it is too late for it anyway. Guess I should go and get ready to go and kick some ass, or getting mine kicked, either one.'

Tala got back into the car and headed in the direction of where the other army forces are gathering.

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Cindy and Kai were still busy kissing in the kitchen when they heard a thud outside, causing the two lovers to pull away. Kai immediately knew it was Black Dranzer and without saying anything to Cindy, he just went out to the back yard and there stood his black phoenix.

'Asia, Europe, the UK and the northern parts of Africa is already under attack. We are moving into the Americas and Australia.'

'Finally; after all these years it has finally begun.'

'We need to head out Kai, along with Ciara. Soon it will be time to open the portals but in the meantime we have to assure that the city is closed off and any possible threats have been taken care of; it will be easier to kill those who oppose us.'

'Very well my phoenix. Let me go get Ciara and greet my mate.' Black Dranzer just nodded its head.

Cindy was waiting at the door but had no idea that her lover and his phoenix had just had a conversation; to her it looked like Kai was just staring at the phoenix. Kai came walking to her and placed a soft kiss on her lips before leading her back into the house.

"I have to leave my love but only for a little while."

"Why?"

"It has begun my love; soon this world will belong to us."

Cindy did not know what to say; Kai has completely caught her off guard with that fact and quite frankly she did not like the idea of him leaving her all of a sudden. "Why do you have to leave? Can't Black Dranzer take care of it?"

Kai just had to smile at how his love was pouting like a small girl. He took her hands into his and gave them a slight squeeze. "We have to be by each other's side; me, Ciara and Black Dranzer."

"Ciara also?"

Kai nodded and Cindy could feel how she suddenly started to feel very alone.

"I don't want you to go."

"I must but I will be back, I promise my love."

"Fine, I will go call our daughter." Kai watched as Cindy went upstairs to go and call Ciara.

Soon the two women came downstairs and Kai quickly filled in his daughter on what is going to happen next. Ciara's face lit up like a child's one as if she had just received a brand new bicycle.

"Well, what are we waiting for dad? Let's go kick some ass!"

This caused her parents to snigger at her antics.

"Bye my baby, see you soon."

Cindy and Ciara hugged each other tightly; afterwards Cindy turned to Kai.

"I think you should go wait outside Ciara; I just want to kiss your father goodbye."

Ciara just snorted but left anyway. Cindy pulled Kai close to her and kissed his lips in a hungry manner, wanting to devour him. She then pushed him down on to the couch and climbed on top of him to straddle his hips. All Kai could do was indulge in the kiss and hold tight to Cindy as she was having her way with him, despite not knowing what had suddenly come over his lover.

Ciara was standing next to Black Dranzer when she heard her name being called; she looked around but saw no one.

'Ciara.' Again she looked around but did not spot anyone.

"I must be going crazy," is all she said to herself after seeing no one else that can possibly be calling her.

'Ciara, it is me, Black Dranzer.'

"What?!"

'Yes child, our minds are linked and we can talk to each other within our minds.'

'This is beyond cool! How is it possible?'

'We are bonded spiritually and we will remain like that till death.'

'So that will be a long time.'

'Of course young one.'

Cindy finally stopped kissing Kai, but now the grown man was the one that wanted more but Cindy just stopped him. She clearly felt his arousal in his black leather pants and although there is nothing else she wants more than to go to bed with Kai right now, they will have to wait until he gets back.

"Woman, I want you now."

"Sorry lover boy but you have to go, but I promise you that once you have returned, there will be many more where that have come from, and that is my promise my love. This was just a taste of what is in store for you when you return to me."

Kai pulled Cindy into an embrace and the two just held each other lovingly, almost as is if they were saying goodbye to each other for a very long time.

"You have to go," is all Cindy could manage to say after pulling out of the embrace while a single tear ran down her cheek. Kai gently wiped it away with his thumb and kissed her once more before they both stood up. Cindy walked with him to the outside and by this time Ciara was already on Black Dranzer's back. Kai turned to Cindy once more and took both of her hands into his.

"You will be safe from all of the chaos my love; I will put up a shield that will protect you and as long as I am conscious, the wall will be around the house. No one or nothing will come through it."

"Thanks, I guess, but please hurry back my love; I want to be in your arms once more."

Kai nodded and gave Cindy one last kiss before also getting on Black Dranzer's back. Cindy watched as the black phoenix opened up its wings and then took off, leaving her all alone and sad.

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Solange and Clark were already on the road but they could still see the skyscrapers of New York City. Luckily their two boys did not ask too many questions. Tyson along with his family is right behind Solange. Tyson called Solange earlier and asked her when they are leaving and whether it will be possible if they can wait for the Granger family and Solange gladly did it.

Solange looked into the rear-view mirror and saw that Tyson was still behind them.

"Have you heard anything else from Tala yet, love?"

"Nothing so far; I guess he is still at Cindy's place, maybe he will take her to Washington personally."

"Let's just hope so...hey, what the heck is that?"

Clark pointed at something that was standing in the road ahead but he could not clearly see what it was. Solange squinted her eyes to focus more, and immediately gasped when she saw what it was.

"That is phoenixes, stop the car Clark, now!"

The breaks of the car screeched and Tyson almost crashed right into them if he did not pay attention. Solange suddenly got out and ran to Tyson to alert him of what was up ahead. Tyson also got out and he saw that it was at least four black phoenixes blocking the road ahead.

"What do you think Solange, should we risk it and pass?"

"I don't think it is safe Tyson."

And as if to emphasise on Solange's answer, a huge explosion took place where the phoenixes are; the cars started to honk their horns as they all started to turn around and head back for the city.

"Solange, I think they are closing off the city."

Solange turned back to the city and that is when she spotted the dozens of other phoenixes that neither of them had seen earlier.

"Tyson, look." Tyson turned around and was beyond shocked when he saw what is really going on.

"It has begun Solange." Hilary also got out and joined the two adults, shock all over her face as she too saw the phoenixes; the kids were all excited upon seeing the huge birds in the sky.

Clark also got out but as he was walking towards the other three adults, he saw one approaching them and it was clear the other three has not spotted the phoenix yet.

"Guys, I think we should leave, look."

The others looked up into the direction that Clark was pointing into and they all ran for the cars, but unfortunately for them all, they were not fast enough as the black phoenix landed right in front of Solange's car, but that was not the most shocking thing for them; it was the two occupants on the black phoenix's back. Kai and Ciara jumped off from Black Dranzer's back, the two Hiwatari's both looking emotionless. The other four could not believe that Ciara has changed so drastically.

"Get out," is all Kai said to them and they all obeyed, demanding their kids to stay inside the car.

"Kai, how are you still alive?"

"Such a warm welcome my dear sister, so touching. I take it he is your husband," Kai asked as he pointed at Clark.

"What have you done to Ciara, Kai?"

"He woke me up, aunt Solange, the real me."

"How could you Kai, your own daughter?"

Both Kai and Ciara ignored that comment and approached the family.

"I am here to ask you to join me in the darkness, seeing as you are still my family, and so-called friend," the last statement meant for Tyson.

"I don't think so, Kai."

"Are you sure about that?"

"Yes."

"Very well."

Kai turned to face Ciara and he just nod his head once, and within seconds that area was filled with screams, horrible screaming and not long after it, there were just silence and pools of blood, for both Kai and Ciara has slaughtered both families, Ciara making sure she took care of Tyson personally. Kai held Solange's head in his hand which he had just decapitated and opened the car to look for a bag in which to place the head. Ciara got on the back of Black Dranzer, Kai following afterwards.

'Find Tala, my phoenix.'

'As you wish, my young companion.'

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New York City was under attack, just like the rest of the major cities of the world. Thousands of people have already lost their lives in the chaos. The air force was having a tough time in fighting against the black phoenixes for the phoenixes were just too strong and the weapons of the jets did nothing to the mystical birds. The tanks on the ground also had no success and it really seems like there is nothing that can stop the chaos that has come upon the world. Panicked and agonising screams filled the air, along with the sight and smell of blood that has been spilled by all the lives that have already been taken in all of this chaos.

Tala was at the base, trying to figure out if there might be any other way or strategies that they can use to attack the phoenixes with, but so far there was no luck. Tala decided to take a break from the planning room and just walked out, leaving the others to tire their minds further in trying to find any solutions. Tala walked until he was in the sunlight, looking up and seeing how the air was filled with smoke, hearing the screams of the people, hearing the horns and sirens all over New York City, seeing as the phoenixes blew fire out like dragons. His thoughts travelled to Solange, wondering whether they have already made it out of the city or not. Tala took out his phone and called her but received no answer. He then proceeded to call Clark, Tyson and Hilary but no answer from them either. This started to worry him a lot, his thoughts immediately going to horrible things. Without thinking twice, he ran towards one of the cars that was parked nearby and was very grateful when he found the keys in the ignition. He started the car and then headed into the direction of Solange's house, silently praying that they have all made it out safely.

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'I have found him.'

'Take us there.'

In the meantime, Black Dranzer, along with Kai and Ciara, were on their way to Tala. Ciara was not entirely sure why her father wanted to see Tala so bad, but she also did not think it would matter if she should voice her opinion.

'I want you two to go on and continue with closing off the city and to destroy those that are trying to stop us. I have some unfinished business with Tala and I will let you know when I have finished with it.'

'Do you think it wise to separate now at this crucial point?'

'Nothing will happen, my dear phoenix. I just want to close off some few loose ends, that's all. It won't be long then we will be together once more, and then we can open the portals. I am sure the phoenixes are almost done with the closing off and removing all possible threats.'

'A while longer then we can start with the opening of the portals.'

'Good. How far until we reach Tala?'

'A few minutes more, you will be able to see the car soon.'

'Land on it, I want the car to be totalled.'

'As you wish.'

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Tala turned into the street that leads to the house of Solange and Clark and he only needs to drive by a few houses before he reaches it. He could spot the house in the distance but all of a sudden he hit something very hard, the airbags immediately going off. Tala had no idea what had just happened; all he knows is that his head is hurting thanks to the impact and he is sure that the car is in a horrible condition. Tala remained sitting behind the wheel, holding his head in both hands. He just could not manage to muster up any energy now to see what has caused the impact, that was, until he heard someone speak.

"Get out you piece of filth." Tala knew it was Kai and he just does not care about that right now.

"No; in case you have not noticed, I am in a car accident."

"I caused it, now get out, or I will make you get out."

With a groan, Tala managed to open up the smashed door, and then he finally got a glance at the wreck. It seems like Black Dranzer had landed right on top of the bonnet of the car if one can look at the talon imprints on the bonnet. The mentioned black phoenix was standing a few feet away, with Ciara on its back. Kai turned to them and silently nodded his head, the indication that the two can leave. Kai turned back to Tala, both having no expression on their faces.

"What do you want Kai? If you want to kill me, then just do it; I don't care anymore."

"I am giving you one last chance Tala; join me or die."

"Thanks, but no thanks. I guess I should start looking for my grave then."

Kai tossed the bag towards Tala, the bag containing the head of Solange.

"What's that?"

"Open it and see what happens to those who oppose me."

Tala opened the bag but dropped immediately the bag in horror after seeing what was inside, and he was beyond shocked of what he saw inside.

"How...how could you?! She was your sister!"

Kai just crossed his arms over his chest, seeming unaffected by Tala's little horrified attitude.

"I slaughtered them all, including Tyson and his family."

"You bastard!"

Kai just smirked as Tala ran towards him, knowing that this is how he wants to kill Tala once and for all; in a brutal and challenging fight. Kai could see on the expression on Tala's face that he had just lost it; seeing the head of his dead ex-girlfriend was the breaking point in it all.

Tala lunged at Kai, causing them both to land on the road but Tala could not manage to hit Kai with his fist seeing as Kai was holding tight onto both of his arms.

"Let me go you bastard so that I can kill you for what you did to Solange!"

Kai just snorted and then pushed Tala off of him by using his powers, sending his former best friend to fly a few feet through the air. Tala landed with a hard thud on the ground, causing him to gasp for air as the impact on the ground took away his breath. Kai got up and then walked over to Tala, grabbing and pulling him up by the collar of his shirt.

"I want to enjoy this fight so show me the real Tala Ivanov, the one I knew back in Russia."

Tala spit into Kai's face, and surprisingly enough, Kai just smirked before hitting Tala through the face with a very hard punch, the force of the punch causing two teeth of Tala to break off. Kai released his former friend and after Tala spit out the broken pieces of his teeth, he came into a fighting stance.

"You asked for it Hiwatari; let the strongest one win."

Kai was the first to make a move as he jumped into the air and wanted to kick Tala on the chest but he jumped backwards, causing Kai to place a footprint in the tar, just indicating with how much force he was really kicking with. Tala immediately took this opportunity to also kick and luckily for him, he managed to land a kick through Kai's face, causing the two toned hair man's lower lip to split open. Kai just spit out the blood that has started to collect inside of his mouth. Tala aimed another kick but this time he was not so lucky, as Kai blocked it with his fore arm, and with his free arm, he caught Tala's leg and yanked it towards him, causing Tala to lose his balance and fall on to the road. Kai was immediately on top of Tala, hitting him constantly through the face with his fists. Tala managed to block a few, and after taking a few more hits, he finally managed to grab both of Kai's fists and with a lot of effort, he pushed his upper body upwards and hit Kai right on the chin with his head. Kai saw black for a few seconds and it was a golden moment for Tala as he used this opportunity to push Kai off of him, quickly regaining his composure. Both Tala and Kai got up at the same time and neither waited a second longer before attacking each other once more, this time with more brutality and force.

All Tala could think of now was to use any means necessary to defeat and kill Kai; he was not really thinking straight anymore, constantly seeing the head of Solange before him. He just lost it when he saw her bloodied head in that bag, wondering how Kai could kill his own flesh and blood. Tala feels so dead inside right now that he does not really care whether Kai kills him or not, but all he really wants to do now is cause the same amount of pain to him that he is currently carrying right inside of him, no matter what he has to do to cause it to his former friend.

Both men were evenly matched in the skills of fighting and because they had trained together for so long back in Moscow, they can read each other's movements, knowing exactly what the other one is planning. A kick was met with another kick; a fist was met with a block and then with a fist, with the two men only getting in a successful hit every now and then onto the other one. Both of them have been thrown onto the crashed car by the other a couple of times already. Tala started to scan the area for any type of thing he can use as a weapon, and Kai did not seem to notice what Tala was busy planning. Tala finally managed to spot a baseball bat lying in a driveway at the house that they were currently fighting in front of, the toy clearly abandoned by a child or something. Tala started to calculate on ways how he can direct the fight into the driveway so that he can reach the bat, and hopefully manage to hit Kai over the head.

Slowly and without Kai noticing anything, Tala slowly turned towards the direction of the house, and he allowed Kai to push him backwards and up into the driveway while avoiding the punches and kicks, and yet at the same time also attacking Kai. Tala saw out of the corner of his left eye that he was right in front of the bat, and that is when he decided to let Kai kick him once so that he can fall back and then take hold of the bat, and just as he had anticipated, Kai kicked him once more, causing Tala to fall on his back and in the same time, Tala took hold of the bat. Kai mentally cursed himself for not paying attention to what Tala was planning the whole time, and that he who is Kai, walked right into the trap. Kai backed away from Tala a few feet, both fists in the air, ready to block and hit at the same time. Kai knows that he will experience immense pain should that bat land on any part of his body. Tala started to swing the bat from side to side, looking like a maniac as he had a crazy look in his eyes, but this did not faze Kai at all.

"What's the matter Hiwatari? Afraid of a simple baseball bat? Be a man and face me."

Kai then smirked and then lowered his fists, crossing his arms over his chest, this movement confusing Tala completely. Tala stopped swinging the bat and just looked at Kai, trying to figure out what Kai is doing. All of a sudden he felt something push him and he staggered back a few feet. He regained his balance and once more he was pushed again by something he cannot see, and this time he went flying through the air, losing the bat in the process. Tala got up and just stood on all fours, looking on in surprise as he watched how the baseball bat floated away from him and making its way towards Kai. Tala then suddenly realised what is really going on.

'Shit, he has powers. This is bad Ivanov; you are up to your ears in shit and I am afraid there is no easy way out. Shit.'

Now Kai was the one swinging the bat from side to side, still smirking at Tala.

"So, you got powers, big deal. I always knew you were a coward, Kai."

"I would watch my mouth if I were you. I am not your playmate Tala."

"And neither am I yours Kai; what do you say you put down that bat and we fight like real men, no weapons and no powers."

Kai smirked and threw down the bat, coming into a fighting stance. Tala got up and walked towards Kai, coming to a standstill right in front of him, and also getting ready to attack.

"Till death, Kai."

"Till death, Tala."

The two men attacked each other once again at the very same second, both rising their right fists towards each other, but because both have received the same training, both of them used their left arms to block the attacks, just like their fight from earlier, both were too evenly matched. Tala aimed a kick at Kai's head but Kai luckily dodged it by doing a back flip, and in the process managed to kick Tala right under the chin, causing the man to stagger back. Kai just smirked as Tala shook his head to get rid of the blurriness before his eyes; however, by the time he could focus again, Kai kicked him once more, this time landing the kick on the left side of Tala, causing Tala to twist in the air before he fell to the ground. His guard was down and Kai knew this, so Kai gave Tala no time to get up and to compose himself; he jumped right on top of Tala, straddling his hips and holding the arms of his former friend firmly down on the ground; Tala started to struggle in the grip of Kai, demanding that he be released but all Kai did was just smirk at Tala, enjoying how defenceless Tala looked.

"What's the matter, old friend, having trouble in getting up?"

"Go to hell, my friend died a long time ago. You are nothing to me but a nuisance! Now let me go!"

Tala managed to kick Kai right behind his head, silently being grateful that his legs were free, and it being a kick that Kai had not expected and that Kai also regretted receiving, for the kick was so hard that it made Kai release the grip on Tala's arms, causing Tala to push Kai off of him with a great force. Kai was still sitting and was about to get up when another kick hit him on the right side of his head, and now he was the one lying on the ground, but unlike himself, Tala did not come sit on him.

Tala hurried to the car and retrieved the small fire extinguisher that he had spotted right under the seat of the driver earlier, and retrieved it. Before Kai could notice anything, Tala hit him with all of his strength right on the head, knocking Kai unconscious with a very bad head wound. Tala threw down the extinguisher and just looked at the unconscious man in front of him. He knows Kai is not dead but that is exactly what he wants because he is going to hurt Kai where it hurts the most, and he is going to cause Kai the same kind of pain that he is feeling right now: he is going after Cindy and Kai will feel real pain.

Tala ran to Solange's house and was glad when he found Solange's car in the driveway. He hotwired the car and as he reversed into the road, he saw that Kai was still lying in the road, and luckily no one will come to Kai's aid because everyone has abandoned their houses. Tala then turned the car into the direction of Cindy's house and stepped on the gas, with no sign of abandoning whatever he has planned for Cindy.

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Cindy felt like going crazy with worry as she was stuck in the house, she looked at various news channels and they were all broadcasting the chaos that is currently taking place all across the world, but with most news channels, she would watch the horrible images and reports for a while before it would just disappear and then the message 'We apologise for the inconvenience as we are currently experiencing technical difficulty. Regular programming will resume shortly. Please be patient', would appear but so far none of the channels has resumed, meaning only bad things. Cindy had no way of contacting Kai or Ciara and this was eating at her. She knows that they will be safe but so much has happened in the past with Kai that she just cannot help but worry about it. She has tried eating but the food does not want to stay down, and this angers her because her unborn baby needs its food but all thanks to its father, she is stressing her hair out of her head.

Currently Cindy was resting on the couch, gently stroking her stomach, almost as if she wants to assure her baby that soon everything will be alright, and hopefully she will get over her stress and then she will be able to eat the food and keep it down, but in fact she was actually trying to convince herself more than she was trying to convince her unborn baby.

All of a sudden Cindy heard the door of a car open and then shut. Thinking that it might be Kai or Ciara, she got up and raced to the door but stopped a few feet from the door when she saw Tala walk in. She was suddenly very confused at how he was able to get through the invisible wall that Kai has set up earlier, but she could only come to one conclusion: something has happened to Kai. Cindy then noticed the look in Tala's eyes and it unsettled her a lot.

"Tala, what is going on? What are you doing here?"

Tala said nothing and slowly approached Cindy, the maniacal look in his eyes.

"He has hurt me one too many times Cindy, and I just cannot let him get away with it anymore: Kai has to pay for what he has done."

"What are you talking about Tala? Hey...!"

Tala grabbed Cindy by both of her arms and yanked her close to him, their faces only a few inches away from each other, and forcing her to look into his crazy eyes.

"Let me go!"

Cindy wanted to kick Tala on the shin but unfortunately for her, he already saw that kick coming and instead Tala kicked Cindy on the shin.

"Tala, please, what the hell has gotten in to you?!"

"Sorry Cindy, I never wanted things to end like this but there is no other way."

"Wha...what are you talking about?" but Cindy never received an answer as Tala hit her over the head with a gun, the pregnant woman falling limply into Tala's arms. Tala placed the gun behind him in his pants and then proceeded to pick up his friend in bridal style and then carried her to the car.

'Come and get me, Hiwatari. Today you will real pain.'

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Ciara was on Black Dranzer's back, holding on tight to its feathers as they just took down another two helicopters and one fighter jet that were shooting at them, when all of a sudden Black Dranzer just stopped all movements, and it seemed like it was going into a trance.

'What is wrong Black Dranzer?'

'Your father and mother, young one; it seems that fate is not in their favour anymore.'

'What are you talking about?'

'We must go now.'

Without saying anything else, Black Dranzer flew higher up into the air, leaving the other phoenixes that were fighting by its side, alone to fend off the remaining jets and helicopters. Ciara did not bother to ask anything else because she knew that she will not receive an answer.

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Kai was standing on all fours, shaking his head from side to side to get rid of the pounding headache.

"Ivanov, you are dead!" is all he yelled before standing up. Kai placed his hand at the exact place where it hurt the most and growled when he saw blood on his fingers. He scanned the area and saw that Tala has gone, and this angered him even more. Kai remained standing like this when Black Dranzer, along with Ciara, landed in the road.

'Kai, we must go. He has Cindy and he is waiting for you.'

"Son of a bitch!"

Without any hesitation, Kai jumped on the back of his phoenix, Ciara holding on tight to her father as the phoenix took off with immense speed and force, and then headed for the direction Tala was in at the moment.

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Cindy's head was killing her, so much that she did not even want to open up her eyes to look where she is at the moment. The last thing she remembers is Tala that had hit her over the head; and right now she knows that she is sitting on a chair with her hands tied behind her back.

"Are you okay, Cindy?"

"Just peachy you arrogant asshole; wait till Kai finds you, Tala. You will beg him to kill you after he is done with you."

Cindy heard Tala snort at that remark and it angered her even more.

"Are you mocking me, Tala?"

"Kai won't have the pleasure of killing me, that I can promise you."

"Why are you doing this Tala? I thought we were friends."

"Don't take it personal Cindy; I have nothing against you but you do not understand what that dark bastard of yours has done. He has taken away my only reason for living and now I have to do the same to him, it just seems fair to him, don't you think?"

"I still don't understand a word that you are saying Tala."

Cindy finally opened her eyes and looked at Tala, but not before noticing that they were in an abandoned warehouse, a very big warehouse, and that Tala still had that crazy look in his eyes, and he was holding a gun in his hand. Tala just sighed and ran his free hand through his spiked black hair.

"Kai has killed Solange, Cindy, and he gave me her head just to torment me."

Cindy gasped, knowing that it cannot be a lie because Kai is really capable of doing such a horrendous thing. And suddenly Cindy started to make sense of it all and what Tala is really planning on doing to her.

"You are going to kill me, aren't you?"

"I am sorry Cindy but it has to be done. Like I said, it is not personal."

"Tala please, think about this; you don't want to do this, Solange also would not have wanted you to do something like this."

"Sorry Cindy but bringing Solange's name into this is not going to help you. It has to be done." Cindy saw in Tala's eyes that he was serious about killing her; his eyes looked so dead, no life, no soul, nothing.

"Tala please, I beg you, please don't do this."

Tala started to chuckle. "You know what Cindy, you should actually see this as a blessing; I am taking you away from the horror that is coming. You should actually thank me that I am willing to kill you, to save you from the clutches of that monster that thinks he is Kai; Kai Hiwatari died when he was 17, he died in Moscow by getting stabbed in the heart. This...this thing that claims to be Kai is nothing but a demon pretending to be human. It is a shame that I won't be able to get rid of him but I am sure its downfall will come one day, along with that demonic phoenix."

"Tala please, it is Kai, you have to believe me. Kai did not die that day, just his good side. Please Tala, don't go through with this. I...I am pregnant."

Tala choked when he heard that, almost as if he cannot believe it. "Who is the father?"

"What? Kai you idiot, you should know that."

"All the more reason to kill you I guess."

"What?! Are you seriously going to kill an innocent baby without even giving him or her, a chance to feel how it feels to live?"

"I am a killer by nature Cindy, remember? One more innocent life will mean nothing to me, and besides, I doubt that the thing that is growing inside of you right now is human. I guess it was conceived with that dark Kai so it will be pure evil once it is born, and I really think the world has enough of those this very moment. "

"I hope you rot in hell you worthless piece of shit! I hate you Tala and I wish Kai cuts you into thousands of pieces because if he does not, I will!"

"Feisty," is all Tala replied with a sadistic smirk on his face.

Cindy wanted to yell some more crude remarks at Tala when they heard a loud thud outside, indicating the arrival of Black Dranzer, and soon enough, the black phoenix, along with Kai and Ciara came walking into the warehouse. Black Dranzer had no problem in locating Tala and Cindy. The moment Kai saw Cindy tied up in a chair, his eyes turned complete red with rage. Tala was still having his back towards Kai and the others but it did not stop him from acknowledging Kai.

"So nice of you to join us, Kai."

"Let her go Tala and I might just let you die a less painful death."

Ignoring Kai, Tala walked towards Cindy and went to stand right behind her, the gun pointed to her head. Kai, Cindy and Ciara all froze by that action and Kai realised that Tala was serious.

"You took away Solange so I think it is only fair I do the same to you, Kai. You deserve it."

"You will regret ever threatening Cindy's life you bastard. I will make you pay for this."

Ciara wanted to run to her mom but stopped when she heard Tala load the gun.

"Not a step closer little Ciara. Get up," Tala demanded Cindy and she did as he had said. Kai knows that he will not be able to use his powers because it will be too slow and he is not going to risk it.

"Let her go and I will let you live, Tala."

Tala burst out laughing, mocking Kai. "You think I want to live? Please, I have nothing to live for and you made sure of that Kai. You took away Solange so I really have nothing else to live for, oh, and congratulations on your new baby; just too bad it will never see the light of day, and neither will you have the pleasure of killing me."

With a smirk, Tala pressed the gun against Cindy's back, right where her heart is situated, "Good bye Cindy, send my regards to Solange," and then he pulled the trigger, and within seconds he blew his own brains out.

Time seemed to have stopped as Kai watched in horror how the love of his life got shot and how she slowly went down on her knees. He did not even hear himself or Ciara scream out at Cindy as she fell to the ground. Within in a blink of an eye, Kai was by Cindy's side, quickly untying her hands and taking her into his arms.

I've been believing in something so distant

As if I was human

Cindy clutched the shirt of Kai as she looked into his eyes, longing for him. She was bleeding profusely from both the front and the back, Kai trying his best to stop the bleeding.

And I've been denying this feeling of hopelessness

In me, In me

"Black Dranzer, please do something! You have to heal her!"

'I am not bonded with her, young Kai. I cannot do anything to help her.'

"Bond with her then, please!"

'You know it does not work like that,' the pleading and desperation very clear in Kai's voice. Ciara was stroking her mother's head as Cindy has started to sweat, her body going in to shock.

All the promises I made

Just to let you down

You believed in me, but I'm broken

"Cindy, hang in there, we will get through this, you will make it." Kai's voice was so soft and the pain was clear in his voice. Tears ran from Ciara's eyes as she softly continued caressing her mother's hair.

I have nothing left

And all I feel is this cruel wanting

With one arm holding Cindy close to him, Kai's other bloodied hand stroked her cheek, her eyes shining into his, the shining coming from the reflection of the tears in her eyes.

We've been falling for all this time

And now I'm lost in paradise

"Mom, please, you are a strong woman; show us how strong Cindy Kon is and that there is no way a bullet will keep you down, please, for me mom."

Cindy slowly turned her head to face her daughter and reached out to her daughter with one hand, Ciara taking her mother's hand into both of hers. "My...baby, take care of...yourself and your...dad. Love each other...for always." Cindy struggled to speak due to the pain and shock to her body. All Ciara could do was nod her head and smile at her mother while softly whispering, 'I promise'.

As much as I'd like the past not to exist

It still does

Ciara placed a soft kiss on her mother's head and gave her hand one last squeeze. "I love you mom and I will always carry you in my heart." The young woman's heart was breaking but she knows that her mother will not make it. Ciara slowly got up to give her mother and father some time alone for the very last time.

And as much as I'd like to feel I belong here

I'm just as scared as you

Cindy turned her attention back to Kai; his eyes glazed over with sadness as he looked at his bloodied love, also knowing deep down that there is nothing they can do to save her. With a lot of effort, Cindy placed her hand on Kai's cheek, he giving it a small kiss and smiling at her.

"I love...you very much...and I will...watch over you...just...as you did."

"We will always be together Cindy, maybe not in this life but in the next one and the one after that. I will always carry you in my heart, forever."

I have nothing left

And all I feel is this cruel wanting

"Who knew that...it would end...like this?"

"Ssshhhh my love, this is not the end, not by a long shot. We will be together once more, we were meant to be together forever, even in death."

We've been falling for all this time

And now I'm lost in paradise

Kai leaned down to kiss Cindy and the moment their lips met, something unbelievable happened; a white light surrounded them, but only the two lovers could see the blinding light, forcing them to close their eyes shut for a few seconds. When they both finally managed to open up their eyes, both could not believe what they were seeing. Kai was looking at a 15 year old Cindy, whereas she was looking at a 15 year old Kai, the old Kai with his two toned blue hair and mahogany coloured eyes, and all they could do was smile at each other.

Run away, run away

One day we won't feel this pain anymore

"Oh my love," is all Cindy could manage to say before the tears ran from her eyes like a tap that has just been opened. Kai too could no longer hold back his tears, the two teenagers crying for each other.

Take it all away

Shadows of you

Cause they won't let me go

"Please don't leave me, Cindy. I am nothing without you, I will just be an empty shell with no purpose in life." Cindy just smiled up at Kai while still caressing his cheek. She was overjoyed that she could look at her old Kai for one last time, looking into his beautiful mahogany coloured eyes, the eyes that she has missed so much.

"Don't...don't stop living...my love."

Until I have nothing left

And all I feel is this cruel wanting

"I love you Cindy and I will never forget you."

"Love you...too my love...take care of...our daughter." Kai just silently nodded his head before giving Cindy another soft kiss, the white light around them disappearing, bringing them back to their present selves.

We've been falling for all this time

And now I'm lost in paradise

The two lovers once again looked deep into each other's eyes, the love being radiated from their eyes. Kai watched as Cindy gasped for air once more and felt how she clutched his shirt tightly and with one last soft smile, he watched how the life left her eyes, feeling it leave her body, feeling how her body became limp in his arms and her eyelids slowly closing, the smile still on her face. A single tear escaped his left eye as he brought her body closer to his, their foreheads touching, feeling Cindy for one last time.

Alone, and lost in paradise

'See you soon, my love.'

No words will ever be able to describe what Kai was going through at this very moment, pain is not a word that will ever be able to fit the description, nothing will. Subconsciously his one hand reached for her stomach, just placing it gently on top of her stomach. Kai realised then that he did not just lose his love, but also their unborn child. A double loss for him and nothing will ever be the same again for him from now on. Kai felt like dying along with Cindy because he just does not have the strength to continue living without her, neither to face another day without her; his world just does not seem worth it all without Cindy by his side. He always believed that they will grow old together, that is all he has ever really wanted. No power, no victory, nothing, will ever be better than a life with Cindy. Kai felt as if his lungs were seizing up and as if his heart was about to jump out through his throat. He started feeling very dizzy and lightheaded, an intense wave of nausea taking over him and his whole body started to feel very cold, as if he was having a cold fever.

Ciara watched in shock as her father started to scream Cindy's name out, tears falling from his eyes. The all powerful and evil Kai has finally broken down because of the loss of his soul mate and their unborn child, sobbing like a child. Her heart was breaking for her father right now. Ciara did not know what to do in order to console her father, and whether he will ever be consolable over the loss of her mother. These last couple of days she has witnessed the powerful love of her parents with her own eyes, and she can only imagine how her father must feel right now. Her father and mother have been separated so many times and for so long, and just when they both thought that they will finally be together, Tala had to come along and ruin it all. Ciara glanced over at Tala's body, seeing the pool of blood that has collected around his head after he had shot himself in the head. His eyes were still open but they looked so empty. Ciara felt how the rage built up inside of her, the intense strong feeling of hate towards Tala for ruining her parents' happiness. Tala did say that he will deny Kai the pleasure of killing him and he really meant it. Ciara is sure that had Tala not shot himself after shooting her mother, her father would most definitely have tortured Tala so bad that he would have begged for death.

Black Dranzer just remained quiet, watching how its companion cried for his lost mate, and because it is bonded to Kai, the black phoenix felt all of Kai's emotions and it did not like it one bit.

Kai continued to hold Cindy close to him until Ciara came and placed a gentle hand on her father's shoulder.

"Dad, she is gone and we have to accept it; mom would not have wanted you to lose your fire and to stop burning." Kai did not say anything to that; instead, he just got up, carrying the body of Cindy in his arms and without any expression on his face, he just looked at Black Dranzer, "Let's open the portals."

EPILOGUE

That Sunday was the day the world fell to its knees before Kai. After they had opened up the portals, demons came out, helping with the takeover. The phoenixes continued to destroy the armies that dared to stop Black Dranzer and the others. After the death of Cindy, Kai became more brutal than ever before, not caring who he killed in the process of the takeover. Those who refused to join the dark side were killed immediately, and those that chose the dark side lived.

All governments and presidents fell when Kai took over, armies were destroyed and millions of people lost their lives. Kai was right when he told Brooklyn that the blood of the innocent shall water his sand because that is exactly what had happened. The rivers of blood that both Ciara and the gypsy saw all came true, and just as the gypsy had told Ciara, he did come for her, Kai did come for his daughter.

Ray and his family were safe in Washington DC along with Kenny and his family, as they all hid in a bunker along with a few other people. Luckily for them they were never found but they knew that they would have to get out some or other time, but for the time being, the bunker will be their only safe haven for now.

It took Kai, Ciara and Black Dranzer almost a whole year to get the chaos that Kai has always spoken of, in order. One would have expected destroyed buildings everywhere and the sky to be full of smoke and to be red but that was not the case. Those buildings which were destroyed during the takeover were rebuilt. Evil cannot be destroyed; it just comes back in other forms. Kai and Black Dranzer has had so many delays in the past, preventing the two from fulfilling their destiny but finally their time has come to make the darkness take its rightful place, and nothing will stand in their way from ruling over earth.

For now anyway...

THE END

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And there you go! There were some few twists in the story but it was all needed. Sorry for Cindy but she had to die because there was just not a place for her in the sequel. And now about the sequel; I am not sure when I will start working on it, if I am ever going to start working on it. I don't even know if there are that will be interested in reading the sequel to this story. It is a crossover between Beyblade and Megas XLR and it basically has two different main plots, both involving Kai fighting for what is rightfully his, but yeah, only time will tell whether I will start with it or not.

I have enjoyed the journey so far with all of you guys and be on the look out for my new story 'The black phoenix of Russia' but I will only start posting it in a couple of months' time because I first want to finish a lot of its chapters before hand, so only next year will it start making an appearance. Here is a little summary about the story:

Anastasia Grekov, a young student from Moscow had the perfect normal life. She studied abroad, had a loving older brother and loving parents. Her world came crashing down after a phone call that informed her that her parents and brother have been murdered. She left her studies in America and moved back to Moscow, very unsure of what to do with her life.

The guy that had murdered her family was caught with very incriminating evidence and he was found guilty of all three murders. Anastasia decided that she wanted to face the man who had murdered her family and she wanted to know why he did it, but what she learned from him changed everything. The guy told her that he was framed and that he knows who the real person is that was behind the murders, it is his former boss and also the head of The Chernyy Feniks mob, Kai Hiwatari.

Kai Hiwatari, the CEO of Hiwatari Enterprises, one of the biggest and most successful weapons manufacturing business in the world; Kai is also the head of The Chernyy Feniks mob, the most feared mob in Europa, Asia and Russia. The young man became head of the mob after the death of his grandfather, Voltaire, and the young man has transformed both the mob and the business into multi-billion dollar companies, showing to the world that he is a force to be reckoned with. Kai Hiwatari is also a brutal killer, showing no remorse towards any of his victims that he tortures and then kills.

Anastasia started to gather information on the young business man and she was set on killing him for taking her family away from her, but after a year of trying to follow him and gathering information on him, she realised that she is fighting a losing battle. One night she happened to come across a very skilled fighter, Bryan, who saved her from a very bad situation, and she made him an offer to teach her all the fighting skills that he knows.

After four years of gruesome training with Bryan, Anastasia was finally ready to take on Kai but Bryan told her that it will not be easy to get to Kai. She changed her name to Mya Azarov and also changed her appearance and with careful planning, she was able to get into The Chernyy Feniks as a worker for Ray Kon, one of Kai's very close friends, and who is also in charge of various activities within the mob. Mya had to wait ten months before she was able to come face to face with Kai for the first time but she quickly realised that it will not be so easy so kill Kai.

She decided that she will try to get closer to him and hopefully in this way she will get her revenge, but the longer she stayed with the mob, the more she lost focus of her goal, Mya becoming addicted to the dark power of the crime world, and worst of all, enjoying the power that she has obtained. The only question remaining: will she get her revenge in the end or will she completely lose herself to the world of organised crime.

I look really forward to continue with this story and I have so many ideas for it, the ending already figured out. The story will be 'M' rated but the first few chapters will not. It will be a darker story as I have done research on the crime world and have read up on how the mobs, cartels, all those people, torture and kill their victims and it is nothing pretty. There will be no beyblades in this story, only the characters. Kai will also be portrayed as a very cruel person, seeing as he has to be in order to be the head of the mob. There will be blood, there will be gore and there will be lemons. The whole story will be played out over a course of about seven to eight years and Kai will not be a teenager in this story, he will be a full grown man. So yeah, look out for this story and hopefully you guys will also enjoy it.

Once again, I would like you guys to review this last chapter about what you thought about the ending, like did it suck, were you happy that Kai has returned, stuff like that. It will really mean a lot to me you guys, so please review.

Thanks once more for supporting this story and hopefully I will see you all with the next one. Until next time! Take care of yourselves!