Legend of the Chezamon

ANNOUNCEMENT: I'm now doing this story with collaboration from a friend in deviantart, his new account is Photocorn. He's going to help me with the plot, and gave me permission to use his OC Skyfall. And I haven't updated because lack of ideas, but I'll try to update as much as I can.

Skyfall belongs to Photocorn

Luna, Kaya and the Chezamon belong to me.

And now, to the chapter.

Chapter 8- Legends of Perim

Sarah –as Kazehana- looked around Oipoint's lookout, searching for the winged Danian. However, there was no sign of him; out of sudden, it seemed as if she had never been there before. Sarah knew it was because Kazehana had NEVER put a paw out of Mist Forest's territory, as he put it. Because of that, she- no, HE- was not familiarized with the Danians' homeland. But what Kazehana DID have was a strong smelling sense and sensible ears. Sarah landed on one of the many platforms and closed her eyes, moving her ears forward.

Silence… no, a faint sound coming from above… it sounded like insect wings…

Sarah jumped off the platform just as Stinger- as Vollash- launched a Spirit Gust against her. She extended her feathered wings, and soared back into the heights, just where Stinger was hovering a few meters away from her.

"Not bad, for a feathered dog," he grinned, staring at the spot where his Attack had landed.

"Just wait until I finish you off, you're going to swallow those words," Sarah growled, baring her fangs.

"Swallow THIS!"

A Stingblade appeared on Stinger's hand and he started shooting at Sarah; however, Kazehana was very fast, and the flying Danian had trouble aiming at him. Sarah suddenly twirled around and started shooting what seemed to be compressed-air bullets at Stinger; they all hit their target and Stinger was sent flying against another platform. Suddenly, Sarah started hearing the same voice from before in the back of her head; the Prey Drive.

This is it. Dig your claws into his flesh and slash his throat.

Out of sudden, Sarah lost control of what she was doing; the Prey Drive started taking over her; actually, it was Kazehana who was apparently taking over. She landed right on top of Vollash and pressed Kazehana´s large paws on his throat, her pupils gone to slits, and loud growls emanating from her throat. Stinger looked at the Winged Chezamon's slit green eyes, frozen in absolute terror; if this was not a battledrome match, if this was in real life, he would surely die.

Sarah was no longer in control, she felt as Kazehana started moving his neck backwards, preparing to strike mortally at Vollash, his fangs bared and ready. The Danian player could clearly see terror in Vollash's blue eyes, true terror, like a reindeer who is about to be killed by a wolf.

Strike

"No…" Sarah managed to snarl softly, managing to take control back for a little while

He is PREY.

"Stop!"

Prey is meant to be devoured

"I'm not an animal!"

Sarah finally managed to regain enough control over her actions to stop herself from killing Vollash- which Stinger to ok to his advantage by firing the Stingblade right in Sarah's belly. Sarah growled in pain and jumped into the air, receiving more shots in the process.

"Damn, I can't hurt Stinger like that, but the Prey Drive is too strong…" she thought. How would she fight without losing control?

Meanwhile, in the Port court, Tom and the others were watching Sarah's match anxiously. It had appeared as if she had been possessed or something.

"What was that?" Tom barely spoke

Kaz gulped, "That Prey Drive Kaya was talking about seems to be really strong,"

Tom thought for a moment, "It's understandable, Chezamon are… sorry, guys… more animals than anything, from what I've seen. I mean, they are intelligent and all that, but that doesn't stop them from acting like animals at all…"

Luna frowned and hissed, "Don't say that! Animals don't reason! I like animals from Earth, but… " She looked at the table, "Kaya and the others are like people… like all the other Tribes,"

"Except the Chezamon are a bit reclusive and don't want the other Tribes to know about them," Kaz muttered, to which Peyton let out a grin.

"I got an idea!" he started, and judging by the look of his face, he was eager, "how about we ask our pals from the Tribes if they know of the Chezamon?"

Before he had finished the last word, Kaz, Tom and Luna were already yelling.

"Are you nuts?!"

"What if they suspect we know something?!"

"You heard Kaya! If we tell the other Tribes, they'll be in trouble!"

Peyton lifted his arms to motion his friends to calm down, "Hey, hey! I don't mean we ask directly; just ask them if they know something about a sixth Tribe!

Luna thought, "If they suspect, we could tell them it's curiosity?"

"You got it!"

Tom thought, "I had been thinking about mentioning it to Maxxor…"

Luna gave him a small glare, "You're going to tell him, aren't you?"

"Hey, It's Maxxor we're talking about! I'm sure he won't try to attack! He'll try to make peace!"

"But the Chezamon don't want to make peace with anyone! They don't even want them knowing they exist!"

Peyton interfered, "Perhaps Tommy is right, the other Tribes will eventually find them soon or later. Besides, the M'arrillian may re-attack any moment, and perhaps they do know about the Chezamon."

Kaz rolled his eyes, "What do you suggest? To tell Kaya, 'hey, could you take us to see the leaders of your Tribe? We'd like to talk to them about making peace with the other Tribes to fight another Tribe that wants to conquer all of Perim!"

"I was going to suggest we 'slip' the information to our contacts, but your idea is much better!"

Upon hearing Kaz, Kaz smashed his head against the table.

"Me and my big mouth…" he muttered

"Alright then," Tom clapped his hands, "we ask Kaya and the others to take us to the Alphas to explain to them the situation."

"But what makes you think they will let us see their Alphas so easily?"

"Well, you saw how Kaya, Rocket and the other Chezamon reacted when we mentioned them about the other Tribes. I bet their leaders would be interested,"

Peyton joined, "And if they agree with us, they'll allow the rest of the Tribes to send peace treaties!"

Out of sudden, Luna abruptly stood up, "Oh, darn! I forgot I have a match today!"

Kaz raised an eyebrow, "against who?"

Luna thought for a moment, "err... Skyfall!"

Peyton inquired, "the dude who uses both Danians and Mipedians?"

"Yep! And it starts in five minutes! See you later! And tell me if Sarah won the match!"

After saying this, Luna ran way as fast as she could to the Hottek Drome.

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The player named Skyfall was getting impatient. Unlike most players, he was a man in about his middle thirties. He had short gray hair, and his clothing consisted of a simply light grey suit and a tie. His pants were of the same tone, and he wore black shoes. After a few more minutes, his opponent finally arrived; a young girl of about 8 years old. She panted heavily and put her scanner in place

"Sorry for the delay," she apologized while wiping sweat off her face.

"It' s alright, just try not to be so distracted the next time," Skyfall simply said as he put his scanner in place as well, and the screens appeared in front of them.

Luna didn't doubt in putting both Kaya and Kazehana in her deck, along with some of her favorite Mipedians scans. She eyed her opponent briefly; he didn't seem to be nervous or anything, his face was serene as he picked his Creatures. After a while, the familiar voice of the drome spoke.

Players, lock your decks

When they examined each other's decks, Luna noticed Skyfall would use both Danian and Mipedian Creatures.

Lizarduna

Front row: Ario, Prince Mudeenu, Kaya

Middle row: Siado, Kazehana

Rear Row: Dakkamal, Uro

Skyfall

Front row: Faash, Danian Guard, Crown Prince Iflar

Middle row: Kolmo, Bylkian

Rear row: Wamma, Apppelai

Skyfall noticed the two Chezamon on Luna's deck, and couldn't help but ask, "excuse me, but I've never seen those two Creatures,"

Luna gulped, "err… they are new scans…" she noticed the Danian Guard scan, "I didn't know those could be scanned,"

Skyfall shrugged, "He's an old friend of mine,"

Luna activated the location randomizer.

Mist Lake.

"I guess I'll save Kaya for last, I think Kazehana would be more useful due to the clouds. The Danian Guard is not very strong, I will start with his strongest creatures," She thought, "Kazehana attacks Kolmo!"

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Fifteen Minutes later…

Tom was already known to be a personal friend of Maxxor, so he didn't have much difficulty into seeing him. Maxxor didn't have much to do, anyway, it seemed… When he entered the Overworld leader's office, Maxxor was checking some maps; Bodhal's visit had made him reconsider into sending explorers. But first he wanted to make sure there was no danger… he noticed Tom entering his office.

"Hey, Maxxor,"

"Tom, I was about to ask Intress to search for you,"

This surprised the Chaotic player, "really? Why?"

"I wanted to ask you a favor," Maxxor explained, "Do you know of the unexplored areas in the Forest of Life?"

Tom gulped, "well, that's what I wanted to talk you about."

"What do you want to know?"

"See… in Chaotic there've been rumors of strange Creatures lurking in there…"

This caught Maxxor's attention. Humans were aware of what was happening in there?

That was another reason of why Tom was the one capable of this task.

Tom continued, "Do you know anything about them? You know, a history or something…?"

Maxxor thought for a moment, "… There's an old story that dates back to the first wars between the four Tribes,"

"I listen,"

"It is said that there was a sixth Tribe of Creatures, but no one recalls their name. They inhabited what is now Broken Edge; that place used to be a small forest, but in one of the fights with the Underworld, it caught fire, and after that, the Sixth Tribe was never heard from again. It is said that their spirits roam Broken Edge at times of war, mourning the loss of their home," Maxxor looked down in shame, "It's such a pity. If they existed at all, they would have been potential allies for the Overworld,"

Tom hoped that he was not making a mistake, "Maxxor… I have to tell you something about the… Sixth Tribe…"

Maxxor agitated when he heard the word Sixth Tribe escape Tom's lips, "Do you have any information about that?"

"… I… I met them,"

"I KNEW IT!" Out of sudden, Bodhal rushed through the door, being followed by Intress, "I knew It was not just a rumor!"

Intress gave Maxxor an apologetic look, "I'm sorry, Maxxor. I told him you were busy, but he didn't listen…."

"Tell them, Tom!" Bodhal cornered on the Overworld player, "Tell them there are Creatures in the Forest of Life!"

"… Actually, it's Mist forest where they live."

"Mist Forest?" Intress spoke, "That place is only a legend,"

"No, it isn't! I've been there with my friends! In fact, I have a scan!"

Tom searched through his scanner for the Location and when he did find it, he showed it to both Maxxor and Intress.

"Impossible…"

Maxxor was amazed, "You say you have met the Creatures?"

"Yes! They are the Chezamon! They live there, but they didn't want me to tell you anything!"

Maxxor and Intress remained silent, but Bodhal started questioning Tom.

"Did you see any Roth shards when you were there?! It's important!"

Maxxor nodded to Intress, and she took Bodhal away, despite his protests. Maxxor and Tom were completely alone again.

"They asked you to keep them a secret, then?"

Tom nodded, "They are afraid that you'll attempt to attack them, or worse,"

Maxxor thought for a moment… so Tom had already met the… Chezamon, he called them. He was already thinking or a peace treaty, but judging by what Tom was saying, the Chezamon were very reclusive and didn't trust outsiders. They reminded him a little of the Danians and the Mipedians a little. These two Tribes were not as reclusive, but they didn't trust those who are not one of them. Perhaps Tom could talk some sense into the Chezamon.

"… Tom, about the favor I wanted to ask you… Could you try to talk to them?"

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"WHAT-?!"

"Wamma, be quiet!" Sarah hissed, trying to make sure there were no Mandiblors around. They were in Wamma's chambers… well, actually it was not only his, he shared room with Aimukk, Bierk and Faash. However, only Wamma and Faash were there… Aimukk and Bierk were doing their rounds. Faash paid her no mind, however; he was having a strong headache and he was not in the mood to listen to a human. But he was began to show interest when Sarah mentioned Mist Forest… that name sounded familiar to him, but he couldn't remember.

"You're saying that there's been another Tribe all this time?! Why didn't we know about it!"

Sarah scoffed, "One, you guys live in the Underworld, which is hundreds of kilometers beneath the Overworld, where this Tribe lives. Two, you guys have never bothered in talking about this with the other three Tribes. And three, the Chezamon are just like you guys!"

Faash raised an eyebrow while rubbing his temples, "they are?"

Sarah nodded; she was more friends with Wamma, but she had gotten to like his roommates. She didn't see Faash that much, but Aimukk and Bierk had become quite fond of her as well.

"They are secretive and don't like outsiders!"

"… I think we would be good friends,"

"So, how do they look?" Wamma's curiosity was getting the better of him, "are they big? Red? Furry?"

"What a coincidence! That matches Kaya perfectly!" Sarah chuckled, "and I have a scan of Jerome!"

Before Wamma could ask who Jerome was, Sarah showed him her scan of the Chezamon. Wamma inspected it carefully.

"Hey, he looks like an overgrown dog!"

Finally, it snapped in Faash's memory; all the talk about Chezamon reminded him of the legend he had heard as a hatchling. He closed his eyes shut, attempting to calm his headache to clear his mind.

"Faashy, are you all right?" he heard Wamma ask, and was mildly irritated when Sarah giggled. The last thing he needed was her knowing his nickname.

"Yeah… I just remembered something…" the Elementalist replied, "remember that old tale Lore used to tell us when we were hatchlings?"

"You mean the old story about Beasts?"

Sarah felt a spark of curiosity in the back of her head "Wouldn't you mind telling me about it?"

Faash decided to comply so that they would leave him alone, "alright… let me remember a bit… It is said that there was a small forest in the Overworld where a Tribe of wild dogs lives. The forest itself was a Paradise, with lush trees and crystalline water. But War soon arrived to the forest, and the wild dogs decided not to get involved; unfortunately, the other the other Tribes' battles expanded on the forest, and in one of those fights the entire forest was set ablaze. Only a few wild dogs escaped the massacre. Homeless, they wandered through Perim for years, looking for a new homeland. Finally, tired and desperate, they decided they wanted to leave the realm of the living and decided to go to the unexplored areas of Perim, in hopes that they would be killed by something. They went into the Forest of Life, and were never heard from again. However, the forest became haunted, as some say, and whoever puts a foot in the unexplored regions has his soul stolen, never to be seen again…"

Faash noticed Sarah was munching what seemed to be some kind of candy, and Wamma's appetite had risen gain; the overweight Mandiblor was having some of that candy as well.

"What are you two eating?" he sighed irritably

"Chocolate," Sarah offered him her bar, "want some?"

Faash hesitated for a few seconds before taking a piece of that dark brown candy and tasting it with his tongue; it tasted sweet. He took the entire chocolate to his mouth, and an explosion of sweetness took place in his mouth. He couldn't contain a small smile.

"Not bad."

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Siado looked around, making sure there was no one around. He didn't want unwanted attention, or anyone overhearing what he and Peyton were talking about; most Mipedians could not keep secrets among themselves. If they heard at least one rumor, it took only a few fours for all of Al Mipedim to find out. And in these circumstances, that would be very bad. Unlike the other Tribes, however, the Mipedians were actually very interested in the supposed Sixth Tribe.

"So they actually exist." The lizard muttered, "But why can't we tell Prince Mudeenu about this?"

"Because if we do, not only will he probably keep me as an informant about the Chezamon, but Kaya is going to hate me!" Peyton replied, not wanting to imagine it.

"You realize that this could be a chance for the Mipedians to get new allies, don't you?"

"If they want to make allies with anyone. You don't know this, but they're not exactly… friendly."

"Then what do you suggest?"

Peyton thought for a moment, "At least I could try to convince them to give Mipedians a chance, but I'm not sure… What if the other Tribes find out? It will be a four-way war to get the Chezamon as allies, and that's the main reason they decided to go into hiding in the first place."

"Oh, really?"

Both Peyton and Siado were startled by the new voice, and started looking around frenetically. However, Siado recognized the voice and managed to spot his invisible fellow.

"Hello, Vinta," he growled,

Said Mipedian revealed himself, and there was a certain degree of curiosity on his face, "So… you say we can't tell anybody about this?"

"Not unless you want to lose both potential allies and me! Speaking of which, why are you guys so interested in the Chezamon? I mean, the other Tribes are too, but not so much as you."

Siado and Vinta gave each other a quick glance before setting their slit pupils back on their human friend.

"… It's a long story…" Siado spoke, "The Sixth Tribe were born from the sands of the desert and lighting themselves, for their fur was as dark as storm clouds and they were as fast as lighting, perhaps even faster. However, they distrusted and loathed those who were not from their Tribe, and because of this, they left when the fires of war destroyed the forest they once called home, and turned their backs on all the other Tribes when the M'arrillians first attacked. Because of this, our ancestors cursed them; they would not be seen or heard from for the rest of their existence, unless they were desperately needed."

"Wow…" Peyton was awestruck, "So that means that their distrust of everyone is because they were cursed? Wait until they hear it!"

"Hey, Peyton, can't you at least show us where the Mist Forest is?" Vinta inquired, "I mean, perhaps if we explain to them that we're acquaintances of yours they will not be as hostile."

"If they learn that, they'll kill me!"

"Any better ideas?"

Siado thought for a moment. Peyton said they couldn't tell anyone about the Chezamon… but what if he spoke to the Chezamon about them? Perhaps the Chezamon would be tempted to make a peace treaty with the Mipedians if they learned of their invisibility and abilities. The most important thing; persuade them before the other Tribes could.

"Hey, Peyton… Remember what I taught you about persuasion?"

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"Kaz, I order you take me to that forest!"

"Chaor, for the fifth time, I can't simply walk in and say 'Hey, guys! I brought the Underworld leader despite you told me not to tell anyone because he wants to make a peace treaty! They'll probably move away again!"

Kaz had been explaining it to Chaor the reason why he couldn't show him the location of the forest, but the Underworld ruler was very stubborn.

Chaor growled, "If you don't tell me, I'll speak with Luna, then!"

"No! If she learns I told you, she'll kill me!"

Takinom intervened, "Chaor, what is he's right? What if the Chezamon go into hiding once they learn he has told us about them?"

"If we want to take out the Overworld, it's a risk I must take! The legends say these Creatures are the strongest warriors that ever existed! If we can make them our allies, all of Perim will be ours!"

Kaz smacked his forehead, "You don't get it, do you? The Chezamon don't want to go into war with the rest of Perim. That's why they didn't want me to tell anyone!"

Chaor thought for a moment. Perhaps Kaz was right, and he would need to be a little more cautious. The Chezamon had been living away from the war for a long time, solems if his calculations were right. True. Any attempts to speak personally with them would probably scare them away; in fact, according to Kaz they were quite secretive, and did not tolerate intruders. Kaz had said that when Luna first encountered Kaya, the latter had almost attacked her, but he did not because she was a child, according to him. What he needed was someone who they already trust, to persuade them that the Underworld was worthy of their alliance. Someone…

Perhaps Kaz could to the job…