Back to this story. I don't know why but writing chapters has become very hard for me because I always get side tracked and I get writers blocks and sometimes I'm just not in the mood. So now since I already have a well progressed plan for this story, (and this really makes me sad due to the fact that it just presents that I'm extremely lazy…and I know some of you will get mad) but all of my stories are on hold except for this one. I will work on them once in a while, but don't expect me to update as fast as possible. God I hate myself…so, on with the chapter I suppose.

Chapter 4 "Assail Part I"

It was always the same. How many times hadn't he seen the effects war had on everything; people dying and entire lands destroyed? How many times hadn't he participated in it himself, killing people with his own hands just like all other Zodiacs? And how many times hadn't he watched the same scene that was now unfolding in front of him? Why…if he even took a moment to calculate all of those events into one, he would never come to a conclusion. Besides…he never even kept track and surely no one else did…unless they were the type of person who loved to be better then anyone else.

He watched with his indifferent mask firmly in place as his army and those of the other leaders marched south, thousands of soldiers steadily walking in the direction of a castle full of humans, who were still oblivious to the danger that was fast approaching, one that would very likely bring their end. For this time, he could guarantee their army was bigger, a lot larger than they had been all those years prior. It was as if Akito had merely been toying with them all until this day, and that now he was really coming to business. And to make things more complicated, he was at the head of the army surprisingly. No one suspected him to come along with them…it was really strange.

He looked for Yuki who was suppose to be walking by his side, but that would be a miracle for the two of them to remain quiet side by side for at least a minute. But a certain person came floating before his eyes. Tohru…they were steadily getting closer to her…and he didn't like it one bit. With every minute passing by, he began to believe that Akito might be right about today; that this time, Akito would get the castle. So his worry mounted as they approached the human stronghold.

He closed his eyes for a moment and immediately, her image came fluttering before his eyes again. Her long, chocolate brown hair, glimmering bright blue eyes, her smooth skin… With every second that passed, more memories of her came floating towards him. Her laughing with pure joy in her eyes, her disoriented and scared look when she had a vision, her soft voice when she always tried to sooth others…but with every second the memories became darker, and she was no longer walking in a garden full of flowers, but walking along the corridors off a destroyed castle, screams and loud noises everywhere…

"Dammit I don't want to think about her," he thought to himself; hearing distant conversations around himself as he quickly shook the thought about her away from his mind.

"Well, well Lord Kyo, I didn't know you could sleep even while walking…but then yet again; what is sleep walking?"

His eyes snapped open to send an annoyed glare in the direction of Hatsuharu. Laid back as he is, he didn't take the infuriated glare as a 'get away from me' type of thing. He looked behind himself for a moment to make sure that his army was somewhere near his presence, and luckily they weren't far from him. But for Hatsuharu…all the steer Zodiacs either had black or white hair…or even a combination; but you would rarely find that. And unfortunately, his warriors were scattered all over the place.

"…I don't think I would be doing something like that today," he replied.

"Hmmmm…then perhaps you were already going through your battle tactics?" a low chuckle was heard and he didn't need to look beside him to know that the cat leader had a particular nasty expression on his face. Stretching his right arm in the air, he added, "Deciding on which points to attack, starting with the weakest parts of course, and…"

"I'm not aware of any weakness that the castle has," Kyo interrupted him rudely. Of course, he did know some, but he would be damned if he told Hatsuharu about even the slightest crack in the walls. Even if this was Hatsuharu…he just couldn't risk anything. They would just have to discover things for themselves just like he had to. But then what about Yuki…

However, Hatsuharu wasn't the type of person who would throw things off so easily. Even if it was unlike him, it was somewhat entertaining to toy with the cat leader's mind once in a while. Four months without that orange head around the castle…it was time to make up lost pleasure. He already spent his two months with Lord Yuki…or was that still not enough?

"Oh come on Kyo, you've been there for so long now," said Hatsuharu with his usual tranquil tone. "…and any warrior would have taken the opportunity to get to know a bit more."

Narrowing his eyes at the ox leader, he quickly traveled through his thoughts, trying to think of a possible answer to give him. What could Hatsuharu not know about his four month imprisonment…and yet with ideas about to immerge from his mouth it would always draw back to Yuki. He could never have trust in Yuki and probably for the past two months Yuki had had to say something that was part of a weakness for mortals. But why get so worked up about it? It was a reason why he was brought to this world in the first place…

"…What makes you think that I had the ability to do so?" he questioned, and even if Yuki did say he was free around the castle, would he also mentioned Kyo? "After all, if you are locked away there isn't much to explore."

"Yeah, yeah, I'm aware of that," sighed Hatsuharu as he started to fall behind, leaving Kyo to believe that the conversation had just ended. "…But you might've seen something…you never know…"

The cat leader's defiant stare would have killed anyone who looked at him, but the only thing he saw of Hatsuharu was his back as he started going wherever his mind sent him to; heading towards most of the main group of where his army was traveling. Did he know that Kyo hadn't been locked up? He was sure now, for Yuki must have told him something related to that matter. That only left the question; how much did he know of her?

Was she in more danger now?

"No…Yuki couldn't possibly know about that," thought Kyo as he spotted the Lord of Zodiac Castle at the head of the army. But Yuki wasn't the only person he had to deal with.

Looking around, passing other warriors who didn't bother to take their eyes upon his, he spotted a certain boy who for some reason was left alone just like Kyo himself even though the rat leader was suppose to be by his side. He didn't show the innocent expression that usually left his eyes without even thinking about it. He looked much stronger then before; courage could be seen and determination. But of course since he had grown a somewhat strange relationship with Jekou, he already knew about his difficulties due to his father and the dragon leader. And he didn't need to bring that thought up at the moment.

"Would Jekou tell something to Akito about Mortal Castle?" thought Kyo. "…No…I can't be positive about that."

Jekou couldn't possibly commit something like that; not a boy like him. With his previous past dealing with Akito, it was completely accurate that Jekou kept his lips shut…not that it was difficult for him. The two of them didn't exactly have 'quality time' together like they did at Mortal Castle because of Hatori interfering with the two of them. Sure; Kyo wasn't the type of person who would get along with others, but Jekou really was the only person he could communicate with face to face. But with Jekou out of the way, there was one more person that he knew a bad vibe had started to form.

Zeknui…

Tohru's Room

The eyes of the princess slowly opened, her feet slightly tangled in the blankets on her bed, her hair faintly messy, her breath coming out in weak yet ragged gasps. She just stared at the ceiling for a moment until she slowly sat up and stared at the wall, her heart pounding like mad, but she didn't show it. She had had such a horrible dream…their castle in ruins; everyone running along the halls, panicked faces and screams everywhere… And even now that she was awake, she still felt weird, and still had this heavy foreboding feeling that left her breathless and scared.

"…Is it already morning?" questioned Tohru as she quickly licked her lips; knowing they were dry because of her breathing.

She hopped out of her bed and threw the head of the blanket to the end of her bed; finishing making her divan. It didn't have to be that neat because no matter how efficient she made it, one maid would have to come in and change it in their own way. Not that it bothered Tohru…well, okay yeah it did somewhat. But it wasn't like her to just confront them and easily say that their service wasn't needed because even if she was the princess, they wouldn't listen.

However during her little plans on what to do today, she suddenly ignored them as she stopped combing her hair, which was already straightened as usual. Even with her bedroom door closed and her balcony being replaced by a mere wall, the windows that barely touched the ceiling remained, and if she was quiet enough, something would be able to go through her ears. Muting herself from thoughts, she started hearing noises coming from outside.

The guards…shouting…

Even if she was confused, she quickly placed her comb down on her vanity and ran past her bed, opened her bedroom door and only took three medium pace steps to the next door in front of her. Hoping that it wasn't possibly locked, she grasped it and turned the knob; nothing stopping her. Relieved that the empty room was still opened to anyone, she scurried inside and passed through all the furniture inside; eyes only remaining on the balcony door.

And once she was able to open that up, she rushed straight to the railings, but to her luck she was only facing the South Garden due to the room's location. But it was enough for her to stare down for guards were running by; some holding tons of weapons in their hands and others merely instructing something that Tohru couldn't quite catch since they mostly spat their words instead of shouting them out.

"Why are they shouting?" questioned Tohru looking through the distance; her eyes passing the barrier. It was indeed morning now for the sun was barely in the sky, creating the sky into a red, orange, yellow and pinkish calm flame atmosphere. On the other hand, the shouts did sound familiar…almost as if it just happened not too long ago.

Loud stomping could be heard through the hallways where the room she was in and her bedroom separated. She could hear her name being called out, the voice having a panic and hasty feeling like she did a while ago after she woke up from that dream. She could tell that someone barged into her room as her name continued to be called out. Becoming worried about her name being continuously called out, she left the balcony as she walked through the 'use-to-be' cat leader's room once again, not taking the time to close the balcony's door. Something bad was going on with this entire abruptness occurring…she could tell. But she didn't like to consider things like that; she had to have a positive mood no matter what.

About to open the door with her hand already an inch from the knob was when it magically swung open, but she was only face to face with a brown haired boy who's eyes widened by the sight of the princess right in front of him. Tohru took a small step back, but that's where she only found her face to brighten as Ghanjan remained bombshell at the head of the door. But it wasn't exactly usual for Ghanjan to just barge around the place shouting out the princess's name… She could see his chest severely rising up and down as though he was having a heart attack, but inside he probably felt like having one at the moment.

"Good morning Ghanjan-kun!" greeted Tohru, though her salutation wasn't as joyful like any other day. "Um, is there something wro-?"

She was cut off as she felt her upper arm being grasped as suddenly her whole body was pulled out of the room without any hesitation. Stumbling a bit, she looked up as she found herself running down the stairs with Ghanjan dragging her along with him. She looked behind herself, wondering if anyone was possibly up there and maybe Ghanjan was just pulling her away. But no figure was behind their tail. But not even looking where she was going (and of course we know her) she didn't quite catch the flatness of the step as she fell straight on Ghanjan, but she was a bit surprised that he was able to remain standing up, his back slightly slouched because of her weight.

"I'm sorry!" she hurriedly said without a single thought. What else was there to say?

But Ghanjan didn't hesitate as he grabbed her arm once again and tugged her along the staircase. Tohru didn't exactly know what to say since Ghanjan wasn't acting like his normal self. Well…actually, for the past month or two he hasn't been acting like himself. But she shouldn't judge him like that; no way that was extremely rude. With him being busy with the army just like Uotani, she had no right to assume things just because she hadn't been with him like those typical days. Yet she really missed those days…except she knew that this was right for Ghanjan. It was what he wanted in the beginning…she knew that for a fact.

As Tohru looked over Ghanjan's shoulder—her arm still being held possession by the warrior—she noticed that one servant who was holding a child's hand were rushing down the stairs as well. Just like she herself, the little youngster seemed to be lost in bewilderment. And yet the servant who accompanied the kid didn't even have a single clue on what was happening, but she was just certain that she had to get the kid away from the stairs…or maybe away from the castle? But why? Was King Yishanu going through his 'crazy exploit' again? But that was only two months ago since that happened…

She was too busy concentrating on the servant and the child that suddenly she was tugged to the left; the other two going to the right. Still keeping up with the same pace as Ghanjan, she looked behind herself since this time she wasn't sprinting down the stairs. With every step she took, the child and the servant traveled further and further away from her sight until all was forgotten about the two of them.

But what really caught her attention was that they weren't the only ones running around the place. Servants and others all seemed to be scattering the hallways of the castle. A few shouts echoed throughout the vestibule, but it wasn't as tragic as Ghanjan made her believe. Now that she thought about it, Ghanjan didn't even say a single word about why he suddenly dragged her out of the room. That wasn't exactly like him…he would have at least given her a straight answer so she wouldn't have to worry like this. She didn't like to fret about things; it only made her concern about other things related to that subject.

About to ask him a question (however her voice felt hidden since she wasn't sure if she should talk) she saw a quick glimpse of black pass her without even realizing it. She wanted to look behind herself but she only found herself lying face flat on the ground. Blowing extra strands of hair away from her face and looking up, she realized that not only did she brought herself into landing but she dragged Ghanjan along too. She quickly stood up and scurried over to Ghanjan as he rubbed his head harshly.

"Sorry!" she apologized quickly as she softly held Ghanjan's arm, wondering if he needed help getting up. "Are you hurt oh I'm so sorry!"

"…You're okay right?" he questioned the princess, looking over his shoulder and seeing servants and a few warriors running through the red carpet. With a slow nod from the brown haired girl, Ghanjan swiftly stood on his two feet and this time he seemed more relax…but not enough to actually sooth himself. "We need to get out of here; now."

"…What?" she asked, tilting her head inquisitively. "But wha-?"

Again Ghanjan didn't take any shilly-shallying with time passing by as he grasped his hand into hers; locking his fingers so he had a good firm; hoping things would go smoothly then earlier. Why did Tohru have to be such a klutz? It seemed that there had to be at least five people around her so that she wouldn't be such a hassle to control. And yet she looked so innocent to cause any trouble? This was strange indeed…

"We're going outside," spoke Ghanjan loud enough so his voice could reach Tohru's ears. "We're leaving this castle; everyone is…hopefully."

On top of the castle's wall that separated the dry patch earth and the emerald grass stood a lone figure who was tall and slender, calmly regarding the large army in front of her; her violet eyes taking in everything. Kaxa knew that it was dangerous to stand here like this, but she paid no heed to it. However calm she might have looked on the outside, inside she was slowly starting to get worried. She had a specialty with hiding her true emotions; of course she wasn't the only one who was able to do that. She knew plenty of mortals who could do that…like Tohru.

She knew she was neither stupid nor inexperienced, and she had confidence in herself, but she also knew that an army as vast as this one had never been seen before. Her eyes traveled along the rows and rows of soldiers, and it was with some bitterness that she noted that deep beyond the Zodiacs, the cat leader and the rat leader were also present in the army. It worried her, because they both had been free to explore the castle as much as they wanted, and that could only mean one thing; trouble. She had no idea what weakness they may have found, but she realized that she didn't even want to think about it.

She narrowed her eyes as she suddenly caught a pair of green eyes and yellow pupils that immediately brought a thought to her. She had no doubt; no one else she knew could have eyes like those. Down there, on the ground, in the midst of 'his' army, stood the one and only Lord Yuki, but she looked right past him to the figure with the eyes. There was a lot of distance between them, but she easily recognized Jekou as he firmly stood still. Somehow, she felt even more sullenness at the truth that he too would be fighting against them. The way she helped him not so long ago made her doubt that she was clueless, but now she'd forgotten entirely about that. It seemed like he was just another stupid Zodiac, another evil being, bent on destruction.

She turned and quickly walked away, down the stairs and into the courtyard. Soldiers ran past her to take their position at the walls, and the courtyard was filled with woman and children moving towards the castle. She knew that more of them remained inside the castle because the news had not reached out to every single person. All was happening too fast, but everything would turn out okay. They managed to do the impossible and they would do it once again just like the old days. But today wasn't similar to an old day…

"Kaxa-san!"

She turned around and saw the princess of Mortal Castle running up to her, Ghanjan following behind but in a steadier pace as he looked around his surroundings. Tohru seemed to be rather panicked, but more likely bemused at the same time. Her hair was wild as though a tornado had gone by and this caused Kaxa to look up at Ghanjan sternly. She thought of Tohru like a little sister since they were very much alike…inside that is. Did Ghanjan just push her to hurry up and exit out of the castle?

"Kaxa-san, what is happening out there?" questioned Tohru with large eyes and Kaxa's heart ached. "A-are they attacking!" Again, there would be an attack, and again, her 'sister' was frightened of it. It was not fair, and it was not what she wished for Tohru. The princess hardly knew what peace was even though she tried to show everyone. Just like she herself could barely imagine how it would be without all these fights. But was it her, or were these fights just a waste of time? Different people separated into their groups…disliking the other group…that seemed like a reason.

"No, Tohru-kun," replied Kaxa, but that's when she looked at the entrance to the castle where more servants and a few warriors exited. "They are not attacking us…at least, not yet." And at this moment, Tohru seemed to be a bit relieved, but the word 'yet' got the best of her.

Ghanjan, however, didn't approve this answer and asked, "What do you mean, not yet?"

Kaxa looked at the walls that were now blocking the army from view, though the noise they were making was quite audible. What did she mean by 'not yet?' Of course, they didn't attack yet, but she was quite certain that the Zodiacs remained out there for at least more then ten minutes. Wouldn't one of them at least make a move? Or was it possible that they were just toying with the mortals to hurry the warriors from a sudden battle. Things were getting serious now; everything wanted to go to an end. But if this pace kept going, all the warriors wouldn't be able to fully prepare themselves. They needed to make sure each warrior was dressed properly for combat, make sure they ate so they could have strength, and have the right weapons. Mostly they just needed to be wide awake…

"They are planning something," muttered Kaxa. "I can feel it."

"…Did you also see it?" questioned Tohru suddenly. They all turned around to look at Tohru, who had a confuse look of a puppy once again. "Uh, not that it was out of the blue by any chance! But um…I…I had a dream about something like this…"

That was why all of this seemed familiar with her. It was only about fifteen minutes ago that she woke up from that dream that didn't even come rushing back to her head even though she was practically running through it. But if what she was dreaming about was true for real life suddeness that meant that… She bent her head down and seemed to be staring at the ground.

"…What happened Tohru-kun?" queried Ghanjan.

Looking back up, they both frowned as they saw the frightened look on the princess's face. Never once had she seen Princess Tohru Honda looking so terrified in all of her life. Damn those Zodiacs; putting this kind of pressure on an innocent girl such as her. What did she do to deserve this? Now she had a reason to fight against the Zodiacs; no one will ever harm Tohru in any way, not if she was around. They are the ones who had brought this occurrence and they shall leave with the thoughts of Hell.

"…They might take it," spoke Tohru who tried to put on a happy face, but she didn't succeed. "They might take the castle…Kaxa-san, I don't really know. I mean, it's all a dream right? It doesn't mean that it's true or anything…right?"

Even if it wasn't a dream, even if Tohru didn't mention this, why didn't Kaxa think of this in the first place? Of course! Why else would all of the Zodiacs come? Leaving to destroying every single mortal standing on Earth; that would take some time for there were other Zodiacs living on their own away form the castle. And she knew that the Zodiacs knew this fact as well. A possible yet reasonable answer was that they wanted to take the castle into their own hands. Because…once they did that, they could straightforwardly go beyond the border of Mortal Castle, leaving all the other mortals who had true trust in the castle vulnerable.

"Those damn Zodiacs…" muttered Kaxa harshly, leaving Tohru with a small, nervous smile as Ghanjan remained by Tohru's side. It was King Yishanu's orders that Ghanjan would keep an eye on the princess at all times. Even if he was two years older, Yishanu had enough trust in him…or at least that's what he thought.

Kaxa stiffened as she saw how worried Tohru seem to be. Even if it wasn't her intentions to make Kaxa believe this, what could she do? It all fell together perfectly like a puzzle. And what about those visions as well? Could it be true? Had she seen something? Was it possible that her visions could also be reveal in her dreams as well? However, before she could answer, the guards shouted something once more.

Without saying anything Kaxa climbed up the stairs as Tohru followed behind, still confused of what was going through Kaxa's head. Ghanjan tried to stop her, but she was already a step behind Kaxa so he had no choice but to follow behind as well. Soon as they were both standing at the walls where the view of the Zodiac army was clear, a guard came running towards them as he then bowed to Tohru's presence (of course he was surprised by what she was doing up there with Kaxa). Kaxa nodded so she could transfer him out of his thoughts as he then began to speak.

"Kaxa-sama, we have spotted some movement among the enemy," he spoke, pointing somewhere towards the back of the army. "We believe that they may attack soon."

"Very well," replied Kaxa with a nod. "Make sure of that…"

She fell silent and looked beyond the Zodiac warriors. Everyone followed her gaze to find one figure that somehow stood out from everyone else. The only one dress in pure black as his face brought chills through everyone's body. His pale skin completely stood out while his eyes scanned the area, probably making arrangements about what he would do to the home Tohru stayed in. Tohru didn't exactly know how to react when she spotted him; merely standing and looking around as though nothing were happening. Why did he look so familiar to her? She was certain that she had never met him face to face before…

"Is that…?" questioned Ghanjan, leaning forward to the wall.

"Yeah," Kaxa spoke in an undertone voice. "That is Akito…"

Tohru didn't unerringly know why, but the moment his name was called out her heart began to speed as she continued to look at this person who Kaxa called 'Akito'. Who was Akito suppose to be? She never heard anything about this 'Akito' person before. Even Ghanjan seemed to have an idea of who he was…how come she didn't? Not that she was angry or disappointed, but it just concerned her that she was so acquainted with him…but only with his appearance.

But that's when she started seeing movement in the back as more guards started shouting orders. Ghanjan, Kaxa and Tohru looked beyond the wall to see the Zodiacs separating from each other. But what really surprised Tohru was that she spotted the rat leader, his face pale and cold just like the first time she met him. Of course, he was beautiful she had to admit. But the word didn't exactly suit him now… But if Lord Yuki was in sight…could that possibly mean that…

Following the rat leader's presence with her eyes, she shifted them back to see seven people who just stood in their same position. Akito was part of them, but the other six didn't seem familiar with her. Four adult male, one male who appeared younger and one adult female…but why did their appearance make them so familiar? She really didn't like thinking about this; she would think that she knew them, and yet she had no clue of who they were. Maybe one of the Zodiacs spoke of them… She didn't remember Kyo, Yuki or Momiji mentioning anything about these seven. Wait…there was one of them that rang a bell. But because she was so far from the sight, she couldn't make him out. Brown hair…green eyes…yellow pupils…or maybe they were orange? All the other people besides him kept changing her sight of his eye color…

"…Do I know him?" thought Tohru curiously.

"What are they doing?" Tohru heard Ghanjan whisper to Kaxa.

There was absolute silence as everyone looked on. All the shouting that came from outside and inside the castle just muted as they all stood frozen, looking around, wondering if anything was going to happen. Warriors who held tons of weapons in their arms did the same as well as King Yishanu, who was accompanied by a lot of combatants, narrowed his eyes as he looked at Kaxa, seeing Ghanjan and Tohru with her. What was the princess doing up there? It wasn't right for her to be so close in range…

Kaxa clenched her fists at her side. This was not good, she could just feel it. This was dangerous. This… Her eyes suddenly widened as a strange glow circulated the six people as Akito remained in his same position, watching them.

"This is not good," muttered Ghanjan as he took his eyes away from the scene. "Kaxa this isn't good. This is different."

"…What is it?" questioned Tohru as her heart continued to leap without her command.

But without saying anything, Kaxa released her frustration from her hands as she held it out. Looking back in front of her, Tohru noticed that the green barrier that used to cover the castle came back as it formed from one side of the fortress as it then perfectly extended over the castle, reaching the other side. Now the castle was completely trapped with her powers once again. She heard Ghanjan say something, but she was just worried about the barrier. The last time she saw that barrier was that night when all the Zodiacs had escaped and when Zeknui and Jekou had gone missing…that was still a mystery that none of them could solve.

"…Kaxa-sa-."

"Get down to the courtyard!" Kaxa shouted angrily. Her face seemed stern as both Ghanjan and Tohru made a quiet gasp by Kaxa's sudden order. Tohru didn't take time to hesitate as she followed the Kings' assistant's orders and she rushed down the stairs quickly, Ghanjan following her without saying anything to Kaxa. His eyes had to remain on the princess at all times. He didn't want to ruin it…

But running down the stairs and barely making it to the ground they heard a scream. Looking back up at the sky since the wall blocked their view, the noticed a faint yet visible bright light appearing on the other side of the fortification. She looked at Kaxa to see what her expression might turn out to be, but she was still a mere statue; no idiom while she kept the palm of her hands directed towards the barrier even though it was already up. Looking at other guards who had the guts to remain at the top edge of the wall, she noticed a bit of a bolt of the blue through their eyes as some completely froze. Ghanjan seemed to take the same sight as Tohru did, but he was more concerned about Kaxa than any of the other warriors.

Unexpectedly the guards up on the same platform as Kaxa yelled and screamed as, without the slightest care of others, sprinted down the stairs, pushing other warriors who were trying to stay away from the length of distance between their enemies away from their being. A huge crowd of guards came piling down the stairs as others who remained in the courtyard took this as a sign to stay away…in a panicking way that is. Others tried to push their way into the castle; inhabitants tripping over each other or shoving others away from their personal self.

Tohru didn't want to be caught in that mess and with Kaxa remaining up there, she didn't want to leave her alone. Without even saying a single word she left Ghanjan's side and went back up the stairs even though Kaxa ordered her to stay away. Ghanjan didn't even see the princess leave his side as he cursed under some harsh breaths, but as he was about to run after her and keep her in safe distance, someone grabbed his arm unsympathetically as he was flung back onto his two feet. Tugging his arm and looking angrily at Uotani, he tried to break free as he did, however, he noticed Uotani struggling to keep him in her grasp.

"Tohru-kun is getting near the Zodiacs!" he commanded. "I need to bring her back here!"

"Kaxa can take care of her you know that," shouted Uotani, giving him another tug. "He wants all the warriors to make sure every single person is inside the castle and away from whatever is happening-."

But at that exact moment a thunderous roar triggered through their ears as they both looked up at the sky. But that's where they saw something slowly making its way above the wall as small parts of the thing could be seen. And without another second passing by, a gigantic bottle green dragon immerged from the large wall slowly as it blended slightly with the barrier Kaxa was keeping up. Its red eyes looked at every single mortal who remained frozen by the appearance of its existence; slowly bending its fingers and cracking them for its own goodness. Slowly slivering its way from that damn wall, it seemed to catch someone who was only halfway up the stairs. The long brown hair girl that hung over her shoulders and bright eyes that stood still from its appearance, only she didn't have that frightened look as the others did. Hers was more of a…curious façade.

The two of them just had a rapid connection through their minds, one thinking of this and the other thinking of that. But interrupting that was when five more dragons that were imaged by a different color followed behind, and immediately everyone didn't take a minute to think as then shoving and screaming echoed around the castle. Yet the princess didn't even take her eyes off the green dragon that did the same as well. The shouts rumbling pass their eyes was all but forgotten, and now the new war that had escaped her lips plenty of months ago was becoming a reality…

Dances with joy until she notices reviewers are watching her Oh um…sits down quickly and fixes hair just looking for that damn book that's all…er, anyway! Yeah that's the end of chapter 4! For ONCE this is actually shorter. Only 15 pages long unlike usual, so you might think that you had improved your reading skills because you read this so fast, but don't jump to conclusions. I just shorten the length. Oh crap; now I just went to 16 pages ha ha! But anyway, I hope you enjoyed it. I'm a little disappointed because I felt as though I didn't put that much effort in this story. Hm…but for chapter 5…I'm not sure when I will update that. But I'm going to try and update at least ONE chapter for one of my other stories that are on hold. So until next time…sayonara like I always say. And of course, like I always say; Read, review, repeat!

DarkKyo