Sorry I haven't update I the last six months, I only got a second hand computer a month ago...it's crap but I'm not companying. First I had to find the note pad I wrote this one. (man that was a hurt around) After I found it my computer kept on giving me crap when it kept on not saving even when I saved.

To sum it up a busy six month with a crap computer and my 27 GCSE exam equals to a VERY stressed darkmaiden. But anyway sorry this is short I have to finish typing the next chapter...how much I've done on it. Hopefully it will be longer.

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The three entered the room, corners of the large room was in darkness and pillars lined a walkway to a platform across the room. On the platform stood a man with long light blue hair, wearing a sort of white robe trimmed with the same colour blue as his hair. Near the steps stood Raphael with a serious look on his face. "Master Dartz, this is the woman Raphael has told you about ." Alister spoke stepping off to the side near Raphael while Valon went to the opposite side of him. She stood of in the shadows as she waited for Dartz's answer. "So this is the lady?... that is willing to die" Dartz spoke studding her with his blue and gold eyes, her dim eyes looked into his.

"What is your full name me lady?" she looked down at the sound of his voice.She heard him give a dull laugh as he waited for her answer.

"My name is... My name...is..." she spoke, some nerviness in her voice. Her eyes had now found and interesting cracking in the flooring and was now trying to study it. "Tell me Ms. What is your name?" Dartz asked again. but still she didn't answer.

"TELL HIM!!" yelled Alister though gritted teeth, angry across his face as they all starred at her. Tears formed in the corners of her eyes from the stress but she didn't let them fall." I... I don't...I don't know" she screamed back, Her hands when to her head, as a aching feeling came over her. Then coughing hit her chest,making her fall to her knees until the coughing stopped.

"Well, answer me! Where are you from!" She softly looked up at Valon, then at Alister. Her eyes pleading for help as a tear ran down her cheek before going back at Dartz. "Uh..I don't know. I'm telling the truth I really don't know." She said fighting back more tears as they slowly left her eyes. Dartz sighed though gritted teeth making a hissing sound as he closed his eyes think for any question the woman would know.

"Master Dartz maybe you should ask her a different question." Valon asked with a serious face.Dartz reopened his eyes as he glared at the brown hair man. "I asked her what I want and if she doesn't answer, then one of you three will duel her!" Dartz shot back in a deadly tone before turning back to the woman. (-.- I'm getting annoyed with me just calling her 'the woman' I have to think of a name for her ) His eyes soften as he watching the tears run down her cheeks as she remember the horror able truth that she couldn't anything about herself. Dartz looked to the Alister,Raphael and Valon "Leave her with me" Dartz told them, they all nodded and left the room shutting the large wooden doors with a thud.

When they had left Dartz walked down the stone steps of the alter towards her. Her small figure still shacked as he got nearer to her. "Do you know anything from your past?" he asked softly as he kneed down to her level on the stone work his hand when to her shoulder.

"No" she whispered, her hands still to her head and tears hold her place in the corners of her eyes. "your family?" Dartz asked again, a softness in his voice. She shake her head slowly as she look at the stone flooring through the gaps of her fingers trying to figure out what to say and also at the same trying to stop the tears that were forming into her eyes. She heard Dartz sigh before standing up. Letting her hands fall to her lap her hair covered her eyes. Her chest was tight with the stress of crying so much in a short span of time and her heart ached with a unknown feeling. The same feeling that she hadn't seem to felt for a long time. It was a eery reminder that she was still alive in this world.

"Now do you know how to duel?" Dartz asked. Her head shot up and her eyes was wide at the simpleness of the question. "what was that?" she asked softly. Dartz looked at her before repeating what he just said. She was shocked that he didn't think that she was lie, but she quickly recovered and replied with "Not really...actually I'm terrible at dueling"

"Well Ms. I'll let my trusted associates to teach you." replied Dartz. She got to her feet her eyes still red from her tears as Dartz turned away and walked towards the alter. She slowly followed him to the steps a questioning look on her face. Dartz then turned again a small smile on his lips. In his hand was a light green stone a soft glow came from it her eyes watched it as it glowed. Dartz stepped down to her once again before presenting the stone to her. "Hold the stone and you'll start a new life" he spoke before lowering his hand and letting the stone to float in front of her. Her hand slowly lifted up towards the soft glowing stone her eyes shimmed a green as she watched the stone.

Then her hand wrapped around the small stone and she pulled it to her chest nearer to her heart, feeling the warm glow from the stone fill her hand and continued to run into her arms feeling up her whole body. A small smile appeared on her lips, it was small but at least in her heart she knew it was a true smile in her heart.

Darkness covered her senses in a sleepy haze, softly singing her to sleep. In her mind she repeated to herself it had just been a long day and now she just need her sleep to get her thought together again. The last thing she heard was:

"Your name will now be... Maria...Maria River"

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EDIT: For first no I don't have a spell check and the teacher that was beta it has left now sadly.

I'm sorry for the grammar and spelled before I checked it today. Just that it was late and I had a test in the morning starting at 8:00 am.

I would like comment that would help me in my writing no piss takes thank you