5. The scorching lands of Firage Fortress

As Rave continued to fly in the air, Juasaki was sitting next to Sumey, and Sesshomaru was standing at the end of Raves beak with the hair flapping in the wind. Jua asked Sesshomaru "Why did Gangrel and Miroku call you the fallen swordsman?" Sesshomaru looked at Jua with a straight, angry face and moved to Raves' tail feathers and sat down.
"I wouldn't call him that if I were you. He lost to Gangrel and died." said Rave.
"It's been pissing him off ever since and he won't stop until Gangrel' head is on his platter or stuck on the wall." Rave finished talking.
"So, he's immortal, how was he saved?" Sumey asked.
Rave continued to talk as he was flying, "As soon as he died to Gangrel, the Elementines found him." They didn't want him to die because he held Tessagia, which was a dragon horn sword. Anyone holding with a weapon from dragon or bird was granted immortality if they want it. So..."
"They gave it to Sesshomaru because he had dragon sword." said Jua as he now understands.
"I don't think I need It." said Jua as he looked at his sword.

Then out of nowhere, an arrow barely missed Rave, "What the fire was that??"
Then more arrows were being shot at Rave and two of them priced his wings. He started to lose control of his flight and was diving towards the ground. Sesshomaru was falling down slow like a feather due to his fluff causing to glide down. As Sumey, Juasaki and Rave were falling like boulders and hit the ground. A girl with an arrow was aiming towards Rave "move away from the bird, and no one gets hurt!" said the girl.
"Are you crazy, why would you want to kill him?" Juasaki yelled.
Sesshomaru landed behind the girl. She turned around, got frighten and fell backward on a hill and land on her back. "What was that for you...OH MY GOD... LORD SESSHOMARU!!!!" the girl shouted. She quickly got up and introduced herself.
Her name was Suzy and she is an archer, she lives at Firage Fortress near Volcano Phoen.

At the fortress, there was Military Training Centers because Firage people were military-like. There was a Temple of Fire where they say Fire Phoenix was born near the Volcano Phoen. Juasaki and Sesshomaru went inside to ask a priest how they can free the birds from a stoned curse. He told them, "Sorry, I don't know how to help with this problem."
"I thought a priest can help us." said Juasaki as he left the temple.
Sumey was sitting at temple stairs helping small Rave take off the arrows off his wings. Suzy came by and said, "Sorry, I attacked you."
Sumey said "apologize accepted." Rave turned away from Suzy, still mad at her for shooting him.

Juasaki asked "Why were you shooting at use anyway?"
Suzy replied," I thought you were a destructor or maybe Gangrel."
Suzy then told them a story of how her father got killed defending Firage Fortress from the shadow creatures. Her father was also an excellent Archer and had perfect marksmanship. Sadly, he was attacked from behind by two Shadows and Gangrel sliced his head off. As Suzy watched her father head rolling around the fortress, she was mad at the Shadow Leader for invading their territory. She did catch Gangrel stealing something from the temple but she couldn't see what it is he was holding.
Rave then thought and said" What was in the temple that Gangrel want?" He continued, "He all ready turned the Elementines stone, what else would he need?"

Then everyone decide to stay in Firage Fortress for the night. Then a large dark cloud began to appear in the sky. Then out of the clouds came Miekie and two destructors. "Anybody home, right now?" She said.
"Invader, Invader!!" yelled the Guardsman. All the soldiers surround her asked her to give up or be killed.
Miekie formed her hand to whips and lashed at all the guardsmen and soldiers. Juasaki ran out and started to fight Miekie with his sword. He yelled at her, "What are you doing here?"
Miekie laugh and told him back, "Just doing my job."
The two destructors began to head to the hut Sumey was sleeping in.
"Don't you dare go near her!" yelled Jua, but as he tried to run back, Miekie used her hand-like whip and grab Juasaki by his feet, hanging him up side down.
He heard Sumey screamed. Jua was going to use ground upraise (Earth attack), but it would hurt only destructors and Sumey too. They began to scale up the walls with Sumey on them and then a cloud with black bat wings began to approach. Then the cloud began to form to a human.
Juasaki knew who it was, "GANGREL, You Bastard, Leave her Alone. It's me you want!"
The Gangrel responded," Well let me tell you something, No peasant escape from the great Shadow Leader, If they do so..."He looked at Sumey' neck, "they must die before me." Suzy was watching him the whole time. As Gangrel began to approach Sumey neck, Suzy got her fire arrow ready, aimed, and shot it at Gangrel' shoulder. He let go of her and Sesshomaru began to fight the shadow leader. Sumey went downstairs to go to Jua.
Miekie asked her brother, "How the did master get hit, you didn't use your sword."
Then another arrow pierced Miekie in the arm and she let go of Juasaki feet. He pulls out his sword; it began to fire up and shouted "FLAME SCAR!!"
Miekie screamed loudly and flew off. Sumey ran to Juasaki and hugged him. Juasaki looked the shadow of the hut and said, "Thanks Suzy."
"How did you know it was me? "She said "It was me, but how did you know?
Juasaki smiled. "The Excellent marksmanship, duh!!"
Gangrel looked down at the three and Sesshomaru was still fighting him.
"Till next Sesshomaru, including you three" said Gangrel as he pointed at Suzy, Sumey and Juasaki. He flew off even with the arrow stuck on his shoulder.

It was a bright morning and the trio began to form a group since Suzy decide to join and help defeat Gangrel and find what was taken from the temple."
"They are still hurt, I don't think I can fly!" said Rave as he was crying about his wings.
"Where do we go now?" said Juasaki, Rave was the only transportation they had.
"We can go to the docks and take a ship to another place. "Suzy began to quiver, "okkkkaay let'ss ttaakke a booboattt."
Sumey looked at Suzy and said "your afraid of water, aren't you?"