Hey guys! Well, last night was fun. I saw my grandfather, and he's doing better than last time I saw him. He stayed awake apparently since early Thursday morning till I left, although he dozed off and on during the evening while I was there. He was very much awake, and knew what was going on and who was there. Heh, he knew I was there, which was a good sign. Today, he's supposed to be discharged from the hospital and be moved back to the nursing home for a week. Once the week is over, my grandmother is going to take him home since my mom is coming in next Friday. So, grandpa is going home soon, although I worry about it being too much for my grandmother. We'll see I suppose. I'll be going up often still, but I worry for her nonetheless. Other than that, life is going about normal I suppose.

Heh, I've come up with a few ideas for the sequel to this story, but I've yet to really sit down and write them down, or begin. Eh, I can't seem to concentrate on it. Plus, I've yet to make a title for it, lol. As for Another, it seems to be the only story I can focus on right now. I'm really getting into it, so it maybe a short period of time before I get back into writing on the sequel to FG. We'll see… I only have 4 chapters for Another done as is, but they cover more than I figured. So, here's hoping I get some kind of focus on the sequel for FG, but time will tell.

Wow, no one answered my trivia question. Well, I guess I'll post it again and see what I get, and if no one answers, I'll have to give some hints I suppose. Don't forget, it's a 2 part question, so to get full credit, you have to get both parts. At any rate, here it is!

Where did I get the idea (name) for Legato Bluesummers from? And if you can get that, what group did he belong to? Anyone who can answer this will get me to post a chapter on Tuesday.

I'm surprised everyone didn't mind the last chapter. I only threw the disclaimer up due that I didn't want to scare everyone off. I know stuff like that don't bother me, but I guess in a way, it does since I despise the thought of someone raping someone. At any rate, I just wanted to warn everyone last time, but I'm glad no one had a problem with it to the point they couldn't read it.

Last time, Illidan spoke with Jaden, Chazz, and Alexis, asking them to help him recollect the Egyptian God Cards. The seals on the cards were explained that to release them, there needed to be a student from the card's dorm and have a Shadow Charm. Can the three students release the Egyptian Gods, or are they in danger of losing far more than they bargained for? Also, Zell attempted to force himself onto Marie, but she fought back, making Legato appear to him. What is the story behind this man, and what does he know of Marie's bloodline?

Alright, time to get down to it! It's review time!

Knives91: Lol, yeah, the bad guys seem to be winning, for now. Thanks, and I shall try to keep this up.

x-knight20: Thanks. Hmm, Illidan facing Anubis? Eh, I don't know… I mean, it's like the others, or I suppose it is. (/Smiles evilly.\) Don't you just hate it when I don't give a straight answer, lol.

pink-kiss-candy: Yeah. LOL! Come on out Ryon. (/Watches little clay spiders run under the bed and hears a scream, then an explosion, and watches smoke pour out from under bed.\) Poor man…

Ultimate Legendary Master: Thanks. Yeah, it doesn't affect me that much. Heh, it's just something I've learned that it's fiction, not real life. Yeah, the end is a bit confusing, but maybe Legato can shed some light on what's going on…

ardee: Yes, he deserved that and more. Eh, Marie did a bit of damage, and Zell learned he can't hurt Marie on his own now. Yes, this story is much more mature and serious than the other stories. Well, TWS was pretty serious, but this one has more fighting and struggles, lol. It's just something new I was trying out. Hmm, yes, it's Chazz vs. the guardian who protects Ra. Same for Jaden and Alexis. Each have to face a guardian who protects an Egyptian God Card. Heh, yeah, there are lots of predictions, as in can they win, and what Zell has planned also. Lol, I actually don't know what the next story will be called. I'm working on naming it, but like FG and TWS, I'm having difficulty naming it. Heh, ToP was the only one of the three I've had an easy time of naming. Lol, even my Inuyasha fic suffered the same fate when I began it. I finally named it Another thanks to my mate's idea of naming it that. No problem about the extra chapter. Thanks for the comments.

Well, that's it for today. I hope this chapter explains things and leaves you all in a small bit of shock and surprise. Ah yes, thank you neoblacksmith17 for adding my stories as a favorite. Heh, this story just keeps getting more and more adds, which makes me so happy. Thank you all again for your reviews, and I hope someone guesses the answer to my question. Here it is once more.

Where did I get the idea (name) for Legato Bluesummers from? And if you can get that, what group did he belong to? Anyone who can answer this will get me to post a chapter on Tuesday.

Alright, I'm finished for today. Enjoy the chapter everyone, and have a good weekend!

Chapter 46

"My story begins six and half millennia ago, at a time when Egypt only had one Egyptian God, Anubis."

Marie slightly gasped at this, but Legato ignored it, continuing with "Egypt had no need for large armies back then, for it was protected by a single guardian who wielded three powerful monsters known as the Sacred Beasts."

"You mean the Sacred Beasts were used to protect Egypt all those years ago?" Marie asked, somewhat in shock.

Nodding, Legato continued, saying "As you know, the three are Uria, Lord of Searing Flames; Hamon, Lord of Striking Thunder; and Raviel, Lord of Phantasm. Together, the three were the protectors of Egypt, along with the sole guardian."

Slightly smirking, Legato added "Each guardian served a twenty year term. Once the twenty years were up, a new guardian was chosen. When this time came, the five mighty clans of Egypt would each send a representative to battle it out to find out who the new guardian would be. The battles would consist of three stages, and the one that proved most worthy would be guardian."

Pausing for a moment, Legato finally moved on, saying "The five clans that battled it out every twenty years were the Sylvains, Bluesummers, Sirians, Trians, and Kirins. Out of the five, the Kirins were the strongest. Their representatives were almost always the victor."

"Why was that?" Marie asked, somewhat curious now.

Lightly chuckling, Legato replied "I guess due that the Kirins always passed on their skills and knowledge to their children. You see, when a Kirin was made guardian, they would marry while young and have a child. That child would almost always became the new guardian."

Seeing Marie frowning at this, Legato added "I forgot to mention, there was an age limitation on guardians as well. They had to be between the ages of eighteen and twenty-five. Normally, the guardians were closer to the age of eighteen due that the person married young enough to produce an heir."

"Oh…" Marie mumbled.

Smirking at her reaction, Legato continued on, saying "At any rate, six and half millennia ago, the last Kirin guardian's term came to an end. She had married and had a child very late into the term of her guardianship, thus the Kirins had to pick a new representative. From what she told me, she didn't care. She said she was happy, but the clan scrambled to pick another worthy candidate."

Taking a moment to stop, Legato said "The competition for that year was intense. The three matches that were used to decide a guardian were simple. The first was strategic planning, followed by a Shadow Game, and finally a sword fight. Normally, no one died in these competitions due that everyone knew the bounds."

"So, who won that year?" Marie asked, curious to know.

Chuckling, Legato replied "The clan that proved itself the strongest that year was none other than a clan that had the fewest picked guardians. That clan was the Bluesummers. I was the final guardian."

Marie lightly gasped, asking "You mean you were the last one?"

"Yes, I was. I remember how proud my clan had been when I triumphed, and how proud my mother and father were specifically."

Slightly smirking, Legato continued with "The pharaoh was very proud of me as well, and said my reign as guardian would be one of the greatest."

Frowning, Legato added "How wrong he would be."

"What do you mean?" Marie asked.

"I'll get to that." Legato replied.

Sighing for a moment, Legato continued once more, saying "For ten years, I served the pharaoh loyally, keeping out the many foreign invaders. I never once complained or asked for time off. I only did my job respectfully."

Smiling sadly, he looked up at the ceiling, saying "I had married only a year after taking the guardianship over. My wife, she was very beautiful. She had ebony black hair that fell to her knees, the most gorgeous blue eyes, and the most wonderful smile."

Looking closely, Marie thought she saw tears in his eyes, and was about to ask about them when he continued. "Our only child, a son, he looked so similar to her. I was proud of my son, and loved my wife fully. I never once violated our marriage, for I was faithful and fully devoted to her and our child."

The tears suddenly vanished as anger formed on his face. "In my tenth year, while I was off defending Egypt, a discovery was made about the invaders. A letter had been intercepted on route to a set of invaders that had my family's insignia on it. In it, it had maps and points where the invaders could come into Egypt!"

Marie gasped in shock, while Legato loudly growled. With anger filling his voice, he said "My own family had been calling the invaders in! Even my wife had joined my mother and father in doing it! When the pharaoh found out, he grew angry with my family and had them captured. The people demanded their execution, but he wanted them to have a trial. Instead of letting a trial ensue, the people threatened to revolt!"

Angry tears slid down Legato's face, as he yelled "The pharaoh gave into the people, sentencing all of my family to death. None were spared but me since I was not linked to any of the letters. My own wife and child died due to my parents' decision!"

Turning angrily to Marie, he angrily asked "Have you ever had everything that you ever loved taken away from you!?"

Feeling for him, Marie nodded, saying "I lost both my parents due that the pharaoh in my time was afraid of me. I was only three years old, but I was already tremendously stronger than the pharaoh's heir, Yami. That caused the pharaoh to fear me, so he tried to have me executed. My mother and father were killed, along with my unborn brother or sister, but I was left to die."

"Then you know the anger I felt, and still feel! I did nothing to lose everything I loved dearly, but yet I did!"

"I understand your anger and pain. It took me many years to learn of this due that my memories of my early childhood were erased. Once I learned, anger consumed me, but I put it aside. The new love I found in my life helped ease the pain, and I let the anger slip away. That darkness did take over my heart a nearly ten years ago, but love helped free me from it." Marie calmly said.

Growling, Legato yelled "Not with me! I can never forget! My family deserved a fair trial, yet the pharaoh gave in! Rather than save them, he killed them! When I returned from my patrol, I was told by the pharaoh himself how sorry he was to have had my family killed. He profusely apologized, saying he had no choice, but he did! He could have told the people to stand down and used force to stop them! Instead he sacrificed an innocent woman and child!"

Knowing the pain that Legato was feeling, Marie countered with "I realize that, but he was facing a crisis. If he hadn't, you would have come home to much worse than your family being cut down."

"THAT'S NO EXCUSE FOR WHAT WAS DONE!" Legato screamed, making his Shadow Powers flare wildly.

Turning away, he growled lightly, saying "I asked for a month's leave in order to go bury my family, which was granted. I left, hoping to bury my anger as well."

With his Shadow Powers still flaring, he bitterly said "I buried them, hoping that grieving would help lessen the pain, but it made it more intense. That's when I made my decision."

Moving to face Marie, Legato continued with "I decided to destroy the ones who had caused that atrocity. In deciding that, I knew my life would never be the same, but I accepted that. I fully committed myself to the decision and left Egypt temporarily."

"You shirked off your duties?" Marie asked, unsure how anyone could just do that.

Smirking evilly, Legato replied "Of course. I wasn't about to serve a master anymore. I made myself my new master. I heard rumors from the city once I left that everyone was looking for me. After a few months, they gave up. Six months after I had left though, I returned."

Coldly, he added "I returned to the outskirts of Egypt. The people recognized me and tried to talk with me, but I ignored them. Moving to the center of that town, I summoned the three Sacred Beasts. The people thought I was giving a demonstration of the creatures, showing what they looked like."

Darkly smirking, Legato said "But that wasn't it. No longer were the Sacred Beasts themselves. No, I transformed them into The Legendary Demons, and they had a job to do! I used them to completely obliterate the entire village."

Marie softly gasped, and asked in shock "Why!? Those people had done nothing to you!"

"BECAUSE THEY DESERVED IT! ALL OF EGYPT DESERVED IT!" Legato roared back.

Taking a moment to calm, Legato continued on, saying "I left no survivors in that village. I sent a note by pigeon to the palace, telling the pharaoh that I intended to destroy Egypt, and that I would soon destroy the capital. The fool tried to convince me otherwise with many messengers, but I ignored them. I only continued to cut a swath of destruction straight for the palace, killing everything and everybody in my way."

"How could you!? Those people in the way were innocent!" Marie yelled in anger.

"They were low level garbage, part of the groups that conspired against my parents and family. I felt no guilt then, and I feel none now." Legato coldly stated.

Softly growling, Marie could feel her anger boiling over. Seeing this, Legato chuckled darkly, saying "I cared nothing for those that tried to stop me. When I reached the outskirts of the city, the pharaoh rode out to meet me. He begged for me to stop my attacks, saying peace could be obtained, but I told him my true intentions. Of course, he naturally said he would not allow me to destroy the people that he cared for, so I said that was fine."

Pausing for a moment, Legato softly growled, saying "I brought forth all three Legendary Demons, hoping to finish off Egypt, once and for all. But the pharaoh had other plans. He did what I would never have dared to do. He called for the Egyptian God, Anubis, God of Life and Death. Surprisingly, the Egyptian God came and took up the fight. This was not part of my plan, but I continued on. Unfortunately, compared to that Egyptian God, my Legendary Demons were inferior. Anubis ended the fight quickly, and placed my Legendary Demons in slabs of stone. I was then punished as well by having my soul imprisoned within a slab of stone.

Sighing, Legato said "I was humiliated by a simple Egyptian God. I swore then that I would have my revenge."

Frowning, Marie asked "What happened to the clans? I never heard of any of those clans back when I lived in the past."

Chuckling darkly, Legato replied "You shouldn't have. The clans were destroyed for the most part. After my battle with the pharaoh, the people became fearful of the clans, thinking they would turn on Egypt. Out of fear and panic, the people turned on them."

"No…" Marie said with sadness in her voice.

"They weren't all destroyed though. The pharaoh, knowing that the people would kill the very people that had sworn to protect Egypt, saved them. Some were sent away, while some married weaker people. Others left and became nomadic riders."

"So that's how Squall's group formed." Marie murmured.

Smirking evilly, Legato continued with "Most were killed off though. Those that survived never revealed the full extent of their powers anymore."

Curious, Marie asked "You said the Kirin blood line is visible in me. Why do you say that?"

"Simple my dear. You resemble the Kirin who was the last guardian before me. She had married a low level piece of trash farmer, thus weakening the strength of her offspring." Legato said with disgust.

"But she was in love, and that's what matters! It's not about the strength of your mate!" Marie countered.

Chuckling, Legato replied "You are as foolish as her. Your power far surpasses Illidan's, yet you care for him. He is nothing compared to you. True, he is strong, but you are far superior."

Bristling with anger, Marie spat back "I love Illidan for who he is, not how strong he is! He was far stronger than me in ancient times, and even now, he is still stronger than me!"

Laughing at Marie, Legato replied "You are foolish. Can you not see how strong you are!? Your power rivals my own. Illidan's power is nothing in comparison."

Infuriated even farther, Marie fired back "Say what you want, but I'm not wrong. And neither was that Kirin."

"You'll see. You'll meet a fate much like her. She died for the sake of a weak man and feeble child that she claimed to love. Your fate will be no different due to your love for Illidan."

"Love doesn't make you weak! It makes you far stronger than you'll ever know!" Marie replied rather heatedly.

Evilly chuckling, Legato shook his head, saying "It is a foolish emotion, one made up of illusion. I learned that long ago after losing my supposed loved ones."

Shaking her head rapidly, Marie replied "You can't mean that. That woman you spoke of that was your wife, and your son, they both truly loved you, yet now you say they were foolish as well?"

"They are nothing to me now. Now I fight to fix the world." Legato coldly replied.

Balling up her fists, Marie moved into a fighting stance, saying "For all those that you betray and threaten, I will stop you. I won't let you harm the people I love anymore!"

With that said, Marie charged forward, Shadow Powers flaring. Legato managed to block her, but barely. Realizing he had no choice, Legato began firing back fists of his own, but the two were evenly matched. Neither got a hit in on the other.

This continued on for an hour before Marie realized she was slowing a bit. Trying to shake it off, she continued on, throwing fists and feet with all she had.

Suddenly, she felt her body shuttering, as if it was failing. "Not now…" she mumbled.

Knowing something was wrong, Marie attempted to fight harder, but she was slowly becoming more and more sluggish. "This is bad. I have to finish this fast."

Seeing her fighting hard, Legato waited for an opening. Finally, seeing her slowed reflexes, he took advantage of it and pushed her backwards into the wall. Using his Shadow Powers, he created four new shackles for her hands and feet, pinning her to the wall.

Struggling wildly, Marie screamed "LET ME GO!"

Legato only ignored her and examined her closely. Furious that he was breaking his word, Marie tried calling up her Shadow Powers, but found it difficult to concentrate.

"What the hell have you done to me!?" she screamed with anger.

Seemingly finished with his observation, Legato stoically replied "The poison has spread rapidly through your body due to the usage of your Shadow Powers."

Shocked, Marie asked "What do you mean poison!?"

"Zell poisoned you when you were captured. It was necessary to do in order to get Illidan to cooperate with us." he impassively replied.

Gasping in shock, Marie let loose her concentration, thus causing her powers to fade away. Raising an eyebrow at this, Legato scoffed, saying "So, your muddy blood can only maintain those powers for so long. No wonder Zell considered you a non-threat."

Bristling up at that comment, Marie angrily spat back "I can't help that I can't control my powers!"

Frowning, she added "I had good control over them when I was three years old, but due that I lost my memories, I lost that control. Ever since, I've struggled to maintain it."

"Your muddy blood isn't capable of holding a claim to your Kirin heritage."

Growling at the comment, Marie struggled against her bonds, yelling "Don't insult my parents!"

Ignoring her, he walked up closer to her and felt her arm. Frowning, Legato moved his hands to her stomach, making Marie let out a warning growl. Feeling it for a moment, he frowned again and finally pulled back and looked her in the face.

"Don't touch me!" Marie snapped.

Shrugging, Legato placed his hands on both of her shoulders. Closing his eyes, he called forth his Shadow Powers and began to pour energy into Marie's body. After a minute, he finished and backed away.

With a bored expression, Legato calmly said "It would be best if you did not use your Shadow Powers again. You accelerated the poison's effects by nearly two days. I don't wish for you to die before Illidan has had a chance to complete his task."

"What do you care if I die early or not!?" Marie growled out.

Turning away from her, Legato replied "I am a man of my word. What I say I will do, I do. Besides, you don't want to hurt your unborn child, now do you?"

"Huh?!" Marie squawked out with complete surprise.

Throwing his head over his shoulder, he smirked, saying "You are pregnant girl. It would be in your best interest to behave yourself."

That said, Legato walked away, leaving Marie speechless. "I'm pregnant…" she whispered in shock.

Tears slowly filled her eyes as she realized that she was no longer fighting to free herself, but her own child. "Oh little one, I'm so sorry that I put you in so much danger." she whimpered out.

More tears fell as she knew Illidan would be so worried about her when he found out that she was pregnant. Silently, she hoped to make it out alive with their child, but knew that might not happen with the poison spreading.

"Please, hang on little one. Your father will come for us, I know he will. He always does." she sobbed out.