(Iven POV)

Iven and kate both trudged down a dirt road. The only telltale sign that a village was drawing near. It had been nearly three days since what had happened in the cave and Iven was beginning to get rather annoyed, Kate still hadn't forgiven him for not acting sooner just to scare her. He thought it was rather irrational. But, he kept telling himself, Humans often are.

The hard packed dirt gave way to gravel and Iven could see houses in the distance, he pulled his hood up, as he usually did. There were many people in the village. He knew how they would look at him. Even Kate, who seemed mostly used to the aura he gave of. She was still uncomfortable around him. He pulled his hood up a little bit further.

(Jason POV A/N New pov!)

Seto, and Jason strolled through the main shop of Kakai village. Jason had traded his Suit for street clothes, and Seto was without his robes. They were Both generals in the Sky Army, and if they didn't go in disguise they were sure to attract attention. Jason walked along side the sorcerer, who looked very uncomfortable.

"What's wrong?" He ask.

"Nothing, don't worry" Seto responded, his tone making it clear. 'something's very wrong but its my problem.' was the hidden message. Jason felt sad for him. He had lost his robes in the destruction of the headquarters, along with his entire lab, and the library. Jason could understand how upset his friend was. They had all suffered from that blow to their hearts.

"Do you feel that?" Ask Seto, changing the subject.

"Feel what? Seto your the sorcerer here." He reminded his friend.

"I am sensing a powerful magic presence drawing near." He said faintly. "It is… v-very powerful…" Jason could see the other wobbling on his feet.

"Seto, you okay?" Jason was concerned for his friend. "You're the strongest Mage I know."

"This is not the kind of magic I know." Seto said, a bit steadier.

"Well ya gonna tell me, man" Jason grumbled in mock frustration.

"The only being that I can associate this level of power with is…" The sorcerer's voice trailed off into nothingness.

"WHO!" Snapped Jason.

Seto, looked terrified. All the blood had drained from his face. He whispered one word, almost inaudible but somehow it carried all around the plaza. "Herobrine". People froze and stopped going about their daily lives. All eyes turned to the two who had been brave enough or foolish enough to utter the demon's name.

Jason and Seto turned in sinc and dashed off to a nearby alleyway, wedged in between two rather large vendors.

"Why would you say His name in public?!" Jason hissed.

"No," Seto said, not listening, "This magic is more powerful." He whispered.

"What could be more powerful than him!?" Jason quietly screamed"

"I don't know," was all the sorcerer said… Suddenly jason heard someone call to them.

"General!" Came the yell of a girl, who looked slightly younger than him. "General True!" (A/N: shortened yes, but TrueMU sounds weird)

Jason turned to see a girl dressed as a scout, that is to say the only thing that marked her as part of the Sky Army was her shoulder patch, which was normally hidden under a cloak. Beside her was a man in a cloak, who seemed to shy away from him. He recognized the scout from somewhere but he couldn't put his finger on it.

"Oh… Uh, hi." Jason stuttered. He wasn't good around girls, even when they were soldiers serving under him. "You are?"

"I'm Kate." She said, frankly but cheerfully. Jason remembered her now, the greatest tracker in the entire scout regiment. "Its a pleasure to meet you up close, sir."

"The pleasure is all mine, Miss." Jason replied, blushing a little. Then he noticed the cloaked man who hung back. "Who's your friend?"

Kate turned around and smiled. "Now, now Ivan, be polite to the general." He looked up and jason could almost make out features.

"Its Iven," he grumbled, "With an E."

"Well its a pleasure to meet you too, Iven." Jason said in a snarky voice.

"I'm glad at least you take pleasure in this, general." Iven replied in a sarcastic tone.

"Do you mind taking off that hood, Iven." Iven, did as he was told, and Jason had to refrain from gasping. His looked young, maybe a little younger than Jason. But he could tell from the look in Iven's eyes that he had seen more than his share of hell, and from the way he carried himself, Jason would have bet money that he was older than he looked.

"Wow…" was all Jason could say.

"Yeah, thats what everyone says." Iven said, amused. Suddenly Seto grabbed Jason's arm, trying to get his attention. He looked upset and his face had turned white. He almost looked like he was in physical pain. "Is your friend okay?" Said Iven, still chuckling.

"No, does he look okay?!" Hissed Jason.

"Well what's the matter with him, I'm relatively decent at healing magic." Iven offered. Seto tried to speak but all that came out was a choked off gasp. His eyes glazed over and he began to fall.

Iven, and Jason both reached out simultaneously to support him. But Seto was already out cold. The wasn't good. Jason had a pretty good idea as to what was causing the sorcerer to faint. The magic he had sensed earlier. It must be getting closer. As if reading his mind, Iven chose that moment to ask.

"Is he a sorcerer?"

"Yes." Jason said, carelessly. Iven's face light up with realization.

"Sorry about that." He said, looking downtrodden.

"Why?" Ask Jason, "You didn't do anything."

(Iven POV)

Iven was getting uncomfortable. He had only intended to be with kate until the village, and now there was a general here. To make matters even worse, there was a sorcerer here who had sensed him. And judging from the extreme reaction, the sorcerer must be very skilled at sensory magic.

He'd just have to play it by ear and slip away when he could. He didn't want to be dragged into mortal affairs. Plus what he had done… He couldn't face it. He didn't want to be held accountable for what happened when he got like that. I made him shiver. The town as well, he was just too dangerous for interaction with others, he told himself. Your a coward. All that power, and you are afraid to use it, or even acknowledge it. Yet, your are so dependent upon it…

The words entered his mind as freely as if someone had spoken them into his ear. He knew who was talking.

(A/N Longest chapter ever, Yay! Also, I'm still a noob at fanfic writing if you can't tell, but I hope to get better.)