Part One
Cye walked silently down the hallway that led to the enshirned soulgem in the Temple of Ai. He honestly did not know why he was seeking it again, except that it called to him... just as it did that day all thoses years ago. They had stopped him then, kept him from reaching it.
But somehow he knew that he must not be stopped this time, he had to reach it. He still did not know why.
He was there he suddenly realized, the orb was bare inches before him. Before he realized how close it was he had already touched it.
'So you have reached me at last desendent of Hideaki. I feared you would not.'
'Who...' was all Cye had managed to think before the answer came to him.
'I am Ai. And you desendent of Hideaki, you are to be my knight. There is a grave evil enveloping the world... you must join the fight against it. You must desendent of Hideaki and Aglaia. I grant you the armor of my ellement for it is the mark of my knight and you will need its power if you hope to succed in the task I have placed upon you.
'Now go desendent of Hideaki, desendent of Aglaia, and protect your world from the aproaching darkness.'
Part Two
"You determined to go through with this revenge? Taking on demons is no small task." Dais remarked as the pair walked down the weathered road to Faibree.
"I will not back down! They destroyed my people and I will avenge them. You however are free to leave at any time." replied Kay.
"Don't get your hopes up. I'm just making sure you know what you're getting into. You don't know what its like to fight a demon... and live." he trailed off.
"What do you mean?"
"Forget it." he said harsher than he intended. They continued the days travel in silence.
Part Three
"It's not safe for the two of you to remain here much longer." Kale announced as he entered the house.
"What do you mean?" asked Mia as she changed the bandage on her brother's wound. It was healing nicely.
"I've heard some rumors, if they're true then he knows you're alive and has set his sights on Rashon." answered Kale.
"...then we should leave... I don't want anyone to die because of us." said Mia.
"We have to stop him. Cassion must pay for what he has done! And to think I once called him friend!" Kale raged.
"Still we are a bit outnumbered. Only three of us to his thousands." Sage reminded him.
"Then we must find our own thousands!" Kale declared.
Part Four
"I have a gift for you my lord." said a young soldier garbed entirely in the black uniform of Shalton. Behind him bound and gagged was a young brunette woman about twenty three summers of age. She was garbed in what once had been an elegant blue gown. At the moment she was unconcious.
"We caught her escaping Elvon before the Mages set flame to the city."
The man he was addressing was none other than Cassion the Usurper of Nayrel. He had very short black hair and grey eyes. He was dressed entirely in black except for the golden crown of the former King of Nayrel. Yet even its splendor was darkend by the evil presence of Cassion.
He studied the captive for a moment and laughed.
"So she survived the attack on Elvon as well. Dear Hoshi your beloved husband wasn't there to protect you then, and he isn't here to save you now!"