See? After two months I update. I am so sorry guys. All of you who stuck around are almost as awesome as Prussia. And when I do update, it is rushed, choppy, and crap. I feel like a complete and total idiot.

Well, enjoy?

Matthew looked up at Gilbert, eyes wide and mouth agape. "Gilbert." He whispered. "We are not the only ones."

Gilbert quickly walked over, and took the book from the blonde's hands. Sure enough, in small handwriting, sat a small, yet somehow endless, paragraph.

This is our 294th try. The Black Court always wins. They always somehow corrupt our savior. Our first Guardian, Manishtushu, was finally brought to us. Of course, his brother, Rimush, was born and married the king of the Dark Court. Hopefully our 400,000th guardian won't turn to darkness, as all 193 before have. They are our only hope.

Gilbert quickly went back to his book, and flipped to the very end. In the same handwriting, sat a small paragraph about something called Earth.

Before he was able to read it, though, Gabriel came in. "Matthew, Gilbert." He murmured, beckoning them out of the vast library. "I need to tell you something, before you read anymore." He brought them up two flights of stairs to Mattie's room. They all took a seat, and the eldest one sighed.

"Okay, before I tell you the story, I want you to promise me that you WON'T freak out, okay?" he said, shifting his eyes from Matthew to Gilbert. When they nodded, he cleared his throat. "Okay, so, E294 is short for Earth 294. Earth was a test that the Highest Up created, trying to create a perfect world. Sadly, the darkness and hate in the hearts of those living on Earth became the Seven Deadlies. They quickly took over, and that made us have to release our hold on Earth. Then, we made Earth 2, or E2. All this went the same, until the Highest Up died after E100 fell to the Black Court. After his rule came to an end, we Archangels decided to split the power between us. We decided to make the God Stone, which held the power of our dead Highest Up. Sadly, the stone broke, and the Death Crystal, The Life Crystal, the Sun Crystal, and the Moon Crystal were lost. However, we still had the Light Crystal, but the Black Court had the Dark Crystal. To try and become more powerful than us, the Dark Court made the opposite, the Demon Stone. This one broke into the Humanity Crystal, the Demonic Crystal, the Zeus Crystal, the Hades Crystal, the Forgiveness Crystal, and the Sin Crystal." Gabriel slowly brought a box out of his coat pocket. It wasn't very big, and had a symbol of two hands folded engraved into the smooth wood. "The 200,000th Guardian found this. It is the Forgiveness Crystal, but we weren't able to open it, since he wasn't strong enough."

Matthew took the box, and closed his eyes. After a little bit, a white light comes from the hands engraved on the box, bathing the room with a strange, artificial light. Suddenly, the light goes out, and the top pops off. Gabriel shakily takes a small crystal out. It was an exact replica of the one resting around the blonde's neck, except that this one was black, and the one he had was white.

"This is the Forgiveness Crystal." Gabriel said, and passed the Crystal to Matthew. Then, he walks towards the door. "Go and research more." he said, turning around. "I am calling the Committee in for an emergency meeting." With that, he turned and left.

Gilbert turned to Matthew. "Shall we go?" he asked, holding out his hand. The blonde took it, and they ran back to the hidden library. Matthew grabbed a small book from the shelf, and opened it. Suddenly, a bright flash of light comes from the book, and a rather large hologram of Alfred stands on the pages of the book. "Hello, brother!" he cries, and smirks. Another figure morphs next to him. It was the Prince of Shadows, Ivan Braginsky.

Matthew glared. "What do you want, Alfred?" he hissed, hands balling into fists.

The hologram pouts. "What, I can't see my brother?" he gets cocky, and asks, "So, have you thought about my offer yet? We can give you so much more than the Archangels can."

The younger blonde glares. "I will never come to you! You are an idiot if you think I will forgive you for killing Penna!" Matthew quickly closes the book, and throws it on the table. Suddenly, a knock comes on the door. Strix walks in, the same small jewelry box under his arm.

"Your majesty, please have the box. There is something important in your mission inside it." The small sprite whimpered, looking very sad.

Matthew nods, and wordlessly takes the small box from him. Strix turned into an owl, and flew away, very fast.

He gently opens the box, the same sad, low tune playing. A small, yet beautiful ring sat there, along with a small necklace with a small key on it. A letter sat under it, reading,

Dear Whoever,

This key is the key to my heart. Keep it safe. If anyone in the Black Court finds it, we will lose.

Strix

Matthew looks confused, until a single shot rings around the castle. Running upstairs, Matthew falls to his feet, seeing Strix laying there, gun laying a few feet away, a werewolf standing there. Gabriel and Uriel take the man, as the blonde takes Gilbert upstairs, into Strix's room.

Upon walking into the small room, Matthew looks around, having put the necklace and ring on before the werewolf came. Nothing looked suspicious. The small bed was made, and a lamp with a small pile off books lay on one of the nightstands, while a few pictures and a small stone thing lay on the other. The vanity was a little cluttered, but the closet was nice and organized. What could Strix have been talking about?

The next chapter will, hopefully, be better. It will focus more on France, Spain, and Germany, who are out looking for Prussia. Again guys, I am soo sorry for taking so long to update.

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