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Chapter 3 Unlocking magic

Normal POV

Tsukiko laid there, fast asleep, as doctors pocked and proded for varios wounds. Inside, she and Riaku were talking.

Tsukiko's POV

I feel my face scrunch up as I stare around the inside of my head. 'Hmmm, I pictured this differently.' It looked like one of my parents old livingrooms. But simpler. There was a small couch, which I currently lay on, that was extremly soft and warm. In the middle, sat a small coffee table, with two big cushy airchairs on each side. And all around were books, lots of books. 'Wonder where those lead?'

"To our rooms, child." I jump as I hear a sweet voice behind me.

"Riaku, you scared me." I turned toward my counterpart. But she looked different. Instead of looking like my twin ('maybe a litttle older ... okay alot' ), she looked more ... exotic. Her fur was still black, but unlike mine, her's, mid-way thru her legs and arms, were a copper red. So were the tips of her ears and tail. Her eyes were still their normal blood ruby color ( A/N: the color red shall forever be my favorite color, you'll see that alot in my fics). But what was really wierd, was the black that appeared to twirl around her body. Beginning around her chest. twisting around her stomach, and ending around her hips.

'I wonder..' I look down. "Cool I have one too!" I cry. But, unlike Riaku's, mine is white.

I hear Riaku chuckle as she comes and sits next to me. "Yes, little one. It's your aura. You probably want an explanation for why you have two souls in your body instead of one."

I shrug. "Well, of course."

"Well, I guess I should start with how I was imprisoned. Dr. Gerold Robotnik created me to act as a back-up, in case his first creation failed. After Shadow went awall, Gerold awoken me to retrieve him."

"So wait, you were androids?" I asked, confused.

She laughs. " No, we were geneticly created. Umm, kinda like clones ,but without an original," at my soft 'oh' she continues, "but when the doctor created me, he did something no human should ever do. He summond a demoness. Nehelannia was a very powerful demon. Many demons belive her to be a goddess among them. When Gerold called her, she nearly killed him. She hates to be called. But before she could, he offered her the souls of innocent G.U.N soilders in exchange for her blood. She, of course, accepted, unable to let up free souls. Afterwards, he fused her blood and Black Doom's and I was created."

My eyes widen in surprise. " Wait, you mean the Black Doom, the one that Shadow the Hedgehog recently defeated?"

She smiles, " The one and only. I am happy to hear that my brother is doing so well."

" He's your brother, too?" 'My head hurts.' I thought.

" Yes, you can say that. Well, actualy, I have a sister as well. Her name was Alexiel the Cheetah. She was created just like me and Shadow. She escaped from Gerold with me and we traveled everywhere. During our travels, we found a white hedgehog, by the name of Alkin. He was amazing. He taught me and Alexiel alot of things while we traveled. He showed us where some of the world's greatest sensei's were. That's how I met Prowler. He was my own teacher."

I snorted and a smug sneer appeared on my face. " I knew that gieser was old."

Suddenly, I see something glow around her neck. "Riaku, what's that?"

Her eyes close, and a hand wraps arond the necklace. It was five pearls, all hanging from a gold chain. " They' re bond charms. One," she points to one on the end, "is for Alexiel. Another," the one next to the first, "is Alkin's. This one," she point to one on the opposite end, " is for Shadow, and this one is mine. As long as these charms touch, then we are connected."

I reach forward to hold them in my hand. They're ... warm. And they pulse, like a beating heart. The one for Shadow is black. Riaku's is red. Alexiel's is purple. And Alkin's was a pure white. "But Riaku, what about this one?" I held the middle one. It was twice as large as the others.

Her eyes began to glow as her anger grew. The orb turned a bright red. " It's a tracker. Gerold placed one on me and Alexiel if we ever tried to escaped. It also shows our emotions. Which is why its glowing red right now."

"Because you're pissed?"

She took a deep breath and relaxed. "Yes, but I'm calm now," she growls as the pearl turns a muddy brown, "damn contraption, the bastard also made it show if we lied with this ugly brown color. Fortunatly," suddenly the necklace disappears, "I can hide it from site."

"Nice."

A puzzled look crossed her face. "Umm, where was I?"

"You were talking about your teacher."

She smiles. " Oh yeah. Well, there's many things I can teach you myself. But first I have to unlock your magic."

"Magic?" my eyes widden in surprise and confusion, " b...but, I don't have any magic!"

She busts out laughing. "Oh yes you do, but someone has sealed it off. Watch." She lifts her hand as it begins to glow white. I watch as she slides her hand over my body, as though searching for something. I gasp, as bright purole runes appear on my body.

"R...Riaku?"

"Hold on. Listen very carefully. You must hold very still. Otherwise it will hurt alot worse than normal. Once it breaks there will be a slight pain from the magical back-up. You must hold very still till the magic levels out. Understand?(nod) Okay, here goes."

The white orb is then absorbed into my body. The runes crack and than dissolve into the air. Suddenly, a bright light explode behind my eyes, as pain runs down my spine and over my limbs. I cry out as what felt like fire runs over my body.

(outside my head)

The doctors are forced to strap Tsukiko's body to the bed, as her body thrashes around.

(back inside)

Riaku holds me, to stop me from thrashing around. She mumbles into my ear, trying to calm me as the pain entencifies then fades.

I sat there, my body numb, and darkness creeps into my eyesite.

(back outside...again)

Suddenly, Tsukiko's body glows bright white. The doctors slowly back away from the bed. Then, the light explodes, and the doctors are thrown back into the wall. Tsukiko lays on the bed, fast asleep.

Once again, I'm sorry I haven't updated when I was suppose to. I just started my new job, and I'm very tired. I'll try my very best to update every week.

Flamers beware, Riaku is LOOSE!!!!!