I'm actually having quite fun on this story, usually I can't write for a while on one project because I become easily bored or I don't know the ending… but alas! I know and I must say that this is going to be a LONG story… I'm going to try for 20 chapters it'll probably over 30… scary thought but its how it'll be. I dunno, at least I know what I'm going to do.

13.

They were heading closer and closer to Tsukimono's castle. As they ran through the passing days and moon they felt an evil darkness pass along the land. It was dead here. There were bones of people and animals of the pass. The dirt possessed by radiation caused by many bombs of previous wars. The air forever polluted with the smell of blood and death.

Kiba shook his head at the vast land as they moved in a slow pass across it. It tormented their minds, the scene, the smells, the knowing, they didn't want to cross the land. Tsuki walked with Kiba, her white circle on her black forhead provided comfort. He often wondered why the name, Tsuki.

"You are thinking about me, why?"

"Your name is prophetical, isn't that what you are told?"

"My spot is, not my name," she looked deeply into his eyes. She had a strict look in them, a look that could kill a thousand armies if given the chance. Kiba was reminded of how he gave that look himself when he didn't like the company that he was facing.

"You are the one who is told that can lead the wolves to Paradise?"

She nodded, "that is what the old ones said to my parents… long ago."

She walked ahead a ways, she knew where they were heading. They were heading close to her home. She sighed, wishing that she had someone who could greet her when she arrives. Hana ran ahead and walked with her and the two of them talked.

Shippo was somewhat tired from the continuous journey. His paws began hurting from all the running. He sniffed the air, his ears flattening as he smelled something, different. He ran to the source. It wasn't far away, only a few feet, he almost tripped on the protruding object that lay within the ground. He turned back to sniff it, it smell of gun power and human sweat.

The others realized Shippo left and turned to watch him.

He began digging at the object, revealing more and more of its appearance. It was a mask of some sort, a metal mask that shaped into a wolf-like face. Once he dug up most of the dirt he pulled the mask back to them.

"Loo a- t'is…" he placed the mask down and continued talking, "what do you think it was used for?"

They gather around the object, Hige sniffed it and sat back, "it was from the war…"

"The war of wolf and human," Cyan continued off of him, " a great war happened many years ago, humans were wolves once and when they couldn't change back the became angered to their brethren and began attacking by force. Humans and wolves went into battle, it wasn't a long battle, but defiantly a gruesome one. Humans had their guns and numbers, but wolves were faster, smarter and we knew the land. It was a battle to end all battles, fifty wolves went to attack against almost 200 men. The leader was none other than the man we are going to hunt down, Tsukimono. He was once a wolf as they say and he became human by disobeying the law of our lands. The natives forced him into human. He gathered the people, his followers, and commanded them to kill all wolves that did this to him. The odds were awful. In the end, no one won. Tsukimono survived though, and he went to build onto his kingdom and turned it into his own Paradise where he can become immortal."

Cyan glared, Hige nuzzled her and she sat down with him. Kiba snorted. Tsuki and Hana were growling curses under their breaths. Shippo was more focused on the mask and he continued to examine it, turning it over.

He found ancient writing, the same writing in the book of the moon, "what does this mean?"

Toboe's ears perked up and he came to look over, "look, there's a picture of us!"

Neko jumped off and looked at the mask, "It says, Chosen One of Paradise, guide us there, for if we fall in battle, our pack we shall meet."

"It's a prayer," Toboe whispered, "but, why are on it?"

"We were the ones that made it to Paradise, we are like Gods," Kiba replied.

"But, I thought only you made it Kiba, I died before we were even to the mountain," Toboe's ears fell back.

"You made the journey Toboe, you found your own Paradise," Neko nuzzled Toboe's foreleg.

Kiba sighed, "Let's get going." He turned away walking, Tsume ran through his mind again. He felt the same helplessness he felt for Toboe when he was killed by Darcia and now with Tsume gone, it was all just the same for him.

"But, what is the mask for?" Hana barked.

"It is armour, it was put on the wolf's face so they won't get a blow to the head," Cyan and Hige walked away after she said that. Shippo and Toboe followed them and then Hana and Tsuki. Neko bowed to the mask and pranced off to Kiba where she would take her place on his back.

Tsukimono rested back into his throne. His finger ran across the claw scars along his face. The wolves had won the war and they left him to die. He wore a mask over his face, hiding away from the world yet controlling it in his very grasp. His dark throne room was damp and cold, he didn't mind either. His body was carved with scars that he covered with tattoos after they were fully healed. Tattoos of wolves, tattoos of destruction, he liked them all. His head was shaved bald to show off those tattoos as well, those, were the language of the ancient. His dark robes trailed down onto the floor, over his feet, his cloak made out of wolf fur followed. He sat in silence, thinking.

A knock on the door interrupted him from his mediation, and in walked his friend, his follower. The man from the alley way, glided across the floor and bowed down before his master.

" Sir, we have found a new wolf, a white wolf. Rumors are going around saying he's the God wolf that found Paradise before. The followers spotted him 100 miles southwest from here and he has a pack with him. Should I order out for the Agents to get rid of him?"

Tsukimono murred in a deep roaring voice, in thought.

"I have heard of this young wolf. I also heard that you capture him before and let him get away. Blade, are you keeping any other secrets from me that I might have to kill you?"

"No, no, sir. I just thought you…"He sunk to the ground more in fear.

The mask man roared, "NEXT TIME YOU TELL ME WHEN YOU HAVE FAILED!"

" Ye-yes, sir," Blade gulped, "I'm sorry."

"Now, let the wolf come here but…," he smirked beneath the mask, "give him a challenge that he will never forgot."

Blade stood up, his sapphire eyes glanced to the shadow in the corner, the other Agent walked out and Blade followed.