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Chapter 12: Endless sorrow.

The two twins separated from each other, Kamui wiped away the stray tears that made his eyes all red and puffy. It was good to see that he still had human emotions and after so much worrying the thought that it wasn't exactly manly to cry was easily brushed aside with relief. Ryu also brushed away her own tears.

"Kamui, I want you to meet some friends of mine," said Ryu as she pointed to the other knights that stood behind her looking a little uncomfortable. "This is Rune, the Water Dragon Knight, this is Thatz, the Earth Dragon Knight, and that's Rath, the Fire Dragon Knight."

"So they're the other dragon knights," said Kamui breathlessly as he tried to walk away scared for their safety.

'Kamui, stay where you are, it's your sister after all. Think of how happy your making her, you shouldn't run away. Think of how upset she'd be.'

Kamui darted a silent glare at the man that was comfortably preach on a branch, watching in pure amusement.

'What are you planning Nadil? Did you do this to my sister?' asked Kamui telepathically referring to Ryu's new appearance.

'If you mean paying a quack to turn her into a demon, yes,' replied Nadil smirking.

"Kamui what's wrong?" asked Ryu worriedly, her brother was acting so weird, so quiet.

'Say 'nothing's wrong,' ordered Nadil without so much as a second thought.

"Nothings wrong, Ryu," repeated Kamui scrunching his face in pain as he tried in vain to disobey.

Ryu looked between the look and what Kamui said. She bit her lip, she knew her brother better than anything, and something was obviously bothering him.

"Something is wrong. Tell me," urged Ryu as she gripped her brother's shoulder.

"RYU, GET AWAY FROM HIM!"

Ryu turned to see Lykouleon, and the officers running towards her and the other knights. Ryu though was soon distracted by another voice one that sent shivers up her spin.

"Kamui attack her now!" yelled Nadil from the treetops.

Before Ryu could move to look at her brother again, Divine gave a frightened 'ep' and she felt something graze her shoulder. Kamui jumped back while Ryu looked down at her bloody shoulder. Kamui was holding a dagger covered in blood, a look of pure agony and horror on his face. Apparently he hadn't backed up away form her fast enough. His body trembled violently as he tried to stop another attack form coming.

"Kamui…" whimpered Ryu in a voice of betrayal as Nadil jumped from his hiding spot landing next to Kamui.

"NADIL! WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?" yelled Lykouleon, all swords were out, except those that didn't have any, aka Ryu.

"To get a matching set. I have Ryu's twin brother Kamui, now all I need is Ryu herself," said Nadil as he smirked at Ryu and the Dragon Tribe, as he grabbed Kamui as pulled him closer to him.

"My sister and I aren't your possessions," hissed Kamui his eyes narrowing, as he tried to work against his own obedience.

"I'm surprise you still have the power to resist, what with all the controlling spells I placed on you," answered Nadil to his disobedient servant frowning slightly at Kamui.

"Controlling spells? What did you do to him Nadil," cried Rune for the first time since see Nadil recognizing the symptoms. Ryu was slowly grasping what Nadil said, once she did her look changed from betrayal to loathing.

"Little Kamui here was looking for his twin sister, he fell through the hole I made between the dimensions, and I turned him into a demon," answered Nadil, but he continued. "You should have seen it Ryu, it was just his bad luck that I took control of him before he time to escape unlike you."

It was like someone had slapped her across the face and she could feel guilt lay in the pit of her stomach. Clenching tightly to her breath Rath's face light with fury and before Nadil could even react Rath was right in his face giving him a good kick in the gut. Nadil flew back a little ways caught in the surprise, after a moment Nadil gained his sense back and with a ball of energy threw back Rath to the other knights. Anger, and humiliation flickered on his face until it faded into a smile, a wicked and cruel smile.

"Kamui," called Nadil. Kamui looked toward his master. "I order you that so long as you are in my castle you can keep your memories of your sister, but when you leave that castle your memories of your sister and family, and what happened to you are to be erased, and you will be the demon I want you to be!"

Kamui gaped in horror at Nadil's last order, before a huge pain circulated throughout his entire body causing him to fall to his knees arms clutched desperately to his body as it shook violently. Memories of his family disappeared before his eyes, memories of Nadil turning him into a demon, him being form another world they all began to disappear. 'No I won't let Nadil win. I have to hold onto something, something strong,' thought Kamui as he grasped hold on the one thing that Nadil could never touch. The one thing that didn't obey orders!

"KAMUI!" cried Ryu in desperation as she tried to run to her brother but Alfeegi and Kai-stern quickly grabbed her before she could take more than a few steps. Tears sprung to her eyes as she yelled at the two. " ALFEEGI, KAI-STERN, LET GO OF ME! I WON'T LET NADIL TAKE MY BROTHER FORM ME!"

"RYU IT'S NOT GOING TO WORK! IF HE DOES WHAT NADIL SAYS THEN THE SPELL ISN'T GOING TO BREAK JUST LIKE THAT," explain Kai-stern as he and Alfeegi tried to restrain the struggling girl.

It wasn't until Kamui looked up that Ryu stopped moving her breath caught in her throat. Kamui looked back at his sister with a harsh icy cruelness, that she only saw when he was giving it to the bullies at school for teasing her, and that was years ago. She'd never thought she'd be on the receiving end on it. Tears flowed down her cheek her body limp with disbelieve, yet it was staring at her in the face. Rath watched Ryu's face fall into hopelessness as she slumped into Alfeegi's and Kai- sterns grip.

"Ruwalk, Alfeegi, Kai-stern you watch over Ryu," order Lykouleon as he attacked Nadil.

Tetheus, and the Dragon Knights rushed forward and attacked Kamui. Kamui instantly brought out his own sword for the first time, easily dodging each of their carefully placed attacks. Divine looked back into his master's hopeless face he was scared for her as she sunk deeper in depression.

'Master…' wrote Divine, trying to get her attention.

"Why," whimpered Ryu so quietly that only Divine could hear.

'CLANK!'

"Why him?"

'SWOOSH!'

"He didn't do anything wrong."

'STAB!'

"I'm the one to blame."

"ARGH!"

'No it's not, Ryu,' wrote Divine panicking.

"AH!"

'Nadil is to blame.'

'SWOOSH!'

'He's the one who turned him and you into a demon in the first place.'

All sounds of the battle were drowned out as Ryu focus one the last post card that Divine wrote. Realization dawned on her face, then it turned to anger, and determination. She was tick and sad.

"Your right it's Nadil's fault too," said Ryu in a shaky voice.

'Ryu?' wrote Divine uncertainly.

"Divine, I need your help. I don't want to screw this up," said Ryu as she pulled out her ocarina pressing it to her lips.

Thatz was bleeding badly, in his leg. Kamui had caught him off guard and stabbed him in the leg. Rath, Rune, and Tetheus had a view scratches of their own but it wasn't too bad. Kamui also full of scratches and bruises but otherwise looked unhurt. 'Darn it, because he's Ryu's brother we can't attack head on, were as he can. Curse Nadil for doing this,' thought Thatz as he took a look to Nadil and Lykouleons battle hand gripping his bleeding leg. Neither was showing any sign of weakness, as they continued to cross swords. Everyone halted in mid action when they heard a sweet melody being played behind them. Ryu was standing on her own to feet was playing 'Minuet of Forest.' Tears streaked down her face as the plants reacted to her song. All sorts of flowers, trees, and vines attacked Nadil in an intent to hurt the man but tried desperately to capture Kamui whom evaded its grasp.

Meanwhile

Lero stood over the deer he had killed. He continued to chew on the hard muscle of its leg, until he felt the forest being pulled one way.

"What's going on?" he said aloud to himself.

Closing his eyes he listened in to any sounds that might give away what was going on. He heard the clanks of swords hitting swords.

'Oh! Ryu must be practicing her fencing with Tetheus,' thought Lero as he continued to eat the deer.

He paused again when he tree's leaned further out, as if trying to get up and walk.

'This isn't right,' thought Lero as he listened in again. Instead of the clank and clangs of swords he heard a sweet innocent melody begin played distantly.

'No! Ryu's in trouble! She hasn't even mastered that song!' thought Lero as he ran in the direction of the song all thoughts of the deer lost.

He ran and ran until he saw the battlefield, vines and leafs attack Nadil while vines tried to grab an unfamiliar boy that smelled a lot like Ryu did. Deciding to get an explanation later Lero jumped into action snapping for Nadil's throat. Unfortunately Nadil saw it coming and dodged just enough for Lero to grab his wrist. Lero tried again getting the shoulder this time. Blood spewed everywhere at the wolf's assault. Nadil kicked the wolf off, but the wolf bounced off the closest tree and tried to pin Nadil down with its claws, he dodged.

"Kamui, return to the castle immediately," ordered Nadil as he disappeared.

"Yes master," replied Kamui as back away from the vine.

With his sword out Kamui summoned Dark. Dark appeared before the Dragon tribe and Kamui climbed up his back. Dark took one look at Ryu and Divine, and knew instantly it was Kamui's sister he loved so much. As quickly as could he threw a post card to her, before he soared above the clouds. Ryu collapsed to her knees as she stopped playing too out of breath and exhausted. The plants returned to normal, the knights and officers looked at her in amazement. Ryu looked down on the card that was thrown to her by the mysterious black dragon.

'Don't worry I'll look after Master Kamui.'

Tears flooded her eyes again as the clouds overhead began to rain on top of her, and the others, washing the blood and dirt away. Lykouleon looked down on his Divine Knight, she deserved very amount of remorse he had, her pain felt so thick that he could feel it form were he stood. Lykouleon looked into the clouds of were the boy just left. 'He was a Dragon Knight, and was related to Ryu that's why he took him,' thought Lykouleon putting the pieces together. Everyone was well soaked and cold but they refuse to move waiting on Ryu, each feeling pity for her, and feeling her pain as if it were as air.

"Ryu…"

Rath spoke up as he walked up to comfort Ryu, Rune joining him along with a limping Thatz. They sat right beside her in the mud. Each had his hand on her back, trying to make her feel better.

"Stupid me to think my brother wouldn't come, wouldn't get hurt…" laughed Ryu sadly as she tried to hide her pain.

No one spoke to her they just watched her helpless. Not really sure of what to say or what to do. Ryu remained still, and quiet, her face scrunched up in pain. Her breath coming in heavy gasps as she tried to hold backstay in control, but it was quickly fading.

"It's not fair," whispered Ryu at last.

The silence continued the officers looked away unable to take the pain and sadness that contorted Ryu's face anymore.

"It's not fair," whimpered Ryu a little more loudly.

"IT'S NOT FAIR!" cried Ryu as she dove into Rune's, Thatz's, and Rath's wet shirts, crying freely now. Divine was in her arms hugging her to make her feel better. Even Lero who didn't know what had happened went next to her and gave her a wolfish hug with his neck.

"IT'S NOT FAIR!"

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