Abyss of Time

By Youkiyra Solar alias Krystal Fox

I do not own anything of Rayearth and I don't get anything from writing these stories it is from my own pleasure that I do this. All characters of Esperanza, Alexandria and Elizabeth are MINE! These are based off of real people so you must ask permission before you take these characters.

Chapter 17 The truth

Lexus walked into the room the three girls were laughing over something. Selece was just shook his head.

Lexus called to them, "Come let us check on your friends, it is time that we do this."

They all nodded in agreement and pushing in chairs and draining that last of glasses got up to follow. IN that fateful room they got closer to the energy cell that held Ferio and Lexus walked right through it and promptly made sure Ferio was living. They both disappeared and appeared next to Clef on the other side of the room.

"How'd you do that?" Esperanza asked curiously walking over to their side.

"It is my gift, fire and strong energy does not harm me, it also would not harm my knight." Lexus said looking at Elizabeth firmly. "Before the day is out she will learn this also."

"So does that mean we have abilities like that too?" Alexandria asked.

"Yes you do." Selece said with a smile, "Though yours are a bit different."

Windom knelt beside Ferio and touched his forehead, they all watched as he suddenly moved. Bright green eyes opened and Ferio sat up.

"What happened?" He asked looking startled at three "strangers" and the girls.

"A lot has happened." Esper said helping him up. "A lot."

Over the next few min. he was informed about what had happened and what was going on right now.

"Okay," Ferio said quietly, "How can I help?"

"For now nothing. We need to teach these girls their final lessons before Eagle decides to attack." Lexus said his red hair growing longer.

The girls looked and saw that he turned into a beautiful flaming alpha wolf, Selece's hair seemed to grow more spiked and stiff, he formed into a huge blue dragon, Windom stood there and his greenish hair seemed to grow a little stiff but not too much more and he became a beautiful 4-winged phoenix. Their lessons were about to begin.

Wearing their beautiful armor they moved carefully through the room. It seemed that the one girl and her rune god were alone in the room.

"Alexandria, listen, I am strong and powerful but so are you. Do not conform to those around you. Or do things just so you are liked, be yourself and see how great you are. Feel the energy surging through you?" Selece's voice instructing her as he showed her how to master the power of water.

"Be strong, for you must fight this battle alone. I can not be there with you for I could be killed, and only if I meld with you are we allowed to fight."

"So I will be all by myself!" Alex said in alarm.

"yes." He said in his deep Boston drawl, "You will have your friends and that is better than many things in this world."

"But I have never fought anyone in my life, unless you count arguments with my mother and father." She said quietly.

"Well, that might not be the best but not all fighting comes with a spirit of war but with gentleness and fiece protection. You will learn this during your battles." He lunged towards her and she fought back with a determination that was not there before.

Elizabeth stood in silence looking at Lexus, he was literally letting fire roll off of him in waves yet nothing was being burnt.

"Elizabeth, understand and know, you have great heart, you know your limits, but you don't push them. You must try and push those limits for you to learn your full potential. You care but your past drags you down. Go forward with the strength of heart and soul, it will be your guide in the attacks you will make."

She just nodded and then carefully stepped closer she could feel the restraints she had put on herself, they were holding her back! She pushed against them and she felt her energy expand, going further.

"That's it!" Lexus said as she expanded her view of strength. "Your heart is large, show, see what you can do with it!!"

Elizabeth could feel the expanding of her energy, it was something that frightened her yet it was exhilarating to feel. Something she never dared yet now here she was doing it.

Esperanza stood in contemplation she didn't want to do this, as much as she was more of a fighter than Alex and Elizabeth she didn't want to do this. For every battle comes with it's consequences, injuries, and death.

She had her back to Windom, and never heard him call her name. The next thing she knew she had been enveloped in a hug phoenix hug. The feathers from the wings were as soft as silk and gentle as cashmere. She relaxed into those caring arms.

"Esper." the tenor voice said in it's whisper. "Do not be afraid. There is always a risk in life. Something could always go wrong. That is what life is, a huge risk. It depends on how much we risk that determines what happens. You have always risked everything haven't you?" He said in more of a statement then a question.

She nodded anyways, "I don't want to risk everything, because I could lose everything. I have had so many disappointments in my life that I would rather not let my heart grow hope that I might have another possible chance…." Her voice faded away as she felt the energy of Cephiro around her.

"This is what you are fighting for…" He let her feel what he could always feel.

Together they went over Cephiro with their hearts and souls, the flowers in bloom, little critters running all around in joy, the wind swaying the tree branches and leaves. The laughter of Presena as she got glomped by a little creature Mokona. Tears came to Esper's eyes, she had lost her will to fight years ago and it had just turned into a mechanical constant victory.

The little bit left of her joy in the desire to fight to preserve exploded into life.

"Never lose hope, for there is always something to fight for, give more and live on." He said closing more of his wings about her, making her disappear from sight beneath the beautiful sets of four wings.

Lantis was nearly there, the steps, the hallway and then the doorpost and he would be there. His body was crying out in pain. He was slowly moving his body protesting every movement of walking. "I will crawl if I have to get to them." He determined in his head, "I will not lose Cephiro to that maniac.

At the other side of the ballroom Clef grew conscious of the activities around him and he could hear the voices of the rune gods. But he couldn't wake up! Try as he might he could not get his fingers to move, his eyes to open or to do any action of movement. It was like he was paralyzed!

"Patience Clef," he told himself, "You are probably injured, just rest and get energy to heal yourself." He hoped that it wasn't more than something he could do on his own he heard someone sit next to him and heard Ferio's voice.

"We just might have a chance." he said while watching the three girls.

Krystal Fox: Okay I know it's been awhile but try as I might my computer and I are still at war with each other so I am sorry to say that it affects how often I update my stories….hope you enjoy it!!!