Dracania had fallen fast asleep once she had layed down on the bed set up for her in the room.

Deity:"Should we talk outside?"

D:"She won't here us"

Deity:"You sure?"

D gave her a cold look,

Deity:"Sorry".

D:"What is it?"

Deity:"Well she's fit on the outside, you know she can swing a sword and all but...".

D:"But?"

Deity:"Look D, I hate to say this but whatever took her sight must of had some poison on it".

D:"What kind?"

Deity:"It's very potent and it only works on dhampir's it esentailly kills them".

D:"Is there anything you can do for her?"

Deity:"No, there's no known cure for it".

D:"Will she live?"

Deity:"I'm not certain, I mean she's badly wounded, and she isn't healing fast enough".

D:"What do you mean by that?"

Deity:"She's lost allot of blood already, and is still".

D:"What can be done?"

Deity:"Well we can stop the bleeding but the poison will have to be cured by her".

D:"Will she be able?"

Deity:"No, she's to weak from blood loss and her Noble blood is slumbering".

D:"Slumbering?"

Deity:"Yeah, it's not doing anything, she's practicly human right now"

D:"Why?".

Deity:"It's part of the effects of the poison"

D:"So how will she get rid of it if she can't?".

Deity:"Thats the point, all the dhampirs who are exposed to this poison have died while asleep".

D:"Zilda most of used her illusions to get it in her, she used them on me to".

Deity:"Really? But you seem fine"

D:"Check me anyways we have to be sure"

Deity:"Alright, just in case".

Dracania lay on the bed alseep, she had felt so tired, witch was strange she wanted to sleep at night. She just disragarded it as her being tired, and decided to sleep and rest anyways.

D checked in on Dracania, she barely opened her eyes,

Dracania:"D i'm so tired... I just want to rest...".

D:"Stay awake for a little bit"

Dracania:"O... k"

D:"You've been poisoned"

Dracania:"Will.. I... live?".

D:"I'm unsure if you will, but you have to try, do it for me, ok?"

Dracania:"Ok... how... did.. it.. happen?".

D:"Zilda used her illusions"

Dracania:"Then... you must..."

D:"No, i've managed to avoid Zilda's attacks".

Dracania:"So... I was... slower?"

D:"No, you did a fine job"

Dracania:"Thanks..."

Dracania suddenly passed out.

D:"She has passed out"

D informed Deity as he was leaving,

Deity:"Where are you going?".

D:"I have to take care of Zilda, i've been hired to, you can care for her can't you?".

Deity:"Well, yes and no, we can watch over her but like I said we're powerless against the poison".

D:"Just call on me when she takes a turn for the worst or her condition changes".

With that D left, Deity went into Dracania's room, she was out cold.

Deity walked over to the side of Dracania's bed and took her hand in hers, Dracania opened her eyes a crack.

Deity:"Sorry if I woke you"

Dracania:"It's alright, say, what was D like... you know... younger".

Deity lightly smilled and let Dracania's hand go but Dracania clutched it.

Dracania:"Sorry, it comforts me"

Deity:"It's alright. Well to discribe D when he was younger is a little tricky"

Dracania:"Why?".

Deity:"Well when he came here he was very young and seemed very sad".

Dracania:"Really?"

Deity:"Yeah, we had noticed he was dhampir and took him in, at first he was shy".

Daracania:"Really?"

Deity:"Yeah, he shyed away from everybody we didn't know why but soon found out".

Dracania:"How?"

Deity:"Well the Ancestor sent out a call saying to watch out for a dhampir like D".

Dracania:"Because he had ran away when his mother died"

Deity:"Right, he had come to our town seeking help".

Dracania said nothing,

Deity:"We didn't know who his parents where or anything".

As Deity explained what happened it was like this,

D came running up to Aina.

Aina:"Whats the matter?"

D:"Just hold me"

Aina pulled D close and let him cry.

D:"She's gone!"

Aina:"Who's gone?"

D:"My mom!"

Ain:"Shhh... it's alright, wheres your dad?".

D pulled back

D:"Are you going to take me back to him?!"

Aina:"Well he might be searching for you.

D:"I don't want to go back!"

D struggled agenst Ania and managed to get free. And started to run,

Aina:"Wait! I promise I won't!"

Suddenly D tripped on his coat. He landed face first in the dirt, and got up crying, Aina ran over,

Aina:"Hey, you ok?".

D:"Leave me alone!"

Aina:"Hey I just want to help, ok?"

D:"Okay",

Aina:"Why are you running?".

D:"Because! He killed her! He killed my mom!"

Aina:"Who did?"

D:"My father! He bit her! So it killed her!".

Aina:"It's alright, who is your father?"

D fell silent and hugged up agenst Ania.

Aina:"What's your name?"

D:"D"

Aina:"D? Sounds like someone saying goodbye, i'm Aina".

D:"Will you take care of me? Please?"

Aina:"Well... I don't know..."

D:"I have no where to go".

Aina:"Well I guess I can till you can care for yourself"

D hugged up agenst Ania,

D:"Thank you".

Aina:"Well we better get you checked on"

D:"Why?"

Aina:"Because I just want to make sure"

D:"Well... ok".

Aina went to see Deity where he met her,

Deity:"Hey Aina, who's this handsom fella here?".

Aina:"Oh, this is D, he just came into town"

Deity:"Hey there fella, i'm Deity"

D staired at her coldly.

Deity:"Don't like being called fella, eh?"

D nodded yes,

Deity:"Sorry, come with me"

They followed her.

Deity:"Well everything checks out except one thing"

Aina:"What?"

Deity:"He has all these scars on him".

Aina:"From what?"

Deity:"I can't tell, but they look pretty brutal like he was tortured or experimented on".

Aina:"That would explain why he was afraid to go back, he must of been experimented on".

Deity:"But why?"

Aina:"Some parents are just that cruel"

Deity:"What do we do with him?". "

Aina:"I'll care for him"

Deity:"You sure you can handle him?"

Aina:"He's just a kid"

Deity:"Well you better watch yourself".

So Aina took care of D for a while, she noticed he liked playing with sticks. He would swing it around so fast it left Aina mesmorized, and his face reminded her of the Ancestor.

She shrugged it off as nothing and soon D requested something odd.

D:"Can I get a longsword?"

Aina:"Why do you want one?"

D:"So I can become a Hunter".

Aina:"D, please"

D:"What? You want me to become a law man and stay in this village?".

Aina:"Well, maybe"

D:"I want to be a Hunter!"

D staired at Aina with the coldest stair.

Aina:"Alright fine! I'll let you be a Hunter, anything else?"

D:"A hat"

Aina:"What kind?"

D:"A travelers hat".

So she got D what he asked for and soon after he did D got a horse.

Aina:"You're leaving?"

D:"A Hunter has to start somewhere"

With that he left and they watched him leave.

Deity:"And we haven't seen him till he came for Catlin's dad then with you".

Dracania:"So he started really young?"

Deity:"I think he always wanted to be a Hunter"

Dracania:"I was a great Hunter at five".

Deity:"I bet you where"

Dracania:"But look at me now, i'm dying and I can't do anything".

Deity:"Don't be so obserd!"

Dracania:"Why not?"

Deity:"D loves you more than anything! You wouldn't just give up on him now, would you?".

Dracania:"No"

Deity:"Then you have to fight it, you have to live! Live for D! Live for Catlin! You have so much to live for!".

Dracania smilled,

Dracania:"Thanks"

Deity:"Don't thank me, thank D he deserves it".

Dracania nodded slightly then slowly fell asleep and Deity left turning to lights out. She wanted to mention that D's left hand was missing but Dracania was already asleep.

D rushed to Zilda's castle he had to find his left hand, it was possibly the only thing that could help Dracania. He had to find it, he wouldn't let Dracania die, he couldn't let her die.

D dismounted outside the castle and quickly entered it, it was quiet, D knew better than to think of it as safe.

D:"Show yourself!"

Zilda's laugh echoed threw the halls,

Zilda:"Learning arn't you?".

D:"Where is my hand?"

Zilda:"You really think I would tell you that? Besides I dought it could cure her".

D:"Why do you say that?"

Zilda:"Because no one has found a cure for that poison and i'm not about to let it be cured!".

D:"Then give it your all"

Zilda:"Fine!"

Suddenly Dracania appeared before D.

Dracania:"You sure you want to do this?"

She asked, they where standing in a castle courtyard. D remembered this, it's when Dracania first went vampire, he wouldn't back down. Dracania charged D, her blade flashed out, 'who would of guessed it would be parried?' D held out his sword with his right hand, he'd parried Dracania's two handed blow. 'How was he managing to parry that two handed swing with just one? And wasn't the illsuion suppose to be stronger? Wait! Look!' Dracania's blade started to crack, 'how was this possible? Was it because the real Dracania is so weak?'

Zilda:"How is this possible?!"

Zilda screamed with horror,

D:"Even the greatest Hunter has a time of weakness and strangth".

Dracania flew back blade peices landing on the floor, 'but look! D's blade had also broke! How had that happened?' Dracania staggered, a blade peice perced her chest. It was in the right but still it had to have hurt, D also staggered a little, a blade peice was in his left shoulder. D pulled the peice free and hurled it at Dracania who was distracted.

She was about to pull the blade already from her when the blade D hurled peirced her heart. She stumbled a few steps,

Dracania:"Why?"

Then she fell to the ground but she didn't dissapear, Zilda laughed.

Zilda:"You fool!"

There infront of D the impalled Dracania rose but she turned into Zilda.

Zilda:"You really think you can kill me?!"

D:"No"

Zilda:"Huh?"

D:"No, I don't, I just come for my hand".

Zilda:"What?!"

D:"I've not been hired to kill you"

Zilda:"But... your lying! You wouldn't come out here otherwise!".

D:"There is another Noble in this area"

Zilda:"So... you never ment to come here?".

There wasn't a reply,

Zilda:"Your lying! Your so full of lies!"

Zilda dissapeared and D was in a room. It was the room he had been in before the illusion, he started walking.

Dracania lay on the bed out cold,

Aina:"What should we do with her?"

Deity:"She's not waking up is she?".

Aina:"No, we can't get anything in her ether at this rate she'll die"

Deity::"We have to get her to eat!".

Aina"Why are you so determined?"

Deity:"Because she's D's one and only daughter".

Aina:"And your doing it for him?"

Deity:"Why arn't you?"

Aina:"Because he left me to be a Hunter".

Deity:"Really? Thats the only reason? I'd expect better from you Ania! You took care of him! Now you need to care for his daughter!".

Aina:"But-"

Deity:"But nothing! She needs you! Didn't you help D when he needed you?".

Aina:"Well, yes, but thats different!"

Deity:"Different? How?"

Aina:"It just is!"

Deity:"Oh, it's because you love him isn't it?".

Aina looked away,

Aina:"I just..."

Deity:"Look at her Aina! Obviously he doesn't care a wit for you or me!".

Aina:"Well..."

Deity:"He only cares for her safety now! And your just gonna let him down? Thats sad Aina".

Aina:"Deity wait!"

Deity walked into Dracania's room and took her hand,

Deity:"It'll be alright I promise".

Aina started to walk in but stopped, Deity looked so motherly.

Deity:"It'll be ok, soon as D gets back he'll make it better"

Aina:"How will he make it better?".

Deity shot Aina a look,

Aina:"What?"

Deity:"You've forgoten haven't you?"

Aina:"What?"

Deity:"His hand".

Aina suddenly had a flash back,

Aina:"Oh... right..."

Deity:"Notice it was missing when he came back?".

Aina nodded,

Deity:"He's gone to get it thats why he went to Zilda's castle, just for her".

Aina was at a loss for words, she just staired at Dracania, she couldn't believe D was doing it just for her.

Deity:"Now if your not gonna help please leave"

Aina just stood there dumbfounded. Deity ignored her,

Deity:"I promise he'll come back, he's doing it just for you. You here that? Just for you"

Dracania reached out. She had woke up,

Dracania:"Just... for.. me?"

Deity:"Yes just for you"

Dracania smilled.

Dracania:"I'm... lucky... to.. have.. him... as... my... dad... then"

Deity:"That you are, that you are".

Dracania:"Whats... Aina... doing... here?"

Deity:"You noticed her even in your condition?".

Dracania:"Yes"

Deity:"Wow, I guess I shouldn't underestamate D's daughter"

Dracania smilled faintly.

Dracania:"Where.. is.. he?"

Deity:"He's gone to Zilda's castle to get his hand to help you"

Dracania:"He'll... be.. killed".

Deity:"Your father? You really think that?"

Dracania:"No"

Deity:"Good, he's the thoughest Hunter I know".

Dracania:"You... know.. allot.. of.. Hunters?"

Deity:"Well I did"

Dracania:"Wake.. me.. when.. he's.. back... ok?".

Deity:"I'll wake you if he doesn't, alright?"

Dracania:"Alright"

With that Dracania fell asleep.

D had searched nearly all the castle even the room where he first encountered Zilda's illusions. He hadn't found anything yet, he wouldn't quit till he found his hand, soundenly he heard something.

Left Hand:"D!"

It sounded far but close at hand, D dashed, he had reconized that voice.