CHAPTER 5

Departure

"But I don't want to go Pascow…I want to stay here in the village."

"I'm sorry Mira but you can't run from your destiny forever you must face it at some point everyone does."

In a small village that settles in a large valley two cats sitting in the back of a carriage sit unseen to the humans and to make that no human can hear them they speak in soft whispers to each other.

"The humans that own the carriage are taking it to a town outside of Bolivia once there jump off quickly and head north into Bolivia once there you'll see a abandoned castle there you'll wait for Sky and Cray."

"Pascow…..how do you know all this and the Guardian's names?"

"That's not impotent now, the carriage will begin it's departure shortly."

Two humans walk out of their homestead and load the last of the luggage onto the carriage. As the last of the luggage is packed in the small carriage Pascow gave on last look at Mira and with a flick of his tail he jumped of the back landing clumsily on the ground. Mira's ears flattened low to her head before she spoke again. "Pascow I don't want to do this alone….at least I don't want to be alone again."

She gazed at Pascow her eyes showing how much sadness she was trying to hide, Pascow turned his head toward Mira and smiled "Mira you wont be alone for along once you reach the castle you will meet the others and continue your journey from there."

"Will I ever get to see you again Pascow?"

"One day we'll meet again but it wont probably be until this situation is settled plus…" he turned his head away from "I have to return where I truly belong."

"Where's that?''

"….. I can't tell you exactly yet."

As the carriage began to pull ahead Mira's mood was lightened that she knew that she wouldn't exactly be alone on the whole journey, she raised her head slightly and yelled "BUY PASCOW I HOPE I GET TO SEE YOU AGAIN!"

Pascows' head turned toward the carriage and watch it leave his sight just as it disappeared he whispered "Goodbye my grand daughter."

He turned his head back as he stood up and began to slowly walk eastward away from the village and into the ever aging forest.

Days and weeks passed by as Mira sat on the back of that carriage, day after day, night after night after night Mira's courage began to rise she felt more confident in herself as if nothing could stop her, but as Mira's courage began to rise Demontra's power began to weaken.

"THIS CAN'T BE!"

Atop a mountain of bones and decaying carcass's sat a lone figure draped in shadow.

"What's your problem now."

At the bottom of the mountain another figure laid casually on the blood stained tile floor.

"Demontra?"

"There power is growing and I'm weakening Fenris's power grows strong within them."

By now the shadow known as Demontra paced the top of the mountain of bones.

"Calm down Demontra when the full moon phase of the blood moon appears you will be come more powerful than Torren and Fenris them selves."

"That may be true but I can't take any chances….summon the leader of the night hunters!"

At the end of the vast beat down ballroom two large doors began to open slowly making a eerie sound that echoed through the desecrated castle. A elongated shadow swept into the ballroom entrance, the shadow began to shorten as the leader of the night hunters approached.

"You needed me Demontra."

Demontra bounded down the pile of bones to the leader.

"heh….oh sweet dear Stive you haven't aged a bit darlin'"

Her face still covered in shadow Stive looked into her blood red eyes as he spoke.

"You know Demontra the Sleepwalkers are starting to realize that you are losing your power you better do something quick before they start to take advantage."

Demontra let a out a his of surprise at this little a bit information but relaxed and let out a sigh which when this happened her breath was visible as if it was cold.

"So what if it is? I'm still very powerful Stive darlin'"

Stive let out a small grunt as he sat down.

"We all know that Demontra now what and where do you want me to go?"

Demontra's eyes narrowed and grinned her teeth becoming visible in the darkness when the moonlight hit them.

"I want you to find and kill the Guardians but…leave Mira alive her power will become very useful if we just learn how to twist her mind and she'll do just as I say."