I told you there would be another update soon. :) So here is another chapter. Only FOUR more after this! :o


"When are we born? When do we die? Why are we born? Why do we die? The world has been destroyed and we've fallen countless times, always resurrecting from the ashes as Paradise. It has happened before, and it will happen again. An endless cycle of life and death. The world is a Paradise that was opened by someone, but this era too is almost at an end. We have acquired the means to exceed our natural span of life, never suspecting that the world itself was finalized in its existence. This knowledge has left me in despair, my fate has fallen and scattered like the petals of a dying flower, like the blast from a sand storm it has been warn down and weathered away. As if to be purified, the world will be encased in ice so that it can return to the beginning once more. Paradise is a world that is opened by someone..."


Chapter 22. Moon Light Crucible

"Maybe we just imagined that it moved." I stated as we continued to hit it. I noticed the power flickered and the cell door opened again.

"No it just moved again!" Tsume said now rapidly hitting the cell bars. I moaned in pain at the last hit. I was going to have bruises on my head it hurt worst enough after those soldiers attacked Toboe and me.

"Are you okay?" Toboe asked worriedly. I nodded my head and smirked a wolfy smile.

"I've been threw worse..." I mumbled.

"You can't open the cell that way..." Hubb said. I had almost forgotten he was there. "When the power goes off it opens, so at the same time the power shuts off you should hit it..." The lights faltered again, as if telling us to go for it.

"Should we try that?" I asked.

"It's our best chance." Tsume answered. The lights went out once more.

"Now!" Hubb cheered. At the same we launched towards the cell bars once we made contact they opened somewhat and then shut again.

"Hey it worked!" Toboe said over-joyed.

"Don't start celebrating yet runt." Tsume said. I nodded.

"Yes we still have to get out." I stated. We rammed the bars again and again, each time the doors would open and then shut.

"One more time." Hubb said. I growled and the lights went out so we rammed into the door once more. They opened up and the power did not turn back on.

"We're free!" Toboe cheered jumping up and down.

"Yes…" I whispered changing to human form.

"Well, Well look at this…" A familiar voice said. "Always getting into trouble…"

"Hige!" Toboe cheered running to him. There was something different about him but I couldn't pinpoint it. I also walked over to him.

"Where were you!?" I growled. "You just run off!" Hige put his head down, I wondered imminently what had happened to him. He seemed too different…

"Was it all a trap?!" Tsume snarled. We jumped at the harshness of his voice. "Where's your collar?"

"That thing was just a number…" Hige whispered still looking down. I shuddered not wanting to get involved, but I knew that know I would have too.

"Was this your plan all along?!" Tsume continued to growl but he seemed to get calmer. "To lead us to the noble?" My mind was racing and Toboe looked confused.

"You where nothing but that noble's dog!" Tsume snarled. Hige looked up know with a cold look on his face.

"I didn't know…" He mumbled.

"You killed fellow wolves…" Tsume continued. I was confused, what had I missed?

"Well if you feel that way why don't you just kill me…" Hige said louder now. Toboe and I jumped.

"Hey!" I snarled. "Why don't we just calm down here!?" Toboe nodded.

"No body is killing anybody, unless we run into a soldier or Jaguara!" I growled dangerously low.

"She's right, Hige!" Toboe said grabbing Hige's arm. "You're not acting like your self." I heard Tsume grunt and mumble something like 'The crazy she-wolf is right.' I lowly growled so he would know that I heard it.

"The Hige you know…" Hige whispered. "How can I be the Hige you know if I don't even know who I am…" It was silent for a moment before Toboe spoke up.

"The Hige I know is kind and funny…" Toboe said sadly. "And he's my friend!" Hige looked at Toboe with doubt.

"Yes it's true…" I said. "Hige you are my friend, and it is time for the truth… but not here…" What I was talking about was my past it had to come out. Hige turned around and ran off with out another word.

"Hey!" I shouted after him.

"Hige!" Toboe said running after him. I stood there for a few minutes before running after them. I glanced back at Tsume, he pushed a button that opened Hubb's cell before chasing after us. We ran through the hallways of the keep. I wondered if anyone knew where we were going. Soon we were running together, Hige was ahead of us though he knew where he was going. Soon he vanished from our sight. The ground started to shake and we heard a painful yelp

"Hey was that Hige!" Toboe said trying not to fall with the ground shaking. I ran up ahead to see what happened. I growled loudly when I came to a large room. Hige was lying on the ground with a sword sticking out of his back. In the corner of the room I noticed the other human, Cher and Cheza. In the other corner lying in a pool of blood was Darcia and I wondered what had I missed?!

"Are you okay!?" I snarled now in wolf form.

"Rexy watch out!" Hige yelped out. "The noble…" Hige was starting to squirm under the sword. In the corner of my eye I saw a sword flying towards me. I let out a surprised yelp and jumped out of the way. When I landed I started to growl in place. I had just know noticed the noble Jaguara.

"Another wolf…" Jaguara said. I snarled launching myself at her. I clawed at her armor, and snapped around with my jaws. Behind me I heard Toboe and Tsume helping Hige. While I was not paying attention, Jaguara took another sword and tried to stab me. I jumped away from her but I jumped in the wrong direction and her sword managed to slice my side. I yelped taking a few steps back. I heard a loud growling coming from the door past us. I shifted to my left side and looked towards the source.

"Kiba!" Toboe and I exclaimed. Kiba stood there in wolf form, he was covered in scars and I wondered what he had been doing. Jaguara looked in his direction.

"Paradise is ours!" Kiba snarled. "And we're taking it back!" Hige started to slowly get up. Kiba ran towards Jaguara, but she put up some sort of force field that pushed Kiba to the ground. Hige growled as he used his last strength to bite the side of the noble's neck. I decided to join in too so I ran at full speed towards the noble. Jaguara managed to throw Hige off but only to have me pounce on her.

"GET OFF!!!" Jaguara screamed and I snarled in response. She must have been getting mad because she took out her sword again and started to swing it around violently.

"Watch where you're swinging that!" I growled still holding onto her shoulder. I managed to get a glimpse of Kiba and he was starting to stand again.

"I'll take care of it now, Rexy…" Kiba growled dangerously. I jumped off of her as carefully and fast as I could because she was still swinging her sword. Once I made it to the ground I hopped back a few steps. I soon felt the pain of the light cuts that she managed to make with her sword. They were minor so I didn't have to worry, but the worst one was one my side that she inflicted earlier. I shuddered when I saw the one that was just right below my jugular. I was lucky it wasn't any higher or bigger then a scratch.

"How is this possible?!" Jaguara yelled looking at Kiba as he approached her. Kiba snarled and leaped towards her making her stumble back into Darcia who was now up.

"Darcia…" She whispered. My ears perked up when I heard the sound of a sword piercing flesh. Jaguara stepped back with a horrified and shocked face on.

"Why?…" She whispered before she fell to the ground. I growled turning to Darcia.

"No Rexy…" Kiba said now in human form. I turned back to mine as well.

"I don't get it." Kiba said to Darcia. "You're not a wolf or a noble. What are you?" Darcia smirked.

"I'm like you." Darcia said holding out some kind of stone. "Paradise has chosen us, it calls to us…" He then turned around and left without another word. Every one didn't say much but we prepared to leave. Toboe and Tsume helped Hige to his feet, Tsume glared at Hige every now and again. My legs buckled and I leaned into Kiba's side.

"Do you need help?" He asked me. I shook my head getting my balance back.

"No I'm good." I said looking around the room. "Cheza!" Kiba followed my glance and then ran to go get her. Hubb had finally made it in here, missed all the action I laughed but he was reunited with Cher. Kiba came back with Cheza.

"Are you sure you don't need help?" Kiba asked. I nodded but nearly fell again when the ground started to shake.

"This place is going down!" I yelled. Every one took notice, and started to hurry up. Hubb and Cher took one way and we took the other. Okay so I did need a little help the long gash on my right side made that whole side tighten up. I leaned on Kiba.

"You notice every time we enter a keep, it ends up falling when we leave…" I had enough energy to break some of the tension and crack a joke. The others knew what I was trying to do and let out weak laughs as we all ran out of the keep…

OMG Only FOUR (4) chapters left! The FOUR chapters I have been dreading D: (Well the last two mostly) Anyway R&R!!!