Quick I am Sorry. I noticed in the last chapter (after I posted it) that I was writing Leonid's name as Leonine which are very different, just thought I'd apologize for that. Also just so you know the story is going to be wrote in three POV the first are Ray and Kai's those you know and the other is a third person which is used for anything not involving those two and flashbacks.

Also Fare Warning there is some Ray and Kai torture scenes, so just don't say I didn't warn you.

DISCLAMER: Don't own Beyblade or its characters although I do own Kagen, Leonid and Jun

ANYHOW enjoy
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Max looked out the window of the car as he and his mother approached his aunt's house. "Mom?" Max said at last.

"Yes Maxie?" she said not looking at him. "Why do you and Aunt Jun not like each other?" Judy turned into the driveway and turned off the car with a sigh.

"Please understand Max that it isn't that me and Jun don't like each other, I mean we get along well, and I will always be grateful to her for helping raise you, it's just well. She is your father's sister and she views our divorce differently than we do." Max opened the car door, but turns around to face his mom.

"Are you coming in?" Judy shook her head before kissing Max on the forehead. "No I don't think so. I have cut into enough of Jun's time with you. I know how much she loves having you," Judy smiles. "almost as much as I do." Max gave his mother a quick hug before getting out of the car and watching her drive away.

Max walked in from the back seeing Tyson sprawled out on the floor he laughed. He nudged the navy haired boy with his foot. "Hey Tyson time to eat." Tyson sat up strait. "Food where!" Max laughed and pointed to the door.

"Inside where else would it be?" Tyson stood up not waiting for the blond and ran inside, practically drooling.

Max followed suit with a laugh, as he walked into the living room his Aunt came into the room a huge smile on her face, her lavender eyes shining in the glow of the sun.

"Maxie!" She gave him a huge hug which he returned gladly. "Hey Aunt Jun sorry I forgot to let you know I was leaving." She let him go and stepped back. "That's okay; your friend Ray told me where you went." Max nodded. "Sounds like Ray, he always has to have everything in order."

Jun laughed, making Max smile, everything about his aunt made him smile. "I noticed. He even organized my kitchen last night. I guess I haven't done it since there is never anyone here for me to cook for."

Jun looked around the well light living room, her eyes falling to rest on an old leather book that had been thrown on the floor. "That's odd." She said quietly. Max looked where his aunt's view had stopped.

"What, the book?" Jun nodded at Max. "Your friend Ray was reading it last time I saw him. I guess I just thought it odd that he would leave it on the floor after we were talking about what a neat person he is."

Max nodded understanding where his aunt was coming from; it was odd for Ray to leave anything out of place. "I'm sure he just got in a hurry and forgot." Max said walking over to the book.

When he picked it up he saw the inside cover, it had a message in elegant handwriting on it, handwriting that Max recognized. "Hey this is Grandma's handwriting right?" Jun nodded and smiled.

"Yes it is, that is a book she gave me and your father when we were very little." Max flipped the book to a random page.

"The spirits lived in harmony one never more powerful than the others, it was this balance that allowed us to live in peace for so many years."

"Aunt Jun, what is this?" She walked over to him and grabbed the book gently from him, hugging it close to her. "It is a history book of sorts, it records the events of the sacred spirits and there people."

Max watched her put the book back on the shelf. "You mean spirits like Draciel?" Jun nodded before turning to face her nephew. "Just like Draciel in fact he is one of them. Draciel; spirit of the west, element of water, Dranzer; spirit of the North ironically enough element of fire, Dragoon; spirit of the south, element of wind, and Driger; spirit of the east, element of earth, the four sacred spirits."

Max looked at the book sitting at the top of the shelf. "You said and their people, does that mean all four spirits have people."

Jun smiled. "Do you not remember all this? I taught you all this stuff when you were little but to answer your question yes they do all have followers. Draciel's people live in the Tribe of the great turtle. Dranzer's live in the Phoenix tribe. Driger's live in the White Tiger Village and Dragoon's live in the Village of the Blue Dragon. All four tribes or villages still exist today as a matter of fact."

Jun began walking out of the living room and into the kitchen and Max followed. "I knew the White Tiger Village still existed today but I didn't relies all of them did." As Max walked into the kitchen with his aunt he spotted a well prepared lunch spread out on the table with Tyson drooling as he looked at the feast.

"Yeeeesssss!" Tyson said with a laugh. "Wait a moment Tyson-Kun. Ray-Kun and Kai-Kun are not here yet." Max looked around with surprise. "Huh, that is weird I mean not that Kai is missing, but that Ray is."

Kenny walked in adjusting his glasses to their normal spot atop his head. "Hey everyone, has anyone seen Kai?" Tyson looked up from the food. "Hu, chief why are you looking for that sourpuss?"

Kenny held up a new sharp looking blue blade that everyone assumed was the new Dranzer body. "I just finished Dranzer and really wanted to see how it worked." Max laughed lightly as Tyson gave into his hunger and dove into the food. "Maybe you should have told Kai that, he might have stuck around."

"But I did!" Kenny said clearly exasperated. "Well sort of, I told Ray since I knew Ray would be the only person that would know without a doubt where Kai was, anyways he said he would handle it and Ray wouldn't have just forgotten."

Max stopped laughing, his mind wondering back to the one of a kind book thrown carelessly on the floor. "You don't think that something happened do you?"Max asked getting truly worried for his two elder teammates.

Tyson looked up between bites. "I'm sure they're fine, they are probably just off training somewhere."

Kenny who was not in any way convinced of that chewed on his lower lip before turning to Jun. "Ms. Jun have you seen either of them this morning?"

Jun placed a hand to her head, massaging out an on-coming headache. "I saw Ray-kun when he came down this morning." "After I had talked to him?" Kenny interjected, Jun nodded slowly. "I haven't seen Kai-Kun all day however and after Ray was reading, he just disappeared."

Max nodded slowly. "Guys something happened to those two it's the only explanation for this. Kai yeah sure, this is totally like him to disappear without a word but Ray he wouldn't ever make us worry about him." Tyson and Kenny agreed that Ray would never just vanish without a word.

"So if something happened to them, where do we start looking?" Tyson asked, Max looked around the kitchen before running back into the living room. The others following suit. "Anywhere we can see from here." All four pairs of eyes came to rest on a single location, the woods that lead up to a hill top. If they had gone anywhere it was there.

Kai's POV
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As Boris led me down the winding corridors, I tried to make a plan. As the décor began to change I knew we were getting close to my Grandfathers office. I needed a plan and fast.

"I have to go to the bathroom." I said suddenly, what the heck was that! I cursed at myself.

"What?" Boris said confused. "I have to go the bathroom." I repeated, it was all I could think of.

"To bad." I heard Boris mumble. Okay it was a stupid plan but there was no way I was going to be shut down that easily. "Fine then I'll just stop in the middle of a conversation with my Grandfather and say sorry, but Boris wouldn't let me go bathroom before I came so I have to go now."

Boris seemed to growl at this, well to bad he would get over it. "Fine, I'll take you to the bathroom."

We turned away from the direction I assumed was leading me to my Grandfather.

As we came around the corner I saw a guard table, minus the guard, on the opposite wall, table and chairs. Okay perfect, now all I need is . . .

As I saw Boris pull the bathroom door open I almost allowed myself to smirk, almost. They were making this way to easy. "Alright go."

I glared at him. "Really, could anyone be that dense. Have you forgotten that my hands are bound behind my BACK! And don't even think about "helping" me you are not following me into the bathroom." Boris glared back at me and I felt proud of my work. "Fine. . ." he began taking a step forward, wrong move.

I had the element of surprise as I lunged forward, shoving him with all my strength into the bathroom. The door flew shut and I grabbed the chair from the guard station and planted it against the door, making it impossible to open. "Good luck getting out of that." I sneered with satisfaction.

My job was far from over however, I began to run down the halls at full speed. I needed to find stairs something to indicate a change from cells to "rooms". I rounded the corner to see a set of stone stairs leading upward, yes, Kagen here I come.

Then I heard it, a blood chilling scream, cascading down the walls of the corridors. It was followed by another and soon another, someone was getting the shit beat out of them and I had to know who.

I inched my way along the wall being careful not to be seen, as the screams of pure agony brought back years of pain.

FLASHBACK
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Kai sits on his bed shaking as snow came in through the open window, he would have closed it but moving was far too painful. He pulls the covers closer as he hears the enraged bellows of his grandfather entering the home. Kai could just make out the words. "I don't care what it takes!" A few moments went by in silence as Kai assumed the person his Grandfather was shouting at was responding. "Just make sure it ends today. I can't have any interruptions with my plans- Yes we are moving forward with the plans today" Another silence. "Just get it ready and kill anyone who gets in your way-" Kai heard his grandfather laugh evilly. "Yes especially him. Goodbye and don't fail me my son." Kai sucks in a breath as he realizes it's his own father on the other end of that stupid phone.

"Kai! Kagen! Come down stairs at once!" Kai stands up but falls forward his leg bent at an odd angel, his grandfather had broken it last week when Kai had failed to demolish his opponents' blade in practice.

The injured boy crawled over to the door being careful to keep any weight off his broken leg. A long cut down the center of his back throbbing as he thought of why his grandfather could possibly be calling on him and his brother.

After a few moments Kai is able to pull himself up with the doorknob, and open the door. As the door swings open however Kai stubbles forward only to be caught by a young set of arms that lower him gently to the floor being careful of his leg and back. "Kai, are you alright? If you can't make it down the stairs I can explain it to Grandfather." Kai looks up at his younger brother, Kagen's face full of worry for the elder boy. "I'll be fine, just give me a hand."

As Kagen and Kai make their way down the stairs, Voltaire stomps over to the stairs meeting them before they could get down the stairs. Seeing Kai leaning heavily on Kagen, Voltaire grabs the younger boy and slings him across the opening. "Kagen!" Kai yells as he falls into the wall, no longer having the support he needed to stay up right.

"You weak useless kusok derʹma. I should have known that you could never be the true phoenix." Voltaire says as he picks Kai up by the neck. Kai struggle desperately but to no avail. Kagen sits up, still dazed by the violence of the hit. "Leave Kai alone." Voltaire turns to look at Kagen, hatred pouring into his eyes. "And you! You are the one making him WEAK!" Kai glares at his grandfather. "Leave Kagen out of this besides I never wanted to be the stupid phoenix anyway!" No sooner had the words left Kai's mouth that he wished he could retake them.

Voltaire throws the helpless boy to the ground creaking his head against the wall. From deep within his coat he produces a whip. As he brings it down on Kai's still stricken back, he laughs with a certain pleasure at hearing Kai's screams of agony.

"Being the chosen one is a great honor one undeserving of a worthless piece of trash like you!" With pleasure he kicks at the young boys ribs with hopes to break them. As rib after rib snapped in the small boy's chest, blood filled up his mouth, cutting off his ability to breathe. "Grandfather Stop! You're killing him!" Kai barely heard his brothers' pleas as he slips away into a cold world of pain.

End Flashback
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I was pulled out of my revelation as I approached the origin of the screams; I was not ready for what I saw.

A bloody mass huddled on the floor as a man stalked in front of him. A machine was hooked up in the back of the room recording the events; the man had a gleam in his eyes as he stared down at his helpless prey. "How does it feel, to not be able to do anything?" The man asked reaching down and picking the form up by blood-matted hair.

The man pulled back the persons neck to revile a long cut leading down their chest, blood pouring out the vicious wound. This person was going to die if nothing was done. Blood pooled around the form coating the once white clothes a deep red, one of the person's arms were bent back at an odd angle no doubt broken from the elbow down, their long raven hair soaked with their own blood.

I felt my gut twisting around as I looked on at the pitiful sight. The man lifted the form to its feet and threw it against the wall, stabbing a knife through their shoulder. As the person screamed out in pain, I saw their eyes open for a brief moment, the glint of gold was all I needed to know.

I heard a person running down the hall, thinking quick I ducked into the dark corner of a side corridor. Just a Boris ran past me into the room where hell had been opened. "Leonid!" The man who had been standing in front of his prey like a hungry predator pulled his gaze away to face Boris. "Boris this better be good can't you see I am busy?"

I saw Boris sneak a glance at the figure that was stabbed to the wall and was surprised to see even he winced a little. "It's Kai. The brat escaped and I believe it was Kagen who helped him do it."

Leonid massaged his temples. "Of course it was Kagen who helped him you idiot! Kagen is only at level 3 not near where he needs to be if we are going to have him interacting with his brother! What could you have been thinking?" Boris gritted his teeth.

"At least I am not killing my charge!" Boris challenged pointing at the once elegant form that was pinned to the wall with a blade through the shoulder.

"I am not killing him. It's one of the perks off foreign affairs, they are much more resilient." Just as the man, that Boris had called Leonid, said this, the form on the wall groaned. His eyes fluttering open, the normally radiant and defiant golden eyes were dulled down to faint amber; a fraction of the defiance that normally filled them still remained.

It took the tiger no time to find me even in my hiding spot in the shadows; his enhanced senses could no doubt pick me out among the shadows, his eyes drawn by my breathing. "You see what I mean, resilient. Ray how are you." My stomach twisted, although when he had first opened his eyes I knew almost for certain that, that was my dear friend Ray, hearing his name spoken to such a pitiful creature made me sick.

To think that in such a short time anyone could have broken the proud tiger to such a state was unbelievable. "Ray, do you not want to speak for our guest Boris? Oh well he must not be in a very talkative mood." Leonid said as he walked over to Ray and pulled the blade from his shoulder, Ray stifled a cry of pain as he fell to the floor, hitting his broken arm.

"Getting back to the problem at hand however, it is obvious as to where Kai has run off to." Boris glared at the man before he gritted his teeth. "And where would that be." Leonid shook his head stepping on the bloody form of my friend. "To his brother where else, I am sure they are planning to escape together. I suppose I could help you, it would be bad if we were to loss something so valuable to Voltaire."

Ray locked eyes with me again and I could read the unspoken message. He was begging me to go, to get out while I could, but there was no way I could do that. That's when I understood my brothers warning. "I'll live I can promise that. your friend . . . well I can't say the same for him."

Now as I looked at the sad sight before me I understood. Kagen had survived years here; Ray on the other hand might not survive another night even if I could get him out. Just as I began to think of a plan Leonid began to walk out, he pulled Boris along with him not even bothering to lock the cell no doubt seeing no need to with Ray in such a state.

I ran in I saw the niko-jin had once again allowed his eyes to shut. As I slide to his side I was careful not to move him for fear of injuring him further. Just I made it to his side, I saw his golden eyes flutter open.

"Kai," He croaked blood spilling from his mouth as he spoke. "Shut up!" I said curtly, he didn't need to be talking what the hell could he be thinking. I felt something grasp my scarf and was surprised that he still had so much strength. "Kai," He began again, realizing he wasn't going to give up I remained silent as he spoke. "Get out now!" He said forcefully. I shook my head. "Not without you. I will not leave you like this."

Blood pooled around Ray's mouth as he breathed in, the sound was pitiful as he tried to get air into his blood soaked lungs. "Kai, even if I could move, we both couldn't escape." I whipped the blood from his mouth to keep it from going back into his lungs the next time he tried to breath. "If I get out it is going to be with you."

That was a big if however, I had no plan on getting out myself and Ray was in no shape to run without a plan. If I was going to save Ray I would need someone who knew this place inside and out. The only person however that I could think of that knew this place and would be willing to help me escape no matter the consequence was the one person I wanted to keep out of this, Kagen.

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A/N

Please Ray and Kai fans don't kill me, I had to do it

I tried really hard to keep this chapter interesting so I hope I succeeded

Chaseha-Wing: Yes you are right Ray does live in the isolated and protected village and your right I will explain but I think I am going to let you wonder for a while. Tehe, :P

Suzanne. Cute??? Ah okays I guess . . . yeah I guess it was cute. : ) So here is your update.

Hope you all liked it, please, please R/R I want to know what you all think of the story direction.

If you don't like it I might just add some twist, HAHAHA ummmm, right anyways

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