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Chapter eight: A fight for our lives and getting back together.

We had been in the winter wood for 2 days and already things had gone wrong. I should be back with the guardians by now not stuck out in the middle of a deathly forest. My thoughts were smacked away by a horrid ragged cough. I looked up and saw Sirius awake. I moved myself from the entrance of the cave we were in and over to him. The cave floor was warm from the small fires I had built around him. But that didn't help his sickness. I placed a hand on his shoulder.

"Sirius?"

"Hmm?" He murmured shaking violently.

"Do you need anything?"

"Just one thing. Lay with me. You haven't gotten any sleep since you pulled me from the lake." He said grabbing my arm and pulling at it. I laid down and pressed my self to him. Sighing I fell into a soft and easy sleep.

Someone was nudging me. I groaned and opened my eyes.

"Come on we need to get a move on." Sirius said helping me get to my feet. He started to the entrance.

"Sirius!"

"Yes?" He turned and coughed again.

"Your in no condition to travel. If I shift you can ride on my back."

"Ok" was all he said. I shifted and bent to he could climb aboard my back. I made my way out of the cave and into the open. I broke into a run. We were heading to the mountain. And once we get to the top we can see where we need to go. Panting I slowed when I reached the ascending mountain. I pushed my way through the thick bush and searched for an easy path up the rocky slope. Half way up the mountain I stopped when I felt the shaking of Sirius coughing.

"Sirius? You ok?" I asked in the air.

"I think-" his voice was cut off by another racking cough.

"We need to hurry, your not getting any better." I said picking up the pace. At last I pushed my way to the top.

"Oh my!" I gasped. The winter wood was bigger than I expected. I looked toward the centre of the of the Enchanted wood. Which is all of the seasons. There I saw Seasons Keep.

"Sirius!"

"Hmm?" He said weakly.

"If we travel to the the Seasons Keep Mother Nature might help us!"

He answered in a cough. We need to hurry. I stood for a moment studying my surroundings before making my way down off the mountain. By sunset we were almost out of the winter wood. I can smell it in the air. Taking shelter under a large pine I help Sirius off my back. He collapsed to the ground. The stench of sickness rolled off of him. I laid down curling my body around his. Fear bubbled up in my stomach. He could be dead by morning. Making my decision I stood and eased Sirius's unconscious body back onto my back. He moaned. I pushed myself to walk but stopped when I heard a snap and a growl. I turned and came face to face with a wolf pack. Can this day get any better! I growled backing away slowly. I felt Sirius stir.

"Crysis!" He whimpered. I then have a loud snarling roar and ran. They pursued snarling and snapping at my feet. Somehow they kept up even though I was twice there size. I felt Sirius grabbing fistfuls of my fur desperate to hold on. Suddenly I turned just as a wolf leaped. I caught the animal by the neck and threw it. The wolves surrounded me. Another leaped I turned to fast and Sirius was flung from my back.

"No!" I snarled as wolf jumped at him. I sunk my teeth into its back threw it off. I stood over Sirius protecting him. The wolves jumped and leaped snapping and clawing. Covering Sirius I could smell his blood mixed with my own as the wolves tore at the both of us. Suddenly they just stopped backing away growling and whimpering.

"Away with you all!" Commanded a voice. Shaking I stood and found myself staring at Mother Nature before I collapsed passing out.

I groaned rolling over. Pain shot up and down my arm. Gasping I sat up.

"Relax Sirius!" Someone hissed. I looked around the room and met Echo's eyes.

"Echo! What are you doing here? Wait where am? Where's Crysis?"

"Relax Sirius. Your in Seasons Keep. Your lucky you know. When those wolves attacked you Seraphina saved you two before you were torn apart. Sirius I told you to be careful! You almost died! Also I'd love to know how you got hypothermia?!" She snapped.

"It's not my fault I fell through the ice! Where is Crysis!" I snarled getting up my head rushing. I stumbled to the door ripping out my IV tube.

"Sirius STOP!" She yelled jabbing a needle into my arm. I could feel the exhaustion moving through my veins. I blacked out hitting the floor.

"You know how lucky you are Crysis. To be alive!" Seraphina said putting her hand on my shoulder.

"Why do you keep telling me that!" I growled standing up. After the wolf attack Sera saved us and brought us back to Seasons Keep. We had bee here for about 2 and a half weeks.

"Because you and Sirius almost died! If Echo and I hadn't gotten there fast enough."

"I know. What were we thinking! We just went out into the winter wood so unprepared and Sirius fell through the ice he got so sick I thought he was going to die! Then those wolves attacked!" I could feel a hot tear sliding down my cheek.

"But your safe now. Echo! How is he?" Sera turned to the door as Echo walked in.

"He woke up. Freaked. Had to sedate him. But he will live." She smiled.

"Hmmm" I sighed."Can I go see him?"

"If you must" Echo sighed. I got up and walked to his room. Letting myself in I saw him curled up on the bed. Gauze thickly wrapped around his injured arm. I sat down on the edge of his bed.

"I'm so sorry" I whispered. I sat there for a while when Sera and Echo came in.

"The two of you have had a good recovery and like I said when you first came here now I'm calling the other Guardians. We need to figure out this Lucifer problem. Find someway to defeat him. And what to do with him." Sera pointed at Sirius.

"Him is going to help you defeat Lucifer." Came Sirius from the bed. I turned as he sat up.

"Come on you three follow me." Sera said leaving the room. Sirius got up and we followed her. We ended up in an open like room. It has a huge globe like the one in the pole but on this one it had many different coloured blinking lights.

"If your wondering, each light is a weather condition. Shows me what going on where. Helps me control it all." She stepped over to a big control panel. Typing something in all of the lights flashed on the globe sending bright little orbs into the sky.

"They should be here soon so just hang tight" she smiled.

I watched Crysis lean up against the wall sighing.

"Crysis are you ok?"

"I'm fine Sirius." She smiled. "It's just. I gave my life as a sacrifice to save the other guardians. They think I'm dead I just don't know what there gonna do when they see I'm alive."

"Everything will be fine Crysis. They will understand." I smiled at her. Gosh was she ever beautiful. Even with her scars I couldn't help but stare. A ball of light burst out in the middle of the large room and out stepped the guardians.

I took a deep breath as I watched them step out of the portal. What would they think. They already thought I was dead! I heard Norths loud voice.

"Sera! It's been long time! How are you!"

"I'm good North."

"So why call us here?" He asked.

"Well North a few weeks ago I happened to be walking along through the winter wood. Just along the border of it and I happened to come across a deamon and a hybrid being attacked by wolves. After bringing them back here and tending to there wounds I was shocked to find Sirius the son if Lucifer and Crysis the spirit of life and death! I thought she was dead. Like you had informed me. But nope!" Sera smiled. They all turned to look at Sirius and then at me.

"Crysis!?" North exclaimed.

"Yea guys I'm alive. Sorry I didn't come sooner. I was trapped in the underworld for quite some time. And when Sirius and I finally got out we were in the winter wood traveling to the winter mountain to fly to the pole but Sirius fell under the ice. Nearly died. Our next destination was to the Seasons Keep to get help but we got attacked and the both of us nearly died if it wasn't for Sera and Echo." North suddenly rushed me and pulled me into a huge hug.

"We just glad you alive!" The other guardians moved in to hug me as well. All except for Pitch. He gave me a sad look. It went back and forth from Sirius to me. But I could see it in his eyes. Things between us were never meant to be. He understood that. Thank you I mouthed. He gave a nod and a small smile.

"Ok!" Sera broke the silence. Now we need to figure out what were gonna do with Lucifer. Sirius got any ideas?" Smiling he chuckled.

"I think I got a few."