CHAPTER SIX

THE TRUTH

Yumi looked over to where her brother and Ami were sitting and smiled. She knew that Jin would still have doubts about fighting since Xanafar had taken control over him so easily. Despite what the others had told him he and Yumi knew that Xanafar would still be able to control him without a problem. Thanks to the connection that the three of them had.

However Yumi also knew that since Jin and Taisho were together and closer than ever that Xanafar would find it a little more difficult to take control of Jin again. It was the same with William and Yumi was glad that Jin had someone that understood him. However there was still the one thing about Xanafar that none of the others besides a handful knew about.

Xanafar had a very close connection to her and Jin that only two of the others knew about.


Karone looked down at the road after the ceremony they had to attend in order to gain their full powers as Guardians thinking about the look on Xanafar's face when he discovered that the leadership had to be shared and that he had to share it with Ashur. Karone was actually glad that the former Guardians made it where the power had to be shared. She didn't like the way that Xanafar had been acting since they had returned from Cordin.

"Are you okay Karone?" asked a voice and she looked up to see the very boy she was thinking about. Ashur always seemed to find her whenever there was something troubling her.

"Yeah I'm fine Ash. Just thinking." said Karone.

"What that your little brother is ranked higher than you even though you have more experience?" asked Ashur jokingly.

Karone smiled. He was always joking that was why they all found it hard to be sad or angry about anything when he was around. "No Ashur. I'm happy for you. No I'm just worried that one of the Guardians isn't really ready for the power."

"Don't worry Karone." said Ashur walking over to his sister and placed his hand on her shoulder. "I'm sure the Council knew what they were doing."

"I guess so." said Karone but she continued to worry


Yumi knew that the only reason why she was able to escape Xanafar's trap was because her brother, but she also knew that her friends didn't know about the connection between her Jin and Xanafar. However she wasn't sure that she wanted them to, and she planned on asking Jin Link and Aira what they thought about telling their friends about it. She knew that they would find out sooner or later, she just hoped that when they did find out they didn't hate her for not telling them sooner.

Just then the bell rang and Yumi gathered her things and got ready to meet her friends for lunch. However she was still thinking about her younger brother and the traitor that caused all of the problems that they had now. Yumi knew that there was no point in worrying about it bit she couldn't help but worry.

"Yumi? Hello earth to Yumi."

"Huh?" Yumi said as confused then she turned to Jin

"You ready to go?" asked Jin

"Yeah sorry. I was thinking."

"About Ashur?" asked Jin

"Yeah. I think we should tell them." said Yumi. "I mean they're going to learn sooner or later and I would rather we tell them then them finding out from Xanafar."

"Yeah I guess so. You're right about telling them. I just hope that they understand." said Jin as the two of them walked with Ami Samaya and William, all of who knew about Ashur and Xanafar.

"I'm sure that they will." said William "I mean… well…"

"It's alright Link I understand." said Yumi as the joined their friends outside the science building.

"You okay Yumi?" asked Ulrich

"Yeah but we all need to talk." said Yumi looking around and noticing that Sissi Zhane, Cayne and Karina weren't there yet. "And I mean all of us."

"The Guardians?" asked Sissi as she walked over to them.

"Where?" asked Jerik.

"The hermitage." said Yumi and they all understood why that place. It was the only place that they could talk without being overheard.

"We'll meet there after school." Said Zhane and Yumi just nodded. It was then that Ulrich knew it was something big that was troubling his fiancé.


Once everyone was at the Hermiatage Yumi looked over at her brother and nodded. Jin smiled and looked at their friends and fellow guardians.

"Guys you know how YUmi managed to escape from Xanafar right?"

"Yeah she duplicated." said Aelita.

"Actually there's more to it than just that." said Yumi walking over to them. "You see Jin isn't my only brother, I have another. One younger than Jin and I but only by a year. Still Ashur Jin and I were closer than most people were. But he and Xanafar were closer because when we were kids Ash fell off a bridge where the three of us were from and if it wasn't for Xanafar who was about two years older than Jin and I Ash wouldn't have lived."

"So you're saying that Ashur and Xanafar were close?" asked Jerik and Yumi saw with great relif that none of her friends were angry with the fact that she hid the fact her Jin and Xanafar came from the same place.

"Yeah they were really close. At least until Ash found out what Xanafar had planned on doing if he wasn't made the leader." said Jin

"Wait what?" asked Yumi confused.

"Two days before Aldo and the others told us that Ash and Xanafar were our leaders, Ash discovered that Xanafar found a way to transfer Guardian powers to himself." said Jin

"That's why he sealed us up so he could siphone off our powers one by one." said Ulrich

"Actually no. the reason you guys were sealed was because Ashur found out that during our first mission together Xanafar was planning on taking us all out with one strike." said Yumi. "So he went to try and stop Xanafar doing it but something went wrong and was absorbed into Xanafar."

"So you're saying your brother and Xanafar is one person?" asked Odd.

"Yes." said Yumi "And its because of his influence that you guys were sealed and I was able to escape."

"So what now?" asked Ulrich.

"Huh?"

"Yumi you risked everything for us. Now we're going to help your brother." said Ulrich.

"Thanks guys." said Yumi, but she knew that no matter what happened it was going to be a long time before she saw her brother again