Is this the end ?

[raven41]

"Is Red going to be ok?"I hear Aqua say...

"He has many deep cuts,and this stab wound is very bad."Ra'oki responds.

Then I feel a hand touch my face ... "He has to be ok."Aqua says softly.

"Yes he will be."Ra'oki says trying to comfort Aqua.
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3 hours later Syno comes into the room.

"Hey Syno your ok." Ra'oki says smiling.

"Yes,How is Red?" Syno replies.

"I'm worried about these wounds,They are pretty extreme."She says lowering her head."Syno... He wont make it if we don't do something quick."

"I will get Sen'ye."Syno says as he walks out...

Then Tin-si walks in ... "Did Le'Cusï come back yet?" He asks.

"No..."Ra'oki replies sadly.

"Will we go help him?!?" Tin-si says annoyed.

"You know he stayed so we could escape,going back would make his effort useless!" Ra'oki shouts at him.

A moment goes by in complete silence.... "you're are right as always,I'm sorry"Tin-si says bowing his head.

"No its ok .. I'm sorry I snapped at you." Ra'oki replies... Tin-si nods and exits the room.

A few minutes later Syno walks in,With him is a small black Kami..."Ah so this is Redslayer." He says in a very soft,quiet voice...As he examines the wounds on my body.

"So can you save him Sen'ye?" Ra'oki asks.Sen'ye just stares at her with his round white eyes silently for a moment..."Yes...I can stabilize his condition and allow him to heal up,But I cannot fully heal these wounds they will have to heal on there own."Sen'ye says as he turns to face me.

He begins to chant...then in a flash of light my bleeding stops..."There,He will be fine... He just needs some rest... Now excuse me while I go speak with the one called Windra."He says as he walks out of the room... as he walks past the others he stops and stabilizes each of them.....and then heads to the hot springs to speak with Windra....

[legokid]

Sen'ye pushes open the spring doors and walks over to the insent burning bowl and up some heal herbs on it and lights them. Cin'Lone was still in the springs holding Windra tight as his spirit meditated next to them.

"Is he Windra?" The Kami asked as he walked up to the side of the spring.

Cin'Lone nodded.

"What happened to him?" He asked as she examined Windra.

"He was stuck with a Dark Ones weapon right here and now he's blind in his left eye." Cin'Lone replied in a sad voice as she ran her index finger over the slash wound.

The Kami said nothing, he just examined Windra's eye.

"He says he can still see auras, but his sight in gone. I don't understand what he means." Cin'Lone cried as she began to cry.

"Well its a rare skill for even the greatest mages to master, seeing an aura with out a spell or a special lence. You see everyliving being has an aura and it's said that being able to see an aura is better then normal sight. If one can master this sight they can find anyone, anything, anywhere in the area." The Kami expalined as he examined Windra eye itself.

"How can he live with two sights!" Cin'Lone snapped. This awoke Le'Sindo.

"That's the problem, when both sights mix the homin will have a hard time telling what is what." He said as he check Windra's good eye.

"I'm sorry I snapped at you...it's just I love Windra." Cin'Lone said but was stopped.

"It's ok." He replied.

"Can you return his sight?" Le'Sindo asked Sen'ye.

There was a long peroid of silence. "No I'm sorry I can't return what Windra has lost....is this his?" The Kami said then he noticed the goggle and bandana on the ground next to him.

"Yeah it's Windra's, why?" Cin'Lone and Le'Sindo asked.

"Well this goggle, if enchated it could help Windra's eye." The Kami said as he examined the goggle.

Cin'Lone raised a brow to the Kami.

"I'll be back in a bit, I can't enchat this but there are other Kami and Karavan who can. Excuse me I'll go get this enchated as soon as possible." The Kami said with a bow and vansihed with the goggle in his right hand.

"I hope he can help." Cin'Lone said as she held Windra.

"Don't worry if he's going to do what I thinks he's going to do then Windra will be fine." Le'Sindo said as he returned to meditating.

"I hope you're right." Cin'Lone sighed.

//Windra and SenAqua

[legokid]

I searched all over the temple looking for my brother but he was no where to be found. I was begining to worry where could he be and where was Cin'Lone? After going up and down the temples grand hall and checking all the studies I decided to check the meeting hall.

"Where is Windra!" I snapped as I open the door.

Snyo, Ra'oki, Tin-si, everyone was in there talking about something.

"Windra is healing." They said calmly.

"What happened to him, when I awoke I was covered in his blood?!" I boomed.

"Windra has suffered a major injury..." Syno said but stopped.

"What kind of injury?!" I yelled as I walked closer to them.

Silence fell over everyone in the room. No one was sure how to tell Aqua what had happend. As the silence contuined tears began to form in my eyes, I thought the worst.

"Windra has lost his sight in his left eye and I'm sorry to say no magic on Atys can return his sight. Even if we could it would go against the laws of Nature and that kind of magic is forbiden." A Black Kami said as he walked up to Aqua.

"How can Windra do magic or fight if only has half is sight?" I asked the Kami as I wipped the tears from my eyes.

"Come with me I'll explain your brothers second sight, by the way my name is Sen'ye." Sen'ye said as we walked out of the room with Aqua right behind him.

"Aqua it's hard to explain but Windra will live a normal life, I promise." Le'Sinta said from within me.

"Do you know of the ability to sense and see auras with out using magic or specail glasses." Sen'ye asked me.

I shook my head.

"That's ok not many do, I'll explain." Sen'ye said before he began to explain about the ability as we walked to the spring.

//SenAqua

[legokid]

"So let me get this straight, if one looses their sight in one eye their other becomes stronger?" I asked Sen'ye still confused.

"Yes, I'm sorry it's to complex to explain any further?" Sen'ye told me.

"So what is this enchatment going to do?" I asked.

"This enchatment still block Windra sight to see and sense aura so his sights won't mix." Sen'ye explained as we reached the spring door.

"Here just place it over his left eye......then I think you should rest." Sen'ye said as he saw me fall to one knee.

"Right." I said with a smile as I took Windra's goggle. It look the same but at the same time was so different.

The spring was so queit only the sound of the springs and the woods around it. For a moment I thought no one was in here until Le'Sinta appeared and pointed to the shadow of a tree. Le'Sinta was meditating in the shade of it, and that could only mean Windra was close by.

As I walked walked up to the insent burning bowl I was him, Windra was in the far corner of the spring and Cin'Lone was holding him. As I walked around the springs to where they were I noticed they were both alseep.

"Don't worry I'm watching them." Le'Sindo said with a warm smile.

"Good, here it's Windra's goggle its been enchanted..." I said but was Le'Sindo just smiled.

"I know, I'll give it to him, you'd best get some sleep." He said as I handed him the goggle.

"Good Night brother sleep well." I said as I kissed him on the cheek and headed for bed.

Some how I knew everything would be ok, how I'm not sure, but I was to tired to think.

//SenAqua

[raven41]

...As I get back on my feet and stretch I ask "Wow,How did I heal up so quick?"

"Sen'ye healed you" Syno replied.

"Sen'ye?" I ask.

"Yes Sen'ye... One of the eldest of the Kami here."Syno says.

"So you Le'Cusï and Te'Haï are not the only Kami here?" I ask.

"No there are actually quite a few of us." He says as we walk out of the room and down the hall.

"So Sen'ye is a healer?"I ask.

"Yes,Sen'ye has powerful healing abilities.Some he cannot even use without breaking Kami laws."Syno Says.

"Wow... So is he stronger then you?" I ask.

"Yes very much so,in a fight Sen'ye could likely defeat me with his eyes closed."Syno replies with a bit of a laugh.

"Jeez ... I want a sparring session with him." I say laughing.

"I Can arrange that if you like." Syno says laughing.

"Yes please do." I say with a grin.

"You've been warned...Follow me."Syno says laughing.He leads me into a large round room."This is where you will fight...Wait here" Syno says as he walks back out of the room....A few moments later he walks back in with Sen'ye.

"So Red you wish to face me in combat eh?" Sen'ye says with his arms crossed behind his back.

"Yes sir,I would." I reply.

"So be it prepare yourself." He says.

I draw my blade,its the training blade I had before...He smiles."You may attack when ready Red" He says... "Uhh what about a weapon?" I ask..."Do not worry I wont need it." He replies... Surprised by his confidence I charge at him and swing,He dodges without effort..."What the" I say to myself as I try again... He dodges again without effort...So I switch to pike,And try again,Yet again he dodges without effort..."Bah... I know" I think to myself..Then charge at him again,this time I charge my pike with Lightning and fire...with the speed of lightning and the power of fire I attack...

"Oh,Very nice move." Sen'ye says as he creates a force field around himself.

"Heh,Thanks."I say as I step back.

"With that attack I would not have been able to dodge...But there is one problem... You need to concentrate too much I could still see the attack coming because of that,Wich means I could have attacked first."Sen'ye says.Now continue I will fight back now... He says as he takes his hands from behind his back. " A weapon?" I ask... "Still don't need it... I will show you." He replies.

I charge at him again... I use the same attack as before,but this time he moves quickly to me and blast me from close range... I fall back and he runs quickly around behind me and blast me again... I fall to the floor..

"Jeez!" I shout as I get up and try attacking with a lightning and wind mix....but again he runs to me and attacks before I can..this time he kicks me then slashes me with his claws...My armor falls apart in three lines..." holy!" I say but get cut off by a blast wich knocks me to the floor,In a second he is on top of me with his hands by my face.

"This would be where I kill you Red." He says laughing slightly as he gets off of me and helps me up."Do not worry I will have your armor replaced."

"Thanks... Man you're really fast and strong."I say as I stand up.

"mmm You just need training...At your true power there is no way I could beat you...or any of the others to be honest." He says as he heals me.

"I need alot of training."I say as I brush the dust of me.

"Yes,But your time will come...You and Windra hold the true power of the guardians."He says staring at me with his round white eyes.

"Me and Windra?....Why was I made leader and why Aqua as well?" I ask.

"When the time comes you will understand... Power is not the reason you are made leader Red...Or Windra would have been the other leader...his is the only one of the guardians that at your true potentials can rival your power." Sen'ye says still staring at me...

"So uh... who's the strongest right now? well when we are all healed."I ask.

Sen'ye laughs..."Red it does not matter who is the strongest...But if you must know...You,Windra and Aqua are truly the strongest as of this moment."He says.

"So uhm.. Wich of us three is the strongest?" I ask.

Sen'ye laughs again..."hmm I think Aqua could beat you Red."

"What!?! No way...how?" I ask.

Sen'ye laughs loudly,and starts to walk away.."All she has to do is kiss you."

"Bah." I say as I cross my arms and start to blush...

"don't worry about who is strongest Red..Each of you have a strong point... In all Truth any of the guardians could beat each other if the circumstances are right."Sen'ye says as he leaves the room.

"Makes sence..." I say as I sit down and rest...

"I will see you later Red I must be going." Syno Says as he bows and leaves the room.I wave and then lay back against the wall and think about all that has happened,With one thought that haunts me most..."Where is my mom and Drakfot...?"....

[legokid]

I awoke with eye's closed, for reason my eye's hurt as if I had just walked through a sandstorm without a mask. I tried to open them but I couldn't it was beyond me, for a few moments I thought what happened to my sight. Then out of nowhere I felt a strap and a goggle cover my left eye.

"What?" I asked.

"Sorry Windra I'll lift the seal I placed." I heard Le'Sindo tell me as my sight returned.

"Why did you cover my eye?" I asked as I looked around, it was dark and who ever had been holding was gone.

"Sen'ye, a grand Kami Healer enchanted your goggle to stop you second sight from messing with your normal sight." Le'Sindo explained

"What are you taking about?" I said as I lifted my goggle.

"Windra don't!" Le'Sindo yelled, but I had already lifted my goggle, but I quickly returned it.

"What did you see?" He asked.

"I saw another world, nothing but shadows and....what looked like aura's, then there was this world mixing with it, I thought my head explode." I explained with a huge sigh.

"Close that eye and switch your goggle to your right eye." Le'Sindo told me.

I did as he said with a gulp. I reopened my eye's and then I saw that new world return, but this eye it didn't spin or mix, it was still. I looked around and saw the shadow of the spring, it was amazing the water was a teel green fog and the grass was a light green fog as well.

"Well?" I heared Le'Sindo's voice ask.

I turned to were the voice came and jumped backwards at what I saw. A cloaked figure stood there....I thought a Dark One, but he unhooded himself, it was Le'Sindo's face.

"Why aren't you in homin form?" I asked as I walked over to him, the fog seemed to move away from me as I walked.

"I can't, this is my true form, this is also my aura form, best you switch eyes, I can't explain this world but I think one of the Kami or Karavan here can." He told me as I switched the goggle to the left.

//Windra

[raven41]

... After sitting for awhile I head out into the garden. I walk up to the fountain ... I sigh as I stare at the fountain...

"Whats wrong Red?" Aqua says as she comes up and stands next to me.

"I can't protect you from the dark ones... I'm just not strong enough..." I say still staring at the fountain.

"No... Don't say that .. I believe in you Red." Aqua says as she hugs me.

"No.. I can't ... It was proved when I fought Gen-Laï ... Then again when I faced Sen'ye ... If Sen'ye can't beat the dark ones and I can't beat Sen'ye..."I say as I hug Aqua.

"But you can get stronger ... I know you will be able to beat them Red" Aqua says as she starts to cry.

"Not staying here I can't." I say.

"Huh?.. What do you mean?" Aqua says looking up at me.

"Aqua... I must go ... I need to go train... I will return I swear to you."I say as I hug her tight.

"No Red you can't leave!" She shouts at me.

"I have to Aqua!" I shout back ... "I'm sorry .. I didn't mean to..." I say but she cuts me off.

"its ok ... Red .. If you really think you need to go ... I won't stop you... I trust you to make the right choice... I will miss you." Aqua says as she kisses my cheek.

"I ... I love you Aqua... Please ... stay here until I return ... if something happens to you while I'm away ..." I say as I look into her eyes.

"I will stay safe Red,I promise."She says as she hugs me.

"I better get going... Tell the others for me ... I can't handle saying bye to them all I'm sad enough now..." I say.

"Ok Red,I will.... Now go and come back to me soon."Aqua says with tears in her eyes and a soft smile.

I kiss her and then I head for the exit...

"Red ... did you think you could leave unnoticed?" A voice from behind me says.

"Hmm?" I say as I turn to see Syno and Tin-si standing there...

"Good luck Red." They say to me at the same time.

"You...You're not gonna try to stop me?" I say surprised.

"No. It is your choice Red... And wether you like it or not ... Fei will be with you watching over you." Syno says as he opens the grand doors to the outside for me."See-ya later Red." Tin-si says as he waves at me.

I smile then run out the door as I wave... "RED!!! YOU BETTER BE SAFE!!!" I hear Aqua shout as the doors reseal behind me... "I will be back,And I will be safe I promise." I say to myself as I tear a TP ticket......

[legokid]

As I walked towards the door the leads to the grand hall I felt myself being teleported. With a flash I was in the Univeral Study, I could sense the mystic objects even before my eye could adjust.

"So you discoverd the Second Plain aye?" A soft voice said with a bit of a laugh.

"Second Plain?" I asked.

"Aye, the releam in which living beings auras becomse visable, the realem which your left eye makes visable." The voice told me, it was Sen'ye.

"There are several planes, but the other plains are for another time. Come here I'll explain the the Second Plain and show you how to use your sight." He said as he waved me over to the gaint sphere in the center of the room; that showed the skys within it.

"Lets begin." He said as the sphere expanded till it made very thing in the room vanish.

"There is an orb somewhere in this room but it's hidden, find it using your second sight, it's the only way." He explained.

I moved my goggle and looked around. Again the shadows of objects returned but this time the objects were coverd in a silver frost.

"The frost is a type of aura, the objects in this room are mystical and you may surprised to know that mystical objects do have aura's." Sen'ye explained to me from somewhere.

"Really, huh I never thought about that before...wait I found it!" I said as I found the orbs in was on the bookcase of scrolls.

"Good, lets keep doing searches till you can fully grasp your new sight, ok?" Sen'ye asked.

I nodded and then a another orb appeared in the room and I began to search for it. After about seven orbs I felt an something leave.

"I'm sorry to say Windra, Redslayer has left the temple in order to become stronger." Sen'ye said with a sigh as he appeared next to me.

"I had a feeling this may happen, but he'll be back." I said with a sigh.

"Well this is just another step in becoming a guardian, lets contuine." Sen'ye said with warm look, some how those soft white eye's made me feel better about Red leaving.

"Aye." I said with a warm smile then returned to looking for orbs.

"Aqua I know you are going to miss him but he will be back, Red has yet to break a promise." I thought to myself with another warm smile.

//Windra

[rabcaz]

It had taken some time for them to locate where the messener were, but it had
turned out to be a fruitless endevour as he had not seen anything nor heard of
Redslayer or his friends.
Even though Drakfot and Banestart continued to look around to see if anyone
there could have heard anything about what had happened in Crystabell. But it
seems as only rumours travels faster then Homins as some had only heard what
happened yet no one had seen anything.

Hours later they had asked those whom they thought could have knowledge of what
had happened and were now walking towards the stables again. Drakfot glimpsed at
Banestar to see how she was doing, she still had her determined look and sharp
eyes and it comforted Drakfot.

"Where should we head now" She asked Banestar as they approached the stables.

"I wonder if no one here had heard anything, how big is the chance that it could
have reached Avendale?" Banestar questionly replied.

"I wonder that too, perhaps it be only the rumours there too." Drakfot said
while thinking over their opportunities.

"Perhaps we should head to Fairhaven and see if anyone might have come there.
Yet I doubt it Drakfot." Banestar seemed to have made up her mind about where to
go.

"If you wish so my friend." Drakfot replied as they reached the stable boy.

Since they had arrived just hours earlier he recognized them both instantly and
he directed them to their mounts. Ki was as glas as always to see Drakfot and
welcomed her by hugging her with his trunk. Also Banestar's mount happily jumped
up to her as she came nearer. They paid the stable boy and thanked him for
caring for the mounts while they had been away then walked out to the plateu
with the mounts closley following. They gave Windemeer a last look before they
mounted and set their course towards Fairhaven. During the trip they did not
speak, but both had their eyes set on their destination in the far distant.
I a way it soothed Drakfot's mind knowing that Banestar was not determined to
find her son, this instead of mourning a loss that they did know had happened.
But alsp she felt that there was something strange happening, howcome such faith
was to happen to her friends.
Bonds can come in many forms and shapes and they are not easilly brakeable. That
must be why Drakfot never felt as if Redslayer were gone nor lost and she hoped
that Banestar now also shared this feeling.

They arrived at the gates of Fairhaven and soon their mounts were standing with
their friends outside the stables. It was a nice and warm day and such days the
stable boy always had them on the outside to enjoy the nice weather.

"I wonder, where do you reckon we shall turn now?" Drakfot asked Banestar.

"Lets see if we can find someone whom just arrived from Avendale." Banestar
said.

They asked some Homins whom were standing near the stables if they had recently
arrived or knew of someone whom had come from Avendale yet no one had been there
for some time. They had a small strike of luck when they were taling about it
and passed a guard whom took notice. He told them that there was a merchant who
had just come from Avendale and were likely at the local merchants near the
gate.
Drakfot and Banestar thanked the guard and started walking towards the merchants
and they could easilly spot where the traveling merchant were as his packers
were standing outside the Armor merchants. When they came closer they overheard
that he was discussing trading prices with the merchants.

"Excuse me, have you recently arrived from Avendale my friend?" Drakfot asked
the merchant.

"Yes, a few moments ago. Why do you wonder?" He replied.

"Have you seen or heard anything about any kind of battle or wounded Homins?"
Banestar suddenly asked.

"Ah, you mean the thing that happened in Crystabell ?" The merchant replied a
bit surprised. "Well I haven't heard more then the word that something strange
happened there, sorry."

"I see, thank you my friend" Drakfot said as she and Banestar excused themselves
and walked along the bridge to the trainers.

"I am sorry, it was just.. it felt as if I could finally get an answer."
Banestar excused herself.

"Do not think of it my friend, I understand how you feel." Drakfot said as they
took a right and sat down by the edge of the bridge. "We have spent some time
already this day, perhaps you would like something to drink, it be warm and
fluids are needed."

"Yes I think that I do need a drink." Banestar said as she sat down leaning on a
crate.

"I shall fetch us some then, please wait here a moment." Drakfot said as she got
back up on her feets and walked towards the pub.

Momments later she returned with two large glasses and as she looked at Banestar
she noticed that she was already sleeping calmly. Drakfot sat down next to
Banestar and placed her drink not far away from her so that she would be able to
have it as she awakened. Drakfot sat next to her while sipping on her drink and
looked at the water as it built an horizon in the distant. On the shore across
the lake she could see the Yubos and Izams as they played or just looked for
food.

Banestar mumbled alittle as she turned her head while sleeping.

[legokid]

I walked through out the garden hoping an answer to what to do now would come to me. Red left I hadn't seen in hours and I wasn't sure where everyone else was since I told them about Red.

When I looked back at that battle I see we were fools, we fell into another trap. What saved us? I ran that thought through my head several times, but nothing.

"Aqua?" Jen asked me from behind.

"Can you help me?" She asked as she held out a pendent.

I smiled and nodded, she smiled back and turned around so I could lock it. As finished locking it I saw it fuse into one. Oddly I felt mine, same thing, I could feel where the lock use to be.

"We fight to protect." I whispered.

"Huh?" Jen asked me.

"I get it now!" I yelled then ran towards the Univeral Study; Jen was at my heels.

It was empty, for some reason I thought Windra was here but oh well.

"Aqua what are you looking for?" Jen asked as she starred into the grand sphere.

"I get it, our power and strenght doesn't come from training, it comes from somewhere else. I noticed it when your necklace fused, You see we are weak if you fight for oursleves." I expalined.

"I don't really understand." Jen said.

"Ok, when you fight what awakens your power's true strenght, or what do you fight for?" I asked her.

"Well when I fight I think of my pappa, my mother, you, big brother Windra, everyone really." Jen said still confused.

"So when you think of them your power becomes greater?" I asked.

"Well yeah I guess so." Jen said now realizing what I was getting at.

"Wait if thats true then why did Red fall?" Jen asked quickly remembering Red.

"I'm not sure yet." I said as I fell out a silver colored books.

That's what this is for." I said as Jen sat down with me.

We opened it and began to read.


//SenAqua