As you can tell this one will recieve alot more updates then my last one. Also I forgot to mention any comments are welcome at any time. Now on with teh story.

Chapter Three: The Forgotten Hero.

The moon reflected off the clear sea, as a great fire raged out on it. The chilling screams, and burning bodies crept onto land. During this all a ragged figure floated to shore, a broken body one that once went by the name Tsuukai. A voice screamed out on land and started its frantic run to the all, but empty beach.

“There’s one over here daddy,” Screamed what looked teenaged girl, her blond hair covering her face, and flowing in the winds of death.

“I see him, go get the cart and bring him in,” Shouted and middle aged man’s voice from across the haunted beach.

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“Do you know? DO YOU KNOW?” A voice screamed in the colorless room.

“Me?” Asked the warrior still confused about where he was.

“Yes you, Tsuukai Ita Do you Know?”

“Do I know what?”

“What will happen,” The voice strayed off then continued, “Happen if Stacia succeeds? The whole world will die.”

“I know,”

“Why do you care?”

“What?!?” The master of shadows said surprised at the question.

“You hate the world, and everything in it, You even hate yourself yet you still care for these people these ingrates these peasants. WHY?”

“I don’t…I don’t know.”

“You are no hero you are a villain, why,”
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“I do what I want, No classification tells me what to do,”

“If you do this people will no longer fear you, no longer fear you blade,”

“Let them I will teach them to fear again,”

“LIAR you like it, you have had enough of this pain always pain. You have had enough of the hate the fear you wish for the title of hero to be on you. To be loved.”

“…”

“You want to be loved once more before you die, you wish to finds your family, your friends you once had and make peace so you will feel like you belong. That’s all you want any more to belong. But you can’t face them after the countless sins you have committed you could not see them eye to eye.”

“QUIET, no…no. Your just trying to get to me, to make me fail to evoke some emotion I long did away with.”

“Did away with, or hide?”

“What,”

“Is it truly gone or did you just hide it from view so no one will know the GREAT Black rider has fear.”

“I fear no man,”

“LIAR,”

“Who are you to tell me MY emotions?”

“Have you not guessed it yet? I am you we are Tsuukai. I am the voice you so long his away, but as times grow more desperate I will return you to your senses. I will make you fear once more as you always should have.”

Tsuukai jolted upwards, and looked around franticly. His vision still hazy he could see only bare outline. The Teenaged girl standing in the far corner of the room smiled at her awakened guest.

“Your awake,” the girls voice sang.

“Who…what…where…when…Stacia!” Tsuukai said as he regained his vision.

“No the names Maria you where on the beach knocked out, you must have come from the ship that was on fire.”

“The ship, on fire?”

“Yes I’m sorry you where the only one found,” The girl said walking over to the counter and picking up a glass of water. Walking back her blond hair flowing she handed the water to Tsuukai, “Here drink you must be thirsty,”

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The dark clouds struck with the sound of thunder filled the massive throne room echoing throughout. The large robed man walked down it once again, staff in hand. As he closed in on the petit women sitting upon her excessively large throne he went to one knee, and bowed showing his allegiance.

“Miss Stacia, the ship was destroyed, the metal man called a pillar of fire in his rage,” the large man said with a look as fear in his eyes, “There where no survivors.”

“And the man in black,” Anastacia said sweetly.

“We believe he has died as well, I have failed you.”

“No,” She said standing up not is disbelief, but as a reassurance, “I can still feel his presence he is still alive. “You have not failed me,” she finished placing her delicate hand on his shoulder.

“Thank you my Queen, I will have the troops scour the island of Crete we will find Tsuukai.”

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“Where is your library?” Tsuukai said remembering why he came to the island.

“Huh that was burned down months ago,”

“Where all the books burned?” Tsuukai asked in distress.

“All but one book, for some reason it was found in the ashes unharmed, It was trasnfered to a library far away,” She said worried, “This is about the Infector isn’t it’s about Stacia.”

“How…how do you know about her?”

“I have heard tales, your looking for the book because it holds the key to defeating her doesn’t it.”

“You’re a smart girl how old are you?”

“27,” Said the girl with a smile, “And I’m coming with you,” She finished as she started packing her things.

“What you can’t, you could get hurt,”

“My dad taught me everything he knows about sword fighting,” She said as she finished packing her small bag, “Besides I am your only way off this island.”

“You own a ship,” he said mockingly.

“Not exactly,” she said with an unusual grin.

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“Are you sure you know where your going,” Tsuukai said in a cough from the dust of old stone stair case which seemed to be leading into the center of the earth.

“Don’t worry I come down here often,” She said. She was in the lead and held an old torch that was barely able to light up her face. “Here we are,” She said finally when the reached there destination. Placing the torch on a rope it flew up the rope, which split, into four parts each leading to a torch in a different corner of the room lighting the whole room.

‘WOAH,” Tsuukai said is shock his eye’s set sight on a large black dragon that occupied the room, “You mean to tell me we are going to travel around the world and back on that beast.”

“Hey,” Maria exclaimed, “he is my best friend and the fastest means of travel. If you ever hope to stop Stacia you’ll ride him.”

“Fine then have it your way,” Tsuukai said with a scowl, “Where do we fit on that beast,”

“Stop calling him that,” Maria replied, “We fit on his back don’t worry it’s actually quite easy to stay on,” She said jumping onto the large creatures back motioning for Tsuukai to join her. This is madness why are you trusting this girl you hardly know her. Tsuukai’s master said to him. I have a good feeling about this girl, and she is right it is the fastest way to travel he replied causally. You have had a good feeling in year so why now. the evil one replied chillingly. I wouldn’t expect you to under stand now pipe down if you don’t have anything good to say. He replied whilst mounting the winged dragon.

“You know,” Maria, said as they where about to fly threw the underwater river to the sea, “You haven’t told me your name,”

“The name is Tsuukai,” He replied coldly as they lifted into the air.

“Oh ok,” She said with a smile as they blasted out of the cave into the twilight sky. “Don’t be so glum,” She said leaning back into Tsuukai’s lap.

“Umm,” The black rider said a little embarrassed

“Because I’m a cheery gal,” She said with a smile getting up and turning around to face Tsuukai, “And I don’t wanna see any sad faces OK,”

“Umm sure,” Tsuukai replied wondering what he got himself into.

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