that night

Blaze" .....sky? are you awake? Sky" hm?" Blaze" I may be late on this but... I feel I should apologize to you " Sky" for what?" Blaze" I feel like... I never bothered to understand you to where you came from and seeing your ceremony for nova, I see there is so much to your culture I truly don't understand , and yet you spent so much time trying to understand the sol kingdom way of life I barely gave your history the time of day.. I've been selfish" Sky" sits up come on blaze how would you know? how would either us know I only found out more and more of myself after I found my parents the scythe thing wasn't even until later we were all finding things out at the same time, you can't say you didn't try " Blaze" perhaps, but it doesn't help seeing such a sacred event it was .. honestly beautiful in a way" Sky" so is the ceremony nova has to do every year because she is the guardian " Blaze" maybe its the fact its only for eyes of the those in the clan verses being something for the public " Sky" ...maybe crossing his arms saying something can only be seen by very few gives it a different feel " Blaze" mhm.. but I understand why how many would look upon a clan of reapers as something positive " Sky" or the fact people are jealous of our power and or fear it " Blaze" ......." Sky" but in the end its a thankless job and we do it for the God we serve just like the Goddess bestows upon you the power of flames" Blaze" ........" Sky" love?" Blaze" ......maybe kathy is right, we're just a guilt complex family as she sat up wiping the tears from her eyes" Sky" wha?! why? why are you crying" Blaze" I feel like I just took you for granite, people call you a lap dog, always following me, mama's boy. softy what the hell ever but look at where you came from , running and hiding just because people hate what you are, and you still work to protect us its feels so wrong... she sobbed softly* you deserved so much more, you and your family hell the clan itself deserved better.. " Sky" pulling her close to him as he hugged her tightly .... its alright and sometimes.. what we do we don't get any praise or thanks from anyone, but we do it because we know its what we need to, whither we're loved or hated for it - -.



* blaze wiped her eyes as as she sat beside him hugging the pillow beside her

Sky" this nature I have is probably why I always bickered with sonic he was always going against my purpose which is to save others not play games, and in our book.." Blaze" you have to kill your enemies if it is needed " Sky" mhm.. its not fun, its not wanted, but its a necessary evil and as the verse said , we are tools used to protect the world , and how we feel about the situation doesn't matter " Blaze" well I don't believe you would just be a mindless solider " Sky " I know, heh I never was hell if I did killer wouldn't be around , Blaze" all I remember is you both having your little battle to determine who would win with me and mephlies sitting on the sidelines while you both had your little spat to get it out of your system and what happens? it ended up a draw T T" Sky" I wonder what it would be now?" Blaze" I don't," Sky" ahahah xD so we all do our work the way we believe we should, and keeping the balance in the world is what matters, but thats all text book speak anyway, at the end of the day, you, nova, snowfall, and the kingdom and my family are al l that matters to me, anything beyond that well , it will work itself out "



Blaze" laying down next to him nuzzling close to him .... I love you.. my king" Sky" I love you too my queen always" Sky" and forever <3 " Blaze" so whats next?" Sky" one day at time, that's what I say" Blaze" and nova gets to open her other gifts tomorrow " Sky" sounds about right" Blaze" I don't mind the sound of that~ "

the next morning



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Nova" morning everyone.. " Kiara" I'm surprised your up yesterday was kind of busy" Nova" yeah, gardon had to get me up, I forgot completely about the sol emerald ceremony is today... thats why my party was a day before my actual birthday " Kiara" ?! oh right I totally forgot that too " Nova" yeah so I'll be getting dressed up for the village and doing the speech and everything " Sonia" try not to pass out after the fact though" Nova" heh..heh I'll be fine once I get some something to hype myself up, I'm just mad I woke up late" Kiara" you woke up just now?" Nova" yes" Kiara" its 9:00 this is normal TwT " Nova" who said Iwas normal lol " Surge" I can relate this tour is having us on a different time schedule too " (ping) Data" happy birthday nova sorry I wasn't able to make it " Nova" thank you and its okay, I somewhat dodgeda bullet this morning too " Kiara" how so?"



a few minutes ago

Nova" having her face buried in the pillow she turned her head seeing the light shinning into her room, letting out a long yawn , twisting and turning as her neck and arms popped from the stiffness ( knock knock knock!) Gardon" nova are you awake? " Nova" ... yes I'm awake.. looking to her side niyako was sleeping next to her, quickly shaking the sleep off she answered the door at the same time niyako covered himself with the blanket

Nova" morning gardon" Gardon" I see you slept in " Nova" yeah I noticed > >" Gardon" I hope you did not forgot the sol emerald ceremony is taking place and you have to get ready " Nova" o o...* lowering her head* Gardon" judging from your face you did forget " Nova" I'll get ready in time don't worry, I still have time to prep " Gardon" alright , see you shortly" closing the door Nova" sighing deeply Niyako" I knew I would pass out I should have just went to bed " Nova" its alright , its just you know still kind of awkward Niyako" still, " Nova" well little nuzzling always leads to one thing to another >w> " Niyako" mhm getting out of bed but as he stepped down he hit the edge of noodles tail as he (Yepp!) making him scurry under the bed sorry fur noodle" Niyako" I think I hit his tail Nova" I wish he wouldn't sleep under the bed " Niyako" wheres comet?" Nova" hes been making his home in the garden lately often I catch him there I think he got tired of my game sessions xD " Niyako" well speaking of , i better make it look like I was getting ready to start my own work sessions instead of keeping you company all night" Nova" nothing wrong with that " Niyako" yeah but you know ... I don't want" Nova" we've been doing good nuzzles his cheek nothing serious until we tie the knot" Niyako" and when will that be? " Niyako" until I get good at being a political figure which will be no time soon = =; , I'm still a quiet little rabbit in the board meetings " Niyako" heh all things with time I suppose he chuckled softly by the way , this will be the first time I experience the ceremony for your kind ^^" Nova" you'll lovei t I promise ^w^ kisses him passionately , wrapping her arms around him tightly Niyako" scratching the root of her tail making her lean into him, making her move her hands down his waist to-

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Velvet" OKay! we don't need a play by play your wake up sex session! " Khalon" hello?" Nova" nice to see you too velvet, we haven't heard from you in weeks " Velvet" yeah well I've been busy you could say" Kiara" its okay, surge has been your angry replacement " Surge" piss off " Kiara" come on no hate lol Khalon" but seriously where have you been?"



Velvet" babysitting for rouge and shadow " Sonia" so why its become a full time thing now?" Velvet" yeah its turning to my full on job now" Kiara" don't know if my mom would like that" Velvet" its not all the time just mostly weekend evenings and some late work days which I don't mind , she pays really well " Surge" how well " Velvet" I basically have enough to get myself a PC that matches heat princess's specs " Kiara" for real!?" Velvet" yes " Nova" T T... sadly your shots at me I don't really miss " Velvet" not my fault you make it easy " Kiara" Sonia" but wasn't ruby kind of a...monster at night have you gotten use to it ?" Velvet" thanks to midnight and learning what that "other" likes and doesn't like we have a system, it even helps rouge too, on top of the money I got from her filling my pockets, I've been racking up favors from cody cause I can buy him parts for his tech he would need l3, helping around the house I think I'm starting to bea bread winner in the house and I'm not even out of school yet XD"



Surge" well aren't you a little business fuzz butt " Velvet" hell yeah, I won't lie the first few times were.. a challenge but again both me and midnight make it work and really if I wanted to be a bit mushy > > its kind of like me and midnight raising a kid of our own" kiara" well it does give you lots of practice " ( Ping)



Cody" FINALLY ITS FUCKING DONE I DID IT WE DID IT WEEKEND! GO-KARTS DONT CARE WHAT ANYTHING ELSE IS HAPPENING! BYE! (signs out)

Everyone" o o................" Surge" uhhh" Nova" was that really cody or? " Velvet" sadly yeah Kiara" what the hell?? " Velvet" hes been.. working hard every night for two weeks straight trying to finish out the go karts for everyone so we could have the fun time racing like we talked about for a while now " Data" my mom and I finished digital realms we can use as a race track for them too" Velvet" I said he he should give himself a break but he was determined to get the set for us finished at least, I don't know why hes been so heavily stubborn > > " kiara" how the hell did he hide this so well from me ;w; now I feel bad DX " Velvet" caffeine can work wonders when your working " Kiara" ohhhhhh.!!! signs out Surge" angry girlfriend, not a good thing lol RIP "



Velvet" so how was your birthday? " Nova" ...!? ... sorry guys gtg, but long story short I'm officially a reaper now of my clan ^w^ (signs out) " Data" sounds like everyone has been busy of late " Khalon" I just hope we don't get too busy where we don't hang out as much " Surge" I think will be fine khalon these sessions are too hilarious to just end up dry cause of outside work " Velvet" speaking of sounds like kiara just got here, maybe we can pick this up later?" Surge" not sure like I said I got a campaign to support for my mom but have fun with the races " Khalon" will still have a place for you too " Surge" thanks ( signs out) Data" feels like everyone is growing up doesn't it" Sonia" feels like only yesterday we were all just kids Khalon "we still are , nothing has changed, well maybe a few things but we're all still ourselves" Sonia" yeah~





in the meantime

we cut to out in the ocean on a orange wave bike completely decked out with marines color scheme and a anchor painted on the side on the left side of the face was the S.S>M emblem, and while inside the hub marine smirked as ashe gave it full throttle , the boosters ignited as she blasted off across the ocean



( beep beep!) ??? " !alright captain your going too far out of range for me to monitor the improvements " Marine" aw relax jerry shes running fine, after all I built her myself double kicking the gas throttle just as a wave was on its way she ended up launching up into the air getting some air time with a loud splash she hit the surface skidding across the water Marine" whooo-ooo shes swims like a mermaid~!" Jerry" just try taking less chances if possible captain " Marine" aye aye jerry I swear your more of a worry wort then blaze or even cara....mel o o something catching her attention in the distance Jerry" something wrong? " Marine" aye, just a ship ah never seen before" Jerry" the king did say he had newer version of the patrol vessels, is it one of them" Marine" trust me, this is no sol kingdom ship but it is as big as a flag ship * as marine grabbed a spy glass trying to get a better look "



A vessel was a flag ship painted with black boards and red outer beams layering it from rim to base, a three flag sail , and base cannons on both ends looking like wings and the captains cabin perched high in the back likea birds nest this ship truly looked like a war ship, on the bow of the ship you saw pirates and some even dragons working and keeping things upright and spotless while at the edge you saw robot drapped in a red cloak and captains hat his fair mostly hidden within his cloak as was his body but he stood as tall as kaspian while his eyes shined wit ha golden yellow, and through his eyes you could see him scooped out to the island where the festival was taking place where he saw nova waving to everyone as the parade was going on



???" first mate, piercing its funny, given your ambition you still come and watch this event every year said the white furred cat dressed in a cyan blue over coat, black shorts and mid rift top Captain" you say that as if itsa problem" ???" you see everything from beyond miles it would be esay to take out the key players wouldn't " ???" the key to winning is observation not rash decisions, I've watched many dot the same thing over and over, even Ragnorok was not immune ot this mistake " ???" raven aren't you tired of being in the background, the seas have been too quiet and up start here and there is fine but I think causing something harsh might be needed about now especially since the queen is sitting back and letting her daughter take center stage now she sighed crossing her arms Raven" that's why I wanted to come and see, to test the waters so to speak, killing your prey is only rewarding when there at there best " ???" then why not go after blaze instead of her kid?" Raven" blaze has had her idea of battle ruined by nega, tainted by the aspects of deceit and treachery all in pursuit of the sol emeralds , its nothing more thena means to an end instead of a rights of passage unlike her daughter who is another story, someone who sees fighting as a means of prove of your ability your worth, your soul"



???" always these games with you types I swear, " Raven" these games keep us in the game does it not your always so eager to go for the kill, they hear and see you coming a mile away and go and get there pack and where does that leave you? overwhelmed " ???" with in her hands she created a ice figure of blaze you never giveme enough credit everyone frozen before I get within walking distance smashing the ice in her hand* Raven" is that so well if your so sure of that suddenly shifting his gaze towards marine out at sea a sea gull has flown too close to the ship and it appears to be a friend of the princess, maybe give her a little motivation for a meeting is needed"



Piercing" I think I have a good idea as she casually walked off the ship falling towards the water untill a wave of ice appeared from her hand creating a slide she slid down, and quickly began to sake across the sea towards marine, all in the mean time marine saw her coming as she immediately hit the booster to get away Marine" ( did they really see me way our here, I could barely see em )

suddenly the water around her started to get colder as the rotor was freezing up



Marine" come in on, jerry can you read me! " Jerry" marine whats going on- your systems are freezing up?!" Marine" its the pirates they- (Kasshhh! ) Gahh* suddenly ice pierced through the dashboard destroying the radio* Piercing"you know the danger its all the more convincing when the radio gets cut off just like the movies~ she said walking on the icy platform she made around them" Marine" Grr... quickly grabbing her hook shot aiming it towards her and after a quick fire piercing made and ice shield blocking it then tackling marine off her wave bike onto on to the ice* Marine"?!" Piercing " careful ice and be little slippery as marine tried ot get up suddenly her tail was stuck to the ice and sticky as her tail was stuck ot the ice with small signs of frost coating it Marine" !?! " Piercing" captain marine was it ? first time meeting an official of the sol kingdom you can call me piercing, lets hope I won't have to give you any, " Marine" is that ship out there yours??" Piercing" bingo, the captain is looking to to get the attention of the royals and I remember your a close friend of the queen and daughter right? well lucky you, cause your going to serve as motivation for a bit of...testing the waters as the captain put it " Marine" y'all really think you can jsut walk up here and do what you want? kathy will be here any minute to" Piercing" haven't you notice anything weird since I got here?



as marine started to taken in the surroundings , there was nothing, she couldn't hear the winds, the water was still even the splashes of the fish were silent

Piercing" the captain can created bubble of negative space , nothing gets in or out of it unless he wants it, so since your here with me your coming back with us however just to get the point across~ suddenly the ice started to fester and make a giant hand grabbing the bike as she threw it away back where she came from now lets go send a letter to the queen" Marine".....





Later



Video" So as you can see we have someone of yours , and we all know how you love to keep all of your subject s safe, so believe when I say I have no intention of harming her if you simply comply with my demands. as captain raven walked across the screen as he had marine held in a cage chained up I only wish to see where the strength level of your princess lies, meet at shore of spring drop island by tomorrow morning as of this message received failure to comply will result in some unwanted results " video ends



Blaze" marine.... " Sky" walking towards his desk ....of all days... ( BAM!!) sky slammed his fist on the table ..." Kathy" believe me I've been trying to find her ever since you messaged me but I really can't whatever hes using its blocking out my powers ;w; I hate this! " Sky" you did what you could kathy" Kathy" even asking valissa its the same damn thing! ><" Blaze" but why asking to test nova why is that his main goal?" Sky" ....whatever the reason doesn't matter , do we have any info on this guy? gardon?" Gardon" after searching much of the records we only have one, Captain Raven Robian, hes from the Dragil kingdom he was exiled some years go, before kile and Sonia took the throne" Sky" wait really sonia and kile" Blaze" yes my cousin? it has been a while since we heard from them > >" Sky" its just amazing how many doubles in names we have, queen terra, then terra and talon , sonia and manic, sonia and kile " Blaze" small world I suppose.. but besides that.. I'm going ot tell nova about-" Sky" No! no not now, shes enjoying the last of her birthday and shes exhausted from the ceremony, she'll have a mission with me tomorrow thats all will say, and I will give her the details myself when we are on the way. I'm not going ot have her stressed out over this" Gardon" ......" Blaze" but marine is important to her also " Sky" yes she is but this... I'm going to ruin her birthday... nothing new will happen he said tomorrow morning and that will be the plan" Gardon" should have the soldiers prepare the ship?" Sky" one flag ship should be enough " Blaze" I will come too, I don't want anything to happen to the both of them " Sky" you should stay if we both come she'll catch on " Blaze" my addition will be last minute crossing her arms

Sky"....... any other day... any time today.. if it was yesterday I would have-" Blaze" easy... taking his hand deep breathes* he said he has no intention of harming her and apart from her bondage she appeared fine, shes a fighter remember she'll be fine till tomorrow " sky sighed softly Kathy"....I'm sorry I couldn't help... " Sky" its alright kathy we can't account for everything..." Gardon" perhaps it is good blaze will attend , another wanted is on ravens ship Ice Piercing, shesa first mate wanted in outer islands various attacks on dragil's mining outposts, dealings with the diamond fang family.." Sky" isn't scourge part of them now? " Gardon" and even selling ice statues of mobians on the black market high profile people as well , she went off the radar after joining the ravens " Blaze" I suppose she'll be happy to meet me " Sky" all they cared about was informing you, again my presence as king is forever never known, well after tomorrow everyone wil lknow my name "



as sky stormed out of the meeting room



Gardon" will it be enough" Blaze" seeing him like this? I believe will be fine, we can look into repairing marines wavebike?" Gardon" it wasn't completely totaled however cleva mentioned it will take a few days , since marine's design is very... messy "



as sky himself walked ot the training field , having a dark haze over his eyes



Sky" ( this is so comical, everyone , absolutely everyone believes I'm non existent, even after the tournament making myself known with my power downing sonic, downing knuckles, I hold back because I don't use my power that way, I'm not someone they can walk over, you can't think I won't...I...I....* balling his fist as his aura started to fill the area his soul left his body wielding his scythe as he launched itself towards the practice dummies with in one strike for each one they were engulfed in a blue fire as wel las being slight in half, but the fire wasn't like blaze's flames this fire erased the dummies completely without leaving a trace behind, as sky returned to this body he started to pant heavily ... that.. was that was a little heavy "



( dad? ) Sky" ??" Nova" are you okay?" Sky" yes I'm.. fine nova ^^ " Nova" I don't know you well..I sensed your power fora moment it felt angry.. " Sky" ( the fact she could feel it says alot ) just um.. some thins going on, some pirates decided to cause some trouble by spring drop island and will have to take care of it tomorrow morning" Nova" they havea island of ninja why attack them" Sky" I wish I knew but regardless it will be someone I wil lbe tasked with tomorrow and I need you to come as well " Nova" - - well I'll be able to work off the food ate weekend she chuckled softly Sky" eheh thats one way to look at it XD" Nova" so were upset this happened on my birthday" Sky" sort of... out of any day prior they choose today , at least it wasn't yesterday" Nova" heh I know right, anyway I'm going to hit the bath " Sky" sure, also nova" Nova"?? " Sky"nothing never mind " as nova took her leave



Sky" ( Sky" but in the end its a thankless job and we do it for the God we serve just like the Goddess bestows upon you the power of flames" )... fools want to be jealous of us, yeah they would cry knowing what you do you get zero accolades for it "

meanwhile



Below deck on ravens ship, marine as still still chained (ching!) suddenly a meal plate was placed at her feet*



Marine" not laced with poison is it? she said in a bitter tone Pirate" captain does not want to see you starving its your choice with you eat or not taking his leave Marine" ... (grumble) ..... taking the buttered bread just as she about to takes a bite, piercing froze the piece she was about to bite into (ching!) ?!!" Piercing" that what happens when you aren't appreciative of the food at your feet " Marine" you are a damn cunt ya know that... ya ain't get the sol emeralds I can promise you that much! and especially for me of all people " Piercing" well that would be a problem but we don't want emeralds, well raven doesn't anyway, " Marine" then why do this, you want to take down the royal family?, steal treasure? what?" Piercing" captain wants to test the new blood" Marine" test?" Piercing" seeing how strong the princess is , you see, hes has a little history with the former princess and after that initial run in with her he took off, then years later seeing how much has changed he wanted does her of spring still remind him of those days where the queen was the most feared " Marine"......." Piercing" personally...(bang!) kicking her cage* I couldn't care less about that , why test someones power when you can stop them cold, why go out of your way to make plans when you can just end the mall in a second, all these semantics are a waist of time. but thats just how he is " Marine" ........ " Piercing" but hey if the princess is a big fat disappointment I'll have a new addition to my collection" Marine" now thats a pipe dream if I ever heard one, if not nova cleaning all your clocks you have her folks to worry about and I can guarantee you'll wish for death before the day is over. either by the kings hand or blazey~"



Piercing " of if they all show up? I'll have a whole family set in one sitting XD * she laughed* pressing her hand against the roof of the cage as a layer of ice started to form you want to know why my name is piercing? because ice is the first thing that pierces through the heart, leaving it cold and hollow ice thrives everywhere the warmth doesn't and having the royal family in my collection well, that will be proof enough there is no fire that can't be extinguished " Marine" your welcome to try , and ya want to know the ironic thing about all of that? sky has a fondness for ice , more then fire " Piercing" well in that case I'll make sure his pose is as elegant as he is strong~ turning back to the door oh and one more then its gonna be a little chilly tonight suddenly she layered the cage wit ha pack of snow and ice try not to freeze~ she smirked "

Marine" .......* hugging her tail in a attempt to keep somewhat warm*.... "





the following morning

sky blaze as well as other boarded a flag ship setting off to the meet wit captain raven



Sky" sighing softly.... you know you did not have to come along" Caramel " its marine you know I had to, its bad enough there was nothing I could have done for her at the time she was taken the very least I could do is be here trying to get her back" Sky" being her navigator you do plenty in itself , this is just one of those times " Caramel" I know, but still and with jerry and my sister back at the island trying to repair the wave bike this is at least something I can do. instead of sitting around twiddling my thumbs " Sky" eheh" Sky" heh well you do you now I suppose I have to be honest - - "



as sky walked over to kathy and nova Kathy" no I'm still not able to sense anything and its making me crazy , there is no way I'm letting them go without find out what is causing-" Sky" nova? " Nova" yeah , I get the feeling something more is going on this just a simple mission" Sky" mhm.. sorry for keeping part it from yo ubut, marine was kidnapped and they were using her a bait to get us out here, and for some reason they wanted to use her to test you" Nova" me? why me?" Sky" that I don't know but will find out soon enough. I'm sorry for not being honestly from the start, but it was your birthday and I didn't want to ruin or stress you out over it" Nova" you know I figured as much, plus while you were getting things ready mom gave me the run down this morning " Sky" ?!!"



Blaze" I did not want her in the dark all morning, so I told her everything " Sky"ieeeahhh..* running his fingers through his quills * well I guess it can't be helped.. " Blaze" this was plaguing us all night, neither of us got any real sleep" Sky" I'm just at least glad we had this mission in the morning do grab marine straight away " Nova" I just hope I can do whatever it is this captain raven wants to get marine back " Kathy" ha ha~ like that matters, we're going to get her back no matter what ^^ " Blaze" for once I agree with kathy nothing is going to change that fact " Nova" ?? has anyone noticed how strikingly quiet the winds have gotten? " Sky" you know how that you say that..? "



as everyone looked around the air suddenly felt very still, the seagulls were no where to be heard and the waters were as still as the air Kathy" nova has a point... this weird feeling I have...!? plus I can sense marine now! only... everything else I can't sense " Blaze" what do you mean" Kathy" I can't sense snowfall and the others back at the castle DX " as everyone was starting to get little concerned Sky" could be a bubble we're inside that blocking us off?" Blaze" I'm starting to guess that might be the case, and I'm sure once we ask our guess we will get our answer" arriving upon the ravens ship without wasting any time kathy teleported everyone to the boarded vessel



Kathy" I would say "prepare to be boarded!" but I thought I'd kept step~ ! " Raven" ahh the royal family is all here for the dear ship mate marine" Sky" so your captain raven, i take it " Raven" yes and I must say it is a an honor to have the royal family in my presence" Blaze" marine! " standing across was marine still in her cage but looking rather cold from the ice layered cage, piercing stood next to raven as we ll as a few soldiers Marine" ahoy blazey its great ot see you guys sorry I got myself in a mess like this " trying to crack a smile* Nova" she looks like shes been kept in a meat locker! why?! " Piercing" well jsut prepping her for the collection if I wanted to be honest " Captain" you'll have to excuse piercing she likes to give everyone a frosting effect , however as long as she has not over doing it I'm willing ot let it slid" Sky" yeah well I'm not going to be so merciful " Piercing" and you should take it easy your majesty until you want her to be a snow racoon " Blaze" .... bitting her lip as heat was radiating from her until you could feel it in the air Piercing" mind turning the temperature down a bit "



Kathy" why can't I sense anything outside when we got closer to your ship is this some kind of pocket bubble you have set up?" Raven" I see you all have noticed and you are right, call it a negative space I can create anything with in it I have full control over anything in it I will allow and anything I do not will not be" Nova" might if I test it? as she launched a fire ball towards him and with in seconds the fire ball was blown out like a candle mid flight.... " Raven" very eager I see, but this ability should be not a surprise to you princess, after all it is similar to one you have fought before " Nova" ??" Sky" alright lets just get to the point, you said you wanted to test my daughter's strength so what will you be doing" Raven" well it is not me but someone else, I'm sure you'be met before* as he stepped aside as a wolf walked from behind him



Nova" !?! Echo!? " Echo" its been a while, nova " Sky" hes from the tournament" Raven" not only that he attended your school " Nova" why are you with a pirate captain" Raven" because I adopted him, hes my son, raising him to be sharpened with the very skills you've seen thus far, " Nova" so that's what all this was about?" Raven" exactly, I thought your 16th birthday would have been a nice milestone to test how far you have come in time, seeing the weight you have to carry on your shoulders I couldn't help but feel you both had a bit of a rivalry that was worth nurturing " Blaze".... why drag the kids into this, you could have went after one of us " Raven" because both of your minds are too tainted but the poison of battle being only a means to an end, the next generation has been born fostered in a environment where just petty grips and needs were not at the forefront, of there existence, only the drive to become stronger and carry the legacy of there teachers " Kathy" so what your goal is not get the soul emeralds?" Raven" that is still my goal however its only going to be through a methods thati s long forgotten in history, I'm sure the queen knows what I mean "



Sky" what is he talking about" Blaze" ........ hes talking the "Blade of Ashes" it was ritual in the past my grand fathers created to cease the blood shed over the emeralds, before my family became the protectors, it was another and they fought in a deciding battle under the Law of the Goddess that however reigns victorious shall inherit her will " Nova" say what?! so if I lose in a fight our whole family legacy could be just taken away DX " Blaze" the fight itself takes preparation and planning and only the first born of each family may enact this ritual " Kathy" but birdy here has a wolf he fucking adopted how does that even count!?" Blaze" as long as he is his first and he claims him as his son it doesn't matter, the goddess will judge his integrity her self " Kathy" judge how? "



Blaze "* sigh* ..however getting into too much detail, a special arena is set up where the two enter the fight, however if one isn't who they claim to be, the goddess will burn them to death with a black flame. many have tried to pass off strong individuals as there kin son and daughters many raised to take the role as guardians only a few were honest while others burned alive and sometimes the Goddess would burn all who were involved in the lie , but that much his hear say. " Sky" so with this in mind why do people try to steal the emeralds " Blaze" they were tired to sending people to ther deaths trying to play b y the goddess's rules so some tried to make us look like terrible protectors and maybe they could win her over that way, the list goes on.. this is why the ritual was lost to history to honestly get folks to cease this madness"



Raven" I may be the first in possibly 500 years to earnestly try and take the sol emeralds , rather then the barbaric nature others have done, Sky" ?! that would actually explain why king alex would go around having so many first born" Blaze" yes, that would be exactly the point" Kathy" as vein pulsing from her head as she tightened her grip on her staff ^w^ I am so sick and tired of people using children for there own selfish and egotistical gain, how about this give us marine and we leave nice and s peacefully before I rip this whole ship in two " Raven" you are more then welcome to try but I would advise against it " Kathy" and I would advise you not to test me because motherfucker I will... I WiLl..* bearing her teeth as a shadow cover her face "

at that same time



Killer watching from her basement would sense kathys rage and her energy building as her fur spiked* Killer" ohhhh~ hmhm I haven't felt his much rage from since the days of dealing with that clown, if she has a crashout this will be fun~* as she took a bowl of popcorn and drizzling blood on it~ *



Piercing" I'm almost on kathy's side why don't we just take the emerald skip the formalities and declare ourselves the new owners of the emeralds" Raven" because if its not with the goddess's blessing its all for not, I've told you this before " Piercing " and again you think I care about all of this, your making this harder the nit has to be, you have the mall here right now you could snap there necks now and you would be the winner but no you want ot play this stupid games " Raven" you can call it what you want, as long as you don't go ahead my orders this is the way we are doing things, and right now a little sparring session it my own goal as of this day " Piercing " fine fair enough, you do what you want, and I'll do what I want " suddenly his eyes shift towards her with a stoic glare



Raven" do not cross me Jade, I am your captain. " Piercing" we all take risks captain maybe I'm feeling lucky * as she quickly grabbed him by the cloak and in second a mass of ice formed engulfing him in a mass of hot ice SKierrrkkk!!)



Everyone" !?!! O O " Shipmates" CAPTAIN!! Piercing " oh relax hes not dead but h will be quiet long enough for me to get what I want brushing her hair back and thats one sol family to my collection " Sky" looks like we have a mutiny on our hands " Piercing" family, honor, integrity its all nothing but fluff for those that try to tress up there sinful acts " the royal family is no different clans are no different everyone all functions under the same cloud, so why not just cut out the middle man and just get to the point, like me, I'm a simple women , my power has been flourishing for ever to the point I want to create a world of my own, a island or a continent of ice, an ice kingdom and with my level thus far I'm not that far away. think of what I could do with the sol emeralds, but all this garbage about what a nonexistent bird has to say I honestly could care less "



Blaze" you say that but why would anyone want you as a queen, its takes more then just power to rule" Piercing" don't worry I have my bargaining chips and pieces dozens even in my collections and soon you will be added to it" Marine" now I remember you... I had your wanted poster year ago you were jade pericing... you would freeze people and keep them as things to sell or trade for money or power, they siad you were killed " Piercing" you know how easy it is to fake your own death? makinga ice clone of herself* I needed to take the heat off me specifically with the dragon core pirates climbing the ranks " Kathy" so your saying you just would freeze people and sell them ?! Piercing" the works, do you know? many black markets folks pay for whole high ranking figures triple if you have there children" Nova" you can't be serious...!" Piercing" I am Dead serious, I do not care about your stupid values or honorifics or what ever its all fluff money and power is all that matters but I guess some fools will give there kingdom for a baby that will eventually grow up and betray them later, but I think we ranted on enough, I think its time I added a royal family to my royal set! as she suddenly unleashed blast of ice towards them but before it even reached them half way the ice hit a invisible wall shattering !?!



suddenly kathy walked ahead of everyone as she kept placing her ice towards her but the ice kept evaporating before it even got close "



Kathy" how many... " Piercing"...what?" Kathy" how many kids and family have you killed for your so called collection..." Piercing" what are you sad about them , worried they were frozen crying for there parents? I promise you these families would laugh in your face they do not care about themselves or others they were all the same selfish greedy and hungry for control , I did the world a favor in reality " Kathy" and I'm about to the world a favor as well * as she lifted her head s as only a few glow from her eyes was seen



( with in seconds a sonic boom of a explosion went off as and energy blast of pure force shot piercing back like a bullet off to the ship causing it to rock back and forth as everyone was losing there footing and kathy herself blasted off chasing her down*



Blaze" well this was expected" Nova" MOM! help me with this! " as nova was trying to melt the ice raven was encased in Echo" why are you helping?" Nova" because I may not be all for people trying to take the emeralds but right now the enemy of my enemy is my friend , plus hes your dad isn't he?" Echo" *as his ears folded back looking remorseful* blaze came to help melt the ice while at the same time sky sliced the cage open to get marine



Marine" finally nice to get out of that nice box " ( BOOM!!) suddenly a wave splashed out in the distance as piercing slowed her fall creating a whole platform of ice on the ocean's surface as she looked up kathy was hovering in the air with her chaos energy keeping her levitating



Piercing" ha ha.. so I was right... you are kathy everyone talks about you hails you as some unstoppable force, I can only imagine what I'll get for you, and maybe I could add to it adding in your brats as well, " Kathy" you must really want me to rip you apart don't you? because the last thing you ever should do to me is threaten my children... " Piercing" look around peace girl there is no nature in sight, I have the advantage , your plants can't do anything here as her ice was expending Kathy".....who said I needed to be near land...? suddenly portals started to open up as giant vines and roots shot from them like spears towards piercing but she dodged the mall freezing each one that came close but eventually one of them impaled her in the stomach as the vines brought her body over to kathy then in a second the body turned to ice and broke apart



* Rumbling* suddenly a massive body was emerging from the ocean as giant armored body of ice came forth towering over kathy



Piercing" AND WHO SAID I CANT DO THIS ALL DAY!? I GOT PLENTY TO WORK WITH! "





soon enough the ice was showing signs of melting away as nova was steadily keeping heat on it



Blaze" just keep it easy going now.. " Nova" its just hard to say what would be too much or not, Echo" I think the cold is worse off for him, so you can turn up the heat a bit more"

taking echos sign she started blasting him with a higher degree of heat to the point his body was starting to be made out with in the cluster of ice eventually cracking was heard as his arm broke free Echo" dad! Raven" ...!!* suddenly his energy was starting to build* Echo" !? Back way Ger Back!! trying to show both blaze and nova away from him suddenly a dark mass of energy started to build around him as it made his body turn completely black as the ice exploded off of him ( BASH!) Nova" >< " raven panted heavily as he lied on his back as his energy signs looked low Blaze" ( that looked like it took everything he had, and yet hes still keeping this energy bubble stable around us ) Echo" piercing... gritting his teeth as he stood up rushing to the captains quarters



Sky" so whats the deal now?" Blaze" honestly its hard to say, " Marine" aye" who would have thought the captain would be at our mercy cause of the first mate, talk about a plot twist aye? " Shipmate" don't get too comfortable your still on our ship" Sky" and your captain is again at our mercy , so please don't be stupid like your ice queen out there, because I can guarantee you will not win if you try anything now T T" with in that time echo came running back to raven" Nova" is he alright" Echo" ..... opening up a small chest with trinity crystals, echo opened up raven's chest cavity showing his core was fading with energy, when quickly he stabbed his core with a crystal as the energy reacted and energized it making to glow brightly* as it closed up*

Raven" coughing.....* cough* ..*pant*... " Echo" I'm sorry.. I was forced too.. " Raven" no, she forced our hand... a mutiny I will not go light on " Nova" ....* her ears folded back as her eyes shifted towards sky for moment* - - " ...( KA-BLAM!!!) O O;



Meanwhile outside at sea the giant ice armored knight was quickly done in by a roots of a tree through a portal while at the same time the ice was freezing it completely, the more ice started to reachkathy the more roots through portals she made trying to pile up to the point both of them were becoming overwhelmed with there own attacks. eventually Piercing grabbed kathy by her collar ( Got you now!) while kathy grabbed her by the wrist and she teleported them away out of the cluster higher into the sky* Kathy" who has who now??" as kathy fired chaos shards down her spin in a line one even shooting through her neck causing her to vomit blood on kathy's face while at the same time kathy was impaled herself with a shard of ice

Piercing " cough....heh.heh you know... I never go t to answer your question earlier " Kathy" ?? she pulled her closer whispering to her ear the children I froze some of them were crying for there mother or father, I paid attention but I told them " its okay, you'll be right next them in just a moment" Kathy" GRAAhhhhh! suddenly out of pure rage kathy grabbed her head and snapped her neck( CRack!) while at the same time kathy's body was starting to turn cold, at the spear that was inside reached her heat and started ot freeze it cold



as both of them fell straight into the sea (SPLASH!!) eventually piercing body turned to ice as it she was slowly regenerating herself while for kathy a dark energy surrounded her body as the cold melted away reigniting her heart as she quickly inhaled she teleported above water as she coughed up water Kathy" holy...chaos... " Piercing" wow they were right, you are hard to kill, adn here i thought taking a hit was suppose ot always work " Kathy" pant you.. you talk big but your energy is drained... any more and you'll kill yourself" Piercing" we're both in the same boat and right now your head is above water while I'm the shark and your in my waters as she created a giant diamond like spear w aiming straight for kathy I may not get you as a statue but your head will be enough as she fired the spear but in a second the ice shattered and the sea itself was splashed wit ha wave of dark energy as if a reset button was it clearing away everyone from the shards of ice to the roots* Kathy" !? o o as she looked up above them both a giant shadowy raven hovered in the air* Raven" you were never in your waters, you were and will forever be in mine! (Skeriiikkkk!!) " Piercing" !?! (Whooshhh!) in a second she was completely engulfed and gone Kathy" (I guess they melted the ice...) rubbing her chest she felt the hole was gone .... suddenly a messaged appeared by her head Message" your welcome, try to be more careful, the game is no fun when your character is dead, Killer <3 " as she teleported back to the ship nearly collapsing but both marine and blaze caught her



Blaze" sky are you okay you look terrible DX" Kathy" I feel terrible, and I think I'm going to feel worse when the adrenaline wears off... but .. this ice bitch .. is she dead.. please tell me the bitch is dead..? " Raven" no but I promise you she will wish mercy, death and everything in between"

after dropping her on the deck of the ship she suddenly stood up on her knees* you noticed a blackness filled her ears and her eyes and a collar around her neck, asshe looked around suddenly she started to look like she was in a panic as she tried to cry out but nothing wash heard*



Piercing" !!?! DX " Sky" what did you do?" Raven" she in side of shell a prison of my design.. I took away her senses , as of now she can't see, speak or hear, and her power is blocked as well, tomorrow I will give her her hearing back, next week her voice and after that her sight, take her to the lower deck as she struggled they had her cuffed but you visibly see she was scared and in tears as they dragged her away



Kathy" wish I could say I felt sorry for her..but I don't " Raven" however I must say I'm sorry for these chain of events, this was suppose to be different " Sky" yeah out kids fighting because we want to hold out control over the sol emeralds, right?" Raven" testing the strength of our offsprings it is only through there strength they can hold there position as the protector " Echo" then maybe we should work with each other then trying to one up one another, after the SRT was freed from a dark force already, trying turn me into a killer, make me intot something I wasn't, it was only through you I learned to control what I have, and I don't want to go down a path I don't believe in" Raven" ........." Sky" he has a point captain, we all have different views and icead for the kingdom for the zone as a whole, but trying to take the reigns from each of us forcing each other to have these civil wars isn't the answer " Raven" a shift in power sometimes keeps the fire burning, it grows stagnate being stuck on the same wick " Blaze" that wick is still strong but that

is why we spread out to others, to help, not to horde. I've seen the reports from gardon every year you come to watch the ceremony adn even this year you watched, you hold the same values as us you may be a pirate you may use methods we don't agree with but in the end , you respect the ways we follow, and on top for that you have a sense of honor like us. in the end you know this isn't right " Echo"....... " Kathy" its amazing... back during the doups tournament at the school you nearly killed nova trapping her in a bubble and everyone seems to brush over that fact all cause you didn't do it,



Nova" kathy..." Kathy" no, I can't over look something like that not for anyone, what makes then different from now, even if that darkness that was in side you is gone your still pirates that want to usurp the role of the royals, but even if you did, I would have kiara challange you take it back and give it back to nova XP you wouldn't win either way"



Blaze" that wouldn't be possible....kathy " Kathy" why??" Blaze" because during the ritual, the lower of the battle.. dies " Kathy".......yeah fuck no, no no, no, no, hell no, no ,no Fuck no! Fuck no! I don't give a fuck about culture religion, custom I will not have nova or anyone die over a stupid goddamn petty struggle for a power grab- Grahhhhh! vomits up seawater Blaze" kathy easy!! DX" Kathy" panting ..just enough... living is hard enough with out folks like the ice bitch .. do we have to do these things, why can't we work under the same roof and do things to help the world in our own way, we don't have to be friends but we don't have to be fucking enemies either..." Raven" .....perhaps you have a point, after today, maybe I've been too hasty, I cannot promise I will leave my goal to take over the role as sol guardian but as for now, today, you keep your light burning brightly , but the raven will always keep watch from afar"



dropping the bubble around them suddenly the sounds of the ocean and birds and the winds brushing against the waters were all heard again



Raven" as a thank you for your efforts today, we will take our leave " Kathy" hmm..." suddenly echo walked up to kathy Echo" I don't blame you for being doubtful of me, the tournament ather wanted me to pretend if was for the role of protector and I had to show him I was willing to do what was needed , and the darkness in me took enjoyment out of it, in the end you were probably the only on who saw through it all, I distanced myself from many only my father meant something to me at the time, but things changed after the SRT tournament - - I'm not asking fo your forgiveness however I think its only right I say I'm sorry for what I did that day.. to you, nova your majesty and highness. holding his head down it is as you said we don't have to be friends but we don't have to be enemies either " Nova" echo... " Sky" thank you for your words echo but if anything you only followed what your father thought was best , and if you were to be the guardien, a level of decisiveness is needed sadly."



Nova" you want to know something echo it was that fight, that day , you gave me a sense of paranoia that I had to be strong because if I ever did lose in such a way it would mean the end of my family , so if anything that dad you pushed me to try harder not for myself but for things I care about , so I can't way I'm happy about the fear complex you impaled me with, its at least good to know your not the villain I had in my mind " Echo" nods and in the end , given your strength now I don't think I'd win , take care of yourself, princess " Kathy"....= =...yeah.. I feel it.. its wearing off.. suddenly kathy suddenly dropped throwing all her weight on marine who struggled to hold her up Marine" Heyy Aussie! " Sky" we need to get back t to the ship , the medical room prepped"



( Knuckles" no need ") Everyone" !?!" suddenly a warp ring appeared and it was kiara and knuckles Nova" kiara, knuckles" Kiara" mom gave us a signal while she still could to come get her" Knuckles" never a dull moment with you lot isn't it as she picked up kathy with one arm and held her in his arms with both* Sky" its not like we want this shit to happen" Kiara" mom told us everything " Knuckles" a death match for the role of guardian what a custom " Blaze" = =; .... we had it wiped from the records for a reason... " Sky" I think its time we head back > > also caramel is waiting for you back on the ship and your wave bike is getting repaired" Marine" ;w; my baby! I know she wouldn't be totaled by that ice demon! XD Blaze" ( no love for caramel I see ) " Marine" and for course caramel too "

meanwhile in the lower decks piercing was sitting huddled against the wall surrounded in darkness nothing but her own thoughts she could hear untill suddenly foot steps could be heard echoing in the void



Piercing" !?! whos there!? " Slayer" hello my dear my, my what a show you put on display ^^ " Piercing" as show who the hell- I.. I can hear my self?? I can talk " Slayer" consider it alittle nudge for the offer I'm about to give you " Piercing" offer? " Slayer" yes, you know I recently has to deal with a disgruntled worker of mine and I was so lost, I needed a replacement then ahah the Gods dropped another hellish son of a bitch in my lap~ " Piercing" who are you calling a son of a bitch for all I know I just gone crazy and your not even real! " Slayer" hmm really now? cause I assure I'm very real, so my option for you is this, sit in alone with this beautiful dark void of your own mind, or you work for me gain more, for yourself and all I ask is you are under my roof, my rules and my say...-..*sigh* "our" say is absolute ~ " Piercing" can I go after raven and freeze him to death for this " Slayer" when you get a handle on your new abilities yes its free gain -.... groans do I really have to bring it up-.... wel lI suppose the track record speaks for itself now doesn't it "



Piercing " what does? who are you talking to" Slayer" my partner would like a small word with you before we finalize anything " suddenly from slayers staff mayhem emerged in front of her Slayer" suddenly snapping his fingers giving her her sight back as she got a look at the water god chaos Mayhem" hello there dear, I understand you have a ice collection of families and children ^^ if you are to work under our control you are not to harm any children of the sort unless you have my approval , is that understood " Piercing " and why should I listen to a water creature I could freeze you in a second" Mayhem" because you know what I do to people who kill children or animals? would you like a live demonstration? " suddenly behind her slayer was shaking his head vividly Piercing" fine, its all in my head anyway " Mayhem" great cause you didn't have a choice anyway* Slayer" oh heaven help me vanishes



with in that moment mayhem startedot turn into pure water herself and forced herself down piercing's throat slowly blowing her up lieka balloon untill eventually ( SPLOOSH!!) the shock made her scream waking up in the cage in the waking world her voice was still gone but her sight and hearing were restored with slayer standing right in front of her with his cane in hand having a smile on his face*



Slayer" hmhmhm well I'm sure that was very jarring experience I couldn't eat for two days after her last victim -w- but enough of that graphic experience so do we have a deal?" Piercing" follow your orders, I get power and I can go after raven for doing this to me.. " Slayer" mhm~ ^^ " Piercing".... okay... we have a deal " Slayer" splendid! now just to finalize the control, and fair warning this might ..sting a bit in that second he ripped her heart from her chest holding it in his hand* as a energy chain formed around it as it hovered in the air but then a new body began to form, a female figure forged with ice and energy as her eyes glowed a cyan blue having a plated armor and claws she looked at herself feeling whole* Slayer" now then your new name is ... > > wait seriously?.... Mayhem"........" Slayer" well yes a flaming ice would be ironic but... " Mayhem " fine Eirlys or Ember " suddenly she appeared on front of him ( 1 2 3 !) rock smash scissors

Mayhem" ^w* !! " Slayer" groaning .... your name now shall me Ember the burn flame of the cold~ " Ember" ..... making a fist ....ironic I like it " Slayer" now then my dear let us make ourselves ghost I already many ideas for you~ (Vosh!)



Shipmate" normally I call for you to eat , but I know you can't hear me anyway- ( CRash!)!?! being greeted by her old body bloody and laying lifeless with a gaping hole in her chest CAPTAIN!! "