Hir paws crunched snow as Fleety walked the paths that lead to the outback. Normally shi practiced hir violin playing in the southern Glenn, but something was making hir feel uneasy. The black lacquered violin was out, the silver details glinting in the moonlight. Shi played softly to ease hir tension.

Something or someone was indeed following Fleety. It was in the form of a large, pitch black wolf whose fur absorbed all light and its eyes glowed molten red. The wolf stood at 4 ft from paw to shoulder. The large leathery nose snuffled quietly tracking the Loaa of Canis and Lupis. The ears canted slightly keeping the soft playing of the violin in range. The wolf radiated pure malice and evil.

Fleety reached a few rocks dusted in snow. Shi took a seat and played some more. The feeling of malice touched on hir loaa senses tickling them. Hir fem side growled inside hir mind sensing danger. The male side simply became aware and curious as to who would dare come after hir.

The wolf stopped scenting its prey noting the scent trail was getting stronger. The wolf shimmered once and an 8 ft tall Lupinossai stood in the snow, swirling dark armor and a wicked sword was slung across his back. The molten red eyes were contrasted by stark white hair. He was almost a twin to Lupis, but his hair and eyes and entire presence was opposite of that deity. He stalked closer for his prey. The strange Lupinossai he tracked smelled of both male and female and held the scents of his hated enemies, Canis and Lupis. He kept in the shadows and absorbed the light around him.

The violin hummed and hit a few off notes. Shi frowned. Hir nerves were making hir playing atrociously. Shi layed the violin down and looked out on the snowy outback with one blue and one green eye. Something was there. A shadow was moving and hir fur was starting to stand on end. The male side of hir was growing as uneasy as hir fem side. Shi stood up and felt defensive already. "I see someone out there. Who are you?"

He utters a deep rumbling growl that set the ground shaking. The voice that followed was deep like a chasm and as frigid as ice. "I am Fen, the Dark One. You, Loaa, are mine!" Fen sent a crack of eerie green energy at Fleety.

Shi blinked as two things hit at once. First was the recognition of the name. Before dread could hit, the second thing hit hir. The green energy of a foul, dark god slammed into hir and sent hir flying back. Shi landed on hir back with a grunt, 10 feet away.

Fen moved quietly forward, still stalking Fleety. A crunch of wood and the twang of wire were heard as his massive foot stepped on the violin Fleety must have dropped. "For a servant of Canis and Lupis you are easy to take down." he growled.

Hir breath was knocked out of hir, but in a few moments shi caught it. Those moments would cost hir though as shi felt Fen closer now. Fleety rolled up on one knee and cast arcing bolts of holy light at the Dark One.

The bolts hit Fen squarely in the chest moving him back a step or two. It tingled, but he shrugged off the effect. "You're powers seem diluted, Loaa." he grinned and black saliva started to drip from his muzzle sizzling as it hit the ground. He took a few scents of the air as well. "You smell different. Neither male nor wholly female." he stalked closer. His clawed fingers sparked purple as he summoned up a burning demon flame.

Fleety scrambled to hir feet and backed away from Fen. Hir holy bolts should have dropped him. Was Canis' blessing diluting Lupis' power? Shi decided to focus on making a single blast of plasma instead and launched the ball of superheated gas at Fen.

Fen slammed the demon fire into the oncoming plasma ball and it was consumed. The demon fire continued to travel on to Fleety.

Meanwhile... a flame serpent familiar slithers through the brush, back to its Master.

Fleety rolled to the left catching only a bit of the fire that ate away at hir pant leg. Rolling up onto hir paws she let out a sonic bark hoping to slam Fen with a concussive blast of air.

Thinking the sonic bark would be weak; he didn't dodge and found himself knocked onto his back in surprise.

Shi took this moment to summon hir vorpal katana. Fleety ran for Fen hoping to impale his heart.

Fen let hir get close then evaporated from the ground to reform behind hir. He would aim to slam a massive fist at the back of hir head.

Noting he had melted away, shi tried to stop but the snow cost hir hir footing. Shi felt pain blossom in the back of hir head. Fleety fell forward on hir knees, hir world spinning and things going bright in hir sight. Blackness was soon eating the edge of hir vision.

"You have a fighting spirit, Loaa. But you seem to lack proper skills in dealing with me." Fen stepped up to Fleety and aimed a brutal kick for hir ribs.

Fleety heard hir ribs crack on the left side, and the loss of breath again. The momentum of the kick rolled hir. Shi used the momentum to stab at Fen with the katana.

He roared in pain as the vorpal blade sank into his left thigh. Growling, he kicked at Fleety's arm that held the sword.

Fleety cried out as shi felt hir arm break. Shi lost hir grip on the katana and tried to crawl away.

Fen yanked the sword out of his thigh, the wound closing instantly. His paw glowed red and he punched the blade, shattering the magic of the vorpal sword. He tossed the broken weapon by Fleety's busted violin. "That was at least an attempt. Now put up more of a fight, Champion. Show me what you can do." he growled stalking Fleety more.

Fleety managed to get 20 feet away leaving a trail of blood from hir broken arm. Hir head hurt and shi was losing focus. Shi felt Fen stalking hir. Shi rolled onto hir butt and held up hir good arm. "Canis and Lupis here my call. Smite this evil with thy blessed might. Unity Flare!" shi barked out. A twining platinum and silver blast of holy auras flared for Fen.

Fen raised a shield of pure malice to shield himself. The blast ate away his shield and slammed the evil deity backwards a few feet. His fur was smoking, but Fen was laughing. "Now this, this is better. But you can funnel Canis and Lupis. You have to male for Lupis and female for Canis. So just how are you," Fen went silent a moment then an evil grin showed off every tooth he had. "You are both genders." it wasn't said as a question but a statement. Those molten read eyes gleamed dangerously.

Hir vision was shrinking with more blackness. He must have wrung hir bell really good to cause a major concussion. Hir good arm waivered again. "Unity Flare!" shi summoned hir only known attack that used both gods. The twin colored blast roared but it seemed a bit weaker this time.

Fen sidestepped the blast this time. "I am not getting hit twice by that. Seems your running out of energy, Loaa." he slowly stalked toward Fleety letting an aura of pure malice and evil creep towards hir.

Shi cursed and scooted away from the numbing feel of that malice and evil. This wasn't good. Shi had told the guards shi was at the Glen but changed hir route due to the feeling of Fen stalking hir earlier. Shi was in trouble.

"Where do you think you're going?" Fen growled. "Come here my toy!" he lunged for hir.

Fleety rolled to stand and run but hir arm and ribs were jarred on the ground flaring pain through hir. Hir vision vanished as she blacked out.

Fen landed on top of hir, straddling the unconscious loaa. "I am going to have a lot of fun with you before I send you back to Canis and Lupis." He grabbed one of hir ankles and stood. Fen walked off for a small building he saw, dragging Fleety in the snow leaving a small trail of blood and drag tracks. He wrenched the lock off the shed and opened the door. Fen stepped inside and drug Fleety inside. The door slammed shut and the shed was wrapped in magic to keep all from knowing they were inside. Once inside the shed, he dropped Fleety on the floor. He grabbed a few heavy chains and in a few moments had hir dangling by hir ankles. He took a wood stool from the corner and sat watching hir face waiting for hir to wake up.

Soft pads trudge through the wood. Somewhere, a serpent hisses.

Ten minutes would pass and hir eyes slowly opened. Hir head was pounding and hir ribs flared as hir weight upside down was pulling on them. Shi moaned and started to scream.

"Ah, you're awake." he growled an inch from hir face. He grabbed Fleety's broken arm and flexed it.

The scream was ripped out of hir when he did that.

He let hir arm go. "Now then, tell me who you are Loaa and where your home is."

Fleety's scream died down to moans and whines.

"Who are you?"

Shi spat in his face.

Fen wiped away the spit. He poked hir left side agitating the broken ribs. "Who are you?"

Another scream. Shi tried to protect hir ribs with hir good arm.

"The longer you avoid answering me, the more I am going to hurt you." he eyed a few tools but ignored them. Holding up his paw, one claw glowed bright white and he touched hir thighs. The claw would be white hot.

Fleety gasps as hir right thigh was being burnt. Shi swung with hir right paw trying to knock away that burning claw.

Fens arm was batted away and he grinned. "You think your tough don't you?" he grabbed that arm and bit into it.

Fleety cried. Hir screaming was now more of a raspy croak. Blood dripped to the floor from the bite.

The pair of feet came upon the smell of magic... signs of struggle... blood on the snow.

Fen let go of hir arm. "Who are you? You must be someone special to be granted Champion of two gods. Speak!" he made all his claws on one paw glow white hot and left burning claw marks that burnt through clothing, fur, and flesh.

Shi cried more. "Fle..Fleetian....Fleetian Wolf...." shi cried out.

Fen squatted down and grabbed hir by the throat. "The Fleetian that beat me numerous times?"

Shi gurgled for breath as the paw grabbing hir neck was tight.

"Oh, this is glorious. You are no longer a worthy opponent Fleet. You are week. You've allowed yourself to be made into some abomination of both genders. But I am going to enjoy this." he squeezed hir neck more.

Fleetwolf: Shi was starting to black out again.

Fen was right by hir ear. "The last thing I want you to know, before you slip off into nighty nite time, is that I will have my way with you. I will claim your body, and then I am going to leave you to hang in open shame." he growled and raised a massive paw for hir clothing.

Fleety tried to fight or scream but shi ran out of air and passed out to the sound of ripping cloth.

Minutes passed as Fen had his "Fun". He left hir hanging still, hir clothing ripped off of hir and burning claw marks all over hir body. He stepped out of the shed and shut the door. He blasted the snow covered ground with vile energy. Then he left. The ground would be a message.

<I>YOUR LOAAS ARE WEAK CANIS AND LUPIS. TRAIN THEM BETTER OR I START KILLING THEM! THE DARK ONE.</I>


Fen stopped a moment though. He went back to the shed again. He had a great idea. He bent several metal rods into the outline of his dark symbol and began to heat up the metal. He would brand this loaa with his dark symbol.

Shi swung there not realizing yet how much he had savaged hir.

The brand was white now. He was staring at the white hot metal, the look of pure joy on his face.

Weak? Oh, is that how it is? I'imi'idi'ina comes to the shed, following the blood, and he stops just at the other end of the clearing it sits in. His familiar sits on his shoulders, an invisible rattle going. He looks at the familiar, and, with great speed, comes surging through the window, glass shattering inwards. And not just from the point of entry. All of them. The familiar grows in size, hissing and circling around. It aims at Fen with wide open maw after a single cycle, and it would collide with his chest, making him feel like he has just been hit by a train.

The door of the shed exploded out as the Dark One was hurled out into the snow. He landed on his feet, the brand still in his paw. "Well now. You belong to someone." he growled at the snake.

The fire basilisk, for it was easily the size of one now, arches its head down and hisses at Fen. And then, acting fast like a cobra, it lunges for Fen's leg.

Fen summoned a dragon of black ice to intercept the Fire Basilisk. The black ice was hungry for fire.

Shi was peppered with broken glass and hung limply.

The basilisk turns to the dragon and collides with it, its fangs biting into the dragon with the consistency of a rattler. Black Ice dragon was trying to snap the basilisks neck grappling the fire familiar sucking in the heat trying to snuff it out.

While the two creatures fought, Fen strode for the shed again with that brand. He'd brand Fleety and find the owner of the fire familiar.

The familiar does disappear, but at the beck of its Master. The energy is transferred into the furious Looa, already clad in his armor and swords crafted of metal from Bahamut's plane, as he teleports to the open door of the shed, blocking Fen's way.

"Well now. Another Loaa? I smell Canis on you and some other god. My they are picking them young." he laughed deeply dredging up demon fire. The glowing violet flames howled for flesh and soul. He sent it crashing towards Iimii.

The Looa draws his dual blades, capable of harming a Deity. "You will not touch Fleety anymore. I am I'imi'idi'ina, Looa of Protection and Healing, and you are no longer welcome here." He takes a stance looking much like a scorpion. "Shi'istroom!" He crosses the blades. The ward holds against Fen's demonic attack.

The demon fire fades when it hit that shield. He grinned. "Finally a fight!" the large sword of dark steel came off of his back and he swung the massive blade at Iimii.

The Looa raises one blade to block and swings the second one across, aiming for Fen's leg.

He roared getting cut. "You little pain." He swung the blade again and followed rapidly with the glowing brand.

He parries again, just as he practiced with Lord Kyrr's guard, and raises his bracer to block the glowing hot brand. The divine metal sizzles with the heat.

As they are locked, Fen aims a nasty kick for Iimiis body.

Iimii gets knocked back, but he uses the opportunity to cross blades across Fen's hand, bearing the brand. You know how scissors work.

Fen evaporated, the brand dropping to the floor. He would reappear behind the Looa attempting to strike at Iimii the same way he did with Fleety. That move catches him off guard and he lands heavily on his front, dropping the blades.

When Iimiidiina dropped he would have felt the whiff of barely missing the massive paw aimed for the back of the head.

"Moora!" He shouts it at Fen. Would it fling him?

"You're agile." He growled then got broad sided by the pup. He was impaled on several tools.

Iimii stands up, picking up his blades. He goes over to Fen and stares down at him.

Fen grabbed for Iimii, the impalements not even phasing him. White hot claws would be raking for the kid.

With bared teeth, Iimii plunges the divine blades into Fen's chest. "I said... you are not welcome here. Loovaa." This was a word of power, and it will send Fen back to the fiery pits of Hell should it work. The armor would hold against the claws.

Fen laughed as he was stabbed. He vanished and reappeared outside the sheds broken door. "You are better than that worthless thing!" he pointed at Fleety who still hung by hir ankles in chains. "But you need to be better. I am on this plain now. So are the others." he grinned then vanished.

Iimii knew Fen would return. But at least he proved one thing: Fleety was not alone anymore. And this Looa had professional training. Or, at least, was in the process of it.

Iimii sheathes his blades and goes over to Fleety. "Doma." The chains would unravel and Fleety would gently drop to the ground.

Fleety was a mess.

"Oh, great Canis... Fleety!" He shakes hir unbroken arm.

The unbroken arm had a huge bite in it and it oozed black blood. Hir other arm was broken. Most of hir left ribs were broken. Hir ankles were swollen from the chains. Hir clothing shredded off of hir and shi had claw shaped burn marks all over hir body. Shi also smelled of the Dark One in a not so pleasant way.

"Bu'umdaa!" He tries to heal hir vast injuries.

The healing magic scattered and rebounded, the vileness of Fen infecting hir and repulsing the healing energy from Canis.

"Oh dear. Canisian! Coomaa. Hi'isaa yi'im!" He shouts desperately to the ceiling.

The vile energy around the shed locked his prayer from Canis.

Fleety gave a small moan.

He growls in frustration. He looks around thinking. Wait. Lord Kyrr was in Dante's palace, hiding from Kahrah that attacked last night. Dante's palace... was in Bahamut's realm! Of course! There, shi would be beyond Fen's influence, and she can be helped! Iimii focuses his energy on the huge jump and he holds Fleety's body tightly against him. "Moora i'it Kyrr!" A cyclone of flame would circle around the pair and take them to Lord Kyrr.

He knelt down and not touching her looked at her.."You have to live Fleety, your people have been through so much tragedy, they need your wisdom, your daughter and grandson love you and need you..Fleety. You cannot take your life..or forever you will be apart from those you love..you are not Evil..and you are worthy to be loved, always.."

Shi stared up at Kyrr then at Fierna as if looking through them. "I was used as a message to Canis and Lupis. I was used like some territorial prize."

-she moved to Fleet..with Kyrr and kneels there not touching hir but just wanting to support hir- "you have people who love you and respect you Fleety....you are far from evil...i see good in everything around you...your family...your Den...Kyrr and I are touched by you...in some way everytime Iimii comes around us as you have had a hand in teaching and raising him"

Saying what shi did, hir voice quivered. Those eyes were slightly hard. "Like some corner to pee on." shi started to growl. Magic was spiking high in hir.

Iimii manages to calm down some. "Then spit in his face. If he really thinks he can claim dominion over you, test it."

"Then you take back what was taken Fleety, you defy Fen, make yourself stronger, believe in yourself, your family, your friends..those that love you..have faith in Canis and Lupis, who lead your people from Tragedy to here, that gave you strength through all adversity. Trust in these things..take your anger, focus it and use it to conquer any foe.."

The magic surged more in hir. Hir eyes glowed as shi fueled a cascading temper. Shi was overloading in rage.

"Kyrr, get back. Get back now!" The boy starts to run.

"Thats it now turn your anger outwards and use it to crush your enemies to dust.." A teaching of Karrn..He heard Iimii, grabbed Fierna and teleported a good distance.

-Fierna felt the energy building and would move back from Fleety with Kyrr-

Good thing too. Shi howled in rage and blew a 50 ft wide, 30 ft deep crater around hir as shi let everything build up then explode in a blinding display of magic twined together from two deities of light.

Iimii just manages to get out of range. He stops and looks down over the rim of the crater.

Kyrr closed his eyes..that was bright...shielded his eyes too..but felt the power in that..

-she would shield her eyes in Kyrrs chest-

Fleety laid in the bottom of the crater, gasping and panting in exhaustion. Spent from the emotional magic storm.

He runs down into the crater and comes to Fleety's side. "Fleety?"

He looked now..the crater..He heard Fleety breathing..felt shi was alive..

"Not helpless." another breath. "Need training."

Shi tried to get up and crumpled again. That power was something that was not to be used lightly.

"I hope..Fleety is ok, that was a lot of power.."

Iimii wraps hir up in a gentle hug. He rocks them both back and forth.

Kyrr may feel that some of hir soul was mended now. Mended and stronger that before. Shi tried to stand again but was too weak. Fleety let Iimii rock hir. The memories were coming back to haunt hir but shi didn't have any more strength to cry.

-she would look down toward the center of the crator after a moment..and she would see Fleety and felt shi was alive seeing hir try to move. comforted that Iimii was with hir....she nods to Kyrr and takes his hand caressing it..she was worried for Fleety hoping shi got some strength back and could fight this-

-she moves close to Kyrr standing there-

"You're alright. You're okay." The boy warms hir up with his natural fire affinity.

"Mom, I'm cold." shi said weakly.

Kyrr held his love's hand and kept close to her.."Fleety, needed that..good thing we got out of the way though..I didn't think Lupinossai..well then again Faan was very impressive..Fleety well be alright, in time..she'll be alright..I hope."

*Seto had been wandering the island when he heard the howl. He looks where the power and howl where coming from to see a bright light. He cries out in pain as he looks at closes his eyes. *

-she nods and smiles softly...then she looks up having heard that familiar cry-

Iimii combs hir fur back on hir head as he starts to hum a lullaby he remembers his parents sung to him that made him feel better after a nightmare.

"Don't leave, mom. Don't leave dad. I don't want to learn magic." shi curled up shivering despite Iimiis' warmth. Hir memories were battling the trauma and put hir back to being about Faan's age.

-she moves off toward it quickly. recognizing Seto's cry.- "Seto? i hear you where are you?"

Seto Sohma: *Seto whimpers and sits down. His eyes hurt from looking at the blindingly bright light.* " Mama, it hurts."

Forest_Prince: "Our son..is wondering..the isle.." He went to look for Seto as well.."Seto? Seto! son.."

Iimii, ironically enough, was starting to act like his own mother. The lullaby and caressing continues.

-she finds him near the crater and takes him up in her arms cradling him she looks at his face- "shhh its alright"

Following the sounds of his son crying, Kyrr would find his boy..just as Fierna did. He would hold Seto and Fierna in a close hug.."Its ok son, Mama and papa are here."

*Seto did not want to open his eyes, they hurt. Otherwise he was fine. He clings to his mom and whimpers in fear*

"Its ok son..let papa help you.." He would lightly place his hand over Seto's eyes sending warm healing energy into Seto's eyes.

-she holds him kneeling there on the ground .and feels Kyrr she smiles- "its alright my .little one"

Another memory flicks over in hir head. A battle had happened. Shi knew lene was crying. "Must find Ammy. She can't be dead." Fleety whimpered and forced hirself to stand. Shi took slow pained steps trying to climb the crater wall. "Well brother, how does it feel to be the only other male left in our Den?" shi saw Street in bloodied bandages after the Den Wars. Shi clutched hir head still moving.

*Seto whimpers loudly as his eyes are touched. He tries to pulls away till he felt his dad trying to help him.* " It hurts Mama, Papa"

Iimii follows close behind hir, making sure shi doesn't walk into any danger.

Kyrr pulled back some..taking his hand off Seto's eyes..he just would sent the wamr energy into his son's eyes, hand away..it was cool and warm at the same time.. "its alright...daddy will make it feel better" -she smiles holding him and hugs Kyrr-

Fleety just made it over the edge though shi was on hir belly. Hir legs twitched trying to obey the command to walk but hir body was forcing itself to rest. "Iimii?" shi asked in confusion.

He comes to hir front, on hir level. "It's okay. I think you were having a flashback."

" What happened Mama?" *Seto relaxs some as the pain slowly ebbs away*

Shi blinked glazed eyes. "Is Ammy alive? Did, did we save Lene?"

Kyrr would continue with the healing energy, making sure the pain would be gone before he was done.

"Yes. They are alive." He smiles and caresses hir face. "And they love you so much more for it."

"a friend was trying to relieve some energy...you just looked at the light from it thats all" -she wanted to reasure him after scaring him earlier tonight she didnt want him to run away-

"It hurt to look at." *Seto said as the pain left. He still didnt want to open his eyes*

"Its ok son..all is fine..Mama and me are here sweetie..and we love you..the pain well be gone soon son."

He hugged his beloved and his son close, kissing Fierna on the cheek..Seto on the head.

-she smiled at her small family as they remained there-

Shi took a long breath and gave a small sigh. "So tired." shi slowly curled up right there, breathing heavily.

*Seto hugs them both.* "Mama, will my eyes be ok?"

"Okay. Do you want to go home?"

"i think so...try to open them?"

"Iimii. I want to sleep, but I affraid of the dark." hearing his question shi shook hir head no. "Not...like this.."

Kyrr would shade Seto's eyes first..so it would not be too bright for his son to look.

Iimii curls around hir, holding hir close. "Don't worry. I'll look over you. I'll keep you safe. You sleep."

"Promise?" shi shivered.

"Yeah. I promise." And he is serious, too. His familiar is dispatched to keep watch. Familiar's don't need sleep.

*Seto slowly opens his eyes and whimpers. Even though he had opened his eyes, he chouldnt not see anything* " I opened my eyes, right?" * His emerald eyes had a foggy look to them.*

Fleety closed hir eyes. Hir breathing soon was soft and rhythmic though hir body was still tense. In time, shi'll be allright. In time.

-she looked at his eyes and blinks..she knew that look all to well-

-her own white iris'd eyes look down at the child-

Iimii snuggles into hir, keeping them both warm, and he soon falls asleep with Flame on watch.

He was in tears.."Son..I am going to try to help you..stay calm.." His son, blind..he reached into himself and sent out more healing energy to try and cure the blindness.

-she looks up at Kyrr then looks at Seto and hugged him close-.."its alright."

Fleety opened one eye, bright blue and looked at the others. Shi had blinded their son?

"Please Lord Io, help me in this.." He said to himself..using his power to try to heal his son's eyes so he could see again.

*The optic nerve was beyond repair. His young eyes had looked at the light too long. A look of fear crosses his face as nothing happens*

If he could not heal, he would try to recreate..using his powers he would try to remake Seto's eyes..

-she looks at Seto and not wanting to scare him..she just holds him close while his father worked to set him straight..-

Fleety closed hir eye. Shi wanted to help, but had nothing left. Shi had hurt someone else. Canis, if you can still hear your useless servant, please don't take the boys eyesight on my account. Give him my eyesight if that will hep. This shi prayed in hir mind.


Kyrr heard..Fleet's prayer, he felt it..He shook his head, the look was, it's not your fault Fleet.

-she held Seto comforting him with her eyes closed while Kyrr worked-

Shi fell into a deep sleep not hearing Canis reply. One last tear slid down hir cheek.

A week, maybe two weeks passed by. Fen the Dark One came and healed my injuries, called me a pretty little thing and left every day promising to either kill me or make me his demon.

Finally I got sick of the cat and mouse games. He had come back from killing some hapless Lupinossai who was dumb enough to wonder the night time alone.

"If your done killing the innocent and wreaking chaos, I would like to get out of this stinking cave. I'll be your demon if it means I don't have to watch you drool as you stare at me. I may even make it worth your while." I smiled turning on my demonic charm.

Fen the Dark One just laughed long and hard. "You are indeed a spitting image of your sister. Sassy and cocky to the end."

He walked right up to me and placed a paw on my chest getting in a good grope before chest burned. A mark of evil was upon my chest now, etched into fur, flesh, and bone. I was his demon now. A wave of his paws and the shackles were gone.

"I am now your master, Amaretto. You are now me demon, my servant, and a squire to the Ebony Knight. You shall address me as the Ebony Knight and strike fear into others with that name. Is that clear?" He growled in my face.

"Crystal clear. What is my first task, oh liege." I said with sarcasm.

It earned me a good backhand drawing blood. The guy could hit hard.

"Curb you tongue Amaretto. Go, and cause trouble to all who wish to do good. Especially the Loaas of Canis and Lupis." He commanded.

"I can not do as you wish. My sister has placed within me spells of bind protecting those she knows." I spat.

"Not any more." He snapped his fingers and I felt fire burn through my insides undoing the protective wards Ammy had set into place.

"You are now unhindered. Go my sweet Amaretto. Bring havoc to the Lupinossai of this realm and if possible, recruit others." His voice rumbled.

I bowed and vanished to do as he commanded.