place. If she could get there before Viper and or Zellion, she might be able to get a leverage over both of them. She growled and fell to the ground, holding her chest, the pain returning. She stood under the cover of the trees. She panted heavily. She knew Draogn told her to stay, but the sword won't be safe. She pulled her wings out in effort. She could get there quickly if she flew, but it could make extra weak and vaunerable for an attack. She didn't care, she was going to protect the sword and Dragon...


Viper growled. "I have more power than you and my sister put together. When I get Excaliber, I'll be invincible!" he yelled and held Lunatic out. "Wanna back that talk up?!" he snarled.

"When YOU get Excaliber?" Dragon smirked "I don't think that your new Master, Zellion would approve of such a cliche'd comment like that! You really think he'll just let you have the sword as soon as he's done with it? Zellion may have given you strength, but it's now become evident that he didn't enhance your intelligence!" Dragon then backhandlely comment "And besides, even if you did storm the castle, the king wouldn't be stupid enough to hand it over to some whiney boy-lover like you!"

Viper growled. "He sent me, I'll get Excaliber." he smirked. "And, I will kill anyone who doesn't hand over the sword." he smirked. He was about to attack him.


After many minutes of flying Neschume fell to the ground in front of the castle. Her wings ached, along with her chest. She groaned weakly, her wings disappeared. She stood up and walked toward the castle. She had to get to the king.

"Oh really? How frightening..." Dragon said sarcastically as he rolled his eyes at Viper. "Could you sound any more boring than you do now? If you do somehow get the sword, the closest you'll get to have it is when Zellion rams it through your heart! That is if the sword's power doesn't tear you in half first!"

Viper smirked. "And why would Excaliber kill me?" he snorted.


Neschume stopped when two guards stood in front of her. "State your buisness." they both growled. Nes opened her wings and stared at them. "I am here to see the King. My buisness deals with me speaking to him about Excaliber. It is in danger of being stolen." she said and looked at them.

"Excaliber can't be stolen. It is very well protected with the king." Guard 1 said, his tail flicked.

"Yes, now off with you, before we throw in the dungeon." Guard 2 snarled, taking a step toward her.

Nes backed up. "Please, I speak the truth. Excaliber will be taken by dark forces. Please let me see the king!" she begged.

Guard 2 stood up to her and raised his hand/paw to her, ready to strike her down. "I said off with you!" he yelled, but was stopped by a mighty voice.

"What rucus is this?" asked the voice. A large pure white wolf walked over behind the Guards and stood beside them.

"Your Magesty, we were just about to punish a trespasser that rambles about Excaliber being in danger." said Guard 1 in highest respect.

Nes looked at the white wolf, who turned his head to her. That's the king? Then I must speak to him. "Your Magesty," she bowed her head. "I speak the truth, please believe me." she begged lowly looking up at him as he towered over her.

"That's enough!" Guard 2 yelled and attacked Neschume, pushing her to the ground and he pulled out his sword. "Don't worry, sir. I'll smite her where she stands!" he yelled about to strike.

"No, do not touch her. Young lady, please come with me and we will discuss this." he said, his voice full of understanding. As he said this the two guards stepped aside as Neschume and The King headed into the castle, where they talked as they walked and he sat on his throne and stared down at her.
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"If what you say is true. Then, how am I going to protect Excaliber?" he asked looking down at her, a serious expression on his face.

"I'll protect it your Magesty. With all my life." she said, bowing her head. She could see Excaliber in it's white sheath on the King's side.

"Ha! A female weild Excaliber? That's outrageous! It's a scandel!" shouted the Guard 1 and 2.

"Silence!" the King said with a mighty voice, that didn't yell, but echoed in the walls of the castle. "I can tell by your scars that you are a well trained fighter. I believe that you can weild Excaliber and behold it's glory." he said and the Guards looked at him as if their king were crazy.

Neschume bowed her head as the King waltzed up to her and stood before her. "Neschume of the Dark Niwa's. I grant you The Mighty Sword Excaliber. Protect and guard it well. You are the new weilder of this sword." he said and unhooking the sheath from his belt and handing it to Neschume.

"Sir, do you--" Guard 2 started, but the King quickly looked at him. "I believe young Neschume will be a great defender of Excaliber." he said with a smile.

"Thank you, sir." she said putting the belt around her back and hooking Excaliber's sheath to it. "I'll protect it." she said and turned away.

"Good luck." The King whispered as Neschume walked out of the castle.

"Because Excaliber is an angelic weapon..The strongest ever created...It's said to have been created by the tears of countless Gods..." Dragon explained "Viper, angelic weapons are the only surefire way to kill demons..It's light will burn you alive and destroy your soul...This may be hard for you to fathom, but Zellion sent you on a suicide run. He's most likey laughing to himself right now thinking how he suckered you out of your life.." Dragon sighed as he said "Even if you survived the sword's power, you still wouldn't have long to live......"

Viper growled. "Oh, he'll pay. He'll pay!" he yelled and lifted off and flew back toward Zellion to give him a piece of his mind. "Oooh, I'll show him." he grumbled.


Neschume's wings crippled on flight and she fell about 20 feet into some bushes. She growled and stood up. She didn't know what would be worse. Running into someone that wants the sword, or seeing Dragon when he figures out that she left the tree. She shifted the sword on her back to her left shoulder, since her right was starting to burn again. She saw the tree where Dragon left her and flew that extra 500 feet and landed on roots and layed there, her eyes closed. She was exhausted. She breathed heavily and waited for Dragon..

Viper growled. "Oh, he'll pay. He'll pay!" he yelled and lifted off and flew back toward Zellion to give him a piece of his mind. "Oooh, I'll show him." he grumbled.


Neschume's wings crippled on flight and she fell about 20 feet into some bushes. She growled and stood up. She didn't know what would be worse. Running into someone that wants the sword, or seeing Dragon when he figures out that she left the tree. She shifted the sword on her back to her left shoulder, since her right was starting to burn again. She saw the tree where Dragon left her and flew that extra 500 feet and landed on roots and layed there, her eyes closed. She was exhausted. She breathed heavily and waited for Dragon..

"Dragon!" Neschume yelled, opening her eyes at the light. She took the sword from him and wrapped her arms around his body. Her body shook as his did. "It's okay." she said and licked his head as she embraced him. She grabbed a herb that she collected and placed it on his hands in paste and rubbed it on them. Also giving him a liquid to help the pain. "You'll be okay." she whispered, placing the sword in her spot where she layed.


"Zellion!" Viper yelled as he landed in the spot where he left him. He growled angerily, his fur standing up.

Dragon shook terribly like he had been in a snowstorm. He could barely breathe. After a few minutes, Dragon had no choice but to black out from the pain...

Mist began to emerge around Viper as it manifested into Zellion. Zellion stared at Viper and growled "Why didn't you kill Dragon when you had the chance? He was on a silver plate, and you just had to throw down your bloody rattle and run away!"

"I don't care about that. What I care about is that you sent me on a suicide mission!" he growled, his tail whipping to side to side.


Nes sighed and gave another herb remedy to Dragon, to help him relax. She licked his head and she looked down at him worried. She smoothed out his head fur as she layed by him. She had the sword near, but not touching Dragon. She wondered what had happen, it wasn't the same thing that had happened to her, it came because of the sword. "Hmm"

"What are you babbling about?!" Zellion demanded "I sent you to do one thing; to get a BLOODY FREAKING SWORD!!!! You know, a shiney hunk of metal with a point used for stabbing things with?! Almost identical to what I'd given to you about an hour ago! Not to have tea and crumpets with my MORTAL ENEMY!!!!"

"Dragon said that once a demon touches the sword, he can immediantly die or can die after touching it." he explained, his look smug and pissed. "Besides, Neschume already as the bloody hunk of metal." he snorted. He didn't know how he knew that she got it, he just knew, just like she knew about Excaliber and it's location without even hearing about it.

Zellion gave Viper a quizzical look...He had to think of something and fast "Viper....YOU IDIOT!!! He lied to you! You fell for the oldest trick in the book! Even a braindead child could've seen through that fog of lies!"

Viper saw right through his mask. "If you are so powerful, then why don't YOU go get the sword?" he said his eyes narrowed. His fur blew n the wind that raged through the forest. He stared at Zellion. He smirked, wondering how Zellion would get out of this one.

Neschume had her head rested on Dragon's form as they both rested. She still had Excaliber near to her.

Zellion grinned.He smirked "Is that a challenge?" Zellion put his head