put his head down and started to laugh; then the laughter began to sound even more demonic. His body began to twist and contort. His eyes and wings began to strongly resonate with one another. Zellion's body was bulking up at an alarming rate; all the while he was also growing bigger in size.....

Dragon groaned a bit as he curled up into a semi-ball; as it appeared that he wasn't in any real pain...

You could swear you could see Viper's eyebrow start to twitch rapidly. He swallowed, but didn't dare take a step back.

Nes smiled and licked his head. She stood up and grabbed her sword and headed off into the forest. She didn't go far though. She stood by a nearby creek and lowere dher head and drank from it thristfully. She raised her head and licked her lips. She reached her hand to her back and pulled out Excaliber. She smiled as she bathed in it's angelic light. She grinned and put it back in it's sheath. She sta by the creek and just stared at her reflection.

Zellion grew further. You could swear he was over 20 feet tall. Zellion looked more and more like the Devil himself, but only white. He had multiple bladed chains out of his back. His jaw was ajared with pointy, jagged fangs. He had horns on his head, a whip-like tail, vicious looking talons, Dragon-like wings, and burning red eyes.

Neschume, flicked her ears. She yelped and clutched her chest again. "A demon..a very powerful..demon.." she grunted and hung her head, the sharp pains returned. She growled and opened her wings and lifted off. She hovered for a few minutes and looked back at Dragon. She knew he'll be out for a bit. She flapped off and headed toward the demon auror. She clenched her teeth, the closer she got, the more pain that ripped through her chest. She finally landed in the shadows near Zellion and Dragon. She gasped lowly when she saw Zelliona dn she clutched Excaliber.

Zellion growled at Viper "You DARE defy me? You dare defy the power of The Heretic?" A black mist began to creep around Zellion's claw; and seconds later, it formed into a huge and monsterous Claymore. Zellion stormed over to Viper and grabbed him and held him up like he was a mere toy. "Listen to me, Viper....You work for me now and I'll tolerate no failures or defiance of any kind! So stop acting like you have a choice and DO WHAT YOU'RE TOLD!"

Nes lowered herself to the ground and watched.

"Ye--yes, s-sir." he said, his voice shaking. Ahriman wasn't one to scare easy, but the thought of losing his life was the most scary. He stared into Zellion's large red eyes.

"Very good...." Zellion smirked "Forget about the sword for now...I have another mission that, for your sake, you WON'T fail!..It's fairly simple...BRING...ME...DRAGON!!!"

Neschume snarled and lifted into the sky. She pealed Excaliber, the Angelic light shimmering and she flapped a foot out of Zellion's reach. "Touch him and you die." she growled, holding out Excaliber.

Viper looked up at his sister.

Zellion dropped the frightened Viper and snarled "YOU FIRST!" and swatted Neschume right of the sky like a bug...

"Oof!" she fell, but open her wings to catch her and she rammed Excaliber through Zellion's hand as he swatted her. She flew back up and growled at Zellion.


Viper open his wings and Lunatic came out. He smiled and got ready.

Zellion snorted at Neschume as he saw the sword lodged in his hand. He smiled "Why...Thank you for such a lovely gift!" He pulled it out "This saves me alot of trouble finding it!" He then turned backed into his fox form. He turned around to Viper and said "Ignore her for now...Just get me Dragon.." He then said to Neschume "And this....IS COMING WITH ME!!" He turned into mist and disappeared; along with the Excaliber...thinking he held it, but it was only one of her wing swords..

Neschume, still having the sword in her hand, ripped it from Zellion's grasp. She snarled and lifted into the air and flew back toward Dragon to warn him. Viper growled and flew after Neschume. He gained on her fast. He pulled out his sword, ready to slice off on of her wings. She turned on her back and their swords met. She swiped the sword across Viper's chest.

He roared in pain and fell from the sky. "You son of, *****!" he yelled at her as she flew off, sheathing Excaliber.

Nes landed and gently shook Dragon awake.

Dragon groaned a little as he slowly opened his eyes. "What is it?..." He then remembered the sword. "Excaliber! Where is it?! How'd you find it?!"

"Don't worry, Excaliber is safe, but we need to leave. Zellion is sending Viper after you. I'll explain when we get to a safer place." she said shifting the weight of the sword on her back.

"Don't worry about me....I'll...I'll take---" Dragon staggered and fell; as he was still severely weak from the Excaliber. Dragon tried to get up, but all of the fighting from today had finally begun to take their toll on him, He could barely even lift his wings...

Neschume sighed. They had to move quick, before Viper or Zellion showed up. "I'll have to carry you then. There is a cave 11 miles from here." she explained and looked at him. She shifted her sword again.

Dragon slowly got up and growled as he forced himself to change into his Demon-Wolf form. He turned to Neschume and said with kind eyes "Neschume...Please..Get out of here. I'll hold him off..." He spread his wings and slowly began to lift himself high in the air. He saw Viper coming at him and Dragon roared "You want me? Here I am!"

Nes growled. "I'm not leaving you!" she yelled at him, also going into her form. She flapped near Dragon. She growled as Vipper stopped and hovered a few feet from them.

"Stay out of this, sister. I come here for Dragon, not for you or your precisious sword." he growled and glared at Dragon. "You gonna come quietly or do I have to knock you out?" he smirked.

Nes growled, but didn't attack, even though she could probably kill Viper without any effort.

"And are you going to leave quietly, or do I have to send you back to Zellion in a casket?" Dragon retorted as he summoned his Vindicator. Unknown to Viper and Neschume, Dragon's strength was slowly fading and his vision was starting to blur; but his remaining strength was enough for an inexperienced Demon-Wolf like Viper.

Nes lowered to the ground and watched.


Viper growled and flew at Dragon, his sword hitting his Vindicator with a thunderous strike. He growled and pushed hard on Dragon, smacking him into a tree. "I see your strength draining. I can see it in your eyes." he whispered, pushing the Lunatic against the Vindicator, that was pressing on Dragon's chest as Viper pinned him to the tree.

"True...You got me there.." Dragon grunted "But I've just noticed something about you....You leave yourself too open!" Dragon then kneed an unsuspecting Viper in the groin and headbutted him. Dragon wailed on Viper's ribcage as he continued "Not to mention you're slow...." He grabbed Viper's wing "And CLUMSY!" as he began to smash his sword's hilt into the part of the wing where it connected to the back...

Viper howled and fell to the ground. He snarled. If he left now without Dragon, then he'd be punished, or worse be killed. Viper snarled. He then looked at his sister, who began to growl angerily. A sinister smile crept on his face. He looked up at Dragon. "I may be slow, but I'm just a devilish as the next guy. And you, you allow yourself to have weaknesses. Like this." he said and lurched forward.

Nes growled and leaped at her brother, but was stopped in mid leap. Blood trickled down the Lunatic and dripped off the hilt. Viper whispered in his sister's ears. "Your brought this upon yourself. Staying with a wanted Demon." he said and pulled the Lunatic from her stomach.

Nes dropped to the ground in a heap, breathing heavily, but holding her stomach where the Lunatic was stabbed through. She growled in pain and anger.

Viper looked up at Dragon as he held the Lunatic inches from Nes's back. "Now, you come with me, or your girlfriend dies." he smiled evilly.

"You bastard...." Dragon growled. He hovered back to the earth, saying "Alright...Alright Viper, you win....Just let her go, and I'll come quietly." Dragon walked towards them, eyeing down Viper.

Viper smiled. He lowered Lunatic and sheathed it. "Say goodbye to her, so we can leave." he said and waited for Dragon.


Neschume looked up at Dragon. Her eyes pleading him not to go. Blood rushed through her finger on her paw and dripped to the ground.

Dragon reverted to his wolf form as he walked over to Neshume. He sat next to her and placed his paw on her wound. A few seconds later, he lifted the paw; showing that he'd somehow healed the wound. He then propped her up with his wings....Smoke started to form around him as he said goodbye....Then smoke started to form everywhere...It began funneling like a tornado around Dragon and Neschume. Minutes later, Dragon and Neshume were in the very cave Neschume had mentioned eariler. Dragon had somehow teleported them both, and left Viper in the woods to deal with Zellion's wrath. "Oh...." Dragon stumbled "It's been a long time since I last used that move...Are you alright, Nes?"

Viper growled. He flinched. "I better find them, before Zellion finds out." he said to himself and ran off.


Nes smiled and looked up at Dragon. "Yeah, I'm fine. Are you?" she asked and looked up at him. Though the wound was no longer there, it still pained her.

Dragon faintly grinned "I've felt better....." He laid down and stretched himself out. He then wondered about the sword "Nes....How exactly did you get that sword? I don't think that the king sent it to you as a gift..."

"While you were away I went to the castle. I told him the truth and he gave me the sword for me to protect." she said with a grin. "I'm guessing no demon can touch it." she said and