it." she said and looked at him.

Dragon nodded. "No demon hand can touch it...Just staring at the blade alone could kill us...But since Zellion was an angel once, he can bypass that law without any worry...I know he has big plans for that blade....First thing tomorrow morning, we have to give the sword back to the king..If Viper knew about you getting the sword, then Zellion knows...And that, Nes, means that you've painted a huge target on your chest. And I don't want you to have any more brushes with death as long as I'm still breathing...And we must outwait Viper also, as he doesn't have long to live anyway....."

So, that's why when I stabbed him it did nothing.. she thought and looked down. Her teeth clenched together. She raised her head to look at Dragon. "I told the king that I would be able to protect the sword. He intrusted the sword with me. I'm stronger than what, you, Zellion and Viper think. I can take care of it. I had protect it from Zellion once, I can do it again." she said and stood up.

Dragon got up "You don't understand Nes....It'll never matter how strong you are...Zellion is a fallen angel! He has the strengths of both angels and demons, and none of their weaknesses! He's practically INVINCIBLE, Nes! He's been searching for that sword for a whole millenia, and now that he knows for sure where it is; he's going to send all of Hell after you until he has it in one hand and your heart in the other! He'll never stop until you're DEAD!"

Nes closed her eyes, her ears back. She sighed. "And what would Excaliber grant him?" she asked and opened her eyes. Now that he said what he said, returning the sword back sounding tempting. Her mother and Father used to tell her stories about Excaliber; that he was somehow alive. "It had choosen the King once." said her father when she was 1 month old. Nes lowered her head and looked down at her paws.

"Excaliber...is the strongest angelic weapon ever created...It's in fact the reason Zellion was banished to begin with.." Dragon began "And the sword he has, The Heretic, is the strongest demonic weapon ever created...Legend has it, that should the power of both swords somehow combine, they'll merge into the ultimate sword; The Overlord.....Zellion plans to use this power...Like he explained in the deal....."

"Then we can't let him get the sword. Bringing it back to the king will make it too easy." she said and sat down, thinking. She closed her eyes. "How do we kill him?" she asked, her eyes still shut.

Dragon laid down and sighed "We can't.....The only way a fallen angel can die is if he kills himself...By stabbing himself in the heart with the weapon that ended his original life....And I don't know when that was....And I don't think Zellion intends on doing that soon.." Dragon closed his eyes as he tried to get thoughts of Zellion out of his head. Dragon said "Nes...I want to thank you....For being there when I needed someone the most. I also want to thank you for not screaming and running away from me because of who I am..."

"Your welcome." she said with a smile and nuzzled his neck. She sat by him and looked around. She looked outside. It was starting to get dark. She sighed. Excaliber was still strapped on her back. Her ear flicked. She sighed and looked back outside.

Viper crawled through the forest, trying to find the god-forsaken cave that Dragon and Neschume were in. "When I find Neschume, I'm going to wring her neck and make Dragon watch." he growled cursing the two wolves. He stopped and sniffed the air. He looked around. He felt like any second now, Zellion would appear out of nowhere.

Dragon laid his head down in Neschume's arms and drifted into a much needed sleep...

Mist formed out of nowhere. Seconds later, Zellion appeared out of nowhere; his eyes demanding an explanation of Viper's second consectutive failure...

Neschume licked the top his head, but she stayed awake.


Viper lowered his body to the ground and looked at Zellion, but stood back up. "I know I failed you again, master. Dragon is cunning, he took Neschume and himself somewhere. I have been trying to find them, but cannot." He said and bowed his head. His tail tucked a bit.

Zellion sighed "Normally, I'd be smashing your head on a jagged rock right about now..But since you TRIED this time, I won't....But I must know this; If you really are trying to find them...then why are you GOING THE WRONG BLOODY DIRECTION?!"

Viper bristled. "I told you. I cannot sense them!" he growled, but quickly bowed his head in an apology. "What are we going to do once we find them. You ging to stick around to make sure I get what you need?" he huffed.

"Uh...No." Zellion replied "That's YOUR job...If I have to hold your hand so you don't get lost, that tells me you're nowhere near worthy of your powers....I have other things to attend to...Oh, your power runs on energy, so you'll need to feed sometime soon, so I brought you a little snack..." Mist formed and what manifested was a small child; bond and gagged by a rope...

Viper was hungry and did not care what he ate. He leaped on the child, bit it's neck and eatting through it's chest, gulping down meat. He looked up at Zellion. "I'm guessing you still need Dragon?" he asked, licking the human blood off his lips. He ripped off the arm and chewed on the meat and spat out the bone.

"Yes..I still need him." Zellion said "But, like you said, he's extremely cunning. And he won't give himself up without a fight...." Zellion grinned as an idea popped into his head "By what has happened today...Chances are they'll go to the king sooner or later....Viper! Go to the castle and round up everyone! I'll be there first thing tomorrow!"

Viper nodded and flew off.

In his sleep, Dragon began turning and groaning as if he were having some sort of nightmare..He kept muttering "No.." and "I'm sorry.."

Neschume looked down at Dragon, her eyes lids were already falling, but she forced herself awake. She slid her paws from under Dragon's head and she walked out of the cave. She had to wake herself up, she didn't feel right sleeping. She always wanted to keep alert, speacially now. She looked back at Dragon and walked out of the cave. She walked to a near river near the cave. The moon was already starting rise, so she would surrounded in darkness and pretty much hidden.

She lowered her head and drank from the river, her ears back. She looked up, water dripping from her lips. She then slipped off Excaliber and leaped in the river and shook her pelt. She leaped straight back out. She place dher paw on Excaliber and shook her wet pelt. She had to wake herself up somehow. It didn't really do much, but she wouldn't be falling asleep soon. As she was touching it, she noticed Excaliber glowing dimmly, she took her paw off and it didn't glow, she placed her paw on it and it glowed. "Hmm" she slipped Excaliber back on her back and she walked through the forest, but stayed near the cave.

Dragon's nightmare was intensifing by the second. He found himself in a hellish dreamworld. Lava began bubbling up near him as it grew taller and taller. The lava formed a huge hood and cloak. It hissed at him with a demonic voice "DRAGON!!!!! YOU HAVE NOT BEEN LIVING UP TO YOUR END OF THE BARGAIN!!" "No!" Dragon barked "I want nothing more to do with you or Zellion! I want to start my life over! Why can't any of you accept that?!" "BECAUSE YOU OWE US, DRAGON!!" The Monster growled "YOU MADE A PROMISE TO US AND WE DEMAND THAT YOU KEEP IT!" "No! I'm not going to be your **** puppet anymore! I'm through doing your dirty work!" "YOU HAVE NO CHOICE!!!" The Monster roared "ONE WAY OR ANOTHER, YOU WILL SERVE YOUR END OF THE DEAL!" "I don't care about your stupid deal anymore!" Dragon roared back "You can take the deal and shove it!" "IF THAT'S THE CASE..." The Monster growled "THEN YOU WILL DIE!!!" The ground began to break apart. Firey chains wrapped themselves around Dragon and began pulling him down....

In the real world, Dragon's body was starting to shake violently as blood began foaming from his mouth...

Neschume was just walking in, when she saw Dragon. "Dragon!" she yelled and ran forward. She shook him, trying to wake him. "Dragon, wake up! Wake up!" she cried, shaking him. Her was bristling, what had happened?

Dragon's body was still shaking from the 'nightmare'. His blood was getting hotter and hotter...Minutes later, the shaking went to a complete stop, and Dragon silently laid there..

Neschume's eyes widen. A shiver ran through her body. "Dragon!" she yelled and check for a pulse. "Dragon, you can't die on me.." she said, her voice cracking. "Please, Dragon, wake up.." she said, her voice weak.

"Please Dragon! Please Dragon, wake up!" Zellion mockingly squealed out of nowhere as he casually struted into the cave "Shut up already! You can shake and lick him all you want, but your precious boyfriend won't wake up!"

Neschume growled and turned around. She glared at Zellion. "What did you to him?!" she snarled, her teeth bared. Her eyes turned the dark purple of her Niwa form. Her tail lashed.

Zellion sat down and said "Since when do I answer to you? Did you really think there wouldn't be any consiquences of interfering with a Demon out for something?" Zellion stretched himself out as he were making himself at home. Zellion smirked "Well, Ms. Neschume, aren't you going to sit down and have a chat with your guest or what? I've always been a sucker for current events..." He poked at Dragon's body....

Neschume only approached him to slice his arm. "Keep your bloody paws off him." she snarled. She pointed the dagger at him, till she got to a safe distance away from. She still the held the dagger in her hand as she sat down. "So, what do you want?" she said, her face still distorted with anger and irriation. Her tail lashed and her purple eyes glowed brightly in the dim