shooting a red energy blast at him, Marcus countered by charging energy in his sword and swinging it a Nova creating a blue energy wave. The powers crashed creating an explosion.

Chapter V: Blood, Tails, and A Old Friend

Smoke was everywhere and Marcus jumped high to get out of it, when he did Nova appeared in front of him and punched again. Marcus disappeared to dodge it but when he reappeared behind Nova she disappeared. Marcus landed on a ledge only to have Nova appear on the side and slash at him. Marcus dodged, grabbed her paw, pulled her toward him and kneed her in the stomach. Nova moaned in pain. “Just kidding Marcus.” Nova said kicking him in the side sending him flying toward the wall. He hit it hard making a large dent in it. Does it hurt?" Nova asked looking at him from the ground. Marcus then limped off the dent and disappeared. Nova looked around and saw him reappear far behind her. Such power just like Kiba's. Marcus thought. "Don't space out me Marcus." Nova said appearing behind him. Marcus spun around and swung his sword toward her but she blocked with her paw energy coursing through it. "Sorry too weak." Nova said punching him in the stomach, then the kicked in the face sending him toward a rail. Marcus spit out blood in his mouth and looked up seeing Nova towering above him. She grabbed him by the throat and lifted him up. Marcus growled his eyes gold and broke free and stuck her in the face. Nova stood there unfazed and unleashed a barrage of attacks on him with lighting speed and grabs him by the throat again. “Don’t fight it Marcus I’ll make your death painless.” Nova said licking the blood off his mouth. Marcus pulled a necklace out of his hoodie and showed it to her. Nova gasped seeing it and let Marcus go. "My head...uhh it hurts." Nova moaned getting on all fours. "Hey Kiba are you all right?" Marcus asked walking toward her. “BACK OFF!” Kiba shouted blasting Marcus with energy. When he got back up Nova was gone. Kiba, my old friend what’s happened to you? Marcus thought as he leaned back on the rail to rest. In the upper levels Nero and Luna were running up a long flight of stairs. “He’s close I can feel it are you ready Luna?” Nero asked running faster. “Oh yeah.” Luna answered. Instantly after the two foxes stopped talking spider parasites came falling off the ceiling ambushing Luna. “Luna!” Nero shouted running back to her. “Go on Nero, I’ve got this!” Luna shouted to him blasting a spider in the process. “Don’t die on me Luna!” Nero shouted as he kept going up the stairs. “Same to you!” Luna shouted. The stairs seemed to go on forever but he made it to the top and found himself in a large area. He looked around and saw that the ground had strange open grooves in them, and also saw two stone pillars with the same grooves in them. Suddenly a man with a black coat, long dark blue hair, tan skin, with a katana appeared. “It’s been a long time, Nero.” Delacroix said walking toward him. “I knew you would come but I didn’t know you brought a vixen along to join your suffering, you changed in these last eight months.” Delacroix said stopping. “You haven’t changed at all of course.” Nero said turning to face him and getting on his hind legs. Delacroix drew his katana as Nero ran toward him. Nero made an energy sword and swung it at Delacroix but he dodged it and swung his sword sending an energy wave at him. Nero jumped back to avoid it but Delacroix disappeared. Nero looked up when he landed but Delacroix was behind him and knocked him aside. Nero tried to get up but he pinned him down with energy. Just as he was about to raise his sword to finish him needles hit him the chest. Delacroix looked back to see Luna on her hind legs, pattern on her face and body and three tails swaying back and forth. "This is for my family." Luna said claws glowing. "Well, well the young vixen you did have an eye for the cute ones Nero." Delacroix said. "SHUT UP!" Luna shouted as she shot a large energy blast at him. Delacroix stood there as the blast dissolved and a tiny speck of light hit his cheek. Delacroix grunted and a shockwave of energy struck Luna sending her flying toward the wall hitting it hard. Luna landed on the ground in pain. "Foolish foxes its useless." Delacroix said pinning Luna with the same energy Nero was and bound her to the stone pillar. He turned back and did the same with Nero. “After all those months of staying with me before you ran off Nero, I never told you what I was after in the first place did I?” Delacroix asked walking toward the two foxes. “Sorry didn’t want to hear it.” Nero said growling at him. “You both know that there were two foxes whose power was just unstoppable, and they both knew this so they asked that when they die their bodies be taken to a place where know no could try to get that power.” Delacroix said pacing. Nero’s eyes widened. “They also made sure that if found the person who found it would have to use the blood of both Beowolf and Kyubi to get it, and you’re the last one Nero.” Delacroix said walking toward Luna. “So why Luna is here you bastard, she has nothing do with this let her go!” Nero shouted. “She’s here because I might need another fox’s blood to use in case yours doesn’t break the last seal, and when it breaks those foxes swords will be mine.” Delacroix said as a glowing sword appeared in the air. Delacroix took it and stabbed Luna in the leg causing her to cry out. "Stop it leave her alone.” Nero growled. Luna suddenly felt weaker as her seal faded. “What just happened?” Luna asked noticing her power gone. “Oh forgot to tell you guys that these special ghost swords drain Kyubi seal powers.” Delacroix said walking toward Nero. Luna watched as her blood trickled down her leg onto the grooves in the ground and into a hole in the center of the room. “You don’t realize the power of those two foxes, why do you think they had their power locked up so no one would find it!” Nero shouted to Delacroix. “Listen to you Nero you’re yapping.” Delacroix said drawing his katana but he stopped and sheathed it. “You need to rest.” He said summoning a sword and driving it through Nero’s chest. Blood sprayed out of his mouth as he cried out in pain. Nero’s body soon went limp as blood poured out of him. “NERO!” Luna shouted tears in her eyes. Nero almost passed out from blood loss but he used the last of his strength to make the seal glow on his back. In his mind he wonder what was going to happen to them then he saw Luna far off and she walked toward him. “Hey Nero, I’m glad I got to know you.” Luna said. “Luna what are you talking about-” Nero started to say but Luna started fading into light specks. “No Luna wait!” Nero said trying to grab her. “Nero I wanted to go beyond friendship because I-” Luna started to say but she had faded away completely. “Luna, LUNA!” Nero shouted. “I swear it! I swear I’m going to get us out of this, together Luna! Nero said tears in his eyes. “LUNA!” Nero shouted in his mind. Outside his mind Luna hung her head down but looked up at Nero seeing a large dark aura around him and a pattern across his face and body, and five tails. Delacroix stooped walking toward the center of the room and looked at Nero. A large explosion of dark energy covered the room and Nero walked slowly on his hind legs. “It was from that point onward, my strength changed." Nero said in a raspy voice. “And a voice echoed...power.....get, more power! If I have to give into darkness, so be it, I’ll do anything to protect my MATE!” Nero said summoning a medium sized black sword and swung it sending a black energy wave at Delacroix but he blocked it with his katana. “Pretty cool.” Delacroix said disappearing. Nero stopped the seal fading and collapsed on the ground. “Nero hang on!” was all he could hear before passing out. Nero awoke slowly and tried to get up but Luna's paw lightly pushed him back down. "You need to rest Nero, that power really took a toll on you luckily I found this hole in the wall that was worn." Luna said getting up. "I didn't expect this tail to be so powerful." Nero moaned. "Please just try to get some sleep." Luna said walking out of the hole in the wall. I know Nero wants to protect me but he almost got killed and it’s my fault. I've got to stop Delacroix now, I don't know what I would do if I lost you Nero. Luna thought as she kept walking. "Nero, I'm sorry." Luna whispered as she ran off.

Chapter VI: Forest of Shadows and Fox vs. Wolf

After going up more stairs Luna found herself in a forest that spread for miles. "This tower must be larger than we thought." Luna said echoing down into it. While in the forest and fighting a lot of parasite spiders and knights she felt another presence of something familiar. Darkness, but Nero couldn't have followed me here. Luna thought. Meanwhile Marcus had already made it to a into large room in the middle of the forest. "Well what do we have here?" Marcus said looking at a strange crystal with small tentacles coming out of it floating in a container. He grabbed it but when he did it absorbed into his hand. “Whoa, didn’t see that coming.” Marcus said surprised. “Well if it isn’t my old buddy wolf boy.” A voice said. Marcus turned to see Bozo with a scythe on his back. “Oh god no your the last person I need to see Bozo.” Marcus said pulling his pistols and firing at Bozo who dodged the bullets with ease. “Don’t be so quick to fight Marcus I have only come to tell you stop trying to kill the plague it’s useless, unless you back both crystals or do you not care for that young wolf Marcus?” Bozo said laughing while hovering in midair before disappearing. Darn you Delacroix I will stop these things and get Kiba back I swear it! Marcus thought. Back in the forest Luna couldn’t take it anymore. “Enough show you’re self already!” Luna shouted. “It’s a pleasure to see you again Luna.” A voice said. “Yami.” Luna said as she looked up to see a man with silver hair in a gray straight jacket like suit