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SESSION #1

POLARIS

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The summer sun gazed down over everything. The air above the pavement seemed to ripple, reacting to the heat. Too hot to do anything outside everyone stayed inside the vast warehouse building. Holly was curled up in a deep sleep on the couch. Matt was waiting for his computer to boot up after he had re-built it. And on another side of the warehouse Cobalt and Yugaiven were sparring against one another. Matt nudged Holly awake "Holly, wake up and get the mail." Still trying to wake up she said "ok". She left the cool building to go to the scalding outside.

Cobalt and Yugaiven were sparring against one another with custom bamboo swords. But, with wins for each tied at the moment, both had agreed to spar against each other without any weapons. To keep everything as even as possible, Yugaiven transformed into his half human half western dragon hybrid form. Which made things fair, because Cobalt is a half human half griffin hybrid. Both of them waited and watched each other to see who would make the first strike.

Cobalt looked over to one side "hey look a distraction!". Yugaiven looked over and Cobalt made a swift kick. The sharp claws in his paw type feet had torn through Yugaiven's jeans on the left side. The strike was deep enough that there were shallow cuts that began to bleed slightly.

"Hey, come back here!" yelled Yugaiven. He soon followed suit and spread his dragon green and black outline colored wings, jumped and took off into the shallow warehouse sky. Cobalt was flying as fast as he could through the warehouse avoiding it's many support girders and frame work. Some how Yugaiven was matching every move, and keeping pace. Coming back into the building after having enough time to wake up, Holly looked up and saw what was going on above her as Cobalt flew parallel against the wall trying to loose Yugaiven behind him. Cobalt's chaser was matching him move for move by watching his long black and blue tipped lion's tail. Cobalt was doing the same thing every griffin does in flight, using his tail to steer.

"Ok, fine I won't do that anymore." Matt said with a grin, it was the third time Holly had fallen for his practical joke.

Cobalt eventually tired and so did Yugaiven, flying as fast as you can anywhere, takes a lot of energy. After landing, Yugaiven transformed back from his half dragon hybrid from into his human form.

Yugaiven is a type of hybrid creature who has two alternate forms, there's his half human half dragon form and his human one. No one is exactly sure how he switches from one from to another. But what is sure is that he is part dragon. But there is the risk of the dragon part of Yugaiven's mind taking over. Cobalt also landed, but could not transform, for him everything is permanent, nothing can change, ever. Everything about his half human half griffin hybrid self has been with him ever since he could remember to that one day many years ago, everything is permanent. What applies to Cobalt also applies to Holly, all of her cat features are also permanent, from her black ears, her tail, to her heightened senses. Especially sight.

I was just about to call all of you here, I just got a very interesting and strange e-mail. Holly wasn't paying attention, but after hearing that her black cat ears pricked up giving full attention to what Matt was saying. Holly is also a hybrid, a combination of human and black cat. The only parts of her that show that she's a hybrid is her black cat ears at the top of her head, a long black cat tail, and her temperamental personality. Matt is the only true human in the group.

"Anyways, now that everybody is paying attention I got an e-mail from someone, I'm still tracing it back to whoever it came from but here is what it says."

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----I know that your company is a transport company, that will transport virtually anything from point A to point B. But I have another job that you may be interested in. I have contacted virtually every investigation organization, and transport company. You were not last on my list, but everything ended up that way somehow. Every other organization and company has rejected my offer, I will let you decide.

My proposal is that you take this mission that others have laughed at. Here is the mission you and a party of at least three others, embark on a mission to find the ancient ruins of Cretanamos. Myths and legends state that that the Cretanamos ruins show a passage way to a secret chamber that will lead to a land that lets the extcient animals live in peace and harmony. A true paradise it has been called. But it is still unknown where the ruins are exactly. And your mission if you chose to do the mission, is to find out if the ruins actually exist and if the legends are true.

All expenses for the entire mission will be covered. A sum of /D/ 600,000 dolons will be paid to each person who takes part in the mission.----

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The next day everyone was given jobs to do and those jobs needed to be accomplished. Holly was in charge of medical and food supplies, whatever would be needed. Matt, in charge of getting all of the technical stuff ready. Yugaiven was in charge of, getting anything else needed on the list. And lastly Cobalt is in charge of keeping everything maintained and checked out before the excursion starts, mainly seeing if his truck is ready to go.

Everyone had left to do their jobs, all except Cobalt, who was securing Yugaiven's Furd Tauros inside an intense blue colored international cargo container. The international cargo container, one of two intense blue colored containers, was secured on a specialized semi-trailer, that is also painted in intense blue. The trailer is connected to Cobalt's truck, a fully restored and re-built 1969 Peterrig that has been customized, to look like an older truck, but performs like a new truck.

Yugaiven went to go and meet Archie and Cassie, to get the legend map. The legend map is a map that was created by cartographers centuries ago when Cretanamos, was supposedly around, that's if it ever existed. Yugaiven and Cobalt are exceptionally good friends with Archie and Cassie, and it was one of the regular meetings with them. Since that Yugaiven's car was out with Cobalt, instead he transformed into his half dragon form and flew to where Archie and Cassie would meet him.

The Fe city plaza. The plaza is the exact center of the City of Fe, eclipsed by modern skyscrapers, the plaza is a haven for those who need a break from their hectic office jobs. Yugaiven and Cobalt are good friends of Cassie and Archie. Archie has a few problems, mostly with stealing, or what he likes to call a repo job. Archie thought to himself as he ate his lunch under a tree. Where in the hell is he? Cassie was relaxing by reading her new book under the same tree. Yugaiven landed nearby, and transformed back into a human. He saw Cassie sitting on a park bench, and snuck up behind her "Synagogue" he said stealthfuly.

After walking to the nearby parking lot Cassie, Archie and Yugaiven reached their goal. Archie's white and blue racing striped Shelky Kobra. After Archie had found his keys, he opened the small trunk of the high performance sports car and took out a polished stainless steel briefcase. Unlocked the locks and opened the case revealing from the shadows an ancient document.

And then about fifteen minutes later Cobalt arrived driving his blue Peterrig. Everything was cleaned, and ready for the expedition to the unknown. At this time Yugaiven told everyone else that Cassie and Archie would be joining them, and the dolons would have to be cut into more pieces.

The next day everyone was well rested and ready to depart Fe, to go to the unknown, where dangers lurk in the darkness. Demons could attack from nowhere and kill them all in one fowl swoop, the same goes for the rarely seen monsters. Angry spirits could steal their souls, taking them from the land of the living to the land of wind and ghosts. Then there are hunters, they look out for demons, monsters, and animals to hunt for some reason or capture as exotic pets. Hunters have been known to keep hybrid creatures as pets after their spirits, and will to fight have been shattered.

Matt planned out the route according to what the myths and legends said, and then pinpointing out the route on the map scan from the CD. "The route would take us through Mori Fukai one of the largest forests on the continent, it's huge sequoia trees are skyscrapers in their own right." Matt continued "Those trees are not just tall, but aged, the trees have endured about 4,000 years of growth, and are still growing." "The route goes through Mori Fukai, but there are roads, some paved, some somewhat paved, and then the dirt roads that are falling apart, from dis-repair, so Yugaiven's car and Archie's racer will have to be transported in the truck." "The legend location shown on the map in Mori Fukai, is apparently a large eastern dragon, that was killed, and now "supposedly" it's skeleton lies there"

Early morning the next day the sun had just risen, Cobalt had warmed up the engine for his Peterrig truck, triple checked everything and was ready to go. The night before Archie loaded his Shelky Kobra in place of Yugaiven's Furd Tauros, it was deemed by everyone that his car could take the trip on the gravel and dirt roads. After traveling for hours, from the metropolis of Fe to Mori Fukai the party had decided to rest for a few moments. Matt was checking the location, a few other cars and trucks passed by, but didn't stop, most of the trucks were heavy duty Kenorth logging trucks that seemed to dwarf Cobalt's Peterrig. Everyone was relaxing and eating lunch, and soon a white Meredes sedan, made it's presence known with it's diesel engine. And a cloud of red brown dust behind it. The car soon stopped behind the trailer. Cobalt, Yugaiven, Archie, and Cassie knew who it was it was Leon and Dustin. Who had somehow followed them.

A voice came over the CB radio in Cobalt's truck "This is a warning to all Indo Red logging trucks I repeat ,This is a warning to all Indo Red logging trucks take an alternate route, stay away from Indo road, one driver spotted something, and barely out ran it, whatever it was did some significant damage to the trailer and it's logs, so stay away from Indo road, if you are on it, then turn back and go another way. Over."

Leon was cut off as the eclipse from the forest appeared. It was a titanic bear demon. It's claws were dripping with the blood of slain animals. Even the drool from it's mouth was red. At this time everyone realized that there was only one option and that was to fight off the demon. Yugaiven transformed into a half dragon and rushed the demon, but the bear saw him and with one swipe of it's bloodied paw, flung Yugaiven against a tree and knocked him out. Yugaiven was now unconscious.

"Oh, that's it" remarked Archie he drew his Irish broadsword, and rushed the bear demon from it's right side and stabbed it straight into it's side. But it didn't even scathe the bear, who turned and looked at Archie. Cobalt and Leon decided to attack, one from the ground one from the air. Cobalt swooped down and made shots with his glock handgun, while Leon made swift attacks with his sherikens, aiming for the demon's eyes.

With the bear bleeding, it should be weakened, but no. Archie's sword was still stuck in the side of the bear. The same went for Leon's sherikens. Yugaiven woke up, but was badly hurt. Holly wanted to do something, she chose an area where the demon would not notice her, and she started summoning something.

“I summon, a great dragon, one that is powerful, loyal, swift, and obeying of all my commands.” She took some sand from the forest ground, and threw it in the air, creating a cloud of dust. I hope that worked she thought. Cassie looked behind her to see if Yugaiven was awake, but he wasn’t there. No one knew where he was.

There is a short delay for summoning things, and then in a cloud of dust Yugaiven appeared in front of her. His mind was a complete blank, so were his eyes. It was like he had no soul. Not wanting to waste her summon even though she summoned her boyfriend, she gave him a command.

“Attack, without mercy” Yugaiven did just that. He sliced the bear demon with his katana ( a katana is a type of Japanese sword with only one cutting edge of the blade )multiple times, and used his own claws to dig into the demon’s flesh, and tear it apart. Everyone just looked with awe, and astonishment. They knew that it was a soulless, and killing version of Yugaiven, but it was him, massacring the bear.

Not knowing what to do, Holly yelled out “Stop, and wake up!!” Yugaiven closed his eyes, and woke up, not remembering a single thing of what he had done. He knew that he did something, he was covered in blood, some of the blood was still dripping from his dark green claws.

Eventually everything went back to normal, and the journey continued. Yugaiven told Holly to work on her summoning skills, so that nothing like that would ever happen again. Eventually the party reached the end of Indo road where a group of Indo Red Kenorth logging trucks met them. And a few smaller pace trucks were also there. The meeting trucks had all of their lights on, because of the darkness the gathering storm clouds had created. Cobalt stopped his truck as Yugaiven pulled along side. A door opened from one of the pace trucks. “What exactly happened, we had a report that said you might be there” The Foreman asked.

Cobalt's Peterrig received a complete maintence service, everything was serviced, and checked. The Meredes, and Tauros received the same treatment. Yugaiven was still trying to understand completely what happened, but time healed the wounds in his soul. He was most thankful for not actually knowing what happened. Leon and Dustin joined the group of weary travelers, and either lead or followed the Peterrig truck and trailer. After about an hour of driving, the map showed the Great Dragon point of Mori Fukai. the point was off the main road, The Great Eastern Dragon point was not marked by anything, except a large sequoia with a gigantic sized slit in the tree.

After a few hours of traveling, the party reached, a small dusty desert bordering town named Austal, the town is in the heart of ranching country, not too dry, or too wet, and about thirty miles southeast of Kaytoo. A small gold, silver, copper, and platinum mining town. The various minerals mined at Austal made it known as the mine of the nation. The titanic open pit mines make the sunsets even more brilliant, because of the minerals in the terraced soil. After a night of rest and relaxation. The party was about to leave, when a mining supervisor saw Cobalt's truck, and needed help. He contacted them, while the party was eating a buffet of different breakfast foods, at the local diner.

He continued "Well, I need your help, not many others are willing to help, but I know that you are strong enough to take on the challenge." He looked up at a waitress dressed in white "I'll have a cup of black coffee" he said. He then turned back to the group sitting at the two tables. "I have received word, from the Indo Red logging company working in Mori Fukai, and they said that the group of you have killed a menacing demon bear"

As soon as the mine supervisor completed his dialogue, Yugaiven looked down at his drink of coffee, the talk had brought back a bad memory of what he had done to the demon bear, he knew that it was for the good, but not that way. Not another massacre.

"Well, I think a formal introduction is due, I'm George Western from the Castle mining company." He took a sip of his newly arrived coffee. "Castle mining lost a truck in our open pit copper mine, we are not exactly sure where it is, but the last GPS location read that the truck was somewhere in sector 51A, which is deep in the pit." "And to be honest, a mining shovel may be there also, we're not exactly sure." "What I need all of you to do is to find this truck, and get anyone out from that sector."

After some discussion the party took off for the Castle Copper Mine Company. Every vehicle, had a pass to enter the vast crater in the ground. After being briefed with information the search started. Castle Copper is always bust, always operating twenty four hours a day and seven days a week to maximize efficiency and overall output. Gigantic mining dump trucks from the well known builders of Leher, and Caterpar prowl the wide and long mine terraced roads. The party reached sector 51A, and just as predicted a giant mining dump truck, and a hydraulic mining shovel were there in the open.

Cassie began to back away slowly, with a blank white stare in her eyes. Everyone looked in the direction that she was backing away from. It was a gray fog colored, shapeless thing that hovered above the dusty floor of the open pit mine. The shadow of the walls began to move, and then the sun moved to where the ghost was, it wasn't there. The sun had hidden it.

Archie unsheathed his Irish broadsword.

"So where is it" asked Cobalt

"You tell me" bluntly replied Matt

Suddenly, Cassie fell to the ground, with a thud. She was completely unconscious. Then Archie fell, he nearly impaled himself with his own sword. Then Matt went. Everyone else was trying to figure out what was occurring exactly. No one knew exactly, or could even begin to understand. Everyone else took the sleeping ones to the truck, and put them in the sleeper cab portion of the truck's cab. Anyone else would have to be put into Yugaiven's car, or Leon's car. Cobalt ran to the hydraulic mining shovel and got in the cab and was figuring out the complicated array of controls.

Leon and Dustin were trying to find a way to expose the ghosts, but their minds were in a state of panic in trying to figure out on how to stay awake. Dustin was trying to see if anyone who was knocked out would be able to wake up. Only one did Cassie woke up, and opened her eyes. But something was off, an erie off. Her eyes, were completely blank, black, and soulless. The ghosts had taken her soul captive. Now her body was a puppet, without a soul no one could control her. She took her oversized scythe from Archie's Kobra, and walked to where everyone could see her. She took a fighter's stance, and ran toward Holly to begin her attack.

Without a soul, Cassie began to be much like the grim reaper. Leon decided that it was not wise to use his sherikens, but to use his kusari gama. A hand scythe, with a weight at the end of a chain to grab an enemy's arm, or weapon. He grappled Cassie's arm, but no affect, she threw Leon back a few yards. Dustin next used his katana, but stopped and hesitated, he was cut with the sickle, and now bled from a cut that went from his right arm across his lower chest, the depth of the cut not deep enough, missing his vital organs. But now blood was dripping on the ground. he walked back to the white Meredes to take cover.

After figuring out the shovel's controls Cobalt moved the massive shovel, filled it with reddish brown, copper enriched soil and swung around to where he thought the ghosts were. The shovel's scoop door opened dumping eighty tons of dirt onto an empty space. The ghosts were now easily seen, covered in the reddish brownish dirt. Cobalt then used the massive shovel arm to crush whatever the scoop hit. he hit one ghost with one swift strike. The one that he hit was the one that was the puppeteer, Cassie's soul now flowed back into her own possession, and body. She closed her eyes again, and woke up to see what was occurring before her eyes.

Holly stood back as Yugaiven used his samurai sword to slice the ghosts to pieces. Leon threw his kusari gama, struck two ghosts and the scythe flew back to his hand quickly after the attack. The other three ghosts left to the unknown to never be seen again. Everyone quickly ran back to Dustin, he was still out, but now not bleeding as bad. Everyone else that was knocked out were now awake. Matt said "Hey, everything's online." he called for a helicopter to take Dustin to Kaytoo Memorial Hospital ahead of the party. The blue high speed helicopter landed, paramedics took the injured, and as quickly as they had landed they left just as quick.

"I have no idea on how to thank you." "You warded off the unwieldy spirits." "What can I do to thank you?" George was ecstatic, he knew that everything could go back to normal now without any fears.

After leaving Austal the party took a few hours using the super highway, simply known as highway fifty-eight. This road was the quickest, safest, and easiest way to Kaytoo. Hours passed, driving through the night was impossible, so everyone pulled over and rested. The party reached Kaytoo after about a day of traveling many times over the horizon. Kaytoo is a major metropolis, next to the sea, it's a major transportation hub. Sporting major rail, road, air, and sea transportation centers. Anyone can come to Kaytoo from any direction and leave to any direction. Skyscrapers reached for the stratosphere, at night, neon lights pierced the night almost blinding the eyes. The peoples in the city are always on the go, from work to home, to somewhere else. The party had decided that it would be a good idea to leave everything in one place. A local major truck stop. The Pero Amao. Everything was well assured by Cobalt to be completely safe and well taken care of while they were gone to visit Dustin at Kaytoo Memorial Hospital. Upon arriving to the hospital Cobalt was very scared to even enter the building.

After some coaxing Cobalt was somewhat brave enough to be in the hospital, but was still skittish, and very jumpy. After some time of walking around, the group found Dustin's room, where he was regaining his strength.

After some time everyone talked and caught up with everything that happened. It was agreed that since that everyone who wanted to reach Kaytoo and go no farther had reached their destination. Archie, Cassie, Leon, and Dustin said their goodbyes to Matt, Cobalt, Holly and Yugaiven. The party of eight travelers had now dwindled to four. But what would be assured was that everyone would see each other again soon.

The Emerald Hotel and Casino is one of the largest casinos and hotel towers ever designed, built, and opened to the public. But there's a new rival casino being built across the six lane main street of Kaytoo. Cobalt had called his associates, Anthony, Atlee, Chris, and Michelle. Where are they? Yugaiven thought to himself. Cobalt had parked his blue Peterrig semi-truck and trailer next to Anthony's royal blue Lincoln Continent, which was also parked next to Chris's black Nazda pick-up truck. Yugaiven had gone inside to eat at the buffet, Holly, and Matt were also with him. They were tired of waiting.

Cobalt explained what needed to be done, the party of eight, and four vehicles are to go out to the Pharaoh desert north of Kaytoo to find the Cretanamos ruins. But two markers must also be found. A great pyramid, and a stone mother and baby. After that both locations should point to where Cretanamos is.

After Matt's explanation, the group prepared, and left Kaytoo the next day using the same road they had entered Kaytoo. Highway fifty-eight. After hours of driving through the desert, the sun was still beating down over everything, even the shade felt unusually warm. The first point was found the great pyramid. An eight hundred foot tall pyramid, that is unmovable, and dwarfs anything that lies in it's shadow.

After a good night's rest, the Dunes Oasis was seen over the horizon after Cobalt flew a few miles ahead of everyone. It was a true jewel of the desert, a natural underwater aquifer was feeding the lake that is protected by the government. The original idea is that it was supposed to be turned into a desert resort and golf course, but it was a vital ecosystem, and that plan was scrapped.

Driving through the desert is arduous, with nothing out there but huge sand dunes it is very easy to become lost, or what Cobalt would call "locationally challenged". After hours of driving over the horizon. A pair of older sedans appeared, driving behind the group. All of the sedans were older ones, that were beaten up, and painted in desert camouflage. There was also an older military truck with that group, also painted in the desert camouflage. Matt was the first to notice this and looked through his binoculars. Matt called Cobalt on his cell phone.

That one word would shake any hybrid creature to it's skeleton, especially hybrids. Hunters are known for capturing hybrid creatures against their will, shattering their spirit, and will to fight, and then selling them as an exotic pet on the black market. It's a worse fate than death, any hybrid would agree. And with three, Yugaiven, Holly, and Cobalt in the group that made the convoy a prime target.

I'm lucky that I prepared for this and but up the bull guard on the truck, instead of the regular Texas style bumper Cobalt thought to himself. the bull guard on Cobalt's Peterrig is basically a large brush guard, but so overbuilt it is used for trucks in the outback. The bull guard serves as a main shield for the truck upon hitting anything from a kangaroo, to cattle, to another car. Cobalt used his cell phone and e-mailed everyone.

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----Here's the plan, Yugaiven, Chris and Anthony I need you to drive your cars around the hunters, the dust and sand from everything should act like a smokescreen giving us opportunity to attack. Strike the opponent any way possible, I'll use my truck as a battering ram, I hope not to hit any of you.

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The plan was set everyone was ready, and the party turned back around toward the opposing force. The hunters didn't slow down. Chris went right Anthony left, Cobalt forward, and Yugaiven followed. The blue Peterrig semi-truck and trailer turned right. Striking a hunter's Lincoln broadside, pushing it through the sand, flipping it over and then crushing it with the truck's weight as it sped over. Nothing was left of that Lincoln sedan, it was crushed, along with anyone inside it. Anthony drove and used his twelve gauge shotgun at the same time hitting a Buwick's fuel tank, and sparking a large fire, the car was then hit by Cobalt's truck and the fire was buried under the sand.

The hunter's truck was the biggest problem, Michelle had made numerous shots with her AK-47, but the tires were armored. The desert truck eventually caught up with Cobalt's truck. Both side swiped each other. Your not going to wreck another one of my trucks Cobalt thought as both trucks traded paint with each other. Matt prepared his virus, and delivered it with the steel arrow tip from a crossbow. He took aim and made his shot. The crossbow kicked back more that he though it would, and knocked him back. But the arrow hit it's mark the passenger side door of the truck. The other truck's tinted window rolled down an M-16 rifle barrel looked town at Matt.

"Shit, he's armed, go...go...go" Yugaiven floored it, but not before twenty rounds were pumped into Yugaiven's car. Just missing everyone inside. Matt armed the virus "Didn't think that it would be remote activated, did you?" He pressed the enter key, and the virus spread like wildfire, shutting down all of the truck's systems, from steering, to communication. The desert camoflaouged military truck would be enjoying about ten hours of downtime before being able to recover.

The party fled, making a long trail of dust. The driver of the other truck slammed his fist down on the dash board of the truck "Damn it, those three hybrids won't get away next time" The group had decided to take a break and access the damage done by the last duel with the hunters. Cobalt's Peterrig truck was minorly scathed, but he did have a souvenir from one of the hunters, part of the grill from the Lincoln he ran over was impaled in the bull guard, and was easily removed. Yugaiven's car was wrecked, there were about twenty bullet holes in the left side, and was considered unsafe to drive. Yugaiven's Furd Tauros was loaded into an international container on Cobalt's semi-truck trailer. Anthony and Chris had no problems, they had armored their cars quite well. After the long break, the party left and after hours of trekking across the swirling desert sands, soon found a giant stone obelisk and pillar. As well as a small knee high obelisk and pillar.

Suddenly the ground between the giant pillar, and giant obelisk began to shudder. It lowered into a ramp, hundreds of feet long that lead into the darkness, vast cavern known as Cretanamos.

The group of vehicles drove down to the bottom of the immense granite stone ramp, where they found themselves in an immense entrance hall, painted with unknown figures, and script on the walls. Support pillars scraped the darkness of the ceiling. Everything was well preserved, and easily seen once light was shown upon it. From the main hall at the end there are two paths to take one going to the right, the other to the left. Before deciding on anything everyone who drove a vehicle had to turn their car or truck around, so they would face the exit ramp. This would make it easier to leave, if the party needed to flee for whatever reason.

The group of eight had become two groups of four, Anthony, Atlee, Chris, and Michelle went walking down the right hand corridor. Holly, Yugaiven, Matt and Cobalt traveled down the left hand corridor. Both parties did not know what they would be facing, all that they could see is what the light would reveal hiding in the shadows. Anyone in any group was being very cautious, both exploring groups had seen skeletons of previous excursionists and were aware of traps that may lie ahead.

The lantern that Holly was holding was revealing things never exposed to the light for centuries. Holly noticed something that no one else did a lurking shadow, that was following them.

"Ok, then where??" asked Matt. Everyone now looked around for what she saw, but nothing was there. Both parties continued their search, Anthony, Michelle, Chris and Atlee found nothing, but old relics of the past and writing on the walls. However, Yugaiven, Matt, Holly, and Cobalt had found something in one vast chamber. A gigantic solid granite door. With writing on it that suggested it was an entrance to somewhere.

Yugaiven drew out his katana and started making swipes at the crusader knights, but their armor was too thick. Cobalt backed him up using his glock handgun, killing a few of the knights. Once killed the knights fell apart, never to move again. Their souls could finally be at rest. After killing about thirty of the knights Cobalt ran out of ammo, he used all of his extra clips. Then drew his katana staff, a standard fighting staff with a katana ( a katana is a type of Japanese sword with only one cutting edge of the blade ) hidden inside. Matt used his samurai sword, but against the demon wolves instead. With two slashes he could cut one down, but his sword jammed in one wolf, another saw this as an advantage, and tore at him wit it's claws and sharp fangs. Matt was weakened by this attack, but managed to find a way to win, with grenades. After the massive explosion he drew out is hand gun and fired at whatever came near him, the blast had killed five demons, he could now get his sword back. But as soon as he could, a skeleton archer hit him with two arrows from a powerful crossbow. They struck deep into Matt's left side, and leg. Holly ran to his rescue, knowing that he would be slowed down by his injuries.

"I summon a great being, a bird that will fly and rule over all, and one that will swoop over our enemies" After Holly said her summon a, black and blue colored hole appeared in the air, a bird engulfed in flames appeared. "I summoned a phoenix" she said quietly under her breath. She gave her commands "now go forth and attack all who threaten us, without mercy". The phoenix did just that swooping over the wolves, turning them into nothing but ashes. Cobalt had taken refuge in the dark shallow sky along with the phoenix. Some skeleton archers hid, waiting for an opportune moment to strike and then return to the shadows. They had found their moment. Cobalt was not looking, flaming arrows streaked toward him. Cobalt saw and dogged all of them, but didn't see the poison tipped arrows that were coming. All eight poison arrows hit him, in his arms, left leg, wings, and one even managed to lodge it's self in his tail. Cobalt was weakened greatly by this, and tried to land, but fell out of the sky about twenty feet above the tiled floor.

Yugaiven was fending off the crusaders, he looked over to see if Cobalt was alright, but in that split moment, a knight made his move stabbing him with a broadsword, and then cut down, to gouge Yugaiven. He fell, first dropping his katana. Coughing up blood, he fell, writhing on the floor clinging to life. Holly was in astonishment and horror of what had happened to her boyfriend Yugaiven and her good friends Matt and Cobalt. One burned, weakened wolf made it's final strike, it came running at Holly she didn't see it, the demon wolf swiftly attacked Holly's throat with it's claws, making two deep slashes there. She quickly grabbed her throat, trying to keep as much air as possible going to her lungs, but the blood from the cut seeped through her hands. Holly collapsed and died soon after. Cobalt, Yugaiven, and Matt were gone too. Their souls floated toward heaven.

"ENOUGH" an echoing voice said. All of the demon wolves, ghost crusader knights, and the skeleton archers dissolved, and evaporated into the air. White dust engulfed the bodies of Holly, Yugaiven, Matt and Cobalt. It cured them of all injuries, returned their souls, and awoken them after the healing process was complete. Yugaiven was the first to open his eyes. He looked at himself, "but I died". Just like him everyone else also woke, and didn't understand. The billowing voice took form, a dark blue and white wingless dragon appeared.

Polaris continued leaving "You leave this place". Everyone looked at each other, with a look that questioned everything that Polaris had told them. A fog descended, Cobalt was the first to breathe it, he closed his eyes and fell asleep. So did everyone else once they took one breath.

Everyone woke, the spell was true. No one remembered Polaris, or what he said. Nothing.

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CREDITS

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First and foremost I would like to thank you the reader for taking time out of your busy life and day to read this short story, that I consider not to be short anymore, but medium sized.

Second, credit should go to the Inuyasha, Cowboy Bebop, The Slayers, and any other anime series for providing some well needed inspiration for this story. Thank you.

Third, much needed credit should go to Red Feather Freelance's web mistress Kelli for providing the inspiration needed for me to create my own original anime character, Cobalt Griffin. More specifically it was her website Creature Creations. If it wasn't for the inspiration of her artwork, Cobalt Griffin would have probably never come to exist. And this story would not be as interesting. Her artwork also provided inspiration for Yugaiven's anime style character artwork. Visit her website at http://www.redfeatherfreelance.com and her other web site Creature Creations at http://www.redfeatherfreelance.com/cc

Fourth are my friends for allowing me to put them into my stories, and for some of my friends for allowing me create an original anime style character drawing of them. And a special thanks goes to Matthew Crarboneau for allowing me to use his original character Yugaiven Obsidian in my short story, as well as in an original anime style drawing.

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NEXT SESSION:

SESSION #2

NEW DESTINY

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ORIGINAL ANIME STYLE CHARACTER ARTWORK

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All original anime style artwork shown here has been done by Jerome Castro Flaherty. The character Cobalt Griffin, character design, and artwork are © copyright Jerome C. Flaherty. Yugaiven Obsidian, is © copyright Matthew Charboneau, anime style character artwork by Jerome C. Flaherty. Holly Kawaii is an original character based off of Holly Flavin, anime style character artwork by Jerome C. Flaherty. Any distribution, or any modification of any kind, shape, or form, of any of these anime style artwork without full legal consent of the artist and respected owners will result in full legal action. The same goes for the entire short story. And anyother short stories created by me. All other characters are based off of real people that I know, and who are good friends of mine.