[Pinkie]

Mizuki walked and walked until he couldnt no more. By the time he stopped it was a week later. He had reached a small town and stayed for the night. In the morning he stirred from his place leaned on the wall. Walking away there was no sign left that he was even there.

It was two months before Mizuki found who he was looking for. Standing infront of an elderly male Mizuki bowed lower "Master...I have returned" He said slightly getting a nod from the old male "An your return means what?" Asked the male in question "My...temper" And the male sighed "I knew you would return soon" The male said "Then there is no time to waste"


(_(_(_(_(_(_(_(_(_( 1 Year and 3 Months later )_)_)_)_)_)_)_)_)_)

Mizuki stood there in a white cloak hood drawn. He looked around. "Why is it so quite" He thought out loud as he moved closer to the caves. The gate was pushed aside with arrows and burn marks covering the wood. Mizuki walked in further and looked around.

Everything was destroyed. The houses he remembered all burnt and some barely standing. Walking around Mizuki looked everything over. It seems that this happened a good time ago. Judging from the debris around him he would guess months. Then the sudden thought of Thalion crossed his mind. Was he dead? Mizuki growled and left the caves.

He walked angerly away from the place he once called home. He continued walking south for a day and half before he finaly broke down and fell to his knees. His hood was drawn covering his face and his hands hidden by long sleeves of his coat. The only peice of skin showing was that of his fingers of his right hand as they held onto his staff.

Getting to his feet Mizuki sighed and walked slowly forward until he stumbled back a seiring pain in his right shoulder. Looking over an arrow stuck out from his flesh. Mizuki growled "DONT MOVE!" He heard a voice say and Mizuki stopped his head bowed still to keep his face hidden.

Mizuki then heard another voice join the other "We should take the stranger to camp. You know the general would be pissed if you killed him without intarigation" The male voice said and this got sigh from the female "Fine. Take his staff bound his hands and hood his head" The order was given and Mizuki didnt fight.

With the thought of everything he loved gone Mizuki didnt care. He didnt fight when the staff was roughly yanked from hi hands as they were forced behind his back and a sack placed over his head. He couldnt see anything but slight blurryness infront of him.

That is how they walked for a long time. Mizuki being led by something behind him telling him if he had to take a step differently from the last. Mizuki was growing tired. The arrow in his arm now hurt worse with ever step taken.

"Hold on" There was a pause in step and soon everything around him was pitch black. More walking took place and yet the blurry image he once had was gone. Soon he was forced on his knees still bound sack still on his head "Wait here with him while I fetch the general"

Mizuki sat there breathing a little heavy. He still had the crystal around his neck so he could do some damage before they took his life if he wanted to. Though what was the point if everything he once had was dead. Mizukis train of thought was stopped as he head the heavy foot steps approach the room and the voice that fallowed.

"We found him close to the south border" The voice said "We got him with an arrow but he didnt protest as we forced him to come with us' The voice said and this got a growl from a deep male voice.

Mizuki sat there in silence until his heart stopped as he heard the voice of the male above him "What buisness do you have on these lands?" The question was asked with a deep sence of power but that was not what caught Mizukis attention it was the voice itself.

All though the voice sounded more aged and wise Mizuki knew it just had to be and Mizuki spoke for the first time. Raising his hooded head a little to make his voice more noticable Mizuki said one thing and one thing only "...Thalion..?" It was a question and he hopped to hell he was right.