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OOC: This is open for now to The Humankind Abh and Deatharon and Coreworlds too. The only real fighting will be The Band of Seven being destroyed by The Homunculi. For those who dont know who or what they are i will explane and also try and find a info site.Homunculi are created from a failed Humantransmutation. Meaning trying to bring someone back to life threw Alcheimy.

They take on the form of the persion but have new powers. They take on a personality fitting one of the Seven deadly sins so only 7 of them can be on the mortal plane at one time. The list of the Seven deadly sins is as followed. Lust,Greed,Sloth,Pride,Envy,Wrath and Glutony.

Their weakness is their human remains which they usely hide. If they are confronted with them the weaken to the point where they could be killed. But the sureist way to kill them is to Make a rare transmutation circle on and use Alchemy on it with some of their remains and while they are standing in it. It forces them to spit up red stones made with the lives of humans. They lose most of their power. Their is one more way but wont be told untell later. This is all OOC ofcourse no one will know their weakness untell later on when i feel its ready. I will give you a current statues of them at the time of this rp.

Envy: Alive and active for the past 400 years ( they dont age_
Lust: Newly born been active for 8 years
Gluttony: Active for the past 300 years
Greed: Sealed away for now he dose what he want for he is greedy he wants everything. Been around for 400 years
Wrath: Not yet born
Sloth: Active for the past 4 years
Pride: Active for the past 39 years ( only one that ages)

Now a list of their powers and Rank.

Envy- Can turn his or her body into diffrent people and weapons. ( thus the name envy)

Lust- Very fast and can use her nails as sharpe blades. She also lures men under her controle thus her name

Gluttony: Can eat anything and i mean anything he can crush your bones in his mouth with ease. He also can blow stuff with great power. He is always hungry

Greed: He is called the Ultamint Shield. He can turn his body into a skin that cant be destroyed and his speed and power match him. He is the stroungist of all of The Homunculi but Greed and being enemys with the other 6 is his weakness.

Wrath: Is a child whos attacks are head stroung and brutal. He is the only one who can use Alchemy and he dose it well transmuting his body at will.

Sloth: She is a sometimes careing yet lazy one. She can turn into water but dont be fooled you cant punch threw this water with ease. Or you risk being boiled or frozen alive.

Pride: He is a expert swords man who can see your movements by the tiny movement of air just befor you move. Thus he can counter your moves befor you move. He also can see all possible outcomes of a event with his eye makeing him deadly.

The leader of them is Pride when he is reviled. But most of time its Envy.

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IC: Envy stood in the doorway smileing as Lust entered the room.

" So Lust tell me how goses the plan??"

Lust looks down " It failed do to The Band of Seven and those Yevon fools. They have forced the Alchemist to be at war."

Envy clenchs her fist " Damn it!! all of our plans are falling apart. We must deal with them so we can get the Alchemist to creat what we need."

Lust smiles as her nails get longer " Then we will kill the band of seven first?"

Envy nods " Yes they will be first" Gluttony who is standing in the corner drools madly " Can i eat them when then?!"

Lust with her evil smile nods " You can eat them all"

Gluttony laughs happly as he drools. Now they just needed to trap the band of seven they would use pawns to do so.

Envy transforms into Lady Aura and smiles speaking in Auras voice. " I will arrange that" She sent a message to Deatharon,Coreworlds and the Abh.

My friends i know how Yevon has turned evil. I can not direcly help but i can tell you to send your best men to The Planet Lior IV. The Band of Seven gathers there. Strike them hard please

Envy transforms back into her normal fourm. " Lets go to Lior to insure the Band of Seven is dealt with.

The Highcommand recieved Aura's message and sent one of there own. The Storm Guard a new Elite commando force. The Storm Guard was made of the most powerful Ithkul ever created and they have come to devour the Band of Seven. There ships headed to the planet with the intent on feeding on all who gathered there.


OOC: They are not part of the main Hivemind. The Fuhrer has made a private one for him and the Storm Guard.

The days at the capital had been gloomy for sometime. Reconstruction was going on since the many attacks but most devastating of all was the one body without a soul down in the Royal med lab.

Jinto's body was kept in a stasis with Lord Rahl coming to visit him every day to help healing his body. No matter what he did, the young man would never wake. It was a body without a soul. The only life in the room everytime Richard payed a visit was the tormented soul of Jinto's wife. Lafiel layed sprawled over the glass with her arms wrapped around it. Her chair was moved as close as possible while her cheek layed on the glass next to the Count's face while her arms rested on top of it. She had not eaten since Doron and Richard carried his body back to her and she lay near him every day. The only time she cried was when no one was around.

Richard happened in the room this time catching her sobbing and talking to him. He quietly walked up and threw his cape around her shoulders. "It's cold in here princess."

At this time Doron walked in. He and his mother had not spoken in quite some time since they returned. It was believed that she silently blamed him for this, for his following Yevon and Seymour. He walked over to where his father lay and looked at everyone. "Still nothing."

Lafiel refused to say anything but Richard just shook his head. "Nothing. Nothing for the past few days."

Doron ran his fingers over the glass. He was more an Abriel than his mother as he wouldn't show his tears ever though he too blamed himself for this and couldn't begrudge his mother her feelings.

A slight knock came on the door as the Emperor entered. He stopped at the middle of the room. "I have received word from Lady Aura. She has given us the location of the Band of Seven and asks us to destroy them."

Doron and Lafiel both looked up. Lafiel gritted her teeth. "Then we should leave immediatly and kill them all."

All three men turned a look on her in sheer shock but quickly realize that their reaction would be no less different if their loved one was there. Richard was the first to respond. "I agree that something has to be done since this may be the only way to recover the young prince's soul. However, something just doesn't seem right." He looked over to the Doron.

Doron nodded. "I agree. Something feels amiss however, we have no other choice at the moment. We must find a solution."

The Emperor nodded his accord. "I agree as well. Something must be done though this may well be a trap. They are asking for the best. I am sending you and Lord Rahl but you will go with Lord Rahl's SSD and his soldiers."

Doron had no complaints. The only complaint came from Lafiel. "I am going as well. I am going for the revenge of my husband." Richard was the first to her. "Please calm yourself Lafiel. We can't guarantee your protection."

She glares at the war wizard. "Are you saying that I am helpless?"

Doron looked at his mother and then down at his father. "Let her come. This involves her more than anyone else." The first communication between mother and son came in the form of a nod from Lafiel as a thank you.

The Emperor sighed. "Very well but you are going armed to the teeth. I expected as much from you and I will not answer to your father for sending you off unprepared." A marine escort came in carrying a large case.

The Emperor lifted the hatch and pulled out a suit of armor. "This is biotech armor inspired from our Talaaxian friends. The shell will stop any side arm round. It will start to deteriorate after enough rounds. The biotech will cause it to regenerate though."

The next was a marines stanard rifle. "It is accompanied with the standard incenerary round with explosive tip. The undercarrage is the grenade launcer." He lifted out the standard Star Forces sidearm and put it in her side holster. "As you know, this is lethal at any distance in space. Up to 500 meters on a planet against unarmed soldiers and up to 300 meters to armed troops."

Lafiel donned the armor that covered her vitals and holstered her sidearm. She threw the rifle over her shoulder and clipped it down. The Emperor looked her up and down. "Don't get hurt and don't lose that armor. It's a prototype."

5 Hours later:

The SSD TRUTH arrived at the Capital along with a thousand First Phial soldiers from D'Hara to run the ship. The Mord-Sith Cara would be incontrol of the ship while they were away.

Lafiel was walking around in her armor still but held Katsumi in her arms, kissing her cheeck. "I'll be right back so don't worry." Katsumi looked up from her mother's shoulders with teary big blue eyes. "Are you going to bring Daddie back?" Lafiel swallowed the lump back in her throat. "Yes. I'll bring him back safe and sound. Then when we're back, we'll take a vacation with Richard and Kahlan.

At that time, Kahlan walked off the ship in her white dress. Lafiel looked over at her and smiled. "Thank you for coming and watching Katsumi for me."

Kahlan smiled. "It's no problem."

Doron and Richard walked out to the docking bay at that time. Behind them was Jinto's stasis tube being carried out to the ship by the med team. Doron entered the ship along with his father. Richard stopped at his wife who was holding Katsumi at that time. "I'll be back."

Kahlan smiled sadly as Lafiel patted Katsumi's head and left to give them time alone. She looked at Richard with tears in her eyes as he wrapped her in a hug. She whispered in his ear. "Just don't come back like Jinto. You hear? I'll never forgive you if you do."

Richard leaned down and kissed her. "I promise." He rushed on to the ship leaving his wife and Lafiel and Jinto's daughter in her care. The SSD left port right then heading for the given coordinates.

The ship carrying Envy,Lust and Gluttony entered orbit over Lior a hour ahead of their expected guest.

" The Band of Seven are in a clearing with Luna about 30 km from the nearist city." Lust said

Envy nods " Oh what form should i take this time?" Envy transforms first into Jinto then into Naraku. " Oh i know the perfect form if i am to kill that child luna!!" She then transforms into Kanna and smiles speaking in Kannas voice " Oh i wonder if Doron will pay attention to me as i cut Lunas head off?"

She laughs As Gluttony looks out the window " I am so hungry....."

Lust smiles " Soon just wait a little longer and you will get to eat."

Meanwhile on the planet The Band of Seven sit by a campfire with Luna they had been sent there to rest and hide untell Seymour or Naraku called for them.

Little did they know the trap that waited them. But little did those comeing to kill the band of seven they were serveing another evil searching for the power of a god.

The Ithkul Storm Guard Ships Ghost Cloak to avoid being seen or picked up by enemy decetion devices. They moved extremely fast for Ithkul ships.

Lord Rahl's troop was the first on the scene to the planet. The three that were to go to the planet had assembled and stood staring down at the planet from a window.

Lafiel had gotten very little sleep on the way to the planet and chose to spend most of her time by her husband's side. She looked up to the large Lord Rahl. "I want to get my husband back and I want it to go as fast as possible."

Richard looked down at her and smiled. "I understand Lafiel but you have to have patience. You can't run headlong into a situation you do not understand."

General Meiffert walked into the room. "Lord Rahl, Your Highness, Sir, your shuttle is ready."

The three destined for the planet moved to the shuttle bay.

The Cloaked Ithkul Storm Guard had effectively reach the orbit of the planet. The Storm Guard Ithkul started to beam down and taking hosts of anything that was not an ally.

Envy,Lust and Gluttony beamed down to the world on a nearby hill overlooking the clearing where the band of seven were camped out.

Envy grinned knowing soon the battle would start and they would have their chance to kill and make cuase suffering.

The shuttle containing the three arrived on a cleared hill where they quickly exited and entered the woods. They saw smoke from a campfire on their entry. Richard estimated it to be a few miles from their current location and they began their quiet treck through the forest.

The Ithkul ships picked up the life signatures of serveral species and the ones that were Abh were not to be attacked. The Storm Guard deceted the Band of Seven Camp and they all moved in with there camoflage skin. (think camelon skin except more realsitic looking)

Envy smirked seeing the Ithkul even tho they they would seem so small from where she was. Their eyes were much better then Humans.

Envy nods at the others as they all jumped down and headed threw the woods.

Bankotsu stood up to his feet.

" We are not alone...."

The First wave of Ithkul attack, They try to pounce on the Band of Seven and make them there new hosts. Some try to hold certain memebers with there Psy power (Paraylazing power) The majority attempt to use there claws that will distengrate any matter that is not part of the Ithkul.

The Band of Seven dodge the Ithkul attacks barly. They were faster then they had been befor but it was still a close match.

Bankotsu used his halbards energy attack at where the Ithkul were while the others readyed to attack.

Renkotsu spit fire into the trees catching them on fire while Ginkotsu fired his disrupter cannons.

Luna stood by Jakotsu and Suikotsu watching the battle go on. Envy,Lust and Gluttony stand at the edge of the clearing haveing no scent they cant be detected by the Band of Seven yet. They wait for the Abh forces to enter befor makeing their move.

The Ithkul call down more of there numbers from the orbiting ships. More cloned Storm Guard Ithkul are beamed down to the camp and they reinforce the fallen or dying Ithkul. The Ithkul attack relentlessly agasint the Band of Seven.

The Abh group was at the edge of the woods staying out of the battle for the moment. They arrived as more Ithkul were beamed down to the planet. They were about to engage when Richard stopped them all. "Wait. Something is not right, here. There is some other presence here that I don't understand."

All was lost on Lafiel as she sees Kanna standing up and charges after her. She unslings her rifle and aims for her guards to bring them down first.

"Damn." Richard sprints after her drawing his sword. The tell tale sound of the steel clearing the scabbard rings off the trees and is heard throughout the woods. Doron is close behind him as he draws both light sabers. This time intending to kill Jakotsu.

Jakotsu smiles as he unleashs his swords whip attack on Lafiel. " Oh i wont let you get in my way bitch this time me and Doron finnish this!!"

Suikotsu smiles as he stands by Luna ready to fight. Luna looks right at the oncomeing Abh group ready to suck their souls in like she had done to Jinto.

Ginkotsu and Renkotsu were fireing at the Ithkul when Bankotsu yells " Take out the Abh i will take on these Ithkul"

They nod and run towrd the Abh forces as Bankotsu unleashs his energy attack agian on the ever advanceing Ithkul.

Envy who was in Kannas form nods to Lust and Gluttony who walk out of the woods at last. Just one look at them and you whould get a chill knowing somthing wasnt right. They looked like normal people. Lust a very pretty women and Gluttony a fat man.

Gluttony was by this time drooling even more " Let me eat them lust please!!"

Lust smiles " Be my guest"

Gluttony smiles has charges at Ginkotsu. His speed was much faster then someone his size or even a human should have.

He ran at Ginkotsu who turned and thinking he was a normal human fired his Disrupter Cannon at him.

Lust meanwhile charged Renkotsu. Her nails grew longer almost the size of swords as she slashed at Renkotsu. whos armor was cut by the nails. If he had not jumped back it would be him laying in peices on the ground.

Envy walked around the woods by this time in his normal form. Waiting for his chance to speak to Lafiel. He had a deal to make with her....

The onrushing Storm Guard keep advancing agaisnt Bankotsu's energy attack. many of the front lines fell to his energy attacks but they fell to push back the group. The Ithkul in the rear started to shoot acidic projectiles at him hopeing to off balance his attacks. The front lines jump up and pounced in unision they were hoping to get there tenticales around his body and infest him and turn his power agaisnt his comrades.

Doron rushed passed his mother to intercept Jakotsu's attack. "I killed you once I'll do it again!" He brought both sabers to bare and buried the whip to the ground as he rushed passed charging straight at him.

Lord Rahl was catching up to Lafiel since she had to slow down from Jakotsu's attack. He watched the battle unfold around him as unknown beings entered the fray. He whispered to himself. "What is going on here?"

He came up behind Lafiel and with a roar, lifted her up off her feet and into his arms. He sprinted to the edge of the woods back where they came from and tore several large branches down. He summoned a small flame in his hand with Additive magic and lit a fire. "Stay here. Something isn't right. The fire will lend you light to look into the forest and the Ithkul are all around and will guard you."

Lafiel snarled as she tried to stand but Richard calmly pushed her back down. "I want to fight. Don't treat me like a child. I can take care of myself."

Richard just looked at her with a perfectly calm face. "You can't help Jinto if you end up just like him. Stay here and provide covery fire. You can watch our backs."

Lafiel had no argument against that logic. Satisfied, Richard ran off to lend Doron aid.

Bankotsu begian to take some hits but kept up his attack with more furry then ever to hold off his enemys. He smirked as he was starting to have fun.

Ginkotsu was taken by shock as Gluttony jumped and bit threw his disrupter cannon.

Crunch went the metal as Gluttony chewed threw it with ease.

Ginkotsu in horror fired his left arm at Gluttony but he grabed it and started to eat threw it.

Renkotsu was haveing a hard time dodgeing Lust attacks. She kept up slashing agian and agian toying with him.

Jakotsu recoiled his sword and charged and met blades with Dorons. He smirked " Did you miss me??"

Envy transformed into Jintos body and walked threw the fire with ease and walked up to Lafiel. "Do you wish for me to be free my love???"

The Ithkul started to use there hunter instincts to doge Bankotsu's attacks. They were attacking in small groups hopeing to off balance him. Some were even trying to get close enough to use there claws. It was turning into a nightmare for any normal or even above average man.

Doron gritted his teeth as he met Jakotsu. "I was hoping you were gone for good. I was enjoying my peace and quiet!" With that he swept his leg low to try and knock Jakotsu off balance and then bring his two sabers down for a double stab.

Richard ran on and came upon Renkotsu and Lust. The man stood there wondering which one he should fight or if he should take both of them on.

Lafiel took shots at the members of the Band of Seven to try and keep them off balance. She saw what looked to be Jinto walk through the fire. Her eyes were wide with shock as he continued to walk towards her. Lafiel dropped her rifle when Jinto actually spoke. There was a tremor in her voice. "What is this?"

Bankotsu stumbled back as one of the claws ran across his arm cutting deep into his arm. Bankotsu smiled " Yeah atleast some real fun" H twirled his sword in the air and yelled " Dragon Thunder" Lighting sturck down from the heavens hitting randomly all around the battlefield.

Ginkotsu was struck hard by one of the lighting bolts falling down. The following sight would be horrible for even the most hardned soldier. Gluttony jummped on to of him and begian to eat him. Ripping flesh and metal togather and crushing them. Even bone and the hardist metal were no match. With in moments Ginkotsu was gone. Renkotsus eyes widended seeing his friend ate by Gluttony. He fired his cannon rapidly and randomly at Lust,Gluttony and Richard. " YOU MONSTERS WILL DIE!!!" Gluttony took the hits head on smileing as Lust dodged the shots with ease.

Envy smiles as he transforms into is normal form. " I can bring him back and only i know how to free his soul. You are one who will keep her word if made. I want a fair and equal trade. I will free your loves soul in return you will do all you can to find or have a philosphers stone created. And not hold me responseble for how i free his soul"

Envy puts her hands on her hips " Or Jintos soul can rot and become part of that girl forever. The choice is yours little princess"

Richard threw up his hand and bringing a shield about him that easily deflected the blast though it pushed him back a bit. Richard brought a ball of spewing wizard's fire in his hands and sent it out towards Renkotsu.

Lafiel opens her mouth as if to protest but merely sits down defeated. She stares at the fire as the flames dance in her eyes. "First tell me how you are going to free his soul. Tell me and then you may have my word."

Envy smirks " The kind of being i am alows me to counter he power and send a backlash out of her. However i will have to kill her. Thus makeing her mother forever hate you for makeing me do it. Thus she will hate Doron and Doron will hate you. Its a equal trade if it not. You blame Doron and deep down Kanna. This will reverse it and you gain a soul and you help me get a hold of somthing that can give me a soul. Its a fair trade is it not?"

Renkotsu jumped back stumbling a little at richards counter attack. Lust stood behind him and Richard in front. He had lost track of Gluttony however.

Jakotsu jumped back and unleashed his attack agian at Doron it dodged back and forth to make it harder to dodge. howeved this time not only did it go side to side but up and down as well.

Lafiel just sat on the ground not knowing what to really do. She didn't want any hostilities between nations but she did want her husband back more than anything. She just shook her head. "Why did you even bother asking me? You could have just done it without caring about the consequences."

Instead of retreating, Doron leaped straight out at Jakotsu. He waited until the whip was upon him then he twisted in mid air so the blade wouldn't skewer him in the back. If he got a few cuts it would be well worth it so that he could thrust straight at Jakotsu.

Envy smiles as he transformed into Jinto " Hurry Lafiel it wont be long untell his soul is one with Luna forever." Envy transforms back " Last chance to save him"

Jakotsus sword wraped around Doron seemingly getting tangled up. But Jakotsu smiled " I DID IT!!. The attack i made just for you little Sith. One tug and the blades will cut at all angals there is no escape this time Doron."

Jakotsus smile turned more sadistic.

Many Storm Guard Ithkul were hit by the Lightning and some were burned to a crisp. Serveral others were badly wounded. but the stronger Strom Guard were able to make Psy barriers to hold off some of the Lightning. They fought back with Projectile Acid cannons. The Hive Master decided to handle this personally. He beams down with serveral Hive Guard Ithkul. He wants to fight Bankotsu one on one.

Lafiel shrieks at Envy's warning. "Please! Save my husband." Lafiel's hands hit the dirt to brace her as her shoulders bob up and down as she sobs.

Doron continues his slow spin while diving then uses a boost from the force to accelerate his speed. He spins faster than before it shoots off like a bullet. He extends both Sabers to point outwards.

Bankotsu smiles dodgeing attacks as he sees his new opponet walking up. He stops and smiles " whats your name?"

Envy smiles " I will save your jinto for you but remember your part of the deal."

Envy walks out towrd Luna who sees her approuching " You soul will be mine" She said as she opened to palm of her hand. It begian to suck in things around it.

Envy howeved kept walking not even bothered by it. Luna looked on in confussion " How can your soul stay with in you?"

Envy laughs " I may not have one. Many have said no one with a soul can do what i do." She said transforming into Kanna. This took luna off guard seeing her mother but it was soon replaced with the crys and screams that come from any 8 year old child in pain. Envy had turned her left arm into a blade and impaled Luna threw the stomic. " Oh my little girl i never wanted you." She said still in Kannas form. Luna cryed louder as she lost grip of her powers letting jintos soul and others go. Envy grabed it as she let Luna slide off the blade. Envy transformed back into her normal fourm smileing.

Jakotsu yells " THIS IS IT DORON" as he pulls on his sword the blades attack and cut in every direction hopeing to kill Doron befor he can finnish his attack.

The Other Storm Guard ran behind the Hive Master and his Hive Guard. The Hive Master smiled and Said telpathically,

-------I am the Hive Master of the Storm Guard, I have no name but I am the most powerful Ithkul ever created by the Fuhrer and the Hivemind.----------

The Ithkul Hive master prepares to put up a Psy barrier around himself. He wants Bankotsu to hit him with one of his energy waves. It would have a nice surpise for Bankotsu.

Lafiel stares in open shock as she watches Envy kill Luna. She can't believe what she has just done but she is willing to go through it all to have her husband, her Jinto back.

Doron was expecting the closure and as the blades began to cut into him, he let out a blast of Force Lightning out of every corner of his body so that it would travel through the blade to Jakotsu and knock him off guard long enough to finish his attack. The combination of shock and being cut by the blades was excrutiating pain but his was single minded now and would finish his attack.

Bankotsu smiles not useing a energy attack yet. He felt this one was worth hand to hand or blade to hand either way. He charged swinging his massive halbard at the Hive Master with all of his force right into the barrier hopeing to shatter it.

Envy just laughs as he rubs a item lust had given on the soul very gentaly and with out notice. The item had been rubed on her finger befor talking to Lafiel.

Envy walks up to lafiel blood from luna dripping from her arm on to lafiels face Envy kisses lafiels cheek. " Done forget our deal or might it be your little girl impaled the next time by her mommy?" Envy toses the Soul to Lafiel and walks heading to watch Lust and Gluttony finnish off Renkotsu.

The Hive Masters barrier held but was showing signs of weakening. It was not meant for non energy attacks but it was stronger than most Psykers. The barrier could only take one more hit before shattering. The Hive Master extended his claw about three more inches. This made his claws about six inchs long. He was now ready for a hand to hand fight plus his regenerative armor was at full power.

Richard had watched the exchange between Luna and Envy in horror. He turned away from the fight with Renkotsu and ran towards Lafiel. He put his sword back in its scabbard. He wouldn't be needing it anymore.

He found Lafiel still on the ground as she clutched her stomach with one hand and held a stone in the other. He knelt down beside her. "What happened?"

Between sobs. "This stone is Jinto's soul. They gave it back to me if I wouldn't stop them from killing Luna." Lafiel looks up at Richard with tear filled eyes and wraps her arms around his neck.

Richard scoops her ups in his arms and turns back to see Doron still fighting. He adds a little magic to his voice so it carries over to him above the sounds of battle. "Doron! We're leaving. Hurry and kill the fool and get back to the shuttle." Richard then rushes off into the forest easily picking his way in the night.

Bankotsu jumped up and swung his halbard down hard trying to break threw the barrier agian. " Come on and fight back!!"

Lust cut threw Renkotsus cannon and was starting to move in for the kill. When he unleashed the Dragon of the Darkness flame. The Dragon roared as it slammed into her. Her eyes widened with shock as she held on trying to push it back. It pushed her into the forest knocking trees down and passing Lafiel and Richard. Her eye puples were like that of a cat but her power wasnt enough to throw of the Dragon.

Howeved Gluttony who had been feasting on the dead in the area came from Behind bitteing into Renkotsus arm tearing a chunk out and forceing him to stop the Dragon.

Lust was badly burnt all over the front of her body. She smiles as her body and clothes rengenrate with ease as she runs back to try and finnish Renkotsu off.

However Renkotsu uses a small explosive to distract them as he runs off fleeing for his life. He beams back to their cloaked ship in orbit.

Envy just smiles knowing Lafiel would keep her word. She watched as Bankotsu and Jakotsu fought.

Jakotsu recoiled his sword and unleashed a attack ment not to Stop Dorons attack but to cut his legs and right hand and lower arm right off. He yelled as he threw the attack " LET US DIE TOGATHER DORON!!!"

The Barrier Shattered under the weight of Banryu.

The Hive Master merley laughs telepathically, He charges at Bankotsu claw extended. He planed to use his Psy force to empower his attacks that should even the strength aspect of the fight. The Claws had the same acidic properties as the acidic projectile Arm Cannon.


OOC: Note he has to switch his claws to cannons.

Doron did a sumersault in midair to avoid getting his leggs lopped off. He received a few deep cuts in his back for the effort though. Still he charged on relentlessly.

OCC: Can you say longest flight time ever?

Bankotsu swung Banryu to meet the chargeing Hive Master. With the jewl shards the blade could easly stand acid.

Jakotsu jumped into the Air intent on stabing threw Doron with his sword. It lacked his normal fighting style but he was desprit.

The Chamelon skin activated and the Hive Master blended in with his surroundings almost instantly. The Hive master jumped up over Banyru and prepared to slash Bankotsu from above that would be one head ach if it hits.

Doron rolled to the side as Jakotsu's attack came down which missed him cleanly. However he didn't roll completely out of the way. He layed there on the ground. He threw both arms up with light saber tips pointing up intent on impaling Jakotsu as he came down.

Bankotsu lifted his sword to block the attack. His eyes were able to slightly see where his enemy was. But his reaction time was cut.He barly had time to get his sword up befor the Hive Master was over head.

Jakotsu fliped in mid air barly dodgeing the Light sabers as he landed he readyed to attack....... But this was stoped when lust charged up behind Impaling her long blade nails right threw Jakotsus heart.

As Jakotsu fell to his knees he looked at Doron " damn..... i didnt want it to end this way.... I wanted to either kill you or die by your hands agian......... It seems neither were ment to be." Jakotsus head lower as he dies on his knees.

Envy smiles " Our job here is almost done. Lust took care of Jakotsu alot faster then this boy could."

The Hive Master still in his Chamelon skin, landed behind Bankotsu. The Hive Master laughed in his usually telepathic way. He charges again at Bankostu hopeing to strike from behind while in Chamelon skin. He uses Psy energy to empower his attack and his speed.

Doron looked on in confusion and shock as Lust killed Jakostsu right before his very eyes. He had heard Richard's call for a retreat but ignored it instead and focused on Lust now.

Doron stood and looked at Lust as his long blue hair flew back. He had both light sabers pointing out to his side as he squared his shoulders at her.

Bankotsu takes a deep cut on the back but is able to turn and throw a punch with his left hand.

Lust looks at Doron her nails still red with Jakotsus blood. " Better run on home little Abh"

Gluttony came to lust side as Envy kept watching the fight with Bankotsu and the Hive master.

Doron began stalking around the two. "Who are you and what do you have against this band?"

Lust looks at Doron and turns around and begians to walks off " We have no need to talk with someone with such limited skills as you. Now run home child."

Gluttony laughs at lust remarks.

Doron merely grins as he raises his hands. He clasped his hands together as thunder sounds with it. He extends both hands out letting loose a large bolt from each hand driving them right at Lust.

Lust turns her head as the bolts hit her. She fell to the ground with smoke riseing from her chared body. But she spoke " I told you your skills are limited."

She stood as her body healed and her clothes as well. He nails became long and sharpe as she charged and slashed with both hands. At the same time her nails became long and curved like a five foot Sycth blade.

Envy slightly turned her head to see what was going on and then turns back to the other fight unimpressed.

Doron smiles. "Well that got your attention. About time. Now how about you and I dance?"

Richard sets Lafiel in the shuttle in a reclined chair. She had passed out form exhaustion emotionally. He looked back out in the direction he came, no Doron. He was starting to get worried. He looked to the pilot. "Get her out of here and then come back for me."

"Yes Lord Rahl." The pilot lifted off as Richard ran back through the woods heading for Doron.

Lust slashed agian and agian. Her attacks were more deadly and accurite then Jakotsu ever dreamed to be.

Takeing this chance Envy transformed into Richard. She cought his sint a knew he was comeing.

running fast she came up from behind seemingly comeing from where richard had came from. She spoke in his voice " Doron i thought i told you to retreat. I should of known better. So these things are after you now... I knew somthing was up."

He stood by Dorons side as Lust jumped back. " Damn another one this just isnt my day. One bug after another."

Gluttony ran into the woods to intercept The real Richard.

Doron kept jumping away from the Lust's nails. She was good and he knew it. He looked over at "Richard" and thought it was a bit perculiar. "Why don't you draw your sword and help me or use your magic?"

Richard rushed through the trees not making a sound as he went silently through the night.

" If i am right then that wont help us agianst these things."

she waited untell he saw Dorons attention turn to lust. When it did he transformed his arm into a blade and tryed to stab threw his right kidney. Not a death blow if it did land she wouldnt kill the child of Lafiel unless she broke her word. Envy was very fast and hoped she had cuaght him off guard. She didnt feel like fighting right now.

Out of the Darkness Gluttony ran out slamming into the Side of Richard ( think football tackel).

Gluttony stood there " Can not let you pass i am too hungry!!"

As Doron executed another jump, he felt a blade pierce his side. It missed his kidney but it still found a good piece of meat to sink into. He felt his blood start running down his side as the blade was retracted. Doron looked over to see Envy transformed. Now realizing he is outnumbered with a serious injury, Doron looks for a way to make a retreat. He keeps dodging Lust's attacks for the moment.

Richard got up from the ground and squared his shoulders to Gluttony. He drew his sword as it made the tell tale sound of metal clearing the scabbard and reverberated off the trees. "I hope you didn't expect this to be an easy meal. I'd hate to disappoint you."

Envy rased her hand and Lust stoped her attacks. " Child if we wanted you dead you would be dead now. I could of easly taken your heart out. I have no intrest to fight or kill you. And now you have no choice to leave your to hurt to fight. Now go while i feel like showing you mercy."

Lust stood by Envys side and smiled.

Gluttony licked his lips " The more of a fight you put up the more i crave to eat you!!!" He charged forword mouth open trying to tear a chunk out of any body part he chould get a hold of.

Doron stood favoring his right side where the hole was. He just stood there staring at the two, not quite sure what to do.

Richard conjured up a ball of wizard's fire as fast as he could and sent it screaming for Gluttony's mouth before he could eat his hand.

Gluttonys mouth was wide open when the fire ball entered. He fell back in pain hold his stomic as the fire ball went into his gut. But he then looked back up smoke comeing from his mouth. He burped then patted his stomic " I eat things like that all the time." He hit himself in the stomic spitting fire from the fireball back at richard.

Envy transformed her army into a halbard type sword like Bankotsu " I said go now. Do you not understand mercy. You just pushed us into fighting you and if you leave now we will forget this whole thing. If it wasnt for me your father would be part of Luna forever by now."

Richard hastily through up a shield geared to protect against fire which turned the incoming ball back upon Gluttony. "Let's see how you handle something that rips apart everything and sends it to the void."

This time Richard conjured up a large concentration of Subtractive magic that erases everything from its path. He sent it streaking towards Gluttony after the fire.

Doron looked at Envy curiously. "Forgive me if I don't trust you since I just got knifed in the back. What exactly are you talking about?"

Bankotsu's punch hit the Ithkul Hive Master in the face. It knocks him off balance for a few seconds.

OOC: Huh. I didn't see this one...

IC:
The Coredian Crowd, now with the addition of Naruto, have taken a small shuttle screaming down towards the war zone and swiftly landed in a clearing several hundred meters away. Sasuke has elected to stay behind and check up on Jinto to see if his soul had returned.

And now, Ed and Al (*cough*) I mean Taylor and Jacob have sensed something amiss as everyone neared the battle.

"Something's not right." Jacob muttered.

"..." Taylor replied. "I sense it too."

"What?" I asked.

"I don't know." Jacob shook his head. "Let's just get to the battle."

"Right."

The five of us headed right to the battle and noticed that several of the Band of Seven were dead. And three newcomers were talking to Doton and co.

"Huh. Looks like we missed the party..." Naruto rubbed his nose.

"Yeah." Yusuke said.

Jacob narrowed his eyes at the newcomers. There's something about them...

Bankotsu threw more punchs with his left hand over and over agian " Where is the great power of the Hive Master?? I want to see it!!"

Envy sees the new arrivels and smirks " Theres your ride. We have no ression to kill you. We have a agreement with someone in your family. As for stabing you in the back. Its better then fighting you head on and hurtting you more then need be."

Gluttony attempted to dive out of the way of the attacks but his left side was cought and ripped apart. His bloody body fell to the ground motionless.

Suikotsu walked up to Lunas body and picked it up. Naraku might still have use for it. Renkotsu was on the Band of Sevens battlecruiser in orbit waiting for Bankotsu to finnish his fight.

Richard sheathed his sword seeing Gluttony take the fall and headed back to the main battle to retreive Doron.

Shock overtook Doron. "What deal did you make with my mother?"

Gluttony begian to regenrate slowly. After a few moments he was whole agian. He laughed " My meal is putting up such a fight today. Oh well my job was to hold him off." Gluttony begian to slowly walk back to where Envy and Lust were.

Envy laughs " I freed Jintos soul from that girl. In exchange she will help me get somthing that we want very much."

"What could you possibly want from them?" Jacob inquired. Something about the way Gluttony regenerated triggered a thought in his mind. Something that was not supposed to be...

Meanwhile, Naruto, Yusuke and I have moved to block the remaining members of the Band's path to escape. I stood with my arms crossed. "You're not getting away this time!"

Envy gives a hateful look to Jacob " That is not for you to know."

Gluttony charged out of the forest and ran to Envy and Lust side.

Envy smiles " Our job is done. Lust,Gluttony come on we are leaveing"

Suikotsu sighs " Bankotsu we got more vistors i think its best we flee."

Bankotsu smiles " Go on a head i want to finnish my fight first"

Suikotsu smiles " See you guys later. And trust me you will see me agian" Renkotsu beamed him and lunas body on the Battlecruiser in orbit.

Renkotsu waited impationintly on the Battlecruiser " Why is Big Brother takeing so long we need to go now!"

Suikotsu lays lunas body down " You know how he gets when he fights someone stroung.

Doron yelled as soon as Richard was at his side. "Wait! What did you do to Kanna's daughter?!"

Richard gave Gluttony a curious look seeing the thing still alive.

Envy laughed " Only what your mother wanted. I killed her to cuase Jintos soul to be set free. She was a demon of Naraku. Her live isnt worth what someone like ours is."

Lust smiles " Arnt you glad your father is free from that hell? Is it not what you wanted?"

Doron just stood there dumbfounded unable to believe what had just happened. What was he going to tell Kanna about this?

"Doron we have to go! Lafiel has your father's soul in her hands and needs to get it back to his body on the ship."

Doron's body slowly dragged to Richard until Richard scooped him up as well and retreated a few steps back to where the fire was. He looked down at his Cluyuno to single the pilot to bring the shuttle back down. It would take a few minutes to arrive. Richard drew his sword, prepare to defend himself.

The Hive Master replies telepathicly, "You want the power of the Hive? Then feel it's wraith!!!!"

The Hive Master powers up, The area of the combat zone starts to shake as the massive amount of Psy energy is being channeled by the Hive Master. The Hive Master is starting to form a large amount of Psy energy into the shape of a human skull.

Bankotsu smiles as he twirls his Halbard then points it at The Hive Master. " Come on then!!"

Envy smirks thinking to her self that soon what they want most will be theres. It has been set in motion.

The Hive Master unleashs the pure Psyker energy skull. It heads for Bankotsu with the only intent on sending him to oblivion.

Bankotsu pulls his halbard back then swings forword unleashing a power blast of energy ripping and tearing the ground apart as the wave moves towrd the attack.

The Two attacks hit into it each other causeing a massive explosion that sends a gust of force agaisnt both adversarys.

The blast shatters Bankotsus chest armor sending him into the air. He lands on one knee and takes off running away from the Hive Master " Sorry i cant finnish killing you today but seems i am outnumbered.Untell next time"
He unleashs one more attack at Envy,Lust and Gluttony with his halbard buying him the time he needed to beam aboard his ship.

Lust jumps to the side of the attack barly missing it. Envy jumps into the air letting the attack pass under her as Gluttony lets the attack hit him dead on. Its pushs him back a good 60 feet. His feet makeing indentions in the ground as he stays up right pushing back agianst the attack. He atlast outlast the attack as it fades. Major damage is done to his hands and stomic. Tho it soon regenrates.

OOC: Deatharon you need to check the High Council part of the allience fourm.

The Hive Master is sent about 40 feet back from the explosion and watchs as Bankotsus flees. The Hive Master mearly shakes his head and heads towards his fellow Ithkul that are beaming aboard the Harvester Hive Ships.


OOC: Voted.

The shuttle finally arrived in the clearing near to where Richard and Doron were. Richard looked over to the Jedi. "Are you guys coming? We'll give you lift back."

"We got our own ship." I said, picking myself up from the blast. "But thanks."

"What about those guys?" Taylor asked, pointing a thumb at the odd 'people'.

"Leave them." Jacob shook his head. "There's something weird about them."

"You mean besides the awesome regen capabilities?" Naruto asked.

"Yeah." Jacob nodded. I'm going to find out what's up!

We soon sped back to our shuttle and then took off, hovering to wait for the others.

The Band of Sevens battlecruiser set in orbit as Bankotsu walked onto the bridge. " Damn it all we need to head for Outpost Mirrior V."

Renkotsu turned " I suggest not Yevon is loseing power in Neo Zeta. It would be best we hide out for some time."

Bankotsu nods " Agreed once we find a place we wish to go all three should split up untell we can reform."

Renkotsu and Suikotsu nod " Yes big brother."

On the Ground Envy and Lust smile. Envy looks at the leaving pawns " They did as we wished and we gained two new people to find the philosphers stone. Now its time to head back. I am sure Sloth is waiting for her orders. She has been so board as of late."

The shuttle lifted off and headed back for the SSD in orbit.

Richard and Doron found Lafiel waiting in Jinto's room with the stone that was given to her. "I don't know what to do with it! Please help me..."

Richard walked over and took the stone in his hands. He could feel the life force within it as Jinto's soul swirled within. He gently laid the stone over Jinto's chest as his hands turned white. There was only blinding light coming from his chest and Richard's hands. Soon it was suddenly gone and Jinto popped open his eyes. His eyes darted around the room trying to decipher everything. "Where am I?"

Lafiel couldn't control herself and threw her arms around his neck. "You're going to be ok. You're back where you belong with me."

Richard left the room for them to be alone.

The Storm Guard Ithkul were aboard there Harvester Hive Ships. The Hivemind sent a message instead of heading after the Band of seven. The Harvesters Hivefleets was ordered by the Fuhrer to find the philosphers stone. The Three Harvester Hive Fleet begin there search across the Galaxies of the Aries Supercluster.

Aboard the SSD, we breathed a sigh of relief as Jinto came back.

"Glad to see you bad, my friend." I smiled.

Jacob was occupied by other thoughts. "Lafiel, what did that woman want in exchange for his soul?"

Envy and the others beamed aboard their small covert ship. It slowly broke orbit and passed near the SSD. Lust held a purple orb in her hand she smiled as she spoke to it. It would send her words into Jintos deep subconcens to keep him from knowing of what was going on but we would have a drive to do what she asked. " Jinto my new pet do all you can to force the Abh to creat a philosphers stone but keep in secret even from your wife. I want weekly reports on a secure channel."

OOC: That goses back to many post back when Envy rubbed that substince onto Jintos soul i talked with the abh on this earlyer.

IC: But the joy of the Band of Seven being all but crippled whould be short lived. For Kanna had arrived hours befor at the Abh capital to visit doron who she had become taken with since they met.

Jinto smiled. "Thank you Daniel. It's good to be back." His subconcious was quietly picking up on the message though he didn't register it. His mind would soon have the unknown desire to create something he had never heard of before. Something called the philosopher's stone. He conciously merely smiled at everyone happy to be back in Lafiel's arms while his subconcious thought of places to start looking.

Lafiel couldn't answer Jacob's question as she was still sobbing on the bed next to Jinto. Doron was the one that answered with a grim tone with his head hung low. "Envy made a bargain stating that he would give Jinto's soul back in return, Lafiel couldn't complain or prevent how he would go about doing it. He killed Luna to get my father's soul back." He looked off to the side. "I have no idea what I am going to tell Kanna about this." The SSD went into hyperdrive straight for the Capital.
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Dusanyu was there to meet Kanna when she arrived. "Hello again. I'm sorry but Doron isn't here at the moment. He is due back any day now if you would like to wait."

"Oh." Jacob said. Envy? What kind of name is Envy?

Kanna nods " I will wait for his return."

Doron only shrugged. "I have no idea."

At this time Richard entered the room. "We are only fifteen minutes from Lakfakalalae. I have also recieved word that Kanna is waiting for you Doron."

That made his eyes go wide. "Oh no....I don't know what I should tell her about Luna."

Kanna sat on a bench she had a bad feeling somthing had happened but was to scared to use her powers to see.

Meanwhile Envy and the others arrived In Bevelle. A women dressed in a office dress like that of a secritary to a goverment minster stood holding her hands togather. She smiled as Envy stepped of the ship. " I take it the Band of Seven are no more?" The Women said. Envy shrugs " For the most part three lived but they will be hunted down. We got new pawns to hunt for the stone. How is work on your going?"

The women smiles " Flawless as always i am perfect in my work. Even my mistakes are well planned works of art."

Lust looks over at the Women " Any luck finding where Greed's sealed prison was moved to? We must find it befor some one lets him out."

Envy smirks and punchs her hands togather " IF he is let out i will beat the hell out of him."

The women looks at her and cocks a eye at Envy " But is Greed not the most powerful when it comes to strengh and defense out of us? He is after all the Ultimate Shield."

Envy sighs " We will just have to get the items we need to seal him agian that is if he dosnt hide it to hard for us to find which i figure he would."

The three stood thinking where to look for it next and what would happen if hes let out. It would be a pain in the ass to deal with him agian.

The SSD finally arrived at the Capital and a shuttle containing Richard,Lafiel, Jinto, and Doron docked in the bay. Doron was the first one off while Lafiel and Richard stayed behind to help support Jinto as he walked.

Doron took the elevator up to where Kanna was waiting. He stopped in his tracks upon seeing her face. He smiled upon seeing her at first but then he let his head fall to the ground. He slowly walked over to stand before her as she sat on the bench. His gaze was still down.

Kanna looked up with a smile but it soon faded. " Doron whats the matter?? Has somthing.....happened??"

Doron plopped down on the bench and sighed. He ran his fingers through his long blue hair as he looked at the ground.

He moved off the bench and kneeled down in front of her. He took both of her hands in his and slowly looked up into her eyes. "Something has happened Kanna. It's about your daughter Luna...I think she was killed....I'm sorry Kanna. It happened before I even knew it and couldn't stop it. I'm so sorry. What's left of the Band, still has her body. It seems there is a new group on the loose and they were the cause of your daughter's death. I believe what happened to my father has now happened to your daughter. If you know of any way to bring her back, then please tell me and I will help you in any way I can."

Kanna's eyes filled with tears " Your lieing!" She used her powers to see what had happened. She didnt want to bealive it she wanted it to be a mistake. But what she saw was worse.

Her eyes widened as she cryed more " Your mother.........she had that thing kill her......... how could she......."

Doron looked away not able to look at Kanna anymore. "She...wanted her husband back. Please try to understand Kanna...she did what she thought was best for her. I'm sorry. Tell me how to bring Luna back and I will. I know there is nothing that I can say that will take away your pain. So allow me to bring her back to you."

Doron was still holding her hands hoping that she would calm down.

Kanna pulled her hands away from Doron " I see her when i look at you i cant stand that!" She stood up tears flowing from her eyes. " I will make your mother pay for this!" Kanna ran off and used her comm badge to beam to her shuttle. It broke free of the docking clamps and with out even fileing a flight plan entered hyper space set for Galaxy 2932 uncarted galaxy in the Viper Super Cluster.

As she cryed she heard a voice in her head a man.

~ Free me and i will take care of those who harmed you and me. I owe some of them payback as well.~

Doron cried after her as she ran. "Kanna! Wait!" And then she was gone.

Doron ran all the way to ship yards and found what he was looking for. A prototype ship that the Empire had been working to mass produce. The Whitestar. He quickly ran inside the ship and sat down on the bridge. The good thing about this Patrolship size ship was that it could be commanded by one person. He fired his thrusters and was out the bay. He accessed the codes to the warp sensors outside the Empire and opened a jump gate leading to where her ship had left.

Kanna's ship picked up a ship on a intercept coarse. She was drawn to a planet in a dead solor system. Her ship entered the atmospher of the planet being called by the voice.

~ Your almost there ~ As the ship landed she exited and walked across the rocky surfice of the planet the atmospher just barly able to be breathed in. She came apone a large iron case about 10 feet tall and 20 feet wide and across. A skull set in the middle of the case the voice spoke to her

~ Remove it and i will be free. ~

The Whitestar came out of hyperspace and followed the ship down to the surface of the planet. He brought the hood of his cloak over his face to help aid his breathing. He followed Kanna until she came to the skull.

"No!! Kanna don't touch it!!"

Kanna turns " Its to late Doron! I will punish them all" She grabs the skull and yanks it out.

The Iron prision crack and shatters. As the dust from the iron hitting the ground clears a man in a jacket stands with sun glasses on " Ah its been about 130 years. Thank you Kanna" He smiles.

Doron looked on in dismay. "Oh...no..." His first reaction was to draw his two light sabers.

"Kanna. Step away. Please come back to me." He kept his sabers tucked under his cloak with his hands out.

Kanna stepped to the mans side " No i know what i am doing and what must be done. And if you try to stop me Doron then you will be my enemy."

The man smirks " I think i should introduce myself. My name is Greed i also go by the nickname The Ultimate Shield. And those lightsabers ah i have met them befor in combat. I wonder if i have adapted to them i have had a 140 years to train."

Doron drew both his light sabers by that time. "Kanna please. There has to be another way than this. Don't do this to yourself."

Doron began stalking around encircling Greed.

Off in the distance a cloaked figure makes a slow approach to imminent battle. He keeps hidden in the building storm with his hood pulled tight. Gold cape billows behind him as he stays hidden.

Greed laughs " she has made up her mind and i will help her punish your mother as well as Envy. I have a score to settle with Envy. Now why dont you attack if you dare but i assure you that your not prepared for a fight with me" Kanna stays beside Greed.

Doron sighed as he slowly stalked in. He needed to get a measure of his opponent since it was a completely different adversary. That meant a straight charge was out of the question. He sticks one saber in the ground and takes a knee. He places his right hand on the dirt and sends a strong surge of Force Lightning through the ground directed at Greed. He didn't expect much but wanted to see the affect.

The cloaked figure moved to the opposite side of Greed's focus and kept his distance.

Greeds legs transformed as the lightning hitt. The material was a stroung carbon bassed material. It was black but also had some charterstics of a Diamond. The lightning was reflected violently at Doron,Kanna and the hooded man. The lightning searched for somthing to conduct threw. Kanna threw up a barrier with haste

Doron groaned seeing the result of his attack though he was glad that Kanna wasn't injured. He was also glad that he hadn't decided to charge straight in or he might very well be dead. He was thinking of what to do next when he heard something...

The man threw his cloak to the side and let his golden cape flow behind him. He drew the Sword of Truth. The tell-tale sound of the steel leaving its scabbard reverberated through the air. A man with thick arms and strong chest strode into the open behind Greed. "That is a very interesting trick but I do hope you have more at your disposal than that. This sword may look like plane steel but it is capable of far more than you can imagine."

Greed just smiles " Then try me then why not two on one. I need to strech a little being pinned up for so long has made me a but stiff" Greed motioned for Richard and Doron to attack.

Richard smiled. He raised his sword high and then jammed it in the ground. He used the sword as a conductor and sent his magic through the ground. Immediatly a small pocket of molting lava formed around Greed's feet. Again, hardly the strongest magic in his arsenal but merely a way to gauge the enemy.

Doron slowly stalked in as well.

Greed smiles as his legs go into the lava. "Ah its been such a long time since i was in a hot spring. Your going to have to do much more then that."

Richard smiled. "You're right." With his sword still in the ground, he sent another wave of additive magic this time through the ground except it had the opposite affect. With Greed's legs in the ground, Richard turn the lava into ice to freeze his legs in place.

Richard turned to Doron. "GO!!"

Doron hadn't hesitated. He had already positioned himself and sprinted off straight for Kanna to pick her up and get her away from Greed.

Greed was surprised at the attack for the fact they were trying to hold him back and not fight. "Foolish Punks!" his left hand turned black as he transformed it. He punched down with a massive ammount of force shattering the rocks and ice holding his legs down.

" Now you force me to come at you!" Greed jumps into the air with great speed and shoots down landing in front of Doron makeing a crator in the ground

" Now show me your willpower!"

Doron stopped dead in his tracks as Greed blocked in his path. He had both light sabers drawn ready to defend himself but figthing was not his main objective now with the unexpected aid of Richard. He is objective was now to get Kanna.

Richard was already conjuring up large concentration of Wizard's Fire. The liquid fire rolled in his hands as it continued to grow until it completely engulfed him. He sent the flames hissing after Greed, the flames obeying Richard's every command. "Oh you might want to focus on me instead. You might get hurt if you don't."

The Flames that hit Greed hit on his back. But like befor the skin transformed " What do you guys not understand. I am the Stroungist Shield."

He slamed his left fist at Dorons face as the fire on his back did nothing but hiss and crackel.

Doron easily dodged Greed's fist as he dashed to the side. He sprinted straight for Kanna this time seeing his opening.

This time Richard used the wind around him in his next spell. With Additive magic, he used the present wind and turned it into a whirling gust of blades. The sharp wind settled around Greed trying to buy Doron enough time to get Kanna.

Greed was forced to totaly transform . The attacks did no damage to Greed. Greed smiled " Alright you punks you wont fight me with real power then Die!"

He charged Doron and passed him his speed was inhuman but then agian he wasnt human. He turned and jumped at Doron landing in front and unleashing Crane Style martial arts at him.

Kanna seeing what they were trying to do put a barrier around her self.

Doron was ready for the attacks. He had both light sabers up and ready. He knew his sabers would do little damage and only attacked when Greed over exerted himself. Doron went for key muscle locations like hamstrings and any joint or tendon.

Richard seeing that his intial plan failed, picked up his sword and moved in for his next plan. Two front attack. Hopefully he would find a chance to make a move to Kanna. He could sense her barrier but knew he could bring it down if he had enough time. He held the Sword of Truth out to the side and charged in at Greed's back.

Greed smiled as Doron tried to hit key spots. " I am the stroungist shiled i have no weak points. I dont even feel it!" He grabed doron by the front of his shirt and flung him at Richard. " Your lightsabers whould use to cut threw me but i learned a way around it. Now why dont you give up. Even togather your not going to break threw my skin.

Richard quickly brought up a gust of wind to ease Doron's decent.

Richard smiled as he openly approached Greed. "You say that you can't be cut by a light saber. Let's see how you do against a sword that is the only one of its kind and is far older than you." He smiled. "I am even far older than you."

Richard turned the blade black, something he had invented on his own. The blade was now charged with Subrtactive magic that could tear through anything and leave no trace behind. The idea was to use the Subtractive magic that was being feeded into the blade to get through Greed's shield and then let the blade take over.

" Do not get so confident. I have seen the Gate of Alchemy for that is where my soul stayed untell i was brought back as this. I know your magic and know your sword. Try your attack if you wish. I have only one weakness. And i took care of it long ago."

Richard grinned. "Oh I'm not going to kill you. I'm only going to play with you. If you know my magic, then you know there is no other like or like me left in existance."

He stuck the tip in the ground and drug it through the dirt. From the ground exploded large gouts of black flames that ran towards Greed. (think windscar but a lot worse)

"And if you knew me there is no other like me!" Greed charged threw the Black flames. As they slamed into him the managed to push him back but he dug his feet into the ground and begian to push back on them

Richard smiled. Plan working a little better now. This time he brought his sword up high and then pounded it down to the ground. A two prong Subtractive magic attack shot out from the sword. Instead of heading at Greed, it split and went around him and joining back to head straight for Kanna. This attack wouldn't kill her but it would destroy the barrier she put up.

Doron saw the attack and kept pace with it so he would be able to reach Kanna after the attack took down her shield.

Kanna stood ready to brace her self knowing the attack would break her barrier. As the attack hit her barrier shattered leaving her open.

Greed however wasnt going to let Doron get to her. He turned and shurged of the flames jumping high into the air and heading down right at Doron. " I HAVE YOU NOW!!"

Doron rolled and hooked Kanna in his arms and ran off with her.

Richard smiled as Greed was bearing down on Doron. "Oh no you don't! You may be a shield but this isn't meant to hurt you." Golden chains of light shot up from the ground and bounded Greed. They wrapped around his wrists, ankles, waist, and neck. The chains wouldn't hold him for long but they would be enough for Doron to get back to the Whitestar.

Richard roared as the chains sprang up. "I've been locked away in alesium in the Temple of the Winds. I know everything there is to know about magic. I have learned everything that the milleniums can give. This is a standoff Greed."

Greed smirks " Ah but you see its not. You cant break threw me yet i can crush your bones like any mans."

Kanna summoned Valor to escape from Doron. She used the gust of wind cuased by the summon to slip away. She was agial and fast. She back flipped onto Valor. Greed broke the Chains and detransformed looking at Doron. " A Jedi who can not fight his own battles. I have no wish to fight someone so fare below me."

Kanna jumped to Greeds side and hit her rist padd to beam her and Greed to her ship. And soon left off trying flee.

Richard smirked. "That is if he could even get close to me."

Doron watched Kanna get away and then looked to Richard. "Come on! We have to get to the Whitestar and follow them."

The two of them rushed back to the Whitestar and were soon back in space looking for any trace of Kanna's ship.

Kanna fled deep into sector 66. Offlimits to all but a few do to it is where Project Ultra and alot of the Advanced shipyards held there. Kanna had the codes to get threw. She planned to take Greed there for now untell they lose Doron.

The Whitestar made it to where Kanna's ship left the system. The trace was ran and where they went, Richard wasn't going to go. "Doron, they're in sector 66. She's gone for now but we'll get her back."

Doron just stood there staring out at the screen watching the blue trail of engine exhaust drift through space. He wasn't crying in fact, his face was completely stoic. He was an Abriel afterall. Richard could see through it all though. He knew how he felt about Kanna and knew what Doron was going through. Richard had been there before as well.

Doron turned and looked at Richard. "What now?"

He only shrugged. "We wait. I put a tracker on their ship before I reached you."

Greed smiles as he steps of the shuttle once it lands " I think will get a bite to eat and go shopping. This may be a top secret military base but its got everything a city has and more."

Kanna sighs " I am in apartment block 20B level 3 remeber that. We will rest for awhile and make a plan befor acting"

Greed nods " Ya ya"

Richard was sitting at the helm when Doron came back impatiently. "We can't wait here any longer! Who knows what's going to happen to her and I don't trust that Greed."

Richard sighed. "Nor do I but we must be patient. You can't go rushing into a situation you don't know enough about. The scout ships are due back any second. Once we have the area mapped out, we will proceed. I want to make sure we can avoid any and all resistance."

Doron gruffed and walked off to the look at the screen and watch the planet below.

An hour later reports came back in from scout ships that layed out sensors and patrols. "Alright then. Engage stealth device and set coordinates for Sector 66. The beacon is still working so lets hope we can find them."

Doron looked back and Richard only winked. "I have no intention of sitting around here forever either."

A jump gate formed and the Whitestar entered hyperspace. The stealth device would disrupt radar and sensors on ships and stations. This would allow them to navigate the area with some ease but they would still have to be wary.

Greed sat in a bar drinking with girls all around him. He joked and gambled winning money left and right. This gave him great joy but he always wanted more. He was after all the physical inbodyment of Greed.

Kanna lay in her bed sleeping. The Security on the planet was tight. Even if anyone snuck on the daily Bio Scan would detect no regestered life forms. No Abh or humans with Richards power where in the data banks. They would have to be swift about their actions.

Doron and Richard boarded a small fighter to land on the planet. "Are you sure you got the beacon on her securly Doron?"

Doron sat down behind the steering column. "Yes. Unless she took her clothes off and got a new set, then we have her locked down."

The fighter launched and streaked down towards the planet. The Whitestar left the system entirely to keep from being detected. The fighter landed outside of the base while the cloaking device was engaged. They ran through the complex skipping past guards and staying in the shadows.

They finally came to an inn and Richard created a vortex of wind to lift them up and onto the windows. They went from room to room looking for Kanna. They finally found her asleep. Richard created a small bubble of Subtractive magic to completely remove the lock on the window. Doron pushed through the window and quickly covered Kanna's mouth.

Kanna tried to scream but knew it was useless. Her eyes filled with anger as she looked at Doron. She hoped they would be slow. The Bio Scane was only moments away.

Greed still at the bar was winning card game after card game. He lost some but his Greed kept him going.

Richard ran over and scooped her up in his arms since he was the stronger. He gently clamped a hand over her mouth as they dove at the window and hit the ground running.

They made their way back the way they came running through shadows. Doron remotly had the fighter up and running. It would be on hover by the time they got there. An automated message was also sent to the Whitestar for it to be prepared to jump back into the system.

Kanna did not try to fight back but her eyes were filled with such hate it would remind many of Seymours eyes.

Greed exited the Bar with five girls hanging of his arms laughing at his jokes as he drank Vodka. He had now idea what was going on.

The fighter quickly left the planet and was met by the Whitestar that was there waiting for them. They quickly jumped out of the system heading back to the Capital.

Richard and Doron quietly escorted her to the room with a bed. Both stepped back to other side of the door and stared at her. Richard was the first to speak. "Don't even try to summon a monster. I'll quickly kill it and then I will kill you. I have no intention of dieing before I can see my wife again."

Doron eyes went wide as he regarded Richard. "We're not going to kill you Kanna. Please just take it easy and trust me. We had to get you away from Greed. I know you're upset about the loss of your daughter but we can bring her back. There has to be a way to bring her back."

Greed returned to Kannas room at 8 am. Seeing her gone and the window lock destroyed he knew what had happened. "DAMN IT!" He slammed his hand threw the bad destroying it. But then he saw Kannas bag. He smirked " Well well seems its still here." He opened the bag seeing its contients. He grew weaker and backed away " Its safe once i hide this. Kanna isnt needed now. No matter how hard they try they cant stop me now."

Richard paced back and forth in front of Kanna in his typical Seeker of Truth method. His raptor gaze fell over her many times. "Tell me! What were you planning to do with Greed?"

Doron on the other hand found something a bit peculiar. The tracer was moving again. He kept it filed away since it may be important.

Greed gathered a group of genaticly created thugs. There first job was to move the item. They removed it from kannas bag and placed into a Tri Armor box. They then placed it into the Neo Zetan military vualt. Greed felt it would be safe there. Greed smirks " Ah its so good to be free." He said to his group. " Now what to do next??"

Kanna looks at Richard with a cold stare " You takeing me wont do anything. He is lose and will kill anyone who gets in the way of what he wants. You both are foolish. You didnt have to get involved but now you are. Richard for all your powers deep down you know if you fight Greed you will die. You can hold him back for awhile but in time your powers will drain and you will weaken. Greed will not and then he will kill you.

And you Doron cant even face him. Your skills would be useless agianst him. He outmatchs you in Speed,Power,Defense,Stratgy and Whits.

As for Luna you cant bring her back for to reasions. One the Band of Seven has her body and two that thing that killed her has her soul."

Richard took his golden cape off and laid over the back of a chair. "I hate it when a woman is right."

Doron left the room for a moment while Richard tried to think of a new line of questioning. "We got involved to keep you from making a mistake that you would regret later. Even if you did manage to kill Lafiel and everyone else that you hated, that would still not bring your daughter back. Can't you see that? You would have your revenge but no comfort. You would feel lost with no other meaning in your life. We can get your daughter's body back from the Band. They are down to three and we can honestly do it. We can also get her soul from Envy. I know he is powerful along with all the other creatures but it is my firm belief that no one is invincible. They have a weakness and we just have to find it. Just give us a chance Kanna."

Richard looked back to make sure that Doron was gone. "Doron cares about you and he will die trying to get your daughter back. It's killing him that you hate him at the moment. It may not look it but the boy does have feelings. If nothing else, at least him try to do this. I just ask for your patience and understanding. He let one person die already. He is terribly worried about you."

Kanna stays emotionless she can be just as hard headed as her father when she wants " Why should i trust you huh? You dont know where the band of seven is nore do you know where this 'Envy' is"

Richard sighed. "At least let us try. You know something about them since they are allied to your father. Where would your father hide? What is his plans with the Band of Seven? Any information can help us. As far as Envy goes, he won't be hard to find. I imagine that he will come to us before too long."

At that time Doron entered the room carrying a small tray. He carried a bowl of soup along with a glass of water and napkin. He set the tray on the stand next to the band. He kept his eyes to the ground and his voice was barely a whipser. "I thought you might like something to eat."

" You two dont get it do you?" Kanna sighs " I dont know where my father is there are countless places he could hide. You would need a Army to get into any of them. Besides you fail to see the real problem at hand. Greed wot let you fight Envy. He wants that all to himself. Greed wont come for me if you hope to trap him. He will still carry out my vengence with or without me. He and Envy are Homunculi. They are Immortal your attacks wont kill them. The only one that i know who could tell you how to kill them is Greed. But i did not ask him incase you did get me as not to have my mind read."

Greed 'Secured a ship' threw a game of poker him and his gang borded it and took off for the Abh Space Station in orbit of the planet Baku. It had a reputation has being a 'Sin City' Full of gambleing,Sex and every vise you can think of. The perfect place for Greed to go.

Richard sighed. "We didn't bring you here to lure Greed to us. We took you to keep you safe."

Doron sighed as he walked back to the door with his head down. He had one question though as he continued to walk. "What is in your bag Kanna?"

Kanna turns her head and wont look at Doron " Why should i tell you whats in my bag? Just some junk greed wanted me to carry anyway. He said it would make a nice reminder for him to kill Envy."

Doron nodded his head with his back still turned. "Richard, we're going back to sector 66. There is something in that bag we need."

Richard studied Doron for a moment. "Alright. I'll trust your judgement on this."

The two left the room and locked the door leaving the tray of food still on the desk. The Whitestar turned back around in hyperspace and went back to sector 66.

Another group however was intrested in the bag as well and had a head start on Doron.

Walking threw the streets were two people walking threw the streets and into the main armory of the planet where the vualt was. Envy and Gluttony stood at the door. " Well i guess i better turn into someone high ranking for this" Envy said he smirks as he transforms into King Bradley " This should do nicely" The two walk into the building.

Kanna on the ship sighs " Why do you wish to stop my rightful vengence. If you had conntacted me i could of freed Jintos soul with out killing her but you wannted to protect me didnt you. Why do you think i am so weak??"

The Whitestar was in orbit over the planet while the same fighter exited and made its way down to the planet.

Doron and Richard picked their way back through the base. Doron had the locator out and was directing Richard to the vault. They picked their way past the soldiers and kept in the shadows gently putting a few unconcius when the need arose. What they saw surprised them. King Bradley in the vault.

Richard motioned for Doron to stay put out of sight. "Hello Envy and Gluttony. Fancy meeting you here."

King Bradley laughed as his voice went to Envys as he detransformed back to his normal form. " Ah i guess gluttony gave it away." He smirks. No guards were in the room. They were told to leave and who were they to disobay the orders of the Fuhrer.

Gluttony had ate threw the vualt and was carrying out the bag he looked over to see Richard " Can i eat them Envy??" Envy laughs as he takes tha bag " Sure thing should be a fun fight to watch"

Gluttony opened his mouth and jumped at Richard " THIS TIME I WILL GET MY MEAL!!!"

Richard smirked. "Stupid." He knew what magic attacks worked on Gluttony and was prepared. He conjured up a large flat disc of subrtactive magic. He sent it spinning like a buzz saw straigt at Gluttony's mouth which cut his head in two.

Gluttonys eyes widened with shock as his head was cut in two at the mouth. The top part of his head fell to the floor. But his body kept going as it landed and tried to sink the bottom teeth into richards left arm.

Richard received a deep cut on his left arm for Gluttony's attack and blood began to run down to his palm. He slugged Gluttony in the stomach and pushed him back. His next attack was another Subtractive magic one. A mimick of Jankotsu's sword appeared in his hand. The only difference being that it was black with pure magical energy. He flicked his wrist to send the whip high and then brought back down to try and cut Gluttony in half.

Gluttony was sliced in half cleanly. The two peice fell into the floor creating a bloody mess.

Envy only puts her hand on her head. " Oh my seems you killed him.......Or did you?" She laughs as the body of gluttony pulls back togather and stands. The top part of his head reforms. First bone, then muscle ad blood then skin.

Gluttony stood there laughing Envy smirks " See you cant kill us we just come back everytime. The only way you could match our power is if you had a philosphers stone"

Richard kept the whip intact and with his free hand brought a ring of spinning swords down around Envy. "I imagine that I can kill both of you at the same time and then take what I came for before you even regenarate. Care to try me?"

Envy just smirks " Yes i do i wont even hit you. Such a low level is not worth it"

Envy jumps high into the air landing behind the ring of swords he back flips five times to the door. His speed was greater then that of greeds by fare.

Gluttony spits at Richard but this was no normal spit. Gluttonys was sliva was acid and could leave a bad burn on those who got even a lttle on them.

Doron stepped up to block Envy's path. "You killed Kanna's daughter! You tricked my mother as well."

Richard's anger stopped Gluttony's spit cold. It burned up completely as soon as it was within a foot of his face. He flicked the whip so that encompassed Gluttony on all angles. The then brought his wrist brack so that it would simultaneously slice Gluttony apart on all angles.

Envy smirks " Boy all i did was offer my aid to your mother for a price. If she had not accepted i would have left that girl alive and not cared. But your mom made her choice. Accept it you just are upset cuase you cant the power i have becuase you lack the will power to do whatever it takes to get what you want. Damn the others what matters is yourself. Thats how i feel"

As Envy spoke blood sprayed over her and Doron as Gluttony as torren into little bits. The parts lay motionless for once.

" What a mess" Envy said laughing.

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Richard turned his attention on Envy after casting a globe of Subtractive magic over Gluttony to keep him from getting up without dieing...again. "Give me what I came for."

Doron had lightning jumping from his hands as his anger built up. "My mother made a decision out of love. I am doing the same. Give me what you have and I will leave you to your own devices."

Envy smirks " Now kid i just cant do that. Me and Greed have a score to settle. And sorry to say but i cant trust you to kill him. If i could well he would be dead by now. So i will have to take care of it myself. Now if you want to get cocky then try and take it. But you might want to finnish Gluttony first."

Envy points to a hole in the floor the magic had kept Gluttony from going up but the acid that poored from his remains ate threw the floor with ease.

Envy laughs " Might wanna watch out he could come out at any time and then ....." Envy pointed at Richard and acted as if her finger was a gun " Bang you will be dead."

Doron wasn't beyond all reason at this time. "What if I help you kill Greed? Perhaps an exchange for services. I help you kill Greed and you help me finish off the Band of Seven so I can retrieve Luna's body and bring it back to Kanna."

Richard had his sword drawn and was ready for Gluttony to appear again.

Envy puts her hand on her chin she thinks deeply then smiles. The smile was a evil one and only trouble could come from it. " IF you can kill Greed then i will give you that girls soul back and leave you guys alone."

She stops and points at Richard.

" Buuuut you can not aid the child in the fight. Nore can you use this item in the battle. I will keep it and in case you lose i beat Greed and still free the soul to Kanna. But i wont help with the Band of Seven."

She smirks " Do we have a agreement?"

Richard was hesitant for good reason. He hadn't even been able to kill Greed and he was far more powerful than Doron. "How can he bring Greed down without any aid?"

Doron was determined though and wouldn't be stopped if he could help Kanna. "Getting Luna's soul back for Kanna is far more important than anything else. No matter what happens, Luna's soul goes free correct?"

"Correct" Envy said " Either way you will either kill greed or weaken him. So either way Greed dies. And the Soul of Luna is set free."

Envy smirks " Do we have a deal?"

Richard sighed. "This is your decision alone Doron."

Doron nodded his head. "I agree." He looked at Envy. "What are you going to do?"

Envy smirks " Moniter incase you fail. I dont want Greed getting away" Envy smiles " So i guess we are partners for now"

Richard had let Doron speak enough. It was now his turn. He put himself directly infront of Envy so that he could feel his breath. "Now tell us where Greed is so we can be done with this."

Envy smirks. " Where is the most sinful place in the Abh Empire? That is where he would go."

Richard spun around letting his cape flap behind him. He looked over to Doron. "Come we are leaving."

Gluttony eats threw the metal flooring behind Richard and comes up. " So i guess i dont get to eat today......"

Envy walks up behind him " Not today return to Lust and you and her await for me to conntact you and her to confirm Greeds death. I will be going with these two"

The duo lead Envy to where the small fighter was. It only had enough room for two so that meant that someone would be sitting on someone else's lap.

Richard looked at Doron. "I'll pilot while you and Envy discuss what to do while he sits in your lap."

Doron groans but Richard is already in the cockpit sitting down and warming up the engines. Doron looked at Envy. "Could you at least change into Kanna and make this a little more comfortable for me?"

" Oh fine if you wish. Who am i to say no to man who is going to die soon?" Envy transformed and sat on Dorons lap.

The small ship docked with the Whitestar. Richard and Doron jumped out and walked up to the bridge. Richard looked at Envy as he took the helm. "Don't cause any trouble."

He focused his attention on the navigator. "Set course for the Sin City of the Abh Empire and get me in contact with the local thug that is in charge."

Doron on the other hand walked off to check on Kanna. He knocked on the door before entering.

Kanna opened the door she was still mad but would talk to doron now. " So did you find what you went after?" She sighed " I'm Sorry for earlyer Doron..."

She begian to hug him when she looked over at....Envy who was standing behind doron. " Who is that?" She had seen Envy kill Luna in her vision,but at the time Envy was transformed to look like Kanna.

Envy smirks wanting to see Dorons answer.

Doron helped Kanna back in to her room and then closed the door so she couldn't see Envy. He motioned for her to sit down on the edge of her bed.

"I have made a deal with Envy. This will hopefully be the last correction I will make to all the wrongs I have done in my life. Envy has agreed to set Luna's soul free. The condition is that I have to fight Greed. Either way, whether I win or lose, Luna's soul will go free."

He looked away towards the ground at the moment for the next part. "I have asked Lord Rahl to help you find the reminence of the Band of Seven and get Luna back. . .in the event of my death. Richard will be of far more help then I ever could be and will not fail you as I have."

Richard looked over at Envy. "What are you grinnig at? We'll be there soon so prepare yourself."

Envy laughs " I have no need to ready myself. I am fare more powerful then Greed. But the boy seems so eger to correct his so called wroungs. So if he wants to die at Greeds hands then so be it."

Kanna looks at Doron in shock she wanted to tell him not do it. That if she lost him then she wouldnt be able to forgive her self. But all she could do is turn her head and say " Leave me."

Doron nodded his head but before he left he unlatched his cloak and folded it up. His two light sabers dangled on his belt as he set the cloak on the bed beside her. He also reached around his neck and unlatched a gold chain. The necklace fell into his hand and he sat that on top of the cloak. The emblem on the chain was the standard of the Abh Empire. The eight headed dragon with six heads facing opposite directions on the outside and two heads meeting in the middle. The eye of the dragon on the left was saphire while the eye of the dragon on the right was a ruby. "I hope you remember me when you see these items. Goodby Kanna."

Doron left the room to head to the bridge. (insert Fade To Black and Dark Saga).

Richard saw his downcast look. "Don't worry. In time she will forgive you. Especially once you kill Greed and we get Luna back." Doron only shrugged as he stood next to Envy.

The Whitestar switched to stealth as this station wasn't too fond of authorities, let alone the military. Richard had the full cooperation of the local crime lord considering the fabricated story that he made up. Something about a demon going to kill everyone on board starting with his little band of thieves. A small landing bay had been cleared for them so that they could slip in unnoticed.

Kanna said nothing as Doron left.

Envy smiles as they landed " Good now we can hunt him down. I can prob find him just by his stench."

Meanwhile Greed had made himself at home he even had himself a privet little house. He had stocked with anything he wanted.

Doron looked at Envy. "Lead the way then. Once we find him then I will take care of him."

Richard didn't say much since he didn't like where all of this was going.

Envy pops her neck as she leads the way threw the slum streets. After going threw countless back allyways they arrived at a mansion. No guards were around but a party had just ended from the looks of things. Envy points " He is in there. But this is where you leave us" Envy looked at richard. " I dont want you being tempted to jump in Richard. The agreement is Doron alone. You must wait outside."

If looks could kill, Richard shot him one that would curled Envy's skin. His icey blue orbs glared at him all the while. "I will wait right here then for you to return. Doron at your side."

Doron pushed open the door to the mansion. "Let's go Envy. You are still coming with me to point me towards Greed."

Envy laughs " Not scary at all Richard i dont fear those who cant kill me" He lead Doron into the door and said " I wont interfere with their fight Richard. I only enter when Doron isnt moveing."

Greed was in the main hall. A large room with the roof all the way at the 3rd floor. It was a massive open room perfect for a fight. It was dark with only candle light and tourchs lighting it.

Doron walked into the main hall. He didn't waste any time and drew both light sabers. "GREED!!! I'M HERE TO DISCUSS YOUR DEATH!!"

Envy had stayed in the shadows as Doron walked out.

Greed turns and smiles " Oh so the little bug comes back. What did i do to you this time? Hurt your pride. No matter i dont care if you want to fight then so be it"

Doron had both sabers flipped back so that the hilts were facing out. The room was big, that's good. It would give him a lot of room to manuever and aid his acrobatic manuevers.

Doron charged straight in. Foolish, but he had a plan.

" No need to transform for you. I want to show you somthing." Greed smilles and stands there " You will have to have to do somthing really guttys to kill me."

Doron went from plan A to plan B. He kept rushing and through a blast of force, accelerated himself.

He climbed up Greed's chest and struck down with both sabers at his neck before jumping off.

Greeds head falls to the ground in a pool of blood as his boody falls to the ground. It lays motionless untell it rises up. The head regrowing First the bone,then muscle and blood vains then skin and hair. Greed puts his finger on the left part of his nose and sneezs some blood out.

" You see even if i dont have my armor i can regenrate from your attacks like nothing. Your outmatched." He said as he transformed fully into his true form.

" Now come at me agian punk" He motions to Doron to charge.

Doron took a deep breath. He lead his charge with a Force Lightning attack and then rushed off at even greater speed.

Greeds body sent the lightning flying back at randoms areas. " Come on!!!" Greed roars at Doron

Doron moved to the point to where the human could not register his movements. This time he dove under he legs and extended his blades to take his legs out from under him.

Greed was no human and was able to somewhat keep up with him tho he acted as if he didnt. His face atfirst showed shock then it turned into a evil smile as the Blade bounce off the skin of Greed.

" FOOLISH BOY!"

He picked up his left foot ad tryed to crush Doron under it as he slamed it down

Doron was already rolling by the time the foot came down. He got to his feet and sliced at Greed's back and lower arms. He bounded off trying not to stay close for too long.

" Your puny light saber wont work!" Greed charged with a speed equal to Dorons and did a spinning kick aiming at Dorons head

Doron ducked his head but got clipped in the shoulder and was sent sprawling. He crawled back to his feet. His shoulder throbbed but wasn't broke which was a good thing.

Doron used the force lighten his body and ran up the wall. He reached the roof and latched on to what he could.

Greed smiles as Doron runs up to the roof " Just like a bug!" He picked up a statue and threw it at Doron. It was easly a ton if not more made of the finest marble ofcourse.

Doron clinged on to whatever he could and dangled from the ceiling. Using what Force he could muster, he stopped the statue and sent it screaming back down at Greed.

Greed punched threw the statue as it fell. The marble chunks went flying hitting the walls and floor. Greed pops his neck " Come on i know your planning somthing. Show me" He said arogently.

Doron brought his free hand up with the blade extended. He cut a large chunk of the ceiling out and let it fall. As soon as it got below him, he jumped on and fell with it.

The idea was to hide from Greed. Once he punched through, he would jump up and while he was over balanced and then come down on him.

Greed did as Doron expected. He threw his right fist out punching threw the cunk of ceiling. " YOU CANT EXPECT TO WIN WITH SUCH CHE........" He trailed off as Doron was not where he expected.

Doron was already off the piece of ceiling when Greed punched through. Both light saber tips came down right into Greeds skull as Doron through all his weight behind this attack and sent a blast of force lightning through his sabers into Greed.

Greed was hit full force by the attack. His eyes seemed as if he was looking fare away. He didnt move at all as his body became limp..

Envy stood in the Darkness " D-did he get him?"

Doron gritted his teeth and screamed everytime he let loose another blast of lightning into Greed's skull.

He retracted his blades and made to decapitate Greed.

Greeds skin did not break. The force did nothing to his body. He smilled showing that he was fakeing. " Told you that you cant do it."

Greed slamed his head forword attemping to headbut doron at close range. It would be like Doron hitting his head on a large Diamond.

Envy smiles " Should of known."

Doron moved his head at the last moment but still took a blast to his chest. He flew several feet back and skidded across the floor. He rolled over to the side and started coughing up blood.

He staggered up to his feet and leaned a shoulder heavily on the wall for support.

Greed laughs at Dorons weakness " I wonder if i broke three or four ribs on that hit. Maybe even punctred your lung."

Greed Charges in not wanting to give Doron time to recover. Throwing a punch at Dorons stomic.

Doron barely rolled to the side and missed the punch. He brought both light sabers up on opposite ends of his wrists to try and remove Greed's hand.

Greed catchs the blades with his hands and puts pressure back on Doron " Dont you get it. Your not stroung enough to hurt me. Maybe if your power was equal to that of a Jedi Master then you might dent me. But your nothing but a weak human!. No matter how much you want to play hero your nothing to me!!" Greed kicks at Doron trying to shatter what ribs he has left unbroken.

Doron's left rib cage is completely broken with Greed's kick and he crumbles to his knees. "It doesn't matter if I beat you or not." His breath comes in wheezy. "All that matters is that I fulfill my promise and get Luna's soul back. Whether I kill you or die, her soul will be free."

Doron used his last bit of strenght to force Greed back and bring down the ceiling. He would use that time to try and heal his sides.

Greed jumped into the air punching threw what fell he wouldnt let Doron heal. He had enough of this sad fight. " HOW ABOUT I CRACK YOUR SKULL OPEN!!"

Greed came falling down towrd Doron his fist aiming for the left part of Dorons skull around his eye socket. while his knee was in postion to shatter his sholder and upper arm.

Doron fell to the ground to dodge the attack. In a last ditch effort he brought both sabers up to stab into Greed's groin.

Greed was protected there as well. Embarssingly tho " Dirty little punk. I have you now!!" He begian to throw punch after punch at Dorons face hopeing Doron couldnt escape this time.

Doron took a beating as one side of his face swelled up and an eye swelled close. With no where to run, Doron used his right light saber to cut a whole in the wall to weaken it so when Greed would punch again Doron would go through the wall. This would give him some room to manuever.

Greed saw Doron cutting threw the wall and stoped his attacks. He stood up and stepped back a few feet. " Lets see if you can even stand if not then i will break your neck since it would be like putting a dieing animal out of its pain."

Doron's knees quivered as he stood. He placed one hand on the wall that had already been weakened and let loose a blast of force lightning. Without the wall's support, Doron fell back and rolled to the side out of view.

Greed only smirks " Running away child.... You cant run for long. I can keep up with you when your at max and your well below that now." Greed walked threw the hole in the wall searching for Doron.

Doron was moving from shadow to shadow to stay hidden from Greed. He used the force to throw sounds in other directions to try and confuse Greed so he could double back on him and attack and then run away.

Greeds eyes could see in the dark. Tho he played along so Doron would come at him. When he did he planed to shatter his jaw. Greed followed one of the fake sounds " Found you little punk"

Doron continued to manuever behind Greed. He got a clear shot and let loose a small lightning strike towards Greed's butt just for ignorance. He was off running through the shadows after he let it loose.

Greed still played along seeming to not be able to find doron " Where are you hideing you little bug!" He was seemingly being annoyed by Dorons way of fighting.

Doron took a moment to heal his left side. He needed to alleviate the pain so he could breath easier. He put his ribs tentavly back into place and fed some strength to his legs to keep moving.

This fight was going nowhere fast. Doron looked around and spotted what he was looking for. The air ducts. He leaped up after throwing back the grate and began crawling.

Greed kept going along as he wanted to mess around a bit more. " You little punk your running is only makeing pissed!!" Greed looked around 'Trying' to find Doron.

Envy watched knowing full well Greed knew every step Doron took,Every heart beat and breath. Envy found it amussing. He could feel Doron felt he had hope by trying to outsmart Greed. She would take pleasure when Greed ripped that hope away from Doron.

Doron took a little more time to heal himself in the air ducts. His ribs were almost perfectly inline which significanly improved his breathing.

He went about his plan by loosening a few screws and bolts. Doron took one light saber and cut a large hole in the duct. Doron sent his plan into motion . . . literally. With the power of the force, he had his plan into motion.

"I'm up here you greedy bastard!"

Greed looked up in a look of confussion " What the Hell?"

"Come and get me big boy. Gotta surprise for you."

Doron still kept his plan in motion waiting for Greed to make his move.

" If you wish!" Greed leaps into the air heading fist first at Doron and the air duct. " YOU HAVE NO WHERE TO RUN NOW!"

Doron's serious face is covered with an evil grin as Greed does what he expects. Out of the ducts come two spinnig saw blades. Doron had unscrewed the blades so that he could use them for his purpose. Sparks flew as the two blades tore threw the shafts to meet Greed. The blades spun unbelievably fast.

Doron jumped from the hole in the vent with both sabers drawn. He aimed both tips for Greed's eyes as he descended.

Greed Detransforms his arms as he allows the blades to cut his arms off. Envy stood in shock wondering why he allowed this to happen. Then it became clear. Greeds arms regenrated and retransformed as he swung at Doron.

Envy smirks " Clever move greed. Had the blades hit you your skin would not break but the force would send you flying down hard alloing Doron to flee. But you let your arms get cut off knowing your forword motion would be kept and with enough time to regenrate them. Seems he is not as rusty as i had hoped."

Doron's face was smashed and he lost a light saber from the blow. He was launched into the ducts leaving a dent in the metal shafts. He then fell to the ground. Doron lay there groaning. His back hurt excrutiatingly and his breath came in labored gasps. His once tentavely healed ribs were now broken again. He crawled on his elbows to try to get out of the way since his legs had lost all strength.

Richard had heard all the commotion and made his way to the hole that was in the wall.

Greed picked up Doron by the neck and held in the air looking into his eyes " Do you get it atlast. You cant beat me. I WANT YOU TO ADMIT YOUR WEAKNESS TO ME. SHOW ME YOUR FEAR!!!!!"

Doron spit blood into Greed's eyes. "Never. Don't you get it? No matter what happens, I win." An evil grin spread over his lips as he began to laugh. "So go ahead and kill me."

Greed smirks " But you see you wont be alive to enjoy it" Greed puts pressure waiting to hear a horrible popping and cracking sound in dorons neck

Doron smirked as he choked. "I'll enjoy it from my throne in Hades you fool!"

Doron's neck finally snapped and he went limp.

On the ship Kanna sat on the bed as a cold chill went threw her body as the things doron left for her fell from the bed on to the ground. She held her cheast and thought to herself. I dont like this feeling....somthing is wroung.

Greed sighs as he throws Dorons limp body to the floor. " Well i left you alive for now. You wont be moveing anymore tho. I have no intrest to kill a weakling."

Envy walks threw the rubble " Ultimate Shield its been a long time."

Greed turns and looks " Well if it isnt Ultimate.......oh yeah i forgot you like to be called the Ultimate Abomination. Its been awhile."

Envy smirks " I have come to bet you down and for all. You wont trouble me anymore."

Greed laughs looking at Envy " So when did ya become a women i see you have grown a pair of breast while i was gone. To bad you never grew a pair of balls."

Envy drops the ploy turning his body into that of a mans. Loseing the breast and gaining the parts needed for a man. Other then that he stayed the same.

" Well lets finnish this!" Envy yelled with a grin on his face

Greed pops his neck and hands " I will enjoy this"

They both opened up into a full charge and met head on. With Envy jumping into the air and landing a volly of kicks and punchs at greed while dodgeing Greeds more powerful attacks. One came threw hitting envy in the gut sending him flying but he easly landed.

Greed laughs as he brushs himself off " We are equal like last time. My power and defence beats yours. But your speed allows you to land more hits to equal the damage of my fewer hits."

Richard hurried over to where Doron lay. He picked him up in his arms and took him out to the main hall of the mansion. He layed Doron down and fell inside his body with healing hands. He found his soul starting to drift away and Richard brought it back. He traveled through a river of pain to get it back but Doron was safe at the moment.

Richard worked his way to the broken nerves and began to repair them. This would take a long time with it being so vital. Each nerve would have to be reconnected by itself.

Envy smiles " No this time you lose." He held out the bag. Greed felt his power begian to fall.

" H-How did you get that.!!" He became so weak he couldnt even hold his transformed state anymore.

Envy looked seeing Richard could not see he pulled Greeds orignal human bodys skull out. " Our only weakness and you dont hide it well enough."

" YOU BASTARD!!!!!" Greed yelled unable to move.

Envy only grins " And Dante removed your red stones befor we sealed you leaving only three. And two have been used up in this fight to show off your ego. Now die Greed" Envy transformed his arm into a blade and charged greed.

Greed smiled thinking to himself Atleast i had one last fight with that kid. I really must thank him he helped me get the thing i could never get even with all the money. I found my heart agian that is why i couldnt kill him. He made me become almost human agian......the one thing i always wanted but never could gain.

Greeds thoughts fell silent as he looked down as Envys blade peirced his heart. Envy pulled the blade out transforming it back to his arm. the blood covered his arm and the floor. Greed started to wable as he looked at Envy

" I will be boiling in the finest oil in hell. Thus is the punishment for greed. I will see you soon freezing your ass of in ice cold water as is the punishment for envy. See you soon you bas....tard......"

Greed fell face first his body melting away returning to the material his creater used to to try and recreat his orignal human self. The skull melted as well destroying the evidence to the weakness of Envy and Greeds kind.

Richard was still busy repairing severed nerves. He had spent an hour already connecting half of them and it would take another hour to fix the rest.

Doron was beginning to have some feeling back down in his legs. His heart began to beat again along with his lungs filling up with air.

Envy walked into the room where Doron and Richard were. " You both are a sad waste of life. You Doron fought greed for a hour and couldnt even slow him down. And i kill him in a mater of moments. Do you understand atlast? You could never have beat me or Gluttony if we really wish to go all out. I can see it in your eyes. You know this to be true. Now dont ever get in our way agian or you will think the fight you had with Greed was a walk in the park."

Envy breaths out heavly " Now i will hold up my end of the deal." Envy held out his hand as Lunas soul appeared.

It flew out of his hand fast vanishing. " oops didnt have time to put a barrier around it. What a shame its heading for its body now. Oh well that girl will live. You got what you wanted. Now be a good little child and arrogent man and never cross my path agian."

Richard had just finished healing the rest of Doron's nerves. He was extremely tired but still had enough left to fight if it came to it. He glared down at Envy. "Tell me Envy, how many stones do you have left inside of you? How many times must I kill you before you actually die? I have the time to kill you a million times over if it came to it. You know you are no match for me. I can easily kill you again and again and again until you stay dead."

His golden cape lifted with no wind in the room.

" My my you know more then i thought. You would have to kill me over 200 times for me to die. Dont be so arrogent. There are ways to make your magic as harmless as a new born baby. I have no time to deal with worms like you. I have dealt with mages,wizards and Alchemist. They all say they can beat me but in the end they all die."

Envy smiles and turns around and begians to walk out of the ruined building.

Richard sent a long thin line of black magic at Envy's back and cut him in half just for spite. "199 now."

Richard bent down and scooped up Doron. He walked passed Envy before he could regenarate and made their way back to the shuttle.

Back 'home', Jacob Masaki was wracking his brains about the 'people' he has seen earlier kill off the Band of Seven. He vaguely recalled a couple of strange tatoos on one or two of their bodies, he knew he had seen them somewhere before, but for the life of him, he could not remember where...

He headed over to my room, where I was meditating. "Hey, do you know where Doton went?"

I opened an eye. "Hmm. Not sure. I haven't seen him in a while. What's up?"

"I'm just trying to figure out what the tatoos those guys we saw some time ago were all about. I know I saw them somewhere, but I just can't make the connection..."

"Mmm." I gave it some thought. "I'm not sure, but I thought I detected an alchemic residue back there. Did you? Might be a clue."

"Yeah, I did, but..." Jacob's eyes suddenly lit up as something clicked. "I think I got something, but I need to link to Holonet!"

"Go on, see what you find..." I smirked as he ran out to find a computer.

Envy after a moment healed and stood smileing " So thats what it feels like. More troubleing then i thought. It takes me longer to heal then normal. I must find a counter to it...." Envy said to himself as he walked off into the darkness.

Meanwhile Kanna waited on the ship awaiting for their return.

The ship docked with the Whitestar as it pulled out of the system and made its way back to the Capital.

Richard brought Doron in and layed him down in a spare room. He then walked over and knocked on Kanna's door before entering.

He looked over at her while she was sitting on the bed. He looked down at Doron's belongings then back up to her. "Luna's soul is free."

Kanna looked up at Richard " And Doron is he ok?" She looked very worried and even a few tears fell.

Richard walked over and bent to retreived the necklace. He spread the chain out and set the necklace down around Kanna's neck. "Doron's neck was broken. He was dead for awhile until I brought him back. His nerves have been reattached but it will be a while before he can walk again. Right now he is laying down in a spare room."

Kanna jumped up fast almost knocking richard down running to the room. She ran in crying and layed her head in Dorons chest crying.

Doron popped open his eyes when he felt Kanna's head on his chest. He shakily brought up a hand to lay on her head. His movements were still difficult and he really couldn't quite feel her hair.

He cocked his head so he could see her a little more. "What's wrong Kanna?"

Kanna looks up her eyes filled with tears " Whats wroung? How can you ask that. I was so foolish i took out my anger on you and unleashed Greed. Becuase of me i almost lost you."

Doron smiled as his eyes missed over with tears. "You had every right to be angry. For awhile there, you lost your daughter and nothing can replace that."

He gently ran his hands down her hair. "I never meant to hurt you. After what happened, I only wanted to somehow make it up to you. But it seems like we are back to square one. Luna is still with Bankotsu and under their control. Give me a couple of days and I'll be ready to go after them and get her back for you Kanna."

OOC: Is Doton back to Abh yet? Would need to collaborate his experience with Jacob's findings to discover who the guys he fought are...

" No i wont let you fight anymore. Dont you see if you die then i will be alone. Please promise to give up fighting. Go back to the capital and be with me. You can ready to be the next Abh Emperor. Let Richard and the military take care of Bankotsu."

OOC: Not yet. He'll be there in about two more posts.

Doron looked at her in shock. "Y-you want me to be with you? After all I've done, you still want to be with me?"