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Dusk smiled at Exion's response, "Well you know that I love a challenge." he then turned to Blaze, "No I am very proud of the progress you have made and I trust you as much as I trust Dawn. Though that should go without saying, the fact that you are trying out only has the effect that should we both pass then we would be Knights together. But I really feel that Exion and my father have grown stronger in the small amount of time since I saw them last," he eyed his father, esspecially him, "They are close to my level of ability and I would love to learn from them, for I believe that I could learn a great deal and possibly become stronger myself." he gave a small laugh, "If not at least I could learn to give speeches like them." he turned to Xander, "Could I try some of that strange brew that you three are enjoying?" he asked raising his glass of whiskey to the Divine being. He felt a stronger pull and smiled opening a psychic link with Blaze, *Seems our comrad has arrived.* Things where about to begin and he was sure that they would be interesting.

Zion smiled at his brother, "Nice speech." he smiled at him, then listened to Dusk's conversation with Exion and Blaze, "Well then you are more then welcome to join, though you don't need to join to train with Exion and I. We would do that with you if you simply asked, though it would make it easier to train you should you become a Demon Knight." Dawn smiled at her brother and Zion knew that she looked forward to being able to work with her brother. He then opened the link between them again, *Hmmm, well then my interest has been peeked, I shall eagerly await his arrival.* he then looked at Exion, "So the tests will they be taking place on the same island that we had our original Knight's test on? Or have you selected a new location for the fun and festivities?" he would have to think up some of his own trials for this new batch of initiates.

Dawn decided that she would just listen to the conversation for now, she had said her peace and already had the trials that she would have for each initiate planned out in detail on her head. So whoever was selected to be under her watch would not matter and she would be able to start right away. The only one she had not thought of anything for was Dusk, though she doubted that Exion would leave her in charge of Dusk's Trials after all she was sure he could think up something much more challenging then she ever could. It would be nice to work with her brother however, she was technically a part of the Chaos Syndicate but she never went on the missions with them, Dusk ussually only brought Blaze and Rain on his missions, they worked well together those three. She was sure that they would continue to do so in the future as well.

Aryia finished her food and decided to join in on the drinks, "These tests sound rather fun, and if Dusk is going to join then I see no reason to exclude myself from the festivities, I should return to the swords but they can survive on their own without me for a while. I will just send them a message before I leave to let them know that I shall be home a little late." She looked at Exion and smiled, "Not that I expect them to be easy, after all if they were then they wouldn't be any fun." her smile grew a little mistchievious. It was then that she suddenly felt the presence of another, she could not tell what race it was, only that it was close. Perhaps it was this final recruite that Exion had been waiting for. She wondered what kind of person it would be.

The figure jumped from roof to roof in a blur, he was late. His invitation had said to be there hours ago. Damn it he thought he could have wrapped things up much more quickly then he actually had. He came close and he could make out the after math of a battle, "Damn I hope I didn't miss all the fun." he picked up his pace, each footstep making no sound as he quickly drew closer. He suddenly saw two people at the side of the pub, one was a woman, and the other a being with only one wing, weird. He drew closer and laned on the roof of hte pub right above the couple. "Hello there, you wouldn't happen to be friends of Exion would you?" he smiled at them, though it was hard to tell behind the tight scarf that hid his face from the bridge of his nose down to his neck. His leather assassin's outfit had a few blood stains on it, he hadn't had time to wash up after his mission. His blue eyes stared down at them, almost as if they looked right past and into their souls. Though that was partially true, thanks to his blood line gift, his silver hair was slightly messy from the trip and his last job. He had a few unhealed cuts and burns on his body, some still producing slight trickles of blood, but none were seriously life threatening. He sat crouched on the tips of his toes as he looked down from the roof at the two. "I am here to take part in some tests or something like that."

Rain sighed and jumped off the roof, "Thanks I guess." he said to the creature with a single wing, however he had already led he woman he had been with into the bar. he walked over and into the open doorway, he could see signs that the door that had originally been there had been blown off its hinges, a pile of ashes on the floor near the bar seemed to be its final resting place from the look of the distortion in the dust on the floor. Plus the color of the ashes where different from those of a corpse, he sniffed the air slightly, not that there hadn't been the burning of flesh, blood, fat and muscle in the room, 'Damn did I miss everything already . . .' he decided to step through the door and look around the room, there was the one winged creature, the woman he was with, there was a creature that seemed similar to the one winged one. There was another woman in the room that he could tell was human, though different in her own ways as well, then to his surprise Blaze and Dusk where there, though he had felt their presence in the town long ago, he had merely thought that he was somewhere else talking over the alliance with the leader of the Thriteen Swords, Blaze he had no idea why he was here, figured Dusk had brought him along incase of an ambush. Then there where two others, one looked strangely familiar though he couldn't quite place it, and the other he knew merely by rumor, that was Exion. Then he looked at the beautiful angelic goddess that he had seen many times in the Chaos Syndicate, Dawn Angelis. The last person was the one that had come to him and told him of this test, "Hello Xander, I have come as you have asked me." he looked at the rest, "Hello Master Dusk," he bowed to Dusk, "Master Blaze." he then bowed to Blaze, then getting down on one knee and placing a fist on the ground while resting his other arm on his bent leg, head down, "Lady Angelis, it is a pleasure as always to be in your presence again." he then got to his feet and faced everyone else, "Hello for the rest of you who do not know me, I am Rain Shadowbeacon. Assassin of the Chaos Syndicate."

Zion opened his link with Exion, *Aye, but we will worry about that IF they pass. Besides I am looking forward to this new recruit, he is an interesting human to say the least, I think you will like him.* he could sense Rain's presence for a while, however it seemed that his old freind didn't recognize him in this new form. "Well Rain, it is nice to meet you again." Rain suddenly spun around, "I know that voice . . . " then his eyes went wide and he pointed at Zion, his jaw dropping, "ZION?! Y-You look so different." Zion laughed, "Its been a long time old friend, it is good to see that you are doing well, well in a way." he looked over Rain and used his energy to probe at the cuts and injuries, none seemed to be life threatening but untreated they would make it much more difficult to do his tests. "Well it seems that all of those that are up for the position for Demon Knight are here. Now once the Island is ready, we shall be able to start the tests. Exion, Dawn and myself will be conducting your tests, however Exion and myself have made a handicap for everyone taking the test to be assigned to each of you upon your arrival to the island." he then opened his link with Xander, "I guess he really made an impresion on you, when we took our journy through the Plains. But I must agree that he is a good candidate for the Knights test.

Aryia watched the newcomer come in, he seemed to know Dusk and Blaze as well as Dusk's sister Dawn, then upon his introduction she cocked an eyebrow at him, "Assassin?" she looked over at Dusk, just what kind of organization was he running? She sighed, she really shouldn't be having these kinds of thoughts after all that had happened today. So instead she smiled at Rain, "I am Aryia, its a pleasure to meet you."

Dusk waited for Rain to enter into the pub before he would say anything, "Good to see you again, I take it the mission was a success then?" he looked Rain over, he was injured but nothing serious, "Seems like we have ourselves the Second General of the Chaos Syndicate. But it seems a more exclusive membership is within your grasp and I would like to congratulate you. Blaze and I shall be competing to gain membership as well it seems," he grinned at the surprise on Rain's face, "You'll do fine Rain, you have trained hard to this very day and have risen to the top of the Chaos Syndicate, and I believe you will make an even better Demon Knight." Rain bowed to Dusk again, "Thank you Master Dusk." he then saw Rain cast a glance over at Dawn and almost broke out laughing. *Blaze looks like he still has that thing for my sister, hope Daemon never catches those two in the same room together, he isn't good at hiding his feelings towards her and Daemon would beat him to a pulp.* that time he did burst out laughing, then when everyone looked at him oddly he just pointed to Blaze, "Inside Joke." he looked over at Dawn and smirked, but she merely just rolled her eyes.

Dawn looked away from her brother, he could still be immature at times, she looked over at Rain and saw what little of his ears where showing where bright red. He was smarter then Dusk thought, he knew that he was the butt of the joke. She walked over and put her arms around Rain and gave him a kiss on the cheek, "You always make me feel so special Rain. No matter how bad of a mood I am in, all I have to do is come see you and you'll cheer me right up." she stood up and began walking to her seat, "Daemon better watch out or you might just steal me away from him." she looked back and saw his eyes sparkle, she could tell he knew that it was just to shut her brother up, but it still made him happy to hear it. Not all the things that she said had been untrue, aside from the him stealing her away from Daemon, the rest was all true, he truely did make her smile and she always felt special when he was around. She looked at her father but he merely smiled at her, Dusk was busy cleaning up the spill me made when he spit his drink out and started coughing after her last sentance, she giggled slightly. 'That should teach him something'

He bowed to each person as they made their introductions, "It is a pleasure to meet you all." he then turned back to Blaze and Dusk, "I thank you as well my masters, if not for the training you have given me I would not stand where I am today. And I gladly accept the promotion you have given me Master Dusk. I shall not let you down." Rain gladly accepted the drink from Xander, it had been a while since he had had one of his special brews, "It was not a problem, the mission merely took longer to complete then I had anticipated. It seems that the Demon Lord had been stealing the lifeforce of stolen humans and lower demons to increase his own power. He actually survived a direct Raikiri to the heart." Rain did some quick hand signs faster then the eye could follow then raised his hand before him, lightning seemed to emerge in his hand, forming a ball as sparks here and there touched the ground circling him. A loud chirping sound could be heard coming from the technique, though the lightning wasn't the only thing you had to worry about with this technique, the energy of the lightning creates an invisible sword that stretches out from the the condensed form itself and can easily shatter diamonds. Rain stopped the flow of lightning and smiled at his old friend, "I ended up having to fight him and his minions. Though I guess that was my own fault, I had been over-confident of my skills and thought that once the Demon Lord was assassinated then they would simply return to whatever lives and families they had left behind to follow this heretic. But their devotion was to strong and I am afraid I could not save them." a sadness touched his face, but was gone in an instant. He looked around the room, his eyes seeing what others couldn't, there where many different emotions spread out through the room, joy, sadness in some, even confusion from the one that was not from this land. However the two main emotions he could see in them all was excitement and fear. He drank back Xander's drink and let it hit him, luckly he wasn't as cheep a drunk as he used to be, otherwise it would have been hours before he could even think of taking the tests. "It will be an honor to fight along side you all in this trial. I wish everyone the best of luck, and hope that you all make it through safely." he listened to Exion's speach and filled his glass with Vodka, "To brotherhood/sisterhood and peace."

Zion smiled and raised his glass to the toast, "Aye may our bonds only grow stronger and the peace everlasting." He didn't feel the need to inspire those in the room any further, he could tell that they all looked forward to their awaited tasks, all wanted to prove their worth. He then turned to Xander, "Aye old friend, I believe you would be the only one who could test him. Exion and I may be alot stronger, however his power is still second only to yours." Zion snapped his fingers and a portal big enough so that everyone could see what was on the other side appeared, "This is the Demon Knights Island, Exion, Dawn, Xander and I shall portal there ourselves. However the rest of you must find your own way there. You can do it alone or as a team, the choice is yours. For those of you who can't fly, I suggest finding someone who can to team up with, or are very very good swimmers seeing as the Island is surrounded by ocean. The only hint we will be giving to its location is a general direction in which it can be found." He then turned to Exion, "Do you have anything else to add Brother?"

Dusk smiled, *Aye we shall have to indeed.* Dusk smiled when he heard Xander's announcement, "Well then, seems like this will be more fun then I originally thought. I look forward to your tests Xander." he said and he inclined his head in respect for the Divine being. He listened to what his father had to say and thought on it very carefully, *Depending on how large the teams are, if there is a limit, then we should probably help the girls get there. I can help out Aryia, and you could help Rika. Rain can pair off with someone else and help them there.* Dusk waited patiently to see if Exion had anything to add to what Zion had just told them, like perhaps the general dirrection of the Island . . . he sighed, his father could get so overthused sometimes. "Well Sister it seems I will be seeing you at the Island then." he then leaned in closer to Aryia, "I'll team up with you and help you get to the Island." she smiled at him and nodded.

Dawn smiled and nodded, "Aye brother you shall." she then turned to her Uncle and Father, "I shall take my leave now, I have preporations for my tests that I wish to make." and at that she turned and opened a portal of her own and stepped through. She stepped out on the Island, she had never actually been there, however she had memorized maps and heard the stories from her father and uncle. She made her way through the forest towards the keep in the center. Oncer she had her designated area maked off with invisible sensors that would alert her if anyone passed them, she began to get to work. She only had limited time before those that where chosen would get here and she had alot to do.

Aryia listened to Rain's tale and was amazed by his ability, "It seems you are quite skilled Rain Shadowbeacon, I look forward to seeing more of you work." he gave a slight smile, "Perhaps, though most who see my work never live to speak of it. However as allies I am sure you will get your chance." she smiled at him, though a chill ran up her spine at his words. She then listened as everyone else spoke, and raised her glass to Exion's toast. She had to admit, Zion's decleration of having to find their own ways to the island had her worried, however those where put to rest not long afte as Dusk whispered his offer to help in her ear. "Thank you." she whispered back, then Dusk and Dawn exchanged words and his sister announced that she was leaving to start preparing her tests. Aryia then began to wonder just what these tests would intale, she knew that they where not going to be allowed to use their abilities, but that was all she knew. A lump of ice formed in the pit of her stomach as millions of possibilities ran through her mind. She could feel fear of the unknown. Closing her eyes she took a deep breath, then let it out slowly, there was no point in worrying about what was to come, it would come and she would meet it head on. Whether she passed or failed would depend entirely on her and she would cross that bridge when she came to it. She smiled as fear began to turn into excitement, she waited anxiously for Exion's final words so that they could start their journey, and take the first steps to becoming a Demon Knight.

Dawn walked through the trees of the Island touching the earth with her magick, poking and prodding for the right spot in her designated area, she stopped as her magick brushed against something, she wasn't sure what exactly it was but it felt like it left a taint on her magick, she raised her power a bit and formed a circle around her that would purify her and her magicks. She felt out with her magick, trying to find what had been so twisted that it would have that much of an effect on her powers, however it was nowhere to be found and she still had work to do. She reached out with her magick again and soon found the points that she was looking for, each one was the same direct point from the center in which she stood. She closed her eyes and began to whisper an incantation, the forest exploded with light that was so bright that to those that lived on the shores of Makai facing the Island, it seemed as if the sun was rising for the second time that day.

Zion listened to Exion's words and watched as he disappeared and the participants began to split off into teams, "Well since it seems that there are an even number of participants I believe that the best option would be for everyone to pair off in teams of two. Those that can fly should try to pair off with those that cannot," he watched the groups and then turned towards the portal but stopped just before it, "The Island is just as dangerous as Exion says it is. In fact if there are those of you who wish to leave now would be the time, for once on the Island there is no turning back, and those dangers that he spoke of are without the tests." at that he stepped through the portal as it closed behind him, and disappeared from sight. Zion stepped out into the forests of the Knight's Island, Exion, Xander and Dawn where already there, "Has everything been set up?" Dawn nodded her head, "My tests are ready, now I just have to wait and see which ones fall into my section of the forest." Zion nodded, "I came to set up my tests before heading to the Plains to meet up with Dawn. It was rather nostalgic being back here again. Many have risen and fallen on this Island." he looked up at the Keep not far from their location, "And at Nightfall it all starts again."

Rain nodded at Xander, "As am I, and you give good advise, I shall not make the same mistake twice." a mischievous glint appeared in his eyes at Xander's last statement before disappearing into the portal, "Oh I hope so . . . " he said to no one in particular. He watched as people began making groups and was saddened that Dawn was already a Knight and he could not go with her. But that was all the more incentive to pass his tests, Miara came up and asked if he would like to join her and Thorn. Thorn politely declined the offer and told Marcus that he was either going with him or on his own. Blaze asked Rika, which he guessed meant that Marcus and Thorn would be teaming up. That could be a problem, they were powerful, he could see it in them. He sighed well at least Blaze and Dusk where each taking one of the women that could not fly, he looked back at Miara, "It would be my honor my Lady." he gave a bow and then moved closer to her so that he could whisper in her ear, "If it is not to much trouble could we wait until everyone else has left, I have my ways of getting to the Island but I would rather not broadcast them to everyone. You are Silver enSeron's daughter so I know that I can trust you, but there are those here that I am not sure of yet and wish to reveal my secrets to as little people as possible. I apologize for the inconvenience and if you wish I would not be hurt if you wished to start ahead of me, but I shall be the last to leave." but certainly not the last to arrive.

Dusk offered his hand to Aryia, who gladly accepted it and rose out of her seat, his father had just left and Dusk felt that it was time that they took their leave as well. "Blaze I shall see you and Rika there." he then turned to Rain, "Take good care of Miara I don't want to have to worry about Silver trying to kill you too." Rain grinned at Dusk, but Dusk was one of the only few that could read Rain's facial expressions with his mask on, and one of the only few to ever see him with it off. "Shall we my dear?" he bowed towards the door and Aryia smiled at him, "Well thank you good sir." Dusk couldn't help but watch as she moved towards the doorway, she was a very attractive woman, the thought brought back memories of him and Serenity and a wave of sadness washed over him, however he would not be swallowed by it, he would live on and find his love. However for now he was part of something bigger then both him and Serenity and he had to keep moving forwards. He walked out the door and Aryia stood there smiling at him, "So how are we getting there?" he smiled at her, "I will be shifting us to the coast of Makai, from there we fly." Aryia's cheeks reddened, "Your gonna carry me while you fly?! Wouldn't it be easier to just shift right there?" Dusk smiled at her, "Aye it would be, however we don't know anything about what is on this Island and we could shift into a very bad situation, besides we have no idea how our powers will be blocked so we could end up shifting into the middle of the ocean. But my wings and my strength are all natural so we will have no problems flying there." Aryia looked at her feet, "I should have thought about that." Dusk merely rested his hand on her shoulder, "You will learn, and that is what will prove your worth. Not what you can do, but what you strive to do and just how hard you strive towards it. Now take a deep breath." Dusk heard her take a breath then in an instant time and space shifted around them until they stood looking over the ocean, a bright light could be seen off to the east, but it began to grow dimmer and then was suddenly gone, Dusk couldn't help thinking that he had seen it somewhere before . . .

Aryai took Dusk's extended hand and began to walk towards the doorway, Exion and Zion's words still burned into her minds, Exion had said that it was bad, but Zion, Zion had sounded so serious when he made that last remark. It did not take her long to realize that Zion would joke around most of the time, however when he was serious, then it was a clear sign of importance and should not be taken lightly. She looked back as Dusk exited the pub and smiled, well at least she was with him. That then brought up another question, just what was on that Island and just would these tests be? Dusk explained his plan and she asked why they would not just shift there as he called it, but he explained his reasoning and she suddenly felt the difference in their leadership and strategic skills. Dusk placed a hand on her shoulder and spoke to her softly, she was rather surprised she knew that Dusk was intelligent but that was rather sagely advice. She took her deep breath and suddenly the world around her changed and before she knew it she was standing on a cliff overlooking the ocean and a bright light suddenly just went out. "What was that?" Dusk remained silent but she could tell by the look on his face that the same question was running through his head.

Rain smiled at Blaze, "Goodbye old friend I presume that I shall see you on the Island." he then watched as all the others took their separate routes to the testing grounds, after the last person left Rain turned and looked at Miara, "I must thank you for taking the time to wait, it is greatly appreciated and I hope that you find what you are about to see makes the delay worth it." Rain began to peal away the tight assassin's suit that covered his torso revealing the tattoo that covered his back, Rain looked back at Miara, "I have to do this otherwise my suit would be ruined and they are not easy to come by these days." he closed his eyes and began to form hand seals as the tattoo on his back began to glow, Rain's consciousness was taken to another dimension where he stood before the Divine Dragon. Its platinum scales sparkled so brightly that it was almost blinding, six massive wings spread out as the Divine Dragon began to awaken, glowing blue eyes focused on Rain like glowing sapphires, the Dragon was huge, it was at least one hundred and sixty feet tall and four hundred and fifty feet long. *What business do you have here? Why have you awakened me from my slumber?* the voice seemed to come from everywhere at once, Rain smiled at the Dragon, "By the contract I have come again to ask for power." the Dragon looked down at Rain, *Fine by the contract you can have your power, now leave this place and let me rest in peace.* at that Rain was sent back to his body, particles of light began to form out of mid air and clustered around Rain, forming a cocoon of light that exploded outwards as six large wings sprouted outwards from Rain's back and a strange platinum armor appeared over his body, he turned to Miara, "Shall we be off?" he smiled and without waiting for a reply the world around them seemed to shift as they found themselves on the same cliff as Dusk and Aryia, in the distance Rain could see the Island that would be a key factor in deciding his future. "Master Dusk." Dusk nodded at him, "I see you have used it again." Rain nodded and Dusk smiled, "Well then it seems that you have learned to control the power, congratulations my friend." Rain continued to stare at the Island before them, "I thank you for the kind words," he then turned to Dusk and extended his hand, "I hope to see you at the finish." Dusk grasped it, "Aye, you too, otherwise I may need to rethink that promotion." Rain laughed and turned to look at Miara, "Well shall we fly or walk?" as the words left his mouth the water below them hardened into what appeared a glass walkway. "There's a storm coming . . ."

Zion smiled at his brother, "Aye a dragon, an infant dragon, you should consider yourself lucky. Hiei had me thinking of asking its mother to be your opponent, but I decided that the infant would suffice for what I needed. Besides what are you complaining about, I had to fight all of the current Knights at the time to get to the Keep for my final challenge, plus I had to face the Reaper of Souls that my Demonic half had summoned to kill everyone that he could find. All in all I think you had it rather easy dear brother." he turned and smiled at him, he then looked at his daughter, "Are your preparations complete?" Dawn turned and smiled at him, "Aye father they are. I thank you for providing what I needed." Zion nodded, "Well then I shall be taking my leave then, I must head to the Keep to prepare for the final tasks." his black wings unfurled from behind him as he leaped into the air and headed to the exact center of the Island. There before him the Keep loomed out against the slowly fading afternoon sun, the dark fortress seemed to sap the light from the air itself making it appear as dark as night when Zion landed before it. He had to smile in spite of himself, it seemed that the spell to have the Keep removed from the ravages of time was still holding strong after all these centuries. It appeared exactly as it had all those years ago, Zion raised his left hand, his original Demon Knight ring began to glow a deep crimson and made its way to a bright red, the magicks around the Keep and in the ring aligning themselves, the barriers around the Keep began to dissolve and the thick large wooden doors swung open, Zion remembered when he had turned them to splinters, then thought that maybe it would be better to have steel doors installed instead, not that it would make much of a difference to this group, even without abilities. Zion lowered his hand and began to walk into the Keep, its dark walls still had fresh blood from when they had fought the Nether Demons all those years ago, some coals still burned here and there, a soft glow in the pure darkness that was the Keep. Zion snapped his fingers as the lanterns suddenly flared to life with white flames. He walked down the hallways and through doors, the Keep itself was a labyrinth however he knew its twists and turns off by heart, he turned the corner and a Nether Demon leaped for him, "DIE DEMON KNIGHT!!!!" Zion raised a hand and the Nether Demon turned to ash in mid leap, "Well it seems that some survived the battle, at least some in the Keep did. If there where any on the Island that managed to survive its dangers then they might prove to be worthy obstacles to our participants." Zion continued down the hall and pushed open the large wooden doors with gold worked into it. Before him was the large throne room of the Keep, Zion walked up the steps and sat in the throne, "Time to wait for my finalists to arrive." The doors of the Keep all closed in unison sending a loud thunderous boom over the Island.

Dusk looked over at Blaze, "See you there my friend." all of a sudden Dusk could feel a shift in the fabric of the realm and Rain and Miara soon stood beside him and Aryia, they conversed for a bit and Rain soon asked Miara if she would rather they fly or walk as the water before them formed a solid walkway along its surface. 'So this is the power of the Divine Dragon, he has finally mastered it. He is amounting to more then Blaze and I could have ever imagined.' he then turned to Aryia, "Well then I guess we shall be off." Aryia looked over at Dusk and nodded. He moved over and gently lifted her off her feet, she blushed slightly she wasn't used to this kind of treatment, sure the other swords would carry her if she asked but it was different, to them she was a leader to Dusk she was just another being in the realm that would join him in his fight to maintain the Balance he had come so close to breaking once upon a time. Dusk smiled at Aryia's reaction to being picked up, "Hold on tightly now." he then leaped from the cliff and started to a head dive as the face of the cliff rushed by and the hardened surface of the water got closer and closer. Aryia gripped Dusk tighter and tighter as they sped at neck breaking speed towards the ocean, then at the last minute his wings unfurled and Dusk glided a foot above the hardened surface of the water, each wing beat only helping to increase their speed. Dusk watched at the Island grew closer and closer, then as if out of nowhere a drop of rain landed on his face, he looked up and saw storm clouds rolling through the air surrounding the Island, "Seems that they wanted to make getting there no easy task as well." a bolt of lightning arched out of the sky, Dusk swung to the side as the bolt crashed into the waters below them, causing the their hair to stand on end. Dusk clenched his teeth as more bolts of lightning began to rain down towards them. Aryia saw the bolts coming, and looked at the Island, they weren't there yet, which meant, fire streaked through the air, actually shattering the bolts of lightning and causing an eye in the storm, "There fly fast I am not sure how long that's going to last." Dusk smiled at her, then instinctively she tightened her hold as he increased his speed more and more to the point where the ocean below them was shooting out away from them on both sides. Just as the rain began to fall again Dusk and Aryai rested their feet on the Island. "Well we're here, now what?" she asked him, "Now we head towards the center of the Island, its where the final test awaits us, at least that's what I remember from my father's old stories." Dusk tested one of his abilities, trying to form a ball of fire in his hand, but he wasn't even able to produce a spark, "Well it seems that our powers are already sealed, this should be interesting." the large forest loomed before them, and somewhere in there was their final destination, the place where their fate would be decided.

Dawn smiled at her Uncle, "Well I am glad that you feel that way Uncle, I have the feeling this will be just what the realms needed. Not to mention the joining of so many factions just earlier today. This shall be historical to say the least." she looked out over the ocean and noticed that someone had already caused the storms to start, "Seems that they will be arriving soon, I shall head to the Southern part of the Island, that is where my tests shall be taking place." she bowed to Exion, her father had left already to prepare the Keep for the arrival of the contestants and their final challenge. She then opened a portal to her testing area and stepped through, "Have fun Uncle Ex." and then she was gone. She stepped out in her testing area, directly in the center of it to be exact she had her space specially marked off and had an interesting test for whoever wandered into it. "Well who shall we have first?" a smile crept across her face, this would be fun.