An Uninvited Guest

Sadako sat in her bedroom, combing out her long hair with a decorated comb. Each stroke disguised a wingbeat. There was someone winging their way toward the Twilight Palace at great speed. His giant wingspan propelled him forward.

He finally landed without a sound, the night concealing his shadowy shape. The Winds had brought news of the stranger's arrival far before this moment, but when she tried to flee, all the doors were lock and she could not make a sound. Silent tears slid down her cheeks, knowing that this man had come to take her away.

The doors to the balcony opened, and in strided the winged man. His back was to the moonlight, so his face was shrouded in shadow. His voice was gruff when he spoke, "My Vóra..." He said formally, bowing. Sadako was unable to protest, nor ask what it was that he meant by 'Vóra'.

"Your Vór awaits." And with that he advanced.

What now? A 'Vór'? The way he said Vór and Vóra made them sound like royalty. But... Could it be that they were like a King and Queen? She felt a strange feeling come over her, it was like a tidal wave of blackness that swept over her consciousness,

"Sleep now, my Vóra. We shall be at your new home by dawn.


(Unfinished. I will post all that happens when Sadako is gone in here)

As the sun rose above the trees, Sadako seemed to be released from the spell. She opened her eyes, but shrank away from the overly bright light, only to cringe away from the solid wall of flesh that she leaned against. It was the chest of the winged man, and Sadako wanted to nothing more then cry. She had been taken from the one she loved, but also from her friends... She doubted she would be allowed to go back.

She almost didn't notice the change in the rhythm of his wings as they started their descent. She caught a glimpse of a glorious white Castle before she shut her eyes. She didn't want to see any more of the place. At least when she closed her eyes, she could still see Maze's face.

"My Vóra, we are here. It is time for you to awake."

His voice startled Sadako a bit, but it only added to the effect that she was just waking up. She found her cheeks to be stiff. She must have been crying in her sleep. The winged man, however, seemed to be oblivious to her emotional pain. This angered her a bit, but the rage could not overpower the sorrow.

"Do you mind if I set you down, my Vóra?" And when he got no answer, he set Sadako down anyways. She felt uncertain on her feet.

"This way, follow me, my Vóra." It was the last thing that she wanted to do, but she stumbled along after that Winged man.

Numbly, she was passed along to the Maidservants. It was odd how they all seemed to have ears or tails of some sort of creature, but in her numb state, she didn't care. All she could think about was how hurt Z must be. He must think that she betrayed him... That she didn't care anymore... On the outside she showed emotionlessness, but on the inside she was being torn apart.

Sadako barely noticed as they cleaned her up and threw on a fancy feather dress over underclothes that were ridiculously frilly and lacy.

What am I doing here?

"Clear the way for the Vóra!" Called out a voice and the crowd made way. Sadako's knees shook, sending the feathers shaking. She had never seen this many beings all gathered at the same place at the same time. As far as the eye could see, there was halfpeople, half animals that stood. Every eye was trained upon her. She was escorted through the gathering of halfpeople by Maidservants that flocked all about her. Sadako tried once more to send them away, pleading with her eyes. She hadn't spoken a word since Winged man had come and taken her to this place. She thought that if she did, the reality of it all would come crashing down upon her. Hearing her own voice would just make this nightmare all too real.

"Come along, my Vóra," One whispered, tugging at the feathered sleeve of the dress. As she thought about it, stepping up her pace to make the Maidservant leave her alone, she realized it. This dress was just like Tori's.

Sadako kept pace with them as they made their way to a second magnificent building; the Castle.

Sadako was in shock. Utter and total shock. The man standing at the top of the stairs was... Indescribable. He was almost perfection. If she hadn't already found love, she might have considered looking further into his personality. But unfortunately, from the words that the Maidservants whispered in her ear, she would have no choice but to get to know this fallen angel. He was Vór.

This was wonderful, just great! Sadako had no interest in this man, yet they were being forced together. Of course, from the gleam in the Vór's eyes, he didn't find the predicament that unappealing. She shuddered, hating how much attention the dress brought to her. Sadako wished to do nothing more then fade into the background. But she felt a sort of emptiness inside... No one would tell her what it was from, but she had an idea. They were taking her Chakra somehow, so she couldn't use anything to get herself out of this mess. She couldn't even feel the familiar presence of the wind that was always with her. There was no more then a stiff breeze that gave away nothing.

"My Vóra..." The Vór said softly, reaching out with a hand extended toward Sadako. One of the Maidservants frantically whispered,

"Say, 'My Vór..." and take his hand!" Sadako just shook her head. She pointed to herself, then shook her head no, then opened and closed her hand to gesture speaking. "You cannot speak?! You cannot speak?!! Then tilt your head and take his hand!"

Sadako did as she was told, dipping her head forward slightly and taking the Vór's hand. Everyone was a bit confused as to why she did not speak, but they cheered none the less. She could see confusion in the Vór's eyes for a moment, but it soon dissolved to triumph. It sickened her. He smiled, a smile that would have taken her breath away any other day, but at the moment she was utterly revolted.

As Sadako walked her horse with the Vór at her side, she wondered where they could possibly be going. They had left the Castle after the townspeople had finished with their cheers and congratulations. They had walked through the Castle for a time, before exiting out the back. They grabbed two horses and began to ride through twisting forest. He rode a magnificent white stallion that was quite tall and walked with a proud, high stepping gait. Her own horse was a slightly smaller black filly that seemed calm enough. A horse fit for a lady, one could say.

The Vór lead her on through the trees that grew more and more dense. Where was he taking her?

Then they came to a meadow that was filled with beauty. Flowers grew all about the lovely garden of life, though the short grass would be cool and soft beneath their feet. There were no insects however, none to be seen. No wildlife was in plain sight, though the cry of a dove could be heard from far away. The Vór stopped his horse, pulling up quite sharply on the reins. The horse snorted at the rough treatment, but came to a halt. The Vór dismounted, then turned to Sadako, helping her dismount from her beast that was now standing still. The Vór smacked their rumps in turn and they galloped off to the other side of the meadow. He then turned to Sadako. "My Vóra... Do you have any idea of how long I have waited for you?" He took her hand, trying to bring her closer, but she cringed away. "You will not speak... Can you speak, my Vóra?" Sadako shook her head no. "Ah, what I shame. I was looking forward to hearing that beautiful voice of yours. I guess I shall just have to settle for a kiss."

Sadako's eyes widened as his words, then when he leaned in to kiss her, she struggled and tried to pull away. He took it as a challenge. She was horrified as she felt her arms and legs lock, holding her in place. Her neck locked too, so she could not turn her head away. "Now that's better, my Vóra." He said, leaning in. As his lips first teasingly brushed against hers, Sadako shivered in disgust. He must have thought it was in pleasure, for he proceeded to ravage her lips, eagerly nipping at times. A tiny moan of despair escaped her, there was nothing she could do...

-Fades out-

The next day, both the Vór and Sadako had different duties to attend to, so they went their separate ways. Sadako was off to play the part of a almost Queen, while the Vór was off to take care of Kingly matters. It seemed she was right, they were almost like King and Queen, though it was over the races of Halfpeople. She had gotten to know each of the Maidservants very well, for she wrote her questions down for them to read, and they happily launched into their tale. It was only their nature to be friendly.

She discovered that there were only two Maidservants that were assigned to her full time. Both of them were very kind. One was an elderly lady that had the ears and tail of a cat, who took to smiling often. Her name was Mishu. The other was a middle aged lady who had the ears and tail of a mouse. She was quite timid and spoke quietly, and she was named Mika. The others came and went, all of them on what seemed like an endless rotation. Not all of them were nice, though there were a few who were willing to talk.

Throughout the day she had to play hostess to a bunch of winged ladies. None of them had Sadako's white wings. The feathers on their dresses were only from a few birds as well, not one from each like her own dress was. She smiled and nodded at the right times, hardly able to concentrate. The rage she was feeling toward the Vór was growing. The hate was taking the place of love in her heart, and over the next few days, her wings began to turn black once more.

She didn't see much of the Vór however, except of course, when he came to call upon her at night. They would spend time together, though Sadako had asked both Mishu and Mika to keep watch over them to make sure he didn't do anything more then just talk and a few kisses. After they had finished talking for the night, he would always freeze her in the same spots again so she couldn't resist, then took from her a goodnight kiss. Each time he did, it felt as if one of the tender and heartfelt moments from her time with Maze was being ripped from her memory. Painfully and violently.

The look that the Vór had on his face each time he left only made Sadako's hatred for him grow even more.

It had now been a week now since Sadako had come to this place, and at any time the title of Vór or Vóra was mentioned, her vision tinged with red, an uncontrollable fury sweeping through her. She had found a place to keep up her skills with a blade, though she found she had had to leave Mamoru behind. How would they find each other again when this was over?

The courtyard in which the young to-be soldiers trained was made of stone, with ivy creeping over the walls. Everyone here knew not to call her Vóra, or they'd most likely be beaten in a furious sword-play match from Sadako. They simply called her by her name now.

"Lady Sadako!" One called. This one had been one of her earliest victories. "Your sword." He said, kneeling. He offered the European hand and a half longsword, still in it's scabbard. Sadako inclined her head to give her thanks, then took the blade. It hadn't taken her long to adapt her style to the new sword. And she also found something out... When she was training, she could ease some of the Chakra that should have been used for movement into the blade, storing it for later use. The change was invisible, but Sadako could feel it.

The blade felt lighter, more apart of her... It would be only a matter of time until they let her carry the sword from this place. That would be when she would kill the Vór.

The days passed like years, slowly dragging by. The Vór was getting more and more close to Sadako, though she did not return the affection. Mishu and Mika kept a close eye on the two, just as they had promised, though their presence didn't seem to deter the Vór from his prize. On this next night, the Vór came to visit once more.

"My Vóra..." He called softly, and Sadako was forced to open the door. A smile lit his face that sent waves of fury rolling through her. She couldn't remember why she was so angry though. He stepped forward, collecting his first kiss of the night from her lips, then took her hand, leading her from the door, to her own couch. He lay sprawled there, and gestured for Sadako to sit beside him. She was forced to comply, sitting woodenly by his feet. He sat up, caressing her cheek with a hand, "My love," he began, leaning in to whisper in her ear, "why do you resist me so? You have no choice but to become mine... You are my Vóra..."

At his words, a feeling came to her unbidden that sickened her, but washed away her fury for a moment. That was all the spell needed to take hold. Mishu and Miku left the room as control of Sadako's body left her, and both Vór and Vóra began to kiss with equal passion.

-Fades out-

From that moment on, the Vóra was mindless, acting the part of a happy wife to be. The Vór seemed to be overjoyed, kissing her publicly whenever possible. Some of the old fury tried to rise up, but it could not overcome the wicked spell that the Vór had placed upon her. She wasn't allowed to train any longer, though she kept her sword at her hip.

It was a few days before she could remember what she had to do with the blade, and excused herself regularly from the meetings of happy sub-royalty to train with the sword once more. When she did, it cleared her mind to what exactly she had to do to break free of the spell that the Vór had cast, but she would be helpless for awhile yet. It would be a few days more until she had enough Chakra to draw upon to break his petty spell. But after that, he would just cast it again, and she would have to wait longer... No, she would just have to wait awhile longer. Then she could have as much chakra as she normally would, and she would break free of this place....

This would be her last week in this place.

She was away from the Vór all day today, out for a ride with her fellow winged ladies. It seemed clear now that the winged people were above the rest. She quickly stepped up her pace to a gallop, leaving the others behind. This time she was Sadako, not the mindless Vóra. Being away from him helped a ton.

She drew upon the excess chakra that the horse didn't need, storing it in the sword. Her eyes widened as she felt something click. The sword had enough power now. Pulling the horse up, she began to gallop toward the Castle. This would be the Vór's dying day.

(Finally, the killing spree begins....)

Reia walked up the steps to Sadako's room.
She had locked herself in her room before,
so she had been polite and left Sado alone...
But it had been too long.
She needed to check on her.
She swung open the door.
Reia gasped at the sight.
Nothing...absolutely nothing.
There was no sign that something had ben living in here.
The wind swirled around Reia, telling her what she needed to know.
Sado was gone.
She had been for awhile.
Now it was time for her to get her friend back.
She sent a gale of wind to Maze's house to tell him about Sado.
She knew he'd want to know.
She knew he'd help her.
Reia sighed.
"Elle d'Ange"
The jutsu worked perfectly.
Lavish white wings spread from Reia's back, and she jumped out of Sado's window.
The trail was old, and very faint, but the wind could pick up Sado's presence.....
"Hold on, Sado. I'm coming for you..."
Reia whispered, as she flew in the direction
Sado had gone when she first was taken.

Speeding along the trail, Reia landed only 20 feet from the walls encasing the city.
"Blessed Winds".
She muttered, feeling her chakra being drained.
A swirl of pinkk wind surronded her, replinshing her chakra and rasing her moral.
She kept her wings on, not knowing if she would still need them.
She dashed towards the gates, and was ruffly shoved to the ground.
She grunted and looked up.
She had been knocked over by what seemed to be a cross between man and ox.
Reia's sight was clouded with red.
These must work for the people who caputred Sado.
The ox-man plaed a blade at her throat.
"Who are you?"
Reia's eyes narrowed, and she grabbed the blade, beniding it backwards.
She wrenched it from the gaurds grip and tossed it aside.
She grabbed his throat and raised him into te air, her eyes gray instead of the normal green.
"Where is Sadako?"
"How do you know the Voras name?"
The gaurd wheezed.
Reia's hand glowed gray, and began to suck the air out of the ox-mans body.
"Wrong answer. Now tell me.
WHERE THE HELL IS SADAKO!!?"
The gaurd looked at Reia with pure fear in his eyes, before letting out a scream as
the last ounce of air in his body as taken.
Reia dropped the lifeless body to the ground.
"He was no use..."
clink.
Reia glance around her.
five gaurds were positioned around her, spears, swords, and axes pointed at her neck.
"oh? Will one of YOU tell me where Sadako is?"
Reia asked, a twisted smile on her face.

Sadako galloped the horse faster, springing through the opened gate into the walled city. The gate closed behind her. Rage turned her vision to be tinged with red, but it faded as she drew nearer to the Vór. His spell was taking hold of her once more. All she could feel was the false love that he had implanted in her mind. She warped it in her mind, keeping a tight grip on what she needed to do. She needed to kill this one that she 'loved'.
She found the Vór hearing the townpeople's voices about what they wanted, and what needed to be done about their problems. Sadako faltered... could this man really be so evil? The horse whinied and reared, Sadako sitting on her back expertly, coming out of her illusion as the Vór harshly silenced each of them. He was startled at the sound of the horse. The horse went into a frame, holding herself regally as she trotted up the steps to the landing on which the Vór stood.
"My Vór." She said, false adoration in her voice. He seemed to calm at finally hearing her speak. The townpeople stared, mouthes agape.
"My Vóra... you finally speak!" Cried the Vór, rushing foward to help her from her horse. Sadako's eyes glinted in the midday sunlight as she drew her blade, and in one swift motion, released the Chakra as she slashed at the Vór. He gasped, a trickle of blood appearing at the corner of his lips. "My.... V...óra...." He said with his last dying breath. Sadako's horse pranced, not exactly a warhorse used to blood and gore. She'd have to fix that.
"Do any of you oppose me-" Sadako gasped, a terrible pain coming over her.
Then she screamed.

The five guards layed piled around her.
A trail of blood ran down her cheek.
"What a waste...."
Her ears pricked up as she heard a scream.
"S-sadako!? SADAKO!"
She screamed, charging forward towards the gate, her wings prepared for take off....
untill she ran into the gate guards.
She grimaced. How anooying.
There most've been atleast twenty...
Oh well.
She charged at the first, taking out a dagger.
She shoved it into his heart, and he flopped to the ground, lifeless.
She tok a poison bomb from her pocket, and pulling her gas mask on, threw it into the group of gaurds. It exploded in a blast of purple.
The gaurds started to wheeze and hack.
Reia smirked a wicked, twisted smile.
She took out ten daggers, and threw them at the guards.
Five of them easily found places in the foheads of guards.
The gave a small cry before there bodies fell to the ground, lifeless.
Two other daggers pierced into a gaurds eyes, making a sicking sound
as blood started to leak from them.
Another dagger pierced the gaurds heart, and he too fell to the ground.
A cluster of wind formed behind the gaurds, and Reia's partner Aeros matirilized.
With a flick of his wrist, six heads where lopped of of gaurd bodies by a powerfull wind.
Reia smirked.
"Ahahahahaha...HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA!"
She raised her hands, and a horde of wind sliced towards the remaining three gaurds,
who let out a gasp of pain as the top half of their bodies where
removed from the bottom half.
Reia's wings flapped harshly, propelling her upwards.
She landed gracefully on the top of the wall. She removed her gas mask.
"SAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADAKO!"
she screeched, hoping her friend would hear her.
A horde of angry winds rose behind her, and with a flick of her wrist,
theu where let loose on the village.
The wind swept through the village, knocking over unstable houses,
tumbling over fruit carts, and knocking over unaware people.
The wind didn't care what damage it di.
It had one objective.
FIND SADAKO.

She was still sitting atop her horse, though she was doubled over in pain, her eyes wide and unseeing. It felt as though she was going to die. Her spine felt like it was being ripped from the back of her skull, and every nerve in her body was sending out signals of pain. Reia's cry echoed through her ears, though Sadako hardly noticed it. Her pain was too great.

Her wings flared, shaking in pain. They were blown wildly as Reia's great gale of wind reached them, and they fell limply to her sides. The horse screamed, stumbling as it was almost knocked over. Taking a wide footed stance, it held it's ground.

Sadako's whole body shook as the Vór's lifeblood bled into the ground. What had she done?

After dealing with Eruka Frog I returned to Sado-chan's room and sat on the ground and begin to meditate on the ground. I tried to find any trace of Sado-chan's spirit energy. Sado-chan's energy was difficult to find at first but after a while I was able to find her trail. I stood up. "Una lets go." From out of the ground Una sprouted and changed into her weapon form. "Sado-chan..I'm coming." I warp out of my house and with sonic speed I rushed to where I sensed Sado-chan's energy. I come to a castle and sees Reia below fighting off guards and rushes to her aid. I jump into a huge group of guards and start slashing at everyone of them near me. I throw Una into the air and I shes changes back to her normal form. While in the air she raise her hang and large spikes of diamonds shot out of the ground stabbing threw hundreds of guards. Una changes back into her weapon form and warps back to my hands. With lightning speed I slash at the guards around me. I then grab a guard by the neck and holds him in the air choking him. I release a shock wave of soul energy from my body sending the other guards around me flying. I hold the one guard in the air and my eyes start to glow red. "Were IS Sadako!!???"

The guard gasped, his eyes wide, "W...with... the.... V...ór..." He said, "B...by the... castle...." He collapsed, the lack of air finally getting to the minotaur guard. Sadako's scream finally reached Maze's ears.

"Sado-chan??" I drop the guard on the ground and runs toward to direction of Sado-chan's screams.

Sadako was still slumped over her horse, her wings limp. She gasped in pain, every part of her body felt like it was burning... terrible agony was all she could feel... She couldn't hear or see, nor feel anything... She couldn't concentrate on anything but the pain.

I slash threw the guards in my way as I run to Sado-chan. As I run I charge my soul energy into my hands. I finally get to Sado-chan and I see she was in pain. I took her off the horse and held her in my arms. Una changed back into her normal self and created a diamond dome around Sado-chan and I as she went off to fight more guards with Reia. In the dome I made a bed from air and rested Sado-chan on it. In a worried scared voice I ask "Sado-chan...what did they do to you." I put my hand on your head and continues to charge energy.

Her eyes were still wide and unseeing as she felt she was lifted off the horse. Comforting arms were around her, but see couldn't for the life of her see who it was. The air pressure seemed to change, as if it were trapped inside something... but it didn't matter... the agony continued to attack at her consciousness, threatening to pull her under.
Then a voice reached her ears. It sounded awfully familair... but could it be? Sadako felt a hand on her forehead, though she flinched away from it, then screamed once more, the movement causing her even more pain. She panted from it, her breath stolen.

"Sado-chan!!" I focsed all the chakra I had gathered in my hand on Sado-chan's head. "Curga." I released the chakra gathered as a charged healing jutsu the would spread threw Sado-chan's body hopefully healing her.

(Not anything that you would heal physically... ><")

The sound of her voice being called gave her back a bit of her sight, though it was quite blurred. At least she could talk without screaming. "M...maze..." was all she could say through her agony. Her eyes watered. How she had longed to see his face again... Those two weeks seemed to be years... "I... I'm sorry..."
Her eyes closed as she passed out, her world going black.

A screech sounded, great whooshes of air battering them all. Above was a griffon-like creature, half lion, half-eagle. It seemed more regal then a creature that appeared from a story book. It's feathers gleamed in the sunlight, it's claws wicked sharp. It clicked it's beak, landing close to Maze and Sadako. It flared it's wings, letting out another loud screech. It seemed angered that it could not make it's way toward Sadako.

Reia flew in beside Maze, her aze sofenting as it landed on Sadako.
"Sadako....Oh sadako, what have they done to you...?"
She snarled as The griffin appeared.
Was he trying to take Sadako, too?
She sent a flurry of wind at the griffon, but it ment no harm,
it simply carried a message.
Be calm, gently beast, we mean not to harm you....
just tell me what your purpose here is, dear griffon, that is all I ask of you....

The griffon seemed taken aback, 'Child, you are the first to address me as an equal. I thank you.' It bowed it's head.
'I come simply to tell you that your Sadako will be fine. It is an awful process, having your soul ripped in two... And it will take her awhile to recover. I am glad that she has the both of you to help her through this. It was a spell that the Vór had placed upon her... It was intended to gain him her eternal devotion... It is a shame that he did not factor in the strength of her love for another...
'Well, when she awakes, give her this.'
It said, plucking a feather from it's wing with it's beak. Sending the feather along to Reia with a tiny flap of it's wings, it blinked it's giant yellow eyes.
'Tell her I am here to help. I wish to show her something when she is recovered.'

The griffon pranced, eager to be off, 'I am a creature of the wilds, and cannot stay long. I bid you all farwell.'

If they looked around, they would see that the townspeople had long disappeared, fleeing into their homes. A few scared faces peeked out of windows and doors as the griffon took off, great gusts of wind battering the people and structures below.