Jaden sat still for a moment, not answering.

"I saw my mother..." he started a faint tear running down the side of his face.

"I was home. I havn't seen her since... In a very long time."

Jaden got his composer back, knowing this was not the best time to be talking despite the shadows retreat.

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Eleshna looked at him for a moment, then turned her gaze away, bowing her head. "He enjoys seeing the suffering he puts one through when bringing memories back.. so real... I eventually became used to the pleasent scenes and ignored them... but then he replayed my parents' death, and that was something that I could not take, and in my fury, I would do his bidding just to be rid of the images..."

She clenched her jaw then relazed slightly, looking back at Jaden. "No matter what you say or believe, you do not deserve to have him taunt you like that... and I'm sorry I put the burden on you by having you bring me back like you did"

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"It's no burden. I owuld do it again given the choice." Jaden said adamintly.

"It might just be the one smart thing I have done in my life." Jaden said softly.

"I just hope I am able to help you the rest of the way. Your life is worth saving." Jaden said as he urged Syndar ito a walk, a slight smile shining through his dirty face.

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Eleshna looked at him questioningly as he spoke the words, then urged her own mare at a walk as well.

She glanced at Jaden's smile and she herself smiled slightly, but looked ahead again as they rode.

The fog still hadn't lifted, and the air still seemed heavy, but no Shadows were in sight.


Eleshna glanced behind them ever so often, and thought now and then she had seen the flit of a Shadow.

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jaden rode on, not looking forward to where they were headed, but eager to get it over with. And glad to be facing such times with a friend.

"I'll make you deal, if we don't make it through this I'll let you keep everything I own." Jaden told Eleshna. His voice sounded slightly jocking, but slightly sirious. He would after all be dead if that were to happen.

"But if we do get through it." Jaden continued, "... we'll figure something out." he seemed out of ideas.

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Eleshna let out a slight chuckled then frowned breifly, "You better make it through, or else I will again be without a close friend... and if I were to not make it through, I have nothing much to leave behind but... take my sword and find the Shadows it controls, and you may have them... though at times they may seem a curse more than a gift..." she mumbled quietly.

"Your friendship would be all that would be needed if we make it through.." she added.

The valley was beneath the hooves of the horses, but all was covered by the fog, and an eery howling came through to them ever so often.

Soon the mountains loomed before them, seen even through the mist, and the caves were visible as well, as, even in the heavy fog, they were surprisingly acurate in their aim for direction.

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"Well then, lets just say [font=Arial, sans-serif]when[/font] we make it through this we will..." Jaden paused... "Celibrate... somehow." his face turned to that of confusion.

"Like I said, we'll figure something out."

They rode on as there object of intrest came into sight.

"It's good to have a close friend once more, especialy in theese times." Jaden siad calmly, yet grimly as they moved closer.

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"I second that statement.." Eleshna replied quietly as she stared ahead, but had a slight smile on her face, as though she was ready to accept whatever fate had planned for them.

As they came to the entrance of the cave, the voice of Veron was heard. "Why have you come?" He seemed to sound somewhat weak, but still he came into view, fully cloaked, or robed more like, in grey, a sword in his right hand.

A Shadow stood behind him, the form that of a lordly figure, as though he was at one time a captain of great strength and command.

"Lech... " Eleshna sucked in a short breath when she saw the Shadow. "The captain of the Shadows..."

Lech regarded her for a second, seeming to smirk, then regarded the rest of the group with interest, his form with more detail than any of the Shadows ever had.

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Jaden walked in, his sword in his hand.

"You should have kept the deal when you had the chance." Jaden said softly, a great power growing inside of him.

Knox looked over at him, "Are you sure that's a good idea?" he asked.

"Yes, I'm sure." Jaden said with determination.

The power was something Eleshna, or the others had never seen before... something otherworldly.

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Eleshna watched, amazment in her eyes, but she kept her expression calm and collected.

Veron gave a slight smirk. "Oh yes, that... well I didn't think you'd make it anyway... you're stronger than I thought. My mistake, but now my turn to take it into my own hands and fix it..."

Veron gave a wave of his hand, and Lech, with one nod, had the Shadows encircle the group in a misty form, all unsheathing whispy looking blades in unison.

The horses pranced frantically, and a cold swept over all of them.

Veron stepped forward towards Jaden, seeming to be unafraid of his power. "You're in deep, far deeper than you could imagine... you've already accepted my control, when you revived Eleshna. True, she was much easier to handle and manipulate, but practice makes perfect," he sneered slightly as he stared Jaden in the eyes, his icy gaze seeming to pierce his very soul.

Eleshna unsheathed her blade, glancing around at the Shadows, but kept most of her attention on Jaden and Veron.

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(*pokes to bring it to the first list again* ^^)

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(is there any specifics in fighting here? Wasn't sure so thought I would ask.)

Jaden ignored Veron's words. If there was one thing he had learned through his life it was that no one was another man's master.

Veron could take control in ways, but nothing could keep Jaden from killing himself... so ultimately he won.

He slowly pulled out his sword, calmly and casualy.

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(Not sure what ya mean... lol. Fightin ... hmm... swords, blood, magic, all welcome ^^ lol)

Veron sneered, "Fine, we do it the old fashioned way... " He had a sword drawn and by his side already. He advanced towards Jaden, rumbling words of a dark langauge.

At a motion from Lech, the shadows closed in on the men, with swords drawn, their touch icy, and their blades holding the cold of death.

Eleshna sliced into a few, but several more replaced them, and she found herself being grasped every now and then, a chill running through her.

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(sorry. Like is there any certai things that can not kill the shadows... or stuff like that?)

Jaden stood slowly to his feet as Veron advanced, waiting for him to make the first move.

Paying close attention and reserving, and gaining power as he waited.

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(Ooooh, ok ^^ erm, yeah, mostly they only die temporarily if beheaded with a regular blade. Eleshna's blade can kill them, and so can the dragon blade. Any blade crafter by Veron, but otherwise they only die for a few hours.)

Veron, in much the same fashion as Jaden had done other times, struck his sword into the ground and concentrated his force at Jaden, though in a form of shadow, shadow the same subtance as the Shadows themselves.

The Shadows shied away from the battle, but put more force against the men nearby, killing a few of their horses and thrusting swords towards them. A few reached their mark, sending a death chill through the person on the recieving end of the blade.

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(ok thanks. sorry for the mix up)

Jaden soon began to shine white once more as those pressent had seen few other times.

Suddenly tears began to run down Jaden's face.

"You fight with Shadows... I fight with light. My father was called the Master of Stars!"

The shadows comming towards him hit a wall of light, the two pushing against eachother as the nearby shadows seemed to decintigrate into nothingness.

Jaden stood to his feet with his sword in one hand, and the Dragon blade in his other hand.

With all his skill he attacked Veron.

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