[IC] Ancients of Elan ~ Rise of The Chosen

[Xeiyenreisha]

"No, he didn't say anything bad about my parents. He rather carelessly attacked an innocent bystander badly injuring them." She said to Nathan as she pointed in the direction of the man who laid unconscious on the ground from Fenrir's assault. Seeing that he had evaded Ranathia's Rebinrimitto she decided it was time for her to go on the offensive. She anticipated that he would pay no attention to some of her earlier actions as she saw her orb of electrical energy had shot back down and was hovering a several feet above her head. Ranathia's electrical attack collided with an abandoned building then slam into it ripping the door open along with collapsing some of the walls around the structure as it dissipated into nothingness. She looked at Fenrir and the only words that came out of her mouth in response to what he said was, "I don't expect someone who doesn't value life to understand my resolve nor would I waste my breath explaining the reason to you." She saw he had moved is when she propelled herself into the air using her dark purple energy emanating from her fists. She palmed both her hands out in front of her as she formed a purple dark ball of energy. Her ball of energy had returned and it wasn't a ball of energy anymore as it slowly lowered itself just a few feet above in the shape of sharp electrical energy blades where there were several of them that did rotations above her head. Now that her first attack had manifested itself and now she was about ready with her second she moved one of her palmed out hands where she carved a glyph with her finger that she would use if Fenrir decided to carelessly attack her. If he did attack her while she was levitated, he would not only find out what that glyph she drew was for, but also would succumb to her painful blades above her head.

"Not bad." Ranathia said as she prepared her second wave for a different kind of attack. She saw Ranathia had boosted herself airborne and was preparing for another attack where Ranathia concentrated her energy into her electrical balls of energy and modified her original glyph changing the type of attack she was about to use by just using her mind which sped up the process of preparing her next magical strike. She was surprised by Nathan's arrival like Meira, but now wasn't the time to be talking. She grinned as she saw Fenrir had started to dash at full pace. It was exactly what she wanted him to do. She waited with her magical attack seeing what his next move was. She would then decide whether it would be time to reveal what she had done earlier that he didn't pay much attention to. She was pretty sure she had given what she did earlier when she was on her mount plenty of time to manifest.

"What's going on over there?" Soldiers questioned as they saw a commotion near the entrance of the city. They all marched immediately to investigate what was going on. The guard captain lead the way for the group as they made their way over toward the four individuals near the gate. Just as they tried to get closer a man dressed in black appeared in front of them. The soldiers immediately stop and salute the man, "Lord Rushifa, what brings you out here?"



"I will handle this." He said as he turned away from the soldiers walking over toward the fight. One of the soldiers questions him by saying, "But." He shake his head and makes it clear with his voice that he intends to deal with the problem. The soldiers nod their heads and decide to return to their posts. They apologize for wasting Rushifa's time, but he only ignores them.

The man dressed in black walks over toward a building then leans against it as he grins. He looks over in the direction of the pink haired girl then closes his eyes and smiles for a moment, "You've indeed gotten stronger both mentally and physically..." He paused for a moment as he continued to observe her actions. He paid absolutely no attention toward her opponent since he was only interested in watching her. "To think I married your mother to help bring you into this world..." Again another pause he smiled once again pleased with what he was seeing out of her. "You are indeed worthy of being my daughter. I never thought I'd give life to a child. I was always so hateful of mortals, but I guess perhaps it was your mother that opened my eyes. Perhaps such beings are worthy of my recognition. I understand being forgotten by gods all too well... Perhaps you will light the path toward defeating him..." He said as he didn't complete his statement just leaving it as "him".

Meanwhile the girl says something that humors Azmaldus, "Why, my lord, my name is too insignificant for someone of your stature to remember, let alone notice," She sweetly replied.

What the girl had said made Azmaldus chuckle. She was right, he was once a ruler of a large and powerful nation, but after the assault from the Cimmerian Empire. It had fallen to pieces and he was the only one who managed to safely move his daughter out of the castle before she was captured. He entrusted his daughter to one of his most trusted advisers as he had stayed behind and supposedly perished in the ruins along with his beloved wife Finathia. They both had managed to make it out of the castle, but only because of an old friend who stayed behind and risked their life to allow both to escape. He then decided thereon that he would leave the future in the hands of youth. They could make a better future than he could ever attempt to create. "I guess I can't hide the fact of my status." He said casually still laughing surprised that the girl knew something about his heritage. He wouldn't ask how she knew since it didn't matter anymore. It was so long ago that even if were discovered he was Emperor Benign of the Valdaria Empire, it would still change nothing about the past. There was nothing to be changed from the past nor did he have any intention on dwelling on the past either.

"I shall inquire nothing more then." He said dismissing himself from the girl as he turned around and headed back for his dragon. There was nothing more for him to ask and it wasn't like him to pry into other people's personal affairs. If they didn't want to tell him then they had their reasons and he respected that.

"Take care of yourself and try to exercise more caution."

[Card Captor]

Nathan swore under his breath "we really don't have time for this." Using a fire magic assisted leap, he quickly rushed the the side of the downed man. Checking his pulse, he found a heartbeat "okay good, he's alive." Putting his hands on his chest, he began to pump healing magic into him "I don't think I'll have enough time to fix you up as good as new, but I can at least keep you from dying"

[Leotamer]

"All of this talk about gods and justice is making me sick. Why won't people just leave me alone." Fenrir said, and growling and snarling to cast a spell at the girl with the electric knives. This spell targeted ones very being and filled it with despair and misery. A normal person would be so overcome with grief that they would be basically immobilized as they are engulfed in darkness. The spell is know as Abyssal Despair.

[Xeiyenreisha]

"That's what you think, idiot! You pay no intention to even the smallest things people do, do you? Strategy laughs at you!" Ranathia grinned as she was about to unveil her trump card which would put an end to Fenrir's spell. Not only neither of them would be affected by it, but what she was about to reveal was probably going to be a shock toward him. "NOW ARIA!!! Assymulus Vatic!!!"

The ground started to shake as a light started to arise from the ground. A pillar of light shot up far into the horizon above where a girl like figure was starting to come into appearance from the light. She then cast a dome around both her and Fenrir which would allow her to absorb Fenrir's spell. Fenrir's spell would only effect her and she would make that sacrifice to sideline herself for the rest of the fight just to show how ignorant and stupid Fenrir really was. She started to absorb all of the effect and essence from Fenrir's spell completely taking away his chance of trying to effect the other two girls. "You really are a fool, aren't you?" Aria questioned as she did as her master commanded and acted as a shield for them both.



Meira sighed in relief to see Ranathia finally used her trump card and both nodded at each other and decided it was time to end this before it carried on any longer. They had to put a stop to this or else they would give the soldiers time to catch up to them and she knew Nathan was right about what he had said. Meira channeled her dark purple energy into the ball of energy in front of her while Aria acted as sponge for the two giving them both an opportunity to strike Fenrir while he's vulnerable. Aria looked over toward the two and said casually, "If you want to attack do it now while he's vulnerable!" She said as she continued to absorb the essence from his magic not allowing any of it to come into contact with either of the girls behind her.

"Guess I won't have to use the true power of Meleitling after all." Meira smiled and Ranathia worded toward it thank god for that, because she knew how dangerous it was to use the persona changing ability of the sword. Once she felt her energy had reached maximum potential she then brought her fist back forming a large glyph in front of her to punch through. "TAKE THIS!!! Infanaruda Buruinpakutomagunamu!" She screamed as she brought that fist forward and released a massive amount of dark purple energy that headed straight for Fenrir. There was no way he could avoid her attack so she was guaranteed at least a hit if wasn't completely a direct hit where Ranathia shook her head and decided that she wasn't going to add salt to the wound and disabled her attack. She didn't think it would be fair after she tricked him a moment ago. "This one is all yours, Meira. I can't get involved. Makes the feeling of winning feel wrong. I'll trust in your attack, just make sure it counts." She smiled toward Meira as she looked into the sky. "HHHHYYYYYAAAAA!!!! ERUPT!!!" She said as her aura erupted and she did several punches into the glyph which released a few more pillars of light that headed straight for Fenrir. Since she wasn't even using 20% of the normal power of the attack, Fenrir would still be conscious though it would feel like someone hit him to the point he was knocked silly. "Please don't hate me..." She said in remorse feeling a bit sorry for Fenrir after she felt some painful emotional aura from him. She didn't want to kill him or hurt him seriously, she was just hoping she released enough power to at least weaken him significantly to the point she could talk to him. "I'm sorry... Please forgive me but I have to do this or you won't stop this onslaught."

"Hopefully this will finish it so we can get out of here, Nathan..." Meira answered Nathan as she sighed in relief seeing as Fenrir took a direct hit from her attack as she finally let herself land on the ground. The dark aura and energy she embraced had completely vanished since she knew there was no more need to use force. Now it was time to persuade this person and she could sense from his heart through her sword earlier that he was indeed troubled. She wasn't going to inquire why, but she would at least give him a chance for redemption.

[Card Captor]

"Yeah" Nathan replied after he heard Meria call out his name. "This guy should last long enough for help to arrive. Speaking of which; I'm surprised this entire town hasn't already been surrounded, you guys were busting out some overly flashy spells. Honestly, we should be dead several times over considering all the mistakes we've made in this escape. Either this country has the most incompetent military in the world, we got lucky, or there's someone on the other side looking out for us." He got up before continuing "anyway, we really should hustle out of here. I think we've already used up our good luck for the day, we can't afford any more holdups." As he said that, he spotted a strange looking man in the distance 'who's that?'

[Leotamer]

Fenrir laid on the ground, it appeared as if he didn't have a scratch on him do his regenerative abilities and over-all tediousness, but that amount of regeneration take out all of his energy. He couldn't even get off the ground he was that exhausted. He started to just talk to himself in his normal speaking voice, "I was born only to fight, I was taught only how to fight, I was trained only how to fight, and I can't even fight. I am worthless." he said in a broken and defeated tone. He then reached his hand out trying to stretch it out, revealing his Ragnanok Band as it lightly glowed.

[Alphakoka]

Whizzle didn't make any reply to Azmaldus, choosing to remain quiet while kept a steady gaze and smile at him. She had little idea what kind of nonsense he was talking about, hiding his status? How can you call hiding your status when you're still running around with the same last names as people who he knew to have have royal bloods and they often going around while reminding everyone or have people reminding them about it. The gaze last until Azmaldus flew on his dragon, then she sighed.

"Psh, spoilsport, now I can't pull this on that guy again," she grumbled. "...Hmm,wonder how much trouble they attract and string in town now."

[Xeiyenreisha]

Meira looked at Ranathia as she approached Fenrir then shook her head when Ranathia tried to stop her. She stopped not too far from the downed werewolf then offered her hand to help him up. She looked at him then smiled at him closing her eyes momentarily as she said confidently, "Lift your head, because you fought well. There is no need to put yourself down. No one is worthless. Everyone has a reason to be in this world. Though I can't give you the answer you're looking for I will say that winning or losing doesn't matter in a fight. It's what you learn from the experience that really counts. Had Ranathia not intervened the fight might have went differently, but I admire your valor for giving it your best. I understand that you only wish to be left alone, but do you know what it is you fight for? If I were to tell you I could build you a world everyone could be proud of would you lend me your strength? I have decided after seeing this world that denying my lineage is not the best option. Sure I don't want to be treated special or seen as a special figure when I rise to the sovereign status, but I can't continue to standby and watch people suffer like this. It's just too much to bear. I guarantee you that I will do my best to create an ideal place for you even to live in. You can tell me that peace and harmony are nothing but passing moments and I know that, but I will lay my life on the line to see that both are upheld. Justice does exist, but only when you can feel it in your heart. It gives me resolve to fight for those who are unfortunate. I'm not asking you to trust me right away, you can watch for yourself to see if you like what kind of person I become. If you think that I might become a person who I shouldn't become then you can strike me down right here!"

Meira was confident that she could convince Fenrir to use his strength for purposes of good. She understood his pain better than anyone. Being abandoned was a feeling she knew all too well. Both her mother and father had abandoned her when she was just a child and she was raised by the Windgracian royal family. "I understand what it's like to be left in solitude. Both my mother and father abandoned me when I was still a very young child. My father first then my mother just mysteriously disappeared not too long after not even a trace of what happened to her or where she went. I know your heart feels emptiness inside of it. I could read the emotions I felt inside your heart with my sword Meleitling. They call it the Sword that Rends both Light and Darkness, but I think it's the Sword that Guides the Hearts of the Unfortunate. I think maybe I can give you a reason to fight if you would agree to help me build this nation where everyone can be happy. I'm still young and lack the experience to rule a nation properly, but I think if I gain more experience that over time I will grow into a leader everyone will put their hopes into. I'm not trying to take advantage of you or trying to use you as a pawn. If I ever give you that impression while you are under my protection you may strike me down where I stand and I will have no regrets."

"MEIRA!!!" Ranathia yelled at her not happy about her saying she'd die so easily. She didn't trust this person and she knew that he would harm Meira one day if she let her guard down. "I think you're being overconfident if you think we can trust someone like this who just blindly attacked a citizen." Meira shook her head at Ranathia as she turned her attention toward her. She knew that Fenrir had some good in him even if she didn't want to believe so.

"Princess, Ranathia is right about that fiend." A purple haired girl said as she approached the group riding on her pegasus. "You can't trust someone as violent as him."

"Thank god, you're both okay!" She added as she landed her pegasus on the ground as she commanded Meira's pegasus to land which she tracked down earlier to bring back to her as Ranathia called her horse to her side with a whistle that echoed through the air.

"Silence!" Meira demanded as she yelled at both of them. Both of them couldn't understand Fenrir's feelings, because they didn't have the power to do so. Her empathy for Fenrir is what put her confidence in him that he would at least see what kind of person she was. She wasn't entirely sure that he would agree to her proposal, but she did think he'd at least consider it. "I understand his pain better than any of you do. He's not a monster. I know it doesn't excuse him for attacking an innocent bystander, but I sense there is some good in his heart. I order you both to stand down." Turning her attention toward Nathan as Ranathia and her purple haired friend stood down hesitant and unhappy, but they obeyed nonetheless. "Don't you even try to interfere and that's an order, Nathan. I will give this person a chance and you are not allowed to stop me, understood? You can watch my back, but my decision is final!" Her eyes showed a sign of seriousness as her pupils enlarged just a bit. It was obvious she was not willing to compromise with any of them. "If you don't have family then I'll be your family. A friend is family, right?" She winked at Fenrir as she kept her warm motherly smile on her face.

The man saw the dragon boy stared over in his direction where he just turned his attention away then pushed off the wall he was leaning against turning in the opposite direction. He then started to walk away as he did say to himself quietly, "Quite an impressive performance and I must add that Siia's daughter is starting to act quite a bit like her as well. This might get interesting. I'll see that I watch over these children until the very end." Were his final words as he walked away and disappeared out of sight not too long after not giving Nathan a chance to even ask him anything.

[Leotamer]

Fenrir got up, "Hey I didn't attack, I just went to push him!" he shouted, and then he looked down at his bloodied claws, sighed, and said, "Oh." After that, he shifted back into his human form. "You know your idea is..." he paused, and stopped to think for a second, "genius." he said, the last part was obviously pretty unconvincing. "And I have a" he paused and then and just stopped mid sentence. "I accept your little deal." he said.

[Card Captor]

"Eh, I don't have any complaints" Nathan said. "Well, other then we've been here way too long. I saw this weird looking guy over there" he pointed in the direction "but he just vanished. My guess is that he's some kind of scout. If I'm right; then he's going to relay our position to a larger force. No doubt he was drawn here by your flashy spells. That reminds me; we need to go over spells that are okay to use when trying to flee from a larger force. Clearly you're new to this. While we're on the subject; do we have a real plan other then just 'run away'? Because it would be great if we had somewhere to run to"

[Xeiyenreisha]

"Thank you for trusting in me. I'll do my best not to disappoint you, Fenrir." It was the first time she said his name casually where she turned her head at the rest of the group, "Let's all regroup with the main unit now." She smiled at Fenrir then noticed Nathan wanted to go. If what he said was accurate then they better make their way out of the capital and regroup with the rest of the group. Meira jumped onto her pegasus then told her purple haired friend that she was going to regroup with the others. It was time for her and everyone else to make their retreat from the capital before the soldiers arrived to block their advance. She immediately had her pegasus flaps its wings and off she went into the sky gliding toward the others. Ranathia turned her mount around digging into itself as she took off toward the gate finally passing it not taking long before she was into the forest.

Ranathia stopped for a moment remembering that Meira made a promise toward the werewolf. She was a bit hesitant to turn around and offer the werewolf a ride and the fact he was a male made her feel very uneasy. "I just...." She said stuttering at the thought of giving him a ride. Meira took notion toward the fact that she had still remembered her childhood friend Ranathia was till uneasy around men. Knowing that she turned her mount around in Fenrir's direction. She was a bit hesitant to give him a ride, but not because of Ranathia's reason, Rather. she was under the impression he did not like to ride on mounts and would rather keep on foot. Landing near him she offered him a ride on her mount, despite if he accepted or rejected her offer she immediately took off and caught up with the rest of the group before the main force assembled where they were at. Something must have happened inside the castle if it took them this long to respond and she thought it was probably something bad. She didn't know what it was, but she thought she had an idea. Before they get accused of being a part of the plot that happened in the castle which is stalling the guard, they best flee the capital which is what Ranathia and her.

Meira looked back at the capital sighing in relief as she rode on pegasus, "It's finally over... Now we have to determine what our next action will be. If I'm to become a ruler then I'll need a place to defend where I base my strength off of. I'll think about that once I return to Windgrace where I can plan everything out accordingly." She said as she continued to glide in the sky with her pegasus not taking long to regroup with Lenna, Azmaldus and Drausius units. Neither of the three asked any questions as they saw the others had caught up to them. They were just relieved to see they came back safely and that was all that counted.

Drausius listened to what Siia had just told him a moment ago though he wasn't sure how to put his words for it. She told him this before back at the Order and he thought she was insane, but there was starting to become truth which started to light up around her words. When Meira approached he inquired toward her which caught her by surprise at first, but then she realized that Siia is a visionary and that is probably how he knew, "Princess Meira, what do you plan to do now? Surely you can't continue to sideline yourself and not act on your own gumption?" Drausius questioned since he wasn't sure if Meira understood the consequences of war and he questioned if she had the power to lead an army herself. A title was just merely a status to announce someone so that other people who knew about the lineage knew who it was. It wasn't enough to convince the people's hearts of those who didn't know them that they were going to fight for what they wished for. Even though he did have his doubts, he would encourage her to rise to the throne. The people at times like this needed someone like her to keep their hearts strong. Certainly Guardia and Rudoria at the current states they were in weren't going to accomplish that. He looked at her once again then continued with what he was going to say, "You do realize, by rising to the throne you are no longer under Windgrace's protection? I won't stop you, but I will warn you princess that the road to sovereignty is a rugged and treacherous one. Be very careful in who you trust. That is all I can tell you for right now." He warned her as he awaited her responses as she touched down on the ground with her pegasus so he could take with the Pangaea Order official. She brought her pegasus in for a landing as safe as possible trying not to run into the trees while bringing it down for a safe landing. Though the space was tight she managed to get it on the ground without any problems. She would need his assistance if she was to bring up her own nation and she was going to do her best in trying to persuade Drausius to see things her way. She wasn't going to overdo it with her statements trying to keep them self-explanatory as possible.

"I know you mean well at trying to persuade me to reconsider, Meister Drausius, but I made a promise which I cannot go back on. I promised I would create a world where everyone would be happy. I know you see that as nothing, but a child's fairytale. I believe I can make it happen. I appreciate your concern, but I assure you my friends will look out for me on my path to becoming Queen. I also know that my title is just a mere formality or status so people know who I am. I will show you that I have earned my title as a princess and that I was not made a princess merely by blood. It wasn't a birth right or blood right. I will do what I can to ensure that I am worthy of having that title and one day I will promote myself to queen when I feel I'm ready." Meira said boldly in response to Drausius statements earlier. She knew he was trying to persuade her not to go through with what she was about to do, but she made a promise and she knew that a deal is a deal. She wasn't going to go back on her word. She'd be betraying her friends if she did. She was confident that she could do everything she said she could.

"Very well then, princess. The Pangaea Order will review your request and we will appoint you a land which will be yours and where you can start your quest toward power. Princess, I know you mean well and that you don't want to disappoint. I'm not saying you shouldn't take this path, but I will warn you that you should be very cautious when traveling the path. As Meister, you are under the protection of the Order, but I request that you return to Windgrace while we review your case. We will do our best to support your cause and fund your nation the best we can, but be truth about what you're going to do. That is all I ask. Don't disappoint those who put their faith into you. That is all I have to say, princess. May fortune be with you on your journey toward power. One last note, you'll need to announce to the Queen of Windgrace that you plan to live up your name. She needs to know that you wish to be a ruler. I'm sure she will do what she can to support you if she can. That is all I can do for you, princess."

"You're so much like your mother, I can hardly tell you apart. Not by just looks. You act almost exactly like your mother did." Drausius added as he finally let his voice fall silent where he looked at his wife and admired her. He knew one day Meira would have a companion to travel at her side to be with her for the rest of her life too. He just didn't know when.

Meira was shocked Drausius knew about her mother where she asked out of curiosity, "YOU KNEW MY MOTHER!?"

Drausius shook his head shocked she didn't know where he said briefly, "We can talk about that later. There will be plenty of time for words once we return to Windgrace."

[Card Captor]

Using wind and fire magic to keep up with the others, Nathan took the time to reflect over the day 'well...today didn't go as planned. All that was supposed to happen was a meeting with that king...although come to think of it, I'm not sure why, no one ever told me. However what happens instead is that we get accused of...something, and chased out of a country. I've been chased out of a lot of things, but never a country. Not only that, but now Meria has decided she's going to start up a country...which apparently someone can just do, I'll admit that that part surprised me. She's just my age, and now she's going to be in charge of a country. Wow, being royalty sucks. I'm sure glad I'm not royal. Hell, if I ever found out I was secretly a prince, I might just off myself right then and there. Hah, me a prince. That was good for a laugh." Musing over her words, Nathan continued "'a world everyone could be proud' huh? Even if I do think it's impossible, I've heard of a lot worse goals. I'm not sure how I fit into all of this...or if I even fit in at all, but it looks like it'll be worth watching"

[Leotamer]

Fenrir started to jog, easily being able to keep up with the Pegasus's while they flied over the roads of Guardia. As they started to reach the forest, it was a bit tougher, however far for impossible. He didn't even need to look up, he could just follow the flyers by their scent. Navigating harsh terrain came naturally to werewolves, and he often had to go though forests and marshes to do his "job".

[Alphakoka]

Whizzle saw the city team regrouped with the main group from the ground. She was about to fly up once more when a familiar figure jogged in the same direction as the group, towards Windgrace. Surprised to see the man apparently following the group, Whizzle could only blink. She took a glance at the group above, before shaking her head in a chuckle and then looking at the running.man.

[Xeiyenreisha]

The group approached the border between the Kingdom of Guardia and the Kingdom of Windgrace. There was Guardian guards that stood on one side dressed in mostly navy like blue attire. On the other side was Windgrace soldiers dressed in green armor. Meira and any of the flying units had finally landed on the ground so they could present the guards with their passports so they could make proper border crossing. She knew that on the Guardia side they only asked for a passport, but when you cross over to the Windgrace side they require a genetic code scan to determine you are who you say you are. Crossing into Windgrace is not easy and there is a barrier that prevents people from trying to cross into their nation without going through proper procedure. One main reason that to this date, the nation, itself, has been impregnable.

Meira pulled out her passport as she approached the guards on her mount. She saw that Luther, Chloris, Drausius, Ishtora, Lenna and lastly Azmaldus had all made to the other side safely without complication. Though something bothered her when she thought about Fenrir. She wasn't entirely sure Fenrir had proper documentation to be able to cross the border and trying to sneak him across was going to be really difficult. Their were Spiritual Force Scanners on the other side of the border which could detect even the smallest of lifeform. They were pretty accurate making it nearly impossible to smuggle something into the country. Ranathia saw Meira was troubled where she approached her and inquired toward her with a concerned look on her face, "Is something wrong, Meira?"

Meira tried to answer Ranathia, but she couldn't stop thinking about Fenrir. Sure he was a part of her entourage though that didn't give him free access to cross into the country. She thought hard about how she was going to get him across then she thought of something. She remembered that if she said he was one of her soldiers that got injured and if she could convince Ranathia to manipulate the list so they could enlist him in the military then perhaps it would work. She knew that she'd get in trouble later with Erialyss, but she would explain why she did it later to her. She grabbed Ranathia's ear and spoke to her quietly. Ranathia rose her ear and looked at her asking her if she was serious and Meira only gave her a nod. Sighing Ranathia reluctantly agreed knowing full well that she couldn't persuade Meira to reconsider. She knew that once she set her mind to something she would do it just like her mother Melianth. This was usually sometimes troublesome for Ranathia, but it didn't stop her from supporting her.

"Nathan do you have your passport?" Meira questioned as the group got closer toward the Guardian guard. Then it hit her she forgot about the Guardian guard. If Fenrir didn't have a passport then he wasn't going to be able to cross the border. They would have to hide him until they reached the Windgrace side where they planned on changing the census records would get them in a lot of trouble. Meira then realized that Drausius carriage was right behind her and if they put Fenrir in it and hid him that they would never notice he was snuck across the border. "Fenrir." She paused momentarily as she opened the carriage door and pulled up a pile of blankets that lay on the floor while the guard wasn't looking. She also used her pegasus to shield herself from being seen. "Climb in here and get under the blankets until we get to the Windgrace side. You won't have to ride in there for very long. Also, use this." She said as she pulled up the blankets and also handed him a genetic scanner so they could input his genetic code records into the Windgracian database when Ranathia hacked it. "Just stay hidden until we tell you it's clear to come out."

Siia could only sight knowing the girls were going to do something illegal to get him across. She didn't protest and just decided to stay quiet. Had nothing to do with her anyway. If they got caught she wasn't going to bail them out of their predicament if they got themselves into one. Meira saw Siia had nothing to say where she turned her eyes toward the mysterious girl who just joined them where she asked kindly, "Do you have your passport? You'll need to get it out as we pass by the guard." She informed as they had reached the guard where Meira and Ranathia both pulled out their passports. The guard thoroughly scanned them especially looking at the insignia for authenticity. When he was done, he handed them back their passports saying, "You're both clear to go. We thank you for coming to Guardia and hope you all return one day. Enjoy your return to Windgrace, princess." He remarked knowing that she was of the princess stature due to the special mark on her passport.

Siia approached the guard showed her the passport she held where he nodded and gave her clearance to go through as well. She told her that the carriage had precious delicate cargo that could not be touched. "Lady Saiianthaliae, we have been given orders not to delay your arrival. Never thought I'd see the legendary strategist again!" He paused for a moment, but Siia said absolutely nothing about what he said. He pulled her ear to him, "I'm a Windgracian spy. I am to make sure you are able to pass without complication or rejection." He paused once again as he pulled his mouth away from her ear where she gave off a long sigh, "You may pass without questioning. We are also to be discreet and keep your name a secret from all other diplomats. Forgive my rambling, go through and don't mind me. I don't want to delay you anymore than I have to." Realizing that she was a high ranking official in the Windgrace hierarchy he made no complaints nor did he stop to check what was in the carriage as it went through. "You girls..." Siia said shaking her head thinking about how reckless they were. Normally she wouldn't care, but something inside her urged her to help them out.

"Passports please." The Guardian guard said toward both Nathan and Whizzle as they approached the border security.

[Card Captor]

Nathan pulled out his passport and handed it to the guard. 'I'm surprised that they're letting us go through. Didn't they get word that the king wanted us captured? You know, I'm not surprised that those people were able to barge into the throne room anymore; I haven't seen a single shred of competence since we got to Guardian. Hell I'm still surprised that we managed to get away. Did they just get tired of chasing us halfway through, and just decide to give up and go home? Honestly, that wouldn't surprise me. How has that place not been conquered yet' he mused to himself. 'If i suddenly wake up and find out this was all just a dream...then that would explain far too much'

[Leotamer]

Fenrir smiled, "I have a better idea." he said. As he changed into his werewolf form as he walked up to the Guardia clerk. "I am Fenrir of Cimmeria, member of the Warwolf unit. You know, the unit that Cimmeria uses to "clean" up "messes" that they don't like. I left my ID and passport at home, but I assume that wouldn't be a problem." he said, slowly raising a claw up. He was mostly bluffing, but he thought he could easily just knock these guys out without even using his claws, presuming they didn't just let him pass.

[Alphakoka]

The travel to Windgrace was calm, which was surprising to Whizzle after hearing what happened. She guessed it was either something bad happened that didn't allow the Guardia troops to give chase at all or they were preparing for war and didn't see the need to. The Midarian didn't bother to think it further after hearing Meira's intention of building a nation and her reasoning, after which Whizzle fell into laughter. It took awhile for Whizzle to control herself, although she did still chuckle whenever she faced Meira, something that still last as they reached the border. This time, Whizzle was puzzled as the border remained lightly guarded.

Whizzle took out the passport she had. Of course, the passport was registered under another ID, but a bit of Illusion and Psionics she could usually get through. Heck, Whizzle was confident that if she wanted to, nine times of ten, she could convince the border guards that a leaf was her passport and allow her to pass. However, before she gave the passport to the clerk, Fenrir went forward in his werewolf form. The Cimmerian bioweapon had been an object of interest ever since Whizzle realized his identity, although her attempt of conversation were met with a scoff and a turned back, while poking through his head only revealed a jumbled mess underneath violent thoughts. Although she didn't need to read his mind to know about the violent thoughts as the werewolf was quite happy to use violence or threat of one whenever he can, as she could see now.

As Fenrir threatened the clerk, Whizzle skipped back several steps to see the event unfold.

[Xeiyenreisha]

Siia turns around doesn't like what she sees and can only give a long distressing sigh. The sigh was so long and stressful that it gave the distinct indication she was a bit upset about how Fenrir was conducting himself. She didn't really approve of him just turning into his werewolf form thinking that he could force anyone to let him pass. She facepalmed a bit before she shook the thought off and knew that wasn't going to work with the Windgrace guards. She saw the soldier step back and just let him through without saying a word. None of the border patrolling guards lift a finger to stop the werewolf as they just let him cross toward the Windgrace entrance.

Fenrir's werewolf form drew the attention of the entire guard staff guarding the Windgrace side. While they walked away from their posts, Ranathia took the Genetic Code Scanner and scanned Fenrir. It only took a few moments before it beeped silently letting her know it was finished. She took the scanner and walked over toward one of the computers inside one of their stations. She plugged the scanner into the computer and forcefully implanted his genetic code and some fake records into their database so they'd just let him through. The process was going to take a few minutes so hopefully the excursion stall the guards long enough for her to finish the upload.

"What is the meaning of this?" One of the forest green armor cladded soldiers said as he approached the group. He wasn't entirely scared of the werewolf though he did not like the idea of letting a werewolf run on the loose. He looked at Meira asking her as he kept his other eye on the werewolf standing where the field was so he was protected by it, "Would you please get whomever that is under control? It's most disgraceful if we let something like that into this nation. If you can't get him under control then I'm going to have to turn you away." The guard demanded as he told Meira that Fenrir's behavior was very unacceptable.

Meira kicked up a little dust as she stepped forward moving her foot forward to acknowledge the man. She understand their complaints about letting Fenrir through in that form and she would try to convince him to return to his normal form. She shifted her weight so she could turn herself toward Fenrir then walked over and whispered in his ear, "Fenrir, could you please return to normal. They're not going to let us through if you continue to antagonize the guards around here."

The upload finally finished as Ranathia pulled the scanner from the computer port. She then put it into her pocket then returned it back to the screen it was on earlier to avoid suspicion. She then walked out of the station nodding that it was fine, "Fenrir should be set to pass now."

"We'll be the judges of that." One of the guards said as he stepped away from the werewolf. He then walked into his station getting onto his computer as he took a seat. Motioning toward the girls to have Fenrir step in front of the scanner he was going to determine if his genetics were registered. To his surprise, it only took seconds before his records showed up saying that he was registered in the database. He looked at the others saying that he wasn't on there earlier where the other said it possibly could have been a glitch. They dismissed the argument and decided to let him pass.

Meira and Ranathia both walked in front of the scanners. Both their records came up where he signaled toward the girls that they were okay to pass into Windgrace territory. They asked about Fenrir and he shook his head saying there's no problem with him entering. He just reminded them from now on try to keep him on a short leash. They didn't want him causing problems in their nation or he'd end up getting arrested. "Just make sure he stays out of trouble." Meira and Ranathia both nodded at the guard as they signaled toward Fenrir to come on. Ranathia got back on her mount and Meira remounted on her pegasus then offered Fenrir a ride if he wanted one. She apologized earlier for not giving him a ride informing him that something was on her mind back there and she forgot about him.

The guard then asked Nathan and Whizzle to pass through the Genetic Code Scanner. He told them both of them needed to be scanned to ensure that they were who they said they were and that they were still registered in their database.

[Card Captor]

Shrugging his shoulders, Nathan passed through the scanner, ignoring whatever it was that the werewolf was doing to cause such a commotion. 'I still think this is far too much just to simply pass through the border' he mentally grumbled 'well at least they aren't stripping us down to check for things. That's where I draw the line'