Tuesday, June 8, 2004

Fourth Step: Out of the Cage
Im slowly picking away at this. Im going to post some now get the rest up later!

Garnett happily made a hearty supper for her returning husbands and served them a big bowl of ramen each. She then sat down across the table from them with a melancholoy face and sighed.

"Arucard, Mathias. I need to know exactly what happened that evening you two were hurt. I know you have not had a lot of time to recoupe, but I need to know now. I plan on going out tomorrow." She asked them picking her words carefully.

"It is best we tell you... It was not Hells Song enemies Salong nor was it The Yumkias organization, but someone new. They were well trained. Only five of them all dressed in black, one of them looked just like you with your Black armor on. That is why we had our guard down." Mathias spoke slowly and left the rest to Arucard.

"They used basic katanas and ninjitsu. It was hard to even get a hit off of them they kept moving and using relpication techniques. Just five of them. They headed straight for your bedroom. Then up to your office. I am not sure if they took anything but they were fast and skilled. After they went through your office they grabbed Haruo before we could get our second wind and were off. They ran off on foot. It was amazing how well trained they were. Have you heard anything on Haruo?" He sighed and just poked at his food.

"I know nothing about Haruo but I plan on getting him back. If they took him they must want something from us. I doubt Haruo is old enough to harness his full abilities and I have a ward on him to stop anyone from extracting his powers. So no worries there. Did they leave anything behind? Anything at all?" Garnett burried her head into her hands and waited for the answers to her horrible questions.

Where was her son? Why him? They easily could have taken Arucard or Mathias, why Haruo? Her only son. Adopted of course due to limitation as a Seraphic Vampire, but she loved him the same.

"Its ok Garnett, we will get him back. Thry let nothing not even a scar on our bodies to identify them. Hopefully we will receive something from them soon. Do you know who they might be Arcuard? Garnett?" Mathias asked and started to put his uneaten food away and clean up the kitchen.

"I dont know a thing, I hope we get Haruo back, he should not have been dragged into this. He is no part vampire, he is harmless. Why would anyone want him?" Arucard huffed and put away his dishes kissed Garnett good night and went to his room to try and get some sleep.

"Mathias? I am going out tonight to try and find him. I need you and Arucard to stay here to hold down the fort. I will take Moro but I want peacefull negotations not another war." she stood up kissed and hugged Mathias tightly with all her love and went up to her room to toss on her battle uniform. Black boots, pants, tank top a heavy and a large black over coat. She put her hair back up into a pony tail and tossed on a pair of black gloves, slung her katana over her back and raced downstairs to Moro who always knew when to be ready.

Mathias went and waved her off as she mounted her large black war horse, Crimson with Moro the great white wolf bounding beside her.

They left in the dead of the night, cloaked by the dead moon and shadowed trees.

Their first stop was a good few days ride away. So they puckered up and ran like the wind towards the Salong headquarters incase they knew anything.

Salong and Hells Song were forever rivals, but the wars grew boring. Garnett had nothing to fear by going and talking with Shelong, the grand master of Salong. Only the older masters of each organization actually fought. Garnett had seen the creation of both organizations, and fought alongside both sides at one time or another. But old feuds die and battles grow weary.

She made her way through the deep forests and over terrain uncrossable by modern means. At day break the large Salong castle loomed in the distance. Her problem was getting in unseen by the machines they employed to kill anything that moves.

Will she make it?! Is she really safe from old battles? Was there actually ramen in that chapter?! Who exactly are Salong?

All this and donuts in the next chapter!!!
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