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Istrul picks Mako up with telekinesis and pulls him towards him. He catches Mako and jumps through the portal, motioning for the girls to follow.

Kugashira gave out a sinester laugh as the went threw the portal. Redirecting his flame towards the awe struck S.C.C.S who stood in watch as the flame started to wipe them out. Explosions started to sound off as if fireworks. A sweet syhmpony of desctrucion played out by him as he laughed into the night sky.

"Run run away...ahhahahaha... soon there will be no where to hide..." his eyes burned with passion in the night.

Istrul tripped coming out of the portal, and they were followed by smoke and flames. He had no idea where he had taken them, because he had to open it so quickly. Almost as soon as he made it through he fell foreward and passed out.

The girls tended to Mako and Istrul. Amia looking over for any wounds. "Poor Mako...he's going to be devastated when he wakes up." Amia said quietly. Felecia bent down "I know...he looked so happy with Rose in his arms...and now he's without her again....I will be there for him." she said quietly.

Amia shook Istrul gently, getting some cold water from a special vial at ehr side and splashing him in the face with it.

As always only death was left in Kugashira's wake as he left the scene without a word he returned home but not to Lumena's side but to his private room to sleep he was exhuasted using so much energy. He made his way to the showers and stared and turned it up as hot as he could and let run down his scales. He grabbed a towel and dryed him self off. Slowly he crawled under his sheets and layed his head on his soft pillow. Almost instantly he feel asleep as he closed his eyes and dreamnt.

Istrul sputtered and sat upright. "That is twice now that I have tried to sleep to regain my power and have been interupted..." he said with mock anger in his voice, "Where are we anyways?" he tried to stand up and immediately fell back down. "No use I am exhausted".

"Then perhaps you need this more than I" called a familiar voice from a large chair nearby. "Here I was about to try to find you, and you come falling into the library, my private section no less." The Patron of house Araxxa slowly stood, and walked over handing Istrul a crystal.

Istrul closed his eyes and drained the energy from the crystal into himself. "Not quite sleep," He said, looking back to the rather comfy spot on the floor, "But it works."

Amia and Felecia looked around at the great library "So...where are we?" Amia asked quietly. Felecia was too busy, having turned her attention back to Mako, who had a sad expression as he slept. Felecia looked up at Istrul "Is there any way you can wake him?" she asked...she then noticed Mako's expression change to a happy one as he spoke in his sleep "Rose..." he said quietly.

Istrul stood up, "Your first question, we are in the private libraries of the Patron of house Araxxa. To answer your second question," he paused and closed his eyes for a moment. "I hardly have enough energy to be standing right now, but perhaps?" He looked to the patron, who shrugged and closed his eyes, a second later the power that had drained Mako was gone.

Amia looked at Mako as he woke up "Wh...where's Rose?" eh asked as he looked around again. he sat bolt up right and looked around widly "I had her in my arms just a few minutes ago...where'd she go?" he asked. he looked at Istrul sadly, wanting to know what had happened.

Istrul looked Mako in the eye, but then he couldn't bear it and shook his head sadly, unable to talk.

Mako hung his head "Shes...she's not here...is she?" he asked sadly, his ears flat and his eyes closed. Felecia was about to hug him to comfort him...but thought better of it...he might take it the wrong way.

Amia went to Istrul's side "Poor guy...he's been tormented so much." she said in a whisper to him.

As Kugashira slepted his shadowy seem to creep away into threw the crack of the window and made it way threw the night...Twisting and turned threw miles and miles of shadows and places finally this living shadow seemed to stop at a libaray. It made its way in slithering across the ground like a snake in seach of prey. There if found Mako and the others. Without word a figure rose from the shadows revealing Mako's love again.

She had her hands clasped together. A few feet away from Mako. "Mako..." she said quitely. Looking at him.

Istrul spoke out loud to the Patron more from shock than from meaning to, "See that is what I was telling you about. Have you seen anything like it?"

The Patron answered aloud, more for the benifit of the girls than for Istrul. "No, but I have seen one being who has used similar tactics, see how it probes his mind and finds his weakest emotions, then attacks them."

"Can you stop it?" Istrul blurted.

"No only he can." The patron motioned to Mako.

Mako's head immediatly snapped over to look at the figure and he rose quietly "Rose?" he asked as he went forward a few steps. he went a few more steps "Is it really you?" he asked quietly.

She nodded and placed her hand on her heart. "Yes my love... I don't have alot of time... I have to leave again soon..."

Mako looked at her, then he looked at everyone else...Istrul, the patron, Amia, and Felecia "I'm sorry...I can't go with you. Rose...I want you to return to the afterlife....it's where you belong. The life I live is no place for you." he said, fighting back tears.

She shed a tear as it rolled down her cheek. "I see...its as he said it would be...." She turned her back from all of them clasping her hands tightly and sobbing a bit. "I didn't want to belive him but it ture..."

Mako fought back tears "Don't listen to that lying bastard....if I allowed you to stay with me for any amount of time...you're spirit would be destroyed." he said, his ears flat and tears beginning to come "Don't do this to me, Rose...please...don't make me hate myself." he said quietly.

She looked over her shoulder back at Mako. "He said there was a way to keep me here for good don't you want that..." She said sighfully. "Kugashira offers so much for so little... Join for me..." She moved to Mako a placed a hand on his cheek.

Mako looked at her, his eyes streaming tears "I know he has a way...but it will carry a horrible cost with it...I don't want to take that chance...for either of us." he said...crying now. he shook his head "Please...I don't want to hate myself for doing this...don't make me hate myself." he said, collapsing to his knees and crying heavily into his paws.

She knelt down and tilted his head up and gave him a deep kiss for the last time. "I understand...be happy live and love for the both us...at least though he gave us the chance to say goodbye..." She caressed his cheek. "Don't hate him...if anything he has more in common with you then you think.." She smiled and started to fade away into air as her body turned sparkling light and floated away.

Makos eyes watered as his love faded away into light, the he held his head into his paws and bawled loudly...he wanted her back more than anything in the world...but not at the price of her happiness...but it still tore him apart to see her go...and also to know he would never see her again.

((CT,  what do i need to do?  i'm stuck untill this gut responds....))

(Well...just pretend it never happened..have where youre at explode or something, or perhaps esacpe whatever your situation is...I'll permit a random escape.)

Isao entered the library once again, but something had changed.  He felt another presence immediately.  Once again the old goat found himself watching his facial expressions and acting as if he did not notice.  He walked in, setting his nine books on the table.  There was only a few more sips of black coffee in his thermos cup, which he downed in a second.  He pocketed the Thermos, and picked up his books again.
The Old Goat grinned as he moved his foot below himself, opening a portal.  He fell through and disappeared, only to reappear in a different room of the facility.  The mind readers would probably feel the intruders presence soon, if they didn’t already.  It was not a concern of his.  He opened his book,  and continued study on secrete organizations running the SCCS.