Canceled Version

Rivers pointed his sword at Lovell, "Shut your mouth!" River yelled at Lovell, "Luna, why are here?" Luna couldn"t answer him as she turned away, "Luna, these people will be the death of you, please come with me you"ll be—"

"No." Luna started to cry, "If I go to the faremin, I would be sending myself to my death bed!"

River lowered his guard, as Lovell moved in front of her, "What do you mean Luna! Tell me why you would—"

"Because she is the G.o.ddess Lunatica." Lovell raised his sword, waiting for him to make the first move.

River stepped back, the shock shaking him. "No, you"re lying, she—Luna tell me he"s lying!?"

Luna couldn"t take her eyes off him, "I"m sorry but Lovell is correct, and he is one of the Ren-Ky warriors the leader of them." Her words choking her as they appeared, River looked at her; a fireball blasted towards them. Lovell was covering Luna with his body, as River covered his face.

Lovell grabbed Luna, "Go to Scarlet and Lance tell them we are leaving!" Luna nodded as she ran off. Lovell looked at River, "River was it? So, did you join of your own free will or were you forced like ninety percent of my people within the Faremin army?"

River stared at him, "Wait you"re a Faremin?" Lovell nodded, River thought of what he said, "I was forced like all able bodies from Marewood. If you are trying to stop—" before he finished a rogue arrow pierced his heart. Lovell ran up to him. River looked Lovell in the eyes. "You know all I wanted to do was be by her side protecting her.

"Don"t speak, you"ll live River." Lovell tried to stop the bleeding with holy magic, but River stopped him. Lovell saw his life slipping away faster than he could heal. "Before you die in this world make a spirit pack with me."

River coughed blood, "I will if it means I can still help her, I will make the pack."

Lovell nodded. "In the bindings, we shall share, I make this oath with the spirit River, to become a summon I can rely on in times of need." A magic circle formed where they sat, River feeling Lovell"s magic pour into his soul. "I solanum this pack with Levi, the river lion!" A light emitted from Rivers body as it disappeared. Another blast missed Lovell as he got up, grabbing Rivers sword. Lovell saw Fang and Gale heading towards him. "Hey guys, we"re leaving!" They both nodded as they followed Lovell out of town.

Luna and the others waiting not far as Lovell told them to grab a horse; Luna wondered what happened to River as they rode off before ditching the horses in a river. Lovell was guiding them up the river until he felt they were all safe. They were all exhausted as night fell, Lovell asked if the twins could find some good firewood for camp. Zero reluctantly went as Zephyr said it was either that or hunting. Fang and Gale went hunting as Lance and Scarlet set the sleeping area.

Luna walked up to Lovell, "What became of River, Lovell?"

Lovell looked at her, his eyes saddened. "Levi!" A lion formed, form the water nearby. Luna jumped back. "He"s right here…" Luna looked at Levi, "After I sent you away, I asked him if he was forced or not. Shortly after he answered one of the men from his platoon shot him trying to aim at me."

Tears welled up as Luna looked at Levi. "Luna?" Levi"s new body became water, reforming as a human before her. Lovell shocked at what he did. "I"m just glad your safe right now." He smiled at her, stroking away her tears, "I know you don"t want anyone to die, but Lovell gave me a chance to fulfill my dream of protecting you."

Fang returned with a deer, "Who this?"

Lovell looked at him as Levi turned back into his true summoned form. "Fang tells me, is that normal for summons?"

Gale looked at Levi, as Fang put the deer down, "Not unless you have enough magic for him to do so?"

Lovell stared at Fang, "Umm, is there any way to see how much Ky energy I release?"

Fang nodded as he walked up to him. "Hold still," Fang pulled out a crystal from his pouch, pa.s.sing it over Lovell the crystal burst into a blinding light, Fang letting go of it, then looked at Lovell, "There is no way you should have that amount of Ky pouring out of you!"

Lovell stunned at what was going on, "How much was that anyway?"

Fang had sweat dripping down his cheek, "The same amount as the planet produces you produce."

Everyone looked at Lovell, Levi, walked up beside Lovell, "I could have told you that, he has more than six thousand summons that are pa.s.sed down the Krisnik family keeping it in check as well as the sacred five."

Lovell whipped his head at Levi. "Wait you mean the azure dragon, white tigress, black tortoise, scarlet phoenix and the void wolf, are part of my summons, but I never made any packs with them!"

Levi turned back to his human self, "Well you did, but you were too young to remember, form what they said." Levi sat down by the fire. "Anyway, the only way to summon them is to say their name and their form like you would normally summon a high tier to summon." Everyone listened to Levi as he explained the basics, "for example if I ended up as a tier four or five you would have to say, "I summon thee, Levi, the water lion!" And for tier tens, it"s, "From the water depth, come forth, Levi, the water lion!""

Lovell surprised by how summoning worked as Zero returned with Zephyr with the wood in hand. Zephyr looked at Levi, "Who is this Lovell?" Zephyr asked him curiously. "Is he a summon of yours?"

Lovell sigh, as Levi turned to her, "Yes, I am my name is Levi, but I used to be known as River before I, well, died back in Summerwind."

Zephyr looked at him and smiled, "Well, at least you have a second lease on life. So, Lovell, how did you make a contract with him? Summoning magic can be very tricky when it comes to making a contract?"

Lovell looked around seeing that everyone was curious about it. "Lets first get dinner ready, I"m starving after all that transpired." Lovell got up and asked Zephyr for the wood as he made the fire.

Luna, Scarlet, Zephyr and Lance helped prepare what food they had for a stew, while Fang, Gale and Zero helped with carving the deer, Lovell noticed that they were working as a team, till Zero started arguing with Gale on how to cut the meat, and Scarlet patronizing Luna and Zephyr"s knife skills. Lovell could see that they had a long road to becoming a team.

Lovell looked to Levi, "hey do you think that we will ever become a true force to be reckoned with, River?"

Levi smiled, "I might not seem it, but I do think you eight will, you just need to find common grounds that make it easier to understand and worked together. There is no handbook for any of this. Besides you"re all still learning."

Lovell stared at him, "You sound like you"re an old man when I know for a fact you around Luna"s age when you died?"

Levi smiled at Luna, "Well that"s because in the spirit realm, time is either very fast or very slow, depending on where you go, and with summons like me there is a plain made just for us that is contacted to our summoner." Turning to Lovell, Levi noticed Lovell was intrigued by what he was saying. "Yours is a fact one where one hour here is a thousand there."

Lovell dropped his mouth, "Levi, tell me your joking?" Levi shook his head, Lovell began to freak out, "So, you are thousands of years old even though you died earlier today?" The suns rays trickle through the trees, as Levi nodded.

Luna came over, in a slump. "Scarlet can be very controlling, is there anything you need help with here Lovell?"

Lovell looked at Luna, "Oh, Luna? Sorry no, she was like that even in her own home around her servants." Lovell laughed, "She is just worried about you and Zephyr getting hurt by not using the knives correctly."

Luna looked back at Scarlet, she snickered watching them, "I guess your right, now that I see it from a distance." She looked at Lance and Zero; they were b.u.t.ting heads at each other.

"No, the meat can wait; we are not ready to start cutting it!" Lovell looked to at Zero, who was yelling at Lance.

"Well we"ve finished the bulk we need to get started we need to start prepping the meat to add—" Lance was barking back him.

Lovell sighed, as Fang jumped in, "Enough, we still need to clean the meat. If we don"t, we could get all sick and if you don"t want that then be my guess. We will all blame you, Zero!"

Zero stepped back at Fang"s presence, "Ok, I get it!"

Lovell got up, touched their shoulders. "Look we are hungry, scared and unsure what to do know that we are all here, but we need to work together if we have any chance against the dark lord and his seven generals."

Fang turned to Lovell, "What did you just say, Lovell?" Fang conserved at what Lovell said.

"The dark lord has seven general, I"ve met two so far, and they are crazy strong. Our father, Azoth is most likely the top seat." Zero went pale as he heard the words. "But I know we can—"

"Don"t kid yourself, Lovell! We are no match for any of them! We just ran away from Summerwind with our tails tucked between our—" Zero protested.

"Yes," Lovell cutting him off, "but we also have to know when to pick our battles, for now, let"s just finish making some food so we can all be level headed." Zero and d Fang looked at each other. Lovell slowly removed his hands as they walked off. Lovell was sighing as he heads back to Luna. Noticing that Levi had left, as he sat down. Covering his head, Lovell could only wish that it would all turn out for the best.

Luna could find herself to talk to ask him if he was alright. A moment later Scarlet and Lance set up the pot for the stew, adding the vegetables to cook first as Gale walked over. He looked around looking for Levi; Gale turned to Lovell. "Hey, Lovell?" Lovell sat u looking at him, his face stiff with worry, "Could you can—" Levi returned before he could ask. "Oh, Levi, great timing, I need to talk to you?"

Levi sat down, "Aske away; it seems that everyone is starting to settle down a bit."

Gale looked around, nodded in agreement. "Well, I overheard that thing about the spirit realm stuff and was wondering if you knew any more on what caused the war to begin with?"

Levi leaned back as Zephyr and the others came and sat down with them, "Yes, that would be nice to know, so we know why this is all happening?"

Levi shook his head, "That is something I don"t know. I was only training to better use, to all of you and the ones who would have known, all decayed long ago."

Lovell looked at him, "Decayed?"

"Yes, spirits all have a set amount it time before becoming destroyed and given new form to two to eight new spirits. All spirits cannot be destroyed unless the spell soul rot is casted, erasing the existence of the spirit, not allowing the natural cycle to take place." Everyone stared at Luna, she looked at them, wondering why they were looking at her. "What did I say?"

"You just told us how spirits have a life cycle, and that a single spell could get rid of it permanently?" Luna stared at Scarlet like she didn"t know what she was talking about. "You don"t remember do you?"

Luna shook her head, Lovell touched his chin, "Maybe that was Lunatica"s memories and, we triggered it, but since Lunatica is still in her recover status, so it"s not possible that some of her, G.o.d, memories get triggered."

Luna confused, as Lance got up to add the meat. "So, there may be a point she will remember everything and the answers of why the dark lord has a beef with her?"

"No, every sixty reincarnations all her memories are erased, and only the ones dealing with her G.o.dly duties remain." Fang was answering Lances question.

"Do we know how many times she has been reincarnated?" Zephyr was asking the obvious question on everyone mind.

Fang looked at Luna, "I think over fifty-nine hundred thousand times, being she never lives till now no more than a month to two years old."

They all dropped their mouths, Lovell l turned to the food, as Lance continued cooking, his mind drifting, got up. "I"m going to cool off by the river." No one spoke as he left.

Lovell stood at the water"s edge, staring at the night sky, trying to find the answers within. Luna walked up to him. "Lovell?"

Lovell jumped as he heard Luna talk. "You scared me! Anyway, what"s up?"

Lovell asked her as she turned to him, her eye"s glittered in the starlight. He began to blush, as she grabbed his hand. "I know that this is wrong to ask but do you like me, Lovell?"

Lovell shocked at what she asked, "W-well I-I." he stumbled at the words as she leaned into him kissing him, Lovell didn"t resist as he cradled her body. Feeling it was wrong, Lovell pulled her away. "I"m sorry but we can"t Luna."

Luna turned away blushing. "Is it because I"m the G.o.ddess?"

Lovell covered his mouth, "Yes, and no. It"s more like we don"t know each other and it"s a taboo thing to marry a G.o.d"s reincarnation. It might have repercussions." His heart racing as he glanced at Luna.

Luna gasped her chest. "Its said theyans know when they find the one they act like an ordinary person would, around the opposite s.e.x. I noticed when we met in Summerwind that you acted like you did when we are now."

Lovell pulled Luna in. "Sometimes we do but we also sometimes never be with them because it"s the right thing to do. No matter how much it might hurt on the inside." Luna began to cry as Lovell gripped her closer as tears flowed with her. Understanding that they could never be together no matter if they yearn for it. Lance called out to them that the food was ready they separated, acting if nothing happened as they headed back.

"So, what happened between you two?" Lance pocked at them.

Luna turned red, as Lovell coughed in embarra.s.sment. "Nothing if your concern, we"ve already dealt with it." Lance taunted but what was going on.

"anyway, we need to think of our next steps are. We need info on the seven generals." Luna was changing the subject.

Lovell grabbing a bowl of food as Fang closed his eyes. "Yes, that would be a good start, but I don"t think anyone here knows anything, but there must be someone who does." Fang pointed out.

"Well, Grand Dale wouldn"t know but that elvish kingdom might. Though…" Lance suggested as he remembered how far it was. "That would take to long to get there."

They all started to think of a solution. "Why not we try Lua?"

They all looked at Lovell. "Whose Lau?" all of them said in unison.

Lovell put his empty bowl down. "The current leader of the Goanna Mercenaries. He has a knack for history; he might be our best bet but…"

Zero rested his head on his knee. "But you don"t know where they are?"

Lovell nodded, as he pulled the map out. He noticed a village near their location. He remembered that Kana said she was going to a small village called Floralvail. "But I might know where to start looking for them."

They all turned to him, "Where at though?" Gale asked.

Lovell pointed at the map, enlarging the location, "Here, at Floralvail village a day"s trip from our location. I think someone I knew lives here now."

Scarlet stood up, "so who is it that might live there?" She felt like they were getting somewhere.

"Lovell looked at them, "Kana, the white deer. She left the group six years ago after—" Lovell remembering Morris"s death.

Luna was seeing that something was bothering him, stood up. "Well we have no other leads, so let"s take it and leave in the morning."

Zephyr stood, "I agree, besides it seems like a bad memory is hurting Lovell. It would be best we all not speak anymore as not to make things worse." She turned to Lovell, "Lovell, try not to overthink on what happened and get some rest as well." She and Zero walked off to their tents.

Lance got up, "well it"s late, I"m going as well, try and look on the bright side of things, Lovell." Turning to Gale, "You coming, Gale?" Gale got up as they walked away.

Luna got up walking away to her tent, looking back at Lovell. Scarlet waved goodnight as she yawned. Leaving Lovell and Fang alone, Fang got up and sat beside him. "Is there something going on that I should know, Lovell?"

Lovell looked at his hands, "Fang, I don"t know if I will become a leader that is expected of me being that out of the others, I"m the one of balance. And I couldn"t ever do that."

Fang leaned in, "Well, no ones perfect besides, you and Luna, I saw what you two were doing, and you should know—"

Lovell closed his eye"s "I already know and told her why, but still it hurts inside." Gripping his chest, "So much so that I can"t breathe when we were alone." Fang leaned back as Lovell looked at him teary-eyed. "So, never let us be alone, just until I can suppress the feelings for her to do my duties."

Fang sighed, "That is hard to do, but I"m starting to think the dark lord wants something more now that she has lived this long."

Lovell looked at Fang. "Like what?"

Fang turned to Luna"s tent. "Like taking her as his wife." Lovell whipped his head to her tent. "This is only a theory mind you so don"t think on it. Just think on protecting her and stopping our grandfather"s plans."

Fang walked to his tent leaving Lovell alone, finally realizing that Levi was gone the whole time since he returned with Luna. Staring at the fire Lovell sat quietly trying not to overthink of it all. "Having troubles boy?" Lovell looked up to see a young girl roasting a marshmallow over the fire. "Don"t worry about little old me," pulling it in seeing if it was done. "by the way names Alli, before you ask."

Lovell looked around seeing everything standing still. "So, your Alli the ancient? Why are you here?"

She smiled, pointing the stick she was using at him. "To let you know that some things are better left alone than known at all, you will find out things you wished you never knew and things that missed your ears. Besides are you sure you are all going to be ready for what lies ahead?"

Lovell looked at her. "We will be, we just need to understand each other and that it!"

Alli smiled as she placed the marshmallow to her lips. "Is that so?" Lovell stood up, as a log fell in the fire, the embers created a small vail over Alli as she vanished. "You will lose something you never knew was precious to you with that way of thinking, seventh." Lovell was looking around for her as time started to move once more, Alli"s words echo through the trees. Lovell decided to put the fire out and head to bed thinking he was exhausted from the day"s ordeals.

Lovell woke to the smell of food and arguing over the food. He crawled out of his tent to food thrown at him in the face. Lovell growled as he walked over. "Enough already, I"m wearing breakfast thank to your arguing." Looking at Zero and Lance as they stopped. Scarlet, sat down, huffing at them. "Look, we need to work together, or we all die. So, let us finish making breakfast and get ready; we leave an hour after we all eat." They all looked at each other knowing Lovell was right.

Fang walked up Lovell, "You alright?"

Lovell wiped the food off, looked at Fang, "Alli paid a visit last night as said something but nothing to worry about though." Fang watched as Lovell joined the others, worrying about what Alli had said to him.

As they finished packing Zero watched as Fang walked up to him, "Watch Lovell from the back, something is wrong, and he won"t tell me. If he tells you or any of the others, let me know." Zero nodded at him as they gathered.

They all made their way to the main road, then headed in the direction of Floralvail Village. Lovell leading the way as Fang, Gale and Zero watched him, knowing something was putting him off.