It was a dark night and the only light came from the multitudes of stars that hung in the heavens. A gust of wind caused Duo to pull his heavy black cloak around him more tightly. To any other person he would look like any normal traveler but little did they know that in the future his hands would be teh last touching them as they died. He suddenly saw a torch light in teh distance. That could only mean one thing. That he was closer The Castle Shirah. Home of King Iman and his wife Queen Sylvie. But they were not the reason for his visit. It was the prince he had to talk to.....

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The hall was bustling with activity from the court jesters doing their tricks to the guards and other courtiers laughing and drinking. King Iman and his wife Sylvie sat opun their large and lavish thrones watching all of this with snobbish smirks adorned on their faces. Their only son Quatre sat on his parents' left he as usual had no expression on his face it was if he was having deep conversation with himself. Suddenly there was a large bang on the door and it swung foward sending the wind into the room blowing out half of teh candles. Servents rushed to relight them and a man in a black cloak came to stand infront of the royal family.

"Who are you traveler?" King Iman said.

"I have many names that have crossed the sands of time" he said. In this time i go by teh alias Duo Kipplestein of Maxwell but you your highness may address me as Shinigami." The crowd was silent until one stupid person spoke.

"Death! Death!" Relena the chamber maid said.

"What do you wish with teh royal family?" said Rashid the prime minister.

"I have an important engagement with the prince that can't be broken." he said removing his cloak to reval his black and silver garbs. A black onyx star hung from his neck. The crows gasped again. Black onyx stars were teh signs of evil and black magic. Duo ran his hand down his sythe's handle to make it visible to the human eye.

"What do you want from my son?" said the usually soft spoken Queen Sylvie.

"We must speak Lady Sylvie of Quatershine. Nothing more." he said. truth pouring from his large amythyst eyes.

"What do you want Duo?" The prince said sitting up in his chair. worry on his face. "You only come at bad times."

"The Lights are attacking sire. We're in distress. your fortress may fall soon if your not there to help protect it." Duo said.

"Duo, Is Trenton?" thr prince asked.

"Lord Trenton has gone missing sire. That's why i came." Duo said.

"WHAT??!" the prince yelled standing up there was a burst of sparkling black light and smoke and when it cleared you saw the prince sitting again. but he looked so different. His normally spahire eyes were now a deep navy. his hair was dusted in black starlight. his black and silver clothing matching Duo's. His hand fingering the large black star that hung from his neck.

"He's no where to be seen Lord Anasha." Duo said. "I'm sorry."

"Let us go." Anasha said he stood up but left another person still sitting in teh chair. It was the prince that everyone in the kingdom loved. Anasha walked won teh steps.

"Wait!!" Prince Quatre said.

"Yes Quatre?" Anasha asked.

"Do hurry back Anasha. I get quite lonely without you for company." the prince said smiling softly. "and don't go getting yourself hurt."

"God, you're worst then my mother." Anasha said. "And i always hurry back prince." He truned and he and Duo took off for teh door. Once outside and down the road some. Anasha put on his cloak.

"Let us Hurry Duo! I would kill myself before letting anything hurt Trenton!!!" there was another flash of light and the two were no longer in the mortal realm.

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end of part one~!

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