Sephion banged his hands against the mirror. "My master....he needs me, Let me 
out!'
Ryo reeled back, "No!"
"It's time....for his awakening. My beloved master...

They both felt it, the pang of something. "A demon?" Michael asked, Sabyien was 
already running towards the door, he knew now what this meant. Ryo...

Seth heard the scream from the bathroom, the scream of terror, quickly he 
jumped to the door.....then bounced right back. Surprised Seth got back up and 
tried to knock the door down. But their was a humm and crackle of energy from 
behind it. The vampire shouted,"Gabe get Jenga out of here!"
Once more he ran into the door. "Ryo! Ryo!"
Another scream, this one, of pain.
Suddenly the door exploded, sending the Seth crashing to the other side of the 
room, the stone walls cracked where he impacted.
Gabriel had snatched up the little girl and was running down the hall, from the 
other direction came Sabyien. "Ryo?"
"That way, in the dinning room." Gabriel wanted to get this girl to safe place 
and hopefully get back into the fight.

Sabyien skid to a halt in the doorway. "Seth!" The vampire was in groaning heap 
against the wall, and...
The demon Sephion, walked out of the bathroom, stepping over the broken door 
holding an unconscious boy in his arms. "Free.....finally free..." The demon's 
ruby eyes were on Sabyien, he laid Ryo on the table and gracefully knelt on the 
floor. His wings wrapping around it'self hiding his nakedness, "I have come as 
you requested my Lord."
Sabyien's hand clenched. "What request?"
Sephion flipped a lock of silver-white hair from his face. "When the time came 
to re-awaken your true power....as the Preserver of War...."

~~
The battle had been bloody, but the Sword-barer had already won, She was on her 
way up the path to finish off the dark one who'd slain her friends.
Sabyien's black armor was cracked in the places where the young woman had hit 
him with the Sacrosanct Sword....his blood was pouring down like a river.
He gestured, a Sephion appeared at his side. "She is going to kill 
me.....remember what I ordered. In every life I live, you must not fail to 
restore me to my true self..."
"Yes, my Lord..."
~~

Ah but at last, I am free to finally have my Master back.
Sephion wanted to run and throw himself at the feet of this man who was the son 
of Chaos, "My Lord..."
Sabyien was frozen, he couldn't move. He could just barely remember 
something....something that he...
"Sabyien..." a groan from the vampire, the Grail rolled along the floor in 
Saby's direction. The spell broken, Sabyien snatched up the cup and held it in 
front of him like a sword. The demon jumped back, snarling, he would have to be 
quick and....
There was a battle cry from behind Sabyien, four voices in unison. Sabyien 
wanted to smile but he was still uneasy from the emerging faint memories.
The Four Angels stood at his back. The demon backed away, then opened his wings 
to take flight away from this force of light.
Sephion leaped. then went crashing out through the window. "Until we meet again 
my love." he called already a dot on the horizon. The others watched him 
disappear, Sabyien turned a dark look on his face. "There's much to do... 
Gabriel take Seth, we should take him to rest." he picked up Ryo after checking 
to see him if he was alright. and began to carry him out of the kitchen.
"This will be interesting." Michael mused, the second strongest demon had been 
let loose on the unsuspecting world.
Gabriel helped Seth off the floor, Ariel went to help, together they lifted the 
Vampire. Seth leaned on the two and limped behind Sabyien. "Saby..."
The guardian stopped, "I'm sorry....I couldn't do anything..." The vampire said 
to Saby's back. Sabyien turned his head enough to give the vampire a 
nod,"You've done what you could Seth. "
Raphael gestured to Sabyien, "Take the Saint into Michael's apartments, it's 
safe there." When Sabyien didn't move, Michael put a hand on his shoulder "This 
way."
"......Don't worry Jenga is safe. " Gabriel was squeezing water from a cloth, 
the water in the basin was tinged pink from the vampire's blood. "Now stay 
down." Gabriel pushed Seth firmly back face-down on the bed, Running the damp 
cloth over the wounds.
"Gabriel, you don't have to do this."
Ariel and Raphael had left them to attend to other matters, though Raphael's 
face had been a mixture of slight disgust and disapproval when Gabe had said he 
would tend to Seth.
"How'd you get these?" Gabriel asked, running finger over four peraell scars on 
his back. "Those weren't there before." Seth twitched, at Gabriel's touch the 
scars tingled, sending a quiver through his body....

"Here dress him these, he'll need to sleep before...." Michael held out a 
nightshirt and pants. Sabyien had followed him to the upper apartments, 
wondering how Michael could navigate his way throughthe twisting halls. Ryo was 
laying on the bed. Sabyien blushed, he was being asked to undress Ryo...
Michael tilted his head to on side, in a quizzed fashion. "...Or do you want me 
to do it?"
Sabyien looked up into his unseeing eyes wondering again how he could see 
his....
"No... I'll do it..." Saby aid quietly. Michael nodded.
"Be careful." he warned the left the room. Sabyien turned to Ryo, the boy lay 
on the bed almost awaiting him. Saby sighed, and carefully began to undress 
him, averting his gaze as he went. The boy let out a deep gasping breath as if 
frightened by something. Sabyien looked down at him concerned, wishing he knew 
what it was the saint was dreaming of.

---

He stood alone on a battle field the ground was stained a blood red. he looked 
around the first thing he could see was someone laying on the ground. He 
carefully made his way over, he recognized the man instantly Seth. He lay dead 
clutching the corpse of Jenga, both their bodies looked as if they had been 
torn apart. He ran in fear screaming in his dream, he continued to run pst 
Ariel's dead body hung from a tree branches stuck through him, Gabriel's body 
was sitting beneath it his head in his own lap. He saw Raphael, his throat and 
chest crushed in, laying next to the upper half of Michael. He ran on, until he 
crested the top of a hill, there on the other side he saw someone alive. He ran 
towards them in his dream Sabyien turned and smiled 'Sephion... Thank you." he 
said smiling at Ryo, who at this point had run into his open arms. Ryo looked 
up into Saby's face.... but something was different about him. The man looked 
down smiled then plunged his hand into Ryo's chest ripping out his heart, he 
felt Sabyien kiss his forehead and screamed out.

---

Ryo screamed and jolted awake hitting his head against Saby's as he pulled away 
from kissing him
"Ow... Are you ok?" he asked looking down at Ryo. it had been 3 days since the 
demon had gone free, and Sabyien looked tired.
"... Saby...." ryo said slowly he then wrapped his arms around the mans neck. 
crying.
Sabyien held him close. At last he'd awakened, Sabyien had kept vigil over Ryo. 
Sending the others away when they offered to take his place.
Seth had healed, but he was quiet and not even Jenga could make him smile.
The four angels were busy, Ariel had gone back to the holy-land to gather his 
forces to move to protect the Saint. Gabriel once ordered, had gone on a 
mission of some kind to the north. Sabyien had heard a rumor that there was a 
demon army gathering in the far north.
"Ryo?"
"Yes Saby?" he asked not wanting to let go, the images of the dream still in 
his mind.
"I've told Michael about the Sword....they want.... He wants me to summon the 
sword as soon as I can...." His voice trailed off."...I think Sephion is going 
to try to attack."
"Sephion?"
"The demon...who was inside you."
Ryo looked at him nervously. "But... Isn't it broken?"
"Michael knows how to fix it..." Sabyien said letting go.
"He does...?" he asked timidly.
Sabyien nodded. "He told me how to do it."
He didn't want to say too much, to heal Ryo's soul together required a 
sacrifice from the Guardian. He was about to open his mouth when Raphael walked 
in. Sabyien jumped at the sudden appearance. Knowing that this Angel wasn't 
very agreeable with same-sex relationships, Saby let go of Ryo and stood to 
greet him. "Guardian, Now that the Saint is awake, Michael had requested that 
you both join him in the ball-room, Ariel has come with the other Magic-
wielding Knights."
"All right, we'll be right down."
When Raphael left, Sabyien dug around in the closet, looking for clothing Ryo 
could wear. " Sabyien? what is happening?"
"I don't know yet." He threw Ryo some clothing, they were a little lose but 
should be fine. "Let's go find out"
Ryo stood up and pulled out some clothes for himself. "So... what do you have 
to do to fix the sword?" He asked Saby gave him an explanatory look. "I see..."
Sabyien's face flushed. Though he was told how...he wasn't sure if...if...
"Come on let's go, they're waiting."

Down in the ball-room a crowd had gathered, not the guests of the hotel. but a 
group of different people, men and woman....of different ages. And all of 
dressed to suit the occasion.
The entire room turned when Sabyien was admitted through the door. Ryo was 
behind him, unsure of what to think of the crowd who was here to see him.
"Guardian, bring the Saint in." Michael called from one end of the ball-room. 
The other knight bowed and parted for them. Ryo grew even more uneasy, he 
reached for Sabyien's hand. "All these people..." he murmured.
"Are all Soldiers of God." Sabyien took Ryo's hand in his and lead them to the 
table where the three angles and a vampire were waiting.
Ryo stood with the others looking out at the crowd. He felt nervous as if they 
were watching him, which they were, he stood close to Sabyien chewing his lip 
nervously. He waited for someone to start talking, anything to break the hush 
that had fallen over the room.
Michael stood up from the table as Ryo took a seat beside Seth. Sabyien 
remained standing. Sabyien held out a hand to Seth, the vampire pulled the 
Grail from his coat and gave it to Saby.
The Grail was held up, every one in the room dropped to their knees. Then 
Sabyien held out the Holy-Grail to Michael, who dressed in the ceremonial robes 
of his great-grandfather. "As I have promised, I have found and brought the 
holy-grail to you, my King." He knelt to one knee as Michael took the cup from 
him.
"My fore-father's pact fore-filled, I release you from my family's service." He 
pulled the deep blue jewel from his neck and placed it over Saby's bowed head. 
Michael titled the Guardian's face up and kissed Saby's forehead. "I hope that 
you will stay and fight with us."
Sabyien nodded. "Always, your grace." He stood up to loud cheers from the 
assembly.
Ryo looked out of the corner of his eye at Seth. the vampire looked agitated 
then looked away, he leaned over and whispered. "Seth... is there something 
wrong?"
"I'm fine." he whispered back, but the look in his eyes told different.
'Is he... jealous?' Ryo wondered as he turned his attention back to Michael who 
was preparing to make a speech to the assembled.
"Everyone..." he started clearing his throat. "As you all know the demon 
activity lately is has grown in number. We have no choice but to take the fight 
to them." He stopped again, there was no noise in the respectful silence, he 
resumed. "We do not fight for our selves. For profit or Glory. We Battle for 
our existence. It is up to us to make certain that their kind does not succeed 
in their plans to destroy the races of the world, to plunge us into a zero 
world, I ask you. When the call of battle is sounded who among you will 
answer?" their was a tumult of outcries. He silenced them again. "In Five Days 
the battle will begin... until then prepare. Know that I will not be your 
leader. Your guidance will be... the Guardian." He sat down again and looked 
over at Sabyien. and indicated for him to rise. Ryo swallowed nervously 
watching as Sabyien stood. 	

His hands closed around the blue jewel....."Long I have I fought many enemies, 
creatures of the darkness that enjoy the chaos they bring." Sabyien started, he 
wasn't used this. Compared the meetings of the Ashalanian Knights, this 
assembly seemed informal. He continued, "They are creatures of Chaos, we cannot 
allow then to release that darkness upon this world...." His eyes closed 
briefly as thought of his homeland, now in ashes."...But we do have hope. We 
have in our hearts and souls the light that will overcome any adversary." Ryo 
blinked, he felt that Sabyien was talking about him somehow. He listened.
"Let our hearts be as one sword, a sword that cuts through the darkness!" He 
voice was becoming stronger. The General of the Armies of Ashaland was coming 
through. " The Sword of Light! " He thrust a fist in the air as the voices rose 
in a loud cry of victory, even those at the table voiced their approval loudly.
Ryo's heart was pounding, the Guardian's words rang through him, uplifting . He 
closed his eyes, drinking in the courage that Sabyien inspired...
Seth was gripping the edge of the table tightly, His eyes were on the form 
before him, I vow my heart and soul...that I will do anything you ask of me, 
Sabyien....my love.
Sabyien was smiling, a smile that was confidant, like he had won already.

The soldiers began to file out ass the meeting came to a close, soon only the 
angels, the vampire and the saint were left in the ballroom. The others were 
congratulating Sabyien on what they were sure would be a final victory. Ryo sat 
not to far away, looking at them smiling.
"Saby... I'm ready...." he said quietly, his voice barely audible.
Sabyien felt his heart jump into his throat. "N-now?" He stuttered.
Michael smiled, amused He probably didn't explain it to Ryo properly... his 
thought was interrupted by Seth's movement towards the doors, the vampire 
stalked out his back stiff. Ariel looked confused and Raphael adjusted his coat 
suddenly uncomfortable.
"What was..." Ryo started to say...when The outside doors burst 
open. "Gabriel!" Raphael ran to catch the other as Gabe stumbled through. "What 
happened?" Sabyien ran to Gabe's side.
Gabriel was a wreck, his clothing dirty and torn. He looked at the Guardian and 
shrugged Raphael's arm off. He reported what he'd seen. "The demon army is 
slowly encroaching on the most northern countries. " he stopped the 
breathe. "The team I was commanding barely made it out of Denmark."
The others came to his aid. But Gabriel wouldn't let them touch him. "Please... 
don't there isn't time." he said standing, "they're closing in..."
Together the angels rushed in another room, Ryo had went with them. Michael's 
head turned at the noises that the other three mad as they turned on the 
equipment. This is like a military room! Gabriel had a screen of the 
surrounding area and countryside, it didn't show to much but the black-hair 
Angel was waiting for something.
Ariel's voice over the PA announced. "At arms!" The hotel was becoming alive as 
the knights awoke and ran to get ready.
Sabyien was calling down the halls "Seth? Seth where are you?"
The vampire opened the door to one of the rooms. Thank god. Saby thought 
pushing Seth back into the room, he closed the door, hoping that he was alone.
"Yes Sabyien?"
The Guardian looked at this vampire, the vampire who was the very reincarnation 
of his best friend Sorren. "Seth....I need you.." He stopped, could he really 
ask this of him? "I need you protect Ryo...When I fight."
Seth bowed low "Of chorse, Sabyien. Anything you wish."
"Protect him...." Sabyien was begining to...this was the hardest thing he had 
to say. He hung his head. "....even from me." The last words were said in a 
strained whisper.
Seth gently pulled Sabyien into his arms."I promise...always." Sabyien pulled 
back a bit, his hands still on Seth's arms. They looked into each other eyes 
and briefly, they were as they always were before, Comrades Forever.

Gabriel gave a warning. "Here they come!" Several blips appeared on the screen. 
Raphael left to see to the Tempor knights. Michael herded Ryo out of the 
room. "Where's The Guardian?"
"I don't know, he went to look for Seth." Ryo answered.
Michael looked annoyed. "Of all the times... Find him and tell him to come 
there, then hide yourself." he commanded then forcible shoved Ryo who went 
stumbling down the hall, he nodded then began to call out
"SABY?" Saby where are you?" he opened a door then closed it again and moved 
on. 	

The door suddenly opened, Saby and Seth both walked out of the hotel room. Ryo 
looked a bit suprised, but before he could say anything Sabyien barked out an 
order to Seth. "Take him down to lower levels, it's safer there," Then to 
Ryo. "I won't let anything happen to you."
Ryo was about to open his mouth when the vampire swept him up and carried him 
away. "Sabyien!" Ryo called out amid the crowd of running people. "Sabyien!"
Sabyien watched as Seth took Ryo to safety, then he himself went to look for 
Raphael and Michael, they would be leading the defense.
Seth Carried Ryo into a basement room and closed the door. behind them. "Ryo. 
Sit down, shut up, and please don't worry. Saby will be fine."
Ryo looked at him worry written across his face.

Upstairs Sabyien entered the war room "What's the plan?"
Ariel was speaking into the com. Gabriel pointed to the screen. "It looks like 
a small force of demons approaching, they seemed to have stopped....for now." 
He let that comment hang in the air.
Sabyien nodded. "They are waiting for me aren't they?"
"It would appear so..." Michael said from the door way.".....Shall we go meet 
them?"

Raphael had the entire grounds covered, the hotel building was surrounded by a 
legion of knights all of then each had a gun and a sword.
But the field to the north was clear, the park land the demons must cross to 
get to the building. "Do you see them? what are they doing?" Michael asked, he 
as standing with the other four at the edge of the park, a stone bird bath at 
his back.
Gabriel lowered the binoculars from his eyes. "They are just....standing 
there....oh wait. Something's happening!"
Raphael turned to Michael. "Better draw the swords now, your grace." Sabyien 
watched as Michael filled the grail with water from the birdbath, and one by 
one each angel let a drop of their blood mix into the water. Sabyien didn't 
move, this wasn't his place to interrupt them. Together, the Angels held there 
hand over the grail. A sharp light suddenly poured from the grail. Saby took a 
step back the light stung his eyes. The faded, and Sabyien saw that each angel 
had a sword in hand, not the insubstantial swords of liquid light, but ones of 
shining metal. The moonlight reflected brightly off the blades.
Sabyien smiled, now it was his turn, to show them his own power brought from 
Ashaland. He gripped the stone tight in his right hand pressing it to his 
heart, in his native tongue he called out. ~~"For Ashalan!"~~
The stone flared a deep blue light that, strangely enough, wrapped around 
Sabyien's entire body. The light rippled and ran down fading as it touched the 
earth. Revealing a knight in sliver armor. A long cape at this shoulders and a 
sword at his hip.
Sabyien looked out from under the sliver helm a faint smile on his face.
The four angels waited as did Sabyien. Things would heat up soon enough. Out of 
the sky came screaming the still nude Sephion. "My master. Our army is awaiting 
your command."
"Tell them to Stand down." he said darkly. Sephion shook his head
"That is not wise my lord....If you will not command them I will."
he then flew away with a beat of his wings.
"Stand down?" Sniped Michael. "You thought that would work?"
"It was worth a try."
"You have to be more serious in the future."
Sabyien frowned, That thing still thinks that I'm...
"What was that Guardian?" Raphael was walking up to Saby. "That beast seems to 
think that you are it's master.!"
"Hush, Raphael." Michael said "Nothing's what it seems."
Ariel eyed the slowly aproching horde. "Maybe if we beat the leader, the rest 
will run."
Gabe snorted at that. "Yeah, and I'm a virgin."
Raphael put a hand to his temples as Michael sighed in frustration. "Please, no 
arguing!..."
Sabyien wasn't listening, Ariel's comment had put an idea in his mind. Without 
a word to the others, he sheathed his sword and began to walk across the grass 
towards the slow line of demons.
"...so what If I'm interested in men." Gabe said to Raph." The Guardian isn't 
opposed to that right Saby....Saby?" He looked around. He was gone?
"Over there!" Ariel pointed out to the grassy field. The other two stoped 
arguing and looked.
"What's he doing out there?"

Seth was watching Ryo pace back and forth. Ryo couldn't sit still, he didn't 
know what was happening out there, and the feeling of foreboding grew with each 
passing minute.
"I'm hungry." Jenga said, someone had brought her in the basement room and she 
was still a little sleepy, having been woken by all the noise.
Seth looked at her then crouched and looked into a small bar fridge and fished 
out a sandwich and handed it to her. "I'm sure Mike won't mind."
he then bent looking for a stiff drink to settle his nerves, he reached back 
and scratched his scars again he felt someone put their hand on his back he 
looked up at Ryo, he knelt down. "Seth I don't know what to do I'm so 
nervous... please can you help calm me down. I need help please..." he put his 
arms around Seth's neck and pulled him in towards him and began to kiss him. 
Seth pushed him away but Ryo pulled him tighter to him "I'm begging you seth... 
please. Saby said it would fix the sword. Help me help him." he started to 
undress himself.
"Ryo stop it." Seth pulled him away pushing the Ryo's shirt back up over his 
shoulders. "Only Sabyien can repair the sword. I was only asked to guard you 
while he fights the demons."
Jenga was watching with wide eyes. Seth tossed his head towards her. "Besides, 
I don't want her see this kind of thing.....and, I....I 'm not the one who 
loves you."
"Uh Seth?" Ryo asked from the other side of the room. "What are you talking 
about?" he looked to Jenga who also looked confused.
"Papa? Are you alright?" She asked looking at him.
Seth stood up forcing a laugh. "Just never mind me... I'm just a little out of 
it."
"So I heard." Ryo said sitting cross legged. "Maybe you should go lie down for 
a bit?"
"I'm fine...." he sighed taking a seat on top of the fridge. 'I hope saby has 
better luck than i am...'

Sabyien was walking towards the demon army, he could make out Sephion in beast-
form. He stopped in the middle of the grassy field. "Sephion, Come here!"
The horns dipped and the beast began to loped towards the Guardian, it's form 
rippled and melted away to the human-iod form of the winged boy.
"My Lord?" Sephion smiled as he came closer.
Sabyien stood his ground as Sephion came closer. His hand dropped to the hilt 
of his sword. The demon boy stopped. "Did you want me, Master?"
"Yes....I want to challenge you, just you and me. If I win, I want the demons 
to leave this place...."
"What if I win?"
"...I'll do what ever you want." Sabyien drew the blade.
Sephion unwrapped his wings from around his body, "Master, I just want you." 
His hands grew into claws. "But if you want to fight me...."
The demon attacked first, using his gift of flight to slash his 
claws....Sabyien jumped to one side, just barely avoiding the claws. Several 
stands of black hair drifted to the ground. Saby lifted a lock of hair that had 
been trimmed by the claws. ".....my hair..."
"I'm sorry, my Lord...but you wanted me to attack you."
Huffing in anger, Sabyien beckoned the demon-boy closer. Sephion walked a few 
feet..."Closer!"
When Seph was close enough, Sabyien swung....the back-hand slap sent the winged-
boy crashing into a tree nearby. Sephion grinned, the place where his Master 
hit him stung and tingled....the tingle slowly ran through his body, he 
shivered in delight. "Yes...my Master...." He whimpered as the knight walked 
closer. He was rewarded with a swift kick in the gut. Sephion screamed as the 
pain brought him closer to orgasm.
Sabyien grimaced in disgust when he saw that the demon didn't seem at all hurt, 
but was drawing some kind of enjoyment from it. Realizing this he decided just 
to finish him off. Sabyien reached down and picked Sephion by the snow-white 
hair lifting him up.
Sephion shuttered, his face was flushed, he didn't try to hide his body's 
reaction. He demon panted, he hoped that the Master would touch him...he was so 
near to...
Sabyien slammed the boy into the trunk of the tree, "Why? Why do you want to 
serve me? I'm not one of you!"
"You are the Master...I came to awaken you."


Seth pulled his hands through his hair, "I wish I knew what's going on..." He 
felt so useless just waiting here but Sabyien...
Ryo was sitting against the wall, Jenga was in arms sleeping, a blanket wrapped 
around her. "Couldn't you ask for a walkie talkie or something?"
At this, Seth brightened he went to the door and asked the girl guarding the 
door to give him her com-unit. Ryo put Jenga down and leaned in closer to Seth 
eavesdropping on the line.
Gabriel's voice: "What is he doing?"
Ariel: "His going to face that demon alone?"
Raphael: ".....he's a fool. He's going to get himself killed!"
"Saby!" Ryo gasped.
Seth looked at him out of the corner of the eye. "He won't die."
"But..."
"He'll be fine." Seth said, flatly. Ryo looked nervous.
Ariel: "So far things are going right. but be ready, things might get out of 
hand at any moment."
Gabe: "Hopefully it won't come to that."
Ryo stood looking towards the door. "We can't just stay here."
Seth pulled him back down. "And out there your nothing but a distraction."
"But I feel like im missing something."
"Saby will be back soon."
"No... part of me."
"Of course you are. You don't have a demon in you anymore."
"No... something else..." 


Holding the demon to the tree, Saby brought up the sword to run Sephion 
through. But the demon, seeing his chance, grabbed the arm holding the sword 
and bit down. Sabyien screamed as the demon's teeth bit into the flesh above 
the gauntlet.

Gabriel: Shit!
Ariel: We've got to help him!
Ryo ran to the door. "I'm going Seth!!"
"No Ryo stay here! " The vampire followed him out the door. "Ryo!"


Sabyien lost his grip on the hilt. Sephion then pushed him back....on foot 
hooking behind the unbalanced knight. Saby fell to the grass with Sephion over 
him. He punched and punched until the demon let go of his arm.
Sephion grinned, the taste of the Ashalanian's blood was sending more stealth 
into his arms. He pined the knight to the ground using his borrowed strength.
Sabyien grunted, his arm hurt, he wasn't about the give up. But the demon 
wouldn't let him up. He could hear the other running across the grass to his 
aid.
"Now Master....do forgive me..." Sephion bit into his lip, he held onto Saby's 
arms as he lowered his face closer Sabyien's. The knight struggled, he turned 
his face away, but he felt the demon push his mouth onto his. The taste of 
blood was forced between his lips. He tried to cry out, the demon's blood 
pouring down his throat....unwillingly drinking it.
"NOO!!!!!"
Sephion pulled back, it was done, Now he will awaken.


Raphael and the other were almost at the tree, when suddenly, Michael 
stopped. "STOP! GET BACK NOW!!!!!"
The others halted and looked at Michael unbelievingly. "I SAID GET BA--"
Before they could obey, an explosion threw them all to the ground. A sound of 
rushing wind swirled around where the Guardian was "Wha- What's this!?" Ariel 
yelled above the wind.
Michael got up from the ground. "Everyone! Get back!!"
"What about Sabyien? We can just leave him! " Gabriel was already up and was 
trying to fight his way through the wind. A dark shadow had swallowed up the 
surrounding area.
"The Guardian is lost to us..."
"NO! I'm not just gonna give up!!!" Gabriel couldn't get through the barrier of 
shadow and wind.
"Raphael get Gabriel! Gather everyone, we must retreat from here, AT ONCE!"
Raphael dragged a still screaming Gabriel back as Ariel helped Michael back 
past the bird-bath. The storm was still raging in a tempest.
"Sabyien!"
From inside the storm Saby's form could just be made out.. in front of him 
knelt Sephion, seeming to be unbothered by the debris kicked up by the wind his 
eyes focused on the morphing Sabyien, Slowly the wind died and there stood HIM. 
The great master WAR.
"Sephion..." he said. his voice a sound of pure darkness. "I thank you for my 
resurrection. Come, Take thy reward." Sephion stood a look of ecstasy on his 
face. He approached his master, felt himself be drawn into the man's arms and 
pressed his body against him. The master put his hands on his wings and tore 
them from Sephion's back. The demon sreamed and fainted from the pain. 
He took a deep breath. "Aha... The saint is close." he smiled self 
confidently. and began to approach the building.
He felt wonderful, the transformation had taken him to the brink of death 
but...he was back. And he now had the crystal shard taken from Sephion's body, 
he needed it to summon the Sacrosanct Sword, the key.
Sabyien, Preserver of War....would finally enter Exodus Cathedral.
But first the Saint.
The three angels saw the changes in Sabyien's clothing, it was like the same 
armor he wore but, it was tainted black and the cape was even more enveloping. 
If they were close enough to see his face, they would see that he had lost the 
innoince and purity in his eyes....they still gleamed glowed a vivid blue.

Michael's chest constricted. Is this Lucifer? Ariel was puling him back. 
yelling for a car.
Raphael was busy, giving orders to retreat when he saw Ryo and Seth running out 
of the building.
Ryo ran towards him shouting "Saby?! Sabyien..." he stopped in front of him. he 
noticed the changes , he backed away somewhat. "Saby?"
"The Guardian of Hope is gone. It is just I." Ryo looked at him. disbelief on 
his face.
Sabyien looked down at this boy, the boy who had her beautiful dark eyes...the 
eyes the woman whom he desired above all others. This version of her as a young 
man.
So we meet again...
Ryo's eyes were on his face trying to figure out why...
"Come to me, Ryo..." he whispered, he held his hand open. The Saint hesitated, 
then took Saby's hand, Sabyien's other hand moved to cover it.
SNAP!
A flicker of light licked across Saby's knuckles, he stepped back snarling at 
the bright pain...just enough to let Ryo go of the spell he was weaving over 
him.
"Ryo get back here....That is not Sabyien!" Seth held the whip ready. as Ryo 
came to and was pulled back behind the Vampire.
The dark war-mage didn't seem to impressed by the Vampire's defiance. He 
frowned. "Stay out of my way ....Sorren."
Seth felt a pang of...something when Saby called him that.
"I gave a promise to a friend that I'd..."
"FLAME TEMPEST!!!"
Ariel had unleashed a fire attack on Sabyien, Seth swept Ryo into his arms and 
leaped out of the way. The fire engulfed Sabyien....Then they were all running!
Those who chose to stay and fight stood there ground as the angels lead Seth 
and Ryo to a car. Michael and Ryo were pushed into the back as Raphael took the 
wheel.
Gabriel and Ariel stayed to cover their escape, then speed away on motorcycles 
when the battle became to much.
The vehicles spread into the coming darkness, despite how it was almost noon. 
Seth looked back from the passengers side. "Wait a minute... Where's Jenga?"
The others looked at him in silence.
"You forgot her Seth? Some father."

She slowly walked out of the hotel calling out. "Papa? Papa? Where are you?! 
Where'd you go Papa?" she looked around and spotted Sabyien
"Saby? Where Papa And Ryo?"
Sabyien turned and looked at the girl and smiled. "They left us...." he said 
his voice calm and manipulative. he knelt down. "They can't be trusted anymore."
"But Papa would never..."
"He already did." Jenga began to cry. "You want to get them back? To make them 
sorry for abandoning us?"
"Yes."
Sabyien had been wandering around the halls. The Mage-Knights who were left 
behind had been cornered, pined and then turned to the darkness by Sabyien's 
invasion of their hearts. He came upon Jenga when he finished turning a few 
mage-knights. He picked up the little girl in his arms. She buried his face in 
his hair, "Sabyien? When can we see Papa and Ryo?"
"I don't know....but I have a feeling that your 'papa' will come back for you."
He carried her to the upper rooms, She was too young to be turned by him, the 
ones whom he could recruit into this army were those who knew battle. This 
child would be bait for the vampire he had pans for.
That Vampire....Sorren. A smile drifted over his face. He wanted Seth to 
come, just him...he had looked into the Vampire's eyes and saw that strong love 
he still had for him.
Sorren, I hope that you come.


Seth sat in the car. "Where are we going?"
Raphael looked at him "Sacred ground. The Paris underground. We'll be safe there."
"Aren't there Dead people down there?"
"Yes."
Ryo shuddered.
"Trust me... its nothing a little Necromancy can't solve."
"But... angels cant do that..."
"No but a turned demon can."
Ryo looked at seth who shrugged just as confused as he was
It was dark, the tunnels were as cold as...Ryo had to cover his mouth to keep 
from screaming. The walls were made out human skulls!
The Vampire sniffed the air. "Black-plague...very old..." he bumped into Ryo as 
the boy reeled back from the walls. Ryo felt like was going to faint. Seth put 
an arm around Ryo's shoulders. "You don't have to look Ryo."
They continued walking down the tunnels. Michael closed his eyes. "She's 
here...but she's afraid of the 'Saint-child' "
Ryo looked into the darkness ahead. "Is some one there?"
Out of the Darkness stepped a girl. Ryo's jaw dropped. She pushed some of her 
long hair out of the way. "My lords."
She looked a normal human girl, she was about the same age as Ryo. But she had 
wings, Bat wings. As she stepped closer, he saw that her eyes were red as the 
robes she wore. Her hair long and black.
"Karma, do not be afraid. We are in need of sanctuary." Michael told her, but 
she didn't seem to be listing to him, her ruby eyes were on Ryo. "Are you the 
Saint-child?"
"Ryo nodded,
She smiled a bit, "Come this way."
Seth pushed Ryo towards Michael and the others. "You go with them..."
"Your not coming?"
"I have to back for Jenga..."
Michael looked as he was about to protest. but he said nothing as the Vampire 
went back towards the sewer entrance.
"Seth..." Ryo watched him go.
"Do not worry young one... it is his path." Michael said putting his hand on 
Ryo's shoulder as meaning to lead him deeper into the darkness.
The others stepped into a large underground Chamber. "Where are we?" Ryo asked 
looking around.
"Under Notre-dame."
"Whoa... I'm really seeing the sights..."
Raphael went to a basin of water. "Karma can't enter the church herself so she 
lives under it."
Gabriel sighed, "We shouldn't have let Seth go on his own."
Ariel frowned. "I have this feeling that we shouldn't worry about him."
"He's a vampire, he already belongs to the darkness. Lucifer can't corrupt him 
even more." Raphael said as he replaced the water.
"Do you want to see something, Lord Raphael?" Karma went the basin, Gabriel 
looked up, he went to the water basin "I want to see what's Seth's is up to."

Seth had taken one of the of motorcycles, he was speeding down the highway. He 
didn't know how he was going to get Jenga back. "Maybe if I just ask nicely." 
The vampire smiles to himself "....yeah right."
As he jumped off the bike, he looked around, the hotel seemed deserted. With a 
hopeful heart he went inside.
The hotel was changed inside, the hallways were dark, the white marble now 
black and the walls were cold stone.....statues of monsters ran down every hall.
He walked along the main hallway his echoing steps urging him on "Jenga?" He 
called out loudly. his voice fading away searching for the girl.
he heard approaching footsteps. at the top of the main stairs was Sabyien.
"So you've come back to me."
Seth was stunned, Sabyien wasn't dressed for battle. He looked like he had just 
gotten out of the shower. Water dripped from his hair, the thin silk bath robe 
was damp and did nothing hide Sabyien's form. A small smile grew at the 
vampire's surprised expression.
"I-I came for Jenga." He said, recovering enough to remember why he came here.
"She won't leave me, She wants to stay." Sabyien said turning back to the hotel 
room.
Impossible Seth stomped up the stairs to follow Sabyien, He would have to fight 
now while he's unprepared.


"What is he doing?" Raphael looked into the water where Karma had summoned the 
scene.
"That idiot!" Gabriel pounded his fist on the table, making the water ripple, 
distorting the image. "He's walking into a trap." 

Seth charged past the door way, his eyes scanned the room. No Jenga.
A low laugh from the other side of the room "Do you think that she is really here?"
"Where is she?"
"She is playing....outside with some servants of mine." Sabyien pulled at the 
bathrobe a bit. wipping himself with a dry towel.
"I want Jenga." Seth demanded flatly.
"We all have our wants...Our desires." Saby said. toying with him.
Seth swallowed at the last words. Yes, I do want you...
Sabyien pushed aside the velvet drapes from the four poster bed. He peeled away 
the damp silk from his body, blue eyes burning into Seth's.
Seth wrenched his eyes way.
"I know what you want, Demon-Lord. The Saint-Child is the key to everything, 
this world this..."
"You don't know anything vampire....Ryo holds the key to the outer-realm. The 
sword that can cut between dimensions. But talking about the Sacrosanct Sword 
is not why I've brought you here."
Seth blinked. "You?....what are you talking about?"
Sabyien wrapped a dry robe around himself, leaving it open a bit, showing a 
bear shoulder and leg. He sighed. "You don't have the memory of your past 
lives."
"My past lives?"
"You were always my companion, my comrade, my best friend....both in the Light 
and Darkness. My Eternal friend. " Sabyien closed his eyes leaning against one 
of the bed's slim pillars. "I've ever know how to thank you.......until now."
"I-I don't what your talking about". Seth said taking a step back to back out 
of the room. Sabyien snapped his fingers. The door slammed closed.
"Don't give me that, I know how you feel about me....you can't hide it."
Deep blue eyes trailed from Seth's hard-on straining against the zipper, up his 
body...to his face.
At the eye-contact, Seth's knees felt as if they would give out from under him.
Seth tried to turn away, look at something other than Sabyien's eyes. but he 
had been captivated. he couldn't resist his urges. The reason he had come was 
blanked from his mind. his hands went his waistbandd he stepped to Saby kissing 
him.

Karma's eyes flicked to Ryo "You'd best stop watching... Go pray for him."
Gabriel struggled with himself. "Doesn't he realize what's...."
"Quiet, If he keeps talking about this 'Sword' we may be able to find out how 
to stop him." Raphael pushed Gabriel back, "Go with the Saint, go and show him 
the cathedral's basement...but don't stay here, to watch this."
"That would be the best." Karma said,
So Ariel went with them, the basement was filled very old books, bibles mostly. 
Gabriel was reading one of the passages in latin while Ryo walked, along the 
shelves, trying to read the gothic script.
Ryo walked along. on one of the far side walls was a small door. he looked at 
the others. "What's in there?"
"Gabriel looked up "No one knows. it was sealed long ago. we can't get in. I 
wouldn't advise mucking with it, What's in there could kill you for all we 
know."
"Aha." Ryo said still looking at it. he bit his thumb feeling the urge of 
curiosity. he looked at the others their attention was no longer on him. he 
slowly snuck across the room and touched the door. he felt it move under his 
hand the ancient hinges let out a hollow echoing squeak. Ariel and Gabe glanced 
over. Gabe looked horrified as if expecting some horrible demon to leap out and 
feast upon all of them, Ariel was just confused
"How did you..."
"I pushed on it." Ryo said "And it opened."
Michael sighed his blind eyes returning to the water. "Idiot Saint...."

Seth's eager mouth was on his, Saby parted his lips letting the vampire taste 
and explore. The vampire's hands were reaching up to pull the light robe his 
shoulders, Saby caressed the hot bulge in Seth's pants, pressing with his 
fingers making the vampire pant with longing.
Seth moaned as Saby began to undo his clothing tearing off what wouldn't't come 
easily, he flung Seth down onto the bed. Sabyien flicked his free hand, Seth's 
hands and legs were tied to the bed posts, thus unable to move. Sabyien purred 
and licked at the vampire's skin.
"I remember, that you refused me once before, I don't like being refused...." 
Sabyien said as he pulled Seth's rearing manhood in his mouth.
Seth's cries echoed in the bedchamber as the war-Lord consumed him.

Repheal turn away from the water-image, but he couldn't close his ears.
Karma winced. "It sounds like he's in pain!"
Ryo head the cries "What's going on?" he asked approaching the others, but 
Raphael wouldn't let him come any closer, he sighed and turned back to the door 
mystery. He pushed it the rest of the way open Ariel looked over his shoulder, 
inside was an almost completely empty room. The only occupant was a single 
pedestal with a closed book on it. Ryo approached it looking at the 
title. "What?" Ariel looked at the cover but couldn't make out the title.
"'The Chronicles of War.'" Ryo read, touching the cover gently, he turned to 
Ariel. "Get Michael, He must know what we've found. It might be important."
"I'm NOT your slave." Ariel muttered turning and walking out. Gently Ryo opened 
the book to look at the first page. It was blank.

Long moments of Sabyien's rough caresses driving him near the peak of ecstasy, 
and then withdrawing his touch. Making the Vampire's body burn and ache. Seth 
took a few deep breathes while Sabyien shifted to kneel over him. Seth turned 
his head and bit back a groan as a lock of Saby's hair brushed his sensitive 
skin.
"So will you join me? Be at my side in the battle to come?"
Seth felt Saby's hand turned his head. Once again, the vampire strained against 
the bonds, to no avail.
Deep blue eyes peered into Seth's face, and just for a moment, the old Sabyien 
was looking down at him. "....Or will you leave me to face the darkness alone?"
No, not alone...not if the young man I've grown to love is still 
within...
"I will join you, My Lord."
...Sabyien.
Securing the vampire's loyalty, Sabyien was free to make exquisite love with 
him till the sun disappeared from the sky.