" yes, James... this is my natural color. don't hate because my hair actually looks good." he practicly spat back at him. he realized that james and that other boy must be an item, he could practicly sense their bond to one another. James... you just messed with the wrong bitch today. i'm going to have fun tearing your perfect little world down around you he thought to himself.

he lessened his gaurd stood up from his crouching position. the rain fell to the ground in a turrent and resumed its normal course, drenching every one buy Antonio, and Alex. But he kept the double ring of ocean water rotating around his body as a precaution.

"Whats your problem James... What do you have against me" he asked, trying to put on an innocent front.

The constant bickering from the group of boys was taking it's toll on Zeshuan's nerves. As James and Antonio argued, Zeshuan shifted uncomfortably as he morphed his eyes to those of a cat; a futile attempt to see better in such a bitter storm. He turned to wards the direction of the boys dormitory and was surprised to find that he could only make out the lower half of the building, the upper half had disappeared in the thick layer of onyx that was the darkness.

"Aye, relax bud" Alex said, putting a friendly hand on Antonio's shoulder that nearly made Zeshuan gag.

"We're wasting time. Again." Allen muttered, loud enough for the group to get his point "We need to find Deanon as soon as possible."

Ryan surveyed the campus "Well we're in for it then," he huffed, creating an energy shield around him to block out the rain "There's like what, a million acres to search?"

The group let out a sigh at the obvious problem; there was too much ground to cover to and little chance of finding Deanon. As Byron informed Antonio of the situation, the rest of the group pondered their next move, trying their best to ignore the rain that seemed to get heavier by the minute.

"Whatever" Zeshuan sighed, rubbing his eyes until they were back to human form "I can't swim well, so I'll be damned if I'm staying on this shore..." He tossed Antonio a dirty look "The water's rising and I'm not drowning 'cuz we had to have a chit chat with Misty here."

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“Zeshuan keep it shut eh? Has he attacked you yet?” Alex said coyly.

“Well there is time!” Answered James.

It was obvious that James did not like this Antonio kid at all. You could tell by the way he directly behind Antonio eyeing him up as if trying to read inside him. Antonio was in the front with Bryon and Alex who were updating him on all that had happened. They all decided to walk more inland towards the school. Allen, Chris, Ryan, Zeshuan and James were behind the three boys chatting quietly.

“This kid is really weird. He makes me feel so on edge. He definitely isn’t who he says he is.”

Said James quietly the boys in his line. Allen nodded and replied,

“You are right. When we get back we should talk about it more. Maybe we can get some information on this kid. Also, we could find out more about this storm perhaps....”

Zeshuan gave a fake smile and said coyly,

“Anything to get out of this rain!”

Chris was walking quietly behind trying to take everything in. He then said thoughtfully,

“Why does Alex trust him so much? I mean it was almost instant. Bryon is talking to him to.”

James retorted quickly saying,

“Because he does not understand. I will tell him later tonight. He is staying in my room!”

Chris decided that he would not talk anymore. They boys walked in silence back toward the school. The three boys at the front were talking about themselves. Antonio was talking about his past life. Alex and Bryon were listening intently. James shook his head. He hated this kid. He knew he was wrong in some way. He was going to find out. He just didn’t want Alex to get hurt in the process. He could not lose him. Alex was everything to James. Alex made James feel amazing. Made him feel wanted. If he lost him he would feel useless, weak and lonely. Alex then turned towards the boys behind him and said,

“Guys...Look...Shall we look for Deanon or go back? It has been three hours since we left the school. Say if they check the rooms? Say if they make a round of the school? Say if they are LOOKING FOR US RIGHT NOW?”

Antonio then added,

“Alex is right. Maybe we should go back to the school. I mean I am sure Deanon is alright and his quiet friend. It is 2 am in the morning. We will not get back to the school till about 2.30 am. When we get back, we should check our rooms and then go out again. It would be the best bet. At least then we would have about 4 to 6 hours to search for them.”

James looked at Antonio and said sourly,

“Did we ask you for your opinion?”

Alex looked back at James and said,

“Don’t be so rude James. You looking and acting stupid right now! Get a grip!”

James looked to Alex and was shocked. Alex rarely ever said negative stuff to James. It hurt him so much that he did that. James fell silent. Allen put his hand on James shoulder and squeezed it, trying to be supportive. Alex then said,

“Look guys! As much as you hate him! He is right. It is what we should do. When we get there we should get back to our rooms the way we got out. Antonio where is your dorm?”

Antonio answered truthfully,

“It is at the top floor of the school. I got down by the ladder at the back end of the school. I will be fine to get back up.”

James thought to himself,

“Try not to trip darling...” He smiled inwardly.

Zeshuan was then the next to talk. He said,

“Well let’s not stand here...LETS GO!!!”

And so they did...in silence...

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(( it should be stated tha no one has ill will towards Anotnio xD only their characters do , lol. ))

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Lightning.

For a brief moment, the world would turn white. Too soon then would he find himself shoved into the reality of the situation.

She moved fast, deadly fast. Her eyes set to her destination. A point Deanon could never seem to forecast.

Her black robes, impervious to the heavy rain glided behind her. And at her wake, not far from the western face of the ranges, a large group of strangers march.

But there was hardly any time to put any attention on them now... Most times the huntress would be no more visible than a blur of black against the mountainside... It was enough.

Deanon gave a go at every glance of her, rendering rocky pillars to jutt out from the mountain side. One after another, she bested them. Dexterous and swift, she managed to evade each giant pillar that launched itself off the face of the mountain.

She continued to run. Beginning what looked like a path that circled around the pair. Deanon ran the opposite way, beginning a directionally opposing circle of his own, taking any good chances at retaliation.

All too often would she send razor sharp projectiles flying through the air. They traveled impossibly fast, considering the storm... And Deanon found himself ignoring several cuts he suffered from them as the engagement continued.

Kale had been relatively static after dodging a few of the huntress' own missiles. He just eyed her now, as she moved round him. He seemed to wait for the next indication of attack.

From within her getup she handled another 4 sharp tools, fashioning each one in between her knuckles.

Her eyes on Deanon, she threw--

No.

She bluffed--

Shifting her aim in a matter of milliseconds, she diverted her missiles to Kale, who stood not more than ten metres away.

Deanon's eyes grew wide and he charged towards the boy to aid in an attempt of a parry..

But Kale didn't seem to require the assistance.

For a shot of a moment, the vicinity seemed to blur into a glowing blue haze. Then as fast as it came, it was gone, and all was re-rendered as it were before.. Except now, a shimmering blue shell stood between Kale, and the razor-sharp projectiles.

They each made a high pitched clang as they made contact against the barrier, then fell harmlessly to the ground.

Moments passed slowly...

Kale's eyes flared blue.

Deanon's flared red.

..

If there were a single happening the huntress wouldn't favour.. this would be it.

For if Deanon were an agent of Quantum...

his polar opposite... The agent of Void...

Would be no one other than Kale.

The two stood erect and raised their arms to either side of their body.

The huntress frowned at the development and proceeded with her predatory circling, hurrying to catch them from the back.

Their hands fisted, the pair braced and closed their eyes.

And the same familiar surreality flooded the surrounds. All that there was on Deanon's half glowed red. Those on Kale's half glowed blue. The whole reality of it seemed to slow all things, including the huntress, down. And within this moment of blue and red, the raindrops turtled their way to the ground, making every drop, every splash visible.

The moment passed as quickly as the flashes of lightning. And the huntress' run was rudely interrupted by the materialization of a gigantic ornamented wall.

She was thrust into the wall headfirst, crushing her nose and injuring her jaw, sending her flying backwards to the ground.

The pair looked at her one last time, perhaps in pity of what the otherwise graceful, but painfully oblivious huntress had stumbled into.

Then the two spoke in unison... In one voice... And a voice not of their own. Its' presence reverberated through the ranges and shook the trees that stood around them.

"YOU child, have meddled in affairs that were NOT to be meddled in."

"And through those of this world, your people shall feel their punishment.."

The huntress simply sat aghast, her eyes wide at the presence before her.

"Now REST!"

The voice roared.

The pair moved their bodies in complete sync.. And with one dismissive slam of their arms..

..The Huntress, was no more.

...

..

.

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Behind her, miles across the plains west of the ranges, an army marched...

The strangers, shrouded in their infectious darkness marched in all directions, always outwards...

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Back across past the mountains, through the woods and out into the eastern side of the continent, the boys were wary. And although the weather had begun clearing up relatively, there was another menacing sensation that had run aground on them.

They'd been on their search for Deanon for a good hour now, and despite the rain having stopped, they'd come up with no luck...

Until an incomprehensible presence stomped on their current doings.

Allen took a gulp... "Wh.. What was that..?"

"I don't know.. But.. you don't... think that..?" Alex started

"Nooo, no way... Wh.. I mean why would he.. be like... There.." Zeshuan pointed out

"Dunno... But y'now, the last time I saw that red shit flare up like that? There was a giant ball of tuna mulch about to fall over my head... Remind ya of someone??"

Chris seemed to state the obvious. But an obviousness everyone else wanted to avoid.

....

"Aww cman! Admit it... Your friend's dead. That massive... Whatever the hell that was would've mangled him up to nuthin!"

"Shh, shuttup. We don't even know what that was yet.." James snapped.

"Oh, are ya willin to go and check it out then?" Chris replied, and James just looked away.

"Mmm... I think... I think maybe it'd be good to check anyway you know.. Just in case." Allen announced.

There was a brief restlessness in the group, but a team-derived decision seemed to bolster everyone well enough to be sufficiently confident about braving that which was unknown.

"Alright, so we all go." Byron confirmed. "It'd just be safer that way... For all of us.."

"Agreed then." Alex said.

The boys shook on it, and after a quick pit stop at the Mansion, the boys were off through the western quad, through the back gardens, and into the woods, backpacks and all.

At least the weather seemed to be on their side now... They could hear the birds again. And it looks like the electricity's on its' way back up. The group made their way into the woods, casually chatting as they went. It seems the shift in weather was enough to pervade and calm their minds. Some of them were even relaxed enough to have a laugh..

At the back of the group, and most unfamiliar with his new peers was Antonio. He took a brief look at the forest as it shook with the wind and thought... "This is the stupidest thing ever.." As he ran into the green..

Who knows.. Maybe it was..

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(( For those who might'nt get how I started this one out, well on my last post, I left off Deanon and Kale in a clearing at the western edge of the forest facing the eastern face of the mountain ranges.

Looking up, they notice the storm worsen, and up from the mountaintop, the huntress appears, and attempts to strike them down at first sight.

Kale and Deanon dodge her projectiles, Kale remains standing in his spot, keeping an eye on the huntress, while Deanon begins retaliative maneuvers.

Then this post comes in =]

Ta! ))

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anyway thanks to everyone for postin loads and so on...

and welcome all new characters it is good to have fresh faces and a potential bad guy!.....

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Antonio let the boys race ahead, but never more than 10 meters. he was perplexed at the lifting of the drakness. he knew shelia or, what she liked to be called, the huntress wouldn't retreat unless the situation wasen't winnable. but he also knew this was a top priority mission for her. she would have fought to the dea.....No...impossible. all of the adults were either busy patroling the school grounds, or been incapacitated. they should be waking up in another 20 minutes, 10 at the least. so it couldn't be any of them, could it?? No, even in a group she wouldn't have any problem dispatching them. so who... could it be that kid they've been talking about? Antonio catches up with the group and runs out to the side to catch Alex's eye. he drops back a little, indicating he wanted a word.

"Be right back" Alex said to James as he left his side to join Antonio in the back. When he joined him, he mentally gasped at Antonio's body. he hadn't noticed how cut his abs were...all eight of them. how smooth and hairless his torso was, except for that small trail leading into his board shorts. which weren't hiding anything while he jogged. Alex realized he had been staring for a while now and quickly looked at Antonio's face, which had a grin form ear too ear. Alex blushed from beeing caught. He had too admit, that Antonio was gorgeous, but James was his man and he wouldn't change that for the world. "i'm sorry" Alex said, thinking Antonio must be straight. he started to catch up with the group to hide his embarrasment, but was stopped when Antonio put a hand on his shoulder. causing them both to pause in the jogging.

"Its all right, you wouldn't be the first guy that looked at me that way." Antonio said with a smirk on his face. " i'm gay, so i'm totally fine with guys looking at me with lust, actually preferr them." during his whole exchange, Antonio had lowered his head to Alex's, his eyes shimmering in the light. Antonio brought his lips against Alex's and kissed him deeply.

Alex was so shocked. on one hand, he would love nothing more than to release his primal nature and let Antonio take him right there in the woods. on the other hand, he had James. it took only 10 seconds for Alex to regain himself. he lightly pushed Antonio away at arms length. "This is wrong, you shouldn't have done that." he said in a steady controlled voice.

" i'm sorry, i thought that you had...feelings for me" he sad, with a sad hitch in his voice.

" its not that." he said trying to reasure Antonio. " i'm in a realtionship with James, right now. i love him with every fiber of my being and would do anything for him. i could never do something that would hurt him."

he said with a little more force in his voice than he had intended to use. in truth, that kiss and shacken him to the core. he loved James, but he literally had to froce himself to stop the kiss before it went too far.

" i understand, and i'm sorry if i caused any trouble, but i don't take back kissing you." he said with a twinkle in his eyes. " i won't tell if you don't" he said jokingly. he offered his hand, "deal"?

"Deal" Alex said happily taking Antonio's hand.

they started running too catch up with the rest of the group.
" thats reminds me, the whole reason for pulling you away from ...James, was too thank you privately for sticking up for me on the beach." Antonio said while they continued to close on the group, which could now bee seen no more than 18 meters away.
"Don't mention it" Alex stated as they joined back up with the group. Alex rejoined James side as the boys continued to head in the direction of the red flash.
Uhh, this is just too easy. Antonio thought too him self. it had been simple too manipulate Alex, his elemental opposite, into harboring a deep seeded desire for him. now, all he had too do was wait for that seed to sprout and blossom, then Alex would be his.

(( Haha, one thing though dude, The Huntress was just an agent of the alien force that's spreading its' presence throughout the area. And by 'alien' I mean 'unfamiliar', not necessarily from another planet.

The boys (Alex, Byran, Allen, Antonio, etc.) never encountered this specific huntress that Deanon and Kale engaged, nor are they familiar with her art. And as far as Deanon and Kale know, The Huntress had been dispatched of, before she even got a chance to make herself known to the boys.

Although it doesn't take away the possibility that there could be more than one entity like that of The Huntress... Who knows, maybe there are more like her to come. ;] ))