Uzali Inaulah's Story

Meya shrugged, "Dont look at me. I never wanted to be here", she said looking at a wall. "Is there anyone else in this ship then who I already know, and met?", she asked looking at Storm again. She glanced behind Storm, "Um...there's a woman crawling on the ceiling". Veorie dropped down behind Storm and playfully put him into a headlock, "Hey, whats up?".

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Zero nodded, "Huh. Mysterious. Well, im sure Ravenger and Ziath will be nice. If they arent , then just tell me". TF yawned and set his mug on the table, "Man, I am bushed. I might just hit the hay tonight", she said, while Tex eyed the mug. Kren softly took Tex's arms, "No, dont. Bad Tex". Tex hissed, "Dont tell me what I can, and cant do".

Storm tensed up when Veorie put him in a headlock. "FFFFFFFffffff-....Don't do that, I don't like getting jump scared, anyways, Meya, meet Veorie, Veorie, this is Meya." Said Storm trying to get out of the headlock.

Shade chuckled and downed the rest of his chocolate milk. "Yeah it is getting pretty late." Said Shade. Shade then let the room and walked down the hallway.

Veorie snickered, "What? Naw, I was just saying hello". She waved at Meya, keeping Storm tight in her headlock. Meya stepped forward, examining Veorie, "Yes, yes. You are like the one before, Ravenger?". Veorie glanced from Storm to Meya, "Uuuh, yeah? Im a Neo Hunter". Meya walked around Veorie, looking her up and down, "mm-hm. Nice. Very nice".

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TF fineshed his drink and stood up, "Well, im going to bed. Night everybody!", he said setting the mug in the sink and walking out of the kitchen. Kren stood up with Tex, "Im going to take Tex to bed too". Tex glared at Kren as he led her away, "What? No. Im not tired yet. Come on. I dont need to go to bed!", she grumbled, wobbling with each step. Zero and Uzali stood up, "We'll see you tomorrow Cindi", Zero said taking Uzalis hand and leading her away from the table. "Dont stay up to late", Uazlir said before leaving the kitchen. Cindi waved, and sat back in her seat, "Yes mom".

"Veorie, getting uncomfortable here, also getting slightly hard to breathe." Said Storm still trying to escape.

Suddenly the cover on the vent popped open and Ace stuck his head out. "Huh, so that's where it leads...oh, hi Cindi!" Said Ace.

Mary raised her arms, and opened her eyes, which were not glowing white. The block raised slowly off the ground. Mar raised it ten feet off the ground, and then slowly brought her hands together, crunching the block into a smaller, orb. The orb then started to spin, and then broke apart into smaller orbs which began to float around the room. Mary turned and smiled at Beta, "There is a lot more I can do. Read minds, retrieve lost memories, create dreams or thoughts, influence actions, all things you can also learn to do." Beta's eyes were wide in wonder, she nodded her head, "Yes! Im gonna practice so hard, im gonna be like you!", she said.

Meya smiled, and left the room, holding the door open for Uzali as she went. Uzali went and sat down by Alice. She sighed, "Well...now im wishing that Zero's father wasn't an all powerful creature of hell. Then he wouldn't have to run off, and help his father in slowly taking over hell", she grumbled.

Storm shuddered at the thought of how powerful psychic abilities could be, especially since there were parts of his own past he would rather leave buried.

"Hey, they're strong, I'm pretty sure they'll be able to do it quick and easy." Said Alice. Drakenos knocked into the door and walked in. "I just remembered, hey dad, can you maybe assist Meya and Zero when they go to Hell?" Asked Alice. "Sure, I was planning on going to Astaliin to join his army anyways, I'm sick of the weakling on the throne ordering me around." Said Drakenos. Drakenos then left the room to catch up with Meya and Zero. "Hey, you're going to Astaliin, right? Can I tag along, was planning on trying to find him to join his army, thought it might be easier if I went with someone he knew." Said Drakenos.

Beta stood up and hugged Mary, who still looked uneasy about being hugged, "I wanna be just like you mom", she said. Mary frowned, "There are things I wish I wasn't, and I dont want to see them in anyone else", she mumbled, slowly wrapping her arms around Beta. "So, I want to know something. We know your part of Zero, so can you transform?", Mary asked breaking the embrace. Beta cocked her head, I can transform?" Mary nodded, "Yeah, to a dragon form, and really anywhere in between", she said. Beta looked at her wings, and stretched them out, "I don't know...I never tried".

Uzali shrugged, "I dont like being left behind like like this. I can fight. Im the strongest Pyromancer my race has seen yet!", she said, "I taught Zero, Ravenger, Ziath, and hundreds others Pyromancy, and im still unable to help my husband in his battles...I guess I just dont like feeling like im not needed." Uzali sighed, "I do hope its quick though. I miss seeing Zero's face sometimes." Zero and Meya exchanged glances, "We were about to leave, so I guess you just barely hopped on the train", Zero said. Meya smirked, "If we are about to do what I think we're about to do, its going to be fun", she said.

"Maybe we should ask someone for help, like Ziath." Suggested Storm.

"Hey, don't go thinking that, everyone is needed, especially you." Said Alice.

"So, what is it you think we're gonna do? Also, should I switch to my mature form, or is my 12-year-old form fine?" Asked Drakenos.

Mary nodded, "Yeah, thats actually a good idea. She shares your dragon form, and can start teaching you about your Neo-Hunter abilities", she said. Beta grinned, "I can have Ziath teach me?! Thats awesome!"

Uzali smiled, and wrapped an arm around Alice's shoulders, pulling her into a side hug, "Awww. Thanks."

"Well, if what the messenger said is true, we're making the first move. We're taking the throne, and quite possibly fighting another Allfather. The message wasn't specific who", Meya said. Zero crossed his arms, "So we're just walking in and taking it?". Meya nodded, "Of course. Its not like they have anything that can stop us. Father has some of the most powerful creatures on his side", she turned to Drakenos, "Creatures that you thought had died out centuries ago". She took in Drakenos's question and though, "Well...you can start out in that form, but if push comes to shove, and it will, go mature form. We will be matched up into one on one fights with some who can maybe equal our power. The Allfathers themselves don't fight, but use us as strategical pieces in a skirmish". Zero's eyes narrowed, "Like chess?". Meya nodded, "More or less. DOnt be worried thought, they have no idea how Neo-Hunters fight", she said with a dark smile.

"Yeah, lets go find her." Said Storm.

"You're welcome, now then, lets see if there's anything fun to do while we wait, it shouldn't take too long knowing them." Said Alice.

Drakenos went ahead and transformed into his mature form. "I was asking that because I thought we was going to see your father first, if we're going straight ahead and fighting, then I'll have to use my mature form since my 12-year-old form is pretty frail, and has very little attack power, and if push comes to shove, I can just switch to my true form, although I haven't needed to use it since I invaded Heaven, and Meya's right, Hell has battle strategies of a ton of races, but Neo-Hunters are not among them, not many Demons survive a fight with a Neo-Hunter, and those very few that somehow manage to escape only describes it as 'Like fighting a wild Hell-Beast from legend'." Said Drakenos.

Beta squealed and ran out of the room excitedly. Mary sighed, "I wish I still had that kind of energy...but after all that i've been through. Everything thats happened to me, I dont think the posotive side of the world really holds much of a place for me anymore", she then looked over at Storm, "Promise me that you will always protect children. I dont want them to have to go through what I did", she said with an exhausted look in her eyes.

Uzali nodded, "Okay. What did you have in mind?", she asked rubbing her hands together. A small bright ball of flame appeared in one hand, and she expertly ran it over her fingers.

Zero shrugged, "I mean we might talk to him first, just so we know what we can expect", he said. Meya laughed, "Trust me, you will need it. The Highbreeds, and creatures an Allfather bring to a fight are monstrous, and powerful." Zero furred his eyebrows, "There are stories of Neo-Hunters engaging into fight with demons and such, but they are really, really old. Im talking just freed from slavery old. Im...i dont know, i guess eager to see what will happen today." Meya rolled her eyes, "I said you will be fine, now quite complaining. We're about to leave", she said, the pentagram on her right eye glowing brightly.

Storm put a hand on Mary's shoulder. "Hey, that's what friends are for, bringing you back to the light in the dark, and that's what I've been doing so far, not just children, but everyone I meet, and I don't plan to stop, I am a bit of a pacifist after all...unless someone pisses me off...anyways, cheer up, it's all over now." Said Storm.

Alice started walking down the hallway trusting Uzali would follow. "Not really sure, but there's got to be something in the Rift Rider, it is a pretty big place, although I once heard it started out as a short hallway with a kitchen, game-room, and a few bedrooms with walk-in closets and bathrooms attached, but then The Mechanic started expanding, and expanded so much not even he knows when it ends." Said Alice.

"Little tip for fighting Demons, that is if you don't mind fighting dirty, Demons will aim for any weak point they can find and will do their best to find out your battle strategy, so show no weak points and don't do something enough for it to become predictable, now for fighting a Demon, depending on the Demon the weak points vary, Dark Demons, their weak points tend to lie in the back and wings so they often wear heavy armor especially around the back, the armor looked like a turtle shell so they can fold their wings into it, Fire Demons don't have any major weak points, but they can only create fire from their hands, so that's where you want to aim for, Hell Demons, like myself, are very rare, but just in case, they have very few weaknesses, not even myself am sure of all their weaknesses, which can be a bit concerning because I am one, but the Hell Demons' strongest thing is their ability to make solid constructs out of their soul, but they can only do it within a certain range of themselves so it might be best to keep your distance, anyways, that makes up the types of Demons the armies of Hell often employ, other Demons are usually in different professions, anyways, I'm ready to go." Said Drakenos.

Mary smiled, "Thank you. Lets go see if we can't find Beta and Ziath".

Uzali nodded, "Sooo, explore then?".

Zero smiled, "Or I could just pound then till they beg for mercy. I kid...but seriously, if they try to end me, I will break them". Meya giggled, "Spoken like a true son of Astaliin. Now stand still, or you might accidentally be incinerated", she said, and in a flash they were all standing on a dark hillside, a red city in front of them. Astaliin stepped forward, and placed his hands on Meya, and Zero's shoulders, "My children! You answered my summon, how good! Now the attack can commence", he said grinning. Meya smiled, and morpghed to her demonic form, leaning up and kissing Astaliin on the cheek, "Of course father". Zero smirked and crossed his arms, "Dont expect any of that from me. Oh, and uh, by the way, this is Drakenos, he wanted to see if he could join your side." Astaliin stepped forward, "Yes. I've heard of you. I must ask, am I what you expected?", he asked stretching to his full height.

Storm nodded and headed down the hallway trusting Mary would follow.

"Pretty much." Said Alice.

"Now you, are what a true All-Father of Hell should be, still can't believe they're dressing up the guy on the throne as 'The Strongest All-Father Ever', any high ranking person can easily tell he isn't an All-Father, heck, he's barely strong enough to beat the rookies, anyways, I know you said you've heard of me, but I would like to tell you a bit about myself, I am Drakenos Hyrus I, Son of Satan, disowned after protecting my Forbidden half-brother from his wrath, later rose up the ranks of the armies of Hell and became the head general, lead the invasion on Heaven, where I met my love Princess Angelica, or as she's known now, Queen Angelica, I have three children, Shade, Ace, and Alice, and this form I'm currently in, isn't my true form, this is the form I take when I want to fight, but not take my enemy seriously, it will be a pleasure serving you." Said Drakenos. Dark then appeared out of nowhere. "Dark, how good of you to join us." Said Drakenos. "I have sworn to serve you DemonLord Drakenos, I will assist in this fight." Said Dark. "I believe you've already met Dark." Said Drakenos.

Mary followed Storm to Beta and Ziath. Beta was trying to grow a tail, but had only succeed on making a small spiked nub. "Come on! Keep thinking about the dragon, keep thinking!".

Uzali twirled her ball of fire, "So...what did you do with Meya last night? I mean i'm just asking, so if you dont want to tell me, its cool".

Astaliin laughed, "He will be driven from the throne. I hardly doubt that he has enough power to even put up even a semblance of a fight." He then bent down, and listened to Drakenos, his lip curled when he heard about San, but he returned to his normal expression when he heard about being disowned. "You married an angel? Strange. I dont know of many who would do that, really none at all. But I wont judge, im not going to force anything on you. Dark? No I do not think I have met you, but I am always open to meeting new allies. Tell me Drakenos, what do you think of my force?", he asked motioning behind him to a small army of all kinds of giants, demons, and dragons, as well as other monsters. Astaliin smiled, "And here comes the head of my army, Vegatarion", he said as a chasm opened up, and a giant claw rose out, slamming into the dirt; it dwarfed even the largest giant. Out of the chasm, rose a giant bipedal dragon with molten magma veins, and hellstone scales. It slowly took a few steps forward, the crowd of demons below it scurrying to make room, until it reached the hill and shrunk down to a tattooed boy with eyes like suns, and black ashen hair, "Father. All the forces you have requested are here. We are ready".

Storm just stood by wathing, then Dex walked in yawning. "Hey Dex." Said Storm. "Hey." Said Dex.

"It's a bit...private...but, I can tell you we've agreed upon maybe having a child in the future, not right now, but maybe at some point." Said Alice.

"Technically I didn't marry her, I've fallen in love with her and had children with her, but according to Angel laws we weren't allowed to marry, and she was forced to marry the *sshat Gabriel, the current ruler of Heaven who married into the throne, and Dark is a nickname for him, his full title is DarkLord Storm, he's Storm B Caster from an alternate reality, this one is the mortal host for a former ruler of Hell, Lucifer, after Gabriel sealed Lucifer into him, now they've agreed to work together, the force is a bit small, but I can see that they are well trained and have quite a bit of battle experience just from the way they hold themselves and a few battle scars that some have...He seems pretty strong." Said Drakenos. Dark then had a look of realization on his face. "Wait, DemonLord Drakenos, if you're the son of Satan, and Queen Angelica is the daughter of God, then does that make you children the grandchildren of both Satan and God?" Asked Dark. "Yes it does." Said Drakenos. "They must be quite powerful then." Said Dark. "Words can't even come close, that is if they unlock their full potential, compared to that they're still underdeveloped." Said Drakenos.

Beta's nub grew a little longer, and horns started to sprout from her head, "I...can...do it!". Ziath pumped her fists, "Yes, you can! You can do it! Kepp thinking!". Mary waved at Dex, "Hi there. My name is Mary. Im an old friend of the Mechanics".

Uzali smiled, "Thats wonderful...wait...how would? Never mind, its not my place to ask for finer details", she said looking back to the fire in her hands. She closed her palm and extinguished it, "She seems happy. I was worried Zero might have been to hard on her, and put her in a bad mood earlier", she said.

Astaliin shrugged, "Well, its not really a big deal to me weather you married her not. I dont really follow many things like that, oh and Angles...with their rules and such. There is no fun among their kind, I swear...". He turned to Dark, "Oh yes! Now I remember you! You were in the room when I came to visit Arashi! Well, its good to have another friendly ally among people", he said with a smile. Vegatarion looked Zero up and down, "Who are you supposed to be?". "Zero. Neo-Hunter faction Leader. Son of Astaliin", Zero replied. Vetatarion's lip curled, "A Neo-Hunter? Father never said he mated with one of those savage beasts". Zero chuckled, "If you meant that as an insult, you really should work a little harder", he said, "But no. Our dad didn't "mate" with a Neo-Hunter. I had his DNA interwoven with mine to complete it." Vegatarion kicked the ground, "I only said that because the rare tales of Neo-Hunters always depict them as death incarnate, never stopping or ceasing an attack until the last breath of life fades from their chest. Your kind was always depicted as among some of the fiercest warriors in the universe...even though rarely any demon has even seen a Neo-Hunter, those that have heard the stories fear them immensely", he said. Astaliin nodded, "We certainly have great power on our side for this conflict. I am looking forward to watching the end result", he said turning back to the city, "Vegatarion. Prepare the troops for the invasion". Vegatarion bowed, "Yes father", and flew off.

"Nice to meet you, I'm Dex Arashi, son of Arashi." Said Dex.

"Well, she was a bit upset about Zero forcing her to wear less revealing clothing, but she seems to have cheered up a bit since then." Said Alice.

Drakenos listened carefully. "Out of pure curiosity, how many battles has Vegatarion lead?" Asked Drakenos. Dark walked a bit away from the main group and pulled out his sword and started practicing his sword skills, making sure he wasn't getting rusty, hethen snapped and a mannequin made of pure darkness appeared and he started attacking it, most of his attacks either aiming for them back with strong hits and stabs, or aiming for the hands to slice them off, but the mannequin despite being an inanimate object was trying to dodge Dark's attacks.

Mary motioned to Ziath and Beta, "Im pretty sure you've already met Ziath, but that girl is Beta. I'll give you the short version, she my daughter made from genes of Zer, Tex and myself".

Uzali winked at Alice in a sly way, "I wonder why".

"Vegatarion has led many strikes on multiple planes an worlds. Though he may be younger then most of the demons here, he is relentless, and intelligent". He turned his head to look at Zero, "You remind me of him in a way". Meya sighed, "Yes, well. Vegatarion also has a tenancy to take unnecessary risks, some of which could have horrible repercussions if he fails. He's brash and impulsive, but a tactical genius as far as military maneuvers are concerned", she said. Zero stepped forward and eyed the city, "So what we are aiming for is to storm our way to the throne? Thats quite the lang way away", he said. Astaliin nodded, "That it is, but we will be attacking on multiple fronts. My special force will be with me. We will make our way down the main road and to the throne, driving that petulant imp off of it, and away from the city", he said. Zeor looked at Astaliin and raised an eyebrow, "Wait. We're just going to walk up to the front door?". Astaliin shrugged, "Why not? Its not like they have anything that can stop us". Zero turned to Drakenos and shrugged.

"Okay, nice to meet you two." Said Dex.

Alice smiled and turned into the game room. "I wonder if there's anything new in here." Said Alice.

"well, the only thing I see being a potential issue, is the Hell-Beasts that are kept in cages around the castle, they're a last ditch effort since very few people know how to either kill or capture one alive, the last one I know to know those methods is myself." Said Drakenos.