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Chapter 1

"Awwwwwww!  They're so cute!" Aneishen wailed.

Rayman had met the weather sorceress before during their battle with the witch, Figuya, but it had been a while since then.  This was the first time for her to meet his children.

Yehaiel was in Rayman's hands.  His son was a year old and had inherited Rayman's blonde hair and deep blue eyes, but also Ly's limbs and fairy tail.  THe one-year-old looked up at Aneishen curiously and sucked on his thumb.

Amej, Yehaiel's twin sister, was asleep in Ly's arms.  She had the same purple hair and green eyes that her mother had, but was limbless like her father.

"When are you gonna have some little babies?" Aneishen's gaze fell upon a tall figure standing next to Rayman.

Neshae snapped from his trance.  Being Rayman's twin brother, he looked generally a lot like him.  But not being an identical twin, he also looked very different.  Like Rayman, he was limbless, but his hair was black and his eyes were green.  Instead of a purple shirt with a white ring on the chest like Rayman wore, Neshae wore a black shirt with a red bull's eye on it.  And where his brother's shoes were yellow with an orange swirlie, his were green with splotches of gray.  THough the biggest difference between the two were the large bat-like wings that wrapped around his body almost like a cape.  Neshae had been bitten years ago by a vampire and been turned into one.

"Huh?" He asked, only just realizing he had been asked a question.

"Eh, he'll have them sooner or later." Alaesia spoke for him.

Alaesia and Aneishen looked close enough to be sisters.  Both had black hair, though Aneishen's was considerably longer than Alaesia's.  Alaesia's hair was only about the length of Ly's.  Aneishen's hair also had streaks of silver going through it, sparkling like her violet eyes in contrast to Alaesia's orange ones.  While Aneishen was clad in mostly black leather, Alaesia wore more casual clothing of jeans, a green shirt, and black tennis shoes.  Around her neck were two necklaces.  THe one on the outside of her shirt was a gold chain with a "D" charm.  THe necklace that was hidden under her shirt was a black chain that held a blue cross of two snakes bound together by a ring that surrounded them.

Aneishen shrugged and returned her attention to Rayman's children.  "You're just too cute!" she told Yehaiel who continued to stare at her.

"Hate to break up this nauseatingly sweet overly cute moment here," Neshae said, "but I'm starved.  There anything to eat around here?"

Aneishen almost seemed to cringe, the thought of Neshae's fangs piercing her neck flashing through her mind.  "What did you have in mind?"

Neshae shrugged.  "I dunno, a burger maybe?  I'm hungry for just about anything.  I haven't eaten since three in the morning and you day people have me up already well into the afternoon now."

Suddenly, Ly tensed.  "Something just happened..." she said, catching everyone's attention.

"WHat?" Rayman asked.  Being a fairy, Ly was able to sense the presence of magic in the air, such as when a spell had just been cast.

"I don't know." Ly said, "But it isn't anything good."

As if to prove her words, there was a sound of shouting down the hall.  A man dressed in a sand colored cloak skidded to a halt and turned to race down the hall towards the small group.  His hair was dark and short and his eyes white and sightless.  In his hand he carried a staff which he did not seem to need just then.  Behind him, the person who was shouting came into view and ran after him.  She was dressed in a light blue dress, her hair and eyes both gold.

"Shigyu!" the woman called.  "WHat are you doing?"

Shigyu did not listen to the woman.  Instead he came to a stop when he apporached the group.  He leaned against his staff as if her were tired and stared into space.

Bujit, Shigyu's wife, came to a stop next to him.  "What's going on?" she asked.  Despite being blind, Shigyu  knew exactly where he was going and who he was standing next to.  He did not answer her.  Instead, continuing to stare somewhat towards the ground, he began to do what he was well known for.

"THe diamonds have collided with us." he began.  "The trio of gems must find the bone of a thousand men.  The dark sapphire returns and comes for the light.  The five worlds must be warned for a sixth world has approached.  The white onyx summons the ruby lord.  And all shall bow before him.  A dark emerald shall come and tempt the light emerald.  Fire ruby and light sapphire shall be betrayed.  Amethyst hurry and prepare for battle.  In the end, diamond must return with bone, for no one should return once sent back.  Only then can the ruby lord shatter while sapphires shatter the onyx."

"Um..." Bujit said.  "I....am not sure what all that meant."  Shigyu was well known for his insight to the past, present, and future, but he spoke in riddles.  Only his wife, Bujit was able to understand him and translate his prophecies.  But this time, even she was slightly confused.  "But something not very nice is apparently going on.

Shigyu suddenly straightened.  He looked directly at Alaesia for the first time.  The intensity of his sightless stare unnerved her, sending a chill down her spine.  He pointed to his right.  "THe Prophecy of the Gems begins.  Hurry.  If Tempistus returns and helps them, we may not succeed."

"Tempistus?" Alaesia asked.  "But didn't Dark kill him years ago?"

Shigyu was silent.  He once again leaned against his staff and stared at the floor.

Bujit took him by the arm.  "COme on, let's go tell Fhuyt what you saw."

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Chapter 1

"Awwwwwww!  They're so cute!" Aneishen wailed.

Rayman had met the weather sorceress before during their battle with the witch, Figuya, but it had been a while since then.  This was the first time for her to meet his children.

Yehaiel was in Rayman's hands.  His son was a year old and had inherited Rayman's blonde hair and deep blue eyes, but also Ly's limbs and fairy tail.  THe one-year-old looked up at Aneishen curiously and sucked on his thumb.

Amej, Yehaiel's twin sister, was asleep in Ly's arms.  She had the same purple hair and green eyes that her mother had, but was limbless like her father.

"When are you gonna have some little babies?" Aneishen's gaze fell upon a tall figure standing next to Rayman.

Neshae snapped from his trance.  Being Rayman's twin brother, he looked generally a lot like him.  But not being an identical twin, he also looked very different.  Like Rayman, he was limbless, but his hair was black and his eyes were green.  Instead of a purple shirt with a white ring on the chest like Rayman wore, Neshae wore a black shirt with a red bull's eye on it.  And where his brother's shoes were yellow with an orange swirlie, his were green with splotches of gray.  THough the biggest difference between the two were the large bat-like wings that wrapped around his body almost like a cape.  Neshae had been bitten years ago by a vampire and been turned into one.

"Huh?" He asked, only just realizing he had been asked a question.

"Eh, he'll have them sooner or later." Alaesia spoke for him.

Alaesia and Aneishen looked close enough to be sisters.  Both had black hair, though Aneishen's was considerably longer than Alaesia's.  Alaesia's hair was only about the length of Ly's.  Aneishen's hair also had streaks of silver going through it, sparkling like her violet eyes in contrast to Alaesia's orange ones.  While Aneishen was clad in mostly black leather, Alaesia wore more casual clothing of jeans, a green shirt, and black tennis shoes.  Around her neck were two necklaces.  THe one on the outside of her shirt was a gold chain with a "D" charm.  THe necklace that was hidden under her shirt was a black chain that held a blue cross of two snakes bound together by a ring that surrounded them.

Aneishen shrugged and returned her attention to Rayman's children.  "You're just too cute!" she told Yehaiel who continued to stare at her.

"Hate to break up this nauseatingly sweet overly cute moment here," Neshae said, "but I'm starved.  There anything to eat around here?"

Aneishen almost seemed to cringe, the thought of Neshae's fangs piercing her neck flashing through her mind.  "What did you have in mind?"

Neshae shrugged.  "I dunno, a burger maybe?  I'm hungry for just about anything.  I haven't eaten since three in the morning and you day people have me up already well into the afternoon now."

Suddenly, Ly tensed.  "Something just happened..." she said, catching everyone's attention.

"WHat?" Rayman asked.  Being a fairy, Ly was able to sense the presence of magic in the air, such as when a spell had just been cast.

"I don't know." Ly said, "But it isn't anything good."

As if to prove her words, there was a sound of shouting down the hall.  A man dressed in a sand colored cloak skidded to a halt and turned to race down the hall towards the small group.  His hair was dark and short and his eyes white and sightless.  In his hand he carried a staff which he did not seem to need just then.  Behind him, the person who was shouting came into view and ran after him.  She was dressed in a light blue dress, her hair and eyes both gold.

"Shigyu!" the woman called.  "WHat are you doing?"

Shigyu did not listen to the woman.  Instead he came to a stop when he apporached the group.  He leaned against his staff as if her were tired and stared into space.

Bujit, Shigyu's wife, came to a stop next to him.  "What's going on?" she asked.  Despite being blind, Shigyu  knew exactly where he was going and who he was standing next to.  He did not answer her.  Instead, continuing to stare somewhat towards the ground, he began to do what he was well known for.

"THe diamonds have collided with us." he began.  "The trio of gems must find the bone of a thousand men.  The dark sapphire returns and comes for the light.  The five worlds must be warned for a sixth world has approached.  The white onyx summons the ruby lord.  And all shall bow before him.  A dark emerald shall come and tempt the light emerald.  Fire ruby and light sapphire shall be betrayed.  Amethyst hurry and prepare for battle.  In the end, diamond must return with bone, for no one should return once sent back.  Only then can the ruby lord shatter while sapphires shatter the onyx."

"Um..." Bujit said.  "I....am not sure what all that meant."  Shigyu was well known for his insight to the past, present, and future, but he spoke in riddles.  Only his wife, Bujit was able to understand him and translate his prophecies.  But this time, even she was slightly confused.  "But something not very nice is apparently going on.

Shigyu suddenly straightened.  He looked directly at Alaesia for the first time.  The intensity of his sightless stare unnerved her, sending a chill down her spine.  He pointed to his right.  "THe Prophecy of the Gems begins.  Hurry.  If Tempistus returns and helps them, we may not succeed."

"Tempistus?" Alaesia asked.  "But didn't Dark kill him years ago?"

Shigyu was silent.  He once again leaned against his staff and stared at the floor.

Bujit took him by the arm.  "COme on, let's go tell Fhuyt what you saw."