Chapter 18: Recovery and Isolation

Lil LoveStar: Hey everyone this is the 18th chapter of our rippling tale.

Kero: I can't believe what you're doing. This is going to get bloody.

Lil LoveStar: No it won't I promise and besides we have to make sure they're ok. I loved my reviews and I hope you like this.

Once Destiny and Xiaolang brought Michael and Sakura to the infirmary the Elders and Yelan approached the two.

"Xiaolang?" Yelan started. Xiaolang looked at his mother, his eyes were piercing hers and they were yellow. "Son what happened?" She asked trying to get through to him.

"I'm not exactly sure but I know it's not all gone." Xiaolang said, he was trying to control himself and at the same make sure no more harm came to his Sakura.

Odessa looked at her only daughter; it seemed that she was guarding Michael like a mother cat guards her kittens.

"Destiny what's happening?" Odessa asked as she got closer. Destiny snarled at her mother and took a step toward Michael. The gang rushed in as Corin was about to speak.

"Sakura and Michael need time to heal and you two need to be treated for whatever awoke your magic like this." "Have them separated."

"I WON'T LET YOU TAKE HIM FROM ME!" Destiny screamed, her aura was making sparks around her and her scar was a bright red. Xiaolang was a little reluctant but he complied. Destiny on the other hand was growling and her fur was standing on end.

"Honey we just want to help you." Odessa insisted.

"NO YOU JUST WANT TO TAKE HIM! HE'S MINE!"

"Sis calm down, your power is out of control you have to fight it." Jimmy said. Destiny's legs were twitching as she growled, Odessa tried to use her magic but Destiny's aura overpowered hers. Destiny felt the magic being used against her and leapt toward Odessa only to have her friends and brothers tackle her to the floor. Destiny's eyes turned a darker shade of red and she used her magic to tear at the others, luckily they were all animals.

"Damn she's stronger then all of them put together." Sasha glared at the young woman. Once the others were pushed off Destiny she was about to attack her mother but Xiaolang clawed her shoulder. Destiny howled and turned toward the wolf, her magic was starting to spin around her. Since Xiaolang had more control he could see if she attacked him now he'd die. He stood his ground as Destiny leapt toward him; luckily Roxi's lightening magic and the Elders binding spells stunned her, making her fall unconscious. She along with the others regained their human forms as Odessa ran to her child and held her close to her. The Elders put her in a holding cell and took her and Xiaolang to be examined.

Everything was so dark, what happened? Destiny slowly and painfully opened her eyes to find herself in a dark room. Why did everything hurt so much? What happened with the game, who won, where was she? She lifted her head only to have it fall again from the dizziness she felt as well as the pain. This place was starting to remind her of something she never wanted to remember. Her eyes shot open when a voice came to her ears.

"Hello my little star, how long has it been? Three years?" The voice was one that made her rise to her feet immediately and look for the person it came from.

"What are you doing here, I killed you a long time ago and corpses don't speak." Destiny said looking for the voice.

"You're right you did kill me. But you forget my dear…" Makoto started before he wrapped his arms around Destiny. "I'm the one that taught you how to kill in the first place." Destiny's entire body stiffened and she began to struggle her way out of his grip. Her magic was beginning to spark and she could see the things he'd done to her when she was a little girl. Her entire being was pulsing from the memories and the contact from the vile creature.

"Let go of me!" Destiny yelled. Makoto smiled as he felt her anguish and the results of it in her powers.

"Show me that lovely demon again and I will." He said before his kissed her neck. Destiny screamed.

On the other side of the isolation chambers Odessa, the elders, Yelan and even Xiaolang could hear her screaming and they could feel her powers radiating from the room.

"What's the matter with her?" Meiling asked as she and the others ran into the room.

"It has to be Shishio, he's the only one that could stir up this much of her power." Yelan scowled.

"But he's dead…Destiny killed him herself." BJ said with a frown on. Destiny's aura was crying out now and her mother could feel it.

"Turn on the lights…" Odessa said to the elders.

The lights in the room were turned on right before Makoto, Shishio gave his step-daughter one final message. "I'll be back soon my little demon and I can't wait for you to plunge the world in sorrow." He disappeared and everyone ran in to find Destiny in her human form lying in a fetal position in the corner of the room. The scar on her face had left but a beautiful marking took its place on her head.

"Destiny…speak to us." Odessa pleaded as she held her. Destiny was shaking uncontrollably, her eyes were wide open and filled with fear and the mark on her head was glowing faintly.

"Momma…" Destiny said while tears fell from her eyes. "Don't leave me alone, I don't want to be alone with him…"

Lil LoveStar: Sorry everyone I had to make that chapter about Destiny. So you can understand the events that lead to the end. Thanks for all your support.