End of the Millennium
A Xian Shade Production

Author's Notes:  A shorty.  Live with it.

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Chronos, Aljus, King Marcus, and the worthless one are © Xian Shade
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The Path of Finding Destiny, Chapter 15:

-'Damn it all... Chronos! Ares! Thanatos! Anyone! ANSWER ME!!'-

Noah struggled to communicate now that he had thawed. He had to keep
his telepathy at a low frequency, or the mechanical monstrosity that
ran the Algo solar system would find them, and wipe them out. The
result was that it was taking years to transmit his thoughts out to
find where his brothers had resided. Horror flooded his features when
he found the solar system in which they were supposed to be residing.

The darkness had already tracked them down! -'But... why is it
waiting? Is it watching for a moment of weakness? A sign? Hmm... well,
as long as it's idle...'- he thought, then found his brother Ares in a
light sword match with one of his soldiers on the fourth planet.

-'Ares!  Can you hear me?'-

Ares looked up from his fight, and the soldier took that as a moment
of weakness, only to have his sword swiped aside without Ares looking
or thinking. -'Noah? Rat bastard, you waited to call while I was sword
fighting to try and mess me up on purpose, didn't you?'-

-'Ares, shut up and listen! Darkness has been spreading like wildfire!
There is a stronger form of Falz sitting outside your solar system...
almost like it's waiting for something!'-

-'Falz? That little freak you fought in Algo? I still say he gave you
too much trouble.'-

-'I wasn't strong enough then.  I haven't improved much, Alis left,
Odin died, and I haven't seen Myau since last time I was frozen... and
now it's much more powerful! What's worse, it's multiplying! There's
one here, one where you are, and at least one more!'-

-'Well I'd be able to sense if it were coming. Still, I'll keep the
troops at the ready, and inform the others. By the way, why the hell
are you whispering?'-

-'I have to keep my power low. I'm under surveillance on this world,
and the people that I've trained are hunted daily. I fear that Falz
has not forgotten his defeat at my hands, and wants me eliminated by
using the system-wide monitoring and safety device of this system.'-

-'All right. I'll look into our problem. Thanks for the warning.'-

"Uhh, Lord Ares? Are you all right?" the soldier was rubbing his
wrist, which was strained from the sword being knocked clear. Ares
realized he looked rather silly looking up to the sky. He didn't
recall how long he was doing so.

"I'm fine. I was communicating with my brother far away, and he's
warning me of incoming war. What's odd is I didn't sense it coming."

"We are ready when you command, Lord Ares!" the soldier stood to
attention.

"Good. Now pick up your sword and use your other arm. We're going
again." he said, then thought to himself as he parried the soldier's
thrusts, lunges, and slashes. 'Good thing they're ready. This may
very well be the boost we need to let this solar system know they
need us. My brothers will understand.'

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Cocky bastard, isn't he? Ares believes his knowledge of war will
inform him when the possible attack will occur. Can he depend on his
natural abilities?