...Hello? Did I do something wrong? Why is no one posting? Hello?

Leah says she was going to post yesterday but was waiting on alex. She will try she says.

She moved today so its been a buzy day. She is quite happy to write and read for this.

Oh sorry, I've been busy, and crazy about the Dark Knight. So yeah... maybe monday on the latest.

hehe... sorry.... alright posting time.

Spoiler:

When freya arrived in ellina it was so dead silent that she could even hear her heart beat really fast. She looked at her hand and the peice of clothing that the Ranger wrapped around her arm is still there. She stared at it for a second and realized that she left the ranger back in perion, she forgot to tell him where she was going. But oh well... "You really think you can lose me that fast huh?" a voice behind her said. She just smiled, it didnt really startle her, because she figured the ranger was smart enough to know where she was gonna go, "I didnt really think i was going to." she said as turn around to see bright red eyes staring down at her. She just smiled at him and she could see his eyes move as if he is also smiling behind his mask. “I never thanked you for saving my life.” She said as she raised her arm up for him to shake her hand. He just stared at her hand and shook his head. "I dont need appreciation, i'm just glad that demon didnt hurt you." He said as he took off his mask and smiled at her. She could feel her face burn when she took off his mask. He was... she couldnt really figure out what word she was going to use, but she knew that her stomach is flipping upside down while she's fighting the urge to blush. on the corner of her eye, there was a huge scar by his jaw. She looked away since he noticed her staring at his scar. Now she knows why he's wearing a mask. She knew who he was too. "You're Spike of Henesys are you?" She asked silently as she slowly reached for his scar, and touched his face. He leaned his face towards her hand. And she smiled. "Yeah... Hi freya." he whispered as he remebered the warmness of her hand. ~ "Freya, im right here!" Grendel called freya who was trying to find the voice that was looking for her. Freya finally found her teacher and she gasped, his white gown was covered with blood and he was carrying a boy just about her age with a huge wound on his jaw. Without hesitation she ran to her teacher and looked worried not even caring that her dress would be covered with blood. "Poor boy, he was in rocky top mountain trying to stop those kids from vandalizing the statue on that mountain and he's the one that got hurt bad." Grendel said worryingly as he set the boy down on the table on his desk. "Stay here, ill get some cloth to stop the bleeding." he said as he left her with the unconcious boy. Freya just stared at the boy and she wripped part of her dress and tried to apply pressure on his wound. But the piece of cloth was already soaked with blood. She started freaking out cause she felt his heart beat abnormally slow. With all her might she tried to think of what to do, she then stared at her right hand, She was just learning how to heal minor cuts and maybe just maybe she could heal him to where he could at least stop bleeding before he loses all his blood. Then she raised her right hand above his wound and closed her eyes and thought really hard about all the good stuff and why she wants to save the boy. She felt a weird sensation inside her heart there she knew that she's slowly healing the boy since bright green light surounded both of them. It worked! she though when she saw the boy's wound close a bit. Then the boy's eye fluttered open and she saw the most brightest red eyes she's seen in her life. He smiled at her and said, "Im Spike of henesys." he whispered as if it was away for a thank you. "Im freya.." she said as she touched his jaw. He just smiled when he saw his eyes closed to at least take a nap maybe. She too felt dizzy and she fell on the ground unconcious the last thing she heared was grendel screaming her name. ~ Both Freya and Spike just looked at eachother. They just smiled as she was about to say something someone smirked behind them, they both turned around and saw Grendal standing behind them with this smirk on his face. "I knew you'd like the girl that i told you to follow tonight." Grendel said.

hehe... i posted 3>s haha... just writing some history there! la la la

Oh, well, now its time for me to reveal a little history of my own...

Wham! Nathan chucked a boulder at Ba Gua, who ducked under it and fired a blast of air at him. Rooting firmly into the ground, Nathan weathered the blow. However, Ba Gua had taken the chance and had lunged forward, stabbing various pressure points across Nathan's body. The crowd groaned as Nathan fell on his knees, then onto the ground, completely paralyzed. Ba Gua flipped him over, drawing back his hand to prepare the final strike to the throat. His hand came rushing down, but instead re-opened Nathan's blocked pressure points. Holding out a hand, Ba Gua smiled. "True victory is attained only when both combatants win the fight.", he said, and Nathan smiled. Getting on his feet, he placed a fist and open hand together, and bowed. Ba Gua did the same. Several spectators cheered: however, one brawny man stepped forward. "Listen, I came to see some blood and action, so I'm going to get some blood and action!", he exclaimed. Nathan and Ba Gua looked at each other, then looked at the man. Ba Gua began spinning his hands in circular motion, creating a miniature tornado around the man, raising him off the ground. Nathan stepped forward and stomped on the ground heavily, making a rock spike propell the man over the treetops. "That enough action for you?", Ba Gua called after the flying man, and walked back into the bar. Nathan stretched his arms and yawned, following Ba Gua. The rest of the crowd slowly filed in, and Ba Gua sat with Hitori and Nathan. "What the heck is going on? First you two are fighting to the death, and now you're best buds?", Hitori asked in bewilderment. Nathan and Ba Gua looked at each other, then Ba Gua leaned forward. Pulling an amulet out beneath his orange robes, he showed the cloud emblem on it to Hitori, whispering, "We'll explain later, in a more secure area.". Suddenly, Nathan noticed his rock luggage was open. Pointing, he stared at Hitori. "Oh, her. She woke up, so I let her out for some air. Next you know, she was off and away, flying through the window.", he explained, picking his teeth. Nathan clapped a hand to his forhead. He didn't say it, but his body language quite clearly gave the message, "Hitori, you idiot".

"I still don't see why we couldn't sleep in the inn.", Hitori grumbled, fiddling with an Omok piece. "Well, you wanted an explanation, didn't you?", Ba Gua asked, the light of the fire casting an eerie light over his face. Hitori lay back on the cave floor. "Yeah, I did. Alright then, where is this explanation of yours?", he asked, hand behind his head and staring at the ceiling. "Well, first off, do you know of the spirits?". "Sort of. Nathan over there is a burrow one, ain't he?". "Yes, he is. There are four different types of spirits: tide, ember, cloud, and burrow. I am a cloud spirit. Even though we're called spirits, we're living organisms like everything else. We were the first species to practice magic, and gained supernatural abilities. The original spirits did not resemble humans. They were the badgers, the hawks, the snakes, and the lions. However, a race of people called the Sharenians declared us an afront to the gods, and slayed us without mercy. Now, we are on the brink of extinction.". "Oh, come on, it can't be that bad. Entire species have been able to recover from only five percent of their original numbers.". "We have eleven.". "Eleven percent? That's not too bad.". "No, I mean eleven spirits. You're looking at about a fifth of the entire population right here.", Ba Gua said, turning away. "The spirits that survived were the ones who adapted. We gained human forms, and hid among humans. We recognized each other with various signals. The rock gloves are one; to engage in combat and reveal your elemental skills is a confirmation of that.", he continued to explain. "But...why did the Sharenians stop hunting spirits?", Hitori asked. "The answer...is the Silent.", Ba Gua said, pointing at Nathan. "He singlehandedly crushed the Sharenian empire, in less than a single day."

hmmm... how can i meet with you guys?

Spoiler:

"So you are saying, that boy was The Silent?" Spike asked in a voice of doubt. He heard about a demon named The Silent but he never realized that he just saw him in combat with that demon. And no doubt that demon is very good. "That boy is at least a Century old." Freya said emphasizing the word boy to correct him. Spike just looked at her and just grinned then continued walking following Grendel who was walking a little bit out far ahead from them since He and freya had to stop and have a staring contest. He just groaned when he saw freya teleport again who is now walking sideways to Grendel. He lifted up his bow so he can run a bit farther. "Your actually getting very good with your teleporting freya." Grendel complemented his student as he gave her a short pat on the shoulder when she just blushed. He heard Spike smirk behind them as well as panting since he knew that the young ranger ran a bit to catch up. Freya just looked down making no eye contact with any one since she is blushing really bad, she always goes shy when someone compliments her skills. When she looked up she realized that her teacher stopped walking and pointed to a lighted cave a few feet away. He started walking towards the cave. Freya just widen her eyes, now she is confused what is gonna happen. She looked at Spike he just looked straight ahead and he seems like he knew what was going on. She looked up the sky and saw purpleblue skies and it seems like the sun is about to rise. She saw that both guys were a few feet away from her so she ran towards them. When they entered the cave, Freya saw 2 men sitting around the fire and a guy that seemed like he was at least a few inches above the ground. But then she noticed that one of the guys sitting was The Silent, she then reached for her wand as Spike had a bow and arrow aimed at The Silent who was also in a stance ready to attack at any moment. The guy what was floating just raised his arm but before he could say anything the other man sat up and put his hand infront of Spike's arrow and had his hand on Nathaniel's arm. "Spike, unarm yourself." he said to Spike. Spike just looked at the man and then sighed as he slowly lowered down his weapon. But his eyes was still locked on the demon's eyes. "Hello Ba Gua." Grendel said as he finally entered the Cave, as he slowly bowed his head in respect. "We meet again Grendel." The man named Ba Gua said in a soft tone.

hahahahah!!!! have fun with this Kevin or alex! <3s

Nathan didn't know who the archer boy was, but something about him was making his hair stand on end. And the blue-haired girl...there was something odd about her, too. Ba Gua and Grendel were watching each other silently, eyes locked and faces set. Then suddenly, Ba Gua burst into laughter. "Grendel, my best enemy and worst friend, how good it is to see you!". "Ba Gua, you old rascal, what are you doing in the company of demons?", Grendel asked, embracing his long lost rival and friend. "Hey! I'm not a demon!", Hitori said indignantly. Grendel chuckled. "But you're not exactly an angel of pure goodness, either.", he said, cuffing Hitori playfully on the shoulder. Nathan turned away. Such a long time on Howler's Peak, such a long time waiting, he hadn't realized what people thought of him. Demon. He supposed he deserved it. There could be no forgiveness. Not after what he had done...

The two groups had melded together, though Nathan pointedly avoided the two called Spike and Freya. They stopped at Grendel's library, and Hitori and Grendel went to bed. Ba Gua went to explore Ellinia, while Freya and Spike made up for the supper they had missed. Nathan meditated, waiting as he had always done. Footsteps approached him. "Hey, do you want some soup?", a voice asked. Nathan's eyes snapped open, and he grabbed Spike's outstretched arm, flinging him over the treetops. Freya stormed angrily over. "What did you do that for? He was just trying to help!", she yelled. Nathan froze. Those words...the exact same that he had heard so many years ago. Nathan left the tree silently, jumping off the mighty trees to land softly on the ground below. Unbidden, memories of the past came rushing to him, memories he had tried to forget...

In a quiet, sunny meadow, a child, barely five years off age, cried for his mother. It was a younger Nathan, a Nathan that was not yet the Silent and merely a boy, abandoned by his own parents and left to starve. Plopping onto the ground, Nathan cried, for anyone to come comfort him. Suddenly, the ground rumbled beneath him. Nathan stopped crying and whimpered, fear enveloping him. A badger burrowed out of the ground and stalked towards him, attracted by his tears. The badger had pale, blind eyes, eyes that saw a world of black and white, just like Nathan's eyes did. It walked up to him, pacing around the shivering boy. It came right to his face, and sniffed warily. Then it licked one whole side of his face, and the child giggled. Nathan returned the sniff, and licked the badger's nose with his own miniscule tongue. The badger grunted, and returned to its burrow. Nathan followed it, crawling on all fours and trying to imitate its movements. His old parents had abandoned him, but a burrow spirit had found him.

Eight years later, Nathan stood, tall and proud. The burrow spirit had taught him in spirit lore, but had given him human clothes and a gave him rudimentary human knowledge. Wearing the same outfit he wore today, Nathan breathed deeply. He raised his right foot, stomped it heavily on the ground and quickly stepped forward with his left. Drawing his left foot up, he kicked out. Nothing happened. Groaning in frustration, Nathan fell back onto the grass. The burrow spirit grunted at him, and Nathan hummed back. The badger dropped an apple into Nathan's hand, and Nathan nodded in thanks. They ate in silence, when suddenly, an arrow whizzed out of the trees. The badger raised a rock wall to protect himself, and Nathan sprang up for action. Almost immediately, another arrow came through the trees, this one aiming at Nathan. The badger leaped in the way, taking the arrow in the heart. Collapsing on top of him, both the spirit and the boy fell to the ground. Nathan slowly lost himself to unconsciousness as voices above him spoke. "Is the badger dead?". "Yeah, I think so...what should we do with the kid?". "Leave him for now. If he's still alive, then we question him. If we don't get the right answers, you know what to do.".

Guys feel free to take over my char for a little bit. I don't feel like writing and I'm a bit busy (and lazy).

im kinda of excited now.. but im at work! so i really really want to write... but ill find time! im thinking of what im gonna do... kevin! you attacked Spike... how dare you! -smack!- but oh well! i soo excited!!!

Sorry, guys, but I probably won't be able to post for at least a month. The ice maker for my fridge blew, and when I woke up, the first floor of the house was submerged in three inches of water. We got someone to fix it, but its going to take a long time to fully repair the house. We might have to move out temporarily, and there probably won't be Internet where I'm going. Again, my apologies.

I know how to make it up to you guys! I will have no idea what's going on in the Recovery Story, but I'll be cooking up something a tad more private of my own. How's that to make up a month's absence?

oh my goodness!!! nooo my writer buddy!!!!!!!!!!! gahh!! i hope your house is going to be aright :)

Wow...turns out I didn't have to move out after all. Stupid, pranking plumber people. However, I'm pretty much under house arrest during the first half of the day, and if I walk anywhere outside my room there is so much dust in the air that I have to wear a mask. Basically all the downstairs furniture has been moved to the garage or my room, so I can get from my bed to the desk and that's about it. About twenty giant fans are going off every hour of the day and night, and will be for the next week or two. Figures.

Well, I promised you another story so by gosh I'm going to get you one...but not right now. One day is not that long a time to make a full-blown chapter of a novel (or something close to one).

Well I can't type the story since my dad says I spend too much time on the comp so I don't htink I'll have time to type...I'll try but I don't think so...someone can take over my char for now

You know, even though I said I was going to make a private story, I'm still going to post on the Recovery Story...

you better... now post something after your cliff hanger so i can post! gahhh!! <3s..

Wait...you want me to post? I was waiting for you. Thought that if I posted again it would be story double posting or something. Ah, who cares. Let's post!

Nathan was abruptly disturbed in his reminiscing when there was a crash in the forest. Immediately, he readied himself for battle. It was the demon, the demon he had been assigned to watch. No one could forget its putrid odor. Laeigh crashed through Ellinia's outer barrier, laughing maniacally. He was bigger than before, almost as tall as the great Ellinian trees. The reason for this was explained as the demon absorbed fleeing Green Mushrooms and Slimes into his sludge-like body mass. Ellinians fled, magicians of varying degrees gathering to defend their city. Laeigh took a deep breath, and roared. Nathan froze. He had seen this technique before. Quickly, he encompassed his entire body in rock, so he could not hear or move at all. He waited several seconds, then released his shell. When he emerged, all the magicians around him had frozen, trapped in suspended animation. A semi-transparent, red bubble covered the region where time had stopped, and Laeigh chuckled at his one foe. "So, out of all these great mages, you are the only one who knows how to avoid this? Please, I expected better, but I suppose humans have forgotten." Laeigh chuckled, leaning down to Nathan. "So, you are the only one I must face before continuing to the eradication of Aeons. You are the only one who I missed you are not human. A relic of a forgotten past, eh, little burrow spirit?" Nathan stared at the demon, then waved his hand. Behind him, three words imprinted themselves into the ground. Have you forgotten? Laeigh laughed, a deep, booming sound. "Have I forgotten? How could I forget? How could I forget? But that was a long time ago." Three words appeared at Nathan's bidding. Then what happened? "Humanity happened, little spirit. I'd thought you'd sympathize with me. My kind was wiped out...and so was yours." Nathan's eyes hardened. Just two words appeared this time. Not yet. And then the battle began.

Who will win this battle? What is Laeigh's mysterious past? And what is the relationship between Nathan and Laeigh? Find out on the next post of "Recovery Story"!

Wow...that sounded like an old Pokemon ending.

wow... tyler reads this one too!? sweet!

Of course I read it. I've been following it since the creation. I would add to it, but I'm a terrible writer, and I'm horribly uncreative. I would only make it worse XD. I'm an avid reader, though =D