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Chapter 74 - Ark 9: Shadows Rise part 4

Kito looked back to see the gates close behind him. Kito felt uneasy as he followed Vann. Vann looked back at Kito as curiosity piqued his interest. "Vail, is that real name?"

Kito looked at him as they walked up to the carriage. Kito sighed, "No, it is not." He placed his bag into the back.

Vann stared at him before opening his mouth. "So, what is your real name then?"

Kito stopped, "Kito, Kito Featherwind." He jumped into the back and sat down.

Vann blink as if he had heard the name before, "Now, where have I heard that name before?"

Kito began to relax as Vann sat up in the driver's seat. He looked over to Vann, as he grabbed the reins. "So, where are we heading first, umm…?"

"Mo, that's my identity for this mission, and we are heading to an old mining town. I think it was called Stonebeak?" Vann answered Kito's question. "And I will be calling you by your real name for the rest of the mission as to not let anyone know that you are still part of the military." Mo turned to Kito and could see he was pondering on something, but he kept his mouth shut, figuring it might be about Kyle and the mission.

Kito closed his eyes as Mo whipped the reins to get moving. Kito turned to the main gates and watched as they left out of view. He grabbed his shirt as the pain within began to grip him, knowing he would be responsible for his brother's death.

As the days passed, they made their way to Stonebeak. Kito began to reminisce about his time within the Faremin forces, and all that he had done. He knew that this had to be done, Kito's eyes began to become heavy. He closed his eye, unaware of what was about to happen.

The sound of Kyle's voice woke Kito as he saw his brother running u to him. Kito felt joy as he reached out to embrace his brother but found that he fazed through him. "Kyle, wait!" Kito turned around to see Hunter attacking another young man, how looked like him, and Kyle rushing forward, calling out. Kito could not hear the words as he watched in horror. "Kyle, please wait! Don't go over there!"

Kito's words fell onto deaf ears, as he watched the young man's blade plunged into Kyle, Hunters face filled with rage as a mist covered the battlefield. Kito rushed over to see his brother when the fog revealed the top of a tower with Hunter crying with a young woman and six others began to leave. The air felt thick of despair. The mist then filled the air around him once more than revealed the six kingdoms fighting the faremin forces as he brought to a desert town. Where a masked man stood before him.

"Do what you can to kill Lovell, as he will save this world, even from his death, but it will take time." The masked man told Kito.

Kito stared at the man. "Who are you, and what did you show me?"

The man lifted his mask to show his mouth as he was smiling. "I am showing what will transpire within the next two years, for I am talking to you from the future Kito Featherwind; for the sake of this mission, you must get close to Hunter, not Vann for he will ruin everything. Besides, Lovell will cure you of the curse because he has already broken free and now knows how to cure the curse." Kito stared at the masked man as he pulled his mask back down. "And for now, you may call me Black Wolf, I do not exist in your time, until one year and eight months from now. But you will become—no, never mind. If I say any more than I have, it will change the future for the worst." The mist began to cover Black Wolf, "Oh, before you leave, do not name your child with Crow, after your brother, name him…"

"Wait!" Kito called out as Black Wolf's words faded. "Come back!?"

Kito reached out as he woke, sweat drenching his body. Kito looked around him to see he was in the carriage. Mo stopped the horses, as he turned around to see what the problem was.

"What's the matter?"

Kito shivered as he held his body. "Nothing, just a bad dream. That's all."

Mo raises his brow, "If you say so? Well, anyway, we made it to our first destination." Kito looked out the front to see the old buildings made of wooden planks. "I will find a spot to hitch the horses, then we head to the Inn to stay the night."

Kito got up and out of the carriage, "Then we gather supplies for the journey?"

"Yes, and we 'ask' around for information about Kyle, because where Kyle is, Hunter is not far behind." Mo quoted before getting off the carriage himself.

Kito looked around as he noticed someone in the distance. He squinted as to see if he could see the person much clearer. As he focused more, he noticed it was Kyle, and another person had walked up to him, smiling as they held something. Kito revised that it was Hunter! \

Kito grabbed Mo's arm. "Mo, look!" Kito pointed at Kyle and Hunter.

Mo's eyes widened, "Are you kidding me? They are here? Out of all the luck we could have, their right there. By the heavens, we seemed to have struck gold."

Kito began to walk up to his brother, "Kyle! Kyle!" Kito called out. Kyle stopped as he turned around to see who was calling him.