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I watched Sukura walk away and then headed to my class. I shrunk into my hoodie and tried to become invisible inside its cover. The white halls were filled with foot traffic and many people saw me and seemed to either stare with wonder or shrink away in fear. I sighed and picked up the pace of my walking as I made my way to class. Once there I turned on the Virtual Reality Rig (or VRR for short.) and slipped inside it. This one had not been made to accommodate furries and it was a tad bit uncomfortable. My tail was squashed against my spine and was becoming quite painful as the boot up process began.

The machine beeped and then started to recalibrate as it scanned my body. I performed various stretches and simple muscle movements so the rig could accurately map my body. When it was finished the rig initiated the link to the school's Virtual Server and I saw a flash of White light before I emerged into the classroom. My avatar's appearance was the same as always except this time it had fur. I shrugged and glanced around the classroom to see if the day's lesson was already in place.

A blinking white dot appeared on my notifications menu and I tapped it to read the message.Once I finished I started to dig through the C:\drive of my rig and after finding the program I wanted I loaded it and began to work on the days lesson.

The other students flashed into existence a few minuets after I started and I ignored them. Complex diagrams and theories filled my mind's eye as the lesson continued and by then end of it I had a mild headache. I logged out and then exited the rig.

Pins and needles plagued my paws and my tails as I began to move around and I whimpered softly as the circulation was restored. Once I was sure I could walk without falling on my face I headed down the hall and Waved to Sukura as he walked out of his class. I smiled when I saw the look on his face.

He waved back and waited for me. Once I was beside him we walked to the doors and headed towards the Hub. He was quite and for that I was gratefully. When it was out turn for the hub we stepped inside and with a flash we were on our way.

However when my vision cleared we were not at the receiving end of a hub instead it seemed like we were stuck in a black box. A flashing red sign comprised of a red circle with three arrows branching out from the center was painted on the main wall.

I grabbed for Sukura's Paw and he smiled at me before closing his eyes and the iron smell of blood filled the air. I opened my mouth to comment when a chilling laugh was heard.

Sukura was growling and i noticed that the smell of blood became very strong. I could hear the blood hitting the ground and from within it's depths shapes started to form and grow. These must be the cherry blossoms that Sukura spoke of before. I thought before a single seemingly unarmed man stepped from an unseen passage and into the room. A spotlight centered itself on him and he clasped his hands in front of him as if studying us.

He was well built and his skin was black. He was wearing dark glasses and his bald head shined in the light. His voice was rich and velvety as he spoke. "Welcome to The Emergance. Here you will find peace, there are no rules, there is no life. There is only The Emergance."

Sukura and I exchanged a glance then an almost feral look covered his face. His tone when he spoke made me shiver with sudden cold. It was quite but danger and pain laced every word like a promise.

"What if we do not wish to join The Emergance? Do Tell how you will stop us." The man reacted with surprise and then smirked. "You may try to resist but you won't succeed." By now Sukura seemed to have drained at least half of the blood from his body and transformed it into flowers. He smirked as several figures began to step into the light and leveled their guns. "Bet your glad I got those modifications now." he said so softly that I was the only one that heard him.

In a blur of movement we were covered in a dome of cherry blossoms and the sounds of gunfire split the air followed by an odd pinging sound and several screams of agony.The flower moved as the gunfire ceased and reaped a bloody revenge on the gunmen. I cowered against Sukura and he held me tightly as I did. When everything had stopped I saw that the flowers had turned back into blood and a black cloud of what I assumed was dirt hit the ground before the blood rejoined Sukura's body. The twin wounds on his back sealed and he panted heavily as he settled against the wall and held me.

I looked at him with my voice trembling. "A-are you OK?" He nodded and held me against his chest. "I'm fine just a little tired. What about you?" I frowned wondering why he asked. "I'm OK. I'm not the one that had about half of my blood outside of my body." He chuckled and said "I guess your right. Now the next questions is how we get out of this place."

I shrugged and got my cell phone out of my pocket. "Do you think we should call Luxray?" "I think we should but it would make sense that this place has a cell phone jammer." He said and struggled to sit up. His breathing was labored but it evened out. He growled softly as a fresh stream of blood flowed from his arm and it morphed into cherry blossoms then they changed into a flowing gray metal and formed into the shape of a sword. He whined in pain as the sword finished forming and dropped onto his knees.

It was solid black and there was a kanji on the blade. He was panting hard when he got to his feet and grabbed the sword before straightening up and pushing away from the wall. "Lets go." He said and started to lead the way to the symbol. Once there he tapped on the wall trying to find a door.

When he did find one and tried to open it he failed miserably. There were noises of shuffling feet behind the door and he gripped the sword tightly "Stay close Pengu. I bet there are more guys with guns on the other side of the door."

I nodded and moved close to him. So close I could have counted the individual hairs on his neck if I chose too. The door opened and without blinking several soldiers marched in their eyes all glowing red. Not one made an effort to attack.

Sukura stopped confused until another figure walked into our group. He appeared to be blind and used a cane. "My dear boy do you not realize that you have brought a knife to a gun fight?" he asked resting his hands calmly on his cane as he looked at us.

Sukura glanced at the other soldiers surrounding us then at him. "Mind control? Is that your game?" he rested his fingers against the sword and it cut into his fingers. The trickle of blood seemed to flow into the blade towards the kanji symbol and it glowed briefly before it faded.

I started to shiver with fear and I felt Sukura's many tails ease around my waist and give me a brief squeeze. I felt safe and forced myself to stop my shivering. The man didn't seem worried at all. Almost as if he thought that Sukura couldn't possibly be a threat.

The silence stretched between them and beads of sweat dropped from Sukura's chin as they seemed to be struggling over something. I took a few steps back from Sukura looking at him worriedly as he started to growl. The growl became deeper and deeper to the point that I felt the vibrations from it.

Finally the battle seemed to stop when the man grabbed the side of his head for a few moments. That was all Sukura needed. A flash of steal and the man's head was parted from his neck and hit the ground. Sukura grabbed his stomach and threw up all over it. I felt sick myself but I closed my eyes and blocked out the image.

I grabbed Sukura and pulled him along not letting myself think about what had happened just then. Sukura looked very sick as I finally found a hub teleporter and pictured The living room of Luxray's house. When we arrived I set Sukura down on the couch and went to go find some tea in the kitchen.

Luxray came in from outside and he looked at me worriedly. "What happened" he asked as he helped me put the water on. "I seriously don't want to talk about it. Sukura doesn't either." I said putting some finality in my tone.

He nodded and nothing else was said about the topic. I got Sukura his green tea and it seemed to help him relax a bit. "I apologize to the both of you but after what happened I seriously need to meditate." he got up and took the sword to his room and appeared to prop it on the wall before getting his stuff together to shower.

His eyes lingered on mine seconds longer then they should have. Within their depths I saw fear that I was scared of him, Loathing that he had to take lives to save us, distaste at what had happened and finally a fierce determination to protect me. I gave him a small smile when I realized he was also silently asking me if I would join him.

I nodded slightly and held up a finger indicating that I would be along in a few minuets. I turned to Luxray after Sukura left. "The Hub was either hacked or malfunctioned today. We wound up in the headquarters of a place calling itself The Emergance. The people were different. Sukura had to use his power to defend us and at more then one point things got nasty." With that I made my way to Sukura's bedroom.