"DAMN IT!!!!" Boomerang cursed, "I sure am getting a good start at this!!" He hit his head against the trunk of a tree several times. "Damn it...why is it so hard for me to not fight?!" Lucied whimpered. "Lucied...maybe I'm not meant to change. Maybe I'm supposed to be a killing machine...." His voice trailed off.

He and Lucied were walking through the dense forest to the west of Adlehyde. Where they were going, however, was anyone's guess. Boomerang had finally decided to forget about Adlehyde and was now headed northwest. He wanted to get as far away from the Dream Chasers as demonicly possible.

As they walked through the forest, Boomerang's hand clutched his side again. "ARGH!" he growled, "Damn you, Zed..."

Lucied barked at her master as if to say, "Don't strain yourself."

Boomerang let out a halfhearted laugh and pat Lucied on the head. He then said to the Guaridan, "Okay...so I am a good liar. I'm not as fine as I told her I'd be." He winced and grasped his side again. They walked a little further through the forest, soon coming to a small river.

The demon sat down by the riverside, removed his visored helmet, and gazed at his reflection. Even though Boomerang had been wearing his helmet and armor, Zed had still managed to leave some damage. Boomerang started to put his helmet back on, but stopped to look at his reflection again.

No one had ever seen him without his helmet. Even Lucied had rarely seen the demon's face. Boomerang liked having an air of mystery about him, that was part of the reason why he hid his face behind the visor. The other reason was because he was shamed of what he looked like.

(Author's Note: No one knows what Boomerang really looks like, and that's a fact. So I'm just guessing here and writing down what I think he would look like. If you got a problem with it...LIVE WITH IT!! just kidding =)

Boomerang was shamed because he looked exactly like a human. He gazed into the water, staring at his jet black hair and deep brown eyes. His tan skin further added to his human-like appearance. Even Zed had his blue skin and green hair to differ him from humans, but Boomerang was a perfect replica. (Another Author's Note: I know...Zed doesn't have blue skin...but for some reason I keep thinking he does. So I'm leaving it that way. =P )

The demon sighed and put his helmet back on, but not before splashing his face with the water to clean some of the cuts that he had received in the battle. "Come on, Lucied," Boomerang said once he had his helmet on again, "Let's go." They walked a little further through the trees before Boomerang stopped again. He groaned, "But where are we going?! Damn...if I hadn't promised myself I'd change, I'd probably go back to Guardian hunting or something...but...something just doesn't feel right about that anymore...." He leaned against a tree and slid down the trunk into a sitting position.

The demon looked at the sky which was growing dark and beginning to fill with stars. "It's too late to think about that now..." He looked at Lucied. "Let's worry about it in the morning." Lucied seemed to nod as she lay down beside her master, wrapping her tail around his waist to keep him warm.

Before going to sleep, Boomerang looked at the blue wolf and asked with a small laugh, "You're the Guardian of Desire. I desire to know what the hell is wrong with me!"

"Okay..." Noble Knight started, becoming more and more confused with each word that the Dream Chasers spoke, "The three of you killed off all the demons except one three years ago, right?" Rudy, Jack, and Cecilia nodded. "But now they're back. And ol' DD here says that me and Seph are supposed to help you kill the demons again?" She, Jack, Cecilia, Seph, and Rudy were all in Cecilia's room in Adlehyde Castle. Dan Diaram and Cecilia had just gotten through explaining everything to Noble Knight and Seph, and were waiting for her decision of whether or not she would help them. Dan Diaram replied, "Yes...and please...don't call me that."

Noble Knight grinned and retorted, "Whatever you say, DD." Dan Diaram glared at her.

"OW!!" came Zed's voice.

He was followed by Elmina saying, "Sorry, but Lucied cut into your arm pretty deep."

"You don't need to tell me twice!"

Noble Knight sighed, "Well...I guess it couldn't hurt to help." She stood up and extended a hand toward Rudy. "What the hell? Sign me up!"

Rudy shook her hand and spoke, "You're a strong fighter. I bet you'll be a big help."

Noble Knight then said, "But let me tell you guys one thing. I don't do well with authority. And I usually don't follow orders." Cecilia sighed.

Jack started to say something when Elmina and Zed entered the room. Zed's left arm was bandaged up from where Lucied had attacked him and he was holding an ice pack over his left eye to bring down the swelling. Zed spoke as he looked in a mirror to see what shape his eye was in, "What I don't understand is how Boomer can be the demon that's supposed to help us!"

Dan Diaram asked, "But is he not the one demon who has never been either for or against the humans?"

Zed thought for a moment and then replied, "Well...now that you mention it...he always has been kinda in the middle."

"I suggest you find him and talk him into helping you. Try to persuade him," came a soft voice. Everyone whirled around to see Alicia standing in the doorway. "Face it. You're going to need all the help you can get!" she added with a lopsided grin.

Jack laughed, "She's got a point! If there are two new demons-"

"Three." Alicia corrected, cutting him off.

"WHAT?!?!" everyone in the room, including Dan Diaram, screamed.

Alicia looked in the direction in which Zed's voice had come from and said, "Like you said, ‘Why do my dreams always have to come true?'. It was last night. I saw the shadows of two demons, but then a third showed up. Two were males the third was a female."

Zed almost died right then and there. Another demon?! That made three new ones that he and the Dream Chasers knew nothing about.

Rudy shook his head and asked no one in particular, "How the hell are we gonna do this?"

Alicia thought to herself, I could help you, but...

Dan Diaram was silent for several moments. Finally, he stated, "She is right. There is a third demon. She showed up just this afternoon."

Noble Knight thought for a minute before asking, "Is it like demons to attack someone, run a few tests on him, and leave him alive?"

Zed responded, "If it was Belselk, definatly not. But if it was just Zeik...maybe...why?"

Noble Knight sighed, "Well...after I found Boomerang on the beach...a guy showed up who was dressed in purple armor and red cape. His helmet hid his face and he was carrying a big spear. He attacked me and I fought him for a while. Then he ran a few tests on me and left..."

"ZEIKFRIED?!?!" Zed shouted, "Aw maaaaan!! Now we're in trouble!"

Cecilia groaned, a hint of sarcasm in her voice, "We noticed that when Dan Diaram first told us about the demons returning."

Jack said, "After all we're going through, we should be in the history books!"

"SHUT UP, JACK!!!!" Rudy, Cecilia, Elmina, and Zed yelled.

Zeikfried laughed, "Perfect!! All three of them are exactly identical!!"

Mother spoke, "Yes. And they are the perfect warriors! Those pesky humans cannot hurt them without hurting their friends."

One of the male demons laughed, "It's gonna be a piece of cake killing all of them."

The female grinned and said, "Yep! You can count on us!"

The second male just grinned and nodded, crossing his arms over his chest. The five demons then burst into maniacal laughter, determined that Filgaia would be theirs this time around.....

"Can I come in?" Zed asked as he knocked on Alicia's bedroom door.

"Sure!" came the soft reply. The green-haired demon slowly entered the room to see the blind girl leaning against the windowsill of her given room. Alicia was still wearing her sunglasses, but her walking staff was leaning on the wall beside her bed.

Zed walked over to her and stood beside her, looking at her face. He had never seen her eyes before. Whenever he had ever tried to see what color they were, she would either turn her head or close them. The way she kept her eyes closed all the time gave Zed the creeps which was the main reason why he had given her the sunglasses.

Alicia asked, breaking into his thoughts, "Well..." She turned to him. "What do you need?"

Zed answered, "I was wondering if you could see what those demons in your dream looked like. So maybe the others and I could identify them whenever we run into them." (IDENTIFY?! That definately doesn't sound like ZED!! =P )

Alicia thought for a minute. She then shook her head and replied, "No...I could only see their shadows." She sighed and then asked, "Are the six of you leaving tomorrow?"

"Yeah. We're gonna go see if we can find Boomer and Lucied."

"And you're going with them, right?"

"Sure am! With three new demons runnin' around, they're gonna need all the help they can get!" He grinned and continued. "Um...I want you to stay here. It's the safest place I can think of right now...."

Alicia laughed. "It's okay. I won't leave the castle if that's what you're worried about." Zed blushed slightly.

"Um...well..." he stuttered, heading for the door, "Good night, Alicia..."

"Good night, Zed."