As Nina walked towards the Town that was called Winterveail,. ground benth her feet was snowy and began to get thicker as she walked towards WInterveil. the Kyi in the air changed from calm to dark.

she placed her hand on her sword.

as Nina reached the gate and cried out in fear what she saw was unreal, death, bodies of the people who had lived in this town layed on the ground there organs spilling on the snow. " Dear lord!"

" Is anyone still alive!" Nina cried out she knew that it was a hopeless endver but " what if someone lived. she could not leave them here to die."

she searched until the sun began to set "PLEASE ANYONE THAT IS ALIVE SAY SOMETHING! " Nina cried out her voice cracking and her eyes filled with tears.

Nina fell to the ground defeated in her attampt to find one person that might have lived.

As Nina sat there crying she heard a young boy " Are you part of them?"

Nina turned and saw a young boy and his sister, there body badly wounded

" No, i just want to help." Nina said

the boy and his sister paused and said " Ok. but only if you protect us from Them."

Nina did not know what Them was so she agreed. her heart lifted that she had saved at least one life as the made there way away from the town and made camp for the night.

As the cool fall night went on Nina saw that the children sat far away from her, there bodys seemed to be trembling in fear. " what could have caused this?" Nina thought

she turned to the boy who sat in front of his sister, Nina saw the look on his face that Luke had many times the look of that who would do anything to protect his family. out of the coroner of her eye Nina noticed that the sister had three long slashs on her right arm.

" May i see your sister?" Nina asked calmly to the boy, he examined her and then turned to his sister, Nina could see his mind wighing the opions.

"Ok." he said placing a scarred hand on Ninas left arm " just don"t hurt her." he said as he walked away.

Nina apporched the girl once she did Nina could see scares and cuts all over her body more then on the boy. " what is your name?" Nina asked her

the girl was silent for a monent then looked at her brother who nodded

" My name is Ki"ren" pointing to her brother said " that is my older brother Ash"ta"

Ash"ta smiled " yes, i think it is better that you know our names."

As Nina was patching up Ki"ren she turned to Ash"ta and asked him " what happened to both or you and that town?"

Ash"ta was silent for seveal minutes his dark blue eyes glowed in the firey embers of the moonlight " i will tell you in the morning, but for now we must rest." Ash"ta said

Nina replied " can"t you at least tell me who Them are?" as she placed a hand on Ash"tas shoulder once she did her vision was consumed by a blinding red light and voices filled the air

" Is it ready?" a older males voice said that sounded cracked and old.

a blinding light and a image of a nunber 238964.

the words Omega Project were heard

Ash"ta turned to Nina " you know who Them are." Nina gritted her teeth "No, i will not belive it."

Nina could not sleep though the night her mind was still thinking about what she saw " They would not do it" she thought then paused " would they?"

Nina sighed and picked up her sword " Kara be damened i can"t sleep. might as well train."

once she got into a open area Nina drew her Stareater the blade that Kai"la gave her that belonged to her brother Silva.

closing her eyes and foucsing her Kai, she moved her body effetlessly in the Kai"lengareon syle of fighting her movment were like she was dancing,

As Nina practed her mind went back to the fight with the Red lady, the shock of her brothers death at the hands of the Cyborg. she could still hear the clashing of her stell and her taunghting words that sung her body.

"Nina stop!" Ash"ta cried out as with out knowing it her movments have become reckless Nina regaining control of herself dropped her sword and fell to the ground.

" d.a.m.n it. Why could it have been me?" she said her voice low and sad Ash"tar walked over to her and sat down next to Nina " i am sorry, he must have ment a lot to you."

Nina nodded " he was my brother. he died protecting me." turning to Ash"tar Nina said " Promise me that you will protect her, no matter what the cost."

Ash"tar nodded " i promise."

Nina smiled and said " i have a question. would you and Ki"ren like to help me on my quest?" Ash"tar nodded " yes, we would. i belive that you need someone to guide you to the Seven Cosmic Keys, I have a idea where they might be."

Nina nodded " good, once Ki"ren gets up we will leave."

upon the sun rising and Ki"ren waking up Ash"tar had retrived two Az"areon Breed Horses Nina put all of there gear on one. Nina got onto the Horse with the gear Ash"tar put Ki"ren behind Nina

Nina felt the horse soft fur and could feel its Kyi a gentle loving Kyi turning to Ash"tar " where are we going?" Nina asked Ash"tar began riding north

" well, i only know of the sixth and seventh Key. for reason i will tell you when the time is right. but i do now of a friend that can knows where the other Keys are."

Nina replied " who is this friend?" there was a short silence " Jacky Blackheart the dauther of Jason Blackheart."

Nina gasped and allmost fell off of the the horse " what do you mean!" she cried out Ash"tar replied " calm down, from what she told me she does not inteed to harm you,"

Nina gave Ash"tar the so what face

Ash"tar nodded " right. i frogot, he said that to."

Nina sighed " if she truely intends to help then i guess i have no other choice. where does she want to meet."

Ash"tar replied " just outside of the Town of Bashmar, it should be half a days journey we should get there before nightfall."