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Though her story gel truth, I it doesn't mean that she knows Castiel's true motives. The twilight temple is different to the eclipse temple. Tonight is the night of the blood moon and it is one the nights, after many long years, that allows Castiel to tap his complete feral instincts.

The twilight temple, brother of the eclipse temple. both reside in the mountains of snow, in the east, guarded by beasts of all nature.

Castiel's motives aren't clear, maybe they know, maybe they don't... But can they really afford to stand around and guess?

Let's hope, what is prey for humans, doesn't end up becoming the predator...

The morning sun blossomed in the forest of fangs. They had around twelve hours before it would all end one way or another. Rifling threw his pages Bathe found a curse reversal, it was different from an anti-curse however. Instead of Rae having to enter the temple before dusk Bathe would and the curse would be lifted, but he didn't want to speak this knowledge yet. If he went on his own and no one was there to help him, he would lift the curse but be defenseless against an ambush.

"I am not going to force you to go, if you want to die in twelve hours that's your choice but don't expect me to not try and persuade you to save us both." Bathe knew this wasn't about his life, he was immortal, but it had the potential to take ALL his spells away, "please, I haven't yet escaped the Dragons soul trap, I want to be human I don't want to die yet!" He would do anything say any lie to be human again. And this would definitely put a dapper on his goals. How could he fight the dragon spelless.

Rae nodded her head and turned her back toward them. Her fingers ran down her arm, calming herself. This was about her, her race, how could she allow them all to slip away? " If I die, how does that save us both? Bathe, it would only save you. My heart would be ripped out of my chest and I would be dead. " Rae turned towards him and grabbed Bathe. She leaned her head down near the spine of the book. " I know your hiding something from me Bathe, might at well go to the temple. " She whispered in a deadly tone of voice.

Rae pulled back from the book and let go off Bathe. She turned towards Ten, by what she could tell he had some kind magic or something. " Ten, can you help me as we travel? I can feel it in the air that Castiel is near us. " Rae had always been able to have a sort of connection with the forest and she trusted it strongly.

"I'm not going to help anyone commit to a suicidal plan." Ten frowned deeply, as he reached into his coat pocket and pulled out another small magical tool; a red kitsune's mask. He put it over his face, and as the kiss of it's surface slid over his skin, his aura flared. In the moment of it's zenith, his magical aura was visible, a bright nimbus of golden-and-blue foxfire flames and a swirling storm of small golden ghost-coins. It was only there for a second or two, as the mask focused his magic and expanded his perceptions. "To commit to helping such a foolhardy endeavor as self-destruction flies in the face of this one's nature, whom stands filled with the vitality of Fortune. If I am to help you, you must be resolute in your want to tackle your fate head-long...both of you must. And have the ambition to succeed against what obstacles have been levied in your stride. For I am a creature that brings forth luck and grants wishes for those who display the strength to seize them." He held out his arm, and about it began to swirl a spiral of bright golden translucent coins. He waited until one came close enough to his palm, at which he grabbed it tightly, it's ethereal nature faded as it touched his hand...becoming a true coin of bright gold.

"What are you saying fox man?" Bathe was confused. Was the spirit walker giving them wishes? If so he would ask to restore his lost pages! Castiel wasn't the only one to rare out a page or two in the past. If he had his spells back he could break the enchantment here and now, or he could wish to be human! But he didn't know if the wish would be stronger the God Magic, most likely not. It would be worth a try though, unless of course there was only one wish.

"Rae, the trip is up to you, it's you life." If they each got a wish and she decided to die he could wish his pages be returned at midnight, that'd be a safe wish either way. "But what is the deal with the wishes," the book was obviously interested, but he needed more details.

Ten chuckled softly, "No, Book Man, it's not my nature to just GIVE wishes. I reward the virtuous, courageous, and strong. Which you might be. Or you might not. I normally stalk a potential recipient for months or even years to allow them to show me their deepest character. But we've just met on happenstance. So what I am doing is offering you a catch to EARN a Wish. Use this chance wisely." He rolled the coin playfully over the back of his knuckles, letting them clink over his knuckles as he watched it. It's golden surface was pocked with a rich tarnish that marred it's otherwise beauty, and it radiated such a power...but a power distant, trapped and impossible to harness as it was. The potential to be valuable, was the best way to describe the coin. What it was so deeply lost within, but you could feel what it could be someday if you held it. And let them hold it he did, as he rolled the coin onto his thumb, and flicked it towards them in a fast arch, saying "Catch."

Then he turned and started off, calling back, "So which temple have you decided on?"

Rae scratched her head, not at all understanding up magic and wishes. She'd never been the type to truly believe in magic, even though she had been cursed. " I- I... " She grabbed onto the coin, rolling it's soft shape around in her fingers. " I have to go to the temple and if you guys don't see why, it's not my fault. " She sighed, placing the coin back into the mans hand and turning. The trip would be fast pace, but Rae was used to it.

The book hovered by Rae's side, "It is your life but I need to cross that thresh hold too." He was not happy about his anti-curses being taken from him but if he could 'earn a wish' the getting the pages back may be a possibility. "I'm noble," he smirked, mostly lying. "And one hundred percent deserving of a wish!" He may not be the bravest, but by no means was Bathe a bad soul, he was just consumed by his own selfishness sometimes which may prove unhelpful in obtaining a wish.

(Don't wait for me haha, I'm the villain after all )

{ I'll try to get you in again. xD }

Rae raised her finger to Bathe as to say no, but let it fall. " We won't make it there unless we start to get going. We've been here to long anyone, I don't want any of Castiel's mutts coming back. " A dash of hatred sprung to her voice and she was ready to walk. This was the books last chance to go with her or stay with the fox. The sun shinned brightly, but soon it would turn into its crimson color and the curse would be in full action.

Tenoji's lips twitched into a small grin as he caught the coin. His fingers gripped it, as it seemed to disappear into his skin, fading from view entirely. He spoke under his breath to himself, "Refusing a wish when the option presents itself. That's interesting...when was the last time that happened?" In his mind, he chimed the answers. Magik, back in Shyde, thirteen years ago, before her reincarnation. Before that, that American Marine, back on that blasted island in the pacific theater...That was middle of World War 2, wasn't it? You'd kami-kazed his ship, and you both managed to end up castaways on the same island. He didn't last long with his wounds, but he refused to take the wish, even when it could have saved him.

He watched as the girl left, making her choice, as he turned softly and walked behind a tree. His body shifted, and as he emerged, he was back to being a non-descript red fox once more. He waited for a time, to see what the book would do.

"I need to follow her," he said to the fox man, "but if i had a wish i could just get my missing pages back..." He paused, that wasn't the 'heroic' thing to do though, not 'noble' or 'courageous'. He would need to follow to get the wish, but he wouldn't need to follow if he just had the damn thing. "You know, this whole thing is dumb," he said smiling at the guy, "I guess I'm coming too!" A bit afraid of her ability to rip him apart. maybe it would be smart if the man came too? "You coming oh great samurai warrior," he said making fun of the mystic being. This was always a good idea, piss off the people you need in life. But for Bathe bridge burning and letting people down was a specialty.

As they ventured through the forest on the quest for the twilight temple the moon was at it's highest. The white mountains of Mt Shimura were constantly coated in the white powder of snow. It was strange, the edge of the mountain was like an end where the snow stops falling.

The long path that led through the snowy mountains was the only place the snow didn't want to settle on. As Rae, Bathe and Tenoji got to the start of the path they were spotted by one of it's inhabitants. A hunter of the mountain, the deadliest predator.

The snow was falling from clouds above but the temperature was not at all cold. The mountain dweller sprinted down the path. It's eyes locked on the group, it's grey fir streamlined and it moved at incredible speed as it ran. It looked like a wolf but it left a light smoke trail as it approached at its incredible speed.

The wolf stopped just at the broken gate of the path.

It stared at the group, tilted it's head and sat there with it's tongue out.

(I thought we should skip because it seemed to me that everyone finds it a bit boring at where it is ^.^)

(Guise? )

((OOC: do ya smell that folks? It's the rotting flesh of a dead RP lol...)

( My apologies! I've been at a horse show since five in the morning, since Friday. I'll try to get back on track. ]

Rae walked carefully down the path, her hearing picking up the chirping of animals around her. The drifting smell of another being floated into her nose. At first she suspected it to be the fox-Er...Whatever thing. After the smell settled into her throat, she stopped walking. She'd be better in any fighting mode, specially tracking in her wolf form. She changed into her wolf form, letting a loud grown slip out of her mouth. Hoping that would alarm any unwanted visitors to stay away.

The kitsune let out a soft whuff through his nose as an interloper stood in his path, flaring the nostrils as his hackles slowly stood on end; hair by hair. Goose flesh ran under his coat. He sought to quiet his own mind against the shock of anticipation, find a center and peace. He lowered his nose to the earth, rooting with it in the loose dust to let his body pick up on the natural forces of the area, but keep his search for anything he could draw on to use innocuous-looking. He stared down the wolf in their way, but gave it a small respectful bow. But not too low, that would show submission, and Tenoji's position in other parts of the world forbade such a gesture.

"Are we there yet?" He floated just a few feet from the fox, who was a few more from Rae, "Close maybe?" He wondered what was the difference between the two temples, he knew Castiel could destroy all Werewolves if he took her to the Eclipse Temple, but what was the Twilight Temple's purpose? Of course he had heard of it, but he thought it just be be a beautiful ruin. A tourist attraction perhaps? "Are we there... Oh," Another wolf, "God Damnit..." Why did there have to be another flippin wolf, another of Castiel's henchman most likely! Here to hunt them down, and kill them, and rip out all his pages, and, and... yeah probably not good.

The wolf sat down on the path and continued to look at them. It spoke but it's mouth didn't move at all "So, it seems the day of reckoning has com, I have been expecting you... Rae" the wolf's voice sounded old and wise "but do not forget the book, the unusual being that floats around you. Bathe is the one with the spell that will cast this world into darkness"

Faint grey smoke seemed to fall to the floor from the wolf's grey fur. It approached the group and morphed into a man as it got closer, he looked in his 20s. Not from a city but more like a tribesman, his clothing was made up of skinned animal leather and fur, around his neck and loosely hung was a bone tooth necklaces made up of small fangs going up in size to the centre where a sabretooth's fang was hung "Tenoji, these lands are dangerous and I know myself that you are no stranger to danger so I am a little relieved you are helping them. This is no simple task however. The temple that sleeps at the end of this path will be the ultimate test for all of you, so I ask" he looked between them all "are you ready to place your lives on the line for humanity?"