Chapter 9: Comet, The Cunning Catrea

Fireblade climbed down the tree. He sighed. "I'm free from Karuzama, but he doesn't understand. If only I could make him understand..." He said. Fireblade walked down a dirt path, seeing where it lead to. He looked at the path. It had paw prints. He decided to follow the paw prints.

Fireblade followed the paw prints to a cave. He walked through the cave, through thorn bushes, and tripped on many rocks. The sun was starting to set. Fireblade saw a glow that was far away. A fire! It must be where the paw prints led to. He walked to the glow.



That's when Fireblade saw a black and white catrea. She was curled up by a fire. Fireblade climbed a tree to watch her.



He watched her until midnight. He fell asleep. Then, Fireblade suddenly had a dream. Karuzama and the black and white catrea were there. "Comet's life will end now if you don't tell me why you killed Shizuka!" Karuzama threatened. "I told you once, the raiders killed her! I didn't kill her!" Fireblade yelled. "Lier! Tell me the truth!" Karuzama yelled. "I didn't kill Shizuka! The raiders did!!" Fireblade angrily yelled. Karuzama let out this horrifying scream, and stabbed the black and white catrea in the heart. She dropped dead. Fireblade threw himself against Karuzama and flung him away.

Fireblade's eyes flew open. It was morning, and Fireblade jumped out of the tree. The black and white catrea woke up. She looked at Fireblade. "Hello, who are you?" She asked. "My name is Fireblade. What is your name?" Fireblade asked. "My name is Comet." The black and white catrea replied. Then her eyes opened wide. "I saw that raider attack. Are you the catrea that killed thirty nine raiders?" Comet asked. "I am the catrea that killed thirty nine raiders." Fireblade said.
"You were? That was amazing! No catrea can kill thirty nine raiders really quick!" Comet exclaimed. "Well, I'm an genetically engineered catrea." Fireblade said quietly. "What did you say?" Comet asked. "Um, I didn't say anything." Fireblade said. "Alright. But I swear that I heard something." Comet said.

Fireblade and Comet were walking along a path, out of Tiger Eye Forest. "So, Comet, why are you here at Tiger Eye Forest?" Fireblade asked. "There is this gray and silver catrea I'm after. I don't know his name, but he messed up my life at the coldest region, Arctia. Everyone was controlled by him. They tried to kill me, not knowing that I was their friend. I wasn't controlled by the mysterious catrea." Comet said. Fireblade's green eyes widened. "You're after Karuzama!" Fireblade exclaimed. "Well, yeah. He ruined my life, and he ruined your life." Comet said.
"He didn't ruin my life; he ruined his own life. Okay, I suppose he did ruin my life, but he accused me of killing his mother. But that's because he didn't see her die. I didn't either. She just died fighting." Fireblade explained. "I see." Comet said sympathetically. "What's wrong?" Fireblade asked. "I have to do something for Arctia. My best friend, Leorina, was killed in some fight that I wasn't in. They accused me of killing Leorina. I said that I didn't, but they didn't believe me. They told me to prove myself by killing the gray and silver catrea and bring his body there to show he is dead and that I didn't kill Leorina, but I killed Karuzama, the freak you were talking about." She said. Fireblade closed his eyes. "I see." He said.

Well, Comet's destiny and Fireblade's destiny are intertwined, I see. They've left Tiger Eye Forest, and they are starting a trip to help out people in villages and solve their troubles. But with Karuzama being freako and insane, who knows what will happen? See what Karuzama's first move is in Karuzama's Changing the World!