"Did I say this would be easier?" Rynn asked, "It’s become easily more boring!" Crispin’s arms were folded and his eyes were closed with annoyance again. Gizmo scuttled on behind Rynn. Crispin was slowly behind them.

"Because of Shai and Ruzu, Woraug probably gotten away," Gizmo clicked.

"Yeah, you’re probably right," Rynn growled. That’s when Crispin’s ear twitched, he growled and stopped.

"I smell human…" Crispin growled, opening his eyes as Gizmo and Rynn looked at him. "Blood…" he finished. Rynn gasped, Gizmo clicked.

"Now I smell it! Do you think we should investigate? I mean, it could have been killed by the Witch!" Rynn said. Crispin nodded; they both turned into their other form and ran off towards the smell, Gizmo going as fast as he could to follow.

"Huh!" Rynn gasped as she stopped and turned back into her two-legged form. Three humans were separated in pieces near a bloody lake. But their scared expressions remained on their faces. Their limbs were everywhere and body parts seemed to have been chewed out. Bloody paw prints were around them.

"Woraug seemed to have gotten hungry," Gizmo clicked madly as he caught up, panting hard.

"He could’ve at least cleaned up after himself!" Rynn barked as Crispin followed the paw prints till they ended at the water, he couldn’t pick up the scent anywhere else.

"Well duh! The scent rubs off when you’re in the water!" Rynn growled. Crispin glared at her.

"I’m perfectly aware of that!" Crispin growled, "But with similar dark energy, I still can’t even sense him," Rynn scratched the back of her head.

"All well, at least we thought we had a lead at one point," Gizmo clicked as they walked back to the trail. Crispin growled as he followed them.

"I smell more people, but no blood. There must be a village coming up," Rynn said, Crispin sniffed the air, he nodded in agreement.

"Wow! You two actually agree on something!" Gizmo cried happily. Crispin stomped him to the ground and kept on walking.

"Are you okay Gizmo?" Rynn asked. Gizmo got up and clicked at Crispin, and shot a string shot at him. Not having time to react. The string wrapped around Crispin, he couldn’t move his claws, making him unable to cut the strong.

"Cut me loose right now!" Crispin roared at Gizmo.

"Geez Crispy, all he did was use String Shot," Rynn laughed as he struggled.

"You can outrun him to the village from here Rynn," Gizmo chuckled.

"You know what, maybe I will," Rynn shouted, "See you at the village Eonboy!" she said as she changed into her vulpix form and use Quick Attack to speed up. Crispin changed into an umbreon and slashed his way out and ran towards Rynn. Gizmo ran after them.

"Come back here you little-huh?" Crispin got a glimpse of a black blur from the trees; the blur was heading towards Rynn. She was having too much fun teasing and outrunning Crispin then paying attention what was around her. The blur was at her speed.

"Rynn! Watch out! It’s next to you!" Crispin barked at Rynn.

"What is?" Rynn asked as she stopped, Crispin slammed into her because she stopped too fast and he was two feet away from her. The blur appeared in full form in front of them. It was Woraug. Crispin stood in a defensive position next to Rynn. Who seemed frightened of Woraug.

"Don’t you sense that?" she asked.

"Sense what?" Crispin growled.

"His energy…it’s as if sucking mine up…" Rynn panted. Gizmo appeared panting next to her, but not because he was running to catch up.

"My energy is abating even when I’m not running…" Gizmo clicked. Crispin glared at Woraug.

"I know this is your work, what are you doing to them?" Crispin asked. Woraug chuckled.

"I’m too strong to realize my own energy, you see…" Woraug laughed, "my energy is much higher and stronger then you and your friends, but since you are of my own energy type. Your friends and other types are effected lethally." Crispin growled, his pupils became smaller.

"Come on, the only way for it to wear off is only when I’m out of my five yard territory or destroyed, and I know you can’t scare me away or destroy me in your current condition," Woraug chuckled some more. Crispin began to growl.

"Rynn! Gizmo! Walk, no I mean, RUN! Get out of this battle now!" Crispin growled. Rynn shook her head, Gizmo clicked.

"We would if we could," Gizmo clicked.

"But anyway, we wouldn’t leave you to face Woraug by yourself…" Rynn said.

"Then you’ll die! And what does it matter? I’m going to have to face Woraug sometime!" Crispin barked. Rynn looked up at him, Gizmo tried to stand.

"Transform and use the Dark Ki Blade then," Gizmo said.

"I was going to do that!" Crispin growled as he transformed. They gasped as Woraug did the same.

To be continued…