He extended his hand to her to help her up. She was so completely dumbfounded that she could say nothing.

Tatanian quickly recognized her as one of the girls from the pier.

"Sire, sire. We must be going now." Titanian barred himself between Nicholas and Nyx.

Nicholas brushed him aside. "Don't be absurd, Titanian. Oh, I remember you, we met on the pier some months before."

Nyx slowly noded. Damn, it was Nakago!

Seth was still in cat form and purred agaisnt Nyx's leg. He glared at the Bishounen. He knew it was Naki-poo. The rat bastard. Seth hissed.

Nyx looked down at the hentai cat and leveled a stare at him.

Nicholas best down about to pet the kitty. "Aww...what an adorable kitty-cat."

Seth arched his back and hissed some more. He clawed the Prince's hand.

"SETH!" Nyx picked him up in her arms. "Bad! Bad hentai cat!"

Nicholas stared at the blood on his hands. Echoes of a thousand battle cried raged in his mind.

Tatanian motioned for a steel baseball bat.

Seth licked his paw, quite satisfied.

Nyx took Nicholas' hand in hers. "It's just a scratch. I'm so very sorry."

Nicholas did not move, but stared transfixed at the flesh wound.

Tatianian poised to strike him across the head if by chance he regained his memory.

Visions of death and destruction... of POWER surged through his mind's eye.

The blood trickled to the ground.

Nyx made eye contact with him, and smiled.

Nicholas' blue eyes softened. He straightened up and said cooly, "You can drop the weapond, Tatanian. It will do you no good."

The lapdogs and lackey began to move away slowly. Tatanian dropped the steel bat.

Nyx took a step back. Oh no! Nakago?? oh... someting was going on!

Nicholas grabbed her wrist and held it fast. He whipped out throwing knives from his pockets, nonchalantly hurled them backwards striking the lapdogs and lackeys squarely in the heart. Only Tatanian was left standing, or rather, quivering.

Nicholas smirked.

Nyx recalled the vision Tomo had shown her earlier on... that sexy all knowing smirk, the souless piercing blue eyes... the gentleman prince had gone and the warlord had returned.

"Titanian, we will be returning to Jaku."

Tiatanian nodded.

"Where are you taking me?" Nyx asked. Not that she would mind and all... except for the fact that he was a psycho ratbastard!

"My home." He relaxed his grip on her hand. "You will join me."

A bright blue ball of light surrounded them and both Otaku and Bishounen disappered.

"SETH!" Nyx's scream faded.

Seth whirled into human form, but it was too late. "Nyx!!!!!!!"

TBC..............................