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Shadow's Tree
Chapter Eight
Inuzuka


"Jake... if you didn't know who you really were... I know..." Shadow said with his deep, cold voice. Me knees locked. I'd been waiting to know... "You are Tagoshi Inuzuka, son of Athena. A double-bladed sword and a dog with acompany you when you are done helping me. A coat and pants along with it. And a scroll... the basic scroll for a child of Athena. As for your friends, they aren't mages, and neither are you. You are ninjas, with a power of bending elements at will. They will also receive a scroll telling who their parents are. Oh, and Tagoshi---er---I mean Jake---" Shadow said. "No, Tagoshi is fine." I said. "Ok, then, Tagoshi, you are related to Kiba..." He said. Ian asked, "So how can we help?" Avery looked at the speaking tree, then said, "Waddaya need? We've got anything you need---" "Except the Nectar of Life, Avery." Shadow interupted. "Lemmie check the bag." I said stupidly. I checked the bag. I pulled out a sparkling gold container. "Oh my gods," The tree said, "that's it... the Nectar of---" I yelled loud and stupidly, "LIFE!" All the dull shadows that lived back here looked at me. A little murmur was going around, but that's me for ya; loud, random, and sometimes calm.


As we walked back to camp, a new addition to the crew lurked beside us. Shadow was a tall dude, but dark. Not like, all-black-wearing-body-guard, but more like, litteral shadow dark. His face was all black- no fetures. He wore a black gunnar hat with a red feather. He also wore a black sweatshirt and black sweat pants. We made it back to camp, and he said, "'Kay guys, check your cabins..."