The fire burned around them.

The crimson flames lightened around her face illuminating her eyes being the red. Before her was another man, also, with crimson eyes and hair. He had found her. The fallen guildmaster of Infinity Wolves and now the failed head of the Nakamura family. Alex stood by with the kids behind the flames with the rest of the family.

"It ends here, half-blood. Think if you know what's best for you, you'd surrender. This family is already contaminated with your kind here," hissed Simon. Dark energy bleed out of his body as she could feel the void of his heart. Lee could feel Ragtime and Caspien becoming unsettled even more.

Her eyes stared back at her husband giving him the sign. Alex's eyes widen, fearing for the worse. This time Ragtime overtook LeeAnn's body making her become more of the draconic mess she was. Instantly, her lizard-like tail lashed with bared teeth. "Do as you may, but even if I die, I will rise from these ashes as something you won't expect. You will not TOUCH this family nor what it holds" she hissed.

Simon simply laughed a little. The battle went on with both high ranking mages fighting with casting spells and causing wounds. Ragtime was keeping up Simon's moves, but he slipped...or did he?

In the midst of the moment, Ragtime made it look like LeeAnn was struck in a vital area. This caused her body to go into shock. Behind the heat of the flames, she could see her father, kids, and husband scream. Hikari being held back by her father and adopted siblings. LeeAnn whispered in the to them:

"Let the flames burn, a Pheonix will rise. Remember that"

Ragtime managed to saved LeeAnn's life by a hair, but her body was destroyed in the flames. The two spirits managed to save her soul to a new body.
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Lee sat alone in the old cafe. He had his nose in a book about history of assinations. Personally, he started to like keeping to himself since the soul transfer. His old body didn't make it in the flames, but his sould managed to survived.

His past was now a secret. LeeAnn Nakamura was officially dead...for now. Right now, he hadn't planned on returning as his old self again or not at all. The only ONLY person who knew who he truly was...was his Uncle. He knew how to keep a secret with tight sewn lips. Personally, he as not too worried about the word getting out. His fake death was all over the papers within weeks. People's reactions were astonished as the death of a previously well-known guildmaster, known for her firey temper and kind-heart, was murdered.

Lee had no other choice right now, but to go into hiding. His uncle was the only one keeping him in touch with how the family was doing. Simon was now in hiding again, assuming he had won. That's all he wanted to do was to kill the one person standing between him and his goal to berid the family of him.

The four kids were handling the situation better than he had expected, but Alex was distraught. Alex was appointed head of the family with the except of his Uncle also taking title.

"So...what's the plan now, Vulnus" teased Ragtime. The internal monolouge he had to put up with from this creature was all too irritating. Lee rolled his eyes.

"Think you know by now. Lay low and out of sight, our alias is Vulnus Bloodmane. We've already managed to keep up the fron this far, but I might have to join up with Kon's guild. I need money and I dont exactly have access to the family funds" he thought. Ragtime groaned. Lee got up and closed his book.

"I'm going to go find my gryphon. Think he needs to be saddled" spoke Lee. The gryphon was the only string tied to his past. Zalor seemed to already know who he was automatically even with a different scent. This made Lee feel a little better, knowing he still had one friend in this world that know the real him. Those were simplier times back then. He sighed. "Sometimes, I feel as if I have always been alone. I miss everyone. Being a guild, with friends, family...I miss that so much, Rags" he spoke. He grabbed his wedding ring around his neck. Alex. He missed his husband so much...the kids...he yearned to be near them, but to keep them safe he had to do this. He had to be someone else until this choas was over.

"I know, kid. I know. I miss Atani, Raymus, Lucretia. I miss the vibe Infinity Wolves gave off. Something no one else can create. Sad to see it die so hard" he spoke. The cold green eyes of the previous guildmaster shedded a single tear before heading out to the stables down the block, ready to fly to his cousin.

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