Juno & Kouken continued warring against the lightning hawks, but still, their were too many of them for the Ancients' forces to defeat.

"How about this?!" Juno yelled as he fired a powerful beam at a lightning hawk, but the beam was dodged. Dang it. He thought.
Out of nowhere, a rather large man in what seemed to be knight's armor of maybe armor of a guardian leapt at the hawk, and sliced through it with a huge sword. He landed with a thud, and then cracked his neck.
"Who...are you?" Juno asked the newcomer.
The man turned to Juno, and grinned faintly. "I'm Derek, one of Awai's Light Warriors." He replied.
Kouken looked down and listened to Juno & Derek for a moment, and smiled. "About time we got some back-up!" He said joyfully, and then returned to battle.

~Asia~

Trigger & Auqaria charged into battle, blasting away at firedemons, taking them out with ease with their combined attacks. "Auqaria, I have an idea!" Trigger said.
"That would be...?!" Auqaria asked as she turned to the Purifier.
"Arial attacks!" Trigger replied. "Gimme a boost!" He said with a grin.
"Right!" Auqaria said, returning the smile.
Trigger jumped up, and Auqaria turned herself into a type of geyser underneath Trigger, and shot him up high into the air. She transformed back into a human shape, and her and Trigger readied to attack. "Active Buster!" Trigger yelled, turning his right arm into his Active Buster. He then started spinning around while firing thousands of seeker missiles at the fire demons.
While Trigger was using his powerful seeker missiles, Auqaria was shooting blade-like waves of water at the fiends while spinning with the Ancient behind her.

~Elsewhere~

Vagabond was just about ready to step in when he saw R.D. fly to the ground. He took a small step forward with his right foot, but came to a halt whenhe saw R.D. fire two blasts at Kalmar.

(OOC: "As Juno would say: Kso." When have I ever said that? Morph and Maya have never met, right? Yes, you are correct If I remember right)

Ryan & Dokuro had reached Egypt, and were in shock when they saw the lightning hawks all over the place.
"What the...?" Ryan muttered.
"Lightning hawks." Said Dokuro.
"The Seven Beasts of The Dark Apocalypse have been released. But by who?" Ryan questioned, though he knew no one would answer.

(OOC: Aah yes Either or, it'd be kool either way)

Maya watched Morphman through one of her mist-like screens, and just wondered. Where are you going, Morphman? Why have you come back? Where did you get your newfound power? How did you get that power? And why does it feel so familiar?

(OOC: O RLY? )

Gouki could sense that the Ancients and a Light Warrior were defeating his forces in Japan, but didn't worry about too much. However, he did slightly worry about this other being he felt...Morphman. "This being could become a threat." He said as looked at Morphman via a mist-like screen.

~China~

"So Morphman, where will you go now? What will you do?" Maya asked, though she knew Morphman could not hear her.

"Oh, will you now?" Both Maya & Gouki said with a smirk.
Maya covered herself in a black mist, making to where she could hardly be seen. Then she formed a mist-like screen right in front of Morphman's face. "Well then, Morphman of the S.S. CalmWaters, come! Come, and meet your fait!" She said to him with malice. "You will find my castle of darkness in China." With that said, the mist-like screen vanished.

"Yes. Come to me, Morphman." Maya said with evil glee as she watched Morphman near her castle. I wonder just how powerful he really is. She thought to herself.

"He's here." Maya said with en evil grin. "Come Morphman! To my throne room!" She called. The throne room was a good 300-feet from the entrance, where Morphman was. I look forward to battling you, ally of Juno. She thought to herself.

"Hahaha." Maya laughed lightly. "Hello Morphman." She greeted him. "How do you like my throne room?" She asked, motioning her hand as if she was displaying the room. "Nice, isn't it?" She placed her hands on the arm rests of her throne, and just smirked at Morph, but due to the mist her smirk couldn't be seen.

(OOC: I remember Morph meeting the girl before she was posessed.)

*The Nightmare God watched 'Maya' through Morphman's eyes.

Nightmare God (Thinks): Looks like we're gonna be in for a treat.

(OOC: Oh yeah, that's right)

"Something is different about you, Morph." Maya said as she examined the man before her. "You seem...darker." Her eyes changed to a bright red, and she searched Morph's inner self, soul, and then she saw it. "Hello again." She said to the Nightmare God through a connection all evil beings share. "Tell me Morphman," the mist around her started to clear, and soon Maya was completely visible, "did your little trip to Nightmare Realm help you grow a backbone? Or, were you just hiding it all this time?" She asked with a smirk.

~Egypt~

Derek, Juno, Kouken, and their forces had defeated the lightning hawks in that particular area, and were setting up camp to rest for the night.

Juno froze, he felt something...familiar. "It cannot be." He muttered. "Mo...Morphman?" His eyes widened. He could feel that Morph was alive, but how? He killed him himself, by accedent, but nevertheless. "Why...?" Why did he come back? Where did he end up? He thought to himself.

Nightmare God (Dark Connections: Maya): Where have we met before girl? What do you mean by 'again'? You may have met my son Xoquox, don't mistake him for me.

"Hah." Maya let out. I take it you mean Akumu, son of Kuro. She replied, via the dark link. But no. I know Akumu, and know you. Haha! It has been a long time, my friend. I do hope you have not forgotten... Suddenly, something came to her attention. "He knows." She said quietly, referring to Juno's knowlage of Morphman.

Maya looked to ZetsumeiRyu, and raised a brow. "Wh-what?" She asked with confusion. She shook it off, and looked back at Morphman. "So Morphman, are you sure you really want to fight me?" She asked, an impish grin on her face.

"You don't have to fight me, Morphman. You could join me." Maya said gleefully. "You could help me rule this world. You could be my left-hand-man." She smiled childishly, and giggled a little.

Nightmare God (Dark Connections: Maya): I... don't remember. It seems I may have lost most of my memory due to trying to escape... I do know that He does not walk the Earth any more, so I have no worries of being locked up again. Refresh my memory on how we met.