Chapter 1

"The secret of time and dead is a secret un revealed"

It's a black night in Venice. The canals shimmer in the faint light of the moon which peeks sometimes between the clouds. It's silence, whole Venice is asleep with exception of some teenagers in the center partying, and some adults in bars. But outside the center of Venice, it's silence. Only one group of people is walking down the streets. Two females, three males. Of which two adults and three teenagers.

'Target is walking down the street' says the damped voice of a female dressed in black pants, a black top with black hard armor bodice. There's black armor from her elbow to her hands and black gloves. On her knees are hardened parts and on her feet are black ninja like shoes. Around her neck is a col and her hair is bound back in a high pony tail. On the black bodice is an emblem of three crows flying through each other, they make a triangle form with their wings and in the middle where their heads meet is an eye form. Over her eyes are white bandages and on her back is a katana and Naginata. On her hip a black double hip bag with next to it the blinking of a riffled knife. Her skin is pale. Not a grey pale but ivory pale. Her hair is long and black and her lips light pink.

'Good' says another damped voice form an alley nearby, peeking around the corner and watching the people pass a bridge. She too has an ivory pale skin, but long dark purple straight hair and red eyes. She's wearing a black Yukata with a purple waist band. The Yukata reaches her mid-thighs and has long sleeves. On her feet are over the knee black boots with 3 inch heels. On the back of the Yukata is the same silver raven emblem. There's no weaponry seeable, but there is anyway. This woman is more developed as a woman.

'Oh, can we please attack already?' asks a more childish voice from another rooftop, walking into the headphone 'Mako is so boring' she complains. The girl is about and age of twelve, has a slender figure and is wearing a black with red gothic dress reaching her knees. She's wearing black tights underneath and black dress shoes. Her long blonde hair is straight and in two pig tails on the sides of her head, bangs hanging over her forehead. Her big red eyes looking at the group moving before glancing at her male companion. She's leaning on a big black hammer that's just as long as her whole lower body and looks way too heavy for her. She sighs deeply 'I wish Draco was here…'.

The companion is a black haired male with a thin but muscled figure, wearing a black leather belly button vest without sleeves and black tight jeans showing off his pale and thin body. Around his upper arms are bandages and his hair is bound back with a grey hair band. On his feet are flat sneaker like shoes. On his wrists black leather wrist bands and on the back of his vest the silver raven emblem. 'Shut up' he says in a low and creepy voice.

'Shut up yourself. Oh now, you're already as still as this stupid city. Is it normal here to be so hot in the summer?' the blonde sighs deeply.

'Move in' says the lady from the alley annoyed 'Make sure you don't kill them, they may be useful'.

'Finally! Some actions!' says the blonde suddenly excited, an evil smirk playing around her lips as she moves the big hammer on her shoulder and jumps down laughing loudly. The group of five turns to them shocked as the little gothic girl and the male land behind them. Followed by the female ninja and the female who walks out of the alley before them. There's no way out.

'What do you want?' asks the russet haired male, probably the leader of the group.

'We want your titans of course!' giggles the girl.

'No way!' shouts the blonde with the grey and brown sports jacket.

'Well we're going to take them anyway!' laughs the gothic girl, attacking. The dark blonde haired girl jumps at the girl while the two teenage boys take care of the male. The black haired woman is attacked by the ninja woman and the russet haired male by the purple haired female.

A fight breaks loose, the gothic girl attack with her huge hammer. Not minding destroying her surroundings. The purple haired woman throws daggers and shoots poison arrows. The male pulls out a chain with a knife on the end and a round metal boll (A/N: Don't remember what it's called anymore, so just imagine). The ninja woman pulls her katana and attacks.

The russet haired male just dodges the shuriken, arrows and daggers, not having a chance to come closer. The teenage girl uses mostly barriers and spells. The two teenage boys avoid the male and jump on anything to avoid the knife or the boll, a purple energy is floating around the weapons and give it destroying powers. The black haired woman avoids the first attacks whereas she jumps backwards on a low wall 'Kodachi Transfer' she calls and two double-wielded Kodachi's appear in her hands from a blue energy light.

'That's cool' chorus the two teenage boys.

The black haired woman jumps off the wall and blocks the next attack of the ninja-woman with the Kodachi, but the blow is still hard enough the get her to shove back of the blow. 'Watch it, they're the Silver Raven's' she tells her team members 'They're almost inhuman'.

'That's not nice' pouts the gothic girl before hitting the ground with here hammer, the place where the girl stood only seconds earlier. The ground is broken and destroyed.

'Lira, don't kill' warns the male of the group.

'Fine, fine' she mocks and then giggles before turning to her opponent 'Come on, let me see what you've got Sophie, after all, you're a Casterwill right?'.

'How do you know me?' asks Sophie, looking shocked.

'We're their targets!' answers Lok 'Of course they know us!'.

'That's right' smirks the purple haired woman before hitting her russet haired opponent with a shuriken.

'Team! Gather!' he shouts as he falls onto his knees. The four others all run towards their leader. The black haired woman hitting the purple haired woman with her Kodachi before stepping back to the russet haired male.

'We're getting out of here. Slipstream' The male says, and the group disappears before the gothic girl can hit them with her all-destroying hammer.

'Aw, they've already left, and we were just playing'.

'Kinaki' says the female ninja, turning towards the purple haired woman who looks at the blood floating form the wound on her shoulder.

'I'm fine' the woman answers as the wound heals, only leaving blood.

XxX

In Germany, before a large mansion, the group of five appears form a red energy. The door is opened and a male with brown hair comes out 'Oh my! Dante! What happened to you?' the male asks as he sees the dagger in his ex-pupil's shoulder.

'We'll explain later' answers the male, who's being helped inside by Zhalia.

When they're sitting on the couch, and the woman is treating the male's shoulder, the teens explain the sudden attack from these strangers.

'They're the Silver Crows' repeats Zhalia herself from the battle earlier, as she cleans the wound. Dante hisses a little 'Sorry'.

'Silver Crows? I've never heard of them' Sophie states.

Dante looks at her 'That's because they haven't made an appearance in years. Not like this. It's been two years since we last saw them. That was after a team of special seekers of the Foundation had taken out their leader'.

'And they're back now' whispers Zhalia, laying the bloody cloth which she used to clean Dante's wound down, before taking white bandages and starts bandaging the topless male.

'Wait, special team?' asks Lok.

Metz nods 'The Huntik Foundation has always had many enemies. The Organization, in the past the Blood Spiral, but that was before my time, and the Black Crows. However, back in the old days, there was another "Good" group of seekers. They called themselves Rangers and were specialized in gathering titans, training them to become stronger and use them to fight the Silver Crows. All we know about the Silver Crows is they're very evil, like the Blood Spiral, they also gather titans and somehow they always succeed in winning the bad spirited titans' Metz has folded his hands, looking seriously at the team before him 'The Rangers succeeded a long time ago in destroying most of the Silver Crows. However, they made a pact with the Huntik Foundation to become allies, and now they're a special branch in the Huntik Foundation who get special missions, they also keep the city save from inside and stop street battles, find people who've just bond with titans and learn them about the use of them. They're a very important branch. However, there's one team between the Rangers who've specialized themselves in Elemental Seekers'.

'Elemental Seekers? Like… they use Elemental spells and titans?' asks Sophie.

'Yes' answers Dante, they all turn to the male who pulls his shit over his head 'The Elemental Seekers were once a group of Seekers who gathered elemental titans belonging to their element. Over the years, they've developed elemental powers and since five hundred years, the Elemental Seekers are able to control the Elements themselves. Fire, Water, Earth, Air, Energy and Lightning. Six very powerful people'.

'Wait, they're immortal?' asks Lok wide eyed.

'No. When they die, they are born again in a Seeker with high potential and the strength to control an Element. They're usually born in the same family. That family holds the amulets of the Elementals. This family is almost always filled with seekers. For generations one family in particular has been chosen to hold many of the Elementals. The head of the family knows a lot about this' Answers Dante, looking at his team.

'So, where is this family? Which family is this?' asks Sophie curious, and a little down because there were things she didn't know and there are seekers who're possibly stronger than Casterwill himself ever was.

'This family lives in Italy. Just outside of Palermo on Sicily' Dante answers 'This family… goes by the name… Vale'.

'Your family?' shouts Lok. Everybody with exception of Metz is shocked by the news.

'Yes. My father was the last living Elemental of the old generation. The Air elemental. That was two years after my youngest sister was born. Who is now the Air elemental'.

'Dante, are an elemental too?' asks Sophie softly.

'No. They were all very much alive when I was born and when I bonded with my first titan, I wasn't fit for the Elementals who died. I was too emotional to be Fire, too inpatient to become Water. That's when I bonded and a year later the next few died. I just wasn't fit yet. My sisters however, they were'.

'You have sisters?' asks Zhalia with a smirk 'I found you more of the brother type'.

'No, I have three younger sisters. All three they're elementals. And very strong ones too' Dante stands up 'And we're going to pay them a visit. If the Silver Crows are back, they're the only ones able to deal with them. They know everything about this new enemy'.

'Yeah! We're going to see where Dante grew up!' Sophie cheers.

'Sorry, but I'll have to skip this trip' Dan says, standing up 'I need to stay here for summer school'.

'Right…' answer the two other teenagers.

'We're sorry Dan. We'll see you later around' assures Lok the brown haired boy.

Dante looks down, his eyebrows frowned and his hands together, he looks… concerned. This is noticed by both Zhalia and Metz. His mentor looks at the male 'Dante, everything is going to be alright. I'm sure they're happy to see you'.

'I'm glad you think so Metz' sighs Dante 'But I don't think they're going to be very happy to see me suddenly after all this time'.

They stay at the house for the night, Zhalia laying half on Dante's chest drawing circles on his bare chest 'Family trouble?'.

'I haven't been back there in five years. I'm sure they're… not very happy at first. Maybe even hostile. After all, I kind of left them'.

'If they love you. Which I'm sure they do. They'll forgive you for your absence'.

'Thanks Zhalia' He smiles and looks down at the beautiful Dutch woman. Love in his eyes. 'I love you'.

'I love you too'.

TBC

A/N: I'm back! For now. I'm just trying this story out, but I can't assure you I'm going to update anytime soon. I'm currently busy with another story, plus still with Spectroy and Wings VS Fangs. But to be honest… I kind of lost my muse for those two. (Maybe some reviews would help me gain ideas).

Anyway, please review!