Hm... I'm under the impression that Pandion is Hawk's dad for some reason D: I'm probably wrong (I haven't been right for a while). Anyways, I love your story... Very well written. :)

Hm, I don't know why all my stuff in the previous comment was deleted, but anyways, i'll tell you what I wanted to say shortened.
1. The use of words/descriptions are very graphic! Great job!
2.The way you bring the characters across make them seem real, and i feel like i've known them the longest time.
3. You use some particular words over and over again like "ebbing" and "glutinous". Maybe you could use other "normal" words?
4. I love the story. Its so back forth back forth then suddenly, BOOM! It goes to an extremely new thing!

Hell Puddleduck, it seems that your writing is completely wonderful. As I had gone through the WHOLE story already, this comment is going to be extremely long.

Heheh. I was reading chapter 20 again, and I happened to stumble on an idea.
Forgive me if I'm wrong, but I'm under the impression that Pandion was in love with Maia. As it implies in the text, he was very close to her, and when a party was sent to take Maia back, he didn't join, because he didn't want to ruin Maia's life despite the 'bitterness of his own'. So...=3
In addition, Pandion had a whole change of heart about kidnapping Kyo...and I'm assuming that he did this out of compassion? Again, correct me if I'm wrong, but I did notice this and it just grew in my head...thanks. ^^

I must say, I was super happy when I first found out that you updated, and your chapter definitley didn't dissapoint. It was definitley worth the wait =D Nothing bad I could point out (sorry) but as usual, your characterization was great, I liked the Chisel/Taiken/Hawk interactions particularly. The poem at the end about the doppelganger scared me O_o, but I am easily scared. Congragulations on getting a hundred reviews. I guess I'll be your one hundred and first. I feel special~ =D

GOGOOGOGOGOGOOGO i luv this story i'm cheering for you the whole way!!

Nice long chappie! That's what I love! Update soon please!

Woah.
I love Taiken's exaggerated lovelove. Illusions? Ahh..Draco's attitude is so cool, as she is in general. Does Oshi like her? :3
Kyo's 'assignment' took me by surprise. But I'd enjoy seeing the outcome. Her visitor was a real shock. I'd like to know the reason he had a change of heart, too! And what he has to do with Hawk! Hawk and Kyo are very close now...haha.
The Doppelganger bit was written very nicely. I laughed at how Khan followed the thing even though he knew it wasn't Runa...but I could relate...is Runa still alive?? Please say yes. And Doppelganger requesting assistance, because he unleashed something? Ooh...
This review was unusually long. Uhoh. hehehe.

Are you ever gonna update? *teary eyed*

OMG awesome story! I'm so hooked! I love your long chapters...xD Please update!

That was just great. Super Fast Updates, WHOOT. xD
The conversations that Kyo and Co. have are just ragingly funny. Especially the one at Chisel's house. The battle scene on the way to Juno was very well done (I just can't get over how good they are!) and -gasp- Hawk's real name is revealed! Haha... Hara Avis. Now, that's a cool name. But surprising. And why would a Necromancer know him? It seems like everyone knows everyone else. xD Or it's just me. I was struck by Moonlight Flower's charismatic presence. And the fact that she didn't chop Excel's head off as soon as she saw them. She's awesome. And what condition does Ghost have? -head spins-

:bows once more to the all mighty story writer:

A satisfying read to quench my thirst for inspiration. I'll be waiting for more chapters ;)

Right. So I didn't finish my review for chapter 18 (I was in a rush to get out of the house) so here we go. ^^
The young child that Kyo encountered in her dream made me think of a younger Hawk for a second...but that's not possible. I was surprised that Kyo's mother was a dark priestess, and that her father was a paladin. Their background story was sweet, how Kyo's father protected her until he died. So nice...-smile- And it's really news that Kyo has the capacity to wield dark magic. Ooh, so it's kind of a crossroad of decisions that she can make. I really found myself smiling at Hawk's great concern for Kyo's well being. It's very cute! ^^ And I love Ruriko's innocence, and Draco's vehemence. Both make them very genuine characters. And Taiken's knack for shouldering all the guild's responsibility, and the fact that only Chisel had a semi-normal childhood, which made him a freak. Awesome. I was so delighted by your update...! I feel like singing, or something...Yeah.

Well, it's been a long time since I've seen this fic move. The faith I put in it eventually moving has finally paid off.

Spectacular ending to the Lord of Death fight scene. You did great in not dragging it on to the point where they were spamming it with the same spells over and over. The final attack was just great and dramatic.

Showing the God's Cry arguing among themselves just adds a lot to their humanity. It shows that they're not such a monolithic group. A grouchy Ruriko is certainly more fleshed out than just plain always-happy Ruriko.

"Draco stood up, a slightly more impressive sight than such an average everyday action should be. Draco was a rather impressive young woman, with her dark desert beauty and sharp eyes veiling a sharp, aware mind. Also, this was the first time in the discussion she had surfaced to express her own view. “A group of people such as ourselves certainly understands that there is infinitely more to a person than their parentage.”"

Not exactly the time to be bringing in how beautiful Draco was. The description just seems out of place. What's more important is to describe her fierce independence. You can leave the beauty out.

Keep writing!