Chapter 1 – The First Day
I could feel my eyes beginning to flicker open, and I was abruptly aware of the pains scattered throughout random sections of my body. Slowly propping myself separate from the ground I seemed to be glued on for lying motionless in such a long time, I gazed about my surroundings. Everything was desolate. Not even the dirt I sat upon was filled with any sort of life form. Continuing my observations, I finally got up to my feet.
The agony that seared across my chest immediately forced me back to my knees. I cringed, gritting my teeth, and instinctively placed a hand against the hurt on my side. Sealing all of the Gnosis' souls and deactivating Zarathustra proved to be tougher than I initially thought. Glancing about, I noticed a familiar blue-colored body lying face-down about sixty yards away from me. My sea green eyes widened in recognition of the other apparent sign of life.
"KOS-MOS!" came my gasp of surprise. Struggling to my feet once more, I scrambled over to her. She wasn't supposed to be at Lost Jerusalem yet…the law of gravity would never have allowed her arrival until at least hundreds of years later. Another shock crossed my mind. I, too, must have been asleep for many years like she was.
I attempted to pick her up bridal style, but androids tend to be heavier than human women. I fell back to the ground with the unconscious android in my arms. Since I had no where else to go, I took the time to gaze down on her. KOS-MOS was not in shambles like the last time we saw one another. Oddly enough, she was intact and instead of being grey from the sands of time, she was looking quite healthy from her bright blue hair and warm cheeks. Her pink lips were slightly parted, as if she actually needed to breathe in 'her sleep.' A sudden urge to kiss this sleeping angel raced through my mind, but I fought the temptation.
"KOS-MOS, please wake up."
I didn't have to plead; I already knew that she would answer my call. My free hand intertwined with a few locks of her striking blue hair, and as much as I enjoyed watching her sleep, I knew that the human desires would overcome me too soon. It was strange that I was the one to awaken her, because it was usually my position to ease her spirits and allow her the tranquility found when sleeping. Her eyelashes fluttered for a moment.
They opened to stare into the cores of my own. Yet another surprise-her eyes were still red. For some reason, I had fully expected to see gentle light blue orbs in place of the stoic blood red. My hopes sank… If Mary was not within KOS-MOS' body…that would mean that Yeshua-my Anima power and other half-was also no longer within me. God was toying with me. If Mary and I were not meant to exist together after death, what were we doing here?
"Glad to see you're finally awake, KOS-MOS." I managed to whisper while almost choking from a lump in my throat.
"Good morning, chaos." Her voice was unusually gentle.
A smile spread across my face despite my immense disheartened feeling earlier, "So…it is true… You and Mary really have changed while sharing the same body after many years. She gave you her heart and you gave her your strict precedence." I was glad to see KOS-MOS smile, too.
"Affirmative. However, I have further inquiries…" Her informative style of talking remained, but the changes in tone made me forget all the coldness of it all, "Why are we still here?"
"I don't know…" I replied honestly while helping the android to stand, "It is possible that the day has finally arrived for us to fulfill our duties once again."
"What…are we supposed to do?" Her voice trembled faintly.
I surveyed the barren landscape quickly, but it was difficult to distinguish anything too far away from view unless there was at least a speck of color-which this planet seemed to lack. Everything was covered in darkness. Vague memories of so many past experiences gave me the answer almost at once, "KOS-MOS…" Our eyes met and locked, "…I don't really know what we must do, but as of this very moment, Lost Jerusalem is being re-created. The Eternal Recurrence has continued, after all." When she finally nodded, I went on, "Do you still have your power of Animus?"
She shook her head in response, "Mary's soul has forsaken my body."
"So has Anima." The headache in my head was beginning to escalate, and I closed my eyes. A weight leaned against my chest, and when I regained my vision, KOS-MOS had her head inclined towards me with her hands positioned underneath her cheek. I was about to question her sudden act when she asked in a wavering voice.
"chaos…" The emotions in her eyes were indescribable, "When Lost Jerusalem is restored, what will become of us?"
I didn't answer her. I couldn't.
Wrapping my arms around behind her shoulder blades, I allowed the both of us a moment of silence to ponder the fate God set before us.
(a while later)
As if it wasn't dark enough, night had fallen and we had to stay extremely close, but could not even see the other's face even we were only a foot apart. I turned around to 'face' her. I lifted up her hand and interlocked our fingers together. KOS-MOS fidgeted in understandable bewilderment. If it were the morning, I would have enjoyed seeing the expression on her face, but now was not the time.
"Are you afraid of me?" I couldn't help but smile, even though she wasn't able to see me.
"…No…" She replied carefully, "…I am just not accustomed to human contact for hundreds of years."
"Well, I am only partly human, after all."
KOS-MOS' eyes became warmer, "Yes, so am I."
How I dearly wished that the sun came up at that precise moment-when we looked at each other with such understanding expressions, but it didn't. God was using us to begin his work right now. I just hoped that The First Day would hasten and I would be able to see her clearly again.
I directed her in the opposite direction we were walking, "Come on. Maybe if we take a trip to our small town from 6000 years ago, the sun will rise when we finally get there. It's not like we're obligated to do anything else, right?"
The warmth in her eyes vanished in a mere blink, "chaos, you forget that I am not Mary Magdalene."
"Of course I didn't, KOS-MOS." My stomach did a weak lurch. This was evidently a sore spot for her.
"Lies." She wrenched her hand away from my grip, "I may appear more human now, but my sensors are still functional and can sense the increase of your tone frequencies." My stomach did another flip. I really had forgotten that she was still an android.
Before I realized it, she began stalking off away from me. I could only faintly hear the thud of her footfalls, but the ground was too soft with lifeless soil that I couldn't quite pinpoint the exact location.
"Stop following me!" I heard her shout from afar, causing me to swerve and stare into the distance with intense concentration, although focusing didn't serve me any more good, "You don't understand!" I was crudely reminded of a moody teenage girl, and I could hardly believe those words came out from the mouth of the 'emotionless' Anti-Gnosis battle android. Taking a deep sigh, I pursued after her while she continued shouting complete nonsense-which turned out to be a helpful guide for me to track. It might be true that I didn't fully understand her outbreak at the moment, but it didn't mean that I wasn't going to abandon her like she seems like she wants.
There was no way I'd ever give up on her. I never did while we were with the others.
End of Chapter 1
Author's Note: Okay… I need to remind everyone that this fan fiction is influenced by the Catholic religion, which I incorporated into the story. Just look up the story of how God made the world in seven days. Okay, I'd better stop before I let out any more information… I really hate spoilers, so…yeah… Please review afterwards