Rosiel-sama tells me he's going to talk to someone about the woman branded Lilith. Apparently she was part of a conspiracy to murder the Metatron.
While he's gone, I can't help but notice how angry he seems. Something must have happened. But what? He was like this yesterday too, when I'd returned. Was he still made about the letter? I'd explained to him what happened, it only worsened his mood the other day.
Sighing, I stand there motionless for a long moment. Voices from the room where the tomb is, I can't help but notice it now. The voice of a child. That thing can't speak, and there's no way one of the children could still be alive. Unless maybe he no longer needs to feed.
Curiosity weights out the fear, and I open the door to peek in.
In rags, a single child sits there, leaning against the open tomb, she watches me as I open the door the rest of the way. How is it she's still alive? That thing should have eaten her by now.
"You have it wrong, Katan wouldn't hurt me. And he's not a thing." She said. Coils moved around in the tomb. Is it going to eat her?
"Katan and I are going to leave this place." She says, one of the coils slipping from the mass to be draped over the child's shoulder. Was he really going to let her live?
"He's not a monster," the girl says.
"W-who are you?" I ask, trying to calm down. How was it this child knew what I was thinking?
"I am Tiara."
-0-0-
"We're going to leave this place." Tiara said, I bit my lip. There was no way Rosiel-sama would allow this. The last thing he needed now was another reason to be angry. Maybe I could stop this.
"Your name is Katan, correct?" I asked, the coils slowed for a moment as if in response, then moved around once more.
"You know full well Rosiel-sama would never let you leave. I know I've only just been reborn, but it's obvious he cares for you. Why would you try to hurt him like this?" I asked, taking a step forward even though I knew I didn't want to be any closer to that thing.
"Katan, don't-!" Tiara said, too late. Coils shot out of the tomb, what looked to be a human man stood up, coils and blood covering him. In the not-light light it was hard to tell if he was even real and not a projection of the coils. But even so, a long wire shot out, it lashed out, hitting my arm, another hit my face.
Blood oozed from the wounds, light slashes. Not to bad, I must say. Though I have a feeling the only reason he didn't kill me is because of that girl.
My knees cave in on me and I fall to the ground, staring at them. I'm an angel. I shouldn't be afraid, and yet… this thing! Katan! He's… he's like no angel or being I've ever seen.
"Katan, It's alright." Tiara says.
-0-0-
I couldn't change his mind. That thing is so set on leaving with that girl. I begged them to talk to Rosiel-sama. I wouldn't stand in their way so long as they talked to him first. Tiara agreed.
I sit down on the couch, already my wounds are closing, so this is one of the magical abilities of an angel huh? Such a wonderful gift, and yet these angels are fighting. Rosiel-sama said that they are at war. What kind of war is it? One between heaven and hell?
Brushing my cheek the blood stops, already that particular wound is closed. If only I could have said the same for my side. Now it was only a minor flesh wound, blood barely trickling out, but my clothes were damaged, blood stained into the once clean fabric.
"Rosiel-sama, I'm sorry." I say to myself.
-0-0-
Three days ago I received this body form Rosiel-sama. He'd taken my soul to heaven and placed me in this body. Such a wonderful gift, even if I do not resemble myself from my past life.
My once short black hair was now long, and I had no need for glasses. Rosiel-sama had fixed them long ago before I became an angel. Back when I was still just Ruri Saiki.
"Lazuli darling, come here," he'd said, kneeling before me, a hand outstretched. His kind eyes watching me as I slowly inched forward and took his hand.
"Rosiel…sama…" I said, I couldn't take my eyes off of him.
"I brought you here to serve a purpose, rather than be brought to a place of never ending agony, my dear. Do you promise to stay by my side?" he asked. It seemed incredibly silly at the time. Why would I ever dream of leaving this mans side? He brought me back to life.
I guess you could say my feelings, the ones I'd had to Setsuna, had moved onto Rosiel-sama. They had the same face. And Rosiel-sama paid attention to me, even though it was to have me run errands and to mind that thing, Katan.
Even so, this seemed to be a purpose, he'd given me a purpose. And I liked it. This life…more pleasant than my last life.
If I can, I'd like to stay here forever.
-0-0-
Upon a second errand, I was sent when he returned to his chamber. I had yet to tell him about Katan and Tiara, but he didn't let me tell him before he sent me out, he didn't say anything about the blood on me. I bowed my head and started out.
Rosiel-sama is just as angry now as he was earlier. I was to seek out something for Rosiel-sama, a looking glass. I assume he would use it to peer down to earth. His last glass had been broken the day before last, when he'd seen something he hadn't wanted to see.
Coming out into a large room, the ceiling reaching high above, and glass high up there as a ceiling glistened. Up there, the not-light light couldn't reach, and instead real light would flow in. It was a truly beautiful sight.
"Oi, leave me alone!" I heard someone say, turning to my left I saw the man from before, flaming red hair and dragon head walk in, a woman had been following him, but she now fled. I wondered for a moment just what it was that she wanted, but decided better to get out of here before he saw me.
"Hey, you. Human." He said, too late. I'd turned around and started in the direction of Zaphikel, he would know where I could find a looking glass.
Stopping, I turn back towards the man.
"Yes?" I ask.
"I thought I told you to get out of here before I killed you." He said, crossing his arms. Had he been serious?
"I'm not a human," and I can't simply leave. Rosiel-sama needed me.
"Right, and I'm not Michael." He spouted.
Was that his name? It suited him. Wait a minute… the Michael?
"Now, get out of here human. Before I splatter your pretty little guts all out the room." He smirked. Was he trying to look threatening? He's so tiny and so angry.
"If you'll excuse me," I started.
"What? Going to run with your tail between your legs? Petty human, your just like the rest." He said, his words seemingly echoing around the large room.
"I'm not human, and I have a name, thank you very much." I said, trying not to snap.
"Right."
"Lapis Lazuli. Now, good bye, Michael." I said, it was all I could do to not snap at him.
Twenty minutes I bring the looking glass to Rosiel-sama, he's furious, and throws the mirror into the wall a moment later. His chamber in ruins. Poor Rosiel-sama… he must have found Tiara.