Interview With A Demon
Chapter 3: More Questions. . .
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Location: Interview Room
Date: 11 November 2009
Time: 16:00
Subject: Dark Mousy
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The woman opens the door to the interview room, walking in, stopping when she sees the violet angel seated at the table, leaning back against the wall, feet up on the table, arms crossed over his stomach, head bowed to his chest, softly snoring as he sleeps. He has wings today, folded over the chair behind him. She laughs softly, then touches his shoulder. He starts, looking up, blinking a few times before sitting straight, shifting his wings slightly, grinning cockily. The woman slides into her seat, realizing there is a cup of tea where she is sitting and a can of soda before the angel. She sets out the recorder and notebook, pressing the red button on the top.
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Heya Grace. How are you? Still talking to that devil, Krad? Of course you are. But anyway. Did you watch the news yesterday? Good. What did you think? Oh really? I'm sure Krad would love to hear you say that.
So what questions do you want to ask me today? I'm ready for ya.
Did I ever get along with Krad? Well. . . yeah. I guess you could say we did. Heh. I can remember the first time we spoke. . .
Our creator had just added the finishing touches to my wings and I found myself in a strange world. It was white, but not endless. It cut off on the sides. There were sketchy backgrounds around us. Only Krad and me were real, fully coloured, flesh and bones. As our creator painted in the background, it became real too. Krad and I just looked at each other for a bit, then I spoke first. "Hey," I said, "My name's Dark."
"Pleased to meet you, Dark. My name is Krad." He was always so polite. We started talking after that, discussing the surroundings, what they were going to be, what we were, who our creator was. We could hear him, but we couldn't answer him. It was an interesting existence. I hated it slightly, but I loved it. I was alive.
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The violet angel laughs, almost sadly, his garnet eyes distant. A look of regret and something almost resembling longing enter the dark depths of his eyes.
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After that first time of meeting, when we were able to speak, we talked to each other every day. Well. . . what we thought was day. We had no way of knowing the time, so we judged the day and night by when our creator worked on the painting. We knew he would start painting, because colour would seep into our world and we could hear him talking.
He would always greet us, always say, 'Good morning Dark. Good morning, Krad.' And we'd reply to him, but he could never hear us. So. . . answering your question, yeah. We got along. And there were a few other times we got together. I remember when we first met after we had been separated and stuck in the human form. I was stealing, like I usually do and he showed up, like he usually does.
I was really happy to see him again, but there was something different about him. He was. . . almost less there, if you know what I mean. And his eyes had a dark haunted look in them. I was worried and asked him about it, but he didn't tell me. Hell, he tried to kill me.
The only other time we got along after that was when he was with Ryuu. Apparently Ryuu would let him out whenever he wanted it, let him paint, let him have a life. we would meet up and talk, like we used to. We' d fight too, but more of a friendly sparring match.
He changed after Ryuu died. I think his tamers made him do horrible things. I know he's killed before. And killing. . .that puts the worst guilt on you. It's pretty horrible to kill. I did it once. Just once and it was to save my tamer. And the guilt I had nearly ripped me apart. And so. . . I know that Krad is suffering. If he could get a tamer like Ryuu, if he could get someone who understands him, who lets him be free, he could heal. He could become. . . like he used to. . .
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The angel shrugs slightly, tilting his head back, looking up at the ceiling tiles. He grabs his drink and drains it, setting the empty soda can on the table. He looks back at her, the cocky expression back on his face.
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So. . . what's your next question? What happens if we get sealed? You mean like in an artwork or a mirror or something? Good question.
When we get sealed, we get stuck in a netherworld of sorts. Depending on who seals us in what, we either get sealed in a grey world or a black world. Once we were both sealed for a bit and we were together. Krad was nice to me then. Of course, this was back when we were still young. He. . . he was afraid. So was I. We talked and told stories and I taught him some jokes.
But anyway, that's what happens if we're sealed. It's rather boring. Especially when I get sealed alone. I hate that feeling. . .it's only happened a few times. Oh, once was in that damn mirror Commander Hiwatari got his hands on. He pulled me from Daisuke, locking me in the world of the mirror. I lost my memories during that time. All I knew was that I was Dark Niwa. And I was in love with Risa and there was no Krad. Daisuke came after me at the risk of his own life and got me back. Sometimes I'm grateful to him, but other times. . . I wish he had not found me. . .
Do we sleep when we get sealed? As I said, it differs from time to time. We can sleep when we're sealed. I have before. But I don't have as much experience with being sealed as Krad does. He's been through hell with his tamers. Luckily, most of the Niwas are pretty laid back. I have had several tamers who tried to rid themselves of me and if they couldn't do that, to physically harm me.
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The violet angel shifts in his seat, the feathers of his wings rustling as he moves them, letting out a soft sigh as he stretches sore muscles. He grins at the young woman on the other side of the table, his eyes sparkling with laughter as she shyly smiled back.
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Let's keep going with the questions. I got an appointment with that stupid angel soon.
Hmm. Do I see Krad a threat to me? Just me, as my own person, separate from my tamer? Good question.
In a way, yeah. I do. He . . . has the power to kill me. However, as I said earlier, if one of us dies, I believe the other will die. Krad knows this as well. So, no matter how hard he tries, he will never kill me. It's amusing, though, how hard he tries to kill me, without killing me.
But he'll never do it. I know that. I know him too well. After all, he's half of me. And even though he hates the Niwas, he'll never kill Dai either. Hell, he can't kill Dai. Satoshi will stop him every time.
That and the fact that he's saved me lets me know he won't really kill me. Yeah. . .he separated me from Dai once, but if he had really wanted me to die, he would have smashed the damn mirror, rather than drop it onto the ocean floor.
And. . . once Dai got stuck in a painting, separated from me. Krad could have killed me then, ridding his world of both of us. Somehow, I was able to beat him. But it seemed to me that he wasn't really trying to kill me. He could have used Satoshi as a medium, could have stabbed me with the sword he got his hands onto. . . Hell, there were a bunch of times he could have killed me, but he didn't.
So, even though he tries to kill me, I don't think he can. I think he remembers those times long ago when we actually got along.
Anyway. I gotta get going. I have to prepare for tonight. I'm robbing the museum again. Why do I say that so blatantly? Because everyone knows it. I send out letters. Why do I let you interview me in this small room where I could easily be captured? Because it's not that easy to catch me. See ya later.
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The violet angel stands, tossing his can out in the trash can by the door. He grins cockily, then walks out of the door, waving over his shoulder at the young woman. She remains in the room, shaking her head slightly, a faint smile on her face. She turns the recorder off, scrawls a few more notes, then stands, heading out, wondering if her other subject will also be on the news tonight.
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A/N: There ya'll go. A new update. It's a bit late. . . cause I lost it! ^^
It's hard to jump back and forth between Dark and Krad. . . they're so different. But it's fun and a good challenge for me.
Thanks to intelligenceisstupid and Dawns Eternal Twilight!!