[A/N] OMG! I had the biggest writer's block ever! I kept my promise, you met Vergil, yay! And I got some nice reviews, bigger YAY! *does happy dance*

Vergil: -_-" Review, perhaps she'll have a heart attack…

Me: O_O

Chapter 3: Killing All That Holds You

I walked through the hallway feeling no particular emotion. I was sure this may have been a rather nice looking place before it was ruined. Most of the blood splattered on the walls was by now. I felt no sympathy or sorrow for any of the demon corps I saw, but when I looked at the innocent corps of a kidnapped human maid I felt a pang of regret. It was only natural to feel something when I looked at a human; I was after all supposed to be one of their main protectors.

My steps never hesitated. After putting some thought into it I realized that so long as I help this demon he'd let me go and I could worry about retrieving the fragments from him later when I was reunited with my fellow angels. At this thought, my mind drifted back to my friends. Had anyone found their bodies? Did they think I was dead too? Were they still out there looking for me? If I tell them my compliance with the demons, they may see me as a trader and have me executed on the spot. Treason was treason no matter who you are. Helping demons find the fragment was one of the greatest acts of treason there was, I wouldn't be surprised if they killed me. No- I can't think like that. This is no time for such doubts!

"What's your name?" I asked the man absentmindedly.

"Why should I tell an angel my name?" He repeated my answer mockingly.

"My name is (f/n), but you can call me Light." I said hesitantly. "And you are?"

"Who I am is of no concern to you. Are we almost to the fragments?"

'What a jerk.' I thought. I felt another burst of power flow through me; similar to the one I felt when I had first seen him. The feeling was just as strong but this time it also felt more…pure I suppose. 'We must be close to the fragments.'

I stopped trying to get a better idea of where this new flow of energy was coming from.

The man stopped and looked at me curiously.

"Stay here." I said. I walked forward a few feet and stopped. "This can't be right." I mumbled. I turned around and walked back passed the man a few feet. Each time the energy faded just slightly. It seemed to be pulling me left, but we were in a long hallway and there was no way to go left without the energy feeling faint.

"What are you trying to do?" The man asked shortly.

'He must think I've lost my mind.' I mused. I put my hand on the wall; the energy was definitely on the other side. 'But how do we get to it?' I tried to think of anything that could help but nothing came to mind.

"We need to get to the other side of this wall, any suggestions?" I asked in a bored tone.

"I have one." Another voice said.

A man glided down the hallway towards us. His golden hair swayed slightly with each step he took he looked around his early twenties. His eyes were an interesting shade of blue that faded into red. "You're looking for the fragments, yes?"

My captor grabbed the hilt of his Yamato but didn't remove it from its sheath.

"Sorry if I scared either of you. I must admit you two have made quite a mess out of this place. My name is Julian by the way. "He halted once he was a good five feet away. "You must be an angel. Only an angel could track down the fragments so easily without knowing so much as where she is. What I find interesting is you gave Caligo such a hard time and he nearly killed you on a number of occasions, what makes you help this young devil so willingly hmm?"

"Why are you here?" I asked ignoring his question. "I take it you've seen the bodies, so what foolish thought drove you to seek out the one who caused it? Even Caligo is dead."

Julian threw his head back and laughed. "Of course that weakling is dead! I told him it was only a matter of time before someone took his place, and you believe I would fear someone because of this? Little one, you still have much to learn!"

I was dumbfounded to say the least.

"But you're both wasting time. I suppose I could help you get those fragments. They're useless to me at the moment." Julian said composing himself.

"How could you possibly help me? The angel already found the fragments I have no use for you."

Julian smirked. "Now, now, lets' not get ahead of ourselves. The angel maybe a good tracker but there's only seven of the ten fragments behind that wall. She is incapable of finding the other fragments because the other fragments aren't just lying around like those were. If you want to find them you're going to need someone with a little more knowledge. Like a four hundred year old demon perhaps?"

"And tell me what's in it for you?" My captor asked.

"Unlike everybody else around here, I know all the secrets of the North Gate. It's not just for linking the human world from one place to the next, it's so much more! I want to witness the birth of the new world when all is revealed. I'm, how do the humans say it? 'An innocent by stander."

I scoffed. "To be innocent is to have one's hands clean of blood and suffering. You, a demon, are not worthy to utter the word. I doubt you know the meaning of innocence! You're all the same, you say you have reasons for unleashing such chaos but in the end, your reasoning is just as poor as Lucifer's."

"Lucifer was a loyal angel. He loved God, and yet God favored humanity. And unlike Lucifer, in exchange for God's love, they presented weapons used to kill themselves with! But I'm sure you haven't been on Earth long enough to witness such evil humans do, and I'm sure the angels haven't told you either. Humans can be just as evil as demons; do you want to know the real difference between the two?" Julian walked forward. "The real difference is that we don't need machines to do the killing."

"Enough! I don't have time for leisurely conversations, where are the other fragments?" My captor snapped.

Julian tore his gaze from me and looked at Vergil. "First things first…" Julian held out his hand and gave me a serious look. "Cut my hand."

I did a double take and reached for my sword. Apparently I took to long because before I could draw it my captor had slid his blade across Julian's hand. Julian turned to the wall thoughtfully as if searching for something. He hesitantly put his hand on the wall and a deep rumble came from it. The wall slid into the floor and before us was another hallway with a table at the far end; this hallway wasn't nearly as long as the one we were already in.

"Who would like to go first? (f/n)? Vergil perhaps?" Julian asked amused by our shocked expressions.

"How did you know my name?" I questioned.

He shrugged and waved his hand dismissively. "I have my ways. I said I am over four hundred years old, one can learn quite a lot in that time. "

'Vergil? So that's his name…' I thought glancing at Vergil.

"Well since you're so knowledgeable, you should be the one to go first." Vergil said.

Julian smirked. "You're wiser than I first made you out to be."

Julian stepped into the room and immediately dashed to the right. Seconds later spinning blades came out of the wall. They missed him by mere inches and he continued without hesitation. More blades came out of various places, some of them you could see coming and others were swift and barely noticeable just waiting to be triggered.

Finally he made it to the other side of the hallway and picked up a black steel box with three interesting and familiar symbols on it. I could tell right away that is was angelic scripture He walled back through the hallway normally and handed me the box.

"Only you can open it, we found this not far from the seventh fragment you found. " When we brought it back all the fragments were pulled into it and the box slammed shut. You seem to be having a bad case of De ja vu, I'm sure you recognize angelic scripture when you see it? Tell me, do you know what is written on it?" Julian asked.

I shook my head. "When I touched the seventh fragment I blacked out and lost some of my memory."

"Hm, well then allow me to enlighten you." He pointed to the symbol at the very bottom. "Aria." He pointed to the one above that. "Genesis and lastly-"

"Undine." I finished I felt tears start to rise but forced them back. How could I have forgotten that?

He nodded and gave me a knowing look. "I would never have been able to read it, if I hadn't been the one to move your friends' bodies. That's also how I found out that the symbol for an angel's name appears on their forehead ten minutes after their death."

"You moved their bodies?" I had meant to scream it but it came out in a more leveled tone. 'The other angels don't know that everyone but me is dead…'

"We are going to need to go to a friend of mine. She will be able to acquire some very useful information on how to get the other fragments." Julian stated.

Vergil thought this over.

"Face it, you're not going to get very far without me, and even if you somehow managed, I doubt you have the connections I have that can speed up the process." Julian said convincingly.

"Well, you two do what you will. I will no longer be apart of this." I turned and began walking away.

"Oh? But if you leave now how wouldn't be able to resurrect your friends. In a way, you'd be killing them a second time if you walked away now…"

[A/N] Me: Hmm, well that last sentence was unexpected…Anyway, thank you for the reviews/favorites, it means a lot to an authoress such as myself. And now FIRST PERSON TO LEAVE A REVIEW GETS TO TAKE VERGIL HOME!

Vergil. .