"I didn't expect to see you back so soon Lawliet. I assume you've seen you're proof."
"What is The Cursed Angel and how can we stop it?" folding his wings
"Ah! The direct approach, I've always admired that about you. The King of Death can explain it in more detail to you. Come on". Armonia Justin took L over the desert to what looked like a small castle. It was very elegant inside the halls were large and there were no shortage of decoration mainly gargoyles. Armonia Justin led L into a massive throne room. There were beautiful and terrifying statues and candle chandeliers. L could see something moving in the back but couldn't describe it then he heard a voice. "Ahhh Lawliet you came"
"Yes your majesty"
"Don't call me that. You're here to help Beyond and find out about The Cursed Angel aren't you?"
"Yes"
"Then I shall tell you. In the beginning of time there were two Reapers, my sons. The Brothers Grimm. Anybody who died but wasn't killed by shinigami was taken by them. There was a woman, an innocent and pure child of nature. She was beautiful inside and out with no sin. Unfortunately one of my sons fell for her and got her pregnant. As punishment for this I turned him to stone and placed him in that cave you and Beyond inhabit now. As for the girl, the entire village knew she was a virgin and after she gave birth she was triad as a witch and burnt alive. Her child suffered a worse fate the villagers ripped out its eyes while it was still alive to let the soul out and let it bleed to death before burning it. The child's soul went to neither Heaven nor Hell it stayed on Earth trying to find it's rightful body each year getting more angry and more powerful"
"Surely there must've been millions of people suitable throughout the centuries. Why pick Beyond?"
"Because of Beyond's destiny. He was destined to be shinigami and was constantly in conflict between the goodness in his heart and his dangerous mind that's not the issue though. In the human realm there is a group who call themselves The Church of the Angel."
"How original"
"They want to use The Cursed Angel to create a Utopia. They're close to getting it as well. There's a girl in Romania who has been possessed by demons the majority of her life and through them they've managed to find The Cursed Angel's identity."
"So what do I do?"
"First you'll need to find Beyond's head" L felt sick but listened to what the King had to say
Craig & Eli came into the hall. The woman at the alter didn't look at them. She stood up. "Did you find the girl?" she asked
"Yes" answered Craig
"How did you find it?"
"It scared the hell out of us" said Eli. The woman smiled she walked up to them her elegant scarlet, black & silver hooded robe trailed gracefully. The bones and crystals hanging from her headdress jingled as she walked.
"Now this is important. When demons talk to us they like to twist their words. I need you to repeat EXACTLY what they said to you"
"They said we seek a man who sees blood. We need to go to the valley of the dead in the city of Lost Angels there we will find his corpse. The name of the blood stained man was Beyond Birthday and we're supposed to go to his grave when the sun dies."
"Good this one is relatively simple. The valley of the dead is another way of saying a cemetery, Lost Angels is Los Angeles, the blood stained man implies that in life he was exposed to a lot of violence and gore. There's the possibility of him being a murderer I'd have to consult the cards. As for the sun dying that means sun set. I'm not sure what they mean when they say a man 'who sees blood'. So what we are looking for is the grave of a man called Beyond Birthday in a cemetery in Los Angeles and we are to collect the head at sunset. Once we have the head and bring it to hallowed ground the ritual can begin. We'll need to start making travel arrangements".
"Beyond! Wake Up!" yelled L shaking Beyond in the coffin
"What the hell? get off" moaned Beyond batting away L's hands
"We need to dig up your head. If we don't the Church of the Angel will kill you."
"Good then I can Rest In Peace" said Beyond half asleep. L rolled his eyes and tilted the coffin. It was very heavy but he managed to tip Beyond out of it. The scruffy shinigami bounced across the floor accompanied by curses & threats. He stretched out his wings. "I guess you've got my attention" he said sarcastically and childishly folded his arms & pouted. L climbed onto the alter and cleared the cobwebs out of the statues face to reveal it looked like Beyond the eyes were the only thing that weren't stone they looked like they were made of crystal or glass, a beautiful ruby red like the colour Beyond's had turned when he became shinigami. L explained the whole scenario to Beyond including how the only way to release the angel was to re-enact it's death and draw the angel to the light of the great beyond. "So where were you buried?"
"I dunno"
"What do you mean 'I dunno'?"
"Well when ya dead ya not really that bothered"
"Ok this is not a problem the King of Death told me that there's a girl in Romania whose possessed and her demons can tell us"
"Oh no Lawliet, working with demons is a bad idea. They can be real bastards"
"How would you know?"
"Trust me I know."
"Well have you got a better plan?"
"No but when we go just let ME do the talking. While you're around them don't send off any bad energies, no fear, no anger, nothing"
"Why?"
"Because that's exactly what demons, malevolent spirits and poltergeists feed on"
A/N: For a Catholic I actually know a surprising amount of things about the occult. Shinigami BB is reunited with some old friends in the next chapter.
