Owari no Seraph: The Light that Disappeared
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**Owari no Seraph**The Light That Disappeared**
Chapter 4
Shinya's pov:
It was a beautiful morning. Shinya was just waking up, like he always did, the silver haired girl right next to him. Last night had been a storm and the girl was scared of storms, so she had come to Shinya - instead of their parents, which already told a lot to the silver haired boy. It seemed that the girl loved him a little more than their parents. Inwardly, Shinya felt proud because of that.
They were in the same age, but Shinya was always the one to protect them. But it wasn't like he would've needed to do much. Their father was a strong man who protected them from harm. Their mother was a wise woman who always knew what to do. Their family was rich and lived far away from the troubles of the cities.
A perfect family, a perfect life.
Shinya slowly got up from his bed, yawning loudly. The clock was 8 am, so it was a good time to wake up and go to make some breakfast. They had lots of servants, but it was more fun to help them than watch. Shinya and the girl always found ways to make cleaning and cooking fun. They always found ways to make the day little brighter.
"Is it morning already…?" a sleepy voice asked. Shinya turned to look at the silver haired girl, who was looking at him with sleepy sapphire blue eyes. Her long silver hair was a mess and she was almost completely covered by the huge fluffy blankets.
"Yes, it's morning~!" Shinya answered with a singsong-voice. "So, good morning! We have lots of things to do, so get up!" He grinned at the girl and walked to his clothing room. He could hear how the girl got up from the bed and walked to the door.
"I'll be going to my own room to dress up", she said. "See you in ten minutes!"
Shinya didn't have to answer to the girl, as she already closed the door and left him alone. Shinya hummed cheerfully to himself, as he quickly dressed up. He was wearing simple black jeans - even though he would gladly wear shorts, but it was already fall and too cold for that - and a white shirt, with a grey hoodie over it. He then stepped out of the small room, to his actual room, which was quite big.
He had a king-sized bed and three book shells, that were all filled with different books. Shinya also had his own TV, but he didn't use it all that much. He had a writing-desk as well, and of course it was full of unfinished little stories that Shinya liked to write and it too, was full of books. But what Shinya most loved in his whole room was the big balcony he had.
He and the silver haired girl spend most of their time at the old mill, but when they didn't, you could almost always find them from the balcony of Shinya's room. In the spring, he and the silver haired girl cleaned the place after winter, and in the summer time it was full of flowers and toys they left lying there. When the fall came, it was full of colorful leaves. But in winter, it was little too cold to just sit around the balcony playing - so they just had to be inside. Of course, they went outside too, but only when their mother allowed them to go. But now Shinya was already eight, soon enough he'd be old enough to decided what he wanted to do himself.
Now the balcony was bathing in the sun light, the colorful leaves that showed the different shades of orange, red, yellow and brown were making the balcony seem like it would've been on fire. Which was a scary thought, but luckily not true.
Shinya chuckled to himself for just thinking of something like that.
After ten minutes, Shinya went to the stairs that led down. In the manor, they had three floors, but the third floor was only used by the servants and most of the time Shinya or the girl couldn't go there. They would sometimes sneak to take a peek of that place, just out of interest.
Now, the girl was waiting for him at the end of the stairs, waving happily. She was dressed in a cute dress, that was light-blue. It brought up her eyes well, and her long silver hair now tied to a loose braid that easily reached her waist. Shinya always wondered when she would cut her hair shorter - but he also wanted to see how it would look like when it would reach the floor.
"C'mon Shinya!" the girl yelled up to him. "The breakfast is ready! Mommy and daddy are already waiting!"
That made Shinya even happier. Their parents were always very busy, and their father worked in the city. He always left early and came back late. And their mother mostly stayed in her workroom, or helped the servants with cooking and cleaning. Shinya didn't mind it, because when their parents had the time, they always spend it with them and then they would always do something new and fun.
He quickly ran down stairs, only to be scolded by his mother. Shinya's mother was a tall, slim and very beautiful woman, with very long and silky silver hair. She always had a kind smile on her lips and Shinya had never seen her angry. She was also very pale, but it wasn't because she was sick, she was just very… well, pale. Her eyes were warm chocolate brown and there was always a kind spark glimmering in them.
"Now, Shinya", she said when Shinya and the girl came to the breakfast table. "No running in the stairs. You know it's dangerous."
"I know mother", Shinya apologized. "I'm sorry."
He then sat down next to the already sitting girl and grinned at her when he stole the bread she had. This made the silver haired girl pout, but she didn't really complain as she took an another piece of bread.
"Now, Shinya", their father said, as he lowered the newspapers he had in his hands. "You shouldn't steal your sisters food. You're a man, after all." Shinya smiled at their father, who just shook his head as an answer. Their father was a muscular tall brown haired man, who had weird moustaches as well. But Shinya thought it was quite cool too - he looked like a gentleman from the stories Shinya always read. And he had those round glasses as well. Both Shinya and the silver haired girl had inherited almost everything from their mother - their silver hair, pale skin, girly features (even though, Shinya didn't want to admit that he looked little girly) and the kind attitude - but their sapphire blue eyes they got from their father.
"So, why aren't you at work, father?" the silver haired girl asked.
"I'm free today, so I decided to spend the day with my family. Why? Should I go to work instead?" their father asked, a teasing smile on his face. Oh yeah, that too - they inherited their teasing nature from their father.
"No!" both Shinya and the girl yelled in unison.
"Now, now", their mother chuckled. "Don't yell inside. Let's eat breakfast and then do something together."
"How about we'll go hiking? The weather is beautiful and soon it's winter, and too cold to go hiking", their father suggested.
"Sounds nice", their mother nodded, smiling approvingly. "So, what do you say, Shinya, Hinata?"
Shinya turned to look at his twin sister, Hinata, who looked straight at him, an excited smile on her face.
"We're in!"
The morning was beautiful. The day started well.
The night was ugly. In the end of the day, Shinya lost it all.
He saw the fire that devoured their manor, his father and mother still in. But it didn't matter, both of them had been killed before the fire started. Shinya cried. The balcony was on fire, everything was on fire.
Hinata was nowhere near him, nowhere to be seen. But he could hear her scream.
"Help me! Shinya!"
But Shinya wasn't able to do anything.
**Owari no Seraph**The Light That Disappeared**
Shinya opened his eyes only to see darkness. His head hurt and he had no idea where he was. Oh wait - he was in a cell. Again. Shinya's hands had been chained together and he was lying on cold, hard rock-floor. The cell was dark, but behind the bars was light. He was still dressed in his JIDA-uniform, and he could still feel Byakkomaru's weak presence.
Hinata… Now, for the first time in forever, Shinya remembered the silver haired girl from his dreams completely. Her long hair, her sapphire blue eyes and her kind smile. Exactly like his mother. Yes, her name had been Hinata. And she had been Shinya's twin sister… Had he been dreaming again?
Shinya wondered how long he had been out and he still had no idea where he was. And he felt like he wasn't even making sense anymore.
Then he remembered what happened.
The vampires…! Shinya looked around in the cell, but he saw no one else. What happened to his squad? Were they still alive? Zero, the black haired vampire had said that Shinya was left alive only so they could get information out of him, and that they were planning on using his squad as hostages.
Shinya gritted his teeth together as he sat up. His wrist and head hurt a lot, the chains rubbing his skin open. He could hear vampires, and he bet that they smelled his blood too. That made him shiver - he had never enjoyed being bitten by a vampire, but it had happened only once before this. And Shinya wished that it wouldn't happen again.
"Master…"
Shinya's eyes widened when he heard his demon's familiar, sweet voice calling out for him. At least it seemed that the vampires hadn't sealed his cursed gear.
Byakkomaru…? Can you tell me what happened?
"Master, I called for help…"
The demon's voice was very weak and Shinya could hardly feel it. Either the vampires had sealed Byakkomaru or something else was making the demon weak. But what did Byakkomaru mean when he said he called for help?
"I was able to message your friend…"
My friend? Who?
"The one who was possessed…" Byakkomaru told him. Shinya's eyes widened even more, if it was possible. He knew right away who Byakkomaru meant. "I wasn't able to tell him much, but at least he knows… that you're in trouble…"
Guren? You mean Guren? Is he okay?!
"Hah… always worrying about him and not yourself, master… But I have some good news… he wasn't possessed when I met him…"
Guren hadn't been possessed?! Had the raven broken free from Mahiru?! Hearing this made Shinya's heart a little lighter and he could actually sigh in relief - even though he really was in big trouble.
"But more bad news… I'm too weak to really help you now… The vampires have done something, but I don't know what…" Byakkomaru growled in Shinya's mind. "But I want to KILL them… all of them…"
Now, that sounded more like the demon Shinya knew.
Well, you can kill as much as you want when we get out, he answered to the demon and Byakkomaru quieted down, hiding deep into Shinya's mind. He had been right about the fact that the vampires hadn't sealed Byakkomaru, or not at least completely… But what had they done?
"It seems you're finally awake", a familiar voice said behind Shinya. The silver haired man jumped, and turned around to see Zero standing there, a smug grin on his face. "You slept quite the while. Exactly ten hours."
That long?! This isn't good, Shinya thought.
"Where is my squad?" he asked. Zero answered by roughly grabbing his chin, and jolting him up. Shinya was little shorter than the noble, so he had to look upwards. And it made him angry. Zero really thought that he was above Shinya - but that was nothing new from the vampires.
"They're still alive… for now, that is", Zero said, breathing on Shinya's face. His breath smelled like blood and it made Shinya want to puke. "Hmmn…? What's with that cold look? I've been very gentle with you, you know? Many here would've already wanted to drink you dry - and I can't blame them, you look delicious. But Crowley Eusford-sama is coming here, and he wants to see the humans we captured. Alive."
Crowley Eusford? The name was very familiar to Shinya, but he couldn't find a face to the name.
"Crowley Eusford-sama is the thirteenth progenitor", Zero explained. "He is right now the right-hand man of the current ruler of Japan, Ferid Bathory-sama. You should feel honored because a vampire his caliper wants to meet someone like you."
"Oh yes, I'm feeling very honored", Shinya answered with an annoyed smile. "It'll be an honor to kill someone like him."
That seemed to piss Zero off, because the vampire threw him to a wall, which made Shinya let out a hiss of pain. He could feel that at least two of his rips broke because of the force. And as fast as Zero had thrown him, the man was again pressing him against a wall, a hand on Shinya's throat.
"You don't have what it takes to kill Crowley-sama", Zero hissed. "And now, I think it's time to have a little taste of you." The vampire licked his lips and removed his hand a little, so Shinya's throat was completely exposed to him. Shinya tried to push Zero off of him, but he wasn't really doing a good job - the vampires firm body was now pressed against his and Zero's mouth was just inches away from Shinya's throat.
It send shivers down Shinya's body, when the noble licked his artery hungrily, before piercing the skin with his sharp teeth. Shinya felt how his body tensed under the sudden pain and how he tried to desperately stay conscious. It hadn't even been ten seconds when the vampire already pulled his teeth out. But still, Shinya fell to the ground, feeling very light-headed and tired. His was panting pathetically and his head hurt even more than before.
"Uh-huh", Zero said, as he swiped the blood from his chin. "Your blood… it's strangely sweet." The vampire noble frowned at Shinya, who was panting and looking up at the vampire with empty blue eyes. "But I like it… no, I love it. And I know Crowley-sama will love it too. I've never tasted blood this sweet… I didn't know there was someone like this."
Zero kneeled next to Shinya, brushing his fingers over the bite marks. "Such a cute face you're making, human. I really do like you", Zero purred, a cold smile on his face. "You do not only look delicious, you taste delicious as well. This blood of yours is making me hungrier and that glossy look in your eyes… It's a good thing I can't drink you dry now. People with this tasty blood need to be saved for later. I think I'll keep you as my personal toy~. But now, I have to go. Rest up, you'll need it, human."
And then Zero left, leaving Shinya alone.
**Owari no Seraph**The Light That Disappeared**
Guren's pov:
"…Yu?!"
The younger raven head grinned, his green eyes glimmering happily. "It's me, idiot-Guren. And it's been a while, too."
Guren swiped the pathetic look from his face, and let out an angry growl. "Who are you to call me an idiot, idiot?" Guren sighed, but as he said those words, his mouth twisted into a genuine smile. Yu and his new squad walked closer to Guren and his squad, the raven haired boy still in the lead and that damn annoying smirk on his face. Guren wanted to punch him in the face, but at the same time he wanted to be the one punched. He clearly remembered how he had hurt Yu and his pink-haired friend, Kimizuki or whatever his name was. Guren would definitely deserve the punch.
"What are you guys doing here?" he asked.
Yu's smile disappeared and he let out a nervous cough. Shinoa was smirking behind him like usually, so Guren guessed that it had something to do with her. "Yu-kun here was very worried about you, Lt Colonel Ichinose, so he begged us to come with him and save you", Shinoa told Guren, her smirk widening. Guren didn't really believe it, so he turned to Yu, eyebrows raised questioningly.
Yu had a light blush on his face. "It's not like that", he mumbled. "I mean sure, I wanted to come and rescue you and the others… but I definitely didn't beg for anyone to come with me."
"Oh really~?" Shinoa said, her hands creeping on Yu's shoulders. "Remember Mitsuba, when three days ago, Yu-kun was basically kneeling before us."
The blonde girl decided to join Shinoa's teasing, as she too had a smug smirk on her face soon. "Yes, I do. And he was crying like a baby too, begging for us to help him to save his dear God, Lt. Colonel."
"God?!" Yu said angrily. "GOD?! You seriously couldn't come up with anything better?!"
Both Shinoa and Mitsuba laughed. "But Yu-kun", the ashen haired girl said. "We didn't come up with anything - everything is true."
"I don't mind being called God", Guren said bluntly.
"You shut up, idiot-Guren!" Yu yelled, looking very annoyed. This made Guren smirk happily, but he soon remembered, that they really didn't have time for this kind of fooling around business.
"Now, let's get serious. What are you guys doing here?" he asked.
Both Shinoa and Mitsuba quieted down, sharing the same worried looks. Yu again looked serious again, determined look in his eyes. "We came to get you guys out", the green eyed boy said. "And of course, we came to kick that Kureto-bastards ass, as well."
"No, we didn't come to do something like that", the pink haired tall boy, Kimizuki said. "There's no way we could kick the lieutenant general's ass."
"His a general now", Guren pointed out. "And I'm the lieutenant."
"…" Yu looked at him, dumbfounded by this. It seemed to take a moment for the idiot to comprehend something like that.
"Wait…? You're a lieutenant now?!" Yu finally said after few minutes.
Guren nodded slowly. "Don't sound so surprised, Yu. Kureto thinks that he can trust in Mahiru, so he promoted me. It's simple as that."
"Mahiru…? Is she the demon who possessed you?" Yu asked, serious look in his eyes again.
Guren nodded again. "Yeah, she's the one. Her name was Hiragi Mahiru and she was a genius, who created the cursed gear. But it took her life - or to put it correctly, I took her life. From then on, she has lived inside my sword as the demon, Mahiru-no-Yo."
"So, in the end, she was the one in control?" Shinoa said, looking nervous.
"I'd like to say no", Guren answered. "But I really can't, because I don't know the answer either. But right now, I can assure you, Mahiru's not the one in control. I can't even feel her presence, which is concerning, but right now, I don't have the time to really think it." He glanced at his squad quickly, before looking back to Yu. "It's great that you care for us this much, little idiot", he said to the younger raven head. That made Yu grunt, annoyed look in his eyes. "But the only ones coming with you are these guys." He pointed his left thumb at his squad.
"What about you?" Yu's coward friend, Yoichi asked.
"I'm not coming, I can't come", Guren said. "Mahiru will take over me eventually, and it's nothing pretty to see."
"We could help you", Yu said.
"Ahaha, and how would you do that?" Guren asked, not believing Yu's words.
"You know, after what happened at Nagoya-airport, I've been possessed by a demon too", Yu told him. "It takes over me, and these guys lock me up when that happens. Luckily, I can tell when the demon is going to posses me, so it's not really a trouble. But I've yet to find a way to stop it, but I will find a way."
This made Guren smile - just moments ago, he had said the same words.
"Your demon is pathetically weak", Guren said to Yu, which made the boy annoyed again. "I'm not kidding Yu. Mahiru was ten times stronger, ten times wiser. Even if you would lock me up - she'll find a way to get you guys free her/me. And then it would just be one-sided bloodshed."
"But we're here now", Mito said. "Yu's squad isn't alone. I don't believe that even Mahiru would be able to defeat all of us."
"But what if someone dies?" Guren questioned. "You'd slowly start losing members of your squad, until you wouldn't be able to defeat her. And my demon doesn't work like Yu's. It doesn't appear for few hours and then disappear after a while. I've been possessed for months. And I don't even know how I got free now."
"We'll find a way!" Yu said.
"Yeah", Shinoa nodded. "And what about my brother? Don't you think that Shin-nii needs you?" Guren turned to look at the ashen haired girl in surprise. "We heard what Byakkomaru told you - Shin-nii is in big trouble. Don't you want to help him?"
"The Hiragi girl is right", Shigure mumbled. "You aren't the person to make others do the dirty work for you, Guren. And if you really care for Shinya-sama, shouldn't you come with us? So we could save him and the men he had with him, together."
"I agree with Shigure", Goshi nodded. "I never liked the idea of leaving you behind, Guren. And Yu-kun is right, we'll find a way to stop Mahiru too."
"I still don-"
Guren was cut off by Mito, who punched him to his stomach - so hard that Guren needed to kneel down, holding his stomach. But he wasn't going to complain, this little pain was nothing compared to theirs.
"Shut up already, you idiot!" the red haired girl yelled angrily. "Come with us and we'll see what happens. It's our decision too, as your friends! Isn't Shinya your friend as well?!" Guren looked up to Mito, who was glaring down at him. "He was probably the only one out of us, who still believed in you - even after you abandoned us and even after you hurt us. And still, before Shinya left, he told us to believe into you. He had every reason to be mad at you, yet he still decided not to be. Can you now abandon a friend, who refused to abandon you?"
"We do believe into you, now that you've apologized and told us the truth", Sayuri continued. "But Shinya-sama wasn't there to hear it. He isn't here now. And if Byakkomaru wasn't lying, he's dying, right now. You need to make things right, Guren."
Guren was quiet for a moment, his friends words ringing in his head. What should he do? If only Shinya was there to make things little brighter - the silver haired man had an amazing ability to make hard choices easier, by just being there.
"You hear that, idiot-Guren?" Yu suddenly said, a grin back on his face. "You seem to owe a lot to that sniper-guy."
"Yu-kun, we've talked about this", Shinoa said. "The sniper-guy's name is Shinya Hiragi. My older brother. S-H-I-N-Y-A. It's not that hard."
"Yeah, yeah, whatever", Yu sighed, getting an annoyed glare from Shinoa. "The point is, that Guren, you need to come with us. We'll definitely find a way to make things right again. And none of us have the intentions of dying, okay? So relax a little. We'll save Shinya. We'll save everyone." The green eyed boy gave Guren his hand. "The one thing I learned from you, was that you can't do everything alone. You need people around you - and that goes for you too, idiot."
Guren snorted loudly, but took the hand anyway. "It seems someone has grown a little", he said. "But one thing more Yu -"
"Huh?"
" - DO NOT TALK TO YOUR SUPERIORS LIKE THAT!" And, so, Guren kicked Yu down to the ground. He heard how the younger raven grunted something as an answer, but he wasn't sure what. Still, Guren had a peaceful smile on his face.
"You still have a lot to learn, idiot. I can't believe you still fall for that old trick", he grinned at the green eyed boy.
Yu looked up, his nose bleeding. "Y- yeah, right. Thanks for the lesson, God. "
"Tch, you really are one disrespectful asshole", Guren sighed.
"Yeah, but that's one more thing he learned from you", Goshi pointed out, a smug grin on his face.
"Sayuri, shut Goshi up."
"Yes sir!"
"Ah- wait, Sayuri, I was just jok- AH!"
Guren sighed again and brushed his hand through his hair. His family was still the same, but he found it very relieving. Maybe he could believe, that they could hold Mahiru back once the demon would make a comeback. At the moment, he didn't really have another choice.
Shinya still needed to be rescued. He owed at least that much to the silver haired man.
"Now then", Guren said. "We've wasted enough time here - so, how about we steal a car and make our way to Ikebukuro?"
**Owari no Seraph**The Light That Disappeared**
Guren was just organizing some of his reports to the book shell next to his desk, when he heard a knock on the door. Before he could even tell the person to come in, the door swung open. That was enough for Guren to know who it was.
"What do you want Shinya? I'm busy", he grunted, not even bothering to look at the silver haired man. The answer he got was a light chuckle.
"You know it's already four in the morning, Guren", Shinya said. The raven haired man stopped his doings and turned to look at the man behind him. Shinya was reading some papers Guren had left on his desk. The silver haired man yawned and Guren couldn't help but think that he was adorable.
"Really?" Guren asked, looking at the clock. Shinya was right, it was exactly four in the morning. "I didn't even notice…"
Shinya chuckled, as the sapphire blue eyes turned to look at him. "Guessed so. You really shouldn't work so late - you'll get wrinkles and then you'll be grumpy all day long. Oh wait - that's just your personality."
"Haha, really funny Shinya", Guren sighed. He walked back to his desk and sat down. "What are you doing up at this time? Working late like me?"
"No way", Shinya answered. "I don't want wrinkles nor do I want to be a grumpy asshole."
Guren gritted his teeth together. "Did you come here just to mock me?"
Shinya smiled teasingly. "No, not really. But you're making this just too easy for me, Guren. I couldn't sleep tonight, so I came to check on you. We both know you, that you're always working late. Don't you think it's time to go to sleep?"
Guren rolled his eyes, but Shinya was right. He was always working late. But Guren didn't care about that - he was actually happy to hear that Shinya came to check on him, just him. But of course, he wouldn't admit it aloud.
"I could say the same for you", Guren answered the silver haired man. "Aren't you feeling tired?"
Shinya yawned again. "Definitely. But when you can't sleep, you just can't sleep. Simple."
"That didn't make any sense."
Shinya chuckled, his smile turning brighter. "I'm not so logical as you, Guren. I go with the flow, you see."
"And where does the flow now go?" Guren asked.
"Well, it brought me here. And now, the flow will take us both to the vending machine to get coffee", Shinya answered, winking his eye. "Because we're both too late to continue this, unless we get some coffee. You of course want your coffee black, don't you? And that's what makes you so bitter, Guren."
"Oh? I know you like sweet things, but you aren't sweet at all", Guren grumbled.
"Ahaha~, that hurts my feelings", Shinya chuckled. "Why must you always be so grumpy? I don't think that I did something to you. Or are you still pissed because I punched you in high-school? You know, you did punch me right back, so you have no right to be angry about it."
Guren blushed a little as his thoughts wondered to that moment. Yep, Shinya had kicked his ass for good - and Guren's punch at the time hadn't affected the silver head at all - but oh well. "That was long time ago, Shinya. And you're just plain annoying. And forget the coffee, you can get it on your own."
The silver haired man shrugged his shoulders. "That's too bad, Guren. Well, I can't take being around you and this gloomy air, so I'll be going now. Have a nice morning~! Don't forget to be at the meeting later today!" Shinya turned around and started to make his leave.
Guren felt bad for what he said, but he really didn't know how to make things better. But he still got up and walked to the silver head, who had stopped to look at him questioningly. There was something he really needed to ask from Shinya.
"What's wrong Guren? Do you want to get coffee after all?" Shinya asked, looking little worried.
"Shinya, you wont leave my side, will you? You wont die, right?"
Shinya was obviously surprised to hear this, because his smile dropped for a moment. But it was back quickly, and his sapphire eyes glimmered like there would've been tears in them. He hugged Guren like he usually did, gentle chuckles escaping his perfect lips.
"Ahahaha, Guren. Are you worried about me?" the silver head said. "But don't worry, I'll never leave your side. We're family after all, aren't we?"
Shinya was still hugging him, and luckily the silver head didn't see Guren's blush. It took a moment for Guren to answer, but when he did, he of course made things worse.
"Shu- shut up, idiot", he stuttered. "Now, let's go and get those damn coffees."
Shinya answered with a chuckle when he pulled off of the hug, but Guren couldn't help but notice, that his smile was little sad now.
"Coffee?" Shinya asked.
"Yes", Guren nodded. "So, sugar or not?"
"Sugar."
Guren woke up, sighing loudly. It had only been a dream, but that dream had been kinda sweet. And it had really happened too, so you could call it a memory. In reality, Guren was sitting in a car, Shigure as the driver. In the backseat were sitting Sayuri, Mito and Goshi. Yu's squad had taken an another car, and they were driving right behind Guren's squad.
"Slept well?" Goshi asked.
"I don't think that I was out that long", Guren said, ignoring Goshi's question.
"An hour", Mito said. "So yeah, not so long. Have you been sleeping well?"
"With Mahiru in my head?" Guren chuckled. "Not really."
"You still can't sense her?" Sayuri asked.
"No, for some reason. Let's hope things stay that way", Guren said. "But how can I really help you, when I can't even trust my own blade? I wont be really able to fight, because you can't kill vampires without a cursed gear."
"Just use yours, and kick Mahiru's ass", Shigure bluntly said.
"Yeah, and that'll work", Guren sighed. But Shigure did have a point. Maybe Guren needed to make Mahiru submit to him. At least then he could do something. Especially now that they were already very close to Ikebukuro and the vampires.
Guren's thoughts wondered back to Shinya and he really hoped that they'd make it in time. Shinya was too fragile and sweet - what if the vampires would do something bad with him? There were worse things than death. Guren was afraid that even if they'd managed to save Shinya, the silver haired man would have changed somehow. More than that, Guren was afraid that Shinya wouldn't trust him anymore.
He really had messed everything up.
But Guren would also fix everything.
End of chapter 4
**Owari no Seraph**The Light That Disappeared**