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Hi everyone! I'm sorry for the long wait I've been procrastinating at every chance I get. I'm really sorry, but it's just that I really hate typing. So that's all. On with the story.
Chapter 8 – Meeting
Chrno walked onto the surface of Eden with Sheda and Aion. They were outside when suddenly they heard a lot of screaming.
"Let me see Rosette!" a female voice exclaimed.
"Get lost human!" Jenai shouted back. Aion was the first to get to see what was happening. Apparently Satella had brought Sister Kate and Father Remington to the fortress. Now Sister Kate was demanding to see Rosette and Chrno.
"Chrno!" Remington yelled as he spotted the demon. He looked at the devil closely. "You look older. Satella explained everything to us and we… I mean I understand the choice you had to make. Sister Kate, on the other hand, went into a fit and started to yell at everyone."
"I couldn't save her," Chrno whispered regretfully.
Sister Kate finally noticed his presence and stomped up to the purple haired devil. She glared at him then slowly lifted up her hand to slap him. Her hand hit him harshly on the cheek.
"Why did you let her die Chrno? Please tell me there is a way to bring her back," she begged. Tears formed in her eyes and threatened to fall at any moment. Chrno smiled sadly, but didn't answer her question. Aion stepped in front of his brother trying to divert the old nun's attention.
"You! It's your fault she's dead!" Sister Kate shouted at the white haired demon. After she was done screaming, Sister Kate fell to her knees and began to sob uncontrollably. Remington helped her get back to her feet and tried to comfort her.
"It's okay," he murmured, "Can she be escorted to where Rosette is?" he asked. Aion nodded and told Rizel to bring the weeping nun to Rosette's room. Rizel cursed under her breath, but she did as she was told. The two women left, leaving the others behind.
"So are we going to go now?" Sheda asked, " We only have a few days before Rosette officially dies."
"I know, so let's get going," Chrno stated. He turned around to face Remington, who hadn't moved from his previous position. "You can come too," he added. Remington nodded. Azumaria and Joshua walked up to them and got ready to leave.
"Sorry Joshua, but this time you can't come. Fiore will stay behind to take care of you," Aion explained. Joshua sighed angrily, but nodded his head. Azumaria took a deep breath and began to sing. Her melodious tune reached the sky and started to separate the clouds. The sky once again turned dark and lightning flashed around. A huge whole appeared above them like before. Satella, who had stayed quiet during Sister Kate's ranting, summoned a beast and hoped onto it. Azumaria, Sheda and Remington joined her on top of the beast. Chrno and Aion transformed into their demon forms. Their wings spread wide. They flew into the air with a huge gust of wind and passed through the gateway. Everyone else followed closely behind.
Sister Kate watched them disappear into the huge hole from the window. She looked at the figure beside her.
"Don't worry Rosette. We'll get you back soon," Sister Kate whispered.
Chrno and the other arrived safely in heaven. They landed perfectly on the ground and smiled at the familiar view that they had seen just a few hours before. Except what they saw made their smiles disappear. The beautiful city that once stood there was now in ruins. It was engulfed in flames. The sun had completely disappeared, surrounding them in darkness. Dead angels lay on the floor everywhere. All their wings had been torn to shreds. Something major had happened since their last visit.
"Oh…my…"Azumaria murmured as she watched the horrible display.
"Magdalene!" Chrno shouted, surprising Remington at the time. He ran into the city, passing by all the corpses that until he found the woman. She was sitting at the top of one of the building, crying silently. She was the only one that remained alive.
"Chrno," she whispered as she saw him fly towards her. Aion and the others followed him to where she was.
"Magdalene!" Remington exclaimed as he saw the weeping woman.
"It's horrible! She came here and slaughtered everyone. There's no one left. I'm all alone now," she cried out in her sadness. Chrno tried to comfort her, but his hand passed right through her. "I'm the only one left because I can't die. It's not fair!"
"Who did it?" Aion asked.
"It was the new Saint. Be careful. She's different now. I wish I could die too. If that happened I wouldn't have to live on knowing that everyone died at my feet as I felt utterly helpless," Magdalene explained. She shivered a bit in fright and stopped crying.
"Rosette did this?" Satella asked as she looked at the scene before her. Magdalene nodded her head and wiped her tears away with her sleeve.
"You have to find her before she hurts someone again. I'll even come with you," she stated. Her shaking continued, but it had calmed down quite a bit. Everyone agreed to bring her along, so they left together. Magdalene opened her brilliant white wings and flew into the sky. Chrno, Aion and Satella followed her closely behind. They entered the dark zone again and passed through the metal gates. The scenery her had changed too. It was much darker than before and more blood littered the ground.
"Things changed a lot since we were last here. Everything seems more barren and evil," Sheda stated.
"I know what you mean," Chrno said.
"I hope Rosette is alright. I've never seen someone cause so much chaos," Remington said. The gang continued to walk thought the dark area, following the same path they had used before. Suddenly the gang was attacked by something they couldn't see. It was moving too fast for their eyes to catch. Even the demons couldn't tract down the intruder. Satella felt a sharp blade pierce her shoulder. She tried to attack, but she missed.
The intruder stopped moving and jumped away from them. Everyone finally noticed who the person was. Rosette. She had a long scythe in her hands and it was dripping with blood. A new expression appeared on her face and her features had changed immensely.
"Rosette! Why are you doing this?" Satella yelled as she let Azumaria tend to her wounded shoulder.
"Don't bother. She can't hear you," said a little girl with red hair. She walked out of the shadows and revealed herself top everyone. "Hello. The name's Annabella. Don't bother calling out to your friend because she won't hear you. I locked away her mind, so now she's my puppet."
"Bring the real Rosette back!" Chrno shouted.
"No," Annabella said simply. She gazed at her new servant and smirked. "I don't think she wants to come back. It's nice and peaceful in the dark for her."
"Give the Saint back," Aion stated with absolutely no interest. Annabella shook her head and turned towards Rosette, who was standing calmly beside her.
"Rosette, kill them. They're our enemies! Slice them to pieces!" Annabella exclaimed. Rosette's body nodded and got ready to attack with her scythe. The scythe began to glow with a dark aura that surrounded it. The blade started to warp itself into a finely crafted sword. Rosette smirked evilly. And carefully examined the new weapon. Once she was done her examination, she hastily charged at them. Her first target was the Jewel Witch, who was still injured from her arrival. Rosette clutched the blade tightly in her hands. She was about to hit Satella, but Aion suddenly jumped in front of her and took the full blast of the attack. Rosette retreated and stood beside Annabella. She observed her sword, which was now tinted red. Her gaze wandered to Aion, who was now kneeling on the ground with his hand to his side. Blood leaked from the wound on his torso and dripped onto the ground. The wound immediately started to heal and the blood stopped leaking.
"That actually hurt," Aion stated in a bit of pain. He shifted his gaze to Satella, who was now staring at him in disbelief. "Are you okay?" he asked her. Satella nodded her head numbly and looked at the white haired demon in shame.
"Why did you save me?" Satella asked harshly. She waited for his response, but he completely ignored her. Aion walked to his brother's side and put his hand on his shoulder.
"That girl's got a powerful punch. We have to stop her before she destroy…" Aion wandered off. He seemed to be watching something else that was happening behind Chrno. The purple haired devil followed his brother's gaze and saw Magdalene walk pass him.
"Magdalene! What are you doing?" Chrno exclaimed. He watched her walk towards Rosette. She stopped once she had reached the other Saint. With that Magdalene lifted up her hand and slapped Rosette as hard as she could. Tears began to form in her eyes.
"What's wrong with you! Turn back to normal Rosette. Break the binds that link you to that girl," Magdalene stated. Her tears were quickly falling down her cheeks. Rosette touched her now swollen cheek with a pale hand.
"She's gone. The Rosette you knew is gone," Rosette stated. Her voice was completely different from the happy Rosette they had all known. Her tone was dark and sent shivers down everyone's spine. Her once blue eyes were now black and she regarded them with a steely glare. "She's gone," she repeated.
"No!" screamed a familiar voice. "Let me out! Stop hurting my friends!"
A lonely figure was surrounded by darkness. Her bright blond hair was the first thing you could see if you ever looked at her. She had warm blue eyes that used to shine with happiness, but now they were on the brink of tears. It was the real Rosette, and she was trying to fight the spell that had been inflicted apon her. She could see everything that was happening in the real world. Her friends had come to rescue her and her body was now attacking them with all its force. She has seen Aion get injured and she had been filled with regret and sadness.
"No! Stop hurting my friends! Give me back my body!" Rosette screamed into the darkness, but no one heard her plea for help.
Finally, another chapter done. Please review.
Ja ne
