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AERITH...THE REINCARNATION OF AERIS?

PART XI

DEMON'S GUESTS

Demon walks out of ShinRa HQ and looks up at the sky. I cannot remain here if others see my true form. He thought to himself. Humans think of us as monsters, and try to kill us, whether we've done anything harmful or not. He shakes his head as he gives a sigh and walks on. He didn't want the military to interrogate him about the events that happened last night. If that were to happen, then Tseng would most likely pry the information out of him since he was highly suspicious of the silver-haired Turk. The outcome would mean that he would be taken to some laboratory for experimentation, especially if Hojo found out that he is the black lycan.

Meanwhile, Roy and Hughes continue to question Rufus, Hojo, and the Turks regarding the incident from last night. Every now and then, Roy would walk off to call either one of his subordinates or the one he called "Fullmetal" on his cellphone, either to check on their progress or to give information on the investigation he and Hughes are conducting. Even though Hughes was head of the Investigations Department, Roy wanted to come to Midgar with him due to personal matters. Though he wouldn't let his personal affairs interfere with Hughes's work. As Hughes watches Roy walk out of the office again, he couldn't help but chuckle about that small cat on the Colonel's head.

Elena leans back against a wall, pondering on the debate on the possibility of Demon being the black lycan. "So if Demon is that black lycan and came here for the girl, then why did he attack her?" She asked. Just as Rufus was about to answer, Hojo interrupts, "I believe the reason is that the excessive amount of mako in her body had caused her to become berserk, but with more bloodlust than an average lycan would have from their first transformation. You can say that he might trying to calm her down." As Hojo spoke, Reno and Tseng, who left to get more coffee, came back into the office. Reno's eye twitches when he overheard Hojo. "Wait a minute!" He yelled as he looks at the scientist with a weird look on his face. "It sure didn't look like he was trying to calm her down. We all saw them fight each other."

Hojo chuckles as he glances to Reno then responds, "Lycans are such fascinating creatures, wouldn't you say?"

"So if Mr. Mysterious is a lycan, then why did he hide that fact from us?"

Tseng takes a sip of his coffee then speaks, "If you were some creature in disguise, wouldn't you do the same thing, knowing that humans would try to kill you for what you are?"

The red-haired Turk becomes silent then gives a shrug as Tseng wonders about how Aerith acquire so much mako inside of her like that and still able hang in there, then he glances over to Hojo. "Hojo?" He asked. "I would like to ask a question." He had a feeling that Hojo seems to know something more about Demon and the black lycan more than the others. Hojo gives a slight nod in response, curious as to what the black-haired Turk had to say. Tseng takes another sip of his coffee and looks at his cup as he ask, "What do you know about Demon?" All of a sudden, everyone else then turn their attention to Tseng and Hojo.

Hojo looks around the room then pushes his glasses up the bridge of his nose. "My my. You're as sharp as a falcon's talon, Tseng." He said as he places his hands behind his back and slightly grins, now knowing that he's been caught and now used to hiding his information any longer, especially since the military could arrest him and put him into custody. "Alright, you win. That creature was an interesting specimen, but unfortunately, he escaped my lab years ago. He has no memories of his life before he got his lycan curse." Hughes was taking notes of what Hojo just said, then at that moment, Roy comes back into the office. "Did I miss anything, Lt. Colonel?" He asked.

"Why, yes. Hojo here just gave some information regarding the black lycan." Hughes responded. "Any luck with the other investigation?"

"According to Warren Officer Falman, there were rumors that a tournament is about to take place at an island called Hanging Neck Island. What's interesting is that since the chimera is part demon, we might have some luck on trying to find her."

"But the Dark Tournament is about a few months from now, and who do you plan on sending?"

"I don't know yet, but we will out when we return to Central. For now, continue with the investigations here."

"Yes sir!"

Roy then starts to look over the notes that Hughes have written down so far as Hughes then starts shoving photos of Elysia at everyone's facing, talking about how cute she is and about having a voice of an angel. Roy gives a sigh as he pets the cat that was still on top of his head. The cat gives a soft mew before it starts purring. Out in the streets of Midgar, Demon continues to walk through the slums, getting his mind off of everything that went on from last night until now. He then suddenly stops when he spotted two figures near an abandoned building. One was a woman wearing a black dress that shows most of her busty cleavage, black gloves, and black high heel boots. She had long, black, wavy hair as well as violet eyes with slitted pupils, and a red tattoo on her chest, appearing to be a winged serpent devouring its tail. The other figure was a fat bald man who was wearing a black outfit, but seems to have a mentality of a child. "Well, well," Demon said with a grin. "What do you two want this time?"

The strange woman grins slightly then motions for him to follow her and the fat guy into the building. Once they got inside, the woman answers, "I'm just here to make sure you're doing your job." Demon gives a shrug then explains to the woman about the incident last night and about the military involved in the investigation on the matter. "Don't worry, the girl is still alive." He said as he leans his back against a wall. The woman frowns slightly from what she heard. "Yet you allow Cloud to make the girl into a demon? She won't be any use to us if we can't have her as a human sacrifice."

"I know that. Though even if she managed to survive as a human, she wouldn't be any use to you anyways since Cloud doesn't allow her to use alchemy ever since the incident 3 years ago."

"That maybe, but her knowledge could be useful to us. The sin she created has a very special case."

"What case may that be?" Demon asked as he raises an eyebrow.

"That sin is given the name, Malice. She's the 8th homunculus created."

"8th homunculus? How could she create such a sin when it's mostly been either one of the seven deadly sins?"

The woman chuckles as she answers, "The world is full of surprises. Anyways, Envy will be going to Hanging Neck Island in a few months to spy on Malice, in case that she is indeed over there when that time comes."

"And you want for her to join you?"

"That is correct. And now your job is to make sure the girl doesn't find Malice. If they do see each other, the girl would make sure Malice wouldn't become tainted and that would ruin our plans."

All of a sudden, the fat guy interrupts with a grin. "Do I get to eat her, Lust?"

"No, Gluttony," Lust said as she patted Gluttony's head. "You're on a diet."

"Awwww..." Gluttony pouted, wanting to eat someone.

"So..." Demon continued. "If she does meet with Malice, then what?"

Lust rubs Gluttony's head as she glances back to Demon then responds, "Then we might have to kill her as well as those who get in our way. And since the girl's now a demon, I have another task for you."

"And that would be?"

"Wake up her demon side...Have her crave for blood. With that bloodlust, we could probably use her in our advantage."

"It's not going to be easy though. Cloud is very protective of her and he's been watching me the whole time he saw me holding the girl while she was unconscious. He doesn't seem to trust me at all."

"Then find some way to earn his trust. The more trust you earn from him, the closer you could get to his daughter. It didn't take you very long to crave for blood when your lycan curse started to take effect."

Demon then closes his eyes, really not wanting to remember the first time it happened. All of a sudden, his human ears became black wolf ears as a black wolf tail appears. He also grew claws and fangs, but he seems to be under control of himself. "You know I don't like talking about the past." He said as he gives a slight glare at Lust. Then all of a sudden, his eyes slightly widen as he felt a sharp on his shoulders. He looks at one of his shoulders, but only sees a deep wound as if he just got shot on the shoulder. Lust grins as she wipes her fingernails, which somehow had blood on them just now. "Because it hurts, doesn't it?" She said, having to extend her razor-like fingernails at a fast pace to impale Demon's shoulders. "Take that as a warning on what would happen if you told her or anyone about our plans..." Demon just remains silent as he holds his wounded shoulder.

At the 7th Heaven, Tifa was cleaning up the tables then putting away glasses as Cloud enters the bar. Tifa tells Cloud that Aerith went to her room moments ago after they have gotten home. Tifa then walks over to Cloud and wraps her arms around him, giving a smile that is telling him that she told him that everything was going to be okay. Though the question remains on what would become of Aerith now that she has demon blood injected into her. How would they prevent her from demanding human blood? What type of demon would she be? Cloud hopes that Aerith's new transformation wouldn't change her completely.

Aerith lays on her bed in her room, flat on her back. Why do I feel so strange? She thought to herself as she stares at the ceiling. It feels like that I'm becoming less and less human. She then gets up from her bed, and walks over towards a mirror. Nothing has changed, she thought as she looks at her reflection. I don't see anything unusual. Maybe my mind is playing tricks on me. All of a sudden, her reflection suddenly changes into a woman with green eyes and long brown hair, wearing a pink dress with a red jacket. Aerith's eyes widen at the sudden change and jumps back from the mirror. She could feel her heart pounding inside of her chest. The mysterious woman looks at Aerith with a smile on her face. "Don't be afraid, young one," she said with a soft and gentle tone in her voice. "I mean you no harm."

Aerith gulps a bit, still feeling her heart pounding as she slowly walks back toward the mirror. "Who...Who are you?"