Rating: T+
Warnings: OOCness, OCs, rantings from a mad author, implying sexual content, grammatical errors(?), torture, death, a dash of angst
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Anime: The long awaited chapter 13 of MIAB, this one will have angst in it, making the story go deeper into the path of becoming a darker fic. Anyways, thank you so much to Rapid P. Saiko because she beta-read this chapter! Hurray!
Sasha: Thank you to KinomiyaHiwatari, Rapid P. Saiko and Little A Granger for their reviews! Also, we thank those readers that have been reading this for a long time but are too shy to write a review. Thanks for reading, guys!
Erebus: Without further ado, the chapter.
~~~MIAB~~~
"Speaking": Ann/the Forsaken Fallen
'Speaking': Dizzi
"Speaking": Most of the characters
"Speaking": Night
'Speaking': Mind-communication
~~~MIAB~~~
13: Sanctuary
Granger Dojo, Bey City, Japan
It was nightfall when the bladers finally started arriving at the dojo. By that time, Night had already helped Ray and Driger achieve the next level – Kenny had started calling Soul Bond – and everyone had told each other what had occurred during their time out of the dojo. Aya and Kai's wounds had been treated, even though the blonde had claimed that she was fine and that it didn't hurt. They all knew she was lying.
The first to arrive were the Russians, much to Shun's delight. The first couple of minutes of their arrival had to be spent with Tala trying to escape the blue haired teen's hugs while Hikaru kept him in check. Aya, of course, found it all to be hilarious while a giggle escaped Nami's lips.
It was probably around midnight when all of the blading teams had arrived. The only two that weren't present were Zeo and Raul but they all knew why they hadn't shown up.
All of the bladers were a little surprised at seeing Night in his astral-projection form but they had learned long ago to not question it. Of course, out of all the odd things they had seen, a human-looking bit-beast really took the cake.
Kai was standing in front of the pond alone, staring up at the shining stars, when Night found the phoenix blader. The ancient spirit didn't know what to say to Kai. Two important people in his life had been taken by his siblings. A human like Kai was dangerous when provoked. He was very similar to Dranzer in that manner and Night knew that's why his brother had chosen this human as his tamer.
"What are you doing here, Kai?" Night asked, floating towards him, "Your comrades are here to help. Do not shoulder the burden in your heart by yourself. Can you not allow someone else to help you?"
"I need to be alone."
Night sighed, the sense of déjà vu overwhelming him. He hadn't noticed until now but Kai was very similar to a certain dark holy beast. Night sat down in the ground and looked up at the stars, "Once, a long time ago, in a world where stars always litter the sky, someone spoke those same words to me."
"And what of it?"
Night smiled softly before turning to look at Kai, "The one who said those words to me was Chaos." Kai seemed to flinch at the name but Night wasn't so sure, considering how emotionless Kai seemed to be. Night looked at the direction of the dojo where he could hear all of the bladers discussing the Forsaken Fallen while also catching up as they hadn't seen each other in a long time.
"The more I know you, the more I see how similar you are to my brother. There are small differences but you two seem to be cut from the same cloth." Night chuckled. Kai remained silent, wondering what in the world Night was trying to say. How could he and Chaos be similar?
"When he first came out of the tower the Elders had him in for centuries, Chaos felt uncomfortable at being surrounded by strangers. It was so overwhelming that he spent most of his time alone, trying to escape the noise." Night created a small orb of light in his hands and released it, where it flew towards Kai and bumped into the phoenix blader's nose.
"Like I did to you, I approached him and he replied that he wanted to be alone. I had to talk to him for a very long time before he decided to join the company of our brothers and sisters. As a result, he ended up loving each and every one of us." Kai looked around and noticed that Night had created several orbs of light that moved slowly so they couldn't be mistaken as fireflies.
"Are you trying to sound like a wise old sage, Night?" Kai asked and Night smiled kindly at him before nodding.
"Yes. I have a knack for that, according to Max." The holy beast replied and then looked up at the sky, "I felt your battle too, Kai." Kai didn't know which battle Night was talking about and the confusion must have been evident in his expression because Night clarified, "Your battle with Tyson. I felt it and saw it, even though I was still dormant. You two are complete opposites that cannot stand together when separated."
An image of Tyson was created, followed by an image of Rin, before it vanished. Kai's eyes widened and Night held out his hand, holding several balls of light in it while staring at him with eyes filled with melancholy.
"The childhood friend that was practically your brother and the best friend that you can't live without have been taken away from you as cruelly as the way I lost Chaos and Erebus. I know how much it hurts to lose people that important to you but remember, Kai Hiwatari, that you are not alone." Night stood up and all the spheres of light gathered into his palm, creating something that looked like a star.
"What am I supposed to do?" Kai asked.
Night stared at the star in his hands and then gently pushed it up in the air, where it soared up in the sky, before he faced Kai again. Night closed his eyes, "This may seem clichéd but what you should do is believe in your friends, the way I still believe in the goodness in the hearts of my siblings."
He looked up and pointed at the star he had created, "That is the star of yūjō, Kai. It is between the star of ai and kirai. If you are not careful, you may lean towards the star of kirai rather than yūjō or ai. For the sake of all those that care for you and love you, try to not do so. You have fallen under the influence of that star too many times."
"You're telling me you can read stars?" Kai asked, sounding skeptical.
Night nodded, "It is very easy to do so. Unlike what Riku believes, humans are not born under stars. Every time a human is born, an Elder creates a star for them and those stars move around and are close to stars that signify love, death, hatred, friendship, trust, insanity, sorrow and several others. Yours is an odd star because it constantly moves around yūjō, ai and kirai."
The bit-beast paused when he saw how lost Kai seemed before he laughed, "I will show you how to read the stars one day, Kai. I am certain that you will be able to understand what I mean when you learn."
With that, the spirit left. Probably to be with Max, Kai reasoned. He looked up at the star Night had created and wished he could understand what Night had meant. He snorted and walked back into the dojo, never noticing the gaze of a certain holy beast with flaming red eyes.
~~~MIAB~~~
Madrid, Spain
"We have to go eventually." Zeo was talking on the phone with someone that sounded sleepy. He ran a hand through his hair, glancing occasionally at the recuperating Raul, before he began to speak again. Raul wasn't really paying attention to what he was saying, though. Instead, he was staring at the bright blue sky. He didn't have a clock but it was probably four in the afternoon.
"Alright, Ray. Keep me posted." Zeo ended the phone call before ending it. He looked out the window and tsked when he saw two figures hiding in the shadow of the trees. So, they're watching the hospital. He glanced at Raul and stretched, "I'm going to get us some sodas. I'll be back."
Raul frowned, turning to see a completely full water bottle – along with other drinks – in the windowsill that Zeo had gotten some time ago. He crossed his arms in front of him, "Did a screw in his head get loose or something?" He shook his head, wondering why Zeo left using that stupid excuse. What was that kid scheming?
Meanwhile, outside the hospital, Nemesis and Hecate both glared when they saw Zeo approaching their hideout. The teal-haired blader smirked, "Well, well, you must be two members of the infamous Forsaken Fallen."
"Who the hell do you think you are, speaking to us in that manner, human?" Nemesis asked, jumping down from the tree she had been hiding on. She was staring at Zeo with obvious distaste, something that didn't bother the robotic blader in the least. Technically speaking, he wasn't really human.
Hecate came out from behind the tree, eyes narrowed, "You're the one that holds the not-holy beasts." She could sense four of those not-holy beasts in the boy's presence. Well, if this boy was a real boy. He did not feel human. There was something wrong with him and the beasts he possessed.
"Not-holy beasts?" Zeo raised an eyebrow, wondering what was wrong with the Forsaken Fallen. Couldn't they come up with a better name for the Cyber Bit-beasts? It can't be helped, the robot thought while sighing internally as he took out his blade.
The two beasts that inhabited the bodies of Julia and Kaori did the same, not caring that the odds were two-to-five. Was Chaos really that confident that they could win? After all, he could send out more of the members of the Forsaken Fallen here.
What are you up to? Zeo wondered briefly. He shook his head to get rid of the thought before yelling, "Let it rip!" The two members of the Forsaken Fallen followed suit, their eyes briefly glowing.
"It's finally time to play." Hecate laughed.
Zeo snorted as the three blades clashed, the shockwaves causing the nearby birds to take to the skies, "I think you'll find that this marionette will not bend to your will as easily as you think."
"We'll see about that, won't we?" Nemesis replied.
~~~MIAB~~~
Somewhere, in a dimension that possibly no human could easily enter unless assisted by a holy spirit or an Elder, a mind slept. It was unlike any human presence but it was not like a holy spirit's or an Elder. The mind was unique, having a thin connection with another mind that was not human. It drifted in darkness, no one coming close to awaken it.
It's so cold here, the mind thought as it stirred in this odd plane of existence. Where is everyone? What's going on? How long have I been asleep? Where am I?
'Brooklyn.' A voice called out to the mind – otherwise known as Brooklyn Masefield – and caused it to briefly open its – his? – eyes. It – he – felt something touch his mind and that was when he finally opened his eyes after what seemed to be a long time.
Brooklyn looked around, 'Where in the world am I?' This place was both familiar yet strange to him. He was floating in darkness, the only light being emitted by his body. He looked around, trying to find the source of the voice that had woken him up. He outstretched his hand, feeling a presence close by.
A hand clasped his and Brooklyn was soon face-to-face with someone that looked a lot like him. He smiled weakly, 'Hello, Zeus.'
'Brooklyn, are you alright now?' Zeus asked and squeezed his tamer's hand to give him reassurance. Chaos had nearly obliterated Brooklyn's mind during his attack so it was comforting to see that the red-head was still alive and well. Then again, he had shielded him from most of the attack.
'Yes. How are Kaori and Tyson? Are they okay? Are they safe?' Brooklyn wondered. He wasn't sure how long he had been out, after all. In this dimension – his soul room – where he and Zeus could communicate, it felt like months had passed.
'Kaori Kumai is gone.' Zeus replied as he slowly drifted to the right, looking into the distance as if he could see her if he did that, 'Tyson Granger endures torture but has not fallen.'
'So what are you doing?' Brooklyn asked, having no doubt that his physical body was being controlled by his bit-beast. It wasn't a very comforting thought but at least his body was being hijacked by someone he could trust.
'I've aligned myself with Chaos for now.' Zeus replied, smirking at his tamer, 'He has not questioned my loyalty yet.' He turned to look Brooklyn in the eyes and sighed, placing a hand on her hips, 'I am loyal to neither the Forsaken Fallen nor the rest of the sacred spirits. The only person that has my loyalty is you.'
'That means you're not on the side of the Forsaken Fallen, Zeus.' Brooklyn replied with a small grin, 'Still, there's no need for Chaos to know about that, right? I'll let you be in control of my body for now, Zeus. When they least expect it, we'll reveal our true colors.'
~~~MIAB~~~
Forsaken Fallen Headquarters, Unknown area
Tyson didn't like this room and, judging by his expression, neither did Rin. The room Ann had taken them into was a dark room that had a tree growing in the middle of it. "What is this?" Tyson asked, "What are you going to do to us now?"
"This tree. . ." Rin muttered, wondering why the tree looked so familiar.
Ann stared at the duo with a bored expression but didn't say anything as the tendrils of darkness dragged them towards the tree. Rin began to struggle in his bonds, finally recognizing that dark tree from his dark childhood days in this prison. "Let me go!" He yelled, knowing exactly what they were going to suffer. He didn't want to go through this again.
Ann stopped in front of the tree, smirking at Rin, "Ah, you recognize this, Rin. That's good. At least there's no need to explain what it does. Will you tell Tyson what this lovely tree does?" She laughed, causing the two captives to shudder.
"Rin, what does this thing do?" Tyson whispered.
Rin closed his eyes as he tried to block out the awful things that tree – Gaea's favorite torture method she often used on Nami – had done to him, "It makes us experience our worst nightmares and memories that haunt us."
"You'll see Rin's pain and Rin will see yours." Ann said, "I hope that you haven't experienced sad or painful things. The pain might drive you insane, after all."
"You bitch." Rin replied before the tendrils released him and the roots of the tree grabbed him. The roots wrapped themselves around his waist, ankles, wrists and neck. He struggled in his bonds, "Tyson, remember, it's all in the past-." Two small roots touched his forehead and Rin stopped talking, falling asleep.
"Rin!" Tyson yelled.
"Your turn!" Ann said and pushed Tyson into the roots that immediately grabbed him the way they held Rin. The World Champion struggled to get rid of the bonds that held him down and glared at the currently possessed Ann. The image of the smirking Ann was the last thing Tyson saw before he blacked out.
~~~MIAB~~~
Madrid, Spain
Zeo jumped to avoid the attack that Hecate had launched at him, "That was close. I guess they're not playing around." He flinched when Nemesis's blade hit his own, causing it to bump into a nearby tree. He landed on top of a branch, "Hey, how about giving us a handicap?"
"Why should we? There are more beasts in your side than in ours." Nemesis replied before she jumped up to avoid the stray attack of Cyber Dranzer. Hecate launched another attack at Zeo, who was shielded by Cyber Draciel.
"Fair enough." Zeo muttered, before Cyber Driger and Cyber Dragoon attacked the two ancient spirits. This was a sight, Zeo thought. Two ancient bit-beasts possessing two modern day bladers were fighting against a robot blader who had the help of four bit-beasts created by modern day science and a bit-beast who came from a meteorite. This was an odd battle indeed.
"Let's do this!" Hecate yelled and what appeared to be a black dog appeared from the bit-chip before it started spinning rapidly around Zeo's blade that had already unleashed the four cyber bit-beasts and Cerberus. Nemesis chuckled wickedly before her bit-chip glowed and a black serpent with golden eyes appeared, hissing at Zeo.
"Seems they're taking this serious now." The robot muttered as the two beasts tried to attack him. The Cyber Bit-Beasts and Cerberus were by his side, watching the every move of Hecate and Nemesis. The tension could be cut by a butter knife, Zeo thought drily.
Hecate was about to attack when she paused, looking towards the distance. Zeo followed her gaze and caught sight of a young woman with dark black hair dressed in a green dress. Nemesis groaned, "It seems that she's here. Let's go before she gets us." Hecate nodded and the two members of the Forsaken Fallen jumped up, disappearing amongst the tree tops.
"Wait!" Zeo called out.
"Zeo."
He turned and was now face-to-face with the same woman that had caused Nemesis and Hecate to run away. He was certain what the woman's eye color was, as it had changed from blue to gray in a span of a minute. She seemed to be glowing dimly and Zeo could swear that he could feel power coming out from her body.
"Who are you?" He asked, frowning because he felt calm in this woman's presence. The woman did not reply but smiled and extended her hand. On the palm of her hand rested a glowing object that looked a lot like a star.
"I don't have a real name. I'm merely known as the Third Elder."
~~~MIAB~~~
Tyson woke up in a garden of flowers where he could hear a small child laughing. He sat up and looked around. There was a manor nearby that looked impressive, probably belonging more in the Victorian era than here. The sun was already setting and he could see the evening star already in the sky.
After a while, he spotted the small child that had been laughing. The six-year old boy had raven-black hair and brilliant blue eyes and a big smile that was probably as big as his own. He was dressed in a small black coat and black slacks and wore a red scarf that looked handmade around his neck.
The boy was picking white roses happily – singing in a language that he could remember Kai and Tala speaking in – and Tyson realized with a jolt that this happy child was Rin. He was shocked, to say the least. Rin didn't tend to be this happy, after all.
"Rin!" A young woman with flaming red hair and eyes that were identical to Rin's appeared, wearing an amused expression on her face, "Young man, it's way too late to be out here. It's past your bedtime, you know."
"Posmotrite, mama!" Rin happily stated before he showed the roses he held to his mother. The woman smiled warmly and picked him up, much to his obvious delight. Tyson felt himself smiling along with the boy. He and his mother looked so happy. But this was considered one of Rin's worst memories. Why was it considered that? How could this happy memory be bad?
"How many times have I told you? Practice your Japanese more." She stated, poking him on his forehead. She grinned and Tyson saw that Rin had inherited his mother's eyes and smile.
"Mama, it's boring." Rin replied, pouting, "Russian is easier. I practice it with you and Alexander. Dad and Nariko don't talk Japanese much. And I live in Russia. Why can't I speak Russian?"
"You can speak Russian all you like but it's important to remember that you're half-Japanese." The red-head replied, "So practice it more, even if it's not as fun as Russian. Besides, being Russian is better. Don't tell your dad." The two laughed again before their happiness was interrupted by a yell:
"Fire!"
Rin's mother and Rin both turned around and Tyson did as well, his eyes taking in the view of the burning mansion nearby. Rin's mother put him on the ground, grabbing him from his small shoulders, "Rin, zapustite. Ubiraysya otsyuda."
"Mama? Chto proiskhodit?" Rin was trembling, his eyes glancing at the fire and Tyson could hear people screaming inside. Rin looked terrified. What in the world was going on? Why was his home on fire?
"Delay kak ya govoryu, Rin." His mother replied, looking more and more desperate. This woman was terrified as well but Tyson was proud at how brave she was being at not showing it to her young son.
"Chto o pape?"
She smiled softly and kissed him on his forehead, "Tvoy otets budhet khorosho. Idti!" Without further ado, Rin started to run while his mother turned and ran towards the burning manor, calling out the name of someone named 'Haru'. Rin didn't stop running, occasionally looking behind him to see what was going on. He stopped in front of a forest, wheezing slightly, before he pulled the red scarf he had over his mouth.
"Kai-nii, where are you?" The small child asked before he turned around and bumped into someone. He looked up, his eyes taking the teenager in front of him. The male seemed to be around seventeen years old and had piercing red eyes with white – almost silver – hair. He was dressed in black robes with golden trimmings and had silver cuffs on his wrists.
"Who are you, young one?" The white-haired male asked. Rin took a step back, shaking a little and Tyson could see why. Around the teenager was a black, malicious aura that he knew Rin was seeing as well. He smiled and tried to grab the small child but Rin stepped away.
"Akuma." Rin muttered before he made a run for it to the forest. Black tendrils appeared out of nowhere and wrapped themselves around his wrists and ankles. He struggled against the bonds, yelling words that were half-Japanese and half-Russian so Tyson was unable to fully understand him.
"What, not planning to stay longer, young one? The show's about to start!" The albino male replied and he began to fly. Tyson's eyes widened when he saw the flower bracelet that he was wearing on his right wrist. That teenager was Chaos! Rin was yelling something in another language that wasn't Japanese or Russian as he floated behind Chaos.
"Hello there, brother!" Chaos happily chirped as he reached the grounds of the mansion, where a tall teenager with dark blue hair and orange eyes stared at him unamused, "Miss me, Dark Dragoon?" When he didn't receive a response, he shrugged and continued walking, entering the burning building.
"Mama! Otōsan!" Rin yelled as he was dragged into his burning mansion. Chaos and Dark Dragoon made it to what was probably the parlor where the Mizushima family entertained their guests. Other teenagers were there, all of them smirking, while some people were on the ground, one of them glaring at a female with red hair and red eyes.
"Young master!" A woman yelled and stood up, a man following her example.
"I had told you not to move." A male with black hair with white highlights and golden cat-like eyes growled out. The next thing Tyson saw, both the maid and other servant were dead, blood coming out of their throats.
Blood had splattered on Chaos and Rin, much to Tyson's horror. Rin cried out in terror, closing his eyes and whimpering. Chaos patted his head then sent a disapproving look to the killer of the two servants, "Dark Driger, was it necessary to kill people in front of a child? Blood got on his clothes and on mine as well."
"What do you want?" A man that looked a lot like Rin except for his red eyes asked, holding Rin's mother in his arms.
"To thank you!" Chaos grinned, eyes flashing black while the others watched him with wide grins, "Haru and Natasha Mizushima, you broke the seal that was never meant to be broken." He poked Rin's cheek, "And you did good on your promise by having the kid. Rin, isn't it?"
"Get away from him!"
Tyson turned to see who had yelled and saw that it was the young woman that had been glaring at her attackers earlier. A red head female with red eyes looked at Chaos and, at his nod, she began to laugh. Why was she laughing? What had Chaos given her permission to do? His question was answered when the young woman caught on fire, her screams echoing through the majestic room.
"Nariko!" Natasha yelled and ran to the young woman, only to be pushed back by a girl with purple-black hair and black eyes. Besides Natasha, two other people tried to help the burning girl. Tyson watched as one was torn apart while the other was suffocated by a ball of water that had been created by a girl with purple hair and black eyes.
"Stop it!" Haru stood up and took out a gun from his pocket, pointing it straight at Chaos, who stared at the gun with a bored expression. His eyes narrowed, "I'm not going to allow you to kill any more of my companions."
"Master Haru, it's okay." A woman who looked to be forty muttered, staring at the young man with sad eyes. Rin was staring at the scene with shiny tears going down his eyes and was unable to look away. Tyson felt the same way, observing what Rin considered his most painful memory.
"No, it's not. What gives you the right to choose who lives and who dies? No one has that right." Haru replied, his red eyes reflecting the fire that was engulfing the manor. Rin's father had guts to talk to Chaos as if he was nothing but a common human. He didn't seem to be scared, either. In fact, he only seemed to be afraid over the fact that Rin was so close to Chaos.
"What right do we have?" The red-haired girl asked, stopping the flames that had been burning the girl Nariko. It was too late for her, though, as all that remained of Nariko were only charred remains. "We are practically gods to you mortals." She stated, before throwing a fireball at a servant, who screamed as he was burned alive.
Haru's eyes glinted and pointed his gun at the red-haired girl with a love for fire before shooting her. She screamed as the bullet hit her on the shoulder, much to Tyson and Chaos's shock. Rin's dad was definitely a badass. He had just shot an ancient spirit.
"You son of a bitch!" Dark Driger said and Dark Dragoon grabbed hold of the whimpering girl who had been shot. Dark Driger's eyes glowed and Haru yelled in pain and Tyson and Rin's eyes widened, seeing the claws of the beast embedded on Haru's back.
"Haru!" Natasha screamed.
Haru fell to his knees, a hand covering his wounded side. He looked up at Rin, who was trembling uncontrollably. Tyson saw Dark Driger look at Chaos, who gave his consent for him to do what he pleased. Haru smiled, a tear falling from his right eye, "Be happy, Rin."
"Otōsan? What do you mean?" Rin asked.
"No." Tyson muttered, knowing exactly what was going to happen.
Both Rin and Tyson screamed in horror when Dark Driger stabbed Haru through the neck. Natasha gave out an anguished cry, a young woman holding her back as she watched the life being drained out of her husband. Dark Driger let go of Haru and he fell forward, blood oozing out of his wounds and onto the floor.
"What a pity." Chaos muttered, staring at the dying young man that had released him from the seal. He sighed, "If you had not been so foolish, you would've lived. Your aura was, after all, compatible to mine."
"Otōsan! Please, get up!" Rin cried out, the tears streaming out of his eyes while Tyson watched with horrified eyes as he realized that Rin had seen his father die in front of his eyes.
"Stop looking! Rin, stop looking!" Tyson tried to cover the eyes of the young child but he passed through Rin as if he was a ghost. This was Rin's memory. It was an event that had already come to pass. He had no way of sparing this child the pain of seeing this.
"Kill the rest. Try not to kill Natasha or Rin." Chaos stated. Rin covered his ears as he tried to drone out the screams of the dying servants. He must have been in extreme shock because his eyes – his fearful, childlike eyes that used to be innocent and filled with life – were wide with shock. He couldn't look away.
"Stop looking! Close your eyes!" Tyson yelled at the terrified child that was shaking like a leaf. The innocent child that had been happily picking flowers for his mother was now a scarred child whose face had some of his father's blood and was practically drenched in blood. Tyson couldn't take it. He wanted to cover Rin's eyes and make him forget about all of this.
Chaos was smiling until Natasha launched herself at him. The unarmed woman was barely going to make contact with him when Chaos's tendrils of darkness penetrated her chest. She gasped, her hand reaching out to touch Chaos's forehead. Chaos frowned and Natasha narrowed her eyes, "With the last of my breath, I curse you. You will feel the same pain as those who've you killed. I curse you."
"Good for you." Chaos muttered before throwing the body to the ground. Natasha grunted in pain as she lay close to her dead husband. She grabbed his cold, pale hand and smiled before looking up to meet the eyes of her child.
"Mama." Rin fell to his knees, reaching out for his mother.
"Live, my sweet child." Natasha wiped the tears from Rin's eyes, "Your father and mother love you, Rin. We both love you. We love. . ." Tyson was as devastated as Rin when Natasha stopped speaking, her brilliant eyes now dull and lifeless.
Gone. Rin's parents died in front of him.
"No!" Rin cried, shaking his mother's corpse while more tears fell out of his eyes, "Wake up! Don't leave me alone too! Please don't leave me! Come back! Mama! Otōsan! Don't leave me alone!"
"Stop it." Tyson felt a tear run down his cheek and shook his head, "I don't want to see this anymore. Please, stop this." He knew that Ann would not feel pity for him and awaken him from this nightmare. Still, he couldn't help but cry out for this pain to stop. He didn't want to see Rin's suffering anymore.
"A shame." Chaos crouched down next to the child and patted Rin's head as he held the clasped hands of his parents, "Your mother and father reminded me of two people I used to know."
Rin turned, his usually happy face now filled with one emotion that Tyson recognized: anger. He bit Chaos's arm hard enough to make him bleed, much to Tyson's shock and Chaos's surprise.
"That hurts!" Chaos yelled. Rin bit the arm harder, glaring with all of his might at Chaos. The child Haru and Natasha raised was gone. This child was no longer a child. He had seen too much to be considered a child.
The red haired girl with red eyes that Haru had shot grabbed the little boy and pulled him away from Chaos, who stared at the wound with shock. The girl scoffed, "Feisty little devil, isn't he? He would be perfect for either one of us, don't you think?"
"I hate you!" Rin yelled at Chaos, his eyes filled with rage, "Die! Just die!"
Chaos smirked, "Oh, how many times have I heard that? You're not the first and you won't be the last."
Tyson screamed at the injustice and pain of this memory. He hated this memory. He didn't want to see more of Rin's pain. He didn't want the pain, he thought as he covered his ears and closed his eyes.
"Take it away," He cried, "End this nightmare!"
~~~MIAB~~~
Anime: I'm ending it like this. Too bad. Suffer the angst until I upload chapter 14.
Sasha: That's harsh.
Erebus: Drop a review after you get over the death of Natasha and Haru, alright?
Sasha: From Kai and Night's talk about stars to Zeo fighting Hecate and Nemesis to the appearance of the Third Elder to Brooklyn and Zeus secretly plotting against the Forsaken Fallen to Rin and Tyson forced to relive the other's worst memories, this chapter is enough to give anyone whiplash.
Erebus: Brace yourselves. We're almost close to the end of the Awakening Arc and nearing the Battle Arc.
Anime: See ya, guys!
Translation (Russian talk)
Rin: Mama, look!
Natasha: Rin, run. Get out of here.
Rin: Mama? What's happening?
Natasha: Do as I say, Rin.
Rin: What about daddy?
Natasha: Your father will be fine. Go!
*akuma - demon
*otosan - father
~~~MIAB~~~
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