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Happy post Birthday to me!! This weekend was great. I would have finished the story yesterday, but I got a big surprise! My love dorve me to Chicago and we went to the Field Museum!! So now I'm a little behind. I hvae two more chapters to go and SONL is finished. I wonder what I'm going to do after this. Hmmm?

Anway Chapter 21 is another one of those chapters that you just have to have. Again, it shows how dangerous Esther's emotions are. That and we make a few steps closer in getting, yet again, to the good parts.

Disclaimer applies: I do not own Trinity Blood, but I own this storyline.

Chapter 21

"My Lord!" Dietrich came bursting through the doors.

"Quiet!" Cain spat back. Dietrich leaned against the back wall and watched Cain and Liam checked over a very tired Reaper. Her eyes were still glazed over, as she looked towards the ceiling. "Liam, finish the check up."

"Yes, my lord." Liam spoke, not looking up from his specimen. Cain turned his focus on the puppet master.

"This better be good." Dietrich shook his head.

"The Vatican is here, along with imperial guards from the Empire. They look as if they are planning an attack."

"Do you know when?"

"Not sure, but I do have a few men looking into it."

"Good, any word from Fury or Prophet?"

"Prophet was found dead. Someone had chopped off his head."

"Abel, no doubt."

"And we are assuming that the Vatican has Fury in their custody." Dietrich watched his master's movements. "What is our next move?"

"It's too early for Reaper to take action. Place guards outside this door. I want no one to come in here without my approval." Dietrich nodded and quickly glanced over at Reaper.

"How is she?" Cain followed his eyes.

"She has only been awake for a few minutes. She is not fully alert. Liam is running some final checks, before installing the enhancers. Though we may have to jump start the process, if we are attacked soon." Cain walked back to Liam. "How much longer?"

"Only a few more minutes."

"A...bel?" Reaper groaned. She blinked once or twice before staring at Cain. "You."

"Welcome back, my pet." Cain smiled.

"No." she moaned. "Abel?"

"He's still alive if that's what your wondering. It appears there is more than meets the eye with him. He coming for you, you know. You and the little one."

"Little?"

"Forgive me for not congratulating you, but you are with child. Abel's to be exact."

"Abel." She whimpered. Reaper let her tears flow down her cheeks. She didn't even flinch when the good doctor give her the final injections.

"Cheer up, Reaper. " Cain grinned. "You are living proof that the crusnik legacy will live on after my kin and I pass into the next plain." Reaper turned away from him.

"My lord?" Liam stated. Cain looked over to the doctor. "It's time."

"Time?" Reaper spoke. "Time for what?" She watched the doctor open a small box containing, what appeared to look like earphones and a collar. Reaper struggled against her restrains.

"That's enough, my pet." Cain snapped. "I promised myself once I had you back, you would receive an attitude adjustment." Cain picked up the metal collar. "And this is your adjustment. This will make it easier for Dietrich to control your movements." More tears filled her eyes. "I have worked too hard to have a hybrid have a heart and destroy what I have planned." Cain opened the collar and leaned forward to place it around her neck.

"No!" Reaper screamed. She jerked against the straps. "NO!!" She cried hard, trying to break free. "No!! Please."

"Now, now my little reaper." Cain placed his hand on her stomach. "We don't want anything happening to my little niece of nephew." Cain slowly pressed down on her stomach. "Now you either play nice and cooperate or..." He pressed down harder. Reaper let out a painful cry. Cain removed his hand. "Do we agree?" Reaper quickly nodded. "Good, now hold still."

Dietrich watched as his master placed the metal collar round Esther's neck. For the first time in forever, the puppet master was nervous. He was in charge of a monster, one that could easily tear his spine out. Though, what he was more nervous about was the fact that this was Esther. He, himself, knew that a black angel guarded her. He quickly thought back to the moment he had met the priest and how unusual Esther was around him.

"Maybe I knew back then, that they were destined to love each other." He spoke barely above a whisper. Then another memory, a more recent one came to one.

Flash Back

Dietrich walked out of the labs. His monthly check up with the doctor had gone well. There were no deteriorating or anything. He had been placed in the lab the day before, when he failed to control Reaper, when she lashed out and ripped Liam's assistant to pieces. Most of the members of the order were still talking about the horrid sight that Cain and the Doctor came into. Esther sitting in the man's pooling blood. His heart in her hands, she was drinking vampire's blood from it. Dietrich nearly vomited from the sight. After the ordeal he was placed in Liam's care to go over his vital signs. He was perfectly fine.

"Why could I not control her?" he asked himself. "I've never had a problem before." Lost in his own thoughts, Dietrich passed the person in question room. He stopped and looked through the barred window. Esther had curled herself into a ball and tried her best to blend into the wall. "Hello Esther." He spoke. "Or is it Reaper now." Esther lowered her head and cried.

"Leave me alone, Dietrich."

"I must know?"

"What?" She looked at him.

"How did you break my control?"

"I don't know?" She wiped her nose on her sleeve. "I was angry with him."

"Why?" Esther got to her feet and walked over to her capturer.

"He said I was just like Abel, that I'm a monster. I'm not, am I?"

"Well, with what I saw yesterday in the labs." Esther lowered her eyes. "You maybe even worse then that blasted priest."

"Don't talk bad about Father Nightroad in my presence." Esther screamed. Dietrich backed away from the door, watching the pretty redhead change again before his eyes. Esther slammed against the door, clawing at the metal. An alarm went off over Dietrich's head.

"What did you do?" Liam yelled racing down the hall. He grabbed Dietrich by the collar and shook him. "What part of she's unstable did you not understand?" The doctor looked at Reaper behind the metal door. "What did you say to her?"

"Nothing?" the puppet master blurted out. "She just lashed out at me." Liam let go of his collar and threw him against the wall.

"Well..." The master spoke, walking up to Reaper's door. "Apparently you did. You may want to apologize to her."

"For what?" Dietrich brushed himself off. "I didn't say anything that wasn't the truth."

"Don't you talk about him!" Reaper yelled banging on the door. "Don't you dare!" Cain sighed.

"How many times have we been through this Dietrich?" The puppet master gulped. "We do not bring up Abel, unless she is strapped down." He looked over at Liam. "Call for someone to bring a tranquilizer gun." The doctor bowed his head and turned to leave. "From now on you leave my pet alone, unless I am there to instruct you. I cannot have anymore of these incidents." Cain spoke.

"Yes, my lord. Dietrich bowed. "My apologies, my lord."

"Good, now leave. You are upsetting her." Dietrich nodded and left.

End of Flash Back

"She is fiercely loyal to him." He spoke to himself. "It will be interesting to see how aggressive he will be when the time comes." Dietrich looked back over at Reaper. Tears were flowing freely down her cheeks.

"Dietrich." Cain faced him. "Go and make yourself useful. Inform the order that there maybe an attack. Then come back here. We need to get Reaper ready for her debut."

Oh No! Their going to use Reaper against the Vatican, Empire and Albion! What is Abel going to do!! Until the next time!!

Verse from Chapter 22

"I can't face her. I don't want to hurt her."

"But you'll let your friends be injured by her!"

"Come now!" a voice said walking into the room. The two looked to face Cain and Liam. "Reaper is only doing what she was told to do." Abel took his place in front of Caterina. "By the way, congratulations dear Abel."