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A/n: BTW; has anyone read my other fic..review it if you have! otherwise i don't think i'll update...D:
Chaos
A month later, the world had fallen into complete chaos. The deadly World Wars had nothing on this one. This was more than a World War…it was a world at war with a race that cared very little for humanity…
At first, there was nothing but disorder. The largest of the cities fell…every military stronghold was targeted…All of the nations had held their own for a few days, but it became apparent very quickly that there needed to be more…there needed to be cooperation. Setting aside whatever hatreds or disagreements they had with each other, the human race banded together. There was no longer room for secrets or discontent.
The demons had not expected humanity to retaliate. To be honest, they had thought that the tales of the last invasion had been engraved into the stones of eternity, where they would not be forgotten. How could a realm have forgotten its near destruction?? It had happened only 3000 years ago…
To the demons, three thousand years was nothing. Many of them could live twice that. They were a near-immortal race that could watch as time warped itself around them with no effect on their countenance.
Time. A word that held a different meaning to them…time was nothing.
However, time is what turned out to be Earth's greatest ally, its greatest accomplice.
Time had brought to the human race a new meaning to the word "war." The mere mention of spears and swords brought a feeling of antiquity and frailty. No. The human race was beyond those crude weapons of times past. Now they had what could indeed harm the demons.
The weapons they had now could pierce through their armor and pick them off from great distances. With the advancements made in the field of warfare, humans were far more of a problem than had ever been thought possible. Attacking en masse, the humans were a far worthier opponent than they had been centuries ago.
Humanity had been underestimated…and the demons had been overestimated…
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"Are you kidding me?" Verity walked into the living room with a DVD in her hand, "You're still trying to learn Japanese? I would've given up long ago…all those weird symbols are too confusing…" she said as she saw Julia and Obsidian sitting on the couch with numerous papers lying around.
Julia shook her head in silent laughter, "I knew you would say something like that…But you do realize that we are currently living in Japan and that it would probably be a good idea to know the language?"
"Yeah…well…bite me," Verity retorted as she walked over to the DVD player and popped in the movie she had brought in, "I don't think I'm going to come stay here forever so English will do just fine for me."
"What are you going to watch, Ver?" Julia questioned as the opening previews began.
"The Matrix Revolutions," she shrugged, "I thought that I'd watch a movie about humanity's downfall at the hands of a killer race…"
Julia frowned, "You do realize that to see something like that you just have to turn on the TV to the local news channel?"
Verity shook her finger at Julia, "Uh. Uh. Uh. Not the local channels remember… technically only the international news channels. We got lucky. Japan was thought waaay too small to be much of a threat and so we've been left alone for the past month."
Julia nodded slightly, "Yeah. Lucky." She picked up the papers and set them on the coffee table before turning to prop her legs up on it. Sighing, she readjusted the pillow she was leaning back on and wrapped her arms around her belly. Verity went to go sit on the recliner at one end of the sofa and Obsidian stayed in her spot sitting on the floor. The three of them watched in silence and after the movie was over, they turned off the TV and simply sat there.
"I hope our war has an end…a good end," Verity mused.
"Don't we all," Obsidian said in her peculiar voice.
"Oh!" Julia suddenly cried out slightly. Verity and Obsidian turned to her quickly.
"What is it?" Verity questioned with amusement, "Are your babies having a little brawl with each other again?"
"Yeah. I think so," Julia smiled, "Actually I think they're having a little brawl with me…" she laughed.
"Feisty ones, aren't they?" Obsidian said with humor; Julia nodded, "You know…I wonder what those two will be like after they're born. I can almost guarantee you that they'll be one hell of a handful…"
Verity agreed with Obsidian, "No doubt."
All three of them began to laugh.
"What's so funny?" Jin had just walked in.
"Oh. Nothing," Julia's smile widened as she saw him, "We're just wondering what the babies will be like after they're born."
"Really? And your deductions lead to…what?" he sat down next to Julia and bent over to kiss her.
"Well. I say that they will be a nearly uncontrollable pair," Obsidian remarked.
"And why is that?" Jin said with a slight grin.
"She says it's because they never stop 'brawling' with each other," Julia answered.
"Is that so?" Jin laughed once, "It doesn't seem that way to me." He bent down to kiss Julia's stomach.
"Well they always seem to stop fidgeting when you're around," Julia mused as she reached down to stroke his hair, "So I don't think you've ever actually witnessed one of their little inner 'scuffles'."
Verity laughed, "I could swear those two know when you're near."
Obsidian also chuckled, "Maybe it's because they do."
Jin raised his head, put it on Julia's shoulder and then sighed as he closed his eyes.
"What is it? You seem kind of tired," Julia questioned as she leaned her head against his.
"I am. I hardly got any sleep last night and I had a busy day at the Zaibatsu."
Julia frowned, "Yeah…I felt you moving around a lot last night."
"Was it the stupid voice again?" Verity asked with an odd look.
She was still hesitant when it came to believing that Jin had a demon's spirit sharing his headspace. He had been forced to reveal that particular fact to Verity and Obsidian when the devil had been particularly obnoxious and Jin had responded aloud to him. Julia had known since they had been in the Amazon, so it was no big shock, although it did sadden her. Since Obsidian was a demon herself, she could actually hear him so she had no trouble believing Jin.
"He was part of it," Jin responded.
"And the other part?" Obsidian and Julia said simultaneously.
"I'm kind of worried."
"About what?" Concern laced Julia's voice.
"The Gateway," he sat up straight, "Apparently there is some sort of counterattack down in South America. Guerilla forces of some kind. They are not trained and we do not have a way to contact them easily. They simply attack the demons as they come out and then run off. A deadly approach if you ask me. To be honest, we can't send troops down there for risk of them being taken out by accident.
"They are gaining significant headway…which is amazing… but since they aren't really organized and attack at will, they pose a danger to all who could try to go down to help them," Jin sighed and rubbed his temples.
"They are cutting them off at the source?" Obsidian was surprised.
"Yeah. Their leader, if she can be called that, goes by the alias 'Reaper.' Personally I think she may have some sort of death wish if she's commanding forces down there," Jin shook his head.
Julia and Obsidian gasped and stared at Jin.
"What?" Jin saw their astonished looks. Verity also turned to look at them with a confused expression.
"Did you say…Reaper?…" Obsidian questioned quietly.
"Yeah…why?"
Obsidian looked over at Julia, who was gaping, "…Reaper?"
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A/n: Oooo…Reaper??? Now who could this be?? Isn't Jaez dead?? Find out tomorrow!
Next Chapter: "Reaper"