Just in case you don't remember, Kiva and Kenero (BloodFang and BlackRose) belong to BlackRose in the Moonlight, who I miss dearly and hope her parents let her come back soon.
Kiva- Has aegyl's wings, He has fangs, and wild black spiky hair with white on the tips and edges, his hair went to his shoulder. He had freckles that sprinkled on his nose and under his eyes. His eyes were dark gray, but they shined with laughter and light.
He was wearing a long black jacket with a fur trimmed hood over a white and brown ringer shirt and blue jeans. He wears it with brown boots. He had on black and silver gloves fingerless gloves.
Kenero: Carrying a large boomerang strapped to her back. Her hair was a lovely jet black, with purple streaks, it was tied up into a tight bun with a hair stick and a black rose as a hair piece in the back. Some strands hung on the sides of her face.
She wore a slightly revealing sleeveless black cheongsam (decorated with white roses along the waist with detached white arm sleeves and black boots, there was a slit on both sides, almost like a long loin cloth).
Normal POV
Kiva and Kenero were sitting at a Noodle Stand at a Makeshift Aeros' Outpost City, Lester and Scotty were sitting on his side while Kenero was sitting right next to him alone, and looking down at the table. The Shop Keeper placed four noodle bowls in front of them.
"So Butch said that he's traveling with one of his Brother huh? And this girl he likes?" Kiva asked while balancing chopsticks on his nose, but jumped into attention hen the bowls came, "ALRIGHT! Kenero, you're in for a treat, Aeros famous noodles," Kiva rubbed his hands in anticipation, he flipped the chopsticks off his nose and into his hands and just slurped some of them up. Kenero seemed like she was going to say something but with the other two so close by, she just shut her mouth.
"Yeah! He's totally in love! I wouldn't call her total babe material, she's kinda cute, but she's lacking in *ahem* essentials if you get my meaning...for me at least," Scotty exclaimed but then he poked his head around, seeing that this Kenero had a little bit of the 'essential'.
"Scotty, you're too loud. Plus I wouldn't say he was into her-" Lester tried to shush him but Scotty just continued.
"Not into her! ARE YOU KIDDIN-"
Lester stuffed a honey swirl roll into his mouth, "Forgive him...he can get a little too excited about girls. Oh...and my Dad as well, you two were very helpful against the raids and he just threw you in jail just because of Butch-"
"Awwww...just as good as I remember...the noodles are still as light and fluffy like the clouds themselves." Kiva sighed but then he cheerful just shrugged it off, "It's no worries, your dad was just being protective and my Clan does have a rep...A Rep that I'm determined to fix...Bbbbbbuuuuuttt if you still wanna make it up to me, you could order me another bowl." Kiva joked with a snort.
"Of course." Lester said, ordering him another bow, "How about you, Kenero?"
She just quickly shook her head, she barely started.
Kiva nudged her, " C'mon Kenero, they're the best when it's ice and hot. Awwwwww...these Aeroian Winged Fish, they're the best." Kiva seemed tingled as he took a piece into his mouth. Kenero, looking down and her face suddenly turned bright pink as she placed a few of her pieces into his bowl, "Are you sure?"
Kenero nodded and quickly stuffed some noodles into her mouth as the others looked.
"You're the best!" Kiva exclaimed, that made her face turn into a brighter pink. Kiva slurped the bowl down and placed it down, licking his lips, "So...where's a guy to find a place around here to upgrade his stuff?"
"Oh...*giggle*." A Trio of Aegyl girls were walking pass and waved at the three guys, one of them even winked at Kiva.
"Ladies." Scotty winked and flirted openly, making them giggle louder.
Kiva shruged his shoulders and politely waved back, but then Kenero silently took a napkin and wiped off Kiva's face.
"KENERO! WHAT-" Kiva pushed back and spat some of the napkin that got into his mouth, "Kenero, what are you trying to do...make me eat the napkin?"
Kenero didn't say one word it but she looked down at the ground.
"Eh...it's fine...don't worry about it." Kiva laughed it off nervously, then turned back to the others, "Now, those upgrades?"
"Of course, I'm sure this outpost has something like that." Lester said, paying the shop keeper.
"Lead the way!" Kiva sounded bubbly as he followed. Kenero followed close behind, she seemed focused as she tried to make herself chuckle...or giggle softly, she even seem to straightening her clothes as if to show more skin, even through it made her feel embarrassed. She spun around and through the crowds with ease...like a dance as she caught up to the others.
"Dude, you're like a Chick Magnet, when we've got some free time...I'm taking you to the clubs. With you by my side, I'm bound to get a babe. " Scotty said happily as every girl seem to wink and wave at them.
"Really, well..its the Blood Fang's charm...girls can't resist the ears, "Kiva Joked, placing his hands behind his black and gray canine ears as if showing them off. He bowed to a group of girls, who giggled at him. He allowed one of them to touch his ears and they giggled even louder.
Kenero's eyebrows went up in shock and her eyes had this spark of angry. Without even thinking, she just reached out, grabbed one of his ears, and twisted it...hard.
"OOOOWWWW!" He practically howled in pain. Kenero let go as people turned to look at them, she stomped at him but stopped herself and started blushing bright pink at the looks from the other people. She seemed so embarrassed like she wish could disappear. She just walked quickly out of the circle and disappeared into the crowd.
"Nothing to see here." Lester said as he pushed Scotty and Kiva who was still rubbing his ear.
"What was that all about?" Scotty asked.
"Its Kenero, she's such a quiet meek little thing...who happens to get really jealous. I mean...really jealous."
"Dude, why would your sister get jealous...it's nothing freaky going on between you two?" Scotty asked.
"No...No. Yuck...I'm an only child...Yuck...You thought Kenero was my sister...Gross. She's...might...be...my fiancé." Kiva said nonchalantly with a shrug.
"Your Fiancé?" Scotty exclaimed, "How did you get a cutie like that?"
"What do you mean Might be? You either are or not?" Lester asked, "Well, you better go after her, she might not be after that."
"Aaaaaahhhhhh, Well...it...was an accident...Yeah...somehow I got engaged...and during a fight too...at first I thought I was fighting a dude..." Kiva sighed but then he smiled and said, "Alright, now those upgrades?!" He walked off, the other two followed.
"Wait...you got engage during a fight...Wait a minute!?" Scotty asked.
"I really think you should go after her." Lester suggested.
Kenero was hiding in the shadows of a stall, where she felt at ease. She sighed in relief at the comforts the darkness brought but it was short lived as a small pout came across her emotionaless face, with her arms crossed as she walked passed a stall.
"Stupid Flirt?...It's my failure as his future wife that he's looking at other ladies, I'm not being attentive enough...Or maybe...my clothes," Kenero thought to herself, looking down at her clothes again.
"Too revealing." She muttered very low.
The guy smirked, looking at her figure, "Well...I think it looks nice, very nice. Plus it's all we could find...remember...your clothes got shredded in the fight."
She gave him a sharp look, but her face was back to being just blank.
"Oh stop being like that, you look seriously cute. It's time you learn to accept that fact, especially when you smile, " He joked.
"Maybe if...I smiled more." Kenero thought to herself again.
"Oh...hello there Lovely Lady." A shop keeper greeted, Kenero looked around and pointed at herself, the shop keeper pulled her into her small tent, "Why of course! Welcome to Madam's Curios."
She saw this strange woman in the shop, but she looked down at the ground when the woman's eye side glance at her. Her hair change to red as she seemed tickled pink by this item.
"Oh my...Aeros does seem to have everything, doesn't it?" She seem to have been talking to herself as she grabbed a large Magic Pen Box (it was a deep red color with a cracked cross as a latch)
Kenero drew her attention to a small hand mirror, where she tried to smile, but she looked more painful than cheerful.
The Lady's hair turned orange as she placed the item in front of the shop keeper, the Shop keeper winced and laughed nervously, "Eh...I'm sorry Ma'm but this item isn't for sell...in fact, I could've sworn I locked that away."
The woman hair changed yellow, "Oh...you would be surprise how these things...just appear in front of me. But I do insist, this is exactly what I'm looking for."
The Shopkeeper laughed nervously, "I'm very sorry Ma'm, but...I must warn you, this is a Demonic Weapon. It is very dangerous, who knows what price it has if used. Created by-"
"The Great Wizard Zilcox and Dwarves of old, used the Blood of Diabolos, The Demonic Messenger himself into this item, Diabolos was quite pathetic but his blood...was another story, "She snapped out of her thought, but then she looked up the shop keeper, "I think I can handled it. Name your price, money is no option." Her hair turned green as she pulled out her pause bag.
"Ma'm...fine then...100,000."
"Really..."She looked at the Shopkeeper with what seemed like a serious expression but then her head just went back as she just laughed, "What a steal! It's a deal!" She still chuckled a she placed a large Rubix Ruby on the table, "Thank you so much."
Kenero stepped out of the way as the lady walked by, but she stopped right beside her. Her hair turned green as she asked, "Excuse me, but do I know you?"
Kenero blushed as she looked down and shook her head wildly.
"Hmmmmm...I'm positively sure...I never forget a face...or maybe...you just have one of those faces...but I seriously doubt it." The woman looked closer, "Do you have a sister?"
Not even Kenero could keep her compromise, her eyes were widened with shock and her head slowly went up towards this lady. Her eyes...this lady's eyes glowed indigo, but it was like...like souls were swirling in her eyes and Kenero's sins...came flashing before her...
(Stunning a guard as she just dashed by. With a white leaf, she teleported into a room, where a figure was sleeping. She pulled her sword from her hair clip...her hand was shaking as she lifted her sword, over the sleeping figure as it turned in 'his' sleep...she paused...she struggled...but she was stunned...she just...couldn't do it. There was a large explosion.)
It was too much...She just ran off...
"Thought so...interesting." The Woman laughed as she walked out, she seemed to just disappear into the shadows.
Kenero ran, pushing through anyone in her way...until she made her way to the Resistance Camp, running into a tent and crashed right into Bardock, with this small panicked look in her eyes.
"What's going on here?" He asked, but she didn't say anything. Kiva, Lester and Scotty were walking out of a shop, he was holding her Boomerang but he just dropped after as she ran right to him, clinging to his chest.
"What's up, Bla-Kenero?"
"You...safe?" She muttered under her breath.
"Eh...yyyyyeeeessss." He rubbed the back of his head, confused.
"What is going on here?" Bardock asked, a suspionous look on his face.
In one swift movement, Kenero grabbed her boomerrang, flung it at Bardock and knocked him right out of the tent.
"DAD!" Scotty and Lester yelled.
"Kenero?" Kiva just looked at her as she sprinted right out of the tent, pulling her sword out.
Bardock got back up, dusting himself off, "Enough of this...do you have any idea what you're doing?"
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" Lester shouted.
"Traitors! They're traitors!" Bardock shouted, pulling out his dagger.
"KIVA, CALL OFF YOUR BODY GUARD!" Scotty ordered him, but Kiva had a serious look as he sniffed into the air. Kenero held out a gray colored leaf with strange writing on it, and threw it at Bardock, the leaf spilt into a twister of them and swarm around Bardock in a spiral.
"That's not your dad..." Kiva said, he walked ahead, "Your dad doesn't smell of tea leaves and smoke bombs." Kiva had a cocky side smile on his face as he said to Bardock, "So who are you?"
Bardock just started to chuckled, "Death to the traitor." With this dark surge of energy, the Bardock erupted out of the leaf spiral and dashed right at...
There was a flash...Kenero just dashed right past this imposter and placed her sword back into the hilt as she stood behind him. The man just fell to the ground, dead, body puffed up in black smoke.
"An Illusion, huh?" Kiva placed his hands behind his head, looking nonchalant, "Coward must've escaped by now."
"What the hell just happened?" Lester asked.
"Oh...just an assassin." Kiva shrugged his shoulders and acting cool, "No big deal."
"What is going on here!" Bardock pushed through the crowds of onlookers.
"Oh...NO YOU DON'T ASSASSIN!" Scotty yelled and flew and tackled Bardock to the ground.
"Ah...Scotty?" Kiva winced nervously.
"What...WHAT HAS GOTTEN INTO YOU BOY!" Bardock screams at the top of his lungs.
"Don't boy me Imposter. You may have Dad's mean growl and painful agonzing ugly face...but this beard is so fake..." Scotty grabbed the beard and tried to pull it off.
"Ah...Scotty." Kiva winced as Bardock cried out in agony.
"That's pretty tight..." Scotty pulled out a dagger from his back pocket, "I bet it'll disa-" He slashed across.
"Oh dear." Kenero shook her head.
"...appear?" Scotty looked confused as he was holding a piece of dark brown hair and Bardock looked just as shocked...but then several tick marks quickly filled his forehead and his face turned cherry red.
Kiva dashed to Scotty's side, "Yeah...that's the real deal."
Scotty's face widened into a face of surprised terror, then he just dusted his Dad off, "Well...look at that...wait...what you say Miss Kenero...great idea...bye." Scotty just dashed off. Kenero just blinked as she side stepped as Scotty ran right passed her.
"GET BACK 'ERE BOY!" Bardock exploded in pure rage.
Kiva just burst out laughing, his geniune smile seem to bring bright energy to the darkened background that other Aeygl rebels couldn't help but have a smile on their face. Lester shook his head with a sigh, he noticed Kenero looking down, with a small smile and a cherry red blush that appeared on her face.
Suddenly, from far from the horizon, the floating Outpost city shook and the people were blinded as an intense bright yellow light flashed into the sky. (I hope you remember that). Everyone was knocked onto the ground as this explosion of magic blew their direction, snow and wind knocking over the make shifts stalls and the refugee homes.
"What the hell was that?" Lester sat up.
Kiva was laying on top of Kenero's legs, who was sitting up in an...awkward way, with her legs bent and spread apart. It took her a second to even notice that...
"Whoa...Kenero...I almost forgot how silky soft your legs are." Kiva flirted, with a slight chuckle.
Kenero's face just turned into a bright cherry red flush as she just pushed him off and clamped her legs together...tight. She had a slight pout on her face.
"Oh c'mon, it wasn't as bad as the first night we met... Remember, "Kiva joked as he clenched and unclenched his hand, this strange gesture made her flush brighter...as she slowly stood up...
In slow motion, as she stood up, Lester sat up, his eyes widened...he was a little embarrassed that he could see her left upper outer thigh...a medium size black rose with thorns in the shape of swords that pointed downards under the rose and across each other.
Lester gasped, there was one group in the world with that symbol...
"The Dark Thorn Clan." Lester gulped nervously as a member of this legendary Clan was standing right in front of him...the problem was...They are the Shadowy Hand of Vulcan.
Back to Mjolnir City
Fang growled while standing on Butch's shoulder, looking right at Buttercup.
"What is up with you, get off of me!" Butch cried out, but yelped in pain as Fang dug his claws in his shoulders, refusing to be moved. Blitz and Brianna both looked at him as he finally could remove the mad cat.
"Ah...you damn little monster." Butch winced, checking his shoulder to make sure Fang didn't draw any blood, that's when he noticed them looking at him, "What?"
"Confess, you two argued didn't you?" Brianna had her arms crossed with one eyebrow arched up.
"No...Maybe...Yes, so what?"
Brianna sighed with a face palm to the forehead, Blitz smiles a little, "Dude, Cuz...you really need to get that jealous thing under control...now look."
"Jealous! I wasn't-"
"Knowing you, you probably said something really stupid and hurt the Tomboy's feelings." Brianna sighed again, shaking her head.
"I'm not jealous...and...Buttercup...is fine...she's just...tired..." Butch and the other two looked up as Buttercup paused and seem to start...this little twitch. Her neck was twitch to the side and her wrists popped everything she rotating, "Oh...Buttercup...you...ok? Buttercup?"
"Hey Butterball!" Brianna shouted, she touched her on her shoulder. Buttercup flipped around, her eyes blinking spontaneously and she was breathing heavily through her clenched teeth. The sight of her caused Brianna to jump into Blitz's arms.
"Ah...Buttercup? It's ok if you're mad at him, " Blitz chuckled a little as he tilted his head at Butch.
Buttercup just stop and just threw her head back in mad laughter, "HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! MAD! WHY WOULD I BE MAD?! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! So funny," Buttercup stopped her laugh with a tear and continued walking on, "We should find the others."
Brianna and Blitz both said at the same time, "Oh yeah, she's piss."
Butch groaned, letting Fang rest in his lap, as he hurried along with the others.
"Did you not see that light?"
"Praise be to the Gods! They sent a heavenly light to save us."
"I bet it's because of the Archbishop that we've been spared!"
"What are they talking about?" Butch asked, he winced a little from a headache...
"There was some bright light...it was huge...Lucky huh?" Blitz pulled out and cigarette and lit it up, "There seem to be no need to them. What's going on with this City."
"All these Dead type monsters and even Ghost type Monsters. Gathering together like this...it's gotta be Mara and Morte...but how?"
"Isn't that the wrong question," Buttercup seemed to have stopped, her voice sounded gargle and deep, she turned around with this vacant half opened stare, as she spoke her eyes flashed this unsettling red, "The Question...is Why?"
The three took a step back, but then she just seemed to snap out of it, her color turned back to normal.
"Whoa...what happened? Is it over?! Did I do it?" Buttercup seemed confused, she was just looking around like a crazy person, "What? Where? HUH?"
"You...ok now?" Blitz asked. Fang happily jumped out of Butch's grip and flew into Buttercup's arms.
"Ok...no...Is Butch ok?" Buttercup went up to his face, grabbing his face and looking at him from side to side, and into his eyes. He seemed embarrassed and blushing at how close she was. That image of kissing her instantly flashed back into his mind.
Butch's face was completely flushed as he took a step back, pushing her hand away, "GET OFF! I'm fine!" Butch couldn't even keep himself calm.
Buttercup growled and grabbed him with both hands this time on his face, Fang jumping onto her shoulder, stilllooking closely. Butch tried to escape but she had him in a death grip, he could hardly muster up the courage to look into her eyes without keeping his usual cool and the fact that Blitz was over there chuckling and Brianna had this smug look wasn't helping.
Finally she let go with a sigh, "You're alright, but your face is super hot, that happens after your attacks right?"
Blitz could barely hold it in, he just chuckled harder, "Oh yeah, after a heart attack I guess."
Butch frowned at Blitz, Brianna gasped, "Butch, you had an attack?"
"Yeah, and he forgot his stuff...I wonder if my spell did it?" Buttercup gasped, but then she grabbed her gem necklace and looked down at it, "I wonder...if the twins are alright?"
"Wait...what spell?" Blitz asked.
"That Blessed Light spell," Buttercup blushed a little, not wanting to tell anyone how she was crying and not feeling confident, "I got really pissed off when That Skeleton guy came, blasted my Stone wall and the Ursa Twins, so...I guess I cast a spell...I don't remember what happened after that."
"You made that spell...," Blitz patted her on the back so hard that it made her stumble forward, "Way to go Champ, looks like we've got a powerful spell caster on our hands."
"HEY! GUYS!" Boomer cried out as he and Bubbles ran towards the others.
Buttercup stay behind as she felt something coming out of her mouth when she cough, she wiped her bottom lip," What... the...hell?" There was this strange, purplish black stuff on her fingers.
Sam, Steel and Irial came out from the alleyway, Sam gasped as she saw Buttercup. Irial stayed in the shadows as Sam ran to Buttercup.
"BB!" Sam shouted, Buttercup dismissed the ooze as Sam grabbed her around the legs.
Steel turned around to see Irial standing back, even though he felt like it would kill him to say, he turned around and said, "Thanks."
Irial frowned, "I didn't do it for you."
"I know...I'm not stupid...I know what you really are. I don't trust you."
"Fox Fey aren't meant to be trusted. We are equally loyal as well as deceitful. This time...the loyal part has won, don't expect it again, Street Urchin." Irial held up the shrunken head that Sam dropped and dropped it into Steel's hand. He held his hand out, a black smog like ooze poured from his hands and clinged onto the wall, he looked back, taking one more look at Sam and walked into the ooze. It just faded right behind him. Steel glared at the wall, but just walked off towards the others.
Only to meet Face to Face with Brianna.
"What are you doing here?" She asked, " Aren't you suppose to be at the Orphange?"
Steel held the tome behind his back and snapped, "Ah...ah..."
"There he is!" One of the men from Mei Long's shop, he looked a bit ruffled but he made his way through the crowds and tried to grab Steel, "You Little Bastard!" The Large guy came stomping right at him and reaching his hand out towards but Blitz just grabbed the guy's hand.
"Is there something wrong?" Blitz asked.
"This is none of your business!" The Large man yelled, he couldn't believe he actually met someone this strong, he couldn't pull his wrist out of his grip, he winced and said, "That Brat stole from my...boss."
"Nu-ah...I traded fair and square, it's mine! Mei Long got greedy and wanted Reks' ring! I don't want to give up his ring!" Steel cried out loud, hugging the book tighter and hiding under Brianna.
"I'm taking this brat to the b-" One of the smaller guys tried to grab him, but Brianna back slapped him and Butch side kicked the second smaller guy onto the ground.
"You're not touching this boy." Father Janus appeared with Helios floating by his side, causing Blitz to let go of the Large man.
"Father Janus...this boy-"
"I've heard...you're accusing a child from stealing from you...if your Boss would like...I'll be more than happy to get the Captain of the Guards and sort this matter out."
All three of the guys shrunk, looking at each other and without saying another word, just ran off.
"That takes care of that...,Now as for you,"Father Janus pushed his glasses and instantly punched Steel on the head, "Knuckle headed Child! How many times have I told you not to dabble in the Black Market." Janus whispered that last part. Steel was hunched over, holding his head as a knot appeared on it.
"Never thought I would hear someone saying that to a child." Boomer appeared, pushing through the crowd and towards the others, with Bubbles right behind him.
Father Janus wrapped his arm around his neck and gave him a nudgie right on the knot, "NOT ONLY THAT BUT YOU RAN OUT OF THE ORPHANGE AGAIN! SISTER YUIA WAS BESIDE HERSELF WITH WORRY!"
Steel cried out in pain, but held onto the book as Father Janus let him go.
"What did you get this time?" Father Janus asked, but Steel didn't answer, he just hid the Tome behind his back, "Give it to me...Cornelius."
Steel just shook his head.
"Do you understand the gravity of this situation, possessing items from the Mjolnir City's Black Market can be extremely dangerous and iilegal-" Father Janus was gettig closer to grabbing the tome, but Sam gasped and jumped in the way.
"No...No...You can't...Sel's Mommy is in here." Sam blurted out.
Father Janus paused, his eyes in disbelief, "Your Mother...Cornelius is that true?"
Steel didn't responded, but he held the Tome out, with the Pentacle symbol flashing brightly on the worn out cover.
"By the gods, "Father Janus covered his mouth, he seemed strangely stunned.
"Are we missing something?" Boomer whispered to Butch, who just shrugged his shoulders.
"Citizens...Citizens..."A Voice echoed throughout the City and screens flash onto the sky, through the city. A Middle Aged Man with brown hair was standing in front of a podium, "This is your Mayor Tero, speaking. Thanks to the bravery of our Guards and the Priests and Bishops, who protected our citizens from this dangerous enemy. You may have noticed...the bright light that cast the enemy back...it was...none other than our Archibishop himself."
"What?" Buttercup seemed shocked, but then she looked down, her eyeballs moving side to side, she started mumbling, "What is he talking about? Maybe it wasn't me?"
Everyone started cheering, as the Mayor backed up and clapped...
Buttercup just covered her ears, she winced as if the loud noise was so painful, she seemed to stagger..."That's impossible...I did...that...I did. Why would someone take credit for it? You cast the spell..you sent them back...you sent Morte back."
Brianna squinted her eyes, trying to look at the screen that was above them, a familiar figure standing behind the podium, in the background, "Who? It can't be..."
The Archbishop came onto the stage, the group except Steel, Sam, and Buttercup, who was still looking down, gasped. The Archbishop seemed almost 20 years younger, his gray hair was mostly black, his wrinkled skin seemed firmer with less age spots and he seemed more vibrant than before. He even walked onto the Podium with no problem. Father Hemlock was standing to his side.
"Oh...talk about a total make over. I should ask what products he used." Bubbles gasped again, completely missing the picture, Brianna was so focused on the screen that she didn't even try to correct her.
"Sons and daughters," The Archbishop's voice seemed to boom with a youthful vigor, he raised both hands and lowered them as if to quiet them, the people lowered their voices, "Sons and Daughters, it was by the Gods' graces and the grace of their Children that I was about to perform this miracle. The Holy Angelic Wings of Light, Angelica herself, that I was able to perform it and save the lives of all you." The Archbishop paused as Father Hemlock whispered into his ears.
"What? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why?" Buttercup was breathing heavily as her mumbling became louder. Butch and Father Janus came to both her sides, as her eyes were flickering, "I thought...I did something right...I did...And he took it away...Punishment...Punishment." Her eyes were flickering back and forth from green to red.
"Buttercup...calm down, "Butch shushed her, as she started to struggle, he grabbed her wrists tightly to keep her arms from fraying around, "Don't draw attention to yourself remember."
"Don't touch me, Filth...you did nothing." She hissed, with this savage...wild look in her eyes.
"Are you ill? What's happening to her?" Father Janus asked. Butch didn't answer, he just pulled her towards a bench and pulled her to sit down. The group followed except for Brianna, who just could't stop staring.
"But that's impossible." She said to herself.
"Lies..Lies..Lies..lies..lies...lies...lies..lies." Buttercup mumbled, rubbing her head with both hands, Fang jumped down from her shoulders and looked up at her.
"Bubbles do something." Boomer said.
"Oh...of course. Which should I try?...Oh I know, " Bubbles winked aborably, she stood behind Buttercup and held her head with both hands, "Healing Magic: Calm Mind." Her hands glowed a light blue energy and the tension in Buttercup started to loosen, even her mumbling and breathing had softened.
"No...No...it's not right...Condemned..." Buttercup seemed out of breath as the mumbling was getting quieter.
"I've been just informed...about some very shocking news...Very Shocking indeed. It seems that...one of the Bishops...have saw something grave indeed. It seems that the Star Goddess..."
The whole group seemed to look up except for Buttercup, who seemed to struggle as with her head shaking a little from side to side, clenching her teeth and she was breaking out in a cold sweat.
"...is the one who responible for these attacks."
The whole city broke out into mumbling as everyone seemed shock.
"I know...I know...it's a grave sadness and grieves my heart so. One of the Bishops seem Morte and Mara, the Zodiac Crystal beings responisble for these attacks, are under control of the Star Goddess herself..." The Archbishop stoppped as Brother Hemlock whispered in his ear again.
"This can not be." Father Janus seemed surprised, "He must be mistaken."
"BB's not-" Sam's mouth was covered by Blitz.
"Unfornaturely my children, my Bishop and Priests couldn't get any closer. They were slaughtered and only one Priest survived. This is a sad time..."
"This is bad, isn't it?" Bubbles whispered, Buttercup's body was shaking, her fingers were digging into the wooden bench.
"Lies...Lies..Punishment...Condemn the damned..." Buttercup winced with every word.
"My Children..if you should find the Star Goddess...you must report her...we must capure her, no harm is to come to her. It's only way that this Slaughter and terror of our people can stop." He continued.
"This can't be.." Someone in the crowd said.
"The Star Goddess is our savior, right?" The mumbling continued
"Are you saying the Archbishop is lying? Who is this Star Goddess anyways..."
"From the Ancient text, the Star Goddess is a woman of radiance and beauty, she brings life to the world around her...she can summon the Zodaic Crystal Beings and legend says that she has a rare creature with a star on its forehead. If you're out there Goddess of the Celestial sky, please...come to the Cathedral. We can talk about this..."
Butch had slowly grabbed Fang and hid his head underneath his arm, Fang cried out and tried to bite him.
"Shut it." Butch whispered harshly.
"LLLLiiieeessss." Buttercup hissed, she jumped up but Butch grabbed her arm to keep her from drawing attention to herself.
"We've gotta get out of here." Butch suggested to Boomer.
"Right...right..." Boomer whispered, Blitz pulled Brianna away from the screen, she was still too focused. Boomer and Bubbles helped Buttercup up, who was covered in sweat and mumbling. Butch grabbed Sam's hand and slowly pulled her away...Steel was about to follow but he caught of it.
"Where are you going?" He asked.
"We really need to get her out of here, she could have a fever...or before she gets one." Bubbles said quickly, Boomer smiled and nodded at how quick she was able to response.
"Yes...yes of course. I'll help you. I need to take this one back to the Cathedral before helping the clean up and wounded." Father Janus volunteered.
"Well...actually..we were thinking..."Boomer tried to think of an excuse, "With so much wounded, you may need the extra rooms. We really should go to an Inn."
"On Contrary, the Inns and Cathedral will be crowded, but at least you've got your rooms. It'll be nearly impossible to check into an Inn now. Please...I wouldn't want Miss Buttercup to catch cold. I shall help. May I?" He asked Bubbles, she moved and let Father Janus hold Buttercup's other side.
"I'm...I'm...fine." Buttercup struggled to say, but she could barely move her feet as her head went back, looking up at the sky. Snow begin to fall once more, her eyes were fluttering like some sort of drunkard trying to fight sleep.
"Miss Buttercup, don't be so foolish. Let your friends help you." Father Janus commented with a soft smile and a deep look as Buttercup's head just tilted onto his shoulder.
Butch glared with a low growl and he just barked out, "ANYTIME NOW!" Butch grabbed Sam's hand and stomped off.
"Sel, where's Iri?" Sam asked as Steel was following.
"He had to leave, "Steel blankly answered, clinging to his book, "And you don't leave with him anymore...ok?" Steel ordered and Sam just nodded.
Blitz was about to walk away but he turned back around, grabbing Brianna around the waist and carrying her off, "C'mon Princess, time to go."
"HEY! LET ME GO! SON OF A BITCH!" Brianna kicked and yelled but Blitz carried her without any problem.
"Keep fighting like that...and you'll draw attention." Blitz smiled as one of his hands grabbed one of her boobs.
Brianna gasped, struggling harder, "You PERVERTED SON-"
The Spy walked down the stage as the meeting was ending. The Mayor, Tero walked right after her, looking nervous.
"Ahhhhhh...Miss Shee. Miss Bani Shee, "The Mayor chuckled nervously as she turned around, "I hope...this little incident hasn't deterred you from keeping the job."
"Oh...why of course not. This is the most excitement I've had in...like years...I mean it is tragic-"
The Mayor grabbed her hand and looked down into her eyes, "If you need anything...or to talk...I'll be happy to squeeze in free time...say...over dinner."
The Spy just smiled, not revealing the disgust..not just from asking...but also...that Bishop's hair style but then something else caught her eye, a shiny coin.
"Miss Shee? Hello?" The Mayor waved in front of hand, but she just pressed him aside and picked up the 'shiny' coin, the Mayor's head tilited as he watched her bending over.
"Oh...Silvery..."The Spy seemed tickled, blushing pink at this.
"Miss Shee?"
She focused back and with a serious look, " Oh...You know what...this has been a very trying day...Maybe I could have the rest of the day off? What do you say...Mayor?" Her voice sounded deep and hypnotic, she rubbed her finger slowly down from the side of his temple to his cheek and peck on his nose.
The Mayor gulped and nodded, "Of course."
"Thank you." She kissed him on the forehead, leaving a lipstick print on his forehead and flipped the coin onto his hand. She quickly walked out of crowd and towards an Inn. The City was starting to drain her and her disguise was wavering. She slipped into an alley where she phased through the walls and floated into a room. She took a deep breath and sighed, releasing the disguise. There was a knock on the door, her diguise came back on and she opened it, carefully...as a certain someone was sleeping soundly. It was the Soldier...
He came in, bowing and holding up a Dagger, " I've found it...My Lady...I've found the dagger of Susanoo."
The Spy giggled at the golden handle, she grabbed it and marvelled at this weapon, "Well done...you've totally like...done well."
Her Crystal Ball glowed and she answered it with no problem, the signaled the soldier to go.
"Oh..hello there Boss Lady, how are you..like doin' and stuff?" She asked as she was fixing her make up.
"What are you doing? Why don't I see chaos yet?"
"Well...Mistress, it's like...really hard..like completely buzz kill hard. Not even the Mayor...I've tried." She whined but gasped as a shiny door knob gleamed into her sight, "Oh..." She floated over there.
"Spy...Listen carefully...I've done my part...I've crumpled the foundation for you-"
"Misstress...it's so hard to like find it...I know its in the city..but I can't pinpoint it. It's majorally rotten...but..I may've totally found a tubular way."
"And..you've got Susanoo's Dagger?"
"Why..of course...I don't know how you know Mistress...but you were like totally right. You're just so redunkously smart, it killa."
"I have my ways...Now...Pay close attention."
The Spy snapped back into focus and looked at the Crystal Ball.
"Don't fail me. And be sure...that...your new 'toy' doesn't distract you. " The Mistress just said those simple words and hung up, but there was a seriousness to them...a sort of dark edge of dark chaotic energy, "But...may I make a suggestion...use the Children to your advantage."
"Children...Oh...the Kiddies." She chuckled.
At that same time, a certain figure stirred from his sleep, Brutus.
The Spy squeaked, letting go of her disguise and floated right by his side, barely containing her excitement, "YOU'RE TOTALLY UP!"
"Huh?" Brutus seemed baffled by this strange person who was hovering beside him, "Where...Where am I?"
"Oh..I took you into...like...my humble...Inn...room. Whatever. That's totally like besides the point my tubular Yummy Man Pie."
He backed up as she was really close, but she floated onto his lip, still hovering. He jumped up, phasing through him, he even seemed more outrage...shocked.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING! YOU CAN'T BE IN HERE! ALONE!" He shouted. He blushed at her clothing...or lack of it.
The spy tilted her head and just threw it back in laughter, she floated up and towards him in a laying down position with her arms crossed, purposely pushing up her chest.
Brutus coughed and looked away with an embarrassing flush on his face.
This just made the Spy laugh even more, "Oh my friggin' gods you're like...tots embarrassed, that's so...like modestly cute and all." She chuckled as she spun around and floated on her back, looking at him upside down.
"Who...You look Familiar...You...you can't be...that Secretary?" He guessed with a forced serious expression as he turned his head.
"Oh...that was totally a lucky guess. I guess I could...like...tell you and all...Not many people can see through my disguise...that should make me...kill you...but anyone who can like...totally hold my attention this long...is worth keepin." She floated around him in a spiral, checking him out.
Brutus looked serious, he backed away as she floated in front of him, bumping into the mirror, he looked back and gasped...the Spy had no reflection. His eyes drifted to a magically razor pen, he rolled past her, grabbing the pen and holding it right above his hand.
"To think that they would stoop so low to hire an assassin like you-" He growled, but the Spy just lifted her hand and the pen just flew out of Brutus' hand and floated towards her.
"Oh...isn't this lovely...I forgot all about this, "She crossed her legs in a sitting in a chair position, still floating in the air, she giggled at the pen but then blinked twice as if snapping out of it, "Oh...sorry...I can like have totally..like the worst attention span ever...Assassin...me...Oh no...I'm not an Assassin...trust me...I know an Assassin...and she's tots skilled. Oh No...I'm like here...for something else...and I could like totally use your help." She floated towards him, her voice suddenly sounded harmonic, "Don't you want to help?"
(I don't own this song)
I can barely speak, black and white bed sheets,
I feel the air retreat; I know you're here with me.
She swirled around him, looking at him
You're in my heart, in my heart, in my head
You're in my heart, in my heart, in my head
You're in my heart, in my heart, in my head
She paused for a moment, waiting for her magic to do its work.
Brutus crossed his arms, he had this serious/confused look on his face, "You have a nice voice...but *ahem* I must be going..."
The Spy's jaw dropped but she squealed in delight, floating in the air with her knees bent to her chest, "DUH...OF COURSE YOU'RE LIKE TOTALLY IMMUNE AND STUFF! AWESOME SAUCE!"
Brutus' face flushed bright pink and he pulled her down, embarrassed as he yelled, "Well you stop that!" He noticed just how close he pulled her to his face and he let go, coughing from the heated flush that came over his face, "You mustn't do things like that...in such a ...short...skirt. Have some decency. Once again, I must be going..."He was about to grab his bag but.. she stopped him...
"Oh...you don't have ta like get involve...you could like tell me what I need to like know." She smiled.
"I don't know anything." Brutus frowned, he step to the side and walked to his bag and towards the door.
"Oh...don't be like that," She floated around, her finger gliding down his cheek, "Ahhhh...do you really...have to like totally leave...Such a Bummer...Especially since you have...like...a duty...an obligation."
"An Obligation?"
"Yeah...A Killer Obligation...to those Kiddies...I mean..." She floated closer to him, hovering over his right ear and whispered, "They did those awful things to you. Infusing your soul...to like a Demonic weapon...and then serving them...and now..you gotta take a Swan Song for them." Her words echoed into his mind, "You're like totally outrageous...I would make them pay."
Brutus' eyes flickered, but blinking several times, snapping out of the trance, "The Archbishop may be...a Mortal Man...but revenge is wrong, the teachings say that...and...and...even if the Church is corrupted-"
"Oh...you Silly Billy...I was talking about...like...the children...You said it yourself...you don't want them to suffer the like...bummer of fate that you're like totally suffering from?"
He paused.
"I mean...that's what you...like totally said." She sat with her legs crossed, still hovering. Happy that the suggestion worked.
Back to the Cathedral
It was Dinner time, Buttercup was rocking back and forth, looking up at the ceiling, tapping her fingers on the table.
"Is Buttercup alright?" Boomer asked Bubbles.
"Oh...well we tried to get her to take a nap...but she just stood in a corner. I'm sure she just needs some food...Doctor's Orders." Bubbles nodded cheerfully.
"Yeah?" Butch tried to agree, but something did seem off.
The Archbishop stood up on his own, Boomer and Butch tried their watchful glances, scanning this old man who was eighty but now looked 40.
"You see, the Archbishop has once again been blessed." One of the Priests whispered.
Buttercup suddenly chuckled loudly and hysterically, and only seemed to stop when Butch nudged her; and she suddenly sat straight up with her lips tightly closed.
"What is with you?" He whispered to her, but she only shook her head.
"N...N...Nothing." She continued to shake her head.
"Let say a blessing..."
"Damn...not another pray."Butch thought to himself as his eyes darted to Sam.
"May the Gods bless us..." The Archbishop started...but all Butch could hear was the tapping of finger nails on the table. His eyes darted to the side...it was Buttercup...the lights from the Holy Elemental and the Angel Entite were fizzing and hissing, Sam's shoulders were twitching...
"Damn it." Butch mumbled under his breath.
Buttercup's finger tapping seemed to echo throughout the Dining Area, her eyes twitched and her head tilted to the side. It was strange...her finger tapping didn't seem to bother anyone...but to Butch..it seemed to get louder and louder, to the point that it was all he could hear, he looked up and it seemed even Brianna and Bubbles seemed affected by this, Steel was pratically covering his ears and the Priest next to her was staring at her hands. (The Priest from the pervious chapter who was the Archbishop's new Assistant.)
Butch staggered as a strange vision blasted into his mind, his father...the screams...the fire, "Avenge me!"
Bella lying on the ground, with a sword sticking through her stomach, her souless eyes staring at him, "AVENGE ME!"
He just reached out, hardly able to breath...the visions swirling around and around, he grabbed her hand...stopping the tapping. The Pray was over, Air filled his lungs...as if he was holding his breath the whole time...Brianna suddenly stood up, her hand over her mouth and just ran off.
"Babe?" Blitz was about to run after her.
"Huh?" Buttercup focused back, she just looked at him, confused, "What?"
"Don't." That was all he could manage to say.
"Don't what?" Buttercup asked, still lost, looking around. The Priest next to her and Bubbles looked sick, but of course Bubbles just brushed it off.
"Oh...Eye Fish stew...yum." Bubbles clapped her hands together in excitement.
"Am I missing something?" Buttercup blinked a few times, but she looked down at the soup.
"Just eat..." Butch wiped the sweat from his brow, he was shock that she just obeyed. She grabbed the spoon and started shoveling into her mouth. Butch got up, he was standing outside of the Dining Room, rubbing his forehead...
"That's not like my usual visions...what caused that?"
Blitz found Brianna standing outside, the cold air blew into the chapel...she was kneeled over the rails, throwing up over the bush. Blitz tilted his head to the side, checking her out.
"It's sickening and...strangely satisfying...very much. I forgot that nice toned ass." He nodded.
"Shut...*uggghh*" Not able to get the words out, she lifted her right leg and tried to donkey kick him, but he dodged it and rubbed her back.
"Now...now...kicking me won't help." He continued to rub her back, it seem to help as she staggered back up, 'You ok Princess?"
"Yeah...I just..."
A little girl looking up as her hair turned colors from the shifting sands of the Fallen Desert Muse Fey...before being shot in the back...
A little girl crawling out of her grave...
"I refuse to die." She clenched as she dug out of the sand
Soldiers in one of the cabins, laughing over a female fey...she comes bashing through the door...
"I curse you."
Brianna smiled a little, "It's nothing...just being in this city...you can go back inside."
Buttercup was shoveling food into her mouth, to the point that it was slipping out and she was gurgling, the eye fish still in her mouth.
"Hey...Hey..."
The Priest next to her tapped her on the shoulder, but she just ignored him...still gurgling.
"HEY STOP!" He yelled louder, getting everyone's attention, but she ignored him.
"YOU'LL CHOKE! STOOPPPPPP!" The Priest grabbed her hand, her head slowly turned to him...the food falling out of her mouth. She coughed...indigo ooze dripping from her mouth and out of the corner of her eyes.
"Guilty..."Buttercup mumbled under her breath.
"Huh?" The Priest looked bewildered.
In one swift move, Buttercup grabbed a spoon...and stabbed him in...straight through his left leg.
"AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" The Priest fell back, crying in pain.
Buttercup stood there, staggering...and she let out a howling laughter, letting her head back, "GUILTY! GUILTY GUILTY! BLOOD SHED! HHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
She was grabbed by the surrounding Priests and Boomer, she seemed to struggle harder as the Archbishop came closer.
"Careful Father..." One of the Priest was knocked down.
"BB! WAT 'RONG!"
"HELLISH BRAT! GUILTY! GUILTY!" Buttercup barked in laughter.
"Such a powerful presence..."The Archbishop covered his nose, "It's just as I thought...this child...is Possess..."
"HAHAHAHAHAHAH HEEEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHE!" Buttercup's laughter erupted throughout the Cathedral, her eyes were an inky indigo color...
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