Trials of the Demon Begins!
Who are the Shadow 5?
"Kyran?" Ariana asked in the morning sun as I opened my eyes slowly. We had fallen asleep in a tree above the ground. Away from the Grimm. I stretched myself as best I could without falling.
"Yea?" I answered softly.
"What is going to happen to us brother? I mean...what happens after we win against dad? What then?" She wondered curiously. I myeslf had thought about it almost daily. What would happen after we defeated him? There was still the issue of the Ethereal Grimm. The Demon Trials would supposedly help me. However...there is a slim chance of that.
"I am not sure. There could be a whole world of the possibilty. Even if I regain aninimity, what would I do for a job? Not much I think." I said jokingly.
"Well you could always apply to be a student at Beacon." She said smiling. Her confidence was getting back finally to her.
"Ha! Me a student...not likely. I would wipe all those students with one hand. I'd be better being a teacher honestly." I said laughing.
"You could do that too." She said before my expression changed to confusion.
"Wait...I can do that?" I asked.
"Yea! You don't need to be a Beacon Graduate to be a teacher. If you have plenty on a resume that would constitute towards a certain class. You could be a teacher on a government payroll. Problem with that...you're still considered a fugitive." She said happily.
"Aw damn you're right. Until I deemed free, I can't do anything at all. So might as well do what I do best. Use my skills...to save people." I said confidently grasping the Silver Angel Pendant. I began shedding a tear.
"You miss her, I know." She said softly.
"Yea...everyday." I whispered.
"You know, I know where they buried her right?" Ariana said as I got up immediately.
"Where?! And..who did the honor?" I demanded from her. I had...no..I needed to know!
"At Vale Soldier Cemetary...by her father." She responded back as I punched a branch breaking it instantly with my aura. I yelled as I began crying.
"Brother? What...what's wrong?" She asked confused by my response.
"Her...father abandoned her as a child. Left her to an orphanage...when her mother died. She had NO ONE! She was all alone...her father. That bastard should have no right! NO FUCKING RIGHT!" I kept yelling as my tears only fueled my anger and sorrow. I collapsed back down onto the large branch that I'd slept on crying. Why? He...had no right.
"Oh my god...I..I'm sorry." She apologized.
"It's not your fault...let's just go now." I finished my tears as I holstered my weapon jumping down from the tree to the ground below. I didn't want to think about what I had done. If...I ever saw Flyresa's father...ever. He would pay dearly...I swear of it.
"Brother wait please!" She jumped from the tree follwing behind me grabbing my shoulder. "See what I mean? Your...habits. Please...stop this." She pleaded with me as I shrugged it off.
"You don't understand Ariana...of the hell I had to expeience. Having...her die...still in my arms. I don't want that happening again. I'm afraid now it'll happen to Cecilia...and to you." I said shamefully. Ariana just stared at my back realizing that it was a possibility...of becoming true.
"I won't let that happen brother...I won't. I promise." She said.
"DON'T YOU DARE SAY THAT! Don't you dare. Flyresa said the same thing. How she wouldn't die. So don't you fucking say it." I yelled at her. I said it because I was right. Raynes, Flyresa...both of them.
"Alright...I won't." She said confidently before looking in another direction of the forest.
"What...what is it?" I asked. Something wasn't right. Someone was here? What now?
"A group is coming...our way and fast. We have to move now!" She yelled grabbing my arm running in the opposite direction.
"Ariana! Mind telling me whats going on?" I grunted as I ran with her suddenly. Who the hell was tracking us this deep into the Emerald Forest?
"It's them...someone with a larger reputation than me. It's them...the Shadow 5." She yelled as we kept running. "They are the personal assassin group, each individually picked...by President Rhodes himself." She spoke desperatly while trying to gain a good amount of distance from them.
"Who the hell is the Shadow 5 and why are they after us?" I demanded to know.
"Just run!" She yelled dragging me along as fast as she could. An assassin group after us? No...Cinder. She knocked us off the cliff. My guess...she hired the group to come after us. That would answer plenty enough for now. A gunshot then screamed out as I heard it before it even appearaed. Instincitivly I grabbed Ariana throwing her to the ground as the tree in front of us received a volley of rounds. They're here.
"We have to fight them Ariana now." I grunted as I got up quickly drawing my gunblade.
"Stop it now Brother! The village is just up ahead, if we run now we can..."
"Do what exactly young lady?" A calm collected voice spoke behind her as she turned in fear towards a large man who was hidden in the shadow with the only noticeable feature being a red eye. Ariana unholstered her weapon but was knocked back in one swift punch collapsing onto the ground. . "So you must Kyran. You are smaller than I expected." The mysterious man spoke menacingly. My body locked up in fear as I heard the scene behind me. No...NO! I turned quickly aiming my Gunblade at the noise as I realized my oppenent already had two large caliber handguns aimed at me. One of his hands...they were pure metal.
"What the hell are you?" I yelled demanding from my monstering enemy. He started laughing as 4 more people dressed in black all stepped out of the shadows behind him. Each of them...all had attachments, all 5 of them...oh my god. This was the Shadow 5. Not now.
"We are who you know as the Shadow 5 my friend. Ordered personally by President Rhodes. To bring you in Alive...or Dead. We'd rather prefer that we kill you. However, your father was rather insitent that he have a chat with you personally." He still kept laughing from the shadows.
"Fine, show yourself assassin and face me like a man." I spoke preparing an attack position before hearing footsteps behind me.
"Come on Malcolm! Let me deal with this rat! I always wanted to cut someone like this." A rather young voice spoke up.
"No Katsu, we will give him a chance to surrender first." Malcolm said.
"Really Ron? You think he'll surrender? They always die with such stupidity." A feminine voice spoke.
"It's always nice to offer it to them Ifritt. You know that." He said smiling. I was surrounded rather suddenly...how? That was too fast even for me. The one named Katsu walked over to Ariana lifting her up holding a blade to her neck.
"Come on Kyran...come with us. And we'll spare baby sister here...we promise." Katsu spoke sarcastically. Ariana was terrified as she felt Katsu's free hand exploring other parts of her body.
"Let go of her...NOW!" A demonized voice yelled as my hair and eyes transformed into the 1st Demon Form. I then charged and shot Katsu's metal arm letting Ariana drop to the ground. She fell to the ground...crying from the fear.
"Brother...don't please." She cried pleading with me. I am sorry...sister, but if I am to save you and kill them. I will use him...to save us both.
Good Kyran...you gave in...let's make them pay shall we?
I began laughing maniacially before speaking. "With pleasure!" I screamed as swung my gunblade against Katsu who easily dodged them...making a MOCKERY OF ME! That fucking pathetic human! HE WOULD DIE! HE WOULD FUCKING DIE! Then, a kick slammed me against a tree. I looked up seeing an innocent looking girl.
"Come on Kyran...LET'S PLAY A GAME!" She yelled crazily. Oh? So that's how she wants to play? Very well...LET'S DO THIS!
"Kyran...please stop this...PLEASE!" Ariana screamed holding her injured side.
"Ariana...I can't, I promise I will protect you. I can't die, so you will be safe. Now go! I'll handle them." The demon tried reasoning with her.
"No! I am not leaving you brother!"
"GO! You don't want to know what happens next now do you?" The demon laughed as he turned facing the assassins once more. Ariana just stared at what her brother had once more embraced the demon inside of him. Not out of anger...no, he did it...to save me. Why brother? Stop this...you can't control him...no one can. Not even you.
6 Years Later
While Ariana was right, I didn't care. I transformed for one reason. To save my younger sister. I would die before he surrendered. However, that is what President Carren expected of me. To transform...to release the demon. What he didn't count on...was Cecilia and Murasaki that would intervene to save me. I still owe them my life...but.
I looked down at my left arm which was a metal replacement.
All at a terrible cost...all because of me, I...I'm sorry Ariana...I am so sorry...I should of listened to you...I...am sorry.
Temptation will always be the fall of humanity, and in the end...will produce a terrible cost.