Chapter 38.
She felt as if her heart was being crushed, her breath came out in hard pants and her entire body ached as if she had run for miles. A couple of tears rolled down her cheeks and she begged that it would all soon be over. The pocket watch felt so heavy against her chest and she most of all just wanted to get rid of it.
Azmaria was worried. She was sitting next to the blonde, holding her hand and telling her that Chrno would win soon. At least, that is what she hoped for.
Chrno had run out of Holy Water now and had only managed a few hits. Aion was amused and took advantage of it. He noticed the young blonde lying in pain also and laughed "Can't keep it going for much longer ey?" he commented, glancing at the ground with a chuckle and then adding "She looks in quite a lot of pain."
"It's your fault that she is in pain." Chrno growled and charged again.
Soon soft drops of red rained down upon the ground, forming a little puddle. Chrno cringed and pulled the sword out of his shoulder "I am a real Demon Aion; you can't beat me like that." Chrno glanced at Rosette, who had started begging the pain to stop.
Azmaria was starting to panic "Rosette, please close the watch!" she pleaded, but when she tried, the blonde cried out that she wouldn't allow that until Aion was beaten.
The little albino had tears pouring down her red cheeks. All of a sudden, she felt something in her pocket. Her eyes widened as she pulled out the gun Rosette had carried with her.
She stared at the little weapon "If I manage to hit Aion's wing... then he won't be able to fly and he will get caught on the ground..." she swallowed harshly and looked up at the fighting Demons. She bit her bottom lip and left Rosette.
The little girl crept out of the barrier and stood.
Remington noticed this and called for her to get back into the safety of the barrier, but she wouldn't listen. She brushed the tears away fast and said "I won't just sit and watch my best friend in pain... I want to do something." She aimed the weapon and prayed for that she would hit the right Demon.
Chrno caught the sight of Azmaria and nodded.
Azmaria took a deep breath and pulled the trigger.
BANG!!!!!!
The sound of the gun echoed throughout the area. All seemed to go in slow-motion as the bullet in a straight line flew towards its target.
Aion had lift his sword for another hit. Chrno made ready to dodge it. Satella, Rosette and Shader were watching it all happen from within the barrier. Azmaria was lying on the ground as she had been reeled backwards as she fired the bullet off.
The tension was all that filled the place at that one moment. All held their breaths in anxiety.
Not long after a scream of pain pierced the air, and something crashed to the ground with a loud thud. Another was landing exhausted next to it.
Azmaria had closed her eyes, not dared to see if she had hit the wrong one or the right. She suddenly heard footsteps coming towards her, but she didn't dare look up. A big hand was placed on her shoulder and a warm voice said "Nice done Azzy that was great."
She recognised the voice and looked up. He was hurt and bleeding, but he still had a big smile plastered onto his face. She once again felt tears run down her cheeks. She didn't know what to say, so she settled on a nod and a soft smile.
Satella left the barrier and stepped up behind the little girl "Well done mein Liebchen."
Shader looked down and closed the pocket watch. A deep sigh escaped the young blonde just before her eyes closed and let her fall into unconsciousness.
The Militia lost no time and hurried out to capture the white Demon which lay on the ground. They were obviously all very relieved. Remington went first over to Aion, who lay covered underneath his wings. Remington could hear the man singing lowly again and then how he let out a chuckle.
"Aion, you lost... please come with us now before your body gets more damaged than it already is." The Priest told him.
Aion chuckled "You have to come a little closer Priesty." He mumbled from under his wings, which looked like melted wax. Remington sighed and started moving. All at once, Aion jumped up and attacked, giving him a giant gash across Remington's chest. The wound was deep and he let out a cry of pain as he fell to the ground and lay still.
The other militia immediately ran over and caught Aion's arms. Aion laughed and yelled to the sky that he was the best and that all people on this planet soon would worship him like the God he really was. Elder walked over to them and told the Militia men to bring him into the truck so he could get him to the order and try to turn him back to normal.
Azmaria, Satella and Chrno sat crouched down next to the blonde Priest "No... Father Remington..." the albino cried. They were though soon pushed away by some Nuns who carried him towards a car carefully.
Shader was still sitting with Rosette. Chrno looked over at them; he then got up and hurried over to scoop the blonde up. He thanked Shader, but the smile he had imagined to flash at the black haired woman never showed up "Will she be ok?"
Shader shrugged "I really don't know... but I guess she will sleep for a while." She replied.
He nodded and buried his face in the blonde's hair "I'm sorry..." he whispered, then said a little louder "How much lifetime has she lost already?"
Shader sighed "That I don't know either... can be days, can be months, it can also be years, one, five, ten, even more maybe, I don't know."
"That's what I thought." He mumbled and carried Rosette over to some Nuns who took care of her and brought them all back to the Order.
She didn't know how much time had passed, the only thing she knew was that she felt knocked out and had a faint headache. Her eyes opened, her sight slightly blurred at first. She recognized a room with warm colours though. The bed she was lying in was soft and warm. She felt comfortable.
On the nightstand next to the bed stood some flowers in a vase. Their scent reached her and calmed her. She let out a sigh. She placed her hand on her stomach as it started to grumble. The door was suddenly opened and a Nun peeked inside "Oh you're awake." She smiled and entered.
Rosette looked up at her as she carried a tray of food towards her "I hope you're hungry." The Nun said and placed the tray across Rosette's legs as she sat up. The blonde girl asked the Nun how long she had been asleep. The Nun smiled "You have been in deep slumber for about a week now Miss." She answered; making Rosette gape open mouthed "Then what about the others? What about Aion? What about Chrno and Azmaria?"
"Don't worry Miss, your friends are all safe and sound."
"Thank God..."
"You can say that again."
"And Aion?"
The smile on the Nun's smile fell "As they opened the truck he was dead... they had heard him yell that soon he would be a real God," she told her "That poor soul... he took his own life for an illusion."
Rosette looked down. Somehow she felt sad that they hadn't been able to save him. The Nun smiled "There was nothing human left in him..."
Rosette nodded "Yes... the Demonic astral destroyed his body inside like outside." She replied. After the Nun left she sat eating in silence for a while. When done with eating, she placed the tray on the nightstand next to the flowers.
The door was suddenly opened and a white haired girl stormed in and hugged the blonde "Oh Rosette I was so worried!" she cried. Rosette smiled down at the silvery white crown and hugged Azmaria back "I'm sorry Azzy."
Azmaria pulled back and dried escaped tears from her eyes "Wait here, I'll tell the others."
Soon she was once again in a hug, this time from Chrno "How are you? Are you feeling sick? Does it hurt anywhere? Are you more hungry? Do you need anything?" he asked, until she bonked him on top of his crown "Stop worrying already." She laughed "I'm fine. And now I can finally go find my brother."
Azmaria smiled "Yes, nothing can hold you back now."
Chrno sat down on the bed "You heard about Aion?"
Rosette nodded "Yes... he destroyed himself."
"Yea and it's my fault..."
"What? No it wasn't! Chrno, stop thinking that!" the girl scolded and gave him another bonk on his head. Azmaria agreed with Rosette "Yes Chrno, he made the decision. You have no fault in this at all."
He sighed and nodded "Maybe you're right."
"We are right!" Rosette assured him, and was ready to hit him again should he say otherwise. He didn't though and they started talking over what had happened while she was asleep. What was worrying them though was that none of them had seen Remington since he was attacked by Aion.
"The attack must have been serious." Chrno said. He let out another sigh and drooped his head a little. Azmaria asked him what was wrong.
"Oh nothing Azzy." He grinned "Now where has Satella disappeared to? She wanted to come too didn't she?"
Azmaria nodded "Yea, she said she would come for a visit today." She replied.
After a while of chatting, her two friends left her to get some more rest. She still had to recover fully and was told to sleep a little. Rosette was happy for that and smiled as she lay her head back down onto the soft pillow. Her thoughts soon drifted back to her brother "Soon Joshua... I will be there before you know it." Then she closed her eyes and once more fell into a deep sleep.
AN: Took a while before I updated didn't it? I promise it won't take so long for the next chapter ^^ I still have school and so... and I've got exams in January -.-
I wanted to write a One-shot, but decided to instead finish another story before starting on it. I mostly have ideas for Pretended God lately, so the next chapter I'll write will probably be for that one ^^
I'll have to finish Neighbourhood Trouble soon too though... and what about Undercover? ... I don't know what I shall do with "Undercover" though -.- somehow I feel it's not good. What do you think?
One of my fics has already vanished from the list (Not a Chrno Crusade one)
Oh well ^^ until next chapter.