Disclaimer: Fucking finally finished this lol. One of the longer chapters and I hope it's worth it cuz there's a 'suprise' at the end. Don't say I didn't warn ya.
"Vincent, there's no need to take what Vol said personally," Al said as they were breaking down what was left of the barrier with their weapons,"You know that you're not Vox."
"Yeah, and that's what hurts. Everyone expects me to live up to what he used to be and I always end up coming short. I can't even fill in the void he left in everyone's hearts properly because no matter how hard I try, everyone just sees me as a lesser replacement for him."
"That's not true-"
"Don't lie. You can't even look at me in the eyes when you say that. There's no point in hiding it, we all know it's true. To everyone else, I'm just an imitation and honestly, I might just be…"
"Hey, there's no need to doubt yourself. You're more than that and you know it. Vol's just hurting, that's all. He's been through a lot and he just doesn't want to lose anyone else. You know he cares about you deep down, we both do…"
"Yeah, but he clearly misses Vox more…" Vincent mumbled,"Everyone does. Even you, Alastor. Everyone loved Vox and me...not so much. I mean, you guys don't hate me or anything but it feels like I'm not really looked at as an individual but just a shadow of another man. And no matter how hard I try, I just can't escape it…" He rammed his spear against the force field,"No matter what, I'm considered nothing but an imitation and I hate it. I hate being considered nothing but an empty shell...I just want to be whole so the pain can stop. So I can be loved too…"
"You are loved, not the same way but there's no need to be envious. Besides, you know you can't get your memories back, Vincent. You said it yourself that you had no memories of Vox inside you…"
"I did and I still don't. But that doesn't mean I can't get them back. In a world where people can fuse together, regaining memories of someone else doesn't sound too out of the question. Crazier things have happened…"
"But do you want Vox's memories back?"
He shook his head,"Not really. I really despise the idea of having another person's memories inside of me...But I don't want to feel this isolated anymore. I feel trapped in his shadow and I'd rather just get the memories back then live day by day with the knowledge I'll just be an imitation inside of your hearts…"
"Vincent, there's no need to think like-"
"But there is, Al. If you knew what I was feeling you'd feel the exact same way. For months I've tried to distance myself from Vox, and yet despite all my effort, nobody truly sees me as a different entity. I'm just a lesser imitation of the person they lost. I'm not good enough for you, Vanny, Vol or anyone at all for that matter...I'm just a failure and my existence was a fluke…"
"If you're a fluke, then you're our fluke," Al assured as he patted him on the shoulder.
"Yeah!" Vanny shouted,"You're not the only one who was in an accident, Vincent! My mom said that about me too!"
"OMG same!" Velvet exclaimed,"I swear it's like we have the same mom! Oh wait…"
Vincent tensed,"Uh...ok. Thanks for the information girls…"
"Hey, we're just saying, you're not the only one whose existence was unexpected! Regardless, we're all in this together no matter what! Which is precisely why…" Vanny then swung her axe, destroying the barrier once and for all,"We're gonna get out there and show em what we got!"
"Yay! We're free!" Velvet cheered,"Finally! Now we gotta go catch up with Vol!"
Just as they were about to head off, they suddenly heard Angel Dust screaming,"AW FUCK! NISS THEY'RE GAINING ON US! SHOOT EM!"
"I'm trying! These fuckers just keep coming! You shoot one down and about five more pop up in their place! It's like an infestation!"
"Looks like those two are in trouble," Al said,"Do you think we should go after them?"
"What about Vol? We can't just run off and help them while he's still on the run. We gotta catch up with him first!" Velvet exclaimed,"I don't want my boyfriend getting murdered by a possessed arch-angel dammit! We don't have time for this!"
Vanny made a face,"Then I'll go."
"What?"
"I'll go help those spiders. You guys can go and help Vol before he does something dumb in the meantime."
"Are you sure about that, Vanny? You can always come with us, you know," Vincent said.
"I know, but I'm making a decision to stay behind. Don't worry, I got this. You guys should run, I'll see you later…"
Vincent seemed ready to protest but Alastor cut him off,"She made her decision. Let's respect her choice and go. We don't have that much time."
"Fine…" He lowered his head before saying,"Let's go guys...And good luck, Vanny. Because you'll most certainly need it out there…"
"I know…"
Without a second thought, Al, Vincent and Velvet ran off in the other direction, leaving Vanny behind.
Vanny sighed,"Alright, time to show these bitches whose boss…"
Arackniss hissed, no matter how many he and Angel shot, more just kept coming. It didn't help that he and Angel had gotten separated from Husk and Niffty during the battle but he was starting to run out of bullets, some of his guns jamming from the lack of ammo.'Too many of these fuckers! Can't kill one without more showing up!'
As they were shooting, Vanny suddenly showed up with her holy axe and began slicing like a madwoman,"Hey boys, heard ya needed a hand! Wanna see this girl whirl?"
"Holy shit, never thought I'd be happier to see your face," Angel admitted,"About time some help showed up. Now let's send these assholes back from which they came! Hey fuckers, if ya want a piece of me, come and GET IT!"
They began attacking the soldiers with all their might, swinging and shooting with all the force they could muster.
"Hehe!" She giggled as she slashed away,"This ain't so bad! These fuckers are like pieces of cake!"
Arackniss fired another shot before turning his head in her direction,"God you're so immature. What are you, fifteen?"
"Hey! For your information, I'm eighteen!"
"I couldn't care less how old you are, all I care about is you treating this situation as serious as possible, something you don't seem to be doing.."
"I am! Just cuz I'm not a grump doesn't mean I'm not fighting for my life!"
"Yeah yeah whatever-HOLY SHIT! BEHIND YOU!"
"Huh?" She turned around only to gasp when she saw a soldier had snuck up behind her wielding a holy sword in their hands and raising it with intent to kill. Instinctively, Vanny moved away to avoid getting sliced only to scream when she felt a burning sensation on her left arm take over, blood pouring from her new wound as her detached arm fell to the ground.
Lucifer grit his teeth as he was sent flying into several buildings. He and Gabriel had been trying to contain Micheal to no avail. The two siblings had been attempting to put their ideal plan of restraining Micheal and cleansing his soul into action to bring their brother's clarity back.
As you could imagine, they were having no luck with this as Micheal was not only being the biggest pain in ass, but it was extremely difficult to restrain someone when they were fighting in mid-air, especially when said person was trying to cut your head off with twin blades.
The worst part was that Micheal was able to juggle between fighting the two of them at the same time and that Lucifer was having to tackle the task of fighting Micheal while also keeping Gabriel from getting hurt because they were the target of Micheal's ire between the two of them.
Gabriel gasped when they saw Lucifer sent flying, looking back at Micheal in horror, terror taking over as Micheal's eyes became fixated on them with the sickest grin imaginable,"Micheal...please stop this madness. I know this isn't the real you. Please fight whatever darkness has possessed you."
"Why?" Micheal asked with a raised eyebrow,"Before I was too weak to fight for what was mine, why would I want to go back to that? The old me was too meek, too cowardly to do what I should've done MONTHS ago! And now, I'll be able to reclaim the throne as my own and mine alone! Why is it so hard to accept that I've changed? I'm still the Micheal everyone knows and loves, just with a few 'tweaks'. No matter what, it's still me!"
"No. I refuse to believe this corrupted vengeful monster is the brother I love. That monster has used your feelings of resentment and hatred and it has taken over your being. It has corrupted your heart and now it's using your feelings to blind you…"
Micheal scoffed,"Spare me the empty platitudes, Gabriel. We both know you're just trying to save yourself…'' He then smirked,"Now, give me one good reason why I don't slice those pretty little wings off this instant? Because hearing you beg for mercy would certainly be music to my ears…"
"Because I love you…"
"What!?" Micheal balked, eyebrows narrowing at this accusation as he was taken off guard."Are you trying to mess with my head, Gabriel? You should know that nonsense doesn't work on me…"
"I cannot mess with your mind anymore than it has been messed with," Gabriel replied, looking downward,"Micheal, I...I'm so sorry. We failed you. We didn't consider what prolonged exposure to Hell's environment would do to your mind. It's unfortunate that I only realized my mistake when this darkness corrupted your heart. Micheal, if you're still in there, please forgive me and fight the darkness that Asmodeous has imprinted into your mind. I know you're still fighting inside. I know you haven't given up on yourself completely. You're too strong for that and you know it."
Despite this, Gabriel's speech was more or less a plea, trying to look for any signs that their brother was still inside that sadistic madman that bent on revenge. Their hopes for their brother wasn't high, especially since Micheal showed no real reaction to their speech, remaining stationary with no emotion in his face.
At least until Micheal's eyes flickered from black to white momentarily before reverting back to black.
It was subtle but Gabriel knew what they had seen wasn't an illusion. Their brother was still fighting in there and a small bit of hope returned inside of them.
"Micheal, I know you're still in there. Please come to your senses," Gabriel outstretched their hand,"This has gone on far too long. Let us come to a peaceful conclusion so that no more blood has to be shed in this abominable pit. Lay down your weapons and surrender…."
The Former King of Heaven remained silent, his fists clenching around his weapons. Without another word, he charged at Gabriel and stabbed them with his blade right in the center of their chest, their eyes widening at the wound as the pain burned like holy fire.
Gabriel looked at Micheal in disbelief and weakly cried out,"You...you hurt me. You actually wounded Michael?"
"Because, you're standing in the way to the throne." He stated dismissively,"Forgive me, but I cannot let anyone take away my child's future. Your apology is sweet, but it's too little and too late unfortunately…The damage has been done long ago and I won't let anyone, not even you get in the way my dear sibling."
They whimpered,"M-Michael please stop...you're scaring me…"
"You should be…" He said before ultimately allowing his sibling to fall to the ground with the sword still in their chest, a sole tear running down his face, unable to feel satisfied at his newfound victory.
He was tempted to remove it, but decided against it as they were already in enough pain as it was, figuring it was better to leave them than to cause any further damage.
And with Gabriel and Lucifer out of commission, that meant he'd be able to focus on breaking through the barrier that kept Heaven and Hell separated….
As Micheal prepared to leave, at least until he heard Vol's voice behind him,"You know, I've seen a lot of…characters in my life, short as it may be to a divine being like you. But you...you truly have something wrong with that head of yours if you're able to stab your sibling with no hesitation."
Micheal turned his head in his direction, almost looking annoyed at his presence."Oh...it's you. Let me guess, you're here to stop me as well?"
"It's not really a choice," Vol admitted,"It'd be borderline irresponsible to just let a crazed madman run around with no one around to stop him. Especially since it seems Lucifer and Gabriel were too caught up in their own sentimental feelings for you to handle you properly, but that won't stop me from putting you in your proper place."
"Hmph. As if you can deal with me. Your overconfidence is going to be your own undoing, Volastor. You cannot beat me…"
"Even if I can't, that won't stop me from trying. I managed to beat one version of Lucifer, I can at least do some serious damage to you…"
"I wouldn't get so cocky if I were you," Micheal replied,"Anyone who dares to challenge me will not be shown any mercy. This is your last chance or else I'll be forced to end your pathetic life. "
Vol pulled out his gun and aimed it at him,"I think I made my decision quite clear..."
"Figures. Guess I'll have to put you down too. Hopefully Vincent doesn't judge me too harshly once I end your life…"
Suddenly, Vol shot at Micheal, though it appeared his shot had missed Micheal completely, the bullet whizzing right past him.
"Was that your attempt at trying to hit me?" He asked in a somewhat bewildered tone,"By the Heavens, you completely missed."
"Actually," Vol stated,"I didn't miss…"
"What?" He paused before turning around, his expression falling when he saw that Ada was the one ground,"ADA! How did you-no..that doesn't matter…" He quickly scooped her up, attempting to restore her with his magic,"Come on, don't fade on me…"
Once again, nothing worked and his eyes wedding when he saw her body dissolve into dust, feeling it go through his hands like grains of sand.
Just like that, Micheal's world had collapsed on itself.
Only sinner souls were able to be reincarnated, Hellborns essence just trickled it's way into the world's surrounding. They didn't even get sent to 'Double Hell', their essence merged with the world...
His jaw clenched,"How dare you...She was supposed to be my wife and you killed her for no reason! We were supposed to be happy together and you RUINED it!"
"Honestly I did her a favor, with how crazy you are it's a good thing she's not around to be with you. A marriage with someone like you would be an utter disaster…"
"Why you little no good bastard! That's it! I'm done playing around, it's time to put an end to this once and for all, starting with you! I'll paint the streets red with your blood you accursed fusion! You will pay for your insolence with your life!" Micheal's eyes latched onto him with hate and rage, glowing with a newfound rage as all the pleasantries and soft-spokenness he had maintained up until that point had vanished.
'Oh he's angry now…Looks like that worked a bit too well...' Vol thought to himself before immediately transforming into his demonic form to even up the odds. His appearance became twisted and larger, his pupils vanishing from sight,"You're not the first bastard who's tried to kill me, Micheal. But I'll be damned if I'm not giving you a fight before I go down. Mind controlled you may be, but that won't stop me from battling a threat whose continued existence proves to be a danger to those around you…"
It didn't take long for a fight to spiral from there, blood lust now clouding Micheal's judgment as attempted to end Vol's life in the goriest manner he could think of with his sword, intending on painting Hell red.
Vol of course responded with as much physical resistance to Micheal's attempts to end his life as physically possible, fighting with all his battle-power to maintain control over the situation as much as he could.
The battle was more or less a constant attempt to one up the other,both trying to use their wits and taking any advantage they had over the other without a second thought, ruthlessly slamming into each other and drawing blood. No mercy was to be shown as they fought with all their might, damaging each other whichever way they could…
Micheal snarled as he grabbed Vol by the neck, squeezing tightly on his windpipe as he finally got ahold of him,"I wonder which will make this more painful, suffocating you or stabbing...Perhaps I should stab you right in the neck and allow you to choke on your own blood as you die….Which to choose…"
Vol then mumbled something that Micheal couldn't hear.
The angel paused,"Hm? What was that? Speak up, you abomination! I want to hear what you have to say for yourself before you die!"
"I said NEITHER FUCKFACE!" He then electrocuted Micheal with a current of electricity, causing Michael to yelp in agony as he threw Volastor against a nearby wall. The fusion grunted as the wall collapsed on itself due to the sheer amount of force Micheal had used, his already damaged body aching greatly.
Vol cursed to himself,'Dammit! This bastard is strong…Guess this is how Al and Vox felt when I tried to kill them..The power of pure rage really changes things…' The feeling of dread only intensified when he saw Micheal was slowly walking towards him, sword dragging against the ground, gently chuckling to himself like a madman.
Vol didn't have the energy to fight anymore, leaning back against the rubble as Micheal drew closer and closer, fear growing more present as the insane angel drew closer.
"Hehehe…Nice shot, Volastor. I'll admit, that actually hurt and I'm impressed you managed to damage me as you have. You actually managed to draw quite a bit of blood from me." He wiped the blood from his cheek, smile still ever present,"Too bad for you that your luck has run out. No amount of little tricks can save you now…" He grinned wildly, eyes gleaming with madness as any sanity he had long since vanished,"And now, I shall end your wretched existence once and for all, an unholy abomination like yourself was NEVER supposed to exist and I'll be sure every trace of you is erased from existence!"
Vol scoffed,"Not the first time I got called an abomination...Look, I'm not really in the mood for your monologues so can you just get this over with? I already got the gist of your goals by now. Just get it over with…"
"Oh? Are you really that bored that you're going to embrace death? What happened to all that confidence earlier? I thought you were tougher than that! Ha! You're even more pathetic than I thought!"
"Oh my god I get the point already, get on with it. Your monologues are boring me to death…"
"Ugh, what a vile creature you are! Not only are you a murdering scum but you're without manners either. Oh well, not like you'll be living long enough to regret it…" He then lifted his sword into the air, preparing to stab Vol right in the chest,"And I...Saint Micheal, shall smite this unholy abomination with the wrath of the Heavens itself on my side!" A crack of lightning appeared from the sky, igniting his sword with some holy enchantment on it.
Vol tensed, closing his eye and turning his head as he prepared for the inevitable, bracing himself for the pain…
Only for the pain to never come, suddenly hearing Micheal screaming in agony.
Snapping awake, his eyes nearly fell out at the scene before him. Velvet had apparently sliced several wings off of Micheal's back, causing him to screech and fall onto the ground.
"STAY THE FUCK AWAY FROM MY BOYFRIEND YOU DERANGED PSYCHO!" Velvet shrieked as she waved her bloody axe around,"I'LL CUT ALL YOUR DAMN WINGS OFF IF YOU DARE TOUCH HIM AGAIN!"
"Velvet? What are you doing here?"
"Saving your ass obviously!" She shouted,"We all are here to protect ya!"
"We?"
"Don't tell me you forgot about us, Vol, did you?" Vincent asked with a weak smile,"We're not letting you die. We've come too far for that…"
Vol's eyes widened when he saw Al and Vincent at his sides, both of them brandishing their weapons fiercely.
"W-what? You all came for me? Why?"
Alastor chuckled,"Why else? We're not letting someone we care about die just because they want to 'protect' us. You can't just imprison those you love and think you're protecting them. We know what we're getting into, Vol. I understand you're afraid of losing us, but we promise we're all going to be there for you no matter what happens or who we have to go through…"
"Aw," Micheal cooed, causing everyone to tense up"Isn't that just adorable? What a 'heartwarming' scene, a band of misfits protecting their loved one! How sickeningly sweet! But don't worry, you all will die by my blade in due time…"
"Not a chance," Vincent growled,"We're not letting you hurt him, Micheal. You've gone too far and you need to be stopped once and for all…"
"Oh? And you think YOU'RE doing to do that? What can you really do against me? Poke me with a spear? We all know I can manhandle all of you with little effort. I don't need all my wings to put an end to you…" He snickered,"And once I'm done with you four, I'll take over EVERYTHING! Heaven, Hell, even Earth itself! All the realms shall kneel before ME!"
Everyone became apprehensive, Micheal's eyes had long since become glazed over for a lust for power and he was going to compensate for all the losses he experienced and forced those around him to suffer under his reign…
Vincent scowled as he took a stand,"Your reign of terror has gone on for far too long. None of that is happening on our watch. Especially since you'll be missing something along the way…"
"Excuse me?"
"Don't tell me you didn't notice," Vincent mentioned,"I mean, surely you must've felt something around your neck is missing…"
He paused before feeling his collar, gasping shock,"M-My necklace! It's gone!"He then scowled,"You...You took it! You no good thief! How dare you take what is mine! That necklace is my most prized possession, you will pay for stealing it from me!
"I'd like to see you try!" Vincent said,"If you want your necklace so badly, you're going to have to chase us for it. Hey Al, catch!." He then tossed the necklace to Al, who had since teleported a good distance behind Micheal.
"Got it! Though I suggest we all start running, he's looking rather angry…"
Vincent dashed past Micheal and both men began to run for their lives and Micheal immediately gave chase,"GET BACK HERE YOU THIEVING BASTARDS! YOU WON'T GET AWAY WITH THIS!"
Vol tensed,"Velvet! We have to go after them! Micheal's going to kill those two!"
"Vol, you need to rest," Velvet said, "Those two know what they're doing. We gotta let them handle it."
"No!" He snapped,"I'm not letting anyone die for my sake, I refuse to let it happen! I don't care how injured I am, I'm going after them!" With a bout of energy he didn't know he had, Volastor suddenly got up and chased after them, Velvet following behind.
"VOL WAIT! COME BACK!"
Her pleas fell on deaf ears as her boyfriend continued to chase after them with no sign of stopping.
Vincent and Alastor had been playing a dangerous game of 'keep away' to which they both tossed the necklace to each other at random intervals, particularly when Micheal was getting a bit too close for comfort just to throw him off their trail.
Still, even without all of his wings, Micheal was still proving to be an issue as he just kept chasing them, breathing down their necks and shouting crazed threats like an overly persistent predator.
Vincent turned his head,'By the Heavens he's fast! I swear they better be where they said they'd be because he's gaining on us!'
"You know you two can't run forever! Why not accept your fates? I'll erase it quickly if you stand down now. It'd certainly make my job easier…"
"Sorry but we really do like being alive!" Al retorted,"No thanks! I'll pass on that!"
As Micheal was about to close in, they took a turn on the left, leading to a dead-end road…
Micheal chuckled,"Well well well, looks like you two finally trapped yourselves in a corner. It was good while it lasted, but I'm afraid this is the end of the road for you…"
"Did you just-"
"Don't even start," Micheal cut in,"Humor won't save you now. You're trapped with me. Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide. It's the end of the line..."
"Correction, we're not trapped with you. Rather, you're trapped with us," Vincent informed before shouting,"NOW!"
"Huh?" Before Micheal could comprehend the situation he was suddenly ambushed from behind by none other than Lucifer who quickly began physically restraining him,"W-What? Brother!? I thought I knocked you out!"
"You did, but I got better," Lucifer replied,"That and Gabriel healed me…."
"But I-"
Lucifer grinned,"Come on, Micheal. We both know we're all immortal. None of us can die and we all know Gabriel's the healer out of the group. Knows magic better than just about anyone…."
"What are you planning!? Let me go this instant! This isn't funny!"
"I'm not trying to be funny, Micheal. Your rampage has gone on long enough and it's time to put you on ice. I'm sorry it had to come to this but you cannot be allowed to to run around in this state of mind any longer. This is for your own good…"
"W-What?" Micheal then noticed a bright light in the distance, eyes widening when he saw Gabriel charging up a magical attack in their direction, panic becoming visible, thrashing against Lucifer's grip violently,his voice drenched with fear,"Lucifer let me go! They're going to hit us!"
"I know," The King of Hell said,"I already have a spell cast on me so it doesn't affect me. This is specifically intended for Asmodeus…" When he said this, he noticed Micheal's face change momentarily,"Yeah, don't' think I forgot about you. It's time for you to face the music as well you no good coward. You've corrupted my brother with the essence of your soul and I stood by and allowed this darkness to fester instead of acting on my instincts, which makes this situation partly my fault. Micheal, I know the real you is somewhere in there, I'm...I'm sorry for not doing anything until it was too late. The least I can do is help Gabriel save your soul from this bastard."
"Let me go Luci! I don't want to be in pain, please! Don't do this!"
"Nice try, Asmodeus, but I'm not falling for those crocodile tears. You can't weasel your way out of this one."Besides, I know deep inside, you want to be saved, Micheal."
Lucifer scowled as he struggled to hold Micheal in his grip before noticing Vincent and Al had latched onto Micheal in an effort to assist him,"You know you two don't have-"
"Every bit helps," Al mentioned,"You appeared as though you were struggling. It's the least we can do…."
"Are you certain? You have no protection against the blast and it might change you in more ways than one…."
"That's what I'm counting on," Vincent said, expression calm as he saw the blast of energy becoming bigger by the second, knowing it was only a matter of time before it fired at them.
Suddenly, Volastor's voice broke their train of thought as he began shouting,"VINCENT! ALASTOR! GET OUT OF THE WAY! DON'T JUST STAND THERE! MOVE!"
"We're staying, Vol," Alastor said,"Don't worry, we're going to be fine….we think…"
"Yeah, we'll be alright," Vincent informed,"Whatever happens when we get hit, it'll surely make things right again..."
"NO! IT WON'T!" Vol screeched, trying to run after them only for his legs to give out from pushing his body so hard, reaching out for them from a distance desperately,"PLEASE JUST MOVE! I DON'T WANT TO LOSE MY DADS AGAIN! I CAN'T DEAL WITH THE PAIN AGAIN!"
Vincent and Alastor remained in their positions, feet glued to the ground. Vol's eyes widened, horrified at the notion that he could potentially lose the people he cared for most, tears welling up in his eyes.
Velvet caught up with him, pulling him close,"Vol, look away dammit! Gabriel's about to fire!"
"But Al and Vincent! They're right in the crossfire, I have to save them!"
"Vol, you can't save people who don't want to be saved. Let them do this…"
At that moment, Gabriel had mustered all the magical energy needed to rid Micheal's' soul of this dark presence, sadly smiling as he prepared to fire,"This is for your own good, Micheal. It's time to bring you to the light again. It's time to restore you to the way you should be, to correct what went wrong long ago. Now close your eyes and relax. We'll see each other soon." They then frowned,"And as for you, you wretched creature, it's time for you to vanish from this world once and for all. BEGONE!" Their eyes glowed white as magical energy flowed through them.
Without a second thought, they sent the blast hurling towards the group.
Everyone's eyes were filled with blinding light. Micheal's eyes widened as it came hurtling towards him, a part of him beyond terrified only to close his eyes in acceptance, relaxing his body with a small smile on his face."Thank you…"
The light overwhelmed him along with the others, their vision going black.
As the light faded, Alastor regained consciousness, his head light and his body different. Al clutched his head,"Ugh...What happened?" He then looked around, seeing Lucifer holding an unconscious Micheal in his arms."Is he-"
"He's fine," Lucifer said without looking up at him,"He's just exhausted after having his soul set free…"
Alastor sighed, relieved that Gabriel's magic had done it's work. However he couldn't help but notice his hands were different than he remembered them being. They were a light brown color and when he looked at his suit, he noticed that it was red-and white, not to mention the tipped red wings sticking out of his back.
'Oh god...don't tell me…' He decided to feel his hair, shocked to notice that his ear tufts had vanished and that his hair was 'normal' like it had been when he was alive, his hair now a brownish-red. There was even a white halo hanging above his head.
He then turned his head when he heard a groan in pain beside him. He looked and his jaw dropped when he saw someone in a similar state that he was in with white wings and blue tips as well as a halo.
The only difference was that he noticed a feature that wasn't there before…
A TV Screen. A Flat Screen TV Screen to be exact. One that he had seen far too many times before.
'It can't be…' He reluctantly asked,"Vox?"
The TV Angel turned around, eyes widening as both stared at each other in disbelief before asking"Bambi?"
Thanks for the 13,205 views! tell me what you think! I hope I did a good job conveying Micheal being scary in this chapter. And before anyone asks, Gabriel basically just used their Overpowered magic to basically restore what went wrong with Vincent, aka the memories that was missing from Vox, basically merging them and making them the same person from now on.
Enigmus-288: Legit nobody except Charlie and maybe Micheal actually see Vincent as a totally different person, everyone else just copes by believing he's an extension of Vox(which he technically is). Vincent didn't want to be Vox but he's starting to see that no matter what he fucking does, everyone just sees him as Vox 2.0., a copy, an inferior being that had been set up to replace the person they all loved and cared for. That sort of shit fucks up your mental state and Vincent's reality of being seen as a different person just got shattered like glass.
And deep down...really deep down...Vincent is jealous that Vox is loved and missed, while everyone else just...sees him as a inferior copy. Nobody really loves him, and if they do it's partly because he's all they have left of Vox, not because of who he actually is. Vol said it himself that even if Vincent is a shadow of Vox, he still doesn't want to lose that sliver of him like he had before. Vox is the one who is loved and missed and Vincent...well..not really. Sure, they don't hate him but they just..view him as a iffy replacement for Vox to fill the void in their hearts because the loss is still recent. It's like how in those movies a child dies and their parents create a robot in their image to replace them since they can't get over the loss in a healthy manner.
He wants everyone to love him the way they loved Vox and since Vol, the person he viewed as a son said that to him, he's willing to do just about anything just to be seen in a similar light. Had it been anyone else he'd brush it off but Vol was someone he got connected with and that hurt like hell to him.
Mitsuru6: Yeah you could just hear that 'whomp whomp' sound effect after Vol said that. They weren't supposed to exist but that certainly hasn't stopped anyone lol.