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The Fate of Two Worlds
By Angel_Wings

Chapter 25 ~ Two Sides of a Coin

~Crusade~
The two blades hit each other sharply causing a metal sound to ring in the
air. Just when the metal slabs had hit they separated and came back hard
against each other. One sword swished through the air and then the other
did the same. It was like a dance of silver as the two weapons went through
the air. Gleaming within the sunlight the two swords flew through the
sunlight in swift and graceful moves. If the clanging of the blade weren't
meant to take ones life than perhaps the fight would have been seen as a
wonderful show of skill and grace,........ but it wasn't...... It was a
suspenseful drama waiting for the outcome......

Millerina held Gaddis in her lap while they watched nervously at the
battle. The queen's eyes of summer blue shook with fear as she watched her
close friend battle the monster. The female doctor had attended to the
commander's wounds and now stood frozen putting pressure on the gash as she
tried to stop the bleeding. The officer watched the woman of long flowing
blonde fight the man he could not win against. His pride felt like it had
been stomped into the ground. Lady Celena seemed to be doing better than he
was..... a woman was achieving at something he could not,........ but he
had to remember that Celena was Dilandau. They knew each others moves
better than any other being. She was probably the only person on Gaea who
had a chance to defeat this dark warrior of death.

Celena brought the sword down in a vertical cut putting her effort in the
swing. The slayer's sword came up barely in time and knocked the blow
aside. The two fighters broke apart and allowed themselves to take a short
rest. The maiden breathed heavily as her brow was drenched in sweat.
Several of her golden locks fell over her lavender eyes, but she didn't
want to risk pushing them aside and getting attack with her guard down so
she left them be. Her muscles ached from such a prolong period of being out
of such stressful exercise. If it weren't for her skill as a warrior she
probably would have already lost the battle.

Dilandau was in no better shape. His silver bangs stuck to his brow by his
perspiration. His powerful muscles weren't tired, but he was having to use
all his strength just to keep up with his sister. Yes, he had been training
for the last couple of years, but he had never met such a formidable
opponent. No one had known what he was about to do before he did it. He was
lucky that it worked both ways though. Her moves were his so even when she
made the slightest move of her foot he could tell the exact technic about
to be used. Somehow though she had manage to twist the attacks about so
that she could guard herself at the same moment she went offensive. It was
strange the way she fought. Although she had not trained in the last years
she had perfected her style of fighting. Even more so she had even created
a few new technics that seemed oddly familiar to the soldier. Taking a deep
breathe the warrior rushed the woman again.

With a swift swing the female warrior hit the slayer's sword away making
him turn slightly. His left shoulder was exposed and the woman brought her
sword down. Dilandau saw the attack coming and brought his weapon over his
shoulder just in time to block the attack. The swords locked against each
other as the two fighters tried to throw the other off. Both of them
breathed hard as their teeth locked. Each of them struggled against the
other's strength as they glared at one another. A smirk twisted over the
pale face of the killer as he released a burst of energy and pushed the
woman away with his sword. Celena stumbled back and tried to regain her
footing, but before she had a chance the slayer swung his sword at her. The
silky material of the lady's long purple dress tore as the blade ran
through the cloth covering her pale stomach. Once Celena caught her footing
she swiped her weapon back at her brother causing him to step back.

The moment gave the blonde warrior enough time to glance at her outfit. The
tear was long, but luckily the attack had only touch the clothing and not
the flesh. Her lavender jewels snapped back up to see her opponent again
charging at her. Gracefully she brought her sword in a diagonal cut.
Dilandau nimbly dodged the blow and took his sword down onto his sister's
pale shoulder.

The cry that pierced the air sent chills through everyone souls in the room
except the evil attacker. Celena backed away as she clutched her bleeding
shoulder blade. Thick blood ran between her fingers while her dress soaked
up the liquid. The female stared at her bloody hand as pain tore through
her. It was deep. It probably had cut all the way down to the bone. Hissing
in pain the woman snapped her head towards her brother causing her blonde
hair to swirl.

The man of red and black armor smirked at his work. Oh, how enjoyed
watching his victim suffer! Dilandau tossed his head to relieve the damp
bangs from his dark lavender orbs. He glared at the woman and clutched the
hilt of his weapon tighter. He refused to waste any more time with this
female. It was time to finish her and be done with it. She had tortured his
mind long enough by her constant reminders. With a twist of his wrist his
blade came to loom before him ready to end the fight.

The slayer was a little shock to see the maiden once again take a fighting
stance even after being so deeply wounded. Her eyes were hard and pain
swirled in her ebony centers as she glared at her half~brother. She refused
to give up. She had lived her entire life in his dark shadows and she would
not be banish from her peaceful existence again to the afterlife. She would
fight until she could no longer breath oxygen into her lungs. With a cry
the woman lunged towards her brother completely shocking him.

Dilandau was so surprised that he almost didn't block the attack in time.
Swiftly the slayer sidestepped and brought down his weapon, but the maiden
easily dodged and thrust her own at his lower abs. With a flick of his pale
wrist the slayer hit the attack away. Celena rose her blade and Dilandau's
met hers so sharply that several sparks flew from the metal slabs. The two
weapons of silver formed an 'X' and locked together as the siblings glared
at one another through the hard metal.

Celena grunted as she put every ounce of strength into sword. Unfortunately
the slayer was not even close to giving up. He sneered at his adversary and
growled, "You'll never win, Celena......"

Her lavender pools were sharp with fire as she growled, "A lie..... I
refuse to give up......"

The slayer released a hand on the silver hilt for a second and swung with
his fist at the pale face of the golden haired maiden. His hand met her
cheek in a great blow causing the knight's sister to fly backwards by the
force of the hit. Her golden locks flew around her face as she sailed
across the room and slammed into one of the large guymelef's legs. The
frail figure of the woman crumbled to the floor as new pain flowed over her
body. Gasping for air Celena turned her eyes back to her enemy.

She was a little surprised to see the dark man had not left his position
and again attack her. Watching him carefully the woman took the time to
catch her breathe. Pale feminine fingers grasped the metal handle of the
weapon more tightly as she slowly rose to her feet. Using the large giant
to steady her the maiden stood and glared at her half~brother. He stood
motionless as he stared at her with that evil smirk plastered on his
sinister face. The woman frowned in utter confusion. Why did he not finish
her and end this fray?..... Did he want to play with her a little before he
murdered her in cold blood?......

"Why don't you finish me?" asked the maiden in a hard voice as she watched
her sibling.

Dilandau swirled his blade in circular motions as he stared at his sister,
"I will give you a final chance, my sister......" She frowned at his
stupidity. Did he really think she would just suddenly change her heart and
race to his side?...... He was a stupid fool if he believed that!

Celena's back straighten as she glared at her dark twin and said, "Forget
it, Dilandau! I will never become the monster I once was! I have changed
greatly over the last years!"

The slayer snorted at her like a mad bull, "Look deep into your soul,
Celena...... You know the darkness lies within you...... Don't turn from it
and run..... embrace it...... You are a killer like I!"

Rage swelled within the heart of the blonde female and her knuckles grew
white from clenching her weapon, "No! I'm not that way! You speak lies!"

His purple jewels sparked knowingly as he whispered in a harsh voice,
"Can't you feel the fire burning within you?..... Your anger growing with
each moment?...... Isn't your heart obsessed with killing me at this very
second!!!!!"

The maiden nearly dropped the metal sword at his words. He was right. Her
heart was burning with a passion for the fight. As she fought her whole
body had wished to take down her twin and destroy him for what he (and she)
had done in the past....... Did that make her a murder?...... a blood
thirsty killer?......

Her pale hands shook as she raised the sword to her eyes. Was this the mind
of a killer?..... Purple jewels sparkled within the reflection of the blade
and they swirled with fire. There was new life within those lavender depths
that had not been there for a long time,...... but..... it wasn't the eyes
of a killer she saw....... It was a fighter..... a warrior...... not a
murder..... Her heart was of a warrior..... Over the last two years her
skills had dulled from being out of practice, but once she had gotten the
taste of battle again her blood had quicken and her soul had come alive.
No, she was no murder, but a fighter.....

Her lavender eyes snapped upwards at her brother as she raised her blade.
Dilandau noticed the change in attitude and quickly went into a fighting
stance. His silver bangs fallen across his eyes as he watched his opposite.
Celena glared at her brother and shouted, "We might be joined by blood,
Dilandau, but I will never be the murder again!"

Letting out a battle cry the maiden charged her brother ready to start a
new round.....


~Ancient Temple~
The battle continued to rage not far from the looming cliff that held the
destroyed temple. Neither side was winning at the moment and the battle
could go either way. Though Zaibach had more soldiers they were not as
skilled as the fighters from the Crusade. Therefore the three allied
nations were able to keep up in the fray. Unfortunately the sun was growing
high in the sky and it seemed the massive fight would not end anytime soon.

All the while that the guymelefs crashed down in the field crushing the
beautiful flowers and burning the earth a single form laid lifeless in the
large rubble of the gray remains. The dragon king's body had grown cold and
his clothes fluttered in the small breeze. The blood covering his tan body
was nearly completely dry and showed he no longer lived. His essence had
disappeared and his soul now walked along the dead. It was official.....
the dragon king..... Van Fanel of Fanelia...... was dead.....

Sadly no one new except his lover and she had died along with him. Her
heart was darken with grief and her rage drove her to things she would
never before have done. In a sort of sense she was no longer the woman he
had loved dearly. She had changed into something worse...... One wonders
what others will do when his death is discovered.

No one need not wait long for coming down the gravel path in a run was the
angel king's foster~sister. The poor cat held several black spots where the
fire had burned her pink dress. Her hair was a disarray from her roll in
the dirt after landing through the flames and her fur was littered by dust.
She was exhausted from racing through the large battlefield and was slowing
down as she reached the top of the cliff,..... but she refused to let up
now. With determined steps she finally made it to the area of large rubble.

Merle stood there as she caught her breathe and stared at the pile of
ruins. Little remained from the destruction. Only two damaged walls stood
tall and a single lonely pillar which threaten to fall by the crack in its
side stood in the area of debris. Mud brown eyes filled with tears as she
wondered how her friends were. How could they possible withstand this?.....
Hot pink locks lifted in the small breeze and she took a deep breathe.

Slowly the cat~girl stumbled through the mess of gray stone as she searched
for her two closest friends. Her heart sank as her hopes began to crumble
away to dust. No one could survive this!..... Could they?......

Mud brown eyes caught sight of a red object and her heart seemed to stop.
She knew that it was Lord Van, but she was scared to look around the debris
and see if he had survived. The child within her heart broke through and
the cat giggled happily, "Lord Van~sama!!!"

Quickly Merle raced around the rubble and dropped to her knees beside the
body of her foster~brother. The young cat's soul burned to ashes as she saw
the blood painted on her love one's body. The large wounds decorating his
tan skin made her gasp and his twisted leg made her wince as if she were in
pain just to look at him. A small paw reached out to the man's arm were
gash had been cut into his tan flesh. The bronze paw recoiled just as Merle
touched his limp arm. Her mud brown eyes were wide with fear. His skin was
as cold as ice! Tossing aside her growing fright she took both of the man's
shoulders in her two warm paws. Shaking him violently the cat~girl cried,
"Lord Van~sama, wake up! You need to wake up!"

The angel king was silent and showed no sign of hearing her cries. Merle's
eyes sparked in tears, but she pretended not to notice. Her voice was full
of pain as she continued to call the man's name, "Lord Van~sama, they need
you! You must wake up! This is no time for a nap!"

Again silence, the young cat~girl shook her head violently shaking her pink
locks as she did. She refused to believe her dear brother was dead. One
finally time she pleaded to her king, "Please, Lord Van~sama..... Don't
go...... Wake up...... I can't lose you!"

Tears slipped down her furry cheeks of bronze as her hands clutched the
royal's shoulders. Sobs began to rack her body causing her to shake
uncontrollably. Chocolate orbs stared at her only family sadly. She knew he
was gone, but it was so hard to accept. All her life she had been abandon
by her family. First her parents had died; then her foster parents were
lost to her; after Folken death she had clung to her only love one that was
left,..... Van. She had so desperately clung to her only living family that
she had even begun to think she was in love with the King of Dragons. Once
Hitomi came to Gaea Merle could tell Van cared for the girl deeply and had
become extremely protective of her brother. She thought it was love at the
time, but now she knew that she was scared Van would forget her and she
would be alone again. She didn't want to be alone.......

As her tears fell in streams down her cheeks Merle laid her head against
her brother's chest. He was cold, but she didn't care. She just wanted to
cry for her foster~sibling. Merle sniffed as she laid against her king. She
did love him greatly though it was not the love of two souls united as one.
It was not like Van and Hitomi. It was the love a family member.... a love
for a dear friend.....

The breeze grew a little causing dust to dance in the air and pass by the
two lone forms occupying the space where the temple once stood. There a
young girl cried bitter tears for the death of the last of her family......


~Dark Fortress~
Hitomi slid across the floor and clutch her left arm. Emeralds were closed
shut in pain as blood slipped between her pale fingers. Mahogany locks fell
over her closed eyes as her teeth locked together as the seeress tried to
endure the pain ripping through her. The dark warrior stood a few feet away
holding her sword that was stained in the wounded 'Angel's blood. The woman
smirked as she stared at her victim relishing the moment. She would greatly
enjoy torturing her.

The angel lifted on her good arm and once again stood to face her half~
sister. Her emerald eyes opened to glare at her dark sibling. Still
clutching her injured arm the angel woman began to consider her options.
What was she to do?..... She had no weapon..... and if she tried to escape
what good would it do?..... They would easily capture her...... She was
drained emotionally and physically..... There was no way she could hope to
even outrun them...... Hitomi truly didn't cared if she died or not, but
her finally goal had to be achieved before she left Gaea..... She had to
kill Kusari!......

Ana and Hitomi glared at one another as Kusari stood at the edge of the
shadows watching the fray. His smile proved he was enjoying his moment of
victory. Dark silent laughter echoed quietly through the room not even
catching the attention of the two sisters for they were too busy. Soon the
power would be in his clutches and then he could finally begin the finally
phase of his plans. All of Gaea would finally bow down to him!

The woman of flowing brunette locks brought her sword in powerful thrust
aimed for her weakling sister. Hitomi, still holding on to her pale limb,
released her pearly wings and flew backwards from her attacker. Once the
blade sliced through the air the dark woman growled at the miss blow and
also released her wings. The seeress dove into the darkness in hope of some
how evading her dark half, but it did no good for her wings were like a
fire in the night. Glowing brightly you could easily spot the maiden in the
shadows which caused the dark lady to sneer. Her victim would not escape!

With a powerful stroke of her wings the dark warrior flew after her
opponent. Hitomi desperately soared closely to the ceiling hoping to out
maneuver her. Taking a sharp turn Ana rose with the angel and brought her
weapon into the air. Just seconds before the blade came into contact with
the pale flesh of heroin the seeress halt her climb into the air causing
her sister to pass her and miss her chance. Desperately Hitomi dove for the
floor, but her sister was too quick. With a powerful kick Ana brought her
black boot to hit the beautiful maiden hard in the center of her pale back,
right between the seeress's two white wings. With a painful cry Hitomi
crashed to the floor right into the shattered blue glass. The aqua material
scratched her skin and dug into her flesh as the girl slid across the
floor.

Painfully the angel rose to her knees and proceeded to remove the pieces of
sharp glass from her flesh. Above the sinister sister watched her sibling
and smiled. The seeress was foolish to have her back to her attacker. She
was surely a weakling! Laughing the dark woman dove towards her prey with
her sword ready.

Hitomi's pale ears heard the laughter and suddenly realized her mistake.
Before turning to face her clone the seeress took notice of several large
chunks of shattered blue glass. Quickly the girl reached for a large piece
of blue glass and tightly grasped it. Swirling around on her knees the
seeress found her target. With all the power she could Hitomi threw the
blue dagger through the air. Ana didn't even see the object until it was
too late. The sharp object flew true and pierced the woman's flesh just a
fraction off target. The dark warrior screamed in pain as the dagger of
glass protruded from her black material next to heart. The torturous
feeling that seared through her was so terrible that the dark war woman
crashed to the marble floor.

Her mighty sword slid across the ground and halted exactly in between the
two women. Both angels' eyes of green pools snapped towards the sword that
twirled on its side in the very center of the room. Glancing at each other
the two females rush to their feet and raced for the weapon. The women both
ran at the same speed and no one could have determined the out come as they
lunged for the blade. Pale hands reached out for the silver hilt and one
set of fingers took hold. Without thinking the sword was thrust into the
other's chest drawing blood. One of the woman gasped in pain as her pale
hands clutched the sword's sharp edge. The one holding the hilt whispered
silently to the dark room, "I win....."


~Crusade~
All eyes were on the warriors as the siblings tried to take hold of the
situation. Celena swung hard at her brother wanting desperately to finish
the fight so she once again have peace. If the peace be in death or in the
living all she wanted was peace at the moment. No matter what she had to
kill her brother. He couldn't be allowed to live! He had brought pain,
suffering, and torment to people all over Gaea and she would not let him
continue his dark works.

The clanging of their weapons filled her pale ears, but she barely
acknowledged the loud noise. Her mind was focused on the battle alone.....
which was exactly what she needed to do. If she didn't watch what she was
doing Dilandau would easily injure her again.

The slayer glared at his opponent as he blocked another of her attacks. Her
attempts were becoming more violent. It was obvious she was not going to
let him get her off guard again. His mind began to turn in thought. Perhaps
he should change his strategy. His eyes of lavender jewels grew sharp as he
decided he wasn't getting any where this way so knocking away another
attack Dilandau let down his guard.

Celena was a little shocked to see his weapon go down, but she ignored the
nagging voice within her head that warned her it might be a trick and
brought her sword through the air. The gleaming blade knocked the other
weapon to the floor causing it to slid several yards away from its owner.
Taking a half turn Celena brought her right lavender ankle boot to kick the
slayer hard in the chest. The man winced slightly and slammed his back into
the wall. His silver hair swirled around his face as he groaned through
clenched teeth. The blonde warrior ran to her adversary and placed a strong
hand against his shoulder as she gave a small wince from using her injured
limb. Celena's own pale hand brought her sword above her golden head to
finish her brother.

The sword's shadow ran over the murder's face as death loomed over his
silver head. Though his fate was coming to a close the man sneered through
the gloom causing Celena to freeze. Her lavender eyes were sharp with
caution as she glared at her brother. Why was he so comfortable when he was
so close to death?..... With a growl the girl ask, "Why do you look at me
like that? Do you not see your death approaching?!"

Dilandau smirked evilly as he stared into identical pools of purple. Slowly
the man whispered, "You won't kill me....."

The woman frowned at his logical. He had just said she was a murder and now
he had the audacity to say she wouldn't kill him. The man must be insane!

"What do you mean?...." the maiden asked carefully, not willing to let her
guard down.

The sneer grew wider as the soldier replied, "You can't kill me,
Celena..... You're too weak....."

The female's eyes burn with fire as rage seared through her soul. With a
sharp voice the maiden growled, "Are you saying I am a coward?!"

The slayer smirked at her words and replied in a drawled voice, "I wouldn't
phrase it quite like that, but in all sense, yes, you are a coward....."

Celena's anger was at its peak and her energy went into her arm that held
the sword of gleaming silver. The blade went back a few more inches and the
knight's sister was about to let loose her wrath when the slayer cut her
off, "Of course its not the coward I precieve you......"

Again the weapon stopped its descent and hung in the air above the silver
head of the male. Celena stared at her brother curiously. What did he mean
'not the coward I conceive you'?..... Carefully the blonde war woman asked,
"You speak in riddles, Dilandau..... Talk in plain speech!"

The slayer's gaze locked with the woman's and the two could see into each
other's souls. With a knowing smirk the silver headed soldier replied, "You
deny your dark essence therefore if you are truly what you say you are,
than you are no killer....."

"What is your point?!" Celena growled getting annoyed by his 'beating
around the bush' answers.

Dilandau's face expressed that he knew something she might not. Speaking
with a hollow voice the murder replied, "If you are no killer, Celena,....
than how will you kill me?....."

Her purple eyes grew wide at his words. What he spoke was the truth. When
she had been Dilandau she had easily killed the innocence with no guilty
conscience, but now she was Celena again and killing was not of her nature.
Did she really have the strength to kill another?...

Slowly the blade came to her side and her lavender jewels fell towards the
ground as she realized the truth. Her dark sibling relaxed and stood a
little straighter as he sneered triumphantly, "I knew you couldn't kill
me....."

Before Dilandau could act Celena thrust the sword through his chest. The
slayer hunched over and took hold of the blade's sharp edge in vain hope to
remove the object from his chest. The male turned his shocked eyes to his
twin and gasped in pain. Blood dripped from his lips as he moaned,
"But....."

Celena stared at her brother as she replied to his shock, "I might not be a
murder..... and I don't kill for pleasure like you,...... but I know when I
have to do something to protect others..... I promised I would stop you and
would never allow you to harm another...... even if it meant destroying
you....."

With a disgusted look the blonde maiden removed her weapon from her
sibling's chest. The dark twin fell to his knees as he clutched his chest
while blood poured from his mouth and wound. His silver hair fell over his
eyes as he stared up at his half~sister in disbelief. Pain filled his
hollow voice as he whispered, "I guess I was wrong about you, sister....."

With a 'thud' the man fell over and laid limp on the metal floor of the
Crusade's docking bay. Blood began to form a pool on the slab and his wide
opened eyes became dull as death took over his soul. Celena stared down at
her brother with a sad expression. Her blonde hair fell over her blue
summer eyes as she felt grief fall on her shoulders. She did not cry for
her wicked brother, but for herself. After her dark past she had vowed to
herself never to hurt another soul, yet she had once again taken a life. It
made no difference that the being was evil. The guilt was still lodged deep
in her soul.

Bringing her sword to her eyes she stared at her brother's blood which was
smeared across the silver metal. She had once again become the murder she
once was.....

A warm hand fell on the maiden's pale shoulder making her turn. Celena's
sight fell on the beautiful queen of matching gold hair. A small smile
formed on the royal's face as she looked kindly on the girl.

"You did what you had to do, Celena....." Millerina whispered quietly, her
voice echoed her pity for her friend.

"I agree" replied Gaddis as he came to stand by the two women. His brown
locks flowed in the breeze as he smiled warmly at the ladies, "Dilandau had
to be stop and you knew that, Lady Celena..... You did what you knew had to
be done..... You are no murder as you proclaimed to Dilandau earlier....."

With a smile of 'thanks' the golden hair war woman nodded to her two
friends. Glancing at the stained sword one more time she tossed the deadly
object through the air. The blade clattered to the floor signifying the
woman had finally was relieved of her regret for her past actions. Celena
stood between her two friends with a new outlook on her life. The burden of
her past at last had been lifted. The woman's long sunshine hair flowed in
the breeze as her lavender dress fluttered against her pale legs. That day
Celena was released from the presence of her dark brother, Dilandau.......


~Dark Fortress~
The two women stared down at the blade that pierced through the female
body. Its silver hilt gleamed evilly as pale hands clutched the object. Ana
turned her eyes of emerald depths up to her sister. Hitomi stared back at
the dark woman with wide eyes. Blood began to drip from the lady's pale
lips as she fell limp against the seeress's shoulders. The red liquid
seeped into the angel woman's blue shirt as her foster sister died.
Shuddering away from the corpse the brunette maiden pulled herself from
under the body and dislodged the weapon from the warrior's bloody chest.
The dead body of the evil twin fell to the marble floor, her dull emerald
eyes were wide and stared up at the ceiling.

Hitomi shuddered at what she had just done and lifted the sword to her
face. The blood dripped down the silvery blade and proceeded to slip over
the seeress's pale fingers. Gasping from the touch of the liquid the
'Angel' allowed the weapon to fall onto the floor with a clatter. The angel
woman stared down at her hands and saw blood staining the pale palms. The
girl's shoulders shook as she remembered a past vision......


~Vision~
Without even thinking Hitomi looked down at her hands. They were stained
with blood. Her eyes grew wide and her hands shook in fear. She stood up
and tried to wipe away the blood on her clothes, but the blood just grew
thicker. Pink feathers littered the ground around her causing her eyes to
widen even more. The feathers were soaked in blood resulting them to turn
pink.....
~End of Vision~


The girl stared down at her hands remembering the small fraction of the
vision. Turning her eyes back to her other half she realized what she had
just done. She had just murdered...... The world swirled around and Hitomi
felt like her mind was floating. How could she do such a cold act?..... She
killed someone in cold blood......

Slowly the angel backed away from the limp body of her clone and tears
filled her eyes. Hitomi's sweet voice sobbed, "No...... I......"

Kusari emerged from the edge of the darkness just behind the seeress. His
ice blue orbs were hard with anger as he stared at the girl's back that
held white wings. With a hollow voice he said, "You murdered your own
sister....."

The seeress didn't turn when she heard his sinister voice. Her emeralds
were still locked on the corpse laying on the gray marble that was stained
in new blood. Hitomi shook her head as she whispered, "I had to....
she......" The seeress was unable to continued as she shook violently.

Silently the commander strode over to his dead aid and knelt by her side.
Gently he brushed aside several of the woman's brown bangs so he could
better see Ana's forest green jewels. Growling with anger the dark angel
said, "You destroyed my plans, Kazanki......"

His dark eyes stared down at the beautiful dead woman as he hissed, "No,
matter I can clone another, but..... I had grown fond of Ana..... She was
everything I could hope for in a woman..... beautiful..... strong..... and
dark......."

The angel woman barely acknowledged the words for her heart still shook
with the terrible dread that went through her body. It seemed like all her
energy had been drained once the blade had dug into her twin's flesh.
Hitomi still couldn't believe what she had done...... Murder..... She had
always been carefully to not hurt another soul, yet here she had ruthlessly
killed another...... The girl's mind snapped and grief ran through the
girl...... Her legs felt weak as sobs broke out...... Her eyes squeezed
shut as she bowed her head of brunette locks......

Kusari smirked at the woman remembering he could have a more interesting
way to get what he desired. It was rather risky, but he would greatly enjoy
carrying out the new plan. Without being noticed he pressed a small button
concealed on his black guadlent. A small mechanical sound was heard as a
small door was opened somewhere in the shadows. Slowly the man rose to his
feet and walked over to the seeress. Standing just a few feet in front of
the woman he said, "Perhaps you can still be of use to me, Kazanki....."

The seeress said nothing as she listen to the dark voice. She could barely
acknowledge the words for her mind was whirling. The man stared at the
woman's tear stricken face and hissed, "You will use your powers to aid
me......"

Her emerald eyes snapped open. Part of herself was still in chaos.....
Tearing apart at the seams at what had happened,...... but another part of
her was controlled and realized the meaning of those last words. She looked
at her captor with shaky eyes and whisper, "What?...."

The dark eyes of the officer stared hard at the woman as he growled, "You
killed in cold blood just like a killer....."

She shook her head slowly, "No......"

Slowly he circled the girl as he continued, "You murdered and enjoyed it
like a killer...."

"No...."

"You no longer hold a care for one's life...... like a killer...."

"No...."

"Your heart is of a killer..... cold and hard......"

"No......"

Slowly the dark angel brought his mouth to the seeress's pale ear and
whispered, "Look into your soul, Kazanki...... You know it is true......
Your just like one of us..... a murder......."

"NOOOOOOO!!!!!" Hitomi cried as she fell to her knees and pounded both of
her fists against the hard floor. Tears streamed down her cheeks as her
shoulders shook from sobs. She couldn't believe what he was saying. It
wasn't true!!!!!!

Kusari glared down at the top of the girl's brunette head as a sneer formed
over his face. It was working..... He was getting inside her head.....
Perfect.....

Raising his eyes the dark angel spotted his pet demon emerging into the
blue light. The muscles beneath the beast's leathery skin rippled with
anticipation. Red glowing orbs swirled as they watched his prey shudder in
grief. His dark claws dug into the stone floor causing the marble to crack
in several spots. Akuma's demon tail swished across the floor as he waited
for his master to give him the signal for him to commence his attacks on
his victim.

Kusari glanced back at the angel woman with a victorious smirk as he says,
"First, I wish to show you what we, the Draconian race, felt when all of
Gaea persecuted us...... Let me show you what you deserve for your many
sins......."














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