~~I never thought I'd get this far with this fic! I do hope you like the
twists—and there are quite a few! This is the final chapter before the
epilogue. Enjoy!~~
Part 14: And the Blood of the Innocent Falls
Her life had become meaningless. Her entire existence. She had lost her opportunity to join the ranks of Heaven, lost her lover, lost her children, lost her father, lost her best friend, and lost the small group of people she knew she could always turn to.
**My life on this earth is truly pointless.** she thought. But she had to at least provide for the servants that had been left. As Quatre Winner's formal mistress, she was the one they turned to for financial support.
As if that's fair, her mind snapped bitterly, but she kept her comments to herself and did what she had to. She bought food at the store. The prices had shot up in the wake of Rapture, but Quatre's impressive financial assets made it possible to afford it.
Quatre. An ache rose in her heart. Her love, her soulmate…the one she lived for. How cruel it seemed…for him to have left her only nine and a half months after their reunion. For her babies to disappear after only one week. Seven days. The time it took to Create the world, and now it was also the time it took to destroy hers.
She refused to dwell, occupying herself instead by going through Quatre's well-kept documents, teaching herself how to control a business the size of Winner Enterprises. She would take over as best she could in order to make some income. It probably wasn't the best plan, but it was something.
So she read, kept herself busy, ignored the vast hole in her heart. She would heal. She had to. There was no other option.
~~
The demons had their pick of pray, except for Eve. They ravaged the earth, bringing plagues, droughts, floods, earthquakes, hurricanes, and other such disasters. They obeyed their master faithfully. For that they fed well for the first time in centuries.
Their master reveled in his power. The earth was his. The time for cleansing had come. Soon, not a single soul would be left on earth. No more wars would rage over its soil. There was peace in the infinite silence.
But first, to destroy the last of what his son had so loved.
~~
"And for the latest headline news, a bomb ripped through the main office building of Winner Enterprises today. Over 200 were killed, another 300 seriously wounded. At this point, repairs aren't in the future. Ms. Tsuiraku, Mr. Winner's beneficiary, comments that the multi-trillion dollar corporation will have to be shut down. With the last of the Winner males now gone, it seems only right that Winner Enterprises shuts its doors. The resource satellites will be managed by the remaining sisters until they are purchased—"
Angel shut off the TV. It had been a horrible day from the start. In some kind of heinous attack, the main building of Winner Enterprises had been reduced to ashes. She didn't have the funds to rebuild and reestablish a corporation that large, so she shut it down.
She had lost the last part of Quatre that she had. Not even his families business remained. The pictures of them together had burnt with the building.
**Maybe,** she thought, **revenge will be sweeter than this horrible life…**
~~
Quatre watched over his beloved Angel with tears in his eyes. He stretched out a hand to her, knowing that his arm was far too short to reach her slender body. She wasn't eating. It worried him.
"You haven't lost me, Angel. I'm still with you. God, Boo, don't give up on me…"
But her strength was taxing. He knew that.. It killed him on the inside to know that her heart was slowly giving up. She just didn't have it in her anymore.
"I'll find a way to get back to you…I swear!"
~~
The Lord shook his head. Quatre would be unable to reach her, stretch as he might. He placed a hand on the young man's shoulder.
"We will all watch her, Quatre. But watch is all we can do."
And He let His hand fall. And He was silent. He knew what was going to happen. He couldn't stop it. He'd lost his closest ties on Earth…
He shut His eyes and turned from the young man beside Him. Hs steps faded as He left Quatre to his thoughts.
~~
Angel didn't turn. She knew someone approached her, but she didn't care. Let them do as they wished…she was tired of living on alone anyway.
She was startled, however, when a mouth settled over her neck. She cried out, but no sound passed her lips.
**No, Eve, no more talking for you.**
Whatever he was doing, it HURT. He was drawing something out of her…drawing out her soul…into his cold, terrible mouth.
**Quatre's little Angel. Well, now you'll never be with him…**
He was speaking to her with his mind…tearing her soul out and speaking to her mind.
**Who…are you?"**
**His father. Commander of Hell. Where you'll be spending eternity…**
**Father?!**
No…not her Kitty. Her sweet Kitty could not have come from this monster…
**Yes. He defied me. I now have my revenge. And now I cleanse the earth.**
What the hell was this cook mumbling about?
**Cleanse?**
So weak…
**Yes…I will rid the earth of humans. No more fighting. Just peaceful silence.**
Bastard!
**I was the one who had you tempted. I knew you'd fail.**
Fail…
**Bastard! I will always fight you!**
Yes…fight…fight this…
**No…you will become my demon. You will listen only to me. I will destroy everything Quatre loved, then I will destroy humanity.**
Fight…I can't fight…too weak…
**I will…fight…**
And her body slumped in his arms. Mr. Winner smiled. She was his now. He could feel the demon in her start to rise up. And her wings unfurled from her back.
And it was perfect.
~~*~~fin!
***Author's note: Ah! Creepy, ne? Epilogue's up next…are you enjoying this last twist? Evil, aren't I? Just wait till the sequel hits! Keep reading!
Part 14: And the Blood of the Innocent Falls
Her life had become meaningless. Her entire existence. She had lost her opportunity to join the ranks of Heaven, lost her lover, lost her children, lost her father, lost her best friend, and lost the small group of people she knew she could always turn to.
**My life on this earth is truly pointless.** she thought. But she had to at least provide for the servants that had been left. As Quatre Winner's formal mistress, she was the one they turned to for financial support.
As if that's fair, her mind snapped bitterly, but she kept her comments to herself and did what she had to. She bought food at the store. The prices had shot up in the wake of Rapture, but Quatre's impressive financial assets made it possible to afford it.
Quatre. An ache rose in her heart. Her love, her soulmate…the one she lived for. How cruel it seemed…for him to have left her only nine and a half months after their reunion. For her babies to disappear after only one week. Seven days. The time it took to Create the world, and now it was also the time it took to destroy hers.
She refused to dwell, occupying herself instead by going through Quatre's well-kept documents, teaching herself how to control a business the size of Winner Enterprises. She would take over as best she could in order to make some income. It probably wasn't the best plan, but it was something.
So she read, kept herself busy, ignored the vast hole in her heart. She would heal. She had to. There was no other option.
~~
The demons had their pick of pray, except for Eve. They ravaged the earth, bringing plagues, droughts, floods, earthquakes, hurricanes, and other such disasters. They obeyed their master faithfully. For that they fed well for the first time in centuries.
Their master reveled in his power. The earth was his. The time for cleansing had come. Soon, not a single soul would be left on earth. No more wars would rage over its soil. There was peace in the infinite silence.
But first, to destroy the last of what his son had so loved.
~~
"And for the latest headline news, a bomb ripped through the main office building of Winner Enterprises today. Over 200 were killed, another 300 seriously wounded. At this point, repairs aren't in the future. Ms. Tsuiraku, Mr. Winner's beneficiary, comments that the multi-trillion dollar corporation will have to be shut down. With the last of the Winner males now gone, it seems only right that Winner Enterprises shuts its doors. The resource satellites will be managed by the remaining sisters until they are purchased—"
Angel shut off the TV. It had been a horrible day from the start. In some kind of heinous attack, the main building of Winner Enterprises had been reduced to ashes. She didn't have the funds to rebuild and reestablish a corporation that large, so she shut it down.
She had lost the last part of Quatre that she had. Not even his families business remained. The pictures of them together had burnt with the building.
**Maybe,** she thought, **revenge will be sweeter than this horrible life…**
~~
Quatre watched over his beloved Angel with tears in his eyes. He stretched out a hand to her, knowing that his arm was far too short to reach her slender body. She wasn't eating. It worried him.
"You haven't lost me, Angel. I'm still with you. God, Boo, don't give up on me…"
But her strength was taxing. He knew that.. It killed him on the inside to know that her heart was slowly giving up. She just didn't have it in her anymore.
"I'll find a way to get back to you…I swear!"
~~
The Lord shook his head. Quatre would be unable to reach her, stretch as he might. He placed a hand on the young man's shoulder.
"We will all watch her, Quatre. But watch is all we can do."
And He let His hand fall. And He was silent. He knew what was going to happen. He couldn't stop it. He'd lost his closest ties on Earth…
He shut His eyes and turned from the young man beside Him. Hs steps faded as He left Quatre to his thoughts.
~~
Angel didn't turn. She knew someone approached her, but she didn't care. Let them do as they wished…she was tired of living on alone anyway.
She was startled, however, when a mouth settled over her neck. She cried out, but no sound passed her lips.
**No, Eve, no more talking for you.**
Whatever he was doing, it HURT. He was drawing something out of her…drawing out her soul…into his cold, terrible mouth.
**Quatre's little Angel. Well, now you'll never be with him…**
He was speaking to her with his mind…tearing her soul out and speaking to her mind.
**Who…are you?"**
**His father. Commander of Hell. Where you'll be spending eternity…**
**Father?!**
No…not her Kitty. Her sweet Kitty could not have come from this monster…
**Yes. He defied me. I now have my revenge. And now I cleanse the earth.**
What the hell was this cook mumbling about?
**Cleanse?**
So weak…
**Yes…I will rid the earth of humans. No more fighting. Just peaceful silence.**
Bastard!
**I was the one who had you tempted. I knew you'd fail.**
Fail…
**Bastard! I will always fight you!**
Yes…fight…fight this…
**No…you will become my demon. You will listen only to me. I will destroy everything Quatre loved, then I will destroy humanity.**
Fight…I can't fight…too weak…
**I will…fight…**
And her body slumped in his arms. Mr. Winner smiled. She was his now. He could feel the demon in her start to rise up. And her wings unfurled from her back.
And it was perfect.
~~*~~fin!
***Author's note: Ah! Creepy, ne? Epilogue's up next…are you enjoying this last twist? Evil, aren't I? Just wait till the sequel hits! Keep reading!