Disclaimer - Don't own Diablo. I do own one hell of a messed up life.
A/N - Middle of the day and once again we see Deth sitting at his computer typing away with an empty bag of potato chips, several empty boxes of cookies, case of root beer, and a pizza box.
(Deth) Sorry about the mess I got really hungry this morning so I decided to get some food. Well on to chapter 7
Chapter 7 - A Change of Heart
-Bar-
The Stranger slowly stands up from the stage floor and wanders over to the bar for a refill on his water. He eyes the Female Stranger with one eye and just sorts of shrugs at her.
-Heaven 2 days' later-
Mobius, Pyra, Serenity, and Titon are walking through heaven as a group conversing amongst themselves. As they walk through Heaven they are once more stared at from various levels of Angels they pass. The looks on the faces they pass are of all sorts of mixed emotions. Several Angels are staring at Mobius with absolute unrequited anger and hatred. A few of those angels even go so far as to try and attack him although they don't get very close as Pyra steps up and proceeds to throw them into the surrounding buildings.
Other Angels are looking at Serenity in disbelief. All angels had heard about her death but here she was walking around and even holding onto Titons arm slightly. However, when they looked closer at her they could tell she was no longer quite real. It was the way the sun seemed to reflect off of her arms and a few other minor things that made it seem this way. As she would turn her head to look at some of the angels she knew made would gasp at her headset/eyepiece and the lock of crystal blue hair she now has.
Titon sort of just gently places a hand on Serenity's and smiles at her warmly. As he does this he also starts to glare ate the other Angels around them who are giving her such weird looks. He wonders how come they didn't expect this sort of thing. He shrugs it off and goes back to looking at Serenity.
Pyra, is well, Pyra. She's still just walking along with her ice- blue eyes slightly slanted towards Mobius and smiling at him slightly. Of course as people try to attack Mobius she quickly tosses them around like feathers in the wing, her being the wing of course.
As the four of them come towards the Seraphim HQ they notice a giant hole in the wall that's only about halfway rebuilt. Standing in front of it is Tyrael with one really mad expression glaring down on all 4 of them. Pyra just sort of glances at Tyrael and shrugs him off like she does to everything else. Mobius fidgets a bit but holds his ground. Titon looks at Tyrael with enigmatic eyes and stands there filled with self-assurance. Serenity is a little timid in front of her dad and hides a little behind Titon and hugs his arm tight.
Titon looks at the hole in the wall. "You know Tyrael its been almost 2 days since we left and you still haven't fixed the hole in the wall." Titon says with a grin at Tyrael.
"Well considering the hole was about 3 times that size its much better now then when you made it. Next time watch how much power you use when barging into my office." Tyrael looks back at Titon and grins back.
"You know if you had implemented those design upgrades I mentioned when I was younger you would've had it repaired by now." Mobius mentions to Tyrael from the side.
Tyrael glances over at Mobius slightly then turns full on glaring at him. "What in the lord great name are you doing back here you bastard. You have no place in this scared realm. You're an abomination to all who dwell here." Tyrael says as he holds back his fist from punching Mobius in the gut. Pyra who is standing next to Mobius gently places a hand on Mobius' back to re-assure him he has at least one friend.
Tyrael looked at the two brothers. One authentic, one abomination, and lowers his head sadly. "As much as I'm angered about your return I'm sorry to break the news to you like this. Your parents were killed yesterday. Several demons made there way into Heaven. Your parents were the first to get to the scene they died quickly. They were fighting some Cursed Knights when they funky looking demon came out and just smashed their skulls together. He killed close to 30 Seraphim yesterday." Titon and Mobius are visibly shocked at the news. Mobius is barely standing using Pyra as a support since her arms are now wrapped around his waist. Serenity is holding onto Titon who is just shocked. "I'll let you guys go to where ever to think things over for awhile. But Titon, Mobius, you both have my deepest sympathy."
Upon saying that Tyrael turns around and walks through the doors of the HQ, leaving the four standing there, two in complete shock two trying to comfort them. Mobius turn to each other and just glare at each other. The two of them had still not worked things out between them and now it was going to come to a head. As the they glare at each neither of them move.
All of sudden Titon takes a swing at Mobius. "See what your damned relatives did to our mother and MY dad. You should be ashamed of you're the!" As Titon says this he tries to punch Mobius in the guy with his left fist. Mobius of course blocks the fist and tries to kick Titon in the side of his stomach. Titon grabs his side in pain but quickly recovers to slam his forehead into Mobius' forehead.
"What do you mean YOUR father? He treated me just as he treated you." Mobius slams a fist into Titons gut as he pulls his head back from the head butt. "It was your jealousy of me that caused me to leave the most. Always treating me like a thing instead of your brother." Mobius pulls out his favorite weapon from under his shirt and starts to fire laser beams at Titon. Titon gets grazed by one blast on the side of his arm before he quickly pulls his Chain Sickle out and starts to deflect the lasers around. Several more holes appear in the side of the HQ as it slowly gets hit by the blasts of energy.
Standing sort of off to the side is Pyra and Serenity looking at each other trying to figure out what to do. Here they were watching the most important people in there lives fight each other. As they ponder over what to do Titon gets hit in the chest with one of the laser blasts. Titon steps back a little and glares at Mobius.
"Well brother I see your aim has improved some what. Now try one of my little blasts." As Titon says this, a huge thunderbolt flies out and hits Mobius in the stomach. Mobius falls over smoking. Titon grins at his brother before sitting down. "Had enough Brother?"
Mobius slowly stands up still smoking a little and levels his laser gun at Titon again. "Not on your life brother." Titon stands up and throws another thunderbolt at Mobius as Mobius fires his laser gun at Titon. The resulting impact of the two projectiles hitting each other causes an explosion with a 10 yd. radius. Both Serenity and Pyra are thrown back against the walls of the HQ as Titon and Mobius are flung in opposite directions. Two cracks appear in the side of the HQ building. One leading up behind where Pyra landed against the wall. The other and much bigger one is where Serenity hit the wall. They pull themselves off of the wall and run to the respective boyfriend. Titon is trying to stand up with one hand bracing himself so he won't collapse utterly. Mobius is lying on his back pretty badly beat up.
Pyra quickly runs over to Mobius and helps him sit up. Other then bruised and one nasty cut down an arm he's all right. As tears overwhelm her she hugs him around his waist and cries into his shirt. He gently strokes a hand through her silky hair and look at Titon who seems in worse shape then he is. Pyra slowly cries herself to sleep against him.
Across what little is left of the battlefield Titon is getting healed by Serenity. He slowly stands up and wraps his arms around Serenity. As Mobius and Titon stand off ready for round 2 Tyrael walks out of the HQ and starts yelling. "WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED OUT HERE?" Tyrael looks around and notices the destruction and the angel and demi-angel. "Okay I don't care how much you two hate each other but for his Lords sake don't do it in front of my command center." With that both Titon and Mobius get thrown away from the building by a tremendous force of wind. "You both go and cool off and we'll deal with your feelings later." With that he wonders back into the HQ.
Titon and Mobius stand up and look at each other before turning around themselves and wondering away from the HQ. Titon goes off to one of the various gardens he likes. Despite been a powerful angel Titon enjoyed beauty. He would often go to one of the various gardens to relax and think or simple to sit and watch the plants. This garden was his favorite though. It had some of the most unique type of flowers sitting in it. There was even a small patch of fire and ice roses in it. He enjoyed the colors of the flowers and as he sat down against the trunk of an oak tree he slowly drifted off to sleep.
At that same moment Mobius wondered off to his old lab. He was known to have a brilliant mind and so he built a lab on he outskirts of heaven. As he opened the door a loud creek is heard. Obviously no one has cleaned or kept the place in good condition since he left. As he dusts off the machines and such heavy layers of dust are kicked up Causing Mobius to cough slightly. As he turns around he sees a log of some of his ideas and inventions as he pulls it down off the shelf he opens it up and starts to read it silently to himself.
Sitting on their legs outside the HQ are Serenity and Pyra trying to figure out what to do. They quietly discuss it amongst each other be heading for where their respective boyfriends have wondered off to.
-Garden-
Serenity enters the garden and sees Titon leaning quietly against one of the tree trunks. As she walks on into the garden the flowers and blossoms that rest upon the tree's bloom for her. She breathes in the sweet scent of the flowers and relaxes and a slight breeze flows through the garden causing the petals to fly in the breeze. She slowly walks over to Titon and slowly bends over and kisses him on the lips gently. Titon wakes up and slowly opens his eyes. Looking up at her with the breeze flowing through her hair and the flowers petals resting there as well he smiles. "I see my Princess has come to wake me up."
"Only because you left me alone after your little fight." Serenity smiles back, gently sits down on his lap, snuggling against him. Titon wraps his arms around her and breathes in the smell of flowers and brown sugar, which permeate from her hair. As they nestle there in the sun with the breeze flowing through the flowers and trees all worries seem to ease out of Titon.
"I never really hated my brother. Its just with him being half demon I felt like I might be rejected. People would look at him and see the errors of the father and not relate him in anyway with my mother. Then they would look at me wondering the same things as they would when they looked at him. It hurt me. That's why when I met you I was always a bookworm. I found solace in my books I couldn't with people. To often people would look at me and wonder if I was like my brother." Titon hugs Serenity tighter as he talks about his experiences with his brother. Serenity gently lifts her head up slightly and kisses his forehead.
"Its okay. I think I can understand in the same sort of way. My father, Tyrael, is always so highly regarded and all I have to live up to his standards. I hate trying to prove myself to him. That's why the two of us barely talk at all. I was so glad you asked me to move in with you once our wings sprouted cause you're my only real friend. But it was also the best way to get away from my fathers influence." She snuggles closer to Titon as she says this and breathes into his chest slightly. "Maybe you and your brother should try harder to get along. Then you both can settle your pasts."
"Maybe your right, Seren, maybe your right." As Titon says this he starts to massage Serenity's back and she sighs at the feel of his hands.
-Bar-
The crowd is looking at The Stranger in a perplexed manner considering what he is talking about. Angels with hate and anger. How can that be. He just smiles, take a sip of water, and continues his story.
-Mobius' workshop-
Pyra slowly opens the door to Mobius' workshop and sees him sitting at a dust covered desk reading a book. She slowly enters and quietly closes the door. As she approaches him she notices many laser guns, blasters, plasma rods, gravitational cannons, and many other forms of energy weapons she's never seen before scattered about the workshop. She slowly wraps her arms around Mobius' waist and presses herself against his back. "Whatcha doing hun?" Pyra asks sweetly into Mobius' ear.
"Not much babe, just sitting here thinking about my brother. Sometimes I can understand why he's so cross with me. Other times I don't understand it at all." He sighs sadly as he closes the book and places on the shelf above the desk. " I know having a half demon for a brother would be hard but sometimes its seems he does it out of resentment or even sadness. Its just so confusing to me Lass." He turns to look at her and slowly gets up from his chair going to the work bench. He takes the sheet off and underneath is a large boomerang. However, what fails to be noticed, is that there is more then one edge to the boomerang itself.
"I was making this for you when my wings sprouted. In fact it was while I was making it. I wanted to get the blade work just perfect on it. I finished right before I left but I never had a chance to give it to you." Mobius picks up the boomerang and hands it to Pyra. "Consider it a late birthday present."
Pyra at this point wraps her arms around Mobius's neck and leans him down onto the worktable. They lie there quietly holding each other in the darkness. -the next day-
Outside Titon's house the four gather. As Titon and Mobius glare at each Pyra and Serenity stand off to one side and watch quietly. For the first time in there history Mobius and Titon shake hands.
As Titon and Mobius shake hands a slightly jingling sound come towards them. The four turns their heads to face the sound.
-bar-
Once more the bar is filled with people expectantly waiting to hear what will happen next.
Deth is seen dancing in the screen light when he turns around to the computer.
Deth - Sorry about that felt like dancing. For those who are curious Serenity and I broke up. It was my fault but she and I are still on talking terms. I'm sorry about the delay ran into some trouble typing this trying to figure out what to write. I think I managed okay. Well stay tuned I'll get the next chapter ready ASAP.
A/N - Middle of the day and once again we see Deth sitting at his computer typing away with an empty bag of potato chips, several empty boxes of cookies, case of root beer, and a pizza box.
(Deth) Sorry about the mess I got really hungry this morning so I decided to get some food. Well on to chapter 7
Chapter 7 - A Change of Heart
-Bar-
The Stranger slowly stands up from the stage floor and wanders over to the bar for a refill on his water. He eyes the Female Stranger with one eye and just sorts of shrugs at her.
-Heaven 2 days' later-
Mobius, Pyra, Serenity, and Titon are walking through heaven as a group conversing amongst themselves. As they walk through Heaven they are once more stared at from various levels of Angels they pass. The looks on the faces they pass are of all sorts of mixed emotions. Several Angels are staring at Mobius with absolute unrequited anger and hatred. A few of those angels even go so far as to try and attack him although they don't get very close as Pyra steps up and proceeds to throw them into the surrounding buildings.
Other Angels are looking at Serenity in disbelief. All angels had heard about her death but here she was walking around and even holding onto Titons arm slightly. However, when they looked closer at her they could tell she was no longer quite real. It was the way the sun seemed to reflect off of her arms and a few other minor things that made it seem this way. As she would turn her head to look at some of the angels she knew made would gasp at her headset/eyepiece and the lock of crystal blue hair she now has.
Titon sort of just gently places a hand on Serenity's and smiles at her warmly. As he does this he also starts to glare ate the other Angels around them who are giving her such weird looks. He wonders how come they didn't expect this sort of thing. He shrugs it off and goes back to looking at Serenity.
Pyra, is well, Pyra. She's still just walking along with her ice- blue eyes slightly slanted towards Mobius and smiling at him slightly. Of course as people try to attack Mobius she quickly tosses them around like feathers in the wing, her being the wing of course.
As the four of them come towards the Seraphim HQ they notice a giant hole in the wall that's only about halfway rebuilt. Standing in front of it is Tyrael with one really mad expression glaring down on all 4 of them. Pyra just sort of glances at Tyrael and shrugs him off like she does to everything else. Mobius fidgets a bit but holds his ground. Titon looks at Tyrael with enigmatic eyes and stands there filled with self-assurance. Serenity is a little timid in front of her dad and hides a little behind Titon and hugs his arm tight.
Titon looks at the hole in the wall. "You know Tyrael its been almost 2 days since we left and you still haven't fixed the hole in the wall." Titon says with a grin at Tyrael.
"Well considering the hole was about 3 times that size its much better now then when you made it. Next time watch how much power you use when barging into my office." Tyrael looks back at Titon and grins back.
"You know if you had implemented those design upgrades I mentioned when I was younger you would've had it repaired by now." Mobius mentions to Tyrael from the side.
Tyrael glances over at Mobius slightly then turns full on glaring at him. "What in the lord great name are you doing back here you bastard. You have no place in this scared realm. You're an abomination to all who dwell here." Tyrael says as he holds back his fist from punching Mobius in the gut. Pyra who is standing next to Mobius gently places a hand on Mobius' back to re-assure him he has at least one friend.
Tyrael looked at the two brothers. One authentic, one abomination, and lowers his head sadly. "As much as I'm angered about your return I'm sorry to break the news to you like this. Your parents were killed yesterday. Several demons made there way into Heaven. Your parents were the first to get to the scene they died quickly. They were fighting some Cursed Knights when they funky looking demon came out and just smashed their skulls together. He killed close to 30 Seraphim yesterday." Titon and Mobius are visibly shocked at the news. Mobius is barely standing using Pyra as a support since her arms are now wrapped around his waist. Serenity is holding onto Titon who is just shocked. "I'll let you guys go to where ever to think things over for awhile. But Titon, Mobius, you both have my deepest sympathy."
Upon saying that Tyrael turns around and walks through the doors of the HQ, leaving the four standing there, two in complete shock two trying to comfort them. Mobius turn to each other and just glare at each other. The two of them had still not worked things out between them and now it was going to come to a head. As the they glare at each neither of them move.
All of sudden Titon takes a swing at Mobius. "See what your damned relatives did to our mother and MY dad. You should be ashamed of you're the!" As Titon says this he tries to punch Mobius in the guy with his left fist. Mobius of course blocks the fist and tries to kick Titon in the side of his stomach. Titon grabs his side in pain but quickly recovers to slam his forehead into Mobius' forehead.
"What do you mean YOUR father? He treated me just as he treated you." Mobius slams a fist into Titons gut as he pulls his head back from the head butt. "It was your jealousy of me that caused me to leave the most. Always treating me like a thing instead of your brother." Mobius pulls out his favorite weapon from under his shirt and starts to fire laser beams at Titon. Titon gets grazed by one blast on the side of his arm before he quickly pulls his Chain Sickle out and starts to deflect the lasers around. Several more holes appear in the side of the HQ as it slowly gets hit by the blasts of energy.
Standing sort of off to the side is Pyra and Serenity looking at each other trying to figure out what to do. Here they were watching the most important people in there lives fight each other. As they ponder over what to do Titon gets hit in the chest with one of the laser blasts. Titon steps back a little and glares at Mobius.
"Well brother I see your aim has improved some what. Now try one of my little blasts." As Titon says this, a huge thunderbolt flies out and hits Mobius in the stomach. Mobius falls over smoking. Titon grins at his brother before sitting down. "Had enough Brother?"
Mobius slowly stands up still smoking a little and levels his laser gun at Titon again. "Not on your life brother." Titon stands up and throws another thunderbolt at Mobius as Mobius fires his laser gun at Titon. The resulting impact of the two projectiles hitting each other causes an explosion with a 10 yd. radius. Both Serenity and Pyra are thrown back against the walls of the HQ as Titon and Mobius are flung in opposite directions. Two cracks appear in the side of the HQ building. One leading up behind where Pyra landed against the wall. The other and much bigger one is where Serenity hit the wall. They pull themselves off of the wall and run to the respective boyfriend. Titon is trying to stand up with one hand bracing himself so he won't collapse utterly. Mobius is lying on his back pretty badly beat up.
Pyra quickly runs over to Mobius and helps him sit up. Other then bruised and one nasty cut down an arm he's all right. As tears overwhelm her she hugs him around his waist and cries into his shirt. He gently strokes a hand through her silky hair and look at Titon who seems in worse shape then he is. Pyra slowly cries herself to sleep against him.
Across what little is left of the battlefield Titon is getting healed by Serenity. He slowly stands up and wraps his arms around Serenity. As Mobius and Titon stand off ready for round 2 Tyrael walks out of the HQ and starts yelling. "WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED OUT HERE?" Tyrael looks around and notices the destruction and the angel and demi-angel. "Okay I don't care how much you two hate each other but for his Lords sake don't do it in front of my command center." With that both Titon and Mobius get thrown away from the building by a tremendous force of wind. "You both go and cool off and we'll deal with your feelings later." With that he wonders back into the HQ.
Titon and Mobius stand up and look at each other before turning around themselves and wondering away from the HQ. Titon goes off to one of the various gardens he likes. Despite been a powerful angel Titon enjoyed beauty. He would often go to one of the various gardens to relax and think or simple to sit and watch the plants. This garden was his favorite though. It had some of the most unique type of flowers sitting in it. There was even a small patch of fire and ice roses in it. He enjoyed the colors of the flowers and as he sat down against the trunk of an oak tree he slowly drifted off to sleep.
At that same moment Mobius wondered off to his old lab. He was known to have a brilliant mind and so he built a lab on he outskirts of heaven. As he opened the door a loud creek is heard. Obviously no one has cleaned or kept the place in good condition since he left. As he dusts off the machines and such heavy layers of dust are kicked up Causing Mobius to cough slightly. As he turns around he sees a log of some of his ideas and inventions as he pulls it down off the shelf he opens it up and starts to read it silently to himself.
Sitting on their legs outside the HQ are Serenity and Pyra trying to figure out what to do. They quietly discuss it amongst each other be heading for where their respective boyfriends have wondered off to.
-Garden-
Serenity enters the garden and sees Titon leaning quietly against one of the tree trunks. As she walks on into the garden the flowers and blossoms that rest upon the tree's bloom for her. She breathes in the sweet scent of the flowers and relaxes and a slight breeze flows through the garden causing the petals to fly in the breeze. She slowly walks over to Titon and slowly bends over and kisses him on the lips gently. Titon wakes up and slowly opens his eyes. Looking up at her with the breeze flowing through her hair and the flowers petals resting there as well he smiles. "I see my Princess has come to wake me up."
"Only because you left me alone after your little fight." Serenity smiles back, gently sits down on his lap, snuggling against him. Titon wraps his arms around her and breathes in the smell of flowers and brown sugar, which permeate from her hair. As they nestle there in the sun with the breeze flowing through the flowers and trees all worries seem to ease out of Titon.
"I never really hated my brother. Its just with him being half demon I felt like I might be rejected. People would look at him and see the errors of the father and not relate him in anyway with my mother. Then they would look at me wondering the same things as they would when they looked at him. It hurt me. That's why when I met you I was always a bookworm. I found solace in my books I couldn't with people. To often people would look at me and wonder if I was like my brother." Titon hugs Serenity tighter as he talks about his experiences with his brother. Serenity gently lifts her head up slightly and kisses his forehead.
"Its okay. I think I can understand in the same sort of way. My father, Tyrael, is always so highly regarded and all I have to live up to his standards. I hate trying to prove myself to him. That's why the two of us barely talk at all. I was so glad you asked me to move in with you once our wings sprouted cause you're my only real friend. But it was also the best way to get away from my fathers influence." She snuggles closer to Titon as she says this and breathes into his chest slightly. "Maybe you and your brother should try harder to get along. Then you both can settle your pasts."
"Maybe your right, Seren, maybe your right." As Titon says this he starts to massage Serenity's back and she sighs at the feel of his hands.
-Bar-
The crowd is looking at The Stranger in a perplexed manner considering what he is talking about. Angels with hate and anger. How can that be. He just smiles, take a sip of water, and continues his story.
-Mobius' workshop-
Pyra slowly opens the door to Mobius' workshop and sees him sitting at a dust covered desk reading a book. She slowly enters and quietly closes the door. As she approaches him she notices many laser guns, blasters, plasma rods, gravitational cannons, and many other forms of energy weapons she's never seen before scattered about the workshop. She slowly wraps her arms around Mobius' waist and presses herself against his back. "Whatcha doing hun?" Pyra asks sweetly into Mobius' ear.
"Not much babe, just sitting here thinking about my brother. Sometimes I can understand why he's so cross with me. Other times I don't understand it at all." He sighs sadly as he closes the book and places on the shelf above the desk. " I know having a half demon for a brother would be hard but sometimes its seems he does it out of resentment or even sadness. Its just so confusing to me Lass." He turns to look at her and slowly gets up from his chair going to the work bench. He takes the sheet off and underneath is a large boomerang. However, what fails to be noticed, is that there is more then one edge to the boomerang itself.
"I was making this for you when my wings sprouted. In fact it was while I was making it. I wanted to get the blade work just perfect on it. I finished right before I left but I never had a chance to give it to you." Mobius picks up the boomerang and hands it to Pyra. "Consider it a late birthday present."
Pyra at this point wraps her arms around Mobius's neck and leans him down onto the worktable. They lie there quietly holding each other in the darkness. -the next day-
Outside Titon's house the four gather. As Titon and Mobius glare at each Pyra and Serenity stand off to one side and watch quietly. For the first time in there history Mobius and Titon shake hands.
As Titon and Mobius shake hands a slightly jingling sound come towards them. The four turns their heads to face the sound.
-bar-
Once more the bar is filled with people expectantly waiting to hear what will happen next.
Deth is seen dancing in the screen light when he turns around to the computer.
Deth - Sorry about that felt like dancing. For those who are curious Serenity and I broke up. It was my fault but she and I are still on talking terms. I'm sorry about the delay ran into some trouble typing this trying to figure out what to write. I think I managed okay. Well stay tuned I'll get the next chapter ready ASAP.
