Wow, I can't believe people like this fic so much. By now you will have noticed that the main relationship is a Tenshi/Kai, so sorry Tenshi/Tala fans they won't end up together.
Fallen Angels, Rising Devils
By: Firehedgehog
Chapter Fourteen: The Dark Tower
They were there, the place that haunted the nightmares of those who had survived these three years.
Tenshi looked at the building with dark eyes, he was afraid of what would come but not as afraid as the others. He had been on the tower roof before, like when he had met that scientist to get that cylinder of the virus.
Yet... this time, there was a chance that he wouldn't come back. His death could easily come to him in this place, and he knew there were many dangers inside.
He felt sad for the bitbeasts with real bodies, while they served biovault to get flesh and blood bodies and they had become corrupted. Their power had come from the life essence of an area that was now a black dessert.
Tenshi feared the implications of that, he wondered if the bit beast dies would the dessert regain the life energy that was stolen from it.
These thoughts he shook away, he had too many things to worry about for him to start worrying about something as trivial as that.
The reason it was trivial, they had to worry about trying to beat a godforsaken demon of all things.
'Kuso, things are just so complicated' Tenshi thought sadly, his mind then led to another thought.
He himself looked like an angel, and when he had fallen three years ago before his transformation evil had risen... a devil had risen when he had fallen.
'Ironies behind ironies' he thought sadly, he had to stop thinking such idle thoughts.
He cast a look at Kai who had just woken up twenty minutes ago, his crimson-eyed Koi was all he had wanted... yet he was afraid that soon either Kai or himself would loose each other.
'Kai, I love you so much... but what happens in the tower determines if we'll be able to stay together' Tenshi though.
"Or till death do us part," Tenshi whispered, it was so low that no one but himself heard it.
***
A group of six slowly walked towards the dark tower Biovault resided in, it seemed to rise to the heavens in a mocking color of destruction. Around its top dark stormy gray clouds slowly spiraled, thunder rumbled as if telling it could see the future conflict between good and evil.
"I've never been this close to the tower before," Max said softly, the others nodded except Tala. Blond Max had noticed that the closer they got to the tower the hotter it became, if he had known it was because of demonic energies he would have understood.
After all, demons came from hell... the underworld and they brought hells heat with them wherever they went.
"I avoided the tower when I was still with biovault, it just seemed to not be quite of this world," Tala said, everyone looked at him except Tenshi who wore a look of complication on his heart shaped face.
"What do you mean?" Chief asked, for once Tala frowned and seemed confused for some reason.
"I really don't know, it was as if something dark was always following me around and was poking at me... trying to find a way into a my soul," Tala said with a violent shiver, Max bit his lip nervously.
In the three years since this had all started he had never expected for the others and himself to finally make it to the tower... but he had no idea if any of them would survive.
"How are we going to get inside without being caught?" Max asked worriedly, at this Tala smirked darkly.
"When they built the tower they built escape tunnels, they don't put guards on them because that would give them away and no one outside actually knows where they are," Tala said, Max blinked.
"If no one outside knows where they are, how are we suppose to find them?" he asked confused, Tala's eyes seemed to darken with some repressed emotion of anger and something else.
"Because, I used them to leave Biovault," Tala said and that was all he would say, for a long time after the small group of six was silent.
***
It was around eleven in the morning when they finally arrived at the tunnels; they were so well hidden that at first they hadn't seen the tunnels... even when they had been right in front of them.
Slowly the group stepped inside after setting up torches and lighting some of them... they saves the rest for this journey through the tunnels could take longer then they thought.
Silently they walked down the tunnels, there feet making muffled sounds on the stone and dirt floor. Their torches reflected off the sides of the tunnel; sometimes they could see water dripping down its surface.
Finally after a ten hours they stopped in a small cavern for rest and a quick meal, nearby a small spring bubbled merrily with fresh and clear water.
The meal was mostly silent, most of them were thinking of what would happen once they entered the tower.
Kai sighed silently; he himself was worried of the implications of what could happen.
His crimson eyes looked around; each of them had worried expressions on their faces. Finally his gaze came upon Tenshi; the angelic changed one was leaning against the wall his wings wrapped around him like a blanket... his robe he had put into a backpack.
He did wonder where the backpack was though... it seemed to vanish and appear whenever Tenshi needed.
'Note to self, find out how to do that' Kai thought, his crimson eyes then came upon Tala... his eyes hardened a they met ice cold blue eyes.
-The angel is yours for the moment, but I won't give up- Tala's glare said, Kai snorted silently.
-Dream on Cyborg, Tenshi is mine and I'm not letting you have him- Kai glared back... the air around the two seemed to go down ten degrees making everyone wonder where the cold draft was coming from.
-Never, the angel will be mine... he's the only one who could defeat me so look after him for now- Tala's glare said, Kai glare intensified.
Oh he would look after Tenshi, very well in fact. He would never let go of his golden eyed angel; he loved Tenshi... that meant everything.
***
Tala stopped glaring at Kai his thoughts depressed, while he could glare at Kai all he wanted he knew Tenshi was now out of his reach... forever.
'Oh Tenshi, I had my chance and I lost it' he thought, he cast a wistful gaze at Tenshi... a smile came to his face when he saw the angelic teen had fallen asleep.
'We might as well spend the night here, were all exhausted already' Tala thought, and it was true. Max was half-asleep; and Kenny looked ready to fall over on his face asleep.
"Lets stay here tonight, the rest of the way is short and we'll be well rested," Tala said, a sigh of relief filled the air.
A few minutes later they blew out the torches (they had matches to re-light them), soon the soft sound of sleep filled the cavern.
***
The hours flew by as the group rested; finally in what seemed liked eternity the group slowly woke.
The first to wake was the cat like Ray, his eyes peered around to his slowly awakening friends and traveling companions. His night had been filled with dreams and nightmares, they had been of the past and of the many possible futures.
Those nightmare dreams of the future had scared him the most; he had never dreamed something so terrible.
"The terror is caused by the demon in the tower, it affects all and weakens us by our fears... ignore those fear Ray or we will fail," a voice whispered, with a startled gasp Ray spun around.
Standing behind him was Tenshi; eyes glowing strangely in the torchlight from the torch Ray had just lit. Ray shivered, he didn't want to admit it but Tenshi unnerved him... sometimes it seemed the angelic being could read his mind.
"What... how did you know what I was feeling," Ray said in shock, but the golden eyed changed one had already turned and walked to help Max pack his things.
Ray frowned silently; he could only sigh and remembered the person who Tenshi use to be.
'Oh Tyson, what happened to you... what caused you to change so much' Ray thought sadly, he didn't know if anyone but himself noticed... but Tenshi was hiding something.
He had seen the unearthly sadness in those golden orbs, something that transcended his own from the slaughter of his village.
It was as if Tenshi had seen too many things, things that would have sent most off the edge of what was sanity. He wondered how close Tenshi had been, how close had he been to insanity when he discovered himself changed and the world so different and bloodthirsty then he remembered.
As if hearing his thoughts, Tenshi suddenly turned and smiled at the Chinese teen. Ray blinked then smiled back, but what he saw in that moment scared him a bit.
'He doesn't expect to live through this. He's only putting on a smile to make sure we don't back away and loose the hope for the few people still free alive on the planet' Ray thought, he broke his gaze from Tenshi's eyes and stared at the tunnel they were about to journey on.
'I understand now Tenshi, I'll do my best to win this battle... after all everyone is counting on us' Ray thought, he pressed his beyblade to his chest... he had a feeling that the battle ahead would determine the fact of all mankind.
"Time to go," Tala said in an emotionless way, nodding they began walking again there expressions set in determination.
***
Kenny could feel fear course through his body, he didn't like this at all... while he played hero for Japan with his friends he was still a computer nerd at heart still.
What he wouldn't do to find a time portal to go back to safer times, then he could make sure the technical world he loved wouldn't have fallen.
Really what use was there for him in this new messed up world, none really to tell the truth.
Yet... if Tenshi was right, he would have a chance to devise a cure... a reversal for the changed one changing them back to human. Maybe he could even devise an anti-virus for computers, then technologies of great times could be returned.
Last night he had dreamed of dying, he knew there was a 99% chance that he would die once they reached their goal. Most likely he would die; he was not strong like the others.
He bit his lip and did not tell the others what he felt, he felt ashamed of the fact he wanted to turn and run away... run till nothing like this could ever find him again.
But he couldn't, he couldn't disappoint them, he couldn't break the bond that had grown between himself and his friends in three years.
Greatest of all his heart soared a bit, there team was finally together after being ripped apart that awful day. Yet would they have enough power, skill and just plain luck to win this time.
Sure they had won against Biovault the first time, but this time they had everything against them. There was no way to say in certain they would live, last time it had been a tournament... he shivered at what the future would bring.
His thoughts ran in circles as they walked tunnels that seemed all the same to him, yet finally they changed.
They found themselves in a dimly lit basement level of the tower... it purpose he could see was to store things.
Boxes filled almost every single space; the only place to move was small paths between the boxes.
This looked nothing like the torture-ridden tower he had imagined, of course there were other levels.
"Welcome to the dark tower of Biovault," Tala said, a shiver passed over them all at those words.
"Now it truly begins," Tenshi whispered softly, Kenny could only hope that it wasn't the end.
TBC
Next time: The group fight there way up the tower to fight the demon and destroy Biovault once and for all. Danger from more then the demon they have to fight, welcome to the final chapters of Fallen Angels, Rising Devils.
FH: Sounds freaky... I wanted to write more but this seemed to be the perfect place to end this chapter. I know I promised a longer chapter but (sweatdrop) I got writers block.
R.Calumon: Tell em about it, she almost wanted to keep you waiting for another week but I kicked the writers block away enough for her to write more.
FH: Anyway, send me reviews and fanart would be loved... se you all next chapter.
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