Disclaimer- none of the characters are mine, save for Raven. Pweeeze don't
take him...
CHAPTER TWELVE- I CANNOT DIE
"Tsukasa!!"
Sora stood at the doors to the Cathedral of Twilight, Raven behind him. "Is this how you treat your guests, Tsukasa?! Come, now! Come out and greet us!!"
From somewhere within the Church came a great rumbling and the two men took a few steps backwards in surprise as the stones around the doors began to crumble. Soon there was nothing left standing but the doors. Sora raised an eyebrow while Raven stepped forward.
The doors opened, revealing a field of debris and, on the far side, the stone altar. Still intact, with Tsukasa still sitting upon it. Raven turned to Sora. "You are no longer needed," he said simply, and Sora held his hands out defensively. "I was just leaving!" He vanished, and Raven turned back to the altar.
"...do you know why I am here?" he called out. There was no answer, but it was obvious that Tsukasa was not surprised. Raven made his way forwards towards him. "If you know, then you understand why this must be done." He stopped ten feet away from him and said quietly, "...your being here is causing problems in the System. You know that I am here to fix it."
Tsukasa looked at Raven with empty eyes. "...Aura?"
"Fine. Away from you. Any influence from you on her could destroy the balance of the game."Raven unsheathed his swords. "Don't get all mad. Let's get this over with."
"I cannot die," Tsukasa said with confidence. Raven smiled."Neither can I."
Bear, Subaru, Ginkhan, and Mimiru all materialized in front of the ruined Cathedral ten minutes later, where Raven and Tsukasa were still fighting. They all looked around in surprise, then turned as one towards the loud crash of Raven's impact onto the ground. It left a small crater from the force of the momentum, but the darkhaired assassin got to his feet a moment later and rushed towards Tsukasa again, who was still sitting immobile on his altar watching the attempts to pass his barrier.
"You cannot defeat me in my own place," he said quietly.
Mimiru grabbed Bear's arm and pulled him towards where the two were fighting, Subaru and Ginkhan close behind. Tsukasa saw them coming and, for an instant, his attentions shifted away from the fighting. In that instant his guard fell.
Raven came in hard and fast and struck with the accuracy of the best of assassins and a bit more.
Tsukasa let out an agonized cry and doubled over, Raven's swords buried deep in his chest. Time seemed to slow to a crawl for him as he realized the nature of those blades.
"Tsukasa!!!" Subaru and Bear cried out in dispair. Mimiru put her hands over her mouth and muffled a scream.
Tsukasa looked up at Raven and gritted his teeth through the pain. "A- Another will come af-after m-me...!"
Raven shook his head.
"And Another like me will be waiting to purge him from the System."
And with that, the two of them flickered, like static on a bad TV, and then vanished altogether.
CHAPTER TWELVE- I CANNOT DIE
"Tsukasa!!"
Sora stood at the doors to the Cathedral of Twilight, Raven behind him. "Is this how you treat your guests, Tsukasa?! Come, now! Come out and greet us!!"
From somewhere within the Church came a great rumbling and the two men took a few steps backwards in surprise as the stones around the doors began to crumble. Soon there was nothing left standing but the doors. Sora raised an eyebrow while Raven stepped forward.
The doors opened, revealing a field of debris and, on the far side, the stone altar. Still intact, with Tsukasa still sitting upon it. Raven turned to Sora. "You are no longer needed," he said simply, and Sora held his hands out defensively. "I was just leaving!" He vanished, and Raven turned back to the altar.
"...do you know why I am here?" he called out. There was no answer, but it was obvious that Tsukasa was not surprised. Raven made his way forwards towards him. "If you know, then you understand why this must be done." He stopped ten feet away from him and said quietly, "...your being here is causing problems in the System. You know that I am here to fix it."
Tsukasa looked at Raven with empty eyes. "...Aura?"
"Fine. Away from you. Any influence from you on her could destroy the balance of the game."Raven unsheathed his swords. "Don't get all mad. Let's get this over with."
"I cannot die," Tsukasa said with confidence. Raven smiled."Neither can I."
Bear, Subaru, Ginkhan, and Mimiru all materialized in front of the ruined Cathedral ten minutes later, where Raven and Tsukasa were still fighting. They all looked around in surprise, then turned as one towards the loud crash of Raven's impact onto the ground. It left a small crater from the force of the momentum, but the darkhaired assassin got to his feet a moment later and rushed towards Tsukasa again, who was still sitting immobile on his altar watching the attempts to pass his barrier.
"You cannot defeat me in my own place," he said quietly.
Mimiru grabbed Bear's arm and pulled him towards where the two were fighting, Subaru and Ginkhan close behind. Tsukasa saw them coming and, for an instant, his attentions shifted away from the fighting. In that instant his guard fell.
Raven came in hard and fast and struck with the accuracy of the best of assassins and a bit more.
Tsukasa let out an agonized cry and doubled over, Raven's swords buried deep in his chest. Time seemed to slow to a crawl for him as he realized the nature of those blades.
"Tsukasa!!!" Subaru and Bear cried out in dispair. Mimiru put her hands over her mouth and muffled a scream.
Tsukasa looked up at Raven and gritted his teeth through the pain. "A- Another will come af-after m-me...!"
Raven shook his head.
"And Another like me will be waiting to purge him from the System."
And with that, the two of them flickered, like static on a bad TV, and then vanished altogether.