Disclaimer: FLCL storyline with my own, Yuri Hyuga does not belong to me, he belongs to Shadow Hearts, and Yevonites belong to Squaresoft's FFX! Sonic the Hedgehog characters belong to Sega. Oh yeah, that moth belongs to Devil May Cry 2!
House of Fallen Angels
Prologue
I came home, throwing my backpack to the ground and spotted something lying on the top shelf of my beat down bookcase.
"My Bible..." I breathed, then shook my head. It seems it collected a lot of dust, since I haven't been reading it at all...how long has it been? Two years...almost.
Yawning, I ignored my homework assignments and rolled into bed, feeling sleep pull me in. Hearing a night announcement about the war of that hero Sonic and Eggman...sigh...wish there was that kind of excitement here.
Episode Two: The Calling
BGM: FLCL – Stalker goes to Babylon
Aria was lying on his bed, glaring at the ceiling, and his eyes hurt. Somehow Yuri had managed to worm his way into the house, a poor family, him, his father, Florina, and now Yuri...He didn't like it though, especially on the nights when Florina would return.
Like tonight...right now. He could hear his father hollering at her and Yuri simply strumming his fingers on the guitar, watching the whole scene as if he didn't give a darn.
Hyuga's voice was dripping with bitter hatred for Florina and then there was the beating...Aria turned and wrapped his arms around his legs, trying to ignore his sister's sniffled sobs. He heard her footsteps, the slamming of the front door, and the re-opening of it, his father screaming after her, telling her not to come back.
But she always does anyway...to play with Aria. And that was the part he hated most.
"Flonne shouldn't be living in this house..." He muttered darkly, pulling the blanket over his head.
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Aria rubbed his eyes, looked at the alarm clock, which read 1:00 a.m. Groaning, he sat up and turned on the lights, then jumped at the sight of Yuri sitting on the window still, playing a haunting melody with his guitar.
"What the heck are you doing in my room??!??" He burst.
"How's it feel?"
"?"
Yuri gazed up at him with those burning eyes. A grin appeared once more, "How does your head feel? Does it hurt? What's in that little head of yours...what about your eyes, don't they burn?"
"Who are you...really?"
"Just a traveling musician...my guitar." Another strum.
"That's a lie...I'm not stupid...who are you?"
"I'm a devil. Just like your grandpa, Joshua. I've been sent to earth in order to find him."
"Grandpa? You're a liar, devils don't exist!"
"Met a cute little echidna today...heh......peach, I think you'd like her if you met her. I'd advise you to stay away from her water friend though."
"What?" Aria uttered, then scowled. "What're you talking about?!"
"You heard me...your eyes feel like they're on fire don't they?" Yuri continued to grin. "And Flo?"
"Her name's Flonne." Aria felt his body tighten when he heard Yuri say her name.
"Whatever..." Yuri's fingers played slowly. "Tell me...how's your relationship with Florina?"
"What relationship? She's just my sister, we-"
"You want to kill her...don't you?" Part of his long bangs covered his eye, a homicidal smile played at his lips.
"What?! Of course not, wh-"
"You can't stand it anymore, can you?"
"Great..."
"She's driving you insane, isn't she?"
"Grandpa..."
"You want to choke her, bathe in her blood, or even bury her alive?"
"Shut up..."
"It doesn't matter to you, as long as she's dead, right?!"
"I..."
"Right, Aria? Huh?! Answer me!!"
"SHUT UP!!!!" Aria grabbed his bat and swung it, smashing it down on his relative's shoulder. Yuri didn't say anything anymore, merely watched the troubled boy drop the bat in his hands, his breathing strained and heavy. And Aria simply left.
BGM: FLCL – Brand New Love Song
Pulling his jacket on, he ran through the cold autumn wind, searching for the only one who could bring him comfort. He arrived on a bridge and since it was so late there were no cars, but a crying angel sitting on the ground.
"Flonne!" He called out to the sobbing girl, her bruises present. And he waited for her to wipe the tears away. "Are you hungry...?"
To answer him, she tugged at a brown bag next to her, pulling out a slice of bread. "I know it's wrong...but I managed to steal some from your father..."
He watched her place the bread to her lips, while he moved himself to lean against the bars of the bridge. "...How much do you like Leehalt? Hasn't he been writing to you?"
She changed the subject once again, "the bread's hard..."
Aria saw her sad expression, "I think my father left it out on purpose. Those are about two weeks over due."
She took a bite despite of that, chewing. "It doesn't matter...I've got to eat, or else I'll starve to death..." Dusting her black school skirt, Florina stood up and trailed over to Aria, hugging him.
"..." He didn't do anything to deny it, just stared at the ocean with quiet eyes.
"I love Leehalt, A-kun. He's been so kind and understanding...much like how Papa-sempai has always been...but Papa-sempai...I can't see him anymore and so...I like to be by Leehalt's side once again...I guess." Florina breathed, pressing her visage into his shoulder.
"Malik wrote a letter to me..." His eyes had a dazed look, staring off into nothing. "He says Leehalt is...Leehalt...sigh...Leehalt-"
"Died of old age?!?" Yuri sneered, reading the letter in Aria's trashed room, not at all respecting the property of others. "Nani?" He smiled, noticing his Malice turning red. "My, my, my...I guess he's ready to make his appearance now..."
BGM: FLCL - Advice
Florina stumbled back, clutching at her chest.
"Flonne?!" Aria moved towards her, but she only fell back another step, away from him.
"Flonne, what's wrong? Are you having a stroke?!"
"My heart...Darkness...flooding...I see his face...!!!"
"Flonne, you know I don't understand!!" He panicked, seeing her collapse to the ground.
"Flonne??!!??"
Too worried about Florina, Aria hadn't even noticed his Malice, which changed once again to a blood red. Then he felt pain too, his eyes and head felt like they wanted to explode. "Arrggh??!"
Off in a good distance was Yuri riding at an insane speed towards the bridge, when he spotted a bright red light shine at the very spot Aria and Florina was, a circle appeared with an upside down star in it.
"Hahaha!! It seems I was right!!!" His voice rang with triumph.
"What's happening to me?!?" Aria uncovered his face, one eye yellow, the other the same color as his Malice, then that's when he saw it...the thing that told him his life would never be the same. "What the heck is that??!?"
An arm came out of the terrifying symbol, latched itself onto Florina's unconscious form and pulled itself out. There stood a young teenager towering over his sister, he paid no attention to her at first, but instead leapt backwards, as another figure appeared.
Slipping out came a moth, gold glittering off its outspread wings, and mouth gapping open, shrieking at the other. The monster charged its body, connecting it with the teen's leg; he tripped over Florina, and crashed into Aria.
"Agh?!" Aria became dizzy, too dizzy to realize his jacket getting caught onto the teen's belt. "Huh?!"
Of course he soon realized it when Joshua jumped, dragging him up the bridge and on the railing.
"Where's Flonne?! Whoa!!" "Noctpteran..." Joshua uttered softly calling the moth a complicated name.
BGM: FLCL – Sleepy Head
"What?! Noctpteran? Agggh!!!" Aria cried, as the moth spat its larva onto the newcomer, but this time, he stopped it, holding it's fangs open, the mouth gapping hungrily inches before his face.
"Someone get a can of bug spray!!"
But the teen either ignored the boy's stupidity or didn't even notice him as he swung the larva by the mouth into its mother, bringing the moth to the ground. The larva quickly burrowed into the concrete, leaving the mother defenseless, lying stunned upon the terrain.
Taking the opportunity to pounce on the mother's body, Joshua ripped one of its fangs from her mouth and pierced its soft eye. The moth screeched as he continuously slashed and stabbed its unprotected body. While the larva was in waiting, it now believing the merciless fighter had become distracted, surfaced, not knowing its mistake. Joshua knew, since he kept his ears sharp the entire time, and jabbed the fang into the side of its head, Aria screaming in sheer horror and disgust the entire time.
Not stopping, the teen tore the larva's mouth open, yanked out its organs and stuffed them into the mother's mouth, she vomited, blood and all onto his clothes.
Following was an explosion, which Yuri saw as he continued to ride closer, pressing the motorcycle's pedal to the fastest speed he could.
BGM: FLCL – Brand New Love Song
Joshua stood over the sleeping angel, curled in a sweet condition like a cat, a peaceful smile on her face. He stared silently at her cherubic face, then daring to reach down, his shivering hand stroked under her lip, gingerly. Aria had fainted from the impact of the battle, thus there was no protest.
His hand clasped itself around the crucifix and was about to tear it off until-
"Oi!!" Skidding into a stop, tennis shoes planted onto the ground, he called out to the victor, which was absolutely pointless, since at the very moment Joshua stood up to look at him, Yuri brought his guitar around and bashed him upside the head, knocking him out.
Joshua collapsed beside Florina, blood gushing out of his wounded forehead, but Yuri didn't care, he simply glanced at the symbol, which disappeared as soon as Joshua had fallen.
Forming a confused look, he spoke while Aria awoke, "Eh?"
"H-hey!! I'm stuck to this guy's belt!"
"What?" Yuri asked looking at where the symbol had been, head tilted.
"Aren't you going to help me?!"
"Huh?"
"Who're you talking to?!?"
"And?"
"Hello???!!!??"
Epilogue
It seems life went back to normal, but I'm still a bit shook up over what happened the night before. ......then again what did it matter? My Malice's blue again, and as I'm tying my shoelaces readying for school, I can hear Joshua humming a soft Hymn.
Yuri was yelling at him, but Joshua simply smiled, kneading the dough between his hands. I waved at Florina who came down the stairs yawning. And that's when Joshua and her eyes met and locked for a long time, until Yuri hollered at him to finish making breakfast.
The cook blushed, receiving another complaint from Yuri. Florina ran over to me, smiling.
"What are you blushing at, Angel-boy?"
And we left together, as I continued to listen to Joshua hum.
-Ending Credits/Preview-
Revive Us
{Church song from "Anointed"}
Ready or not
Change is comin'
Can you feel the Spirit rising in you
Has it been a while
Since you've felt the fire
And passion and joy anew?
Are you ready for a revelation?
We all know that there is so much more
We're in need of His inspiration
Can't wait another day
Got to have it right away
Revive us again
Revive us again
Restore the joy of our salvation
Revive us again
Revive us again
Renew life within
Revive us!
Love is alive
And exciting
If we only let it take control
Drink from the fountain
It's so inviting
It will strengthen and refresh your soul
Nothing can stop this revolution
When we're determined to see it through
If we believe that there is one solution
You know His name is Jesus
He's the one to free us
Lord we need You to revive us
Let it not just begin
But let it go on and on
And never come to an end
House of Fallen Angels
Prologue
I came home, throwing my backpack to the ground and spotted something lying on the top shelf of my beat down bookcase.
"My Bible..." I breathed, then shook my head. It seems it collected a lot of dust, since I haven't been reading it at all...how long has it been? Two years...almost.
Yawning, I ignored my homework assignments and rolled into bed, feeling sleep pull me in. Hearing a night announcement about the war of that hero Sonic and Eggman...sigh...wish there was that kind of excitement here.
Episode Two: The Calling
BGM: FLCL – Stalker goes to Babylon
Aria was lying on his bed, glaring at the ceiling, and his eyes hurt. Somehow Yuri had managed to worm his way into the house, a poor family, him, his father, Florina, and now Yuri...He didn't like it though, especially on the nights when Florina would return.
Like tonight...right now. He could hear his father hollering at her and Yuri simply strumming his fingers on the guitar, watching the whole scene as if he didn't give a darn.
Hyuga's voice was dripping with bitter hatred for Florina and then there was the beating...Aria turned and wrapped his arms around his legs, trying to ignore his sister's sniffled sobs. He heard her footsteps, the slamming of the front door, and the re-opening of it, his father screaming after her, telling her not to come back.
But she always does anyway...to play with Aria. And that was the part he hated most.
"Flonne shouldn't be living in this house..." He muttered darkly, pulling the blanket over his head.
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Aria rubbed his eyes, looked at the alarm clock, which read 1:00 a.m. Groaning, he sat up and turned on the lights, then jumped at the sight of Yuri sitting on the window still, playing a haunting melody with his guitar.
"What the heck are you doing in my room??!??" He burst.
"How's it feel?"
"?"
Yuri gazed up at him with those burning eyes. A grin appeared once more, "How does your head feel? Does it hurt? What's in that little head of yours...what about your eyes, don't they burn?"
"Who are you...really?"
"Just a traveling musician...my guitar." Another strum.
"That's a lie...I'm not stupid...who are you?"
"I'm a devil. Just like your grandpa, Joshua. I've been sent to earth in order to find him."
"Grandpa? You're a liar, devils don't exist!"
"Met a cute little echidna today...heh......peach, I think you'd like her if you met her. I'd advise you to stay away from her water friend though."
"What?" Aria uttered, then scowled. "What're you talking about?!"
"You heard me...your eyes feel like they're on fire don't they?" Yuri continued to grin. "And Flo?"
"Her name's Flonne." Aria felt his body tighten when he heard Yuri say her name.
"Whatever..." Yuri's fingers played slowly. "Tell me...how's your relationship with Florina?"
"What relationship? She's just my sister, we-"
"You want to kill her...don't you?" Part of his long bangs covered his eye, a homicidal smile played at his lips.
"What?! Of course not, wh-"
"You can't stand it anymore, can you?"
"Great..."
"She's driving you insane, isn't she?"
"Grandpa..."
"You want to choke her, bathe in her blood, or even bury her alive?"
"Shut up..."
"It doesn't matter to you, as long as she's dead, right?!"
"I..."
"Right, Aria? Huh?! Answer me!!"
"SHUT UP!!!!" Aria grabbed his bat and swung it, smashing it down on his relative's shoulder. Yuri didn't say anything anymore, merely watched the troubled boy drop the bat in his hands, his breathing strained and heavy. And Aria simply left.
BGM: FLCL – Brand New Love Song
Pulling his jacket on, he ran through the cold autumn wind, searching for the only one who could bring him comfort. He arrived on a bridge and since it was so late there were no cars, but a crying angel sitting on the ground.
"Flonne!" He called out to the sobbing girl, her bruises present. And he waited for her to wipe the tears away. "Are you hungry...?"
To answer him, she tugged at a brown bag next to her, pulling out a slice of bread. "I know it's wrong...but I managed to steal some from your father..."
He watched her place the bread to her lips, while he moved himself to lean against the bars of the bridge. "...How much do you like Leehalt? Hasn't he been writing to you?"
She changed the subject once again, "the bread's hard..."
Aria saw her sad expression, "I think my father left it out on purpose. Those are about two weeks over due."
She took a bite despite of that, chewing. "It doesn't matter...I've got to eat, or else I'll starve to death..." Dusting her black school skirt, Florina stood up and trailed over to Aria, hugging him.
"..." He didn't do anything to deny it, just stared at the ocean with quiet eyes.
"I love Leehalt, A-kun. He's been so kind and understanding...much like how Papa-sempai has always been...but Papa-sempai...I can't see him anymore and so...I like to be by Leehalt's side once again...I guess." Florina breathed, pressing her visage into his shoulder.
"Malik wrote a letter to me..." His eyes had a dazed look, staring off into nothing. "He says Leehalt is...Leehalt...sigh...Leehalt-"
"Died of old age?!?" Yuri sneered, reading the letter in Aria's trashed room, not at all respecting the property of others. "Nani?" He smiled, noticing his Malice turning red. "My, my, my...I guess he's ready to make his appearance now..."
BGM: FLCL - Advice
Florina stumbled back, clutching at her chest.
"Flonne?!" Aria moved towards her, but she only fell back another step, away from him.
"Flonne, what's wrong? Are you having a stroke?!"
"My heart...Darkness...flooding...I see his face...!!!"
"Flonne, you know I don't understand!!" He panicked, seeing her collapse to the ground.
"Flonne??!!??"
Too worried about Florina, Aria hadn't even noticed his Malice, which changed once again to a blood red. Then he felt pain too, his eyes and head felt like they wanted to explode. "Arrggh??!"
Off in a good distance was Yuri riding at an insane speed towards the bridge, when he spotted a bright red light shine at the very spot Aria and Florina was, a circle appeared with an upside down star in it.
"Hahaha!! It seems I was right!!!" His voice rang with triumph.
"What's happening to me?!?" Aria uncovered his face, one eye yellow, the other the same color as his Malice, then that's when he saw it...the thing that told him his life would never be the same. "What the heck is that??!?"
An arm came out of the terrifying symbol, latched itself onto Florina's unconscious form and pulled itself out. There stood a young teenager towering over his sister, he paid no attention to her at first, but instead leapt backwards, as another figure appeared.
Slipping out came a moth, gold glittering off its outspread wings, and mouth gapping open, shrieking at the other. The monster charged its body, connecting it with the teen's leg; he tripped over Florina, and crashed into Aria.
"Agh?!" Aria became dizzy, too dizzy to realize his jacket getting caught onto the teen's belt. "Huh?!"
Of course he soon realized it when Joshua jumped, dragging him up the bridge and on the railing.
"Where's Flonne?! Whoa!!" "Noctpteran..." Joshua uttered softly calling the moth a complicated name.
BGM: FLCL – Sleepy Head
"What?! Noctpteran? Agggh!!!" Aria cried, as the moth spat its larva onto the newcomer, but this time, he stopped it, holding it's fangs open, the mouth gapping hungrily inches before his face.
"Someone get a can of bug spray!!"
But the teen either ignored the boy's stupidity or didn't even notice him as he swung the larva by the mouth into its mother, bringing the moth to the ground. The larva quickly burrowed into the concrete, leaving the mother defenseless, lying stunned upon the terrain.
Taking the opportunity to pounce on the mother's body, Joshua ripped one of its fangs from her mouth and pierced its soft eye. The moth screeched as he continuously slashed and stabbed its unprotected body. While the larva was in waiting, it now believing the merciless fighter had become distracted, surfaced, not knowing its mistake. Joshua knew, since he kept his ears sharp the entire time, and jabbed the fang into the side of its head, Aria screaming in sheer horror and disgust the entire time.
Not stopping, the teen tore the larva's mouth open, yanked out its organs and stuffed them into the mother's mouth, she vomited, blood and all onto his clothes.
Following was an explosion, which Yuri saw as he continued to ride closer, pressing the motorcycle's pedal to the fastest speed he could.
BGM: FLCL – Brand New Love Song
Joshua stood over the sleeping angel, curled in a sweet condition like a cat, a peaceful smile on her face. He stared silently at her cherubic face, then daring to reach down, his shivering hand stroked under her lip, gingerly. Aria had fainted from the impact of the battle, thus there was no protest.
His hand clasped itself around the crucifix and was about to tear it off until-
"Oi!!" Skidding into a stop, tennis shoes planted onto the ground, he called out to the victor, which was absolutely pointless, since at the very moment Joshua stood up to look at him, Yuri brought his guitar around and bashed him upside the head, knocking him out.
Joshua collapsed beside Florina, blood gushing out of his wounded forehead, but Yuri didn't care, he simply glanced at the symbol, which disappeared as soon as Joshua had fallen.
Forming a confused look, he spoke while Aria awoke, "Eh?"
"H-hey!! I'm stuck to this guy's belt!"
"What?" Yuri asked looking at where the symbol had been, head tilted.
"Aren't you going to help me?!"
"Huh?"
"Who're you talking to?!?"
"And?"
"Hello???!!!??"
Epilogue
It seems life went back to normal, but I'm still a bit shook up over what happened the night before. ......then again what did it matter? My Malice's blue again, and as I'm tying my shoelaces readying for school, I can hear Joshua humming a soft Hymn.
Yuri was yelling at him, but Joshua simply smiled, kneading the dough between his hands. I waved at Florina who came down the stairs yawning. And that's when Joshua and her eyes met and locked for a long time, until Yuri hollered at him to finish making breakfast.
The cook blushed, receiving another complaint from Yuri. Florina ran over to me, smiling.
"What are you blushing at, Angel-boy?"
And we left together, as I continued to listen to Joshua hum.
-Ending Credits/Preview-
Revive Us
{Church song from "Anointed"}
Ready or not
Change is comin'
Can you feel the Spirit rising in you
Has it been a while
Since you've felt the fire
And passion and joy anew?
Are you ready for a revelation?
We all know that there is so much more
We're in need of His inspiration
Can't wait another day
Got to have it right away
Revive us again
Revive us again
Restore the joy of our salvation
Revive us again
Revive us again
Renew life within
Revive us!
Love is alive
And exciting
If we only let it take control
Drink from the fountain
It's so inviting
It will strengthen and refresh your soul
Nothing can stop this revolution
When we're determined to see it through
If we believe that there is one solution
You know His name is Jesus
He's the one to free us
Lord we need You to revive us
Let it not just begin
But let it go on and on
And never come to an end