Redux I: Reality Redux
By ArchangelUK & Digicowboy

We do not own any previous chapter, or plot device - that way we are at no fault for any thing relating to this fanfic.... there that should get us off the confusing plot scott free! Is this talk and type thing still going? Ah... damn it.

Chapter 33 - All Kinds Of Darkness : Pt 2 - Control

Inside the paradoxically cluttered yet vast space of Angelus's head an equally vast battle was taking place, equal in intensity and seriousness as the one going on outside in the real world. Taking into account the fact that there were at present at least three personalities fighting for dominance it's easy to say things between the three were a little frayed. It all seemed to happen as soon as the Light had told them what had happened and more specifically why, the actions taking place however had been bubbling subconsciously for sometime. The catalyst, or match if you will to light the fuse of this powder keg of a psychology student's nightmare that was Angelus's psyche was the seemingly innocuous decision by his lady love Sora of stepping in the way of an arrow meant to kill him. This set about a chain of events that led Gatekeeper, the dormant representation of all the angelic powers contained by Angelus' divine-half self to coerce a vengeance fuelled Angelus to cast off his mortal inhibitions and become the true persona of the being known as Gatekeeper.

Okay so that's not true.

After all his unseen Machiavellian scheming Gatekeeper had when the 'Angelus' part of Angelus' subconscious been distracted by his rage had done the equivalent of walloping him in the back of the head with a rock. Angelus had turned around stunned and a bit on the staggering side only for Gatekeeper to hit him again upside the head with a slightly larger rock. Where these rocks came from in a mindscape that seemed to comprise only of a dank white cloudy fog was neither here nor there.
And so with 'Archangel' the persona of the human-half of Angelus not being a divine entity and also not possessing a holy broadsword, Sherman tank or small arsenal of indigenous rocks had little chance in stopping GK seizing power of Angelus's body and going after Gennai.

Archangel stooped and examined the back of Angelus's head, a sticky red smudge was there giving an accurate location for his wound. Under the circumstances, with GK trying to eradicate him by merging with Angelus thus removing all 'human' aspects permanently and with Angelus himself now dead to the world Archangel in his navy cargo shirt and blue jeans summed it all up nicely. "That wasn't very chivalrous now was it?"

Gatekeeper opened his eyes, "It matters little. All that matters is the annihilation of the corruptor, my enemy."

Archangel ran a hand through his messy dark brown hair and stood up. "My enemy?" He blinked, "You said my enemy? Since when did you come to talk in the singular?"

Gatekeeper just closed his eyes and smiled, and at that moment Archangel realised he was truly in trouble.

Gennai leapt avoiding the Gatekeeper sword, Gatekeeper just swung the blade around to try another slice downwards but Gennai parried the strike.

"This isn't particularly Angelic?" Gennai taunted, "Why don't you get out of your little war game and see Reality for what it is."

GK spun into the air, bringing his arm down onto Gennai's and knocking a katana from his grasp, Gennai flung his elbow around and managed to send GK sprawling. The holy blade of the demi-god flung away but at the cost of his second weapon. Gennai jumped into the air and brought his knee downwards onto Gatekeeper's spine, the warrior just pushed himself up in a press up position throwing Gennai off. Rising up into a forward cartwheel a white boot caught Gennai under the chin, before a spinning kick sent the former guardian staggering off into a wall for support. Gatekeeper swung around with a right hook, followed by a left uppercut and a sweeping roundhouse kick to the side of the head. Gennai's head bounced unceremoniously off the brickwork and it was only the fact that at that moment he couldn't stand up straight that saved him from a knife-edge chop that would have no doubt crushed his windpipe. As such his drop to his knees enabled Gatekeeper' hand to slice into the wall removing a fair size chunk of it.

Gennai landed three punches in Gatekeeper's stomach before rolling away to the two swords that he had possessed. He raised them threateningly, Gatekeeper merely looked at him almost with an air of amusement before raising his hand only to have his sword diligently fly over into his grasp.

"There is always darkness with light, even within you and I Angelus." They crossed swords once more and Gennai was forced backwards down another flight of stairs as a sack full of blows rained down upon him. Gennai pushed his robes out of the way as his feet made contact with dungeon floor again.

"There is no Angelus, only the force known as Gatekeeper."

Gatekeeper snarled and spun his sword outwards, Gennai leant backwards and the blade narrowly missed his scalp burying itself in the wall.

"That's reality Angelus!" Gennai sliced downwards with one of the blades, yet Gatekeeper brought his gauntleted hands together and stopped the blade before it reached his head.

"Reality has no meaning to you or I, yet I see truth in darkness and you only see yourself."

"Riddles? How pathetic" Gennai tried to run Gatekeeper through with his second katana; Gatekeeper brought his knee up and deflected the blade sideways.

"Coming from somebody who's spent the majority of their life giving cryptic advice to a bunch of schoolchildren I hardly find that comment accurate."

"Touché."

Gennai was thrown backwards by the force of the next swing, he lost his footing and fell rolling over and over down yet more stone cut steps. Gatekeeper raised his hand and the ripple effect was once more visible in the air, suddenly Gennai flew upwards back up the steps flying through the air only to pause just as suddenly some five feet from Gatekeeper. A flick of his fingers and Gatekeeper sent his brother's form spiralling back down again with increased venom straight through a rock wall.

Archangel's face hardened as Gatekeeper laughed and his eyes fell upon the sword by Angelus, not quite sure what the hell he was doing he reached down and wrapped his hand around the hilt


Gennai coughed and spluttered and tried to push himself up using the ruins of the wrecked wall as a brace. There was a sudden feeling of cold metal at his chin, blue eyes flicked upwards to meet with two spheres of unfathomable hatred.

"Are you ready to die now Gennai?"

"Oh brother."

"Is that a yes or a no?" Gennai went to speak but was cut off, "- Sorry, times up." And Gatekeeper raised his sword up ready to strike.


Archangel thrust the sword forward and was surprised to find it impale Gatekeeper through the chest. The angel blinked disbelievingly before muttering some curse and collapsing. It was at that moment when Archangel was suddenly aware of one other thing. He was now in complete control of Angelus's body. In front of Gennai the image of the staunch white warrior flickered to be replaced by a youth in a blue cargo shirt and blue jeans, a mop of brown hair on his very un-angelic face. Archangel looked down and then up at Gennai.


"Ah frell."

And then it was Gennai's turn to go on the offensive.

Zombie Sora: Urrrrr, arg!
AAUK: You didn't bring ANOTHER zombie here did you?.
DC: Meh, can you really have too many zombies in any one particular fanfiction collection?
AAUK: I thought you'd kinda milked the idea dry in 'The Adventures of Marky-Mark and Benny Boy'.
Zombie Sora: BRAINS!
AAUK: *rolls eyes*
Zombie Sora: STAINS!
AAUK: *Taps foot*
Zombie Sora: TRAINS!
AAUK: ENOUGH ALREADY!

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