From Hades to Heaven
By Alleus
Chapter 3: Trouble with Shades
Mission 1: Guard Duty
By now time had passed faster than Heero would ever guess. An entire day had already passed, and he was not the least it tired. This world had it's perks, he thought, never dying, never being tired. He could probably go without eating if he wanted to. Who would to that, though, food was a luxury. It tastes too good to pass up. Heero guessed that was what the people who still danced in the bar, like when he arrived, thought. They drank and ate like there was no tomorrow. They would probably be doing the same thing tomorrow too. Life was interesting, but death was something completely different.
Shortly after the boy's training session, Heero found himself in yet another back room, this one being the club office. It was a small room, painted a plain old white. Trowa and Zechs were leaning against the only Desk I the room, a young blonde Arabian looking boy was leaning on Trowa's shoulder. Duo was standing next to Heero, pointing out people and telling him things about each. He leaned over to Heero, as the fire enchanted boy's eyes traveled to him.
"That's Quatra. Quatra Rebarbra Winner if you want the full name. He water enchanted. He's really nice, a little too much so. He died because he was doing his father a favor, which just happened to be dangerous and illegal. He's a good cook though, and a good doctor. He's been dating Tro for a while. They're practically attached at the hip!"
Heero looked at the boy carefully. He had blonde hair, so blonde it was practically white. He wore the black open vest the Duo himself seemed to favor and a pair of overly dark blue jeans that seemed way too normal for such a crowd. His skin was too white for an Arabian but it still showed in his looks. The door opened and another young man joined the meeting.
This clearly was from Chinese origins. His hair was jet black and tied in a tight ponytail. His pants were a lot more conservative than the others in the room were. His shirt was loose and open. Much like Heero's and his pants were just plain black slacks like anyone would see every day. This man leaned casually against the doorframe. Zechs searched the room carefully with his eyes.
"Where's Noin?" Zechs asked. The young Chinese man answered his question.
"Her cousin Hilde has passed, she went to pick her up." Zechs nodded.
"Well, first of all, I'd like you all to meet the new addition to our little group. A few of you might have already met him, but this is Heero. He is Trowa's brother. He'll be rooming with Duo if you ever find the need to talk to him. I'd like you all to at lease introduce yourselves." Zechs said, motioning at Heero. The one Duo had identified, as Quatra was the first to introduce himself. He stepped forward and extended a hand, which Heero took.
"I'm Quatra, nice to meet you." Heero nodded. The Chinese man didn't budge or even look at Heero when he spoke.
"Chang Wufei, Call me Wufei if you please." Duo rolled his eyes and leaned against the wall with a sigh. Zechs chuckled a bit and Trowa just sighed.
"Well anyway, here are your assignments for the night. Wufei, you are Treize are outside bouncers. You can let the Shades come in tonight. Duo, you take Heero and be inside bouncers. Noin and Zechs will be bartending. Quatra and I cover the entertainment for the night. Zechs that leaves you to handle the odds and ends, keep track of Hilde too. Alright, club opens as soon as Noin returns so get to your stations and make sure everything's all ready." Trowa stated and with that walked out of the room, Quatra following close behind.
Heero and Duo made their way to the seats located near the dance floor and the bar. Heero took a seat while Duo poured himself a drink. Two red drinks were in his hands when he returned. The lighter of the two drinks was placed in front of Heero. Sitting, the vampire set his own glass down. Heero stared at the glass for a while, then at Duo. A sign escaped Duo's lips.
"I forget you're new. All right, that is what you would call a Fireside. It's a mix of alcohol, dragonfruit and a tiny bit of spices. It's like energy in a cup for fire-enchanted." Duo spoke, sipping his drink daintily. The substance in his cup was thicker and clung to the sides of the glass. Heero had a strong suspicion that in was blood.
Slowly, the Fireside was lifted to Heero's lips. The drink had an explosively spicy taste, but suited Heero just fine. He drank it down in a swift gulp, feeling fully energized afterwards. He placed the cup down on the table. Duo grinned and chuckled.
"Like it then?" he asked. Before Heero had a chance to answer the back door opened, revealing Noin and a young woman looking very similar too her, but with lighter hair. She dropped her jacket behind the bar and called to Zechs, who stood by the main entrance. Seeing that Noin was now present, Zechs opened the door. Customers started pouring in and soon the whole club was full. The girl who had come in with Noin was now heading towards the table where the vampire and his roommate sat. She took a seat next to Duo and introduced herself.
"Hi, I'm Hilde. Noin told me to sit here so I wouldn't get lost or something like that. It's nice to meet you two. She said waving at both boys.
"Well I'm Duo and this is Heero. It's nice to meet you too. You want something to drink?" Hilde nodded and Duo got up to get the drinks. Hilde turned to Heero.
"So, Heero was it? How did you die?" she asked. Heero decided she looked like a curious puppy.
"Shot." Hilde grimaced.
"Ouch. I just got old." Heero at first thought this statement was odd, this girl didn't look older that Duo. Then remembered what Duo had said about people gaining their body when it was most fit. Duo chose that moment to return. He passed another Fireside to Heero, who took it gratefully, and passed a golden drink to Hilde. She stared at it and Duo shrugged, taking his seat.
"Noin said you would like it."
"Duo how did you die?"
"Knife wound, bled to death." He said. Heero gave him and inquiring look. That wasn't the story he had told him. Now that Heero had remembered, Duo had said something different when they first met. Knife wound, being blown up by a bomb, and given over to an enemy couldn't all be true reasons for death. Duo either didn't notice or ignored completely the look that Heero gave him.
"So what's this world like? Noin didn't really get the chance to tell me about it." Duo sighed.
"Second time in 24 hours I've had to explain this. Well..." Heero stopped paying attention as Duo explained the afterlife to Hilde. He had already heard it once, no need to hear it again. His attention was now on a young man who was standing on the stage. He must have been part of the entertainment.
The man wasn't human that's for sure. He was about Heero's height with jet- black hair that hung down to his neck. On his back was a pair of demon wings and a similar tail was twitching behind him. He had human skin, which was surprisingly pale and deep blue eyes that looked reptilian. He seemed to be telling a story.
"...So after me and Alleus got past those guards we took their uniforms, put them on and started down the wing to the solitary prisoners cell's. It was really dark and grimy, like it hadn't been cleaned in years. We were both looking for this cell, cell number 182. That's where he was. And so we get to this cell and I type in the code, Alleus picks the lock and I had to bypass another lock. Let me tell you it wasn't easy. So we open the door and the room in pitch black. As the dim light from the hallway shines into the door, we see a pair of bright yellow eyes reflecting the light. The eyes were about my height of the ground and they just stared at us." The man said. He paced around the stage sipping his drink as he told the story. "So I asked him 'What's your name, convict.' 'Tattz Guinevera' He says to me." At this, a lot of the crowd gasped. One man in the crowd listening to the man on the stage asked a question.
"Who's Tattz Guinevera?" Some one else in the crowd snorted.
"Go ahead Caalits, tell him who Tattz is." The man on the staged laughed a bit.
"Tattz is one of the most renown serial killers on all Helliven. But that's not what he's most famous for. In Death, he was so bad that Hell was not enough. Shades tracked his ghost down and brought him to Angel. Angel sent him back to earth as a guardian to a young witch because Tattz showed actual emotion when he died, giving his life so Alleus could live. His only chance to make it into hell was to guard this witch so that she dies of natural causes. The catch was that this witch was suicidal and was sent on a dangerous mission no one thought so could complete."
"Did he do it?" the man in the crowd asked. At this Caalits smiled sweetly, almost gently and looked at the ceiling like one would look at the stars.
"He's still on Earth."
Suddenly someone tapped on Heero's shoulder. Resisting the impulse to jump, Heero turned to see whom the hand belonged to. Duo was grinning at him and Hilde was no where to be seen.
"Welcome back to the afterlife. I called you like, 10 times." Duo said leaning back in his chair. Heero shrugged.
"Two questions for you blood breath, what's a shade and what happens to people too evil for hell?" Duo winced at the name, but it was acting, you could tell. He stuck his tongue out at Heero and sipped his drink.
"Ok, A shade is a creature whose job it is to follow there masters orders. The masters of the shades are the Greek gods. They rule the afterlife. Shades get the job of erasing evil souls and dragging others down a level. People who are too evil for Hell are usually hunted down by shades and their soul is erased, completely wiped out. Those souls truly die, fading into nothingness." He said. His eyes wandered around the room, searching for someone. Eventually Duo's eyes rested and he pointed to a young couple. One was clearly and angel and the other was like and angel but different. He had bright red hair and silver markings under his eyes. He seemed to glow and his wings were gold and silver, not white. He looked very feminine.
"That's Rykku, He's the shade of Venus, goddess of Love and Beauty. If he wanted to, he could erase every soul here. Makes people uncomfortable, you know?" Duo said.
Heero nodded. His eyes traveled back to the Shade's. For a brief second, Rykku's eyes met Heero's. There was most definitely unseen power in them. Even Heero had to admit that Rykku was very beautiful. However, Heero thought that Duo would look much more beautiful if he wore his hair down. This thought came to Heero as odd, so he ignored it. However, someone heard his thought, a certain shade of a goddess. This single thought would prove a very large mistake.
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~Alleus~
A/N~ I'm really sorry I haven't updated in a while. I got in trouble, grounded off the computer, I sorry! Well I did get the reviews I asked for and I'm glad you are all taking the intro to reviewing seriously. So the next test is 5 reviews! Let's see if you can do it! *cheers for readers*
Please Review!
By Alleus
Chapter 3: Trouble with Shades
Mission 1: Guard Duty
By now time had passed faster than Heero would ever guess. An entire day had already passed, and he was not the least it tired. This world had it's perks, he thought, never dying, never being tired. He could probably go without eating if he wanted to. Who would to that, though, food was a luxury. It tastes too good to pass up. Heero guessed that was what the people who still danced in the bar, like when he arrived, thought. They drank and ate like there was no tomorrow. They would probably be doing the same thing tomorrow too. Life was interesting, but death was something completely different.
Shortly after the boy's training session, Heero found himself in yet another back room, this one being the club office. It was a small room, painted a plain old white. Trowa and Zechs were leaning against the only Desk I the room, a young blonde Arabian looking boy was leaning on Trowa's shoulder. Duo was standing next to Heero, pointing out people and telling him things about each. He leaned over to Heero, as the fire enchanted boy's eyes traveled to him.
"That's Quatra. Quatra Rebarbra Winner if you want the full name. He water enchanted. He's really nice, a little too much so. He died because he was doing his father a favor, which just happened to be dangerous and illegal. He's a good cook though, and a good doctor. He's been dating Tro for a while. They're practically attached at the hip!"
Heero looked at the boy carefully. He had blonde hair, so blonde it was practically white. He wore the black open vest the Duo himself seemed to favor and a pair of overly dark blue jeans that seemed way too normal for such a crowd. His skin was too white for an Arabian but it still showed in his looks. The door opened and another young man joined the meeting.
This clearly was from Chinese origins. His hair was jet black and tied in a tight ponytail. His pants were a lot more conservative than the others in the room were. His shirt was loose and open. Much like Heero's and his pants were just plain black slacks like anyone would see every day. This man leaned casually against the doorframe. Zechs searched the room carefully with his eyes.
"Where's Noin?" Zechs asked. The young Chinese man answered his question.
"Her cousin Hilde has passed, she went to pick her up." Zechs nodded.
"Well, first of all, I'd like you all to meet the new addition to our little group. A few of you might have already met him, but this is Heero. He is Trowa's brother. He'll be rooming with Duo if you ever find the need to talk to him. I'd like you all to at lease introduce yourselves." Zechs said, motioning at Heero. The one Duo had identified, as Quatra was the first to introduce himself. He stepped forward and extended a hand, which Heero took.
"I'm Quatra, nice to meet you." Heero nodded. The Chinese man didn't budge or even look at Heero when he spoke.
"Chang Wufei, Call me Wufei if you please." Duo rolled his eyes and leaned against the wall with a sigh. Zechs chuckled a bit and Trowa just sighed.
"Well anyway, here are your assignments for the night. Wufei, you are Treize are outside bouncers. You can let the Shades come in tonight. Duo, you take Heero and be inside bouncers. Noin and Zechs will be bartending. Quatra and I cover the entertainment for the night. Zechs that leaves you to handle the odds and ends, keep track of Hilde too. Alright, club opens as soon as Noin returns so get to your stations and make sure everything's all ready." Trowa stated and with that walked out of the room, Quatra following close behind.
Heero and Duo made their way to the seats located near the dance floor and the bar. Heero took a seat while Duo poured himself a drink. Two red drinks were in his hands when he returned. The lighter of the two drinks was placed in front of Heero. Sitting, the vampire set his own glass down. Heero stared at the glass for a while, then at Duo. A sign escaped Duo's lips.
"I forget you're new. All right, that is what you would call a Fireside. It's a mix of alcohol, dragonfruit and a tiny bit of spices. It's like energy in a cup for fire-enchanted." Duo spoke, sipping his drink daintily. The substance in his cup was thicker and clung to the sides of the glass. Heero had a strong suspicion that in was blood.
Slowly, the Fireside was lifted to Heero's lips. The drink had an explosively spicy taste, but suited Heero just fine. He drank it down in a swift gulp, feeling fully energized afterwards. He placed the cup down on the table. Duo grinned and chuckled.
"Like it then?" he asked. Before Heero had a chance to answer the back door opened, revealing Noin and a young woman looking very similar too her, but with lighter hair. She dropped her jacket behind the bar and called to Zechs, who stood by the main entrance. Seeing that Noin was now present, Zechs opened the door. Customers started pouring in and soon the whole club was full. The girl who had come in with Noin was now heading towards the table where the vampire and his roommate sat. She took a seat next to Duo and introduced herself.
"Hi, I'm Hilde. Noin told me to sit here so I wouldn't get lost or something like that. It's nice to meet you two. She said waving at both boys.
"Well I'm Duo and this is Heero. It's nice to meet you too. You want something to drink?" Hilde nodded and Duo got up to get the drinks. Hilde turned to Heero.
"So, Heero was it? How did you die?" she asked. Heero decided she looked like a curious puppy.
"Shot." Hilde grimaced.
"Ouch. I just got old." Heero at first thought this statement was odd, this girl didn't look older that Duo. Then remembered what Duo had said about people gaining their body when it was most fit. Duo chose that moment to return. He passed another Fireside to Heero, who took it gratefully, and passed a golden drink to Hilde. She stared at it and Duo shrugged, taking his seat.
"Noin said you would like it."
"Duo how did you die?"
"Knife wound, bled to death." He said. Heero gave him and inquiring look. That wasn't the story he had told him. Now that Heero had remembered, Duo had said something different when they first met. Knife wound, being blown up by a bomb, and given over to an enemy couldn't all be true reasons for death. Duo either didn't notice or ignored completely the look that Heero gave him.
"So what's this world like? Noin didn't really get the chance to tell me about it." Duo sighed.
"Second time in 24 hours I've had to explain this. Well..." Heero stopped paying attention as Duo explained the afterlife to Hilde. He had already heard it once, no need to hear it again. His attention was now on a young man who was standing on the stage. He must have been part of the entertainment.
The man wasn't human that's for sure. He was about Heero's height with jet- black hair that hung down to his neck. On his back was a pair of demon wings and a similar tail was twitching behind him. He had human skin, which was surprisingly pale and deep blue eyes that looked reptilian. He seemed to be telling a story.
"...So after me and Alleus got past those guards we took their uniforms, put them on and started down the wing to the solitary prisoners cell's. It was really dark and grimy, like it hadn't been cleaned in years. We were both looking for this cell, cell number 182. That's where he was. And so we get to this cell and I type in the code, Alleus picks the lock and I had to bypass another lock. Let me tell you it wasn't easy. So we open the door and the room in pitch black. As the dim light from the hallway shines into the door, we see a pair of bright yellow eyes reflecting the light. The eyes were about my height of the ground and they just stared at us." The man said. He paced around the stage sipping his drink as he told the story. "So I asked him 'What's your name, convict.' 'Tattz Guinevera' He says to me." At this, a lot of the crowd gasped. One man in the crowd listening to the man on the stage asked a question.
"Who's Tattz Guinevera?" Some one else in the crowd snorted.
"Go ahead Caalits, tell him who Tattz is." The man on the staged laughed a bit.
"Tattz is one of the most renown serial killers on all Helliven. But that's not what he's most famous for. In Death, he was so bad that Hell was not enough. Shades tracked his ghost down and brought him to Angel. Angel sent him back to earth as a guardian to a young witch because Tattz showed actual emotion when he died, giving his life so Alleus could live. His only chance to make it into hell was to guard this witch so that she dies of natural causes. The catch was that this witch was suicidal and was sent on a dangerous mission no one thought so could complete."
"Did he do it?" the man in the crowd asked. At this Caalits smiled sweetly, almost gently and looked at the ceiling like one would look at the stars.
"He's still on Earth."
Suddenly someone tapped on Heero's shoulder. Resisting the impulse to jump, Heero turned to see whom the hand belonged to. Duo was grinning at him and Hilde was no where to be seen.
"Welcome back to the afterlife. I called you like, 10 times." Duo said leaning back in his chair. Heero shrugged.
"Two questions for you blood breath, what's a shade and what happens to people too evil for hell?" Duo winced at the name, but it was acting, you could tell. He stuck his tongue out at Heero and sipped his drink.
"Ok, A shade is a creature whose job it is to follow there masters orders. The masters of the shades are the Greek gods. They rule the afterlife. Shades get the job of erasing evil souls and dragging others down a level. People who are too evil for Hell are usually hunted down by shades and their soul is erased, completely wiped out. Those souls truly die, fading into nothingness." He said. His eyes wandered around the room, searching for someone. Eventually Duo's eyes rested and he pointed to a young couple. One was clearly and angel and the other was like and angel but different. He had bright red hair and silver markings under his eyes. He seemed to glow and his wings were gold and silver, not white. He looked very feminine.
"That's Rykku, He's the shade of Venus, goddess of Love and Beauty. If he wanted to, he could erase every soul here. Makes people uncomfortable, you know?" Duo said.
Heero nodded. His eyes traveled back to the Shade's. For a brief second, Rykku's eyes met Heero's. There was most definitely unseen power in them. Even Heero had to admit that Rykku was very beautiful. However, Heero thought that Duo would look much more beautiful if he wore his hair down. This thought came to Heero as odd, so he ignored it. However, someone heard his thought, a certain shade of a goddess. This single thought would prove a very large mistake.
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~Alleus~
A/N~ I'm really sorry I haven't updated in a while. I got in trouble, grounded off the computer, I sorry! Well I did get the reviews I asked for and I'm glad you are all taking the intro to reviewing seriously. So the next test is 5 reviews! Let's see if you can do it! *cheers for readers*
Please Review!
