A Crow Black Dream

Part Two: Even In Death

Note: I do not own the idea of the Crow, that belongs to James O'Barr and this song belongs to Evanescence

Give me a reason

To believe that you're gone

I see your shadow

And I know they're all wrong

Moonlight on the soft brown Earth

It leads me to where you lay

They took you away from me

But now I'm taking you home

Azriel looked to his lover, her still form covered in their sweat soaked sheets. Rath looked to him, her dark eyes calculating.

"She will come for us, she is a spirit we cannot harm her." She stated, Azriel stroked her cheek, a cruel smile on his lips.

"But we can harm the ones she loves." He pulled her to him, holding her close. "Starting with the boy who knocked her up. Then if that doesn't break her, the teacher is next. She'll be after you before me, so I'll take the liberties of collecting him. Then once he is here, you can play with him." Rath laughed and accepted his kiss; he pulled her roughly off the bed and towards their shower, murder on their minds.

Tommy smiled and watched the bittersweet reunion of Kira and Conner. He heard the wall behind him roll up and Ethan, Hayley and Trent came in. Upon seeing Kira, Ethan yelled and pointed Kira and Conner now turned and looked at them.

"You're the killer! Cassidy is singing your praises about saving her life! Kira, we saw the photos of the body, how could you do that to them?" Ethan asked, Kira moved away from Conner, rage visible in her face.

"Do that to them? What about what they did to me?! They killed me and MY CHILD!" she screamed, then titled her head back so her severed throat was visible.

"Your child? Kira you were pregnant?" Trent asked, Kira turned on him, eyes blazing.

"Yes! That doesn't matter now" her tone dropping low. "I must have my revenge. Please leave me alone, sooner or later your will have to move on and forget that I returned." That left the four to stare blankly at her.

"Uh, Kira, calm down. We're not going to forget that you've been brought back. I can say that we all want to help you." Hayley said, Kira sighed and lowered herself to the ground, drawing her knees to her chest.

"You can't, this is for me alone." She whispered, Tommy then stood from his chair and grabbed a long, narrow black box and walked over to her. He knelt in front of her, setting the box between them.

"If you won't let us help you, please let me give you a choice of weapons that will help you." He stated and opened the latch. Pulling back the top back, two blades gleamed under the lights. Inside was Saba; deep in slumber and the other was the dark blade of green ranger. Kira reached out and tenderly lifted the dark blade in her hands. She thought it had long been destroyed, then she stood, whirling the blade within her fingers. Sliding it into the belt loop of her pants she looked to him with a look of inexpressible thanks. With a smile she vanished, hoping the blade still hungered for blood.

I will stay forever here with you

My love

The softly spoken words you gave me

Even in death our love goes on

Azriel headed out in search of Conner, torture on his mind. He plotted what could make him suffer the most, deciding the iron pokers and numerous stab wounds would be good. He knew that the teen would heal, since he had drank Kira's blood he knew all secrets of her powers. Azriel made his driver pull up to the McKnight household and looked to the nameless minions who accompanied him.

"Find him, leave no witnesses if his parents are in." he stated, 10 minutes later they dragged Conner's still form from the home and threw him into the back of the limo. One of the minions held up a pillowcase, which was violently moving.

"Caught a crow, fricken thing tried to peck my eyes out." He stated, talon marks visible around his eyes. Azriel stared down at the pillowcase and smiled, knowing the crow's blood was the gift of immortality.

Some say I'm crazy for my love

Oh my love

But no bonds can hold me from your side

Oh my love

They don't know that you can't leave me

They don't hear you singing to me

The day had gone one, everyone had left Tommy's besides Kira who had returned and knew she was safest there. Currently she was sitting in the middle of his living room, humming a lullaby to the dead child within her that had died long ago. Tommy was watching with curiosity, sharpening the dark blade, his head jerked up as Kira stopped humming and let out a strangled cry.

"Kira, what's wrong?" he asked, the girl stood and he saw she was shaking in fear and rage.

"They have Conner and my crow, Azriel is going to drink its blood making me mortal and him immortal. I have to go Dr. O, I have to go, and my final battle is getting closer. Thank you for everything, Tommy." She took the blade from his hand and kissed him on the cheek, vanishing within seconds.

"Good luck Kira." He whispered to the empty room, then headed down to the basement to record the battle, knowing that one day this would be important to someone, knowing that in the end she wouldn't be make it alone.

Conner hung from rusted chains that hung from the ceiling of the warehouse, the same place he knew Kira had been murdered. He watched as not to far away, Azriel advanced on the crow ready and willing to take its blood for his own, just like he had done with Kira. He let out a whoop of delight as the crow escaped the other mans grasp. His whoop turned to a cry of pain as an iron poker, blazing red, touched his bare flesh on his chest. Rath let out a soft chuckle and touched the poker to another place on his chest. Conner held back another cry as he felt his skin turn black and could smell the charring flesh. Attempting to distract himself he watched the bird fly up to the rafter across from him. Rath was momentarily distracted from her torturing duties. The bird stared down at them and Conner knew what it was preparing to do. The crow extended its wings then flew down, talons out. Conner watched with sick fascination as the talons plunged into Rath's eyes, cutting and slashing them until they were masses of blood and gore. Azriel launched himself if at the bird, but missed and it escaped the confinement of the warehouse. Rath collapsed and clutched at what once had been her eyes. Azriel knelt in front of her and reached out for him.

"Escape and live to fight her another day. My time is ending, but not before he is taken care of. Go, she is coming." Rath said, Azriel kissed her blood soaked lips. Neither one said 'I love you' or 'Good bye', merely left leaving Rath in her blinded fury. Conner watched as she reached out and took out a fresh iron poker from a fire nearby and held it up. Conner screamed, wondering how that, even in blindness she how she managed to stab him in the heart. The pain was nothing that he had ever felt before, the last thing he saw before his eyes let everything fade to black was Kira running to him.

"I love you." He whispered as she lowered him off of the chains and to the ground. He could no longer see but could feel her tears on his face.

"I love you too." She sobbed and held him close, it didn't take him that long to die. As he released his last breath Kira's rage became insatiable. Setting him down she took out the dark blade and prepared to murder Rath with every fiber of her being.

"Do your worse, dead girl, I'm not afraid to die." Rath stated as Kira pulled her to her feet, Kira smiled coldly and shoved Rath away from Conner's corpse, then she slowly began to circle the other woman.

"Oh, I will kill you and you will die but not before the men outside come in here and rape you. They won't care about your wounded flesh; they will take you and leave you to die, which won't take long. Then you will be sent straight to hell where you belong." Kira hissed and stuck the tip of the blade into Rath's skin and ran it down from collarbone to her lower abdomen. Rath could feel her insides begin to slide out of her body, she fell to the ground and heard Kira walk away. Then moments had passed and the men came in and Rath suffered the fate that Kira predicted. After the men left her she died slowly. Shortly after the police came in and stared down at the lake of blood that had taken the shape of a crow.

I will stay forever here with you

My love

The softly spoken words you gave me

Even in death our love goes on

Kira gently carried Conner's corpse to the church beside Reefside cemetery and placed him on the altar. She lit a nearby candle and then returned to his side and kissed his brow. Removing his morpher from his wrist she stared down in the steel bracelet. The jewel began to glow, her own lighting up, a sigh escaping her. This began everything for us, and has brought on our demise. Was it worth it; was it worth losing our lives? Oh my love when will it end? She wondered. Covering Conner with the tablecloth from the Communion Table, she first placed the morpher back on his wrist. Leaving Conner she wrapped her arms around herself, and walked through the smog and rain. She looked to the approached dawn and was relieved when her crow came to her. Petting its soft head with her index and middle fingers she headed once again to Tommy's home, knowing she had to regroup. She went to the front door and saw that blood streaked the wood and glass. No, not him too! She thought and raced inside; the crow sank its talons into her skin to hand onto her shoulder. She found Tommy lying in a bloody heap on the kitchen floor.

"No! Tommy! Please, Dr. O, open your eyes! Look at me! Look at me damn it!" she sobbed, Tommy opened his eyes and touched her face. She felt his hand on her cheek, slick and sticky with his own blood.

"Azriel came, I locked Ethan and the others in the basement, he was only looking for me anyways." Tommy gasped out, pain reverberating through his voice. Kira felt the crow leave her shoulder and flutter to the floor.

"Help me, what can I do?" she asked it, the crow cawed softly and blinked, its vision telling her what she could do to save his life. "Tommy, look at me, come on, that's it." His eyes fluttered open and he struggled to breathe. "This is all I have to give to you." She whispered and cut open her wrist, her blood began to flow and she held it to his lips. Slowly after 10 minutes had passed she removed her wrist and checked all his wounds, which had vanished from his body. He moved away and leaned up against the fridge then pulled her into his arms, holding her close.

"What have you done?" he asked in a whisper, she smiled, the crow perched on her bent knee, she reached out and petted it, the bird giving her comfort.

"I've given you out gift, our blood has the power of immortality. I didn't give you enough to gain that power but enough to heal you and keep you safe for many, many years to come." She told me, he gingerly kissed the top of her head.

"Kira, Azriel isn't human, he's mutated due to drinking your blood. You were a mutant but because it was your destiny only your blood mutated. Azriel has physically mutated and has learned to wield your powers as his own. You need us to help you, you cannot do this lone." Tommy said, Kira shook her head, eyes glazing with tears.

"I must, I will not endanger anyone else. I've already lost Conner." Upon his sadden look, Kira explained. "Rath murdered him, I brought him to St. Mary's church beside the cemetery. He is in front of the altar, wrapped in the Communion Table's tablecloth. I left his morpher on; he died with honor and was a hero, until his last breath. They will find him soon." Kira whispered, tears now running down her face in a constant river.

"What about the other Crows who have come before you? Have you thought about them? Perhaps there is a way they can help you, Kira shook her head and refused to dry her eyes.

"I can't until I return and since I'm not finished I cannot go back unless… I…die…again." She realized, then handed Tommy his sword from her belt. "To make me mortal you must kill the crow first, then I'm venerable and can be killed once more." Kira said, Tommy hated the plan but knew he had no other choice, and prayed to the Heavens that this would work. Cutting the crow in the middle he watched as it began to bleed and slowly die. In his arms, Kira screamed and clutched her stomach. "Do it, Dr. O, I'm not afraid. In case this doesn't work, we can say at least we tried. I love you." She whispered and he kissed her lightly on the forehead, he whispered 'I love you too' as he lifted the blade and plunged it into her heart. Crying for her pain as she began to die again.

To be continued

Epilogue: So Cold (by Breaking Benjamin) (A Crow Crossover, featuring Eric Draven (RIP Brandon Lee) and Ashe from the first two Crow movies.)