Chapter 12:
After casting the spell and touching Krad's arm, Dark had vanished. And now, a young red haired boy stood over the body of the white seraphic angel that lay unmoving at his feet. He starred at the body worriedly…there were now four beings inside fighting for control…he just hoped that Dark was able to make a difference and return control to it's rightful owners.
"Dark…please be safe…"
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The inside of Krad's mind was a battlefield, the area was nearly pitch black but two distinct figures could be made out. The white clad angel, fighting a black armored demon. Though the two looked tired and exhausted, Krad seemed to be more spent then the image of Verruckt, Krad looked as though he were drained physically and mentally.
"What's the point Krad? Your precious Kaitou is dead…and what's worse…you killed him with your own hands!" The demon laughed as he looked at the grief stricken Krad, "There's nothing left to fight for, so give up!"
Krad didn't waver and his wings snapped open again, "I'll kill you for what you've done to Dark…I'LL MAKE YOU BEG FOR MERCY!" Krad yelled and took to the air again as the fighting resumed.
When Krad had come between Dark and the demon, he had locked Satoshi deep inside his mind so the demon would be unable to get to him. He would rather Satoshi be oblivious and safe, then be able to see the fight between the two magical beings and be in grave danger.
Krad mounted another blast at the demon and then came down with a countering right hook, however the demon had taken the blast and followed up with his own before Krad could connect with the punch. The angel screamed and was thrown quickly to the ground, crashing painfully with the hard surface. This was it…even with the small amount of energy he had left, the creature was still stronger.
"You know…you give in way to easily my dear…"
Dark? No, it couldn't be! He saw the sword run right through him…he saw the precious blood pour from the thief and cover the ground and his clothes…but…then where was that voice coming from. Slowly Krad opened his eyes to be starring into purple. DARK!
"…D-Dark…" Krad asked barely able to form words, as he looked at Dark… the real and alive Dark, kneeling down beside him.
"Yep! The one and only, as you well know." Dark said with his usual cocky smile. "Now listen…you lay there for a bit and I'll take over from here okay?" Dark finished with a smile back at the angel then stood up to face the demon in the air who also seemed shocked at the thief's presence. "Oh and Krad…when I'm finished with this guy…you have a promise to keep…got it?" Dark said slightly turning to the angel with a devious smirk.
"…Heh…" Krad chuckled a bit; he had remembered the promise he had made to Dark back at the Niwa's house, "Yeah…but only if you promise to end this quick... I'm rather missing my body…"
"Heh, alright then! I'll be looking forward to it!" Dark laughed and then took off into the air.
The demon looked at Dark with a mixture of confused, shocked, and annoyed feelings. "Do you ever die?" He asked with a growl.
"Hmm…well, Krad's been asking the same question for three hundred years now…and we still haven't figured the answer out. Heh, guess that means I'm a tough one to kill huh?" Dark asked with a cocky grin.
"Hmph, guess so…well, this ends now Dark Mousy…" The demon growled and flapped his mighty demon wings in a gesture of malice, "I have enough energy left to dispense of you!"
"You're all talk…show me action!" Dark laughed and in a flash launched an energy blast at the demon causing him to take a quick and painful evasive maneuver that landed him square in front of a devastating punch to the face from the thief that sent him sprawling backwards and almost losing his balance. "To slow!" Dark said and came back with yet a third consecutive blow to the gut as he filled his hand with magic and planted it hard on the demon's center.
"AH!" The demon screamed and fell out of the air like a stone.
"WOOT! The Phantom Thief is back in action!" Dark shouted in exhilaration as he gazed happily upon the sight of the fallen Demon, "Hope that didn't hurt to much, you look a little beat up there demon."
'Damn him! He dares to mock me?' The demon shouted in his head, 'This time I'll make sure to kill him…and this time he STAYS DEAD!' The demon rose to his feet and his wings snapped open with the sound of a whip cracking. In an instant he was in the air and going on a one-on-one with Dark.
The demon was sorely out matched at the moment, after taking on Krad for so long and then there was the lack of power left in him from the strain of merging with the angel…Dark had the upper hand at everything! Speed, power, agility…it was as if he were fighting at full strength! This wasn't happening! HE COULDN'T LOSE!
Dark came down again with another punch and nearly snapped the demon's neck in two with the force of the punch. The upper cut connected with the chin of the demon and his head tossed backwards like dead weight. Then taking advantage of the demon's current state of immobilization, Dark continued the assault with a sharp energy blast that ripped through the demon's left wing causing it to shriek in agony and nosedive crashing into the ground on his back. Dark had this fight in the bag, there was no way this thing was coming back after an attack like that. It was over, and however much Dark would have loved to tear this thing apart piece by piece…Krad had said he'd only keep his promise if Dark finished this quick. So without farther a due, Dark landed on the ground over the creature and raised his hand preparing for the final blow.
There was a long amount of silence between the doomed creature and his angelic executioner.
"…Despite all of the things you've done to Krad, Satoshi, Daisuke, myself…Xilef and even Verruckt…" Dark said and his face turned serious and dark, "I'm going to end your suffering quickly…" He said after a while as the demon's eyes fell on him, "So when you're in hell…at least remember…that I was an angel of mercy…"
"…Haha…Hahaha…Hahahahahahaha!" The demon laughed, though Dark didn't move from his position over the demon. "…You think that destroying me with your magic will end my life once and for all…I…I am made of magic, Dark…and magic cannot be destroyed…" He said with another spine chilling laugh.
"No…but you can be sealed away…" Krad said as he stood behind Dark.
Dark turned a bit to look at Krad, he was a mess…cuts and bruises everywhere and his once pure white clothing stained with blood. And in his right hand, the seraph held a feather, and the demon's eyes widened.
"You're…you're going to seal me away?" The demon asked uncomfortably shifting under Krad's hard gaze. "No…you can't…you…you have nothing to seal me in!" He shouted as Krad's gaze and decision never wavered.
"…Krad?" Dark asked quickly pondering the angel's intentions.
"…" Krad was silent for a while before lifting the feather in his hand and began to channel energy into it, "…I can't let you continue to ruin people's lives…no matter what…" Krad said and Dark stared at him in shock and confusion.
"Krad…you don't have enough energy to seal this…what are you doing?" Dark asked quickly.
Krad wasn't listening; his mind was set, only he could seal something that was inside of him. Though Dark could use magic in this realm, only Krad could expel the demon within him. And if he didn't do something now, the demon would recover and their last chance to stop it would be gone.
"Rückkehr zum Dunkelheit…" Krad began casting the spell and the feather glowed with a deep blood red color as did the Demon, the target of the spell.
"No! You can't! STOP!" The demon screamed as the spell continued.
What was Krad thinking! Doing this would kill him! Sealing spells took enormous energy, that's why both Emiko and Daiiki-sama always had to perform the spells together. But Krad was doing this solo, and the look on his face told all, he was going to finish this spell if it killed him!
"FÜr… FÜr immer…" Krad's power was becoming shaky, but he continued despite his body's pleas to stop, "Falle im dem Dunkelheit!" Suddenly the crimson aura of the feather exploded with magic and Dark was thrown backwards, he was barely able to stop himself in time before he too was knocked to the ground.
"Krad!" Dark yelled, but he could not hear nor see the angel any longer as the enormous amount of red light encircled the him and the demon. The roaring sound of magic rang in his ears as the sealing magic began to take full effect, then just as quickly as it appeared, the red light blinded Dark as it flashed white…then vanished.
A moment later, Dark slowly opened his eyes…Krad was there and still standing…holding the feather at his side. The once beautiful white feather had forever become a blood red color as the malice spirit inside of it was forever sealed within its depths. Krad had used his own feather to trap the demon, and created a permanent seal over it so that it would never escape into the world of light again. But the angel didn't stay standing for long…suddenly the angel collapsed to the ground exhausted and spent.
"KRAD!" In an instant Dark was there and quickly dropped down to beside the seraph and lifted him up holding him, "Hey Krad, Krad wake up!" Dark yelled over and over again.
He was still alive…but his light was dimming faster and faster. He'd used all of his energy. Stupid, stupid Krad! Dark repeated over and over again in his head. Krad's skin felt like ice, and his eyes were closed…his body felt limp and lifeless. Then, he did the only thing he could think of to keep the Seraph form forever fading into the darkness…He bent his head low and kissed Krad on the lips.
They felt so cold, but still felt soft and smooth. Dark held his chaste kiss for a long while, and slowly Krad's skin felt warmer…Dark's energy now flowed through the Seraph's veins and pulled him back from eternal sleep. However, Dark couldn't hold the kiss forever, though he would have liked to, he was depleting his energy supply to nearly half now in giving it to the angel. But it was worth it, Dark's eyes opened wide as he felt his kiss returned by lush warm lips. He was alive!
Dark pulled away hesitantly to breath and was panting hard still holding the seraph, "W-Welcome back…" Dark said cocking a small smile as Krad looked up at him still tired as well.
"…Y-Yeah…" Krad replied and tried taking in slow deep breaths, "It's…good to…be back…"
Suddenly Krad felt himself being pulled into a tight and close embrace, "If you ever…ever consider doing that again…" Dark began with an angered tone, "I swear, I'll bring you back to kill you myself!" He growled and tightened his hold on the angel.
Krad looked a bit surprised at the action…but smiled inside and returned the embrace, "Yeah…deal…" He said and Dark chuckled a bit, and they held the embrace for a few moments longer.
Suddenly Dark's form began to fade, he'd used up a lot of energy and had spent to long from his host. Krad felt Dark's hold lessen and he pulled back from the thief whose image continued to fade in and out.
"Well…guess I'd better go huh?" Dark said disappointed at not being able to hold his other self longer.
"…Yeah…I bet Daisuke's pretty worried…" Krad replied sadly at the thought of the Thief leaving.
"…Well…guess I'll see you later huh?" Dark replied after a moment. Suddenly, Dark spread his wings then vanished leaving Krad alone in the darkest portion of his mind.
"Yeah…you and I still have a promise to keep…don't we…"
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Daisuke looked down at Krad's body that was now slowly beginning to breath normally again, suddenly his heart leapt forward as Krad's image faded and golden hair melted away into blue as Satoshi was left laying on the ground still seeming to be asleep.
"Ah! Satoshi!" Daisuke exclaimed and knelt down beside him before feeling a terrible, yet comforting burning sensation in his chest.
'Sorry I'm late Daisuke. Got a little tied up with something.' Dark spoke with a smile.
'DARK!' Daisuke yelled inside and hugged the presence on the thief back inside of him once again. 'You're back!'
'Wow! You missed me that much?' Dark asked with a chuckle, 'Yes I'm back, I promised you didn't I?'
'Yeah you did…' Daisuke said with a smile, then quickly turned back towards Satoshi, 'But…the demon…what happened?' Daisuke asked curiously.
'Ah he was no match for the great Phantom Thief Dark Mousy! Goodness Daisuke, have you no faith in me?' Dark asked sarcastically hurt, 'don't worry; he won't be around any more. But um…I'm really spent…and so if Krad as you could imagine…so be a dear and try not to wake me up for like…oh a month or so…Kay?' Dark asked with a yawn.
'Hehe, you got it Dark…sweet dreams.' Daisuke finished and felt Dark retreat to the back of Daisuke's mind. "Good to have you back…Dark…"
"Hn…" Satoshi moaned as he came back into consciousness.
Daisuke looked back down at Satoshi and smiled at him as blue eyes opened. "Hi Satoshi-kun. Welcome back." Daisuke said happily.
"Welcome…back? Oh…yeah…" Satoshi said remembering that the last time he and Daisuke had seen each other face to face was the day they'd spent together after returning home from the World of Shadows. "Hmph…it's good to see you too Daisuke…"
Daisuke's smile broadened and he gently moved the stray strains of hair from Satoshi's face causing him to blush a bit, "How do you feel?" He asked comfortingly.
Satoshi looked up at Daisuke and his heart pounded a bit, "Oh…fine…I think…" Satoshi replied and slowly sat himself up and faced Daisuke, "A little tired…but I'll live… thanks. How are you feeling?" He asked returning a slight smile.
"Okay, Dark's back now…so I feel a lot better…but he's exhausted so at least it'll be a bit quiet for a while." He said with a soft laugh.
"Yeah…Krad's out cold too…but I'm glad it's over…" Satoshi said speaking for both himself and his inner angel.
"Yeah…me too…" Daisuke said with a sigh of relief.
Silence held between the two for a while before Daisuke broke the peace with a smile and stood up, "Let's get out of here. There's no point in staying up here any longer…right?" Daisuke asked turning to Satoshi to help him up.
Satoshi nodded and took Daisuke's hand; this was really the first time they'd touched like this and it sent a hint of red up to Satoshi's face. "Right…" Satoshi replied and stood up in front of the adorable Niwa.
"Right…" Daisuke repeated and blushed a bit himself, this was the first time he was really alone with Satoshi. But he didn't mind at all.
"Um…but Daisuke…" Satoshi began and red eyes looked up to meet blue.
"Yes?" Daisuke asked curiously.
"Um…this may sound odd but…how do we get down from here?" Satoshi asked referring to the fact they were on the roof of a four-story museum in the middle of the night with no conventional way of getting down that either of them could see.
"AH! Oh my God! That's right!" Daisuke said as the thought suddenly struck him. They were stranded on the roof! "Oh Geez! The least they could have done was fall asleep after putting us back on the ground!" Daisuke yelled and grabbed his head. "Darn it!"
Satoshi chuckled, "That's okay…I don't mind waiting up here until they wake up…" Satoshi said putting his hands in his pockets. "It's actually kind of nice out here…don't you think?" Satoshi asked looking up at the sky full of stars that reflected so beautifully in his piercing blue eyes.
"Huh?" Daisuke replied and looked up at Satoshi who was preoccupied with watching the sky above them. 'Yeah…it is beautiful…' Daisuke thought to himself, 'and it's even more beautiful because, you're here…Satoshi-kun…"
Suddenly Daisuke felt a pair of strong arms wrap around him gently and the blush on his face increased when he looked up to see that Satoshi was holding him from behind.
"It's kind of cold out here…so I thought I'd keep you warm…Daisuke…" The boys name rolled off of his tongue like wine to Daisuke and he suddenly relaxed and sank back into the embrace.
"Yeah… Thank you…Satoshi…"
Notes from the Author:
WOOOOT!! DIE DEMON DIE!! MMWWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAA!! Aww even snuck in some fluffy-goodness for you all there! Fear not! We've got one more chapter to go, but expect it tomorrow; I think I'll spend the rest of the dad with my dad! So till next time, c-ya later! And thanks for reading and commenting! HAPPY NEW YEAR!
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