Series: X/1999
Genres: Spiritual, mystery, drama, romance, supernatural, Christianity and AU? (Alternate Universe).
Theme: Spiritual Warfare (demons, devils, etc.)
Rating: Between PG and PG-13
Summary: No longer has the world have its grip on Arashi and Kamui; now they're striving to release that grip from their only surviving friend, Yuzuriha. Kamui pays her a visit and is determined to tell her the harsh truth. Meanwhile Inuki is acting strange towards him ever since they meet again. He also notices Yuzuriha's feelings for him are changing. Will Kamui still tell her?
Note: This is loosely based on the X/1999 story and I pay little attention to the Apocalypse happenings in this fic. Main characters are Kamui, Yuzuriha and Arashi. The others are dead. There are a few OC's such as Hideki, but they're mostly in the background. I guarantee Mary Bob Sue free.
Author: Aibou

Released and Secured.


Chapter 0

This night would be the closure to the three days in the abandoned hotel. It was a fairly large building in the outskirts of Tokyo. Ravens circled in difficulty around the dead trees in the area, bickering over the scarce of food. Some of the ravens noticed the young woman kneeling near the window in one of the many hotel rooms. One raven picked on the glass and then hurried away as she turned her head.

Arashi had recalled various things that have happened over the past two months. First, meeting the college students and Hideki, and now of what has become of her. For two years death haunted her every day. Death caressed her with every needle in sight. It caressed her, because it wanted her to give up her life.

In the past days she fasted for Kamui. Now it was his turn to be freed from the past. After the occurance of 1999 he had spent many months in a hospital and eventually ended up wandering in the ruins. Kamui had turned into the Kamui who she had first met. The sweet Kamui was hidden back then, and now there was no compassion, but a declared vengeance indwelled to whoever did this to him, that fate he had to endure. The boy had lost everything, just like Arashi had before. The young man refused any kind of help. He had lost, even though the war was won. Almost everything was lost, except the powers he carried within his body. Arashi had met Kamui once again and in those days she had none of the powers like she had before.

The person had alerted himself of a deep presence in Arashi, which he strongly hated for thousands of years. These indwellings within the two had set up the war once again. A war none could see with their physical eyes.

She had thought"Could I be killed so easily if he uses his powers against me"

He would have killed her for sure; the thought did not occur to her before surprisingly. It was only when she stood in front of him.

The college students had been very surprised at this kind of power. Some of them had felt the same like her. Scared to death. Kamui knowingly chuckled at her lacking power and their outburst of shock and fear. Arashi told them to back away. He laughed out loud as if possesed then fled to be left alone.

So Kamui would have represented the majesty of God
or the one who hunts the majesty of God, according to the name.

"That's very interesting" The geeky Hideki said her.

"But if that name promises those two things to Kamui, then he has to find the two true choices. I have one of the options and the other option is already taken."

At first she thought he was going to force him taking the choice. Kamui wouldn't follow that as he doesn't trust anyone at all, especially him. Now she accepts this as that option that would be the best. Even if the young man didn't view it like her, she now knew what the best was for him. Arashi didn't care what he would say about her; he'll get it one day.

But Arashi was even more surprised to learn of those 'weak' students who have received some kind of authority and exercised this in front of her, just when Kamui was about to go and kill them. Arashi was told they did the same when she was exactly like Kamui. God did.

It was the beginning of these three days and nights.

She learned a lot.

Like casting out sure is an ecstasy.

Suddenly a cacophony of unbearable screams came from the direction of the hall.

Kamui's voice was unrecognizable. Wait, was it actually his voice? She could decipher multiple voices screaming. Couldn't be the students, she assumed.

Arashi opened her eyes at some other sounds outside and ran to the balcony as she noticed the ravens flying into the open windows of the hotel ballroom. As if darkness started its attack. A few seconds of silence passed. It didn't occur to her before about the many legions of ravens that were in this neighborhood.

Then another short period of cacophony passed, before the ravens stormed out of the ballroom into the darkness after some seconds. Each legion crashed onto the large dead tree in front of her and exploded with unusual flashes and light.

Parts spattered on the white grass. It was over in a minute, and then there was all silence, all peace and lukewarm scarlet grass.

End of Chapter 0 Deliverance
Prequel

Author Notes: I absolutely have no idea if you will enjoy the whole story, but heh I'll do it for my own entertainment regardless of other people's opinions. You might enjoy it more if you know about spiritual warfare and have experienced it. As CLAMP inserted bits of Christianity, I though I might add some spice to it.
Spiritual Warfare is one of the unknown parts of Christian lifestyle and I think it is a very fitting theme to X/1999. Yet in another way it might be seen as resistance to CLAMP's story, purely against some storyfactors. In fact, Inuki lovers may want to pass this fanfiction. No offence to Inuki as character, btw.
As for my update times, I had said a few ages ago I would update this every week, but now you can expect it no more sweatdrop. If you'd like to be notified, please add me to your author alerts!
My humble apologies. I hope you understand.

Next: Chapter 1 Obscure