A/N: Hello! I'm back for yet another chapter! Some of you are mad at me for stopping so soon on the last chapter…uh…yeah…so…I apologize. I'm just that way. Causing you guys torture…but I'll be sure to never do that again…maybe…
Disclaimer: I own nothing! Leave me alone!
Taking his hand, I pushed myself off the ground and stared into his deep blue irises. "What do you mean…by that…?"
"How is it…that when I see you…I feel my heart long to be with you…and when I see him…" The man turned his head towards the now arriving Chrono. "I feel a sense of foreboding…" His blonde hair shifted in the wind, holding a long stare with me.
Smiling sadly, I took the man's hands into my own, holding myself tightly against him. "…I thought…you died…I thought…you had left me forever…but you're here!"
The wind stopped briefly as the longhaired blonde's eyes shifted to stare at Chrono before returning back to me. "…How is it that we know each other…?"
"…Don't you remember…? I'm your sister…"
He glared coldly at me. "…Sister…?"
Before I could respond, Chrono was right beside me and held me away from him. "Chrono? What's wrong?"
"He can do exactly what he did last time, Rosette…be wary of him…" Chrono placed on a sour look on his face as he held my hand tightly inside of his own.
"What do you mean…? I can't understand!" The older Joshua bit out, holding his head in brief confusion.
The area was silent, except for tapping of hard heeled shoes. We all turned to the stairs, seeing nothing, but hearing. Soon, white hair was seen. Aion walked up the stairs slowly, a grin playing on his face with his hands dug deep in his pockets. "I see you have all met the reincarnated Joshua."
"WHAT DID YOU DO TO MY BROTHER!" I screamed and ran furiously at Aion, slamming my fist against his chest. "WHAT DID YOU DO TO HIM?"
Chrono glared at Aion as I continued my tirade on him. Before long I ran out of energy. I slumped down slowly against him as I sobbed gently, "He died…he was supposed to stay dead…what did you…do to him…?"
"Nature took its course, Rosette…this man…is not your brother…" Aion informed me, pushing me off of him and onto the ground. "You see…your brother…when he died, was a demon. And as a demon dies, their soul returns to Pandemonium, reincarnating it as the same person but with no memory of what had happened in it's other life. So technically, this man is not your brother."
Rising from the ground, I stood in a defensive position as I studied Joshua. His features were hard and dark. He stood tall and proud, hints of arrogance seeping off of him. His usual blonde hair had darkened and his common smile was a dark frown. His blue suit waved gracefully at the back of him as his horns and wings stood clear behind him.
"Your brother is dead, Rosette. Meet the new Joshua." Aion grinned. Joshua nodded and leapt to be at Aion's side, prepared at all costs to defend his rescuer. "I found Joshua, in Pandemonium and saved him from her vile clutches. I'm quiet pleased that I did, he's much more loyal then the other Joshua…"
He laughed as my fists tightened. "Joshua risked his life for you! And in the end you sent him to his death!"
Aion stood still, ending his laugh slowly. "Yes…he was good at that…but in the end…he would've turned. He would've tried to destroy me, but I destroyed him before he could do the same to me. So in the end, I get something even better than him."
"…You vile demon…" I muttered. Joshua stared, his eyes not leaving me. It was as if he knew something that I didn't…
"Joshua…" Aion spoke out, causing Joshua to tare his eyes off me. "Show her what happens when someone tries to stop me…and my plans…" Aion smiled insanely as Joshua nodded, raising a foot to move over to me, but instead he disappeared. In moments I was being flung into a tree.
Chrono screamed as Remington finally got out of his position of lying in the empty water fountain. The purple haired demon charged after Joshua, but Aion held him still with his arms. "I wouldn't do that if I were you…" Aion hissed out, tightening his hold. "Don't interfere!"
Remington glared at Joshua as he moved closer, then flew after him. Out of the corner of his eye, Joshua saw the Priest coming. "REMINGTON!" I screamed out to him, only to see the blonde haired man crash down into the cement and be bathed in a volley of astral blasts.
The blonde demon moved forward to Remington, looking at his watch. "How nice of you…" He tore the chain off from his neck and smashed it with his hand. "…to give this to me…"
Remington gasped when he turned into human, his wounds still visible on his body. Joshua raised him up by the chin, slitting his throat and watching with slight amusement when the older man fell to his knees and twitched.
I shut my eyes, "REMINGTON!"
Chrono struggled against Aion's hold, hissing when the white haired demon slammed him down into the ground and held his hand up by his throat, giving a quick squeeze; chains appeared around his neck, tying Chrono down to the ground.
"I wouldn't struggle against those, Chrono…it might be painful…" Aion grinned when Chrono did struggle, getting electrocuted by an unseen force. Chrono screamed out as smoke rose from his body; slowly, he stopped struggling.
"This is even better! Rosette, because of you, all of these people are being granted pain!" Aion laughed out as Joshua turned back to Rosette. "…Finish her off..."
Joshua nodded, moving towards me in a slow walk. Looking around, my hands fumbled around with a branch, tearing it off of the tree I slammed into and holding its point at Joshua. "Don't move, Joshua! I'll do it! I swear I will!"
The man I thought I knew didn't stop, his eyes widened with an insane joy when I stabbed him with it. He didn't look down. Raising his arm up, he leaned against the tree and held his face inches away from mine.
"…It doesn't hurt…" His horns glimmered when he lowered his arm and tugged out the branch, throwing to the side. I frowned when I saw I had no other weapon. Without choice, I moved around the tree to avoid Joshua's clawed hands.
I had an idea.
Swinging up with my excellent abilities, I moved higher into the tree watching as Joshua stared up at me with slight confusion.
I climbed even higher, Joshua grinned. He raised his hand up and with an unseen force, he knocked the tree down.
It fell and hit the ground hard, showing no sign of me. Joshua glanced about the branches and searched for my supposed dead body. Leaning in closer to the green leaves of the tree, I flew out suddenly and grasped onto the horns on his head, giving a hard tug, they came off.
Joshua let out a horrifying scream, blood leaking down the side of his face as his screams continued. Disgusted, I rammed my knee into his gut, throwing him down onto the ground.
Aion frowned and Chrono smiled. "Joshua…come here…" He bit out slowly, Joshua stumbled, but came to him nonetheless. Lowering in next to him, he whispered something.
Joshua nodded with a smirk, returning to me with something twitching in his pocket.
I glared wearily at the incoming demon as his head still bled. Stopping in front of me, he stood still, not moving at all. I tried to sidestep around him, but I felt a hard tug and fell onto my knees.
Aion was holding me down.
"Do it now, Joshua."
Joshua moved forward and bent down, slipping a golden-chained pocket watch around my neck. Slowly placing his hands onto my chest, he whispered, "…I accept Rosette as my contractor…"
Chrono screamed out in what seemed as horror, when Joshua pulled his hands away from me.
I felt nothing, nothing at first until an agonizing nuisance shook through my body, paralyzing me in its depth of pain. I joined Chrono in his scream.
He began to struggle against his bindings, not caring if he got shocked. Flipping around, he began to claw at it, then burning it with his dangerous touch. It wouldn't go away. "ROSETTE!" He screamed again, a black aura grew around him.
I fell to the ground as my eyes shut tightly, hoping the pain would disappear. Reopening them, I saw Joshua's same grin as the blood on his head vanished. "You caused this upon yourself…you should have never done that…"
Joshua bent down and picked up his horns, settling them against his head, the horn's ends threaded themselves back in, attaching them again to Joshua's cranium. Aion bent down and picked me up off of the cold ground and held his arm around my waist.
"Let's go, Joshua. I think I just might have much more plans for Rosette…" He turned to leave, but Joshua stopped him.
"But what of the demon…?"
Aion looked over his shoulder and saw Chrono's revolving dark aura surrounding the area they stood in. "Eliminate him…"
Joshua nodded as his clawed hand turned into the same deadly blade when he threatened my life, moving over to Chrono, he plunged it deep into his chest and held it there.
Chrono was no longer moving.
Aion's hold on me loosened as he suddenly vanished, Joshua disappearing also.
Wake up…Rosette…you must wake up…My transparent hand held before my face turned solid as my blue irises stared at a girl with long blonde hair. "Who are you…?"
That doesn't matter…you must wake up…"I-I can't…I don't want to…" I shook my head. "Chrono's dead…Remington's dead…there's no way I'm going back to nothing…"
But Chrono needs you…You can still save him…you have to find his soul…it's on it's way to Pandemonium, if you can find it before it enters another demon's body, you may just be able to bring him back…
"I…don't want to…I like it here…I don't have to worry about anything…" I sat down onto nothing, holding my hands wrapped tightly around my knees.
Why are you being selfish? Just because you're in pain doesn't mean that Chrono has to be!
"I feel pain when I'm around him, that's why!" I screamed, shutting my eyes tightly.
…So you're willing to make him suffer through a life without ever knowing you…?
"…He'll suffer either way…I make everybody suffer…just because I exists…"
He'd rather suffer with you, then suffer alone…I didn't respond.
…When you reach Pandemonium, you must stay close to Remington…he will keep you safe. But be warned, if you stray to far away from him, in less than thirty minutes, half your life will already be over…
The girl faded away as my eyes flung open, reviling to me that I was in a room in Joshua's arms. Pushing away from him, I scowled, still confused at where I was.
"I'm surprised you woke up, welcome to Eden." He told me calmly.
"E-Eden?" I frowned and remembered what happened last time.
"Eden's barriers won't affect you as long as your soul is connected to that of a demon's." Joshua explained, standing up.
"Why am I here…?"
"You're going to help us defeat Pandemonium…"
"H-how? I'm a human! And I'd never—"
Joshua cut me off, "You will…only you can get us to her…you have the power we need to get to her…"
"I-Is Remington still alive?"
He nodded, "He's being kept in the lower chambers of Eden, why do you ask?"
"He's coming with us…" I told him firmly, "…or else I won't help you…" Either way, I still won't help you, you son of a bitch!
"Fine…" He mumbled, turning out the door.
"Hey! Where are you going?" I called out to him, he paused.
"To go get the bastard." He left the room, slamming the door hard.
After Joshua left, I stared down at the gold pocket watch around my neck. I didn't even try to remove it. If I did, Eden's spell will do whatever it did to me again. Which sucked…
To tell the truth, I felt as if I was older. More mature. And knew more about the risks I would be taking if I went to find Chrono's soul. What had Joshua done to me?
Remington took a quick intake of breath and covered his eyes when the bright light shone through the prison he was being held in. He couldn't make out who the person was who grabbed him and then through him on the ground, but he had a suspicion that it was either Aion or Joshua.
The man held him tightly by his collar, raising him up so that he could whisper in his ear, "You will cooperate or the girl will die…"
Remington nodded and let Joshua pull him out of the prison and down the hall, into Rosette's room, throwing him in and shutting the door almost instantly.
I gave a startled gasp as I stared down at the pitiful figure lying on the ground at my feet. At once, I knew that it was Remington. "Oh, Remington! What did he do to you?" I held him up with my arms, hugging him tightly.
His face was had deep scars running through it, his chest was still bloody where Joshua had blasted him. He looked up with glazed over eyes and gave a sigh of relief. "Good…you're alright…I for sure thought you were dead…"
"Speak for yourself! I thought he killed you!" I helped him up to his feet and sat him to my bed, "Listen, and listen carefully…I have a plan to get Chrono's soul…and I need you to come and help me… Can you still turn into a demon?"
"A demon…no…Joshua destroyed my watch, I can't now…" He frowned, "Did you need it?"
"Yeah…Wait…" I stared down at my own watch. "Perhaps…you could use this…"
Remington nodded, "I suppose that's possible…but how?"
"Hmm…maybe…if you did what Joshua did…" I grabbed his hand and placed it on my chest, the Minister blushed slightly, but I ignored it. "Okay…now repeat these words…I accept Rosette as my contractor…"
He frowned, "I accept Rosette as my contractor…" Nothing happened at first, but then he slowly felt an edging pain in his head. Gasping, he cried out when his horns on his head and his old wings both appeared.
I also let out a gasp when I felt the pain of being sucked lifeless again.
Remington held onto me as I swayed back and fourth, "Rosette! How do you stop it?" He grabbed the watch away from me when I didn't answer and began to fumble with it, with a click, he touched the same button he used when turning into a demon.
He turned back into a human.
I sighed when the pain went away, slowly. "T-that hurt…"
Joshua stood up and observed as his wings and horns appeared, causing Aion to frown, but in a matter of moments it went away.
"What just…happened?"
Joshua ignored Aion and ran down the hallway, bursting into Rosette's room. "What did you do?"
"I-I was just…seeing how this works…" I mumbled out, holding it away from him. Remington straightened up and glared at the blonde man.
"Don't do that!" He screamed. "Don't ever do that without asking Aion or me first!"
"Why?" I asked, but he grasped onto my shoulders and shook me hard.
"Don't you see what it's doing to you? It's draining your life! Every time you unleash it!" He slapped me, pulling the clock away from my neck. "You'll sleep until it's time to go…goodnight…"
I grimaced, but began to feel tired almost instantly. The last thing I saw was Remington's worried face…
"What happened Joshua?" Aion asked right after Joshua returned.
"She opened the watch, my Lord…" Joshua bowed down, "I told her what would happen if she did…I took the watch away and made her sleep. It'll be good for her to rest anyways…"
"Right…very wise." Aion nodded, "Let us prepare to leave then…" Aion walked away swiftly, the other Sinner's in the room followed him.
Joshua watched him, a scowl forming on his face.
Remington watched worrily as the sleeping girl did not breath. It made him think that she could possibly be dead…
He turned when the door was thrown open. A man wearing a cowboy hat and some sort of leather blindfold walked in and grabbed Rosette, dragging her out of the room. Next came a big strong man wearing all leather. He turned to face Remington, grabbing him by the neck and carrying him out.
Remington grasped and swung his legs around, hoping to kick the demon to make him drop him, but to no success.
Ahead of him, the man blindfolded stopped and left Rosette on the ground, Remington also.
Landing hard on his knees he saw the full demon form of Aion, grinning menacingly as he opened a portal with his finger. Turning around, he raised a finger and Rosette was floating in the air.
The man wearing the blindfold pushed Remington to his feet, staying behind when Aion walked through first, Rosette floating after him. The man gave Remington a push, then he too entered the portal, a cat demon, the strong man, a pretty woman, and then Joshua.
My eyes opened up slowly as I felt as if I was being freed from an eternal sleep…, which was partly true. I pushed my arm down to push myself up, but there was nothing underneath me. Gasping in shock, I spun around in a circle when I noticed that I was flying…
And my surroundings were no longer a peaceful bedroom…
The sky was forever dark, black buildings were scorched or falling. Everything was wrecked here…and there was no sign of people. For a moment of peering closely inside a building I thought I saw a pare of glowing red eyes. But they were gone as soon as I saw them.
Turning back onto my back, I looked up and to my surprise, white orbs of light floated among an imaginary stream in the air.
"Those are souls of the dead…that's how I found Joshua…"
Gasping, I turned to see Aion standing proudly in front of me, his eyebrows bent low and a lowly grin played on his features. "…My dear Rosette…the moment has come…when we take down Pandemonium…"
I glared darkly at him, turning when I heard a sigh. Joshua was behind me, holding the arms of Remington up. The priest hung his head low and refused to look up. Joshua grinned when he saw the look of fear on my face.
"He lives…don't worry…"
Nodding, I turned back to face Aion.
"Now…this is the plan…we will damage Pandemonium's body until she has to find another suitable form with a familiar power to the one she already has. That's you Rosette. Now since you have a contract with Joshua, we will reverse the power of that and drain her life fully, giving her power to me. I will then have the ability to rule Earth with enough power to stop anyone who doesn't see my way fit…" The Sinner's cheered, along with Joshua.
"Nice speech Aion, boring, but nice none the less…what makes you think I'm going to give you my help?" I held a stern glare at the arrogant white haired demon.
"You will, Rosette…or I'm afraid the damned Priest will die…" He raised Remington's chin up and held a sharp claw next to his throat.
My eyes widened in panic, until I dropped my face down in shame. "….Alright…I'll help…"
"Rosette! Don't do it! It would be best if one life were taken in place of millions of others! Think about it! Don't let them do it!" Remington screamed out when Aion backhanded him, his sharp claws catching Remington's face, making four long lines across it.
"She can make her own decisions!" Aion snapped out, withdrawing away from him. "I'll unleash you, Rosette…just make sure you don't wander away…your life span would be drained."
Aion raised a hand in the air and gave a swift snap, sending me spiraling to the ground. I let out a gasp when I hit. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Remington give a slight nod, I returned it quickly.
When Aion turned away and started walking, Remington swung his right foot out, kicking Joshua to the ground. He gave a swift tug and the pocket watch was in our hands again.
He gave it to me as I placed it around my neck, unleashing the seal. Both Remington and Joshua instantly turned to their demon forms. Grabbing my hand, Remington flew away from the Sinner's and Joshua.
Aion frowned when Joshua leapt to take off after them. "Heal, Joshua…you can't harm Rosette or my plans will fail…" Instead, Aion took off after them.
"Hey! How are you holding up?" Remington asked.
"Fine…I'm fine…" I replied in my dazed voice, "I just feel as if there are hundreds of demons punching me all at once…"
"How will we know which is Chrono's soul?" Remington asked in question.
The skies seemed to darken as did my mood, "I'll know when we find it…"
Remington soon had flown far enough so that we were now among the white orbs of light. There were thousands, one among the other, pushing and bumping past the other as if eager to get back into a body.
The blonde haired demon had to dive down when a soul almost hit him, "What do you think will happen if we touch one of those?" I asked.
"I don't know…but I don't want to find out…" Remington rumbled in reply, returning back to his original spot.
"R-Remington? What if it's too late?"
"It's not…trust me…."
"…I trust you…" Remington nodded and we continued our search.
Among the restless souls, a crimson ball floated sluggishly throughout the others. My eyes spotted it and I screamed in delight, "I think I found him!" I pointed to the crimson orb.
Remington nodded and flew me to it. Carefully, I held my hands out, grasping the crimson sphere. The soul seemed to vibrate in my hands, as if it were angry for some reason.
I ignored the vibrations and held it tightly against my chest. "Alright, let's get out of here!" Remington gave a swift nod and took off towards ground, only to be kicked away by a soaring white flash.
Holding the orb tightly, I screamed when Remington let go of me, plummeting towards the ground. Remington let out a scream and Aion looked panicked, but I felt warm hands wrap around me and set me carefully down onto the ground.
I looked up to see my savior.
"Hello, Saint…"
It was another demon. He had short hair that stuck up like a small flame, two long horns pointed up on his forehead and had a small trim of hair on his chin. "My name is Duffau…" The demon turned to stare up at Aion, "And for the time being…we're on the same side…"
I nodded, checking Chrono's soul. It buzzed angrily in my hands. I only hugged it tighter.
"Duffau! Get away from the girl!" Aion bit out, glaring darkly at the demon.
Remington moved away from Aion and joined me at my side. Soon, the rest of the Sinner's came to Aion's side, including Joshua.
Duffau frowned, "What a pitiful display, Aion. I hope you know that all of the demons in Pandemonium are after you…" As soon as the words left his mouth, demons jumped out of the buildings, flew down from the skies, and rose from the ground; they were all shouting and screaming angrily at Aion and the rest of his friends.
Startled, I backed away from them and into Remington's open arms. Aion wouldn't stand a chance against all these guys!
Aion grimaced, but stood his ground nonetheless, "Great! And we're after them! Now let's settle this, once and for all!"
I noticed the one known as Shader gave a frightened whimper, but quickly hid it with a soft growl. Jennia shifted and Rizel held a stern glare at all of the demons. Vid did nothing and Aion looked as if he was about to kill at all costs.
Duffau let out a cry and all of the demons ran forward, all leaping at the Sinner's. Remington grabbed and pulled me just in time to keep me from being trampled. "Let's go!" He tugged at my arm.
I ran forward with him, turning back to see Joshua getting beaten badly. Stopping, I shoved Chrono's soul into Remington's hands. "Go…go and give Chrono his soul…"
"Rosette you can't—" Remington was drowned out by the cry of demons. I moved with them, heading towards Aion and Joshua.
Demons pushed and pulled, one hitting me. I fell hard on the dirt, but got up and continued. Joshua moved away, but I kept up with him. "JOSHUA!" I screamed, getting his attention.
He turned and faced me, a confused look on his face.
"LET'S GO! COMMON!" I grabbed onto his arm, but he yanked it away, pushing me down when a demon leapt onto Joshua.
The demon had both Joshua and me trapped.
I let out a startled cry when he started punching Joshua, but the blonde haired boy did his best to cover me. With an angered cry, Joshua blasted the demon to oblivion. "Why won't you go without me…?"
"I won't leave my brother!" I tugged at his arm again, but he held back, "Joshua! Let's go!"
"I can't leave without them…their my own kind…and Aion risked saving me…" He turned and walked away, disappearing into the crowd of demons.
Ignoring the pain in my chest, I continued my best to follow him, but I lost sight of him completely. Suddenly, a huge angry outburst and Aion stood, thousands of dead demons littered around him as if they were nothing.
Aion looked out of breath as he huffed heavily, his eyes landing on me. Before I knew it, he was behind me and holding me tightly by the neck. "DUFFAU! CALL OFF THE DEMONS OR THE SAINT GETS IT!"
From nowhere, there was a shout and all the demons froze in their positions. Pushing the demons aside, Duffau emerged, "You won't do it…Aion…you need her alive and we both know it…"
"Want to see if you're correct?" Aion squeezed tighter on my neck as I rasped out for breath.
Duffau put on a panicked expression, but said nothing.
"I see…leave now, Duffau and let me finish what I started…"
Duffau nodded and called to the demons, all of them turning and following him as he walked away.
Aion grinned sheepishly, "Come and let us do our bidding…" Aion grabbed my pocket watch and turned it off, I sighed in relief as he dropped me and gestured for me to walk.
Around us, the Sinner's gathered and had joined Aion in his walk, Joshua walking behind us at a farther distance.
This was it…
Ahead of them stood a tall tower, bold and scary, daring them to enter at their own risks. I stopped at the doors. Aion walked besides me and pushed the doors all the way open and walked through, the others and myself following.
As we walked down a dark, long hallway, I began to think, why should I care if they end humanity? What is there for me on Earth? Nobody cared about me…
Ms. Garrison backhanded me and sent me falling to the ground.
Joshua cut my throat, licking the blood off of the opening.
The drunken man pulled down his pants.
Remington pushed me away.
My father left me.
Mother died.
Chrono…
I sobbed as I thought about Chrono…there was hope. With Chrono, I knew that at least somebody cared for me. That somebody would always be there to hold me when I felt sad or when I was scared.
Feeling lightheaded, my feet gently tapped on the stone tiles as we came to a stop. A long, blonde haired lady sat on a stone throne…
I glared at her, "You! You tricked me!"
She said nothing as she stood and walked down a rich, purple carpet and headed towards Aion, stopping inches away from him.
Aion stared angrily down at her, his fists twitching by his side. Then I knew he was going to try to attack her. Just as I predicted, Aion swung a bladed arm at the blonde woman, but with extreme force, he was thrown back into a wall.
Turning away from him, the lady glanced at me, her hand moved up to touch my face…
"DON'T LET HER TOUCH YOU!" I heard the shout, I turned to see Joshua push me out of the way rolling around till we came to a stop.
Aion looked angrily at him, "Joshua! …The plans!" He was back on his feet in no time, flying towards the blonde woman. "DIE BITCH!" He swung another arm and an astral blast, but both were deflected, sending him back again.
Jennia let out an angry scream and started at the woman, this time, he didn't get close enough to touch her before he was thrown out a window and onto the streets.
Rizel let out a startled scream as the lady touched her, making her catch on fire and burn to the ground instantly.
The tall strong man, Vid, lumbered after the blonde woman, but after he touched her, he fell to the ground in agony as his hand turned black and disappeared. Shader hissed at the blue-eyed woman, but kept her distance.
Aion stood up and glanced at Joshua, "I can't lose to the likes of you!" Aion let out a scream and hastily slashed at the woman, slicing her in some places and pausing to resist her strong blasts of wind.
Joshua moved off of me and ran over to help Aion.
Joshua blasted quickly at the woman, before moving to another side of her and trying again. Aion continued his slashing, but before long, he grew tired.
Vid stood up slowly after nursing his black hand and reached for something behind him, I gasped when it was a black sword. "Aion!" He threw the blade at Aion.
Aion turned and caught it, letting out a scream and running after her. With a mighty swing, he landed a hit on her; cutting the woman deeply in the chest.
He swung again and again, not giving up on taking her down. But the woman showed no physical signs of giving up or pain. It was as if she was a dull statue. Joshua formed his own blade out of thin air, preparing to join Aion in the fight with blades.
They looked as if they were actually going to beat her. But soon, they were breathing heavily and pausing for long moments.
I looked at the blonde haired woman and saw blue eyes shimmer, her wounds were slowly healing. Aion gave a startled gasp and continued his tirade on her, Joshua stayed behind to gain back his breath.
"She's healing! Shit! Joshua, we must hurry and defeat her!" Aion screamed out, Joshua nodded and lazily swayed on his feet, running after the woman.
The woman raised both hands at them and blasted them with an astral blast, deeming them both unconsciouses instantly. She turned slowly to me.
I gave a startled gasp when she walked over to me slowly, fazing in and out of places to only end up even closer to me than she was before. Her blue irises glimmered as she held up a hand to touch my face—
Her hand fell to the ground, disconnected with her body as she let out a startled gasp. I felt my heart lower back down into my chest as my breathing returned to normal. I turned around to see Chrono as my savior.
His eyes gleamed red with rage and his lips were formed into an angry snarl. His claws curled reflexively, his purple hair swaying from the recent movement he made.
The lady turned around slowly and a slow smile formed on her lips, "Chrono…so…nice to see you again…"
My eyebrow lifted when I heard the woman speak for the first time, my gaze returning to Chrono as he said nothing.
"Can't you talk…Chrono? We were lovers once…you and I…but when I disappeared, you became insane with anger. Made it a sport of killing with that fool Aion…I heard that this girl set you free…" She stated darkly, her eyes narrowing when she looked at me, "Are you still upset…at me…?"
"No! He's upset because he died!" I yelled out to her, "He doesn't care about you!" A slight tone of jealousy took up in my voice.
The woman ignored me, "Chrono, let me know what happened to you…" She closed her eyes briefly and nodded, reopening her eyes. "So the girl tells the truth…you died in a fit of rage…causing your soul to return to you in the same way…What are you going to do? Kill me?"
I glared at the woman, "Stop taunting, Chrono!"
She ignored me again as she walked to the enraged demon, "So what will you do…Chrono? Kill me…or…Love me?" Chrono's eyes narrowed as a slight hissing sound was unleashed from deep within his throat.
Then something hit me, "Chrono! Don't kill her! If you do—" I stopped when Chrono viciously began to attack her, his bladed hand cutting her in half in one big sweep.
I gasped out when I saw something white, like dust, rose from the split body. It descended lower to the ground and it seemed as if it was searching…but for what?
Then the white particle flew at me, filling my lungs with the essence of a dead person…from then on…I couldn't remember anything.
A/N: Okay…I said I would never do another bad cliffhanger again…well I lied…yeah…whoops…if you would imagine that…hehe…now if you excuse me, I'm going to search for a really big shield and prepare to be bombarded by all types of weapons from the reviewers…and please no pitchforks…I hate pitchforks…(Screams and runs away in fear)