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Chapter four

On earth, some several hours later after Oryema's attack. Anata and Kou had gone to sleep for the evening. As they slept soundly in their futon, Anata's cell phone started to ring. Being woken up by the ringing, Anata let out a slight moan.

"Mmm..... Kou you answer it........." Anata said sleepily.

"It might be your parents.......Maybe you should answer it..........." Kou replied as he was half awake.

Pulling the blankest up over her head Anata let out an other moan.

"No, I don't think they would call this late." Anata said.

Just up in the heavens Peorth stood waiting as he heard the phone ring on her end.

"Why haven't she answered yet?" Peorth asked angrily.

"It is a cell phone after all, maybe it's on vibrate and they can't hear it." Ex said.

"Keep on trying." Peorth ordered.

Back on earth the phone was still ringing all while trying to figure out if they should answer it.

"Maybe it's a telemarketer?" Anata asked, still with her head covered by the blankets.

"I thought the government made telemarketing illegal a couple years ago?" Kou asked still half a sleep.

"Oh yeah, I forgot about that........ Maybe they'll stop." Anata said.

"So are you going to answer it?" Kou asked.

"(YAWN) Nope....... Let it ring." Anata said as she rolled on to her side.

Back in the heavens Peorth's fist was embedded in the arm of the her chair.

"Maybe the phone is off." Ex said.

Peorth's eye started to twitch.

"Maybe not" Ex said with a small voice.

Peorth stood there, thinking of a way to get Anata or Kou to answer their phone. All while Ex and Chrono talked.

"Maybe their....... You know in the middle of something?" Ex whispered.

"Maybe....... Or maybe they just don't want to answer, you know caller ID." Chrono whispered back.

"I GOT IT!!!!" Peorth Yelled, snapping her fingers.

Hearing Peorth, both Ex and Chrono jumped and looked over at their self proclaimed leader.

"Ex, can you access their phones ring tone program?" Peorth asked.

"I think so, why?" Ex asked.

"I want you to change the ring tone from what ever they have it on now to a Yggdrasil computer code." Peorth said.

"But ma'am that would..........."

"I know." Peorth said before Ex could finish what she was going to say.

Back on earth the cell phone had finally stopped ringing.

"See they stopped." Anata said.

No longer the a second after Anata had said that, a high pitch screeching sound came from no where. Making Anata and Kou jump ten feet out of their own skin.

"WHAT THE HELL IS THAT????" Anata yelled as she covered her ears.

"I sounds like Yggdrasil code!!!! But louder!!!!" Kou yelled.

Seeing the phone flashing with the screeching. Reaching for the phone, Anata pressed the answer button.

"WHAT!!!!!" Anata yelled.

"Good I got one of you to answer the phone." Peorth said in her cheery tone.

"Peorth it's two in the morning, I need to register for my classes in the morning and go to work, what do you need?" Anata asked clearly angerry.

"We're having a problem here." Peorth replied.

"Well deal with it and leave me alone." Anata said just as she was about to hang up the phone Peorth said some more.

"It's Oryema." Peorth said.

"Oryema? What happed with him?" Anata asked now wanting to know.

When Anata said Oryema's name, Kou looked over at Anata with a questioning look.

"Something triggered his demon side so come out." Peorth said. "We don't know as of this time how or who caused this to happen we're working on that right now."

"Was there any one hurt?" Anata asked.

"No. His god said kept that from happening, but its only a matter of time before someone dose. And the main lobby was completely trashed." Peorth said.

Kou over heard the whole conversation, and before he could hear any more he was up and dressed and heading out the door.

"Anata, I'll check the north end of the city." Kou said as he rushed out the door.

"Right Kou. Peorth, don't worry we'll find him and bring him back." Anata said before hanging up the phone.

Standing up out of the futon, Anata's body started to glow and light enveloped her body. Then a flash of light and she was in her Goddess cloths. Rushing over to the window, She opened it and stepped out on to the over hang. Anata looked around and waited for a clearing in the traffic. Watching the last car drive by, Anata jumped off the over hang out on to the roof top of the neighboring building. Looking up to a flag pole; Anata then leaped up on to the top of the pole to get a better look of the city.

Some three blocks from Tokyo tower, Kou was frantic searching for his friend. He knew all too well what Oryema could do first hand when his demon side took control. Landing on a high rise building, Kou started to remember the last time Oryema's demon side came out.

Flash Back

"Fight demon!" the commander said as he punched Oryema in the face. Knocking him back several feet. When the young god rolled to a stop in a cloud of dust and dirt. He coughed and lifted him self up. Oryema looked to the attacker; his eyes flashed a blood red.

"I said I won't fight." Oryema said with a deep, almost demonic voice.

The commander slowly walked to Oryema. His metal boots kicking up dust with every step. The commander stopped a foot from Oryema and looked down at him. "You will." The commander said as he made a fist. Oryema watched as it came down in slow motion. Something in said of him made him bring his arm up.

The commander and Oryema looked at each other. Oryema slowly stood as he had the commander's fist in his hand. "I said I will not fight........" then with one swift movement Oryema grabbed the commander's neck.

"Don't do it!" Kou yelled as he came around a corner. "Oryema, if you do that you will be bringing your self to their level." Kou said as he walked up to Oryema and the commander.

Hearing Kou's words, Oryema's eyes slowly turned back to their normal pitch black. And then he dropped the commander, and looked at him. "Leave this world. If you return, I will come back here and you and your men will pay the price."

Then weak from this out burst of demonic power, Oryema fell to his knees. Kou ran to his friend's side and helped him up. "Come one Oryema. Let's get back to the others."

Kou and Oryema made their way to the tunnel where the others were left at. As they came in to sight of the tunnel, Ichigo, Koishi and Delenn were waiting for them.

"Where is Hara?" Delenn asked with a worry tone.

"He needed some time alone. He'll be with us here in a little bit." Kou replied.

Ichigo then noticed that Oryema was weak and was being helped by Kou. "What happened to you?" She asked.

Kou and Oryema looked at each other then back at the goddesses in front of them. "Don't worry about it. I'll be fine; maybe some soothing comfort from a woman such as your self will mend wounds."

It took her a second before Ichigo figured out what Oryema was talking about. But when she did, she turned around and walked off. "I think your fine." she said as she walked off.

"Here I'll help him out. You need to rest too Kou." Koishi said as he Helped Oryema to a rock to rest some. As Kou took a seat on an other rock, he looked at the watch Anata had given him. Something was different about it. The hands were spilling like he was winding the watch. But he was not touching it.

"How long have we been here?" Kou asked out loud.

"About a day or so, Why?" Delenn replied.

"WHAT!!!!" Kou yelled. "It's the twentieth already and we only been here for a day! Koichi get hold of Yggdrasil. These people are safe now." Kou said as he starred at the watch.

End Flash back

Remembering that day on Ryuten, Kou took a deep breath. Then he just so happen to look over to the west. Just as he did, something exploded. Standing up from the roof top he was on. Kou knew what it was right away.

"Oryema........." Kou said as he lifted up off the roof and started for the sight of the explosion as fast as he could.

As he got closer to where the discretion was taking place, Kou started to since a great evil from his friend. As Kou got closer, he could see the discretion that his friend had caused.

"Oryema! What are you doing?!" Kou yelled as he got closer.

Hearing His name being called, Oryema turned to see what was going on. "Like I told Hara! Stay away from me!" Oryema yelled.

"Answer me, what as made you go on such a rampage?!" Kou yelled again, but this time pulling out his Staff.

"I..........I Don't know!!! Just stay back!!!!!!" Oryema screamed, as he mustered all of his demonic powers. Making the pavement heave up and crumble.

Shielding his eyes from the flying peaces of pavement with his fore arm, Kou didn't have any time to react to Oryema's attack. Before he knew it, Oryema had rushed him and had his hands around Kou neck. And just like that Oryema tossed Kou aside like nothing.

"I said go, I don't wish to harm you!" Oryema ordered.

"I have orders to make sure you come back to the heavens. So they can find out what happened." Kou said as he recovered from being tossed across the parking lot.

Just when Kou said something about the Heavens, Oryema's eyes again flashed a deep red......... Just at the other end of the city, Anata stood atop of the Pioneer building. Still in search of Oryema, then she just happened to look over her shoulder just when an explosion ripped through a section of the city. Anata's eyes grew wide with terror.

"Kou........"

Back with Kou and Oryema, Kou was pinned up against the wall to a building. Oryema seeing what he has done let go of Kou. Making him fall to the ground.

Kou watched helpless, as Oryema walked closer and closer; with hate in his eyes. Oryema was no longer Oryema but someone.........something else........

"Oryema Stop this at once!" Kou yelled, but there was noting in his friend. Forcing his eyes to stay open, Kou was starting to think that his time had come. Oryema turned to a parked truck, and with a powerful movement he had ripped the bumper right off the car. Then he redirected his attention to Kou.

Just as Oryema brought his arms up ready to smash Kou in to oblivion the ground started to rumble. Turned to see what was making the earth shake, Oryema tuned away from Kou, Just as three force bolts came crashing in to the ground around Oryema.

"Oryema!!" Anata yelled. Landing there just in front of Kou, placing some distance between Kou and Oryema.

"You all right?" Anata said glancing over her shoulder.

"I've had better nights, I'll live." Kou replied.

"What about him?" she asked.

"Oryema was talking right up to the point I said something about the Heavens. Then he went even more crazy, we need to knock him out and get him back to Peorth." Kou said as he forced him self back to his feet, using his staff he lean on. "Any ideas?" He asked.

"I'm working on that part........ I can't use my cross........ I need something to sap the Demon side out of him........" Anata said.

Before she knew it, the demonized Oryema swung the bumper. With only a split second to react, Anata cough the bumper; stopping it inches from her and Kou's head. Feeling the force behind the swing, she was slowly forced to the ground. Feeling that she was in a losing battle, she looked over at Kou.

"If you have a good idea now's the time." She yelled.

Not even saying a word, Kou jetted off to the side almost fast enough so that he vanished just long enough to come up close enough To Oryema. Punching his friend, sending Oryema flying back several feet back and knocking the bumper out of his hands. Kou started to feel Anata's power flux.

"KOU? OUT OF THE WAY!"

Ducking out of the way and looking back just in time to see a vortex of power swirling in front of Anata's chest. Two spinning things of energy started to spin, one spun clock wise and the one behind that spun in counter-clock wise. As they spun the energy started to constrict in to a small sphere of pure energy. Flashing, the ball fired in to a beam, watching it travel through the air; the wake produced burned the air. But Right when it was to strike its target, a field came up around Oryema, sending the beam off in to the side of a building ripping a gapping hole in the side of it.

"What!? No way!?" Anata screamed in shock.

"What just happened?" Kou asked.

"I......... don't know........... Kou, I don't feel so....... good..........." Anata said just before fainting.

Running to his love, Kou was at a lose on what to do. Looking over at Oryema, there was only one thing left he could to. Standing back up, Kou again drew his staff.

"You've forced me to take actions that I had wished I didn't need to take." Kou said placing him self in to a stance. "Oryema, my friend turn back now!"

There was no reply from Oryema as he walked ever closer. Kou tightened hi grip on his staff ready to attack.........

"Stop this the both of you!" A voice called out.

Hearing the voice of a woman from above, Kou looked up to see a woman floating several feet up off the ground, dressed in white robes.

'It's the woman that that Leo guy told me about..........' Kou thought to him self.

"Go back to your slumber demon." The woman commanded. Just as she did, a soft light came from her right hand, shining on to Oryema a dabble image of the young god, but the second image was screaming a tormented. The it faded away, making Oryema fall to the ground with a thud. Astonished, Kou looked back up to the woman.

"Wait! What's your name?" Kou asked.

The woman looked back to the ground and smiled at him. "This it not the time to answer your questions young fighter.......... Your lover will awaken vary soon." The woman said, but as she spoke her lips didn't move. Before Kou could ask again the woman grabbed the end of her robe turning around, she vanished in a flash of light.

Just as the woman vanished Anata had waken. Slowly sitting up she grabbed her four head, and looked the area over. There was Kou standing over Oryema. Instantly she feared the worst.

"God Kou you didn't, did you?" She asked as she limped over to Kou.

"No, I was about to but, this woman with powers that I have never seen before appeared and simply told Oryema's demon side to sleep." Kou replied.

"A goddess more powerful then me and my mom?" Anata asked.

"Not a goddess......... " Kou replied as she he picked up his friend.

"A demon then?" Anata asked as she and Kou lifted up off the ground bound for their apartment.

"Not a demon... not a goddess. Something different." Kou replied.

T.B.C.