Four hours have passed since Ken's return, and to the other two blonde's rage, the brunette locked himself in the room and simply refused to come out. They would knock on the door once in while, hoping he would answer in any way. Omi even tried to bait him out with his favorite lunch. Yoji even wondered if Ken was awake.
Another went past and the both of them were relieved that the brunette finally came out of the room. The first thing Omi did was asked if he was hungry, and to his surprise Ken agreed. Omi made some eggs, hopefully to fill in for the moment. Ken was sitting opposite a pissed looking Yoji, but he seemed to ignore him.
"Alright Ken, explain everything."
"Yoji-kun! I thought we decided not to pull the matter in unless Ken-kun tells us by himself!" Omi's voice snapped, cutting of the brunette even before he spoke. The older blonde muttered something under his breath and laid back against the chair.
"Actually, that was what I was going to talk about. Because you didn't mention it, that's why I kept silent."
Omi walked over to the table and served the eggs. "Are you sure?"
"The bat Ran saved, it's actually Teufel, Devil of Lies; son of Hell's Saturn. From what I know, he took his form of a bat and hoped to lure Ran into his trap. The whole thing now is, they're sacrificing Ran so Saturn can arise again. Ran pretty much tried to put up a fight, but lost to Sangre, Saturn's best right hand man. Now they're brought him to Hell, and are going to start the ritual tomorrow afternoon."
Ken paused as the other two tried hard to digest his words.
"Being a werewolf, I'll lose control of myself during full moons, and yesterday was one case. Now I am determined to be myself when tonight comes."
"Why and how do you know all these things?"
"Yesterday. The reason why I hope to be able to stay myself was because I was sub-conscious yesterday as the wolf. I knew what was going on, tried to gain control, but something was controlling me, which I suspect was Sangre. Tonight, I'm going to enter Hell and get Ran out."
Yoji gave a snort. "And just how do you think you can enter Hell?"
"I have my ways. You'll just have to believe in me."
"Can we go too?" Omi blurted.
Ken could tell the blonde was very worried, and would give his best support in anyway. The brunette shook his head.
"You can't go to Hell with me because you're 'alive', but there is something you can do to help out."
Worst than Hell
Ran winced at his aching headache before finally gaining full attention to his surroundings. He pushed himself up wobbly, failing to do so the first try and attaining success the second time. Violet eyes scanned the place, and he noticed he was in some kind of cage.
Bird cage.
Rounded around him the way lions would to a deer, the bars were blood red and swaying. That was when Ran seemed to give up to the fact he was really in some kind of bird cage. He crawled towards one end and peered through the bars. For some reason the scene below had a huge impact to his mind.
The moment he took a glance over the bars, a thousand, maybe millions of screeching noises ran through his mind. It felt like something was cracking and splitting his brain apart, and Ran found himself panting very hard when he recovered.
A gust of wind from behind caught his attention and he turned his head over his shoulder. Teufel was in the air, hovering in the air as if he were standing on the ground.
"I'd suggest you don't try to look downwards. The Wicks below may just give you a heart attack", Teufel laughed, pointing to the bottom.
Ran attempted to look again, and thins time did not suffer from the sudden pressure. What Teufel said happened to be true. When the redhead looked down, uncountable numbers of bat creatures were climbing like ants to try and reach the cage. He jumped when one managed to grab the cage bar and began crawling with a saliva-dripping mouth. Ran flinched in disgust as it continued to approach when it squealed and burst, blood splattering on the floor and on the bars, barely missing Ran.
"We can't have any bites out of the angel, can we?" Teufel said, pupils thinning.
Below the Wicks backed off, exiting a long narrow hall.
"I'm in Hell, am I?"
"Indeed, you are."
Ran stiffened as the devil swooped closer to the cage. He stood up on his feet and took steps backwards until he hit the bars. A sudden flash and he felt an arm around his waist, preventing him from moving anywhere. He felt a hot breath at his ear and he panicked a little.
"Don't worry. I'm going to get you out of here soon. Just be patient."
Ran hissed and unleashed a power that burnt the hand over his waist. The redhead retreated to the centre of the cage and gave a chant, producer a barrier that surrounded the cage.
"You have to believe me Ran! I don't want you to be sacrificed!"
"Like hell I'll believe you. I don't know how long I've been unconscious, but now that I have the barrier on, nothing can force me out to do your ritual."
"Ran, bring down the barrier! Now's the best chance to free you!"
"You're just trying to lure me out. I'm never listening to you."
At that moment a large slam was heard and Sangre entered that place.
"Young Master, the ritual's First Call shall begin soon. We would have to prepare the sacrifice."
"I understand. You may leave."
Sangre gave a slight bow before turning to leave.
"Ran! We don't have much time."
"Shut up! I told you no matter what, I would never believe you.
Devil of Lies."
Worst than Hell
Ken approached the Gates of Hell as a werewolf. He leapt and managed to get over with little difficulty. He landed with stealth and searched the place. It was devastating; the place was the color of red and the ceiling was forever black. The place reeked of rotting flesh and looked so disgusting it could cause you to vomit your last meal. Ken's nose twitched when the scent of blood was received.
He trotted towards the smell and found himself facing a place resembling an arena. He hid behind a wall, only extending his head a little to be able to see. Hi eyes widened with shock as below the arena like place were overcrowded with bat-like creatures. They were all watching above, and he followed their gaze to large black hole at the top. Suddenly the creatures made high pitched noises and from the hole dropped four things which looked like human bodies.
Ken had to look away when he saw the creatures attack the body like ants attacking their prey. This was worse by a hundred times. Despite the small sizes, the sharp teeth of the creatures' practically ripped the skin. All of them rushed in for the bodies, consuming them. Ken fought the urge to go down when he heard screams of the people getting eaten alive.
He turned to escape the echoing death cries of the victims and had to resort to running to try and shake of the voices. He trotted to another side of Hell and reappeared at a large hall with something red hanging from above. He moved in closer and walked towards this cage. It resembles a bird cage, the circular shape and rounded bars. He saw something move above and paused.
"Who's there?" A distinctive voice said. Ken gave a sigh and barked. To his relief, a familiar redhead appeared and clutched onto the bars.
"Ken? Ken what in the world are you doing here!" Ran shouted. He frowned when he saw the wolf below grinning at him.
"It's not safe! Sangre or Teufel may catch you!"
Ken seemed to ignore and was searching around the room for something he could use to hoist himself high enough to reach the cage. Deciding he had none, he backed all the way to the entrance and crouched low. Ran stared in puzzlement and got the unwanted idea.
"KEN! Don't even think about it! You'll get yourself hurt!"
The wolf simply huffed before sprinting full speed towards the cage, probably faster than a cheetah. When he estimated he got into distance he jumped into the air, pushing himself up and forward as hard as he could to reach the high cage. Ran could not bear to watch and turned aside as he felt the cage shake from a collision.
He peeped through his eye lids and found Ken missing. He searched about the hall when a furry face appeared from above, scaring Ran out of his wits.
"Oh Jesus. Don't ever try that! Hey, how do you manage to stay up there anyway?"
Ken hung a paw over, revealing long, sharp and hooked nails. Ran sniffed and back away as the wolf started chewing the bars. He took down the barrier at the same time while watching
"I'm not sure if you can break it Ken, but I definitely can't"
"Because you aren't from Hell."
Teufel emerged from the shadowed other end of the red hall, walking towards the cage. Ken released his grip on the cage and landed on the ground like a cat and started snarling.
The devil shook his head and gave a snap which sent the cage containing Ran to lower itself. When it reached the ground, a certain area of the bar opened like a door. The redhead hesitated, but exited the cage and stood beside Ken.
"Hurry. We don't have much time."
"True, we don't", Sangre's voice came. Teufel turned in shock as the flaming redhead appeared from behind, entering the hall.
"I knew you lied. Now you're just going to bring me to the…" Ran gasped when he felt an impact to his back. He fell to the ground, eyes wide.
"K...Ken…"
"Don't bother. He's under my control", Sangre said with a snicker. "WE do have to prepare you now." A snap and some red colored Wicks came hopping into the hall, collecting the sub-conscious redhead.
Teufel looked away and did not bother to watch as Ran was being dragged out of the Hall.
Ken grunted and ran forward to try and get Ran back when Sangre shot him a glance straight in the eye. Ken stiffened, one paw lifted in the air. He was paralysed. He refused to give up though. Him being able to put down his front paw surprised Sangre for a moment. Ken gave a growl and surged himself forward, moving forth to attack Sangre. The sudden determination of the werewolf surprised the two devils for a short while before Sangre swung his arm, swiping away the wolf.
Ken gave a yelp as he slammed against the wall of the narrow hall, falling back to the ground unconscious.
Worst than Hell
"I am SO going to kill Ken when he gets back."
"But we have to do this or we can't get Ran-san back!" Omi whined. Yoji gave a smug look on his face back at the younger blonde and Omi frowned.
"Fine! I can go myself if you don't want to", Omi finished and exited the house in a hurry.
Yoji gave a mutter of curses before following the kid, locking the door before leaving.
Out on the streets, Omi put on his earpiece and tested it. He dug out a slip pf paper which written a charm. He turned it over and browsed through the list of items quickly before cutting through an alley.
"Oi! Wait up!" Yoji called out, having problems in running through the dark streets. Obviously the smaller blonde had much better night vision, and was at least a hundred meters away running at his fastest.
Worst than Hell
Ken awoke to tapping and knocking noises. He blinked a few times, adjusting to the darkness around him. Brown eyes glinted in the darkness, processing the surroundings. He got up slowly, taking a step forward. First of all, he did not know where he was. He searched about, and the area seemed to be endless. He began to run and stopped when he reached a five meter high door.
H pushed it, and to his luck it was not locked. He winced at the sudden light that flashed into his eyes, opening bit by bit. Again, another arena like place. Only thing was this was thrice the size, and the whole place was surrounded by Wicks, werewolves and flying black birds and bats. The middle of the arena was empty except for a green colored human looking thing.
He hopped down onto a step and noticed he was almost the largest wolf.
"Now, creatures of Hell. The ritual to arise our Lord shall begin with the First Call!" A croaky voice boomed throughout. He watched as the green man stepped backwards and from the ceiling descended a cage Ken was too familiar with. He hissed when he caught sight of Ran, chained at his hands and feet to the bars. The white wings were also chained to his neck, making it a very awkward position.
The crowd of Hell cheered as screeches and howls echoed the large arena.
"Now, to prove this is a good sacrifice, I'm sure many of you wish to have a try to play with the angle?"
Ken growled in disgust. What kind of ritual is this? Whatever it was, he suspected their goal was to tire out Ran so he could not put up to resistance when the ritual really starts. He watched as the chains from the redhead dropped to the ground, leaving him free to move about. He stood there like a statue though, glaring at the green host.
The other in the middle of the arena smirked back at him, raising a hand and calling out to the excited crowd.
"Brace yourself, good one, for now, have your last fun!" He shouted, and the whole crowd dashed towards Ran. Ken watched in puzzlement as the creatures around him rushed down, more like tumbling down. He did the same and followed as he saw Ran took to the air and trying his best to avoid getting bitten or scratched by the birds and bats.
He gave a loud bark in hope to get the redhead's attention, but the surrounding was so noisy he could hardly hear himself. He thought he could be lucky to be slightly bigger, managing to push away the smaller or weaker wolves and Wick aside.Ken barked when he felt something step on his head. He turned up to find some wolves stepping on each other to attain enough height to reach the soaring angel.
He growled and did the same, taking off to the stomping on the bodies of other wolves. This was definitely an easier way of getting closer.
Ran cursed as he received several scratches and bruises as he tried hard to avoid any major attacks. He came to notice his left wing was bleeding again from the previous arrow, and he would have to land soon or drop down like a missile from thirty meters in the air. He glided to avoid aggravating his wound, but for that many of the bats and birds were now surrounding him and attacking him mercilessly.
He heard a loud growl before the flyers around him dispersed to avoid getting bitten by a jaw full of teeth. Ran winced when he felt something underneath him jerked, causing him to go back to the ground. Ran turned over his shoulder and found the teammate of his.
"Ken!"
The large wolf grunted and landed at the side of the arena with the redhead sitting on his back. Ran slid off and stood behind the wolf as the Wicks and other werewolves ascended with their teeth bared. Like a dog protecting its master, Ken snarled and barked back, depending on his much louder voice to ward them off.
"Well, well. Just how can this be? The leader of the pack, protecting the prey?" The green man asked, hovering in the air with green wings. Ken snorted and stood his ground as the host flew closer.
"Lord Sangre should be proud to have such a determined wolf. Unfortunately, it isn't going to last any longer", he finished and raised a hand, palm facing the wolf.
Ken stared in a daze and passed out right after something shot through him.
Alright, is it me or does this story don't make any sense? O.o T.T Next chapter may just be the second last one... I'm so sorry if it's short... bow bow... But really, I thank you for following my story until here. :) Hopefully the ending would be... nice...?
Mistskeeper: Yes a Schu/Ken. And I'll love you too for liking my story! (hugs keeper and starts smooching mist) Ha ha...okay. I did not know why I added Schwarz inside in the first place. Seriously. O.o I was like... hey, Aya's awake, but where did she go? So I just placed her in. I dunno... Crawford as her boyfriend... maybe b cos I love the precog. :) But most of all my Ran is the best! XD I love everything of him, even the seiyuu. XP Oh dear me... I'm jumping out of the subject. -.- Hm... in the fic Ken seems to be the largest wolf. Tell you a secret. He meets Kase in Hell in the next chapter! Oh no...Oh yes. Not really Teufel, but Sangre who's controlling them. : x If you wanna talk about things outside the subject feel free to e-mail me. :)
Rubymoon: SIGH. Yes she's with Crawford... I don't know why...