Memories of a Winged Creature
By Roxana Janet
SUMMARY: OHAYO! Again with fan fic of Chrno Crusade... This time, history it's about Chrno's memories, his relationship with Aion and his mates, before they began to be called "Sinners"…
DISCLAIMER: DISCLAIMER: I'M NOT OWN OF CHRNO CRUSADE! ... If it was mine, Chrno would have serious psychology problems… (evil laughs are heard, as Chrno looks to Janet in Frozen horror)… if that could be possible, of course... ñnUUU jejejeje… Gomen, Chrno… I have Satella's complex… only with you, of course… ñnU
Teen Range for dirty vocabulary and probably sexual content.
Rosette slowly opened her eyes, feeling an strange warm coming down of her face, his wet lips making contact with hers in a very affectionately way that it was really hard to believe that the boy attached to her in that instants was a demon… Because of she was tired or she really liked the sensation, wherever was the true reason, the blond didn't do nothing, she simply enjoyed the moment until Chrno finally separated his lips and rested his head on the pillow, hiding his face against Rosette's neck, giving a soft sigh. The slight ticklish caused for the breath of the boy made her to chuckle, then she separated of him only a little and kissed his forehead, and after that she rested again on the bed, closing her eyes and trying to go back to sleep, nor answering the question around her head "What are you dreaming, Chrno…?"
Finally the day had come, and like if the day would be able to predict what gonna happen, the sky was covered with dark clouds as long as the sunset was slowly coming to an end… some groups of demons already had begun to move to the place where the revolution, the same one planned since many centuries ago but only until know, because of Aion's direction and courage, it will come true; by the way, the demon owner of that name was sitting on a pile of rocks, as long as he was observed by his mates… his serious and determinate sight could let see he was concentrating about the battle that will begin very soon, as long as two things happen: the first one, wait for the end of the sunset to make the attack in the night, and the second one, wait for the arrive of one of the elemental pieces of his plan… the platinum haired demon stood up getting the attention of the others demons around him in the place.
"For many centuries we'd lived under the whiplash of the one who call herself our queen, who despite her power and her glory decided to put under Heaven's orders and of those who live in it, taking us with her to an kingdom of darkness, a kingdom where she had begun to deny her own nature, considering like a sin that what give us power and authority… taking us down to a kingdom where we are the slaves, letting to the others the power to crush us like the floor were they're step on… where even the humans, because of her decisions, seems to be more superior than ourselves… but not more… - Aion raise one arm to the sky as long as he look it – I'll destroy everything… since today, the human era will come to an end…"
A mischievous grin appeared in the face of the boy when the typical sound of the wind being cut by wings reached his ears, turning to look to the place where he was sure, the responsible one was about to appear… and certainly, after a pair of seconds, a shadow heavily fell down on his feet, standing up and showing himself from the darkness, meeting with the face of the platinum haired demon, his leader, his brother…
"Aion" Chrno speak to himself, not leaving his sight of him… very soon will begin the star of a massacre, how could he have a very satisfy grin on his face? How could he be so relaxed? Or the more obvious question in his head… he always had hated the fights, then, what was he doing there? Maybe he had answered with out think about it, finding very pleasant the idea to can choose by himself wherever he wanted, or maybe the only thing he wanted in that moments, it was something to make himself to feel relief for what he'd done on that day when Aion had looked for him in the mountains… suddenly, a strange burning sensation invaded his cheeks… no, it was something more like an itching one… when he realized what had happened, he saw a delicate clawed hand pinching his cheeks, making to him down his glance to the owner…
"You're late! What were you doing?" An annoyed Sheda asked him, with a funny pout in her childish and feline face as long as Chrno was looking at her like if he was a scolded kid.
"She-Sheda…"
"You're late" Aion's unexpressive voice sounded from behind them, getting their attention and making to Sheda to let free the cheeks of the brother of their leader, and after to blink, Chrno and herself turned to see him; after to take off of his way to the cat demon girl, throwing her unconcernedly for a side, Aion stood up in front of his brother, grabbing one of his cheeks with a hand; Chrno felt a suddenly fear invading him.
"Actually… we really gonna do this…?" his fear grew up when he saw in Aion's face, a mischievous and evil grin.
"Are you ready to jump to the freedom…?" Chrno's eyes were wide, feeling inside of him a mix of feelings.
"Our dream…" the violet haired demon said anxious, glazing at his brother.
"You're right… you would be able to do everything for it, don't you?…" Chrno stared at him for a pair of seconds, and then he avoided his glance.
"What we gonna to do… is it really okay…?" he asked, in his voice a tone of insecurity and remorse; Aion realized this and then he vanished his mischievous grin and turned it to a warm one, as long as with his other hand, he began to stroke his hair; this action calmed down to the younger demon of the both ones, as he closed his eyes and gave a sigh, letting to escape a little of tension… a suddenly sound of a punch got the attention of the both demons, and when they turned to see what was that, they saw to Bit, who had one of his fist against his other hand.
"HEY! LET'S GONNA DO THIS NOW! WHAT ARE WE WAITING FOR!"
"Be patient, Bit, it will be dark very soon…jejeje…" Aion calmed him down, in his face appeared again the same mischievous grin; Chrno called to this brother with pleading and frightening eyes, as long as he looked at him, whispering at his ears "Everything will be okay…" The demon woman at their side licking her claws couldn't help to blush at Aion's sight, as long as Jenai staying by a side of her began to laugh with evil.
"I can't wait anymore, Rizzel… I wanna to destroy everything… I wanna to do it more and more… hehehehe…"
"Aion said it's almost time, you'll have to wait a little more…" the demon said, and then she turned again to see the due of twin demons when a little moan of surprise reached her ears, then she saw in the platinum haired demon the same grin of before, as long as his lips were separated only for millimeters of the ones of the violet haired demon, uncertainty and anxiety reflected in the eyes of the last one, as long as his brother was staring at him.
"Chrno, I'll ask this to you again… do you have the courage to be free…?" after a pair of seconds where Chrno wasn't able even to blink, he finally nodded making a slight sound of affirmation, staring at his brother; Aion got separate a little of him "That's fine…" and not saying any word more, he let him to go, getting away of him, stepping in front of the group… after a pair of seconds, he turned to see them face to face "My siblings… take a careful look around you… feel by yourselves very well every bone where you're step on… breath by yourselves any particle in the air, listen by yourselves every sound that can reach you ears, because that, my siblings, it will be the last thing you'll do in this place… very soon, we'll be stepping on in a new land… very soon, we'll have a new life!" and after that words, the demons praised to Aion, who was grinning proud, as long as Chrno lowed his glance and left the place… the plan will be starting when the brilliant circle will gone, and for that, it has still missing a pair of hours, so he'll have time to think…
He just couldn't believe it yet… after he sat down and rested his elbows on his knees, he kept his glance of the floor, around in his mind more than never the same questions… would he really be able to do everything for their dream? Would he really wanna do it? Why he hadn't denied when there was time? What will happen if he wouldn't be able to act like his brother had told him? What will happen if the plan failed? Chrno shook his head swearing at himself "You can't regret about it, Chrno! It's almost time and you can't put you back where you came…your brother trust in you, you can't betray him!" he raised his sight to the sky, sighing, and then he rested his head against the wall at his back, closing his eyes feeling himself a little tired…
"Are you Chrno?" a small voice made him to low his glance; when he did it, he could see a demon girl with a pair of bat wings where her longs ears should to be, a pair of ram horns in both sides of her head; she had green short hair and a pair of golden eyes peering at him. Chrno blinked for some seconds, like if just had awakened.
"And who can you be…?" Chrno asked not recognizing her face… after all, since they're demons, it had must to be some kind of treat between them since before for such behave of her to him.
"Maya I am!" she answered cheerfully as she got closer to Chrno's face, who had tried to go back away from her, but he couldn't do it because the rock wall "you're Chrno, aren't you?" she asked again, and Chrno finally nodded "WAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW YOU HAD TO BE CHRNO!" the girl shut up excited, scaring to the violet haired demon officially; when she stopped to jump, the girl stared again at him, who was blinked quickly not understanding what was happening "jejeje, I'm sorry! It's just that when I saw you, I couldn't help but to realize you almost look like Aion-Sama!" Chrno frowned, not getting at all what she was talking about it "It will be great if you're so strong and powerful like everybody say! I can't wait for the start of this!"
"Wait a minute! What are u talking ab…?"
"Oh C'mon! You should to kwow it! The leader of everything is your brother, isn't he?"
"Yeah, I know you're talking about the Revolution… am I right?" the girl nod "What I can't to understand is what you have to do with this… I mean, you're only a kid…"
"Maybe I'm still being just a kid, but my desire to be free it's more biggest than you or the others! I wanna to go out, to experience, to explore everything!"
"Will you fight too? I mean! Have u only a small idea about what this revolution will mean!" Maya nod as she move the bat wings of her head cheerfully "So, how can you be so relaxed! Many of us will die! How can you be so anxious for the start of something like this!" the demon grabbed her for the shoulders as long as he stared at her; after a pair of seconds, she sighed, as long as she stayed calm down.
"I don't wanna to live all my life locked in here… not, it's not that… I don't wanna to spend all my life here…" Chrno startled with this words "So, as long as I can do something to make my dream come true, I'll do everything, not matter the price!"
"How can you to risk yourself in such way…? It's not even for sure that you will be able to see what you really wish… Many of us won't be able to do it!"
"…Despite the consequences of this battle and what this one can to mean for everybody, not all the days we can find someone like you're brother, so that's the reason why we're following him, not frightening of what can happen to us…" She closed her eyes and smiled at him, cheerfully "Chrno, at the contrary side of me and the others, you're a powerful demon, so you shouldn't be afraid of nothing!" the violet haired demon got frozen at this words, feeling his sight wet and cloudy "Besides, you're brother will be taking care of your back, as long as you do the same to him, so, don't be afraid, 'cause you're not alone…" she gave a sigh and then she turned around "Well, I gotta go now, the brilliant circle it's almost gone, and I have to protect the 13th layer and I don't want to fail in my mission! I hope we can meet us again! Take care and good luck! Ta-taaan!" and with out more, she began to walk away, singing a little song. The demon stayed in silent for a pair of seconds.
"MAYA!" Chrno called her again, as long the girl stopped and turned to see him "WHEN ALL OF THIS FINISH, WE'LL GET FUN SOME DAY!" the eyes of the demon girl shined with joy as long as she nodded quickly.
"IT'S A PROMISE, CHRNO!" and the, she finally ran out, as long as Chrno finally know what he gonna to do, it was for a good cause.
After he gave a sigh and placed in his face a decided look, he flew where Aion was, placing himself at his side; then, the platinum haired demon turned to see him with a evil grin, as long as his three jewels on his forehead and his eyes were shining in a crimson color, and finally, he gave the loud groan that everybody were waiting for, because that was the signal of the start of the revolution; Chrno looked around him, and like the others demons, he groaned too like a reply to his brother's calling. Then, knowing the time had come, he extended his wings and flew towards an already knew direction: Pandemonium's Tower.
He arrived soon to a restricted zone for many demons… for many, but not for him, not since that day… he landed in a open space, and took a look around him, the place seemed like a hive. He took a deep breath, and he began to walk, in his mind remembering the plan traced by Aion…
"According with the information we'd gotten, there's a total of 13th layers numbered in a increasing order surrounding the Pandemonium, which ones decreasing at strength and resistance as long as they're get closer to the surface, beginning with the lowest layer but the more strongest one too, I mean the Number one…"
"Where is Pandemonium herself…" Chrno thought as long as he could see at the distance in the center of the hive, over a kind of pillar, the delicate shape of his queen. He stopped for a moments, feeling like he gonna to suffer a nervous attack, but despite of that, he decided to keep walking.
"In each layer, not matter the amount of demons inside it, the rule to can pass trough to the next level it's to defeat 100 of the highest ranked demons… but it won't be a problem, because the power of the demons in the layers will decrease as long as the number of sector increase… as long as the other groups of demons make the way until the superior layer, All of us, Jenai, Rizzel, Sheda, Bit, you and myself, we'll have to act quickly to make the more difficult and main objective of the mission…"
"Pandemonium…" Chrno said to himself, who despite of his firm steps, he began to feel some kind of remorse inside him…after all, she was his mother, and although he couldn't forget that day, he was aware of she hadn't all the fault… but then… why he had that little feeling of hate inside him, the same one that it make him keep walked towards her?
AS long as he was getting closer to her, he realized his firms steps had become in a hesitating ones, until he finally couldn't to advance more. The demon woman felt the Chrno's presence and glance on her, and then she turned to see him with a smile in her face " Well, this is something I didn't expect… what brought you here, Chrno?" the woman called him, as long as the boy lower his glance.
"Well…" the violet haired demon avoided his glance and then he placed it at the nests, which ones were containing the future generations of demons…
"What will happen if Deufo and the others viscounts come…?
"They won't be any trouble… they'll be very busy with Eros, Golbat and Belcebu's groups, so we'll had enough time to make our objective and get out of there with out be trapped…"
"Do you really think Pandemonium will let us to attack her with out defense by herself? You know what her song can make to the ones who were born of her…!"
"Sheda was working on that… she'll activate with her machine a magnetic field when Pandemonium begin to sing, the field will form a protector shield and this one will neutralize her voice in a lap of 60 seconds, time enough to make our purpose… "
"And which it's my part like an main piece in all this…?"
"Well, Pandemonium will suspect if I got near to her without speak about the same matter I'd always talked with her, and since you met her some years ago and you can get closer to her freely…"
"Chrno?" The demon queen called him again, with a worried face "Something's wrong…?"
"What the heck am I doing?" Chrno asked to himself staring at the floor, feeling like the nerves got him again "I can't do this… I DON'T MUST TO DO THIS!"
"Chrno? What's wrong!" the queen insisted again, more worried rather than annoyed, the violet haired demon tightened his eyes, his fangs and his fists.
"QUEEN PANDEMONIUM, I'M REALLY SORRY BUT I MUST TO DO IT!" and before the queen could ask what he was talking about it, Chrno charged in his hands spheres of energy and shot them with a specify point: the nests.
The stupefied look of the queen hadn't any description, as long as she continued seeing as to Chrno kept destroying the nests… finally, in the face of the woman a furious expression showed up, at the moment she turned around to the demon down who was inside of his labor, only until a sensation like needles crushing into his head began to invaded him, ceasing his attack at the instant and make him to take his hands to this ears, covering them, trying to stop the awful pain but it was useless… he fell down at the floor soon, as he began to roll and to scream, feeling like if his head gonna about to explode. Just when he felt he couldn't stand it anymore, the pain ceased at the moment that a deafening and shivering scream was heard in the air, the echoes sounding by all the place. In middle of shadows and shapes that Chrno couldn't to recognize because of his confusion, he could heard an object felling down heavily on the floor, at the time a evil laugh sounded by the air… he finally stood up after a seconds, and he could see to his brother on the pillar, laughing uncontrollably. Chrno sighed in relief because his brother had come to help him, but all his calm vanished when with his sight he began to look over Aion's body, recognizing the object he was grabbing in his hands, now covered with blood.
"A-Aion… what have you done…!" Chrno's frightening voice and the horror in his eyes hadn't description. The platinum haired demon cut his laugh and then he stared at him, his jewels and his eyes shining again, in his lips the same evil grin.
"Why do you have that scared face? Nobody can punish us now… hehehehehe… HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" the demon began to laugh uncontrollably again, as long as Chrno was trying to swallow the last events… now he finally could understand what Aion was meaning when he talked about "the head of the fool"…
"Aion… you'd killed to Pandemonium… YOU'D MURDERED TO PANDEMONIUM! ARE YOU CRAZY!" Chrno finally could articulate his words, as long as Aion tried to calm down.
"Try to stay calm down, my brother… this is one of the little prices we have to pay… this is a revolution after all and someone had to die… we're finally free, hehehe…" suddenly, a pairs of explosions began, and when they look around them to see what was happening, they could see the reason of that.
"T-the nests!" Chrno said not being able to swallow everything about it "The next generation of demons is…!" he couldn't help but get angry when he heard to Aion began to laugh one more time "AION! YOU ALREADY KNEW THIS WOULD HAPPEN, DIDN'T YOU! ARE YOU TRIYING TO DESTROY THE DARKNESS!"
"Why are u so upset, Chrno…?" Rizeel's voice made him to turn back and looked at the group, as long as he tighten his fangs.
"Look around you… everything's burning… it's burning… hehehehe…" Jenai said laughing too, as he was excited looking around him.
"This is great!" Bit approved hitting his fist with his other hand again "I can't wait for the beginning of the true freedom…!"
"Everything will be very funny after this!" Sheda jumped excited, as she was applauding quickly.
"How can you say that after what just has happened…?" Chrno asked inside him, not leaving his glance of hate at them; suddenly, Aion's voice got his attention.
"We have what we needed! Let's gotta out of this place!" And not saying nothing more, grabbing with a pair of specials belts Pandemonium's head, and after giving again a groan in signal of the accomplished mission, he began to fly as he was followed by his teammates, Chrno reacting at the last moment, and despite the remorse inside him, he finally followed them after take a one last look around him.
As long as they were passing the layers, Chrno seemed to be the only one who was being affected by the desolate scene and the piles of corpses of his enemies and mates for all the place… they passed the layer 4, 5, 6, 7… and their eyes shined with emotion when they realized that there was still only two layers more to can get out of that place; they're were about to pass to the 12th layer when an attack made to platinum haired boy to stop, as long as another one was hit on the surface where the crack was to pass to the next level. When the group of demons turned to look for the responsible, they got surprised when they found out…
"Do you really know what have you done!" Deufo's angry voice sounded for all the place, as long as the demons landed on the floor; finally, Aion got down with Pandemonium's head in his claws.
"You're a little late, Deufo… don't you think so…?"
"Aion… it's really you! YOU'RE A DAMNED! YOU AND ALL YOUR GROUP WILL BE CONDEMNED FOR ALL YOUR LIFE! YOU AND ALL YOU GROUP OF SINNERS!" the demon who only sometimes seemed to be altered, this time was really pissed, as long as Aion, cynical like himself, only placed one hand on his waist, drawing one of his characteristic evil grins in his face.
"Why are you so upset with me, Deufo? It wasn't you the one who didn't protect to his queen in the appropriate way?" he close his eyes as long as he rub his cheek against Pandemonium's head "What could say Pandemonium about you if you didn't be there to protect her…? Oh, wait a moment…!" he open his eyes as long as he place in his face a funny grin and he shrug "We won't be able to know it anymore! You should be grateful with me because of what I've done, you'll never hear again her voice, otherwise she would kill you for your incompetence, don't you think so? HAHAHAHA…!"
"So, finally the time has come to fight against the Elder?" Jenai asked excited, forming in his left arm the same scissors of the previous times, because he really enjoyed to fight with it.
"Elder? No!… This is a prey! " Rizzel exclaimed excited too preparing a pair of sharp claws in her hands.
"HE MUST TO DIE!" Bit shut taking a pose of guard.
Aion's laugh ceases soon when they heard some groans at the distance, and his wicked expression turned in a worried one when thousands of legions began to come at the place; all the group of demon looked around them in the Aion's same way.
"What a number…! " Chrno exclaimed lowing his glance; the fear was obvious in his eyes.
"Don't be concerned about the small fries! Let's hurry to finish with Deufo and after that we'll only need to defeat the 100 high ranked ones to can get out of this place!" Aion ordered at the moment he took a defensive pose.
"B-But Aion..!" The demon owner of the name turned to him and extended his hand.
"C'mon Chrno… you can't regret now… you're a accomplice too… let me use your powers…" the young violet haired demon denied with his head as he gave a step back… but then, in his eyes a strange fear was showed up.
"WATCH OUT!" Chrno shut at the moment he flew leaving the floor, as long as Aion like reaction turned back to see why Chrno had run away, and then he saw to Deufo making an attack of energy; the others demon didn't have time to react too, and because of that, the only thing they could do was to try to decrease the damage of the attack protecting themselves with their arms.
When the smoke had gone, there was a big crack were the demons were, as long as the first ones felling down weakened for Deufo's attack, and about Aion, he only removed his wings that he had used like shield, not couldn't to keep the balance despite to be kneeled down and rested his arms on the floor, as long as by a side of his head, blood began to slip down. When he raised his sight, for first time since many time ago, he felt fear… he was unshielded of Deufo, who was flying towards him charging in his hand one of duke's famous mortal hits.
"I GET YOU NOW!" Deufo exclaimed at the moment he gave the punch, a Aion only waited for the impact, tightened his eyes not couldn't to react.
"AION!" Chrno's voice was heard, making to Aion to open his eyes, seeing how his baby brother had come back to rescue him, blocking Deufo's attack with one of his, making a loud explosion.
"CHRNO, GIVE ME BACK THE HEAD, THERE'S STILL TIME! DO IT FOR LADY PANDEMONIUM, WHO INSISTED FOR NOT HURT YOU THAT TIME!" Deufo shut in their encounter of punchs yet looking at the young demon, who remembered to Pandemonium and that day, feeling again that little feeling of hate inside him.
"FEELINGS HAVE NOTHING TO DO NOW! THIS IS A REVOLUTION!" Aion smiled at this words, and then the two demons got separate and each one fell down by their side on their feet; Chrno took place in front of Aion, in a defensive position, as long as the platinum haired demon stood up and looked at his brother, very proud of him.
"YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND NOTHING! I DID MUST TO SUPPOSE YOU WERE JUST LIKE AION!" Deufo said furiously, and then he pointed at the small group " KILL TO EVERYBODY OF THEM! LEGIONS, MAKE YOUR JOB! DON'T LEAVE TO ANYONE ALIVE!"
And finally, the groups of demons under Deufo's command began to attack to the rebel group, despite they aren't more strong that Aion's group, because of the amount, they'd begun to made them big damage.
"AION, WE'RE IN TROUBLES!" Sheda cried out, pointing at the crack that conduced to the 13th layer.
"WHAT'S GOING ON…? WHAT'S THE PROBLE…UGGH!" He couldn't finish his words because a demon hit him, the same one Aion finished with out any problem; after he spitted a little of blood, he turned again to the cat girl.
"AION, THE 13TH LAYER HAS BEEN INVADED! THAT'S WERE THE INJURED AND UNCOFIGURED PEOPLE ARE! THE WEAKEST DEMONS ARE THERE TOO!" Rizzel's words, despite had been to his brother, it keep sounding at Chrno's ears, who had stayed immobile despite the demons trying to attack him; finally, he remembered why that number was very familiar to him.
Forgetting about the battle down there he flew towards the 13th layer despite Aion's words, ordering to stay down and help them; after he destroyed the demons who had tried to stop him, he finally arrive to his destination, where the scene was more awful than the others ones: groups of all ranked demons was killing at the injured people, in a direct way or burning them despite they're still alive; the boy heard an shrill scream and when he turned around to the direction where it had come, he stayed in shock when he saw one low ranked demon was massacring to the girl he had known that day; he gave a furious groan and then he went towards the demon at all his speed, just in the moment the creature was about to give to the girl another hit; Chrno grabbed to the demon by the arm and with his other hand he grabbed the head in middle of his claws, and then he pulled out with not mercy; throwing away the corpse in pieces, he turned to the girl who remained on the floor, at the moment he grabbed her in his arms, calling her.
"Maya, Maya!" Chrno called her, pleading in his mind for her awakening; she softly tightened her eyes and after she could to open it, she stared at with her golden eyes.
"C-Chrno… finally you're here… I thought you won't come…" the girl said, despite the pain, giving to him a genuine smile "you see how I had reason… when I told you, you didn't need to worry…?
"Maya don't say nothing, you'll only make yourself hurt… we're almost about to get out of here, you must to resist…" Chrno didn't realize his voice was trembling and the tears was falling down by his cheeks until the girl put it away with her hand.
"I'm sorry, Chrno… looks like I won't be able to fulfill my promise…"
"MAYA, DON'T…!"
"Good bye, Chrno…" and after her words, like all demon when the time had come, her body became into ashes inside Chrno's arms, who only could embrace the remains of the girl like a reaction.
Aion and his mates soon were there in the superior level, and when he saw him kneeled down, he got really worried, who despite his own wounds, he made his way towards his little brother, scolding him for leave them alone down… but his voice trailed off when he realized Chrono's body was trembling and groaning softly, making to Aion to take a step back, then another one and another one more, until finally, Bit and Jenai, which ones didn't get what was happening, they understood at the moment they placing at their faces the Aion's same expression, and before Rizzel o Sheda could to ask, they grabbed them into their arms and just like Aion, they flew away so faster as their wings allowed them to do it, trying to find the more distant place, as long as how they had been capable to predict, Chrno's groans began to be more loudest and more fastest, as the Deufo's demons servants were making their way towards him, not getting the danger ahead; When Deufo realized Chrno's reaction, he ordered to his two mains servants to run away as himself, until finally, after seconds, Chrno finally unleashed all his fury, giving a scream so savage, so bloodcurdling and so destructor like the attack itself, beginning to destroy to everything and to each one of the demons around him, even those ones who had been trying to run away after to see the damage caused to their mates, with out success… All of this was being observed by Aion, Bit, Jenai, Sheda and Rizzel, despite the first ones already had have a prove of Chrno's power and despite they were creatures who loved pain and destruction, they couldn't help to quit the horror of their faces at the spectacle they're were seeing…
"W-what is this, Aion…?" Asked the cat demon girl, maybe for first time in her life, with frightening voice.
"Where did you take out that monster…?" Rizzel asked in Sheda's same way, not been able to quit her glance at Chrno's spectacle.
"That "monster"…" Aion began staring at the point at the distance who should be his brother "only shows up himself when he's really pissed…" he peeked at Jenai and Bit, who had their mouth wide open, and then he took back his stare at Chrno "So, think carefully about if you should be afraid of me instant of him…"
Suddenly, a noise was heard at the moment a blinded light covered them, making them to be blind for a seconds; when they recovered their vision, their eyes shone with emotion and a smile was drew in their faces. Finally, the crack to go out of Pandemonium were open… finally, they could be free… but their happiness vanished after they heard a loud explosion coming from the place where Chrno was, feeling the wind of it despite the distance; when they could to open their eyes, the demons only could see smoke coming out, and not waiting for questions, Aion flew back to the place where Chrno did must to be…
After he landed, Aion began to shake his hand trying to vanish the smoke as he covered his mouth and nose with his other hand, trying to not vomit at the mix of odors of the burned meat and the blood; finally, he saw to his brother at the distance, who was kneeled down on the floor, with his clothes ripped, his arms hanging down and his glance down; the demon ran towards him immediately.
"Hey, I'd always known you always wanted to be the center of attraction, but this was exaggerate…!" he said with a playful tone, not wanting to let him to know how worried he had been "If you continue like this, everybody will respect you more than me…hehehe…" But Aion stopped to laugh when being closer to him like to grab him by a shoulder, he heard him to sob "Chrno…?"
"Why Aion… ? Why this did must to happen…?" the younger of both demons asked with his voice trembling. Aion closed his eyes and frowned melancholy.
"Sometimes… the price to pay it's very huge to make come true what you're wishing for… and sometimes… only a few ones can enjoy the prices gotten…"
"SHE WAS ONLY A KID AND YOU LET HER TO COME!" Chrno reclaimed him, not even turning back to look at his brother; Aion sighed and then, he kneeled down by a side of him, grabbing his shoulder.
"Chrno… I only opened the doors trough the possibility to escape, to be free… I never obligated them to follow me… everybody knew what this could to mean, and despite of that, they wanted to come… despite that, they chose to die instead to live all their life under the same kind of treat… now when the doors to the outside world are open, now when this finally had finished, don't regret yourself of it, because then, their efforts will be in vain…" Chrno raise his face and turn to see him, his breath being cut by his sobs and his golden eyes, shining because of the tears inside it; Aion only contain his own it "Beside, think about it, brother… Now they're finally free too…"
After a pair of seconds where Aion and Chrno only looked at the each other, the younger demon finally closed his eyes with force at the moment he fell against his brother hugging him tightly, his tears coming down his cheeks, his crying loud and uncontrollable; Aion only limited himself to hugging him back, as long as inside of him, he swear to himself not mattering the price to pay he will come true all his objectives, not only for him but too for those like him, from that day and forever, will be called sinners…
The sun get into the room trough the whites curtains until her face, waking up her; after she gave a big and long yawn, she looked at her side and she could see her demon friend wasn't there anymore; she sat down over her bed and stretched, and after a calling from the door she gave the authority to pass, as long as by the same it, his teammate showed up himself, with his same warm smile since some years ago. When he got into the room giving her the good mornings, he went towards the little closet and began to set some blankets inside it, as long as Rosette kept her sight on him.
"Neh, Chrno…" the blond nun called him after a pair of seconds; the boy turned back to see her.
"What's up, Rosette?" the violet haired demon asked peering at her, as long as she stared at her feet, and then, she looked at him.
"Why… are you called "sinner"…?" the boy remains in silent and for the first seconds, he avoids his sight, thoughtful; then, he sighs and look at the girl, who wait an answer.
"Because I decided to begin to live a true life…"
"I see…" she said, understanding a little of the small answer of her partner.
Finally, Rosette sighs and extend her arms to him, at the moment the boy goes towards her and let himself to be hugged, his face against her shoulder, as she begin to stroke his hair; but despite Chrno can feel the remorse and the fault inside him, he draws a smile in his lips. "Looks like Aion was right… the price we had to paid it really was worthwhile" and after his last thought, he bury his face on the shoulder of the girl, tightening his grip and he just decide to enjoy of the moment, of his company… of his true freedom for to have chosen with who he wanted to be all his life…
THE END
Yeah, I know I'm a "little" bad for endings (and for English writing, too… BUAAAA!) but despite of that, I try to put all my efforts! What you think? Do you like it? she kneel down with pleading eyes PLEASE R&R! If you have some doubts, contact me! SEE YA! nn