Hi! Thanks for the reviews! I think I'm getting out from my writer's block but I'm not sure… A bit shorter chap then usual but I have to fix some earlier chaps for this fic.
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Did it hurt when you fell from the heavens?
Chapter twenty four: Come crashing down
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'Dark. Is there anything besides darkness in this world? Hurting nothingness…'
White wings shook slightly under the bony fingers that gripped them hard. Blood dripped slowly from where long white feathers had been ripped out.
'… I whish… that this never happened… that I never left the heavens….'
The small drops of blood never hit the ground. A long dark tongue caught them as soon as they left the wounds. The wet muscle dragged itself along one wound, cleaning it before letting fresh blood surface. The creature in the darkness chuckled, shaking the world around them.
'But if I never left… I would never had met…'
The pointy ends of the bony fingers dug into the white wings, threatening to break them. Flesh gave away under the hard pressure on his legs and arms and the hands around his throat tightened. The chuckle grew in strength.
'… I hate myself… I fell in love… everything I love dies… and I'm responsible for their deaths…'
'Poor little angel. Coming all the way down here for what?' the monster asked. One huge hand with sharp claws tilted the angel's head up to look into dull amethyst eyes.. It blended perfectly with the background. Only white gleaming teeth were visible and it's…
'Emerald green eyes… they remind me of him… the one I betrayed'
The creature of darkness looked like it could read his thoughts. 'It hurt doesn't it? To kill the one that you cared about' he taunted. Torturing the angel was so much fun. It had to thank it's master when the angel was dead.
"… that isn't true…"
'What did you say?' Now this was the first time it had heard the angel speak.
Tsuzuki looked up, his face totally blank. "I didn't kill him. He was killed by the same person that is responsible for all those angels' deaths"
Emerald eyes blinked. 'Ohh? So now you blame Muraki? Does it make you feel better?'
Tsuzuki closed his eyes and shook his head. "I'm not blaming Muraki for anything. Who killed them all was the devil. Hisoka wanted to save my life by taking the shot that was meant for me! He did it for me so that I could get my hands on the devil and brig him back to hell where he belonged!" Tsuzuki's voice rose and his right arm started to move against the hands holding it.
The creature backed of a few steps and tightened it's hold on Tsuzuki. 'How can you move? With that amount of blood lost you shouldn't be alive!' it gasped.
Even when the hold on his body tightened, Tsuzuki's movements weren't hindered the slightest. When his arm was stretched out before him a small ball of energy formed in it. Amethyst eyes started to come to life again in the shine of the energy. "No one shall stand in my way to get revenge on the devil. I'll do anything to bring him down for ever coming out from hell. I'LL GET HIM FOR KILLING HISOKA!" he screamed as the ball suddenly flared up like a huge bonfire. Breaking free from the gripping hands his energy flowed around him. "YOU ARE ONLY A THIN WALL BETWEEN ME AND THE DEVIL! GET OUT OF MY WAY!"
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Emerald eyes snapped open. What was that? That sudden burst of energy?
'I'LL GET HIM FOR KILLING HISOKA!'
Muraki snapped his head up and looked around. Frowning he looked at Hisoka. "Did you sense that, boy?" he asked.
Watari blinked. "Sensed what? What are you talking about?" he asked.
Tatsumi's blue eyes narrowed. He wasn't sure what was going on but he would bet his wings that it had to do with Tsuzuki's fight with Akuma. The shadows shuddered a silent message to him, telling him that the boy in their grasp was trembling in what seemed to be fright. Lifting his hand he ordered the shadows to let the boy go but be ready to grab him again if he tried to attack. 'Hisoka isn't all that strong, not compared to Muraki anyway' the brown haired angel thought.
The blond dropped to the ground, not even bothering to place his hands before him to hold himself up. Landing with a thud on his knees he stared before him, looking at absolutely nothing.
Hijiri walked over to his blond double and knelt down before him. waving one hand before the emerald eyes that were slightly lighter then his, he got no response. "I think he is in chock. I wonder what caused that" he murmured.
The silver haired doctor looked around before letting his silver eye land on his small lover. "It is Tsuzuki. He's in trouble" he told them. "The boy and I can sense how the fight is going since we are created by the devil himself. The angel is in trouble"
"You mean that the devil is hurting him?" Watari asked, frightened by the news.
"No"
Hijiri blinked as he heard the blond speak for the first time in a while. He looked at Hisoka who had his head bowed and his shoulders were trebling slightly. "Hisoka?" he asked and placed a hand on the blond's shoulder.
Hisoka looked up. His eyes were filled with tears and slowly they slipped down his cheek. "It is not the devil who is hurting him, not really…" he said and let his head drop again.
Tatsumi crossed his arms. "It isn't? Then who is it?" he asked. Was there more then just one dark lord in the underworld?
Muraki rubbed his chin and looked at the brown haired angel. "The one who is attacking your friend is Sebu. The devil's lapdog" he said.
Watari tilted his head. He opened his mouth to ask more about Sebu when something smacked him on the head. "Ite! What was that?" he asked and looked up.
Tatsumi turned on his heel and looked around. "The building is collapsing! We have to get out!"
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"GHA!"
WHAM
Tsuzuki slid to the ground as he was thrown into an invisible wall. Panting he wiped the blood from his lips just before he tossed himself to the side to avoid the dark spike heading his way. The tips of his feathers on his right wing was caught and pulled out as Tsuzuki yanked on the wing. Tsuzuki gasped at the stinging pain but didn't get time to think about it before he was attacked again.
Sabu laughed loudly as it's dark spikes hit the angel in the chest and threw him like a doll across the dark space they were in. 'Having fun, angel? I'm having lots of fun'
'I can't keep this up! He's going to kill me at this rate! I need a plan, but what!' Tsuzuki thought and ducked under another attack. He threw a ki ball at the creature but it was hard to hit it since it blended with the darkness around them and the only visible part was its emerald eyes.
Sabu laughed hard as the amethyst eyed angel slumped to the ground. Emerald eyes sparkled in the darkness as they got closer to the now shaking form on the ground. 'Have I told you what is happening above us?' it asked and tilted hit's head.
Tsuzuki coughed and wiped his chin. "No, you haven't but I guess you are going to tell me anyway"
'Oh so right you are, Tsuzuki. It would only be fair to let you know your friends fait before you die. How they would be horribly crushed under the building that is coming down on them and they could do nothing about it…' Sabu whispered into the angel's ear.
"N-no… no…"
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Hijiri pressed himself close to Muraki as the building shook. His wings folded around them to protect them from rubble that fell from the ceiling. "We have to get out, Tatsumi-san! We'll get crushed if we stay here!" he yelled to Tatsumi that was guarding both Watari and Hisoka.
The blond angel winced as a rock smacked against his wing. "What shall we do? Your shadows will drain you if they support the building any longer!" he called to his lover under the loud noise.
Tatsumi looked around the slowly crumbling building for something that could help them. They had to get out and bring Muraki and Hisoka with them. 'Darn it! I can't think of anything! I have to get Watari out from here but Hisoka will be a problem! Shoot!' he though and shook his head.
"Banok"
Tatsumi blinked and looked at Hisoka. The boy was still just staring before him, no expression on his face. "What did you say?" he asked. He wanted to be sure he had heard the boy right.
Hisoka looked up at Tatsumi, his gig emerald eyes lifeless. "Tsuzuki told me about the guide to heaven, Banok. Can't he help you?" he asked, his voice even.
Tatsumi looked at Hisoka for a few minutes before looking at Watari. He decided that he didn't have the time to ask Hisoka how he knew about Banok. "He's right! We can call for him to get back to heaven!"
"What about Tsuzuki! We can't just leave him!" Watari asked as another rock slammed into him. "OW!"
"We don't have a choice! Tsuzuki will come back to heaven when his battle is over! We can't go to the underground and help him without risking our lives! We have to go back to the heavens!" he called back as the shadows started to give in under the pressure.
Watari was fighting himself. He knew Tatsumi was right. Tsuzuki wouldn't like it if they risked their lives to help him. Tsuzuki had asked them to take care of the two humans anyway. "Fine! I'll call him! Can your shadows keep the ceiling up long enough?"
"Just hurry!"
Watari gave him a sharp nod and closed his golden eyes. 'Banok! Get your butt over here!' he called. Unlike Tsuzuki he didn't have the time to think of a proper 'calling line' like: oh, great guide to heaven and such…
A large cloud appeared in the middle of the room, steering up the dust around it. A big chunk of the ceiling fell straight into the cloud with a loud thud. "OW! Why did you have to call me here when the building is collapsing!" Banok roared and threw the rubble of his head.
Watari dashed over to the huge dog demon and grabbed the demon's cheeks. "Listen, we don't have time for this! We need to get back now!" he snapped.
Banok looked chocked at Watari and had to blink twice to get back to normal. "Then you know what I want to hear. One of you must tell me the meaning of life" he said. Another piece of the ceiling smacked onto his back and he groaned. "And make it quick!"
Watari nodded. "We need you to bring the humans with us" he said and pointed to Muraki and Hisoka.
Muraki shook his head. "No, Watari-san, we can't come with you" he said and pushed himself away from Hijiri.
The black haired teen stared at his lover. "What do you mean! Do you want to die again! Are you nuts!"
Muraki smiled down at the angered teen and placed his hands on Hijiri's shaking shoulders. "Yes, we have to die again. Both me and Hisoka are created by the devil and I don't want to live with that knowledge. Besides, I don't want to live with out you in my life any longer. We can't go to heaven with all this darkness in us and you know it. Leave, Hijiri" he said and hugged the boy. "I want you to live, because if you are alive I will always be to" he whispered and let the black haired go before walking over to Hisoka.
Hijiri could feel tears filling his eyes but he refused to let them fall. Muraki was right. They wouldn't be let in through the gates to heaven. They would get a ticked straight to hell as soon as they spotted the golden gates.
Tatsumi stood and lifted Hisoka up with him. "Are you sure?" he asked the silver haired doctor before letting Muraki support Hisoka.
Muraki nodded. "I'm sure" he said.
Tatsumi sighed and stepped away from the two and went to his lover. The falling rubble didn't bother him any longer. 'I'm so sorry, Muraki. I whish there was something I could do for you'
Hijiri walked to Tatsumi and Watari when he heard Hisoka call him. "Yes?" he asked and turned around to face his lover and his blond double.
Hisoka looked up and smiled. "If you meet Tsuzuki… tell him that I love him even after everything that has happed and that I do not regret taking my life for him"
Hijiri nodded. He noticed that the once dead eyes were now sparkling with life. "I promise to tell him" he said and smiled before turning back to Banok and the two angels.
Banok looked like he was in pain. Well, considering all the rubble he got on him it wasn't that much of a surprise. "Well? I don't have all day"
Watari crossed his arms. "Temper, temper. Ok, the meaning of my life is to love and be loved in return, not only by my lover but by everyone" he said. That was true. He didn't want enemies and as far as he knew he didn't have any…
Banok tilted his head. "Is that all?" he asked. He had thought Watari's meaning with life had been a bit… bigger.
The bond angel nodded. "Yes"
Banok sighed. "You held your end of the deal so I'll hold mine. When the portal opens it will be open for only three seconds so move fast. I'll be waiting on the other side" he said and vanished in the same cloud he had come from.
Hijiri looked back at Muraki as the portal opened and mouthed the words 'I love you' not trusting his own voice at the moment. He caught Muraki doing the same before he threw himself through the portal, followed by Watari and Tatsumi. This was the hardest thing he had ever been forced to do.
Muraki and Hisoka watched the portal close and the shadows above them starting to fade. Hisoka turned to Muraki and smiled. "To think that I used to think that you had a ice block for a heart. I guess I was wrong" he admitted as the house came down on them.
"I know. I only hope that you can forgive me for my past doings"
"I do"
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