Chapter Six His God, My God
Aya woke early in the morning, still in darkness. She groaned and stretched, her hospital gown almost betraying her modesty. The blond looked around for her clothes, seeing the sheen of black leather thrown over a chair.
Aya slipped out of her sheets and went over to the chair, discarding her hospital gown. She put on her jeans, then her shirt and jacket.
"Well, I see you've no qualms with getting dressed while men watch."
Aya immediately turned her head to her right and saw a pair of blazing green eyes. Moonlight shone through the window, illuminating Aya's silver-haired visitor. She merely smirked, used to Sephiroth's presence by now.
"How long have you been standing there?" she asked as she freed her hair from her collar.
"An hour, two, does it matter?"
"You still saw me naked."
"No, you were wearing undergarments, though I did see quite a bit."
"I see you've no regard for gentlemanly behavior."
"It depends, though I suppose you should consider it as a form of flattery."
Sephiroth ambled over to Aya, his heavy boots somehow not even making the slightest noise on the tile floor. The exotic man placed his hand on Aya's cheek. She flinched a bit, but wasn't necessarily disgusted.
"You don't mind?" Sephiroth asked.
"Tch, I'm used to it by now. You're like a walking libido."
"Is that so?"
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Sephiroth now had the barrel of a forty-five caliber gun pointed at the back of his head.
"Put your hands in the air and turn around, slowly."
Sephiroth merely rolled his eyes and turned on his heel, facing Daniel.
"You know, most people who warn their target, usually do not pull the trigger." Sephiroth said.
"Shut the fuck up, you crazed fem-face."
"Pull the bloody trigger, if you want to."
"I will."
"Daniel, it's no use." Aya warned "Rupert shot him in the head in the sewers and all that happened was he pulled out the bullet."
"What?"
Sephiroth then grabbed Daniel's gun so fast that his movement couldn't be seen.
"What the…?" Daniel wondered.
Sephiroth twirled the gun in his hands expertly.
"I thought you hated guns." Aya commented.
"Just because I hate them doesn't mean I don't know how to use them."
Daniel then unholstered a second gun he had.
"Drop the fuckin' weapon." he ordered.
"How about we see who's the more skilled at a quick-draw?"
"What?"
Sephiroth let his hands rest at his side.
"One." he began.
"Wait…"
"Two."
"Just stop you-!"
"Three."
Sephiroth brought the gun up, though he didn't aim for Daniel. Instead, he brought it up to his own skull and pulled the trigger. Sephiroth merely moved his neck a bit from the impact, seemingly uninjured. Daniel's jaw dropped, but Aya was used to Sephiroth's insanity by now so she didn't even flinch.
"Why are you surprised?" he asked "I never said what the target was."
"The entire fucking hospital heard that."
"No, everyone in here is quite asleep, I merely happened to miss you. Speaking of which, hibernate."
Sephiroth placed his palm on Daniel's forehead and the older man fell asleep. He fell heavily onto the floor and just snored. Sephiroth unloaded the clip in the gun and threw it on Daniel's chest.
"Lord, he's bloody annoying." Sephiroth commented.
The androgynous man sat down on a chair, crossing his long, lithe legs. Aya sat down on the bed, looking at Sephiroth.
"What is it?" he asked.
"What did you do to me?"
"I mixed my blood with yours. I can feel the results."
"Why?"
"I thought you might understand me a bit better if I did so. Also, it might stop your insistence on not using your powers and believing you're a monster."
"Whenever I use those powers, people get hurt."
Sephiroth smirked and placed his chin on top of intertwined fingers.
"You're very interesting person, Ms. Brea."
"You're still a psycho. I don't think anyone in this world thinks like you."
"Probably because I'm not from this world."
"Where are you from?"
Sephiroth removed his chin from his fingers and drummed his fingers on the arm of the chair.
"I am from a world not unlike this one. Though I suppose mine has more expanses of nature while this one has more cities. Mine is also more highly advanced and the amount of creatures like the ones here are far more numerous."
"How'd you get here then?"
"I've not the slightest notion, though I don't care."
"Why not?"
"No reason. My previous life had far too many memories I'd sooner forget. I'm content with just enjoying myself for the rest of my days."
"Were you confused or weirded out when you came here?"
"No, mostly just bored. In my own world it was rare not to encounter beasts and such. I was bored until I started seeing these NMCs around. They entertain me, though they don't present a challenge and I again grew bored. That is, until I met you."
Sephiroth shifted his position, now slumping into the chair.
"What about me intrigued you?" Aya asked "Was it my powers?"
"That was one. I've not seen magic powers since I came here and to see a person so suddenly use them, and merely one, highly intrigued me."
"Magic?"
"Yes, those powers with fire, ice, and lightning are magic."
"Sounds like a damned game."
"To you, perhaps, but in my world such things are tangible and quite real."
Sephiroth presented his palm, electric sparks jumping from it.
"Most people have to use spheres called materia to even dream of using such things. I did too, at first. Then I had a spout of insanity for about five years."
"How'd that happen?"
"I was in the military, a general."
"What's with the mane of hair?"
"I don't think many people were willing to comment upon it. Anyway, I found a library of documents concerning myself. After reading them, I proceeded to torch the entire town I was in."
"What happened then?"
"I was injured and slipped into a comatose state. Then I was able to do something rather intriguing."
"What's that?"
"Astral Projection. I cast my spirit outside my body and then did a few deeds to accomplish my goal."
"Your goal?"
"To become a god."
Aya blinked hard.
"Yes, rather shocking." Sephiroth commented "However, I was thwarted and now I find myself here."
Sephiroth crossed his legs in a different manner and rested his face in his right hand. Aya rubbed her temples.
"So, you were a psychopath." she said.
"Yes."
"What are you doing now?"
"What mean you?"
"Obviously you're still alive for some reason, so aren't you curious?"
"No, I don't believe in fate. If I was kept in the world of the living for a purpose, then I don't care what it is."
"Well, you're rather simple."
"Say what you will. I'm merely going to do what I want and what I want is to live my life."
Sephiroth stood and Aya observed him.
"What was with putting your blood in me then?" she asked.
"I said before, you and I are quite alike. That transfusion I gave you has boosted your powers quite a bit. See what you can do now."
Sephiroth began walking out of the room.
"Where are you going?" Aya asked.
"Going to my home to fall asleep while watching the mysteries of Evangelion."
Aya cocked her head to one side while watching Sephiroth leaving.
"Evangelion?"
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Aya was discharged from the hospital in the afternoon for tests. None of the doctors understood how she recovered from such a strange condition in only a night. Aya was aware of what the change had been caused by, though she told no one.
Aya arrived in her apartment when Eve was coming home from school. Her sister noticed how Aya seemed to be fine despite her condition earlier.
"Man, you're like a cockroach." Eve commented.
"Whaddya mean?"
"Nothing seems to kill you. You've been through hell and back and you're okay."
"Hell and back indeed." Aya mumbled.
"What's that?"
"Nothing. I wonder when I'm going back to work."
"Probably when the next monsters show up."
"Probably. They have a habit of showing up at inopportune moments though."
"I bet you're glad you stopped dating."
"No kidding."
Aya went into the fridge and took out a soda, drinking it. Eve chuckled a bit.
"What?" Aya asked.
"You guzzle like a man. Maybe that's why you ended things with Kyle; you were the more masculine presence."
Aya rolled her eyes at her juvenile sister's comment and kept drinking. The older woman sat down on the couch.
"You are getting old though." Eve continued "You'll be forty in a few years, and then what?"
"Your point being…?"
"I'm just saying that you'll be…less desirable. I mean, I want a little niece or nephew."
Aya sighed and set her drink on the coffee table.
"Eve, I realized after Kyle that I don't need a romantic relationship or a child to define my existence. I never showed any interest in it, even when I was a kid."
"That sounds a bit sad."
"Maybe to you, but you're not me. You won't understand, but just accept the fact that it's happening."
"I still think it's sad."
"Think what you well."
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Aya was in bed, reading a book, when she heard a knock.
"What?" she said.
"I'm going out; I'll be back before twelve."
"You better or it's your ass."
"I know, bye."
"Bye."
Aya heard the front door open and then shut. Aya kept reading her book, getting engrossed in it. Her eyes lazily moved left to right as she read the paragraphs. Aya had been reading a lot since her relationship with Kyle. She supposed that it was a way to get away from reality, to keep her mind off things. She read a lot of medical and science stuff, mostly just to keep up with Maeda in conversations. She didn't understand a lot of the text, but at least she knew it.
Aya put her book away and rubbed her eyes which felt dry and strained from reading. Aya sighed and looked at her hands.
"Am I still afraid?"
Aya pressed her hand to her right and blinked twice, contemplating what had traversed in the past few hours. Had she actually believed her own words? Or was she merely lying to herself to make herself feel better? Something was wrong, but Aya didn't know what it was.
Aya's cell phone rang, breaking her thoughts. She looked at the screen, recognizing the number as Sephiroth's.
"What is it?" she asked.
"Ms. Brea, have you a younger sister?"
"Why?" Aya growled.
"Don't worry, I haven't done anything to her. However, I wouldn't say the same of a rather large monster stalking her from the underground."
"Where are you?"
"I'm in the park, outside of it to be precise, on the northern side."
"I'll be right there."
Aya got out of bed and began getting dressed and getting prepared to protect her sister.
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Sephiroth put his cell phone in his pocket and viewed the park from a motorcycle he was sitting on. He observed Eve and a small cadre of friends as they went through the paths, unaware of the beast stalking them from below.
"It's hard to believe they're related." Sephiroth mumbled to himself.
Sephiroth got off his motorcycle and began following Eve, though he stuck to the trees to avoid detection.
"Well Aya, let's see how far you're willing to go to protect a loved one."
Sephiroth stalked in the shadows, feeling the NMC's presence in the earth and its bloodlust. His eyes lazily scanned the area, seeing no other NMCs, but quite a few crowds.
"It seems this world is becoming mine. People need to start becoming warriors for their sakes."
Sephiroth kept observing Eve.
"She's far more cheerful than Aya is by far. Are they truly sisters? Something feels a bit different about Eve, more as though she's a daughter than a sister. Interesting."
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Aya was racing down the streets of New York with her flashing lights on and frantically dialing a number into her cell phone.
"C'mon, c'mon…."
"Yo."
"Pierce! Get mobilized and get your ass down to Central Park, now."
"Whoa, whoa, slow down, what's up?"
"Big NMC in the park and my sister's there along with a lot people if I know this city."
"Are you sure about that? Where'd you hear that?"
"From Mr. Psycho, so it's gotta be true. Look, if you don't get down here then I'm gonna have your ass on a platter."
"Alright, alright, I'll get everyone down there."
Aya hung up her cell phone and put her foot down on the gas.
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Sephiroth closed his eyes to find Aya's presence.
"Will she make it here in time? Hmmm, no, looks as though I'll have to keep this blasted creature occupied until then. Oh well, more fun for me."
Sephiroth summoned his nodachi to his side and pressed against the tsuba to draw the blade out a bit.
"Come, I've little patience as it is and I would rather not be the cause of the young lady's fright."
Sephiroth smirked, anticipating blood and battle
