Disclaimer: I do not own any part of Code: Lyoko, the show characters, or anything else. The only thing within that I claim as my own is the created characters Maethus(aka Project Element), Legacy(aka Project Shadows), Daemon(aka Project Demon), and Risen.
Phrases Used: A list of the Japanese phrases used in this chapter. Most are altered in my translations, or chosen from theirs, but it it possible to find the real translations here: http/linear. Please note that you must use each word on it's own to find the real meaning. I'm saying this so someone that knows or is Japanese doesn't complain about me getting it wrong.
Hebun Tenma- Heaven's Evil Spirit
Eremento- Elements
Kaikou- Mysterious Light
Tenkei- Heaven-sent warning
Ikijigoku- Hell on earth
Hebun Tenma
Silence fell across the schoolyard as the black figure approached. It was a normal sunny day for Kadic, until this black-cloaked stranger entered the schoolgates. Jeremy was waiting for the others to finish eating when the person came into his view. "Souda wasurerareru jigoku." the person tells Jeremy, and he just looks at the person.
"What?" the figure moves on, encountering Odd, Ulrich, and Yumi outside the cafeteria.
"Naraku taiki kissuru kisama." it tells them.
"Kutabare!" Yumi tells it, and it laughs.
"Usesaru acchi gaisen." it cackles and holds its right hand towards Yumi. "Eremento." It shows her it's left hand. "Kaikou." It then points to it's forehead, pulling back it's hood and revealing it's black eyes and tan skin. "Tenkei Ikijigoku." It pulls the hood over it's face and says one word: "Risen." before disappearing in a cloud of red, blue, green, brown, black, white, and grey. Yumi shudders, growing pale. Jeremy rushes over once the thing was gone.
"Are you alright, Yumi?" Ulrich asks, and she nods.
"What did you two say?" Odd looks at her.
"He said 'Hell awaits it's opportunity to take you'. I told him to go to hell, and he said he went there and has returned victorious." Yumi says, shaking her head.
"What does 'Souda wasurerareru jigoku' mean?" Jeremy's gaze is drawn to where he had been sitting.
"'It is said that to be forgotten is hell.'"
"Does it mean anything?" Odd asks, and Yumi shrugs.
"It could. It could mean nothing."
He laughed. They remembered nothing, but he meant to remind them. True, he had been gone nearly a year, and was nolonger himself, but that meant nothing to him. "Maethus. Legacy. Daemon." he says the names softly. He was all of them. He was none of them. He felt their powers within him, but felt empty as well. "Remember. Remember or die."
Night had fallen, and Jeremy was working at his devirtualization program. "Jeremy, it's getting late." Aelita says, popping up on his monitor.
"Yes, but I think I've gotten it." He says, then the power cuts off, but leaving Aelita's screen up. "What the heck?" Another screen appears on the computer, holding the character card of two long forgotten.
"Remember, Jeremy. Remember." a voice says from behind him. "Lives depend on rememberance." Jeremy quickly turns around to see the person from before.
"Who are you? What do you want here?" he asks.
"Risen. Maethus. Legacy. Daemon. To be remembered." the person answers.
"Maethus...?" Aelita asks, remembering the name from somewhere.
"Yes. Remember. Or people will forefit their lives. Due to your inability to remember." the person nods.
"Maethus? But..." Jeremy looks to the two player cards on his screen. One was a guy, the other a girl. "Legacy? How?" The person shrugs.
"They are long gone. As Daemon. Only Risen remains. Souda wasurerareru jigoku. It will be hell. For you and your friends if you do not remember." he says.
"But, why?" Jeremy asks. Risen disappears, the electricity coming back on.
Risen now stood before the Factory, waiting. He knew that XANA would try to find him and access his powers soon, like he took advantage of them on the first day he had shown them to Jeremy and the others. He knew the spot he was standing on, for it was the spot that Legacy had died on. "They will come, and we will fight. They must remember, by the end of the repeated day. Otherwise they will die." Risen did not fully enjoy his choice. He had known them for a while before Demon came, and the three parts of him died.
A few hours pass, and he smiles, hearing the sound of their feet crushing the grass. The four stop, seeing him.
"Jeremy, take Yumi and Odd. I will speak with Ulrick." Risen orders, the two boys moving quickly, but Yumi stays behind. "I won't kill him, child. Not the first day, at least." Jeremy turns back and pulls Yumi with him. Soon the three are gone.
"Who are you?" Ulrick asks.
"I am the one that you have forgotten." Risen says, lundging forward and driving his elbow into Ulrick's stomach, dropping him to a knee.
"Why are you attacking me?" he tries to stop Risen's next attack, not knowing it would be elemental. Risen's fist was backed by the wind, the force of the blow sending Ulrick to his back.
"Element. Shadow. Demon. Do you remember?" Risen kneels, holding Ulrick's eyes open. Satisfied, he closes them.
Yumi stumbled from the scanner, right into Risen's arms. "Tough battle online?" he asks, causing her to stumble back against the doors. Defiantly, she shakes her head. "Good." Risen holds her by her throat and lifts her up, staring into her eyes. Satisfied, he drops her to her feet, watching her nearly collapse. Risen waited, watching Odd stumble from the other scanner. "And how is the girl?" he asks, holding Odd by the throat as he did to Yumi. Odd struggled, even kicked Risen's chest, drawing a grunt from him. "And you?" he stares deep into Odd's eyes, dropping him to the ground once satisfied. "Only one." he breathes deeply, and rises into the air, gliding through the floors of the Factory until he emerges from beside Jeremy's chair, causing the boy to nearly fall out of it. Before he can do anything, Risen's hand phases as he reaches into Jeremy's skull, streams of energy pass through the transparent limb and into Jeremy's skull. A minute passes, and the white field takes them back to earlier in the day, back to before XANA's attack.
A white figure crosses into the schoolyard, drawing the attention of the students. The person was dressed in pure white, as if it had never been dirty. The person walks straight to Jeremy, who watches him, smiling. "Maethus." The person shakes his head.
"Risen. You remember. Never forget. Never, even the dark times. Those who voluntarily forget fall into the trap of time." Risen says, smiling. "Go, your friends await. Tell them I am satisfied, for they all remember me." Risen bows and turns on his heel, walking straight back the way he had come.