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Lady Elbereth Tealrose
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Dark Seroph
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Wings of Darkness
Chapter Seventeen: Broken Wings
"Where are they?" Dark growled, pacing back and fourth beneath the bridge. His shoulder hurt like hell, but he was more concerned about Kyari's whereabouts. "Shouldn't they have been back by now?"
"Kyari is coming." Mike said. He'd returned not too long ago, for the firing had become too much and he'd been forced to retreat. "Just be patient."
Dark glared at him. "In case you haven't noticed, patience isn't one of my virtues."
"Duh." Mike shot back.
"Dark you shouldn't be moving." Daisuke said, sitting on a stone beside the water, Wiz sitting contently on his shoulder. "Your wound will just open up even more."
"This is nothing." Dark said. "I'm fine."
"It's a bullet wound." Satoshi said flatly. "And you call it nothing?"
Dark sighed. "Where is she?"
Ty stood up suddenly, shock spreading across his features. "No…way…Rory!"
"What?" Dark asked, turning to see what he was looking at.
It was Rory, flying towards them, tears streaking down her cheeks.
Ty caught her as she fell down towards the group. "Rory! Rory talk to me, what's wrong?"
"Dimitri…" Rory gasped. She had multiple cuts along her body and her wings looked beat up. "He has Kyari…he can fly now!"
"W-What?" Daisuke gasped, getting to his feet. "What do you mean he can fly? Did he take Kyari's wings?"
Rory nodded. "He has her wings…but he has his own…too."
Dark clenched his hands into tight fists. "That's impossible, no normal human can have wings, or use them!"
"He said…" Rory said softly. "That when he had Kyari over the years, he wasn't trying to kill her, at first…but he was trying to copy her."
"C-Copy her?" Mike gasped. "But that's not possible. As Dark said, no normal human can have wings or use them, at least…unless they've had them before."
"Did Dimitri have them before?" Krad asked.
Rory shook her head. "No. But he's a scientist, somewhat, remember? He figured out a way. Now he has Kyari's wings and all her powers."
"Where is Kyari?" Dark growled.
Rory sighed. "Kyari can't fly without her wings, Dimitri took her necklace…so he has her on the Tokyo Tower."
"What?" Daisuke all but shouted. "What's he planning to do, drop her over the edge?"
Rory looked up at Daisuke and nodded slightly. "Exactly."
"Wiz!" Dark snarled.
"Wiz!" The little animal smiled, jumping onto Dark's shoulder. Dark placed his hand over the animal's forehead and instantly the creature transformed into his wings.
"Dark what are you doing?" Krad growled, standing in front of him. "You can't fly! Your shoulder-"
"I don't care." Dark snapped. "I'm going to get Kyari. She doesn't have her wings, she can't fly. I'm getting her."
"But if Dimitri sees you coming." Rory said. "He'll drop her!"
"He won't see me coming then." Dark said, kicking off into the sky.
"Dark!" Daisuke shouted after him.
Dark didn't answer, he was already gone.
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Kyari groggily opened her eyes, feeling the icy wind brush against her cheeks.
Where am I? She wondered, shaking her head slightly, opening her eyes fully.
When she did, she screamed.
She was dangling off the edge of the Tokyo Tower, her wrists tied together above her head.
"Someone help!" Kyari cried, struggling against her binds. "Dark!"
A laugh was heard from above her, a familiar chilling laugh.
Kyari gasped as she remembered what had just happened. Dimitri…he has wings now…just like mine. He has my powers…where's my necklace?
She looked down at her chest, but there was nothing there but her clothes, and she couldn't feel her wings on her back.
"Looking for something Kyari?"
Kyari looked up, only to see Dimitri hovering in front of her, dark wings on his back, her necklace dangling from his hand.
"Bastard!" Kyari shouted at him, kicking out at him. "Give my wings back! Let me go!"
"My, aren't you one to make demands?" Dimitri laughed. "I wouldn't struggle if I were you. If those ropes break, you'll fall, and you have no wings to carry you back up."
Kyari glared at him. "I thought you hated Wings! Why would you become one?"
"Why?" Dimitri laughed. "It's like the old saying; if you can't beat 'em, join 'em. And as far as I'm concerned, having wings works for me. Plus, I can get rid of you and the others, then I'll be the only one left."
"Leave Daisuke and Satoshi alone!" Kyari growled, the wind tugging at her raven hair, her eyes icy on Dimitri. "They don't have wings, they aren't one of us anymore!"
"But they were, and they know too much." Dimitri sighed. "Besides, I don't mind getting rid of younger kids, you know that."
"You bastard." Kyari whispered, tears stinging at her eyes. "How could you be so heartless?"
Dimitri shrugged and flew closer to her, his breath hot on her cheeks. "Because I can."
He held her necklace out in front of her. "Want it Kyari? Go and get it then."
Then, he dropped it.
"No!" Kyari screamed, watching in horror as the necklace plummeted towards the streets of Tokyo, shattering as it hit the hard ground.
"Oops." Dimitri laughed, backing away from her slightly.
Tears rolled down Kyari cheeks as she glared acidly at Dimitri. "That was my life, those wings were my life you asshole!"
Dimitri smirked. "Well, your life is going to end soon enough anyways, so it doesn't really matter."
Kyari whimpered and lowered her head, tears dripping from her cheeks, down to the streets below.
My wings…I can't survive without them. Kyari thought sadly. I'll never be able to fly again…
"Well now." Dimitri sighed. "I think it's time to say goodbye to Kyari."
Kyari looked up, only to find that Dimitri was gone.
She felt tugging at the ropes around her wrists. She gasped and looked up, Dimitri was untying her.
"I'm sure your death will be much easier now Kyari." Dimitri smirked. "I mean, you just said your life was those wings and they're gone, so really, you're dead already."
Kyari glared up at him. "Fuck you."
Dimitri shrugged. "Okay then."
He pulled at the last piece of rope and Kyari fell.
She screamed as Tokyo seemed to come a lot closer, but stopped when Dimitri lashed out and grabbed one of her wrists, holding her in mid-air.
"W-What are you doing?" Kyari snapped up at him, fear jolting through her.
Dimitri wasn't looking at her, however, he was looking at the horizon, at something flying towards them.
"D-Dark!" Kyari gasped. How can he fly? The bullet wound to his shoulder…that must hurt.
"I think I'll wait for Mousy to get a little closer." Dimitri smirked, his grip on Kyari's wrist tightening.
Kyari saw, in Dimitri's other hand, a shiny black gun.
"Dark no!" Kyari shouted. "Don't come any closer! He's got a gun!"
"Yes! Come closer Dark!" Dimitri laughed, holding Kyari threateningly above the city. "Come and watch your lover die!"
"Dark don't!" Kyari shouted, glittering tears rolling down her cheeks. "He'll kill you! Stay away!"
But Dark only flew towards them faster.
"No!" Kyari cried, struggling against Dimitri's grasp. She reached up with her free hand for the gun in his. "Dark stay away!"
Her fingers brushed the cold metal and she hit it away, out of Dimitri's hand.
"You little bitch!" Dimitri growled as the weapon fell into the streets. "You're going to regret that."
With that, he let her go.
"No!' Kyari gasped as she felt the air rush past her, her body fall like a rock towards the streets.
"Kyari no!" Dark's voice shouted after her.
Kyari closed her eyes, falling headfirst towards Tokyo, her hair flapping around her face as she fell.
"I love you…Dark."
The feeling of weightlessness was overwhelming as she plunged towards the streets below.
But the feeling stopped seconds later, the air stopped rushing around her, when she hit something.
Kyari opened her eyes with a startled gasp, only to find herself looking into familiar purple orbs. "D-Dark!"
He smiled down at her, landing gently on the street. "You're okay."
She nodded. "You're wound!"
"It's nothing." Dark said, but his eyes told a different story. "I'm fine."
Kyari got to her feet and looked at the wound. "Oh Dark…you shouldn't have come…it's terrible."
Dark smirked and hugged her tightly against his chest. "Me, not come? If I didn't I'd have to live without you Kyari…I couldn't do that. This wound will heal, but if you were gone…that wouldn't."
Kyari sighed and rested her head on his shoulder. "Thank you Dark."
"Now." Dark smiled, kissing her lightly on the forehead. "How about we go and kick Dimitri's ass?"
Kyari closed her eyes and lowered her head. "I…can't anymore, Dark..."
"What? Why?" He gasped.
She turned to the side, the pieces of her shattered necklace lying on the ground beside them.
"Oh no…" Dark breathed. "Is that..."
"My wings?" Kyari nodded. "Yes. They're gone…I can't fly anymore."
"N-No." Dark gasped. "But you were born with them, they cant just be taken away like that!"
Kyari nodded. "I didn't think so either…but I guess they can."
Dark wrapped his arms tightly around her. "I will get revenge for you."
Kyari smiled, choking back more tears. "Please be careful…I'd rather not loose anything else today."
Dark smiled and nodded, pressing his lips against hers.
He pulled away and let go of her, hovering into the air. "Don't worry, I'll be back."
With that said he dove up into the starry sky.
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