The Angel of Black Wings Chapter 3 - Identity

Well, I thought of a way around the inability to use question marks and exclamation points one after the other. From now on, Bold and Italic sentences will represent a character yelling out a question.

Sakura, Syaoron, and Tomoyo headed home after school together at the end of this particular day. They intended to meet together in Sakura's room to have a "Pow-Wow", as it were, with Kero about their newfound problem. Sakura's arms had remained crossed over her chest since they had left school that day, lost deep in her thoughts. Back when the Cards ran wild, this might have been normal, but it had been a long time since she'd had something this heavy weighing upon her mind, and both of her friends knew this would probably result in trouble in the long run. Syaoron reached a hand out and layed it upon Sakura's shoulder gently. The young woman's head, which had been downcast in thought, shot up and faced her significant other. "Hoe?"

Syaoron smiled a little. "Look, don't get too deep into this. We'll meet with Kero and talk. He may be able to help us anyways." Tomoyo nodded, holding her bookbag in one hand while the other was held up, her index finger on that particular hand pointing skyward. "I'm sure he will. Maybe we can talk with Yue later, as well. Those two have been around for ages, so it's quite likely they know something." Sakura blinked, recognizing her friends' attempts to cheer her up and lighten her burden. A great smile crossed her face as she gave a nod, looking ahead once more. "Yeah, you're probably right. Thanks you guys."

As the trio walked down the street, Death followed them via the roof tops, making sure to stay a couple of houses behind. There was a strange communicator in his left hand as he ran, gazing out the corner of his eyes into it. A sophisticated man's voice eminated from the communicator as Death continued to follow. "So, Death, how goes the hunt for the Clow Cards?" Death rolled his eyes, giving a look into the communicator. It was a two-way visual. The man on the otherside had long, white hair that ran down past his shoulders. A section of it draped over his left eye. He wore a red suit with a white dress shirt and vest beneath it. Slim faced, and smug, the man, in his own World, was the owner of a famous, world-reknowned company called Industrial Illusions that had a monopoly over an even more famous card game called Duel Monsters. "Pegasus, I haven't made any more progress then the last time you made contact with me. Don't worry. I'll get you the cards, and you'll give me those artifacts we talked about. We clear on that?" Pegasus chuckled softly, nodding. "My, my, aren't we the ill-tempered one? Regardless, I have total faith in you. Do your job, and you will get those artifacts as you've requested." Death smirked a bit, nodding. He watched as the trio of teens turned up the walkway into a very well-kept two-story house. "I'll have to get back to you later, Pegasus. I've gotta take care of somethin'." Without another word, he shut the communicator down and slipped it into one of his pockets.

Death shut his eyes, making sure that his aura was still supressed. Learning control was something he'd always needed to do when he was an assassin so he could make stealthy kills against opponents with extraordinary senses, such as Syaoron and Sakura. Once he had made sure all was clear, he knelt down and moved to the edge of the roof he was on, watching as the three entered the house adjacent to the one he was standing upon. Once he was sure they were inside the house, he jumped over, landing on the house's roof. One would think it would be trivial for him to try and find which room in the two-story home that the three would reside in at the time. Death, though, knew the feel of Sakura's aura after the previous day. So long as he was within a few hundred feet of it, he could locate it even without the wand in it's true form. He moved silently, touching his feet down as gently upon the roof as possible, following her aura to a room on the second story. He could already hear voices from below as he creeped to the edge of the roof, no doubt thanks to an open window. Without a sound, he lay himself upon the roof, listening in on the conversation below.

"... and that's exactly what happened. He's at our school now, and he's absolutely Hellbent on getting the Clow Cards from Sakura.", spoke Syaoron. Kero sighed, sitting on Sakura's dresser, his head hanging low as his forepaws remained crossed over his chest. "This isn't good... Sakura, Syaoron, Tomoyo, you have to keep on your toes whenever you're around him. Don't let your guards down for an even instant." Tomoyo sighed, her hands gripping her skirt tightly as they rested in her lap. Sakura, from her place upon her bed, noticed this. "Tomoyo, is something the matter?" Tomoyo blinked, gazing to Sakura. She then looked at the floor. "Well... that boy said something about Realms earlier. When I asked him, he told me to think of how many ways it could be used in when you talk." Kero's ears perked up at the mention of this. His attention shifted to Tomoyo, a serious look in his eyes. "Do you remember exactly what he mentioned about "Realms", Tomoyo?", he hastily inquired. She nodded softly, her blue eyes shutting slowly. "He said that he had a client in another Realm that wanted the cards." Kero groaned, moving one of his paws to his head. "This complicates things..."

Sakura blinked, tilting her head. "Hoe?" Syaoron and Tomoyo's gazes shifted to Kero once more as the small yellow guardian sighed. "If this is the way I think it sounds, I what we've got on our hands is a mercenary that can travel through Dimensions." Syaoron gave a look to Kero that pretty much spelled out, "You have GOT to be kidding". Kero noticed this, then floated up, his arms falling to his sides. "I'm serious, you guys. Dimension travel DOES exist, and there are people who DO use it! After all, saying "Realms" is a common term for reference to dimensions, and considering this guy's magic abilities, as we saw yesterday, I don't put it past him for a second." The Chinese boy rolled his eyes, his arms crossed. "How are you so sure, anyways? Are you sure all those video games haven't just rotted your brain?", he said in a very cynical manner. Kero was immediately in Syaoron's face, driving his skull into the Chinese boy's as he glared directly at him. "Wanna say that again?" Syaoron pushed back against Kero, grinning in a very irritated manner. "Yeah, I'll say it again! Those video games have gone straight to your head and totally trashed your concept of reality and fantasy!" Sakura groaned, thankful her brother and father weren't home at the time. Without missing a beat, she stood from her bed and walked over to the two, grabbing Kero by the tail, and pushing Syaoron's head back. "Guys, cut it out. This isn't what we need right now... Kero, can you explain how you know about this exactly?"

Kero huffed, then floated back as Sakura released his tail. "Fine... a long while back, Clow had a hand in creating a pair of creatures called Mokona with the Dimension Witch, Yuko Ichihara. This was way back, not too long after Yue, the Clow Cards, and myself were created. The White Mokona was be designed to send people to other dimensions. It could travel with them and detect things for them, as well. The Black Mokona would remain with Yuko. Both could open up communication with others, and send items back and forth between multiple Dimensions. Of course, there's no doubt that Yuko isn't the only person that can do this, and judging by how serious this guy sounds about all this, I think he meant it when he talked about other Realms. He'd at least have to have some way to transport and communicate between them, if anything."

The three teens just sat there, totally dumbstruck by all of this. They'd read things like that in stories, and seen it in games and on television, but the fact that it actually existed was amazing to them. Tomoyo sighed a bit, shaking her head. "If this person is capable of dimensional travel, we might be in trouble. Heaven only knows what kinds of things exist in other dimensions, after all..." Kero sighed, floating down to the table once more. Sakura blinked a bit, getting a feeling there was more to this than Kero would be willing to let on without being asked. So, naturally, she would. "Kero, I know that look. There's more to this than you're letting us in on, isn't there?" Kero couldn't help but wince a little. The three immediately knew that Sakura had hit the nail on the head. Syaoron's arms parted from one another and fell to his sides as he stood. "Tell us then. We need all the information we can get on this guy, and anything you think may help actually might."

Kero sighed a little, touching down onto Sakura's dresser yet again. "... it was the language he used yesterday in the alley." The trio blinked as they watched the little guardian shift his gaze out Sakura's open window. "Syaoron, Sakura, you remember that strange babble he was speaking during the battle just before that guy interrupted things?" Syaoron nodded immediately, and though Sakura had to think for a moment, she also gave a positive response to Kero's question. "Yes, I remember that. But what's the big deal? I'm sure it was just a spell incantation from some other place." Kero sighed, shaking his head. "It's not just any other place where you learn that language, Sakura... That was a Demonic language. Even people closest in touch with Magic can't fully decipher or understand, but they can recognize the words themselves. It's a dark language totally enshrouded in mystery, and it's got me concerned... The thing I'm most concerned about is that in all of history, there hasn't been one human who's ever spoken in a Tongue without being possessed in order to do so. But I didn't feel two different spirits in that kid, there was just one..."

Sakura's eyes shot wide open as she heard this. Upon thinking back, she realized that was only able to sense a single spirit as well. "But... if what you say about knowing that language is true, then that means this boy..." Kero nodded, his gaze shifting to the three, more serious than it's ever been in the past. "... this boy has to at least have some form of a Demonic bloodline in his ancestry, probably within recent generations. If it were over about 500 years ago, the blood would have run too thin for him to be able to speak like he did effectively. It's possible that if he did have that blood from the past, a member of his family in recent generations did have a child with a Demon. But the problem is, relationships like that are few and none, no matter how many dimensions you decide to look in. Normally Humans stick with Humans, Demons with Demons, and Angels with Angels. A half-breed is not something you see commonly..."

Syaoron grit his teeth, looking at the floor. "So that's what he meant when he said we'd never felt the presence of a Demon's soul... Damn!", he said, punching the floor simultaneously. Kero nodded, gritting his teeth. "I've seen Demons in the past, but it'd been so long since one had shown itself in this world, I'd forgotten the feel of it's aura... Every one I've ever seen has been pure evil, right down to the core. Even in all the myths you'll read, the demons there are pure evil. And believe me, a fair amount of those myths are true. We can only assume that the reason he hasn't gone all out is because he's waiting for the right moment..."

Sakura sat back down on her bed, her head low as she began to think heavily to herself while Syaoron, Tomoyo and Kero continued to talk. '... but how can that be...? He can't be pure evil, otherwise he wouldn't have run when that man came. He would have just killed him and continued on with us... What's more, his presence was very dark, but, I could have sworn I felt something comforting in him...' She sighed, looking up at her friends. Kero looked to Sakura sternly. "You guys need to watch your backs, especially you, Sakura. If he's after the Clow Cards, it's likely you'll be the one most frequented by him." Sakura gave a weak nod, gazing out the corner of her eyes to the sheets upon her bed, continuing to think to herself. '... It's too soon to assume what he is in whole. I'm sure there's more to him than this, there's got to be... nothing pure evil can have even the slightest warmth to it's aura...'

Death chuckled silently as he lay on the roof. The sun had already set, and the Moon and stars were apparent in the night sky. 'Looks like they've got me half-figured out...' He sat up as he thought to himself, then slowly stood, his arms crossed as he began to whisper to himself. "... only half... and that's all I'll ever be... a child that's Damned from both Heaven and Hell..." He sighed, turning and heading away from the side of the house with Sakura's room on it, his footsteps still as silent as ever. He shut his eyes as he walked, his head low. "... I guess that's just the way it is... no one really gives a damn about you when you aren't a full Human, Demon, or Angel..."

Yeah, I know, depressing end to the chapter, and not really too much in on the "Multiple Anime" department. I'm doin' what I can here! XD Anyhow, hope you guys enjoyed this. Please Read and Review, and see ya'll next chapter!