Disclaimer: I said it in the first chapter. Even though that's already a while ago i'm not ready to repeat it. So if you want a disclaimer: see chapter 1.

Bounded by evil: chapter 2

- At the palace of the Gehenna empire-

Chaos reigned at the palace as guards were running towards the main gates. It was already dark and there was someone trying to enter the palace. That's not strange but after the attacks of the last week... Nobody risked to come out after the sun set. Suddenly the head of the guards yelled that the intruders had entered the castle. Immediatly all strong men rushed towards the gate. Not paying attention at the smaller figure heading the other direction.

All out of breath Noise reached Kourai's chamber.

"Princes, princes wake up!!!" Noise yelled while shaking Kourai.

"Hmm, what's the matter Noise?" Asked Kourai sleepy.

"There are intruders in the castle, princes. If they are to strong for the guards we must hurry and get out of here." Noise explained rappidly while handing her friend some clothes.

Kourai put on the clothes and together with Noise she left her room. When they were halfway to their hiding place they heard some guards screaming. Noise's eyes widened.

"They are inside"

Noise took a deep breath forcing herself not to panic. It was easier said then done though. Especially when a deep voice rang out through the hall.

"It's not like it's that hard to come past your guards."

The voice sounded from behind the evils. Slowly they turned around preparing themselves for whatever they might see. When they turned around they looked straight into...

The faces of Setsuna, Kato and Sara. After their initial shock faded Kourai flung herselve towards her old friends. Noise, who was too stunned to react, only realised what was hapening after a couple of seconds.

"It's so nice to see you all again." Said Noise

"Same here, Noise." Said Sara with a bit of a smile for seeing the two evils after so much time.

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"Why did you come here?" asked Kourai.

"Well, at earth there have been a couple of strange attacks. Each time it ended deadly for the humans." Explained Setsuna,

"We're not sayin' you have something to do with it but we'd like to know if you know something about this." Sara said after her brother's statement afraid that the evils might take it the wrong way.

"Princess, that must  be the same creatures that have been running havoc in Gehenna, hell and heaven."

"You're probably right, Noise" muttered Kourai

"There have been attacks here to?" Asked Katou

"Yeah, but whoever or whatever it is that attacks... It aren't demons, and it aren't angels either." Told Kourai

"No one ever lived after the attacks. Those things, lets call them that for now, even killed one of the Seven Satans." Explained Noise.

"What!? Who!?" Asked Setsuna, Katou and Sara at the same time.

They all looked dumbfounded. They had never imagined that these things would be strong enough to kill one of the Seven Satans.

"Asmodeus." Informed Kourai.

Suddenly a guard rushed in. After he excused him for just barging in like that he explained his reason to do so: "Someone... has managed to survive... an attack."

"What!? Who!?" Asked Kourai, Noise, Setsuna, Katou and Sara.

Kourai and Noise couldn't believe it. These 'things' had already killed so many demons, evils, angels and humans and now someone found a way to kill them.

"It's an angel... More precise..." The guard was still gasping from the run he had done to inform everyone. "The archangel of fire, Michael."

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Michael woke up. The sun was shining onto his face, he blinked a couple of times and looked around. Accidently he made a wrong movement that made him wince in pain.

"Where the fuck am I?"

"You're in my house. I bandaged your wounds after Kamael brought you here. That are some ugly wounds you have."

Michael looked at his chest and shoulder, just now realising his wounds stopped bleeding, that they were cleaned out and bandaged up. Then he looked at the person that helped him and probably, though he wouldn't admit it, had saved his life.

"Don't worry Mika-chan, you don't have to thank me." Said Raphael as he waited for the outburst his friend more then likely was going to have 'cause Raphael had used his 'favorite nickname'.

"How many more times do I have to tell you? DON'T CALL ME MIKA-CHAN."

Michael tried to get up but as soon as he was on his feet a sharp pain flared through his body and made him stumble. He would have made an ugly fall as Raphael hadn't reacted as quick as he could and caught his friend. The angel of wind helped the smaller angel on the couch.

"Why haven't you healed me?" Asked Michael as soon as he got his breath back.

"I can't," said Raphael silently while trying to hide the sadness in his voice.

"Huh?"

"Why do you think I haven't revived any of the angels that have died?"

"I dunno. No cute girls you can take advantage of?"

"NO!! That's not the reason! It's just... their nails have some kind of black magic that prevents me from healing their victims. So I'm afraid you'll have to take it easy as long as your wounds haven't healed."

Michael stopped asking further questions about the subject. Even he, as unsensitive he can be, could sense the strange tone in Raphael's voice that pointed out the fact that his friend was sad. After a while Raphael had to ask something. The high council had told him that he had to ask Michael about the 'things'. He didn't want to though. It wasn't to hard to imagine that the little angel didn't feel like talking about that subject, if he would have survived the attack he would rather forget about those 'things' than to be reminded of them. But he had no choice.

"Michael, how did those 'things' looked like?"

"Can't remember." Was the simple answer the blond angel received.

"Can't you remember or do you just don't want to talk about it?"

"Little bit of colum a, little bit of colum b."

"I'm serious, Michael."

"And I'm sorry. I knew I had to take the time to make a picture of that 'thing' while I was struggling to survive. Now how could I have forgotten about that?" Michael snarled.

"I asked a description. Not sarcasm."

Michael cooled down a bit

"All I can remember... are his eyes. They gave me the feeling that I was going to freeze. They where so... so cold, they gave me the chills.They where so dark, so empty. There wasn't even a trace of light in them... even aniki's eyes have a little sparkle... but its eyes where completly dark. It was just like looking into a bodemless pit... Raphael, ... I was actually afraid of those eyes...That's the first time something like that happend to me." Michael said.

Raphael noticed that their eyes must be horrible to look at if his friend acted like this. He looked up and saw Michael, his legs pulled against his chest with his arms around them.

"They where so scary. I couldn't even move when I looked at them." Michael continued

"It's okay you should try to get your mind off of their eyes and try to relax."

Raphael wrapped his arm around the little angel to comfort him. He looked suprised at his own actions and stood up, walking out of the room.

// Where did that come from?//

Raphael looked at the angel of fire who was still hugging his body after thinking of the thing's eyes.

// He's just like a little brother to me. I can't stand seeing him getting hurt.//

aniki means older brother. Yeah well you probably knew that but just in case.

Sorry it took so long for updating this  ^^;; . The next chapter is already written so that should be updated sooner. And besides the easter vacations are coming up so. Well anyway i hope you enjoyed reading this. Please review.