Author's Note: Thanks for reviewing and even looking at this story. The hit count is officially 872, which surpasses Dark Angel by 42 hits. Will it make it to 1,000? Maybe. I'm not even finished yet. Also, I need a name for my new villain (the creature featured at the end of the chappie).I present to you the 7th chapter of Love Angel.

Enjoy.

Chapter 7

chaos:

Total destruction awaited me after the darkness claimed my sight. Debris was scattered everywhere, accentuated with lifeless bodies. The aura from the Zohar was unbearably heavy. I found myself gasping for breath as I pulled myself free of the debris.

What will you do? Nephilim's voice shook me out of my stupor. I glanced around, hoping to see the small redheaded child. Surprisingly, I didn't. When I brought my focus back in front of me, there was a person standing on top of the damage. It was a woman…

"Yeshua, what will you do?"

This time, the question came from the woman.

"Who are you?" I asked.

"You'll see. You'll see who I am."

I closed my eyes and shook my head. Am I dreaming?

When I opened my eyes again, I found myself staring up at a white ceiling. White ceiling? Ok…what happened? Was I dead? Was I still at the Foundation? I sat up abruptly, ignoring the sudden sharp pain in my chest. I was…in the Durandal's infirmary. Jr. must have literally pushed the ship's logic drives to get out of the way. I sniffed the air. Flesh. Human flesh. Since when did my senses get that sharp? There were causalities. I glanced down at my body. They actually kept me in my clothes this time. My communicator was sitting on my belt safe and sound. I pushed the sheets off of me and brought my legs over to the edge.

"Now, you're up."

I nearly jumped at the sound of Jr.'s voice.

"You scared me. When did you step in?"

Jr. walked up to my bed and sat down.

"I was already down here. MOMO was damaged pretty badly."

"I'm sorry, Jr."

I really was. I should have gotten there earlier to protect them. Failure was leaving a better taste in my mouth.

"It wasn't your fault. Besides, we're more worried about you."

Not what I needed to hear. I'm the last person you need to worry about. I'm going to be screwed up forever.

"You don't need to worry about me. Now if you excuse me, I'm going back to my room."

I stood up and headed for the door leading out of the Infirmary.

"chaos, you can't always keep secrets."

Yes, I can. And I will.

3:12 A.M.:

"chaos, we need you up in the bridge."

It didn't take long for Jr. to call me for something. I sat up in my bed and pulled the canopy back. Little Master's face hovered above my desk, pale and somewhat ghostly.

"What's wrong?" I asked softly.

He did interrupt my nap—my medicine induced nap.

"Mama's got a problem."

That woke me up. Mama rarely ever had problems. When it did though…

"How bad did the Durandal get hit?"

"When we launched, the Zohar fired some kind of energy at the Foundation. Destroyed it completely. We barely got out of that instinct."

Why would the Zohar try to destroy the emulators? And why did I pass out? None of this made much sense. My dream didn't either.

"I can understand why Mama's having problems. We will need to get the Durandal fixed. Has Gaignun given you orders yet?"

I wouldn't like to be around when Nigredo found out about his fabled colony. I was pleasantly surprised that Wilhelm hadn't summoned me yet.

"Yeah. He said to dock at the Dammërung."

Damn. I spoke far too soon. I sighed loudly.

"Fantastic. Why don't we just broadcast to the world that we're weak."

"It's Wilhelm, is it?"

Of course. He was the last person I wanted to see after all of these blasted events.

"Jr., just get the Durandal repaired. Consider it an order."

I actually was ranked higher than Rubedo and Nigredo combined thanks to the fact that I was practically god and I had the CEO of one of the most powerful companies in the universe eating out of my hand. Yeah, it's the truth.

"Ok, I get the point. I'll try to hurry repairs along."

I hope so.

Normal (Third Person):

Jr. closed the window with a heavy sigh. In a matter of hours, his life had been turned upside down literally. His girlfriend, MOMO was badly damaged, his 'brother' was pissed at him and his best friend was freaking out at the mention of the Dammërung. He was so rattled that he pulled rank. It wasn't a mystery to him about how chaos obtained rank within Vector Industries. The boy was literally god. His behavior had been very suspicious lately…

"He must really be worried," Little Master muttered to himself.

Jr., did you brief chaos?

Nigredo's voice caused him to jump a little.

He's not very pleased.

Word is, neither is Wilhelm.

I think something is wrong with him—chaos, I mean.

Has he been up to anything?

He's very jumpy. Not sure why.

Just keep an eye on him.

That's was easy for you to say, Jr. thought bitterly as he turned back to the center console.

Second Militia

Allen:

Faye was so kind to me during my duress. Although I had a crush on the Chief, I was starting to have feelings for her coworker. I suppose it was good for me. I needed time to breathe. Faye rushed up to me with a communicator in her hands. She was also looking very worried.

"Is there something wrong?" I asked.

"The Kukai Foundation is gone!"

I swallowed hard. Chief was in the Foundation with the others.

"What about the Durandal?"

"No one's heard from it. It's like it disappeared into thin air. All the Federation can find is evidence of some kind of explosion."

Unbelievable. Just unbelievable. They couldn't be dead. They just couldn't.

"I'm not sure…if I can handle this information…"

Durandal

Shion:

chaos wasn't in his bed at the Infirmary. He had to be awake in order to leave…so why didn't he contact me? Well…he was definitely back up to his usual secretiveness. On a whim, I decided to venture up to the Bridge to see if I could help out with anything. Low and behold, my love interest was standing at the helm next to Shelley, examining something in front of him.

"I can see the gnosis' residue."

Shelley turned to face him.

"Impossible. No one can see that unless you're some type of android."

chaos is way too empathic to be a man made android.

"Yeah, that's what bothers me. I see that the Federation is rather concerned about us."

He sounded almost disgusted.

"They think we've disappeared in thin air like Ariadne."

"They don't know any better. Ignorance can kill."

"You and Little Master can be quite scary with your philosophy."

"How long before we arrive at the Dammërung?"

"About another hour at this speed."

chaos nodded and turned around. As soon as he saw my face, he regarded me through half lidded cerulean eyes.

"I'm glad you're back on your feet," I said softly.

"I hope I didn't worry you too much."

"Are you feeling okay?"

chaos had a rather large wall up. He was practically hiding something.

"I'm fine."

"You sure?"

"Shion, trust me. There are secrets I do want to keep."

chaos:

I saw the surprise in her eyes, but I disregarded it. I had a lot on my plate right now with Abel's Ark running around freely. Also, being able to see the residue from the gnosis attack back where the Foundation used to orbit troubled me greatly. I was very wary about showing my inhuman side to anyone, including Shion. I started towards the elevator, ignoring the fact that I was just asking for a fight. Shion reached out and grabbed my arm.

"It has to be something serious if you're willing to walk away from me like that," She stated gently.

I started to jerk my arm away from her, but thought the better of it.

"Why do you want to know so much?"

"Because I care and I always want to see you smile."

Her response caught me off guard. A loud ring from my communicator shook me out of my stupor. With a sigh, I fished it out and glanced at the screen. The CEO of Vector Industries was called me now. Wonderful.

"If you want to know what is bothering me, meet me in my room in thirty minutes."

I stepped on the elevator and waved as it went down. I walked a safe distance from the elevator and answered Wilhelm's call.

"I'm not sure why you are calling me right now, but it better be good," I snapped.

"The Compass of Order has shattered."

Oh…that was a good reason.

"How?"

"I'm not sure. I heard that the Durandal has taken some damage."

"This ship has seen better days. Any important news?"

"Abel's Ark has been seen near Second Militia."

"There's nothing I can possibly do from here."

"Do not forget who you are, Yeshua."

"Please do not start, Wilhelm."

"You are forgetting your duty."

I closed my eyes in frustration.

"I just want to be normal! Don't you understand that, you bastard? I have a lot of things on my side as well!"

Wilhelm regarded me with cold, unfeeling eyes.

"You are a pawn. Understand that."

The connection blinked off.

"I am not just a pawn…"

5:17 A.M. (Two Hours from the Dammërung)

Shion:

The Durandal's main engines failed momentarily, leading us literally crawling at a snail's pace. At least it was better than being stranded. All of the ship's engineers were on it, but surprisingly, I did not see chaos. So, I decided to venture back to his room in a private area of the residential area. I found it much easier this time. My angel was sprawled out across his bed, body bathed in a soft light that emanated from the stars outside.

"chaos, I'm here."

"Did you ever think you were a pawn when you built KOS-MOS?"

His question was forward and unexpected.

"Well…sometimes."

"I can't stand that word. No one should be able to control another life."

chaos' voice sounded very sad, almost depressed. I started towards the bed slowly.

"What's wrong? What happened?"

He sat up abruptly and stared at me.

"Tell me I'm not a flaw. Please tell me that I'm not someone's toy!"

Black tears started pouring down his face rapidly. As soon as I got close enough, I embraced him tightly. His muscles were literally tensed up with emotion. Wow, this really upset him. I had no idea that he was under a lot of stress. I had just opened my mouth to say something when he kissed me on the lips. Needless to say, I was very surprised. As I opened up to him bit by bit, his kiss grew fiery. It was far too much for me to handle.

I drew back and regarded chaos silently.

"You're not a flaw, chaos. You're normal just like everyone else."

He stood up and walked behind me. I turned around, not quite trustful of his action yet. But when those cerulean eyes peered into mine, I felt different…

Is this lust or love? Gods, what is he doing to me? Two thin arms wrapped themselves around my waist. My breath hitched in my throat from the contact.

"I love you, Shion."

"I love you too, chaos."

With that, he kissed me while slowly lowering me down onto his bed.

Normal (Third Person):

Somewhere out in space, something was very hungry. Very hungry. It glanced up from its perch on top of a building, letting loose a small hiss from its mouth. From its vantage point, a small child was playing in the street by itself.

"Soul…"

With a small huff, the creature heaved itself towards the child. Within seconds, it had the child pinned down. The creature took in a large breathe as a white vapor drifted out of the child's mouth. It (the creature) swallowed the vapor with a wicked grin on its face.

"Yeshua…"