Questioned of Self
Chapter 16: Iron Jawed Angels
Noyz peered around the corner of the garden walls before ducking behind it again from Brandon's eyes. I got my eye on you newcomer. She plotted as she once again leaned to the side where only her eyes could see past the stone wall. The newcomer stared intently into the fountain's bubbling water, mesmerized at his broken reflection in the rippling surface.
Even though Katan knew well that he was being watched, he continued not to notice no matter how annoying and distracting the evil grew to be. The only thing that occupied his attention was the small vial of poison which he kept in his pocket. Again and again he would run his fingers over the glass surface, reminding himself what he has to do.
The only doubt that held him back from doing it was the fear of Lucifer's reaction when he finds out that the Savoir was killed and by him none the less. Katan promised that damned angel in the heat of ecstasy he would not harm Setsuna however Rosiel pressed the matter on him unexpectedly. He didn't want to break his promise with Lucifer but he couldn't deny Rosiel.
Lucifer has got to understand that he's a servant to Rosiel no more than I am. Katan thought as he peered into the water. I better go now and try and shake this evil off my back before they serve breakfast. I can't have her watching me as I dip this liquid into Setsuna's bowl. Katan looked over his shoulder, and saw no one there but he knew that clever evil was still there hiding behind the wall.
Lucifer looked deep into the mirror, trying to pick out defects in his face that would lead him to the cause of his constant pain. His fingertips treaded softly across his creamy skin. His throat dried up and his eyes began squinting.
"This isn't a mistake, Sakuya. You're my son…born just as your mother died."
NO!
Lucifer opened is eyes and saw his fist bleeding as it stayed where it hit the glass mirror.
"Pent up are we?" The angel stood up instantly and was surprised to see Setsuna standing there.
"Setsuna, what are you doing here!" The mortal boy closed the closet door behind him and locked it.
"Just like you. Mashing mirrors till I couldn't take the distance between us." Lucifer was taken aback when Setsuna mesh his body into his before grabbing his hand and placing it behind his ass. Lucifer couldn't help but wonder what has gotten into Setsuna. He never moved this fast.
"Set—''
The angel wasn't given the chance to speak when Setsuna grabbed him by the chin and probed his tongue into his mouth. Lucifer reeled back some by Setsuna's rough kiss. It was like he was using everything to dominate him. This wasn't Setsuna. Lucifer finally broke away from his possession and looked into his eyes.
Lucifer shoved the form off of him and watch Mad Hatter slam into the wall with a groan.
"I should have you ripped to pieces for all eternity after what you had just done!" He yelled. "Explain yourself for your insolence!"
"What did you expect of me?" He wiped the blood off her mouth from where Lucifer hit him. "You've known along of what I most desired? How long could you expect me to be obedient?"
"For all eternity! That's your punishment for not killing yourself with that pathetic angel I caught you sleeping with!"
"But it worked didn't it." She won. Lucifer couldn't find words to defend himself with. "If it wasn't for my eagerness I would have fucked you all day and night without anyone the wiser." Lucifer slapped her across the face.
"Whore!"
"You would have continued if it was the Savior! I know I'm right!...DAMMIT LOOK AT ME!" Lucifer turned towards her with threatening eyes. He quickly walked to her and picked her up by the neck with his hot breath breathing down on her trembling face.
"Looking at you makes me cringe in disgust!" He hissed.
"WHAT DOES HE HAVE THAT I DON'T HAVE?" Mad Hatter yelled. Lucifer glared at her and released her. He bent down for him to whisper.
"Purity." Than walked away.
"I can be pure!" She grabbed his hand. "I can cower at your kisses like a shy child. I can mew like a coy girl. I can blush like a virgin." He turned around but didn't look at her. With a bored stare, he burned holes into the floor. He saw Mad Hatter's long leather trench coat drop to the floor, unsheathing the Satan's slender body. Lucifer looked long at Mad Hatter's naked body without his blood boiling. Nothing happened inside him as he inspected this half woman/half man form.
"Put your clothes back on. Go back to hell. Don't come to me anymore. If I need assistance I'll call on another of my satans. Your name will never enter my mind again." He walked out the door without looking back. The silence of the room made Mad Hatter's skin grow cold.
She bent down to pick up her jacket, sniffling her tears like a broken doll. Once she kneeled she couldn't get back up. Instead she sat on the floor and buried her head in her hands, not caring if others could hear her sobs and gasps.
When she left heaven for hell her envious poison turned bland. Its venomous taste turned cold as Mad Hatter's heart and what Katan poured into Setsuna's bowl was no dangerous than water.
"Hey Brandon!" Setsuna got up from his seat and waved for the blonde to come and sit beside him. Brandon looked up surprised and meekly smiled.
"Go on Brandon." Kuria said as she released her gentle hold on Brandon's hand. She went to the head of the demon table and watched as Brandon sat next to Setsuna.
"Did you sleep well Brandon?" Setsuna asked as he lifted his spoon.
"Yes." Brandon said as he watched the spoon slide into Setsuna's mouth. He concentrated on the mortal's throat till he knew the substance was down his stomach and preparing to rot in Setsuna's body. He waited.
"Brandon, aren't you hungry?" Setsuna asked as he took his third spoonful. The blonde cringed and drew back from the mortal in shock.
"Aren't you feeling a little sick, Setsuna?" Panic filled Brandon's voice.
"Um…no? What are you talking about, Brandon!"
SLAM! It can't be!
"Nauseous? Dizzy? Weak? Ill? Tired? Queasy? Anything?" The newcomer stood up instantly, ignoring his fallen chair. The poison…it's not working!
"Brandon, what's going on?" Then Setsuna knew the answer when he peered into his bowl. "What did you do Brandon!"
"Can't you dim creatures figure it out already!" The table was silent and tensed at every word Brandon said. "I drained an entire vial of poison into your bowl and nothing! NOTHING HAPPENED! Do you know how many times I've tried to kill you?"
Just than a gasp hushed the room.
"I knew it!" Noyz declared. "He's not one of us! This entire story was just an assassination! You're an angel sent from heaven!" She pointed with a finger of blame.
"And I thought you'd never guess." Katan chuckled.
Setsuna's eyes flickered towards a table knife and grabbed it. Yet Katan jumped from its edge with his white wings fanned out behind him.
"How'd you know?" He smiled at Noyz.
"Just look at you. An angel sticks out like a sore thumb in our kingdom. Plus your entire crowd of evils died the moment they passed the gates. Its obvious that you killed them days ago only you just controlled them to walk in so you wouldn't be so conspicuous to us." Kuria stood up on her seat.
"Is this true Brandon!" She screamed.
"Name's not Brandon!" Katan retorted.
"You're that same guy I saw back on Earth!" Setsuna's eyes narrowed. "It's you who is working alongside Rosiel."
"Rosiel is unstoppable. You will die along with your kingdom of worthless evils!" Katan smiled.
"Lucifer wouldn't allow it!" Setsuna snapped. It was this that Katan's evil smile slowly dissolved.
"He wouldn't dare protect you. You're nothing to him! His past memories are dead memories."
"You're wrong!" Setsuna barked back.
"No." Katan answered softly. "I'm more right than you think." Setsuna's mouth dropped, his eyes widen in disbelief and for a moment he only cared about what the angel had just said. Katan stared back at the hurt mortal but looked up.
"Eat this!" Kato threw his cross rod at Katan like a spear but missed his target by seconds. Katan evaporated and the rod pierced the stone wall where the angel should have been.
The banqueting table was in an uproar. No one dared touch the food in fear of poison.
"I want a barrier sealed over the kingdom! No one leaves. This is a total lock down." Kuria ordered her commands and everyone hopped to following them. Kato ran towards Setsuna who still stared at the cross rod.
"Set, come on!" Kato tugged on Setsuna's arm till he moved and followed him. Was he right? Setsuna thought. Was everything that angel said about Lucifer right?
REVIEW! The end is coming quickly! What will Rosiel do now that Katan has failed? What will Lucifer do now that he knows Katan has broken his promise? What will Setsuna do now that he doubts Lucifer's trust?
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