Chapter 2: Someone by my Side
'Why? Why do I do this? She is just like everyone else… Empty promises.'
Seras was currently looking at herself in the mirror, getting ready for her date as she had started calling no matter how many times Yuuma denied it as such. Though right now she was in an inner turmoil with her feelings. On one side she wanted to end this 'farce' of a relationship as soon as she can while the other wanted to continue living in the 'fantasy.'
Eventually she shook it off and gained a look of determination.
'It's not fair to force my pain on her. When she abandons me… I'll at least expect it.'
Feeling she was properly prepared for the date she went out to their intended meeting place.
Seras was currently sitting on a bench in town square waiting for Yuuma.
'She's late.' She thought. 'What's taking her so long?'
Suddenly something flew right onto her face. Prying it off, she took a good look at what hit her. It was a flyer with some sort satanic symbol on it along with some writing.
''Your dream will be granted'?'
An ugly feeling welled up in her heart and she had the MASSIVE urge to burn the flyer into ashes.
"Seras!"
Before she could any of that familiar voice called out to her causing her to pocket it into her hoodie.
"Hey Yuuma." She smiled however it faded when she noticed a sort of nervous look to her.
"Is something wrong?"
"No! Nothing's wrong!"
She gave Yuuma a disbelieving look before deciding to tease her.
"You know we've already been dating for 3 weeks so I don't see why you're nervous about this one?"
"It's not a date! How many times do I have to tell you?!"
She was blushing up a storm and Seras could practically see steam coming out of her ears.
"Sure keep telling yourself that… coughtsuunderecough."
She hightailed it out of there as Yuuma gave chase all the while laughing and with Yuuma forgetting what made her nervous.
It would be an understatement to say that Raynare had the time of her life. The 2 had winded up in a karaoke bar where she was greatly surprised to find out that Seras could give professional singers a run for their money. They went shopping for clothes where Seras ended paying for all the clothes she bought despite how much Raynare objected.
The day started to end and the 2 were currently at the park, simply enjoying each other's company, or at least Raynare tried to however they were nearing the end day and it was almost time for her to complete her mission.
"I had a lot of fun today Seras."
"Yeah so did I… You know it's funny; I never thought my life would brighten up like this at all."
"What do you mean?"
She merely waved the question off although she didn't miss how she gave a bitter smile.
"Here I want you to have this."
Seras suddenly untied something from her neck and tied it around Raynare's. Taking a good look at it she saw it was a beautiful bright purple crystal.
"Seras," She said it a bit breathlessly at the beauty of it. "what-?"
"Someone I once cared about gave it to me a long time ago. Even when she left, that necklace is something that I deeply cherished and one of the few good things I have left of the good life. Since you're the second good thing to come into my life I want you to have it."
To say that Raynare was stunned would be a MAJOR understatement. What Seras said reached deeply in her heart. She wanted to say thank you, tell her to take it back as she didn't deserve it or hug her in happiness yet she did none of those things. Finally the sadness and guilt she felt finally came out as she bursted into tears.
"I'm sorry… I'm so sorry…"
"Yuuma what's wrong?"
Seras' eyes widened and quickly brought her into a comforting hug. They stayed like this for a while until they both sensed a sinister feeling envelop the entire area.
'A barrier?!' Raynare gasped in horror, knowing what's about to happen.
She was caught by surprise when Seras picked her up bridled-style and jumped back a great distance away as a spear of blue light embedded itself on the spot where the 2 were.
"Damn I missed." Dohnaseek appeared out of his hiding spot.
"Just what are you doing here Dohnassek?!" Yelled Raynare.
Seras simply gave her a confused look wondering if she knew this strange man.
"You were taking too long to finish your finish so I decided to come and do it myself."
She gritted her teeth in anger realizing that she should have known that they would have sent someone to follow them to make sure the deed was done.
Dohnaseek's attention was suddenly set on Seras.
"Girl, do you have any idea who she actually is?"
Seras once again looked confused though Raynare looked terrified.
"Judging from your expression it seems that your 'friend' here hasn't completely honest."
Black feathered wings bursted out of his back surprising Seras.
"You should know that neither she nor I are human, that we are…"
"Shut up! Shut up!" Raynare cried though he ignored it.
"…Fallen Angels."
'Fallen Angels?!'
"Wait then-!"
She looked at Raynare who simply lowered her head in shame while unfurling her wings further shocking her.
"Why-?"
"I'm sorry, I couldn't tell you because-!"
"It's because she was planning to kill you." Dohnaseek finished with sadistic glee.
"Also the name she picked out for herself is the name of her dead sister; her true name is Raynare." He continued to explain. "The moment you met this low-class whore was the moment you signed your own death warrant."
Seras' eyes were currently overshadowed by her hair, preventing anyone from seeing her expression.
She slowly turned towards Raynare who was crying hard in shame.
"So Raynare is your real name."
It wasn't a question, just a statement, however she nodded her head yes.
She walked towards her and her arm rose up.
Raynare flinched thinking she was about to hit her but was surprised when she instead gently placed her hand on top of her head and gently rubbed it.
"It seems that the both us have been keeping secrets from each other." She seemed to smile sadly at Raynare who looked confused. "How about when I finish off this douchebag the 2 of us can truly get to know each other?"
"Seras, you don't-?"
"Hate you? No, I don't. I'm hurt that you lied but I can't bring myself to ever hate you."
She then brought Raynare into a comforting hug.
"Just what in God's name are you two-ARGH!"
Something flew right at Dohnaseek and dug right into his chest. He started screaming as he felt a sensation similar to something chewing through his flesh.
"What… is… this?"
Seras' arm was outstretched as she had thrown something a knife at him. Raynare looked surprised as she didn't even see her move.
"Stay here Raynare. I have some trash to get rid of."
She vanished in a burst speed and the next thing she knew Dohnaseek fell on to the ground with half of his left wing severed. Seras ripped the knife of his chest before stomping on the wound causing him to cry out in pain. Looking closely Raynare noticed that she was holding a pair of identical knives in her hands. They were large blades that resembled a bit between kitchen knives and army combat knives; had serrated edges and looked a rusted purple like color. Though with surprise she sensed a malicious demonic aura emitting from the blades.
'Demonic blades?!'
"You know something? I DESPISE people like you." She dug her foot deeper into the wound. "You people are so arrogant that it SICKENS me. You think you're better than us and that you can do whatever the hell you want without consequence. Well news flash you're no better than the rest of us 'peasants,' in fact you're even worse than us."
She pointed a blade at Dohnaseek. "You my friend are worse than humans, worse than demons and yet you claim to be better."
She chuckled a bit before lifting her foot of his chest, only to kick him hard on the ribs and send him flying into a tree.
"And I thought demons were prideful."
Raynare couldn't believe what she was seeing. Here was Seras, a seemingly ordinary human being, practically throwing a Fallen Angel around as if he was nothing but a joke. And from what Seras said about demons it would seem she's aware of the supernatural to a certain extent.
'Seras… just who are you?'
'Dammit! How can I lose to a mere human?! And those blades, where did she get demonic weapons?'
"How dare you strike your betters you filthy human!"
He threw a light spear at her only for to tilt her head slightly to the left and the spear sailed past her.
"Just shut up…"
She once again disappeared in a burst of speed only to reappear behind him.
"…and be my punching bag!"
She sliced his back with her blades causing him to scream out in pain.
'I don't understand. These wounds shouldn't hurt this much, so why-?'
His thoughts were interrupted as he felt a kick right in his gut causing him to cough out some blood and launching him into the fountain.
"I'll… k… kill…you."
"Better killers have tried and they all wind up 6 feet underground."
Despite only getting a few hits on him they were enough to cripple Dohnaseek and prevent him from fighting back. She slowly walked towards him with the intention of making him suffer. Raynare had no idea what to do so she just settled for watching them. As she reached him she lifted him by his hair and placed a knife by his neck.
"If you weren't so prideful you may have had a shot in surviving."
Just when she was about to slice his neck open…
"SERAS!"
…until something stabbed through her chest.
"what…"
She spat out blood as it retracted and she felt a blow to the head, with enough force to crack a skull open, and she was sent flying in a similar fashion to Dohnaseek.
"SERAS!"
Raynare ran over to her gently lifting her a bit. There was a large hole where her heart was supposed to be and her eyes were glazed. If it weren't for the heavy breathing she would've thought that she was dead. But still, she knew that no one will be able to survive something like think.
"My, it is a good thing I decided to tail you two."
She turned to the direction of the voice to see the old priest wiping off Seras' blood from his hand.
"Dohnaseek I thought you said that you would be able to handle this and yet here your are laying on your back like a defenceless dog."
"Shut up priest! She merely caught me by surprise!"
"Keep telling yourself that."
"…how dare you?"
Raynare gently lay Seras back on the ground before glaring murderously at the old priest.
"I'LL KILL YOU! I'LL KILL YOU! I'LL KILL YOU!"
She charged at the old priest, light spear in hand, intending to end his life only for him disappear and reappear behind her. She couldn't react in time as she was knocked out by a quick chopped to the back of her neck.
"How troublesome."
He tossed the unconscious Raynare to Dohnaseek.
"Take her and go. I'll catch up with you in a minute."
He merely grunted in answer and teleported away with Raynare.
He turned to Seras' direction and looked amused as she was crawling towards him, eyes filled with rage.
"I don't know why you try to hide your true self little demon. No matter how much you hide it humans will never accept you."
He teleported away leaving a fuming Seras behind.
She tried getting back up only to once again collapse on the ground. For a minute she just lay there doing nothing until she smiled, a smile full of bitterness.
'After all these years… year of killing… years of surviving… and my wish gets granted like this.'
She then noticed something in front of her. It was a golden locket with the top open. She weakly grabbed it and looked at the inside. In it was a picture of Raynare with the brightest and happiest smile plastered to her face; next to her was a young frail-looking 7 year old little girl that other than few splotches of purple hair on her head, looked like a carbon copy of Raynare.
She stared at the picture with widened eyes and then remembered what Dohnaseek said about Raynare taking the name of her dead sister.
'So this is the real Yuuma.'
Her grip tightened on the locket and she tried to move forward.
'Not yet…'
Her movements caused more blood to flow out of her wound.
'I can't die…'
She collapsed on the ground again yet still continued to move forward.
'… not yet.'
She couldn't move anymore as her consciousness started to fade away.
'I… need…'
The flyer in her pocket suddenly grew a bright crimson colour and last thing she saw was someone with crimson hair...
Flashback
It was raining during that day… that day where her life would take a turn for the worse.
She was no older than 7 during that day… the day she decided to defend herself from the demon hordes. She kept stabbing it, even when it was already dead, even when it caused more blood to spill on her body, she just kept stabbing it. Hordes of dead bodies surrounded her, all in different shapes and sizes but none of them resemble even remotely human.
"Hey there."
A cheerful voice interrupted her strange ritual. Looking up she was met by the sight of a middle-aged man with blond-black hair and a happy-go-lucky smile on his face. Next to him was a girl around her age with blue eyes full of curiosity yet coldness, and long silver hair.
"So how you doing?"
She simply stared at them, before giving them a toothy smile, one full of so much child-like innocence… yet filled with pure insanity and murderous rage.
In that day, she would come to realize that demons, both the literal and figurative, can harm even the heart…
Author's Notes
Sorry for the late update. School can be a bitch you know?
Anyway now we get a brief glance of Seras' past and she is not totally unaware of the supernatural as everyone thought.
Anyway until next time!