Author's Notes: I (Lucis) and my friend, St. Mayhew, are now writing this story together. We will alternate, writing a chapter each. This chapter is MINE.

List of Tattoos: (First Sins, then Virtues)

Kouman - Pride – Ansem

Donyoku - Greed - Alex

Shitto - Envy - Kairi

Gekido - Wrath - Axel

Nikuyoku - Lust - Riku

Boushoku - Gluttony - Delita

Taida - Sloth – Vincent

Shinchou - Prudence - Aerith

Jizen - Charity - Cloud

Kibou - Hope - Roxas

Kennin - Fortitude - Leon

Seigi - Justice - ?

Sessei - Temperance - Ramza

Shinnen - Faith - Sora

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Chapter Four: The Stranger

"Riku, help" said Sora weakly, as the demons continued to attack him. Axel was watching it all, a wicked smile on his lips. 11 other people surrounded Sora and Axel. Each and every one of them was glowing. 6 people, including Sora, with a light blue color. The other 7 with a dark red color. Riku, like the others was too scared, too paralyzed with fear to do anything but watch… and then…

"Go! Defend that boy!" a voice shouted. Two angels appeared from nowhere and headed for the demons. A fight quickly ensued, and a boy, about 16, entered the fire barrier that Axel had created, landing cleanly in front of Axel, his eyes traveling to the boy on the floor. He walked towards Sora and muttered something under his breath. Sora instantly felt like nothing had happened. The boy had healed him... with magic!

"Cowardly act! Attacking one who doesn't know of his powers!" shouted the boy, turning and looking at Axel. His light brown hair was flying around with a strange wind, as the angels defeated the demons, his green eyes radiating fury. Sora flinched. His fury seemed to hit everyone around the area like a rock, for Sora saw that everyone else had also flinched.

"What is your name, Mr. Coward?" he asked, obvious sarcasm filling his voice.

"My name is Axel and my brother, Alex, helped me create these demons!" said Axel, a sneer on his face. This boy didn't know who was he fighting… he would be defeated soon.

"Alex and Axel. You know of your powers. But I have had mine for longer, and I'm stronger than you. Don't mess with me." said the stranger, as the fire barrier around him, Sora and Axel disappeared when his Angels defeated the Demons. As he turned back to walk away, Alex shouted "Who are you?"

"My name is Omar… Omar Canizales" said the boy, turning around to look at Alex interestedly. His Angels disappearing as he walked towards a classroom, calm as if he just had watered a flower, leaving the rest of the students open-mouthed.

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Alex's POV

He walked through the crowded corridors, his mind wandering around. Who was that Omar Canizales? He seemed more powerful than his brother and himself together… A funny sensation set in his stomach every time he remembered his brilliant green eyes, his light brown hair, and his easy smile, for he had smiled a lot, when he was not shouting at Axel.

With a sigh, he exited the school, after his classes had finished, to see a recent, yet familiar figure moving away through the crowd. He recognized the light brown hair instantly. Alex silently bowed to find out more about Omar, as he walked towards where his brother was standing. He was greedy, that's why he had chosen his tattoo, Greed... And his greed made him want Omar for himself... But, he thought grimly, I don't even know if he has feelings for men... Not that I care, of course… he will be mine!

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"Who was that boy, Sora?" asked Kairi, as she, Sora and Roxas walked towards the exit of the, having finished all their classes. "I don't know, but he was very powerful, summoning angels!" said Roxas, awe filling his voice. Sora, however, looked pensive, which was very rare for him. "Did you see? All of us were glowing… 6 blue and 7 red… and he turned up, glowing, stronger than all of us, with another blue aura… but, where did the glow come from? Why did some of us have weaker glows than others?"

"I don't know… remember what I told you before? The Tattoos? Seven Sins and Seven Virtues? Count the number of people… 7 of each color… for sins and for virtues… those were all the tattoo 'holders'." Kairi answered slowly, her eyes looking around, to see if anyone was spying on them.

"Then… we can do things like Omar and Axel did?! Have all kinds of Powers and stuff?" asked Roxas, awe-struck. Kairi nodded, as she also saw Omar hurrying away from the school, as though he feared something… "I think we can… but we would need someone to teach us first… and Omar is definitely that someone. The thing is… would he be willing to teach us?"

"We will have to find out, won't we?" asked Riku as he passed the trio of friends. Even though he hated Riku so much, Sora could only nod in response.

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Axel's POV

He was mad, as mad as he had ever been. Every time he thought of that little boy defeating him in front of everyone, he just wanted to kill him. "Revenge is sweet, little brother... and I shall make sure that "Omar" gets some..." he said with an evil voice as Alex joined him. He clenched his fists as he saw Omar pass very near him. The hypocrite had smiled at him, in a very superior way, that made Axel want to get a gun and shot him... He got angry often... and that anger many times turned into wrath... and that's why he had chosen his tattoo... Wrath... and with his Wrath, Omar was sure to be very badly hurt soon... He would seek the other Sins and teach them their powers, so they could help him destroy Omar… If they refused… they wouldn't live to see another day. "Omar... you better be prepared!", he shouted, missing the worried look in Alex's eyes.

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Omar's POV

"So, they have all been found… so fast? There will be no enough time to train them…" muttered Omar to himself as he arrived to his house. He ran to his room and let himself fall on the bed, his eyes on the ceiling. "Who will win this time? The Sins or the Virtues?" he muttered absentmindedly as he thought of all the people that he had seen glowing. He wondered if anyone had noticed that HE was glowing with the strongest glow? If they did, no doubt that the sins would want to eliminate him first.

He was such a fool, summoning his strongest angels for such a short battle. Some seraphim or some half-angels would have done the same work that his Angels did, without exhausting him

"Axel... if I ever see you attacking anyone again... you are DEAD!" he shouted. He hated those cowardly acts a lot, and could not stand seeing anyone doing things like that... That's why he had chosen his tattoo... Justice... Or rather, he thought, the tattoo chose me… Although he hated tattoos, he knew there was no other way to defend himself from the Sins… and who said all the Virtues would side with the Light?

Sighing, he turned around and fell asleep, his mind a chaos of images.