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Ominous Lover

Chapter Four

Arriving at the factory Amon, Robin, Karasuma and Nagira got out of their black vehicles and made their way towards the training warehouse. Amon and Nagira took the lead while Robin and Karasuma followed not far behind. As both groups neared the secret passage, frightening memories from five years ago began to replay in Robin's mind.

Amon and Robin was with Zaizen when Toudou's ROM began to play. They were all listening to Toudou's message:

If anyone hears this message, I'm no longer alive. But my research must not get buried in the darkness. The things that I, a mere researcher for Solomon, have carried out, genomes the perfect witch. Twisting the name of the sovereign of witches, I named this program Project Robin. The people around me laughed at this project, calling it Project Devil's Child and, saying that it was an impracticable theory, they ignored it. If I hadn't met her Maria, I probably wouldn't have been able to realize my project either.

Originally, when Solomon interrupted all the research, I should have noticed already. The result was something that was totally different from Solomon's idea. Fortunately, the project reached the last step unnoticed. This existence would become something that Solomon couldn't approve. But her father was the only one that I couldn't deceive. Juliano Colegui. He…

Zaizen interrupts the message to speak to Robin, " the devil's child. Do you understand? That is your true self!"

Robin asks Zaizen, "all of it. Is this everything Toudou left behind?"

Zaizen replies, "What else do you suppose should be there?" He continues to play the message:

Robin Project was a success. For Solomon, Project Robin's success literally had the significance of reawakening the devil. Her existence itself is the past that must be erased.

In ancient times, mankind was ruled by a divine human race called gods. Their kind, with special powers, -- namely witches — was nothing but gods to us. But, a genetic mutation that affected a single god born more than 3000 years ago changed their fate along with mankinds. The gods, who had lost the ability to bequeath their genetic elements to their heirs because of this mutation, lost their position as the successors of mankind.

Mankind, having obtained their powers, feared the revival of the gods. They were a people with powers unnecessary for mankind. Labeling them devils and witches, mankind kept suppressing and controlling them. This is the truth behind Solomon. Labeling the research as heresy, they abandoned it completely.

At this point Zaizen was furious at what he hears. "Witches are…our successors!? This can't be! We're below witches?!" He then orders the scientist to delete all the data. But Karasuma enters the lab and orders the message to continue to be played. Toudou voice continues to speak:

I wanted to create a witch with authentic powers that could carry on. But Maria's body was weak…

While Toudo's message continues to speak, Zaizen asks Karasuma, "Karasuma! Are you betraying me?"

Karasuma replies, "I am not betraying anyone! I was just afraid that I might cease to exist. I had to cling on to something…or else I would have fallen apart. I was just afraid of that!"

There is a pause between Karasuma and Zaizen's exchange allowing Toudou's voice to break through the silence. When Zaizen hears Toudou's line "a new life from her body – a child who might be able to change the future," he becomes mad and says to Robin, "There's only one future! And there's no place for you!"

Toudou's voice cuts in again, "… will again have their powers to carry on. Being afraid that that child becomes the Eve of witches…"

Zaizen "You're the Eve of witches?! This is supposed to be the truth? Never! Witches are nothing but impure drops that contaminate human purity! To protect mankind, witches must be erased from this world! "

Robin asks Zaizen, "even if witches are chosen by God, just as human beings are chosen as well?"

He replies "Chosen by God? Then why was there this genetic abnormality? Is it not because witches were not suitable as successors to mankind?! Is it not because God abandoned them?!"

Amon answers, "God doesn't abandon anyone. I also cannot completely accept the existence of witches. But the things that this man just said have to be accepted as the truth."

Zaizen replies, " No! Never! Witches can replace mankind?! I wouldn't accept that!"

Suddenly the emergency alarm began to sound. The Witches in the Orbo tanks have reached an abnormal level high level. This had activated the self-destruction with in the factory.

Zaizen points the gun loaded with the purest concentration of Orbo at Robin. A shoot rang out but Robin was not hurt, Amon had stepped in front of her and had taken a bullet.

Zaizen feel the side effects of the but he is determine to not lose and shouts at Robin, "I will not lose. Not until I defeat this witch!"

Robin answers back, "Defeat witches with Orbo made from us? I will not allow it."

Zaizen yells, "I don't care about your permission!" and fire a bullet at Robin.

She blocks it with her flames and tells Zaizen, "Juliano told me. That person, Maria, call me hope."

Zaizen become angrier and shoot more bullets at Robin. Robin uses her flame to block the raining bullets but the side effects of Orbo were taking effect on Zaizen. Realizing that he wasn't going to win this fight he escapes to the elevator. Karasuma warns everyone that the factory is going to collapse.

Feeling lightheaded from the weight of the knowledge she has learned, Robin leans on Karasuma for support. She speaks out, "In my body flows the blood of these oppressed witches. I know not only the power, but also the grief that it brings forth. Maybe that's the reason she called me hope. A witch who knows grief might be able to understand; even one that was born human. That's why I must live."

Amon spoke out, "I also don't know whether your existence is righteous or not. But to find that answer, we must survive. If Karasuma's uneasiness become reality, I'll kill you before that, Robin."

Robin answers back, "So this means that you're my warden."

As they leave, Robins hears the cries of all the contained witches. Taking pity on them, she sets fire to them, putting their spirits to rest.

Toudou's voice again:

Maria said if the future can be changed with the power hidden within her, she wants to grant it to this child. As my final wager, I'll entrust Juliano with this soon to be born child. Is he able to kill Maria's child? I'll wager the small possibility of her survival on him. But he probably wouldn't forgive me.

The smoke coming from the burning Orbo containers were starting to affect Robin's vision and breathing. Suddenly a beam from the ceiling fell in front of the only exist left. Seeing no other escape route Amon grabbed Robin's arm and dragged her back to Zaizen's office. Karasuma followed closely behind them. Once in Zaizen's office Amon began to search underneath desks, paintings and rugs for something unknown to Robin. Finally she understood when a secret passage was revealed behind a bookshelf that Zaizen had in his office. Amon had known that Zaizen would have had a secret passage for escaping and he had been search the area for the opening.

Entering the passage Robin found her surrounding to be was dark and stuffy. Amon took the lead, while Robin and Karasuma followed after him. As soon as Karasuma passed the thrust hold the door closed behind her with a sound that sent Robin into a slight panic.

Walking into the passage Robin could feel the temperature change to become dramatically cooler. Not being able to see her surroundings Robin carefully placed one foot in front of the other while trying to feel her way through the tunnel with her hands. In front of her see could hear Amon's footsteps lightly echoing through the thick black darkest.

After what seemed like hours Robin felt her lung give away and as panic and exhaustion consumed her. Suddenly she felt as if she did not have enough air. The tunnel felt like it would never end. At that very moment she truly believe she was going to die, buried alive under all the cold steel and concrete.

Then Robin felt a cool hand on her cheek and a clam voice telling her to take deep even breaths. It was Amon's voice reassuring they would get out alive. Hearing his voice next to her ear and one guiding hand on the small of her back gave Robin renewed strength to continue farther through the tunnel. She also took comfort in Amon's strength. Although Zaizen had shot him and the severity of his injury was unknown. Amon still looked beyond his pain to comfort her. Robin now looked beyond her own fear and focused her concentration and strength in reaching the end of the tunnel so they could find some medical help for Amon. With the one thought replaying in her head, she place one foot in front of the other, tell herself the whole way that she wasn't going to let Amon die.

When the three finally reached the end of the tunnel Robin was overcome with joy as the rush of fresh air replace the stale air within her. Out of the corner of Robin's eye she noticed that Karasuma was walking away from Amon and her. Robin called out to Karasuma, "Karasuma where are you going? Aren't you coming with us?"

Karasuma turn to them with a sad smile and misty eyes, "No, Robin its better that just you and Amon leave Japan…I'll miss you two. Maybe after a time when everything is back to normal I'll see you again, but now you two should leave." With that Karasuma continue her way back towards the factory where Nagira and Doujima were waiting for her.

Suddenly, Michael's voice through Robin's earpiece brought her back to the present.

End of chapter

Reference Note: Many of the dialogue used in this chapter came from the last episode of Witch Hunter Robin.

I felt it needed to be added to give more insight for future chapters. I also apologize for the long wait. I originally had most the chapters done but in the end they didn't make sense so I'm rewriting the entire story again. Announcements about up coming posting you can visit and look under the title "Announcements for Ominous Lover:"

Thank you to all my readers for being so patient.

-Olivia McGillis