Hello everyone, warning this chapter will be very confusing yet will make sense at the end. I hope you can understand, by the way Ashe is not gay in this chapter, at the end you will understand what I mean by. I don't have much more, maybe a paragraph written where this stops off. So it will be along time before I update again.

(Necessary Spoiler) Everything italicized is actually Ashe, this is the memories of someone else but Ashe is seeing it from his point of view.

Hope Corven

Pain, violent, rich, burning, and unmerciful, echoed through out the corpse of Ashe Corven. Slight twitches were the only sign of life as the soul slowly returned to the flesh. Unexpectedly the corpse rolled over on its back. The eyes snapped open before a gasp escaped the bluish lips. A short pain-drenched yelp soon accompanied it as the hands removed the misery core from his heart.

Ashe lay on Danny's grave breathing heavily. His mind desperately trying to figure what just occurred. In his right hand hung the misery core, still dripping with the crimson liquid of Ashe's heart. His left covered the organ's wound.

Shock slightly filled his eyes as the wound miraculously healed beneath his hand. He now understood what Astrael had meant by "powers of a crowic ghost." He now possessed the supernatural abilities stolen by Judah Earl.

Judah Earl, the dark-skinned son of a bitch who was responsible for his fate, past, and pain. He was the drug-lord of the City of Angels, spreading his toxic shadow across the city. Everyone fell into his dark hellish web. It didn't matter if they were the victims of his crimes, users of his famous chemicals, or the mindless demons whom served as his lackeys. The bastard had stolen Danny and his beloved Sarah.

His lackeys, Spider Monkey, Nemo, Kali, and Curve were responsible for the death of his son Danny, and himself. Danny, he was an innocent child who did not deserve to die. Danny on whose grave he now laid on.

Ashe took a deep breath as his eyes slid shut in an effort to clear his mind.

Flashback

A sharp gasp escaped Ashe's lips as his eyes snapped open. He no longer was at his son's grace. Instead he found himself pushing through a crowd of Day of the Dead partiers. "I have to find him before Judah can cause anymore harm." Ashe whispered beneath his breath. His heart pounded loud as thunder as he pushed his way through the cluster of people. The misery core a heavy burden in his hand.

A group standing in a circle caught Ashe's attention. The crowd cheered as a whip lashed through the air and striking unmercifully. His eyes darted upward and beheld him dangling above the crowd. Blood washed his face as kisses from the whip left their mark as a rope slowly strangled him.

Ashe pushed his way through, screaming his name. He finally broke through of the bodies, the misery core raised above his head. He dashed towards Judah, a battle cry rushing past his lips. Ashe buried the misery core up to its hilt into Judah's skull. He knew it wouldn't kill the devil but it did have a desired effect. Judah released the rope keeping him suspended as his hands flew to remove the blade. The man fell to the ground semi-conscious. Ashe ran to his side, his hands yanked away the rope keeping his love from breathing.

"Sarah, Sarah…" the man gasped as air flooded his mortal lungs.

Ashe glanced over his shoulder, out of the corner of his eye, he saw Judah stalking towards them. He turned away from the man and rose to his feet.

"Judah." Ashe cried as he darted forward to stop Judah. In Judah's was the misery core raised upward as he walked towards the lovers. It embedded itself into Ashe's chest. Shock, dwindled with pain filled his eyes as he began to step back. Judah only looked at him with a surprised look upon his face.

Ashe faintly heard the man's whimpers as he fell to his knees. Pain consumed his senses barely letting him felt the man's griping his hands before the man pulled away. Ashe somehow managed to pull the misery core free, yet he could feel his life slipping away as his blood flowed freely. He remained knelled, unaware of the events occurring between Judah and him. Ashe faintly heard the cawing of crows but it didn't register in his mind.

A pair of arms gently wrapped themselves around his waist. They carefully lifted him upwards and then laid him on his back. Ashe found himself looking up at him, the man who came into his life, his forbidden love.

The man's starling green eyes were brimming with tears as he looked down at Ashe. The man whispered "you can't die!" Sadness dripped into his words as he held him.

Ashe could only look at him as his soul slowly left his body. A bright filled his vision as he left the world behind. Distant figures began to take form as a deep sense of peace and love filled his soul. In his heart he knew he was at last coming home…

See Ashe really was Sarah during this part. By the way this was very difficult to write that's why it is so short. Hope Corven