I bring you another chapter. Man, I went to the book store last week on Friday and tried to find a book called Return to Labyrinth, since it was the sequal to the Jim Henson film, it's a really good manga too. But they don't have vol. 3 in yet. But I did manage to get Fruits Basket 19. I got something good right?
Damnnation or Resurection?
Sophia woke up the next morning as if she was in a pleasant dream. She looked out the window and saw the birds chirping and the sun out and shining onto the city. She stretched her arms and got out of bed. She looked down at her hands and saw the ring. She remembered what happened last night with that mysterious person. She went over to her dresser and picked out a dress. There was one in the very back. She took it out and looked at it in the mirror.
"This one seems pretty." But when she looked at the back, there were blood stains. Something flashed through her mind. "That's right, on New Years is when my wings came in." She placed the stains in some water and the stain disappeared. Marco opened the door.
"Princess, theres a part in tonights opera you can use." He said. "Since your wings grew in again it's been hard to get you into shows. But you'll be able to do this one."
"Wonderful." She smiled at her devious fiance.
"I'll be waiting for you in the lobby to go out." He closed the door. She put on the dress and looked at herself in the mirror.
"This is pretty." She took some hair ribbons and tied them in her hair. As she looked at her reflection, she saw a mask appear behind the glass. She gasped then fell backwards. When she looked again, it was gone. "That was strange." She met up with Marco and they started off. They decided to go to the sea today, but would make sure to be back in time for the show.
"It's beautiful, isn't it?" Marco said wrapping his arms around her shoulders.
"Yes, the ocean is a beautiful sight." She walked closer to the water and stopped when the water was just inches from her feet. A wave that was at least five times her size appeared and crashed right onto her.
"Sophia!" She was being swept out to sea. As she desended into the dark depths, she looked at her ring again.
I wasn't able to figure out who that person was. Her eyes began to close.
"Sophia!" She looked above her and sas a dark figure appear. The figure became clearer as they approached. She looked at their back and saw a pair of black wings. He reached for her hand and pulled her closer to him. They disappeared into a speck of light.
When she awoke, she was lying down in a dark space. She was still wet from the water.
"You're awake." She turned around and saw Erik sitting next to her. "I thought I would have lost you."
"You, I saw you in my dream." She said. "Who are you?"
"You already know who I am." He stated. "You were made to forget me. I can't tell you who, but I can tell you that I will stop at nothing to keep my promise to you." He took her hands. "I won't let them take you back." Her eyes began to shine.
"But, why was I made to forget you?" She asked.
"Because someone is keeping you from your true love." He said. He placed one hand on her cheek. "I must send you back now. I will see you again." He stood up and began to walk away. Sophia grabbed onto his sleeve like a little child.
"I don't want you to leave." He knelt down next to her.
"I promise that I will see you again." She shook her head and still kept her grip on him. He lifted her head so she was looking at him again and gently kissed her. "You are my angel." The world around her began to dissolve.
"Sophia!" She opened her eyes and Marco was standing above her. "You're alright."
"What happened?" She asked and sat up.
"You were almost swept out to sea." He helped her up and they began to walk. "I'm glad you're safe." She smiled weakly then turned back to the sea.
Was that a dream? The sun started to set over the vast ocean. She must have been out for a long time. As they returned to the opera house, they were greeted with terrified faces.
"The Phantom struck again!" Andre cried. "He sent this note for Lord Marco." He handed the envelope to Marco.
"I wonder what he wants." He took out the slip of paper and began to read to himself.
You vile creature whom calls
himself an angel. No good will
come of this if you do not return
my angel's memories. If you fail
to comply, a great disaster will
occur on your watch.
He tore up the note so no one could read it.
"What a troublesome man." He placed the bits into the envelope and made it disappear in his hand. "Shall we prepare for tonight's show?"
"Ah, yes." Firmin walked up to Sophia. "Come mademoiselle. You must get into costume."
"Very well." She walked to her dressing room with Marco at her side. As she approached the door, she motioned for Marco to wait outside. She took out her costume and began to change. There was a low part on the back so her wings had plenty of space. When she looked in the mirror, she saw her wings a blood red color. The background started to fade and could see the firy pits of hell. But when she turned around, everything was as it should be. When she turned back to the mirror, everything was fine.
"I have to get a hold of myself." She gently slapped her cheeks with her hands and started for the door.
As the opera got under way, she could only think of Erik. Her mind was tied onto him and had the feeling that they were connected through something very important. But she kept her mind fixed on the opera. There was something telling her that she needed to stop. She stopped dancing and singing and just stood in the center of the stage. There were whispers and murmers among the audience.
"I'm sorry, I can't do this anymore." She said. Marco walked on stage.
"Sophia, please egt on with the show." He said. She glared at him.
"No." She said. "Marco, you've been nice to me for the past few days, but now thios charade has gone on for too long. You lied to me." She walked away from him and to the edge of the stage. "There's a song I want to sing for someone out there." She handed a piece of music to Reyer. He passed it out to the other musicians and the music started to play.
(You Raise Me Up)
When I am down and, oh my soul, so weary
When troubles come and my heart burdened be
Then, I am still and wait here in the silence
Until you come and sit awhile with me
You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains
You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas
I am strong, when I am on your shoulders
You raise me up, to more than I can be
There is no life - no life without its hunger;
Each restless heart beats so imperfectly;
But when you come and I am filled with wonder
Sometimes, I think I glimpse eternity
You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains
You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas
I am strong, when I am on your shoulders
You raise me up, to more than I can be
You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains
You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas
I am strong, when I am on your shoulders
You raise me up, to more than I can be
You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains
You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas
I am strong, when I am on your shoulders
You raise me up, to more than I can be
You raise me up, to more than I can be...
The audience began to cheer. As she let go of that last note, she could hear her heart beat fast. But this wasn't her heart she heard. It belonged to another.
"How?" She turned to Marco and saw a look of defeat on his face. "How could you have gone back to him?"
"Because our souls have been tied together for a long time." Erik walked out onto the stage. "Nothing that you can say or do can change otherwise." Marco drew a sword from one of the actors. Erik smirked and drew his.
"Then I will kill you to gain the Princess." The fight began. As she watched these two men bang their swords against the other, she felt pain in her mind. She never wanted this to happen to anyone.
"Why did such destruction have to occur." Her wings fluttered a little. She looked at them and started to feel a built up anger being pressed to her spirit ready to explode. "If I wasn't an angel, I could stay here." She grabbed her wings. Marco turned from the fight and saw what she was doing.
"Sophia, don't do it!"
"I don't take orders from you!" She said. "If I was human again, I could live here on Earth in peace. But I must lose the look of the angel!" She grasped them tightly then pulled them. She pulled again and could feel a sharp pain in her back. "Lease my body you cursed things of heaven!" With one more pull, the wings came free. She screamed in pain. She dropped her wings and felt something press against her back. She looked and saw something come out of the two holes. A pair of blood red wings.
"Those wings." Erik stared at the crimson colored wings. "How did this happen?"
"The wings of ultimate dispare." Marco said. "She's being condemed to hell."
"NO!" Erik ran over to her and lifted her up before running off.
"He's getting away!" Marco began to persue his rival. He chased him hallway after hallway. "I won't let you have MY Princess again!" Sophia looked at her fiance and a giant "huh?" came out of her mouth.
"Again?" She mumbled. Erik went down a way that was pitch black. Marco tried to find a light but had no use. As soon as the lights came on, they vanished.
"How could this have happened?"
"You can't change everything." He turned around and found Christine leaning against the door. "You may be able to tamper with one's own mind, but never their heart and soul."
"What do you know mortal?" He asked coldly. "It was decided that we were to be married. I will become the next king to the spring country and destroy it!" It took him some time before he realized what he had said.
"So, that is the reason you're marrying Sophia?" She asked.
"That is right. I am the Prince of the Western Kingdom. I came to that kingdon as a Noble of the Spring Court so no one would realize who I was." He held up a picture of his family. "This was my father." He pointed to a rather handsome man. "He left the kingdom one night and eloped with the Queen of the eastern kingdom; Sophia's mother." He tore up the photo. "My brother became the next king when he was only ten years old. When mother died, it was hard on all of us. But father chose to leave us with the heavy burden of his choice. I chose to marry the Princess and make her suffer as we had suffered." Be remembered the night of the party. "But that Angel of Music got in the way of my plan. If he hadn't wooed her that night, I would have had her by now."
"You're a terrible man!" Christine said.
"Yes, but now that you've heard everything..." He took out his instrument. "...I'll have to erase your ten minute memory. You'll forget what I've told you." He becan to play and a sweet sound filled the air. Christine's eyes began to close and she fell to the ground. "I always get what I want."
As the small boat hit the small island far into the underground, Sophia started trembling. She looked around and could feel something tell her to run. Erik stepped out of the boat and held out his hand. She obeyed and took his hand.
"You have nothing to fear." He told her. "After all, you've been down here before."
"I have?" She still hadn't remembered yet. He started leading her away from the lake. She wanted to just stay where she was, but her body started moving on it's own.
"That boy may have erased me from your mind, but you still know who me in your heart." She knew he was right somehow. He lifted her hand and noticed that her ring was on the wrong hand. He removed it then placed it on her left hand.
"Why did you-" she looked at his hand and saw his ring. "What is..."
"You gave this to me." He said answering her unfinished question. He placed his hands on her blood-red wings. "You shouldn't have done that."
"I knew that for some reason, something had to be done." She said. "Even if it mean't being condembed to hell." A tear slowly made its way down her cheek. "But now I'm hurting more than ever." She heard something flutter. His wings had appeared.
"Then I will make you into an angel of music." He removed a feather from each of his wings then placed them into the water. She tried to get a better look but slipped and fell in. The water around her began to turn brighter and was surrounded by a giant bubble. She felt her body get warmer and her feathers began to change colors. The sin of her soul was purged with her rebirth as a new angel. She could hear the sound of the violin and began to follow it.
That's right. He was the one from that night. the man I fell in love with. As she emerged from the water, she looked up at the one with the violin.
"What happened?" After finally remembering, she forgot what happened earlier. "Why am I all wet?"
"I made you into an angel of music." He replied. "That Marco tried to claim you for hiself."
"Really? I don't remember it at all." She smiled. "But I guess that would be a mercy to me, huh?"
"Yes, it would." She looked at her back and saw the black wings.
"They're pretty." She stroked her feathers and felt how soft they were.
"Now you won't have to return to that world again." She was pulled into his arms and she felt like he would never let her go even for a second. She felt all the feeling of the Spring angel in her disappear into her memory and could start anew as this new angel.
Sorry the chapter was so late. We got a new video game and I was just so caught up with it. It is so much fun! I also have internet connection on my PSP, but only a little bit. So, That's it for now. I will be back, WITH WEAPONS! byebye