A/N: I've finally reached the tenth chapter, thanks to everyone for their awesome reviews and to everyone's support. I've also got two possible endings for this story, one good, one evil, I'm going to make a poll on my profile so you guys can vote.
Theo slammed open the door of the large, dimly lit pub, all eyes turned onto him, and there were a few small whispers and dark murmurs, despite his changed appearance, some of the gang members and mercenaries recognised him, Theo was notorious around here for putting half of the gangs in the area in jail, so he doubted he would be let in unchallenged which was fine by him. Just as his boot thudded down onto the polished floorboards, a large bulky dog shoot up from his seat, brandishing a long, jagged knife,
"You shouldn't be here, sonny" he said menacingly, Theo simply ignored him and walked past him, the dog picked him up by the scruff of his collar so the two were face to face,
"I was talking to you shithead" Theo quickly placed his hand on the dogs chest and sent a small bolt of electricity into the dogs heart, he yelped and dropped him, clutching his chest,
"Why don't you just enjoy your drink, you filthy mongrel" The dog staggered back to his seat and glared at him, the babble of the pub resumed and everything faded back to normal, but a few or the mercenaries still gave him hateful looks. Peeling some of the dried blood off his face, Theo walked over to the bar and lent against it
"Whiskey, on the rocks" the bartender began pouring ice into the glass and filling it with the chestnut liquid, "Also I need to find someone". The bartender pushed the whiskey glass towards him and looked at him across the grimy bar
"Sure, who?" Theo drank some of the whiskey then put the glass down,
"Her name's Chaos, she's about 18, cream coloured, heart shaped breastplate" The bartender frowned thoughtfully then nodded,
"Yeah I know her" he pointed at a staircase that lead up into the bowls of the building "Room 24"
"Thanks" Theo said, downing the last of his drink and throwing the glass to the floor, smashing it
"Hey!" The bartender yelled "Those glasses cost money, you know"
Theo idly waved his hand as he climbed the stairs
"Yeah, yeah". The passage was dark and covered in peeling green wallpaper, a thick smell of alcohol lased the air, his heavy footsteps echoed through the corridor as Theo checked each of faded brass numbers that was screwed onto every door until he found room 24, he knocked, no response, he tried again, still nothing. He tried the handle and found the door unlocked, he stepped through into the dark porch, being as quiet as he could, the room was bathed in the light from a lamp that stood on a desk at the end of the room surrounded in files and papers, Chaos was sleeping in the large double bed that lay against one wall, her breathing was deep and slow and the bottles of wine, beer and vodka that lay all around, suggested she had been drinking the previous night, her outfit was slung over one of the doors of the large oak wardrobe that stood by the curtain covered window, on the other side of the room was a small kitchen that lead straight into the main room. Being careful not to wake her, he walked quietly over to the desk and examined the papers littering it, they were all GUN files, stolen probably, containing pictures of ancient artefacts and old written texts. Pushing past all of this Theo recognised a map of Angel Island, a red circle had been drawn around a tiny ruin called Lost Point and a question mark was scribbled underneath it.
He also recognised a few artist interpretations of Rafael, all different and unique in their own way, then at the very bottom of the pile was a government photo of himself, dressed in GUN uniform in front of the GUN flag, a stern look on his face, below that it read:
Captain Theodore Arcreus [Type III Agent]- Liability- LEVEL 1- DOA
He looked at the issue date, October 16th, it had been August when Theo had disappeared into the future, so he had been gone for about 2 months. DOA meant 'Dead or Alive' and Liability Level 1 basically was a massage saying 'They are a very big threat to society, bring them in before they kill everybody'. These flyers were given to soldiers so they could look out for targets, Theo simply chucked to himself and picked up one of the untouched beer bottles that lay on the kitchen counter and un capped it with a hiss. The hiss and the clang of the bottle cap hitting the floor caused Chaos to jerk awake, then she jumped when she saw Theo sitting on the counter swigging out of a bottle of beer, he grinned when he saw her,
"Miss me?"
She straightened up and rubbed her eyes
"What the hell are you doing here?"
Theo placed the bottle down and smiled at her
"I should be asking you the same thing"
She pulled the covers off herself, revealing a light blue nightgown and stood up
"Well you've been gone for two months, I've only been dormant, there is a big difference"
"Why?" Theo said, jumping down from the counter,
"Well, after the attempted attack, New Metropolis stepped up their security, the King is under 24/7 surveillance and the President even shipped over a few battalions of GUN soldiers. NICOLE also informed the King that you were involved in the attack and both him and the President has issued an AAE warrant against you"
"Arrest and Execution" Theo muttered, flicking through the papers again. Chaos nodded and walked over to the kitchen, she picked up an apple from the fruit bowl and bit into it crunching loudly. Theo frowned and turned to Chaos,
"What about you? Do they know about your involvement?" She shrugged and swallowed,
"No idea, but it can't hurt to keep your head down".
Theo turned back to the papers and pointed at the map of Angel Island,
"What has Lost Point got to do with it?" he asked, Chaos smiled and sidled over
"I think that is were Mephiles is going to strike next, because I think that is where Rafael is".
Theo nodded "He might go there, but not to become Rafael"
Chaos raised an eyebrow, "Why wouldn't he become Rafael?" She asked, Theo then proceeded to tell her about what had happened to him; about how the future was obliterated by the government and how Future Theo said that he was Rafael. Chaos listened with a mixture of fascination and confusion and when Theo finished, she looked at him in admiration and fear.
"So I'm Rafael, not Mephiles" Theo stated, Chaos giggled slightly,
"Its not that, that I'm shocked about, I mean, I was your wife"
Theo shrugged
'Well I was kinda shocked about that too".
Chaos then realised something and clicked her fingers,
"Oh I almost forgot to show you something" she moved quickly towards the wardrobe and flung it open, sending her outfit crashing to the floor "I haven't been spending the last two months just sitting here finding out about what's happening" She lifted out a wooden box from the bottom of the clutter "I've also been making these". She whipped open the box, inside was two golden gauntlets with a black glove attached to each, each wristband on the gauntlet looked like a thin revolver chamber and at the bottom of each gauntlet was a short snub-nose gun barrel. Theo removed his tattered left glove and tried on the left gauntlet and clicked the wristband shut with a heavy snap, on the palm of the glove, Theo felt a small round metal switch, Chaos spoke
"The gauntlets have revolver barrels and fire 50. Cal bullets, to fire you turn the safety off" She pointed at a small switch bellow the revolver chamber "Then you clench you fist and press the pressure sensitive switch on the palm".
Theo then flicked open the end of the wristband to reveal the ends of the bullets
"And to reload, I presume that you just empty the bullets and insert some new ones?" Theo inquired, Chaos nodded, Theo took off his other glove and put on the other gauntlet. He moved the gauntlets around, they were bulky and slightly heavy but he could move them around easily.
"These could be useful" Theo muttered, he clicked them off and places them on the desk "Mind if I use your shower?" Theo asked "Its just I need to get this blood off me" He gestured at his bloody face.
"Sure, its just though there" She said pointing at a door past the kitchen. Theo walked in and shut the door, inside the bathroom was a streaked mirror, a grubby sink, a discoloured toilet and a small bath that doubled as a shower, Theo began to remove his clothes, tearing them from the dried blood that stuck them to his skin, he bundled them into a corner of the small bathroom and stepped into the tub, he pulled down the handle for the shower and hot water began to pour from the shower head, the water made some of his wounds sting, making him wince. He picked up a washcloth from the side and began to wipe the blood off his face and chest, the water began to turn pink with his blood, his quills began to droop over his eyes as water soaked into them, he threw the moist cloth down and lifted his head up and closed his eyes, letting the water cascade over his face. He heard the door open slightly and close, he ignored this thinking it must be the wind, then he felt someone climbing into the tub with him. His eyes snapped open, half blinded by the water, he looked and saw Chaos was under the shower with him, her naked body pressed against his. He looked into her orange eyes and frowned,
"Err what are you doing?" but before she could reply, she kissed him, after about thirty seconds, Theo pulled away "This is wrong, I shouldn't be doing this"
Chaos shushed him "Oh shut up and kiss me" Theo obliged and the two sank into the throngs of fiery demonic passion…
Shadow hated GUN's office work; all he did was sidle back and forth between the photocopier and his computer, occasionally sending something important but most of the time he simply browsed the Internet. This day was no different, Shadow was sat at his desk, head on his hand idly skipping through numerous internet pages when the phone rang, yawning slightly he picked it up, eyes still on his computer
"Agent Shadow speaking" He said in a bored voice
"Liven up! I want you in my office in two minutes. Move!" Shadow sighed and put down the phone, he recognised the voice as Commander Towers and by the sound of his voice, he wasn't happy. Shadow turned off the computer and got up out of his chair and walked in between the lines of desks that filled the room, he flung open a set of double doors and walked through them into a long, high-ceiling corridor lined with portraits of various previous commanders. Shadows footsteps echoed off the walls as he walked down the corridor and through a large set of ancient oak doors, into the Commanders office. The office had a high ceiling just like the most of the rooms around, in the centre of the room was a large round holographic image projector or HIP for short, which currently displaying a 3D hologram of a rotating Angel Island. At the end of the room was a long desk covered in various files and papers, the plush carpet sank as Shadow stepped onto it, behind the desk was the Commander, back to the door, staring out of the large floor-to-ceiling windows that dominated the wall, his grey haired head turned as Shadow entered,
"You asked to see me sir?" Shadow asked,
"Yes" The Commander said "Take a seat" he gestured at the various leather sofas that lined the room, Shadow sat down on the sofa nearest the Commander's desk and gazed at his superior with his blood red eyes. The Commander began to pace the room, brow furrowed,
"The reason I called you here, is that I think we have found Arcreus"….
A/N: hope you guys liked that chapter, I will be having more bits about Shadow in later chapters. Also remember to leave a review, even if you have not reviewed in this story before as I would like to know your views.
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