Hello! I'm so sorry if I'm this late but at first I was extremely busy with school and when I decided to write this fiction I lost my fanfiction's password TT_TT

I think I'll be more regular from now on and I'll post a chapter every week end. Thank you very much for both: the wait and your reviews! I hope you like this chapter! ^.^

I'd like to thank Spirit Dragoness for her help: "Thank you! You're the best!" :D

MORNING, 8th of April

"I'm so happy it rang!" I whispered to myself, referring to the last bell I would have to here today. School was not as pleasant as I thought it would be, but I can't really complain about that. The one thing that I can't stand is the continuous bickering between Anne and Ryuji, I mean they're not kids anymore, are they? It was amazingly difficult to tell.

They followed me everywhere today, in the hallway, in the cafeteria and even during my school tour! I should be glad they didn't tail me in the toilet too.

'It's my first day, how can I be so tired?' I thought with my right hand on my forehead, trying hard to endure all of this until I get home.

As I expected, my new two friends decided to accompany me to the station to be sure I get home safely. I'm happy they're worried about me, it makes me feel important in some way.

We got to the station where the train had yet to come, and the crazy duo who came with me decided to stay until the train would be there. I didn't know if that was a good idea, I was far too tired to hear them talk about their own problems, after all I have a life too… however, I didn't want to ruin our 'friendship' either so I didn't refuse their offer.

We sat on a bench waiting for the train, there we saw a black and white cat covered in scratches which was about to pass out. I hurried up to catch the poor animal, he was so pitiful that I decided to try to adopt him, if Teruma-san would allow me to, of course.

"Oh no, poor kitty, what did he do to hurt himself this much?" Anne said from behind me watching the little cat.

"How should he know, baka!" Immediately answered Ryuji signing the beginning of another fight.

I'm so tired of them. Could they not shut up for two seconds?!

I didn't have time to say anything that the train arrived. It didn't come the way we wanted to, in fact it crashed toward our direction, the last thing I could see was the side of the train coming down on me.

Suddenly I felt cold and numb. I couldn't feel anything anymore, not even pain. I saw my blood flowing on the ground while my strenghth slowly abandoned me.

'How could this happen to me? What did I do to deserve this?' It's over. It's all over now. I won't have to worry for school, for the 'contract' and for my future anymore. I will simply die like this. I wish Anne and Ryuji managed to save themselves. That would be the only thing I regret.

"What's wrong? Are you just going to watch this happen?" A voice rang, loud and clear in my confused mind. It actually made me jump a little, suddenly I could see it.

"Do you want to live?" 'What kind of question is that? Of course I want to live!'

"Why would I wish to die?" I answered weakly to that unknown but still familiar voice.

My eyes snapped open from their dazed and half asleep position. I forced myself to stand in the deep darkness that surrounded me. I couldn't see anyone, there was no Ryuji, no Anne nor anyone else.

Out of nowhere the peculiar cat appeared in front of me, with a serious and focused expression.

"Did you manage to escape? You're a lucky kitty." I wanted to approach that cat but he walked toward me and…talked?

"I'M NOT A KITTY, I AM THE ALMIGHTY MORGANA! DID YOU HEAR THAT?" In that moment I seriously doubted my sanity and I asked myself if I was dead or alive.

Is it really possible that a cat could talk?

"Yeah, I heard you" My body didn't stand it anymore so I fell on the ground because of my blood loss.

"If you really want to live you have to accept me! Thou art I, I am thou! Just as it should be!" I kinda felt obliged to approve this entity's existence, I didn't know what it was, I feared it and I didn't really think it was real. To live I have just one choice, pretend to have accepted this 'thing'. A red mask appeared all of a sudden and that voice told me to put it on my face. I was reluctant at first but, realizing I don't have any choice, I did as I was told. When I did that I felt like that thing was sucking away my skin, in that precise time I wished I chose to die. After some infinite minutes of torture I finally came back to life.

I looked up, my eyes having turned a bright, unnatural shade of yellow as flames of blue rose up from my body and coated me in it. For some reason I felt nothing. The flames that he surrounded me began to peel away behind me. For some reason I felt different, out of the corner of my eye I could see that I wasn't wearing the High School Uniform I was before. Now...I wasn't even sure. I wore a black trench coat with a gray collared shirt, black trousers and boots, and a pair of red gloves. I also had that strange white bird-shaped mask with a black design around the eyes.

My energy was completely restored, all of my wounds healed and I felt more alive than I have ever been. I don't know why, but I feel myself. My REAL self now. If I knew I had to make a deal with the devil to be who I wanted to be, I would have done so sooner.

As soon as I transformed some bizarre creatures approached me. They seemed hostile and dangerous, aiming at me like a predator to its prey.

"For the sake of the justice you believe in, make those of blasphemy repent!" The being who gave me the mask shouted.

I raised my hands, not paying attention to the chains that clinked around me. The creature flared out its wings, creating winds that tore at the demons, killing a few of them off.

"Now, let us begin!" I said pulling out my new gun, shooting to every enemy my eyes can detect. For some reason I felt exceptionally happy, I was laughing without realizing it, it sounded like I was insane.

"Hey, you got used to that already? You rock!" Morgana congratulated me enthusiastically for some reason.

I was so caught in this new 'power' that I didn't ever care about what that cat told me. When all of the enemies were killed I calmed down but I still kept an amused smile on my face.

"To come back to your usual self you have to take off the mask!" The little cat shouted me with both his paws near his mouth.

With an enormous effort, I tore the mask clean off, not caring of what apparently was blood dripping from around my eyes. My frenzy was replaced by an atrocious feeling of pain. I began to scream out loud covering my bloody eyes with my hands while moving around totally blind.

After some time of horrible suffering I passed out, covered by tears and blood.

'What is going to happen now? Is this the end or just the BEGINNING?"