Attention readers, Hope you are enjoying this story and hope you will enjoy this chapter. Before we begin I will give the answer to the anime allusion in chapter 12. The allusion was a hard one and probably not pulled off perfectly, but the allusion was from DBZ. The attack known as "Solar Flare" was used by Goku and Krillin on a number if occasions. I used it as a guide for Krad's "Angelic Flash". I could have made it easier on people if I had said "Angelic Flare" but then I would not have seen true fandom come into the light. Thank for your inspiring me to keep writing through your reviews and the over 1,000 hits on my story. Now sit and relax as we continue this epic tale with…
The Lines are Drawn
As Dark and Krad flew through the air their minds were racing. They were not admiring the city with its lights aglow, outlining each street as if it were on a map. They were not feeling the cool night air as it rush against their wings as waves wash against a sandy shore. They did not even think about their regained bodies or the suffering and sacrifice the Niwa family had gone through. Their minds were on a misty past. A feeling, if you will, as if they, this thief and murderer, had flown next to each other before, but in far different circumstances. Krad could not keep this idea away and was about to say something when Dark spoke, "You feel it to, don't you."
Krad immediately calmed himself. Had Dark read his mind? Krad quickly slapped on a smile and asked, "Whatever do you mean Dark?"
Dark answered with the same puzzled yet calm voice, "As if we have flown like this before.
Krad was feeling the same way. He wanted to tell Dark the truth, but the question seemed so vast and so troubling Krad dared not answer truthfully. Krad barely hung on to his composure and said, "Dear, Dear, Dark, I have no idea what you are taking about. When we get done with Vormare I intend to do what my master wishes."
Dark simply smiled and thought, "He will never change."
As the two angels flew closer to the museum they climbed higher and higher to avoid detection from the roaming search lights. When they were finally over the museum, Dark and Krad dropped down and landed softly on its roof. Dark then pulled a piece of paper out and opened it up. Krad came over and asked, "What's that?"
"This is a schematic of the museum," said Dark, "It should allow us to plan our attack. It seems that the closet window to Vormare's throne, which is probably where we will find him, is about twenty feet to out right." Dark and Krad quickly stood up and headed for the window, however, when they arrived they found it blocked by a magical seal which had turned the easily broken glass into solid titanium. Dark and Krad tried to break through with a few magic blasts to no avail.
"Well, what now mister phantom thief?" questioned an annoyed Krad.
"Simple, we go to the next window," said Dark as he walked off.
This window was also blocked as were several others. Finally, they came across a window that wasn't blocked and in fact left open. It was the window farthest from where they thought Vormare would be. Dark and Krad hesitated in a hushed silence. Finally Krad spoke, "I don't like this."
"Well Krad think of it this way, if I die your job gets a lot easier," laughed Dark as he jumped through the window and into the museum.
Krad followed after and answered, "That's not what I meant." Krad and Dark landed in the front hallway of the museum. It was an ornate hallway with many suits of armor and paintings from around the world. As the two angels looked around for any sign of guards there was a loud noise. The noise drew their attention up to a television screen a little down hallway. Dark and Krad investigated and were soon looking at a large black cat, wearing a long robe, and a crown on his head. The cat laughed loudly as he said, "Good to see you Mousy. What has it been, two, three thousand years, I seem to have lost count."
"Vormare," answered Dark with withheld anger.
"Now, now, that's not the way you address a king," said Vormare with a smile, "Gentlemen you'll be pleased to know that this whole attempt to finish me off is going to fail."
"What do you mean?" yelled Krad.
"All in good time my rude angel friend," answered Vormare in a cocky voice, "Now as guests in my luxurious city I have prepared some entertainment for you, one opponent each of you to defeat. Dark you will head down the left hallway. Your friend will head down the right."
"And what makes you think we'll comply?" asked Dark.
"Simple," said Vormare as he stepped away from the camera to reveal a large crystal that pulsed with some weird energy. The crystal was in the shape of a cat's eye and stood on a podium about four feet off the ground. "This crystal has enough of the Cat's Eye Virus inside of it to infect the whole world. If you don't follow my instructions I will release this wave and make the world mine forever. See you in a few."
The television went blank leaving Dark and Krad alone in the dark. Krad turned to Dark and asked, "What do we do now?"
"We have to play along," said Dark.
As Dark started to walk away Krad grabbed his shoulder and turned him around. Krad then extended his hand and said, "Come back alive,"
Dark couldn't help but smile, grabbed his long time pursuer's hand, and said, "You to." After that the angels went their assigned ways, Dark to the left, Krad to the right.
Dark walked down the museum's hallway and stopped at every sound to check for a surprise attack. Before long, Dark came to a large, square room with a display of African animals in the center. Standing on the display was a fully cat humanoid. She was wearing green shorts, a tattered yellow shirt, and a tail bow. Her bare feet glided over the rocks and fake moss as she walked through the display. The weapon she held was a spiked ball with a long metal chain which she controlled quite well. The girl looked at Dark with all the hatred she could muster then yelled, "This is vengeance for my sister!"
Dark couldn't believe it, Riku Harada was his opponent.
Krad had followed his path and was starting to wonder if he would even have to fight. This quickly changed as he turned a corner to see a long hallway. It was a display about the change in architecture since Biblical times to the present day. This really wouldn't cause any alarm if the room wasn't filled with a light mist. "Good to see you could make it, son." Kei slowly stepped out from behind a Grecian pillar and pointed a sword straight at Krad. Kei continued, "Here I make retributions for all the times you have failed me, Satoshi." Krad suddenly felt himself fade away and Satoshi took over.
"Wait master, do you really want to fight your fath…"
"This man is not my father," said Satoshi as he drew a sword from the weapon display case.
"Good to see you two are friends, I look forward to throwing away my puppets," answered Kei as he prepared to dual his son.
Cliff hanger time! Now just for everyone's knowledge I am not setting up Krad and Dark to have some type of Youi (Gay) relationship. I think everyone will be happy with the final outcome. Hope you guys enjoyed this chapter, please review. Thank you and goodbye.