Previously on Doerai: Dawn of the Darkness...
The girl sighed heavily, pressing her forearm to her forehead, her features unknown.
"Come on... Where are you?"
She clasped her hands together. She sighed, then.
A loud scream registered in her ears, and she twitched.
"Another homicide?! Oh for the love of God! Can't anyone be quiet?!"
Suddenly her eyes widened.
"Wait a minute..."
Making up her mind, the girl picked up her pace into the direction of the scream...
Could it be?! Really?!
...only to stop cold.
"No..." she whispered to himself. "Business comes first..."
I have to find him.
(Footage: As the opening begins, we can see a crystal-colored bird flying across the screen.)
Habata itara modoranai to ittte
(You say if you could fly, you would never come back)
(Footage: Nick and Akemi can be seen walking towards the beach, staring towards the sun.)
Mezashita no wa aoi, aoi ano sora
(You aimed for that blue, blue sky)
(Footage: Akemi smiles brightly, leading Nick to do the same. During the instrumental, we pan into the sky as the Doerai: Dawn of the Darkness logo appears on the screen.)
"Kanashimi" wa mada oboerarezu "setsunasa" wa ima tsukami hajimeta
(You've yet to remember "sadness", just now began to grasp "pain")
(Footage: Yuki and Doremi can be seen strolling down the city streets, just happy to be with each other.)
Anata e to daku kono kanjou mo ima "kotoba" ni kawatte iku
(Even the feelings I held onto for you are just now turning into words)
(Footage: Something knocks Doremi to the ground, and Yuki spins around, only to gasp in shock at what she sees.)
Michi naru sekai no yume kara mezamete
(As you awaken from the dream of an unknown world)
(Footage: A tanuki hops off of a nearby building, crossing great distances with very little effort, as if it's looking for someone...)
Kono hane wo hiroge tobitatsu
(Spread your wings and take off)
(Footage: The tanuki sees something and its face lights up. It charges forward, hopping into the arms of a girl. We can't see her features, as her upper half is obscured by the camera.)
Habata itara modoranai to ittte
(You say if you could fly, you would never come back)
(Footage: Nick and Akemi hop away from an energy attack, both holding each other's hands. They stare at each other for a second and nod.)
Mezashita no wa aoi, aoi ano sora
(You aimed for that blue, blue sky)
(Footage: A quick flash of the mysterious girl, then cut back to Nick and Akemi, both glowing with a powerful aura. After about a second, they thrust their hands forward and perform the Double Ojamajo Sparkle Screw, the silver beam of light blinding the screen.)
Tsukinuketara mitsukaru to shitte
(If you break through, you know you'll find it)
(Footage: Yuki pulls Doremi close to her to avoid a barrage of dark energy beams, nodding to the pink witch. The two join hands and begin chanting.)
Furikiru hodo aoi, aoi ano sora
(So try until you break free to that blue, blue sky)
(Footage: A quick flash of another mysterious girl, this one holding a microphone, then cut back to Yuki and Doremi, who thrust their hands into the sky to perform the Double Ojamajo Rewritten Masquerade, the massive collection of energy once again blinding the camera.)
Aoi, aoi ano sora
(That blue, blue sky)
(Footage: Quick flashes of the rest of the Ojamajos in spirit form.)
Aoi, aoi ano sora
(That blue, blue sky)
(Footage: A very familiar pair of blood-red eyes opens, the light covering the screen. When the light clears, we cut to Nick and Akemi at the beach, only this time, they're joined by Yuki and Doremi. Both couples are smiling brightly as the summer sun shines down on them.)
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(Even in the brightest light, there is always a little bit of darkness.)
YukiShinoya444 and S.P.D. Gold Ranger present:
Doerai: Dawn of the Darkness
Story Created: November 9th, 2008
Summary: AU. In the end, there is only a new beginning. The story continues as Nick and his friends go through another set of experiences... And what of the others?
On Today's Episode: When things start to take a toll for the worst, Nick begins to notice the changes in everyone and everything around him... But questions arise when he's visited by someone who knows him... Just, not the other way around.
Authoress' Notes: This time, I will do the odds and Nick-kun will do the evens! Wai~
Disclaimer: ...Shouldn't it be obvious by now we don't own anything? (by S.P.D. Gold Ranger: EXACTLY, Yuki-chan.)
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Phase 2: Look Through The Broken Glass (written by S.P.D. Gold Ranger)
The next morning...
Darkness.
That was all Nick could see as he opened his eyes and tried to adjust to the daybreak.
When he was able to focus his vision, he could easily see the sleeping form of his girlfriend Akemi, curled up in a ball right next to him.
Nick couldn't resist giving Akemi a little kiss on the cheek before reflecting on some of the recent events... those that had a tie to destiny.
It's been two months now. Two months since Momoko was slaughtered by an unknown assailant... who had fallen to an ancient and deadly curse.
Nick had never forgotten that day.
Trust me, I wanted to die then, just so I could be with her. But my friends convinced me to stay alive so we could hunt down the ones responsible for this atrocity.
Nick looked down at Akemi, smiling brightly now.
This is Akemi Suzuki, my girlfriend. Ever since Momoko passed away, Akemi was there to comfort me. I ended up spending so much time with Akemi... that I fell in love with her. To be honest, I'm not surprised I fell for Akemi so hard after Momoko.
Nick let his head rest on Akemi's shoulder, smoothing down her crystal-colored hair. "You're so beautiful, you know that?" Nick couldn't help but say.
After a while of searching, we eventually found the perpetrator of this nefarious scheme: the ancient dark prophet known as Doerai. He had sent his little lackey, Melissa, to murder us one-by-one, trying to keep us out of the way of their plans to cover the world in darkness.
Nick clearly remembered the events that had taken place in Doerai's world.
After a month of struggles and deadly battles, me, Yuki-chan, Doremi-chan, and Akemi, the only ones left, all went to confront Doerai. We nearly lost Yuki-chan in Doerai's world, but together, the rest of the Ojamajos gave us help from the spirit world, and we were able to defeat Doerai once and for all. It's been a month since the end of that adventure.
Nick looked out the window towards the rising sun.
They say that every story has a beginning... and every story has an end. But, what I would soon discover... was that this story isn't over yet.
Nick decided just to continue his rest, and fell back to sleep alongside his slumbering girlfriend.
A couple hours later, Nick was the first to wake up, shifting the covers every so slightly so as not to disturb Akemi.
Deciding to see if anything was on television, Nick flicked the TV on, only to notice something on the morning news that caught his eye.
"This just in. Another murder has been committed. This is the seventh homicide report in the past week, and police are baffled. No one has found any connection between each of the attacks, but rest assured that Channel Eight news will keep you up-to-date on the events as they happen. This is Saiyuki Miyamoto, from Channel Eight news."
"Another homicide?" Nick wondered. "That makes twelve in the past two weeks... kinda makes me wonder if someone snapped in the interim since we defeated Doerai..."
Nick shook that thought out of his head. That was a memory he never wanted to relive.
"Something wrong, Nick?" Akemi asked, having just woken up. She was giving Nick that cute smile that you'd have to be a fool to resist.
"The news just reported another murder, Akemi. That's gotta be the twelfth homicide that occurred since we defeated Doerai," Nick explained, trying to run the stories through his mind in an attempt to make any possible connections.
"You don't have to worry, Nick. Those were apparently just normal murders. We don't have to worry about the curse anymore since Doerai's gone," Akemi stated.
"I know, but something just bugs me to no end about all this," Nick noted. "I have no idea what it is, but I've just got this bad feeling about all of it..."
By this point, Akemi had walked up to Nick and kissed him. Nick didn't dare fight it, and just kissed back with as much passion as he could.
Once they separated, Nick put on his famous smile. "Have I ever told you that that's a great stress reliever?"
Akemi couldn't help but giggle. "About four times yesterday."
Becoming serious by this point, Nick simply embraced his girlfriend.
"I love you, Akemi."
"I love you, too, Nick."
They were content to just hold their position for a few minutes.
"Hey, why don't we go see how Yuki-chan and Doremi-chan are doing?" Akemi asked. "I haven't seen those two in a while."
"I'm sure those lovebirds are doing just fine without us around," Nick teased. "Just let me get my coat and we'll head out."
Akemi nodded as Nick raced upstairs to get his coat. To be honest, I've got a bad feeling about all these murders, too... Akemi thought. But if we have to fight again, we will. I made a promise.
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We'll be back soon. We went on a date to the movies!
Sincerely,
Shinoya Yuki and Harukaze Doremi
"Guess they're not here..." Nick teased as he took stock of the note that was tacked to the door of the Shinoya household.
Akemi giggled again. "You think?"
"Why don't we head to the movie theater and see if we can catch up with them?"
"Sure. I haven't seen a good movie in what feels like forever."
And so, hand in hand, Nick and Akemi raced off to the theater.
Just as they left, however, someone can be seen peeking out from behind the Shinoya household.
The only thing noticeable about this girl is her long hair, yellow with crystal streaks. Everything else is obscured by the shadows.
The mystery girl giggles. "I think I found him..."
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"WHOA!!!" Nick exclaimed upon seeing the mountain of people that were crowding the many hallways of the Sekai no Yume Cinema.
"I guess business started flourishing again since last month, huh?" Akemi noted.
"It's gonna be practically impossible to find those two in this mess," Nick groaned. "There's so many people..."
Just then, Akemi spotted something in the hustle of the crowd, and subsequently gasped. She'd recognize those kind of buns anywhere!
"HEY!!!" Akemi exclaimed, waving towards the two people she'd seen.
Nick could only smile. Leave it to Akemi to notice them, even in a crowd like this...
Yuki and Doremi spun around at this familiar voice.
"Hey, you two lovebirds!!" Yuki exclaimed.
"I could say the same for you two," Nick responded.
"What are you two here to see?" Akemi wondered.
"Oh, Yuki-chan wanted to come see that new Code Geass movie," Doremi stated. Nick instantly perked up at this.
"Really?! It's about freaking TIME they made a movie!!" Nick proclaimed. "C.C.'s really cute, isn't she?"
Akemi feigned being hurt, which Nick immediately took notice of.
"Hey, now. C.C. may be cute, but she's nowhere near as beautiful as you are, Akemi," Nick stated, to which Akemi blushed like mad, still smiling. She knew Nick was teasing her.
"Flatterer," Yuki stated matter-of-factly.
"No comment from you," Nick shot back. "Last I saw you, you were whispering sweet nothings into Doremi-chan's ear just to see how badly you could get her to blush!"
Doremi nearly fell over at this seemingly simple statement. "That was YOU, Yuki-chan?!"
"Guilty as charged," Yuki admitted, blushing a bit herself.
"Why don't we head inside?" Akemi asked. "I think they're opening the gates now!"
"NICK!!! I FOUND YOU!!!"
Before Nick could wonder just who had said that, something or someone crashed into him from behind, knocking both of them to the ground.
When Nick was able to pick himself up, he noticed who had just knocked him down: a girl about his age with long, golden hair that held traces of crystal highlights. She was wearing a long, flowing stage dress (pink with silver streaks), and her eyes were the most peculiar feature: one emerald-green and one crystal-blue.
"Now THAT'S a combination you don't see every day," Nick noted.
"What do you mean, Nick?" the new girl wondered. Just then, she tilted her head. Of course... this boy is different from the Nick I know...
The girl spun around, holding a microphone in her left hand. "My name's Utau! Can't say the last name, so I'll let you guess!"
"Wait, we have to GUESS what your last name is? What is this, CSI: Miami?!" Yuki exclaimed, to which Doremi just giggled.
It was then that Nick noticed something about this hyper girl. Wait. How does she know me? I'm pretty sure I've never seen her before...
Then, Utau turned to Akemi. "You must be Suzuki Akemi, and by what I saw earlier, you're Nick's wife, right?"
If Akemi could blush any harder, she'd probably look like a tomato by now. "W-WIFE? No, no, no. I'm just his girlfriend."
"And these two are Shinoya Yuki and Harukaze Doremi, probably the cutest shoujo-ai couple I've ever seen!!" Utau proclaimed, causing Yuki and Doremi to blush madly.
"Wait a minute. How do you know us?" Nick decided to ask. "I'm pretty sure we've never seen you before, Utau-chan."
Before Utau could answer that, a loud crash resounded from the front doors, causing the crowd to scatter in random directions.
When the crowd dispersed enough, Nick was the first to notice who was standing in the clear doorway: a man who was hunched over...
...and had sharp claws and glowing red eyes.
"WILD ANIMAL!!!" Utau screamed.
"Oh, no, not again," Nick groaned, shifting into fighting stance.
"This is getting ridiculous!!" Yuki exclaimed, ready to fight.
"We'll take care of this," Akemi stated, joining hands with Nick.
"Spirits of the earth..." Nick chanted, his hand tightening around Akemi's.
"Spirits of the stars...." Akemi continued, glowing with a silver aura.
"Lend us your wills and give up the power to grant a miracle!! Our beautiful souls shall crush your dark heart!!" they both exclaimed, the force around them becoming tense.
"Double Ojamajo Sparkle Screw!!"
The massive beam of silver light knocked the cursed man for a loop, but he just stood up, ready for more.
"Okay, I'm getting REAL sick of this!!" Nick exclaimed, materializing Hanyou Hikari. "It's time I put an end to this!!"
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Next time:
Phase 3: Time Waits For No One
As the battle with the cursed man continues, Nick and the girls meet the owner of the mysterious tanuki, who seems to have been pursuing the cursed man. But when a sneak attack is pulled on the six, and they wake up in a world that's clearly not their own, they realize that this story isn't over yet...