" Ahhhhhhhhhhh ! "
Setsuna quiclky removed herself from Konoka, blushing like mad, while the brown-hair girl tried to sit up.
" I'm just here next to you! C-can you wait for me to get out..p-please? " Asuna said covering her eyes from the intimate couple.
" Um..A-Asuna-san...it-it's okay now. Um...forgive us..." the now shy Setsuna said to her friend.
" Yea..I'm not sure about it...I think I should leave..." Asuna tried to sneak between her fingers to see how they were.
" No! I will leave, now. I have to anyway. " Setsuna got up, taking her sword and left without looking at her princess.
" Ah! Secchan! " Konoka shouted but she had already left.
" Ohh...Asuna! Why did you interrupt us! " Konoka yelled back at her roommate.
It was dark outside. As she walked, the moon seemed to follow her steps. She raised her hand to cover her mouth.
' What happened to me? How did I end up...crushing her like this and...k-kissed her this much?...This...h-hard...? ' Setsuna thought to herself, still blushing from the previous passionate moment.
She was walking, trying to find her way at World's Tree. Her mind was twisted like never.
She finally found the place and went to wait next the stairs under the big tree.
" You're late. " a voice said out of nowhere.
Setsuna frowned at the sound of the voice.
" Whatever. Let's do it quickly. " the samurai girl replied coldly. She raised her head to the tree.
Emiko was standing up there, smiling.
" There's no need. There are demons here. " the beautiful girl with blue eyes told her partner.
" I don't see where. " Setsuna said back, closing her eyes to sense nothing but the cold night.
All of the sudden, she opened her eyes. She felt a strong aura near her. She looked at Emiko but she was gone.
" I was talking about you..." Setsuna turned around.
Emiko smiled behind her.
' Wha- ' Setsuna stepped back, and frowned darkly at her.
" ...and me. " the tall girl said closing her eyes.
Black feathers were falling before Setsuna's eyes.
' ...! ' her mind went blank.
Dark wings were now dancing behind Emiko's back. She opened her eyes.
Red.
Setsuna couldn't believe what was standing in front of her.
" Y-you...Just who are you! " it was impossible for her to trust what her eyes were seeing.
She knew deep in her heart that her clan were decimated, but how could this girl have the same wings? She knew she was the only one left...
Or was she told so?
The dark demon raised her hands on her waist.
" It's been a long time, my sweet angel. "
' Sweet angel...'
' Sweet angel ! '
...
" Sweet angel! Where are you my child ! " a feminine voice shouted.
Fires were surrounding the place. The smokes were hiding the burning houses of the village.
A woman was lying on the ground, losing blood from her injured body. She tried to stand up but failed as she coughed lots of blood.
" W-Where..are you...? " she coughed harder.
Suddenly a small kid got out of the bushes near her.
" Ma'am! Hang in there ! " the kid approached her, tears in her eyes.
" Oh...run away from here poor kid, before you get killed! " the lady told the dark-hair child.
" I can't leave you like this! I'll help you stand first. " the kid said, trying to lift her up.
The woman held her wrist.
" Oh sweetie...There's nothing you can do for me now..." she replied as she stopped her from her actions.
" No! Tell me what should I do to- "
" -Go...to the north. You'll see a small house, hiding in the forest... " the injured lady coughed more blood.
" M-Ma'am... " the small girl whispered, crying.
" Go and...bring my sweet angel with you. And run, run away as fast as you can to escape from here. Always go to the north, until you reach a river. And- " the woman started to breathe heavily.
The tiny girl was listening to her, holding her sob.
" - find the the tree with one gold leaf. You'll have to touch it- "
" Hah! There you are kid..." a tall demon with red horns appeared.
The small girl stood up, frightened.
" You're so lucky your parents were annoying enough to hold me back at your house... " he said, walking towards the girls.
" But it is all in vain now! I'm gonna chop your head off just like I did to them hahaha " he laughed diabolically.
" Run! Now ! " the woman got up with difficulty on her feet.
" Hmph. Out of the way you dead rat ! " the demon ran towards them.
" I'll hold him back for few minutes, but it will be enough for you to run away. "
The kid started to cry.
" Don't! You have to be strong now, my little girl...you're the only survivor...of our tribe. Everything is in your hands now. Don't let our name to fade away..."
The woman ran to block the ennemy.
" W-What is the kid's name?! " the girl asked out.
" Setsuna ! " the bloody lady shouted back.
She managed to push back the red-horn demon.
" Now! Run fast! "
Emiko took her dark wings out to fly away.
...
' What? ' Setsuna thought, trying to understand what was happening.
" Like I thought...you don't recognize me, do you? I guess the Head-master did great when he erased your memories..." Emiko said, dropping her smile.
" Then...I guess I have no choice! "
Emiko ran towards Setsuna, surprising her.
She punched her right on her face, and blood came out from Setsuna's nose.
The dark-wings girl watched her falling meters away on the stairs.
" W-what...What are you doing! " Setsuna stood up, wiping away the blood on her face with her sleeve.
She took her sword before her. Looking back at Emiko.
Her eyes turned red. Emiko smiled.
" You really got strong. To be able now to get red eyes...I guess you're not that cursed. "
Setsuna's eyes widened.
' How did she know...' the swordwoman thought, frowning.
" Remember me silly...you're breaking my heart you know! " Emiko said before she flew into Setsuna, locking her into arms and flew high in the sky.
Setsuna tried to released herself from the body-lock but couldn't. Emiko foresaw every movement she made.
' You never won against my arm-locks...hehe ' Emiko smiled as she blocked every move Setsuna tried to make.
' Why can't I find my way to release from her grip? It was as if she knew...' Setsuna stopped moving.
She smiled at her turn.
Thrown far away, Emiko floated in the air.
' Hmph...nice move. ' she grinned at the now white-wings Setsuna.
White feathers falling on the ground.
" You really look like a sweet angel, don't you? " Emiko said.
Setsuna's smile widened.
" What are you here for? Were you sent to kill me? " Setsuna shouted to her opponent.
Emiko bursted into laugh, which made Setsuna's frown darkly.
" Kill? Hahaha...Setsuna... " the dark demon flew towards her.
"...I was the one who saved you! " she crushed her partner down in the World's Tree.
...
' Where is mommy? She said she will come back quickly...' a small girl was sitting on a table, moving her feet back and forth, apparently waiting.
" Setsuna! "
' Ah! ' the little Setsuna jumped off of the table and ran out of the house.
" Mommy!..." she froze.
The kid Emiko ran to her side.
" W-Who, who are you? " Setsuna asked her, scared from her dark wings.
" No time to explain, come with me! " Emiko grabbed Setsuna's arm, but the latter shove it off.
" Mommy said I can't talk to strangers- "
" -Your mom sent me to take you away from here! There is a war, we need to escape from here! "
" But...where is my mom? " Setsuna asked her worriedly.
Emiko's eyes saddened. How can she tell her that her mom was...
" Damn kid! Get back here! " an angry voice yelled.
" Quick! " Emiko took Setsuna in her arms, and flew to the north direction.
" Get back here! " the demon saw them running away.
He was chasing them for a while, but in the middle of the forest, it was quiet difficult to look for tiny things.
They finally reached the river. Emiko put down Setsuna on the ground.
" Look for the tree with a gold leaf! " Emiko shouted, looking around her.
" B-but, why? " Setsuna asked confused, her hands clenching onto her clothes nervously.
" Just look for it! " Emiko cried out.
The demon with red-horns came out from the forest. He smiled to them, ready to kill.
Emiko pushed Setsuna's back out of the way, and got the hit in her face, thrown meters away on the ground.
" S-setsuna...find the..gold leaf..and touch it...okay? " Emiko tried to get up.
" A-are you alright? " Setsuna approached her but she was pushed back.
" Find it and escape ! " Emiko yelled.
She stood up.
Everyone died. Her parents, her family, her friends, all the entire village burnt. Their is no home left here.
You're the only survivor...of our tribe.
" Setsuna. You need to stay alive. " Emiko said, looking at the demon.
Everything is in your hands now.
" Listen, I know who you are... " she stood on guard.
" Our people say that you're cursed...but you're not. " Emiko said quietly.
" As the Queen of the Onime* clan..." her eyes were showing determination.
" I'll protect you, the 'blessed' one! " Emiko turned back, smiling at her.
The smaller girl began to cry.
" Now go! " she howled, making Setsuna ran away with fears.
Don't let our name to fade away...
...
Both girls fell on the ground, leaves flying around them.
Emiko was on the top of Setsuna, her left hand holding Setsuna's right wrist on the ground, above Setsuna's head, while her right hand held Setsuna's left wrist, below the white demon's chin, strangling her.
She pushed harder making Setsuna breathed weakly. However the strangled girl fought back, kicking Emiko's stomach and threw her onto the World's Tree's trunk.
Leaves fell from the shock.
' Gold? ' Setsuna noticed, intrigued.
The World's Tree suddenly shone in gold light.
' This... ' Setsuna thought vaguely, and stared at Emiko.
The dark demon smiled, blood leaking from her mouth.
...
" I found it! " the little Setsuna yelled in joy.
She turned to see Emiko, lying on the ground. The demon was about to finish her. Setsuna couldn't leave her, after all, she was the one who saved her.
Little Setsuna ran towards the demon. Her eyes turning gold.
She succeeded in avoiding the horn-demon punch, thanks to her small size, and got a hold on Emiko.
She rapidly took out her white wings and flew away from the demon.
She was about to touch the gold leaf when she fell down.
" Where d'you think you're going, rats? " the demon hit them on the ground. Letting his guard down, he didn't noticed Emiko stood up straight and kicked him on his leg, causing him to kneel down.
" Now Setsuna! " Emiko shouted at her. She was about to kick back the demon's face when she felt pulled above by her hand.
" Together! " Setsuna smiled, and touched the gold leaf.
They disappeared instantly.
And fell on the ground. Gold leaves were falling around them.
They both opened their eyes to see the World's Tree shining in gold color.
Emiko checked around to see if the demon was still here.
Nothing. The blue of her eyes could be seen in this bright place.
They looked at each other, tears coming to their eyes.
" We did it! " they said happily, hugging each other.
...
" We... " Setsuna started to say as she looked at the World's Tree.
" We did it. " Emiko finished her sentence, walking to her side.
Setsuna's eyes were now in gold color, shining with tears.
" We...came from..." Setsuna was now remembering everything.
" The World's Tree. " Emiko stood in front of her, still smiling.
She hugged Setsuna, feeling the same warmth of her old tiny body.
A tear rolling down her cheek.
" Together. "
" Asuna! Look! Why is the World's Tree is glowing? " Konoka told her friend who was playing Zombie game.
" Hm? What d'you say? " the red-hair girl dropped her play to look through the window.
After Asuna exclaimed it may be gold falling from the sky, she decided to go and enjoyed heaven's gift so she won't have to work anymore. Konoka followed behind but they both stopped before what they saw.
Two beautiful angels were laughing under the gold tree.
...
*Onime : Demon-eyes.