Caged Wings

Chapter One: Reunion

Three years had passed since the incident at the grocery store. The world had been taken over by monsters of different races. For a while, the human race were treated as slaves. Later they were let loose to roam as they pleased, but with two exceptions. Laws that only affected humans. The first rule was for the humans to change their birth names, for they were considered revolting to the creatures that had taken their planet. And the second rule was for humans to be forbidden to love outside their races, unless they were able to become that race some way.

Carrie had been separated from her friends when the Slavery Period had occurred. After being let out, she swore to find her friends and get them to help take back what's rightfully theirs.

Carrie had decided to change her birth name to Raven Corvinous. Naming herself after a mysterious bird she longed admired and always wanted to be like.

She later found her little brother among the slaves and had taken him with her after the Great Release Period. She found her family had been lost or died. She didn't know which.

Quinn was the name of her little brother. He later changed his name as well. He had changed it to Sith Corvinous. Choosing a name that was dark and vengeful, a little like his heart. He roamed with his sister for the three years of time. Gaining powers along side his elder sis.

Raven and Sith began to walk the dark streets. Raven was now 22 and her little brother now 15. Raven now had spikey, black purple hair. In it, she kept a raven feather in it. To honour her culture and her bird. She gained a bit of muscle as well. She wore baggy, black pants with a silver chain hanging from it. She wore a tight, black tank top with ripped sleeves and bottom. Fish net clothing could be shown from underneath her shirt as well. She wore black skater shoes and a spikey collar with spikey wrist bands. On both hands she also wore black gloves. And lastly, she had her eyebrow pierced, along with other areas of her ears, and a tattoo of a black purplish raven on her right shoulder. She also carried a nice sized kitana with a black sheathe with a design of bright purple.

Sith on the other hand. He had spikey, jet black hair, with a red biker's bandana covering it. He stood around 5,4, not bad height for his age. He was built fairly well with a little muscle that was noticeable. He also had darting black eyes that were cold and sharp. He wore a white muscle shirt with a dog tag that read Reaper on it. His pants were baggy, ripped blue jeans. He also wore black hiking boots to go with his outfit. On top of his shirt, he wore a leather black vest that had a skull on the back of it. On his left shoulder, he had a tattoo of a Grim Reaper holding a flaming sythe with both hands, ready to swing. He also had his right ear pierced. He kept white bandages wrapped around his hands. On his back, a huge sythe could be shown. It had a silver blade with a red tip. The handle was black with spikes on each end.

Sith walks beside Raven, "What're we going?"

Raven replies, "To a bar."

Sith then asked, "Which one?"

Raven chuckles, "Brimstone's."

Sith nods, "Oooh! Why?"

Raven kept walking, "I overheard someone say the exact description of one of my friends. He said he was hanging at Brimstone's."

They soon arrived at a grimey looking place with a sign above that read Brimstone's. A big minotaur was standing in front of it. His arms were crossed and his flaring red eyes looked in all directions, completely alert. Raven smirks at Sith, "Shall we?"

Sith nods, "Hell yeah!"

They both walk up to the minotaur. His deep, raunchy voice was heard, "Hault! Do you have a pass or reservation?"

Before Raven got to answer, he looks to Sith. His eyes narrow, "And you! Are you of legal age?!"

Sith looks up with a cold glare. With no thought, he grabs his sythe with one hand and sticks it at the minotaur's throat. His expression is emotionless, "Why....do people proceed to piss me off when they ask my age? And to answer your last question, how about Corvinous? How's that for a reservation?"

The minotaur's eyes widened at the speed of this boy's movement. And only with one arm for that matter! As soon as he heard the name Corvinous, he shuddered, "Y-you're the C-Corvinous Siblings?! Please forgive me! You may enter! Do as you please!"

He quickly moved aside as Sith smirked as he put his sythe away. Raven smiles and says calmly, "Thank you."

They both walked passed the quivering minotaur. When they entered, all sorts of races were seen. Vampires, demons, gargoyles, man-beasts, and other creatures not unheard of. Sith then says, "Who're we finding again?"

Raven then said, "I'm not sure, I just hope it's who I think it is."

Raven and Sith then walk to the bar and sit on a pair of stools. Raven then said to the bartender, who was a pigface, "Give me some fireball."

The bartender snorted, "What kind of fireball, girlie?"

Raven smirks, "Whiskey!"

The bartender nods, "Very good."

He turns to Sith, "And you my boy?"

Sith just nods, "Scotch."

The bartender nods, "Coming right up."

Raven sighs as soon as the bartender left, "We're never gonna find him. Not in this place anyways."

Sith pats Raven on the back, "Don't worry about it. Hell, we never even started looking yet!"

Just then, a tall man wearing a straw sedge hat that covered his face, sat beside them. He also wore an oriental-like cloak that was dark red, with golden designs on it. He then raised his hand, "Sake please?"

Raven's eyes widened. She recognized that voice anywhere. That calm, mellow voice that was like a melody to her ears as of this moment. She turns and looks at the stranger, "N-Nash?"

The guy's head raised up a little. He turns and looks at Raven. He smiles, "Never been called that in a looong time."

He knew there was only one person who called him that. He takes off his hat, "Carrie? Is that really you?"

Raven smiles brightly, "I haven't been called that in a while."

Kevan still looked the same, at least to Raven. Kevan chuckles, "I go by Zero now."

Raven smiles once more, "And I go by Raven."

Zero shakes his head and laughs a little, "I figured as much."

Raven hugs him tightly, "Man, it's soo good to see you."

Zero chuckles and hugs back, "Aw...well I'm glad to see you too."

Raven leans back in her seat, "I was actually looking for you."

Zero's eyes widened a bit, "R-really? Well you did a good job of it then."

Raven and Zero laugh. Sith then coughs, "Ahem!"

Raven turns to Sith, "Oh, this is my brother.....Sith."

Zero gives a wave, "Hey there buddy."

Sith waves, "Yo."

Raven then said, "So, how you've been?"

Zero shrugs, "Uh, well I've been getting by. Got a new weapon and learned some new tricks."

He then shows Raven his Naginata that he was carrying. Raven's eyes widened, "Oh....my....God! That's awesome looking!"

Zero smiles, "I know. I just customized it."

Raven looks at it once more, "Cool."

Raven then notices Zero's outfit, "Uhh....what's with your outfit? I like it!"

Underneath Zero's cloak was a light tannish, buddha-like outfit. Zero looks, "Oh? This? Well....it's what I wear now, since I'm....."

Raven then says, "A what? You're a what?"

Zero scratches the back of his head, "Uhh......I guess you could say I specialize in martial arts now."

Raven's eyes widened, "You mean.....you're a martial arts master now?!!"

Zero chuckles and nods, "Y-yeah."

Raven smiles, "Th-that's soo cool!"

Zero laughs, "What about you?"

Raven looks to the floor, "Uh......well.....I'm a......I'm a shaman now. Of course I can fight too, but......not as good as you probrably."

Zero's eyes widened a bit, "A shaman? That's pretty cool. And I wouldn't say that. I don't know what you can do, so anything is possible."

Raven chuckles, "Yeah."

Zero looks at Sith, "And what is he?"

Raven then says, "Sith's a soul hunter. A soul hunter for reapers."

Zero's eyes widened again, "Nice."

Raven then said as all of their drinks arrived, "Listen, the reason why I'm here is because I wanted to find all of my friends. You just happen to be the first. And I wanted to see if I can get people to help me.........well...."

Raven looks around and then leans in towards Zero and whispers, "........help me claim our city back."

Zero's eyes widened more. He then thinks for a moment, "Hm.....well, I don't see why not? Why separate again?"

Raven claps her hands, "Yay! Thank you!"

Sith just shakes his head, "People."

He takes a sip of his scotch.

They all finish their drinks and they stand up to leave. Zero looks to Raven, "Hey, do have a place to stay tonight?"

Raven shakes her head, "No, all me and Sith do is drift and find Inns wherever we can."

Zero then said, "Well.....if you like, you and your brother can chill at my place for a little while. I don't mind."

Raven's eyes brightened, "R-really? That'd be awesome! Thank you soo much!"

Zero scratches his head, "Hey, it's not a problem. I'm always happy to have friends over."

Raven and Sith then grab their bags that they carried and followed Zero to his place. They arrive and put their bags on the floor near the front door. Zero's home was a small hideout, located not too far from a river. Raven looks around, "Nice digs, man."

Zero smiles, "Thanks, I try to keep it in good shape."

Everywhere you looked, there were anime posters everywhere. He had a big brown couch with a fair sized television. The carpet was big and grey. Raven's eyes widened when she entered the livingroom, "You STILL have your PS3?!"

Zero nods as he puts his Naginata away, "Yup!"

Sith jumps across the room to the PS3, "WOW! Can I play it, dude?"

Zero waves his hand, "Oh, go ahead!"

Sith smiles and turns on the PS3. The first game he puts in is one called Dead Space. Sith was glued right on the televison. Raven shakes her head and chuckles, "That kid. Never changes."

Zero scratches his head again, "Kids usually never do."

Raven then spots a shelf full of books. She then walks over and looks at them. They were all studies of spells. Raven raises an eyebrow, "You're a spellcaster too?"

Zero nods, "Yup! I needed something else, besides fighting, to defend myself."

Raven smiles, "Cool. That's kickass!"

Zero laughs, "Yeah. You want some pizza and maybe something to drink?"

Raven nods, "Yes please!"

Zero calls over, "How bout you, Sith? Want some food?"

Sith was glued to the game still, "Yeah, sure."

They all eat their pizza and drink their drinks. A refreshing meal of a long journey. Zero then asked, "So.....how do you plan on finding the others?"

Raven shrugs, "I dunno, but what I DO know is, YOU'RE gonna help me."

Zero then said, "It's gonna be tough......but hopefully we can pull it off."

Sith then said, "We'll manage. They gotta be here somewhere."

Zero laughs, "I like your brother's confidence."

Raven chuckles, "Yeah, he's always like that."

Zero then said, "Where do you think we should start?"

Raven thinks for a minute, then her eyes widened. She looks at Zero, "Galileo Blvd.!"

Zero raises an eyebrow, "Where's that?"

Raven then said, "You know where West Street use to be?"

Zero nods, "Yeah."

Raven says firmly, "There! And there is where we must start."