disclaimer- i do not own any of the characters to Yami no Matseui. neither do i make any money from this story. all rights and whatnot belongs solely to the original creator.
A/N-sorry it took so long but i was suffering from a sever case of writers block for this story but i think i'm back on track and should be able to finish it without any more long delays.
Chapter 24: We Are Damien and Damia
Lord Enma and the others watched anxiously as the two silver haired angels stood facing each other with eyes closed. He was sure everyone around him could feel the power radiating from the two. The lord of Hades knew that this would not end well for his pregnant son or for the secretary of the Summons Department. 'I'm sorry Asato, Tatsumi, for what you are about to witness this day.'
"They're okay," said Asato relieved and gently rubbing his stomach. He was about to run to his husband when Enma placed a hand on his son's shoulder halting him.
"Don't go yet," he said looking at his son sadly. "They are not finished yet."
As soon as the last word passed from his lips, immense power swirled violently around the two forcing everyone and everything away. Enma grabbed his son as the others were knocked to the ground. When the violent surge of power finally settled, the two angels stood as statues as their power pulsed around them.
Slowly, everyone began to get to their feet. "Do you feel that power," said Oriya stunned. "It's even stronger than before. What in the world is happening to them?" He helped Watari to his feet.
"The twin dragons of heaven have awakened," said Enma staring at the two glowing figures.
Asato was about to go to his husband when his father grabbed him by the arm stopping him once again. "No, do not go near them Asato." The lord stared at his child with sad brown eyes. "You don't know what will happen. They may hurt you."
"What do you mean?" asked Watari frowning. "Kazutaka would never hurt his beloved and his child."
"Kazutaka would not but Damien would care nothing for him. All they will see is a devil and their one goal is to destroy them. The Kazutaka and Alicia Muraki that you know are no more. Who you see before you now are Damien and Damia. They are chaos and destruction giving form."
Asato stared at his father in shock. "No. Kai is my husband. He will not hurt me." He pulled his arm free and rushed over to his husband.
"I hope you are right about that," said Hisoka. He didn t know if the others noticed anything but being an empath, the young guardian was able to sense things better than the others. What he sensed from the siblings was something he could not put a name to but whatever it was, he knew that it would break not only Tsuzuki's heart but Tatsumi's as well. Then he and the others followed their friend.
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The two Guardians of Light stood facing each other as their memories flooded their minds. Then their powers swirled around them like a violent tornado. Slowly they opened their eyes. Silver stared into silver as a smile spread across their faces.
"Hello, my big brother," she said.
"Hello, my little sister," he said smiling. He opened his arms and she leaped into them hugging her brother tightly as tears fell from her eyes. "I've missed you my precious."
"I thought I would never see you again after you were taken from the void." She wiped the tears from her eyes and then she pulled away slightly to look into his face. "So, why are we here? And why are we wearing these strange clothes?" She pulled away more to take a good look at her brother. "Wow, you look amazing in that."
He chuckled softly. "I could say the same about you. Although that skirt could be a bit longer." She stared down at herself and shrugged her shoulders. "Maybe it is a new dress code or something."
"I don't know. I doubt Michael would approve of something so revealing." He chuckled softly. "And as for your question, maybe Michael is giving us another chance to redeem ourselves as Gabriel would say. Although I don't remember seeing him when I was removed from the void."
She sighed as she turned to see a group of humans running toward them and frowned. "Were we sent here on a mission?"
"No, at least I don't think so," he said frowning also. "Couldn't be. Not even Michael would send out his guardians with no information on what to expect." He thought for a second. "The last thing I remember was being taken from the void. Everything after that is a complete blank." His frowned deepened as he noticed unusual auras surrounding five of the men but the sixth man he knew was human. 'So, why would Michael send us here with no memories of why we are here? What are we suppose to do, and . . . Who are these strange men?'
"Is that Enma?" she asked narrowing her eyes in concentration as she glared at Asato. "I remember seeing a picture of him but it seems the portrait did him an injustice. He looks so much younger."
"If that's Enma than why are his wings pinned," he said. "And after all this time, he hasn't had his spawn yet?"
"Kai," said Asato smiling as he threw his arms around his husband's neck holding him tightly and kissing him on the cheek. "I thought I would never see you again."
The silver hair angel stood like a statue as Asato continued to hug him. Suddenly he felt something like electricity shoot up his spine at the contact of the other's lips against his skin. He felt his body tingle as the devil held him tightly in his embrace. He didn't know what to make of the strange feeling that seemed to want to consume him at this man's embrace. He felt something nag him in the darkest corner of his mind. The embrace and smell of this man was so familiar but he did not know why. As far as he knows, he had never met Enma personally. He didn't know why but his arms ached to wrap themselves around the lithe body of this man and never let him go. However, he forced his arms to remain at his sides.
"Don't ever scare me like that again. I love you so much."
Laughter erupted from the young woman as she stared at the look of horror or maybe it was utter shock marring the face of her brother. "It seems like being stuck in Meifu has driven Enma insane. He thinks you look like his mate, Satan."
"You are not funny, sister," he said pushing Asato away from him. He turned to face the lavender eye guardian and stopped. He stared closely at the man that was hugging him. "This isn't Enma."
She stopped laughing as she took a step closer to look at him. "Are you sure?"
"Yes, remember the painting in the Hall of Fallen Angels, Enma has brown eyes not lavender." Then he took a step away from Asato as he scowled angrily at the guardian of death. "Only one angel in all of history has that eye color."
"Satan," she said staring at Asato in shock. "Of course, Enma was with child when he ran. This is Satan's child." She hissed venomously.
"You are correct," said Enma coming to stand behind his son. "I am Enma and this is my son, Asato."
"We do not care what your brat name is," he said. "Why are we here? Did you bring us here? Did you want my sister and I to join your mate's pitiful army?"
"That's not why you are here," said Tatsumi staring at his beautiful Alicia.
Damia turned to the secretary and froze on the spot. It was like being struck by a train. This man standing before her looked so familiar. Have they met somewhere before or was he one of their Guides reincarnated? She didn't know but what she did know was that he was so very handsome. Those steel blue eyes seemed to stare through her as they sought to pierce her to her soul. 'Those eyes. Why do they look so sad?" She slowly raised her hand to his face but stopped halfway. 'Why does his eyes seem to be begging me for something. What is it you want from me?' She slowly lowered hands but she could not stop staring at him. 'Why do I feel the need to touch him, to make him smile? Such beautiful eyes. I want . . . I want . . .'
However, she was brought out of her confusing thoughts when a male voice spoke up behind them.
"Excuse me, but I think I can help you with some answers."
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Raylene and Ragnos watched the scene as it unfolded before them. The power that the two were radiating made his heart race in excitement of finding worthy opponents to fight. He watched and almost laughed as the look of horror broke across Damien's face. Raylene also noticed that the twins stared at the two Guardians of Death as though they were familiar to them somehow. But he knew that although they may feel as though they know the two, the Spell of Awakening will make sure Damien and Damia will never remember the two men.
He smirked when he heard Damien ask Enma if he was the one that brought them there. It was time he re-introduced himself to the twins.
"Excuse me, but I think I can help you with some answers."
Everyone turned to face the devil and demon. The two Guardians of Light eyes widened in horror as they stared at the opened gates behind the two. Then they turned icy silver eyes at Enma. "Did you do this?" demanded Damien. "Did you bring us here in hopes of us joining your mate?" He spat 'mate' out in disgust. "I'm here to tell you that that will never happen. How were you able to get the key away from the citadel?"
"Actually, it wasn't him," said Raylene smirking. "It was me."
"And who might you be, little devil," said Damia.
"So, you know I am a devil."
Damia snorted. "Of course, we can tell. Did you actually think that we would not be able to see your true form?"
"I would have been disappointed if you could not tell." He laughed. "Allow me to introduce myself. I am Raylene, the Just."
"You mean, the Raylene that was Michael's second in command during the battle for heaven," said Damien arching a sliver brow. "The same Raylene which Michael fought for three days before he was finally able to defeat her."
"One and the same."
"Well, I expected better from you," sneered Damia. "I expected to see the real you not this human disguise. Are you afraid to face us? You were once a proud soldier of Heaven. Even after your fall, you were still given much respect. So stand and face us Raylene."
Raylene smiled smugly as he stared into the artic eyes of the two most feared Guardians of Light in all of Heaven. "As you wish," he said. The youth placed his left hand over his heart and began to chant. Suddenly the wind picked up as power swirled around the teen. His voice became like thunder as he spoke the ancient spell to return him back to his true form. Within the whirlwind of magic they could see the boy's body began to glow until it was a blinding white light. With the exception of Damien, Damia, Enma and the demons, everyone else had to cover their eyes from the blinding light. Once the light faded, the four guardians of death and one human removed their hands from over their eyes and gasped at the figure standing before them. Where the tall lean young teen-age boy stood, there was a tall beautiful woman with long scarlet hair in a loose braid, ice blue eyes and a curvaceous figure. A pair of raven colored wings sprung from her back.
Raylene laughed. "It feels good to return to my true form. It has been so long." Then she turned those blue eyes upon the twins.
"Since you were so kind as to introduce yourself to us. Allow my sister and I to introduce ourselves. I am Damien, son of the great Oberon. I am the north star. I am the star of destruction. I shall guide your soul to the depths of hell."
"I am Damia, daughter of the great Oberon, twin to star of destruction. I am the south star. I am the star of chaos. I shall toss you into the fires of hell so that you may bathe in its inferno flames.
Raylene bowed mockingly to the two. "I have heard a lot about the two of you and I wanted to see how good you truly are."
Damia looked at the devil in disgust. "Is that why you have caused all this chaos . . . Because you wanted to fight us."
"How else was I going to get what I wanted? Your souls had been cleansed by the spell of reincarnation."
"What?" the two angels said shocked.
"You lie!" snarled Damia.
"It's the truth. Why else would you not have memories of your friends?" Raylene smiled smugly at Damien. "And Damien, why else would you not have memories of your husband."
The angels stared at the devil as though she had lost her senses. "What in the name of all that is holy are you speaking about? I have no mate, male or female."
The smile on Raylene's face widened as she seen the heartbroken look in the eyes of Asato. "Tsk, tsk. Is that any way to talk about your mate. After all, he is carrying your child."
Damien and Damia turned to look at the pregnant man. Damien shook his head in denial. "You lie!" He swallowed a dry lump that had larged in his throat as he stared into those sad violet eyes that were brimming with tears. "There is no way . . . no way that I would consciously sleep with a . . . a devil."
"Damien, no, but your other personality had no qualms about bedding the little devil standing behind you," said Raylene.
"If . . . if what you say is true," said Damia looking from her brother to her supposed brother-in-law, "then why is it we have no memories of this?"
"It's quite simple." Raylene smiled. "Your other personalities performed a reawaken of your souls.
"That's impossible," snapped Damien. "Even if we were cleansed by the spell of reincarnation, someone else had to have reawakened our true personalities. We could not have done it ourselves."
"But you did do it. And it was the most spectacular thing I have ever witnessed." Raylene was filled with excitement. "You can ask your friends. You had reawakened yourselves with no outside help. The two of you are truly amazing. I am sure that our fights will be epic.
Damien snapped out of his mesmerized state to glare at the devil. "You may find yourself like all those before you, cursing our names," said Damien smirking.
"I'll take that chance."
Damien snorted as he turned to the demon standing beside Raylene. "So Ragnos, I see you are still alive after our battle."
"I thought for sure you would have died of the wounds we inflicted upon you by now," said Damia.
"I thought I told you that it will take more than that to stop me," said Ragnos as the other two heads snarled at their enemies.
Suddenly a terrible roar split the tense air around them. The two angels glared as a demon appeared at the entrance to the gate. The huge snake like demon slithered away into the darkness.
"Dammit! We have to close that gate," said Damia.
Raylene smirked. "In order to do that, you will have to defeat myself and Ragnos." She held out her hand and a sword crafted from black metal appeared in her hand. "Come little south star, let's see if you deserve your title as the star of chaos."
"It will be an honor to destroy a traitor such as you," said Damia. She raised her left hand and used the index finger of her right hand to trace the outline of Libra that was inside the palm of her gloved hand. "I want you to know that I fight will not be a long battle." Damia smirked. "After all, my brother and I have to lock the gate so no more demons and devils are released into the mortal world." Suddenly the symbol of Libra appeared over her head. Damia dipped her hand into the glowing symbol and pulled out a double-edged broadsword. The blade glowed and shimmered like the stars above. The cross bar was in the shape of the scales and etched in the blade of the sword in strange letters that only Raylene and Enma could read was 'Libra, Sword of balanced justice'. "It's time for you to face Libra's justice."
"And I shall finish what we started so long ago, Ragnos," said Damien.
"I have waited long," snarled Ragnos. "After I devour you, I shall devour your pathetic sibling."
"As I told you once before, better than you have tried and failed to defeat us." Damien raised his hand as water came from the bay to snake up his arm and when the water fell away, he held a golden trident in his hand. "Come mutt, let me show you who your master is." He lunged at Ragnos and the two were locked in combat.
"Shall we Damia," said Raylene smiling. "We can't let ourselves be outdone by the boys.
Damia smirked as she disappeared. Raylene quickly raised her sword and blocked the attack as Damia appeared in front of her. The blow of the clashing swords was so powerful until a shockwave of power exploded from the contact sending sparks flying. The devil was filled with excitement as the attack sent sparks flying from both swords. 'At last, I have finally found a worthy prey.'
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The force from the colliding swords sent everyone tumbling to the ground as though the gale winds of a hurricane hit them. Slowly, they got to their feet.
"Asato, are you all right?" asked Tatsumi helping his friend to stand.
"Yeah," said the violet eye guardian. "I just wasn't expecting that."
"Did you feel the power from that single strike," said Oriya staring wide eyed at the young woman. "Is it me or are they getting stronger?"
"No, it's not just you," said Watari straightening the glasses on his face. "I have felt it also." Then he turned to Enma. "Is this normal, Lord Enma?"
"For the two of them, it is very normal." Enma and the others watched as the two guardians fought the demon and devil. Asato watched in fear as the dog was quite agile as he dodged the three-prong weapon of his husband. He did not like having to watch his Kai go up against the demon alone. He gasped as the jaws of the dog caught Damien's coattail but he breath a sigh of relief when the silver hair angel stabbed the mutt in the eye with his trident. Ragnos growled in pain as he released his grip on the angel.
Asato's lavender eyes were wide as he watched the beauty that was his husband move through the air with grace and confidence. And he could feel his heartbreak as he remembered Kazutaka say it was a lie that he and Asato were married. It hurt. Oh God, how it hurt to hear those words coming from his lover. But he came to a realization that no matter if he doesn't remember him, he was not going to let Kazutaka or Damien, or whoever the hell he wants to call himself, face the demon alone.
"I don't care how strong they are," said Asato. "We can't just stand here and watch them fight by themselves. We have fought demons before. We should help them." He turned to face his father when the man grabbed him by the shoulder.
"No, I forbid any of you from stepping in the mist of this battle," ordered Enma.
"But why?" asked Tatsumi.
"For three reasons, one, the demons that you fought like Sagtanus, are nothing but children compared to demons like Ragnos. He is an Original, Asato. Demons like him has been in existence since before the universe was created." Enma squeezed his son's shoulder gently as he sighed. "Second, they would hate you for interfering and probably turn and attack you."
"Kai wouldn't attack us . . . Attack me," said Asato turning to stare at his husband with worried lovesick eyes.
"I'm sorry Asato. It's time you realize that he is no longer the man you married. He has returned to his true self. That man would sit by and watch you die first before he would raise a finger to help you. Or he would kill you himself." Enma hated having to hurt his child in such a manner but Asato has to come to grips with the fact that Kazutaka Muraki no longer exists. He sighed. "And the third reason is this is a mission for the Guardians of Light. There is no way any of you would be able to take on an Original like Ragnos and a devil like Raylene. You would only be in Damien and Damia's way."
Tatsumi watched in dread as his beloved Alicia fought the devil. No, he could no longer call her his Alicia anymore. She was Damia now. The strength, skill and speed in which she attacked Raylene was amazing. He thought that she was a great fighter when she was a Kurenai warrior but looking at her now. The level of her attacks were beyond amazing. He would have thought that the fact that both had their wings stretched out that they would slow them down but their movements were so fast until they were nothing more than black and white blurs. He wanted to help but Lord Enma was right. They could not go up against creatures that existed long before the universe was created.
Asato watched with bated breath, as his husband flew around the heads of the demon dog and narrowly escaped the snapping jaws of one of the heads. He rested his hand over his swollen stomach as he watched the demon's tail sneaking up behind Kazutaka. "LOOK OUT!"
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Damien had sensed the approach of the dog's tail long before it launched its attack. He began to wonder why Enma's son was trying to warm him of the danger. Could what Raylene said have been true. Was he and Enma's son mates? And the child, was it truly his? Damien stared into the worried eyes of his supposed mate. 'He looks so scared and sad. Are you really worried about me?" It was a strange feeling to him. The only people that ever truly cared about him was his parents and his sister. 'Perhaps . . .' Damien easily dodged it and brought his trident down, smashing it into the tail severing it. Ragnos roared in pain. 'Perhaps, once this is finished, we can sit down and discuss this supposed mating between us.' But deep in the bottom of his heart he felt a strange sensation and ever so slightly a smile spread across his face. 'It would be nice to have someone other than my family to care about me.'
Ragnos tried to take advantage of the situation while Damien was concentrating on Asato. Raising a huge paw, he brought it down to lash at air. Laughing at the dog's stupidity, he turned to face the demon. "Stupid mutt, did you think you had me," sneered Damien. "I'm going to show you why we are feared by all." He raised his trident to the heavens. "Come to me, power of the universe." A sharp bolt of lighting split the cloudy night sky hitting the three-prong weapon. The trident glowed as it absorbed the power. "Now Ragnos, it's time you joined all those who has come before you." Damien attacked and dodged as his trident left deep bloody gashes across all three of Ragnos' heads.
The demon dog howled in pain and staggered backward as the magical weapon of the Guardian of Light tore through his flesh like a knife through butter. Foul smelling blackish green goo flowed from the wounds splashing against the ground to burn a hole through the concrete like acid.
Ragnos raised his head and howled in rage as the bloody gashes across its face continued to bleed. "I shall rend limb from limb," snarled the demon as his red eyes glowed fiercely. Ragnos charged.
Moving with speed that was blinding, Damien seemed to blur out of sight and appeared above Ragnos' head and brought his trident down severing the head on the right side. Ragnos roared in terrible pain as it staggered back to crash into the gate. Blood gushed from the bloody stump of its neck. Ragnos got to his feet howling in pain as he threw its head back tossing to toss its acidic blood around melting whatever it touched into a bubbling pile of goo. Suddenly it turned its hate-filled eyes upon the angel. Filled with blinding pain, Ragnos charged at the smirking silver hair angel. The demon was going to make sure his teeth was the last thing the smug bastard saw before he devour him.
Damien stood his ground as he waited for the enraged dog to get close. "You have been on this plain of existence long enough. Both hands gripped the trident. "It's time to die Ragnos." Wings spread, Damien lunged forward meeting the rampaging demon half way. He took a mighty leap dodging the remaining heads to plunge his trident into the dog's chest. "Now, be gone from this world." Suddenly the prongs extended to tear through the back of the demon severing its spine. Ragnos released a pitiful pain filled howl as it fell to the ground dead. As the prongs retracted, Damien pulled his weapon from the corpse.
Suddenly the demon's body burst into a blue flame as it was burned to ashes. "Ashes to ashes, and dust to dust, return to hell as all of you must." He took a deep breath and turned to watch his sister fight the devil.
