" Chiyo! Mistress. Listen to me and wake up!"
Chiyo woke up with a gasp. She had been asleep when a voice inside her head roused her. For a moment she thought she had finally gone insane but calmed down. It was just Valerise. Chiyo picked her her sword that lay beside her. Still in her white sleeping yukata, she stepped outside to meet the chilly cool air. Just a few hours ago she had been eating oranges with Saito.
" Valerise purga tenebras!"
A blinding light seared her poor eyeballs. When she opened her eyes a glowing figure stood before her. It was Valerise, the angel. She had flowing wavy long silver hair that reached to her thighs. Her face was perfect like pixie and she had pointed ears. A head dress with gentle calming stones stood on her forehead. Her dress seemed to flow like water and draped to the ground. Valerise was just a beautiful being. However her wings were the more beautiful than anything else. They were a pure white and stood proudly from her back. Every feather was immaculate and glowed with pristine.
" Mistress I apologize for waking you up. I have most distressing news to tell you. Would you like me to continue?"
" Yes Valerise, what do you have to tell me?"
" Your friend this so called Chiyo...she is…", her eyes darkened," she is a demon."
Chiyo started hearing strange things a few months after she arrived in London. She complained of hearing low eery sounds and seeing people with horns and glowing yellow eyes. Chiyo almost thought that she had schizophrenia and that everything was just a strange dream. One day her aunt took her to a local church. She had been. The long glass windows were stained with so many brilliant colors. Above on the ceiling was a window that let a ray of light shine down into the dark church. Actually she didn't remember much. She was too young to know what they were doing.
A man in a white robe with his face hidden by a hood walked towards her. Her aunt stood behind her and nodded. He pulled a necklace from his neck. It was a egg shaped gold container decorated with jewels. There was a glass window on it and she was told to look inside. Chiyo let out a cry and recoiled. There was a skull with flowers and a veil. It laughed and whispered strange things while grinning showing its old yellow teeth.
She was sent away. However, she returned again in a fancy white dress with her hair done up. This time there were other people in white robes and they all bowed to her. As she walked by the aisles some people told her that she was " the chosen one". What could that possibly mean? They told her to bring a sword with her. She brought the katana she had from kendo lessons in Japan. The white robed man took the sword and dropped it into a marble pool of water that was clear like diamonds. He had her kneel under the the open window in the ceiling and light shone upon her head. The man waved his arms and the crows repeated in unison. This was like a ceremony but...what was it for? After the chanting was done he started talking to her. Her aunt had told her in Japanese to say Y-E-S which meant yes in English after he finished speaking to her. She honestly had no idea of what was being spoken to her. After he approved he retrieved the sword from the water and held it above her head. Droplets of water from the sword fell on her head and slided down her face like tears. They shone like jewels in the light on the church. It was that day that she became an exorcist. She never had a choice. In fact if she wasn't baptized...they would kill her. Her aunt had tried to save her by saying nothing.
Her life was changed forever. From that day she say things called demons. They looked like people but instead had yellow glowing eyes and white horns. In Japanese they were called oni. When she was baptized and admitted into a group of exorcists she was given a helper. Exorcists were " chosen" people of God. The lord had chosen them to be his trusted helpers. They would help him rid the world of sin and evil. She had read that in the Bible they gave her. An angel was appointed to her. Her name was Valerie and would remain in a cross necklace. The church originally wanted to give her the cross necklace but Chiyo's cousin refused. Lucilla insisted on giving her the family cross which more " special and holy". Over the years they taught her how to fight and how to use the " holy powers" that were located inside her heart. She was the chosen one.
The news that Chizuru was a oni shocked her. She suddenly felt very faint and gripped one of the support pillars to keep herself from falling. Realization dawned upon her," Her best friend was the very thing she despised and killed."
Valerise looked at her sadly and stoned face. She said nothing but continued staring at her.
" W-What do I do? Valerise please help me."
" You do not have to kill her. Just merely take it as a caution sign. However do know that this cannot remain a secret forever. The council of elders will find out and you already the know the consequences."
This was a turning point in her life. It was not easy finding out that the person closest to you was a creature that you despised. Did Chizuru know that she was a demon? Did she know that Chiyo's job was to kill creatures like her? Do many questions filled her mind but as Valerise slowly faded away...her hope of finding the answer faded too.
