The three met Micheal in the hall, without a beat Seth asked him, "Micheal
could I borrow the St.Maria? I think
I know who's been giving Vampire blood to Sephion."
Micheal blinked."Sure you can...but on one condition."
"What's that?" the Vampire tenced, sure that he...
"Draven must stay with me."
"Draven?"
The girl stepped forward, "I would perfer to go with Mr.Belmont." The Angel
shook his head. "You must stay with me, He won't
need you on this mission." He said. Finally Draven nodded, she went to stand
behind Micheal.
Seth frowned."We'll be back as soon as possiable."
Seth was steering the boat towards and island circled on a map. They had been
on the trip almost all day. The sun was
begining to set in the west.
Ryo looked down from the small yact-type craft. The "St.Maria" was very fast
for her size. The vampire was happy that
they were making good time, there was no other crew members, just Ryo and Seth.
Seth looked through the window of the captains station. His eyes trained on
Ryo as he stood on the deck he had put on the outfit Seth had given him, his
shirt blowing open his bare skin underneath pale and smooth, his hair
fluttered in the breeze he turned and looked in at Seth and smiled pushing
some hair out of his face.
�Seth Come on out here! It�s Windy!� he waved.
The vampire chuckled. �Sorry. I�m not in the mood to crash this boat, Michael
would have my head on a platter.�
�Aww.� Ryo turned with an almost seductive little move training his eyes for
any beaches that looked familiar. �Seth! Over there!� Ryo pointed to a small
island that was just coming into view from around the corner of another. He
pointed franticly Seth nosed the boat into the islands cove. And came out on
the deck.
�You sure?�
�Positive.�
Seth truned his head, sniffing the breeze. There was a faint odor...somehow
familier. Also the smell of dark magic.
"Uh...Seth? There is something..." Ryo started, he could feel a force gentlely
nipping at his mind. Tell him to go away.
"Ryo, you may be right...I can smell something there. Let's disembark."
"How about you take a look around? I'll stay here." Ryo said quickly.
"Coward. You...Come. With. Me."
�Wuss.� Ryo muttered as they made their way to a smaller boat on the side.
Seth lowered it down after they had climbed in and the two began to row
towards shore. They landed on the beach a few minutes later.
�Keep on your guard. Something�s here and I doubt its friendly.�
�Right.� Ryo reached into a bag and pulled out a ketchup bottle �Here Its
blood. I figured this would be easier than you biting me and making me out of
commission. I chilled it for you too.�
�Thanks.� Seth put it away feeling he may need it later. Ryo began walking
towards the forest Seth caught up to him. �Don�t rush off like that.�
�Don�t worry I�m sure if I ever get into trouble my protector will come to my
rescue. If not did I ever really need him in the first place?� ryo kissed the
corner of Seth�s mouth then walked into the forest. Seth followed.
They searched for an hour before finding her. Ryo approached her first. �Miss
Aliah?�
�Ah the saint. Have you come to see what you�ve done after all these years?�
�No. I�ve come to speak with you. Seth also.� Ryo said signaling the vampire.
�Mistress.� Seth said quietly shocked to see her in the rock. He regained
himself. �We have come to ask you a few things.�
�Oh?� she asked toyingly. �And what�s in it for me?�
�We�ll set you free.� Ryo said before Seth could answer.
Seth found it difficult to to look at her, She was once very beautiful...but
now she looked like something out of a horror movie. Her features had somewhat
taken the same appearence as the rock which she was bound to.
"Free me?" she said. "Do you have any idea what that would take?"
"No, but I'm pretty sure I know what that is." Ryo tugged at the collar of his
shirt showing her his throat
Aliah lifted an eyebrow, "Have you've seen what would happen if any Vampire
drinks from a Saint? Your crazy child, to tempt me thus." She licked her lips.
"Yes, he has." Seth said, pushing Ryo aside. "You will have have enough power
to free yourself from the rock."
"Seth...The sweetist of all my lovers, you have returned to me..."
"Mistress...No, I haven't, I want some answers."
She seemed to hang her head, "Do you deny me the the taste of your lips?
I haven't tasted Heaven nor blood since That wretched demon-child made me like
this!" She wept. "I will truthfully answer any question you ask of me if you
kiss me Seth."
Seth looked at ryo then walked over and stood in front of the queen. He
pressed his lips to hers she tried to deepen the kiss Seth stepped
away. �Answer my questions and I will do more for you my lady.�
She sighed. �Always with the upper hand.�
"Is Sephion After the Sword?" He started
"No."
"What is he after?"
"The Holy Grail."
"Why?"
"That's hardly a clear question." She said.
Seth frowned, "Why is he after the Holy Grail? It's of no use to a Demon."
"Yes, It's of no use to him, but he can use it for a summoning." The woman
anwered.
Seth put a hand to his mouth "Then why would he...!!!" the realization came.
He looked up at her."It he going to to try to summon the Guardian?"
She gave Seth a smooth smile."Yes, his most beloved Master. I don't mind
telling you this Seth, That demon has taken enough from me already, He plans
on using the Grail to summon his Master from the other world, but once he has
the Grail all he needs is one more thing; That Saint-child beside you."
Ryo Looked at her. �You�re saying if he performs the ritual Sabyien the
guardian will return?�
She nodded as best she could. �Yes. He will be restored to this plain of existence.�
Ryo turned. �Seth... I have a plan.�
�Ryo If you�re planning on giving yourself to Sephion then I would advise against it.�
The boy looked down. �Nevermind...�
The vampire queen coughed feeling forgotten. �-Ahem- We had a deal?�
Seth truned back to her." One more qustion, Where is the Grail?"
She seemed to look deep into Seth's eyes before answering. "The last time it
was seen, it was in the Sun-god's temple in south america...Seth, tell me, are
you still unhappy that the one object of desire eluded you?"
Ryo heard this "Huh, what-"
A loud roar from deeper inside the cave innterupted them. A sound of snorting
and snuffling coming closer. Seth screamed at Aliah, "Why didn't you tell me
the cave was guarded before hand?!"
She shurgged the best she could, "You never thought to ask." She laughed as
the cave's guard-dog came runnning.
It pounched, knocking Seth to the ground.
Seth fell back Ryo stumbled back too. �Holy shit!� he shouted Seth put his arm
in front of his face as the demonic dog attacked its jaws snapping and
biting. �Seth the bottle!� ryo shouted to the red object that lay near the
vampire that had fallen out Ryo tried to divert its attention. �HEY MUTT!� He
stood up and grabbed his stomach, �Soft meat Think you can catch me?� he threw
a rock that bounced off the canines head cutting a gash in its snout.
The thing barked the pain from the small wound smartting. It went after the boy
"Ryo, No!" Seth shouted as The beast ran after Ryo, Ryo ran outside the cave.
"Seth, Don't be a fool, Hurry up and drink it." Aliah had seen the bottle,
guessed it's contents. Seth broke open the bottle he gulped it down as he ran.
Aliah shouted after him. "There is a jem on it's throat, shatter it!"
Outside, Ryo ducked back to the side of the entrence as the dog raced out.
Unshething the sword, Ryo thrust at the hindlegs, the sword snapped at the
braking point.
The animal roared in pain and turned as quickly as he could bearing its fangs.
Ryo whipped out his gun and began to fire wildly. The demon dog tried to
escape the shots but the blade in its hind quarters made It hard to avoid. But
still ryo�s shots mostly missed. Soon his clip was empty ad he didn�t have
anymore. There was a loud whip crack the animals side exploded in a blast of
light and blood.
�You idiot I told you not to run off.�
�Kill me for it later.�
Seth gathered the whip in his hand, with a scottist accent he said."Hold it
there wee beastie...Now we play." he whipped it again, another wounded opened
up. The dog-thing whimpered. It shook it's fur... and began to grow.
"Oh No You don't!" Seth ran forwards yelling as to continued to grow. He saw
the flash at it's throat and aimed there. The odd glowing jem shattered like
glass.
The vampire stood over the shrinking carcass. "No challange..." He sighed and
spotted Ryo running back into the cave. Luaghing like a madman he took up the
chase.
Ryo had panicked, without even Draven to protect him, he ran into the cave
away from the possesed vampire. He could hear Seth laughing as the vampire
cuaght up to him, Ryo was knocked to the sandy floor of the cave, almost right
at Aliah's feet. The Vampire Queen looked on with amusement, Seth flipped Ryo
over and was struggling to tear the clothing off the boy. Ryo tried to hit him
with the broken hilt but Seth snatched it away.
"What's the matter boy? Not enjoying it?" Aliah smiled cruely.
Seth stopped what he was doing and looked at her as if seeing her for the
first time. The vampire's eyes were glowing crimson, he seemed to be back in
control, he lifted Ryo over one shoulder, to Aliah he said. "I'll be back to
kill you." He left the cave.
Ryo panted, sure that he was finished. But no, Seth put him
down. "Ryo...listen, Run for the boat..I can't keep myself in control...for long..."
The vampire was shaking, his legs collapsed under him with the struggle for
control. Ryo ran for the beach, he saw someone standing where to boat was. A
guy who appeared to be the same age as he was. Ryo placed the face. "Ariel!"
Ryo Ran to Ariel stumbling over the sand. �Ariel! Seth has gone berserk!� The
angel nodded and wordlessly began walking towards Seth In the cave. Ryo
scrambled into the raft and began paddling out not stopping at the ship but
putting down a small anchor. Away from the large ship just far enough to be
out of reach but close enough should anything kick up he could get to the
larger boat. He bit his lip.
Inside the cave Seth stood before Aliah. �Well My lady it�s been a while.�
Ryo waited. He could hear no sound, other then the night birds. He looked
around to see another boat...a speed type boat that was maned by another.
"Lucas! Come and help me." Ariel called from the trees. The other man went to
go help Ariel help dragg a limp Seth, he was completaly covered in blood.
"What happened?" Ryo yelled from the boat.
"I don't know, but he's burning up pretty badly." Ariel said.
It was true, Seth was sweating from a fever. Ariel had him on the bed inside
the cabin. To Lucas he said, "I'll be taking the St.Maria..You follow along
behind us."
"Yes Sir."
"Ryo, Help me get his clothes off, we need to cool him down."
As they pullled the bloody clothes off RYo saw that it wasn't his blood, he
truned to the blound angel,"Aliah?"
Ariel shook his head."No longer alive, or regonizable." Ryo shuddered.
"This is really weird..."
"What is?"
"Vampire's don't sweat....they don't get fevers either."
"Is there anything we can do?"
"I'm not sure. Get some icewater and wipe him down...he's very sick."
Ryo Sat by Seth he remoistened the washcloth in a bowl of water and sighed,
how long had he been sick? Days. They had brought him back to the mansion in
London. It now swarmed with Temphor knights. They realized if Sephion were to
attack now would be the perfect time. He held Seth's hand. �Please... Wake up.�
~ "I miss you...where are you?"
"I'm right here."
Seth truned around, but that voice vanished, nothing but trees...The vampire
walked slowly as if he was underwater...Time seemed to slow.
"Where are you?"
"Don't you want me back?"
"Yes I do"
"Then bring me back...I want to be back.."
Arms around him, the voice in his ear. "Bring me back Seth, I have...only
wanted peace and happiness....with you and- "
Another voice interupted,
"Seth...If somehow you can hear me...please wake up."
Ryo? Seth gripped the arms that were around him tighter, "If you really are
Sabyien...tell me how to bring you back."
"Summon the Sword...the Sword will call me back me back to your world."
Seth groaned in pain, he was warm very warm, he pulled the covers off and sat
up. Ryo looked up at the movment. "Seth!" He threw himself at the Vampire.
Ryo kissed Seth. �Oh thank god I was so worried. Thank god you�re alright.�
Seth put his arms around the boy holding him. �Ryo... I need to summon the
sword.... the sword inside you. It�s the only way to call the guardian back.
Will you let me do it?�
Ryo looked up at him. �Yes of course Seth. What do we have to do?�
"The Grail, We need to get it...I bet Micheal knows where it is."
Ryo looked down. "That just it...Micheal disappeared with Draven a few days
ago."
Seth frowned, "What? disappeared? Do the other Angel's know?"
"Yes, all 3 are here, waiting for you."
"Here?" the Vampire looked around. "My house?" Before he could get anaswer, a
pain in his stomache...it growled. Huh? hunger? but not the blood-hunger...
Ryo looked at him. �Seth did your stomach growl?� He was confused. The vampire
nodded.
�Yes it did. I need something to eat...�
�You remember how to chew?� Ryo asked unable to resist a little jibe at the
vampire.
�It�ll come to me if not I�ll figure it out as I go.� He said swinging his
legs over the edge of the bed. �Let�s go.�
Ryo lead the vampire to the dining hall. �Dinner for two please.� He asked to
a maid waiting by the door.
�Yes sir.� She nodded and started to walk away.
�Sir?� Seth asked looking at ryo as he pulled the vampire out a chair.
�Well I�ve been given the title when we got back Hexen and Lucivar are gone
somewhere, something about a cure I dunno. It involved some kind of homeland.
I got really confused and thought it best not to ask questions.� He waited for
Seth to sit before taking a seat across from him bot sitting in the middle of
the long table. �You�ve missed a lot Seth.�
"I can see that." Seth said.
A few minites later, serval plates of food were brought in. Seth sniffed at
a dish of pasta. Ryo smiled, "Spagetti,"
"Yes, I know what each item is...I just never thought to try."
Ryo watched with a smile as the vampire picked up a fork and put some in
his mouth. Seth 's brows came together in intence consnteration, he chewed
very slowly....then with some hesitation, swollowed.
"Well...?" Ryo asked, Seth had been sitting here for at least 2mins.
".......This food stuff." Seth began. "Tastes great!" with that, he dug his
fork in happily for another mouthfull.
�Good,� Ryo chuckled eating. �Be careful about eight hours from now...�
�I know what will happen, That�s not diner talk I pray.�
�Hey someone had to remind you.�
�No you really didn�t.�
�Whatever you say.�
The two continued to eat Seth making somewhat of a pig out of himself. Ryo
sighing. �You�re going to give yourself a stomach ache.�
�Well when I do you�ll just have to carry me back to my bed.�
�Seth... If I loose my...� he looked over at a patiently waiting maid ready to
take his empty plate. �...Purity... Will we loose the sword? I mean You did
say it doesn�t need to draw from the saint anymore when its been drawn and It
has been drawn before hasn�t it?�
"I don't really know..." Seth wiped his mouth with a napkin. "But what if...It
was the Saint's pure heart the Sword was drawn from? No-one said anything about
your body being pure."
Ryo nodded, when Seth didn't say anything else, they finished dinner quietly.
At the end of the meal Ryo stood up. �Seth a letter came for you this
morning.� He pulled an envelope from his pouch on the front of his
sweatshirt. �I can�t read the address but one of the others said it was for
you. I think it came from Draven. But I could be wrong.�
Seth took the envelope able to read the writing.
�Its not from her... Its someone I�ve never heard of. �Sadiron Taris�...� he
read the name and tried to think if he knew it or not. Then shook his head.
Seth began to read the letter.
"To the protector of the Saint, I have had an important vision. The one to
touch the wordS will affect the balance, Please, Do not do anything that would
endanger this world, ~ Sadiron Taris "
What did that mean? Seth blinked up from the letter. His eyes noticed in the
letter, the word 'words' with the large 'S' at the end, it was really odd.
Ryo looked to him. �What�s it say?� Seth folded it back up and put it in hs
pocket.
�Its nothing Just a bill I owe.�
Ryo shrugged. �Ok then.� He looked around. �Jenga�s out shopping with a knight
for... Feminine reasons... And the others are patrolling incase of Sephions
attack... what should we do now?�
"Try to find out why Micheal's hiding."
Both Seth and Ryo truned, standing at the doorway was Rapheal. He was holding
onto a book in his hands. "Now that your awake Seth, I'd like to have a
meeting
in about..." He looked at his watch. "..an hour? It should give you more then
enough time to get dressed."
Seth nodded, "Will do." Rapheal left them. "Dressed, uh!" Ryo followed Seth
out.
The vampire looked back at the Saint following him like a puppy. "Don't you
have something to do?"
"No, not really."
"I doubt that watching me bathe would interest you..." Seth smiled when Ryo
blushed.
Ryo turned to go back Seth shook his head. �If you want to come with me its
alright. I have a tub from your home it you really want to.� He walked on
hearing the boys� cautious footsteps behind him. He opened the door and looked
in to what looked like a large hot tub. He began to undress stepping into one
of the two showers.
The first shock of cold water woke him up, curseing under his breath, he truned
the knob untill the water warmed and continued to get warmer, steam filled the
bathroom. Seth pulled his hair from the ribbon he usally had it in and reached
for the soap...not there.
Seth turned to go find some soap when he stopped Ryo was standing behind him.
He handed the vampire a fresh bar. Seth sighed. Looking the boy over, all he
was wearing was a towel. �Thank you.� Ryo smiled and walked into the other
cubicle the water started shortly after.
For some resaon his heart was pounding, Why? Seth tried to dissmiss the thought
that Ryo was on the other side of the glass naked and wet...
Scrubbing skin that was already clean, Seth frowned, what if...what if...What?
Leaving the showe running he sneaked a peek around the glass, RYo was standing
under the stream of water his back to Seth, just letting the water run over him.
Ryo felt the vampire embrace him from behind. Seth kissed the back of Ryo's
head.
At the touch of Seths arms ryo began to cry. Seth heard his suppressed sobs
and turned the boy around.
�What�s wrong?�
�I love you...� Ryo said. �But We can�t be together... You said it yourself
Seth... I�m poison to you. I�m killing you slowly.�
Seth sighed. �Ryo it�s alright. Shhh... It�s alright...� he let the youth cry
in his arms.
"If I could die in your arms, that would make me the happyist man alive."
Ryo looked up at Seth's admission, sure that it was untrue.
The vampire's fingers trailed water down Ryo's backside. "Love or death, I give
myself to you..." He kissed him, tounge slipping between Ryo's lips. he pulled
back, "Ryo, I think....I'm falling in love with you."
�Thank you Seth.� Ryo said kissing him pushing his body against the vampires.
He kissed him deeply. �Seth please... Can we be together?�
The elder man held him. �I... don�t know ryo.� He wanted to say yes but the
words from the letter played through his mind. He looked down at the youth.
Since when did some random strangers written words sway him, he pulled the boy
from the shower leading him to the tub. �Lets just take a moment to calm down
and relax.�
Being submerged in hot water was soothing, Seth kept his eyes on Ryo all the
time. He was being pulled two ways, he knew that he shouldn't, but he wanted
to... Ryo sighed and closed his eyes, letting the hot water...He opened his
eyes when Seth pulled him on his lap. The vampire said huskily against his
throat. "I can't deny it any longer, I want you Ryo, I want you." Ryo felt teh
rising shaft pressing against the small of his back. "Please...I need you."
Ryo Kissed him �I want you too Seth... but can we? I mean what about the...�
Seth quieted ryo with a kiss of pure carnality. Seth could feel the saint�s
arousal pressed against his stomach he pushed the Saints mouth away after a
few more minutes of sensual kisses.
�Ryo follow your heart.� Seth whispered. �Let it guide you.�
Ryo nodded and repositioned himself to give Seth access to him. �I�ve never
wanted anything more in my life than this. Please. Take me.� He begged.
Warnings be damned.
Seth pushed two fingers deep into Ryo, the saint gasped when the other hand
went around to grasp his erection, moving his hand under the water with slow
strong strokes. "Oh Seth, Seth," Ryo panted, he moved along the long probbing
fingers, Seth kissed along the boy's back shoulders, the back of the neck.
"Ah...Seth, I'm gonna come." Ryo sobbed. "Please..."
The Vampire was battling for control, the boy's cries, the way he was rubbing
down on his...
"Go ahead Ryo...just let go." He growled through gritted teeth.
Ryo gasped panting for breath as his seed erupted from him. he fell back
against the elder his breath in ragged gasps. Seth whispered in his ear. �We
aren�t done yet.� He prepped ryo a bit more before removing them. Ryo mewled
at the loss of the vampires touch but he was soon crying out again as the
hardened length was thrust into him. he moaned as it was slid fully into him.
but something was odd. He had a momentary flash in his mind. Of himself and
the guardian on a river bank both in the throngs of orgasmic extacy, was it
real or just his imagination?
Breathing hard, Seth pushed in as far has he dared, withdrew then thrust again.
Each time it drew a cry from Ryo.
The two bodies moved together in perfect rhythm. Every instant drove the
vampire wild he saint leaned back against him arching his back he turned his
head and tried to capture the vampires lips. The vampires hands slid around
the youths front and played across the boys front caressing his bare skin.
Micheal pushed aside a couple of stones, Draven stood nearby watching she had
offered to help but he said no. Micheal had dug into the ground with a his
hands for a few moments then finally pulled up an metal urn. He lifted it
up. "Come Draven, we must get this back to England."
"Sir? What is that?"
"This contains the ashes of the Guardian." Micheal dusted himself off. "There
are a few items that Sephion is after, This is one of them."
"Why would he want the ashes of the dead?"
"Becase..." A voice behind started, Draven whipped out her gun as soon as she
truned. "...with his own ashes I can revive him." Sephion smiled at the pair.
Draven shoot off a round of bullets, but Seph just called up a barrier stopping
the bullets before they hit. "Micheal, Give me the ashes and I'll let you both
live." The sound of snarling came from the dark shadows, dozens of red-glowing
eyes peered at them. Draven reached for her sword with the other hand...
A sudden rush of fangs and claws jumped at her before she do anything, the
monsters had her pined to the ground. "One more chance...Give me the ashes."
Micheal could hear Draven cursing, and stuggling. If he should find out that...
The angel knelt down and rolled the Urn towards the demon. Sephion stopped it
with his foot. "Ok, let her up..." He picked up the contanter."You two will
come with me, We will visit the Saint and his protectors tonight."
Herded by the monsters, Draven and Micheal where taken prisoners.
Jenga walked along the mall with two junior Temphor knights. Both looked to be
her age. A young attractive man and a ditzy looking girl who was now retailing
them about the harrowing battle she had taken in during her last mall trall
with her girlfriends. All the while the two�s eyes on the look out for any
signs of danger.
�Daniel you are not listening to me.� She snapped.
�Angel you know I would but... you�re boring.� He jibbed.
�Guys...� Jenga looked at them. �I don�t feel so well...� she looked ready to
be sick. The two looked over at her with worry on their faces. �You don�t look
so hot.� Angel said leading her to a bench. The girls sat down Daniel stood
over them. �Wait here I�m going to go call your father.� He started to walk
towards a payphone cursing as he went about not being given a phone, why no
one would give him one. He arrived at the payphone and dialed the number.
Before the third ring he and everyone else in the mall collapsed. The phone
fell and clicked against the cubicle edge.
A man with a seeing eye dog walked over to Jenga. �Why the master would want a
girl like you I�ll never know.� with that he scooped up Jenga and slung her
over his shoulder. He turned to the dog and chuckled. �Eat.� He smiled and
walked away as the canine began to pounce on the humans and began to chew on
them the sound of tearing flesh filled the sleeping shopping center. The demon
began to walk away.
Ryo moaned as Seth finally reached climax. He moaned collapsing. �Seth...� he
breathed raggedly. �T-thank you...�
A few moments later, Seth was dressed and was tieing his hair back. Ryo lay
face-down on the bed, still damp from the bath. Seth ran a hand down along
Ryo's bare back. "You rest here, I'm going to be late for the meeting." He
smiled, kissing Ryo's shoulder. Ryo truned, and pulled the vampire down for a
kiss. "Don't take too long." he got another kiss in reply.
Huffing, Seth walked into to the dinning room, the other 3 Angels were there,
They all looked up when Seth came in late.
"There you are, we were about to begin without you." Rapheal said, he had a
laptop plugged into the wall jack, He truned it off. "Micheal is missing, I
haven't heard a word from him since Wendsday, the nummbers of missing people
are on the rise....suggesting that the demon's are either killing them or
bringing in more hosts." he truend to Gabriel. "While you where chasing after
Sephion, the Tempor force had succeaded in cleaning up that reaserch lab-
...Seth would you kindly stop eatting?!!" Rapheal grabed away the bag of
dorito's Seth had smuggled in, he was eating them rather noisly during Rapheal's
review of the events. Both Gabriel and Ariel snickered, they had never seen
the serious Angel lose his calm before.
Rapheal regained his composure, strightening his glasses and smoothing a whisp
of hair back into place.
Grining, Seth had another bag hidden under the table.
The angels sighed Raphael glared at him �If your thinking of the hidden bag
don�t count on it. It�s been... Removed.� Seth looked at Gabe noting the
orange power stains at the corner of his mouth.
�Moochin� angels...� Seth leaned back waiting for them to get to the point.
Raphael was about to open his mouth as a Temphor knight burst in. �Sirs. The
vampires Daughter has been taken. We received word, there was an attack at the
shopping center.� The knight turned their gaze to Seth. �I�m sorry sir.�
Jenga...
The world seemed to move in slow-motion, he got up from the chair, truned to
run torwards the door. He stopped when he felt a hand clasp down on his
shoulder. "Seth, don't do anything stupid, by the time you get there she'll
already be gone!" Gabriel said to the vampire. "Where there any remains?" He
asked the Knight.
He shook his head. "None of the girl's..."
"You see, she's alive..." Gabe said, Seth shrugged off his hand. "My daughter
has been taken! I just can't do sit here and do NOTHING!!" He stormed out.
Ariel frowned, "Why would the girl be kidnapped?"
"I don't know..." a phone rang, Rapheal answered it "Rapheal here....what?
When...just this afternoon? Do you know where he was heading?....The chatau
Lazender....Yes, I want an investigation team over there right away."
Gabriel and Ariel where listening, "Chatau Lazender? Where we buried his
ashes?" Ariel asked, Gabriel nodded, "I'm starting to get a really bad feeling
about this."
The vampire was looking around at Jenga's room, trying to figure out why she
had to be taken, his little girl...his eyes fell on the open art folder on the
desk he walked over and looked through the pictures that his daughter drew.
Each one was of the blue-eyed knight with the wings. Pulling them one at a time
he began to have very brief flashes of memory, ~An Angel's wings taking to
air.~ Long black hair...
Seth frowned, trying to get the rest of the picture, no use. He came to a new
picture, one that hadn't been colored yet. It was the same dark-haired
angel...yet not an angel, He had an angel's wing on one side and a large bat-
like wing on the other, He was holding onto a very familer looking sword hilt.
The words from the letter. "The one to touch the wordS will affect the
balance." Balance...Those wings represent Balance. Both good and
evil...
Ryo quietly crept to the door looking in at Seth knowing what had happened. He
had been the one to inform the others of the girls taking. �Seth...� He said
quietly.
�Ryo... Leave me alone for a moment.�
He sighed closing the art folder and saw something written on a sheet of paper
he picked it up reading it.
SWORD
DSWOR
RDSWO
ORDSW
WORDS
Seth sat on the bed his mouth falling open. He pulled out the letter the S
made sense now, why was he so blind?! He crinkled the pages throwing them
down. Now wasn�t the time to think of this he had to find out where Jenga was.
Seth and Ryo had only gone down the hall when they ran into Gabriel, the angel
seemed realy conserned. "Seth, We just got word, Micheal was also
kidnapped...Draven was with him."
"Draven?" Seth frowned,
Gabriel looked even more serious. "Seth, She has the Holy Grail inside her."
Ryo almost jumped in panic, "Then Sephion has the grail?"
"Yes, know we know...He is defintly after the Sword."
Seth held up a hand, "But I put the Sword of his reach...Ryo isn't pure
anymore." At that Gabriel raised his eyebrow. "He isn't..." he didn't really
know what to say about that, he started slowly. "...Sephion...may..not know
that."
The vampire started to laugh, Ryo and Gabe backed away from him, Seth put a
hand to his face, "All this time...I have had the Holy Grail with me...inside
Draven...No wonder Micheal wanted her to stay with him."
"Seth, this is no laughing matter."
Seth suddenly became serious. �Jenga was obviously taken by a minion of
Sephion; if I know my demons as well as I think I do he�ll be demanding Ryo in
exchange. Why else would he take her like that?� he sighed. �By tomorrow we�ll
get word that he�ll want us to meet for the trade. They always do. It�s
Clich�.�
Draven was tied up and had a pice of cloth around her eyes, Micheal, being
blind, had only his hands tied behind his back. From the noise outside, he
guessed they where in a buliding somewhere in a city. He could hear the cars in
the distance.
Draven stuggeled with her bindlings. "Sir can't you get free? I do not
mattter, if you can find a way to get out you should escape."
Micheal sighed."I would, but they tied me to the pole. Besides, I can't leave
you behind...I'm blind, I can't go far."
More curseing from Draven.
"Draven? can you see outside? What time is it?"
"No, I can't see outside, We are in a wherehouse somewhere...I didn't catch
the address But I saw a little of the outside...before it gotdark."
Draven pulled vainly at the chains, She woundered why they didn't just kill
her...
A noise outside, someone was opening the door. A demons in human form came to
carry them away, Draven managed to kick one in the face before they finaly
threw her into the back of a Van. They removed the blind from her eyes.
Micheal allowed himself to be lead, perfering to save his strength.
Inside the van, Draven froze at the sight of an hansome albino youth that sat
at one end. In his arms was a sleeping girl.
"Jenga..."
Micheal sat on the floor beside a bond Draven, "Jenga? Seth's daughter?"
Draven was beyond anger, "If you have done anything to her...!!!"
Sephion raised a hand to Jenga's face. Draven imetietly tensed. The Demon
lightly stroked the girl's face. "She won't be harmed...I will need her for
the ritual...after I've made a deal with her Vampire Father."
"Basturd." Micheal breathed.
In the semi darkness, Sephion noticed something strange about Draven, He put
the sleeping girl aside and shone a light into Draven's face, He was totaly
fasinated by her features. "How...extrodenary! You look exatcly like him..."
He drew closer to her, frightened, she tried to back away. The demon held her
head."....My most beloved Master." He breathed, he wanted to take the lips of
this young woman, the young woman who not only looked like the Guardian, but
also smelled of a powerful pure force.
Micheal lanched himself at the demon, using his shoulder to knock him away
from Draven, "You stay away from her! You Fiend!!" he yelled as well as he
could, the attack had made him fall over Draven, with his hands still behind
his back, he was protecting her with his body.
Sephion stood over him smiling. �Protect her while you can you pathetic angel
for soon no one will be able to stop what I have planned.� He kicked Michael
and went to sit down. �Face it you�ve lost.�
Michael leaned in and whispered. �Draven...�
�Yes?�
�The Grail... We must remove it soon.�
�How?�
�It must be taken from your body. But you�ll die. Are you willing to do that
to save the world?�
The Grail was in my body? Was that why I was 'saved' Draven nodded wordlessly,
she was willing to die anyways.
Back at the house. Seth was truning a vial of the Saint's blood in his hands,
RYo was seated beside him, Gabrial was neaby. Ariel was on outside patrol and
Rapheal was in the main office waiting for the ransom call.
"If Sephion calls, are you going to fight?" Ryo asked.
"Yes I am." Seth answered. Gabe leand against the windows, "We all are
fighting."
RYo looked from Gabe to Seth, "I want to fight too." the vampire shook his
head."No, your too valuable..."
"But Seth, I don't want to just stand by helpless while you get your self
killed! I am good with a sword too."
Gabriel walked over the couch. "Looks like he wants to fight, I won't stop him
will you Seth?"
Seth looked into the eager eyes of the saint. �Ryo... I wish to speak to you
in private.�
�Don�t mind me.� Gabe said leaning against the couch. Seth looked up at him
his eyes asking bluntly for the angel to leave. The man sighed. �Whatever I�m
going.�
Ryo watched the angel retreat then looked at the vampire. �What is it you need
to say?�
�Ryo I want to tell you a story. Please don�t interrupt me. You need to hear
it all.�
�A-Alright.�
Seth looked at the floor the whole time he spoke. Ryo listened to every word
with baited breath. The vampire began. �Once there was an ordinary man. He was
contented in his life, he had a home and a family who loved him, he never
dreamed of life anywhere but in the small farm he called home. One day e rose
with the sun and left his house following the wind. He traveled for days,
stopping to eat or rest only when he absolutely needed to. He would often
cross people who would ask �Where are you going?� or �Why do you travel this
road.� To every question he answered. �I don�t know.� But he continued to walk
through forests, deserts, and rough oceans until he reached the top of a
mountain here he stopped and alone quietly watched the sun rise. Do you
understand what I mean when I tell you this?� he asked the boy nodded. Seth
looked at him in the eye. �That is why I don�t want you to fight. That is why
I never want to see you hurt. As that man did what he must as do I, to our
fates we are bound. This is what I must do.� He kissed the saint.
�Promise me... one day, we�ll stand on that mountain... together.�
"We are here Master."
Th van stopped, Micheal listened carefuly, Sephion dieled a number on the
cellphone. "Am I speaking to the Arch-Angel Rapheal? Good, I have Micheal with
me....No, he's not harmed nor the woman and girl. I would like to offer a
trade for them. The Girl's life for the grail, and the ArchAnagel Micheal for
the Saint."
Raphael smiled and spoke into the phone. �How do I know your claims are true?
What are the words of a demons truth different from a lie?�
�Well if you don�t believe me then listen to this.� He turned in his seat
towards Jenga. �The girl.� His lips curled into an evil grin. Come to me.� The
still sleeping Jenga stood up. Her eyes glazed and empty.
the demon smirked as the girl climbed into his lap and egan to kiss him
ignoring her lips as they began to bleed cut on his teeth.
�JENGA!� Draven shouted.
Seeing the girl succumbed to the Demon's power, Draven lost all sence of
herself. "JENGA!" the cry was the fuse. Instintly, an blue-white aura of
swirling engey erupted from Draven, her anger gave the spark the the Grail's
power.
Micheal felt the Grail's energy. "Draven! Stop it!!"
Over the phone, Rapheal's heart stopped at the sound of Micheal's voice. So it
is true...Mike! His heart started beating again when he realized that Draven
was also one of Sephion's prisoners
The energy exausted, Draven slumped to Micheal's side. The angel was trying his
best to wake her. "Draven! Draven!!"
Sephion recoved, grabing up the phone, he spoke into it. "Forget about the
trade for the girl, I know where the grail is now."
"Sephion..."
"The girl and Micheal for the Saint, I'll come to you, don't go looking for me."
He hung up.
�DAMN IT!� Raphael shouted slamming the phone down the receiver breaking it
and cracking the desk underneath. He stood up and kicked the chair away. �That
fucking-asshole-son-of-a-whore-assed-sluty-bitch!� he wrenched the door open
and shouted loud enough for all in the house to hear. �HE HAS IT! HE HAS THE
GRAIL!� he stormed through the house until he found Seth and the young
saint. �Seth, it�s worse than we feared.� His calm and cool detachment back in
his voice low and mechanic he knew he was putting it mildly but such was his
way.
"Sephion knows that Draven has the Grail in her, he wants to trade Jenga and
Micheal for Ryo."
Seth closed his eys."...Jenga." Ryo sprang up "How can he get the grail from
her?"
Rapheal pushed up his glasses before answering,"He only need to take it from
her body. We had put the grail in her to perserve her body, at the time
Draven's body was degrating from the snake's vemon...She won't be able to live
without it."
Ryo stood up. �We... should give him what he wants...�
�Ryo. That�s insane.� Seth said grabbing hold of him. �If you give yourself to
Sephion not only is that suicide but you�ll be sealing the fates of thousands
of innocent people. If Sabyien is brought back to the world he would destroy
us all.�
�Says who? You don�t know that he�ll be evil. You don�t know that for sure.�
�Ryo, He won�t have his soul. He�ll be no different from the demons we�ve
fought.�
�But...�
�Face it Ryo The guardian of balance is lost. He will never come back.�
Ryo stared into Seth's face, "We won't know that unless we try." Seth let go
of him, he truned away from Ryo, to Rapheal he asked. "Did Sephion say what
location the trade will take place?"
"No, but I have this feeling that we'll see him soon." Rapheal wondered at
Seth's sudden change,the coldness in his manner.
The van stopped, Sephion had both of the girls dressed in long white gowns. He
smiled, the Tempor Knights would have to do anything to rescue them. Snaping
his fingers, he summouned the army of minor demons. They came out the ground
benith his feet. Sephion put Jenga in Micheal's arms, "Now, don't try to run
away, you are surrounded by my minions." He pulled the leash he had fasened to
the collor around the Angel's neck, Micheal had no choice but to follow along.
Draven had woken up, she was disarmed and was pushed in front of Sephion where
he could keep an eye on her. "They won't stand for this, demon." She said."They
beat you before, they'll do it again."
"I don't think so...the last time the Angels had the Guardien fighting
alongside them." Sephion pushed her to walk faster."Tonight the Guardien will
live again......under Chaos' banner."
Chaos? Draven pulled up the hem of the gown to keep from tripping as she walked
over the stony grass toward the guarded manor.
As the demons began to walking a robed figure approached. �Sephion.� It called
out the voice clear and authoritative. �How far you�ve sunk old friend.�
The demon turned �Well-well-well If it isn�t the traitor.� He spat. �Come to
try to get back in my good graces?�
�Close, but no Cigar.� He smiled his eyes glinting. Two large gashes opened
just under Sephions eyes. they gushed blood for a moment then healed up but
left two ugly scars.
�Sadi Why must we play these games?�
"...you know that you can't win against me." Sephion said, knowly. This Sadi
had been the pivotal in the demon armies defeat. Everyone was gone, but he and
Sadi where left on the battle field. They had not parted on good terms.
"I know, But I can't allow you to disrupt the Balance on this plane. The
unwarrented Summoning of the Guardien will destroy this world."
"That's the whole point! My Master's wishes will prevail! After he has
conqured
this world then we shall go to Ashaland!" Sephion handed the leash to one of
his servents and pushed Draven into the hands of another. "There is no way I'm
letting you get in my way."
Sephion's hands changed into claws, horns grew out of his head and pair of bat-
like wings from his back. He charged at Sadi, clawtips glowing.
Sadi sighed. �Sephy; Bleed.� His eyes glinted. The demons skin ripped apart by
unseen forces then quickly sealed up again. He swung his claws blades of
energy shredded the robe. There was nothing underneath but a masque. There was
Ghostly laughter. �Demons fall for tricks too old friend.� The mask split in
half spawning a large explosion. Sephion leapt back his skin burned his
clothing ashen and degraded. He looked around knowing Saby�s tricks as well as
the demon himself did.
Sephion let himself transform back to human form, He smoothed back his hair and
looked around. "I would like to stay and play with you Sadi, but I'm very
busy." He called out to the trees.
Ordering the force forwards, he lead them right up the gates. The guards there
imeditly called for back up. They aimed their guns but held back, Draven was
till in front and Seph had pushed Micheal in front of him too. Micheal, with
Jenga in his arms, did his best to keep from tripping over the curb. Sephion
waited for the other three angels and the vampire to arrive.
Saby stood behind Seth. �Always the first to run away; No wonder you never
earned my respect. Puppy.�
Sephion turned. �Begone annoyance I have other things to attend to-�
�Such as the resurrection of your master? He should be lucky to know such a
loyal �pet-.�
Sephion growled.
�Aha-ah-ah you shouldn�t growl puppy or I�ll have to put a muzzle on you.�
He threw a sharp spike Sephion caught it. �Childs play.� He snapped the
spike. �That was just a distraction� he said and slashed at Sephions neck and
shoved a shard of a crystal inside. He then shoved Sephion down. �That should
buy us some time...
"Master." One the minions groaned, they where milling around, they didn't know
what to do now that Sephion was down. The other Sadi, smelled like them, and he
was stonger then they where. Micheal turned his head back. "Hello? Who is
there?"
Sadi came to take Jenga from his arms, the other demons watched curiously.
Sephion weakened and unable to speak, grabed the hem of Sadi's robe. "No fair."
he croaked.
"Who's there?" Micheal asked agian, Sadi smiled." I'm letting you go....now
walk slowly in that direction. Don't rush..." Draven took Jenga and began to
lead Micheal slowly towards the gates. Sadi stayed behind to make sure that the
minor demons stayed where they where.
Seth, Ryo and the three Angels ran to the gates as soon as they heard word, Ryo
watched as Draven and Micheal walked very slowly towards them.
Seeing the Saint, Sephion gathered up what strenth he had, He pushed off sadi's
foot and sprang forwards, The Tempors started shooting, Raphal yelled for the
to stop firing, Micheal and Draven where still in the way.
The demons roared and charged forwards with Sephion, Sadi also sprinted
forwards after Seph. "No!"
Sephion reached Draven, he knocked Micheal away and useing brute strenght
punched his hand into her body, Draven was too shocked to cry out as her blood
ran down over Jenga, coating them both in bright crimson, Sephion grabed the
girl's troat as pulled the grail from Draven's body, she fell to the ground.
"Draven!!" Ryo cried out in horror
Sadi stopped where he was, Sephion would kill the girl. Out of the corner of
his eye he could see the Vampire start to run, "No, Wait!" He waved the Vampire
to stop. Seth looked at Sadi. "Who are you to order me around?"
"My name's Sadi...And don't worry about the girl. She's he only bargining chip
he has now."
Most of teh minor demons had fallen during the first attack, Micheal crawled
out from under one of them and was trying to grope for a way out of the carange.
"Is that supposed to reasure me?" Seth yelled at Sadi,
"Stop, your anger will give him his power back."
While everyone was at a stand still, Sadi went over the help Micheal get back
to the other Angels. Rapheal, in his relief, pulled Micheal to him. "Thank God
your safe." Gabriel watched this with a raised eyebrow. Micheal pulled
away. "What is happeneing?"
"Sephion is holding Jegna hostage, he killed Draven to get the grail."
Sadi nodded to the Saint, "Sephion has no power right now...The crystal I put
in him will not hold for too long."
"Yes, now would be a good time." Seth left the others and started walking
towards Sephion. "Give me back my daughter, and I promise you a quick death."
Sephion smiled cruly, he griped Jenga's neck tigher, the grail in his other
hand.he swollowed, finding his voice. "You....I remeber you...You shared my
Master's bed before we were to attack."
Seth frowned, "I did no such thing. Now surrender..."
Sephion bit Jenga's ear, he spat her blood into the cup, "You will remember."
he said, tilting the grail's bowl to the vampire.
Instintly, the memory of that night flooded his mind...
He was chained to the bed, while the Guardien ran his hands all over the
Vampire's body. Seth remembered how Sabyien looked like, his face. Very detail,
to the magnitic blue eyes to how his lips tasted.
Gods,
He was beautiful, rivaling anything in the heavens...
Seth staggered to a stop. He held his head as the memory continued.
...Pulling vainly at the chains, deparate, needing, aching for more. The
Guardien's tounge coiling around the head of his throbbing hard-
on...the vampire howling in pleasure...
Seth's legs felt weak, his knees where about give out from under him, he slowly
sank to the ground.
"You can have that again. If you want." Sephion' voice said. "If you bring him
back....you can have him."
Yes, that is what he had wanted. Sabyien, he had wanted him more then anything,
Seth found himself admitting, Yes...only Sabyien.
Ryo could see the vampires faltering he began to walk forward. �The one called
Sephion. You have come... for me.�
�Ryo... Don�t.� Gabe tried to plead, �That�s what Sephion wants! You�re
playing right into his hands!�
Ryo turned and nodded to him. �Everyone gets what they want. It�s been to
much.� He looked over to the slain body of Draven. He looked over to Sadi. �I
thank you for your help...� he turned to Sephion. �I�m...ready...� The demon
smiled.
�Good to see you�ve come to your senses.� He snapped his fingers. Two gargoyle-
esque demi-demons latched onto ryo�s shoulders.
�Ryo! DON�T! Seth shouted struggling back to his feet. Ryo looked at him over
his shoulders.
�Seth... I�m sorry.... this is how it has to be. I know I was never meant to
live. If I can exchange my life for his I�ll do it gladly. So please... Don�t
cry.�
"Ryo, I don't want you to die..."
"Oh be quiet! If your not gonna help, then SHUT UP!" Sephion handed Jenga to
another demon while cracking open the urn of ashes, he spread this all over
Draven's body.
Seth thought this would be a good time to drink the blood Ryo gave him. "Seth!
Don't...don't stop him!" Ryo called out, The vampire ignored him and gulped it
down, then waited. Seth didn't want Ryo to die, but he also wanted to see
Sabyien again, the conflicting desires pulled at him both ways.
Using a claw to open a shallow wound in Jenga's chest, Sephion filled the
grail with her blood. "Hold the Saint over the body." Ryo was bent backwards
over Draven's body. Sephion held out a warning hand to Seth, who was walking
around trying to get a better angle. "Don't try to pull anything Vampire."
Gabriel fumed, "God! How can we stop this? Can't we do something?" Sadi was
watching very intently, he said to the Angels. "Hold your selves friends, If
the summoning is succesful...we may get our chance."
"Chance?" Ariel asked.
"Whom ever touches the sword first will deside the outcome..."
Micheal nodded, "Yes, I understand now. Sabyien is a soldier of both Law and
Chaos, If the person who touches it has a pure heart, Sabyien will be as we had
known him..."
"...and if Sephion touches it?" Ariel asked.
Sadi shook his head, "Then we will have a tough battle ahead."
Seth's eys glowed, the glowed crimson fire from Ryo's's blood, He was going to
save the Saint...Somehow.
Ryo winced when Sephion tore his shirt open, he ran his finger down the Saint's
cheast "Pray that you live through this boy." he smiled and placed the grail
directly on his skin.
The reaction was instintaious, Ryo screamed when the grail igninted, it was
forcing the Sword-hilt out of his body, the glowing pommel appeared out of the
grail's opening, Then the rest of the hilt and sword guard surged out.
The Sword hilt was pure light given form. It's appearnce threatened the fabric
of reality, a storm of energy plused and sured, blowing a strong wind. Sephion
staggered back from the light and wind, the demons who where holding the Saint
dissolved from the raging engery.
Ryo arched his back and screamed in agony. He wasn't aware that the body below
him had reacted, the ashes given life again from the sword's power, Draven's
form melted away...reavaling the Guardien in all his glory.
Ryo felt someone behind him, putting thier arms around him, a pair of wings
enveloped him, He cried."Sabyien...Saby-"
But Sabyien's eyes where empty and formless, he had one angel-wing and one
demon-wing...he wasn't complete, he was waiting for the Sword to be completely
drawn.
"Now!" Sadi shouted,"Go for the Hilt, grab the Hilt!" he and the 4 Angels
stuggeled against the winds, Sephion dragged himself along the ground clawing
his way closer. His goal in sight. Yes...yes...Yes! he saw a motion
from the corner of his eye, Seph truned to see the Vampire dig his claws into
the earth, crawling along side him.
Frantic, they both reached up to touch the Sword's hilt.
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