RPG DemonSlayer (M-LV)

[Blayze]

Storm saw the hand grab Keisha, slamming her down to the ground. He ran after her, but the figure who had grabbed her was already on his way through a transport portal. Who knew where it would take him and Keisha?

Storm kicked the wall and swore. How could he have let Keisha get herself caught? How could he have been so stupid?

Leon came to Storm's shoulder and placed his hand on it.

"Don't worry, Storm," he said, "We'll get her back."

"I know we will, I'm just worried about where she is being taken."

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[I]Arcanus[/I]

Azrael sat on his newly-acquired throne, gloating over his victory. But he knew not to get big-headed about it. He had beaten his brothers, but that was merely the first step in taking over all the dimensions.

"Come to me, my brethren," he boomed. His demons flew, crawled and ran over to him.

"Our time is almost upon us. We must prepare for our movement into the human dimension. Alexander is there now, destroying the Fallen Angels, stopping them from protecting the humans. All that stands between us and our new realm is the wall and the Slayers. And both of these shall soon be history!"

The demons cheered. Fire burst up around Azrael's throne, and giant black wings unfolded from his back. They were pure black, and they were wreathed in fire. He was getting ready to move. They would have control within a few days...

[Venge]

Leon was sitting down on an overturned garbage can, thinking. He had his right foot resting on his left thigh (sp?), with his right elbow resting on his right leg, right hand on his chin.
"Hmm...dammit...where could she have gone!?"
Leon punched the wall next to him, leaving a dent in it. His knuckles started to bleed slightly but he shrugged it off.
"Hey Leon. Got any ideas?"
"No......wait...the hand...did you see it?"
"Just barely."
"Then describe it."
"Well...it looked darkish. Kinda like a deep black or very dark red. It looked rugged and rough-"
"Thats it!"
"Whats it?"
"The hand. That must be a hand that belongs to a demon! Who or whatever took Keisha must be in Hell. That is where she must be."
"You may just be right...but how are we going to get her back?"
"Well...knowing demons, they will use her to get to us. They expect us to come busting in to rescue her. We will rescue her, but it won't be commando style." Leon said.
"All we need now is a way to enter Hell...and that is where we are stumped."
"Give me some time to think on that one, okay?"
"Alright."
Leon stepped off of the garbage can and walked off, rubbing the top of his head. He began to go into deep thought.
'A way into Hell...I know there must be a way. But how?'
Leon stumbled over a large crack in the sidewalk, falling down, busting his nose.
"OWW! Dammit! Stupid sidewalk..."
Leon went to kick the crack, but he stopped midway.
"THATS IT!"
In a flash, Leon began running to Storm


Storm was abruptly startled at Leons sudden halt in front of him.
"Figure out anything besides how to make my heart jump out of my chest?"
"Yes. I think I know of a way down into Hell!"
"What?"
"There must be an entrance underground somewhere. All we need is someone who knows.."

[...]

[COLOR=DarkSlateGray]Keisha woke up in a garden... much like the one at home. She looked around and scratched her head. "Where am I?" she asked aloud. She stared at the area and heard the church singing... just like she had so long ago.

The last thing she remembered was being knocked unconscious. But that couldn't be right... how'd she end up here?

She saw a soft mound of earth and smiled. She remembered it clearly as if it was yesterday. She uncovered it and smiled when she saw her old toy... he was a scruffy looking dog... she remembered finding it outside of the courtyard of the Chapel... the toys were for the unfortunate... and she always felt ashamed for stealing one... but she held the dog dearingly... she remembered having so much fun with the stuffed animal.

She stared at it and brought her mind back to reality. What was she doing there? Why was she there? What was going on? She dropped the animal and looked at the ground as everything withered around her and died... the sky went dark and all she could see was red flashes of light before the world disappeared around her.[/COLOR]

[COLOR=DarkRed]"I know you completely..." [/COLOR] [COLOR=DarkSlateGray]he said behind her. She turned around, but no one was there.[/COLOR]

[COLOR=Navy]"Who are you??" [/COLOR] [COLOR=DarkSlateGray]she asked standing up, horrified at the images around her... Darkness covered the area, with flashes of red light. She used her powers, but her powers were useless in such a burning place...[/COLOR]

[COLOR=DarkRed]"You have met me before... have you so soon forgotten?"[/COLOR] [COLOR=DarkSlateGray]he said as he bound her in darkness once more. She was raised off the ground when she finally saw him... it was the Higher Demon.... She tried to resist, but the power overwhelmed her. He continued.[/COLOR]

[COLOR=DarkRed]"I know about your past... and your future... I found your past both boring and dull... I hope... to make the future more exciting." [/COLOR] [COLOR=DarkSlateGray]he said as he laughed at her as she struggled against the darkness that engulfed her body.[/COLOR]

OOC: Listeing to Haunted by Evanescence with these posts is [b]so[/b] good :laugh: I mean Evil :devil:

[Kairi]

[COLOR=DarkSlateGray][SIZE=1]''Come now Keisha...stop resisting...it's futil.'' responded Alexander, walking out from among the shadows. ''It hurts more when you resist.''

''Wha.....what are you doing?'' She could barely talk, her head twitching from side to side, as if something was invading her body.

''Oh...I'm mere playing...why...would you like more?'' a pulse shot out of Alexanders outstretched hand...intensifying the pain...the pleasure.

''You like it...dont you...''

''NO! Fuck you, you damn demon.'' as she spat at him.

''Quite a fighter you are...tisk tisk...you have far too much anger and bitterness within yourself...just let it go. You have so many layers my dear, just let go.''

His words was like poison in her mind...visions of her past flashing before her eyes. A emotion she hadn't felt for the longest time surfacing...in the pit of her stomach she felt sick. Alexanders voice echoing in her head.

''Stop.....please...''

''Oh...but you dont want me to stop. I can take it away you know Keisha.'' She continued to levitate in the air as he purged further and further into her thoughts.

''..................'' she couldn't speak...the pain was intense, all of her muscles began to tense up as another shot of dark energy surged through her body.

''I can give them back to you my dear...would you like to see them?'' at that moment...Keisha's parents appeared in back of Alexander as she opened her eyes. Despite her not remembering who they were, or what they looked like...in her heart she knew it was them.

''They're waiting for you...'' Alexander dropped his hand, letting Keisha fall to the ground. He needed to get this girl out of Hell soon...for the Slayers would certainly die at the hands of his horde. Azrael had his realm...and Alexander had his own...that of the guardians.

''Darkness is the key too all things my dear...'' the visions of her parents had already died away as he circled her. Obeying his masteres orders, he was not to kill her...but why not ''play'' with her. The pain was subsiding throughout her body as she tried to catch her breathe.

''Do you truly believe that it is light that prevails above darkness...no...darkness concumes the light. The light must fight to survive...but darkness will live forever. Why fight it Keisha...embrace your hate...I see the evil within you. So young...so agile to learn.''

[I]For your soul is still open and free to twist...and manipulate. [/I]

Stopping in front of the Slayer, her body weak and damaged...he knelt down in front of her and brought her eyes up to his. In his human form...he was quite seductive, his bright blue eyes shining within hers.

''I can take it all away my dear...I can give you the peace which you thirst for...'' She tried to pull away his hands on her face...but it was too late...he had already planted his dark seed within her. One day...it would grow...and grow.

Suddenly Alexander kissed her lightly on the lips...a surge of warmth and compassion seeped through his lips onto hers. Causing her to go back into unconciousness.

She didn't know how long she was out...but she suddenly awoke, unharmed...her wounds completely healed. Looking at her surroundings...she found herself outside a gate of flames. The gates of Hell...but to her back...there was a light, going into a tunnel. Keisha had to get back to the others...trying to shake out of her mind the encounter...and headed towards the light.

[I]The Slayer is still yours my lord to use for your purposes...but once you are free...well...we'll just have to wait and see what becomes of her. [/I] [/SIZE] [/COLOR]

[...]

Keisha walked slowly back to the safe house... she made sure no one was following her. Despite all of her injuries being healed, she could still feel a sharp wound in her heart... she didn't realize how much of her past truly hurt her... until he showed her... she didn't want the burden of being hurt... she wanted to be... okay... she stopped for a second and looked back as the portal closed.

She wanted to go back...

She shook her head... it was wrong to think he would do that for her... without a price to pay. She slayed his kind... she wouldn't go so low as to beg for something that he could give her... peace... of mind... she looked at the sky and hated the darkness...

She walked on, thinking of the pain... and the kiss... for some reason... that affected her even more... it felt... real... as if... he meant it... but what did she know of that? She had never been in love before, nor been kissed... her mind.. was playing tricks on her... she didn't understand why she was questioning herself.

She promised herself though... not to speak about this with anyone... they wouldn't understand... no one would.... but.... [i]he[/i] might... the demon... seemed... to understand.........

[Imp]

OOC: Darn, I didn't know this many posts would be done while I was gone! Am I too late to still be in this RPG? I'm completely lost--too much to catch up on...
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[color=darkred][i]A flytrapper stays completely still until a fly comes along to get eaten,[/i] Tara thought as she stared into her mirror, though her spiritual or "third" eye was opened further than her other two. [i]All this time, no fly, no nothing. Nothing rushes the inspiration to strike. Has daylight been here all this time? Because if it did, I would surely be unable to rise from my coffin.[/i]
On that note, Tara sat up in a dark temple where purple bats hung silently from the ceiling. Then she turned back to her mirror, turning it over for a second then holding it face-up.

After a long period of boredom and restlessness, Tara's excitement grew as she saw the first thing that appeared in the mirror, which was a hand pulling one of the Slayers into Arcanus, then a few events after that, including the Slayer returning from Arcanus in deep sadness which no English word could describe.

With a long, deep sigh meant to clear and focus her mind, Tara contemplated the matter further. [i]In the past I have demanded action, day and night, day after day after day... But alas I see that silence is the key, and calmness can help out even the deadliest of demons, which could just so happen to be me.[/i] With those last words, Tara grinned with pride as she continued. There was a long pause, a pause of what may have seemed like an hour but whereas time seemed to stop as Tara closed her eyes and fell calmly into the sea of silence.

[i]I see now that the sun has not set yet, that I have not yet transformed into an impatient being.[/i] Tara made this affirmation at the end of the meditation. Then, slowly, she stood up and turned her head towards the center of the ceiling, where there was a bright crimson ring.

"Ring of fire, temple of silence, doorway of doom..." Tara commanded with determination, "...shift the turntable to the world of the living!" After this was said, Tara held up her mirror to reflect the light given off by the ring.
"Shifting [i]sorefime[/i] to pure [i]rakire[/i]! So [i]nekrame[/i], shift [i]kurine[/i] and carry [i]wenthemi[/i]! [i]Kira surea, karata sali[/i]!"

A new wormhole appeared between the worlds.[/color]
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OOC: Sorry if that was unclear... I tend to be mysteriousin the first post...

[...]

"Where have you been??" Storm asked her as he, Leon, and Angelus came running.

"To hell and back..." she said softly. She tried smiling, but the new pain tore at her... she hated the pain...

Storm nodded and knew she didn't want to talk about it. They all walked to the Safe house when suddenly a portal opened and demons crawled out of it and attacked them.

Storm, Leon and Angelus fought them as soon as they came. Keisha did too until she noticed the opening... it called to her...

Keisha stared at the portal... the demons were coming out of it quickly. She looked at the others... Storm... Leon.... Angelus... as they fought. She wanted to stop the pain inside of her... not once had she had to suffer the pain like she did now... she hated the pain inside of her. She wanted out... she looked at the portal and jumped inside.

Storm caught sight of her and tried going in after her, but Leon pulled him back and the portal closed.

"She is lost to us..." Leon said. Storm stared at the wall where the portal had been placed. He turned around and stared at Angelus.

"Open a portal..."

"What?"

"Open a portal to Hell dammit!!" he said.

"I can't open the portals!! Only those in hell can open the portals..." Angelus said.

"You're a DEMON! You can do anything!!" Storm said. Angelus's wings turned sinister black as he stared at Storm.

"I am a fallen Angel... and a dark angel. I am NOT a demon..." he said.

"Whatever." Storm said as he walked back over to the wall. He attacked it, full fury as he screamed in frustration.

"She made her choice...." Leon said again. He was angry at her... for falling so low...

Angelus was as well... she had turned her back on them... and there was nothing they could do to help her...

*_*_*_*_*_*_*

Keisha walked through the gates, her blades out. She stared at the demons as they came at her. She sliced each one that fell on her, making her way to the center of the Realm.

"Alexander?!!" she screamed. The demons froze and left her... they obviously feared their master.

"Back? So soon?" Alexander chided as he emerged from the shadows.

"I demand you release this curse from me." she said staring at him.

"Curse? Is your past really that painful?" he said.

She waved her blade at him. "Yes... it is...." she said.

He walked over to her, slowly. She looked at him and backed away.

"Don't fight it... you fear me because I can give you what you want..." he said.

"I want you to destroy these memories that haunt me..." she said, trying to keep her voice calm and collected.

"Memories? No my dear... you wish for something else..." he said as he looked at her. She struck her blades into him, but he ignored them... the blades... didn't affect him. It was as if he were already dead... he pulled them out, and dropped the blades to the floor.

She stared in horror.... she was defenseless...

He held her head in his hands as he carressed her cheeks with his thumbs. "Do not fight it..." he whispered as she shook. He stared at her, and she felt herself falling....

"I..... hate you....." she whispered.

He stared at her and smiled. "We often hate those.... who make us weak...." he said as he wrapped his arm around her waist. His other hand under her hair on the side of her neck.

"Leave me alone......." she said softly as she closed her eyes... the feeling he gave her... was like no other she had felt before...

He pulled down the side of her shirt and kissed her shoulder, trailing up to her neck. She kept her arms to her side, but the urge to wrap them around him was strong.

"You want me.... for once.... be honest with yourself.... dishonesty is for the unworthy my love..."

[i]Did he just say love?[/i]

"You're true feelings call you...." he said as he blew softly around her neck. She couldn't help herself anymore... she relunctantly responded... and wrapped her hands around his neck, pulling his hungry lips to her own.... she had fallen... so very low....

[Kairi]

[COLOR=DarkSlateGray][SIZE=1]He embraced her closer with his firm arms wrapped around her warm body. The wounds from her blades were already healed...and he brought her closer to him. He could feel the darkness within her spreading, becoming part of his own. She was indeed worthy...

Alexander found himself lost in her touch...the sweet, gentleness of her lips, she was quite beautiful...there bodies were one with one another. Keisha could feel the pain within her subsiding...as she slowly fell more and more into his being. He corressed his fingertip down her cheeks as he brought her face away for a moment...Keisha's heart was beating faster and faster....lossing herself in the moment. She gaved up at him, and didn't see a demon, but just man.

Suddenly timed froze all around them except for Alexander...Keisha's body held still.

[COLOR=DarkRed]What is the meaning of this Alexander?...[/COLOR]

[I]My master...why not turn her? I want her...[/I]

[COLOR=DarkRed]Because it is not for you to decide...with you now dissobeying me, you are jepordizing our plans. How am I to escape if the Slayers dont continue to kill...bring her to us wont help....but hinder it. [/COLOR] Azraels voice was booming as an image of himself appeared before Alexander.

[COLOR=DarkRed]The walls are not yet down Alexander...do not dissapoint me again. Now end this...[/COLOR]

The image was gone, leaving Alexander alone with Keisha...still frozen in animation.

''I free you...from your pain, from you memories, from your darkness''...as he stretched forth his hand as she dissapeared once more, back to her own realm.

Did he just release her of bondage to him because of his masters wishes...or because of his feelings...

[I]Be well my love...we will meet again.[/I] as he himself teleported out of Hell and back into the earthly realm. The wind was brisk as he swirled around him...intensifying with every pass.

''Time to go back to work...Tara...my Captian...where are you? We move foward master Azrael's plans tonight!''

***

Back at the safe house, as the others were just about to leave in search of Keisha...she suddenly appeared in her frozen state from the point in which she left from, and then fell to her knees. She looked up at the others who were looking down upon her in suspicion. As she stood, she felt a new kind of energy flowing through her...the pain, the memories...gone.

[I]He...healed me...[/I]

''What happened out there Keisha?'' proclaimed Leon, ''what the hell were you thinking?''

[I]I can't tell them the truth...[/I] ''That portal had to be closed from the other side guys. It wasn't easy, but I was able to kill off the incoming demons, sealing the portal.

All of them stood next to her...agreeing with her actions.

''But how did you get back?'' asked Storm.

''I don't know...I just don't know...there was another portal there which I jumped through...but it guess it's only one way.''

''Alright...'' Leon finalized...''We were worried about you Keisha...please dont do anything like that again, we thought you had fallen towards evil.''

''Never guys...I would never do such a thing.'' in her mind she believed what she said...but in her heart...she couldn't forget him. Even with the evil and painwithin her gone.[/SIZE][/COLOR]

[...]

Everyone was resting for the night. But she found no rest... her wounds... her memories... were healed. But she still couldn't get [i]him[/i] out of her mind...

She stared out the window and waited... waited to feel whole again... but she wasn't sure which future would make her feel complete... a future where she continued to fight the darkness... or a future where she could embrace it... with him...

She shook her head. [i]He is a DEMON[/i]...... she kept trying to remind herself of that... but his arms around her... his soft touches... burdened... her mind, and she wanted to feel that again...

She looked in back of her at a sleeping Storm and Leon... Angelus was an angel... he didn't need to rest like humans did. She stared at the both of them and leant against the window. She remembered lying to them... she had to. Or they wouldn't trust her. And she couldn't lose their trust. She cared about them both.... they were her family... her comrades... and she believed in the cause they fought for.

She slid down the wall as she sat there, hugging her knees. She hated feeling as if she was betraying their trust... but... she wanted him... she wanted him more than anything. Her heart... betrayed her mind. She wanted to go back... and she wondered why he freed her... why he let her go so easily. Was he trapping her? Was he counting on her betrayal? Was he... using her? She concluded... that he was. It was the only logical explanation. He had succeeded.... he had got what he wanted.... her thoughts were his... and she was in need of him.

She cried silently to herself.... she wanted to see him again... she wanted... to feel him again. But in doing so, she was betraying those who trusted her... and she was lost. She could... want something... so badly.... and let it haunt her as she resided with those who trusted her... just to keep their trust.... or she could do something for herself for a change... and allow herself to have what she wanted....

But she realized there was no choice to be made. In her heart... she had already decided... she needed him. She clenched her fists in pain and anger... was he using her?????? Or was he.... sincere.... in wanting her???

The questions circled in her mind.... she wanted answers... and she wanted them... as soon as possible. But how was she to leave? They'd know when she was gone....

The moonlight shone through the window, casting a shadow.... she resided in the shadows.... she found no comfort in the light anymore... it reminded her of the choice she had made... deep within her heart.

She closed her eyes... as she thought only of him... and his touch.... and the feeling.... he had given to her.... she wanted to see him again.... and that need.... burned through her like fire..... she gathered her weapons and jumped out the 2nd story window. She landed safely to the ground with the helps of her powers, and ran... she didn't know where... but she ran... she was trying to escape... the feelings that corrupted her mind

[Kairi]

[COLOR=DarkSlateGray][SIZE=1]''Damn it.'' exclaimed Alexander as he opened the large, thick doors to his estate. The manor was enourmous...upon entering were two spiraling stair cases which seemed to go forever towards the ceiling. The hallway was filled with tapesties of old and new. Alexander had been living for thousands of years...collecting art was a hobby of his.

Portraits of the Great Van Gogh, Leornado da Vinci, Raphiel, Einstein; the great minds of their times, looking at Alexander through their lifeless faces as he made his way down the great hall. Going through a series of door, he found himself within his library. It in itself could have been a building; and endless series of books and journals. Within the center was his chair and desk, being overlooked by a huge fireplace which seemed to at least 10 feet high.

Connected to the library was his bedroom, where he changed out of his clothes and put on a statin red rob. Letting his dark wings stretch through the holes designed for them...he took a seat in his chair...and stared into the flames.

[I]I couldn't find Tara anywhere...where could she be?...I'm bored. [/I]

Alexander had done the hardest parts of his mission; to destroy the fallen angels outpost to the gates of Nephilia...to bring forth an army of vampires and demons to break down the walls...and to aid in Azrael's escape from his prison.

*yawn*...suddenly the air turned cold as the fire went out, with a crashing noise coming from one of the outer windows overlooking the property.

[I]She came back....[/I] he figured she would have stayed away, her torment and pain gone from her...without moving or being phased from this turn of events, Keisha came into the library, being carried by her little stream of ice.

''Alexander!'' she cried out...as she unweilded her sword. ''You're mine!''

''You still hate me so Keisha...'' with a snap of his fingers, the flames in the fireplace returned as her ice began to melt away from beneathe her feet. She jumped off as she began to confront the demon, as Alexanders chair stayed turned to her.

''Persistant aren't we...'' and with a wave of his hand, 4 demon shadows surrounded her. She was ruthless...slashing through the demons with her blade, freezing them in their place and breaking them apart with her powers.

''Fight me!'' she yelled...holding her blade in front of her body. The demon rose from his chair...the four dark wings spreading outward to their full capacity, they seemed like they would engulf her. As he turned to her...revieling his face...she almost lost hold of the blade.

''Why did you come here Slayer?''

Without saying a word, Keisha lunged at him with her blade and jabbed it straight into his chest. Blood flowed out of his lungs as she twisted and turned the blade in her hands. As Alexanders body turned with the blade, he did not cry out, nor show pain. Keisha pulled the blade out and swung the towards his abdominal area.

But with a quick movement of his hand...he grabed the blade...and threw it aside. ''Don't you know my dear...the only way to kill a demon is to take its head'' Keisha was breathing heavily...she was getting weaker, looking into those eyes of his again...she lusted for him...wanted him.

''Why..did you call me ''my love.'' demon?'' Keisha questioned as she came closer and closer to him...swaying side to side. Her appearance softening from its once agressive state.

...Alexander stayed silent...he was lost for words. At first he was merely playing with the girl...in hell...he felt something, but turned from it. Now...he couldn't find words for it. Glimmering in the light of the fire, her hair began to shine like a golden red, her hazel eyes sparkling in the light.

[I]She looks...just like me...one of us... [/I] he may be a higher demon, but at one time...he was once a guardian of this realm. Only till he joined Azrael did he become like this...a vile, blood thirsty monster. And now...for the first time...he was tired of it...his loyalty unflinching for Azrael...except for this.

Keisha wrapped her arms around his waist, embracing him...burrying her face into his chest. He no longer was in his human form, that of only a boy...but a full grown man...he still had his long silver hair, and the complextion of a human. Slowly she shifted her nose through his robe...exposing his skin.

''Take me...my love.'' she whispered...sliding her hands to the strap on his rob, beginning to untie it.

As it came apart, he grabbed her hands, and brought them up to her cheeks. They were soft as he rubbed them with his thumbs. Just looking into each others eyes...no words were needed to be said what was wanted.

''You've never made love to a demon before...have you?'' said Alexander as he lifted her face to to his own.

Jumping from where she stood, she wrapped her legs around him and kissed him with all her might...''there's always a first.'' as she continued to kiss him.

With her in his arms, he let the robe slide off...exposing his nakedness...and carried her to the bedroom. Letting his wings go back into his back...he put her on her back began to undress her, as her movements on the bed continued to seduce him.

Once he had penetrated her...they were as one. She began to heave, and quirm with pleasure as he endulged himself. The connection was incredible as there lips touched, breathing heavily in sink with one another. Her skin warm and smooth like silk as he pressed himself further into her. She cried out for more...and more...not stopping. [/SIZE] [/COLOR]

[Kairi]

Keisha awoke from her slumber to the sounds of the crickets. She was back in the safehouse...the same spot she was in before she left.

[I]Wha...where is Alexander...was it all a dream?[/I]

[...]

Keisha sat up from her bed and stared at the wall... it was just a dream...

[i]A Horrible... dream....[/i]

She looked at herself and she shook... why did she dream about that? She felt... unclean... she got up and took a shower... letting the warm water trickle down her back and body....

As she shut her eyes... images flashed through her head of her dream... his body.... his kisses.... him... in her... she shut them even tighter as she crouched to the ground in the shower.... she raised her fists to her eyes, pushing on them, trying to get the images out of her mind...

But they still lingered...

She stared at her hands, the water falling over her... [i]Was it a dream?[/i] She stood up and got out of the shower, wrapping a towel around her she sat on her bed... it was 6 in the morning... they would all be waking soon.

"Snap out of it Keisha... it was just a dream." she said to herself. She dried her hair and got herself dressed... she looked at herself...... She had made love... to a demon.... the words sang clearly in her mind... and repeated themselves over and over again.

There was a knock on her door and she answered it. It was Storm and he smiled at her. "Sleep well?"

Such a simple question... and yet she had no answer for it... "Ye-Yes... thank you." she said walking back over to the bed. She grabbed her daggers and stared at them.... they were still stained with his blood. She grabbed her wet towel and washed them quickly before Storm noticed... she had been there that night.... she did... have sex with him... so why was she here?

He used her.... He got what he wanted from her... and he left her... to her thoughts... to her memories... to her betrayal.

"Keisha?"

"Yeah?" she asked.

Storm stared at her as she fumbled with her weapons. "Um... well breakfast is ready... we'll be waiting for you... no need to rush." he said as he closed her door again.

She heard the door close and stopped cleaning her daggers. She dropped everything to the floor and cried... she cried long... and hard... she had dug her own grave... and now... she had no choice but to return to it... she gave her heart.... to one who was unreceptive.... who in due time... would be forced to kill her... or the other way around.

She remembered his touches.... his body... oh how his body excited her.... the taste of his skin.... it was... heaven sent... but he wasn't from heaven.... he was sent from hell....

"Damn you Alex.... damn you...." she said as she felt the darkness within her grow....

[Venge]

Leon slammed his fist into a large punching bag, sending it backwards. It came forward as Leon covered his chest, letting the bag connect with his chest.
"What in the world are you doing?" Angelus asked.
"I'm taking out some stress. Is that a problem?" Leon replied.
"No."
"And besides, it's fun!"
Leon then went on a barrage of fast, but light, punches and kicks. He jumped up and done a spiral kick to the very top of the bag, causing the bag to slip out of the ceiling slightly.
"Oh crap...lets not do that again, shall we?" Leon asked himself.
He went to the kitchen table and started to eat breakfast, which was a plate of eggs, bacon, and 2 biscuts. Leon poked an egg, letting the yolk pour out as Keisha slowly walked into the kitchen, warily.
"Morning Keish." Leon said, taking a bite of his egg.
"Good morning, Keisha." Angelus said.
She nodded to the two before looking down, hiding her eyes, and sitting in a nearby corner.
"You look stressed, girl. Why don't you take some of it out on that punching bag in there?"
Leon pointed across the kitchen to the room where the bag was kept.
"Fine..."
Keisha got up, her weapons equipped and slowly walked to the room with the bag. Leon followed.
'I gotta see her moves.' He thought.
She stopped in front of the bag, and started to punch it lightly.
"You got to hit it harder than that." Leon said.
Keisha let out another punch, harder than the last.
"Thats it! Keep doing that."
Keisha started to punch the bag wildly, images of Alexander in her mind.
'Damn you...'
Keisha suddenly drew out her daggars, striking down on the punching bag, cutting it open in two places. The well packed sand slowly poured out as Keisha walked away.
"What did you do that for!?"
Keisha just walked past him, glancing into his eyes. Leon froze instantly as he looked into her eyes.

~~~~~~~~~~

The sound of intrumental music from a pair of headphones blared out on Leons head. Storm looked over to Angelus.
"How can he stand to listen to music that loud and still be able to hear?"
"I don't know. Maybe because he's either an idiot or he can just listen to stuff that loudly without phasing him.
"Eh, who knows...now what are we going to do next?"
Leon took another deep breath as he meditated. It was difficult seeing as his thoughts wandered to what he seen in Keishas eyes. He seen a mixture of love, hatred, fear, sadness, and lust. It bewildered him so that he didn't move for 10 minutes after Keisha has left the room.
'I hope nothing is wrong with her.' Leon thought to himself.

[...]

She walked on... she was losing it. She hated him... for making her want him. She still thought about him... and she wanted him again... so badly...

She looked over and saw all three of them inside the training room. She wished... she was her old self again... but hatred ran through her... lust... and longing. She would never be the same... but she would try.

All of a sudden they heard shrieks from outside. She smiled... live practice. Leon and Storm stood up and looked outside, Angelus was already out the window. She jumped out as well, creating an arc of ice for her to drop down on and ran to the streets. And there she saw several demons. She blew on her swords and gutted each one fiercely, making her way to the man and woman in trouble.

Angelus was there as well and he picked them both up and got them out of the way as Storm, Leon and Keisha fought the demons head on. She slashed and pierced madly as she made her way through the crowd. She saw the portal once again, and stopped...

"WATCH OUT!!" Storm screamed, but Leon was already on it, pushing Keisha out of the way of four demons jumping toward her. But he missed the ground, and they both stumbled into the portal. It closed behind them, and Leon cursed. He looked at Keisha who froze where she stood.

"Come on... we're going to find our way out of here." he said as he took her hand and walked through the gates of hell. He searched for a new opening... but Keisha searched for Alexander... hoping... they wouldn't run into him... she didn't know what she would do if she saw him again...

[Blayze]

Storm and Keisha fell into the demon world. Fire raged around them, and they were surrounded by demons. They were muscled, clawed, winged beasts, with weapons clutched in their talons.

They took little notice of Storm and Keisha, who decided it would be best to make themselves scarce. They ran and hid in the shadows.

"What the hell has been going on with you lately, Keisha?" asked Storm.

"Is this really the time?"

"Yes it is. I need to know what's bothering you so we can sort it out."

"You really want to know?"

"Yes. Tell me."

"The other night, I, well, I slept with Alexander."

"Who?"

"That demon we fought. He put some sort of curse on me, and when I went to him so he could take it off, he seduced me, and, well, you can figure the rest out."

"Oh my God, Keisha. You've just violated the code of the dimensions!"

"The what?" she asked.

"The code of the dimensions. A set of rules which govern our actions in our own dimensions, and indicate whether we are taken to Heaven or Hell when we die! No two beings from different dimensions are supposed to be intimate. You realise how much trouble you are going to get in?"

"With who? Who's going to get me into trouble?"

"The one remaining Guardian! He's very tetchy about this sort of thing! you are going to have to stand trial, and he's not a particularly fair judge when it comes to this kind of thing!"

"How am I going to stand trial?"

"He reads your mind, and finds out from that what the circumstances were. You might have a chance as you were under some sort of influence, but its not a very strong case!"

"Oh, my God!" she said, "That's terrible! What have I done?"

"Well, we have bigger things to worry about at the moment."

"Like what?"

"Like the demons who have just seen us."

Keisha looked up, and saw hundreds of demons coming towards them, wielding bladed weapons of every sort imaginable.

"Looks like we have a fight on our hands," said Storm, drawing his swords. Keisha wiped away her tears and drew her blades. They stood, and charged at the oncoming demon horde...

[...]

After finishing the demons, they saw a portal and got out of there... Keisha was shooken up by the news she got from Storm... it scared her... she didn't want to face it anymore... she was ashamed at what had happened... and it tortured her inside....

They got to the hideout, the entire way was in silence. She saw Angelus and Leon there waiting for them. Leon was the first to notice the tears in her eyes.

"What's wrong??" he said looking at her.

Storm stared at Keisha. "Do you wanna tell them, or do I?"

"Do whatever you want." she said turning from the group. She went back to her room and sat down... did he actually know how much she was hurting from it all??

Storm had told them, and Leon was mad... not at Keisha, but at Storm.

"And what, did you think [i]telling[/i] that was a [b][i]good[/i][/b] idea?? She's hurting! Can't you see that??"

"She needs to know what she's headed for." Storm said.

"She needs a FRIEND you idiot!!"

As they fought, Angelus grew tired of them and walked to where Keisha was. She was sitting on her bed, away from him, but somehow she knew he was there.

"How does it feel?" she asked softly.

"What?" he said looking at her.

"To be ashamed... of the person you are? To... hate... yourself? How do you go on each day?" she asked looking at him. He could see the pain in her eyes... in the way she sat there... she was broken...

[Heero Darkangel]

OOC: Ok I'm going to take it from Keisha's part. I can't really say much for the fighting and all that...lol

IC:

Angelus looked at the others as they argued, silently he walked to keisha's room

He walked in and saw her sitting on the bed.

'How does it feel?' she whispered

"What?" he said looking at her.

"To be ashamed... of the person you are? To... hate... yourself? How do you go on each day?" replied Keisha as she looked at him, her eyes told the story of hurt and pain....and her heart told the story...of being broken.

'I am not ashamed of what i am..now.....,' whispered Angelus as he switched from his dark angel side, his fallen angel side and his human side...and then turned back to his fallen angel side, he then sat on a desk next to her bed..but didn't look at her

'I did......I......,' whispered Keisha as tears rolled down her face, Angelus had seen so many tears in his time, he then floated off the desk and flew over beside her

'Dont shed tears....for something that was not your fault...., you are only human..as the saying goes. You have friends here..that are willing to help you...don't turn your back on them,' smiled Angelus, 'I now what it is like....to feel as though you have betrayed someone, to feel broken inside....to feel....alone, it just feel completely helpless, I have been casted out of the fallen angels they won't even acknowledge me...and the dark angels they want my head,'

Keisha looked at him, he then wiped away a tear that streamed down her face

'Don't give up so easily,' smiled Angelus, his eyes a deep warm blue, 'For you are stronger...than what others think,'

'But I feel......,' she sobbed

'I know how you feel.....I hated myself a long time ago......and because of my anger, hatered.....I did many things.....many evil things.....of which goes far beyond my mothers teachings

'I couldn't stop......I wanted to but....' she cried, sorrowfulled tears streamed down her face as she gripped Angelus by the shoulders and shook as if trying to make him understand that what she did was something she didn't mean to do, 'I wanted to but now......I desire it....i want him....and I can't stop...'

'This is where your fork in the road starts.....we all walk a thin line in life....but then somewhere along the line it gets crossed with another road....and here we get confused, we must make a decision...and they are never easy, they say listen to your heart...but the heart can lead you astray...they say think with your mind..but that too can also lead you astray......,' whispered Angelus

'So...what do i do?......i feel trapped,' she cried

'Then you must search deeper inside yourself......further than what you've ever done and find where your heart, soul, body and mind truely lies and there...you will find your way...but it is up to you..and only you,' smiled Angelus as he again wiped the tears away, 'You have friends here who will help.....don't forget that you are not alone,'

Angelus then stood up and looked at her, 'What ever you choose..make sure that your heart, mind, body and soul....are all bound together.....you will find your way,'

Angelus then walked out.

[Kairi]

[COLOR=DarkSlateGray][SIZE=1][COLOR=DarkRed]So Alexander...you fail to obey me...and now you will pay the penalty. Because you are the last of the guardians, you must pass judgement upon her...what choice will you make?...will you betray your love for her...or will you falter and give up your powers for her....[/COLOR]

Azrael's voice echoing in his head, over and over again as Alexander sat in his red velvet chair...staring into the flames. His heart was contemplating on what to do...something happened that night...something deep down, something he couldn't express into words.

[I]What have I done...[/I] rubbing his palm into his forehead.

What was he to do? Everything had progressed so swiftly...something he was not prepared for. He truly cared for this girl...and yet he had sworn himself to Azrael, and the Slayers as his enemies...but Keisha.

''I can't choose...I can't.......................'' his words tailed off into the darkness surrounding him. The fight within has just been taken out of him...especially over this. He never made contact with humans like this before...even to manipulate them. There must be something there...he could feel his cold heart melting moment by moment; wherever he thought of her.

[I]What is she feeling...............................what does she think of me....I ment every moment togther...but I just can't...[/I] the emotions were flooding through him. He hadn't felt these kinds of emotions ever since he killed all the remaining guardians. Ironic; isn't it...the last remaining guardian, now must judge the one girl who was ever able to bring him out of complete darkness...or to love her, and sacrifce his powers for her life...[/SIZE][/COLOR]

[...]

She walked to her window and stared outside. She wasn't sure what she was going to do... hopefully, in the heat of battle someone would take her life... she couldn't stand trial... she couldn't bear the humiliation... she couldn't...

She opened her window and jumped out of it. She walked the streets alone once more. What Angelus said helped... but she was a coward... a coward to face what she had done. She felt used... but she knew she wasn't. She used him just as much. Whatever his reasons were... she couldn't say it was his fault entirely.

She walked on and heard screams from the alley. It was night time, and the street lights were the only lights around. She used her powers and ran full speed toward the noise and saw several demons over a young girl.

Anger surged through her. Her eyes shown blue as she threw so many daggers into their backs. Each one of them screamed in pain and turned to see her. She looked at the young girl and put her in an Ice cage... one they could not penetrate. She whispered through the Ice shield to the trembling girl. "Hold on... I'm here to save you..." she said with a smile. The girl nodded and wiped her tears away.

Keisha turned around and faced the demons. They were growling at her and more seemed to come out of the cracks of nowhere... she was surrounded, there were now at least twenty. She smiled.

She had a feeling this would be her last fight. At least... the girl would be safe. No one would break her shield... and she would be transported to her home....

She created a blizzard... she wouldn't let them just take her... she wouldn't die so easily... but she would die... and she was okay with that.

5 of the demons froze completely, but more seemed to be coming her way. She looked at the girl, and she was frightened.

"No one should witness something like this." she kneeled on one knee and closed her eyes as the Ice shield and girl disappeared and went to safety... she would be alright.

3 demons attacked her at that point, and she stood up throwing them off of her. She was cut in several places. She cursed at them and created another storm of falling Ice daggers that stabbed each and every one of them. Blood was everywhere... but it was stolen blood... not their own... she stared at them, her face had a huge gash on it... and she grew tired.

They all attacked her at once, and she tried to fight them off... but she couldn't. She screamed as they were on her... and in a flash of light... they all froze and withered away. She backed away from them and stared at what was happening...

It was as if each of the demons were rotting from the inside. They fell around her in heaps of dust... just then, Angelus, Storm, and Leon ran over just in time to see her fall over in pain and exaustion...

[Blayze]

Storm ran with Leon and Angelus to where Keisha had fallen. The demons she had fought were dead, but more were coming to take their places. They rushed out of a portal opened just close to them, and drew their weapons.

Storm nodded to Leon and Angelus, and they both drew their own weapons. Storm unsheathed his swords, and charged at the demons. But as they reached each other, the demons exploded in flashes of crimson light. Storm and the other two stared at where the demons were a few moments ago, puzzled by their sudden disappearance. The portal they had come out of closed.

A spark of red lightning jumped from where the demons had been, and seemed to hit something in mid-air. It floated in the air for a moment, and then began to grow. It spiralled out, becoming larger and larger as it spun. Tendrils of energy snaked out of the spark, and the single spark of power grew until it was a fiery vortex. Wind rushed into it, and Storm, Angelus, and Leon had to grab onto something to stop themselves from being pulled in. Storm grabbed Keisha from the floor, and grabbed on to a railing.

The ground around them began to crack and crumble, and huge chunks of it flew into the vortex. The warehouse was being pulled apart, the walls and girders flying into the vortex, feeding it and making it bigger and bigger, until it was around thirty feet wide. It warped and pulsated, and fire blasted out in huge spouts. The three of them who were still conscious had to cover their eyes from the light.

Something began to come out of it. It was human-shaped, but with wings. It fully emerged, and revealed itself. It was Alexander. He laughed at the humans and the angel, his eyes glowing with power, but his gaze softened as he looked upon Keisha.

"Behold!" he boomed, "The death of this world!"

He poured more and more energy into the portal, and it turned crimson. Energy spouted out, blasting holes in the walls and floor around them. Another figure emerged, cloaked in shadow. It was another human-shaped figure, with wings much bigger than Alexander's or Angelus'. The figure dropped to the floor, and shook the darkness off itself. It revealed a man-shaped figure, slightly taller than Alexander, with shoulder-length red hair streaked with crimson. He had a scruffy goatee beard, and wore a full-length black jacket. His black wings spread far out behind him.

"Azrael!" whispered Storm, his voice a mixture of confusion and hatred.

"So, these are the Slayers who will oppose me?" said Azrael, looking at the four of them. He laughed, and kicked Leon in the face. He turned to Storm.

"Storm. We meet once more. This time we will fight, and I will not be the one who will become imprisoned in Hell!" He drew his sword, a huge katana, and swung at Storm. He managed to block it, but the swing was so powerful that both his arms went dead. Azrael picked him up, and punched him. He went flying, and hit the ground so hard it winded him. Blood poured out of his nose, which felt broken.

Azrael walked over to Storm, and picked him up in a bubble of dark magic energy. Then he threw him in the river. He didn't come back up.

Azrael turned to the other Slayers. Leon's jaw was broken from the kick, and Keisha was still unconscious.

"Pitiful," muttered Azrael. He encased Leon in a bubble, and cast him skywards. He flew up through the atmosphere.

"I would say that Storm has around three minutes to live, and Leon has around 2. you can't save them both, Angelus, so who will it be?" said Azrael, giving the angel an impossible choice to make...

(OOC: I thought I'd liven things up by bringing Azrael to this world. Enjoy!)

[...]

Keisha woke up and saw Angelus' indecisiveness. She surveyed her surroundings before moving... just so Azrael wouldn't notice. She saw Alexander... and she saw Leon and Storm. She locked eyes with Angelus, and it was as if he read her mind. He lunged himself at Azrael, and she took this time to get to her feet.

"DAMN YOU!!" she yelled as the sky turned cold, and Ice daggers fell from the sky, penetrating both bubbles. Storm fell to the ground, but not before Angelus caught him and set him down. Keisha jumped in the river.

"KILL HER ALEXANDER!!" bellowed Azrael. Alexander looked at him and then went over to Keisha. She pulled Leon out of the water and tried to search for his pulse... Alexander looked down at her, and she held Leon's head in her arms.

"I won't let you kill him....." she said. He stared at her.

"I follow my orders Keisha.... and my orders were to kill you..." he said.

She stared at him and turned away. "I hate you..." she said. Alexander stared at her in shock, and she used the moment to cover each person with an Ice shield. The shields melted into the ground, transporting them all elsewhere.

Azrael looked at Alexander. "I told you to kill her."

"She escaped before I had the chance."

"YOU LET HER GO!!"

"We will kill them next time, my lord... you've only just entered this world." he said.

Azrael stared at him in contempt. "You may have escaped my wrath this time... but next time... I will surely kill you." he said turning away from him.

**********

Keisha stared at them all. She had transported them back to the Safe house. She looked at Leon and his jaw was still broken. She used her healing powers to heal the broken bones and bruises. She healed everyone in the room except for herself... she barely had the energy. She used what strength she had to remove the tainted darkness within her from the demons bite and passed out on the floor.