Chapter 2:

Cold

Angels cry for help


She put her numb fingers on her face and took a deep breath.

"It's cold.I feel cold...How could I have done this...I have killed before,but not like this, i never saw the outcome of it and i didin't really feel bad about it,but now...now this feels like i shot an arrow trought my heart"

One more tear dropped on her face  as the dark hand returned from all the sadness she was feeling.

A policeman who happend to pass by turned his view to the bloody scene.

"Oh my..."said the policeman as he watched in horror,the scene.His face turned pale as he saw a girl sitting in the pool of blood with a dark transparent hand above her head.He couldn't believe what he was seeing,but he had to do his duty as a policeman,so he approached the scene calling for backup on his way.

"We got a code A!Code A!I repeat,code A!...Damn it i can't get too close...Hey girl!Are you...ahem alright...?" said the policeman as he was getting closer stuttering at every word.

Key noticed him and looked at him with straight eyes as she got up.She then turned her head around and without saying a word she started running.

"Hey!Hey! Get back here!" shouted the policeman as he started running after Key.

After some minutes Key got to her apartament.The policeman was still on her trace and two other colleagues of his joined him while he was chasing her.

She opened the door and stepped on the gloomy floor.She looked at the almost empty apartment with just a small bed,a little kitchen and a rustic table and chair,closed the door in an instant and went to the bathroom.She then punched a hole through the window with an angry face and it shattered in millions of pieces.As blood was puring down from her hand she said in tears "I am a coward".

The policemen finnaly got to her door and started knocking saying that they just want to talk to her and won't hurt her.Of course Key

didin't believe them but she had no other choice than to open the door,because if she didin't they would still get in with force.

"Ye..s...s?" said Key as her lips trembled in fear.

"Mam!We would like if you could acompany us to the station so we could ask you some questions about the incident that happend tonight."

The policemen said that with a smile on their faces,but that smile faded quickly as they started sweating.Key noticed a strange figure approaching them.The policemen were screaming that they can't move and in a flash the figure pulled a knife and sliced their heads.

Key's breath quickened,because of the fear that was surrounding her.Her eyes lightened as she saw the figure's face and body.It looked like a normal man dressed in some kind of loose white uniform jacket with long sleeves,black pants and a pair of white trousers.Key was feeling a little bit better knowing it was another human,but what truly scared her is how he licked the knife he used to kill and then let his hands down loosely.After that he started to get closer to Key and spoke the words "Do you want to be my angel?"

Key freezed in place.She didin't know how to respond to that,so the man got so close to her she cloud easly see his pale face with red markings around his devil looking eyes.He got so close that he whispered softly "I won't hurt you.We are one and the same."

Key pushed him in a flash and with an angry voice said "You are nothing like me!"

"Really?Am I not?We are both dark archangels after all.How can we not be... the same?" said the man holding that soft voice while talking.

"You are...a dark archangel? Just like me... but we are still not a like.It's not like i believe you one bit,but you killed those men without mercy and I would never do that!"

"Maybe you wouldn't but deep in your heart...you wanted them to go.They were just another problem you didin't want to face and that is why i took care of it for you.Just like i told you...I want to protect you."

Key looked at him with keen eyes one more time as she heard the alarms of multiple police cars from outside the building.Key started to look really stressed,but the man continued to look at her with firm eyes and affirmed with his angelic voice "Do you want to see a magic trick?"

Key nodded her head slowly,because she didin't even know what that should mean or what the man will do.

"Close your eyes and all the problems will dissapear"

Key did as she was told,because she had no other option and in some seconds the police alarm stopped.

She opened her eyes and the sound was gone.She walked to the window and when she looked outside the police was gone like it was never there,no cars,no officers.

"How did you...?"

"Want to go to the celling of this building?" interrupted the man.

"Why that?"

"I just think better when i feel like the moon watches over me"

"Alright I guess.If you say so then let's go..." responded Key with a croaky voice.She still didin't know if she could trust him even if he saved her.The man was still a murderer,but Key was no better.She never killed on purspose but she never saved anyone either.She was close to doing that if she wouldn't have lost her mind to her emotions.

She still decided to go with him so they both got to the celling and layed down on its edge.Their feet were swinging in the air as the moon was illuminating their faces.

"Isn't it nice?"

"Yeah.I think it is,after all that happend tonight." affirms Key in a relieved voice.

"You have truly been trought a lot,but even so i hope i can help you as much as i can.I just tought about it that i haven't even told you my name.I am Takada.Nice to meet you." says the man as he slowly moves Key's hair behind her ear.

"My name is Key...I am also pleased to meet you.To be honest what truly interests me is you said about you also being a dark archangel."

"That is true.I am a.. destruction archangel just like you."

"A destruction angel?Are there more types of archangels?"

"Oh,you got a lot to learn,but yes there are 3 types just like in the old stories.There are destruction,control and creation angels."

"I think i remember some myths about there being more types of them.I guess,because of how strong my power is,I am a destruction archangel."

"You can have different powers as an archangel.Power is not the only thing that defines destruction."

"I truly need to learn more about this stuff.I have been like this for 3 years and still don't know much."

"That is perfectly fine.I don't know much myself but i will try to teach you everything i know."

As they were talking Key truly felt a stronger connection with him now and turned her face towards him with a big smile on it,but she was greeted with 3 red dots on her forehead.With a breathy tone she asks Takada "Do you see that man in the distance?He is pointing somehow 3 red dots at me."

"3 red dots...Damn!!He is trying to shoot you!!" responded Takada fast as he throws himself on Key to protect her.

The rockets are sent flying towards them,but Takada stands up as Key is on the floor and avoids every rocket as they explode behind him.He then moves his eyes slowly towards the man that just tried to kill them.He was standing on top of a building that was 7 blocks away from them.He looked just like a robot with a modern robotic mask over his face with a black visor.His costume could have been considered a full body armor which was also cybernetic and stealthy looking being all black with retractable metal shoulders where the rockets probably came from and on his waist he had places to hold weapons like some knives and 2 pistols.He also had black armored pants and metal boots up to his ankels.He looked like some sort of Cyber Assissin as he was looking at Takada,pressing a button on his visor.A red dot lit up on it and the words #Operation Archangel Commance# could have been heard and seen.

Yuuki
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