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Jazz walked silently behind Kina, trying to catch his breath as his eyes fixated on the butterfly. As he walked he thought, what exactly was his relationship with Tsuliria? It'd seemed like even when he was at his lowest, she was there guiding him to get back the strength he once had. Strangely enough as it seemed, Jazz considered her a friend, but he knew he had to face her one day, that was inevitable.

"I suppose I am to your sister as Birth is to Reaper. We coincide with one another, growing stronger for the day that we will one day face each other."

Jazz gave a small smirk to his words. He felt he had grown a bit. His younger self would have just said his mortal enemy, but deep down, he knew he needed Tsuliria to keep moving on to become stronger.

"You're her sister right? Has she always been so....brutal?"

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Akina walked alone, her tired eyes focused on the road ahead of her. Zeros had left her a few streets back to attend to his business, she didn't find this to be a blessing but at least she could get her next pickup without explosions.

"You're lucky I married you...Otherwise I would've had to beat the hell out of you back there Zeros."

Akina gave a small smile before she heard a familiar tiny voice. She turned the corner to see Virtue wide awake, bowing and apologizing to Birth, only to turn around and scold Seven. Confusion came over Akina.

"Pardon me Lady Virtue and Mistress Birth....but what the hell are you screaming about?"

Virtue turned, her ears perking up as Akina made her way closer. She quickly turned and ran behind Birth as Birth began to speak.

"I suppose it's our time then Akina?"

"Yeah, then I have to go pick up Luck."

Birth gave a small smile before nodding at Virtue behind her. Virtue slowly stepped out, in her hands a small box. She handed it to Seven before turning.

"Seven, be a good boy and deliver that to the envoy, that should be the backup he needs."

Seven nodded as Akina gently poked Virtue's forehead. She made a slight face before rubbing her forehead as she was enveloped in the blue light. She slowly lifted back to the heavens as Akina approached Birth. Birth smiled softly as her hand met Akina's. As she ascended her eyes slowly shut, her smile radiating from her face.

"Be safe...my child. As for you Jazz, don't give up."

As Jazz walked behind Kina, his eye caught one last blue light in the sky. A smirk came over his face as Birth's words filled his head.

"See ya around, Birth."

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As the last two lights filled the sky, Zeros stood alone atop a lone building.
His hood concealed his face in darkness as his eyes glowed brightly. A smirk adorned his face as well as Birth ascended.

"Be safe.....My child"

"Of course Lady Birth....of course"

Zeros began to chuckle as the lights dissipated into the sky. His laughter filled the charred remains of the cathedral below. Alone in the charred remains stood a charred cross. It's black sheen cast a shadow over the destroyed remains of the cathedral.

"Soon envoys of light and dark...very soon."

Kina remained silent when Jazz explained his relationship with Tsuliria only responding with a nod.
"It's good to see Liria making friends, she never went outside the family in terms of communication."
Hearing his question she smiled a little as her mind thought back to the past.
She shook her head to avoid daydreaming and glanced back at him before answering his question.
"Not really, Liria used to be quiet and she only got into fights to protect me. She didn't start them if I wasn't involved."

Kina turned forward and held her hand out allowing a purple glow to hover around her hand.
"It must have been her time in death that made her that way. Still my sister is in there, I can feel it."
Kina closed her hand the darkness fading before she continued.

"Reaper gave me Liria's power, I didn't realize it till we met. I had nightmares of my sister suffering after her passing...I see now that they weren't dreams. However Liria's mental state couldn't handle the darkness, I could barely handle it. If Reaper had just given it to her like he did me it would have consumed her entirely.
Which is why he gave her an item forged from darkness, while I received the darkness itself and formed it into butterflies."

Kina pointed to the butterfly as an example before continuing.
"Liria didn't birth the power thus why it resists her sometimes and why her control over it can be...limited. Although it is still a part of her thus why she's still powerful, if she released her seal and allowed the darkness to run through her body I'm sure she would be extremely strong. I don't think I'd be able to stop her. Thankfully Liria hasn't done that."

Kina put her hand over her chest and let off a small sigh.
"Since we share parts of the same power we have a connection to each other, since Liria doesn't use her darkness too often it's a weak one."

The butterfly stopped and Kina looked forward to see Tsuliria staring at the two, her eye twitched seeing Jazz standing next to Kina.
"Hey Liria!" Kina yelled waving at her.
"Kina...would you mind explaining why you're with Jazz?"
"I was just talking to your friend and bringing him here."
"Jazz isn't my friend."
"Well...what is he then?"
"He's my rival."
"....no...it seems more than that. Be honest sister, you can't lie to me."
Tsuliria's saw Kina's smile and felt her defense broken, she wasn't getting away with this one.
Lowering her head she clutched at her chest feeling her chains staring to respond.
"...envy...."
"...what?" Kina said leaning to the side a little bit.
"He's someone I envy! He's my rival...but I confused hatred for the envy I feel towards him. It's stupid, I actually appreciate this man's existence. No matter it ends here anyway. Kina....move."

Kina stepped to the side as Tsuliria pulled her chains out and looked at Jazz.
"Are you ready Jazz? I trust you'll live up to my expectations, I'll be irritated if you disappoint me."

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Kalan watched the scene between Mirela and Emilian feeling something tug at his heart to run towards them.
He shook his head and stayed back though, Emilian made this decision, he had to honor that...even if it hurt to watch.
His eyes widened as Mirela stabbed the knife into Emilian, his hand closing into a fist as he watched.
"You got the easy way out Emilian....join Hana in the afterlife and be happy...."

Seeing Inae his eyes widened as the promise came back to mind, Kalan sprinted out from the alley as Inae pulled out her card.
He slid in front of Mirela and held his arm out in front of her as he looked at Inae.
"Speaking of idiocy and violence in such a fashion yet you resort to it so easily. You're still a child Inae."

Kalan opened his closed hand slightly causing the necklace to fall out and dangle.
"Mirela," Kalan said keeping his attention forward his eyes narrowing a little. "Emilian gave this to me to give to you from Hana....I won't support his actions but his conviction...he was a man who followed his heart even when it hurt and that's saying something. He was a good man."

Kalan took in a deep breath to control his emotions before continuing.
"Anyway, I can't let you two fight. There's enough blood here already. Inae please put away your card. Mirela I trust you won't make a move either."

Tsuliria withdrew her chains and scoffed a little bit, he was too nice for his own good.
She was getting tired of all this interruptions.
When he pointed at the mountain she nodded before listening to his question.
She started to respond when Zeros appeared and answered Jazz's question, Kina moved over to Tsuliria and the two stared at the two as they spoke.

She watched the two walk away and hearing Jazz's comment her eyes narrowed a little.
"Just try not to die, only I have that right."

She glanced at Zeros as he spoke to her, she remained silent as he continued walking, she crossed her arms as they faded into the distance.
"Kina do you have a place to stay?"
Kina looked at Tsuliria hearing her question and nodded.
"Yeah I have a place here, the house you woke up in is my home....why do you ask?"
"Please wait there for me."
Tsuliria started to leave when she felt something tug on her sleeve, looking back she saw Kina gripping her sleeve with her head lowered her eyes focused on the ground.
"Let me come with you..."
"It's a matter I have to handle on my own."
Kina lifted her head as she glared at Tsuliria her grip tightening.
"I'm not letting you go alone. You'll get hurt...and you might not come back."
Tsuliria stared at Kina for a moment before gently pulling her sleeve from her grip, walking forward she leaned forward and moving Kina's bangs out of the way pecked her forehead.
She rested her forehead against Kina and closed her eyes.
"I can't protect the both of us this time...I'm not strong enough...so please stay behind. I promise I'll come back."

Kina stared at Tsuliria before lowering her gaze, she wrapped her arms around Tsuliria in a hug
Tsuliria returned the hug before backing away, she turned and walked away.
"You'd better come back Liria, I'll never forgive you if you don't!"
Tsuliria raised her hand as a goodbye before fading into the distance.
"....please return safely."

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Luck opened one eye and looked at Akina before standing up, he stretched and let out a small yawn before grinning at her.
"It's not like we can come down here often. I wanted to enjoy myself a bit....that and it was free...well for me anyway."
Luck walked closer to Akina and took out his pocket watch checking the time before stuffing it back into his pocket.
"Well let's get this thing over with it...before we do though...can you change the color I go up to green...blue clashes with my suit oh and does it sting? I mean it doesn't look painful. Wait when you touch me is anything left behind...wait no can I take items with me? If that's the case I wanna take some drinks with me. The babes up there would get a kick out of this stuff. Wait wait hold on, can you make horses go up there? That would be weird wouldn't it? A horse flying through the sky."
Luck continued his barrage of questions more forming with each passing minute.
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Kervani stood in the center of three spinning pentagrams in a dimly lit room.
Four candles rested around the pentagram as Kervani opened his book the shadows flickering with the dancing flames.
Kervani started speaking the words in the book, an unintelligible language leaving his lips as the pentagrams started spinning faster causing the fire to dance more wildly.
Kervani's eyes took on a red glow as the red candle flames turned into black flames that grew larger with each passing moment.

The book in Kervani's hand slowly lifted in the air until it hovered above him as dark lightning started striking the pentagrams turning them into a black color.

Kervani took a dagger out and cut his palm before holding his exposed hand out, the blood leaked onto the pentagram causing a dark glow to emit from it.
More shadows started to flicker around the room as a small smile formed on Kervani's face.
"Welcome."
He spoke the words before an explosion of dark energy blew out the candles as holes opened in the Pentagrams.
"Extinction is inevitable now....haha....HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Jazz stopped in the field just outside the city, the large mountain looming over them. It's top wasn't visible from the ground, just a layer of dark clouds. The air went stale as a dark force seemed to blanket the city near them as Zeros made his way into the field.

"Who are you Zeros...why do I know you?"

"So you've forgotten your own father have you?"

Jazz was speechless, in his heart he knew he had recognized him, but he just couldn't accept it. He killed his father over six years ago, the night he had awakened to his powers, so how was it this man, his own father, was here.

"How...there's no way you can be alive.."

"If you're referring to the night you slain your mother and I, yes we are dead. Now enough talking, show me that power of yours, the power that was able to kill the child of Birth."

Jazz turned to face his father, a lone tear running down his cheek. Six years of pain and nightmares, only to meet his father once more. Jazz shook his head as he subdued his anger, his pain.

"No....I want answers...How are you alive?"

"Please Jazz, If I told you that it'd be no fun."

Jazz looked down a small smirk forming over his face as his eyes slowly began to glow as his fist clenched.

"Fine....when I beat you into the ground...then you'll tell me everything I want to know....Child of Birth."

"Interesting....Come then Envoy of Birth, let's see how that light I gave you handles!"

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Akina gave a small sigh as she felt Zeros, she knew that he had spoken to her son...her Jazz. As Luck rambled on her irritation grew, her hand clenching into a fist.

"Luck.....shut the hell up!"

A hand flew across Luck's face as he began to glow blue and lift towards the heavens. Akina shook her hand as she began to walk to her husband and her son. It had been so long since she had seen his face. A tear formed in her eyes as she thought back to living with him in their bakery. The sun was beginning to set as the battle field between past and present had begun...the Child of Birth against her Envoy, Father against Son.

Mirela took a step forward to fight Inae, however stopped once Kalan kept them separated. As the necklace was presented to her, her eyes softened. Emilian had actually done that? Mirela lowered the violin. Setting it down on the ground beside her, she reached over and took the necklace with a small nod before placing it around her neck. Feeling the warm metal against her skin, Mirela felt new tears begin to well up in her eyes.

Inae shook her head. She felt that the display was simply idiotic. In her eyes, Kalan just didn't understand. Returning her card to her pouch and the knife to its place on her leg, Inae turned her back to the two of them., folding her arms across her chest. Turning her head slightly, Inae shot Kalan a glare.

"Such a shame you interrupted, I was planning for the barbaric harlot and I to do some sisterly 'bonding.' It doesn't matter now, I'll come for her when you're not around. Goodbye, Kalan. I sense the lack of a future for you if you interrupt again." Bringing her gaze to the street in front of her, Inae began to walk away. As she watched the setting sun out of the corner of her eye, Inae vowed to herself that Mirela would not be able to live long enough to see the quick approaching blanket of stars fade with the glow of morning.

As Inae took her leave, Mirela quickly moved in front of Kalan before throwing her arms around him. "Kalan!" She began to shake once more as she nuzzled her face against Kalan's chest, crying into it. "Why did this have to happen... Why..."

Mirela held onto him, though she felt as if she didn't deserve to. She gently took small clutches of the back of his shirt into her grasp. Taking a deep breath, she attempted to calm herself before speaking again. "I'm... I'm sorry that you had to see what I did... Just... I saw what he did to her..." Closing her eyes, Mirela took another deep breath. "I just couldn't control myself... I feel terrible, Kalan..."

Slowly re-opening her eyes, Mirela tilted her head to look up at Kalan. Her tears had slowed tremendously, and even though they still stained her face, she wasn't as upset as she had been. "I... I understand if you don't wish to be around me and if you want to leave. You're a good friend, Kalan. I mean that. I don't want you to leave, but if you truly wish to after what just happened I will neither blame you nor stop you."

Screams echoed the village as people ran down the crowded streets, red adult sized creatures with beady black eyes and fangs let out loud screeches as they ran after them.
Their claws reached for whatever was unfortunate to get in its way as the army of creatures ran through the streets.
Using the sheer force of numbers they brought things to their knees and cut them into pieces before feasting on the remains.

Some with dark bony wings flew above the village and swooped down to pick up citizens only to drop them onto the streets moments later for their grounded brethren.

Kervani stood atop a nearby roof with his book looking down at the army of demons, a red glow in his eyes and a smile on his face.
"Go my children....clean up the trash in this village."
Kervani's laughter echoed through the village over the screams of the people.

The demons turned into a nearby tavern and started attacking the people inside.
Two demons turned their attention to a man with grey fur on his arms and claws on his hands, he looked different then the others in the tavern and caught their attention.
"Food! Must...EAT!"
The two demons jumped towards Yama an insane blood lust in their eyes.

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"Disappointing."
Tsuliria turned hearing a familar voice behind her, Reaper shook his head at her his arms crossed as he arched his brow.
"She was right in your sights and yet you let her live."
Reaper walked closer to her as Tsuliria's chains started reacting the closer he got to her.
"Weakness is something I don't condone Liria, mind explianing?
Tsuliria flinched as Reaper called her name, her hand closed into a fist before she spoke.
"You promised....if I called you master you wouldn't call my name."
Reaper's eyes narrowed at her before he reached forward and took hold of her chin, Tsuliria felt her chains burn more as he leaned down to her.
"Things change...Liriana."

Tsuliria knocked Reaper's hand away as she stared into his eyes, her hatred growing stronger the longer she met his gaze.
"I sensed my own darkness in Kina. What did you do to her?"
Reaper only smiled and shrugged his shoulders not bothering to respond.

Tsuliria's hand closed into a fist seeing the smile on his face.
"I should blame myself that it took this long."
Reaper tilted his head at Tsuliria before watching her jump away from him.
A dark aura hovered around her body as her chains left her sleeves, she made all four appear as the distorted faces started to appear along them once more.
Her eyes let off a yellow glow as rocks started hovering around her.
"This hatred...it wasn't for Jazz....it was meant for you!"

Reaper grinned as his eyes let off a red glow, black flames hovering around his hands as the ground around them started to crack, his grin slowly turned into a toothy one.
"Finally acting on your emotions are you?! Good!"
"That day you woke me up to fight Jazz....you were directing my hatred at him so you could use me further!"

Reaper laughed as Tsuliria's rage reached new peaks watching that all knowing smile.
"I'll make you pay, you piece of garbage!"
"Direct all that hatred at me Liria! Rebel against your master!"

The ground around them started to shake as the darkness leaving their bodies started to swirl even further around, the field around them started to stain black as the two kept each other's gaze.
"I won't be used by you anymore!"
A large burst of energy exploded from Tsuliria causing Reaper to grin as he released more of his darkness.
"Come then! See if you can cut your own strings puppet!"

The two dashed at each other Tsuliria's chains dancing wildy and Reaper's dark flames flaring up before an explosion of darkness surronded the two as they collided.
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Kalan wrapped his arms around Mirela listening to her in silence, he didn't like that Inae ran off again but Mirela was more important at the moment so he didn't pursue.

Kalan pet Mirela's head and nodded his head as she apologized, when she looked up at him his eyes widened a little as she spoke.
He smiled a little before shaking his head, he tightned his hold on Mirela and closed his eyes.
"You should see the things Tsuliria's done in front of me, I'm not going to leave you alone because of what happened. You cared for your mother...I can't hate you for that."

"Kalan!"
Kalan turned to see Kina run up to them, he hesitantly released Mirela and asked what was going on.
"Demons! The orphanage! Children in danger, I put up a barrier but it won't last long. Can you escort the kids?"
Kalan nodded and making a motion summoned a sword of straw, he turned to Mirela and smiled.
"I have to go do hero stuff so I gotta run away for a bit."
Kalan reached in his pocket and pulling out a golden locket with a moon on the back and the engraving 'EV" on front.
Turning he hung it around Mirela's neck and smiled.
"My mother gave me this when I needed to be strong. You need it more than I do at the moment, hold it for me till I need it again...which will probably be soon."
Kalan gave Mirela a quick hug before turning and running off with Kina towards the orphanage.

Pet walked out of the shadows and walked over to Mirela.
"Mirela...Kervani's on the loose and he'll probably come for you. He...is no longer the father I respected...let me stay near you for a while until he comes."
Pet's eyes quickly moved to the side as she saw seven red demons appear their forked tongues out as they cracked their necks while walking towards the two.
Pet's eyes widened before her claws extended.
"I don't have enough blood to summon so we'll have to fight. Can you defend yourself? These demons are the lowest in command so they shouldn't be too hard to kill."

As Zeros continued his onslaught, Jazz held on to his consciousness, the black scar on his light growing larger. Jazz grit his teeth as blood ran down his face, slowly lifting his hand to stop a punch.

"Screw you....old man."

Jazz gave a slight smirk as the glove on his hand began to glow softly. Blue lines slowly ran up his face under his eyes as the blood poured from his forehead. Zeros was speechless as he was thrown into the air by an unknown force.

"Activate....Loyalty.."

Jazz slowly stood, the sign of diligence once again etched into his glove, the ethereal blue glow running up his arms. As he stood there, his breathing was heavy and low, his energy slowly returning to him as Zeros grinned.

"Well that's certainly new."

Jazz gave one last smirk before vanishing, reappearing in front of Zeros, his fist planted in his stomach.

"Now that I can match your speed, you're screwed old man."

Zeros flew back as Jazz began his onslaught. Spears flew at high speeds as his body flashed in and out of visibility. Zeros quickly retaliated with his own great speed, the two clashed in the air as their energies were now evenly matched, father against son in a battle that tore the earth beneath them asunder.

"I'll never forgive you for this pain you b*****d!"

"Good! Let that hatred for me fuel you to be stronger!"

Jazz summoned his spear, Gungnir, as Zeros summoned his own weapon. It was unlike anything Jazz had ever laid eyes upon. A long chain made of light wrapped around both of his arms, a long scythe attached to the end of it. As the two dashed at each other, the two weapons slammed together, light exploding between the two. Zeros gave a small chuckle as he pulled the end of the scythe away from the top, the chain wrapping itself up Jazz' spear. He jumped back, a snap ringing as the chain exploded, sending Jazz flying into the air.

"Interesting..."

Jazz smirked, quickly catching himself as two spears formed in his hands. Slamming them together, a bright light flew from him, two clones at his sides. They too had the ethereal blue glow running through their forms. Zeros chuckled, lifting his hand to the sky. The sun he had placed began to pulsate as more light poured into it.

"So let's end this shall we boy?"

"Gladly...Dad."

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Cries rang as Seven ripped through the seven demons before Pet and Mirela. As he skidded to a stop, his hand flew back in front of Mirela's face, a small black box and a note attached to it in his hand.

The note was written in cute little letters with smiley faces over the I's.

"Dear Mirela,
Birth said you guys needed some back up to deal with the new threat that was coming so I ordered seven to deliver you Love. Love is one of my favorite weapons and it's almost perfect for you since it's a Viola. Love feeds off of the users emotions to enhance their powers. Basically the calmer and more sincere you are, the stronger your abilities will be, anger and hate will just distort Love into a dark weapon that will eventually devour the user so please keep this in mind. Please treat it well ^-^
Virtue heart "

Seven gave a small grunt as the black box began to shine bright pink, a small viola forming in his hand. It's white sheen shone in the night. It was fairly cute for one of the legendary weapons of Virtue seeing as it had a tiny heart with a tiny wing as the head of the Viola. Seven stood there, his sword drawn as he waited for more assailants, the blue flame in his eyes bright.