Lies in Deceptive Shadows

[skyacezero]

((Coinidentially, this post was a planned 'move-oner'))

"Is there a hotel or something that I could check into nearby? I'm actually alittle tired," Darryl asked.

Lucifer threw the doors to his room open. There were Menial Darkhunters scurrying about. "Guys! I'm thirsty!" he said and nothing happened. Lucifer blinked in disbelief three times and said "Hello?! Ordinarily there's a drink waiting for me now why isn't it here!?" he said angrily. "Because I'm drinking it," Lilith's voice came from the corner. Lucifer suddenly got a panicked look on his face. "L-L-L-Lilith! Before you say anything I just-" Lilith dropped an empty wine glass to the floor, where it shattered. "Spare me the excuses Lucifer," she said and approached him. "You know, that wine is the only refreshing thing you have to drink around here. Everything else is too tipid for my tastes," she said. Lucifer had sank into a corner and was trembling. "On the subject of tipid, we need to talk about your continually failing schemes," Lilith added. Lucifer got to his feet. "I didn't count on them using a temporal anomaly to escape, I didn't even think that was possible to do!" he pleaded.

[Amara<3]

"We could go to my apartment," Keera said and Sora turned back to the group. "Not very safe right now, but anywhere with me isn't very safe."

"I can imagine it's the best place to go. Costs the least, has food-" Kaminari said and paused. "Well, maybe not the latter, but rest can be had there."

Keera smiled, getting up. "I guess let's go."


Once there, the group dispersed around the apartment, Kaminari going to the fridge and closed it the moment she looked inside. "No food." She looked at Keera. "Seriously? It's still like that with you?"

"Unfortunately," Keera replied and cleared her throat. "It's not a lot, but it'll work for now."

[skyacezero]

"Hey, almost anywhere else is better than what I grew up in," Darryl said. "Anyone have dibs on the couch or will I have to sleep on the floor tonight?" he asked. Darryl had to admit that for an apartment, the place was kind of cozy.

[Amara<3]

"Where did you grow up?" Sora asked almost the instant he spoke. It was almost like a reflex. Kaminari seemed to be staring at Keera for one reason or another. Keera on the other hand seemed to be avoiding her gaze, and Michi walked past them both to the fridge. She opened it and her mouth nearly dropped.

"Keera," she said and Sora drifted over quick enough to see inside before Michi could close it.

"Wow Keera," she said. "I've heard of drunks having beer fridges, but THIS brings it to a whole different level of crazy. addicted to blood or what?"

"Okay seriously, it's my business," Keera snapped and Michi closed the fridge and held her hand flat in the air with her eyes wide in that wow-you're-insane-but-okay position.

"More like weakness, where'd you get it all?" Sora said with a small voice but curious tone. "Did you kill someone?"

"No, so drop it."

"But Keera!"

"Sora, give it up. She won't answer and you know it," Michi said with a smile, walking into the living room. "Go ahead with the couch, only a few of us sleep."

"I do call dibs on hearing your life's story though," Sora said, swiping one of the throw cushions from the couch and plopping down on it with a girly smile, intently waiting for Darryl to begin.

((Can we integrate Marcelina into this somehow? Like make a reincarnation/look-alike show up and stare at Darryl like she knew him or something? lol.))

[skyacezero]

((I Don't see why not, I'll make some adjustments to keep the Death and Rebirth prequel consistant with this thread.))

"Well, I can see you're not going to give up, so I might as well tell you," Darryl said, sitting down on the couch, visably surprised at how comfortable it was. "Though I'll warn you, it's one long, messed0up story," Darryl said and started from the beginning, how a year-and-a-half long gang riot claimed the lives of his parents, the loft in the rickety old church that he lived in with his godfather that served as his room. He repeated the story of how he was killed and how Necrolon broughthim back to life. "At first, the transformations were....surreal. It took me a while before I could see what Necrolon say in clarity and not like it was a dream....or nightmare in sone cases. It wasn't all bad though, that how....." he paused for a few moments and got a distant look in his eyes and on his face. "How I met Karora....." he finally said.

[Amara<3]

((Sorry for the prolonged wait!))

"That girl?" Sora asked, paying attention to every detail as he spoke. "She's pretty." Keera stood and listened to the story, but felt the urge to back to the Demon Lords. She faught the urge the best she could and tried to forget about it- she had to get away from them. She walked away from the group that happened to be missing Michi and when she turned to look at the door, there she was.

"You weren't thinking of leaving were you?" Michi asked and Keera smiled.

"Been fighting that thought all night," Keera replied, sighing. "It's hard to not go back there, even though the place is in Hell. Literally, it is so hot in there. I don't get it. I'm exactly opposite of that place and them, and yet they want me. I hope I don't end up dea again. That was agony for a hundred years." They weren't in hushed voices, so if the others were quiet they would hear everything.

"It was worse without you back home. You're name was praised for years with the others that died. But people feared that the evil would return, and we find you here, fighting another battle you will potentially lose. You certainly have a knack for finding the eras that need you- and the ones that will kill you."

"Well dying or not, eventually I can come back. My grandfather is somewhat of a Diety. I don't really know what to call him. He comes from another dimension completely where he was more than a demon. I'd go as far as to say he's a god, but I don't know for sure. He's the one that stopped Sid in the end, because they were the same. I won't have his aid this time, I doubt I'll see him again after this."

"Didn't he say you've got more potential than you are showing right now? Still more things for you to learn that he wasn't able t teach you?" Michi asked in a hushed voice.

"Yes, but I'm afraid of learning anything more powerful now that I have Lamia inside me. It's too dangerous to learn in this age of Japan anyway, and I don't even know what it is that I can learn."

"Maybe the library has some stuff one people like Lukav?" Kaminari asked from the livingroom. "Maybe even the correct name, or an insight into the powers he has that could have been passed to you. It might be able to stop Lamia and the other Demon Lords."

"Once Lamia is gone from me, I will learn whatever I need to do to stop them. I'm counting on my sister for the first part."

[skyacezero]

(That's okay.)

"And you're sure it will work?" Lilith asked, raising a brow. "If we can just get past his whole moping arond, and get Keera's cooperation, it should work like a charm," Lucifer said in confidence. Lilith gave a slight smile. "We'll see," was all she said and returned to her room. "Lamia? Lamia can you hear me?" she called. Yes, mistress, I hear you came Lamia's voice. "I need to speak to Keera for a bit," She said. I'll tell her right away...

"I don't mean to interrupt, but the outsider is lost here. Is Keera someone famous or something?" Darryl asked. Oh Keera.. Lamia said in a sing-song voice. Lilith wants to speak to you. And it sounds important she added.

[Amara<3]

"Well, yeah she is pretty famous way back like five hundred years ago," Sora said with a smile.

"There might even be a book with her in it somewhere here in Japan," Kaminari said with a grin. "I wish we could say the same for ourselves, but I doubt it."

"I don't suppose you've heard of the One Day War that happened about six hundred years ago?" Sora continued. "She died in that in attempt to save her friends and as vengence for Genryu who was killed in front of her."

"He's not dead, he's very much alive, actually," Keera growled and walked in. "Can we not talk about my personal life?"

"Oh you're just mad because you still love him but you're also in love with a dog in relation to Sesshoumaru. Get over it, you chose."

"That was also not my fault." Keera rolled her eyes and moved toward the bedroom, but paused to speak at the door, and stopped even that as Lamia spoke to her. "Yeah, well I don't feel like talking to her, and that sounds important to me," Keera growled back at Lamia out loud. "So tell her to go chew on a flaming soul. There's lots down there to pick from."

Everyone paused and raised their eyebrows at Keera's sudden agressive words, and Michi gravitated into view of Keera and everyone else. "Keera?" She asked.

[skyacezero]

"Actually, I never heard of the One Day War before," Darryl said. "But then again the little incident in modern day Stalingrad in 1213 isn't exactly common knowledge, either," Darryl added. He yawned and laid on his back. "Maybe there's a connection between the two," he said and noticed Keera's "conversation" as well. "It's Lamia, isn't it?" he said and closed his eyes.

[Amara<3]

"Of course," Keera said, growling. "Sorry about that, forgot to use my mind's voice."

"We should all get some sleep," Kaminari said as Sora yawned. Michi smiled and followed Keera to the balcony as Sora went into the bedroom. Kaminari leaned against the wall beside the bedroom door, staring at the two outside.

"I won't cater to them," Keera whispered to Michi, who simply nodded. "I can't."

"I know."

[skyacezero]

(Sorry I haven't been on much, we've been working these really stupid hours on this film)

"Sooner or later, Keera, it may not matter wether you want to or not," a voice on the balcony said. It was the Bounty Hunter from the other night. "Where is he?" she demanded, referring to Darryl.

[Amara<3]

"With my sister, where you won't find him," Keera said almost as an instant reaction. She could make herself believe almost anything immediately. She turned to the Bounty Hunter and stared. "Who is it that you work for, really?" she asked and took a deep breath. "And for the record, I'm a lot stronger than people give me credit for. After all, I keep coming back, don't I? The gods of this land favour me for one reason or another. I don't think it's because I'm weak."

Keera Kaori's voice said, coming into her head. We're having some trouble with your other self. Can't you control it a bit more? She's throwing things all over the Great Hall because she's so angry. None of us can figure out what to do with the charm.

Keera's heart sank. They weren't going to figure it out. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath. Then came Kaori's voice again, Thank you. Then the attachment the two had was gone, and Keera felt a sudden urge to go to the fridge and grab something- as she considered it food, no one else in the apartment did. Michi stared at the Bounty Hunter, patiently, knowing she was going to call Keera's bluff.

[skyacezero]

"Don't lie to me, Keera," the bounty hunter said sternly. "I was employed by the same gods that gave you your life back. They tasked me with finding that boy and eliminating him," she explained. she saw Darryl on the couch over Keera's shoulder. "I knew it," she said and warped behind Keera and Michi. A golden scythe materialized in her right hand as she approached the couch where Darryl was sleeping.

[Amara<3]

Kaminari saw the bounty hunter speaking with Keera and Michi, and when she saw her look over at Darryl, she knew it wasn't over yet. Keera paused, but spoke as the bounty hunter made to go into the apartment. "Can't this wait. He's possibly my only chance at getting out of this alive." She swallowed as the scythe appeared, and Michi didn't move.

"Darryl!" Kaminari suddenly yelled. "GET UP! SHE'S HERE!!" To which Michi looked at Kaminari and shook her head.

"Sure wake him to let him anticipate and experience the pain. There's a word for people like you, Kaminari. Keera just doesn't permit me to say it." Michi said and Kaminari glared back. Keera on the other hand had already moved into play, practically on top of the sleeping form, but not at all touching him.

"Come on, leave him be for now. Why do the gods want him dead now? Can they not dely trying to do this?" Keera asked, almost pleading by this point. She knew it looked like she was being selfish, but she also had a strong inner feeling for the protection of life- unless one life was threatening the other's existence, like now. Except she wasn't sure she wanted to fight someone that the gods sent down here. It wouldn't look like she respected them much.

[skyacezero]

"I'm sorry, I can't let him be. I've waited long enough to fight him on equal ground, but with all the trouble he's been geting into wearing himself out, I have lost my patience," the bounty hunter said. "The gods told me to deal with him and I will do so. If you feel like wanting to spare him, take it up with the gods themselves, now move!" she demanded. Her hand tightened around the scythe's handle, ready to move Keera if she would not.