Chrono Crusade Fan Fiction ❯ The Heart Within ❯ Death and Destruction ( Chapter 2 )

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The signs of a new evil are in the air. Will Rosette, Chrono be ready for what is coming? What do Eros and Patience already know about this new devil in town?

Anime/Manga: Chrono Crusade Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Action / Adventure / Comedy / Hentai / Romance | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 02.01.2006 | Pages: 14 | Words: 10.2K | Visits: 576 | Status: Work In Progress

Disclaimer: I have no ownership over Chrono Crusade, nor do I own the voices ofLaura Bailey - Patience, Vic Mignogna- Eros, Eric Vale- Dalziel, and Kent Williams as Elkan. However I do have claim over this story as well as Eros and Patience, Dalziel and Elkan.

Story Title: The Heart Within

Chapter 2: Death and Destruction

Second Coming

By Tainted InuShemeeko

Dark clouds moved across the skies, as if warning against an up coming doom. Lightening then cracked across the sky, yet no tears fell from heaven. A new enemy was about to crawl out of the darkness, at first glance this new enemy appears harmless. Then as time pasts one sees that this new evil will bring more danger then that of the Sinner Aoin. There is another great rumble from the skies, this time the seemingly black smog like clouds at last release their tears.

As the heavy down pour of tears fell from the heaven, the ground, trees and every living thing was being stained a dark crimson. For the tears falling from the heavens were not normal tears. They were tears made of blood, and they tainted the once pure air. Screams filled the air as humans ran for cover, their hair and clothes now covered with the coppery metallic smelling liquid.

A pair of bright yellow eyes looked out over the city that was being soaked in blood as it fell from the sky.

“It is marvelous Elkan; in fact it seems almost too good to be true. Yet the scent of blood is strong and almost over powering. It makes me want to go and dance in the streets that it truly does,” his voice was soft and excited as the devil spoke to the shadows.

A silky and cunning voice spoke to the devil from the shadows.

“Patience, my dear Dalziel in time everything will belong to us, I shall have my hell on earth.”

Two seemingly glowing orange flames seemed to dance in the darkened shadows, as the shadows themselves gave off a malicious smile.

“Of course there is no pun intended, for the breathtaking Sister Patience will belong to me very soon. Dalziel I wish for you and your fledglings to make a house call. I'm sure they are plenty of other devils who know we've come. I however would like you to leave a small calling card with our old acquaintance Eros.”

The devil known as Dalziel smirked as he replied to the shadows.

“It will be my pleasure my Lord Elkan, I have just the card.”

Not waiting a moment longer, Dalziel turned and suddenly had bat wings as he transformed and took to the dark sky, blood slapping into his bat like body. His little tongue zipped out of his mouth to catch a few blood drops as they fell.

While else where the cold yet soft voice from earlier spoke to its own hidden shadows or rather to someone who wasn't present at the time.

“Soon my dear Eros we will meet again. Though I know you will not be happy to see me, however there is no way I can allow you to keep such a wonderful find to yourself like that. For I am in great need of your little treasure especially if I am to get even with Aoin the Sinner, however it would be a real treat if Chrono would show his face after all of these years. My fangs are sharpened my old friends and I'm ready for a game of cat and mouse.”

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Her black ankle boots, made a soft sound as they moved across the tile floor of the main house. Patience sighed lightly as she took in her surroundings; she and Eros had been away from the New York Branch of the Magdalene Order for three and a half years. Though in those three short years it seemed that not much have changed here, and for that Patience was glad. A smile appeared on her lips as she walked away from Sister Kate's office.

`It looks like Eros and I are going to be partners with Rosette Christopher and her devil Chrono. I wonder if Eros knows who Chrono is. They are both Sinners so I guess they know each other.'

Patience smiled when Eros came into view, he sat on a bench out in the lower hallway waiting on her. His left knee was crossed over his right as he sat waiting; both of his arms were stretched cross the back of the bench. Eros's violet orbs brighten when he saw her approaching him; he smiled at her as he stood.

“So how did it go with Sister Kate? Who did we get saddled with as new team mates?”

The smile on Eros's face faded as he continued to look at Patience as she starting to whirl a strand of her hair on the end of her finger. This simple action caused Eros to fold his arms over his chest as he continued to stare at her.

“Alright Patience, what is it? I know that look of yours; you get it every time you're going to tell me something you don't think I'm going to like. So what is it?”

Patience pulled in a breath as she got ready to tell Eros who their new partners were. Her gentle voice then spoke in a rush.

“Our new partners are Rosette Christopher and Chrono.”

She then winced and covered her ears as she waited for Eros to explode at the new information.

`1, 2, 3 and.'

“What you have got to be joking, bad luck and trouble go hand in hand with Rosette. Sometimes I wonder how Chrono even manages to survive it all. There is no way that we are working with Rosette.”

Patience smirked lightly at Eros as an idea came to her and once she was sure it was going to work she smiled to herself. She then smiled once more at Eros as she started talking.

“Oh I see so Rosette is too much for the devil known as Eros and here I thought you could face anything. What a pity to see such a challenge slip through the cracks and all because you're being a Ms. Grungy.”

Eros's eyes narrowed as he looked at Patience.

“I am not being a Ms. Grungy, and who said I was going to let a challenge like working with Rosette slip through the cracks?”

Patience giggled as she started to walk backwards away from Eros.

“You did a few minutes ago, remember Eros. Then again you're probably right a girl as stubborn as Rosette would be too hard for you to work with, I however will have no problem seeing how I have to put up with your stubbornness.”

With a smirk on his face Eros lunged after his contractor.

“Oh so I'm stubborn huh, well we'll just see about that.”

Patience screamed playfully as she started to run from her devil. Patience's quick feet soon carrying her farther away from the Order and toward the beautiful forest.

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Chrono glanced up at the sky as Rosette stared out over the lake. After a few minutes Chrono decided to break the silence with his words.

“You know Rosette maybe having; two more sets of hands won't be that bad after all. It just might turn out to be a good thing.”

Rosette gave a small sigh as she answered Chrono.

“We already have an extra pair of hands, we have Azmaria or have you forgotten?”

A sigh escaped Chrono as he torn his ruby orbs from the sky above him.

“Of course I haven't forgotten about Azmaria, it's just that I think it would be easier to protect her if we had more help that's all.”

He paused a moment before asking Rosette question.

“Um…Rosette don't you think we should have waited at the order for our new partners to come?”

Not wanting to make Rosette any angrier then she already was. Chrono left their topic of discussion alone. His ears then twitched at the sound of a soft scream and then the sound of someone running through the bushes. Rosette's blue eyes followed Chrono's ruby orbs as he looked away from the lake and up toward the hill that was above them.

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Patience's breathing was labored as she continued to run away from her purser a cheerful; laughter rang from her as she ran. Just as she burst out of the clearing, her right foot slipped out from under her causing her to tumble down the hill screaming.

Eros's amethyst eyes widened as he watched Patience tumble down the hillside.

“Patience, watch out!”

However the mahogany haired devil, soon found himself following in his contractors footsteps. As he himself slid and tumble down the hill side after her.

Chrono glanced over at Rosette as the light laughter echoed inside of the clearing.

“Hey Rosette, you hear that it sounds like someone laughing.”

His blonde haired contractor simply nodded her head at her devil. The laughter was soon replaced by a scream as they watch two forms tumble down the hill together. The second form landing on the first with a light uffopmh.

Opening his eyes Eros saw were he had exactly landed. He then smirked at the beautiful flower that lay beneath him.

“Ha see I caught you at last.”

Two dark emerald orbs glared up at the devil that was straddling the young woman's waist.

“Ok so you caught me, so now would you please get off of me?”

Patience struggled to sit up as she tried to shove Eros off of her.

“Nope, I'm not moving until you say that you're sorry for calling me stubborn.”

Her eyes widened as Eros's words.

“What, no I'm not apologizing when what I said is true.”

Eros grinned down at Patience, for she was now at his mercy.

“Alright, but you've sealed you fate. Right here in this said spot.”

Patience's dark emerald orbs, pleaded up at the devil as he readied his assault, which intern caused her to scream.

“ahaaaaaaaaaahahhhahh, no, no please Eros don't have mercy would you?”

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Rosette's right hand shot down toward her hip as she reached for her gun. There was only one thing wrong with that action, her .45 wasn't holstered to her side.

“Damn, I didn't bring my gun here with me again. Why do I always do that?”

Chrono couldn't help but smile at his contractor as he ran after her.

`You didn't bring any weapons with you here Rosette, because every time we're here. We both are taken back to sweeter times when we didn't need to be on guard all the time.'

His thoughts were brought to a halt as he slammed into Rosette as he took a defensive position. He then felt the sister's body stiffen in front of him.

“Rosette, what is it what's going on?”

Catching his balance, Chrono's ruby eyes peered around Rosette's still form. What he saw in front of them was a surprising scene. There a devil that was maybe an inch and a half taller then himself, with mahogany red hair that hung almost passed his knees, was seemly straddling a young woman around her waist.

“Come on Chrono, we have to help out that young girl over there before that devil does anything more to her.”

Chrono's eyes widened in disbelief as he watched the sister; pick up a nicely rounded medium sized rock and place it in the palm of her hand.

“Wait a minute Rosette; I'm not sensing any danger here.”

At first Rosette did her best to ignore Chrono's words that was before he spoke to her once more.

“I'm sensing overjoyed contentment, happiness and great protectiveness.”

His ruby colored eyes looked from Rosette to the woman with the devil on top of her.

“Rosette, I think they are our new partners.”

Hearing Chrono's last words Rosette froze in her tracks, had she really heard Chrono right? Could the woman on the ground and the devil that was on top of her couldn't be the two exorcists that Father Remington was talking about it could they? No it was impossible how had the Order managed to keep another devil a secret, when the heads of the Order knew about Chrono?

Both Chrono and Rosette continued to stare at the couple that was on the ground. The woman with lilac colored hair, continued to push the devil from on top of her. Her breathes coming out in pants as she tried to say his name.

E-Ero…sss, stop please…I…can't breath…eee anymore.”

At her begging the devil stopped his torture on his contractor. He shifted his position on top of Patience. That small shift allowed Chrono to see what was around the woman's neck. His words went unheard by Rosette, for they were too soft to reach her human ears.

“It can't be, but it is. It's another life pod, then that means that this is…”

Chrono's soft words trailed off as he heard Rosette gasp lightly beside him. Concerned for her, he then glanced over at what his contractor was looking at.

Eros placed a hand on the ground on either side of Patience as he leaned in toward her; she in turn did her best to help close the small gap that was slowly closing between their lips. The kiss was soft and sweet as their lips roamed over each other. Eros smiled as he slowly and gently pulled out of the kiss.

“See, I told you that I was going to get you, and when I'm set on doing something I come through with it.”

The minute that Chrono heard him speak, he knew exactly who the devil before them. However, Chrono's own voice seemed surprised and unsure as he spoke the other devil's name.

“E-Eros, is that you?”

At the sound of hearing his name being spoken by someone else's voice. Eros's playful yet hearty laughter came to a stop as he looked up and straight at Chrono and Rosette. His violet orbs brightened as he stared at Chrono. He then stood up off of Patience and offered her a hand up; she simply smiled up at him as she took his hand.

“Chrono, is that you? Wow you are one devil that I would have never pictured with a human.”

The mahogany haired devil continued to grin over at Chrono. His violet orbs looking him up and down as if he was sizing him up. A slight laugh was in his voice as he spoke; his words were directed at Chrono.

“You look good; I figured you'd be dead by now. It's good to see how wrong I was, especially after anything that happened to you.”

At hearing Eros's last words Chrono's head lowered to look as the soft green grass, in which he was standing on. Seeing the awkward moment he had caused Eros rubbed the back of his head as he laughed nervously.

“Well enough said about the past, that was one closet I didn't mean to open sorry about that.”

Chrono looked back up at Rosette, Eros and his female contractor.

“No, its ok really, it's true that my past is not all that perfect. The only thing that bothers me is that I can't go back and make things different.”

After a few moments almost as if being struck by something hard, Eros jump and swirled around to Patience. Gently taking her arm Eros brought her forward to introduce her and himself to Chrono and Rosette, which in turn Chrono and Rosette did the same.

“I'm Eros, it is a pleasure to meet you Sister Rosette,” his violet orbs widened in surprise as Rosette reached forward and took his hand to shake it.

“It's a pleasure to meet you too, or at least I hope so.”

Patience then took a step toward Chrono as she introduced herself to him.

“It's nice to meet you Chrono, I'm Patience Matthews.”

With a bright smile on her face Patience reached out and took Chrono's hand. After the surprise wore off Chrono smiled back at her.

“It's a pleasure meeting you Patience; it will be fun working with you.”

She smiled at hearing Chrono's kind words; he was every bit the gentleman that she had heard that he was, Even if he was a devil. Eros was a devil as well and every just as bit a gentleman as Chrono was. In fact she was very happy to learn that Eros wasn't the only devil with a kind heart. Patience then realized that Eros had stiffened beside her; Rosette had also noticed a change in her devil's behavior.

“Eros what is it, what's the matter?”

Sister Rosette asked Chrono a similar question.

“Yeah, Chrono, what's eating you?”

Chrono looked from Rosette to Patience as he spoke.

“There's some sort of evil energy building up in the atmosphere, almost as if it's about to burst.”

Eros's violet orbs continued to look up at the darkening sky. His eyes then looked over at Patience and Rosette.

“Yep, what Chronose here said, there's defiantly something evil brewing up there and I don't think we're going to like the out come.”

Chrono slowly took in a breath as he clamped his mouth shut, and mumbled so then Eros was the only one who could hear him.

“My name is Chrono, not Chrononose and I'm pretty sure you know that already.”

Eros smirked over at Chrono as he heard the other devil's words.

“Don't go getting your panties in a bunch, Chrono I was only joking with you.”

Within minute's rain started to fall from the heavens, only it wasn't the warm rain one would expect. The rain poured down hard over the two devils as they did their best to shield the two sisters, from the bloody tears that were falling from heaven.

Chrono's ruby's eyes widened in disbelief, as he stared at the crimson rain, one thing came to mind as the warm liquid splattered against some of his violet colored strands.

“Oh boy this doesn't look good.”

Eros felt an all too familiar aura start to plunge down from the crimson rain. There was an eerie warning that shot through his spine; he only hoped that Chrono had felt the same thing that he had.

“In that respect you'd be right. So don't stand there get a wiggle on and move it!”

Eros did his best to shield Patience from the bloody rain as it fell from the sky. He was sure that Chrono was doing the same thing for Rosette. Eros soon found himself mumbling his own prayer.

“Don't let it be him, please god just don't let it be him.”

However Eros's prayer wasn't meant to be answered. A small form started to descend from the sky growing larger as it came closer to the earth. Eros's heart stopped when he realized who it was that was coming.

“He's here Patience.”

Patience felt as if someone had just sat a block of ice on her chest. He was really here; no she couldn't believe it not until she saw him. Small beads of sweat ran down the sides of his face, as he slowly took a step backwards giving Patience a gentle push. Just as something landed down on the ground, the blood red rain ran off of the form as it stayed crouched on the ground.

“Dalziel,” Eros's voice was barely above a whisper as the creature slowly started to stand up on its feet.

Blood droplets dripped onto to the mysteries creature black leather boots. As it shifted its position the sound of leather being shook out and folded could be heard as the creature opened its large leathery wings and then folded them behind itself. A pair of bright yellow gold eyes stared at Eros for a moment. Blood now clung to the new devil's midnight blue hair. At first glance it appeared that the devil's locks were cropped short. However as a light wind blew it, caught the long strands that were pulled back and hung close to the ground.

The strange new devil's voice was low yet at the same time so gentle one would trust it in an instant.

“Why Eros, I see you managed to keep her alive. Lord Elkan and I have become very cross with you. You hide our little treasure from us for six years. That was an awful thing to do.”

Dalziel's yellow eyes seemed to smile as he gazed over at Patience.

“My you certainly have grown into a beautiful breathtaking woman. Elkan will be very pleased to see you again.”

Dalziel's glance shot over to Rosette and Chrono, he then turned away from them like they weren't even there.

“I have no dealing with you as of now, so you may go. Get in my way and I will kill you and your human.”

His words didn't stop Rosette from moving forward, however, Chrono did.

“Rosette, stop, he's not after us right now.”

Rosette couldn't believe what she was hearing.

“Chrono I know that, he's after them. They're our partners now; we can't let anything happen to them. What's wrong with you?”

Chrono flinched at Rosette's words, she was right they couldn't let anything happen to Eros and Patience, but he just couldn't let Rosette endanger herself. The devil called Dalziel was different from any of the other devil they had fought. He feed off of human blood and it was said that, demons who did that held strange powers within them. There had even been a rumor that one of these vampire devils as humans' called them, thought to be stronger then Aoin himself.

“I know that Rosette, it's just that. This one is different, there is no hunger here only lust and wanting. He's giving us a chance to leave Rosette, I don't like it anymore then you do but maybe we should listen.”

Rosette shook her head as she stepped around Chrono.

“I can't just stand here and let something happen to them, I just can't.”

Dalziel's cold yellow eyes suddenly snapped toward Rosette.

“Now, now my Lady you should have listened to your devil. I didn't want to hurt you, now you give me no other choice.”

`Sleep now Rosette, that's right close your eyes.'

Rosette's body froze as her eyes started to drift closed.

“Rosette!”

Dalziel looked over at Chrono as he started to run toward his contractor. He then smirked at the violet haired devil.

“You should catch her before she falls.”

With a flick of his sand colored wrist, he was able to fling the unconscious sister into Chrono's arms. The impact throwing the two of them onto the blood soaked ground. Dalziel then turned his full attention back to Eros and Patience. Eros's resolve was too strong this time; he had let Dalziel hurt Patience in the past. He wasn't about to let him do it again.

“You might as well go on back to the shadows you crawled out of. I let you hurt her once before and I'm not going to let you do it again.”

Finding Eros's words completely unbelievable, making him laugh the moment he heard them.

“You couldn't stop me back then, so what makes you think you can stop me now?”

Eros stood firm using his body to shield Patience from Dalziel's view. He then spoke up against Dalziel as the bloodsucking devil continued to watch him.

“I'll stop you this time Dalziel, because this time I'm a lot stronger.”

After hearing this Dalziel took it as a challenge.

“You don't say a devil such as yourself can get stronger after having his horns ripped off. This is just too delightful; I really must find this out for myself.”

A soft laughter was now erupting from within Dalziel as his yellow eyes seemed to dance in his delight. Without giving Eros a moment to react, Dalziel attacked the small devil his violet eyes widened in shock as he felt Dalziel's K-9's puncture his flesh through his blue jacket.

After several minutes Dalziel released his hold on Eros and the devil was once again able to move. He then smirked as he watched Eros wobble on his legs and stumble down on his knees.

“You were right you have grown stronger. Lord Elkan will want to know about this. Just remember Eros to Lord Elkan and myself even you are consider a gourmet meal.”

Without warning a gun shot sounded out in the blood covered clearing. Dalziel stumbled backwards as he grabbed his right shoulder, his claws dug into the leather of his black trench coat as he did his best to stop his own dark blood from pouring from him. His eyes then narrowed in Patience's direction. She was holding a small hand pistol in her hands, while a thin wisp of smoke wafted up from the small barrel.

“Why you little bitch,” Dalziel growled through clenched teeth.

“I'm not finished with you, but when I am you'll be lucky if you can even remember being a human.”

The second Dalziel took flight into the sky. Patience sank to her knees onto the blood soaked ground with a sickening slosh. Her breathing was uneven as she looked at the damage Dalziel had done. If he was strong enough to take out Eros, Chrono and Rosette then they were going to be duck soup big time.

(A/N: Ok here's Ch. 2, I hope every one likes the voices I am borrowing they work really well in my head I hope they do for you too.

Next Chapter up will be:

Next Sign of Destruction

Fighting Despair

Ja ne!

Tainted InuShemeeko)