Fan Fiction ❯ My Serenity ❯ Powers of Death and Fate ( Chapter 3 )

We walked out into the cold deserted streets of Zorso as Dante called it. The empty glassless windows looming down from a crumbling building made it seem as if we were being judged by them. It was new moon as the night was pitch black no lunar figure lighting up the night. "Did Sesshoumaru destroy this city?" I asked looking around really for the first time. "Yes and all the other cities" he said as we walked through the pitch black night. "You mean all the cities what is left of them are like this?" I asked in awe that one man well demon/god could do this. "well Except for Nosgoth. Where Lucious resides" He said before jumped or more like vaulted to the top of a tall pile off rubble. He looked down at me his eyes shining like stars in the night sky. I met his gaze and swallowed as I jumped up trying to reach where he stood. I fell short and was about to hit the side of the mound when I felt something slide out of my back and lift me to the top of the pile. I landed beside him my eyes wide amazed that I hadn't slammed into the rocks. He looked at me then at my back where two identical black wings where folded neatly on my back. They were longer than my whole body the arches coming just above my head and the tips licking my heels. Their texture looked leathery and sleek like bat wings. I followed his eyes and looked around at the alien limbs as well. "Well what do you know" I said astounded at the large black protrusions. I spread them experimentally and they looked to have about a 7 foot wing span. "You are truly an amazing person" Dante said still staring at my wings "Never before has a legionnaire been blessed with the vampyric gift of flight" he said slowly surprise in his voice. "Maybe you truly are the one" he said before jumping away from me and running at a amazing speed, his body no more than a blur. 'Demonic powers' I thought watching him. "What do you mean?" I asked his statement finally registering. He kept running further away from me almost like tempting me to chase him. I took the bait and ran after him my speed taking affect immediately as I took off. It was almost like playing cat and mouse him keeping himself in my view but just out of reach. "What are you doing?" I yelled up to him asking. He never answered me but continued leading me on this chase to nowhere. I watched helplessly as he sped up and took himself out of the sight and senses. I tried to catch up but the fact of it was I was too slow and he knew this place better. I ran blindly following what I could of his scent trying to not get lost in this maze of destruction. I jumped sideways my wings giving me enough power to make it to another building about 12 ft. to my side. A fireball about the size of my head flew by me as I jumped I barely missed the fiery pain that was sure to follow with the blast. I looked around wildly to see who my attacker was but was only greeted with the fiery eyes of " Dante?…." I said confused as I looked up at him. He was atop another building, his Warm yellow eyes now shown a deep red-orange and he held his hands in front of him another fireball forming at his fingertips. "What are you doing?" I asked as he fired another one at me. I dodged it my heart beat growing heavy, fear beginning to seep through my veins. His eyes showed no joking or friendliness at all his whole complexion cold and menacing. I watched as he jumped off his perch at me his claws fully extended from his fingers and his fangs bared menacingly at me. I jumped away as he hit the ground where I had just stood. I looked at him pure panic in my scent. 'Sure he has provoked me but… he's never attacked me' I thought as I took off running away from him my wings plastered to my back making me less resistant against the wind. I ran as fast as I possibly could my heart feeling like it would explode inside my chest my body fueled by fear. I felt a fist come down hard on my back instantly knocking me off my feet. I fell with a loud thud as I slid a little across the ground. I curled into a ball not from the fall the pain not as great as you would expect but from the impending pain and death that would surely rain down upon me. I looked up fearfully to see Dante standing over me his eyes wild making him look like an insane man escaped from an asylum. I flinched as he brought his hands up another fireball forming in his hands. I closed my eyes tightly awaiting the blow and the certain bereavement that would follow. I felt my body began to grow colder and colder which I found odd as I was about to incinerated. 'What the hell is going on?' I thought as I felt the frigid sensation surging in my body and my mind becoming cloudy. Dante stood over me the fireball held in his hands 'Come on attack me…Do something' Dante thought waiting as he sensed my powers beginning to well inside if me. I lost all track of thought except for the one thought 'Survive' as the sensations took over my whole body. My eyes glowed a glacial blue as I blinked my eyes shooting a large spear of ice at the man threatening my life or so I thought. He jumped out of the way as the deadly spear penetrated the ground its point easily breaking the rocks around it. I stood up hastily my eyes wild fangs and claws fully spread blue matter dripped off of them almost like blood except of course the color. With a quick jump and a single flap of my wings I slammed Dante to the ground surprising him. 'Damn she's fast when she wants to be' he thought holding my wrists with his hands trying to keep me from slicing his head off. The blue matter hit him on the face its texture like liquid as it seeped into his skin. He winced as he felt in freeze under his skin and thought wildly what it would do if he was injected with it from my claws. He brought his knee up under my chest and threw me off of him ,but I caught myself with my wings. I was about to attack him again when I stopped dead in my tracks my chest burning painfully. I looked up wildly as an animal in pain would at its killer at Dante whose eyes where focused on me flames in his irises. I feel to my knees grasping my chest growling angrily as the pain increased. The icy feeling that was running through my veins diminished as pain came flooding through them. My eyes changed back to their smoky gray color and I felt the pain stop but my body was sore and my chest still burned. "Are you alright Suki?" Dante asked walking up to me his eyes their warming yellow once again his scent calm and concerned. I looked up at him still grasping my chest "Yeah" I rasped "You win" I said sarcastically standing up slowly. "I'm sorry but I mean I had …" he started offering a hand to help me up. " I know why you did it and I am glad you did stop me… I had no control" I said slightly scared at my recent experience of having no control of my own body. I grasped his hand and he pulled me to my feet. " You will… It just takes time to control the demon inside you" he said standing close to me making sure I wasn't going to fall or anything. I nodded " Anything worth having is not easily gained" I said smiling slightly at him. I smelled the scent of dew in the air not really paying any attention to it though. "We should get back" Dante said turning his back to me to look over to the east. "The sun shall be up soon" he said turning back to me. "Is that what that smell is?" I asked he nodded and walked past me to the other side of the building we were standing on. 'I don't know if I CAN run back in time' I thought nervously. "It will be quicker if I carry you… If that is alright with you" Dante said turning his head sideways to look back at me. " I can forgive that fact that you almost killed me and accept your offer" I said smiling as I walked up behind him. I jumped onto his back and put my arms around his neck as he grabbed my legs and held them at his waist. "Ready?" he asked as I tightened my hold on him. I grimaced slightly as I willed my wings to slid back into my back and they acquiesced; causing my back to bleed a little as the black appendages slid under my skin. The wound healed almost immediately and I nodded him eyes seeing my nod he jumped off the building and began running through the dead village back towards his refuge.

Dante's booted feet hit the ground with a clunk as he landed on both feet in front of his "home". I was still held on his back my head laying on his shoulder half asleep and my arms around his neck. He began to walk into the dark cave his nose picking up a familiar scent 'brother… what are you doing here this early?' Dante thought as he walked towards his kin's scent. I smelled a scent much like Dante's yet different it smelled… cleaner not so much of ash. I lifted my head up off his shoulder; getting a better whiff of the smell. "It's alright I know who it is" Dante said feeling my move against him. I yawned and blinked a couple of times to get my vision to return to normal it distorted by sleep. " You were supposed to just make sure she didn't get killed Dante… not entertain yourself" a voice said sarcastically as we entered the room. I let go of Dante's neck and he dropped me "Hello to you to Delacrouix" Dante said looking at the man slightly taller than him. He had bluish-purple hair and Deep Sea-green eyes. He had a tall muscular physique and his face was a devilish face that seemed to glow when he smiled. He had on a trench coat much like Dante's except his was white. He had on a black shirt and pants just like Dante's as well. I looked up at the man a little agitated at what he said. "She's awful small to be a legionnaire isn't she?" The man said looking me up and down. True I wasn't the tallest or most muscular built but I wasn't small in my opinion. " I may be little but I am fierce" I said smiling, quoting a Shakespeare verse I remembered. He cocked an eyebrow at me "I never was a big fan of poetry myself" he said familiar with the quote himself. "Delacrouix, This is Suki… Suki… Delacruoix" Dante said sensing the controversy between us. "Charmed" I said instantly feeling defiant to this man that stood in front of me. " The feeling is mutual" Delacrouix replied his eyes still on me. "Lucious has requested we leave earlier for Nosgoth than was originally planned" Delacrouix said to Dante looking over at him but looking back over to me. " We shall see how fierce you are tomorrow small one" Delacrouix said smoothly. "Get some sleep Suki" Dante said to my side " I rather you and my brother not try to kill each other before that night is up." He said sending his brother a look to stop the taunting. "Yes whelp it would be a pity for Dante if I killed you wouldn't it?" Delacrouix asked purposely to see my reaction. I looked up at him with a rather calm façade but inside I was…. Not so. "It would be a pity for Dante if his kin were killed as well" I said not willing to let this egotistical man get the better of me. " Well if I had to be killed I would have to say that I would rather be killed by your hands than anyone else's" Delacrouix said grinning at me. I walked up to him and stood on my tip toes my head only coming to his chin and the tips of his hair. " I believe I would enjoy that too" I said quietly my voice dripping sarcasm and sincerity. My eyes looking dangerously up at him shooting daggers as he snaked one of his arms around my waist pulling me closer to him. "When and where love?" he said brining his head down his lips tickling my ear as he spoke. "Let me consider" I whispered back smiling scheming. I balled my right fist up and hit him squarely in the cheek. "DAMN" he yelled staggering away from me holding his cheek with his hand. "Serves you right you lecher" I said smiling happy with myself. I walked past the pissed Delacrouix and sat down on the make shift bed. "God Damn wench that hurt" he said watching me. "Like I said I may be little but I am fierce" I said laying down on my back. Dante was trying his best not to laugh as he had given up on trying to stop the impeding slap or… Punch in this case. That had come due to Delacrouix's behavior. I stretched slightly pulling my arms above my head. "Well I am going to go to sleep" I said letting my body relax and closing my eyes "Don't get any ideas" I said threatening to Delacrouix and opening one eye as I said it. The sun began to rise up above the building the cracks on the walls filled with light. I squinted my eyes as did the two males in the room before closing them again letting the comfort of the darkness of unconsciousness take me for its ride.