End of the World: Game

[Vell]

hysteria. with a sigh, Tia grabbed Reiko's shirts' collar, and sat her down on a chair, and closed the door, locked it, closed the windows, and locked those, then sat down in front of the door.

and just waited.

[Fallen Angel X]

Reiko was forced into the chair. She watched as Tia closed the doors and windows, shutting off every exit. She had nowhere to run, she was trapped. She looked at Tia in fear but she seemed to be waiting for something. She began to whimper in fear. Her voice was shakey when she began to talk.

P-Please don't hurt me! S-someone s-save me!

Something heard her cry for help. Something inside of her began to pulse. As she finished her cry for help, she suddenly stopped. Her eyes whitened and her body slumped down. Her heart stopped beating and she stopped breathing. It was as if she had just died on the spot but that was not the case. Inside her body, an organism was initiating a hostile take-over of the body.

[Vell]

Tia growled, stopped herself, and leapt, literally LEAPT - like a wolf - next to Reiko.

she felt for a pulse. she couldn't find anything. Tia stood and backed up.

she let out a howl - a wolf's howl - and crouched on all fours, her sight blinded by something. her sense of smell kicked up, and she smelt something... inside the human.

it smelled terrible. foul. she looked through the human's mouth to see if she could see what was inside it. she sniffed and put her hand in the human's mouth.

she couldn't get it in very far.  she'd have to open the human's chest to find the source of the smell. but that might kill the human. why did she care? was the human a cub? certainly, it smelt younger than she herself. maybe that was it. why did she want to save the human?

only one thing for it. she raised a paw, and cleanly sliced open the human's chest.

[Fallen Angel X]

Reiko was sliced in her chest and the paw had almost swiped at Koren. Koren looked at the paw with great interest. Tia intrigued him quite a bit. But Koren continued his way towards Reiko's brain. However he took the opportunity to infect a few nearby blood cells. The blood cells began to heal the wound at an accelerated rate at the cost of Reiko's lifespan. Koren ran off into the bloodstream flowing into the head. His take-over was almost complete.

Reiko's form began to move slightly. She looked at Tia with a hollow look in her eyes and an emotionless expression. She sat upright and crossed her legs. She continued to observe Tia.

[Vell]

she had almost grabbed the source of the smell. too late now. wracked with worry, and inable to find any other solution, she swiped at the human's head with her paw(which, btw, is Tia's right hand... >.>). hopefully, it would stop the smell's take-over.

she sniffed more, and concluded that it did, in fact, center itself in the human's brain. a danger to let exist, it was doubly so at the heart of the body's function.

she growled, a deep rumble in the back of her throat, on all four of her paws, ready to kill the human if it meant the smell didn't have complete control.

[Fallen Angel X]

Reiko continued to observe Tia even after she was swiped at the head by Tia's hand. Reiko smiled at her giving a sense as if she was forcing herself to. She clutched onto the pendant and her arm adapted the pendant's metallic attributes. She spoke with an emptiness in her voice.

You entertain me, wolf. And you even helped me with my take-over believe it or not. And so as a token of gratitude, I grant you one request that I'll fulfill to the best of my ability.

Reiko watched Tia carefully, observing every single movement she made. Every twitch, every blink, Reiko observed closely. Tia was something that entertained her.

[Vell]

Tia's eyes flashed golden for a moment, and she appeared to vanish in her movement.

she crashed Reiko through the wall, and they fell. she didn't fully remember the past few minutes, but she certainly remembered enough. the smell, for one. she felt stronger somehow too. strong enough to throw Reiko through the wall.

into an alley.

she kicked downward, and forced her weight over Reiko, hoping to kill her instantly upon falling.

it wasn't Reiko in there anymore.

[Fallen Angel X]

Reiko was in trouble. The fall would be fatal even with her advanced regeneration capabilities. Tia seemed to have no hesitation about attacking her companion. From his knowledge of her, Koren knew that Tia would likely do that. He figured Tia was a survivor who would do what was needed to survive. It was a shame. Reiko looked at Tia again. Her eyes showed feeling again and her face showed a great deal of confusion and fear. Reiko was clueless now and she was scared completely.

Tia! W-what's going on!? Help me!

Had Koren given up and let Tia win..?

[Vell]

Tia wasn't about to take the chance that Koren had given up: evil had a way of seeming your best friend until it killed you. so, instead, Tia maneuvered things so that Reiko wouldn't die, but would instead be paralyzed, if only for a certain amount of time: if Tia had a right to paralyze Reiko, Koren was still in control. or atleast able to take control. and if not Tia would have a lot of explaining to do. and if Blake saw them at just the wrong moment... Tia would have a lot of difficulty on her hands explaining everything.

she would Anyway, to Blake atleast, but that would be three times the worse.

so they landed, and after a shock that falling a few stories to the ground will inevitably give you, Tia stood up, and looked around.

Reiko. Reiko, is that Actually you, Reiko? I didn't know what to do - I think I went feral for a while, you were emotionless, and that smell, and your brother, Koren... your not still Koren, are you? - Reiko?

she wasn't actually as flustered as she sounded - Koren might still be in control.

[Fallen Angel X]

Reiko was stunned. She couldn't move and she was lying on the floor helplessly. She looked at Tia with utter shock. Tia had gone feral and injured her. What if Tia went feral again? Why did things have to be so complicated? She looked at the sky. She looked at the clouds drift by until she realized what Tia had just said.

You knew something about my brother!? Why didn't you tell me! I-I'll never forgive you about this! I hate you!!

She was angry right now. Tia was lucky she couldn't move otherwise.. Otherwise she would've been trying to strangle her by the neck.

[Vell]

I was going to tell you. soon as Blake showed up. the plan was not to let you know until we could be sure of Kai's sanity. the problem is that he's almost completely insane. and i think he's being haunted by your mother, in a sense. he hallucinates your parents. his smell is so strong and messed up i can't imagine how it got like that. even his face is starting to warp. when he first saw us he stabbed you with my sword after stealing it from me. after we came here I fear Koren - something probably parasitic within you that stole the name of your old imaginary friend - started to take you over. I figured you'd rather be dead than have your body be used by some spawn of the infection.

[Fallen Angel X]

The sudden burst of information had shocked Reiko to the point of denial. Her brother was insane? His features warped and had hallucinations of their parents? It didn't seem possible! He was Kaishou, her brother! Tia was deceiving her yet again and it wasn't funny. Her brother was everything to her and she was ridiculing him in front of her. Her anger began to build up inside her.

Feeling began to return to her body and her arm retained it's metallic property. Her eyes were filled with anger and hate as she got up slowly. She looked at Tia with a look that showed she meant business. She charged at Tia.

I won't let you lie about my brother and say such rude things about him! I won't forgive you!!

[Vell]

Tia, being a far more experienced fighter, easily dodged Reiko and slammed her to the ground.

its the simple truth. the plain fact that you yourself are having horrors happen to you should provide some proof. do you see now why I wanted to keep it from you? just ask Blake whether its true when he shows up. you should be glad I went feral - if i didn't, I would've never knocked Koren out of you. or whatever the hell I did to it. people always do this, they seem nice first, then they go all crazy on you. seek me out again if you feel like it. I'm leaving.

she stood up, and walked off, listening with her heightened, heightened senses to make sure Reiko wouldn't charge her again, and instantly began loping away from the city like a wolf as soon as she left the alley.

[Fallen Angel X]

Reiko got up and looked at Tia. She chased after her, she wanted to know something. She felt bad too after attacking her like that. She needed to apologize as well. She was crying, she may have made one of her fears come to fruition. She felt guilty and beat herself up inside about it. Why did she always screw things up? She finally caught up with Tia.

I'm sorry, Tia. I couldn't control myself. But, are you sure it was my brother not someone else!? I just wanted to know..

If she could find out where her brother was, she'd be able to live a peaceful life with him. But what if Tia was telling the truth?

[Vell]

Tia stopped, turned around, stood up.

apology accepted. I am sure.

that was all she said. then she slapped Reiko.

ever attack me like that again, or doubt my word, and I will leave.

[Fallen Angel X]

Koren watched and gathered more information. Tia was very fascinating indeed. Of course he wouldn't be able to talk to her until he decided to take control once again but he found just watching was entertaining enough. He could manipulate Reiko's mind when he felt like it however. But he had yet to meddle.

Reiko was happy despite being slapped. Her friend, Tia, wasn't leaving anymore! But more importantly her brother's whereabouts was within her grasp. She just needed to get it from Tia.

Tia, I told you before didn't I? I'm here looking for my brother, do you know where he is? You have to tell me, please! I want things to go back to the way they were. I feel finding my brother will bring me back to happiness!

[Vell]

Reiko. you're brother's close. he's in a very dangerous situation though. he's powerful. and if Koren decides to try another takeover and I can't do anything, who knows what'll happen? besides. I don't want to take the chance Koren will try to do something with that damned mother of yours. thats what the bitch does; bear children. they aren't supposed to come back from the dead and make their cubs insane! first thing first is to get Koren out of you. until then... well, not that I don't trust you, its whats inside of you i can't trust.

Where the hell was Blake?

first, though, WHERE is that boy, anyway?

[Fallen Angel X]

Kaishou was outside New York City now. He was resting on a pathway when he saw a small child hiding underneath a car. It was a girl, about the age of 6. She held a teddy bear in her hands and her face had bruises and was covered in dirt. She was alone. No one was around to take care of her. He felt sorry for the little girl and he told her to come out. She timidly approached him and as she did, her stomach rumbled. Kaishou grabbed an apple and tossed it to her. He would protect this little girl, he decided.

End of PoV

Reiko wasn't really sure what Tia was talking about. Koren? That was an old memory. And she wanted to find her brother now. She began to think of what she'd say next but she began to speak. The words were not her own however.

Koren isn't a threat! I can control him I swear! Besides, we don't know what'll happen if he is removed from my body. Besides, if my brother is in danger we should go help him!

The last sentence was hers. The rest of it was nonsense concocted by Koren.

[Vell]

Tia looked at Reiko. sighed.

girl, your brother might not be safe at the moment. we can't do anything for him. and besides. if we do see him again i want Blake there - the boy might bw able to hold him off for a while. I was a lot stronger while feral, i remember. not much else though. i don't think there Was much. also, remember. Koren took over once, it can do so again. I don't trust it in you. if I were you I swear I'd rather be dead than have a chance of having that thing take me. ever.

how much of what Tia was hearing was Reiko, anyway? Koren was a powerful Thing. she remembered that much, as well, from that moment of being Feral. Tia shivered; she hadn't even remembered who Reiko was.

and worse, she felt, she didn't know How she had gone feral. it might just happen again, without her wanting too.

[Fallen Angel X]

Koren grinned. Well, rather he was happy, seeing as to how he's a micro-organism. He wasn't quite sure what to say anymore. Indeed Tia was quite fascinating and interesting. If he was ever to pick a host, it would be her but he was stuck in Reiko's useless body. Well, if he were to be removed, he would disguise himself as a red blood cell. That should prevent them from finding and extracting him. Even more good news, Sarah was making progress on her host rapidly. The pathetic human race would soon be destroyed, he hoped.

Reiko was disappointed. Tia wouldn't disclose her brother's location to her. She refused to believe some of what Tia had said however, like her brother having stabbed her and the like. Her brother wasn't like that! She knew better. What would Tia know about him? Not as much.

Please! I want to see him! He wouldn't hurt, EVER! We've always loved each other, Kai and I. He wouldn't ever attack me... So please, Tia, let me see him!