Veena woke up and the first thing she saw is the ceiling, she look around and saw only three colors, white, gray and black then the door open and it reveal Black with a tray in his hand.
"Good morning little Ven" Black said cheerfully and put the tray in the bed, Veena look at him as if she was asking a question
"You fell asleep after Diamond cut your wings and she said that you need a place to stay for awhile so I took you here in my house...... On earth" he said while he is busy growing a plant in a small black pot, Veena rolled her eyes because after all the years have past Black's obsession with plants didn't disappeared. She put her hands in her back only to touch her big two scar where her wings use to be there, her wings that she treasured a lot because she remembered that the eldest put their bloods in it but now it's gone she is sad but at the same time happy because she knows that Scorch is finally free from death, by just thinking about him makes her smile and her day is already complete.
"You are thinking about him, aren't you?" Black said while looking at her intently with a teasing smile in his face, Veena can't help but blush and look away from him
"No I'm not thinking about Scorch" she said and she unknowingly smile and Black just shook his head with a smile on his face, Veena is obviously thinking about him but she just don't want to admit it because she is in front of Black. Black and Diamond obviously knows about their past that's why they want to protect them, to protect the second chance of Crystal, Alston and of course Christine, they pledge to Raven that they will protect Veena to anyone that wants to harm her, they made a mistake hundred years ago and this is their second chance that's why the want to do anything that will help Veena.
"Eat faster so we can go back to the lost world" Black said seriously at her and Veena look at Jim with a shock expression
"But why? " she ask confuse
"You need to heal completely, your abilities are weak and that place can help you, so let's just obey Diamond's order" he said and held her left hand
"We just want to protect you, we want you to be happy that's why we are doing this" he seriously said with gentleness in his voice, they just want Veena to be strong so she can face her enemies and defeat them, she needs to be strong physically and emotionally and Black believes that she can do it
"But you are locking me up again" Veena almost whispered and years fell into her eyes, that place was her cage but when Scorch came he help her to be free, to know what it feels like and because of him she remember her past, their past when they are still Crystal and Alston, all she wants to do right now is to find him and tell him how scared she is to be lock again, Black sigh and wipe the tears that are falling from her eyes, he felt sorry because he will lock her again but it's for her sake and besides he will not left Scorch behind, he will protect him too but he needs to bring Veena back to the lost world so she can be completely heal, her strength is going to be back she just needs to rest and he will be the one who will collect the souls for her
"Ven you need the souls to heal and we can do the healing process peacefully at that place and besides the angels are hunting you into the different worlds so we need to go back there, they can't enter that place " Black said and hug Veena while caressing her head, Veena just nodded her head, she doesn't any trouble so she just agreed to go back
"What if they harm Scorch?" She ask
"Diamond already have a plan, all I need to do is do it and you to agree, let's go before they found out that we are here" Black said and created a portal that will lead them to the lost place, he let Veena step in first then he step forward too and the portal disappeared. When Veena open her eyes they are in the lost world already, Black let her sit in the fountain and then he let go of the souls that he already collected, the souls have surrounded Veena and one by one they enter her body, her skin color went back to it's original color, her paleness is gone, her bruises and gone too, Black smile at her but he knows that the souls he collected are not enough for her to heal completely, he still needs to collect more so her wounds will heal internally, he will do anything just for Veena just like what he said to Raven hundred years ago, Raven is a good friend of them and she protected them so in exchange they pledge to her that they will protect her future family and that family is Veena, she is the only memory that Raven have left although they don't believe that Raven commit suicide they are still sad that she is gone, Black just look at Veena that is sleeping again.
"You really looks like your mother" he whispered and tuck her hair in her ear, he admit that he like Raven before but he didn't confess because he knew that even if the war is not staying he knew that he is lost already because Raven's heart was already taken by a human and yes he knew that it was a human but he didn't tell it to the council or point at them because he truly loves Raven.
"I'm not gonna lose her only memory" he said and then he disappeared to collect more souls
Scorch woke up in the park where he lose his conscious, his wounds are not healed completely Kier really hit him hard, he think about the things that Kier have told him, he still hope that the others can't find Veena because he don't know what he will do if that happened, he sigh and close his eyes to teleport but nothing happened, he repeat it again but it really didn't work, he sigh again as be stand up and walk to Elena's house, he knew that if he told Elena that he will not guard her anymore, she will be mad but he hope she will understand him because of his situation, he grew closer to Elena and he didn't want their friendship to be gone. He walk and walk until he reach her house, he went inside and he saw Elena watching some morning news and when Elena saw him she went to him.
"Scorch what happened to you?" She said with a worried expression and then she guide him to sit in the sofa
"Wait I will get a medicine for your wounds" she said again but Scorch hold her wrist and shook his head
"No need, I can heal by myself I just need to rest" he said while his eyes are slightly close, she just nod and sit beside him, she didn't ask any questions because she saw that he is in pain but she can't do anything but stare, she sigh when she saw him fell asleep, she stand up and arrange him in a sleeping position in the couch, she sat on the floor and face him.
"I don't know but I felt like there's something wrong, I don't Wang to bother you with my questions so just rest for awhile" she whispered and then she smile, she may not know why he disappeared again but it got her nervous, she thought that he will never come back again and he will leave her forever but she felt relief when she saw him at her door, she got worried when she saw the cuts and bruises on his body she knows that he is weak, she didn't know but there's a pang of pain in her chest but she knew that there's something more than that, she doesn't want the past to happen again so she will do anything to stop it, she doesn't want to cause any trouble again. Elena sigh and stand up to look in the window, she stay there for awhile she just watch the birds that are flying, the dogs who are chasing each other, she look up to the sky to see a very blue color, she smile and look at the dogs again but something more caught her attention and that is a man leaning in the tree with a headphone that is hanging around his neck, it was Voltaire but when she was about to shout his name he disappeared a d she suddenly felt disappointed because of that, she went to the couch again and she still saw the sleeping Scorch, she sat on the floor again and lean her head in the couch she close her eyes, she also hum many songs until she fell asleep.
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Elena woke up in a cabin and she thinks that it is happening again, her dreams about Crystal, Alston and Christine, she felt scared to discover more things about their past but at the same time she needs to be brave to face the truth that she will soon see. She went outside the cabin and she saw a little boy who is playing with different kinds of woods that have different sizes then she saw a lady that is cutting the woods not too far from the kid and then realization hit her, she saw them before they are the ones who came into Crystal's house when her mother died.
"Aire after I finish this we are going to the lake so you can take a bath alright? " Talia said and the little boy look at her
"Yes mother, is aunt Raven and Crystal going here?" Aire ask while playing with the pieces of woods but he's not looking at his mother, Talia stop for awhile and smile
"Don't worry Aire they will be coming I feel it" she said and after that she heard Aire shout
"Aunt Raven, Crystal" he shouted and Crystal came running into his place and hug the little boy
"You are taller than the last time we saw each other Voltaire" she said and smile at the little boy
Voltaire, Voltaire, Voltaire, his name echoes into Elena's mind, she wanted to scream, she wanted to cry but she can't she just stood there with her tears falling from her eyes, she can't believe that the little boy with Crystal is the one who save her multiple times, now she knew why he act like that the last time they talk to each other.
"Crystal play Aire okay? I need to talk to your aunt Talia" Raven said while Crystal just nodded her head and lead Aire to run in the forest then Aire just laugh then chased Crystal, Talia gesture Raven to follow her and they went inside the cabin, Talia sit in a chair while Raven did the same.
"What happened? " Talia immediately ask to Raven
"The new council knew where are we" she said that makes Talia gasp, there are some news that the new council is so mush strict about the rules
"And one of them is Vince older brother, Talia I'm sure that he is blaming me for his brother's death, I know that he will kill me soon" Raven said and tears fell into her eyes same with Talia who held her hands while crying. Vince was an angel who likes her very much, angel and demons can fell in love with each other but that's really rare, but when the time that Vince have confess Raven is already pregnant with Crystal and the human named Corvus is the father of her child, Vince got sad when he knew about it but still offered a friendship with Raven that she gladly accept but one day everything just change because Vince was found dead in his room by his older brother, they hunt Raven because they thought that she is the one who killed her.
"But Raven they already have the true murderer a that is Slash remember? " Talia said and worries filled her eyes, Raven nodded her head and sobbed
"I know but they still wanted to kill me, he said that I am the reason why his brother choose to died" she said while she is still crying.
"His brother choose to die it's not your fault, do you tried to seek help from Vale?" Talia ask
"I just ask her a favor and that is to restore her memory so that when Crystal grew up she can see what really happened when I die" Raven said that makes Talia's teats to flow again
"Don't talk like that, how about Diamond? Did you tried to seek help from her?" Talia said but Raven shook her head indicating no
"I just told her to enter the council so she can watch my daughter carefully" Raven said and lowered her head
"The are going to kill me very soon that's way I want you to take care of Crystal when that happened, Diamond and her Brother Black will protect all of you, I will be glad if I see her happy" Raven said while smiling at Talia, she just can't do anything but nod her head Raven is there when she needs help and she willingly help her, Raven is the only friend of Talia when she became a demon and when Voltaire's father left them, Raven is always there for her so Talia guess that it is the only way to pay for her kindness, she knows that Crystal didn't deserve to lose her mother at her young age but they can't do anything, it's their fate they have to be strong and be brave to face it, Elena felt sad while she is listening to the two ladies and in her opinion Raven is really a good mother and friend, even if she knew that the council will kill her she still thinks about her daughter and her friend instead of hiding from them, sometimes it is not bad to sacrifice if the exchange of it is your love ones to be happy and she knew that it is the thing that Raven thinks because she died with a smile on her face. Years have past and Voltaire and Crystal grew up so fast buy their personality didn't change they are still humble, responsible, and kind, Talia can't help but cry when the council found out that she have help Raven to hid, the council find Crystal but because of Talia they can't find her or smell her even if she is only a few inches away from them.
Voltaire and Crystal grew up as very dine young man and young woman they treat each other as a real siblings until Crystal's past happened and Voltaire is really devastated that time but one day he went back to the underworld he saw someone unexpectedly he quickly run to her and hug her but she only push him a little
"I'm sorry Mister you must be mistaken, my name is Veena" Crystal said that makes Voltaire confuse to the point that he wanted to cry
"I'm sorry miss I thought you are my best friend, I guess I miss her so much" Voltaire said and tears flow into his eyes and he got shock when Veena hug him but he just treasured the moment and when he finally got time, he went into Diamond's room to ask what happened to Crystal
"She lost her memories when she turned to be a pure demon, please Voltaire just treat her just like before make her feel that we love her" Diamond said and Voltaire just nodded feeling happy that Crystal is alive and there's a chance that they can be with her forever.
Elena saw happiness in Voltaire's eyes when he saw Crystal again, she may turn to be a pure demon but Elena saw that she still have a kind heart just like before but she is sad because Scorch and Veena didn't know that their love for each other have a seed but it died when they got burn.
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Elena woke up from her sleep with tears that are continuously flowing from her eyes, it's Christine's fault her mind said but she will not let the past to happened again and she swear that to Scorch, Veena and Voltaire, she will change her future so Scorch and Veena's love story will continue, Elena stand up and went to their backyard she saw the sky is turning gray and it looks like it is going to rain, the wind blew harder too but she didn't care she just stood there while looking at her surrounding, the weather narrates their past, at first it was all peaceful they are living peacefully but it change really fast because the council went into their lives like a storm and ruined their lives, when Elena was about to go back inside she felt something weird so she look around again but she found nothing, she sharpen he'd eyes and look around there she saw some little creatures that are scattered around the grassy ground and when she look around the ground she saw some stains of bloods in the grass, she felt scared because she loves to read the books about Vampires so she knew that the little winged creatures are not just an ordinary vampires they are a cannibal too that can eat bones, flesh them drink blood, she look behind her and saw the backdoor that leads to the kitchen is open, she run and she close it locking herself outside with this small cannibal creatures, they fly to her direction and Elena quickly run then she saw a leaves vacuum and reverse the bottom to blow, she set it in front of her and blow the little creatures far from her but she knew that it isn't enough, she look around and she saw a hose that connects in a insect killer medium size tank, she went there slowly while blowing the little creatures then she crouch down so she can reach the tank and she pat her pockets then she take her lighter, she open the tank with one hand only and when she smell the content, she let go of the vacuum cleaner then she pick up the hose, light her lighter and then the next thing she knows is the small creatures got burn and turns into ashes, she felt happy because for the first time she protected herself when no one is around, she just don't want to bother Scorch in his sleep because she knows that he still felt weak.
When she look around and saw no one she just decided to go back inside the house but even before she open the back door she heard some heavy footsteps and a heavy breathing behind her, she wouldn't lie because in all honesty she really feel scared, then she heard a big voice chuckled behind her but even if she is scared she choose to turn around and she saw a ten to eleven feet tall creature that have chains in it covers it's whole face, it also carries two big ax with him, it looks like a human if it doesn't have a long pointy tail and if the tattoos on it's body is not moving, the creature was about to move and Elena can't do anything but whisper
"Help" she whispered and the creature swing it's ax in her direction but a sword with gold handle prevent it from hitting her and then she saw Scorch fighting with the creature, she thought that she is finally safe but the tattoos of the creature went out to his body and now a three headed hellhound with a snake as it's tail, a blue tiger with a skin like a dragon that is blowing ice and lastly a big black cat with a huge bat wings that is blowing fire, this creatures are now in front of her but she can't seek help from Scorch because he is busy fighting with the chain headed creature, the tiger blow multiple ice knives into her direction but suddenly a fire wall appeared in front of her that prevent the ice knives to go into her direction then the fire wall suddenly turned into a huge sword form and it cut the tiger's head then it turns into ashes that quickly.
The tail of the three headed hellhound attack her then the cat blow some fire balls luckily Elena rum into the different direction
"Aahh!! " she hear Scorch shout and she saw that he have a big cut into his left arms but he still continued to attack the chain headed creature, the three headed hellhound attack her again but she got teleported in front of the back door and Voltaire is holding her waist
"Please help Scorch, Aire" she whispered that makes Voltaire eyes widen when he heard the nickname that was given by his mother, he run into the hellhound's direction and attack it but the big cat is attacking him too so he got no choice but use his second ability suddenly the two creatures stop moving so Voltaire just cut it both heads and the two creatures turns into ashes then Voltaire look at Scorch and he attack the creature too, when the creature is busy attacking Scorch, Voltaire cut it's left arms that makes the creature shouts in pain, he look at Scorch then both of them nodded they jump and cut the chain headed creature, Scorch cut the head while Voltaire cuts it's body in half but they were both shock when the head of the creature laughs and it's body went back into it's original form, it's attacks are stronger than before and it's ax becomes bigger than before, it first attack Scorch but luckily he dodge it but he still received another big cut, it attacks Voltaire but he use his second ability and the creatures hand stop halfway, Voltaire put a spell on his sword that he learned from Diamond, he continue the time and he teleported St the right side of the creature, when the creature was about to hit Scorch that is weakly lying on the ground, he jump and cut it's right arm, the arm turns into ashes indicating that his spell works, he smirk and cut the other creature's arm the creature shouts in pain and it kneel on the ground
"Who command you to kill Elena? " he ask and point his sword into the creatures chest, the creature shouts in pain but Voltaire didn't care
"I-i c-can't t-tell y-you" the creature said and Voltaire push his sword harder in it's chest that makes the creature shouts again
"I said tell me who?!!! " Voltaire shouted to the creature
"It's Ruby and Hex they want her dead" the creature whispered that Voltaire is the one who can only hear, he look at Scorch direction and saw that Elena is with him, he remove his sword into the creature's chest and cut the creature in half, it turns into ashes and he went into Elena and Scorch direction, he crouch down to look closer at his wounds
"What happened? " he ask
"He suddenly lose his conscious, he is not fully healed yet but he got this new wounds, I thought creatures like him heals fast" Elena said while the tears in her eyes and look at Voltaire
"Can you help him?" She ask and Voltaire just nodded his head and put his both hands in Scorch's chest, even if he didn't meet Scorch personally in the past he knew that he makes Veena happy and protected her in the best that he can so there's no reason to not heal him, Voltaire's hands glow and little by little Scorch wounds healed like he didn't have many wounds before
"Thank you" Elena said to Voltaire and he just nodded his head
"Woah, what happened here? " black said when he saw the many ashes in the ground that makes Elena and Voltaire looks at him
"Black what are you doing here? " Voltaire ask while his brows are furrowed, he didn't expect to see Black in other house that is not his
"Oh I need to take Scorch with me" Black said while smiling
"Excuse me Mister, but may I ask why? " Elena said to Black a little confuse about to their situation
"My name is Black and you must be the human that Scorch was guarding, I need to take him with me because he did some bad things that's why the other creatures wants to chase and kill him but don't worry I will take him to a very safe place" Black explained then be crouch down to look closely at Scorch, then he nodded with satisfactory
"Good job Voltaire at healing him and by the way Diamond told me that you are going to protect this lady because you know that Kier already gave the punishment to him" Black explained to him then Voltaire nodded his head even if he wants to complain it is Diamond who gave the order
"Diamond? Black? Kier? And......... Vince?" Elena whispered while her head is hanging low but Black and Voltaire heard her and their eyes widen
"What did you just said?" Black said but when Elena look at him her eyes are gray, their eyes widen because they knew what is that color means
"End is coming but don't worry, a new beginning will come and when the time comes, all the creatures should shout not because of fear but because of joy" she said and her eyes turns to it's original color then she touch Black and Voltaire's hands then her eyes turned gray again
Black and Voltaire saw that they are in the forest in front of a cabin, they look at each other and went inside the cabin only to see Christine who is sitting in a chair while crying
"That's Christine right? " Black ask and Voltaire just nodded while his hand forms a fist
"Stop please stop, I didn't mean what I have done to them" she said while covering her ears that makes Black's brows to furrowed
"Is she crazy?" He ask at Voltaire
"Shut up" Voltaire said to him
"No you did a great job Christine, now you can live forever" a voice said and a figure of a man suddenly formed right behind her
"I don't want immortality, I want my best friends back, stop controlling me" she said but the voice only laughs
"Oh how about I let you killed yourself Christine? That would be fun" the voice said and suddenly Christine pick up the knife in front of her
"Please don't, stop controlling me Kier" Christine beg that makes Black and Voltaire's eyes to widen because after all the things that Christine say and done Kier was just controlling her
"Kier my brother please stop this, don't hurt her, don't hurt my daughter please" another figure of a man appeared in front of her and this time Black and Voltaire can't believe at what they heard
"Vince are you hearing yourself? This young lady here is the mistake you did many years ago and we should eliminate this mistake" Kier said and Christine was about to stab herself in the chest but Vince talk again
"I beg you brother, please spare my daughter" Vince said
"I will give you thus chance but when the right time comes I will let the others to eliminate her" then Kier disappeared, Christine let go of the knife then she cried harder and Vince went to her and hug her tight
"Hush now, don't worry you are safe" Vince said while caressing Christine's hair
"But I already killed Alston, Crystal and their unborn child" Christine said while crying
"Don't worry I will give you a chance to fix the mistakes that you think that you did, someone will kill you but you will be born again but you are still a half angel, just promise me that they are going to be together Christine" Vince said and Christine nodded her head then Vince disappeared
Then suddenly everything turns black, Voltaire and Black open their eyes and saw that Elena passed out, they look at each other with wide eyes
"How about let's go and meet Diamond with this two unconscious angels? " Black said and Voltaire just nodded his head slowly