Archangel (Me&Hunter)

Moki Hunter · **Posted:** Fri May 27, 2011 6:46 am

Aubrey nearly lost it when she went into the scene. Michael had went at Ashton and judging by the confusion on his face, he probably recognized him. If only slightly. Ashton's eyes were the color of blood, his fangs were starting to grow, and his face started showing anger, resentment, and danger. Aubrey knew it couldn't really be him. It couldn't. She knew the real Ashton. And the real Ashton could be confused, hurt, and even act out when he felt that way, but he was never truly... evil. Or, she had never seen him that way.

She went in and grabbed the boy by the shoulder. He was around her age. And he looked fearful and confused all at once. She didn't blame him. She looked at him straight in the eyes. By now she had pulled her wings inside. "Listen, you need to get out of here. Come with me," She said seriously and urgently. And her eyes kept flitting back to Michael and Ashton. Oh please don't hurt him, please please please. She thought desperately. And she meant this both ways. She didn't want Michael to hurt Ashton. And she didn't want Ashton to hurt Michael.

Ashton snarled as Michael came into the picture. "Get out of my way, idiot." He hissed. Both Daniel and the Demon were getting to his head. And he was virtually powerless to stop it. He started to advance on him, ignoring the sword in Michael's hand.

Aubrey abruptly burst out to Michael, so that maybe both of them had a chance. "That's not really him! He's not like that! It's something else!" Her attention had completely turned from the human to both of them. And now her gaze was locked on Daniel's, who gave a mocking grin in her direction. She nearly ripped his head off, despite her usual want for kindness.

Ashton was about to hiss again, when he heard a very familiar voice... One he had been wanting to hear for a really long time. What was her name...? The demon was now struggling to keep a firm hold on Ashton's soul and mind. It was screaming at him to forget, but he was fighting with it to remember. A... Aub... Aubrey! Ashton snarled, but took a few steps back, gripping his forehead and exposing his fangs. "Get out of me!" He screamed, referring to the Demon.

Daniel laughed like a psychotic murderer. This was all hilarious to him. He had fueled the Demon to take control. He knew how. And the elders had given him the strength and knowledge to do it too, because they didn't want Ashton to try any funny business. "Nice try, but no dice," Daniel said with a sinister note.

WolfPaws · **Posted:** Fri May 27, 2011 6:46 pm

Sam spun around when he felt the pressure of a hand on his shoulder. He must've looked fearful as a kitten cornered by snarling wolves, because that's what he felt like. he turned and saw the owner of the hand, it was a girl looking about his age, and she was... beautiful. But not the normal kind of beauty; it was something else, almost angelic. He snapped out of it when she told him to get out of here, and he knew there was no choice. He followed her away from the scene, glancing back at it every so often and trying to make sense of it. "Does anyone know what's going on?" he asked frantically when they were a little ways away.

Michael clutched his sword tightly as the Demon Ashton had been overcome by hissed and growled at him to get out of the way. Still, he stood his ground and held his stance, not about to back down like a frightened puppy. Michael's eyes scanned the new Ashton for a moment; it no longer looked like him. It could have easily been a close relative (a more evil, bloodthirsty, uglier one) but not him. Michael knew his duty, and knew who his enemies were, but Ashton was never his enemy. He never wanted him to be an enemy. But now... he was just another one of them. He knew what had to be done, and when Aubrey yelled something to him, he ignored it. Nothing could cloud his vision now. He grasped his sword with both hands, holding it tightly and pulled back. Ashton suddenly fell back and held his head, growling to the Demon inside of him. He was probably struggling to hold on, struggling to keep his own body from ripping in half because of the seige going on inside. Michael felt sorry for him, and sorry that it had to end like this, but to put him out of his misery would be a mercy, and his duty as an Arch came first before the feelings he had tried for so long to smother. He held the blade high above his head, ready to end it all.

Moki Hunter · **Posted:** Fri May 27, 2011 9:11 pm

Aubrey tried her best to ignore the feeling of wanting to go back, as soon as the human began to walk with her. And it was a good thing she got out of there, too, because if she had seen what was about to happen, she would have gotten in front of Michael and disobeyed direct orders. She would have been considered a traitor. Even if she couldn't help it.

But now that they were a bit of a way from the chaos, Aubrey had the time and focus to finally take in this human's features. Her first thought was: Handsome... The teen had black hair and blue eyes and although his expression may have looked confused, she could guess when he smiled it could make a heart sink. She nearly forgot what was going on until he mentioned something about if anyone knew what was going on.

It took a while for her reply. She honestly didn't know how to respond. Should she tell the truth or... lie? They had always been trained to refrain from the lies. Since lies weren't an invention of God. They were the easy way out and a sure fire way to hurt other people. So she told the truth. "Yes. We know. Though, I'm not really allowed to tell you," She whispered the last part.

Ashton took the hand off his forehead in just enough time to see a sword glinting in the sunlight. Was that... Michael? The arch... arch... angel. He had to force the demon to let him say it. And he wanted this demon OUT. And Daniel kept forcing it back in. It was a no win situation.

Either Ashton got it out and ran, or he wouldn't be able to and would simply disappear out of existence. No heaven, no hell, just... Nothing. It would be nice to feel nothing for once... But Aubrey! He couldn't do that to her. And he couldn't hurt people this bad...

He knew his mistakes when he was still alive. He didn't care then. Mistakes he made then chose his future when he was dead. Now that he was living an eternity of hell, only then did he realize just what his actions caused. He started to get soft. And while still impulsive, he wanted out of that wretched place. And to be in just nothing... it didn't feel right.

Not when he had just learned Aubrey was there. And he wouldn't let anyone kill him a second time. If nothing else, he didn't deserve mercy. He didn't deserve to feel better than the torture he got back down. He deserved to rot in the fiery pits and stay there. Either that or find something else to help him turn the tide.

He finally found the strength to get rid of the demon. It was fading, and Ashton knew exactly what to do to push it out the rest of the way. He swiftly turned his body to Daniel and screeched a loud, murderous sound. And he went at him. He knocked him down with a force so strong, it could have blown the whole wall behind him to pieces. And then he used his fangs.

He tore open Daniel's flesh, causing him to yell in agony. It was a horrific, gory scene. And when Ashton thought Daniel would get it, he got off and wiped his mouth of the blood. The demon had vanished. Or at least the one that controlled his actions. "You ever try to send that thing in my system again, I'll make sure you're sent even further down." He snarled.

Daniel winced and stepped back a bit. He was usually the bad one, but since Ashton was stronger than him, he knew well enough to back off for the moment.

WolfPaws · **Posted:** Tue May 31, 2011 1:51 am

Sam looked at her strangely, then shook his head. "Okay," he said hastily, "Then is there anything I can do to help?!" That's Sam all right; always looking out for others. He was still bewildered as to the situation, but the explanation could wait. Lives couldn't.

Michael's usually-stern gaze turned confused for a moment, then widened in absolute horror. He lowered his sword, standing strong while witnessing Ashton's rage emptying onto the demon behind him. He was too far away to recognize the second one, but he was close enough to see the blood... lots of it. It dripped from Ashton's merciless jaws, and then Michael recognized he wasn't himself anymore. He was no longer Ashton, Aubrey's brother and Michael and Eryn's friend... even though he was trying to protect himself. If Ashon was redeemable, then maybe Michael could-

Eryn rushed in, interrupting Michael's train of thought. she swooped in next to Ashton, not caring for her own safety in the least. "Ashton!" she called, running towards him and Daniel. She wanted to believe it wasn't him, that he hadn't become one of them, that he had been redeemed... but her own love for her old friend overcame her common sense enough to keep her running. She knew she could end up fighting him, but Eryn didn't think of that. Her only thought was pain, and fear that he had turned into something else.

Moki Hunter · **Posted:** Fri Jun 03, 2011 1:40 am

Aubrey shook her head grimly. "No, I'm afraid not." She gave Sam an expression of longing. As if to tell him that she wanted to help too. She only wished and could only ever dream that Michael and Eryn would need her to come in. But for now she had to follow orders. And as hard as it may be, she needed to follow through with them.

Ashton was suddenly rushed by Eryn... an old friend of his. "Eryn?" He said dreamily, almost as if he were waking up from a huge nightmare. Which may have been true if reality pertained to dreams. His blood red eyes disappeared. They returned to their icy blue color, as if signaling the rest of the demon's depart. Then he turned to Daniel and saw all the blood. He tasted it in his mouth.

And then he turned to Michael. Back to Eryn. What had he done? He dropped to his knees and just whispered over and over, "I'm sorry... I'm so sorry."

WolfPaws · **Posted:** Fri Jun 03, 2011 2:00 am

Eryn ran to him, stopping to stand in front of him, as if waiting for him to recognize her. She looked at him with tears in her eyes, hating what he had become. Suddenly, she witnessed him drop to his knees in remorse and deep sorrow. I'm sorry... he repeated, and Eryn couldn't hold back anymore. She allowed the tears to flow and she ran over to him, collapsing to her knees as well and putting her hand on Ashton's back comfortingly. "It's okay..." she whispered through her tears, her golden hair billowing around her like waves in the wind. "I promise... It's okay..."

Michael withdrew his sword and slid it back into its sheath, his expression still as stone. His face fell, his eyes trailing the ground around him. What had happened to Ashton? Why had he become something so evil? Michael decided to let the questions answer themselves for now as he turned in Aubrey's direction. "Aubrey." he beckoned smoothly as he motioned for her to come. Then, he nodded towards Ashton and Eryn with a small grin, as if giving her permission to comfort her brother.

Moki Hunter · **Posted:** Fri Jun 03, 2011 2:49 am

Aubrey all of a sudden had all of her prayers answered. She wanted to run like a small child to her brother to help Eryn comfort him. And she mentally noted to thank Michael later. But, she had to figure out what to do with Sam. She turned back to him and said gently, "Stay here. We'll be right back." And she turned to go towards Michael first. As much as she wanted to bound past him, she needed to thank him and to ask him a question.

She looked him in the eyes as she came up in front of him."What do we do with the kid?" She asked, trying to conceal her sudden 'crush' for Sam as she turned to him to show Michael who she meant, although she was fairly sure he knew. "And Michael..." she paused, not sure how to continue, but as tears started welling up in her eyes she realized the simplest and shortest phrases could sometime speak wonders. "Thank you."

And with that she ran towards Ashton, and knelt to her knees right next to Eryn. She pulled them both into a group hug.

Ashton was surprised at Eryn's sudden show of kindness. How could they be so nice to him after he nearly killed a human? Not to mention had posed an incredible threat to them. He was groping for words in his mind but couldn't find any to fit. He stuttered a small and quiet gasp as Aubrey came and pulled them into a group hug. "T-thank you but..." he trailed off.

But he tried pulling away. Aubrey wouldn't allow it. After all this time of not seeing him, she wasn't about to let him go this easy. But he wanted to let go because it even slightly hurt him. "I d-don't deserve this..." He said.

WolfPaws · **Posted:** Fri Jun 03, 2011 6:45 pm

Michael turned towards the human after Aubrey's departure, wondering what to do with him. He had already seen the demon... and there was no way to hide Daniel's blood from him either. Michael sighed slightly, nodding to himself. The human would have to come with them for now; if their mission was to bring back hope, then perhaps they could start with him.

Eryn felt the tears fall faster as Aubrey pulled her and Ashton into a group hug. She let her defenses fall completely, the boundaries she should have been keeping up now shattering with every breath. When she heard Ashton's last comment, Eryn made her voice stern, but quiet enough to be comforting. "Nobody deserves a second chance," she confessed, "But through love, we get them anyway." She went on to say, "And we all love you, Ashton."

Sam stood off to the side, staying out of the way. It seemed to him like he had been sucked into a dramatic TV show, and was watching from the sidelines. He stayed where Aubrey had left him, just in case she decided to come back and explain what just happened. Sam couldn't suppress what he felt when she came near him... though he didn't even know her name. Something about her was different; something unearthly and pure. Then again, they all seemed different somehow. All of these strangers felt like they weren't from around here, like they were phantoms or angels or something. He couldn't put his finger on it, but Sam knew there would be a heck of an explanation ahead.

Moki Hunter · **Posted:** Sat Jun 04, 2011 7:41 am

Aubrey let them go from the group hug and let the tears flow down in formation. She couldn't stand to hold it in any longer. She decided instead of saying much, she would just reinforce Eryn's words. Because to be honest, it was the truth. And it was probably the best and most inspirational thing to say. "She's right," Aubrey said quietly. And she looked at Ashton straight in the eyes as he nodded hesitantly.

Just then, Daniel stood up, though. He was holding his neck and almost seemed to limp as he started walking a few steps, but it turned out he wasn't hurt from the bottom. Or not too badly. He didn't like any of this hope and chances for redemption. And it was not only his job to wreak havoc on earth and to stop the angels from preventing him, but it was also his duty and his sworn oath to make sure Ashton didn't screw up. And he already blew it by letting the kid go free. Or at least letting his guard down and allowing his sister and Michael and Eryn to get him out of there.

"You think he'll change so easy?" He said in a sinister tone. It was meant to influence them. One of his specialties back down under. And one of his greatest powers when he had been human. "You're all fools." He nearly spat out the last words. "Second chances don't exist. You go through life and if you screw it up, you're done for. Once you're dead, you're dead. There's no do-overs, no lifelines, and no second chances. He made his choice a long time ago."

WolfPaws · **Posted:** Sun Jun 05, 2011 1:51 am

As Michael let his eyes wander the scene, he let his gaze trail back to Daniel, who had already gotten back up and seemed unscathed. He redrew his sword, the light reflecting off the silver in a stunning display. He was ready to take Daniel down, even if it meant bringing him back down there himself.

At Daniel's words, Eryn's eyes shot open, producing no more tears. She stared straight into Daniel's eyes, but still remained by Ashton, her hand still on his back. She shot back in a steely tone, "We're the fools?" Her eyes bore deep; almost like the look a mother gives her misbehaving children. "Look where you ended up, look at whose work you're doing, and now we're the fools? We all screw up, but your screw-ups don't have to define you; mistakes don't have to define who you really are."

Moki Hunter · **Posted:** Sun Jun 05, 2011 4:25 am

Daniel laughed a metallic, unforgiving laughter. "Like I said, we make our choices. Choices aren't mistakes." He shot Ashton an angered glare, from which Ashton slightly recoiled. Then he regained his composure as easily as anyone ever could, and gave a fake smile in Eryn's direction. "You see, dearest angel, I chose my own fate. I knew exactly where I was going the minute I went out of line." He paused, letting it sink in. "The difference is, I embraced it."

"And while Ashton my boy may not have known it at first, he wasn't so innocent right down in the end. What makes you so sure he's changed? After all. You know what they say. Once a bad boy, always a bad boy."

WolfPaws · **Posted:** Mon Jun 06, 2011 1:17 am

Eryn gave a hint of a growl at Daniel. She was always trying to be compassionate, but this guy was really grinding on her nerves. "That's great for you, Mr. Embracer." she said through clenched teeth. "If you feel absolutely no remorse for anything you did, then there will be obvious consequences. But if you recognize your bad choices as mistakes, it doesn't have to be that way." She breathed in through her nose to tried and regain herself. "As hard as it is to believe, you're redeemable too, Daniel."

Moki Hunter · **Posted:** Sun Sep 25, 2011 2:24 pm

Daniel laughed harshly. It was a strange, cutting sound, capable of making an average human shudder. "You think I want to be saved?" His eyes were glinting in the small light there was. They slashed like blades straight through to Eryn. A smirk crosses his lips, growing wider by the millisecond. All of a sudden, however, he became serious. His expression hardened and his eyes became cold. The smile faded as he said, "You angels are all the same. You think everyone has a second chance. The difference is you've never experienced what it's like when you don't get one." He strode towards Ashton, pulling him by the shoulder in a quick maneuver. Ashton fought against his grip, but Daniel pulled him closer by force. Hissing in his ear, he said, "We have orders to accomplish. If you want to go with them, fine. But nothing has changed. We're still demons, we're still working for the man downstairs. So you do what I say, kapeesh? Or else we both have it in for us."

Ashton turned towards him. On the average occasion he would have nodded, but this time, he just stood still. Looking back at the teen he used to consider a friend back in human life, it was strange. Because now he was seeing him in a different light than ever before. He was noticing all the evil and crude things about Daniel, and he suddenly wanted no part of it. He was only fighting himself. The want to go with the angels fought against every instinct his demon side had, and truthfully, Daniel was right. There wasn't really any possible way that he could ever turn good again, like an angel. You just couldn't switch sides that easy. And rebelling against the big boss wasn't exactly a smart thing to do if you had to go back and face punishment for it. "I..." He trailed off, his voice becoming a whisper. His head turned slowly from Daniel's serious expression to Eryn and his sister's kind, soft hearted ones. Michael stood a bit behind him, and suddenly Ashton wondered. Wouldn't it hurt less to be with the ones who were nicer? His own face showed the choice he wanted to make, but also expressed that the difficulty with choosing it, was that it would end badly for him in the end. He desperately looked at Eryn and Aubrey, and at Michael behind them, searching their eyes for something he couldn't comprehend.

WolfPaws · **Posted:** Sun Sep 25, 2011 11:47 pm

Eryn simple gazed back into Ashton's eyes, unable to speak, or perhaps ust lacking the right words to say at the moment. She bit her bottom lip, still eyes fixed on him as she told him quietly and carefully, "Listen to me, Ash-"

"No," Michael interrupted, taking a few short steps up behind his sister as he cut her off. "Let him choose for himself." he said sternly but calmly, his blue eyes cutting deep into Ashton's. He stood still behind Eryn, gaze and stance unwavering, but the look in his eyes gave the slightest hint of care; that he didn't want Ashton to just choose a side because he was pressured into it. He wanted him to choose where he wanted to go and who he wanted to work for because it was his own life, and what he did with it was his own choice to make.

Moki Hunter · **Posted:** Mon Sep 26, 2011 1:07 am

Daniel barely managed to keep himself from growling. This Michael kid was really getting on his nerves. Although... choose for himself? Splendid idea. That way the angels had no say... Sometimes Daniel scared himself with his genius. He pulled Ashton back towards him forcefully, receiving a snarl in his direction from the one whom he was pulling. Ashton glared at him. "No," he breathed menacingly, mimicking Michael's words from just a few seconds ago. Daniel was taken aback. What?? Who in their right mind would be willing to go with those purity poster children? Daniel snarled in response, not able to contain it this time. He swiftly grabbed Ashton's shoulders and turned his face his way. "You go with them and I swear I'll hunt you down and bring you to the boss myself. I'm sure he'll be very interested in learning that one of his top demons has switched sides on the playing field." For a moment, Daniel had thought he had won. However, he was wrong.

Ashton screeched loudly, catching the other demon by surprise, thus having his grip released. "You touch me again and I'll make sure you never come back up," He seethed. With that, he spread out his bat carved wings, flying crisply next to where the angels stood. He only stood beside them, proudly, however not too close. To be truly honest, Michael's cutting eyes and honesty scared him. Besides, Ashton wasn't foolish enough to overlook the difference in power. These angels could have murdered him and Daniel in a matter of five milliseconds if they had had enough juice. If he did anything wrong, he was sure to be first on the list once God granted them the fruit to make it. The hesitancy was written all over his face. He wanted desperately to be good again, to make up for what he did in life. But since he remembered, he didn't even know how to do good. That could have been a problem...

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