Private: Forsaken Past.... Of Broken Saints

[ResaMoon]

"It's the least I can do." She smiled. "You sent Kryian away from me for alittle while."

She then started to head for the kitchen. "I don't know about you.. But I'm staving... I was waiting for you to wake up before making something to eat." she winked playfully at him.

 

[Angelo Credo]

"I must admit, something to eat would sound good right about now, I don't think I've eaten properly in days...Please, surprise me with something if you're insistent on making something, now if there's anything you need help with..."

Albel stood up, walking towards the window, the sun hung high in the air over the harbour.

"Resa...Where are we?"

 

[ResaMoon]

"My home." She replied. "We're on the top floor of the bar. But your facing the Ocean. It just so happens, my loft is abit bigger then the bar."

She walked into the kitchen, then started pulling out pans out to start breakfast. I gaped the first time I saw it too. I couldn't believe it. The warehouse we were at last night... Was abit farther away. Nowhere close to the Bar."

She was standing next to him, and she leaned against the railing. "It's a beautiful view, eh?"

 

[Angelo Credo]

"It's certainly quite the sight, I didn't know you had such a place above the bar, but what interests me more is how we managed to get from the warehouse back here so swiftly...You seem to be a miracle worker at taking me somewhere safe when I'm unconscious...Not entirely sure how you manage it sometimes..."

Albel stared out at the ocean, he smiled.

"I think I might wander down to the beach for a little while, you don't mind do you? I could use the time to clear my head."

 

[ResaMoon]

"Take all the time you," Resa said. "I won't you hold you from doing so. Just becareful, okay?"

She went back inside. "I'll call you when the food's done. Have fun for me, okay?"

 

[Angelo Credo]

"Sure thing, I'll probably be back soon at any rate."

Albel leapt over the railing, motioning forward in a swan dive, then rolling forward and landing gracefully on his feet on the beach below.
The force of his landing kicked up sand around him, he stood up, brushing himself off before walking down toward the ocean. Albel unhooked his sword from his side, then peeled off his still sweat soaked shirt, kicking off his shoes, he stepped into the ice cold ocean, walking out until it was just about waist high, holding his arms out, he took in the sea air.

"God that's cold...Bracing, but cold." He shuddered, the chill of the ocean sending a shiver down his spine, Albel dove under the water for a fraction of a second, then popped back up to the surface, he came up looking like an entirely different person, his hair, usually styled in a particular spiky anime style was now washed down at shoulder length, his blonde tips brushed just below his shoulders.

He leaned back, floating on the surface of the ocean on his back, closing his eyes and letting all sorts of thoughts flow through his mind.

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"It's quite something...Finding the time to do this, being this relaxed, despite everything I finally feel like I'm being afforded the time to catch up on everything I've missed, a chance to rest and regenerate myself, refresh my mind."

A deeper, more mature voice rang through Albel's head.

"Don't waste this time son, you have a lot ahead of you, relax and enjoy it, yes, but don't slack off, don't get lazy...You and Resa have a lot of work to do, you have to crush your own demons if you have any chance of helping Resa to crush hers."

"Surely you know me better than that father, I'll use this time well, just afford us some rest...I think we've earned it at this point."

"I agree, the two of you have gone through more than any other person should, relax, have some fun, but practice, hone your skills, don't waste the only time you're not being hounded by your enemies, these times are few and far between.

"Of course, thank you, even in death your advice is rather remarkable."

~~~

 

[ResaMoon]

As Resa made them breakfast, she couldn't help but worry about Albel. What he told her didn't scare her, but, the fact that he...

"Just stop Resa..." She muttered with a sigh. "Kyrian was much worse remember?"

She looked out the window towards the beach. It was such a nice day out, maybe she should go out and join Albel? It seemed like a great idea, until the tiny voice in the back of her head started talking.

Don't be foolish girl... Kyrian is still out there somewhere! No time to relax! You have to be ready for when he strikes!

 

[Angelo Credo]

Albel swam to shore, picking up his shirt and wrapping it round his waist. He knelt down and grabbed his sword, pulling the blade from it's sheath and affixing it to his side, he moved into a defensive stance.

"I suppose I should take this opportunity to practice..."
He thought to himself, taking a few steps forward, he placed the tip of his blade into the sand then swung it up, kicking up a wave of sand and dust along with it, he made three quick cuts forward towards his imaginary target, then cut from bottom to top, propelling himself into the air.

Again another three swift cuts forward, hanging in mid air, Albel raised his katana above his head, bringing it down to bear on his target, the swing cut through the air as the force brought him back down to the ground, kicking up yet another massive shockwave of dust and debris around him.

In his mind he painted a picture of a Pride Demon before him, focusing all his anger outwards onto this imaginary foe, as the dust cleared Albel threw his blade up into the air, holding his good hand up, he clicked his fingers. The blade separated into 3 different entities, impaling themselves into the sand.

Albel held his gauntlet forward, muttering another of his dark incantations, a massive blast of air erupted from the palm of his hand, a wind tunnel of sand, dust and other various bits of debris spiralled around both him and the imaginary demon, Albel ran forward, leaping onto the hilt of one of the three swords, the grabbing the other two that lay next to it, he curled up and rolled forward in mid air, then extended himself, close to the image of his demon, he made two quick cuts with each sword, rending the image in two.

"Perfect..."

The sand and dust settled as the wind tunnel dissipated, settling on the beach surface as Albel came to a graceful landing, the three blades came together as one, he sheathed his reformed sword into it's scabbard and simply quietly sat down.

 

[ResaMoon]

Resa noticed the dust floating in the air outside the window. She suddenly went to the railing. Albel was just in time with making that.

"Hey! Albel!" Resa called out, with a small chuckle. "If you don't hurry and get back here, I'll eat everything I made!"

 

[Angelo Credo]

Albel just about heard Resa's call, he leapt to his feet and slowly began walking back to the house, it was still remarkably bright and the heat was quite blistering, yet even after all that, he hadn't broken a sweat.

"Alright you pig, save me some!" Albel called out, chuckling under his breath.
He stood just beneath the balcony, able to spot the railing from where he jumped down, he bent down and leapt up, just about clearing the railing and landing ever so gracefully outside the window, Albel untied his shirt from his waist, slipping it back on, he then unhooked his blade from his side, placing it down on the table.

"What are we having? I think I'd like to prepare myself, just in case your cooking kills me." He laughed softly, walking towards the kitchen.

 

[ResaMoon]

Resa gave him a smirk. "Well, excuse me, my food hasen't killed anyone yet... Just my attuide." she playfully replied. "I haven't been shopping in a long while... So just toast and eggs. It's the only thing I can seem to cook with it catching fire."

She put the plates on the table and then sat down. "Next time, I'll let you raid the fridge and you can cook me something to eat instead."

 

[Angelo Credo]

"Eggs and toast? And here I was expecting some hearty meal fit for a king, you raised my hopes! Next time you go out shopping, let me know so I can pick out something, I'll cook something spectacular."

Albel picked up his knife and fork, digging into his meal, his eating habits weren't nearly as graceful as his swordplay. He demolished the meal, slicing it to pieces and barely even chewing it on the way down, mopping up the run off of the egg yolk with the toast, he ate the last piece before dropping his knife and fork down on the plate.

"Ugh, I forgot how long it's been since I've eaten...For all my complaints that was satisfying, thank you Resa..."

 

[ResaMoon]

"Your welcome." she replied as she finished her food. She leaned back in her chair and said, "I really need to learn to cook... When I lived with Kyrian, I was banned from cooking... I wasn't really aloud to do much stuff..."

She sighed. "The only thing I was aloud to do was train..."

 

[Angelo Credo]

Albel pushed his plate away from him, leaning forward, resting his head on his hands.

"Resa...There seems to be a lot you missed out on in the time Kyrian had you, doing things to you no one should ever have to go through...I can understand if it's too much, but I'd like to extend a sympathetic ear, or a shoulder to cry on should you need to talk more about things."

He leaned back in his chair also, tilting his head back and staring up at the ceiling.

"Also...This may seem sudden but...What do you think about a change of scenery for a while?"

 

[ResaMoon]

Resa gave a low chuckle. "Albel, let's just say this... The girl, the teenager... Wants her chance now." She moved to the edge of the chair. "I never got to do much. I never had a real childhood. I've never had a boyfriend before, nor friends, so this kinda thing is new to me. I mean, I like having you around." she shook her head, clearing the thoughts.

"I think a change would do me some good." She replied as she rose from her seat, picked up the plates then returned to the kitchen. "What do you have in mind?"

 

[Angelo Credo]

"Well, I'm not entirely sure, anywhere that isn't here is fine by me, this place is all well and good but it does get a bit dull and dreary at times, I fancy going somewhere, perhaps somewhere with a bit more sparkle...Some more culture, of course, this is for your benefit, so ultimately you get to choose, any ideas?"

Albel's gaze remained fixed on the ceiling, he yawned quite loudly.

"Excuse me, you'd think after the amount of sleep I've had that I'd no longer be tired, that wouldn't appear to be the case...At any rate, let me deal with the washing up and the cleaning, why don't you go get some rest? Think on where you'd like to go, I'm fairly certain that being on your feet for the past...However long it's been, can't be any good for you."

 

[ResaMoon]

Resa nodded. "If you insist on cleaning... I'll take the offer..." She said as she left the kitchen. "I'll think of a place to go... I'll let you know if a few hours." She started to make her way to her bedroom, then stopped. "You can take the spare roo across from the bathroom if you wish."

When she made it to her bedroom, she flopped down on her bed and began to think of all the places they could go... But no idea's came to her in the first little while. But when she fell asleep, she had places she visit popping up left, right and center.

 

[Angelo Credo]

Albel started on cleaning the plates, placing them in the boiling hot water, scrubbing them clean and wiping them dry, he placed them up on the drying rack.
He threw the dishcloth on the back of the chair he was sat down in, walking towards the spare room Resa mentioned, he opened the door onto quite an impressive room.

"Hmm, the rooms are as nice as the rest of the house..."

Albel peeled his shirt off and kicked away his shoes, his eyes scanned around the room, taking in the decor and the remarkably comfortable looking bed, a smell permeated the air.

"What...What is that? Outstanding, I was walking around smelling like this all day? Hmmph."

He muttered to himself, chuckling under his breath, he turned around, walking out the door he'd just entered from, he crossed the hall to the bathroom, opening the door to be immediately greeted by what he was looking for, a shower.

"Even the bathroom is...Impressive, hmph."
Albel walked over to the glass doors, opening them outwards, reaching inside and turning on the shower, water burst out from the showerhead, cold at first, he peeled off the remainder of his clothing and locked the bathroom door, steam and condensation covered the windows as the water heated up.

Albel started back towards the shower, hopping inside and closing the doors behind him, the hot water beat down on his weary head, he sat down, letting the steaming hot water cover his back, thoughts of his former life still ran through his head, screams of the women and children he slaughtered and the begging prayers of the men forced to watch whilst he killed their families...And most disturbing of all, his own laughter when he committed the atrocities.

"Ending so many lives and destroying so many families...And I found it...Funny? Amusing? Enjoyable even? Why...?

 

[ResaMoon]

"Stupid girl get to your feet!"

Resa as an eight year old got to her knees, leaned over and puked up blood. Kyrian had kicked her in the ribs again, this time causing her to puke up blood. "Y-You killed... Tabby....!" she squeaked out in between spasms. Her cries could be heard through out the court yard.

"I said get up!" He kicked her again, but this time got her in the face, causing her mouth and noise to bleed uncontrolbly. "You...!" Another kick, this time sent her flying to a nearby wall.

Resa hit was aloud SMACK, the cement wall could be heard cracking from when she hit, to the time she landed on the ground. Blood now ran down from her hair, turning her beautiful pearl white hair red. Resa pushed herself up. "Go.. Away..." She said under her breath. "I... Hate... you..."

Kyrian was now standing over her, sword drawn, and ready to kill. Resa's eyes flashed from their green color to red, matching the blood that ran down her face. "I HATE YOU!"

~*~*~

Resa threw herself upward as the dream disappered. She felt tears running down her face. She looked over to the mirror that sat on her dresser. She looked at it for a few moments, then rose to go over and face it, taking her shirt off, tossing it to the floor. She pulled her hair away from her right shoulder to see a very large scar that ran from her shoulder blade to down to her lower back.

She sighed. "Yeah, Kyrian used his sword on me the first time I went into Demon Form... How could I ever forget that?"

Suddenly she heard a loud, THUMP and then a lamp falling over in the living room. She looked towards the door, grabbed a black tank top from her dresser, threw it on, then started out into the hall way.

"Albel?" she called out quietly, as she passed the bathroom. She could hear the water running from the shower. "Nice time to take a shower..." she replied as she gently knocked on the door. "Hey, Albel, we got a problem."

 

[Angelo Credo]

Albel pulled himself up off the floor of the shower, turning off the water and walking out.

"More problems? I thought you went to sleep...And I'm not exactly in any fit state to do much, I'm not what you'd call...Decent, at the moment."

Albel grabbed one of the first towels he could feel from off the rack, wrapping it round his waist, he walked over to the sink, looking at his reflection in the mirror, his soaking wet hair still remained hanging down below his shoulders, he swept it back, styling it into it's usual look before slipping on his robe bottom, he took the towel and wrapped it around his hair, finally getting a good look at it.

"Pink? Really now...?"
He grabbed his sword, opening the door to be greeted by Resa, he stared directly into her eyes.

"So, what's the problem? And do I have time to put my shirt back on beforehand or am I going to have to go shirtless?" He said, with a flat, deadpan tone.