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Alef watched as the new guy walked in, and it wasn't long before she picked up on Yusake's loud voice either. She watched them both talk, remaining quiet as they did so. It didn't take her long to see that Tatsu was mute, but again, kept quiet as it took Yusake a little longer to catch on. It wasn't like her to keep so quiet, nor to have such a serious expression on her face. It seemed to reserved for her usual personality.

Ai smiled as she stretched her arms out, they fight quite tense from yesterdays events with Joy. It was quite painful but she knew she could pull through it, been she doesn't know how long it'll last but Sakura Ai will try her best with keeping Joy happy. Last thing she needed was someone dying, or someone dying again.

"Another day another time" she spoke softly toherself as she smiled, and picked up a bible book that was lying around. She held it close to her heart as she noticed Alef has entered the domain. She let out a sigh, a sigh of happiness and skipped somewhere deep into the church. Somewhere where she can probably pray by herself. She feels wierd when ever someone watches her pray, she gets this wierd itching feeling.

As she wanedered into the hallways of the church she felt strange there was so many students with in the church it felt strange since she was the only angel in Ria. Well, so far she hasn't met any other angels but she was dying to. Her long lavender hair that was tied in two french braids swayed lightly as her enchanting lavender eyes stared in space. Mostly thinking about her past, but she knew she let go of that. Or did she? Well, she wasn't really sure but she can't wait what her future will bring her.

Tatsu was surprised the girl even acknowledged his existence, much less walk over to him. One awkward situation after another... Tatsu smile weakly at her, not knowing what to do. It was times like this that Tatsu wishes he wasn't mute. All he could do was smile at the girl, because it wasn't like she knew sign language, and he had no paper to write on. Why does communication have to be so difficult?..."

Tatsu nodded to her before she left and leaned back against the statue again, closing his eyes. He suddenly remembered that the church was dangerous for him and his power, since the higher beings of light tried to silently kill Tatsu. The light is such a deceitful b*****d... At leastdarkness does everything in the open... Tatsu stood up and made his way to the exit, deciding that since he had nothing else to do with his time, he might as well follow the girl. Afterall, she did kind of offer to meet him there.

Shaiya walked through the marble halls of the big church in her white robes. Finally finding the Chapel Shaiya strode in and began lighting all the candles, setting up somethings as well as dusting off everything. A while back she had been praying and when she stood up from the back everything on the lower portion of her dress was gray with dust.

Taking out a feather duster she began to dust everything with great care, lifting and setting back in the exact same place. Shaiya was debating on how she would get a ladder into the church to wash the stained glass when she saw notches in the walls.

Slipping off her shoes and socks she wedged her foot in between two stones and stood, beginning to climb up the wall, her water and rags in her right hand. When she finally got high enough to reach them she set the soapy water on a ledge and sat on the organ case.

After finishing the last section Celestial came down from her tippi toes and dropped the rag in the bucket splashing herself slightly, smiling at her dirty dress she carefully siddled down the window, squatting. Carefully she wedged her foot in between the two stones and then a hand and then her other foot and with her last hand she grabbed the pail.

Her heart racing she carefully sidled over to the next window and placed the bucket on the sill and in doing so lost her balance. Her heart spasming from fear she fought to hold herself with her two hands until she could fit her feet into the stones. Her fingers burning she manuvered herself onto the sill and just sat for a few moments, thanking god she didn't fall.

Shadow Ai appaered in the Church, as she entered black charcoal feathers swarmed around her, like the protect the hold light away from her. As she entered that church wall and floors started to turn black the stian glass began to be covered by vines and the holy saint stuatues began to crack and crumble, piece by piece. This was what shadows do, the bind and break of what is left of the light. No, Shadow Ai is not evil, she is just emotionally challenged. She walked without hesitation towards the middle of the room. Waiting for Iredezria to make her appearrence. To Shadow Ai, she doesn't care if she dies or not, she just wants revenge.

"Soon.." she said softly in a low musical tone, her eyes in sorrow as she looked at all the objects in the church. It made her sad, memories of Heaven ran through her head. Thus, a black strak ran down her eyes to the end of her cheek. Another burst of shaodw power came, making the inner Ai to be blocked out. Maybe forever.

There was shadows dancing on the walls, like the completely tooken over the church. Shadow Ai soon found a seat on a simple wooden bench. Her hands resting on her cheeks as her enbows rested on her knee's. Her sorrowful eyes eyeing the entrance, eaiting for the unicorn/peacock to make yet another challenge. Why did Shadow Ai choose this place? She thought is would be natural to repeat that fight she watched when she was little. That fight between Ivy and Mother Marissa.

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"It..hurts...so much" cried the real Ai as she hugged herself much tighter, the shadows were crawling up on her as she shaked horribly. SHe was scared out of her mind. She didn't like this feeling but she couldn't help that no one was there to save her. Does she really have friends that care about? She wasn't sure. She slowly closed her eyes again, but tighter as vines wrapped themselves around her acking body.

She couldn't help feeling so numb.

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Shadow Ai snapped her fingers, suddenly white and black feathers swarmed around the church outside. So that there fight won't be interupted. The circle of feather blocked all entrances, the doors, the chimney, the windows, everything. She knew Iredezria won't come in by manmade entrances, she knew she'll come in as the way Shadow Ai did.

Of course, if you know the ways of the angels, then you could enter the church. But it seems the only angelic being she knew was herself.

She felt the orbs cutt through her delicate skin, but she didn't wince, she can't feel pain, only her inner concience can. Only the real Ai can. She could feel her shoulders and arms scratched up and bleeding, and more and more pieces of clothe fell to the ground, she was now sleeveless. She didn't care. With another snap of her fingers a sythe appeared in her hands. Her fingers wrapped around the silver handle and she slowly walked out of the clouds of dust. Where her misty grey eyes fell upon Iredezria. She brought her sythe up above her head, and merely ran towards her oppenent.

But.

She stopped her attack when she was a few inches in front of the unicorn/peacock, Iredezria. Her eyes stared coldly at her and then twitched a smile as she disapeared. Then she reappeared behind her oppenent, her sythe's blade rubbing against Iredezria's neck. There was the sound of bells, Sakura Ai's precious bells ringed throughout the silence of the church. She then resumed her sythe from her neck. But, instead, she formed a moon orb. The same orbs she learned when she was still angelic. Slowly, one huge purple orb grew in the palm of her hand, then the orb dupicate its self until it surrounded her whole entire body in a circle. Now, she was only a few feet away from Iredezria, but she swiftly and gracefully moved her hand towards her prey. Sending those orbs right at the back of Iredezria.

She watched her moon orbs hit her prey, but not knowing her results, she then ran towards the cloud of moondust and slashed at any remains with her sythe, but drew back knowing that Iredezria wouldn't die after a blow like that. No. Iredezria is much more powerful. She brought her sythe in front of her body, both of her hands tightening on the handle as the blade pointed at the dust. Her eyes had a deadly glare, like she doesn't care who she'll injure, as long as someone dies. Even if it has to be her.

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"...NNH!!..It hurts..!!" she cried out, her tears streaming down her once peachy cheeks. She tightened her grip on her knee's as she felt the blows of the Iredezria's peacock orbs. Her shoulders and arms had scratches and they were bleeding, staining the vines that were wrapped around Ai's body. It seemed that she wasn't really in concience of the world anymore. No. She was in the world of her own dispair, the land of the twilight. She pressed her between her knee's as she cried silently.

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Shadow Ai eyed the cloud suspiciously, she knew Iredezria was alive, she could feel it itching throughout her bones. She walked a little closer, without moving her sythe. Her grey eyes now even more glazed over as she spoke four simple words.

"I know you're alive"