Welcome to Gaia! ::

With the three assailants left to Rakey-chan, all that was left now was to deal with the last two. It didn't take them long to show themselves though, as they appeared from the darkness, blades glistening with the light from the ruins of the half-destroyed Yokota Air Base. He smirked. "You guys just never learn, do you?" asked Xeion rhetorically and clenched his fists. "You just take and destroy, without leaving anything back. You're all just wretched men -- deserving punishment!"

Before both of them could react, Xeion spun a quick 180-degrees and smoothly slipped behind one of the attackers. Grabbing hold of its arm, he lifted it over him and twisted it while he stepped on the figure's elbow, snapping his arm with a loud, mechanical whir. The second attacker also met this same fate when, having sensed its target move, recalculated its attack pattern and headed toward him. In a flash, Xeion ducked so as to avoid the linear attack, made by his weapon, and flipped him over, landing on top of his comrade.

In one, swift movement, Xeion somersaulted up and crashed down on the two with all his might, his feet crushing the mechanical ribs of his opponent as Xeion looked down on them with a menacing glare. "You tried to take away the smiles of all the people I loved. That kind of transgression...is unforgivable!" shouted Xeion, turning to Yuu-chan with a smile. "Yuu-chan, can you come over here for a bit? Nii-san needs your help!"

[13/15]

He smiled at her and pointed down to the two beings that were under him. "Yuu-chan, can you please stab these two? Don't kill them though -- I just want them incapable of destroying the base any more. This would also serve as 'training' for you as a shinigami. Yes, I know it may be sudden, but I have faith in you, Yuu-chan. I have faith in your abilities," Xeion explained, smiling at her. "Now go on, stab them with all your might, Yuu-chan! I know you can do it!" Xeion encouraged, raising his fist up to the heavens as he cheered his little sister on.

[14/15]

((No, I don't actually. I'll read up on him though, don't worry.

Oh, let's reserve the 15th post for Rakey-chan, seeing as it'll be the last before Xeion would end the fight at the climax post -- the 16th.))

((I don't know. I just didn't want to RP killing humans, or whatever they are. Huhi... crying ))

"That was nice work, Yuu-chan," praised Xeion, patting his little sister's head when he saw Rakey-chan come towards him. He smiled as he approached her with his gentlemanly elegance, catching her body as gently as he could, like the gentle partner that he is, or specifically, how she expected him to be. She trusted him with her body and he, in turn, promised her that he would take care of her no matter what. That was his style. "Nice work, Rakey-chan. Now, let's finish it, shall we? A grand finale; a suitable end to a grand performance, wouldn't you say?"

Xeion's words didn't come too late, as the flames in Yokota, even with the two 'converted' Jackals trying their best to put out the fire, it was all too much. Even though the fire department was on their way, presumably, by the time they get to Yokota, everything would be charred rubble by then. If something doesn't happen soon, Yokota Air Base would go up in flames. Xeion had a plan, however. "Angelus...," he murmured, holding Rakey-chan by her waist with his left hand and raising his right towards the sky, a black and white gun soon appeared out of Xeion's right hand in a brief, but bright flash of heavenly light. He smiled.

"Geist Meister...the manifestation of my will. Thanks to everyone, I know I can do it now. If everyone is with me, I'm sure -- absolutely sure -- that everything will be all right."

Opening his mouth, he chanted the magic words that allow him to draw out the powers of the Angelus and convert his feelings into the "bullet" that goes into the barrel of the gun -- the famed 'bullet that can make miracles happen', Ataraxia. As he did this, he put all of his feelings into the Angelus, praying that his 'wish' would be strong enough that the Angelus would be able to accept it and turn it into a bullet.

"Angelus, I pray to thee. Hear my thoughts, my will, and my heart. All that is me, all that is by me, and all that is left of me -- accept them, I implore. Wishing in the abyssal depths, this lonely soul desires for one thing. Water from the heavens, the skies above, rain down your glory and cleanse this world of the fires that bring sorrow. I ask this of you, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen."

After Xeion's chant, the Angelus' white glow turned light blue, irradiating the darkness that surrounded them. Seeing this, he smiled. His wish was accepted, and now, the Angelus was ready to grant it. Raising the Angelus, Xeion pulled the trigger and fired off a little, light blue bullet into the sky. Although little and not as grand compared to a Cero or a Hadou, it didn't need to be. Even a wish as small as a mustard seed can make the greatest of miracles happen, only if one believes. That bullet is an example of it -- although small, has the pure wishes of someone held inside it. It's as they say, size doesn't matter.

When the bullet hit the sky, it exploded in a beautiful display of lights. Swiftly, it began to gather all the moisture in the air into the form of a giant, light-blue sphere that grew bigger and bigger with each passing second, but it's taking too long. "It's still not enough," grunted Xeion then looked over to Rakey-chan. "Of course, Rakey-chan!"

Handing over the Angelus to his friend, Xeion smiled at her. "Rakey-chan, I've done all I can, but the 'wish' of one person isn't strong enough to save this base. It needs the 'wish' of a second person. I know you may not have ties to this base and you may not even care what happens to the people here, seeing as they all abandoned you all those years ago, but please, I'm begging you, save this land. With your wish, we can stop the flames."

Xeion took out the blue rose from before and slipped it in between Rakey-chan's hair and left ear, making it look somewhat like a blue rose hairpin. "I believe in you, my woncerful, beautiful, blue rose," he whispered, putting all of his trust into Rakey-chan and her 'wish'. She and Xeion shared the same thoughts of peace, and that it shouldn't be attained through meaningless bloodshed. Both of them also shared the same desire to save lives, regardless of race or belief. Saving others for the sake of saving -- that is what they believed in, and in that sense, Xeion trusted Rakey-chan with all of his heart. Now, it's up to Rakey-chan to do what she sees is right. Everything now rested in Rakey-chan's hands -- Xeion's partner, the Azure Knight's precious blue rose.

[15.5/16]

"Un, A grand finale," Rakey agreed to Xeion's first comment towards her. Yokota, burned before their eyes, she could feel the heat on her skin from the flames. A murmur from Xeion caused her to turn her head away from the sight of the mass of flames, to the voice. Xeion held a monochromatic gun, that he referred to as Angelus, it had appeared in his right hand in a quick flash of light, a pure light.

Then, Xeion began to recite a prayer to Angelus. Long it was, but it was meaningful. After he had finished reciting the prayer, the heavenly glow from Angelus, faded out to a light blue. He pulled the trigger on the gun, and out a small bullet, light blue, it was, like the glow it had just seconds earlier. It grew and grew but at a very slow rate.

He said it wasn't enough and that she needed to make a wish as well. Angelus now in her hands, she looked at him, nodded, and said, "My prayer won't be as fancy sounding though,". He then placed the blue rose behind her ear. She held the gun closes to her and whispered a phrase.

"Angelus, I pray to thee. I ask of thee, a simple request. Be the one to fulfill his wish, to protect these people, and cleanse the fire with your tranquil rain. I ask this of you, in the name of the Father, The Son, and The Holy Spirit. Amen,"

She brought her hand holding Angelus, pointing to the sky, took Xeion's hand. Placing it over her own, it glowed a faint lavender. She shut her eyes and pulled the trigger, as a second bullet was let off to the high reaches of the sky. It then exploded like the first bullet had done, and then slowly accuulated and merged with the small, blue, slowly growing, ball. Thus, causing it to grow faster, and soon, after growing to be very large in size. It disspersed. Had it failed in successfully fulfilling there wishes? Were there wishes not strong enough?

"I'm sorry..." Rakey apologized looking at Xeion, when a drop of rain fell on her nose. A second one fell on his cheek, and then another. Second by second, rain began to fall harder and harder, gradually, it began to put out the wild fires that were spreading on Yokota. She smiled, and handed Angelus back to Xeion. "This is yours,".

[16/16] (( XD FINALLY! Sorry Ky... T^T ))

Xeion smiled when he saw the heavens rain down, extinguishing the once powerful, almost unstoppable blaze, thus saving the air base from utter destruction. Turning to Rakey-chan, he smiled at her, taking back the Angelus from her, as it disappeared into spirit particles after he had received it. “Thanks for your help, Rakey-chan. You defied all odds, being an Arrancar, and saved this place. I can’t thank you enough for what you’ve done,” said Xeion, letting go of Rakey-chan’s hip and bowing in front of her to express his utmost respect for her. Who would have thought that an Arrancar, something that only knew death and destruction, would actually save a base from being destroyed? Then again, Rakey-chan wasn’t your everyday Arrancar -- she was simply herself. That’s what Xeion held most important.

Hearing that he had a little bit of rest time before he would once again return to active duty, Xeion nodded. He felt satisfied that he would get a little time for himself. Turning up to the dark, raining sky, Xeion closed his eyes as he allowed the rain drops to hit his face and travel down his cheeks. The rain always had a soothing effect for Xeion as the shinigami Vice Captain absolutely loved the rain. Aside from making him happy though, the rain also made Xeion reflect on the past, allowing him to face his insecurities that would otherwise eat away at his soul while he continued showing off his rather cheerful façade to prevent others from worrying about him. For Xeion, the rain was something that could wash away the sadness of one’s heart. It was also one of the only times he can feel comfortable expressing his sadness.

“I’ve…got to go somewhere for a while. Please excuse me…,” muttered Xeion with a melancholic smile on his face as be bowed in front of Rakey-chan and passed by his little sister, Yuu-chan, but not without patting her on the head first for a job well done. When Xeion said that he had somewhere to go, he meant that he was going to that one place in Yokota -- the Yokota Hospital -- where he met that girl from long ago; that girl whom he had vowed to do his best with. With the entire base somewhat in ruins, Xeion needed to make sure that the most important place for him was still fine.

[Scene Song: Friends]

The rain still continued to pour down from the skies as hard as it was a while ago when Xeion reached the hospital. When he saw the scattered pieces of debris near the hospital premises, Xeion worried that the place might be ruined, but fortunately the hospital was still intact and was even busy with dealing with a steady influx of injured base personnel as numerous nurses and doctors on duty scrambled to deal with the injured people as fast as they can, as was their job. Xeion smiled at this as he remembered that the girl he made a promise with was, somewhere in the vast, blue world, she was also doing that kind of thing -- helping people get another second chance at life.

The first thing Xeion went to was the parking lot where he remembered making a promise to that girl from long ago. As fast as he could, Xeion ran from the front entrance until he reached the fifth concrete stopper under the street lamp in the third row. Upon reaching there, Xeion looked up at the sky once more, scanning it for that one thing. He found it, finally -- the lone star, shining brightly in the dark heavens, as if telling him that the person who represented that star was also doing her best, wherever she was. Raising his hand, Xeion pulled out his pinky finger and presented it toward the star. He remembered the promise made on that day.

Closing his eyes, his mind went back to that day when they made that promise and the events that happened afterward. As soon as they did, the girl told him that she was about to leave for a foreign land, somewhere far away from the place. She told him that she would be sad, seeing as she would leave all of her friends behind and how she needed to fit in the new place she was going to. Xeion, at that time, understood what it meant. Leaving behind those friends and facing the world all alone with nothing but your heart and sheer force of will to guide you in whatever decision you need to make. However, Xeion still remembered what she said on that fateful day as he opened his mouth to repeat it for himself.

“No matter how far apart we are, we are always connected with our friends. We may not see it, but the red string is always tied around our pinky fingers, connecting our hearts with one another. Even though It’s hard for me to leave my friends behind, I know that I must do my best for them. This is so that when I meet them again, whenever that may be, I can smile at them. Like that star, I will shine, even if I am alone.”

After saying those words, the rain slowly let up, but Xeion still stared at the sky with a warm smile on his face for a few more minutes before he turned around to walk back to the others. As he was walking though, he passed by a rather young nurse who seemed to be rushing to the place where he was a while ago, but Xeion didn’t pay much attention to her to see her face or where she went exactly. To him, she was just a simple nurse, who’s identity he’d never know. Even though he really wanted to see if the nurse that he passed by was his friend, he just walked on. Some things in life are better left unknown until the right time comes. He smiled, however. “Let’s continue doing our best,” he said with a satisfied sigh in the end and continued to walk back to where his friends were.

“Let’s show the world how bright we can shine and give hope to those who stare at us in the heavens.”

((Okay. 3nodding ))