Of Angels and Demons: Ragnarok

An Old Friend Reborn

Zen makes a portal and we both walk through it. I feel really weak as I enter Zero's old house again. Rose smiles and tilts her head. "That was fast." She says as I sigh. "Yea, I'm really tired, can someone teleport me home?" I mumble as I scratch my chin. Rose nods and lays her hand on my shoulder and teleports me home. She starts to leave when I grab her hand. "I have a question." I say as she looks at me then down to where I'm holding her hand. "Yea?" She replies as I let go. "How many people want me to join to fight again? And would I really help that much?" I ask as she smiles. "Of course you'd help and as for how many people want you to fight again- well just about everyone I know. Everyone acknowledges you as a skilled and powerful fighter that can decide the outcome of reality itself." She says as I smile and nod. She smiles and hugs me suddenly. "I know you don't want to fight. And I don't want to force you to, but if you don't fight what's coming." She stops and shakes her head. "No, you'll be fine. You beat Silvia after all." She says as I nod. But I didn't. I think as she teleports away. I will protect everyone. I think as suddenly visions flash before my eyes. I see a large creature once again kill all my friends. I stumble back and fall against a wall. "What is this." I mumble as I shake my head. "That's the creature from that dream I had. What is that thing, and why am I thinking about it." I mumble as I sigh. "It's nothing, surely." I say as I stretch and go to my room. I kick off the boots I'm wearing and lay down. As I doze off I once again am floating through blackness. Nothingness. Perfect darkness. Suddenly I see a huge eye open and look at me. I jolt awake and wipe away the sweat on my forehead. I look to the clock. It's 1 A.M.. I get out of bed and throw on my socks and another pair of tennis shoes in my closet. I walk outside and shake my head. What is that I keep seeing. Is it a premonition of things to come? No, couldn't be. I think as I start walking down the street. I walk, lost in thought for what the dreams could mean. My thoughts are interrupted when I get bumped. I see a girl walking by. Something about her feels familiar. "Hey watch it asshole." She says as she keeps walking. "Wait, who are you?" I ask as I have a frantic search of my memories of whose energy I'm sensing on her. She looks over her shoulder then turns around. She has blonde hair and what I can only describe as 'top heavy'. "My name is none of your business." She says as I shake my head. "Your energy, how you carry yourself, even your energy. It's all the same. It's the same as." Suddenly it comes to me. "Zero." I mumble as her eyes widen. She quickly covers my mouth and looks around. "She teleports to what I can only assume to be either her house or a friends house. "How do you know that name?!" She yells as I take a step back. "He was a close friend. He gave his life to protect me and our friends while we were fighting the Scarlet Angel." I say as she sighs. "So you're from the group I was told about." She says as she smiles. "So you knew my father." She says as she looks at me. "Wait, your his daughter?! What!?" I yell as she smirks. "Yea, when he died I had just been born. My mom soon killed herself. The elder spirits took me in and trained me from birth. All of Zero's abilities and skills are now mine." She says as I shake my head. "He had things no one else could possibly have." I say as she interrupts me. "I have Nemix." She says as I stare at her. "When a demon or angel dies, all of its power goes to its children or child. That's why demons and angels keep growing stronger and stronger every generation." She says as I stare at her. "You know you're the spitting image of Zero." I say as she smirks. I continue speaking. "You talk like him, act like him, have his energy, and even look like him a bit." I say as I remember all the good times I had with Zero and all the bad ones I fought through beside him. I smile as she laughs. "I'm strong, probably stronger than Zero." She says as I look at her. I sigh and look at her. "Hold on, if you were born when Zero died, then aren't you 5 years old? How come you look like you're 19?" I ask as she smiles. "Well the way the Elder Spirits explained it to me was, time goes by slower compared to this world. Weeks there could be days here. So I technically am 18 in human age but my birth certificate says I'm 5." She says as I look at her. "So you pretty much just aged quickly compared to this world. Great." I mumble as she smiles. "Well don't worry, I believe in what Zero believed. Protect my friends, no matter what." She says as she grabs my wrist. We appear in Carson County. Nearly 400 miles from Everett County. "This is wear I lived, how did you know? Did you live here too?" I ask as she shakes her head. "No, but look closely." As I look at the buildings and streets I notice everything is abandoned. "What happened here?" I ask as she walks forward. "A girl came through. She killed most of the city." She says as I quickly teleport to my mom's house. I throw the door open and search the house in a panic. I find nothing and quickly pace the floor. "I will kill the girl that did this. I don't know her name but she has bright red hair." She says as my eyes widen. It has to be that girl that the DHC is hunting too. "If I may ask again, what's your name?" I ask as I look at her over my shoulder. "I like to go by the fake name of Alexandria Skyborn." She says as I stare at her. "Sounds stupid." I mumble as she glares at me. "Oh shutup, I can't use my real name on anything since I'm a 5 year old here!" She yells as I sigh. "I don't think she could fight anything." I mumble as she yells. "Hey, I'm right here! At least get out of ear shot to talk shit." She says as I chuckle slightly. Zero, I found your clone.