Guardian of the Miraculous (Sequel to Niece of the Guardian)

Akumatized

Kennedy's POV:

   I sat on my bed, unable to sleep due to the healing wounds on my back. Tears slowly poured out of my eyes and all I could think was why? Why me? I didn't even want to come back to the kingdom I am supposed to call home. I just want to end it all, right here, right now. I hear a faint flutter of butterfly wings. I slip off my miraculous and close my eyes, done with trying to fight the pain inside me. 

   Lumara took the miraculous from me and flew off to Adrien's room. Suddenly, the warmth was sucked out of the room and a cold presence replaced it. 'Depression, such a strong emotion. All you want is for your life to have peace and for your friends to be okay. Arc Angel, I give you the power to protect your friends. All I ask in return is for the miraculous of the LAdybug and the Black Cat.' I mentally cross my fingers and say "I accept."

   A black bubbling goo consumes me and when it fades, I am dressed from head to toe in white with gold jewelry. A sword sits at my hip and I slowly pull it out, examining the intricate designs on the blade and hilt. I glance back to see a quiver of arrows and ivory bow. What I guess to be a crown of sorts weighs on my head.

   I exit the room and catch a passing glance of my now purple eyes framed by a black and gold mask. A smile spreads on my lips as the only thought running through my head is Hawkmoth has no idea what he's getting in to. I knock on all of my friend's doors in quick procession and wait at the end of the hall. I close my eyes and put up a mental block against Hawkmoth so he can't witness what is about to happen.

   I open my eyes and see all of my friends and my boyfriend standing in front of me with a shocked expression. "K-kennedy? W-what happened?" Marinette asks, voicing what they all wanted to know. "I am now Arc Angel. I was overcome with depression. Hawkmoth has given me the power to protect you all from the horrors of my father. I am not dumb enough to miss the fact that you are gathering evidence to help me but sadly, that puts you all in danger. You are all the family I have left and I can't lose you too." I say sadly.

   They nodded slowly but Adrien still looked confused. "How come your eyes are normal?" He asks. I smile and say "I have a mental block up against Hawkmoth's powers so he doesn't know what I'm doing currently. I have complete control over my body when I'm like this but I can't force the Akuma out. Besides, I'm doing a little hunting on who he is."

   A pang of headache develops at the back of my head and I finally take down the mental block. 'What were you doing Arc Angel?' 'Taking care of business, now if you will let me do my job. Finding the heroes shouldn't be too hard.' 'I'm expecting results Arc Angel, or do I have to remove your powers?' 'Maybe get out of my head for a bit so I can focus.' I close communications and refocus on the world around me.

   "If you would excuse me, I have some hunting to do." I say in a voice I don't recognize. It sounds as if a song fills my voice with each word. I turn to an open window and fly out, landing on top of the palace. "Ladybug! Chat Noir! I know you can hear me!~ I have to talk to you!~" I sang out, an evil smirk unwillingly spreading on my lips. 'Hawky, maybe you could stop trying to control me?'

   'I'm the one who gave you these powers, and I can take them away. You do not get to tell me what to do.' 'I could just as easily reject your Akuma and use my own powers, or do you not know who I am?' 'I know who you are. I also know that lies spill from your lips so do as I say or I take the power away.' 'Whatever you want to think Hawky.' I block the connection and push for more control of my body. The smirk disappears and a grimace replaces it as I try to think out my plan.

   What in the world am I supposed to do? As I keep listening to his voice, I seem to recognize it but I can't pinpoint from where or who. Suddenly there's a thump behind me and I spin around to see Ladybug and Chat Noir. "Ah, just the two heroes I needed to see." I say, a genuine smile spreading on my lips. I fully close off the connection with Hawkmoth and sit on the tiered roof.

   "Okay, now we can talk." I say, patting the roof lightly. Ladybug narrows her eyes and says "How can we trust that this isn't going to Hawkmoth?" "My eyes are their natural color, not a deep purple-blue." I say. They both nod and sit down. "So what happened?" Chat asks. "I bottled up for too long and exploded. I have always done that but never had the threat of being akumatized like a rope around my neck. Depression is something that comes and goes for me but there was one time when it got really bad like today." I say, trying to ignore the emotions choking my words.

   "What do you mean by 'bad like today'?" Ladybug asks, concern etched on her face. I look down and say "I wanted to kill myself" as a single tear drips down my face. I hear a gasp from them and squeeze my eyes shut. "I don't want pity, please. It just makes me face how much of a burden I am." I whisper. Before they can respond, a sharp pang cuts through my head as Hawkmoth forces his way through my mental block.

   Tears of pain slip out of my eyes as a headache grows while Hawkmoth yells in my head. I wipe them away with the back of my hand and turn pale as I see them. My hands shake as I realize my tears are black. "W-what kind of monster am I?" I say quietly. 'Oh, only the worst kind Princess Kennedy.' A gasp escapes my lips and my blood runs cold as I realized who it really was that was in my head.

   No, nonononono...why? Of all the people in the world, why him? I think. My body starts shaking uncontrollably and I start hyperventilating. Panic consumes me and blackness starts to cloud my vision. Soon, I drop into the empty embrace of darkness...