YATAGARASU: the flawless wings

Layla

Isn't valentine... I search my jacket pocket for the cultists journal. I open to the page where he say his first victim.

Lana valentine

I hurry downstairs to learn more. I walk down to see my mom talking to the officer from last night. This is awkward....

"Hey James, officer brooks here was wondering if you saw this girl hanging around." My mom hands me a picture of a girl. The picture is labeled
Layla valentine
She has short and messy blue hair and wears very dark eyeshadow, her skin is a pale white with little to no color.

"I think she goes to my school..." I respond

Officer brooks intrudes " MCCoy high that is, her sister also went missing years ago. Lana valentine was never found."

"Eep-" I throw up in my mouth a little as the words come out his mouth. Lana valentine was killed by the cultist.... there's no way... the cultist is dead but.. where's Layla?

My mother responds " James if you see anything you report it to me or officer brooks! You got that!?"

"Yes mom..." I answer with a frown.

"Now that's all done and said you two have a lovely weekend" he puts his hat and coat on and closes the door behind himself. My mom says nothing to me and goes back to being a couch potato.
My mom never really cared about the community, I mean hell, she barely even cares about me all that much. But at least I'm provided with a roof with food to eat under it......

I go back to my room, as I walk up the stairs I know where I've seen Layla from..... I walk into my room to see Yata.

"Your back" I say with a smile

"This isn't good James, people are already gaining powers." Yata has a frightful look on his face

"Who!?" I ask with fear in my voice

"Layla" he says

"She's a year ahead of you, her sister Lana must still be in the crow just like me, she went to go find her sister."

"Wait a minute how do you know Layla!?" I question him. Yata seems to know so much but never explains how.

Hesitant to respond yata gives a slight worrisome face.

"I'm not sure.... I'm struggling with my identity James, I'm not sure who I was or even all my powers."

"I understand.... but what about not knowing all your powers? Do you have more than one?" I ask him while giving him my puzzled look.

"In the book you took, it should have some info about me. I'm the three legged crow."

"I'll have to look into that later" I pick the book from my desk and hide it under my bed.

"Do you know lana? Or her power" I say with a confused look

"No and yes, I never met lana. But her power is no joke, the power to make things form out of dark matter. What we cannot see. Her power can melt all shapes of matter as long as she is able to put her hand on it." He flies into my shoulder

"No more time to explain James, we need to go back to the house tonight."

12:00 midnight

Yata and I arrive at the house, the door is still open. I step inside and shut the door shut behind me. The house is in the same state as before, although the power seems to be working now.... odd.

"Ok Yata we're here" I whisper

"She's here too" My body freezes

"Layla!?" I go into shock as I hear footsteps from the living room. I hear them creek closer and closer. There she is, Layla valentine.

"Get down James!" I hear Yata scream. I throw myself to the ground as I beam of white light barely misses me.

"What the hell is going on!?" I scream in fear while Layla stares at me with glowing white eyes.

"This is my power, and I'm gonna bring back lana" her voice is deep and dark, with an angry look on her face she sends another beam from her hand.
I quickly roll out of the way and then charge into Layla. I've never tackled a girl before... I mean I guess she was trying to kill me. She falls to the floor and kicks her feet up at me, striking me dead in the face.

"What the hell is your problem!" I scream at her. A crow appears on her shoulder, it's eyes gleam white as well. To my surprise it speaks.

"Our problem.... is that you!" It pauses for a second.

"You could of prevented the death of Eric." Tears run down Layla's face, her makeup slowly drips. I stand there confused....

"Who the hell Is Eric!?" I question them while still trying to catch my breath. They don't speak, but Yata does.

"Eric was the wizards last victim, he didn't have time to turn Eric into a crow after chasing you. Eric died with the wizard." Yata's eyes sparkle red.

"It isn't your fault James, We needed to stop this from happening" I feel an energy course through my body.

"It's time" I say as my eyes flash with red.