Though the heaven's may fall...

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Elaine looked around at the town she called home. It was ruined, buildings were crumbled and collapsing; people were either lying on the ground in pain, crying or even dead. There were children crying for their parents who were lying on the ground still and bloody. Elaine had half wanted to run and scoop up the small children and hold them, attempting to tell the the truth of their parents.

Azurius brought her toward the guild hall, which had taken the biggest beating. She covered her mouth with her hands as tears pricked her eyes and Azure dropped to his knees; Elaine wrapped his arms around him, burying her head in his shoulder. There was no guild to come home to, it was destroyed and she couldn't see any of her guild mates except for a man making his way out of the rubble. He obviously knew both her and Azurius, only a short introduction was given before another woman stepped out of the wreckage. She then explained that the village had been destroyed by a sea monster; it had taken all the strongest mages and finally the Magic Council had sent the cannon to destroy it.
The woman, introduced herself as Kateri. Obviously younger than her and Elaine could already feel the magic power radiating off of her. She gave Elaine a quick kiss on the cheek; before telling her that she beat check their home. Her eyes widened as she got up, helping Az up with her.

She hadn't meant to start sprinting but she began to anyways. Their house was surprisingly untouched; save for a few broken windows and the door was splintered open. She jumped through the broken door to notice that their house had been turned upside down. Her stomach dropped as she ran up the stairs, she ripped open the top drawer of her clothing cabinet she tore hers and Azurius' shirts out of the way.

Her heart started to beat faster as she emptied the drawer. Then when what she wasn't looking for was actually there she proceeded to the next, and the one after that, and the one after that. She looked in the wardrobe and under the bed. "Oh god. Oh no. No no no no." She mumbled and dropped to her knees and clutched her head. She could feel the mark on her back burn. It had been taken. She could feel the other half of the mark pulling her. It was gone. The sword that had locked away the curse was gone.

She couldn't imagine what it could do in someone else's hands. A holy weapon combined with a dark curse. She took a deep breath before getting back up, she hadn't noticed but the small curse crept up her back. "A-Azurius....Azure!" She yelled and ran down to stairs. "I-it's gone. The holy sword is gone. Someone....someone must have taken it...." She managed out, her heart was in her stomach. She should've destroyed it. Or locked it away. Put it in the bottom of the sea, anywhere but in their own home. How could she be so idiotic?

Azurius took her in his arms, pressing her up against the wall as she took shaky breaths; telling her to calm herself and that they would find whoever had take the cursed weapon. Elaine swallowed a sob and nodded. Then another woman appeared, but she didn't give off the same aura as the last, she gave off the same that Azure did. There was no doubt that this woman was an angel.

The day had come. Elaine knew it would, the day where they had come to charge Azurius with all the crimes he had committed while on earth. Murder, being with a human and she also mentioned the corruption of Holy Weapons that had killed angels due to their dark magic. Elaine stiffened, "Idiots. Do you have any idea what that magic could do if it was broken out of the weapon I locked it in? No wonder they're all dead." She muttered. It wasn't uncommon knowledge that demon or dark magic was attracted to its bitter half; light magic. If it was up there, were Azurius was from, then it's possible that it has been slowly infecting everything else. "You must return it to me. Before it is to late." Elainw said confidently, thought the angel, Lillianna, Azure had called her, payed her little mind. As though she were absolutely bellow her.
Azurius then explained that he was guilty, but didn't wish to forget Elaine, and vice versa. She took his hand in hers and smiled. This was the day, that she would fight all of heaven for him. When the vines wrapped around the angel and she couldn't get out, Elaine almost felt relieved; but when Kateri appeared out of the floor, stating that she wanted to kill the angel her stomach dropped. She had minimal time to summon a small knife and hold it to the girls throat just as Azure had put his thumb over the trigger.

But it was all to late, the shot went off and a power that beckoned Elaine's mark filled the room. She dropped the knife and doubled over as if she had been punched. The mark crept up the side of her face, swallowing her left eye completely. She bit back a scream, it felt more like someone branding her; it was only white hot pain. She barely noticed the change in scenery, but she knew what this meant, there was to be a fight. She staggered up, her corrupted eye now all black.

Azurius turned to her, saying that she would not like this idea. Though he wasn't looking at her, more so the mark that grew. "Azurius. No. What about last time? On the ship? I had to kill you Az. I had to lock that thing away because you were gone. You were far from gone." She said trying to step back from him, though he ended up grabbing her and kissing her, something that she couldn't refuse. She kissed him back, crying because she didn't know if this would ever be the last time, and she gave him the mark. More tears streamed down her face when she parted from him, lingering just that one moment longer.

"You come back to me alive, you hear? Show me that giving you this mark, was not a mistake." She whispered, before stepping away from him, letting go of his hand and giving one last glance to Suriel, Please. Be careful.

When Azurius was tossed aside at just one of Lilianna's hits. She assumed that he had gone in blind after Lillianna had insulted her, but he was easily thrown through the sky landing several feet away. "Azure!!!" Elaine screeched and went to break into a sprint towards him. She felt a hand on her shoulder, stopping her from going any further. She turned to see Suriel. She had a look on her face that Elaine wouldn't quite classify as emotionless, she could see in her eyes-that were focused on the battle-that she had quite a bit of confidence in Azurius.

"I wouldn't do that. It isn't your battle. He's doing this for all of us, so you should just stay." Suriel told her, releasing her hand from Elaine's shoulder. Oddly enough, it made Elaine feel somewhat like an animal, being told not run off. She squirmed in her spot, tears pricking her eyes, she wanted so badly to run over and protect him. That's what she promised, she promised that she'd fight all of heaven and hell to keep him safe and now, here she was, unable to do anything to save him.

It was her fault that Lillianna was corrupted. It was her fault that any of this was happening. She felt as though it was her fault that he was here fighting this angel even though she would know he'd say differently. "I-I can't just leave him there.....I can't just.....abandon him." She murmured. She put her hand over her mouth to hold back a sob. "Please....please don't leave me alone, okay? You come back to me, you hear that?!" She shouted over to him, tears in her eyes as she stood back behind Suriel.

"Azurius!!!!" She screamed as she watched the mark consume the rest of his body after the terrifying blast of Lillianna's magic. She covered her mouth and felt sick to her stomach she watched his now completely black form crumple to the ground. "No! No!" She screamed again, tears running down her face. This was all her fault. It was her mark that had been trapped it the holy weapon. Her mark that infected the Angels. Her mark that caused Lillianna to be like this. She crouched down and covered her head in a child like manor, unsure of what to do but cry. She took the moment to look back up and see that Suriel, was not as concerned, in fact, she looked as though she had been waiting for this. Elaine stood up, and watched as the black on body began to disappear, and be replaced with a bright gold light. She covered her eyes and watched as Azurius dealt a final blow to the red haired woman.

Then. Silence. Elaine gazed back up to see Lillianna on the floor and Azurius standing over her, smiling slightly. Everything around Elaine went blurry, except for him, she couldn't hear much of anything as she took a few steps forward, breaking out into a jog, then a sprint towards Azure. She hit he's chest hard, slamming her fist against him. "You idiot!!!" She sobbed. "I thought I had really lost you this time..." She sobbed, wrapping her arms around him.

Regardless of what he would do or say next, Elaine would turn to Lillianna. "I'm sorry, for all the trouble this has caused you. For everything this mark has corrupted. This is big of me to ask of you, but any corrupted weapons you have in you armoury, I need them. They will be safer down here than up there. I'll transfer the mark back into my body, what's left of it that is. It's safer to be in a mortals body than a holy beings body. I've dealt with it for a very long time, so I'm used to it. I'll take it back, so you will never have to worry of it again." She explained, stretching out her hand for a handshake/attempt to apologize.

When Elaine was pushed into the hug she laughed and gripped the angel. Knowing how it felt to be out of control sometimes. She agreed with Azure when he said that Lillianna was always welcome at Lamia Scale, because she couldn't go home with an unfinished mission. She was absolutely amazed when Lillianna's white wings unfolded and she shot of into the sky towards the boat where Azure told her to stay.

She listened to Kateri give Azurius his new status. Hero. Elaine grinned, she was so happy he had moved up the ladder. He looked a little flabbergasted that everything was moving so quickly. "I'm proud of you Azure. You deserve this more than anyone, you know that right?" Elaine grinned and took his hand in hers, leaning against him slightly. He thanked her and Kateri only scoffed, said her words then left the two standing in the rubble of their town.

Azurius told her that he would need help liberating his home, she looked up at him and smiled, "Of course. Through heaven and hell right?" She said. Though she was worried, if she went were Azurius was from; she feared infecting more of Azure's people. "I promise."

By the power invested in me by a semi drunken panda, I approve this thread.-IQ