For Mr Freedom at the general hospital, all was silent despite the hustle and bustle of gurneys and hospital staff moving about and the crying of hysterical parents who lost a loved one and same reactions coming from patients who just found out that they have a terminal illness or that they will never walk again.

But the only thing that Mr Freedom was hearing at this point in time was his own heart beating and the cries of pain from the room his wife was in who currently was giving birth to their first child and later to be agreed one and only child a proper husband would be in their supporting their wife but considering he had already fainted twice the first being when the doctor had snapped on the gloves and the second being when the whole idea of being a father gave him a clout around the ear. 

Then it was decided after a decent amount of thought and consideration it would be best if he were to wait outside as to avoid any accidents.

Mr Freedom had no knowledge of how much time had passed and nearly had a heart attack when his shoulder got touched but then calmed when he noticed it was just the midwife informing him that he was now a proud father of a baby that’s gender for some inexplicable reason never gets found out and remains a mystery for the foreseeable future but none of that mattered for Mr and Mrs Freedom as they stood and laid there taking it in turns to hold Haven Freedom for the pair it was the best thing to ever happen to them but not all would go as planned over months years of Haven’s growing up.

The trouble started when Haven turned four it was unknown what caused this but for the safety of the parents Haven had to be restrained at all times this is mainly down to the fact that Haven had tried and failed on more than several occasions to brutally murder his/her parents with kitchen knives that had been left within reach and this was not calm and calculated this was constant and with intent, eyes glazed over with a hate and Evil that no prior person before now had ever felt a hate and evil that was pure and unpolluted with things such as morals and common sense.

As long as Haven was breathing he/she was always trying to kill never letting up and this had to be dealt with one way or another so it seemed that keeping Haven locked up in his/her bedroom would suffice for now but this did not stop Haven from making some of the most barbaric sounds a human could make and because of this Mr and Mrs Freedom honestly thought that they would not be getting any sleep.

It eventually sunk into both of them that this was not any ordinary temper tantrum or any type of fit that could be thrown no something was very…very wrong here no amount of searching on the web could find anything even remotely conclusive to what was ailing Haven in the past two weeks Mrs Freedom had broken down in tears for what was happening she wanted to have a normal family life not one with their own child trying to kill them every second of the day, one thing that stood out was that when it became dark or to a point where Haven could no longer see anything he/she calmed down and became a kind and considerate person basically the complete polar opposite of his/her hateful and evil side.

“Mummy…Daddy where are you…MUMMY…DADDY”

…

“Haven… you ok sweetie its ok where here mummy and daddy are here”

A minute passed and from within Havens bedroom strangled sobs could be heard it was a while before Haven could calm down enough to form a coherent sentence.

“I…i…I’m sorry Mummy and Daddy I don’t want to h-hurt you a-a-anymore”

“We know sweetie…Haven could you do something for Mummy could you close your eyes and no matter what do not open them ok can you do that Haven”

“Yes mummy I can close my eyes and I promise I will not open them no matter what”

Mum and dad decided to try out a thought that over a large amount of tea they managed to brainstorm an idea an idea that had no harm in being tried.

The door to Havens room slid open slowly just in case and when the ghost was clear the door opened fully revealing a small Haven sitting on the bed in all his/her ambiguous glory as good as gold and eyes being kept tightly shut.

“Don’t worry it’s just mum and dad are you feeling ok”

Haven was still jittering but managed to nod in answer.

“Ok honey mummy’s just going to put a blindfold on you so stay still…”

Haven did not say anything back and this was taken as an opportunity to apply the blindfold which was itself a roll of bandage from a first aid kit, it had been wrapped around Havens' head three times to make sure Haven could not see and it was finished off with a knot at the back.

“Mummy can I open my eyes now”

The un-gendered voice awoke the parents from their thoughts Mr Freedom put his hand on his son/daughters shoulder.

“Yes Haven you can open your eyes now”

Saying this was all well in good but what if this didn’t work what if Haven went back to his/her monstrous ways but there was only one way to find out .

…

“Haven do you feel ok you’re not angry are you”

“No, I’m not I feel fine Mummy…can I have a hug”

Not much else needed to be said to Mr and Mrs Freedom as they embraced Haven in an ever loving hug.

“Haven from now on you have to promise us one thing, you…you must promise us to never remove the blindfold no matter what ok”

It took a little bit for this information to sink in but eventually Haven nodded with a surprising amount of un-reluctance.

Havens schooling was a bit of a struggle at first but with some audio aids for assistance Haven achieved medium grades but that was not the only thing to be achieved over the years Havens hearing became enhanced greatly and was now overcompensating for the loss of eyesight being able to safely navigate around the house using a form of echolocation. 

When Haven Freedom turned twenty-one he/she decided to form a local real life superhero team which at the moment Haven is the sole member but many adverts were posted online and in the newspaper the idea to form a ragtag bunch of heroes was something that came from wanting to help people and do good in the world boiled down to the natural evilness and hatefulness that was contained within and Haven wanted nothing more than to do good to turn the dark into light to help people and overcome any sort of adversity now this may seem quite a big goal to achieve for someone like Haven who when blindfolded was said to be the most wonderful person to have ever lived someone so polite so kind, honest and genuine that Haven obtained the nickname the wingless angel other than the praise one other thing caught Haven by surprise and this one other thing was that Team Freedom would be gaining a second member quite soon and it is safe to say not every member is going to be normal with the yin yang thing Haven has going on he/she is not exactly normal either.

Haven Freedom has already been to see over a few psychiatrists and other mental professional’s but nothing concrete has been established as a means to justify what’s wrong with Haven the closest anyone has gotten to a diagnosis is some form of dissociative identity disorder formerly called multiple personalities but even then the doctor said that it was a long shot due to the extremeness of the change when the blindfold gets removed and put back on with Haven going from infinite evil and hate with the unstoppable want and need to cause pain and suffering to anyone and everyone a human-shaped black hole sucking in all positivity and joy then, on the other hand, you have the wingless angel a saint on two legs the nicest and kindest person you will literally ever meet on this planet in the entirety of the human existence but despite not knowing for sure what ailed Haven he/she was going to do his/her utmost to protect the citizens of earth even at the cost of his/her own life if that ever be necessary.

It was about month after the advertisements went out and Haven received word from a small time painting and decorating company who heard about the whole hero thing that Haven had planned and let him/her know that he had a warehouse not far that away that he was not using anymore and said that Haven could put it to some good use as a base of some sort this offer was snatched up with many thanks and appreciation, in truth the warehouse was not all that big which was perfect for Haven since he/she really would not know what to do with too much space and while Haven was at the warehouse  he/she took some time to walk around to put her his/her echolocation into practice and to get a nice a picture of the size and possible decorating that could be done and this warehouse seemed that much sweeter since the previous owner gave Haven for absolutely nothing he said that it did not feel right to charge someone if they were planning on helping people.

All that was really needed now was to get some teammates Haven was expecting this to be difficult but there was going to be giving up and when and, if Haven does find a team they will have to know about Havens blindfold problem but doing that, shouldn’t be a problem and in any case, Haven does not want to hurt or kill his/her teammates if for whatever reason the blindfold does come off they need to be prepared for what may happen.

Even with that in mind all in all Haven was very proud of what progress has been made thus far and what was considered to be a short amount of time Haven clapped his/her hands this is going to be amazing.

2: Chapter 2 X0-1

X0-1 was a somewhat reserved and dark man whenever he could he always wore a black hoodie and made it a rule to wear a black balaclava that cover is face up to his nose to a lot of people he gave off the impression of being a hard ass this was kind of true in a way but he never really exploited this fact unless someone was being harassed or worse.

Unlike Haven X0-1 did not go bare handed he had his own weapon that he picked up in a Chinese museum the curator was getting worried about the lack of patrons he was getting since acquiring a new display which was a katana and it was supposed to be cursed by the spirit of a young girl whose name was Chang yu-jun this girl was the only victim of the sword she now calls home and she did not make herself known to X0-1 right away she was most likely judging her new wielders character it was not until they were sat under a Yulan Magnolia with a flask of traditional Chinese tea, after some surreptitious looking about X0-1 soon noticed that the thing calling his name was not some lady of the hills but his sword this did not surprise him as much as he thought it should have when the sword managed to make contact X0-1 began a conversation it helped a lot since he was proficient in several languages.

“Hello you’re my new owner aren’t you”

“I guess I am so…since you can speak I am guessing you have a name right”

“Yes my name is Chang yu-jun but I am more than happy to be referred to by nickname if you want”

“Umm, I will think about it…say what’s the story with you being in the sword”

“Well from what I can remember I was the only life that this sword took but the reason behind me being in here in the first place that’s a mystery to me even now”

“I am sorry for what happened to you but you don’t sound that old”

“you're right I was only five when I was killed I have not aged much since then”

Hearing this made something click in X0-1 in spontaneous anger as he stabbed the sword into the ground and the something unexpected happened and this was unexpected in more than one way a grenade and a sniper rifle appeared out of thin air.

“Chang what is this doing here… I suppose you can answer me right”

“yes I know what this is I am surprised you made this happen so early on, well as you can see I can summon or spawn if you like items of war this can range from guns and bombs to vehicles and generally anything related to the military or war”

After hearing this X0-1 took some time to lean back against the Yulan and think on this while sipping on the tea.

“I am guessing you can summon older things like trebuchets muskets spears and the like…”

“Not only that I can even summon whole army’s or war heroes even”

That does sound useful but unless we get visitors from another planet or something like that I can’t really see a time that would come in handy but then thinking back on what Chang said he noticed something.

“That sounds cool and all but I am not that big on raising the dead…”

“Oh it’s nothing like that they won’t be ghost more like the shadows of the dead and in a sense recordings that will get adapted to the environment and the situation they are in the same thing goes for the sniper and grenades that were summoned earlier if you look closer you will notice something different about them”

I leaned closer and Chang was right the weapons had an eerie glow about them and were ever so slightly transparent but despite this the sniper weighed as much as I thought it would and fired just the same except this one was suppressed just to make sure I couldn’t hurt anyone I had fired it into the ground and the grenades would most likely cause a ruckus and was no safe place to use them.

“Eh Chang I have come up with a nickname for you if you are still open to the idea”

“Yeah sure fire away I think a cool nickname would sound awesome”

 “I was thinking since you around five years old how about the name of War Child”

X0-1 raised an eyebrow when he felt a warm heat radiate from the katana and was about to speak up…”

“I LOVE IT MY NEW MY NEW NAME SOUNDS SO COOL”

“Ha, ha I’m glad you liked it…you know what I do for a living right I kind of help people out and in a way try and protect those in need and I think you would be a great help if you would join me”

“After what happened to me all those years ago I would be delighted to help you help others, I kind of had an inkling that’s the type of thing you do, but there is something else to I feel this is not the only reason you are asking me to join you”

“I guess for someone like you that was easy to figure out…yes I do have another reason a friend of mine got in contact with me not to long and said that he found and advertisement back home in England apparently some local legend I think is setting up a ragtag bunch of heroes my guess kind of like the justice league but with fewer tights and I thought this would be a good opportunity to meet some other like-minded people so when I fly back home I am going to ask if I can join”

“Did the advertisement have a name for the leader or something?”

“Yes I do believe he or she is called Haven Freedom and from what I heard my friend said this Haven also goes by the nickname the wingless angel”

“That is a bizarre name isn’t it I don’t believe I have ever heard a name so vague”

X0-1 decided to head back to the hotel to collect his things and then go to the airport to get the next flight back to England.

“Yes it is vague isn’t from what I can gather the name Haven Freedom is supposed to be gender neutral as not to point out a specific gender”

X0-1 and War Child continued there talking on the plane this caused X0-1 to learn something new about his sword that new thing being full telekinetic control as long as War Child is seeable by X0-1 the flight lasted nine hours which were primarily used for sleep after the duo had run out of things to talk about.

…

Well War Child this is England my home and your home to now as well is what I would of like to of said if I didn’t absolutely detest this hell hole but despite my dislike for the United Kingdom I just did not have the heart to up and leave I just could not very well desert the king like that ever since the passing of Elizabeth I have felt obligated to serve this country in any way I could and now that there is a local superhero club being set up it now feels like I have a new calling I will be meeting Haven soon but first I need to find a scabbard for War Child  even though it may look call I really cannot boldly walk around in public wielding a sword for everyone to see I feel this can only lead to one or two misunderstandings that would be less than helpful.

“Wow, this place is so pretty just look at the architecture it’s like…so old”

“Yeah um, pretty I guess you can call it that…maybe”

I get up off the bench I was sitting on that was overlooking the Thames and decided to use the nearby internet café to look for someone who was selling a scabbard for a katana but the best I can do for the moment is to wrap War Child up in my jumper just so I wouldn’t be collard by a local bobby.

The café itself was quiet and it was not as busy as I was expecting it to be the first place I checked for a scabbard was eBay it took along the lines of ten minutes to find the one that I wanted and by the address it seemed it was quite close to Havens place this was perfect after this revelation I turned the computer off picked War Child who during this time had been wrapped up in my hoodie on the table.

“Where are we going now X0-1 did you find a scabbard for me”

“Yeah War Child I did and it turns out that the person selling the scabbard is close to where the hero base is so we can kill two birds one katana as it were all we need to now is catch a train to Lymington and inquire both about the scabbard and joining Havens club”

The train ride went smoothly enough I did get some funny looks but all in all, it was a smooth transition aside from War Child getting motion sick…it happens, I think I could be lying…I think I’m lying.

…

Well in truth I was not expecting to be standing outside a warehouse especially one as small as this it seems that the previous owner was a small time builder or decorators.

“Well War Child we are here from what the lady told me apparently their neighbour left the scabbard with whoever is in here”

“It looks spooky with no lights on X0-1 let’s get the scabbard and go find this Haven person”

I made an effort to adjust my balaclava and jumper and then knocked on the door; it was only a couple of seconds before I heard a voice from inside it was the type of voice that I had to take in because it neither sounded male or female.

“It’s open come on in I will be with you in a minute”

As I opened the door War Child and I were greeted with complete darkness after a little a bit of fiddling about I managed to find the light switch and the darkness transformed into a rather spectacular looking what I assumed to be a hideout there was a smallish open plan kitchen and what looked like an entertainment and or relaxation area with beanbag chairs and a nice looking plasma screen.

Before I even noticed the stairs going to the second floor a guy or girl walked down the stairs and stood to face me I don’t often get taken aback but this was an exception my brain struggled to figure out what I was seeing.

What I was seeing well from what I could gather I was looking at a pair of brown female brogue oxfords and above that were lady’s suit trousers and on top of all that was a white very slightly baggy shirt that had a stitched in blue pattern that resembled a yin yang symbol but the most noticeable thing was the blindfold that consisted of bandages from a first aid kit and that was securely wrapped around a head of shoulder-length chestnut brown hair.

“Hello I’ve come about a scabbard for a katana I was told it was left here”

After saying why I had come I started to feel a strange but pleasant aura pulsating from the other and for some weird reason it gave goose bumps even War Child was shaking a little bit and I was almost blinded by the smile that radiated pure and unpolluted happiness and positivity.

“Ah yes, you must be X0-1 the scabbard is on the table behind you and before I forget…”

I quickly grabbed the scabbard and turned around to find the guy or girl holding his/her and out bouncing up and down on his/her heels smiling and giggling in truth it was kind of infectious I was glad my balaclava was covering my smile and my…blush I cursed myself internally for this and before I gave off the impression that I was rude grabbed his/her hand and I was yet again surprised I was expecting to either  feel the soft skin of a girl or the firm grip of a guy but what I got was both and neither at the same time I have now deemed this to be Schrodinger’s handshake. 

“Please allow me to introduce myself my name is Haven Freedom the team leader of team freedom”

So this was Haven Freedom the guy or girl I have been looking for.

“Well, this is a strike of good luck very good luck I have actually been looking for you…I have come here to apply to become a member”

I was the assaulted by Haven Freedom in the form of a giddy hug the way he/she was jumping up and down it seemed like a Haven wanted me to pick him/her up I would never normally do such a thing but the joyful personality was getting to me I’m pretty sure that if Haven was not wearing that blindfold then I would not be getting hugged right about now.

“Oh yes, yes awesome thank you thank you so much your hired”

Two thoughts crossed my mind the first one was damn Haven is light the other is why is his/her legs wrapped around me not like I mind or anything I felt my cheeks heat up during the hug eventually Haven got back on the floor.

“Excuse me Haven but I would like to ask you something if you don’t mind that is”

“It’s about the blindfold isn’t it?”

My jaw hit the metaphorical floor and landed with a thump ok in Haven’s defence I guess was kind of obvious wasn’t it”

“Yes I would like to know if you are willing to tell me”

Haven directed me to a table just outside the kitchen and Haven went into great detail about how the blindfold determines whether or not he/she will transform into the wingless angel or the tailless demon I couldn’t help but hang off every word that was said I couldn’t believe my ears but I had no reason not to no reason what’s so ever but the most concerning thing that was told to me was that if for whatever reason Havens blindfold gets removed for an extended period of time and if innocent people are in danger I am to kill Haven I tried to argue this but Haven was dead set on this he/she did reassure me that it was a last resort only for some reason Haven telling me this and the seriousness of the situation frightened me more than anything.

I ended it by giving Haven another hug as he/she started to cry on my shoulder a few minutes later and Haven was back to his/her happy self again and I was shown around the base including the four bedrooms upstairs and after that Haven and I talked getting to know each other a bit more.

 

3: Chapter 3 Riley

In the heat of the Australian outback sounds of thunder could be heard striking stone Riley was taking some time to relieve some stress by punching the side of  a certain wonder of the world the rock had taken many beatings mainly because Riley has been living in the outback for the past ten years  not by choice but by necessity because Riley holds a great power within her this power is not magic or experimental mad science no this ungodly strength that is interred within the Aussie is completely natural the doctors were at a loss for words this strength did not come with any visual cues like muscle or anything no just standard slender arms pulverising a geological landmark.

Just like Haven and X0-1, Riley liked helping people but when she reached ten years old a small hut was built in specific part of the outback with a fence set up for protection and her family coming to visit every couple of days Riley knew deep down that they were doing the right thing but she still felt angry that it had to happen in the first place, with each pound into the landmark leaving decent size dents Riley talks to herself trying to find some sense of self.

“FOR TEN YEARS I HAVE BEEN HERE…FOR TEN YEARS I HAVE BEEN ISOLATED”

“ALL I WANT TO DO IS HELP PEOPLE BUT I CANT…I CANT…GET CLOSE TO ANYONE….WITH…WITH…OUT HURTING THEM…”

Riley could not manage another punch and instead crumpled to the ground in tears rocking back and forth in a foetal position this exercise if you could call it that has been trending with Riley for quite a while now starting around mid-November 2015 today was a special day well I doubt Riley would use a word like special nowadays the day today was Sunday, 24 April 2016 her birthday she had left early to run around the outback at high-speed and then starting her daily routine of punching Ayers rock.

The power inside Riley is so immense that it overflows from her pores and rushes out into the atmosphere it was this very overflowing power that caused harm to the people around her not see able harm but several people with a history of heart conditions had to be taken to hospital simply because Riley walked past them the force being exerted was enough cause problems for them only one died but that was due to an unrelated incident.

It was turning night by time Riley had pulled herself together and was walking home the sand at her feet vibrated from the power that was flowing from the Aussie in her ears it created a sombre melody that was growing more addicting with each purposeful step that was taken.

It was a little after midnight when Riley arrived home to the enclosed fenced off hut which she had called her home for the past ten years the front door was pushed open but stopped being pushed open when Riley’s foot collided with a wrapped box.

“It’s most likely from mum and dad…I’ll open it tomorrow, it can wait”

The box was placed on the bedside cabinet and Riley was placed into a dreamless slumber.

When morning rolled around Riley wasted no time in getting up and opening her present to find a mahogany box it had the familiar symbol of a local jewelers that Riley’s mum had attended on multiple occasions in the past she opened the box to find ten rings each with a different precious stone ranging from black diamond and sapphire to shadow crystal and smoky quartz after placing each ring on a finger and thumb respectively before reading the letter that it came with:

Dear Riley.

I am sorry that you had to go through all this isolation

Over something that is beyond your control

But it was the best thing to do at the time

I do hope you do not think I am trying to win you over with gifts

Even after all this time your dad and I still miss you terribly

If you are ever able to get better of whatever is troubling you

Come find us.

Love Mum & Dad

Riley had no words to express herself she simply placed the note back in the box and placed it under her bed and went outside to embrace the harsh sunlight for her run which by all accounts did go as expected instead of blasting off at a thundering pace like she normally does no this was more of a leisurely through the park run the most obvious thing Riley could think of to why this was, was the rings so she tried working the first one off that was situated on the right pinkie and Riley was moving at far faster speed than previously and even faster when the second ring came off and in a short while all the rings were off and Riley was once again blistering through the outback the rings were somehow able to restrain all of Riley’s excess strength and raw power even the sand stopped vibrating with all the rings in place.

This must’ve been the godsend that Riley dreamt of for many years and here it is in the form of very expensive jewellery now the Aussie had complete control over her power levels this was a dream come true now she can be the Samaritan she has always wanted to be.

This train of thought made caused Riley to remember something she had not really paid that much attention to while she was browsing through her twitter feed it was a news story about a rather famous brit that has set up a local club of hero’s and has already gained a recruit who was described as a goth samurai aside from that this club was looking for two more members and I was going to be damned if I was going to pass this chance up.

“This is the best thing to ever happen to me I have control and now I have a calling”

In a rush, Riley grabbed her backpack put her rings inside and made a mad dash across Australia  leaving a trail of dust in her wake it wasn’t all that long until she was leaving behind a trail of water as she dashed across the ocean nearly capsizing two fishing trawlers.

Nearly being the operative word.

“Sooorrrryyy”

Riley’s apology tapered off as she bolted into the distance steadily closing in on her destination during all the excitement she forgot to do one thing look up the address going back on to her twitter and clicking on a link that was under the advertisement sent Riley straight to a website called “Team Freedom Home Page” and then clicking on the “Contact Us” right I found it now time for satellite imagery upon remembering what she saw of the satellite image Riley took to the skies with one huge jump that caused the water that was underneath her at the time to collapse in on its self and cause a small eruption.

Riley was a good two thousand feet above the UK now and was scanning for what she saw on her phone as to make sure not to destroy anything when she landed the first five rings were put on to ensure safety for nearby people.

Not having much luck and running out of air time Riley was forced to use her phone as a reference and soon after her location was spotted so she made a dive and landed only a minute later upon the landing Riley heard a shout and made it a priority to go see what was wrong.

…

“Hey Haven do you here that it sounds like someone needs help”

The team leader looked over to X0-1 and held his/her hand for a moment of silence.

“Female… mid forty’s…fifteen feet away…most likely car theft”

“Whoa Haven your hearing is great you got all that, now that’s impressive”

Haven walked over to X0-1 and lightly bumped him on the shoulder.

“Cheers X you're pretty great to…now let’s go and save the day”

Just as Haven left my face heated up with the compliment and slight contact from the fist bump I could hear War Child giggling I decided to ignore it and left to catch up with Haven.

…

X0-1 and I turned the first and last corner to our destination I clapped my hands so the vibrations would give me a clear picture of the situation and what I could see was something out of the ordinary a woman wearing a cork hat in a vest and khaki shorts who was also wearing caterpillar shoes lifting up the back end of a car as the front wheels were spinning the lady who I suspected to be the one in trouble was calling the police.

“X0-1 apprehend the car thieves”

War Child was stabbed into the ground and the shades of two soldiers one a British red coat and the other a roman legion air materialised out of thin air and dragged the other two out of the car and were held in place by a sword and musket.

X0-1 made his way over to the victim to calm her down and talk to her; I took this chance to speak to the newcomer.

“Hi thanks for the help”

“G’day, it was no problem”

“If you don’t mind may I inquire how you managed to stop the car with only one hand?”

“Sure… well you see I was born with an absurd amount of strength and it got to a point where I could not even walk past people without them contracting some sort of heart failure just from them being too close to me so when I turned ten my parents built a fenced off hut in  the middle of the outback and I lived there for ten years and I have only just found a way to be safe around other people using these rings that my parents got me for my birthday I do not know how but they can restrain my power.

“That is very impressive and I am sorry for your isolation”

“Cheers, in any case, I had a nice run to get here”

“…you ran…”

The police sirens shocked me from my little trance as I saw the car thieves getting arrested one of the officers shouted his thanks and he drove off.

“Anyway, I need to get going I’m trying to find Team Freedom so see ya”

I turned around ready to leave and continue my search but the blindfolded boy/girl jumped in front of me giggling in a very gender neutral voice as he/she offered me a handshake.

“I must apologise I have yet to introduce myself my name is Haven Freedom the team leader of Team Freedom and I would be more than happy for you to join the ranks and you can put your strength to good use in helping us help everyone else”

“I was not expecting to find you so quickly…I-I-would love to help others and I will do a good job too, that’s all I have ever wanted to do is be an asset and now I finally can”

The girl who I would later find out to be named Riley wrapped me in a hug that I’m sure would’ve killed me if she hadn’t of put the other five rings on I wasn’t too sure about hugging back so instead I opted for an awkward pat on the back which seemed to be enough and soon as she left me she had X0-1 crushed in a hug I did not need echolocation to tell me that his wheezing was enough of a clue for me.

“Hi my name is Chang yu-Jun but you can call me War Child for a quick introduction I am a dead five-year-old Chinese girl inside of a katana that can summon the shades of dead or destroyed military equipment and personnel”

“Oh…um…ok I hope we can get along…uh…War Child”

I left the two girls to get further acquainted with one another my focus at the moment was the team leader.

“Haven can we talk for a moment please…perhaps over by the bench”

“Uhh, of course, we can let’s go sit down”

Haven skipped over to the bench and perched his/herself down and broke out into a small fit of laughter from the way he/she was sat like some prudish princess being around Haven as started to have some adverse effects on me like I am starting to feel happier inside whereas before I was all doom and gloom my pessimism all but cast a shadow on me but now a ray of sun is being let in the final thought that crossed my mind was am I ready for the sun…

“So X0-1 what did you want to talk about”

“Well I just wanted to know if you were alright it’s clear that Riley is very strong and I did not want you to get hurt”

I was not too sure what type of answer I was expecting but a hug was the last one on the list of expected answers but it’s not as if I didn’t like it the hug was not a long one before Haven detached his/herself and ran off towards the base signaling Riley, War Child and I this will probably be the part where Haven informs Riley about the whole blindfold situation.

4: Chapter 4 The Demon Hadrial - The Angel Nexal

 

“In accordance with the two books of power a brother and a sister have been chosen to swap places the Angel Hadariel and the Demon Nexal will you please come forth”

God's voice boomed over the huge crowd of angelic and demonic onlookers, today is a somewhat special day well it really depends on what your definition of special is, to be honest it is more important than it is anything else from a time long since passed a story was told of how the books of power went missing when a brother and sister of light and dark joined forces and stole the two most powerful artifacts on record the holy bible and the satanic bible these are not the same books that were written by man no they are completely different and hold far more precedent and power than mere hearsay.

I would have carried on with my thought but I was taken away from it when Nexal grabbed my hand like she was worried about something.

“Are you ok sis…?”

“Uh yeah, I’m just worried about what’s to come no one has managed to find them yet will we be able to...”

“Look Nexal don’t worry about that if we really try we can do it don’t you worry your big bro is here isn’t he”

Nexal’s grip slackened and we both took a more confident stride into the centre of the room, we stood in front of both of our ruling authority’s God and Satan who were both sat in two giant thrones but they did not stay seated one by one they stood up ready to unleash their voice of thunder.

“The Angel Hadariel and The demon Nexal you have been chosen to undertake the task of procuring the two books of power and deliver them to the Church Of Silence…”

God took a step back and his brother took one forward.

“In order for this task to be undertaken you must initiate a swap but know this once the swap has taken place not even, our combined powers can undo it so prepare yourselves”

“Brother why do we have to swap being a demon is all I have known I don’t know how I could perform as an angel I-“

I could tell she was working herself up again so I placed my hand on her shoulder.

“I have the same worries you’re not alone little sister but in order for us to actually find the books we have to swap a pure angel and demon cannot find the two books of power because it does not exist for them so the swap is essential”

God by the looks of it deemed this to be enough self-preparation if you could call it preparation that is.

“It is now time for you to swap places and begin your search this search could very well take hundreds and hundreds of years maybe longer so do not stress yourself too much both books are split into four smaller books only when the four books are obtained can they be obtained to create the books of power…my brother will now take care of the rest”

God sat down and Satan took two steps forward.

“Now before we begin we need you to answer some questions”

“First question: what do you use to cast your respective magic?”

Both Nexal and I answered at the same time since we used the same casting ability.

“Computerised Internal Arcane Battle Systems…”

“Ah C-I-A-B-S it has been a long time the first time I was introduced to C-I-A-B-S  was your parents and they voiced each other’s magic download sequence is that the same for you two as well”

“Yes it is we voice one another but this will be the first time a demon will be voicing a demons battle systems and vice versa”

“Next question are you willing to do whatever it takes to get back the books of power no matter the cost”

It was my sister’s turn to speak up now any stress that was presiding over her before was pretty much gone.

“Yes whatever it takes we will get the books back you can be assured of our success”

“Very well that concludes the questions there were a few more but I do not deem them necessary we will now commence the swap please intertwine your fingers with each other and say your piece”

I held on to my sister’s hand tightly and we both stared at the ground finding it too embarrassing to stare at one another I decided to begin the swap spell since we would be taking it turns.

“In heaven and hell, we siblings will ring the bell”

…

“To call forth the first and the last of Thayne”

…

“In God and Satan’s name, we ask to swap halo for horns and wings for tail”

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“For we are tasked with finding the books of power so we may once again return them to the Church Of Silence”

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“The Angel Hadariel and the Demon Nexal are ready to begin the hunt”

Despite the little ritual the transformation wasn’t that dramatic and furthermore my wings were swapped with my sister’s tail and my halo swapped with her horns just as my wings appeared on her back and golden glow atop her head began its gentle glow the last bit was my suit went from white to black and my sisters dress from black to white.

“Now go and begin your search”

“Are you ready little sis”

“I’m ready big bro”

And just like that are seemingly never-ending journey began.

…

I once again awoke to darkness; it has been three weeks since Riley has joined my team of rag-tag heroes

I cannot say we haven’t been busy we have all had our fair share of work like store robberies, car theft and even a few murders we have made quite a name for ourselves to a point where we have been giving out business cards to the people we have helped.

Despite the darkness I am able to walk around the small warehouse without knocking anything over or bumping into anything, the talking clock next to my bed told me it was seven in the morning I could tell almost immediately the Riley and X0-1 were not upstairs by the smell breakfast was being be prepared downstairs Riley normally does the cooking and X0-1 is polishing War Child much to her protest.

I was greeted as I came down the stairs Riley had cooked up scrambled eggs and bacon and also the light smell of polish was detected.

“G’day to ya boss have a good sleep”

I felt kind of embarrassed at being called the boss and my left hand reflectively went up to my right should and started to gently squeeze it.

“Riley you don’t have to call me boss Haven is fine”

“You’re the boss…Haven”

 “Good morning Haven”

“X… you're being too rough with the polishing…oh hi Haven morning”

“Hi, guys let’s do a good job today…Riley this smells great”

“No wuckers it’ll taste even better”

X0-1 already eaten his and I was just about to get tucked into mine.

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“War Child how come you don’t say anything when I plunge you head first into the ground to summon the shades of war but yet you always complain when I polish you…do not poke your tongue out at me if you were not in that sword you would so be in trouble…”

After letting my hair down and having a bit of harmless fun with the immature sword I put her back into my scabbard and decided to go and watch some TV in the entertainment room and also browse the news for a little bit just in case anything needs our attention.

I could tell that X0-1 was not a big eater so it only came to reason that he ate the breakfast I made him out of sheer politeness and nothing more Haven, on the other hand, was clearing his/her plate.

I would never think someone so kind and caring could be hiding an uncontrollable hateful evil murderous psychopath now it is one thing to say that this kind of behavior was brought on by an outside source or trigger but it wasn’t, Haven’s evil side is our team leaders natural state of mind and only through the use of the blindfold can the wingless angel take flight.

I thought they were both pulling my leg so I went to take it off only to see Haven back away with his/her fists up and X0-1 pointing a rocket launcher at me that he summoned with War Child I vehemently apologised afterwards.

X0-1 and I were informed by the boss him/herself that only if need be Haven will remove the blindfold his/herself and it will be up to us to make sure the blindfold gets put back on but really what could possibly call for such an action to be made a common place thing.

5: Chapter 5 Extinction

 

My sister was beside me flying gracefully with resplendent white wings I was less graceful shooting through the air in an undefinable red and black fireball.

To our utter amazement two hours after departing from heaven a scouting angel who had been charged with detecting any possible signs of the two books told us that he had a huge lead, in hindsight it really was a stupidly small lead considering he was first appointed this position eight hundred thousand years ago now that’s what you call elusive the last so-called reading he had that may or may not have been the books was seven hundred thousand and one years ago.

Nexal and I decided it best that we at least check it out on the off chance that it actually is one of the eight books.

The scouting angel received the reading from one of the most populated planets out there the earth we have no idea what we could be faced with but I’m not going to back down from a fight anytime soon.

“Hey sis how much longer until we are there”

“Um it should be some length of time”

“Thanks, sis…thanks”

Nexal did not respond verbally only with a cheesy grin and a thumbs up.

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“HAVEN COME QUICK”

As I was watching the TV a breaking news report aired that took priority over the other channels the two news anchors did not look well at all even I paled slightly when I saw what made them turn that colour a hunched over balding man with one eye bigger than the other covered in all sorts of fur and large clawed hands and teeth that were long sharp and jagged it looked like he was a mixture of all kinds of ice age carnivores his voice was gravelly and rough.

“AFTER TWO  POINT SIX MILLION YEARS AGO I EXTINCTION FINALLY RISE I RISE TO A WORLD OF IMPURITY YOU DISGUSTING VILE APES ARE UNCLEAN AND LOW ON THE FOOD CHAIN THAT IS UNFORGIVABLE I, ON THE OTHER HAND, I SURPASS THE FOOD CHAIN I WILL CLEANSE ALL OF YOU BY PUTTING YOU TO THE SLAUGHTER STARTING WITH YOU PATHETIC CREATURES.

The on-scene reporter and the camera man were cut down while the news van that had nearly gotten away was frozen solid from what I could only guess to be some sort of ice breath before a giant ice spike came up through the middle of the van causing it to explode and killing the driver.

Haven and Riley rushed into the lounge and all four of us rushed outside I took the intuitive and got War Child to summon an AgustaWestland apache helicopter.

Ok, guys get on this thing is not going to last long, now as I come to think of it wearing a balaclava over my mouth while speaking was probably not the best choice but I was understood regardless.

“Ooh a helicopter this will be my first time come on Riley this will be fun”

I could almost admire Havens fun loving side if it wasn't for the fact that we were doing our most dangerous mission yet and it just suddenly occurred to me that so far we have been dealing with car theft, robberies, break-ins and one or two hostage situations but no one not even I objected to fighting this prehistoric monster that has so far killed three people in very cold blood.

Haven was primarily transfixed with the sense of height he/she was at while Riley was playing with the corks on her hat, I took this time to prepare myself for the up and coming fight and it wasn’t until I saw the monster standing on top of Ben Nevis that I asked Riley if she could jump us down there.

“Hey Riley do you think you could get us down there the helicopter is not going to last much longer”

“I’m not too sure if I remove too many rings my power excretion could damage your heart”

“Don’t worry Riley X0-1 and I can take it don’t you worry”

“Haven’s right and if anything does happen to us you can say I told you so…but we need to move now”

I did not have long to wait for the jump X0-1 grabbed my arm and brought me over to Riley who had taken the first four rings off her finger being so close to Riley in this state did make me feel a bit funny as if my whole body contracted pins and needles and I sensed small; vibrations coming from the other side so it would be more than likely safe to say that the swordsman is feeling it to I doubt War Child will notice anything strange.

I jumped out of the helicopter just in time to see it fade away my two passengers were clinging on to me for dear life which is understandable under the circumstances.

As we got closer to the ground the extensiveness of what happened here only came more apparent the close to the ground we got the first thing I saw was the news van well it’s burnt out corpse to be precise still impaled on the giant an ice spike as well as several police cars were frozen over one of them had a smattering of blood on it then CRASH I made my landing and my company staggered off and fell on the floor.

“You guys alright”

“Never better”

“Just give me a couple of seconds”

“Hey, War Child you alright…are you asleep”

“Umm, what…what no I’m not asleep…well maybe just a little but I am awake now let’s kick butt”

Riley was dusting herself off so I went over to Haven to help him/her up”

“Thanks, X did we make it to the top of Ben Nevis”

“No, we are at the bottom of it, other than some trashed cars I can’t see the monster anywhere which just reminded me, do we have a plan of attack…”

A huge ice ring made of ice spikes surrounds us in some sort of arena I had War Child primed and ready even a solid full power punch from Riley could not break the walls and Haven were clapping his/her hands so he/she could get a sense of what was going on but we were all brought to a standstill when the grotesque prehistoric mutant came crashing down and the three of us formed a line with Haven taking the middle.

“YOU’RE NOT LIKE THE OTHER FILTH TO STAND BEFORE ME I SENSE SOMETHING UNUSUAL IN YOU THREE… I GUESS YOU ARE HERE TO STOP ME ARE YOU NOT, WELL THEN LET'S HAVE IT”

Riley cracked her knuckles Haven adjusted his/her blindfold and I plunged War Child into the ground as soon as the monster named Extinction bolted at us I was not expecting him to be as fast as he was by the looks of things we might have to use lethal force.

“Hey Haven what do you think we should do I know you don’t want to use lethal force but we might not have any other way to handle this”

“I don’t think there will be a peaceful solution to this do what you need to do because at the end of the day it's the people we are protecting but if an opportunity arises to end a problem without violence do what you can to make it happen if you can”

Blindfolded Haven Freedom or in other words the wingless angel, a person so kind and nice someone who literally finds it impossible to do anything wrong on purpose someone who would even try and find a peaceful solution even if there was not one to find.

“Riley, keep it occupied for as long as you’re able, we need to gage his strength”

“No wuckers leave it to me, hey ugly, come get some”

Riley thundered off towards Extinction at a blistering pace leaving a trail of uprooted grass and it wasn’t long until we heard what could only be an explosion of raw physical power that even from the distance that they were fighting the power being released was so immense it gave me goose bumps.

…

“Dear brother how close are we, I am only asking because we just entered earth’s atmosphere”

“No need to fret little sister if you look down there you will see a fight breaking out the one who does not look like the rest that’s our target despite the fact that their opponent is as powerful as he is they are holding their own against him, impressive”

I took my time to look at the scene and what I saw impressed me more to a point where I actually got frightened a little bit but I never broke eye contact especially when I saw a girl in some rather odd clothing like a (hat with bits dangling from it) run up to and punch Extinction into the ice wall he made a huge crash and frozen shards splintered off narrowly missing the girl.

All in all it was a good heavy hit that landed perfectly but it was not enough and Extinction had gotten up and ran out of the icy mist and backhanded the strangely dressed girl into a wall of ice as well my guess if she is as strong as I think the reason she did not get up straight away was mostly because of shock than anything else.

I was planning to intervene but this small group has my interest somewhat so my sister and I will only step in when necessary.

“Haven he’s coming right for you watch out!”

“Don’t worry X I got him”

“YOU FILTHY WEAKLINGS I WILL CRUSH YOU”

…

“Brother, look one of them is blindfolded, completely void of sight and it seems he is getting ready for a fight”

“Dear sister that is most obviously a girl…I think”

If I was being honest with myself when I saw this person I was not expecting much but I got a lot more than I was expecting.

The boy or girl was evading every lethal swipe with graceful ease despite being completely blind and he/she managed to land some good hits that caused some stagger they didn’t even hold a candle to the other girl’s punches but they were better than nothing I guess.

“WHY WON’T YOU DIE…YOU DISGUST ME”

“I do apologise but I am a hero and I simply cannot allow myself to be killed by you for if I die I will no longer be able to help the innocent and do good deeds for anyone and today it seems you are one obstacle that must be overcome”

I have to keep Extinction busy while X0-1 and War Child get ready for the final assault.

To say I was stunned was putting it mildly I had no idea Haven was this competent when it came to close quarters combat I was brought out of my daze when I heard War Child cheering for Haven.

“That’s it, Haven, you can do it…beat the bad guy”

“War Child I need you to focus Haven can’t do this alone we need to help”

“Right, what would you like me to summon a tank an army or I can use all of my summoning energy for something special but mind you if I do that you won’t be able to use me again for twenty-four hours…”

“I think it would be best if we went for a special summon we cannot afford to pull any punches during this we have to give it everything we can so War Child give it you're all”

“I understand whenever you’re ready you know what to do”

Looking back at Haven he/she is still making it very hard for Extinction to even get a hypothetical hit in but it was clear to see that both of them were getting tired one more than the other so I needed to step in before it was too late so without any further hesitation.

“War Child, go now!”

War Child was now buried in the earth and glowing a misty a blue tone.

“Tapping into the ethereal data hub…extracting war hero profile…beginning shade exchange…British Army legend (John Malcolm Thorpe Fleming Churchill) - alias Mad Jack or Fighting Jack Churchill has agreed to aid us in our time of need…do you accept his help”

“Yes I accept his help”

Apparently, he heard me because the misty blue light left War Child and moulded into the shape of our war hero clad in standard WW2 get up with the exception of the helmet and the addition of a Scottish broadsword a longbow and a set of bagpipes on his back.

Arrived just in time to catch Haven who had just been caught short and was giving the same treatment as Riley who was still none the wiser but looked to be coming around if a tad slowly.

“Thanks for…catching…me…?”

Mad Jack walked over to me and gently placed Haven on the ground who was out of breath and then proceeded to get his longbow ready and make his way over to Extinction.

“I DON’T KNOW WHO YOU ARE BUT YOU WILL DIE, ALL THE SAME, WORTHLESS HUMAN SCUM”

“I’m afraid to disappoint you, sir, but I am already dead”

“THEN I WILL JUST KILL YOU A SECOND TIME THIS DOES NOT BOTHER ME IN THE SLIGHTEST IN FACT I WILL ENJOY EVERY SECOND OF IT”

Extinction was now drooling at the mouth his crooked fangs covered in a dull shine and mismatched hair and fur remain ever still as both he and Mad Jack stood face to face and shortly after arrow to face which destroyed one of Extinction’s claws when he attempted to swat the projectile away, War Child must’ve put a lot of energy into this summon for the war hero to be as powerful as he is, colour me impressed going into this fight I thought we would all be dead because seriously when you think about it going against such and enemy would normally lead to certain doom but all things considered we doing rather nicely…all things considered.

…SHHEEEKK… I swear to god when mad jack sliced right through the middle of an ice spike that erupted out of the ground I thought I had gone deaf or one of my ear drums had ruptured the closest thing I could think of to a copy of the noise was a million nails going down one infinitely long chalkboard out of everyone Haven was most affected by this, years upon years of having to live in the darkness has made our team leaders hearing extremely acute and he/she was rolling around on the floor in pain and screaming bloody murder.

“AGHHHH…MAKE IT STOP PLEASE”

“Haven don’t worry everything will be ok”

There was not much that I could do save from covering his/her ears to lessen the noise I also thought it would help to sooth Haven if I just sat next to Haven I was glad Jack was able to hold back Extinction for as long as he was able because if he was not able to then the hug Haven was giving me would have been very short-lived luckily the sides of the ice spike hit the ground and so did one of Extinction’s arms I think it was the left but I’m not too sure they don’t give much away of what side of the body they were on unless you were to look at the former owner directly which I didn’t my head was smothered in the neck of Haven seeing my leader in pain hurt me just as much not in the same way but it hurt regardless.

The ear-shattering noise and the loud thump that followed soon after was enough to awake me from the daze and back to land of the conscious aside from blurry vision the first thing that caught my eye was two large slabs of ice either side of an almost ghostly figure that was holding a sword the thought of it being X0-1 returning from the grave crossed my mind but stopped crossing it when I noticed said teammate clutching on to a crying Haven I have no idea how possibly the happiest person to ever exist got in such a state but this made me mad and I decided I needed a new stress reliever after somewhat groggily getting back to my feet I started a vicious run using the newly acquired adrenaline for an extra burst of speed the corks on my hat were pinned to my forehead as they were experiencing many G  forces but held strong which is more than I can say for his bloody arm as I periodically  ripped it out I felt bad in a way for being so gruesome but then again one arm for three deaths is a fair trade in my book if I had a book…I need to get a book and it should be titled Riley’s book of fair trade yeah that sounds good… oh right, I’m still holding this I dropped the arm and at pretty much the same time the ghostly figure who I guessed to be some shade thing that X and War Child summoned up stuck his sword right into the monster's heart.

The now dead Extinction was lowered gently to the ground Riley laid the no longer attached limb over the body now all three of Team Freedom stood side by side as Jack got his bagpipes and played a little bit of Scotland the brave to commemorate the fight Jack played his tune even as he was fading away.

…

“Dear sister did you see that spectacle of a fight”

“It was a marvellous display o brother of mine shall we go down and fetch our first page”

“Dear Sister how can you be sure that the page is even on this planet…”

“Well there is only one way to find out isn’t there o brother come on”

“Nexal wait for me…”

My sister flew off with speed but little did she or I know we had just made a mistake that nearly cost us our lives.

…

“Wow guys that were a tough battle wasn’t it, but I’m glad no one got hurt”

“It definitely was a bit of a struggle I must admit I’m sorry I was out for as long as I was”

“Don’t worry your self-Haven and I were fine just do what you can that’s all is asked of us the lives of the camera crew and reporter were out of our hands…which reminds me I have already phoned the police and ambulance service”

“Well I think we should wait here for the police to arrive and go home once everything has been sorted out is War Child alright after that summoning she must be exhausted”

X0-1 withdrew War Child and presented her to the team everyone had a small giggle when they heard her lightly snoring this resulted in Haven and Riley jumping up and down while cling to each other in a giddy frenzy with simultaneous chanting.

“Oh my god that’s so cute!”

X0-1 shook his head reinserted War Child back into the scabbard that is at least what he would’ve done if she did not wake up a couple of seconds before entering the scabbard but this, in fact, did happen.

“Oh look up there…flying people the ethereal aura that I’m sensing is telling me that ones and angel and the other is a demon”

Any normal time we would have taken what was just said as childish whimsy and pay no mind but after that intense fight we all looked to the sky and in fact saw what War Child was describing to us in seeing this Haven was first to respond.

“Ok this is bad we only just managed to defeat Extinction and War Child cannot summon another war hero or anything until tomorrow…these guys look strong”

“What should we do X can’t do anything this time around No offence and I’m not sure I could take on both of them myself …”

“I have an idea Riley you get both of us up there I will take on the one in the suit you the one in the dress”

“That’s all well and good but is there anything you can do Haven against this sort of opponent I mean the only thing you can do is…no Haven you can’t be serious can you, you have to be joking”

Haven touched his/her blindfold with unsureness at first but thinking about it, he/she soon realised that this was despite the most dangerous thing that he/she could do.

The rest of team were briefed thoroughly on the possible consequences if they did not get the blindfold back on quick enough and there was the less approved of but still agreed upon alternative of killing Haven but that, of course, was the last resort.

X0-1 had taken some time to mull things over in his head and decided to step in when Riley asked him for back up to try to persuade their team leader from doing such a thing.

“As much as it pains me to say this utilising the tailless demon might be our only chance of having even the slightest advantage we have no idea what they are capable of so I think it’s a good idea if we at least try and plus we are out in the middle of the Scottish highlands so it will give us plenty of time to put the blindfold back on so Riley please do this for us”

Haven reassuringly put his/her hand on Riley’s shoulder.

“Fine…fine I’ll do it”

Riley bent down and Haven got on piggy back style and jumped into the air leaving a small crater as earth and the like were uprooted from the force of the jump it didn’t take long and Riley was well above the brother and sister.

“Oh brother look they have come up to meet us”

They both had stopped when they saw that the other two were heading towards them with great speed.

“Dear Sister whatever they are doing it is definitely not meeting us…”

Unfortunately Hadariel was right and he saw just how right he was when he turned his head to face Nexal and he saw the girl in the strange clothing pummel his sister with one hand he saw his sister plummet towards the earth’s surface the hit was so hard it left behind a small (you have just broken the sound barrier vapor cone)

Hadariel noticed that the blindfolded passenger was no longer on his sister’s attacker.

“NEXAL!!...NOOOOO…WHY DID….WHY DID YOU DO THAT!!”

Hadariel would have continued raging at what happened to his dear younger sister but there were more pressing matters to deal with like, for example, the blindfolded kid who in fact was no longer blindfolded and this was made most evident when he turned his head back around to its default position and saw two pairs of eyes that contained an evil and hatred so great that not even his own angelic mind could comprehend what was happening.

Being an agent of the divine normally means that there is very little that can stand in your way but no matter how powerful you are your strength is measured with arbitrary numbers that have a limit and the evil and hate the demon was sensing was boundless he could tell the amount of positivity in the kid was an absolute zero the main thing that frightened him about this vessel of evil and hate, lunging towards him was not the idea of being physically hurt there was no way a human could land even a slightly painful blow no matter how strong they were.

A damaging blow yes that may be but no pain would be felt, his little sister could have been badly injured from the blow she took.

None of that frightened Hadariel no it was the fact that as he looked into the cesspool of despair lack of hope the two hellish voids that scream murder torture the want to destroy another living person the need to gaze upon the limbs and flesh rendered from a human body it was these very eyes that he looked into he was sure that no matter how many times his little sister got attacked by the strangely dressed girl who jumped up here to meet them he would undoubtedly know that he was having it worse and he was just looking into someone’s eyes but all Hadariel wanted to do while he was looking in his eyes was to kill himself to be rid of this unfathomable foulness but he had no more time to ponder such things because the kid grabbed on to Hadariel mid-flight and forced him to land.

As the floor got closer the demon managed to throw his guest off only to be caught by the same girl from earlier.

“What…what is that thing how something can like that exist”

Haven tried lunging for Hadariel who at this time was shielding his sister with his own body lucky for him Haven was being restrained by Riley and his/her eyes were quickly covered by X0-1's hand.

“Haven are you ok don’t worry you didn’t hurt anyone”

“I’m fine don’t worry guys I will keep my eyes closed so you can put the blindfold on”

X0-1 tied the blindfold back around Havens' eyes and the winless angel was able to take flight once more.

…

“Nexal hey are you ok”

Nexal sat up dazed and patted her worried brother on the back as she got to her feet both of them were assaulted by the blindfolded boy or girl who a couple of minutes ago tried to kill them they were expecting another fight but instead what they actually got was a hug from a sobbing Haven.

“I-i-i-i-I’m so sorry you ha-ha-had to go through that  I thought you were ba-bad guys…I’M SO SORRY”

The brother and sister looked at one another with raised eyebrows and started to pat the crying Haven on the shoulder as he/she slumped to the floor.

X0-1 was first to properly communicate with the two.

“I take you are not here to cause trouble am I right”

The two nodded who were now both on their knees comforting the blindfolded kid.

“Uh no we are not here to cause you trouble my brother and I are looking for a couple of things and we believe that the one who called himself Extinction has something of ours”

“War Child was there anything strange on Extinction”

Haven slowly got back to his/her feet after asking War Child to do a diagnostic on Extinction.

“No sorry the ethereal data hub read negative on any foreign objects of any sort on the body but if you want I will let you know if I do find any”

“Hang on was that sword just speaking”

Haven found his/her self-calm enough to speak.

Why don’t you guys come back with us and we can both explain both sides of our story because it is quite obvious you are not bad guys and I would like to personally apologise for the way we acted…it’s just that we were on edge after the fight”

Hadariel and Nexal flew both Haven and X0-1 home with Riley leading the charge; Hadariel could not keep a smile off of his face when he heard Havens laughs of joy during the flight home.

Hadariel and Nexal still had one question they were struggling with…is Haven a boy or a girl.