Infinity: Rising of the Soul Weavers

* Haliene - Dream In Colour *

"Maya?" Raven asked, her eyes hollow and filled with tears. 

She couldn\'t believe her eyes, but there was no way her soul was lying to her. This girl was Maya for sure… her Maya.

"Where are you Maya?" Raven\'s tears ran without constraints. Forgetting that she was facing a holographic image, her hand moved as if to touch the girl, yet it passed right through it.

Noticing that, the girl shook her head. "Apologies, who might you be?" She muttered coldly, harshly shattering Raven\'s heart into tiny pieces. "My name is Raphael, and I am one of the Seraphim of the End. Again I ask, who might you be, mortal?"

"Don\'t play games now… please, Maya, you know me. I am Raven, your older sister!" Raven\'s voice was cracking as was her soul. "Maria is also waiting for you… Axane too… and me… please, come back, I promise I\'ll protect you with my heart, I will never let you suffer ever again!

"I understand that you might want to run away from us, but… please come back! Even Jakol is still waiting for you…"

"Silver," Raphael simply called out, ignoring the familiar crying crimson-purple haired girl. "You may proceed with your plans.

"The Supreme Deity has agreed to accept you back once your task is finished."

"Thank you for your kindness, O\' Great Seraph." The creature in a dark and red patterned garment and a scary smiling clown mask said. 

"Also," Raphael said. "Next time, make sure to clean the trash out of your place. This will not be forgotten…"

"Yes, I understand, O\' Great Seraph," Silver swallowed loudly.

Moments later, the holographic image flickered and disappeared, leaving Raven with a blank expression in her face as tears dripped down her eyes and onto the marble floor.

Clicking his tongue, Silver was anything but happy. Although his mask kept its smile, his eyes were glowing with an ominous red.

"Look at what you\'ve done now, this was my chance to impress my bosses, yet you just ruined it like that!" He said, his voice slowly rising in anger. "I shall kill you two before moving onto the rest of the world!" His sadistic smile was hidden behind the mask, yet Abbadon and his subordinates could clearly feel it.

Not waiting a second longer, Abbadon flickered next to Raven who was now sitting on her knees on the ground like a broken doll. Without a moment\'s notice, they both disappeared.

Silver was surprised to see that the one and only Black had left without fighting him, but he understood that the girl was precious to him which explained his actions. \'Good, now I can break something that he cares for!\' he chuckled.

"Oh, my dear subordinates," he called for the five clowns around him. "Whose turn was it today to guard the castle today?" His aura flared.

All heads snapped towards the ghostly clown. Kneeling on the ground, the clown bowed sincerely, "boss, please forgive me, I thought that one of the monsters had eaten my clone! It\'s been done before, I suggest we kill that beast!"

"Hm, sure I\'ll forgive you and kill that beast." Silver suddenly said, surprising everyone.

"Really??!" The ghostly clown almost screamed. "You\'re such a generous boss!"

"I haven\'t finished yet…" Silver continued. "I will forgive you once you catch the two intruders. If you catch both, I\'ll even promote you to my second in command!"

One clown that had red vertical scratches that were filled with blood along his mask wasn\'t happy about his bosses idea. But he knew that if Silver was saying that, it\'s only because it\'s an impossible task.

"If you catch only one of them… I\'ll just forget that any of this happened." Silver finished.

"When do I start?" The ghostly clown asked. "And do I take my troops with me?"

"Start now, and no, that\'s a punishment for you, and you alone!" 

Hearing that, the clown instantly disappeared from his spot. He didn\'t want to test Silver\'s patient any longer

***

\'This is bad…\' Raphael muttered in her mind. \'This was Uriel\'s task, why did I decide to help her? No, this should not matter anyway, soon they\'re all be-\'

"Raphael!" A voice called.

"Here she is!" Raphael wasn\'t happy. "Uriel, I need your help!"

"Eh? The great Raphael needs my help?" Uriel asked with a teasing smile. "Hehe, sure! What can I help you with?"

"Your smile is so annoying! I\'m only asking for your help because it\'s your fault to start with!" Raphael scolded. "Do you remember the girl I was talking about? The crimson-purple haired girl that used to call me Maya?"

"Yes, of course I do!" Uriel nodded while trying to hide how hurt she really was by Raphael\'s harsh remark. \'Of course I remember that miserable mortal who was able to change you… 

\'I have always admired you, the old you. I have always wanted to be like you, to be friends with you… 

\'But that girl stole that opportunity from me. Not only did she steal your heart, but also made you weaker than who you once were…\'

"What about her?" Uriel asked, hiding her true feelings.

"I just met her while talking to Silver, the idiot you wanted me to send a message to!" Raphael said. "For some unholy reason, that girl was there with him, and she recognised me as the mortal she knew, my lost mortal body… Do we have a protocol for that? What do we do in this case?"

"She recognised you in this form even though I always make sure none of the Seraphim look like their mortal bodies…" Uriel spoke out loud. "She must really love you huh? Do you love her too?" She asked with a grin, although her heart was burning with black fire.

"Stop joking around!" Raphael yelled coldly. "This is a serious matter! You\'re one of the four Seraphim, act like it!"

"Well," Uriel instantly turned cold as well. "You know the answer to your question then, right? You\'re merely asking me to check if I could possibly change the outcome.

"The girl clearly is not normal to be able to recognise you in your original form. But that simply doesn\'t matter since their world was found unworthy anyway.

"After repeated cycles of failure, not Michael nor Gabriel are happy about their planet. It will be destroyed soon, so you can forget about that girl." 

Hearing her words, suddenly, everything became clear in Raphael\'s mind. "Wait, this was all a part of your plan…"