FLASHBACK: Martyrs And Assassins [FINISHED]

[Oracle]

Oracle was instantly bombarded by Abbadon's attacks. His sword play was great; he never would have guessed how well his mastery over the blade was. The first two blows were so swift and powerful that if he didn't duck and block at the appropriate times, Abbadon would have cut his head clean off.

"I'll kill you!" Oracle heard him say as he dodged Abbadon's first two strikes. "I swear to all that is righteous; I'LL FUCKIN' KILL YOU!!!"

By the time Abbadon sent out his third strike, Oracle's staff started to chip. One more blow and it would have snapped it right in half. But for the fourth blow, Oracle raised his hand holding the staff and blocked the blow by stopping Abbadon's wrist. By that time, Oracle's right hand once again had a significant amount of void magic resting inside. He smiled at the Archangel.

"I don't think so," he whispered.

And in the form of a punch, Oracle collided his void magic to Abbadon's celestial body, causing him to hurtle past all the buildings he himself went through, until Oracle was able to sense that Abbadon landed within the sanctions of the Elysium Gardens.

And Oracle flew there with great ease, witnessing his body as he arrived in the midst of the plants.

[Hakaisha Abbadon]

Abbadon couldn't believe it; the son of a bitch was able to maneuver past all four of his blows. And without a single cut! Who the Hell was this guy?!

The Archangel watched as Oracle blocked his last blow, with nothing but his clenched fist holding his battle-damaged stick. The prick smiled that annoying smile again after he declared that he will personally be the one responsible for ending his life. That's when he heard the bitch say it:

"I don't think so."

Abbadon watched as he saw Oracle punch him with a fist full of his void magic, not expecting the situation to occur like this. He could feel himself flying back in the air at a speed that he could never say he ever flew at. It felt like he was in the air for hours. But once he started to feel his body collide with dirt, grass and plants, he knew his journey was over.

When he opened his eyes, he could tell that he was in the Elysium Gardens. All he could see was green, followed by the soil skid-marks his body made on the grassy grounds. He was up against a now split in half tree and it was quite a bitch to move his body. He tightened up his left hand, but found the feeling not to what he was used to. Only because when he glanced over at his left hand, he found that the Sword of Darkness was missing.

Abbadon then heard footsteps coming his way. And what he saw shocked him completely...

[Oracle]

Before Oracle started walking toward Abbadon, he noticed something at his feet. He looked down and smiled as he saw that it was none other than the weapon the Sword of Darkness. The look on Oracle's face was as right as rain. Oh, how could he have been so lucky...

" 'Only a wielder of Chaos can use this blade's abilities'," Oracle mocked the legend as he reached down to pick it up. Standing back upright, he admired the craft and the design of the blade, smiling as he saw it's reflection.

"Well," he said, "I'll be the judge of that."

Placing the sword by his left side, Oracle began to walk closer toward Abbadon. He could see him wonder why his sword was not in his hand. And when he saw the look on the Archangel's face when he found out it was in Oracle's possession, he could tell that he was consumed by fear.

Oracle rose the sword in front of him, just so Abbadon could get a good look at the weapon that would take his life.

"Wake up!" he told Abbadon with a sadistic smile to follow. "Time to die!"

"ORACLE!!"

He heard his named summoned, but it was not Abbadon. Realizing who it could be, Oracle turned around and stared the being that called his name out with a smile.

"I almost forgot about you..."

[Roiyaru]

Roiyaru watched helplessly as his master sent the Malakite through the gathering of buildings, ashamed that he could not come to his aid because of the fact he was limited to the ground. However, he did watch in awe as his master was able to conjure the largest chaotic monster he could to date. But sooner than later, that was thwarted by Oracle using his void magic to transform it into a large flock of black birds.

It was not until Roiyaru watched Oracle sent his master hurtling through the Rokusou air until he started to become worried. As soon as he noticed Oracle following after him, Roiyaru used his enhanced speed to run at the same pace Oracle flew.

The destination was the Elysium Gardens. By the time Roiyaru finally arrived, Oracle was about to make the final blow against his master. He growled, intending to do whatever it took to keep his master safe from harm.

"ORACLE!!!" he yelled.

Roiyaru watched as the Malakite turned around slowly, only to be greeted with that sadistic smile that would forever haunt his mind.

"I almost forgot about you," he heard Oracle utter.

"You murdered Seijin Shadow in cold blood," he said angrily. "YOU SHALL NOT GRANT MY MASTER THE SAME FATE!!!"

Roiyaru then charged toward him, bearing his fangs and his claws. Once he got close enough, he pounced, preparing to eliminate the wingless abomination once and for all.

[Oracle]

Oracle's smile persisted, even when he saw the beast run toward him. He turned around fully, revealing the Sword of Darkness in his possession to the sprite. Oracle raised the sword and pointed it at the dog right as he pounced.

"Down boy."

The blade immediately beamed with white light, overtaking both Oracle and the dog. Even though he was blinded, Oracle continued to hold out the sword until the light disappeared. But to Oracle's surprise, when the light disappeared, so did the dog.

Oracle looked around the area, wondering where it could have disappeared to. But once he felt the sword itself vibrate continuously, he gazed upon it once again.

"My Gods," he said quietly in amazement. "You're inside the sword, aren't you, you little mutt?" He grinned as he put together the puzzle pieces presented to him.

"That means I can control the abilities within this sword," Oracle said to himself.

Then he turned around.

[Hakaisha Abbadon]

Abbadon watched as Oracle prepared to strike him with his own sword, only to hear Roiyaru's voice in the background. Once Oracle turned around to face Abbadon's sprite, the Archangel attempted to stand.

"Roiyaru," he said.

"You murdered Seijin Shadow in cold blood. YOU SHALL NOT GRANT MY MASTER THE SAME FATE!!!"

By the time he heard him yell those words, Abbadon looked at Oracle's hand, only to be reminded that he wielded the Sword of Darkness. He raised his hand in a halting motion.

"Roiyaru don't!"

But it was too late. By the time Abbadon sent out his warning, Oracle accessed an ability within the sword even Abbadon was unaware of; one of the random occurrences of Chaos. He watched helplessly as Oracle trapped his sprite within the sword itself.

"NO!" he yelled. "ROIYARU!" He looked at Oracle with one of the most hateful looks he ever gave anyone.

"YOU BASTARD!" he said as he ran toward Oracle with whatever strength he had left.

[Oracle]

Oracle watched as Abbadon ran toward him with what strength he had left. And with a single chuckle, Oracle once again allowed his body to phase, causing Abbadon to run straight through him. And at the right time, Oracle once again solidified himself, and used the handle of the Sword of Darkness to knock upside Abbadon's head, watching him fall to the ground. Quickly, he placed a foot on his throat and pointed the sword at the tip of his nose, smiling.

"Now," he said as he rose the sword to make a killing move. "Now you die!"

Oracle prepared to strike, but paused right before the blade was about to split his head in two. And Oracle thought. Killing Abbadon would be doing exactly as Tsubasa instructed him to do. Sure, he was going to retreat to the mortal realm after this mission was over, but why give her this satisfaction? Why not let him live?

Oracle removed the blade from in front of Abbadon's face. He smiled as he shook his head.

"No, Hakaisha," he told him. "Death will not greet you today. You will continue to live, but with a fresh start. I can make this all go away, just like that. I can give you a new life; a clean start; make you forget all your heavenly troubles. Would you like that, Hakaisha?"

[Hakaisha Abbadon]

Abbadon fell to the ground after feeling the impact of the blunt end of his sword crash into his skull, only to be greeted by Oracle's foot on his neck. He watched Oracle raise the sword and prepared for the impact of the blade, only for it to be stopped suddenly. Abbadon watched Oracle bring the blade away. With a confused look on his face, he heard Oracle's so-called reason for not killing him.

"No, Hakaisha," he told him. "Death will not greet you today. You will continue to live, but with a fresh start. I can make this all go away, just like that. I can give you a new life; a clean start; make you forget all your heavenly troubles. Would you like that, Hakaisha?"

Abbadon frowned. "Fuck you," he said strongly.

[Oracle]

"Fuck you," was Abbadon's answer.

This amused Oracle as he stepped off his neck. He smiled and pointed the blade toward it's owner.

"I'll take that as a yes," Oracle said before a gray energy shot out of the sword and onto Abbadon.

[Hakaisha Abbadon]

"I'll take that as a yes." Those were the last words Abbadon could hear before a gray energy beam shot out of the sword toward him.

Time seemed to slow as Abbadon thought about everyone he let down today, disregarding all of Heaven still having to suffer from Tsubasa.

Roiyaru, he thought. Shadow; I-I'm sorry...

Then the beam hit him. He struggled against it as long as he could, only to realize that he could not win. His eyes then closed with Oracle being the last thing he saw as he fell unconscious.

[Oracle]

Oracle watched in amazement as he witnessed an ability he knew the sword could do. And that was the ability to bind a being's powers within them. By the time the beam ended, Abbadon was unconscious. Oracle smiled as his free hand summoned more of his void magic.

"You shall have a new life, Abbadon," Oracle said to him as he touched Abbadon's head with his voided hand. "A life of confusion and vulnerability. You shall dwell within the mortals, knowing nothing of this life. You shall become a heartless warrior, finding emotions non-existant. And because of your chaotic nature, you will never live a normal life, even if you try. You shall become Hakaisha Abbadon; The Destroyer."

Oracle used the void magic he attached to Abbadon's head to eliminate all of his memories, except for his name. Abbadon was now a blank canvas; ready to be painted once delivered to it's final destination. He then opened a portal near Abbadon that lead to the sands of Egypt in the Ningenkai.

"I believe I shall keep this blade," Oracle said as he saw Abbadon slowly being pulled through the portal, "so that I can always have something to remember you by."

But once Abbadon was fully through the portal and could be seen falling through the skies of Egypt, the Sword of Darkness started to vibrate again. Once Oracle was aware of this, the sword slid out of Oracle's hand, cutting him. Reacting to the sudden wound, Oracle looked in front of him to see the Sword of Darkness floating in front of him. He frowned.

"You..." Oracle said. He reached out for the sword, only to be hit with a burning sensation. He looked at his cut as he saw the sword leave through the portal before it closed out of the corner of his eyes. The burn was escalating down his arm, then down his back, through his other arm and to his legs. Once it reached his head, it became unbearable. Oracle then noticed what was happening to him once he looked at the cut on his hand again.

Chaos magic from the Sword of Darkness was entering his bloodstream.

The burning sensation became too unbearable. He cringed, feeling his body burn from the inside out. And in one painful scream, Oracle disappeared from the Joukai all-together; where he ended up however would set in motion stories to tell for years to come...