x.X. The Shadow .X.x

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Epilogue

Kagami's Pov

My head throbbed, shit. SHIT! I swore as I slowly regained consciousness. It was dark, I couldn't make out the place, but I definitely knew I was on enemy soil. A hand reached out from the dark and cupped my cheeks, the person squeezed them tightly as I spotted red eyes looking down at me lustfully. "Hello little prisoner," the voice whispered. "Are you ready for this nightmare to begin?" It told me before the room lit up, a volcanic crater opened up in the middle of the room as flames erupted from the centre. The heat started to burn the surface of my skin as I flinched, my eyes could barely keep open. "Don't worry, you'll have fun soon... Very soon..." They possessed me.

I can't lie, I was partially awake. I could see what I was doing. I could hear, but I couldn't stop myself from attacking... I couldn't stop myself, or him... In the end...

...I let him get hurt.

"KUROKO!" I thought it had been one of those damned miracles that had screamed, but no... It was me.

I don't know what happened, Esme got to me... And then I was purified, it was as though a heavy burdened had been lifted from my being. "Kuroko..." I made my way towards him, my feet were barely keeping it together as I stumbled before him. He was surrounded by Shadows and the miracles, his eyes were glazed with a happy smile on his lips. Is he really dying? He must be, they were all crying. "Kuroko," I managed to say.

He blinked and looked at me, "It's the circle of life, Kagami," What was he saying? "Move on and learn from this experience." Wait, no... His body was starting to glow now. No, no, NO!

"KUROKO!" I was pushed aside as everyone wanted to hold him for the last time, but just like all other Shadows, he burst into a bright light... And then he was gone. Forever. A sob was heard as Momoi clutched tightly onto his Shadow sash, the blonde miracle held onto his blades. The only two pieces of evidence of who he had been.

A light tap on my shoulder made me look up as I stared back up at Esme, "Come." She told me.

Two Shadows lifted me by my shoulders, and soon we were gone.

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A chapter in all of our lives have ended.

So what happened to me after all that?

I took up his mantel, his position as Medea's aid. Sure it wasn't a stone dog anymore at the Shrine but a tiger, but it's fine. It was obvious, there were still other Greater Sins out there to be dealt with, and I will not rest until I find them and descend them. I will avenge my Shadow, I will never forget about him. The hunters accepted my decision and let me be, the vampires... The Generation of Miracles seemed to hold their own funeral for him, they weren't so willing to give up Kuroko's sash or weapons, but Heaven's rule and demand required his sash and weapons back. Okay, we broke into their mansion and stole them back. They belonged in Angelus, and that's where they will always remain.

Unlike Kuroko, I didn't always remain in the shrine, I was still not a full Shadow, I had human needs. Hence why I often returned to my human apartment, like now...

I flipped on the lights to the kitchen as I moved to open the fridge. It's been two months since I've been here, cleaning up after the whole Haizaki incident and scouting for clues took that long. For Heaven's soldiers, they were incredibly thorough in their searches, it took longer than I wanted... but here I was now, free. For now at least.

Wait, what was that smell? I paused for a moment, that wasn't possible. I turned around to see a teal blue haired teen sitting at my kitchen counter, a Maji Vanilla Milkshake cup in his hand, he sat there wearing a High School uniform. My eyes widened in shock.

"Hello." He greeted bluntly.

"But you're dead... I watched you ascend to Heaven."

"I died, but Heaven rejected me and kicked me back down to earth." He dismissively told me. "Kagami, Heaven needs your help again..." He looked serious now. "Heaven has been overrun by the Greater Sins."

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Yep, there's going to be a sequel, and it'll either be called 'The Light' or 'Remenants'... Still thinking about it.