//------------------------------// // Chapter 1: A life of suffering // Story: A new life and a new beginning // by light shadow //------------------------------// I don't understand!" Adagio said worried, pacing back and forth thinking on how the Rainbooms were able to defeat them. After they were defeated and their pendants destroyed unable to sing, they fled heading back to there home staying on there bedroom. Sonata was sitting down in a bed covering her face with her legs so that they don't see her crying, While Aria was beside sonata looking out the window blankly. "How could they have defeated us, our magic was stronger our music was flawless how, even if there were there friendship nothing could of Triumph over our spell, it had to have been-," "Stop," Aria said turning around looking at Adagio. Adagio did stop and knew that it was Aria who spoke up, but didn't want to turn around. "Why don't you consider for once that your blind ambition is what got us here, this is your fault," Aria said angrily, tears falling from her eyes. Adagio turn around and gasped on what Aria said, but what Aria said next made her feel even worse. "And now were further from home than we ever been!" Sonata was looking at them shock and afraid, not wanting to say anything. They stood there for a while not saying anything, "Your right," Adagio said quietly, to Aria and sonata surprise, tears forming on her eyes. "This is my fault. I was just so desperate to go back home and it cost us our pendants. You two deserve better than this," Adagio fell down to the ground and started crying, both hands covering her face, Knowing that it was true. It was her fault that they were brought to this world and it was because of her they lost there pendants against the Rainbooms. Unknown to Adagio, Aria walk forward and started hugging her. Sonata seeing this did the same, trying to calm her down. "I'm sorry... I'm sorry..." Adagio said between sobs. "no, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said that," Aria said. "But it's true!" "Even if it's true, you still have us," sonata said. "were sisters And no matter what happens we will always be together right?" She looks at Aria. Looking at Adagio and Sonata she gave them a small smile, nodding on what sonata said, seeing her smiling two. Looking at her sisters, Adagio smile back at them, hugging them back. "Thank you." Knock knock knock. Adagio hearing someone knocking at the door went to open it to see who it is, only to see it was Filthy Rich. "Your late." "Mr. Rich," Adagio said surprised seeing him here. "I was planning to see you to give you the money for this month's rent." It's been six months since the battle of the bands, ever since their pendants were destroyed, there control from all the people they sang, even the owner of their previous apartment quickly faded. Knowing they couldn't live there anymore they were forced to leave to find a new home, and found a hotel owned by a man called Filthy Rich. "This is the Third time the rent payment is late, Filthy Rich said sternly. You and your sisters just earned enough money to pay for this month, but the next payment comes in a week." "Were doing the best we can to earn enough money and I recently lost my job, but if you just take the money and give us more ti-." Adagio stop seeing Filthy Rich raising his hand. "I'm sorry Adagio," Filthy Rich said sighing, giving her a sad look. "But I'm afraid that you and your sisters will have to leave." "What!" Adagio said shocked. "are you kicking us out!" "Yes, and I'm sorry, seeing you and your sisters struggling it might be better for you three to go back to your parents or finding a new place to live, one that the three of you might be able to afford. I'll be giving you one hour to pack your things and keep your money, you'll need it." Seeing Filthy Rich leave, Adagio angrily slammed the door with full force. "Parents, We don't have parents." Aria and Sonata heard the door being Slam and went to see on what happened, only to see Adagio upset, not knowing why. "Adagio, what's wrong?" Sonata said worriedly. "He kicked us out," Adagio said whispering. "What?" Sonata said not hearing her. "He kicked us out!" Adagio said screaming at them, startling Sonata. "What! that Mr. Rich guy can't kick us out!" Aria said angrily. "he did. It doesn't even matter, we can't do anything about it," Adagio said sadly. He at least let us keep the money we were going to give him for the rent and gave us an hour to pack our things, so we better get started." "As much as I really want to punch that Mr. Rich in the face your right," Aria said calming down. "It's 6:00 PM in the afternoon so we better pack quick before it gets dark. "But where will we go?" Sonata said worriedly. "Hopefully a place we could live in," Adagio said. "Come on let's start packing, I'll go grab my bag." "I'll get my backpack," Aria said. "And I'll look for my luggage," Sonata said. As they started packing It didn't took them a lot of time for them to finish, ever since they started living in Filthy Rich's hotel they have sold some of there belongings, even there dresses from the battle of the bands so that they could earn money. They even tried to have jobs, but it didn't go well for them. Adagio was the last one to have a job working as a waitress but was fired for throwing a customer's food to his face, she had a reason on why she did it but her boss didn't care. Finishing packing their things they put on their sweaters and started heading down to the hotel entrance, hoping they will find a new home. Things weren't going well for the sirens after they left their apartment, they been walking for hours searching for a place to stay for the night but they didn't have any luck. They have been looking for different apartments, but each time they did they didn't have any room or was recently taken for them to stay. As they continue walking they notice two men and a woman standing beside a street light on the other side of the road, talking to each other unable to see there faces. They were confused about why they were wearing the same jacket and hanging out this late, but they ignored it. "Adagio I'm tired of walking," Sonata said whining. "We just have to keep looking," Adagio said still walking not turning around to see her sisters. "There must be another place we might of miss." "There are no more places for us to look," Aria said frowning. Adagio spun around angrily to tell her what she wanted them to do but didn't. She noticed that the two men and the woman from the other side of the road were starting to follow them, able to see there faces now Adagio saw that they were wearing a bandana covering their mouths, one of them having an image of a skeleton. Alarms sounding on the back of her mind, Adagio quickly grabbed Sonata's hand pulling her to walk forward, Aria was going to protest on what she was doing but was interrupted by Adagio. "Were being followed," she said whispering to her sisters. "Do not turn around and act normal or they will know that they have been noticed. "Then what do you want us to do?" Aria said whispering to Adagio. But before Adagio was able to reply, two more came out of the corner heading to there direction. A man holding a crowbar and a woman with a knife, sliding her knife on the wall. Panicking Adagio looked at the other side of the road and saw an Alleyway. "Run towards that alleyway on the other side of the road, we might be able to lose them there." She said whispering to her sisters so that they didn't hear them. Seeing the alleyway that Adagio mention, Sonata, and Sonata Nodded to Adagio and started running entering the alleyway, the five people started chasing them. they continue running through the alleyway hoping that they could find a way out, but that hope was shattered seeing three more right in front of them. Two men, one on the left holding a baseball bat and one on the right wearing brass knuckles and a woman wearing a hat and a jacket, with purple hair purple tide as a ponytail, her bandana different having the image of a mouth with fangs. The sirens stop running seeing that they were surrounded, thinking of a plan Adagio looked around and saw a wooden plank on the ground beside Aria. Adagio had her bag on her and sees that Sonata still had her small luggage and Aria had her backpack, giving her an Idea. Adagio started telling Aria and Sonata about her idea making Shore that their pursuers didn't hear her, but quickly went against it. "What you can't be serious!" Aria said whispering to Adagio. "If they didn't have any weapons, I would of gladly go with your idea." "I know this is a bad idea," adagio said worry about her idea as well. "We can try talking our way out of this, but if it doesn't work will need to go with my plan. "But what if I mess it up?" Sonata said worried that she will ruin the plan. "Don't worry you won't," Adagio said reassuring her. the two men and women that were blocking there way were standing in front of them from a good distance, while the other five that were chasing them stopped right behind them. two of them passed by Adagio, Aria, and Sonata, standing beside the other group, leaving the woman with the knife and the two men with the baseball bat and the other with the skeleton bandana behind, so that they make sure they don't do something foolish. "well, well, well, what do we have here?" The women with the fang bandana said. Didn't anybody told you that is dangerous to be outside this late at night?" "Were just passing by," Adagio said to the girl with the fang bandana. "Passing by a?" She said not believing Adagio. "With that bag, backpack, and small luggage I doubt you three are just passing by." "What is it that you want," Aria said angrily to the girl with the Fang bandana. Calm your self Missy or we will do something you'll regret, I'm this group leader known as the skull fang and the reason why you three are still alive is because I'm giving you a chance to walk away freely, if you comply with our terms. "And what terms are that?" Adagio said curiously. "Eh not much, just all your money and belongings." "What!" The sirens said shocked. "You can't be serious!" Aria said angrily. "We will give you our stuff, but let us keep the money," Adagio said desperately. "We need it to get our selfs a place to live," Sonata said hoping that she would change her mind. "It's not our problem, if you three don't want to get killed I suggest that you give us what we want." The sirens had two options, they could give the skull fang leader what she wanted letting them leave unharmed, But that will mean that they will not be able to get themselves a place to live. But could they really Trust her, from all they could know she could be lying? Or they could go with Adagio's plan to escape, but it will be risky. "Plan B?" Adagio said whispering to her sisters. They both nodded. "Plan B," Aria said. Even though it would have been easier to give the leader what she wanted they didn't want to live in the streets for the rest of there lives. So without any warning the sirens quickly spun around, Sonata swinging her small luggage hitting the man with the baseball bat in the face with full force. Adagio threw her bag to the man with the skeleton bandana tackling him when he caught her bag. and Aria threw her backpack to the woman with the knife, seeing her catching her backpack her knife still on her hand Aria grabbed the wooden plank from the ground and hit her in the side of her head. As the sirens started running away from the skull fang leaving their things behind, they didn't notice the leader pulling something out of her jacket. "Come on," Adagio said. "If we continue running we can-" Bang Hearing the shot of a gun Aria and Sonata saw Adagio fall down to the ground crying in pain, blood coming out at the back of one of her legs. They went to pick up Adagio but Aria looked back at the skull fang and saw the leader holding a gun showing that she was the one who shot Adagio and was aiming it straight at Sonata. "Sonata watch out!" Pushing her out of the way, Aria got shot on the side of her arm yelling in pain, holding the wound with her hand. The leader and two of the men that were with her walk forward, stopping right in front of the sirens she gave them a nod. One of the men hit Sonata on the side of her head with the baseball bat while the other punched Aria in the face with his brass knuckle following up with a kick for good measure, leaving both of them unconscious. Adagio snarled. "Why you," she screams in pain, the leader stepping on her wounded leg. "I gotta say that was pretty clever," the leader said. "but also foolish. If you three thought we didn't had guns and had the chance to escape, let me tell you this. You were wrong." Adagio saw her aiming her gun right to her head. "Aria. Sonata. I'm sorry. Please forgive me." closing her eyes she waited for her end. But suddenly heard footsteps quickly coming this way, and she wasn't the only one who heard it. Opening her eyes Adagio and the skull fang saw a woman with a white short hooded cloak heading this way. Seeing her jump it punched the leader in the face throwing her into the ground. seeing this the two men that were with her attacked her. The men with the baseball bat swings his weapon at the hooded women but she sees this coming. Dodging it she punches him ones then twice followed up with a kick to his face dropping him to the ground. The hooded women saw the second one coming beside her, she quickly jumps and started spinning around in mid-air delivering a kick to the side of his head dropping him to the ground, leaving the two of them groaning in pain. "Leave these girls alone," the hooded women said sternly. Adagio saw her crouching, putting her hand on top of hers. "Do not worry you three will be alright," the hooded woman said warmly to her. Adagio was able to see the hooded women's face up close, she saw that she had pale skin with blonde hair, her eyes light blue. Adagio didn't know why but she felt that she could trust her, she was just tired of all this and wanted to close her eyes. Then everything went dark. The hooded woman saw the girl she saved close her eyes, she was glad that she came here right on time, any longer and she wouldn't have been able to save her. She looked to the other two girls that were also injured and saw that they were still alive but unconscious, Angry seeing them like this not knowing what they could have done to them. "How dare they, to hurt these girls." "That was a mistake," The leader of the skull fang said standing up grabbing her gun, the two men that the hooded women took out and the ones that the sirens took down stand up as well. The hooded women stand up not looking at them. "tell me, do you believe in angels?" She said venomously. The skull fang including the leader were confused about why she ask a ridiculous question, but they didn't know that their question was about to be answered. The hooded women slowly turned around at them the color of her eyes turning to light blue to purple, some of her blonde hair turning black. "Because if you do," a dark aura covered her body, disappearing her short hooded cloak now turned black, a dark tiara with a purple gem in the center appearing on her head. Black wings appeared on her back with purple tears shape gems floating around her bottom wings, her body covered with a dark armor dress, an image of a snake on both of her back of her armor shoulders, a faceplate appearing covering her mouth. "You are about to meet the opposite of one." Stepping back the skull fang including the leader were shocked, fear going threw their bodies on what was in front of them. Without any warning the hooded women moved on an incredible speed grabbing the heads of two men she took out, quickly slamming them to the ground. the woman with the knife and the men with the crowbar tried to attack her but that was a mistake. Two purple spiritual snakes with red eyes came out of the back of her shoulders were the image of a snake we're at. pinning them to the wall leaving them unconscious, she drops them to the ground the two spiritual snakes disappearing like they were never there. "Shoot. Shoot that thing!" the leader said panicking to the three remaining Skull fangs shooting at the hooded women. quickly pulling out their own guns they started shooting at the hooded women, but their shots were blocked by a sword that she made appear. As she continued blocking she runs straight at them, punching the woman with the handle of her sword, one of the spiritual snakes appearing grabbing the men's body on its mouth, slamming him to the ground then throwing him while hissing disappearing. turning her sword into a whip she swings it to the other women tying her around her stomach, throwing her to the wall leaving just the leader and her self. The leader kept shooting but quickly ran out of bullets, she tried to run away but she quickly fell down to the ground. she looked back to see what tripped her only to see the whip tide to her leg, The hooded women calmly walking straight to her, lifting he up by the neck. "What. Are you." The leader said terrified. "A dark Angel. The reason why I didn't end you and your friend's lives is because I am not that kind of a person." The leader was relieved that she wasn't going to die, but it quickly ended on what she said next. "But that doesn't mean I'm going to make you pay for what you All did to those girls." Dropping her to the ground, the hooded women walk back to the injured girls, turning back to her normal self she saw that they were still unconscious, sadden seeing them like this. "I'll make sure You three will be alright. That's a promise."