Chapter 97 Old Memories

"Shadow," 

Peter beheld the shadow writhing in pain, screaming out with its form, whipping around almost hitting Peter, He moved out of the way, staring at where he was standing, 

"It's a good thing that didn't hit me," 

He thought while the Shadow kept withering, it staggered around, and Peter moved away from another hit from it, getting closer to the shadow, 

"Shadow, what has happened to you?" 

It screams again, feeling a burn through it reaches over its entirety. It is everywhere. But for a moment, it stopped. The shadow looked around, seeing that he was still in the room with Peter trying to tell it something, 

"Shadow, you must calm down," 

It couldn't hear Peter. The pain again hit it worse than before, making the shadow scream, but he saw an old form of itself this time. It was in front of a counter talking with an old woman, He had his hand placed in front of him as the woman told them something. 

"It's too late. He already has the book Angel," 

"You gave it to whom?" 

The shadow felt the pain wither, while the voices of the women and an old puppet came to it. He saw the puppet lean towards the old woman, and she glared at him with such hatred. She placed a cross on the counter, making him move away. She gave him a fake smile and said, 

"You can't get me thought this here cross even if you could, you would be back where you belong. " 

The puppet let out a chuckle before telling her, "How long will this cross protect you? a day, month, year? Can you trust that dear Meana," 

She didn't flinch as he exspeced but the smile still on her face, Meana moved the cross closer to the puppet, making it move away from her, she stood striaght staring at it, knowing The puppet started to get frustrated by Meanas mocking them and went to mock her with their own laced words,

"Dont try anything. this time, i will know who has the book," 

Meana watched the puppet talk with its master. She took a step back glanceing at her desk seeing the bilble laying on it, the candle she lit beside the bible making it glow and taking anothor step back reaching for it, the puppet heard Meana move away from them, turning to her, they where about to reach out for her however the shadow stopped him, 

"No, i will handle her. She seems to be right in her ways," 

The shadow moved down and went to the floor boards, the ground started to shake under them, taking the cross off the counter and breaking it. The puppet hears the shadow telling them to get Meana. 

"She is now varnerable," 

The puppet went over the counter to Meana, She had the bible in her hands bringing it close to her chest and saying a prarer, The puppet went to her and went to grab her but it was stopped by a round protection. They sethed seeing that Meana was watching them, waiting for what they would do. The puppet sethed 

"What now?" 

The shadow laughed at him. the protection was gone from Meana, who was looking around her, franticly searching for the disturbance. She saw that one of the pages was on the ground with a black shaodw holding it there. The shadow laughed again and said to its puppet, 

"Go now, look into her head and see who has the book of angels. They must not know what we can be." 

The puppet walked towards Meana and she tried to stay away from them, saying another prarer, The shadow stopped her holding her in place. While the puppet stood in front of her, 

"You will not find the book, not while..." 

The puppet puts his hands on the sides of her head, They start to see what has happened with the book. Meana screamed out while they saw a young man she was talking with, Meana showed him the pages of the book explaining the angels within it, The shadow scoffed, seeing the page of the first angel. They saw the next angel seeing that it was the one he sent out to stop it. 

"She has seen the book, this is it," the shadow huffed 

"If you can tell, then this young man will have it, 

They saw the next angels where the sisters, the shadow felt annoyed at the page. They were more irritating than important to it. The other angel had shined like it always has wanting to be like the second angel... That's what the shadow thought, then the one that seems to be working with him mostly. There where moment where it went on its own, screwing him over. 

"If this is it, then it woiuld be held by this young man," 

The shadow heard the puppet say but kept staring at the young man, That boy was familiar to it. Like they have met before. Meana started to shout in pain as the puppet had it hand on her head, almost crushing her head, but they let go of her. dropping her, letting her fall onto the ground and she touched head, The puppet turned away from her with the shadow whispering in his ear,

"Go to a food court in the center of the citie festival.That is where i have met him before," 

The puppet left the library leaving the poor woman on the ground, holding her head looking at where they left, Meana let go of her head and moved to her desk, picking herself up, feeling her head pounding, 

"I have to tell them," 

"Shadow," 

The shadow couldn't see the Meana anymore, The shadow saw that Peter was sitting in front of it, leaning down to it seeing if it awakes, The shadow moved a bit looking around, Peter watched the shadow move around, 

"You have been staring at that wall for a bit," 

The shadow moved towards him and Peter was hesitant to move back but didn't. The shadow stood there with its mist wipping around, 

"The book of angels? Why talk to me of this Peter... It's been long hidden from this world. They only believe it was a fairy tale written by a brilliant mind of that time." 

"I know its long been gone. But shadow the angels of the past are here again in this world, the dons of the new age have the angel of the millenniums past, on there side, not just the angel messenger, but the ones built for war, what are you going to do when they want war with the vessel you live in now?" 

"I will be there to help his wishes of course, why would this concern you, Peter? planning to stab me in the back like you did before?" 

Peter let out a huff, that being is still on that stick he tried to be cooperative and this is what he got, a cutthroat angel willing for me to sacrifice everything Peter had… for his needs and a dream, he fell for the shadow twisted words agreeing to it, made him a former version of himself, he felt as if he had no choice but to retaliate. 

"You know why I did that, Shadow? You morphed your words to trick me into being your vessel and looked what it has done," Peter told 

The shadow watched Peter look around the desolate room, which was once filled with the people he used. In the times he was passed on from family to family, what a cruse it was watching them fade away while the shadow rested, until he was the last. Waiting there, seeing if it was his time as well, only to see it awake with another vessel at its disposal… However, it treats the last of the Dagdas like a king, and It's the stooge. It doesn't matter at the moment. If the shadow does not listen to his warning, they will both be lost, and the other angel will take their place. 

 "I know i did that for my own good. Peter, you are a pawn and will always be." 

The shadow swirled around him, and Peter heard all the laughter of his old companions. The shadow smiled, seeing him staring at the ground trying to ignore it,

"You should heed my warning, Shadow... these are the angels of the past that can take you back to hell where you should be. But here you are thinking highly of yourself, mocking an old man... grow up. if you can," 

The shadow stopped swirling around him, feeling Peter stern gaze on him... he is serious this time around. The shadow stopped and stood in front of him, almost glaring down at Peter. 

"I see you aren't jesting this time, Peter. You are concerned about the other angel. Not for my sake or my masters but your own. Predictable from you, Peter," 

"Never thought of your life before others shadow," Peter scoffed 

"Only master gets to call me shadow now you're not worthy of it," 

The shadow seethed with it form shifting around them, Peter knew it wasn't the time to argue with the entity to only warn him of the threat, they felt a shake in the room with Blake's voice calling for the shadow, The shadow looked at the opening in the room and stared to move up to it saying to Peter, 

"My master seems to be in need of me. Maybe next time, Peter, we can have a better chat." 

Peter watched as it left and shouted at the shadow, "Watch yourself shadow, this is a new era," 

The shadow huffed, appearing on Blake's arm, Blake looked down, seeing the shadow act odd. It was shifting frantically, and then it did. The shadow went up to his shoulder, greeting him, 

"Master, what i it that you need," 

 "I wanted you to see this," 

Blake pulled up a map of there territory and showed a handful of red dots at the last street of there territory, the shadow went on the desk looking it over, seeing that to wasn't much, turning to Blake, 

"Master, what's with the dots?" The shadow inquired. 

"This is the transfer of powers, Lugh and i had a call while you were away and wanted to be the first priority," Blake said

The shadow turned back to the map, seeing new dots appear on the map and heading towards their territory. It was gold showing that it was Lughs solders. The shadow watched it closing in on their territory, Blake watched this, remembering the call with Lugh. He leans towards the map next to the shadow, it looked up at it master concerned asks,

"What happened?" 

Blake glanced at the shadow,

"Nothing shadow, just watch and see if they will try anything," Blake told it, 

"Ok master but..." The shadow stopped

The shadow thought of something. It should be the day of the letters ariving. Why would they be trancfering now if they told master he had a week, 

"Master, how long was i gone?"

"Three days shadow," 

"I'm sorry master, i should have been there," 

"Don't worry about that now shadow, i have something else to worry about," 

The shadow stopped seeing its master fixated on the transfer. But still stared at him in wondering what happened with that call that caused him to be stressed. A loud ring came from the map, with Maxine's voice telling them, 

"They have arrived," 

Blake pressed the screen making it zoom in, it shows that Maxine was in front of the soldiers watching Lughs underboss walk to her, Chulain walked towards Maxien holding a case and a drive that held infermathion within it, He saw that it was Maxine let out a chuckle. 

"It appears that i owe Taran now." 

Chulain stood in front of Maxien and held the cass up to her, Maxine took it, watching him as she did, 

"You are his underboss, right, Maxine?" Chulain asked 

"Yes, that i am, and this is the case full of money, right? and the hard drive it the data from that area," Maxien said

"Yes, it is. You are stronger than you seem to be his left hand," Chulain said 

Maxine gave the cass to the person beside her, telling them to place it in the car, exspecteding it. Maxien looked back at him and saw that he handed his soldiers behind him with their weapons in hand. 

"I don't think that is why. the people behind you seem to be watching for something? Do you think Blake would betray Lugh?"