Infinity: Rising of the Soul Weavers

Kayla didn\'t dare reply, and could only bear with Maya\'s abuse that stung her hard. She just looked down at her own feet in a sorrowful and guilty expression. Pain was rather evident in her dark purple eyes.

"Maya, don\'t yell at her," Raven suddenly opened her one golden right eye and said in an extremely serious tone. "I have never allowed her to do anything close to letting anyone know of my condition. 

"And although you may think that she should have; that is not necessarily the case. If she had told anyone about it, I would have lost my trust in her as well and then absolutely would have suffered from a serious breakdown like she mentioned."

Thinking about it for a moment, Raven approached Kayla and hugged her sincerely and tightly. "Sorry Kay, it must have been really hard on you. I have made you suffer. I\'m so sorry…"

Kayla shivered and her eyes sparkled as she returned the hug, a soft smile that was full of relief and happiness was plastered across her face."No, that\'s what I\'m here for, Rave…" she said while swallowing loudly.

Maya who was watching this finally realized that Kayla can\'t be blamed and was indeed out in a tough position. With a sad smile, she went to join their hug.

Noticing that, Raven kicked her away, which let her end up in tears. "You\'ve really changed, *sniff* the Raven I knew would have never hurt me like this *sniff*"

Raven didn\'t even spare her a look, uncaring about her fake cries, and continued her warm hug with Kayla.

*Sigh*

"I guess I need to make up for being harsh on you, Kay," Maya said with a sigh. In fact, she should have known that there must have been such a reason for Kayla\'s behaviour. 

But the moment she knew how dangerous Raven\'s situation was, she had completely lost her reason. If it was someone other than Kayla, a few harsh words would have been only the beginning.

"Well, I\'ll invite you to some ice-cream after this is all over, what do you say, Kay?" She finally said with an apologetic expression.

"Don\'t listen to her nonsense!" Raven covered Kayla\'s ears with a frown before whispering closer to her ear. "Don\'t let her buy your forgiveness for some ice-cream!"

"Eh? But I like ice-cream…" Kayla suddenly said. 

"Ugh, fine, but order the most expensive ice-cream you can get!" Raven instructed.

"Hehe, don\'t worry about it, I\'ve got this! I\'ll make her pay for her abuse!" Kayla chuckled. "But at the same time, I owe her a lot for freeing you from your burdens, so I can\'t promise to be harsh on her…"

"Uhm, if that\'s the case, then I won\'t force you," Raven smiled and patted Kayla on the head one last time. "Alright, time to get serious!"

Saying that, she took a deep breath and her expression turned stoic. "Uriel and Michael\'s battle should be coming to an end pretty soon, but, as much as I hate saying this, if we want a chance for survival, then we must cooperate with her. 

"Maya," she said while looking at the girl in question. "We\'ll be saving your lover…"

"Ugh, don\'t call her that…" Maya showed a look of utter disgust. "That lunatic is simply crazy, I\'m innocent of whatever she claims!"

"This doesn\'t change the fact that she is currently fighting Michael because she is in love with you; she\'s literally ready to die for you, you know…" Raven raised her eyebrows. "You can\'t be heartless…"

Although she said that, Raven\'s tone was rather weird…

\'Is she trying to tease me?\' Maya thought to herself. \'Wasn\'t Uriel the sl*t that not only abused her, but also took her left eye? How can I forgive her?\'

"Why are you even- wait, are you jealous?" She suddenly realized and asked out loud. "Hahahaha! I should have known that! Of course! But hey, don\'t worry, no other soul can enter my eyes but you!"

"Jealous? Of Uriel? She\'s not worthy!" Raven said seriously, even though her cheeks flushed with a hint of rosy red after she heard Maya\'s words. "Plus, if I ever hear of you two getting close, then I\'ll just-" saying that, she instantly pointed her index at her neck and swiped in a \'I will cut you\' motion.

"Of course!" Maya nodded, heavily and repeatedly, as cold sweat rolled down her brow. For some reason, she felt like Raven was not joking; her neck was on the line!

"Anyhow, let\'s go save her!" Raven said. Holding Kayla by the hand, she quickly launched herself into the empty space. "By the way, Maya, I won\'t be physically helping you with this. I\'ll just cheer you on from the sidelines…"

Although it seemed as though she was joking, she absolutely wasn\'t; Raven possessed no power to help in this coming fight. Although she has reached the rank of Star Ninety Eight, she might very well be an insect in front of a Seraph like Michael.

Knowing that, she hated herself for being this weak. What would she do if something bad was to happen to Maya? Would she fail her one more time? Didn\'t she promise that she\'ll never do so again?

All of those questions roamed Raven\'s mind and made a mess out of it. Quickly, her heart started racing and worry filled her veins.

"Uhm, I understand," Maya replied with a knowing tone. She understood Raven\'s feelings very well. "This battle is mine, you don\'t have to worry about it. 

"We have spent so many years on Earth together, yet you never gave me your heart until I technically died. Now that you\'ve finally done so, how can I die again? 

"Hehe, so don\'t worry about a thing and just prepare yourself for what comes after I kill that b*stard.. I\'m expecting some good surprises from you…" she chuckled alluringly, yet with an extremely devilish grin. "I won\'t be merciful when the time comes, so I don\'t want you to complain…"