You still do not understand."

The woman, clad in black with raven's wings, approached her twin, the woman clad in white.

"You believe that we must fight. Darkness and Light. Good and Evil." Chaos, the dark twin, smoothed the hair from her sisters face. "Cosmos."

"You destroy. I create." Cosmos accused.

"Without destruction there can be no creation." Chaos responded.

Cosmos growled, reaching for her weapon. "You KILLED everyone!"

"WE killed everyone." Chaos corrected. "Our battle."

Chaos looked down at the chessboard. "That's chessmate. Do you remember our agreement?"

Cosmos sighed. "Yes. I remember. Do I at least get to choose the human?"

"No." Chaos said. "I know you favor the Contra Mundi. You will be granting aid to Cain. I will be aiding Abel Nightroad."

Cosmos began to cry.

"Down we go...to the battles of the mortals, sister."

XXX

Abel looked up into the sky

There was a great meteor shower that night, the most spectacular one of the century, and he was fascinated.

"Oh," Abel said. "A shooting star. Should I make a wish?"

A woman appeared on the edge of the roof. In the darkness she turned, as if she had stepped from the air.

"I have come here." She said.

The woman had long dark hair, skin like moonlight, eyes like the night sky, and wore dark clothes, though her shirt glittered like the stars. Her hair and clothes looked to be burned on the edges.

"My name is Kuri. I'm here to help you Abel." She said.

In her mind, she smiled up at the moon.

Xxx

Cain was in his mansion home. He was lazily looking at the tv when it flashed white and a girl was standing there.

She was blonde, but her hair had a touch of red. Her eyes were emerald green, and she had a dusting of freckles, and her skin was tanned. How did she get in?

Fascinated, Cain did not attack at first.

He went to the room and opened it, looking at the girl. She was wearing a plain white dress with no adornment.

"I have come seeking brilliance." The woman said loudly in the language of the empire. "Do you shine brightly with great light of justice?!"

She approached Cain.

"Do you?"

Cain stared at her. "Who are you?"

"I am...what should you call me, mortal..." the woman searched her mind. "You shall call me Rei. I believe I shall aid you."

She lowered her voice and spoke in another language, one that Cain found he understood.

"I will help you to your destiny, Cain.."