Chapter 1

A Long Awaited Death

A/N: WARNING! Please read the notes if you are seeing this for the first time (by the way, the emphasis is only for catching your attention, not for negativity).

If anyone has not read the other stories in this series I must warn you: this contains major spoilers, in case you don't want to know the outcome yet as this is the finale. This is from Zane's perspective.

Also, this contains loads trauma and bloody scenes, so be prepared in advance. I have Pixal in here for the romance and seriousness break.

For those of you that have waited for this: thank you for your patience and support! You all make it possible! :)

Without further ado:

I can hear my heart pounding in my ears and my cheeks flush in anticipation. This is it. This is the moment when he pays for what he did to my family and me. This is the dark morning that determines whether I live or die; whether my family will be safe or not; whether he will get what he deserves now or later after he dies.

I hold my breath as Jason curses fiercely, stomping on something that produces a cracking sound. "Now I can't even strangle him with the floating device or talk in his mind," he rants.

So is that how you did it? Of course he'll cheat. I almost thought he could use the force like Lloyd. Jason, I wasn't going to sneak upon you, but if you insist on keeping from using the rules, I have no other alternatives. Die, now.

I slip behind him, my hands trembling as I realize this could be my only chance for everyone's survival. Under other circumstances, I would never come and attack someone like this, but after what he did I don't care at all.

"Where did that coward go?" Jason pulls at his jet-black hair, now all bloody, in frustration.

I pick up the stone from the floor-sticky from his blood-as quietly as possible and make my way to him, raising my weapon over his head. I swing my hand down, expecting to hear the crack of his skull, but instead he whirls around and grabs my arm before the blow can land.

"Ah, so there you are, you little sneaky ninja!" Jason laughs, his red eyes staring into my blue ones with bitter hatred.

I return it, equally, if not more bitter. What are you waiting for? Do it now! I try to move, but he has a vice grip on me, though his hand just doesn't feel human.

I so a sweep and knock him to one knee, yet his hand remains on my arm. Sharp razors now protrude from his arm and I reach for the stone from my other hand; then slam it into the razors. They slice right through the rock.

The good thing is that Jason lets go of me and I back away, sliding my hand underneath one of the beds, though it's too dark to tell which one. I feel something cold and sharp nick my hand and draw it out. It's a Chinese chain whip, probably from under Kai's bed.

I wrap it around my left hand a few times, making sure I have a tight grip, before I look up to see razors flying at my head. I duck as the first one comes, and block the next to with the chain; then swing the whip at Jason. He leaps to my right, charging me with daggers coming from his left arm.

Is guess he must be at least part robot as well, I muse.

I grab the whip with my right hand in front and swing it toward him as he thrusts his armored arm and weapons at me all at once. The chain blocks them.

I throw a kick that lands on his kneecap as he slams an elbow in my jaw and we both back away.

I come within his striking range and throw a punch, aimed directly for his head, but he dodges; then throws his own strike sideways. I block it with the whip, the dagger narrowly missing my jugular, though I can see it grazing my shoulder. I can't feel it.

I leap up, wrapping my legs around his waist, causing us both to topple over, and I knock into the closet door, where Pixal and Lloyd are waiting for me, wondering if I'm okay. The others have been drugged, so if I really do die, they won't even know until they wake up.

I roll around facing him and wrapping the chain whip around his throat, squeezing as tightly as I can. He grabs something that he uses to strike my head. I squeeze ever tighter till he is scarlet and drops the object. It produces a dull thud. Now is the time for him to pay. "Die, die, die, you monster! You murderer!" I scream as my vision starts to blur.

What am I thinking? I can't do this. I'm becoming the monster. I'm becoming the murderer.

Time Lapse

"Zane, please don't kill my brother," a brunette in a Jamanukai village uniform pleads.

"Jane, but I thought you were dead," I gape stare her with moist eyes.

I open my eyes to blinding light. "Guys, Zane's awake!" I hear Lloyd's voice close by my ear and my vision clears.