"Daddy let's go play outside!" A small child screamed while jumping around a large living room. It had leather furniture and a massive television. "Leo calm down. Why don't you and your new brother go play out side." A tall man said while reading some papers on his desk.
"Ugh all you ever do is read your stupid papers. What could be so important?" Baby Leo asked.
"Well son you're only what? Eleven now? You'll have you time when you will sit inside and read papers about big adult stuff, but for now you should enjoy your childhood." The man said while patting the child's small head.
"Humph...fine. Shini! Let's go outside for a bit." Leo yelled out. After a few seconds a tall door opened and Shini burst through he was only seven years old at the time.
They walked to the front door where their mother stopped them and nagged about bringing their coats and for Leo to bring his training sword. He had recently begun his swordsmanship training under his father and his uncle Slasher.
"Please Amanda stop nagging them." The father joked.
"Oh fine, but when you get cold in the mountains and caves, or start a fight with no weapon don't cry to me." She responded to Kamino.
Later that afternoon-
Leo and Shini had finished a three mile hike and climbed a massive cliff like hill to see a gorgeous view of the country side. The grass was a splendid green with a bright blue sky with small puffs of white shifting in it.
"Come on Shini I heard dad say there was a new cave found near the southern river. I wanna check it out." Leo said happily while jumping from rock to rock as he descended the hill towards a forest. Shini being the younger brother merely followed Leo into the woods.
After about ten minutes or jogging they emerged at the bay of a large mountain river. "Should be that way bro." Shini pointed out while they both continued to run. They could see marking of warning as they neared a large indent in the ground that soon folded out into a cave's mouth.
The brothers fist bumped before charging in the cave. They were immediately met with disappointment as there was nothing in the cave but a bunch of purple crystals. They all were illuminated and the quartz in the rocks amplified the shine to the point that it seemed like the sunlight had followed them inside the cave. They began scouring the cave for anything new or valuable but found nothing except useless rocks that meant nothing to gods.
Leo was scaling a wall but found nothing and went to walk away but tripped on a small rock and fell opposite to the wall. When he looked he saw a massive face behind a thin black crystalline wall. Leo began shaking as he stood he began screaming as he ran towards the entrance. Shini didn't hear or see him and stayed in the cave.
He was more lucky and found a large torch that was sticking from the wall. He took out his match box he kept in his bag he took everywhere with him. The instant the match met the torch the torch erupted in a black flame. The flame expanded and exploded out catching Shini on fire. Shini screamed out in unbearable pain as his skin melted and his flesh burned. Leo heard the calls and ran to him only to find him on the ground burning in what was now silence. Leo panicked and took his jacket off and smothered his brother down.
The flame was suppressed but wouldn't go down past his right hand. The flame was strong on his hand but eventually fell to nothing. Shini's body was fine and his clothes were still intact. Shini was unconscious leaving the insanely unstable Leo left to tend to his brother and get him back to the house.
As Leo put his coat on the floor and rolled Shini on it he heard loud thumps. When he heard them he hurried and dragged his brother the entrance of the cave but was cut off but a large pack of titans. They stared the miniscule boy down as he stared back in fear. After a few seconds on stillness the titans all let out immense blood curdling roars and charged the boy. Leo's eyes dilated as he was struck by a hand and sent smashing through the cave walls until his smashed into the black wall with the face behind.
The titans went to smash Shini silent body but was interrupted by Leo suddenly appearing in front of the body.
"Listen beast you will not kill me or my brother. I am your worst nightmare, fear me and leave this cave!" He commanded.
As if on queue the crystals went dark for a second before lighting back up. In between the monsters and the kid was a black figure. No taller than the average man but it was a black void with red blood flowing downing it's face and body. "A nightmare you say. I am the original nightmare. You are nothing boy." The thing said in a heavy demonic female voice.
The beasts all growled as they rushed the void. The void only raised it's arm and slowly swiped down. The leading titan was completely severed in half and the following one had it's arm cut off. It vanished and reappeared behind the titans and raised a hand. It's hand glowed a bright red before an immense light shot from it disintegrating the group of titans.
Leo took this time and pulled Shini behind some cover. He overlooked a small torch that was next to them as he peered from the cover. Shini's right hand burst into a large black flame standing ten feet tall and five feet wide before turning a bright white as it met the torch next to him. The flame quickly diminished leaving is right hand black and his left hand white.
The void thing saw the light show and began walking slowly towards the boys. Leo had pulled out a small black rod that he had in his pocket and spoke into it before the monster grasped his throat and held him in the air.
"Do not ignore my Nightmare." It snarled as it slammed him into the ground before throwing him into the air where he kicked him in the stomach so hard he went through the roof and all the way until he came breaking out side the mountain's peak.
Shini had waken up from the loud quakes and stood not realizing that this void like black thing was staring right at him. He screamed and ran from it as it started to slowly walk towards him. He tripped and fell on his back but as his hands met the earth a colossal shock wave was sent rippling through the earth before dozens of long black arms rose from the ground. Each one grabbed hold of the monster until it stopped moving. They both at there staring at each other until the monster flexed and roared out causing the hand to dissipate.
"I truly find the hands of god to be annoying." It said before teleporting to Shini. It tossed him up and went to kick him in the throat but the leg was stopped by a long wooden sword.
Leo was standing next the monster, his arm was broken and his leg bloody. His long wooden training sword was the only thing stopping a powerful kick from killing his brother. The beast pulled it's leg back as Shini hit the ground, "Don't ignore my Nightmare!" It screamed while sending an insane punch as Leo. Leo threw up a guard with his sword but was sent flying back into the wall. He was barely standing but charged the monster with his sword. It merely rotated to let the strike pass and raised it's knee hard into Leo's chest. Leo coughed up blood as he flew into the roof and fell. Before he could hit the ground the monster caught him by his neck and cocked a punch back.
As it's hand leaped forward it's arm instantly vanished. The monster yelled out in pain as it threw Leo to the ground. The shoulder where the arm used to be grew a small thin red bone that soon erupted with flesh forming a new arm. Kamino was standing a few feet away from it with Amanda. She was the one who shot off the arm with her large glass bow. The beast growled and made it's way towards them only for Kamino to sock it in the face and spin to kick it in the stomach. It went skidding back a few feet but charged again. Kamino charged back and entered a supreme state of combat with Amanda adding in arrows that stopped the beast's attacks.
Kamino was blocking and striking at the beast but was caught in the face by a strong kick sending him to the ground. Amanda saw the beast ready for a mighty stomp and as it raised it's leg she shot an arrow straight through it's knee cap. The void fell back in pain. "Curse this weak body." It roared as it went to sit up. Kamino spun quick and kicked the beast in the neck sending it flying in the cave until finally stopping next to where Leo was standing.
It stood and looked at Leo's body on the floor. "It seems the years have let this body fail. I shall take this new body and make it my own." it hissed while grasping Leo's face and lifting him into the air. Leo turned black as the void on the monster vanished into. All that was left of the beast was a woman who's body had been completely decomposed. They both fell to the ground but after a few seconds you could hear devilish laughter coming from the walls.
Kamino and his wife stared in pain as their son stood from the ground and his body was being slowly devoured by darkness. When his body was completely covered he stood with his head down before instantly appearing in front of Kamino.
He launched a fist that sent the man flying into the air. The Leo's boy then stomped and twisted towards his mother. He punched out again, Amanda blocked his punch with her bow but it shattered. She fell unconscious when she was hit by another hit to the gut.
Leo turned around and raised his hand as a large black crystal spike rose form the ground and impaled Kamino in the back. The shard barely missed his heart. Kamino fell to the ground and laid there in pain.
Leo walked up and went to finish his father off with a mighty stomp but was knocked back by an insane white punch. Where the punch hit the void was gone but it grew back fast. Leo looked at the injury heal before looking up to see Shini standing in front of his father.
"You will not kill my family!" Shini roared out as his hands exploded with energy. He slammed multiple strikes into Leo's chest eventually leaving it open. Shini then grabbed Leo's bare chest and lifted him into air before slamming him onto the ground forming a massive crater where he continued to hit him with a flurry of punches.
The cave was collapsing, rocks where falling from the roof and the walls were crushing inwards. Kamino painfully stood and limped over to Amanda and picked her up. He carried her outside of the cave before diving back in to get Shini.
When he came around the corner Shini was engaged in serious combat with the demon. He would punch and shatter the crystals I through at him and he would counter any attacks that were thrown at him. Shini was eventually hit in the jaw which sent him flying through the all and out of the cave.
Kamino's hair turned a brilliant crimson as a large one handed sword formed in front of him. When it finished spawning he coughed up blood and his body began squirting blood everywhere. He grabbed the beautiful blade and slashed at the monster. He cut straight through Leo while saying. "Purify! Great blade of gods!" Leo fell to his knees as the demon that devoured him screamed out in anger before fading away into nothing. Leo's eyes closed as he fell face first onto the ground where Kamino threw him over his shoulders and walked out of the cave.
A week later-
"Come on bro, you can do better than that." mocked Shini as he smashed through Leo's training sword. Shini charged his left hand with black energy and slammed it into Leo's chest. Leo went sliding back but kept himself standing straight.
Leo stomped the ground and charged Shini with his training sword at point. As he charged multiple crystals rose from the ground shielding him form Shini's attacks as he landed multiple strikes on Shini.
"That's enough for now boys!" Amanda called out form the window of their home.
The boys smiled at each other then ran inside to rest.
As they walked in they were greeted by the mother who told them they did a good job. When walked into the living room Kamino was sitting in a chair with bandages all over him and a large orb of white light that was keeping him from bleeding out.
End-
Leo jumped awake form his sleep and rushed to the bathroom. He threw up in the toilet and then washed his face in the sink for several minutes. "I'm so sorry..." he mumbled quietly before Hitoru came knocking at the door. "Is every thing okay?" She asked in a worried tone.
Leo soon opened the door and walked out. "Everything is fine." He said while hugging her.
As they walked towards the kitchen Shini left his room and started to walk with them. "Sup' guys?" he joked while walking next to Leo.
"Nothing just hungry." Hitoru responded.
"Shini meet me after breakfast." Leo whispered before vanishing mid step.
Shini looked around in confusion but blew it off as him and Hitoru entered the kitchen. Clare had already eaten and was in the courtyard playing with ChiChi who had went into his true form which was a colossal phoenix. They were playing tag since Clare when in her fire state can handle Chichi's touch. Simon was reading some of his books, but took the time to bring them their plates and something to drink.
Once they finished eating and talking Shini went off to find Leo. His first guess would be the barn where Brutian and Kenithe were staying. When he finally got there he indeed found Leo sitting on the snout of the king. "Yo! Leo!" He yelled while waving his brother down. Leo saw him and leaned forward before falling off the snout. He landed on his feet and walked over to his brother. "I have a surprise Shini" He said while pulling the short black rod his mother dropped off hat night. Shini looked at him funny but followed along anyway.
Leo held it out and it opened into the black glass plane like usual and stepped inside. Shini followed and instantly cheered when he saw that they were at their old home from when they were children.
They walked through out the house reminiscing in memories until finally Leo told him that they were there to see their father. Shini cheered ever more as they ran downstairs into the basement.
They came down the stairs and saw a tall man siting in an old recliner reading some papers. "What are you boys doing here?" he questioned with a big smile across his face. Leo told him about the war and how it was their last day before they were being shipped out and they wanted to see him. Kamino nodded in an understanding way as they walked back up stairs.
They talked for hours before finally the boys had to leave, but before Leo stepped through the portal Kamino whispered something in his ear and told him that when the war happens never forget.
The next morning-
"Clare!" Shini roared out in anger as he pounded on her door.
She opened it and pushed him back as she exited the room. "What is it?" She said with a confused look on her face.
"We ship out in an hour." Shini told her.
She leaned back against the door. 'I had totally forgotten.' She thought before telling Shini she'd be ready and rushing into her room.
When she was finally ready she went down to where everyone eats. She was greeted and saw that Leo was wearing a completely blacked out trench coat, shirt, pants and everything else. Simon was wearing a thick jacket and thick pants with is sword strapped to his back. Shini was wearing his usual attire, however Hitoru was in a black shirt with gray pants. Everyone had a strange look on their faces. They all ate and met down in the courtyard where a transporter picked them up and dropped them off at a camp not far from the border of the dominion. When everyone got out they were confronted by the general who gave them their squad number which was #1113.
Before launch-
Leo was holding Hitoru who was extremely on edge about the war. Shini was also holding Clare who was also freaking out. Simon was previously a military man and was catching up with old comrades.
A loud siren blared out over the entire encampment letting everyone know that launch was in five minutes. Leo and the others gathered up and looked over the game plan. They all were leaned over a map with small markings all over it. "We are in charge of keeping the entire western fleet from passing the border." Leo informed everyone.
After another warning the squads all headed out to do what they needed to do. Leo and the others finally arrived at the border and looked out to see what seemed like an endless supply of monsters and beast.
A large flare was sent up signaling for the fight to start. Leo vanished as he saw it. Hitoru and Clare ran towards the horde of monsters that charged the border. The border was an immense and empty plain of brown sand and dirt. Simon made ice walls that stretched a fair ways down the border as Shini used his white energy to create wood that strengthened the ice. After they finished they joined their family in their charge.
As the two sides met Hitoru pulsed sending herself above all of the attacks. While in the air above the monsters she pulsed killing them in groups. Clare turned to flame and swiped a large fire across the charge burning dozens of beasts. Simon and Shini had caught up. Simon drew his sword and began slicing his way through the troops. Shini punched out causing such a force that everything from where he was standing to a mile in front of him was completely obliterated. Everyone was fighting at their hardest but Leo was still nowhere to be seen.
Everyone was pulled back by large crystalline arms that rose form the ground as a colossal ball of light smashed into the center of the enemy forces. They all looked in awe as the explosion roared leaving a massive crater and Leo who's face was dark and hidden. He had a scythe on his back along with a long two handed sword. In his hands were two swords. Everyone was released and joined in the fighting once more. Leo began to glow a faint black and his eyes rolled back as he transformed into his nightmare stance. His purple crystalline weapons turned blood red. He began spinning slowly before slashing out and cutting everything that moved near him. He was covered in blood just like his swords as he made his way to the back of the force. He was fighting before he saw a large metal box. As he neared the dominions near the box he slashed them down but was hit by a massive fist. He had thrown his swords up in an x shaped pattern to block but they were turned the dust by the hit. He went skipping through the battle field. He hit multiple troops before Hitoru jumped behind him and pulsed before catching him.
"not again… Shini there is another titan!" Yelled Hitoru while Leo stood back up.
Shini shook his head before dashing across the battle field to Leo who had channeled his fists with his nightmare energy. As he neared, his body erupted in a white fire but he refocused it onto his hands. They both jumped at the titan but both of them were smacked out of the air by another large being. The brothers were lying in a crater as four titans stood over them. The biggest one was in the front and put his hands together for a smash. As he came down Hitoru appeared before the boys and pulsed. All four titans went flying back but got up quickly and charged the girl.
Simon appeared in front of the leader and stabbed his blade deep into it's shoulder before making a series of slashes and jumping back. The beast had stopped and after a few seconds it fell to pieces of flesh. Simon turned to ice and slammed a kick to the next one's chest knocking all of them over.
He grabbed Leo and Shini and back off. When a decent distance away Leo stood as well did Shini. "Nice job Simon but they can regenerate from practically anything. Me and Shini will take the titans if you guys can handle the dominion." He commented while watching Clare burn her way through dozens of monsters. Simon and Hitoru nodded in agreement and dashed off towards Clare.
Leo and Shini bumped their fist before infusing their fists again. However before they charged a black pane stretched before them. Out walked their mother along with the Guardians. Leo and Shini were confused to why they showed up but greeted them anyway.
"Boys we came here to help eradicate the rest of the titans. It appears the dominion has found hundreds of titans. If they are allowed to have such powerful weapons the entire astral plane is at stake." His mother said while grabbing her bow off of her back.
"We are not about to let that happen." She commented while turning around and shooting an arrow that expanded in the air. It smashed into a titan and completely ripped it's chest and shoulder apart. The other Guardians and the brothers dashed into combat. Rebecca swiped her massive scythe across the front of a titan who was instantly hit in the back by Akatski's insane punch. It's spine shattered but it quickly regenerated and it smashed a fist into Rebecca who was sent into the air.
She was caught by the black crystal Leo controls as he dashed past her. He was in complete Nightmare form. He roared out as he sent a flurry of strikes at the beasts. Amanda's arrows interrupted any attacks from the other three titans. After a few strikes he leaned to the side as Shini jumped over him and smashed an infused kick that formed an immense crater and obliterated the monster.
The gods continued their assault as Hitoru and Clare continued to push their way towards the center of the force. Simon took care of any lose ends and sometimes slashed through dozens at a time.
Several hours later-
"Two more...About time." Leo mumbled to himself while hunched over on the ground. His left arm was broken and his body was covered in bruises and blood. Shini was in no better a condition and neither was the Guardians. Leo could barely stand back up but he did. He growled out in pain as he went into his Nightmare stance. He instantly lost all sensation of pain and charged the monsters. While fighting off the previous monsters a few dozen of reinforcements brought in twenty or so titans.
Leo's fist hit the first monster in the chest before he spun around behind it and kicked it in the back. He looked back and caught a titan's punch before flipping it onto the other titan. He jumped into air and encased his hand in crystal and smashed it into the first titan's head exposing it's brain. Small strands of black void spewed from Leo's back and grabbed the brain. He was pushing a terrifyingly lethal mental torture. The titan screamed out before smashing it's self in the face and ripping it's own eyes out. Everyone stared at Leo was laughing and smiling at the monster's pain. After the monster gorged it's own eyes out he made it punch into its torso and rip its ribs out and stab the other titan with them.
Shini watched as his brother exploded with happiness at the torturing of the titan. Leo's laugh became demonic and spanned the battle field. "The Nightmare lives again." he said while forming a crystal inside both titans and making them expand causing the beasts to explode.
Fuck I've lost all interest and have completely screwed this chapter over so another time then.
