Metal's POV

I woke up, the hot sweat from my back and forehead shinning in the pale moonlight just outside. It was still night time when I laid back in bed, Kerri's arms instinctively grabbing me and hold me close to her. I smiled as I placed my arm around her and looked at the stone ceiling. It was just hours ago that Kerri was fighting to save me and now here we are, resting for what it could be the last time in a long time. The battle ahead of us will be a tough one and tonight, this is what I want most right now. To hold her right next to me and be safe for just a bit and reflect on what happened.

I leaned in and kissed her on her lips, rewarding me with a small moan as she held me a bit tighter. Dax will pay for what he has done to me, what he has done to Kerri, what he has done with the whole world. I've never felt this much pain before when he stabbed me those weeks ago but now it's time to return the favor. Just a few more hours of rest to go before we make the next big move and finding Dax and his gang.

He gently grabbed Kerri and placed her on my chest, the scars appearing from what I had to go through in Hell. She cuddled and murmured in her sleep as she let out another small moan. I leaned back and closed my eyes, hoping to still have dreams after all of this was done. I don't want this nightmare to last forever.

Alchemist 4: Death, Inc.

We woke up to the sounds of bombs exploding as we rushed out of the temple to see what was going on. The sun hasn't appeared in the sky yet I could see light coming from the sky. Above us however, were a bunch of ships above us, attacking us from above. I have a strong feeling that Dax has something to do with all of this happening. We rushed out and ran towards the wooded area as the bombs continued to drop. My dad was right in front of us, changing directions every so often.

"What we need to do now is to try to head back into the States. Then we can plan a way towards Dax's hideout." He said as more explosions were heard in the air as we dodged another bomb. Kerri placed her hands in the air and created a shadow shield and I saw the bombs flying in all directions. Meta grabbed on to me and Kerri as a smile appeared on his face. "Hang on." And with that he jumped up in the air and metallic wings popped out of his back as we soared in the sky. Kerri let out her wings as she swooped down to avoid more bombs. I let go of my dad and did a backflip as I gathered my wings and start a mad dash back into the States. All the bombs were going off like rockets as we landed near an airport and hid behind a few used planes. I looked behind me and realized we were in Dallas, wow, never knew we could actually fly that fast in such a short amount of time. Judging by the airport, it's been abandoned for some time now.

"Looks like we reached our part of the world I'm guessing." Meta said as we entered the airport, the smell of old and dust filled the air of it.

"THis is kinda scary, this used to be a very busy airport." Kerri said as she dusted off her hands from touching an old newspaper.

"Yeah but that was before Dax decided to be a bitch and take over the world with an iron fist." I said as we saw two figures standing ahead of us. It was Jav and Darren and they looked like they were ready for a fight.

"Halt, Metal, you and your gang are under arrest and must be killed off." Jav said.

"Yes, Master Dax wants us to take care of you guys once and for all." Darren said as a few guns appeared on his back as we got ready to fight but my father stepped forward.

"You two, I want you guys to find a plane and start it up, it won't take me long to get rid of these guys." He said as Kerri ran towards the planes while I stood there, not knowing what to do but I trust my dad. With a small nod, I ran towards the direction of where Kerri ran.

"Long time no see Metal." Looks like V decided to pay me a visit after such a long time but I have to ignore him until I can get on a plane. "Don't worry Metal, I'm just decided to drop on by and say hello to you all, hoping things are doing great."

I sighed as I ran outside and saw Kerri ran inside of a plane and tried to start it up. "Ah, the batteries are dead, Tony, give it a jump start!" She yelled out as I opened the engine door and placed my hands on the batteries. I summoned all my energy until I heard the roar of the engines just as I heard a crash and saw my dad's body flying out of the airport. I saw he summoned his dragon and exploded near the hole where he came out of and landed right next to me.

"Told you it was a good fight for me. Now let's board this plane!" He said as we climbed up as Kerri took the wheel. Even with our wings, we won't be able to get far without always getting tired so this must be the best idea we have so far. I heard a strange slicing noise as I saw a spear coming out of my dad's chest as he coughed up blood.

"No, dad!" I yelled as Kerri looked back and saw what was going on.

"Just get out of here son, your the one with the better powers." He said as he took off his gauntlets and placed them in my pockets. "You use my powers now Tony, you will be a great fighter now." He said as he was pulled off the plane and crashed onto the ground as Jav and Darren sounded him. I looked in horror as I saw them pull out a gun and I heard the loudest bang I have ever heard before. I screamed with all my anger as I saw them take my father's body away, looking at me with an evil smile.

"Tony." I heard Kerri say to me as she came right next to me and hugged me. Without her, I would be alone in this world, I would be so alone without her. I hugged her back and felt hot tears running down my face. The greatest Alchemist this world has ever known is now dead because of Dax. I wiped my eyes and pulled out my father's gauntlets, the black and gold shinning like never before. I looked at my hands, my gauntlets a red color along with the Devil's Device wrapped along my hands, the burn marks still there. I took off my gauntlets and put on my father's and felt the warmth for the first time. It was a bit big but it was just right as I felt some new powers I never dreamed of before. I looked at Kerri, her tears coming down her face as well. She lost the one connection to her father as well. I kissed her on the lips and stood up.

"Kerri, time to avenge my father's death. We must find Salvatore Dax!"

Salvatore's Castle

Dax was looking at all the television monitors as we smiled to himself. He just saw one of the greatest things to ever hit him. The death of Meta was great for him but he still had to worry about Metal and Trixie.

"Soon, I guess they will be here sooner or later, they will want revenge on what I did. It doesn't matter now. Maxis my friend, tell the troops to start training, I have a feeling that these two will find out where I am in Canada." He said as his friend left to tell them, afraid to anger his master. Diego rushed right in and boed down.

"Master Dax, do you wish that I lead them here?" Diego said as Dax looked back with a smile.

"Yes Diego, I want you to lead them near the outskirts of Toronto and just for them to see the greatest empire I've built. And don't fail me my friend, I don't want you to get hurt just like our friend SGR over there." Dax said as he pointed to the hanging body of his former best friend. Diego ran off as Tic Tock came in and looked at her husband.

"Well Dax, your new weapon will be ready by the time they arrive thanks to my powers." She said as she gave him a kiss.

"Good my Queen, tonight, we shall feast when Metal and his vampire die tonight! Let them hit the lights right now and I will cause their deaths!"

Above Toronto, Canada

I leaned back and looked out the window. The man that I barely knew was gone from my life, the man that proved that anything was possible and it's all because of Dax and his men, all they want is world domination. I knew Kerri was worried about me and she would check on me every few minutes to make sure that everything was okay but it isn't. I lost my father before my very eyes and now I felt my anger build up inside of me. The plane started to shake as Kerri took the wheel.

"Looks like we are going down, Dax shot us down!" She said as I opened the door and saw hundreds of thousands of bullets hitting our plane just as we lowered ourselves and crashed into the ground. I grabbed whatever he had left and turned to Kerri.

"Baby, this is something we must now face together. Without my dad to help us, we are going against the whole world as it seems." I said as I placed my goggles over my eyes as she kissed me on the lips.

"Well, then let us fight until our last breath babe." She said as her hands glowed a dark black as we charged against the army of Dax, ramming them down. All I can remember was slashing at every person in front of me, Trixie throwing them high into the sky, blood raining down like if it was a rain storm. I can feel Dax's eyes were on us as we battled our way past hundreds of men until finally, we walked past a hill and saw the castle, it's black arches surrounding the area, this was bigger then the temple in Hell we had to face. I looked high above me and saw a shadow in a window, the glowing green eyes looking at us. Dax was waiting for us. We are walking into a death trap and we knew that this was going to be the hardest battle we have ever faced before. I see Trixie pull out the mirror and looked at it. I walked up behind her and saw Tony and Kerri looking back at us, smiling as they were hugging each other. We looked at each other and realized that this was it. Either we take them down now.

Or the world will suffer forever.

We ran down the hill, continuing to take out men after men of people as we finally reached the large gates of the castle. The door slowly opened as we stepped inside. We both looked back to the outside, the black clouds thundering above us as the gate slowly closes. I take that one last look: This could be our last.

The End

Dax has been playing mind games for far too long now and it's time that we take this battle right in his castle. Every floor brings a new challenge, powers will be shown, humanity itself could be ripped apart, death will surely happen and love will be shown as Metal and Trixie prepare themselves for one last battle, one last chance to make the world right. But Dax has many tricks up his sleeve as he watches them closely. What will happen when the final Alchemist shows all the cards?

When The World Needs A Hero: The Final Alchemist