Chapter 4: Face off
Richard laughed as Lidia stared into his eyes. "Your so stupid my child. You really think you and these people who don't know how to use their powers will stop me?"
Lidia was silent as her true form was revealed to the world. "I know we can stop you. You have to be stopped!" She shouted as purple light flew from her hand out to her father.
He jumped over it and laughed at her attempt to hit him. "I'll help you." I told her running to her side.
Her father just smiled at us. "Two fucking idiots who are so willing to throw their lives away. It's pathetic really." he sneered.
"Fuck off." I said as I let the anger surge through me. In half a second I was on the move, darkness and power consuming me. In a matter of seconds I flew through the air and punched him in the face, causing a loud crunch sound as he flew back with me. I jumped off of him once we both hit the ground. Blood was gushing out of his nose and he was laughing.
"Vanitas." Lidia said as she took my side. Before she could do anything else there was a burst of energy and we were both thrown backwards, hitting the wall hard as everyone looked horrified. Lidia quickly jumped to her feet as I sat up and brushed my hand on the back of my head which was now all bloody. "C'mon we can't let him win!" she yelled as she took my free hand and pulled me up.
"What about us?" Sora asked as he and his friends came to our aid.
"Nothing for now." I told him as I let the darkness flow through me and heal my wounds.
"But..." Roxas started to protest but I used my powers to push them back and away from the battle.
"I said no." I growled as I charged at Richard, who was back on his feet. Lidia was way ahead of me and almost directly hit him in the stomach but was stopped at the last second.
There was a loud snapping sound as he broke her wrist and the purple light from her hand faded. She screamed out in pain as her father smirked. "You really think you can stop me? I brought you into this world, I can take you out."
"Then why even create me?" She snapped as she staggered back.
"Your birth was out of my hands, but when you got older I saw that you had potential. You were very strong Lidia, but you didn't complete the purpose I had given you. All of them are still alive." he said waving his hand towards Sora and the others. "Therefore, you are of no use to me anymore."
Within an instant Lidia was screaming in pain as blood began to run down her body. There was no way I was going to let her die, so I quickly jumped up and used a dark fire on him that sent him flying back. Once he hit the floor the screaming stopped and Lidia was fully healed once more. "Are you alright?" I asked.
"Yeah, I'll be alright. Thank you Vanitas." She smiled.
"Boy, you are beginning to be a real big pain in my ass." Richard growled as he got up.
Just like always I had to make some stuck up comeback. "And what are you going to do about it?" In seconds I was lifted into the air and slammed against the wall hard.
"Did you forget who your dealing with?" He growled as I collapsed onto the floor. I stumbled to get up as he walked towards me. "I recognize you from somewhere." he smiled. "You're that boy who killed his own father. You're a heartless, coldblooded killer. No wonder your aura and powers are dark." he laughed.
Lidia looked worried when her eyes met mine. Out of the corner of my eye I saw a big flash of red as a fireball hit Richard in the back. I looked over to see Sora standing in the corner with his hand extended. "Sora, what the hell were you thinking?" I yelled as his attention turned to my brother. Before he could have a chance to attack, Lidia summoned a knife into her hand and through it at her father's back. He cried out in pain as the knife slid in and blood started to run down his back. He pulled the knife out of his back and turned to us angrily as he threw the knife. I reached out to catch it, but unfortunately missed and the knife flew through my wrist completely and pinned it to the wall. I bit my bottom lip as I watched the blood drip from my wrist onto the floor. I looked up to see him walking towards me, only to be blinded by a white light.
In the confusion of blindness, I felt the knife get quickly removed from my wrist and all my wounds getting healed. I smiled as I realized that it was Roxas and Namine doing all this. Once the light was lifted of me I quickly grabbed the knife and stabbed Richard while he was still confused, only to be thrown back against the wall.
He smiled evilly as he turned towards Lidia. "I've got something for you to do to redeem yourself little girl." he told her as he pulled out the knife and changed it into a spear. "Kill them now and I'll let you live. If you don't, I'll kill you."
Lidia looked terrified as she held out her hand to catch the spear as it was thrown at her then she turned to me. "Kill me." I told her sternly.
She shook her head and back up a little. "No, I don't want to kill you or your family." she whispered.
"And I don't want to watch you die!" I snapped, causing her to jump. She looked away for a moment, then looked back at me with a strange look in her eye.
"I'm sorry Vanitas." She said as she lifted the spear up over my chest. I though she was really going to do it, but at the last second she turned around and threw the spear at her father. He quickly used his powers to catch it, then he turned it on me and it flew right through my chest, pinning me to the wall.
I looked down horrified as I saw the spear sticking out of my chest and blood gushing out and onto the floor. The room began to spin and I heard muffled screams as everyone came running towards me. Lidia was knelt down next to me. Her hand was placed on my shoulder and she was talking to me, but I couldn't feel her and her voice was muffled. My vision blurred and everything started to get dark.
The last thing I heard when I closed my eyes was Lidia's father say, "Now he doesn't have to watch you die."
