Hello and welcome to another chapter of Through the Darkness! This might be shorter than the other chapters, but it's Ember's POV of the aftermath of the insane fight between Equinox and Novas from the last chapter :D. So let's get this started!

From Ember to Inferno

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Of course, I didn't MEAN to get involved in it. I just saw Equinox on the ground and some guy standing on a tiny little platform. Since I had already said I would help out, I decided to do that when I blasted that other guy off that pillar. Equinox, although pretty heavy, was able to be picked up and carried away. So that's what I did.

When I got back to the base, the female Equinox came running towards me. "What happened to him? Did Chaos' people rough him up a bit?" The male Equinox spoke up, though, partially surprising me. "I knew that they were coming. I was planning to cut them all off." The female frowned. "And you thought that you could take on THREE people? I know you're already a dunce, but that was just a death wish!" I noticed that the male didn't really have much emotion - none at all, actually. "So what if it was a death wish? I wouldn't feel any pain anyways."

Then I realized how he had survived so many fire blasts. When I said he had no emotion, I wasn't kidding; he didn't care how beat up his body was because he wouldn't feel it! "Okay, okay, you guys realize that I was the one that got him away from the fight, right? Aren't I going to get something for it?" The female smiled and said exactly what I thought she would say - "Actually, yes."

Wait, what? That wasn't what I thought she- "I think you should get a nice new addition to your arsenal already. Don't you agree?" She grabbed my chin and I grinned. Of COURSE I should get something for saving the guy that will change the world's life. "So, what's it gonna be, Miss Equinox?" She beckoned me into one of the buildings and I followed her.

Inside had only one content - a syringe. Inside the syringe was a strange blue goop thing. She must have caught my disturbed glance and she smiled at me. "Don't worry. It won't hurt too much. Nothing bad is truly going to happen to you." She grabbed my arm, then raised the syringe to one of my veins. Once she inserted the syringe and pushed, the last thing I heard before blacking out was "You're going to have lots of fun."

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When I woke up again, my brain was cloudy and I was face down on the concrete of the street. I shook my head and stood up, making sure my trusty knives were still with me, when I heard running behind me. Acting fast, I turned around, throwing one of my knives at the attacker - one of the GUN soldiers. The knife went straight through his ribcage and he fell, after coughing a bit.

Using my magnetic powers, I pulled the knife from his ribcage and it flew back to me. I heard guns cocking, then turned around to see more soldiers aimed at me. I heard more clicks, and I turned around to see some Eclipsed foes. I actually got a bit nervous - all the crossfire was going to kill me! All of a sudden, though, my head started to ache. It was like it was on fire!

Clutching it, I sank to my knees, feeling my blood start to boil. My right hand, being metallic, actually made the pain worse; I was literally crushing my skull. Putting both my hands on the ground, I gasped for air until I felt a sharp pain shoot through my left hand. It started clenching up, the glove on it starting to tear, until it suddenly rose up and claws tore through it. They, along with my fingers, grew longer and sharper, as sharp as a razor. Spikes started poking out of the exterior of my lower arm.

My feet began to ache as well, my shoes getting tighter. Eventually, they burst open, revealing that my heels had rose up and had spikes beneath them. My toes grew claws that wrapped around them as spikes poked out of the back of my legs too. I could feel my tail getting longer and sharper. The tip ended at a point and spikes wrapped around the base of it.

My shoulders started throbbing as insectoid wings started growing out of them. As I screamed, the wings grew larger and got stronger until they could lift up my weight. Spikes appeared in between them and appeared as rows on my head, with antennae growing in the front. The last change I noticed was in my sight - it went from being normal to a golden tint, with me being able to see all the way around me, even the back.

I could see the soldiers backing away in fear as I started getting up. I felt power start rushing through my body and I laughed. Not just one of your happy laughs, either. As I laughed, more power grew and the people backed away more. This was actually exciting! I felt like I could do absolutely ANYTHING! As I picked up my knives, they turned into half saw blades with serrated edges.

Now I was ready to hunt. No more Ember for me! I was a raging inferno!

Madness! Ember

Music: Hellfire - SoulCalibur II

The foolish humans started firing their weapons at me, but I raised my metal arm and they bounced off me. I threw the saw blades and they acted like boomerangs, taking out a good third of the GUN soldier's force. I heard - actually, more like felt - running behind me, and as I pulled my blades back with magnetism I spun around and sliced at the Eclipsed forces with my left arm, slicing the minions to bits with my giant claw.

I turned my gaze towards the ground as heat started coming from it. Fire burst from behind the Eclipsed and GUN forces to block their escape. The very concrete caught on fire as I drew power from it and shot a fireball towards the rest of the soldiers. They dodged, but the impact of the fireball with the fire wall made it suddenly expand, engulfing the humans.

I turned to the Eclipsed and shot into the air as a result of the fire. I created a huge ball of fire and solar power, aimed it at the Eclipsed, then made the saw blades circle it as I shot it to them. As it impacted the ground, fire erupted in all directions, frying every single one of them. I called back my saw blades, and watched as the ground crumbled.

I laughed an insane laugh once again. I was nigh invincible! No one could stop me! However, I felt my power fading. I had to get out of here before it disappeared completely. I flew back over to the main base of Equinox, not noticing 3 pairs of eyes watching me from an alleyway...

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...well, that was something. Now, should the next chapter be a neutral, a hero or a villain chapter? You guys decide! Remember, what you say impacts the story! Anyways, see ya for the next chapter!

~Eclipse