Chapter 11: Eclipse
The eclipse comes over the city as a fallen hero stands before death!
Scene goes to a rooftop. Clark is seen walking behind Mike with the gun to the back of his head. Mike looks out to the city. The men all pull out their guns.
"Is this how you pictured dying, Mike Sawa?" asked Clark. "and to think, this is your end."
Clark puts the gun away. Mike turns, but as he does, he gets punched in the face. Mike quickly falls to the ground. Clark kneels by him and begins to punch him in the face repeatedly. Blood starts to spill onto the ground as Clark's rage continues to ensue.
"You burnt my motel! You stole my women! You killed my men!" exclaimed Clark. "I won't just kill you! Hell, I might let you live long enough to take something of yours! Your brother's already dead! I'll kill your mother and father next! I'll kill your sister and friends! I'll make sure you suffer the same way I did! You'll pay for what you did to me!"
"You've already lost." said Mike as he coughed up blood. "Kimberly's using you…"
Clark gets up and kicks Mike in the face. Mike lies on the ground in pain.
"You would have made a hell of a soldier if you were on my side." said Clark. "Not afraid of anyone or anything. Those damned eyes of yours are just as dark as the day you approached me in Magarone. You're no ordinary kid, are you?"
"Nothing about me is ordinary, Clark." said Mike as he looked at the sky. "I thought you knew."
"I've been alive for forty-three years now, Son." said Clark. "You might be the toughest son of a bitch I've ever went against. Most kids your age would piss their pants at the sight of me."
Mike wipes the blood from his lip. He looks at Clark with cold eyes.
"I've lost my brother, I lost my friend, and I lost my mentor in the past couple of months. The woman who gave you that liquid. The woman who sent you here, forgot to tell you one thing about me: I don't quit easily." said Mike. "I get dark when I have to."
Lydia appears with a gun in her hand, she points it at Clark. Mike's eyes widened.
"Let him go or else!" exclaimed Lydia. "I'm not afraid to shoot you, Clark."
"You stupid whore… do you think you can pull a gun on me?" asked Clark.
Several of the guards turn to Lydia. Mike grits his teeth. Clark smirks and pulls his gun out.
"This is what happens when you mess with me." said Clark. "Watch closely, Mike Sawa."
"Clark! Don't do this!" exclaimed Mike as he held his hand out. "She's not your enemy!"
"It's too late, Mike Sawa." said Clark as he grinned. "I now know your weakness!"
Scene goes to Lynn. Lynn is seen running through the city.
"This isn't good! My prophecy will come true if I don't get to Mike first!" thought Lynn. "I can't let him use that power! If he does, he'll-!"
Scene goes to the rooftop. Clark is seen pointing his gun at Lydia. Mike's eyes widen as a silver bullet goes in between her eyes and comes out the back of her head. The man begins to laugh as Mike falls to his knees in agony. Lydia's body hits the ground with a thump. Blood pours out her head as she lies on the ground cold.
"Your eyes have seen death before, right?" asked Clark. "How does it feel to see a stranger die? How does it feel to be useless? The heroic man who rescued women and children from human trafficking rings is now the bitch who couldn't save one of his rescued women. You're far from a God, boy. You're far from a hero, you're just a kid who got lucky. Well, your luck has ran out. and it'll be like this until your leaders submit to me or die. Every single person will die."
Mike walks over to Lydia and looks at her. His eyes start to tear up as he does.
"This is your plan? To kill innocent people…" thought Mike as he looked at Lydia. "She had dreams, goals, and ambitions. Her sister, Jessie, was only fourteen and you forced her to sleep with strange men. You want me to believe that you're heartless. Congrats, I'm there."
"You can't handle a bitch dying, you'll never make it in the real world." said Clark. "Let me show you just how I get down, Mike Sawa. I'll even the playing field. Show me your eyes after that!"
Clark takes his gun and shoots three of the guards in the head. The men fall to the ground. He reloads the clip and points it at Mike. Mike clenches his fist. His aura starts to rise.
"How many more lives until you feel cold? Until you get the instinct to kill?" asked Clark.
Mike looks at the sky to see the city darken. Mike's Ocularas both start to turn white with a blue tint as only the red outline of the sun is left. The eclipse pattern completely forms.
"So, this is how it feels…" said Mike. "You told me to show you my eyes. These are them."
Mike immediately draws his blades and goes towards Clark. The guards turn and begin to shoot at Mike. Mike flashes past the bullets and slashes through the men. He then sees Clark's cloaked in a dark aura. Clark smirks at his power begins to rise.
"Thanks to the serum Kimberly gave me, I can transform and kill you here and now!" exclaimed Clark as his skin started to darken. "GAHAHAHAHAHA! KILL! KILL! KILL! THIS IS IT!"
A giant horned demon appears before Mike. Mike smirks. He points his blade at Clark.
"You're no longer human." said Mike. "I don't have a problem killing you now."
Mike leaps into the air and slashes through Clark. Blood begins to splatter onto the ground. A dark aura comes over him. Clark regenerates his body and goes to punch Mike. Mike dodges as the two continue to clash violently. The rooftop starts to crumble under their aura.
"I can't kill you as easily either." said Mike as he smirked. "You're really under some serious power. High speed regeneration as a Precipe is quite a rare trait. Even I don't possess it."
An explosion of blue aura goes into the air. He takes his blade and lunges at Clark. Clark fires a giant purple blast in Mike's direction.
"Foolish child! Your blind impulse has led you to your demise!" exclaimed Clark.
"Flash." thought Mike as he moved past the blast. "It seems this form is unstoppable…"
Mike's eyes start to blur. He immediately holds his face. Clark looks at him with confusion.
"Fuck! Not now!" thought Mike. "What in the hell is going on with my eyes?!"
"You're growing blind, aren't you? Those eyes require a sacrifice!" exclaimed Clark.
Clark rushes towards Mike and punches him in the face. Mike is sent through several buildings into the ground. Mike gets up. A blue silhouette touches Mike on the shoulder.
"I've been giving you power and yet you haven't recognized me…" said a voice.
"In all this darkness… in my blindness, I can see you…" thought Mike. "Who are you?"
"I'm the one who has come to help you see in the dark. I am the Moon." said the voice.
"You're the Moon?" thought Mike. "The moon isn't a person…"
"There isn't much time. I've sent one of my daughters to guide you to me. She'll explain everything to you. Mike Sawa, you must not lose this fight! For if you do, you'll lose your gift to this world!" said the voice. "Open your eyes and fight with the Demonastra! Activate the gift!"
Mike opens his eyes to reveal a light blue circle with a red outline. The red outline glows bright as Clark rushes towards Mike. Mike grabs his fist. A sudden roar of energy comes over him. Clark's eyes widen as his power starts to become weaker by the second.
"Are you absorbing my energy?! Just what in the hell happened to you?!" exclaimed Clark.
"The cross-over is here." said Mike as he smirked. "This is my power! This is my rebirth."
Mike grabs Clark's face with his left hand. A sudden glow of white aura forms in his hand.
"This is the end of you, Clark. Farewell…" said Mike. "Way of Light: Byakuya!"
"Son of a-!" exclaimed Clark as an explosion of aura is made.
The ground begins to crumble as shockwaves are sent through the city. Winds begin to howl violently towards the buildings. Mike's eyes start to return to normal. He calms his aura down. As he does, he falls to the ground in exhaustion. Lynn appears behind him.
"You're finally finished." said Lynn as she approached Mike.
"Lynn…" thought Mike as he looked at her. "What are you doing here?"
"There's no time to explain." said Lynn. "I'm taking you with me to the Spire of the Moon."
"The Spire of the Moon?" asked Mike. "Are you the one she was talking about?"
"She?! You mean, you heard her voice?" exclaimed Lynn. "The Moon Goddess got to you first…"
"Who is this Moon Goddess and what does she want with me?" asked Mike.
"I'll explain on the way, we gotta patch you up first." said Lynn. "I think Momma has bandages in the house. We'll see when we get there."
Scene goes to a giant temple. A mural of a blue eye is seen on the ground. Kinoe is seen inside, worshipping. The winds start to howl as nightfall grows closer.
"Lady Tsukuyomi, please guide the young man to our clan." said Kinoe. "The demons of the Sun howl as Kimberly's reign continues to plague. We need the half-blood to come forth."
Several men and women with glowing blue eyes are seen in the background.
"It's time our lost child returns home, Kinoe-sama. The child of the Planetary Sage." said a woman. "We as the angels of the Moon will ensure he leads a path of righteousness."
Scene goes to Lynn's house. Mike is seen with bandages on his face. He looks at Lynn.
"What exactly is going on? What led you to come for me?" asked Mike.
"Tsukuyomi sent me to get you. She's afraid a follower of her sister, Amaterasu, will siege war in the Stratified World." said Lynn. "Stratified humans have become greedy with their aura, even with their eyes. The two have eclipsed, clashing in ideals, on how to raise the child of both eyes. For millennia, the two sisters clashed in the Cosmic Realm, deciding on the fate of this destined child. Until a few weeks ago, I hadn't been aware of a destined child existing. But something happened in the forest when I saw you with Kanewrich and Rurouna. I had a vision."
"What kind of vision?" asked Mike. "and what the hell are does my power have to do with this? Is this not the Cross-over Effect. I've been blind since I started to use my Demonastra."
"The cross-over effect leads to permanent blindness. Your blindness was temporary." said Lynn. "In fact, every user goes blind until they hear her. Once you hear her voice, your eyes will adjust and everything will become clear. Tsukuyomi knows her children, they have to know her."
"and what does this mean? That I'm also a Primavera or something?" asked Mike.
"You're a member of the Sawa Clan. The Sawas and the Primaveras, along with several other clans, are descendants from the Hexx Clan. The Hexx Clan is known for their achievements in light arts. Some of these arts even being the Blue Flame or the Flashpoint." said Lynn. "Tsukuyomi's blood is a rare trait, especially among impure clans. The Primavera Clan believes in purity and preserving the trait, which often involves in-house facilitation with breeding."
"Isn't that incest or something?" asked Mike.
"It depends. This isn't purely for sexual pleasure, it's a matter of keeping the genes in the family. Although, after so many generations, the gene becomes highly dominant in children. My mother was a commoner from another clan. My father married her because he fell in love. For a period of time, he was shunned by the clan. At least until my birth, when I was exposed to the Hell Aura. A traditional birth was held to see if I could possess the Demonastra or not. I was born with these blue eyes and became immediately blind. I wasn't able to see until after my first birthday. That's when I saw Mother. Tsukuyomi helped raise me." said Lynn.
"So where do we go from here?" asked Mike as he looked at Lynn. "What happens now?"
"You finally see the inside of yourself." said Lynn. "You'll know everything you need to live."
A new beginning started as the stars align! What comes after is the birth of the destined eyes!
Chapter 11 END