Disclaimer, I do not own the characters and places spoken of in this title and this story is just written for fun
Chapter 10
Death of one
The group woke up bright an early in the morning feeling refreshed, the group then packed up their belongings and continued through this strange world they had landed themselves in. it seemed a lot like hell yet felt different for some reason, the group continued to the next town and then found that the world they were in belonged to Demons. All kinds of demons roamed around the town, some were penguin looking demons while others were strange scarecrow demons while others were human with wings or tails. The group looked at each other wondering where the hell they were and wondering how to hide the fact that they stick out like a sore thumb. The group continued looking for some clue as to the whereabouts of the next ring yet nothing appeared, Lucas knowing how to deal with demons bribed a few of them with money for information yet they only got a few unhelpful clues. Lucas wrote all the clues he found on a piece of paper, they were:
It's by a castle
It has laver around it
A spoilt brat house is there
An angel lives near it
It's a horrible place to visit for humans
That's all they could find out and it wasn't useful at all, as the map they brought said there were about fifteen castles around that each had things listed except and angel, there was no record of an angel near or in castle. The group soon gave up hope but then they saw that the date on the map was out of date, when Lucas talked to his sources again they told him that their information was a bit out of date and that an angel no longer lived near the ring. The group at that point thought about throwing in the towel but then they heard something quite interesting.
"Etna, what are we going to do about that purple dragon?" asked a sweet innocent voice.
"The hell do I know, I thought about pounding him into dust but that huge dragon is just too powerful and he won't leave until we give that sleaze bag a ring" said a demonic voice.
"So that's why we're out shopping, it's good your trying to reason with people" said the innocent voice.
"Hell no, we're looking for hunters or something to get rid of that dragon, I think is name was Male something" said the demonic voice.
"Male something, a huge purple dragon it could be Malefor" said Spyro.
"If so then we need to deal with him" said Cynder.
The group then turned a corner and pursed the voices they soon came face to face with a teenaged demon in a black skirt with red hair and wings and a blond young girl that looked like an angel.
"What the heck do you clowns want?" asked the demon girl.
"We heard your having some dragon trouble; we'll deal with it for you" said Lucas.
"What's your price?" asked the demon girl.
"Just tell us your names" said Snow.
"That's it, what a bunch of weirdoes, but oh well my name is Etna and this bumbling oaf is Flonne" said the girl called Etna.
"Nice to meet you" said Flonne.
"Nice to meet you too" said Sakura.
"You know it's not nice to say that about your friends" said Amu.
"Well that's because I'm a demon you bums" said Etna.
"Now then this dragon, does he look like this except bigger and more monstrous?" asked Lucas pointing at Spyro.
"Yes in fact they are very similar" said Flonne.
"Its Malefor" said Spyro.
"Maybe that man, Wesker is here" said Syaoran.
"So tell me what names I will be putting on your grave stones" said Etna.
"My name is Lucas and this is Mir, Sakura, Syaoran, Snow, Amu, Pan, Spyro, Cynder and Joy" he said proudly.
"So Lucas what is your plan of attack for this dragon?" asked Etna.
"Hit him hard and hit him fast" said Lucas.
"Are you and idiot that is my favourite type of plan but I must say that it didn't work when I tried it" said Etna.
"You didn't have these" said Snow showing her his gauntlet.
A gauntlet questioned Etna.
"Not just a gauntlet it acts as something to increase out powers so we can pound that dragon" said Spyro.
"Very well, let us show you where he is" said Flonne.
The group then began to follow Flonne and Etna but then pan and Joy pulled Lucas to one side and spoke with him.
"That girl is one of those who heard the bell" said Pan.
"Which one?" asked Lucas.
"The evil looking one" said Joy.
"Well that's not good, what should I do?" asked Lucas.
"Get her to join us, Etna seems like she will sign anything if it gives her more power" said Pan.
"Okay I'll think of something, for the meantime lets catch up with the others" said Lucas.
Lucas and the others caught up with the others as they continued to be lead by Etna and Flonne, soon they came to a barren wasteland that had a huge castle and rivers of lava, the group were lead into the centre of this wasteland but they looked far and wide yet they couldn't find a trace of Malefor. Then like being summoned Malefor appeared from the sky and landed infront of them. He growled and snarled at them as he clearly remembered them. He raised one of his claws and then took a swoop at Etna and Flonne; Lucas dived in and blocked the attack just in time to save them.
"Damn you, attacking those who can't defend themselves" said Lucas as he pushed Malefor's claw away.
"You clearly don't know who stands by your side" said Malefor.
Lucas looked behind him to see everyone getting ready to fight; Etna had summoned a spear while Flonne cared a bow of sorts.
"You're here looking for the ring aren't you" said Spyro.
"Indeed" said Malefor.
"Well you're never going to find it" said Snow.
"That's right, we're going to put an end to you here and now Malefor" said Lucas.
"Oh really, you need to watch your back Lucas especially around that Cynder" said Malefor.
"What?" questioned Lucas.
"That Cynder used to work for me until she betrayed me and went to Spyro's side; she craves destruction as proven when she murdered millions as Cynder the black dragon" said Malefor.
"You used her, you controlled her none of it was her fault" said Spyro.
"Maybe but surely she should have done something about it, maybe she is a spy who knows, but her past ell you what kind of person she is" said Malefor.
"The past is just that, you can't change it or alter it so it doesn't matter, the only thing you can do is move one and forgive yourself and ask for forgiveness, the Cynder I fought side by side with is who she really is" said Lucas.
Malefor and the rest of the group were shocked by this but cheered him on and got ready to fight; Malefor gob smacked grew a smile across his face and then tried to burn them with his fire breath.
"Mirror; reflect the fire" said Sakura as she tapped a card.
A being holding a mirror then appeared and reflected Malefor's fire back at him and he just barely dodged it. The group then fought Malefor as he tried his best to hit them, Etna and Flonne hit him in the head while Lucas managed to hit his left wing. Snow then sucker punched him in the face again and Syaoran cut off his tail. Oh how he screamed, he summoned a shield that blasted them away but even that didn't keep them down for long. Spyro and Cynder barraged him with all the breaths they had and he began to fall. Malefor jumped back from the group as the group moved in to finish him yet they were all hit by something suddenly and were pushed back. Then Wesker appeared holding a syringe containing some king of formula.
"Took you long enough Wesker, now help me deal with them" said Malefor.
Wesker just looked at Malefor with a smile on his face.
"Hurry up and get them" said Malefor.
"Malefor you have become a venerability" said Wesker.
"What?" questioned Malefor.
"You have told them a lot and have even lost to them" said Wesker.
"I haven't lost yet" said Malefor.
"Yes you have, what I hate more then a dog is one who doesn't know when he is beat" said Wesker.
"What did you just say, what the heck is this?" questioned Malefor.
"What are they doing, is he being kicked out of the club?" asked Lucas.
"Michel has ordered your demise but I told him I had a better idea" said Wesker.
"No….please don't" said Malefor.
Wesker then injected Malefor with something, he then fell to the floor and groaned.
"What the hell it that?" asked Snow.
"T-Virus sample, Malefor you have been a good asset yet I have one more task for you old friend" said Wesker as he disappeared.
"Wait what's a T-Virus, what did you do to him?" asked Lucas but it was too late.
Malefor then died, his heart gave out on the spot but then his body changed and mutated, his tail grew back and became rigged and foul, his wings doubled in size as did the rest of him, his skin became pale and vulgar and his eyes became soul less, he looked like a zombie.
He turned him into a zombie said Amu.
That's impossible said Mir.
She said that but Malefor had become an undead creature, he groaned and moaned like one and continuously tried to eat them. The group dodged him as best as they could yet no matter how much they attacked him Malefor would not fall, everyone made sure they did not get bitten; if you get bitten you become a zombie. Lucas then thought of and idea and then forced Malefor to follow him. Lucas ran towards a cliff that had a lava pool at the bottom of it. Lucas with Zombie Malefor following jumped off the cliff and Malefor followed. The group were shocked and worried for a second but then Lucas appeared riding on Bahamut, had managed to summon him just and managed to escape certain death. Zombie Malefor fell into the lava at the bottom of the cliff and Lucas watched as the last image of Malefor disappeared beneath the lava. Bahamut landed and Lucas got off him and dismissed him, he then looked at the lava that Malefor had fallen in as the group gathered around him and congratulated him.
"Michel that ass" said Lucas.
"Beg your pardon" said Amu.
"He kills his own, the man has no honour" said Lucas.
The whole group looked at Lucas in awe.
"Now then about that ring, Pan is it near here?" asked Lucas.
"No, there is no ring near here at all, I thought I sensed one but it was just Malefor" said Pan.
"So he was sent here even though there was no ring, maybe they intended to kill him" said Syaoran.
"These people are just mean, don't they care about anyone else" said Sakura.
"I wouldn't hold my breath" said Lucas.
"Who are you lot?" asked Etna.
"Well it's hard to explain" said Cynder.
The group then spent about half an hour explaining to Flonne and Etna about their mission, their new powers and about the Hexes and Michel.
"So your job is to go and collect these rings and save people form Michel and his men while travelling parallel worlds with an all powerful gauntlet attached to you arm for a price" said Etna.
"Pretty much" said Lucas.
"You guys are nuts" said Etna.
"Defiantly" said Flonne.
The two of them didn't seem to believe them but then Sakura noticed that Etna had been hurt and had a nasty cut on her arm. Sakura walked over to her, placed her gauntlet over her cut and then a green light glowed from the gauntlet, the cut then healed itself as if by magic to which Etna and Flonne couldn't believe.
"Okay now we believe you" said Etna.
"Good, now if there is no ring here then I guess we should get going" said Lucas.
"But aren't you going to ask her to join us?" asked Joy.
"I know what the answer will be" said Lucas.
"If you won't ask then I will, Etna would you like to come with us and help us defeat Michel and his men?" asked Pan.
"No" said Etna.
"Told you" said Lucas.
"Please, we need someone of your skill and power in our group" said Joy.
"Flattery will get you no where" said Etna.
"See, Etna is too much of a coward to go up against Michel and the Hexes" said Lucas.
"What!" shouted Etna.
"Well it's obvious that you don't want to go because you're scared of them, after all Malefor who could be the weakest of the group did give you a huge thrashing" said Lucas.
This made Etna really made, but the others saw what Lucas was trying to do, Lucas saw Etna's temper as her weakness. Pan then pulled out the contract ready for Etna to sign.
"Now Etna calm down" said Flonne.
"No, I'll show you who is a coward, where is this contract?" asked Etna.
"Right here" said Joy pointing at then contract in Pans hands.
Without even thinking Etna touched the contract by punching it, her name then appeared on the contract and a blackish brown gauntlet appeared and attached itself to Etna's arm.
"Who's the coward now" said Etna.
"You really showed me" said Lucas as she smiled and the rest of the group slightly chuckled.
Anyway where are we going now asked Etna.
I've got a lock on a new ring in a new world, I think it is the Plant Ring but this world its….. began Pan.
No way, its Sakura's and Syaoran's home world said Joy.
Home, we're going home said Syaoran.
If so then I wonder how I'm going to explain all this to everyone, their all probably worried sick said Sakura.
Relax, we'll explain everything and take all the blame said Lucas.
Are we ready to go asked Pan.
Sure but what kind of world is yours like asked Amu.
It's not so different form yours said Syaoran.
We'll show you around once we get there said Sakura.
Lucas then thought he heard something, he looked behind him but no one was there yet something felt off, Pan then opened a gateway and the group set off for the new world. If Lucas had looked for a second longer then he would have noticed a woman who had been following them for a long time, Eric then appeared beside her and they both smiled as they disappeared.
Back at Michel's headquarters, some of the villains had gathered in secret to discuss something that had been upsetting them, Wesker's execution of Malefor.
"You saw it, he just ordered his destruction" said a shadow.
"Perhaps this whole thing is becoming too dangerous" said Azula.
"We have nothing to fear after all, only those who are useless and give us weakness need be eliminated" said Takaya.
"I wonder how you'll react when you're the next to be killed" said a second shadow.
"What is it that Wesker wants?" asked a third shadow.
"Like all of us he is being offered something for servitude, I think it's the destruction and rebirth of his world" said Takaya.
"The man is not well in the head, such foolishness" said the first shadow.
"Many here want that as well in our own world, I did but was stopped by a certain black cat with a gun" said the third shadow.
"Indeed I wanted the destruction of my world, I wished for a being named Nyx to come and destroy it" said Takaya.
"In truth we should be careful" said Azula.
"No need" said a voice that scared them.
Michel then appeared and smiled at them as they looked up at him in fear.
"Trust me when I say that Malefor was a fool and his death was necessary, I will not task Wesker with anymore killings as none of you will be needed to die" said Michel.
"We have your word on that?" asked the first shadow.
"Of course and to prove it I'm going to let Sephiroth fulfil his request" said Michel.
The second shadow then stepped into the light to reveal himself as the legendary warrior Sephiroth.
"Go and have your duel with Lucas and the others and I shall give you back your mother and a way back to your world once this is done" said Michel.
Sephiroth grunted and then disappeared as a certain someone spied on their meeting.