-1Disclaimer: I have to do this again…cause no one knows who Mr.Grumpypants is….he is the Cloverfield monster…which I have named Korybantes…cause it's better than calling him Mr.Grumpypants, or Clovie. So, I do not own him, he belongs to JJ Abrams and who ever came up with him. There I said it! It's done! Leave me alone!.
AN: This is one of the last chapters by the way….so there will be a lot of action in this…maybe a bit of gore…I might do some more exploding people…not entirely sure…We'll see where this thing takes me.
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"Come on Hekate! We have to find him!" Ari said as Hekate jumped over a large pile of ruble, taking out a few monsters. She saw what had happened. She saw the dragon toss her father aimlessly down to the ground. So, she disobeyed Weiss to look for him. To make sure that he was okay.
Ari feared the worst. Her heart was pounding, fear rushing through her veins. Hekate nickered to her, giving her comfort as she ran. Hekate was urged to go faster, Ari kicking her sides just enough for the beast to feel it. The girl had her hands buried in the Nightmares silky mane, holding on for life as Hekate jumped over more ruble. The girl nearly fell off, losing her balance, but Hekate stopped a bit to let Ari regain her balance.
The auburn haired girl was trying to find a way to her father, a person who she once feared, but had come to know and love very much. It was when she first met him, that she was afraid that he would kill her, but the stories that Orion told her as she grew up were no more than what they were. Lies. Every one of them. She knew it was her Mother that kept Genesis together, she also knew it was the fact that he had found the lonely child in the church, taking the chance to talk with her. She knew that her father loved her and would do anything for her. She was prepared to do anything for him, so that he could live, live to see her grow up and fall in love. She wanted him to walk her down the isle on her wedding day, to give her away to her true love, to be there. These are the things she wanted.
Ari's thoughts came to a crashing halt as Hekate slowed down to a trot, then to a steady walk. There was nothing around them to be worried about, not even one monster, something was here, or someone. She looked around, it was dark, but there was enough light coming from Hekate's horn to light up things around them. Hekate came to a stop, seeing something that Ari had yet to see. In the darkness ahead of them, was a red light. It was pulsing, as if it were a beacon, helping to bring a ship to harbor in the darkness of the night. The Nightmare grunted, catching Ari's attention. Ari slid off of Hekate, walking in front of the beast, towards the red light. As she got closer she noticed it was a long object sticking up from the ground, but there was something lying next to it.
"Hekate! Over here!" Ari spoke loudly. The horse like creature trotted over to Ari, providing her with light. What they had found, made Ari's heart weep.
Laying there on his back, bloody and as lifeless as anyone could be, was Genesis Rhapsodos. He had no wings, nothing, it was just him as he normally was. He wasn't in any awkward position, he actually looked like he would be comfortable. Ari stepped over to him, kneeling down as she started to cry, hoping that he would be alive. She put her head to his chest. Hearing no heartbeat, she felt herself falling apart. Hekate stood behind her, head bowed and eyes with tears as well, as the girl laid her head back down on her fathers motionless chest.
"Why? You said you would come back." She said crying as she cried even more. "You said you wouldn't leave us, you promised that you wouldn't." she kept crying, knowing that no one heard her. "Daddy, why?" She grabbed a hand full of his shirt, her tears going through the material. She failed to notice the woman walking in the shadows.
"Do not worry little one, it will be okay." Out of the shadow stepped a woman with long white hair and blue eyes. She walked over to the red sword, taking it in her hands, freeing it from the clutches of the earth. Ari looked up at her with puffy red eyes, tears still going down her cheeks. "I know how to bring him back." The woman smiled down at Ari, then looked up to the beast standing behind the girl. "Do me a favor friend, take her somewhere, what I'm about to do is not pretty." Ari started to panic as Hekate grabbed the back of her jacket with her mouth.
"No! No! Let me go!" She struggled, reaching out for her father. "What are you going to do?! Let me go! NO!" Ari screamed as she watched the white haired woman position the point of Exodus over the tender spot of flesh between Genesis' lungs right below the sternum. "NOOO!!!" Ari struggled against Hekate's grasp. The Nightmare was dragging her away, knowing that something big was about to happen.
"Live Genesis!" The woman plunged the sword into Genesis' chest, causing the sword to go into flames as it was stuck into it's master. The fire spirit inside was releasing itself into Genesis, merging with his own soul, that had never left his body in the first place. Exodus, was now just a plain sword.
Ari watched in tears as her fathers body was engulfed in flames. The flames were red, not the color of a normal fire, but the color of Exodus. Genesis started to lift off the ground, as he was his eyes opened to reveal not red eyes, but black. He was now in a ball of fire and it was getting bigger, shooting up into the sky, it got even bigger. She looked to where the white haired woman stood, but she was not there.
When Ari looked back to the ball of fire, it was five times bigger than it was before. It was when she heard the roar from the black dragon, that she knew she had to leave. He was coming. Hekate started to panic as she heard the flapping of giant wings. What landed in front of them, was as tall as thirty stories on the Shinra building. It was Hades, in his magnificent dragon form, black as the darkness. Ari had to step back to get the whole view of him, but the dragon just hissed and growled.
"Where are you going little girl?" His dark, monstrous voice rumbled out. His mouth didn't move, it must have been his mind he was using to speak with. "I want a snack, your little pet will do just fine." The dragon lifted his head then in a moments chance, he tried to grab Hekate with his mouth, but was cut off when he was grabbed by the neck.
"Not on my watch." A red Dragon, had caught Hades' neck in his teeth, causing the dark one to roar in pain. Clawed wings flapped creating a dangerous gust of wind, sand, and glass. Ari shielded her eyes, but looked up at where the dragons were in the air. "Ari! Get out of here! Go to Edge!" She didn't care where his voice came from, but it was her fathers voice. He was alive. She did as he said, climbing up on Hekate and riding out of there.
Hades whipped the red dragons nose, causing him to let go in a grunt of pain. Hades was impressed by the look of the dragon in front of him. Horns on the tip of his nose, running up to the spot between his crimson eyes. More horns on his jaw, near his fin like ears, the color of ebony. The ones on the top of his head were long, curving slightly at the tips, making a sort of crest. He also had fin like spines going down his neck, ending at his shoulders, then starting up again at his back going down his tail to mid point. His wings were large, big enough to hold his weight in the air. The perfect dragon was right in front of Hades and he couldn't kill him.
"Genesis." Hades growled at the red dragon as they hovered in the air.
"It's good to be back." Genesis growled.
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People were screaming as they ran from the spider like parasites that fell from Korybantes, hoping to get away from them, they took shelter inside their homes. To no avail though, the monster would either destroy their homes or the parasites would find a way inside, sensing warm bodies. Artemis watched from inside Seventh Heaven as the monster rampaged through Edge. The parasites had yet to find them, but if they did, Artemis could fend them off somehow.
She knew what they were capable of doing to the human body and knew that if bitten, she would die. She had seen it happen once already, just outside the door where blood still covered it. Who had caused this destruction? She didn't know.
Reno went up to her, looking out the window over her shoulder. He and Rude had come earlier before the monster made it to Edge. Reno got a call from Cloud a while ago, saying that they should go look after the girls, even Rufus told them to go. When they had gotten to Seventh Heaven, Artemis, Tifa, and the kids were all huddled up in the living room, scared.
"So, Midge is out there by herself?" Artemis sighed, her daughter was just like Genesis, taking off to go fight.
"Yeah, she is so much like her father, it scares me." Reno put a hand on her shoulder. "Reno, I'm glad you and Rude came." Reno took his hand from her shoulder, putting it in his pocket and leaned against the wall, while looking at her.
Reno had known Artemis for a long time, they were best friends from the beginning, but he felt as if they were siblings. She just stared out the window, sadness in her crystal blue eyes, knowing that two of the people she loved the most were out there. She didn't give up hope though, she knew that Genesis and Ari would come back.
"Don't worry Missy, they will come back." The red headed Turk walked over to her and wrapped her up in a hug as she started to cry. "In the mean time, just take care of Mini G in there." He let go of her, pointing to her swollen belly. She smiled at him, his nicknames for everyone were funny. "Do I see a smile?" She smiled even bigger. "I thought so." They looked up when they felt the rumbling of the monsters footsteps getting closer.
"It's coming." The monsters roar was loud, as it came down the street. Buildings were falling and yet the monster wasn't affected by it at all. Reno pulled Artemis away from the window as the monster walked by, parasites were falling off of it, trying to get in through the window.
"We gotta get outta here." As they watched the parasite bang up against the window, only it was sent flying by a bullet to the head. The door opened up to reveal Vincent.
"Vincent!" Artemis was let go and she walked over to the red caped man, throwing her arms around his neck in gratitude. The red eyed man straightened up as she did. "I'm glad your okay." He softened up, putting his clawed arm around her, returning the hug.
"I found an old friend of yours." The door opened up, in walked a man, his boots thumping against the floor. Artemis let go of Vincent as she saw the man over his shoulder, eyes widening. The sword at the man's back was proof enough who it was.
"Miss me?" Reno's jaw dropped as he looked at the man. His black hair was the same, the two white wings on his right shoulder were as well.
"Yep." Was all Artemis said.
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There was a clash of blood red and black. Bones cracked under impact of two massive dragons, each one grabbing for each others necks with their mouths. Giant wings flapped to keep them in the air, but the force of gravity was too great, sending them lower and lower towards the ground. The red dragon had the black dragons neck in his mouth, making him roar above the thunder and darkness of the sky as they dove to the ground.
The speared tail of Hades, whipped around, plunging into Genesis' back right next to his right wing, but Genesis didn't let go. Instead, he summoned up the fire within him and released it while he had his hold on Hades, burning the soft flesh underneath the black dragons neck. Hades roared in pain as he felt the soft flesh of his neck burning away.
"Are you such a monster to cause so much darkness!" The words of Genesis met deaf ears as the smell of burning flesh filled his nose. "You do not belong in this world." Genesis bit down hard, his teeth piercing the soft patch of skin that had been burned away, causing blood to gush into his mouth. He could hear the deafening roar of Hades as they plunged to the ground.
"What are you doing!" Genesis ignored the dragon he had in his jaws, as they plummeted head first. Hades' neck had snapped as Genesis bit down even harder, causing the black dragon to roar in pain once more.
"Ending this." The red dragon said as they impacted the ground, causing a huge explosion as it gave way under them, making them fall through to an underground cavern. It was the very same one that Genesis had seen when he returned to this world from being sealed. It was the perfect place to seal Hades away.
Hades was on his back as Genesis still had him in his jaws. Now though, Genesis was pulling him apart, his claws were digging into the soft underbelly of Hades, causing blood to pour out of his wounds. Hades was still alive. Genesis knew how to end his life, it was the only way to kill something immortal was to rid it of it's head and burn it's heart. He was going to do just that.
"Before you kill me, you must know your son is killing your family right about now." Genesis stopped what he was doing for a minute, his fin like ears perking forward to listen.
"Son? My son isn't even born yet." Genesis, with Hades still in his jaws, was confused at this statement. The red dragon folded his wings, letting himself relax, for Hades was paralyzed and couldn't go anywhere. "Okay, I'm listening. Explain." Genesis waited for Hades to explain.
"The woman, Hera came to me, looking for a chance to rid you of your family. When she came to me, she bought with her, a young man, named Ladon. He is powerful." Genesis squeezed his jaws more on the neck of the black dragon, trying to get more from him. More blood came and the other dragon groaned in pain. Genesis wanted him to suffer a slow and painful death. "He is the master of the monster known as Korybantes. He even has the black wing." At hearing about the black wing, Genesis' red reptilian eyes widened slightly as he growled. To know that he had a son with Hera, was slightly heartbreaking, more so it was anger that he felt the most.
Genesis felt anger pulse through his veins and he crushed down on the neck of the black dragon even more, cutting off air to his lungs. Hades screeched as air was being restricted from him. Genesis was enjoying the thrill of crushing the throat of his brother, whom he hated. Genesis pulled while his claws dug into the chest of his brother, causing more terrifying sounds to come from the mouth of Hades. The red dragon pulled harder, causing skin and scale to tear from stress. Blood splattered all over as Genesis ripped the head of his brother from his body.
"It is done." He dropped the head in the water that laid in the bottom of the cavern, then started the task of ridding the body of it's heart.
Once the heart of Hades was turned to ashes, Genesis burned the black dragons body. It was a sight he wished wouldn't last as long as it did. He wasn't heartbroken about it, but whether evil or not, this was his brother. Brothers were supposed to be friends, not enemies.
"I wish we could've been real brothers, but I guess the meaning of a brother, is someone who can stick with you." The red dragon was bidding his farewells to his worst opponent ever. "Goodbye Brother." With that he spread his wings, taking to the sky as the darkness started to fade.
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Hekate ran fast as she and Ari were trying to outrun the parasites that prowled the alleys and streets of Edge. Ari looked back behind her every now and then to see if they were catching up, but when she saw that the parasites could climb the walls, she panicked. It was at the opening of the alley they were running through, that they stumbled on the giant form of the monster. The parasites fled the scene as the monster roared. Ari looked up at it, not knowing what to think, but grinned when she saw Weiss and Cloud taking on the creature at full force.
Cloud was slightly injured, but he didn't let it stop him at all. The blond headed man, leapt from one spot to the other, cutting down the parasites. One by one, they fell dead from the creatures back. Weiss was having fun killing them from where he stood on the ground. Yuffie appeared out of nowhere, taking on some of the ugly bugs herself. The young ninja looked worn out, but she was willing to die to keep more people from dieing themselves.
Everything was interrupted when something big landed right in front of the monster. Something bigger, red, and had spikes. The ground shook as the red dragon landed, roaring in the smaller creatures face. The monster roared back as a sign of acceptance of a fight, before swinging one of it's long arms at the dragon.
Weiss had spotted Ari, going over to her, hopping onto Hekate behind her. He kicked Hekate into a fast gallop, leading to Seventh Heaven, where Artemis was waiting. Ari just leaned back against Weiss as he starred ahead, watching for the parasites. She was very tired, but that wasn't stopping her mother from yelling at her, or having to tell her mother that Genesis was possibly dead.
Ladon watched as Weiss and Ari ran away from the battle between the red dragon and Korybantes. It was the fight of a lifetime, even though Ladon knew that his beloved pet wouldn't win against someone who had beaten Hades. It was a game of chance and the dice were loaded. He knew he should leave, but the sound and sight of the red dragon ripping off the head of Korybantes, was proof that the red dragon had indeed returned. In the form of Genesis Rhapsodos, his father.
The loss of his beloved pet, made him yell out in pain of loosing the only friend he had ever had. His yell even told Genesis where he was located and the dragon spotted him. Ladon knew, that he was either going to be killed by his own father, or given the chance to run. It was when Ladon saw the look in the dragons eyes, that he knew Genesis was curious as to who he was.
Genesis turned his gaze to the young man with black hair standing on the building next to him. He did see that it was his son he was staring at, but he didn't want to except it. He turned angry, feeling rage boil inside him. Genesis knew it was him that threw Ari off the building, it was also him that unleashed the monster on Edge, and it was his mother that raised him to be a killer. He even growled at Ladon, but he couldn't find himself to do anything. Instead, he let fire consume him, changing him back to his human form.
He walked onto the building, clad in his white shirt and leather pants, with Exodus in hand he walked up to the boy. Genesis got close enough to put the tip of Exodus at the boys nose, threatening him, but Ladon didn't do anything. He just stared back, tears starting to roll down his face.
Ladon got on his knees, knowing that he was deserving of his fate, but nothing came. Instead, he looked up to see Genesis staring down at him, waiting for words to come from his mouth. None came though, causing the auburn haired man to sigh. The dark haired man in front of him, was the product of a one night stand with a woman who was as demented as Sephiroth himself. He didn't know how he felt, but at least he knew this.
Ladon was his son and he knew it would tear Artemis apart to see him.
"Ladon." Genesis spoke. "I'm giving you a choice. You can either leave, or you can go someplace I have been before and wouldn't want to go back." Ladon rose to his feet, nodding. He began to turn away, but he stopped when more words came from Genesis. "I will call for you when I need you. That is the debt you owe me." The young man nodded, spreading his black wing and taking to the air.
Genesis watched as his dark son flew away, he did what he knew was right, letting him live. The auburn man could've killed his own son, because of the fact that he didn't even know Ladon, but his judgment had passed on the matter. He let him live, only as a servant to his call, when ever Ladon was needed he would come or Genesis would hunt him down. It was the only way to keep Ladon out of trouble, the only way he knew how to change the young man. For now, Ladon would be kept from the world, while wondering in the world.
At last the fighting was over, for now at least. Being the guardian of an entire planet wasn't an easy job, but Minerva was rewarding him with peace, at least until the next threat. For now though, he had to get rid of the monsters lifeless body as it was stinking up the place. He set it on fire, then walked away, going to his family.
The next thing Genesis knew, he was at Seventh Heaven, but he didn't want to go inside just yet. It was the smell of the blood on the door that made him sick, not the sight of it. He retched, letting his stomach revolt what ever was in it, which happened to be the blood he swallowed from Hades and the monster. It didn't effect him as he was a dragon, but when he was human, his system couldn't take it. Humans weren't capable of living off the blood of other things. When he had finished, he leaned against the side of the building, taking deep breaths.
Genesis looked up and saw Hekate in front of him, her burgundy eyes full of comfort and respect. She sighed, then took a step forward, nuzzling the auburn haired man. That was the one thing about this creature, she knew what was in the hearts of people, she was a friend to everyone. He put his hand on her head, just below her horn.
"Hekate, thank you for looking after Ari." The beast nodded and nickered. It was her way of saying your welcome. At the moment, all he wanted to do was be with Artemis, sleeping with her in his arms. He looked up when the door opened, Weiss walking out with an apple in his hand.
"Hekate! I got….something.." His face faltered when he saw Genesis leaning against the side of the building, Hekate standing by him. They both turned to look at the unusually haired man. "Damn, you look horrible." Weiss looked at the blood on Genesis' white shirt and the expression on the auburn haired man's face was that of pure exhaustion.
"Thanks. It was nice of you to notice." The sarcasm in Genesis' voice caused Weiss to smirk. "Where are the others?" Weiss pointed towards the door.
"They think you are dead. So, in other words, they are sitting on the couch crying." Genesis didn't know whether to go in and say to them that everything was okay or to leave, never coming back. In his heart though, the decision had been made.
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Ari hugged her mother tight as she cried, she thought her father was dead. Artemis didn't think he was though, she felt him in her mind, he wasn't far. Still, her daughter saw his body burn, but it had to be done. Artemis had tears in her eyes as well, seeing her daughter in pain only broke her heart.
"Ari, there is someone outside here to see you!" Weiss opened the door and Ari looked up with tears in her eyes. She wiped her tears away with the sleeve of her jacket, wondering who would come to see her, so she stood.
"Who is it?" Weiss said nothing as Ari walked outside into the light, looking around. Her eyes landed on her fathers weary and tired figure now sitting against the building. "Daddy?" Genesis turned his head towards her, smiling slightly. She started to cry again, running over to him, almost tackling him. Instead she just calmly sat down next to him.
"I told you I would come back." He took her in his arms as a fresh wave of tears came. He kissed the top of her head.
"I thought you were dead." He began to stand, using the wall to help him get to his feet. Ari stood with him, helping him get into the bar, where Artemis was waiting for him.
"What took you so long?" The pregnant woman walked up to him and he put his arms around her. She rested her head on his chest. "You think we can get married now?" He chuckled.
"I think so." The Rhapsodos family stood there, embracing each other. Genesis had a smile on his face. It was a good smile.
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One more chapter guys…I hope this one wasn't too lame, if it was you can beat me with a bat, the little furry kind if you please.
Anyway, there will be more to this tale, series…thing. There is another story after this one, and a side story that has to do with Ari and Weiss. As well as Ladon's little short. Then there is the Birth of Luna. But that's coming.
Let me know what you think.
Shout outs to reviewers!
SHIBI! AND EOS!!
Michiyo