A Second Chance Chapter 14

In My Hands

"Kokonoe, this is amazing. I never knew I had this inside of me." Noel said. She still felt sad that Mu-12 was no longer with her, but she knew it was a choice they had to make.

"You should also be able to sense when Terumi is near as well. That way you can be prepared for him. Now to turn back into your normal self just relax and holster your guns. That should shut off the power." Kokonoe stated. Noel did as she was told and within moments, she was back to her normal self. She thanked Kokonoe and went to check on Ragna.

"Ragna! You're alright!" Noel screamed jumping into Ragna's arms. He looked good as new and not a scratch was on him. She guessed that was to be expected with the black beast inside of him.

"Ragna…I have learned how to use this new power of mine. With it I think I can get rid of that…thing…inside of you…for good." Noel said. Ragna had a surprised look on his face. She could save him from this torment that lived inside him? He would finally be free of this cursed power?

"Noel…I would like that. Then we could focus on our lives ahead of us." Ragna said. Noel was shocked hearing that. Was this going where she thought it was going to go? She suddenly had a weird feeling clawing at the back of her mind.

"Noel, I want to spend the rest of our lives toge-WHAT THE HELL!" Ragna screamed as a hole was blown in the wall of the clinic. There was a man standing there who looked like the man from before although he had a more dangerous aura about him. He had to have remembered the thrashing he got last time, but he didn't seem worried in the least.

"Why hello again, Raggy. I'm sorry I had to cut our little date short last time. I promise I will make it up to you by taking you all the way." He grinned. Noel knew what must be done. She focused on Mu-12's dormant consciousness and started her transformation. This caught Terumi off guard.

"So, you learned how to control it. No matter, I will kill you like the trash you are and use that power for myself like it was meant to be." Terumi yelled rushing at Noel. Ragna, however, threw his sword up to block him. There was no way he was getting beat so easily again. He had no choice but to use it.

"BLOOD KAIN!" Ragna yelled. He knew it was risky, but he had to buy Noel some time while she finished her transformation. He knew she was the only one who could stop Terumi.

"Oh ho? You really think that is a good idea Rags old boy? That black beast inside of you has got to be begging to be let out and it might just take over Little Miss Powerhouse over here." Terumi smirked. He was planning that Ragna would do this. Now he could try and get the black beast to take them both for itself. Then, he could use that power as he saw fit.

"C,mon you bastard. Let's go!" Ragna yelled. His eyes were already glowing that bright red as he rushed at Terumi. Terumi was dodging Ragna's attacks, but just barely. He was surprised he was able to keep up with his new body. If this went on to much longer, he may have an issue fighting him.

"Hmm, not bad Rags. I might actually have to break a sweat this time. SERPENT'S INFERNAL RAP-" Terumi was cut off by a sharp pain in his chest. He looked down and saw a hole where his chest used to be. Noel was standing there fully transformed aiming her gun at him preparing to shoot again. She was not about to let Ragna get hurt again because of her weakness and she knew she could do that with this new power.

"HEY! Do you know how long it's going to take to repair this new body?" Terumi yelled. He rushed at Noel and started swinging wildly at her, trying to get some kind of advantage. Noel was just letting the attacks bounce off of her and just stared at him. Terumi stopped attacking. He was actually scared of her now. Nothing he was doing in his new body was even phasing her. He suddenly felt a tap on his shoulder. He looked back and it was Ragna, but he seemed different.

"I will help you fight her. Not for you, but because I want that power for myself." He growled. The black beast's personality had finally taken over. Noel got tears in her eyes at this. She had to destroy that cursed consciousness if she wanted her Ragna back. She would have to figure out what to do to save him without killing him. She wished Mu-12 were here to guide her.

"Noel…Noel, can you hear me?" She heard the familiar voice.

"Mu! I thought you were going to be gone once I learned how to control this power!" She thought back to the voice. She heard a tired sigh come from the voice. It sounded like it took a lot of energy to speak.

"I don't have much time. It took all my power just to get through to you. I needed to tell you that in order for you to destroy that cursed black beast you have to get rid of the arm. The azure grimoire is its source and where it lives. If you are able to get rid of it, you can save Ragna and destroy the consciousness of the black beast." Mu-12 said. She was starting to disappear into the depths of Noel's mind again. She hoped that Noel would be able to pull this off. If she wasn't able to do this, the world would cease to exist once the black beast took her over.

"Ragna, I'm sorry about this but I must get rid of that cursed item."Noel said aiming her guns at Ragna. Something she thought she would never do again.

"I'm not Ragna anymore, little girl. That power will be mine and you will no longer exist as I send this world to a new age of DARKNESS!" Ragna said while rushing at her. Terumi took this chance to get behind her and try and catch her off guard, but she delivered a swift back kick to the villian's face.

"Need some help, Terumi?" A voice said walking through the door. It was Relius. He had what looked like a robot following him. Noel jumped back away from Ragna and all three of them now stood next to eachother. How was she going to handle this? There were three opponents she had to face, all more powerful than she has ever fought before. She hoped her new power would be enough.

"Alright…It's time to see what I can really do." Noel said. Closing her eyes she concentrated on Mu-12's consciousness again. This time she brought it out and used it in sync with her own mind. She began another transformation.

"NO! STOP HER NOW!" Relius screamed. "IF SHE IS ALLOWED TO MERGE THEIR MINDS THERE IS NO WAY WE CAN WIN!" All three of them rushed her, but were blown back by a shockwave. Noel now Had the full body armor back like before but she also had her guns which now took on another form in the shape of small handguns and a giant sword slung across her back. She had one blue eye and one green eyes and a fierce look on her face.

"No…we cannot stop her now…Terumi, we must retreat." Relius said with pure fear in his eyes.

"To hell with that. I'll kill her now!" Terumi yelled charging at Noel. Noel let loose a quick punch to his stomach and shoved one of the barrels of her guns into his mouth. Fear filled the man's expression. She began charging it with energy and fired. Terumi flew straight up into the air. Noel jumped after him and grabbed her massive sword. She then swung down on Terumi with all her might. She glided down gracefully along with Terumi's hat which was all that was left of him.

"No…She is too powerful. We can't win like this. I've got to get out of here." Relius yelled running back for the entrance. He was stopped by a sharp pain. He looked at the source of the pain and saw the giant blade sticking out of his chest. It glowed blue for a second before detonating leaving nothing more of Relius than his mask.

"I only did that because I know you two would not stop your evil ways. Now Ragna…It is time to deal with you." Noel said. She knew what she must do and she would make sure that Ragna would be safe from now on.

"You think you can kill me? THINK AGAIN!" Ragna yelled. He aimed a punch straight for the girl's mid section, but she caught it. She threw him backwards and he jumped forward aiming a kick for her head. She caught that as well and sent him spinning across the room. She walked up to him and while he was recovering, grabbed his arm.

"It is time for you to DISAPPEAR!" Noel screamed. Ragna's arm lit up with the same blue light that she used when transforming. He smiled, now was his chance to take her over.

"I don't think so, girl. I will take your powers for myself now." He growled. The blue light slowly started to become the black aura that surrounded him. Noel struggled. She was beginning to be consumed by the dark aura. A single tear escaped from her eye. She silently apologized to Ragna and everyone else for failing in her mission.

"Don't give up, Noel" She heard the faint whisper of Mu-12 in her mind. With renewed vigor, she let all her power go. The dark aura dissipated and Ragna's arm started cracking.

"NOOOO!" Ragna yelled. After all this time, he was going to be destroyed by a little girl. How humiliating. The consciousness of the black beast screamed until it was finally gone from this worl along with Ragna's arm.

"Noel…you…saved me…Thank you…" Ragna said losing consciousness. Noel tried to silently thank Mu-12, but she could not find her presence anywhere. She was gone. Her eyes had gone back to green again. Noel still had one more matter to attend to.

Noel flew into the sky and concentrated one more time on releasing her power. As she did, she could feel the Seithr built around the Earth begin to disappear. Before long, she could no longer feel the seithr polluting the Earth. She flew back down to the clinic and transformed back to her normal self.

"Ragna…are you awake?" She asked holding Ragna in her arms. Ragna was still in pain, but it was better than being dead. He guessed he would have to get used to having one arm again.

"Hey, Noel. You were great. You saved the whole world. I guess that is worth the cost of one arm, don't you?" Ragna said. He was glad everything worked out for the best. The moment was interrupted by Kokonoe talking on a monitor.

"He, you…Ragna…I can give you a new arm. Just have Litchi bring you to my lab when she can. I'll have it ready by then." Kokonoe said before shutting the monitor off.

"Ragna, that's great. Also…about your offer…I think I want to spend the rest of my life with you to." Noel said blushing. She knew that she would always feel like she does now when she is by his side.

AUTHOR"S NOTES:

There is the end of the main story. The epilogue is next and will be up soon. I hope you all enjoyed my story. Please R&R

-Echoesofmercy