Well, we're nearing the end. This'll probably be the second to last chapter. At least, for this portion in GGO. The next two are probably going to be completely fight based.
The attack was blocked by another sword. It glowed red, and was longer and wider than the normal blade. "You will not harm Lyvek. You will be the one who will taste defeat today!" Velcon exclaimed.
Lyvek looked up to see Velcon about to face off against Excalin. The only thought on his mind was to stop him, but he couldn't move. "Velcon, Neil, don't you die on me. That's an order" He told his fellow sword user. Velcon nodded. "Understood." Velcon rushed at Excalin and used Scatter Storm. Excalin blocked the stab, but not the energy burst. Velcon rushed in, slashing at all the open spots he could, attempting to force Excalin to drop his weapons. Brawner and the rest of them cheered. "Come on, Vel! Show this loser what a real sword user is like!" He shouted.
Lyvek watched the fight, but saw only an uphill battle. Velcon was giving it his all, but Excalin was just toying Velcon and amusing himself. He tried to move again, but was still unable to do so. His health needed to come back just a little more. Just hang in there. Hang in there. You'll make it. Lyvek thought to himself, but even he wasn't sure of it. All he could do was watch and wait.
The guild tried to run in and help, but Excalin hit a few buttons in his wrist, and an energy barrier came up, just like the last room. All they could do was look on in desperation as their two sword users battled. Brawner looked the most concerned. "Why isn't Vek helping Vel? They'd make one badass team." Cecil rolled her eyes. "Just stop with Vel, please. Why not, Con, or something like that?" Johnos looked at them. "That doesn't matter now, Lyvek is badly hurt, and Velcon is just stalling. They'll both make it, I'm sure." Brawner looked unconvinced. "How can you be so optimistic?" Median looked at him. "How can YOU be so pessimistic?" Johnos answered Brawner, ignoring Median. "Because they're both my brothers and no matter which side of the family they're on, we stick together."
Velcon didn't think it was possible to feel tired in a virtual game, but he was. Excalin looked perfectly fine, blocking the slower attacks with even more ease. "I thought you were a great swordsman, so why are you disappointing me?" He mocked. Velcon was infuriated. While Lyvek didn't care about pride, Velcon did. His attacks became quicker at a surprisingly fast rate, and caught Excalin off guard once again. He once again tried to disarm him, and succeeded in throwing Excalin's sword out of his hand an near Lyvek.
"It's over." Velcon merely said as his sword starting glowing a darker red. Excalin yelled out in frustration. "Save your breath, you monster!" Velcon stated and released his Skill, Gladiator's Inferno. He spun in place like Barbarian Tornado for about three hits, then slashed upwards, throwing Excalin into the air. Velcon jumped up after him, and the skill ended with him stabbing Excalin, and both of the plummeting into the platform. Lyvek was finally well enough to move, and ran over to the crash spot. He could see someone rise up.
Velcon walked out of the hole he made in the metal first, a smile on his face. He walked over to Lyvek. "Thank you for looking after my brother." Lyvek smirked. "Hey, he's my brother, too." "How heartwarming. It makes me sick!" They both looked at the crater in shock. Excalin came out of there with a newfound speed and impaled Vekcon with the spike on the end of his diamond shaped shield. "You forgot this was a sword, didn't you? Well, you'll won't remember anything anymore!" The entire shield allowed black as he used Kill Edge, and Velcon's hp dropped to zero.
Everyone looked in horror. They all knew what had happened, and Johnos had tears forming. His long lost brother whom he just met once more, was dead. Lyvek screamed out in rage. "KYLE! I'LL END YOUR LIFE!" He picked up Excalin's sword and Kurenzā, and Excalin took Velcon's. They locked blades. "Oh, my big strong little brother can't protect someone he cared about, just like dear old father." "Shut up! You don't deserve to talk about him!" Lyvek kicked Excaling in the gut, making him stumble backwards. His hand found another button on Excalin's sword. Lyvek rushed at him, pressing the button and activating Kill Edge. Excalin used the 'Skill'(I'm putting it in quotes because it's not really a skill) with his shield and blocked his brother. Lyvek then slashed at Excalin's other hand, causing him to drop Velcon's broadsword.
"It ends here. Die you bastard!" Lyvek yelled as both of his sword glowed a bright white. Lyvek had unlocked a Dual Handling Skill, Lunar Wave. He slashed with both of his swords in a star pattern on Excalin, then a double slash up, an X slash down, and two horizontal slashes through Excalin, cutting him clean in half. His upper torso went flying, right towards the black liquid underneath. Let him die, he deserves it. Lyvek thought to himself, then had another thought. No! Even with all of the things he's done, he deserves to live. I'd be no worse than him if he dies here! Lyvek dashed for the edge of the platform just as Excalin was about to pass it. He reached out his hand to his brother, but he did not take it. He could almost hear his brother speak as he looked in his eyes and saw what they said. You have won, I have no regrets. I have lived my life the way I want to, and now you can live yours the way you see best. I am proud of you, brother for not giving up to what you believe, like I have.
Excalin dropped into the pool of black liquid, and turned into the red glass like shards that normally come up when you die in game, but Lyvek knew it was much worse. Lyvek got on his knees and banged on the platform. "Dammit! Dammit Kyle! Why? I was giving you another chance, a way to start over." He started crying over the deaths of his friend and his brother when Johnos came over to him. "Lyam," he said looking at his brother. Lyvek turned to him. "John, I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. I couldn't save him. There was nothing I could do. I'm so-" He was cut off by a punch to the face. Lyvek fell right to the ground. "What the fuck, man?" He asked his brother. "If you say you're sorry one more damn time, I'll kill you myself. We all knew what we were getting into here, so don't take all the blame. We all could have done something, but some endings don't always come true."
Lyvek looked at Johnos and the rest of his guild in awe. Cecil broke the silence looking astonished. "John, that almost sounded grown up. Are you feeling okay?" Johnos looked at his girlfriend with narrow eyes. "Am I that immature?" "Yeah, you are." Everyone said in unison. Everyone laughed before logging out and going over to the police station. "How'd you know it was us two?" Chad asked Cheyenne directly. She laughed a little. "Well, Median said she had a pigheaded friend who was also considerate at times, and the only person I could think of with that description was you. She also said that she was bullied by this friend, so, with you as Brawner, Melanie HAD to be Median." Chad looked confused. "Can you use less big words next time? It feels like my brain was hit by Kill Edge." He said, earning him a few laughs.
Well, I'm surprised that I could fit the entire, well almost the entire ending, but at least the whole fight scene. I figured having a whole chapter of Lyvek and Exclain fighting after an entire chapter of Velcon and Excalin fighting was a little...bland to say the least. Next time, we'll be looking at the aftermath and NOT another fight.