Chapter 20--Finale

There they stood, three against three, weapons drawn, staring eachother down. Kadaj, the obvious leader, swung his leg off of his motorcycle, his brothers following suit. It seemed as though Yazoo was looking for something- what, no one knew. "...She's gone." He stated, looking over at his younger brother. "That was a bad move on her behalf." Kadaj replied, smirking wickedly. "Because, you see..without Liadain here...you're ours." On the otherside of the battlefield, Siria hesitated. This would be her first real, full-blown fight..and as far as she knew, it was a fight to the death. Just the thought of it scared her.

"I'll take the annoying one." Kelia whispered, eyes locked on her opponents. "They're all annoying." Siria pointed out. Kelia smirked at this and glanced at her companion.

"Fine. I'll take the Big Annoying one." The two girls looked at eachother, amused. Vincent shook his head ever-so-slightly at this, fighting against a smirk. His eyes were locked onto Yazoo- it would only be fair if he took on the one with the gun. Even though he was quite tired from his fight with Liadain, he was still willing to fight.

The fight started with a simple step, everyone taking this as their que. Kelia and Vincent dashed towards their chosen opponents, while Siria stood there, waiting for her opponent to come to her. A series of gunshots emitted from Yazoo and Vincent as they began their own battle, both shots missing their targets- but just barely. Just a few feet away from them, Kelia dodged each and every one of Loz's punches, a smile on her face. Swinging her Keyblade at Loz's feet, she waited for the outcome- only to find her smile dropping as she let out a shout, falling to the ground in order to dodge Loz's attack.

Siria gulped as Kadaj made his way towards her, taking his own, good time. "Scared?" He asked, smirking as he clutched his Souba. Siria clutched her own weapon, trying her hardest to keep her hands from shaking. You can do this, Siria..She thought, breathing in deeply and closing her eyes. Kadaj stopped in his tracks as he waited for a response. He raised an eyebrow seconds later as a smile crossed Siria's face and she looked up at him. "You wish." With that, she launched towards him, Keyblade in her hand.

"Nice try...pup." Loz teased as he walked towards Kelia, who was pushing herself back onto her feet. Her ears twitched slightly at this, and a look of anger crossed her face. "Who..who're you calling a pup?!" She shouted, going into her own version of "Beserk". Loz let out a surprised grunt as she raced towards him, attempting to dodge her next attack, but failing miserably. Kelia just about mauled him with her Keyblade, poudning the living daylights out of him. "Call me 'pup' again..and see what happens!" She finished as he fell to the ground. Brushing a piece of hair out of her face, she smirked, pleased with how she was doing. She scanned the battlefield, making sure her companions were allright- and the sight of a smiling Siria rushing towards Kadaj caught her sight. "Yeah! Kick his butt!" Kelia shouted, not noticing Loz behind her.

"Woah!"

Yazoo smirked as he dodged one of Vincent's bullets, quite amused. "..You missed." He taunted, looking at the older gunsman. Vincent glanced down at his Cerebus, realizing that he only had a single bullet left. "I won't this time." He replied, aiming once more at Yazoo. And he didn't- the bullet he fired landed directly into Yazoo's shoulder, making the Remnant freeze in pain. Placing Cerebus back into it's holder, Vincent ran into a sea of bullets, dodging each and everyone, ready for a melee battle.

The sound of metal connecting with metal was the only thing Siria could hear as she brought down her keyblade, connecting with Kadaj's Souba. "Please don't tell me...that this is the power Liadain spoke so highly of." Kadaj muttered, a dissapointed look on his face. Siria glanced up at him as she pushed herself away. "..Power?" Kadaj smirked at the childish tone in Siria's voice. The silver-haired teen clutched his weapon as he scrutinized his opponent. " There's no use in worrying about it...because you won't be alive long enough to figure it out!" In the blink of an eye, Kadaj came rushing towards his opponent, making Siria a bit dazed by how quickley he moved. Thinking quickley, she did the same, running towards Kadaj. Instead of attacking, Siria guarded, moving her keyblade as quickley as possible to strike at Kadaj. The Remnant flew backwards, quickley catching himself. Pushing himself onto his feet, Kadaj's smirk fell.

"..Nice try.." He muttered, brushing off his outfit. Siria didn't even have time to react as Kadaj sprinted towards her once more, Souba drawn. A loud series of 'clang's rang throughout the battlefield, just about muting the sounds of punches and guns. "But you're still weak!" Kadaj finished, amused by the anger that crossed Siria's face.

The brunette let out a shout as she took her turn falling to the ground, finding herself staring at the end of a silver blade. "That will be you're downfall." The familar voice commented, his words drowned in venom.

"Looks like we have a deal. Can't wait to kick you're butt again."

"Hey! Freak in tights!" Kelia's voice called out. The usual feeling of relief and hope that took over Siria was drowned with determination as she attempted to peer at Kadaj's face. No..I won't let anyone save me again! She thought, thinking of what she should do. Her eyes grew wide as she noticed that Kadaj was looking away, an epiphany striking her. In one quick movement, she picked up her leg and kicked, making her opponent fall to the ground with a grunt of pain. Jumping to her feet, Siria switched the roles around, Kadaj now staring into the tip of her keyblade. "Brother!" Further away, Yazoo and Loz staggered to their feet, bruised, battered, and beaten. Kadaj smirked as he looked at Siria.

"You still lack.." With that, he dissapeared, looking as though he melted into the ground.

Siria and Kelia stared at the large, white door, Kelia looking slightly dissapointed. "Well.." She began, turning to Vincent. "I guess this means it's time to go.." Her face lit up as she rubbed her nose, flashing a wide smile. "But we'll see eachother again!" Vincent smirked as he looked away. "It's destiny." He stated simply. Kelia let out a delighted sound as she practically glomped him.

"You're the best!" Siria turned around, waiting for her companion to finish torturing the man. "See ya..VV!" With that, Kelia smiled up at her adoptive father, turned around, and bounded towards the door. "Time to go, Siria!"

The brunette nodded her head as she watched Kelia exit through the doorway. She turned to Vincent, a rather shy look on her face. "I guess this is goodbye!" She exclaimed, slightly nervous. "So it is." Vincent replied. Siria hesitated as she went to turn around, stopping halfway. "I'm really glad I could meet you, Vincent...and..y'know.." Vincent raised an eyebrow, waiting for the girl to finish.

Siria turned to look at him once more, a wide smile plastered onto her face this time. "I think Kelia's pretty lucky to have a dad like you!" With that, she turned and ran off, dissapearing into the doorway.

Vincent smirked once more as he turned around, remembering Kelia's words earlier.

"Y'know..she's not so bad once you get to know her...I can tell she's kind of sad, though. I was a little confused at first as to exactly who she was, but I think I know now.

She's his sister!"