Chapter 22: Fear

Night's POV

The two figures, then broken the window glass, and entered the room.

"Wh-who are you?" I replied.

One of them smirked, and took out a pendant. He then shouted.

"Dimension shift!" He replied. Suddenly, Blaze and him disappeared. The other one was still here, a dark portal appeared, and all of sudden, the castle had a haunted atmosphere.

"Lets have some fun, shall we?" He replied. He then summoned a scythe and grabbed it, he then walked towards me. I felt scared, I wasn't thinking right and I then started running. What is wrong with me? Its like this strange world, is effecting me. The figure started to talk.

"Night... where are you?" He replied. How does he know my name? I thought. I continued running in the dark hallway of the castle.

Blaze's POV

"Huh, where am I?" I thought. I was traveling in some sort of portal, and after a while. Light was ahead, as I entered it. I was in the sky, and was falling.

"What the? What's happening?!" I thought. The figure then appeared, he had a military general suit and a beret. He had a confident, fiendish look. He had an eye-patch on one of his right eye.

"Wow, you're more surprised than I thought. I thought you we're better than that?" He replied, chuckling a bit. I got pissed, and tried to strike him, with my right arm. He then disappeared and reappeared in front of me.

"How did you..." He then interrupted me.

"Aw, I thought me from this dimension. Would be stronger than this, oh well time to finish things off." He then grabbed out his right hand. It was a nasod arm, he then put in a grenade inside his arm and pointed at me.

"Seeya." He replied. A burst of energy then appeared, and was about to blast me. I then maneuver myself in the air, away from the blast, leaving only a little burnt on my right leg, which was also a nasod part. He then started to smile.

"Wow, you dodged my attack. I guess you aren't weak after all." He replied.

"Where are we and who exactly are you?" I replied.

"Where in a different dimension. Where the sky is endless, however there are a few small islands. I cannot reveal myself, though." He replied, crossing his arms and leg in the air and replied,

"Though, you could say we're both similar." He replied.

I equipped my cannon mod on my arm, and pointed at him.

"We aren't similar. You and I fight for opposite sides." I replied. Shooting an energy cannon at him. He then dodged it, swimming in the air and replied.

"Of course we are, you and I are both half-nasod." He replied. I then fly towards him and replied,

"Thats just a damn coincidence!" I replied. I tried to punched him but he dodged me and kicked me. It hurt a little.

"Honestly, I could be making a profit right now. Rather than dealing with a pathetic weakling like you." He replied. I got even angry and ignited my right arm on fire. I then started to try and punch him.

"I'm not weak!" I replied. He kept dodging all my attack, easily like it was nothing. He finally went away from me and replied,

"Alright enough playing around, lets finish this." He replied. He then removed his eye-patch, it was a nasod eye. He then materialized two giant cannon and faced them at me. I then tried to move but something was grabbing me, unable to move. There were small nasod droids, attached to me. The figure, then started to charge up his cannon.

"Cannon at 50%. Target locked on." He replied. I then started to struggle, hoping to get back my mobility. At a sudden, He finished charging up.

"Cannon ready to fire. Target confirmed, aim and fire." The canon released a laser heading towards me. I then got a droid off my right arm, and used it to protect myself, it then extended turning into a shield. The laser then impacted me, and smoke flared up. When the smoked cleared up, my nasod arm was broken. His eyes then widen.

"Wow, I'm quite surprised you actually survived my attack." He replied.

"Heh, don't underestimate me." I replied.

"Well, I think i'm done toying for today." He replied. A giant portal appeared, and a giant airship came out of it.

"What the?" I replied. The figure, hovered using his legs. He then got on and replied.

"Later. Don't worry I'll summon a portal in a sec, also one more thing. That arms going to start hurting like hell in just a bit." The portal then opened again, and the airship disappeared in a split second. Suddenly, a portal appeared under me and entered it. I was back in Hamel castle.

"I'm back." I replied. After a while, my eyes widen.

"Night, where are you?" I replied, I looked around the room to find Night and after a few seconds. I started to feel pain. I then started to roll in the floor, with pain.

"Holy crap, this hurts. Why did I even do something stupid like that." I replied, pressuring my right arm to dense the pain.

Nyte's POV

After fighting him for awhile, I started to get tired. My body was all bruised and cuts, from this figure attacking me with his scythes. He then chuckled.

"Wow you're too easy. I can just kill you right now and end this immediately, however I enjoy a person suffer before they die." He replied.

"What type of sick twisted person are you?!" I replied.

"Twisted person. ahahaha, you don't see yet. You're the same as me." He replied.

"Shut up!" I replied, swinging my scythe and cast ice magic. He disappeared into the fog. I then looked around carefully to find him, suddenly he appeared behind me.

"Surprise!" He replied. He then stabbed me using his hand. It went through my chest and nearly towards my heart. I then went down on the ground kneeling down, trying to get up. He started to laugh uncontrollably.

"Hahaha, wow is this really you're true power. I don't even know how those weaklings that hired us, could be defeated by you!" He replied. He then licked my blood from his arm and licked his lips. He then smirked and replied.

"Although, you taste delicious. I'm going to enjoy eating you." He replied.

"Grr, this hurts" I replied, trying to get up. He then raised his scythe high up and replied,

"This the end for you!" He replied. The scythe was about to strike me. Until, a chain then grabbed the scythe.

"What the?" The figure replied. I turned around and saw Mair, stop his attack.

"Mari?" I replied.

"Mari won't let you hurt Nyte no more." She replied. I tried to got up and stop Mari, from fighting him. But it was too figure, then appeared right in front of Mari in an instant, and punched her. My eyes widen and replied,

"Hey this is our fight! Not hers." I replied. Mari, then got up and continued fighting. She then summoned a puppet to fight with her. She also used her chain, to trap him. However he kept avoiding and Mari ended up getting hurt even more. Finally, Mari was on the floor. Badly beaten, although she wasn't very bruised up. It seemed like he wasn't tried to hurt her badly. He then picked her up and replied,

"My my, she's actually kind of cute. If you look closely." He replied. Mari, started to struggle.

"Let Mari go!" Mari replied. He continued to hold her and looked at her body.

"You know, she might actually be a good pet. I think I might keep her for a slave." He replied. He then licked her face. My eyes widen, with anger.

"Damn you, let her go!" I shouted. He laughed and continued licking Mari's face. There was nothing I could do, until finally I gave up and had to use this power. Even if it meant losing my sanity.

~In Nyte's Mind~

"Eclipse, can you hear me?" I speak to him in my mind.

"Hmm, well this is a surprise. You haven't talk to me for 6 years, what do you want?" He replied.

"I want you to lend me your power." I replied. He looked surprised and after a awhile he smirked and replied,

"Why is that? I thought you despised using me." He replied.

"I need to use your powers, to save my childhood friend. Please, I don't even care if I lose my sanity." I replied. He then walked close to me and put his hand on my shoulder and replied,

"I'm afraid I can't do that." He replied. I looked at him and replied,

"What? I thought you said, you lend me your power anytime. Was it just a lie?!" I replied.

"It wasn't, everything was true. However, ever since you'd obtain that frost ring, it talked to me. At first I didn't trust it, because I thought he was trying to kick me out. But in the past 2 years, I started to have a change of heart. One day, me and the frost ring fused together." He replied.

"You mean you're..." I replied.

"Yes, I'm no longer a demon. I'm a ice elemental, born from both the power of the frost ring and eclipse. I am Frozen Eclipse." He replied.

"And my power, is your power. You are free to use me with your own free will, now go! Save your friend." He replied.

I nodded my head, and he turn into dust that I absorbed. I knew, I had the power to protect everyone, I was now ready to accept my fate.

~Out of Nyte's Mind~

I opened my eyes, with a new light blue eye color expression. I then stood up, seeing him continued licking Mari's face. I saw Mari's face, she was scared.

"Hey, let her go now!" I replied. He looked at me and replied,

"Oh, you're still alive. Heh, this time i'll make sure you die." He replied. He threw Mari on the floor. He readied his scythe and was about to strike me.

"See you in hell!" He shouted, I dodged it and countered it. He was hurt a little.

"Grrr, heh. That was a lucky shot, next time you won't be so lucky." He replied. I then smirked and replied,

"Don't worry, I won't go easy!" I replied. Suddenly, ice and cold winds started to surround the area.

"Eh, whats going on?! Nothing, even weathers can get through my barrier?" He replied. He then looked at me, my face was covered in the shadow, I then created a mask made of ice and put it on my face.

"I'll give you the hell of a your lifetime. A Frozen Hell!" I replied. Part my hair then had white streaks, and an icy aura appeared around me.

"Haha, so what! I'll still beat you!" He replied. He then ran up to me. I then replied,

"Freeze..." All of a sudden, his legs frozen to the ground. Leaving him, unable to move.

"What, how did you?!" He replied. I took out my arm and a Scythe appeared on my hand.

"Don't worry this will hurt. A Lot." I replied. I then struck the scythe at him and it did a crazy amount of damage.

"Grr, Damn you!" He shouted. Frostbites, then appeared on his body.I then looked at Mari, I then created Ice fire, to keep Mari warm. I then looked back at the figure, he was injured badly.

"I'm giving you a chance to run away or fight. What we'll it be?" I replied. He then threw his arm and replied,

"Screw this, my life is important. Then having a pathetic girl for a slave!" He replied. He then turned into a shadow and melted in the floor, disappearing. My Ice mask then broke and my white hair streak vanished. I then went to Mari and picked her up. Bridal style.

"Mari, you alright?" I replied. She looked at me, with a faint look and replied,

"Mari, will be fine. You Nyte?" She replied.

I nodded my head, and she smiled. She then close her eyes. I then hurried to the castle, to get Mari some medical help. After being beaten up, and harassed. She can't handle anything more.

Night's POV

I continued to ran from my pursuer. As he followed me in the dark hallway. Demons and creatures appeared in the hallway, I then sliced them with my katana and continued running. I then reached the ballroom and saw the exit. I ran towards, but then it disappeared. I looked for somewhere else to escape, but then the figure appeared.

"*whistle* nowhere else, to run Night." He replied. twirling his scythe. He continued to walk towards me, I then readied my Katana and he then stopped. He then put his arm sideways and his scythe disappeared, and a katana then appeared. The katana looked corrupted. He then unsheathed and replied,

"I'll make this a fair fight, since you're using a katana." He replied. I then ran towards him and thrust my blade. He dodged it and swinged his katana. I dodged it and just got a cut on my face. I then thrust my katana again, and it hit him. It only did little damage.

"Didn't hurt that much." He replied. He then continued swinging his swords crazy. I kept guarding his attack and wait for a moment to strike. However after a while, he imbued his sword with dark el, and started swinging. It made it much harder to guard. Suddenly, he looked for an opening and swung it, I then guard it and my blade broke in half.

My eyes widen, I was also on the ground. He then walked up to me and replied,

"You call yourself a swordsman?! You're kidding me, you broke your blade, in battle. Hahaha." He replied. I was scared, to do anything. All I could do is listen to him.

"Heh, well lets cut to the chase. I'm sent here to kill you." He replied. He pointed his blade up my neck, I then closed my eyes and after a while, he removed his blade from my neck.

"However, I have all the time. I want to kill you, so i'll let you go this time." He replied.

"But in exchange for your life. I'm taking away your ability to use magic." He replied. His demon hand, went transparent and it went through my body. I felt like my soul was being drained, he then removed it and a marking appeared all over my right arm

"Then you're cursed, you won't be able to use magic anymore. From now on, you'll only be a regular, kin swordsman. Don't worry you won't lose the ability to use your spirit power techniques. Or transform." He replied. He then disappeared, into the shadows and I was back in Hamel castle. I was at the entrance. I looked at my blade, it was shattered to pieces. I then started to shed a tear.

"What's happening to me? I'm starting to be afraid." I thought. Blaze then appeared.

"Night there you are!" He replied. He walked up to me and his eyes widen,

"Night what happened to your sword, and why is there markings all over your right arm?" He replied. I then replied covering my right arm, using my other arm.

"The damn bastard, cursed me. I won't be able to use magic." I replied. His eyes widen.

"Is there anyway, to get rid of it?!" He replied. I shrugged, I then looked at his right arm. It was broken.

"What happened to you?!" I replied.

"Oh yeah, the fool. Blew up my nasod arm. With cannons." I replied. Nyte then appeared, with a girl he was carrying.

"Nyte, what happened to you?!" I replied.

"No time, to explain. We need medical attention fast!" He replied. I then looked at all three of us. We were all badly bruised and cut up or bleeding. The girl, that Night was carrying was mostly in danger, then the three of us. I nodded my head, and we headed to the infirmary.

For the first time, in my life. I finally saw the true meaning of what Fear meant.

~To be Continued~

Leave some suggestion