Only two chapters and an epilogue to go. We still have to have The Flock beat Isaac and stop The Chairman. Plus the plot twists that I have left. Prepare to have your mind blown away.

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Chapter 26: Purgatorio

Fang's POV

We had never seen anyone rip out their wings. None of us could comprehend what must have been going through his mind. Angel might have, but she didn't want to read anyone's mind out of fear for what she might hear. Iggy had to ask what had happened, Victoria whispered what had happened into his ear. His eyes opened wider with every hushed word.

"He's dead." Iggy finally said. The sound of a door opening momentarily distracted us. Our heads shifted to the direction of the noise, a door way seemed to appear on one of the walls, and out of the door came Isaac. He closed the door behind him and started walking towards us. He chuckled and started clapping his hands.

"Well done Fang, well done indeed. And Maximum, it seems that you managed to find your way here after all." He paused, and stopped clapping. "How wonderful it is to have you all here." He seemed sort of different.

"Where have you been Isaac? You just disappeared."

"I was with The Chairman, why do ask? You know I didn't expect you beat Dylan, that was rather astonishing." He smiled wickedly. He was with The Chairman all along! "It was quite the show, of course it will pale in comparison to the spectacle that I'm about to preform. Now let's put on a good show, Father is watching." He let his wings out of his tank top, he seemed to blend in with the White Room. The only thing that made him remotely visible were the red tips of his wings. I looked at Max, she had a plan in the works.

"Victoria, take everyone to the other side of the room, and whatever you do, don't interfere! I don't want any of you getting hurt." She let her wings out, and took a stance, I was already in mine. How hard could it be to take him down. It was two on one. He smirked.

"Have you forgotten where we are? In here, you can't hope to beat me." Slowly everything started to turn as black as an abyss. Everything disappeared. Even Isaac disappeared. How could we fight him when we couldn't see him? Nothing happened though. It was like I was all alone all over again. I knew that this wasn't real though. Something hit me in the stomach and I keeled over. "What's the matter Fang, have you gone as blind as a bat?"

"Fang where are you?" Max cried out, sounds like she was going through the same thing. She had never been exposed to the White Room and it's ungodly powers before. I heard her get the wind knocked out of her, and her body hit the floor. How could I fight him if I couldn't see him? Then it hit me. I didn't move a muscle. I tried to remain as motionless as possible. Soon I vanished before my eyes.

"Oh what's this? A magic trick?" Light returned to the White Room, and everything became visible again, well everything except me. Isaac just stood there facing me, I didn't know if he could see me or not. It feels weird having people stare straight through you. My whole life I had wanted to turn invisible, that way I could escape the School. When I figured out that I could, it was like a dream come true. "Come out from the shadows Fang, or are you afraid of the light?" I didn't respond. "If you refuse to fight me." He turned to face Max. "I'll find someone else who will." He ran at Max and punched her in the side of her head. She snapped out of the illusion, and took to the air.

Isaac went after her, he was fast in the air and quickly caught up to her, he grabbed her leg and pulled her down, so that he could punch her in the ribs. He managed to get in another blow before she could react. I bolted into the air giving away my position. Isaac repositioned himself so that I flew right into his foot. max grabbed a hold of one of his hands, and I grabbed the other. We flew at the ground as fast as we could and we released at the same time. We slammed him into the ground, leaving a crack in the floor. He got to his feet surprisingly quick, and spit out blood. He looked at me like he was impressed.

"It's been a long time since someone has gotten me to bleed. I'll admit, I'm impressed. It's a shame that you'll be dead before you can impress me again." He attacked us before either of us could respond. He punched Max in the head, and kicked me in the chest in one move. Max fell, and I got knocked off my feet. He focused on me next, walking over to me throwing a couple of punches that I blocked as best I could. He swung hard, I leaned back so he missed by a long shot, what I didn't expect was when I straighten up, He swing his elbow back, and broke my nose. He followed up with the other arm and hit me in the head. I was on the ground, my blood pooling on the floor.

Max flew into a rage and tackled him to the ground, my blood staining his white tank top. I crawled on top of him pinning him to the ground, he threw me off only to be put into a choke hold by Max. It wasn't a knock out hold that would cut off his circulation, it was a suffocation hold. He stopped moving, he knew that struggling would only shorten the time he had. Isaac overcame his reflexes, and punched Max in the sides, not very hard but it was enough to make her let go of him. Before he could recover from his last attack, I dealt him a blow to the chest, breaking one of his ribs. He coughed as his breath left his lungs. Max punched him in the back of the head, he fell face first onto the ground. He must have blacked out. I stomped on one of his wings, only stopping when I heard it snap. When he come to he winced.

"Only a monster would be that devious." He said getting to his feet. "Only a monster would bring you here, to your death."

"You're the monster!" Max screamed.

"I know I am. I told you that I was once before Maximum. But we are all monsters, created out of the nightmares of the sane. Those blessed few that lead the lives that we were cursed to never enjoy. Angels may have wings... but so do demons." A tear fell down his cheek. "I'm doing this to prove that I'm an angel. Conflict makes me a monster, it makes monsters out of all of us. That is why people are afraid of us."

"Then why are you fighting us?"

"Because an angel cannot stand idly by when the world is plagued with demons. Forgive me Maximum, my treachery is a sin that I must live with, and so will your death. He ran over to the table on the other side of the room and picked up the gun. The gun! I had forgotten about the gun! He picked it up and cocked it, aiming at me. "It has been a journey hasn't Fang. Sadly your soul will remain trapped in the Inferno. Paradisio will never be your. Such is the fate, of a monster."

Bang!

Isaac didn't pull the trigger, but the room echoed with the sound of a gun shot. Isaac's tank top turned blood red, and blood started dripping from his chest. He looked down at his chest, his eyes wide in disbelief. He looked up at us, then past us.

"...And at the end of my journey, I found myself in a world of white light. Surrounded by angels, each of their wings a different pattern. But I was stained with the sins of my past. Salvation for a monster such as I, lies in the Inferno." He paused and smiled. "It's all clear now... Thank you Maximum Ride. May you be an angel unto the world." He closed his eyes and fell on his back, his wings where spread out and his arms were stretched out to the sides. He looked like a fallen angel, his clothes and body stained in his own blood.

"What the hell happened?" Max said, walking up to his body. It was almost like he had been shot in the chest. I looked back at the Flock, everyone of them had there mouths wide open. I suppose I would to if I had watched a final showdown as epic as that. Victoria was on the floor though, unconscious. Angel was concentrating on her, trying to communicate with her mind.

"Angel what happened?" I asked her. She looked up at me with a worried look on her face.

"She was screaming at you in her mind, begging you to run. She focused on Isaac, willing him to go away. She wished for you to be safe with all of her essence. Then she passed out. I think she was the one that saved you guys. She killed him with her mind. I've been trying to reach her, but she's out cold. She's not dead, but it's like she's in a coma. "

"Do you have an idea for when she'll wake up?"

"I don't know. She wore herself out." As long as she was safe. I looked over at Max. She nodded, we had to find The Chairman. There was a hissing sound from the secret door opening. It looks like he was coming to us.

Well, It appears that Victoria has a special power of her own. Unfortunately, she's out cold for the time being. I'm so excited though, only one chapter left and then the epilogue! Just sit tight. Please continue to read and review. TBC, so all in due time.