Ch28: Darkness Incarnate
When I said Mephiles's name aloud, he let out an evil laugh that sounded even more menacing than Eggman's. "So you're the one my father created..." Elise said to him. "Hmph! You say it like you don't believe it is your fault," Mephiles scoffed at Elise. The creepy part was that when he talked, only his muzzle moved. No mouth was present on his person. "But you probably don't realize that it was your bloodline's fault for creating me."
"Actually, I do," Elise growled at the darkness in disguise. "What?" Mephiles said, in a somewhat surprised voice. "I know that my father created you and Iblis. I know that he was using Solaris to try and bring my mother back. I know he gave his life to protect me and sealed you both in different vessels. And I know that this all happened because of my father's love for my mother!"
Mephiles just stood there silent, as if he were somewhat stirred by what Elise had just said. "Hah... Hahaha... HAHAHAHAHAHA!" he laughed like a madman after a minute had passed. "You really think that your love can outmatch my hate?! Those fools tortured us in that capsule. Tortured both myself and Iblis! And you try and say that all that torture was for a good cause?!"
"I never said that, bastard!" Elise exclaimed in an angry tone. Again, not her character. "I said that it was their intention to revive my mother, but I never said they were just for putting you and Iblis through that pain. So stop putting words in my mouth or we're going to cork your mouth-less face with fists instead of words!" Mephiles began to growl when Elise finished talking and a slight purple cloud soon enveloped his being, crackling with blue electricity.
"Elise, get down!" I exclaimed as I knocked her out of the way when I realized what he was doing. I guarded myself with my intense hair strands and Mephiles attacked. The laser hit my hair and actually rebounded right into the sky, coincidentally hitting something that was barely visible above us. Something very big and metallic. "The Egg Carrier!" Gaige exclaimed when the ship began to fall from the sky and onto a nearby island.
All three of us looked over to Mephiles to see that his appearance had already changed into his battle form. His hair became solid like crystals, his eyes became a deep, piercing red, and his legs were replaced with a purple aura of dark energy. "It seems that you have some powerful locks on your person," Mephiles growled lowly. "Very well. You shall be the first to witness the true power of Mephiles the Dark!"
"Hold it! Gotta do this..." I said as I held him in place with my hair. It was as good an opportunity as any when he was off his guard so I could have some awesome background music for our fight. The Solaris Phase 2 Battle music. "Unhand me this instant!" Mephiles exclaimed as he struggled in my hair as the song started up. I tossed him to the side and the fight began.
"Hmph! Music or no music, hair or no hair, you're still going to die!" Mephiles grimaced as he rushed me with his crystal claws. Just when he would have attacked me right through the heart, I turned into a liquid state and covered his feet in my body's water. I then solidified myself with my feet now holding Mephiles down into the ground like shackles. "Urgh! What is this?! Hydrokinetic powers too?! What the he-" he exclaimed before I punched him in the face with a giant fist of ice.
Mephiles was obviously getting weaker as the fight went on and both of us knew it. "You will DIE!" Mephiles shouted as he actually broke free of my feet and attempted to slice my body with his claws. To be honest, it was a close call as he only barely broke the skin as I jumped free. "Hey! You actually got a hit on me! Too bad it'll be the only one!" I exclaimed as I used my hair to capture him in the air and strangled him.
"ARGH! Let me go!" he growled menacingly. "Okay... after a little pummeling I will!" I smiled as I used my hair in the same manner Sonic the Werehog would use stretchy arms later on. I used my hair to smash him into the ground on both sides of me to steadily wear him down until he actually began to wheeze and cough. "Heh... looks like it's time, motherfucker," I growled as I held him steady in my hair's grasp.
"What are you doing?!" Mephiles exclaimed. I didn't answer as I called upon the power of all seven Emeralds. "Emeralds of Chaos... Entities of Life... seal this abomination within my body!" I exclaimed aloud. What came next would probably be the most dangerous and risky thing I'd ever done. Mephiles's body turned into a shadowy state and actually entered me through my hair. And the moment that happened, I felt my consciousness slipping away. "SAPPHIRE!" Elise and Gaige exclaimed. "D-Don't worry..." I managed to say while still conscious. "I-I'll see you... in... an... hour..." My consciousness faded and I fell into a deep sleep... one that I certainly wouldn't forget.
HOW MANY CLIFFHANGERS DO I PLAN ON DOING?! Quite a lot! I'd like to thank Gaige the Hedgehog again for giving me support on this story as well as some of my other fics. If it weren't for him, I wouldn't have been able to get this far!
