Chapter 28 is here! Last chapter, the teens encountered Saige, who helped them find the fake cop, who turned out to be a demon warrior. They were caught in an ambush, but they managed to defeat all of the enemies, despite losing Jonathan and Dina. At the end, Rupert was shot and killed, as well. This takes place shortly after that in Jennifer's POV. On with the chapter!

Chapter 28: The Copycat Killer

*Jennifer's POV*

We managed to take out the army, but we lost Jonathan, Dina and Rupert in the process. The good news is that we know where the enemy leader is. I can tell Argis is angry about Jonathan's death, and everyone else is upset about losing Dina and Rupert. But I can guarantee that no one is more upset about Dina's death than me and Kira.

"Kira." I said. "Let's go. That creep will pay big-time for killing our sister!"

"We're going, too." Todd said, clearly extremely angry.

"I don't care who that girl is, but it's time to end this once and for all!" Argis said. She was standing up with her head down, her demon warrior robes stained with Jonathan's blood.

"Argis?" I asked. "Are you okay?"

"No." she replied. "That creep took someone I cared about from me. Jonathan was my best friend back in middle school. He lost control and we became rivals, but never truly enemies. I… I was… in love with him… And I will avenge him if it's the last thing I do!"

"No one else needs to die." Saige said. "Except that creep on the tree stump!"

"Let's end this." I said. "She must be reloading or something. She may even be completely out of ammo. Let's take advantage of it."

"Let's go!" Kira said.

With that, we all dashed to the tree stump. All of us flew except Kira, who I carried. We reached the top and found a masked girl standing there with a sniper rifle. I expected that, but what I didn't expect was for her to use her power to transform that gun into a sword.

"You have no chance against me." the girl said. "And you need to stop coming back to life, Saige. Maybe you won't get killed so much."

The girl changed into her demon warrior form in a flash of light. Argis gasped and almost fell when she saw the girl's true form. It was almost as if she was afraid of her. But one thing stood out about her. I gasped, too, when I realized it.

She looked just like Argis, only her hair was blue instead of silver, and her eyes were blue instead of orange. Her outfit and sword also had blue marks.

"Who are you?" I asked.

"Since you beat my guards, I suppose you have earned the right to know who I am." The girl said. "My full name is Akuma Kurōn Sentōki."

Upon hearing her name, which is in Japanese, and knowing the translation, I realized why Argis freaked out, and why they looked so similar.

"You're-!" I started.

"I can read minds, so I know what you're saying." Akuma said, cutting me off. "And you're correct."

"You're a clone of Argis!" I shouted.

"Yes." Akuma replied. "But I'm more powerful than her. Now can we just get to the part where I kill you all?"

"Go ahead and try!" Kira shouted.

"Without your friends, you can't possibly hope to defeat me!" Akuma said with an evil laugh.

"Don't be so sure!" I shouted.

"Legion rush!" Akuma shouted. All seven legions appeared out of nowhere and charged at us.

"Herufaiaburasuto!" I shouted. I pointed my sword at the approaching crowd of legions and shot a burst of green flames that blew all of the legions away, breaking Akuma's crests.

"Nice." Akuma said after I took out her legions. She pointed her hand at Selena. A burst of energy shot from her hand at Selena. Selena jumped over the blast and fired her own attack. Akuma countered, causing a powerful explosion that nearly blew all of us off of the tree stump. Selena shot down at Akuma at high speed. Akuma blew Selena back by turning her sword into a staff and hitting her with it. Selena was hurt, but still standing. The others started to charge at Akuma, but Selena stopped them.

Selena summoned an energy staff and swung at Akuma, who blocked it. Selena's staff suddenly disappeared. Akuma swung her staff, shouting "Sutoraki o neru!" and hitting Selena in the head. there was a loud crack as it hit. A magic burst shot from the staff, knocking Selena back and knocking her out.

"Sleep strike?!" I shouted. "Seriously?!"

Todd and Pauleen both shot at Akuma at very high speeds. Pauleen engulfed herself in flames just before impact. Todd summoned a wind spear and stabbed Akuma with it. Pauleen caused a massive explosion as she punched Akuma. The combined attack blew Akuma high into the air and badly injured her.

"Argis!" I shouted. "Let's use Demon Rush!" I turned to Kira. "Unleash Frigi and Igno so we can all attack at once!" she nodded and unleashed the humanized vivosaurs. Argis and I teleported above Akuma and slammed her back down towards the ground.

"Banette! Todd!" I shouted. "Dust Storm!"

The two created a huge tornado-like attack under Akuma, who fell right into it.

"Pauleen!" I shouted. "Set it on fire!"

She created a massive column of fire, turning the storm into a trap of thick glass. Argis and I shot beams of energy at it. Frigi and Igno joined in the attack. They turned into energy beams as they shot through the glass, hitting Akuma and destroying the glass prison. Akuma disappeared in the resulting explosion. I knew she wasn't dead, though.

"Where is she?" I asked.

But my question was answered by a scream from below. I shot down as I saw Akuma stab Kira in the back with a katana.

"NO!" I shouted. I slashed at Akuma as Kira fell to the ground in front of her. I barely grazed her arm, but it was enough to stun her long enough for Frigi and Igno to circle around and strike from behind. They both stabbed her with legendary elemental swords. I stabbed her, as well. She collapsed. Saige appeared behind her and literally cut her in half with her chaotic katana.

"It's over." I said. "But my whole family is dead now…"

Just then, I felt a hand on my shoulder. I turned to see Argis standing there, trying to comfort me.

"I know how you feel." She said. "I lost my family when I was very young, as well. It's why I became a demon warrior."

"It's just not fair…" I said. "They didn't deserve it."

"No one does." Argis said.

"I just wish I could fix it." I said. "I can't save them, though…"

"But I can." Saige said, causing me to look up at her.

"How?" I asked.

"I can sacrifice myself to save Dina." She said. "She can use the sapphire's power to save Rupert and Kira, and Argis can probably heal Jonathan."

"It might work, but are you okay with dying to save her?" I asked.

"I'm willing to do this to help out." She said.

"Okay, then." I said.

We walked back to where Dina, Rupert and Jonathan were. Selena had woken up thanks to Argis using an awakening spell on her. Saige used a sacrifice spell to revive Dina. Her body completely disappeared after using the spell. Dina woke up and freaked out when she saw Rupert. She immediately ran to him to heal him. Then she noticed that I was carrying Kira's dead body, so her and Rupert worked together to heal her while Argis healed Jonathan. Everyone was alive and Akuma was defeated.

Everything was back to semi-normal.

And that's chapter 28! Oh, and Akuma Kurōn Sentōki is Japanese for "Demonic clone fighter." Keep reading and reviewing!