The Rio the Darkness Saga Remastered
Rio the Darkness 3
Chapter 29: Battle of Rio
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Word of an invasion spread quickly within the jungles of Rio de Janeiro, leaving the enemies concerned while the locals finally felt a glimpse of hope. From the incident with the fields and witness statement from Cartu, Nexus knew the time for his former wife to attack was momentarily. Worst, the Orb of Darkness remained missing.
Ordering every one of his minions to his headquarters, Nexus made haste to inform them of the situation. Vadin, Johnny and his elite guards stood beside him as he spoke. "Listen well because I have no intention of repeating myself. The Angelus and the warriors of the light are on their way here, no doubt with the purpose of stopping me."
The armies muttered between themselves, concerned about their well-being. While Nexus and his guards had experience, the rest of them had yet to fight against the trained warriors of the light.
Nexus spoke to keep them silent in a low, threatening tone. "Yes, I am aware everyone is concerned. It matters little. Once they arrive, do everything in your power to stop them. If any of you fail, you better pray they kill you. If not, I will give you a fate worse than death. I have worked too hard to lose everything now. Dismissed!"
Knowing their lives were on the line, the brotherhood members prepared themselves for battle, clutching their weapons tightly. In a section a small distance away from Nexus headquarters, a few of them gathered to discuss the future ahead.
"I say we get out of here now," one of them suggested. "Take our chances."
"We made an oath to Vadin and therefore, we made that same oath to Lord Nexus," the second reminded, clearly willing to stay and fight.
"Forget the oath!" the third responded quickly. "We need to think about ourselves now. I say we grab our things and- "
Before he could finish, they watched in a horror is a circle of light appeared before their very eyes. Blinded by its brightness, the brotherhood members stood back, their weapons clutched tightly. As the portal opened, they watched as a lone blue macaw jumped out from within, an aura of light surrounded him. Shortly afterwards, he was joined by a yellow and blue macaw, followed by an army of light macaws.
Blu raised one wing and with a war cry, he bellowed. "For the LIGHT!"
"For the light. Oo-RA!" the army screamed as they charged into battle.
The brotherhood, caught off guard by their arrival, were immediately swarmed. Catching the attention of others, both armies engaged in combat. With his powers at the ready, Blu easily disposed of the brotherhood, knocking them out of the way with both his skills and powers.
"Get reinforcements!" a brotherhood member ordered as he raised his sword to attack, only to be knocked down from behind.
Turning his head, Blu raised a huge smile to see familiar faces. "Rafael! Nico! Pedro!"
"Blu, you're alive!" Nico exclaimed. Dodging a brotherhood's attack, he countered with a kick to his eyes, stunning him enough for Rafael to shove him back.
"It's great to see you, amigo!" Rafael agreed, embracing his old friend closely.
Blu returned the hug but was forced to cut it short due to the dangers ahead. "Guys, I need to find Nexus and stop him. Can you both help free everyone here? We need all the help we can get!"
"You can count on us," Pedro assured with a small salute.
Blu nodded and with incredible speed, he charged through dozens of brotherhood members to defeat them. The trio were surprised to see how much their blue macaw friend had changed in the following days. His appearance, his personality, all different. Shaking off their amazement, they scattered to complete their respective jobs. Knowing their duties, Rafael made haste to free some of their friends. Approaching a nearby cage, he begun to pick the lock.
"We're getting you out of here," Rafael assured.
The prisoner he was freeing screamed in horror and pointed. "Look out!"
Rafael turned and watched in horror as a small blade came flying towards them. Raising his wings to shield himself, the toucan expected the blade to pierce him. He was not. Confused, he opened his eyes and lowered his wings to see a yellow and blue macaw standing in front of him, the blade caught between his talon.
Their attacker was no other than Vadin himself. The leader of the brotherhood stepped down, a sword wielded one wing. He slowly marched towards them with the intention of killing them. One unfortunate light macaw got in his way and he cut them down without hesitation.
"I can handle this," Sigma assured as he raised his staff. "Go!"
Rafael nodded and ran. While the armies fought around them, Sigma felt alone as Vadin slowly marched towards him.
"You made a mistake coming here, boy," Vadin growled. "I will show you what happens to those who oppose Lord Nexus."
Sigma raised his staff, his focus fully concentrated on the threat. "So be it."
It took Blu all his might and strength to fight through all of Nexus' forces but despite being heavily outnumbered, he won. Many of the army remained but the Angelus' forces could take care of them. Right now, he had only had one enemy left to deal with.
Nexus.
That monster who took the life of his loved one. He had caused so much pain and suffering to everyone in the jungle. Blu would never let that happen again. He would not dare allow darkness to take away Jewel's memory. He had to stop him, one way or another, even if that meant crossing that line.
Blu eventually arrived towards the top of the highest tree in the jungle that Nexus' had made his personal home. Inside, there were evidence of Nexus' presence but no sign of the dark lord himself. The sky was almost dark. If Blu couldn't stop Nexus before it was dim, then stopping him was going to be more difficult.
Blu stepped back and called out to the dark macaw to goad him out of hiding. "Nexus! Where are you?!"
There was a brief silence and Blu was beginning to suspect Nexus was not even in the area. However, the branch he was perched upon suddenly felt heavier, hinting that someone had joined him. Blu swiftly turned and there he was.
Without a second thought, Blu raised his wing and moved to strike him. Before his fist could make contact, Nexus swiftly raised his wing and whacked Blu with a devastating strike. The force from the blow knocked Blu directly from the branch and towards the ground.
Blu yelled as he plummeted towards the ground but fortunately, he quickly extended his wings and managed to brace the fall and land down on his talons. He clutched his wing over his torso to tolerate the pain.
While Blu adjusted himself, he looked up to see Nexus slowly descending towards him. The dark macaw landed a mere few feet away from his enemy. Nexus chuckled and crossed his wings together.
"Nexus!" Blu growled as he stood in a combat pose and quietly allowed the light within him to calm his mind, a light aura glowed around him as his temper was tamed.
"Foolish macaw. When will you learn that I am unstoppable?" Nexus questioned with a grin growing across his beak. He gestured towards the sky. "Look boy. Darkness will arrive soon, and I will be at my full potential. No one, not even the most powerful will be able to stand up to my power."
Blu wouldn't deny that Nexus became stronger after their first encounter, preparing for this very moment. Despite this. however, Blu had got stronger too and with the Orb of Light glowing inside him, he would fight with everything he had.
To prove this, the tattoo on Blu's chest begun to glow further. Nexus did nothing to stop this and allowed Blu to continue powering up. Being a warrior of battle, he enjoyed the thrill of battle and he intended to make this one the best battle in centuries.
Seconds passed, and Blu's chest stopped glowing. Now, however, he carried a small object within his wings that he presented towards the dark lord. "This time, I will not fail."
"The Orb of Light?" Nexus questioned, his tone clearly hinted he was surprised to see such power. He chuckled. "It has been a long time since I saw it. Now I understand. It seems my former wife still plans to stop me, and she chose you? Hehehaha. This is going to be fun indeed. Allow me to show you the true power of the Darkness."
Blu prepared himself for anything Nexus had prepared. He watched as the dark macaw used his powers to create an object similar to the Orb of Light within his wing. He gasped and took a step back. "The Orb of Darkness?"
Nexus chuckled as observed the orb within his grasp. "It took time I admit, but now I am reunited with both the Darkness and the orb." He moved his gaze towards the sky that was now covered in complete darkness. "It is time for me to reclaim what is mine and then I will recreate this jungle how I see fit."
Without another word, Nexus held the orb close and with a roar of anger and determination, the power of the Darkness begun to charge up. The whole area around them shook as Nexus continued to scream with the orb's power transferring everything into him. Blu could only watch as Nexus begun to power up further. He would attempt to stop him but that power surrounding Nexus may harm him if he got close.
After a whole moment passed, an explosion of darkness erupted around Nexus, causing Blu to cover one wing over his eyes. There was a brief silence as Blu removed his wing to investigate. He gasped upon witnessing Nexus' new form.
Nexus was now slightly taller, his feathers glowed more noticeable and a purple aura glowed around him. This was Nexus at his full power. Blu was beginning to lose confidence as he was uncertain on how to stop the dark macaw.
Nexus grinned as he observed his new power. "I have lived for a very long time, but never have I felt such power. Now prepare yourself, boy."
"You don't scare me, Nexus," Blu replied as he bonded with the Orb of Light once more and prepared to fight. "I will stop you, no matter how powerful you are!"
Nexus chuckled in response, unfazed by his threats. "You will try."
Not two months ago, the jungle of Rio de Janeiro was a beautiful and peaceful place. Now it was the middle of a battle ground. The great war between the light and the dark had begun. Even if the light side had the advantage, Nexus was still the biggest threat. That was a matter for Blu to deal with, right now, the others had their own responsibilities.
Rafael approached the various prison camps and made haste in freeing the residence of Rio. The second they were freed, everyone either ran away to hide or joined in on the battle ahead. This was their home and they were going to defend it, one way or another.
A female scarlet macaw escaped her cage and her eyes widened in relief as a small baby macaw was passed to her from one of the locals. She embraced her child close. "My baby! Oh, you're okay. I'll never leave you alone again."
Nearby, Sigma the gold and blue macaw continued his fight against Vadin. He calmly blocked the brotherhood leader's sword strikes and dodged with ease.
Vadin briefly backed away to gain some space. "If you would just keep still, I will gladly end your persistence."
"It's not my fault you can't hit a moving target," Sigma taunted with a grin. His years under the Angelus taught him to never underestimate an opponent, but that didn't mean he couldn't enjoy the thrill of a fight.
Vadin moved back and the two began to walk in circles in the middle of the battlefield. He calmly swung his sword around. "Tell me, boy: when Lord Nexus fully controls this jungle, would you rather be on the opposite side?"
"If it means being on the losing team, then no," Sigma replied. He stopped and took up a defensive state.
Vadin observed his opponent. His stance was perfect, not a single opening or weak spot. How could this single macaw be so powerful? Even with his super speed, Vadin could not seem to land a single blow.
Masking his worry with a grin, Vadin attempted to knock the boy off with fear. "I have very powerful friends who will hunt you down should you kill me."
"You don't need to worry about that," Sigma assured calmly. "When I'm done with you, they won't find anything left to even know you're dead."
Enraged, Vadin charged with his dash ability and classed his sword against Sigma's staff. He tried with all his might to attack, but Sigma's defensives were too strong to break through.
It had taken Blu a few seconds to plan how he was going to attack Nexus, but no strategy seemed to be strong enough. Without another thought, Blu charged directly towards Nexus who calmly raised one wing and fired one of his dark beams. The power of the scorching ray had knocked Blu back a good distance, causing him to collapse to the ground with burning pain spreading across his torso.
Nexus marched towards Blu and stood over him. "You cannot hope to stop me," he taunted, raising his talon to kick Blu a few feet across the area.
Blu groaned as he landed a second time but despite the pain, he had to fight back. As Nexus stood over him a second time, Blu raised one wing and chanted a familiar technique. "Ardente luz!"
The blinding light shined directly into the dark lord's face, temporarily blinding him. While the light caused Nexus to lose his sight for a couple of seconds, it did not appear to cause him any pain.
When Nexus recovered his sight, he watched as Blu raised his wings and delivered four devastating strikes directly into Nexus' face. His punches had even caused the dark macaw to move backwards despite his super strength and near invulnerability.
Blu prepared to strike him a fifth time, but now Nexus was prepared. He caught Blu's wing within his own and slowly begun to apply pressure. "You dare to strike a God."
Blu groaned in agony and couldn't even begin to describe how much pain his wing was experiencing. He begun to crouch down as he attempted to pry his wing free, but it was clear Nexus was not letting go. As Nexus tightened his grip further, Blu raised his free wing and punched Nexus directly in the face, causing him to stumble and finally release his grip.
While Blu nursed his injured wing, Nexus raised his own and whacked Blu backwards, knocking him to the ground yet again. He mocked the blue macaw as he approached him slowly. "I must say, I am disappointed in this battle. I'm not even using twenty percent of my power and you can barely stand. At least make this fight worthy of my ti- "
Before Nexus finished, Blu swiftly charged forward and struck Nexus directly in the face yet again. This time, he added a lot more power. Nexus stumbled backwards and almost fallen. He stopped himself but to his surprise, he felt a cold liquid smearing across his face. He raised one wing and wiped it to feel a cut at the side of his face. Blu had caused him to bleed with that last punch.
"Perhaps I was wrong," Nexus admitted as he removed the blood from his face.
Swiftly, Blu raised both wings and begun to throw multiple light fireballs towards Nexus. The dark macaw used his incredible speed to dodge most of them but some of them had hit him. Blu jumped forward and begun to throw multiple swiftly punches towards Nexus.
"You're not God, Nexus!" Blu yelled in between punches. "A God does not enslave his people! You're a fake!"
Nexus had used his wings to block most of his attacks but that last statement knocked him off guard. Blu had main contact towards Nexus and was hitting in in different areas of his body. Although most attacks hit him, Nexus could tolerate them for the time being.
Nexus extended one of the demon arms and knocked Blu to the side. When he attempted to do so again, Blu was prepared and gripped onto the demon arm. While Blu tried to destroy it, Nexus begun to lift him into the air and shook him around, much to his amusement.
Blu grunted as he struggled to keep his grip on the demon arm. Before long, Nexus lost his patience and used his second demon arm to restrain Blu's talons and pull him off. With Blu hung upside down, Nexus proceeded to slam him against the ground continuously.
"Let me go!" Blu demanded, desperately trying to flap himself away.
"Not this time," Nexus refused as forced Blu down onto his knees with the demon arm still tied around his talons. Nexus grinned and wrapped the other demon arm around Blu's body and began to choke the life out of him.
Growing more frustrated by the minute, Vadin swung his sword as fast as he could, but his anger clouded his judgement. As opposed to Sigma, who kept a cool mind and calmly parried the brotherhood leader's attacks.
As Vadin threw one more strike, Sigma blocked and performed a leg sweep, knocking Vadin down onto his back. He stood strong, holding his staff with one hand against the ground.
"Vadin, please understand that it's hopeless," Sigma spoke in an attempt persuade him from fighting further. "You cannot defeat me. Lay down your sword and surrender. I have no desire to kill you, but you will force my hand if you continue."
Vadin recovered, clutching his sword in both wings. "Never! I will never bow down to you. I am Vadin, leader of the brotherhood! I surrender to no one!"
"Then I'm sorry," Sigma apologized with a sigh. "May the best warrior win."
Blu was on the verge of losing oxygen as Nexus was crushing the life out of him with the demon arms. He wheezed and looked around for something to help him. But what could he do? His powers were clearly not strong enough to break free from Nexus' grasp.
Nexus took pleasure of every second of torturing the blue macaw. He could easily end this now but why bother? Blu was clearly outmatched and had no chance of beating him. If Nexus killed him now, then no other bird would even come close to standing up to him. Without another thought, Nexus threw Blu across the area.
Blu landed onto his back and coughed for oxygen. He leaned up, rubbing his wing against his throat while confused as to why Nexus had released him when he was on the verge of winning. He did not have another second to think when Nexus charged straight towards him.
Nexus threw a punch towards Blu who ducked before swiftly returning a punch of his own against Nexus' face. As Nexus stumbled a couple of feet backwards, Blu jumped up to his talons.
"That was for Jewel!" Blu told him.
That last statement from Blu gave Nexus a perfect opportunity to make this fight more interesting. He grinned as he crossed his wings. "If I would have known killing one bird would hurt you so, I would have killed one-thousand more. And more I shall. After I am finished with you, I'll start with your friends and then your children. I've never killed offspring before. It will be a great experience."
Blu slowly growled as he curled his wings into fists and struggled to contain his rage. That monster, that monster who already robbed him of his loved one. He would not dare touch his children. As he struggled to contain his temper, the Angelus' words of wisdom echoed throughout his mind.
"Embrace the light, Blu."
The aura glowing around Blu begun to enlarge as his eyes turned from their usual brown to a golden color. "How dare you…You...Won't…Hurt…My...FAMILY!"
With a giant roar, Blu released all his anger as a giant light erupted around him. This caused the area around them to shake violently as a light wave shinned through the area. Despite the sudden increase of power, Nexus remained calm and allowed this to happen.
As a few seconds passed, the area stopped shaking and now stood Blu with a larger aura around him. He roared with anger and charge with incredible speed towards Nexus. When he was close, Nexus punched Blu directly into the face. However, Blu had withstood this attack without falling. He proceeded to deliver a fury of punches and kicks against Nexus.
After what felt like a full moment, Blu delivered one final kick to put some distance between him and Nexus. He proceeded to charge up a light beam and fired directly into Nexus. The light hit the dark macaw and covered him in a cloud of light. Eventually, Blu stopped and took the chance to gain his breath.
The light cleared and revealed Nexus who was now covered with burns as smoke floated into the air. He wouldn't deny that last attack had hurt, but nevertheless, he was pleased. He chuckled as his injuries begun to heal, albeit slower due to his one weakness. "An impressive increase of power. That last attack had damaged me severely. With more power, you might have even killed me."
Blu did not respond. He instead prepared to Nexus' next attack. With this increase of power, Blu had a chance after all. He just needed to hit harder and faster.
Nexus raised both wings and created two dark essence fireballs. "Let this singe your flesh."
And that brings us to the beginning of the end. Blu's battle against the dark lord has begun, but he is clearly outclassed by the more experienced fighter. More chapters coming soon.
