I was bombarded with hugs. I was back... well not completely but we will get to that. I smiled as I was surrounded by friends. Questions flew at me a million miles an hour. I would have loved to answer each and every one of them. My body however had a different idea. I clutched the wound in my gut and coughed. I covered my mouth before the cough but it was no use. They saw. Blood and black goo coming from my mouth. Immediately everyone was concerned for me. Ha... I wouldn't last long.
"We don't have much time... It's only a matter of time until VEGA returns. We have to get ready. I have a plan though."
That was all that needed to be said in that moment. We were quickly moved to the Gremory household via teleporter. The "adults" met in a massive room. It was sound proofed with magic. What was said in this room was confidential. The young ones didn't need to hear it.
"When I separated from VEGA I took about half of everything that made us the Slayer. I have half the healing factor. Half his arsenal... you get the idea. Now this can play out a few ways. I could go into hiding. With us disjointed our body's will begin to deteriorate. There is no real telling how long that will take, or how many more innocent lives VEGA will take with him. I however don't plan on going out like that" I laughed. That was never my style. Sitting around and acting like a pussy waiting for the day I could finally die.
I coughed. More blood and goo coating the arm and a bit dripping onto the floor. I wanted to scream. I wanted to cry. The other higher beings watched as I grabbed a bottle of whiskey and pulled the top off it. I took a big gulp and pointed as I continued.
"This however..." I said as the crucible appeared in my hand "Haha! This is the key!" I set it down on the table and looked around. "Now this is how we are going to do it"
We exited the room. The higher beings left. There were preparations to take care of.
"We know you used magic to block us. What exactly are you planning Kane?" Rias asked me. The ORC gathered around. They looked at me accusingly. I had a bad reputation of doing reckless things. This of course would be no exception.
"Listen..." I reached out and pet koneko who purred softly "I didn't leave you guys out. This is what I want you to do..."
Everything was in place. Everything would go according to plan. Well, it goes a little something like this. All plans are perfect... that is until they come into contact with the enemy. or some bullshit like that.
[John Kane steps back from the camera and takes a big swig of whisky] Let us see how this unfolds.
[Kane winks]
VEGA had decided to take out the devils first. Then he would move onto heaven and then finally earth. An undisclosed amount of time passes before he finally makes it to a giant demon city. He is spotted and watched very closely by Kane and the others. This city had already been evacuated by the devil king. VEGA walks down the street and there is not a soul. At-last VEGA spots a familiar blue-haired chick down the street. He moves to her, quickly establishing that she is a devil as he tries to close in on her she slips out of his view into an alley. He arrives in the alley and there is nothing there.
VEGA hears a whistling sound as he turns around to see a blonde-haired man standing some distance from him. His sword in hand he stretches and teases VEGA. Once again before the machine can close the gap he vanishes out of existence.
VEGA was beginning to lose his patience. Someone was screwing with him.
"Hey hot stuff"
VEGA looks up to see A black haired chick along with a red-haired chick on top of the buildings next to him. The machine leapt up. Climbing his way to the top of the buildings and there was not a trace of the two girls.
"Yoohoo!" (not the drink)
A small girl with blonde hair and boy (also with blonde hair) could be seen from within the building through a window. VEGA jumped down from atop the building (superhero landing) and as he landed the two vanished. His patience was wearing thin. He drove his fist through the glass window out of frustration.
"Easy there hotshot"
A small girl with white hair and cat ears stood down the street. She had emerged from a side alley. As she did a boy with brown hair also emerged.
"I bet you're packing a millimeter peter. Nothing like Kane's Foot long Dong" The boy laughed and they vanished with the wind.
"KANE!" The frustated voice of VEGA ringing out through the empty town.
"Quit toying with me!" The machine growled as he turned around. Looking, waiting for an attack. VEGA had fallen right into Kane's trap.
"As you wish."
Kanes hands spun VEGA around as he drove his spiked knuckles square into VEGAS face.
My fist collided with this machine. The spiked knuckles I wore tore straight through his visor. The Visor flew off. I could see his face. His mouth was sewn shut. The decayed flesh exposed organs were a sight to behold. I suppose not even death could stop the Slayer. I immediately felt a bit sorry for that Slayer. He didn't deserve this. I had kind of hoped that he was still in there and maybe he could help me regain control and defeat VEGA but there was no hope for that now. He deserved far better. He was just doing what he was told.
VEGA leapt back I had lunged forward and had attempted to drive the blade into his chest. I was hoping I could have a one and done but that was not going to be the case however.
"Everything is in place, kane!"
"Got it"
It was all up to me now. I had to do my part. Play my role in this story.
Bullets flew at me they ripped into my flesh. I grunted out in pain. I couldn't stay here. I coughed and dove into a nearby building. Shattered glasses slicing me up as I tried to reposition. I didn't like my odds in that fight. I needed to rethink and regroup. Take a different fight. Come from a different angle.
As I crawled, I heard magic blasts and gunfire. I could only guess someone else had gotten involved. Even after I had instructed them not to. I made it into the next room.
"no no no! This operation is falling apart!"
I ripped my helmet off and dropped it to the ground. A bottle of whiskey appeared in my hand. One of my own special stash. I took a few big gulps. Liquid courage. Hah! That's just what the doctor ordered. I had to get back into this. And I knew just the way.
A familiar looking chaingun appeared in my hand. Yeah. This would do. You know I always wanted to go out like this. Bottle in one hand and a big fucking gun in another. My body count I was taking with me currently would be debatable but everything else was falling into place.
I kicked down the door to the building I was in and stepped out. I took another big gulp of whiskey as my chain gun spun to life. Bullets flew and casings popped out the side. Serafall and Sirzechs had in fact gotten involved against my wishes. They quickly moved out of my way as they saw I was no longer fucking around.
VEGA noticed very quickly and dove into a building. Similar to the way I had. I stood in the street and unloaded rounds into the building. I used my sixth sense to try and pinpoint his location. I sprayed through the walls following his silhouette. He was a blur. Hell, I am sure you would be hauling ass too if a pissed off drunkard was firing a minigun at you.
"Come on you big hgurgh b-bastard." I coughed. Blood, goo and a bit of booze came back up. Oh, I was losing it. I may have gone overboard with the alcohol. No. I had to press on. I wanted it like this.
My bullets stopped. I stumbled and struggled to maintain balance. Not just from the liquor, my body had already begun to deteriorate at a rapid pace. This was a good thing. This just meant VEGA was close to falling as well. I had put my hands on my knees and coughed a bit more. My body hurt. That familiar mixture splattering all over the ground.
I heard a gasp. I looked up just in time to meet VEGA's fist with my face.
I stumbled back. I could see it, though. He was faltering. This would get easier. I just had to endure.
The blows came. Cries from seemingly the heavens as VEGA laid into me. I began to black out. The last of my energy being used to try and defend myself from this Machine. I could fight back with a few blows but nothing substantial. He clearly had the upper hand. Blood leaked from my mouth as he grabbed my throat. He held me hostage. All I could do was watch as he struck me down. I skidded slightly across the road. My body had many scrapes and cuts at this point. My vision was red. Not from rage like usual but from the blood. I had cut my head on the concrete when I slid. This was bad. I felt woozy and I am sure I am about to pass out. I gritted my teeth as VEGA closed in to finish the job. I spit in his face. Blood and goo as he leaned down to end me.
"That's suicide Kane!"
I just laughed and looked at Sirzechs. "that's the only way this will work."
"I forbid it. I won't allow this! We will find another way. We have time!" Sirzechs tried to argue with me. The plan was simple really...
"I'm not dropping another fucking temple on you!"
"you aren't doing that anyway. That's not what I meant. You are getting the greatest magic users you can find. You are going to have them all focus their magic to lock us back into a tomb... The power we hold is best kept locked away"
"Alright, but how is that thing going to help us?" Azazel asked as he pointed at the Crucible.
I nodded slowly "If I can get him with the blade. It will drain the rest of the power and wipe him from existence. I will regain control. Rather than staying here and waiting for my time to pass. I would rather be locked away so I know that I will not have to worry about you guys."
I paused for a moment. Looking across the table as I began the next part.
"Now if I can't hit him with it. I will continue to fight him until we are both weak enough to be locked away. I know that I will have enough strength to hold him off and weaken him"
Serafall broke into tears. The three of us looked at her and watched as she made her way over to me. She hugged me tight and began crying into my chest. I smiled softly.
"Easy, easy. You are going to stain my armor"
She pouted a bit more and looked up at me. I smiled at her and kissed her forehead. "It's going to be alright" I said as I hugged her. "Now I need you guys to go. Gather the best magic users you can find"
"Backstabbing fuck! Get away from him!"
VEGA was suddenly lifted into the air by a familiar demon. A very loyal horned demon. The Marauder. A smile crossed my face. Man, I bet I looked goofy as hell. The Marauder struck VEGA down in rage.
"Shoot me with a shotgun you punk bitch. KANE! Get your ass up!"
The Demon used a green hand to pick me up. He was healing me. I felt a bit better but still looked like hammered shit.
"Listen. I have a plan. I am going to use the crucible on him"
That was all I needed to say. He understood. All the extra details wouldn't hurt him.
"I'm gonna take a few free shots on him before we do that" The marauder did, in fact, punch the corpse. Whatever happened between the two must have been bad. After the Demon had had his fill he got behind VEGA and locked the machine's arms behind his back.
"Go for it."
I moved in on VEGA. Crucible in hand. The blade clicked out and I drove it into the corpses' chest. There was robotic whirring and a few screams from VEGA as I drained his life force. I heard a robotic whirring sound, along with screams of pain. Then as quickly as they began, they ceased. VEGA's body slumped over as I pulled the blade from his chest. As he hit the ground, there was a silence. It was quite eerie. After a few moments of this silence, there was a loud hissing sound. VEGA's body was engulfed in black goo.
There was a loud pop and a portal appeared on the chest of the lifeless body. Three beings stepped out from the black portal. They were coated in the cursed goo. As the goo melted away it revealed three separate warriors.
The one on my left materialized first. He was adorned in a generic adventurer armor. There was white fluff around his neck and a long yet fiery red plume on the back of the helmet. It blew in the softly with the wind. There was a single menacing red light coming from within the slots on the helmet. He had a brown utility belt and was wielding a short sword and a shield with an X across the center of it. He had an overall dirty look about him.
The one on my right materialized next. He was adorned in a dark black top hat, and a duster jacket. Within the jacket he wore brown pants. Black boots and a white undershirt. He was strapped to the brim with bullets across his belt and chest. There was a giant pitchfork strapped to his back. He also wore the most sinister smile I had ever seen. Pure evil. His eyes, blood red, looked deep into my very being.
Last but certainly not least. I was quite sure who this was at this point. A grizzled warrior warrior stood in the center. Dirty blonde hair and biggest shiteating grin I had ever seen on this man. Flynn Taggart. He was adorned in his old power armor. The green one and black gloves. Not much more to say about him.
[Kane steps off the scene and toward the camera. He takes a big swig of booze and shakes his head.]
I had solved one problem, thanks to my fallen angel. And now I had gotten three brand new ones. This was going to be hell Ha! Flynn had brought the two most powerful 'Slayers' in existence with him. No doubt to finish me off. Their plan after that. I have no idea but one thing is for sure. Fighting the 'Goblin Slayer' and Caleb better known as blood. Was going to be horrible one on one. Now I had to fight all three of them at once. My plan had been ripped to peices and fed to the dogs.
[Kane shakes his head and walks back into the scene and the movie resumes]
"Run!" I told the Marauder as All hell broke loose.
AN: I was not going to break this into two chapters. I was very VERY against it. But I think I can wrap it up rather nicely with the next one. Stay tuned for the epic conclusion.