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Chapter 37

Abel was literally seeing red and his nanomachines were begging to be released fully. They wanted control, and that was something Abel never wanted. Not only would he get himself killed, but also Seth, Esther and anyone else could be injured.

His scythe gripped tightly in his hand. He flew at his brother, screaming madly. Cain merely parried and repost. He had always been a better fighter than Abel. Having Seth there did help. Every attack that she sent came when Cain's back was turned and she waited for the good shots, unlike Abel who went in swinging.

Abel couldn't help it. This...monster had been a sore in his side for ages, doing whatever possible to sabotage and/or destroy everything that Abel held dear to him. Lilith, Esther and now Gabriel.

A loud shot range out and Abel felt a sharp pain in his left shoulder. Looking over he noticed he had been shot at. Another loud bang came; Coming from his left was a Rosenkruez ship. He rolled his eyes. "How worse is this going to get? Do I have to fight off them as well?"

Another loud bang came from behind; Abel watched the ship's starboard side exploded. He turned his head. It was a sight for sore eyes. The Iron Maiden soared through the clouds; he could see Tres and Esther on the lower deck. He smiled; Esther would always come through for him. "No wonder I fell in love with her."

"Don't worry about the ship, Abel!" Esther called out. "We'll take care of them." Abel wanted to rush over and hold her in his arms. He forced his emotions back down and focused on his main priority.

Cain had just deflected one of Seth's attacks and was getting ready to counter. Abel swung his weapon at his brother, knocking Cain's blast off. His brother glared at him full of malice.

"I didn't want to destroy you Abel." Cain called out. "I still need your body, but I may have to and take little Gabriel's instead. Once he's older of course."

" You'll not touch one hair on his head." Abel growled. He was almost tempted to fully release his nanomachines.

"You're leaving me no choice brother."

"I'm not your brother!" He screamed and attacked again.

"Abel! No!" Seth called out. Abel snapped out of his rage in time to watch Cain's lance come forward, preparing to run him through. He tried to bring his scythe up to deflect. It was going to be too close.

Four loud shots rang out. Cain's lance disappeared as did his right arms. From behind Abel he could hear his love.

"Go get him!"

Not questioning how Esther disarmed the Contra Mundi, Abel focused on each and every attack. Seth sent attack after attack. Cain backed away from the fight. He was breathing heavily. Abel guessed that his body was ready to fall apart. He couldn't quit now.

"Do you truly think you can kill me?" Cain mocked. "You have failed many times before. What makes this time different?" Abel always hated it when Cain belittled him. He growled again.

"Because he's not alone in this battle." Seth spoke out. "Unlike you, he has people that love him and back him up." She glanced over at Abel and smiled briefly. "You are nothing but a coward Cain. You hide behind the Rosenkruez, because you're weak." Cain growled this time and Abel gathered on to what she was doing. Making him mad would make him over extort to use the nanomachinces.

"You're a foolish girl." Cain sneered.

"Not as foolish as you. You're an idiot, Cain. You're beat. Your order is dead and you're about to join them as well."

"Not yet though." He grinned with madness and flew straight at Abel. Caught of guard, Abel wasn't quick enough to block the attack. The two fell through the sky.

"I'm taking you down with me, Brother." Cain sneered. "And if I have a chance I'll take your precious whore with us." Abel grabbed Cain's left arm and sunk his teeth into his flesh. The Contra Mundi cried out in pain, but he held on tight to Abel.

Another blast came from above and hit Cain in the side. He let go of Abel and started to fall. The priest spread his wings out to balance himself. Seth floated down.

"You okay, big brother?" She asked. He nodded. "You have to watch that temper of your Abel. You're lucky Esther is a good shot or he would have run you through."

"I'll look in to anger management." He joked dryly. Seth rolled her eyes and the two watched Cain hit the Earth.

Abel felt a touch of pride within himself; Cain was going to be defeated. Finally after all these years, he would come out the winner. He looked at Seth and noticed her forlorn look.

"What's wrong?" He asked. She shook her head.

"I don't know if I can go through with this." She bit her lip. "Even after all he's done to us, he's our brother and at one time you and I loved him. I still love my brother, Abel. I just hate the monster that he's become." He nodded. He could understand her point of view. At one time he cherished the connection with his brother.

"The brother that we loved died out a long time ago." He tried to assure her. "Let us give him peace so he may return to his path in the after life." Seth shook his head.

" I know I should, but I can't kill him. I don't want that burden on my shoulders. I've seen how you carry guilt."

"I know." He figured something like this was going to happen. Seth could talk a big one, but she was still kind and caring at heart and she was correct. This monster at one time had been their brother. Abel had come to terms with that ages ago.

"Help Esther with the Rosenkruez. I'll deal with him." He spoke softly. Seth nodded.

"I wish I was stronger. I thought I was, I was so sure that I could do it."

"I understand." He tried to smile, but failed. "Go! Let me finish this." Seth smiled back.

"I love you, big brother."

"And I you." Abel watched his sister venture off towards the Iron Maiden, which was in the middle of winning a battle against the RCO ship. Below him his brother waited. He hoped he was packing for the after life.

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Verse from Chapter 38

He was broken, probably far beyond whatever repair Issak or anyone else could do. It was then that it hit him like a ton of rocks. His eyes widen at the realization.

I'm going to die.

Lil~Rahl (A division of Crusniks~R~US)