Chapter Thirty Six: Angel and Demon Part Fifteen: Chara's Battle
"Allright." Chara said. She stepped in front of Frisk, clenching her fists. "I'll humor you."
"Good.' Fortuna said, chuckling. "You'll be the first to die. Then I will reclaim what's mine."
"Not if you die first!" Chara shouted, charging at Fortuna, dark magic in her fists. Fortuna grabbed Chara's fast, delivering a blow to the demon's stomach that bent her over.
Chara reacted quickly, punching Fortuna in the face. Fortuna flew backwards, hitting the wall behind her. Chara moved forward and threw punches to her midsection that caused her entire body to move with them.
"Chara." Frisk said, still too terrified to move."
"Stay there, kid." Chara said. "I'll do this. You stay safe."
"But" Frisk said. "You don't know…"
"I'll be fine." Chara said. "I'm not gonna let you get hurt. Not again."
"Oh, she'll be hurt allright." Fortuna said, laughing. "And she'll watch you die."
Fortuna punched Chara in the face, knocking her backwards. Fortuna lunged for Chara, the two of them throwing powerful punches that caused shockwaves.
They threw punches, both of them infused with magic. They collided, making a shockwave that shook the entire building. Chara then threw a roundhouse kick that caught Fortuna in the ribs. However, Fortuna caught Chara's foot despite the pain and delivered a blow to Chara's shin that nearly shattered it. Chara cried out in pain, kicking Fortuna in the face, which released her foot. Chara fired a powerful blast of dark magic at Fortuna, who countered with her own blast of light magic. The two blasts met in the middle, creating a ball of energy that kept getting larger by the second.
Chara and Fortuna increased the power of their blasts, the ball getting even larger. Chara gave a shout, shoving more power into her blast. Fortuna was pushed back into the wall as the blast struck her.
When Chara finished blasting the blast, she looked at where Fortuna was, breathing a little bit heavier.
"Is that all you have?" Fortuna asked, Chara sucking in a small breath in a gasp. "Because, if so, this is the end of you."
"I won't let you hurt her anymore!" Chara shouted, black fire coming from her eyes as they began to bleed, as did her mouth. Her wings, though they were still sheathed, began to seem darker, Chara's very aura increasing in its darkness.
"Time to die!" Chara shouted, summoning her demon blade, which she had so aptly named DemonSoul.
Chara charged at Fortuna, who summoned her own blade. Her blade met Chara's, the two opposing magics creating sparks.
They swung their blades, the powerful swings capable of cutting any other being in half. Repeatedly, they swung, the clanging of their weapons pretty much the only sound in the room. Eventually, they locked swords in a stalemate, pushing as hard as they could against each other, neither gaining an advantage.
"Give up, demon." Fortuna said, grunting as the two of them fought. "I will not be beaten by someone like you."
"I won't let you hurt Frisk anymore you bitch!" Chara shouted, pushing as hard as she could. She kicked Fortuna in the ribs, sending the woman backwards. Fortuna recovered quickly, lunging forward to attack Chara once again. The two of them exchanged blows powerfully.
"This is where I finish you." Fortuna said, kicking Chara and causing her to stumble backwards.
Fortuna then made a powerful slice, cutting Chara's left arm off in the middle of her bicep. Chara's blade clattered to the ground, having been in her left hand. Chara shouted in pain as her black blood poured out onto the ground. Chara focused some of her magic to seal the wound temporarily.
Chara!" Frisk shouted, beginning to move towards her, but a look from Chara caused her to step back once again.
"I've still got this, kid." Chara said, grinning in an attempt to convince Frisk. "Stay there. I don't want you getting hurt."
"It seems you're the one who's getting hurt." Fortuna said, an evil grin on her face. She kicked Chara in the ribs, sending her into the wall, which made a sizable crater. Chara fell to the ground, falling on her knees.
"I-is that all?" Chara asked, chuckling despite her pain. "You put up more of a fight the last time we fought."
"My my." Fortuna said, actually impressed. "You truly are a marvelous opponent. But, your strength is waning. You're not powerful enough to stop me."
"I will beat you!" Chara shouted, pulling back for a powerful punch with her right hand as she used her wings to build up speed to throw the strongest punch she could muster. The punch was powerful enough to shatter steel, but Fortuna caught it, the shockwaves of the punch blowing her hair backwards.
"Tough." Fortuna said. "But, I'm not even using my full power."
Chara's eyes widened as Fortuna shot a blast of light magic through her chest to make a hole about five inches in diameter. Chara coughed out blood as Fortune kicked her over to Frisk, the passive teen staring at her girlfriend.
"Chara!" Frisk cried, running over to Chara. She wrapped her arms around Chara, her tears falling on Chara's uniform.
"Please." She pled. "Please don't do this to yourself. It's not worth it."
"K-kid.' Chara said, putting her arm around Frisk. "It's okay. I guess I couldn't beat her. Get out of here while you can. She's stronger than me."
"No." Frisk said. "I'm tired of running from fear. I'm tired of being afraid of her. I'm going to do this myself. I let myself be afraid and you got hurt badly because of it. I'm going to face my fears. But, first I need to heal you."
"Don't waste your energy, kid." Chara said. "I'm just gonna rest for a minute."
"No" Frisk said through her tears. "Don't close your eyes. If you do, they might not open again."
"It's fine." Chara said. "There's only one thing I've ever really cared about and it's you. I'd die a thousand times for you, kid."
Chara pulled Frisk closer, their lips meeting in probably the most emotional kiss the two of them had ever shared. When they broke apart, Frisk noticed two tears in Chara's eyes.
"I'll see you later, kid.' Chara said, smiling as she lay back down on the ground.
Chara closed her eyes, her arm going limp and falling to the ground. Frisk shook Chara gently, trying to wake her up, but the demon girl wasn't waking up.
Frisk buried her face in Chara's chest, sobbing. Fortuna waited patiently, knowing full well that Chara was in no condition to fight her.
After about a minute, Frisk stopped crying. She stood up emotionlessly, looking at Fortuna. Fortuna looked at Frisk for a minute before noticing something.
Frisk held her arm out toward Chara's blade. The blade leapt up like it was attached to a string and landed in Frisk's hand. She gripped the blade, looking at Fortuna with pure hatred blazing in her eyes.
"My turn." She said, her voice in a growl.
Oh no! Chara! Is she dead? And it seems Frisk is stepping up. I have a feeling this is gonna be a badass fight from the passive girl. Will she succeed or fail? Find out soon.