The Red Baron – Tribulation of the Tainted Dragons Saga
Dark Prince of the Earth
The Red Baron attempted to stand firm against Shadow's attacks. He was indeed a very powerful opponent and after every attack, the Red Baron seemed to grow more and more tired while Shadow seemed to gain only more power.
After a quick firefight and barrage of hand-to-hand combat, they both stood at a distance from each other, looking at each other, watching each other and waiting for a moment to strike. The Red Baron, after having reviewed the last couple of attacks, asked Shadow some questions.
"Shadow, as you call yourself, you say you possess that power of the dark dragon that one emerged from the legendary Dragonballs of older times?"
"Yes, brother, you are correct in your statement to most degrees. I am not 100 sure of this power's origin, only what memories were imbedded within the power. If you must know, since it will do you little good, that though I have tapped into this dragon's power, it's fullness is not within me. Before I am able to obtain all that power, I would have to let rip away at me slowly but as I am not the original owner of this body in the first place, I can't say I'm going to miss much."
The Red Baron looked to him in shock.
"You mean you are sacrificing my brother's body to obtain power? You are sick and perverted monster, Shadow."
"It takes one to know one."
The Red Baron went pale for a second but then was enraged from his comments.
"Fine, I believe this conversation is over now, Shadow. Now I've heard enough and it is time for you to die. SPIRIT SWORD!"
Running toward him, the Red Baron pulled out his powerful energy sword and began to charge at Shadow. Shadow was more then ready for this attack and when the Red Baron came rushing toward him, Shadow made his counter attack.
"SHADOW REAVER!"
Shadow's hands were wrapped in darkness and became energized with power. The Red Baron, trying to avoid a head-on collision with an energy attack, sped up and delivered a powerful strike toward Shadow.
In a power clash, the Red Baron was unpleasantly shocked. His Spirit Sword was stopped in its tracks as Shadow's darkened hands were not for the purpose of a ki attack, but for the purpose of combating against the Red Baron's energy sword. His hands were now able to function as energy and thus, able to deflect the energy of the Spirit Sword.
"Sorry, brother, you will have to be much better, much quicker then that."
The Red Baron was again enraged and began to unleash a wave of power strikes of his energy sword. He shouted loudly as he unleashed each swipe of his sword. But with each swing, Shadow with his own powers was able to block each one with such grace. Each block blow shot out a wave of energy that shook the Earth around them, causing the ground to crack and the rocks shoot away s if in fear of the situation.
"Come on, brother, I was certain that with that bitch out of the way, you could do better."
Shadow had hit a nerve that caused the Red Baron to sound a much louder and angrier swipe of his sword. This time, as Shadow blocked the attack, there was a difference in its effect. The power behind the sword had suddenly increased and even with Shadow's ability, he was unable to withstand the force of the blow and was sent flying backwards, his Shadow Reaver ability shattered. Shadow yelled out in a grunt of pain as he was shot back and landed firmly but loudly on the ground on his back.
But the Red Baron gained no advantage as his sword shattered as well and his hands were bruised and slightly bloodied by the shattering impact. Shadow was given another chance to get up.
"So, brother, it appears that you are as powerful as you have made yourself to be. It is a shame to know that even that won't be able to save you."
The Red Baron, trying to regain his balance, spat out blood from his mouth and talked back to Shadow.
"Just shut up and fight me, Shadow. Then we'll see if I keep you in one piece long enough to tell me you made a mistake."
"Baron, you are so foolish when you act so strong. But I must remind you that your sword appears to be destroyed and I know it can take quite a bit to summon it once again."
Shadow summoned some energy and once again, his hands were covered in a blackness that signaled the return of the Shadow Reaver ability. The Red Baron looked in slightly shock with this time, with out much care of the situation.
"I am in control, Baron. You are not, and it's time to show you why."
Shadow charged at the Red Baron. Without any defenses, the Red Baron was forced to fight hand-to-hand, but it was no good. Shadow flew up to him with great speed and called on his attack.
"SHADOW REAVER!"
His darkened hands of energy shot out with small claws of energy that Shadow used to run and tear through the Red Baron. In this instance, it had worked. The Red Baron was unable to dodge the attack and his right lower torso was nearly sliced open as huge claw marks not appeared in place of the skin it had passed through.
The Red Baron staggered din the pain but Shadow wasted no time to repeat the process.
"SHADOW REAVER!"
Shadow closed in on the Red Baron and was about to strike when the Red Baron, thinking fast, jumped up into the air and charged up. Before anything could be done, Shadow looked up in pursuit of the Red Baron. The Red Baron was ready and fired his attack.
"BARON BEAM!"
Shadow watched as the beam of red energy came down upon him. But, again, he was up for the challenge. Shadow launched himself up toward the beam and using his hand, was able to rush through it and break it apart in exchange for the use of the power. The beam canceled out and allowed for the Shadow to reach the Red Baron's position. Once near him, he was surprised to find that the Red Baron had been waiting.
The Red Baron's right fist was glowing red and power was shooting out of him. Shadow tired to change his course but it was too late and the Red Baron unleashed a powerful attack.
"CRIMSON FIST!"
Shadow was hit directly in the face, the Red Baron hovering above him. The force of the impact was so powerful that a wave of energy hit the ground below them and created a gaping crater. It was about to get deeper as the force of the attack sent Shadow out and flying back down to the ground in a powerful hurry. The Red Baron had made a direct hit on Shadow.
Shadow fell to the ground and hit it very hard. The Red Baron wasted no time and again fired an attack.
"BARON BEAM!"
The beam was brighter and thicker then last time and the beam of energy made it way rapidly to the ground. Shadow opened his eyes in time to watch as the beam of energy came toward him. With a powerful yell, Shadow unleashed his own attack.
"SHADOW RAY!"
With less then a second to spare, Shadow's energy attack hit the beam only a few feet above him and with a sudden jolt, they met and shook the ground.
The Red Baron cried out as he saw the attack no meet its target, that he had missed hitting Shadow. Yelling out, he sent even more power flowing form it at such great force that it began to push him into the air. But Shadow would have none of it. With one fine call for his dark energy, he shot another wave into his ray and quick a quick flash of light, he once again canceled out the attack of the Red Baron.
The Red Baron, looking down at Shadow, began to shake in fear. None of his attacks were working and his power was waning while Shadow seemed to be unstoppable. Shadow stood up and looked up at the Red Baron.
"No, brother. You have proven to be an unworthy warrior. You are simply no match for me. You can hardly touch me when I could kill you in a second. But it's not going to be that way for you, Baron, oh no, for you it will be much worse. You will suffer under my hand and you will then die."
Shadow laughed loudly. His maniacal was deafening and it was all the Red Baron could hear. The Red Baron was running out of options and was running out of any hope to defeat him.
Josh lay on the ground. Each strike was worse then the last. He was bruised and he was sure that something was broken. He lay there knowing that there was little he could do. He wouldn't dare kill them but now his life was to waste away and there was little to be done about it.
But then in the distance a low hum was heard. Josh was unable to see what it was and movement was impossible as the possessed citizens beat upon him. But soon, he could here the motor running and the tires turn with his ear on the floor. Then, he was certain that it was some sort of vehicle.
After that, the rest he knew. He felt water being sprayed somewhere as drops landed on him. He also felt the mind-slaves get off and back away, and then he felt a giant splash of water.
Though he could barely see, there was a large military firefighting truck driving it was toward him and it was splashing water into the mind-slaves, pushing them away but without killing them.
The truck pulled to a stop and Josh, with the little energy that remained within him, stood up and walked to the side of the truck. In his blurred vision and hearing, he was unsure but he heard voices and people speaking to him, as he made his way closer, he soon discovered who it was.
Dawn was behind the wheel of this huge truck and at the spray gun was Devyn. Josh looked at Dawn for an explanation.
"Sorry we're late but when we went to hide, we found this place with a fire truck and decided that since the keys were just lying around that we could help you out a bit. Since killing them wasn't all that good, this should slow them down."
Josh smiled and looked up at Devyn. She gave thumbs up and went back to spraying water at the slaves. But soon a problem arose. They did not hook up any backup supply to the water. Before they realized it, they were out of water and with little time to do anything about it. Josh tired to grab the secondary hook up to a near by supply, but the mind-slaves saw this coming and were already blocking the way, and with Josh hurt, there was no way to get through.
With things looking bad, they all went above the fire truck. They were scared and worried, knowing that the other two were busy fighting Shadow. Devyn looked to the others and with a sarcastic tone spoke to them.
"Well, it was nice knowing you guys."
She hardly finished her sentence when a brilliant flash of white light appeared. The three of them covered their eyes in blindness and felt a great heat surround them, but it was not burning.
They soon opened their eyes and saw the White Warrior in front of them. All around here, the mind-slaves lay on the floor, motionless.
Josh looked up to the White Warrior. She knew his question.
"No, Josh, I did not kill them. They are fine. I simply knocked them out. They'll be out for a few. In the meantime, we can get you out of here. We have to go back and help the Red Baron."
They all agreed and after getting off of the fire truck, they ran toward the Red Baron destination.
Shadow had nearly worn the Red Baron out. After all the attacks and techniques the Red Baron could pull, he was no closer to defeating Shadow then he was in the entire battle.
"Come now, brother, you can always give me your life and make things easier."
The Red Baron's clothing was rugged and beaten, his red overskirt completely burnt off and his black undershirt in pieces on him. Shadow looked almost as healthy as in the beginning. He was not getting any weaker.
"I tried to tell you, brother, but you didn't listen. I tired to tell you that with each passing moment, I am gaining more and more of the Shadow Dragon's power. With a week's time, I will have absorbed all of his power and thus, the ability to control the universe itself."
The Red Baron bared his teeth. His anger was higher then ever before and his rage was blinding.
"I swear, Shadow. I will kill you. I will make you pay for what you have done. I will destroy you and I will make you suffer for all that you have done to me and my family and my friends! You will pay for all of your sins on this world and I am here now to makes sure you collect."
The Red Baron jumped high into the sky. His aura was busting around him like never before. His eyes were full of hatred and anger. His eyes were red with the overflow of energy as he began to summon his power Baron Bomb.
Shadow, though powerful, still feared the might of this attack. But he was ready for it.
"Fine, Baron! I will accept your challenge and I will be sure to meet it and beat it! I will not fall before you as you may think! I will be the one to kill you, Red Baron."
The Red Baron then created the power red energy ball that expanded to great height, like none before. His aura was flashing with great force like that of a hurricane. It surrounded him and his energy ball. The sky around them was sucked into the power ball, no clouds were visible in the sky in that battle, all disappeared. Then, the Red Baron fired the attack.
"Now it's time for you to return to hell, Shadow! THIS IS FOR MY BROTHER! BARON BOMB!"
The Red Baron through down his monstrous attack. Its speed was much greater then Shadow had though possible and he hesitated. Quickly, however, he managed to begin his counter action.
"SHADOW RAY!"
The power ray of dark energy did very little and it was absorbed, the ball not slowing down. Shadow was angered by this as it was not supposed to fail. He brought out his Shadow Reaver and flew into the ball. But unlike before, the ball bashed him away and instantly, his hands were wiped away of the darkness.
"NO! I CAN'T BE! STOP THIS! YOU WILL NOT KILL ME, RED BARON!"
But Shadow's counter ability did very little as the attack suddenly made impact. At a far distance, the White Warrior and the others arrived on the scene to witness the Baron Bomb connect.
And it did connect. With a powerful yell from Shadow, the energy ball exploded and the entire area was covered in a power red light. The explosion rocked the Earth entirely, people all over the world feeling it. The Red Baron yelled into the attack, summoning tremendous amount of power into it and creating an explosion like none other.
But then something went wrong. Soon, the Baron Bomb began to shrink and the explosion reversed quickly. The Red Baron tried to sustain it but soon, he was overwhelmed and let go, causing the Baron Bomb to implode. In a screech like the breaking of the sound barrier 100 fold, the Baron Bomb disappeared and in its place at the center was a red ball.
But that red ball went black. The Red Baron and all the others looked in nothing short of horror as their worst fear was coming true. The Red Baron cried and yelled in anger.
"NO! NO! IT CAN'T BE! THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE! YOU ARE DEAD!"
The black barrier fell and in its place returned was Shadow. He looked healthy and besides something that might have been a bruise. He was alive. He looked up at the Red Baron and smiled?
"Do you have anything else?"
The Red Baron exploded in anger.
"I SWEAR! I WILL KILL YOU SHADOW! I SWEAR IT!"
The Red Baron, suddenly, produced not one, but two Spirit Swords, their powers great and equal and amazingly, the Red Baron was able to sustain them.
The Red Baron, crying out again, zoomed down onto Shadow's position and landed next him. Furiously, he began to swipe and strike at Shadow again and again with both his powerful swords. Every time he swung his sword, a rock or a boulder nearby would slice in have like the softest fruit. But no matter how hard he tried, Shadow still was overwhelming stronger. He either dodged or blocked every attack the Red Baron swung with. Each time, the Red Baron grew in power and hatred.
But then, the Red Baron saw and opening and he quickly put his sword together and created a huge claymore. With one giant and open swing, he made his way down on him.
"DIE!"
But then, the claymore shattered once again, the force driving the Red Baron to fly back. It had shattered as it hit Shadow's head. The Red Baron sword was destroyed and his berserker moment had ended.
The White Warrior saw this and quickly flew toward Shadow to help the Red Baron, but with a swipe of his hand, Shadow was able to push the White Warrior away while she was till 100 ft away, knocking here back all the way toward the others and knocking the wind out of her.
Shadow then walked up to the Red Baron. With a smile, Shadow began to shower a rain of punches and kicks down onto the Red Baron. With little energy, the Red Baron could do little to block the attacks and took each and every hit.
Then, Shadow stood back and began to fire blasts of energy. Each blast scorched the body of the Red Baron and each hit, he screamed in agony and pain. The others could do nothing but watch while trying to help the White Warrior from her one-hit knock out.
Shadow watched as his energy shots hit the Red Baron. Every time, the Red Baron would scream louder and louder. Every time, Shadow's smile grew and the louder he laughed at the enemy.
The others watched, trying to raise the White Warrior, who was barely awake. They were making their way to his location in the hopes that they may be able to do something for their friend, who was now at the mercy of the most evil being on the Earth. Shadow allowed them to get near and knew they would try nothing against them as they had no chance if the Red Baron had none. Just to rub it it, he used his Shadow Reaver claws to drive into the Red Baron, making him barely alive and nothing more then a bloody pulp. By then, the Red Baron was unmoving and his cries all gone, barely counsous.
Even the cries of his friend were doing nothing to awaken the Red Baron and the White Warrior was trying to desperately think of a way to save her love from the hands of death incarnate.
Satisfied, Shadow stopped his attack on the Red Baron and grabbing him by the neck, pulled him up into the air and held him, chocking him.
"Now, brother, your time is up and your time will belong to me. For soon, you will be mine to control. For soon, I will use the Shadow Spell on you and you will be under my control and forever do my bidding. You will be my instrument in conquering the universe."
The Red Baron could do nothing as Shadow prepared to use the Shadow Spell on the him. There was nothing anyone could do. The Red Baron was defeated.
