The Red Baron – Tribulation of the Tainted Dragons Saga


The Shadow Spell

Shadow and the Red Baron meet in a stare. The open smile of Shadow versus the open-mouthed, heavy breathing. He looked up and saw nothing more then the body of his brother with the eyes of a monster. The heart of a killer. The mind of a lunatic. The soul of the damned. This was no longer his brother, he knew, but to see his body stand above his own with such hate and obvious power over him was tearing him from the inside.

Shadow wasted no time in performing his spell. He knew that he would need some extra time for the Red Baron mind to bend to his will, but with his body beaten and spirit crushed, it wouldn't be that much longer.

"It's time, brother. It is time that you came to me. Let us be family again."

The Red Baron heard Shadow's words and suddenly he felt a little warm. The thought of his family was a happy thought. But it quickly turned into despair as he realized that his family was no more. His parents dead by his own hands and his brother about to take command of him, was no more.

As the Red Baron drowned in his self-pity, Shadow looked down into the eyes of the Red Baron. The Red Baron looked back. They stared for what like seemed hours, neither one neither moving nor blinking, as if they could see within each other.

"Shadow Spell."

Immediately, Shadow's eyes began to alternate between white and black as a high frequency. They began to glow and they emitted a powerful bright light from them. Before the Red Baron could counter it, he was captured in its brilliance. The Red Baron's eyes went black immediately. Then, he began to scream.

The Red Baron screams and howled in agony. He began to roll on the floor and hold his head, then his neck, as if not sure where his pain was coming from.

Shadow stepped off of him and took a few steps back.

"Yes, that's it brother, try to fight it but you shall not succeed. For I will scour your heart and find the darkness within you, no matter how small it is. I will find it and use it against you and you will be but a puppet in my show."

Suddenly, Shadow saw a bright flash of white light come from an angle. Noticing it in time, he jumped out of the way as a large beam of white energy speed past him. The beam went off to the distance and exploded in a brilliant white light.

Shadow turned to his side and saw that the White Warrior was once again on her feet. She was breathing heavily and he words were slow and forced.

"Let go of him! I won't let you take him from us! He'll pull through and I'll help him!"

Shadow laughed.

"Foolish girl. You humans think love will always save you or some shit like that. Well, even love and goodness wont' save you here!"

The White Warrior wasn't going to let him finish. She jumped into the air and summoning all her remaining power, she powered up and made her way in the air toward her target.

Please, just hang on Carlos. I won't let you go. Just stay strong.


Deep in the mind of Carlos, the Red Baron was his conscious. He felt apart from himself and though his body was in agony, his mind seemed to have separated from it. All around him was darkness and only he was lit seemingly by his own existence.

He was kneeled down on the floor. He was clean and healthy looking. It was like he was never in the battle at all. But he knew he was. He knew that was defeated and that he was near death.

He was overcome with such grief and anger and sadness that he had failed his friends. He failed his parents. He failed his love. He failed his brother. And he failed everyone.

How could I have lost? I was given so much power and yet here I am. I am nobody. I never was somebody. I wasn't worthy of all this and now, all my friends and family and everyone are dead or gonna die. And I'm here. Not there. I can't do it. I can't win.

No, Red Baron, there is more that you can do.

The Red Baron looked up and from the Shadows appeared the Dark Baron.

What do you want! You are nothing but a curse and being whose evil is endless. You should be lucky to be alive.

Me? Alive, in your mind? You call this living? This is no such place.

Whatever, just get the hell out of here then.

I won't do that either. I am here to assist you in your current battle.

Excuse me? You want me to believe that you CAN help and that you WANT to help?

Why shouldn't you?

Because you are a monster, almost more of a monster as that damned thing of your out there. It's your fault that Shadow is getting away with all of it and if it weren't for you, my life would be a living hell!

The Red Baron shook as he heard the words come out of his mouth. Tears began to slowly run down his cheeks.

Please, Baron, don't make a fool of yourself in front of me. You have simply lost like I once did to you. You are about to face death and you will witness the consequences of thinking of yourself as a savior!

The Red Baron was at a loss for words. His grunts and snorts as he cried a little harder overpowered every word that attempted to come form his mouth.

You are defeated, Baron. There is n hope for you. You are weak. He is stronger. You lose. That is, unless you let me help you.

The Red Baron looked up in shock and confusion.

No, no of course I won't let you help me! I'll never let you feed me anything! I'd rather die.

Don't' be so hasty. Because either way, you're going to die if you try to fight or just sit here. But if you join with me, you will defeat him.

The Red Baron said nothing. He didn't know what to say. He wasn't' sure what to say.

Do you not desire power? Do you not want a destiny of your own? Don't you want to be happy and be alive and be a hero? I can give you all of this if you let me help you. I can create a new you.

No, no, I just can't. I wont' let you do this to me. I won't let you. But, I need power. I need to win. I have to do it…No! NO I WON'T!

DON'T BE FOOLSIH, BARON! YOU ARE NO MATCH FOR HIM! YOU ARE NO ONE WITHOUT ME OR THE POWER I OFFER YOU! LET US BECOME ONE AND WE CAN DEFEAT THE CREATURE!

NEVER!

"AHHHHHHHHH!"


The Red Baron heard a scream. His focus was had returned to the real world. His pain had returned. He felt the power of the Shadow Spell rush through him.

In the distance, he saw what he had heard. Shadow was completely in control of the battle with the White Warrior, whose powers have all but completely depleted. She stood next to a loose boulder, holding herself up. He clothes were tattered and torn in all places, barely hanging on to her.

Shadow smiled and looked at her, his mouth showing his jagged teeth.

"Well, I think I'm done playing with you."

Lifting his fist, he poured energy into it and swung it at her. In his mind, the Red Baron called out in a scream that echoed within him.

NOO! DON'T KILL HER!

Shadow rained down onto the White Warrior a power series of punches that pushed her deeper into the boulder she lay upon. Her torture body was pressed into the rock until it cracked away and left a space for her beaten body to fall onto. She was purple and bloody in several spots now. Her eyes were closed and she breathed hard as the pain swept through her body.

Shadow stepped back and laughed.

"Well, I believe that was quite enjoyable. But I believe that your time is up."

Just as Shadow was about to lay the final blow onto the White Warrior, he heard something behind him. In the distance, Josh, Dawn, and Devyn looked with joy for right behind Shadow stood the Red Baron, tall and seemingly full of vigor and strength.

But Shadow did not think twice.

"It would appear that you have finally given in to my spell, Brother. I welcome you to the fold."

The Red Baron, his face straight and his expression emotionless, did not move. He did not appear to be himself. It was as if Shadow had actually succeeded in the spell. The thought made the White Warrior's spirit sink. The Red Baron would not save them this time.

"Well, that's all done. Now it's time to finish you off, girl."

Shadow raised his fist again. With a smile on his face and tears down Vanessa's cheek, it was all over.

But then, the Red Baron quickly grabbed onto Shadow's arm and held it. Shadow struggled with it but he could not move it. He turned around toward the Red Baron and looked to him.

"But…but how can this be! You are supposed to be under my control! HOW DARE YOU! YOU ARE NOTHING! YOU ARE DEAD!"

Shadow swiped at the Red Baron with his free arm. But in a surprising moment, the Red Baron easily dodged the attack with a simple movement of his head. Shadow's eyes were wide open in terror and rage. But before he could react with another attack, the Red Baron countered with his own.

The Red Baron sent a powerful kick to the gut of Shadow and sent him flying at unreal speed into the sky. The pain was evident in the eyes of Shadow as he flew into the air, holding his gut and gasping for composure.

He used much of his power to stop in mid-air. There, he tired to figure out what had just happened.

How…how could he resist my Shadow Spell? And why has he increased in power! I'LL KILL HIM!

But before Shadow could think of anything, the Red Baron suddenly appeared next to him. Turning around suddenly, Shadow was face to face with the right palm of the Red Baron, which was now glowing intensely with energy. Shadow had little time to scream.

"NOOOOOOOO!"

The Red Baron discharged the attack. A giant wave of energy burst from his palm and blasted into the body of Shadow. Shadow was quickly engulfed in the attack and the magnitude was so strong that sent him flying far off into the distance. His scream of whimpering pain and agony was inhuman as he disappeared in the light.

The Red Baron began to lower his arm. Once straight again, he began to slowly descended back to Earth, floating to the ground.

The White Warrior and Josh were smiling. Both of them were unable to detect the presence of Shadow. His energy was gone and he was no where to be found. Josh stood up and yelled to Devyn and Dawn.

"Guys! He's gone! He's dead! I can't feel him anymore! Carlos did it! He did it!"

Devyn and Dawn got up and began to run toward the Red Baron position, overjoyed with the fact that the battle was finally over. The White Warrior sat up and smiled as she looked ahead as the Red Baron made his way to the ground.

It's finally over. We did it. He did it. He overcame the darkness and he freed himself.

The Red Baron planted his feet on the ground. He was facing toward the direction where he shot the blast of energy. Devyn and Dawn made their way toward him, laughing and crying after the experience.

But then, Josh and The White Warrior felt a quick and sudden jump of power. They looked around quickly, wondering why the Red Baron didn't feel it, too. Josh had a thought go through his mind and so did the White Warrior.

It can't be... I thought we killed him. Wait, that power, it's not…

it's not him. But then, who…

Suddenly, the Red Baron exploded with power. He produced energy like never before. His aura and energy expanded rapidly. Devyn and Dawn didn't even notice what was going on. It happened very fast. The Red Baron turned to them and smiled. But it was not a normal smile. It was not his. Before they could stop in their tracks, the energy that had pulsed from the Red Baron reached them and in an instant flash, they disappeared.

When the flash had died, the White Warrior looked toward the Red Baron's direction. He face was filled with horror and shock. Where Devyn and Dawn stood a moment before was now empty. As hard as she searched, she couldn't sense them. She tired long and hard but they weren't there anymore. They were killed.

And she looked up at the Red Baron. His eyes were now black and his power was godly. But it was not his same presence or aura.

"Baron…Carlos…what did you do?"

The Red Baron smiled and looked up at her.

"I'm sorry, but I'm not who you're looking for."

"No, you can't be…the Dark Baron."

"No, wrong again. I am neither one nor the other. I am both. I am a new being. Created in darkness I come. I have no name, only power. Thanks to the power of the Shadow Spell and the darkness within the heart of these two beings, I was given birth."

"Baron…what…."

"NO! I am not the Red Baron! I am something better. I am a god! I am all powerful! I AM DARKNESS!"