Chapter 55

Chat Noir lowered his body as he took a defensive stance. He kept his gaze fixated on Volpina, eyeing her carefully in case she pulls any tricks. He quickly glanced back behind him, making sure Marinette made it away safely. He'd be lying if he said that he wasn't distressed by the events that took place moments prior. He had this grand plan to reveal his identity to Marinette when it was time to propose to Marinette somewhere down the line but that plan was ruined. He'd also be lying if he said he wasn't mad at Volpina for ruining it, and he suspected his father was behind it too, but he had to surpress his emotions for now and focus on the inevitable fight at hand. He cared about protecting Marinette more than anything at the current moment so that's what he had his mind focus on.

"You'd better be careful with what you do," Chat Noir spoke as he raised an eyebrow confidently at Volpina. "The angels aren't going to be too pleased with what's going on. That is, if they're not mad already."

Volpina began chuckling, confusing Chat with such a response. "Oh, I don't need to worry at all. Everything we do here is invisible to the humans and angels, unless if I choose it not to be. But your father was very very clear that I shouldn't do that. So as far as anyone's concerned, the park is completely empty and devoid of any demonic presence."

Chat Noir smirked. "Good, that means I don't have to hold back."

"You have to find me first for that to happen."

Volpina began blowing on her flute as she began running, causing her to fade away out of sight. Chat stiffened his body and waited, trying to sense Volpina's presence. He suddenly got the feeling that something was behind him so he quickly turned around and slashed, landing a direct blow on the fox demon but causing her to poof away into smoke. She appeared again beside him but he managed to slash her in time as well.

More and more Volpinas kept appearing all around Chat Noir, becoming faster and more in number but Chat fought against each one successfully, never giving up. He knew that all of them were just mere clones and the real Volpina was hiding somewhere but he couldn't let down his guard. He needed to figure out where she was and strike when she least expected it.

In between strikes, Chat looked around and see if he could spot her. There was nothing from what he could see. He panicked for a moment and thought she left the area to go after Marinette, but he started noticing a musical tone coming from somewhere within the park. It sounded like a flute to him, the same instrument Volpina plays before using her powers. If he wanted the clones to stop he'd have to get that flute away from her.

Chat spun around as fast as he could, slashing any Volpina clones that got in range and when he had a window of opportunity, he leapt at where the music was coming from. Much to his surprise, he managed to grab Volpina and pin her to the ground.

"Let go of me!" Volpina groaned, as she tried to struggle out of Chat's grasp. He turned his gaze over to her hands and spotted the flute that she was using.

"With pleasure." Chat answered. He released his hold on the fox demon but with his cat-like reflexes, he snagged the flute out of her grasp and leaped away for a moment. "Hope you don't mind me borrowing this though!"

"No!"

Volpina raced at Chat, wanting to reclaim her flute but it was too late. Chat took the instrument and slammed it against his leg, causing it to break into two pieces and rendering it useless.

"Sorry Volpina, it's over." Chat said triumphantly. He let out a sigh and turned his attention back to the demon who had her head hanging down at the ground. "Listen, Lila, I know it's too late but maybe there's something I can do to help you?"

Much to Chat's surprise, Volpina began chuckling. It was soft and rather silent at first but she suddenly burst out into loud, evil laughter. "You don't know anything, do you Chat Noir?"

Volpina snapped her fingers which caused a new flute to appear in her hands, catching Chat Noir by surprise. She began playing on it, which caused the ground below him to rumble and shake. Pillars began rising up from the ground, surrounding Chat Noir and preventing him from going anywhere. He pounded against the pillars that were now turning into walls, trying to break them but to no avail. Within seconds, he found himself sealed inside without anywhere to go.

"You want to help me? You can't help me. Let me show you why."


Author's Note: Sorry that this chapter is so short ^^; I didn't want to drag the fight out too long ^^; (I'm not the best at writing long fights ^^; ) But the next Chat chapter makes up for it length wise~
But the next chapter will be a Marinette chapter :3 Just as a head's up~