Chapter. 60

Lyle appeared on the battlefield behind Onyx Avenger. He deployed his shield and used it to cut off Onyx's head. Lyle held out his hand to Vincent who stopped in his tracks. "Calm yourself Vincent, I know your angry and you have a right to be, but without focus it will only destroy what you care for."

Onyx respawned and Catherine took a seat on the stones. "A cheap shot, but can you do it again?"

Onyx charged at Lyle to punch with both of their right arms. Lyle held up his shield and blocked the attack then slammed his hand on his shield, sending a shockwave at Onyx to stagger them. Lyle swung his shield to slap away Onyx's arms then cut his head off.

Catherine stood up. "How the hell did you do that?!"

Lyle ignored her and turned back to Vincent. "He who knows no fear. Knows no courage." Lyle placed his hand on his chest. "I take mine from all of you. We are what we fight for."

Onyx returned and fired a laser at Lyle, who blocked with his shield. "Last time I wasn't prepared. Now I am!"

Endless kill mode engaged.

Carina appeared and ran towards Onyx removing her twintails from her head which turned into beam swords she sliced off Onyx's right arms. Lyle threw his shield and cut deep into Onyx's torso. Corina lunged one of her swords into the back of Onyx's head. "Not so funny when we do it, now is it?!" Corina looked to Vincent who's flames were beginning to go down. "See Vincent? Hate and anger aren't the way to go. All you'll be is alone."

Catherine grinded her teeth as well as her heel in the dirt. "Onyx! Get the fuck back out here!"

Onyx respawned and pounded all of his fists into the ground, making a crater then looked to Lyle and Corina. "I will annihilate you both! You will never have existed!"

Corina shook her head. "As long as others know about us, we'll live on forever. To erase us is to erase all of humanity."

"Then that's what it'll take." Onyx drew all four of his handguns and aimed at Corina. Lyle threw his shield, landing in front of Corina to stop all of Onyx's bullets. "Got you!" Onyx dashed to Lyle with both of his lower arms ready to punch.

Lyle held out his hands to catch the fists. Onyx's other arms grabbed onto Lyle's arms but he remained still. "I look at you Onyx, and I see nothing. Desolation. Death. You're alone. I fight for something greater then myself. Can you see the strength it gives me?"

"I don't care!" One of Onyx's arms let go and changed into a laser cannon, aimed at Lyle. Corina fired her own lasers at Onyx who held out another hand at her to create a barrier.

Endless kill mode Engaged.

"Surprise fucker!"Levi spawned and swung her staff into Onyx's ribs.

Onyx flinched and Lyle swung him around, throwing Onyx into a canyon wall. "And that's why you can't win. You have nothing to protect, nothing to fight for."

"No, no, no!" Catherine clinched her fists, she looked to Vincent who was regaining his normal form and his flames were dying down. "Onyx! Kill them!"

Onyx returned to the battlefield. "Every one of your attacks, every one of you're victories I'll make you regret."

Levi spun her staff. "Yeah? So far I'm not impressed. Heat Raiser!" The tip of her staff lit up with a red, green, and purple light. The two avatars on Levi's side were set alight with the same colors. "Let'em have it!"

Lyle tossed Corina into the air to fire lasers from her palms as he rushed towards Onyx with Levi right behind him. Onyx held out their barrier to block Corina while he shot lasers at Lyle who held out his shield to bash into Onyx. Onyx's arm transformed into a blade then was thrusted into Lyle's shield, piercing into his arm. Corina landed drew her beam swords, once she was close Onyx slapped away her weapons and lifted her up by her throat.

Lyle raised his fist to punch but his hand was caught in Onyx's. Circling around Lyle Levi rushed in to swing her staff at Onyx's head. Onyx grabbed Levi by her arm and twisted it, forcing her to drop her staff. "Weak. All of you are weak for leaning on each other."

Endless kill mode Engaged.

Rebecca appear on the field, she shifted to her blue form and punched Onyx in the back, her fist bursting through their chest. Onyx let go of everyone after Rebecca pulled her fist back. "V!" Rebecca changed back to her white form and rushed to Vincent's side. She threw her arms around Vincent and the last of his flames died.

Vincent fell to his knees, carefully guided by Rebecca. "Reby?" Vincent spoke in a pained voice. "What happened?"

Levi rested a hand on her hip. "You don't remember?"

"I was fighting... I was fighting... I, fight, red... Onyx!"

Rebecca held onto Vincent tighter. "It's okay! You're here, you're back!"

"What?"

"You really don't know?" Asked Lyle as he folds his arms then stopped to see the hole in his arm.

"Lyle!" Corina held her hands over the wound.

"I'll be fine once we get out of here. Still though, to think Vincent could get so angry as to only see red."

Onyx respawned once again, bringing all of his weapons to bare. "We're not through yet! None of you will leave here live!"

Lyle removed his shield and turned it into its axe form. "We're leaving, if it's through you then so be it."

Corina drew her beam swords. "We'll kill you as many times as it takes!"

Levi took up her staff into a fighting stance. "There's more of us here now. So step aside and keep some dignity."

Rebecca changed to her yellow form. "If you think we were scary before, wait till you see all of us together!" The grouped charged towards Onyx, Lyle meeting them head on while Corina and Rebecca flanked from both sides, while Levi stayed behind Lyle.

Lyle swung his axe and Onyx blocked with his blade. Rebecca circled around to Onyx's right side as she changed to her red form, her minigun revved up as she fired missiles. Onyx held out their hand to stop the missiles with a barrier. Corina stood at onyx's left side and fired her lasers at them. Once all the missiles were gone Onyx move their barrier to stop Corina's attacks. Rebecca's minigun fired, striking into onyx's side.

Onyx moved their barrier to block the hail of bullets only to be once again taking fire from Corina, they drew a pistol and fired at Corina. With Lyle keeping Onyx's attention Levi dash behind Onyx, splitting her staff into a three-section one she wrapped her weapon around onyx's neck and pulled. Onyx grabbed onto the staff with their only free hand.

"Overwhelm them!" Shouted Rebecca. Onyx focuses on pull against Levi's staff, but in doing so their aim was off and each shot was nowhere close while their blade couldn't block all of Lyle's attacks, each swing cutting deeper into Onyx's armor. Rebecca kept moving to get around onyx's barrier which kept dropping as Onyx turned their attention to other assaults.

"PULSE!" Onyx held up their arms and shockwave erupted from Onyx, throwing everyone away from them. Onyx took Levi's staff and threw it back at her then drew two pistols to fire at Rebecca who turned into her green form then shot at Corina. Onyx dropped their guns and dashed to Lyle, fight him over the axe.

"Cleanse!" A large beam struck into Onyx's side. Lyle dropped his axe and punched Onyx in the side of their head. Levi wrapped her chain around onyx's neck and pulled their down. Corina jumped on Onyx and sank her swords into their head. Everyone turned to see Vincent who dropped to his knees as everyone ran to their friend. "Everyone..."

"V!" Rebecca threw her arms around Vincent.

"Feel better?" Asked Corina.

Lyle rested his hand on Vincent's arm. "Welcome back."

Onyx respawned, bringing all of their weapons to bare. "If you can fight then get up." Levi spun her staff.

Vincent tried to stand but fell back down. "I'll support from here."

"None of you... None of you! You'll fall die here!" Light emitted from Onyx's body.

"What is he doing?" Asked Corina.

"Self destruct! Run!" Lyle grabbed Vincent and headed for the exit with everyone right behind him. The group reached the exit just as Onyx exploded, tearing apart the canyon.

Catherine watched her respawn timer and sighed. "Okay. Okay, okay, okay. If I can't kill them here. I'll kill them out there."

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