Okay, it's sad to see this almost over, but thinking up so much for this story is a major pain, so it's going to end soon. If you like humorous stories, you'll probably like the next one, though.

Warning: This fight scene is pretty violent, but I don't think it should be rated R because it's not very descriptive.
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Chapter 41: The Hardest Battle Yet

"You shouldn't have come without finding out more and growing stronger," said Lance, dropping his spear, "I won't even need my weapon. Oh well, you still would've died, I just wanted a slight challenge."

"Modest, aren't you?" Billy snapped.

"You don't even know about the Jeweled Ones and how they came to be. Oh well, enough talk."

Lance started to grow until he was huge. He charged straight towards Omega, but Omega barely managed to move away in time and slashed Lance in the back, but the cut immediately sealed itself. Lance charged towards Omega again, but Billy ran in the way, shouting, "he can't have all the fun!!!" Billy started attacking with a flurry of punches. Right hook, left jab, left hook, roundhouse kick, but all were blocked by the muscular Lance. He caught Billy's final kick and sent him flying by his leg into the wall. Black charged, but Lance backhanded him across the room.

Lance ran straight at Omega, who couldn't get out of the way this time. Lance forced him down, but then screamed in pain and pulled an arrow out of his back, and again the cut was immediately sealed. Ashley loaded another arrow into her bow. Omega broke out of Lance's grasp and slashed him across the chest, but again the cut was immediately healed.

Wilder jumped onto Lance's back and sent his ax down into him, but once again the cut was healed. Lance grabbed Wilder and sent him across the room where Black was slumped against the wall. Billy, who had gotten to his feet, ran behind Lance and hit him in the back. Lance turned around to get at Billy, but he flew out of the way. Brian ran and sent his blade straight into Lance's back, but the cuts wouldn't stop healing.

Lance backhanded Brian, sending him backwards against the wall. Black rushed at him and managed to stab him with both daggers, but Lance just grabbed him and sent him flying again. "There's got to be some way to stop him," Billy muttered under his breath. He rushed straight at Lance, taking into the air, landing on top of Lance and fired his shotgun at point blank range, but it just closed again. Lance grabbed Billy and forced him to the ground. Brian rushed at him, but was grabbed with one hand and sent across the room. Lance started beating Billy furiously until he was bloody, while ignoring the arrows going into his back over and over. Finally Lance tossed Billy, bloody, bruised, and beaten, across the room again.

Ashley ran out of arrows, and wasn't able to avoid Lance's charge, then got slammed into the stone wall hard. Brian finally regained his senses and looked around. Billy was unconscious, maybe dead, against the wall, Black was stumbling to get to his feet, his nose bleeding heavily, Wilder was on his back, still breathing, half conscious, and Ashley was moaning in pain against the wall.

Billy started to open his eyes, seeing Lance going towards Omega, but then found that he couldn't feel his legs. He saw Black next to him, stumbling to his feet. He looked in the corner of the room, where the crystal ball was. Then it dawned on him. "Black," he moaned, "destroy the crystal ball. If I'm right, we might live. If I'm wrong, it's not like it'll change anything."

Black understood and started stumbling towards the crystal ball (Author's Note: Remember what Tekno said about Black having a bigger part to play?). Lance had Wilder in his grasp, and was beating him severely, but not as bad as Billy.
Brian found his feet again, and slashed Lance repeatedly, but again they healed. Lance grabbed Brian and threw him against the wall, shouting, "wait your turn!!!"

Brian got to his feet again, "they're my friends," he moaned, "I can't let you..." Then Lance charged him and threw him again, then started walking to Brian, who was struggling to get up.

Billy wasn't going to let Omega die. He somehow found his feet, grabbed his blade and ran towards Lance, but Lance heard him and turned, grabbing Billy. He lifted Billy over his head, and sent him straight down onto his knee, and Billy could feel his spine crack. Lance dropped the motionless Billy onto the ground.

Brian couldn't believe it. In the little time he'd known the real Billy, he'd already thought of him as a close friend. "You son of a bitch..." he moaned, but Lance didn't even see him.

Black got to the crystal ball and raised his daggers, then sent them straight down, smashing the ball into a million pieces. Lance turned and saw Black, then shouted, "no!!!" He ran towards Black, "now you die!!!"

Blood was pounding in Brian's head, he didn't care what happened to him. He had to get revenge for Billy, and defend his friends. He thought about what would happen to his friends if he didn't stop Lance, and the feeling of power overflowed him again.

Black knew death was coming. He couldn't run, he could barely walk, and Lance was charging straight towards him. Then Lance stopped, and turned around, a slash mark on his back. Omega's blade had a silvery blood on it.

Lance sent a punch straight towards Brian, but he dodged it easily, he could feel the power pumping in his veins. Lance looked desperate, like he knew what was happening, and started sending a flurry of punches towards Brian, but all were dodged. After dodging the final punch, he got under Lance and stabbed him straight in the chest. Lance fell backwards, dead.

"I knew it," Billy barely moaned, "I knew that was giving him immortality."

He ran to Ashley, making sure she was okay, then helping her up. Black started to stumble towards them, and Wilder was slowly getting to his feet. Brian ran to Billy, who was awake, bleeding heavily. "Billy, you're going to be okay."

Billy laughed a hoarse laugh. "No, I'm not," he moaned, "the most I've got is a half an hour, and then I'll die."

"No!!!" Brian shouted, "it's not fair! You saved my life, man!"

Billy looked off into the distance, "I know, but that doesn't mean I'm a hero. There's a lot I haven't told you, Omega. Now I have to pay for my sins. I'd prefer to have grown and matured more, as a human and a dragon, but if this is how it has to be, I'll be happy to die now."

"Not just yet," said Black, stumbling up, "I've got an idea. Omega, carry Billy, you're the only one who can walk semi-straight. We just might be able to save him."

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Whoa. Time for dramatic questions. Their only lead is gone, what will happen next? When will the evil Mystics strike again? How is Black planning to save Billy? And how am I able to write two chapters in one day?