Silent Shadow's: ANGEL'S FLIGHT

Chapter 21 (woah 21 chapters?)

Final Battle

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A/N: Ok I will give you till the end of today which is Saturday in America to vote. After that I will begin writing the last chapter for romance.

"What is this," Faith said half-angry, half-scared. She seemed to shrink back from the heavenly flames that spurt out of Ryo's new battle armor, or was it the sparks from the anger in his eyes. Both were frightening.

Faith placed her wings around her, whether to comfort her of protect her he didn't know. But he saw her shiver and mouth, "Fire…"

"It's time to pay for your sins," Ryo said coldly, "You have done to much wrong and hurt to many people."

She started to laugh maniacally, "My sins? Oh sure. You may try!" For some reason she thought it was hilarious that he powered up considerably, because she could feel his power, but didn't do anything.

"Enough of this," Ryo said furious that she wasn't taking him seriously. He ran toward her at lightning speed and slashed at her with his swords, Faith not expecting him to be so fast tried to dive away but he managed to knock off her feet and on to the ground.

She slowly got up from the ground and to Ryo's surprise she was still laughing. "Is that all you got?" she mocked as she flipped to her feet.

"No," she heard as Angel One flew behind her and hit her on her back so hard she stumbled away.

"What the..." she had barely time to react before she got a blow in the face by Ryo. She tried to fly away but Angel One kept up with her.

"Oh no you don't," he said as he grabbed her around her waist and she tumbled down, her wings getting a mass of bruises and cuts. She howled in pain and Ryo's eyes widened.

Her wings… they must her weak spot! Instantly he plunged at her twirling his twin swords and slashed her pure white wings.

She screamed insanely as a crimson steam began to leak out of the gash. She twitched horribly and immediately lashed out. Around her she created an aura of power and beams of power scattered aimlessly. One hit the ground just below Mia and Yulie, nearly sending them flying.

Angel One back-handed her and then flew to Ryo and in the few precious seconds she took to get up he whispered, "Don't slash an angel's wings."

"Why not? It's her weak spot?" he argued.

"It's inhumane," he said angrily, "You never touch an angel's wings. It drive her insane."

"Fine. AS if she already wasn't," he said as he speed towards Faith spinning his blades. Faith tried to dodge both Angel One's and his attacks and keep her wings out of their reach.

Mia stood aghast at the sight, holding Yulie closely. "It's impossible…"

"What?" Yulie asked her.

"They are winning," she said amazed, her head going dizzy, "Both Angel One and Ryo's Inferno Armor are to much for her."

"Are they going to kill her?" he asked Mia who bit her lip.

'Kill?' she thought to herself, 'Is that really what's going to happen… is this the right thing to do?'

"Mia… are they?"

I don't know Yulie," she said finally, "Only time will tell."

"Why does time take so freaking long?" he asked her.

"Because fate hates us," she said getting annoyed with the questions. All she wanted to do is watch the battle.

"……What will happen if Ryo gets killed?" he asked her and Mia tried to smile.

"Don't think like that Yulie, he won't die."

"But what if he does?"

"Then God may have mercy on our souls."

Faith plummeted to the ground, bruised and battered. Angel One landed beside and tried to punch her, but she dodged. Ryo roundhouse kicked her on her back but she whirled around and smacked him across the room.

They weren't winning, but then again they weren't losing.

"Give it up Faith," Ryo said breathing heavily, his body beaten as bad as hers.

"You think I'm going to give up that easily," she said suddenly striating and taking up into the sky and began to power up.

Ryo eyes went wide, "She's getting stronger!"

"Then we have to finish this now he said looking at him meaningfully. Ryo nodded and began to power up as Angel One took into the sky creating and energy sword. He flew right above Faith and Ryo got under her and they both poised ready for attack.

"It's happening," Mia whispered taking steps back.

"What's happening?" Yulie asked her.

"They are about to deliver the final blow."

"What?"

"Step back Yulie," she ordered, "We have to get to safe ground."

Rowen struggled to get up but without his power he couldn't do much.

"Yup I'm going to feel this in the morning," he said groaning, "A few cracked ribs, a few broken bones, all in a days work."

He glanced at Ryo and the battle scene.

"C*%^&," he swore as he tried to edge himself away from the struggle, but to no avail.

He watched the coming hit with horror, the only thing that played in his mind was the question, "Will I ever see Mia again?"

Sage coughed and stirred. He had some bad beatings in his lifetime but this one takes the cake. His eyes were heavy but he managed to open and eye, his mass of blond hair falling over the other violet eye, hiding it from, view.

He looked in horror as Ryo posed gathering up his power for the final strike. He tired to stand up so he could run away, but his legs gave away, he was just to weak. But he didn't give up, he couldn't.

Slowly, he began to edge himself away, a thought played over and over in his head, "I've got to save Mia."

Mia pressed her small body hard behind a rock, the little boy had sprawled on the floor with his hand over his head at her request.

Angel One had soared high in the sky and then began to hurtle himself downward, his energy sword at full ready to draw blood. Ryo jumped up into the sky.

"Armor if the Inferno! Flare up now!" she heard him scream as he sent a large flame upward with him, larger then any of the moves she ever seen, he was using everything he had in the attack.

Faith looked from Angel One to Ryo and then stopped powering up, she twisted herself so that one hand faced on of them and created a small blast, that grew larger.

"TAKE THIS!" she screamed right before Ryo and Angel One collided with her. There was a bright flash and Mia couldn't see anything.

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"This light… so bright…

Is, is this heaven?" Mia shook her head, "Why is everything so quiet? What happened?"

She blinked awhile trying to regain sight. "Wasn't there a fight going on? Oh yeah, the fight between Faith and my friends…

Oh Faith, why did you have to resurface. Wouldn't it be better is we could all just forget? Why did you need revenge, why must you a beat a dead past.

I HATE ALL HUMANS!

Oh Faith, you didn't hate them, you feared them. You feared them for what you felt for those many years of torment my father did to you and you fear what they may do to you now. So you made yourself stronger.

I HATE YOU FOR THE ELEMENT YOU REPRESENT!

Fire…

Yes the fire. Even I could never forget that, so cruel, so fearful. Every nightmare I have I see the flame licking my skin as it burned everything, that thick heavy smoke, that unbearable heat. Perhaps it would be more merciful if we died in it.

I saw her scream in pain in the fire!

But you survived, and the fire you feared also was left into your hands. The lab was completely melted away… except for the main center, the most powerful, impenetrable by even that. It held all the plans ,all the blue prints, it held everything.

I… got… hurt…

You found it now that it was weakened; you saw how to do everything. And you decided never to feel pail like that again, never be in the position of mercy to the merciless. So you played your weaknesses, recreating everything you hated… everything you hated: the lab. And then you tried to tame the impossible, the sinful creation that was made by an accident, the pain that it caused all of us…

If you managed to tame it…

If you managed to create it..

If you managed to not fear it…

Then never again will you feel pain. I feel remorse for you Faith. You are still a child aren't you? Still throwing tantrums, we were all children when we died.

Mia blinked out of her trance, the light died down and she was back in the room, her body was sprawled on the floor. The impact of the three titans must have sent a force strong enough to tear most of the room apart. Luckily everyone was OK, Yulie, Rowen, Sage, Cye, and Kento.

She eyed the scene of Angel One and Faith and Ryo. All three were standing and panting on the ground. All of a sudden she heard Faith laugh, high pitched and cold. Did she win?

Ryo got up, not a scratch upon him. He did it.

He striked Faith. He watcher her fall to her knees in laughing fits.

"Ah! So you managed to kill me after all Flame boy. So full of justice! Hero to the rescue! To punish the sinful. And you did congratulations, but I have a question for you," she said eyeing him.

"Who is going to punish the humans? Out of everything that walks this God forsaken planet, you humans have done the most damage."

Ryo was silent, 'It didn't have to end this way."

"No, it didn't lover boy. But if you spared my life I would kill you. It's the balance of the world, no matter how many people you kill there will always be more to fight. As long as you play hero you will never have peace. So will you continue to fight?"

"Of course, as long as there is evil."

"Hmmm so I don't have to kill you. You create your own hell for yourself," she said. Ryo noticed she was fading.

"So ends my life. Not that I'm sad or anything, I knew this would happen. You will find my life is linked to the whole lab, as soon as I die so will everything else."

"Your sick," he said and she smiled.

"Would you rather I give then into the hands of humans?"

"…"

"I thought so. Goodbye, and never forget me. Dream about me in your nightmares," she said laughing before there was a bright flash and she was gone, nothing was left but shimmers in the air.

Kento, Cye, Sage, Rowen, Mia, and Yulie all arrived at the scene and was there just in time to see Faith vanish.

Ryo looked down, there was nothing left of Faith but a single dagger, the dagger he had given her that night they kissed- back then he had trusted her. He bent down and grabbed its hilt quietly.

"Ryo man," Kento said, "Are you OK?"

There was an uncomfortable silence and Ryo didn't move, "Yes…"

He turned towards them, his face rigid like stone, no expression on his face, "I'll be fine."

"Good."

"Krg!" they heard a moan. They whirled around and saw Angel One drop to the ground holding his stomach.

"Angel One!" Mia yelled and grabbed him around his waist, 'What's wrong?"

He gave her a weak smiled and removed his hand revealing a long gash and his clothes, stained with his silvery blood. Mia gasped her eyes filling with tears as she touched his wound.

"I'm sorry my little one," he breathed out, "she hit me when I tired to kill her."

"Oh my God," she said struggling to breathe, "This isn't happening, please you can't die. You're my only family now. Please…"

"My little one…"

"You can't die," she screamed as if she was trying to convince God, "YOU'RE THE HERO! THE GOOD GUY!"

"My Mia, listen."

"No," she whispered finally letting the tears flow free, "The good guys are suppose to defeat the bad guy in the last moment, have a happy reunion and then live happily every after. So you can't die."

"This isn't a fantasy Mia. This is real. Not everything will end perfectly."

"But Angel One," her tears making her blind as slowly Angel One began to fade away, "It's been so long since I've seen you. I don't want you to go away again."

"I have to my little one, but please. Don't make my end mess up your happily ever after. I want your memories of me to be happy."

"I can't be happy without my family," she said, "Please don't leave alone. I'm scared."

"Mia…"

"…"

Angel One leaned over and whispered in her ear, ", Night night, sweet dreams, hopeful wishes that I will see you tomorrow."

Calm spread on her face as she looked at Angel one's kind eyes and she nodded and repeated, "Night night, sweet dreams, hopeful wishes that I will see you tomorrow"

He smiled and the he was gone, she was holding nothing but air.

Mia let out a piercing scream,

A haunted cry,

The cry of a person who had lost everything.

______________________________________________________________________________________A/N That's right folks, this is not the last chapter! What's with Mia? Will she ever be the same and who will comfort her in this time of need? Remember today. Sorry because I have to start the next chapter. And no double counts- I have this strange suspicion that someone is making new names for the same vote.

C.G No need to bow. Just throw money. Lol j/k. Thank you.

Aya: Wow Ryo and Mia are really getting votes.

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Angel's 1fan: Nooo! Don't hurt me! *cowers*

Cye's girlie: Really? Well I was trying to make that happen in this chapter, I hope one person did feel sorry for her.

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Oh yeah and there is another guy I need to thank but because his name is not very appropriate, I would like to say thank you for your vote- You will know who you are.