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CHAPTER TEN
Chapter Title: ESCAPE!
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"I'd better get out of this place," Kirby muttered as he stepped back from his fallen opponent. He turned around and headed for the destroyed stairwell. He whistled down the long shaft, as if calling something to himself. Seconds later, his star-shaped skateboard flew up to greet him within the cylinder. He hopped from the doorway to his skateboard, almost losing his balance and falling down the long shaft. He began to rise slowly up the tall stairwell, which was currently devoid of stairs.
"YOU WON'T GET AWAY FROM ME THIS TIME KIRBY!" a familiar voice roared from beneath the boy's feet. Below, a raging mad Demoknight was chasing the startled boy up the stairwell. His face had been exposed after Kirby slashed his mask in half, and it wasn't pretty. His ears had moved up above his eyes, and looked much like a cat's ears. His eyes glowed red, and his pupils had disappeared. He had grown gigantic fangs dripping with saliva, and his nose had disappeared. He began blasting Kirby with small energy blasts, sometimes missing the boy by inches, sometimes singeing his clothing. Kirby remained unscathed as he climbed the stairwell faster and faster.
"Dodenka Beam . . . FIRE!" Demoknight roared as the same beam of light that had enveloped Captain Byrd shot out from the demon's claws. The beam became extraordinarily thick around the center, making it hard for Kirby to avoid. He sped out of the way of the oncoming attack, but he was a little too late. The beam caught his left arm before he could get out of the way, causing third degree burns across his left arm.
"AHHH!" Kirby screamed in agony as the beam passed him. He was losing concentration, and would fall prey to Demoknight if he did not act quickly. Suddenly, he noticed the beam impacted upon the roof of the long, metallic shaft. He sped up his ascension, hoping to reach the doorway into the lunch hall before the ceiling collapsed upon his body. The ceiling made a noise similar to nails against a chalkboard as it slid down the shaft at a slow rate.
"Just a bit more," Kirby muttered under his breath. He was nearing the doorway. He could hear Demoknight's wings flapping quickly behind him.
"You shall not get away!" Demoknight proclaimed. He had increased his speed, so he could catch Kirby. He was unaware of the ceiling, which would soon entrap him within a dying ship. His rage had blinded him from all reason. Kirby reached the doorway just as the ceiling collapsed through the doorway, sealing Demoknight within the lowest chambers. Kirby could hear Demoknight's screaming as he exited the stairwell, the demon trapped by his own ignorance. Kirby looked down the cylinder, only able to see the sparks created by the ceiling falling below. Kirby floated out of the hole where the ceiling once stood and out of the Halberde completely. He watched the magnificent vessel fall beneath the ocean's waves, with no sign of Demoknight exiting the ship . . .
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For those of you who need some closure, read the epilogue. Otherwise, go home! I'm done with all of you! Review the god damn story!
CHAPTER TEN
Chapter Title: ESCAPE!
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"I'd better get out of this place," Kirby muttered as he stepped back from his fallen opponent. He turned around and headed for the destroyed stairwell. He whistled down the long shaft, as if calling something to himself. Seconds later, his star-shaped skateboard flew up to greet him within the cylinder. He hopped from the doorway to his skateboard, almost losing his balance and falling down the long shaft. He began to rise slowly up the tall stairwell, which was currently devoid of stairs.
"YOU WON'T GET AWAY FROM ME THIS TIME KIRBY!" a familiar voice roared from beneath the boy's feet. Below, a raging mad Demoknight was chasing the startled boy up the stairwell. His face had been exposed after Kirby slashed his mask in half, and it wasn't pretty. His ears had moved up above his eyes, and looked much like a cat's ears. His eyes glowed red, and his pupils had disappeared. He had grown gigantic fangs dripping with saliva, and his nose had disappeared. He began blasting Kirby with small energy blasts, sometimes missing the boy by inches, sometimes singeing his clothing. Kirby remained unscathed as he climbed the stairwell faster and faster.
"Dodenka Beam . . . FIRE!" Demoknight roared as the same beam of light that had enveloped Captain Byrd shot out from the demon's claws. The beam became extraordinarily thick around the center, making it hard for Kirby to avoid. He sped out of the way of the oncoming attack, but he was a little too late. The beam caught his left arm before he could get out of the way, causing third degree burns across his left arm.
"AHHH!" Kirby screamed in agony as the beam passed him. He was losing concentration, and would fall prey to Demoknight if he did not act quickly. Suddenly, he noticed the beam impacted upon the roof of the long, metallic shaft. He sped up his ascension, hoping to reach the doorway into the lunch hall before the ceiling collapsed upon his body. The ceiling made a noise similar to nails against a chalkboard as it slid down the shaft at a slow rate.
"Just a bit more," Kirby muttered under his breath. He was nearing the doorway. He could hear Demoknight's wings flapping quickly behind him.
"You shall not get away!" Demoknight proclaimed. He had increased his speed, so he could catch Kirby. He was unaware of the ceiling, which would soon entrap him within a dying ship. His rage had blinded him from all reason. Kirby reached the doorway just as the ceiling collapsed through the doorway, sealing Demoknight within the lowest chambers. Kirby could hear Demoknight's screaming as he exited the stairwell, the demon trapped by his own ignorance. Kirby looked down the cylinder, only able to see the sparks created by the ceiling falling below. Kirby floated out of the hole where the ceiling once stood and out of the Halberde completely. He watched the magnificent vessel fall beneath the ocean's waves, with no sign of Demoknight exiting the ship . . .
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For those of you who need some closure, read the epilogue. Otherwise, go home! I'm done with all of you! Review the god damn story!
