Insomnia

Part Five


The moment Luke reached the bedroom window, Percy punched him in the face hard, knocking him back. Nyx walked in and followed with a hard backhand, knocking two hawks out of existence. Seeing this, Luke's eyes widen. He has never seen a being do such a thing. He didn't even think his master could do that.

Flapping his wings, Luke didn't move as more hawk charged forward. Smashing into the bed and thought the wall the Percy and Nyx were stopping any hawk that came their way. Luke swallowed hard as more and more hawks flew past him to join the fight.

From punching one into the floor to throwing a few on to the bed and one into a drawer, Percy kept his eyes forward, looking at the Shadow hawk with large window stay in place as more and more hawks kept invading the bedroom. Percy stepped back as Nyx punch a hawk so hard in disappeared. She was also glancing at the head hawk who continued looking at them fight.

"Think he will move?" Percy asked.

"Looks at his eyes, Luke is hesitating." Nyx said, kicking a shadow hawk into the wall.

"Glad that's not the Luke I know." Percy said.

Nyx smirked. "There are many Lukes out there. This one is the young brother, a great duo."

"Ah," Percy said, kicking two shadow hawks in the face.

"Luke is all about speed, so be careful."

Percy nodded when he looked out the window for Luke. He was gone, but within a second, he appeared in front of Percy and punched in the face, knocking on the bed. Percy rolled out of the way from a barrage of punches but got caught with a kick, sending him flying into the bathroom.

Nyx turned to help when a swam of hawk pushed her up against the wall. With them holding her hands down, she turned her attention to them. Their eyes lit up and, as their feathers glowed, Nyx's eyes narrowed. She had no choice.

Meanwhile, in the living room, the second part flock of shadow hawks dove into the windows. Shattering the TV, table, cabinets and flower pots. Selene grit her teeth as she thought a few up into the ceiling while Morpheus kicked a few back out the window with their back together they were smacking, punch, throwing and kicking any shadow hawk that came through the window but the bad part was they weren't stopping.

Within moments a large muscular shadow hawk emerged. He planted his feet and reared back and punched Morpheus, knocking him clear across the living room. Selene ran over and stood in front of the fallen Morpheus. Her eyes narrowed as she looked at the large muscular armor wearing a shadow hawk whose eyes held a dark purple glow.

"You okay back there?" Selene asked.

Morpheus stood up, rubbing his jaw, putting back in place as he moved it around.

"Yeah, but such power."

"Guess that's the power of a general."

Morpheus ran toward the large shadow hawk as he charged toward him while Selene dealt with the other hawks flaying toward her. Smacking the lesser hawks on the ground, she had to steady herself as Morpheus thought a punch at the large shadow hawk that shook the build and when he hit back; it pushed him back, shaking the building even more. Selene slipped in, blocking a punch that even with her eyes lit up, she could feel her power waning.

Morpheus reared up, punching the hawk, but he only moved inch by inch. Breathing hard, he could believe how strong this creature was. Holding up his hands, they glowed as his light swirled around his head, which only caused the hawk wings to flap rapidly, breaking his concentration. Morpheus could feel himself moving backward. With the mixture of the wind tunnel and the intensity of this general punch almost close to her face, things were not looking good.

"We could use a hand here!" Selene yelled.

Morpheus was trying his best to move toward Selene but that all came to a stop when the wall to the hall way shattered and a kick sent the General shadow hawk smacking the wall. Breathing hard, Selene turned to Nyx, whose eyes were on the creature still on the wall. Wiping off the hawk entrails, she cracked her knuckles and sighed.

"I was wondering where you were… Luka."

Before Selene could say a word, Morpheus pulled her away as he held her up to her feet.

Peeling him self off the wall, Luka turned around growling at who dare hit him. But the moment he looked at the woman with dark black hair and glowing dark purple eyes before, he couldn't help but feel as if she was familiar. The woman walked closer. Looking deep into his eyes, she raised an eyebrow.

"Hm, He doesn't have you completely."

Shaking his head, Luka plated his feet on the floor and reared back and punched Nyx, who block the attack but absorbed it much to his surprise. Her eyes narrowed.

"My turn." Nyx said as she held up her foot and kicked him in the stomach, bending his arm and sending him through the wall into the hallway.

"Luke and Luka the brother generals. Luka, as you can see, relies on strength and Luke is all speed. Separate them and there a nuisance, but together there annoying." Nyx said, walking through the hole in the wall. "I will keep Luka busy. I trust you can take care of his younger brother."

Selene and Morpheus nodded as another flock of shadow hawk flew through the window. Looking at each other, they would help Percy as soon as they took care of them.

Meanwhile, in the bedroom Percy was doing a mix of blocking and dodging almost every punch and kick Luke could think at him. Which annoyed him, but he took delight in each punch and kick he hit Percy with, for it always send him knocking into the wall. Kicking him back in the bathroom.

Percy dodges a kick, causing Luke to hit the sink, leaving water gushing out everywhere. Percy dodges him again, leading to Luke punching a hole through the toilet. More and more water continued gushing out all over the floor and sprinkling down because of the pipes from the sink.

With a swift kick in the stomach, he kick Percy in the bathtub, but when he went to punch him, something knocked him back. Shaking it off, Luke went to punch again, only for Percy to match his punch. He scooted back and shook his hand. It was stronger, too. That when he noticed something odd. There was water everywhere. Why wasn't he or Percy wet?

Unable to think on it for long Percy attacked, punching and kicking matching Luke's speed blow for blow but the moment he saw the blue tint in the hybrids eyes Luke realized when he dodged Percy's push it broke the tiles in the wall just by his ear, What the heck he thought.

Luke tried to leave, but Percy pulled him back, knocking him in the bathtub that was filling with water. When Luke tried to get up, but felt something keeping him in place. Unable to move, Percy walked toward him, his eyes glowing and aura flaring. His sword materialized in his hand, his eyes trained on Luke with only one thing in mind. Luke gulped. This wasn't good he, thought, not good at all.

Meanwhile, in the main hallway outside the apartment, Nyx stood there as Luka jumped up, punching at Nyx, who was blocking with ease. She could feel Luka's punches growing stronger and stronger until one punch pushed her back. Yet Nyx kept looking at Luka's eyes that continued flickering. She didn't want to have to eliminate one of her prime generals, so a change of tack was needed.

"Do you really don't know who I am?" Nyx asked.

Luka looked away, his mind felt like scrambled he wasn't sure what to think. His leader was Benjamin Mann he was ordered by him to stop all threats to his mission but why does this woman seem to be familiar to him.

"I… your my enemy," Luka said.

Sensing his hesitation, Nyx continued talking. "When you were small, you would always cling to me while the other made fun of you for being weak. I knew that wasn't true, for I could see the strength and power and the moment your bother was born, you two are unstoppable."

Luka winced as she held his head as a voice echoed through his mind. He remembered the voice of the other hawks laughing at him and the strength he showed protecting his brother. But when he tried to fit an image to the face of the person, he saw but couldn't.

"Stop… I can't." Luka breathing hard. Sweat pouring off him as he tried so hard to fight against his mind.

Nyx walked closer, only for Luka to punch at her, but she grabs his fist as she looked directly in his eyes.

"I know it hurts and I am sorry, but I cannot lose one of my top generals not to him… so please come back to me. Luka, remember who I am."

Back in the living room, Selene and Morpheus finished the last of the Shadow hawks. They ran into the bathroom but were pushed back by a strange blue bubble that seem to block their way. Morpheus reached out and touch the bubble, only to wince as it stung his fingers. Selene lit up her fingers and touched the bubble she wince but kept pushing forward. She spotted Percy, who had a blue outline along his body that emulated brightly.

"Percy, let us in!" Selene shouted.

Percy looked at Selene, his eyes narrowed. Within moments, his eyes glowed, and so did the bubble. It knocked Selene and Morpheus on to the floor.

Morpheus and Selene looked at each other, then back at the now glowing cerulean bubble that engulf the bathroom.

"That's not good," Selene said

"No one bit," Morpheus replied.

Meanwhile, out in the main hall, Luka was holding his head. As his eyes flickered rapidity, his mind was going crazy as all voices screamed in his head. He rolled around on the floor until he felt something inside him break. Standing up, Luka took a deep breath. Shaking his head a little, he looked at the woman who stood before him. His eyes widen the moment he recognized who she was. He bowed, which brought a smile to the woman's lips.

"Lady Nyx, I am sorry for my actions," Luka said.

"You are forgiven, but we must hurry if we are to save your brother."

Luka's eyes widen the moment he felt his brothers surge of fear. Nodding, the two of them ran toward the hole in the wall back in the apartment as they continued on to the bathroom. Luka and Nyx spotted Selene and Morpheus banging on the cerulean bubble.

"Move," Nyx said.

Walking up to the bubble, Nyx touches it until her eyes gave off a dark purple glow.

"Ah, I see," Nyx said.

"What is it?" Selene asked.

"Frenzy, mostly like because of his renown determination."

"Can we stop him?

Nyx winced a little as she steadily began pushing through the bubble. "Of course it will just take a while."

Meanwhile, inside the bathroom, Percy's glowing form was steadily moving toward Luke, who was strapped by the water to the bathtub. His heart race and eyes widen as Percy's glowing form was getting closer and closer, his sword aim at his chest at his heart.

"You're the good guy… please," Luke pleaded.

Percy remained silent as he inched even closer. Just as the sword was about to touch Luke's chest, the hand of a woman, touch Percy's shoulder, he glanced into the dark purple eyes of Nyx. Luke felt the water loosen as he took Luka's hand and pulled him out of the bathroom.

Nyx and Percy kept looking at each other as water formed around them.

"Calm down, Percy. Save this for later."

"Later…" left Percy's lips.

"That's right,"

Percy winced as the glow in his eyes flickered and after a few moments, the sudden surge of power he felt steadily faded away as they two exit the bathroom. Shaking his head. Percy looked at Luke, bowing slightly before.

"Sorry," Percy said to Luke.

Nodding, Luke stood by his brother, then looked at the woman who was next to Percy with confusion in his eyes. While his mind screamed that he was his master enemy, he also felt as if she wasn't at the same time. Seeing the conflict in his eyes, Nyx walked over to Luke and gently took a hold of his hand.

"While I know you haven't spent enough time with me, I assure you we are not the enemy, but Mr. Mann is," Nyx said.

Luke looked at his brother, who nodded. Taking a deep breath, he looked around at everyone here.

"Okay, I am in, lets save the world."

Percy, Selene, Morpheus, Nyx, Luka and Luke walked to the living room and looked out the window at the dark gray sky. Thunder roared across the sky, followed by trickles of lightning jumping through the clouds. Even Mother nature knows the final battle has begun.