Dante stood bewildered at who stood behind Ari in the darkness, not showing himself. But Dante noticed, Ari knew him obviously.
"What are you doing here?" Ari called out, keeping his aim and eyes on Dante.
"What do you mean, Ari? Silly boy! You know exactly why I'm here." the voice softly replied.
"Khoval?" Dante quietly asked himself, wondering if this was Ari's father who had so much control over his son's mind.
"Dante!" the voice boomed. A shadow in the dark could be seen moving to and fro, pacing back and forth. "What a pleasant surprise! I see you already have met my wondeful, and quite deceitful son. I am, as you've probably guessed already, Khoval: the beloved, controlling you might suggest, father of poor, poor, confused Ari." Suddenly, Khoval stepped forward.
Coming into the dim light, he revealed himself. An ill-favored look he presented instantly. Black, long hair flowed freely off his shoulders. Dark skin, just like Ari, was revealed from his face. And his eyes.......nothing like Ari's. Khoval's eyes shone none. His eyes lay dark and evil; unlike Ari's, who's shown icy blue, but inviting.
"Well done, Ari, my son." Khoval said, coming to Ari's side. When he reached to touch Ari's shoulder, Ari shunned him. Surprised, Khoval smacked the boy's face elegantly, leaving a red handprint on his wet cheek. Ari was stunned for a moment, but regained his concentration quickly. He coldly glared at Khoval for a minute, but then went back to his target.
"So Dante, I hear you have been, how should I put this? ......Harassing my son, about information that is none of your concern." Khoval said with ease, looking to Dante in disgust.
"Harassing?" Dante asked, anger rising in his voice. "If someone knows me, then it is my damn business. What the hell do you want with me Khoval?"
"Disgusting creature! How dare you raise your voice at me: Khoval, soon ruler of the human world and the demon world!" Khoval boomed, not noticing the strange look Ari was now giving him.
"What about your son? I'm sure you promised him something? Some of the ruling, at least? So, he tried to kill me to get me out of the picture?" Dante asked slyly.
"I have to admit....." Khoval began, but paused for a moment, observing Dante. "...I am slightly frightened of you. But, that's what I have Ari for!" Khoval delightfully replied.
"What the hell?" Ari interrupted, lowering and finally dropping Ebony and Ivory to the wet ground, looking to his father with a confused expression.
"What? You haven't figured it out yet?" Khoval asked, trying to act innocent.
"Figured......it out?" Ari said slowly, confusion growing strong in him.
"You stupid boy!" Khoval yelled, anger seemed to be coming to his voice. Then, he calmed himself and began again. "Ari.....did you think I really I loved you? Heh! Ari....you may be my son by blood, but I've never actually considered you a REAL son! You never met my standards. So, there's no way I would even claim you my blood."
"What?" Ari replied softly, trying to sort everything he had heard.
"I only used you! I thought you figured that out a long time ago!" Khoval said, a laughter coming to his voice. "You were useful for the beginning.....but sadly, you just weren't enough. So, I thought I'd let you try, even though I knew you would fail, to kill off this....." Khoval paused, looking down to Dante as if he were a disease. "......weakling. Unfortunately, you didn't. You were never the.....devil type. More like a human than a demon. So, I realized it was up to me, to fix everything you had messed up." Khoval stopped again, making sure Ari was hearing everything. "Now, my boy, your time is up. There is no more use for you, or I don't need you anymore. Maybe you could join the humans. Though, eventually, your soft-nature would turn on them. So, you might be a little useful. Maybe I should wait until you've grown up," Khoval continued mockingly, "then you might be useful."
Ari stood in shock and anger. Dante watched and sensed the power of rage that was growing in him.
"You're lying." Ari finally spoke. A minute passed by, it seemed. "No. You're not lying. Why would you, right? You've only been doing that to me since practically since I was born."
"You could put it like that if you wanted." Khoval replied sarcastically.
"Ari," Dante called out, trying to get the boy's attention. "Don't listen to him. He wants you to feel this way. He wants you to go insane! Don't listen to him!" But Ari would not listen to Dante. He was focusing on the words that had come out of Khoval's mouth.
"Foolish boy. I pity you; i really do. I feel sorry for you. But, everyone has a time in their life where it must come to an end. And I believe, Ari, your time is up." Khoval said arrogantly.
"Take me for a hell ride." Ari replied. Immediately, he picked Dante's guns up and readied them for firing.
However, Khoval was prepared.
Following Ari's movements, Khoval drew two broad, white daggers swiftly; he beat Ari to the draw.
Before Ari could fire or Dante could think of anything to stop the two of them, Khoval had set the two daggers airborne, their target: Ari.
Like in slow motion, Dante saw Ari hunch over for a few seconds, as if letting them sink in. Everything in Ari's mind was scrambled together in pain. For those few seconds, that seemed like ages to him, he endured pain and shock that had never came to him before. Blood ran sharply from the wounds. It slowly poured from him as he stood motionless. Finally, Ari fell to his knees, then his face met the cold ground.
Dante stood in horror, watching the boy that he had grown close to, fall before him.
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"What are you doing here?" Ari called out, keeping his aim and eyes on Dante.
"What do you mean, Ari? Silly boy! You know exactly why I'm here." the voice softly replied.
"Khoval?" Dante quietly asked himself, wondering if this was Ari's father who had so much control over his son's mind.
"Dante!" the voice boomed. A shadow in the dark could be seen moving to and fro, pacing back and forth. "What a pleasant surprise! I see you already have met my wondeful, and quite deceitful son. I am, as you've probably guessed already, Khoval: the beloved, controlling you might suggest, father of poor, poor, confused Ari." Suddenly, Khoval stepped forward.
Coming into the dim light, he revealed himself. An ill-favored look he presented instantly. Black, long hair flowed freely off his shoulders. Dark skin, just like Ari, was revealed from his face. And his eyes.......nothing like Ari's. Khoval's eyes shone none. His eyes lay dark and evil; unlike Ari's, who's shown icy blue, but inviting.
"Well done, Ari, my son." Khoval said, coming to Ari's side. When he reached to touch Ari's shoulder, Ari shunned him. Surprised, Khoval smacked the boy's face elegantly, leaving a red handprint on his wet cheek. Ari was stunned for a moment, but regained his concentration quickly. He coldly glared at Khoval for a minute, but then went back to his target.
"So Dante, I hear you have been, how should I put this? ......Harassing my son, about information that is none of your concern." Khoval said with ease, looking to Dante in disgust.
"Harassing?" Dante asked, anger rising in his voice. "If someone knows me, then it is my damn business. What the hell do you want with me Khoval?"
"Disgusting creature! How dare you raise your voice at me: Khoval, soon ruler of the human world and the demon world!" Khoval boomed, not noticing the strange look Ari was now giving him.
"What about your son? I'm sure you promised him something? Some of the ruling, at least? So, he tried to kill me to get me out of the picture?" Dante asked slyly.
"I have to admit....." Khoval began, but paused for a moment, observing Dante. "...I am slightly frightened of you. But, that's what I have Ari for!" Khoval delightfully replied.
"What the hell?" Ari interrupted, lowering and finally dropping Ebony and Ivory to the wet ground, looking to his father with a confused expression.
"What? You haven't figured it out yet?" Khoval asked, trying to act innocent.
"Figured......it out?" Ari said slowly, confusion growing strong in him.
"You stupid boy!" Khoval yelled, anger seemed to be coming to his voice. Then, he calmed himself and began again. "Ari.....did you think I really I loved you? Heh! Ari....you may be my son by blood, but I've never actually considered you a REAL son! You never met my standards. So, there's no way I would even claim you my blood."
"What?" Ari replied softly, trying to sort everything he had heard.
"I only used you! I thought you figured that out a long time ago!" Khoval said, a laughter coming to his voice. "You were useful for the beginning.....but sadly, you just weren't enough. So, I thought I'd let you try, even though I knew you would fail, to kill off this....." Khoval paused, looking down to Dante as if he were a disease. "......weakling. Unfortunately, you didn't. You were never the.....devil type. More like a human than a demon. So, I realized it was up to me, to fix everything you had messed up." Khoval stopped again, making sure Ari was hearing everything. "Now, my boy, your time is up. There is no more use for you, or I don't need you anymore. Maybe you could join the humans. Though, eventually, your soft-nature would turn on them. So, you might be a little useful. Maybe I should wait until you've grown up," Khoval continued mockingly, "then you might be useful."
Ari stood in shock and anger. Dante watched and sensed the power of rage that was growing in him.
"You're lying." Ari finally spoke. A minute passed by, it seemed. "No. You're not lying. Why would you, right? You've only been doing that to me since practically since I was born."
"You could put it like that if you wanted." Khoval replied sarcastically.
"Ari," Dante called out, trying to get the boy's attention. "Don't listen to him. He wants you to feel this way. He wants you to go insane! Don't listen to him!" But Ari would not listen to Dante. He was focusing on the words that had come out of Khoval's mouth.
"Foolish boy. I pity you; i really do. I feel sorry for you. But, everyone has a time in their life where it must come to an end. And I believe, Ari, your time is up." Khoval said arrogantly.
"Take me for a hell ride." Ari replied. Immediately, he picked Dante's guns up and readied them for firing.
However, Khoval was prepared.
Following Ari's movements, Khoval drew two broad, white daggers swiftly; he beat Ari to the draw.
Before Ari could fire or Dante could think of anything to stop the two of them, Khoval had set the two daggers airborne, their target: Ari.
Like in slow motion, Dante saw Ari hunch over for a few seconds, as if letting them sink in. Everything in Ari's mind was scrambled together in pain. For those few seconds, that seemed like ages to him, he endured pain and shock that had never came to him before. Blood ran sharply from the wounds. It slowly poured from him as he stood motionless. Finally, Ari fell to his knees, then his face met the cold ground.
Dante stood in horror, watching the boy that he had grown close to, fall before him.
Hope you're liking it! I'm sorry to leave you at a cliffhanger, but I have to! LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEXT CHAPTER COMING VERY, VERY SOON!!! Also, PLEASE, PLEASE REVIEW! Thank you! ^_^