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CHAPTER 23: "Death and Rebirth" Part 3 of the Secrets Unknown.
Jett never was a man for long lengthy sentences and Kay wasn't one to procrastinate. Being the sort of brainwashed idiot that Jett was, not knowing what he was getting himself into, started a loud quarrel with Kay and the devilish spirit at the same time. You can bet that this did not go well down stairs. Christa was at the peek of her rage; ready to blast Jett straight through the atmosphere, if it still existed, clenched her fists and tightened her knuckles. * Curse that Elfish blockhead!!! I swear I'll kill him in the after life and then revive him from his grave and then kill him again! * The blond held tight onto her Dragoon Spirit, her knuckles matching the deep color of the gem, and mentally struggled to get it to light. She stared hard at the gem in her hands, struggling to hold her glare, but the Dragoon Spirit did not awaken. * Why?! Why won't it work?! *
Almost as if he heard his own deathbed call his name, which in a way it did, glanced around quickly and was reminded of the little time that they had to free their comrades.
"Kay why don't you use your Demon's Gate?!" Jett demanded, speaking quickly. Kay looked at him, abashed. The devil ahead started to chuckle at the two.
"Where do you think these devils came from?!" He swung his rapier to his side and glared into space as if lost on what to do. Jett fumed in rage at the Dark Dragoon's lack of loyalty.
"What are you chickening out on me, Kay?!" Jett asked with fire in his eyes. He raised his katuri high above his head and searched for guidance. The two blades began to glow in rainbow colors. A single beam came from the sky down onto Jett, lighting him up like the sun itself. Heat was felt even through Kay's armor as he stared in complete awe. Jett threw up his katuri and it fell down blade first into the concrete below. "Celestial FLARE!!!" The bright light left Jett's armor and fell into the sword and flew up into the sky. The red haze was sucked away up with it.
The violet eyes of Erica clasped her throat and her spirit.
"Gates of Heaven!" She transformed quickly and the heaven gates smiled upon her friends and protected them from the great destruction caused by Jett's power. Spirits screamed loudly and tried to grab onto the Dragoons but failed. Above in the sky the Prison Scale Dragon appeared and opened its huge eyes. With one final sonic blast the light brightened to its peak and the world seemed all at once to go flat.
Silence, again. * No, no more of this. * Christa thought bringing her arms down from guarding her eyes. Her jaw dropped five inches and her eyes stared in disbelief. Any evidence that life had once existed on this spot on earth had been completely destroyed. Huge chunks of earth had been rooted out of the earth. As Christa stood up she found herself in a huge crater. Just like the kind you would see on the moon.
"Jett!!! JETT NOO!!!" Christa jumped as Daphne dashed past her like a freight train. Her eyes glanced ahead and Jett had collapsed on the earth and his armor was slowly fading. Horror filled her eyes the grim spirit of the devilish figure appeared standing over him, waiting for the moment. He had its hand on Jett's armor orb and the armor started to fade even faster. Jett found himself struggling to breathe. His katuri lay in shattered pieces a few feet away. He heard the rushing footsteps of Daphne.
"Daphne don't come any closer!" Jett yelled while panting.
"How can you expect me to do that?!" Daphne demanded with tears in her eyes. She muttered a spell in an unknown tongue and her staff glowed. "I wont let him take you away!"
Jett was fighting a battle against time. He had to keep his spirit charged. But he found quickly that his spell had used all his power up. Is Dragoon spirit sparkled furiously and the devil grinned evily. It was over.
"Ah'hanash ilosp pelellyu gran ah ey oh!" Daphne cried throwing her staff into the sky. "Tersih nah haran!!!" * Father, take him home with you. *
Jett's armor completely faded and his spirit fell to the ground. The ghostly figured recoiled his hand. The light faded from Jett's eyes and on his forehead a symbol formed and Jett faded into darkness.
The group stared in silence and for many moments of pondering, said nothing. Daphne stretched her hand and her staff returned to her.
"He's with my father now." She said softly and still holding back tears. "His spirit will be at peace."
The devilish ghostly figure slowly turned its head and stared at the group. Kay raised his rapier. His eyes were cool and hard, as if challenging the stranger. The clear ghost raised its clear arms up and made a "cross-like" stance. Purple smoke swirled around him and the clearness disappeared. Instead an actual solid form appeared. Kay's brows frowned deeply over his eyes.
"Neo."
Christa made no motion and looked with questioning eyes.
"Dragoons now you have come to your last door. You will not go any further. In order to reach the God of Destruction in time, you must face me." From thin air he pulled out a long bladed sword that shimmered in light and cut through silence. With it Neo flipped the blade around and stuck into the earth. A bell rang and walls lifted themselves from the floor and formed a coliseum.
"What's he doing?" Logan asked.
Soldiers suddenly ran from the open tunnels and Neo leapt out of the coliseum and onto a pillar.
"Never mind that we got a battle to deal with now." Hawk said pulling out his axe. With mighty swings he cut any opponents clean in half. Erica drew arrows and fired many clean straight shots and found many dead from her skill but there were still more coming. Quickly she ran with two arrows between her teeth. She jumped on some stairs and quickly scanned the area. She pulled off a feather from each arrow and fired them both into two oncoming targets. * This is doing nothing and soon I shall be out of arrows. * Erica thought aloud.
Hawk seemed to have the same feeling but still he swung until his arms grew tired. He saw Kay, Logan, Daphne, Ariel and Christa all fighting and killing many but it was doing no good. The more they killed, the more seemed to appear. Hawk lifted his axe again and swung twice. Sweat dripped from his head and he knew that his energy was leaving. * I have been little help to this team. * He thought inside his heart. Suddenly he saw Christa struggling to fight against the never-ending soldiers. Her swings seemed to almost pierce through his heart.
~*~ Hawk's POV
I met her somehow. At school, in the most unlikely place, the janitor's closet. I met her, and when I did I never thought I'd see her again. She had told me that she couldn't deal with herself anymore. I told her that I had heard too many stories like that. We came to this earth to learn how to deal. She glared at me if wondering if she should dare stay alive. She did. We went out and became close, finished high school, collage and then I never saw her again.
We had planned to get married, but something bothered her and she wouldn't tell me what is was. All I knew is, her father had come back. That meant bad things were coming and I felt like I couldn't stop them. On our last date she was taken away from me by force. Her father was drunk, he had a gun, it ended right there. Megan's gone and this is what my life choices have brought me, her soul in another body. ~*~
Hawk lifted his axe and jammed it in the earth. His spirit awoke and Hawk transformed.
Neo watched from above with an evil smile. He opened his hand and waited patiently for what he was after.
The earth trembled and from out of the dust the Gold Dragon appeared. The earth at that time seemed to sink, ensnaring the soldiers. A great explosion, dead bodies. Hawk's was among them.
"The fool." Neo said coolly. The Gold spirit floated up towards his hand and Neo snatched it coldly.
Christa stared in disbelief.
"No, how could he have died?! HOW?!" She screamed. No tears came from her eyes and it made Christa feel guilty. Why shouldn't she cry? Why couldn't she? The blond grit her teeth and lifted her sword. "NEO!!!" Her voice echoed through silence. The other Dragoons stood beside her with their weapons drawn. "FIGHT ME!!"
Neo laughed aloud and smiled coldly.
"Anxious to die?"
"ARGH!! GET DOWN HERE NOW!!" Christa screamed. Neo obeyed and stood a few yards infront of her. Christa took her sword and charged forward but Logan grabbed her shoulder and held her back.
"You're dead if you fight alone." He said quickly. "Calm down."
"He's killed two of us." Christa growled. "He is going to pay." She pulled out her Red Eye spirit but it did not glitter. Neo laughed and stretched forth his hand, which gripped his blade.
"The door is opening quickly." He said. "The time of destruction is only a matter of time. I suppose you ought to know the truth."
"What truth?!" Kay demanded.
"The part I left out while lecturing you." Neo replied. "I knew that you turn against me someday. What you're all about to see is the supreme God, Xeros, the Dragon of Destruction."
"No, impossible! The God can't be a Dragon!" Kay said not believing a word.
"The Gods have many forms." Neo went on. "And the final form of the Gods is their Dragon. It has the abilities beyond imagination and Xeros has the strongest form. In the beginning the Creator Soa and the Destroyer, Xeros were one. But Xeros could not create, only destroy. He grew jealous of Soa while watching Soa create the Endiness with the Divine Tree. The races formed and fell onto the earth and prospered. Xeros grew angry and corrupted the Winglies with the help of the Haunter, a human of supreme abilities and Xeros's most trusted servant. They took over the humans. In defense, Soa gave humans intelligence and they became the Dragoons. Thus the Dragon Campaign began. In reality the war was to free the Endiness of the evil that Xeros had given it. But the Dragoons failed and the Haunter was never found or destroyed. To balance out the remaining Dragoon warrior, Xeros again threatened the Endiness and created the Moon Prophecy. There was a second war and the Dragoons then failed. To protect creation Soa destroyed the Endiness and made Earth. Life created again and humans walked the planet. Now that brings us to now. Can you the remaining Dragoons, the last of your generation, stand against me?"
Christa growled and gripped her Dragoon spirit. * Red Eye Dragoon, let me have your power to defeat this enemy. * Suddenly the flame erupted within the ruby spirit. Christa's body was engulfed in flames. Light brightened around her and the red armor cooled on her body. It was crushed and beaten and Christa felt that its power level was not high.
"Christa you can't!" Erica cried. "The Red Eye is not strong enough!"
"It's strong enough for this." Christa said bringing her sword to her forehead. Her green Dragon like wings lifted her from the ground and she charged at Neo. The man laughed and dodged all of her strikes with her sword. He swung his blade and cut through Christa's armor. Christa winced. * I can't use magic, but it looks like it's the only thing I can use to beat him. * Neo striked again in a blaze of fast air and Christa fell to the earth.
"Christa!"
"Just stay out of this." The blond ordered. "I'm taking him down myself." She tossed her sword into the air and flew up after it. Red lightning cracked through the sky. Neo gripped his sword and followed. Christa grabbed a hold on her sword and brought it to her forehead. "Crimson Blaze!" The lightning charged over her sword and flames started. Neo flew up fast and struck her one last time with his blade. The Dragon's magic stopped immediately and Christa's eyes went blank.
Kay's eyes blinked. * The magic quit. * He thought. He suddenly looked down over his dark armor, the strongest defense. * This armor never chose me. *
Christa fell and remained motionless in the dust. Her armor left and the Red Eye rolled away and shattered into pieces. Neo landed infront of her and lifted up his sword over her heart.
"Now I can finally rid myself of you." He said angrily.
"Nooo!!" Logan charged and blocked the sword strike with his spear. The spear shook from the force of the blade and magical forces threw Logan back.
"Neo!" Kay yelled flying up. Neo's eyes flew to the Dark Dragoon.
"Ready to die, Kay?" He challenged.
Daphne and Erica stood by Christa, knowing that neither of them was a match for Neo.
"It can't end like this." Daphne said gripping her staff. Her eyes were up in the deep sky and her fear was heightening. "If what Neo said was true."
"She's dead." Erica murmured standing. Her eyes were narrow, looking into nothing. "How could she die." Wind rippled her hair. Erica's violet eyes glanced over at Logan. His armor was glowing again, for the second time.
"Gaspblis!" Logan cried. Wind flew up and hit Neo, trapping him in a tunnel. Kay landed on the ground and leaned on his sword.
"I can't do it." And all of them knew it. "But, Christa can." He said panting a little.
"She's dead." Erica said firmly. Kay opened his eyes and stared at her.
"No, not her."
"Than what do you say she is? Are you denying reality?" Kay grabbed his spirit and took off his Dragoon armor. It glowed brilliantly and flew out of his hands and floated over Christa's body.
"How is this possible?" Daphne asked.
"She is the rightful owner of the Darkness."
Suddenly a tunnel erupted from the edge of the coliseum. Logan paused and Neo smiled.
"See for yourselves the God of Destruction's rebirth!"
* ssp47's Corner * I know it's takin a long time but I've the busiest family in the world and I think it's a miracle that I was even able to get this chap up. Alright pups, please review!
CHAPTER 23: "Death and Rebirth" Part 3 of the Secrets Unknown.
Jett never was a man for long lengthy sentences and Kay wasn't one to procrastinate. Being the sort of brainwashed idiot that Jett was, not knowing what he was getting himself into, started a loud quarrel with Kay and the devilish spirit at the same time. You can bet that this did not go well down stairs. Christa was at the peek of her rage; ready to blast Jett straight through the atmosphere, if it still existed, clenched her fists and tightened her knuckles. * Curse that Elfish blockhead!!! I swear I'll kill him in the after life and then revive him from his grave and then kill him again! * The blond held tight onto her Dragoon Spirit, her knuckles matching the deep color of the gem, and mentally struggled to get it to light. She stared hard at the gem in her hands, struggling to hold her glare, but the Dragoon Spirit did not awaken. * Why?! Why won't it work?! *
Almost as if he heard his own deathbed call his name, which in a way it did, glanced around quickly and was reminded of the little time that they had to free their comrades.
"Kay why don't you use your Demon's Gate?!" Jett demanded, speaking quickly. Kay looked at him, abashed. The devil ahead started to chuckle at the two.
"Where do you think these devils came from?!" He swung his rapier to his side and glared into space as if lost on what to do. Jett fumed in rage at the Dark Dragoon's lack of loyalty.
"What are you chickening out on me, Kay?!" Jett asked with fire in his eyes. He raised his katuri high above his head and searched for guidance. The two blades began to glow in rainbow colors. A single beam came from the sky down onto Jett, lighting him up like the sun itself. Heat was felt even through Kay's armor as he stared in complete awe. Jett threw up his katuri and it fell down blade first into the concrete below. "Celestial FLARE!!!" The bright light left Jett's armor and fell into the sword and flew up into the sky. The red haze was sucked away up with it.
The violet eyes of Erica clasped her throat and her spirit.
"Gates of Heaven!" She transformed quickly and the heaven gates smiled upon her friends and protected them from the great destruction caused by Jett's power. Spirits screamed loudly and tried to grab onto the Dragoons but failed. Above in the sky the Prison Scale Dragon appeared and opened its huge eyes. With one final sonic blast the light brightened to its peak and the world seemed all at once to go flat.
Silence, again. * No, no more of this. * Christa thought bringing her arms down from guarding her eyes. Her jaw dropped five inches and her eyes stared in disbelief. Any evidence that life had once existed on this spot on earth had been completely destroyed. Huge chunks of earth had been rooted out of the earth. As Christa stood up she found herself in a huge crater. Just like the kind you would see on the moon.
"Jett!!! JETT NOO!!!" Christa jumped as Daphne dashed past her like a freight train. Her eyes glanced ahead and Jett had collapsed on the earth and his armor was slowly fading. Horror filled her eyes the grim spirit of the devilish figure appeared standing over him, waiting for the moment. He had its hand on Jett's armor orb and the armor started to fade even faster. Jett found himself struggling to breathe. His katuri lay in shattered pieces a few feet away. He heard the rushing footsteps of Daphne.
"Daphne don't come any closer!" Jett yelled while panting.
"How can you expect me to do that?!" Daphne demanded with tears in her eyes. She muttered a spell in an unknown tongue and her staff glowed. "I wont let him take you away!"
Jett was fighting a battle against time. He had to keep his spirit charged. But he found quickly that his spell had used all his power up. Is Dragoon spirit sparkled furiously and the devil grinned evily. It was over.
"Ah'hanash ilosp pelellyu gran ah ey oh!" Daphne cried throwing her staff into the sky. "Tersih nah haran!!!" * Father, take him home with you. *
Jett's armor completely faded and his spirit fell to the ground. The ghostly figured recoiled his hand. The light faded from Jett's eyes and on his forehead a symbol formed and Jett faded into darkness.
The group stared in silence and for many moments of pondering, said nothing. Daphne stretched her hand and her staff returned to her.
"He's with my father now." She said softly and still holding back tears. "His spirit will be at peace."
The devilish ghostly figure slowly turned its head and stared at the group. Kay raised his rapier. His eyes were cool and hard, as if challenging the stranger. The clear ghost raised its clear arms up and made a "cross-like" stance. Purple smoke swirled around him and the clearness disappeared. Instead an actual solid form appeared. Kay's brows frowned deeply over his eyes.
"Neo."
Christa made no motion and looked with questioning eyes.
"Dragoons now you have come to your last door. You will not go any further. In order to reach the God of Destruction in time, you must face me." From thin air he pulled out a long bladed sword that shimmered in light and cut through silence. With it Neo flipped the blade around and stuck into the earth. A bell rang and walls lifted themselves from the floor and formed a coliseum.
"What's he doing?" Logan asked.
Soldiers suddenly ran from the open tunnels and Neo leapt out of the coliseum and onto a pillar.
"Never mind that we got a battle to deal with now." Hawk said pulling out his axe. With mighty swings he cut any opponents clean in half. Erica drew arrows and fired many clean straight shots and found many dead from her skill but there were still more coming. Quickly she ran with two arrows between her teeth. She jumped on some stairs and quickly scanned the area. She pulled off a feather from each arrow and fired them both into two oncoming targets. * This is doing nothing and soon I shall be out of arrows. * Erica thought aloud.
Hawk seemed to have the same feeling but still he swung until his arms grew tired. He saw Kay, Logan, Daphne, Ariel and Christa all fighting and killing many but it was doing no good. The more they killed, the more seemed to appear. Hawk lifted his axe again and swung twice. Sweat dripped from his head and he knew that his energy was leaving. * I have been little help to this team. * He thought inside his heart. Suddenly he saw Christa struggling to fight against the never-ending soldiers. Her swings seemed to almost pierce through his heart.
~*~ Hawk's POV
I met her somehow. At school, in the most unlikely place, the janitor's closet. I met her, and when I did I never thought I'd see her again. She had told me that she couldn't deal with herself anymore. I told her that I had heard too many stories like that. We came to this earth to learn how to deal. She glared at me if wondering if she should dare stay alive. She did. We went out and became close, finished high school, collage and then I never saw her again.
We had planned to get married, but something bothered her and she wouldn't tell me what is was. All I knew is, her father had come back. That meant bad things were coming and I felt like I couldn't stop them. On our last date she was taken away from me by force. Her father was drunk, he had a gun, it ended right there. Megan's gone and this is what my life choices have brought me, her soul in another body. ~*~
Hawk lifted his axe and jammed it in the earth. His spirit awoke and Hawk transformed.
Neo watched from above with an evil smile. He opened his hand and waited patiently for what he was after.
The earth trembled and from out of the dust the Gold Dragon appeared. The earth at that time seemed to sink, ensnaring the soldiers. A great explosion, dead bodies. Hawk's was among them.
"The fool." Neo said coolly. The Gold spirit floated up towards his hand and Neo snatched it coldly.
Christa stared in disbelief.
"No, how could he have died?! HOW?!" She screamed. No tears came from her eyes and it made Christa feel guilty. Why shouldn't she cry? Why couldn't she? The blond grit her teeth and lifted her sword. "NEO!!!" Her voice echoed through silence. The other Dragoons stood beside her with their weapons drawn. "FIGHT ME!!"
Neo laughed aloud and smiled coldly.
"Anxious to die?"
"ARGH!! GET DOWN HERE NOW!!" Christa screamed. Neo obeyed and stood a few yards infront of her. Christa took her sword and charged forward but Logan grabbed her shoulder and held her back.
"You're dead if you fight alone." He said quickly. "Calm down."
"He's killed two of us." Christa growled. "He is going to pay." She pulled out her Red Eye spirit but it did not glitter. Neo laughed and stretched forth his hand, which gripped his blade.
"The door is opening quickly." He said. "The time of destruction is only a matter of time. I suppose you ought to know the truth."
"What truth?!" Kay demanded.
"The part I left out while lecturing you." Neo replied. "I knew that you turn against me someday. What you're all about to see is the supreme God, Xeros, the Dragon of Destruction."
"No, impossible! The God can't be a Dragon!" Kay said not believing a word.
"The Gods have many forms." Neo went on. "And the final form of the Gods is their Dragon. It has the abilities beyond imagination and Xeros has the strongest form. In the beginning the Creator Soa and the Destroyer, Xeros were one. But Xeros could not create, only destroy. He grew jealous of Soa while watching Soa create the Endiness with the Divine Tree. The races formed and fell onto the earth and prospered. Xeros grew angry and corrupted the Winglies with the help of the Haunter, a human of supreme abilities and Xeros's most trusted servant. They took over the humans. In defense, Soa gave humans intelligence and they became the Dragoons. Thus the Dragon Campaign began. In reality the war was to free the Endiness of the evil that Xeros had given it. But the Dragoons failed and the Haunter was never found or destroyed. To balance out the remaining Dragoon warrior, Xeros again threatened the Endiness and created the Moon Prophecy. There was a second war and the Dragoons then failed. To protect creation Soa destroyed the Endiness and made Earth. Life created again and humans walked the planet. Now that brings us to now. Can you the remaining Dragoons, the last of your generation, stand against me?"
Christa growled and gripped her Dragoon spirit. * Red Eye Dragoon, let me have your power to defeat this enemy. * Suddenly the flame erupted within the ruby spirit. Christa's body was engulfed in flames. Light brightened around her and the red armor cooled on her body. It was crushed and beaten and Christa felt that its power level was not high.
"Christa you can't!" Erica cried. "The Red Eye is not strong enough!"
"It's strong enough for this." Christa said bringing her sword to her forehead. Her green Dragon like wings lifted her from the ground and she charged at Neo. The man laughed and dodged all of her strikes with her sword. He swung his blade and cut through Christa's armor. Christa winced. * I can't use magic, but it looks like it's the only thing I can use to beat him. * Neo striked again in a blaze of fast air and Christa fell to the earth.
"Christa!"
"Just stay out of this." The blond ordered. "I'm taking him down myself." She tossed her sword into the air and flew up after it. Red lightning cracked through the sky. Neo gripped his sword and followed. Christa grabbed a hold on her sword and brought it to her forehead. "Crimson Blaze!" The lightning charged over her sword and flames started. Neo flew up fast and struck her one last time with his blade. The Dragon's magic stopped immediately and Christa's eyes went blank.
Kay's eyes blinked. * The magic quit. * He thought. He suddenly looked down over his dark armor, the strongest defense. * This armor never chose me. *
Christa fell and remained motionless in the dust. Her armor left and the Red Eye rolled away and shattered into pieces. Neo landed infront of her and lifted up his sword over her heart.
"Now I can finally rid myself of you." He said angrily.
"Nooo!!" Logan charged and blocked the sword strike with his spear. The spear shook from the force of the blade and magical forces threw Logan back.
"Neo!" Kay yelled flying up. Neo's eyes flew to the Dark Dragoon.
"Ready to die, Kay?" He challenged.
Daphne and Erica stood by Christa, knowing that neither of them was a match for Neo.
"It can't end like this." Daphne said gripping her staff. Her eyes were up in the deep sky and her fear was heightening. "If what Neo said was true."
"She's dead." Erica murmured standing. Her eyes were narrow, looking into nothing. "How could she die." Wind rippled her hair. Erica's violet eyes glanced over at Logan. His armor was glowing again, for the second time.
"Gaspblis!" Logan cried. Wind flew up and hit Neo, trapping him in a tunnel. Kay landed on the ground and leaned on his sword.
"I can't do it." And all of them knew it. "But, Christa can." He said panting a little.
"She's dead." Erica said firmly. Kay opened his eyes and stared at her.
"No, not her."
"Than what do you say she is? Are you denying reality?" Kay grabbed his spirit and took off his Dragoon armor. It glowed brilliantly and flew out of his hands and floated over Christa's body.
"How is this possible?" Daphne asked.
"She is the rightful owner of the Darkness."
Suddenly a tunnel erupted from the edge of the coliseum. Logan paused and Neo smiled.
"See for yourselves the God of Destruction's rebirth!"
* ssp47's Corner * I know it's takin a long time but I've the busiest family in the world and I think it's a miracle that I was even able to get this chap up. Alright pups, please review!