By Zelloss (Dreamer)
Cybersystem Interactive RPG is located at :
Author's Note: Finally, a good violent chapter... ^_^ A VERY violent chapter... But, as Andy says, Angst + Violence = Happy Zel, and, it's true.
WARNING: Violence Level - High
Storyline 1 - Darkness Begins Storyline By - Dreamer Grausherra Author - Dreamer Grausherra
Chapter 4 - Destruction
I looked across at my opponent, Dynast.
"Alright, then, if that's the way you want it..." I grinned, "Come and get it..."
All hell broke lose, as the saying goes.
Dynast dashed at me, across the pits, as an Airshoes of his own activated. He stepped across the open pits, coming at me.
I pulled back, preparing a fighting stance.
"Paladin Sword, Activation!" Dynast shouted, as he grabbed a large sword and swung.
I jumped backwards, landing in mid-air, and dived forward, shouting "Impact Punch!"
My fist doubled in size, and I crashed it into Dynast's gut. Dynast flew back a bit, before coming back at me.
"Salamander Flame!"
Dynast's body erupted in fire, and he shot his hands forward, creating a ball of flame. It shot at me.
"Quicker Move!" I shouted, teleporting behind him, then "Heavy Weight!"
I dropped the small spark to my side. It grew suddenly into the weight, and swung forward, crashing into Dynast and making him go flying.
"Volcano Buster, Volcano Buster X!" Dynast shouted, landing, and firing two huge bursts of lava at me.
The two attacks struck, and I felt the sting against my body, as parts of my clothes were melted away, and my skin burnt badly.
Dynast didn't even wait for a moment. "Black Bomb!" he tossed it into me.
The huge bomb pused me backwards, bouncing off of me, and landing on one of the two remaining platforms.
"Now, Recover Data, Salamander Flame!" Dynast laughed, raising his hand to point at the bomb.
As the flame neared, the bomb ignited and exploded.
I was sent flying, crashing into one of the walls of the energy dome by the explosion. I felt blood drip out of my mouth, as my lungs pushed fluids out from the impact.
I forced myself to get up, despite the burn on my shoulders, and pushed myself along, walking in the air towards Dynast.
"You're a fool..." Dynast laughed. "Do you really think you can defeat me...?"
"I'm going to damn well try..." I glared up at Dynast.
"Bring it..."
"Death Aura!"
Dynast's body was covered in a dark glow. I looked at it for a moment. Such rare data...
"Water Crush!" Dynast shouted.
He swung his hand into the empty depths.
Water began to rocket upwards in a geyser where he had slammed his fist down. The geysers shot towards me.
"Counter Aquatics!" I laughed, extending my hands.
The water all swirled around me, creating a ball of incredible force.
Dynast laughed. "Bad Counter, Activation!"
I blinked for a moment.
A felt the water slam into my chest, knocking the wind out of me, the power cutting my skin open across my chest. Blood dripped down in several places, staining what was left of my shirt and vest.
"Damn... Damn it..." I swore.
I tried to get up, but I found myself nearly passed out on the floor.
Dynast stepped over, to a point where he was standing above me. "You fool..." Dynast grinned.
"Trident Triple..." I raised my hand, and three needles shot at him.
They bounced harmlessly off.
"Is that all...?" Dynast asked. "You can do better then that... I know you can..."
Dynast raised his hands, as if he were grabbing a knife or something, and left them high above my chest.
"Gaia Blade!"
A long blade appeared in his hands.
I gasped. How... How could I beat him, when he had all that stuff...?
Dynast started to bring it down.
"No!" I heard a woman shout.
Dynast twister around. I forced myself to sit up and recognize the voice.
There they were. Jayne and Amy, and my father Vincent, standing, ready to fight.
"Oh, so you've come to protect him, have you..." Dynast laughed.
"No..." I tried to warn them. "He... He'll kill..."
"Wave Punch! Bubble Shot!" the two girls shouted, firing off a blade of air and a large bubble at Dynast.
The two attacks smacked into Dynast and bounced harmlessly off.
"Is that all you have...?" Dynast asked.
"A darkness aura, eh...?" Vincent laughed. "Easy enough. Saint Cannon!"
A white cannon appeared in Vincent's hands, and he shot it into Dynast.
Dynast stumbled backwards. "Okay, if that's what you want..." Dynast extended the Gaiablade to his side, and ran towards them.
"Burner, Burner Two, Advance Attack Burning Cross!" the two girls shouted, throwing their hands down.
A huge flame erupted in front of the girls. Dynast didn't even stop.
"Counter Pyrotechnics!" Dynast shouted, sweeping the fire away as it turned around and sending it back at the girls.
As the girls recoiled from the heat, Dynast swung the sword into Jayne.
Jayne shouted out, backing off, the blade sliding out of her chest.
I could see Jayne cut open by the blade, blood begining to flow from the wound.
"No!" Amy shouted. "Magic Sword, Mastery, Advance Attack Elemental Blades!"
Amy swung the sword quickly, and in one smooth motion, sent four quick waves, one of fire, one of water, one of electricity, and one of wood.
"Counter Damage, Counter Aquatics, Counter Electronics, Counter Biologics!" Dynast shouted.
The sword-waves of Water, Electricity, and Wood turned around and sliced into Amy, cutting her gut open, and the other hit Dynast. Instantly, Dynast had sent three shuriken into Amy's chest, leaking even more blood out. Jayne had collapsed, being forced to log out, and Amy quickly followed suit.
Vincent gulped.
"Dad..." I cried out.
"I... I won't let you harm my son!" Vincent shouted, raising his hands, as Dynast went to take a swing at him. "Guardian!"
Dynast's sword struck the statue, and Dynast was sent flying back, his chest burned by the shock.
"Watch this..." Dynast grinned. "Thunder Strike!"
A bolt of electricity shot down at the Guardian statue, and shot from that to Vincent.
Vincent fell to his knees in mid-air, stunned by the power and hacking, his skin reddened or burnt.
"No... I won't lose..." Vincent tried to stand up.
"Poltergeist..." Dynast grinned, as the Guardian statue flew up, and slammed into my father.
"Dad!" I shouted.
Vincent went flying backwards, crashing into one of the walls. I saw blood spray from his mouth, onto the statue, just before it dissapeared. Some of the blood dripped down onto his chest.
I forced myself to stand up, but I barely had any energy left.
"You're a fool to have challenged me..." Dynast raised the Gaia Blade over my father, and plunged it forward.
My father let out a scream of agony, before dissapearing from my view.
"D... Dad..." I whispered. I wished for him to be okay.
I stood up this time, knowing that I didn't have much of a choice.
"Dynast!" I shouted. "How dare you hurt my friends..."
"Oh...?" Dynast grinned. "And just what are you going to do about it...?"
I gulped. I wasn't sure of an answer right away.
Then something came to mind.
I whispered something under my breath, spread out my hands, traced a pentagram with them in mid air, and returned my hands to being outstretched.
I began to chant something under my breath.
"Oh, is that all...?" Dynast laughed. "I can do that too..." he made the same, slow, satanic motions with his hands, then began to chant.
I raised the level of my voice, and I could feel a power awakening.
Dynast did the same, and I could feel the same power coming from near him.
"White Dragon!" I shouted.
"Black Dragon!" Dynast shouted.
Two huge dragons erupted from the ground. One, a beautiful creature of sheer beauty, white, silver, and golden-scaled. It floated above me, eyeing Dynast.
Another dragon, this one hideous, rose from the ground. It's scales were black, it's face disfigured. Definately darkness.
"Attack!" we both shouted.
Two beams shot from each Dragon's mouth. One white, one dark.
They collided in mid-air.
I lost my sight for a few minutes. I forced my will forward, trying to beat Dynast.
I could sense Dynast pushing back, but his spirit wasn't broken, he knew he had this one in the bag.
The center of the blast came closer to my side.
I focused, trying to convince myself that I could win. I knew that would make the difference.
The center of the blast returned to the center.
I shouted out, trying to push the power away from me. I have hope, I reminded myself, and I know with that I can win...
The center of the blast pushed towards Dynast slowly.
Dynast laughed, and suddenly, pushed forward incredibly, with an incredible will, that of two minds.
Quickly, the center of the blinding light moved towards me.
I forced myself to fight it, but I knew it was hopeless. I couldn't fight it alone...
I felt another presence pushing it back, though. Something dark, but it still had the same effect. The blast halted, just in front of my dragon, nearly having impacted and having destroyed me.
I shouted out, stepping forward, forcing the blast to go with it.
The blast rocketed off towards the center.
Dynast laughed, and raised his hands. "Dark Rise!"
A chain of darkness shot up from a hole, and shot into the center, detonating it.
Both me and Dynast were sent flying. I felt my chest rip open, blood flying out from the already wounded skin. I felt every muscle in my chest hurt. My sash tore away, leaving only the dark pants covering my body.
Dynast's own body had been torn by the blast, more scars appearing across his body, and blood coming out.
"I won't lose..." Dynast laughed, his eyes turning black. "Dark Force!"
I felt something rise out of the ground underneath me, and black vines shot up.
I felt the sting of them as they wrapped around my body, tearing even deeper. My muscles were torn apart, leaving me almost lifeless, and then they retracted.
I fell down, face-first, and I could see my life fluids dripping down into the hole below me. I knew this was the end.
I moaned. "End it now," I wished. "Just end it now..."
Dynast stepped up, and I could feel him kick my side, rolling me over. My blood was now spreading over my chest, instead of falling into the depths.
"So, Sirius... this is how it ends... I win..." Dynast smiled.
I knew I only had one last chance.
"D... Dream... Dream Bi... Dr... Dream Bit!" I could barely cough out the words, my lungs were seriously damaged.
A large white Dream Bit appeared over me.
Dynast jumped back in shock, but it was too late.
The white light shot through his chest, and Dynast stumbled.
"Sirius, you may have beaten me, but you're dead now..." Dynast laughed. "There's nothing you can do about it..."
I could hear a strange sound, and I saw bits of blue data shooting past my vision. Dynast was gone.
So was I. I felt myself get pulled out of the cyberworld.
I closed my eyes, and let darkness overcome me.
* * * * *
I thought for a moment. Was I dead...?
No, I wouldn't be thinking if that was true.
I looked blankly through my mind.
"Sirius..." I heard a man's voice. I turned around.
Standing there was a faint young man, with dark purple hair and dark eyes, just like Dreamer. Except he was somewhat older, and was wearing all black.
"Who...?"
"I'm Zelloss. It's nice to see you, great-grandson..."
"Great-grandson!" I gasped. "I... I can't be related to you..."
"Sirius, do you remember the story of Enkou? How he had been found dead at an orphanage?"
"Yeah..."
"And there was somebody else there?"
"Yeah..."
"That's your grandfather, Gairyio. A month after he died, your mother was born, Sirius..." Zelloss looked at me. "I'm sorry that I won't have even a minute with you for now, but soon enough, your life will truly end, and you'll be with us..."
"Us...?" I asked.
Two young men appeared beside Zelloss. They both looked somewhat similar to him and Dreamer.
"Yes, all of us..." the bulkier-looking one laughed. "Nice to see you, grandson..."
"Grandson!" I gasped. "That makes you Gairyio, doesn't it?"
Gairyio nodded.
"You're lucky, Gairyio..." the younger one sighed. "I wish I could talk, just once, to my grandson..."
"Jezin and Jayne, you've already talked to them..." Gairyio looked at his brother, I figured. "Hayato, it's only a matter of time before you get to speak to Dreamer..."
"Dreamer..." I thought. "Hayato, I'll give you a message from him..."
Hayato smiled. "Thank you, Sirius... Tell him his father is still out there... Give him something to hope about..."
I didn't have time to ask, as Zelloss looked at the two. "Well, Sirius, the way things look, I'd say your about to awaken in... 15 seconds..."
"15 seconds?!" I gasped, but Zel continued on.
"So I'm saying goodbye. Until we see each other again. And beware, Dynast was not your biggest challenge yet..." Zel, and the other two, faded out of view.
"Wait!" I shouted out.
* * * * *
I opened my eyes. "Wait!"
"Wait for what?" Aim looked down at me. "Oh, hey, you're awake!"
"Of course I'm awake!"
"You... You were dead a few seconds ago..." Aim said. "How could you survive? Your organs were cut open..."
"I would like to ask Dreamer the same, but I know that you know how..."
"I gave Dreamer just a little bit of old medicine" Aim sighed. "Nothing special. His body just didn't seem to have the strength to take care of it, disabling him for a moment. Vincent, Amy, Jamie, they're all okay now..."
I sighed happily. "But..." Aim continued, "They've forgotten everything that's happened. Even Dreamer had the same problem. Jezin woke up, but he dissapeared quickly after..."
"The Rogues will take care of him, don't worry..." I said. "He leads them, after all..."
Aim laughed. "Oh well..."
"Sirius, you're awake!" Amy called out suddenly, and I turned my head. She ran over and embraced me, startling me.
"Hey..." I shouted, pushing her off. As I did, I pushed away the bedsheets, to discover that my own shirt was missing. I could still feel my pants, thankfully. I remembered that my cyberbody had been torn apart.
Aim walked away, as Jayne, Dreamer, and my father all walked in.
"Dreamer! Dad! Are you guys all okay?" I asked.
Everybody nodded.
"Sirius, what happened...?" Vincent asked. Everybody except Dreamer asked the same.
"You guys are better off not knowing..."
* * * * *
I sat on the rooftop of the ONBA building, looking out to the city. I had discovered that both in reality and the cyberworld, my scars had passed on. The only part remaining intact from my Cyberbody was my pants, my cape and shirt had been permanently destroyed.
I looked as the sun set. I sighed, putting my hands in my palms and my elbows on the edge wall.
"You okay, Sirius...?" Dreamer asked. I didn't turn. He came by and sat on the edge of the wall.
"Y... Yeah... I'm fine..." I responded.
"Wondering about Dynast, are ye?"
"I thought..." I turned suddenly.
"Of course I haven't forgotten..." Dreamer admitted. "Did you honestly think I would...?"
"Yeah, Aim said..."
"You believe him?" Dreamer looked shocked. "Listen, Sirius, I don't trust Aim. I don't think that's his real name in the slightest, and that's not all. That remedy he claimed to have given me, well..."
Dreamer extended his arm and rolled up his sleeve. I could see a large black mark on his arm, in the shape of a fang.
"Blackfang!" I shouted.
Dreamer nodded. "Yeah. Don't freak. That's what saved me from dying. The potion he gave me was a poison..."
"Why would he do that?" I asked.
Dreamer shrugged. "Several possible reasons, I imagine..." Dreamer responded. "Perhaps there's something he doesn't want me to find out..."
I shrugged. There was a little bit of silence.
"Hey, Dreamer..." I looked at him. "Supposed Dynast is still out there?"
"If he's still out there, then I suspect my father is too..." Dreamer laughed nervously, and a sad look came over his face.
"D... Dreamer? What's wrong...?" I asked.
"I never told you about my father, did I?" Dreamer asked. "He... He's Lesteo. Son of Hayato. While creating the Cyberbands, I went online with him once, about a year ago..."
"He was attacked by somebody. I don't know who it was. The person stole his cyberband. Since the prototypes were faulty, he was locked in the net, and mine shut down suddenly. I don't know what happened to him..." a tear fell down from Dreamer's eye.
"Don't worry..." I said, and remembered something. "D... Dreamer..."
"Yeah?"
"Your father is out there..." I said. "While I was dead, or whatever you wanna call it, I saw the spirits of the others, or that's what I hope. My grandfather, Zann, his brother and your grandfather, Hayato, and their father, Zelloss..."
"We're... both Grausherras...?" Dreamer blinked.
I nodded. "I'll explain it all later. But Hayato told me to pass a message on to you..."
"Oh...?"
"Your father is out there still..." I said. "That's what Hayato told me..."
Dreamer smiled weakly. "I hope you're right..."
"Hey," I remembered suddenly. "Whatever happened to Enkou...?"
Dreamer shrugged. "Hey, is that him, down there..." he pointed to a pier near the edge of the beach.
I focused on the spot. There was Enkou, talking to a young man at the pier. I tried to make out who it was, but I couldn't. The person probably wasn't a rogue, though.
"Well, at least Enkou is going down a good path..." I smiled.
But Zel's words still rang in my head, a hollow echo with a dangerous warning hidden in it.
"Dynast was not your biggest challenge yet..."
I wondered just what that would mean.
And I hoped that I would be able to walk away from that, too.
Author's Note: Finally, a good violent chapter... ^_^ A VERY violent chapter... But, as Andy says, Angst + Violence = Happy Zel, and, it's true.
WARNING: Violence Level - High
Storyline 1 - Darkness Begins Storyline By - Dreamer Grausherra Author - Dreamer Grausherra
Chapter 4 - Destruction
I looked across at my opponent, Dynast.
"Alright, then, if that's the way you want it..." I grinned, "Come and get it..."
All hell broke lose, as the saying goes.
Dynast dashed at me, across the pits, as an Airshoes of his own activated. He stepped across the open pits, coming at me.
I pulled back, preparing a fighting stance.
"Paladin Sword, Activation!" Dynast shouted, as he grabbed a large sword and swung.
I jumped backwards, landing in mid-air, and dived forward, shouting "Impact Punch!"
My fist doubled in size, and I crashed it into Dynast's gut. Dynast flew back a bit, before coming back at me.
"Salamander Flame!"
Dynast's body erupted in fire, and he shot his hands forward, creating a ball of flame. It shot at me.
"Quicker Move!" I shouted, teleporting behind him, then "Heavy Weight!"
I dropped the small spark to my side. It grew suddenly into the weight, and swung forward, crashing into Dynast and making him go flying.
"Volcano Buster, Volcano Buster X!" Dynast shouted, landing, and firing two huge bursts of lava at me.
The two attacks struck, and I felt the sting against my body, as parts of my clothes were melted away, and my skin burnt badly.
Dynast didn't even wait for a moment. "Black Bomb!" he tossed it into me.
The huge bomb pused me backwards, bouncing off of me, and landing on one of the two remaining platforms.
"Now, Recover Data, Salamander Flame!" Dynast laughed, raising his hand to point at the bomb.
As the flame neared, the bomb ignited and exploded.
I was sent flying, crashing into one of the walls of the energy dome by the explosion. I felt blood drip out of my mouth, as my lungs pushed fluids out from the impact.
I forced myself to get up, despite the burn on my shoulders, and pushed myself along, walking in the air towards Dynast.
"You're a fool..." Dynast laughed. "Do you really think you can defeat me...?"
"I'm going to damn well try..." I glared up at Dynast.
"Bring it..."
"Death Aura!"
Dynast's body was covered in a dark glow. I looked at it for a moment. Such rare data...
"Water Crush!" Dynast shouted.
He swung his hand into the empty depths.
Water began to rocket upwards in a geyser where he had slammed his fist down. The geysers shot towards me.
"Counter Aquatics!" I laughed, extending my hands.
The water all swirled around me, creating a ball of incredible force.
Dynast laughed. "Bad Counter, Activation!"
I blinked for a moment.
A felt the water slam into my chest, knocking the wind out of me, the power cutting my skin open across my chest. Blood dripped down in several places, staining what was left of my shirt and vest.
"Damn... Damn it..." I swore.
I tried to get up, but I found myself nearly passed out on the floor.
Dynast stepped over, to a point where he was standing above me. "You fool..." Dynast grinned.
"Trident Triple..." I raised my hand, and three needles shot at him.
They bounced harmlessly off.
"Is that all...?" Dynast asked. "You can do better then that... I know you can..."
Dynast raised his hands, as if he were grabbing a knife or something, and left them high above my chest.
"Gaia Blade!"
A long blade appeared in his hands.
I gasped. How... How could I beat him, when he had all that stuff...?
Dynast started to bring it down.
"No!" I heard a woman shout.
Dynast twister around. I forced myself to sit up and recognize the voice.
There they were. Jayne and Amy, and my father Vincent, standing, ready to fight.
"Oh, so you've come to protect him, have you..." Dynast laughed.
"No..." I tried to warn them. "He... He'll kill..."
"Wave Punch! Bubble Shot!" the two girls shouted, firing off a blade of air and a large bubble at Dynast.
The two attacks smacked into Dynast and bounced harmlessly off.
"Is that all you have...?" Dynast asked.
"A darkness aura, eh...?" Vincent laughed. "Easy enough. Saint Cannon!"
A white cannon appeared in Vincent's hands, and he shot it into Dynast.
Dynast stumbled backwards. "Okay, if that's what you want..." Dynast extended the Gaiablade to his side, and ran towards them.
"Burner, Burner Two, Advance Attack Burning Cross!" the two girls shouted, throwing their hands down.
A huge flame erupted in front of the girls. Dynast didn't even stop.
"Counter Pyrotechnics!" Dynast shouted, sweeping the fire away as it turned around and sending it back at the girls.
As the girls recoiled from the heat, Dynast swung the sword into Jayne.
Jayne shouted out, backing off, the blade sliding out of her chest.
I could see Jayne cut open by the blade, blood begining to flow from the wound.
"No!" Amy shouted. "Magic Sword, Mastery, Advance Attack Elemental Blades!"
Amy swung the sword quickly, and in one smooth motion, sent four quick waves, one of fire, one of water, one of electricity, and one of wood.
"Counter Damage, Counter Aquatics, Counter Electronics, Counter Biologics!" Dynast shouted.
The sword-waves of Water, Electricity, and Wood turned around and sliced into Amy, cutting her gut open, and the other hit Dynast. Instantly, Dynast had sent three shuriken into Amy's chest, leaking even more blood out. Jayne had collapsed, being forced to log out, and Amy quickly followed suit.
Vincent gulped.
"Dad..." I cried out.
"I... I won't let you harm my son!" Vincent shouted, raising his hands, as Dynast went to take a swing at him. "Guardian!"
Dynast's sword struck the statue, and Dynast was sent flying back, his chest burned by the shock.
"Watch this..." Dynast grinned. "Thunder Strike!"
A bolt of electricity shot down at the Guardian statue, and shot from that to Vincent.
Vincent fell to his knees in mid-air, stunned by the power and hacking, his skin reddened or burnt.
"No... I won't lose..." Vincent tried to stand up.
"Poltergeist..." Dynast grinned, as the Guardian statue flew up, and slammed into my father.
"Dad!" I shouted.
Vincent went flying backwards, crashing into one of the walls. I saw blood spray from his mouth, onto the statue, just before it dissapeared. Some of the blood dripped down onto his chest.
I forced myself to stand up, but I barely had any energy left.
"You're a fool to have challenged me..." Dynast raised the Gaia Blade over my father, and plunged it forward.
My father let out a scream of agony, before dissapearing from my view.
"D... Dad..." I whispered. I wished for him to be okay.
I stood up this time, knowing that I didn't have much of a choice.
"Dynast!" I shouted. "How dare you hurt my friends..."
"Oh...?" Dynast grinned. "And just what are you going to do about it...?"
I gulped. I wasn't sure of an answer right away.
Then something came to mind.
I whispered something under my breath, spread out my hands, traced a pentagram with them in mid air, and returned my hands to being outstretched.
I began to chant something under my breath.
"Oh, is that all...?" Dynast laughed. "I can do that too..." he made the same, slow, satanic motions with his hands, then began to chant.
I raised the level of my voice, and I could feel a power awakening.
Dynast did the same, and I could feel the same power coming from near him.
"White Dragon!" I shouted.
"Black Dragon!" Dynast shouted.
Two huge dragons erupted from the ground. One, a beautiful creature of sheer beauty, white, silver, and golden-scaled. It floated above me, eyeing Dynast.
Another dragon, this one hideous, rose from the ground. It's scales were black, it's face disfigured. Definately darkness.
"Attack!" we both shouted.
Two beams shot from each Dragon's mouth. One white, one dark.
They collided in mid-air.
I lost my sight for a few minutes. I forced my will forward, trying to beat Dynast.
I could sense Dynast pushing back, but his spirit wasn't broken, he knew he had this one in the bag.
The center of the blast came closer to my side.
I focused, trying to convince myself that I could win. I knew that would make the difference.
The center of the blast returned to the center.
I shouted out, trying to push the power away from me. I have hope, I reminded myself, and I know with that I can win...
The center of the blast pushed towards Dynast slowly.
Dynast laughed, and suddenly, pushed forward incredibly, with an incredible will, that of two minds.
Quickly, the center of the blinding light moved towards me.
I forced myself to fight it, but I knew it was hopeless. I couldn't fight it alone...
I felt another presence pushing it back, though. Something dark, but it still had the same effect. The blast halted, just in front of my dragon, nearly having impacted and having destroyed me.
I shouted out, stepping forward, forcing the blast to go with it.
The blast rocketed off towards the center.
Dynast laughed, and raised his hands. "Dark Rise!"
A chain of darkness shot up from a hole, and shot into the center, detonating it.
Both me and Dynast were sent flying. I felt my chest rip open, blood flying out from the already wounded skin. I felt every muscle in my chest hurt. My sash tore away, leaving only the dark pants covering my body.
Dynast's own body had been torn by the blast, more scars appearing across his body, and blood coming out.
"I won't lose..." Dynast laughed, his eyes turning black. "Dark Force!"
I felt something rise out of the ground underneath me, and black vines shot up.
I felt the sting of them as they wrapped around my body, tearing even deeper. My muscles were torn apart, leaving me almost lifeless, and then they retracted.
I fell down, face-first, and I could see my life fluids dripping down into the hole below me. I knew this was the end.
I moaned. "End it now," I wished. "Just end it now..."
Dynast stepped up, and I could feel him kick my side, rolling me over. My blood was now spreading over my chest, instead of falling into the depths.
"So, Sirius... this is how it ends... I win..." Dynast smiled.
I knew I only had one last chance.
"D... Dream... Dream Bi... Dr... Dream Bit!" I could barely cough out the words, my lungs were seriously damaged.
A large white Dream Bit appeared over me.
Dynast jumped back in shock, but it was too late.
The white light shot through his chest, and Dynast stumbled.
"Sirius, you may have beaten me, but you're dead now..." Dynast laughed. "There's nothing you can do about it..."
I could hear a strange sound, and I saw bits of blue data shooting past my vision. Dynast was gone.
So was I. I felt myself get pulled out of the cyberworld.
I closed my eyes, and let darkness overcome me.
* * * * *
I thought for a moment. Was I dead...?
No, I wouldn't be thinking if that was true.
I looked blankly through my mind.
"Sirius..." I heard a man's voice. I turned around.
Standing there was a faint young man, with dark purple hair and dark eyes, just like Dreamer. Except he was somewhat older, and was wearing all black.
"Who...?"
"I'm Zelloss. It's nice to see you, great-grandson..."
"Great-grandson!" I gasped. "I... I can't be related to you..."
"Sirius, do you remember the story of Enkou? How he had been found dead at an orphanage?"
"Yeah..."
"And there was somebody else there?"
"Yeah..."
"That's your grandfather, Gairyio. A month after he died, your mother was born, Sirius..." Zelloss looked at me. "I'm sorry that I won't have even a minute with you for now, but soon enough, your life will truly end, and you'll be with us..."
"Us...?" I asked.
Two young men appeared beside Zelloss. They both looked somewhat similar to him and Dreamer.
"Yes, all of us..." the bulkier-looking one laughed. "Nice to see you, grandson..."
"Grandson!" I gasped. "That makes you Gairyio, doesn't it?"
Gairyio nodded.
"You're lucky, Gairyio..." the younger one sighed. "I wish I could talk, just once, to my grandson..."
"Jezin and Jayne, you've already talked to them..." Gairyio looked at his brother, I figured. "Hayato, it's only a matter of time before you get to speak to Dreamer..."
"Dreamer..." I thought. "Hayato, I'll give you a message from him..."
Hayato smiled. "Thank you, Sirius... Tell him his father is still out there... Give him something to hope about..."
I didn't have time to ask, as Zelloss looked at the two. "Well, Sirius, the way things look, I'd say your about to awaken in... 15 seconds..."
"15 seconds?!" I gasped, but Zel continued on.
"So I'm saying goodbye. Until we see each other again. And beware, Dynast was not your biggest challenge yet..." Zel, and the other two, faded out of view.
"Wait!" I shouted out.
* * * * *
I opened my eyes. "Wait!"
"Wait for what?" Aim looked down at me. "Oh, hey, you're awake!"
"Of course I'm awake!"
"You... You were dead a few seconds ago..." Aim said. "How could you survive? Your organs were cut open..."
"I would like to ask Dreamer the same, but I know that you know how..."
"I gave Dreamer just a little bit of old medicine" Aim sighed. "Nothing special. His body just didn't seem to have the strength to take care of it, disabling him for a moment. Vincent, Amy, Jamie, they're all okay now..."
I sighed happily. "But..." Aim continued, "They've forgotten everything that's happened. Even Dreamer had the same problem. Jezin woke up, but he dissapeared quickly after..."
"The Rogues will take care of him, don't worry..." I said. "He leads them, after all..."
Aim laughed. "Oh well..."
"Sirius, you're awake!" Amy called out suddenly, and I turned my head. She ran over and embraced me, startling me.
"Hey..." I shouted, pushing her off. As I did, I pushed away the bedsheets, to discover that my own shirt was missing. I could still feel my pants, thankfully. I remembered that my cyberbody had been torn apart.
Aim walked away, as Jayne, Dreamer, and my father all walked in.
"Dreamer! Dad! Are you guys all okay?" I asked.
Everybody nodded.
"Sirius, what happened...?" Vincent asked. Everybody except Dreamer asked the same.
"You guys are better off not knowing..."
* * * * *
I sat on the rooftop of the ONBA building, looking out to the city. I had discovered that both in reality and the cyberworld, my scars had passed on. The only part remaining intact from my Cyberbody was my pants, my cape and shirt had been permanently destroyed.
I looked as the sun set. I sighed, putting my hands in my palms and my elbows on the edge wall.
"You okay, Sirius...?" Dreamer asked. I didn't turn. He came by and sat on the edge of the wall.
"Y... Yeah... I'm fine..." I responded.
"Wondering about Dynast, are ye?"
"I thought..." I turned suddenly.
"Of course I haven't forgotten..." Dreamer admitted. "Did you honestly think I would...?"
"Yeah, Aim said..."
"You believe him?" Dreamer looked shocked. "Listen, Sirius, I don't trust Aim. I don't think that's his real name in the slightest, and that's not all. That remedy he claimed to have given me, well..."
Dreamer extended his arm and rolled up his sleeve. I could see a large black mark on his arm, in the shape of a fang.
"Blackfang!" I shouted.
Dreamer nodded. "Yeah. Don't freak. That's what saved me from dying. The potion he gave me was a poison..."
"Why would he do that?" I asked.
Dreamer shrugged. "Several possible reasons, I imagine..." Dreamer responded. "Perhaps there's something he doesn't want me to find out..."
I shrugged. There was a little bit of silence.
"Hey, Dreamer..." I looked at him. "Supposed Dynast is still out there?"
"If he's still out there, then I suspect my father is too..." Dreamer laughed nervously, and a sad look came over his face.
"D... Dreamer? What's wrong...?" I asked.
"I never told you about my father, did I?" Dreamer asked. "He... He's Lesteo. Son of Hayato. While creating the Cyberbands, I went online with him once, about a year ago..."
"He was attacked by somebody. I don't know who it was. The person stole his cyberband. Since the prototypes were faulty, he was locked in the net, and mine shut down suddenly. I don't know what happened to him..." a tear fell down from Dreamer's eye.
"Don't worry..." I said, and remembered something. "D... Dreamer..."
"Yeah?"
"Your father is out there..." I said. "While I was dead, or whatever you wanna call it, I saw the spirits of the others, or that's what I hope. My grandfather, Zann, his brother and your grandfather, Hayato, and their father, Zelloss..."
"We're... both Grausherras...?" Dreamer blinked.
I nodded. "I'll explain it all later. But Hayato told me to pass a message on to you..."
"Oh...?"
"Your father is out there still..." I said. "That's what Hayato told me..."
Dreamer smiled weakly. "I hope you're right..."
"Hey," I remembered suddenly. "Whatever happened to Enkou...?"
Dreamer shrugged. "Hey, is that him, down there..." he pointed to a pier near the edge of the beach.
I focused on the spot. There was Enkou, talking to a young man at the pier. I tried to make out who it was, but I couldn't. The person probably wasn't a rogue, though.
"Well, at least Enkou is going down a good path..." I smiled.
But Zel's words still rang in my head, a hollow echo with a dangerous warning hidden in it.
"Dynast was not your biggest challenge yet..."
I wondered just what that would mean.
And I hoped that I would be able to walk away from that, too.