Chapter 8: The Black Heart of Dominus
"I don't think I'm gonna like what comes through those doors." Picard said.
"I know I'm not gonna like what comes through those doors." Keja said.
"Aw. Is that anyway to talk to family." Dominus said as his shadow appeared in the door. "Well I can't really blame you. But you are just gonna have to learn, just like dad."
"And you'll also have to endure the pain and suffering of devastation." Roas said as he emerged from the cosmic door.
"Finally you'll have to feel the wrath of betrayal." Shin said as he stepped from the door.
"So Dominus." Apollo said. "I see you brought some more of your freaks with you."
"Oh. Believe me Fierce Knight. We're all freaks on the inside. Even you." Dominus said as he finally emerged from his door. "This is the Messenger of Creation, Roas and Shin of the Hayabusa Knights."
"So. Did you come to finish the job your pathetic bug started?" Apollo asked.
"Of course not." Dominus answered. "I've just come for what's mine."
"What do you mean yours?" Hino asked.
"Nothing of value to you weaklings at least." Dominus said as he walked over to the corpse of Catastrophe. "But something of great value to me. Raigeki!" Dominus shot a lightning bolt from his hand and incinerated the Insect Queen. When her dust cleared a small triangle with a round edge hovered in her place.
"What is that?" Picard asked.
"I knew that traitorous bitch couldn't be trusted." Shin said.
"Now finally we have the second piece." Roas said.
"The second piece to what?" Ameph asked.
"Total, there are five pieces of what I am searching for." Dominus said. "What that is, you'll find out sooner or later. But for now you are going to be left in the dark. And speaking of dark, hows my baby brother."
"Could be better." Keja answered.
"Could be worse too." Dominus replied.
"You can't fool me Dominus." Hino said. "I know what it is your searching for. I've seen one of those pieces before."
"Oh really?" Dominus said.
"Yes. Those are two pieces of the sacred Pentagram." Hino replied.
"What's the sacred Pentagram?" Picard asked.
"That's all Mr. Tsuchi knows." Dominus said. "He only knows that these are pieces of the Pentagram."
"How did you know that?" Hino asked.
"It's called the Eye of Truth my friend. Just one of the many trinkets at my disposal." Dominus said. "Now if you'll excuse us, we must be going now. We have pieces to find, a Plasma Zone to get into, and a world to take over. Have a nice night."
"The Plasma Zone?" Keja asked. "What do you want with that?"
"I don't really want the Plasma Zone, just what is in it." Dominus answered.
"And what is that?" Keja asked.
"That is something every Dark based monster should know." Dominus said. "So you're just going to have to find out for yourself. Now I must be going."
"You're not going anywhere!" Keja yelled as he jamp at his brother.
"Fool." Dominus said as he raised his black staff and stopped Keja in midair. "I'm sure you want revenge for what I did last week. But this is as close as your going to get to me for now. See you later little brother."
"No! Get back here you coward!" Keja yelled.
"Oh and by the way, I have someone here who wants to have a little chat with you all. I think you'll see that his frame of mind really, changed." Dominus said as he, Roas, and Shin began to laugh. "Have fun."
"What did he mean by that?" Ameph asked.
"I don't know." Apollo said.
"Dominus!" Keja yelled as Dominus and his warriors stepped through their doors. "Get your ass back here!"
The doors reformed into black orbs of energy and sped off into the night sky. Another appeared not far from where Dominus and the others were. The orb took the shape of a door like the others did and a shadow was visible in its confines.
"Who goes there!?" Apollo asked the figure. "Show yourself."
The figure walked out of the door and revealed himself.
"General Megacyber?" Apollo said. "I thought you were with the goblins."
General Megacyber stood and stared at Apollo for a second. "I was." He said as he pause for a second and thundered at Apollo and knocked down hard with his armored forearm.
"General Megacyber. What happened to you? What treason is this?" Apollo asked as he rose from the ground.
"Just a small change of heart, that's all." Megacyber said as he jamp back a few steps.
"What do you mean change of heart? Did Dominus do this to you?" Apollo asked.
"What do you mean? I just thought that it would be for the best if you worms were destroyed." Megacyber answered.
"Yep that's the work of Dominus alright." Picard said. "Shall we deal with him?"
"Yes. However do not kill him. He's probably just been brainwashed. Take him captive." Apollo answered.
"You got it." Ameph said as she jamp into the air. "Let see how you deal with this metal head." Ameph crashed down on General Megacyber and smashed her short staff hard into his helmet. General Megacyber fell to the ground and slowly got up.
"I can deal with it just fine." Megacyber said. "But you should never underestimate a Beatdown monster!" He yelled as he jamp into the air. "Big Bang Shot!" General Megacyber through a kick, which glowed a bright blue.
"That's not good." Ameph said as she jamp out of the way.
General Megacyber crashed into the ground and created a small crater. Though she dodged the attack itself, Ameph was still knocked down by the shockwave it created. She slammed hard into the wall of Trunk Castle and fell to the ground unconscious.
"So. Who's next?" Megacyber asked. "I think I'll hit the next one of you with a slash from my Sword of Dark Destruction." He said as he drew a red bladed sword.
"I got your slash right here freak!" Picard said as he was crashing down from the sky with his sword in both hands.
"Not good enough kid!" Megacyber said as he blocked the shot with his sword. Megacyber pushed Picard back and ran at him with his sword readied to strike. "Ahhh!" He yelled as he was hit with a large black blast to the back. He fell to the ground unconscious, and Keja stood behind him with his staff pointed out.
"Lets get out of here." Keja said.
"I couldn't have said it better myself." Apollo said. "The forest is in flames. The Insect Queen is vanquished, and Sogen is saved, for now."
The group picked up Ameph and Megacyber and rejoined the remaining Warriors and Pyros outside of the forest. Keja's Light of Intervention faded away as Apollo looked at his victorious army, which had been cut in half. The Pyros and Warriors parted at the fork in the road where they met and headed home.
Keja and Picard walked down the road with Apollo and his horse, an unconscious Ameph sitting on the horse and an even more unconscious General Megacyber hanging from Apollo's shoulder. They all walked down the road to Fierce as the sun rose Keja knew that this was just the beginning of the devastating hardships that he would endure. He didn't know where his brother would appear next. But he didn't know that he'd always be a step behind him.
End Part 1
"I don't think I'm gonna like what comes through those doors." Picard said.
"I know I'm not gonna like what comes through those doors." Keja said.
"Aw. Is that anyway to talk to family." Dominus said as his shadow appeared in the door. "Well I can't really blame you. But you are just gonna have to learn, just like dad."
"And you'll also have to endure the pain and suffering of devastation." Roas said as he emerged from the cosmic door.
"Finally you'll have to feel the wrath of betrayal." Shin said as he stepped from the door.
"So Dominus." Apollo said. "I see you brought some more of your freaks with you."
"Oh. Believe me Fierce Knight. We're all freaks on the inside. Even you." Dominus said as he finally emerged from his door. "This is the Messenger of Creation, Roas and Shin of the Hayabusa Knights."
"So. Did you come to finish the job your pathetic bug started?" Apollo asked.
"Of course not." Dominus answered. "I've just come for what's mine."
"What do you mean yours?" Hino asked.
"Nothing of value to you weaklings at least." Dominus said as he walked over to the corpse of Catastrophe. "But something of great value to me. Raigeki!" Dominus shot a lightning bolt from his hand and incinerated the Insect Queen. When her dust cleared a small triangle with a round edge hovered in her place.
"What is that?" Picard asked.
"I knew that traitorous bitch couldn't be trusted." Shin said.
"Now finally we have the second piece." Roas said.
"The second piece to what?" Ameph asked.
"Total, there are five pieces of what I am searching for." Dominus said. "What that is, you'll find out sooner or later. But for now you are going to be left in the dark. And speaking of dark, hows my baby brother."
"Could be better." Keja answered.
"Could be worse too." Dominus replied.
"You can't fool me Dominus." Hino said. "I know what it is your searching for. I've seen one of those pieces before."
"Oh really?" Dominus said.
"Yes. Those are two pieces of the sacred Pentagram." Hino replied.
"What's the sacred Pentagram?" Picard asked.
"That's all Mr. Tsuchi knows." Dominus said. "He only knows that these are pieces of the Pentagram."
"How did you know that?" Hino asked.
"It's called the Eye of Truth my friend. Just one of the many trinkets at my disposal." Dominus said. "Now if you'll excuse us, we must be going now. We have pieces to find, a Plasma Zone to get into, and a world to take over. Have a nice night."
"The Plasma Zone?" Keja asked. "What do you want with that?"
"I don't really want the Plasma Zone, just what is in it." Dominus answered.
"And what is that?" Keja asked.
"That is something every Dark based monster should know." Dominus said. "So you're just going to have to find out for yourself. Now I must be going."
"You're not going anywhere!" Keja yelled as he jamp at his brother.
"Fool." Dominus said as he raised his black staff and stopped Keja in midair. "I'm sure you want revenge for what I did last week. But this is as close as your going to get to me for now. See you later little brother."
"No! Get back here you coward!" Keja yelled.
"Oh and by the way, I have someone here who wants to have a little chat with you all. I think you'll see that his frame of mind really, changed." Dominus said as he, Roas, and Shin began to laugh. "Have fun."
"What did he mean by that?" Ameph asked.
"I don't know." Apollo said.
"Dominus!" Keja yelled as Dominus and his warriors stepped through their doors. "Get your ass back here!"
The doors reformed into black orbs of energy and sped off into the night sky. Another appeared not far from where Dominus and the others were. The orb took the shape of a door like the others did and a shadow was visible in its confines.
"Who goes there!?" Apollo asked the figure. "Show yourself."
The figure walked out of the door and revealed himself.
"General Megacyber?" Apollo said. "I thought you were with the goblins."
General Megacyber stood and stared at Apollo for a second. "I was." He said as he pause for a second and thundered at Apollo and knocked down hard with his armored forearm.
"General Megacyber. What happened to you? What treason is this?" Apollo asked as he rose from the ground.
"Just a small change of heart, that's all." Megacyber said as he jamp back a few steps.
"What do you mean change of heart? Did Dominus do this to you?" Apollo asked.
"What do you mean? I just thought that it would be for the best if you worms were destroyed." Megacyber answered.
"Yep that's the work of Dominus alright." Picard said. "Shall we deal with him?"
"Yes. However do not kill him. He's probably just been brainwashed. Take him captive." Apollo answered.
"You got it." Ameph said as she jamp into the air. "Let see how you deal with this metal head." Ameph crashed down on General Megacyber and smashed her short staff hard into his helmet. General Megacyber fell to the ground and slowly got up.
"I can deal with it just fine." Megacyber said. "But you should never underestimate a Beatdown monster!" He yelled as he jamp into the air. "Big Bang Shot!" General Megacyber through a kick, which glowed a bright blue.
"That's not good." Ameph said as she jamp out of the way.
General Megacyber crashed into the ground and created a small crater. Though she dodged the attack itself, Ameph was still knocked down by the shockwave it created. She slammed hard into the wall of Trunk Castle and fell to the ground unconscious.
"So. Who's next?" Megacyber asked. "I think I'll hit the next one of you with a slash from my Sword of Dark Destruction." He said as he drew a red bladed sword.
"I got your slash right here freak!" Picard said as he was crashing down from the sky with his sword in both hands.
"Not good enough kid!" Megacyber said as he blocked the shot with his sword. Megacyber pushed Picard back and ran at him with his sword readied to strike. "Ahhh!" He yelled as he was hit with a large black blast to the back. He fell to the ground unconscious, and Keja stood behind him with his staff pointed out.
"Lets get out of here." Keja said.
"I couldn't have said it better myself." Apollo said. "The forest is in flames. The Insect Queen is vanquished, and Sogen is saved, for now."
The group picked up Ameph and Megacyber and rejoined the remaining Warriors and Pyros outside of the forest. Keja's Light of Intervention faded away as Apollo looked at his victorious army, which had been cut in half. The Pyros and Warriors parted at the fork in the road where they met and headed home.
Keja and Picard walked down the road with Apollo and his horse, an unconscious Ameph sitting on the horse and an even more unconscious General Megacyber hanging from Apollo's shoulder. They all walked down the road to Fierce as the sun rose Keja knew that this was just the beginning of the devastating hardships that he would endure. He didn't know where his brother would appear next. But he didn't know that he'd always be a step behind him.
End Part 1