Yeay! I'm back again, and this time with some frickin' action!
Dyne: (snickers) Praise be to Yevon for that one!
Kaos: DYNE! You bastard! Get over here, you fruit cake!
Dyne: ORO?! (Runs again) Look what Arson started! Damn you, you strawberry loving little turd!
Kaos: Yeah, why not take his advice and go out with Remy!
Dyne: NO! You like Merin, you sicko!!
Merin: (Clotheslines Dyne)
Burry: (Sigh) Anyways, here we go! (I really don't hate Remy, I swear! Sorry for spelling his name wrong earlier. . .)
Chapter 27 Summonings
Dante landed on the ground softly and safely, like a cat. Close by was the Arul Light. He looked up to see Demi, Schala, Kaos, and Merin all near the edge of the roof. Dante's vision was seriously blurred, and his head spun wildly. He closed his eyes, trying to let his senses recuperate.
Gaul began to come closer to the four atop the roof. He was stopped as Kaos and Merin moved in front of Demi and Schala.
"Well, if it isn't the traitors." He said coldly, leering wickedly at Kaos.
"What? You aren't happy to see us? Too bad" Kaos said sarcastically. "We aren't too happy to see you either."
Gaul stared at Kaos for some time. "Tell me, don't you care for your betrothed? She'll die for your betrayal."
Kaos laughed. "That's where you're wrong. She's hiding somewhere and you won't find her before we kill you."
"Oh, I fear that you are the one whom is mistaken." Gaul said with a smirk. "I was taking a stroll on the fourth floor, when I found your woman running down the hall. When she saw me, she panicked, indicating to me almost immediately that something was going on."
A sudden, cold and sick felling settled deep in Kaos's stomach. His throat became dry as he opened his mouth to speak. "Where is she?"
Gaul smiled and snapped his fingers. As he did, Ori appeared across the roof at the stairs. Held tightly in his arms was Beryl, a dagger touched to her throat. She made no sound what so ever, only held perfectly still. Ori had a look of absolute dread on his face, either from the thought of death by Gaul if he didn't obey his master, or he was thinking of what Kaos would do to him if he got his hands on him.
"Bastard. . ." Kaos growled. He clenched his fists, rage building up inside of him with each passing moment. There was no way, not even if Kaos moved with every ounce of energy he had, he could reach Beryl before Ori could move the knife across her neck. He stood, feeling weak and regretful. There seemed nothing he could do.
Demi suddenly streaked past Kaos and Merin, taking toward Gaul. Gaul hadn't exactly expected the young man to try and attack him, but he was ready. He put one hand out, blasting Demi with the same energy wave he had Dante. Demi yelled out, more in surprise that in pain, as he was hurled backward. He hit the roof top hard and rolled, rolling straight off the rooftop and toward the ground, where Dante was still recuperating from the blast.
Demi landed, but not quite as gracefully as Dante had. He hit the ground with both feet, but lost his balance and fell over. He looked over to see Dante, staring at him.
"Now's not a good time for a nap, kid." Dante growled. He stood up, shaking his head. The wave hadn't really hurt; it only knocked his senses out of whack for some time. He could now see properly. "We've got to get Gaul down here."
Demi nodded. He had just the plan. He looked up, cupping his hands over his mouth.
"HEY! GAUL! GET DOWN HERE AND FIGHT US, NOW!" Demi yelled.
Dante only stared at him like he was an idiot. "Clever plan there Demi. Why couldn't I think of something so good." He said sarcastically.
Quite surprisingly, Gaul's head popped over the edge and he stared down at the two men. He then looked back to Kaos, Schala and Merin. "Looks like they're ready for more." He said, smiling. He then looked over to Ori. "You, keep these three at bay, while I dispose of the other trash."
There was only a weak nod from Ori as his master hopped from the roof's edge.
"Well, hot damn, your plan actually worked. Amazing." Dante complemented mockingly. He didn't actually think that Gaul was that stupid. He should have known that Dante wouldn't have much of a problem destroying him, since he'd destroyed his master.
Gaul landed upon the ground without the smallest sound. He smirked wickedly at Dante and Demi, who both already had their swords drawn and ready.
Still on the rooftop, Kaos glared at the frightened and disgruntle Ori.
"Now, we WILL figure out some way to get past you, you know that right?" Kaos growled.
Ori nodded. He looked like he was about to shit his pants.
Back on the ground with Dante and Demi, they were still sizing Gaul up.
"Dante, you do know that I really wouldn't enjoy fighting you, right?" Gaul said coolly.
"Oh? Why's that?"
Gaul looked over to the Arul Light, which lay upon the ground near the three. "I only desire that relic over there. Now, why don't you just hand it to me, and we can prevent any confrontation."
Before Dante could make any sort of smart-ass remark, Demi moved in front of him. "I don't think so, demon."
Gaul sighed. "You are only a child. I would hate to have to destroy something so young."
"You didn't seem to have a problem killing my family!" Demi growled sharply. His ears were hot with rage as he gripped his sword tightly. "You murdered them!"
"Did I? I don't remember you, boy."
This only infuriated Demi further. The devil had destroyed his family. He ruined his life, and didn't even remember doing it?
"You sick bastard. I'll kill you!" Demi hissed, leaping at Gaul before Dante could get a hold of him. He charged forward, sword ready for a hard stab. Gaul moved just before Demi could land a hit.
"And who is it that I'm having the pleasure to fight? Please, refresh my memory." Gaul laughed coldly.
Demi, with a quick burst of anger and power, tore his blade into Gaul's lower arm. Gaul was lucky enough to move his arm in the nick of time, only to sustain a small gaze. Demi stood straight and glared at Gaul, a look of wicked wrath in his eyes.
"I am Demitri Joachim Reizer, son of Joachim and Fiana Reizer! You killed them, and now, I'll have revenge for their deaths."
This information caused Gaul to stare at Demitri wide eyed. "Fiana and Joachim?" He gasped. "Then you are. . ." At this he grinned and began to laugh.
"What's so funny?!" Demi yelled. He found nothing amusing in this situation. Dante moved closer to Demi, ready to help him.
"Yeah, what's funny about this?" Dante asked. Gaul continued laughing for a moment, then glared at Demi, an pleased look across his face.
"Here I've been, searching for you for all these years, when you just kindly came to me. How fortunate for me."
Neither Demi nor Dante had a clue what Gaul was talking about, but neither felt like listening either. Demi knew that Gaul had been after him the day he'd killed his mother, but it meant nothing right now. Dante was the first to take off at Gaul, coming in with a stinger attack.
Gaul quickly drew his hand and shot another dark wave at Dante. The hunter was reflected backwards and into a nearby tree. The tree snapped with the force, but Dante managed to get back to his feet. However, his vision was once again warped, and as he looked at Gaul and Demi, they seemed like nothing more than blurry shadows. He tried his best to charge at Gaul again, but with a sigh, Gaul repeated the blast, and this time Dante hit the ground, laying there. He didn't seem to be moving.
Demi felt a strong jolt of dread within him. Dante would be okay though, he knew that. The blast wave had only stunned him. The feeling of dread wasn't exactly for Dante's safety, but from the realization that he was alone in this fight now.
"Demitri," Gaul began. Demi turned his attention from Dante to Gaul, a frightened look in his eyes. Demi had planned on fighting Gaul, but not alone. He had been hoping to fight alongside Dante and the others.
"Demitri," Gaul began as the two began to circle each other. "do you know why I came to your home those many years ago? Do you?" He asked, trying to sound calm and kind.
"I figured you forgot, seeing as how you forgot how you ruined my life." Demi spat coldly.
"Do you expect me to remember every human I kill? Besides, your looks have changed over these years. How long has it been, ten years or so?"
"Fourteen to be exact." Demi growled. Gaul didn't answer this, only narrowed his eyes at the boy.
"Demi, you're a very important young man to us."
"SHUT UP!!" Demi yelled, tearing toward Gaul. He didn't care what Gaul said. It didn't matter. All that mattered was destroying the murderer.
Gaul could plainly see the fury building intensely inside of Demitri. He smiled thinly. This is what he needed. If he could make Demitri angry enough. . . "That's it boy, come on now!" Just as Demi was about to strike, Gaul parried and stepped behind Demitri, but did not attack. He wouldn't kill a boy of such import.
Both stared at each other now. Demi's breathing seemed labored and heavy for some reason. He could only let his eyes burn into Gaul, wishing that he could tear him to pieces. He wanted to hurt him, kill him, destroy him. . .
"Come on boy!" Gaul taunted. "Get angry. That's all you can do. You'll never bring your mother peace. You can't defeat me. What will you do?" All of this was a tease only to make Demitri more enraged.
"I will. . .I will. . .I'll" Demi stuttered, staring now at the ground. His fists were clenched tight, his whole body burning, but it was also numb to the point where he could not feel the burning rage welling up anymore. It felt as if some great force was leaking out, trying to escape him. "I will. . ." He said again softly, yet a hint of hatred was present.
"What?" Gaul asked in a mocking tone. "What do you think you can do?"
"I will KILL YOU!!!" Demi seemed to roar, his voice somewhat demented and warped. His eyes gleamed a dark, evil green. Around his body glowed a dark green aura that matched his burning eyes. Demi raised a hand to Gaul; his only thought was to unleash something terrible onto the devil.
Gaul stared wide eyed at the spectacle before him.
Dante was beginning to come to, his head still groggy and his vision still blurred. He felt a sudden surge of dark and powerful energy within the area. He slowly got onto his hands and knees, turning as he heard the sound of something screeching out.
Dante could make out the blurry forms of Demitri and Gaul. Demi seemed to glow a deep green, with some sort of void in front of him. From the void, a hazy beast was emerging. Dante blinked and tried to get a better view, but still couldn't see properly. He tried standing as well, but to no avail.
"What the hell's going on?!" Dante thought as the beast before Demi began to roar.
Gaul, unlike Dante, could see the beast quite clearly. It was a great, winged dragon. It seemed stuck within the void, but its large, reptilian head was sticking out, hissing violently.
The monster finally managed to lunge from the void, storming toward Gaul, and roaring furiously. Gaul could only see the beast's massive head and gleaming white teeth as it slammed into him, biting down into his side and picking him up.
Gaul let out a long, horrible cry of pain as the dragon shook him around in it's mouth. Gaul could barely raise a hand to cast a spell. He shot a long beam of demonic energy at the dragon, shooting it straight in the right eyes and through it's head. The dragon opened it's mouth, letting Gaul fall out to the ground as it screeched wretchedly in pain. It collapsed to the ground and suddenly disappeared in front of Demitri.
Demitri only stared down at the spot where the dragon had fallen. He seemed in a daze of some sort. He switched his eyes over Gaul blankly, his face showing no real sign of hatred anymore.
Gaul carefully and weakly stood up. Blood gushed from each individual bite hole on his side. He winced painfully as he smirked at Demitri.
"That's what I wanted to see. . ." He whispered. Demi couldn't hear him. His mind was shut off from the world, his body drained for some reason.
"Demitri, come here to me."
Demi did nothing, only stood for a moment, then collapsed in a heap.
Gaul sighed and slowly began toward the boy. As he did, he caught a glimpse of something to his side. Near the smashed tree that he had thrown Dante into laid the Arul Light. Gaul stopped at this, considering his options. His body was slowly draining of life, but so long as Dante, who was still knelling on the ground, didn't intervene, he'd cure up within the next twenty minutes.
Gaul slowly walked now toward the Arul Light. He came up to it, bending down. Just as he did so, he heard someone behind him stand up.
"You're not getting it that easily. . ." Demi's voice growled. As Gaul turned, Demi was already on him. He gave him a sharp kick to the side of his head, knocking him about three feet away from the Arul Light. He was now on his hands and knees like Dante.
"You're a spry youth, aren't you? Gaul growled, getting onto only one knee. He stared at Demi, who had his sword drawn and was standing over the light.
"Even if I can't kill you, I can still prevent your plans, right?" Demi said softly. "You'll never revive Mundus. . ."
Gaul had to chuckle at this. "You think you can destroy that thing? You do know what could happen, don't you?"
Demi smiled weakly. "What does it matter? If I let you have your way, I'll end up dead anyways, along with the entire human race. If I destroy this thing, only I may die. Even if I don't die from it, you'll be so enraged that you'll kill me. So, no matter what, I'm doomed."
"You don't have the guts to destroy it."
"Really? I'll admit I'm frightened. I'd be lying otherwise. But what does it matter? Only a naïve and stupid fool wouldn't be scared. But my bravery in destroying it is what matters!"
Gaul watched, a look of anxiety in his eyes as Demi raised his sword over his head. He brought it down onto the Light. With a crashing sound, the Arul Light shattered. There was a piercing screeching sound and a burst of bright purple light. This light seemed to cover Demi, shielding him from sight.
"Demi!" Dante yelled out. His strength was beginning to return to him, and he stood up weakly as the light and sound subsided.
Dante let out a sigh of relief as he could see Demi, still standing over the shattered relic, sword stuck into the ground. Demi turned and looked back at Dante.
"All's well here. . ."
Dante smiled, but his smile soon disappeared as he heard the furious growl of Gaul.
"No! Everything we've done here. . .all that I"VE done here." He began to stand now, shaking with anger. "Everything I've came to this stinking place for has been destroyed." Gaul was now shaking so badly that it looked like he might fall apart. He glared up a Dante and Demi sharply. Both men stepped back as the devil's face seemed to shift and corrupt into a more demonic and wicked face.
"Now, oh now. . ." He growled, his voice also changing to demonic with his body. "YOU WILL PERISH!!!!
Burry: WOO, HOO!! I'm evil! (Cackles) We all hate cliffhangers, right? Well, the next chapter will come up very soon, so be on the look out!!!!
Dyne: Dude! I thought you promised ACTION?!?!? Where was the fuckin' crap?! I certainly didn't see much blood being drawn! You frickin' su—
Kaos: (Finally catches Dyne and bites him)
Dyne: AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHGH!!!
Burry: Uuuuuuuuhh. . .well, review please? Come on, is anyone other than Bustahead and Archangel reading this?!