Chapter 10: Pray, for "IDOLA" the Distorted
Planet Ragol: Ruins: ???
Danielle stood there in awe, amazed and frightened by the sight of Dark Falz. The center chariot head lowered, releasing more Darvants into the area. Dras and Jaden split up, taking on the flying saws. Danielle watched her friends, and began to worry when the amount of Darvants in the area began to increase. She was so busy watching them, she didn't notice the Darvants that were behind her.
There was the sound of a Photon weapon moving through the air behind her, and the Ranger spun around. A female hunter, dressed in a white and red uniform, was holding a partisan and cutting through the Darvants behind the Ranger. Danielle saw the red armlet on the hunters arm and gasped. "Rico?" The hunter smiled, and took out the Agito.
"Here. Catch." She tossed the katana to Danielle, who caught it with ease. Since she still wasn't able to use her right arm, which she was holding over her injury, Danielle cut through the Darvants using her sword left handed. Rico aided her, and the two hunters fought their way to Dark Falz. Draslushee and Jaden decided to let the other hunters handle Falz, while they took out the Darvants.
"Any ideas on how to beat this thing?" Danielle wondered aloud. "I still can't fight that well, and I can't find Diwari." To the Ranger's surprise, the Mag floated up behind her.
"It was back in the spaceship's bridge, along with your sword. As for Falz, let me handle the close-range fighting. Use my Red Mechguns," Rico said as she took out a pair of mechguns. She handed them to Danielle before going to fight Dark Falz. The Ranger decided to risk leaving her injury uncovered and took a Red Mechgun in each hand. She aimed at one of the chariot heads and pulled the trigger. The bullets slammed into its open mouth, tearing holes in the weak flesh. Dark Falz aimed its right arm at Rico and sent a Rafoie blast at her. She was knocked backwards, but was not injured.
"Rico! Are you okay?" The older hunter nodded and took out her Red Saber.
"I knew that I would have to fight this thing sooner or later, so I prepared myself." She took out a Difluid and handed it to Danielle. "Drink this and use your techniques to help me." The RAmarl obeyed and quickly downed the fluid. She focused on the ice technique, Gibarta, and used it on the center head. Razor sharp icicles flew forward and impacted the head's mouth. The head fell to the ground and didn't move. Dark Falz roared in pain and pointed its right arm at her. The Rafoie blast knocked her down and made her fall on her injured shoulder.
"I really have to stop falling on that shoulder," she muttered. Danielle got to her feet and continued the attack. She decided to attack the right head, the one with the blue armor on the top. This head had learned not to keep its mouth open, so it was harder to take out. Danielle tried to find the place where its armor was weakest, then aimed for the eyes. There was a roar of pain, and the head became immobile. That was too easy, the RAmarl thought.
From behind Danielle, someone screamed. She looked over her shoulder and saw Jaden surrounded by Darvants. "Jaden!" Dras saw his girlfriend in trouble, but was unable to reach her. Suddenly, the Ranger's emergency rescue gear kicked in and transported her back to Pioneer 2's Medical Center. A few minutes later, the same thing happened to Dras. Danielle gritted her teeth and focused on taking out the last chariot head. She said a silent prayer for her friends and ran over to Rico.
"Jaden and Dras are out of the fight. I think they are on the Pioneer 2 now. That leaves just you and me," Danielle said. Rico nodded grimly, an angry look on her face.
"Falz planned it this way. It wanted it to be just you and me." She attacked the final remaining head, managing to cut through the beast's armor. The Ranger was about to shoot the head, but the gun clicked on empty.
"Do you have any Photon charges for the Mechguns?" she asked. Rico backed away from the head she was attacking and took two charges out of her storage unit. When she looked up at her teammate, her eyes widened.
"Look out!" Danielle was hit on the back by one of Falz's enormous arms and was sent flying toward the small island's edge. As she flew over the edge, her hand shot out and grabbed the ledge. Rico ran over to her and reached for the RAmarl's hand.
"Don't do it yet. Take out that last head before worrying about me," she hissed. Her shoulder groaned, and there was a sharp pain in both her heart and stomach. Rico turned around and attacked the head again. There was a roar of pain, followed by what sounded like a beam being fired into the air. Danielle watched two rays of light shoot into the air, split up, and impact the ground. She heard Dark Falz roar again, and saw its body slump over.
Suddenly, the crest on its back opened up and revealed wings. Falz began to circle the area, hovering over the black abyss that was below it. Rico ran as fast as she could over to Danielle and pulled her up. The Ranger thanked her and picked up the Red Mechguns she dropped. There was a strange red mass in between the dark god's legs, and it looked like a target. The two hunters attacked the mass with everything they had, and Dark Falz did the same for them. Besides having Rafoie, Rabarta, and Heaven Punisher, Falz could also drain a person's energy.
Rico was running towards Falz, when she stumbled and fell to her knee. Some of the dark god's wounds healed over, and that was when the hunters learned of the life-draining attack. The older hunter staggered back to her feet and continued the attack. Danielle was amazed by her determination. If she was in Rico's shoes, she may have given up long ago. The Ranger ignored the thought and focused on the battle. This was no time to be letting her mind wander.
Dark Falz seemed to be tiring out. The sheer amount of attacks its body was receiving was taking its toll. "This is it, Danielle. Let's deal the final blow!" The Ranger nodded and tossed the Red Mechguns to Rico. She drew the Agito from its makeshift sheath and charged Falz. Rico was right beside her, holding the Red Saber. They both struck the red mass at the same time, and Dark Falz screamed in pain. The two hunters stepped out of the way of the incoming corpse as it fell to the ground. Danielle clutched at her injury, which was bleeding again. She sat on the ground, trying to breathe normally.
"I don't believe it. We did it. We defeated Dark Falz," Rico said in disbelief, staring at the god's corpse. The RAmarl looked up at her.
"What? Was it supposed to be harder than what is already was?" Rico nodded and turned to face the younger hunter.
"Dark Falz couldn't be defeated by the ancient race that built this ship. They were much more advanced in terms of technology to us. The best they could do was seal it away, and that was almost impossible. This battle was way too easy." Danielle looked at Falz's corpse, wondering if it was actually dead. She was about to speak to Rico when there was a terrible pain in her heart. She screamed in pain, thinking that this was the worst attack she had ever had. Rico knelt next to her, trying to help. That was when there was a strange sound, and a creature flew up from Falz's corpse. The pain in Danielle's heart suddenly stopped, and the two girls looked up at the creature. The ground the hunters were on was replaced by a strange ring, which was as solid as stone. Danielle and Rico stared at each other, looks of terror on their face. Dark Falz was still alive.
Stormsworder: Almost done with this. Then I can post the sequel. YAY!
Danielle: Wow. And have you worked on it any?
Stormsworder: Uh… no… Well, just read and review, people.