Disclaimer: Same as before. I hate writing these.

Silvace Atronach- Yeah, I guess you're right. We should support one another. And don't worry. Jehuty is not going to sing.

Chap. 3

"Jehuty."

This was getting nowhere. I can't even get close to her. Her speed was outrageous. Every meter I get close to her, she takes three in random directions. Worse yet is that she's already struck me with several quick blows, all of them directly. I dashed back, but she closed in on me and caught me with yet another blow. As I flew back, I fired a few bolts of energy, but she sidestepped them with relative ease and came at me again. She let out another slash and I managed to dodge it at the last second, leaving her open.

Got ya.

My blade shot out through the field, but it kept my arm back enough to miss totally. She gave me a shadowy laugh before slashing out herself, knocking me to the ground. She continued laughing as she arched her arm back and let loose a few energy bolts. I moved out of the way, but she fired another swarm. As I continued to avoid her fire, some of her attacks hit the column in which she had come out. I back out of the way of the falling debris, but more bolt came through it.

What the hell?

Nephtis continued firing, destroying more of the surrounding area. I had to dodge both her and the falling debris. One step at a time. I quickly shot away from the debris while keeping my sight on Nephtis. She seemed to wait in one place for a breath moment before zooming off to the left and heading straight at me. I went to move back, but her speed exceeded mine, allowing her to cut across my armor three times with the third time knocking me into the far wall. Debris littered around me as I recovered. I then noticed that my hand had fallen on a long metal bar. Perhaps I can use this.

She came at me at unbelievable speed. I have to do it now! Arching my arm back, I quickly tossed the metal beam. It hit true, impaling her through the chest and into the wall. She didn't scream, but rather she just looked up at me, her dark mask shrouding her eyes.

"J...ehuty."

She then blacked out and I examined her. She looks a lot like Neith, aside from the few extras on her. I began sensing her. It matched Neith almost perfectly. But there seemed to be no runner in the cockpit. Almost as if this creature is some sort of specter. At least she's down for good.

Aumaan...

Huh? What is that? I felt a presence, even more familiar than Nephtis. But who? It was then that I noticed that my boy was resonating. And there's only one creature I knew that would cause this...

Flashback...

I'm resonating? Someone is here. I know you.

Hello, brother. We meet at last.

Who...?

You actually beat Neith. I'm surprised. She was the best frame warrior I had.

A...A...Anubis.

So you know who I am. Then you know why I'm here.

Ahhhhhhhhhhh!!!!

Die!

I have to get out of here now!

Come back brother. I'll find you again. It is out destiny!

Flashback end...

So he's here. And there's no escape route this time. Perhaps I'll get lucky. My own words seemed hollow as I followed the energy into the next room. This one was wider than the others, possibly the resting area for frame warriors.

Suddenly, I froze. The sinister energy had increased immensely. I gripped my head, trying to deal with the overwhelming force. After a brief moment, it settled. The runner was a bit surprised by my reaction, but gave no sign of worry. Which is more than I could say for myself.

Then, 'he' appeared...

Standing before me was my crimson-colored twin brother, Anubis. His head bore a jackal-like headpiece, as befitting his name. His wrists were lined with dagger-like protrusions and his tail twitched behind him constantly. His body shimmered with Metatron, the very same Metatron as me. Folding his arms, a set of wings unfolded like a dark cloak, giving him a demonic appearance. His penetrating stare looked deep within me, as though he knew I was nervous, maybe even afraid of him. But why am I? He is my brother. But still, beyond our birth, we were nothing alike. And I don't think I'm ready to face him yet.

"Return to me, Jehuty."

It was a command, not a request. I found myself backing away a bit. Just look at me. The powerful Jehuty cowering before his own brother. That stopped me from backing away any more. He apparently sensed my slight defiance as his tail began to arch upward. Then, with a sharp flick of his tail, he vanished.

"What?"

My runner was equally surprised and I quickly searched around. Anubis reappeared, above in the beams. Quickly I fired upon him, but he disappeared again and reappeared to my left. I panicked and charged at him, blade extended. It came down, but Anubis blocked with a bladed lance. I tried to drive him down, but I couldn't. Rather he simply shoved me backward forcefully. I was driven back and stopped myself. Looking up, Anubis was gone again, only to reappear in the far corner. A suddenly burst of Metatron emitted out of him like spilled blood, obscuring my view. When my vision cleared, it was too late. A thick ball of Metatron energy blasted me back into one of the walls. He's too powerful! I looked around, but he vanished again. I couldn't see him, but I felt his presence...behind me. I turned and he grabbed my head, swinging me around a bit.

"It was over before it began, Jehuty."

With one deft motion, he tossed me ground-ward. I managed to stop myself, but he was gone, again. He continued to disappear and reappear around me. I can't stop him. He then appeared...right in front of me. I backed away, but it wasn't enough as his hand shot out and grabbed me again, this time latching onto my face. I screamed in agony as ripples of energy found their way to my face and body.  I can't stop him! Ahhhhhhhhh!!!! I was in too much pain to notice that my runner was screaming as well, in the same pain. He then stopped, but kept his hold on me. I was too weak to fight back as that shock drained me totally. He hen reared back again and launched me at the wall.

This is the end.

Suddenly, I was stopped. I realized that I didn't hit the wall. Someone had stopped me and caught me while I was flying. I was barely able to turn my head to my savior, only to find a bigger shock.

It was Nephtis...

But why did she save me? It didn't make sense. She released me and hovered upward. I turned back to Anubis, who was still before me. He face continued to hold that evil grin. But why? I learned the answer soon enough. Suddenly, Nephtis hooked her legs onto my arms, seating her on my shoulders. I saw that she was holding a bar, the same metal bar that I'd impaled her with. She raised it over her head and I could swear I heard chuckling. Then in one swift motion, she kicked herself off of me, sending me straight into the wall. At the same time, she had gone into a flip and shot the bar at me while I was still flying. The end result was me slamming into the wall a second before the bar impaled me. I screamed in sheer agony while Nephtis went to the side of her master, who had been grinning the whole time. Despite my pain and fear, I managed to cast a glare at Anubis.

"Damn...you, Anubis."

He chuckled, "Now, now. What kind of language is that to use on your dear brother?" He whipped his tail a bit, "You're weaker than before, Jehuty. Looks like you've been asleep in the snow for far too long."

The pain was beginning to increase and I was losing consciousness, "Kill me and get it over with."

"Heh, don't be in such a rush to die. Your runner has the same dislike for me as the last one, which is why you hate me so. But don't worry. I'm here and I'll take good care of you."

"It doesn't matter the runner. I will always hate you. You tried to kill me."

"If I wanted to kill you, we wouldn't be having this conversation now. But enough of death. Guess what. The time is approaching."

"What...are you talking...about?"

"Oh, you know. The reason why we were born to begin with. The time has arrived to complete our destiny."

"I...don't...understand."

"Too bad. Well, you can find out when the time comes. Or you can try to defy me and get killed. Either way, the time is coming. And it is close." His head cocked slightly, "Hmm. Seems our runners know each other and want to talk. Time for you to go to sleep, Jehuty." My vision began to black out.

"Nighty, night brother."

AN: Am I alone in saying that this is one of the coolest scenes in the game? Especially with that whole folding his arms and stretching his wings part. It just looks evil.