Once again, the quotation marks are numbers and it's making me mad -.-; Maybe I shouldn't type this at school anymore. And guess what??
It's the last chapter!!
Afraid now?
A high-pitched, desperate whistle broke the uneasy silence. /Lucky you,
Jounouchii, I knew you¹d find him first,/ I thought as I quickly changed my
path.
When I found Jounouchii, he was huddled at the base of a tree. His once
brilliant emerald green skin was now dull and dreary as if the color had
been drained. ³Jounouchii,² I gently shook his crumpled form, ³Jounouchii,
you in there? Say something if you can hear me.² Jounouchii turned to look
at me, his eyes widened in fear. He rose slowly and I allowed him to lean on
me for support.
³They¹re all deadŠ² His whisper barely reached me, and I was able to hear
anything, no matter how soft. I raised an eyebrow in question and Jounouchii
shakily waved a hand in the direction in front of him. I left Jounouchii¹s
side and walked up the small hill slowly. What was on the other side was a
shock, even to me.
It was much worse then the massive grave on Golgre. There, there was no
blood, and here, that¹s all there was. Bodies lay in a pool of blood, most
unrecognizable. Limbs of those bodies were scattered around the pool, but a
few had been arranged to spell out "Afraid now?"
Jounouchii had somehow found his feet and made his way over to me. He once
again scanned the scene and would have toppled over if I hadn¹t caught him.
³I can¹t believe this is the work of SlothŠ² I muttered slowly. Jounouchii
gulped, his eyes widened yet again in fear.
³And I don¹t think he¹s finished yet!² I looked up from the carnage and
found myself looking directly into Sloth¹s fiery gaze. The smug grin was
unmistakable, showing he had no remorse for what he had done.
³I never thought you could be so heartless!² I hissed. The smirk on his face
grew larger.
³I didn¹t tell you everything, Dusell,² Sloth laughed slightly, ³You thought
your father had left Golgre as well, but he did not. Jangelius stayed.
This,² he motioned to the mess before us, ³is his work.²
³NoŠ My father would not lie to me!² I shouted bitterly.
³You know so little boy,² Sloth shook his head, ³Your father is a vampire.
He is the heartless creature here, not me.² It was my turn to smirk.
³You know very little as well. Jangelius has a soul, I am the one who has
none.² Jounouchii twitched slightly, becoming uncomfortable with the
situation. Sloth frowned slightly.
³I know more then you think. Jangelius has lost his soul, the one thing that
kept him from killing,² Sloth stated matter-of-factly, ³His soul cannot be
restored.²
³Don¹t listen to him!² A muffled cry came from behind Sloth. I quirked an
eyebrow and glared at Sloth.
³Step aside.² Sweat started to form on Sloth¹s forehead. He slowly moved so
I had a clear view of who was behind him. ³Father?²
Jangelius was sitting there against a tree, his hands and feet bound
together by chains. The cloth that had been around his mouth was now around
his neck. I assume by moving around, he managed to get it off.
³I was resting and he knocked me out and tied me up. When I awoke, I was
here›this mess was here as well,² Jangelius explained. Jounouchii was now
shifting his gaze slowly between the three of us.
³So you had nothing to do with this?² I asked quietly.
³Nothing,² Jangelius shook his head, ³The soul he claims I Œlost¹ causes
this to sicken me. All these innocent peopleŠdead.² Sloth hissed angrily and
backhanded Jangelius across the face. He growled loudly, bearing his fangs.
³How dare you! You are the one who caused this carnage. You are the one
behind all of this!² Sloth hissed through clenched teeth, ³If you hadn¹t
turned Dusell into what he is, none of this would have happened!!²
Jangelius¹ gaze shifted to the ground.
³Maybe not,² his head snapped up, flames flickering in his eyes, ³But I did
what I did because he is my son! I could not just kill him and let him stay
dead. I wanted to teach him all the ways of the vampires, make sure that he
would be one of the most feared in all NeopiaŠ But silly me, I got myself a
soul the next night.
³So he had to learn on his own,² Jangelius smiles, ³And I see he has done
well, but I am no longer what I was and wish that I could take it all back.
I would have let Dusell rest in peace if I had known it would have cost me
my freedom.² I stared at my father.
³I¹m not all that you think I am,² I quickly grabbed Jounouchii by the
throat and held him up, ³This is a mortal, he helped me save you. I let him
live even before he agreed to help. I am not as cold hearted as you make me
out to be.² Jounouchii¹s eyes were full of fear, I tossed him to the ground
and glared at Jangelius, ³I would never have been just like you, even if you
didn¹t gain a soul, I¹m not as selfish as the two of you.
³You changed me because you wanted an assistant in your crimes, someone just
as diabolic as you,² My gaze shifted to Sloth, ³And you, you just wanted to
use us as your lackeys and then stab us in the backs. You may have been dumb
enough to believe I would follow in your footsteps, but you were wrong, oh
so wrong.² Jounouchii began scooting away, so I turned to see why. Phelios
was lying there, his chest slowly raising and falling with every breath.
³PheliosŠ² I rushed to him and kneeled by his side. Jounouchii watched
quietly. Sloth let out an evil laugh and Jangelius just sat there, waiting.
A fire burned within me. I lunged at Sloth, grabbing him by the throat.
³YouŠ you killed Phelios!² My grip tightened and Sloth began to gasp for
air.
³Dusell,² Jounouchii said softly, placing his hand on my shoulder, ³We can
still save Phelios, but we have to be quick.² I dropped Sloth as soon as
those words reached my ears. Jounouchii had Phelios cradled in his arms,
wings spread, ready to get Phelios to safety. I nodded and looked at Sloth,
a fierce look in my eyes.
³I will be back for you.²
THE END!!
There will possibly be a sequel... Not entirely sure. I have to work on my FFX story now, so that will be put on hold for now. But it will be told in Joey's POV, or something, not Dus's.
Hope you liked it .;