Spiral: nyohohohohoho! Chapter 2! Woohoo! Go me! Let's par-tay:takes out her special store of sake: we're gonna boogie tonight! o :already drunk:

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A Time Away: Chapter 2- The First and Final Battle ((cont.))

"Arrogant scum!" shouted the girl joyously. Her one whip split into nine as she lashed it out at the oncoming dragon fighters and secretaries. "Fighting me is useless! My power surpasses yours by miles!"

"Let's play, play, play!" laughed the demon boy happily, throwing poisoned kunai knives this way and that. "Hehehehe. . .I haven't had this much fun in forever!" He beamed with delight as a knife hit a dragon fighter right in the heart.

"Pathetic dragons. Useless, idiotic creatures. . ." said a far-off voice, long, black sword in hand. "The world is far better off without them. The humans, too." The Black Dragon Officer slashed mercilessly at the oncoming men, once formerly his loyal fighters.

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"It's useless, Dragon Lord, can't you see?" sneered the Renkin Wizard. Even some of your subordinates have turned against you."

"I. . .will. . .NOT. . .give up!" yelled Lord Lykouleon fearlessly.

"Ah, wasted efforts, it is indeed very sad. . ." Kharl simply snapped his fingers, and was gone in a whisp of white smoke. "I'll be leaving you now. . ."

"Why. . .?" And before he could say his question, his answer came in the sound of cracks. . .

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"LORD LYKOULEON!" shouted Alfeegi from the bloody battlefield. He tried desperately to help his falling Lord, but was held back by attacking demons. "Damn. . .it. . .LYKOULEON!"

The Dragon Lord was falling unceasingly from the destroyed pieces of the highest balcony on the Dragon Castle. He was completely vented of energy from the fight with the Alchemist, so all he could do was stare as the world seemingly fell from him. His people. . .his kingdom. . .what was going to happen to them all?

Lykouleon blinked as a black feather floated past his withering eyesight.

A black. . .feather?

Wide, vast wings, as black as the night sky, unfurled from the back of the raven-haired boy with a strip of white mixed in with the locks of black. "Ly. . .kou. . .leon. . ." muttered the scarlet-eyed boy.

"R. . .Rath?" The Dragon Lord murmured silently as the Fire Dragon Knight caught him in his outstretched arms. "Wh. . .why are you. . .?"

"Who. . .who did this?" asked Rath, setting Lord Lykouleon onto the ground. "Someone. . .someone has made me like this again. . ." He stared at his large wings, and long claws. "SOMEONE IS BRINGING BACK THE MEMORIES!"

"Poor, poor demon. A demon like you should come with me," said a gleeful voice. White smoke aroused in front of the red-eyed boy and formed into the Renkin Wizard.

"It was. . .you. . .you did this!" shouted Rath in fury.

"Yes, it was me. I had to do something about my left bird, after you so ruthlessly killed him. I wanted revenge, Rath. And I also want you back."

"I wanted to forget. . .I want. . .LET ME FORGET!" he dove at the Alchemist, blindly ripping apart anything he could get his hands on. "Stay still you damned Alchemist!"

"Oh, but if I did that, you'd kill me," said Kharl, disappearing and reappearing multiple of times, staying out of Rath's crazed reach.

"That's. . .the. . .POINT!" Rath slashed at him with all his might.

Kharl winced as blood seeped out from a thin cut on his left cheek. Rath took this time to get the Alchemist once again.

"A moment's hesitation is all I need!" Rath sank two inch fangs into Kharl's right arm. 'You cause all my suffering!' he thought out loud. 'I'll kill you. . .I'LL DEFINITELY KILL YOU!" He bit down as hard as he could into the Renkin Wizard's arm.

And then. . .the arm broke into pieces. The pieces in turn disintegrated into ashes and blew away in the wind.

"What?" Rath stared disbelievingly at the disintegrating Alchemist.

"Silly, foolish Rath. . ." laughed Kharl, almost half his face eaten away by nothingness, "You fell right into my trap. . ."

"No. . .what are. . .?"

Kharl outstretched a fading arm to slightly caress the pale skin of the demon boy's cheek. "I shall make you suffer unceasing pain. . ." And with those words, the last of Kharl faded away.

And Rath started to fade along with him. He too, was disintegrating before his own eyes. What was happening? It felt as though he were drowning in vigorously boiling water. "Wh-wha. . ." But there was no time to finish. . .he was gone. . .

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"I said he would suffer. . .and I always keep my promises. . ." said the Alchemist from his desk. He laid his head on a upstanding hand and sighed deeply with content. "I love being evil. . ."

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Spiral: uwaaaaaaaaaaaaaah. . .short chapter! T-T I'll make the next one longer, promise!