This one's a shortie, sorry ; Also, sorry I haven't updated this in sooooo long.
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Ch 10: Sneak Attack
A devilish grin crossed Sunset's face. If they could destroy the Dark Crystal's new host first, there would be a better chance at them defeating Angel. Everyone was staring at Sunset, wondering why Spiny had left her post. Turning to face them, Sunset gave the announcement, "I need a small group to venture with me to the cave. Angel has left; and the host is sick. If we destroy her first, we have a better chance at beating Angel."
"Her?" interrupted a small Espeon. "The Dark Crystal's host is a female?"
Sunset took a glance at the Espeon who had spoken. Apollo, who was too young to know what had happened, had doubts… doubts clouded the mind and interrupted thought. He had to make sure Apollo was on his side - every Eon mattered in this. "Apollo and all of the other Eons that aren't old enough to know of the battle need to come. They need to see for themselves the evil we face here. Midnight and Spiny need to come with me as well. We will need experience on our side. Hopefully the host doesn't have much. The rest of you get your rest. Depending on the outcome on this, we may be able to confront Angel soon."
The Eons began to split into two groups - the younger Eons, along with Sunset, Spiny, and Midnight on one side, while the remaining Eons returned to their makeshift dens. After a brief conference with the younger ones, Sunset and the others began walking towards the cave where Eclipse lay.
Eclipse, who was having trouble sleeping anyway because of her cold, opened her eyes and stared at the roof of the cave. She had heard Angel leave, and so knew he was gone. Coughing a bit, she turned and sat up right, facing the fire. The flames seemed to dance, sending interesting shadows across the cave.
Suddenly, an ear-piercing shriek filled the air as Midnight used his Screech attack. Eclipse turned to see a large group running towards the cave. There was a hint of terror in her eyes as they got closer and closer, not slowing their pace at all. Spiny, who was the fastest of the group, sent a Thunderbolt ahead of her. Eclipse jumped back, narrowly dodging the attack.
The group was
now at the mouth of the cave, and Eclipse didn't know any other way out.
Sunset began walking further in towards her, leaving the rest at the entrance
to watch. Eclipse looked carefully into this Espeon's eyes. She saw anger
in them… anger and pure hatred. What had she done? She knelt down and
cowered at his feet.
Sunset continued to advance until he hovered over her. This is too easy, he
thought. Why does she not put up a fight?
"Please…" stammered Eclipse, "don't… don't hurt me."
Sunset raised an eyebrow. The Dark Crystal made its host evil… or at least tried to. Maybe she had succeeded in defeating the entity within? He glanced back at the young Eons behind him. They had all been taught that the Dark Crystal was bad… now if they saw her cowering like this as he killed her; they might have doubts about what their elders taught. Then those doubts might travel around the story behind Angel as well. He growled a bit to himself. He needed to provoke her; he needed to make her fight him. Looking at the fire beside them, he smirked. Swiping a paw, he sent numerous embers flying across Eclipse's face. She cried out, rubbing her eyes; trying to take away the burn.
Eclipse began to swipe around blindly, appearing to the Eons at the front of the cave that a fight was occurring. When she was finally able to open them, Eclipse swiped her claws at Sunset, surprising herself in the process. Sunset was struck, and now had three claw marks down his face. He growled, but smiled to himself. This was how it needed to be. Sunset began focusing energy, creating massive attacks and hurdling them at Eclipse. She dodged, but just barely. It wasn't easy at this close of range, and besides that, she was sick. She wheezed a bit, tired of this extreme fight. She glanced back at Sunset, who, unlike her, was still ready for more. Things weren't going in her favor… was this how it would end?
Suddenly, there was a howl, and the group outside the cave began to run in confusion. Sunset and Eclipse both quickly turned to see what was going on. There appeared to be a fight outside, but they couldn't tell whom with. Sunset, a bit concerned for his group, started forward towards them, only to be stopped short by Angel, who had just torn his way through them. He growled at Sunset, not really knowing who he was, just knowing that he was attacking Eclipse. Sunset was a bit startled by this, not expecting Angel to return before they were finished. Angel began to circle Sunset, only to have Sunset circle as well, therefore putting Angel closer to Eclipse. She stared up at him, almost in shock. Everything was happening so fast, and with this fever, it was making it all run together. She was getting dizzy from all of the commotion.
"What are you doing here?" yelled Angel. "Leave her alone! Don't you see she isn't well?"
Sunset gave a blank stare to Angel. Evidently, Angel didn't recognize him. Maybe that was for the better. "The host must die," he commented.
"Host?" Angel raised an eyebrow. "Host to what? She isn't a host to anything."
"She has consumed the Dark Crystal. She now is not what she seems."
Angel was confused by this, but wouldn't let Sunset see it. He had heard about a dark crystal - from his mother, but didn't know much about it. He shook his head. "This is a friend of mine. I will protect her. Now leave!" Without warning, Sunset sent a massive blast of energy towards Angel. Angel simply put up a Reflect and the ball of energy disintegrated as it made contact. Angel lowered his head threateningly as his eyes began to fill with anger. Sunset stepped back. This wasn't going well. He motioned for Midnight and Spiny to step up beside him. It was now three against one, being that Eclipse was too dizzy to fight.
Angel was getting angrier by the second. These Eons had invaded this cave, and attacked a sick Umbreon, who happened to be his friend! With each attack that was thrown at him, the angrier Angel got. Suddenly, he stopped. No one was sure why, he just stood there, his head bowed. Spiny, who thought it best to take this chance to attack, sent a massive Thunder towards Angel. The electricity in the blast hurtled towards him, but stopped about two inches away and formed into a ball. Angel's eyes opened, revealing that they had turned a deep red. Angel widened his stance, and suddenly began to burn in a black flame. He gave a slight moan as the flame burned away his white fur, revealing dark fur underneath. When the transformation was complete, he raised his head quickly, sending the ball of electricity rushing back towards Spiny. Even she wasn't fast enough to dodge it. She was thrown backwards out of the cave, straight into Apollo, who had stood there to try and catch her. The fight was now two against one.
Sunset and Midnight looked on in shock. The once pure white Umbreon that stood in front of them had changed. He had become pure darkness, exactly like his father. This is what they had worried about.
Eclipse, who had her head down before, knew something had happened and so looked up. She gasped at what she saw before her. Angel was there no longer; the Umbreon who stood before her now was the Umbreon that had almost killed her a few nights before. Demon now stood before her, growling fiercely at Sunset.
