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Ch.24: Stand and Fight Part 2

The blinding light coming from the unseen room would not die down. It was like sunlight to a person bound to darkness. Logan tried to shield his eyes but to no avail. The light continued to shine brighter. Then the green man heard a swooping sound that he recognized as a weapon much like Nightwing's bird-a-rang. The sound came closer to him and then he felt a sharp pain in hi right arm. He felt on his arm and met the warm liquid of blood.

The light all of a sudden began to fade showing the room to Logan and Nightwing. Logan's arm had a deep gash in it that looked like a blade had sliced at his arm. He looked behind him to see the weapon but there was nothing there only a small hole in the wall from something that resembled the weapon that was thrown at him. Logan then began to look at the room. It was golden yellow on the roof but the walls were black as night. The floor they stood on was not a floor at all it was a strip of land that extended from one side of the wall to the other. It was at least 3 yards wide but below it they could not see the bottom of it.

Logan gasped at the room but found no second gasp by Nightwing. He looked at his friend and saw him staring coldly at the farther end of the bridge. Logan looked at the end and saw a figure standing at the end. When he focused carefully he saw the figure to be Riku. He was standing at the end with a long steel stick in his hand. Riku held in his other hand a long double bladed throwing object. It looked like the Price sign but instead of a J it was a R. The weapon was dripping with Logan's blood. The dark prince chuckled and snapped his fingers. The floor he was standing on became engulfed in darkness. Then the man known as Malice climbed out of the darkness. He looked at the two heroes and waved at them with a smile. Then as quickly as he had come he was gone along with the blade.

"Now that we are done with the first part of my experiment we must continue with the second and final part." He said coldly.

"And what would that be?" asked Nightwing with anger in his voice.

"Well it is quite simple; to see how long you can survive before death takes your soul."

Nightwing pulled out his steel staff from his utility belt and prepared for battle.

"You may go ahead now Mr. Logan." Riku said with ice in his breath.

"Your letting me go, but why?" asked Logan with confusion.

"I no longer need you; I want to take on your little friend there."

"Go Garfield, I can handle this clown. Stop Price with whatever you can, I will be there shortly."

"But…"

"Go!"

With that Logan nodded and ran across the bridge and slowly passes by Riku, if he wasn't mistaken he saw a gleam of joy in his cold empty eyes, but that signal soon died as his eyes turned back to the pale darkness that it usually was. Logan walked towards another door and entered into the unknown darkness.

With Logan gone Riku turned his attention towards Nightwing who kept his stare on him.

"Why did you let Logan go even after you had injured him?" asked Nightwing with the deep seriousness he once kept at all times.

"That's for me to know and you to find out, but don't worry the answers will come in time. Now if you do not matter lets dual, that's what you have been waiting for correct?"

Nightwing nodded and held his staff at battle position.

"Answer me this Riku, what is this place were in? There usually isn't a bottomless pit in business buildings, well not on the ground floor."

"Simple, its called telepathic illusion, what you see is not real but what happens to you when you fall is to you and you could mentally kill yourself. You have seen this ability before haven't you?"

"The dust in Slade's mask you did it?"

"No silly boy, but I have the same abilities as the dust did."

"So I was right you aren't human at all are you."

"Correct I am something you know very well and yet you don't at the same time. Demon correct but there's something else in me similar to that of a friend. But do not worry about my abilities I will only use physical force, and this telepathic illusion is on me as well so we are at equal in our minds ok?"

"That's fine by me you seem like you're an honorable fighter why do you follow your father's orders?"

"Because I was raised with honor and I will not dishonor myself by using illegal powers in a fair fight. Don't you think I do not despise you like my father, but I fight with honor other than glory."

"Very true so I think it is time we stop this talking and begin our original plan."

"Attack at any time I was already ready."

Nightwing nodded and charged at the boy, He had his staff at arms length and dived into the air preparing for a falling blow. As he came into a centimeter of Riku's body the boy was blocked by a sliver blade. The long poll he held had extended a sylph blade to protect him. As Nightwing bounced back from the contact with the steel pipe Riku slammed his knuckles into the man forehead sending him sprawling to the floor. Nightwing rose quickly but received a steel boot into the chest sending him in the air high enough for the dark prince to grab a hold of Nightwing's head and slam it into the bridge floor. Nightwing kicked his boot up but missed Riku's arm and was caught by it. Riku spun him up right and tossed him across the bridge.

Nightwing spat out the blood in his mouth and slowly rose to his feet. He saw Riku slowly walking towards him with his metal staff still lying on his shoulder. Nightwing swung his and was blocked by the staff. Riku twisted his hand and the sylph appeared again and locked onto Nightwing's weapon. Riku twisted his arm and spun the boy wonder into a staff arm lock. Nightwing pushed off the ground and landed on Riku's staff but as his touched it, the staff swung away and slammed into his mid section sending him off the bridge. Nightwing grabbed onto the edge before he fell and bounced off it to try and slam his feet into Riku's face but his body fell back and Nightwing passed over him. As he flew over Riku the dark prince slammed his staff into Nightwing's back sending him onto the floor with a loud smack and his feet dangled over the railing.

"I am disappointed in you Richard; I thought you would put up a better fight."

"How…how do you know my… name?"

"If I have telepathic illusion wouldn't you think I would own the ability of telepathist?"

"So these powers that would mean you would be like Raven correct?"

"No, Raven's powers mostly come from her demon side but her mind abilities are mine as well to yes."

"So you're from Azerath then aren't you?"

"You thought it through congratulations."

"So this means you have been using your powers to read my mind and find out all the moves I would be using yes?"

"No… I told you I wouldn't use them, I have known your moves very well already so don't try and tell me I have been cheating."

"Fine then, block this."

With that a cloud of smoke came out of Nightwing's body. Riku looked to his left and right but could not hear any of his movements. Then he felt a tug on his staff and turned to see what happened but was hit with another staff across the skull sending him rolling to the floor and out of the smoke cloud.

"Very smart, you got a hit on me; you've already surpassed most of my opponents already."

There was a deep dark sound of footsteps and Nightwing appeared from the smoke, blood falling out of his lips and a small cut on his forehead but he kept his stone gaze on Riku's eyes.

"That's not all I am going to do to you, this battle has just begun."

While the two warriors battled on the army of peasants and citizens began a slow quiet march towards the Price headquarters. Lead by the Titans, East, and HIVE members. Then to there side was the T-car being driven by the little guy in the compartment. The army stopped when they were directly in front of the building. It was huge, steel walls and titanium door that was at least 7 yards long.

"How are we going to get a good first strike on this building?" asked Strafire with a stern look.

Cyborg walked up to the building and put his sonic cannon softly against its door. A hole appeared on his shoulder and inside was a system of wires and chips but the hole seemed to be a tunnel towards the sonic cannon.

"O.k. this is a grenade launcher, I installed it in a few days ago. All someone has to do it put a grenade of explosive weapon in the hole and it will fire out of my arm and into the building. My sonic cannon is making a hole into it right now. It's silent so no one can hear it."

"I have a couple but not many." said Mammoth as he pulled at 4 grenades out of his pockets.

"That will do fine, these are soldiers, and they stand shoulder to shoulder so it should take out a few of them each. Now I need all the people with stationary weapons like pick forks, knives, swords anything sharp to stand behind me in a straight line make sure there's no way anyone could get past you, when this door opens I need you all to charge forwards and impale anyone in your way. Now everyone with throwing weapons start to throw them of fire them into the soldiers that are being pushed back so keep close behind the stationeries. Now Raven, Starfire, and Jinx I need you all to fly up above them and Jinx can rid on Starfires back. I want you to all fire your weapons and your powers at the soldiers you all have very important powers to stop these guys."

"So while this is going on, Mammoth and Gizmo I need you both to take the sides and start firing missiles and bullets at them, your our tanks got it? O.k. everyone get ready, Aqua lad's up there and he will be firing at the crowd of people so remember to not get into a group or in a physical fight keep your distance and your heads high. Now let's go!"

As Cyborg finished his orders he pushed the grenades into his shoulder hole and heard them fire out of his sonic cannon and as a bonus attack he shot his sonic cannon at the area in front of him. He heard yelling and screams and then explosions from inside. Cyborg backed out of the way and saw all the stationary people take there places with pitch forks and other weapons in front of them. He saw Starfire with Jinx on her back and Raven rise up out of the crowd and float above them. The Mammoth took to the left side and Gizmo inside the T-car took the right.

The metal door started to slide open and revealed the mass army inside of it. Soldiers lay across the floor but the others were coughing and blinded by smoke from the grenades. The stationeries charged forward and began to impale soldiers in there way. Starfire and Raven flew into the crowd and a hail of bullets, star bolts, explosive rays and black energy flowed into the room destroying soldiers after soldiers. The soldiers started to get themselves together but as they did, missiles dropped into there areas by Mammoth and Gizmo and then a hale of straight bullets fell upon them taking mean down every second.

As the battle began to begin a van screeched up behind Cyborg and Speedy jumped out of the driver seat.

"What's going on? What should I do?" asked the archer.

"I need you to take front lines with the stationeries I need your exsplosive arrows, start firing them, then when I join in the battle start bringing them closer to the door so Aqua lad can take some out."

As Cyborg finished his orders a shot was heard from above and a soldier fell to the floor with his hanging on by the skin of his neck.

"I think we just need to keep them here, he seems to have his job down."

"O.k. so then just do what you do best and start hitting targets."

Speedy nodded and the archer ran into the battle field, shortly after there were sounds of explosions coming to Cyborg's electronic ears. The battle from there seemed to be a one sided war, the soldiers couldn't get there heads straight with the chaos around them, they fired at people now and then but no serious injuries had accured. Speedy was doing his job extremely well; he seemed to be wasting no bullets only lives of the wicked. The battle continued for a few minutes but then something fell from the sky. It was Jinx, she had been shout in the left arm and fell off of Starfire;s back.

Cyborg charged towards were she fell but saw Speedy had already come to her attention. He helped her to her feet and Cyborg sighed in relief.

"Thank you Speedy."

"No…it's all good little lady; just doing what I gotta go."

Speedy pulled Jinx into a one armed hug but then there was a loud shot. And a bullet pierced through Jinx's lower back.

"And a man's got to do what a man's got to do. No mercy for the weak."

Jinx's body slid down Speedy's leaving a trail of blood on his shirt and showing the pistol in his hand. Speedy's slowly chuckled and walked away from her body. Cyborg stood in shock, he had just imagined what he had seen right? He ran to Jinx and saw the pool of blood forming around her and her eyes dieing away. Cyborg kneeled down to her and looked at her.

"Jinx…no." he sobbed as he hugged her close.

"I always loved you Jinx please don't go. I know it sounds wrong but I love you, Sarah was there for me and I do love her but you were different you were my first love. Please Jinx don't go."

"Victor…I always loved you to…"

With that her eyes went empty and her breath died away, her body tensed up and then limped and fell at his touch. She was dead, and it was Speedy who had killed her.

"Nooooooo!" he cried into the emptiness that was his heart.

Cyborg rose to his feet to see Speedy standing in front of him, a smile on his wide face. His mask was gone and showed his deep brown eyes that glowed with insanity. He chuckled and laughed at the metallic man in front of him.

"Poor Cyborg all alone now that his fuck buddy has hit dirt; I have waited years to finally finish you off and be gone with you annoyance and now I have my chance. So little Victor say good night." Speedy laughed as he raised his arm holding a pistol and pointed it at Cyborg with a wicked smile on his face.

Cyborg yelled and charged Speedy at unknown speeds. He slammed his metal fist into Speedy's stomach sending a bone shattering nose from Speedy's body. The archer flew back and fell to the floor near soldier's body. He rose slowly with the same smile on his face. But his stomach had a bloody white bone sticking out of his side.

"I have been spying on all of you ever sense I got here. I have been serving master Price for months watching you all threw hidden cameras and devices implanted in almost everything I knew you would use including you Cyborg, you're a living tape recorder. I am known as Mater Price's agent or Deadeye as I like to call myself. I have made it so you couldn't move without giving it away to Price, but I think he is letting you do this as he kills your little friends. You can't win… you can't beet us!"

Cyborg let a tear drop from his eye and then raised his hand show a sonic cannon glowing.

"Your pointless weapon can't hurt me…I have read your blue prints and noted its uselessness. I say it again; there is nothing you can do that can beat me."

"I don't want to beat you…I want to kill you."

As Cyborg spoke his sonic cannon cycled into his arm and a long cylinder extended from his hand with 6 smaller cylinders around it. He grinned at the shock on Deadeye's face and fired. His arm had become a chain gun and it blasted real bullets into Deadeye's living body. The bullets shredded his arms and shoulders. It blasted and ripped his legs to pieces and left him in pieces on the floor. His body was still intact but he barely was alive. Cyborg retracted his arm and walked slowly up to Deadeye's lifeless body on the floor. He picked up the blood covered pistol that was still holding his fingers and shook them off. He put the gun to Deadeye' forehead and heard a gurgle of blood come from his mouth.

"Have….mer…mer…mercy on…me."

"There's no mercy for the weak, a man's got to do what a man's go to do right."

With that Cyborg fired the pistol into Deadeye's head; he heard the skull fracture and the bullet rip through his brain and come out of the back of Deadeye's skull. The bullet hit the floor followed by a river of blood and bits of bone and brain. Deadeye's body hit against the floor, dead as anyone could be. Cyborg fired 6 more bullets into Deadeye's lifeless body and threw the pistol to the ground.

"You weren't that good of a shot anyway."

Cyborg walked over to Jinx's body and lifted her up on his arms. He didn't even notice the bodies and bullets wising by him or the sounds of cries and moans behind him. He walked out onto the street and laid her body on a small garden to rest in peace. He lifted his head and wiped the tear from his eye.

"Stand and fight Victor, there's still a long way to go." said a soft voice from behind him.

He turned around to see Sarah she herself was perfectly fine except for a bit of scrapes on her mechanical arm.

"I am sorry she's gone. I know you loved her."

"Yes I did, but Sarah I would have killed myself if you took her place, you mean the world to me and no one else does I love you."

"I love you to… I love you to."

With that Cyborg embraced his wife and looked at the carnage before him. This was no war, it was a Massacre, a Massacre that was pointless to see fit as a war.

Away from the war inside of Price Corp, Logan walked up a small staircase letting his foot steps echo across the hall ways.

"I am coming Price, and I hope your waiting for me."