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Ch. 6 Mercy
Sprx knew the truth. The whole truth. As he sat there on the cold ground her knew Nova wasn't forever gone, just… possessed against her own will. Her spirit still lived. He would stop at nothing to allow her to feel free again, nothing, not even Skeleton King, Mandarin, and all his Formless could stop him at this rate.
Sprx felt a burning sensation in his chest. His heart ached dearly, for his companion was suffering and he couldn't think of a way to stop it. He blamed himself for Nova's agony. How much he longed to release her from Skeleton King's control couldn't be weighed, for it was too heavy to bear.
One final thought crossed his mind in the long moments he just sat there, awaiting his dying moment: he couldn't let Nova's possessed body kill him. He had to fight her, no matter what it cost. Letting himself pass on wasn't an opinion anymore.
"Enough stalling!" shouted Skeleton King, growing impatient, "It is time to meet your doom, monkey, and rid you of your pesky life. Finish him!" His command came sharply, as well as Nova's attack.
She ran toward him, fists sheathed and ready to slaughter him. Sprx stood, as f awaiting his death with open arms. Of course, that wasn't his plan. Instead he swiftly moved aside, moments before the golden monkey reached him.
He allowed her to be stunned, but it did not last long, as Sprx expected. He dodged most attacks, except for a few, doing the same process over and over again. He grew tired and his moments soon be came sluggish and weakened. The red monkey breathed heavy and tried to remain on his feet.
"Finish him, I commanded, not child's play!" barked the Skeleton King, growing annoyed that Sprx wasn't already dead.
"Yes, my master." replied Nova's mixed voice, stopping, her cold red eyes staring down at Sprx. She raised her fists once again…
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"No!" screamed the sub-conscious Nova, feeling powerless to stop his friend from being destroyed. Tears were now falling from her transparent pink eyes. "I can't let Skeleton King control me anymore!"
Nova began to try and reach her inner self, for a more powerful force from within. As Antauri put it, to meditate. She quickly got into a sitting position, and began to turn over in her mind. Concentrating, she did not realize how effective it was…
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Possessed Nova raised her fists once again. Sprx looked up, a flicker of defeat appeared in his eyes. He knew he could not win, not against Nova without hurting her. If he would fight back, it would most definitely be a fight to the death.
When he looked up again, he cringed; Nova was about to smash him into tiny bits now. Nova suddenly began to bring down her giant golden fist, ready to obliterate him once and for all, but… she stopped in mid air.
"Huh?" Sprx murmured, almost afraid to look up. When he did, he saw Nova had paused, right before she was about to hit him. Her body trembled uneasily.
"Nova?" he whispered, hoping that the real Nova was behind this.
"Grr… I told you to finish him!" shouted an extremely angry Skeleton King, once again lowering his staff, an electrical shock shooting from it, into Nova. She let out a blood-curdling scream, for the bolt was stronger this time, causing more pain.
Possessed Nova now was nearly powerless. Skeleton King was oblivious to this, for he kept shocking her for a good fifteen seconds at least, before it ceased. Nova stood there for a moment, then fell to her knees, and then to the ground, eyes closed.
Fortunately, the possessed side of Nova was too weak to control Nova's body, but still kept its grip on her.
Sprx quickly ran over to the golden monkey's fallen body, looking at her worriedly, afraid by the small puddle of blood forming around her frail body. He grunted softly, as he lifted her up into a laid back position. Her eyes were still shut.
"Nova… Nova, please, wake up..." he whispered, shaking her gently. Nova slowly opened her eyes, to reveal her natural brilliant bubble-gum pink eyes. "Oh, Nova!" he said, his tone just over a whisper, hugging her protectively.
"Hey, Sprx…" Nova said weakly, smiling at him, but then grimaced from her wounds that have reopened from the shock, "I-I'm so sorry…" Nova closed her eyes from exhaustion and pain.
"Nova?" Sprx choked out, "Nova!" His thoughts became filled with rage. He suddenly looked towards Skeleton King, standing up, Nova still in his arms. "You did this! You're going to pay!" he shouted viciously, salty tears once again stinging his eyes.
He looked down at the unconscious monkey in his arms, staring at her at a moment before he suddenly gasped. A bright red light flickered on and off on the back of Nova's neck. Sprx pulled it off easily, careful not to drop Nova.
"This… is what you used, isn't it? Isn't it! You used this to control her!" he cried viciously, after examining the gadget for barely a moment.
Skeleton King only smiled crookedly. "You can give the credit to my assistant …" he said coldly, motioning towards the door Sprx had come in earlier. A bulky, hideous creature, with a little monkey head, similar to Sprx's, stepped out from the dark corridor.
"Mandarin." growled Sprx, setting Nova tenderly on the ground behind, him then unsheathing his magnets.
The one known as Mandarin only grinned a grin more crooked than Skeleton King's. He faced his master. "May I finish him, my master?" he asked.
"No!" he sharply said in reply, surprising Mandarin by his response, "No… I wish to finish him myself…"
A/N Ha, ha! Another cliff-hanger! Don't hurt me... Please R&R!