Review...reivew...oh yeah, that's right. The group battles Chrono and at this point Chrono is kicking everyone's butts. Joshua remembers his sister's death just about when Chrono goes forthe finishing blow. Wanna see what happens?

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Chrono Crusade: The Two Worlds

Act One, Scene Eight: Crossing Over

As the blast headed towards Joshua, he and was able to defect the shot right back to Chrono. The blast hit Chrono with such force that he screamed with unimaginable anguish,

"Yaaaaaaaah! Damn you! Damn you all to hell," as Chrono screamed in pain. Then as the bluish aura from the blast faded, Chrono fell to the ground.

As the vortex continued to swerve above them, the group gathered around Joshua.

"Are you all right?" Elizabeth asked as she applied some bandages on him.

"I'm...fine," Joshua said weakly.

"It seems that the fight has taken its toll on all of us," Fiore said while her knight dissipated. "Do you think that he's dead?"

The group gave its attention to a defeated Chrono.

"Looks like," Elizabeth said as she was finishing bandaging Joshua up. "It seems that Chrono was using his full power when he used that last attack."

"Finally," Joshua said as he stood up. "All we have to do is destroy the vortex and..."

"You shall do no such thing."

A blue blast came from behind, hitting Joshua in the back.

"Gahhhhh," he grunted as he fell to the ground.

"Chrono!" a surprised Aion exclaimed. "How did hell did you..."

Chrono stood up, his eyes glowed ominously. "I am the terror of pandemonium, the one who slew a hundred of his own kind, the envoy of darkness. I cannot be defeated so easily! Now that you're is out of the way, I can destroy the rest of you!"

As the group prepared for the assault nothing could have prepared them for the worst. The vortex and the two swords glowed and shot blue blasts which hit Chrono. He became engulfed in a strong white light that blinded all of them and they can only hear a loud roaring. As the light subsided, they were faced with a red dragon with gigantic proportions. It had black plated armor and a red helmet that shielded his eyes from any attack. A black scaly tail which crushed any object that caught in its path. Claws that were shaped so they could tear anything to pieces. It also breathed fire as he spoke.

"The power of the swords...With this kind of power at my disposal, there is no hope of defeating me!" as he said this, he gave out an evil, maniacal laugh.

"Damn you!" Aion shouted while going for an all-out assault.

"A futile effort," Chrono said while taking a deep breath and letting out his fiery fury.

The group, due to their recent and past efforts, were quickly dispatched and it seemed no hope past them. Now while this was going on, Joshua was in a semi-conscious state. Part of him wanted to give up and part of him wanted to keep going.

"Not...done...not done yet...won't give up...," he thought while his friends were in danger.

As Joshua got up, slowly but surely, he could feel his strength returning because of his will of not giving up. He was in denial but believe he could face the odds.

"I'm not finished yet," Joshua said as he prepared his sword. "You hear me Chrono? I'm still alive and kicking! You will pay for every crime, every person's life you have ruined to in order for personal gain and pleasure."

"Damn you boy," Chrono said just about he was to finish the group once and for all. "You are a nuisance but I shall finish you here and now. I'll summon all of my power and wipe you all out once and for all!"

As Chrono the dragon took his deep breath, the breath that should have wiped them out, something happened to the swords. The two swords glowed with a white aura this time and white light poured unto Joshua's sword. All of a sudden, the sword that Joshua held took on a different form and on that sword, scared writings were engraved.

"The Saint's sword," Joshua thought. "But how...wait...the writing...the writing that Aion was trying to make out before...I can read it."

Joshua then turned his attention to Chrono. "Take a look at this, Chrono. Meet the instrument of your demise!"

"How can you use such a sword when you're dead," Chrono roared and fire and sulfur poured from his mouth. "This shall finish you and your friends...you've lost ,kid, lost!"

Joshua then called upon the strength of the sword. "Okay," he thought "everything I've been through...my friends, my family, my sister...this is for you.

As he turned his attention to the incoming blast, he shouted in a loud voice. "This is all the innocent people you have killed!"

He swiped the air with his sword and a white ray collided with the fiery blast. Both of the blasts were equally strong.

"The words, Joshua," Aion cried. "Read the words!"

Joshua who had his attention to the blast turned to his sword. The words were as clear as day. Then in a loud voice, he read the words:

"Bring peace to the lost lamb...give rest to the fangs of the wolf...and deliver death to the devil!"

The white blast engulfed both Joshua and Chrono.

"If I'm going down...I'm taking you with me." Chrono cried and with that the both of them were sucked into the vortex.

As the both of them went in, the two swords broken and split into four even pieces. The vortex and the bluish aura waned and waned until they were no more.

After that, Joshua's friends could only look upon the ceiling, starring, wondering what could have happened to their friend.

"Joshua..." Aion could only say. "Joshua..."

A white room. Joshua found himself in a white room.

"Where...where am I?

A voice came in...

"Where do you think you are?"

Sorry to leave you in a cliff-hanger there. Chrono and Joshua are sucked at the vortex and suddently a voice is talking to him. Weird. Remember, this is the end of act one...meaning...that's not the end of the story. If you would like to find out more, please R&R.