Doomed In the Netherworld

THE KYLE PITTMAN III BATTLE

"This is the end for you Kyle! You will finally pay for all the lives that were lost at your hands!" Reiko shouted.

"Finally… the Indignir brothers. You two, the grandsons of that monster, Forcystus Indignir! You two are going to die." Kyle replied.

"Forcystus… who's that?" Reiko said.

"One of the Five Desian Grand Cardinals. The master of the Iselia Ranch…" Shadow answered.

"That monster and those troops he had with him… they killed every member of my force on that day 24 years ago. Those men with whips dragged the ones that weren't killed into that black vortex. They also took you, Feanor. What ever happened to those loyal soldiers… I wonder?"

"They were turned into Exspheres. Those men were the only ones who deserved it. They killed many innocent people that night, their punishment was already fated, and so is yours."

"Your grandfather was a Desian Grand Cardinal. What does that make you? A Desian! Wouldn't it be perfect publicity? The Brave Knight who defeated the evil Desian half-elves."

"Defeat the Desians! One, I AM NOT A DESIAN! THEY MAY HAVE TRAINED ME, BUT I AM NOT AND I WILL NEVER BE A DESIAN! And two, you mission is to capture Colette, and take her to the pope to have her publicly executed, is it not? Do you realize what retribution Yggdrasill will bestow upon this land if she was killed? I quite sure you know what happened the last time you foolish Tethe'alleans angered him… he sent an angel and had your king killed."

"Spiritua?"

"Is that what you call that empty shell? An angel is just an empty shell. It isn't human… that just shows the cruelty of the Cruxis. Do you really think you'd survive against them?"

"Yes, I do."

"Yeah right… and anyways you're not going to even see them, because you die here! Brother let's take him down, NOW!" Reiko quickly followed Shadow's rush at Pittman, but both of their attacks were dodged, and ultimately countered by Pittman's fierce crossbow attacks. Shaking off the blows from Pittman's crossbow, they charged him again, but they had learned from the last time, and were ready for Pittman's dodge. Once again, Kyle quickly moved to the right, and then to the left, but Shadow's sword struck him. Then Reiko sprung on Kyle's opening, plunging his weapon into Kyle's side. With a cry of the words Lightning Strike, 3 swift and fierce bolts of lightning crashed down onto Kyle. He stumbled from the blow, but then prepared his counterattack, the most terrifying technique in the Papal Knight's arsenal… Seig's axe move, Hein Messoushujin.

"Now I shall show the true power of the papal knights. Seig taught me this. Prepare yourselves! Your time comes to an end! HEIN MESSOUSHUJIN!" As Kyle began to execute his mighty attack, Reiko and Shadow both jumped back, narrowly avoiding their death. When the dust from Kyle's attack had cleared, only a ruined building had been destroyed by the sheer force of his attack, and he had completely missed his true targets altogether.

"Looks like you missed."

"Dammit!.. ugh… how could I miss…"

"What a pity… you were the best at defeating minor opponents… but you falter before a true enemy." A strange voice said.

"Wh-who are you?"

"I am the Elite Knight. The shadow of the winds."

"Who the—"

"Do not worry… I am not here to bother with such foolish missions as capturing the former chosen of Sylvarant… I am only here to see Kyle Pittman's fighting… Please do continue… I find this confrontation between the hero of the Papal Knights Kyle Pittman III and the legendary half-elf criminals, the Indignir brothers to be quite entertaining."

Suddenly, Kyle, seizing the opening created by the Elite Knight's appearance, fired his crossbow, straight at Reiko.

But as the bolt reached the half-way point on its way to its target, it was struck out of the sky by a blast of wind."I will not allow such a cheap attack on this battleground. Now return to the fight."

Shadow charged at Pittman, with his Flamberge glowing with it's fiery fury. "SOUL CHARGE!" Shadow cried, unleashing his sword's power in the form of a wave of fire, that crashed down on Kyle with incredible force.

"Thunder Arrow!" Reiko shouted, as he let loose his lightning spell.

Waves of Fire, Darkness, and Lightning all fell onto Kyle's body. He tried to continue the fight, but was too dazed to even move right. Shadow then moved behind Kyle, and with one powerful strike, he ran Kyle through.

With a dying breath Kyle uttered his last words. "So… ugh… this is it… this is… what… the goddess had fated for me… to be killed by… an Indignir… just like the rest of my troop who… wiped out… this cursed city… 24 years ago… Ugh… Dammit.".

As Kyle finished his words, Reiko ran up and effectively ended Kyle's pain by slicing his sword through Kyle's throat, decapitating him.

"It's finally over, brother… we won. Kyle's dead. Our family and the other victims of Aerifdall have finally been avenged." Reiko said with a triumphant smile on his face.

"No. It's not done. It's not over. Yggdrasill still rules supreme over the world. As long as he's in power, there will always be more victims… always more suffering… always more sacrifice." Shadow said, solemnly.

A golden light shot out as the rising morning sun came up, and it illuminated the scene. The smell of smoke from the fires that had illuminated the battleground the night before was still there, although the flames had died out, leaving only a faint trace of fire in some areas. The blood that had been spilt, and the flesh that had been ripped and mangled in the horrific battle had been burnt away, leaving hunks of melted, and twisted armor, and scorched bones. In all reality there was nothing left of Kyle's troops, and the mysterious "Elite Knight" had vanished. Colette, who had received horrible wounds at the hands of her captors was on her feet, able to walk, but it was decided that she still need to rest, and she was carried by Lloyd, who was more than happy to carry her. Both Reiko and Shadow had also decided to continue to help the group.

The group then returned to Shadow's hideout, where the waited for about a week, while Colette was recovering from her injuries. After the week was up, they headed out for the dock north of Ozette, so the could embark on their journey to the Toize Valley mine…