Disclaimer: I am not the creator of the following Charactors. D and The parasite on his hand was created by Novelist Hideyuki Kikuchi.
12
D stared at the creature before him as she stared back. D was unsure how to approach this new obstacle. D thought his best chance would be to find out anything would be to talk to it. D steps forward and asks,"What is your reason for wanting to destroy this world?"
The Sphinx smile evilly replies,"Because it's fun. The fear in their eyes, hearing their unaswered cries, and they way scatter like rats. Oh how I've missed those times." The sphinx looks away from D as she begins to talk out loud. "Long ago I was the most powerful being on the planet. Many fear the mere whisper of my name. I traveled to one village after another decimating it leaving few servivors so they may spread the warning. I realized I was too powerful for anyone and decided to test my victims knowledge and asked them a riddle. What has four legs in the morning two in the afternoon and three in the evening. If my victims solved the riddle I agreed to destroy myself. Many tried to answer the riddle but their efforts were in vain and they were murdered." The Sphinx was smiling as she talked of her past destruction.
Her smile dissappeared as hatered filled her eyes. "As I terrorized Greece and man calling himself Oedipus came to me willing to challenge my riddle. I asked him and he answered man. Four in the morning of their life, two in the afternoon, and three with a cane. As agreed I destroyed myself leaving nothing but my ashes. Oedipus took my remains and locked them is a gold jar and kept it as a trophy. With the fall Greece my the jar was buried deep underground until I was found by Aunmaru who left me in that jar. After his defeat at Dracula I was nothing more than a dust collector until a human came and finally freed my ashes. I used his body as a vessel so I may heal. But the human burned a seal on his head so that he could keep my power."
The Sphinx turned her head to D and said "Thanks to you I am now truly free." An evil smile crept on the Sphinx's face. "And for your reward you will be the first to die." Sphinx charges her claws aimed at D. D moves back quickly grabbing his sword and attacks. Sphinx flies up dodging her opponents sword. D turns to face Sphinx only to see her serpent tail wrap itself around around his neck cutting off his oxygen. D swings his sword in desperation, cutting the snake off. Sphinx screams in pain and rage.
Sphinx flies to the end of the room her eyes begin to glow as power rises around her. "How dare you cut off my tail. I swear I will crush you like the insect you are." Waves of power began to fly out knocking D back. D felt immense pain, only getting worse with each wave. Enraged at the beating, D begins to release his energy. D's eyes widen with anger and fangs begin to grow. D's energy begins to fiercly combat his opponents. Sphinx feels the pressure of D's power, releasing all she has, overwhelming D. "What Delron had was a mere fraction of my power!" Sphinx screams as D falls under the pressure.
Suddenly a large force joins D's power overcoming the Sphinx's. Marrianna walks into the room her red hair floating because of the power she unleashes. Her eyes a piercing red, her fangs sharp and deadly. Marrianna walks infront of D shielding him from the Sphinx's power giving him a chance to regain his strength. Marianna stares hard at the creature before her and says in a cold tone."You will no longer torture the one I love." D stands next to Marianna as both release all their energy against Sphinx. The Sphinx's eyes widen as the energy comes at her in a roaring wave. Upon impact Sphinx is knocked back, her body unable to hold up...begins to break against the power. Within minutes there's nothing left of the creature.
Marianna and D turn toward eachother looking deep in eachothers eyes as the kiss deeply for thier victory and love.
