A/N's: I have returned with the second last chapter!

Yuan: It's about time!

Me: Ya I know… I posted Visions and it appears to be wanted to continue so I'll need to work on the next chapter.

Lloyd: Visions?

Me: GO LEARN TO READ LLOYD!

Lloyd: Hey I know how to read.

Genis: Oh really? then read this. (hand him a book)

Lloyd: Um it's gibberish!

Me: Lloyd... you're holding it upside down...

Kratos: Lloyd-forever does not own TOS.

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Chapter 15: Final Battle

The group walked into the Ossa Trail mine with Olympian following. They heard from the Elder that Mikel had been deceiving them the entire time. She had been giving Solez information on their whereabouts and such and when Nikila and Selena were around she was passing info onto them as well. Except she stopped when she realized that the two of them were trying to stop the Dragon Fang. The news about the former two sister duo shocked them all when they realized that they were their allies but were doing things a different way.

"Halt!" Two voices called out in unison.

"It's Heelix and Helious!" Olympian roared as everyone prepared for battle. The two dragons revealed themselves and also prepared for the first attack.

"I am Helious, sister to the Hellk the great!" the wind dragon said as Heelix stepped up behind her.

"I am Heelix, also a brother to Hellk the great!" Another surprise caught everyone off guard as they launch their attack. Olympian knocked the two dragons away and faced the still shocked group.

"Pull yourselves together! Sheesh., Lloyd and I will continue. Kratos, summon Fonirto to help you. They have Hellk's scale now so we need to finish this battle immediately. The faster the better… Come on, Lloyd!" Olympian said as Lloyd looked to the others. They all nodded to him in return and he ran ahead as the others faced off against the dragons and Kratos summon Fonirto. They needed all the help they could get…

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"So you have come, Lloyd and Olympian," said a dark voice as Olympian tensed.

"So I see that you've met my replacement… Mikel," Solez said he walked into the light. He clapped his hands and the place suddenly lit up. It was larger than Lloyd had thought it would be. He took a surprised step back when he saw Hellk. He was just as big as Olympian but pure black. His eyes were yellow and filled with hatred as he looked done on Lloyd. He growled deep in his throat, as Mikel appeared, standing on Hellk's head.

She was dressed in a completely different outfit. Her armor seemed to be made of pink scales that formed the shape of her body. It looked like some kind of dress from far away but up close it seemed to be some kind of ninja outfit in a way.

"Lloyd, you'll have to fight Mikel while I deal with Hellk. If it comes down to it, I'll tell you to get on my back. When I do, come immediately! Understand?" Lloyd nodded as he unsheathed the material blades and watched as Mikel jumped down from Hellk's head. Lloyd did not raise his blades but instead walked forward a little, making sure that he wasn't in Mikel's attacking range.

"Hellk, what is your purpose?" Lloyd shouted as the dragon eyed him.

"What is my purpose? My purpose is to destroy you and Olympian! I wish to achieve my revenge!" he roared slapping his tail against the ground in anger.

"But why? Why put the world at risk for such a cause?" he asked the dragon who curled his lips into a cruel smile, revealing many white, sharp fangs.

"Let the world die! This place has done nothing but put me through eternal hell! It matters not to me if I die in getting my revenge but the only thing I have to live for is my revenge!" He lunged at Olympian who lunged as well. Both dragons spread their wings so that they wouldn't land on their Riders. Mikel drew her sword which was shaped like a dragon's tail. It was black and seemed to curl a bit at the end.

"So this is it…" she whispered as Lloyd raised his blade to attack.

"Yeah, we trusted you, Mikel…" Lloyd told her as he ran at her ready to deliver the first blow.

Mikel blocked it expertly and countered, aiming the sword at Lloyd's throat. He dodged it and jumped back as she lunged for him again.

"Demon Fang!" Lloyd called out as he shot a long ranged one. She saw it coming and jumped into the air. Lloyd smirked. That was exactly what he was waiting for.

"Psi Tempest!" he called out jumping and twisting himself that he flipped over countless times at incredible speed. He hit a few times as she fell to the floor. She slowly got up but it was too slow.

"Beast!" he shouted knocking about a hundred meters away. This is time she stood up much faster and ran right up to him.

"Dragon's Claw!" she shouted bringing the sword down in front of Lloyd and lifting at an angle, causing bits of rock to fly up at him. Lloyd covered his face as the small rocks cut through his clothes leaving small scratch marks as if he had been scratched by some kind of animal. She prepared for another attack but Lloyd was so much faster.

"Fierce Demon Fang!" he shouted as Mikel jumped back. Something was wrong… she wasn't fast, talented yes but she was incredibly slow. Lloyd threw another long range Demon Fang and this time it actually hit her. She fell to her knees, the sword's tip in the ground. Lloyd watched her sadly.

"Lloyd, watch your back!" Olympian cried out as Lloyd felt a stab of pain in his right arm. He shouted out in pain and looked over his right shoulder to see Solez holding a dagger that he had just pushed into Lloyd's arm!

"You…bastard!" Lloyd shouted, bringing up both of his swords and swinging around him. Solez avoided the attack.

"Mikel, bring this battle to the air! I doubt he'll be as fast now!" he shouted to her as she nodded and looked to Hellk. The black dragon landed near her and she ran up his tail and onto his back.

"Lloyd, get on my back now!" Olympian shouted as Lloyd ignored the stabbing pain in his arm and did the same as Mikel. Hellk blasted through the roof of the mine and Olympian followed. Then they battled in the air, exchanging attacks and blocks. Lloyd and Mikel had trouble keeping their balance since Olympian and Hellk were also attacking each other at the same time. Now the dragons were close as no one moved. Then Lloyd lunged at Mikel and Hellk thrust himself at Olympian causing Lloyd to fall forwards off of the great dragons back and onto his enemies. Olympian was pushed away and with a roar he flapped his wings to keep himself airborne.

"Lloyd, no!" he shouted as he regained control. Lloyd gripped onto the side on Hellk's body. He managed to pull himself up and stood only to come face to face with Mikel and a sword pointed at his throat. He froze in fear.

"Olympian, hear me now! Fall to you death here and now and I shall spare this boy's life. Fail to do what I ask of you and he dies, slowly and painfully," Hellk announced as Olympian roared.

"You can't be serious!"

"I am… Choose now!" The dragon of Sylvarant hesitated.

"Olympian, don't do it! Don't listen to anything this creep says!" Lloyd shouted as the dragon closed his eyes and reopened them with more determination than ever.

"I refuse, Hellk! Now return Lloyd to me!" Hellk laughed.

"You fool! Mikel do it now!" he roared at the girl who didn't move. "MIKEL!" he shouted again.

"I can't…" she whispered, lowering her sword away from Lloyd's throat. "I can't kill another…"

"What the bloody hell are talking about? You've already killed two others the same way and you can do it again!" the black dragon roared back as Mikel shook her head, tears threatening to fall from her eyes.

"I can't… not after what you made me do. NOT AFTER YOU MADE ME KILL MY OWN BROTHERS!" she screamed. Lloyd stared at her in shock. She had killed her own family… or rather she had been forced to. Olympian took this opportunity and charged at Hellk with all of his might. One of his claws, of which Hellk failed to block, pierced through the scaly armor and into his heart. Hellk roared out in pain and began to roll over tossing Lloyd and Mikel off of his back. Swiftly pulling his claw out of his enemies' chest he flew under the two and they landed on his back. Hellk fell to the ground, roaring and slowly as the time passed by, his roars ceased…and he was dead.

Mikel sobbed on and on hugging herself. The dragon blade lay before her and Lloyd noticed that in the sunlight, the scales were blood red.

"So, this is what became of Kyle and Mark…" Olympian whispered sadly as Lloyd looked at him, shocked.

"What?"

"Haven't you figured it out yet? Everyone in the Dragon Fang are siblings to one another meaning that Kyle and Mark, who are in that group, were her older brothers. She killed them… Hellk forced her to, I'm guessing, in order to help her deal with the pain of killed you as well. I mean, think about it! If she could kill her own flesh and blood why not a friend as well?" Lloyd looked at Mikel in silent sadness as he thought about what the dragon told him.

"True but I still can't believe she failed. So now I shall finish what she could not," a familiar voice said as Lloyd felt a piercing pain. He thought that he may have been stabbed again except this time, the pain was much greater and he heard the gushing noise as something stabbed through him.

"Lloyd, no!" he heard his father and his friend shout as they ran towards him from the mines. He fell into what he thought would be eternal darkness.

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Lloyd: OH MY GOSH DID YOU JUST KILL ME?

Me: hmm I guess I did.

Lloyd: (faints)

Kratos: …What?

Me: Will you take a chill pill already? Sheesh! There's only one more chapter left you guys! Review please!

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Preview: chapter 16: Aftermath

"Why are so selfish and conceited!"