Yoshi's True Story

by Lacerta007

a story made using everything I've come across so far. I'm not that good at story writing, so any help would be appreciated! Please leave honest and constructive reviews so I can better my writing techniques (at the end of every chapter is optimal)

12. Chapter 11 (Formidable Force)

Chapter 11 Formidable Force

John's P.O.V

The power was overwhelming. My bone density had gone up and my muscle mass had increased by an incalculable amount. I could feel magic energy coursing through my veins as well. I was flying through the air on wings that I felt could never get tired. I blew through the floors of the castle feeling no pain whatsoever. I flew through the air and made a loop to land on the top of the castle. My vision had improved as well. I could see individual bugs on trees that were miles away. My hearing was acute as well. I could hear the breaths of everything around me. My lungs drew in huge amounts of air and I exhaled gusts of air that stirred the dirt around me. I unfurled my wings to look at them. The last time that I had looked at my wings, they seemed to be composed of feathers, but this time, a thin membrane of skin covered the space between the bones the bulged against the wings I now possessed. These wings were joined to my shoulders with powerful-looking muscles and a socket for the wingbone to attach to. I looked at my hands, which now possessed longer fingers and claws. I could tell that they were dextrous from before by the way that they shook slightly. I now also noticed that I was wearing steel gauntlets for some reason. I felt that all I was composed of was liquid motion. I was the most powerful thing in the world, and no one could win against me. I looked into the distance. I could see the pitiful island chain that Emperor called his home. I no longer needed any form of transportation to get anywhere since I was transportation in its finest form. I heard footsteps pounding against the cinder blocks somewhere near me. I turned my gaze from the island chain to see Reaper reach the top of the stairs. He was breathing heavily and I could see from the vision I now possessed that he was tired. He took some deep breaths and stood back up straight. He drew both of his swords off of his back and pointed the right one at me.

"You're gonna pay for what you did to me."

He seethed. I laughed and turned towards him. I returned my wings so they they rested along my back. I could tell that he was scared, but he didn't want to show it. I snapped my fingers and my scythe materialized in my right hand. Reaper took a fighting stance and I just stood where I was. I casually folded my arms while my scythe attached itself to my back.

"You won't win Reaper."

I stated flatly. Reaper's breath caught in his throat as I said this. He shook his head and his grip tightened on the hilts of his swords.

"I would like to test that theory."

He stated flatly as he lunged from his stance. He ran with the swords scraping across the ground. The tips of the swords generated sparks as they were dragged across the ground. Reaper slashed at me and I casually moved out of the way. Reaper barreled past me and stumbled. I shook my head in mock pity.

"Why do you insist on fighting a battle you cannot win?"

I asked as he resetted himself and kept slashing with both of his swords. Every time he swung the swords, I dodged the attack and kept waiting for Reaper to tire himself out. Reaper threw one of the swords into the air.

"Metal Rain!"

He shouted. I looked up briefly to see the sword glow a Purple color and start to make slashes in the air. The sword made half-circles of energy that started to fly towards me. I stopped moving and smiled to myself. Reaper started to laugh.

"Had enough yet Abyss?"

He asked me as the energy destroyed the ground all around me. Dust and cinder block shards flew everywhere. I saw Reaper shield himself with his remaining sword as the energy impacted me. What Reaper did not know was that the energy passed right through my body. I felt no pain, but Instead, I felt stronger. There was no ground beneath me, but somehow I was floating. I could see Reaper through the smoke, but he couldn't see me. My eyes illuminated the dust and smoke around me. Reaper waved his hands around him to clear the smoke that was enveloping him. I unfurled my wings and launched into the air above the smoke. From the corners of my eyes, I saw a White ball of light form in my right hand and a Dark Purple ball of light appear in my left hand. They grew larger as the smoke resided below me. Involuntarily, I smashed my hands together and I raised both of my hands to the sky. Black clouds appeared above me and a Red lightning bolt streaked from the clouds above me and impacted my body. I felt the jolt of electricity course through my body. I saw Red and Orange chains of lightning crackle all over my body. I opened my mouth and a multicolored stream of fire erupted from my mouth. Reaper looked up from the ground to see the fire engulf all of the area around him in flames. I could see his expression from where I was standing. I let myself drop through the air and as I was about to hit the ground, I snapped my wings open and caught the tailwind that the storm I was creating. I made a loop in the air above Reaper and impacted the ground hard. One side of the castle crumbled, leaving only half the space that there was only a half-day ago. Reaper searched for a way out of his predicament as multicolored flames crackled and started to lick the edges of Reaper. He stared at me though the flames and his body wavered in the heat of the fire. He looked behind where he was standing and his eyes widened in horror. He sheathed his swords and looked back again.

"You're not really going to kill me...right?"

He asked. I laughed and took my scythe off of my back. The Sapphire blade glowed a soft Blue.

"Do you think that I'm going to spare you?"

I said with a sinister smile. I raised the scythe into the air and slammed the tip of the blade into the ground in front of me. A crack ran along the ground that separated Reaper and I. Reaper tried to find another way over the fire. The fire had consumed almost all of the rubble that he was standing on. He sighed heavily.

"You would, wouldn't you?"

Reaper asked quietly. A grin crawled over my face as I put the scythe on my back. I stretched casually and snapped my wings open. My hands started to glow with power. They sparkled a Purple color and I had the sudden urge to destroy everything in my midst...and that's just what I did.

"I most certainly would!"

I saw the lightning chains course along my body as I launched into the air. As I launched, I could see Reaper draw his swords. When I had gained enough altitude, I stopped and levitated in place. I raised my right hand over my head and a Purple-Black pulsating orb appeared in my hand that grew larger with every passing second. I could feel the pull of the Devil Gene as I hurled the quivering orb at the remaining rubble of the castle. As soon as the orb left my hand, the orb grew to an immense size. The orb continued pulsating and seemed to be electrically charged by the way chains of electricity crawled all around it. I saw Reaper was ready for the attack, and when the orb was about to hit him, he used the swords to vault over the orb and the ground exploded behind Reaper. I could not hold back the destruction that I wanted to see. I materialized more of these orbs in my hands and kept hurling them at Reaper until there was 2x2 square of rubble left from the topmost part of the castle. I landed right across from Reaper, who was breathing heavily. I could see that his swords were Red with heat and that they were melting. Reaper shook his head.

"Why do you want everything under your control?"

He asked me as he took his mask off. He shook his head and beads of sweat flew everywhere. I folded my arms as the chains of lightning appeared once more. I felt the Devil Gene as it started to move my limbs. The symbol sparked and glowed and deep Purple-Black color. Reaper was too slow to react to the movement that was not mine. With unworldly speed, I had launched from my place and had unfurled my wings and had grabbed Reaper by the neck. We both fell through the air, and as we did, Reaper just stared at me.

"Just remember that your actions will have outcomes that you may not like."

He said quietly as I flipped myself over in the air and crushed Reaper into the ground. A loud crunch went through the area as we impacted the ground. The ground shook and shards of rock and rubble flew everywhere from the landing. Dust flew around us from the impact. Through the dust, I could see that Reaper's shell was caved into his chest. I knew that all of his bones were broken and that there was no chance of him being able to be rebuilt. My shoulder twitched uncontrollably as I reached for Reaper's body. As I did that, I could feel his magic energy make my hand go numb. I saw his organs through the cracked area of his shell as I lifted his body off the ground by his neck. I could feel a very light pulse from Reaper as I held him up.

"You're going to make a very nice addition to my powers Reaper."

I declared as I tightened my grip around his neck. Reaper tried to struggle against my hold, but was unable to. I felt Reaper go limp and saw his body color change as a wavering patch of air started to form around my hand. I started to wince and shudder as the magic energy that Reaper had flew through my hand and into my body. As the magic energy was taken from Reaper's body, he started to lose the black coloring that he possessed. His red eyes slowly started to fade and become empty eye sockets. His black shell started to lose its Black color and turn back to a Red color. After all of these changes took place, the body started to wither into dust. Reaper's body started to disintegrate from his feet. From the remaining life he had left, he was able to move his head slightly to see that he was disintegrating. Somehow, Reaper was able to muster a quiet sigh. His body went limp again as his head was the only thing that was left. I dropped the head on the ground unceremoniously as I started to walk away from the destroyed remains of the castle's highest parts.

You're not done with him yet. There's one more thing that you need to do.

A voice sounded in my head as I walked from the rubble. I stopped when I heard the voice in my head. I turned look back at the head of Reaper that was on top of the rubble that I was looking at. I walked back to Reaper's head and looked at it.

"It's such a pity that you had to challenge me."

I said with mock sadness. I lifted my boot so that my foot was over Reaper's head.

"So tell me now; was it worth the suffering to challenge me?"

I asked as I crushed Reaper's head into the ground. A sickening crunch went through the area as I brought my foot down on his head. I lifted my foot to see that there was nothing but dust under my foot. I laughed to myself as I walked away from the rubble once more. I started to laugh uncontrollably as I walked. Through the laughter I could hear and see that the Devil Symbol that was on my shoulder was sparking. The symbol glowed a dark Purple color and my vision went completely white for a moment. I rose into the air and a faint white circle appeared around me. My wings unfurled around curled around my body. My fangs grew longer and I noticed that I had gauntlets over my hands. More muscle started growing under my scales as I lifted my head to the sky. The gauntlets snapped from the amount of muscle I was gaining and I let out a long howl as my eyes glowed white. The howl turned to a roar as I snapped my wings to their fullest length. Right after my wings extended to their fullest, the circle disappeared and a Black shockwave destroyed everything around me. I watched the shock wave cut through the bricks and the trees that were all around me. I was breathing heavily now. I looked all around me at destruction. I now knew what it was like to have immense and incontestable power. I launched into the air with my new power. I did not have to flap my wings much because of the tailwind that the storm was giving me. My body glowed a faint Purple color as I flew along in the shadow of the storm. I looked at the sea that separated Bowser's castle from the United Islands Archipelago. I watched the chains of Black lightning streak from the clouds and into the sea. Not wanting to be struck by those chains, I angled my wings upwards so that I could gain altitude. As I rose higher, the temperature became colder and the air was lighter. I had noticed that frost was appearing on my scales from how high up I was. I flew through the clouds. A normal individual would not have been able to see through these clouds, but I was not normal. I was now above the clouds. Looking off to my left and right was an expanse of clouds that were lit by the sun. The clouds reflected the light of the sun that beat down on them. I soared for a while trying to find where the Administrative District was. I looked through the clouds constantly, but was unable to find the place I was looking for. I angled my wings down. As soon as I did that, I was yanked from my even pace. I plummeted through the air. I tried to regain my balance, but I was unable to. I saw land rushing up to me. Once again, I tried to regain my control, but I couldn't. I closed my eyes as I impacted the ground. I awoke to the sounds of pickaxes all around me.I groggily opened my eyes and the laser sharp focus of them gave me a headache as they took in the view around me. The storm had passed and the light of the morning sun was shining down on me. I stood up and brushed the shards of rock off my arms and shoulders. I looked around me. I could see Brown and Light Blue yoshis cutting and mining into the rock all around me. I was in a very mountainous area that had jagged boulders and little wavy grass that moved slightly in the breeze. I tried to walk, but every step that I took was shaky and unbalanced. I walked up the side of the crater that I had made when I impacted the ground. I pulled myself over the edge of the crater. I tested my arms and legs to make sure that they still worked. I set my bones with a loud crack that went through the area. All the clinking sounds stopped and I could feel everyone in the area shift their eyes to look at me. I looked at the ground with a smile.

"Staring is rude you know."

I said without looking up. I heard sounds of footsteps coming from behind me.

"And who might you be? I hope that the mirror that you looked in the morning didn't break from how ugly you are!"

A voice mocked me. Laughter resounded all around me as I turned to see a very out of shape and lazy looking individual of my species chewing a tweed leaf.

"Nice one NightShade!"

Someone said as he spit the ball of tweed at my feet. The individual scuffed his boot on the ground and dust rose from the terrain.

"I don't think that i've seen you before. Are you new here?"

NightShade asked me.

So this is the one that they call NightShade.

I growled to myself. I had enough of this individual already. With lightning speed, I grabbed NightShade. I threw him over my head and jumped into the air. I smiled to myself as I saw his scared face for the brief moment that came before I threw him back to the ground. NightShade fell through the air and impacted the ground. I glided through the air and landed next to him. I looked around the area once more to see that all of the yoshis that were here, were now gone. I leaned over so that I was face to face with Nightshade. I could tell that some of his bones were broken by the ways that some of his limbs were bent. NightShade groaned and locked his eyes on me.

"There is no one in this world that can challenge my power, let alone you. You're too weak and overweight to know anything about fighting."

I seethed. I spat in his face and turned to walk off, but the voice in my head started to speak once again.

There's so much more that you could do to torture him. Let him know that he is the very bottom of the barrel; scum of the land.

The voice said to me. I looked back to see NightShade struggling to get up. He was sitting against the back of a boulder and breathing heavily. I walked slowly back to NightShade and stood in front of him. He looked up fearfully at me. His expression changed from fear to anger.

"If you want to kill me, just do it. A lot of individuals want to do that already."

He said quietly. I leaned over and picked him by his neck. NightShade did not squirm or protest against my grasp, which was odd. He just looked at me with a blank expression that made me think of Reaper.

"You're not going to get very far; someone will eventually find out that you are here and they will take you out."

He said with A laugh. I growled and dragged NightShade over to the edge of A cliff that was near me. I extended my arm and held NightShade over the edge of the cliff. He looked down to see that there were jagged rock points that stuck up from the pooling water under NightShade's feet. I could see his breathing becoming slower and that he was losing blood flow to his head. I could sense the pins and needles sensation that came with the numbness of blood loss to parts of the body. I shook NightShade a little so that he could get a sense of where he was at.

"I highly doubt that you can fly NightShade."

I said with A little smile. NightShade focused his eyes on mine.

"And I sincerely think that no one, even if they cared for you, would save you."

I said maliciously as I started to let go of him. Sounds of scrabbling sounded from behind me as I stopped talking. I turned my head from NightShade to see Emperor running up the path that led to the mining area that NightShade and I were currently in. I turned my head back to see if my victim was still in my grasp...But NightShade was not there. I looked down at the jagged rocks that stuck out from the water like bones, but NightShade wasn't there either. I shrugged and turned to see that Emperor was standing across from me. He had the Reborn drawn, and I turned in time to see him unfurl the Reborn so that it was in the Blade Phase. I folded my arms and looked across the rocky terrain at my hated enemy.

"It seems that you've come to visit us Abyss."

Emperor stated flatly as he activated the Sacred Art Damage. A flash of purple light illuminated the area for a split second. The Reborn's eyes glowed purple and the symbol for damage glowed Black in the eyes. I could tell that Emperor was nervous. I laughed to myself.

"You weren't expecting me to return so soon?"

I replied as I materialized DeathBringers. Emperor's gaze shifted from looking at me, to the dozens of DeathBringers that orbited around me. Emperor's grip tightened around the Reborn and he turned to see if anyone else was around. Seeing no one, he materialized his own DeathBringers.

"You're going to challenge me?"

I laughed as I felt the changes in my own weapons. Emperor looked at my own DeathBringers that had Red liquid seeping from their eyes and teeth and started to shudder. I brought my hand up to the sky with the palm facing upwards.

"Any last words?"

I asked as I held my stance. The DeathBringers formed two lines of themselves with six of them in each row. Emperor sighed and put the Reborn on his back. He snapped his fingers and all of his DeathBringers went away and he looked at the ground.

"Fire!"

I shouted. As I said the command, the DeathBringers opened their mouths and A stream of pure Anti-Matter that was electrically charged exploded from their mouths. The streams barrelled towards Emperor. Emperor didn't move and the streams impacted him. I wasted no time charging my next attack. I stood sideways and prepared my favorite attack: Shadow Ball. The place where Emperor stood exploded and shards of rock and valuable mineral shards flew around the entire area, causing the air hazy and dark. Through my keen sight, I saw no trace of Emperor. Even though I didn't see him, I still kept charging my Shadow ball. I steadily felt the pressure of the Shadow Ball's energy pushing against my hands as the object grew larger and darker. A soft chiming sound went through the area as I stopped charging the Shadow ball. The object disappeared from my view and my hands glowed softly from the energy that the Shadow Ball held. I looked around in the haze to try and find Emperor.

"Looking for me?"

He asked as a very powerful Roundhouse Kick sent me reeling across the ring that we now stood on. I shook my head and I saw that I had moved from a rocky terrain, to a Plateau that was rectangular in shape and had boundary lines that were drawn in White coloring. I looked up from the ground to see Emperor shaking his foot and wincing in pain. I laughed sinisterly as I stood up. Emperor looked up from his boot and squinted at me as I stood to my full height.

"What...did they do to you?"

He asked nervously as he saw me start to bring out my blades. They cut through the spaces between my fingers and brought blood as they continued to extend themselves to their full length. I watched Emperor draw back in horror as he watched the blood seep from where the blades originated from and the blood that ran down the blades that I now possessed. Emperor drew a deep breath and got into his fighting stance. I just stood in place with my arms folded and stared at him. Emperor launched from his place and drew the Reborn. He threw the Reborn and activated the Sacred Art Damage. As the Reborn flew towards me, it flashed Purple and it pulsed that color. The symbol for damage appeared in the Reborn's eyes and the symbol was Black against the Purple glow of the magic that coursed through the weapon. Just as the Reborn was going to hit me, I sidestepped the thrown weapon and stomped on the ground. Emperor ran towards me while the Reborn circled back around in the air to return to Emperor. The Black lightning chains crawled across the ground and stopped close to where Emperor was. He paid no attention to the lightning chains and started to become very slow. Emperor looked all around him in wild fear as I slowly walked from where I was standing. I stopped in front of Emperor as he fell back slowly. I smiled and wound up my right arm to deliver a huge punch the would make made him a skewer. Just as I was about to let go of the punch, the lightning chains disappeared and Emperor ducked under my punch. He gave me A counterattack that sent be skidding back three feet. Of course I felt no pain, but Emperor winced in pain as he looked at his hand. I laughed as Emperor studied his hand. He looked at me with an intense stare.

"What do you wish to gain from the Island Chain Abyss?"

Emperor said with a strained voice. He got back into his stance and he caught the Reborn and put it on his back once more. A Purple flash went through the area that briefly illuminated everything around us with a Purple light. Emperor ran from his place and jumped into the air. I saw the blades emerging from the spaces between his fingers as he drew his arm back in the air. I stayed where I was with the same smug look on my face as Emperor plunged the blades into my chest. The blades did not harm me, instead, they went right through my body as if I was a ghost. Emperor looked quickly up at my face with A bewildered expression. Emperor tried to take his arm out of my chest, but couldn't. Taking my opportunity, I grabbed his shoulder and plunged my claws into his shoulder causing him wince in pain. I slowly raised him into the air by his shoulder. Emperor squirmed against my grasp while I walked over to the cliff that I had just dropped the miserable and puny NightShade from. I held my enemy over the over the edge of the cliff.

"What do I wish to gain from your resources?"

I asked Emperor as he fell into shock. I started to let go of Emperor.

"I wish to gain all of the power that I can so that I can take over everything. I thought I told you this before."

I said quietly as I relaxed my hold on Emperor. He fell from my grasp and I turned from the cliff to make my way to the place of my origin: the Administrative District. I started walking from the cliff face and walked right into another individual of my species. I didn't fall back and the individual that I walked into did not fall or stagger as well.

"What...have you done to them?"

The individual seethed. I casually took a few steps back and stretched absently as the individual drew his giant sword off of his back. His voice was similar to mine and his body structure was similar as well. It seemed that I was looking into a mirror by how similar we were. His deep Red scales glistened in the dying light of the twilight that was falling over the land. I looked up casually to see that clouds were rolling from the West, to our location. I heard a metallic clang that drew my attention from the sky. I narrowed my eyes at what I saw had changed. Somehow, the giant sword that this individual had changed from a giant chisel-like sword, to one that seemed to be much more regal.

"You don't need to do this Abyss."

The individual said in a soft and meaningful voice. I let the blades return from the space between my fingers as I stared this individual down.

"How do you know my name?"

I seethed as the individual put the sword on the ground ground tip first to rest on the blade's hilt.

"I know you because you know me."

The individual said with a yawn. I was astounded by how dull this individual was. Obviously this individual had no idea who I was or what I was capable of.

"If I was to remember you, that would show that I had the least bit of care about you and your status, but since I don't remember you because I don't care about you, please tell me your name so I can forget it after I kill you."

I said with a yawn. I saw the individual's grip tighten on the hilt of the sword as he stopped resting on the sword. The individual brought the sword up from the ground and pointed the tip at me.

"If you don't remember or care for me, then why waste my time?"

The individual responded with a sneer. From the corners of my eyes, I could see the Brown and Light Blue individuals starting to emerge from the surrounding rocks. As the individual brought the sword up from the ground, I could see how the sword was made. Rubies adorned the middle of the blade from the base of the sword, to the middle of the sword. I could tell the blade was made of steel and Ivory that was made very well. With my eyesight, I could pick out all of the lines that signified each fold of the metal. The base of the sword had two golden wings that extended from the base of the blade to the left and the right. They were not very long, but were intricately carved and the details were nice to say the least. The hilt of the sword was wrapped in what looked to be Red Velvet. The sword itself was not very interesting, but what was interesting was the fact that the sword held a very powerful energy that seemed to manifest itself after I looked at the line of rubies that spanned from the hilt to the middle of the sword. I shook my head.

"I have killed both NightShade and Emperor; what makes you think that you will succeed against me?"

I asked the individual as he brought the sword to a waiting battle position. The individual took a deep breath and his hold on the sword wavered for a brief moment when I spoke those words. Then the figure sighed quietly and locked eye with me. It was then that I noticed that his iris color was Red...just like his scales.

"I don't think that you killed them, or that I can win against you, but what I can say right now is that I can most certainly try."

The individual said softly. Tension hung in the air between us. I could hear the whispers of the individuals that were ringing around the space that we were on. I sighed once more and waved my hand in the air. Two DeathBringers formed on my right and left as I continued my gaze towards the sword. As I studied it further, I could not help but feel that I had remembered this particular sword from somewhere. I brought my hand down and the DeathBringers fired their shots. I followed the trails of Anti-Matter as they streaked towards the individual that held the sword diagonally across his body. I started laughing right before the streams of energy hit the individual across from me. Milliseconds before the streams hit him, his body flashed white for a second and the sword gleamed a white color and the tip of the blade flashed. I heard a collective gasp come from the individuals below me as the streams impacted him. Somehow, this individual was able to parry the streams of energy that my DeathBringers fired. The streams of energy turned into a light Blue stream that was catapulted back at me from this individual's ability to wield this weapon. He caught the energy with the sword and threw it back at me. I was not ready for this and I gasped in surprise as the energy hit me. I thought that I would be able to absorb the energy that had impacted me, but I could tell that I was unable to by the numbness that coursed over my body. It was then I realized that I was flying through the air at A high rate of speed. I watched the individuals and stage that I was fighting on become smaller at an exponential rate as I continued through the air. I was starting to lose my consciousness. I saw black rings start to eat away my vision as I fell into unconsciousness. That last thing I heard before I fell into the endless void of unconsciousness was a distant

"The name is Rojo, and don't you forget it!"

Why is it that you want to stray from the teachings that we have given you Abyss my son?

I heard a voice ask me. I was unable to open my eyes, so I just kept listening.

I can tell that you want to be the heir to the throne, but your brother is going to be the heir. We've never had an individual of your color as a ruler before.

The voice said.

"Siren?"

I asked absently as vision came to my closed eyes. Somehow, I was reliving the time before I was exiled from the United Island Archipelago. But why now was I remembering this?

Why do you keep asking for nice things when you only stab those who were helping you in the back?

From what I could see, we were in the Royal Egg Room. from what I could tell, this was three days before the attack on the Administrative District. I could tell by the cloudless and sunny day that illuminated the room. I looked at the Gold egg with green spots that covered most of the shell.

"What makes A Green individual of my species more capable of causing decisions than me?"

I asked siren as she dusted off the egg. I thought it was ridiculous how much time she spent with the egg. She took at least half the morning and night with it. It was ridiculous how much she cared for it!

Don't you care for me either!?

I shouted angrily. Siren jumped a little and she looked up from the egg to give me a stern stare.

I give equal care to everyone in my family. The only reason that I spend so much time with this one is because the other individual did not hatch.

Her voice trailed off as I stretched.

I know that you are seemingly upset that I don't give you much attention anymore, but there are more important matters I need to attend to.

She said as she got up from her kneeling position from shining the egg. The eggshell glittered with the light of the sun that was rising over the tallest mountains of the Administrative District. Siren started to walk past me, but I caught her by her shoulder and I yanked her to be at eye level with me.

You better start keeping to your words mother, otherwise…..I'll...I'll.

My voice trailed off as I saw her fierce gaze in my direction. Siren smiled sadly.

I know that you're jealous of my new son, but that's no reason to be ridiculously rude.

She said as she shrugged off my hand to leave me in the room by myself. I had the urge to smash the egg to pieces, but I knew what would happen to me if I were to do that. The door opened and Venom and Rojo strode into the room. Rojo and Venom looked at me, then to the egg in the center of the room.

I thought you weren't supposed to be here unsupervised

Rojo said as he reached his hand over his shoulder to grip the hilt of his sword. Venom looked at me with an odd expression.

What would you be doing here anyway? I thought you hated this place.

He said with a smirk. I balled my hands into fists and walked past Rojo who looked at me worriedly. I walked into Venom and brushed past him and threw open the wooden door that led into the Royal Egg chambers. It was about midday. The light blinded me, forcing me to shut my eyes as I took time to adjust to the intensity of the light. When my eyes adjusted to the light, I started running. I knew where I wanted to go. It was a place that was on the Administrative District that only the Royal Family knew of. I was taken there a lot by Siren before she decided to add another member to our family. I ran past the CourtHouse and ran for a while past the bustling town and came upon a large ridge. I looked for the river that was supposed to be at high tide. I looked past the rocky landscape for it. Clouds covered the ground below me with an ominous mist. I started to take careful and wobbly steps down the ridge. It took a while for me to reach the ground, but when I did, memories started flooding back to me. I saw through the fog, the two familiar stumps that stuck up from the ground that were right across from each other. I looked towards the line of trees that casted waving shadows from the light hitting the leafs. I walked under the trees to the leftmost stump. I brushed the sand and dirt off of the stump and sat down on it. I closed my eyes momentarily and looked across the stretch of water that was the most prominent and longest river that went through the Administrative district. This was the Lapis-Lazuli river. It was named from the almost pure water that was used in almost everything from cooking to preparing decorations. I looked from where I was sitting to find some smooth stones to throw. I found A nice patch of them not far from where I was sitting, so I got up from where I was sitting. As I rose from my seat, I heard the crunching of dry dirt clumps coming from behind me. I whipped my head around from getting the rocks to see that Rojo and Venom were walking from the same path I was. They were walking at A fast pace for some reason. I quickly gathered my stones and sat back down on the stump just as the two cleared the brush close to where I was sitting.

What are you doing here Obsidian?

Rojo asked between his breaths. Venom nodded in silent agreement.

I'm just taking a mental break here. What's wrong with that?

I asked as I skipped a stone across the river. The stone made ripples in the slow current of the river, starling some fish that had been close to the surface of the water. I heard Venom clear his throat and Rojo ball his hands into fists. I could also hear the leather of Rojo's gloves stretch as he clenched his hands.

Why do you need to be so arrogant and Naive?

Rojo exploded. Venom flinched and I skipped another stone across the river. Venom put his hand on Rojo's shoulder.

Maybe it's best that you don't put any more time and effort into trying to change him.

Venom said with A heavy sigh. Rojo shrugged off Venom's hand and grabbed my shoulder just as I was about to throw my next stone. He turned me around forcibly so that I stood at his eye level. We locked eyes and Rojo spit at the ground right in front of my right boot.

I'll make you change. Just you wait.

He seethed as he shoved me into river. Venom's breath caught in his throat as he saw me fall. I fell backwards and the wind was knocked out of me as I fell into the water. I gasped for breath, but only took in water. I flailed in the water for a few seconds and was able to stand back up in the river. I rubbed my eyes as I heard Rojo's laughter ring in my ears as I shook myself off.

What's so funny Rojo?

I sputtered as I walked back up the riverbank to where Rojo and Venom were. Venom stood at attention for some reason as Rojo stopped laughing.

You needed a bath anyways Obsidian

He said sarcastically as I brushed grass and mud off of my scales.

Was that really necessary Rojo?

Venom asked as Rojo threw me a towel. I dried myself off with the towel. I looked back up Rojo who was suddenly deep in thought. Venom had left without A sound as well. I looked at the heavy and wet towel that was in my hands.

This is how i'm going to get back at Rojo.

I thought to myself as I started to walk towards Rojo. He was still deep in thought, so I took the opportunity and wrapped the towel around his neck. Rojo snapped out of his thoughts and started to struggle. I swept his right leg and followed him down to the ground and tightened the grip of the towel around his neck. He started to gag and three seconds later, he passed out with a snapping sound going through the forest around me. I slowly stood up and looked at my hands. They were colored with A Red substance that had the consistency of Blood. I tried shaking my hands to get the substance off, but it would not move. Right after that moment, rustling came from the bushes beside me and A bewildered Siren stumbled out from the bushes. She ran over to Rojo and checked for a pulse. None of the substance that was on my hands was coming from Rojo. Siren looked up at me with A blank stare.

Now you've done it. You've taken this too far Obsidian.

She said quietly. I put up my hands in protest.

Siren, please listen

I started, but Siren cut me off before I could get any more words out.

You're not my son anymore. You're a killer.

She said with a detestable tone in her voice. She followed the Red rivers of the substance as they dripped off of my hands. She stood up once more and glared at me.

Your father wanted to name you Abyss.

She said with a sigh.

I can see why your father wanted to name you that now.

She said sadly as she started A spell. I saw a couple of tears roll down her left cheek as she did that. Air shimmered around her hands as she made A circle with them. As she made these gestures, a silver and thin line that was vertical in orientation appeared between her hands. She held a pose that seemed quite odd to me. She had the palm of her left arm faced upwards, supporting the bottom of this line and her right hand facing downwards, supporting the shimmering line that was between her palms.

You know what this is, Right Abyss?

She asked me as she returned to her original standing position. She grabbed the thin, shimmering line with her right hand and pointed the tip at my chest. I had no idea what this was, but it sent chills down my spine.

I don't know what that is mother, so why do you insist on treating me this way?

I asked as chills continued going up and down my spine. I watched Siren spin the shimmering line between her fingers as she stared me down. Her iris color changed to Red as she started to speak again.

I know that you are better than this my son, but I am not going to accept A killer as my own son.

She said with finality as she twirled the line around her last finger and threw the line directly at my chest. I was too shocked to move.

Invisible Nightmare!

She said quietly as the shimmering line of air impaled me through the chest. I stood motionless and just stared at Siren, who was sulking. She picked up Rojo and draped him over her right shoulder and started to carry him off as I fell backwards into the river. As I fell into the river, my vision faded and I impacted the water with A loud splash. I felt myself slip into unconsciousness as I was slowly carried away by the river. I must've been floating a long time, because when I awoke, it was sunset and A strange person was standing over me when I opened my eyes again. Looking through the water, his features were barely distinguishable. He seemed to be severely overweight, as his midsection looked like a balloon. He had very long and thin legs that looked like they couldn't support this individual's body. His head was dominated by a large mustache that stuck out on both sides of his face. He also had large goggles that were situated right above his eyes. These features wavered in the water as I struggled to breathe. I saw bubbles come from my mouth and nose as I tried to breathe. The figure reached down into the water and grabbed me by my left shoulder and drug me out of the water. I closed my eyes as the figure drug me out of the water so that I wouldn't damage my eyes. Now that I was out of the water, I rubbed my eyes and started to cough. I coughed so hard, I threw up water and waves of numbness went all over my body.

You look like you could use some help. What are you?

The figure asked me. I waited for my vision to stabilize and for my body to stop aching. I then tried to sit up, but when I tried to, immense waves of pain shot through my body. The individual laughed to himself.

Don't try to move; you have multiple broken bones.

The figure said. He had a high and gravelly voice that was annoying to my ears. He dragged me to a nearby rock and propped me up against it. I looked up at the disproportionate figure.

Why did you save me?

I asked the figure. The figure laughed. He scratched the back of his neck and he looked directly at me.

Because I have an enemy that I need to take care of.

This was the last that I could remember before something hit me that knocked the wind out of me. This time, I was unconscious for real.