Ch. 2: Death
Jenny couldn't believe the last sentence she heard. It couldn't be…Death was only something made up for horror and the movies. He couldn't possibly exist…or could he? Upon the grim realization that this was in fact the thing she had feared, Jenny's eyes grew wide, her mouth opened, and a horrified look came over her face. "Oh, God…" was all she could say. She just looked towards the ground with frightened eyes, bringing her trembling hand to her mouth. Death came ever closer, but neither Kyo nor Jenny moved. They just floated in the air in petrified silence. Below, the citizens of Tremorton pointed up and screamed in terror, as panic filled the streets. Seas of people below ran away in fear.
"Kyo…" Jenny said after a long silence, "why would Death attack innocent people?! He only comes when it's their time!" Her voice was shaky.
"I haven't the slightest idea, Jenny," he replied, his voice just as nervous as hers. "But whatever the reason, we have no choice but to destroy him. Innocent people are dying before it's their time. The senseless violence has to stop now." He placed his hand upon her cheek.
Jenny looked at him, and her fearful stare turned into a determined expression. "You're right. Let's give it everything we've got. And hopefully, put an end to the madness." Jenny's arm turned into a chain gun. She aimed it at Death, and the barrels began spinning faster and faster until a lightning quick spray of bullets came out. Death quickly darted out of the way and kept coming towards the two.
"Damn, he's fast!" Kyo exclaimed, as a sword emerged from his palm. He took off like a rocket towards his opponent, who drew his scythe. The two locked blades and Kyo pushed with all his might. However, Death pushed even harder. "He's ridiculously powerful too!" Kyo yelled out as his sword was snapped in half. Death smacked him to the ground, and then fixed his attention on Jenny. The chain gun that was her arm had been replaced with a PSG7 sniper rifle, loaded with armor-piercing rounds. She aimed the rifle at Death's head and fired. A deafening crack was produced as soon as the shell left the barrel.
"I've got you!" Jenny proclaimed as the bullet flew toward Death. Seconds before it pierced his skull, he swung his scythe and split the bullet in two. "No!" Jenny yelled angrily as she darted toward the psychopathic monster. Death began a furious barrage of scythe swipes which Jenny barely avoided. Meanwhile, Kyo, who had created a small crater in the earth upon hitting the ground, managed to get up and fly back to the fight. He began a long series of punches and kicks, but Death blocked every attack with the flat edge of his scythe.
"It's no good!" Kyo shouted loudly. "We're throwing everything we have at him, but he's just dodging every attack like it's nothing. Jenny, ready your chest cannon and fire at him. Don't let up for a second! I'll use my arm buster." His arm turned into a small cannon, and he let out a super-concentrated beam of energy at Death. Jenny's chest opened to expose a cannon inside of her much like Kyo's. She charged up and fired a bright blue beam of energy. The two concentrated their attacks on Death, who was being knocked back by the weapons' combined force.
"Success!" Jenny yelled, "Keep it up!" Kyo merely nodded at this and kept firing at the beast. The latter was being pushed back, further and further until he fell into the red and brown forest of Tremorton. Jenny and Kyo waited above the sea of trees.
"Where did he go?" Kyo asked quickly, fixing his attention on the ground below. Suddenly, the two heard Death roar again. He was right behind Jenny, raising his scythe for a devastating blow.
"SHIT!" Jenny shouted furiously as she turned around to face the monster. During that time, she quickly charged up her chest cannon. But Death was faster. His scythe came down, ripping into the cannon and yanking it out. "No!" she screamed, as Death prepared for another attack.
"Dammit!" Kyo shouted as he raced toward the two, but could only watch in horror as the scythe tore into Jenny's stomach, where her CPU was located.
"JENNY!" Kyo screamed, as his beloved had her CPU ripped out of her body.
"K…Kyo…" Jenny said weakly as she fell to the forest below. Kyo could see her eyes go blank as she descended, and he heard a horrible crash below. With that, Death let out a furious roar and flew away.