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Disclaimer 2: Got the killing Eddie idea from the comic series Aries.

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Chapter 9

Anji tugged and pulled at the tight ropes that bind him to the pole. He then groaned in disappointment when the thick ropes didn't even budge. He sniffled.

"I'm hungry." he wailed. "And I can't even see well without my glasses."

"So sorry, little Anji." said Millia beside him, who was tied up as well. Her hair, to her annoyance, was now limp and useless. "I didn't mean for this to happen. An innocent child like you shouldn't get involved…"

Anji didn't respond. He just continued to sniffle. "I want Mummy."

Millia looked away and scowled in darkness.

"Darn you, Venom! I know it's you who ordered your minions to kidnap us, come out and face us!"

A loud crackle was heard and a shadow appeared through the ground.

"… Eddie?"

"A good evening to you, my fair princess." said Eddie, nodding to Millia.

Millia just glared at Eddie and didn't respond.

"I thought I have finished you off," she said in a low voice. "Along with Zato."

"No no no," said Eddie, shaking his head. "I'm a shadow, who has heard of a shadow getting murdered?"

"…Fine," said Millia, trying to be brave. "So you are going to kill me?"

"Yes."

"… That's straightforward. But why is Anji here too?"

"Millia, my dear," said Eddie, sighing. "Don't you know that I need a body after you have finished off Zato? I need a new one, a younger body, so that it's strong enough for me to take over."

"A…" started Millia and then turned her head sharply to Anji, who looked confused. "Him? Darn you Eddie, you can't do this!"

Eddie smirked. "You have another option?"

Millia was silent before she said, "Take my body instead."

Anji didn't know what to say, as he couldn't understand the conversation between Millia and that dark shadow at all, so he remained quiet.

Eddie looked at Millia from head to toe and said in disgust, "Your body is already taken by Sol Badguy. A bit of his powers still reside in you. I will explode if I take yours. Fire and shadow don't mix."

Millia stared at Eddie and didn't say a word. Eddie looked at Anji and asked, "Do you want to be powerful, boy?"

Anji blinked and said uncertainly, "Can I?"

"Sure," said Eddie, nodding. He held up a small blue ball-like object. Millia's eyes widened. She recognized that object. It was the same object that Zato took and swallowed before he…

"Just eat this sweet and you can be the strongest and most powerful boy in the world. You can control me to kill the people you don't like. Nobody dares to tease or yell at you anymore. You can be just like a superhero…"

"I want to be Superman!" said Anji excitedly.

(Millia and Eddie sweatdropped)

"Nyet… (no in Russian) that boy doesn't know the situation…" muttered Millia, shaking her head.

"… Superman it is. So do you want this sweet?"

Anji looked convinced. Eddie cut away his ropes with a swing of his hand.

"Anji, don't listen to him!" called Millia.

To Millia's horror, Anji smiled and then took the object.

Ky, Sol Badguy, Baiken, Axl and Johnny looked out from behind the rocks to the gloomy building of the Assassins' Guild. Ky beckoned everyone to hide and gather around him.

"Okay, the place is heavily guarded, we must get through them." said Kiske. "Then we will go in and rescue Millia and Anji."

"What's your plan?" asked Baiken.

Kiske paused for a while and said, "Um… I don't have any."

(Everyone except Sol sweatdropped)

"But I will think of one, don't worry," said Kiske quickly and scratched his head. "Let's see… we are here and the guards are there… there are 5 of us here… I can use my Thunderseal, Baiken can use her sword…"

"Err, Ky?" asked Axl.

"Oui?"

"I don't think you need a plan anymore."

"Why?"

"Because Danna has gone without you."

"What?" exclaimed Ky and he looked behind him just in time to see Sol sending his 'Gunflame' attack to the guards at the front door.

"Mon dieu!" groaned Ky. "Can't he just wait? I'm thinking hard here and he…"

"That's Sol Badguy for you." said Johnny, smiling and they ducked as Sol threw a guard over their heads. "Never wait. Just do it."

"Hey that's the tagline of the sports brand Adidas!" said Axl in amusement.

"No, it's Nike." said Johnny.

Axl's smile faded slightly. "I thought it's Adidas."

"No, Adidas's tagline is 'Nothing is impossible'…."

Ky sighed as he saw more guards coming out from the Guild. "Oh well, let's go, everyone!"

He grabbed his Thunderseal and ran out, with the rest of the group following him.

Anji took the object and looked at it before he looked at Eddie. "I can really do anything I like if I eat this? Can I skip naptime if I eat this? Mummy always wants me to sleep, but I want to play…"

Eddie looked at Millia and Millia just smirked, as if she was saying, "Oh yeah, go ahead, take this talkative owner…"

"Now you can use me to kill your Mummy for that, then no one can ask you to take naps, ever." said Eddie, trying to be patient.

Anji was staring at the object eagerly when Eddie mentioned the word 'kill'. Then his head snapped up. "What?"

"I said you could use me to kill your Mummy…" started Eddie.

"I don't want!" screamed Anji suddenly. "I like my Mummy!"

Eddie paused. Then he growled. "Are you eating it or not?"

"No!"

"Eat it!"

"I don't want!"

"You have to, it's for your own good!"

"No it's not! I want Mummy!"

BOOM

"What the…." started Millia.

Then, Anji threw down the object. He ran past Eddie and towards the door.

"Oh no you brat!" snarled Eddie and scratched Anji up. "I have to have an owner before tonight! It's the limit! Now be a good boy and eat it…"

A dark form picked up the object and sent it towards Anji's small mouth. Anji responded by pressing his lips tightly together.

Another stream of darkness went behind Anji and formed into a needle. It jabbed Anji hard and Anji screamed, his mouth opened just enough for the object to be delivered into it.

"Anji!" screamed Millia.

Eddie dropped Anji and Anji coughed and spat, trying to get the object out. When he couldn't, he began to cry.

"Too late, boy. Be glad that you are going to obtain new powers!" said Eddie as he walked towards Anji.

BOOM

The door blasted open and a figure barged in.

"… Sol Badguy?" asked Eddie in disgust.

"Sol!" said Millia with a slight joy in her voice.

Sol looked at Eddie for a long while before he said, "What are you doing here? You are supposed to be dead. Now give me my girl and that boy back."

Eddie pulled Anji up from the floor. "Take the bitch, I only need the boy."

"Call her that again." growled Sol, his Fireseal glowing slightly. As he was standing near to Millia, the heat from his sword was enough to burn the strands of the rope that was around Millia.

"Fine, take Rage with you." said Eddie and looked at Anji. "Or you may stay to see this boy transforming into an owner suitable for me…"

"… Hah?" said Sol, slightly confused.

"Sol," said Millia quietly and shifted. "Anji has taken the parasitic Gear pill. Now Eddie could go into him and Anji will be his new owner…"

Sol looked at Millia then back to Eddie. "Out of all people you have to choose a brat. You really have a bad taste…"

"I can't take this…" said Millia, her head low. "Eddie has ruined Zato and now he's going to ruin Anji, so…"

Millia jumped out from her loose bond and right onto Sol, where she gave the bounty hunter a deep kiss. Sol's eyes widened and his grip loosened on his Fireseal as Millia let go, her head tilted back as she drew in her breath. He felt that the heat in his mouth had left with her.

"Take Anji with you," she whispered into Sol's ear. Her breath was now filled with the heat from hers and Sol's kiss. "I love you…"

Straightaway, Millia took the Fireseal out of his hand.

"Oi, Millia…"

"Sol's fire magic in me and the Fireseal are just enough to kill Eddie!" said Millia as she ran towards Eddie with the Fireseal out. "Let's go and find Zato together, Eddie!"

Millia leaped and landed right into Eddie. Then, she disappeared into the dark shadow.

"Millia, get the hell out of the shadow!" yelled Sol, but he didn't get any response.

Eddie screamed in fury as he melted, literally. Eddie dropped Anji and Sol dashed to take Anji into his arms. He backed away to see Eddie glowing red, as if he was going to explode.

Sol ran out with Anji and past the gang just when they had finished off the last group of Assassins.

"Mummy!" cried Anji happily at Baiken as Sol ran.

"Sol, what…" started Ky.

"Just run, idiot!" called Sol.

And then…

BOOM

The room that Sol and Anji used to be in exploded and everyone covered themselves from the debris flying onto them. When the cloud settled, everyone looked up to see a side of the building was gone. All was left was broken pieces of concrete here and there. Surprisingly, the Guild could still stand without the side.

"Mummy!" said Anji again.

Baiken looked at Anji and she paused before snatching Anji out from Sol's arms and hugged him.

"You idiot! Baka! How could you just go off like that?" scolded Baiken as she cried.

"Sorry, Mummy…"

"Well, Anji is back, safe and sound…" said Ky, smiling.

"Oh I hate endings like this, makes me cry…" said Axl, looking at one side.

That's when he noticed Sol was missing.

"Danna?"

"Where's Millia, by the way?" said Johnny, looking around.

"Danna?" called Axl, looking around. "Dan…"

Then he spotted Sol, walking among the debris and looking for something.

"Millia? Where are you? Answer me!" he yelled.

Everyone watched as Sol kicked the bigger pieces of concrete aside. The anxious look was clear on his face.

"Millia!"

"What happened?" asked Ky.

Anji then started to cry in Baiken's arms.

"What happened to Millia, boy?" asked Johnny.

"Millia-san… Millia-san has died!" said Anji, clutching into Baiken's robes. "She's not coming back!"

He then buried his face into Baiken's robes and cried.