Disclaimer- I own the plot, nothing else.

Warnings- Same as before.

Next chapter! Chapter 16 and 17 won't be out for awhile. I seem to have misplaced the e-mail with them, in my mess of e-mails. So, I'll have to retype them. Chapter 18 is on here, but I lost the files when my computer crashed awhile back, but enjoy anyway! And thanks for the reviews!

Chapter 15

"An update Ian!" Simon yelled, hurling an item at the wall. It shattered on impact, sending ceramic every which way.

"They have arrived at the last area Master."

"Here is the last door." Leon pressed a gloved hand against the metal frame, pushing it open. Walking into the room, he felt a change in the air.

"It seems we have some company." Joachim turned around, watching the door creak close.

"Reapers of some sort?" Leon could feel his energy leaving him. Bracing himself against the wall, he tired to support himself. The effort only made the energy deplete faster. Letting out a light gasp, the hunter fell to the floor, balancing himself on his knees. His arms wobbled, as they readied to give out.

Joachim ran forward, catching the falling body. "Leon?" He asked, worried for the other's health.

"He won't respond." A voice crackled from a dark corner of the room.

The being looked over, wrapping his arms a tighter around the other. "How would you know?" He was trying to find out information.

"I caused his current condition." The voice, stepped forward, letting the vampire watch him.

"Leon?" Joachim was confused. In front of him stood a black shadowy outline of his beloved. Blinking slowly, he tried to banish the image, thinking it was a hallucination. The man was still there. "What the hell?" Racking his brain he tried to think of an explanation. Nothing came up.

"More of a shadow or fragment of this Leon's soul." A grin, spread across his face.

Taking a slow step forward, he pulled out a black wispy whip. Slamming it towards the ground he watched his other half moan. "I want to see whose the stronger Belmont." The shadow extended a hand, letting a black mist attach itself to Joachim, flinging him against the wall and keeping him in place.

The hunter moaned, opening his pools. "How am I supposed to do this?" Leon tested his legs moving them. They twitched a little, making the man exhausted.

"Are you too exhausted?" The shadow taunted. Holding both his hands out, he let a ball of mist, throwing it at his other.

The ball of mist entered the hunter's body, integrating with the flesh, muscle, and bone. The hunter felt a burst of energy lift his being.

"Ready?" The shadow didn't wait for the other's answer. Running forward he flipped over the hunter, landing behind him.

Leon jumped rolling to face his doppelganger. Quickly glancing at his lover, he confirmed the other's safety. Footsteps alerted Leon of the shadow's attack. Pulling out his own whip, he threw his own. The two rope like weapons met in the center, cracking with a thunderous crash. The shadow jumped backwards, forming a mist ball within his hands. Focusing his energy, he hurled it at the immobile vampire. "Try and catch it dear Leon."

Leon wasted no time. Jumping in front on Joachim, held up his armguard, praying that the magic would be absorbed. Seconds seemed like hours as the small ball made it's way forward, closing the gap.

A few seconds later flesh and mist collided. The ball bounced off the magic absorbing surface, making its way toward the doppelganger at an alarming speed.

The shadow moved his body to the left, feeling a few wisps of hair burn at the edge.

Leon took the shadow's dazed nature as an opportunity. Bending down, he pulled a concealed dagger from his boot. Clenching it, he hurled it at the shadow hitting the doppelganger in the heart.

The shadow looked down, watching as a black substance thicker than mist leaked out of the wound. "I was foolish?" The shadow's breaths shortened to an almost non-existent rise of the chest. "To think.." With on last breath he finished his last words. "That a mere imprint of the original could win." Falling backwards the doppelganger degenerated, it's body returned to mist, floating into Leon's body. Joachim was released from the wall.

The being floated over concerned about his lover's well being. "Are you alright?"

Dazed by the addition, he only nodded. Leaning against the wall he gestured for Joachim to sit.

The being followed. "Sleep sounds good."


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