Chapter 5: The Return of the Undying
When morning comes...
As the sun raises, I awaken and feel darkness spread above me. I look around and see that the others are stirring. Looking at Rayne I see she is the first to wake fully. And she senses the darkness as well. "Wha-What's going on?" I hear Rini squeak out as the darkness presses down on us. Looking out towards the horizon, I see a figure walking along the water's edge towards us. Instantly I recognize them
"LEO." I snarl as I lift Rayne off of me and walk towards the each. Fenrir gets up as I near and I can feel the rage radiating from him and my other friend. Reaching my hand out to my side Fen begins to glow then in a flash he returns to his sword form, as I see Leo materialize his Great axe, Serpus, and his battle armor Destrust. Feeling the primal fury build within me, I call upon the White Skeletal Armor passed to me by the Gods themselves.
"Well, well, well. It seems your going to be serious this time." I hear him mock. "It's a shame it won't do you any good. I'm stronger now then when we last fought. Sapphire made sure of that."
Recognizing the name as the name of the assassin that attacked before this all happened; I decide then and there to decimate them both.
"Bad choice to show yourself to me again Brother." I say. I notice the change in my voice as do the others. I see Leo take a step back. He remembers the last time my voice changed. Last time resulted in the near complete destruction of a once great city1. "You have one chance to leave and never show your face anywhere near me or them again. Stay and I will kill you." I growl out at him angling my sword so that the point is edge first against the sand of the beach.
"If I stood alone, I would be scared but I'm not." He says as a woman with indigo hair appears beside him. I sense the others tense and start to head towards me. Though I appreciate their concern, it is unneeded.
Holding my hand up to the others as a sign to stop, I sense their confusion. "It does not matter how many stand beside him. The outcome will be the same. For this time I will not hold back." I say as I switch sword hands and reach out with my mind to my other friend. Slamming my right hand onto the ground I pull up what appears to be a giant rock. Resting my hand on top of it I grin as I feel the power radiate between the two blades. Sending a blast of chi into the rock it shatters and revels my second sword. My Great Sword, Lucthros.
I see his eyes widen in fear. As for the woman, it is obvious that she does not realize the meaning of the second sword. I feel Chaos' spirit surge around me. The power of Darkness merging with Fenrir's power of Light. The Skeletal Armor pulsates with the growing power. It changes. Turns black. The seams turn white and ten wings grow from the back. It takes on the visage of a dragon.
"It has been to long since I took this form." The voice I say this in changing yet again. Becoming less human. Every word echoes as I say it. Remembering my true power and name I focus my stare on Leo and Sapphire. My eyes I know have turned a silver-grey with gold and black energy radiating from them. "I am Dragonus, the Undying Destroyer." I hear myself say in that echoing voice. This gets a response from her. I see her tense and her eyes widen.
Behind me I hear Luna and Artemis gasp. It would go to figure they would remember me. "Luna. Artemis. If not for your auras, I would not have recognized you." I say over my shoulder as I lift Lucthros and rest the blunt side of the blade on my shoulder and point Fenrir at the two before me.
"Impossible! Father sealed that power away after last time it got loose!" Leo exclaims backing off a bit.
"The seal was never meant to last forever Brother." I reply as I lift three inches off the ground as I move towards them.
"Don't be afraid. I am with you." I hear Sapphire say. Stopping where I hover, I see her wrap her arms around his neck and in a flash of red she merges with Leo and I see him take on a demonic form. Horns sprout from his head, his hands become claw like, his feet becoming like stone, and black leather wings grow from his back.
"Such power. It feels so good." He says lifting Serpus. Without warning he charges me. Blocking his attack proved simple. I quickly counter with Fenrir, striking him in the ribs. He growls out in pain. Disengaging his axe from Lucthros, he swings with such force that when I block I am forced back. He gained such power. Enough to rival my own. Placing Lucthros on my shoulder and flipping Fenrir around so that the blade points down, I take up the DragonWolf2 stance. A stance forbidden to use because of the high concentration of energy required to execute the attack that goes with it.
"No more games Leo." I, state channeling all of my power into a final attack. I will not give him the chance to gain the upper hand in this fight. My aura expands and from my peripheral vision I see the sand around me turn to glass then disintegrate. "We end this now."
"Yes we do." He replies placing Serpus to his side and focusing his chi into it. As soon as we both hit max energy, we charge each other. The sand around us disintegrating as we blaze across the area between us.
In a flash of auras and steel, our attacks collide and as quickly as it starts it ends with us behind each other. For a moment, time seems to freeze. Neither of us move. Our weapons rest as they did when the attack ended. I move first. Sheathing Fenrir and Lucthros I turn and walk towards the beach house. As I do so, I hear Leo collapse to his knees and a heavy rush of blood hit the sand.
"Impossible. How? How could your power be so great?" I hear him ask. Stopping before the deck stairs, I look back over my shoulder and say, "It's simple. Unlike you I have something to fight for. A reason to keep winning and living." As I say this I dematerialize my armor as Rayne walks towards me.
Returning to normal I look up at Rayne standing on the stairs in front of me before I step up and place my arm around her waist as she wraps both of hers around my neck. "It is something you will never understand how much having someone to fight for can effect to tide of battle."
Looking up at me, I see Leo slowly begin to fade. "I should have mentioned, failure to execute a Final Blaze3 attack results in the user fading from existence." I say softly with a hint of remorse. He may have caused me great distress but he is still my brother. "You brought this upon yourself, Brother." I murmur as he completely fades from existence.
After he fades, Fenrir and Chaos appear in their animal forms. So it ends. Fen says more to himself then any other.
So it does. Chaos answerslooking at the spot where Leo was.
"What happens now?" I hear Rayne asks looking up at me. In truth I don't know. Looking out at the horizon I pull her in front of me.
"Only time will tell." I answer as I stand amongst new found friends as well as old friends found once more.
The End...?
(Maybe)
No Matter What Family May Do They Are Still Family. Mourn Them When They Are Here And Celebrate Them When They Are Gone.
1 The city destroyed was the city of Atlantis.
2 The DragonWolf Stance is a technique used by Masters of the Disciplines of the Divine Soul. A Martial Arts style perfected by Kiba's ancestors. It harnesses the power of the Primal Spirit within the user. The Dragon Wolf Stance is one of the forbidden stances of the Divine Soul. It requires the user to channel all of their energy into a single attack that if it fails or is overpowered by another DragonWolf Stance it causes the user to fade into nonexistence. A true Double Edged sword.
3 The Final Blaze is the attack used in collation with the DragonWolf Stance. An attack that if it connects will 9 out of 10 times will kill the target. In the rare occasion that it doesn't kill, the target will enter into a death like state that they will never wake from. It is said that each time the Final Blaze is used; the user gains a scar on some part of their body. It's said the scar will be in the shape of a flame and it shows others that the user has used the forbidden stance.