Author Note: Yep, the Pyron arc is coming to a close… but that doesn't mean JACK in this story! R+R
Episode Nine: Final Attack: RAGING CHAOS!
A warm breeze blew through the tense scene as Joe was still looking up at the waiting Pyron. Before moving away from Felicia, the sound of someone fast approaching was easy to make out. "Huh?" Turning around, the Dark hunting Kuang Shi arrived on the scene. "Wait, aren't you supposed to be dead?"
"Ah, long time no see Hsien-Ko." Pondering something, the still beat-up human pointed at reanimated fighter's sleeve. "You got anymore Darkstalker medicine?" Noticing Felicia was still out cold, the blue skinned hunter was about to decline his request. But sis… fine. Listening to the voice of reason, the weapon filled hunter pulled out a bottle and shook it. "Yea, I got some left."
Tossing the container over, Joe popped out the cork and spilled a small brown pill into his left hand. Kneeling down, he sat Felicia up and tried to get her to respond. "Hey, wake up…" Realizing how burned out the feline warrior was, the worried human slipped the medicine right past her lips. Seconds later, Felicia gagged heavily from the terrible tasting pill. "That's awfu-… Joe?" Reaching up, Felicia's paws were stopped as Joe put a hand on the big haired Darkstalker's head.
"Hey, don't cry… I don't want to see that."
"But how?" Helping the recovering cat woman up, she stumbled a little. While her Dark Force was instantly restored… Felicia's stamina was still not up to par yet. "I'll fill you in later ok?"
Pouring out the rest of the container into his hand, a small pill came out. Half the size of the normal aspirin-sized medicine, Joe frowned at the final pill. "Damn… I was hoping for a little more." Realizing what he was about to do, Hsien-Ko threw a knife at Joe. Ducking under the projectile, the human saw a shocked look on the normally cool hunter's face. "What's your deal!"
"You idiot! That's not for humans… if you take it, you'll end up killing yourself." Looking up at the still waiting Pyron, Joe shrugged and downed the last pill without a word. Gulping it in a single try, he smirked and then groaned out. Freezing in place, the two last Darkstalkers watched as Joe went from grabbing his neck in agony to smirking evilly. "Got ya."
A hard SMACK came across the back of Joe's head as Felicia fumed. "You jerk… you scared me again!" Smiling innocently at the feline friend, Hsien-Ko and her transformed sister couldn't believe it. A human just took a pill designed to restore Hsien-Ko's body in the event of an emergency and did not succumb to the concentrated ingredients. "Sis… what is this guy? Did he become a Darkstalker without us knowing?" Looking at the human from her sister's head, Mei-Lin didn't have an answer. I don't know… maybe he got lucky and it's a dud? Watching Felicia give her returned friend a verbal bashing, Joe was smiling weakly and trying to bear with it. No… something IS different.
Looking down from his mid-air perch, Pyron was growing impatient. Enough stalling! The energy creature's bellow shook the already cracked earth some. Sighing, Joe looked away from his green eyed "mom". "Hold your ass… I'll be there in a minute." Turning to Felicia, Joe smiled kindly. "You might want to find a new place to watch the ending… not sure how this one will turn out." Starting to hover up, something grabbed his already burnt pant leg.
"I… I…" The cat woman's ears started to sag as she looked for the words to say. "You can tell me later, I just need to do this ok?" Pulling his leg free, Felicia couldn't grab on again as Joe sped away. Soaring upwards, he was going right after the glowing enemy. She was happy to see the human up and moving, but to go right back to what caused him to become life-less shell scared Felicia to no end. "Why…?"
Focused on the waiting Pyron, Joe was ready to end the destruction once and for all. Stopping on the same level as the energy being, the human looked up at the nearly eight-foot tall enemy. I do not know how you survived that pummeling and I do not care. Staring directly at the squishy human sub-creature, Pyron scoffed at his returned foe. "I came back because there's a new move I'd like to show you."
Oh? And what pray-tell could a human do to surprise me?
"Don't get your shiny panties in a bunch… this is the first time it's ever been done before." Clenching his fists tightly, Joe smirked and started to groan out. Forcing out a change in himself, the human's hair elongated as a tail slid out from his torn jeans. Gasping, Felicia knew what was coming. "That's… the hybrid form." After a couple of seconds of groaning, Neko-Joe was revived and brought out to the surface. "Damn, growing out ears and a tail on demand hurts… oh well. Last time I'm using this form anyway."
Looking at the changed human, Pyron was unimpressed with Joe's change. So you've turned into a cat-creature and raised your power… so what? You are just as strong as that feline woman was. Flicking his own ear, the once cursed human smirked at his opponent. "Just wait, part two is coming up now."
Flexing his toned up muscles, the hybrid began to change again. Pulling the long smooth hair back in, it was cut down to a quarter of its length as it spiked upward. The fur on Joe's arms faded away as his eyes changed from their brown to aqua color. Giving off a short hard shout, the change over to his chaotic form was completed. Hovering away from Pyron, the new form's aura shone brightly in the dark cloud filled sky. Pyron began to become stressed over Joe's stalling.
You are doing the same power-up process that cat did! You said you were going to show me something new…
"And I will fulfill that promise." Sighing calmly, Joe's hands opened up suddenly and began to charge. Panting loudly… the effects of the medicine were starting to wear off. Better hurry up, seems that pill was only a temporary fix.
Sensing a change in the movement of energy, Morrigan had separated from a displeased Demitri after Pyron took them out early. Feeling a sudden increase of power coming from the location of the fight, the sultry clan leader was impressed. "Well now, for a human to generate this much power… maybe I should have claimed him first." At the same time, Demitri was sulking in the ruined city outskirts and trying to recover from having his pride smashed again. "This is not possible; he's become a Darkstalker…"
Forming a pair of energy balls in his open palms, Joe stood in front of Pyron holding a ball of white in his right hand… and a ball of darkness in his left. Breathing a little harder, the charging had drained some of his reserves. "I've generated a piece of pure Light Force and a piece of Dark Force. Normally, these two are kept away from each other."
Yes Yes, I know all about these 'forces'… Pyron interrupted, becoming angrier with each second Joe did not do something new to the hyper-intelligent being. Hurry up and show me this "new thing" so I can finish erasing this world from my sight!
"Geez, someone's pushy today." Sparking heavily, the human began to give off unplanned shockwaves of energy. Making the earth shake violently, Joe started to push the two opposite forces of energy together. Resisting one another, the two energy balls were pushing back on each other as if night and day trying to exist at once. "See? These two refuse to play nice with each other… such has you in the Darkstalker World."
Down below, the already damaged stadium was beginning to collapse. The ground started to split from Joe's display of control over Light and Dark Force. Trying to keep control of the freshly baking move, the human panted heavily as Pyron watched on. If you wanted to be vaporized, I could have done that. The enemy from space taunted as Joe shot a glare over. "Shut up." Stunned, Pyron felt an unknown manifestation coming from what he already decided on was just a human.
Unable to hold back anymore, Joe forced the two spheres together with a final push. Screaming in effort, the human created a swirling orb of white and black energy. A flash of light would spark from the combined energies occasionally from his cupped hands. "So, tell me… think you can understand this one Pyron!" Unlocking his arms, the energy creature tried to figure out this move. After a few moments of study, Pyron backed off a little. You created a black hole… still; I can absorb even the darkest of energies.
Smirking at the confidant enemy, Joe looked right at him. "Well then…" Moving his legs under the main bulk of his body, the floating human braced himself. "… let's see you take it! Raging…" Pushing his arms through the charged attack, a pulse was released as the ball flew out. "…CHAOS!" Taking off at a high rate of speed, the energy ball flew without hesitation or deviation for the horned foe.
Child's play… Pyron echoed as the attack closed in. Spreading his arms wide, the energy being exposed his chest and took the new move head on. Crashing into Pyron, the attack knocked him back but did not destroy him. Stuck in the chest of a smirking alien, the swirling attack soon vanished as it was taken in whole inside Pyron.
Stunned looks were on the faces of all that watched the first ever combined force attack be swallowed up as if it were nothing. The only straight face was Joe's as he calmed his breathing to recover. See, just a human. Scratching his face, Joe started to smile. "Then… how come I can still see my attack spinning inside your gut?"
WHAT?
Sure enough the dark and light force powered attack was still active. While most projectiles were absorbed into his form, this one was turning into a headache. Grunting, Pyron was trying to condense the attack down so it could be broken down later and made into power. What trick is this? I'm supposed to be able to absorb anything!
"Yea, anything you understand." Grinning, Joe hovered over and flicked the frozen Pyron's face with the intent to embarrass. "You thought you could understand it just by taking an attack and absorbing it? Who's the fool now?" Growling out in anger, Pyron found himself unable to move now. Struggling to make his limited body move to his will, the creature started to lose its cool.
"Forget it, you can't break it down… it's going to explode and once it does, no more you." Sighing out in a mix of fatigue and dire exhaustion, Joe's hair and eyes reverted to normal again. Wiping the sweat from his forehead, a heavy coating of fluids stained the palm of his callused hands. "I'm tired… you might survive that blast if you go back into deep space right away." Turning away from his frozen foe, the human started to float down towards the ground and his friends.
Me… defeated…? Watching from his perch in the air over the now demolished stadium, Pyron's rage was peaking. Seeing Joe land and start conversing with the two Darkstalkers as if nothing happened between them broke the last barrier. Screaming out of frustration and an unleashing of his own power, a shocked look came over Joe's face as the remaining suns came into view. "Oh no…"
Dragging their spikes through the city, the once immobile objects sped towards their creator. I shall never be defeated again! Crushing anything in their way, trenches were dug out in the ground and through whole buildings. Crashing into Pyron at a high rate of speed, the sins began to fuse around the energy being. Roaring out in absolute power, a one-hundred-foot Pyron stood over the now puny city. It has finally come for me to play the end game. Locking onto Joe who was standing right next to Felicia and Hsien-Ko, Pyron saw the human who had caused him so much torment. Prepare to die with the rest of this planet!
To Be Continued!
Trailer for next time…
When faced with a SUPER-sized problem, what will the Darkstalkers resort to doing.
Even with a hyper powerful attack inside his body… Pyron has now become a huge issue.
What new form of attack is needed to stop this galactic threat once and for all?
Joe: You'll just have to wait and see!
Next time… Episode Ten: Unlikely Team-ups