Hiya. Hi hi hi. Anyway, here's the third chapter. Huzzah (sarcasm). Keep reading? Ookay.
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Note: This is after Slayn sets up Randolf.
Slayn felt restless in his suite that night. Tossing and turning, he sat up. Something was keeping him awake. Slayn thought, and a voice called out in his head. Everything went black after that.
There was a knock on Slayn's door. Slayn woke up and answered it. There, Tony the Informant was wounded badly.
"Ugh...hey Gray! I found out where Randolf is...he said to meet him "where old memories reside". You should know where that is..." Tony said weakly as he coughed up a puddle of blood.
"Yeah, I know where that is," Slayn said. "Are you all right there?"
"Heh heh. I'm an informant, danger's part of the job. Anyway, looks like I'm not gonna make it...take this ring to my sister in Taoberia. She'll know what happened. Ha ha...cough. I'll be waiting for Randolf in the afterlife..." And with that, he collapsed.
Slayn got up and started to speak.
"Where old memories reside, eh? We'll finish it right where we started! Just you wait, Randolf. I'll get you back for taking everything from me!"
Turns out it wasn't Slayn. Gray was in control of his body, and left for the cliffs where Annette found him. Randolf lay in wait, and Gray approached him.
"You'll pay for what you did, Randolf!" Gray yelled.
"You insolent little boy! You just aren't obedient enough to DIE!" Randolf retaliated. "No matter. This is only a small thorn in my side, and it will be easily removed."
"You're delusional!" Gray cried. "Huh? Aaahh! Aahhh...no...not now..."
Slayn took over the body again. He looked at his surroundings, wondering where he was. Then he looked at Randolf and felt terrible anger overpower him.
"NO! NOT NOW!" Raimy cried.
"I'll fight him instead!"
"Come on, Slayn! Beat him!" Raimy cheered.
Slayn drew the ring weapon and thrust it at Randolf's chest. He blocked it with his shuriken and retaliated with a boomerang throw. Slayn jumped backwards and readied a Fire Arrow aria.
Intense heat appeared beside Slayn in the form of three fireballs. They hurled themselves at Randolf and knocked him off his guard. Slayn then ran up and slashed downwards with all his strength.
"GAAAHH!" Randolf yelled in his raspy voice. "So, the boy has learned to fight since the last time we met..."
Randolf slashed Slayn's left arm open. It wasn't very deep, but Slayn felt a terrible burn shoot up his arm.
"Like it?" Randolf asked with his terrible evil smirk. "It's my most deadly poison. You should be hallucinating from the sheer pain! AH HA HA HA HA HA!"
Slayn felt his legs wobble and fell onto the ground. He heard Raimy cry, and then with his vision, saw Raimy flying away towards Voltone. He tried to get up, only to fall again, and hear Randolf's enraging laugh.
"Ha ha ha ha ha! I'll make it quick and painless for you, Gray!"
Slayn saw his life flash before his eyes. Training to be the Dark Lord, finally accomplishing that goal, Zion raiding the temple, Slayn using the Secret Art. Then, Gray's life came before his eyes. When his parents were poisoned, looking for Lobelika Root, the grief when Annette's mother was murdered, training to be an assassin, taking Gerhart Orvell's offer to assassinate President Burns (for an entirely different reason), and falling off that cliff, staring into Randolf's evil eyes and the full moon above...then the memories that came after Annette found him. Renault's death, finding the Space Time Project, meeting Hugh, Yayoi and Viktor, and Voltone Lake. So serene and quiet...then there was Monika. The memories faded and transformed into strength. Slayn managed to stand.
"Ugh...I won't die here!"
"What!" Randolf exclaimed in shock. "You shouldn't even be able to think straight!"
"Guess again!" Slayn swung his sword at Randolf again, with surprising speed for someone poisoned. Randolf jumped back, and he felt the cliff behind him. Slayn raised the sword for one final blow and impaled Randolf's heart.
"GAAAH! How...how did I lose!" Randolf fell forward, dead.
Annette's mother's spirit appeared before him.
"Thank you for defeating that vile man. My spirit was trapped here after my death, and I was unable to escape. Any more time here, and who knows what would have happened. I may finally return to the life cycle..."
She then started to fade, but as she did, she said "Take care of Annette...Gray."
Slayn just looked at the spot where the ghost was. He could then feel himself getting dizzy. Slayn fell forward, his ring weapon disappearing as he did. The ground met his face as he fell onto the ground, unconscious. Just like two months ago...except this time, he had one overpowering thought on his mind.
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Slightly different ending for that battle with Randolf. But his poison, paralysis, and petrification skills were a one way ticket to hell, so I guess it'll be okay. Meh, Slayn won't die, though. What story will this be if the main character falls dead? I redid this chapter because it was really rushed. God, I only spend about ten minutes planning! You can't really blame me, conditions are really harsh. That's all.