RISE OF LIGHT
Chapter 9
Part 1
Vertrex shouted "Light Flash"
He disappeared in an instant. The Dark user looked around before turning back to face Daniel and the other's sprawled forms on the ground a few meters away from him.
"Will you look at that?" the dark user said sneeringly, a grin was forming under the hood. "Seems like your friend didn't have the nerve to face me after sensing the power I possess."
"Who's abandoning who?" a voice said from his right.
The dark user turned just in time to see Vertrex swing a fist at the dark user's face. Before the attack could land, the dark user, with a whirl of his cloak, disappeared and Vertrex's fist flew exactly where a second ago the dark user's face had been.
"Impressive." A voice said sneeringly making Vertrex to look quickly to his right.
There stood the dark user, still hooded, apparently laughing at Vertrex's failed attempt at a punch.
"But you need to do better than that."
"If you want more, then take this." Vertrex shouted and raising his hands he pointed them at the dark users and roared "Starlight Blaster"
A beam of light erupted from between his hands and soared towards the dark user, In retaliation, the dark user raised his own hands and shouted "Plasma Darkness"
A dark beam erupted from the dark users hands and soared towards the light beam that was fired by Vertrex. When the beams collided, both users pushed against the beam, giving the beams more power to overpower the other. After a few seconds of frantic struggle, the beams erupted in the centre, buffeting both users back a few paces.
Vertrex straightened up staring at the dark user who had already straightened up. He was having this weird feeling that this dark user is playing with him. Wanting to get serious, Vertrex lunged himself at the dark user, roaring when he was in reach.
"Dragon Fury"
Vertrex brought his right hand forward, about to strike the dark user down but the dark user avoided the attack by simply jumping high into the air. The ground, where Vertrex had hit with his attack, cracked. He quickly stood up and looking up he saw the dark user pointing his hands at him from above.
The dark user's hood slipped off as he jumped to avoid the attack that Vertrex issued at him. The dark user's face looked demented as the user looked mad with craziness as he roared the next attack.
"Dark Crater"
Vertrex widened his eyes in shock as he was enclosed in a black circle. Then suddenly he started to scream in agony as the pain of whatever was attacking him was terrible to behold. He screamed and screamed until finally the attacked vanished, leaving Vertrex breathless as he collapsed onto the ground.
"What was-" Vertrex panted as he struggled to his feet just as the dark user landed a few meters away from Vertrex.
"It was simply an attack that shocks my enemy. The greater light in my opponent the grater the pain you receive … but I'm impressed." A smile was forming on his face while his eyes looked madly at Vertrex. "To be able to stand again after such insane pain, even if you are struggling to stand properly, I'm very impressed but game's over boy. The real thing starts NOW!" and with that in an instant he reached Vertrex and punched his squarely in the chest.
Vertrex groaned as he went flying for a few meters before landing with a crash. He lay still for a moment as he felt the pain from the sudden impact of the attack on his chest before he was lifted by his face by the dark user and was punched in the chest again.
While Vertrex was getting beaten without end, his friends were watching him in anguish.
"Vertrex" Sophia squealed as she saw him land with a crash before the dark user swopping over him and kicking him away.
"Damit!" Daniel said in anguish as he saw his best friend getting kicked senselessly. "If he hadn't used up his power, perhaps he could've had a chance of fighting that two faced bastard. Damit!"
Kayla said nothing but simply watched the beating that Vertrex kept receiving. She seemed frozen; quite unable to utter any words due to her horrification of what is happening right before her eyes. Then, slowly, she turned to face Daniel, still covering her mouth.
"We should help him."
There was pause for a few seconds in which they saw Vertrex's attempt at retaliation.
"Light Shine Attack" they heard him shout and Daniel smacked his forehead with his right hand in anger.
"That's his weakest attack." Daniel said through gritted teeth. "He's clearly doesn't have any more power to continue fighting."
Now turning to face them all he said, sitting up straighter "Are all of you ready to fight."
"What's the point? We're done for. Just look at him. We'll get the same thing if we try to face off against him, just the four of us." A voice said from beside Daniel.
Everyone looked around to find Alex sitting up staring at Vertrex's frantic struggle.
"What" Daniel said, his anger bubbling like a pressure cooker about to expel steam "did you say?"
"There is no hope." Alex said simply. "Just look at that idiot. He's out of his mind to-"
His words were suddenly cut off when Sophia slapped him across the face. Alex clutched the spot where her hand had touched his cheek.
"How could you" she said, tears forming in her eyes "say such things when he is fighting for our and everyone's sake. How could you call him an idiot. How could you-" she slapped Alex across the face again making Alex to quickly to stand up and back away from her and Kayla to get a hold of Sophia's arm as she sprung to her feet.
"Just look around you." Alex bellowed at her, angry tears forming in his eyes. "Look at the state of this once beautiful place. They trashed it like it was nothing and you think we have hopes of beating that kind of powerful users? You really must be out of your minds, all of you."
"Then explain how Vertex had almost used up his life source in his frantic attempt to save us." She retorted back, trying to mop her eyes.
"I-" Alex began but suddenly Vertrex crashed in between them. Alex looked at Vertrex's wounds and felt a mixture of fear and anger but was shocked to see Vertrex struggling to get back to his feet.
"ahahahahahahaa!" The dark user laughed hysterically. "Look… even among friend you find conflict that cannot be resolved through understanding. How lovely?" the dark user grinned sickly.
"SHUTUP!" Vertrex roared and he suddenly stood up very quickly. Turning to his companions he said firmly "Everyone, please stop already. You won't gain anything but agony from this pointless fighting."
"Pointless" Alex repeated angrily. "So, even you think this is pointless. Just look around yourself. Everyone is in ruin and you say our argument is-"
Alex was cut off his words as Vertrex snatched at Alex's shirt and shouted at him.
"If you don't care then leave the battlefield!" Vertrex shouted. "A battlefield is no place for chickens! They will just get in our way! Unlike you I'm not a chicken because Iam a warrior!" then he drew Alex little closer and bellowed "I'm a Warrior of Light!" before finally letting go of him.
"You bore me." The dark user said. He had followed everything that had been exchanged between them and now was scratching his head, looking sour. "I think I should wipe out every one of you as all you're doing is bore me." Then he raised his hands and pointed at them and grinned again.
"Death Beam"
A dark beam erupted between his hands and soared towards them. Alex felt this is it, the time has come for him to finally when suddenly Vertrex rushed past him. Vertrex came in between the beam and his friends and roared as he pointed his hands at the oncoming beam.
"Light Saviour"
Vertrex's light hit the beam just as the beam reached him. Vertrex had been drained off most of his energy when he used "Dragon Heart" to save his friends from a very powerful attack and now he put in every last bit of energy left in him into his beam.
Vertrex continued to struggle with the beam when suddenly the beam started to nudge closer and closer towards them. Vertrex started to shake from head to foot as the power of the dark user's beam made him struggler even harder when suddenly with he let out a roar and released his rest of his energy at the beam which exploded.
Vertrex was sent flying backwards and he crashed backwards unmoving. For a second the time stood till as everyone looked at Vertrex's unmoving body. Just as Sophia kneeled beside and checked Vertrex's pulse for life. To her relief, she found the heart beat which suggested that he's exhausted.
He's still alove" Sophia shouted and Kayla rushed to help her.
The dark user spoke with disappointment in his voice "Aw damn … I didn't manage to kill him. That last bit of energy that he used up sure did save his-" when suddenly he was knocked flying away from the sheer force that Daniel had hit him with his fist.
"How could you" Daniel said as he shook with rage "dare do that to my best friend." bellowed the last word before lunging at the dark user and hitting him in the face again. "I'll make you regret ever laying a hand on him."
"On my part I'll make sure you pay, not only hurting him, but also what you have done to this wonderful city." Alex said.
Daniel looked towards Alex uncertainly.
"You are also going to fight him?" Daniel asked Alex uncertainly.
"Of course" Alex said without haste. "You don't really want the words of Vertrex be a waste on me do you and anyway" he said, now looking at Daniel in the eyes "I realised what a mistake I made when I gave up. Seeing Vertrex dart forward when he knew he wouldn't be able to stop the "Death Beam" but his unwavering courage has thought me the lesson I needed."
Daniel and Alex, for a moment remained silent, then their faces split into a smile.
"hehehehe" the dark user was chortling before letting out a hysterical laughter ahahahahahaha!"
"Things are finally betting exciting." The dark user suddenly looked at them with madness in his twisted eyes. "Bring it on you trash!"
Chapter 9
Part 2
Alex shouted "Ballistic Cross Wave"
A forceful wing went bellowing towards the dark user. The dark user's grin suddenly changed to shock as he realised the wind was actually was mixed with lightning. He swore as he got zapped by the attack.
The dark user roared "Dark Cannon Fire" as he pointed his hands towards the sky where the source of the power was coming from.
A dark beam erupted through the top of the wind attack which immediately vanished but just as it vanished, Daniel roared, pointing his own hands at the dark user.
"Dragon Fire Cosmo"
A powerful beam suddenly hit the dark user which pushed him six meters away from them before crashing against the hard ground. The dark user struggled to his feet before letting out an uncontrollable laughter.
Then the dark user raised his right hand over his shoulder as if about to throw something.
"Dark Spear"
A spear looking form formed in between his right hand. He then threw it straight at Daniel. Daniel pulled back his right hand to fire a attack at the oncoming spear attack when suddenly Alex got in between the spear and Daniel. Raising his sword he started to spin it in vertical circles as quickly as a fan. The spear deflected away and Alex swung down the sword as if cutting something in mid-air.
"Air Cutter"
A slashing wind cutting through he air towards the dark user but the user avoided it by jumping into the air which Daniel took as his opportunity to fire off another attack at him. Daniel swung his right fist back before roaring.
"Dragon Sear Flame Heart"
As Daniel brought his right fist forward, a huge power was unleased from it and it soared towards the dark user quickly before finally hitting the user in the chest.
The dark user roared in pain as he was blasted backwards from the might of the power. He landed another six meters away, making the total distance to twelve meters. They saw the dark user rise again and the dark user suddenly materialised only a few meters from them, smiling his mad smile at them as he raised his hands.
"You've kept me entertained but this is the end. Farewell losers!" The dark user said but before he could shout his attack, Daniel retaliated with his secret attack while he clapped his hands over Alex's ears.
"Dragon Hell Scream"
Daniel started to scream and suddenly the dark user fell to the ground as he couldn't make a move. The dark user suddenly felt the air to feel heavy and his breathing also became harder to do.
Then Daniel stopped screaming as he couldn't go any further. After gulping huge gasps of air into his lungs, he lunged at the dark user who had just picked himself from the ground as he felt due to the effect of Daniel's scream attack.
Lunging himself at the dark user, Daniel roared "Fist of Fury."
The dark user looked up just in time to take notice of Daniel's fist soaring towards his face before making contact. He screamed in pain as he was blasted backwards by the sheer power of his attack behind the fist. The dark user crash landed another few meters away from Daniel.
Daniel jumped back to where Alex had been standing and hoped that the dark user has finally been beaten but suddenly the dark user slowly got up and soon was back on his feet. The dark user wasn't looking at them but was looking down. Daniel suddenly felt a chill that didn't have anything to do with the weather. Suddenly the dark user lifted his head up to the sky and started to laugh, a mirthless laughter which confused Daniel and Alex.
"Impressive" The dark user said "but you are lacking in sheer power to finish me off. How sad?" the dark user made a mocking sad face which enraged them even further.
They were quite confused as they were unsure why the dark user seems to be smiling when he had taken so much damage from those strong attacks.
"Well it's nice meeting you, tiny users. BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" the dark user laughed his sinister laugh.
Suddenly the dark user rose high into the air, raising his right hand up to the air, he roared "DEATH BALL!"
Suddenly the air started to swirl around them rapidly, the speed of the wind buffeted everyone, including Daniel and Alex, who stood their ground with difficulty, watching in horror as a large ball shape like looking attack was forming from the dark user's right hand.
In a few seconds the ball shape took it's form, a black looking ball that looked exactly the same shape as the one that Vertrex has blocked with his "Dragon Heart".
"SAY GOODBYE LOOSERS!" the dark user roared and he threw it at Daniel and Alex, who still remained on their spot.
"Dam it!" Daniel shouted over the howling wind as the ball came closer and closer to them. "Come on Alex, MOVE!"
Alex didn't move, he remained still, gazing at the incoming ball with horror. He was too paralysed to even utter a word.
Daniel looked at Alex for a few seconds before looking back at the ball. "Is this it" he thought as he watched the attack getting closer and closer "Is this the end that I heard of?"
[ END OF CHAPTER 9 ]