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~Chapter 34: Arise~
Krystal
We were still atop the huge battle square. We were battered and bloody. My attacks were actually hitting him, because I was now a full-fledged immortal, which rocked.
I was shooting big pieces of stone from the top of the field at Damon. He dodged with ease as he came behind me and tried to kick me in the head but I ducked in time.
"So we are evenly matched to some degree." Damon sneered as he did two back flips away from me.
"It seems that way." I replied.
He smirked as his body glowed red for an instant and he pointed his hand at Raptor, the asteroid. It seemed to absorb the glow from his hands as it zoomed closer toward us.
"What the hell are you doing?" I yelled knowing that he was cutting down the rest of Earth's hours to live.
"Dumb girl, obviously cutting our time short. But I will gladly send you to hell!" He pointed at me and an electric red shock sent me skidding to the ground. It hurt really badly.
I rubbed my sore head as I brought my scythe in front of me to avoid a powerful blow to my face. Damon swiped my weapon from me as he threw it off the edge of the platform.
I was able to kick him off of me and punch him in the face at the same time.
I jumped up and ran him and I jumped into the air really high as I landed a hard kick right on the side of his stomach or so I thought. He held my leg as he painfully twisted it away from him and threw me into the air. I nearly touched the dark red clouds.
I stuck out my hands as I concentrated on creating a large wave of fire. My hands felt warm as a red glow emitted from them. I flipped my body so my head was facing downward as I fell faster and faster back towered the large arena.
I crossed my hands as I neared Damon and a large ray of fire was thrown at him. He instantly countered with his own powerful fire spell.
Our blasts going back and forth as we each struggled to dominate the other. Finally after three minutes I ran to the left to dodge its blast.
Sweat rolled down my face as I wiped it off with the back of my hand. Suddenly, I had seen buildings below beginning to sway and things like small rocks and papers were flying around.
That was not a good sign.
I could see Damon trying to catch his breath as sweat dripped off of his face. He continued to glare at me. How was he so tired already?
"I need more power. And I know exactly where I can get it from." He said.
He sped forward at impossibly high speeds but I could still see him. He tried to grab my arm but I jumped up and flipped over him. Next I turned to round house kick him, he instantly threw his hand palm outward in front of my face and he tried to shoot me with some dark energy.
I jumped and used his shoulders to flip myself behind him. He kicked my legs out from under me and some weird red vines popped out from under the platform and wrapped themselves around me. And they had very pointy thorns.
I was at Damon's height now as he appeared behind me. I was about two feet off the ground when he turned my head slightly to look at him. He looked like an angry beast with a scowl on his face.
Some weird red snake like things came to his hands after he cut himself and began sucking his blood.
"Here is the energy now get the rest you need from her." He said as he pointed one finger at the sky and then pointed at me.
The red sky was torn open as a black stream of light rained down on me. I felt the agonizing pain immediately.
I felt like I was being drained and my power was decreasing. I tried not to scream but a second later I couldn't help it.
I tried to burn the vines off of me but they were beginning to squeeze my body even tighter. After what felt like centuries but was only one minute I was thrown to the ground.
I was in a state of shock. I could really breathe, or see. My brown eyes were hollow but I wasn't dead. I could feel my chest rising and falling slowly.
I couldn't think and it was very hard to concentrate. My body wouldn't move.
I tried thinking about my weapon and I think it responded. When I felt Damon's presence near me that is when my scythe attacked him by cutting off his left arm. I heard him scream in agony.
"Krystal hold on!" I heard a concerned voice say. It sounded like a woman.
A soft touch of someone's fingers rested against my forehead and then they suddenly turned into golden sparkles. I felt my body beginning to return to its previous state and I could see again.
I slowly lifted myself up off the ground. It was then I was hit with a powerful force undefinable by law. It tore my whole body up as gashes appeared and blood spewed everywhere. It felt like I was brutally attacked with nothing but air.
I landed on my hands and knees as I coughed up blood and a not-so-nice amount of it.
"See what I can do. You're finished and I shall rule the world. I no longer need your blood and that great burst of energy you had made everything speed up. It's only a matter of moments before the Earth is shattered."
"Are you an idiot?" I sneered standing to my feet as I felt my wounds beginning to heal. "I'm not done, it may seem that way to you, but I'm going to stop you!"
Damon threw his head back in cruel laughter, "Let's see it then. You're gonna end up like your family and friends. I shall see to it personally!"
Before I knew it, he sent a punch my way, but I caught it with a firm grip and I swear it cracked under pressure. He hissed in pain. His left arm was indeed gone but that didn't stop him from bringing a leg up to kick me.
I caught that too with inhuman speed. My bangs covered my eyes while my head was lowered and as soon as I looked at Damon I could tell he was instantly paralyzed with fear. He had stuck a nerve.
My eyes were glaring a very intense red hue. "You will not belittle me. You will not ever bring up what you have already done. I will save everyone including the Earth and reverse all the damage you have caused." My tone was pissed off but the next words I said sent a shiver through his body. "You will not live past tonight."
Even though my body was nearly not done healing me, I couldn't afford to wait no longer. I only had moments.
"Arise" by Flyleaf
Tell the swine
We will make it out alive
There's a note in the pages of a book
So sleep tonight
We'll sleep dreamlessly this time
When we awake we'll know that everything's alright
Damon didn't even try to fight back. He instantly disappeared from my view and the surrounding area. I could no longer fill his presence on Earth. My guess was that he was trying to escape, but he wouldn't make it. I had to make sure he didn't get away.
Sing to me about the end of the world
End of these hammers and needles for you
Hold on to the world we all remember fighting for
There's still strength left in us yet
Hold on to the world we all remember dying for
There's still hope left in it yet
I thought about my family and friends and what they've been through. All the hurt and suffering Damon had caused. I could feel the Earth's sorrow and pain. I could hear its cries. But through it all it was still doing its best to support me. The whole area beneath me was just about ready to crack.
There's snow on your face
And your razor blade
The twilight is bruised
And there you lie
Sing to me about the end of the world
End of these hammers and needles for you
We'll cry tonight
And in the morning we are new
Stand in the sun
We'll dry your eyes
I was going to do my best and pray that I would succeed, but if not I regret nothing. Mother Earth was still fighting and it was almost as if I was being cheered on as a feeling of warmth surrounded me. I will end all the pain and suffering.
Hold on to the world we all remember fighting for
There's still strength left in us yet
Hold on to the world we all remember dying for
There's still hope left in it yet
I was now standing in the middle of what was left of the platform. I focused on positive thoughts and called on my powers to aid me. My injuries were left untreated and I ignored the severe pain coursing through me and well as a bunch of blood dripping from my injuries.
It was now me and the Raptor and it wasn't going to get through.
Sing, sing
Arise
A white octagon had appeared under me. As it went up, my body changed from red to green and finally white. My tattooed symbols began to burn and glow their respective colors as they began to focus all of their power in my one powerful attack.
Next from my black and white jogging suit, my clothes were instantly replaced with a beautiful white dress. It was short stopping just above my knees. The v-neck stopped above my breasts; along the middle of the dress were ruffles. The sleeves weren't connected to the dress. They were white and had ruffles going down the middle as well. They stopped at my wrists. Around my neck was the green stone and it was warm and its small light pointed toward Damon. He was right in the same path as the Raptor.
Arise and be
All that you dreamed
All that you dreamed
My hair was flying all around me and after gathering enough energy, I had fired a very large, yet powerful blast at the asteroid. The color was white mixed with green swirls. As soon as it came in contact with the Raptor I was met with great resistance.
(Hold on to the world we all remember fighting for)
Arise and be
All that you dreamed
All that you dreamed
(Hold on to the world we all remember fighting for)
I struggled continuously even as I was being pushed back. I always kept walking forward. Things around me were crumbling and sent flying as debris. Large chunks of earth had crashed into it but nothing happened. I had called out my heart diamond as well. I could feel my power, and energy draining more and more. I pushed myself way passed my limit as the Raptor started to get large cracks in it. It began to crumble and break.
As my hands held my floating heart, my powerful ray of energy had destroyed the Raptor. The sky and Earth were slowly returning back to normal. I could swear I heard a piercing scream and then I felt Damon's presence destroyed completely.
My body then felt like it was being ripped apart again, but this time on the inside. I fell to my knees on the tiny platform as I struggled to catch my breath. The same chest pain was back, but it was more powerful this time. Regardless I stood up as I concentrated hard on wishing I could bring everyone back who was struck down by Damon and restore the Earth.
Arise and be
All that you dreamed
All that you dreamed
I coughed up blood as the wind suddenly picked up as if answering my desperate call. I dropped the heart accidentally and before it hit the ground it was obliterated by a black shot of energy from out of nowhere. My wounds stop trying to heal, my eyes turned hollow and dark brown. I stopped breathing as I fell back towards the field of grass that was slowly rebuilding itself.
My body hit the ground hard as I lay still, dead as the Earth is repairing itself. I was on my back with my head turned to the side.
Unbeknownst to me and the rest of the Earth, a tall black figure leaned over me with dangerously orange glowing eyes as a smirk crossed their features.
The End