Chapter 6: The Power of The Dark…

Raziel's P.O.V

I had lost track of time. After helping Zephyren hold off the others for several minutes I noticed the smell of human blood in the air. It was faint but eventually I noticed Zephyren's arms were drenched in blood. His. The craving for it was overpowering & I nearly turned on him myself, & if it wasn't for his avian appearance I probably would have. After about 20 minutes of this seemingly never ending conflict I noticed that Shadow, one of the Antro Instructors, had joined in, not enforcing any laws, but more like he was using this fight to vent off his own anger. I had to be careful on how I fought until I noticed Melissa take the girl away, at this point Sora & Riku had joined us.

"KREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEH" I heard Zephyren's screech yet again. Then I noticed the room started to heat up. I glanced over to Zephyren & noticed he was literally smoking! The blood had stained his feathers but the rest had evaporated. Then the room cooled down as suddenly as it had began, & in it's place purple flames erupted around Zephyren!

Zephyren's P.O.V

"They must pay!" I heard the voice say once again. I charged slashing out in a blind rage at the mob of pale figures. "Destroy them!" The voice urged me on. "Unleash your power! Make not even an ounce of their being exist anymore!!!" I nodded as the voice commanded me. I felt a surge of power…this one greater that anything I've ever felt before. I launched a jet of flaming electricity & watched as several of the Vampires burned. I laughed, moving one hand behind me & concentrating this newfound power into it.

Riku's P.O.V

"Hey, over here!" I shouted to the nearby Vampire helping us, indicating for him to grab my hand. "Sora, Shadow!" I showed them my other hand they understood immediately & grabbed it. Whatever that Zeonthrope was doing, it wasn't safe for anyone. I warped us to the Instructors Office to find Kratos talking to a girl.

"Raziel!" She smiled, the smile immediately vanished when she saw our faces. "What's wrong?" She asked.

The room started to shake. Throughout the whole school a series of screams could be heard. The scream of someone losing their soul…the scream of those dying. It only lasted a couple of seconds, but those seconds seemed to stretch on for hours, & when it ended, there was a silence. No one spoke. There was no need, we all exchanged glances, we all knew what had happened. There was no more danger of a mob of blood crazed Vampires…there were now none left to speak of…

Kratos' P.O.V

Shortly after the shaking there were people in the hall all asking questions.

"Shadow," I turned to my anthropomorphic friend. "Can you take me to where the fight started?"

"It might be too dangerous to return there." He responded, clearly not wanting to see the results of the shaking. "But yes, I can." He nodded.

"Thank you" I nodded & grabbed his hand.

"This is near where we were- What…?" Shadow trailed off.

We appeared…somewhere…if this was a part of Eternia, I didn't recognize it. The walls were completely black, purple flames were burning on what I assumed were bodies. A chill ran down my spine…who? No, what could cause this much destruction? I continued down the hall, the doors to the neighbouring rooms were completely destroyed. The chaos stretched on until I got to a place where two halls met.

"Unbelievable…" The word escaped my mouth involuntarily. We were looking at what seemed to be another section of the fight, though this one was littered with more bodies, at the end was a person on his hands & knees. Zephyren.

"Heheheheheheheheheheh" He was laughing. "I finally have control!!!!" His eyes were completely black. He got up & I noticed that despite him being in his human form his wings were still there. He picked up one of his swords, sheathing the other. His arms were dripping blood & he was surrounded by a dark essence.

"Zephyren?" I asked. "Are you alright?" I placed my hand on my sword getting ready for an attack.

"Never better, heheheheheh" He wasn't normal. "Say Kratos…" He pointed his sword at me. "I never thanked you for bringing me back did I?"

"What are you talking about?" Something was definitely wrong. "You hate it here."

"Yeah, but I still haven't thanked you…" He started advancing, his sword still raised. "Well, a fight…what do you think?" He was running at me now. I drew my blade. "Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!"

"Chaos Control!" I heard Shadow yell. The next thing I knew Zephyren was unconscious on the couch in my office & I was in front of him, Shadow standing beside me.

"What happened?" I asked though the answer seemed fairly obvious.

"I used Chaos Control & knocked him out bringing the two of you here afterwards." I looked around everyone else was still here, looking incredulously at us, & Zephyren was now sleeping on the couch, a peaceful look on his face.

"His restraints are loosening." I heard the voice of Reikourin. "The darkness is taking over." He appeared in front of us. "With the passing of his father who had kept the reins tight on the creature lurking in the Prince, he has lost control & unless he can re-establish that control himself…" He sighed. "Then the Prince's body will over exert itself & he will die releasing the spirit of the God of Darkness…"

"What?!" Raziel shouted. "He can't be!"

"Ahh, but he is…" Reikourin continued. "Why do you think he's been called a Dark Phoenix?" He gestured to Keira. "She houses his opposite, the Goddess of Light. She's the only one that can contain his power." He sighed. "People fail to realize that everyone who can make their Element bend to their will with ease house the spirit of one of my subjects in them…" He approached Raziel. "You hold the God of Wind's spirit in you, young vampire." Raziel's mouth dropped. "As your sister houses the Goddess of Earth in her." Melissa looked like she was going to faint. "They were twins too you know, the Gods of Earth & Wind I mean." Then he vanished. Leaving us all with unanswered questions & confusion…

CHAPTER 6 END