Chapter Fourteen: Light and Dark Mixed
Shrouded within the thick ivory fog of his consciousness, Damien's ebony pools glancing around everywhere around him. The golden hero encased his claws in violet and onyx chaos energy before firing drills of embers at random areas to hit nothingness.
Growls of frustration released themselves from Damien's mouth, the dog slamming his fist into the floor beneath him. He had been here before and last time and it seemed that this was the first time ever being here. The fog wasn't allowing him to smell anything and the fog was too thick for his keen eyesight combined with his contacts.
Damien tapped his chin in thought before sitting down on the floor in boredom. The last time that this happened, Damien found a copy of himself and talked with it. Then it transformed into Nightshade and pretty much spoke riddles around his feeble brain.
"It was a funny surprise to see you here once more my copy." a familiar voice spoke from the side, Damien's copy from last time making his comeback. "Seems that the chase on the highway tuckered you out buddy. It was fun watching you kill and hurt all those innocent people. You truly are a monster aren't you?" the doppelganger said.
"You have some real guts to face me once again you little creep. I'm told you I was never going to be like you and I'm not a monster. I just can't control this curse that you've put upon me!" Damien exclaimed in fury, fuchsia flames zipper from his hands towards the imitation hound.
The jets of fire burst in the replica's face however howls of laughter came from the duplicate whom repelled the blaze away with a swipe of his hand. Damien growled and went for a straight forward punch which was caught rather effortlessly.
Waves of dark energy pulsed through the hand of the fake which sent Damien soaring through the air like a rag doll. It wasn't over however with the replica pulverizing his fists into the hound's body before slamming his feet into the torso, his sunglasses falling off his face and breaking. Blood shot out of the dog's mouth like a geyser as he crash landed into the ground and spider web like craters lay in his wake.
"You know? You'd think you'd get it by now but apparently you don't. This is your mind, your imagination, your subconscious. Whatever you really want to call it around here dude." the replica said in a yawn. "Basically, you can't hurt me and I can't hurt you. Look at yourself for a moment and you'll understand."
Damien gazed at himself and was somewhat surprised at the lack of wounds and blood along with the repair of his sunglasses once again. He sat up and saw that even the craters had been remade into the floor. The Angels child grabbed the replica's hand and nodded when his hand phased through just seconds later. With a small chuckle, he reeled his hand back and looked at his copy with glee.
"So why exactly do you keep on summoning me here in the first place mind?" Damien asked. "I've been going through a lot such as Phoenix and G.U.N whose been on my tail, trying to figure out what my brother wants from me, trying to find a way to help Lia and a whole lot of other things."
"As your subconscious, I help guide you through your problems and aid you with information or advice even though it's always fun playing around with you. Sometimes, I may be harsh but it's to make you learn that you can't be so arrogant all the time. As for why I summoned you here today, it's of grave importance because what that rabbit and I are going to tell you today will surely change your future forever." the copy stated.
"Well spill the beans and stop making them hot damn it! I need to know what this important message is about." Damien screamed, swiping his hand across his body.
His mind sighed and rubbed the palm of his hand on his mouth before snapping his fingers as to say he had an answer.
"With the strong connection that you have with your brother Darius, I've been able to reach and keep a mental tab on your brother's words and actions. It seems that he's been drafted into a team that is set to hunt you down and…pretty much kill you and serve you to the gods of justice." the copy said while Damien raised a crooked finger up in protest.
3...2...1...
Damien began to panic and run around in a state of distress until a slab of rock rose from the ground, a gulp and widened eyes for Damien who ran directly into it. His subconscious self shook his head in disappointment and picked Damien up from the ground, his body slumped downwards.
"Get yourself together boy." the copy said, slapping the canine silly before dropping him on his bottom.
"Well who drafted him and who else is on the team?" Damien asked.
"That's where things get complicated my friend. Darius the Posinegi Swordsman has aligned himself with the Blackheart leader, Carnage along with the two best G.U.N agents there are. Phoenix Wilson and Mario Toki." the copy informed as Damien face palmed.
"So I have to go against my best friend who can control time, a cranky old coyote who can't see, a obnoxious bird who slings arrows and my brother who can make his swords glow with dark and light energy?!" Damien asked loudly, his cacophony unpleasant to the copy.
"Yes unfortunately though Phoenix is working alone and is in Empire City looking for you while the trio are traveling to Empire City now. It won't be long before Darius and company have you surrounded and finished with."
That was some of the worst news Damien had heard all day. This was truly some of the most saddening news he had to hear.
"I'M GOING TO DIE!!!!" Damien screamed as tears began to fall down his face and his copy held him in false comfort, his black eyes rolling from disgust.
"Not if you get your tests done quick, your results analyzed and then run away like little girls in the nick of time, you won't!" the copy said. "Right now outside your mind, the jackal has informed the rabbit of who your are and why you're in Empire City. That rabbit is Vortex and he's been running tests on your knocked out body and don't you dare ask what because even I didn't want to know." the replica added squirming from the images that ran through his head.
"What will Vortex tell me then?" Damien asked with suspense, the dog even humming a suspenseful tune.
"He will tell you about your past though he doesn't have all the facts and well, that's all I can say for now. You must go. I will continue to monitor your brother's progress. Be safe." his mind said and with that, Damien disappeared.
His eyes flickered opened to meet Vortex and Lia who were in front of his face which felt a little bit too uncomfortable for the goldenrod hound. The ebony jackal knocked her hand on Damien's forehead while Vortex just stepped a few feet away from the jackal whom he thought was crazy. The younger Angels sibling just slumped down and avoided the punches to his head before getting up.
"You know that you have a real tendency to cause pain right Lia?" Damien asked, receiving a nod from his comrade. "I knew you did."
"So Vortex, what did you get from the results of Damien's tests and the research you did?" Lia asked the light green rabbit.
The rabbit motioned for the duo to follow him from the room and to Damien's shock, they saw an entire lab had been destroyed by unknown means. Lab equipment had been burnt or trashed while glass and unknown chemicals lay ridden on the ground.
Claw marks were embedded in some of the machines and some of the ground was cracked up beneath the trio. Damien whistled with doubt because somehow, someway, he knew that he was responsible for what had happened to Vortex's lab.
"Before you even ask Damien, yes it was your fault." Lia said.
"Damn it, so close to getting away with it in my mind!" Damien responded with a pout. "So what exactly happened to the lab?
"Well I ran some tests on you and they kind of got out of hand." Vortex said with a nervous chuckle.
"Such as?" Damien asked.
"An incomplete physical, blood tests, chaos energy tests, DNA tests, limiter tests."
"What the hell's a limiter test?" Damien questioned.
"That's where this happens. Basically, a limiter test sees how much chaos energy you can expend and how you can use it in very short detail. I used it to see how this Nightshade character of yours works and boy was it fascinating. You pretty much torn this whole place down with your fire and wind attacks. You threw a lot of my stuff on the floor and walls. Did I also mention that you threw us around like rag dolls and tried to crush us beneath your feet?" Vortex said.
"Well no. But besides that, let's find out what you got from the tests dude!" Damien exclaimed with anticipation.
The other two nodded as they walked and traversed through the wreckage before hopping up to a printer that somehow managed to remain intact after Damien's or rather Nightshade's rampage. Lying in a bin was a batch of papers, Vortex picking them up and analyzing them carefully. He often nodded or said yes or ok, to be truthful, it was annoying Damien to death.
Now only if Mario were here, maybe he could fast forward his damn reading pace.
"Well by these results, it seems that my predictions were absolutely correct and it is wonderful to say that. Anyway, after checking these results and with the reading that I did, I can pretty much say that you are in fact a demon but not only that, you're the incarnation of a unique demon though I can't tell you that exactly." Vortex stated.
"And that's because?" Lia pondered.
"Demons come in different species and clans, each with different powers and appearances and abilities. It would be hard to pinpoint which exact demon Damien's an incarnation of. " Vortex replied. "I can tell species and clan but not the exact demon's name that you are an incarnation of . My apologies Damien."
"Nah dude, it's cool." Damien said though in his mind, it wasn't all right.
He had come so far to get the answers to his past and where he came from and who he was to get only most of the story. What if that missing piece of information was important? What if it held clues to his true past and maybe his future? What if it was the thing that separated Damien from life or death?
"Just tell me what species and clan I'm from." Damien asked.
"Well Damien, you are from the Lunar Clan which is why Nightshade has black and purple in his appearance and dark chaos energy. It also means that your powers truly excel at nighttime of course and it means that you have impressive speed due to the Lunar Clan's stealth." Vortex told as Damien nodded towards all of his comments and facts. "As for species of demon, you are part of the Feral Species meaning that you're a dog or an animal related to a dog or you take on a dog like shape."
"Well okay, that sounds pretty cool to me." Damien said with a false smile.
"There's one more thing. Lia told me that Nightshade has another form that is more powerful. I think I have an answer to that as well." Vortex stated however he crouched down over in pain as a crimson arrow struck his leg. "Damn it."
"Nice information to know scientist though next time, you might not want to make such a ruckus while you're testing and hiding criminals." Phoenix said from above.
"Oh man, better bring out the butter and jam Lia." Damien told as G.U.N soldiers surrounded them from all possible escape routes.
"Why?" Lia questioned with confusion.
"Because we're toast."
To be continued...
A/N: This was amazing I guess. We learned more about Damien, who he is, what he is and what he can do. Damien also learned about how bad he's got it with the three major allies make their way towards him while Phoenix and co. has him held up. Kind of bland but whatever. Hope you like the reference I made. Review! Thanks! Bye.
