He is Real

Chapter 48

Warnings: (Can't find the lemon) gore, language

*Author's Note: Sooo, yeah, there's a few more, and a bonus chapter. I'll put those up, and I guess this'll all be done and over with...... And, by the way, the DMC story has like.........63 chapters to it, so yeah.........

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Luis and Leon continued to shoot out the chainsaw woman while you and Jessica distracted the others. The more Ganados you took out, the less more would replace them. Rivera Salazar watched at a safe distance, amused until she would have to step in. Why she wasn't stepping in now, was beyond you. Rivera knew she could take you all out, but maybe she was testing all four of you. Why she was testing you was the question that you had no answer for.

"I'm empty," Jessica announced, hearing that annoying empty click.

"Here." Leon threw her an extra clip. Jessica muttered a thank you and reloaded her rifle. All the Ganados began crowding together rather then being separate. Soon enough an idea popped into your head.

"Leon, grenade," with this simple statement Leon nodded in understanding.

"Get back," Leon ordered, pulling out a grenade from his belt. He caught the pin with his teeth and threw the shell into the middle of the swarm of people. All four of you began backing up quickly to the opposite direction. A large explosion was then heard, the cry of many men and women heard. Many bodies began disintegrating to the ground. The chainsaw woman was one of the lone survivors, slowly getting up, still with her chainsaw clenched in her right hand. You wiped off some of the blood that had splattered across your cheek with the back of your hand. Suddenly, reinforcements joined in.

"Is there no end to this?" you asked no one in particular.

"_________," Leon called out. You immediately turned to him. "Once the chainsaw is out of sight, I want you to grab Emily, all right? I'll be right behind you." You nodded your head, turning back to the battle field. Jessica took the liberty to get rid of the reinforcements as Luis continued shooting the woman. Finally, with one more bullet, she cried out, her body hitting the ground and no longer moving. As you had expected, her body did not disintegrate like the others.

"_________, now!" Leon shouted. Sprinting towards Emily, you held your rifle in a tight grip until you recognized a flash of purple. A fist crashed against your cheek, your body thrown to the ground.

"Not so fast," Rivera spoke up. Blood began trickling down your chin from your busted lip, your cheek red. Rivera hadn't used her full strength for that blow, you knew that much. She bent down, grabbing your rifle, and with her terrifying strength, she snapped it in half. You gasped. "My, these toys are annoying," she said and threw the weapon away. Leon then began shooting at her, her presence now no longer in front of you. She threw her fist towards him, and at the last minute he took a flip backwards. Her fist hit hard against the dirt, its dry material cracking. Leon quickly ran towards you.

"C'mon." Her grabbed your hand and pulled you to you feet, pulling you into a sprint. Suddenly he was tackled down, his grip on your hand no longer there.

"Leon!" you called in desperation as Rivera rammed him against a tree. Leon groaned, holding his bruised arm.

"Never run once you've begun a fight with me," Rivera hissed.

"Get away from him!" Quickly taking out your TMP, you aimed at her instantly pulling the trigger.

"________, watch out!" Jessica shouted. You turned, only barely dodging a weapon.

Luis quickly shot the Ganado. "Go help Leon," he told you, "we'll take care of the rest." You nodded towards him and shot your attention back to Rivera. She was slowly walking towards you, her right hand held in a tight fist. Leon regained his strength and leaned away from the tree, pointing his gun towards Rivera's back. You lifted your TMP, aiming towards her.

"I've had enough with you; I should have killed you when I had the chance."

"That was your mistake, too bad I'm not prone to mercy." You shot at her, the rapid bullets going quickly for every inch of her body. With fast movements, she dodged them. Another gun shot was heard, but it was not from the barrel of your gun. You smirked when noticing Leon had pulled the trigger of his 9mm handgun. Oblivious of him, the bullet penetrated Rivera's back. Rivera cried out, her eyes wide. Soon enough the surprised expression in her eyes turned into immediate rage. She turned towards Leon and quickly you tried to distract her.

You began shooting her again. "Leon! Get out of there!" you yelled. Rivera ran towards you at amazing speed, ramming her shoulder against your stomach. You were thrown back, your TMP slipping from your grasp. Your body skid against the grass hard.

"Impudent wretch," she said, making her way towards your body. "I will deal with you first." You started backing up with the push of your feet and the pull of your elbows until hearing a bark. Pongo began charging towards Rivera, his teeth exposed viciously. Pongo pushed off from his back legs, jumping in the air to bring down Rivera. But she was already a step ahead. She threw her leg against his side. Pongo let out a loud whine, his body thrown against a tree.

"Pongo!" you shouted. The dog's body hit the ground. It had fallen into unconsciousness. You snapped your head back towards Rivera, her unearthly stare glaring towards you. She lifted her leg, ramming it hard against your stomach, knocking the air out of you. She pushed down hard, her heel digging deep into your skin. You brought your hands onto her boot, trying to lift it but her force was far stronger. You tightly shut your eyes, whimpering.

"Get off of her," Jessica spoke, her rifle aimed straight towards Rivera.

She smirked at her. "What can you do?" she said. "I'll just snap your gun in half as I did with hers." A cock of a shotgun was heard, Luis stepping at Jessica's side.

"I'm sure you can't do two at once," Luis said, grinning.

"How about three?" Rivera turned towards the voice, Leon holding up his shotgun.

Suddenly she began to laugh in hysteria. "Fools! Your bullets have no effect towards me! All they do is hurt, nothing more."

"Anything to keep your big mouth shut." Leon pulled the trigger of his shotgun, signaling the others to shoot towards her also. You could feel her hold on you begin to retract. You gasped for air, holding onto your stomach, wincing as you felt the tender flesh. The heel of her boot had even ripped through your shirt, bruising your skin. You couldn't find the strength to stand, until you felt someone pull you to your feet. "Stay behind me," Leon said.

"Okay," you replied, holding your head. Suddenly Rivera quickly ran towards Jessica, throwing an upper cut against her jaw. Luis wasn't able to shoot her, she was far too close to Jessica to get a shot in. Jessica fell to the ground, spitting out blood. Luis took the opportunity to shoot at her, blasting her a few steps back. He immediately knelt down beside Jessica, holding her in his arms.

"Damn it..." he whispered, wiping off the blood from her lips.

"...Stupid...whore," Jessica grunted causing Luis to smile.

"It's okay, you don't have to do anything else," he told her. Jessica gave a slight nod. Groans were then heard from Rivera, her head tilted back as rippling sounds were heard from within her body. The bullets began spilling out of her body, the wounds quickly healing after words.

"I will not be defeated as easily as Saddler had been. It takes far more then bullets to bring me down, I think your luck has finally given out." River snapped towards the two of you, pushing Leon out of the way. He fell on his back, cussing under his breath. Rivera twirled around, throwing a back kick against your side, forcing you to the ground. You let out dry coughs, your body aching. You began breathing heavily, trying to sit up, but you instantly collapsed, your heart racing. Leon got to his feet, shooting Rivera as fast as he could. Rivera stared at him, a smirk on her face as she vanished, suddenly appearing behind him. She ripped the gun out of his hands, throwing it across the field. Leon unsheathed his knife, turning and swiping at her. But she jumped back, grabbing his wrist. Rivera chuckled lightly, her grip tightening as she began twisting with so much force. Leon cried out, his hold on the knife dropped. Rivera's other hand shot to his neck, keeping a firm hold.

"Does this seem familiar to you, Mr. Kennedy?" she asked. Slowly she began lifting him off his feet.

Luis got up to try to help only to get distracted as more reinforcements entered the field. "Shit," he cursed, looking around.

"What does this remind you of, hm?" Rivera continued, "Isn't it just like the times Mendez had a hold of you? I can remember your cries, just as identical as now." Leon started kicking his feet, his hands holding onto hers, trying to loosen her grip. "I still wonder to this day, why did he keep you alive? Because you had the same blood? He was ignorant for doing such a thing, letting you go when he should have snapped your neck. Having the same blood doesn't stop you, oh no, because you're Leon Scott Kennedy. And look what had happened, you foiled the plans of my brother, Ramon Salazar, and his leader, Saddler. But know this; I will not make the same mistake," her eyes narrowed threateningly, "ever..."

Slowly, you tried opening your eyes, your vision blurry. Groggily you looked up, the sound of Leon's cries echoing in you ears. No... you thought. Taking in a deep breath, you tried sitting up, soon collapsing once again. I won't give up...not now. With motivation you tried again, your teeth clenched tightly. I won't let her take his life...I'm not losing another person I love. You let out a groan of agony, your stomach filled with pain, your legs and arms throbbing. You looked around for something, anything, any weapon that could help. Suddenly your eyes set on an axe, left by one of the Ganados. Smiling weakly, you pulled your body towards it, reaching with all the strength you could muster.

Your fingertips brushed against the wood of the handle, wrapping around it and holding it tightly. You pulled it close to your body and began pushing yourself up, one step at a time. But you had to move quickly, Leon didn't have much time left. Bringing your leg up and pushing, you lifted your weight only slightly. You softly whimpered, your eyes pinched shut as you attempted to stand fully. You could hear a crack from your spine as you stood straight, opening your eyes, starring straight towards Rivera's back. Leon's legs were now twitching, no longer able to kick. His eyes were closed tightly, his cries now louder. Hang on, Leon, don't die on me just yet. You sucked in your breath as you took slow steps towards her, your legs growing numb. A tear slipped down your cheek, your teeth biting your lip. But you held in the pain, not wanting to give out your position.

Soon enough, you were close to her, raising the axe above your head. "Take this bitch!" you shouted.

"Wha--" Rivera snapped her head to you, far too late to register what would happen next. You threw the axe down, the blade piercing through the skin of her upper arm. You brought it all the way down, with one swipe, slicing the arm that held Leon clean off. A sickening scream echoed through the whole forest, birds flying away from the trees at the abrupt sounds. Leon was dropped to the floor, loud coughs escaped as he held on his neck. Rivera's arm fell limply beside him, twitching a bit before slowly disintegrating. You collapsed on your knees, watching as Rivera held her major wound, a strange golden liquid squirting out of it. Suddenly, all the Ganados surrounding Luis and Jessica each exploded suddenly, their cries lingering.

You crawled towards Leon, ignoring Rivera as she screamed in complete and utter agony. Leon opened his eyes, starring towards you as you weakly smiled. He slightly sat up and you abruptly brought him into a tight embrace. He wrapped his arm around your waist, his hand holding the back of your head as he watched Rivera. You loosened your grip around him, slightly turning you head, gazing as Rivera stumbled.

"You...you...disgusting l-little...rat," she stuttered, her eyes piercing through your soul.

"It's over Rivera," Leon said. "You're finished. There's nothing more you can do."

Rivera chuckled, her expressions growing rather insane. "That's where you are wrong. I may have lost my right arm, but that doesn't mean you've seen the last of me." Immediately, she vanished from sight. Her voice echoed throughout the whole area as she said, "You may have saved yourself from me...but I will not be forgotten. Watch your backs, all of you! Because I will return!" Leon, Luis, Jessica and you searched around, looking for her but she was completely erased from view. "Keep your eye on the girl you hold in your arms, Mr. Kennedy. My revenge will be set on her first." Her insane laughter began, slowly fading away along with the night's darkness as the sun started to rise. You can feel Leon's grip on you tightened, until a thought shot into your mind. Once you had cut off the arm of Rivera, the Ganados had all exploded...that arm, could it have been what was inside it that controlled the Las Plagas? With that destroyed, it would have killed all the Las Plagas, but that means...

"Emily!"

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

*Author's Note: There's chapter 49, and then there's the bonus chapter, which is 50.