Chapter Thirty-one part 3: Vimpera Death

Johan stared in complete shock. Judai had blank eyes as he loaded his bow with another arrow. Dark was fighting Vimpera and all she did was laughing at how tired he got. Dark was panting badly. She stared at him and she smirked seeing he was about to drop to his knees, but, like always, he proved her wrong he stood tall ready to take her down.

"What? You think you can take me? Your too weak, Dark. Just drop," Vimpera stated to him.

"So? You think I'll roll over and play dead? Then your wrong," Dark growled.

"Why? Why fight the fact that you need me?" Vimpera asked.

"I don't need you. What I need is for you to die," Dark answered the wicked snake.

"Oh, okay. I get it. You just want to show your strong, but your not. Even your brother saw that," Vimpera dropped her voice to low whisper.

Dark looked at her and growled deeply. He knew his own brother would kill Dark if he had the chance, but he knew he would never help Vimpera. Dark ran and slashed open her back. She screamed and Judai fired at Dark and he cut the arrow in half. His eyes glowed a certain red. He ran up to Judai and cut his bow in half then he knocked Judai out and then he stabbed the girl who was controlling him. Johan was still covered in blood. His whole body hurt and finally he dropped and passed out. Dark looked at Vimpera. She was trying to stand up and was doing everything she could to get anyway from him. He grabbed her by her long black hair and he smirked.

"My brother, Dark, might not have the guts I do, but I will never help you and never let you have Dark," a familiar voice whispered.

"How are you even here?" Vimpera asked.

"I just have a stronger bond with Dark then he knows. I'll do almost anything for him," the dark and cold voice answered her.

"You need to kill him, Zodiac," Vimpera growled at him.

"I won't hurt him. Dark needs me, not you. I was here for him his whole life, not you. You don't have any right to be alive," Zodiac said darkly then stabbed her through the chest.

He listened to her last scream of pain and agony. He smirked. He looked in the water and saw in, Dark's mind, that Dark was sleeping in his mind. He smiled at the younger boy. He looked across the river and saw his real body and went into it and Dark fell to the ground. Zodiac woke up on the other side of the river and ran over to Dark and picked him up. He was younger than him but he had more fight in him than Zodiac ever did.

"Don't worry Dark, you won't be alone anymore," Zodiac whispered.

While Dark slept, Zodiac held him close, keeping his brother's small body warm. Dark snuggled close to the warmth of whoever was holding him. Zodiac knew Dark was weaker than him but he would never leave him alone. He kissed his forehead and he woke Johan up and Zodiac melted into the cold and welcoming shadows. Johan woke up and looked around and saw Judai. He got up and walked over to him and woke him up.

"Johan...?" Judai said softly.

"I'm right here Judai," Johan answered him.

"Good..." Judai spoke.

"You okay, Judai?" Johan asked, worried for his safety.

"Yeah... I'm okay..." Judai answered.

He held Judai close. He was extremely thankful that Judai was okay and wasn't hurt. They both got up and ran over to Dark and they woke him up and looked around. Dark shock his head and stood up. Johan smiled happy they were all okay. Judai looked at his newly damaged eye. He stared at it and Johan just smiled and pulled him into a warm passionate kiss.

"Get a room you two," Dark said.

"Gladly," Johan said with a childish grin playing across his lips.

Dark chuckled and they got back to the camp for some rest and to recover from the fight. Jehu hugged Johan the second he was in sight he thought he lost his little brother forever. Haou held Judai as Judai sobbed saying how he almost killed everyone. Dark smiled at his friends and he wondered how Vimpera died.

"Dark? You okay?" Jehu asked him and it snapped him away from his thoughts.

"Sorry, what did you say?" Dark asked not hearing him the first time.

"I asked if you were okay," Jehu said and Dark smiled.

"Yeah. I'm okay. Maybe sore and tired, but not too serious," Dark said with a smile.

"Good. come on let's get something for you three to eat. Sound good?" Jehu asked.

"Finally, I'm starving," Johan said.

"Food sounds good," Judai said happily.

"Count me in," Dark said.

"Alright, lets go eat," Haou said and everyone smiled and walked together but Dark stayed behind just for a minute. He was still wondering what killed Vimpera and he wondered if she was right and Zodiac hated him enough to help her kill him. He felt his heart tense at the thought of him helping her. He refused to let tears fall and that's when he heard a rustle in the trees above the camp. Dark blinked and looked up and saw someone, but then he blinked again and that person was gone. Little did he know that the someone had been watching him for a long time. Even if he thought that person, if given the chance, would kill him. Zodiac watched his little brother smiling among his friends and he smiled to himself. Zodiac saw him walk off to join his group of friends. Zodiac had one tear slid down his cheek, hoping that witch didn't get to him. He sighed watching his brother.

"Soon little brother. You and I can meet face-to-face. And you can't believe how much I want to see you. And I hope you don't think I would ever help Vimpera hurt you, but if you do. I will do everything I can to change your mind. Till then, stay focused Dark and don't get yourself killed. I love you, little brother," Zodiac said but softly so Dark wouldn't hear him.

He ran back into the shadows, but little did he know what awaited for him in them. He was in the shadows and something crawled into his body, his scream was silent by the shadows of the twilight. Then the person who walked out of the shadows smirked at the group.

"Don't think I can be avoided easily, Dark. Your other sibling is on her way to see you..." a new deeper and darker voice spoke and then she chuckled at the fact that Zodiac let his guard down so easily. She smirked and couldn't wait to see little brother Dark.

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