Volume 2
Ch. 23 Devastation
-Kara-
"Gahh !!" I sit up suddenly
"Hey kid" I see Ignia on the other side of the bed
"Ignia a-are we ?" I move the blanket aside
Ignia sighs
I look down at my lap trying to hold back the tears but couldn't "b-but whyy" I clench my fists
"This means I passed on too huh" I sigh
"That's not entirely true" Ignia says
"Wh-what?" I look up at him
"Well your still very much alive kid" he gets to his feet
"Wh-what do you mean" I stand up behind him noticing I was maybe two feet shorter
I was about as small as I was when I first met him
"Anyways" he sighs "I'm sure we don't have much time" he says
"F-for what?" I had so many questions "b-but Ignia I-"
"Listen child" he crouches down beside me "you really are something special kid" he clenches his fist "but you can't let that big head of yours get in the way" he pokes my forehead
"Nghk*" I step back "h-hey" I giggle rubbing my forehead
"I'm sorry I couldn't deal with Acnologia myself" he sighs "I'm afraid you'll have take that role from me kid" he smiles widely
I sigh "why didn't you beat him ?" I sniff "please don't do this to me Ignia" I wipe my face
"Nghk*" he closes his eyes "I know kid" he gulps "and I'm sorry but I-I couldn't do that to him" his says
I could tell how much he was trying to hold back the tears
"Ignia ?" I say under my breath
"Ahem*" he clears his throat "anyways" he puts a hands on my head "I have a little something for you" I feel him force my eyes shut much like what Acnologia did to me
"Ignia ?" I say with a shaky voice
"Hush now child" he gulps "take my eyes" he says
"Wh-what do you mean ?" I ask
I could feel his warm smile as a teardrop lands on my forehead
"of course it's you who gave me such gift" he says
"What are you talking about Ignia ??" I ask
"N-nothing" he sighs "it is time for you to head back now" I feel his lips press up against my forehead "bye now Kara" he sniffs "till we meet again… father"
-Rhea-
I sit up
"Ouch" I rub my neck
"y-you're finally up mlady" I hear the village elder
"Nghk*" I jump to my feet "where's Kara ?!" I demand stomping out
"That little" I clench my fist
I look up at the sky covered in the darkest clouds you could ever see pouring rain down onto the the land
"It's been raining like this for the past 15 minutes" Kalgara says
"Damn it that idiot" I close my eyes "I-I have to go" I look at Kalgara
He sighs "well I can't stop you"
"Mmh" I hear Beast whine
"Aww it's okay boy" I rub his head "take good care of these people okay, I'll be back with Kara I promise" I give him a little kiss on his head before I watch as beast turns into a massive snake that stretched around the village
He lowered his head
"Hey good idea Beast" I jump onto his head "Alright I'll be back as soon as possible" I tell the villagers
"Understood m'lady" the elder says
"Please see to lord Kara's well being" Kalgara says
…
Kara that idiot
I nod before Beast shoot right through the clouds once he reached his limit I kick off his head using water bending to use the rain to help push me forth
"There !!" I shot seeing the edge as I push through one last time
"Nghk*" I grunt as I pull myself up just barely reaching the edge
"Heh* alright" I giggle to myself
I slowly get back on my feet
I pat my clothes before looking up
Wh-what ?
Everything's…
Gone…
The mountains the water the entire Delta section of Othrys had been completely leveled
"KARA !!" I look around desperately before I see two corpses right beside each other
"Kara !" I rush over to him
Kara was right beside Ignia both in a puddle of blood
"N-no please K-Kara don't do this to me" I pull his head into my lap
"I-Ignia" I try shaking him as well
Ignia ?
H-he's not…
He's r-really… gone
Why ?
"Kara" I whisper
He had three nasty nasty claw marks across his chest
The cuts were so deep I could see his ribs
"What the hell h-happened" I press my forehead up against his as my tears along with the heavy rain began washing away all the blood from Karas face
"P-please" I beg
'Yeah I have to drink it every day' I remember what he told me long ago
Th-that's right
I quickly slit my wrist before pushing the wound onto his mouth
He unconsciously gulps down my blood and I watch as he began bleeding less and less
Only the huge claw marks didn't seem to be getting any smaller
Damn it we were gone for a day how in the world could any of this…
Is it even possible for someone like Ignia to be taken down like this ?
"I see he's still breathing" I hear Kronos
"D-daddy" I turn around
"That should be enough you know" he says
"Oh… right" I noticed I was still feeding Kara my blood
I close up my wound
…
Wait
"Who did this ?" I ask Kronos
"Who you think ?" He asks
I get to my feet
"Acnologia" he says
"B-but why didn't you help Ignia ?" I notice he was untouched
He smiles "why would I ?" He asks
"I…" I back up
n-no way Kronos wouldn't
"With him gone you know who's turn it is to reign over all" he sighs
"You pig" I launch at him "you monster how could you" I punch and kick at his legs
"You monster y-you" I cry "how could you !!" My fist stops inches from his face
I could feel his fist dig into my stomach knocking all the wind outta me
I lost all the strength from my body in that instant he grabs my hair tightly holding me up to his eye level
"Now it is your time to bare my children Rhea" he says with a nasty smirk
"Nghk" I could feel my consciousness slowly fading as he threw me over his shoulder leaving Kara the father to the child I bare, to die
-Kara-
I slowly open my eyes
What the ?
I'm sure I'd die…
Everything's gone….
He destroyed everything…
I look back at Ignia
He had lost the color in his eyes
I slowly close his eyes
"H-he's gonna p-pay" I grunt forcing myself back to my feet
"Igneel please be alive… Mia… Irene please be okay" I bring two fingers up to my forehead searching for their ki signatures with the little strength I had
Igneel h-his energy's…
fading…
In an instant I teleport to Igneel's location
The house was a wreck
"Igneel ?" I say under my breath
He was holding Layla in his arms
"he took my L-Layla" he tears up
"Kari ? …wh-where's my baby" he sniffs
I drop to my knees
"N-no way" I huff
They can't be gone
Why ?
Why is this happening ??
S-stop please this is all… no it's not happening it can't be
"I-it's okay" I hear a little voice from the other room
"Irene ?" I force myself to my feet
A-and Mia ?
The both of them were draped in blood and semen
Half Irene's body was hanging off the bed and Mia's little body slumped on top with both her holes gaping open
"Nghk" I cover my mouth
This can't be happening there no way
"I-Irene ?" I rush over to the two
They were still alive
"I-It's okay baby g-girl" she whispers
I pull Mia off of Irene wrapping her in a blanket before doing the same with Irene
Acnologia that piece of garbage is gonna pay
I'll put that thing down no matter what
I could hear water dripping in the bathroom
I slowly open the door to find Kari
With a metal rod right through her chest
In the same disgusting state he left Mia and Irene
"Kari ?" I whisper
She didn't have a pulse
I slowly close her eyes
"Not you too" I clench my fists
This isn't fair
I pull on the metal rod removing it from her chest
I wet a towel before wiping off all the blood and semen
"C'mere Kari" I sniff after wrapping her in a clean towel
I carry her out to Igneel
"K-Kari ?" He looks up
I nod
I watch his eyes full of tears as he realized he had lost his family
"I'm sorry Igneel" I set her down in his arms
"Man" I sigh wiping the tears off my face
"Why ?" He asks himself "why am I still… breathing ?" He asks
"Igneel ?" I sniff
"It's not fair" he tears up as he pulled Layla into his face "wake up baby" he rubs his nose against hers
"C'mon Kari you too baby girl" he kisses his daughter's forehead
I think he's lost it… I don't blame him
He watched his family get ravaged by that monster Acnologia
"Rhea…" I remember
I put two fingers to my forehead searching for her ki
"She's at the castle ?"
Why ?
I use instant transmission to teleport to her location
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