Chapter XI

My name is Dewey Duck, and I am a survivor. But I'm also a murderer. I'm a coward, I'm a weakling, I can't do anything right. I killed Iris, the one person that wanted to see the sun more than anyone in the group. She didn't even remember what anything looked like. She would've been so happy to see the aftermath, but now she'll have to settle for the afterlife. It's all my fault, I did this to her. I've failed everyone around me. I've failed myself and I failed my team. When I started this journey, I didn't think any of this would happen. I knew there would be death, but I didn't think it would be this bad. Some of the people I've traveled with didn't even make to the first Horseman. I have to live with the fact that I killed a member of my team with my own blade. I still don't know his abilities either. But I do know one thing, and that thing is that there is almost no way to defeat Natas. He is in fact the strongest we have ever faced. But now that we see him in person, I believe that we have a chance. A very small chance, but still a chance. Any chance is enough to save the world. I believe that we have one shot. One very far shot to get this right. And we have to hit it right between the eyes. We're going to go through that portal, and we're gonna give it all we've got. This is our last opportunity to make things right. And I'm taking it, for everyone who isn't here with us.

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NATAS (Day ?)

Earth

Natas look at his surroundings. Everything was dark and gloomy. The sky was black but the sun was still out. He could feel the souls all around him. He just needed a soul that was strong enough to unlock more of his potential. He started to walk forward, until he saw a sanctuary. It looked like it had died off. He saw head lying everywhere.

"I guess my demons made it here before me." Natas said to himself as he walked to the sanctuary. Just then, he heard a scream. He could feel the life that surrounded the place, though it was very little. He didn't feel the need to run to them, it didn't really matter anyway. He never let his prey get away. He always found a way to get them even if they escaped. As he walked he saw them sitting in the distance mourning for their brethren. As he saw who the people were, he was overjoyed.

"Green Gambit will be a fine sacrifice." Natas said as he licked his lips.

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HELL (Day ?)

Dewey's Group

Dewey didn't know what to say. He had killed Iris with her even fighting back. He felt as if it wasn't real. But it was, and there was nothing he could do about it.

"This is all your fault!" Dante said with anger. Dewey didn't know how to respond. "If you didn't rush into Hell, none of this would've happened. We could've let Rank 1 live and that would be the end of it. But no, you had to go and do this shit. AND NOW LOOK WHAT HAPPENED!" Dante started sob. "Iris is dead, and there's nothing we can do to bring her back. I want her back Dewey, I need her back." Dewey didn't say anything as Dante tried to pull himself together. Dante then looked at the portal back to Earth. He took out his pistols and took out the rubber bullets. He replaced them with real bullets this time. "I'm done playing games, time to kill this bastard." Dante walked through the portal and turned back to Dewey. "You're just gonna stand there murderer?!" Webby started to intervene.

"ENOUGH DANTE!" Webby yelled as Dante yelled back.

"AND OF COURSE YOU WOULD DEFEND YOUR FUCK BUDDY!" Dante yelled as Dewey pointed his sword at Dante's neck. Dante was surprised by this and didn't say a word. He felt a dark aura around Dewey that nobody has ever felt before. Dewey let his sword down and with black eyes, Dewey looked directly into Dante's.

"I'm going to be the one to kill him." Dewey said as he stepped into the portal. They were all back on Earth, and they were now trying to find Natas.

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As Louie mourned for his lost comrades, he felt a powerful presence walking towards him. It was Natas, and Louie was ready to kill him. Louie throw a carbon card at Natas. Natas caught it as Louie activated his ability. He took away all of Natas's luck and gave himself all the luck. Natas laughed at this.

"Do you think I need luck to kill you?!" Natas asked as Louie retorted.

"No, but I have a lot more luck than you." Louie said as he spoke more. In fact, I doubt that you can even hit me right now." Natas then created a sword in thin air. He aimed it towards Louie.

"Is that a threat?" Natas asked as Louie threw a carbon card at him. Natas tried to slash it in two, but it ended up hitting him. Natas seemed confused, but it wasn't enough to stop him from killing Louie. "I just need one of you to die so I can activate my ability. Once that activates, I'll be unstoppable and there will be nothing you can do about it. I will enslave the surviving population and have then be my personal servants. Nobody will stand in my way once my transformation is complete." Louie was confused by what Natas was saying.

"Complete transformation, what the hell are you talking about?!" Louie asked while Natas suddenly appeared right in front of him. Louie was even more confused and jumped back. When he jumped back, Natas appeared in the same place. Louie was scared at this, but he knew he was safe. His luck hadn't wore off yet. Natas then kicked Louie in the stomach and threw him to the ground. Louie has no idea what was going on, nor did he know the extent of his power. Louie then started throwing more carbon cards at him. Natas started to block them with his fists.

"All I need is one of you triplets to die, that's all I need." Natas said as he looked directly into Louie's eyes. "Just die already and this will all be over soon enough. All you have to do is die and the world belongs to me." Louie didn't know what he was talking about. Natas then started to explain. "You three are the only thing keeping me from being able to control the world and all the lives in it. I can not kill the Blue Swordsman until I kill one of you. The prophecy prevents me from using my full strength." Louie caught something in the words that came out of Natas's mouth.

"So there is another prophecy." Louie said as Natas grew shocked. He couldn't believe that he gave that information away. Natas then grew worried about what was going to happen if he were to tell his group. Just when Natas thought that things couldn't get any worse, he felt himself get cut by a sword. The sword did not belong to Dewey, it belonged to Killer Bee. Natas was appalled by this swiftness.

"I serve the leader of Dusk's Dawn till the very end." Killer Bee said as Louie started to tear up. It was not of joy, but of sadness. He had led his group to their utter demise, but they still wanted to follow him. Killer Bee could see how upset he was, so she reassured him with a saying he knew all to well. "Even in the darkest of days, there is still a ray of hope shining through the darkness. With every dusk, comes a new dawn." Louie started to gain confidence as she said that. Just then, Louie noticed something about Natas. He hasn't moved from the spot he was standing in. Not a single muscle. Louie didn't understand what he was doing, but he knew it wasn't good. Just then, Natas appeared right behind Killer Bee. Louie was too slow to stop it, but Destiny ended up getting there first. She kicked him away as Killer Bee used her speed to slice Natas in the chest. Natas then looked at his chest.

"I see that your demon ability is super speed." Natas said as he immediately healed his wounds. "It seems that I have underestimated all of you. I think I'm going to have to use my full power to fight you." Louie then started to smirk as Natas felt a sword slice into his back.

"Are we too late for the party?!" Dewey said with a smirk of anger. "Cause I want to end this once and for all."

End of Chapter XI