A/N: Could it be?! YES! Next chapter here at last! First off, I want to apologize to you guys for taking so freaking long with this new chapter, and I also want to thank you for your patience and support. I know I'm not good at all with these updates, but I want to assure you guys that I'm going to make an effort to change that! So, without wasting any more of your valuable time, let's finish this day already and head off to the final!
No more words. That seemed to be the agreement the two Mitochondrions committed themselves to as they fought each other with all of their strength. Hails
of red and green lights filled the sky, with dust and smoke erupting from the ground like miniature volcanoes; the normal, weak humans unable to do anything
but stand and watch the world-changing events before them. They all knew that the result of this battle would decide the fate of not only the human race, but
maybe even the future of the planet.
Eve shot off another volley of energy blasts from high in the sky as Aya ran across the island towards her, dodging the strikes with inhuman reaction and
speed. Once she was close enough, she launched herself towards Eve, both of her hands sporting bright green blades. Holding her arms up over her head in
the shape of an X, she swatted down both of her arms simultaneously when she was just below Eve, but the attack was intercepted by Eve's hand-like
tendrils, the both of them grappling hands in mid air before Eve used Aya's momentum against her and flung her up into the air with tremendous strength. Aya
felt disoriented from this maneuver, but managed to adjust herself just in time to notice Eve aiming another energy blast below her. Clicking her tongue, Aya
focused her power into her arms, aiming her hands down at Eve as well, the both of them firing a large energy beam at the same time. The two beams collided
in an explosion of light and fury, deadlocked. However, Aya's attack was quickly being overwhelmed, and before she could react properly, her attack had been
consumed and she herself was engulfed in Eve's energy wave.
Aya screamed out in pain as the beam ate away at her body while her powers worked into overtime to replace her lost cells. Eventually, the attack dissipated
and Aya began to fall down headfirst towards the cold river below. Moaning out to herself, Aya opened her eyes to see Eve appear before her, extending a
tendril towards her in an effort to wrap around her neck. Aya knew with grave certainty that if Eve grabbed her neck as she fell, the sudden inertia would likely
break her neck, as if she was being hanged. Not wanted to discover if she could live with a separated spine, Aya focused more of her power and created a
barrier right in front of herself, deflecting Eve's tendril. As Eve cried out in pain from her tendril smacking into her barrier, Aya lifted her hand and focused
another beam, this time pointed away from Eve. Yelling out, Aya released the attack, the force of it pushing her towards the island as she fell. Aya landed
painfully on the soil, rolling a few times before jumping back onto her feet, panting heavily.
Aya looked up towards Eve, but she was nowhere to be seen. At that moment, before she could react, Aya felt a terrible pain erupt from her lower back. The
pain seemed to travel towards her innards, and then out again through her front, all in the span of one second. Gritting her teeth as blood spewed from her
mouth, Aya looked down to see a blue tendril covered in blood sticking out from her abdomen. Aya grabbed hold of the tendril weakly, but it was an ultimately
fruitless effort on her part. She felt her strength leaving her quickly. At that moment, Eve mockingly floated around Aya to face her with her tendril still
imbedded in her body. With a new sneer, Eve grabbed her by the neck and swiftly lifted her up higher, Aya chocking and gagging.
At that moment, gunshots rang out with Eve fidgeting right after, a spurt of blood erupting from her skull. Eve released her grip on Aya in reaction, screaming
out in pain as she held her head, Aya falling down on her knees. Not missing a beat, Aya focused her power into her hand and recreated her hand-knife, swiftly
cutting Eve's tendril behind her, pulling out the severed end from her front. With a heavy cough, Aya stumbled back onto her feet, noticing that Eve was glaring
angrily past her as a bullet fell from her temple, the wound closing up quickly. With a heavy heart, Aya knew at once that it was Daniel who saved her, but he
caught her attention as a consequence. Aya could see the veins popping in Eve's head as her anger reached a boiling point. With an immense surge of power
that made Aya hesitate, Eve vanished on the spot. Aya realized too late, half a second too late, that Eve had charged toward the ship Daniel was on. Cursing
out, Aya forced more of her power to the surface, ignoring her body's painful groans of resistance as she vanished on the spot too, using her super speed to
catch up with Eve.
In this state of extreme motion, time seemed to slow down to a crawl for Aya, so she could clearly see Eve flying ahead of her towards the still ship. Aya knew
that at this pace, she wasn't going to make it. She was going to watch Daniel, her partner and friend, being killed by her enemy, and she wouldn't be able to
do anything about it. Aya pleaded with her body to catch up, and with her mitochondria to provide her with even more power. She wasn't scared anymore. She
didn't care what the cost was. She wanted to kill Eve and put an end to her reign of terror. She wanted to protect the people around her and the world she's a
part of. If it meant that she has to discard her humanity, or even her life, to accomplish that, she'd pay it gladly.
In this one second where Aya's feelings exploded in her chest, she watched as Eve soared above the ship, aiming her palm down towards it, her body glowing
brightly in bursts of crimson light before a powerful energy blast erupted from her hand. Aya couldn't lose heart; she refused to. With a hearty shout, she
jumped with all of her might, soaring over the ship and in the path of Eve's beam.
As soon the beam came into contact with Aya, there was another explosion of bright lights, so much so that Daniel had to shield his eyes. He was disoriented
from what happened just now. To Aya, everything seemed to happen over the span of a full minute, but to Daniel and everyone else, only two seconds had
passed from when Eve vanished on the spot to where she was now, with this bright light. He didn't even know that Aya had protected them until he was able
to look up again, and what he saw made his jaw drop.
The intense energy beam was stopped by Aya, unable to make any progress, before it was swiftly knocked upward, back towards its caster. With a look of
pure astonishment, Eve used her super speed to dodge out of the way of the beam as it ascended up towards the stratosphere and beyond, vanishing from
site. With a heavy scowl, Eve looked back down at Aya, but her face fell immediately afterward.
Aya's form had changed completely. She was floating in mid air, her clothes completely torn off. Her entire body's skin went from pale to a shade of blue-ish
green, her hair was now longer, past her shoulders, and shining brightly, and protruding from her forearms were what appeared to be long wings. But what
shocked Eve more than this was the volume of power radiating from Aya. With a gasp, Eve looked inward towards her body, noticing that she was shaking
slightly. Was this fear? Aya casually looked up at Eve, her eyes now flashing a bright gold with no visible pupils; this single act alone caused Eve's body to
tense up. Maybe it was because of this briefest of hesitations that she didn't realize that Aya was now floating right in front of her, startling her. Eve quickly
flew herself backward in an effort to put distance between them, but then suddenly bumped into something. She quickly looked around to see Aya floating
behind her.
Eve just stared at her with a look of complete shock. Even with Aya's super speed, this was way too fast! With a growl and a shout, Eve spun around and
swung her fist towards Aya's head, focusing all of her power to smash it into pieces. But Aya swiftly and easily caught Eve's fist with no visible resistance at all.
Her fear and desperation rising, Eve shouted again as she lifted her remaining, free hand, and aimed at Aya's face, focusing her power. However, at that
moment, Eve noticed that her hand was lowering itself without her say, but not like it normally would, at a curve. Her arm, from above her elbow to her hand,
was falling down horizontally, perpendicular to her body. It was only after Eve blinked her eyes twice that a surge of pain erupted in her arm, a bloody stump
pointing at Aya. Eve cried out loudly as she pulled away from Aya, holding her stump as she looked at Aya's hand, noticing too late that she had equipped her
hand-knife. No, that wasn't right. Aya had equipped the knife in that one fraction of a second that Eve was preparing her attack. This realization only
compounded the feeling of dread that crept up in her.
Eve glared at Aya with hatred and fear, her body shaking and her mind racing. Where did this power come from? How can she be so much more powerful?! Aya
merely returned Eve's glare with a seemingly emotionless look, her bright, golden eyes reflecting Eve's image. Without saying a word, she slowly lifted up her
hand, pointing her energy knife at Eve. Reflexively, Eve threw up a barrier between them, desperately pouring all of her power into it. This was surely her most
powerful barrier! There was no way Aya could break it! But, alas, before this thought could even completely form in her mind, Eve noticed too late that Aya was
already up close to her, her arm embedded deeply into Eve's body. Eve's eyes grew wide slowly at the realization: Aya swiped her barrier away like it was wet
paper. Blood slowly trickled down Aya's arm, the both of them unmoving. It was then that Aya moved her head closer, her golden eyes staring into Eve's
emerald eyes, their noses barely touching as she whispered one word. One small, tiny word that carried a meaning Eve never was able to understand, until
now:
"Die."
