"Let me go BEAST!" Violet said, as the Dark Fracture snorted and shook his head.
Violet growled at the creature, but then she took a moment to relax and breathe, as she tried to calmly think of a plan to escape. A light bulb went on in her mind, as she smiled slyly. Then Violet became more serious, as she looked away from the beast and said,
"Fine then... but you know, if the Angel of Chaos, who is like the King of the Netherworld, marries my mom then that would make her like, the Queen of the Netherworld. Then I would be the princess... of course I would NEVER except being HIS kid... of course, I co~ould say that, unless he kills you, then I will be completely loyal to him."
The Dark Fracture looked at Violet in surprise and confusion.
"I mean, since you are being SO mean to me by not letting me go, then I'll just tell him to kill you for my loyalty... and I'm sure he wouldn't think twice since he knows I would never follow him," Violet said, coolly, as the Dark Fracture gasped in fear as he shook his head.
Violet turned to the scared Dark Fracture, with a serious expression, which frightened him even more, and said,
"Although... if you help me, whether we win against him or not, and give me a pretty good fight, I'll either let you go or throw in a good word for you so that the Angel of Chaos won't kill you for not stopping me. I think that's fair. We can both benefit from this, and you'll definitely benefit from this no matter what."
The Dark Fracture placed his claw on his chin, as he thought about her proposal.
"You will keep your word, and I help you Miss Violet Barrage?" The Dark Fracture asked.
"Oh you can talk! Uh, anyway, yes. I will keep my word, as long as if you keep yours. Deal?" Violet asked, and the Dark Fracture nodded.
"Cool, cool... hm... what's your name?" Violet asked.
"Dark Fracture, but since the other part of me is over there, you can call me Defer," Defer, the Dark Fracture said.
"Alright then, Defer. Ready?" Violet asked, as she turned away from him.
"Yes. Let's do the plan," Defer said, as he looked away from Violet at the battle ensuing in the center arena.
The CM gang were fighting pretty well against AoC and the Dark Fracture, using Anar-chi attacks and throwing sharp projectiles all around, but AoC and the Dark Fracture were still tough opponents. AoC was using dark powers to summon large mouths from portals to attack with different elemental breathes, and screeching blasts to counteract whatever attack was coming his way. He also used a dark psy-clone when he would flap his wings, which would unleash a large whirlwind of sharp bones, teeth, monster heads, and needles. The Dark Fracture would attack with his claws, teeth, and a black fire breath. Paul was slowly moving himself away from the battlefield so that he could make a break for it to Violet.
Meanwhile, Violet was able to slip one of her hands out of the handcuffs, and pull away from Defer with the chains. Defer turned towards her, and he growled at her, while winking with one eye, as she winked back. Right before he could lung towards her, a shot was heard, as Defer was shot on the side of his face. Violet was surprised, as she turned to see that Paul was the one who shot him in the face.
"Paul... you maniac, that was a good shot," Violet complemented.
"Thank you. Now let me get that," Paul said, referring to the handcuff that was still on one of Violet's hands.
As Paul looked at the handcuff, Defer turned to him with gray blood dripping down the side of his face, as he roared at Paul for shooting him.
"Hey hey! At least it looks authentic man," Violet said to Defer, as he slowly bobbed his head side-to-side, and calmed down.
"What?" Paul asked, as he was able to break the handcuff off of Violet's hand with his bare hands.
"First off, how strong are you that you were able to break that?" Violet asked, impressed, as Paul smiled sheepishly while rubbing the back of his head.
"And secondly, his name is Defer, and he's helping me to escape without the Angel of Chaos knowing. I made a deal with him to let him live if he let's me go. Play along," Violet whispered to Paul, and he nodded in understanding.
Defer looked at them with shuttered eyes, as Violet and Paul readied themselves to fight. Then Defer lunged towards them, as Paul turned over his gun and ran towards him. Paul tried to hit Defer with the back of his gun, while Defer tried to punch him. Right before they made contact, they slowed down their attacks, and then they both jumped away from one another as if they hit each other, and landed on their backs.
"AH! The pain!" Paul yelled out dramatically, as Violet suppressed a giggle.
"Oh the horror!" Defer yelled out, as he laid on the ground with his tongue sticking out, faking to be defeated.
Paul looked at him in surprise to see that he could talk, as Violet lightly nodded in approval to his acting skills. Then Violet helped Paul stand up, since he was supposedly injured.
"Are you okay Violet?" Paul asked.
"Yeah I'm alright. How about you?" Violet asked.
"I'm better now... Um, Violet, do you know how to defeat the Dark Fracture over there? So that we can all focus on the Angel of Chaos," Paul asked, and Violet quickly took out her little black book from her back pocket.
She flipped through the pages, until she found the page about the Dark Fracture, and said,
"Okay let's see... 'A Dark Fracture isn't a creature to take lightly, even in a divided form. They are resilient to dark magic attacks, which they can also absorb, and they are flexible so it's hard to hit them directly. But because they are mostly water-based, a strong electric attack to the heart will work. But exposing the heart will be difficult because you can only cut through the center of it's back to get to it. Be careful if you do get on it's back and make the cut quick because it can morph parts of it's body to attack you.'"
"Hm... it's not gonna be easy, but I'm sure we can do it. Violet, try to sneak up that cliff to your mother, and get out of here. If the Angel of Chaos can't find both of you, he'll have to leave back to the Netherworld, and then we can think of a way to stop him for good," Paul said, as he switched his shotgun with a large mallet that he had strapped to his back.
"What? You want me to run? Are you nuts?" Violet asked, as she looked at him in confusion.
"Violet, you have to go somewhere safe with your mother. We'll handle this, just go," Paul said.
"B-But I can help you guys. I can- Watch out!" Violet shouted when she saw a minion flying towards Paul's back to attack him.
Violet immediately ran in front of Paul to guard him, as the minion pulled back so that he wouldn't hurt Violet.
"You see? I can help. No beast can hurt you if I'm around, not even the Angel of Chaos! You can just use me as a shield," Violet said, as she shot a firecracker bullet at the minion, and it exploded on impact.
"Violet, I will NOT use you as a shield. I won't risk your life. We can handle this. Don't wor-" Paul said, but he was cut off by Violet, who turned towards him and yelled,
"No! The only reason you guys are in danger is because of what has happened with my family! I don't want all of you getting hurt because of us, and I don't want my mom to suffer from this anymore! Let me help! Charlie and Kelly have their future to think about, Lester, Tommy, and Rex have their own priorities and dreams that they should take care of-"
"And I have you, but I won't let you get hurt!" Paul shouted, as Violet's eyes widened in surprise.
"Wh-What?" Violet asked in a near whisper, and Paul signed and replied,
"Violet. I've taken all of this time to understand and learn about you, especially since I was wondering why you wanted to kill me before... and the more I learned, the more I understood you... and the more I want to be with you. Violet..."
Paul reached his hand towards Violet, as he placed his palm gently on her cheek, and said,
"I care about you, a lot... and I don't want you or your family to suffer anymore. I want you to be safe. You mean a lot to me."
Violet's jaw dropped in shock, as she placed her hand gently on Paul's hand that stood on her cheek.
"P-Paul, why didn't you tell me sooner... No, you did, almost... that's why you didn't want me to fight alone... Oh Paul. What the heck man? Why tell me now you idiot?!" Violet asked, as her eyes became moistened.
"I'm sorry, but I just wanted to take the opportunity to tell you now. Please be safe Violet. If not for me, then for your mother and Vito," Paul said, as Violet thought about it for a moment, and then she nodded.
Paul smiled, and then he moved his hand away from Violet, as he turned towards the battlefield and started running towards it. Violet watched Paul run, as she placed her hand on her cheek. Then she balled up her other hand in a fist, as her expression became determined and serious. She turned towards the cliff and looked up at where her mother was. She loaded her firecracker gun, and then she started running toward the cliff.
As she approached the cliff, Violet encountered Beezelbaal, who was guarding the cliff. She stood before him, as he had his arms crossed with a cheeky grin.
"Well well well! What have we here? Ms. Violet Barrage! Have you decided to join us?" Beezelbaal asked, like a jerk.
"You listen here Red Bull, you better get out of my way now because I'm not playing games anymore," Violet said, with a serious expression on her face.
"HA! Like if I'd listen to you! Besides, I obey the Angel of Chaos," Beezelbaal said.
"You know, I'm actually giving you a chance to move, but if you stall any longer, I'm going to grab your face and repeatedly bash it against the wall," Violet said, as she crossed her arms.
"Psst! Like if I would LET you," Beezelbaal said as he lifted up one clawed-hand and it ignited on fire.
Violet smirked smugly, as Beezelbaal arched an eyebrow.
"Go ahead, hit me. I'm sure the Angel of Chaos will forgive you for breaking his deal with my mother," Violet said, and the fire on Beezelbaal's hand shut off as he gasped in shock.
"Now... let's get you out of my way," Violet said with a smile, as she cracked her knuckles while Beezelbaal gulped.