"Violet..." Paul whispered in concern for her well being.
"Paul!" Charlie called out to his friend, as he quickly headed towards him while holding his own injured left shoulder.
"Are you alright?" Charlie asked, as Paul turned towards him.
"I'm okay, besides bleeding, but Violet... I don't know what's happening to her, but she needs help," Paul replied, as he stood up and looked towards Violet.
Charlie recognized the look of concern that Paul showed on his face, and it reminded him of how he felt when Kelly was in danger recently. He looked towards Violet, as he only saw her back but barely since the dark shield was around her. Charlie walked closer to Paul, as he reached towards him with his better conditioned arm, and said,
"Dude, I know you really care about Violet. That's great... weird that you would fall for the one that wanted to kill you before... but still great. The only problem is the Angel of Chaos. We have to stop him first, and then you two can go on a date."
Paul looked towards Charlie in surprise, as a blush appeared over his cheeks. Then he signed, and said,
"Your right. We have to stop him... if we could talk to Ani, I'm sure she'll help us find a way."
Charlie nodded in agreement, as he stepped away from Paul, and turned to see the others grouped close by and waiting for instructions.
"Alright guys, let's get to Ani," Charlie said, and the others agreed.
"Are you okay, Charlie?" Kelly asked in concern, as she examined his shoulder.
"Oh man Paul, your a mess!" Rex said as he noticed the wound on his arm.
"Let's get patched up real quick before we go," Lester said, as he tore off the bottom of his pants to his knees, and gave one to Kelly for Charlie, and the other to Rex for Paul.
"Here. Use this," Tommy said, as he took off his sweater, revealing a white t-shirt underneath.
Ani:
Ani was very worried about Violet. She saw that the little Black book gave Violet a power boost, but it's source for giving her that power came from Violet's rage. As Ani watched, she saw the Angel of Chaos emerge from the wall that he was knocked into, and when he saw Violet, he was very surprised.
"What is this? What power befalls you in such a way?" AoC asked Violet, while Ani was able to hear them.
"That's not. Your concern now. Prepare to meet Your DEATH!" Violet replied, as she lunged at him, with claws drawn.
AoC caught Violet's hands before she cut him, and they were struggling against one another.
Ani wasn't sure what to do, but since the Angel of Chaos was distracted by Violet, maybe there really was something she could do.
"Ani- I mean, Miss Barrage!" A voice called from her left, as Ani turned to see the CM gang running towards her.
"Oh, thank goodness your all alive," Ani said in relief.
"Yeah, but we may not be if we don't stop him," Kelly said, as she pointed towards the AoC.
"I understand. Since he is distracted now, I'll help in any way I can," Ani said.
"Does he have a weakness, or anything to make him vulnerable?" Tommy asked.
"The Big Black book is his immediate source of power right now. If you close the book yourselves, you'll be able to cut his link to it," Ani replied.
"Okay, then let's close that book," Charlie said, as the CM gang turned to look upward.
"Not so f-fast fools!" A voice called, as they turned to see Beelzebaal flying and land in front of them
His face was swollen, bleeding, and bruised, as he had a white cloth wrapped around his head, from his chin to his forehead.
"Whoa... your an even bigger mess," Rex said.
"Shut yer t-trap! That Violet almost b-bashed my face i-in! I b-barely got out a-alive!" Beelzebaal said, as he summoned a few minions to fight with him.
"We don't have time for this," Charlie murmured.
"Let's hurry up then," Kelly whispered, and then she screamed into her mic to give the other guys a cool down for their next attacks.
"Let's go!" Tommy yelled out, as the four guys attacked at the same time, while Kelly stood back to let them fight since the numbers on both sides were even.
Paul stood behind for a moment to speak with Ani.
"Miss Barrage." -Paul
"Yes, Paul Bitterman?" -Ani
"You know my name already?" -Paul
"The Angel of Chaos mentioned that you used to work for him." -Ani
"I thought I was working at my own accord at the time." -Paul
"I understand. What is it that you want to tell me?" -Ani
"I wanted to let you know that I think Violet is an awesome person, and that she is like no other." -Paul
Ani's eyes widened in surprise, and she asked,
"You think so? I mean, I always knew since she is my child, but... does that mean that you have feelings for her?"
Paul nodded and said, "Yes, I do, and that's why I'm worried about her. Is she going to be alright in the state she's in now, and just what exactly is that?"
Ani signed and said, "The Little Black book she carries has a number of properties similar to the Big Black book. One of them being that it can grant power to the one who owns it, which is Violet, and enhance that power with whatever she is feeling in that moment. Right now, it is using her rage to fuel the beast so that it can come out and fight, but I'm worried about her fighting with the Angel of Chaos. If he figures that out, he may just take the book and cut the power from her, which will momentarily leave her weak and helpless against him."
"Then we have to hurry up and close the Big Black book!" Paul said.
"I just hope Violet doesn't lose control, or else all of us will be in jeopardy," Ani said, as they looked towards where Violet and the AoC were fighting.
Center Ring:
"RAARRR!" Violet shouted, as she lunged towards the AoC with large black claws on her right hand.
AoC dodged her attack by flying backwards, as Violet's hand crashed to the ground and broke that part of the ground in pieces.
'She's powerful, but she isn't considering her actions... she's in an almost blind rage,' AoC thought, as he spat a fire ball at Violet, which pushed her back a few feet.
The Dark shield beast around Violet protected her from attacks, so the AoC could attack but only the shield.
'That shield is tough... why does she have this kind of power? Derived from rage... wait... can it be?' AoC thought, as he side-stepped away from another of Violet's attacks were she used two sets of black claws wrapped around her hands.
As he dodged her, AoC noticed something floating a few inches behind her back. Although the shield made it difficult to see it clearly, the AoC was able to distinguish the floating object to be a little black book that was glowing red.
'That's it,' AoC thought, as he readied one of his hands with shorter claws and black energy.
Violet turned to the AoC, as she immediately ran towards him and shot a dark purple beam at him from her right hand. AoC tried to dodge the quick beam attack, but he barely made it, as the beam cut a large hole through his right wing. He hollered from the pain, but then his head jerked upward and his feet flew up from the ground when Violet had quickly uppercut him. AoC tried to regain his composure from the uppercut, but Violet jumped up and grabbed his ankles as she slammed him down to the ground.
Violet released the AoC's ankles, as she slowly started to walk around him since he was motionless on the ground. She was examining him with skepticism, and then she jumped a bit when the AoC's hand caught her leg. AoC lifted himself up and jumped up high while holding onto Violet's leg. She struggled against his hold, but then the AoC grabbed onto Violet's arm with his other hand, as he turned downward while descending with her. He held her downward as he flew down, keeping her back horizontal to the ground.
When she impacted with the ground, Violet yelped, although she wasn't hurt. AoC released Violet as he flew away from her, but then Violet immediately lunged at him. She staved him with her clawed hands in his chest, as he grabbed her hands to pull out her claws from his abdomen. When he did, AoC threw Violet away from himself with a three-sixty swing. Violet was able to take control of herself in midair, as she landed safely on the ground, with her back towards the AoC. The AoC's eyes brightened when he saw a crack on the back of Violet's shield where the Little Black book was.
'One more hit,' AoC thought, as he lunged towards Violet with fiery claws, while she turned towards him and snarled.
"Oh no! He's figured it out," Ani said, with her hands near her mouth.
"We won't have enough time to get up there," Paul said.
"HEY! WHAT'S HAPPENING GUYS!" A voice called from the top of the cliff, as the CM gang and Ani looked upward, while Beelzebaal was knocked out.
A dude with a blue shirt, net sleeves, black pants, white shoes, and brown and blue-tipped spiked hair stood on the top of the cliff. He was holding a wooden walking stick about his height, and he had a big grin on his face.
"Vito!" Ani said, surprised to see her nephew.
"Vito? That's him?" Paul asked, and Ani nodded in reply.
"WHAT'S UP DOWN THERE?!" Vito called out.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE VITO? HOW DID YOU GET UP THERE?" Ani asked, as the CM gang looked at Vito in surprise.
"I WALKED," Vito replied.
"HEY, YOUR VIOLET'S COUSIN RIGHT? WE THOUGHT YOU WERE AT THE HOSPITAL!" Charlie called out.
"THEY CAN'T HOLD ME FOREVER... OH MY GOSH CHARLIE MURDER! I LOVE YOUR SONGS!" Vito called out excitedly, as the band smiled and nodded towards him.
"VITO! I DON'T MEAN TO INTERUPT, BUT DO YOU THINK YOU COULD HELP US?" Paul called out.
"SURE THING! WHAT'S UP?" Vito said.
"THERE'S ANOTHER DUDE UP THERE WITH YOU. HE'S HOLDING THE BIG BLACK BOOK! DO YOU THINK YOU CAN CLOSE IT AND CUT OFF THE ANGEL OF CHAOS' POWER?!" Paul asked.
"THE WHAT?" Vito asked.
"LOOK YONDER," Lester called out to Vito, as he pointed towards where AoC and Violet were fighting.
"Woah... wait, is that Violet? WHAT THE HECK HAPPENED TO VIOLET?!" Vito asked, as he noticed Violet.
"SHE'S FIGHTING HIM, BUT HE FIGURED OUT HER WEAKNESS! WE HAVE TO CLOSE THE BIG BLACK BOOK BEFORE HE CLOSES VIOLET'S LITTLE BLACK BOOK!" Ani called out to Vito, and he nodded.
"SURE THING AUNTY! I'LL GET IT CLOSED!" Vito said, and Ani nodded.
"What are YOU gonna do boy?" Mariago said a few yards away from Vito, as he turned towards him.
"You can barely walk as it is with that walking stick. You can't hope to defeat me, or even touch this book for that matter. Your outmatched," Mariago said, as he summoned five, small, blue, flaming dragon heads from the book, with no eyes.
Vito looked at Mariago for a moment, and then he smirked and said,
"Dude, do you really think I'm stupid enough to come here without a plan? And how do you think I even entered this place? I have my own power."
Mariago arched an eyebrow, but his eyes widened when he saw Vito reach into his sleeve and pull something out. It was a pen-like object, about double the length and height of a regular pen, and it was all white with little aqua-colored spots near the tip and bottom of the pen. Vito held it in his right hand, and he picked up both of his hands like a composer.
"That pen... it cannot be! The object the Angel of Chaos was looking for!" Mariago said, as he recognized the object.
"Oh, so you know this pen? Then that means you know it's a special white ink pen huh?" Vito asked, with a smirk on his face.
"That's the same pen that was used to write the Big Black book. How could you have it? The last person who had it was Violet's father," Mariago asked.
"Can't say, won't tell," Vito replied with a smile, but then his expression darkened as he became more serious.
"The Angel of Chaos has caused enough problems for my family. I'm not going to let him get away with anymore trouble, especially with Violet and Aunty. He won't marry Aunty, and he won't be Violet's father, or the 'patriarch' or whatever. If anyone is going to be the 'Man of the house,' it's ME! I'll be the one to step up and take care of my family!" Vito said, with true determination.
Mariago scoffed and said, "Why don't you take your crutch and hobble back down this cliff. Your not strong enough to be anything anymore," Mariago said, like a jerk.
"You don't know what's in my heart. You don't know what's in my soul. You don't know who I am, your just a fool... but let me enlighten you," Vito said, as he smiled with a hint of mischief in his eyes.
Then Vito started moving the pen in mid-air as it glowed white, and started writing different words that stood before him in the air. After he wrote a few, he crossed his arms over them, as the words merged together, and then they began to take form as one. It morphed, and twisted, and grew, as it became a creature of its own.
"As you can see..." Vito started and continued, "any word I write can become it's own, whatever I think of will start to grow. I can write multiple things that will merge as one, and when I'm done you'll be over with, son."
The morphing words transformed into a large black bird, with green feathers spiked up on it's head and on the tips of its wings. It's talons and sharp beak were blue, and his eyes were pure white.
"KAW!" The bird shouted, although a roaring sound was also present.
"My big bird beast, known as Layo, go ahead and kill that Mariago," Vito said, as Layo the bird beast nodded and spread his wings outward.
"You won't get me boy!" Mariago exclaimed, as he sent the flaming dragon heads towards Layo and Vito.
As the dragon heads approached them, readying fire in their mouths to fire, Vito smirked and said,
"Do you think you can beat me with just those heads, by the time I snap my fingers they'll already be dead."
Vito snapped his fingers, as Layo inhaled a large mass of air and then shot forth blue fire from his mouth. The dragon heads couldn't stop in time, as they were disintegrated by the raging flames.
"What?!" Mariago said in bewilderment.
"Told ya," Vito said, as he pointed to Mariago, and Layo immediately headed towards him.
"Get away you flying chicken!" Mariago yelled, as he swiped his hand in front of himself and shot a few waves of blue and red energy.
Layo blocked the attacks with his wings, as he pressed forward while Mariago moved back.
"Your time of terror, ends forever," Vito said with a smile, as he wrote another word in the air and sent it to Layo.
The word flew close to him, as Layo turned and swallowed it whole. After a few seconds, Layo started to shake a bit, and then he opened his mouth and fired a beam of light at Mariago. The light beam was too fast for Mariago to dodge, as he looked at it with widened eyes and said,
"Aww man."
Upon contact, Mariago screamed in pain as he was shot with the beam, and after a few more seconds, he exploded into dust. The Big Black book fell to ground, although it was still open, while Vito walked over to it. Layo flew down and landed next to Vito. Vito petted Layo on his beak and said,
"Good job buddy. You can rest now."
Vito picked up his pen and waved it in front of Layo, as the bird beast transformed into a puffy cloud and retreated into the pen. After putting the pen away in his sleeve pocket, Vito took hold of the Big Black book, as he closed it.