Aten blocked Jade and Xavier's punches. He laughed as he grabbed the two by their fist and swung them into buildings.
"You both have such potential. It's a shame." Aten said, with a bored expression on his face.
"Shut up!" Xavier yelled. He pulled his arm back and shot a bolt of lighting at Aten. Aten caught the bolt and slammed it into the ground, it's echo slicing through the air.
"Try harder." Aten said.
Jade bursted through her building, her eyes fully white. She held out her hands and used the buildings nearby, crushing them into giant balls.
"Oh?" Aten said with surprise. He held out his sword and began to chant the following: "ulluka aro tanse ulolo!"
The buildings exploded, sending Jade crashing into Xavier.
Aten used his free hand and smiled. "Flame attack: Lava burst!"
"The fire clan?!?" Xavier gasped. He grabbed Jade and barley jumped out of the way. Aten took a deep breath.
"Frost breath!"
Jade held out her arms, using her force field to protect herself and Xavier from the frost attack.
The area behind them was frozen solid. "Look at that. Teamwork doesn't help. I'm curious just how strong you'll be if you were alone." Aten said as he slammed his sword into the ground and closed his eyes.
"I'll take this one from you. You used this when fighting against that woman in the city. I'll just add a tweak to it. Boost expansion: Judgement day…full impact!"
Aten quickly pointed at the two. Xavier's right arm had completely disappeared from his body. Blood shot as Xavier fell in pain.
"What a facinating power!" Aten laughed.
"Babe! Are you okay?! Put some pressure on-"
Aten grabbed Jade by the head. He sliced her in the throat and tossed her to the side. "You talk a lot, brat."
Aten pursued Xavier. Xavier opened his eyes and looked at in the eyes while he was falling. "There you go! Focus on me!" Aten laughed.
"Dark storm… thrust!"
Purple lighting shot at Aten. Aten smiled and caught the bolt. "Come on! Is this all you can-"
The lightning spreaded around his body, paralyzing the god. "Oh!"
Xavier closed his fist. "Explosion!"
Aren't body lit up. The lightning exploded around him.
The powerful blast knocked Xavier on his back. He looked to his left to see Jade gasping for air.
"Jade! No, no, no!" Xavier ran over and used his aura to try and close the cut. Aten appeared over Xavier and stood over him.
"I don't feel like wasting anymore time with you pest." Aten sighed. Xavier ignored him and kept on pouring his energy into Jade.
"Do not…IGNORE ME!!" Aten yelled, as he punched through Xavier's back and his fist exiting through his left shoulder.
"Auughhh!" Xavier yelled in pain.
"Tsk. Be greedy. You both are such a waste. Killing you both will be a blow." Aten sighed before slamming Xavier into the ground, creating a small crater.
Jade used her hand to stop the bleeding. She sat her upper body up while resting on both of her knees.
She looked up at Aten, who now had Xavier by the throat, dangling in the air like an animal on a rack.
Xavier began to chuckle while being choked. Aten gave the young man a confused look. "We…definitely gave him hell as a team." Xavier said while looking down at Jade.
Jade tried to stand and fight but couldn't. She was being held down by something she didn't understand.
Jade couldn't speak. She slowly shaked her head with disbelief in her eyes. "Thank you…for everything, Jade. Keep…that arrow in your hair, please." Xavier said with a smile.
Aten smiled at Jade, showing his teeth. "Let's see…what you can really do when all alone!" Aten laughed as he squeezed around Xavier's neck.
Xavier tried to fight back. He kicked and threw punches that couldn't reach Aten. "Look me in the eyes…as I took your man's life." Aten laughed.
The sound of bones snapping echoed across the area. Jade stared in disbelief.
Xavier's body hit the ground, right in front of Jade. Aten held out his hand and began healing Jade's neck.
He grabbed her by the hair and pulled her in to listen. "You…are filled with potential. It's only a matter of time before you become useful to me. I'll be seeing you…Jade Blind."
Jade could finally use her voice! She held Xavier's body in her hands while sitting on the ground and crying.
"Heal him! I know you can do that!" Jade cried. "Have…have you never loved anyone? How…could you just take him from me like that? Heal Xavier….please." Jade said.
Aten stopped in his tracks. His hair flowed in the wind. "You took children's lives and other innocent people's lives. And…you ask me to save someone YOU care about? Hah! And I'm supposed to be the evil one. Every last one of you brats…were born that way. Raised in a world that made you all the way you are. No one is leaving clean. Now…shut up and grieve." Aten said as he disappeared from view.
Jade held tightly onto Xavier's body. She stared intensely at the body of her lover.
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Jerome and Jericho flew at Titan.
"Die…maggots!" Titan yelled. He shot a powerful energy blast from his mouth. Jerome held out his hand. "Grab on and don't let go." Jerome yelled.
"Reaper!"
The giant being surrounded Jerome's body. "Tsk. You gonna move?!" Jericho asked.
"Not yet."
Jerome and Jericho were being protected by the reaper. Jerome flew out of the reaper and pointed at Titan.
"What?!" Titan said in shock.
"Thanks to Jericho's weird aura. I can get close enough to do this! Expansion!"
Titan pulled his arms back and raised them in the air. "NO YOU DONT!!" Titan yelled.
A massive ball of energy formed on top of him. "Holy-"
"Crusher ball of death!!!" Titan threw the ball of energy at the two. Jericho teleported beside Jerome. The two held out their hands and used their auras to push the ball.
"Push!!!" Jericho yelled.
"What do you think I'm doing here?!" Jerome argued. The two raised their auras and destroyed the ball of energy.
Before they could gather, Titan was behind them. He landed a powerful kick on Jericho's back.
Jerome could hear the snapping of his bones. "Jericho!!!"
Jericho was sent through buildings. Jerome turned around to face the giant. (I'm not decaying? Is Jericho still…protecting me?)
"Die…you pathetic…akie!!!" Titan swung his fist."
Jerome held out his hand and used his aura to stop Titan's body from moving. "Relax, big guy. There's no way In hell you're an easy opponent. However, I am choosing to keep you alive. Don't make me do this." Jerome said.
Titan roared. His roar shaking the city below Jerome. He slapped Jerome across the city. Jerome landed next to Jericho.
Jerome coughed up blood. Jericho was paralyzed from the waste down. "Curse it all! My reaper…it's too weak against him! Damn it!! I thought…I thought I was stronger."
Jerome turned to his left and checked on Jericho. "Jerome…there's soemthing you should know about my fusion ability. Not only can I fuse attacks together…I can also fuse beings together."
Jerome looked at Jerome in disbelief. "You…wait to tell me that?" Jerome sighed.
The two of them could feel the ground shaking. "He's coming. You down or what, Jerome? We won't even last in the fusion for 2 minutes. We have to finish Titan off quickly. We will merge into a being that isn't us."
Jerome looked up. "Nah. Sounds complicated. I'd rather die than win like that. Save that move for two people who're stronger than us." Jerome said.
Titan bent down and lifted into the air. "I…will destroy you and this entire city!" He yelled, his voice ripping through the air.
Titan clapped his hands together, preparing another attack.
"He's about to hit us, Jerome. What…do we do now?" Jericho asked. Jericho still couldn't move. Jerome looked ahead and smiled.
"That explains it. This big bastard is immune to expansions. Not abilities. I've been wanting to wait on using this, but Titan has forced my hand." Jerome said while slowly standing up and holding both of his hands in the air.
"Double…reaper."
Two reapers appeared over Jerome and the building. Their massive bodies causing other buildings to collapse in surrounding areas. Jerome held out his hand. "Hidden troop technique: Reaper's scythe!"
Jerome's powerful purple aura appeared in his hands. Taking the form of a giant scythe. "This attack is gonna finish you, Titan!" Jerome yelled over.
The giant ignored Jerome's remark. "Shut up and die! This…is for my glorious king, Wonder!!" Titan roared. He unleashed the energy beam.
The powerful blast was headed towards Jerome and Jericho. "Ultra…Dennison shattering….REAPER SLAAAAAASH!!!!!"
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Frost and Amber stood in the middle of the street. "No point in fighting you. Our powers cancels each other out. You might as well-"
"I don't care what you creatures do. However, if you ever step to me or betray me again…I will slaughter all of Wonder's soldiers." Frost said with a cold expression on his face.
Amber smacked her lips and shrugged. "You betrayed your own race for us to kill Adisa. Sacrifices must be made. The game will end soon. We will kill Adisa before it's over." Amber said as she turned her back.
"Amber, I mean it. I won't hold anything back. Even…if it means to freeze this entire damn planet." Frost threatened.
Amber stopped walking and slowly turned her head. "You dare to use your ful strength? Ha, must be becoming a parent, yes?"
"How did you-"
"I can tell. Congratulations. We have one that is pregnant. Let's just hope…that you'll make it back to them in one piece."
"Hmph. Kill the boy and I won't have a problem. If they doesn't work…I'll have to take action and battle Adisa."
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Adisa teleported inside of a dark and quiet building, decently far from the combat zone. Adisa threw Obsidian to the side. He looked up to see Amethyst laying down, sleeping in the corner of the room.
"Out of all places…you just had to be here, huh?" Obsidian said quietly. Adisa held out his hand. "Obsidian, tell me how to end this game. Do that…and I just might spare her life." Adisa said.
"She is pregnant…you wouldn't dare touch-"
Adisa built up a ball of energy in his hand. With a serious look on his face, Adisa raised his arm in her direction.
"I will kill her! Don't think for once that I'm not willing to do what it takes to get out of this mess you created. Now, tell me how to end the game." Adisa demanded.
Amethyst opened her eyes. Revealing purple glowing lights in the room. Her stomach was larger than the last time. "What…is going on here?" She asked.
Obsidian and Adisa stared at each other with laser focus. "Don't worry about it." Obsidian said.
Adisa smacked his lips. The ball of energy grew bigger. "Is this really what you want? A pregnant being and her child killed…all because you won't answer a simple question?"
Amethyst stood on her two feet. "I sense no pure evil running within you, boy." She said.
Adisa's eyes grew from surprise. He slowly turned his head to Amethyst. "You think…that's what I'm doing? Playing the bad guy role? Don't be an idiot! Spend your years thinking about the loved ones who betrayed you. Then, you'll finally know the truth about life. Obsidian, if you don't talk right now, I swear on your soul that you'll know the pain that I felt. Your heart is beating faster than ever. You…love this thing."
Obsidian clutched his fist. "Do not…fire that blast." He growled.
Adisa's ball of energy grew bigger. "Five seconds. Talk! Now!!!"
"There…is no way. The only way…is to kill Lapris." Obsidian said. Obsidian looked out of the window of the building. Hundreds of yards away, he could see Opal setting up and aiming with his arm to take a shot at Adisa.
Obsidian slowly looked back at Adisa. "I told you what you wanted. Leave her out of this, Adisa. This is between you and me."
Adisa tilted his head slightly to the side. "You and me? No, you are the ones who came out of the portal. You attacked me, Obsidian. You…and this bitch. At least I know that you beast have souls. I know what it's like to lose the ones you love and for that…I'm sorry, Obsidian." Adisa said.
He raised his arm towards Amethyst. Obsidian jumped up and ran at Adisa while reaching out at him. "NO, ADISA-"
Adisa shot the ball of energy. Blue blood splashed everywhere. Obsidian reached out and caught Amethyst in his arms.
Her blue blood covered his new scaly body. "No,no,NO!!" Obsidian cried. Obsidian turned around to see Adisa was gone.
Obsidian looked back at Amethyst, who was choking on blood. "Stay with me, Amethyst. Don't…don't close your eyes!" Obsidian cried.
He let out a powerful roar that reached all of the beast throughout the city.
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Wonder's ears twitched. He held out his finger to silence Flow from speaking. For the very first time…Wonder had a different look in his eyes.
"You asked me for a little history lesson before we fight. Now you want me to stop-"
Flow felt a piece of his ear falling off from his head. Flow used his aura to quickly regenerate it. "What the hell?"
Wonder slowly turned his head to Flow. "We will continue this next time. I must attend to other things. No more games, now." Wonder said as he flew in the city's direction at high speed.
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"You want to kill Adisa? But yet, you're letting me do it? You must believe he has the power to kill us all-" Amber stopped and listened.
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Titan put his hands down and turned his attention towards Obsidian's direction.
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Rahshad put his weapons down and turned back into Lapris.
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Toxin headed towards the building.
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Opal stared in disbelief. "I…hesitated?"
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Stone focused on Obsidian's direction while holding Silvia down.
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Marcel emerged from the shadows and looked up at the sky.
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Amethyst looked up at Obsidian. "Ob…sidian…the child…save….our baby." Amethyst gasped.
"But…you'll…die. That attack wasn't normal. It's still harming you. At this rate…you will really-"
Amethyst put her hand on Obsidian's left cheek. She smiled at him. "I felt something…that I never felt before when carrying this child. I finally…understand…my role. Every single creature that we've came across…has this same feeling and duty. I…do not care for my life. All of my energy and love…is all into this child. Please, protect…this cub. Don't…let me down. Save them and not me. I'll be happy…to die for their cause." Amethyst said with tears running down her face.
"I do not understand. I can save you if I-"
"No. Use your energy on the cub."
Obsidian slowly nodded his head and put two hands on the hole in her stomach.
"Do not be…afraid. I…finally know what love is, Obsidian. And I…truly do…love you." Amethyst said. The beast looked up at the roof. "Ancestors, take my heart and put it on the scale." She chuckled. The beast took her final breath.
Obsidian focused on healing the baby. Obsidian used his claws and sighed into the stomach. He pulled out a baby covered in blue blood. It's very powerful and full of energy.
Obsidian stared at Amethyst with the child practically screaming. "My…love is gone from this life." He said with quivering lips. Obsidian raised the baby into the air. "I must…kill this child. She is a tiny runt and won't-"
Obsidian caught a glimpse of the baby smiling down at him and laughing.
Obsidian could see the facial features of Amethyst and him. Obsidian gasped and fell to his knees while hugging the child in his arms.
Tears fell from the beast's face. "Raven…that is your name, my beautiful daughter."
******
A few minutes later…the game was ended early by Lapris.
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Adisa walked around the ruined city and sat back in a chair inside of a destroyed house. He looked straight ahead with wide eyes.
He thought about everything that transpired before him. He put his hand over his mouth and tossed his head forward to look down at the ground. "The game has ended. I don't sense any of the beast nearby." Adisa lifted his head. He could hear the cry's of a nearby woman in the distance.
Adisa stood up and walked through the thousands of bodies, to see Jade holding Xavier's body In her arms. "Babe, wake up. Don't leave me…please." Jade whispered.
Adisa stood still like a deer in headlights. He didn't know what to say or do. He slowly approached Jade. "Jade….", Adisa said with hesitation.
His hand was stopped by Jade's powerful force field. (The trust is gone), Adisa thought to himself. Jade ignored him and continued to whimper and hold Xavier's body.
Adisa took a few steps back and took a knee. He closed his eyes, remembering when he and Xavier first met.
******
Udo walked a few yards ahead of Adisa. Adisa was 11 years old. "Hurry up, Adisa! You sure do walk slow." Udo chuckled.
"You're just too tall!" Adisa said. The thick snow covered his shoes. Udo lifted Adisa up and put him on his shoulders.
"This…is someone I wanted you to meet. Soon, you both will be fighting with each other." Udo said with a smile.
Udo opened the door to his tower. A small boy sat in a chair next to the desk.
"Do I fight him?" Adisa asked.
"What?! No, of course not! This…is an ally."
Adisa jumped down from Udo's shoulder and walked towards the boy. "Xavier! Nice to meet you!" The boy said with a smile.
"I'm…Adisa. You seem….kind." Adisa said while holding out his hand. They shaked each others hands. "This is ur brother, Adisa. I'm going to build a family." Udo explained.
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"I had no issues with you, Xavier. Even…before your death. I am sorry." Adisa whispered to himself.
Jade slowly turned her head and faced Adisa. "Jade, I cannot leave you here to cry and grieve over this. You needed me and my fighters help to stop them. The fight is not over. For Xavier's sake, come with me. We will burry him in the middle of the clan." Adisa explained.
Jade sniffed. "You…want me to stop grieving? You…want me…to just get up and move?."
"We have to go, Jade."
"No."
"Jade…"
"NO!"
Adisa slowly put away his sword and stood up. "Take all the time you need. Who did-"
"The thing that was inside you…killed Xavier."
Adisa felt a sharp feeling flow through his body. Guilt clouded over him like a thundercloud.
"Oh." Adisa said while staring at his body. "Jade, I know what it is like…to lose someone. I'm sorry. I can't let you sit here while the enemy makes their move."
"Enemy? Don't make me laugh." Jade chuckled. "You…are the enemy. So are the beast. You're with the organization I was once with. Don't talk to me about enemies!" Jade said, her aura growing stronger.
"I will not let my people's death be in vain. You had them all hyped up to fight for you. Now, you're gonna stand up and let ne take Xavier to the clan."
"What happened to all the time I needed, huh? My boyfriend of 3 years is dead!" Jade said with tears.
"Xavier was my old friend. I do…have empathy for him. However, there is no time to cry. We have to finish this fight or more of your people that you're trying to protect, will also perish. Remember this feeling, Jade. You'll know what I'm talking about soon. Failure to protect the ones you love…is one of the worst feelings of all when you know you had the strength to do so."
Jade thought about what Xavier said before the fight. He promised to protect her, even asking her to stay behind. In the end, Jade could not help or protect him.
Adisa and Jade felt a powerful presence in the air. Adisa looked up and horror clouded his mind.
Thousands of nukes were being dropped over their heads.
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"HOPE YOU AKIES AND CRIMINALS ALL ENJOY THIS PRESENT US HUMANS HAVE COOKED UP!!" A man laughed over the loud speaker.
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"We've done multiple test with our super soldiers, these are no ordinary nukes. These are enhanced nuclear bombs. We have implemented what they call: aura in these nukes. Combine our science with their aura…well, you can say…it's pretty much the most destructive thing known to man In history." Brian said. "It seems the president is surprised. There's no need for you to speak, sir. One of these nukes are enough to wipe even America off of the earth. It penetrates the ground. You can't even hide from this thing, but enough of me rambling. How many do you want dropped?"
"...all of them."
"What was that?" Brian asked.
"You heard me. Drop every last one. Almost all nations in the world have these weapons. We're about to attack the enemy with all the nations. Combine the firepower and wipe them all out. I trust that you can do that, Brian."
"I'll see what I can do, sir. We're closing in on island X. Every nation has nukes at their disposal's, I just didn't think we'd have to use all of the ones we've taken. Your orders."
This conversation happened 10 minutes before the fallout on island X….
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"Wha…what the hell is that?!" Jade asked.
Adisa quickly ran. "USE YOUR FORCE TO PROTECT YOURSELF, JADE!!" Adisa yelled. Adisa closed his eyes and made a hand sign. He entered the shadow realm.
Jade used her force to protect her and Xavier's body. She could do nothing but watch at the giant bombs we're headed towards the city. She looked up in amazement. The sky looked as though it were raining nuclear bombs.
"May the gods be with us."
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Sendra slid down from the building. In the distance, she could see Gritha running towards her with Alicia in her arms.
"SENDRA!!!" Gritha screamed out. Sendra looked up at the sky. "Those things are filled with massive amounts of aura. Such energy will…damn!" Sendra began running at Gritha.
"GRITHA, RUN!!! I CAN PROTECT YOU IF YOU CAN JUST HOLD ON TO ME!!"
*****
Silvia was laying on the ground, in a large pool of blood. She had a massive clawing mark on her side.
She watched, as the nukes were approaching.
"….what…are you doing here?"
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Jerome and Jericho were laying up against the wall of a building. "Reaper!"
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Aubrie ran and hugged into Colt. Colt closed his eyes and began trying to rewind time. (No matter what I do…the nukes will still drop! I don't know where they're coming from. Think Colt! You have to think!)
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Joster limped across the street. A few creatures ran past him as he looked up to the terrifying view.
"Heh, damn."
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Frost slowly walked out of the city with his hands in his pocket. He didn't care for the nukes. He only had one person on his mind.
As the nukes were falling from the sky, Frost revealed one of his eyes with a cold stare. The nukes fell in the background as he gave a smirk.
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Next chapter: The Aftermath
So sorry about the delay. I'm trying to be better :(