Selene And Aaliyah Continue Their Assault On Cain While Everyone Else Keep Up The Fight Against Ashe With His Back Now Up Against The Wall!!!
Cain Bloodied And Bruised, His Breathing Ragged As He Stares Down Selene And Aaliyah…
Cain(Grunting): Damn It, No Matter What You Two Just Keep Getting My Way!
Selene(Focused): You Dumbass, If You Think We're Gonna Let You Get To Jason Then…
Aaliyah(Serious): Selene You Need To Be More Careful, You Should Wait Until You're Soul Energy Replenishes So You Can Use You're Powers…
Aaliyah(Whispering): You Just Used Void Manifestation So Almost All Of You're Soul Energy Is Gone.
Selene(Whispering): It'll Replenish Overtime And We Don't Have Any Time To Waste, We Need To Kill Him Here And Now!
Aaliyah Nods While Cain Plants His Palm Into The Ground And Channels Dark Energy Into The Ground…
Suddenly Dark Energy Encases Them All Inside. A Small Area With Dark Energy Emitting All Around Them!!!
Cain Then Inhales Dark Energy Through His Mouth And Seconds Later He Lets Out A Powerful Roar As A Massive Beam Of Dark Energy Flys Out!!!
Selene And Aaliyah Both Deflect The Beam And It Redirects At Cain!!!
Cain(Eyes Widened): Crap!!!
A Massive Explosion Erupts, Sending Shockwaves Through The Battlefield…
As The Dust Settles, Cain Appears Behind Aaliyah Where His Upper Body Is Poking Out Of The Dark Energy Wall…
Cain(Bantering): Did'Ja Get Him?!!
Aaliyah Turns Around And Immediately Throws A Kick, But Cain Catches Her Leg And Twist's It Ultimately Breaking It!!!
Aaliyah Falls On The Ground, Grunting And Sweating In Pain…
Selene Rushes Towards Cain And Clashes Her Katana With His Arm!!!
Selene(Worried): Mom, You Alright?!
Aaliyah(Nodding): I'm Fine, It'll Heal In A Few Seconds Just Focus On Him!
Selene(Nodding): My Pleasure!
Selene Uses Her Blood Manipulation Technique Again As Selene And Cain Make Eye Contact, Her Eyes Turn A Crimson Hue…
Selene(Thinking/Chanting): Blood Manipulation: Agonizing Migraine!!!
Selene See's Cain's Blood Flow As His Blood Rushes Quickly To His Head…
Inside Cain's Head, Blood Spews From His Brain And Comes Out Of His Eyes And Mouth!!!
Cain(Frustrated): You Goddamned Bitch!!!
Cain's Anger Builds Up And Amplifies The Dark Energy That Resides Within Him, He Seizes The Moment And Throws A Vicious Swing Of His Arm At Selene…
He Throws Her Off Balance And Follows Up With A Barrage Of Quick Strikes, Aaliyah Jumps In And Rips A Boulder Out Of The Ground Which Selene Uses Her Telekinesis To Pick Up And Slam Into Cain!!!
Meanwhile Ashe Sensing The Desperate Situation Cain Is In Decides To Take Action…
With His Back Against The Wall And Seeing His Partner Getting Demolished, Ashe Taps Into The Depths Of His Dark Energy…
The Battlefield Trembles As Everyone Comes To A Stop…
Ashe(Inaudible): **Chanting**
Yami(Confused): What's He Doing?!!
Rin(Focused): He's Performing A Sacrifice Ritual!!!
Kazuno(Thinking): Damn, This Is Insane! I Can't Think Of Anything I Could Do To Help Them In This Fight!
Ryuu(Chanting): Ultimate Technique: Auspicious Beast…
Ryuu(Chanting): Number 1: Quing-Long!!!
Ryuu Puts His Hands Together In A Cupping Symbol As Soul Energy Swirls In His Hands, The Wind Picks Up Around Him As A Malevolent Aura Surrounds Him!!!
Freya(Covering Eyes): What The Hell Is That?!!
Suddenly A Massive Dragon Emerges From The Vortex In Ryuu's Hand As It Covers Half Of Sky, It's Face With Three Eyes And Two Horns Sticking Out Of Both Sides Of His Mouth…
With It's Hard Dark Blue Skin And Menacing Aura, Let's Out A Powerful Roar Which Sounds Across The Entire Realm!!!
The Dragon Then Lunges It's Head At Ashe While He Is Chanting An Incantation!!!
The Ashe Opens His Eyes Which Are Now Glowing A Dark Purple Color As Dark Energy Surges Out…
Before The Dragon Reaches Ashe, It Disintegrates From The Dark Energy From Ashe's Eyes!!!
Then At That Moment, Ashe Completes The Ritual…
Ashe(Chanting): Seven Sin's Of Hell, I Call Upon You To Grant Me Power Beyond Human Comprehension…
Ashe(Chanting): In Exchange For My Mind/Body,Consciousness And Very Soul, Grant Me The Unholy Power That Exceeds Humankind!!!
As Ashe Finishes The Ritual, The Sky Turns An Ominous Dark Red Color With A Spiraling Orb Of Dark Energy Cocoon's His Body…
Then Above The Orb, Dark Energy Shoots Up In The Sky And Through The Dark Clouds, Rocks And Debris Gets Blown Away Past Everyone As Everyone Covers Their Faces…
Ashe(Ominous): This Is What It Means To Be Strong Jason, If You Want Power…
Ashe(Ominous): You Have To Be Willing To Give Anything And Everything To Gain It, Cast Yourself Away From Whatever Ties You Have To Being A Human And You Gain Power…
Jason(Grim): That's A Very One-Sided And Cliche Mindset You Have, It's Honestly Pitiful That Of All The Reasons You Can Think Of For Doing What You're Doing, It's Power That You're After!
Ashe( Sighing): And There Goes You're Naive Braincells Showing, In This World Power Is Everything…
Ashe(Serious): Without Power You Fall Victim To Wars Waged By Those With Power And View Themselves As Superior To Those With Nothing…
Jason(Interrupting): And What About The People Who Support And Fight Alongside You? Or Are They Just Tools For You're Selfish Ambition?!!
Ashe(Sighing): You Don't Think Big Enough, That Is You're Flaw. And Might I Ask, What'll You Do When The Ones You Call Friends Grow To Eventually Betray You Out Of Fear For What You Are?!!
Jason's Eyes Widen As He Recalls The Event Which Transpired Two Years Ago…
Ashe(Coldly): It Once Happened To You Two Years Ago, The Ones You Call Friends Now View You As Nothing More Than Pure Evil…
Ashe(Coldly): A Devil With No Sympathy For Human Lives And Who Continues To Threaten The Lives Of Those Who Are Powerless To Stand Against Him…
Ashe(Coldly): That Is What You Are, A Devil. A Being That Is Neither Understood Nor Accepted By Those You Once Called Comrades…
Ashe(Coldly): You're Very Existence Is A Threat To Them, And They Will Always Fear What You've Already Become And Yet You Cling Onto The Idea That You Are Still A Human!
Jason's Fists Clench, His Eyes Filled With A Mix Of Anger And Understanding. The Memories Of The Incident Two Years Ago Surge Back Clouding His Mind.
Ashe(Relentless): They See You As A Monster Jason. They Smile To You're Face But Dread You're Power. They Plot Behind You're Back Wondering When The Day Will Come That They Must Put You Down Like The Feral Beast You Are.
Jason(Shaking): You're Wrong, They— They Trust-
Ashe(Scoffing): Trust? Trust Is A Fragile Illusion, Easily Shattered By Fear And Despair. Look Around You Jason…
Ashe(Pressing): You're Comrades Who Fully Trust You, Are Now Questioning You're Power And If You're A Greater Threat Than I Am!
Jason Looks Around And See's Dread And Hopelessness In Yami,Rin,Ryuu Kaida And Rin's Eyes, They Question In Their Minds If Jason Could Even Defeat The Being That Stands Before Them…
Ashe(Pressing): This World Is Ruled By Power And Fear. Those Who Possess Power Dominate, And Those Who Fear Submit. The Bonds Of Friendship And The Ideals Of Trust…
Ashe(Pressing): They Are But Shackles That Bind You To Weakness. If You Want To Survive, Cast Away Everything And Everyone To Grasp The True Essence Of Power!
Jason's Mind Reels, The Weight Of Ashe's Words Pressing Down On Him. His Heart Races, Torn Between The Love And Loyalty He Feels For His Friends And Family, And The Stark, Cold And Tangled Reality Ashe Is Painting.
Ashe(Coldly): You Can Feel It Can't You? The Pull Of Power, The Lure Of Absolute Strength. It's Intoxicating, Liberating. Abandon You're Foolish Notions Of Camaraderie And Embrace The Darkness Within You're Conflicted Heart…
Ashe(Coldly): And Become The Being Of Power That You Know Deep Down Inside That You Want To And Need To Become!
Ashe's Form Continues To Evolve, His Body Morphing Into Something Beyond Human Comprehension…
His Skin Darkens, Taking On An Ethereal Shadowy Quality. His Eyes Glow With A Malevolent Light, Dark Tendrils Of Energy Emanate From His Back. Warping The Very Air Around Him.
Ashe(Menacingly): Those Who Trust Too Easily Are Often The First To Bleed, Trust Must Be Earned And Even Then It Can Be A Weapon That Cuts The Deepest…
Jason's Eyes Narrowed, A Fire Igniting Within Him…
Jason(Defiant): And What Of Those Who Trust In Nothing?!!
Ashe Chuckles…
Ashe(Cunning): Ahh, Those…
Ashe(Coldly): Are The Ones Who Wield True Power.
To Be Continued In Chapter Forty-Eight…