“Well that was a distraction,” the Leader said making somewhat of a motion towards RaXi and Verex.
“Yes a distraction,” Xerebus answered.
“And I would hate to have any more of those,” the Leader smirked.
“Well then, let’s make one last attack then,” Xerebus answered. “So that we don’t have any more…..”
“That was my train of thought,” the Leader answered.
The Leader closed his eyes and found Triskix’s mind. He was dreaming something along the lines of sand and nothingness. It was a mix of dead emotion and memories, but the Leader soon found his way though. There sitting in the sand was Triskix. He had his head resting on his knees and appeared to be sleeping. Triskix’s scythe lay in the sand next to him, and the Leader picked it up calmly. Triskix didn’t flinch or even move as the Leader left with his scythe in hand.
The Leader opened his eyes into nothingness, but his fingers curled around something new. Triskix’s scythe had formed completely….good…….but the chains that had come off of the scythe were replaced with the strong coils of a whip.
“What is that?” Xerebus asked. “Triskix’s scythe? Heh….”
“Part of a Pact,” the Leader answered. “He and I made a Pact….and this is partly what I get…..”
The Leader focused his mind and found that the scythe burst into flames that neither harmed him nor the scythe itself. I have never done this….the Leader thought to himself….but I can certainly work with it….
Xerebus attacked straightforward bringing all his might with him. The Leader brought up Triskix’s scythe and slashed it straight down. The explosion of power created a crater approximately twenty feet wide. The Leader stood with Triskix’s scythe shoved into the ground. Xerebus was standing also but on the same terms as the leader. Both men were on the verge of collapsing…..
Suddenly a portal formed, and Minx’s mind light exploded into the Leader’s mind. So she had come…..
“Xerebus-sama!” Minx cried grabbing onto Xerebus. Then she looked around and say Verex laying on the ground. Minx’s eyes winded in fear. “No! My Verex!” Minx cried.
“Minx,” Xerebus said through pants. “Collect Verex and then open a portal….we’re leaving….for now….”
“Xerebus-sama! What about….” Minx started but gave the Leader a quick look and then fell silent.
“Minx, do as I say. Now,” Xerebus growled.
Minx sighed and nodded. Suddenly a mirror appeared in front of Verex and seemed to absorb him. A tear ran down Minx’s cheek, but Xerebus brushed it quickly away.
“Verex……he…hurt himself….” Minx started.
“We will talk about this later Minx,” Xerebus answered. “Now then open the portal.”
Minx nodded and made a portal.
“Stop!” the Leader ordered. In truth the Leader hoped they would go. There was no way that he could continue fighting with Triskix’s weapon…..the strain becoming irritating….
“Make me!” Minx answered sticking out her tongue angrily. “You are so mean and mean people deserve to fade away and I’ll make you fade away!”
“Minx!” Xerebus said sharply. “Not now. This man is not one to be trifled with so childishly. Come…..”
Xerebus stepped into the portal followed by Minx and her mirror. The Leader sighed as Triskix’s weapon faded away back to its master….RaXi remained on the ground, but the Leader turned his head towards her sharply.
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I opened my eyes slowly. My head pounded and my body ached. I sat up carefully trying to avoid the screams in my nerves. My hands shook frantically, but I tried to calm them. I was in a bed…..in the Leader’s room…..I couldn’t think of how I had gotten there…..it was all a blur. Suddenly everything hit me hard and fast. I got out of the bed quick enough for my muscles to scream and force me back down. I sighed and quickly healed up my legs with the blue flames.
I stood back up precariously taking a few steps to try and get my circulation going. Someone was yelling in my head and as I walked around the yelling got louder.
“Triskix!” the Leader yelled. “Get down here!”
A mental image of the front gate exploded into my head, and I ported there as fast as I could. As I walked out of the portal, my eyes took in the battle scene. The Leader stood rather tiredly against the wall his hood off of his head.
“Leader,” I said quickly grabbing at his hood. “You’ll damage your eyes!”
The Leader smacked my hand away and glared at me. I took a step back calmly. I felt his rage running through me, but I kept cool and composed.
“Don’t you dare disrespect me,” the Leader said sharply.
“I was doing nothing of the sort,” I answered. “You know more than I do that any amount of light that enters your eyes will damage them…..”
“I’m already blind Triskix,” the Leader said sharply.
“I know,” I answered. “But still the Leader of Organization Oblivion should look after his own health….”
“Worry about yourself,” the Leader answered. “Or at this moment worry about the girl.”
I felt one of my scars split, and I tightened my fingers around my shoulder. I looked over to where the Leader was pointing and saw RaXi laying on the ground. I felt a surge of something run through me and my scythe began screaming to be let lose so I could destroy whoever had harmed her.
“You’re angry,” the Leader said as if he were commenting on the weather.
“Nobodies don’t have feeling,” I answered. “I’ll take her to her room….What has happened?”
A large memory appeared in my head, and I saw the fight and Akane's plan. I sighed to myself wondering how many others were thrown into the mix....
“What about the others?” I asked.
“They will have to fend for themselves if they wish to return,” the Leader answered. He pulled up his hood and walked into a portal. I sighed and looked at RaXi. I built up enough blue fire and healed anything I could see. It was making me dizzy…..but by the time I finished, RaXi seemed to be waking up. I sighed and leaned against the wall starting to heal my own wounds.
“Triskix what are you doing up…..?” RaXi asked.
“A lot of things apparently,” I answered.
