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L Dragon Dec 29 2012, 02:39 PM
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 Haha, just a side note to everyone, this story is suppose to be a bit disturbing and well... Crazy. Other wise the title would just be for nothing. xD As for the character vs creator thing, didn't know that about Sherlock. Interesting. Anyways, next chapter. :D (I'll fix any mistakes later/soon)

Chapter 4: Reaper What You Soul

There... Standing two hundred feet high was the Tower of Excalibur. It was circular, and had a spiral effect the closer you got to it. The width of it was three hundred feet wide. No doubt, it was massive in size. It had a silver tint to it, glossed with some black metal and dark brown wood. The stones that made up the majority of the tower were an ivory color. On its left and right were the two opposing armies. They were marching towards each other, preparing for the big battle. On one side you had metal knights, and on the other you had human and anthro knights clad in armor. Both armies stopped at a fixed point, waiting for orders to charge into battle. There was a long silence as the tension thickened the air. Crows and vultures soared above, waiting to feast on the dead.

"I'm not sure about this... Do you really think I'm the one?" Sonic asked, mounted on a horse next to Rabid. The human simply nods his head, focusing his eyes on the tower.

"Like I said, this is my theory that ties into that old legend Elise mentioned. Its older than the two swords, but I'm sure it applies here."

"Why else would the other army want you dead?" Pianta adds on to Rabid's speech.

"Elise... Its time." Rabid interjects, not wanting to waste any time. She simply nods her head and made her way to the front of her army. She rode passed them and headed for the center mark of the tower.

"My Lord! Princess Elise is approaching..." Galahad tells Kammy, to which she raised her eye brow and tilted her head.

"Um... So...?"

"You're suppose to go out and meet her, discuss terms or neglect them..." Fenroar explained, to which Kammy kept her puzzled look on for a moment.

"Oh! Right... On my way!" She shouts with glee, smiling brightly as she hurried to meet Elise. After a few moments the two of them met in the middle, and started to talk.

"Come on... We have a small window open-"

"Screw this." Pianta states, and suddenly she roared her battle cry and charged forwards. With her command, the rest of the metal knights rushed forward, causing the ground to shake. Kammy started to hear the sound of thunder, but realized it was her opposing army advancing. A devilish grin popped onto her face as Elise turned around in shock. This wasn't the plan. She was confused and worried. If they were attacking then that meant...

"Gaaah!!" Elise yelped, feeling cold steel pierce through her armor, rip through her flesh, and burst out of her back. Her eyes widen as she slowly turned her head towards Kammy. The vixen had leaped onto her horse and plunged her own sword into her, all in one flawless move.

"Baaaaai Elise... Glad we had a little girl talk. Take care now!" With that said Kammy kicked the human off of her horse, watching as her blood gushed out once the sword was removed. The human flopped to the ground as Kammy grinned evilly. Taking her horse, Kammy started to take off back towards her army. Suddenly, the horse screeched in pain as it dropped to the ground. Kammy managed to leap off of it before it hit the ground. She rolled a bit then slid to her feet as she looked at her attacker. It was Elise, standing with anger burning through her eyes, and her wound was glowing white.

"You of all people should know that my own weapon can do no harm to me..." Elise tells her, to which the vixen simply smiled cheerfully and nods.

"I know, why else do you think I used your own sword instead of mine...? I mean, I don't have one to begin with but... You the get the picture." She states, then waves her hand by as she leaps onto her own horse and rode away. Elise was a bit confused at this point. She didn't mean to kill her? How strange of her to do such a thing.

"Damn it!! Come on Sonic!" Rabid shouts, angered by Pianta's sudden change of plans. The two of them hurried off towards the tower while the rest of the army raced for the opposing army.

"Charge!!" Fenroar shouts as he blots to the front of the line and unsheathed his sword. Once he did so, his sword started to glow. This has never happened before, not in this manner, but for some reason he ignored it. He could feel a strange power surging into him the closer he got the tower, the closer he got to his sibling sword wielder, Soul Cailbur. Pianta formed her sword as soon as she saw Fenroar take the lead of the other army. Just like Fenroar, her sword started to glow, yet she didn't mind it and welcomed this new power coursing through her body. She felt stronger, yet her only focus now was Edge Calibur. Her army, her rivaling army, not even the tower itself was present in her mind. Only Fenroaor and his sword. The calibur wielders were closing in on each other with their armies trailing behind them. The gap was closing fast, the tension was building higher, and the lust for power and blood poured out from every single soul. There was a suddenly silence as the two warriors were seven feet apart. Both of them leaped off of their horses and glided through the air. Their eyes locked and their sword's glow brightened the closer they got.

Boom! The ground shook as a shock wave of energy burst from the two calibur wielders, causing a large puff of smoke to rise and cover the two of them. The armies continued to charge towards each other, not caring what became of their leaders. Another surge of energy roars out from the two of them, scattering the smoke and revealing the newly transformed calibur fighters. Fenroar resembled a creature called Nightmare. He had a long tail, one large clawed arm, and his body was made up of black rocks and red energy. In the center of his body was a large red orb that was partly exposed. Pianta had a similar transformation, only in female form. However, instead of a large claw she had a large shield, and instead of black rocks it appeared to be ice, or rocks that looked like ice. As well, blue energy coursed through her body, coming from a blue orb that was also a bit exposed.

The two armies clashed, causing a great sound of metal clanging to echo through the skies. Fenroar and Pianta quickly engaged in combat, their swords clashing along with the orchestra of battle weapons. Kammy and Elise soon joined the battle, cutting down and killing the opposing knights. It was a blood and machine parts bath. Each time a metal knight was destroyed it would explode and release a furry animal of some kind. However, the Kamelot knights didn't stop their. They slaughtered the little animals, making sure they died along with their 'shells' they were released from. The scene was gruesome, as Elise paused for a moment after slaying a Kamelot knight, and looked around at the horror that fell upon them. Her eyes widen as the bloodshed rose by the second. Both armies were massive, and even though so many had died, these deaths did not even scratch the surface of either side becoming the victor.

Suddenly, a loud roar from the tower shook the entire plain, causing everyone to stop and fix their attention on the tower. Even though the ground stopped shaking, the tower itself was falling apart.

"We have to move faster! Before we both get crushed in here!" Sonic shouts to Rabid. The two of them were running through a hallway that lead to more spiral stairs. Within the hedgehog's hand was Excalibur, shining in all its glory. Before Rabid could shout back at Sonic, the loud roaring of a dragon shook the tower even more, causing the two of them to fall to the ground for a moment.

"I can't move any faster! Super speed isn't my perk!" Rabid shouts back, picking himself off the floor and hurrying along with Sonic. The all black dragon bashed its head through the hallway and burst through the spiral stairs, chasing after them while roaring once more.

"Heh! I can fix that problem. Now hang on!" Sonic shouts, grabbing Taylor's arm and smirking with excitement.

"What!? Wait no! I-"

"Here we GO!" Suddenly Sonic burst forth with speed, pulling Rabid along with him like he would normally do with Knuckles or Tails. The dragon picked up its speed once it saw they were getting away. However, it was causing so much destruction that the tower finally gave in and collapsed on it. Sonic and Rabid burst from the collapsing tower, soaring high through the air as the human yelled for dear life. The two of them touched down in the center of the battle field, the both of them rolling a bit before they slid to a halt. Sonic quickly got to his feet, while Rabid remained laying on the ground. The hedgehog was a bit concerned until the human moved his arm to help himself up. Sonic smiled, but only for a moment as Fenroar and Pianta drop down a few feet in front of Rabid, fixing their attention on Sonic as they noticed he was holding Excalibur. The hedgehog took his stance, narrowing his eyes upon them as he switched his attention from one to the other.

"Enough is enough... No more games!" He shouts, and thrust the sword above his head towards the sky. A Beam of light roared from Excalibur, shooting towards the sky and parting the clouds above them. The gold light showered back down upon them, covering both armies and flooding outwardly as it expanded through the plain. Fenroar and Pianta were quickly returned to their normal selves, their transformations exploding as they dropped to their knees from weariness. Sonic smiled as Elise gazed upon him, a gold armor slowly fading into appearance upon the hedgehog as he continued to 'purify' the land....

"Ahhhhhh!!!!!" Suddenly everyone screamed in pain as a powerful force fell upon. Sonic dropped to his knees and the power of Excalibur was quickly flattened. The glowing flood of energy turned into normal water, making it seem like it recently rained. The two armies continued to grunt and moan as the pressure of this great energy weighed them down. It was like gravity decided to caused the area to weigh a ton. Some knights were face down, being completely crushed by this strong energy pressure, while some metal knights exploded and released different furry creatures. Within a matter of seconds the pressure was lifted, and everyone gasped for air as they looked around. They were all confused, and became even more confused as they saw a large double door stationed behind Sonic. It looked like large Japanese sliding doors. The doors slowly slid open, revealing nothing but white light shining out of it. The hedgehog noticed the light, and after getting to his feet he slowly turned around to face the doors.

Three men walked out. One was wearing a headband with a red jewel on it. He had blue spiky short hair and red eyes. The other had long brown hair, and two blue strap-like headbands on his head, as well as having blue eyes. The last one, the leader of the trio who was standing in the center, had jet black hair that was spiked into on single spike, while two large fringes reached down the side of his face. He had gold eyes, and a gold streak in his hair. The trio wore shihakushos, but the leader had a white haori over his outfit. The other two had arm bands with a symbol of some kind. For a moment, they simply stared at everyone, all three of them displaying a serious expression.

"Damn..." Rabid muttered, to which Pianta, who was now next to him, looked towards him in confusion.

"You know him?" Fenroar asked in a whisper, to which Rabid remained silent for a moment. It was like he was trying to figure out which answer was the correct one.

"That's Kane..." He replied, to which his head received a sharp pain, making him wince a bit.

"No!! That isn't what I wanted to say! That's not Kane! Its-"

"So that means... Its L..." Fenroar comments, breaking Rabid's inner thoughts for the moment.

"You mean that's Lilfate!? He's suppose to be dead!" Pianta nearly shouted, trying to keep her voice down.

"I heard he was exiled... There was roamers that he killed someone in the HQ..." Fenroar added, to which Taylor slammed his fist into the ground, causing both Fenroar and Pianta to look at him.

"What do you mean HQ? I mean... In the HQ... We have one- I... Which one..." Rabid seemed to be struggling, his veins were slightly bulging as he tried to contain himself it seemed.

"That's Kane you idiot!! I know who the hell that is, and its not this L person!"

"Shut up!! That's L!! I know who I am! And I'm not you! I'm Rabid-"

"You're whoever the hell I say you are!! And you're me! Taylor!! This is my damn body! My damn mind! Get out!! Or I'll kill us both-

"You wish!! Even I wouldn't kill myself, what makes you think you're any different than me!?"

"That's my point! We're one in the same! But not for long... I'll make you mine-"

"Rabid..." Pianta snapped him out of it, making him jerk his head towards her in a bit of panic. Her eyes widen a bit as she stared upon him, fixing her attention on one of his eyes. He noticed she wasn't looking directly at him but fixed on one certain spot. He saw a puddle of water in front of him and moved towards it. His eyes widen as he saw his right eye was solid green. His mind began to race with fear and his heart quickened. Suddenly, a loud heart beat echoed throughout the plain. Everyone, including Rabid, heard this and fixed their attention on the location of the sound. It was Sonic, glowing red yet somehow paralyzed, as if he was caught in some kind of red substance.

"Now that I have your attention..." The leader of the trio spoke, looking around first before taking a few steps towards Sonic.

"Let me explain who and what I am." He starts off, reaching for his hilt as Sonic's eyes widen with fear. He couldn't move though, he was trapped in this red glowing substance.

"I'm a shiningami... In other words... A soul reaper..." He slowly unsheathed his sword and points the blade toward's Sonic chest.

"Literally..." With that said, he quickly drove his katana through the hedgehog's chest, causing the red substance to shatter like ice as blood covered the end of the blade. He rips it out, only to hear the horrifying cry of Elise, shouting Sonic's name as she watched the blue blur drop to his knees, close his eyes, and flop to the ground. Everyone was shocked to the core, frozen in disbelief. It was then that Fenroar noticed a red snow flake gently falling to the ground. It captivated him for some reason. He slowly reached out his, bit by bit, in order to catch this peaceful looking snow flake. He let it ease it's way into his palm, blinking a few times as he was surprised by it's touch. It was warm, almost soothing as well.

"Don't touch it!" Rabid shouts, which startled Fenroar as he looked at him. He was confused for a moment, until he saw one of Kamelot's knights trapped in that same red substance Sonic was trapped in. He then put two and two together, and darted his eyes back to his palm. The snowflake was glowing bright red, and suddenly it burst and covered his hand in that red substance. Soon it traveled up his arm, and then his chest. Fenroar looked at Rabid with fear in his eyes, as if mentally telling him he didn't want to die next. Pianta heard his thoughts, making her eyes water with anger as she watched the substance consume Fenroar. Within a second, the leader of the shinigami trio appeared next to Fenroar, his back facing Pianta and Rabid. Pianta gasped as Rabid's eyes widen. He was right, this person wasn't Kane. On the back of his white haori was the letter L in cloister black BT font, the same L that Lilfate used all the time. The red substance shattered as blood could be seen splattering to the ground, then came Fenroar's head rolling next to L's feet.

"You monster!!" A voice shouts from above. It was Kammy, dropping down with speed towards L. Noticing her presence he quickly leaped out of the way from her attack. She landed gracefully and fixed her eyes on her enemy.

"Go! I'll take care of this- Gah!!" Kammy shouts, feeling a sharp blade pierce her back. Blood dripped from her mouth as her eyes widen from pain. Her body jerked as the sword was ripped out of her. Pianta took this chance to run for it, while Rabid staid for a moment as he watched Kammy's body hit the ground, and the brown haired shinigami standing over her corps. Before taking off after Pianta, he noticed that the symbol on the shinigami's arm band was also an L, the same one that was on Lilfate's back.

"How do we get out of here!! its not like we can dodge snow flakes!" Rabid shouts, catching up to her as he shouts. Just as he did though, the red substance encased her and forced her to freeze in position. Rabid slid to a halt, debating if he should go back for her or keep going. By then it was too late, he suddenly felt the warmth of the red ice-like substance encase him as well. He watched in anger and horror as the blue haired shinigami cut down Pianta. The trio casually made their way towards Rabid, Lilfate in the center as they approached him. They stopped a foot away from the human, staring at him with no emotions at all. Finally, Lilfate sighs as shakes his head a bit.

"How do you rid of an infection..." He asked, knowing full well Rabid wouldn't be able to answer him.

"You kill it... Simple as that... That is why they sent me..." He tells him, to which he pointed his katana at Rabid, but paused for a moment as he looked into his eyes.

"See ya soon..."

"Gaaah!!!" The ice-substance shattered, allowing Rabid to yelp in pain as he felt the blade drive through his very being. The pain was overwhelming. It was like his soul was literally being extracted from his body. However, there was one thing that hung onto Rabid as he felt the darkness of death consume him. He said he'd see him soon. Was he going into the afterlife? His thoughts were interrupted as he felt the katana rip out of him, causing him to flop onto the ground. Slowly closing his eyes he watched the trio walk away, killing everyone else around them. However, he noticed there was more than three shinigamis. His vision started to blur slowly, watching these spirit beings slaughter both armies. Just as he was about to close his eyes, he saw a shinigami approach him. The closer the guy got, the more Rabid thought he recognized him. It wasn't until he was a foot away from him that Rabid's will to survive a little longer kidded in. His vision cleared and the darkness clouding his sight seemed to back off. His eyes widen with utter confusion upon seeing who it was.

The shinigami crouched down next to Rabid, looking directly in his eyes. He started to say something but it seems like death had already taken his hearing, so it was muffled. He looked away from Rabid, spoke a bit more, then fixed his attention back on the dying human. The shinigami then swung his rifle in front of him and took him. He paused for a moment, and spoke something similar to 'sorry about this.' With that said, the rifle went off and Rabid's eyes were quickly closed. The last thought on his mind didn't make sense.

"That shinigami... The one that just killed me... It was me..."
Edited by L Dragon, Dec 29 2012, 03:16 PM.
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