Chapter 14

Chapter 14. Rebellion.

Dyonissius looked at the young man. In the past few days, many Asurans had fallen, and out of his entire company, there was but this little grunt. The black haired ,l blue eyes kid. He was somewhat tall, about six feet, nothing to reach Dyonissius. The boy wore a classical mook outfit, the dark blue version, and.. And a strange cape. More like a cloak actually. Said boy carried with him, what appeared to be some claw like weapon, attached to his arm and spawning a chain. Dyonissius examined the boy once more
"Kid.. Whoever you are. I'll call you some name okay?"-he said, before continuing.
"You are Rais. Remember that. You will be a hero someday?"
"A.. Hero?"- Rais asked confused.
"It is my calling and one day, yours too. I have decided... Now.. Pack your bags and lets go"-he said.
"I.. I don't have any bags to pack"
"Great. Then we should get moving then, shouldn't we?"
"Yessir"-Rais responded solemnly. Dyonissius then moved out, following the same hallway from where he could look down, moving towards the stairs, making his way towards the bay where the vessels they used for flying were stored. He proceeded to find one, and have Rais climb after and then, as he went forward, flying towards the sealed iron gate, he proceeded to make a vertical slash, cutting it in half as it was now wide open, the other flying vessels being blown out by the wind. Dyonissius flew down at all the speed he could, making his way far from the flying station. In some hours, they had reached the ground. The place they were now was.. Strange. There was some trees yet they seemed almost rotten, the environment appeared destroyed and there was only one straight path. Using the adaption module in the vessel, it proceeded to alter its shape. In those moments, it had spawned wheels and other means , necessary for ground travel. And so they went. Following the destroyed path, towards wherever...
"So.. Rais... How did you come to join the Dr.Sonnemuz forces?"
"See... There was this Asuran, he was ... He was very cool. I met him once.. And I really wanted to be like him."
"Yeah... I , I think I know who you are talking about there"
"Everyone does, half the mooks today joined because they thought they'd be him."
"And they all died. Hope you won't suffer the same. So.. How come you survived?"
"I.. I don't know, the Asurans were,, a much stringer variation of our forces, and they were all decimated. I managed to live through it.. "
"Do you... Do you remember how did you managed that?"
"Well... There was this guy, Ild. That is what we knew of him, from the data. He fought us all. I... I managed to block one of his hits with my chain, but.. You see, I am trained to fight with swords and sword like weapons. The chain.. Wasn't my thing. I... I don't know. I think one of the Asurans fell on me,and  I dodged, before Ild used a... I can remember a dragon head shape strike me and then it was all darkness... When I woke up, there was only me, alive... "
"Ild... I see"-Dyonissius said, his tone becoming quite angry. Ild was.. Was he heartless? Perhaps, perhaps he was. What kind of hero was Ild anyway? Sonne was a different matter. Dyonissius knew of his past.. He knew how Sonne was and what he had become, but Ild.. He knew nothing of the self proclaimed "hero". And he hated him nevertheless.
"So.. Sir.. What about you?"
"Me? My life.. Was about the same as yours. I joined the Asurans, because of... Because of someone. "
"Who?"
"Of course.. It was him. Purge. The legendary warrior. "
"You too?"
"You thought they said "Mommy, I wanna be like him when I grow up" only for the likes of Sonne and Ild?"
"Sonne? Never met this guy , Sonne.."
"Yeah.. Well.. You might someday"
"So.. Sir, where are we going?"
"I don't know, wherever this path goes to"
"It leads to Layph Town. And further.. There are the mountains"
"Ah, I see. That is nice. Wait.. How do you know?"
"I am from Layph Town sir"
"Ah... Surely, you must wish to meet your parents again?"
"My.. My mother should be there. I.. I think"
"And your father?"
"He left us , Sir"
"Ah.. Sorry to hear that"
"What about you Sir?"-Rais asked, he could see.. In the horizon appeared the smoke, coming from the two factories in Layph Town. He.. He did remember the city somewhat, but.. Had it changed? Was his mother still alive?
"I.. I don't know. I know I was born in Tartown, under the name Dyonissius Fall, but... Other than that, nothing."
"Oh... Tartown, that is... The place where that industrial accident happened?"
"No.. It was no accident. I can still see.. There is, something in my memory.. Someone, one of those that reside within me.. Who razed Tartown. I... I.. "-Dyonissius had to stop to catch his breath as he spoke... He had now thought about it. All those people he saw that were being killed.. By who he saw as himself.. One could be his mother, one his father. One his childhood friend, one someone else who he had known for his entire life.. It.. It couldn't be.
"Sir?"-Said Rais, worried at the sudden silence.
"Yeah?"-Said Dyonissius, trying to smile.
"Why are you doing this? You never talked to us before, or took a vessel without permission"- spoke Rais, master of tact.
"I... I just realized, I should have"
"Sir?"
"My girlfriend would want me to do that, okay?"-Dyonissius said. How was this going according to his plans? Heroes were meant to be decisive, powerful and strong minded.. Not some guys who ask all the time "Sir?"
"Call me Dyonissius , okay? That's an order"
"Yes sir... Dyonissius"
"So... Layph town it is"... And in a while, they had reached Layph Town. The place wasn't really small, as other towns were. It had two factories, plenty of houses, a theatre, one or two parks... Quite the lovely little town. Rais had gone around to, ask about his family or friends. Anyone that would come to know of it. At the end, he came over to Dyonissius.
"My.. My mother left the city one or two years ago. My friends.. Half of them joined dr.Sonnemuz and died.. The other half moved to Rollp Lay or other cities. I... "
"Don't worry. All of those that are still out there, you can find. Your future... Is that of a hero"
"...really?"-asked Rais. He... He was not overly excited, even though he imagined he would be.. He should have been, but.. But no.
"Yes. Really"

And they had left. Layph Town was left behind, as the duo rode off. Where to? Dyonissius didn't know. And he did not care. He would pursue his fate, the fate of a hero. And... Right in the way of that, was a short girl with a sword. Dyonissius held the brakes, as he told Rais to stay there, and... No, he would do better if he drove to Layph Town. And so Rais did. Dyonissius took out his sword before they begun speaking,
"So... Dr. sent you to do his job?"
"What are you doing?"
"Pursuing my fate. As you should... "
"Stop this. "
"You know I cannot"
"I... I do. "
"So... We do understand. And... Unfortunately, there is bound to be conflict. Be prepared Asuran General Nealon" -he said, as he coated the sword he wielded in white energy, and rushed in. Before he could attack however, his path was blocked by a wall of white light, which threw him back. Dyonissius didn't go down that easily however. He grabbed his sword, jumped up , and prepared to land a strike on Nealon. She was already protected though as another light wall came above her, but in the pressure of the strike, it almost shattered. Dyonissius managed to land a hit on Nealon...or so he thought. The girl had drawn her own sword and defended against the attack. They proceeded to cross swords once more. Dyonissius attacked from above, but Nealon had her sword in a horizontal line, above her head and defended. Dyonissius moved his hand, grabbed the sword with both of them (hands) and went on to strike from the left. Holding the blade in reverse grip, Nealon defended again, before she would disappear in a flash of light. Dyonissius smiled, grabbing his sword with both hands and spinning around, blocking the attack from Nealon and throwing her back. Nealon formed a sphere of light and let it on Dyonissius . It went on and almost hit him, before he managed to, with a quick movement of the sword, so quick nealon didn't even see , reflect the attack. A beam emerged from below his feet, it didn't work. Dyonissius moved back and for the brief second, the light from the beam obscured nealon's view, and... In the other second, a quick wave of red light had torn through the white light of the beam and was heading for Nealon. The light wall shielded her well. It was time... Nealon stepped back, as the paint over her glass blade faded, and the blade revealed its true self. Radiating with pure white light, she utilised her power. Asuran Arms: Dark Fate was a horrible ability, which few had survived. Correct that.. None had lived through it. Nealon went on, and surrounded herself with light before she disappeared. Dyonissious could feel the powerful slash in his back, and barely defended from a sudden beam of light in his front. But then, something hit his legs, as he found himself falling down, before several beams of light struck Dyonissius from above. He tried getting up, but found himself too exhausted to move.
Barely grasping his sword, Dyonissius was hit once more by a series of beams , he couldn't even see coming. It.. It was done. "A... Asuran arms. "-as she heard that, Nealon prepared to finish Dyonissius off, but she was too late.. "Ultimate Illusion"-the world suddenly turned into.. Into what you expect to see in a film's negative. And then , it all shattered. This was the ultimate illusion... This was the illusion, the dream that came true. And Dyonissius was there, something circling him, like a halo. Nealon looked up, only to see the many swords floating around him. He proceeded to grab one, a large blue sword with several darker symbols, and make a slash. The hit resonated as it moved closer to Nealon. She tried to run, but she was already hit.. She was already slower. She felt as she was being hit several times. Once the attack seemed too hot, once too cold.. Once it felt as if she was being struck by lightning, the multitude of attacks , followed by several more.. And finally a massive slash.. Nealon was now unconscious, beaten down to what would be considered almost death. The Asuran Arm's release was now ended. Dyonissius finished his battle as he proceeded to walk back to Layph and meet up with Rais. But it was not over yet. Right in front of him Nealon stood. She carried her sword in one hand, as in the other was another.. A strange sword made of a purply black material. The real,battle was about to begin.