At first, he laid there but then jumped back and rubbed his head.
"You actually hit me! That's it! I'll show you real strength!" That's when he grabbed air around him and wrapped himself in it.
"Unbreakable Armor!"
His, Zoe, it's at the level 80,000,000. I can't win this fight, can't I? No, I have to try.
Even though Dion tried to, he received blows he never expected. This was simply a fight nobody, not even Dion, was anticipating.
"You could have been way more. You could have been way stronger. However, you fell victim to it. Victim to a life filled with friends and people you love. In a world where power is the determination of your worth. Your self-respect for yourself must be low if you're constantly holding yourself back!
I'll say it once and once only. People like you are... horrid people who deserve to rot in hell! I hate people with huge egos!
"I hate people like you. D1 was right against people like you. I could have been stronger this, I could have been stronger that. That's all lame to me! You want people to rub your feet and tell you how strong you are. That's fine with me! However, don't ever compare my strength to yours. You're built off strength and egos, we're built of appreciation and liberation! There's a difference between us!" If you don't see that then you're delusional!"
"I would rather be delusional and alive than non-delusional and dead."
"I guess that's a debate for me and you will never come eye to eye on them.
The more they fought the more Zone started to crack and break.
"Universal Strength! One Sword Style! Gentlemen's Slash!"
"Reality Distortion! Multiple Arms Gatling!"
Their clash was so hard it broke the Zone and Dion fell to the ground. Arsenios then started to walk towards Apollo. Slowly picking him up.
"Dion! Move your damn body! Go, Dion! Go!" yelled to himself and ran and punched the shit out of Arsenios making him drop Apollo.
"Iso!"
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CHAPTER 41: Just Peace.
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"Dion! Dion!" Apollo yelled trying to get his attention but Dion was gone. Being so low in Ground 0 was messing with his breathing as well, his vision was blurry, and barely can even see from the heat of the lava weighing down on his already bad health conditions.
The earth under him wasn't helping either considering its cracks and holes we're letting the already hot air and the aroma hit his face even more and all he could do is lay there.
"Dion! Don't die! Please don't die" Was All Apollo could muster before everything started to hurt again.
"Well isn't that a sad case?" Another man's voice said dropping down to Apollo's eye level, that's when Apollo remembered who it was, the voice sounded way too familiar...
Where are my manners? My name is Vincent Myskot!
"You're- You're the man from the restaurant!"
"Indeed, I'm also the mayor of this city."
"Wha-"
"Don't say another word, or I'll kill you. You'll speak when spoken to. Now your name is Apollo, right?"
"Y- Yes."
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"You still don't know? At the Restuarant didn't I feel weird to you? Don't I feel weird to you now?"55Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy2MxbrnIgA
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"Now ask yourself this was it a feeling of weirdness or a feeling or memory, like you've seen me before."55Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqHmC0ofYmA
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"Like I've seen you before...?"
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Just like that it dawned on him.
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"There we go. I knew you couldn't truly forget about me."
"How!? What!?"
"You remember the fire! Zoul secret headquarters you were there! You escaped lightly and only with little injuries, and somebody must have helped you! Regardless... You know the hell I've been through! Then once I thought I could get at least one of the small rats that watch my death, you became a demon."
"I killed you. I saw it myself."
"Nope. I lived. I've been living ever since. Apollo! It's me! You're old pal! Dazin!"
"What... What are you doing here? Alive!?"
"Well, you're little agency leader is actually stronger than you think. He also did us a lot of disservice by foiling our plans by making his little goons like you blow up our warehouses."
"So what? You're mad because your plans didn't work!"
"I said to speak when spoken to!" He then slapped Apollo in the face.
"However, it was all for nothing anyways. Our plan worked and our monster was now running free all around. It set us back but we always had a backup plan. Now to give Boss what he wanted all along. Where's Alfred's son? If you tell us we'll let you live."
"His son?"
"Yes, his son! We have a tracker that has his DNA inside of it and it's reported he is down here and alive."
"That's impossible! I don't even know that Alfred as a son! I also don't know that he didn't follow us down here!"
"Stop lying!"
"I'm not!"
"He is supposed to have white hair, last name Polemos. Looked like the kid you were with. Is that him?"
"He's already dead! Besides even if he wasn't I never give him to the likes of you. He also not anyone's son. So, you can give up on that. Alfred would have told me."
"Fine then! You want to keep lying, you want to keep saying that we're the crazy ones!? Then I guess you have no choice but to die." The other man stepped up to Apollo.
"That's what happens right!? You don't do something that others like you pay with your life! Then your best friend kills you as well! That what happens right!? That's what you did to me! I'm hurt! I'm so hurt! But no, that doesn't matter right!? All about the money, the bitches, the stocks... power."
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"No. Power. Power controls everything. I'm too kind. That's bullshit! I become evil and they want me out still! What am I doing? Getting off track... Now it's my turn to pay back some favors. Starting with the one who blessed me the most... Apollo."
That's when he slowly picked up Apollo and started to put a knife to his neck. Apollo then started to have a single tear go down his face.
"Don't cry, it'll be over soon." The man yelled swinging the knife to his throat
"I have a greater offer. Apollo is my half-brother. I don't like that title, I want to call him my younger brother. I also want to consider you as my older brother as well."
"I see! You want us to agree to become brothers!"
"I'm fine with that!"
"Then it's agreed on!" I grabbed the shattered glass from D1 hand and cut my hand. That's when Apollo grabbed it and did the same.
"To swear on the cuts on our hands! Brothers for life!"
"Dion!" Apollo yelled in fear for the first time since they were kids. However, he knew it was over. No matter how hard they fought, they always ended in a loss, it wasn't fair to die in this way. Without getting to say goodbye to any of your loved ones.
What Apollo hoped the most before his death was that he be remembered for his westside and knows he wished everyone a good goodbye. He at least wishes he could hug them all one last time.
"Huh!?" Dazin said in confusion he didn't know what to believe, all he saw was a black blade stopping the knife.
"This is him. This is him! We found him! Alfred's son!"
"Get your hands off him." The man said, making Dazin drop the knife.
"Apollo is it right?" That's when Apollo opened his eyes and saw... Z.
"Z!?"
"No, I am not Z! Allow me to introduce myself..."
"This is him!"
"I am Z's father! Arsen Polemos! I've been waiting for this moment for too long!"
"What!?"
"Arsen? That's my nephew's name! I finally found you! You are in big trouble. You caused me a lot of issues but now you finally squeaked!" Xdred the other man there said in complete shock.
"Don't call me that. You're no longer counted as family. . I hate you in every way possible! Don't ever show your face to their faces again!" Arsen said, pushing them out the way and dropping to Apollo level.
"Apollo, I want to thank you, for saving and taking care of my son's life. You're more of a father than I was and what I will ever be! Thank you for looking out for my son and my father!"
"N- No problem."
"Now I'm going to fight on your behalf! Say a name, who do you want dead?"
"Please help my brother, Dion!"
"How do I help Dion?"
"He is stuck inside of a Zone right now. However, the last time I saw it was breaking and wasn't stable enough to be kept as a Zone. If you can save him! I'll forever be in your debt." I didn't know what was going on. I see Z's body but his voice, and his eyes, everything was different. I knew this wasn't Z putting up an act, this was someone actually possessing Z's body, who claimed to be his father.
Now that I think of it...
I would say you need to try to get Zoe following through you but for some reason, you have Zoe already in your system, like your friend Goldie had."
Could it be his father who put Zoe flowing through him?
Then that time, he used Elemental so flawlessly but couldn't tell me how...
"Young man! Where did you learn to do that so easily?"
"I- I don't know,"
"Can you do it again?"
"I can try."
Even if he didn't make fire afterward I knew the progress was groundbreaking. Was this supposed to happen, this whole time? Is this density?
Apollo got immediately out of his thought for when he saw the Zone come back and disappear.
"D- D- Dion!" Apollo then saw Dion's body all types of bloody and two swords in his stomach.
"So I'm killing the one who is not bloody, right?"
"Yes! Please save him!"
"There's no saving him. He's dead. He kept repeating how he'll never fall but here he is, fallen dead."
"Hey, buddy you want to talk, so much. I'm going to kick your a-" Arsen soon got silenced as soon as the Zone went up again and they disappeared.
...
"Don't tell me... You haven't fallen over dead yet?"
"I- I- I haven't! It's just you and me! Don't you worry about any of them!"
"You're just one big punching bag aren't you?"
"Gentlemen's Universal Slash!"
"Unbreakable Armor! Realty Counter!"
"This fight ends when I die! I won't stop until I have completely fallen over!"
"Then I'll just have to end you fast then!"
"Ahh!"
"Rahh!"
They clashed again and Dion losing the clash and falling towards the ground and the Zone disappearing again leaving Arsenios to step out and Dion looking up with blood dripping everywhere.
"Now, to finally-"
"Who said I'm dead yet?" Dion said, licking the blood on his face and spitting out a tooth.
"This is making me really annoyed. I'm going to kill you, this time for good."
"Try me!"
Apollo, I'm sorry. I'm sorry I was so rude to you from the start. I'm sorry your life was just as bad as mine. You changed my life. You and D1 really changed my life. So if it means to keep fighting and fighting until I die then, I will. I never want to lose someone I love ever again!
"Dion I miss you man, why do so many great people in this world have to die? Why?"
That's when Arsenios punched Dion square and the face and the Zone disappeared then it went straight back up.
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"Tell your brother to stop putting up the Zone and let me help him!"
"You're still trying to protect me aren't you Dion!? You don't have to! You can stop!"
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I can't Apollo. I'm sorry I can't. This is something I signed up to do when I agreed to be your older brother. I promised myself I would lay my life down at any moment. It's already too late as well, when I put my Zone down the first time the damage I collect from keeping it up as already broken bones I can't heal in time. I'm going to die anyway, I rather die protecting you than dying a pointless death.
"I have a greater offer. Apollo is my half-brother. I don't like that title, I want to call him my younger brother. I also want to consider you as my older brother as well."
"I see! You want us to agree to become brothers!"
"I'm fine with that!"
"Then it's agreed on!" I grabbed the shattered glass from D1 hand and cut my hand.
"To swear on the cuts on our hands! Brothers for life!"
"Right!" I and Apollo agreed to D1 words.
"High-five me then!"
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"I'm sorry."
"What?"
"I see what he's doing now. He's killing himself because he was already dead."
"What? What are you saying!? Arsen!?"
"His Zone is the issue. He kept it up for so long. From the condition, he's in and the damage he received from that Zone... If you were able to sense this you would feel sick to your stomach about the amount of pain he just received."
"No... No!"
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"This attack is going to kill me for sure. However! It's going to put you into your place!"
"This could have all been avoided if you just followed the rules."
"Oh well then!" I then popped a smile for it could be my last.
"Now that I landed the punch on your face, I can do it. My final attack, is to kill you. Reality Distortion! Ultimate! First Form; One-Shot."
"One Sword Style! Universal Damage! Gentlemen's Final Slash of Universes!"
"Take a bite, Dion!"
"Yeah, Dion, take a bite!"
"Alright, I will!"
"It's good isn't it!?" D1 said smiling
"It is."
"See! It's great! It's so great you're smiling!"
They dashed towards each other, each screaming at the top of their lungs. Whoever landed their attack won the fight.
"Well let's toast to this, with tea!"
"All right! To a reunion of a lifetime!"
"AHH"
"RAHH!"
"Alright that was epic, I don't use that word a lot so when I do. You know it has to be splendid!"
"How about a glass of wine?"
The Finals moves...
"Your mother has 16 shots inside of her head alone, she is dead."
"Nobody wants a kid from that man! That man is probably the worst man to ever exist!"
The match has been decided, the zone has been lifted.
"Don't scare us like that again, kid,"
"I won't, never again,"
The winner is...
I will do anything for any of you guys. Death doesn't concern me anymore, it's the fact of when I die you guys won't be safe."
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ARSENIOS WAS TRIUMPHANT
"Dion!" Apollo screamed and stood up and ran towards him.
"You're next!" Aresenois said but got blocked by a blade
"Don't interfere, you're fighting me, wise guy."
"Dion, Dion Dion!" Apollo crying tears he never cried before seeing the condition his brother is in.
His arm and eye were missing, his sword snapped in half while his breathing was nonexistent taking hard and in-through-the-mouth breaths, and the worst of it all a hole in his stomach
"I'm sorry, Apollo. Did I make you worry? Are you hurt?"
"Dion, stop worrying about me, worry about yourself," Apollo said with tears starting to stop.
"I wouldn't be a good big brother if I did that now would I? Don't worry, I'm going to get up and fight again. I won't stop until I know everyone is safe."
"Dion! Please! You don't have to. You don't need to keep fighting."
"What? What are you sa-"
"You've done so much for me! For D1, for the agency, for the betterment of this world. You took so many risks for so many people. You're willing to lose your arm just to win for the betterment of those around you."
"Of course, I would. They're my family."
"You've helped so many people when they couldn't help themselves. I'm one of those people so I should know! You've accepted me when the world wouldn't. You helped so many people, your death will not be in vain. You- You have done so much."
"Anythin-g fo-r yo-u gu-ys."
"So please, Dion...Stop hurting yourself. No one is going to be disappointed in you. No one is leaving your side. I'm right here, I'll always be right here. I know that ever since D1 died I failed you. I know you took his death the hardest and when you were at your lowest so wasn't there for, I'm so sorry I wasn't. Now I've come up short again! I'm so sorry."
"You never disappointed nor failed me. I supported you for you because you were passionate. I was heartbroken that D1 died which is why I can't stop. I don't want you or anyone to go through the pain. Never again. I'll never know if you guys are okay! How can I know that?" Tears started to run down Dion's face.
"It's okay, we'll be okay. I promise you that."
"You promise?"
"I do... Now, please! Take something for yourself for once. It's okay, it'll be okay. I swear! I know it hurts! I know the pain you're feeling hurts. I know you've been hurting ever since Dad. I know."
"I have, haven't I?"
"You have."
"Oh, that's no got good, ha. D1 would be so mad if he heard this, wouldn't he? Haha."
"He would."
There was a pause, before Apollo started again.
"So if you want to finally catch a break, take something for yourself and rest. To see D1 again, to close your eyes and be happy. For just once in your life. I just want you to know I'll always love you. Thank you for everything Dion! Please rest, you've done more than enough for so many people."
"Rest? To finally rest?"
"It's okay, I'll understand. I'll miss you, I'll miss you so much! But I know, I know it hurts. So please Dion, for once. Please... I love you okay?"
"I love you too... Hey Apollo."
"Yeah, buddy?"
"From that day, I never addressed anything about that day."
"Hello, it's me, Apollo! What are you doing, brother?"
"Nothing. Don't ever call me brother ever again."
"I think I told you... to never call me your brother ever again."
"Dion, it's okay I forgive you."
"I know. You were always the type of person to forgive. However, I just wanted to say that I'm so happy, and proud, and lucky to have gotten a brother like you. I want you to know that, don't you ever change."
"I feel the same way."
"Thank goodness, at least I know. Someone wanted me, I'm so happy I was given one more chance, to be brothers with you and D1. I'm so glad."
With that Dion closed his eyes, and for the first time in his life, he felt at peace. No more concerns, no more dad, no more pain, no more tears. Just peace.
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