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Chapter 7 - Finally Escaping

Hundreds of bright lights started to form and surround Zero's hand and Sword started to form from the light. A blade with a green hue colored hilt with the shiniest blade. Zero took a one handed sword stance and prepared to fight the figure. The figure quickly recovered from the kick and now rushed Zero. Zero dodge and countered every attack effortlessly. The others watched in amazement at how easily Zero had the upper hand against the assailant. The shadowed figure backed off and then summoned more swords that hovered around him. He then pursued Zero with all the swords. Zero fought off the swords as the figure went for his blind spot and went for it. The figure stabbed Zero right in his chest. The figure gave a smile but it quickly faded away. Zero, still defending against the other swords, used his other hand to pull the figure's sword out and wiped the blood off and then started to use it against the figure. The figure was now on the defensive. The figure and Zero battled over and over. Everytime the figure thought they found a way to counter Zero. Zero would counter the figure. Ms. Xander was watching as she Shielded Rykar and Sierrna from stray swings. Sierrna finally shouted.

"I got it. It's ready." 

The figure immediately went for Sierrna and avoided Zero. 

Ms. Xander jumped in front of the blade. She threw up blood and then gave her final breath. 

"Please don't die, kids."

Sierrna activated the code and suddenly the entire area changed. The classroom disappeared and in its place appeared a big building with a black fence and graves all around. A calming atmosphere. The figure disappeared. The body of Ms. Xander also vanished. Zero and the others were also now wearing formal wear. Sierrna looked around then back at the code. After a while of searching she turned around to face Zero and Rykar. 

"We did it, we made it to the church and I don't think that person can follow u- blargh." 

Sierrna coughed up blood and her eyes went lifeless. She fell face first. Zero and Rykar looked around but didn't see anyone. Rykar started to head over to his now dead sister, he bent down and started to cry then stopped abruptly. Zero looked and didn't see tears falling down but instead, blood as he watched Rykar throw up blood on Sierrna as he fell down over his sister. Zero looked in horror as they lay there lifeless. He then heard the door to the church open. A tall man with black hair and one small fang, holding a black leathered bound book approached him.

"Do not weep for they were not mentioned in my book so I killed them."

Zero hearing this immediately went to attack the figure with all his might he swung the sword he got from the shadowed figure. The person caught it with two fingers and snapped it. The figure then used his knee to hit the airborne Zero, sending him flying back. 

"It's very rude to interrupt someone while they're talking." 

Zero fell on the ground and rolled a little. He tried to get up off the ground and then coughed into his hand. When he looked at his hand it was blood he had coughed up. 

"My name is Jeremiah and I am the guardian of this exit. You will not pass this place, return to the original Scenario or I will send you there myself." 

Zero got back on his feet and now was standing far away from Jeremiah, he then looked up and saw the shadowed figure show up and attempt to kill Zero from behind. Zero didn't have time to react, it was over he lost. As Zero gave up hope the figure just stopped falling towards Zero. It was like he was trapped in the air. He then looked over at Jeremiah and saw he had a hand up. The figure was slowly being brought to Jeremiah, when the figure finally was in the range Jeremiah grabbed him, pointed him upwards and then touched his stomach and whispered something and then sent him flying into the sky. As the figure ascended into the sky Zero could see a black object slowly forming till finally it exploded. An intense wave could be felt, the blast alone made Zero fall and then he noticed everything started to start heading towards the sky. Zero looked at it in horror as he finally realized what the object was. It was a black hole. Jeremiah created a black hole as it ripped apart everything in its path as it still ascended upwards it slowly finally grew to the size to over take the sun. Jeremiah then looked over towards Zero with a murderous intent. Zero summoned Demorshia and prepared for the hardest fight of his life. Jeremiah was so fast that in a blink of an eye he was behind Zero. Zero dodged the fist Jeremiah threw but barely. Zero was sent flying back despite dodging and making a cut on his cheek. 

What, I dodged? How did I get cut? 

Zero can you hear me? The goddess voice could be heard.

Yes Goddess?

That man uses the power of gravity so despite you dodging you'll still get hit. 

Ok, how do I beat him?

You can't just buy time.

Zero took a defence stance, Jeremiah rushed towards Zero breaking through his stance hitting him sending him flying into the church. Zero flew till hitting one of the giant columns imprinting his body's impact and then slowly falling onto the ground. Jeremiah gave no time for respite as he immediately followed up and kicked Zero straight through the column sending him flying into another one. With the impact Zero spit up blood. Once again as Zero fell Jeremiah continued his assault of the young boy beating him over and over. Jeremiah hit Zero one last time before Zero finally let go of the sword. Zero fell down and his eyes closed as he fell.

"You did it Zero, you're gonna be ok." An unknown voice called out.

Zero was confused by the voice and looked over and could only see the silhouette of a figure as he drifted off into a deep sleep. Jeremiah looked at the new figure. 

"Who are you?" Jeremiah asked.

"My name is Viltro, and I've come to free them from you." 

Jeremiah chuckled. 

"You can try but you'll fail."

Viltro started to glow a pure yellow and immediately rushed Jeremiah, catching him off guard. Viltro threw a punch at Jeremiah, sending him flying to the back of the church. Jeremiahn hit the wall and quickly got up and rushed towards Viltro, Viltro countered with his fist clashing with Jeremiah's; the impact tore the remaining walls of the church away. Jeremiah then used the rubble from the destruction to chuck parts at Viltro. Vitro broke them all with his fist. Viltro finally had enough and punched the ground as hard as he could, cracking the entire ground in half, making Jeremiah lose his balance and focus. Viltro rushed Jeremiah and kicked, causing Jeremiah to cough up blood and sending him back to the same wall where he was sent last time. Jeremiah quickly recovered and then started to chuck black like orbs at Viltro, Viltro grabbed his sword and redirected all the orbs up into the sky. Viltro then rushed Jeremiah and cut off his right arm. Jeremiah looked in shock as Viltro was able to cut off his limb. Viltro tried to rush back and cut the other. As he went in Jeremiah launched an attack slamming Viltro into the ground. Jeremiah then produced to stomp on Viltro's back over and over till finally kicking Viltro towards the front of the church. Viltro stopped his sliding by sticking his sword into the ground. He then looked up and saw Jeremiah regrow his arm. Jeremiah now approached Viltro in close quarters combat and started to throw punches over and over as Viltro raised his arms to defend, blow after blow they shaped the ground with the impacts. Jeremiah finally broke through Viltro's guard and punched him in his rib and he grabbed his arm and ripped it off. Viltro was then thrown around in a circle till his other arm was torn off. Viltro, now armless, continued to assault Jeremiah with his feet kicking Jeremiah's arms over and over. Finally Viltro broke the arms of Jeremiah. Viltro then started to kick Jeremiah in the ribs over and over, making him cough up blood with every blow. Jeremiah then used his own legs and locked his legs with one of Viltro's and then spun as hard as he could, tearing off Viltro's leg. Viltro was sent falling, he landed on his one leg. He then looked at Jeremiah.

"It's time to end this." 

"You only have one leg, how do you expect to beat me?" 

"Easy I'll show you."

Viltro then speed blitzed Jeremiah sliding on the ground and then finally kicking Jeremiah up towards the sky. Viltro kept using his one leg to repeatedly kick Jeremiah upwards. Finally Jeremiah realized what he was doing. Viltro was kicking him towards his own black hole. Viltro kicked one final time sending Jeremiah into the black hole, as Viltro watched Jeremiah be torn apart he fell towards the ground landing gracefully. 

"You were nothing but a cheap knock off," Viltro said, officially ending the battle as the victor. 

Viltro hopped over to his leg Jeremiah tore off and he reattached it using some green light he then did the same to his arms. He then approached where Zero lay and he picked him up and walked to the center of the church and opened a bright rectangular doorway where they stepped through the light. Zero woke up in a hospital bed. 

"Where am i?"

"Zero!" Sierrna shouted and hugged Zero.

"Heyo your alright" Rykar was revealed to see Zero was fine.

"I'm glad." Viltro said.

"Wait where's Jeremiah?" Zero asked with a worried expression.

"Don't worry he can't hurt you anymore." Viltro reassured Zero.

Where are we?" Zero asked.

Zales then entered the room 

"You're in a laboratory" Zales answered

"A Laboratory?" Zero said dumbfounded

 "Yes, that's what I just said." Zales was annoyed.

"I'm sorry." Zero apologized

"No, we're sorry we shouldn't have done what we did." Zales apologizes

"Before anything is explained, tell him Zales." Viltro reminds Zales.

"Oh Zero, for you to leave this facility you have to forget everything that happened and your past. We told Sierrna and Rykar the same, they agreed to forget everything." 

"Oh ok, that's fine then as long as i'm with them." Zero answered.

"Ok then this won't take nothing more than a minute goodbye Zero, perhaps we'll meet again." 

Zero, Sierrna and Rykar all held each other's hand as bright light filled their pupils. Till nothing but darkness remained.

"When you find your way back here it'll explain everything." Viltro's final words were the last thing they heard.

Nine years later.

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