Monday, May 30, 2005

Apollion
Phase 15
Final Exam





With the sheathed katana wrapped around her curvy waist, Selena darted down the sidewalk until she hopped as high as she could. She ran along the front of a building, and before the fell she grabbed hold of the ledge. She could see the bright outline of Julius’ wings going towards the city in the dark abyss. She ran as fast as she could while yelling his name frantically.

Vicious 2 continued to walk the sidewalk all the way back to the apartment. He heard footsteps on a rooftop, and looked up.
“Selena,” he said. He then turned his head to see what was going on, and he found his son, soaring above, guitar in possession.
“I’ll be back Cindy,” Vicious 2 said, as he began to levitate. He lifted off like a rocket. His hair wavered backward, exposing a face of misery. His clothes blew so hard, it looked like he was riding a motorcycle backwards. Selena stopped in her tracks when she saw Vicious 2. She couldn’t believe what she was seeing but at the same time, she was relieved that Julius would be ok. Vicious 2 finally caught up to Julius, but once he got in reach, he was smacked with what seemed to be a force field. Every time he came in contact with it, a circular shield seemed to spark around Julius.
“Stay away from me!” Julius screeched in a deep dark voice.
“Julius, I know you want revenge, but it’s only going to make you hunger for more torment,” Vicious 2 said.
“Vengeance isn’t all I am looking for. I want closure, and I want to feel safe again. I seek vengeance because I know I will never be completely happy again,” Julius said, as he jetted off. Vicious 2 followed in a vigorous rush.
“Julius, I will stop Malkav,” Vicious 2 said, while rushing after his son in the airborne race.
“You couldn’t stop him from killing Ana!” Julius screamed, not looking back at his father. He strummed his guitar to stop Vicious 2.
“Julius!” Vicious 2 said, while be trampled with harsh musical notes.
“My name is……Vicious!” Julius yelled.
“No!” Vicious 2 screeched as his worst nightmare had been revealed. Julius made it into downtown. Vicious 2 gathered himself up, and began to pursue. But he was intercepted by the face of a red dragon breathing scorching smoke from his large nostrils. The eyes were gray and sharp as a knife. Vicious 2 in a rush of adrenaline drew his gun and began firing. The dragon roared, just as Vicious 2 flew off. He could feel the heat on the heels of his boots as the dragon chased him. The skies seemed to turn darker as Vicious 2 entered them, with the long serpent dragon following him. The clouds were black and they became a cyclone, centering in on the center of downtown. It looked like Mars was about to have a slight dust storm. The dragon’s scaly body circled the cyclone, giving the clouds a red gleam. The faster Vicious 2 flew, the closer the dragon got. What are you waiting for? A voice spoke inside of Vicious 2’s mind.

Garnett lay in bed, nude from a moment of blissful intimacy. Malkav stood at the foot of the bed, wearing a pair of leather pants with his slim upper body exposed. The blinds highlighted sections of his dark face as he stared down on his spouse. He licked his lips while staring at the bite marks on the right side of her neck.
“Sleep well, my love,” Malkav said, as he grabbed his leather overcoat and draped it over his shoulder. He looked outside of the window to see what the city had become, and he rushed to the scene.

Stricken with confusion, Vicious 2 flew the city streets with the dragon following and destroying everything in his path. As Vicious 2 accelerated he saw his son, facing Malkav, who had already made his way to Julius. You will never make it to your son in time.
“Fuck!” Vicious 2 yelled, and stopped in midair. The dragon did the same as he watched Vicious 2 turn around. What are you going to do Julius? How will you defeat me. Yes my dear son, it is I, your father! The voice spoke with laughter, further angering Vicious 2. The dragon stretched its left arm out and snatched Vicious 2’s gun away, before rushing at him with a wide mouth. Vicious 2 quickly grabbed the Dragon by its large mouth. As the mouth close in, releasing a roar, the fang stabbed through Vicious 2’s hand. Vicious 2 griped in hellacious pain. His other hand held down the jaw with the teeth cutting into his palm. His agonizing wail ascended as the dragon took wing to the skies.

Malkav stood in front of Julius in the center of the street, wearing his overcoat unbuttoned, exposing his defined abdomen. He enjoyed the pain he saw in Julius’ face. The grin on Malkav’s menacing countenance inflamed the rage in Julius’ dead eyes.
“Listen to your father squeal,” Malkav said with a gleeful sigh, “Music to my ears.” He drew the bloodshot sword from the sheath wrapped around his waist.
“It’s time that you amuse me as well with your painful demise,” Malkav said, as he attacked. With one strum of the guitar, Julius vaporized. Malkav stood where Julius was once standing, in utter surprise.
“Such focus,” Malkav said, staring behind him. Julius went into playing the guitar, until a full set of speakers and an amp appeared behind him.
“It’s going to take more than a sound system to destroy me,” Malkav said, smiling at his victim. Fear had left Julius’ face in exchange for a smile with carnage as its main ingredient. The speakers opened up and machine guns ejected, firing like guts being dropped into a blender. Malkav stood his ground, halting the bullets with his sword. In the next instant Julius was face to face with him, and a large sword covered in chains attacked Malkav from behind. Malkav moved, evading the sword’s slashing.
“Your skills have improved, young Julius,” Malkav said.

Back into the misty clouds where the remains of a brief dust storm had passed on, the serene silence was broken with Vicious 2’s yelling. He could hear his son’s guitar growing louder even though he was still ascending with the dragon pressing upward. The dragon’s gleaming body became a bright spiral, twirling in the air. The crimson leaked down Vicious 2’s forearm, as the fang pierced his palm further.
“Fuck!” Vicious 2 screamed, as the jaws of the dragon centered in on him. The dragon’s momentum was overcoming Vicious 2 as he became even more worn down. The fang dug into his wrist, and Vicious 2 embraced the pain. Screeching into the skies as he pushed forward, breaking the fang into pieces. He jerked away from the dragon, back flipping off of the closed jaws. The dragon opened its flaming mouth, and a surge rushed up Vicious 2’s spine. His green irises lit up with orange, and he swooped into the mouth of the serpent beast. He jetted down the throat, rushing to the stomach, feeling the scorching insides of the beast. Even inside of the beast, he could hear his son playing thousands of feet below. That was enough to keep him going, as he burst out of the tale of the beast. The dragon imploded, leaving, Vicious 2 winded by the impact and he fell back down. He landed on his back on top of the International Bank of Commerce. His father appeared immediately before him, staring down at him.
“You’ve passed all the tests, son,” Vicious said, holding his hand out.
“What was the purpose of all this?” Vicious 2 grabbed his father’s hand. Vicious pulled him up, and dusted him off.


Julius fell on one knee, panting heavily as he bled from his arm from the sharp Asura. Malkav stood a few feet away as he put the sword away, and drew his .454. Julius began to rev up his guitar, strumming viciously. Malkav fired, and the bullet was deflected, and Julius swept forward, attacking Malkav head on. Malkav grabbed the neck of the guitar while Julius was in mid-air; Malkav kicked him back to the ground. Malkav dropped the guitar to the ground, watching Juilius get up.
“You still want to battle? Without the guitar you are practically powerless,” Malkav said. The strings began to vibrate at Malkav’s feet, and Julius sped off towards him. Malkav shifted to the side, tripping Julius with his boot.

“You’ve earned the right to be everything I am. You’ve refurbished my trust in you. The precious air I breathe will be through your lungs,” Vicious disappeared, and at the same time, Julius screamed out in sharp pain. Vicious 2 turned to the direction of the scream, and leapt off of the building, soaring to his son. He swooped through block after block, passing each one by the second. He turned the corner, flying slightly off balance, he could see his son on the ground, and his enemy standing over the boy and the gun pointed at his back. With time running out Vicious 2 kicked it into high gear, jetting toward Malkav. Malkav’s finger slowly applied pressure to the trigger, not anticipating Vicious 2. The hammer of the gun snapped back, and rushed towards the chamber. A rush of light punched Malkav in the face and the gun went off in a deferred direction knocking out the window of a local pawn shop. Malkav stumbled back, just as Vicious 2 touched down. He immediately let off an enraged upper cut. Malkav’s nose snorted blood as he fell back with a lifted chin. Vicious 2 continued his assault, throwing his fist into Malkav’s cheek. Vicious 2 scooped Malkav up by his legs, and drove his palm into his gut to push him down to the pavement. The street shattered like glass, making a nice ditch for Malkav to lie in. Vicious 2 jumped on top of him, and drove his fist towards his face. Malkav turned his head to the side, and Vicious 2’s fist dug into more gravel. Malkav threw a punch, and Vicious 2 blocked it with his other arm. Malkav then kicked Vicious 2 off of him. Vicious 2 landed like a cat, and saw Malkav getting up. They faced each other as they walked towards each other. Vicious 2 released a kick to his side, and he caught his leg. Malkav threw another punch with his other hand. Vicious 2 blocked, and back handed him. The slap was hard enough to make him spit up blood, and he reacted with a punch. The punch must’ve felt good, because it brought a smile of death to Vicious 2’s face. He returned the favor with a kick from his other leg, and after it was done Malkav was still holding his other leg. So he went in reverse with another kick. And finally to break the hold, Vicious 2 sprung a back flip kick. He managed to clamp his legs around Malkav’s neck and do a handspring backwards. Malkav flipped over, feeling his head bash again pavement again. He was a little dizzy, but he could see another figure standing in the alleyway. He turned his head and saw Vicious 2 coming, but before anything could happen between the two, Malkav saw the chrome glisten, and he was immediately shot in the head. Vicious 2 continued to walk, knowing that bastard wasn’t dead. He knew one bullet wasn’t going to stop him. His focus was so heavily set on Malkav that he couldn’t feel the silver bullet sink through his neck and explode. The shots continued to fire on Vicious 2, hitting him in his torso and legs. The red-haired woman in the leather overcoat walked out of the alley with a .454 in her hand.

Selena continued to rush along the rooftops until, she noticed the gunfire. She saw Garnett, and then she saw who she was shooting at.
“You bitch!” Selena said, as she sprung off of the building, with her body twirling like a cyclone. Garnett blocked the rage of Selena’s katana with the long shaft of the gun. The contact between the two set off sparks. Selena continued to defy gravity as if she were on strings, furiously slashing at Garnett. Vicious 2’s vision began to blur, and he could feel the blood creating flowing rivers down his body. He saw the movement from Selena and Garnett, but he couldn’t make out who it was. He then saw Malkav lying limp, and he soon fell to the ground just inches away. He fell on his back and the last thing he saw was the sky growing darker.

Selena back flipped away and, held her katana firmly. Garnett dropped the gun and drew her katana.
“Why did you shoot, Vici?” she asked, in a furious tone.
“I was only trying to stop them from fighting each other,” Garnett said.
“You just didn’t want to see my hun kill your husband,” Selena said.
“Your hun?” Garnett said. Selena caught herself, and bit her bottom lip.
“Yeah, you heard me!” she finally decided to say.
“He belongs to me!” Garnett yelled.
“Over my dead body,” Selena said, as she attacked. Garnett turned her katana to the side to block Selena. Selena bent her sword downward to attack from a different angle. Garnett’s wings spread and the gust knocked Selena back. Garnett drove her katana towards Selena’s gut. Selena blocked with her sword, evading the attack, and threw her foot up. Garnett then caught a 71/2 foot shoe, bashing her in the mouth. As Garnett fell back, she drew the gun and began to fire. Selena leapt towards her, knocking the bullets away, but finding herself blocked by an A-T field. The shield held Selena in the air, as Garnett power struggled with her.

The street turned into a puddle of black that soon solidified into the bastard son of Malkav and Garnett. The yellow-eyed creature saw Vicious 2 on the ground, lying helplessly. A grin came across his face, and he lifted him by his neck with his long branch of an arm.
“Your heart will be in my possession,” Drakus said, as he pushed his other hand towards Vicious 2’s chest. Vicious 2 woke up in time to catch him arm. He struggled like a wounded bobcat backed into a corner. His strength began to succumb as the silver further weakened him. He felt Drakus’ cold finger press into his heart, sinking in deeper. Vicious 2 threw his head back and in a last spur of strength, he elbowed Drakus in the crease of his arm to bring him closer as he savagely forced his fangs into his neck. Drakus screamed like an infant being stung by a wasp. The blood splattered from his neck like it was a grape. Selena and Garnett stopped their fighting when they heard Drakus scream. Vicious 2 let go of him and fell back unconscious. Drakus fell to the ground, and began weeping like a child. His yellow eyes went from sharp to big yellow balls.
“Drakus!” Garnett said. She kicked the casull to her hand, and just as Selena got ready to attack again, Garnett shot her. She ran over to Drakus and grabbed him, vanishing with her son in her arms. Julius got over his shock and he began to walk over to Selena who was shot down, but still alive. Zero soon showed up with the Karou behind him, yellow and orange sirens brightening the wee morning hours. The men grabbed Malkav, and locked him in chains made of titanium. When Zero went to grab Vicious 2, he felt a glare staring him down.
“Put him down,” Julius said, grabbing for the guitar at his side. Zero ignored him, and just as Julius began to attack, the Karou men drew their weapons.
“Hold your fire. Julius, leave now,” Zero ordered. Juilius was forced to watch as his father was taken into custody. The rage inside him was begging to be released, but he knew if he tried anything, he would immediately be shot....
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