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Shadows of Birth Chapter Six - Fall to Darkness

"Heh, you surprise me more and more, boy. I'll have to learn this new trick of yours." Venair stared at the new form of his son. He was a full body drake, just like the girl and her mate were. His golden scaled gleamed in the little light there was in the cave and only enhanced the red chest and the several stripes over his body. "So, you have proven to me that you want to fight, let's say we do it man-to-man.-"

"and woman!" Consus heard Layla chime in.

"-and settle this? I think I've already proved your friends are as good as dead."

Sora was about to protest, but felt a nudge by Riku and just let out a low growl. "...Fine. Only if Consus wants."

Thinking for a moment, Consus looked down at his hip and noticed that he still had his belt with Triumph still on. He pulled a single blade out and flipped it around, attaching it to the other blade and pulling that out of the sheath as one blade. "You know, I actually don't think you could beat Sora. You're completely wrong about him. Hell, he hasn't even used half his power on you. But if you want to fight me by myself, I'm all for it." It was his voice, but Consus wasn't the one who said it. As Layla sensed his uncertainty, she gave a whisper. "Trust me on this."

Looking over at the now standing Keyblade Master, showing a smile. "Is it true, boy? If so, then please. Show me what you can do! I want to see it!"

Sora gave a smile. "So, you want me to go into a Drive too, huh? What a good plan."

Consus was surprised to hear Sora, but he could hear Layla giggle. Glad I thought of it.

Sora called over Donald, who walked up to him swiftly along was a dazed Goofy. "You guys ready?" Once he was given signs of approval, Sora smiled and closed his eyes. The three of them began to glow a bright light before there was a sudden flash, presenting Sora with two Keyblades in hand, and completely different clothes.

Venair gave a wide smile. "Yes... You can use it too... It must be something you 'new bloods' can do." Looking at his four enemies, two in new forms and two unchanged, he gave a smile. "By merging you just made it easier to kill you all. Four on one, sounds like a game to me."

Consus was about ready to make the first move when Venair jumped and spun quickly, releasing a large burst of yellow energy. Everyone but Consus was knocked into close walls. Noticing he was unaffected, he flapped his wings and speed up to the airborne Venair and spun Triumph forward. As his father began to dodge the attack, he also began to swing Bloodlust from the left, sticking the blade deep into the side of Venair."Wow, you really know what you're doing." He heard Layla say. He wanted to thank her, but he watched as Venair's boot launched ahead, kicking him away. Layla controlled the wings as they recovered and she launched a large black fireball at the target. Venair put his Inferno in front of him and smiled as the blade sucked up all of the energy. Layla let out a grunt. "Damn, I won't try that again."

"It's alright, just be careful. I think he's up to something."

The elf pointed his blade back at Consus and his eyes went wide as that same attack was flying towards him. He dodged the quick flames, his longer tail getting partly seared. As he moved, Venair followed and was soon right where Consus was heading. He slashed with both blades in a cross-fashion. The drake parried both attacks and held the elf steady.

As Consus gave a smile, Venair winced. From behind came a massive pair a blue claws that landed hard on the Elves' forearm, knocking Inferno out of his hand. Venair swiftly thrust his arm at Damien, punching the snake hard into the neck. It fell on the ground, struggling to breathe for a moment. It took a moment before he was able to focus again.

Consus slashed Triumph at the open right side of Venair, but he vanished and appeared just behind his red Keyblade, picking it up with his bloody hand. "I'll admit. You guys are tough. Hell, I'd even go as far to say that you could possibly beat me." As he watched Consus take a few steps forward. "And you seem determined enough, but you know, I've never liked to play fair." As Venair lowered his blades, both Sora and Riku charged in from his sides, Sora attacking low and Riku going high. If Venair hadn't disappeared, it would have surely been a killing blow, but his form appeared behind Riku and blast a Blizzaga attack at his feet, freezing him in place. He then jumped back, making sure he was far away from the incapacitated foe. "I changed my mind. I'd much prefer the two of you alone. That runt's getting annoying."

Riku showed a smile, "Oh, I'm not out of the game yet!" From his hands, he blasted the ice away with a Fira spell, following it up with a Thundara right on Venair. The bolt struck the Deathbringer and didn't seem to affect him. He actually began laughing as he held his hand out. "You call that a Thunder? I'll show you Thunder!" He crossed His blades together and threw them up in the air. From the tips of the blades, several electrical streaks poured out, striking all three of his enemies. Both Sora and Riku were pinned to the ground from the pressure of the attack, but Consus stood firm without Venair's notice.

He charged forward, being quiet as he got behind Venair and wrapped his blade around his father's throat, just like he had done to Zidane. Venair let out a grunt and stayed perfectly still. "Call off your attack."

"...Fine." With a slight flick of his wrist, the lightning stopped and his blades fell to the ground, disappearing in a black poof once they hit the floor.

Consus slowly allowed them to fall back onto the ground, keeping his father's neck right at the edge of the blade. "Now, what reason can you give on why I should let you live?"

"Heh, I have no reason. You beat me, kid. A Deathbringer is made to kill. You're only doing what you were made for."

_"Consus..."

"No Layla, this is my decision."_ He held Bloodlust tight, feeling the anger it stored. No matter how hard he tried, he could not deny that he wanted to kill the man he held, but something held him back. He then pulled his blade away and let his father go. "No, I'm not like the others. I'm a Deathbringer that will actually bring peace to the worlds. I know that the fight will be long, hell, I'll even lose myself like I almost did today." He glared down at his father, "But I will not turn into what you want me to be."

"...Are you finished?" Venair asked. Consus gave him an odd stare, but all the Elf did was smile. Suddenly, there was a small flash in Venair's right hand as he thrust it forward, stabbing Consus directly into his chest with Apocalypse.

Sora and Riku dashed forward and both attacked Venair at the same time. They both hit their target hard, causing him to fall to the ground unconscious along with their friend, but saw as the tip to Venair's blade turned a bright crimson as he fell. They watched as Consus' body flashed again and beside the two Elvin bodies was Layla, who was unconscious, but not wounded. Sora turned his attention back to the half-drake after looking at the dragoness for a moment and was shocked to see a small black Shadow in his place. "No... It can't be..."

"What happened to Consus and Layla?" Walking up to the circle of friends, Damien had not seen what happened. As he finally made it next to Donald, and was relieved to see Layla without any more damage, but looking over saw the unconscious Venair and a Heartless. "Why haven't you killed them yet? They're just lying there."

Riku let out a sigh, lifting the small Heartless from the ground. "We're not killing this one, he's our friend."

Damien's eyes went wide. "How did that happen?!"

Sora started to lift Layla from the ground, but her size began to be a problem for him. It wasn't long before Damien walked up and lifted her gently over his shoulder. As Sora was about to explain, they heard a lot of squeals and footsteps come from the tunnel they entered from. "...Never mind, tell me when we get back to my house. I don't think we're welcome here."

Riku walked up to Sora and handed him Consus. "You take him, I'm going to grab the Elf. It's up to Consus to decide his fate."

Sora gave a nod and turned to Donald and Goofy, "You guys need to help clear the way, we've all got a handicap so we're counting on you."