The Codex Chapter 13: Third time unlucky

Story by Jax Crowley on SoFurry

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#13 of The Codex

One last battle between old friends.


The city was silent, bodies scattered around the brick ground. Darvo and Scy had finally made their way inside Restoria kingdom, currently home of a nation of dead citizen. Jax walking around the streets as grave keeper, sending all lost pages to his queen.

They stepped into the main streets, coming to a halt to the sight. Darvo whined in quick response, Scy holding his paw in front of his mouth. "What the..."Darvo mumbled out, realizing they were too late. The story about humans using the codex pages, unable to handle the knock back, it was all true.

"We need to find Razette" Darvo said while lowering himself in front of a deceased girl. His claws slowly closed her eyes, shaking his head as he began to fill with anger. "Damnit!" He spit out before slowly standing up.

Scy shook his head, this was the first time he was inside Restoria, and he knew all these people would hate him for being a beast. Despite this, he felt sorry for them, they were deceived. The silence was heart breaking, every step they made was heard.

Darvo stood still, as different footsteps were heard in the distance, a soft humming sound as well. Scy heard the soft humming as well, followed by a resonating sound of magic that was collected. His eyes narrowed, seeing how their former friend walked around the corner.

Jax saw the two as well, tilting his head in response, his claws covered in blood. "I could have sworn you guys would be dead by now" Jax said before unsheathing his whip blades. His trench coat was ripped at multiple places, signs of transformation were seen.

"What happened to you, I thought you were the righteous kind of guy. Yet you take away hundreds of innocent lives, and what for!?" Scy said whilst drawing his own blades in response. The jackal chuckled, arching his back as he growled in pain.

Wings began to grow, a hardened skin covering them as they began to shine in the light. "For a better world, a world where my queen controls all magic, a world without the likes of you!" Jax gurgled before raising himself with his strong wings.

Glass shards started to form against the edges of his wings, his ears became longer as horns grew, curling inwards. Darvo shook his head while stepping forward, noticing how the jackal began to change. "The likes of us? You are a beast kin as well! Are you blind to the fact she is using you?" Darvo growled out before a dark aura began to form in his claw.

"No, I am no beast kin any longer. I surpassed your filthy kind" Jax growled before slashing his blades, extending them to whip mode as they cut into the ground. The two saw how the whips were enhanced, they were stronger then usual.

Darvo ran towards the floating Jax, his blade unsheathed while he pushed the dark aura into his blade. "God you are so stubborn!" He yelled before raising his blade upwards, Jax crossing his arms, letting his whips swing towards his target.

Scy decided to jump into the fray as well, dodging incoming spiked chains of the whips while swinging his own blades against it to push them aside. Darvo began to swing his blade towards the ground, a heavy shock wave followed that rushed towards the deformed jackal.

Jax held his arms close whilst the wings began to form a defensive shield in front of him. The shock wave hit the two wings, which absorbed the dark aura, emitting a light in response before they swung open again.

Jax growled in response, resonating a painful sound that halted their movements. Scy dropped his blades to grasp his ears, Darvo shook his head heavily "What the!" He yelled out.

The sound was deafening and stung their ears, a throbbing headache began to swell up as Jax flew upwards. His wings coiled up before he spun around in the air, rushing towards Scy with rapid speed. His whips swung around himself, creating sharp razor edges.

Darvo saw the incoming enemy, stumbling towards his partner before pushing him to the ground. Jax crashed into Darvo before flying up again, Darvo falling to the ground as a stinging pain was felt through his whole body. Gazing to his arms to see deep cuts made from the sharp whips that circled around Jax.

The sound began to fade away, Scy shaking his head to clear his mind, seeing his partner on the ground made him quickly jump up. His eyes tracing Jax while making haste to his lover, his paws reached out, Darvo grabbing them tightly as he was pulled up. "You okay? Don't do that again, his attacks are too hard to endure" Scy said worried for Darvo's health.

Darvo shrugged and slowly raised his blade again "I won't let him touch you, we're both equal, you'd do the same" He responded. Jax rushed back down again, his wings spreading open as he got on his feet, lunging his sword forwards towards Scy.

Scy deflected quickly, using his other blade to counter. Jax swung both wings, creating a distance between the two as he jumped back. Darvo followed up by dragging his sword over the ground, reaching Jax while readying his blade. Jax coiled his wings around himself, feeling the strong force of Darvo's heavy blade.

Swinging them open to push his enemy back, Darvo groaned before stepping forward again. Jax extended one sword, the tip pushing against Darvo's blade as he stepped forward as well, his sword bashing against the hilt of his opponent's blade.

Darvo lost grip over his blade, Jax seeing this and swinging his right wing which blew the blade away. Darvo quickly jumped back in response, feeling Scy stand behind him. Jax began to laugh while he pushed both of his swords against each other. He held the new crafted blade in the middle with both claws, the blades rushing outwards in whip form.

He began to spin the whip around, both ends began to slam into the air and ground in front of him, creating no open space for a counter attack. Scy threw one of his blades to Darvo, throwing his other blade towards the spinning whips.

The blade got deflected once it got near, Scy tugging the robe upwards, his blade flinging upwards before he pulled it back in his paw. "It's no use, no opening" Scy said as they both walked back to evade incoming whip slashes.

"I got a plan" Darvo said, his eyes narrowed and focused on the moving whips. Scy shook his head and stepped in front of him "Oh no, I know that look. You're not using your body as meat shield, not this time!" Scy said while hearing the jackal chuckle.

"Ready to give up?" Jax said before raising his claws, both whips broke free again before he slashed them both downwards. Two spiked chains came crashing down to the two, Scy raising his short sword as Darvo quickly followed.

Scy felt how his blade pierced through a small opening in the chain, throwing his blade upwards before pulling on the robe that was connected to the blade Darvo held. Raising both swords upwards, taking the whips up as well.

Jax growled before using force to push his whips down into the blades, Scy swinging his robes to the side, bringing them in a sort tug of war. Darvo began to run between the tug of war, Rolling to evade the incoming whips before sweeping his leg.

Jax lost balance as Darvo jumped up, using both claws to push away Jax's paws. They dropped the whips while falling backwards. A quick spin made him turn around before fully reaching the ground, his wings pushing himself off towards the air.

Darvo grabbed both whips, gazing at Scy who had pulled both swords back in his own paws. "You filthy creatures...Die already!" Jax said before closing his wings, spreading them open to create a strong gust of winds, his paws began to open up as blood began to flow. The wind carried drops of blood towards the two.

Darvo widened his eyes before quickly using one whip to lunge into the air, Jax began to growl loudly as the blood drops began to harden. Pins formed as they crashed down towards the two, Scy using his blades to cut through the incoming hazard. Darvo trying his best to swing around the whip.

"Damn, this guy doesn't know when to stop" Darvo mumbled, Jax laughing before raising himself higher. "I will destroy you all!" Jax said while his wings held him up in the air. Dust formed around himself, his wings flickering in response.

"I will, destroy you" Jax said, his eyes closed as his legs began to coil around each other. Soft groans were heard before his claws crossed around his own body, wings closing again. Scy stepped back, tugging on Darvo's shoulder "We need to find shelter" he said while slowly walking backwards.

The sight of the floating dust that got absorbed by the shining wings was breath taking yet sinister, as if he was charging himself. He saw how the glass shards began to flicker in colorful lights, flickering in synch with the rest of his wings.

Darvo shrugged himself free from his gaze, quickly grabbing both whips, aiming them at the jackal before lunging them outwards. The tips pushed against the wings which resonated sound in response, the whips retracting into blade. "Darvo! We don't have time for this!" Scy said before pushing his shoulder, eyes gazing to Jax.

"It's working..." Darvo said before lunging the whips again, he saw how the spot they kept hitting began to crack open. Scy narrowed his eyes, seeing how the whips retracted once more, Darvo getting them ready to fling back out.

Scy quickly threw his blades around the whip blades, pulling them back to lock them, Darvo lunged the whips again. Scy felt a strong force pull him along, his blades grasped into his paws before he collided with Jax. His paw stabbing his blades into the wings before his paws grasped around his neck.

He felt the whips retracting, losing altitude while tugging on the robes, Jax growling before he was dragged down as well. His wings opened up, blowing air downwards to stay up, feeling the blades push fully through his wings.

"No!" Jax said, his legs began kicking towards the hanging dragon iguana underneath. "Darvo! Get closer!" Scy said before pulling one blade free, throwing it towards the ground. Darvo saw the blade push into the ground before he ran towards it.

His claw grasping the robe , lunging the two downwards with force. Scy felt how they were being brought downwards, moving himself up to push Jax into the ground. Heavy tremble was felt as Jax's wings were shattered against the ground.

Dust flew up in the air, Jax began to howl out in pain as his wings were shattered into dust. His body shook in pain while Scy sat on top of him, his blades placed against the neck. "It's over, now tell me, where is your queen" Scy spoke, his eyes filled with anger.

Jax gazed into Scy's eyes, they were fully red, no emotion visible. "What's the point...You guys will die anyway" he said before closing his eyes. Darvo had gotten closer, kicking his foot against Jax's side, opening his eyes with a cough.

"She's near, she can't be killed, not anymore. The Beastiary codex is hers to control now" Jax continued as a grin appeared on his face. Jax began to whimper in pain, his body cramped up together while Scy quickly got up. His blades were sheathed, eyes wide and focused on the current event.

"You...You failed...Again" Jax gurgled out, his paws clenched at his throat, his eyes rolling back into his head in pain. Footsteps were heard, Darvo turning his head to face Felicia, her crown glowing in the light as her cloak waved around with every step.

"Jax, you've got it wrong. You are the one who failed again" Felicia spoke, Darvo moved in between Scy and Felicia. "You are that blood cultist, Razette" he said, his blade held up. She grinned, walking past him, images began to fill Darvo's head as he fell on his knees.

He saw how Grandmurk and Felicia were swallowed by the distortion, Felicia using her magic to cast it away and to transform the magic controlling deity into an egg. Her body had transformed into the same as Razette, her powers were stronger and used to create the mass murder in this kingdom.

"You..." Darvo said while turning his head back, seeing how Scy had pushed his blades against her, cutting against her hand she used to stop them. "Stay away from him" Scy said, his eyes filled with hatred for this woman. "You are Felicia...What?" Darvo said, one claw clutched at his head in pain.

Scy widened his eyes before he felt how the woman pushed him aside, throwing him on the ground. "It's time to close this chapter" she spoke before standing in front of the jackal. He was clenched together in pain, eyes closed while Felicia raised her hand up.

Jax got up in a swift move, his body shook heavily while blood began to leak from his mouth. "I told you, don't fail me again" she said while clenching her hand together. The jackal gurgled before falling motionless on the floor, his spirit had left.

"And you two, this is the last time I'll deal with you" Felicia said before turning around, the two standing near her with anger painted across their faces.

"I shall rule this world, and you are not needed!" She continued while opening her hands, a glass book appeared between them that created a wide grin on her face.

"meet your maker, the Beastiary codex"