SHADOW

Episode 10: THE FALSE FLOWER PART II

(After Esme hypnotised Sora, he starts feeling dizzy. He shakes his head hoping to shake it off but his attempts bear no fruit.

Esme runs to him and kicks him out of the tavern. Sora lands on the ground hard, he gets up but falls to his knees, he puts his hand over his head trying to regain control of his mind)

Esme: I hope Saito wouldn't mind if I turn you into one of my eternal slaves (she licks her lips) I'm gonna enjoy having you around

Sora: Y-You hypnotised me...?

Esme: It's one of my powers (smirks while walking to him. Sora forms a small shadow knife)

It's too late for that, boy! (runs to him and delivers a kick aimed at his chin. Sora immediately stabs his leg which breaks the hypnosis. He blocks her while holding her leg firmly. She then tries to use her other leg to kick him on the head but Sora also blocked that attack using his palm. Holding both of her legs, he spins really fast throwing her but Esme balances her body in midair and performs three backflips before landing safely on the ground) Impressive. You inflicted pain to yourself in order to break free of my hypnosis and you were still able to block my attack. I admire your reflexes Sora Render (Sora cuts off a piece of his shirt and ties it round the leg to stop the bleeding. He tries to shake off the pain caused by her kicks by flexing his wrist and forms a fist then release it)

All I have to do now is kiss you and you become my slave forever!

Sora: Ew! That's never gonna happen (forms a shadow ball and hurls it at her)

Esme: We'll see about that ( Uses her hand to deflect the energy ball without damage. A gust of wind blows and immediately she is at close range and tries to uppercut him but Sora steps back evading the punch and elbow strikes her on the chin. His attack pushes her back. He runs to her and tries a cross kick but she bends her head making Sora fly over her, she grabs him by the collar of his shirt and slams him hard on the ground. He quickly performs a swipe kick knocking her down. He gets up and performs an ax stomp. He slightly bends the knee of his left leg rooting it firmly to the ground and uses the right leg to land a backward swing ax stomp, allowing the power of the strike to be concentrated on the heel. He aimed the ax stomp to her face intending to shatter her skull but she rolls over and Sora's ax stomp lands hard on the ground. As if he anticipated she would get up immediately, Sora rushed to her, use his palm to hold unto her face as if he's trying to squeeze it; he forms a shadow energy ball blasting her directly on the face. This attack blew her away and she hits her wall)

Sora: Last chance, tell me where he is and you will still be alive to run your tavern

Esme: Don't underestimate me just because you were able to land an attack on me (blood drops from her face and she slowly approaches him. Sora pulls out his Death Scythe from a portal and runs to her. He performs a front thrust; pushing the scythe to her face but Esme steps away and Sora turns the Scythe over making the blade curl behind her then pulls it back. Esme bends evading his attack and Sora roots his leg once more to the ground sending shadow spikes her way, trying to evade his attack she hits her back on the wall she previously landed on. Looks behind her) What?

Sora: Don't lose sight of your opponent woman! (Clutches his fist and covers it with Shadow; Shadow Fist increases the damage of a normal punch. He punch her on the chest breaking the wall behind her causing it to fall on her)

Esme: (Gets up from the debris) I will make a deal with my sweet Sora

Sora: You are in no position to negotiate (his scythe comes back to him. Floating beside him)

Esme: If you defeat me, I will tell you where to find him but if I win... you know what comes next

Sora: Like I said before it's not gonna happen

Esme: Thank you, Sora. Truthfully, I can't remember the last time I had this so much fun. I owe you one and promise to look after you once you become mine (Bends her body and red aura starts to cover her. She starts to grow large bat wings and a tail, as well as long fingernails that act as claws. Her light blue hair turns red and her deep purple eyes turn pitch black as she fully transforms into a succubus)

Sora: This is about to get rough (sighs and grabs his scythe. Esme Takes to flight and starts to fire laser beam at Sora. He steps to the right and to the left and backwards as if he's dancing dodging the lasers and the few he couldn't dodge, he used his scythe to deflect)

Esme: How long are you going to keep this up? (She lands and shoots a large laser beam at him. Sora uses his scythe to shield himself from the laser. The impact slowly pushes him back. Because Sora hasn't bonded well with the scythe it couldn't hold so it starts to crack and the laser cuts through his scythe and into his heart, burning him to crisp) Damn you Esme you killed the kid (Sora emerges from beneath her Shadow and lands an uppercut on her jaw. Blood drips from his shoulder from where he sustained the laser damage. He switched places with his clone in time before the laser could reach his heart. Esme lands on the ground head first)

Sora: It's over, Esme (breaths fast)

Esme: It's not over till I say so (She gets up, rips out her bat wings and starts to feed on it. She eats it all and a gust of wind blows from where she stood. Her hair that once turned red now turns grey and her claws now glows red. Sora takes a few steps back preparing himself for her attack. She performs a body flick appearing in front of Sora and slice him with her claws on the chest. His eyes widens and his pupils get smaller, before he could counter her attack, Esme has already landed hers on him. He jumps backwards and falls to his feet. He tries to get up but couldn't then he places a hand on his chest. Esme laughs hysterically) The poison must be circulating by now, my sweet Sora

Sora: (coughs out blood as he starts to loose consciousness. Talks to himself "but the cut is not deep" looks up at her) So the strange colour of your claws is not for show

Esme: I have the antidote. Say you accept me as your mistress. Kiss me Sora and I will administer it to you

Sora: Keep dreaming (manages to stand up)

Esme: (sighs) I'm done trying to turn you into my servant. The victor of this battle depends on who lands the next attack first

Sora: For once I agree with you. I guess there's no need to hold back anymore (talks to himself "if you can't see my attack, then you can't dodge it". Runs to her with great speed)

Esme: (folds her hand into a fist as she intends to crush his heart with her next attack. She dash at Sora) Farewell boy

Sora: (forms a massive shadow energy and hurls it at her before shouting "Shadow blast" . Esme steps aside as the attack pass her then she grabs his hands and punch him hard on his chest crushing his heart. Blood gushes out from his mouth.

"Got you again" he said while smirking as he firmly holds her so she won't escape. He turns into a shadow)

Esme: A Shadow clone!?

Sora: (The Shadow blast he shot at her turns into the real Sora) I am right here b***h! (Channels all his shadow element and fire element on his hand and hits her with the Shadow universal blast. This attack sends her flying, rotating in midair while crashing through her tavern. It rips all the nerves in her body, fries her blood cells and causes a huge explosion that leaves a big hole on the ground. The taven was blown to extinction. Sora lays face front with his hand burned by his attack. Blood drops from his mouth. Esma is down on the ground with her body looking like a burnt cookie that just came out of the oven. Sora forces himself to get up and limps towards her while holding his hand. He stood in front of her) Where is my father?

Esme: Saito has the tallest building in... (A silver haired boy wearing a red blood cloak and military-styled boots with a handgun aims at Esme's forehead and pulls the trigger, killing her before she could reveal Saito's location to Sora. Sora looks around trying to find the shooter, he turns his back and the boy instantly appears beside her corpse and disappears with it)

Sora: Wait! (Falls on his feet) I can't believe I forgot about the poison, damn it! (Coughs out blood repeatedly. He opens a portal to the realm and crawls in. Crawls out in front of Takashi and lays there unconscious with his heart beat slowly fading. Takashi stood befuddled)