The Final Showdown (11)

Several years later, Ason and Ajuus were both seventeen years of age, and made the rank of Omega. Ason was a taijutsu fighter just like Airsan, while Ajuus was a sword user. Airsan was no longer a Knight, nor the king. Instead, he was next to become the elder of Ofri. He was trying to handle Ofri's political issues, and make it thrive as a city rather than a town. Meanwhile, Aonin, Jocan, and Li were becoming more and more active on the underground scene. And soon, word spread that Aonin had sworn to put an end to the Knights of the First Order. In his own fit of anger and rage, Aonin was unconsciously completing the agenda of the Seventh Order. Ason and Ajuus took note of this, and made sure that they were on guard at all times. The common public imagined that the villains were coming for Royal City, so the entire city was placed on lockdown.

To their surprise, Jocan and Li arrived, laying waste to Zedot, not Royal City. Ason and Ajuus came up to fight the two. Aonin wasn't there, so they assumed he went to find Airsan in Ofri. Ason fought Jocan on his own, and Li took on Ajuus. In Ofri, Airsan was notified that Aonin was destroying the town. He rushed over as quickly as possible. But when he arrived, the current elder's dead body was hanging from Aonin's hand. He had tried to protect the town himself, then Aonin killed him. After seeing the only father he'd ever known die, Airsan was determined to kill the monster he created. In an all out battle, Aonin now had a Red Dragon mode that was evenly matched with Airsan's Laser Form. As their stamina lowered, and as they grew more and more tired, the fight was coming to a close. Both of them were on the brink of death, and soon Airsan could no longer move his legs. He knelt on the ground out of fatigue. Aonin limped towards him.

"It seems no matter what I did, I ultimately failed." said Airsan.

"That's because you were too weak." Aonin replied.

He used the last remains of his strength to break Airsan's neck, killing him. The body slumped to the ground. Aonin then fell next to him, tired, but feeling accomplished. Near Zedot, Jocan and Li had been defeated once and for all by Ason and Ajuus. Jocan was really strong, but Ason's willpower overcame Jocan's skill, and his body finally gave out, leaving his slimy mass behind. A Demikai without a host is basically powerless, and Ason destroyed the body. Ajuus defeated Li. While she was unconscious, Ajuus removed the mask from her face. He didn't recognize it, but Airsan would've. It was Ari's body. She had a mark on her forehead that led Ajuus to believe that she'd been brainwashed. He felt bad for her, but she was already dead. There was nothing left to do. Ason and Ajuus were relieved that they won. They went to Ofri where they expected Airsan to have won too, but that wasn't the reality. When they saw Airsan's dead body and Aonin on his back still breathing, they were speechless. Ason fell backwards in shock, and Ajuus got angry. Aonin opened his right eye to look at them.

"You see...I'm...the... strongest...you all could...never...*ack*" Aonin didn't get to finish his sentence.

"*shut up."*

Ajuus demanded grimly as he drove his sword into Aonin's heart.

"*You don't deserve to live.*"

Blood filled Aonin's mouth as he died instantly.