LivingTale - Act 5 Chapter 1

Cheesepaw and Coplo walked out of the portal on the road of a ruined, bloody Havenside City. “Havenside...” Cheesepaw said, holding back his tears. “How can something be this cruel?” Coplo was silent, only staring at the rubble the figure must have cost "Let's end this mess as fast as possible, Coplo,” Cheesepaw said, turning his black eyes into blueish-green color. “Whatever that thing is, it can’t be that far-” Both cats went quiet as they heard a horrifying screech coming towards them.

BOOM! A break broke in millions of pieces as the figure stood before Cheesepaw and Coplo, giving them an uncanny smile and unsheathing it's now horrifying long claws that nearly reached the ground. Cheesepaw and Coplo both got into a fighting stance, getting prepared for whatever the black figure had for them. The figure gave out another horrifying screech before rushing at light speed.

“Dodge!” Cheesepaw shouted before jumping in the air to dodge the figure’s sharp claws. Coplo wasn’t as lucky, getting sent to a building. “Coplo!” Cheesepaw yelled as he landed on the ground. The figure turned its attention to Cheesepaw, who was preparing an energy beam. “Pulse!” Cheesepaw shouted, sending a powerful beam of energy toward the figure, who easily dodged the attack and rushed towards Cheesepaw.

Cheesepaw dodged the incoming attacks from the figure. “Pause!” Cheese shouted, stopping the figure in place. “Shatter!” Cheesepaw shouted again, sending the figure back, giving them room. The figure didn’t seem to take any damage, which worried Cheesepaw. How were he and Coplo supposed to hurt a creature that cannot be harmed? The figure rushed Cheesepaw again, who wasn’t prepared as he was in his thoughts.

“Barrier!” Shouted Coplo. Suddenly, a shield the size of Cheesepaw stopped the figure’s attack, giving Cheesepaw enough time to react to his attack. Cheesepaw jumped into the air. “Mace!” Cheesepaw said, turning his tail into metal and slamming it against the figure’s head. The figure only moved an inch before grabbing Cheese’s tail and slamming him to the ground.

“Gah!” Cheesepaw yelled, feeling intense pain as the figure stabbed him in the chest. The figure laughed as it heard the pain in Cheesepaw’s voice. Coplo threw a magical lance at the figure’s head, stunning it long enough for Coplo to use a portal to transport Cheesepaw to him. Cheesepaw stood up again, coughing up blood. “Do you need a rest, Cheese?” Coplo asked. “I can’t. We must take that thing out before something else happens.” Coplo nodded. “Energy claws!” Cheesepaw shouted as blue energy surrounded his claws. “I will support you,” Coplo said before Cheesepaw rushed toward the figure.

The figure dodged Cheesepaw’s attack before kicking him into the air. Cheesepaw spun in the air, getting him into an advantageous position to release an energy beam at the monster. “Pulse!” Cheesepaw shouted as multiple energy beams were fired at the figure. The figure dodged all the incoming energy beams but was sliced in half by Cheesepaw as he landed. Cheesepaw did not waste any time going back on the assault. “SHIV!” Cheesepaw yelled, slicing the figure again. This attack was so powerful, it not only broke a massive acre of land, but the reality was starting to shift.

The figure screamed in agony as its body was sliced apart and falling debris fell upon it. “Gateway!” Coplo shouted, summoning a portal below Cheesepaw to take him away from the debris. Cheesepaw huffed, tired from his last attack. “D-did we...” Cheesepaw said as he lay down. “Did we win?” “Hopefully,” Coplo answered, not wanting to give Cheese false hope.

The debris rumbled, getting the attention of Cheesepaw and Coplo. "No..." Cheesepaw said getting back up. “What is this thing!?” The figure let out another screech that was ripping through the dimensions and breaking the fabric of this reality. The figure lunged out of the debris, ready for round two of this fight. Cheesepaw stepped forward, ready to fight for his and Coplo's life. The figure lunged itself toward the two cats, readying its long and sharp claws for its kill. Cheesepaw and Coplo readied their energy beams. This was their lost move: Life or death, no turning back.

Just before the figure could reach them, a butler appeared and kicked it away, sending it back into the debris. “Nice work kiddos,” Jack said, summoning blue fire around his feet and pulling out cards with a Cross on each of them. “But this is our job.” “Our?” Coplo asked as Boss teleported next to Jack. “Oh.” “Who are you?” Cheesepaw asked. Jack looked at the two cats. “A task force that protects the Multiverse.” The figure stood up again, looking at Jack and Boss. “Now, let us finish this mess.”

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“Flameclaw,” answered Flameclaw, sitting down on the grass with his tail over his paws. “I’m not sure how I ended up in this world. I only remember Omni-” “Omni!?!” Merax shouted. “As in Omnizerax? White furred Husky with yellow eyes?” “That is the one.” Flame answered, rubbing his ears. “What happened to her?! Where is she?!” Merax continued. “Is she dead?!” “Maybe, maybe not. I cannot give you a direct answer.” Flameclaw said. “We had a fall-out when she tried to destroy the Outerversal Catacombs.” “Did she win?” Merax asked, sitting down to listen to Flameclaw.

“I won’t say she lost, but we all had to make to break when one of the Multiverses glowed a light that was hotter than 1 billion suns,” Flameclaw said. “And somehow, I lived.” “Where is she?” “Are you in love with her or something?” “I, err, I mean-” “Whatever.”

“I’m,” Merax started, looking up into the blue cloudless sky. “I’m worried about her, you know? We had a relationship going on...” Flameclaw gave Merax a disgusted look, which freaked him out. “What is with the face, kitten?” Merax asked jokingly and patted Flameclaw on the head. “Jealous?” “She tried to kill me, bitch.” Flameclaw snarled. “She did horrible things to the Catacombs just for a reality that would fade away in a snap of a mouse’s neck!”

“I don’t want to kill her, but I’ll do anything to protect those worlds!” Flameclaw said, angrily.