Savior by Jordan Wilson (ebook and pdf reader .txt) 📕

to the sides and released the darkness. The snake-like whips slithered out of his hands and made their way to Vayne. He snapped the whips at Vayne, alternating with each attack. Vayne avoided them for a while, but finally took a hit to the leg. As he cringed from the pain, the other whip hit him over the back, sending him hurtling towards the ground. The impact echoed through the dead air. Cracks formed in the Vaetix surface, making it look like something was arising from beneath it. Vayne was on his knee, still recovering from the attack. His anger was boiling as well. He was disgusted that he was weaker than Jason.
Jason landed a few yards from Vayne. He normally wouldn’t have waited for his enemy to get up, but he wanted Vayne to live with the pain. He wanted him to understand that Jason was stronger. The blood dripped from his mouth as he got back to his feet. He looked to Jason in complete anger. Jason was pleased to see him enemy suffering.
“Dammit,” Vayne spat.
“Vayne,” Jason began, “You must realize you cannot win,”
“Don’t you undermine me, half-breed!”
“Why does your race feel the need to do this? Why are you all filled with this need to kill?”
“It’s the way we’re built. You should know that by now. It bothers you, doesn’t it? The feeling that you have inside. The instinct to kill that your body has adapted to. It scares you, boy. It’s all over your face!”
Jason didn’t want to say it, but Vayne was right. The power was…corrupting him. It was changing his very being every time he used it. He wanted to retain his Aspen side, but was having difficulties. He was the Savior of the human race. He was their hero and protector. He couldn’t be seen as a monster. It wasn’t him
“If you set her free and promise never to return to Earth…you can walk away from this,” Jason stated.
“Ha-ha-ha!” Vayne laughed, “You’re still a stupid Aspen at heart. Your kind’s downfall was due to their merciful ways. We won the war because we are vicious and relentless. Our victory was bloody and direct. I, alone, must have killed a hundred. Maybe two hundred. It was like killing insects as they squirmed to survive.”
“Typical Quixon scum. You can’t live without causing pain and suffering.”
“Like I said, it’s they way we’re built.”
Vayne jumped at Jason and tried to cut him again with the blade. Jason had had enough of dodging the blade. He was ready to counter it. He felt the blade instantly and summoned it forward into his hand. The smoke shaped the blade and Jason tightened his grip around the hilt. He swung out at Vayne and cut into his forearm. Crying out in pain, Vayne slashed at Jason again. Jason met his blade in between the two of them. Attack after attack, Vayne swung his sword only to clash it against Jason’s Quix Blade. Sparks began forming as the two blades collided over and over again.
The two warriors were locked into a sword battle of skill. Jason would attempt a counter on Vayne, but would only have the same thing happen. They were evenly matched in their sword fighting ways. Jason began to remember the stances he had learned from the journal. Instead of blocking with his own sword, Jason dodged the attack by leaning backwards. The blade slid right past his chest. Jason found his opening and stabbed out at Vayne. The blade sliced a cut into Vayne’s right side. The blood spewed upon impact, but stabilized quickly. Vayne retreated backwards and held his sword up to fight. He wasn’t going to give up easily either.
Jason remembered the stance that he’d read over. He grabbed the blade in two and held it low. He let the tip sink to the ground as he held it over his hip. He stared right into Vayne’s soul with his eyes. He could feel the Quixon growing worried. He didn’t want to believe it, but Jason was a better fighter than he was. He was going to lose this fight if things continued this way. He bounded out at Jason with his sword raised above his head and gripped tightly in both hands. As Vayne’s blade came down, Jason swung his up. They clanked together, making it a battle of the strengths. Jason and Vayne were both using all of their strength to win the fight. Jason could see the blades rising slowly. He was winning. Losing this standoff could put him in a bad position. His guard would go down and he’d be completely vulnerable to attack. That could not happen.
Jason pushed one final effort into his attack and knocked Vayne’s blade away. He slashed the blade downward and cut into Vayne’s flesh. The blade sliced across his face and down his chest, leaving a large wound. The blade had cut across one of Vayne’s eyes, forcing him to keep it shut. Blood leaked from his wounds as he shot himself away from Jason. He wasn’t going to lose. Not like this. He turned and set his sights on his captive. She was still chained his holding cell and wide open to attack. Now was his chance.
Vayne left Jason and bolted for the unconscious beauty. She was helpless to everything. After all his tough talk, Vayne resorted to dirt tricks. Jason couldn’t help but mutter ‘coward’ as the move was being made. Jason wasn’t as wounded and was able to dash in front of Sarah. Vayne, fuming that his plan was foiled, tried to fly back to the ground. Jason wasn’t going to forgive a thing. Not anymore.
He shot down to the Quixon and kicked him to the ground before he could land. Vayne fell to his knees and spit blood up. Jason landed and grabbed the back of his hair. He slammed the Quixon’s face into the ground repeatedly. Every smashing thrust caused more and more blood to appear on Vayne’s face. He was trying to break free, but didn’t have the strength to anymore. Jason lifted his head up one more time and drove his knee into his nose. The beaten Quixon fell flat on his back and choked on his blood. Jason stood tall and walked over to his wounded enemy. He knew that this was going to happen. His body wasn’t letting him stop. Although Vayne was beaten, the darkness wasn’t satisfied.
Vayne, using the rest of his energy, tried to run. He propelled himself into the air and began to fly away. No matter what he did, Vayne couldn’t avoid the inevitable. The battle was over. Jason crouched low and pushed off of the ground. He chased the Quixon, gaining on him with every passing second. When he finally managed to pass him, Jason cut in front of him. Vayne stopped abruptly, looking for a way out. Jason had to end this. He condensed his darkness into a spherical shape, much like his Aspen attack. He watched as the black smoke started to get a purple colored center. The smoke began to heat up quickly. The center of the orb began to make a crackling sound and glow the purple light. It was the Quixon equivalent to his fiery Aspen attack, right down to the last detail
He gave the attack a slight push towards Vayne, who had nowhere to run. The orb drifted towards Vayne and finally made contact with his chest. Vayne’s eyes widened and he cried out in pain. The purple orb burst into a flaming aurora that pushed Jason backwards slightly. The intensity of the attack began to break Vayne down. The light grew brighter and brighter as the attack got bigger. Jason had to cover his eyes as the bright flames destroyed Vayne. The last breath he took was cursing the Aspen. Jason could no longer feel the heartbeat of his foe. The attack had disintegrated Vayne, ended his nightmare once and for all.
Jason took a deep breath and watched the light show fade away with Vayne’s life. He had done it. The Quixon superior was gone forever. He felt as though he had won the fight between the Aspen and the Quixon for his ancestors. No more would the he threaten Jason’s real home. The humans would no longer be threatened by Vayne. It was all over. He had saved his love’s life. She was going to survive.
Jason made his way back to the chains that bound the beautiful girl. He cut her free from the holding contraption and she dropped into his arms. She was still breathing, but wasn’t awake. Jason flew slowly through the air and back to the rock where he’d entered Vaetix. It was time to head home. He knew that Sarah would have questions for him when she awoke, but it didn’t matter. All that mattered to Jason was that she was safe.
They got to the gate and Jason laid his girlfriend gently on the ground. He manifested the blade and approached the symbol. He stabbed his blade in and, like before, the portal back to Earth opened up. He looked up at the red skies. He never wanted to return to such a horrible place again. Jason turned around to pick up Sarah, but something terrible began happening. Something Jason had hoped would never happen again. He couldn’t control his body. The Quixon inside was taking over again…and was setting its sights on Sarah.
Jason fought against the force, but it was too strong. It got close to Sarah and tried to raise the blade. Jason, using his inner Aspen strength fought against the dark power. He managed to lower the sword and get some control over his body again. Jason put his hands on his head, trying to soothe the burning headache. He could hear the laughter inside his head.
“Leave me alone!” Jason cried.
“Jason, you and I are one in the same!” the darkness hissed, “We were created to rule the Earth, not protect it. The human race is inferior! They will destroy themselves anyways!”
“Let that be their doing, not ours!”
“Don’t you see? We are helping them. The end will come quicker this way. We are the good guys. You want to save them, but in order to do that you must destroy them!”
“No!”
“You weak fool! This is my body as well and I’m going to use it how I chose!”
Jason could feel the darkness fighting back and trying to control his body again. It was strong. He could feel it binding around his nerves and taking command. It took a step forward, but Jason forced himself to step backwards. He closed his eyes and tried to picture the darkness inside. He was at war with himself. Everything inside was causing Jason to feel crazy. The darkness was trying to manipulate his mind. It was twisting his thoughts, hoping to take over. It wanted Jason to give up and accept the darkness, but he wouldn’t let it happen. He had to fight it.
“I will enter your world and destroy everything you know!” the darkness growled.
“N-not if I…have anything to do…about it,” Jason forced himself to say.
The darkness was pushing too hard. He couldn’t control the power anymore. It was going to take control and kill Sarah. He had to destroy it somehow. He had to free himself of this curse. He extended his hand and released some of his darkness power outward.
“We can become the most powerful being in the universe! We can have unlimited power! The weak shall bow before us and the strong shall serve us! The Quixons will rise to the top and control this god forsaken planet!”
“The humans aren’t something that should be controlled. They are free people! They have the right to think and chose for themselves!”