Authers Note: Im up here this time. One time thing, This chapter alone will be told in second person, for this chapter only you will be Burnout. No one else. Have fun fighting Death. P.s You don't have to use the link.
"Vinyl, you still you? Or can I hit you now?" You look forward, in front of you stands your friend, the only other human you know of to have ever come here besides yourself. You wait for a response but nothing comes but more silence.
"....."
"Come on Vinyl, say something. Im tired of all this dramatic silence crap." This is the most serious moment you've ever been through and yet you can't help but treat it like some game. "Seriously you need to hurry up and change I seriously can't wait any longe-OH SHIIIIIIIIT!" This is it. What you've always wanted. A good challenge. You think back to your days as a human, every time you saved the world in a game. But now, this is for real. No re-tries, no extra lives. One. Shot. Somethings missing though you think to yourself. Something important. You push the thought to the back of your mind, can't be anything that important you think.
Everything's ready. So go on. Fight.
"OH SHIIIIIIIIT!" Blades of shadow sweep past your head, so close you can feel the air push your mane back. You stand recollecting yourself from the near miss. You feel a familiar warmth crawling down your forehead. Blood. Must have hit you without you even noticing. "Hehe, come on! Aim like that's not going to get you very far in this fight!" What was Vinyl lifts her head. Deep blood red irises replaced the gentle color that you were familiar with. It spoke in a hushed tone.
"You. Burnout. Spirit. What do I even call you?" The voice hissed, you could feel the cold death shes supposed to be embodying on her voice alone. It sent a chill down your spine. First time you've ever felt cold here. "You know my host as this, Vinyl Scratch. But you do not know me. Your counterpart DEATH." That last word, any chills you felt before has now grown noticeably worse. "You want to fight me so bad boy? One with power greater than that of a Changeling queen? One stronger than any other spirit to have ever been summoned to this world? I ask you once. Leave now spirit of Life. Leave me to destroy this world."
"You know what you just asked me to do right? Did you really just ask me to step aside and watch you kill everyone? You can go to hell. No, im going to drag you every foot of the way there, and then you know what im going to do? Im going to take Vinyl out of there and watch you BURN with her at my side." You felt angry. You can feel the chills leaving your body and being replaced with an satisfying heat. You don't need a book to know how fight this battle. To know how to control your powers. You just need to be angry, so angry control will be the least of your worries. You call out to your inner voice.
Sampson. I know what to do.
Oh really now? No book to read? No puzzle to solve? You just, got it? Just like that?
Yup
Good enough for me, now hurry up, kick some ass.
"You make it sound like by killing me she will return to you. We share a body fool. I am in control now. And I will show you no mercy." Emotions. Thats how your powers must work, you remember back when you came here, the sheer fear you felt when falling towards the ground. Or the sheer excitement you felt when you moved in with.........Rainbow Dash.......You cant put a face to that name, but some faint memory grows in back of your mind. This is no time for reminiscing, only time to fight.
"I've had enough of your talking, you stupid lying son of a bitch, when you die, im getting her back. Now shut-up, it's time to fight." (If you're using the link above change the video to about 3:40)
"So be it, little ant." Without any movement or sign of effort the blades from before lash out at you again. This time you're ready. No more running. You dodge inward with one powerful push from both your wings. You can feel yourself enter the dark aura surrounding Death, you can almost feel the life draining out of you. But you are Life, that gives you a the ability to stare Death in the face. Literally. You run as fast as you can towards Death, using your fear as a weapon, using your anger as a weapon. The heat grows, you begin to leave stamps of fire on the ground where you step. One sharp exhale from your nostrils and you can feel the flames exit you. Not even a moment later you feel your wings catch ablaze, and then immediately after your entire body. You charge forward, sprinting with every ounce of your being, burning the most powerful fire you're ever felt. On hit, one full body crash, thats all you need you think to yourself. Vinyls body was considerably smaller than yours, theres no way it was going to take a lot of hits. "How is it you are able to walk in my shadows? HOW IS IT YOU ARE NOT WRITHING IN PAIN WHELP!?" So close. You're so close you can feel her.
"FIRE IS ONE HELL OF PAINKILLER!" You slam into her with your full body. All of your hate, all of your fear, and every bit of life inside of you. You close your eyes on impact. Everything seems slow, you open your eyes back up and watch Death skip along the ground like a stone on a pond. Could it have been that easy, the grand spirit of Death falling with a single blow? No, you know deep down that nothing's ever that easy. Not this at least.
"You-you insignificant INSECT!" The body stands. Pieces of what looked like Vinyl fall of like a chipped wall. Underneath you see nothing but darkness, a black figure underneath the rouse that was your friend, you remember then that that's all she ever was, she was a changeling. You only knew her on the inside, the thought of what she really looked like always escaped you until now. The last of the shell fell apart, the being that now stood in front of you was different in every way. Vinyls familiar white coat was now dark as an empty night sky. Her mane was dull gray just shades darker than your own coat. Everything was different. Everything but those damn eyes of hers. Blood red. But now that wasn't all you saw in them, anger was now very clear in her eyes. You had used your anger to fuel you previous attack. What could she do when she was angry? The thought frightens you. "You DARE strike the ruler of this world!?"
"Heh-Heh, getting a little ahead of yourself now aren't you? Im still here, and until that changes, you will rule nothing." This fight's about to reach its peak, no longer restricted by her previous body you can only assume she's going to have more power to focus on you. " God you're ugly."
"Arrogant little fool. I have not been blind to you, everything Vinyl saw, I saw. I know your tricks."
"Yeah? Then how the hell did you get hit? Not much mobility in you is there?"
"Mobility? Why would I need to lift hoof when I can do this." The aura had dissipated when you hit her before, but once again the black field rose from the ground.
"This crap again? You know that stuff wont kill me, right?"
"Then go on, what are you waiting for? Hit me." It's a trap if you've ever seen one, one that she's not even bothering to try and hide.
I think im about to walk into a trap
Yeah, I noticed. Still want to go in?
Hell yeah. I mean what's the worst that could possibly happen?
Go ahead, I'll be watching your vitals. Keep it up kid, your fighting for everyone right now.
"You want a hit? I'll show you a hit." You raise your wings preparing for another charge, this one's going to have to be harder hitting than the last you think to yourself. That first hit definitely did some damage to her so she will have to be hurt in someway, no one bounces like that and stands up like without some kind of injury. You look forward trying to aim yourself as well as possible, but something stands out. Her left wing is bent, she must have landed on it. Theres no way she's going to be able to fly straight with that wing messed up.
Is that a plan I sense you're making? That's a first.
Shut up. See her wing? Its jacked up, that means she can't fly. Im going to try and get her up in the air, Im gonna try somethin from a movie I once saw.
Any hints?
Hell no.
"Are you just going to stand there? Im waiting for you whelp."
"You know I was thinking, ground fights suck. Why not fight on my turf, unless of course it's to much for the ruler of this world?"
"Tch, It does not matter where we fight. I will always be your better." Her wings bolt out, but as expected there's a very obvious cringe of pain when the left wing comes out. Something very strange is also show now, her wings aren't covered with holes, now that you notice it there are very few holes in her body. A changeling with almost now holes, thats a new one. Oh well, this actually works for the plan.
"Let's see if you're as useless up there as you are down here. Later loser." One powerful flap and you become airborne, You take off full speed into the air keeping a close eye on Death. You watch as her wings slowly begin to vibrate and she too enters the air, unfortunately so does the darkness. You maintain a higher altitude above Death, goading her to come higher.
"What is it you're running from? Scared of the dark? Here this might comfort you a little!" You watch as her horn glows and the darkness directs itself upwards right at you. It bolts forward at a faster speed than before It reaches out like a tentacle grabbing at you, each swipe coming closer than the last. You dodge and roll side to side evading the tendrils, thankfully it's a lot easier to dodge in the air than down on the ground. You pass through layers of clouds, the darkness still remains right behind you as you speed towards the sky. This should be high enough you think to yourself, time to execute the plan. You spread your wings out as far as you can stalling yourself and letting the darkness envelop you. It burns, more than before. But it dosn't matter, pain only fuels your fire, you turn around and begin to fly down towards the ground grabbing as much of the clouds as you can. Only one place to go, right through the darkness and towards Death. However just before impact you roll to the side and avoid a crash, the shadows continue to chase you, following you in your decent, you notice it's not alone. Right behind the shadows is a very frustrated looking Death. "Why is it you run from me? There is nowhere you can hide."
"How's that wing holding up? Looks a little bit tired from all that crap you call flying!"
"I WILL DESTROY YOU!" Her wings move faster and she slowly closes the gap between you. You continue to hold on to the mass of cloud, It obstructs your view of the ground completely, but it's doing it's job perfectly. The plan is coming together, with that messed up wing of hers theres no way she will be able to stop herself in time. And since neither of you can see the ground it's going to be a matter of who can survive the crash, something that you've proven to be very good at.
"Oh yeah? Destroy me? Well I've got someone I'd like you to meet, me and him are kinda buds." You let go of the cloud and watch as Death flies directly into it immidietly obstructing her vision. You stall yourself again allowing her to catch up to you. Right as she's about to pass you grab onto her back and hang on. The Darkness is still surrounding you, draining the life right out of you. It seems especially strong right here on the back of Death. Figures. "Ever hit the ground going mach 3? It's not the funnest experience." You exit the cloud cover revealing an awkwardly close ground.
"YOU LITTLE-" And the silence. Silence all around. No crash noise. No crumpling of flesh or cracking of bones. This is starting to become a rather humiliating situation. Yet another day of you laying in a smouldering pit. But hey, at least you took out Death, well you hope so. As long as she can't recover faster than you can your willing to consider this a win. "........Gotcha bitch......." Darkness.