17- Rage

"Hello pretty lady!"

Defeated and exhausted I couldnt stop him from going after her. All I could do was muster a few words.

Dont touch her!

"Or what, you gonna beat me? I highly doubt that. You couldn't even defend yourself, how are you gonna defend her? This is the exact reason why you lost all those years ago to Shadowfrost. Your weak! Always have been, and always will be."

As he approached her I couldnt help but feel helpless. He was right. I am weak. I can't even defend myself, how can I expect to defend the ones I love.

"Hehe, your wife sure is beautiful. I wonder how she tastes."

As he said that my heart dropped as I knew what he was planning to do. I couldn't stop him, no one could. Lizzie's scream was piercing through my soul. Her cries broke my heart. I hated this feeling. Not being able to do anything as my friends and wife get hurt.

"Now let's see what's under the covers!"

I dont know why...why did I just lay there...why didnt i try to get up? As he was tearing her clothes off she was crying, and all I could do was watch.

"Help me Dakota, I know you can stop this monster."

Those words that she said were the last i remember hearing.

Now I'm back in this place again... or am I? The afterlife was white and blank. This place was dark. Was I in hell? Then i started hearing voices.

"You can do this Dakota."

"You have the power to do this. You always have, you just needed a reason to use it."

These were the voices of Aj and Coben. They were cheering me on even when I'm dead.

"Dakota are you really just gonna lay there and let that happen to your wife? That's not the Dakota I know. He never gives up and always sees things to the end. Its why I love him."

The voice of Shinoa was also there and I knew she was right I had to get up. Sadly I didn't know how. Then I heard lizzie's words again.

"Help me Dakota, I know you can stop this monster."

I thanked everyone and next thing I knew, i was back in reality. I dont know where i just went but I'm glad i did. Lizzie was still fighting against him and resisting as best she could. Then i slowly got up and looked at Coben and Aj, then back at him.

I said dont touch her.

As I said those words he put her down and turned towards me. As he walked towards me I realized I wasnt scared anymore.

"I should've killed you before but I wanted you to at least enjoy the show first. But I'll just kill you now."

He took a huge swing and punched me in the face. His confused expression when I wasnt fazed by his attack was pure gold. I smiled back at him and said: Its my turn!

I had never felt such great power come from within before. The ground around us was starting to shake. The lake was starting boil. I was mad...no I was pissed, and i didnt care what happened around me.

"What are you?"

You silly fool, I'm the monster you created.

Those words made him step back. I wasn't just going to let him go though. Not after what he did to me and my friends. I lunged at him and before he could even react, he was on the floor. It felt good to punch him, and i wanted to do it again...so I did. For five minutes straight I punched him as hard as I could. In my eyes he was still alive, but to everyone else I was just punching a pool of blood. Lizzie rushed over to me and tried to calm me down.

It's ok Dakota, it's ok. Hes been dead since your second punch. Stop punching and come back to your senses.

Her pleas did not get to me. In my state I couldn't hear anything. Then she kissed me. For some reason I calmed down instantly. Before long I noticed we had been kissing for a while. Coben and Aj were now up and told us to stop and that it was awkward. We stopped and headed home. I needed a bath. I was covered in blood. Both my own and his. What was just supposed to be a simple resource retrieval mission turned into a bloody battle that I never want to think about again.

"You three boys stink."