I'm Nothing

Chelic was looking out of the window at the crashed airships littering the castle's entrance. He was holed up in what used to be Marcel's old room, because it was the highest point for a rescue ship to come in and take him out of this nightmare. His top eight he brought with him were all taken out. The lack of commotion made that pretty clear. The only sounds were a few footsteps that echoed in his mind with every step getting closer. So with nothing left, he opened his phone and called Cheng, who immediately picked up.

"Cheng…It's Chelic. I'm not gonna lie, things don't look too good right now. Look, if I don't call back in twenty minutes, then assume I'm dead. You take charge of the Legion, and you're free to do whatever it takes to destroy everything."

He hung up before Cheng could shout something and blow his cover. The only thing to do now was wait for his foes to leave the castle and hopefully sneak out. But then footsteps approached his door. He stood in terror as it opened, revealing Xander and…some other lady. Him and Xander locked eyes. Xander felt energy well up in his hand, and a dagger appeared in his hand. He threw it forward, and the first thing Chelic did was dodge the attack, but in a panicked way so it caught his ear and was beginning to draw blood. The second thing he did was beg.

"Xander, Xander. Come on, now. Look, I did everything I did with a purpose, okay? You saw these royals, right? How corrupt the system is? Look, I should mention the king, who you killed, died, and then his daughter takes over by virtue of being related and messes it all up! All I'm saying is-"

Xander punched him in the head before he could continue.

"Shut it." He said coldly as he grabbed him up by the neck. "Explain Tsuki to me."

"Accident!" Chelic replied quickly. "An accident on you. You try to screw up my hard work and then I accidentally kill someone. As a leader, it happens!"

Xander dropped him. His mind was clear. He kicked him to the ground, watching the terror multiply in his eyes as he began stomping his head, dropping himself to his level to pummel him to the ground. Chelic shot a chain from his hand, getting Xander straight in the skull. He started dropping, but his slurred speech was enough for Cecelia .

"B-boost me. As much as you can."

Cecilia did as he asked, getting the tendrils to pump him full of hot blood. In one swift motion, the chain was broken from his head in a snapping noise that echoed through the room. Chelic knew this was it, as Xander began laughing hysterically. His friend didn't think it was funny, but he kept punching him with his one arm. He stomped on his arms until both were broken. He summoned another dagger and stabbed his left eye with with it. And some of the only things he could see through his now hazy vision was Xander punching him, and even that slowly began to go dark.

Xander looked back at Cecilia when he finally stopped moving. He wasn't playing dead, he was done. At least in this world, and he was probably gonna be forced to check. He felt the blood pouring from his head, and his neck was broken. The impact was only kicking in now that the blood from Cecilia was merging with his system.

"Hey, Cecilia. Thanks for the help."

He gave a smile and raised his remaining fist in victory. And then he dropped dead.

Back in the cluster, Cheng waited, looking at the clock above Chelic's bed. It was twenty minutes since he called. His girls were trying to console him, but he knew it was fake platitudes. He honestly didn't know what to do now. He could have a few moments of denial but he knew that wouldn't help the situation. Chelic was dead, and he knew what he had to do. He got his phone and began calling Manuel.

"Manuel, where are the ships controls?" He asked. He was trying his best to sound calm, but the most crucial part of his plan working was that nobody in here could know what it was.

He followed Manuel's instructions to the ship on the top. One of the first airships assimilated into the cluster, which was connected to more ships. He wasn't sure if it was even capable of starting, but he went through the procedures any other airship would go through to start.

And it did.

It was fairly obvious the ship hadn't been used in a while as it jerked forward. It was a few metres, and probably disturbed the others on the cluster. But that didn't matter. Once the heroes were destroyed once and for all, he'd be able to claim it, and continue Chelic's legacy.

Roxanne helped the others get out of the castle with Mia. Julian was awake, and so was Samuel. She let Capri and Zee mourn Gam, and luckily nobody else got injured too badly. A wave of relief washed over her. Everything was over. The Legion members that survived were being taken in by some soldiers Fightston sent over. All it would take was Luminita getting some help to clean the castle and then she could take back the throne. She and Cassandra shared one long hug, and she wasn't afraid to let the tears end. But at the back of her mind was her parents. They were below in a world that for sure existed. So obviously she needed to tell everyone they were alive, and to perhaps establish some kind of contact with them. But that could wait until tomorrow. She could remind Willow, and she'd be on the warpath until Freyja relented and she was back with them.

"I'm sorry, what?!" Mia yelled out, her eyes opened in panicked as she got the news. She quickly looked around the rooms.

"Everyone!" She yelled. "There's one more push to destroy the castle. The Legion's airship cluster is about to crash, so we all need to get out!"

Everyone did as she instructed, carrying the wounded and prisoners. But not Roxanne. She grabbed Cassandra's arm as she was about to leave.

"What are you doing!" She asked as her neck snapped back to her.

"Cassandra, listen to me." Roxanne whispered. She made her voice as neutral as possible, she had to make sure there was no fear in it. "We need to get to the castle's roof. If that happens, I can stop it."

Luckily, Cassandra went with her to the top of the castle with no panic or questioning. An energy was building up within Roxanne. She was confident. Perhaps that was it, pure confidence running through her veins. As she made her way through the hallways and staircases, her stamina didn't dissipate even a little. Until finally, the two were on the roof, staring directly at the mass of old airships in front of them. Cassandra wasn't wavering, her trust was fully in whatever Roxanne was planning. As it got closer, Roxanne felt the energy in her body move to her hands. They felt the need to explode, and let this energy out. And as the cluster was within distance, she thrust her hands forward. One word rushed to her head.

Nothing.

The cluster stopped. Roxanne stepped back, and Cassandra grabbed a weapon and went to the top. She smashed the window open, where Cheng was waiting. He stared at her with his one good eye, shaking violently. He grabbed a gun and put it to his head with a sadistic grin on his face.

"Will this work?" he asked himself. Cassandra ran to stop him, but he pulled the trigger. When the click was made, she braced herself.

And then he dropped dead.

The pain didn't transfer. Cheng was just…dead in front of her. His blood was on her face, and that was the impact of the fight. So with nothing left to do, she called Willow and told her it was safe to finish the job, for real this time.