C.I.3: The Battle of the Mega Titan

Chapter 34. The Illusion Demons

They continue to walk through the fiery cave. Cyclone couldn't understand how he was able to get inside the Couragaristis Dimension. "How did we get here?" He asked. "What happened?" "I will explain to you later." Trixi explained. "We need to find the others first." "Where ARE the others?" Cyclone asked again. "They're not far from us." Said Trixi. Suddenly, they hear a very familiar voice coming from ahead of them. "Its so hot in here!" "Its Psycho!" Exclaimed Cyclone. "Come on!" Trixi said taking his hand. They quickly go to where the sound was coming from. They find Psycho along with the rest of the Gang. They had all already made it out of the caves of the hot Dimension. Maladar saw the two of them arrive and walk towards them. "Thank goodness." He said with relief. The Gang was happy that everyone was alright, except for one person that was still missing. "Where's Mic?" Asked Cyclone. Maladar looks at Psycho for a moment. "Where was Mic the last time you saw him?" Psycho scratches his head. "He was in the Guardian Buggy." He responded. Maladar nods. "Good." He said. "It protected him from the blast." Warpaint was still confused about the situation. "Where are we?" He asked. "Its like we went through the gateway to Hell!" Maladar clinched his fists. "You're not far from being right." He said. "This is the Dimension between Hell and Earth." The Gang knew that they was in Couragaristis. It was the home of Zinteren. Like Trixi, Maladar knew about the Dimension, but did not know the way out. "How do we get out of here?" Asked D.B. "I know someone here who MIGHT be able to help us." Said Trixi. "I know the way, but it's a long walk. Just follow my lead and try not to fall behind." They all began to follow her. It was hard for all of them to breathe because of the hot air. Sweat poured throughout their bodies. D.B was even having difficulty seeing because his vision lens kept fogging with moisture. While they walked, they began to ask Trixi questions about Couragaristis and how they were able to get trapped in it. She begins to explain "The explosion that came from Dishium was a weapon known as the 'Titan Bomb.' Unlike most of the weapons Zinteren has, it wasn't ment to kill, but instead it trapped us by opening a portal to this place." "Why?" Asked Cyclone. Wolfe finished explaining. "So that Zinteren's Royal Guards could do it for him." "Royal Guards?" Asked Warpaint. "An entire army of Illusion Demons." Trixi continued. "They are the most vicious, the most powerful, and the most deadliest creatures Zinteren had ever created." Wolfe continued. Warpaint was still confused. "And what exactly does these things look like?" Suddenly, one spots the Gang and begins to charge towards their direction. "Like that!" Yelled Cyclone. Maladar grabs the Gladiator from Cyclone's hands. Maladar, Wolfe, Trixi, and Zara all charged at the beast to bring it down before it reached the rest of the Gang. Maladar takes the Gladiator and sliced it's left leg clean off. Wolfe and Trixi both took their claws and began slicing the beast's chest. It tries to defend itself, but as blood began to pour, it falls to where it could only use it's hands to support itself. Zara takes her naginata and pierces it directly into it's skull. Like the last one Cyclone encountered, it turned to dust after dying. Zara snarls after the battle. "I hate those things!" She growled. Wolfe's eyes widened and looked at Trixi for a split second. "Zara!" He yelled frantically. Trixi stood with confusion. Zara had forgotten that Trixi was ALSO an Illusion Demon. "Oh!" She said as her ears lowered. "Sorry. No offense. I didn't mean it like that." Trixi however didn't care. She smiles back at her companion. "Untaken." She laughed. Wolfe sighs with relief. Suddenly, they noticed that Cyclone was panicking about something. They all rush over to him. "Get away from me! Get AWAY!" The Gang didn't know what was going on with Cyclone. Now considered, Maladar tries to help. "What's wrong?" He asked. Cyclone uses his white lightning powers against Maladar and everyone else that he thinks is a threat to him. "STAND BACK I SAY!" He yelled at the top of his voice. "YOU WILL NOT TAKE ME BACK!" Thats when Trixi knew what was happening. "He's having an Illusion!" She panicked. "That thing used his concussion as a weak spot!" It all made sense to Maladar. "He thinks we're now his enemies!" He said. "Is there something we can do, Trixi?" "I think I can help him regain his sanity." Said Trixi. "It won't be easy. He'll have to be completely still for it to work." "What do you have to do?" Asked Warpaint. "He needs to look into my eyes." She explained. "It'll be even harder for him because he only has one eye, but if I can get him to stay still long enough, I just maybe able to calm him down." Maladar suddenly charges at him. He knew that Cyclone couldn't damage him much. Cyclone tries to resist. "Let me go!" He yelled. Maladar had a tight grip on him to where he couldn't escape. "Easy kid!" He said. Cyclone breathes heavily as Trixi approaches him slowly. She looks at him directly into his eye. She talks to him softly. "Cyclone. Its okay. Its us. Your friends." Suddenly, her eyes glow red. He still tries to resist but couldn't move from Maladar's grip. Trixi speaks again. "Cyclone. Calm down. Get a hold of yourself." Finally, his eye glows red along with her's. His breathing slowed and he had went to sleep. Trixi's eyes went back to normal as she closed them and opened them back up. "Now he needs help." Trixi explained to Maladar. "I'm only half Illusion, I'm afraid this spell won't last long. We need to continue to help him completely." "Who are we going to see anyways?" Asked Maladar with Cyclone in his arms.