Sands of Destiny: Five Lights Appear

Chapter 25: The Wise Goddess Dormia

Dormia rode a sand wave menacingly, traveling at an unreal speed. She could feel the difference in her power and control in comparison to how she felt before their training.

"If I remember correctly he tends to hang out at a bar at the edge of the southeast sands!"

Dormia had already arrived at the Southeast Sands and began tracking down her prey.

Suddenly a shot rang from behind her. The shot pierced right through her head.

"You can't hunt the hunter!"

Dormia slowly disintegrated into sand.

"You must be a fool to think you'd catch the Sand Goddess off guard!!!"

Dormia popped out of the sand and punched Crono square in the chest, sending him flying. He sneezed then suddenly disappeared. Dormia flipped in the air just barely avoiding Crono's teleportation attack. She landed, and the two stood their sizing each other up. All of a sudden Dormia triggered a sandstorm, with hundreds of sand figures that looked like her. They all began zooming around Crono, searching for an opening.

"Let the games begin!"

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Aux snarled as he walked through the front gates of Oasis. He was instantly recognized. By the hundreds of thousands, Sheriff's worthy of the title of a Great Eight charged at him with lethal intentions. Aux's eyes began to glow, and he walked right through them all, murdering them all in just one blow. His very presence commanded their respect, and even with the numbers against him, he was clearly pushing the army back with ease. He turned up the intensity of his assault, going on a ruthless killing spree. He left rivers of blood and guts in his path, and with each kill his eyes brightened, and his blade grew even deadlier. By the time he got to his destination, he'd murdered the entirety of Oasis. Except for four very deadly people. The bloodshot look in his eye said it all. He'd once again become one half of The Two Headed Monster. When he was this serious, no one dared calling him anything but The Executioner! Aux threw his hat down, and cracked his neck.

"Somebody's gonna die today, and I'll be the one taking their life!!!"

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Crono shot expertly, but every time, he only hit sandy look-alikes of Dormia. He teleported every time he sneezed, and the sandstorm made him sneeze a lot. Crono struggled for air as he tired out from using his ability repeatedly against his own free will.

"Show yourself little girl!"

Dormia zipped by Crono with deadly speed. All the sand in the air dropped instantly, and Crono wobbled, his body still processing what had happened.

"You should watch your mouth..."

Crono's neck split into three separate pieces, and his head fell back, dangling from his skin as his body toppled over.

"That's Sand Goddess Dormia to you!"

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Aux crept down a long hallway in the Sheriff's main headquarters. His bloody sword left a trail behind him as he held it at the ready. He was doused in the blood of his enemies, and he had a terrifyingly crazed look in his eyes. As he got to the end of the hallway he kicked the door down, making a dramatic entrance. An old man sat there calmly. He had long silver hair, and a husky physique. He was the color of sand, with a single grey, pupiless eye. He wore a giant black coat, with a black hat. He had a long scar where his other eye once was, and he was missing an ear.

"So, you came to finish me off before old age does. Why waste your time, little Aux?"

"You've hid in Oasis for too long! I can't let you live after the hell you put us through!"

"Don't you agree that people should be properly governed? You're a rebel, just look at yourself. caked in the blood of good men."

"Pointless murder isn't the same thing as governing! You are evil to the core, and you know it!"

"But you have just as much blood on your hands as I do mine. And I had a nearly 30 year head start you damned runt!"

"You know what?!"

Aux disappeared. When he reappeared his sword was on a path to Divinius's throat. Divinius responded instantly and blocked Aux's blade with his finger.

"Have you forgotten, I rivaled Frixus at his peak, if he couldn't kill me, what makes you think you c..."

Aux slammed Divinius into a wall angrily, with his hand clenched around his throat.

"Shut your mouth! You're only making this more painful for yourself!"

Aux punched Divinius repeatedly until they busted through the wall into the next room. Aux fell on top of Divinius, punching with both hands now. He beat Divinius to death that night, taking out years of built up pain and frustration on him. Remembering all the people that died who were dear to him caused tears of rage, and then of grieving to flow from his eyes as he pounded away at Divinius's lifeless body.

"Damn it all! Why did it have to end like this?!"

Aux wept, slowly standing up over to the bloody pile of mush that was once the Chief of the Sheriffs. His hands weren't in much better condition, but he couldn't care less.

"Well well well, looks like I've found a hostile intruder. I've been looking for something to kill!!!"

Aux froze in his tracks. A sudden aura of fear bombarded him, and he knew he was in grave danger immediately. He turned around to see Acidus, the leader and second most powerful Brother of the Mist. Aux charged, swinging his blade. Acidus smirked, as the blade went straight through his body of yellow mist. The blade sizzled, and melted away slowly.

"Oops sorry, looks like my Acid mist did a number on that cute little knife of yours!"

Acidus punched Aux square in the nose, knocking him through wall after wall until he fell right out of the building. He landed with a thud, coughing up a massive amount of blood. With blurred vision he looked up and saw Acidus standing over him, laughing maniacally. He could swear he heard Midaco's voice telling him to get up, but he could barely move his body anymore. He'd burned too much energy in his initial onslaught.

"Well, this is ironic, I'm gonna die in what should've been your fight to win, right partner?!"

"I'm going to enjoy this!!!"