Maledictus Ignis

Family Matters

Our last battle, between a father and his son, Luke vs Dominus.

Luke kicks his fathers hand away, stopping him from grabbing Dustin as he chases down Grayson.

Dominus tsks, annoyed as he meets his sons gaze.

"Well, you have my attention now." His fatherly annoyance unable to be hidden

Luke looks at him with resentment, squaring up, and charging his prowess.

"You don't want this fight." His father taunted

"No.. I don't." 

Luke takes a moment to collect himself before rushing his father down, a strike aimed at his face, only to be caught by his father, the shockwave enough to move air around them.

"I taught you better than this didn't I?" Dominus asks

"You didn't teach me shit!"

Luke curses his fathers hand, fatiguing his muscles and loosening his grip.

Dominus makes an uncomfortable face when his son punches him in the face, knocking him a few feet back.

He grips his face in pain.

"Maledictio Ligandi"

Luke bound him and his father and now, he couldn't move beyond a certain distance from him

Using this to his advantage, Luke kicks his father away, only for him to be brought back like he was caught in an invisible rubber band, every time he swung back around, Luke met him with another hit, each time getting faster, eventually making it seem like Luke was hitting him from everywhere at once. Luke's own custom attack, Repentus Ictus.

After the final hit his father falls to the ground and Luke catches his breath for a moment.

A noise comes from Dominus, like bones being moved around, or something horrible, Luke turns to find his father moving his bones back into place, his skin also being repaired.

"What.. The hell?"

Dominus stands back up, cracking his neck towering over Luke.

"Done with your temper tantrum? Good, my turn."

Before Luke can react to this, he is already cursed.

"Duplex Damnum."

Dominus grabs his face and slams him into the concrete, the pain is unmistakeably worse.

Luke busts his head, rupturing more than a few blood vessels, he could only scream so loud with Dominus' hand over his mouth, and then, he just keeps on slamming him, making Luke nearly lose consciousness.

Luke tries kicking him to no avail, all his strength for naught, his father beating him senseless.

Dominus picks him up, his blood making him stick to the ground slightly

"Why couldn't you just listen to me?! Is this what you wanted!?" He shouted at him

"Look at you, barely clinging to life, this is just pathetic, as my own son, I expected more from you." He says condescendingly 

Through the bloody mess of his face, Luke sheds tears, trying to speak through the overwhelming emotional influx.

"Dad.. why?"

Luke pleads with his eyes, a desperate attempt at salvation.

Dominus stares at him, feeling a sense of nostalgia, he trembles for a moment, unsure how to proceed.